Chapter 332 Watching the fire from the other side and beheading Emperor Liang
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 332 Watching the fire from the other side and beheading Emperor Liang
"Your Majesty, the Tang army has withdrawn."
Liang Xuan entered the palace with great joy and reported the good news to Master Liang who was still drunk and dreaming.
Since killing Li Zhengbao, Master Liang has become even more depressed. He was once a tycoon, otherwise he would not have taken advantage of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and separatized Shuofang for ten years. Although this was earned by him recognizing Turk as his father.
, but at the end of the Sui Dynasty, how many heroes raised armies, and who is still alive today?
Master Liang knew very well that Daliang was finished.
Last year, the Turks invaded on a large scale and plundered Longyou in the pass. However, after all, the Tang Dynasty almost unified the world. In the end, they also severely annihilated some Turkic soldiers and horses. They fought with Jie Li and withdrew their troops, so the Tang Dynasty suffered little losses.
But his Liang division is different, and now he only has such a small territory and a small population.
Being attacked and plundered by the Tang army this time, the Turks did not send out any troops. They could only huddle in the city and allow the Tang people to plunder people and livestock and destroy villages and crops.
So what if the Tang army retreats?
The foundation of the Liang Kingdom was destroyed.
Master Liang poured a glass of wine for Liang Xuan, "Come on, brother Huang, let's have a drink."
Liang Luoren also rushed to the palace.
"Royal brother, come and have a drink together."
Liang Luoren frowned when he saw the two men smelling of alcohol.
"Your Majesty, the main force of the Tang army has retreated, but Wu Huaiyu is still outside the city with more than 3,000 cavalry. The Tang people are very arrogant and do not take us seriously. A mere 3,000 cavalry dare to show off their power in front of our eyes. Please take the lead.
Send troops out of the city and annihilate them."
Liang Xuan mocked disdainfully, "General, don't underestimate the enemy. How could you know that this is not a trick of the Tang Dynasty? What if the Tang Dynasty ambushes you secretly and waits for you to leave the city, then ambush you, General, have you thought about the consequences?"
"Your Majesty, could it be that we, Daliang, don't even dare to fight the three thousand Tang troops now, and let them be so arrogant under our capital?"
Master Liang sighed dejectedly, "Just ignore them. With three thousand cavalry, let him stay there. How can he still fly into the city on horseback?"
No matter how Liang Luoren asked for a fight, Master Liang refused.
For him, what if he defeated these three thousand Tang Cavalry?
If he fell into the trap, the Tang army might be able to kill him or even attack Shuofang City. He didn't want to take that risk now, he just wanted to take it one day at a time.
Liang Luoren tried to persuade him, but Master Liang couldn't stand a word anymore and waved his hand for Liang Luoren to leave.
After he left, Liang Xuan said to the drunk Master Liang, "Your Majesty, I have found out that Liang Luoren's brother-in-law, Feng Duan, secretly has close contacts with Li Zhengbao and is involved in rebellion."
"Check." Master Liang said coldly.
"Feng Duan is Liang Luoren's wife and brother. The two are not only relatives, but Feng Duan has always been Liang Luoren's confidant. I dare not touch him easily."
"I asked you to investigate, but Liang Luoren still dares to stop him?"
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After Liang Luoren left the palace, he went to the city for a tour.
Standing on the city, I saw that the Tang Army camp outside the city had become much smaller.
However, the more than 3,000 Tang cavalry were still very arrogant and did not take Liang Jun from Shuofang Sancheng into consideration at all. They still stayed where they were and did not take a step back.
They also carried out daily riding and shooting training with trumpets and drums, and even cheered constantly.
Feng Duan stood behind him, looking very angry at this scene.
"There are only three thousand cavalry, so arrogant, but His Majesty actually doesn't allow us to leave the city to attack."
Liang Luoren gritted his teeth and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, when the Tang army numbered tens of thousands, we were not allowed to attack. Now that there are only a few thousand, we are still not allowed to attack. What do you think? Let's just let these Tang troops go into uninhabited territory and destroy our Liang counties.
Plunder once and then return with a full load, without even daring to fart?"
"If this continues, you will die sooner or later."
"Be careful what you say." Liang Luoren scolded, "pay attention to your words and deeds."
Feng Duan was very unconvinced. He was talking about the sentiments of many Liang soldiers. They all followed Liang Shidu in raising troops to fight against the Sui Dynasty. After ten years of fighting, they had spent too much effort on this land. Now they are seeing
As the Liang Kingdom declined day by day, they were anxious and unwilling to do so.
