Early in the morning, when those officials who still had the heart to go to the court suddenly discovered that the Son of Heaven had left the officials and people in Chang'an City and walked away, and then ran to tell each other, the entire Chang'an City was almost in chaos. The princes and nobles did not expect that they had also become a burden to be thrown behind, and they hurriedly went home to pack up their soft and prepare to run away for their lives, and this kind of love infected more people. If it weren't for Pei Kuan's timely dispatch after getting the news, he would first send Jiang Du to the palace to suppress it, and then lead the soldiers and horses that were improvised by each family to gallop through the streets and alleys, I was afraid that Chang'an would be in chaos in an instant!

And at this time, whether it is Du Youlin or Cui Peng, even if Du Shiyi behind them is very famous, they are not as famous as Dou Shilang Dou Yi when they are added together. This is Li Longji's cousin and son-in-law, the real princess's concubine, so when he appeared in front of people and swore that he would lead the Dou family's family to stick to Chang'an City and never abandon the city, he immediately gave many dignitaries confidence. Even the ordinary citizens in Chang'an City learned that a relative of the emperor like Dou Yi had stayed, and the tide of refugees with their children and daughters was curbed a little.

Use Dou Ying's stay to persuade people not to rashly chase the westward Son of Heaven to escape from Chang'an, and the next thing is Du Youlin's time to play. For a whole day, he took people everywhere to appease the pressure, desperately spreading that the Mobei Rebellion had been pacified, his father Du Shiyi had already led his troops south, and the soldiers and horses of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate plus the people under the command of Guo Ziyi, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, would arrive soon. Because Ge Shuhan has just been defeated, people no longer have the same confidence in the famous generals who were shrouded in the aura of the past as they did at the beginning, but Du Shiyi is a native of Jingzhao after all, and his reputation can not be compared with that of Ge Shuhan, who has only become famous in recent years?

That's the three-headed and first-ranked since he was a teenager, and I don't know how many legendary ministers have created zào over the years!

"The Shuofang army has enough horses, and it will definitely come soon, even if it can't be in time, my brother-in-law and I will lead the warriors we have collected to defend Chang'an!"

"You have lived in Chang'an City for decades, have you forgotten that Chang'an is the strongest city in the world? With just this high wall and all the grain in the granary, let alone guarding for ten days and eight days waiting for reinforcements, even a year and a half will not be a problem! ”

"The rebels only have two arms and two legs, and the inhabitants in Chang'an City are several times larger than the rebels, and if we don't open the city gate to fight with them, can we have hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and we can't even defend a city?"

tirelessly preached these things to people over and over again, Du Youlin and Cui Peng couldn't help but dry their mouths in the end. In the evening, when they finally took a breath and returned to the Jingzhao Mansion, they saw an old man riding a horse who was over sixty years old but still had a straight waist, and rushed over with a troop of soldiers and horses. As soon as he looked at him, Du Youlin shouted in surprise and joy: "Uncle Chibi! ”

According to Chibi's age, Du Youlin's grandfather is already qualified, but when he heard this title at this moment, Chibi immediately happily turned his horse to meet him, and then jumped off the horse to salute, but Du Youlin hurriedly helped him up, and the two whispered there.

When Cui Peng heard this name, he immediately remembered the old things that his mother and aunts had mentioned to him. Back then, his grandfather Cui Gezhi gave these henchmen who had followed the Cui family to kill two Zhang and Zhu Wei's family to Du Shiyi, so as not to let them waste in this peaceful and prosperous world. Now, decades later, although Chibi is quite old, he still looks like a sharp sword that can be unsheathed at any time!

Chibi naturally recognized Cui Peng, and after talking a few words with Du Youlin, he bowed to the son of the old master's family, and then pointed to the people behind him and said, "I recruited more than 800 people. ”

The so-called recruitment is just a fool of outsiders in front of people, Du Youlin and Cui Peng only saw that the more than 800 people behind Chibi were all strong, standing silent and solemn in the afterglow of the sunset, and there was not the slightest noise, no one would think that this was something that the soldiers and horses gathered in a hurry could do. However, behind Chibi is Du Shiyi, Du Youlin's father, and Cui Peng's father-in-law, even if the two of them can guess that the reason is not pure, they will never have any doubts. Therefore, the two of them all selectively ignored the mystery of such a team, and hurriedly took Chibi to the Jingzhao Mansion to meet Pei Kuan.

Although Jiang Du was sent to the palace to be suppressed and severely punished for robbery and various speculators, Pei Kuan would never be so arrogant that he really did things in the palace. Now that he has received Jingzhao Yin, and the security party in Chang'an City is the top priority, he didn't even go to the Yushitai, so he regarded this Jingzhao Mansion as a place to set up camp. For a whole day, he didn't know how many temporary orders he had signed, but fortunately he had the manpower provided by the Cui family, the Dou family, and the Jiang family, otherwise he, Jing Zhaoyin, would not even dare to ensure that the servants and soldiers under him would not be disobedient and disrespectful.

Therefore, as soon as Du Youlin explained Chibi's identity and mentioned the exploits of his brother who had followed Cui Tai's Cui Gezhi back then, Pei Kuan was immediately overjoyed, and he stepped forward and held Chibi's hand tightly regardless of his dignity and humility, and he was a righteous man. When he heard that there were nearly a thousand soldiers and horses outside, he was even more pleased, and he didn't care how people came to be, and agreed to Chibi's request to go to help defend the city immediately. And when Du Youlin and Cui Peng personally sent Chibi out, an errand officer rushed to the main hall in a hurry. After a while, Pei Kuan's roar came from inside.

