Li Shi immediately issued an order, ordering King Yin of Jingzhao to quickly bring wine and meat to reward the Jingyuan Army outside the city. At this time, 20,000 Jingyuan Army occupied a temporary military camp outside the east city. The soldiers marched all the way and had already eaten dry food.
Empty, hungry, tired, and wanting to get their military salary back, everyone was very anxious, and resentment and dissatisfaction quickly accumulated in their hearts.
At this time, dozens of ox carts drove into the military camp. There were barrels on the carts. The hungry soldiers gathered around them. An official said loudly: "This is dinner for everyone."
, it’s too late to do it, let’s fill our bellies first, and I will bring you some good food tomorrow.”
The wooden barrel was full of gruel, which was not cooked yet. It was so bland that it couldn't even be called rice soup. The half-cooked rice sank to the bottom of the barrel and was only covered with a thin layer.
There were also flour cakes in the basket next to it. Many soldiers went to grab the flour cakes. After taking a bite, they threw the flour cakes on the ground and cursed. Although the weather was hot and easy to spoil, these flour cakes had been stored for an unknown period of time, and they had become moldy and spread.
It had a disgusting rancid smell.
Wang Hong ordered the government officials to prepare dinner for the soldiers. The officials below had not received their salary for several months and were dissatisfied, so they looked for rotten food to deal with the errands to vent their dissatisfaction.
The 20,000 soldiers were immediately furious. At this time, a dozen generals took the opportunity to fan the flames and shouted: "The emperor eats our food and money to support our families in one meal, and he still makes us work for our lives, brothers, Qiong Lin and Daying
There are countless amounts of money in the two treasure houses, which are all our salaries. If the emperor doesn't give it to us, we will get it ourselves!"
The soldiers were so excited that they stabbed the official delivering the meal to death. Wang Lien raised his arms and shouted, "Brothers, follow me and fight into the city!"
The eyes of the 20,000 soldiers were red, and their rebellious mood was completely aroused. They shouted and killed towards Chunming Gate two miles away.
More than a hundred warriors who were ambushing in Chunming Gate, led by Ying Caihe, attacked the soldiers guarding the city. The soldiers guarding the city gate were killed and fled in all directions. The warriors of Zangjian Pavilion took the opportunity to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate.
Twenty thousand soldiers of the Jingyuan Army successfully entered Chang'an City. Under the leadership of Wang Lien, they rushed straight to the palace. Their target was the Qionglin and Daying treasuries, both of which were inside the palace.
At this time, Li Shi had just fallen asleep when a general guarding the palace came to report in panic: "Your Majesty, the Jingyuan army has rebelled and has already entered the city!"
Li Shi was so frightened that he rolled out of bed. He didn't even have time to put on his shoes. He ran out of the palace and shouted: "Who is on duty today? Hurry up and appease them, tell them my will, and reward them with one million coins!"
He was not confused and knew that the mutiny must have occurred because the soldiers had no salary.
Thinking about it wrong, the copper coins were too heavy to be moved at all, so he had to get the money to them first. He quickly shouted to the eunuch: "Go to Qionglin Treasury to get a hundred carts of gold and silk. Go quickly!"
More than a dozen eunuchs rushed away. At this time, they saw Prime Minister Lu Qi running in in a panic. He happened to be on duty tonight. He shouted from a distance: "Your Majesty, it's too late. The rebels have already broken the Dan."
Fengmen, they are coming to attack the palace, Your Majesty, please escape from the north!"
Li Shi was so anxious that he stamped his feet, "Go and wake up the queen and concubines, and run for their lives!"
He shouted to several eunuchs: "Hurry up to the East Palace to pick up the prince!"
Li Shi's prince Li Song is the eldest son of the Queen. He is not in good health and has a weak character. He is twenty years old this year and has been living in the East Palace.
At this time, he had just fallen asleep, but before he fell asleep, he heard a guard outside shouting and asking: "Who is it?"
"It's me!"
"Ah! It's Deputy General Manager Li here."
Li Man appeared at the door and said to several eunuchs and maids: "Prince, please get up quickly. There is a mutiny outside. Follow me to escape."
Li Song hurriedly woke up the Crown Princess Cui, and the two of them put on clothes randomly and came out. Li Song asked nervously: "Deputy Manager, where is the mutiny?"
"It's the Jingyuan army that mutinied. They have already entered the palace. Your Highness, follow me quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Li Man had already prepared a carriage. Li Song and his wife had no doubts and quickly picked up their two-year-old son Li Chun. The family of three boarded the carriage. Li Man also ordered the female guard to get the prince's seal. Dozens of people
The female guards of the Hidden Sword Pavilion drove toward the Tai Chi Palace on horseback and surrounded the carriage.
