What is a nerd is to be indifferent to everything you do, and the more you value it, the more you lose; Gongsun Huilan shook her head weakly, wiped away her tears and sat aside. Cheng Yanjin heard clearly, stepped forward and saluted Kou Jiuhui and said, "Lord Kou, can you introduce Yue Guogong?" ”

Kou Jiuheng looked at Cheng Biting Jin and said, "I've seen your portrait, you are Cheng Biting Jin, and Yue Guogong likes to call you Cheng Biting Jin." No wonder Yue Guogong has always praised you, saying that you are reckless on the outside, but in fact your heart is as deep as the sea, and you have no bottom line to fight with him. You come with me, and Niu Jinda, your official position has been arranged. ”

Cheng Yanjin was frightened, lowered his voice and asked, "What you said is true?" ”

Kou Jiuhui nodded with a smile and said, "When Yue Guogong was soliciting Shan Xiongxin, he started to make files for you and Qin Qiong, and I am afraid that some things are clearer than yourself." It's just that I know that you are the son-in-law of the Pei family, and you may not be able to afford his craftsman, so I haven't dared to take the initiative to invite. ”

Cheng Yanjin almost couldn't believe it, he heard Xu Shiji talk about that incident, and he hadn't joined Zhang Xutuo's army at that time; Gongsun Huilan wiped her tears and said: "At that time, Yang Chong was searching for the team, and Fang Xuanling, Du Yan, Shan Xiongxin, Liu Hongji and others were all valued by him inexplicably. ”

These people are now all big names on the powerful side, Cheng Yanjin clapped his hands and said, "Then I haven't delayed the future." ”

Few captives are so open-minded and arrogant, Kou Jiuhui shook his head, he now understands why Yang Chong said that Cheng Yanjin was a scoundrel when he introduced the characters. Li Yuan took advantage of the chaos in the city, and Pei Lian, Qin Xingshi, Li Yuanji, Zhang Pinggao, and Pang Qingyun left the palace from the tunnel with the guards, and escaped from Chang'an in the defeated Tang army; Princess Xiangyang, Princess Changguang, Princess Wanchun, Princess Fangling, Princess Jiujiang, King Jing Li Yuanjing, and King Han Li Yuanchang, who did not leave Chang'an in advance, were captured.

The Hexi army fought hard for a day and a night, captured the palace, Jing Junhong, Lu Shiheng, Li Changqing, and Luo Sheng, Liang Li and others were killed, and Dou Liang and Chang He were captured. The 2,000 heavy cavalry, led by the general Feng Li, the deputy guard Xue Wanshu, and the left cavalry Xie Shufang, rushed out of the palace, went around to the breakthrough, and was annihilated under the encirclement and interception of the Hexi army; Xue Wanshu and the Sixty Cavalry fled into Zhongnan Mountain, Xie Shufang was killed by Suo Yanshou, and Feng Li threw away his weapons and fled disguised as ordinary soldiers.

The Duan Mansion where Princess Gaomi lived was closely protected by the Hexi Army, and like the Yuan Mansion, it was a pre-designated inviolable place, and Gongsun Huilan refused to go anywhere, so Jiang Duo decided to send people to Duan Mansion, just to be with Princess Gaomi as a companion. The four Yang Gongren brothers and Yang Da's son Yang Mian had already been transferred to Yizhou, and only Yang Da's son-in-law Guo Lun and some distant royal families remained in Chang'an City.

The fire in Chang'an burned for two days and gradually extinguished, Li Shentong of Xianyang took advantage of Zhuge Quan's failure to return to the division, rushed out of the south gate with all his might, and after paying more than 4,000 casualties, he broke through the defense line of the Hexi army, leaving Li Zhongwen and Zhao Jingci to lead the infantry to intercept the pursuers, and he and Dou Yan and Li Shuliang led 5,000 cavalry to flee to Yicheng. Under Xie Yingdeng's attack, Zhao Jingci was killed in battle, and Li Zhongwen led 7,000 Tang troops to surrender.

