Tiantang

Chapter 390 The Future Queen and Crown Prince
Chapter 398 The Future Empress and Crown Prince

The eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen took the emperor's secret edict, and with the beautiful longing of being enshrined as the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, sneaked into Fanyang by stealth. Xiaoxing stayed overnight in the wind and dust along the way. After registering and waiting in Fanyang for two days, he finally saw the reality of the three towns of Fanyang. The master is Shi Siming.

Shi Siming glanced at the emperor's secret edict, and couldn't help a weird smile from the corner of his mouth.

Shi Siming never expected that Tang Huang Li Heng would pin his hope of countering Zhang Xuan on himself, a rebel general.Zhang Xuan was originally the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty, the marshal who swept away the Lushan rebels, but now he has to rely on the Anlushan rebels to check and balance. Isn't this a big joke.

Although the emperor's conditions were extremely generous, Shi Siming was not really tempted.Shi Siming turned back and forth, and gave up surrendering to Zhang Xuan. It was nothing more than seeing the chaos in the situation and wanting to fish in troubled waters to become his own country and emperor, and then plot the whole world.

In a sense, Shi Siming's ambition is no less than that of An Lushan.

Cheng Yuanzhen stood aside cautiously and respectfully, anxiously waiting for Shi Siming's reply.

Shi Siming glanced at the eunuch, and said calmly, "Isn't the Emperor Tang sincere, he even sent you an eunuch here... But don't you take Shi Mou seriously?"

Shi Siming's words were full of arrogance and domineering arrogance.

Cheng Yuanzhen's face suddenly turned red, he gritted his teeth and said, "Our family is the general guard of the right prison guard conferred by His Majesty. We always know how to introspect, and we are not ordinary internal prisons. Your Majesty sent our family here, not only did not mean to despise the general. , On the contrary, he values ​​the general very much. Your Majesty said that as long as the general is willing to fight against the enemy from the dragon, the title, position and old department of Anlu Mountain will all be replaced by the general!"

Shi Siming didn't seem to have thought that an internal eunuch would have a spirit of being neither humble nor overbearing, so he couldn't help but look at Cheng Yuanzhen more, and less contemptuously.

Xindao: This eunuch is not simple.

He smiled again calmly, "You step back and wait for Shi to think about it."

"Yes, our family will leave first." Cheng Yuanzhen knew that Shi Siming would not agree so soon, so he hurriedly bowed his fists and said goodbye.

As soon as Cheng Yuanzhen left, Shi Siming's eldest son, Shi Chaoyi, came out from the inner hall, clasped his fists and said, "Father commander, my son thinks, why don't you agree to it for now, and after our army destroys Zhang Xuan with the help of the Tang emperor, we will drive straight into Chang'an in one fell swoop." Take the Tang Dynasty and replace it!"

Shi Siming laughed, nodded and said, "I also think about it for my father. It's just that I can't agree so quickly, otherwise—"

"Otherwise, Emperor Tang will not know the importance of waiting for me. Wait for him for a few more days and see the situation. How is the situation at Hulao Pass? Zhang Xuan should be preparing to go out of Tongguan to attack Chang'an to challenge the emperor, right?" Shi Siming asked road.

Shi Chaoyi smiled and said, "The Emperor Tang has just appointed Yan Zhenqing. It is estimated that although Yan Zhenqing can't hold the Hulao Pass, he can at least stop Zhang Xuan's army for more than a month. This is enough for our army. Father commander, son I am willing to personally lead the army to march to Hulao Pass, to fight against Zhang Xuan's army."

"Don't worry. In the day after tomorrow, I will give you 8 soldiers and horses for my father, and under the banner of the Tang Dynasty, I will rush to Changshan in the name of suppressing the rebellion. I will wait for the opportunity to take Hulao Pass and prevent Zhang Xuan from entering Fanyang. Of course, if Zhang Xuan If we attack Chang'an first, then we don't have to rush forward, we just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and when the Tang emperor's soldiers and horses and Zhang Xuan are both injured, we can send troops again, and we will succeed in one fell swoop!"

