Chapter 434: The Shock of the Imperial Village (Class)

Currently, the army stationed in Chang'an has two major systems. Chang'an people call it the North and South Army. The Northern Army refers to the Yulin Army system, including 20,000 Yulin Army and 10,000 cavalry battalions. They are all commanded by the Yulin Army General Changsun Quanxu. They are generally stationed in the Imperial City and Xi Neiyuan, responsible for defending the security of the Imperial City and the Palace City.

The Southern Army refers to the Jinwu Guard and the newly established Guanzhong Army. The Jinwu Guard has 10,000 people stationed outside the Zhuque Gate and is responsible for patrolling the neighborhoods in Chang'an. The Guanzhong Army has 80,000 people stationed in three camps outside the southern city of Chang'an. Therefore, it is called the Southern Army. In addition to the outer defense of Chang'an, the Southern Army is also responsible for the control of various city gates in Chang'an. Since the Guanzhong Army is commanded by Meng Yun, the current Jinwu Guard General, the Jinwu Guard was also incorporated into the Southern Army system.

But both the Southern Army and the Northern Army were directly under the command of Emperor Li Yu, and were transferred with Li Yu's order and gold medals.

Just a half day after Li Yu left Chang'an, the Chang'an Southern Army also had abnormal movements. The 50,000 Southern Army left the barracks and rushed towards Weinan County under the leadership of Meng Yun.

The Guanzhong army, that is, Li Yu, recruited 200,000 troops in Guanzhong. In the crisis in the past two months, 80,000 people were transferred to Tongguan to guard, and were commanded by Tongguan General Wang Sili. Meng Yun and Luo Zhengyi led 100,000 people to Hanzhong to confront the Jingzhou army. However, because Wang Gong used a counter-espionage strategy, they forced the Jingzhou army to retreat to Xiangyang. After leaving 20,000 troops to guard important passes such as Ziwu Valley, Meng Yun and Luo Zhengyi led 80,000 troops to Chang'an to protect the safety of Chang'an. It was only ten days after they returned to Chang'an that the Southern Army had another abnormal movement.

Although the Southern Army was stationed outside the city and its departure was difficult for ordinary people to detect, the sudden departure of the Southern Army aroused their vigilance for some sensitive people on the edge of the storm. Because the situation was unclear, various speculations quietly arose. The most confusing point is that the emperor was obviously guarded by Changsun Quanxu himself. Even if he wanted to increase troops to guard, he should add the Yulin Army. However, it was unreasonable and unusual to transfer the Southern Army to Weinan.

Li Longji was also in a state of tension and uneasiness in Xingqing Palace. Since the Anxi Army defeated Fan Yang's army, Li Longji was silent, especially the Jiannan Army suddenly withdrew its troops back to Hanzhong, which caught Li Longji off guard. He was both angry and scared. He knew that once Li Qing'an entered Beijing, he, Li Longji, would definitely be trapped in the palace. Just like the eldest son, Li Cong, who has never known his life and death until now, almost everyone has forgotten him, and Li Longji will be forgotten. Realizing this, Li Longji began to protect himself. He had only one way to protect himself, escape from Chang'an.

At present, there are a total of two thousand troops besieging Xingqing Palace, from the Southern Army and the Northern Army. Li Yu's original intention was to let them form their own formation and supervise each other, but he never expected that the leaders of the two armies were bribed by Li Longji as a high-ranking official and generous salary. In Xingqing Palace, Li Longji was urgently meeting with Wang Fu, the general of the Southern Army.

"The Emperor, General Meng's sudden departure has resulted in a shortage of troops in the outer city. Bei Zhi will be transferred to the outside city tonight. At that time, the Yulin Army will be here to replace Bei Zhi's defense. If the Emperor wants to leave Chang'an, it will be the only opportunity tonight and the last chance. Please decide."

Li Longji's heart was in a mess. He had no intention of thinking about why Meng Yun left suddenly. He had only two choices in his heart, whether to leave or not. From his original intention, if he didn't want to leave, he would be a little desperate if he was one step away from the throne, but he knew very well that if he didn't leave, he would only be farther from the throne. This was a very tangled decision.

"When will you leave?"

"The humble position will leave in an hour. If Your Majesty wants to leave, you can change into military uniforms and hang out of the army and leave the city. While it is dark, you can be sure of everything."

"Okay then! Let me think about it again, you can prepare a few more military uniforms."

"Yes! I'll prepare now."

