Thanks to Wu Zetian building the Mingtang high enough, Xue Bai could actually see the soldiers pouring in from outside the palace gate.

If it had been another emperor, he might have run away long ago, such as the Jingyuan Mutiny in history, when the rebels gathered under Danfeng Tower, and Tang Dezong fled in panic.

Xue Bai has always thought of himself as wise, but now he is facing the same situation as Tang Dezong. If he escapes, perhaps the "Nine Moves of the Emperor" of the Tang Dynasty will fall on him alone.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Cui would like to see you."

The chamberlain was still reporting, but over there, Cui Youfu had already strode to the palace and said loudly: "Your Majesty has finally forced them to rebel. Is that what you want?!"

These words were so rude. Du Jin, who was standing behind Xue Bai, immediately shouted: "Cui Youfu, you are so brave!"

"As an important minister of the imperial court, I am directly admonishing the emperor, but it is not your turn for a woman to intervene. How can I do this?!"

Cui Youfu contradicted Du Jin with one sentence, and then saluted Xue Bai and said, "I ask your majesty to come forward to appease the soldiers to prevent the situation from getting out of hand."

"According to what Cui Qing sees, how should I appease you?"

"If we can issue an edict to punish ourselves, stop picking up Kuo, and expel Du Erniang, I think the mood of the people will be peaceful and the people's hearts will be settled."

Although Cui Youfu's request to "drive out Du Erniang" was made on the spur of the moment, it coincided with the interests of the opposition. It best demonstrated Xue Bai's soft attitude and also made Xue Bai hand over the power in his hands.

After hearing this, Du Erniang's originally angry face calmed down.

She is Xue Bai's arm, and she knows very well that Xue Bai cannot cut off his own arm.

Cui Youfu can make such a request, which shows that he is extremely arrogant in his heart. He believes from the bottom of his heart that it is Xue Bai who should give up everything and bow to them.

really.

"What if I don't?"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Such a simple sentence was Cui Youfu's threatening words.

As if in response to him, a loud shout rang out from the Qianyuan Gate, and they rushed over like a stormy wave.

Xue Bai then walked down the Mingtang, left the main hall, and stood on the stone steps to greet those who opposed him with his eyes.

Cui Youfu quickly followed over, narrowed his eyes, and murmured: "How did they enter the palace?"

On the contrary, he was even more surprised.

Xue Bai thought for a while, sighed with some disappointment, and asked Du Jin: "Have you found out that Yuan Zai has any dealings with the rebellious ministers?"

"Yuan Zai?"

Du Jin was surprised and shook his head.

Yuan Zai can be regarded as one of Xue Bai's most trusted ministers and an important figure in presiding over the reform. How could he side with the opposition?

Xue Bai always knew that Yuan Zai was originally a huge corrupt man, so he beat him again and again, thinking that he could change him and prove that he had changed history.

Now Yuan Zai must have been shaken. He stretched out his hand and was taken advantage of, so he had no choice but to compromise with the opposition. Also, how could we hope that Yuan Zai could withstand the storm that even Yan Zhenqing couldn't resist? ?

Just like you can never persuade a gambling addict to turn back, the only thing you can do is to respect his fate.

"Has your Majesty seen it? More and more people are betraying." Cui Youfu said: "If you continue to act your own way like this, your Majesty will really become a loner."

"I have been a loner from the beginning."

The two sides are closer.

The nobles and nobles who came striding over finally saw Xue Bai standing in front of the Mingtang.

However, dense footsteps also sounded from the back of the Mingtang. Rows of neatly armored soldiers came out like a stream and lined up on the stone steps. They either put up their shields or set up their halberds, bows and arrows. A wall of copper and iron was formed.

The leading general was not Guo Qianli, but Fan Lao, whom Xue Bai trusted more.

It is conceivable that Xue Bai had already prepared, and it would have been impossible for them to successfully mutiny easily.

"Are you trying to break into the palace without permission?!" Fan Lao asked loudly.

When they arrived, Li Xian and others came out of the crowd, stood calmly and fearlessly at the foot of the stone steps, and confronted Xue Bai.

They have so much to say.

But when I opened my mouth, the first sentence was——

"I heard that there were thieves in the palace, so I came to protect them!"

Li Ying also said the same thing about the three common people case back then.

