Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 427 History is written by the victors

"Sage, something bad has happened. The Silver Spear Xiaojie Army has rebelled!"

At this moment, Brother Ji, who was enjoying the "leech treatment" in the Calyx Xianghui Building, heard someone shouting to him in the distance.

The sound moves from far to near.

That was Yu Chaoen's voice.

Soon, Yu Chaoen ran up to Brother Ji, knelt on the ground and exclaimed: "Saint! The Silver Spear Xiaojie Army has rebelled! They are marching along Zhuque Street and heading towards Xingqing Palace!"

rebel? Silver Spear Filial Piety Army?

Brother Ji hasn't figured out the situation yet. Today is obviously the day when the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army is collecting rewards at Xiangji Temple. How could they rebel?
Shouldn't they scream angrily, then find out that they were ambushed by the Shence Army, and then retreat to the camp angrily?

When that time comes, Brother Ji will send people to the camp to appease the soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, and distribute silk and food on the spot to work the troops.

From then on, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army and the Shence Army were on the same level. They would not be able to work together in the future, so they would naturally form two factions.

"We sincerely ask the saint to uphold justice and punish the traitors in the court!"

Since there is no prince standing behind them, it means that things are not out of control.

"No saint! Why don't you go and take a look?"

Brother Ji stood up suddenly, not caring about the leech adsorbed on his arm!
"Hui Sage, it's true. How dare I deceive you?"

Yu Chaoen knelt down and cried again. Brother Ji was so angry that he kicked him to the ground.

At this moment, Cui Qianyou walked into the house, with a calm face and crossed his hands and saluted: "Sage, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army has blocked all the doors of Xingqing Palace! There are only two hundred guards on duty in the palace, which is only enough to guard the calyx. Xianghui Tower. I also ask the saint not to move around here, I will try my best to delay it."

They can only rely on themselves as the emperor.

Brother Ji sighed. He vaguely felt that the matter this time should not be that serious. Because the possibility of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army being bribed by the prince is almost zero.

He led Gao Lishi and Cui Ganyou, followed by the guards of Ji Ge Shence Army, to the gate of Xingqing Palace.

They just do what they're told.

The most important thing now is to figure out the opponent's intentions and who is standing behind this rebel army. In Ji Ge's view, the army is a magical weapon and has no thought in itself.

Gao Lishi knelt down and begged.

Before the door opened, someone outside the door was heard shouting: "The traitors are in power and are killing the loyal. All the soldiers of the Silver Spear Filial Festival, beg the saint to uphold justice!"

Brother Ji waved his hand, and the bloody courage in his body when he launched the coup was once again aroused!

The sound is like ocean waves, one after another, deafening!

"Rebellion, they actually rebelled..."

Why are things different than expected?

"I am very brave and ask the saint to uphold justice in order to relieve the suffering of the Tang Dynasty who rebelled against Tiangang!"

"I haven't reached that point yet."

When you conspire to rebel, you have to think of a way out. It can't be just for a quick trip to Chang'an, right?

There were sounds of pleading outside the door.

Cui Qianyou didn't speak on the side. In fact, he believed that only Brother Ji's intervention could solve the crisis. If Gao Lishi goes, it will lead to bad things because of "lack of sincerity".

On the contrary, Gao Lishi beside him was extremely calm.

Brother Ji stepped forward and grabbed Yu Chaoen's collar, questioning him with anger.

Gao Lishi stared at Yu Chaoen and scolded him rudely: "Trash, have you seen clearly? What is the banner of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army? Whose wishes are they operating in Chang'an City? They are only three With thousands of people, can they still overthrow the Tang Dynasty? Do you understand the situation?"

A word to wake up the dreamer!

After hearing what Gao Lishi said, Brother Ji came back to his senses.

Brother Ji looked puzzled but did not panic. He scolded in a low voice: "Why panic? Let Xianyu Zhongtong come to see me!"

