For Huang Chunhui, even if all the powerful people in Chang'an and the world were to die, he would not even blink an eye.
He even boldly said that he wanted to use this war to fight for ten years of peace. He just wanted to kill the emperor who was no longer young and replace him with a wise king to rule the Tang Dynasty.
But for many people in Chang'an, they wished he would die quickly.
Autumn in Chang'an is quite cool, and this weather is the most suitable to enjoy, so the pear orchard is filled with the sound of strings, bamboos, and singing.
The emperor composed a new song yesterday, and the imperial concubine is rehearsing the dance.
A group of beauties danced with the imperial concubine, and the emperor looked on with a smile, feeling very comfortable.
"The autumn breeze brings coolness, this is a fairyland on earth!"
The emperor praised sincerely.
Han Shitou stood by the side, looking very comfortable.
"His Majesty."
A chamberlain came in and said, "Urgent report from the mirror."
At this time, the imperial concubine began to spin, and her skirt flew up. Her white and tender legs were exposed, and even a section of her thigh was faintly visible.
It's hazy and touching... The emperor watched with concentration, waved his hand, "Stone away!"
Han Shitou left the main hall and Wang Shou had already arrived.
"What's the news?" Han Shitou asked casually.
Wang Shou's face was a little red, and he could even see sweat. He had a good cultivation level, so he wouldn't be like this after walking for a while, which only meant that the news made him uneasy.
"Helianfeng's army has arrived."
Han Shitou went in and said, "Your Majesty."
The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Say!"
"Helian Peak has arrived. The army is said to be 500,000, but in fact it is 200,000."
The emperor slowly turned his head, with a stern look in his eyes, "Old dog!"
Han Shitou gritted his teeth and said: "Old dog!"
The emperor clapped his hands, and the concubine left with the beauties.
The emperor closed his eyes, "What did Huang Chunhui say?"
Han Shitou said: "Huang Chunhui and his subordinates said that this battle will win ten years of peace."
"He is quite confident, but there are only 120,000 horses in Northern Xinjiang and 200,000 cavalry in Northern Liao. How can we win?"
The emperor stood up and "summoned his ministers."
Later, the king and his ministers gathered together.
"The 200,000 troops from the Northern Liao Dynasty have arrived in northern Xinjiang, and a war is about to break out."
The emperor dropped the topic and began to close his eyes and meditate.
Zhang Huan said: "Your Majesty, at this moment, the reinforcements are far away and it is difficult to quench the thirst of the people nearby. Again, we should order the surrounding prefectures and counties in Northern Xinjiang to send grain and grass to Northern Xinjiang at all costs. This kind of battle cannot be decided in one day.
, every more kilogram of grain means more chance of winning."
Yang Songcheng said: "Your Majesty, I believe that at this moment, the troops in various places should be on alert. If the Northern Xinjiang army is defeated, they can be intercepted at all levels. The most important thing is Guanzhong. Guanzhong is steep and has countless formidable passes. As long as you guard it, you will be safe."
The emperor was silent.
Luo Cai coughed and sighed, "Thinking about defeat before the war has even started. This shows how smart you are."
This is a slap in the face.
——What did you do early?
When my ministers suggested sending reinforcements to Northern Xinjiang and transporting more grain and grass to Northern Xinjiang... who the hell listened to it?
They all regarded Northern Xinjiang as an alien and left them to fend for themselves.
Now that they heard that Helianfeng's army had arrived in Northern Xinjiang, everyone panicked, but the methods they thought of were disgusting!
Yang Songcheng looked at Luo Cai and asked, "Does Shangshu Luo have any insight?"
Luo Cai said: "Don't take it seriously. I think the most important thing to do at this moment is to send an envoy to Northern Xinjiang to bring His Majesty's Emperor's Sword and give it to Huang Chunhui to show that Your Majesty is with the soldiers and civilians of Northern Xinjiang. In this way, the world is united and united.
How can we defeat Bei Liao?"
