The censor Zhong Yan Zhenqing, who was tired of his career, finally rushed back to Fengxiang Mansion to resume his life.
However, after experiencing the auspicious incident, it seemed that everyone in the court had lost interest in Lingwu's auspiciousness.
Even the emperor himself, after taking advantage of the auspicious incident to depose Wei Jiansu, the prime minister in Li, only issued an imperial edict to Shuofang to protect the dragon's corpse, and asked Shuofang's Jiedushi to stay in Houhou. Du Hongjian sacrificed the dragon's corpse on the emperor's behalf, and did not continue to interfere.
The matter of dragon bones.
Even the upright Yan Zhenqing understood that he was being used by the emperor.
However, the emperor did not bother the people and money to welcome back the dragon carcass, nor did he build palaces and temples to worship the dragon carcasses. Yan Zhenqing was already very happy.
Returning to Fengxiang Mansion, Yan Zhenqing went to the palace to meet the saint, and then returned to his mansion.
Yan Zhenqing's upright character made even his subordinates unwilling to associate with him.
Yan Zhenqing's mansion was very small, and given his position, the emperor would have given him a larger mansion closer to the palace.
Yan Zhenqing refused with the reason that "Fengxiang Mansion is just a temporary residence, and returning to Chang'an as soon as possible is the right way."
The dignified imperial censor's residence only had two rooms.
An old servant of the Yan family also worked part-time as a concierge and lived in the first house they entered.
Yan Zhenqing and his nephew Yan Quanming lived in the main house on the second floor.
Having received the news that Yan Zhenqing had returned home, Yan Quanming and the old housekeeper stood at the door together.
When Yan Zhenqing's donkey cart was parked, the dignified censor Zhongcheng personally paid for the rental of the donkey cart. Who would have thought that the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty did not even own a carriage of their own, so they had to rent donkey carts to travel.
Yan Zhenqing didn't take it seriously. Now that the Fengxiang Mansion is in trouble, Yan Zhenqing has stopped receiving his salary for a long time.
Even if he received a salary, most of it would go out to support young students.
Seeing her nephew come to pick her up in person, Yan Zhenqing smiled and said seriously: "It's almost autumn, why don't you pick me up if you don't warm up well?"
Yan Quanming knew that his uncle was old-fashioned and serious, but he also knew that he was a sharp-tongued man and had a soft heart. He asked him to attend the Qiu Wei ceremony for the sake of his own future.
Yan Quanming bowed and said: "Uncle, this warm book is not in a hurry."
After saying that, he helped Yan Zhenqing into the house.
The old servant behind him smiled as he followed the two into the house. After closing the dilapidated door, a smile finally appeared on Yan Zhenqing's old-fashioned face.
After Yan Zhenqing sat down and put on the family robe, he said to his nephew:
"Quan Ming, the imperial court has issued a reward to my brother. Ji Ming died in the battle with his elder brother. According to the order, the imperial court is going to give you the Yin Guan."
Yan Zhenqing looked at Yan Quanming and said:
"But I still hope you will take the imperial examination. Being a Jinshi is the right way."
Yan Quanming's eyes turned red. His father, Yan Gaoqing, served as the prefect of Changshan when Anlu Mountain raised troops. He took the lead in raising troops to resist Anlu Mountain, and also devised a plan to capture and kill Anlu Mountain's most trusted general.
Yan Gaoqing led seventeen volunteers to resist Anlushan, and once threatened Anlushan's hometown in Hedong.
But in the end, it was still difficult to support alone. After Changshan City was destroyed, Yan Gaoqing and his son Yan Jiming were brutally killed by An Lushan. Only Yan Quanming, who had been sent out to ask for help, escaped.
Yan Quanming said quickly: "Thank you uncle for your teaching. My nephew will definitely study hard."
Seeing that Yan Quanming's eyes were red, Yan Zhenqing said: "That's all, Wen Shu is not in a hurry today. You go buy some food and wine and come back. Our uncle and nephew haven't had a drink for a long time."
There was only one old servant in the Yan family, so Yan Quanming stood up quickly, rushed to the wine shop at the entrance of the alley, made a pot of turbid wine, and cut some meat back.
Yan Zhenqing is the Yushi Zhongcheng, a senior civil servant of the third rank of the imperial court.
Although Yan Quanming has not yet taken the imperial examination, due to the merits of his father and brother, he can become an official at any time.
The uncle and nephew were drinking together, and naturally they were talking about important matters in the court.
Yan Quanming said: "Uncle, the most exciting news for the court recently is the Battle of Suiyang. The Suiyang army Zhang Xun, together with the Second Linhuai Town of Bianzhou, defeated the puppet Yan general Yin Ziqi's 200,000-strong army. Except for Luoyang in Henan Province,
,Other areas have been recovered!'
Yan Zhenqing took a sip of wine and said: "Zhang Xun is a righteous man like his brother. It is indeed good news that the country can have such a loyal minister serving."
Yan Quanming rubbed his head and said: "However, the imperial court only sent a banner to Suiyang and appointed Zhang Xun as the governor of Suiyang. There will be no more rewards after that."
Yan Zhenqing said: "The battle of Shaanxi Gorge has not yet been decided, and it is not yet time to finally discuss merit and reward."
Yan Quanming said: "The confrontation at Shaanxi Gorge has been going on for several days. Quanming heard that your Majesty has been unable to sleep day and night recently, just waiting for the outcome of the battle at Shaanxi Gorge."
