The Battle of Qinzhou, which attracted the attention of all parties, came to an end overnight.
The news spread like wildfire, and the world was in an uproar.
Everyone can understand and accept that other states and counties were conquered. After all, the defenders only had a few thousand troops, but Qinzhou had a hundred thousand troops stationed with plenty of food and supplies. How could it be defeated so quickly?
Major aristocratic families sent people to Qinzhou to inquire about the news, while secretly holding family meetings to re-examine the current situation, discuss countermeasures, and prepare to take sides.
As soon as Qinzhou is defeated, the Hanzhou army can march straight into Chang'an. The general trend has been established. It is impossible not to stand in line. Moreover, the further back you stand in line, the less benefits you will gain.
The reason why the family can be passed down for thousands of years is that it is good at taking sides.
Qin Huaidao also knew the meaning behind this. After taking Qinzhou, he was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, he stopped in Qinzhou and gave some people time. Anyway, Qinzhou had plenty of food and grass, and it would take time to digest the recruitment of nearly 100,000 people.
Haste makes waste in everything!
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A strange atmosphere permeated the entire Tang Dynasty, and no one dared to ignore the important event related to the change of dynasty.
Three days passed before I knew it.
It was a gloomy day, unbearably hot, and it looked like a storm was about to come. Luoyang City felt a bit more murderous than before. The number of garrison troops on the city wall had doubled, and the checks on people coming and going at each city gate were much stricter.
Ziwei City, Dayi Hall.
Li Tai leaned against the soft cave with his back and stared gloomily at Taiwei Lu Chengqing who was reporting the battle report of Qinzhou. Anger surged in his heart. A hundred thousand people were lost like this. It was just a matter of death in battle. He actually turned to the King of Han. This was not the case.
Is it to aid the evildoer and increase the strength of the opponent?
There are still so many grain and grass supplies. Isn’t this a way to support the enemy?
Originally, Li Tai thought that the Hanzhou army was fighting all the way, and it would be difficult to sustain food and grass. Even if he captured the states, the supplies would be limited. Over time, the army would retreat. But it was different now that Qinzhou was not in a hurry, not to mention that he had captured the rear area.
Qizhou's food and grass supplies are no less than Qinzhou's, and there are no more logistical worries. How can it be possible to retreat?
It’s time to go to Chang’an next, right?
Thinking of this, the anger in Li Tai's heart became more intense. After Taiwei Lu Chengqing finished his report, he said coldly: "Liu Taiwei, you promised me that Qinzhou would be safe."
The tone was cold, revealing inexplicable murderous intent.
Li Tai, who had already controlled the Luoyang army and most of the new army, was no longer a puppet and had become stronger.
Lu Chengqing was also very angry. He hated his brother to death. No matter whether he died or was captured, you burned down the supplies in the city. After burning, you could still deal with it. What should you do now?
At this moment, Lu Chengqing had an inexplicable feeling of being used up and abandoned. If he hadn't stepped forward to take charge of the overall situation and stabilize the army, how could Li Tai have lived in peace?
Now that the wings are hard, they have to be thrown away after use? Why?
A wave of resentment surged in my heart, but I was born in a noble family and had already learned how to be patient. I did not show my thoughts. Instead, I had a panic expression: "Your Majesty, I will atone for my sins. I deserve to die!"
"You deserve to die, I gave you a hundred thousand troops, and this is how you repay me?" Li Tai bared his fangs, stared at Lu Chengqing coldly and angrily shouted.
Without waiting for Lu Chengqing to defend himself, Li Tai continued to scold: "Qinzhou collapsed overnight, how is this possible? Unless there is an insider, it could be that your brother Lu Chenghe put on a good show to deceive me, but in fact he took refuge with an army and a city full of food and grass supplies.
Are you the King of Han?"
"This... Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty, please take a closer look." Lu Chengqing was shocked.
