Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1018 Eastward Move
Qianning seven years (900) February eighteenth.

Chang'an, early morning, mist.

At the beginning of Maoshi, there was a faint sound of weapons clashing outside Mingde's gate.Then came the neat steps, all the way to the north, heading straight for the imperial city.

A moment later, another person poured in outside the Yanxing Gate, and the crisp sound of horseshoes resounded through the street.

There were already many pedestrians on the street, and they were very surprised to see the sergeants pouring into the city, and they all stepped aside.

Those with chariots and horses blocking the road were directly surrounded by soldiers and rushed to one side.If the movement is a little slow, it is a whip.

Military chaos?This is a question mark that pops up in the hearts of many people.However, it was quickly ruled out. The bear-like Shence Army was scared like a quail by Xia Bing from Baqiao.If they dare to make chaos, the sun must rise from the west.

Without any doubt, Xia Bing entered the city.Instead of going to the East and West cities, the Lifang where dignitaries gather, gambling stalls, brothels and other places patronized by wealthy businessmen, they head straight for the imperial city, don't you know who they are heading for?
The pedestrians on the street quickly disappeared.The doors and windows of every house are closed tightly, and they dare not make any big movements.

"You..." Outside Suzaku's door, an officer stood up. Before he could finish his sentence, an arrow shot at his head and face, and his blood flowed profusely, like a hedgehog.

The soldiers of the Golden Sword Army followed up silently and dispersed the defenders directly.

The newly repaired city wall and Suzaku gate fell easily into Xia Bing's control.

"You, take someone to Taichang Temple!"

"You, take someone to Honglu Temple!"

"Go to Zongzheng Temple!"

"You go to Yushitai!"

Inside the Suzaku Gate, Du Yanqiu, the capital of the Golden Sword Army, gave orders loudly.

The officer who received the order acted immediately, and rushed to various departments in the imperial city with the sergeants like wolves and tigers.

They moved very quickly. After occupying the government office, they did not harass the officials in their work, but only prohibited them from entering and leaving.

Du Yanqiu, on the other hand, led a large group of troops and continued northward, rushing into Miyagi (Tai Chi Palace).

The sergeants who poured in from Yanxingmen were divided into two groups, one group was mainly cavalry, led by Zhe Congyun, the deputy envoy of the Silver Spear Army, and poured into Xingqing Palace, and the other group was infantry, in the capital of the Black Spear Army. Under the leadership of Hou Ma Sixun, they went straight to Daming Palace.

Immediately, the Chang'an Imperial City and the three major palaces erupted.

In the Zhongshu Province of the Daming Palace, Prime Minister Xiao Yun was drinking tea leisurely, without any panic on his face.

"Woo!" Ma Sixun got off his horse outside Zhongshu Province, straightened his armor, and strode in. After seeing Xiao Yun, he saluted and said, "I have seen Xiang Xiang."

"Thank you, General Ma." Xiao Yun got up and returned the greeting.

Everyone in the Yamen Office looked at each other in blank dismay, the word "hard work" was used really strangely, did they work hard to arrest court officials and even the emperor?

"The prince is still in the Baqiao camp?" Xiao Yun asked.

"Yes." Ma Sixun replied briefly.

"It's so good." Xiao Yun stroked his beard, turned to look at the officials in the government office, and said, "The Son of Heaven is lucky to be in the Eastern Capital, let's get ready."

"This……"

"My family and I are all in Chang'an."

"Is the Eastern Capital still in ruins?"

"I went to Dongdu, and there is no government office. How do I handle official affairs?"

"When the Son of Heaven passed away, China and the rest of the world were shocked. I'm afraid it's not right?"

Everyone was chattering, with a look of hesitation.

Xiao Yun glanced at everyone one by one, and said coldly: "I'm afraid I have no choice in this matter. I advise you to make preparations early, so as not to rush and be in a hurry."