…

Li Chengyu was at the rear of the team, raising his head anxiously, trying to see what was happening in front of him.

He regretted that he had not gone to the front with Lai Ai, Li Xian and others to take the lead. At that time, some people said that "Li Gongde is highly respected and should be our leader", but Li Chengyu refused because he had no official position.

The result was not good, the progress was far smoother than expected, and the great success of deposing the emperor went to others.

"You have to go to the front."

"Something is wrong." Li Mi was looking at the Qianyuan Gate when he suddenly thought of something. He frowned and said, "There may be an ambush today, so we must quickly advise you to stop."

Li Chengyu said: "When things come to a head, is there any reason to retreat?"

Li Mi was a little anxious, so he rushed straight to the front of the team without fighting with him, but was soon stopped by a general.

"I am Li Mi, and I have something urgent to tell you."

"Mr. Li also saw it. Now is not the time. Please wait a moment."

Li Bi said: "Tell Laiyi that the emperor has already made a plan. You must not conflict with it. Please apologize first and discuss the long-term plan."

"Okay, Mr. Li is waiting here, I will go and send a message."

The general then ordered his soldiers to watch Li Mi, turned around and left.

Li Chengyu quickly followed the general, but was not stopped and started talking with him.

"Li Bi has a reputation as a genius, but when he came out this time, others didn't take him seriously. Does Li Gong know why?" the general asked.

Li Chengyu said: "Because it was Yan Zhenqing who invited him to come out?"

"First of all, he and Xue Ni are old acquaintances. Back then, he assisted King Zhong, but King Zhong failed to seize the throne. Instead, he became the prime minister, which shows his position. He didn't come early or late, but he just happened to cause trouble for us. Later, when he saw that we were about to achieve success, he came over and said some insults, tricking us into asking Xue Ni to apologize. How could we be deceived by him?"

Li Chengyu and Li Mi were old acquaintances. They had always trusted Li Mi's character before and had never thought about it. Only then did he suddenly realize that no wonder the person who was supposed to be promoted as a military advisor had been ignored this time and could only follow him.

later.

"But what if what he said is true?" Li Chengyu was still a little worried.

"It must be a lie. Now that we have great achievements right in front of us, how can we be deceived by his few words."

Li Chengyu was convinced and rushed forward to denounce Xue Ni's various crimes...

Over there, Li Mi waited for a long time and was kept behind. He knew that these people did not trust him.

He was also decisive, turned around and left.

After leaving the Qianyuan Gate, he saw more and more officials and nobles rushing towards this side, as if they were going to court, so he stopped an official and asked, "What happened?"

"You came out of the palace and asked me?"

Li Mi's Taoist robe was quite unusual in this scene, so although the official retorted, he also spoke in detail.

"The Emperor is unpopular, so we respond to the people's support and come to denounce him!"

"What?"

Li Mi asked several people in succession, but all received similar answers.

He knew that Xue Bai's new policy actually had many supporters, but he didn't see any of them at this time. It was too abnormal and there must be a big problem.

So he quickened his pace and drove out of the palace city. Suddenly, he saw fireworks flashing in the sky outside Luoyang City. Even though it was daytime, it still painted the sky with red clouds for a moment.

It was like someone was sending a signal.

Looking back, Li Mi suddenly saw rows of soldiers quietly appearing by the Luoshui River.

There were generals in armor driving their horses in front, waving their flags silently, and commanding their soldiers to surround the palace city.

I was used to seeing noisy armies, but suddenly I found an army that could march quietly, which made me feel inexplicably scary.

~~

In front of the Ming Hall, the emperor and his ministers were still facing each other across the stone steps.

But Xue Bai was tired of it.

Those discussions happened over and over again, and they were discussed over and over again but failed to solve the fundamental problem.

He knew clearly in his heart that these were conflicts of fundamental interests that could not be resolved by talking.

The reason why we are still talking about it is because of people's luck and weakness. They always feel that if they grind hard, they may be able to achieve their goals at no cost.

But everything in this world has a price, it is inevitable.

"Your Majesty, I do this for your own good!"

Lai Yi was very excited. He had already taken a few steps up the stone steps several times and reached a distance that the swords and guns of the imperial army could cut. However, he did not care about his own safety at all and was still making noises.

"What you did has shaken the foundation of the country..."
To be continued...