In the Daming Palace, Li Heng looked at the clock next to him with a gloomy face.

Because I didn't want to stay in Xingqing Palace, I remembered my father. After Li Heng officially ascended the throne, he moved to the Daming Palace. Although the Daming Palace is more than the Xingqing Palace, the last major renovation was more than 40 years ago, at least there are fewer traces of Li Longji here.

However, although he did not want to recall Li Longji and did not like Ye Chang, he did not hate Ye Chang's invention that Li Longji acquired a large number of clocks. The Chinese craftsmanship is far more skillful than any country in this era. Although its style has not changed drastically in more than four years since the clock was officially released, it has become more sophisticated, and even has the function of mechanical time reporting.

Half an hour has passed since the agreed time, which is commonly known as one hour among the people. After the popularity of the clock, the people call the original hour of one hour, and the half hour marked by the clock is called one hour. This allows time to be more precise.

An Lushan asked Li Hengduo to wait for an hour, and also made his heart hang over for an hour.

"Your Majesty, you're here. An Lushan's car has arrived in front of the palace." Just as Li Heng's heart was getting deeper and deeper, Cheng Yuanzhen ran quickly and said.

Li Heng sighed slightly and began to miss Li Jingzhong.

Cheng Yuanzhen followed him very early. After Wei Jian and others were wiped out by Li Linfu, Cheng Yuanzhen was his main confidant. However, Cheng Yuanzhen's intelligence was limited and he could not help him too much at that time. He just secretly made some tricks. Later, Li Jingzhong was brought to him by Gao Lishi. Originally, Gao Lishi wanted to put a spy around him, but underestimated Li Jingzhong's ambitions, so Li Heng finally got a capable conspiracy and tricks.

Perhaps it was precisely because there were few such people around him before that Li Heng relied on Li Jingzhong very much, but during the New Year's Eve coup, Li Jingzhong was stabbed to death by Shou'an with a short sword.

"It would be great if Li Mi was here. Li Mi was resourceful, and he would definitely have a way to solve the current problem.

Li Heng felt a little regretful and did not use Li Mi. When Li Mi resigned, he was very proud and did not even try to keep him. So when he was employed, he was unable to use anyone.

"It's okay. Before, it was because An Lushan, the Hu slave, was abusing his power, so I couldn't arrange the manpower well. After today, Quan will come out from me and send someone to invite Li Mi to come out again..."

Thinking of this, he said to Cheng Yuanzhen: "Go and welcome me, be careful."

"Yes, I do things, the saint just don't worry." Cheng Yuanzhen grinned and then quickly walked out.

Not only did his words not relieve Li Heng, but his heart was even more pounding.

As soon as Cheng Yuanzhen left, King Li of Guangping and King Li of Jianning appeared on the side. Seeing his brothers, Li Heng smiled slightly.

The thing he was most proud of was that he had these two sons.

If the situation had not been turbulent after ascending the throne, he would have wanted to change the title of the Two Kings and choose his elder King Guangping as the crown prince. In fact, Li Heng clearly remembered that when King Guangping was young, Li Longji went to the East Palace to see him. King Guangping was by his side. At that time, Li Longji smiled and said, "Three emperors in one room." Obviously, Li Longji also liked King Guangping.

His position as prince has been shaky over the years, but he has never been reduced. To some extent, it is also because he has an outstanding son.

"Father Emperor" King Guangping bowed to Li Heng with a worried look on his face and said, "Li Mi asked to see his father Emperor."

"Li Mi?" Li Heng was overjoyed when he heard the name: "I am thinking of him, so he came... You are so happy to entertain him for me. After I finish my business, I will see him in person."

"Father, Li Mi asks to see you now." Seeing that his brother was hesitant and a little timid, King Jianning could only speak: "He said that if the father met An Lushan, then such a big thing would be gone."

"Why is this mountain man saying something dangerous again?" Li Heng was very unhappy.

At this time, An Lushan had arrived in front of the palace, and Li Heng could not find any other time, so he said, "I am busy here, you can treat him well for me."

"My son is bold and has brought him to the palace. The father only needs to summon him into the palace." King Jianning said again

"You two" Li Heng was slightly angry, but thinking that Li Mi had always been very loyal to him and that he was resourceful, he finally sighed: "Okay, call him quickly, I... can only give him a quarter of an hour."

After a while, Li Mi came in. Li Heng looked at the clock time and smiled and said to Li Mi: "It's not that I intend to neglect it, but it's really a state affairs. Please tell me a long story."

