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The heavy rain was still pouring down, and the horses' hooves splashed mud.

On the way back from Wugong County, Xue Bai's mind was very confused, with all kinds of messy things, in which power and beauty were intertwined.

Sometimes he stayed at the inn at night, and he suddenly felt that those lingering pictures were imaginary pictures that he had been thinking about every day and dreaming about at night. Only because they were too real, he mistakenly thought them to be real.

But when he stood up and faced the wind and rain, he realized that he had gained unparalleled beauty, and he must have greater power to ensure that he would not sink because of it.

Xue Bai finally reined in the reins outside the gate of Chang'an City and shouted to the defenders who rushed to greet him: "I want to see His Highness."

Then he crossed Zhuque Street and rushed to Daming Palace.

"Call, the King of Peiping has an audience!"

Following this shout, Xue Bai strode into the Xuanzheng Hall.

The rainwater on his clothes kept dripping on the thick carpet, and every step he took would leave a wet shoe mark. This was actually a very rude move, but Li Cong didn't dare to blame him, he just stood up hurriedly

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"Why don't you wipe it with King Beiping quickly... What happened? Why don't you change your clothes and come back?"

Xue Bai looked solemn and said: "Your Highness, please choose a day to ascend the throne."

"What?"

It's not that Li Cong never thought about ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden. If he followed the etiquette system, he would have to refuse several times first. But Xue Bai proposed suddenly, so he had to ask the reason first, and then

He quickly waved away the palace attendants and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"

Xue Bai didn't need to talk about Li Longji's revelation of his identity. He only said: "Shu County's decree is to demote you and me as traitors. Li Heng has led an army of 200,000 to kill us."

Li Cong was shocked and took two steps back, acutely aware that he could not just listen to Xue Bai's advice on this matter.

Although he was the one who wanted to be the emperor earlier, when he heard about Li Heng's strength, he thought for a moment in fear. Since it was the decree of Shu County, the saint's attitude was also very clear. There was no food and grass in Chang'an.

With so many soldiers and horses, it is definitely impossible to defend Chang'an. With his own merits in guarding Chang'an, as long as he does not proclaim himself emperor, he can still negotiate with the sage Li Heng. Proclaiming himself emperor will actually show that he will fight resolutely and fight to the death.

"I want to explain to the saint when I welcome him..."

"There is no way out." Xue Bai's tone was stern, not speaking to the king at all, and said: "Your Highness, do you think that if you don't proclaim yourself emperor, Li Heng can let your Highness go?"

Li Cong had no choice but to ask: "Yan Zhenqing, do Li Guangbi agree?"

"I will ask them to persuade them to come forward. Your Highness's refusal three times is enough."

Li Cong had no power to make the decision at all in this matter. Although he was worried, he was also slightly excited. Finally, he asked: "If Chang'an cannot be defended, should we retreat to Taiyuan?"

Xue Bai was dissatisfied with his performance, but he didn't express much on his face. He just said lightly: "You can hold on."

After the agreement was reached, Li Cong sat there, looking at the footprints left by Xue Bai, thinking deeply.

Of course he wanted to be the emperor, but he also knew that once he became emperor at this time, it would be difficult not to make Xue Bai the prince. He was unwilling to let a boy who came out of nowhere become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.

How can we contain Xue Bai after proclaiming himself emperor?

Li Cong was thinking hard and suddenly thought of a little thing... He just saw some red marks on Xue Bai's neck.

It is said that Xue Bai came back from Wugong and Xingping County overnight. Who else could he have fun with? It can only be Yang Yuhuan. Li Cong was not surprised by this. When he brought back the fake saint from Xue Bai

When he got up, he noticed something.

From this point of view, this may be the reason for the saint's sudden change of attitude.

Li Congsui thought that he could pretend to be confused for the time being, cooperate with Xue Bai, and wait until a suitable time to launch an attack.

After thinking about this matter, he felt at ease and began to look forward to becoming emperor.
Chapter completed!