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If the previous Khitan invasion of the west, the Mobei rebellion, the reckless movement in the south of the Yangtze River, the three towns of Taiyuan, Xuzhou, and Chang'an were stupid, and the shock to the world was a "virtual" shock, then the Liaojin landing, the Han Revolution in southern Liaoning, the siege of Liaoyang, the victory in Tangshan and the burial of Liao in Jinzhou were a kind of deep shock to the entire Central Plains!

Human eyes are ultimately bright. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 No matter how demagogic rumors, no matter how sensational the hype, no matter how clever the scheme, they are far less shocking than a war that collides with flesh and blood!

Saying a thousand things and ten thousand are false! The blade is out of the sheath and sees the blood, it's real!

The follow-up energy of this war in the Northeast first reached Youzhou! The good news of the three wars came continuously, and the atmosphere in Youzhou completely changed, and Wei Renpu's defection blow before only suppressed the remarks in the general righteousness, and many commentators on the imperial history were not convinced, but now, the people think back to the various performances of the gentry who jumped their heads and panicked before the war, how to look at how awkward! It feels no different from a clown jumping off a beam! Such a group of people dare to boast of "speaking on behalf of the people"?

If you think about it carefully, it is still those soldiers who fought bloodily on the battlefield who are more influential to the country and themselves!

Not only has the internal people's hearts changed significantly, but the external atmosphere has also been reversed all at once.

In the past few years of peace, Zhang Mai put away his fangs, so that some people forgot his ruthlessness, peace and comfort are always easy to make people forget the lessons of pain, these three great victories in the Northeast are like three consecutive blows, knocking on everyone's heads! It also made the people who were originally confused recognize the reality.

If Tang Jun doesn't exert his authority, he really thinks that people are vegetarians?

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In the eleventh year of Tiance, in late August. When the victory of Jinzhou had just arrived, Li Shouzhen of Xuzhou immediately announced that he would sever the relationship with the clan and vassal of the Qi State in Jiangnan, and then let his subordinates tie himself up, and handed over the big seal to the personnel sent by Tiance to Xuzhou, and went north to Youzhou with Jingtiao to ask for guilt!

Also in the same month. The lord of Wu Yue took advantage of the last trip to the south wind to send the map of Jiangshan Sheji in the eighty-four counties of the thirteen southeastern states to Youzhou - with his young son on the ship, claiming to be sent to the capital of Shangguo to enroll in school, but in fact it was a hostage.

In the same month, the Goryeo Kingdom sent an envoy across the sea to request a title.

After all this happened. The originally vigorous Qi State did not send a single soldier to step into Xuzhou, which was temporarily leaderless, nor did it take the opportunity to attack Wu Yueguo, and the 100,000 troops displayed on the south bank of the Huai River were like decorations, and the deterrence of not daring to act soon became a joke.

In the next two or three months. Qi sent an envoy to sue for peace, Jing Chu begged for a seal again, and Nanping even asked for attachment.

The judgment of the new university scholar Yang Yi was obviously correct, although the Tiance Datang seemed to be on fire on all sides at that time, but there was only one place where the Khitan could really burn up.

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Taiyuan.

An Chongrong sat at the head of the city and faintly heard the sound of celebration in the city.

When the Tangshan victory came. The people of Taiyuan are already talking. Soon, I heard that this time the Tang army actually crossed the sea and attacked Liaojin in Liao. The gateway to the Northeast has been opened! Then followed by the Han Revolution in southern Liaoning, the encirclement of the reinforcements, and the battle on the banks of the Xiaoling River, which buried the last living force of the Khitan in one fell swoop!

Although the Taiyuan officials deliberately handled these good news in a low-key manner, the news still did not know where it came from, and appeared in all corners of the market for the first time, and the citizens of Taiyuan became more and more interested in the good news in the Northeast. Later, I unconsciously threw myself into it, and I was honored!

"Do you hear me! Our Tang Army has won again! ”

"This time, I can beat the Khitan down!"

"It's not just a fight. I heard that they are all about to be wiped out! ”

"What a fucking relief!"

