Ye County, the palace of the State of Yan.
An Qingxu sat on the throne in the court hall, looking uneasily outside the hall like a frightened bird.
Although it was a court meeting, all the courtiers of Yan State had gloomy faces and had no intention of discussing state affairs.
An Qingxu's adviser Gao Shang said: "General Li Siye under Guo Ziyi led five thousand cavalry troops and captured seventeen county towns. Now the vanguard has reached the Danshui area."
An Qingxu heard this and asked nervously: "Will Li Siye take advantage of Shannan to attack us from the west?"
Gao Shang shook his head: "The terrain of Shannan East Road is complex, and the relationship between Xiangyang and the Northern Tang Dynasty is estranged. Guo Ziyi will definitely not take this risk."
An Qingxu felt a little at ease. Just when he was about to say something, the servant's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! An army is coming to the city."
An Qingxu was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly: "Is it Guo Ziyi who called?"
Gao Shang saw that An Qingxu was greedy for life and fearful of death, and had no appearance of an emperor. He sighed in his heart and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to panic. Tian Chengsi is stationed at Tongguan. The pass is dangerous and there is no way that the Northern Tang army can enter the pass."
An Qingxu asked in a trembling voice: "Who led that army?"
Gao Shang turned around, walked past the ministers, came to the palace gate, and said to the chamberlain: "Close the city gate, no one is allowed in or out, and then send out scouts to take a look."
Half an hour later, the army outside the city sent an envoy to tell the officials of the Yan Kingdom that the army outside the city was led by Shi Siming himself.
When An Qingxu heard this, he couldn't help but wonder: "Shi Siming didn't guard Heyin, so why did he come to Yecheng?"
The envoy took out a letter and read it in public. The contents shocked everyone in the court.
Shi Siming actually rebelled against the Yan State and submitted to the Southern Tang Dynasty.
The emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty made Shi Siming the king of Guiyi County, bestowed countless treasures, and ordered Shi Siming to lead an army to attack Yecheng.
Shi Siming told An Qingxu in the letter, urging him to quickly open the city and surrender.
When An Qingxu heard this, he was like a thunderbolt. After stepping down from the throne, he cried and said: "I treat him well, why do you want to betray me?"
The envoy who came to persuade him to surrender said: "King Shi is already outside the city. If your majesty is wise, it is better to go out of the city to greet him. Maybe we can get a chance to survive. Otherwise, if the army attacks the city, there will be no chickens or dogs left in the city."
An Qingxu trembled when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, Gao Shang stopped him.
Gao Shang said to the envoy: "The city of Ye is strong, with mountains of grain and 30,000 elite soldiers. Go back and tell Shi Siming that if you want to enter the city, just come and attack!"
When the messenger heard this, he spat, turned around and left.
When An Qingxu saw the envoy leaving, he turned to Gao Shang with a mournful face: "Doctor Yan have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Gao Shang sighed: "The only plan now is to hold on. Your Majesty can write to Tian Chengsi and ask him to abandon Tongguan and lead his troops to rescue quickly."
An Qingxu had just seen Gao Shang's righteous words and thought he had a good idea. But now that he heard these words, he couldn't help but feel disappointed and could only respond.
Seeing that An Qingxu refused to surrender, Shi Siming's army stationed outside the city.
When night fell that night, there was a flash of fire at the gate of Yecheng.
Soon, the originally closed city gate suddenly opened.
A group of cavalry tied the horses' hoofs with rags and tied the horses' mouths with bits. They quietly slipped into the city from outside the city and galloped away in the direction of the emperor's official residence.
An Qingxu was awakened by a noise while sleeping.
Just before he understood what was happening, a chamberlain rushed in and shouted: "Your Majesty, it's bad! The Shi thief's army has entered the city!"
An Qingxu was stunned and shouted in fear: "The city is well-defended, how did they get in?"
Chamberlain: "It's Ashina Chengqing! Ashina Chengqing, who is responsible for guarding the east gate, suddenly surrendered to Shi Siming tonight, opened the city gate, and let in the enemy troops!"
Hearing this, An Qingxu felt his world spin. He never expected that Ashina Chengqing, who usually seemed loyal, had actually colluded with Shi Siming for a long time.
Chamberlain: "Your Majesty, the bandits have entered the official residence. Leave quickly! If you don't leave, it will be too late!"
An Qingxu was rolling around, not even bothering to put on his coat, and hurriedly ran out the door.
However, Shi Siming's army had already surrounded the officials, and An Qingxu was now unable to fly.
By early morning, the battle in Yecheng had come to an end.
Shi Siming led a group of generals under his command and entered the official residence in Yecheng.
An Qingxu was tied up by soldiers and pinned to the ground.
As the emperor of the Yan Kingdom, An Qingxu was disheveled and extremely embarrassed. When he saw Shi Siming appear, he quickly shouted: "King Shi, spare your life!"
Shi Siming lowered his head, glanced at An Qingxu, and sneered: "An Lushan has been brave all his life, how could he have a useless son like you?"
An Qingxu put his forehead on the ground and said sadly: "When I was in Fanyang, I took good care of the historian. I hope you will spare my life out of past kindness!"
Shi Siming: "As a son, you killed your father and seized the throne. Isn't it treason and unfilial? Today I will punish you as a traitor on behalf of your father. However, out of past kindness, I will leave you alone.
Whole body."
After speaking, Shi Siming waved his hand, and some soldiers rushed forward and grabbed An Qingxu's limbs.
An Qingxu was so frightened that he kept struggling and shouted: "Spare my life, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"
The soldier took the poisonous poison, pinched An Qingxu's chin, and tried to drink it.
Unexpectedly, the latter's will to survive was extremely strong and his teeth were locked tightly, preventing the poisonous wine from entering his throat.
Seeing this, the soldier turned the hilt of his sword upside down, hit An Qingxu in the mouth hard, shattering the latter's front teeth, and then poured the poison into his mouth through the gap between the teeth.
The poisonous wine rushed into An Qingxu's throat along with blood and teeth.
The second emperor of the Yan Kingdom did not struggle for too long, but within a few breaths, he was bleeding from all his orifices and vomiting blood at the mouth, ending his life in great pain.
Shi Siming walked up to An Qingxu, kicked the latter's body, and asked his subordinates: "Have you caught the other people in the palace?"
A general said: "An Qingxu's four younger brothers, as well as all the ministers of Yan State, such as Gao Shang, Sun Xiaozhe, Cui Qianyou, etc., have all been arrested and booked."
Shi Siming said hello, and then said: "Put An Qingxu's body in the coffin, and the others will wait for the owl's head. The head will be boxed with lime, and all will be shipped to Jiankang."
The general calls you.
Shi Siming turned around and said to the others: "Finish these things as soon as possible and let's go to Luoyang."
Someone asked in confusion: "There are still many prefectures and counties of Yan State around Yecheng. Why don't you take advantage of the situation and capture them, but go back to Luoyang?"
Shi Siming smiled and said: "After An Qingxu dies, Tian Chengsi will definitely abandon Tongguan. Once Tongguan is lost, Luoyang will have no natural danger to defend and will soon fall into the hands of the Northern Tang Dynasty. We are not going to Luoyang now because of The other thing is to move everything in that city before Beitang comes over. As for those that can't be taken away, just burn them down."
The generals under his command suddenly realized this and praised Shi Wang for his wisdom.
This chapter has been completed!