The General Wang Fu of the Central Army left, and Li Longji was upset. He thought for a long time and was still unsure of his mind. He turned around and asked Gao Lishi who had been silent and said, "Mr. Gao, do you think I will leave or not?"

"The emperor, the old slave can only represent personal opinions." Gao Lishi said slowly.

"I know, you'll just say it!" Li Longji said impatiently.

"Your Majesty, what I mean is to stay in Chang'an."

"Leave it? Why?"

Gao Lishi's idea was far from Li Longji, which shocked him. Gao Lishi slowly said: "The emperor is old and should be a place to live a life of life, cultivate one's own character, and seek longevity. He should not fight for those empty rights. The emperor stays in Chang'an, as long as he does not ask about political affairs, the old slave believes that with Changsun's kindness, he will definitely take care of the emperor with his heart and give the emperor the best support. But when he goes to Bashu, he will not know what Shisanlang will treat the emperor."

Gao Lishi's persuasion was earnest. He was actually hinting that Li Longji was not sure that he would be able to gain the upper hand when he went to Bashu to fight for power with Li Yu. Bashu was small, how could one mountain accommodate two tigers? Gao Lishi had good intentions, but his kindness strengthened Li Longji's determination from the opposite direction. If he stayed, he would be completely merciless at Li Yu's mercy. Li Longji resolutely made up his mind and left!

"Mr. Gao, if I go to Bashu, will you leave?"

Gao Lishi said lightly: "The old slave has no nostalgia in the world, just die by the Emperor's side!"

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At dusk, Li Yu arrived at the Huangzhuang Pavilion as planned. The Huangzhuang Pavilion is the management organization of the Huangzhuang. It consists of a group of deep houses, with about 200 houses, including pavilions, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water. To put it more simply, this is actually the emperor's private villa. The emperor came to stay for a day or two to enjoy the real pastoral farmhouse style, so there are no facilities such as warehouse wheat farms here. But elsewhere, of course, the designer of the farmhouse considers the emperor's agricultural needs, symbolically built a reduced granary and a wheat drying farm in the Huangzhuang Pavilion.

Li Yu's sturdy team had already left the wide official road and turned into a field path. His carriage could not drive into this narrow path. Li Yu changed to a horse and walked towards the museum several miles away under the tight escort of hundreds of forest troops. It was dusk, and the sunset shone on the endless wheat fields. The golden wheat fields were like a vast golden ocean, rising and falling in the gentle wind of the sunset. People walked in the wheat fields, as if they were walking through waves, which was spectacular. Li Yu had never seen such a magnificent scenery before, and he was amazed. At this moment, a small riot came from the front, as if someone was shouting and scolding. Li Yu frowned and asked his left and right, "What happened?"

A guard ran forward and came back for a moment to report: "Report to Your Majesty, it was more than a dozen old farmers crying and begging."

"Bring them up!"

Changsun Quanxu next to him was about to object, but Li Yu glared and said, "Do you want to stop me from visiting public opinion?"

Li Yu wore a big hat, and everyone did not dare to stop him, so they had to strengthen their protection. Soon, more than a dozen old farmers were brought up by the guards. They knelt down in front of Li Yu and cried, "Grassipers will meet His Majesty!"

Li Yu nodded gently and said, "Don't be afraid. If you have any grievances, just tell me that I will make the decision for you."

One of the oldest old farmer said: "Your Majesty, we represent more than 30 villages around the imperial village, and nearly 8,000 tenant farmers asked His Majesty for his orders and begged His Majesty to allow us to harvest wheat. If we do not harvest wheat, it will be too late to plant rice."

The climate in Guanzhong is mild, usually with rice and wheat. In May and June, wheat harvesting and then planting rice. Time is very tight. Li Yu came all the way and saw that the wheat from all over the place was almost finished. Many wheat fields had already started to be replenished, but the wheat waves in the imperial village were still golden, and there was no sign of harvest. After the farmers reminded him, Li Yu felt a little strange and asked, "Why don't you harvest?"

The old farmer kowtowed and said, "We have wanted to harvest for a long time, but the deacon of the imperial village is not allowed to do so. He said that His Majesty is coming to inspect and did not allow us to destroy the scenery of the wheat fields. But if we do not harvest again, it will be too late to raise seedlings."

Li Yu suddenly lowered his face and said to Li Yan displeasedly: "Shu Li, this is what you mean!"

