Chapter 205: Defeat
In the first battle of Tongguan, only 8,000 people were left of 200,000!
The army of 200,000 was killed overnight and disappeared completely!
Who can not be afraid!
The army of 200,000 is gone, how many troops does Datang have left?
Who else can compete?
Even in the past few days, there are almost no people who have come to the court.
It was originally the time of the last dynasty, but Lord Zhang met Lord Wang in the bun shop.
"Lord Wang, why didn't you go to the court?"
"If you don't go to the court, what will I go to?"
"Also, I heard that there are two people who went today, one is Yang Guozhong, and the other is Yang Guozhong's nephew, anyway, I haven't been to the court for several days."
"Now it's enough for the sage to have Yang Guozhong, where do we need the last dynasty, anyway, now the Tang Dynasty is in danger, and the reinforcements are delayed, who knows when the country will die, anyway, this world is Yang Guozhong and the sage, what are we going to make up."
If this was put in the past, of course, it would be a joke, but now, who cares who is a saint?
Now An Lushan's army has already fought towards Chang'an City, or it won't be long before Chang'an will be breached, who knows how many days the saint will live?
If it weren't for the saint who listened to Yang Guozhong's slander and had to let Ge Shuhan send troops, how could there be no 200,000 troops left!
"The saint has been too slack over the years, not as wise and martial as he was back then."
"Okay, I know you're all secretly planning to escape, where are you going? Take me one. β
"Lord Wang said that, where did you hear the gossip?" After Master Zhang finished speaking, he immediately lowered his voice, "I'll leave tomorrow, remember, just bring your closest family members, in case Datang wins the battle at that time, it's good to come back." β
"I understand, my colleagues for so many years have not been in vain, thank you."
After the two hurriedly said goodbye, they took the buns back to their respective homes and began to arrange the funeral.
They want to flee, but naturally they can't run away openly, only take their closest family members, say it's ancestor worship or something else, and find another reason to leave for a few days.
Day.
There were only two people from the Qianyuan Palace.
Li Longji looked at the empty court hall and slapped the table angrily!
"I made a mistake once! 200,000 troops are lost, do I feel good! They're so weird! Not even the early dynasty! β
"How can this be true? What are their intentions! β
Gao Lishi persuaded on the side: "Holy Lord, during this period of time, the people in Chang'an City were panicked, and the courtiers were also afraid, so they didn't dare to go to court." β
"Where are they afraid, they are clearly blaming me!"
After Li Longji lost his temper, his eyes fell on the only two people in the hall.
Yang Guozhong was thin and thin, standing in the hall, his waist was straight, and behind him was his nephew, hunched over and hiding behind him.
Seeing that Yang Guozhong was still there, Li Longji's tone softened, and he was relieved: "Yang Qing, I didn't mistake you. β
At present, everyone is betraying their relatives and leaving, only Yang Guozhong is still willing to stay by his old bones, and he is now left with only Yang Guozhong.
Everyone was scolding Yang Guozhong, but in the end, only Yang Guozhong was with him.
"The saints, the ministers follow the saints until they die." Yang Guozhong said firmly.
Yang Qing ...... Say, what the hell should I do now......"
"Don't panic, the minister already has a countermeasure." Yang Guozhong's eyes lit up and he swore an oath.
When Li Longji heard this, his eyes lit up and he looked towards Yang Guozhong.
Seeing that Yang Guozhong's thin body was still standing in the hall, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"Yang Qing followed me to the Zichen Palace, let's sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yang Guozhong followed Li Longji to the Zichen Palace, sat opposite Li Longji, and tidied up his clothes.
Seeing that the rebels were about to attack, the Zichen Hall was still as brilliant as ever, carved beams and painted buildings, like real and illusory.
The concubine walked in from the side door, and the peony on her head was a little embarrassed.
