Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4233 Chang'an Vibration
Yu Chigong jumped off the horse, walked up to Qu Tuquan, looked down at the young man with a rebellious face, suddenly smiled, and said: "Don't think about killing yourself to be loyal, that would It seems that you are stupid. The empire of iron, the emperor of flowing water, the late emperor's brilliance and martial arts will not escape fate. The emperor, it should be this empire, this country.”

After a pause, he raised his eyes to see the sky full of wind and rain, put his hands behind his back, and sighed: "Whether it's the crown prince or the king of Jin, it's just a competition among the former emperor's princes. No matter which side we stand on, it doesn't matter." Loyal to the first emperor, loyal to the empire. If the king of Jin ascends to the throne in the future and divides the world, your Qu Tu family can also get a kingdom, and maybe you can return to the ancestral land and glorify your ancestors. Wouldn’t it be a pity if you were buried here?"

Qu Tuquan snorted, turned his face away from Yu Chigong, and said decisively: "I am the sixth general of the Eastern Palace, so I am naturally loyal to His Majesty, so why should I be afraid of death? On the contrary, you are the ones who claim to be loyal, but in fact, your desires are hard to fill, and you don't care about the country and the country. If you don’t care about the life and death of Li and common people, you brazenly raise troops just for the glory of your family, and you will be notorious for thousands of years! Needless to say, if you want to kill or cut, it’s up to you.”

His father, Qu Tutong, died of illness in the second year of Zhenguan. Although he made great contributions in the process of Li Tang's founding of the country, his lingering shadow was limited. Except that his elder brother Qu Tushou inherited the title of Jiang Guogong, and Qu Tuquan was gifted with a captain of Guoyi. In fact, there are not many dependents, and even Zuo Xiaowei, which his father controlled before his death, was split up...

So there is not much loyalty to the first emperor.

On the contrary, after joining the Six Rates of the East Palace, he was highly valued by Li Chengqian, and he was more trusted. He was trained as a lieutenant general, with military power in hand, and a bright future.

Now that King Jin rebelled, how could he be greedy for life and afraid of death to join the enemy?

Originally forced to surrender in order to save the soldiers under his command, he thought that when the enemy's defenses were relaxed, he would wait for an opportunity to commit suicide and use his full name to show off.

Yu Chigong shook his head, still unable to hide his admiration in his heart, sighed and said: "Your father and I accompanied the late emperor to participate in the Xuanwu Gate battle. We have a deep friendship and entrusted life and death. How can we harm you? Don't think wildly, since you don't want to If you rely on King Jin, you will be your prisoner, and I will protect your future in the future."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hands and asked the soldiers to escort Qu Tuquan down for safekeeping, not only not to harm him, but also to prevent him from committing suicide.

Then, regardless of cleaning the battlefield, he got on his horse and led his soldiers to continue westward to Bashui, approaching Chang'an.

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Xinfeng is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an, even though it was raining heavily and traffic was inconvenient, it took only two hours to spread the news quickly. Over there, Yu Chigong led an army to defeat Chai Zhewei and Qu Tuquan. Not long after, the battle report was sent back to Chang'an.

The whole city was in an uproar and the palace trembled.

More and more high-ranking officials and dignitaries began to tidy up and bring their wives, concubines and children to other gardens outside the city through the city gates in the rain. Although there have been orders to block the four gates, how difficult is it to strictly enforce them under such circumstances?At almost every city gate, countless carriages lined up to leave the city in the rain, and the congestion was overwhelming.

There are also some people who have no other gardens or farms outside the city, so they simply hide in temples and Taoist temples in various places in the city, hoping to avoid possible wars.

In Wude Hall, the atmosphere is serious.

Li Chengqian has always been mild-tempered, and today he couldn't help being furious. He patted the table in front of him with his palm and made a "bang bang" sound. The friendly army's robes are disregarded, and they will collapse at the touch of a touch. How can they still look like a soldier of the Tang Dynasty? If Auntie Quanxia knows, she must be heartbroken and wish she could be hacked into pieces and shredded into pieces!"

Not only did he seldom get angry, but he seldom uttered such vicious and mean words. It can be seen that Chai Zhewei's sudden collapse today indeed drew out all his anger, and even brought out Princess Pingyang, whom he had always respected.

The officials were silent for a while.

Everyone understands Li Chengqian's furious mood at the moment. If someone else suffered such a defeat and made the situation unfavorable, he might have pushed him outside the Chengtian Gate to show the public and imitate others, but Chai Zhewei obviously couldn't do it.