Li Yan arranged for his inspection in the imperial village. Although he decided to do it the day before yesterday, Li Yan had already started planning this matter. Li Yan was questioned by the emperor. He was frightened and quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have given orders long ago, saying that Your Majesty is coming to inspect, but I have never let the people below keep the scenery.

I will not make such arrangements even if I delay the farming season.”

Li Yan is known for his honest reputation and integrity, and does not do such flattery. Li Yu is very clear about this. He knew that this must not be Li Yan's intention, but that the people below were deliberately trying to figure out the holy will. He couldn't help but sigh softly and said, "There are good people above, and the people below must be even more important. I said in spring that I like to see the harvest of wheat fields and farming. Unexpectedly, the people below deliberately please and harm farmers. This is my fault! I passed my oral order, and no one can stop them."

Changsun Quanxu was shocked and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, a large number of farmers entering the field will be detrimental to Your Majesty's safety. It is better to wait until Your Majesty leaves before rushing to harvest it."

Li Yu shook his head and said firmly: "The farming season is like gold, so you can't wait any longer. If you pass on my oral instructions, farmers can harvest wheat at any time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Several old farmers kowtowed in excitement. Li Yu smiled slightly and said, "You go and inform the villagers to harvest wheat first! I want to talk to you if I have time tomorrow."

More than a dozen old farmers were taken down, and Li Yan sighed: "Your Majesty is a kind-hearted king!"

Li Yu also sighed with great emotion: "Farmers are the foundation of the country, but what I want is not tenant farmers, nor slave farmers. What I want is self-cultivation farmers. In this way, the military system of the Tang Dynasty will not be corrupt, the court will have taxes, the people will live in peace, and the Tang Dynasty will not be risky to rebel. Only when the Tang Dynasty's country will be stable and sustainable. Li Shangshu, it is of great significance to teach the people to the fields!"

At this time, Li Yu was no longer in the mood to see the magnificent scenery of the wheat fields. This magnificence was built on the anxiety and crying of the farmers. Li Yu felt extremely guilty and accelerated his speed and headed towards the Huangzhuang Pavilion. Half an hour later, a large number of farmers ran out of various villages, men, women, young and old, almost leaping out of the village, and crawling into the wheat fields to start harvesting wheat overnight.

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Five hundred men in black who were hiding in the woods had lurked for one day. They thought that farmers would come to harvest wheat during the day, but found them. Therefore, the men in black were busy for an hour and dug up the only path to the woods, making the woods an isolated island surrounded by a river. But strangely, after a whole day, they did not see the shadow of a farmer. Li Chengning's intelligence system was not perfect. He didn't know that the manager of the imperial village issued a strict order ten days ago. No one was allowed to go to the field to harvest wheat, which made them busy in vain. As night gradually approached, a spy rushed over and reported urgently: "Prince, they have come, and the target has entered the museum."

"How many military guards are there?"

"There are three thousand Yulin Army, and Changsun Quanxu actually came in person."

"This old fried dough stick, of course he won't let go of this opportunity to perform."

Li Chengning sneered and asked again: "How many guards are there? Is there any news about Lin Sheng?"

Lin Sheng is an undercover hidden among the guards, and he will play a very important role in this operation.

The spy replied: "Report to the prince, there are about 100 guards. Lin Sheng has no news yet. It is estimated that they will appear during patrol later."

"Continue to explore, don't be careless!"

The spy responded and went down. At this time, a sentry came from the big tree and shouted: "Prince! Something is happening."

Li Chengning raised his head and asked, "Tell me clearly what's going on!"

"There are a large number of farmers appearing in the wheat fields, rushing to harvest wheat."

Li Chengning was stunned, and jumped onto the big tree in three or two steps, staring at the wheat field. Sure enough, in the dark night, there were shadows shaking everywhere. This was not a patrol soldier, but a farmer harvesting wheat. The farmers actually started harvesting wheat at night. Li Chengning was overjoyed. This was simply God helping him. He couldn't help laughing and said to his subordinates below: "Everyone prepare, we are going to harvest wheat too."

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After Li Yu entered the museum to clean up, it was already late at night. There was silence around him. There were only bursts of insects and frog noises. Li Yu lived in a yard called Peony Building in the museum. It was located in the center of the museum. It was named after the peony building. The Peony Building had three floors. Li Yu lived on the top floor, and his guards were living under it. The layout of the bedroom was almost exactly the same as that of the Daming Palace. Li Yu was very frugal in food and clothing, and rarely went out to the palace to inspect, for fear of extravagance and waste.

