Chapter 462: Dangerous Beacon Fire
"The Northern Army has millions of tigers and pigeons, and the Son of Heaven is not his division.
Once the party seized India and paid the private party, how could the courtiers do anything. ”
"Han Chang Li Ji Yongzhen Xing"
"The left and right gods and the army, the Son of Heaven also protects the army, there are 100,000 troops every year. Since ancient kings, it has been difficult for ministers to rebel, but since this army, no one dares to seize the national treasure. ”
Japanese monk Yuanren "The Tang Dynasty Seeking the Dharma Pilgrimage"
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Although the land of Kanto is already in full flames, the market and the squares of Chang'an City still follow the inertia of singing and dancing for a long time, and maintain a certain daily style of walking around the horse and the stage, and singing every night.
After all, since the change of Jingyuan, no matter how much the Central Plains land has been unstoppable, the land of Guanzhong has always been able to maintain a peaceful and comfortable situation on its own. Even an event like the change of the Son of Heaven such as the change of Ganlu Temple is far away from the daily livelihood of most small people.
Although it was the beacon fire in Tongguan that continued day and night, it did not seem to have any decent touch and influence on the peaceful atmosphere in Chang'an City. Even self-consoling word of mouth and popularity spread all kinds of auspicious signs and visions.
For example, some people swore that there was a bird descending from heaven in the temple of Emperor Xuanyuan on Zhongnan Mountain, and the author said that this calamity should continue to protect the national signs and qi of the three Jiazi of the Tang Dynasty.
In the former residence of the current holy lord in the mansion of the Ten Kings, some people found a number of reishi mushrooms as large as pot lids, which were used as a reference for the prosperity of the country; There are also people who see the big black magpies gathering in the East Waiting Courtyard for a long time and lingering for a long time, and doing the dance of Najiri;
Then there is a report from the monks of Fufeng County, the relics stupa enshrined in the Famen Temple suddenly shines brightly and the sky sees the Sanskrit sound, there are hidden Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors appear in the temple with the smallpox, and then the edict ordered the people to donate and worship for the water and land puja for ten days and ten nights.
However, in the political hall of the Imperial City, there is a bleak and cold atmosphere that can be felt without any cellar ice under the summer heat.
"What's the matter? Why are most of the warehouses of Daying and Zuozang empty, and the rest of the warehouses are also old and rotten?"
Zheng Jin, who became the prime minister of the political hall again, only felt that a wave of anger rushed to the top cover and almost burned his Jinxian crown, and said sharply to the left and right with a cold face.
"Before I was ordered to go to the Eastern Capital to open the mansion, how did I explain it, these are important assets that no one is allowed to use in order to prepare for the war against the thieves."
The prime ministers and important ministers and important ministers who were present couldn't help but look at each other; Then there were Wang Hui and Pei Che, who were newly promoted from the Hanlin Bachelor, and explained one after another with a difficult face.
"But it was Na Lu (carrying) Zisheng who secretly colluded with the great nobles of Ouchi Tian and took them away one after another in the name of offering them to the inside."
"There is also the internal will of the Son of Heaven as a basis, and my generation can't stop it even if he tries his best."
"What about the armor of the Divine Army, and where are most of the armor in it? There are also horses in the six stables of the flying dragon. ”
Hearing this, Zheng Ji couldn't help but feel a little angry, and then became more and more angry, and asked sternly.
"This, this... In fact, more than half a month ago, he was successively allocated to Shu by Tian Shumi. There is an inner armor treasury so that Song Yunxuan can prove it. ”
The only lieutenant envoy present, Li Wenxian, the protector of the Zuo Shence army, said in a loud voice.
"There are so many thieves in the country. And tell me how to clean it up. ”
Suddenly, Zheng Zhen only felt that there was a lot of smoke, and the sky and earth were reversed for a while, and he threw the board on the ground and roared.
