The crown prince Li Bing sat in place and didn't say a word, just looked at Xie Guang quietly, waiting for him to make an idea.

Xie Guang felt an unprecedented pressure.

He got up from his seat, put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the open space in front of the tent, sometimes stopping to bow his head in contemplation, sometimes looking up to the sky in distraction, none of the subordinates around him dared to speak, they could only look at Shangzhuguo silently like Li Bing.

After about a long stick of incense, Xie Guang suddenly stopped, turned around and laughed at everyone: "In this way, the current situation is not a good way to do both, not only to maintain the status of His Highness, but also not to the point of getting into trouble with the imperial court." In this incident in the imperial capital, we originally planned to support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne early and take full charge of the Jiangshan Sheji of the Holy Tang Dynasty, so as not to have many dreams at night and be coveted by some people to covet the throne, so that there will be unprovoked variables. However, judging by the current situation, the time may not be ripe yet. ”

He paused slightly, looking calm: "Now, Your Majesty is still in his prime, the throne is stable, and he has not yet clearly expressed his intention to abolish the reserve, so although we have seen some bad signs, we can't be in a hurry." Moreover, the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang has become chaotic, and the imperial border has become critical, so it is true that a large-scale civil war should not break out at this time, and in the end it will be taken advantage of by foreign enemies. Fortunately, with our group of loyal ministers who are brave and loyal to uphold the covenant of the Holy Religion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can finally patrol the Eastern Capital and exercise the power of governing the country and supervising the country, making the position of the crown prince more stable. Even if there are people who try to scrap the storage in the future, we still have the power to protect ourselves. Therefore, the official thinks that it is better to act on the order first. ”

"So, our Long Sword Army obediently went to the west?" Feng Yiwei wondered.

"Yes, go to the border!" Xie Guang nodded: "Brother Yiwei, when you lead the army to Zijin Pass this time, remember one thing - focus on defense with all your might, and don't take the initiative to start a war with the Turks." Firmly grasp your legion, if there is any personnel change, you must first send someone to Luoyi to obtain the will of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and then make a decision. ”

Feng Yiwei understood what the other party meant: "Okay! The crown prince cares for the army and supervises the country, without the will of His Royal Highness, I don't care if anyone speaks! ”

After instructing the commander of the Long Sword Army, Xie Guang said to Di Xian again: "You immediately send a few messengers to find Mr. Lao in Western Xinjiang, and ask him to come to Luoyi to assist the prince, the sooner the better!" ”

Di Xian agreed, turned around and ran away.

Xie Guang bowed deeply to Li Bing: "Your Highness, if you don't have any other will, let's start driving Luoyi." ”

The crown prince of the Holy Tang Dynasty returned the salute slightly: "From now on, there will be Mrs. Lao Xie in everything." ”

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Imperial capital, Anhua Gate, city tower.

Li Chengwu was dressed in a satin white scribe's suit, with a black velvet coat on his shoulders, standing in the cold wind at the head of the city, looking extremely lonely.

At this moment, he was looking at the continuous military tent not far from the city, slightly distracted.

Just half an hour ago, the Xuanjia Army began to fully mobilize, and the 60,000-strong army dismantled the camp, sorted out the belongings, and prepared to embark on the journey to the east.

In the barracks, which have become somewhat fragmented, two large flags are erected.

A banner is a pure black commander Daxu, embroidered with a big "Xie" character in the middle, and on both sides is the "Commander of the Xuanjia of the Shengtang Shangzhu State".

The other flag looks much simpler, with only a "Li" written in between, in bright red font, which looks a little dazzling on the bright yellow flag.

Li Chengwu looked at the bright yellow flag that he was looking for when he was facing and representing the prince's royal car, and couldn't help but sigh melancholy.

Fu Bao, the chief attendant, said softly in the back: "Your Majesty, the wind in this city is too hard, let's go back to the palace......"

Seeing that Li Chengwu didn't react, Liu Ce, who was accompanying him next to him, said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen is ashamed of you and the court." As the young master of the crown prince, the minister failed to fulfill his responsibility to teach and persuade the prince, so that His Royal Highness went astray, and now that I think about it, it is really difficult to escape the blame. Wechen ...... Please punish Your Majesty. ”

Li Chengwu turned his head and glanced at Liu Ce lightly, but there was nothing, and after a moment of silence, he continued to look at the military camp in the distance.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it," Shen Lie, who was standing on the other side, bowed down and said, "As long as you give an order, the Reverse Scale Division has a way to bring the prince back from Luoyi......"

Murong Xue, who was guarding at the back, heard this, and not only secretly thought in her heart: The so-called "take back" in the mouth of Shi Shi, the director of the Beiya Reverse Scale Division, I am afraid that it is more appropriate to say that it is "kidnapped back", but also whether it is a living person or a dead corpse.

He was about to speak, when someone suddenly tugged at his sleeve. Murong Xue looked at him in amazement, only to see the old general Xu Lie shaking his head at him slightly.

