Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 89 Live up to the Tang Dynasty and live up to His Majesty
The next day, Li Ye led [-] cavalry guards, [-] cavalry from Zhu Yezinu, a total of [-] cavalry, and Liu Chongwang, Minister of the Ministry of War, went to Tongguan to meet Zhu Zhen in person.

The prime ministers also persuaded: "If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, how can your majesty go to danger lightly? If Zhu Zhen has a different heart, the Tang Dynasty will be in danger!"

Li Ye said: "I have no doubts about employing people. If I doubt people, I don't use them. Zhu Zhen leads his troops to vote. How can I hurt the hearts of soldiers."

His Majesty the Emperor was also riding a horse, galloping along the road, and was very happy to see that the farmland was all cultivated along the way, and it was no longer the barren scene of the past.

When I arrived at Tongguan, I saw Zhu Zhen's whole army waiting outside Tongguan.

"Open the door!"

"Open the door!"

Li Ye was the first to go out of the pass, and saw that Zhu Zhen's entire army was as motionless as a forest and as powerful as a mountain.

"A master of martial arts."

Zhu Zhen had been waiting at the military gate, and saw a man with a yellow robe and bright armor, a majestic figure came out of the closed gate, followed by soldiers behind him, with banners and flags all over him, so he couldn't guess who it was, but he didn't expect that the emperor would greet him in person .

Zhu Zhen led the generals to salute.

Li Ye got off his horse and approached. The man in front of him was majestic, with a white face and beard, sharp eyes, quite murderous.

Helping Zhu Zhen up, he said, "I look forward to the general as I look forward to the rain in a drought."

"Your Majesty, it was too late to bring Zhu Zhen back. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Li Ye laughed and said, "The general knows how to turn back when he lost his way. What is the crime? Come!"

"exist!"

"All the soldiers are exhausted all the way. After entering Tongguan, kill chickens and sheep, and prepare wine and food. I want to reward all the soldiers and have fun with all the soldiers."

"promise!"

Tongguan has a maximum of hundreds of thousands of troops stationed, and the barracks are complete, which is more than enough to accommodate more than [-] soldiers.

Then Tongguan soldiers sent sheep heads, wine and food one after another.

Zhu Zhen wondered, is this going to reward the troops in our barracks?His Majesty……

Not long after, the emperor led civil and military personnel into the camp in person, with only a hundred guards.

Zhu Zhen was very moved in her heart for His Majesty's tolerance.

In the tent of the Chinese army, there are all officers, big and small, three tours of wine and five flavors of food.

Li Ye took advantage of his alcohol and said to Zhu Zhen: "The general doesn't know, but before I want to meet the general, all the officials persuaded me, saying that if the general has a different heart, I will be in danger!"

The words were so clear that Zhu Zhen was taken aback for a moment, then walked out of the seat and knelt in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I really have no rebellious heart!"

Li Ye pulled Zhu Zhen up and said: "General, there is no need to defend yourself. If I don't believe you, how can there be wine and meat here? I will go back to the officials: I don't use people who doubt me, and I don't doubt people who employ people. How can it make all the soldiers feel cold."

These words were not only addressed to Zhu Zhen, but also to all the soldiers in the accounts.

"His Majesty!"

"When all the soldiers return to the Tang Dynasty from a thousand miles away, I will regard it as my robe."

Li Ye drew his saber and cut off the horn, and raised his weapon to the sky.

"I swear by the heaven and the earth that I will not fail the soldiers."

Zhu Zhen also stood up, and all the soldiers followed her and took an oath.

"The last general will not fail Datang, nor His Majesty."

"I will not fail Datang, and I will not fail Your Majesty."

That night, Li Ye stayed in Zhu Zhen's camp, and he slept quite nervously that night, but it was worth it.

And Liu Chongwang in the tent next door, sighed deeply: "Your Majesty, this is to imitate Guangwu and surrender, and stay overnight in the enemy's camp."

Things are very simple, but not everyone dares to do it.

The next day, Li Ye led Zhu Zhen and four commanders under him, Huo Cun, Chang Liqun, Wang Gong, and Gao Yifan, back to the court to be enshrined. Zhu Zhen's army stayed in Tongguan to rest.

