Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 378 Bizarre
On the fifth day of October in the first year of Dashun, Prime Minister Du Rangneng and his entourage lived in Liquan Station.

"Jingyuan Chaotic Master, I can't be persuaded anymore."

"Du Xiang doesn't need to blame himself too much. The chaos in Jingshi happened during the Jianzhong period..." Zuo Buque Liu Chonglu comforted him.

"The position of prime minister is to caress the barbarians outside and secure the people inside. But now..." Du Rangneng smiled wryly, unable to continue.

Liu Chonglu is a man of average conduct and keen on fame and fortune. Du Rangneng doesn't think very well of him, so he doesn't want to go into details.

"Du Xiang, the universe is about to fall, and we need some help." Liu Chonglu didn't know what kind of psychology he had, so he changed the topic to another side.

Du Rangneng took a deep look at him, shook his head and said, "It's easy to borrow and not to pay back."

Liu Chonglu smiled dryly, and was about to say something when suddenly more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers rushed in.

Du Rangneng was startled, got up straight away, and asked, "What does General Zhang mean?"

"The commander-in-chief said, you are the prime minister, it's not good to kill the prime minister, so get out," said the leading military academy.

"If it wasn't for the sake of the silk we brought, I would have killed you stupid officials this time."

"What more can I tell him? The capital is rich in wealth, and it is not a problem for one person to get dozens of pieces of silk."

"Back then, nest thieves could play with princesses, concubines, and the prime minister's daughter-in-law. This time, we're going to have sex too."

"Liu Shiyi's daughter, who gave birth to a child at the Chao Thief Military Academy, was snatched away by members of the Zhongwu Army, tsk tsk..."

The sergeants were chattering, and Du Rang could hear the smoke coming from his orifices, and almost fainted.

Liu Chonglu signaled his followers to support the prime minister and walked out.Fortunately, the rebel army left them horses and chariots, so they would not be able to walk back.

Du Rang can ride on the horse, looking up to the sky and sighing.

He thought of what Liu Chonglu said just now, and he didn't feel so repelled in his heart.

It is better to use Xia soldiers to suppress the rebellion than to let the Jing division enter Chang'an.

In the first year of Guangqi, Shao Shude went to Chang'an to punish Tian Lingzi, and only rewarded the sergeants with the wealth of the Tian family and his party members. He strictly restrained the troops and did not disturb the people.

In the first year of Wende, Yang Fugong was punished, and he didn't even enter Chang'an, nor did he plunder prefectures and counties.

Comparing the performance of the various soldiers and horses when Chang'an was regained, Li Keyong, who was the first in military exploits, was also the first in looting.

This is beyond words!
Liu Chonglu quietly glanced at Du Rangneng's face, secretly guessing in his heart.

The Jing division has been unable to stop, if King Qin's soldiers and horses cannot arrive in time, then the emperor will have to patrol.

In this way, where to go on tour is a very real problem.

From the point of view of safety, it is most appropriate to run north, to the Meiyuan and Fengxian areas north of Jingzhaofu.If you cross the Luoshui River to the east, you can reach Tongzhou, and if you go north into the mountains, you can reach Fufang. Master Jing doesn't have the skills to kill here, and they don't want to.

But most likely the Son of Heaven would not choose that way.

Huazhou and even Tongguan should be the first choice for the emperor to go on tour.From here, you can cross the river to the middle of the river in the north, and go to Luoyang in the east, so that you will not be restricted to death and have nowhere to escape.

After all, he was still afraid of the King of Lingwu County and didn't want to become a puppet.

In fact, Shao Shude probably didn't want to control the emperor, there was no need.There are fewer and fewer places that honor the edict of Chang'an, and there has not been a large army leader in the south of the Yangtze River, otherwise most of them would not be so obedient, but it is extremely difficult to change Jiedu envoys and governors.

The war in Sanchuan is raging, and it is hard to say what the future will be.It is estimated that there are only a few places such as Lingnan, and the imperial court can still command it-the elder brother Chonggui will soon be the envoy of the Lingnan East Road for observation and disposal, the Qing Navy Jiedu envoy, and the governor of Guangzhou.

On the eighth day of October, the group arrived in Xianyang.After a hasty rest for the night, Chu Jiu continued on his way and arrived in Chang'an in the evening.

After more than ten days of rectification, Chang'an has a little appearance, but the situation of sergeants stealing the treasury is still very serious, and the officers can't control it.

