Li Jing was very sure about whether Li Po could enter Chang'an City. What he thought was similar to others, Chang'an City was not a city that could be defended and awaited reinforcements.
Neither is Luoyang, but Li Mi participated in Yang Xuangan's rebellion. It can be said that countless people in Luoyang died because of Yang Xuangan. From nobles to commoners, a large number of people were deceived by Yang Xuangan and joined his team. In the end,
It was a complete mess.
It can be said that Yang Xuangan, who has great ambitions but little talent, coupled with Li Mi, who is known for making some bad ideas, has dealt a heavy blow to the people in the Guanxi and Luoyang families.
Look at what the situation was like at that time. Yang Guang was leading his army to conquer Liaodong. Luoyang was very empty, and Chang'an was also very empty. Yang Xuangan raised his arms and waved his arms. The disciples of the wealthy family heard the news and followed him. It is said that people who came to serve under Yang Xuangan were coming in droves, because everyone was
I want to drive the frantic Yang Guang away as soon as possible.
It's just that everyone didn't expect that this was a big pit, and the pit was very big, filling it with countless innocent souls.
Li Mi was not only a trap digger, but later he also joined a gang like the Wagang Army. The people of Luoyang hated him very much, and the hatred level was even higher than that of Zhai Rang, who desperately besieged Luoyang.
So although Wang Shichong is not a good person, in comparison, the people of Luoyang are more willing to contribute to Wang Shichong than to the bullshit Wei Gong.
In addition, there was sufficient food and grass in Luoyang's warehouses, so Luoyang, which could not have been defended, created a miracle. Many people were attacked by Li Mi and others, but it still remained standing, and by the way, it also created a small army.
Small miracle.
Will Chang'an be the same as Luoyang? Reality tells people that it is difficult to find another person like Li Mi.
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The commotion in Chang'an has been going on for some days. At the beginning, the Chang'an Order, the generals of various guards, and the garrison of Chang'an's various ministries all fulfilled their duties and ran around the city like firefighters.
But as time went by, rumors spread all over the city... Various rumors began to spread in various mansions in the city. The nobles were gathering privately, discussing ways and means to prepare for the worst that was to come.
situation.
It is very appropriate to use the undercurrent to describe the situation at this time. Ordinary people have closed their doors. There is not much food at home, and they are extremely anxious. Some urban foxes and rats have taken the opportunity to cause chaos, which makes people panic.
Some details of the riot in Mayi County seem to be happening in Chang'an...
The main court meeting has been suspended for a few days, but the small court meeting is being held more and more enthusiastically.
The important ministers of the court were called to the palace one by one to speak. Li Yuan once again had a "Tang Gong" smile on his face. But he hadn't smiled like this for a long time since he became emperor.
But how many people can he win over? Even he knows it.
The reason why Tang Gong was able to win people's hearts back then was because he never easily made things difficult for others, just like how Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, was before he ascended the throne.
But once you become the emperor, many resentful things will inevitably be done. This is the case for the Yang family, and the same is true for the Li family.
Before Yang Jian ascended the throne, everyone thought he was an honest man? He was raised by nuns? He must be a kind-hearted person? The people in the Yuwen family were too vicious and cruel? It would probably be better to change to someone named Yang.
But look at what Yang Jian did after he became emperor. Would anyone still think that the taciturn and rather dull Yang Dalang was a pushover?
What happened to those who once recommended him? How many of them ended up well, if any? His sons also dealt with them.
Li Yuan was no different. Once the kind and generous Tang Gong became the emperor, his expression became much faster than that of Yang Jian.
During the day, I summoned too many people, talked too much, and thought about too many things. The most important thing was that the traitor Li Ding'an finally led his army to the city of Chang'an...
Li Yuan was panicked. Unprecedented fear was spreading in his heart. He even remembered what the Yang family were thinking when he went south to Chang'an.
News continued to come in the evening, for example, the enemy troops under the city had not attacked the city, but were making some siege equipment.
Huh, Li Yuan himself is not ignorant of military skills. How can the few men and horses brought by Li Ding'an be able to capture the big city of Chang'an? If those few men and horses can do the trick, wouldn't Yang Jian and his son be so angry that they jump out of their graves?
Li Ding'an is just waiting for some people in the city to come out. If not, Chang'an can still be defeated without attacking for three or two months. There is not as much food and grass in the city as in Luoyang, and there are not many people in Chang'an.
The quantity is not comparable to Luoyang.
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Late at night, the weather was slightly overcast, and it was already early summer. The night wind in the north finally brought a bit of warmth, making people feel very comfortable.
Li Yuan, who was sleepy and sleepy, returned to the palace. The trembling palace servants served the emperor who was in a bad mood and was not thinking at all, not daring to make any mistakes.
