The residence of General Zuo Jinwuwei Hun Yao was close to the Yanxing Gate in the southeast corner of Chang'an City. When news of the military riots came at night, he immediately led more than a dozen family members and more than 30 servants to guard his family members towards Yanxing.
Evacuate outside the door.
At this time, tens of thousands of people from nearby neighborhoods gathered in front of Yanxing Gate, but the city gate was closed tightly, and the crowd was boiling. However, the captain who guarded the city refused to open the city gate, and the people's pleas and cries were in vain.
Hun Yao was furious, and Ti Hao rushed to the top of the city. Just when the captain who was guarding the city was about to draw his sword and question him, he pierced his chest with his sword and threw him to the bottom of the city. Hun Yao killed more than 20 people in a row. He ordered his servants to put down
The suspension bridge opened the city gate. The city gate finally opened. Tens of thousands of people swarmed out of the city. This was the only city gate that was opened in Chang'an City. People who got the news came from all directions to Yanxing Gate.
Hun Yao also fled out of the city with his family. After settling down his family for a while, he took his family members and twenty servants and rode towards Ba Shang. However, Ba Shang's 20,000 Shence Army did not even come to rescue him, so he ordered him to
Extremely anxious.
When he rushed to the Bashang military camp, he found that all the military camps were empty and the 20,000 Shence troops were nowhere to be found. Hun Yao was immediately at a loss. What should he do now?
"General, there seems to be an army coming over there!" the servant shouted pointing into the distance.
Hun Yao was overjoyed and rushed forward to meet him. This army was a Shence army, with about five to six thousand people. The leader was General Youwei Du Guqiu.
"Old General, what's going on?"
Hun Yao was surprised. Du Lingqiu had stopped leading troops a long time ago, so why did he still lead an army?
Du Lingqiu's face was as gloomy as water and he said: "That bastard Bai Zhizhen faked the imperial edict and led an army of 20,000 people out of the pass. These 5,000 people are the rear army and were stopped by me."
"Why is the old general outside the city?"
"It's hard to describe in words!"
Du Lingqiu shook his head and asked: "How is the situation in the city?"
Hun Yao let out a long sigh, "Twenty thousand rebels are looting the city. I heard that they specialize in targeting rich and noble families. I don't know how many families will suffer tonight."
Dugu Qiu was secretly glad that he had listened to Guo Song's warning and that the Dugu family had escaped disaster. However, there were still dozens of Dugu children left behind in the city, which made him very worried.
Hun Yao said again: "Old General, why not lead the army into the city and catch the rebel army by surprise?"
Du Lingqiu immediately shook his head and said: "Do you still think it was just an accidental rebellion? If I guessed correctly, Zhu Si has now controlled the army. He has more than 20,000 troops, and 30,000 Fengxiang troops are also controlled by his confidants. It is almost as fast now.
When we arrive in Chang'an, our top priority is to find the Emperor first."
When the two of them were worried about where to look for the emperor, several guards rushed over. They recognized Dugu Lingqiu and immediately shouted: "Old General Dugu!"
These people were the palace guards. Du Lingqiu quickly asked: "Where is the Emperor?"
"The emperor has fled to Hu County. There is no one to protect him. I beg the old general to rescue him immediately!"
Du Guqiu was overjoyed, and he and Hun Yao immediately led five thousand troops to Hu County...
Prince Li Song and his family of three were sitting on a large boat on the Wei River, protected by more than twenty female guards from the Cangjian Pavilion. He looked out the window worriedly, as the rebels entered the palace, and he didn't know what happened to his father and mother.
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"Your Highness, was the palace where the fire broke out last night?" Crown Princess Cui asked in a low voice.
Li Song sighed, "It's a bit like a palace, but there's nothing you can do if it catches fire. Under the overturned nest, there are intact eggs."
At this time, footsteps were heard outside, and Li Man walked in. Li Song quickly asked: "Manager Li, how is the situation in Chang'an?"
Li Man shook his head, "The situation is very bad. Zhu Si rebelled, 50,000 troops took control of Chang'an, many clan members were killed, and the whereabouts of the emperor and queen are unknown. It is very likely that they fell into Zhu Si's hands."
Li Song was shocked, "Then... what should we do?"
"My men just met the patriarch of the family. His nephew, General Longwu Yuan Lingxiang, led a 3,000-strong Shence Army. The patriarch wants to leave Guanzhong quickly and go to Taiyuan Mansion for shelter. What do you think, Your Highness?
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Li Song had no idea. The Crown Princess hugged her son and said, "Your Highness, it's important to save the child's life first!"
Li Man also advised: "Zhu Si's rebels are powerful, and they will definitely pursue His Highness. The patriarch of the family will protect His Highness as he goes north from Tongzhou and crosses the Yellow River in Yanzhou. After passing Shizhou, he can reach Taiyuan. Wait
It won’t be too late to come back after the situation calms down.”
Li Song finally nodded. Taiyuan was Li Tang's place of Longxing, so it should be good.
"Will General Manager Li also go to Taiyuan?" Li Song asked.
