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- Chapter 91 The War between Sui and Tang Dynasties (21)
Li Yuan died of illness one day ago, and the country could not live without a king for a day. The ministers supported Prince Li Jiancheng to ascend the throne that night and became the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, with the title of Changxing.
Although the Sui army was approaching the city, Li Jiancheng still cheered up. While appeasing the ministers and cheering up the people's hearts, he also ordered 100,000 shi of official grain to be sold to the people at a fair price to stabilize grain prices in Chang'an.
At noon the next day, news came from the defenders that Sui troops were found in the east and north at the same time. This news immediately made Chang'an city nervous.
On the top of the city, 20,000 Tang soldiers looked nervously outside the city. The 150,000 army from the east had appeared in darkness several miles away from the east city. The banners were overwhelming. From south to north, the army was more than 20 miles long. , the momentum was extremely huge, and the Sui army was busy setting up camp.
At this time, a soldier shouted, "The Holy Spirit is coming!"
The soldiers moved away one after another and saw hundreds of guards appearing at the top of the city surrounded by a yellow umbrella. This was when the new emperor Li Jiancheng got the news and personally boarded the top of the city to check the enemy's situation.
Li Jiancheng has just ascended the throne, and he has not fully adapted to his new status. The late emperor has not been buried, the queen mother has not been respected, the queen has not been named, and the prince has not been established. These many funeral affairs will have to be busy for at least more than a month.
But he ran out of time. He ordered the inner palace to be closed, and still held court meetings and dealt with crises in the Xiande Hall of his East Palace. In fact, he had already been in charge of the government, but except for his change in identity, nothing else had changed.
Li Jiancheng was wearing a red dragon robe and a soaring crown. He walked slowly to the battlements and stared at the overwhelming Sui army in the distance. He sighed in his heart. Now the court has finally stabilized, but it seems that it is too late.
"Your Majesty, the morale of the army seems to be unstable." Chen Shuda reminded Li Jiancheng in a low voice next to him.
Li Jiancheng glanced at the soldiers and saw that all the soldiers around him were silent, and everyone's eyes were full of uneasiness and tension.
He should comfort the soldiers, but what can he say? But Li Jiancheng also knew that so many soldiers were waiting for him. As an emperor, he had to make a statement.
Li Jiancheng forced a smile, stood on a high platform, and shouted to the soldiers: "All soldiers, I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I am here to visit you all."
There was silence on the top of the city, with nearly ten thousand pairs of eyes staring at Li Jiancheng. In their memory, it seemed that they had never seen the emperor personally coming to boost morale.
Li Jiancheng cheered up and shouted loudly: "I want to tell everyone that we have enough food in the warehouse to last for a year, but the Sui army does not have enough food. They will withdraw after a short time. Our Bashu has not been lost. The Tang army is still fighting against the Sui army, and we have also won a victory. Everyone must have confidence that the most difficult moment will definitely pass!"
There was still silence on the top of the city, and no one cheered. Chen Shuda suddenly applauded. He signaled the guards, and the guards also applauded. Finally, he led the soldiers on the top of the city. There was a round of applause on the top of the city, and some people raised their arms. Phew, "Long live His Majesty the Tang Dynasty!"
"Long live!"
There were cheers on the top of the city. Li Jiancheng's face turned a little red. The cheers of the soldiers made him feel excited.
He inspected a circle of the city head again, encouraging the soldiers to cheer up. Under his encouragement, the originally depressed soldiers finally showed some improvement, and the city head began to busy prepare for defense and war.
Li Jiancheng got off the city wall and saw Xiao Yu rushing over, "Your Majesty!" Xiao Yu shouted, looking a little nervous.
"What happened?" Li Jiancheng asked a little uneasily.
Xiao Yu stepped forward and whispered: "Today I personally went to check the grain inventory and found that there are only 150,000 shi of grain."
"What!"
Li Jiancheng was shocked and asked urgently: "But the account book of Taifu Temple clearly shows that there are 400,000 shi in store for food, so where did the other 250,000 shi go?"
"Wei Chen also asked Liang Song of Taifu Temple. He was not very sure. He also asked the people below and found out that the 400,000 shi of grain included the 250,000 shi of grain in Guangtong warehouse. They did not divide the accounts. In fact, There are only 150,000 shi in Chang'an's inventory."
Li Jiancheng suddenly became anxious, "Then I ordered 100,000 shi of grain to be adjusted to stabilize the grain price. Has it been deducted?"
Xiao Yu shook his head, "We haven't moved yet. If we adjust another 100,000 shi of grain to stabilize grain prices, we will only have 50,000 shi of grain left in Taicang."
Li Jiancheng was silent. Fifty thousand shi of food was distributed to 40,000 troops. Each person only had a little more than one shi. Together with their family, it was enough to feed them for more than a month, not to mention that there were five to six million people in the city.
He sighed, turned around and drove away to the car. Xiao Yu followed him again and said in a low voice:"Your Majesty, in fact, some large families in the city still have a lot of grain stored in their homes. I estimate that the total grain stored by these large households is at least 200,000 dan."
Li Jiancheng stopped, hesitated and said, "Are you talking about the Guanlong nobles?"
Xiao Yu nodded, "The Dugu family and the Dou family control Chang'an's grain and salt, as well as the Changsun family. They have huge warehouses in their houses. They can store more than tens of millions of money and grain. If you can."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Jiancheng waved his hand, "Don't mention this again!"
