Li Tan didn't look back, he raised his head high, lifted the jug, and poured the Jiu wine into his throat. In the light of the fire, you could see his throat rolling up and down, and he was drinking so much.

"King Jianning!"

Li Mi stared at the scene with his eyes wide open. As smart as he was, he never expected that even though he had more power than the prime minister, there would be a scene of royal father and son fighting each other.

"Let go! I want to see His Majesty!"

He struggled to break away from the guards, but they didn't dare to really hurt him, so they let him rush to Li Tan's side.

Li Mi learned medical skills, picked up the jug, smelled it, and dipped his fingers into some residual wine to taste what kind of poison it was. But Li Tan, who was about to die, pulled him and said: "Don't resist the order..."

"What happened? We will persuade His Majesty to change his mind."

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"This is the fate of our Li family. We cannot escape it." Li Tan's face gradually turned blue, but a relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he murmured: "Sir, please advise your majesty not to rely on eunuchs.

If you trust women falsely, you should not despise Huihe and Tubo..."

He couldn't remember clearly. His originally strong body twitched due to pain, and he struggled on the ground twice.

The violent twisting in his stomach made him sweat all over his head, and he looked up to the sky and screamed in pain. Then he felt sad and cried loudly: "Heaven can teach me! Heaven can teach me..."

The crying stopped suddenly.

Li Mi slowly stretched out his trembling hand and probed under Li Tan's mouth and nose, and found that he was no longer breathing.

He couldn't imagine that Li Tan would die so suddenly, and he stayed there in a daze. After a long time, he stood up and took two staggering steps to ask for Li Heng.

~~

"Aren't I sad?"

Li Heng's hair was not combed and his back was slumped. He sat there very decadently and murmured: "Even though tiger poison does not eat its own children, I have to kill my own son. Don't I feel pain in my heart?"

Li Bi said: "Since ancient times, father and son have been suspicious of each other, and the country and family have often been destroyed. Why doesn't your majesty call your ministers to discuss it?"

Halfway through his words, he realized that he had made a mistake, so he stopped and said, "I don't know what King Jianning has committed. Maybe he was wrongly accused."

Li Heng shook his hand and said: "He has made a lot of contributions to me, but he was not able to command the army. He feels aggrieved. Let's see for yourself, sir... The facts are conclusive. For the sake of the country's great plan, no matter how heartbroken I am, I can only kill him."

Got him."

That was the confession of the imperial guard who followed Li Tan to guard Jiucheng Palace. Li Bi only glanced at it a few times, but his expression changed.

According to the confession, after escaping from Chang'an, Li Tan commanded the Imperial Guard. He took the lead in every battle and had a high reputation in the army. He believed that as long as he lied about the military situation, he could recruit troops. As for the gunpowder used to bring down the city wall, it was

Li Tan had obtained it when he took refuge with King Qing, and he often sent his confidant Gao Xiaoyi to deliver messages to the so-called "enemy camp". Finally, he said that Li Tan planned to raise a private army, pretend to be rebels, and go around the back to kill Li Chu.

"Someone must be harming King Jianning in this matter." Li Mi said firmly, "The brothers King Guangping and King Jianning have always been in harmony with each other. What this confession says is absolutely impossible."

He recalled that when he realized that someone was slandering him, he was concerned about protecting himself, but did not expect that Li Tan would be harmed in the end, and he couldn't help feeling regretful.

"Sir, there is no need to say any more. He has always had an extreme temperament. He has beaten me in front of me not once or twice. It was my neglect of discipline that caused the disaster." Li Heng was already sad and said with tears: "This matter is over, let's worry about it.

It’s about the overall situation right now.”

"When I was a child, I heard a song called "Huangtai Melon Song", has your Majesty ever heard it?" Li Bi muttered in a low voice: "Grow melons under the yellow platform, and the ripe seeds will separate. Once you pick the melons, they will be good, and then you will pick them again.

Make the melons sparse, pick them three times and still be able to do it, pick them four times and return them with their vines."

This is a poem by Li Xian, Prince Zhanghuai. Li Xian was the second son of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, who was finally forced to commit suicide. This poem uses melon picking as a metaphor for fratricide, which ironically refers to Wu Zetian.

The meaning behind Li Bi's words was very clear, he was worried that another Wu Zetian would appear next to Li Heng.

~~

"I am sworn in with that poisonous woman!"

When Li Chu learned that his brother had been killed, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. After being absent-minded for a long time, he became extremely sad and even lost his composure, saying that he wanted to kill Zhang Ting.

"Be careful what you say." Li Mi advised: "At this time, the war is still the priority. If we act rashly, Concubine Zhang Shu will find an opportunity to slander His Majesty. Recover the two capitals first and welcome back the Emperor."

Li Chu was so sad that he only agreed with tears in his eyes.

What made him even more sad was that despite losing his closest relatives, he was still busy with the war and could not personally go to reverse Li Tan's case.

"Sir, it's all my fault." Li Chu said guiltily, "Sir, he clearly reminded me that Yu Chaoen might be exploited by a vicious woman, but I didn't pay attention to it, thinking that just a few words to threaten him would be enough."

