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Chapter 511 Mutiny and Punishment (1)

It's really ridiculous.

In a peaceful and prosperous era, the emperor was praised by all stars and moon for half his life, and all the subjects praised his kindness. Before An Lushan rebelled, Li Longji's status in the court had almost been deified. Even if the land of the people was annexed and their lives were becoming more and more poor, it was a treacherous minister in the court and the holy emperor was blinded.

The Holy Emperor has never been wrong, but the treacherous ministers are wrong.

Kind people always forgive people and things they don’t know very well, and will also take the initiative to find good reasons to make their forgiveness seem more reasonable.

More than 20 years ago, Li Longji, who found the prosperous Kaiyuan era, was killed and never expected that he would end up like this. He was not only betrayed by his most trusted minister, but also forced to the palace by the imperial guards around him. The envoy behind the palace was his own son, and the prince who had been established for more than 20 years.

The answer is not surprising. Anyone who has been the crown prince for more than 20 years and endured for more than 20 years will eventually lose patience, especially when the world is in chaos and the emperor flees in panic, it is a good opportunity for heaven.

Calm down and stand in Li Heng's position and think about it. If it were him, he would probably not be able to help doing something. Such a good opportunity was simply a naked and clear statement from God. How can I be worthy of the forbearance and grievances of more than 20 years if I don't do anything?

Not surprising, but it came a little sudden.

"I have issued an order, and each of the soldiers of the Imperial Army will always be rewarded. I will order the Imperial Army generals to restrain their generals and not cause trouble. I will set off to continue to enter Shu tomorrow." After Li Longji finished speaking, he pursed his lips. For him, this was a humiliating compromise.

Compared to An Lushan's rebellion, the imperial guards no longer respected the imperial power, which made Li Longji feel humiliated because this happened around him. He saw it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, and more directly felt that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had been dragged off the altar by someone.

Humiliation, but had to compromise. After escaping for many days, Li Longji had gradually adapted to the situation under the altar.

The only thing that can be done now is to temporarily comfort the soldiers with money.

Gao Lishi looked hesitant, but he still took the order to retreat.

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The imperial guard camp was stationed outside the inn, and the tents of more than 20,000 soldiers were endless for several miles.

The residence where Li Longji lives is only a few miles away from the gate of the camp, but this short distance seems to have become two worlds that are isolated from each other.

In the world of the imperial guard camp, a hostile sentiment is slowly growing and spreading under the instigation of those who are interested.

The initial resentment was just leaving his hometown, and he had to leave his parents, wife and children in Guanzhong. Later, the resentment deepened unknowingly, and the root of the resentment also escalated.

Someone instigated the camp, and then the resentment turned into dissatisfaction with the Holy Emperor, and the treacherous ministers in the court to fight for power and tolerate the traitors.

The escalated resentment cannot be called "resentment", it should be called "hatred".

Hate is easy to face each other.

The person behind the scenes is an expert, he understands human nature. He first finds a breakthrough from the concerns and concerns of the soldiers about their parents, wives and children, and then transforms this worry invisibly into resentment towards the loss of the monarch and his ministers to Tongguan and Chang'an.

Anger took shape, and the rest no longer needed to be instigated. The soldiers' emotions were completely controlled. At this time, only a slight spark of fire was needed, which would be a shocking explosion.

Mars arrived as scheduled.

As night fell, a eunuch quickly ran into the camp from the post station. When he entered the gate of the camp, he summoned General Chen Xuanli, Longwu. In front of the imperial guards, the eunuch dictated the emperor's edict.

This is a gentle bounty order, which rewards all the soldiers of the Imperial Army with a consistent amount of money. The words are very friendly, and the meaning of gentle words is very strong.

Chen Xuanli knelt in front of the eunuch, and bowed far away to the post station after receiving the order.

The imperial guards watched from a distance as the eunuchs announced the order and left, then watched Chen Xuanli standing in front of the camp without expression, without speaking.

Then silently, many imperial guards walked out of the camp, silently surrounded Chen Xuanli, and looked at him silently.

There were more and more people around Chen Xuanli, but there was a strange silence around him, as if a pantomime. Everyone stood around Chen Xuanli like stone statues, without thoughts or souls, only the light in his eyes could see some long-depressed emotions.

A long time later, when thousands of soldiers were surrounded by Chen Xuanli, no one suddenly said in the crowd, "We don't want a bounty, we want to kill the slandered ministers!"

This sentence is a spark that instantly exploded the imperial guard camp.

Thousands of soldiers suddenly raised their right arms in unison and shouted in unison: "Punish the slanderous ministers! Punish the slanderous ministers!"

Chen Xuanli, who was standing in the middle of the crowd, was startled and smiled miserably as if she had lost her feelings.

The imperial guards are out of control.

A side general suddenly jumped onto a big rock, raised his right arm and shouted with anger: "The defeat of Tongguan and the loss of Chang'an is all the crimes of the slander Yang Guozhong! We are separated from our parents, wife and children, and our elders and family members are displaced. The slanderous ministers are in trouble. How can we not be punished?"

The soldiers of the imperial guards shouted loudly: "Punish Yang Guozhong! Punish Yang Guozhong!"

