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Li Longji was frightened again, and Yang Yuhuan, who was sitting next to Li Longji, was also frightened. Except for Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other officials who had served in the military, the ministers in the palace were also frightened.

No one could have imagined that Prince Li Heng was so ruthless that after his assassination of Yang Guozhong was revealed, he immediately launched a mutiny and commanded the Sixth Army of the East Palace and part of the imperial army to attack Xingqing Palace where the emperor lived.

However, most people also "understood" Li Heng's move. Everyone knew that after this incident was exposed, Li Heng would no longer be able to keep his crown prince position. Don't say that if the crown prince position is not guaranteed, he will not be able to win any glory in the future.

It is even possible to be killed by the angry Li Longji

Li Heng commanded the troops he could command, attacked Xingqing Palace, and forced Emperor Li Longji to abdicate. Becoming emperor was his only way to protect himself, otherwise he could only wait to die. Dogs will jump over the wall when they are anxious.

Not to mention Li Heng, who has been the prince for many years.

It's actually quite understandable to make such a desperate move.

Seeing that Li Longji was full of anger and unable to hide his panic, Yang Xi hurriedly stepped forward and said in salute: "Your Majesty, don't panic. I have already made arrangements and placed spies near the East Palace. I believe that next time

After receiving the report, Zuo Longwu's army is already in action. They will definitely be able to withstand the attack of the Sixth Army of the East Palace and a small number of the Forbidden Army. The rebels will not be able to attack Xingqing Palace! I immediately went to command the Forbidden Army soldiers to resist the rebel attack.

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He is the supreme commander of the Zuolong Military Guard. If there is a rebellion, it is his unshirkable responsibility to command the troops to fight against it.

At this time, Guo Ziyi also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, don't panic. I will leave the palace immediately and command the troops to counterattack the rebel attack. I will definitely keep your Majesty and your empress safe!" Guo Ziyi said, not caring about anything.

Immediately, he and Yang Xi walked quickly outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely find a way to repel the rebel attack!"

Li Guangbi also quickly stood up. After reporting, he followed Guo Ziyi and Yang Xi out.

Wei Jiansu and Fang Guan stepped forward to comfort Li Longji: "Your Majesty, don't worry. With Mr. Guo, Marshal Yang and General Li here, the rebellion of thousands of soldiers and horses will not be able to succeed. The prince's rebellion will definitely be able to

It will subside soon. I will also go and have a look outside the palace immediately. Please don't worry, Your Majesty." Yang Xi directly called the troops commanded by Li Heng as rebels, and Guo Ziyi said the same. Then other ministers could only follow suit.

Li Longji did not deny that Li Heng's behavior was rebellion. All means could be used to deal with the rebels.

"Ask Yang Xi to command the soldiers of the Forbidden Army and put down this rebellion!" Li Longji issued the order without any authority.

After Guo Ziyi, Yang Xi, Li Guangbi, Gao Shi and others left the palace, there was a loud noise outside.

A group of Forbidden Army soldiers came from a distance and stood guard outside the palace gate where Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan were staying. The sound of the swords clashing and swiping was a bit scary. Li Longji, who had not experienced this scene for a long time, was also a little bit scared.

He looked at a loss and couldn't hide the panic on his face.

It’s not that Li Longji has never experienced military affairs in the palace. When he was young, he heard and witnessed many chaos in the palace. In the fourth year of Jinglong, Li Longji launched a mutiny and killed Empress Wei, Shangguan Wan’er and others. Pass

A series of means finally achieved great power.

But after he became emperor, the situation in the palace was relatively stable, and there was no chaos, let alone a mutiny. The flashes of swords and swords in the palace had long gone, and almost did not exist in Li Longji's mind.

Unexpectedly, in his twilight years,

After a wide-ranging rebellion was put down, chaos broke out in the palace again. His biological son wanted to imitate his ancestors and wanted to seize power through mutiny. Soldiers and horses were already heading towards the palace. He felt scared.

I have the urge to get up and run away.

He no longer has the courage and vigor he had when he was young. When encountering such chaos, his instinctive reaction is to avoid it to avoid disaster.

But just when Li Longji was panicking, a warm hand grabbed him, and then Yang Yuhuan's soft voice came, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. The prince's men cannot attack the palace. There are Silang and Guo

My husband and the others are here, nothing will happen!"

Unexpectedly, in a critical moment, a woman would be calmer than him. Li Longji felt a little ashamed, turned to Yang Yuhuan and smiled awkwardly, and sat up straight, waiting for news from outside.

There were shouts of killing and screams coming from a distance, but the sounds were not very loud. Then the sounds seemed to gradually fade away. The soldiers of the imperial army who were guarding outside the palace did not make any move, but strictly guarded them.

Seeing this, Yang Yuhuan, who pretended to be calm, also felt relieved.

She was very scared at first, but the calm and calm look in Yang Xi's eyes before leaving comforted her. She felt that Yang Xi was capable of putting down Li Heng's rebellion and would not bring the war into the Xingqing Palace. The shouts of killing outside were heard.

It is far away, which means that the place where the battle was fought is gradually moving away from Xingqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Shiro can command thousands of troops and repel the attack of hundreds of thousands of rebels. Now he will definitely be able to command the soldiers of the Forbidden Army and eliminate the prince's rebellion!"

