First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 244 Return of Emperor Zheng
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In the camp of the Tang army, there is a military tent in the prison camp. Although it is in the prison camp, this military tent is quite clean and tidy. It is not like other military tents, which are overcrowded, dirty and smelly.

The brazier in the tent was burning brightly, and an old man and a young man were sitting opposite each other.

I saw that the old man was thin, with white beard and hair, and he was depressed, while the other young man was short and fat, with a fair face, and he looked radiant, his eyes were very bright, and he seemed quite intelligent.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, cousin, you are getting old." The short, fat and fair young man is Zhangsun Wuji, while the old man with white beard and hair on the opposite side is older, but he is indeed Changsun Wuji's cousin, who is the false Zheng. Sun Anshi, the chief internal historian.

Changsun Anshi is the son of Changsun Chi, the son of Raoliang County in the former Sui Dynasty, and Changsun Chi is the elder brother of Changsun Sheng, the father of Changsun Wuji, so Changsun Anshi is Changsun Wuji's cousin, and the relationship is very close.

The eldest grandson Anshi was born as a Jinshi in the former Sui Dynasty. He started his family as a soldier in the left leader of the army. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, the eldest grandson Anshi belonged to Wang Shichong. loyal.

Now seeing that Wang Shichong is at the end of the road, he travels thousands of miles back and forth to Dou Jiande, Hebei Province, exhausted both physically and mentally. The eldest grandson An Shi, who was already unwell, was hit by this blow, and his physical condition plummeted. Changsun Wuji also felt sorry for him seeing it.

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Changsun Anshi shook his head and smiled, "It's not easy to survive as a prisoner, how can you not grow old?"

Changsun Wuji heard the words and said hastily: "Cousin, don't do this. As long as you are willing to surrender, Guanyin and I will plead with the King of Qin."

"This old man is in his dying years. Does the auxiliary machine make me betray before I die, and leave me with infamy after death?" The eldest grandson Anshi stared, and said extremely dissatisfied.

Changsun Wuji couldn't help being a little speechless when he heard the words. Indeed, seeing Changsun Anshi's state, it should be that the deadline is approaching. If it were someone else, he might not defect to the enemy before his death, leaving a bad reputation in vain. What's more, a scholar from a family like Changsun Anshi cares more about his posthumous reputation.

When Changsun Wuji was helpless, the curtain was lifted, and Gao Chong entered with a smile on his face, "Nephew of the auxiliary machine, how is the situation?"

Changsun Wuji's fat face darkened, he muttered in silence, and Changsun Anshi was a little startled.

Upon seeing this, Gao Chong saluted and said, "Your Majesty An Shi, I am Bohai Gao Chong, and I am the Sima of Prince Qin's Palace."

The eldest grandson, Anshi, was named Ren, and his style name was Anshi, and he lived in the world with his style.Although according to seniority, the eldest grandson Anshi's aunt is the sister of Gao Chong's clan, Gao Chong belongs to the elders in this family relationship, but the eldest grandson Anshi has been famous for many years and is over fifty years old. Gao Chong can make fun of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he can't Elders are disrespectful.

"So you are Gao Youzhi, I have admired you for a long time," Changsun Anshi nodded and said.

When Gao Chong saw Changsun Wuji's expression, he knew that the situation was not good, but Gao Chong was confident when he came here, and immediately said: "Gao's and Changsun's are family friends, and I have an inseparable relationship with the auxiliary machine. So here we speak bluntly.

An Shigong is proud and unwilling to surrender, which is really respectable, but has he ever considered for future generations? Now Wang Shichong's defeat is a foregone conclusion. If An Shigong really does not want to serve the Tang Dynasty, for the sake of his descendants, he may go to the city to persuade him to surrender Wang Shichong, in order to find a future for his son and eldest son Jiaqing, what does An Shigong think? "

The eldest grandson Wuji also nodded when he heard the words, "What Youzhi said is very true, Yu En (the eldest son of the eldest son Jiaqing, the eldest son of the eldest grandson Anshi, with the word Yu En) is in his youth, cousin needs to think twice."

