Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 425 Kill Po Lang
Wugong County is about fifty miles away from Chang'an; the distance to Xiangji Temple is also about the same, and Xiangji Temple is ten miles southwest of Chang'an City.

So it can be said that it is basically impossible for the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army to leave Wugong County and enter Chang'an without being discovered.

But if the cavalry starts from Xiangji Temple, it won't take long to reach the three gates in the south of Chang'an City. Moreover, the number of residents in the south is very small, and they are all poor.

The city defense is extremely lax, and it belongs to Chang'an's "slums" and "garbage dumps".

In other words, with the lax defense in the south of Chang'an City, it was impossible to prevent the cavalry coming from Xiangji Temple, and it could not even provide an early warning.

Entering the Xuanwu Gate from the northernmost part of Chang'an and controlling the Forbidden Army's garrison seems to be the easiest way. But doing this would require bypassing most of Chang'an City, which would also change the nature of the matter.

Obviously, not everyone under Fang Chongyong's command is hot-headed. They don't think that just by shouting slogans, they can enter the imperial city, kill through the Xuanwu Gate, and repeat the path Li Erfeng took back then.

For example, He Changqi felt that his chances of winning this time were slim.

"Jie Shuai, I always feel that this time... it's a bit difficult to end."

On the way to Xiangji Temple, He Changqi approached Fang Chongyong and asked in a low voice.

What the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army is doing now is essentially treason!

"Have you ever thought about what we need most now? Is it really that reward? Didn't you get enough when we were in Mulu City? It should be quite a lot, right?

He is very capable of fighting, so he is worthy of being roped in by all parties.

If he fails, he will kill Brother Ji and let Brother Ji be buried with him!

With these three thousand people, we will definitely not be able to control Chang'an. I'm afraid someone will come to King Qin soon. "

What the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army lacks now is prestige, courage, and courage.

Anyway, if he were to die, he would definitely pull enough people to back him up.

"Do you think three thousand people are not enough to control Chang'an?"

He Changqi nodded slightly, as if he understood something, but he still didn't understand a little bit.

Fang Chongyong ordered to build a meal and went to Xiangji Temple in no hurry.

It's like the rebels in the past dynasties all used the banner of "clearing the emperor's side", but they didn't say they wanted to kill the emperor!

After figuring out the "escape route", he was naturally not afraid at all.

After entering Chang'an, we don't have to do unnecessary things, we have to be precise in our actions.

“People compete for a breath, Buddha competes for a stick of incense.

When Fang Chongyong talks to people, he also listens to them. He says what he says to whomever he faces, without any ambiguity at all. He Changqi couldn't understand, so he stopped talking to him.

Fang Chongyong pointed to his head and said.

As for the clan members and dignitaries in Chang'an City, they could kill as many as they could.

Elites like them are not used to occupy cities, but are used as sharp knife troops.

To put it mildly, it is the price that others are willing to pay when they buy us!
We are making trouble not to deal with Li Shizhi and others, nor to change the dynasty, but to strive for a status that matches our abilities!
Li Shizhi did not give rewards to us, but gave them to the Chishui Army. In the eyes of outsiders, our worth was not as good as the Chishui Army, let alone the Shence Army.

Fang Zhongyong asked pointedly.

Aren't they rebels?
He Changqi felt that even a rough guy like him knew this truth, and it was impossible for the resourceful Fang Chongyong not to know it.

"Jie Shuai, if we defeat the Shence Army and rush into Chang'an City, what should we do next?"

This kind of thing cannot be tolerated.

He Changqi said worriedly.

Fang Chongyong asked with a smile.

The team soon reached the ferry where the Wei River forked, which was only a few miles away from Xiangji Temple. The sun had already set and the sky was gradually darkening.

He Changqi asked doubtfully, he was still very worried.

The one hundred people at the front of this team are all soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, fully armed and in neat armor. Followed by more than a thousand civilians, they were only wearing military uniforms and were unarmed.

"Everything is too much and too little is too much. I know this well and will not push you into a pit of fire."

Therefore, we must teach the Shence Army a lesson and let some people in Chang'an see who has the faster sword and what will happen if they offend us! In Guanzhong, we are the strongest imperial army; in Datang, we are the most elite troops.

"Jie Shuai, Chang'an is so big, let alone 3,000 people, even 30,000 people are not enough.

He has a bad temper, so no one dares to provoke him easily.

You see, there are tens of thousands of Shence troops in Chang'an on weekdays, and there are also many Nanya forbidden troops such as Jinwu guards, but there are still so many bandits that they can't even be caught, and they are leaking everywhere.

With these two items, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army is enough to gain a foothold in Chang'an and even live a comfortable life. But Fang Chongyong's killing move was actually the third one he didn't inform He Changqi.

