"Hoo ....."

Tang Xiaoer threw down the steel knife that had been curled in his hand, panting, and sat on the head of the city full of blood and stumps, his mind was blank at this time, he didn't think about anything, he just wanted to sit here and take a good rest.

This is not another place, it is the head of Yangzhou City, which was once extremely prestigious in the entire Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately, the once prosperous and wealthy, thousands of people surging, and thousands of people surrounded by a rich place, now it has become a Shura field.

Tang Xiaoer is a brigade commander in Yangzhou Zhechong Mansion, and he also has more than 200 elite soldiers, but unfortunately, in just three days, the more than 200 soldiers under his command have been reduced by more than a quarter, many of them are from the same village as him, and the remaining more than 100 people, almost all of them are injured, even he himself, he was stabbed by the enemy in the stomach, and he was not fast to dodge at that time, he also fell there a long time ago, and he couldn't wake up.

As a soldier, from the first day he joined the army, Tang Xiaoer was ready to die in battle, but this battle made him difficult to let go of until now, he thought about fighting with other races, fighting with barbarians, but he never imagined that he would one day fight with his compatriots.

"This little Langjun, I'm tired of the day, let's eat something quickly." Just when Tang Xiaoer's heart was full of doubts, a voice came from behind him and said.

Hearing this voice, Tang Xiaoer subconsciously turned out to be a white cake that the person had lowered, and regardless of the fact that his hands were still stained with blood, he put it in his mouth and swallowed it fiercely.

At the same time, he couldn't help asking, "Why do you say they rebel, isn't it good to farm at home, why do they want to give their lives to death in vain, do they think that after conquering Yangzhou City, they will be able to live a good life, it doesn't matter if they die, but how many innocent people have died, is it really worth it?" ”

After Tang Xiaoer's words were finished, he didn't get an answer for a long time, in fact, he didn't crave an answer, he was just physically and mentally exhausted, and he wanted to find something to vent his lonely heart.

"It's worth it we don't know, but we know that most of them are just being bewitched by others, and it is really sad and pitiful to do this kind of harm to sentient beings for their own selfishness, and those who really should be punished should be those who disregard the life and death of others for their own selfishness." The person who handed Tang Xiaoer's white cake said faintly behind him.

"Uh-huh........"

Hearing this answer, Tang Xiaoer couldn't help but look back, but at a glance, he was greatly surprised, it turned out that the person standing behind him was none other than Di Renjie, who was ordered by the imperial court to deal with the Qincha Imperial History who went south to eat.

"Ah, Di Yushi, a certain nonsense, please punish Di Yushi." Tang Xiaoer said quite apprehensively.

"Hehehe, the captain doesn't have to be polite, what you said is good, and the idea is also very good, if there are a few more wise people like you in those rebels, they will not have today's miserable situation." Di Renjie said.

Since Di Renjie dealt with the people's siege of Yicang in Yangzhou, he planned to continue to go south, wanting to see the food situation of the victims in other places, but he didn't expect that he hadn't moved yet, Suzhou and other places Tiandao Sect had already pulled up the anti-flag, after analyzing the situation at that time, Di Renjie judged that after the Tiandao rebels captured the land south of the Yangtze River, they would definitely go north to attack Yangzhou, Yangzhou is not only a prosperous place in the Tang Dynasty, but also the north gate of the south of the Yangtze River. Only then can Jiangnan be better defended, and those rebels can really gain a firm foothold.

It is precisely for this reason that in the next period of time, Di Renjie used the identity of the Qincha to organize all the soldiers and people in the entire Yangzhou City, did all the defensive work, and built Yangzhou City into a strong fortress.

In fact, not long after, the Tiandao rebel army went north and wanted to capture Yangzhou City, it was with the previous preparations that Yangzhou City was defended by more than 2,000 soldiers and more than 3,000 recruited strong men, and it withstood the attack of more than 60,000 rebels, and at the same time used the strong city wall to kill and wound a large number of enemies.

After talking freely with Tang Xiaoer, Di Renjie slowly walked to the side of the city wall, looking at the hellish scene below, Di Renjie's face had a hideous look, Di Renjie is not the kind of person who has no knowledge, and he will not be afraid when he sees this kind of scene, he is just too angry.