It was only after he finally felt that he was so bitter and forced him to hang up his crown to persuade Yanying Hall to summon the young holy lord who was already in chaos and was terrified and wept in public, and personally came forward to inspect the soldiers of Zuo Shence's army and encourage the soldiers to serve the imperial court.
He also persuaded the eunuchs of Ouchi with Yang Fugong's appearance, and divided the soldiers of the Shence Army of Gongwei Jingshi into a part first, and went to support the defenders of Tongguan Qi Kerang with about 2,800 crossbowmen.
It was ordered that Zhang Chengfan, the general of the horse army of the left army, was the pioneer envoy of the soldiers and horses and the envoy of the interception of Tongguan, and led the team to set off from then on; Wang Shihui, the general of the infantry army of the right army, will be the envoy of the grain and materials for the preparation of the pass, and Zhao Ke will be the envoy of the left army; It is necessary for subsequent transportation and arming.
However, he never thought that he would do his best for the thieves in this rear, but he commanded and recruited Tian Lingzi for the eight towns inside and outside the Shence Army and all the soldiers and horses of the Dao Dao, and once again made a silent pit.
In the current situation that the imperial treasury has no money and no food, and all the envoys of the salt and iron transport are paralyzed, isn't he going to break his word and gain weight on the soldiers who are fighting against the enemy in front?
In stark contrast to the scene of impatience or inconsistency, it is the urgent recital from Tongguan Qi Kerang on the table, which reads:
"Huangchao has entered the eastern capital, and the ministers have collected the army and retired to Tongguan, and set up a village outside the pass. The soldiers have been fighting repeatedly, lacking resources for a long time, the prefectures and counties are dilapidated, the people are completely populated, the kings are not seen in the east, west, north and south, they are frozen, the weapons are bad, and they are homesick, and they are afraid that once they are defeated, they will beg to send food and reinforcements as soon as possible. ”
At the same time, the palace god army was stationed.
Song Yunxuan, the round-shaped inner armor envoy, was also under the supervision and supervision of several internal envoys in vermilion purple clothes, desperately struggling to be covered by several big-shouldered and round-waisted soap armor god sergeants, and fixed his head and neck in a pair of prepared slings.
"I'm really sorry, it's too much to do, so I can only end up with you."
Subsequently, one of the most old-looking envoys also looked at Song Yunxuan, who was struggling on the beam with a sad and compassionate face, sighed:
"Now that the situation is in crisis, even Ambassador Tian himself will not be able to join forces with any Zheng Xianggong and Deputy Envoy Yang; If you can't confess your sins and commit suicide in time, I'm afraid we will all not survive. ”
And on the shore of Bashui outside Chang'an City. Zhang Chengfan, the general of Shence, who had just crossed the Beiba Bridge with his troops, also immediately looked back at the Huanghuang Chang'an City again, and the marching army behind him, which did not look very neat and even a little loose.
I couldn't help but sigh secretly in my heart, is this what the athletes who are carefully selected from the country's well-cultivated Shence Army are like this? But I remembered the words I had spoken to the Holy Lord on the gate of Zhangxin Gate and came to read the Holy Lord and call for parting.
"The ministers heard that the Yellow Nest had hundreds of thousands of people, and the drums marched westward, and Qi Kerang relied on the gate with 10,000 hungry soldiers, and sent the ministers to more than 2,000 people on the pass, and did not hear of it as a plan to pay for it, so as to reject the thief, and the minister was cold. May Your Majesty be the successor of the elite soldiers. ”
And the reply of this holy lord is also quite indignant:
"The first line of the young people, the soldiers are looking for it!"
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And in the imperial city of Luoyang, the eastern capital, Huang Chao is also sighing, it really deserves to be the world's first-class eastern capital; Just these sergeants and people in Luodu City spontaneously donated how rich the reward was.
Unexpectedly, he raised 100,000 yuan overnight, hundreds of thousands of silk silks, tens of thousands of catties of gold and silver utensils and other goods. And Liu Yunzhang, the deputy left-behind guard of the Eastern Capital who surrendered, is also really an interesting and decent character.
