At that time, Li Shaoqian, the defense envoy of Qizhou, Li Shaoqin, the envoy of Taining Jiedu, and Li Shaoying, the assassin of Beizhou, were all stationed in Waqiao, and the horse army of the right carriage of Beijing commanded An Xiantong to be stationed in Fenghua, and Li Siyuan sent an envoy to summon them.

Li Siyuan's family lived in Zhending, and Yu faked Wang Jianli to take the lead in beheading the prison army, so Li Siyuan's family was saved.

Li Congke led his troops from Hengshui to Zhenzhou from Yuxian County, joined the army established by Wang, and then defected to Li Siyuan day and night.

Because Li Shaorong was stationed in Weizhou, Li Siyuan crossed the Yellow River from Baigao, and then divided 300 cavalry to be led by Shi Jingtang as the vanguard, and let Li Congke press the formation behind, so that the army was very strong.

On the 17th, Li Cunmiao issued an edict to let Huaiyuan command Bai Conghui to lead the cavalry to hold the Heyang Bridge, and took out part of the gold silk to reward the army.

The soldiers carried their things on their backs and complained: "Our wives and children have starved to death, so what's the use of holding these things?" ”

On the 18th, Li Shaorong arrived in Luoyang from Weizhou, and Li Cunqiao went to the harrier shop to comfort him. Li Shaorong said: "The rebels in Yedu have sent Zhai Jianbai to occupy Bozhou, intending to cross the Yellow River to attack Yun and Bian, hoping that His Majesty will visit Guandong to appease them." ”

Li Cunqiao listened to his advice. Jing Jin and others said to Li Cunmiao: "Kang Yanxiao has just been calmed down, and the southwest is still very unstable.

Wang Yan has a lot of comrades, if they hear about your labor crusade, I am afraid that there will be another rebellion, it is better to concentrate on eliminating them first. So Li Cunmiao sent the envoy Xiang Yansi to take the edict to kill Wang Yan.

Originally, Li Cunmiao's order was: Wang Yan and his party will be killed together. When the privy envoy Zhang Juhan saw it, he was moved with compassion. He ticked the word "line" on the pillars of the temple and changed it to the word "home". Therefore, more than 1,000 officials of Shu and Wang Yan's servants were spared death.

Xiang Yansi arrived in Chang'an, and soon killed all the Wang Yan family at Qinchuan Station. When Wang Yan's mother, Xu, was about to be killed. He said angrily, "My son will destroy his whole family if he surrenders with one nation, and you have broken your word, and I know that you will suffer this calamity." ”

On the 19th, Li Cunqiao set off from Luoyang. On the 22nd, Li Shaorong was sent to lead the cavalry to march east along the Yellow River. Most of Li Siyuan's followers fled among Li Siyuan's cronies.

Some people advised Li Ji that he should flee as soon as possible, but Li Ji never meant to escape. Li Cunmiao sent Li Ji to Li Siyuan many times, but Li Ji resolutely did not go, hoping to die in front of Li Cunmiao to show his loyalty.

Li Cunmiao repeatedly asked Li Ji to cross the Yellow River to summon him, but Li Ji was helpless. had to go on the road, and met Li Shaorong on the way, this time Li Shaorong did not send him back, but killed him without hesitation.

Li Siyuan crossed the Yellow River, arrived in Huazhou, and sent someone to summon Fu Xi, who met with Li Siyuan in Yincheng, and soon An Xiantong also led his troops to rendezvous.

Kong Xun, the governor of Bianzhou, sent an envoy to send a letter and greet Li Cunmiao's arrival in the west, and at the same time sent an envoy to secretly send a letter to Li Siyuan, saying: "The one who arrives first will get Bianzhou." ”

Before that. Li Cunqiao sent cavalry generals to defend Bianzhou. Shi Jingjiao sent his deputy general Li Qiong to lead his troops to suddenly attack Fengqiumen, and then followed behind from the west gate to occupy Bianzhou City, and Xiye asked to surrender. Twenty-sixth. Li Siyuan entered the girder.

