In the thirty-sixth year of Jinshan in the Western Han Dynasty, AD 945, on the first day of April, the middle gate of Liangguo's camp by the Bashui River opened wide.
The late Jinchang Army's envoy, An Shoujie, the eldest son of Yin Anyanwei of Jingzhao Prefecture, led the Jinchang Army's commander-in-chief, Shang Yajiang, the judge and push official of Jingzhao Prefecture, the senior citizen of Chang'an, the first class of the Hongshang Association and more than 600 residents.
, carrying a large amount of rice, flour, pigs, sheep, wine, etc., to the Liang army camp to ask for orders.
This is their third time here. After making three concessions, it is time to express their stance.
So Zhang Zhao opened the camp gate wide and let in all these hundreds of people.
Zhang Zhao himself no longer hid, but went to the entrance of the commander's tent to greet him, and even sent Guo Tiance to the entrance of the camp.
As soon as An Shojie and others saw Guo Tiance arriving at the gate of the camp, they knew that Zhang Zhao had decided to come forward, and they immediately understood.
In this kind of thing, three concessions and three concessions are just a sign of humility, not rejection.
They didn't understand the situation the first two times because not many people are still using this method.
According to the rules of today's warriors, you can just send troops to attack whatever territory you want, so why bother with all these twists and turns? Why bother!
However, An Shojie also had to admit that this sense of being disciplined and orderly was much better than directly sending troops to attack and kill.
At the gate of the camp, the soldiers of Hanshandu in the Liang Kingdom were holding 丩-shaped halberds, leopard-tailed spears, horizontal swords on their left shoulders, and Hulu hanging on their right. They were wearing full red cloth-covered iron armor. They lined up from the gate of the camp to the commander's tent.
When they arrived at the door of the commander's tent, before An Shojie and others could say anything, twelve cannons were fired.
Amidst the smoke, An Shojie and others were startled. They had long heard that King Zhang Tian had learned the method of thunder and fire, and then passed it on to powerful soldiers, which could not be blocked by gold or stone. Now it turned out to be true.
Thinking of this, An Shojie walked a few steps quickly, took the leader with him, and knelt down directly to the man standing under the large scroll at the entrance of the handsome tent.
An Shouzhi squeezed his eyes hard twice, squeezed out a few tears, and then started to cry at the top of his lungs.
"The people who have lost their country in Jingzhao Prefecture, see the King of Great Liang.
Now our country has been trapped, without a master, and the 200,000 people in Chang'an City are like sheep without herdsmen. Since the King of Heaven has led his army to the pass, please have mercy on us and force ourselves to enter the city to find peace!"
"That's right! The emperor must have been killed when the Northerners invaded. To protect us and other people in Guanzhong, only the king of heaven can show mercy!"
"Please, the King of Heaven, for the sake of being a Tang'er, please do justice to us!"
A group of people showed off their acting skills with all their strength in front of Zhang Zhao.
There was even an elder who was crying so much that he almost rolled on the ground. He didn't know, but he really thought they were loyal ministers of the later Jin Dynasty.
Among the crowd, only Li Shouling, who had followed him, remained silent because he had already taken refuge with Zhang Zhao when Zhang Zhao first entered Guanzhong.
The family temple hosted by Li Shouling to worship the 21st Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the sculptures and temples at the entrance of the temple to commemorate the martyrs who pioneered the northwest were all built with the support of Zhang Zhao.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao did not deceive him. Li Shouling knew what Zhang Zhao wanted to do, and he did not want to see Shi Jin, who had established himself on behalf of the Tang Dynasty.
"Everyone, please get up quickly! Although I accepted Shi Chonggui's invitation, he did not enter Guanzhong to save the Shi family, because the Shi family is actually a usurper who betrays the country and seeks glory.
I, Daliang, have millions of soldiers and civilians in Hexi, Longyou, Anxi, Beiting, and Shuofang, and my allegiance will always be to the great dynasty."
Um?