Although he ordered not to disturb the workshop, but only to take the palace and the camp to stop; But he still secretly carried hundreds of women in ox carts to serve in the camp, claiming to admire the might of the righteous generals. It is said that among them, there are many women from the official family and even the five surnamed tribes.
Therefore, there is such a considerate and knowledgeable figure here, and he doesn't mind maintaining a situation where "the righteous army enters the city, just asks, and the army and the people are in trouble".
It's just that although everything in this Luodu is good, how can it compare to the prosperous scenery in Chang'an, Xijing, where the Son of Heaven lives; It was the place where he had been haunted by dreams and hatreds; It is also the place where the scenery is reproduced now. So he won't stop here for long.
Of course, unlike the practice of eating all the way in the past; Now in the place where the rebel army passed, he also appointed many various officials such as the left guard (large state), town guard (small state), and garrison (county) in the name of the general's mansion.
And in some important places of hope and folding, he also left a powerful and reliable leader of the rebel army to guard for a while. For example, Qin Zongquan, the assassin of Caizhou who was very familiar with him and brought people to help in the war, was reappointed by him as the town guard of the five states of Huaibei.
And Liu Hanhong, who negotiated the conditions later, also took his men and horses to give up the territory in Henan, and honestly went to Huainan to be his southern road commander and Huainan envoy. Nowadays, the prefectures of Dugi Province in the Guanluo Plain naturally cannot be easily left behind or left alone.
It's just that the candidates who stay behind in Luodu and the guards in the prefectures need to be carefully considered and weighed.
"Your Majesty, the Zihuan Hall has already been arranged, just waiting for the ministers to come to meet you."
At this time, the etiquette envoy Cui Miao respectfully asked.
"Tell them to bring a little bit."
Huang Chao couldn't help but wave his hand, and under the support and sorting of many maids, compared with his posture in the life-size large bronze mirror, he always seemed to feel that there was something missing between the gorgeous clothes and robes all over his body.
"Your Majesty, Zhuge Shuang of Heyang has already presented a surrender table, and sent the generals to make Liu Jing lead 5,000 men and horses to come to help the war. Just wait for the king to send someone to take over the south pass of Heyang (bridge). ”
Huang Rui, the secretary in charge, stepped in and whispered.
"Shanye, pass on my order, and entitle him as the capital of Hebei and the town guard in the north, and everything is as it was under the rule of Heyang Jiedu."
Huang Chao couldn't help but praise him. After all, this was the first feudal town to be a vassal on the part of the imperial court, and even if it was a small feudal town that held the northern gateway to the eastern capital, it was undoubtedly a morale-boosting and inspiring beginning.
"But I don't know who the king sent to guard the south pass of Heyang."
Huang Rui continued to bow his head and ask in the shape of an ear.
"Well, yes."
Huang Chao thought about several names but denied them; In the end, it was fixed on a new face that had recently performed well.
"Just let that Zhu San take the horse team of the front army to garrison it."
It was he who caught Cao Xiang, who rushed out for help, and led people to desperately intercept the armored cavalry of the official army in the formation, which made the old man Cao lose the opportunity to escape and be crowned. It was also he who was the first to rush into the Dugi Road, and the frightened Luodu did not dare to act rashly until the arrival of the main formation.
It can be said that he is a brave and resourceful figure, but it is a pity that because of his brother, he has been suppressed and rejected by the relatives represented by the "Eight Sons of the Yellow Gate" and the "New Annexers" led by Cui Miao;
This time it can be regarded as giving him a chance to compensate and come out, and it is also to knock and warn these two sides, and if he sees that Chang is driving into the pass, he will get too carried away. Therefore, he interrupted Huang Rui and Cui Miao's dissent without saying anything, and continued on his own:
"Call Brother Yan, after so many things, he should also grow. So this follow-up matter in Luodu will be handed over to him. ”