Li Cunmiao arrived at Xingze and ordered Long Xiang to command Yao Yanwen to lead 3,000 cavalry as the vanguard, and said to him very sincerely: "You are all from Bianliang. I am now entering your territory and do not want other troops to be the vanguard. lest it disturb your house. Then he gave them a great gift and sent them out.

Here, Li Cunmiao was looking forward to the stars and the moon, anxiously waiting for the news of their victory, and Yao Yanwen over there didn't say a word. immediately led the soldiers into Li Siyuan's arms, and said to Li Siyuan: "The master of Beijing is embarrassed, the lord is confused by Li Shaorong, and now that the general trend is gone, I can no longer serve the emperor." ”

At this time, Li Cunqiao arrived at Wansheng Town, heard that Li Siyuan had occupied the girder, climbed to the top and sighed: "I can't succeed." ”

So he ordered to return to the division immediately. When Li Cunqiao left the customs, there were more than 25,000 troops in his entourage, but by this time, more than 10,000 people had been lost.

On the 27th, Li Cunqiao passed by Zigu, the road was narrow, and whenever he met guards with weapons and honor guards, he pitifully comforted them and said: "Just now someone reported that the King of Wei paid 500,000 yuan in gold and silver to Xichuan, and when he arrived in Beijing, he would give all the money to his fathers. ”

The soldiers replied: "Your Majesty's reward is too late, and the people will no longer thank the Holy Grace." At this time, Li Cunmiao could only cry in a low voice.

He also looked around for robes and belts to reward the officials who followed him, and Zhang Rongge, the envoy of the Inner Treasury, reported that the things given had been used up, and the guards angrily scolded Zhang Rongge, saying: "It is all you eunuchs who have made the king lose the country." So he drew his sword and chased him all the way, but fortunately someone rescued him, and he was saved from death.

Brother Zhang Rong said to his accomplices: "The queen has been stingy with money to such an extent, and now she blames us.

If something happens, we'll be torn to pieces, and I can't bear to wait for that day to come. After saying that, he jumped into the Yellow River and drowned.

On the 28th, Li Cunmiao arrived to the west of Shiqiao, held a banquet, and said to Li Shaorong and others sadly: "Since you have served me, you have shared hardships and hardships, and shared wealth and wealth. ”

More than 100 generals cut off their hair and put it on the ground, swearing that they would repay Li Cunmiao with death, so the monarchs and ministers cried loudly together, and the scene was very tragic.

On the 30th, the prime minister and the privy envoy played Li Cunqiao together, saying: "Li Jiqi is about to lead the troops, and Your Majesty should temporarily control the waterway and collect the fleeing soldiers to wait for Li Jiqi's arrival." ”

Li Cunmiao heeded their advice and personally went to inspect the cavalry outside the Upper East Gate, warning them to march east tomorrow morning.

On the first day of the fourth month, the martial law matters before the trip were all prepared, the cavalry was displayed outside the Xuanren Gate, and the infantry was displayed outside the Wufeng Gate. Suddenly, Guo Congqian led his troops to attack, and the two armies of Huangjia attacked Xingjiaomen.

At this time, Li Cunmiao was eating, and when he heard of the mutiny, he immediately led the kings and the cavalry of the guards to fight back and drive the rebellious army out of Xingjiao.

Then. Zhu Shouyin was leading the cavalry to wait for the order outside, and Li Cunqiao sent someone to summon him back. I plan to join him in the fight against the rebels.

Zhu Shouyin did not respond to the edict, but led the troops to rest in the woods. Watch and see what happens.

At this time, the rebels burned the Xingjiao Gate and entered the city along the city wall, and the ministers and the Praetorian Guards around Li Cunqiao all threw away their armor and fled in all directions, and only the scattered soldiers commanded Li Yanqing and more than ten people such as He Fujin and Wang Quanbin of the Suwei Military Academy to fight hard.

After a while, Li Cunqiao was shot by a flying stray arrow, and the good friends of Yingfang helped him walk down from the gatehouse, and pulled out the arrow under the eaves of the Jiangxiao Palace.

