Chapter 385: Sending troops to Luoyang
"Your Majesty, drink!"
"Hmmm! Good! I drink! Drink! On this day, Wang Shichong was drinking and having fun with his concubines in the harem, and at this time, a person broke in directly regardless of the eunuch who was waiting:
"Bastard, who is disturbing the widow's Yaxing!" Wang Shichong looked at that person, and saw that the person was the crown prince Wang Xuanying, and he could see that he was still injured. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Xuan Ying, what the hell is going on with you? Why didn't you break in without passing the word? Wang Xuanying first saluted Wang Shichong, and then said:
"Father, it's not that the sons and daughters have trespassed into the palace without permission, there is really a very important matter to report." Wang Xuanying looked at the concubines surrounding Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong realized that something was wrong, and immediately waved his hand to the concubines around him:
"Lay down all of you to the widow." After all the concubines saluted Wang Shichong and Wang Xuanying, they all retreated, and Wang Shichong asked Wang Xuanying:
"Xuan Ying, what's wrong with you, you're injured like this?" Wang Xuanying replied to Wang Shichong:
"Father! Shan Xiongxin colluded with Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and others to mutiny in front of the front, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of our army to conquer the Tang Dynasty were all finished. ”
"What, impossible, it is absolutely impossible for Shan Xiongxin to betray the widow, and the widow also married his own daughter to Shan Xiongxin. Shan Xiongxin actually betrayed the widow. Wang Shichong said as he seemed to be unable to support it and was about to fall, Wang Xuanying quickly supported Wang Shichong.
"Father! Father! Take care of your dragon! Wang Shichong seemed to be drained of all his strength, and said in a slur manner:
"How could it be...... The widow is so good to Shan Xiongxin, he will give birth to his own daughter...... Will give birth to my own daughter, I Da Zheng ...... The most honorable princess of Da Zheng was given to Shan Xiongxin...... gave Shan Xiongxin as his wife, and gave birth to a son to Shan Xiongxin, and ...... and also gave Shan Xiongxin a mansion, a high-ranking official, a Houlu, and a knighthood...... Shan Xiongxin even betrayed the widow, and ...... And also...... There are also Qin Shubao, Cheng Biting Jin, and Niu Jinda, and the three of them will betray the widow, bastard! Wang Xuan should persuade Wang Shichong:
"Father, Shan Xiongxin was originally born as a thief, in addition, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, and Niu Jinda were originally generals and traitors, and if they betray once, they will naturally betray them a second time. Father, the most important thing now is to deal with these traitors in accordance with the law. Wang Shichong asked Wang Xuanying:
"What are you going to do?"
"Father, the son thinks that according to the law, those who defect to the enemy should be punished by the nine clans, and the four people of Shan Xiongxin, Qin Shubao, Cheng Biting Jin, and Niu Jinda are all punished by the nine clans. The whole house, from the wives and concubines, down to the family, maids, and nurses, were all beheaded. Please give an order from my father. "Wang Xuanying lowered his head, just waiting for Wang Shichong to give an order, ready to go to Shan Xiongxin's Horse Mansion to raid his house at any time-'Hmph! Shan Xiongxin, you also have today, this time I must kill your whole family. Wang Shichong stroked his beard:
"Xuan Ying, although the law is true, but if the nine clans are punished, then wouldn't even the widow and you have to be buried for Shan Xiongxin. Also, do Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and the other three still have families in Luoyang? Wang Xuan should be panicked by Wang Shichong:
"Ahh Son's capital offense! Ill-conceived, capital offense capital offense! Wang Shichong said to Wang Xuanying:
"Xuan Ying, quickly spread the widow's will, Shan Xiongxin defected to the enemy and treason, from now on, remove all official titles such as the horse and the generalissimo of the Tang Dynasty, and his wife Guangling Princess Wang Ying removed the princess position on the same day, and was demoted to the status of the daughter of the clan, and his son Shan Zheng should have been punished together, but he remembered that he was young and imprisoned in the palace with his mother. In addition, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other three people defected to the enemy and treason, and from now on, all their official positions and titles will be abolished, and from now on, the country's civil ministers and military generals, and the local feudal guards, will all send their family members to the palace, and promulgate the fugitive law, one person in the family will escape, and the whole family, regardless of age, will be killed, and fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands and wives can be exempted as long as they denounce each other. He also commanded the five families to be one to supervise each other, and if any one defected and the neighbors did not find out, the neighbors around him were to be put to death. Chin this! Wang Xuanying nodded yes:
"Yes, my son obeys!" Wang Shichong felt that these measures were not enough, and ordered people to go to Shandong Leshou, urging Wang Jundu and Wang Qianshou, and ordering Wang Jundu and Wang Qianshou to speed up their confiding in front of Dou Jiande, so that Dou Jiande could send troops as soon as possible, and Luoyang would be in fire and water. After Li Shimin received the news that Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other three people had successfully arrived in Tongguan, he was very happy:
"Good! Great, the generals were ordered to prepare to send troops to attack Luoyang immediately, and immediately ordered the eldest grandson Wuji to bring Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other three people to Xia County to join the king. The king wants to let Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other three people as forwards, and orders Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other three people to open the way for this king. Four days later, Li Shimin had already gathered the army, and Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other three people also joined Li Shimin.
