Chapter 449: It's hard to distinguish between loyalty and treachery

"What??"

The other party didn't hear clearly for a while, and the few people who walked in front were real, but they were all stunned, not knowing if there was a problem with their ears, or if Hu Gou deliberately teased them. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info For a while, the situation of the two sides was quite delicate, and the cavalry of the Shenwu Army was wound with crossbow arrows and was aggressive. The Tang Dynasty officials and forbidden troops who rushed out of the imperial city and planned to surrender also began to have doubts and many guards.

At this time, Wei Fangjin, who was dressed in rags, felt that he couldn't sit back and watch any longer, and he asked himself to understand Qin Jin's temper, in case this person became angry with these undignified guys and ordered to be killed, then the situation was really out of control.

"In front, it's Jingzhao Shaoyin Cui Guangyuan, I don't know where Zhang Dayin is, a certain is a subordinate of the door, Wei Fangjin ......"

The reason why Wei Fangjin knew his name was to remind Cui Guangyuan that he was still an official of the Tang Dynasty, and the chief official of Jingzhao Mansion was Zhang Qing.

"Wei Xianggong?"

The other party really exclaimed, but there was still a strong doubt in the exclamation, but it was only a blink of an eye, and the voice turned to surprise.

"Could it be that the old minister voted for Dayan first?"

"Fart, the old man is a person of the Tang Dynasty in life, and he is a ghost of the Tang Dynasty in death, An Lushan rat generation, how can the old man bend his knees for it?"

Listening to Wei Fangjin's generous statement, Qin Jin only secretly felt funny, this old guy was obviously cowardly and afraid of death, and now he is pretending to be righteous and awe-inspiring, and he is also a good hand at acting. However, even if he has a thousand mistakes, it is much better than a traitor who only thinks about surrendering at the moment of great trouble.

Therefore, this time Qin Jin was very supportive of Wei Fangjin, and his impression of him unconsciously changed.

"It's really Wei Xianggong, it's good that the old Xianggong is back, the subordinates, the subordinates are weak, and they really can't bear the heavy burden of the Tang Dynasty!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the people who heard it clearly changed, and they just kept saying that they wanted to surrender to Emperor Dayan, but now when they saw Wei Fangjin, they immediately changed their tone again, which was really contemptible.

"Cui Guangyuan, you can't be so shameless, just now you were going to vote for Emperor Dayan, and now you say that you are carrying the burden of the imperial court, is it possible that Qin Envoy Jun is a three-year-old child?"

It was Qing Xuzi who said this, he had always been an extremely active figure since he followed Qin Jin to Chang'an, and now seeing Cui Guangyuan so brazen, he couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

A tall official dismounted and walked in front of Qin Jin and slammed it to the ground.

"The subordinate did say that he wanted to join the rebels, but it was also for the sake of the officials and people in the city to avoid being ruined!"

Before Qin Jin could speak, Wei Fangjin asked again and again:

"You have told you left and right, do you want to use such childish means to cover up the shame of your intention to defect to the enemy? If you still have the slightest guilt in your heart, you should take the blame and punish yourself and save your reputation and that of the Bolingcui clan!"

Last year, Cui Anshi planned to defect to the enemy in Xin'an, and after the matter reached Chang'an, the reputation of the Cui clan in Qinghe was greatly touched, and many Cui clansmen who were officials in the court were ashamed of this.

"Wei Xianggong blamed Cui Shaoyin by mistake, the rebels robbed the Zuozang Dayumu Treasury, and wanted to loot and set fire to the south of the country, thanks to Shaoyin organized officials to suppress it, which made Chang'an completely reduced to a sea of fire. It's just that when I heard the news that the thieves had entered the city, I decided to endure the humiliation and protect the officials and people in the city as much as possible. ”

"Fart! If everyone says that they endure humiliation and burdens in the future, wouldn't they just join the enemy and bet on both ends?"

Wei Fangjin said that it is not unreasonable, if An Lushan really succeeds in usurping the throne of the Tang Dynasty after surrendering to the enemy, his people can naturally rely on the merits of the right thing to rise, if the Tang Dynasty reverses the situation, and then claims that he endures humiliation and burdens in order to protect the officials and the people, it is really the best example of betting at both ends.

To tell the truth, since Qin Jin came to the Tang Dynasty, the people surnamed Cui he has met are more shameless than the other, and now although this person is not from the Qinghe Cui family, I am afraid that the Boling Cui family is not much better. These big families, which have lasted for hundreds of years, have become the culprits blocking the wheel of history after Li Longji's generation.

However, Qin Jin is also soberly aware that now is not the time to hold him accountable, since Cui Guangyuan is still loyal to the Tang Dynasty, then he believes that he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty for the time being. After all, at the time of the war, many things could not be distinguished for a while, and if he was dealt with rashly, it was difficult to guarantee that it would not bring psychological shadows to the officials of Chang'an, and the Shenwu Army would be excluded.

If your plan is affected by killing a few people, it will really outweigh the losses.

Qin Jin took a deep breath, and did not hold on to Cui Guangyuan's words of surrendering to the enemy like Wei Fangjin and Qing Xuzi, but asked lightly:

"Where are the Son of Heaven and the Crown Prince, and where are the officials in Beijing?"