"Clearly? Of course I want to be clear. Please explain to me. The Hanzhou army was just besieging them. Why did the city fall overnight? Even if someone opens the city gate, as long as a hundred thousand troops in the city fight to the death, both sides will lose.
But what's the result?" Li Tai asked coldly.
Lu Chengqing didn't know the inside story and couldn't answer.
Li Tai continued coldly: "The result is that the Hanzhou Army was unscathed and an army of 100,000 was collected. My spies' secret report cannot be wrong, and the military report you are holding in your hand cannot be wrong either. So, please explain to me."
, If you don’t surrender to the King of Han, what is it?”
"this……"
Lu Chengqing couldn't defend himself, but without sufficient reasons, he couldn't clear his name.
"Why, you stopped talking?"
Li Tai would not let go of such a good opportunity to suppress him. The truth was not important. What was important was that he could take this opportunity to bring down Lieutenant Lu Chengqing and absolutely control the military power of the imperial court. He shouted in a cold voice: "Lieutenant Lu, you won't
Seeing that the imperial court was weak, you secretly instigated your brother to join the King of Han to find more ways for your Lu family? Your family is really good at taking sides."
"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
"Still quibbling!"
Li Tai suddenly raised his voice, not prepared to give Lu Chengqing a chance to defend himself, and shouted loudly: "Here comes someone."
A commander of the internal defense rushed in quickly.
"Lieutenant Lu is suspected of collaborating with the enemy. He went to the sky prison, searched his residence, and found evidence of collaborating with the enemy." Li Tai said coldly, which was full of implications.
"According to the order!"
The commander of the inner guard was Li Tai's confidant, so he still didn't know what to do? He took Lu Chengqing and walked out.
Lu Chengqing would be a fool if he didn't know that he had been completely abandoned and turned into an outcast, but what could he do if he knew? The situation was over, and his face turned pale. Before leaving, he took a deep look at Li Tai and said nothing.
Li Tai saw the resentment and unwillingness in Lu Chengqing's eyes, and snorted coldly, saying it was just fish on the chopping board, and he didn't care how to kill it.
An hour later.
An internal guard hurriedly came in and handed over a list of items confiscated, including more than 5 million guan of silver, 300,000 dan of grain, countless treasures and antiques, a land deed of more than 10,000 acres, and three house deeds, all of which were large houses with four entrances.
There are more than a dozen shops, all kinds of precious medicinal materials, and countless pieces of cloth.
Looking at this list, Li Tai's eyes widened. He was richer than himself. In just over a year, a family that was almost ruined had accumulated so much property in an instant. It was so greedy and ruthless.
Endless anger surged in my heart.
At this moment, Li Tai suddenly remembered why his father had targeted the aristocratic family in the first place. He was too rich, how could he covet so many ordinary people?
Li Tai actually didn't care whether the people could survive, but if the people couldn't survive they would rebel and alienate the court, so he had to care.
"Asshole, damn it!"
Li Tai cursed and was furious. He suddenly thought of Kong Yingda. That old man might be greedy even more, but there was a saint standing behind him. If he moved, the scholars in the world would be angry. Now is an extraordinary period to fight against the King of Han. He can't move yet, so he can only
Save it for later.
The more he thought about it, the more anger grew in Li Tai's heart. He cut down on clothes and diet, but these people were so greedy and rich that they could rival the country. It would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart without killing them.
"Come here!" Li Tai shouted suddenly.
"Yes!" the commander-in-chief of the inner defense responded solemnly.
"Transport all the confiscated grain to Chang'an, and bring three million silver coins there, and let General Xiong personally lead the escort. He will drive all night, non-stop, and must deliver it within two days. He will stay and join the army, and tell the Chang'an March Chief to be careful.
Study the reasons for Qinzhou’s defeat in the First World War, take good defense, and do not go out to fight in the city. Let me defend to the death and kill the King of Han. Afterwards, I will make him the general of the auxiliary country, go!"
"According to the order!" The commander-in-chief of the inner guard hurried away.