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The New Year passed quickly, and this New Year was the most comfortable New Year in Datang in recent years. The war is gone, and the world is gradually becoming peaceful. The people have reason to look forward to the coming year to be a year of good weather and peace for the country and the people. With the end of the fighting, many families have been reunited. Refugees from all over the world returned home, and people who had been enlisted in the Latin army returned home. Of course, there are also dead souls who return home. Every family, all living beings in the world, have been reborn and experienced new life in this war that has lasted for several years. Almost everyone has realized the truth of how precious the comfortable and prosperous life of the past was, and how terrible the war was.

In the past, when the world was peaceful, people did not cherish it, but took it for granted. When war came, they learned the preciousness of peace. Only then did they understand the truth of 'rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world'. Therefore, the military and people of the world are most looking forward to it at this moment, and what they are most concerned about is whether this peace can continue and whether there can be clear news of stability in the court. To put it bluntly, who is sitting firmly on the throne of Chang'an, and whether there will be other changes.

In the city of Chengdu, the atmosphere of the New Year is far more enthusiastic than that of other parts of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, although this three-year war had a great impact on Chengdu City, under the strong protection of the Shence Army, most of the cities in Shu were not affected by the war and have been in a stable state. Therefore, the people of Shu are lucky, and they also know that the source of this luck is that there is a wise and martial Wang Dashuai in Shu, without him, all this is impossible.

This New Year, I don't know who took the lead, they built an ancestral hall in the west of the city, and invited skilled craftsmen to carve the statue of Wang Yuan's prancing horse horizontal sword, named Shenwu Temple. In fact, it is the ancestral hall for Wang Yuan. This ancestral hall was erected, and suddenly became the place where the incense was at its peak, and on the days of the New Year, countless people rushed from all over Shu to worship the incense, and the scene was simply crowded and lively.

Wang Yuan still knew about this from the mouth of his wife and concubine at home, he was first shocked, and then smiled bitterly. Although he does not want to be deified, the love of the people is still touching. It is much better for them to stand up to him than for the people to burn incense and worship around their houses every day. It is said that every tree and stone around his house has become a sacred object, and the people who worship incense are endless, which is incredible.

In the city of Chengdu, a news that Wang Yuan was about to ascend the throne as emperor and that Xuanzong was going to take the throne to make Xian began to spread from some channel. For a while, the city was full of storms, and everyone talked about it.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Xuanzong's return to Beijing began to set off. To Xuanzong's relief, Wang Yuan kept his promise that he would not drive to Chang'an this time, but only let Gao Xianzhi and the rest of the generals and a cadre of civil and military officials accompany him back to Beijing. Wang Yuan also promised Xuanzong that after Xuanzong settled in Chang'an City, the Shence army stationed in Luoyang, Taiyuan and other places would all withdraw to Chengdu and abide by the previous agreement. From then on, Wang Yuan's soldiers and horses will not go out of the four roads of Jiannan, Hexi, Longyou, and Anxi. All matters outside of these four realms were handled and resolved by Xuanzong himself, and Wang Yuan would never interfere.

These promises made Xuanzong feel a lot better, although he had experienced so many disasters, but in the end, the Tang Dynasty could be returned to the hands of the Li family, then it could be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. Although his children and grandchildren all died in this catastrophe, fortunately, the Li family's bloodline is still scattered all over the place, and it is time to summon them to the capital. To rebuild the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, it is still the Li family that depends on it, and it is the Li family that needs to be relied on. The future throne will also choose one of them to pass on the throne.

Ten days later, Xuanzong, who had returned to Chang'an, issued an edict asking the descendants of the Li Tang royal family to return to Chang'an. The edict told these royal families who had been scattered incognito in various places during the period of Emperor Wu that it was time for them to return to the imperial court to serve the imperial court. Moreover, one of them will choose one of them to inherit the unification and become the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as this edict came out, the world shook. Many people went home and looked up their ancestral genealogy and inquired about their background. How they wish that their parents and grandparents would tell them one thing: Son, in fact, your surname is Li, and you are of royal blood. In that case, you can ascend to the sky in one step, soar to the top, and maybe be lucky enough to become a candidate for the emperor. However, the vast majority of people are confronted with only a shabby history at home and a good-for-nothing ancestor. It proves that they are just a mustard existence.

Of course, there are exceptions.

