Chapter 322 The end of the road
When Yuan Tiangang heard Di Renjie mention the miraculous date of Luo River, he looked at Zhao Ji with a smile but had no intention of speaking.

Seeing this, Di Renjie tried to provoke them: "I am already a dying man, and now I am in your hands, why should I hide it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shouli cast a casual glance at Yuan Tiangang, and then said sternly: "Mr. Di, you are too kind. I have already said before that if you are willing to work for me, I will definitely treat you as a distinguished guest!"

"To be honest, the time of the Luo River's miracle will be at 3:45 tomorrow morning! At that time, the water will flow into the palace through the tunnel, and the temple will be overturned!"

"Once the natural disaster strikes, the guards of the imperial palace will be in chaos. With General Huan's support, it will be easy for me to lead the army to break into the East Palace and capture the emperor alive!"

"Then you can abdicate and let me inherit the throne! Lord Di is highly respected by the people and has great justice in his hands. No one dares to disobey his orders, whether civil or military!"

"At that time, we can send the imperial army to wipe out the remnants of the Wu family in Luoyang City, and the world's situation will be determined in one fell swoop! The revival of the Li Tang Dynasty is just around the corner!"

When Zhao Ji heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. This plan was exactly the same as what Yuan Tiangang told him, except that the person who made the big promise had changed it.

Di Renjie listened quietly to Li Shouli's passionate speech, and couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart. If the snake spirit's plan was more meticulous, it would actually be feasible.

He quietly looked at Crown Prince Li Xian, only to see that Li Xian looked timid, with his head lowered and silent.

Li Shouli keenly caught the small movements of Di Renjie and Li Xian, and immediately said with a smile: "Di Gong, I have already consulted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in advance, and I am willing to lead the way for the king, and ask him to take charge of the overall situation and inherit the throne."

"Uncle Wang is too modest and refuses to agree. I have no choice but to take on this important task for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the world!"

Hearing Li Shouli's shameless remarks, Di Renjie could not help but sneer, Zhao Ji sneered even more, and Li Yuanfang glared at him.

Li Xian hesitated to speak, looking submissive and not daring to refute.

When Li Shouli saw this, he smiled triumphantly.

Kui Wenzhong even jumped out and said righteously: "Among the Li Tang royal family, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Xiang are too weak. Only Your Highness is tenacious and has endured until now. He finally restored the Li Tang dynasty. With such great achievements, he should inherit the throne!"

When Huan Bin, Xiao Hui and others heard it, they also responded, but Yuan Tiangang stood aside, indifferent.

Li Shouli pretended to be quiet, and then looked at Di Renjie: "What do you think? Di Gong? You know, the key to the plan is whether we can control the emperor smoothly, and whether we can convince the officials!"

"I'm afraid both are indispensable. The first thing is easy, but the second thing is that Di Gong is the only one in the government and the country who has such prestige and can help me achieve my great cause!"

"After the matter is accomplished, I wish to make Lord Di a king! Appoint him as the emperor's teacher, grant him the nine gifts, and he can enter the court without bowing, and he can be praised without using his name! I also wish to marry the daughter of the Di family as my queen, and from now on, the Di family will wear golden belts for generations, and live with the country forever!"

"Such glory cannot be compared to that of a mere historian." After saying that, Li Shouli bowed deeply to Di Renjie.

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie remained silent at first, then slowly walked to the center of the hall and paced back and forth.

Li Shouli thought he was hesitating and thinking, so he didn't force him.

Then, Di Renjie started laughing, and his laughter became louder and louder until the whole palace was echoing with his laughter.

Li Shouli was immediately displeased when he saw this: "Does Di Gong agree?"

Di Renjie stroked his long beard with his hand, walked slowly towards the hall, and sighed faintly: "I, Di Renjie, have acted uprightly all my life. I never thought that even today, there are still people who want to bribe me with fame and fortune. Isn't it sad?"

When Huan Bin heard this, he immediately glared at Di Renjie and said, "So you don't want to agree?"

Di Renjie flicked his sleeves and said angrily, "Li Shouli, you are a descendant of the Li family, a direct descendant of Emperor Taizong. Your father was such a virtuous prince, how could he give birth to a rebellious person like you?"

