Time travel, quick transmigration

After Chen Xuanli took his leave, he immediately summoned one of his deputy generals to his side.

"Later, take a hundred men to find Li Fuguo and ask him to tell the Crown Prince that if he encounters Yang Guozhong and his men on the way, he should kill them all. An Lushan's rebellion was partly due to the Yang family's influence on the emperor, and partly due to the power struggle between Yang Guozhong and An Lushan. Tell Li Fuguo that killing Yang Guozhong and his men is my order. If the Yang family is not eliminated, the court will not be peaceful for a day, and there will be no long-term stability."

The deputy general respectfully agreed after hearing Chen Xuanli's words.

"Rest assured, General, I will certainly live up to your mission."

"I'll go right away."

With that, he cupped his hands in greeting and, at Chen Xuanli's signal, turned around and went to count the hundred soldiers.

Just as Chen Xuanli sent someone to find Li Fuguo and convey the message to surround and kill Yang Guozhong and others, Yang Guozhong, who was with Li Longji, Shi Yan, Chen Xuanli and other large troops, and who had also been separated from Yang Yuyao and others, seemed to have a premonition of something bad when he arrived near Mawei Post Station. He was about to lead his troops to escape when Li Fuguo and his army found his whereabouts.

One of the officers and soldiers, instructed by Li Fuguo, shouted: "Yang Guozhong has conspired with the barbarians to rebel!"

Upon hearing the news, the soldiers immediately rushed towards Yang Guozhong.

Upon seeing this, Yang Guozhong was terrified and rode his horse with several of his men to flee towards the west gate.

Yang Guozhong, who was desperately fleeing to the west gate, encountered a Tibetan envoy halfway there. The Tibetan envoy and his entourage of more than twenty soldiers surrounded Yang Guozhong and told him that they had no food along the way and were starving. Before Yang Guozhong could answer, Li Fuguo and his men, who had come to take his life, rushed up and killed him, even dismembering him. They then used a spear to impale his head and stood it up at the entrance of the post station.

After Yang Guozhong was killed, Yang Xuan, the Vice Minister of Revenue, Lady Han, Lady Qin, and Wei Fangjin were also killed.

Meanwhile, Yang Guozhong's wife Pei Routong and her son Yang Xi, along with Lady Guo and her son Pei Hui, were killed by Magistrate Xue Jingxian in Chencang.

At this time, Li Longji's imperial carriage, escorted by the six armies led by Chen Xuanli, arrived at a place called Mawei Slope.

There was a temple at Mawei Slope, so Chen Xuanli asked Li Longji for advice and suggested that they rest at the post station next to the temple before setting off again.

After traveling for a long time and being cooped up in the carriage, Li Longji was indeed quite tired and exhausted. Moreover, according to Chen Xuanli, the soldiers below were hungry and exhausted and needed rest, so Li Longji agreed.

Li Longji and Shi Yan dismounted from the imperial carriage one after the other.

Shi Yan's feelings were quite complicated when she saw the unfriendly looks from the crowd.

Looking at the stone tablet in front of her with the three large characters "Mawei Slope" engraved on it, Shi Yan couldn't help but recall the scene when 0804 brought her here when she first came to this time and space. It was here that Yang Yuhuan was abandoned by her beloved and trusted Sanlang, and was killed by the angry soldiers of the Six Armies. In the end, in order to maintain the morale of the army, Yang Yuhuan was ordered to commit suicide in the Buddhist hall by Sanlang, who claimed to love her.

Shi Yan still remembers Yang Yuhuan, who was unwilling to leave and could not be reborn due to her resentment. Her lonely soul was trapped in that cold Buddhist hall, forever frozen at the moment of her death, unable to find release.

"Yu Huan, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Shi Yan had been staring blankly at the stone tablet in front of her for a long time without making a sound, Li Longji went to her side and called out to her.

Upon hearing Li Longji's voice, Shi Yan turned her gaze away and shook her head at Li Longji.

