The news of the loss of Luoyang and the killing of King Fu did not reach Jingshi until more than half a month later. The reason why the news is so late is that there are no local officials in Luoyang who fly to the imperial court, but after the feudal officials who live in Kaifeng get the news, they then send 100,000 urgent Tang newspapers and recitals to Beijing. The matter of Luoyang, there have been some rumors in the government and the opposition in Beijing these days, but no one wants to believe it, everyone thinks that Luoyang City is high and deep, and it is impossible for Huang Zide to conquer it in such a short time.

Although Huang Zide's previous activities in Henan had already made the high-level people in the imperial court worried, in terms of influence, it was far less than the momentum that Zhang Bingzhong had made in Huguang and Sichuan. Most of the ordinary people, as well as the lower-ranking bureaucrats, did not even know that Huang Zide was rebelling in Henan today. Where and when he arrived in Henan, how many people there were, and how he behaved, almost no one cared. It wasn't until the news of his breaking of Luoyang and killing the Fu King was officially reported to Beijing that it was really like a bolt from the blue, which shocked everyone. In the past ten days since then, whether it is in the large and small yamen, the mansions of princes and nobles, teahouses and wine shops, and the people in the streets and alleys, the affairs of Luoyang have become the center of everyone's conversation.

Emperor Chongde was given a flying performance at lunchtime. When he heard the news, his face changed drastically, his head was buzzing, he could barely support it, and he was about to fall to the ground. He clutched the newspaper tightly, his eyes widened, and he read the book over and over again, for fear that he had read it wrong, and then he burst into tears. He had never cried like this in the Qianqing Palace, which made the eunuchs and palace maids of the Qianqing Palace extremely panicked, and those with heads and faces knelt on the ground to persuade them, and those without heads stood with bated breath outside the curtain and under the eaves.

Emperor Chongde cried for a while, and Wang Dehua, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal of the celebrant and ran to hear the letter, knelt in front of him to persuade him; He thought that he had to tell the ancestral gods about Luoyang and deal with the aftermath, so he stopped crying, waved everyone away, and sat alone on the imperial couch in the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace in contemplation.

When it was time for lunch, Emperor Chongde issued an order to remove the usual music and reduce the dozens of dishes to a dozen. This is called "withdrawing pleasure and reducing meals", which means that the country is in misfortune and the emperor is sad and sorrowful. Emperor Chongde was having dinner, and suddenly remembered the incident in Luoyang, and sorrow came from it, and he burst into tears. He originally wanted to rest for a while after lunch, and then go to tell the ancestral gods, but now it was really difficult to wait, so he did not take the ride, and walked directly to the Fengxian Temple, knelt in front of his grandfather, the god of the Wanshou Emperor, and wailed.

When Empress Zhou heard the news, she immediately sent someone to call Concubine Ueda and Concubine Yuan, as well as the crown prince and the other two princes, to walk to the Fengxian Hall together. It's just that at this time, Emperor Chongde has already entered the palace, and the rest of the people are not allowed to enter without an edict. Therefore, Zhou Hou and the others could not enter, so they could only wait outside the hall. Several people stood outside the hall, listening to the cry of Emperor Chongde coming from the hall, and couldn't help but feel sad, so they cried bitterly together. The emperor, empress, concubines, princes and princes all cried together, and the eunuchs and palace maids who followed naturally did not dare not cry, so the entire Fengxian Hall was crying, as if the country was about to die.

Emperor Chongde cried for a while, and was supported by the eunuch to stand up with a choked voice, and walked out of the palace door, seeing that the prince and several princes were also crying tears, but somehow, he suddenly became angry and shouted angrily at the prince: "As the prince, you should be thinking about how to pacify the thieves and the country, how to take your younger brothers to be prisoners of Chu!" ”

After reprimanding the crown prince, Emperor Chongde returned to the Qianqing Palace to prepare for the aftermath.

King Fu's son didn't run out, but Princess Fu fled to Meng County. The prince of King Fu had a great deal to do, and Emperor Chongde ordered local officials to hurry up the search and rescue. However, the decree had just been drafted, and before it could be sent, it received another urgent report, saying that the body of the prince of Fu Wang had been found.

After receiving this news, Emperor Chongde cried bitterly again, and then ordered the beheading of Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier of Luoyang who escaped. (Anyway, his soldiers have long been lost in Luoyang)

Because of the death of King Fu, the emperor dropped out of the dynasty for three days. This does not mean that ministers can take the opportunity to be lazy. Because the emperor is still constantly summoning ministers to discuss state affairs. Chen Yixin, who had just replaced Fu Yuanxian, who had been imprisoned for angering the emperor, was summoned by the emperor to serve as the secretary of the military department.

"Chen Aiqing, now Huang Zide has captured Luoyang, and Henan has collapsed. Chen Aiqing is now the secretary of the Ministry of War, what is the way to save the time? Emperor Chongde asked with a gloomy face.

Chen Yixin knew that, in fact, perhaps the most reasonable thing for the Jokhang Dynasty to do now was not to immediately concentrate on eliminating those rogues, but to turn to strategic contraction, keep the core area, and recuperate, as his predecessor Fu Yuanxian believed. But Chen Yixin didn't dare to say this, you must know that Fu Yuanxian angered the emperor because of such a concept, and was finally thrown into the prison. If his own views are the same as Fu Yuanxian's, then in the emperor's opinion, isn't he saying that the emperor has made a mistake? Speaking of which, Emperor Chongde also issued an edict against himself and the like, but Chen Yixin also knew that Emperor Chongde was a rather rigid person, and it was strange that he went up to slap his face like this and was not killed.

