Wang Yuan nodded slightly, this Zhang Dequan is affectionate and righteous to Xuanzong, and he is not much better than the previous Gaolishi. In such a situation, there is also a loyal servant, which is indeed a blessing for Xuanzong.

"Zhang Dequan, how did you come up with the idea of writing to me for help? I think you should understand that the relationship between me and the Emperor is not harmonious. How do you know that I will come to your rescue? ”

"Wang Xiangguo, you are a great hero of my Tang Dynasty, no matter what others say, the slave always thinks so. As for the matter between Xiangguo and the Emperor, as a slave, I can't say anything. But Xiangguo's great contribution to the Tang Dynasty cannot be erased. If there was no Xiangguo, my Datang would have died at the hands of An Lushan long ago. The slave maid has never seen Xiangguo do anything that should not be done, and those rumors outside, the slave and maid have never heard of it. In the eyes of the slave and maid, only Xiangguo has the ability to save the emperor from trouble, and Xiangguo is the only one who dares to do so. So the slave wrote the letter. The slave maid is not for her own life and death, but for the emperor. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "I didn't know that I was so tall in your mind. However, did you write this letter entirely yourself, or did the Emperor ask you to write it? ”

Zhang Dequan was stunned, shook his head and said, "I wrote it myself, not at the behest of the Emperor." ”

Wang Yuan stared at him sideways and said with a smile: "The tone in that letter, how do I think it's not your tone." It's a bit like the tone of the emperor. ”

Zhang Dequan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, it wasn't the emperor who asked me to write it, it was all written by the slave maid himself." The Emperor Taishang was dazed, how could he still write a letter? Xiangguo should not be suspicious, the emperor is too ...... Nothing to do with it. However, when the emperor was sober, he often recited Xiangguo's name, and told the slave that he missed Xiangguo. Slaves and maids can read and write letters, which is also taught by the emperor in Chengdu. Maybe the slave maid has been with the Emperor for a long time, and she has learned some of the Emperor's tone. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "You mean, the Emperor Taishang is sometimes sober and sometimes drowsy?" ”

"Yes, there are very few times when I am awake, most of the time I am groggy, and I am incontinent with feces and urine. Hey, poor one. Zhang Dequan sighed.

Wang Yuan didn't ask any more, he was actually just testing Zhang Dequan, and the tone in the letter was not the tone that could be seen whose tone it was, Wang Yuan just suspected that Xuanzong was pretending to be crazy and stupid. Xuanzong is a person with super perseverance, and he has survived countless hardships and is still strong, which shows that his heart is extremely strong. Now he was going through the most painful and dangerous time of his life, and if he could not bear it, he would have died long ago. After all, he is also an old man in his sixties, but he can still live, which is a manifestation of his inner tenacity.

The fundamental reason why Li Mao was so cruel to Xuanzong was that he was worried that Xuanzong would restore and seize the throne, so although he would not kill his father with his own hands, he would definitely torture Xuanzong to death. Xuanzong knew this, so he was very likely to pretend to be crazy and stupid. If Li Mao learns the news that Xuanzong has become comatose, dementia, crazy, and stupid, he will know that he has no possibility of restoring and seizing the throne, and the persecution of Xuanzong will be relaxed, and even because the threat is lifted, it is possible to take care of him.

Wang Yuan has always had this feeling, he feels that Xuanzong is not so easy to die, and Xuanzong also has this kind of scheming. Zhang Dequan said that Xuanzong was sometimes sober, sometimes drowsy, and when he was sober, he talked to himself, which made Zhang Dequan remember to write to himself for help. If this is all Xuanzong's scheming, then how terrible Xuanzong should be.

Zhang Dequan was the first to think of writing a letter to himself asking for help, it was not how good his impression of himself was, and how tall he was in his mind. In fact, this Zhang Dequan did not have a good impression of himself when he was in Chengdu. Wang Yuan still remembers the time when Xuanzong was poisoned, and Zhang Dequan indiscriminately shouted that it was his own poisoning. Later, when the truth was revealed, he apologized to Wang Yuan. This shows that his impression in his mind has always been negative.

And he's just an in-house servant, who doesn't know what to do. His likes and dislikes all come from Xuanzong. When Xuanzong says that he is good, he will think that he is good. When Xuanzong was sober, those words about his own benefits were all giving Zhang Dequan a hint. Zhang Dequan naturally did that.