"Ahh Three generals, this king has been longing for three generals for a long time, and it is really a blessing to be able to meet three generals today! ”
"King Qin has won the prize." Qin Shubao, Cheng Biting Jin, Niu Jinda and the other three said in unison:
"Good! You don't need to be polite, today, the three generals can come over to help this king, this king believes that Luoyang will be captured by our Tang army, just around the corner! The eldest grandson Wuji also complimented Li Shimin next to him:
"Your Highness is right! Now, according to the secret report arranged by Beichen in Luoyang, since our army disintegrated the army to conquer Tongguan, Wang Shichong has continued to create terror in the city, and the executions have continued one after another, and people have defected more and more, and even those who go up the mountain to cut firewood have time limits when they go out and come back, so that everyone in the public and private households is in danger and cannot live. And the palace was used as a big prison, and as long as there was suspicion, the family and their families were tied up and sent to the palace for detention. Whenever a general was sent out to fight, his relatives were also detained in the palace as hostages. The imprisoned people were one by one, no less than ten thousand people, without food, dozens of people died of starvation a day. Wang Shichong recruited troops to fight endlessly, and the grain in stock was quickly eaten up, and the people in the city ate human flesh because of the lack of food. Some people took the mud and put it in the urn, washed it with water, sank the sand and stones to the bottom, took out the mud that floated on it, mixed the bran bran in it, and made cakes to eat, and everyone was swollen and their legs and feet were weak, and they lay down on the road one by one. Even people like Wang Shichong's Shang Shulang, Lu Junye, and Guo Zigao, who were also in official positions, starved to death in the ravine. After listening to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin was even more excited:
"Good! This is really good, now, this Luoyang is like a hell on earth, and that Wang Shichong is an evil ghost from hell, so our army will immediately go to save those who are shrouded by evil ghosts! The news of Li Shimin's dispatch of troops from Xia County reached Luoyang, and Wang Shichong ordered all soldiers and horses to be ready for battle, and in order to boost morale, Wang Shichong said to his subordinate civil and military officials:
"Hahaha! Ladies and gentlemen, according to the current military comparison between Tang and Zheng, although Zheng is slightly weaker, he is better at fighting on the mainland, and he is on the defensive, and there should have been a more tragic tug-of-war scene, so as long as we stick to the help, once King Dou's soldiers arrive, it will definitely form a two-sided attack, and when the time comes, after we defeat Li Shimin, it is best to capture Li Shimin alive, and force Li Tang to cut the land, and then you can't be merciful to Li Tang! The royal family and ministers present all laughed with Wang Shichong. However, the situation did not go as Wang Shichong thought - as soon as the war began, the defenders of Zheng State surrendered without a fight. Li Shimin led the army to the city of Weizhou, Li Shimin had not yet ordered Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda and other three people to open the city gate, and the Weizhou assassin Shi Cui Shu and the long history Zhang Gongjin descended to Tang together. Li Shi's militia entered the city of Weizhou without blood.
"Hahaha! All right! Generals, we succeeded in the first battle, and this Weizhou City can be lowered, and Lord Cui Shu and Lord Zhang Gongjin should be the first to take the lead! Zhang Gongjin said modestly:
"Your Highness has won the prize. In addition, His Royal Highness, in Xia and Guo Lin, the guard general of Dengzhou, as well as Tian Zan and Shi Derui, all have old friends with the last general, and ask the King of Qin for permission to go to them to surrender. Li Shimin agreed to Zhang Gongjin's suggestion without thinking about it. Under Zhang Gongjin's words, Dengzhou was lowered, driven by Dengzhou, and then, within a month, Tian Zan was reduced to 25 states in the department, and Shi Derui was reduced to 7 states in the department; The general Zhang Zhen surrendered Zhou, Guo Qing surrendered to Guanzhou, Wei Lu surrendered to Xingyang, and Wang Yaohan surrendered to Bianzhou, and in less than three months, all the counties around Luoyang fell into the hands of Li Shimin, and Luoyang became an isolated city. In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Wang Shichong was furious after looking at all the recitals that said the surrender of the city:
"Bastards, bastards, all bastards, widows are not thin on them, they bastards dare to do this to me, they all deserve to die, these people deserve to die." Wang Shichong roared, Wang Xuanying looked at it again, and stepped forward to say when he got out of class:
"Father, the son has something to do!" Wang Shichong said angrily at Wang Xuanying:
"Xuan Ying, if you have something to say, let it go if you have a fart!" After Wang Xuanying heard Wang Shichong's words, he knew in his heart that Wang Shichong had nothing to support.
"Father! Erchen thought that now there was only one way to negotiate with Li Tang. ”
"Negotiations, how to negotiate? Li Tang vowed to rule the world, how could he negotiate peace with us? Wang Xuanying said with a sinister face:
"Father, if it were you, the negotiation might not be successful, but if you give the throne to your son, your son is willing to take on this great responsibility." After Wang Shichong stopped Wang Xuanying's words, he immediately angrily threw the music in front of him:
"Bastard, the widow is not dead yet! It's not your turn to call the shots here! Wang Xuanying said to Wang Shichong with a smile:
"Father, you don't have a choice." At this time, Wang Shichong looked at the royal clan ministers under the throne, and saw that all the clan ministers bowed their heads, even Wang Xuanying's two younger brothers also bowed their heads. And Wang Ren, who he relied on the most, did not come today, and his son-in-law Shan Xiongxin was not there.
"Xuan Shu, Xuan Qiong, what do you mean?" Wang Xuanshu didn't speak, Wang Xuanqiong said to Wang Shichong:
"Father, stand down! Maybe that's better for everyone! Wang Shichong suddenly had a feeling of betrayal and separation.