Thief Emperor

Chapter 937 Rebellion
As long as you stand high enough, your intelligence capabilities are strong enough, and you have some logical ability, then deduction and prediction are not impossible to do.

At least for Li Yun, the future of Guanzhong can now be clearly seen.

If the Shuofang Army wanted to hold on to Guanzhong, it would not be possible to take Tongguan so easily. If they were determined to defend Guanzhong, it might even take a year or two.

In this situation, once Tongguan was broken, it would mean the defeat of the Shuofang Army.

Another possibility is that the Shuofang Army wants to defend Tongguan, but their will is not strong enough. In this case, it will probably take one or several months to take Tongguan.

This was exactly what Li Yun had estimated.

And now, Tongguan was taken in almost one day, so there is no need to speculate about the current status of the Shuofang Army, because it is very obvious.

They want to play runaway.

This situation is actually not that strange. The general trend of the world is evolving like a torrent. The Pinglu Army surrendered, and the Hedong Army surrendered without a fight. Only Guanzhong is left. Even if it holds on, it can only last for two or three years at most.

If the fighting really lasts for two or three years, both sides will become blood-thirsty and accumulate deep hatred, and it will be difficult to escape at that time.

It would be better to take advantage of this time to escape back to the base camp. Once they return to Shuofang, they can attack or defend. At least they and their son will still be rich for the rest of their lives.

Under such circumstances, the future situation is easy to guess. The armies of Su Sheng and Chen Da should be able to enter Guanzhong smoothly, and even take down the capital city of Guanzhong smoothly. The real battle will take place in the northern part of Guanzhong.

Du Qian took a deep breath, looked at Li Yun, and said, "Your Majesty, you also want to go out for a walk."

"Yes."

Li Yun did not shy away from the topic and said with a smile, "I was born in a humble family and I am not the type to sit still. I have not moved much in the past two or three years. This time, it is a good opportunity for me to go out for a walk and take a look."

After Li Yun personally conquered the Central Plains, he never presided over a war again. Although he was in remote control of many subsequent wars, he did not do much after all.

Trapped in these documents every day, he also wanted to move around, but the previous need to set up the court, ascend the throne and a series of other things still trapped him here.

Du Qian said sternly, "Your Majesty should go and take a look at the old Zhou imperial capital."

"This is reasonable and logical, and no one can say anything. Your Majesty can take the ceremonial guard and inspect Guanzhong."

Li Yun touched his chin, thought seriously for a while, shook his head and smiled: "I don't have such a big air, I can just take a few close people and the newly formed Yulin Army with me. It's a good opportunity to try and see if this Yulin Army is in good shape now."

At this point, Emperor Li thought for a moment and said, "The battle in Guanzhong is estimated to last three months to half a year, but if everything goes well, Chen Da's troops should arrive at the capital of Guanzhong in half a month or a month. Once Chen Da takes over the capital of Guanzhong, we will go together."

Emperor Li smiled and said, "Brother Shouyi, you come with me. As for the other ministers, they can all stay in Luoyang. We will probably return to Luoyang by the end of the year."

Du Qian bowed his head and said yes. He looked up at Li Yun and suddenly remembered something. He said, "Your Majesty, you can consider what Prime Minister Zhuo said just now."

"Which thing?"

Li Yun thought for a moment and asked, "What about the mausoleum repair?"

"Yes."

Du Qian bowed his head and said, "Not only do we need to repair your majesty's ancestral tomb, we also need to find a lucky place for a thousand years to build your majesty's imperial tomb..."

Since ancient times, the first thing an emperor did after ascending the throne was to build his own tomb.

This is not an unlucky thing. On the contrary, almost every emperor attaches great importance to this matter and will devote great energy and effort to it.

Some emperors would even lose their temper and kill people because of some flaws.

After all, the imperial palace is only a temporary residence, and the imperial mausoleum is the eternal home.

Li Yun thought for a moment and said, "When we moved to Luoyang, Li Zheng had already started building the mausoleum in Qingyang County. There were people from the Ministry of Works there at the time. Let the Ministry of Works send people to start building the ancestral mausoleum in Qingyang County."

"As for my imperial tomb."

Li Yun looked down at his hands and laughed at himself: "I won't die in the next three to five years, so there's no need to be so anxious. Just take it easy."

Du Qian heard this and did not give any more advice. He just bowed his head and said yes, and then said: "Your Majesty was born in Qingyang County, so Qingyang County should be promoted. I suggest that Xuanzhou be renamed Qingyang Prefecture."

He lowered his head and said, "Perhaps we can merge several nearby states into Qingyang Prefecture."

Li Yun thought about it and said, "It's fine to promote Qingyang Prefecture, and even merge a few states into it. Xuanzhou is already not small."

