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- Chapter 478 The Farce of Li Tan¡¯s Restoration of the Tang Dynasty
Chapter 478 The Farce of Li Tan¡¯s Restoration of Tang Dynasty
Of course, the fact that Yang Guozhong and Yang Qi entered the palace together could not be concealed, and soon it spread throughout the government and the public. It is said that Yang Guozhong wants to support the young prince Zhang Qian to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and he will be the minister of Gu Ming, replacing Chen Xilie and Guo Ziyi.
But no news came out whether Queen Cui Ying and other emperor's women in the palace agreed or disagreed.
However, this news made Li Tan, who was secretly communicating, feel a little anxious.
Under Cheng Qianli¡¯s behind-the-scenes planning and guidance, Li Tan contacted many old ministers of Li Tang to prepare a joint letter to declare the restoration of Li Tang and support Li Tan as emperor. But the reason why Li Tan didn't dare to act rashly was because he knew that Yan Zhenqing was there. Even if he recruited all the courtiers, it would not help.
¡°Besides, he can¡¯t win over too many people. Among the people he attracted, Cheng Qianli's disciples and former officials were the backbone, and there were also some who were related to the Li Tang royal family and wanted to fish in troubled waters. These people are actually not reliable.
What Li Tan really wants to rely on is Fan Yang's Zhang Tong.
Unlike other courtiers, Zhang Tong is a genuine prince designated by the emperor. He has a large number of troops to occupy the land of Fanyang, and even the Bohai Sea and the sea are under his jurisdiction. If Zhang Tong is willing to defect to the Li Tang royal family, most of his plan to restore the country will be completed.
Even if he was defeated in the capital, he could calmly retreat to Fanyang, where Xu would make a long-term plan and proclaim himself emperor in Fanyang and restore the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Li Tan has not taken action because he is anxiously waiting for news from Zhang Tong.
Li Tan is still somewhat sure about Zhang Tong.
Because the current Zhang family has taken the initiative to contact the Li Tang royal family again, Zhang Liangdi, who originally broke with Li Heng and became a monk, returned to Li Heng. This represents the attitude of the Zhang family.
The Zhang family held a grudge against the emperor, because the decline of the Zhang family was basically the sole responsibility of Emperor Zhang Xuan.
And once the Zhang family clan is tied to Li Tan, as a member of the Zhang family, Zhang Tong can only passively board Li Tan's pirate ship. In a secret letter to Zhang Tong, Li Tan solemnly promised that as long as Li Tang regains the kingdom and he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will definitely canonize Zhang Tong as king and take charge of the military power of the world, and will make Zhang Liangdi the empress dowager. He even proposed to establish Zhang Tong as the empress dowager. Zhang Tong's daughter, Zhang Xuan's concubine Zhang Ying, was canonized as queen.
The Tang Palace.
Li Heng continued to feast and enjoy himself every day, but turned a blind eye to Zhang Liangdi who returned to the Tang Palace. Li Tan was a little annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. Of course Li Tan understood that his father, who seemed confused but was actually too shrewd, was declaring a clear break with himself in this way to avoid being implicated in the future.
Seeing Li Tan¡¯s movements getting louder and louder, Li Heng felt panicked. He simply left Zhongjing City with a few maids and followers, and went into seclusion in a mountain village on the outskirts of Beijing under the pretext of recovering from illness. Li Heng wanted to take another look. If Li Tan took the risk, he would directly rename the village a Taoist temple, and then put on a Taoist robe himself to become a monk.
Li Heng¡¯s doing this is actually a sure-profit business. If Li Tan succeeds, he will be the ready-made emperor; if Li Tan is ruined, he can escape and protect himself.
Li Tan doesn¡¯t care about Li Heng either. He has embarked on a path of no return and cannot turn back.
Li Tan was extremely anxious. There was still no news from Zhang Tong, and there was not much time left for him.
Cheng Qianli sat silently in the hall, looking at Li Tan quietly.
