The banner of the King of Han is not that attractive. Neither Li Po's background nor the Kansai people's perception of him can make him as popular as Li Yuan.
That is to say, the war in the late Sui Dynasty lasted for a long time, and the people felt at ease, so the requirements for the king also changed. Otherwise, a person who could barely enter the gate of the Kansai clan would be far behind in people's eyes.
Fortunately, Li Po had worked hard to make up for a lot of shortcomings over the years. He married the daughter of a noble family in Guanxi. The king of Han was also nominally granted the title of Empress Xiao. She was the former Sui Zhengtong, and she also carried the flag of the sun, moon and stars.
Although people are gnashing their teeth in hatred for Yang Guang, after so many years of war, people still have a close affection for the banner of the former Sui Dynasty. As Yu Wenshiji said, those who can still carry the banner of the former Sui Dynasty are...
Not only his father, but also many people in the Hanwang family felt this.
Coupled with the fact that the Jin army was well-fed, it formed an overwhelming force deterrent to the Kansai people, so the Kansai people showed a shy attitude of refusing to win, and planned to wait and see the situation.
Especially the people in the Prince of Qin's Palace, who just a moment ago thought of themselves as the pillars of the country and wise men, and were fighting fiercely with the prince's party, as if the world was under their control.
But the next moment, without much struggle, they were all reduced to prisoners, as if they were in a dream. This would not be justified if they were not reserved.
As a result, Li Po was in low spirits and secretly thought that these people don't know the current affairs. If you help me succeed at this time, even if you can make a crack in the city gate for me, it will be regarded as a great achievement of yours, right?
Now you are acting like a girl. You are afraid that I will kill you, but you don’t want to help me. What good things are you thinking about?
Hum hum, wait until I enter Chang'an City, and then I will do what you and others do...
In fact, he has dealt with too many people in Henan over the years. Henan was harmed so much by Wang Shichong and Li Mi, which made the atmosphere in Henan very bad. Those who survived by chance, no matter how good or bad they were, became weeds.
This inevitably affected Li Po and made him feel good about himself. However, when he arrived in the realm of Kansai people, his lack of prestige became extremely obvious, making him somewhat uncomfortable.
And he hasn't had much contact with the southerners yet. Once they meet, he will probably complain about it again.
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As time goes by, the atmosphere in Chang'an City becomes increasingly tense.
The various departments of the Tang army in the city were not relieved because the Jin army did not attack the city, but the pressure continued to increase.
In order to prevent people from causing chaos, various prohibitions have been implemented in the city. Idle people are not allowed to walk on the streets without any reason, are not allowed to carry weapons, etc.
The inner city and the outer city were also isolated, and the generals of the garrison were replaced by people worthy of the emperor's trust. Even so, Li Yuan stopped leaving the palace for fear that someone would take the opportunity to assassinate him.
No one could be alone at such a moment. Soon Li Yuan's edict was sent to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs and other yamen, asking them to summon generals and servants from various noble residences in the capital to form an army to patrol the streets and markets in place of the defenders to prevent anyone from attacking.
Make chaos.
It's a pity that the results are very few. At this time, how can the nobles leave their destiny to the hands of others? Their soldiers and servants are their last resort.
And if you summoned all their people today, will they have to give up their food tomorrow? In a few days, if there is chaos in the city, will someone break into their mansion and harm them?
Wife and children? How will anyone have the strength to resist then?
Another reason why they are unwilling to contribute is more realistic, that is, even if the emperor is changed, the new master will still rely on them, so how can they offend the person who may become their master at this time?
As a result, the defenders faced a huge problem. Not long ago, due to Feng Yi's emergency, Zuo Xiaowei General Dou Gui led 20,000 people to aid Feng Yi. However, they never returned, and the Jin army was just like Fei.
Suddenly he appeared under Chang'an City.
Twenty thousand people, this is not a small number. Don’t look at it. There are hundreds of thousands of troops going out at every turn. Most of them are recruited soldiers from the government, and some of them are strong people...
One of the most important reasons why the Jin army is so powerful is that the composition of its troops is that almost all of them are solid soldiers and strong generals, and there are not so many people who are just trying to make up for the numbers.
The Tang army was different. Compared with the former Sui army, it was worse, not to mention compared with the Jin army. In addition, the military configuration focused on the outside and the inside...
So Dou Gui took away 20,000 troops, and the Chang'an garrison was immediately stretched thin. Otherwise, with Li Yuan's temper, how could he recruit noble private soldiers to use them?
At this point, he is almost the same as Yang Guang. Neither of them can trust these Kansai "bandits". He is even worse than Yang Guang. After all, when Yang Guang was defeated, he also had Wei Xuan, Yin Shishi, etc.
People are trying their best to save him. At this time, besides his relatives, who else can Li Yuan dare to trust?
Of course, Li Yuan must have a few loyal subordinates, but they are not as useful as Wei Xuan and Yin Shishi.
For example, General Zuo Wuwei Jiang Baoyi was the most conspicuous among them. After Prince Li Shenfu of Xiangyi County took charge of Feng Yi, he became the leader of the royal guard.
