After more than ten days of coastal navigation, this morning, two hundred large ships sailed slowly in the Lingding Ocean. During the Tang Dynasty, there were dozens of islands, large and small, in the Lingding Ocean. They were not yet connected to the mainland and were independent.
, the islands are not far apart from each other. At dusk, the fleet was anchored between the two large islands. Li Yang sent two of his men to Nanhai County to inquire about the news.
Li Yang didn't know that during the time when he and his father Li Si were away from Lingnan, great changes had taken place in Lingnan. Especially after the news of Li Si's death came, all parties were vying for the position of Lingnan's economic envoy, especially Yu Chihu.
, he secretly colluded with Li Si's fourth son, Li Xiao, and promised to support Li Xiao to rise to power.
At the same time, he paid a lot of money to win over several generals under Li Yu, and he kept succeeding. He had successfully won over three of the five generals, that is, 6,000 people, to serve Yuchi Hu.
Li Yu also wanted to inherit his father's position as strategic envoy, but unfortunately Zengcheng general Luo Huaiqing supported his eldest son Li Yang to take the throne. Li Yu liked music, dancing, wine, and indulgence, so the generals did not support him.
At night, there was a faint sound of silk and bamboo in a small house not far from the palace. The watchman walked by and couldn't help but spit heavily, calling for the death of the king. Nanhai County was filled with mourning tributes. Of course, the palace was also filled with flags.
, Li Yu did not dare to talk about music in the palace, but quietly rented a private house not far away, and gathered with a group of like-minded people at night, drank wine, played the piano, and talked about the beauty of music.
There is nothing wrong with liking music. The literati who liked music in the Tang Dynasty were like crucian carp crossing the river. But if you like music to the point of obsession and neglect your studies and government affairs, then you shouldn't do it. What's more, Li Yu's father died not long ago and he was still in the period of filial piety.
, let alone be obsessed with music.
In fact, Li Yu was already very temperate. After the news of his father's death came, he never touched music, singing and dancing again, and wore heavy mourning to watch his father's funeral every day.
But today, his friend composed a new song and asked everyone to comment. Li Yu couldn't control it anymore, so he rented a nearby house and stayed there until late at night. Five or six fellow musicians gathered together to drink and comment on the song.
At this time, countless black shadows came from all directions. A general with a sinister face waved his hand, and two thousand soldiers surrounded the house.
This is also Li Yu's own suicide. Normally, there are thousands of soldiers protecting the palace, and those who want to kill him have no chance. But tonight, he slipped out of the palace and hid in a small house. There was no guard around him. He wanted to kill him.
How could he let go of this opportunity?
When the leading general saw that the soldiers had surrounded the house, he immediately ordered: "Whoever goes in and takes Li Yu's head will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"
Hundreds of soldiers jumped over the wall and jumped into the courtyard. At this time, five or six men in the backyard were gathering together to drink and talk about music. Two maids stood aside with lanterns, so sleepy that they could not open their eyes, but six
People are very interested.
"Let me try a song!"
Li Yu drank the wine in the glass, took out a jade flute, put it to his lips, and started blowing it.
At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the gate of the garden. Everyone stood up one after another. Li Yu also stopped playing the flute and looked at the place of the scream in shock.
I saw a large group of soldiers pouring in from outside the garden, holding sharp horizontal knives in their hands. They rushed towards this side with fierce looks. The two maids screamed in fright, dropped the lanterns and ran away. After only a few steps, they were hacked by the knives.
Fall, fall in a pool of blood.
Li Yu was taken aback and turned around to run away toward the pool. At this time, he heard his friend who wrote the song shout: "I provided the information. I want to see General Yuchi. You can't...ah!"
Li Yu felt extremely regretful and couldn't help but look back. He saw that the person who shouted for information had half of his head chopped off and fell to the ground bloody. At this time, he felt a sudden pain in his waist. When he lowered his head, he saw
A horizontal knife was inserted into his waist, and he screamed in pain. A cold light flashed before his eyes, and his screams suddenly stopped. His head had been chopped off, and the bones rolled away ten feet away.
.
The remaining few people did not escape, and were all cut into pieces by the soldiers. The first captain snatched Li Yu's head. At this time, the general with a sinister face came up and asked sharply: "Where is the little thief Li Yu?"
The captain quickly stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, and presented Li Yu's head, "For General Yuchi, here is Li Yu's head!"
"good!"
The general took the head and was very happy.
This arrogant general was named Yuchiqing, and he was the brother of Yuchihu. After the Yuchi family instigated the rebellion of three generals in the Nanhai garrison, Yuchiqing sneaked into Nanhai County as a liaison, and the three generals obeyed him.
The command brought the number of his troops to 6,000, and there were another 4,000 loyal to Li Yu, led by two Zhonglang generals.
After killing Li Yu, Yu Chiqing immediately ordered: "Send a signal outside the city!"
A fire was lit on the west city gate, and the city gate was opened wide. Soon, Yuchi Hu led five thousand troops and they rushed directly into the city. Yuchi Hu was about forty years old, with a square face and rough eyebrows.
It has to be like a brush.
Yuchi Hu was wearing a golden helmet and golden armor. When he entered the city gate, he asked: "Where is Yuchi Qing?"
A school captain held his fists and said: "Second General Yuchi is leading his army to attack the palace. He asked his humble position to tell the general that Li Yu's head has been obtained!"
"here you go!"
Yuchi Hu praised him and asked: "Whose soldiers are in the palace?"
"It's the two thousand people led by General Zeng Jinghai!"
"What about Liu Changji?" Yuchihu asked.
Liu Changji and Zeng Jinghai were both Zhonglang generals loyal to Li Yu, each with two thousand men. They both rejected Yuchi Hu's attempt to win over them. Yuchi Hu wanted to occupy Nanhai County, and killing these two men was the key.