Yan Zhenqing said: "Guo Ziyi is a veteran in the army. Although the enemy Cui Youqian is also a veteran general, the puppet Yan army has no fighting spirit. It is only a matter of time before they capture Shaanxi Gorge."
"You clean up in the next few days. We will return to Chang'an in a few days."
Yan Quanming did not expect his uncle to be so optimistic about the Battle of Shaanxi Gorge, but when he heard that Chang'an could be recovered, Yan Quanming was very happy and quickly drank two more glasses of wine.
In the backyard of the Longyou Dudu Mansion, Shang Bo was also packing things.
Zhang Leyan opened the door and came in and said:
"President of the Chamber of Commerce, everything has been packed. We can set off for Chang'an with just one order!"
However, Zhang Leyan still said uneasy: "President, will the Tang army really win the battle of Shaanxi Gorge easily like in history? What if they lose?"
Shang Bo said: "Guo Ziyi has elite soldiers and generals, and Zhang Wu has tried to persuade An Qingxu to return to Hedong in advance. The siege of Suiyang has also been lifted. The situation of the Tang army is now better than in history. If we can't fight again,
To win is to be worse than a pig or a dog."
Zhang Leyan smiled and said: "We are finally going back to Chang'an City!"
Shang Bo said: "Chang'an is our stage!"
At this moment, a group of riders rushed into Fengxiang Mansion.
"Great victory! Great victory in Shaanxi Gorge!"
"Cui Youqian's main force was defeated! Enemy general Cui Youqian fled to Luoyang!"
The victorious riders shouted the good news, entered the city from Dongzhimen of Fengxiang Mansion, and rushed all the way to the palace in Fengxiang Mansion.
The emperor immediately summoned the envoy to report the victory and asked impatiently:
"How's the battle going?"
The messenger reporting victory immediately said:
"Marshal Guo encountered the main force of the rebels at Xindian in the west of Shaanxi County. The rebels formed their formation on the mountain, and our army was at a disadvantage."
"What happened next!?" The emperor asked anxiously.
The envoy immediately said: "Fortunately, Marshal Guo has excellent soldiers. He had ambushed the Uighur cavalry in Nanshan before the war. When the rebels attacked our army, the Uighur cavalry took advantage of the chaos and attacked, and the rebel army was immediately defeated!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
The emperor, who was sitting high on the throne, said three good words loudly, obviously very satisfied.
At this time, the envoy who reported the victory said: "The corpses of the rebels are piled up in the mountains and fields. The rebels' troops in the pass have wiped out seven or eight out of ten. Now Marshal Guo has sent troops to Luoyang!"
Li Heng stood up even more excitedly. After three years, the Tang army was finally going to regain the two capitals!
It took the Tang Dynasty nearly three years from Tianbao's panicked escape from Chang'an City in the fifteenth year until now to drive the rebels out of Chang'an City again.
I can finally sit on the throne of Daming Palace upright!
After Li Heng heavily rewarded the envoys who reported victory, all the officials in Fengxiang Mansion already knew that the Battle of Xindian had been won and that the army was about to regain Luoyang.
Many officials were moved to tears, and some even knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
More officials were overjoyed. The Tang army had regained the two capitals, and finally people saw the dawn of quelling the rebellion.
When the news reached the Longyou Governor's Mansion, Shang Bo looked at the time and said, "I didn't expect that Cui Youqian would be defeated on September 28, which is more than ten days earlier than in history."
Zhang Leyan said: "As the president said, the situation this time is better than in history. Guo Ziyi is a famous general in the world. Isn't it normal to win the decisive battle in advance?"
Shang Bo sighed and said: "Although the two capitals have been liberated, it is still too early for the Anlu Mountain Rebellion to be put down!"
"There will be a Battle of Yecheng later, and the Tang Dynasty was almost driven out of Chang'an by the rebels."
Zhang Leyan said: "If the puppet Yan is defeated so quickly, will there be a chance for King Jianning?"
Shang Bo sighed and said: "But if we continue to fight like this, it will consume the vitality of the Tang Dynasty. It would be best to put down the rebellion as soon as possible if possible."
Zhang Leyan said: "Since the results in history are not good, it is up to us players to change history!"
"If the grand detour tactic can succeed, the puppet Yan will definitely be defeated earlier than in history!"
Shang Bo said: "That's right. With the efforts of our players, the Tang army won the battle of Suiyang. Zhang Xun did not die in the battle. This is already the best result!"
Shang Bo said firmly: "We will definitely be able to change history and recreate the prosperous Tang Dynasty!"
After the second wave of victory envoys entered Fengxiang Mansion, the emperor issued an edict, and all the ministries and officials in Fengxiang Mansion began to pack their luggage and prepare to return to Luan Chang'an.
Li Fuguo, the eunuch closest to Li Heng, went to Chang'an first to clean the palace and repair the ancestral temple.
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry returned to Chang'an first. The Ministry of Rites was responsible for preparing for the Autumn War in Chang'an. The Ministry of War suppressed the puppet Yan soldiers and bandits near Chang'an. The Ministry of Industry repaired the yamen offices of various ministries and temples.
In addition, the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple went to Luoyang to arrest officials who had lost integrity during the fall of the two capitals.
As for court ministers like Chen Xilie who openly surrendered to the puppet Yan, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple would collect their crimes and eventually hand them over to the court for discussion and conviction.
King Jianning, who was far away in Shazhou, also received good news about the battle of Shaanjun.
September of the second year of Zhide finally comes to an end, October is here!