Li Longji patted Yang Yuhuan's hand and stared blankly in the direction outside the hall without saying a word.

The other ministers who were standing with him in the palace were also frightened. They did not dare to say anything. They just looked outside from time to time, hoping not to see Li Heng's rebels coming in.

After a while, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves outside, and then he heard steady footsteps running towards the hall, which suddenly raised everyone's hearts. Li Longji couldn't help but hold Yang Yuhuan's hand tightly.

hand.

The hero of Lao Mu's generation, at this time, his heart is already so fragile that he doesn't know what state he is in.

While everyone was on tenterhooks, a Forbidden Army sergeant quickly ran into the palace, saluted and loudly reported: "Your Majesty, the prince's rebels have been repulsed! Marshal Yang, Marshal Guo, General Li, and General Pang are leading the army.

Suppress the prince’s rebels!”

"Huh..." "Huh..." The exhalations of relief from several people could be heard clearly, including Li Longji's.

Li Longji put his hand on Yang Yuhuan's and straightened his body. The danger was gone, and his feeling of fear was gone.

Soon another sergeant came quickly into the palace and reported the latest battle situation to Li Longji.

During the attack on Xingqing Palace, Donggong Sixth Command led by Li Heng and a group of Forbidden Army soldiers were attacked by a special operations team and suffered heavy casualties. Then Pang Zhong's men rushed out from several directions.

Yang Xi, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other high-prestige generals in the army appeared one after another. The morale of the originally numerically superior Forbidden Army officers became stronger and they rushed towards Li Heng's rebels with an overwhelming force.

The number of troops led by Li Heng was only about 5,000, and they were scattered in many directions. Pang Zhong's Zuolongwu Army had 6,000 people, plus another Yulin Army, Youlongwu Army and other guards.

, with a total number of more than 10,000. Li Heng's troops were originally lacking in confidence. After all, their actions were regarded as treason.

Many people still have a lot of worries, especially the generals. After being blocked and attacked by Zuo Longwu's army, there was an immediate collapse. Some people fled in all directions, and some generals turned against them after figuring out the situation.

, and finally joined the attack on the Sixth Army of the East Palace led by Li Heng himself.

After hearing the sergeant's report that Li Heng's troops were defeated, Li Longji's worries were completely eliminated.

Then more news came to Li Longji one after another.

During Li Heng's rebellion, the forbidden troops in the palace included part of the Youlong Wu Army and some of the Left and Right Yulin Army who participated in the rebellion. They fought with the troops loyal to Emperor Li Longji in the Xingqing Palace. However, because of their participation in the rebellion,

There were not many rebels, and they were at a disadvantage in terms of strength. They were quickly disarmed or eliminated, and the fighting in the palace soon ceased.

About an hour after the rebellion occurred, Guo Ziyi and Wei Jiansu were the first to return to the palace.

As soon as he saw Guo Ziyi and Wei Jiansu coming in, Li Longji didn't wait for them to approach and salute, and immediately asked: "Guo Aiqing, Wei Aiqing, how is the war going?"

"Your Majesty, the prince's rebellion has been basically put down. The battle is almost in progress. Marshal Yang is leading his army to chase down the remnants of the rebels!" Wei Jiansu reported before Guo Ziyi: "The prince's men are heading towards the East Palace.

Marshal Yang, General Li, and General Pang are chasing us. Your Majesty, don't have any worries. I believe that the prince and other ministers involved in the rebellion will be captured soon."

"Great. Immediately send me an edict to commend Yang Xi and other soldiers who have contributed to the rebellion, and order the prince and his followers to surrender. As long as they surrender, I will give them leniency!" Li Longji said, and immediately

He dipped his pen in ink and wrote an edict in one stroke. After stamping it with the emperor's jade seal, he handed it to Gao Lishi, "Gao Aiqing, please go to the East Palace immediately with my edict and ask the prince to surrender!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Lishi, who was just as panicked and scared as Li Longji, but still loyally guarding Li Longji, immediately stepped forward, took the edict from Li Longji's hand, and took a few little ones with him.

Eunuch, hurry out of the palace and leave.

"Your Majesty, I feel that those who participated in the rebellion should be severely punished without any mercy!" After Gao Lishi left the palace, Guo Ziyi hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward to report: "The rebellion in An Lushan has just subsided, and the prince has

He led his army into chaos and attacked the Xingqing Palace where His Majesty lives. If such treasonous behavior can be treated leniently, then others will definitely follow suit in the future."

Li Longji was silent after hearing this.

When Wei Jiansu saw this, he immediately stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, I second the proposal. Mr. Guo is right. Those who participated in the rebellion must not be tolerated. They must be severely punished without any mercy."

After hearing this, Li Longji opened his mouth to explain the reason for doing this, but in the end he still didn't say it.

At this time, Fang Guan also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what Xianggong Guo and Xianggong Wei said is reasonable. Those who participate in the rebellion must be severely punished and must not be tolerated!"

"Okay then, Guo Aiqing will pass on my decree and order Yang Xi to capture the East Palace as soon as possible. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Chapter completed!