Li Tan pondered for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "Cheng Shuai, what should we do now? Yang Guozhong and others are preparing to make Zhang Qian'er the emperor. Once Yang Guozhong succeeds, our plan will be ruined. "
Cheng Qianli smiled calmly, "Your Highness, there is no need to rush. We must wait for Zhang Tong's reply. Otherwise, once we take this step, there will be no turning back. We must take care of our property and life!"
"ButI got news that Guo Ziyi has rushed to Hexi. I'm afraid that in more than ten days, the troops will be able to enter Guanzhong. When Guo Ziyi returns to Beijing, we will never be able to turn around." Li Tan stamped his feet irritably.
Cheng Qianli sighed, "There is nothing we can do about it. However, there is no need for His Highness to be anxious. Not only is His Highness anxious and angry at this moment, Yang Guozhong and others are also anxious. When Guo Ziyi returns to Beijing, Yang Guozhong will still have nothing to do, so he is more anxious than us."
Li Tan stared at Cheng Qianli, his expression unchanged, but he kept cursing the old fox in his heart.
Cheng Qianli is indeed an old fox. Although he secretly agreed to help Li Tan restore the country, he would not come forward if he was not completely sure. Although he is guilty, his crime will not lead to death, and it will not bring disaster to the clan. But if he fails to help Li Tan restore the Tang Dynasty, it will be a serious crime for everyone to be executed.?How could he not be extremely cautious?
The two of them faced each other, but they actually had their own thoughts.
Just when the two were plotting against Yang Guozhong, they didn't expect that Yang Guozhong, who was more ruthless, hooligan and bachelor than them, had already come over with a dagger.
There are dozens of people in the old party of Li and Tang gathered by Li Tan, most of whom are middle and low-level bureaucrats in the court and the military. Li Tan personally wrote an article accusing Zhang Xuan of usurping the country and proclaiming himself emperor and going against the grain to restore the country to Li Tang at the right time. It was jointly signed by these people and prepared to be made public at the time of the act, calling on the people of the world to support Li Tan. proclaim oneself emperor.
However, among these people, there was a person named Zhang Xianzhe, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although he was a distant relative of the Zhang family, he was also an informant that Yang Guozhong had bribed before.
Yang Guozhong went to the palace to persuade Cui Ying to support Zhang Qian, the prince, and proclaimed himself emperor, but failed, so he decided to set a fire secretly, forcing Li Tan to revolt, and then putting pressure on Cui Ying.
Under Yang Guozhong's instruction, Zhang Xianzhe made public the manifesto of Li Tan's party.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves. There was a sudden commotion in the capital.
The news of the emperor's death has not yet been confirmed, and Li Tang's conspiracy to restore the country is about to be staged again. In Zhongjing City, even the traffickers and lackeys know that a big storm is about to begin.
The Tang Palace.
Cheng Qianli came in a hurry with a gloomy expression, followed closely by his son Cheng Huoer.
Li Tan hurriedly came out, and Cheng Qianli immediately asked in a deep voice, "Your Highness, how did you do this? Just like that, you dug a big hole!"
Li Tan also felt very sudden and angry at this moment. He had already sent his guards to look for Zhang Xianzhe who leaked the news. Unfortunately, his whereabouts were unknown. Li Tan already understood that he was being played once, and the opponent was probably Yang Guozhong.
But Cheng Qianli¡¯s disrespectful attitude made him even more unhappy and annoyed. No matter what, he is the master, and you, Cheng Qianli, are the ministers. Even if the restoration of the Tang Dynasty fails, you are just following me to cause trouble, and you are just a helper. Why are you so arrogant? Has the Lord never divided?
But at this moment, Li Tan didn't dare to fall out with Cheng Qianli. If he turns against him, half the number of people who cheer for him will be reduced by half.
Li Tan gritted his teeth and ignored Cheng Qianli's disrespectful attitude. He sighed and said urgently, "Cheng Shuai, I was just looking for you. This matter is very unpredictable. There must be someone behind it. But what is our top priority now?" At the end of the day, it¡¯s not about blaming each other.¡±
Cheng Qianli stamped his feet fiercely, and said in a deep voice with some impatience, "If you are forced to do this, you can only take risks."
