Chapter 334 The Duke of Jinguang Sect shows the ugliness of human nature
All the embroidery hubs in Huaxuan were sold out, and not half of the first-class noble families were left.
Foxes and rabbits roamed the Hanyuan Hall, and thorns filled the front of the Calyx Tower.
The prosperity of the past has been buried, and everything is desolate and has no reason to look up.
The inner treasury was burned to ashes, and the public's bones were trampled on in the street!
During the Song and Ming Dynasties, the city of Chang'an had long since declined, and the center of all aspects had been transferred to the land of Guandong.
In this era, Chang'an City in Guanzhong is the true center of the world and the only capital of the world.
Without Li Yunze's appearance, this megacity, whose reputation even spread as far as the Mediterranean, would have been ravaged by Huang Chao for several years.
Not only were the public officials trampled to pieces in Tianjie, but the common people were also seriously injured.
It's not that Huang Chao's soldiers and horses are capable of fighting, but that the emperor and ministers are too useless.
Not only did they run away very fast, but they took almost no one with them. When they finally came back a few years later, they actually vented their anger on the women they had abandoned.
As for those who cause trouble inside and outside the city, I'm sorry, they will all be dealt with directly regardless of whether they surrender or not.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty actually still had some strength, but it was a pity that the cowardly king and traitorous ministers were in power. No matter how much strength there was, it would be useless if it could not be used.
Fortunately, most of the people under his command recognized Fengxiang Jun and directly named him as the one causing trouble.
Others didn't know Li Xuan well and thought he was really worried about state affairs, but Tian Lingzi knew the emperor very well.
"Father's words make sense." Li Xuan smiled with satisfaction.
Li Yunze personally appeared to subdue the remaining Fengxiang troops in the Weiqiao military camp.
As for the people in the city and even the nobles and royal relatives, they paid no attention to it at all.
The prime minister walked out taking the blame, and naturally the court meeting could not continue.
The Fengxiang Army's combat effectiveness was no worse than that of the Boye Army, but they were too scattered inside and outside the city due to looting. Facing the Boye Army who came forward in formation, they could only fight with a small number but could not form effective resistance at all.
But not only did the imperial court not come to comfort him, they didn't even prepare meals.
His backer, Tian Lingzi, the boss of the eunuchs, directly passed all responsibilities to Prime Minister Lu Xie in order to protect his younger brother.
At this moment, he even had doubts about his long-term battlefield experience.
As for girls, as an emperor, of course they will not be as unattainable as netizens do. People have long been tired of it.
Upon hearing the call, the emperor and the eunuch here immediately lost their countenance.
"Your Majesty, don't panic!" Tian Lingzi immediately calmed down the panicked Li Xuan, and then said, "The most urgent thing at the moment is to avoid the traitors quickly."
The Shence Army went to collect soldiers and horses from everywhere inside and outside the city, and at the same time mobilized the people outside the city to quickly enter the city with their property and livestock.
The women who were forced to give birth to children by Huang Chao's bandits were all ordered to be executed.
First, he asked his confidants to quickly summon a group of Shence troops as guards, and then called for manpower to bring several princes and several concubines that His Majesty valued, and then hurriedly fled Chang'an City.
"Go!" Li Yunze immediately waved his hand, "Behead all the rebels!"
He called some eunuchs and told them to chase Li Xuan. He told them that the city of Chang'an was still in the hands of the army and asked his Majesty to come back as soon as possible.
When Li Yunze came over with soldiers and horses to guard the common people he had collected along the way, he saw the fire in the city and the mess inside and outside. His first thought was, 'Huang Chao is so powerful, why did he get ahead of me?'
Unlike later generations of netizens who generally prefer girls, Li Zhang likes to play cockfighting, polo, goose gambling, riding and shooting, swordplay, arithmetic, music, go, spinach, etc. He can be called a top player in the world of fun and enjoyment.
Feng Xiang's army, already simmering with anger, began to rob houses outside the city.
His biggest hobby is to have all kinds of fun.
Zhang Chengfan, who had previously led his troops to garrison Tongguan, had escaped and described Huang Chao's bandits as if they were like soldiers and generals descending from heaven, as if they were unstoppable.
Of course the high-end family is rich, but the price offered by Li Yunze is too high.
Li Yunze and his subordinates all sneered at these words.
"Your Majesty went on a westward inspection tour of Sichuan and Sichuan"
Li Zhen was actually not stupid. He understood immediately upon hearing this, "What do you mean, father, run away?"
When Fengxiang's army retreated, they took a different path from Boye's army, so they didn't collide with Li Yunze.
Still saying that, Li Shimin's coffin board could no longer hold it.
When the father and son looked at each other and smiled, a little Huangmen stumbled over and shouted, "Oh no, the thieves have entered the city~~~"
"If you don't want to serve the country, you can become a deserter." Li Yunze, on horseback, looked around at the numerous clans of high-ranking families in front of him. "But you have to pay a fee to leave the city."
After all, everyone knows what the Shence Army is.
Compared to Li Zhen, who was in chaos, Tian Lingzi made a lot of arrangements.
Li Zhang, who had previously looked worried about his country and his people, turned pale on the spot and stomped around like a child about to be beaten.
By the time Li Yunze rode over, there was almost a direct fight.
If Li Shimin had known something, the coffin boards would not be able to hold it down.
Especially here at the Golden Light Gate, where people were escaping to the west, the commotion was the most serious.
The angry emperor immediately stood down and sided with the eunuchs without hesitation, blaming the prime minister for being responsible for the current bad situation.
They thought that there was still a strong army blocking the way to Chang'an City, so they mobilized various troops to prepare for a battle with Li Yunze. At this time, the forwards were still wandering around Huazhou.