At this time, the emperor's concubines would not appear here without an edict. Enemy troops surrounded the city. The atmosphere in the palace was much weirder than outside, because the palace wall surrounded them and also surrounded the people's hearts...
Once the enemy army enters the city, unlike the people outside, the wealth and life of the palace people may depend entirely on the word of the new master. The more favored by the old master at this time, the more miserable the fate will be.
The night in the palace was quiet, except for a little more smoke and smoke with incense than usual. It was the palace people burning incense and praying for peace.
Although many of them were of noble birth and their families were famous aristocrats in Chang'an, there were not many who could protect the palace people at this time.
Because from the moment they entered the palace, their life and death, honor and disgrace were linked to this palace.
In fact, the same is true for Emperor Li Yuan. If Li Yuan dares to leave the palace city at this time, many people will think that he is going to escape, and the four gates of Chang'an City may be opened immediately...
Li Yuan was very tired, his already rickety back had slumped a lot, his face was gray, his eyes were cloudy, but there was a hint of cold air from time to time... There seemed to be an unknown aura all over his body.
Li Yuan did not come back alone. After conducting a series of transactions that were more like transactions than conversations, he left his friends by his side.
But his friend no longer felt honored as usual. Pei Ji felt a little regretful at this moment. He shouldn't have come to the palace to inquire about the situation today. Hanging around the emperor at this time itself meant an increase in risks.
The palace people gently changed the two people into casual clothes, warmed the wine according to Li Yuan's instructions, and served the dishes. They all left without even leaving a handful of maids.
Li Yuan stroked the wine bottle and looked at Pei Ji, as if not looking at him. Pei Ji was so frightened that he couldn't even move his usually sharp mouth, and he didn't say a word for a long time.
Suddenly Li Yuan seemed to think of something, the muscles on his face twitched twice, and he laughed out loud.
Pei Ji shivered and almost jumped up from the couch, half of his soul flying out.
Li Yuanwu unconsciously poured himself a glass of wine, and then said quietly: "I have been wandering around for half my life, and I only stayed in Chang'an for a long time... But the people here are all tigers and wolves, and they live with tigers and wolves.
After a long time, people also have the heart of a tiger or a wolf... Haha..."
Pei Ji tried his best to pull his separated soul back into his body and listened patiently. He knew Li Yuan's temperament very well and knew that it was best not to speak at this time and just listen.
But Li Yuan's appearance... made him very worried. Li Yuan had known him since he was left behind in Jinyang. Along the way, from Jinyang to Chang'an, he, Pei Ji, had witnessed the entire process of Li Yuan's rise with his own eyes, and had closely known him.
participate.
He knew very well what kind of person Li Yuan was. He was born in a powerful family and had been a relative of the emperor since he was a child. Even if his father died early, no one dared to look down upon him.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Li Yuan treats others very appropriately, and does not look domineering like many Kansai people. But that is just an appearance. In fact, this person is very proud and stubborn. He likes to listen to flattery, but he is extremely disrespectful.
I like the way others don't mean what they say.
In other words, it’s true that you like to hear good things, but if your flattery is too obvious, it will appear to be frivolous in his eyes. If your flattery is not in place, then you are afraid of falling into the trap.
No matter how Li Yuan pretends to be, he is actually a typical Kansai noble.
When Kansai nobles interact with others, they can talk about their ambitions, talk about beauties, comment on the heroes of the world, etc., but they generally will not tell you their inner feelings, which will expose their weakness. A weak Kansai noble is
Can't survive.
Li Yuan was like this in front of him. When Pei Ji looked at him, four words appeared in his heart without realizing it, the end of the road.
There was indeed something wrong with Li Yuan. He didn't invite him to drink. What Li Yuan talked about were old things, not big and trivial. You would never have heard this from Li Yuan in the past. As he spoke, he kept talking.
Drinking wine.
I don’t know whether he drank too fast or just wanted to get drunk. Anyway, Li Yuan’s eyes, which had a very good drinking capacity, soon became hazy.
But Pei Ji became more and more nervous, and the erratic emperor was more dangerous than usual, but he didn't dare to leave, or even go up and give Li Yuan a cup like usual.
In a daze, Pei Ji even thought, when Yang Guang spent his last days in Jiangdu Palace, did he want to be indulged in some past events like the Supreme Being in front of him?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look towards the door to see if a group of wolf-like guards Xiaoguo would also break in there and take out a three-foot white silk...
Pei Ji couldn't help but feel a little sad. He was originally a sentimental person, but after entering Chang'an, which was full of tigers and wolves, he also became infected with the spirit of tigers and wolves, and was no longer so easily sentimental.
But now when he looked at Li Yuan's appearance, his heart felt cold. Whether it was for Li Yuan or for himself, his eyes gradually became sour, so he started drinking cup after cup.