Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 178 Entering Chang'an ([-])

"Why did you stop?" Tian Lingzi lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked with a cold face.

The results of the Battle of Weibei have already spread to Chang'an.

Tian Lingzi thought for a while, and the number of troops in the city that could fight was actually thousands of people, that is, Wang Jian, Han Jian and others from the "five capitals" who came from central Sichuan were all recruited by Yang Fuguang in Henan, and now they are all invested in the army. He Tian Lingzi.

It is heard that the Dingnan army has tens of thousands of people, Zhu Mei in Binning also surrendered Shao Shude, and Cheng Zongchu in Jingyuan did not move, so Wang Jian and others alone must be invincible, it is better to go early.

His idea was to go to Fengxiang first.Li Changfu is dead, Fengxiang has no commander, the saint has passed, and most of them can control the town soldiers.If the Dingnan army came after them, and then went south to Shuzhong via Xingyuan Mansion, they didn't know whether that old man Zhuge Shuang would let him go or not.

Tian Lingzi had to admit that he really underestimated Zhuge Shuang.That man has a way of controlling his subordinates, and he is unambiguous in fighting. He took less than 3000 people to his post, first repelled the fleeing Lu Yanhong and other sharp soldiers, and then subdued the internal opposition forces. , There was nothing he could do about it.

But he is still loyal to the emperor.When passing through Xingyuan Mansion at the beginning of the year, Zhuge Shuang offered a large amount of money, food and silk, and took good care of him along the way.This time, maybe I can look at his loyalty again, there is really no way, now there is nowhere to escape.

Just like the last time Huang Chao entered the pass, the speed of the emperor's running was still very fast.The last time I brought a few princes and concubines, all the officials didn't know about it, but this time it is actually the same.However, because it was daytime, many people still saw it, but the ministers had no time to react.

"King Shou can't move anymore," the visitor reported.

Tian Lingzi was furious when he heard the words, got out of the car directly, walked up to the tired and out of breath King Shou, looked at the half-brother of the emperor, and asked, "Can the king follow? Take you away?"

"If you have a horse, you can still go." Seeing Tian Lingzi approaching, King Shou subconsciously got a little scared, and replied.

"Walking in a hurry, where's the horse?"

"I sprained my foot and couldn't walk."

Tian Lingzi pursed his lips and did not speak, then took the horsewhip from the guard's hand, and slapped King Shou down, saying: "Do you have a different intention? Do you have an objection? I want that Shao thief to be taken captive, so that I can get another Mr. Lixin?"

King Shou stood there without saying a word, letting Tian Lingzi beat and scold him.He was wearing winter clothes, and Tian Lingzi didn't hit him on the head or face, so it didn't hurt much.But King Shou's face was flushed red, and his lower lip was almost bleeding from biting.

The dignified prince, who is of the blood of the Tian family, was whipped in public by a middleman. This shame is not so deep!
After beating more than a dozen whips, Tian Lingzi restrained his anger a little, put down his whip, and was about to say something, when the sound of horseshoes sounded in the distance.

Tian Lingzi's expression changed suddenly.

"My lord, it should be Shao's bandit cavalry chasing us. We only have hundreds of people here. Why don't we protect the saint and get away first." Wang Jian hurried over and said urgently.

"What my son said is true." Tian Lingzi was also a little panicked now.

Thief Shao came too fast, with many cavalry under his command, and it took them a lot of time to pack up and go out of the palace, and they didn't even find a few horses.It wasn't long before Chang'an was caught up.

The trouble caused by running around in broad daylight was seen by too many people!

Tian and Wang have made a plan, and they hurried to the side of the saint's car to report the situation.

Unexpectedly, the saint was not in a panic, and calmly said: "Father, it seems that there is no way to escape, why don't you just go back to Chang'an?"

"What does the Holy King mean?" Tian Lingzi's face darkened suddenly, and he said: "Shao Shude is a traitor, if he is captured, how can His Majesty survive?"

The emperor just said nothing.

Tian Lingzi stomped his feet, and was about to signal Wang Jianyongqiang, but he heard the sound of horseshoes from the north, and they came around from a distance, blocking his westward road.