He was supported by the eunuchs and rose to power. When he was twelve years old, he was better than the eunuchs. He trusted the eunuchs very much and even called Tian Lingzi "father".
For the people who wanted to flee the city, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea to show their talents, but unfortunately Li Yunze was completely unmoved.
By the time it got dark, more than two thousand Fengxiang troops who had made trouble were all dealt with.
You must know that after the implementation of the Two Taxes Law, the price of rice is only 200 yuan. One thousand guan?
Li Yunze raised his hand to signal to the many soldiers of the Boye Army. Li Yunze directly offered a price, "Brothers, I will guard the city for you. You can't have enough to eat. Let's do this. One thousand guan for each person, 500 guan for each horse, and three guan for the donkey and oxen."
Baiguan. Those who can pay will go out of the city. Where can those who cannot pay come from?
Go back to where you are!"
The nobles in the city who got the news finally had time to run away.
Now, because Li Yunze defeated Huang Chao's forward Qiao Qian before.
The emperor was not worried about state affairs at all, but worried that the Huangchao rebels would make him lose his place to play.
It was still Boye Army who came forward as the main force, while Shence Army, who had more people, could only wave the flag and cheerleading.
The soldiers and horses guarding the city went to stop it, which caused Fengxiang's army to completely lose control and began to rush into the city to cause chaos.
The civil servants and eunuchs were quarreling with each other, and the sound of red-faced and eunuchs resounded throughout the hall.
Considering Li Xuan's temperament, the possibility of coming back was extremely low. Li Yunze asked the eunuchs to tell them that he was the commander of the Shence Army and asked His Majesty to send an imperial edict to hand over the defense of Chang'an City to him.
It's just that Li Yunze blocked the city gate, and they blocked the city gate and made all kinds of noises, but they couldn't get out.
Eunuchs are still reliable at critical moments.
There was a hustle and bustle all night, and the entire city of Chang'an was filled with people's voices and torches shining like lights.
After finishing this matter, Li Yunze sent out soldiers and horses to start work.
After all, there is no point in defeating your opponent in the court, and you can't win against the Huang Chao army that is getting closer and closer.
Li Xuan was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of eunuchs. What the life scene in the palace gave him was the freedom to have fun without restraint.
Only when we arrived at the palace did we realize that the emperor had actually run away!
The rest were wise, took off their helmets, filled them with copper coins, and chose to work under Li Yunze.
Some Fengxiang troops were angry at Li Yunze's treatment of his colleagues, and chose to seek death to increase the size of the pile of heads outside the city.
Li Zhen returned to the palace and sighed, "Our Tang Dynasty has fallen to this point. How can I have the face to meet my ancestors?"
It can even be said that the purpose is to attract the attention of the thieves and thus delay time.
It wasn't until daybreak that things gradually calmed down.
Historically, Huang Chao's soldiers and horses arrived very quickly. When Li Zhang fled here, the traitors had already entered the city, so most of the nobles could not escape.
The so-called thieves who entered the city were actually Fengxiang's troops who fled back.
It is a pity that starting from Li Longji, all Tang emperors did not dare to fight. Once the enemy approached Chang'an City, their first choice was always to escape first.
Who is willing to sacrifice one's life for such an incompetent emperor?
Li Yunze was slightly disappointed that he could not hold the title of Dayi in his hands.
Chang'an City was so big that the emperor ran away after getting the news, but most people in the city still didn't know anything.
They escaped first and retreated to the Weiqiao side to make repairs.
There is no other choice but to pay.
Boye's army and Fengxiang's army controlled various arsenals, warehouses and stables, and blocked the city gates.
Chang'an City is actually a military city, and it was built according to the standards of a military city from the time of its construction.
Li Yunze's plan is very simple, he wants to defend Chang'an City.
Not all of Fengxiang's troops participated in the rebellion. Some of them stayed in the military camp near the Wei Bridge. Li Yunze arranged for manpower to keep an eye on them.
"That's right, I'm going on a patrol." The panicked Li Xuan nodded repeatedly, "Let's go, let's go."
Both sides showed off their traditional skills, and the quarrel was so intense that it was unbearable.
This morning, Li Xuan convened a court meeting with ministers to discuss how to deal with the Huangchao rebels who were already close at hand.
Those who scold, intercede, build relationships, and show their prominent status.
The great righteousness of the Tang Emperor was still of some use in this era.
Many heads were piled outside the city gate, which looked very scary.
I originally planned to imitate Prime Minister Cao, who was a thief who held the emperor hostage to control the princes. Unfortunately, I didn't expect that Li Xuan was a long-distance running champion.
If you really want to defend, its defense is not weak at all.
Li Zhen felt like he was going to be pissed to death. At this critical moment, he was still quarreling here.
The grieving and angry Lu Xie wept in court, feeling that the future was dark and that he and the Tang Dynasty had no future. He staggered out of the court and prepared to go home to die.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry." Tian Lingzi agreed with a smile, "We have millions of lions in the Tang Dynasty. King Qin's rebel army will surely come to the rescue in the near future. We will be able to repel the nest thieves in just a short time."
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say." Tian Lingzi saluted respectfully, "How can the Emperor say anything about escaping? Your Majesty is going to inspect the land of Bashu."
When Li Yunze led his troops into the city, the first thing he did was to go straight to the palace.
When Zhang Chengfan led troops and horses to guard Tongguan, in addition to the Shence Army, troops and horses from all over Guanzhong were mobilized.
Originally, I had brought my whole family with me and left together, but now that the fare out of the city was so expensive, the only option was for the important men in the family to pay for the trip.
As for servants, maids, and women, most of them were left behind on the spot.
They are even willing to pay for the horses, donkeys and even the oxen that pull the cart, rather than bring along the begging women and servants.