More than half of the Tang royal family members have been imprisoned for the rebellion case, waiting for the aftermath of the execution after the autumn has not completely subsided, and many gentlemen, families, celebrities, retired officials and generals have written to Zhao Ziliang, asking for leniency for these royal clans.

In the words of these people, the royal clan is the foundation of the Li Tang Dynasty, if it is strictly implemented in accordance with the law, the population of the royal clan will inevitably be greatly reduced, the power will be weakened, and the prestige of the royal family will not be there, and the Li Tang Dynasty will become unworthy of the name, and the royal clan is born noble, how can the criminal law be used on them?

Zhao Ziliang read the petitions sent from all over the country, and he was so angry that he threw all these petitions on the ground, almost overturning the imperial case.

Li Mi stood up and arched his hand and said: "The king is angry, anger can't solve the problem!" Judging from the current situation, the situation should not be too bad, at least we know that there are still many people who are loyal to the royal family or dissatisfied with the king, and now these people are popping up one by one, which also lets us know who they are, so that we can control them, and bring these people into our line of sight, and carry out strict attention and key monitoring in the future! In addition, for those royal clans who committed crimes, will the sentences be mitigated, or the execution will be postponed, so as to ease the current mood of gentlemen, celebrities, and retired officials and generals in various places? ”

Zhao Ziliang narrowed his eyes, and a trace of coldness appeared on his face, "Those low-level personnel of the Royal Society have basically been executed, could it be that those royal clans have to treat them special because of their identity?" Lone should have ordered them and those low-level personnel to be executed together, without waiting until the autumn, otherwise how could there be so many things? This matter can never be solved by compromise, if Lone compromises this time, these people who write a petition will have to inch in, until the big thing is small, and the small thing is nothing, otherwise they will not give up! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ziliang paused for a few seconds and said: "This matter can't be delayed any longer, we must stop those people's thoughts, pass on the will of Lonely, and the criminal royal clan who is imprisoned in the Jingzhao area will be executed tomorrow, and send the decree to various places, and it will be executed immediately the next day after receiving the order, without waiting for the autumn queen!" Du Zongwen, draft the purpose immediately! ”

"No!" Du Zongwen agreed, and immediately spread out the special paper and began to write hard.

At this time, Xuan 18 walked in and reported to Zhao Ziliang; "Holy King, news has come from Xinjing, Guishan Jun Zhao Ting has resigned from all military and political positions for some reason, and has returned to Xinjing from the Khazar Protectorate! The king sent someone to send a piece of music on this matter, and it will soon be sent to Chang'an! ”

Zhao Ziliang frowned: "Zhao Ting resigned from all military and political positions and returned to Xinjing from the Khazar Protectorate?" Zhao Lei agreed? ”

Xuan Eighteen said: "It should be agreed, otherwise it is impossible for Guishuang Jun to return to Xinjing without authorization, and in a few days, the recital on this matter should be sent to the Holy King soon!" Because of the special way of delivering news quickly, the West Factory got the news a few days earlier and came here."

Zhao Ziliang was a little upset and asked, "Do you know what's going on?" Zhao Ting won't resign from his official and military positions for no reason, right? ”

Xuan 18 hugged his fists and said: "I heard that now the Eastern Roman Empire has touched the interests of military generals and many nobles because of the vigorous reform of the Empress Dowager Irina, causing several places to oppose Irina, and several rebellions have broken out one after another, and now Irina is dispatching troops to quell the rebellion, Zhao Ting, the king of Guishan, thinks that now is the best time for Western Qin to attack the Eastern Roman Empire, so he wrote to the royal court and suggested that he send troops to attack the Anatonian region of the Eastern Roman Empire, but the king rejected the suggestion of Zhao Ting, the king of Guishan, It is reported that some ministers in the royal court believe that the purpose of Guishanjun's move is to support his own army, because now is not the best time to attack the Eastern Roman Empire at all, and attacking the Eastern Roman Empire at this time will make them abandon their internal prejudices and unite with the outside world! ”

Zhao Ziliang has been in power for so many years, although he has only listened to Xuan Eighteen's words, but where does he still not understand the key to this? He pondered for a moment and said to Li Muchen: "Since Zhao Ting is now at home, you write a letter for Gu and send it to Xinjing to Zhao Lei, and let Zhao Lei tell Zhao Ting that he should bring his family to Chang'an to relax, and Yining has not returned to Chang'an Province for a long time!" ”

When the ministers and officials heard this, they understood that Zhao Ziliang wanted to call Zhao Ting's family to Chang'an to prevent the rift between the two brothers from becoming bigger.

Li Muchen gave up his hand and agreed: "Obey!" ”

As the so-called family has a difficult scripture to read, even if the nobles are no exception, all kinds of housework and troubles, Zhao Ziliang didn't want to care about Zhao Ting and Zhao Lei brothers, after all, he has abdicated, but the Zhao family is the Western Qin royal family, family affairs are state affairs, and the more fierce the trouble in the family, the greater the impact on the whole country.

At this time, Zheng San stood up and arched his hand to Zhao Ziliang and said: "Holy King, Guo Ziyi came to Chang'an from his hometown a few days ago, and asked for a meeting in person yesterday, and asked the ministers to help bring words to the Holy King, saying that he knew that his life was not long and wanted to see the Holy King before he died!" ”

Guo Ziyi is over eighty years old this year, and in this era is definitely the longevity of the high life, but after all, he is old, and the pain comes at any time, and his health has deteriorated in recent years, since he was caught between Zhao Ziliang and Emperor Daizong, he had to resign and return to the field, and he has not come back since, and Zhao Ziliang seems to have forgotten him for a long time.