"Remember, our biggest enemy is not Emperor Tang, but Zhang Xuan! If we don't get rid of this person, even if we destroy Li Tang, it will be difficult for us to occupy the world." Shi Siming warned seriously, for fear that Shi Chaoyi would underestimate him. Zhang Xuan.

In fact, Shi Chaoyi valued Zhang Xuan far more than his father, and even a little in awe of Zhang Xuan's methods.Because Shi Chaoyi had dealt with Zhang Xuan twice before and after, and even Zhang Xuanxiong was so talented and decisive in killing and attacking that he was unmatched by others, and he had the appearance of an emperor.

But Shi Chaoyi absolutely dare not say such words in front of Shi Siming.

Shi Chaoyi shouted excitedly, "Son obeys!"

"It's just pity for this child, Shi Kai, who lost his life in vain, hey..." Shi Siming sighed, thinking of his youngest son, Shi Kai, who was still detained in Zhang Xuan's hands, his mood became a little bad.

There was a trace of coldness in Shi Chaoyi's eyes, but he also sighed, "Don't worry, the father, the son will save the younger brother at all costs. If Zhang Xuan dares to hurt the younger brother, the army will come and take Luoyang. Definitely kill his whole family."

Shi Siming let out a long breath, "Come on, let's go, those who achieve great things don't care about small things, for the sake of the historian's dominance, Shi Jie, Shi Jie, don't blame your father for being ruthless!"

Shi Chaoyi sneered in his heart, thinking why do you pretend to be so hypocritical?If you really think about the relationship between father and son, why bother to deny it?If Zhang Xuan is surrendered, not only the younger brother's life can be saved, but also the glory and wealth can be saved.

Shi Chaoyi didn't have a good opinion of this younger brother.Relatively speaking, Shi Siming had a lot of trust in this youngest son. If Shi Jie returned to Shi Siming's side, Shi Chaoyi was worried that he would have nothing to do with the future crown prince.

Shi Chaoyi left.

Three days later.

Shi Siming summoned Cheng Yuanzhen and agreed to accept the canonization of Tang Emperor Li Heng, and became the king of Fanyang County in the Tang Dynasty, the general manager of Fanyang's marching army, and the comfort envoy of Fanyang's three towns.

Cheng Yuanzhen was overjoyed, "Prince Shijun is wise! Our family will go back to Chang'an to report to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can tell the world. In the future, when Zhang Xuan's rebellion is put down, the imperial court will reward you a lot. Please rest assured, Prince Shijun."

There was a mocking smile on the corner of Shi Siming's mouth, and he said lightly, "It is enough for the emperor to keep his promise, and it doesn't matter whether he rewards him or not. Just don't be like Zhang Xuan, who started killing donkeys after the rebellion was put down. it is good."

"Tell His Majesty the Emperor that I, Shi Siming, can serve the court and send troops to serve the king. However, Shi did not listen to the announcement."

Cheng Yuanzhen smiled awkwardly, not daring to say anything more.

"Okay, you go back. Shi Mou sent someone to escort you back to Chang'an from the southeast of the river." Shi Siming waved his hand and said impatiently.

Cheng Yuanzhen clasped his fists and saluted, "Let's say goodbye, King Shijun take care! Our family is waiting for the good news from King Shijun in Chang'an!"

Cheng Yuanzhen left in a hurry, and immediately left Fan Yang with Shi Siming's letter of allegiance and sneaked back to Chang'an.

And on the same day, Shi Siming mobilized an army of 8, and unfurled the banners of King Fanyang of the Tang Dynasty and the chief commander of Fanyang's march. In the name of following the emperor's order to suppress the rebellion, his eldest son Shi Chaoyi led the army to march.

Shi Chaoyi led his army to leave Fanyang, ready to enter Changshan, and then waited for an opportunity to capture Hulao Pass and enter Henan.But don't you know that Hulao Pass has already fallen into Zhang Xuan's hands at this time, and when Shi Chaoyi raised his troops, Zhang Xuan had already led 12 troops out of Hulao Pass and Fanyang.