But the emperor wouldn't let them fight.
Anyone who dares to fight without authorization will die.
Liang Luoren turned around and went down to the city, followed by Feng Duan and other troops.
"Your Majesty, I don't believe that Li Zhengbao, Yang Ling and others would collaborate with the enemy and rebel against Liang. They died unjustly. They were all framed and killed by that treacherous minister Liang Xu."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the imperial court is now controlled by treacherous people like Liang Xu. Your Majesty has been deceived long ago by staying in the deep palace all day long."
"Your Majesty, Li Zhengbao, Yang Ling and others have been executed, and many people have been implicated. I'm worried that if this continues, it will be our turn next."
The generals advised.
But Liang Luoren still shook his head, "No,"
He is the emperor's cousin. He has worked hard for Daliang and made many great contributions. Now that the country is in danger, the emperor's brother should rely more on his clan members.
Besides, Liang Xuan was also his cousin. Liang Rui killed Li Zhengbao and Yang Ling, so he couldn't do it to him.
This Daliang's surname is Liang after all.
Afternoon.
A group of cavalry came out from the Tang camp outside the city and went straight to the city.
"People in the city, listen, today's one hundred stones of grain and one hundred sheep should be given."
"Hurry and don't delay."
The Tang army's request made the defenders on the city very angry.
It's okay to ask for food and sheep every day, but now there are only a few thousand Tangqi left, and they still dare to extort?
There is no reason for this.
Liang Luoren was also very angry when he heard the report.
"If you don't give it, if you dare to make noise again, just shoot the arrow!"
But not long after, envoys from the palace came.
According to the emperor's decree, the Tang army was rewarded as usual.
Although there were only three thousand left to ride on, he still gave him a hundred sheep and a hundred stones of grain.
Liang Luoren looked at the group of cars and saw that the grain truck was about to leave the city, and shouted angrily to stop it.
"Who can open the city gate?"
"Your Majesty, this is your Majesty's will."
"I will go to see the Holy Spirit now and ask Your Majesty to take back my order."
Liang Luoren rode angrily to the palace, but the emperor was already drunk and unconscious. When Liang Xuan saw him, he just mocked disdainfully, "The general is quite lenient."
"Don't Zuopushe feel ashamed?"
"General, you should do your duty, or do you mean that the general dares to disobey the imperial edict now?"
Liang Luoren returned without success, feeling angry in his heart. But when he came back, he found that all the generals' faces were red and their eyes were full of anger.
"what happened?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty sent people to arrest General Feng and more than ten people, saying that General Feng was conspiring against Li Zhengbao."
"Fart!" Liang Luoren was furious.
"Where did the person take him?"
"Dali Temple Prison!"
Liang Luoren directly ordered the personal barracks and rushed to snatch people.
But in front of the prison gate of Dali Temple, Liang Xuan had already prepared, and sent out the imperial army to guard the prison gate, and even put up pickets.
"Hand over Feng Duan and others!" Liang Luoren shouted angrily.
The minister of Dali Temple came out. He was the son of Feng Xu. Facing Liang Luoren, his cousin, he had no respect and said disdainfully, "We in Dali Temple are ordered to arrest people and interrogate traitors. If General Liang doesn't want to be involved, he still has to do it."
Leave immediately."
"Let them go!" Liang Luoren shouted.
"Is the general planning to rebel?" the Dali Temple Minister shouted, "The crossbowmen are ready, if anyone dares to take even half a step forward, he will be killed without mercy!"
The two sides were at war with each other.
Liang Luoren refused to retreat.
The Minister of Dali Temple was even more arrogant.
The confrontation lasted for more than half an hour, when the right servant She Lu Jilan arrived with the emperor's imperial edict, telling Liang Luoren to enter the palace immediately and ordering all his men to disperse.
Liang Luoren followed the envoy into the palace.
Master Liang's eyes were red and he reprimanded directly, "What do you want to do? What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"
"Your Majesty, I am loyal to your Majesty and to Daliang. There is no second intention. Feng Duan was also an old brother who followed your Majesty to conquer the world. He is equally loyal. Today, Liang Xu, a treacherous minister, has wrongfully accused Feng Duan of conspiring with Li Zhengbao. This is absolutely impossible.
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Your Majesty, Liang Xu is a treacherous minister. I ask your Majesty to kill this thief. If this thief is not eliminated, our country, Liang, will never have peace."
"I dare to guarantee that Feng Duan will never commit any treason. It is Li Zhengbao who has always been loyal to His Majesty and will never commit treason. Everything is framed by Liang Xu!"
