A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"rebel?"

"Your Majesty, I am simply carrying out your orders."

"Didn't you send me to the capital to serve the emperor and purge the court of corrupt officials?"

An Lushan looked completely innocent, but his hands moved with surprising speed.

The knife in his hand had been almost completely pulled out, gleaming with a cold, white light in the candlelight of the palace.

"That's enough, that's all. You all need to leave Luoyang City now."

"Now, immediately, right now!"

Li Longji roared, his heart filled with immense regret.

What followed was resentment towards Li Bai.

Since you, Li Bai, foresaw this situation, why didn't you stop me?

Why allow An Lushan and Shi Siming to take control of the palace defenses?!

Are you waiting for An Lushan and Shi Siming to kill me so you can seize power and usurp the throne?!

It's all your fault, Li Bai!

"Your Majesty, the rebels have not been eliminated, the powerful ministers have not been removed, and the court has not been restored to order. I dare not retreat."

"Your Majesty, your secret letter states that the traitors have taken control of the Imperial Guards and are constantly threatening your safety."

"Your Majesty, I will certainly dispatch troops to protect you closely, so as to ensure that Your Majesty is not harmed by treacherous officials."

Shi Siming continued.

"Your Majesty, is that the legendary, stunningly beautiful Yang Guifei inside?"

"Your Majesty, you wouldn't want anything to happen to Consort Yang, would you?"

An Lushan threatened.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, pointed at An Lushan, "You!"

"puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Li Longji's mouth, and he fainted from anger.

An Lushan picked up a teacup and splashed the tea on Li Longji's face.

After splashing the water, An Lushan felt as if he had been elevated, and all his awe of imperial power had completely vanished.

What can the emperor do? He's nothing more than a toy in his hands now.

Li Longji was splashed with tea, and only then did he slowly wake up from his coma.

When he saw An Lushan and Shi Siming in front of him, he knew that what he had just seen was not a dream.

He personally lured two hungry wolves, removed their shackles, opened the door of his house, and presented himself to the wolves.

Seeing An Lushan's murderous intent, he remembered Li Bai's words.

These border governors, wielding both military and political power, have long since become states within a state.

They had no reverence for the imperial court, only ambition.

"What exactly do you want?"

Li Longji gave in.

He dared to be so arrogant in front of Li Bai because he knew that Li Bai would never actually rebel.

But the people in front of him were different; they had a knife to his throat. He dared not gamble on what An Lushan and Shi Siming would do.

An Lushan laughed, and Shi Siming laughed too.

Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, who single-handedly created the Kaiyuan era of prosperity, submitted to them.

Looking at the smiles on the faces of the two people in front of him, Li Longji felt extremely desolate.

But given his personality, he naturally wouldn't take all the blame upon himself.

So he blamed all the mistakes on Li Bai.

It was Li Bai's coercion that led to the deaths of Yang Guozhong and Gao Lishi, and also seized control of the Imperial Guards, which forced him to allow foreign troops to enter the capital.

It's all because of Li Bai. Without Li Bai, he would still be the emperor with absolute power.

Once he has dealt with An Lushan and Shi Siming, he will definitely kill Li Bai as well!

Without Li Bai, how could I be in such a sorry state now?!

"Didn't I say that I would help Your Majesty remove corrupt officials from the court?"

"I have done Your Majesty such a great favor; it is not excessive for Your Majesty to reward me with the rank of Grand General, is it?"

"I have also devoted myself to Your Majesty's grand plan, so it is not unreasonable for Your Majesty to reward me with the rank of General of the Cavalry, is it?"

Shi Siming echoed this sentiment, as if they had already shown Li Longji mercy by only asking for the positions of Grand General and General of the Cavalry.

Li Longji's face was grim and dark.

"I grant your request!"

Li Longji gritted his teeth and said that as soon as he went to court tomorrow, he would make those two damned guys know what would happen if they angered him.

They will become the shortest-serving generals and cavalry generals in history.

He wants to burn these people alive, grind their bones to dust!

"Is Your Majesty thinking something unpleasant?"

An Lushan narrowed his eyes slightly, and with his large, fan-like hand, he patted Li Longji's face without any respect, and laughed, "Your Majesty wouldn't be thinking of calling on the ministers to eliminate us two loyal subjects at tomorrow's court assembly, would you?"

"How could that be?"

Li Longji's face showed a look of shock and anger. He never expected that his idea, which he was so proud of, would be seen through by An Lushan.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not give you that chance."

After An Lushan finished speaking, he took out a dark pill from his pocket and forced it into Li Longji's mouth.

Li Longji knew this was definitely not a good thing, and he gritted his teeth, refusing to swallow it.

But An Lushan didn't care about him and punched Li Longji in the stomach.

Li Longji is now old and not as strong as he used to be, so how could he possibly endure such pain?

In pain, his mouth was forced open, and An Lushan took the opportunity to stuff the pill into Li Longji's mouth and then picked up the teacup next to him and poured water into Li Longji's mouth.

Li Longji was forced to swallow these pills, his face was extremely pale, and he tried to vomit the contents of his stomach.

"Your Majesty, don't waste your energy. This pill dissolves in water; you can't spit it out."

An Lushan laughed smugly.

"An Lushan, what have you given me to eat?"

Li Longji angrily questioned.

"Your Majesty, the medicine I used to treat you is of the highest quality. It is a rare and precious elixir that I had someone refine over forty-nine days using forty-nine spiritual herbs."

When An Lushan said this, he even looked at you as if you had gotten the better deal.

"Your Majesty, don't even think about having Prince An cure you; that's impossible."

"After taking this pill, you must take a supplementary medicine every day. Otherwise, this medicine will not only fail to strengthen your body, but will also cause His Majesty to die suddenly."

"Does Your Majesty believe Prince An can reach Luoyang within a day? And once he arrives in Luoyang, can he detoxify Your Majesty within a day?"

"No, no, it's not about detoxification, it's about preparing the auxiliary medicines."

"Hahahahahahaha!"

With all his plans in place, An Lushan no longer cared about any pretense.

He has now completely taken control of Li Longji. If he can complete his plan within a few days and completely absorb the power of the entire Luoyang city, he will be able to control the whole of Luoyang.

At that time, Li Longji will no longer be able to overturn the world, and the world will gradually fall into his hands. He will hold the emperor hostage to command the world and become the new emperor of this world.

The thought of this made An Lushan tremble with excitement.

At the same time, at the Prince of Yan's residence.

Li Bai and Wei Mai were playing chess. Li Bai said, "Taibai, how long do you think An Lushan can wait?"