Hedong is the first line of the Central Plains facing Monan, as the capital of Hedong. The people of Taiyuan have a natural hatred for the Khitan, whoever can defeat the Khitan in the Han army is a hero, and it doesn't matter who says anything in Taiyuan now! Therefore, when the third Northeast good news came, the people in Taiyuan couldn't help but celebrate!

At this time, everyone seemed to forget that this important town in Hedong was still in a semi-secessed state, and everyone seemed to acquiesce to An Chongrong's fake invitation attached to the table.

Listening to the faint singing of the night wind, An Chongrong couldn't help but grit his teeth!

"Heaven's victory! What do we have to do with us! ”

"They are all soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty, and they are all descendants of the Han family, why is it irrelevant?"

An Chongrong was slightly taken aback, even if the ignorant people in the market celebrated in private, he never thought that someone would dare to say such a thing in front of him!

When he turned around, he fled from Luoyang and attached himself to his own medicine Yuanfu - after Luoyang changed hands, Shi Chonggui relied on the two important ministers of civil and military affairs, Sang Weihan fled to Chang'an alone, and Yao Yuanfu led the old department to flee to Taiyuan, Yao Yuanfu had a foundation in Taiyuan, for his return, An Chongrong was extremely welcome, and then the military affairs must be discussed with him, extremely trusted, and Yao Yuanfu did not live up to his trust, as long as it was the matter that An Chongrong ordered, he must handle it very properly, when Shi Chonggui was still in Hedong, Yao Yuanfu's status was originally only one shoulder of An Chongrong, and now he has become the first person in Taiyuan under An Chongrong.

But today, what's wrong with him?

"Yuanfu, are you speaking for these rebels?"

"They're not rioters." Yao Yuanfu said: "General, don't forget, this country is Tang, and this nation is Han!" The victory of the Tang Dynasty and the great victory of the Han family, whether as the children of the Tang Dynasty or the descendants of the Han family, will be happy from the bottom of their hearts. This is the will of the people! ”

"Datang...... Datang ...... People's ...... The people's hearts ......" An Chongrong muttered twice, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Zhang Mai can win the world, but because he is strong!" The Son of Heaven is just a strong soldier and a strong horse! What do you say about the people's hearts! ”

Yao Yuanfu said: "Then now is Zhang Longxiang Bingqiang?" Or General An Ma Zhuang? ”

The corners of An Chongrong's mouth, which was originally sneering, suddenly twitched!

Is it Zhang Longxiang's strong soldiers, or General An's Ma Zhuang?

This sentence pokes at the pain point!

Compared with the people's hearts and opinions, they can't compare to others!

is stronger than soldiers, but it can't compare to others!

Then what do you compare to others!

At the beginning, Mobei rebelled. The Khitan invasion to the west, the soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, the dominance of Xuzhou, everything seems to have a situation of great changes in the world and wars. It was in that atmosphere. An Chongrong raised his courage and took the risk of provoking Youzhou!

But in the blink of an eye, Mobei was flat, Jiangnan wilted, Xuzhou knelt, and Khitan was even worse. It's all gone! The original beacon fire was about to be caught in the fire, but in a blink of an eye, he became a lonely man with no help on all sides! Don't talk about Luoyang's Zhede Wall, don't say Li Yiyin in Yanbei, that is, in this Taiyuan city, there are still people loyal to him An Chongrong?

Seeing that the city is still in his hands, An Chongrong is still in his hands. The people are already celebrating the great victory of Tiance! If there is really a day when the Tang army is coming to the city, can they rely on these people to defend the city?

If the people's hearts are like this, what about the morale of the army?

An Chongrong didn't need to inspect, he was very clear in his heart - he was a veteran himself, and he was extremely clear about the soldiers.

If he can still divide one side, bring glory and wealth to the generals, and give the soldiers a mouthful of food to eat, then the group of Qiu Ba will follow him. But now everyone has to face it. It's the Zhang Mai who crushes everything! The man who can easily wipe out a powerful nation like the Khitan even though he is thousands of miles away! Will there be a little bit of a fluke of victory?

"General An," Yao Yuanfu said, "Li Shouzhen has already gone to Yanjing to plead guilty, shouldn't we also make the next step?" ”

An Chongrong came back to his senses. Suddenly found that Yao Yuanfu was not quite right with what he called him today, he stared at Yao Yuanfu and said sharply: "Yao Yuanfu!" Will you rebel against me? ”

Yao Yuanfu lowered his eyelids, did not respond, and did not speak.