"presumptuous!"
Master Liang's eyes were red, "I personally killed Li Zhengbao. Do you think he was unjust? So many people reported him, and even he, Yang Ling, and others had secret communications with the Tang people. Are they all unjust?"
"Feng Duan is your wife's brother, but Feng Duan secretly interacts with Li Zhengbao, do you know?"
"Or are you, like Li Zhengbao, already planning a retreat?"
Facing his cousin's questioning, Liang Luoren was very sad.
"Your Majesty, I am loyal and loyal, and the sun and the moon can teach you!"
But Master Liang doesn't believe anyone now.
"Liang Xuan has found a lot of evidence of Feng Duan's crimes, so please stop interfering in this matter,"
"Also, you hand over the military talisman seal letter and go home to reflect on why the people around you collaborated with the enemy and rebelled, but you didn't know anything about it."
Liang Luoren refused to obey the order, so he was stubborn.
Master Liang stared at him angrily, "Are you also planning to rebel?"
"I beg your Majesty to take back your order,"
"Come here, take Liang Luoren out and use a hundred sticks to deprive him of his official title and make him a commoner."
The emperor pointed at this brother who had followed him through life and death, "Remembering our past friendship, I will spare your life."
Liang Luoren was escorted out of the palace by the imperial guards, and was publicly beaten with a cane at the palace gate.
He was beaten with a hundred military sticks. Although the executioners did not kill him, their backs were broken. In the end, he was carried back home by his own soldiers.
Lying on the couch, Liang Luoren was indignant. He had lived and died for Daliang, and now he had ended up like this. His brothers were imprisoned and could be executed at any time. He was also punished with a hundred sticks and was demoted to a commoner.
night.
An unexpected guest dropped by unexpectedly.
The person who came was General Xin Li'er of the Forbidden Army, a strong general born in Shanhu and an old brother who started the army back then. This man has always been loyal to Master Liang.
Liang Luoren was surprised to see him visiting in the middle of the night.
"His Majesty asked you to come?"
"No."
Xin Li'er shook his head, looked at Liang Luoren's tragic situation, and sighed, "Brother Liang, the country of Liang is over."
Liang Luoren could only smile bitterly.
Xin Li'er didn't waste any more nonsense, and went straight to the point, saying that the beam was finished and there was nothing that could be saved. Now the emperor was stupid and traitorous ministers were in power. More importantly, the general trend of the world had returned to Li and Tang. Even the Turks had no time to take care of themselves, so they should follow the trend.
"Are you also Tongtang?"
"No, I have always been loyal to Your Majesty, just like you, Li Zhengbao, Yang Ling, and Feng Duan. In fact, we are all loyal to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty does not trust us. Li Zhengbao, Yang Ling were killed, and Feng Duan was imprisoned. Now
If you degrade me too, I might be the next one.
Now a mere three thousand Tang cavalry can block the gate of the capital city of Daliang. What do you think is the way out for Daliang?"
"Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Let's surrender together. If we surrender the city to the Tang Dynasty, at least we can save our lives and our family."
Liang Luoren could only smile bitterly at these rebellious words and did not accuse him, "I am a commoner now. I can't even move on the bed. What can I do?"
"The king stands up and raises his arms, and those who will respond will naturally gather. I will lead the brothers of the imperial army to respond internally. We will capture the faint king, kill the traitorous ministers, and then open the city to welcome Wu Huaiyu into the city."
Liang Luoren hesitated for a while, and finally nodded through gritted teeth.
He had been loyal to Master Liang and shed his blood for him, but now he was let down like this.
The two had a secret discussion.
Then they started to contact each other. At this time, there was an undercurrent in Shuofang. With these two people taking the lead, many people were willing to join soon, especially Li Zhengbao, Yang Ling and other old troops. After a large number of people were killed, many of the survivors were also killed.
Demoted and punished, full of resentment.
The connection was very quick and successful.
Some people have seen clearly that the Liang State is about to fall and just want to go ashore as soon as possible, while others have grudges against the Liang State and want revenge.
Secret spies such as Peng Zizi, Kunlun Nu, Helian Jinzhu and others are muddying the waters.
A few days later.
The seventh day of July.
late at night.
Forces from all sides suddenly launched an attack. They tied their heads with white foreheads and tied their arms with white scarves. They started revolts from all over, causing chaos in the three cities of Shuofang at the same time.
Xin Li'er, who was in charge of the imperial guards in the palace, even led his confidants to the palace of Master Liang.
Master Liang was awakened from his sleep.
"Did the Tang army enter the city?"