But he was very particular about the bedroom, and no one was allowed to live within three meters of the surrounding area to seek peace. Since he ascended the throne, he had a bad sleep, especially in financial crisis, and he had insomnia all night. Therefore, his queen was very strict with his sleeping environment, without bright colors, and the soft and wide bed did not allow Li Yu to spend the night with other concubines. Instead, he sent the concubine to Li Yu's room and left after the rain to ensure Li Yu's quiet sleep.

In this villa, many eunuchs arrived early, just to arrange Li Yu's bedroom.

At this time, Li Yu sat in front of the window to review memorials. For more than a year of ascension, he had to review memorials every day until late at night before going to bed, and did not dare to slack off for a day. This was a diligent emperor who should have created a prosperous era in the Great Li, but he ascended the throne and encountered the crisis accumulated over a hundred years of the Tang Dynasty. He exhausted his efforts to balance the interests of various factions and let everyone support his reforms. However, the cruel reality woke him up. After more than a year of ascension to the throne, he not only failed to resolve the crisis, but the crisis also developed to a deeper level. His concessions not only did not balance the interests of various factions, but various interest groups also bullied his weakness and pressed him step by step, almost forcing him to death. He was helpless. He took the most extreme measures to forcibly eliminate the root cause of the crisis: land annexation.

Li Yu was not stupid. He knew that he had been betrayed by many relatives. In addition to the support of a few ministers such as Li Yan and Pei Min, the general withdrawal of officials and the continuous military threats were enough to prove this. But he never regretted it. He had already made up his mind to completely eradicate the interest groups' possession of land, return the land to the people, and make the farmer have the land. This is his ideal. Even if he pays the price of his life, he will hand over a reborn Tang Dynasty to his successor, so that the Tang Dynasty can revive it again at the hands of his successor. Whether the successor is his son or his enemy, as long as he is still the surname Li or a royal family of the Tang Dynasty, that would be enough.

Li Yu was full of thoughts. He slowly put down and looked back at a letter on the wall, "The farmer has his own fields." Five big words, tomorrow, he will personally share the land of the Huangzhuang to every farmer who cultivated it. This will be his announcement to the people of the world that the land is reorganized, and Li Yu is no exception.

At this time, his eyes fell on a thin eunuch under the banner. There were three eunuchs standing in the room. The little eunuch under the banner was named Yao Silang. He followed him since the Guangcheng Palace. His head was aimed at the word "field" on the banner, and the humble body of Buddha would bear the burden of the world. Seeing Li Yu staring at him, Yao Silang quickly smiled flatteringly. Li Yu also smiled and smiled mockly. How could he have such absurd thoughts that they linked the world's fields with a humble little eunuch. He turned around and continued to immerse himself in the world's major events in the memorials. However, he didn't know that the little eunuch behind him actually showed a vicious smile on the face. This vicious and ferocious smile made the word "field" on his head seem to have become distorted.

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The Huangzhuang Pavilion is surrounded by endless wheat fields. In the night sky, tens of thousands of farmers are struggling to harvest in the wheat fields. There are groups of farmers who bent down to harvest wheat. The figures are shaking in the wheat fields, and the wheat ears have been cut down. The farmers are grateful for the emperor's kindness. Most of them cut wheat on the edge of the wheat fields and stay away from the Huangzhuang Pavilion Pavilion to avoid disturbing the emperor's rest.

But in a wheat field about 300 steps away from the imperial village, there were also a group of people cutting wheat, and they were neatly performing a dance of wheat harvesting. While cutting wheat, they were approaching step by step towards the imperial village. They were the five hundred warriors led by Li Chengning. The farmers were very helpful in cutting wheat at night, so that they could easily get close to the imperial village hall without arousing the suspicion of the defenders. Only two hundred steps away from the tall imperial village wall, and you could clearly see a figure shaking on the post. Li Chengning did not dare to move forward, so he crawled on the spot, letting the wheat waves cover their figures. At this time, a spy ran over and whispered to report: "The prince, you have obtained the defense picture drawn by Lin Sheng."

Li Chengning was overjoyed and took a roll of drawings. With the faint moonlight, he could vaguely see the content on the drawings. The Yulin Army was mainly distributed in four corners, but this was not important. Once it was fought, they would change their positions. The key was where Li Yu was? Soon he found Li Yu's place, located in the middle of the building, an octagonal three-story building surrounded by flowers, with the word "peony" written on it. Li Chengning understood this point. He knew the structure of the Huangzhuang Pavilion, and Li Yu was on the Peony Building.
Chapter completed!