Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Tang people admire heroes.

But this kind of admiration for heroes is more like a kind of ideological admiration for the knights of Qin and Han Dynasties, but there are very few people who really act like heroes.

Datang's pursuit of heroes is more similar to a psychological star-chasing behavior.

The real heroic heroes of the Qin and Han Dynasties who "died for their confidants" have almost disappeared.

No way, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty, it can be regarded as the golden age of ancient Chinese history.

Promises are valuable, and righteousness is valued over profit, which is still the mainstream value of society in this era. In this era, morality is not only a spiritual standard that constrains people, but also a force of human nature.

People respect righteous men and pursue righteousness beyond fame and fortune. This is the first romantic era in history.

When Sima Yi violated the Luoshui oath, and as a oath-breaker ascended to the supreme throne, the golden age came to an end.

Although the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties were unified by the Great Sui, the Sui and Tang Dynasties can only be regarded as the Silver Age.

Although people praise the righteous, they quietly put profit above righteousness in their hearts.

Zhang Wu escorted Gu Kuang to the outside of Bianzhou City. Gu Kuang had already heard about the turmoil in Bianzhou City, so he dismissed his entourage and prepared to go to Bianzhou City alone to read the imperial edict.

Zhang Wu stopped Gu Kuang.

"Gu Yushi, if you enter Bianzhou now, you will die."

Gu Kuang said resolutely, "After I die, the court will have a reason to abolish Prince Chu, and then we can justifiably attack him!"

Zhang Wu was surprised to see this No.2 in the imperial examination, a Jinshi background, a disciple of Li Mi, and a young leader who was second only to Wang Chengwei among the Jinshi in the same year. As long as Gu Kuang survived, it was almost a matter of time before he entered the Zhengshitang.

But he didn't expect him to go to death so resolutely. You must know that Gu Kuang is an aborigine, so there is no way for him to be resurrected.

Zhang Wu said to Gu Kuang:

"How about Gu Yushi waiting for a few days and letting Zhang try first?"

Gu Kuang was also observing Zhang Wu.

The rising star of the former military general of the imperial court had risen in Qilu with the backing of Zhang Xun, so he had a bright future.

But Zhang Wu violated the emperor's will in order to kill Shi Chaoyi.

After he left Chang'an, Zhang Wu caught up with him, saying that he wanted to go to Bianzhou with him according to the order of King Yue.

Gu Kuang also knew that Zhang Wu had once trained in the Bianzhou army, so he nodded and said:
"Then Gu is willing to trust General Zhang, but the order of the court cannot be violated. I can only wait for General Zhang for three days."

"Three days are enough!"

Zhang Wu asked Gu Kuang to live outside Bianzhou City first, and then sneaked into Bianzhou City alone.

In today's Bianzhou city, the atmosphere is very tense.

No one thought that the current crown prince would hook up with the rebels!
Li Chu killed the governor of Bianzhou and colluded with Shi Siming, but Bianzhou did not support it.

After Li Chu arrived in Bianzhou, he forcibly introduced the new money, which caused the price of Bianzhou to soar, making it impossible for business travelers to trade.

Later, they organized and trained united soldiers outside the city, and forced the big merchants in Bianzhou City to share the training expenses.

Bianzhou is well-informed. Who doesn't know that Shi Siming, a traitor, is already in decline. Isn't it a dead end to form an alliance with Shi Siming at this time?

But Prince Chu still controlled the city of Bianzhou. Although Bianzhou was dissatisfied, no one took the lead, and no one resisted Prince Chu.

When Zhang Wu entered Bianzhou City, he didn't hide his identity, and met several old ministries in a grandiose manner.

On that day, Zhang Wu compiled and trained the Bianzhou Army in Bianzhou, and after leading the Bianzhou Army to defeat An Qingxu, Zhang Wu gave all his rewards to the Bianzhou Army, and some of the Bianzhou Army returned to Bianzhou.

These people had fought in battles, and they were naturally drawn into the army when Prince Chu organized and trained the United Army.

Now these old troops of Zhang Wu are almost the backbone of the United Army. Zhang Wu only met a few old subordinates, and soon the whole Bianzhou city knew that General Zhang was back!
Zhang Wu had a great reputation in Bianzhou city. He organized the Bianzhou army to defeat An Qingxu, and killed Shi Chaoyi in disregard of the court's order.

The people of Bianzhou City, who were tormented by the Anshi Rebellion, hated the two Anshi thieves very much.

And Zhang Wu is also the only one in power who did not toss the people of Bianzhou City, but also led the people of Bianzhou to resist the enemy.

In contrast to Prince Chu, Zhang Wu's former ministries came to visit one after another.

Zhang Wu didn't shy away from his identity, and directly revealed his identity in the city, waiting for the old ministry to come to visit.

Li Chu soon got a report from his subordinates that Zhang Wu had appeared in Bianzhou City.

Li Chu was furious. On that day, he had reached an agreement with Shi Chaoyi. Shi Chaoyi's tribe surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was incorporated by his Bianzhou. Zhang Wunan Jiyun disregarded his emissary of the Eastern Palace's edict, and resisted the decree to destroy Shi Chaoyi.

This guy dared to come to Bianzhou City alone! ?

Li Chu immediately ordered his cronies, Cheng Yuanzhen, the eunuch of the East Palace, to arrest Zhang Wu with his warrant.

Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi Yang Wan immediately said:
"Your Highness, Zhang Wu has a high reputation in Bianzhou, so he must be killed on the spot, otherwise there will be chaos in Bianzhou!"

