Tiantang

Chapter 184 Mutiny
Chapter 193 Mutiny

After leaving the gate, Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment, and called out loudly, "Prepare the horse!"

A soldier hurriedly led a horse, Zhang Xuan got on the horse and galloped away first.

Yang Jinhua followed with his horse, and behind him were dozens of soldiers galloping away on horseback.

Zhang Xuan led his men to enter from Kaiyuan Gate, pass through most of Chang'an City, and then exit from Tonghua Gate, circled half a circle, and went straight to the location of Habayashiwei's camp outside Xuanwu Gate in the north of the palace.

Previously, although Zhang Xuan took office as General of Habayashi Guard, he seldom came here for "office", and transferred the command center of the entire Habayashi Guard to his General's Mansion.

Outside the camp, the fence stood tall, and the banner of the splendid feather guards fluttering in the wind in the past was trampled on the ground, and the camp was even more messy, with two groups of soldiers staring at each other like a bullfight. , the weapons in their hands collided, and there was obviously a large pool of blood on the ground in the middle.

Zhang Xuan came at a gallop, his face became gloomy.

He got off his horse, glanced at it, and understood the general situation.

Looking at the uniforms of these two groups of soldiers, Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that the one next to him was the Habayashi Guard, and the one on the opposite side should be the imperial guard who just came from the Eastern Capital Luoyang. Mark the horse.

Zhang Xuan's feudal domain was imminent, and Chen Xuanli was ordered by the prince to urgently transfer troops into Chang'an, preparing to take over the defense of Chang'an.

Zhang Xuan did not take care of these basic military affairs, but handed over full power to Feng Changqing and Chief Shi Zhou Xuchu.

Unexpectedly, the two armies and horses that had not yet formally handled the transfer of defense had a clash of weapons, killing and injuring dozens of people, resulting in a bloody incident.

"What do you want to do?" Zhang Xuan stepped forward and reprimanded in a deep voice.

On Habayashi Guard's side, hundreds of soldiers gave up their weapons one after another, shouted and fell to the ground, "Greetings to the Commander!"

Zhang Xuan frowned and remained silent for a moment.

His sense of smell was extremely sensitive, and there was still a slight smell of blood in the air that had not been blown away by the spring breeze rushing into his nostrils, and the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch slightly.

"Feng Changqing!" Zhang Xuan suddenly shouted.

There was silence.

General Lang walked forward with Gu Xi on his knees, and said with a gloomy expression, "The governor, the deputy governor and Zhou Changshi are organizing the army outside the city, and they haven't arrived yet."

Most of the more than 1 Habayashi guards under Zhang Xuan's bid have moved outside the city and are ready to follow Zhang Xuan at any time.And those who stayed in the camp of Habayashiwei Xuanwu Gate were Gu Xi's hundreds of people.

But for some reason, he suddenly clashed with Chen Xuanli's subordinates.

"What's the matter? Gu Xi, get up and talk." Zhang Xuan said lightly.

Gu Xi got up suddenly, and said respectfully indignantly, "Report to the Governor, the last general was ordered to stay in the Xuanwumen camp. According to the order of the court, the last general will leave the Xuanwumen camp when the governor leads the army to leave Chang'an." Hand over to the Imperial Guards of the Eastern Capital, but they came here in a threatening manner today, holding the badge of General Chen Xuanli, and insisted on letting the last general lead the army out of the camp."

"The last general's order is in his body, how can he act without authorization..."

Gu Xi's words were not exaggerating.He was indeed ordered to garrison, ready to stick to the last moment.

Although this was a military order issued by Feng Changqing, it was actually Zhang Xuan's intention.

Zhang Xuan did not leave Chang'an for a day, so he was unwilling to hand over the garrison of Chang'an to Chen Xuanli.

What's more, Chen Xuanli's army had just arrived, and even Chen Xuanli himself hadn't paid a face-to-face meeting with Zhang Xuan, so Zhang Xuan naturally refused to delegate power.