Somewhere in the countryside, the young man who returned from chopping wood was called into the room by his elderly parents, and he took out a yellowed token and told him: "Son, you are not an ordinary person, you are a descendant of the Li family's royal family, and our ancestor is Li Yuanjia, the king of Han...... It's time to return to the court, which needs us. ”

In a certain town, a young man who had returned from school was called to a secret room by his elderly parents and told him: "Son, you are not our own child, you are a clan noble, and the blood of the Li family is royal. Your great-ancestor was the king of Yu, and after the defeat of the army, we protected your father incognito, and when your father died, we adopted you. ”

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In all this, in remote places all over the Tang Dynasty, the descendants of those who once rebelled against the king incognito quickly exposed the ground as if they had heard the spring bamboo shoots summoned by the spring thunder. Li Yuanjia, King of Han, Li Yuanliang, King of Huo, Li Lingkui, King of Lu, and Li Zhen, King of Yue, the descendants of the royal family who once rebelled against Wu Zetian were awakened from their slumber, and they were told their true identities and embarked on a journey to reverse their fate.

In the mountains, in the bazaar, in the shops, on the docks. One by one, ordinary people who originally looked like them in the eyes of everyone, but at this moment, they changed one by one and embarked on a journey full of excitement and hope.

What's even more peculiar is that there are many bold guys who actually embarked on the biggest adventure in their lives under the idea of pretending to be royalty.

However, how do they know that what awaits them is not a bright future, but a devastating weeds and roots.

In Jizhou Mansion, Jiangnan West Province, the two brothers Li Liang and Li Ben are in the midst of excitement. They didn't expect that the two of them would be the great-great-grandsons of King Lu, and their fate would be different from then on. After learning all this, the two brothers packed up their things and went to the Jizhou Mansion to report their home according to the requirements of the notice. The surprised Jizhou Taishou warmly entertained them after seeing the token, and promised to arrange carriages and horses to send them to Beijing tomorrow.

That night, more than a dozen unknown people rushed into the pavilion where the two brothers lived. After asking for their identities, the two brothers were dismembered by random knives. After that, a dozen people rushed to the village where the brothers lived, killed their adoptive parents in a thatched hut, and set fire to them. And Jizhou Taishou also cancelled the household registration of this family that night, saying that there is no trace of this family in Jizhou Mansion from ancient times to the present.

In Wuzhou, Qianzhong Province, the fate of the four grandchildren of Li Zhenxuan, the king of Yue, was equally tragic. They were not killed in Wuzhou, but on the way to Jiangbei the next day, the bottom of the boat was found to be damaged in the turbulent river, and the family of seven, together with several escorted officers and soldiers and two boatmen, all fell into the water and drowned, and their bones were gone.

In Dengzhou Mansion, Henan Province, a family of eight descendants of Li Chong, the king of Langya, encountered robbers on the way to the capital, all of them were killed, and their bodies were burned in the wilderness.

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In all of this, dozens of descendants of the Li Tang clan and hundreds of people such as their accompanying family members were all unable to get out of the state capital where they lived. They were excited to welcome a new life, and their fate was indeed reversed: they lost their boring ordinary lives and sublimated into ethereal souls.

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Since the beginning of the first month, Xuanzong has begun to look for ministers of civil and military affairs to build the framework of the new imperial court, and began to slowly replace the original officials in a planned way. Militarily, he had already begun to establish his own forbidden army with Wang Yuan's permission. Everything was on track, and Xuanzong's body was full of energy, as if he had ascended the throne for the first time decades ago, and the feeling of excitement and anticipation for the future returned to his heart, giving people a sense of motivation to have hope again.

He is most concerned about the inheritance of the imperial heir, he knows that he will not live long, he must arrange the succession as soon as possible, so he asks about this matter almost every day, hoping to see the children of the royal family scattered all over the country come to the capital as soon as possible. He had to personally examine them and choose a suitable successor.

He has already thought about it, he will not choose an ignorant person with a young grade, he will choose an adult, and he must be bold and strong, with a strong personality, and can withstand the pressure. He will let him live in his own bedroom, teach him all the experience of being an emperor for decades, give him the mission of revitalizing the Tang Dynasty, tell him the biggest opponent he will face in the future, and how to solve the opponent step by step. In short, he wants to spend the last time of his life carefully cultivating an emperor as wise and martial as himself, so that the Tang Dynasty can return to glory and the Li family dynasty can continue forever.

However, more than a month has passed. Xuanzong looked through the autumn water, but he didn't see any of the Li family's royal family children coming to Chang'an. Or rather, I haven't seen any real descendants of the royal family. Because there were four people who claimed to be descendants of the royal family, but they were soon exposed during the interrogation, and finally turned out to be impostors and bold guys who came to invest in the world's great opportunities. Of course, they were immediately executed, but Xuanzong also began to worry. Could it be that the Li royal family has broken its roots?

