"What did you say? The prince rebelled? He has already killed Jiang Chong" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Ganquan Palace only had his clothes draped around him randomly, and his hair looked a little messy. He was holding a wooden stick in one hand, and pointed at the kneeling Prime Minister Liu Quyou with a trembling hand, looking as if he couldn't believe it.
Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, what storms and waves has he not seen? But he never thought that his son, his eldest son Liu Zheng, would rebel. He had never thought of abolishing Liu Zhi's position as crown prince, and had already intended to pass the throne to his son in advance. He didn't believe that he was treating the prince like this and that the prince would rebel against him. Is it necessary to rebel?
"Every word I say is absolutely true The prince not only cursed His Majesty with witchcraft in Bowang Garden, but now he is even gathering troops without authorization. Chang'an has completely fallen into the hands of the prince So has I. I had to fight to the death to escape." Liu Quya's head was almost touching the floor of the palace, his voice was sad and frightened.
"Su Wen" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly called Su Wen's name.
"You immediately go to Chang'an to convey my decree and summon the prince to Ganquan Palace to see me. The prince may just be angry for a moment" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still didn't believe that the prince would really rebel. He was more willing to believe that there was something hidden in it. I also hope that the prince was just confused and forced to do nothing.
"Nuo." Su Wen bowed to accept the order tremblingly, and then headed for Chang'an with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's oral instructions.
Ganquan Palace was still half a day's journey from Chang'an. It was already a long journey, but Su Wen felt that it was too short. Soon he saw Chang'an City with its gates tightly closed, and there were many swords and guns on the towers.
Unable to see the situation in the city, Su Wen didn't dare to step forward. He was afraid that the prince was really rebelling. Su Wen hesitated for a moment. After entering Chang'an, what if the prince killed him like Jiang Chong? But if you don't go to Chang'an to convey the order, how can you reply to the emperor?
Seeing the sun sinking in the west, Su Wen was sweating profusely. After a long time, Su Wen gritted his teeth, tore off his sleeves with force, messed up his hair crown, then got on his horse and turned back to Ganquan Palace.
"Your Majestythe prince has really rebelled" Su Wen ran to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with a look of embarrassment.
"What's the situation in Chang'an now?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Su Wen with a very ugly face.
"This Chang'an has been controlled by the prince. He said he said that His Majesty has passed away" Su Wen didn't know the situation in Chang'an City at all, so he could only escalate the matter. explain. In his mind, as long as the emperor and the prince met in battle, the prince would definitely die in the end, and it would be nothing to him if there was no evidence of his death.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly sat down on the wooden couch, and the hand holding the wooden staff began to tremble involuntarily.
"Liu Quyou." After a long time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty called Liu Quyou's name.
Liu Quyou took a few steps forward in fear, then lowered his head and bowed his body and said, "I am here."
"You are the Prime Minister, and it is a crime of dereliction of duty for you not to notice in advance that there is rebellion in the court. I order you to immediately send an army to Fufeng on the right to recapture Chang'an, bring the prince to my presence, and take into custody all the courtiers who followed the prince in the rebellion. You tell the soldiers who obey the prince's orders that I already know about the prince's rebellion, and ask them to put down their weapons and stop following the prince. I hope they have been deceived and can forget about it." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sat down on the couch, and his tone lacked the past. The kind of momentum that speaks the universe. Although from the bottom of his heart he didn't want something like this to happen, he had to face what had happened.
"I obey the order!" Liu Quyou quickly accepted the order, and then went to mobilize the army without stopping. Right Fufeng now still has the 90,000 soldiers and horses from the three states that he summoned not long ago. This was originally prepared to resist the Parthian army, but now it was first used to suppress the prince Liu Ju.
After Liu Quya left, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty leaned on the couch and remained silent for a long time. Zhang Anshi and Huo Shan were still beside Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and their hearts were in turmoil, and Huo Shan was even more frightened.
"Is the prince really impatient" There was no sadness in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's eyes, but his tone was full of sadness.
You Fufeng¡¯s army arrived outside Chang¡¯an that night. When Liu Qumo stood outside Chang'an City and read Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's decree to Chang'an, most of the soldiers defending the city were already undecided. But at this time, the prince took out the queen's seal again, saying that Liu Quya had falsely conveyed the imperial edict, but had actually imprisoned the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor's decree could no longer easily quell the chaos in Chang'an, Liu Quyou decisively ordered an attack on the city. For a time, this city that had been without war for a hundred years was once again filled with blood.
The main ones participating in the resistance were the prince's guards and the queen's guards. In addition, the prince transferred the guards of Changle Palace with the queen's seal. These troops composed of palace guards became the most powerful weapon in the hands of the prince. Then Liu Zheng followed the advice of the crown prince, Fu Shide, and pardoned all the prisoners in Chang'an City, and opened his arsenal to arm the nearly 10,000 prisoners into an army.
