Chapter 366

The Emperor!

From the very beginning, when he heard that An Lushan's rebels were heading south as if they were in a no-man's land, Li Heng was even more frightened in his heart while he was angry, and it was best to be mentally prepared to flee Chang'an City at any time.

However, as an emperor,4 especially a newly enthroned emperor who had put aside his pride to surpass his ancestors and ancestors in martial arts, Li Heng could not say anything even though he desperately wanted to escape. [..]

Now seeing Yang Guozhong taking the initiative to advise, although his face is silent, his heart is overjoyed.

Li Heng was about to make a gesture, half-pushing and half-pushing, when he suddenly heard Chen Xian angrily reprimand, "Yang Xiang! Chang'an is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the imperial court, how can you give up? At the moment of the rebels, instead of thinking about how to resist the thieves and serve the country, they will "bewitch" His Majesty to give up Chang'an and damage the country, what is the intention? ! ”

Chen Xian's anger was in the form of "color", and his eyebrows, "hairs" and beard trembled together, and he was very excited and angry.

Chen Xian is a veteran minister of the Three Dynasties, who has always pursued the golden mean, and is a well-known wall-to-wall grass. When Li Linfu was in power, he was at the mercy of Li Linfu, and when Yang Guozhong was in power, he was suppressed by Yang Guozhong. Although Li Heng relied heavily on Chen Xian, Chen Xian rarely sang against Yang Guozhong or the previous Taixian Party members in public, and was used to smearing mud.

But now, at the critical moment of life and death in the Tang Dynasty, this old minister who was born as a scribe finally couldn't help but violently "expose" his high-spirited character. Seeing that Yang Guozhong actually said that the emperor was in a coffin and escaped, Chen Xian immediately didn't care much and tore his face with Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong was also furious, sneered and glared at Chen Xian and said lightly, "An Lushan's rebels are overwhelming, and Yan Zhenqing's Henan military horses can't resist at all." At present, Henan has been lost, and the fall of the eastern capital Luoyang is just around the corner. Once Luoyang falls, the rebels can drive straight into Guanzhong, Chang'an is a lonely city, and the army of Beizhen Qinwang has not yet arrived, how can it be kept? ”

"If Your Majesty is allowed to stay in Chang'an, wouldn't it be in the hands of An Lushan?"

"This minister suggests that His Majesty temporarily lead the imperial court to leave Chang'an and move to Lingzhou to be escorted by the Longshuo army, why not? Chang'an is just a city, compared to His Majesty's safety, what is a city? As for the face of the imperial court, the imperial court army and horses were defeated and retreated, and they were killed by An Lushan's rebels and lost their armor, and they had already lost face, so what did they care? Cover your ears and steal the bell?! ”

"I want to ask Chen Xiang, what is your intention in putting Your Majesty in a dangerous situation?"

Yang Guozhong was born as a ruffian and a hooligan, and he was good at telling crooked reasoning, so he went back with such a series of counterattacks, and asked Chen Xian a reason.

Chen Xian's face turned red, and he didn't care about arguing with Yang Guozhong, so he immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Chang'an is a matter of national health, and it cannot be wasted lightly" The soldiers of the imperial court are fighting bloodily against the thieves, if Your Majesty gives up Chang'an, the news spreads, and the arrogance of the thieves will be greatly increased, which will make the soldiers feel cold! ”

"Your Majesty, don't give up Chang'an!"

Chen Xian kowtowed again and again, and there was a sound on the ground, and after a while, there were blood stains on his forehead, which was amazingly eye-catching.

Li Heng looked at Chen Xian with a very complicated face, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

All the ministers looked at Yang Guozhong and Chen Xian silently and stopped talking.

At this time, Li Wei, the king of Jianning, suddenly came out of class and knelt on the ground, and said angrily, "Father, Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, where the temple is located, if the father leads the court to abandon Chang'an and go to Longshuo, it will chill the hearts of the subjects of the world!" "If we let the thieves capture Chang'an, my Tang Temple will not be protected...... Don't talk about it, Father! ”

Li Jiao also kowtowed to the ground, not up.

Yang Guozhong glanced at Li Heng, and suddenly said loudly, "Chen Xiang, King Jianning, you don't have to say much. Why did His Majesty say that he was going to give up Chang'an? Your Majesty just wants to drive the expedition in person, personally go to the army of King Qin of Longshuo to command, and fight to the death with the rebels! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he can send someone to stay in Chang'an, and at the same time order Yan Zhenqing to guard Tongguan and wait for King Qin's army to come to help! If Yan Zhenqing can't hold Tongmu and leads to the fall of Chang'an, he should be punished! ”

"At the same time, Your Majesty led the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers and the army to the north, and joined forces with the army of King Qin of Longshuo Zhang Li, and then it was not too late to come back to rescue Chang'an against the thieves!"

Li Heng's face flickered for a long time, and he said in a deep voice, "Yang Xiang's words are reasonable≌ Zhenqing can't resist An Lushan, although it is not a battle, but it is also difficult to escape. If I can't hold Tongguan anymore, I should be punished heavily! "As for me, the rebels are currently in power, and I, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, cannot sit back and enjoy the prestige of Chang'an, so I have decided to personally lead the Manchu Minister of Civil and Military Affairs and the Jin Wuwei army to the north, and join Zhang Chai Qinwang's army to fight against the rebels!"

