There were mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside the inn, and more than a thousand soldiers on both sides had fallen under the sword.

Yang Guozhong was pulled by Gao Lishi and staggered outside the inn. During the short distance from the backyard to the front yard, Yang Guozhong's mind gradually became clearer, and he seemed to understand something in a daze.

At this time, he and Gao Lishi were still in the inn. If he struggled to break free from Gao Lishi's hand, he might not be forced out to declare the decree, but he still followed Gao Lishi outside involuntarily.

At this time tonight, there are too many people whose fate is no longer up to them, and they can only leave their fortunes and misfortunes to God.

No matter what Li Longji had in mind, Yang Guozhong knew that he had to go out to proclaim this so-called imperial edict. If Li Longji really planned to sacrifice him, then even if Yang Guozhong could not escape alive, Gao Lishi would take his head out to the outside world.

The imperial troops were put on display.

The farther out, the paler Yang Guozhong's face became. When he was approaching the gate of the inn, Yang Guozhong's knees gave out and he almost fell over. Gao Lishi quickly supported him with quick eyes and hands, and asked curiously: "What's wrong with Mr. Yang?"

Yang Guozhong smiled miserably and said: "General Gao, please tell your majesty that I... I am worthy of your majesty."

Gao Lishi's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "Of course Prime Minister Yang is worthy of His Majesty. You have always been His Majesty's most loyal minister."

Yang Guozhong became more and more aware of his future fate, and said with tears: "General Gao, I don't regret my death. I only ask that your majesty please let me, the Yang family, live, and don't harm the lives of my sisters, family members, and women of the Yang family.

Please make this request for the sake of my loyalty to Yang Guozhong..."

Gao Lishi's cheek twitched, but he still performed the whole show, supported Yang Guozhong and said in a warm voice: "Prime Minister Yang is worrying too much, he just went out to declare the decree. The soldiers of the Forbidden Army will definitely be appeased by the decree, and they will never hurt Prime Minister Yang's life. This old slave

Aren’t you here with you too?”

Yang Guozhong shook his head sadly, looked up to the sky and sighed, then gritted his teeth and continued walking forward.

Walking out of the gate of the inn, the Forbidden Army and the Yulin Guards were still fighting fiercely. The open space outside the gate was full of corpses, and the ground was covered with blood.

At this time, the fighting situation had escalated. The Forbidden Army actually mobilized war horses and launched a charge against the Yulin Guards. The Yulin Guards officers used their shields to block the formation. Every time they charged, there were casualties on both sides.

Yang Guozhong suddenly saw such a tragic scene, and his knees weakened again, but he was firmly supported by Gao Lishi's arms.

When Gao Lishi saw that the soldiers did not fall on the battlefield to suppress the rebellion, but instead killed each other and died under the sword of Pao Ze, even though he was a eunuch, he was also a righteous eunuch who was rare to see in a thousand years. He suddenly felt regretful and sad in his heart, so he exhaled loudly.

He shouted: "Everyone stop it! Stop it! The emperor has a will!"

When the soldiers on both sides saw two people walking out of the inn, the person speaking was a eunuch, and a pale-faced purple-robed official stood next to the eunuch, so they stopped fighting and retreated slowly, leaving an open space in the middle.

Gao Lishi said loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree. The soldiers are loyal to the Heavenly Family, and the Emperor will not treat them lightly. I will give five coins to all the soldiers in the army. After the Guanzhong is recovered, each person will be given fifty acres of land..."

Before he finished speaking, someone from the Forbidden Army suddenly shouted: "The person next to that eunuch is Yang Guozhong!"

The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army were immediately in an uproar, and then they all showed angry expressions.

"Kill him!"

"Kill the traitors of the country and keep the Qing Dynasty on your side!"

"The Yang family must die a good death!"