An Chongrong said coldly: "If you want to bend your knees, when Luoyang surrendered. I also ran to see Zhang Mai, and I won't wait until today! Hum. How far has Fan Yanguang learned from the past? I wouldn't be so stupid to repeat his mistakes! Taiyuan can be broken, and tens of thousands of troops would rather die in battle. But never surrender! ”

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Yao Yuanfu didn't say anything more and went down the city tower.

Downstairs in the city, there were more than a dozen generals waiting, and when they saw Yao Yuanfu coming down, they asked with their eyes.

Yao Yuanfu shook his head: "General An said that Taiyuan can be broken, and the army would rather die in battle, but never surrender!" ”

The faces of all the generals have changed! Some people gritted their teeth, and some people snorted coldly!

"Taiyuan City is broken...... The army was killed...... He is going to die, why should he pull everyone along! ”

"The Khitan has lost, and the army of more than 100,000 has been wiped out in a blink of an eye, what are we!"

"He's crazy!"

"General Yao, General An is crazy, you have to call the shots for us and fight for everyone to survive!"

Yao Yuanfu looked at the excited generals and said lightly: "The way to live, it's not me fighting for everyone, it's everyone fighting for themselves." ”

The generals looked at each other, and someone randomly said: "I'll understand!" From now on, as long as there is a way to live, the rest will be at the behest of General Yao! ”

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The lights of Taiyuan gradually went out, looking at this city that was gradually darkening and gradually not belonging to him, An Chongrong was tired, and the strength of the wine came up, and he slowly closed his eyes - however, he suddenly opened his eyes, waved his hands, opened his huge mouth, and looked terrible - because someone suddenly strangled his neck with a rope, and tightened it desperately!

An Chongrong wanted to speak, he couldn't speak, he struggled, but he could only struggle, he grabbed his neck, but he couldn't pull the rope, he wanted to catch the person behind him, but he couldn't get anything, and he couldn't even turn his head to see who wanted to kill him! Eventually, his hands and feet gradually weakened, his tongue bulged out, and the last bit of oxygen in his chest was exhausted, and the person gradually softened.

This military hero, who once commanded all the way, died silently.

It wasn't until his whole body was stiff that the two minions behind him lowered their ropes.

"Dead, huh?" One of them said.

"It's transparent, it's transparent."

"Ha, that's good! This guy actually said that he wanted to fight against the Tang Army, and he wanted everyone to fight and die with him, it's really ...... What kind of disease is that? ”

"Neurotic!"

"Ha, yes, it's really crazy!"

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In the eleventh year of Tiance, at the beginning of September.

Li Shouzhen arrived in Youzhou, and with him, there was also An Chongrong's head.

General Yao Yuanfu represents the military and civilians of Hedong. It announced that it would abandon the secession, and asked the central government to send officers to take over the military defense of Hedong and send officials to take over the political affairs of Hedong, so that Taiyuan would be truly incorporated into the Tiance Datang Dynasty and Hedong would be peacefully reunified.

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When autumn enters its second month. Shu Luping's last glimmer of hope was also extinguished.

Yelu Lihu was like a waste that had been pulled out of his backbone, tied to a large flagpole and pushed under the city of Liaoyang, and seeing the frustration of the regent, the last trace of morale of the Khitan soldiers in the city also disappeared

Shu Luping was furious.

Her thinking is very Khitan, she hates the Han people, but she is not angry at what the Han people are doing today - she thinks this is the way it should be! But the young son she loves shouldn't be like this! Even if you are captured. Tied to a flagpole, you should also have your back straight - but no!

This made Shu Luping extremely sad! She had to admit that she was wrong, really wrong! It was her mistake that destroyed the last bit of hope for the Khitan.

Han Yanhui, who hid in the mansion and didn't come out. He sent someone to send a persuasion table, and Shu Luping tore it to pieces without looking at it. For this "ungrateful" "old dog of the Han family", Shu Luping is powerless to kill him now - there are a group of people in the city to protect him.

