Black clouds hovered in the sky, the sky was dark, and the rain falling from the sky swept across the vast land in the cold and whistling wind.

Changan!

This haunting place, this prosperous place that the world yearns for, is not seen in the hustle and bustle of the past.

Zhuque Street is the north-south main line of Tang Chang'an City, which is more than 5,000 meters long and divides Tang Chang'an City into east and west parts. This is the only avenue that enters the inner city of Chang'an. In the past, every day, envoys and merchants from many countries in the world had to enter Chang'an City through the Mingde Gate.

On Suzaku Street, which is bustling with people, you can see that most of them are blonde and blue-eyed foreigners.

But today, there are only a few people in Liao Liao on this Suzaku Street, and these pedestrians are all bowing their heads and walking briskly, without any prosperous scene.

In the black clouds in the sky, there was a low thunder sound from time to time, and the rain between the sky and the earth gradually became heavier.

The already desolate long street is even more deserted......

The earth is solemn, and there is a liquor store at the end of Suzaku Street.

The shopkeeper's surname is Yu, a middle-aged man in his early forties, who can open a store next to Zhuque Street in Chang'an, and he is worth a lot of money.

But at this moment, Shopkeeper Yu was sitting behind the counter in his shop, listening intently to the sound of wind and rain outside the house, his brows furrowed slightly, and he sighed softly.

Chang'an is rich and rich, and his private life is extraordinarily rich.

Opening a tavern in Chang'an, not to mention making a lot of money, but also worry-free.

But since Li Yi, the king of Xin'an County, was defeated and killed, the rebels were like a bamboo, and captured the key places in Hebei in one go. The imperial court sent Dr. Jin Ziguanglu, with the Zhongshu door under the Sanpin Wang Hui, the military department of Shangshu, with the Zhongshu under the Sanpin Du Xian together to resist the enemy, but also the battle and defeat, now Chang'an is rumored, all kinds of rumors emerge in endlessly, and even say that the rebels will soon be in the city.

Now people in Chang'an City are panicking, and there are many people who are ready to flee, how can anyone still have the leisure to come to the wine shop to drink?

Yu's shopkeeper's business is getting colder and colder, and today he hasn't even completed a single business.

The commercial and housing taxes in Chang'an are not low, so if you sit on the mountain, you will go bankrupt.

"Damn it, change when you say it's changed! Zimei doesn't think about delaying her departure for a few days? ”

"No, my mother has sent a letter, they have set off to take refuge in the south, and now the Central Plains is in chaos, and I really can't rest assured."

When the shopkeeper Yu was drowsy, a group of people came outside the hall.

They are very incompatible, but they are very close to each other.

Shopkeeper Yu was shocked, looked up at the guest, it was actually an old acquaintance, and said loudly: "He Shangshu is here, and he is shining." Please, please! ”

He Shangshu waved his hand and said: "It's no longer He Shangshu, the shopkeeper doesn't have to be polite." ”

Of course, He Shangshu is He Zhizhang, and with Pei Min's relationship, no one dares to touch He Zhizhang in the slightest.

But after He Zhizhang's previous assassination, his health was not as good as before, and now the temple is treacherous, and he can't see it, so he resigned.

He Zhizhang is a good drinker, and he has never had an official frame, whether it is a high-ranking official or a pawn of a peddler, he can become his drinking friend, and all the wine shop managers in Chang'an recognize him as a person.

He Zhizhang pointed to the young man on the side and said, "I want to practice for this friend, and the shopkeeper will serve wine and food quickly." ”

There are no customers in the store, and the food and drinks are very fast.

The young people who practice are naturally the protagonists at the wine table.

The young people are none other than Du Fu and Du Zimei, who are emerging in Chang'an.

Du Fu has Pei Min's fancy, and He Zhizhang also has a heart-to-heart relationship.

This is close to Zhu, red and close to ink, black.

Du Fu interacted with characters like He Zhizhang, and his talent in poetry was discovered, and his reputation was gradually revealed.

