Chapter 2469: The Battle of Haojing Victory (4) Begins
Chenxiang is still the son of Yang Chan and Liu Yanchang, but in this life his surname is not Liu, but Yang.
As for the reason, it was because his father Liu Yanchang became the Yang family's son-in-law in this life.
Yang Chan is the younger sister of Yang Jian and the little princess of the Yang family. She has a very high status, second only to the prince and princess.
Liu Yanchang was just a disciple from a poor family, with mediocre knowledge and average abilities. Apart from his pride, he had almost nothing to offer.
The status gap between the two is so great that it is almost impossible for them to have any communication, let alone a marriage.
I don’t know if the two of them are really destined, or if there is some force majeure that caused Liu Yanchang to meet Yang Chan.
At that time, Yang Chan first entered the world and was the purest and most kind-hearted. Because of her chivalry and righteousness, she offended the devil. As a result, she was chased by several masters of the devil. She was seriously injured and escaped back to Guanzhong, but was accidentally rescued by Liu Yanchang.
Liu Yanchang could tell at a glance that Yang Chan had an extraordinary background. After all, Yang Chan's clothes, jewelry, and jade pendants were all priceless. It was obvious that she could not be an ordinary knight-errant, so he took the risk of being killed to save Yang Chan.
After rescuing Yang Chan, Liu Yanchang learned that she was indeed an extraordinary person and was actually the eldest daughter of the Yang family.
Originally, Liu Yanchang still had some thoughts about Yang Chan. After all, Yang Chan was a stunning beauty, with alluring talents, and was well-educated. It was impossible not to like Yang Chan as a man.
But after learning about Yang Chan's background, Liu Yanchang's rationality told him that his background was too lowly to have any consequences with Miss Yang, so he gave up the only unreasonable thoughts in his heart and just wanted to
He just relied on Yang Chan's connections to become an official.
Liu Yanchang himself had given up, but what he never expected was that Yang Chan would fall in love with him because of her life-saving grace.
With Yang Chan's appearance and background, there must be no shortage of suitors around her, and Liu Yanchang is not ranked among them at all.
But Yang Chan did not fall in love with those young masters. Instead, because of the grace of saving his life, he fell in love with Liu Yanchang, a poor young man. This also made Liu Yanchang's mind come alive again. After all, being the son-in-law of the Yang family could make his career completely different.
starting point.
There was no imperial examination system at that time, and even if it had been, it would have been impossible to implement it in the Tang state where officialdom was completely controlled by aristocratic families.
Even if it were really implemented, with Liu Yanchang's talent, he might not be able to reach high school.
Therefore, after finally getting such a good opportunity, even if it was for his own career, Liu Yanchang had to fight hard to completely capture Yang Chan's heart.
Yang Chan was too naive, Liu Yanchang succeeded easily, but the next step was full of difficulties.
Whether it's Yang Chan's brother Yang Jian or Yang Chan's cousin Yang Xiu who has always had a crush on Yang Chan, no one in the Yang family agrees with them being together.
Just when Liu Yanchang was about to give up, Yang Chan proposed to elope with him.
How could Liu Yanchang agree and decisively rejected Yang Chan?
What he pursued was never the love between his children, but becoming an official. How could he become an official if he eloped?
What Liu Yanchang didn't know was that his refusal to elope actually made Yang Jian change his mind a lot and no longer opposed his marriage to Yang Chan.
Yang Jian did not object, so Liu Yanchang lost his biggest obstacle. After going through some setbacks and tests, he finally married Yang Chan as he wished and became an official. The price was to marry into Yang's house and become his son-in-law.
Liu Yanchang didn't want to be a son-in-law, but he had no choice. The status gap between him and Yang Chan was too big. Only by marrying into a wife could he win a beautiful woman. But what happened next made him even more desperate.
After marrying Yang Chan, relying on the connections of the Yang family, Liu Yanchang finally successfully became an official, and started as the magistrate of a county, which was unimaginable for a disciple from a poor family.
Just when Liu Yanchang was high-spirited and ready to do something big to prove his talent, he encountered various kinds of suppression in the officialdom, and all those who suppressed him were his former love rivals.
As the most beautiful woman in Kansai, Yang Chan looked down on the wealthy children like them, so she chose Liu Yanchang from a poor family.
If you, Liu Yanchang, are really better than them, then that's it. But you have no talent and no looks. How can those arrogant and wealthy children be willing to accept this?
These disciples from the aristocratic family did not dare to retaliate against Yang Chan, so they could only vent their anger on Liu Yanchang, so they picked on Liu Yanchang from all aspects.
At first, Liu Yanchang thought it was because he didn't do his job well, but as time went by, no matter how stupid he was, he could see that these people were deliberately looking for trouble.
It's not that Liu Yanchang has never thought about finding someone to support him, but his uncle Yang Jian is a military general and belongs to the military, so he is not in the same system as him.
Although his second uncle Yang Xiu was a civil servant like him, he was also his love rival and one of the people who picked on him.
Therefore, Liu Yanchang had no one to rely on.
