The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 120 Li Cunxiao

The winter snow thaws, and the young branches and leaves are swaying in the spring breeze. In February, the temperature in Chengdu is humid and cold. There are fewer people in Sichuan who go to and from the long street. On the quiet street, there is the sound of horseshoes coming from the distant city gate. Galloping on hoofs, the figure above rushed into the palace and garden with Baili wrapped in yellow silk slung across his shoulders.

As the palace where Emperor Xuanzong stayed temporarily, it has been repaired and expanded. When the news of Baili's rush came, Li Xuan was talking about Ma Yan with Tian Lingzi, and he was not in a good mood right now.

"The climate in central Sichuan is damp and cold, and life is boring. I don't think it might be a good thing to come out of Chang'an, and I don't know what's going on there."

The Cao army broke through Tongguan, and they would inevitably advance to Chang'an. As the emperor, Li Xuan didn't know that once the capital was breached, he, the emperor, would inevitably become a prisoner. He had his own considerations for fleeing to Shu, "I don't know what happened to my concubines in the harem. Civil and military officials, will the whole city repel the rebels?"

Beside him, bowed and was talking about Ma Tian Lingzi, touched the stick in his hand, heard the emperor's words, put the things aside with a smile, and said in a high-pitched voice:

"Your Majesty, the land of Sichuan and Shu has always been a blessed land. Xuanzong also came here to hunt in the south, and finally returned to Chang'an. I believe that all the magic troops in Gyeonggi, Fengxiang Jiedu envoy Zheng Tian, ​​will fight to the death with all their strength. , I believe there will be good news soon.”

"I borrowed a good word from my great companion."

Li Xuan's face was still a bit naive, this year, he was already 19 years old, with a good appearance, a beard grew on his upper lip and chin, and he looked a little majestic. He looked at the eunuch next to him and sighed.

"If it weren't for the support of my big companions, I was only twelve years old. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to be the emperor. It's not easy. Now that I'm out of Chang'an, I've seen and heard along the way. I don't know how naive I have been for so many years. I dare not imagine. Tang Jiangshan has rotted like this, he should work hard in the future and set an example for all officials to see."

After saying something with emotion, he took the pole that he relied on and put it on his lap, pulled it up and followed Tian Lingzi who was sighing, and walked to the racecourse.

The emperor was supported by the eunuch and got on the horse's back. He took the pole and reined in the direction. From a distance, the guards ran up, holding the yellow silk in both hands, came to the horse's head, knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, Chang'an!" news."

Li Xuan glanced at Tian Lingzi, who was under the horse. The latter stepped forward with his sleeves wrapped around him, then uncovered the yellow silk, and took out the book cover with bronzing writing from inside. Inside was a memorial, which the eunuch hurriedly presented to the emperor.

Over there, Li Xuan, who got off his horse, stood up and took a look, his brows frowned, his face changed rapidly, and he squeezed out: "Loyal minister!"

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Seeing his expression, Tian Lingzi naturally couldn't believe that the phrase 'loyal minister' was really loyal, but Li Xuan muttered again, and suddenly threw the memorial: "Ah!!" On the ground, "What a group of loyal ministers, I trusted you in vain, and did such a thing!!"

In the high-pitched and indignant voice, Tian Lingzi picked up the memorial on the ground, blew the dust on it, and then unfolded it. His face suddenly changed, and he turned his head to look at the guard, "Is the news true?"

"Return to Privy Councilor, it was indeed sent from Chang'an in a hurry by Baili." The guards were also from Chang'an, and the accent of the fast horse delivering the letter could be heard naturally.

"Look, buddy, take a look, what's written on it?! Proclaim the emperor. Haha, that scholar who was unfavorable in the imperial examinations was enthroned and proclaimed emperor in my palace!!"

Li Yan threw the pole to the ground with a bang, he walked back and forth with his sleeves under his shoulders, raised his hands and waved them, gnashing his teeth: "Surrender without a fight, do they think they can do this if I am not in Chang'an?! Self-proclaimed loyal minister A good general, the enemy is approaching the city, and they surrendered one by one, hehehe, that Zhang Zhifang, I misjudged him, if he returns to Chang'an, if he is still alive, I will cut off his head!"

Spit spattered on the face of Tian Lingzi, who was bowing his head. The emperor's eyes were red. He didn't have the demeanor of the past, and his gestures were full of madness.

"Hmph, they are blaming me for running away. They are patrolling the land of Shu in the south! They are confronting me and intending to make it difficult for me, but do they know that if Chang'an can't keep it, then I will become a king of subjugation, my lord! Tang is really dead! And that traitor actually proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, a down-and-out scholar, an old man!!"

The emperor seemed to be aggrieved, and almost screamed. Tian Lingzi, who was on the side, hurried forward to comfort him, but Li Xuan pushed them away. He gritted his teeth, turned around and walked quickly to the palace study, giving orders as he walked, speaking Very fast.