The advantage of Xuanzong doing this is that, on the one hand, he can maintain his state of being crazy and stupid, so that Li Mao will not poison himself. Second, as long as he didn't personally ask Zhang Dequan to write the letter, after the matter was revealed, this matter had nothing to do with him. Because everything was done by Zhang Dequan consciously and voluntarily, it had nothing to do with him, the crazy and stupid emperor, and he couldn't be held accountable. Zhang Dequan is actually just a tool for him.

Of course, all this is Wang Yuan's speculation. But if all this is true, Wang Yuan is actually not surprised at all, because it means that Wang Yuan has already seen through Xuanzong. This man will not change his scheming and unwilling to admit defeat and extreme desire for power even if he dies.

The way to verify all this is actually very simple, and Wang Yuan will soon get the answer.

"It's not early, the night is long and there are many dreams. Zhang Dequan, let's go see the Emperor. Wang Yuan stood up.

Zhang Dequan hurriedly led the way, and before coming to the tent curtain, Zhang Dequan lifted the tent curtain and let Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan into the inner room. The fishy smell here was even more pungent, Wang Yuan frowned, and he even had some doubts about his guess about Xuanzong just now. In order to pretend to be crazy and stupid, he really wants to make incontinence, and live in such a smell, how can Xuanzong, who was once the son of the Tang Dynasty and extremely luxurious, endure. Wang Yuan asked, I am afraid that I will not be able to stay in such a place for even a day. And Xuanzong stayed for almost two months.

lifted the curtain again, walked in again, and finally arrived at Xuanzong's bedroom. The bedroom is separated by a curtain, and there is a small bed outside, which should be where Zhang Dequan sleeps. The bed stenched, and the thin futon rolled up. Zhang Dequan is a eunuch, because of his physiology, eunuchs are often prone to incontinence, and they don't know it when they are incontinent. So there is always a smell of urine on the eunuch's body. Even the most intimate chamberlains would not let them sleep in their bedrooms, otherwise they would have to endure the pungent smell. But now Zhang Dequan has won the honor that other servants can't get, he can sleep in Xuanzong's bedroom, anyway, it's already full of the smell of feces and urine, and it's okay to add more taste.

Zhang Dequan lifted the last curtain and let Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan in front of the dragon bed. Xuanzong hunched over and slept on the bed, his face facing into the bed, his back to the outside of the bed, as if he was sleeping very dead. seemed to know nothing about Zhang Dequan getting up and talking to him just now.

"The Emperor, the Emperor. The sky has eyes, Wang Xiangguo came to save you. The Emperor. Zhang Dequan choked up and leaned over and pushed Xuanzong's body.

Xuanzong turned over, suddenly sat up, pointed at Zhang Dequan's nose and scolded, "Who are you?" Who are the demons? I am the true dragon emperor, you demon can't hurt me. ”

Zhang Dequan smiled bitterly: "The Emperor, it's me, and the slave is Zhang Dequan." ”

"Phew! Demons and monsters quickly appear. There was a snap, Zhang Dequan was slapped in the face, and Xuanzong fell asleep again.

Zhang Dequan covered his face and smiled bitterly at Wang Yuan: "Wang Xiangguo, look, the Emperor Taishang is like this when he is confused, and no one knows him." Treat me like a demon and a monster. ”

Wang Yuan walked slowly to the bed and said in a low voice: "Emperor Taishang, the minister Wang Yuan will see you." ”

Xuanzong ignored it, Wang Yuan reached out to push him, Xuanzong sat up like a spring, pointed at Wang Yuan and shouted: "Demons and monsters, you are demons." Kill you. ”

Xuanzong slapped him over, Wang Yuan didn't allow him to fan his face, reached out and grabbed Xuanzong's wrist, and looked directly into Xuanzong's eyes like electricity. Xuanzong was a little flinched by Wang Yuan's glare, and hurriedly pretended to fall, avoiding the eye with Wang Yuan, and fell on the bed with his eyes closed and pretended to sleep.

"Look, I don't even know Xiangguo anymore. Hey, that's a good thing. Zhang Dequan sighed and stomped his feet.

