Chapter 1189: Everyone's Expectation
Chang'an Chunming Gate, since the thrilling siege battle finally ended, here has been restored to the former liveliness. And with the recovery of Luoyang, there are gradually Heluo residents coming here. From their mouths, the people of Chang'an learned about the ferocity of the rebels ravaging the eastern capital and other places in Heluo, and on the one hand, they were glad that they had escaped a catastrophe, and on the other hand, they thought that the soldiers and horses of Anbei and Shuofang had come in time, turned the tide and saved the people of Li from fire and water, otherwise they would probably end up with the people of Luoyang.
Even the guards of the city gate never listened to the advice before talking about the Son of Heaven in their spare time, and they insisted on promoting An Lushan to such a high position, and they were full of complaints.
"Have you heard? Wang Dashuai said that he was already in shape, and his physical condition was very bad, so he couldn't make a comeback to Hexi Jiedu! ”
"It's a shame. If Wang Dashuai is still there, how can he lead the fight against the rebels before, how can he be like that brother Shuhan? I think that the soldiers and horses in Hedong will also be called south to fight the rebels by surprise! ”
"Don't talk about Wang Dashuai, even Du Dashuai was called back, saying that he wanted to suspend the use of troops against Hebei, you say, isn't this an opportunity for the rebels to take advantage of?"
"What?"
As soon as he heard that Du Shiyi had been recalled, the people who were checking the people entering and leaving the city gate and the guards who collected taxes suddenly didn't even care about serious things, and a large circle of hula was surrounded. Even the businessmen who entered and exited the city gate also came to join in the fun, some from Luoyang suspiciously said that they had not heard of such a thing, and some people were babbling to analyze the truth of the matter, for a time the city gate was blocked, and the people behind did not know what was happening, one by one desperately inquired, and the news in front gradually came, which caused an uproar for a while.
In the end, it was the middle-aged guard who had just stabbed the news and shouted angrily: "Fake? I sue you, it really can't be true, this is what a cousin of mine who was in the political hall when he was drunk and angry! If Du Dashuai comes back from Luoyang through Tongguan, he will definitely enter Chang'an from this Chunming Gate, you just wait and see! ”
"Why do you summon Du Dashuai back, the front head is just right, and the rebels are cleaned up as soon as possible, so everyone can live with peace of mind!"
"Just because Your Majesty is seriously ill, but I don't know who to appoint as the crown prince!"
This middle-aged guard was also single, and he put down such a sentence straightforwardly, and saw that the surroundings were gradually silent, and he smiled hesitantly: "Our majesty abolished a prince and two princes, and then banished them to Lingnan, and it didn't take long for all three of them to die, not long ago His majesty killed a prince and two princes and grandsons, and a king Rong died in an unknown way." But even so, now that the East Palace is empty, how much trouble are the dragons and phoenixes in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion? If you want to say that it is not peaceful for any dynasty and generation to fight for the throne, but like our Tang Dynasty, all generations of emperors have fought all the way to kill them, which is really unique! ”
This is really a big rebellion, and the crowd around them quickly dispersed, for fear of getting into trouble. But everyone can't help but think about it in their hearts. Although each generation of Tang Dynasty emperors has to whitewash the legitimacy of their own throne when they ascend the throne, after the propaganda of the Beibi Mountain people in the past few years, some things can even be talked about by ordinary people.
Taizong had a change in Xuanwumen, punished his brother and killed his brother, and forced his father to abdicate; Gaozong ascended the throne because his brother Li Chengqian and Li Tai almost died together, and after ascending the throne, the eldest grandson Wuji also killed Li Ke, the king of Wu; followed Empress Wu to govern, from his own sons and grandsons to the Li Tang clan, killing a river of blood; After Zhongzong killed Erzhang and forced his mother Empress Wu to abdicate, it is said that he also died at the hands of his daughter Princess Anle; After Princess Wei Anle staged a farce, Ruizong and Princess Taiping killed Princess Wei Hou Anle and ascended the throne; But it was only a few years, and when today's son forced Princess Taiping to death and forced his father to abdicate, these years are even more anti-thieves for his children and grandchildren.
It is true that no dynasty or generation is as good as our Tang Chaos!
As the commotion gradually subsided, the passage of the city gate slowly returned to normal, but the news that Du Shiyi was about to return to Beijing spread quickly. And the busy guards couldn't help but worry about the big-mouthed companion just now, but the imaginary government had not yet come to arrest people, but there seemed to be a commotion on the official road in the distance. It wasn't long before people heard voices coming from there.
"It's really Du Dashuai who is back!"
The faces of the people who were still a little unbelieving when they were discussing it just now suddenly changed, but compared to the commotion at the beginning, the people at this moment unconsciously moved to the sides, and the people who were walking in the city gate either quickened their pace or quickly retreated. When the group of people gradually approached, in the hands of the big man who was immediately waving the flag in front of him, there was a big flag with the character Du waving in the wind, and everyone instinctively looked up at the riders on the horse, wanting to find Du Shiyi. Soon, I don't know who shouted: "Du Dashuai, the rebels in front have not been pacified, why do you want to come back at this time!" ”
The people who advanced and exited the city gate at the Chunming Gate took the initiative to give way, Du Shiyi was not surprised, but suddenly someone asked like this, and he was stunned for a moment. Signaling his soldiers to disperse, he glanced around, and saw that people of all shapes and sizes were staring at him, and his face and eyes seemed to reveal some kind of expectation, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Today's scene may have been instigated by someone, or it may be the voice of the people. After all, even if the land annexation became stricter and stricter, and there were more and more poor and displaced people, at least it was peaceful, and after such an overwhelming military disaster, who would not be afraid?
