Royal Palace.

Tai Chi Hall.

As the administrative center of the Tang Empire, the top position has been empty for half a month.

The people who presided over the government were good people in the political arena and the evergreen tree source in the temple.

Pei Min and Li Yi, the two auxiliary ministers, were far away from the West, and the other had been killed. Zhang Jiuling's qualifications were obviously not enough to shock the scene, so Yuan Gan Yao, as prime minister, naturally stood up.

However, Yuan Gan Yao's role is still only a leading role, and Zhang Jiuling and Song Jing are the first in government affairs.

The atmosphere in the temple was a bit depressing. Most of the civil and military officials in the court knew about Li Yan's talent, and the officials did not expect much from him.

But as the emperor of the Tang Empire and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, his existence can be soothing even if he doesn't speak or be a mute.

But now this backbone has disappeared for half a month, no wonder the atmosphere in the temple is depressing.

This time the court meeting dispersed in a hurry as always...

Where is Li Yan?

At this moment, the supreme ruler of the Tang Empire was drinking drunk in broad daylight and fell into his beloved concubine: Concubine Ji was drunk and dreaming of death.

This emperor of the Tang Empire had no talent for being an emperor from the beginning, and it was a blessing for him to become a prince.

Li Longji's queen had no son, so there was no such thing as the system of inheritance of the eldest son. Due to Li Shimin's relationship, the Tang Dynasty did not pay attention to this aspect.

Influenced by Pei Min, Li Longji skipped Li Heng and chose Li Yan.

In fact, Li Longji did not train Li Yan as the crown prince at all, nor did he think that he would take over the Tang Dynasty. It was just that the Eastern Palace must not be left without a master, and a safe person needed to delay the decoration.

Li Longji's real idea was to wait until he got older and then choose a talented and skilled person from among the various scholars to take over the throne.

This perfectly prevented his throne from being threatened. Li Longji experienced three palace coups and was particularly afraid of this.

Even in this case, Li Yan became the crown prince, and he was also very comfortable as an emperor. With Pei Min here, he didn't need to deal with big and small matters. He just wanted to enjoy the feeling of the emperor being arrogant.

Obviously, this idea is naive and stupid.

The greater the power you have, the greater the responsibility you have.

When the Northeast incident occurred, Li Yan was unable to deal with it at all. He could only choose to trust his confidants. As a result, things got worse and worse, and the pressure became greater and greater.

Li Yan, sitting on the dragon throne, listened to one bad news after another, and realized that the emperor was not so easy to be a man. He could not handle it by eating, drinking, having fun, and enjoying the attention of everyone.

When civil and military officials solicited his opinions, Li Yan felt that the eyes of each of them looked at him were so dazzling, as if everyone was laughing at him for being incompetent.

The worse the situation, the greater the pressure on Li Yan. In the end, he chose to be an ostrich, shrank himself into the sand, ignored him, and even stopped going to court.

He was so drunk that Li Yan was awakened.

"Who, don't bother me if you're okay!"

Li Yan complained, opened his eyes, and saw that it was his confidant eunuch Li Jingzhong, and said vaguely: "What's wrong? Didn't you say that there is nothing to bother me? Is it because there is news from my uncle?" He was shocked and looked at Li Jingzhong with expectations.

The situation in the East was in chaos, and the rebels directly captured Hebei and even fought to Luoyang.

Li Yan had long regarded Pei Min as a life-saving straw and wrote no less than five letters of help.

Li Jingzhong sneered in his heart, and all the letters of help were burned. Where could reinforcements come, but he said humbly: "Your Majesty, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from our Chang'an. The far water cannot save the nearby fire. Even if the prince puts wings, it will be too late! It is King Zhong who is here, and King Zhong is waiting outside the house."

Li Yan hurriedly said, "Hurry, invite the third brother in."

The biggest thing about Li Yan is that he believes whoever treats him well.

At this critical moment, all the civil and military officials were forcing him to make decisions and make decisions. Only Li Heng, the silent supporter of this brother, comforted him and even gave him advice behind the scenes.

"Your Majesty!" Li Heng looked a little frightened and said straight to the point: "Tongguan may not be able to defend..."

boom!

This news is not easy to get bolt from the blue. Li Yan said helplessly: "How is it possible? How could it be? Wang Xiang, Du Xiang did not say that Tongguan is the first danger in the capital, and the four towns have the reputation of being a hundred and two levels of pass. The rebels cannot cross the line. How long has it been, Tongguan... Tongguan cannot be defended? Tongguan is only three or five days away from Chang'an. Wouldn't it be that troops are coming to the city?"

"this……"

"San, San, what should I do?...I, I don't want to die yet."

In this panic, my speech was a little uneasy and my mind was scattered.

Li Jingzhong fanned the flames and said, "Wang Shi and Du Xian are all famous people. They know that they are talking big. Once they fight with the thief, they will show their ability. It is not uncommon for those who have defeated one, two, and three, to be unable to defend Tongguan."

Li Heng looked at Li Yan who was already dead, and contemptuously said in his heart: "Is this the Emperor of Tang chosen by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Where can I do what I can do..."

He said earnestly: "The soldiers in Chang'an City have been abandoned for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is far less than that of the rebels. Once the rebels are at the city, the situation is even more dangerous. It is better to take advantage of the rebels' arrival, Your Majesty first withdraws from Chang'an and moves to other places to ensure the safety of the situation."

Li Yan hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, go to Longyou, go to Hexi, and go to find a uncle. If you have a uncle here, the little rebels must not be a problem."

When Li Heng heard this, Li Yan was still thinking about Pei Min, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Li Jingzhong said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the prince brought most of the troops from Hexi and Longyou during this western expedition. If you go to Longyou and Hexi, you will be as dangerous as there is no guard of soldiers."

Li Yan said in panic: "Where can we go?" After a pause, he suddenly took Li Heng's hand and said: "What is Shu? The Shu road is difficult to move, but it is a good place."

Li Heng gently patted Li Yan's hand and said, "It is better to go to Shuofang than to go to Shuo. Your Majesty. The reason why the rebels are strong is because the border troops have experienced many battles. The Shuofang army has been through battle formations for a long time and is strong enough to protect His Majesty. Moreover, His Majesty went to Shuofang this time, not to take refuge, but to recruit Shuofang's troops to fight for life and death with the rebels. This will not damage His Majesty's majesty."

Li Yan shouted happily: "It's still my third brother who is worried about it. I went to Shuofang not to be afraid of the rebels' power, but to the final victory."

After finding an excuse for himself, Li Yan couldn't wait: "How long can Tongguan last? When will we leave?"

Li Jingzhong said respectfully: "I will make arrangements here, so your Majesty can rest assured."
Chapter completed!