"It's nothing, just something I felt compelled to say."

"Your Majesty, let's go inside."

As he spoke, he took a step forward.

Aman quickly followed and stayed by Shi Yan's side.

Li Longji watched as the person walked away slowly without waiting for him. Gazing at her slender back, his eyes inexplicably darkened. He couldn't tell if it was disappointment or something else, but since leaving Chang'an, he felt that the person who had been with him for many years had suddenly become very unfamiliar.

"Your Majesty, let's go, it's windy outside."

Gao Lishi lowered his head and asked with concern, then stepped forward and helped Li Longji up.

Li Longji felt mentally exhausted and had never been so physically and mentally drained. He did not speak and simply let Gao Lishi help him walk towards the post station.

Xiao Huanling and his entourage, who were pursuing Shi Yan, Li Longji and others towards Shu, encountered several rebel armies and bandits along the way, but all ended in great victories for them. When they entered Jincheng County (now Xingping City, Shaanxi Province), Xiao Huanling learned from his scouts who had been sent to scout out the emperor and his entourage that Yang Guozhong, the three Yang sisters and their relatives had died. Worried about Shi Yan's safety, Xiao Huanling quickened his pace.

Li Longji and his entourage, who had temporarily stopped at Mawei Post Station, were all greatly disappointed to find the station empty and without any supplies. They had hoped to have a feast after entering the post station.

At the previous post station, Xianyang, they also came up empty-handed. The large group of people, who were already enduring hunger and exhaustion on their journey, had originally placed their hopes on the next post station, but instead they were met with even greater disappointment and despair.

Because they left Chang'an in such a hurry that they didn't have time to prepare food and drink, and in recent days they have encountered bandits and rebels, they have not only been busy fighting the enemy but also haven't been able to get a full meal. The group has long since reached their limit.

Previously, the post station in Jincheng County was in a terrible state. Not only had all the officials in the post station fled, but they had also left no food behind. Moreover, the post station was completely dark, without even a single lamp.

Upon reaching Mawei Post Station, the situation became even more chaotic. Driven by hunger and exhaustion, no one cared about social status or the emperor and his concubine. That day, everyone endured their hunger, huddled together on the floor of the post station, sleeping haphazardly all night. At this moment, the emperor's authority had completely vanished from everyone's minds. The soldiers of the six armies increasingly despised this fleeing emperor; their hearts were filled with only one emotion: growing anxiety and resentment fueled by hunger and exhaustion.

The following night, Chen Xuanli and a few others conspired to incite the soldiers of the Six Armies to launch a mutiny.

General Chen Xuanli said, "Today, the world is in chaos, the court is in turmoil, the nation is suffering, and rebels are rampant. Isn't this all because the Yang siblings have harmed and exploited the people, causing resentment in the court and among the people, leading to today's situation? If we don't kill the Yang siblings to appease the world, how can we quell the resentment of the people across the land?"

"Now that the treacherous minister Yang Guozhong, the three Yang sisters, and their relatives are all dead, there is still one person who must be eliminated. Since His Majesty summoned him to the palace, His Majesty has neglected state affairs because of him, indulging in pleasure all day long, and is no longer as wise and insightful as before. Yang Guozhong has brought disaster to the country and the people, and the Yang sisters have disrupted the court and bewitched the emperor, causing His Majesty to be deceived and favor treacherous villains..."

In an instant, the soldiers of the six armies, filled with righteous indignation, shouted in unison.

"Kill the Imperial Concubine! Kill the Imperial Concubine!"

"Your Majesty, please execute the Imperial Concubine..."

Shi Yan, who had been paying close attention to the commotion outside, remained expressionless upon hearing the heated clamor. Instead, she felt indignant for her mistress, especially after hearing the shouts of "Kill the Imperial Concubine!" and "Please Li Longji execute the Imperial Concubine!" from A Man. She was also furious that those ignorant and blindly obedient people wanted to harm Shi Yan.