A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 635 Wang’s Assistance
Li Shimin led the army out of Tongguan and came to conquer Wang Shichong.

It turned out that King Zheng and Wang Shichong launched a political purge, which had implicated thousands of people. The rebellion of dozens of officials made Wang Shichong feel terrified. He was afraid that one day he would wake up and someone would be pointing a knife at him. Or maybe one night passes and the next day you are confused.

With fear in his heart, Wang Shichong used killing to intimidate others, hoping to make those people afraid with killing. But what he didn't know was that killing wouldn't solve the problem, it would only make those people more determined to abandon him.

As soon as the news of Li Tang's army leaving Tongguan reached Luoyang, some people ran directly to surrender to Li Tang's army. Among them, Douluda, the eunuch of Wang Shichong's palace, was the first to surrender.

As the palace supervisor, he was the official responsible for maintaining order during the imperial court. His official position was third grade, and he was in charge of part of the imperial army. He is completely a close minister and confidant of the emperor. His surrender directly led to the surrender of a large number of officials and soldiers.

Li Shimin led his army out of Tongguan. There was almost no battle, thousands of people were killed, and several county towns were directly opened to the city.

Luoyang, Imperial Palace.

"boom!"

A beautifully carved white jade wine glass was hit hard on the ground and then shattered into pieces.

"Damn, they deserve to die!"

Wang Xuanjing left the army to hide in Wagangzhai, and he only led dozens of people to lurk near Luoyang. The Wang family knew the terrain near Luoyang very well, and a team of dozens of people was hidden there, so Wang Shichong couldn't find it at all.

"Xia Wang Dou Jiande joins forces with this person, and this time he will be defeated!"

At the same time, the five families were ordered to act as one protector and supervise each other. If one family fled and the neighbor did not report, the surrounding neighbors would be executed.

"The envoy to King Xia of Hebei has returned." The servant did not dare to raise his head and said quickly.

Wang Shichong suppressed his anger and said, "What's the matter?"

After Wang Shichong received the support of Dou Jiande, he was determined. In order to prevent anyone from fleeing and surrendering to Li Tang, he ordered severe punishment and control.

Its method is so cruel that it is not as good as Huai Qin!

"Let him in."

Wang Shichong's implementation of strict laws will only cause people to flee one family or even several families together.

"High officials and generous salaries, fertile land and mansions, lovely wives and beautiful concubines, I have never treated them badly, and they dare to betray me!" Wang Shichong's eyes were red, and his chest was like a bellows, breathing heavily. Until now, he still doesn't understand why those people betrayed him.

"Your Majesty." At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

He also took out the Qin State's law of continuous sitting during the Xianhuai period, which stipulated that as long as one person in the family fled, the whole family, young and old, would be killed. Fathers and sons, brothers, and husbands and wives could be exempted from guilt if they reported on each other.

Soon a messenger came to the hall and explained all the conditions of Hebei Dou Jiande. When he learned that Dou Jiande agreed to form an alliance and sent troops to assist, Wang Shichong was overjoyed and immediately laughed and said: "With the alliance formed by King Xia, what can Li and Tang's army do to me!"

At that time, the State of Qin also knew how to implement the continuous sitting system in the army, and at the same time there were a lot of rewards. Only in this way can the entire country's chariot be pushed forward quickly. However, the current Zheng State does not have such conditions at all, but it implements laws that are more stringent than Qin's laws. How can it convince the people?

After learning what Wang Shichong had done recently in Luoyang, Wang Xuanjing sneered and said: "Although Wang Shichong was appointed as the official of Luoyang, he oppressed the people with cruel methods. Now it seems that he is a withered bone in the grave, and he will be captured by the King of Qin sooner or later! "

The tall Luoyang City is still majestic and majestic. The afterglow of the sun shines on the city wall, and the entire city wall is covered with a layer of golden light.

"Let's go and see the King of Qin!" Wang Xuanjing stood up, took another look at this capital that had been in operation for four hundred years, and turned to leave.

Wang Shichong occupied Luoyang and originally occupied the Central Plains area after defeating Wagangzhai. However, after the Tang Dynasty attacked Luoyang, these areas immediately began to become self-reliant. The nobles from all over the world looked down upon Wang Shichong at all, thinking that he was a sinister villain. As a result, Wang Shichong was left in Luoyang.

After leaving Tongguan in the west of the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang was quickly surrounded, and Wang Shichong's army could only defend the isolated city. Luoyang City has a large population and has been fighting wars for many years. Food is not sufficient, and it will soon face the dilemma of lack of food and grass.

It's just that the city of Luoyang was strong and strong, and Wang Shichong had a hundred thousand troops stationed there. The two sides fought fiercely, causing heavy casualties in terms of supplies and soldiers.

Li Tang had been fighting for years, and even with the fertile soil, food and grass were somewhat scarce, but he knew that the situation in Luoyang was even more serious.

Li Shimin was unable to attack for a long time, which made Li Yuan a little worried and wanted Li Shimin to retreat, but Li Shimin persisted and wrote in person:

The Tang Dynasty was short of food, and Wang Shichong was even more short of food. At this time, Luoyang had become an isolated city, and surrounding counties and cities heard the news.

If we retreat now, all our previous efforts will be wasted, and Wang Shichong will soon be able to make a comeback. And when the Tang Dynasty attacks again, the surrounding counties will no longer surrender, and it will be even more difficult to conquer Luoyang by then.

If the Tang Dynasty retreated, it would mean giving up the hearts of the people. If the people of the Tang Dynasty did not turn to the Tang Dynasty, how could they conquer Luoyang?

Li Yuan was finally persuaded by Li Shimin, and then asked wealthy families from all over Guanzhong to donate grain and transport it to Luoyang.

Outside Luoyang City, the Tang Army camp.

Even though Li Yuan forced those wealthy families to donate food, the army still had insufficient food and grass. Li Shimin could only choose to resist forcefully.

Li Shimin didn't take Wang Shichong seriously. He was now worried about food and grass.

At this moment, a strong man rushed in: "Your Majesty, a great thing, a great thing is coming!"

"Old Cheng Jingjing, this is a handsome tent, how can you yell!" Another yellow-faced man next to him quickly scolded.

Cheng Yaojin ignored Qin Qiong and came directly to Li Shimin, saying eagerly: "King Qin, I'm so happy, so happy."

Li Shimin said with a smile: "What's the big news? Did Wang Shichong surrender?"

"No, it's Wang. Wang is here!" Cheng Yaojin said quickly.

When he heard that the Wang family was coming, Li Shimin stood up suddenly and rushed out of the commander's tent. The guards behind him, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others also hurriedly chased after him.

When the group came to the camp gate, Li Shimin recognized Wang Xuanjing at a glance, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, you are well, please come in quickly."

"Xuanjing has met King Qin." Wang Xuanjing saluted him.

King Qin quickly stepped forward, lifted him up, and pulled him affectionately into the handsome tent.

When he learned that Wang Xuanjing was coming to serve the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was overjoyed. He quickly wrote a letter and sent a horse to Chang'an.

Then he said apologetically: "The people of the world are very happy that the prince has come to vote. However, the prince's official title still needs to be arranged by the father. Please wait for a few days."

Wang Xuanjing said with a smile: "The King of Qin is serious. Jing is here to help the King of Qin defeat Wang Shichong."

"Does the prince have a plan to defeat Luoyang?" Li Shimin said happily.

(End of this chapter)