Emperor Li said solemnly, "You must tell the Ministry of Works that building the ancestral mausoleum is just building the ancestral mausoleum, and it should not be too labor-intensive and costly. If I hear that someone died because of building the ancestral mausoleum for me,

"I won't forgive them."

Du Qian bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is kind and benevolent. I know this. Your Majesty, rest assured. I will tell you everything."

Li Yun hummed, and then said, "Of course it's for my own family's tomb. I'll pay 500,000 strings of cash from the treasury to fill the gap, and the rest will come from the national treasury."

"I will send someone to monitor the money I pay, and it will all be used for the livelihood of the people."

Du Qian bowed his head again and said yes, then raised his head, looked at Li Yun, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty is still the same as before, loving the people like his own children." "Not really."

Emperor Li stood up, put his hands behind his back and walked away, saying slowly: "I just think that human life is precious and should not be taken lightly."

"For the monarchs of the later Li Tang dynasty, I can only teach my sons at most. If they are too far away, I probably can't control them. Even if I tell them, they may not listen. They may even think I am nagging. But I am the emperor of the Zhangwu dynasty."

Li Yun looked back at Du Qian and said sternly, "If anyone despises human life, I will despise his life in return."

Du Qian took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will remember your instructions."

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The next day, in the palace.

Wu Yuanyou, King of Chenliu, was ordered to see the emperor.

In Ganlu Palace, Wu Yuanyou, dressed in the clothes of a prince of the new dynasty, entered the Ganlu Palace carefully, then bowed deeply to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, your servant Wu Yuanyou, pays respect to you."

Li Yun raised his head, glanced at him, and said in silence: "Didn't I say that King Wu is a guest of the new dynasty? You and I are neither the king nor his subject, nor do we have the title of king and subject."

"Isn't this a violation of the rules?"

The so-called two kings and three Ke are also called two guests and three Ke.

All the people in the world are subjects of Emperor Li’s family and are “family members” of his family, but the two families belonging to the Two Wangs and Three Kes are not. They are the relics of the old dynasty and are guests of the new dynasty.

Theoretically, they do not have to kneel down to worship the emperor or call themselves subjects, and they can still preserve ancestral temples and worship their ancestors of the previous dynasty.

This is also to show the merits of the new dynasty in "restoring the destroyed and continuing the extinct."

Of course, theory is just theory after all. The life and death of an entire family depends on one person's thoughts. In addition, Wu Yuanyou is a cautious person. When he sees Li Yun, he is always respectful and never slacks off.

After hearing Li Yun's words, Prince Chenliu bowed his head and smiled, "All the people in the land are subjects of the king. Although I am a guest of the new dynasty, I sincerely submit to Your Majesty and am willing to be your subject."

Li Yun pulled him to sit down and said with a smile: "I asked you to come here to invite you to go back to the capital of Guanzhong with me."

Wu Yuanyou was startled, then asked in shock: "Your Majesty, have you taken over Guanzhong so quickly?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon."

Emperor Li looked calm and said, "The Shuofang army has lost all desire to fight and may have already escaped from Guanzhong. Within a month, the royal army will definitely take Guanzhong."

"When the time comes, I will take some of my ministers to this capital city."

He looked at Wu Yuanyou and said with a smile: "King Wu will also go with me. If the capital of Guanzhong has not been destroyed too badly by the Wei father and son, King Wu may be able to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and collect the relics of his ancestors."

Hearing this, Wu Yuanyou trembled all over. He looked up at Li Yun, and for a moment, he was speechless.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Emperor Li looked calm and said, "I have also read history books. Our ancestors during the Wu Zhou Dynasty also pacified the world and created a prosperous era."

“The mistakes of the last years of a dynasty cannot erase the achievements of the first years.”

At this point, Li Yun smiled and said, "My Li Tang will probably have such a day in the future."

At this time, most of the Wu Zhou royal family members in various places had actually died, and most of them were killed by the Tang army.

At this point, Wu was no longer a threat, so Emperor Li could certainly be more lenient with her.

Wu Yuanyou couldn't help shedding tears. He stood up and bowed down in front of Li Yun, knocking his head to the ground.

"Your Majesty's kindness will be remembered by Wu Yuanyou for the rest of his life. I will never forget it as long as I live!"

Li Yun was about to bend down to help Wu Yuanyou up, when suddenly, a palace servant hurried into the Ganlu Palace with small steps. After trotting in front of Li Yun, he bent down and said, "Your Majesty, the Ninth Department has an urgent report saying that..."

"Said to be."

The palace servant glanced at Prince Chenliu who was kneeling on the ground, and did not finish his words. Instead, he handed the document to Li Yun.

Li Yun reached out to take it, and after just one look, his face turned dark.

The content of this urgent report is quite simple.

Lingnan Road…

A massive rebellion broke out.

(End of this chapter)