Later, Liu Yanchang heard about something, that is, in order to win over the Yang family, Tang Wang Li Shimin also intended to marry Yang Chan as his wife.
Liu Yanchang was completely desperate after learning this. Even his master had been his love rival, and those high-ranking officials from aristocratic families suppressed him in every way. He had no place in the officialdom.
Liu Yanchang was unable to complete these difficulties because of his own lack of ability, so he had to resign and return home to devote himself to educating his son Chenxiang.
Liu Yanchang devoted all his dreams to his son, but his own knowledge was limited. How could his son's education be comparable to the Yang family's family education?
Therefore, Agarwood was mainly taught by Yang Jian and the Yang family, and Liu Yanchang could only enlighten him and teach some basics.
As Yang Jian's nephew, Chenxiang has been very happy since he was born, with a superior family background, loving parents, and an uncle whom he admires very much.
Agarwood is like a flower in a greenhouse. It has been well protected by Yang Jian and Yang Chan. It has never experienced any setbacks, so it becomes more vulnerable when it experiences misfortune.
For Chen Xiang, who is not yet ten years old, today is simply a hellish day.
His uncle Yang Jian was the most powerful general in the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, he could be said to be one person above ten thousand people.
His family is the Yang family with four generations and three princes, and is the second largest family in the Tang Dynasty after the Li family.
As for his father, Liu Yanchang, the Yang family's adopted son-in-law, although he did not hold an official position, he was once a county magistrate.
His whole family was serving the Tang Dynasty, and his uncle Yang Jian was still commanding the army on the front line, so Chen Xiang really couldn't understand why the Tang soldiers had any reason to massacre the Yang family? They even killed his father.
It's ridiculous to think about it. Liu Yanchang was still teaching his son how wise the Duke of Tang was and how great the Tang state was, but he died under the butcher's knife of the Tang soldiers.
When she thought of the confusion and surprise in her father's eyes before he died, Chen Xiang felt resentful for the first time.
Why?
Why is this?
Father, uncle, you are all blind, look at who you are loyal to. Chen Xiang cursed in his heart.
The person who killed Liu Yanchang was Zhang Shigui's second son, Zhang Zhihu.
As for why he wanted to kill Liu Yanchang, it was naturally because he liked Yang Chan.
In addition, his father was trapped in the Yang Mansion, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. He had to settle old and new grudges, so he killed Liu Yanchang.
However, he quickly paid the price for his actions.
Seeing her husband's tragic death, Yang Chan, who was half a master, took action with hatred and cut off Zhang Zhihu's head with one sword.
Yang Chan's move also completely angered Zhang Shigui's eldest son Zhang Zhilong, so he directly ordered an indiscriminate massacre of the Yang family.
Yang Chan was a person who had traveled through the world and had killed many demons and demons. Naturally, he would not wait for someone to kill him, so he led the soldiers of the Yang family to fight back hard, but in the end they were defeated by the well-trained Tang army.
After a fierce battle, although Yang Chan killed Zhang Zhilong again, all the soldiers around her were killed and injured, and she herself was shot by a powerful crossbow and was seriously injured. She could only protect her son Chenxiang and retreat into the inner courtyard, struggling to hold on.
But her internal strength is about to be exhausted.
"Ahem..."
While coughing up blood, Yang Chan stuffed the agarwood into the cabinet and warned: "Agarwood, hide well and don't make any noise."
When Chen Xiang heard this, she tightened the dagger in her hand.
, said seriously: "Mom, you can't escape by hiding. Only by breaking out can you have a chance of survival. Let's fight out together, mother and son."
Yang Chan was startled, and after thinking about it carefully, she felt that what her son said was reasonable. After all, the other party had already seen his son, and if he went out to fight alone, the other party would definitely come in to search, so hiding was definitely not possible, and the only way to escape was to break through.
A glimmer of hope.
But he was already seriously injured. If he broke out with his son, he might not be able to protect his son.
"Agarwood, follow mother closely in a moment. Mother will protect you and fight out."
Yang Chan has already decided to die. She can die, but her son cannot die.
Her son Chenxiang's talent is no worse than that of his brother Yang Jian. He developed a sense of energy within a quarter of a minute of practicing, and he had third-rate internal strength before he was ten years old.
If he was given enough time to grow up, he would definitely reach the level of a great master in the future and seek justice for the Yang family who had been exterminated inexplicably, so she had to protect her son and escape no matter what.
After hearing what her mother said, Chen Xiang raised the dagger in her hand and said, "Mother, Chen Xiang is no longer a child. You can protect your mother. Let's fight out together, mother and son."
"Um."
Yang Chan nodded heavily, then took Chenxiang with one hand and a table with the other, and kicked open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a large number of feather arrows were shot, but they were all blocked by the table.
Yang Chan used all her strength and threw the table with all her strength, knocking over several Tang soldiers, and then swung her sword into the crowd.
Little Chenxiang followed closely behind his mother. He had never had any fighting experience. He used his short stature and flexibility to keep fighting and actually killed two Tang soldiers wearing iron armor. This was already quite extraordinary.