After recognizing Yang Guozhong, the crowd became more and more angry. Before Gao Lishi could finish speaking, a cold arrow shot at Yang Guozhong with a whoosh. However, the rebel army finally missed the target, and the cold arrow hit Yang Guozhong's cheek and hit the door of the inn.

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Yang Guozhong was so frightened that he was shaking like chaff. Facing the Forbidden Army soldiers, he wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy. However, he was so frightened that he kept moving his hands and feet, and he just stood there shaking.

Just after he saved his life from this cold arrow, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. A man and a horse were galloping towards the open space of the post station. The man on the horse put an arrow on his bow and shot out suddenly. This time Yang Guozhong did not die.

So lucky, the arrow hit Yang Guozhong's chest accurately and accurately. Yang Guozhong screamed, fell to the ground and saw the blood flowing out of his chest. His body spasmed uncontrollably, and finally he closed his eyes and died.

The knight on the horse saw that Yang Guozhong had been shot, so he reined in the horse's head. The horse stood up on its spot. The knight raised his bow and arrow in his hand and shouted: "Zhang Xiaojing, the horse archer of the Forbidden Army Cavalry, kill the national traitor Yang Guozhong with his own hands!"

When the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army saw Yang Guozhong falling to the ground and died, they all cheered loudly.

Gao Lishi was also frightened. Seeing that Yang Guozhong was dead, he hurriedly took a few steps back, turned around and hurried back to the front yard.

Still unwilling to give up, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army came forward to check Yang Guozhong's body. After confirming that he was dead, someone cut off Yang Guozhong's head and limbs with a knife. Yang Guozhong, the right minister of the imperial court and who had been in the Heda court for more than ten years, died so miserably.

The head was carried on a halberd, and the Forbidden Army held Yang Guozhong's head high and rode horses to show it to the public in the Forbidden Army array. There was a tsunami of cheers everywhere, as if it was a great victory.

In the post hall, when he heard the cheers of the Forbidden Army soldiers, Li Longji already understood something. Then Gao Lishi's figure appeared outside the door. Li Longji quickly exchanged a look with him and nodded.

Staring at Chen Xuanli, who was still kneeling on one knee in front of him, Li Longji said with a gloomy face: "As you requested, Yang Guozhong has been consecrated. Can the soldiers of the Forbidden Army stop mutiny?"

Chen Xuanli lowered his head and said softly: "Your Majesty, what the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army want is not just the life of Yang Guozhong. Today the Forbidden Army is rebellious and threatens Your Majesty to kill Yang Guozhong. After the rebellion is suppressed in the future, how do you know that the imperial concubine next to Your Majesty will not settle accounts with the future? Your Majesty

I dote on the imperial concubine very much. Even if the imperial concubine does not die, the soldiers will still find it hard to feel at ease."

These words finally touched Li Longji's objections. He struck up the case and said angrily: "Chen Xuanli, you are going too far! It's not enough for you to kill Yang Guozhong, you actually want to kill my wife! My wife never asks about politics, the world

What does the incident in the court have to do with her?"

At this time, Chen Xuanli knelt on his knees, bowed his head and whispered: "I have said that I am just a bridge to help convey messages between Your Majesty and the soldiers of the Forbidden Army. These requests are not what I mean. How dare I make such a rebellious move?"

"Your Majesty, it is the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army who are requesting your Majesty to kill everyone in the Yang family to avoid future troubles. Everyone in the Yang family must die, otherwise the soldiers will not be able to feel at ease."

Li Longji was so angry that he was trembling all over. He stared at Chen Xuanli and gritted his teeth and said: "You...you have no superiority, and you threaten me time and time again. How is this behavior different from the traitor An Lushan? If I agree to you, I will do it next time."

Will one request be my head?"

Chen Xuanli kowtowed heavily and said: "I and the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army have absolutely no such intention. After the Yang family killed the clan, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army are willing to swear allegiance to Your Majesty and will only obey your orders!"

Li Longji took a deep breath, his face was ashen and his body was trembling.