"The deceased is gone." Li Mi said: "The more important thing now is to protect you from being harmed by Concubine Zhang Shu."

~~

When Zhang Ting heard that Li Tan was dead, he felt a little regretful and sighed.

"Ignorant of current affairs." She commented, "I wanted to join forces with him."

From the perspective of her interests, Li Tan's death means little to her. At present, she is most afraid of Li Chu and Li Bi.

Li Mi seemed to be fair, not only preventing her from becoming the queen, but also preventing Li Chu from becoming the prince. But when he returned to Chang'an, Li Chu's crown prince was stable, but her position as queen was not. And if she was established now, her son would be

Even his legitimate son, Li Chu, might die in battle.

Li Fuguo came to tell Zhang Ting the news on Li Heng's order, but he ended up discussing it with her and whispered: "King Jianning was destined to die, but because of his death, Li Bi read "Huangtaigua Ci" in front of his majesty.

.”

"This is coming for me." Zhang Ting said with cruel eyes, "Sooner or later we have to get rid of him."

Afterwards, she glanced at Li Fuguo with some doubts and asked, "Why do you say Li Tan is destined to die? I obviously decided to deal with him temporarily."

Li Fuguo was stunned for a moment and replied: "Before, he took refuge with King Qing, and the saint had already had a grudge in his heart."

Zhang Ting nodded, frowned again, and continued to think about how to deal with the really important enemy, but found that it would be even harder after this incident.

~~

The next day, when Li Fuguo went to hold the funeral for Li Tan, he met Yu Chaoen again. The two looked at each other and nodded.

"I'll leave you to do everything for me here."

"Mr. Li, you're welcome."

Li Fuguo nodded, his demeanor more majestic than before. He walked into the mourning hall and saw the little moth kneeling behind the coffin in sackcloth and crying, so he stepped forward and took her hand, saying: "Let me go."

"Brother Gou'er...wuwuwu...husband is gone..."

"Yes." Li Fuguo said: "But I am different from before. Now I can protect you and take care of you."

He tried hard to look sad, but he couldn't hide the smile and longing in his eyes.

"The saint said that he would give me the entire Heyang as a fiefdom, and of course our small Magang Village is included in it. If I take you back in the future, everyone will envy you. Do you know how big my official position is?

"

The little moth just cried.

Li Fuguo was a little unhappy. He was pressed for time, and there were still many important things related to the Tang Dynasty waiting for him to do for the saint. But she would only waste time by crying for others.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for someone to rush over and ask him to return to the palace as soon as possible.

"What happened?"

"A general from the Anxi Army sent people, saying that a bandit army had arrived at the foot of Anding City and wanted to cut off Fengxiang's grain road. A group of baggage that was about to enter the city was almost robbed."

Li Fuguo was surprised when he heard this. When he regained Chang'an this time, Li Heng did not appoint Feng Changqing as the chief general, but ordered him to ensure the grain and grass transportation lines in the rear. Now, if Feng Changqing's people come, doesn't it mean that Xue Bai may bypass

Arriving at the back of Fengxiang Mansion.

So is it true that the military situation Li Tan mentioned is not true?

He was in a hurry to return to the palace, so he quickly picked up the little moth and said, "Stop crying, just follow me."

"I want to accompany you!" The little moth refused to leave, struggling and crying: "Brother Gou'er... you are hurting me..."

Hearing the name "dog", everyone including the messenger who delivered the message was stunned for a moment and looked at Li Fuguo.

"Don't call me Brother Gou'er." Li Fuguo whispered.

The little moth didn't care and pounced on Li Tan's coffin again.

At this time, the sound of a horn came from far outside the city. It was Li Chu Zhengtong leading the troops and horses to take the initiative to attack the rebels. This shows that Fengxiang of Xijing is very busy.

Li Fuguo finally ignored the little moth and ordered his two confidants to take her to a safe place, while he went to discuss something with Yu Chaoen in a low voice.

Behind him, the little moth was crying and fussing, refusing to follow his confidant. He frowned when he heard this, and led Yu towards Engeng to take a few steps forward and said, "I said it was a lie, but now it's gone around.

How will I explain to the saint later?"

"They may not be the same soldiers and horses." Yu Chao'en said, "Can I still talk nonsense about military and national affairs?"

Li Fuguo said: "Since you have sent sentries to explore, then..."

"Bang!"

Suddenly there was a sound and the little moth's crying stopped abruptly.

Li Fuguo turned around and was stunned. Where he looked, the little moth had already crashed to death in front of Li Tan's coffin.

For a moment, he felt that everything he did was meaningless.

Many years ago, he entered the palace because of her. At first, he didn't know what the cut meant, and when he understood it, he didn't even have time to feel sad. It was also because of her that he betrayed the eunuch and completely fell in love with Li Heng.

, if there was an accident at that time, it would be death; it was because of her that he hated Li Tan, so he slandered and got rid of this heroic and wise king...
To be continued...