There is no chaos in the market.The guards of the wealthy merchants gathered to ensure the most basic order.

There are quite a few guards and sergeants inside and outside the palace city, maintaining the operation of the court.

There is one thing to say, although the Shence Army is abolished, it is really different without this army.At the very least, the order inside and outside the capital needs them to maintain.

However, although the order has improved, the people have become more and more panicked.

After Liu Chonglu inquired for a while, the expression on his face was very serious.

"Du Xiang, Hao Zhenwei raided Wang Bian in Zhaoying County, and captured and killed more than [-] people. Wang Bian led [-] horsemen and rushed back to Huazhou. The soldiers from the same state pursued closely and surrounded Huazhou. It's over."

"Hao Zhenwei is a traitor! He was driven out of Fengzhou by Shao Shude in the past, and he fled back in embarrassment. The first emperor took pity on him and treated him as a prefecture and county. Now he doesn't want to repay the emperor's kindness, so he did such a crazy thing." Du Rang Can airway.

He knew long ago that he shouldn't expect too much from these warriors, but he didn't expect to be so domineering, and he didn't care about the saint's safety at all.

"There is one more thing." Liu Chonggui said again: "There are rumors in the capital that the Shuofang army, who went south to serve King Zhi, was short of food and clothing, and the sergeants clamored to join forces with the Jing army to abolish Jinshang and make King Ji the emperor in order to receive a generous reward. "

After hearing this, Du Rangneng didn't show any excitement, but pursed his lips and said, "I will enter the palace to meet the saint."

In his opinion, it is very common for a sergeant to ask for salary, and it is not surprising.As long as you don't want to be the king at all like Hao Zhenwei, you only think about your own little family property and trying to seize the neighboring states.

It's hard to find someone who can take advantage of the benefits and do things now, even with a lantern.

Furthermore, judging from the performance of the Dingnan Army in the past, Shao Shude's control over the Shuofang Army is very deep.Making a lot of noise?joke!It was just an opportunity to blackmail.

What is the saint hesitating about?Even with the eastward tour, the rebels still have to be repelled in the end.

Could it be that Ren Jingyuan's rebellious army retreated on their own after they plundered Chang'an?It took a lot of effort to recover a little vitality, and if he was ravaged by the rebels again, Chang'an would really be ruined.

In front of the Daming Palace, he met someone who came out in a hurry. He seemed to be Zhao Guangfeng's third younger brother, Zhao Guangyi, who had just passed the Jinshi examination two years ago.

But Du Rangneng was so anxious that he didn't bother to say hello, but went directly to the palace to ask for an audience.

……

Just when Du Rangneng and his party had just stepped into the Anyuan Gate, the saint was furious.

Hao Zhenwei's siege of Huazhou was tantamount to rebellion, but in the end, not only could he not blame him, but he even pinched his nose and gave him the edict of the national army's Jiedu envoy.

But Hao Zhenwei didn't appreciate it, and only perfunctorily sent 500 people to the west, and the main force continued to besiege Huazhou.

This chaotic officials and thieves also!

Of course, if this was the case, the sage wouldn't be so out of control.

However, it was rumored in Beijing that Shuofang's army wanted to abolish the establishment, which made him very panicked.

What is the end of the deposed emperor? There are too many examples in Guochao, and it makes people shudder to think about it.

"Shao Shude is also a traitor minister. He has made little contribution to calming the chaos in the nest. The first emperor Jiayue gave him a festival. Now there is a teacher who committed chaos. He should have gone thousands of miles to help, but he couldn't make it. Such thieves and treacherous ministers, if they were ten years ago, they would have ordered the soldiers and horses of all Taoism to punish them." The saint walked up and down anxiously, his chest full of anger.

"Your Majesty, I need to wait for some time to hear about the Lord of Chaos. Today, Zhang Jun is recruiting troops to enter Bo Jingshi to disturb the chaos. If it is relocated again, the Chinese and foreign people will be shocked. Wouldn't it be a mistake for Your Majesty to rejuvenate?" Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Wei Guo, put a bowl of tea in front of the case.

"What do you know!" The sage pushed the teacup away before his anger dissipated.

No, maybe it wasn't anger, but more fear.

Mrs. Chen stood quietly by the side, neither panic nor frightened, but just ordered Gong'e to clean up the tea that had spilled on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the Ximen palace supervisor is here." Female officer Pei came in to report.

