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Wu Tianlang watched as Gao Lishi walked towards the cabinet where he was hiding. It was as if he was watching the Grim Reaper approach him.
However, Gao Lishi didn't open the cabinet. Instead, he reached for a fan hanging on the wall.
"General Chen, you've worked hard. Let me fan you to cool you down!”
As Gao Lishi spoke, he waved the fan in his hand and flashed at Chen Xuanli.
Chen Xuanli enjoyed this treatment that he had never received before, but he pretended to decline.""Old man, how can we do this? How could I dare to receive such treatment! I think you should give the emperor a slap. After all, the conditions here are not as good as Chang 'an…"
Although Chen Xuanli had become the Great General Longwu, he had been ostracized by Prime Minister Yang Guozhong when he was in Chang 'an. And this Gao Lishi in front of him was also using him to gain the Emperor's favor, so he was bossy and bossy towards Chen Xuanli.
But the situation was different now!
In order to avoid the rebel army, the Emperor had headed west to Shu Prefecture. Military power was in the hands of Crown Prince Li Heng, and the Imperial Army protecting the Emperor was under Chen Xuanli's control.
When Yang Guozhong was in Chang 'an, he was really powerful and arrogant. Yes, his sister was the Emperor's favorite Concubine Yang!
Chen Xuanli had been ostracized by Yang Guozhong in Chang 'an. Yang Guozhong had always wanted to arrange for his trusted aide to be the commander of the Imperial Army. In this way, the Emperor would be under Yang Guozhong's control.
Chen Xuanli understood that if Yang Guozhong took his position as the commander of the Imperial Army, then his doomsday would come.
Chen Xuanli knew that Yang Guozhong was a very scheming person. He would take revenge on those he disliked sooner or later.
At this moment, Fan Yang's An Lushan raised an army!
This was a disaster for the Great Tang, but for Chen Xuanli, it was an opportunity. In this way, his position as the Commander of the Imperial Army would be preserved. Moreover, Yang Guozhong had suddenly lost his power after escaping Chang 'an. He had even expressed goodwill to Chen Xuanli yesterday!
An Lushan's uprising was also a rare opportunity for another person.
This person was the Crown Prince, Li Heng.
In all these years, Crown Prince Li Heng had lived in fear.
As the saying goes, accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger, but a tiger's poison doesn't eat its cubs!
Sometimes, when the Emperor was ruthless, he was even worse than a beast like a tiger!
Li Heng remembered that it was this father of his who would turn his back on his family when he was angry.
The previous Crown Prince, Li Ying, had been the Crown Prince for more than twenty years, but he was still killed by his father!
His two brothers, Li Yao and Li Ju, were also killed on the same day.
The three of them were killed because they were framed by the Emperor's beloved Consort Wu Hui!
How ruthless was a father who killed his three sons on the same day?
The Emperor doted on Yang Yuhuan, and Li Heng had been living in a nightmare.
He couldn't eat or sleep well, and whenever he fell asleep, he would have nightmares. Once, Li Heng dreamed that Yang Guozhong had led his troops to raid his house and cut him in half…
An Lushan's rebellion had freed Crown Prince Li Heng from his predicament. He had pretended to lead troops to resist An Lushan, and the power of the general was in his hands. Now, he was the most powerful person in the Great Tang!
……
In the room, the three of them were still testing each other's feelings.
This made Wu Tianlang, who was hiding in the cabinet, feel a chill run down his spine.
If being the emperor was so tiring, it really wasn't a good job! Wu Tianlang thought.
" Aiqing Chen," Li Longji said with a smile," you are the one who is suffering the most! Not only do you have to protect me, but you also have to worry about how to get to Shu Prefecture…"
"That's right, that's right!" Gao Lishi said as he fanned himself.
" Your Majesty, I, Chen Xuanli, did not come here today to ask Old Weng to fan me. I have something to report to Your Majesty," Chen Xuanli said in a low voice.
" What is it, dear minister? Just say it--" Li Longji said with a smile.
Chen Xuanli had never seen the Emperor so easy to talk to, and he couldn't help but feel a little smug.
This feeling was like a student who was often punished by a teacher, suddenly receiving a tearful apology from the teacher!
Chen Xuanli suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said,"" Emperor, because we left in a hurry, we didn't prepare much supplies. Now we are in a state of lack of supplies. I'm worried that we won't be able to hold on until Shu Prefecture..."
"Yes, my dear minister, I was talking to Yang Guozhong about this yesterday!”Li Longji frowned." Yang Guozhong said that the officials and the people in the neighboring counties have fled. They can't even get food. But Yang Guozhong said that he will think of a way..."
"Prime Minister Yang Guozhong? What could he do? " Hehehe…" Chen Xuanli laughed. His laughter was somewhat impudent. If it was in the past, who would dare to be so impudent in front of the Emperor? They would be playing with their own lives!
One had to know that the Emperor who killed his own son without even blinking was not to be trifled with.
But today was different.
Chen Xuanli had already grasped the situation around the Horse Posthouse.
In the entire Great Tang, aside from Crown Prince Li Heng, only Chen Xuanli had the right to challenge the Emperor.
Chen Xuanli wouldn't let the Emperor know that he had secretly communicated with Crown Prince Li Heng back in Chang 'an.
Although they had their own ulterior motives, the common interests still made them walk together.