Seeing this, Tian Lingzi was stunned, his body trembling unconsciously.

"Father, there is no need to panic. When you return to Chang'an, I will keep you safe." Seeing the gloomy look of hopelessness on Tian Lingzi's face, the emperor couldn't bear it, and comforted him.

The corner of Tian Lingzi's mouth twitched, trying to laugh, but he couldn't.

The cavalry arrived quickly.However, he did not act immediately, but surrounded them from a distance.

Wang Jian and others led the soldiers of the Shence Army to protect Tian Lingzi and the saint's car, and looked nervously at the cavalry of the Dingnan Army.

The number of cavalry pawns is increasing, dozens and hundreds of cavalry continue to gather towards this side, obviously they came here after receiving the news.

Half an hour later, a general galloped over, got off his horse and said: "The cavalry envoy Zhe Siyu of the military ministers pays homage to the Holy Son of Heaven, and invites the saint to return to Chang'an."

Tian Lingzi remained silent.It's useless to say anything at this time, since you've been surrounded, you can't get away.After returning to Chang'an, the saint might not be able to protect himself.

"What's the current situation in Chang'an?"

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, the order is in good order, and all officials are looking forward to the Holy Majesty's return to Beijing." Zhe Siyu replied.

"Then let's drive back." After a moment of silence, the emperor said helplessly.

Tian Lingzi's body trembled even more.But the matter has come to this, what can the husband say?

Wang Jian, Han Jian and the others looked at each other and sighed secretly.

Wang Jian served as a general in the Shence Army, and originally wanted to find an assassin or even a Jiedu envoy, and Han Jianben was also sent to Huazhou to be an assassin, but he was captured before he took up his post. Naturally, there is no need to talk about this future Well, it would be nice to save my life now.

By the time of You, there were probably more than [-] riders gathered by the emperor's chariot.Wang Jian and the others had only [-] soldiers at hand and did not dare to resist, so they honestly protected the saint and drove back to Chang'an.

Shao Shude heard the news on the way to Baqiao, and he immediately felt relieved.

He was worried that the emperor would run east, if he ran into Wang Chongrong and Li Keyong's arms, wouldn't it be a big deal?Therefore, in the east, the Tielin Army and Zhongyongdu [-] cavalry were deployed to search. Even south of Chang'an, the Jinglue Army and Zhongyongdu [-] cavalry were dispatched to search.

My main army went south from the north, and the scouts scattered widely, while the cavalry of three thousand cavalry went to the west, and I had to stop the emperor, and now I finally got my wish.

On the seventh day of November, after resting outside the city for one night, Shao Shude and Zhu Mei led an army into Chang'an.At this time, news also came from the east that Li Ke's army had arrived in the middle of the river and was about to cross the river and enter Guanzhong.Wang Chongrong marched westward with 2 people, and was approaching Liyang at this time.

This is all in a hurry to share the benefits!

The [-] Shence Army in the city are like a background board, no one thinks they exist, and they dare not make any blocking moves.Even when the military camp was occupied, they just went to find another camp without any complaints.

No wonder Tian Lingzi didn't even dare to defend Chang'an. With such an army, what kind of battle can it fight?

Shao Shude lived in the Dingnan Army's Jinzuo Academy in Chang'an.

"Judge Chen, where is Tian Lingzi now?" After ordering his soldiers to make tea for him, Shao Shude found Chen Cheng and asked.

"In my own mansion, under the watchful eye of General Zhan." Chen Cheng replied.

"Where are his henchmen?"

"Simon's sent a list and is ready to screen and deal with it."

"All the goods we get will be recorded in the register, let Zhu Mei's people follow and win their trust, so that we don't always feel that we have embezzled the treasure." Shao Shude said, "Where is Cheng Zongchu?"

"Already near Chang'an."

"Send someone to contact him and say that a certain person wants to see him."

"As ordered."

"Where does the Holy One live now?"

