Chapter 14 House Stealing and Great Changes
Author: The stone lying on the roadside
In Li Zhen's impression, the empress was a very strong woman. She could be said to be the best helper both internally and externally. Of course, her appearance was also top-notch.
During the days when Li Maozhen was away, the empress who stayed in Fengxiang to miss her brother gradually changed. As the relationship between the two gradually became closer, Li Zhen also transferred a golden eagle to write small notes.
The golden eagles trained by the Khitan people are actually Mongolian golden eagles. They look very majestic with their brown hair. Li Zhen specially used the knowledge of beast masters to train a batch of them as communication tools. Several of them were raised by Li Zhen into real animals. The golden eagle on the bird, with its white belly feathers and golden wings, attracted the empress's love immediately. What's more important is that it doesn't shed its hair.
Four years into Qianning, more and more news about the Longquan treasure spread in the rivers and lakes. There were various kinds of news, including treasures that could make the country richer, unparalleled magical powers, and even the legendary elixir of immortality.
Li Maozhen also returned to Fengxiang from the front line. The moment he saw his sister, he felt a little strange but did not notice anything was wrong. He also brought back a message, that is, no one can get the Longquan treasure, because the secret requires Miao Jiangsheng. insanity.
He decided to go to Miao territory to study. The reunion between the brother and sister after a long separation was not as cordial as expected. They had a big quarrel. Li Maozhen believed that the Longquan treasure was the key to his victory and domination of the world, but the empress did not think so.
In February of the fourth year of Qianning, Wang Shifan conspired with Li Zhenyuan to lend a way to the Shence Army. The empress sat in front of the window with a sad look on her face. She did not convince her brother, but Li Maozhen did not leave immediately. The empress murmured unconsciously, "Today's Eagle seems to have come back a little late."
With a high-pitched cry, the golden eagle landed on the window frame. The empress reached out and took out the letter from the bamboo tube tied to her feet, glanced at it and threw it aside, "Are you even going to leave me?"
The empress stretched out her hand to stroke the golden eagle's feathers, picked up the long sword in the house and went to the garden. Her sleeves fluttered and danced, and the purple energy shot out from the tip of the sword, making cracks on the floor.
Due to Li Zhen's participation, many things were advanced, and Han Jian seemed to have gone crazy overnight. The royal family members, including King Qin, Si Zhou, King Yan, Jie Pi, Tong Wang Zi, Yi Wang, Peng Wangti, Dan Wangyun, and Shao Wang, Eleven members of the royal family including King Chen, King Han, King Ji, and King Mu were killed. Zhu Wen was stunned when he struck with the sword, and Li Maozhen, who was fighting with Li Keyong, was also stunned.
Li Zhen could only change his plan to go to Shu and leave early for Huazhou. Seeing this, Zhu Wen directly broke into Luoyang. Li Keyong and Li Maozhen made peace and jointly attacked Zhu.
The Shence Army went straight to Chang'an under Li Ze's order, and Yuan Tiangang quietly sent a list of people who were full of sycophants. Li Ze in Huazhou looked at the Sanqianyuan in front of him and his anger surged. The old immortal uses himself as a knife.
"Your Highness, the commander-in-chief has said that now that thieves are in power in the world, please don't be merciful." Tianzang Xing Sanqianyuan was also a little frightened. He could feel Li Zhen's anger.
"Kill! Kill them all! Keep an eye on it yourself." Li Zhen squeezed out these words through his teeth, and Sanqianyuan took the list and left in the direction of Chang'an.
In the Youshi period, Li Yi attacked the governor's office in Huazhou at night. Han Jian's head was missing, and three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry attacked the east gate. Li Yi took his cheap man to Chang'an overnight.
A chilling atmosphere in Chang'an City enveloped the whole city. Li Zhen's 20,000 Shence Army was watching eagerly outside the city. The Nanya Forbidden Army's Sixteen Guards left and right Thousand Niu Guards, Zuo Wuwei, Zuo Xiaowei, and Bei Ya's Ten Army left and right Shence Army.
, Zuo Yulin, You Longwu, and the Eighth Army jumped back at the same time, attacking from both inside and outside to break the city.
A group of bad guys stood on the watchtower of Chang'an City and secretly exclaimed, "As expected of Your Highness, the Eighth Army betrayed you without making a sound."
"Yes, no wonder the commander-in-chief wants His Highness's 20,000 divine soldiers to purge the court of sycophants."
Compared with the surprise of the bad guy, the eunuchs headed by Lieutenant Liu Jishu were frightened at this moment. They know best what kind of virtue they have on weekdays.
Li Ye was sitting on the carriage next to He, who was deeply in love with her husband. "So this is what you told me to welcome me back to the palace."
With a swish sound, an arrow was shot, and Li Zhen whipped out a long golden whip from his fingertips to break the arrow.
