Chapter 34: The King's End
When you enter the Mingde Gate, you will see an open Suzaku Street, and both sides of Suzaku Street are also surrounded by people who came to watch the triumphal ceremony. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, the people of Chang'an are much more subtle than the people of Luoyang to express their emotions, and the natural cold and arrogant character of the people in Guanzhong makes them not accustomed to releasing their feelings in public. Seeing the triumphant army passing in front of him, at most he just clapped his hands, and few people would shout, and the scene was lively but not enthusiastic.
"Bang bang bang ......" 3,000 new troops rushed in, and the sound of earth-shattering steps resounded in the sky, for this entry into the city, Fugui had already practiced many times on the march, and now it is already familiar with the road.
The crowd was silent when they saw the performance of the new army, and the scene was a little silent for a while, and only the sound of military music could be heard on the huge Suzaku Street. The officials of the Ministry of Rites next to him were in a cold sweat, and they didn't know what evil the people had fallen into, so they were cold at this time.
The anxiety of the rich, could it be that the long-term entrance ceremony of this rehearsal was ruined? Li Er's face was ugly, he never imagined that such a big victory would be indifferent. Li Da next to him still maintained a personable smile, but there was a little more embarrassment in his smile, although he hoped from the bottom of his heart that Li Er's triumph would be messed up, but this kind of scene greatly surprised him, if this matter was spread out, how would Datang's face exist? Outsiders still don't think that Datang is unpopular with the people and can't be supported by the people.
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"......Uproar" I don't know who applauded first, Suzaku Street was then drowned out by the noisy cheers, it was the first time for people to see such a neat army, this is the Tang Dynasty's strong army.
"The four seas are the emperor's wind, and the water is clear for thousands of years; Rong Yi is not even more weary, and it will be successful today. “…… Many veterans in the crowd who had experienced the last war after Song Jingang began to sing "King Qin's Breaking Array Music", and the sound was from small to large, and finally spread throughout Suzaku Street.
The loud military song sounded again, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Li Er raised his hand and waved it at the people on both sides, and every time he looked at one place, the people in that area shouted the name of King Qin loudly at the top of their voices.
Looking at the boiling people of Chang'an, Wang Mai was secretly speechless, the people in this pass are not moving, and they are simply crazy when they move.
"King Qin...... King Qin...... King Qin......" The deafening shouts even reached the ears of the civil and military officials under the imperial city, and everyone looked at each other. Li Yuan, who was sitting on the dragon seat, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked someone to inquire about the situation, and after a while, the person who inquired about the situation reported the results to him. Li Yuan was silent for a while when he heard this, and his heart was mixed, happy that he felt the people's deep love for Datang, and worried that Li Er's current reputation was unrivaled for a while, and it was unsealed and rewarded.
"Look, look......" The crowd on Suzaku Street pointed to the last captive team, "Which one is Dou Jiande?" ”
"Guapi, of course it's the first one, Dou Jiande is a king, can he still walk behind others?"
"What king? Didn't the king be caught in Chang'an by our King of Qin? ”
Dou Jiande listened to the crowd's comments about him with a red face, he knew that this was the case, but it was better to die on the battlefield, so as not to suffer this humiliation here.
In a farmland in Zhangnan County, Hebei Province, a middle-aged man dressed as an old farmer is leading a ploughing ox to plough the land. In the forest on the north side of the farmland, several big men wearing hats suddenly appeared. The old farmer frowned, reached for the bag on the cow's back, and grasped the handle of the knife inside.
"Don't panic," one of them said, "We're here today to give you a big gift." ”
The old farmer sneered: "I'm just a country farmer, I don't know any Han Donggong, you have come to the wrong place." ”
"Liu Heimin!" One shouted, "Do you think that the Tang Army will not be able to find you if you are hiding here?" If you go outside and see, how many brothers died tragically under the torture of the Tang Army? I'm afraid you can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime. ”
Liu Heida smiled when he heard this: "So what, King Xia has been captured in Chang'an, is there any other way out for us remnants of the defeated army?" ”
"Luoyang City is broken, Wang Shichong is dead, his generals are all escorted to Chang'an to be killed, you and I are the generals of King Xia, and one day if you are caught, you will definitely be unable to escape death. Since the beginning of the army in the tenth year of the Great Cause, those of us have experienced a hundred battles and escaped death on the battlefield several times, and now what is there to spare the rest of our lives? Moreover, King Xia captured Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an in the Tang Dynasty, and treated him with courtesy, but the Tang Dynasty grabbed King Xia and wanted to kill him immediately. I waited for the grace of King Xia, and if I didn't avenge him at this time, what face would I have to see the world again in the future? ”
Liu Heimin was silent for a while when he heard this, he was addicted to alcohol and gambling in his early years, and he did not manage the industry, and Dou Jiande, a fellow villager at that time, often gave him funding. In the future, Dou Jiande also treated him with kindness and did not slack off, but now thinking of King Xia being executed by the Tang Dynasty, he does have some resentment in his heart.
"Don't you want to know what we've brought you today?"
"What kind of gift?" Liu Heimin asked with a frown.
"Next!" As he spoke, the man threw a burden over him.
Liu Heimin caught it steadily, his heart sank, and he knew that there was a human head inside, but he didn't know whose head it was. When he opened the furoshiki, Liu Heimin was suddenly shocked, this person was not a bystander, it was Liu Ya from a fellow villager in Zhangnan.
"Liu Ya doesn't know how to promote, I wanted to nominate him as the leader, but who knew that he would refuse......" The man said coldly. In fact, the reason why they were looking for Liu Ya was because they had divined a hexagram before the action, and the hexagram said that the person surnamed Liu was the leader of the auspicious. Unexpectedly, Liu Ya rejected their proposal, and in order to prevent the matter from leaking, she had to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.
Immediately, someone thought of Liu Heimin, who was also in Zhangnan, but Liu Heimin was a little capricious, and he did not follow King Xia to raise troops at first, but defected to Li Mi of the Wagang army. After Li Mi was defeated, he surrendered to Wang Shichong, and later was unhappy under Wang Shichong, so he voted for Dou Jiande. However, since the hexagram shows that the person surnamed Liu is the leader of the auspicious, it is natural that the hexagram shall prevail, so I came here to test Liu Heimin's tone. If he knows the times, it's okay, if he doesn't know how to lift, Liu Ya will be his end.
When Liu Heimin saw Liu Ya's head, he naturally understood what everyone was thinking, he was also a restless lord, and now he was forced into a corner, so he no longer hesitated, pulled out the treasure knife on the cow's back and stabbed it into the cow's neck.
The ploughing ox screamed, and in a moment fell to the ground. Liu Heimin killed the cow with everyone, boiled the beef in a cauldron, and discussed the plan with everyone while eating, and quickly prepared a strategy to attack Zhangnan County.