Xuanzong thought that this was absolutely impossible, when the kings were in turmoil a few decades ago and raised troops against Emperor Wu, it was more than a dozen clan kings who rebelled. Although the masterminds were all executed after the failure of the rebellion, it was known at the time that many descendants of the clan had escaped and hid incognito. They haven't shown up for so many years, not because they are worried that the rebellion of their ancestors will make them have no place in the current dynasty, so they dare not show up. But now, having issued an edict to rehabilitate the kings and summon their heirs to the capital, there is no reason for them to remain silent. What the hell is going on?

The first month passed, and so did February. There is still no heir of the Li Tang clan who has arrived in the capital. Xuanzong waited for the news unthinkingly, however, one evening in early March, he inadvertently got a piece of news that made him like a thunderbolt.

That evening, Xuanzong had just had dinner. Although it was already the time of spring in March, Xuanzong's body was still unbearable to the spring cold, so after dinner, the waiter Xiao Shanzi waited for him to sit in the warm pavilion, and wrapped his body that was afraid of the cold in a big coat to protect him from the cold.

"Xiao Shanzi, go to the political hall in a while and ask Gao Xianzhi, is there any news that the descendants of the emperor's heirs have appeared in Beijing from all over the country? It's been March, so maybe it's time for news by now. Maybe it was because of the heavy snow in the cold winter that they didn't see my edict, or they didn't see it but it was inconvenient to brave the wind and snow to go to Beijing. Kindness...... It must be so, you go and ask. It's really not possible, let Gao Xianzhi announce the edict again. ”

Xiao Shanzi pressed the black fox fur next to Xuanzong's head and neck, looked at Xuanzong with a strange look and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't think about these things all day long, if there is news, they will naturally come back to report it." Your Majesty take care of your body, the dragon's body is important. ”

Xuanzong frowned and said, "What are these words?" If the matter of the inheritance of the throne is not resolved for a day, my heart will be suspended in the air for a day, how can I sit still? If you are told to go, why are you talking so much? ”

Xiao Shanzi hurriedly said: "The slave and maid should die, the slave and maid said the wrong thing." The meaning of slave is actually ...... This one...... This ......"

Xuanzong frowned and said, "What are you doing?" What is there to hide? ”

Xiao Shanzi stood there in a daze for a moment, then suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid don't know whether to talk about something or not, and the slave and maid are afraid to say it, and Your Majesty will not be able to stand it." But if the slave and maid don't say it, looking at His Majesty's heart every day, the slave and maid can't bear it. ”

Xuanzong frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" You name it. You've been with me for so long, you're the most caring person by my side, is there anything you can't say to me? ”

Xiao Shanzi looked up at Xuanzong and said: "It's not that the slave and maid can't say it, but the slave and maid are afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to stand it." ”

Xuanzong shouted: "Say, what kind of wind and waves have I not experienced? What else could I not stand with? ”

Xiao Shanzi nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, the slave and maid have the courage to say it." What the slave maid wants to say is what His Majesty is most concerned about summoning the children of the royal family to Beijing. Your Majesty, don't wait for them every day, they ...... I'm afraid none of them will be able to come to the capital. ”

Xuanzong was startled, and his body, which was originally leaning his head on the soft couch, suddenly leaned forward, and said, "What did you say?" Why? ”

Xiao Shanzi turned his heart sideways, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, the news that the slaves and maids heard is that they did not see His Majesty's edict, but ...... It was His Majesty's edict that killed them. They were hiding their names in the first place, but they were not in danger. However, His Majesty summoned them to the capital, but revealed their royal identity, so they incurred death. None of them could come to the capital, and they all died on the way. ”

Xuanzong's whole person was almost stiff, his whole body was cold, and even his breathing seemed to be condensed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiao Shanzi hurriedly got up and shouted softly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xuanzong exhaled a breath of turbid air and asked in an indescribably strange voice, "How do you know?" ”

Xiao Shanzi hurriedly said: "Slave maid, slave maid goes to the political hall every day to inquire, and the day before yesterday, the slave maid went to ask again." Gao Zuoxiang was not there, and the officials in the political hall were not there, so the slaves and maids wandered around the political hall, chatting and laughing with a familiar official. Before leaving, the little servant told the slave maid, 'You don't have to ask about this matter in the future, and if you do, you will ask in vain.' The slave and maid heard what was said, so they asked why. The little servant refused to speak, so the slave and maid gave him a few things of value on his body and induced him to speak. He wanted these things, so he took me to a secluded place and told the slave and maid in secret. ”

He ...... What did he say? Xuanzong's lips trembled and asked.