When Wang Yuan stared at Xuanzong's eyes, he obviously felt that although those eyes were pretending to be sluggish, a trace of excitement in the depths of his eyes could not be concealed. Wang Yuan could almost conclude that this person might really be pretending to be crazy and stupid. Why did he pretend to be stupid when he saw his arrival, Wang Yuan understood after a little thought. As long as he doesn't get out of trouble, Xuanzong will always pretend to be stupid. It is obvious that he has infiltrated here, this is Li Mao's territory, there are countless soldiers and horses around Lishan around Chang'an, and he must ensure that nothing goes wrong. Guarantee that even if you fail to escape, you will not show your feet and will not summon the disaster of killing.

"Xiangguo, what should I do? Otherwise, without further ado, let's rescue the Emperor Taishang immediately. After going out, I will find someone to cure my madness and recover slowly. Zhang Dequan said in a low voice.

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Zhang Dequan, since the Emperor Taishang already looks like this, I don't plan to save him and leave." ”

Zhang Dequan was stunned: "What? Xiangguo, how could you say this? ”

Wang Yuan looked at Xuanzong on the bed out of the corner of his eye, and after he said this, Xuanzong's hand obviously trembled. Wang Yuan secretly sneered in his heart.

"The Emperor Taishang looks like this, and he can't stand the toss anymore. I brought a small group of people to infiltrate, thinking that the Emperor Taishang was still healthy, so I could rescue the Emperor. But now in this situation, the Emperor Taishang is so weak and delirious. To put it mildly, it is a problem to return to Chengdu, that is, to get out of Lishan and cross the Xixiu Ridge. This is not saving people, but harming the emperor. So...... I can't do that. Wang Yuan smacked his lips and sighed.

Zhang Dequan was stunned for a long time, fell to his knees, and kowtowed again and again: "Xiangguo, you can't just leave like this, it's so easy to hope that you will come to save us, if you leave like this, the emperor and the slave will not survive." ”

Wang Yuan frowned and smacked his lips and said, "It's not that I can't save it, but I can't save it." But Emperor Fan Tai has some consciousness and knows how to cooperate with us, and he will definitely be rescued. Look at him, he looked like that just now, if he goes out of the temple gate, he will say that the demons and monsters will appear quickly, wouldn't he have to alarm everyone and harm everyone? ”

"This ...... You can block the mouth of the emperor. Tie his hands and feet. Isn't that okay? It's easy to solve. ”

Wang Yuan rolled his eyes, the example just now was not appropriate, but Zhang Dequan refuted it.

"If the Emperor can't stay awake and walk on his own, the rescue can't be carried out. What are you rambling about? If you can't save it, you can't save it. Gongsun Lan, who was covering her face, suddenly spoke coldly.

Zhang Dequan looked at Gongsun Lan with a sad face: "Who is this?" ”

Wang Yuan smacked his lips and said: "This is the master who helped us save the emperor, he said that if he can't save it, he can't save it." It's really no way, Zhang Dequan, we tried our best. drove more than 2,000 miles to save the emperor, which can be described as full of sincerity. But the current situation is really unthinkable. Unless the Emperor can be more sober and cooperate with our rescue. Hey, it's time for us to go. ”

Zhang Dequan hugged Wang Yuan's leg and cried: "Wang Xiangguo, you can't just leave." You're gone, what are we going to do? ”

Wang Yuan sighed: "There's no way, the Emperor Taishang is already like this, let's let him stay here peacefully, I believe Your Majesty will not embarrass the Emperor." I'm helpless too. ”

Wang Yuan saw that Xuanzong on the bed was indifferent, so he made a full set of plays, threw off Zhang Dequan and left. Zhang Dequan was just about to pounce on his thighs and hug his thighs, listening to Xuanzong let out a long sigh on the bed, and then slowly turned around and sat up.

"Zhang Dequan, I'm sleeping sweetly, what are you crying about? In my dreams, I'm fighting demons and monsters. Xuanzong's voice was clear.

Zhang Dequan hurriedly got up and rushed over, shouting, "Emperor Tai, your old man can be regarded as sober." Congratulations to the Emperor, Wang Xiangguo is here. ”

Xuanzong's acting skills were first-class, and his hand rubbing his eyes was put down in amazement, and he exclaimed: "Wang Xiangguo? What do I miss the most? ”

Wang Yuan almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, when did he become the person he missed the most.