"I am stupid and still know that An Lushan will be unscrupulous when he returns to Beijing this time. If Your Majesty does not blame him, he will order Zhang Jun to welcome him. He will definitely be willing to eliminate him. An Lushan is stern and cunning, Liu Luogu is well-informed, and Ji Wen and others help him. How can he not know Your Majesty's plans?" Li Mi did not delay and went straight to the topic: "Your Majesty, things are urgent, and you should leave the capital."

When Li Heng heard him say that he was trying to get rid of An Lushan, he stood up and his face turned sharp: "Who can you hear it?"

While he said, he looked at Guangping and Jianning, and the two kings looked surprised. Obviously, this news was not what they had spread.

In fact, Li Heng also knew that An Lushan was well-informed, so he did not reveal the plan to eliminate An this time. Only his true confidant knew about this.

"I have speculated that it was not told by anyone. I can speculate that An Lushan must be able to do it, so An thief is ready. Your Majesty, it is not advisable to go to the palace to leave the capital for a while."

Li Heng's face was bleak. If it was true as Li Mi said, wouldn't his plans be a joke?

"Where can I go? After leaving Chang'an, where can I go?" he murmured.

Unlike Li Longji, he left Chang'an, but he was afraid that a county magistrate would arrest him and send him to Li Longji, and there would be no place to receive and protect him. Li Mi also understood this and said, "Your Majesty can go and vote for the emperor."

"What? The Emperor... The Emperor... You are asking me to die."

"The Emperor and Your Majesty are father and son after all. The Emperor has always loved Guangping and Jianning. Even for the sake of the two kings, the Emperor will not make things too difficult for Your Majesty. Your Majesty only needs to admit his mistakes and apologize, and the Emperor is not willing to do anything. Those who have previously separated from the Emperor and Your Majesty's father and son, Yang Guozhong and Yong, are now both dead. Why should Your Majesty worry too much?

"Even if the emperor spares my life, he will not be allowed to be imprisoned in the cold palace until his death... You don't have to say anything more. My intention has been decided, and my life must be kept in my hands."

What Li Mi said was indeed the greatest possibility. In fact, after this coup, there were not many descendants of Li Longji. At most, he deposed Li Heng's position as crown prince and then imprisoned him. However, Li Heng was not desperate after all. Although Li Mi said that An Lushan must know his plan, he always felt lucky in his heart.

"His Majesty……"

"It's getting late. In order not to make An Lushan suspicious, I'm going out now." Li Heng shook his sleeves and walked away.

Seeing this, the two kings of Guangping and Jianning knelt down and hugged Li Heng's feet and cried: "Father, let's listen to what the sir said."

"I am now on the string and have to fire it." Li Heng signaled the warrior to pull the two away, then walked to the door, where he stopped again: "Mr. Li, what you said is not unreasonable, but I...I am so frightened to turn around."

"Your Majesty" Li Mi said tremblingly: "You can still turn back..."

"I have something to ask for. You bring Guangping and Jianning Kings out of the palace immediately. If everything goes well here, you come back to see me again. If... if there is any accident, you will take them to the emperor. Although I am guilty, the two kings are innocent. I want to come to the emperor... to make them rich forever."

"I'm willing to follow Your Majesty." Seeing this, King Jianning stood up, wiped his tears and shouted.

"My son is very brave, quite like Taizong and the emperor, but this matter is not necessary for you." At this time, Li Heng, whether he was reflecting on himself or his mind became wise, he smiled and said, "You guys, protect the two kings from the palace."

Several imperial guards who were lit by him responded and came to Guangping and the two kings of Jianning. The two kings and Li Mi were still waiting to persuade him again, Li Heng turned around and said, "If you drag on it, there was still a glimmer of hope, but even this last glimmer of hope is gone... That's you who harmed me."

Speaking of this, it is meaningless to persuade him again. Li Miqing knew that things could not be recovered, so he could only reduce some losses as much as possible. He held the two kings' hand: "It's over, and I can only follow His Majesty's arrangements... The two kings quickly leave the palace with me."

They left the Daming Palace from the north gate. Outside the north gate, there were dozens of cavalry to support him, but they were the staff arranged by Li Mi. At that time, he was ordered to raise a dead soldier for Li Heng outside Chang'an City. Although most of it was taken away by Ye Chang and Yang Guozhong, some were left behind. As soon as they got on the horse, they heard the sound of horns and horse hooves behind him. Li Mi's expression changed drastically: "Go away quickly."