Brother Ji was so angry that his chest heaved and he breathed deeply.

"Sage, the Shence Army near Xiangji Temple has been defeated by the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army. The defeated troops entered Chang'an City from the south gate and were everywhere! I'm afraid Xianyu Zhongtong has..."

"The treacherous ministers are in power and slaughter the loyal and good. All the soldiers of Silver Spear Filial Piety Festival beg the saint to uphold justice!"

"What! More than 10,000 Shence troops are gone?"

"Yes! Tell me quickly! What kind of banner are they playing!"

Brother Ji sat down on the dragon chair, and his soul was taken away from his whole body.

So the core of the question now is: Who do they listen to?
"Slave, I don't dare to get too close. They seem to be raising a flag at the front of the team. I can't see it clearly! It's a capital crime for you! A capital crime!"

Hearing these words, Brother Ji's waist straightened instantly.

"Waste! Useless at all!"

"That's all, Lux, lead the way. I want to talk to the soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army."

Yu Chaoen did not dare to say any more.

Yu Chaoen knelt on the ground and cried, his whole body trembling.

What does Silver Spear Xiaojiejun want to do? What does Fang Chongyong want to do?

"Yu Chaoen, you slandered the loyal and brave soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army as rebels, and slandered their petition as rebellion. What crime should you be guilty of?"

Brother Ji looked at Yu Chaoen and asked in a bad tone.

Is this okay for riding on a horse?
Yu Chaoen mentally scolded Brother Ji for being so shameless and burning bridges, but he also knew that something was wrong!
"Sage, you are a slave and stupid, please forgive me, saint!"

Yu Chaoen knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged, but in his heart he hated Brother Ji for being as cold as ice and as hard as iron!

"It's too late to beg on your knees now. Someone, please drag Yu Chaoen down and behead him."

Brother Ji waved his hand calmly, now he was not panicked at all.

"You fool! You thief! You will die sooner or later!"

Yu Chaoen cursed while being dragged away. But the next moment, his mouth was blocked with a rag, and he could only make a "wuwuwu" sound.

Wherever he passed, there was a trace of filth: he was scared to death.

"Sage, please open the door for you."

Gao Lishi saluted Brother Ji and waited for his approval.

Whether or not this door can be opened, although it is just a "rubber stamp," is a major decision on whether this crisis can be ended.

Brother Ji's Adam's apple twitched and he couldn't help but swallowed, then nodded and said: "Open the door!"

This feeling now is very similar to the nervousness he felt when he decided to strike first and launch a coup against his aunt Princess Taiping!

It made his heart beat so fast that it was almost unbearable!
The gate of Xingqing Palace is not always open. On weekdays, even when Brother Ji returns to the palace, he only opens the middle gate.

With the heartbreaking sound of turning rusty iron shafts, the gate of Xingqing Palace opened.

Brother Ji raised his eyes and saw Qiu Ba kneeling on the ground in front of him. All of them were neatly dressed and armed to the teeth!

"Your Majesty, Fang Chongyong, please ask the saint to bring justice to the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army!"

Fang Zhongyong raised the Swift Wind Phantom Knife above his head with both hands, lowered his head and begged.

"Please ask the saint to uphold justice for us!"

All the Qiu Ba behind Fang Chongyong shouted in unison.

"Hey, you guys have something to talk about. Get up and talk. I'm at a loss right now. I don't know why you came to Xingqing Palace."

Brother Ji looked surprised and helped Fang Chungyong up, and then helped up the generals behind Fang Chungyong one by one.

"The saint, the Right Prime Minister Li Shizhi, the Minister of Punishment Zhang Jun and others colluded with the Shence Army to lead the army at Xian Yu Zhongtong. They were greedy for the reward that Saint Mo gave to the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, and they tried to trap me when the reward was given out in Xiangji Temple. etc. Fortunately, Wu Qi, a doctor in the household department, understood the righteousness and informed us of the matter. Thousands of soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army survived and defeated the rebels.

