Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 102

Li Xilie killed Yan Zhenqing and returned to Chang'an, where the people burned incense to welcome him.Li Sheng paid a visit to the emperor at Sanqiao, and said: "I can't return to the capital quickly and frighten Your Majesty. This is my crime. Now that the official prohibition has been cleared, I only visit the dormitory garden. The bell remains unchanged, and the temple looks the same." Emperor Lan He sobbed and said: "If it weren't for Qing's strength, I would have died at the hands of thieves! God was born to think that Qing is the country, not for me. That is to say, this achievement is far more than Guan Le." Liquan has a poem praising: Save Jia Weigong's country is overwhelmed, and his name has been admired for thousands of years.If it weren't for Tang De to be prosperous, how could he break the 78 soldiers of the treacherous hero.The emperor returned to the great position, and all civil and military officials worshiped and danced. They were called long live and congratulated Taiping.At that time, Zhu Xi was defeated and wanted to leave Tubo. The soldiers were short of food and looted along the way, and the rest of them scattered and died.After traveling for several days, when they got to Pengyuan, they suddenly saw a man leading people and horses to meet him.Zhu Xi was overjoyed, he was drinking in the tent at night, before he could make several rounds, the man drew his sword and killed Zhu Pi, and then executed several people, and presented Li Sheng with his head.Cheng saw that he was eight feet long, with a wide mouth on one side, from Jingzhao Wannian, his surname was Liang and his name was Tingfen.He is the chief general of Naizi's subordinates.Sheng was overjoyed, that is to say, please pardon his death crime and make him Sima of another department.The rest of the party are all equal.But Yao Lingyan knew that Mi was dead, so he led the defeated troops to Peiping.The emperor wanted to send his generals to pursue him, but Li Cheng said: "Zhu Xie is dead, and Yao Lingyan is gone, but it is a disease of ringworm and scabies, which is not worth caring about. There is still Li Xilie who is still alive in Hebei. Now he is called emperor, and his country is called Dachu. Relying on the strength and wealth of its soldiers, it is indeed a serious problem for the country. It is urgent to raise troops to attack them first." The emperor said: "The Qing side has just recovered the capital, and the soldiers are tired. It is reasonable to save money. Now they want to march north, I am afraid it is not appropriate. "Sheng said: "Your Majesty's great kindness, I have never dared to forget the great responsibilities of the country. Now I return to Chang'an, and there will be a day. The army and horses have cultivated their vigor, and the warehouses have grain storage. Don't just hunt for thieves at this time and clear the sea. When will you be?" The emperor followed.In addition, since Li Xilie was called the emperor in Hebei, he asked people to invite Yan Zhenqing to the army to seek great things.Zhenqing scolded and said: "Have you ever heard of my brother Yan Changshan? An Lushan rebelled, and he was the first to raise a righteous teacher. Although he was arrested later, he scolded the thief endlessly. I am eighty years old, and I am an official. The position is extremely high, but I just keep my festival, and I will die later. How can I be threatened by you?" The thieves were all pale when they heard this, so they detained Zhenqing and guarded them with armored soldiers.So he dug a hole in front of the court, several feet deep, intending to make it.Zhenqing laughed and called the thief party and said: "Death and life are divided, why bother!" Xilie saw that Zhenqing refused to attach himself, so he sent Xin Jingzhen to save his salary in the court, and told Zhenqing, "You can't bend your integrity, but burn you to death. Here it is." Zhenqing took off his clothes and wanted to throw himself into the fire, but Jing Zhen stopped in a panic and said, "I'm so startled, how can I bear to burn you! And life is like a white horse passing by, why do you suffer so much? Now that you are old, The famous festival has been written, and the ancients said: "A day of leisure is a fairy, why don't we use our tactics to find a big fortune, wouldn't it be beautiful?" Zhenqing scolded: "The anti-thief has received the great kindness of the Tang Dynasty. There was a rebellion at the time, and I wish I hadn’t cut off all your sections, but you’ve come here with your crazy words?” Jing Zhen said, “If you are stubborn and don’t obey, you will inevitably die.” Zhenqing said: “Since ancient times, no one has died. If I die now, I will win. What happened." Jing Zhen said, "It's just that the bottom of my throat is a little sad." Zhenqing said, "Confucius was in trouble, and he sang generously; Zilu was in trouble, and he killed him when he was married. This is my Confucianism." Jing Zhen said this directly. Come and tell Hillary.Xilie was so angry that he had someone hang him to death.Zhenqing is [-] years old and scolds endlessly.The official historian has a poem praising: "A true minister through the ages will not wear down his righteousness, and his arrogance soaring to the sky is unmatched in the world."

The reputation of loyalty and dignity is still there, and he is a big man.

As a result, Li Sheng dispatched troops and selected Bingyin to be the teacher in March of the second year of Zhenyuan.Tao Yuanliang said: "The law of war says: Attack the unprepared and surprise the enemy. If the army goes late, then he is prepared, and he can go quickly as the best plan." Gao Mingyao said: "You can use Qingqi to be a suspicious soldier first, and then go out of Cai Zhou, the thieves can break through." But he said that Li Xilie was informed by the sentry horse, and Xilie led [-] troops to meet the enemy.The two armies faced each other in a round formation.At that time, Li Sheng was in charge of the central army, Tao Yuanliang was on the left, and Gao Mingyao was on the right.Li Sheng ordered the two men: "At the time of the confrontation, our soldiers retreated, and you two marched in two directions. Waiting for the bandits to march in, but our troops returned after returning. This is how Han Xin defeated Zhao's plot." The water formed an array, and Li Sheng went out to talk to the bandit general.The thieves in the door flag led Li Xilie out with dozens of horses. Xilie asked, "The court has lost its morality, the world is falling apart, and the towns have their own names. We see that the current situation is like this, so we can only follow you, and it is not inaction." Sheng said : "Li Xilie turned against the court, disordered ministers and thieves, everyone got to punish him, let alone me! Those who dare to die will go out." Xilie looked back at the thieves and said: "Tang soldiers came to fight the enemy with their backs on their backs. This army will be defeated. If you lose, you will all throw yourself into the water. Li Sheng is powerful and brave, and you and I can fight him together. If he leaves, you can pursue him." Before he finished speaking, four thieves and generals on the left and right came to fight Li Sheng.Shenglue fought several times, dialed back the horse and looked at the formation and left.Xi Lie led the army to clash together, and the Tang soldiers fled looking at the water.After a few miles, two ambush soldiers came together, Tao Yuanliang on the left and Gao Mingyao on the right, the two armies entered, and the bandits were in chaos.Later, Li Sheng rushed to Junshui and shouted: "The situation is critical! All the generals can go forward with all their strength." All the generals shot and killed the bandits.Yuan Liang and Ming Yao surrounded the rebel army in Gaixin, and Cheng Li rushed into the rebel army. They clashed left and right, and no one dared to fight.The thieves and soldiers rushed into the water in great chaos. Countless people died. More than [-] people were beheaded.Xi Lie rushed to the siege, attracted the defeated soldiers, ran to Caizhou, closed the city gate, and did not fight any more, but just stood firm.I don't know what will happen next?General approval: Yan Lugong, an old minister of the three dynasties, was loyal, upright and decisive, well-known in the country, and trusted by people.However, at an octogenarian age, one cannot hesitate to make a retreat, and it is sad enough to die in the hands of rebels.

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