It's just that Du Fu was originally from Xiangyang, Hubei, and then migrated to Gongxian County, Henan, and now the rebels crossed the Yellow River, trapped Luoyang, and pointed to Chang'an.

Du Fu was concerned about his mother, so he decided to go to Xiangyang to meet his mother.

Although Du Fu is young, his concern for the country and the people is obvious, this is obviously his practice of wine, but he still can't help but talk about state affairs: "He Gong, what is the situation now?" Chang'an rumors are endless, people's hearts are panicking, it is hard to imagine, I am Ming Ming and powerful, why in just over a year, take a sharp turn? Is it really because of the saints? ”

He didn't finish his sentence.

But everyone here understands what it means.

There is a particularly harsh message in the thousands of comments, which does not say how strong and powerful the rebels are, but directly points to the fact that "saints do not cultivate virtue" that led to this situation. Many things are vividly spoken.

Although He Zhizhang abandoned the official at home, there are still many protégés of the old officials next to him who are officials in the temple.

He Zhizhang also knows a lot about many details, He Zhizhang calls himself a Siming maniac, and he has his own crazy temperament. The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, and even the grass-headed people could talk about the temple.

He Zhizhang was out of officialdom, but his words were unscrupulous, and he said: "The old man doesn't know what to say about this matter, alas, he can only say that a good chess game has become a stinky chess piece alive." I don't know how powerful the rebels are, but how much strength the imperial court has is obvious to all. As soon as the king of Xin'an County made a move, he killed the eldest son of the thief, and the king was ordered to fight, and won the first battle, killing more than 10,000 enemies, and blocking the thief on the north bank of the Yellow River. ”

"The result? His Majesty listened to the rumors and suspected that the king of Xin'an was against him, and forced him to fight. The situation of winning is buried like this...... As for Wang Xiang, this matter is even more infuriating. Wang Xiang was well versed in military strategy, he recruited troops in Luoyang, formed 80,000 soldiers and horses, and blocked the rebels north of the Yellow River, making it difficult for the rebels to advance an inch. I have a little friend named Li Mi, he is not very old, but he is very intelligent. He asked me to analyze the pros and cons before, and asked me to persuade Wang Xiang to persuade him to give up the Yellow River moat and retreat to Luoyang to protect the eastern capital. It is said that the reason why the rebels were able to sweep through the north was because they took advantage of the momentum of the defeat of the king of Xin'an County and made a big move. Just block them a few more times and let their attack come crash. ”

Du Fu exclaimed: "However, Li Yu Xiaoyou already knew in advance that the Yellow River would be frozen? ”

The reason for Wang Hui's defeat has spread to Chang'an, it is that the Yellow River is frozen, and the rebels directly cross the Yellow River moat from the river, resulting in the defeat of the Tang army.

He Zhizhang took a sip of wine and said indignantly: "That's right, the old man introduced Li Yu Xiaoyou to Wang Xiang, who was shocked and planned to give up the Yellow River moat and retreat to Luoyang. As a result, the eunuch misled the country, and Niu Xiantong, who was the eunuch of the prison army, actually played right and wrong, saying that the Yellow River was defensible, and there was no need to give up. Who doesn't know that these eunuchs have collected money everywhere and bought large fields near Chang'an and Luoyang. They don't want these fields to be destroyed by the rebels...... It's hateful, this result directly led to the fall of the Eastern Capital......"

Du Fu was also so angry that he scolded.

He Zhizhang sighed: "Okay, don't talk about it, the more you talk about it, the more annoyed you become." Zimei rest assured, our army is now retreating to Tongguan, and Li Mi Xiaoyou also said that Tongguan is not lost, and victory is just around the corner. Wang Xiang and Du Xiang are all there, and they can protect Tongguan. You go to Jingzhou all the way to be careful, by the way, I have a little friend, who is in Jingzhou, and there is a chance that Zimei can go to find him, his name is Li Bai. ”