This was the main reason why Qin Jin was in a hurry to enter Beijing.

Cui Guangyuan was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Qin Jin to not ask about his defection to the enemy at all, and directly asked about the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven, the crown prince and the hundred officials, did he believe his own words?

"Why shouldn't the envoy ask?"

However, Qin Jin's entourage on his side looked at Cui Guangyuan stunned, and scolded and urged in a loud voice.

Cui Guangyuan reacted at this time, and hurriedly replied:

"The Son of Heaven carried, took the prince and others to the west, a hundred officials, a hundred officials...... The subordinates knew that they either fled or hid in their homes and did not come out. ”

Qin Jin's nose let out a faint cold snort, Cui Guangyuan really estimated Li Longji's face, obviously he abandoned his subjects and fled in a hurry, and what else did he say about hunting in the west, it was really ridiculous.

However, he was reluctant to take such details seriously, knowing that Li Longji was sure to flee westward, and that was enough.

"How much is the loss of the big surplus library, and what is the loss of the palace?"

It's okay not to ask, but under this question, I saw Cui Guangyuan crying.

"The big surplus was looted and burned down by the rioters...... Due to the timely suppression of the subordinates, the loss was not large, and only a few palace maids and eunuchs died......"

From Cui Guangyuan's words, Qin Jin realized another problem.

"Did the forbidden army in the south of the guard also escape?"

"Since Yulinwei was purged by the Son of Heaven, most of the people who replaced him were newly recruited, and they didn't have much perseverance, after the news of the Son of Heaven's West Hunt spread, Yulin General Fan Zhen was the first to take the lead in escaping, and the people below also did the same......"

In this way, Chang'an is already an empty city without any defense capabilities?

Qin Jin secretly smiled bitterly, and said that when the catastrophe came, they flew separately, and even Li Longji didn't have the courage to fight hard for the Tang Dynasty, so how could he expect his subordinates to fight to the death? In the final analysis, it was Li Longji who rested, and the impact of his subjects' sneaking away was too bad. Even if we prevent the orderly and limited evacuation of the officials and the people, I am afraid that the adverse impact will be far lower than it is now! At least there will not be a bleak scene of all the officials of the Manchu dynasty fleeing for refuge.

"Enter the Imperial City!"

After passing the tall Anfu Gate, black smoke rising from the east can be faintly seen, which is obviously caused by the fire.

The situation in the imperial city also shocked Qin Jin, there were random discarded debris everywhere on both sides of the road, and even many of them were official documents in the government office, and a gust of north wind blew, in addition to raising dust and fallen leaves in the sky, there were also snowflakes of paper.

The color of the ruin is far greater than the mutiny a few months ago, and it is really a scene of impending catastrophe.

The procession marched eastward along the inner streets of the imperial city, but along the way, they saw many official offices or gates hidden or wide open, and all kinds of debris were discarded all over the ground. Obviously, during this period, the officials took a lot of belongings with them when they fled, and abandoned them everywhere because of all kinds of panic.

The people who accompanied him couldn't help but sigh when they saw such a dilapidated scene, and the most uncomfortable one was of course Wei Fangjin, just a day ago, he was still the prime minister of the political affairs hall, and the various government offices in the imperial city were still operating efficiently, and they didn't want to be as good as a field in just one day.

Qin Jin glanced at Jingzhao Shaoyin Cui Guangyuan, who was carefully following behind him, although this person's loyalty was unknown, but he was able to stand up and clean up the mess at a time when everyone was just taking refuge and fleeing, which was enough to prove that he was a capable and courageous person. Maybe you can try it too.

"Cui Shaoyin, how many forbidden troops and officials can be summoned in Chang'an City now?"

Seeing that Qin Jin, who had been silent, finally spoke, and was still consulting the military and political affairs in the city, Cui Guangyuan replied as if he had been amnestied:

"People are fleeing, scattered, it's hard to make a conclusion at this time, people may be able to gather 10,000 people, and officials will send people door-to-door to invite!"

Qin Jin nodded.

"It doesn't have to be called from the forbidden army, if the officers of the public offices are willing, they can also be used, and it is imperative to bring the gates of Chang'an back under control, and they must not enter and leave at will!"

After hearing this, Cui Guangyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, Qin Jin's reputation in Chang'an was naturally thunderous, maybe this person was the official who was best at fighting after Gao Xianzhi's defeat.

"The subordinates understand!"

"You don't have to accompany me, start doing these things immediately!"

Before Cui Guangyuan left, he couldn't help but ask again:

"The envoy plans to stick to Chang'an?"

Qin Jin did not give an answer to this question, and the other person he was anxious to find now was Zheng Xianli.

Zheng Xianli is Qin Jin's most trusted eyeliner in Chang'an, although the position of the ordnance supervisor is not obvious, but it is also quite rich and has a lot of news.

Qin Jin planned to hand over the task of restoring the situation in Chang'an to this person, and as for Cui Guangyuan, whose loyalty was unknown, he could only use it to a limited extent. When he was in Chang'an, Shang Ke subdued all kinds of dark thoughts of the ghost, if he left Chang'an City, what would happen, no one could say.

The person sent to find Zheng Xianli had been gone for half an hour, and there was no news coming back, so Qin Jin couldn't help but be a little impatient.