The side general shouted angrily: "Although the rebels are hateful, their rebellion manifesto are not all false statements. It was Yang Guozhong who took power in the court and suppressed the border generals, which led to An Lushan's rebellion. If we are not clear to the king, our parents, wife and children will suffer from the displaced in troubled times. What is the sacred man's tutelage, what is the sacred man's tutelage, why are we implicated by this slander?"

The group's feelings were like a barrel of tincture, burning more and more vigorously. The resentment and anger that had been suppressed for a long time were no longer hidden at this moment, and were nakedly expressed on the face.

"Kill Yang Guozhong, beside Qingjun!" A wave of roars came from the crowd.

Chen Xuanli stood alone among the crowd, lowering his head and sighing silently.

At this point, no one can turn back.

The emperor could not turn back, Chen Xuanli could not turn back, and the imperial guards were the same.

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Li Longji never expected that his bounty imperial edict would turn into the Mutiny of the Imperial Guard.

Everyone has already paid a lot of money for their usual bounty. Why do the soldiers still not appreciate it? Why do they still mutinate?

After sitting on the altar for a long time, Li Longji could see through the hearts of those court officials at a glance, but he could no longer see the hearts of ordinary people. He had no idea what ordinary people needed.

As the night fell, Li Longji sat inside the post station wearing clothes and watching the memorials from all over the place. The sudden roar of the imperial guard camp several miles away reached the post station. Li Longji stood up suddenly, his face turned pale.

He had also led the army and held military power. He knew very well what the waves of roars in the camp without warning meant.

"Galis!Galis!" Li Longji shouted sharply.

Gao Lishi appeared outside the door in a panic expression.

Li Longji's face turned pale, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He pointed to the direction of the Imperial Guard Camp and said tremblingly: "Hurry, go and ask, what's wrong with the Imperial Guard Camp and what's wrong."

Gao Lishi left quickly, and even ran without even caring about picking up his shoes.

Li Longji turned around and looked for something in panic, then stood still and shouted: "Yulinwei, where is the Yulinwei?"

The Yulin Guards are also imperial guards, but they are elite imperial guards, responsible for protecting the emperor in person.

There were two Yulin Guards outside the door wearing armor to salute. Li Longji said in panic: "Hurry up, mobilize all Yulin Guards to obey, come to my side quickly and protect your way!"

With the sound of iron armor colliding, thousands of Yulin Guard soldiers quickly surrounded the post station.

Li Longji was sitting in the inn, still feeling cold.

A eunuch appeared at the door and reported that hundreds of courtiers knelt on the ground and asked for a visit outside the door.

Li Longji no longer believed anyone at this time. His clothes were messy and his hair was disheveled, like a hysterical madman, waving his hands in the air, staring at his blood-red eyes and saying, "I don't see you! I don't see anyone! Anyone dares to enter this room, Yulin Guard cut him and kill him!"

In the distance, the roars of the imperial guards camp became louder and louder, and the angry roars echoed in the night sky for a long time.

Li Longji's expression became more and more frightened. He shrank in the corner of the room, as if only this corner could make him feel safe. Any slight movement outside the door could attract his terrified gaze.

The emperor of a prosperous era looks pitiful and sad.

I don't know how long it took, Gao Lishi came back with a heavy breath.

"Your Majesty, the imperial guards have mutiny!" Gao Lishi said panic.

After saying that, Gao Lishi found that there was no one in the room. After searching for a while, he found that Li Longji was like a patient who was afraid of chills, shivering in the corner with horror, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

Looking at Li Longji's appearance, Gao Lishi felt sad and burst into tears.

The Holy Emperor in his eyes has always been tall and majestic, unparalleled in his plan, holding the country in one hand and controlling the hearts of the people with the other. He has never fallen to such an unbearable situation.

"Your Majesty..." Gao Lishi knelt in front of him and choked.

Li Longji was still shivering in the corner and said tremblingly: "Go and tell the imperial guards, tell them, I will give you whatever they want, and give you everything! Don't mutiny, don't mutiny..."

Gao Lishi didn't move, and knelt down in front of him and sighed in tears.

Li Longji angrily stretched out his leg and kicked him angrily, "Why haven't you gone yet? Do you, an old dog, want to betray me?"

Gao Lishi said sadly: "Your Majesty, I will never betray Your Majesty even if I die. What the Imperial Army soldiers want is not money, they want..."

"What do they want? I gave it to you!"

Gao Lishi gritted his teeth and said, "They want Yang Guozhong's life."

Li Longji was stunned.

Gao Lishi continued: "The soldiers of the imperial guards were incited by whom they said that Yang Guozhong was a slander, and the slander was a slander. The slander was a slander. Today, he asked Your Majesty to kill the slander and purify the king's side, otherwise the mutiny would continue."

Li Longji said angrily: "Do they have the courage to splash? This is a rebellion! It is a force to palace! If I follow them, where is the majesty of the emperor in the future?"

Gao Lishi cried and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial guards are unable to control them at all. If you are interested in inciting them in the imperial guard camp, Chen Xuanli cannot stop them. Soon, they may rush into the post station and be shocked to offend the saint. Please ask Your Majesty to consider the imperial guards' request, otherwise a disaster will come."
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