Xin Li'er, fully clothed, led his confidants forward.
"Your Majesty, the three cities are in chaos. I have come to borrow something from your Majesty to put an end to the chaos."
"Do you want soldiers to fulfill the imperial edict?"
"No, let me borrow your Majesty's head!"
After Xin Li'er finished speaking, he drew his sword and stepped forward.
Master Liang was shocked, "You want to rebel?"
"We have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and now we are going to fight against the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Xin Li'er, I treat you well. You were just a mountain bear slave back then, but I saved you."
"What's the use of talking about that now?" Xin Li'er ignored it.
"Hold on, leave me a whole body!" Master Liang requested.
But Xin Li'er just looked at him mockingly, "You were also a strong soldier back then, but look at what you look like now. You're drunk and lusty and as fat as a pig. What's the use of keeping this whole body?"
After saying that, Xin Li'er refused to let Master Liang talk nonsense, and quickly stepped forward and stabbed him in the chest with a sword. Master Liang screamed and fell down. Xin Li'er cut off his head with his sword and lifted his head.
, his face was full of excitement.
Looking up to the sky and roaring.
Xin Li'er picked up Liang Shidu's head and chopped him all the way.
Some soldiers who were originally loyal to the emperor knew that the end was lost when they saw the emperor's head, so they surrendered one after another. Many of them turned around and joined Xin Li'er's team.
There were shouts of killing everywhere in the three cities.
Although Liang Luoren was seriously injured, he still insisted on mounting his horse and taking command.
Killed until dawn.
Daybreak.
Shuofang City Gate opens.
Generals Liang Luoren, Xin Lier, and Feng Duan led their troops to present the city and surrender.
Liang Luoren even carried the heads of Liang Shidu, Liang Xuan, Lu Jilan and others out.
outside the city.
Tang Ying was also fully armed and stayed up all night, watching the fire from the other side and watching the excitement all night.
Wu Huaiyu had known about the civil strife last night and waited calmly until dawn.
Liang Luoren actually opened the city gate after the chaos broke out last night, but Wu Huaiyu did not lead his troops into the city at all.
Three thousand cavalry entered the city at night. If there was a scam, it would be very dangerous. Even if there was no scam, he was not willing to let the Tang army's elite cavalry enter the city and suffer casualties in a chaotic battle.
It's better to sit and wait for dawn.
Based on the information he had, Liang Luoren and the others had a great chance of winning.
Sure enough, everything was as he expected. The Tang army watched the fire from across the bank, not a single soldier was injured, and they captured the three cities of Shuofang for nothing.
"General Liang exterminated his relatives and saved the three cities from water and fire. He is extremely righteous!"
Liang Luoren knelt down and offered his head to the city.
Shuofang offered three cities, the Liang army surrendered, and the Liang Kingdom was destroyed.
Wu Huaiyu accepted the national seal of the Liang State, the heads of the Liang divisions, etc., and accepted the surrender of the Liang army.
"General Su, you lead troops into the city and take over the defense of the three cities."
"General Liu, General Cui, you are responsible for accepting the surrender and reorganizing Shuofang's army. We will select eight thousand soldiers and send them out on the spot with a sum of money and rations."
"Duan joins the army. You will take over the treasury and archives in Shuofang City. You will be responsible for registering the officials in the city, the archives of generals and schools, etc."
"Liu Canjun, please immediately report your victory to Yang Duan, Fan and Li, the general managers."
Wu Huaiyu personally wrote the report of victory to the Emperor of Chang'an.
The Liang division has been destroyed and Shuofang City has been captured, but Xia Suiyin still has many prefecture and county castles that are still holding on. Now it is necessary to notify Yang Gongren, Duan Decao, Fan Xing and others to surrender the cities.
The Liang divisions were all gone, as was the Liang Kingdom, and the defenders in various places had no choice but to surrender.
"I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it."
Cui Yixuan was extremely amazed. Wu Huaiyu wanted to stay, saying that he might instigate rebellion against Liang Luoren. Cui Yixuan was left by Duan Lun to assist him. He thought this was unlikely, but he didn't expect it to happen.
Su Lie was also very excited. He trusted Huaiyu very much, but he didn't expect that this time it would be accomplished without any effort from the Tang army.
The more than 3,000 Tang troops left behind were all excited. Although they did not take action, the final achievement of destroying the country and beheading the king fell on them. In terms of merit, it was much higher than ordinary military merit. All
People will be able to record their merits and be awarded honors this time, and even be promoted directly to officials.
Those soldiers and horses who retreated first were missed.