"Your Highness, we immediately pack up our families and salute, and are ready to leave Zhongjing City at any time; then we will unite everyone to hold a court meeting and announce the restoration of the country to the thieves."
Cheng Qianli said again, "Yan Zhenqing's army and horses are very well guarded - for the sake of safety, we should smuggle the family members out of the capital first and arrange an escape route!"
"Where are you going to retreat to?" Li Tan let out a long breath.
"Fan Yang! We are going to Fan Yang and will not stop doing anything. We will also sign Zhang Tong's name on the joint letter, so we will work together with Zhang Tong to see if he agrees!"
"Okay, that's it. Brother Cheng, you are responsible for arranging our retreat. There are two thousand people in the imperial guard of the capital. This is my jade pendant. You can take it to Zhonglang General Gu Zhun; Cheng Shuai , you and I will contact everyone immediately and go into the palace to start an uprising!"
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At dusk and sunset. It is the early spring of the fourth year of Yongning, the temperature is still very low, the northwest wind is blowing heartlessly, and the streets in the capital are sparsely populated. Li Tan and Cheng Qianli led 56 party members and courtiers, escorted by two thousand soldiers and horses. , rushing towards the imperial city as quickly as possible.
Their family members and belongings have been smuggled out of the capital. If the capital fails, they will immediately evacuate to Fan Yang.
They want to enter the palace, hold a grand meeting in the palace, and then with lightning speed, they will support Li Tan as emperor, announce the restoration of Li Tang, and tell the world. If Yan Zhenqing's soldiers and horses attack, they will withdraw accordingly; of course, if Yan Zhenqing, Chen Xilie and others acquiesce to reality and recognize Li Tang's restoration of the country, then everyone will naturally be happy.
2,000 troops and horses arrived in a surprise attack, approaching the gate of Zhonghua.
The imperial army guarding the Zhonghua Gate was caught off guard and was captured by Li Tan's men.
Li Tan and others broke into the palace, as if they were entering a deserted land.
Outside the Chinese Palace, Li Tan was about to lead his people into the palace. Suddenly, there was the sound of loud footsteps and the clash of weapons on the palace path in front. Two groups of sturdy soldiers armed with swords and guns came around from both sides. In a short time, they surrounded the Chinese Palace. Surrounded and blocked the way of Li Tan's troops.
There were still the sounds of galloping horse hooves and the orders of soldiers coming from the distance. Cheng Qianli was a military commander and immediately judged that these were Yan Zhenqing's soldiers and horses., not the imperial army in the palace, but the government soldiers from Gyeonggi Province, and there were many people, at least thousands of them.
Cheng Qianli's expression changed suddenly and he said in a deep voice, "No, Your Highness, Yan Zhenqing has been prepared for a long time. It seems that a cage has been set up, waiting for us to be arrested!"
"Evacuate, evacuate immediately!" Li Tan's face also changed drastically, and he shouted the order.
However, Cheng Qianli grabbed his arm and said hurriedly, "The matter has come to this, we can't give up halfway. Your Highness, the matter is urgent. We are here to publicly announce the petition against the thieves, submit a petition to persuade the emperor, and support your majesty." Be the emperor and tell the world to restore the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Tan nodded with a gloomy face.
Cheng Qianli immediately waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to be on guard in all directions, forming a confrontation with the opposing soldiers. Then Cheng Qianli led 56 courtiers to kneel on the ground, and Cheng Huo'er began to loudly announce the so-called petition against thieves and the petition to persuade people to enter.
"It's nothing more than saying that Zhang Xuan stole Li Tang's world. He was actually a national thief and the whole world should punish him." Today, people are angry and complaining. These people have high bodies and heavenly hearts, supporting Li Tan to proclaim himself emperor and restore the Tang Dynasty, and so on.
Such persuasion was like a farce, so that Yan Zhenqing's generals and soldiers were dumbfounded.
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