Lianbu moved lightly, came to Li Longji's side, sat down, raised his hand and gently smoothed Li Longji's brows: "Holy Lord, everything is with the eldest brother, and the elder brother will have a countermeasure." β
After another comfort, Yang Guozhong spoke.
"Saint, now Chang'an City is in danger, and now many ministers have secretly fled Chang'an City......"
"Escape?! Who gave them the guts! Li Longji was furious.
"Holy Lord, the minister came to report this matter to you after investigating it clearly, it is indeed a matter, otherwise, why didn't they come to the court, do you believe those alarmists outside? Before An Lushan came over, they were already too scared to go to court? β
It's not so much that he doesn't dare to go to court, but that he is very disappointed in Li Longji.
"Yes...... What you're saying is that I'm confused, I didn't even think of ......"
"Shengshang, the rebels are unstoppable, and it won't be long before they enter Chang'an City, but at the moment, our reinforcements have not yet arrived, and the troops in Chang'an City are empty, so I am afraid that we will not be able to fight."
"That'...... So what? β
"The minister secretly sent someone to escort the saint out of Chang'an and to Shudi, and when the generals put down the rebellion, it would not be too late to come back."
"Yes...... Isn't this just running away? I am the king of a country, how can I abandon Chang'an? β
Although Li Longji asked like this, his heart was already shaken.
It's good to avoid it for a while, but it may not be an escape.
But, for no reason, he remembered that dream again.
In the dream, Chang'an City was in flames, and the rebels killed innocents indiscriminately. Aunt Taiping, Imperial Grandmother, and Emperor Taizong stood in front of him one after another, scolding him, saying that if he dared to flee Chang'an, he would break his legs.
"Holy."
Yang Guozhong's voice pulled back Li Longji's thoughts, and he looked at Yang Guozhong.
"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, how can this be called escape? The saint is just taking refuge, and when the reinforcements arrive and An Lushan is defeated, the saint will be able to come back. At present, the situation is critical, the saint must not have any mistakes, you are the hope of Datang, if you have any accidents, what should Datang do? β
Originally, Li Longji was guilty about escaping, but after hearing Yang Guozhong's words, he felt that it was right for him to leave Chang'an temporarily.
Datang is in trouble now, as the emperor, he can't do anything wrong, if something happens to him, what will happen to the people of Datang?
Even if the crown prince ascends to the throne, how can he control the Tang Dynasty in this troubled era?
"It's just ......" Li Longji hesitated, "I had a dream before this......"
The concubine knew what he was going to say, and immediately interrupted Li Longji: "San Lang, it's just a dream, don't take it to heart, didn't the master say last time that it was because San Lang encountered something unclean, and now for the sake of the overall situation, San Lang can't stay in Chang'an." β
Li Longji hesitated and said, "Okay." β
"Sage, you clean up, I'm afraid we'll have to leave tomorrow."
"Hmm." Li Longji replied heavily.
He was really reluctant to leave...... But if you don't leave, everything will be more uncertain.
Li Longji quickly ordered to go down and let the palace people pack up their things.
ββ
It was already dark, and the last rays of light were about to be hidden beneath the horizon.
Li Qingheng hurried to the palace, followed by a reluctant cat.
She dragged a long mallet in her hand, and today she was determined to have a fight with Li Longji.
She will leave her words down today, if Li Longji dares to run, she will break his legs!
Puff puff β
Suddenly, there was a sound like electricity in the sky, and it sounded very strange.
"Connection successfulβ"
A crisp system sound came.
Li Qingheng stopped and looked suspiciously at the tanuki cat behind him.
"Your mom is here?"
"Your mom just came!"
"Where did that voice come from?"
"How do I know? Now the space is out of order, and even other systems are not surprising. β
"Oh......"
Before the end fell, Li Qingheng felt as if he was frozen, but it was different, although he couldn't move his position, he could move in place.
"Li Longji, you bastard!"
Suddenly, a screen-like picture appeared in the sky, covering the entire Chang'an City.