Tiantang

Chapter 471 The capital with undercurrents

Chapter 475 The capital with undercurrents
In the spring of the third year of Yongning, Emperor Zhang Xuan of the Chinese Dynasty commanded an army of 30. After destroying Tubo, he marched westward to the Western Regions, then destroyed Tuqishi, removed the titles of 36 countries in the Western Regions, and turned them into prefectures and counties.In the summer of the third year of Yongning, the emperor led his army into the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu.In October, he fought with 25 troops of the Abbasid Dynasty in Huoxun Kingdom in Kasen, northwest of Khiva City. The battle was fierce and took two nights and three days to rest.The great victory of the Chinese Dynasty wiped out 20 Dashi troops at the cost of tens of thousands of casualties.

The good news was sent from Khiva City and spread to all parts of the world and the capital, shaking the world.

According to the emperor's edict, Guo Ziyi, commander of the main force of the Western Expedition, made a triumphant return.Ge Shu Lige was the general manager of Zhaowu Dao marching, and Guo Yao was the governor of Zhaowu Dao and the envoy of Zhaowu Xuanfu.

As the emperor's representative, Zhang Xun, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, stayed in Khiva City, preparing to conduct political negotiations with the big cannibal and gather up post-war matters.

In the early winter of the third year of Yongning, Guo Ziyi led his army out of Khiva City, went down Congling into Anxi, passed through Anxi and Hexi, and returned to the Central Plains.

This was a victorious army with high morale, but because of a news that shocked the world, it turned into a victorious mourning army.

Although there was no public notification, gossip that the emperor died in the battle with the big cannibal spread quietly in the army.After the whole army shook up and down, there was a cry of mourning, and there was temporary confusion.However, after Guo Ziyi, Nan Jiyun, Lei Wanchun, Li Siye and other high-ranking generals severely rectified, military discipline returned to normal, and they continued to march to the Central Plains, but the atmosphere in the army became gloomy and gloomy.

Guo Ziyi tried his best to control and suppress the news, but it still spread from the army to the local area, and then spread to the world at an extraordinary speed.

States and counties all over the world are in a state of panic.Because there is no formal official conclusion, local officials dare not let the people mourn, but during the period approaching the end of the new year, there are endless voices of silence and sighs for the emperor's untimely death on the battlefield.

When the emperor passed away, one can imagine the great shock to a new dynasty.Fortunately, the imperial court had just defeated Dashi and wiped out 20 enemies. After such a brilliant victory, when Guo Ziyi returned with his army, he suppressed many disturbances that should not have occurred.

Guo Ziyi and the others were very depressed. They felt extremely aggrieved during this trip.It was a great victory, but he didn't dare to celebrate. He knew that the emperor was safe and sound, but he had to put on a sad and dignified expression.They didn't know what the emperor was going to do, only Tian Kexin was clear in his heart.

This may be a trick played by the emperor.But I am afraid that no one can deny that this kind of trick can often test out many things.

Guo Ziyi led the army to leave Huoxun country in early November, and left Anxi and entered Hexi at the end of November.At this time, Zhang Xuan left the emperor's guard of honor and led 5000 guards to enter Tubo two ways, and received Yang Lian's pilgrimage and reception in Shenwu City.

Zhang Xuan stayed quietly in Shenwu City for a few days, then entered Qinghai via Tubo, and then went down to Longshuo, which was not the same route as Guo Ziyi's army.

On December [-]th of the third year of Yongning, it snowed heavily.The goose-feather-like snow covered the sky and flooded the path ahead in a blink of an eye.Because there is no whistling north wind, this heavy snow makes people feel very poetic.

The guards set up camp.

When Zhang Xuan and Guo Fu came out of the tent, the sky and the earth had already been covered with white, and the dancing silver snakes and the wax figures of the galloping mountains were a magnificent scene.

Zhang Xuan ran forward in a happy mood for tens of meters, staring at the far end and couldn't help but become more poetic, and sold out a poem written by a great man in his previous life even after changing and tampering with it——

"Northern scenery, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow... the mountains and rivers are so beautiful, attracting countless heroes to bow their heads! It's all over, let's count the romantic figures, let's look at the present!"

"Your Majesty's words are majestic, and Fu'er feels refreshed..." Guo Fu also ran over lightly, waved her hands back, and signaled the guards to stay away.

Zhang Xuan chuckled, "A few words of nonsense can't be taken seriously."

"By the way, Fu'er, Hezhou City is ahead, and I decided to stay in Hezhou for a few days." Zhang Xuan immediately changed the topic.If it was said that plagiarizing poems was unavoidable in the past when he was making a fortune, it was necessary in response to the needs of the times, but now that he is the emperor, he doesn't want to brazenly paint his face anymore.

So over the years, he's actually...basically... not quite right.

Guo Fuliu frowned lightly, and said softly, "Your Majesty is already out of style by hiding his actions in secret. If you don't return to the court, there may be troubles... In the opinion of my ministers and concubines, Your Majesty should move quickly to Hezhou City. Let the magistrate take over."

Guo Fu disagreed with the emperor's almost "nonsense" actions.It's just that Zhang Xuan insisted on going her own way, and she didn't dare to refute too much.But for the sake of the stability of the world and the overall situation of the court, Guo Fu did not stop persuading her along the way, but Zhang Xuan just smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Xuan turned his head back, continued to look at the snowy scenery in the mountains, and said calmly, "I don't belong to this world alone. Could it be that without me alone, there will be chaos?"