Yang Songcheng smiled, "If the Emperor's Sword becomes someone's..."
Luo Cai was angry, "Huang Chunhui is old and his life is not long. Just like this, you are still jealous and slandering him. How much hatred is there? Whose ancestral grave did he dig? Whose mother did he kill?" "
"alright."
The emperor stood up and said, "It's time to leave."
Luo Cai raised his head and said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, what should we do in Northern Xinjiang?"
The emperor said calmly: "There is enough food and grass in northern Xinjiang. It has just been harvested and will be enough to eat in the coming spring. The Northern Liao army has 200,000 troops going south, but there are only more than 500,000 civilians transporting the baggage. Helian Peak will not be able to support it for long. .”
The emperor went all the way to the Supreme Emperor.
"The weather is nice." Standing outside the palace, the emperor smiled.
In the main hall, a group of palace maids were dancing, and the Emperor was hugging him from left to right. The beauty in his arms would bring the wine glass to his lips from time to time. He would take a sip, and the beauty next to him would bring another sip of food.
This day!
"Aye."
The Emperor raised his head and asked, "What are you here for?"
The emperor walked around from the side of the singing and dancing, came forward and sat down.
"He Lianfeng led an army of 200,000 to arrive in northern Xinjiang."
The Supreme Emperor was still watching the singing and dancing, "Are you panicking?"
"We have never." The emperor said: "This battle is half Huang Chunhui's provocation. His intention to consume Bei Liao before taking office cannot be concealed from me. Since he dares to provoke, he must be sure of winning, otherwise... I will be the last to A good thing is a posthumous reputation, and the older you get, the more so. He can't bear to have the reputation of someone who actively provokes but loses!"
"Do you think he will win?"
"No, the odds are equal between victory and defeat. However, He Lianfeng is deliberately planning to go south. If he doesn't go south now, and when Huang Chunhui leaves and Liao Jin takes over Northern Xinjiang... I won't worry."
"Liao Jin's ability is not as good as Huang Chunhui's."
"That's right, so I acquiesced in his provoking a war this time."
"You are just like that weasel. You don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything... Then, what are you doing here?"
The emperor said: "After all, there is a 50% chance of defeat. I am worried..."
"More than 50%." The Supreme Emperor said quietly: "Huang Chunhui is old. When people get old, their brains will no longer work. Besides, you have overestimated Huang Chunhui."
A flash of light flashed in the emperor's eyes, "What Aye means..."
The Supreme Emperor drank a glass of wine and hugged the beauty, "Emperors will go crazy in their old age and will torment the world. People will go crazy in their old age, and they can only torment their subordinates.
Huang Chunhui's life is not long. He has been in northern Xinjiang for decades. What does he want to do when he is here? Leave his name!"
"Aye means that Huang Chunhui is taking risks?"
"Of course he is taking risks." The Supreme Emperor said calmly: "You don't know the ferocity of the Northern Liao cavalry. I heard your grandfather say it back then. Two hundred thousand cavalry can dominate the world. The 120,000 army in Northern Xinjiang seems incredible. Young man, do you know how many old and weak there are?"
"Aren't they all elites?"
"You are good at checks and balances, and you are good at undermining people, but you lack grandeur. If you calculate the money and food in Northern Xinjiang and the money allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs every year, you will know how many elites can be supported by this money and food in addition to supporting the people.
The army is a bottomless pit. The more elite it is, the more money and food it consumes. After feeding the people in northern Xinjiang every year, how can the remaining money and food be used to support 120,000 elites? How many old and weak are among them?"
"The theory of 120,000..."
"That was Huang Chunhui's statement to embolden the soldiers and civilians of Northern Xinjiang. Just like Northern Liao's dispatch of 200,000 troops this time, he would definitely brag about it more than double."
The emperor stood up suddenly.
"Are you in a hurry?" the Supreme Emperor teased, "Why did you go so early? What's the use of being anxious now? The army can't fly from Chang'an to Northern Xinjiang in one day."