It can be seen from the records of later generations that Di Renjie is a rather sleek and shrewd person, but those who know him know that it is only his surface, and his root is still a very national righteousness, whether it is to help Wu Zetian wholeheartedly later, or to find a way to protect the children of the Li family and the ministers loyal to the Li family, these all represent the Confucian character engraved in his bones.

Many people believe that Confucianism is backward and decadent, and that it is like those corrupt Confucians in the Manchu Dynasty, who only know how to read rigidly and have no ideas of their own.

In fact, this kind of thinking is very wrong, Confucianism, especially before the Southern Song Dynasty, has not been emasculated by perverted people like Zhu Xi, is indeed a very good knowledge, and the various theories and pursuits he advocated are indeed extremely incisive.

"Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith", "self-cultivation, family, governance, peace in the world"

All kinds of behaviors can be said to summarize the theory of all the norms of behavior of all human civilizations.

And the officials under the guidance of this theory are the benchmarks that dominate the trend of history.

The Tang Dynasty period is different from the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, although most of the officials in the Tang Dynasty were born in families, and many times they will do some things that damage the country for the sake of the family, but most of them still have their own political opinions, whether it is superficial or real ideas, they are still relatively open-minded to the people, and the behavior of later generations to curry favor with their bosses and emperors at all costs for their own political achievements.

Therefore, Di Renjie's anger is conceivable, and he hates the practices of the Heavenly Daoist Sect that rebelled for their own selfishness, causing many innocent people to be affected.

"Heavenly Dao Sect, I will definitely not let you go."

When the sun set, Di Renjie stood at the head of the city, looked at the dim sky, and muttered.

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"Hurry, hurry, hurry, go to Chang'an City immediately, find all the imperial doctors, no matter what, you must find a way to cure Your Majesty, who can cure Your Majesty, let Your Majesty wake up, the official will be promoted to the third level, and the marquis will be crowned, if Your Majesty has anything wrong, you will wait one by one to be beheaded!"

In Luoyang Palace, Luoyang City, everyone from top to bottom was full of panic.

The reason why this is so is because since three days ago, after the Tang Emperor Li Zhi had a headache and fell into a coma, he has not woken up for three days, in this case, how can these palace maids and eunuchs not panic, not only them, but even Wu Zetian, the queen of heaven who has always been confident and indifferent to the collapse of Mount Tai, is also rarely panicked.

"Niangniang, Your Majesty is the true dragon son of heaven, ordered by the sky, you will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune, you don't have to worry too much, now the important affairs of the court are all on your shoulders, in case you have a good one, but .........."

Seeing Wu Zetian's eyes red and reprimanding those imperial doctors, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but step forward and whisper to persuade them.

Glancing at Shangguan Wan'er, who was full of concern, Wu Zetian slowly walked to the side of Li Zhi's bed with her support, checked Li Zhi's forehead with a handkerchief, and said with a sigh, "Hey, how can this palace not be in a hurry, first Tubo suddenly dispatched heavy troops to attack the Western Regions, and now even Jiangnan has rebels rebelling, in such a situation, in case Your Majesty has another good one, what can the Tang Dynasty do, what should the world do." ”

"Niangniang, Your Majesty's illness is an old problem, so many imperial doctors have treated Your Majesty for so many years, and you will definitely be able to cure Your Majesty, but the top priority is still the state affairs, the land of Tubo, the imperial court has allocated a large number of elite soldiers to the past, even if the Tubo army attacks this time, as long as we don't make any big mistakes, it is not too important, for today's plan is still the land south of the Yangtze River, the rebels are strong, and the imperial court garrison there is originally scarce, in case it really makes the rebels become the climate, I am afraid that there will be huge damage to the imperial court, you know, Now the imperial court is all dependent on the rice and grain in the south of the Yangtze River to maintain, and if the south of the Yangtze River is lost, the imperial court ........."

Before Shangguan Wan'er finished speaking, she was interrupted by Wu Zetian, "What you said, this palace doesn't know, but you also said it, the rebels are strong, the local army is scarce, and the imperial court will not be able to allocate troops for a while, and the palace is helpless!" ”

After finishing speaking, Wu Zetian's face was filled with rare bitterness, speaking of the Tang Dynasty's strong soldiers and horses over the years, the surrounding alien races surrendered one after another, and even the powerful Turks were completely wiped out by the Tang Dynasty, but who would have thought that today, the Tang Dynasty could not even quell a rebellion.