Fang Chongyong this time had the consciousness of "let me live so that everyone will have an easy time, and if I die, I will drag you to be buried with you."

Do you really care about the rewards from the imperial court? "

Fang Chongyong waved his hands and said without taking it seriously, calmly and completely prepared in his heart.

The right and wrong in the court cannot be settled by beating and killing. This must be used. "

At the end of the team, there were dozens of soldiers from the Xiaojie Army with silver spears holding down the formation to prevent the civilians from escaping.

It would be extremely difficult for the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army to control Chang'an City with just this small force!
This is not a question of being brave and good at fighting, but that controlling territory requires manpower. This is an inherent flaw of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army and cannot be changed.

With He Changqi's wisdom, it might be difficult to understand those things, so it would be better not to tell him.

This group of people is probably being watched along the way, so there is no secret. Fang Chongyong only thought that these people were real soldiers going to receive rewards, and they sat leisurely around the fire and ate dry food.

"Jie Shuai, will there be no problem with Che Guangqian? Will the others get upset and give up?"

While Fang Chongyong was nibbling Hu Pancakes, He Changqi came over again and asked.

"Tell me, if the handsome guy in this section dies this time, wouldn't it be a big loss?

I am so young, holding a high position and being named a county king. I have a good wife at home and a lot of beautiful concubines. Is it not a pity for me to die? "

Fang Chongyong looked at He Changqi and asked.

"That's naturally a pity..."

He Changqi touched his round head and muttered.

"So, you see I'm not afraid, so what do you have to worry about?"

Fang Zhongyong asked confidently.

"Commander Jie, what if, I mean what if, if you proclaim yourself emperor in Chang'an, or support an emperor, I'm afraid the world will be at war, and we won't be able to contain such a small number of people!
But if you don't claim to be emperor or become a powerful official, how can we still survive if we play like this? "

He Changqi finally expressed what was most worrying in his heart in a very straightforward way.

Fang Chongyong finally understood. He finally understood why He Changqi was "uncharacteristically" so worried.

Lao He killed many officials and had no respect for the Tang Dynasty system. He was thinking of rebellion!
Others in the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army were not thinking of rebellion, so they were not as worried as He Changqi. In other words, they are relatively naive and have military ideals.

And He Changqi has clearly seen the darkness and decadence of the Tang Dynasty, and has no illusions about it at all.

He Changqi thought that Fang Chongyong's this time was a major "strategic action", with the purpose of overthrowing the Tang Dynasty. Fang Chongyong could become the emperor himself, or be a powerful minister who used the emperor to control the princes.

But Fang Chongyong's plan was just an out-and-out "tactical action."

The two have never talked on the same channel before!

"You, you really think too much."

Fang Chongyong sighed.

He asked He Changqi to come over and muttered for a long time, and finally explained his plan clearly.

"Jie Shuai, is this the end?"

He Changqi asked in disbelief.

"Yes, follow my orders tomorrow.

I estimate that Xianyu Zhongtong, the commander of the Shence Army, must be at Xiangji Temple. He must be worried about Li Shizhi's people messing around and worrying about the other party giving random orders, so he will definitely be a witness at the scene.

If you are smarter tomorrow and come from a literary background like Zhongtong, you will definitely not be your enemy. Don't hesitate, don't listen to his pleas for mercy, just kill him.

Afterwards, I just put all the blame on him. No matter what others ask you, just say you will do what you are told. "

Fang Chongyong ordered in a solemn tone.

"If you have the order, what else should you do?"

He Changqi asked doubtfully.

"If Zhang Jun is here, kill him too. If he is not here, then go to Chang'an. This man will definitely die anyway.

I have drawn up a list. After entering Chang'an, if you lead troops into the imperial city, you will be collected and killed according to the list.

If you can't enter the imperial city, just pretend that I didn't say it, and you can kill all these people in other ways.

I estimate that Zhang Jun will be at Xiangji Temple tomorrow. Killing this person is very important, ranking only after Xianyu Zhongtong. As for Li Shizhi, if you can find him, protect him and escort him to Xingqing Palace. "

Fang Chongyong gave special instructions to He Changqi not to kill Li Shizhi.

"Jie Shuai, this dog bastard is always in trouble with us, why should we keep him alive? Wouldn't it be nice to kill him when the time comes?"

He Changqi asked doubtfully.

"Li Shizhi came from a clan and was more or less a relative of the saint.

Killing Zhang Jun and Xianyu Zhongtong is just two dogs for a saint. A saint can have as many of these dogs as he wants without feeling any distress at all.

However, both Li Shizhi and the saint were descendants of Taizong, and they were somewhat related by blood and marriage. The saint could kill Li Shizhi, but if we kill him, we will be overstepping our authority and slapping the saint in the face.