The emperor looked slightly cold, "If the Tang Dynasty declines, Aye's life will probably be difficult."
"Are you trying to threaten me?" The Supreme Emperor laughed and punched the ground with laughter, "Ouch! Ouch! The Tang Dynasty is declining, the Tang Dynasty is declining, who is to blame? You shameless bitch, you can even rob your daughter-in-law.
thing.
When I was in power, I was diligent in political affairs.
When it comes to you, you spend all day singing and dancing in the pear garden, staring at those women all day long...
Hey! I am a little curious. There are countless young and beautiful women in the palace, why are you interested in those women?"
There was a hint of gloom in the emperor's eyes, and the Supreme Emperor smiled and said: "I have been waiting for you to take action, the sooner the better. Kill me, and you will be the only one in the world. Alas!"
The Supreme Emperor sighed, "You can favor all the beautiful women in the world, you can enjoy all the delicacies in the world, and you can admire all the rare treasures in the world. But you like to hide behind the scenes and do evil things. This is not what an emperor does.
Like a powerful minister.
You have fallen so willingly, what can I say? My biggest regret in this life is..."
The emperor had already reached the door.
The Supreme Emperor looked at his back with cold eyes, "Why did I sleep with your mother that night in the first place!"
The emperor stopped and sneered, "If it weren't for me, my father would have been just a prince back then. With the emperor being filial, how would my father have the chance to take over the East Palace? Even if he took over the East Palace, without my help, my father would have been deposed long ago, let alone ascending the throne...
"
He strode out, and several chamberlains appeared outside the palace, looking at the Supreme Emperor indifferently.
The Supreme Emperor was sitting there, holding the waists of the two beauties with both hands. He suddenly pinched the beauty on his right and said angrily: "Why don't you give me wine?"
The palace maid trembled, but did not dare to cry out in pain, and brought the wine glass to the Emperor's lips.
He took a sip and suddenly spat out, "They used bad wine to trick me in the lake, come on!"
The chamberlain waiting at the side came forward and said, "Your Majesty."
The Supreme Emperor pushed the maid on his right out and said, "Death with a stick!"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
"Spare your life!"
"Old dog, your father and son are going to die a good death!" Thinking that she was going to die, the palace maid gave up her struggle and was dragged out. She raised her head hard and screamed at the Supreme Emperor, "I will watch you and your son from the ground, gods.
Your Majesty, I curse you and your son not to die a good death! Not to die a good death! Not to die a good death!"
The Supreme Emperor didn't care at all about a slave's curse, and treated it as nothing.
He sat there in a daze. After an unknown amount of time, he looked up into the void.
"Brother, tell me, as an emperor, how have I done? I'm hopeless! I was imprisoned by my own son. Alas! You were also imprisoned back then... Is this retribution?"
Brother, you are filial to the emperor.
The people in the palace were trembling.
When the emperor came out of here, he immediately ordered, "Every place is on alert. All passes in Guanzhong must be strictly guarded, and more inspections must be conducted."
"yes."
The emperor said: "It's enough to summon the ministers. It's better for those idiots to restrain each other. Such a big event will only hinder us. I will reward Huang Chunhui's family papers."
"yes."
"The reward is a reward. It makes the people at the mirror think highly of Huang Chunhui's family records. If Pei Jiu transferred his family members out of the country again, if it happens again, Wang Shou will commit suicide. There is no need to report back to me!"
Back then, Pei Jiu and his guards cut off most of the faces of Li Mi and his son with a knife in front of the imperial city. Afterwards, Li Mi and his son wanted to vent their anger on Pei Jiu's family, but they had long since disappeared.
"yes."
The emperor returned to his pear garden, and the imperial concubine came to wait on him personally.
"The war is about to begin." The emperor sat down.
"Brother told me earlier."
The imperial concubine was carefree.
Let the emperor feel relieved.
"By the way." The imperial concubine remembered something, "I said earlier that the King of Yue had sent a letter."
"oh!"