Ma Sixun stroked the hilt of the knife, his eyes showed a fierce look, as if anyone who dared to resist would be dragged out and beheaded.

Everyone was speechless.

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Zhongguan Han Quanhui came to Hanliang Palace, his expression was not very good.

His predecessor, Ximen Zhongsui, fully cooperated with King Xia, but still retained his semi-independence, and ended up not very well.

He also cooperated with King Xia, and was more obedient and flattering than Simon's, but if you ask him if he would like the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to move eastward, the answer is absolutely no.

The son of heaven is lucky to Luoyang, is it over?Obviously not.The next step is to abdicate and change the dynasty.

The emperor of Tang Dynasty is gone, will the new emperor use Han Quanhui?I'm afraid it will be difficult.

Wang Yanfan, Liu Jingxuan and others who were driven away by him in the early days had bad luck and had a chance to be useful.

However, Liu Jingxuan has brain problems and ruined his future, and now he has disappeared among the eunuch leaders in the Eastern Capital.Wang Yanfan seized the opportunity and started as an envoy of Luoyuan to help King Xia take care of the Jinxian Temple. This will be in charge of the eunuch's servants in Shangyang Palace and Ziwei Palace. Many youths from the Abbes were captured, and many of them were handed over to Wang Yanfan for management, which shows that he takes them seriously.

Therefore, speaking from the heart, Han Quanhui is definitely not willing to be resigned by the emperor, but what he says doesn't matter, his arms can't hold back his thighs.Today, Xia Bing swarmed into the three major chambers, and there was no way to delay it.

"Oh!" Han Quanhui sighed heavily.

Shence Youjun Lieutenant Liu Jishu also rushed over, staring at Han Quanhui and looking at each other.

"Let's go." Han Quanhui didn't have anything good to say, and said directly.

Liu Jishu nodded silently, and followed Han Quanhui into the Hanliang Palace.

This hall is located in the south of Taiye Pool, behind Penglai Hall, and belongs to the newly built hall in the past two years.The sage stayed in this hall last night, accompanied by Mrs. Zhaoyi and Li.The meeting probably got the news, seeing Han and Liu coming in together, his face turned pale, and he asked, "What's the matter with the two palace guards?"

Han Quanhui glanced at Liu Jishu, Liu Jishu was helpless, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Xia Bing has entered the palace, please send your majesty to Luoyang."

The sage trembled unconsciously when he heard the words, and asked: "I am lucky in Luoyang, something unexpected must happen. What about the chiefs? As ministers, how can I sit and watch? What about the Shence Army? I have raised [-] warriors, Why don't you see a single person Qin Wang?"

"Your Majesty, the Shence Army and the rear guards have... been disarmed, and they are all scattered." Liu Jishu said with a bitter face: "Xia General Ma Sixun led the army to stand outside the Zichen Gate and supervise him personally. We have no choice but to wait."

"Shut up!" Mrs. Jin Yang Kezheng stepped forward, stopped in front of the saint, and reprimanded: "Your Majesty has been in the imperial court for more than ten years. I always admire the virtue of living, but I have no desire to kill. I work hard, work hard, and manage the whole world. All over the world, your conscience has been eaten by dogs? If you go to Dongdu, you will be murdered by Shao thieves, and you will help the evildoers, how can you face the Great Tang Dynasty?"

Han Quanhui and Liu Jishu's faces were ashen, they didn't want to say anything more, they waved their hands, followed by more than a dozen small yellow gates, pulled Yang Kezheng aside, rushed to the saint, and helped him onto the chariot .

The sage wanted to struggle, but when he was about to stop, he didn't move.He knew that this was self-defeating and useless.

"Hurry up." Han Quanhui was the first to guide.

Liu Jishu nodded to him, and said softly: "Queen, kings, princesses, concubines, I will take care of myself."

"Okay." Han Quanhui didn't say much, and hurried on his way.