"Tongguan lost? How could it be so fast, there is no news from Luoyang? ”

Du Youlin exchanged glances with Cui Peng, and then glanced at Chibi again. Seeing that he only frowned slightly, Du Youlin asked in a low voice: "Uncle Chibi, Uncle Huya suddenly left before, where did he go?" Aunt Gu'an didn't say that he still had a group of elite tooth soldiers, and now Chang'an is in danger, if he doesn't come out again, then when will he wait? ”

"Huya is no longer in Chang'an." Seeing that Du Youlin and Cui Peng were all stunned, Chibi simply confided the truth.

"Since the death of the eldest princess Yuzhen, your lord said that she moved to Yuhuaguan in Zhongnan Mountain, but she went to Songshan early, and some of her old departments in Yunzhou have rushed over one after another. When the rebels swept through Hebei and advanced into Henan, your lord heard that it was Wang Chengye's incompetent, who took over as the envoy of Taiyuan Yin and Hedong Jiedu, and knew that he might not be able to count on the assistance of Hedongdao, so he rushed to Heluo with Huya, those tooth soldiers and the old department. She said that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City, the eastern capital, and the government has a rich treasury, once the city is broken, the rebels are raging in Heluo, and someone needs to make a system. Moreover, there is a grass hall in Songshan, even if everyone is withdrawn, if the grass hall is burned by a fire by the rebels, Lu Gong's spirit in the sky will definitely not be able to rest in peace, so where are your master and third master. ”

Seeing Cui Peng's color change, Du Youlin was even more anxious, and Chi Bi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's useless for you to say a thousand things and ten thousand now." Your lord's personality has always been as anxious as fire, just like a man, otherwise when she was still Princess Xi, she would not even be convinced by Xi. No one can stop what she wants to do, not to mention that Huya used to be the deputy who commanded the wolf guard of the princess's mansion, and the call of the former master, coupled with the fact that it does not violate his mission, of course he will not refuse. If you have the kung fu to worry about their safety, you should first think about how to defend this Chang'an City. ”

Cui Peng keenly heard the deep meaning of Chi Bi's words, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that my father-in-law can't arrive in time?" ”

"Chang'an City ordered Shuo Fang's soldiers and horses not to move recklessly several times, Guo Ziyi was afraid that his majesty would be regarded as a rebel and affect his family, plus he thought that Tongguan was dangerous, and Ge Shuhan was a general, so he had not been able to make up his mind, and only a few days ago he officially dispatched the army south. It just so happened that His Majesty's group of soldiers and horses who fled west in a hurry set off at this time, and if I am not mistaken, it is very likely that the two groups of soldiers and horses will collide just like that. Do you think there will be a delay? ”

Only then did Du Youlin and Cui Peng understand the mystery in this, and their faces were very ugly. Li Longji left the subjects of Chang'an and fled for himself, which they felt was despicable, but in the eyes of many people who were deeply rooted in the idea of loyalty, it was only natural to be afraid. The so-called Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, the monarch is divinely authorized, everything is right, if there is a mistake, then it is all the fault of the auxiliary minister! If the southbound army really met the Son of Heaven, what would be the result then? Will Li Longji simply take away the military power of Du Shiyi and Guo Ziyi, and then hand it over to Yang Guozhong?

"Okay, I've already ordered someone to send the news of His Majesty's westward escape by the way, and it's useless to think about these things. At this moment, how to immediately rectify the defense of Chang'an City before the arrival of Shuofang reinforcements is the top priority. Xiao Langjun, Cui Langjun, I'm afraid you won't have time to close your eyes this night! ”

Late at night in the Chunming Gate of Chang'an, a torch illuminates the city wall, and the athletes who shuttle back and forth are all wearing armor, or swords, or holding spears, all of them are straight, and they look like a bit of regular army. If it weren't for Bian Lingcheng seeing the appearance of this group of people rushing into the armor warehouse and taking out their armor and military robes to arm themselves, he would have thought that they were elites dressed in disguise. Even at this moment, when a small group of people walked in front of him, he still couldn't help the corners of his mouth twitching, his face stiffened, and his back was sweating.

The reason is very simple, when the situation calmed down a little, when he thought that Ge Shuhan would also be defeated and lost, and the dignified Son of Heaven would abandon the city and flee, he once planned to sneak out quietly and dedicate the palace gate key entrusted by the Son of Heaven to An Lushan for safekeeping, so that he could save his life. He didn't believe the news that Shuofang's soldiers and horses would gallop to help!

But at this time, it was none other than Jiang Du who was standing beside him! This former Chang'an tyrant finally showed his hideous face today, when he was suppressing the palace, those who robbed their peers, or robbed the warehouses of the Zuozang Library, were all killed by Jiang Du on the spot. Then some of the eunuchs who tried to start a riot when they saw that the situation was not good were killed alive, and the wails seemed to echo in their ears until this moment.

Bian Ling couldn't help but shudder, and then glanced at Jiang Du secretly, but the other party also looked sideways at this time, and even smiled at him. In the eyes of Bian Lingcheng, who has a ghost in his heart, this smile clearly has a deep meaning. Before he could figure out how to speak and relieve the stiff atmosphere, he was preempted by Jiang Du.

"General Bian. I heard that the reason why Deputy Marshal Geshu hurriedly led his soldiers and horses out of Tongguan to meet the rebels was because of your efforts? And when he fled for his life, he ran to the forefront again, and ran until Chang'an City to complain to His Majesty, and said that Ge Shu Han should be punished canonically, so as to inspire and warn the soldiers and civilians in front? ”

Bian Lingcheng never expected that Jiang Du would suddenly throw out such a question. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and was about to defend himself, but he saw Jiang Du showing his snow-white teeth, and his right hand was already pressed on the handle of the knife in his waist. At that moment, he only felt that his mind was blank, and he couldn't say a word.