Li Cunmiao lost too much blood and was so thirsty that he wanted to drink water. The queen did not come to visit in person, but only sent eunuchs to bring some milk. Soon Li Cunmiao died of hatred.

Li Yanqing and the others left in a hurry after crying bitterly, and then the ministers on the left and right also left, and after the good friend cleaned up the musical instruments under the eaves, he covered Li Cunqing's body and burned him.

Empress Liu sent people to burn the Jiaqing Palace, packed the gold and jade jewelry, and fled with Li Cunwu and Li Shaorong, the kings of Shen, with 700 cavalry from the Shizi Gate.

Tong King Li Cunqing and Ya King Li Cunji fled to Nanshan. Most of the people in the palace were scattered, and Zhu Shouyin entered the palace. He selected more than 30 palace maids, asked them to take some musical instruments, gold, silver and jewelry, and hid them in their homes, and then the various armies went around looting. Ransack the capital.

Ouyang Xiu wrote in the second half of "The Biography of Lingguan": And the enemy has been destroyed, the world has been decided, and a husband calls at night. The rebels responded in four directions, and went out in a hurry. Before they could see the thief, the soldiers were scattered, and the kings and ministers took care of each other. I don't know where to go, as for swearing to break my hair, crying and dipping, how declining! How hard is it to gain and easy to lose?

Or is it the traces of its success or failure, and it is all from people? The book says: "Full of losses, humble gains." "Sorrow can rejuvenate the country, Yiyu can die, and the principle of nature is also.

Therefore, Fang Qisheng is also the hero of the world, and he can't compete with it; and its decline, dozens of people are trapped, and the country is destroyed, laughing for the world.

Husband's calamities often accumulate in the slightest, and the wisdom and courage are more trapped in drowning, how can they be alone!.

When Li Siyuan arrived in Zigu, he heard that Li Cunqiao had died, and wept bitterly: "The Lord is usually very popular, but it is precisely because he was deceived and confused by a group of villains that he has reached this point today, where will I go now?" ”

On the second day of the first lunar month, Zhu Shouyin sent an envoy to report to Li Siyuan: "The capital is in turmoil, and the armies are burning, killing and looting, and I hope you will come to preside over the overall situation as soon as possible." ”

After receiving the news, Li Siyuan wiped away his tears and continued on the road, and soon after, the army entered Luoyang and restored order.

The old master is dead, the country will continue, and the ministers will also have to find a new master, Douluge led a hundred officials to persuade Li Siyuan to take the throne, Li Siyuan said: "I was ordered by the emperor to crusade against the thieves, but unfortunately the troops defected and fled.

I wanted to go to the court to tell the situation in person, but I was blocked by Li Shaorong, so that it has reached this point today. I didn't have any other ideas, but you insisted on promoting me, you don't know me at all, I hope you won't talk about this in the future. ”

Dou Luge and others resolutely requested, and Li Siyuan resolutely did not agree.

And here, Li Shaorong was cornered, and wanted to defect to the Yongwang Li Cunba in the river, but along the way, the soldiers kept fleeing, and could not be forbidden, and when they arrived in Pinglu, there were only a few cavalry left, the wall fell down and everyone pushed, and the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs, and soon after, Li Shaorong was captured and sent to Luoyang after breaking his feet.

Li Siyuan repriled him and said, "What am I sorry for you for, but you killed my son?" ”

Li Shaorong's eyes widened and he glared at Li Siyuan and said, "What is there about the first emperor to be sorry for you?" ”

Li Siyuan was so angry that he had him killed, and his original name was restored, Yuan Xingqin. The sympathy in the past, and now the incompatibility is really embarrassing.

Soon after, Li Cunba also led more than 1,000 people to abandon the town and flee to Jinyang.