"That's it. Wait, don't say more! When Li Heng said this, he sneered and looked around at everyone, "I don't want to give up Chang'an, Chang'an will inevitably have to guard all the ministers one by one, who wants to stay with me to guard Chang'an?" ”

Listening to Li Heng's advice from 7 Yang Guozhong, Chen Xian was greatly disappointed. He looked at Li Heng with some discouragement, was silent for a moment, and suddenly hugged his fists and said, "The old minister is willing to stay, please allow Your Majesty!" ”

Li Heng hesitated slightly, in his heart, staying in Chang'an was actually a dead end, Chen Xian was a lot older, and he couldn't bear to let Chen Xian stay.

"Chen Xiang, you are an important minister by my side, I need you to stay by my side......" Chen Xian sighed and said, "Your Majesty is protected by Yang Xiang and all the lords, and the old minister is relieved." Your Majesty, the old minister has been inquiring recently, and he has long been half-cut into the soil. The old minister is the minister of the three dynasties, the food of the king, tired of the emperor's grace, the national disaster is the head, the old minister should share the worries for His Majesty, and guard Chang'an for His Majesty! ”

Chen Xian said, his eyes were red, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the old minister should live and die with Chang'an City!

The old minister is here, farewell to Your Majesty, Your Majesty take care all the way! ”

At the critical moment, Chen Xian suddenly showed his fierce spirit as a famous minister, and all the ministers were moved.

Li Heng sighed lightly, waved his hand, and said nothing more.

Since Chen Xian is willing to be loyal to the country, as the emperor, he can't stop him.

Jianning King Li Wei's face was pale, and he knelt on the ground unexpectedly, and said in a condensed voice, "Father, sons, are willing to replace their father to guard Chang'an, with the heart of the army and the people!" ”

Li Heng's face changed.

He abandoned Chang'an this time and fled to Lingzhou, and it was impossible for him to leave with him. But his princes, princesses, and harem concubines still had to be taken away, and he didn't think that Li Jun would take the initiative to stay in Chang'an without fear of death.

"Li Wei, you ......"

"The son has made up his mind, please ask for his father's permission. Erchen is here, and Chen Xiang worships his father together, and his father takes care all the way! ”

Li Wei's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he couldn't stand on the ground.

Zhang Tong, the general of Yulinwei, also suddenly came out of class and knelt down, "Your Majesty, the minister is also willing to lead Yulinwei to stay in Chang'an to protect my Tang Dynasty Temple!" As long as there is a minister, the minister will never let An Lushan's rebels enter Chang'an for half a step! ”

The news that the emperor was going to lead the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and some royal nobles to leave Chang'an and go to Lingzhou to join Zhang Yan soon spread out of the palace, and Chang'an City was suddenly "chaotic". There were more people who fled, and many powerful families who felt that they were not qualified to follow the emperor to flee north also thought about their own ways, packed up their gold and silver, and fled Chang'an overnight.

The palace is also "chaotic". All Li Heng can take away is his harem concubines and princesses, the old emperor's concubines and even the old emperor's princes and princesses and the Tang clan, all of which must be left. Most of the thousands of female eunuchs in the palace will also stay.

Those who were chosen to flee were of course overjoyed, but those who were determined to stay were desperate.

The cold palace where the old emperor lived finally got the news.

Hearing that Li Heng was going to abandon Chang'an and flee to Lingzhou, the old emperor was so angry that his face turned white, vomited blood, and turned his back on the spot. In fact, his performance at the beginning was not much better than Li Heng. It's just that Li Heng wants to flee to Lingzhou, and Li Longji in history is fleeing to Shuzhong.

After some rescue, in the end, it was not rescued, and the old emperor Li Longji, who was still breathing, finally went.

Gone forever.

Since then, it has forever withdrawn from the vision of the Tang Dynasty.

"Father! Father! Sheng Wang Li Qi and Princess Xianyi and other princes and princesses wept bitterly and knelt down under Li Longji's dragon couch.

"The Emperor Taishang died!"

"The Emperor died—"

Furi's mourning and bells and drums are ringing in unison, melodious and miserable in this summer twilight.

This earth-shattering news spread from the palace to the outside of the palace, but unfortunately at this time, no one could care about the death of the old emperor, and everyone was busy fleeing for their lives.

Li Heng ordered the palace to mourn the old emperor, and at the same time prepared to flee.

At this juncture, the funeral procedures and etiquette are too lacking, and it can only be said that they have coped with something.

Early in the morning of the third day, Li Heng handed over the old emperor's funeral gift to Li Dumpling, Chen Xian and Zhang Tong, and ordered Li Jun, the king of Jianning, to supervise the country and guard Chang'an, Chen Xian was the governor of the Xiangguo, and Zhang Tong was the general manager of the Chang'an march, and then left Chang'an with the mighty "Dang" and "Dang" team, and slowly fled in the direction of Lingzhou.

The red sun is on the head. Li Wei, Chen Xian, and Zhang Tong were dressed in plain clothes for the old emperor's funeral, standing on the gate tower of Chang'an City, watching Li Heng's honor guard and tens of thousands of guards gradually disappear, and their faces were very solemn.

The reason why Chen Xian stayed was because of his integrity: the reason why Zhang Tong stayed was because of Zhang Yan's trust∨ Tong believed that Zhang Yan would never give up Chang'an, and for An Lushan's rebels, since Zhang Chai had been planning to deal with them for a long time, it was impossible to imagine that Yan Zhenqing would not be able to stop An Lushan's rebels.

And Li Junneng stayed, although there was an element of blood and impulse, but it was still due to the feelings in his bones. Li O is actually a very proud person, as a prince, he can't watch the Li Tang royal family abandon the people of Chang'an and Zongmiao Sheji, and leave like a lost dog.

He would rather die in battle than have his name disgraced.

"Your Highness, let's go back to the palace." Chen Xian clasped his fists.

Li Zhen nodded solemnly and turned away.

(To be continued.)