After Li Xiuning left the capital and went to Yongfeng Okura, even the Qianniu Preparatory Palace in the palace came under his control, which shows that Li Yuan has great trust in him.
For Jiang Baoyi, the only regret is that he may not have the opportunity to go out to lead troops and make meritorious deeds in the future. His "dazzling" record makes people no longer dare to let him go out as a general.
Again, Jiang Baoyi's ability in leading an army cannot be complimented, and his conduct in life is also muddle-headed. But there is one thing: this man's loyalty is really beyond reproach.
The prince's faction, the King of Qin's faction, or the petty King of Qi Li Yuanji are not worthy of him. Even if he does not dare to offend you, he will never be won over by you. He is loyal to Li Yuan and cannot be doubted.
This is also the reason why for many years, no matter what mistakes he made, or what stupid things he said, or who he offended, he was still safe and remained in a high position, unable to be shaken.
When Li Po's troops came to the city, Jiang Baoyi's position became more and more important. Li Yuan placed the safety of the palace and the inner city in his hands, and the various garrison troops in the outer city were gradually placed under Zuowu Weifu.
In a special period, Jiang Baoyi suddenly became a figure like the defense commander of the capital, so it is really difficult to talk about the fate of life.
If this news reaches Li Po's ears, if he can still recall who Jiang Baoyi is, he will definitely laugh three times and applaud Li Yuan.
But Jiang Baoyi has indeed reached the pinnacle of his life. Compared with back then, as the Zuowuwei general, stationed in the capital, commanding the Yulin guards, he met countless big shots and dealt with them. Jiang Baoyi didn't want to advance into the city.
impossible.
It can be said that she is no longer the Jiang Baoyi she used to be.
Until now when he was in danger... his legendary life does not require too much explanation.
"General..." Jiang Baoyi's personal commander, Zhechong Colonel Zhang Man, hurried in. Regardless of how many other people were in the guard, he only walked to Jiang Baoyi's side, lowered his head and whispered a few words in his ear.
The news was obviously important and secret. Jiang Baoyi only listened to a few words and immediately waved everyone away.
Seeing that everyone had gone out, Zhang Man's voice also became louder, "There are also General Xu Shixu of Zuotunwei Mansion, General Zhang Pinggao of Hussars, and others who have met privately several times. When talking, they all complained that the emperor treated them too poorly, saying
Everyone has contributed to the first righteousness, but they create people and exclude them. All the credit is taken by others, and the emperor does not support them..."
Jiang Baoyi stared straight at this savior and confidant, and his head got a little bigger for a while. He had indeed planted a lot of eyes and ears over the years, mainly because the emperor had a life, and he didn't dare not do it. Otherwise, how could he have done this?
Do you have the guts to spy on North Korea and China? Are you tired of living?
You know, there is no spy politics at the moment.
The Xu Shixu, Zhang Pinggao and others mentioned by Zhang Man were all old people when the Emperor Taiyuan launched his army. They were not part of the King of Qin's party, but they all belonged to the Jin faction and were outsiders in Kansai. They have been extremely marginalized in recent years.
Now, he has not been promoted a few levels and has very little real power. It is quite normal to have complaints, but at this sensitive moment... it makes Jiang Baoyi very difficult.
In addition, Zhang Man also reported that the Gao family had also made strange changes. These remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty were holding back at critical moments and did not dare to deal with them at will, making them even more embarrassed than those before.
According to the usual rules, when these people are involved, they must report it to the emperor. But now, Jiang Baoyi feels that the emperor has given him a heavy responsibility and wants to go to the palace to ask for advice on everything. As a general, he does not need to be a
Already.
Moreover, Jiang Baoyi felt that there was an undercurrent surging in the city, and felt that he should kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and take some human heads to show to those who are on both ends of the spectrum.
Well, how many years have passed, Jiang Baoyi has changed a lot, but one thing has not changed, that is, the habit of killing people to show off his power is still there, but what has changed is that he will choose dishes based on his family background.
"Take people to arrest Xu Shixu, Zhang Pinggao and others... This generation is ungrateful and colludes with both internal and external parties. They want to open the city to deal with foreign enemies. Their sin is unforgivable. They will be killed with all their strength and their heads will be hung on the city wall to serve as a warning to others."
Just know... Zhang Man hammered his breastplate and made a promise, turned around and left. He had been following Jiang Baoyi from Jin to now, and his understanding of Jiang Baoyi even exceeded his understanding of himself.
What Jiang Baoyi didn't see was that a mysterious smile appeared on Zhang Man's face, which was facing away from him, and it returned to normal after a moment.
Jiang Baoyi himself immediately led his troops to the residence of Gao Lun, the former Minister of Household Affairs. Gao Lun was a direct descendant of Gao Huan, Emperor Shenwu of the Northern Qi Dynasty. This was a family that had an emperor. After arriving in Kansai, it spread and flourished.
Except for Gao Huan's far-sighted, wise and martial side, the children of the Gao family have inherited almost everything else, such as lustful and surly...