There is no minimum courtesy, Zhang Xuan does not accept this.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xuanli suddenly sent someone to take over the Xuanwumen camp.

The two sides were at a stalemate, and there were more than half a sentence without speculation, and they were all some tough and rough military men, so a conflict broke out.

"The governor, the last general is incompetent, three of his subordinates died and 11 were injured, please punish the governor!" Gu Xi was disturbed in her heart, and her voice was panicked.

According to the military law of the Tang Dynasty, as a general, he has an unshirkable responsibility for causing a mutiny.If Zhang Xuan got angry, he could take away his military position with one order, and even bring him to justice and execute him on the spot.

Zhang Xuan's eyebrows twitched.

As far as he is concerned, he is a relatively defensive person.Hearing that the dead and injured were all on Habayashi's side, the anger in his heart rose involuntarily.

He turned his head and glanced at the hundreds of stern-looking Dongdu Forbidden Army on the opposite side, and said coldly, "You guys are so brave, you dare to break into the Habayashi Guard's camp without authorization, mutiny and commit crimes, what should you do?"

"Who will take the lead? Whoever is not in charge, stand up for me!"

A general of the Imperial Army of the Eastern Capital strode out with loud armor, and cupped his hands to Zhang Xuan, "The last general, Qiu Le, the Zhonglang General of the Imperial Army of the Eastern Capital, has met Commander Zhang!"

"Qiu Le, you are so courageous!" Zhang Xuan took a step forward, pointed at Qiu Le and reprimanded him coldly, "Instigate a mutiny, violate military discipline, and be punished according to the law!"

Qiu Le smiled without changing his countenance, "The governor wants to impose a crime, so there is nothing wrong with it! Our department was dispatched by the imperial court to take over the defense of Chang'an, and everyone knows it; and at the end of the day, we will send people to station under the order of General Chen. Xuanwumen camp, what is the crime?"

Qiu Le pointed at Gu Xi and the others and sneered again, "Habayashi guards prevent the general from carrying out the military order, how can the general follow him!"

Few of the forbidden soldiers from Luoyang, the eastern capital, knew Zhang Xuan's name. Even Qiu Le, the general of Zhonglang, was only slightly known.This army horse has always been arrogant and domineering in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and only obeys Chen Xuanli's orders. How could it be possible to pay attention to the governor of a feudal town who is about to be feudal?
Hearing Qiu Le's resistance, these soldiers suddenly took a step forward and made a threatening posture.

Gu Xi was taken aback, and hurriedly led his troops forward to protect Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan sneered, glanced at Gu Xi and the others, and reprimanded, "Why are you panicking? You all step down!"

Zhang Xuan took three steps forward, less than three meters away from Qiu Le.Yang Jinhua hesitated for a while, and finally jumped up lightly, and got behind Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan pointed at Qiu Le and said calmly, "What do you want to do? Are you threatening me with an army? Are you trying to rebel?"

"Retire for me! Withdraw from the Xuanwumen camp and hand over the perpetrators. I will not blame the past. If not, none of you can escape the death penalty!"

Qiu Le smiled lightly, cupped his hands and said, "The final general does not dare to intimidate the commander-in-chief. It's just that the general has General Chen's military order in his body, so he dare not act without authorization. Please forgive me."

Zhang Xuan was completely angry, but instead of being angry, he smiled.Gu Xi, who was familiar with him, knew that this was the extreme expression of Zhang Xuan's anger.

Zhang Xuan slowly took out a gold medal from his bosom, and held it high in his hand, "I am not only the governor of Longshuo, but also the deputy governor of the world's soldiers and horses. Don't say that there are hundreds of imperial guards in the Dongdu, but all the emperors in the world. Daofan town has soldiers and horses, and this official also has the right to order and mobilize them."

"What a Chen Xuanli, what a Dongdu imperial guard, what a Qiu Le!"