Shi Chaoyi was half a beat behind, while Emperor Li Heng was two and a half beats behind.

Zhang Xuan ordered Pu Gu Huai'en to lead an army of [-] to guard Luoyang, which echoed Feng Changqing of Tongguan and Zhang Tong of Hulaoguan.

Following Zhang Xuan's march were 2 Flying Tiger Army (reorganized nearly 2 from Li Guangbi's troops), 2 Flying Leopard Army, [-] Shenwu Army, [-] Shence Army, and [-] Huihe cavalry.

Feng Changqing led 1 troops to defend Tongguan, Pu Gu Huai'en led the Flying Leopards to defend Luoyang with 20 troops, Zhang Tong led the Yulin Guards to defend Hulao Pass with [-] troops, and Yan Zhenqing's troops were about to return from Hulao Pass to defend Shaanxi Of the [-] Henan Army in the county, the number of troops and horses currently controlled by Zhang Xuan is approaching [-].

With such a heavy army in hand, it is almost a matter of course to overthrow Datang.

The actions of the 13-strong army were no small feat, with flags unfurled, chariots and horses marching for miles, and the momentum was huge.

Yan Zhenqing stared at the direction where Zhang Xuan's army was marching into Fan Yang, sighed and looked back at Zhang Tong, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Zhang, I will leave the Hulao Pass to you. I will lead the army back to Fangshan County, and wait for the triumphant return of the lord. good news."

Zhang Xuan arrived at Hulao Pass, went to the place where Yan Zhenqing was imprisoned, and had a long talk with them all night.No one knew what Zhang Xuan talked about with Yan Zhenqing, or what he promised. Anyway, Yan Zhenqing surrendered afterwards and became one of the talents under Zhang Xuan's command.

"Master Yan, you lead the army back to Fangshan County, and you are ready to respond to Tongguan at any time. You have a heavy responsibility, so don't underestimate it." Zhang Tong also clasped his fists in return.The two are currently working under Zhang Xuan's tent, and they will be ministers of the same palace in the future, so they are naturally very polite to each other.

The corner of Yan Zhenqing's mouth twitched, although he didn't say anything, he sighed in his heart, all the elite soldiers and horses in the world are in the hands of Zhang Xuan, what does the emperor expect to compete with Zhang Xuan?It's nothing more than Ge Shuhan from Hexi.However, the close relationship between Ge Shuhan and Zhang Xuan is known all over the world. Whether Ge Shuhan will work for the emperor is really hard to say.

I'm afraid it won't be long before the world will change its surname to Zhang.

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Yongzhou.

The news of Zhang Xuan's rebellion and the break with the Tang court shook Yongzhou.In order to prevent accidents, Li Tengkong and Su Hudong decided to lead the female army to immediately escort their family members and others to leave Yongzhou and rush to Luoyang.

Yang Yuhuan, who changed her name to Yang Yulian, has rushed to Yongzhou to join Cui Ying and other women.Except for Cui Ying and Third Sister Yang, who knew it already, none of the girls thought that their husband Zhang Xuan would actually get a generation of concubines of the Tang Dynasty, and they were shocked and speechless on the spot.

This is too... what's the matter.

What kind of daring, daring... can no longer describe Zhang Xuan's astonishing move.

And looking at this posture, it seems that Yang Yuhuan has been with Zhang Xuan for not a day or two. At that time, I am afraid that the old emperor is still in power.

From this point of view alone, how could it be possible for Zhang Xuan not to rebel against the Li and Tang dynasties.When Li Tengkong and Hua Nuer thought about this, their expressions became a little brighter.

No, it is very exciting.

Yang Yuhuan was naturally a little embarrassed, but compared with her future happiness, this was a threshold she had to pass.Fortunately, Cui Ying and Sanjie Yang "rounded things up", so Yang Yuhuan wouldn't be too embarrassed.At the same time, since it is the woman Zhang Xuan approves, and Cui Ying agrees, in fact, the women can't say anything else.

(End of this chapter)