There is a man named Li Cunmiao, who is a close relative of Li Cunmiao, who ran all the way from Luoyang to Jinyang, intending to falsely spread Li Cunmiao's holy decree and murder Zhang Xian and Li Yanchao, so as to occupy Jinyang. After Li Yanchao found out, he secretly told Zhang Xian that he planned to strike first. Zhang Xian said: "The first emperor had a deep affection for me, and I couldn't bear to do this.

It is the destiny of heaven to stick to morality and die unchanged but inevitably suffer calamity! ”

Li Yanchao's plan had not yet been decided, and on the night of the sixth day of the first lunar month, the soldiers killed Li Cunnuma and his comrades in Yacheng, and then looted everywhere in the city. When Zhang Xian heard this, he fled to Xinzhou.

At this time, Li Siyuan sent a letter, and Li Yanchao gave an order to maintain order, and the city settled down.

Empress Liu and King Shen Li Cunwu died in Jinyang, and they actually had leisure and adultery along the way.

When Li Cunwu arrived in Jinyang, Li Yanchao did not accept him, and ran to the Valley of the Wind and was killed by his subordinates. The next day, Yongwang Li Cunba also rushed to Jinyang, and all the soldiers who followed him fled, Li Cunba shaved off his hair, put on monk's clothes and went to meet Li Yanchao and said: "I am willing to become a monk on the mountain, hoping to be sheltered." ”

The sergeants scrambled to kill him, and Li Yanchao said: "Since Li Cunba, the sixth minister, is here, he should ask the imperial court, and then decide to stay." ”

The sergeants did not follow his command and eventually killed him under a stone tablet outside the palace gate. Empress Liu became a nun in Jinyang, and Li Siyuan did not let her go, and sent people to Jinyang to kill her.

Li Cunli, the king of Xue, and Li Jisong, Li Jitong, Li Jichan, and Li Jiyao, the youngest sons of Zhuang Zong, all did not know what to do. Only Yong King Li Cunmei suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, so he was spared death.

Speaking of the western expedition army in Sichuan, after Guo Chongtao was killed, Li Shaochen said to Dong Zhang: "Whose door are you going to whisper to?" ”

Dong Zhang was ashamed and afraid, and hurriedly confessed and apologized to him. When Li Jiqi's army returned to Wulian, he met Li Cunqiao's envoy, who told Li Jiqi that Zhu Youqian had been killed, and at the same time ordered Dong Zhang to lead his troops to Suizhou to kill Zhu Lingde.

At that time, Li Shaochen was leading the backup troops to be stationed in Weicheng, and after hearing the news, he was nervous, thinking that Li Cunmiao's move of appointing Dong Zhang to kill Zhu Lingde was very suspicious instead of sending himself.

At this moment, Dong Zhang led the army past Li Shaochen's station, swaggered, and walked away, without coming in to meet him.

Li Shaochen was very angry, and said to the generals with the strength of wine: "The emperor seized Daliang in the south and pacified Bashu in the west, all of which were Guo Chongtao's strategy and my military exploits.

As for betraying the Liang State, submitting to the emperor, and working with the emperor to contain the enemy, and finally break through the Liang State, these are the merits of Zhu Gong.

Now that Zhu Guo and the others have been exterminated without guilt, when they return to the imperial court, it will be my turn to be killed next.

What should we do, O heaven, and earth? ”

Most of the troops led by Li Shaochen were sergeants of the river, and they were already haunted by the death of the old commander Zhu Youqian, but now they heard the new commander say this, and they wept loudly at the gate of the camp and said: "What is the crime of Zhu Youqian, the king of Xiping, but he was killed all over the house!" I'm afraid we'll be killed when we go back. ”

Soon after, Li Jiqi arrived at Nixi, and Li Shaochen sent someone to tell Li Jiqi: "The soldiers in the river kept crying, as if there were signs of rebellion. ”

On the ninth day of the first month, Li Shaochen led his troops back to the west from Jianzhou, proclaimed himself the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu and Sanchuan System, and sent a message to Chengdu, claiming that he had been edicted to replace Meng Zhixiang, and told the people of Shuzhong that more than 50,000 people came in three days. (To be continued......)