Chen Yixin said: "Your Majesty, now we must concentrate our forces and first exterminate Huang Zide's bandit army. Moreover, it is necessary to put the importance of exterminating Huang Zide above the extermination of Zhang Bingzhong. ”

"Huang Zide killed the prince, it is indeed a crime that cannot be punished, and it is more hateful than Zhang Bingzhong!" Emperor Chongde nodded.

"Your Majesty," Chen Yixin said, "the minister thinks that Huang Zide should be exterminated first, but not just because Huang Zide killed His Royal Highness King Fu. Does the emperor know what Huang Zide has done recently? ”

"What did this thief do?" Emperor Chongde asked.

"Your Majesty, Huang Zide, this thief, opened the granaries in various places to release grain and help the victims." Chen Yixin said, "Huang Zide also widely issued a notice to reassure the people, claiming that he was 'hanging the people for the crime'. He also said......"

"What else is he saying!" Emperor Chongde's face became more and more gloomy.

"Your Majesty, after Huang Zide, the thief, defeated Luoyang, let the people of Luoyang enter the Fuwang Mansion to visit, so that they can see the wealth of the Fuwang Mansion with their own eyes. Then he deceived the people and said that their lives were not good, because my officials and nobles of the Great Zhao had taken all the benefits of the world. Now the entire imperial court is 'leading beasts and cannibals'. Chen Yixin replied, "He also accused Your Majesty of not being considerate of the people according to the rules of Emperor Taizu, which is unfilial; In the year of the catastrophe, not only did they not open a warehouse for relief, but they also had to increase taxes and put the people in fire and water, which was unkind...... Your Majesty, Huang Zide's words are certainly not worth refuting. But judging from these actions, Huang Zide's ambition is not small. And many of those foolish people were deceived by him. Huang Zide also made people spread songs. It is said that there will be no levy for three years, and not a single person will be killed. Nowadays, it is near Jingshi, and some people also sing it. In contrast, although Zhang Bingzhong is also cunning, he is just plundering everywhere. From this point of view, Huang Zide is far more dangerous than Zhang Bingzhong now. We must first concentrate our efforts on exterminating this thief. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Emperor Chongde's voice trembled a little, and he didn't know if it was because of anger or fear, "Such a giant must not be let go!" I want to issue an order to Governor Yang, strictly ordering him to immediately lead troops to Henan, and must not give Huang Zide a chance to sit down! Chen Aiqing, what do you think? ”

"Your Majesty." Chen Yixin hurriedly replied, "However, Governor Yang had just fought fiercely with Zhang Bingzhong in Sichuan, and now he is going to collect his troops and turn to Henan. Your Majesty, Huguang is an important source of food for our dynasty today. The so-called 'Huguang is ripe, the world is full', once there is anything wrong in the Huguang area, the imperial court will be even more difficult. Therefore, even if the troops are transferred from Huguang, they must not be too eager, and they must be cautious. And now, Huang Zide has taken Luoyang, Henan is in a drought, and there is a shortage of food, if he really wants to take root in Luoyang, it is not enough to rely on the points that Luoyang grabbed, at least, it is not enough for him to be hypocritical. Therefore, if he really wants to develop and grow in Henan, he has to attack other cities. Therefore, the most urgent thing at the moment is to strengthen the defense of other cities, especially Kaifeng, which must be strengthened again. ”

"Yes, King Zhou's feudal kingdom is in Kaifeng. This time, we must strengthen our defenses, and we must not do anything like Luoyang again, which is the loss of the pro-domain. Emperor Chongde nodded, "This time, I heard that King Fu originally took out a sum of silver to reward the three armies, but the money was privately divided by those who were officials, and the soldiers did not get anything, which led to a mutiny. Hmph, I heard that Wang Yinchang has died under Huang Zide's knife. It's a pity, if Huang Zide hadn't killed him, I would have punished him for the Nine Clans! At this time, you still dare to be corrupt! This opening must be taken as a warning, and this kind of thing must not happen again! ”

"Hooray! There will never be another problem like this again. Kaifeng will definitely be able to be impregnable. Chen Yixin said.

"Chen Aiqing," although Chen Yixin had already assured him, Emperor Chongde still said very seriously, "You must keep an eye on the matter of Kaifeng, and there can be no more accidents!" ”

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After the defeat of Luoyang, the number of troops in Huang Zide's hands has increased a lot, although now Huang Zide has made up his mind and will no longer be a "rogue", so he will no longer play the means of coercing the people into the army, but there are many people who strongly demand to join the army among the hungry people. Everyone knows that although they got a little food when Huang Zide opened a warehouse to release grain, they couldn't hold it up and eat nothing, and now only by hugging Huang Zide's thigh can they have food for a long time. Although Huang Zide's people were very picky when selecting people, he still added nearly 20,000 homeless people to his ranks. In addition, more than 4,000 people in the original defenders of Luoyang joined Huang Zide's team.

The newly joined displaced people had to be trained, and the newly joined officers and soldiers had to be dispersed and reassigned, and this mess was a whole month. Now the new army is barely looking good. Of course, this so-called reluctance is a bit of a look, that is, a bit of the appearance of the Zhao official army, and it can't be compared with the people that Huang Zide brought out from Shangluo Mountain.

"Dao Chief, it's time for us to move, just go to Kaifeng, and train our troops through marching and small-scale battles." Huang Zide said to Xuan Yi.