The saint raised his head sharply.

Ximen Chongsui, Luo Quanguan, and Liu Jishu, the middle-ranking officials, came and left whenever they wanted, and there was never a rule.

Although Zhang Jun is bad, he has a saying that is correct, "Internal and external constraints", in the future...

However, the saint's anger disappeared without a trace after seeing Ximen Zhongsui's expressionless old face.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Guangyi, the official of Shuofang town, asked for an audience. Somebody thinks, it's better to go and see. The matter has come to this point, and avoiding seeing it is definitely not a technique of Zhongxing." Saint's heart skipped a beat.

After taking the throne for so long, the officials of the Beisi have always been more polite, and they have done a good job on the surface.But the sage will never forget how Liu Jishu and Han Quanhui treated the late emperor.

The guards in the palace are all in the hands of Bei Si.

"In that case, let Zhao Guangyi have an audience." The saint said helplessly.

Pei quickly left.

Chen still stood in the distance, quietly watching the dead branches and fallen leaves all over the garden.

Ximen Zhongsui gave her a surprised look, not flattered or humiliated, his demeanor was much better than that of a saint.

……

After Du Rangneng entered the palace, he was quickly led to Zhaoyang Hall.

"Du Qing has worked hard." Seeing Du Rangneng's dusty and tired face, the saint was suddenly moved, and immediately ordered the palace servants to prepare tea.

The court officials of Nanya are more loyal!
"Your Majesty, you can drink tea at any time. The rebellious army from Jingyuan is coming overnight. I ask your majesty to go north to hunt Yanyan, and order the Shuofang army to go south immediately to serve the king." Du Rangneng said eagerly.

"Don't be impatient, Du Qing. It was just now that Shuofang town entered the official Zhao Guangyi's secret report, saying that more than [-] iron cavalry and leopard cavalry have arrived at the Zhongwei Bridge, and they can cross the river tonight." The saint said with a complex expression.

Du Rang was both happy and surprised when he heard the words.

As soon as he returned to Chang'an, he went straight to the Daming Palace and didn't even return home, so he naturally had no way of getting the news.Listening to the sage at this time, it seems that there is hope of repelling the rebellious army, and my heart is determined.

Surprisingly, how can anyone in the feudal vassals really be a king?I don't know what conditions were given.

"Du Qing, please take a look at this." The sage asked someone to hand over a seal.

"The minister has to enter the court to report the defeat of the king's division on September [-]. After staying in Jingyuan, Zhang Jun and other commanders of [-] people committed crimes... The minister fell into the maze with Zhang Jun's traces. Gathered the rebels, began to listen to the burning and plundering of the west, and then saw the east road of rushing... Now, I look up at the edict of the phoenix title, and take advantage of the autumn when the falcon strikes, to encourage the military plan, to follow the wise calculation, that is, the Ji Dynasty leaves the mountain to the north, Arriving in Weinan at dusk, drive the backwaters forever, and break the evil of the sky forever. The people who are grateful for righteousness are already soaring; the ones who hide rape and hide violence are as powerful as Wo Xue... I would like to hear from Chen Zou, a sincere heart I am sincerely afraid to pause my head. I would like to play."

Du Rangneng took a quick glance and thought secretly.

This memorandum should have been written a long time ago, but it is only submitted now. The reason for this is self-evident.

"Your Majesty..." Du Rangneng organized his words and said, "Shuofang's powerful soldiers have always ruled the roost. Now that we have arrived near Chang'an, there should be no worries. But, how should we reward them?"

"Shao Shude recommended Sun Ba, the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, as the envoy of Jingyuan Jiedu. He also set up Weibei Town, led the five prefectures of Fu, Fang, Yan, Dan, and Tong, and used the power of virtue to know the affairs of Weibei Jiedu, so as to discuss the suppression of the rebellion. After Hao Zhenwei is removed, a new coach will be appointed." The saint said weakly.

Hao Zhenwei became a "rebel general" only two days after he got the Jiedu envoy. The strangeness of the world makes people dumbfounded.

"So, I understand." Du Rangneng replied.

Hao Zhenwei won the Zhen Guojun Festival, but he didn't think about King Qin, he only cared about besieging Huazhou.Such people are condemned, but they also deserve to be blamed.

From this point of view, Shao Shude should have personally led the army to attack Hao Zhenwei.

Can the iron cavalry and leopard cavalry really repel the chaos?
(End of this chapter)