Not long after the prince left, several eunuchs rushed over and shouted: "Your Majesty asked the prince to go to Xuanwu Gate quickly!"
Several guards said: "Deputy Manager Li has left to protect His Highness the Crown Prince."
Several eunuchs were stunned for a moment, then turned and ran back to report.
At this time, Emperor Li Shi rode several carriages and waited in front of Xuanwu Gate. He brought more than a dozen imperial concubines and several sons and princesses, except for the prince's family. The shouts of murder in the palace were loud, making Li Shi extremely anxious.
Why hasn't the prince come yet?
Several eunuchs rushed over and shouted from a distance: "Your Majesty, Pavilion Master Li has left to protect the prince."
The prince was escorted away by Li Man. Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered: "Come out of the palace!"
The vehicles drove out of the palace and fled westward without a clue. The Jingyuan army entered Chang'an from the east, so they could only flee westward for their lives.
After escaping for more than ten miles in one breath, he came to a fork in the road. The carriage slowly stopped. To the north was the Wei River. He could not go any further. He could only go west or south. Only then did Li Shi discover the hundreds of guards who had originally protected him.
Most of them disappeared, leaving only a dozen guards, and more than a hundred eunuchs running to follow. Prime Minister Lu Qi also followed on horseback.
Li Shi suddenly felt sad and couldn't help but burst into tears. His Qiong Linku and Daying Ku were finished.
Lu Qi quickly advised: "Your Majesty, this is an emergency and will be resolved with compromise. It is important for Your Majesty to keep the dragon body."
Li Shi wiped away tears and asked: "There are rioters everywhere, where should I go?"
Lu Qi thought for a while and said: "The rebels will definitely think that Your Majesty is escaping to the west, so he simply goes south. The minister suggested going to Hu County. Hu County is very close to Ziwu Valley. If the rebels come after us, we can still go south."
Go to Hanzhong and take refuge."
In desperation, Li Shi had no idea. Lu Qi would do whatever he said. He quickly ordered: "Listen to Lu Xiangguo and go to Hu County!"
The team turned around and headed south. Lu Qi also felt a little regretful. He did not expect that the consequences would be so serious. Once Zhu Si caught up with the emperor, he would not be able to survive. He hurriedly ordered several guards to rush to Bashang and summon 20,000 gods.
He sent troops to Hu County to rescue him.
.........
At this time, the palace was in chaos. The guards were usually pampered, mostly with embroidered pillows. How could they dare to confront the murderous Jingyuan army? After hundreds of people were killed by the rebel army, the guards were so frightened that they urinated and threw off their helmets.
A fled home. The maids and eunuchs hid here and there, and most of them fled to Tai Chi Palace.
The rebels ignored them. Their target was the two treasure houses of Qionglin and Daying. The doors of the treasure houses were finally broken open. They were filled with golden treasures, gold and silver. The rebels cheered,
Rushed in quickly...
However, the leader of the rebels, Wang Lien, led a thousand cavalry out of Xuanwu Gate to pursue the Emperor's convoy. However, they made a mistake when they reached a fork in the road. It was too dark and the horsemen did not see the chariots retreating on the ground, so they chased directly to the west. Li Shi
Escaped.
The city of Chang'an was in chaos. The soldiers who had robbed the palace became ferocious and began to rob the mansions of wealthy and powerful people in the city.
Before dawn, Yao Lingyan and dozens of important officials came to Zhu Si to take charge of the overall situation and stop the Jingyuan army's crazy looting.
After being invited three times in a row, Zhu Si reluctantly left the house and said to a group of officials: "I am loyal to the emperor. Logically, I should avoid suspicion and have nothing to do with these rebels. But now the top priority is to stabilize the situation. I can only step in to restrain the soldiers.
Invite the emperor back!"
The ministers were so anxious that the rebels had invaded their mansions. If they tried to clean up the mess, the whole family would be killed by the rebels.
"Don't refuse, Mr. Zhu. Hurry up and call the soldiers! The capital is in chaos."
Zhu Si asked people to get the armor and put it on. He drew his sword and said murderously: "Send an order to all the generals to restrain the soldiers immediately. Anyone who refuses to obey the order will be killed!"
It was not until dawn that the looting in Chang'an gradually stopped. That night, more than 300 households of powerful people in Chang'an were robbed, countless people were killed, and the women in countless powerful people's houses were raped by the rebels.
At this time, another 30,000 Fengxiang army loyal to Zhu Si, led by Fengxiang's military envoy Li Chulin, was rushing towards Chang'an.