Tongguan, the gate of the city that guards the throat of the pass is closed, the armor soldiers gather, and the swords and guns are numerous. The news of the fall of Chang'an came here early in the morning, and it was inevitable that the enemy would be in the vicinity, and the reason why the armor soldiers gathered inside and outside the wall today was because a very special person arrived.

Qin Jin came to Tongguan in person, and until now he still feels very sorry for the fall of Chang'an. After that, the plan to completely wipe out the rebels in Hebei was postponed indefinitely, and the fall of Chang'an was not only limited to this, but also had a more far-reaching impact on the Tang Dynasty, which marked that the weakness of the Tang Dynasty was no longer strong on the surface.

After the Tubo people occupied Chang'an, whether they would carry out large-scale burning and looting, and what was the fate of Li Heng, the son of heaven, and Li Longji, the emperor of the emperor, there was no definite news for the time being due to the war. Prior to this, he only got the news that Li Yu had escaped from Chang'an because of the mutiny, which was not uncommon in the history of the Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years, even if Li Yu fell, Empress Zhang and Li Fuguo had to maintain a superficial balance with the Shenwu army, so the plan to wave Hebei was still in full swing at that time.

However, after only a few days, the earth-shattering news came, the 200,000 troops of Tubo broke into Guanzhong, and Chang'an fell within three days.

It is conceivable that Qin Jin's heart is so shocked, in his subconscious, he has never looked at this enemy behind him squarely, who would have thought that he would plant his head in the most neglected place.

This made Qin Jin deeply frustrated, on the one hand, he did his best to fight dissidents in the struggle between the government and the opposition to protect himself, and on the other hand, he had to work hard to maintain the face of the Tang Dynasty and the Heavenly Empire. Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie's military operation directly dealt him a heavy blow.

Almost the first time he learned the news, Qin Jin only brought thousands of followers to Tongguan in person, no matter from which point of view, Chang'an must be recovered at the first time, he has even issued a military order to Lu Qi in Hedong, requiring the army to be ready to fight and be ready to cross the Yellow River west into Guanzhong at any time.

Pei Jing followed closely behind Qin Jin, introducing the basic information of the garrison of Tongguan on the one hand, and telling the inside story of the fall of Chang'an that he knew on the other.

"The coup d'état against the crown prince completely broke the hearts of the people in Chang'an, otherwise Chang'an would not have fallen in three days with the defense of Chang'an. ”

Listening to Pei Jing's analysis, Qin Jin stood on the wall and looked at the direction of Chang'an, which was still hundreds of miles away from Chang'an, so it was naturally impossible to see the situation in Chang'an, but he was thinking about when and how to move his troops, after all, there were not a few 200,000 soldiers, only Pei Jing's soldiers and horses, I was afraid that there was more than enough to defend Tong Pass, and the attack would be overwhelming.

Therefore, now we can only wait for the soldiers and horses of Luqi in the east of the river to cross the Yellow River west and enter Fengyi County and Tongguan to form a corner.

As for the main force of the Shenwu Army, it is still distributed near Luoyang, and it will not move lightly as a last resort.

"Doesn't Rong Qing think it's strange? Although the imperial court's soldiers and horses in Longyou are no longer as good as those in the Tianbao period, the overall strength is still not to be underestimated, why is it that the Tubo soldiers are coming to Chang'an City, but the imperial court seems to know nothing!"

Qin Jin's doubts are not unreasonable, and all kinds of signs show that before the arrival of the Tibetan soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi, the imperial court did not know anything about the situation in Longyou, and no one even warned the imperial court, which was definitely not a normal phenomenon.

"Since the beginning of the first year of Germany, Longyou has not designed the festival degree envoy again, only set up the deputy envoy of the festival, is it related to the deputy envoy An Chongzhang?"

Pei Jing had long had a lot of doubts about this, and now that he heard Qin Jin say this, he followed his words and analyzed them.

"How it is, we can only wait for specific news before making a judgment, but the 200,000 soldiers and horses of Tubo raided Chang'an, and it is difficult to guarantee that someone did not deliberately release water. ”

Qin Jin sighed, and looked in the direction of Chang'an without worry.

"The most worrying thing now is the Son of Heaven and the Emperor Taishang, if they escape from Chang'an safely, it's okay to say, I'm afraid I'm just afraid of ......"

The emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty fell into the hands of Fan Hu, and most of them did not end well, suffered a lot, and lost face. Because they lost more than just personal face, the entire Tang Dynasty and even this period of history will be humiliated because of it. When it comes to this, the first thing that Qin Jin can think of is the famous Duke of Dude and the Marquis of Chongdu, who are famous in history.

However, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to worry, Qin Jin can only secretly pray for Li Longji and his son, hoping that they can escape this catastrophe.

On the day after Qin Jin arrived at Tongguan, news from Chang'an finally arrived, Li Longji did not want to be humiliated by life and capture, and died in the Ningyin Hall of Taiji Palace*, as for the Son of Heaven and Empress Zhang, they successfully left on the day of the fall of Chang'an.

As a result, Qin Jin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although this was not good news, it was by no means bad news. At least Li Longji saved the last vestiges of the Tang Dynasty by going to death on his own initiative, and his death will inevitably arouse the hatred of the enemy everywhere, and it should only be sooner or later to recover Chang'an.

Qin Jin rushed to Tongguan this time, and the main generals around him stayed in Luoyang, only with Wuhu Huaizhong and Qingxuzi who insisted on following.