Because we were worried that the right minister would conspire to rebel, and that the Shence Army would be bribed to join the rebellion, we had no choice but to go to Xingqing Palace to protect the saint. I have no choice but to ask the saint to forgive my lack of etiquette.

Please ask the saint to uphold justice for us and other wronged soldiers! "

After saying that, Fang Chongyong pulled Wu Qi over, pointed at him and said: "Everything Wei Chen said, the Fifth Doctor can vouch for. Thanks to him for warning me in advance."

Wuqi didn't dare to speak and could only salute Brother Ji with folded hands, feeling extremely scared.

After hearing these words, Brother Ji was instantly shocked and angry.

He showed an expression of disbelief and asked Gao Lishi beside him: "I asked Li Shizhi to handle this matter properly, but he actually set out to kill meritorious soldiers? How dare he act so wantonly? Does he still have me as the emperor in his eyes?"

"Back to the saint, I didn't know there was such a thing. The silk and grain from Taifu Temple have been allocated."

Gao Lishi said with an innocent look.

Seeing Brother Ji performing according to his own ideas, Fang Chongyong breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he would be invincible if he gave it a try this time.

He took out the autographed letter that Li Shizhi had given to Xian Yu Zhongtong from his arms, presented it to Ji Ge with both hands, and said: "Sage, everything the minister said is true, and the inside story of this matter is very deep. The Silver Spear Filial Piety Army is only to protect the saint. Come, the sage will know the authenticity of this letter after reading it. Li Shizhi wrote it with his own hand, and I can confront him face to face."

After saying that, Fang Chongyong took a step back and waited silently!

"Traitors! These traitors want to destroy my country!"

Brother Ji read the letter at a glance and threw the letter in his hand to the ground angrily! He felt so upset that he couldn't help but step forward and step on it a few times!

"Saint, the Yizhengtang is very important, it has the power to dispatch the Nanya Imperial Army.

Although Wei Chen has sent troops to the imperial city to suppress the situation, he is not sure whether someone will be detrimental to the saint and issue arbitrary political orders.

Please ask the saint to lead the loyal and brave soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army to the imperial city and take over the center of the imperial court! To bring order out of chaos!
If it is too late, if someone colludes with the prince to rebel, the consequences will be disastrous, saint! "

Fang Chongyong knelt down on one knee and begged.

"Please ask the saint to bring order to the chaos and provide justice!"

Behind Fang Chongyong was Qiu Ba who was kneeling on the ground again.

"Saint, in this situation, the only way is to use the silver spear to frighten the young people in the court, and then investigate in detail.

On the contrary, the sources of the Shence Army are complex, and the Saint has to guard against them. "

Gao Lishi leaned close to Brother Ji and whispered.

Brother Ji saw the flags displayed by the soldiers around Che Guangqian and was shaken.

"Silver Spear Filial Piety, Pursuing Rebellion!"

"The sword has no eyes, and the idle shun it!"

"A traitor who harms the country shall be punished for his crime!"

"If there is any obstruction, we will be regarded as an accomplice!"

What a powerful method!
Brother Ji was amazed in his heart.

These soldiers clearly mutinied, but they whitewashed themselves as guarding the emperor!

However, the arrow had to be fired when it was on the string. Li Shizhi's personal letter was enough to prove that he was not worthy of being prime minister. Things have progressed to this point, the Xianggong of Yizhengtang, the six ministers, and Qiu Ba, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army.

Between the two, there is always a sacrificial flag.

Brother Ji couldn't imagine what the gang of Qiu Ba around him would do if he sided with Li Shizhi.

Therefore, the prime minister can only be sacrificed.

There is no right or wrong in this matter. Whoever wins is justice!
Whoever loses will be kicked out.

"Everyone, please follow me to the imperial city!"

Brother Ji shouted to the Qiu Ba people of the Silver Spear Filial Piety Army.