At this time, I only heard Emperor Li Chengwu say leisurely: "What can I do if I take it back?" When people come back, I'm afraid my heart won't be able to come back. ”

Wang Huan, the commander of the forbidden army, had a grim face, and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I think Lord Shen Lie's suggestion is worth considering. Aren't you worried at all that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be coerced by Xie Guang to do anything out of the ordinary? ”

As a courtier, this sentence has obviously been said very seriously, if it weren't for the emperor's most trusted personal guard, I am afraid no one would dare to be so direct.

"Bing'er always has to grow up," Li Chengwu sighed lightly, and his tone unconsciously became a little heavier: "Since he wants to grow up and inherit the 800-year-old country, he must learn how to face the powerful ministers and learn how to survive and ......protect himself from now on."

Speaking of this, Li Chengwu suddenly stopped, and then as if he deliberately avoided this topic, he asked instead: "Has the Long Knife Legion been ordered to be pulled?" ”

Wang Huan replied: "Your Majesty, Feng Yiwei, the commander of the long sword, just sent someone to reply to the decree, saying that the 100,000 soldiers of the whole army will always be loyal to the emperor and defend the Holy Tang, and they will immediately set off on the order, and they will never dare to delay the military plane." The military order scroll of Shangshu Province and the marching festival of the military department have also been sent to the Long Knife Legion at this time, and they are assembling. ”

"Good, good, good." Li Chengwu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "If they are willing to be obedient, then it will be easy to do." The west is indeed very urgent, and it can't always be left unattended and unasked. General Xu, Liu Ce, when you go back, remember to greet the military department and the governor's mansion, and let them all go all out to ensure that the soldiers are fed and clothed, and do not make mistakes. It's bitter cold in the northwest, and you have to fight against the fierce Turks, but don't lose those children. ”

Xu Lie trembled and said, "Ahem...... Your Majesty, the old minister thought ...... Ahem, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Ahem...... The Turks have invaded the territory this time, and the current total strength has exceeded 100,000, and its commander is the famous Western Continent Warlord Ronya, the Prince of the Temple, cough cough, Feng Yiwei's two brushes, I am afraid that they are not the opponents of the Turkic army...... So, we still have to plan ahead and make some precautions in advance. ”

Being coughed and wheezing by Old Man Xu like this, Li Chengwu, the Emperor of the Holy Tang Dynasty, immediately felt that the chill on his body had increased a little, but he didn't know if it was because his body was cold or because his heart was cold. He nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, old general, you are very reasonable." The matter on the prince's side, I will think that it will be like this for the first time, and don't share too much heart for the time being. Let's hurry back to the palace and discuss how to deal with the Western Xinjiang side, that is the top priority! ”

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The rebellion of the imperial capital that occurred in 821 in the Holy Tang Dynasty came to a temporary end in a seemingly strange and peaceful way. Both sides of the opposing sides feel that they will gain and lose in the end.

Later generations of historians, when recounting this thrilling history, for some special reasons, were often vague, varied, and inconsistent.

Actually, it's no wonder that they. Because for that rebellion, except for a few important ministers and famous generals who were qualified to participate in decision-making at that time, no one could really say clearly what happened to those Heavenly Emperors and how it happened.

All people can see is a story that is too outrageous to be outrageous: on an ordinary spring day with a beautiful day, the Xuanjia Army suddenly drove into the imperial capital and blocked the bustling Suzaku Street; Then, they were quickly driven out of the imperial capital by the Qilin Army with lightning speed; Then, the palace issued the edict that moved the world - the crown prince supervised the country; Then, under the East Palace, he led the Xuanjia Legion to Luoyi, and the 100,000 Long Sword Army went out to fight for two passes; And and so on...... There was no more then.

You want to say that this is not a rebellion, it doesn't seem right.

Without warning, there were successive armed bloodshed incidents in the imperial capital that violated the order and prohibition, and hundreds of soldiers and more than a dozen high-ranking officials of the imperial court died inexplicably, which is really incredible.

But if you want to say it's a rebellion, it doesn't seem right.

The emperor is still the emperor, the prince is still the prince, and no one has been convicted in the whole chaos, and no one has been exterminated because of this.

The rumored initiator, Xie Guang of Shangzhu State, was later promoted to a knighthood, as if he had made some great achievements.

Therefore, according to the official account given by Shengtang, this incident can only be identified as a small-scale public security riot.

And the cause of the riot, Jingzhao Yin Mansion explained it like this afterwards: a certain officer surnamed Feng of the Qilin Army and a certain officer surnamed Liu of the Xuanjia Army broke out into a fierce quarrel because of the competition for the top girl Zhai Jiaojiao of the "Yihong Courtyard", and they fought closely; The two called a large number of their comrades to participate in the brawl, which eventually turned into an armed conflict.

This public security incident, which was officially named "Merry Debt (Feng Liu Zhai's homonym) riot", was carried by the chief executive of the imperial capital, Jingzhao Yin Liu Zhong. Lord Liu was ineffective in handling it, fined him for half a year, and the boss of Yihong Courtyard, a well-known entertainment venue in the imperial capital, was imprisoned and suspended for rectification.

Everyone was happy.

However, people at the time did not know that this so-called small riot was just a prelude to the start of the big show.

The real turbulent waves of Shengtang have just arrived.