Now the Don army outside the city did not launch the final forcible attack, not because it could not, but because it was still waiting.

It is said that Zhang Mai wanted to get the first city in the northeast that the Khitan had spent a lot of effort to build as completely, so he gave the defenders in the city a little time in case of foolproofness. This time. It gave hope to the various factions in the city who did not intend to be martyred, and also made it possible for the city to change hands by political means instead of military means.

The Tang army did not attack the city, but Shu Luping already clearly felt that he was gradually losing control of the city.

The lonely city can be defended—as long as the soldiers and civilians in the city still have a glimmer of hope for the future. But now hope has been completely extinguished. What else can the rest of the Khitans do?

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In the dark night, Shu Luping hugged his grandson and cried and cried. Jerushochus stood beside her and sighed.

Shuluping and Yelushuo both suddenly felt that Cha Che was right.

People are really strange that the Cha Che of the Northern faction thought that the Southern faction was right before he died. However, Yelu Shuogu of the southern faction and Shuluping of the conciliatory faction would think that the northern faction was right.

"At the beginning. We should not be close to those untrustworthy Han people, so as to weaken our minds! ”

"We'll have a chance. Grand empress dowager! Yelu Shuogu said: "The Khitan originally started in the wilderness of the northern border, and now although we have lost all the fertile land, as long as we leave a trace of blood, there will be a chance for revival!" ”

"Revival?"

"Yes! Return to the marginal wilderness, awaken the wild blood of the people, and wait for the next opportunity for the Han people to weaken - no nation can prosper forever, and neither can the Han people! So there's always a chance for us! ”

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That night, Yelu Shuogu broke through the siege with 5,000 horsemen, opened a gap from the weakest east of the siege, and took all the old and weak and baggage with him, and only took the empress dowager Shu Luping and the little emperor Yelu Jing as spiritual sustenance, and fled to the mixed river valley.

Tang Jun unexpectedly did not chase after him, Yang Xin said to Gao Xingzhou: "There are still people waiting for them in the north, let's go into the city." ”

With the cooperation of Han Yanhui, the Tang Army's takeover of Liaoyang Mansion was extremely smooth, and the long-term war caused a large number of young and middle-aged Khitan people to die, coupled with the migration of Youji, which greatly changed the population composition of the Northeast, and after the Khitan lords who used to be high in Liaoyang Mansion were reduced to slaves, the city became a "completely sinicized" city in a blink of an eye.

With the promulgation of the tax exemption order, with the return of the Han people in southern Liaoning, the Liaohe River valley quickly stabilized, and after the autumn harvest, a piece of Northeast Han land was formed with Liaoyang as the regional political center and Liaojin as the maritime trade and commercial center.

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The changes that are taking place in southern Liaoning, Shu Luping did not have a chance to see it, thousands of Khitan panicked north, and before they reached the Tongjiang River Basin, they found that there was no way forward.

As the situation in the northeast took a sharp turn for the worse, the Liao defense line in the entire eastern Liaodong became full of holes, and Chai Rong and Yelu An took the opportunity to break through the Liao army's defensive point in the north, but instead of going south with the three major generals, they turned north. Occupied the mixed river basin.

After escaping hundreds of miles from Liaoyang, Yelu Shuogu got the news, but at this time, Shu Luping was no longer shocked—she was numb to all the bad news.

Jeream ...... Didn't he secretly take refuge in my Da Liao before? ”

"That's probably fake, too." Jerushuku said: "Even if it were true, and the situation was like this, he would definitely have taken refuge in it." This kind of person. How could it be believed that he would be loyal! ”

"In other words, has we even cut off our way back?" Shu Luping smiled bitterly.