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If Yang Chan had not been injured, she might have been able to protect her son and fight out, but she was seriously injured and her internal strength was about to be exhausted. It would be extremely difficult to break out.
Yang Chan, who was entangled by the soldiers, quickly exhausted her internal strength and could only rely on her physical strength to fight. Then she was first stabbed in the thigh by He Zongxian, and then kicked away and fell to the ground.
"mother."
Seeing this, Chen Xiang was furious, jumped up and struck at He Zongxian, but was shot away by He Zongxian and fell heavily to Yang Chan's side, vomiting blood.
He Zongxian walked slowly to Chen Xiang's mother and son, and sneered: "This child has third-rate skills at a young age. He seems to be a genius. It's a pity that he has no chance to grow up. What I, He Zongxian, like to do the most
It’s killing genius.”
After saying that, he decisively stabbed Chenxiang with a shot, but it missed because Yang Chan helped Chenxiang block the shot.
"mother……"
Chenxiang shouted sadly, looking at He Zongxian with eyes full of hatred.
At this moment, he not only hated He Zongxian, but also hated himself as a genius for being so weak. He also hated his father and uncle for blindly loyal to Li Tang.
The mother blocked the gun for her son. Such a touching scene did not affect the ruthless He Zongxian, but he was ready to continue to shoot again.
Seeing that both Yang Chan and her son were about to die, Li Kui appeared in time and shouted: "Stop."
"Master Li Kui, why are you here?"
He Zongxian obviously knew Li Kui, and when he saw Li Kui coming, he did not dare to continue taking action.
After Li Kui saw the tragic situation of Yang Chan's mother and son, he was angry but also secretly relieved.
Who doesn’t know that Yang Jian’s brother and sister have the deepest feelings for each other, and they also treat their nephew Chen Xiang as their own.
If the Yang family was destroyed, if we could explain it clearly and put all the blame on Da Qin, there might still be some room for it.
But if these two people died, Yang Jian would undoubtedly turn against him.
"Quick, quick, send Mrs. Yang and Mr. Yang to treatment. He Zongxian, He Zongxian, if there is anything wrong with Mrs. Yang, I will not spare you."
Li Kui rescued Yang Chan and her son in time, but did not hold He Zongxian and everyone involved in the massacre of the Yang family accountable. He was also afraid that if these people were pushed into a hurry, they would directly rebel.
Soon, Li Kui found Zhang Shigui and Yang Xiu in a cellar in the inner courtyard of the Yang Mansion, but both of them were in a coma.
This also made Li Kui more suspicious of Zhang Shigui, and he almost believed that Zhang Shigui was a traitor, so he took him back for investigation, but he couldn't find any problems after repeated searches.
On the contrary, Zhang Shigui, who came to persuade Yang Xiu with good intentions, was suddenly knocked unconscious. Not only did his two sons die in the Yang Mansion, and they were also suspected by Li Kui, it was extremely miserable.
Li Kui wanted to push Zhang Shigui out to calm the anger of those who died unjustly, but he was afraid that Zhang Shigui's battalion of soldiers would mutiny, so he could only put it aside for the time being, and his delay caused more problems.
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Seeing that the city of Chang'an was becoming more and more chaotic and was heading completely out of control, Li Kui decided to temporarily suspend the campaign against the traitors. At this time, Li Si took action again.
Li Si pointed out that Li Kui's father-in-law's family was also among the rebellious families this time, so Li Kui's decision was more personal than public.
Li Si was pouring dirty water on Li Kui. In order to prove his innocence, Li Kui decided to go and arrest his father-in-law and his family. However, he did not expect that he arrived a step too late. By then, his father-in-law and his family had already been killed.
Li Kui was seven years pregnant with his wife. After learning the news, he couldn't bear the shock and fainted, causing a miscarriage. After that, he was killed and two others died.
Li Kui was originally ashamed of his father-in-law's family. Now he has no children and his beloved wife is dead. Under multiple blows, he fell ill and was no longer able to handle government affairs.
Without the wise man Li Kui to disrupt the situation, there was only one Li Chunfeng left in Chang'an City.
But how could Li Chunfeng be Li Si's opponent in political battles?
Moreover, given Li Shimin's order of "better to kill the wrongdoer than to let go", Li Chunfeng quite agreed with Li Si's opinion of killing all the Chang'an family.
It is precisely because of this that the massacre against the Guanxi family continued, and Chang'an City was filled with blood and heads, and it did not stop until Li Shimin returned from defeat.
While the Chang'an family was being massacred, Li Shimin also launched a decisive battle with Wang Jian at the old site of Haojing, and this would be a battle that would determine the survival of the Tang Dynasty.
It has to be said that as the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, Chang'an is indeed uniquely endowed with natural resources, and the first one to establish a capital here was the Western Zhou Dynasty.
King Wu defeated Zhou and after returning from victory, he settled the capital in Gaojing.
Haojing is today's Chang'an, Xianyang was rebuilt on the site of Haojing, and Chang'an was rebuilt on the site of Xianyang.
However, after Xianyang was destroyed, Xianyang County was still left.
There are no traces of Haojing anymore, only a few relics remain ten miles west of the city.