An Shojie was a little confused when he heard this. He raised his head blankly and looked at Zhang Zhao in surprise.
This script is wrong! Why does it involve the Shi family betraying the country and seeking glory?
Moreover, if he said this, An Shoujie would be a little scared, because Shi Chonggui's biological mother is his cousin. If Shi Jin is not recognized by Zhang Zhao, what will he do?
Zhang Zhao smiled coldly in his heart, for such a big event as welcoming him to Chang'an, of course the credit cannot be given to An Shoujie.
Otherwise, the An family would have become Zhang Zhao's benefactor, and the entire Jinchang Army would also gain a halo. Then how could Zhang Zhao drastically rectify the entire Guanzhong.
At this time, it was Li Shouling's turn to appear. He immediately took a step forward, stood directly in front of An Shoujie, and said to Zhang Zhao.
"What the King of Heaven said is correct. The Shi family is called the Son of Heaven, but he is actually a rebellious minister. How can the Emperor of the Central Plains be consecrated by the Khitan Hulu?
The Shi family has been in the country for ten years, but there is no favor extended to the elders in Guanzhong, so why bother to avenge the Shi family? I think it is better to welcome King Xu of the great dynasty into the city."
As soon as Li Shouling's words came out, everyone around him took a breath of fear. Although everyone knows that you are the elder of the great dynasty clan, you don't have to be so brave, right?
King Liang's 50,000-strong army is surrounding Chang'an. If you go and propose to welcome the imperial clan, aren't you asking for death?
The result was beyond everyone's expectations, Zhang Zhao actually nodded in agreement.
"You have come at the right time. Before the death of the Chao Ming Temple in the past years, I once said that when you are young, you are afraid that the country will not be preserved. Who can preserve the family temple of the great dynasty in future generations? Those who survive their descendants should be able to inherit the virtues of the great dynasty.
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A certain family and the Ming Temple were brothers. They also had the intention of returning to the great dynasty and raising righteous troops to drive out the northern captives.
Now, King Xu has come to a certain military camp and said that he would like to worship you as a foster father and help him avenge his family and country. Since you are here, you have the right to bear witness."
When did Emperor Mingmiao say this? Everyone was shocked.
This amount of information is too huge!
It was so big that An Shojie had no time to think about what to do in the future since he and Shi Chonggui were close relatives.
Everyone was waiting, and in extreme shock, Shilihutu was brought to the scene that had been arranged to recognize his adoptive father.
The ceremony began immediately as soon as An Shouchie, Li Shouling and others arrived.
Witnessed by all the civil and military officials of the Liang Kingdom and representatives of Chang'an City, Li Congyi presented three gifts to Zhang Zhao on the high platform.
The first is the two-sided treasure seal of his father Li Siyuan. Although this is not a jade seal, it still has an unusual meaning. It is really Li Congyi's treasure at the bottom of the box.
The second piece is a dragon and phoenix ocher yellow robe made by the Dressing Room of the Palace Shang Palace Bureau when Li Siyuan was still alive. This is also a real yellow robe, and one that Li Siyuan has never worn.
The third piece was a blood letter written by Li Congyi himself, in which he wished to worship Zhang Zhao as her adoptive father and asked his adoptive father to avenge her family and country.
When he presented the blood letter, Li Congyi only felt pain in his fingers, because the blood letter was not a fake. He really cut his finger and mixed the blood with the ink to write it.
Three gifts were presented, and Li Congyi immediately bowed three times to the tablets of Li Keyong, Emperor Wu of the Later Tang Dynasty, and Li Siyuan, Emperor Ming Dynasty, calling Zhang Zhao his adoptive father.
Zhang Zhao was not polite. After receiving Li Congyi's three bows, he also gave Li Congyi three gifts.
First, in Chang'an and Luoyang, according to the treatment that the prince should enjoy, a mansion was built each as Li Congyi's residence.
Secondly, Jingzhou and Weizhou were given 60,000 acres of fertile land and 150 households as a fief for Li Congyi to worship the twenty-three emperors of the former Tang Dynasty and the later Tang Dynasty.