Yelu Shuogu gritted his teeth and said, "The original goal is that we can't go, but we can take a detour to the lower reaches of the Mingtong River, which is a territory that the Tang people have not been able to reach yet." ”

"You mean, where are the Five Nations Department and the East China Sea Female Straight?" Shu Luping said: "If Da Liao is still strong, the Five Kingdoms Department and the female straight will naturally obey us. But now...... I'm afraid they'll cut off our heads and sacrifice a new overlord! ”

"Not necessarily. In recent years, Cha Che has been quite kind to that side, and often uses the rewards of the goods in southern Liaoning to mix with the lower reaches of the river, so the departments are quite gracious. ”

"Even then, it's a bitter cold place, and I'm afraid that the old woman won't be able to survive it. Shuogu. You take the emperor with you. Take the elite soldiers and strong generals away, and the rest of the people stay, stay here with the old woman, and then spread the news to attract the Tang army. A little more time will give you a few more chances. ”

The Khitan generals exclaimed: "The Empress Dowager! ”

"Don't persuade!" Shu Luping said: "This is the last order of the mourning family, go!" The old man will always die, and only by keeping the small one can there be hope! ”

The fleeing party of the Khitan. Stopped in the vicinity of Hue City, which was just a small city, located near Jilin City, Jilin Province. After arriving here, the Khitan divided again. Yelu Shuogu protected the little emperor and took the last 3,000 men and horses of the Khitan into the mountains and wilderness, and disappeared from then on.

And Shu Luping stopped here, and sure enough, Chai Rong and Yelu Anjun rushed with their troops when they heard the news, Chai Rong acted calmly, but Yelu Anjun came very quickly. After the Ghost-Faced Army arrived, they rested for a day, and the next day they fought their way into the city! The Khitan military horses left behind couldn't resist it. was killed by Yelu'an in front of Shulu's account.

Shu Luping ignored the maid who was trembling on the ground, and carried a knife. Coming out of the tent, the Queen of the Earth has been shaking the northern kingdom for decades, although she is at the end of the road at this time, the soldiers of the Ghost Face Army can't help but be in awe when they see her, and no one dares to move.

Yelu'an stepped forward in person, and Shu Luping pointed his knife at Yelu'an and scolded: "You shameless ......"

Before she could finish speaking, Yelu'an had already stepped forward and cut off the head of the following Luping! Everyone was stunned, seeing that Shu Luping was killed, and the remaining Khitan generals fought back like crazy, Yeluan was not merciless, and led the ghost-faced army to kill the Khitan in the whole city! In the end, a fire was set and the entire city was burned, leaving only Shu Luping's head.

Seven days later, Chai Rong's follow-up troops and horses arrived, and when he heard about it, he frowned and said: "The Khitan has destroyed the country, it's just an old lady, why bother?" Even if she is sent to Yanjing, the marshal may not necessarily kill her. ”

Yelu'an hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, what General Chai said is that I mishandled this matter, and I turned around and wrote to the marshal to ask for guilt." ”

Chai Rong laughed and said, "Then you don't have to - please do not sin!" You and I have opened up the Wuzhou defense line, leveled the middle reaches of the Tongtong River, and expanded the land for 1,500 miles, although this is a thousand miles of wilderness, but it is also a lot of credit, please what a crime! Let's go, go back to the division and mix with the river, convene the ministries to discuss the matter, and the current priority is to first subdue the ministries. ”

"But the little emperor of the Khitan hasn't caught it yet."

Chai Rong said: "How many soldiers and horses can we have?" Although the combat power can sweep across the northeast, if you want to find someone among the white mountains and black waters within a radius of thousands of miles, it is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack. But only if we subdue the tribes, then all the tribes in the northeast will become our eyes and ears, and then the remnants of the Khitan army will have nowhere to escape. ”

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However, Chai Rong was still wrong.

Although he perfectly implemented Zhang Mai's Northeast strategy in the next few years, built and colonized the Tongjiang River Valley, and made immortal contributions to the Han nation taking root in the Far North, and he himself made great achievements and became a veritable king of the Northeast, there has been no news about the whereabouts of Yelujing and the remaining Khitans.

Some people say that it was the East China Sea Nuzhi who sheltered them, but five years later, after Yelu Anjun colluded with the East China Sea Nuzhi and was slaughtered by Chai Rong, no trace of Khitan was found in the territory of the Nuzhiren; Others say that they were all buried in the valley by an avalanche, but no one was able to find a single body.

For many years after that. The search for Yelujing has not been interrupted - which has become one of the reasons why Yanjing continues to invest various resources in the northeast. Every year, the imperial court also invested a fixed huge reward for the hunt for Yelujing and the remnants of the Khitan, and year after year, so that the cumulative amount became more and more huge.

