Li Yuanji felt cramps in his abdomen. He covered his stomach and tried to stand up, but he seemed to have lost the strength.
His nose was wet and something was leaking out. Li Yuanji wiped it with his hands and took a closer look. The bright red dazzled his eyes. Fear grew and spread crazily.
Li Yuanji slowly opened his eyes and suddenly raised his head to look at his father.
It was almost evening, and there were no lights in the palace. A large shadow fell on Li Yuan's body, and his face formed an eerie scene in Li Yuanji's eyes.
He wanted to say something else, but blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. He fell to the ground, moaning in pain, and gradually became silent in the terrifying convulsions.
Looking at all this, Li Yuan did not move.
The palace people had already been driven away, and several big men in armor quietly came in, holding lamps, and silently lifted up Li Yuanji's body, preparing to move it out and bury it according to Li Yuan's previous order.
"Put it down...get out...don't come in and disturb me."
These guards, Yu Lin, who only listened to Li Yuan's orders, quietly exited the Ganlu Hall just as when they came, but the two generals who led them were a little anxious.
At this critical moment, they had only one duty, which was to protect the emperor from Chang'an and all the way to Sichuan when the enemy troops entered the city.
And time is tight, and there are still a lot of preparations to be made... As for whether Qi King Li Yuanji is dead or alive, or even why he died, they are not within the scope of their consideration.
Li Yuan in the hall finally moved. He suddenly bent down and started coughing. The cough was very violent, mixed with a sound that was unclear whether it was crying or laughing. It was unpleasant and harsh, and the emotions contained in it made people shudder even more.
"You are born naughty... You have a cold temperament... If you are captured by the enemy, you will bring disgrace to the family... As a father, you have no choice but to have no choice..."
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A powerful enemy came to attack, and Li Shimin led his army to leave alone? What he took with him was not only an army of more than 100,000 people, but also a glimmer of hope in Chang'an and even Tongguan.
From this point alone, Li Shimin is much more ruthless than his father and brothers.
When a large army besieged the city? After only a few days, Li Yuan already knew that nothing could be done. There were no reinforcements from outside. If he could still cope with the situation without food and grass inside, then the people in the city would be irreparably distracted.
Li Yuan and his ministers talked and discussed countless times, but they could only feel deep despair. Everyone had their own thoughts and could not work together.
And since he came to the throne, he has never trusted the children of the Kansai clan. So to this day? How could Kansai Jiro hand over his wealth and life to the Li family?
Is this a cause-and-effect thing? No one can blame it. Just like when Li Yuan went south to Chang'an, the people of Guanxi abandoned the Yang family without hesitation.
Therefore, King Li Yuanji of Qi was poisoned to death by his father in the Manna Palace. This was the last effort of an emperor to preserve his family when he was at the end of his rope.
As Li Yuan himself said, Li Yuanji is the least useful among his four sons. He also has a cold nature. Once he is possessed by others, it is almost needless to think that he will definitely disgrace his family.
There are not many such examples? But there are definitely many, such as Chen Shubao, the empress of Chen? Liu Chan, the empress of Shu? These are all jokes left by the emperor himself being captured.
There were more cases of princes being captured in the past, especially since the war in the late Jin Dynasty. Everyone was groveling and begging for survival. It was simply worse than death. Li Yuan himself had seen some of them with his own eyes.
It's okay for others, but the Li family's direct son must not end up in that situation. He would be ashamed to tell his ancestors and would definitely bring shame to the Li family.
He, Li Yuan, is a hero and can die, but he must not become a laughing stock in the eyes of everyone.
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Li Yuan finally calmed down, and he silently reflected on his life. The moment he ascended the throne was undoubtedly the most glorious moment in his life, and it also stayed the longest in his imagination.
At that time, he was proud and radiant, as if he had the whole world under his control... A smile appeared on Li Yuan's face, but even such a beautiful memory was so short-lived, and the rapid footsteps outside the palace woke him up.
Yu Wenxiu, the supervisor of the palace, strode in and said hurriedly: "I heard that General Zhang Pinggao of the Hussars, General Xu Shixu of the Zuotun Guard, and others led the troops into chaos. In the outer city... Changsun Shunde, Dou Cong, etc. did not listen to the orders. Jiang Baoyi is in charge.
I want to lead troops to join them..."
"Your Majesty, things are urgent now. If you don't leave quickly, we will risk our lives to protect Your Majesty and fight out until the day comes..."
Li Yuan stood up, his face still stained with tears, but his waist had straightened up.
"When Yang Er became emperor, we were living abroad, traveling around as officials, and could only come back to stay for a few days occasionally. At that time, we always thought that one day we could return to Chang'an to stay..."
At this point, Li Yuan sneered, "Now that you have fulfilled your wish, why do you have to leave for another place... What will you gain in the end after working so hard... Look, I can't even protect my own son."
Stay here..."
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The Jin army camp outside the city.
It was getting late, smoke was floating in the barracks, and everyone was preparing to have some dinner.
We have been stationed under Chang'an City for seven or eight days. In addition to the cavalry troops joining in one after another, some were also ordered to leave. The size of the camp coming and going is getting bigger and bigger.