"I didn't even think about it. Who would have thought that Han Jian would go crazy and start killing the emperor's relatives?"
Something suddenly happened, and Huazhou City's tail Li Zhen didn't have time to clean up. He was not in front of him because of his cheap nonsense. Li Zhen turned over and stepped on the carriage. He condensed a golden whip in his hand and knocked down all the flying arrows.
After four days of fleeing, Li Zhen and others came to meet Chang'an's Shence Army and Longwu Army. At this time, Li Zhen was covered in blood, both from his enemies and from his own. There were only more than 600 of the three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry left.
Everyone is hurt.
Under the escort of a large army, Li Yi and his party entered Chang'an. Zhaozong finally returned to the "Jinluan Palace". Li Yi fell on the bed and fell asleep. He was too tired.
News of Zhaozong's return to Chang'an also reached the ears of Zhu Wen, Li Keyong and Li Maozhen. After Han Jian died, Li Maozhen sent troops to Beijing from Qianzhou and Yaozhou under the pretext of being escorted by King Qin.
Li Keyong didn't mind that he still had important things to do. He raised his troops eastward to attack Li Zhen. It was time to find a place. As for Zhaozong's tasteless and discarded cold pork head, let Zhu Wen and Li Maozhen fight for it.
Li Ye slept for two days. When he saw Li Ye again, he was very high-spirited. He heard from his own people that he had killed all the eunuchs, and Lao Li went crazy.
Outside the Daming Palace, Li Zui stood outside the door in court uniform. After waiting for a while, Li Zui was summoned into the palace. Li Ye sat on his dragon chair and looked down at his "own son".
"I didn't expect that Nuo Da's eunuch disaster was solved by your hands." Li Ye looked complicated. He really didn't know how to deal with his great son. He loved and hated him. He loved him because he was too good.
He felt that he had mobilized half of the imperial army, and hated him for being too good and too decisive in killing. He, Li Ye, was only 29 years old this year, and now the situation was back in his hands.
"My son suggested that your Majesty move the capital."
The air in the hall was a bit colder, and Li Ye had a strange expression, "Move the capital? To Youzhou or somewhere else?"
"Chang'an is located in the hinterland with Li Maozhen in the west, Zhu Wen in the east, and Li Keyong in the north. Does your Majesty think this is really a good place?"
"Now that the military and political power is back in my hands, I will punish all the sycophants in the court. I am not afraid of anyone." The father and son started to confront each other, and a little eunuch from outside rushed in and knelt there with a bang, saying all the words in his mouth.
Incomplete.
"Your Majesty, the traitor Li Maozhen is three miles outside the east city. He said he was escorted by King Qin to Qingjun's side."
Li Ye straightened his clothes and said, "I have come to draw up a decree. King Shou Li Yu has done a great job in escorting me. I am now appointed as the general of the auxiliary state, commanding the left and right Qianniu Guards, Zuo Wuwei, Zuo Xiaowei, left and right Shence Army, Zuo Yulin,
You Longwu. Crusade against the traitor Li Maozhen."
Li Ye took a quick look at the imperial edict he had written on his side. He flicked his arm and the imperial edict flew towards Li Zhen's position. Li Zhen took advantage of the imperial edict with both hands and glanced at Li Ye.
"My son, I accept the order and thank you."
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"Now that thieves are in power, we are here as righteous troops protected by King Qin." Li Maozhen, wearing Mingguang armor, gave pre-battle encouragement in front of the three armies.
The Qi army launched a charge, and the Chang'an defense battle began.
By the time Li Zhen arrived at the top of the city, the two parties were already furious. The soldiers who defended the city most liked to use gold juice and kerosene, which was also the most conventional combat method.
Without the equipment of Li Zhen's own vassal town, the battle to defend the city would be a pure war of attrition, costing lives.
The war lasted for four days, and Li Maozhen's siege equipment also arrived: a crane, a ladder, a siege tower, a ram, and two trebuchets. The arrival of the siege equipment marked the official start of the battle, and the Chang'an Forbidden Army decimated the number of people.
They look scary, and they are all fake but useless.
The battle lasted for a month, and the supplies in Chang'an were almost wiped out. Li Ye decided to negotiate peace with Li Maozhen after grinding beans and wheat for porridge every day. He named Li Maozhen King Qi, and Li Maozhen left with satisfaction.
That night, Li Zhen, who was staying at the Shiwang Mansion, looked at Yuan Tiangang who came uninvited and did not give him a good look. "The commander-in-chief came just in time."
"I personally went to Miao Territory and never thought that such a big thing would happen. It was indeed my mistake. As His Majesty's own son, isn't it your duty to guard Chang'an?" Yuan Tiangang laughed and said in a hoarse voice,
Li Zhen snorted disdainfully. In this situation, he had nearly 60,000 men and only had more than 20,000 to fight. It was not certain whether he could get out of Chang'an alive.
Chapter completed!