In the final analysis, regardless of the Li Tang royal family or the court Chinese and military, everyone must remember the meritorious service of Princess Pingyang Zhao back then. Even when the late emperor was there, Chai Zhewei and Li Yuanjing got mixed up to seek the imperial throne, but they could only let it go... …

But everyone also knows that although Chai Zhewei escaped the death penalty, his political career has come to an end from now on, and he no longer has a place in the court of the Tang Empire.

As for the legacy of Princess Pingyang Zhao... Isn't there another Chai Lingwu? Chai Zhewei inherits the title of Qiao Guogong, and Chai Lingwu will be the head of the Chai family in the future.

Cen Wenwen said: "Chai Zhewei's defeat is a foregone conclusion. Now is not the time to pursue responsibility and punish him severely. The most important thing is how to arrange troops to resist Yu Chigong's overwhelming momentum."

Although Li Chengqian ascended the throne, his throne was not stable, so many people with ulterior motives hibernated temporarily and waited for the time. Once Yu Chigong led the army to approach the city of Chang'an, people's hearts would fluctuate and the situation would change drastically.

And the reason why King Jin sent Yu Chigong to lead an army to raid Chang'an was also for this reason.

Whoever can win the support of as many people as possible, especially the support of the sixteen generals who hold the military power and watch the fire from the other side, will win the final victory of this battle for imperial power...

Li Chengqian looked around and asked, "What should be done for the current plan?"

This question should be answered by Li Ji. After all, he is not only the chief assistant of the court, but also No.1 in the military.

Li Chengqian had no choice but to look at Li Jing.

Li Jing said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Yu Chigong's troops are no more than 4 at best, and there are still supplies, auxiliary troops, etc., so this trip is only carrying more than [-] people. Even if they reach Baqiao, it is impossible to break through. Bashui defense line. However, if Your Majesty is worried, you can order You Wuwei to cross the Weishui River from Xinzhu, and then move south along the Bashui River. When Yuchi Gong dares to reach the Baqiao, he can cut off his retreat at any time, so there is nothing wrong with it."

The new building is located in the northeast of Chang'an, surrounded by the Wei, Ba and Chan Rivers. It can reach Xinfeng and Lintong in the east, and Baqiao in the south along the Bashui River.

If Yuchi Gong rushed forward and tried to fight from Baqiao to the foot of Chang'an City, Xue Wanche's right guards went south after crossing the river from Xinzhu, which could cut off Yu Chigong's retreat in time, so that his lone army would go deep and be surrounded by heavy siege.

Li Chengqian happily said: "Do you have anything to add?"

Seeing that there were no more remonstrances from others, he nodded and said: "Then follow Wei Gong's words and order Xue Wanche to set up troops and cross the Wei River."

"Here!"

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The court meeting dissipated, but the matter was not over. Li Chengqian and a group of important officials moved to the study behind the Hall of Wude to continue discussing matters.

After serving pastries and tea, Li Chengqian took a sip of the tea and said worriedly: "The intention of the pheasant slaves is obvious, but this is a conspiracy. Attachment. But people's hearts are separated from each other, no one knows what people in the world think, and there is no way to guard against it."

Now those generals who hold the military power are of course at peace and respect him as emperor, but as long as the situation changes and they see the possibility of King Jin rekindling the fight for the throne, no one can guarantee that these people will do something. What a rebellious act.

In the final analysis, the battle for the throne was limited to the princes of His Majesty Li Er. For the courtiers, no matter who they support, it has nothing to do with loyalty. Under such circumstances, the first consideration is the amount of benefits.

Compared with Li Chengqian, who reused the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace and the original team of the Eastern Palace, it was really difficult for others to gain more benefits. Once Li Zhi came to power, they had to reuse them, and they would be able to grab more benefits...

So as long as the situation changes and the Donggong army is no longer as invincible as it seems, more people will definitely stand on Li Zhi's side.

This is absolutely not allowed to happen.

But it is impossible to completely eradicate it, so we can only hope to block Yu Chigong from Chang'an, and then wait for the navy to capture Hangu Pass, then advance east and west, attack from both sides, completely capture Tongguan, and wipe out the rebels... …

Fang Jun reminded: "Even if you know people, you don't know your heart, but you should try your best to win them over. Although those people are full of selfish desires, they have no intention of treason in the end. Your Majesty sent people to be emotional and understand them with reason." , at least it can make them feel jealous."

It is definitely not enough to lure him with profit. The king of Jin, Li Zhi, has already fallen into a dead end, and if he fails, he will be benevolent, so he made a promise to the "feudal side" without any scruples. After all, as long as he seizes the throne, it is the greatest success. difficulty?
So Li Zhi can make any kind of promise, because he has nothing in the first place.

But Li Chengqian couldn't make such a promise, because Li Chengqian really had...

(End of this chapter)