The captain immediately said: "Liu Changji and his troops are all in the Northern Army Camp!"
Yuchi Hu nodded and ordered: "Go to the Beijun Camp!"
He led 5,000 troops, led by the captain, to the northern military camp...
The North Military Camp is close to the North City Gate. It is a small military camp that can only accommodate four thousand people at most. Four thousand soldiers led by Liu Changji and Zeng Jinghai are stationed here. However, Zeng Jinghai led his troops to defend the palace, and only Liu Chang was left in the military camp.
Ji and his two thousand men.
When Yuchi Hu arrived at the North City, he saw the North City Gate wide open. He secretly screamed something bad, and immediately led five thousand soldiers into the nearby military camp. As expected, he guessed that the military camp was an empty camp, and Liu Changji and his
Two thousand soldiers fled through the north gate.
At this time, the soldiers caught a cook in the kitchen and escorted him over. The cook was so frightened that he knelt in front of Yuchihu's horse and said, "General, spare your life!"
Yuchi Hu said coldly: "I don't have to kill you, but you have to honestly explain why Liu Changji escaped and what happened?"
"I don't know the specific villain. I just heard from a few soldiers that Li Yu was killed. General Liu wanted to lead his army to the palace. Someone came to report that the west city gate was opened. General Yuchi led the army from the west city.
When the soldiers came in through the north gate, General Liu decided to escape through the north gate!"
"You mean they just escaped?" Yuchihu asked again.
"Exactly! It's not even time for a cup of tea before we leave."
Yuchihu immediately turned his horse around and led the army to chase them out. They ran out of the north city gate. It was pitch black in the distance, and Liu Changji's army could no longer be seen.
A general whispered: "Maybe he went to Luo Huaiqing."
Yuchi Hu nodded, this was the only possibility.
He immediately ordered: "Close the city gate and go to the palace!"
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Prince Zhao's Mansion is also the administrative residence of the Five Lingnan Prefectures. It covers an area of nearly 500 acres and has many towers and pavilions. Zhonglang General Zeng Jinghai led 2,000 people to defend the palace.
Zeng Jinghai was actually the commander-in-chief of the navy, but because there were no enemies, there were not many navy troops in Guangzhou, only 2,000 men. They were mainly responsible for patrolling the Lingding Yangtze and attacking sporadic pirates.
Zeng Jinghai was not loyal to Li Yu. He was loyal to the king Li Si. Before Li Si left, he asked him to assist Li Yu. Of course he had to do his duty with all his heart. However, Li Yu failed to live up to his expectations. He took off his mourning clothes and went to talk about music, but was betrayed by his companions.
Died in the hands of Yu Chiqing.
The walls of the palace are tall and strong. Two thousand soldiers were deployed on the walls and roofs to defend with bows and arrows. There were 6,000 soldiers who attacked the palace, all under the three generals who surrendered to Yuchi Hu.
At this time, Yuchihu arrived with five thousand soldiers. Yuchiqing hurriedly came forward to see his elder brother. Yuchihu glanced at the palace and asked, "Have you persuaded him to surrender?"
"I called Zeng Jinghai, but there was no response."
"Where is he? I'm here to persuade him."
"It's right next to the main entrance. Brother, be careful of the other side's cold arrows."
When Yuchi Hu came to the gate, the soldiers raised their shields high to cover him tightly.
"Brother Zeng, are you here?" Yuchihu shouted loudly.
After a while, someone replied: "Yu Chihu, King Zhao treats you well, but you want to take away his foundation. Aren't you ashamed?"
The voice was that of Zhonglang General Zeng Jinghai, and Yuchi Hu said: "General Zeng has misunderstood. How virtuous and capable are our Yuchi family, dare to occupy Lingnan? We are supporting the fourth general Li Xiao to ascend to power. Li Yu is fatuous, addicted to music, wine and sex, and cannot be used in a big way."
, why should you be loyal to such a person?"
"Li Xiao is even more stupid and unprincipled!"
"Brother Zeng, I actually support my eldest son Li Yang, but I don't know if Li Yang will be detained in Chang'an, so I support Li Wei for the time being. If Li Yang comes back, I will convince Li Yang to give up the throne!"
"Do you think I will believe you?"
Yuchi Hu shook his head, "This is not a question of belief or not, but your choice. Either I burn down the palace and you and the palace will be destroyed together, or you support Li Yang with me."
Zeng Jinghai said for a long time: "Are you serious about what you said?"
"I, Yuchihu, promise to God that there will be no jokes!"
"Well, I, Zeng Jinghai, am willing to obey General Yuchi's orders. You are not allowed to make my men lay down their weapons, nor can you relieve me of my duties."
"Brother, they must put down their weapons and surrender!" Yu Chiqing said urgently.
Yuchi Hu waved his hand, "Now we need to calm down the incident as soon as possible and stabilize the situation. After we gain a firm foothold, we can slowly deal with him."
He then loudly said: "Since General Zeng is a naval force, he can go to Gangzhou and station in Xinhui County."
"You step back three hundred steps, open the west city gate, and I will lead the army to evacuate!"
Zeng Jinghai actually didn't believe Yuchi Hu, but he had no choice. If the other party really burned down the palace, not only would they all die in the flames, but the eldest son's wife and children would not be saved, and he would not be able to explain to the old prince.
Evacuating Nanhai County is at least the best outcome for now. He ordered: "The entire army is ready to evacuate!"
Yuchi Hu ordered the army to temporarily stop surrounding the palace, retreated three hundred steps, and opened the west city gate. Zeng Jinghai led two thousand soldiers to quickly evacuate the palace and rushed outside the west city gate.