At the same time that Li Yuan abolished Emperor Yang Huai according to the edict, lowered the Tang Dynasty, and mourned for Yang Guang in Chang'an, the eastern capital Luoyang was also in the whirlpool of the world.

The Jiangdu Mutiny also shocked Luoyang, and the new emperor Yang Qi ordered the whole city to mourn, and although some of the remaining officials were deeply saddened by the death of the king, there were also many who secretly rejoiced, Wang Shichong was the latter.

Today, Wang Shichong was named Wang Shichong Nayan, Zheng Guogong, and Zuo Yiwei by the new emperor.

Wang Shichong is Yang Yin's Qi Palace, covering an area of 200 acres, extremely luxurious and luxurious, and many beautiful concubines live in it.

Although he was a very popular minister and enjoyed the glory and wealth, Wang Shichong was not satisfied, his heart was full of resentment, he thought that he was named King Zheng, but he did not expect that Emperor Tai would only crown him Zheng Guogong.

In the afternoon, the carriage drove into Yifeng Fang under the escort of 100 cavalry, and slowly stopped in front of Wang Shichong's house, which was quite lively in front of the house, and some officials of the Ministry of Industry were changing the cards of the mansion, and there were two rows of weapons and dismount cards in front of the house.

Wang Shichong stared at the plaque of 'Zheng Guogong's Mansion', and finally couldn't bear to drink and ordered his subordinates to say: "Don't hang it, get out of here!" ”

The soldiers turned over and dismounted, rushed up with whips, a few whips down, the officials of the Ministry of Industry hugged their heads and scurried, Wang Shichong looked at the plaque on the ground with a blue face, and stepped on it fiercely, only to hear the 'click', the plaque was broken into two sections, Wang Shichong strode into the house with a cold face, and a group of officials with plaques in the distance were dumbfounded, what anger did the general have?

Although this was just a trivial matter, it still alarmed Emperor Yang Qi, who was quite uneasy in his heart, and hurriedly sent Nayan Duan Da to appease him.

Everyone knows that Duan Da and Wang Shichong have a deep friendship, but everyone in the bureau knows that Luoyang officialdom is not simple, and the open and secret battles are extremely fierce, this Duan Da is actually Wang Shichong's fellow party, so they have a deep friendship, but Emperor Yang Qi doesn't know, he is bent on Duan Da to appease Wang Shichong, this big enemy is current, everyone should not quarrel over some trivial things.

In the room, Wang Shichong didn't pay much attention to Duan Da who came in, and said coldly: "Sit down!" ”

Duan Da was not angry, and said with a smile: "If the general is suspicious of the official, I will give you Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, Na Yan, General Youyiwei, the acting civil department Shangshu, and Chen Guogong, how about it?" ”

"What do I want you to do with those broken officials?"

Wang Shichong said coldly: "What's the difference between me and what kind of bullshit, Zheng Guogong, and General Zuo Wei?" ”

He glanced at Duan Da, "Emperor Tai called you here?" ”

Duan Da saw that Wang Shichong was quite rude, and he smiled bitterly: "Of course, the Holy Lord asked me to appease the general, but he doesn't understand the general's thoughts." ”

"He knows it very well!"

Wang Shichong's face was gloomy as water, "He just doesn't want to give it to me, he wants me to work hard, and he is reluctant to have a vacant position, what is he doing?" ”

Duan Dadao: "You have to find the root of the problem. ”

Wang Shichong paced in the room with his hands in his hands, he actually knew very well where the root of the problem was, Yang Qi was learning from Yang Guang to engage in checks and balances, so that he and Lu Chu were in charge of the military together, in the final analysis, it was because of Lu Chu's presence that Yang Tong did not take himself seriously, and if he wanted to grasp the power, he must get rid of Lu Chu.

Thinking of this, Wang Shichong snorted coldly, "The little kid wants to fight with Lao Tzu, see how I play you to death!" ”

Wang Shichong immediately wrote a letter to Xingyang Taishou Wang Shishi, and asked him to follow the order, Wang Shichong immediately entered the palace to ask for guilt, at this time it happened to be raining heavily, Wang Shichong knelt on the steps of Wencheng Hall and shouted guilty.

"The minister Wang Shichong pleads guilty to the saint!"

Emperor Yang Qi heard the news, and hurriedly rushed out of the imperial study, he saw Wang Shichong kneeling in the rain and soaking wet, distressed and moved, and hurriedly ordered, "Clothe the general, don't get cold." ”

Several eunuchs wanted to change Wang Shichong's clothes, but Wang Shichong didn't accept it, just knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately, and blood came out on his forehead.

Yang Qi had no choice but to personally pick up Wang Shichong with an umbrella and comfort him: "General, what's going on?" ”

Wang Shichong cried loudly, "Every time Weichen thinks about the grace of the first emperor, he is ashamed of his uselessness to the society, and he really doesn't dare to accept the lord of the country. ”

Yang Qi burst into tears and choked up: "I know the loyalty of the general, and I also remember it, but please take care of the general, Luoyang can't do without the general, and I can't do without the general." ”

"Wechen obeys the holy order!"

A big drama in the rain, ending with Wang Shichong lying sick in bed, Yang Qi urgently sent the imperial doctor to treat Wang Shichong, and several imperial doctors got Wang Shichong's heavy bribes, so they told Yang Qi in unison, saying that General Wang was infected with a cold, and his illness was very serious, and he must recuperate for a month, otherwise he would have to worry about his life.

Yang Qi had to approve Wang Shichong's sick leave for one month, and sent eunuchs to send tonic medicine to Wang Shichong, so that he could recuperate with peace of mind and not worry about state affairs.

And just after Wang Shichong fell ill, Wang Shishi sent an urgent letter for help, 200,000 Wagang elite soldiers besieged the Tiger Prison Pass, the Tiger Prison Pass was in danger, if the reinforcements did not arrive, the minister was determined to live and die with the Tiger Prison Pass.

Yang Yan was shocked, and urgently summoned hundreds of officials to discuss countermeasures, Duan Da asked for troops to rescue, if the Tiger Pass is lost, Luoyang is in danger!

Duan Da's main battle was supported by most officials, but because Wang Shichong fell ill, Duan Da volunteered and was willing to send troops to attack the Wagang army.

Yang Qi immediately appointed Lu Chu as the commander, led an army of 40,000 to support the Tiger Pass, and ordered the governor of Duan Da to logistics grain and grass.

An army of 40,000 slaughtered towards the Tiger Prison.

On the one hand, the city of Tiger Prison Pass is strong and tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, on the other hand, it is also because the Wagang Army is in its own position and lacks unified scheduling, so the Wagang Army has suffered heavy losses and has never taken the Tiger Pass.

After more than a month of bloody fighting, the Wagang army lost nearly 50,000 people, but it was never able to capture the Tiger Pass, but the defenders also suffered heavy losses, and there was blood and corpses everywhere above and below the city.

The two armies reached a temporary armistice, and the Wagang army burned the corpses in a centralized manner, and then dug pits and buried them to prevent the outbreak of epidemics.

The corpses had been burned for a few days, and they had gradually been disposed of, but the mood of the soldiers defending the city was getting heavier and heavier day by day, and they knew that once the corpses were cleaned up, it would be time for the war to break out again, and they were all a little exhausted from this war that lasted for more than a month.