Li Man shook his head, "I am going to Chang'an to see if I can keep the emperor!"
Li Song felt grateful and bowed, "For the safety of my father and mother, I beg the steward to protect them."
A sarcastic sneer flashed in Li Man's eyes. At this moment, the boat slowly stopped, and a guard outside reported, "Pavilion Master, the patriarch of the family is here!"
"Please, Your Highness!"
Li Man invited Prince Li Song out of the cabin and came to the bow deck. He saw a large ship parked in front of him, and a group of soldiers stood on the bow. The old man at the head was the former Zuowei General Yuan Xuanhu. People gathered on the north bank.
The three thousand army is the three thousand Shence Army led by Yuan Lingxiang.
Yuan Xuanhu smiled like a thousand-year-old fox, bowed and saluted: "Old minister Yuan Xuanhu pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
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At noon, the situation in Chang'an gradually stabilized. Zhu Si recruited 15,000 Jinwu guards and nine city defense soldiers, and put his trusted generals in charge. He immediately ordered the city's main roads to be under martial law and strictly prohibited people from leaving their houses.
In order to appease the people, Zhu Si selected hundreds of people from the corpses of the slain guards, chopped their faces into bloody pieces, put on the helmets of the Jingyuan Army, and ordered the soldiers to carry their heads to each village to appease the people, and told them
The whole city said: 'The more than two thousand rebel troops who looted people's property have been killed by Lieutenant Zhu with military law. From today on, anyone who breaks into people's houses without permission will die!'
This trick worked very well. For a time, Zhu Si's prestige was at its peak, and he seemed to be the great savior of the people and officials and dignitaries of Chang'an.
Zhu Si ordered the palace to be closed, and troops were stationed in several large military camps in front of Taiji Palace. He himself changed Xingqing Palace into his own Taiwei Mansion and military office, and discussed the next countermeasures with Yuan Xiu and Yao Lingyan.
"That bitch Li Man actually handed over the prince to the Yuan family. It's a shame that I still believe her so much!"
Zhu Si was furious. Li Man had promised himself that after catching the prince, he would hand it over to him. Unexpectedly, she would change hands and hand it over to the Yuan family.
"Captain, please calm down. It doesn't matter if you have a prince or not. There are still many members of the clan. Let's just choose another one."
The anger in Zhu Si's heart calmed down a little, and he asked again: "What should we do next?"
Zhu Si looked at Yuan Xiu and said, "Commenter, please tell me first!"
Yuanxiu suggested: "Now that the emperor's whereabouts are unknown, the first priority of the emperor is to block the news, control the army, and then spread the word. He will say that the emperor has suppressed the military rebellion and Chang'an has restored order. Please ask the emperor to return to Beijing. Maybe the emperor will be confused.
Being confused, you fall into a trap."
Zhu Si forgot his unhappiness for a moment and couldn't help laughing, "This is a great plan!"
He turned back and asked General Ma Ying, "Has Li Mi been caught?"
"Reporting to Taiwei, Li Mi has not been found yet, but Jiuzhi captured Zhang Guangsheng, the Nine City Defense Envoy. When Jiuzhi wanted to kill him, he cried bitterly and expressed his willingness to serve Taiwei."
Zhu Si was overjoyed. Zhang Guangsheng was a fierce general, but he didn't expect that he would be willing to join him.
At this time, Yao Ling said: "There is a plan for even a humble position, which can ensure that the Taiwei is in control of Chang'an!"
Zhu Si perked up and said, "Please tell me, Chang Shi!"
Yao Lingyan said calmly: "I know that the imperial court has owed military salaries to various places in Guannai, Longyou, and Hexi for a long time. The army is resentful. It is better for the Taiwei to distribute military salaries to them in his own name and win people's hearts. I believe there will be many armies."
Come and serve me, Taiwei. If you control the army, you will control the world."
Zhu Si frowned, "But Qionglin and Daying have both been robbed by soldiers. How can I have the money to pay military salary?"
Yao Lingyan said with a smile: "Wei Chen visited Qionglin and Daying two warehouses in the morning. The things that were robbed were basically gold, silver, jewelry and silk and satin. The large boxes of copper coins were too heavy and there were no soldiers to snatch them. Most of them were stolen."
There are also many expensive porcelains, jades and bronzes. The soldiers don't know the goods, so they are still in the treasury.
Then the Taiwei ordered the three armies to offer treasures. Half of the plundered property must be given to the Taiwei. I guess they would not offer the gold and silver treasures, but copper coins that are difficult to carry. If you calculate this, it would be at least tens of millions. Wouldn't the military salary be solved?
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Zhu Si was so happy that he gave a thumbs up and praised: "You are the prime minister of Gu!"
Yuan Xiu and Yao Lingyan stopped him at the same time, "The Taiwei must never proclaim himself emperor. He must coerce the emperor to command the princes. When the world is divided and the time is right, it will not be too late to proclaim himself emperor."
Zhu Si nodded slowly. This was a strategy he had formulated long ago. He should not be Dong Zhuo, but be Cao Cao.