They had hoped that the Emperor would escape from Chang 'an. Originally, there were still some warmongers in the court. According to their thoughts, the Emperor should stay in Chang' an and then recruit soldiers to fight against the rebel army.
However, Tang Xuanzong was already scared out of his wits at that time. How could he still have the mood to resist?
Coupled with Yang Guozhong's instigation, saying that An Lushan had come menacingly and advised the Emperor to move to Shuzhou, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty decided to escape westward overnight.
"Emperor, the Prime Minister is only thinking about himself now. Why would he still think about raising food?”Chen Xuanli said with a smile.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Li Longji was puzzled.
Li Longji knew Yang Guozhong very well.
Although Yang Guozhong was already the Tang Empire's Imperial Brother-in-law in name according to Yang Yuhuan's relationship, and although Li Longji had never conferred the title of Empress on Yang Yuhuan, in fact, there was no difference between her and the Empress. It was just a title.
Li Longji was more than twenty years older than Yang Guozhong, his brother-in-law. Therefore, Li Longji knew Yang Guozhong very well.
He knew that Yang Guozhong loved money and power, but he had no intention of rebelling.
It was also for this reason that even though Yang Guozhong had made many mistakes after becoming prime minister, Li Longji had always protected him.
Chen Xuanli saw Li Longji feigning ignorance and thought, You still don't know what your brother-in-law is like?
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yang Guozhong hasn't been doing anything serious these past few days. As far as I know, he brought a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry with him, and they even filled several carriages! When the soldiers saw this, they said all kinds of things!”As Chen Xuanli spoke, he secretly observed Li Longji's reaction.
Li Longji smiled. This brother-in-law really couldn't change. He was still thinking about money at this time.
"This…I have no choice. He is such a person!”Li Longji sighed." Therefore, at this critical moment, people like Minister Chen are the pillars of our Tang Empire!”
"That's right! General Chen is loyal and brave, so he should contribute more to our Great Tang!”Gao Lishi chimed in.
Chen Xuanli acted as if he didn't care at all.
He knew that the emperor in front of him wouldn't be able to be the emperor for long. It was probably just a matter of two or three days.
Therefore, when Chen Xuanli thought about how the Emperor before him would soon be deposed, he couldn't help but feel a little frivolous.
" Your Majesty, the situation is tense. For your safety, Your Majesty, it's safer for you to stay in the posthouse," Chen Xuanli said.
"Then, my dear minister, when are we going to leave?”Li Longji asked.
"Move? Where to?" Chen Xuanli pretended not to understand.
Li Longji was somewhat dissatisfied. This Chen Xuanli was really too much. He really didn't treat him as the emperor!
Gao Lishi heard Li Longji's embarrassment and quickly said,"General Chen is really busy. You've forgotten our purpose this time. General Chen, aren't we going to Shu Prefecture to avoid the rebellion?”
"Uh, look! My brain has been so busy these past two days that it's muddled!”Chen Xuanli patted his head and pretended to be very remorseful.
Li Longji suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a smile,""Minister Chen, I feel that if we are almost done resting, we should hurry up and set off. I am worried that Li Heng will not be able to stop An Lushan's rebel army!”
Chen Xuanli nodded." Alright, Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this. Everything has been arranged. Right now, the hearts of the people in the army are unstable, and many officers and soldiers are resentful and unwilling to travel west. I still have to work on their thoughts!”
"Alright then, Minister Chen, please put in a lot of effort. After the rebellion is quelled, Zhen will definitely not treat you unfairly!”Li Longji quickly painted a picture for Chen Xuanli, hoping that this guy wouldn't cause any trouble.
Chen Xuanli bowed to Li Longji." Thank you, Your Majesty. I will go out and sort out military affairs now."
As he spoke, Chen Xuanli patted Gao Lishi beside him and said with a smile,""In the end, it's because Old Weng's work is good. The wind he fanned is soft and cool. I, Chen Xuanli, am also blessed today!”
Gao Lishi was already filled with hatred, but he still put on a smile."General Chen, if you think our work is good, come back another day! Or wait until the rebellion is quelled, and I'll fan General Chen every day…"
Chen Xuanli was delighted when he heard this. This was even more beneficial than obtaining ten thousand taels of gold!
"Ai, emperor, how come this minister doesn't see the imperial consort niangniang?”Chen Xuanli looked at Li Longji with rolling eyes.
Li Longji was furious, thinking that this guy was really bold. Wasn't he provoking him?
"General Chen," Gao Lishi hurriedly replied,"Her Highness the Imperial Consort has been exhausted from the journey these past two days. She is very tired and is currently resting!"”
When Chen Xuanli heard this, he said," Alright. Old Weng, you should also be more concerned about the matters in the posthouse. Right now, the soldiers outside the posthouse are all criticizing the Prime Minister and the Empress. It's better not to let the Imperial Concubine leave the posthouse…"
Gao Lishi nodded." Thank you for your reminder, General Chen."”
Chen Xuanli once again bowed to the Emperor and turned to leave.
Seeing Chen Xuanli walk away, Li Longji was so angry that he flung his sleeves."This Chen Xuanli is truly audacious! Let's see how I deal with him in the future!"
Sigh! Wu Tianlang, who was in the cabinet, thought, Li Longji, Li Longji, do you think there's a future?
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