? ?In this history, the prince relied on these hastily summoned troops, and the troops from counties and counties near Chang'an, which Liu Qumo also hastily summoned, fought in Chang'an City for several days and nights.
But this time the situation was completely different. Prince Liu Zhi still had a hastily gathered army, and the number was still only 20,000 to 30,000. But what Liu Quyou brought was 90,000 real Han officials and troops. Although they were not elites who had experienced hundreds of battles, they were also well-trained regular troops.
This was a war with a huge disparity, and the outcome was already doomed. In less than two hours, Liu Quyou broke through the west gate of Chang'an. At this time, the prince could only go to the Northern Army camp in Chang'an in person, and on the order of the Queen, ordered Ren An, the Northern Army guard envoy, to send troops to defend against the enemy. The Chang'an Northern Army is affiliated to the Emperor's Forbidden Army. It is one of the two elite armies stationed in Chang'an City for a long time, with more than 6,000 people. The other one is the Southern Army led by Huo Shen. The Southern Army always follows the emperor and is not stationed in Chang'an. Its status is slightly higher than that of the Northern Army.
Ren An couldn't see the situation clearly for a while, so he accepted the prince's order outside the gate of the Northern Army. However, after returning to the Northern Army camp, he ordered the troops to guard the camp gate and stay still. In the end, Prince Liu Zheng had no choice but to withdraw all the remaining troops into Weiyang Palace, intending to defend Weiyang Palace to the death.
By midnight, Liu Quyou¡¯s army had surrounded Weiyang Palace, and except for Weiyang Palace, the battle was basically over. The battle in Weiyang Palace was more intense than the battle in Chang'an City. The remaining troops here were truly loyal to the prince. They could no longer retreat even half a step and could only rely on the defense of Weiyang Palace to defend.
When the fighting in the Weiyang Palace resounded throughout Chang'an City, the side door of the Anyang Hou Mansion slowly opened, and an ordinary covered carriage slowly drove out of the Hou Mansion driven by an old coachman. Apart from the old coachman, there was only a young maid in white on the carriage shaft. Everyone in the Anyang Marquis Mansion knew that this maid was Miss Tang's personal maid.
The horses' hooves crossed the empty Chang'an Avenue, and the wheels made a cooing sound on the stone floor, heading towards the north gate of Chang'an.
If someone observes this carriage along the way, they will be surprised to find that this ordinary carriage travels neither fast nor slow, but it always misses groups of troops passing through the streets of Chang'an seemingly by coincidence. Whether it is the troops rushing to the Weiyang Palace battlefield or the troops retreating from the battlefield to repair, even if they are facing each other, they will always cleverly stagger at the intersection they are about to meet, or the carriage suddenly turns to another road, or The passing armies changed their routes. In short, the carriage crossed more than half of Chang'an City without encountering even a single soldier.
There were four people sitting in the carriage. Li Yan bit her lip and held Huo Chengjun and Huo An in her arms on one side. Huo Tang sat cross-legged in the carriage, with the Black Eyebrow Sword wrapped in brocade on his knees. Compared to Li Yan's nervousness and the two children's fears, Huo Tang seemed much more relaxed.
"Sister-in-law, don't be nervous. Just turn around and you'll reach the North Gate. Once you get out of the North Gate, Chang'an won't be able to trap us anymore!" Huo Tang said in a soft and convincing tone with a smile on his face. .
Li Yan was naturally not as calm as Huo Tang at this time. She could only exhale heavily and force herself to calm down. She just subconsciously hugged the two children tighter.
The north gate of Chang'an has now been occupied by Liu Quyou, and the city gate has long been closed. There is even an army of more than 3,000 people stationed here. The army of three thousand people was full of people from the entrance of the north gate to a nearby street.
The troops stationed at the north gate were waiting in formation, facing the direction of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City. At the front of these soldiers, a general wearing leather armor was sitting on a horse looking at Chang'an Avenue. In his eyes, an ordinary carriage suddenly appeared in the night, slowly driving towards the north gate. Come.
This general-looking man is only less than thirty years old, but his young face has endless vicissitudes of life, as if this man has experienced countless wars, and he has the aura of iron and blood, as if he is sitting alone. Wherever there are thousands of troops, there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood
The carriage drove closer and closer, and finally came to a place only three feet away from the young general, and then the carriage slowly stopped.
The young general stood up solemnly. When he stood up, the three thousand soldiers behind him took a step forward without any orders or command. At the same time, the weapons in their hands pressed forward heavily. . Three thousand people seemed to be one body with a powerful momentum. Just this one movement seemed to be able to suppress the entire town of Chang'an.
"Stepstep" The young general stepped forward, and with each step he took, his leather boots made a soft sound when they hit the ground. Every time he took a step, the atmosphere at the North Gate became more solemn.