This kind of thing cannot be done. "

Fang Chongyong explained patiently.

He Changqi nodded somewhat unhappily. He not only wanted to kill Li Shizhi, he even wanted to kill Brother Ji! But many times, when people live in this world, it is difficult to do whatever they want and do everything according to their own ideas.

Because reason told He Changqi: He didn't know whether anything would happen if he killed Li Shizhi; but he knew that if he killed Ji Ge tomorrow, he would definitely die a miserable death.

At this moment, Fang Chongyong stood up, looked at the stars in the sky, sighed and said:

"At this moment, the horoscope is that the three stars of Qisha, Greedy Wolf and Pojun are in perfect alignment in the Life Palace. This is the pattern of Shapolang.

Kill the wolf, like movement rather than silence, seek wealth and honor in danger.

If you are lucky, you will be rich and powerful, but if you are unlucky, misfortunes will happen.

He Laohu, do you want to have a try tomorrow? "

Fang Chongyong turned around and asked He Changqi who was eating Hu cakes.

"What? What kind of wolf is this?"

He Changqi looked at Fang Chongyong in confusion, with clear stupidity in his eyes.

……

Xiangji Temple was built in the second year of Yonglong reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. It occupies a large area and was very prosperous in the Tang Dynasty. Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, once went to Xiangji Temple to worship the Buddha and gave him more than a thousand relics and hundreds of precious flags and flowers to make offerings to him.

All in all, it's very impressive.

At this moment, the morning bell in the temple has sounded. In the square outside the main hall of Xiangji Temple, a group of Shence soldiers were guarding Wu Qi, who was coming here from the imperial court to distribute rewards to the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army.

As a doctor in the household department, it was his duty to issue rewards, but because he knew the inside story, he felt that this matter was not handled properly.

Fifth Qi suggested to Zhang Jun, the Minister of Punishment beside him:

"Zhang Shangshu, distributing rewards is actually a hard job. Although it is just a handout, the number must not be wrong, and the identity and military status must be verified.

Thousands of soldiers want to receive the reward, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete it until tomorrow.

You are the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and it is not your job to issue rewards. Why don't you go back to the imperial city to rest and avoid the suffering of the wind and sun. "

He said this not very politely, because Wu Qi was really unhappy with Zhang Jun.

You, a minister of the Ministry of Justice, why do you come to interfere with the affairs of the Ministry of Husbandry?
This itself is a taboo in official circles.

In Fang Chongyong’s previous life, the company also clearly stipulated that employees were not allowed to leave work without any reason!
“My officer, I just feel that this matter is of great importance, and the Qiu Ba people are unruly and easy to cause trouble, so I want to see if anyone has committed any crime at the scene.

Fifth Langzhong and those under you should check carefully and don’t give out the wrong rewards! "

Zhang Jun sneered and retorted Wu Qi's words! Don't give Wu Qi any face at all.

It's actually quite understandable that he behaves this way.

Because Wu Qi had been favored by Li Linfu during his promotion to the capital, he was also considered to be a peripheral member of Li Linfu's party members. Naturally, Zhang Jun couldn't have a good opinion of him.

"Zhang Shangshu, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army has arrived. There are a hundred people wearing armor and weapons."

Xianyu Zhongtong came to Zhang Jun's side and reported in a low voice. Although he is the commander of the Shence Army, he only wears military uniforms and no armor.

Why doesn't he wear armor?
Well, in fact, Xianyu Zhongtong also wanted to show off, wearing a suit of Mingguang armor and looking majestic. But he was a scholar who passed the Jinshi examination, and his body had always been thin.

Moreover, Xianyu Zhongtong was nearly sixty years old and could no longer wear those Mingguang armors that often weighed more than fifteen kilograms.

Whenever possible, Xian Yu Zhongtong would wear armor on this occasion to maintain his dignity as a general of the Shence Army.

"Haha, they are still worried, but there are more than a hundred people, so what's the use?"

Zhang Jun sneered.

What Li Shizhi didn't know was that Zhang Jun had quietly laid a killing plan for Fang Chongyong and the Yinqian Xiaojie Army, and it would not be as Li Shizhi expected.

If Fang Chongyong gives in, then Zhang Jun will "add some ingredients" to those Qiu Ba at Xiangji Temple to provoke them to take action!

As long as they take action, the ambushes of the Shence Army ambushed in the northwest and southeast will surround Xiangji Temple in the shortest possible time!

The scene will look great then!
So what if there are more than a hundred people wearing armor? Can they defeat the twelve thousand fully armed Shence Army?

"Let them come in, line up to receive the reward, and don't make any noise!"