I'd rather be a peace dog than a troubled world!
"Although I came back from the edict, the offensive ahead has not stopped. Hedong, Shuofang, Anbei three roads of soldiers and horses have all entered Hebei Road, this military disaster will end in the shortest possible time, I Du Shiyi to the villagers and elders assured! ”
Although it is only a short sentence, it can be heard by people everywhere, but it is the most trustworthy guarantee. The armaments of the Tang Dynasty are all under military management, and there is no one who makes war money, no matter whether it is a farmer or a businessman, everyone does not want this war to continue. Therefore, seeing Du Shiyi and his men and horses into Chang'an, people gathered together to look at his back, and they were reluctant to disperse for a long time.
The small riot in Chunmingmen was like a small pebble thrown into the water, which quickly caused a lot of waves in various parts of Chang'an City. Regarding Du Shiyi's return to Beijing, Pei Kuan was the first to disapprove. But Gao Lishi had no choice but to say that the Son of Heaven was seriously ill, and the Imperial Medical Department also insisted that Li Longji was indeed in a very bad condition, and he, the left minister, could not completely ignore the opinion of the Son of Heaven. Moreover, he is not completely without opponents in the DPRK, it is one thing for his predecessor Xijing to stay behind, and now those officials who pretended to be sick, fled for their lives, and hid are all back now, he will never be able to drive everyone out of the DPRK, how can he not feel extremely stressed?
What's more, those dragon sons and phoenix grandsons are frequently connected among the court officials, and he has no military power, so he begged Du Youlin once to invite King Sheng back to the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, but he can't treat every prince and grandson like this!
Therefore, when Du Shiyi came to the political affairs hall, Pei Kuan did not complain about these miscellaneous words, but just said after a few words of greeting: "Junli, Your Majesty is waking up from time to time now, it should be impossible to see you immediately." Go home first and rest and recuperate, and if there is a call when you return, I will send someone to invite you. ”
Du Shiyi glanced at this political hall, which he had been to many times, and was familiar and unfamiliar, and thought of Yuan Qianyao, Yu Wenrong, Xiao Song, who had a deep relationship with him, as well as Zhang Jiazhen, Zhang Shuo, Pei Guangting, Li Linfu, and Yang Guozhong, who had grievances. And he hung up the three products under the door of Tongzhongshu very early, and now he is also known as the right minister, but he has not been in power here for a day. At the moment, the terrifying scene of this case piled up high, he could only say sorry to Pei Kuan in his heart.
promised Pei Kuan's Jianyi, and he took his leave. When he entered Xuanyangfang and saw the mansion adjacent to Wannian County from a distance, he realized that the cross street in front of his house was almost crowded! After thinking about it, he simply divided most of the people to go home first, and he only took more than ten people to the back street to go around in a circle, and came to Wannian County from the other direction.
Seeing that the flow of people on the side of Du Mansion had even spread here, affecting the traffic in and out of this world's first county, he couldn't help frowning. Fortunately, their group looked dusty and did not attract much attention. Therefore, when Du Shiyi instructed a tooth soldier to come to Wannian County, an old errand officer who was watching the excitement in front of the door said with a smile: "You are in the wrong place, Du Xiangguo's mansion is over there, and our Wannian County can't help you!" ”
"Then these people have crowded the passage in and out of the Wannian County Party and hindered your work, so no one has an opinion?"
Hearing someone ask this, the old officer's face suddenly changed, and he glanced at the tooth soldier who asked him, and found that his diagonal waist knife looked quite brave, and behind him, there were more than ten people, and he couldn't see the details, so he sneered: "Opinion? Xiangguo is a great hero in relieving the siege of Chang'an, but it is just such a small thing as being squeezed out of the road, and the people of our Wannian County Party will not even have such a little energy! I think Xiangguo was a captain for 10,000 years, and I also went out with Xiangguo to do things! Besides, I heard that Xiangguo is back, and there are many dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren who want to see Xiangguo, and our Cui Minggong is Du Xiangguo's son-in-law, he is not easy to offend, how can we have the ability to drive people away? ”
"In the future, if there is any sect that makes noise again, and the Wannian County Party does not come forward again, then I will personally visit your Cui Ming Mansion!"
When the old officer heard this, he was about to sneer at him, but when he saw the man who had come on horseback, he only felt vaguely familiar, and his eyes widened. After a while, he hesitated and asked, "Yes...... Du Xiangguo? ”
"Why, just now you said that you followed me to do things, and now you don't dare to recognize me?"
"It's really Sangkook!" The old messenger hurriedly stepped forward and was about to kneel down to salute, when he saw Du Shiyi shaking his head, he could only bow deeply, and then said in embarrassment, "Although Xiangguo said so, after all, he is a nobleman, who can afford to offend?" ”
Du Shiyi glanced at the people who crowded the front of his house in the other side, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Take me to see Cui Peng!" ”