In this matter, Zhu Zhen did not resist, the emperor could put his wealth and life in their hands, and it would be all right for them to return to the court and be enshrined. Of course, there must be some uneasiness in her heart.

If His Majesty wants to build mutual trust with Zhu Zhen, he can only test each other through small things. Li Ye is naturally satisfied with the current situation.

Only two days after returning to Chang'an, Zhu Zhen's family arrived in Chang'an. Li Ye gave Zhu Zhen a mansion and allowed her to take a five-day vacation. Huo Cun and others were granted marriages by the emperor himself.

On the fifth day of April, the court meeting.

Zhu Zhen's troops were changed to the Zuo Huwei Army, and the emperor named Zhu Zhen as General Guide in front of all the officials, leading the Zuo Huwei Army as the commander, Huo Cun, Chang Liqun, and Wang Gong as the captains of Qingche, and Zuo led the Huwei Army. The commanders of the compartment, the second compartment, and the third compartment each have jurisdiction over the soldiers of the three capitals. Gao Yifan is also the captain of Qingche, leading the commander of the Jianrui compartment of the Zuohuwei Army (formerly Jianrui Battalion).

The whole army was replenished to 3000 people per compartment, for a total of 1 people.

After being sealed, the commanders and envoys of each compartment returned to the camp with their wives.

Five days later, Zhu Zhen bid farewell to her family and went to Tongguan to take up her post. Li Ye sent her to Chang'an in person.

The recruited general gained another [-] strong soldiers, and now the imperial court can command a total of [-] troops, so Li Ye can breathe a sigh of relief.

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Yanying Hall of Daming Palace.

The prime ministers discussed matters with the emperor.

The cause is two things.

One is that Du Rangneng reported that Li Keyong and Zhu Wen's army confronted each other in Heyang. All suffered heavy casualties.

Second, Zhu Wen sent his envoy Jiang Xuanhui to enter the court to apologize.

Li Ye felt that Zhu Wen couldn't hold on any longer. He was afraid that Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru in the southeast might have changed, and fighting Li Keyong would not be able to gain advantage.

In normal history, at this time Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin had been conquered by Zhu Wen, most of Shi Pu's land in Xuzhou was also occupied by Zhu Wen, Qin Zongquan was destroyed, and Shannan Dongdao became Zhu Wen's follower force. At the height of its prosperity, the imperial court had to bow its head.

But now Zhu Wen only occupies Yiwu Junhua and Zheng Erzhou, and his power has been greatly reduced.

The prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty still believed that Li Keyong was a far greater threat to the court than Zhu Wen.

Zhang Jundao: "Since Zhu Wen apologized, he should be pardoned and ordered to attack the false emperor Qin Zongquan, and the Hedong Army should order him to return to the town."

As soon as this discussion came out, both Kong Wei and Liu Chongwang agreed.

Li Ye asked: "What does Shi Lang Niu think?"

Niu Hui shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know about military affairs, but since Qin Zongquan has proclaimed himself emperor, the court cannot let him go."

Li Ye looked at Sun Kui again and said, "What does Shi Lang think?"

Sun Kuiju Wu said: "Your Majesty, I thought it was possible to discuss, ordered the Xuanwu Army to withdraw from Huazhou and Zheng Erzhou, and the imperial court ordered someone to serve as the envoy of the Yiwu Army. If they do not obey, the imperial court will not pardon them. The imperial court cannot do this urgently. "

Li Ye nodded, this is just a delay.

Looking at the prime ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, the words of Sun Kui and Niu Hui are interesting.

No wonder that there were no talents in the late Tang court. According to the original history, this group of people talked about armies on paper, and they all agreed to use troops against Li Keyong, which led to the destruction of the hundreds of thousands of imperial troops that Emperor Zhaozong worked so hard to save.

exasperating.

"Xuan Jiang Xuanhui to enter the palace, I want to listen too, what does Zhu Wen want to say to me?"

The small yellow gate outside the hall shouted: "Xuan Jiang Xuanhui enters the hall!"

After a while, Jiang Xuanhui entered the hall to pay respects.

Li Ye took a closer look at this person. He was not tall, with a white face and beard, and small eyes, but they were bright and quick-witted.

Who would have thought that according to normal history, Li Ye himself and his concubines would die at the hands of this person 16 years later.

It's not that enemies don't get together!

(End of this chapter)