"Long live!" "Long live!" "Long live!"

Outside the gate of Xingqing Palace, the sound of long live echoed in the sky!

Everyone here, including Brother Ji, their hanging hearts fell back to their original positions. Because of this sudden change, it was essentially over for them.

……

The Zhuque Gate in the south of the imperial city is named because it faces Zhuque Street. It is a key node on the longitudinal axis of Chang'an City.

At this moment, the prison guards who were supposed to be on duty here, that is, the guard team composed entirely of eunuchs, had disappeared without a trace.

The prison guard was established during the Zhenguan period.

At that time, Li Erfeng lived in the imperial city, and eunuchs were used as gatekeepers. The eunuchs guarded the gates attentively, which is actually what they should be.

However, since Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor no longer lived in the imperial city. Sometimes they lived in the Daming Palace, and after the Kaiyuan Dynasty, they lived in the Xingqing Palace. The outer city of the imperial city was actually where the officials worked, and the inner city was where the ceremonies were held.

How loyal eunuchs are to civil servants can be imagined with just one finger. It is too much to expect the eunuchs to guard the imperial city with all their heart.

Just now, He Changqi had already rushed into Zhuque Gate with his five hundred silver spear Xiaojie Army. The young soldiers of Jinwu Guard who temporarily took over the city defense here were no match for He Changqi's arrogant soldiers, and they were all knocked to the ground.

"damn it!"

Zhang Guangsheng got up from the ground and rubbed his sore shoulders.

Many of his bastards were still groaning on the ground, and they were all in a miserable state.

Zhang Guangsheng should be lucky that he has always been lucky.

If Fang Chongyong hadn't spoken in advance, He Changqi and the others would have removed the spearheads and used wooden sticks to clear the way. Otherwise, these five scum of the Jinwu Guard would not be rolling on the ground and groaning now.

Instead, they rushed to hell together, and the road was bustling.

"General Zhang, who are these people? They are really good at fighting. They are so humble and can't even catch a single move."

A Jinwu guard climbed up from the ground with difficulty holding a halberd. As he walked to Zhang Guangsheng's side, he rubbed his painful stomach and complained.

“Don’t worry, if they wanted to kill people, we would have been killed long ago.

Something big happened in Chang'an today. "

Zhang Guangsheng sighed. The Jinwu Guards' station is also in the Imperial City. Should they return to the station now or not?

The failure of Chang'an's military preparedness is really not Zhang's problem!

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Zhang Guangsheng saw a large army coming towards the Suzaku Gate, and they were coming from the direction of Xingqing Palace!

He thought it was the Shence Army coming to quell the rebellion, so he led his men to contact them. Unexpectedly, when I got closer, I discovered that Brother Ji, wearing a dragon robe, was at the front of the team!

Next to Brother Ji is Fang Chongyong, and behind him are a series of generals and soldiers armed to the teeth!

"General Zhang, what's going on? Why are you here?"

As soon as they met, Brother Ji couldn't help scolding and questioning him.

He now feels extremely dissatisfied with any unit responsible for the defense of Chang'an City.

Even Chang'an couldn't take a good look at it. It was easy for people to rush to Xingqing Palace. What were they doing to eat?
Brother Ji has never felt so unsafe in Chang'an!

If the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army was loyal to a certain prince, or if a force of the same level as the frontier army came today, wouldn't they suffer today?
"Back to the saint, the Suzaku Gate was breached just now, and the general and the Jinwu Guards couldn't resist it..."

Zhang Guangsheng wanted to explain more, but Brother Ji waved his hand impatiently and said, "That's enough. Take your people, follow the team, and enter the imperial city with me!"

Brother Ji was polite to the soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, but he didn't have a good look towards Zhang Guangsheng.

"Oh, okay, okay, I'll go gather the team right now."

Zhang Guangsheng hurriedly saluted Brother Ji, his back already wet with sweat.

(End of this chapter)