After listening to Zheng San's report, Zhao Ziliang's mind wandered, and he sighed for a long time before he said, "Tomorrow, you can bring him!" ”

"No!"

At that time, Zhao Ziliang only served in the imperial court once in the martial arts examination, and in that martial arts examination, many famous generals later appeared, these famous generals either served for the imperial court or were the eagle dogs of An Lushan, but no matter which side they stood on, they could not deny their military talents.

And among this group of people, Zhao Ziliang admires Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi the most, this is not the reason for Zhao Ziliang's preconceived ideas, but these two people are indeed talented, if it is said that compared to the merits of pacifying the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi is slightly inferior, Li Guangbi showed military talent and contributions in the process of pacifying the Anshi Rebellion far above others, Guo Ziyi's military talent is not low, but Guo Ziyi's political talent is higher than military talent, and other heroes and generals have been suspected by the emperor one after another. However, Guo Ziyi has been able to turn danger into disaster and regain military power many times. Li Guangbi's political talent is much inferior to his military talent, Guo Ziyi can easily deal with the frames of the ministers and eunuchs and the suspicion of the emperor, but Li Guangbi did not have this ability, so he died of depression.

A carriage stopped in front of the Regent's Mansion, the groom jumped down from the wheel and took out a small stool and put it next to him, and then lifted the curtain to help Guo Ziyi on the carriage down, Guo Ziyi has gray hair, withered and slumped back, he was tall and tall now, he looked up at the gilded plaque of the Regent's Mansion in front of the palace with a cane, and he was very emotional, he had not been here for more than ten years.

Zheng San walked out of the palace and said to Guo Ziyi: "Ling Gong came on time, the Holy King has already passed the word, Ling Gong can go in directly to see him when he comes, let's go, I'll lead you in!" ”

Guo Ziyi picked up the crutches and clenched her fists, her movements slow, "Thank you Lord Zheng for your mediation!" ”

After speaking, Guo Ziyi said to the driver who supported him: "Don't thank Master Zheng soon!" ”

The coachman, who was about forty years old, hugged his fist to Zheng San and said, "Guo Xin meets Master Zheng!" ”

Zheng San turned his head to look at the coachman, as if he was a little familiar with the name, pointed at him and thought about it, "You······ Not that ······."

Guo Xin said: "Yes, Lord Zheng has a really good memory, I am Guo Xin, who once served as the protector of Anxi, but was dismissed for his willful behavior, Guo Xin is ashamed of the cultivation of his uncle and the imperial court, and he often thinks of his past mistakes over the years, and he can't forgive himself for a long time!" ”

Zheng San seemed to understand Guo Ziyi's purpose for coming to Chang'an this time, and he nodded: "Okay, please come with me!" ”

Guo Ziyi and Guo Xin met Zhao Ziliang in a pavilion in the palace, Zhao Ziliang looked at Guo Ziyi, who was already so old that he was hunched over, senile, and had a hard time walking, and he felt infinite emotion in his heart, no matter how heroic a person is, he can't compete with the ruthlessness of the years!

"The student and his nephew Guo Xin visit the Holy King!" Guo Ziyi dropped her crutches, lifted the hem of her robe, and prepared to kneel down to Zhao Ziliang.

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "You are seventy or eighty years old, and it is difficult to stand, why are you kneeling?" It's free! Come on, give Guo Ziyi and Guo Xin a seat! ”

Someone next to him agreed, and Guo Ziyi immediately said, "Thank you, Holy King!" ”

After the maidservant brought the tea, Zhao Ziliang asked, "How long have you not been in Chang'an?" ”

Guo Ziyi said: "It's been thirteen years!" ”

Zhao Ziliang took a sip of tea and asked, "Have you heard about the rebellion case?" ”

"The students heard about it!"

"These days, a lot of concerts and petitions have been sent from all over the country, all asking Lone to be lenient with those royal clans who participated in the rebellion, and you came to see Lone this time to plead for mercy?"

Guo Ziyi sighed: "The students are all buried in the soil to the neck, where is this kind of leisure?" For many years, the Tang Dynasty has been thriving under the governance of the Holy King, the world is peaceful, the four seas are peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the people are rich and the country is strong, it can be seen that the Holy King is right! However, the students believe that in some ways, it is actually a good thing that someone opposes the Holy King, and there are different voices that can remind the Holy King, but if no one opposes it, it may not be a good thing in the long run, how the Holy King adjudicates on those royal clans who participate in the rebellion, the students have no right to ask, and they are not qualified, and the students have also figured it out over the years, this Tang Dynasty let an incompetent person rule, and it is only the people who suffer! The student knows that he is old, sick, and his life is short, and he came to Chang'an this time mainly for this nephew, Guo Xin! He was a gentleman back then, he didn't know how important it was, but he still had talents, and he had learned from the pain over the years, and he had changed his ways, and the students came this time with a thick old skin, hoping that the Holy King would give him another chance, so that he could show his strengths and serve the Holy King and the Tang Dynasty! ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at Guo Xin, and only after a full cup of tea did he speak: "Let's go to the Jingzhao Garrison to be a captain first, and then see how you perform after a year." Noble, you arrange! ”

"Yes!"

"Thank you, Holy King!"

Three months later, in the winter of 781 AD, Guo Ziyi died.