"Yes, just standing over there, you were confused, you thought he was a demon and a monster, and you wanted to beat him. Wang Xiangguo came from Chengdu to save you. Zhang Dequan shouted.

Xuanzong looked in the direction of Zhang Dequan's finger and saw Wang Yuan standing by the curtain, suddenly stood up, walked quickly with his arms outstretched, and said excitedly: "Wang Yuan, is it you?" I'm not dreaming. Did I really look forward to you? ”

Wang Yuan stepped forward and saluted: "Minister Wang Yuan has seen the Emperor Taishang. The Emperor Taishang is indeed a minister. ”

Xuanzong was excited and burst into tears, and said yes in a row. Zhang Dequan also wiped his tears excitedly beside him, this scene moved him too much.

"Wang Yuan, you are here, how many sins I have suffered. I...... Hey, I didn't regret it at the beginning. Xuanzong's tears poured out, this is not acting, but indeed true feelings.

Wang Yuan said softly: "The Emperor has suffered. Didn't the minister come? ”

"Yes, yes, you're here to save me, so let's go. Don't worry, I am strong, I can climb mountains and wade through rivers, I can ride horses, I don't need your special care, I can. Zhang Dequan, get ready quickly, I want to leave this place immediately. Xuanzong said hurriedly.

Zhang Dequan agreed repeatedly, holding a long coat and waiting for Xuanzong to dress. He couldn't help but wonder a little in his heart. Usually Xuanzong rarely has such a sober time, and today's Emperor Taishang's soberness is inevitably too timely. At the critical time, he was immediately sober, and his spirit was so good.

Just when Xuanzong and Zhang Dequan were busy dressing and setting off, Wang Yuan spoke quietly on the side: "The emperor, don't worry." ”

"Why not rush? It's almost three watches, and it's dawn between words, so I have to leave quickly. Xuanzong hurriedly fastened his robe, stretched out his hand and put his hat on his head, and said without raising his head.

Wang Yuan frowned and said: "Emperor Taishang, there are some things that must be made clear, otherwise the Emperor Taishang may not be able to leave today." ”

Xuanzong was stunned, and the hand holding the hat slowly drooped down. He suddenly realized that he was in a hurry. Although Wang Yuan came, this Wang Yuan was not a loyal and filial son. If he hadn't been forced to have no way out by Li Mao, he would never have thought of asking Wang Yuan to save him. Wang Yuan came, but it was not easy for him to save himself from the cage happily. What's more, he actually has the conditions to talk to Wang Yuan, otherwise he would just leave the wolf's den and enter the tiger's mouth.

Xuanzong slowly sat down on the edge of the bed, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, things really have to be made clear, otherwise it will not be possible." Wang Yuan, you can come to save me, I am very happy. At least it means that I still have a place in your heart. Now, if you have anything to say, just say it. ”

Zhang Dequan said anxiously on the side: "Emperor Taishang, Wang Xiangguo, is there anything that can't be out of danger?" Why say it here? How dangerous is this place, what if the guards notice it? ”

"Zhang Dequan, don't talk more and wait by the side." Xuanzong said coldly.

Zhang Dequan looked dazed, so he had to shut up and stand aside.

Xuanzong looked at Wang Yuan and said with a smile: "Wang Yuan, you can tell me, what do you want to take me out of here." ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said: "Emperor Taishang, let me briefly talk to the Emperor Taishang about the situation outside." I think the Emperor Taishang must have little knowledge of the situation in the outside world in this Lishan Palace. ”

Xuanzong nodded and said, "Okay, you say, I listen." ”

Wang Yuan quickly led his army to defeat the 100,000 cavalry of Hui Hui, Li Heng's army was defeated, Li Guangbi took the opportunity to attack Qingning Erzhou, and even Li Mi died, and the court was increasing troops on a large scale. Xuanzong listened quietly, occasionally showing a look of surprise. Among them, all he knew was the rebellion of Li Heng and others, and the defeat and killing of the army, and he didn't know anything about the rest. After hearing so many things that had happened during this time, Xuanzong also had a quick judgment of the situation.

"The Emperor, I won't go around in circles. you