The emperor read the letter from the King of Yue and said playfully: "He said that the army from southern Xinjiang can rush to help northern Xinjiang."
The imperial concubine did not dare to get involved, so she flattered her, "I think she is loyal."
"Loyalty? None of my sons are fuel-efficient."
The emperor ordered: "I haven't seen my second son for a long time. Go and call him."
Han Shitou went out to give orders, and the emperor continued to order, "The taxes harvested this year should be shipped to Chang'an as soon as possible. The sooner the better."
"yes!"
"In addition, the people in Northern Xinjiang should keep an eye on Huang Chunhui and others. If they are defeated, they should come and take revenge as soon as possible."
"yes."
The people who went to look for King Wei came back.
"Your Majesty, the king is missing."
"Um!"
The emperor was furious.
"Where did that traitor go?"
"That woman is still here, saying that King Wei went to the north to visit friends and left long ago."
"Visiting friends from the north?"
…
"drive!"
Amidst the colorful fallen leaves, a horse is galloping.
The autumn in northern Xinjiang is chilling, but it's okay now, it's not yet a gray time, as if all the life in the world has withered away.
The war was about to begin, and except for the convoys transporting baggage, there were almost no pedestrians along the way.
But there are more levels.
More than ten sergeants stopped in the middle of the road, "Stop!"
The knight wearing a bamboo hat reined in the reins, and the war horse neighed.
"Where? Where are you going?"
When more than a dozen sergeants saw the man with a huge knife on his waist, they surrounded him warily.
"This is the road guide." The man handed over the road guide.
The sergeant took it and said, "Li Er, from Chenzhou in Northern Xinjiang, are you going home?"
"Yes. I went to Chang'an for business. I heard that the war was about to start, so I hurried home."
The sergeant looked at Lu Yin and asked, "Is there anyone else at home in Northern Xinjiang?"
The man shook his head and nodded again, "Yes."
"who?"
"brother!"
The sergeants carefully checked his luggage and couldn't find anything wrong with it.
But there were a few pieces of gold and silver in the luggage.
The veteran who led the team chuckled, "Is this gold and silver of unknown origin?" He smiled a little ambiguously.
This is blackmail!
His eyes suddenly shrank, "Enemy attack!"
More than a hundred Northern Liao cavalry discovered this place, laughing wildly, raising their swords high and shouting.
"Form up!"
The old pawn shouted at the man: "Why don't you leave quickly?"
The man put away his baggage and asked, "Have you come here yet?"
"Go quickly!" The old soldier drew his sword and mounted his horse, "Ma Wu went back to report the news. Other brothers, follow me and die for your country today!"
Ma Wu cursed: "Why did Ye Ye go?"
"You mother-in-law only have one son of yours. If you die in battle, who will die for them? Get out!" the old soldier yelled.
Ma Wu cursed: "Yeah, I can kill the enemy!"
The old pawn simply slapped his horse's butt with the back of his sword, and the horse ran away with a long neigh.
"Hey! Why haven't you left yet?" The old pawn couldn't help but get angry when he saw the man riding his horse. "This is a fight. If you don't experience it, you will die."
"They're coming."
The enemy is coming.
The veteran gritted his teeth and said, "Brothers!"
Everyone raised their swords.
There were only a dozen of them among the hundreds of Liao troops.
A gap of ten times, but no one flinched.
"Follow me..." the old soldier shouted: "For the sake of Northern Xinjiang, kill the enemy!"
The news that Bei Liao was going to march south had long spread throughout northern Xinjiang, and everyone was looking forward to reinforcements, money and food from Chang'an.
But they waited and waited, and all they waited for were the supervisors.
Money and food, no.
Reinforcements, none.
Everyone in the Northern Xinjiang Army knew that they were alone.
But for the sake of their homeland, they still dare to draw their swords in the face of powerful enemies.
Ta-ta-ta!
A rider passed them from the side.
It's that traveler.
The old soldier shouted filial piety, "You are seeking death! Come back! Come back!"