Everyone plucked their horses and whipped them. Not long after they left, they saw a group of people chasing out from the north gate. However, they were prepared and rode their horses, and the ones chasing out were infantrymen, and only a few of them had horses, so they did not dare to continue.

Seeing this situation, who doesn't know that Li Heng's "big plan" finally failed.

Li Mi sighed, tears fell like rain, and the two kings of Guangping and Jianning next to him burst into tears.

"King Guangping and King Jianning escaped?" In the Daming Palace, An Lushan was sitting high on the imperial throne. His body was too fat, and the huge imperial throne seemed to be unable to squeeze.

"Yes, they were taken away by Li Mi. They were prepared for it."

An Lushan sneered and looked at Li Heng who was kneeling beside him: "Li Heng, you are a little smarter, but where can they run?"

Li Heng said silently.

He ambushed the sword and axe driver in the palace. He originally wanted to stop An Lushan and seize his military power, and then appointed his confidant as a general. At the same time, he negotiated with Li Longji to see if he could raise all the charges of the coup on An Lushan. But what he didn't expect was that An Lushan directly led his troops into the palace and killed Yu Jingjing. Even he was ordered to kneel in front of An Lushan.

This is a great humiliation, but Li Heng had to endure it silently.

He didn't want to die. Although he knew that An Lushan would not let him go, he still had a sense of luck: at least now, An Lushan still needs his name to do something.

Previously, he hoped that An Lushan would defeat Ye Chang, but now he hoped that Ye Chang would defeat An Lushan - being imprisoned by Li Longji would always be better than being tortured by An Lushan.

"Going north, you must have gone to Jingyang. If someone comes, send cavalry to chase him. Don't let him escape. If you don't catch someone, use your head to count."

After giving the order, An Lushan looked at Li Heng again, and the sarcasm on his face became stronger: "Your Majesty, do you want to rebel?"

Li Heng heard this very well.

"You are just a priest. You are not safe in the palace. If it weren't for me, even if this throne is not mentioned, even your life will be worrying. Yang Guozhong would have killed you long ago. I will support you to ascend the throne. Not only are you not grateful, you collude with the traitor and intend to harm me... As expected, you are a wolf-hearted person, no wonder you think of usurping your father's throne

"You..." Li Heng was so angry that he wanted to refute, but when he looked at An Lushan, his momentum suddenly disappeared.

Even if he gave him ten more courage, he would not dare to scold An Lushan at this time. He looked around, hoping that someone would come out among the officials. But what disappointed him was that whether it was Zhang Pei, who had long surrendered to his son-in-law, or Chen Xilie, who was brought out to serve in the official position after he ascended the throne, he was silent and silent. As for Wang Wei, Wang Jin and others, they were originally forced to hold official positions in his court because they did not escape from Chang'an, and now they all bowed their heads, as if they knew nothing.

However, he did not expect that most of the officials loyal to the Tang Dynasty and had backbone were ordered to be killed by him. The remaining ones here were either those who were half-hearted or those who were vain and imprisoned.

"Why, are you waiting for a loyal minister to come out?" An Lushan grinned again: "You'll just die. Zhang Jun said all your plans. Even I think you are shameless."

"General An ordered me to be killed if he wanted to kill the lord. Why should he be too insulted?" Li Heng finally couldn't bear it and spoke.

"How insulting you? Zhang Jun, crawl over and tell me what the emperor is going to do, what he is going to do after seizing my military power."

Zhang Jun's face was pale and trembling, and he really crawled over: "I want to... I want to replace King Zhongsen with King Yan...

"And what, is it just Wang Zhongsi taking over me? How is he going to deal with the old emperor and Ye Chang?"

Zhang Jun hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't want to say it. The warrior beside An Lushan immediately glared at him. He hurriedly said, "I want to siege Anxi to Quanrong, Longyou and Uighurs, Liaodong and Bohai, Silla, Jiannan and Liuzhao, and borrow the troops of the tribes... to siege Ye Chang..."

"Bah, and, the children of these places are all from the tribes, and the Tang Dynasty is willing to make an appointment with the countries as brotherly countries... I Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah." An Lushan saw that Zhang Jun did not say anything, so he told him: "This is your plan."

At this time, although quite a few of the ministers around were shameless, they could not help but be stunned when they heard this. If it weren't for Zhang Jun's confession, everyone would hardly believe that Li Heng could have raised such conditions that would have no shame in losing power and humiliation of the country.
Chapter completed!