Zhang Jun ordered with a calm face, full of official authority, completely ignoring Wu Qi's dissatisfaction.

Soon, Fang Chongyong led He Changqi in the lead, followed by more than a hundred armored soldiers, and entered Xiangji Temple in a mighty manner and arrived at the large square in front of the main hall.

Wu Qi had dealt with Fang Chongyong and stepped forward to salute him: "Envoy Fang Jun, I am ready, can you start to receive the reward?"

"okay."

Fang Chongyong smiled and nodded reservedly. He immediately discovered that behind Wu Qi were Zhang Jun and Xianyu Zhongtong, so he asked curiously: "Who are these two?"

Zhang Jun and Xian Yu Zhongtong were too lazy to say hello to Fang Chongyong. In their eyes, Fang Chongyong was already a dead man, or an unlucky guy who would soon die without any explanation.

Naturally, they had no intention of making friends with the dead bones in the grave, let alone the blood feud between Zhang Jun and Fang Chongyong.

Saying more than one word feels like a waste of life!
"This is Zhang Jun, the Minister of Punishment, and this is Xianyu Zhongtong, the commander of the Shence Army."

Wuqi introduced carefully in an attempt to smooth things over, but he had already noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Wuqi didn't know that more than 10,000 Shence soldiers were ambushing nearby. He turned around and looked at the more than 20 Shence soldiers beside Xianyu Zhongtong. He felt a little guilty and worried about the violent attack of the Silver Spear Xiaojie soldiers behind Fang Chongyong. Take action!
In order to lure the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army to take action, Zhang Jun deliberately deployed more than 20 elite soldiers of the Shence Army as guards only in Xiangji Temple. If there were too many people, maybe Qiu Ba, the Silver Spear Filial Piety Army, would be too timid to take action.

Then the play wouldn't go on.

What Zhang Jun wanted was for those unruly Qiu Ba to cause trouble, so he had no choice but to deliberately show weakness.

"I heard that this time the imperial court plans to use a little acquaintance to fool me and other meritorious soldiers. Fifth doctor, I wonder if such a thing is happening?"

Fang Chongyong showed a terrifying sneer on his face, stared at Wu Qi's face and asked.

"So what?
Just for your merits, it would be great if the court gave you some honorary officers, and you are so picky.

If you dare to make trouble, you won't even get a chance to make friends! "

Before Wu Qi opened his mouth, Zhang Jun scolded Wu Qi coldly, and then ordered Wu Qi to say: "Open the box and send it to Guanzhong Jiaozi."

Zhang Jun's words were so strong and emotionless that even outsiders felt that he was too arrogant.

Fa Jiaozi itself is wrong. Your attitude is not good. Are you deliberately provoking trouble?
Wu Qi complained in his heart that Zhang Jun couldn't do anything. He didn't feel comfortable saying anything, so he turned around and was about to tell his subordinate Zao Li to open the box containing the jiaozi.

Xianyu Zhongtong, on the other hand, silently took out the fire sticks and fireworks, held them in his hands, and was ready to send a signal at any time. Seeing Zhang Jun's attitude, Xianyu Zhongtong didn't think that the Qiu Ba gang of Silver Spear Xiaojie Army could endure it much longer.

It's only a matter of time before it breaks out!

Fang Chongyong noticed that Che Guangqian hadn't sent the signal yet, and felt a little anxious, but his face remained as calm as water.

He stepped forward and argued with Wuqi: "Fifth doctor, is this what Hubu means? Are you fooling meritorious soldiers with these unspent friends?"

"Your Highness, don't embarrass your subordinates. Even if they say it, it doesn't matter."

Wuqi pleaded helplessly.

"Fifth Doctor, what you do is really making it difficult for me."

Fang Chongyong sighed and shook his head.

"Is it difficult to do? If it's difficult to do, don't do it!
Just consider that you have received the reward and go back home now. "

Zhang Jun pointed in the direction of the gate of Xiangji Temple and said with disdain.

The scene was completely silent, and Zhang Jun's expected violent outburst did not happen. Fang Chongyong and the soldiers of Silver Spear Xiaojie Army were extremely calm.

Unusually calm!

Even Xianyu Zhongtong could see something was wrong! Both hands were shaking badly!

Wu Qi was caught in the middle, not knowing what to say, let alone whether to send a message next.

At this moment, thick smoke was rising one after another somewhere in the mountains and forests to the north!
Immediately afterwards, as if in response to the thick smoke, thick smoke was rising one after another from the mountains and forests to the south!
Seeing the thick smoke rising from the forest not far away, Fang Zhongyong's heart finally settled down.

With a joking smile on his face, he looked at Zhang Jun as if he were looking at a dead person, and uttered one word from his mouth calmly:
"kill!"

(End of this chapter)