"Prepare an edict to pass on the envoy of Yiwu Jiedu Wang Chucun, the envoy of Hezhong Jiedu Wang Chongrong, and the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu Tang Hongfu to besiege Chang'an!"

"Again, Tuoba Sigong is General Zuo Wuwei, Quan Zhi Xia Suiyin's Jiedu envoy, and Li Xiaochang of Fuzhou forced Chang'an with troops; also, pass on my secret order, Fengxiang Jiedu envoy Zheng Tian."

At this point, his tone paused, looking at the study opened by the eunuch, he lowered his voice: "Let him do things cheaply and integrate the Shence Army in Guanzhong. When I come back, I want to see them all waiting under my command."

After crossing the threshold of the study, seeing the two beautiful concubines welcoming us, Li Xuan was in a better mood, holding two delicate little hands, with a smile on his face, and was about to turn around and wave back the eunuch who was following him, then Tian Lingzi spoke first, "Your Majesty, I feel that the rebels are powerful. This time, we must do our best to eradicate the banditry. We might as well call more Jiedu envoys."

"Oh? Is there anyone else who recommends you, my companion?"

Tian Lingzi smiled obsequiously, and took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over, "To tell you the truth, this morning, I received a letter from Li Keyong who fled to Tartar. To show his loyalty, the rebellion that day was not what he wanted."

The emperor is naturally not stupid, people with such "bad deeds" are probably a little bit worried, and the eunuch over there smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's just right that the Shatuo soldiers and the rebels are fighting to death, and it is a great benefit for us to be hurt by both sides. .”

Li Xuan fell silent, and the two concubines still helped him to sit behind the dragon case. He stared at the lamp on the table for a long time before he nodded in agreement.

"If that's the case, it can be used, buddy, and you will order to pass my will to the hands of the towns as soon as possible, and be sure to kill the yellow thieves as soon as possible!"

Not long after, Tian Lingzi left with holy intentions, Li Xuan hugged the two concubines, asked the maid to close the door, and lay on the side bed in the study, enjoying the double phoenix play with the dragon, until it was dark, and he was exhausted fell into a deep sleep.

Outside the city, in the cold night of February spring, several fast horses carrying the emperor's edict rushed out of the city gate through the night, along the official road north to Hanzhong, and then separated in several directions to convey the imperial edict.

In the northwest, an old man named Zheng Tian received the decree, and tears flowed down his face. Last year he knew that Yu Cong was forced to death by the thieves, and he already vomited blood. The envoy of Qi State who came launched the beheading.

Grassland to the north.

The ice and snow have not yet been scratched, and the branches covered with frost are hanging outside the tent. The morning light shines from the cloud gap in the east, and the edge of the light pushes through the grass field and the forest field, wrapping the huge military camp standing in the blue sky. go in.

The sun shines on the ice and snow, with a dazzling silvery white.

On the huge school field, teams of Shatuo soldiers lined up to practice neatly. On the high platform, the silver armor leaves rubbed against each other. The light bloomed, and at a certain moment, the swaying heavy lance brushed against the sound of the wind, and stood up to the feet with a bang.

Looking at the tens of thousands of Shatuo soldiers below, with a majestic face, the young man raised his fist and narrowed his eyes. Yesterday he heard from his adoptive father that he was going south to Chang'an.

There was an unspeakable excitement in his heart.

"Brother Geng, you are also in Chang'an, right? A bunch of rebels shouldn't be able to hurt you. Don't worry, I'll be here soon. I just don't know if I will remember being a younger brother by then, but now, my name is Li Cunxiao. Don't be scared when the time comes!"

Standing on a high platform, the young man squinted his eyes and looked at the south. At the end where the sky and the earth meet, there are many mountains separating them. Far away in Chang'an on the Weishuijing River, the streets and alleys are bustling and bustling, and the voices of shouting and selling are endless.

In Yong'an Square, Geng Qing yawned, dropped the brush, and rubbed his temples.

"Dogs can't change their food! Shit!"

He closed his eyes and cursed. On the desk, there were a lot of cases of Qi Bing's recent violations of the common people. He felt quite a headache. "It's better to finish the arrangement sooner."

"Uncle." The door of the room behind him creaked open, and the woman wrapped in fur and fine cotton dress came in early, put the breakfast on the table, and gently took over the man's hand, pressing on the temple.

"Uncle didn't sleep last night?"

"Sleep, woke up earlier, and take a look at the case by the way." As the servant of the criminal department, Geng Qing must at least know what happened. stock.

After breakfast, he went out and took a carriage to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Soon, someone from below came over and told him that the captured soldiers had been released privately.

　There is only one update tonight, let's take a look at the contents of the third volume.

　　As for the listing, Chunfeng let the editor take it easy, after all, there are too few people
　　
　
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