He ...... He said...... His Majesty issued an edict to summon the descendants of the clan to come to the capital, and it was a ...... Fall into their trap. He said that from the beginning of the first month, Wang Xiangguo's personal guard battalion cavalry went to every state capital in the Tang Dynasty, waiting for the descendants of the royal family to appear. He said...... His Majesty's decree, the descendants of the clan have appeared, and there are dozens of people who are descendants of the royal bloodline clan, but as soon as they show up, they will all be killed, and even the original residence will be destroyed, and the related people will also be cut down and eradicated. So...... Your Majesty will not see them at all...... They were all dead. It was His Majesty's edict that led them out and killed them. There are both the first month and the second month, and there is no one since the end of February, so it should have been ...... Killed. ”

"Ahh Xuanzong let out a heart-rending scream, his face turned blood-red, his mouth opened, and a mouthful of black blood spurted out and fell into the brazier in front of the soft couch. With a bang, a puff of green smoke and scorching stench rose, wafting through the air like a dashed hope in Xuanzong's heart.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty...... Take care, take care. Don't be angry, don't be angry. Xiao Shanzi cried.

Xuanzong's face changed from red to pale after vomiting blood, he coughed twice, and said in a hoarse voice: "It turns out ...... So. Originally...... So. What a traitor, I fell for his wickedness. He snatched me back to Chengdu from Lishan Palace, supported me to restore the throne, and promised me so many conditions, in fact, it was for today's step. He wants me to be defenseless against him, he is afraid that he will directly seize the throne, and there is still the blood of the Li family in the world, so he will swarm to attack him. Or they were embraced by others to rebel. Therefore, he did not hesitate to use such a shady means to let me issue an edict myself, so that the children of my Li family clan would show up, and then he would kill one when he saw one, and kill one when he saw one...... It's so vicious, I'm being played with by him, I'm really stupid, stupid. ”

"Your Majesty, rest, don't say anything. Your Majesty......" Xiao Shanzi persuaded with a crying voice. In the past few days after knowing this secret, Xiao Shanzi himself has been unable to sleep. He didn't want to tell Xuanzong this cruel truth, but he couldn't bear to see Xuanzong being kept in the dark every day. But now, Xiaoshanzi regrets it, he feels that he should not say it.

"What's the benefit?" Xuanzong frowned and spoke to himself, but he actually stood up, left the soft couch, and walked slowly towards the door of the warm pavilion, letting the big on his body slide to the ground.

"The advantage of this is that when I can't find a successor, I'll have to sit alone. And who is the best fit? Hehe, of course, it is Wang Yuan, who has won the hearts of the people of the world and is wise and martial. Of course it's him. Then he can rightfully get the throne without having to bear the name of usurpation. So insidious, so calculating. He calculated everything, he thought everything. It's a pity that I've been kept in the dark. I also cooperated with him, and I personally cut off the lives of these people. The bloodline of my Li family's royal family is broken, completely broken. My Li family's Datang Foundation ...... Nope. No wonder he relied on me for everything, promised me everything, because he knew that everything I said was empty and would not become true, so why not agree to me and let me rejoice alone. It's like I'm living in a dream, and no one wakes me up. Beyond this dream, there was a different scene. Sad, sad. ”

Xuanzong's footsteps slowly walked out of the warm pavilion, and Xiao Shanzi caught up behind with a big sword and shouted: "Your Majesty, don't go out, it's very cold outside." ”

Xuanzong didn't answer, he stood at the door of the warm pavilion and looked into the courtyard. Under the sunset, the peach blossoms in the yard are competing for beauty, blooming, and a beautiful scenery of clouds and clouds. Xuanzong squinted at the spring light in the garden, and there seemed to be a delicate and graceful figure dancing in the small pavilion in the peach blossoms. It seems that the ears also hear a pleasant singing. Xuanzong's lips twitched, and he hummed along with the song.

The clouds want to dress and the flowers want to look, and the spring breeze blows Revlon.

If it weren't for the jade mountain, it would meet Yaotai under the moon.

A branch of red dew is fragrant, and the clouds and rain Wushan are in vain.

By asking who in the cold palace is like? Poor Feiyan leans on new makeup.

Famous flowers love each other, and the king looks at it with a smile.

Explain the infinite hatred of the spring breeze, and the agarwood pavilion leans on the pole in the north.

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"Agarwood Pavilion North Leaning on the ......" Xuanzong muttered in his throat and sang this last sentence, and the next moment, his body was weak, his eyes were dark, and he fell to the ground with a 'poof'.

That night, Xuanzong died in the Nanxun Palace.

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