On the 26th of the first lunar month, the rebels killed all the senior officials of the Tang army who were captured in Luoyang and fled along the North Canal to Yecheng, Xiangzhou.
On the afternoon of the same day, the Tang army entered Luoyang City. Although the people in the city lined the streets to welcome them, they were no longer as happy as the people in Chang'an City. They had experienced military chaos for a long time, and they were nostalgic for these strangers who came from afar.
With a strange fear.
Whether the Tang army and the rebels are the same beast, they can only wait and see. Li Yu and Li Siye gave orders to the military governors, ordering the soldiers to strictly observe military discipline and not to take advantage of the chaos to rob the people and insult their children. The Tang army could only show that they were different from the rebels.
Military discipline can consolidate the hearts and minds of people in the Central Plains.
However, there are also some foreign troops following the Tang army, such as Ge Luolu and Bahanna. Li Siye used to be the leader of the Western Regions, and he still has a deterrent effect on these people. They are ordered not to attack the people. As for the compensation for their assistance, they can be from
Silk and money were taken from the palace treasury as payment for the mercenaries.
But others came to take advantage of the situation, namely the three thousand Uighur cavalry in Guo Ziyi's army.
Since Fang Guan's defeat at Chen Taoxie, all the troops Li Heng raised in Lingwu were completely destroyed, and even Guo Ziyi suffered losses. Although Li Siye repeatedly proposed that no external assistance was needed, Li Heng was out of his own way.
Considering the balance of power, and not wanting Li Siye's family to dominate, he borrowed troops from Huihe to strengthen the strength of Guo Ziyi and Shuo's army.
As soon as these Uighur cavalry entered Luoyang City, they surrounded the two districts. Not only did they want to go in and rob the people of their property, they also snatched away the women and took them back as concubines.
Zang Xiye's Flying Tiger Cavalry discovered the bad behavior of these foreigners and tried to dissuade them on the spot. Unexpectedly, these Huihe people became rude and arrogant: "Your emperor came to our Huihe to ask for help! He agreed to allow the Khan to allow us to rob the two capitals. Damn it!"
Bazi's Chang'an didn't catch up, how could Luoyang's rich woman be let go? How dare you stop her? Isn't it against your emperor's imperial edict?
Zang Xiye was furious and immediately ordered the flying tiger cavalry to surround the group of Uighur soldiers. The horned bows were full of arrows and were about to burst out. The Uighur people saw that the situation was not right and immediately stopped the robbery, but they still couldn't save their face.
, claiming to go to Chang'an to seek an explanation from your emperor.
Zang Zhongcheng shouted angrily: "If you want an explanation, right? I will lead people to eliminate you in Luoyang City first, and see who can ask for an explanation for you?"
The Uighur general knew he was in the wrong and was surrounded by flying tiger cavalry soldiers. He wanted to compromise and say a few soft words, but was forced into a corner by Zang Xiye and asked them to return all the looted property to the people. He had to secretly send his subordinates
The Han guide went to Guo Ziyi and Li Yu to report the news, hoping that these two senior generals of the Tang army who understood the righteousness of justice would come to rescue the siege. There would be no results if the stalemate with this reckless general like a barbarian continued.
The top generals of the Tang army arrived quickly, including Li Yu, Li Siye, Guo Ziyi and several supervisors, as well as the prince of Huihe. They immediately shouted to stop: "Friends are not allowed to fight with each other, put down your weapons quickly!"
Zang Xiye had no choice but to order the Flying Tiger Cavalry to put away their bowstrings, and stepped forward to tell Li Yu and Li Siye the truth, but Cheng Yuanzhen, the supervisor, interrupted beside him and said: "Zang Zhongcheng, you don't understand the rules anymore, don't you?"
, People from Huihe are guests from afar, how can there be any reason for the host’s servants to speak first?”
Zang Zhongcheng glanced at the eunuch with annoyance, tilted his head and crossed his hands and backed away slowly. General Huihe came up, but he didn't add any jealousy or complain first. He just glared at Zang Xiye and said angrily: "Doctor Guo, Pugu Huai'en leads you."
What did you say when you went to borrow troops with your credentials? I returned to Hehe to help the Tang Dynasty suppress the rebellion, but this help could not be in vain. After retaking the two capitals, we were allowed to rob the city. When we attacked Chang'an, we did not help, no.
I have the nerve to go grab it, but now that Luoyang has been recaptured, my Huihe soldiers have been rushing to the front, so why not let us grab it?"
Li Siye's face quickly darkened. Guo Ziyi looked down at his feet in embarrassment. Li Yu coughed awkwardly and turned to look at Prince Huihe.
The prince naturally understood what was going on. These things discussed behind the scenes were not brought to the surface. Both parties only made secret promises, and there was never any official document to prove it. This time, General He was too honest and too ignorant. He revealed all the secrets in front of senior officials of the Tang Army.
In public, isn't this equivalent to slapping Guo Ziyi and Li Yu in the face at the same time?
Prince Huihe glared angrily at the general who told the truth, and told him to shut up and hide aside.
Li Siye said flatly: "How could the emperor agree to such a ridiculous thing? The people are the water that carries the Tang Dynasty, and they are also the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. How can you be allowed to ride on our heads and rob us?"
After hearing this, Prince Huihe thought that the Tang Dynasty was going to regret it, so he quickly said tactfully: "Our army was invited by the Tang Dynasty to fight the rebellion. Although we are helping our brotherly country morally, the blood of the soldiers cannot be in vain. Besides, your Tang army has fought."
Soldiers must also be rewarded for winning battles. How can our three thousand cavalry in Huihe not be rewarded?"
Li Siye nodded coldly and said: "Since you regard yourselves as mercenaries fighting for our Tang Dynasty, then treat each other in a polite way. There are a lot of properties hidden in the palaces such as Shangyang and Forbidden Garden in Luoyang. Let's take turns.
After you recover, I will first give you money as the court pays for your fighting expenses. In addition, I once again advise the prince that you must not rob the people on the pretext of collecting military expenses. I hope the prince will treat you with respect.
Prince Huihe raised his head again and glanced at Chu King Li Yu and Guo Ziyi. From their eyes, he found that what Li Siye just said was unquestionable. Even they could not change it, so they had no choice but to agree with their hands crossed.
After dealing with such an incident, the army continued to move deeper into the palace city. The turmoil that just happened did not have much impact on the relationship between the Tang army and the Uighurs. As long as there is no conflict, it can be called friction, or even some tearing.
Shamelessly, rifts can sometimes be healed through constant communication between the two parties.
But in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, this matter can be exploited to achieve their own goals.
The two eunuchs, Cheng Yuanzhen and Yu Chaoen, gathered together secretly to discuss whether they should send the incident back to Chang'an and let their godfather evaluate it to see if it could be transformed into the best plan to attack political opponents.
Cheng Jianjun believed that what Li Siye had just said satirized the emperor's behavior and should be written as a memorial and reported to the emperor. There was also Zang Xiye, who knew clearly that it was His Majesty's idea to borrow troops from Huihe, but he openly provoked conflicts between the two sides.
A big rift, with no regard for His Majesty's overall view of using friendly forces to counter the rebellion.