"You are a little general of the imperial guards of the eastern capital. You trespassed on the barracks and wounded others first, and you ignored your own military orders. You should be punished for your crime!" Zhang Xuan yelled, "Huanuer, give this person to me!" Take it down!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words fell, Yang Jinhua's sword had already been unsheathed and lay across the neck of the pale Qiu Le.

The imperial guards of the Eastern Capital started a commotion, and Zhang Xuan yelled, "If you dare to act rashly, you will all be beheaded on the spot!"

"Gu Xi, get these rebels taken down by me. If one escapes, you will never come to see me again."

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Feng Changqing led 500 Habayashi guards to gallop there, and surrounded the hundreds of Dongdu guards.The group of soldiers disarmed and knelt down on the ground, their expressions losing their original arrogance.

At this time, Chen Xuanli also came with more than a hundred guards, and he shouted from a long distance, "General Governor Zhang, Chen Xuanli is here."

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

Chen Xuanli galloped over, and first glanced at his subordinate Dongdu imperial guards who were disarmed and surrounded, with a trace of anger and gloom flashing in their eyes.

He arched his hands to Zhang Xuan and said, "Commander Zhang, sent troops to besiege the general's forbidden army, why did you come here?"

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly, "Chen Xuanli, you seem to have made a mistake. It was your people who broke into the Habayashi Guard's camp without permission. They committed murder and wounded people beforehand, threatening me and ignoring my military order, which is tantamount to conspiracy! It has given you a lot of face to take down these rebels and not execute them immediately. Why are you still making noise in front of me?"

Chen Xuanli actually wanted to show himself off, which directly angered Zhang Xuan.

He looked at Chen Xuanli coldly, thinking in his heart that if he got close to the crown prince, he would dare to be defiant?Today I will let you know how many eyes Prince Ma has!
"Governor Zhang, I was going to take over the defense of the capital under the order of the Crown Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom. Why not send people to the Xuanwumen Camp? Instead of cooperating, the subordinates of the Great Governor gathered a crowd to resist. This is disobedience to the imperial edict. Small." Chen Xuanli also smiled coldly.

As a veteran general in the army, he really looked down on Zhang Xuan, a young man born out of nowhere.In his opinion, this person just gained power for a while because of some credit for supporting the crown prince.Isn't it a big joke that a frail scholar dares to lead the army?

Zhang Xuan smiled, the smile was so weird and confident.

"The Habayashi Guard under my office is responsible for the defense of Chang'an. As long as I have not left Chang'an and the defense has not been handed over, the defense of Chang'an will be under the control of the Habayashi Guard." Zhang Xuanyang pointed at Chen Xuanli and said calmly, "Besides, my officer As the deputy governor of the world's soldiers and horses, he has the right to control the world's soldiers and horses... General Chen wants to show off his authority, so let's wait for Zhang to leave Chang'an!"

"Feng Changqing!" Zhang Xuan suddenly shouted.

Feng Changqing didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried forward and said respectfully, "The lower official is here."

"This man led the army to break into the Xuanwumen camp, committed murder and wounded people, and led to a mutiny. He was also rude to the official and ignored the military order of the official. According to the military law of the Tang Dynasty, what should he be guilty of?" Zhang Xuan pointed his finger and was held hostage by Yang Jinhua. Qiu Le, the general of the Imperial Guard of the Eastern Capital, did not dare to move.

Feng Changqing let out a long breath, and said clearly, "Cut, make a decision."

Chen Xuanli gasped, he didn't expect Zhang Xuan to be so ruthless and decisive.On the other hand, Qiu Le's face was ashen, and his body trembled a little. Under Yang Jinhua's sword, he could no longer stand firmly.

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Work hard for the third watch, today makes up for the day before.Tomorrow, I will also strive for the third shift to make up for what I owed yesterday.Lao Yu is sick and can't go to the battlefield, can everyone give some monthly tickets to encourage him?
(End of this chapter)