This is not a settlement, but an actual fiefdom where Li Congyi can take charge of all affairs.
Finally, there are the rewards on the goods, including sugar, rock sugar, brocade, silk cloth, horses and mules, etc. The total value is more than 20,000 guan.
This is a win-win situation, and Zhang Zhao gets great justice.
Li Congyi also had been hanging in his heart for ten years, worrying about when he would be killed. The stone finally fell to the ground.
I also got a total of almost 50,000 guan of goods, which is a lot of money.
After seeing Zhang Zhao's actions, everyone from Chang'an finally understood what Zhang Zhao wanted to do.
You really can't say that this king of heaven is not a loyal minister, because he actually wants to erect the banner of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an and use the name of the Tang Dynasty to march eastward and drive away the Khitans.
At this moment, Li Shouling once again prostrated himself and shouted, "Jingzhao Mansion is originally the capital of the Great Dynasty. For thousands of years, the people of Chang'an have extremely hoped that the Great Dynasty will come back and protect the peace of our people.
Since the Heavenly King has been entrusted with the life-or-death fate of the Emperor Mingmiao, he should immediately go to Chang'an and call on the heroes of the world to attack the Khitan."
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
These three loud roars were not shouted by others, but by Zhang Zhao's subordinates, generals, and even soldiers.
Zhang Xichong, Fan Zhi, and He Ning also stepped forward.
"The world has been suffering from wars and divisions for a long time. Please invite the King of Heaven to enter the city and revitalize the country with rituals and laws."
Yan Jin, Ma Yaozi, and Ma Shacai came forward again.
"This is the loyalty and support of the soldiers. We invite the King of Heaven to enter the city and lead us to drive out the northern barbarians and revive the Tang Dynasty."
Finally, Li Congyi came over and bowed deeply to Zhang Zhao.
"Please come to Chang'an City to bring peace to the common people."
However, I, King Zhang Tian, still felt that something was wrong. He suddenly transformed into the Shadow Emperor, covered his face with his hands, pretended to be furious, and scolded.
"I entered Guanzhong because I came back to my country with loyalty. Don't try to ruin my reputation."
Hearing what Zhang Zhao said, Barbarian Bear, who seemed rough but thoughtful, stood up immediately, looked around and shouted loudly.
"Everyone knows the loyalty of the King of Heaven! But now that the country has no owner, we need heroes to stabilize the country and rebuild the country.
After such loyalty as this heroic heavenly king, if the benevolent Lord does not do it, should we ask the rebellious people like the Shi family to do it?"
After receiving a fierce glare from the wild bear, dozens of officials, gentry and people in Chang'an who had already stood up fell down again.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the military camp fell to the ground, and everyone shouted in unison, shouting loudly.
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
"Alas!" Zhang Zhao let out a long sigh. His acting skills had reached the peak of perfection. He raised his head halfway, tears seemed to be rolling in his eyes, and his tone was even more choked.
"Treading on the Stars"
"My family was trapped in Tubo and refused to be slaves to Tibet. Therefore, the greatest wish of the four generations was to lead Tang'er, who had perished in Hu Chen, back home.
Unexpectedly, the great dynasty declined and the Central Plains was in chaos, leaving them homeless.
That’s it! That’s it! Even if my body is shattered and my bones are not understood by the loyal people of future generations, I will still enter the city of Chang’an.”
Having said this, Zhang Zhao wiped his eyes with his sleeve as if wiping away tears, then looked around and shouted loudly.
"Because although Datang is gone, we are still here.
As long as we are here, we will never allow the great dynasty to perish like this.
My sons, follow me into the city and build the Tang Dynasty again!"
"Build the Tang Dynasty again! Build the Tang Dynasty again!"
Excited voices resounded on both sides of the Bashui River. Everyone below Zhang Zhao was excited. Tens of thousands of troops immediately broke out of camp and headed towards Chang'an City!