Hearing this, Changsun Anshi couldn't help pointing at Changsun Wuji with a smile and scolded: "This guy was actually bluffed by Gao You's words, but the old man insisted on refusing to do so. The King of Qin, for Changsun's sake, still Can you embarrass your two nephews?"

Changsun Wuji was stunned. Thinking about it carefully, this is really the case. Even if Changsun Anshi insisted on not surrendering, Li Shimin would not blame his family for Changsun's sake, not to mention that Changsun Jiaqing did not become an official.

However, Gao Chong's words did refer to the deadly aspect of Changsun Anshi. Changsun Anshi's two sons, Changsun Jiaqing and Changsun Xiang, have not yet entered official positions. It is quite difficult to be an official.

Thinking of this, grandson Anshi couldn't help but look at Gao Chong and exclaimed: "The Gao family is really talented. I am willing to go to the city to persuade His Majesty to surrender, but I will never serve in Tang Dynasty for the rest of my life."

Changsun Wuji was overjoyed when he heard the words.

Hearing that the eldest grandson Anshi was willing to enter the city to persuade Wang Shichong to surrender, Li Shimin was also very happy. After all, if he stormed Luoyang City, he would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. Wan knelt down and begged for mercy, and immediately agreed to enter the city to persuade him to surrender.

The eldest grandson Anshi and Wang Wan entered the city overnight, and Wang Shichong was very surprised and angry at their return.

"Uncle, let's surrender." Wang Wan lay on the ground and cried loudly, "The Tang army is really fierce. They rushed over and captured my nephew alive a few miles away. That black-faced man Ma Qian is really his nephew. The most powerful one I have ever seen, I can't beat even a single pass."

Shan Xiongxin listened with resentment on his face, but due to Wang Wan's status, he dared not refute.

Seeing this, Wang Shichong waved his hands impatiently and said, "Shame on you, get out."

After Wang Wan was taken away by the guards crying, Wang Shichong looked at the old grandson An Shi, "An Shi is suffering, tell me about the current situation, what should I do?"

The eldest grandson Anshi sighed straight after hearing the words: "God's will cannot be violated, your Majesty has come down."

"You surrendered too?" Wang Shichong asked with his eyes wide open, startled and angrily.

The eldest grandson Anshi shook his head, "The minister has made it clear that he will not eat Tang Lu until his death. It's just that His Majesty is trapped in an isolated city, which will only increase casualties and the suffering of the people, which is meaningless."

Wang Shichong took a few steps back and sat down on the couch. After a long time, he asked unwillingly: "Is the Tang army really invincible?"

"One mind and one mind, morale is like a rainbow", Changsun Anshi replied without hesitation.

After hearing this, Wang Shichong's face was ashen, and he waved his hands tiredly and said, "I see."

The eldest grandson Anshi stepped back slowly, his hunched back under the flickering candlelight, looking extraordinarily bleak, walked to the gate of the palace, looked back at the majestic Ziwei Palace, looked up to the sky and wept, "Da Zheng is dead".

The next day, Wang Shichong, whose eyes were bloodshot, wore a dragon robe, and announced Dazheng's last decree in Ziwei Palace and Qianyang Palace: Kaicheng descended to Tang Dynasty.

Then he reluctantly took off his crown and put on white clothes. He personally led Prince Zheng Wang Xuanying, General Shan Xiongxin, Situ Duanda, Shangshu Yang Wang, Huangmen servant Xue Deyin and others out of the city, and walked to the Tang army camp. , kneel down please surrender.

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard the news. Wang Shichong was able to open the city and surrender, avoiding a tragic swordsman. Li Shimin immediately put on his helmet and armor, and led the generals to the gate of the camp.

(End of this chapter)