If this matter is short, I am not afraid, what I am afraid of is that this rebellion will be delayed for too long, and then it will not only damage the foundation of Datang, but also give the alien races around Datang a chance, you know, those alien races are not good men and women, they are now respectful to Datang, not really reverence Datang, but afraid of Datang's force, if Datang can't even quell the rebellion within itself, they will think that Datang is a strong outsider, and when the time comes, they will be like hungry wolves, fiercely pounce on Datang, wants to tear off a piece of fat from Datang.

And this is also Wu Zetian's most scruples, and it is also the reason why he promised a heavy reward at all costs to let Tai Doctor cure Li Zhi.

It's just that the idea is good, but when Wu Zetian looked at Li Zhi's cheeks, which were getting paler and even had some difficulty breathing, the uneasy thoughts in his heart gradually increased.

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The rebellion of the Heavenly Taoist Sect has stirred up a miasma of smoke and smoke in the entire south of the Yangtze River, and many state capitals, whether officials or ordinary people, are terrified every day, for fear that the next moment, the rebel army will appear under their city.

There is only one place that is different, although the people here also have some scruples about the rebels of the Heavenly Dao Sect, they are not like other places, they are trembling every day, but still go their own way.

Not elsewhere, it is the city of Hangzhou, which is not far from Suzhou City.

It stands to reason that 'the side of the couch will not allow her to sleep soundly', Suzhou City should be the first place to be taken by the Heavenly Taoist Sect, but the fact that the situation has disappointed all those in the know, within the scope of Hangzhou City, there is no rebellion of the Heavenly Taoist Sect at all, even if the rebels of the Heavenly Taoist Sect want to pass through the Qian King of Hangzhou City, the Heavenly Taoist Sect that took the lead will march cautiously in the future, for fear of accidentally disturbing the people in the city of Hangzhou.

Such a strange scene seems incredible to outsiders, but for the people of Hangzhou, it is extremely deserved.

The reason why this is so is actually for a reason, and the fundamental reason is that Hangzhou City let the rebels of the Heavenly Daoist Sect know what it means to be strong and what it means to be fierce and not afraid of death.

In fact, when the Heavenly Daoist Sect rebelled at the beginning, it really wanted to take Hangzhou City, after all, Hangzhou City was also an extremely important city in the entire south of the Yangtze River.

In this case, the Heavenly Taoist Sect sent five thousand rebels to Hangzhou City, you know, for Hangzhou City at that time, these five thousand rebels were an extremely powerful force, if Chen Guotai and his soldiers did not follow Duan Jian to the south, they might still have the strength to fight, but now, the entire Hangzhou City except for the hundreds of soldiers who originally defended the city, there is no other person who can fight, how can it be the opponent of these five thousand wolf-like rebels.

Not only did the rebels of the Heavenly Daoist Sect think so, but even everyone in Hangzhou City also thinks so, and even Hangzhou Assassin Shi Xiao has made up his mind that as long as the rebels really attack the city, he is ready to surrender, but unfortunately, accidents are often unexpected.

The 5,000-day Taoist rebels just appeared under the city of Hangzhou, but they were exterminated, more than 1,000 people were killed, and the rest were all captured and surrendered.

What caused this result was not some heavenly soldiers and generals, nor some strange soldiers who suddenly arrived, but a group of people who could not have imagined, the more than 20,000 disaster victims who were taken in by Duan Jian and left outside the city.

Because of the rebellion of the Heavenly Daoist Sect, the textile factory was also affected and shut down, and Wen Yurong, who was left by Duan Jian to watch his home, took the initiative to go to the textile factory outside the city to invite these humane people to take refuge in the city in order to complete Duan Jian's entrustment.

At the beginning, these victims also obeyed Wen Yurong's orders and wanted to enter the city to take refuge, but unexpectedly, many people were unwilling to give up the textile factory, many of these victims were originally poor people, they had not to mention meat in the past year, I am afraid they could not even eat a few meals, but here, they can eat a full meal, and they still have meat to eat from time to time, they think that this is heaven, they are not willing to leave no matter what, even if they die, they have to die here.

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