Li Chu said indifferently:
"A rebel like Zhang Wu relied on the prestige of the imperial court to succeed in that day. Now that he comes to Bianzhou City alone, can he still cause any trouble?"

Then Li Chu showed a cruel smile and said:
"He Zhang Wu dares to come today, Gu must cut him into pieces, so that the hatred in his heart can be relieved!"

Seeing Li Chu like this, Yang Wan finally didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he could only ask Li Chu to leave.

Yang Wan came out of Bianzhou Governor's Mansion and immediately returned home. He said to his wife:

"Pack your bags quickly and leave the city."

Yang Wan's wife asked suspiciously:

"Does your lord have no business?"

Yang Wan urged his wife to pack her luggage and said:
"I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe in Bianzhou City. I have already advised the prince, but the prince does not listen to my advice. I have fulfilled my duty as a minister. Now I must leave the city quickly to save my own life!"

Hearing what her husband said, Yang Wan's wife immediately packed her things.

Yang Wan was one of the few honest people under Li Chu's subordinates. He didn't have many salutes at home, and there were only a few old servants besides his wife and children. He took his family lightly and left Bianzhou City immediately.

As soon as Yang Wan left the city, Cheng Yuanzhen brought Donggong's cronies to Dongshi where Zhang Wu was located.

Bianzhou is located on the water transportation hub of the Bianhe River. Dongshi was originally a very prosperous place.

The whole section of the Grand Canal is very long, and the area from the Bian River to the east is very wide. In addition to the ships of the imperial court to transport grain, civilian ships can also pass as long as they pay money.

However, the Grand Canal from Bianzhou to the west is shallow and narrow, and is often silted up, so civilian ships are prohibited from passing.

The goods originally shipped from Jiangdong would be divided into small portions in the market in Bianzhou, and then transported by land to various places for sale.

However, since Prince Chu entered Bianzhou, Bianzhou's money laws have been messed up, and the market in Bianzhou city has rapidly declined.

Zhang Wu bought some wine and meat, and directly set up a banquet in Dongshi. His former departments came to the banquet one after another, and the whole Dongshi was very lively.

Cheng Yuanzhen was accompanied by twenty soldiers, they were wearing red Tang armor, and these soldiers were in Bianzhou City on weekdays, relying on their status as the prince's personal guards to bully the market.

Cheng Yuanzhen often used the name of Donggong Hemai to forcibly buy goods at low prices in Dongshi.

Cheng Yuanzhen was a little apprehensive when he saw so many people gathered in Dongshi, but when he thought that he was under the order of the prince, he felt a little nervous.
He straightened his back.

The old Zhang Wu troops gathered in the East City saw Cheng Yuanzhen and the soldiers behind them, and all moved out of the way, which gave Cheng Yuanzhen more confidence.

All the way to the place where Zhang Wu held a banquet, I saw Zhang Wu holding a wine jar, drinking with the old generals.

Cheng Yuanzhen was secretly startled, there were many high-ranking soldiers recruited by the crown prince.

But grasping the Eastern Palace Order in his hand, Cheng Yuanzhen felt confident again.

He walked up to Zhang Wu and said:
"Decree from the Eastern Palace, ordered to arrest the traitor Zhang Wu!"

Zhang Wu was still holding the wine jar, completely ignoring Cheng Yuanzhen and the soldiers behind him.

Cheng Yuanzhen was furious, pulled out the sword on his waist and said, "Are you going to resist arrest?"

The soldiers behind him pulled out their sabers one after another, and Cheng Yuanzhen felt even more confident.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wu was still holding the wine jar to pour wine, while these old men at Zhang Wu's banquet stood up at the same time, staring at Cheng Yuanzhen.

These are all the old troops who followed Zhang Wu in the war, and they were all trained on the battlefield. Their eyes were blazing, and Cheng Yuanzhen felt a little guilty.

Although guilty, Cheng Yuanzhen yelled loudly: "Are you going to harbor traitors like Zhang Wu? Are you going to plot rebellion!?"

There was the sound of drawing knives in unison, and Cheng Yuanzhen turned pale and took half a step back.

And Zhang Wu put down the wine jar and said:
"Zhang Mou is ashamed of the sky above, and of the villagers below. I don't know who is a loyal minister and who is a traitor."

"The crown prince wants to arrest me, and it happens that Zhang also has something to ask the crown prince."

Cheng Yuanzhen was overjoyed, thinking that Zhang Wu had given in.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wu got up directly and said:
"But don't bother with the guards of the Eastern Palace to escort, Zhang can go to the Jiedu Ambassador's Mansion by himself."

As Zhang Wu got up, Zhang Wu's old ministries also drew their swords and stood up one after another, and these old ministries surrounding Dongshi also drew their weapons.

Dozens of people gathered in the entire East City, Cheng Yuanzhen's face was pale, and Zhang Wu directly led the old troops out of the East City and slowly headed for the Jiedu Shi's Mansion in the city.

When Zhang Wu arrived at the gate of Jiedushi's mansion, there were nearly a hundred people standing behind him, and some even brought crossbow arrows from the military camp outside the city to point at the soldiers guarding the East Palace.

These Eastern Palace warriors were originally bad people recruited by the prince from Chang'an. Seeing this battle, their legs trembled and they turned their backs to get out of the way.

Zhang Wu didn't care about these people, he strode directly towards Jiedushi's mansion, the soldiers in the mansion didn't dare to stop him, and let him go all the way to the back hall.

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