Wuhu Huaizhong is a special existence in the Shenwu Army, and he doesn't care about military power or status, and only follows Qin Jin wholeheartedly. Qing Xuzi jumped up and down a little after arriving at Tongguan, and he even carried Qin Jin and Pei Jing to meet at night.

Qingxuzi and Pei Jing have been acquainted with each other when they were in Hedong, and Pei Jing believes in Taoism, so he is naturally very kind to Qingxuzi, unlike Yang Xingben, who has never had a good face.

"The fall of Chang'an this time is a disaster for the Tang Dynasty, but it is a blessing for my Shenwu army!"

Pei Jing knew that this seemingly crazy Taoist had always liked to say amazing words, so he only smiled and asked:

"What is a curse, and what is a blessing?"

At this time, there were only two people in Pei Jing's handsome hall, he and Qing Xuzi, Qing Xuzi glared at him dissatisfied, and said:

"Now it's just you and me, and you're pretending to be innocent again? The Tubo people drove away those cats and dogs in Chang'an City, isn't it time for our Shenwu army to show their skills? At that time, we will be the meritorious people who have conquered Chang'an, and those who only care about running away with their tails between their legs are still qualified to dictate and point fingers?"

Pei Jing snorted and laughed, he had already thought of Qing Xuzi's words, and even at the beginning of the siege of Chang'an, he had been holding his troops still, and it was this kind of thought that he had. It's just that he has always been cautious, and of course he won't say this. Only when the child is alone and has no burden will there be no taboos.

However, Qingxuzi's temper was very much to Pei Jing's appetite, so he asked with a smile:

"To say it or not to say it, Pei Mou has his own decision in his heart, what is the difference?"

Qing Xuozi stepped forward and grabbed Pei Jing and laughed.

"I already knew that you would not let go of this opportunity, so when you make a big deal about it, why don't you serve wine quickly, so that Poor Dao can have a good drink!"

Pei Jing restrained his smile and said:

"The rules in the army are very strict, no alcohol is allowed, even a drop and a half drop must be engaged in military law!"

Qingxuzi still looked cynical, and changed his comfortable posture on the couch.

"Poor Dao is not in the army, and is not subject to the military law of the Shenwu Army. Poor Dao knows that you have good wine hidden here, so don't hide it!"

Pei Jing smiled helplessly, so he had to ask someone to fetch the wine.

"I know that I can't stop you, but Tongguan is full of secret agents planted by the Zhang family and Li Fuguo, so you still have to be cautious and don't cause unnecessary trouble for Doctor Qin. ”

As he spoke, the wine and meat had already been served, and it was obviously prepared early in the morning, otherwise it would not have been so fast.

Qing Xuzi first arrived at a bowl of wine, drank it all, raised his sleeve and wiped it on his beard stained with wine, before saying:

"The Zhang sisters and brothers have sinister intentions, they want to separate the relationship between you and Dr. Qin, this trick can not be described as vicious, and I am afraid that there are not a few people who are recruited. But if you know that you are a human being, how can you be bought by that wicked woman's jujube?"

Pei Jing didn't drink alcohol, only ate the steaming mutton in the basin, and said again:

"Zhang's short-sighted, unambitious, and looks down on me Pei, but anyone with a brain will be unmoved!"

"Well, well said!"

Qingxuzi put down the wine bowl in his hand and high-fived him repeatedly. At that time, when he raised this concern to Qin Jin, Qin Jin reciprocated great trust in Pei Jing, and what he said was about the same as Pei Jing at this time.

"Let's tell the truth, when the world is born, the virtuous ministers are not there, the famous generals are withering, looking at the world, I am afraid that there is only one doctor Qin who can help the society to revive the prestige of my Celestial Empire, Pei is naturally willing to assist Doctor Qin to achieve this once-in-a-century feat, what is the false title of the general Pei?"

What Pei Jing said was from his heart, compared to high-ranking officials Houlu, he was more eager to make meritorious contributions, and in his opinion, only Qin Jin could provoke the heavy responsibility of Kuang Fu Sheji. Compared with it, the Zhang sisters and brothers, and Li Fuguo's conspiracy and power tricks are completely not worth mentioning.

Hearing this, Qing Xuzi picked up the full wine bowl again, raised his neck and drank it all.

"For the general's words, it is worth three more bowls! When Doctor Qin raises troops to return to Chang'an, he will definitely make the mistake of Sun Xiaozhe again!"

"Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie is by no means simple, and real people must not be taken lightly. The doctor also mentioned this person today, and we should not touch his edge at the moment!"

At this time, Qingxuzi was already faintly drunk, and retorted with his dancing hands:

"He, he's a fart, if the main force of the Shenwu Army returns to the division, if he doesn't know each other, and he still lives in Chang'an, he will have to die without a place to be buried......"

At this moment, a military official hurriedly walked in and presented a military report, only to see that there were several fire paint seals on it, which was obviously extremely important.

Pei Jing tore open the cover in two or two times, took out the parchment inside, and only looked at it a few times, and his face changed greatly. Although Qing Xuzi was drunk, he also saw the change in his complexion, and couldn't help asking:

"Could it be that something has happened in Chang'an again?"

Pei Jing raised his head, looked at Qing Xuzi, and said word by word:

"Li Chenghong, King of Guangwu, was made emperor!"