Tibet

Compared with the escapes in history, this evacuation was more well prepared. The carriages were all overhauled, and the speed was a little faster than the escapes in history. In the afternoon, the convoy arrived at Maweiyi, but did not stop and continued moving forward at dusk. At midnight, the convoy arrived at Sizhuyuan Town and then stopped.

Si Zhuyuan belongs to Yu County, which is famous for its many bamboo forests and is known as the ten thousand acres of bamboo sea. It has a vast area and beautiful mountains and clear waters.

There are two temples here. The larger temple is called Jinguang Temple, and the smaller temple is called Anping Temple. The two temples are about ten miles apart. Li Longji stayed at Jinguang Temple, and the monks in the temple temporarily left to free up the temple. Let the emperor, the kings and the concubines rest.

Li Longji took a sip of tea in the main hall and asked, "Why doesn't the imperial concubine come out? Are you feeling unwell?"

Gao Lishi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is praying in the Guanyin Hall at the back. She hopes that your Majesty will not disturb you."

This sentence made Li Longji feel uncomfortable. The imperial concubine has been relatively cold to him these days. It was not this time that she refused to ride in a carriage with him. Li Longji suddenly said displeased: "She If you don’t want to come out, forget it.”

At this time, Yang Yupei, the wife of Guo State, took advantage of the opportunity and entered the hall, "Hey! Why is there only one person, Your Majesty, where is Yuhuan?"

"Maybe she's not feeling well!"

"In that case, why don't you come and have a cup of tea with Your Majesty and have a chat?"

With that said, Yang Yupei had already sat down next to the emperor Li Longji, with affectionate expressions and soft jade, which made Li Longji's heart beat again. Thinking of her debauchery and wildness on the bed, the little unhappiness in Li Longji's heart disappeared. Without a trace.

"Come! I'll pour you a cup of tea."

Li Longji personally poured her a cup of tea. Yang Yupei stretched out her slender jade fingers to pick up the tea cup and said with a charming smile: "How can I let Your Majesty pour tea for me!"

Gao Lishi couldn't stand watching anymore and bowed: "Old slave, go outside and check the situation."

"Go!"

Gao Lishi hurried away, and as soon as Gao Lishi left, Yang Yupei fell directly into the arms of the emperor Li Longji.

More than a hundred large tents were set up in the open space next to Jinguang Temple. This was the tent for officials and their families, as well as the camp for palace maids and eunuchs.

Everyone was busy cooking, and groups of soldiers patrolled in the distance.

At this time, Gao Lishi suddenly heard a shout from a distance, "Gao Weng! Gao Weng!"

Gao Lishi looked into the distance and saw a group of cavalry running towards him dozens of steps away. A general was waving to him. Gao Lishi recognized at a glance that Wang Sili, the deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu, was in charge.

Gao Lishi asked him to step forward. Wang Sili stepped forward, dismounted from his horse, knelt on the ground and cried: "I am guilty of being humble. I underestimated the enemy and led to the destruction of Tongguan's 200,000 troops. I came to die!"

"Stop talking like that, how is the situation with the rebels?"

"Now we should enter Chang'an. Thirty thousand cavalry are like wolves and tigers, burning and killing them all the way!"

"Where are the people of Chang'an?"

"The people of Chang'an fled in all directions and there was chaos."

Gao Lishi sighed, "Come with me to see the emperor!

Gao Lishi hurried into the temple with Wang Sili. He asked Wang Sili to wait outside while he went in first to report.

In the main hall, the emperor was hugging Mrs. Guo Guo and talking and laughing. Gao Lishi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Sili is here and brings some news."

"Announce his presence."

Yang Yupei stood up and whispered: "I will come back to see your Majesty later!"

Li Longji nodded and let her go.

After a moment, Wang Sili walked in quickly, knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "I'm humble and incompetent. I fell into the enemy's trick, so that the whole army was destroyed. I'm here to die!"

"Where's Ge Shuhan?"