"Zhaoyang Palace." Chen Cheng replied: "After Tian Lingzi kidnapped the sage and ran away, there were rebels in the city, teenagers from Fangshi rushed into the palace to loot property, and some people set fire to it. So far, only a few palaces such as Zhaoyang and Penglai are still intact."

"Arrest these people and behead them all!" Shao Shude was a little annoyed when he heard that.

Just steal something, why set fire?It's all a bunch of bastards, and they killed a hundred.

"Send someone to send some wine and meat to the Yi Congjun stationed outside the city. They couldn't enter the city, so there must be no shortage of wine and meat." Shao Shude ordered again.

Entering Chang'an does not mean everything will be fine.On the contrary, the second half of the game has just begun.If one's own strength is not strong enough to ignore others, then one must restrain one's spirit, bargain with others, and strive to achieve one's own goals.

What is your purpose?This must be clear.

Li Keyong didn't quite understand it all his life, or if he understood it, he couldn't control himself. He was influenced by his emotions and never had a clear strategic direction.Fighting this for a while, messing with that for a while, in the end there is not much income, let Zhu Wen overtake in a curve, I have to take it as a warning.

In terms of importance, the first goal of this expedition is to gain population and talents.Ordinary people are sent to Lingzhou to reclaim wasteland, and talents are also urgently needed, such as various craftsmen.Chang'an is precisely an important enrichment place for such talents.In this matter, he doesn't plan to pay attention to eating appearance, and get rid of them all, as soon as possible!
There is a real shortage of craftsmen in six states!

The secondary goal is to support a friendly political ally in the DPRK, such as Simon.In order to save people from sitting at home in the future, disaster will come from the sky, and suddenly some people will join forces to attack themselves.

After completing these two goals, if possible, persuade some scholars to go to Xiazhou to help themselves.This is not too important, if you can't finish it, you can give up.

The three goals are listed in order of priority.Goods and so on are not even within the scope of my consideration.What's more, the people in Chang'an don't have much wealth now, and the officials' homes may have some, such as Tian Lingzi who brought back hundreds of carts of treasures from central Sichuan.

I don't value things outside of me.People come first!

"Judge Chen, will the sage summon someone?" After the tea was served, Shao Shude asked Chen Cheng to sit down and drink tea.

"The commander-in-chief is worried..."

"I'm really worried." Shao Shude said frankly: "The saint is surrounded by palace guards, if someone goes...not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

"Can you replace all the guards in the palace?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Commander, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. There are officials from the Southern Yamen and Northern Departments, and it's in Chang'an City. If you don't want to live here for a long time, Commander, it's best not to—"

"Domineering!" Shao Shude laughed at himself.

If you are in the wilderness, you can indeed control the saint in your own hands.But this is Chang'an, and the emperor has all the officials around him. If he doesn't want to do Cao Cao's story now, he'd better not do it.After all, I am a foreign minister, not an internal eunuch. There are some things that eunuchs can do, but foreign generals cannot.

"Then let the Ximen family turn around, presumably the sage will also understand me." Shao Shude sighed.

Is it wrong to enter Chang'an?But if you don't go to the city, how can you get craftsmen?
After the sage returned to the dynasty, the south began to offer offerings one after another, but not all states and counties gave them.For example, in March, a prime minister in the DPRK mentioned that at present, "Jianghuai transshipment routes are cut off, Lianghe and Jianghuai can't be offered, but they can only be offered at the end of the year." Dozens of prefectures in Lingnan West Road", while in other places, "often Fu cut off".

In other words, there are still dozens of states that pay taxes to the imperial court on a daily basis, including sending people to the capital for duty, including craftsmen and musicians.As for other places, the daily tax payment was stopped, and only a little goods were offered from time to time, which was a little respectful.

There are also many local craftsmen in Chang'an.In the past looting by rebellious soldiers, they mainly robbed property and women, and they were not very interested in rival artists.Even some who escaped the military chaos, now three years have passed, and they have come back one after another.After all, their main customers are in Chang'an. With the gathering of officials and family members of the Southern Yamen and Northern Divisions, if they want to do business, they still have to be here.

So, how can you get people without going to the city?
(End of this chapter)