In the twenty-fifth year of Tiance, when the shipbuilding industry of the Tang Dynasty became unprecedentedly developed, there was suddenly a news from the palace, saying that Yelujing fled north and more. He crossed the Bering Strait and fled to the Golden Land on the other side of the Far East.

In the following years, with the reward of astronomical numbers, many explorers appeared in Datang, investing manpower and material resources to find the golden country that might exist.

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Chang'an City looks doubly depressed in the autumn wind.

Sang Weihan knelt in front of the temple. Shedding tears, he cried: "Ling Gong! You can't surrender! You can't surrender! If you surrender, Fan Yanguang's lessons from the past, haven't you seen it clearly? We still have a chance, and we still have a chance! ”

Liu Zhiyuan's whole person has become very old. A sense of powerlessness leaked from all over his body: "Opportunity? What chances? Waiting for Zhang Mai's chance to come back from the Western Regions? ”

Yes, Zhang Mai has not returned.

However, the news of the pacification of Mobei, the good news of the surrender of Liaoyang, and the report of the palace attached to the north of Xuzhou, and the death of An Chongrong have all reached Chang'an.

And just yesterday there was a new piece of information: Yuguan was also taken, Yelu committed suicide and martyrdom, and Xiao Shili opened the city gate. So far, the huge territory of the sea in the east, the green mountains in the west, the desert in the north, and the Huaihan in the south has been fully opened, and only a small nail is left in this huge territory. That's Chang'an!

Now Zhang Mai has not returned, but the national power of Tiance Datang is unprecedented. The recitals attached to the request of the Jiangling Mansion have been approved, the son of the lord of Wu has also entered Yanjing, the warship built by Fu Yanqing in Jingbei has been launched, Li Qi, Jing Chu and Meng Shu are all trembling at the feet of this new empire, and the Wuyue region, which has no heart to resist, is crying out for the arrival of an era of great unification.

The glory of the Tang Dynasty is about to reappear. At this time, how could Chang'an continue to be divided?

Murong Chunhua in the north, Zhe Deyan in the east, and Guo Wei in the west have all become a little impatient. Before Zhang Mai returns, they will definitely have to solve this problem.

Fan Yanguang did provide a negative teaching material. told Liu Zhiyuan - under Zhang Mai, it is impossible to delusionally support the army and self-respect, and then he has three choices: die in battle, expand the territory, or enjoy a peaceful place to be a rich man. The latter two are Zhang Mai's personal commitments!

"Try not to have any more senseless deaths and injuries among the children of the Han family, if Liu Gong can fulfill this wish, it will be a great contribution to the country and the people, but if Liu Gong is delayed again, it will exhaust my last bit of patience, and I will not be afraid to turn Weinan into a scorched earth, and then rebuild Chang'an in my mind on the scorched earth!"

Liu Zhiyuan handed Zhang Mai's handwritten letter to Sang Weihan, who trembled his hands and shouted, "Ling Gong...... Promised? ”

"I've missed the best of times." Liu Zhiyuan said: "But if you wait any longer, you can only wait for the worst result." ”

"So ......"

"You go......" Liu Zhiyuan said: "He doesn't want the lives of tens of thousands of troops inside and outside Chang'an City, he only wants your head." ”

Sang Weihan burst out laughing, crying as he laughed, and walked away towards the Wei River.

He and Zhang Mai actually don't have any deep hatred, but after being labeled as a traitor, he knows that he has no way to live.

Du Chongwei, Zhang Mai refused to forgive, Shi Jingjiao, Zhang Mai refused to forgive, he Sang Weihan, Zhang Mai also refused to forgive!

Sang Weihan knew very well that this much-anticipated founder of the country wanted to use this one person to tell all the people of all countries: There are some things that cannot be done, and once they are done, then the sin is unforgivable!

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In the eleventh year of Tiance, autumn.

Sang Weihan, the handler who sold Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, committed suicide by throwing himself into Weishui, and after his death, Liu Zhiyuan fished him up and exposed his body for three days.

Three days later, Liu Zhiyuan surrendered, and Chang'an was peacefully reunified.

_____________________ (To be continued)