The king of Han said that he would rest for ten days and then attack the city.
Many Jin soldiers had never seen that tall city wall in their lives. Many people from Henan were very dizzy when they saw it. Various siege equipment were being made in the camp every day. Anyway, the atmosphere of a decisive battle was
It was getting thicker and thicker, and the Jin army became nervous.
The army in the camp and the generals from all the guards were summoned here.
As the ten-day limit gradually approached, the discussion on how to end the war gradually became less and less, and how to attack the city became the main topic.
"The general thought it would be okay to give it a try. If you really can't get it, just surround it for a few days. There are so many people in Chang'an City, what will they eat as time goes by?
Although Xijing is important, according to the current situation, the time and place are all mine, so I think there is no need to be too impatient. First, conquer the counties and stabilize the people of Guanxi."
This was the idea of Zhang Lun, the general of Zuo Yiwei. Zhang Lun fulfilled his promise to gather with the King of Han at the gate of Chang'an. His tactics and achievements in the battle by the river were remarkable, and he had the potential to be superior to other generals.
His vision and grasp of the overall situation are indeed better than those of the generals. He does not pay much attention to the gains and losses of a city or a place, so he believes that Xijing is already in the bag, and there is no need to increase casualties in order to capture it, otherwise he will take advantage of this little time.
If you do something else, Xijing will be right there and you won’t be able to fly to the sky.
The one who refuted him was Wang Qing, the current chief steward of logistics and the Minister of War, who later escorted the grain and grass to the river and followed the army all the way to Chang'an City.
Because he was born in the General Manager's Office, his status naturally puts him ahead of many others.
"What General Zhang said may make sense, but I think that if Xijing cannot be delayed for a long time, something may happen... General Zhang also said that now that the time and place are favorable, only the people's hearts still need to be appeased.
Chang'an in Xijing and Luoyang in Tokyo are both places where the destiny of the world lies. If you get it, you will win people's hearts. Li Mi, Wang Shichong and others have been fighting for years to get Luoyang, and everyone is in ruins. But once Wang Shichong wins, although everyone knows that he is treacherous and cruel, they still follow him in droves.
What's wrong? Tokyo is within grasp, and luck is with you.
Therefore, I believe that as long as Xijing is certain, it will only be a matter of time before the people of Kansai will surrender..."
Obviously he had different opinions from Zhang Lun. He felt that Xijing was very important and he should not worry about casualties.
Wang Qing's opinion was agreed by Wang Ze, Pei Shiqing and others, as well as some generals. Xijing is too tempting and makes people's hearts beat. Moreover, Qu Tutong is in the northwest, Tongguan is still in the hands of the Tang army, and the Turkic Khanate in the north is
There is no movement now, but once it is known that Xijing is about to be taken, troops may be sent to stir things up.
That's right, most people feel that if Xijing is not going down for a day, they feel like they are stuck in their throats, fearing that something will change.
And Zhang Lun is not alone. Yu Chigong is outside the group, and the words he says as a "rising star" will carry a bit more weight than before.
Yu Chixin, Yu Wenhuo, and Li Nian thought it would be better to wait and deal with Li Jiancheng in Tongguan first, and then look at Qu Tutong's movements. Then maybe the people in Chang'an would open the city gate themselves.
Woolen cloth?
In other words, the time is approaching, and the Jin army has not yet reached a unified opinion. Because everyone is in high spirits, each has his own opinion, and it is difficult to be persuaded by the other party.
Fortunately, no one advocated retreating first, as Yang Guang did when he led the troops in battle, and then gave Li Tang a chance to win more openly.
Well, at this time, it is useless no matter how fiercely everyone quarrels. His Highness the King of Han always sticks to his word. As long as he is in the army, it will not be someone else who makes the decision.
It wasn't until the lights were lit in the tent and plates of deer breasts and poorly cooked bone sticks were brought out that Li Po waved his hand and said, "Let's finish eating first."
Everyone's stomachs growled as they smelled the aroma. It was rare to see so much meat in the military camp. If Wen Yanbo were here, he would definitely say a few more words to influence Li Po.
appetitive.
"These wild animals are all hunted in the animal park not far away. Hey, I heard that Li Yuan likes to hold a feast of beasts. I don't know if he can still eat them now."
Most of the people in the tent laughed. After all, His Highness the King of Han told the joke, so it was impossible not to laugh.
People like Wang Ze, Pei Shiqing and others ate slowly and smiled very reservedly, but they had a lot of poetry and books to join in the fun, and the generals could only play second fiddle.
"As far as I know, there are three beast gardens outside Beijing. They were all expanded during the reign of Emperor Wen, and most of the wild animals were kept free at that time. When Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he often lived in Luoyang. Therefore, the gates of the Xijing Beast Garden were sparse, and others did not dare to do so.
Hunting, but the beasts are blessed.
Now that Li Yuan has usurped the throne, the world is in turmoil, and the people are crying for food, but they are still holding a banquet for the beasts, which is not a banquet, just like the beasts walking in the world, this is the only place, and it is far from my lord..."