The city of Chang'an was in ruins, and the powerful lords were shocked by the strong combat effectiveness of the Hexi army, and even more shocked that Yang Chong, who had already arrived outside the city, refused to enter the city; In the city, the mansions of the Li Yuan family, Quentian Pavilion, Yu Wenhua, Chai Shen, Wushi Tong, An Xinggui, Linghu Dedi, Xiao Yu, Xiao Zao and others were all sealed, and the palace was also locked and sealed after making a list, leaving only the Wude Hall for backup.

Yang Wang led six Shangshu to enter the original Chang'an Shangshu Province and took over the management of Chang'an and the surrounding areas, Jiang Duo was in charge of military affairs, but Yang Chong still lived in the barracks. The threshold of the Yuan family and Jiang Duo's temporary mansion was about to be broken, and they were all inquiring, what was Yang Chong going to do, would he open the killing ring?

Cui Kaiyuan also felt strange, the fruits of victory were just around the corner, could it be that Yang Chong retreated, wanting to be the original prince of the left and right, or wanting to get the Yang Tong brothers back to Chang'an and be a hero like Cao Cao. Cui Kaiyuan must ask clearly, this is related to the future trend of the Hexi Army, and it is also related to the statement of the top and bottom to the Chang'an magnates; But when Cui Kaiyuan found Yang Chong, Yang Chong's answer turned out to be that I hadn't thought about it yet.

Yang Chong explained: "I don't know where to sit in Chang'an? Sometimes I feel that power is useful, but sometimes I feel that power cannot be absolute and needs to be controlled. ”

Yang Chong's attitude of speaking was sincere, Cui Kaiyuan could see that he was not perfunctory, and said with appreciation: "In the face of power, the prince can still think about problems, which is really a blessing for the people of the world." Xia Guan has one more mouth, the prince has not been called the king so far, he doesn't care about these false names, he thinks more about how to govern Chang'an, so why not go to the city first, handle one thing at a time, sometimes do too much, and the method will naturally come out. ”

Cui Kaiyuan has been an official all his life, and his words are full of philosophy, just like the famous sentences of later generations, the more people walk, the road will come out; Yang Chong said seriously: "There are three things to do now, first, that is, to clear the counties south of Chang'an and drive the Tang army out of Hangu Pass; The second is money, the industrial scale of Liangzhou and the Western Regions is too small to support a full-scale war, and there is a shortage of food in Guanzhong, both of which need to be exchanged for money; The third is our internal rectification. ”

Cui Kaiyuan comprehended, bowed down and said: "Li Jing's army swept through Yizhou and other places, the Tang army is also taking the initiative to retreat, the only fierce battle is Wuguan, no matter whether it wins or loses, it is actually no obstacle to the situation in Chang'an." Some scholars in Chang'an are Li Yuan's comrades, even if they don't want to go too far, they can confiscate their family assets and make up for the use of the household department; The most troublesome thing is the internal rectification, Guogong, if you still hold the current title, it will be difficult for the people below to be promoted, Lu Chongmao and Xu Shiji have been trying to keep a low profile, and this is the panic. ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said, "I don't want to be king. ”

Cui Kaiyuan said with a clear look to me: "Guogong is already a left servant, just add the title of Chang'an to stay behind; After entering Chang'an, you can do without Jiuqing, and add a person to show balance. ”

Cui Kaiyuan said that Yang Chong's consideration is similar, after Cui Kaiyuan left, Yang Chong and Zhuge Quan, Yang Wang, Wang Ji, Jiang Long and others who went to Chang'an, and finally decided to cancel the three prefectures of Yong, Xia and Jin, and all the original counties and counties in the three prefectures were directly managed by the Chang'an Left-behind Division. Yang Chong served as the garrison of Chang'an, and was in charge of the military of Chang'an, the Western Regions, Liangzhou, Longzhou, Bingzhou, and Shandong; Yuan Wei served as Nayan, Du Yan replaced the secretary of the ministry, Jiang Long was the general of Zuo Yiwei, Zhang Jin was the general of the right Yiwei, Shi Daqian was the general of the left Tunwei, and Li Jing was the general of the right Tunwei; Zhuge Quanjia is the right of Shangshu and the right of Long.

(End of chapter)