The sage subconsciously turned his head to look at the familiar plants and trees, and burst into tears unknowingly.

The chariot goes all the way south, passing through Penglai hall, Zichen hall, and Zichen gate.

To the west of Zichen Gate are Yanying Hall and Linde Hall, and behind it is Imperial Academy.At this time, some Hanlin scholars hurried over and shouted from a distance, but they were stopped by sergeants.

The saint wept again.

Going to Dongdu from now on, there are many bad luck and bad luck, and the Tang Dynasty has been overthrown.

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The news that Xia Bing entered the imperial city, the three palaces, and the residences of the princes quickly spread throughout Chang'an.

Zhuzhen, who was the first to get the news, entered the Zouyuan.

The matter was too important, and everyone lost their voices for a while.By noon, people had already left the city one after another, went to various places, and flew to report that their Jieshuai knew about it.

The next thing that got the news was the mansions of senior officials in Xingdao, Wuben and other squares.

Because the officials were locked in the imperial city and could not get out of the palace, everyone was extremely anxious and kept inquiring for news.But Xia Bing, who guarded the gates of the city and the palace, was very strict with his mouth and refused to disclose any news.Annoyed by being asked, he directly drew out his knife and slashed, causing the princes and children who came to hear the news to scatter like birds and beasts.

During Shenshi, the officials were released one after another, and only then did they know that the saint wanted to go east to Luoyang.

Everyone was mentally prepared for this, because rumors spread last year, and many people wrote to oppose it, and there were not a few people who were relegated to Lingnan, Annan, and central Guizhou.

After the Shangyuan Festival, rumors spread for the second time, but there was no reaction in Miyagi, and everyone thought the incident was over.Unexpectedly, Xia Bing got impatient with waiting, so he came to the door directly and forced his hands.

It's really gentle and sweeping the floor, it's a big treason!
At the time of You, the sage Yu Taiji Hall summoned Zhu Pu, the servant of Zhongshu, to draw up a decree and announced to the world: "The king of Zhou Ping moved eastward, and the surname was extended; , Ten years have passed, and the number of victims has spread to Yue. It is also a disaster that plagued Qin and Yong, and rebelled against Jing and Qi...Xia Wang Shude took the town as the assistant, led the army to the San Francisco, fought hard, wiped out the evil canals, and camped in the wild Three years later, he returned to Luanlu. Fang Chong’s contribution to reinvention was to correct the fortune of ZTE...Xuan Xiang recommended the disaster to Qin Fen, and the terrain is no better than Luoyang. Wei Zhen Ding Yan, sailed to the river and arrived; Chen Xu, Lu Cai, chariot The giant axis comes together..."

Yep, the news is solid now.Everyone had nothing to say, they could only take one step at a time.

The last ones to get the news were ordinary people in Chang'an.

They are still ignorant of the consequences of the emperor's eastward move, and they don't know what it means.

There were a few people with a strong sense of loyalty who yelled at treacherous ministers for harming the country, and counted several national thieves, such as Xiao Yun, Zhu Pu, Pei Shu, etc. - this is to scold all the prime ministers together.

Some people were worried that after the emperor left, merchants and scholars from all over the world would not come to Chang'an. How would they live in the future?What should I do if my livelihood is cut off?As for the name of the world, I'm sorry, they don't care, they only care about where the meal will be tomorrow.

The reason why Chang'an is prosperous is not because of how good Guanzhong is, but because of the special status of the capital.Now that this position is gone, Chang'an will weaken at a speed visible to the naked eye, and return to a position it can afford.

It's really a traitorous minister who misled the country!
But no one can stop this.A total of [-] Xia soldiers poured into Chang'an, and the Shence Army, which was similar in number to them, was vulnerable, and they were disarmed and dismissed without even fighting a few times.

The emperor's eastward migration has become a fact, and the future outcome of the Tang Dynasty is almost certain.

(End of this chapter)