Li Jiancheng knew very well that once the interests of the Guanlong nobles were touched, the city of Chang'an would not be able to be defended immediately. He could not take advantage of them unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Will the one hundred thousand shi of grain be allocated to stabilize the price of rice?" Xiao Yu asked again.
Li Jiancheng sighed, "Then let's allocate 30,000 shi first! Leave 120,000 shi for emergency use."
He got on the carriage and went to the East Palace under the protection of the guards. Xiao Yu shook his head helplessly and had to rush to Taicang to stock up on food
In front of the gate of Dugu Mansion in Wubenfang, a carriage slowly stopped. The window was opened. Dou Gui stuck his head out and looked at the changes in front of the Dugu Mansion with some surprise. The two rows of halberds that were originally lined up under the steps had already been replaced. Withdrew, the sixteen guards standing in front of the mansion also disappeared.
Dou Gui suddenly realized that this was Dugu Mansion's posturing. He thought to himself, in this case, it would be time to remove the halberds from his own house and learn from Dugu Mansion's example.
The carriage stopped slowly, and Dugu Weiming, who had been waiting in front of the mansion for a long time, quickly came down. Dugu Weiming is the son of Dugu Huaien and a guard of Qianniu in the palace. After Li Jiancheng closed the inner palace last night, Dugu Weiming was sent home. When he heard that Dou Gui was visiting, Dugu Huaien ordered his son to greet him at the door.
Dugu Weiming stepped forward and saluted, "Master Dou, please be polite."
Dou Gui got off the carriage, nodded with a smile and asked, "Is your father here?"
"Father is here, waiting for the head of the Dou family in the study. Please come with me, head of the family."
Dugu Weiming led Dou Gui around the house. Dou Gui actually wanted to come to Dugu Zhen. He heard that Dugu Zhen was ill, which made him a little disappointed. Dugu Liang went to Bashu according to the order, so he could only come to Dugu Huaien. .
"Is your master feeling better?" Dou Gui asked quietly.
"The head of the family is very ill, mainly because of his old age. He asked Doctor Wang to see him. Doctor Wang asked us to prepare for the funeral. Alas!" Dugu Weiming let out a long sigh.
Dou Gui was silent. After a while, Dugu Weiming led him to the study. He knocked on the door and said, "Father, Dou Xiangguo is here."
"Please come in!"
Dugu Huaien's voice came from the room. Dou Gui walked into the study and saw Dugu Huaien sitting on the table writing something. Seeing him come in, Dugu Huaien quickly stood up and saluted with a smile and said: "Improper manners and neglect." Mr. Dou is here."
Dugu Huaien is the son of Dugu Tuo, Li Yuan's cousin, and Dou Gui's peer. However, he is relatively young, only in his early forties. He was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Works. At the beginning of the year, when Yang Gongren, the Minister of Rites, was transferred to Jingxiang, he was changed to the Ministry of Rites. Although Shangshu is not the prime minister, he is still a high-ranking official.
Last night, after he and his ministers supported Li Jiancheng's ascension to the throne, he rested at home today, but unexpectedly Dou Gui came to visit.
Dou Gui said a few polite words, and the two of them took their seats. A maid came into the room and served them tea. Dou Gui was not in the mood to drink tea. He sighed and said, "I just got the news that the Sui Army's 100,000-strong army on the west road They have already reached Chencang County and are expected to arrive in Chang'an tomorrow."
Dou Gui once served as the governor of Fufeng County. He had some contacts in Fufeng County and the news was very widespread. He got the news before the court got it. Dugu Huaien said after a while: "In this way, there will be two people tomorrow. One hundred and fifty thousand Sui troops besieged the city."
"More than 250,000!"
Dou Gui shook his head and said: "There are also Yang Yuanqing's 80,000 main troops on the north line, and Cheng Yaojin's troops in the south of the city. It is estimated that they will all arrive tomorrow, so there will be 340,000 troops besieging the city."
Dugu Huaien was silent. He didn't know why Dou Gui came to him, so he could only respond with silence. Of course Dou Gui came here with a purpose today. He glanced at Dugu Huaien and asked tentatively: "Is it possible that Dugu Huaien came here with a purpose?" Doesn¡¯t Shangshu think that the Tang Dynasty is over?¡±
Dugu Huaien smiled, "I'm afraid this is not what I think, but everyone thinks so."
"Dugu Shangshu is right. Today I met Xiao Xiangguo, and he thinks so too. He said that everything he is doing now is to protect the dignity of the Tang Dynasty."
"Yes, 340,000 troops are besieging the city, and we only have 40,000 people. In a month at most, the Sui army will definitely break the city. It won't even take a month. As long as the Sui army fiercely attacksWe can't hold on to the city for three to five days at most. "
At this time, Dou Gui took out a letter from his arms, put it on the table, and pushed it to Dugu Huaien, "This is a letter written by me in contact with some ministers. I hope that the Tang Dynasty can end in a dignified way." , more than a hundred ministers have signed it, and I hope Dugu Shangshu will also consider it."
Dugu Huaien looked through it and saw that it was an honorable end, but in fact he was persuading Li Jiancheng to surrender in Kaicheng. It was full of densely signed names. The twenty or so people in front were all Guanlong nobles. Dugu Huaien was secretly angry. It turned out that The Dou family actually hid the secret from the Dugu family and had secret connections with so many Guanlong nobles.
He pondered for a moment and then said: "If the signature is only in my own name, there is no problem, but if it is in the name of the family, I am afraid I will have to discuss it with the family and reply to the Prime Minister tomorrow morning. What do you think?"
Dou Gui chuckled, "Okay then! Let's make it a deal."
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