"Who are the Snake Spirits? People like Kui Wenzhong are bloodthirsty and cruel; Yuan Tiangang is fickle, vicious, and treacherous; Huan Bin is flattering and two-faced!"

"You treat such a group of people as your right-hand men. You have been in Snake Spirit for at least ten years. Don't you know what Snake Spirit's style is?" "As the leader, not only did you not restrain them, but you indulged them in doing evil! If the world is handed over to people like you, wouldn't it put the people in dire straits? How can I face Emperor Taizong in my grave?"

"Don't mention anything else. Do you think I don't know that if your plan succeeds, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Xiang Wang's families will probably be slaughtered by you!"

"If humans don't get rid of such sinister, treacherous, vicious and cruel villains like you, then Heaven will! You are still here with such a big mouth, saying that you will achieve great things, have a golden belt for generations, and live with the country forever. You are really shameless and ridiculous! Do you think there is room for traitors under the heaven?"

These words were spoken with great force, and every word seemed to pierce Li Shouli's heart.

His expression suddenly became very ugly, and he said coldly: "Di Renjie, you really don't want to accept my toast! I tried to persuade you with kind words, but you said bad things to me!"

"Humph, if I kill you, I can just take a step back and nominate Li Xian to succeed me. When the situation stabilizes, I can force him to abdicate. Do you think I can do without you?"

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie sneered: "Look, your true colors are finally revealed!"

Li Shouli looked ferocious, glaring at Di Renjie, and suddenly sneered: "Di Renjie, the reason why you are still so rampant is simply because you think Wang Xiaojie is about to surround the East Palace and you think we can't escape, right?"

When Di Renjie heard this, the hair on his body instantly stood up, and his voice trembled: "You...how did you know this?"

Di Renjie couldn't help but panic when his trump card was discovered.

When Li Shouli saw Di Renjie's astonishment, he felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart.

He pointed at Zhao Ji and said, "Of course it was my good brother who told me!"

Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang turned to Zhao Ji in disbelief, expecting him to give a negative response.

However, Zhao Ji's face was as pale as paper. He turned his head with difficulty and looked at Yuan Tiangang. He said word by word in a heavy voice: "It's you! It's you who followed me!"

After hearing this, Yuan Tiangang laughed heartily, his laughter full of pride: "You are too confident in your feelings. But don't forget that I taught you kung fu! Calculating the time, it's time for you to come back!"

Before he finished speaking, a black figure floated down in the silver light of the moon, but he was holding a bloody head in his hand, which was a bit scary.

Zhao Ji took another closer look and saw that the man was wearing Viper's clothes again. He and Li Yuanfang shouted in unison: "Viper!"

However, the man ignored the calls of Zhao Ji and others, but walked straight to Li Shouli and threw the head on the ground: "Your Highness, General Wang Xiaojie of the Right Guard is dead! Here is his head!"

When Di Renjie heard this familiar voice and saw the shocking head in front of him, his eyes suddenly went dark and his body fell backwards involuntarily.

Seeing this, Li Yuanfang hurried over to support Di Renjie: "Sir, how are you? Sir!"

Li Shouli laughed loudly again when he saw this scene. His laughter was full of pride and arrogance. "Di Renjie, I am not a person who kills everyone. If you are willing to help me, everything I promised before will still stand!"

Di Renjie took a deep breath and managed to stand up straight, still glaring at Li Shouli, as if he would rather die than help the tyrant.

"You are stubborn!" Li Shouli cursed inwardly, and then looked at Zhao Ji with his eagle eyes, "Fourth brother, what do you think? Are you going to go against me too?"

Zhao Ji closed his eyes and did not answer, as if he was thinking about the current situation.

I'm afraid no one could have imagined that the Snake Spirit would have such a trick to cut off the source of the problem. They sent assassins to kill Wang Xiaojie, and the siege of the Eastern Palace was lifted.

Once the commander-in-chief Wang Xiaojie got into trouble, his army naturally fell into chaos. At this time, no one else would dare to lead troops to surround the Eastern Palace.

The situation on Di Renjie's side naturally fell into a desperate situation.

(End of this chapter)