"I heard that he has surrendered to Anlushan!"

Li Longji was furious, "This damn bastard dares to surrender to the enemy!"

"The humble officer escaped to the other side of the Yellow River in the melee, and returned to Guanzhong from Pujin Pass. He ran all the way. On the road, he encountered 30,000 Youzhou cavalry. They burned, killed and looted along the way. The whole city of Zheng County was on fire. It is estimated that they have already killed them. Chang'an is over, the people of Chang'an are running away crying and running all over the mountains and plains, it's so miserable."

Li Longji couldn't help crying, "The people of Chang'an are suffering, and it's my fault!"

Gao Lishi advised from the side: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this and there is nothing we can do. The only thing we can do is to gather troops and horses to regain Chang'an as soon as possible!"

Li Longji nodded and said to Wang Sili: "I hope you can atone for the defeat of Tongguan. Now I appoint you as the governor of Longyou, recruit the army again, revitalize the flag and drum, go to battle for me to kill the thieves, and recover it as soon as possible." Two capitals!”

Wang Sili knelt down and kowtowed, crying: "Your Majesty has done me a favor, and I have been so grieved that I cannot repay it!"

Wang Sili led his men to Longyou, but the news Wang Sili brought caused huge waves in the army. Under Chen Xuanli's secret arrangement, several generals took advantage of the soldiers' worries about their families and constantly provoked the soldiers' emotions. The anger gradually reached the edge of losing control.

Prince Li Heng stayed in the smaller Anping Temple, and Chen Xuanli had arrived secretly.

"Your Highness, everything is ready. Does Your Highness want to go over?"

"I will go there, but I won't show up and let Gao Lishi contact me."

Chen Xuanli nodded, "Let's start on time at the first watch. Is there anything else your Highness wants to explain?"

Li Heng put his hands behind his hands for a long time and said, "The imperial concubine asked her to fake her death, and then quietly brought her to me."

"Your Highness, she is..."

Li Heng turned around and stared at Chen Xuanli with sharp eyes, "She is just a woman!"

Chen Xuanli had no choice but to nod, "I humbly obey the order!"

Chen Xuanli stood up and left.

Li Heng's eyes were blurred. He recalled the first time he saw Concubine Yang dancing in front of him in Huaqing Palace. She was a peerless beauty that could only be seen in a thousand years. No man would not be tempted by her.

At this time, Li Ye stayed in the northwest area of ​​the temple, while his men patrolled the northwest corner of the temple.

The northwest corner is where the Guanyin Hall is located. There is a small door here, which is locked from the inside.

On the roof, Li Ye was looking through the cracks in the tiles at the scene in the Guanyin Hall. The imperial concubine Yang Yuhuan was sitting on a futon, and opposite her sat a proud-looking Yang Yupei.

"Fifth sister, you should know everything about me and the Emperor!"

Yang Yuhuan sneered, "Whether I know it or not, what impact does it have on you? Do you feel any guilt in your heart?"

"Is this the reason why you have been so cold to the emperor during this period?"

Yang Yuhuan shook his head, "Our Yang family has committed so many sins that it has aroused the public indignation of the whole world. Third sister, please atone for your sins! Otherwise, you and I will die without a burial place."

Yang Yupei laughed sharply and said: "I only care about being happy now, and I won't care about the future."

"Third sister, let's go! We have nothing in common anymore."

Yang Yupei said with a proud look on his face: "The emperor wants to favor me tonight, don't you have any idea?"

Yang Yuhuan sneered, "If you want, feel free to do so. Thank you for your reminder. I will never disturb your good things tonight."

Yang Yupei originally wanted to anger Yang Yuhuan and admire her jealous look, but unexpectedly the other party was as cold as a rock and didn't care at all, which made Yang Yupei feel like he was punched in the air.

She said angrily: "Since you allow it, don't blame me for going beyond the rules."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Yang Yuhuan closed the door and immediately looked up to the roof.