Three steps later, the atmosphere in the entire north gate was already weird and chilling to the extreme. But at this moment, a soft and melodious voice sounded from the carriage, like beads falling on a jade plate. The sound is crisp and clear, like beautiful music, and the originally chilling atmosphere instantlyDisappeared without a trace
"Wang Junzi YuanyouZuo Fengyi was from Yunyang. He was fourteen years old in the fourth year of Yuanshou, and he was admitted as a scholarIn the fifth year of Yuanshou, he was stationed in Sanjue by secret order. View. In the sixth year of Yuanshou, he followed Anyang Jun to quell the rebellion in Hanoi County. He was awarded the title of Duke for his military exploits In the first year of Yuanding, he accompanied General Pingnan to conquer South Vietnam and became the captain of Qimen School. In the first year of Yuanfeng he followed Dongfang Shuo, the prefect of Hanoi, to guard Longdi, and he was promoted to Sima for his merits Now you are already the captain of Youfu, right?"
Huo Tang's voice came out slowly from the carriage, every word was like a family treasure, but it was telling all the life experiences of the young general in front of him.
When Huo Tang asked the last sentence, the right-hand captain named Wang Jun had already walked to the right side of the carriage and was standing right next to the curtain.
"Greetings to the young lady, my subordinates have been waiting for the young lady here for a long time!" Wang Jun's aura instantly subsided, and he bowed to the carriage, his words extremely respectful.
This Wang Jun was the captain surnamed Wang who guarded Longdi with Dongfang Shuo. However, only a few people knew that he had sent flying lanterns with Huo Guang in Sanjue Temple, followed Huo Guangping through the Hanoi Rebellion, and later followed Huo Guang. In South Vietnam, the Qiang people entered the customs, and he followed Huo Guang back to Longxi to aid. Although he did not go deep into the grasslands with Huo Guang, he and Dongfang Shuo experienced a narrow escape in Longdi.
???????????????????????????????¡ When he was in Longdi, he could only do some trivial tasks such as delivering orders and investigating by Dongfang Shuo's side. Why was this little captain with no background able to become a powerful third officer in just four or five years? Assistant Captain?
Wang Jun was still standing in front of the carriage with his head lowered. After a few more breaths, he heard the soft and sweet voice coming from the carriage again: "You are young and promising. Lord Cangwu obtained your name for you." Right? Do you know the meaning of these two words? "
Huo Tang gently lifted the corner of the car curtain, glanced at Wang Jun's face, and then suddenly mentioned the origin of his name. Huo Tang seemed to have forgotten that this was Chang'an, there were countless troops patrolling here, and they also ran away secretly.
Wang Jun was not in a hurry, clenched a fist with one hand on his chest, lowered his head and replied: "I have also invited you over the years, and I am already able to read and write. I will definitely live up to the name Yuanyou!"
"Very good, reading more is always beneficial" Huo Tang glanced at Wang Jun one last time and lowered the car curtain.
"I will remember the teachings of the young lady. I send you my best wishes"
Wang Jun waved his hand to the three thousand soldiers at the city gate. He saw three thousand people lined up neatly and uniformly, leaving a passage for carriages in the middle of the street. The three thousand people moved like a unified body. Compared with The military appearance of the Emperor's Imperial Guard is even more majestic.
At the same time, the originally closed North Gate of Chang'an slowly opened.
The carriage started slowly again, and there seemed to be nothing in the eyes of the three thousand soldiers. When the carriage passed by, these separated soldiers moved again and returned to their original formation. When the gates of Chang'an City were closed again, the place was still the same as it was a moment ago, as if nothing had happened.
Wang Jun walked to the horse-rejecting post again. This time he just leaned on it gently and continued his task of guarding the north gate.
"Captain Now the Prime Minister has ordered us to guard the four gates, and no one can be let out of the city If the Prime Minister knew about the carriage just now, it might be detrimental to the Commander. !" A school captain who seemed to be Wang Jun's confidant approached and whispered beside Wang Jun.
Wang Jun glanced at the captain, then looked up at the sky. He seemed to suddenly be inspired by something and said: "Yesthis dark and windy nightis really a good time to kill people"
"Gudong" There was a sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, and a head rolled a few times and landed at Wang Jun's feet. The head's eyes were still wide open, with a look of death. It was the man who had just spoken. Famous captain.
Beside Wang Jun, several captains were already standing around. One of the captains was still wiping the blood on the blade of the dead captain.
"Our army is guarding the north gate tonight, but what happened?" Wang Jun asked in a low and majestic voice. The sound was not loud but it fell on the ears of every soldier at the North Gate.
"There is a school captain Zhang Cheng who has liaison with the rebel army. His deeds have been exposed and he has been punished on the spot." The school captain who just wiped the blood on the blade responded, holding the knife and cupping his fists.
"Is there anything else happening?" Wang Jun asked again.
"Nothing else!" This time several captains replied in unison.
"Very good, take this head to the Prime Minister to receive the reward!" Wang Jun said with a sarcastic smile on his lips, biting the word "Prime Minister" heavily. Then he waved his hand gently, and soon the dead captain's body and head were cleaned up.