"Seeing that I am in such a state of desolation, you bully your Majesty like this. All loyal ministers and national scholars are snobbish people!" Li Longji collapsed on the ground, tears streaming from his eyes.

Chen Xuanli's eyes turned red. He was actually aggrieved. From his standpoint, he was already trying his best to protect Li Longji's Zhou Quan. If Li Longji knew what Prince Li Heng was thinking, and he would do anything for the life of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty,

What kind of efforts have been made, I'm afraid Li Longji will shed tears of gratitude.

However, the grievances in the heart cannot be told to outsiders. Once spoken, it will be an even more thrilling storm. The Tang Dynasty is already in a state of turmoil and cannot withstand internal strife.

Chen Xuanli lowered his head and said with tears: "Your Majesty, I am worthy of Your Majesty. I... really tried my best."

Li Longji shook his head and sobbed: "Chen Xuanli, I am seventy years old this year, and I have only met my lady as a close friend in my life. I have been in love with her for many years. She also knows her duty well and has never done anything beyond the rules. I will not do anything for the rest of my life."

Many, why don't you leave a way for me to survive?

May I and my wife grow old together in peace? I will give you official titles, power, money, land, and imperial troops if you ask for them. I only want my wife to survive. I can swear a poisonous oath to the soldiers. If things happen tonight, the Tian family will be destroyed for generations.

How about not mentioning this again?"

At this moment, Li Longji looked like an old man at the end of his rope, his eyes full of pleading.

After all, he could not let go of Concubine Yang. The years of love between husband and wife made him willing to descend to the emperor to find a way out for his wife.

Chen Xuanli remained silent.

The Yang family must kill the whole family. This is not a bargaining condition. If it cannot be met, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army will not give up, because Chen Xuanli is not the only chess piece that Prince Li Heng has buried in the Forbidden Army. Chen Xuanli has softened his heart, and other chess pieces

If they don't relent, if the entire Yang family remains alive, someone in the Forbidden Army will inevitably instigate them again. At that time, perhaps the death of the Yang family will not be able to avert the disaster.

Seeing Chen Xuanli's silence, Li Longji knew that Chen Xuanli was unwilling to give in, and his tears suddenly became unstoppable. He knelt down in front of Chen Xuanli with a trembling body and looked at him levelly. When Chen Xuanli saw that Li Longji actually knelt down towards him, Chen Xuanli was shocked and kowtowed hurriedly.

, said in panic: "Your Majesty, you can't do this, you will be punished by death!"

Li Longji was about to continue to plead for mercy when he heard an official in the courtyard outside the hall step forward, kneel down outside the hall door and loudly say: "Your Majesty, Jingzhao Si Lu joined the army and Wei Efu asked God to listen. Your Majesty, the Imperial Army is furious.

It is difficult to commit a crime, and any further delay may lead to unforeseen changes. I ask your Majesty to cut it off immediately. The country, the country, and the country are the most important, and the country and the country cannot be protected. There is nothing to say. Which is more important, the love between children and the ancestors, country, country, your Majesty, please think twice!"

Countless courtiers in the courtyard knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please give priority to the country!"

Li Longji showed an angry look, pointed at the door and roared: "You only care about your own wealth, why have you ever thought about me? I only have one wife, how could I blame my wife for being affected by this? It's not enough for Yang Guozhong to die, I have to

To kill them all?"

In the hall, Chen Xuanli kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty, the state of affairs is the most important thing! The entire Yang family must be put to death, so that the officers and soldiers of the three armies can safely serve your Majesty without any worries."

Very suddenly, Gao Lishi in the hall knelt down facing Li Longji.

Li Longji's heart trembled. Even the only eunuch he trusted around him had the same attitude. Li Longji suddenly felt that the world was so big and he was helpless. He deserved to be alone tonight.

"Gao Lishi, even you..." Li Longji said with a sad expression.
Chapter completed!