Zhang Xuan's voice was indifferent and persistent.

Guo Fu sighed quietly.

Of course, this world does not belong to the emperor alone, but if this world leaves the emperor, how can it be called the world?
For more than a month, the emperor's whereabouts were unknown, gossip about the emperor's death spread like wildfire among the army and all states and counties in the world, and the soldiers and civilians all over the world were anxiously waiting for the official notification from the imperial court.At this time, Jingli still doesn't know what troubles will happen.

Guo Fu felt very blocked.

Li Tengkong had just given birth to a son in Qiuci, and was returning to the capital under the protection of Guo Ziyi's army.Su Hudong, who was waiting to give birth in Liangzhou, had already given birth to a daughter, and had already returned to Beijing a few months ago.

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Zhongjing Luoyang.

The news of the emperor's death came to Beijing together with the news of the triumphant return of the imperial court's westward expedition, but Guo Ziyi's army reported victory in the latter, while there was no official document for the former.

It's just that the common people don't know if it's official news or not. This kind of thing spreads word of mouth, and after a while, it spreads all over the city of Zhongjing, and people are panicked.Shocked, Yan Zhenqing, the main military and political officer in the capital, immediately took emergency measures, mobilizing the Jingzhao military horses in his hands to strictly control the situation in the capital.

The court officials who stayed behind became even more chaotic, with undercurrents surging.

Dozens of middle and high-level officials gathered in the mansion of Chancellor Chen Xilie, wanting to hear Chen Xilie's decision.Some people proposed to send people to Guo Ziyi's army to question immediately, while others said that the court should not be left alone for a day, and should support the prince Zhang Gan, the son of Queen Cui Ying, as the prince of the supervisory country, so as to stabilize the situation in the world.

Chen Xilie's head felt dizzy as the ministers shouted and wailed and wailed.He was already old, and when he encountered this kind of thing, he got angry again, and was forced by everyone, he felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.

Yang Guozhong stood on one side with a complex expression, silent, but a certain brilliance flickered in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Chen Xilie's body was on the verge of falling, and Yang Qi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, supported him and said loudly, "My lords, don't make any more noise. Mr. Zaifu has sent someone to rush to Guo Ziyi's army eight hundred miles away. Everything is waiting for Guo Ziyi's reply." Say it again!"

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Li Tan, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, hurried into the Tang Palace of his father Li Heng.

The news that Emperor Zhang Xuan died in battle is indeed good news for the only surviving royal family of Li Tang.People like Li Tan had given up the idea of ​​returning to the country long ago, but when the news came, the cold heart in their hearts began to stir again, sprouting and growing.

Li Heng poured himself a drink, glanced at Li Tan, his drunken eyes blurred, and said, "What did you say? My father didn't hear it. It's really good wine. Come, let's play music and dance!"

Immediately, dancing and music sounded everywhere.

Seeing Li Heng staring at those bewitching dancers with fascination, Li Tan stomped his feet in disappointment, turned around and left.

Li Heng has fallen, and Li Tan made the final evaluation of his father.Decided to leave Li Heng aside and act on his own.

As soon as Li Tan left, Li Heng suddenly sat up straight, the drunkenness and turbidity in his eyes were swept away, and he sighed.

How could Li Heng not know what Li Tan wanted to do.It's just that Li Heng felt that Li Tan was seeking his own death.Even if the emperor is really dead, the emperor still has the prince, and these courtiers of the Chinese court will definitely support the prince to ascend the throne, and the world will still be surnamed Zhang after all.Even if there is temporary confusion, it will not hurt the overall situation.

But Li Tang has become the past forever.It is not easy to restore the country.If one fails, his life will be lost.Li Heng knew that he couldn't stop Li Tan, but he didn't want to be involved, so it became inevitable to pretend to be fatuous.

The first thing Li Tan approached was Cheng Huoer, the son of Cheng Qianli, the former commander of Beiting Fan who was taken down by the emperor.Cheng Qianli is a veteran of the three dynasties, with profound qualifications. He was an important minister in the Li and Tang Dynasties or the New China Dynasty, and he has a group of former students and old officials.Connected in series, it is also a big force.

But based on these alone, wanting to restore the country is purely a dream.

Therefore, Li Tan set his sights on Yang Guozhong again.

In the new dynasty, the Yang family is also a complex of dignitaries with great influence.Not to mention Yang Guozhong, there is also Yang Kai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Yang Lian in Tubo, and there is also a third sister of Concubine Yang in the palace.

If he can get the support of Yang Guozhong, Li Tan's great cause of restoring the Tang Dynasty will be more than half.

In fact, there are two key figures, namely Chen Xilie and Yan Zhenqing.Chen Xilie is highly respected and the head of the courtiers, while Yan Zhenqing controls the military and political power in the capital. If these two support the restoration of Li and Tang, great things will happen.

It's just that although these two are old ministers of Li and Tang, they are loyal to Zhang Xuan's new dynasty, and they have long been attached to the new dynasty, and it is impossible to return to the old path of restoration.

Only Yang Guozhong has this possibility.

Because Yang Guozhong was ambitious, he was unwilling to be replaced by people like Guo Ziyi.So when he got the news of the emperor's death, he would definitely move.

This is Li Tan's judgment.His judgment cannot be said to be wrong, but the crux of the problem is: Yang Guozhong is a traitor to the Tang Dynasty. How could he push Li Heng and his son to the throne again, thus putting himself in a more dangerous situation.

(End of this chapter)