Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 322: Qu Wentai, your mother
On a cart pulled by war horses, Su Chen stretched out his numb and sore legs.

Although this carriage is neither fish nor fowl, it is really comfortable. It is much more comfortable than the carriages in Chang'an City!
My legs are numb and I need to take a break.

Goooo!

Goooo!

In the sky, a white dove was chirping and circling above everyone's heads.

Sun Qiang raised his eyebrows, took out the whistle and blew it.

coo.

A white dove fell from the sky and landed on Sun Qiang's arm.

Looking closely, he saw that there was a slender stick tube in the pigeon's claws, and Sun Qiang took out a piece of paper from it.

"Sir, it was Jin Yong who sent the message."

Sun Qiang handed the note to Su Chen.

Su Chen unfolded it and saw only two lines of words on it: Tingzhou Changji had fallen and the Turkic army was heading south!
really.

The Turks are very fast.

Su Chen tore up the note in his hand. It seemed that the attack on Yiwulu was just false news released by the Turks.

Yu Gu's real purpose was Yanqi and even the countries in the middle section of the Silk Road.

By controlling these small countries, he could collect customs duties at a later time, or he could unify the countries in the Western Regions and attack Yumen Pass at an advanced level.

"Lu Fei, hurry up, we need to get to Gaochang City as soon as possible."

"Good son."

Lu Fei responded and waved his whip, urging the horse to move forward quickly.

Outside Gaochang City.

Thousands of Gaochang people were heading towards Gaochang City, driven by cavalry.

From a distance, the defenders in Gaochang City discovered the situation.

The faces of the defenders suddenly changed.

Who are those people?

Why did they drive the people to Gaochang City?

"Quickly inform the king."

A soldier immediately rode towards the palace.

Inside the palace.

Qu Wentai was telling the ministers in front of him about the progress of the Turks with a smile on his face.

"Now that Changji and Tingzhou have fallen into the hands of the Turks, the Turkic army will surely march south."

"It won't be long before Yu Gushe's troops reach our Gaochang! Aren't the 20,000 troops sent by the Tang Dynasty helpless?"

"So, my dear ministers, there is no need to panic."

After Qu Wentai finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and looked relaxed and contented.

It seemed that all of this was under his control.

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, a large number of unknown cavalry suddenly appeared outside the east gate and are driving the people to Gaochang City!"

"Ok?"

The expressions of Qu Wentai and others changed instantly.

"cavalry?"

"Have you seen the other person's appearance clearly?"

"Is it the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty?"

"How many of them came?"

In response to the question from Qu Wentai and others, the soldier hurriedly responded, "Your Majesty, the distance is too far, and they are hiding behind the people, so we can't see clearly."

"It can't be the Tang Dynasty cavalry."

Qu Wentai said in a deep voice, "Xue Wanche's army is still blocked outside Puchang City. How could they possibly cross Puchang City and reach Gaochang City?"

"Go and find out where these people are coming from!"

"Yes!"

Just as the soldier turned around and was about to leave, another soldier ran in in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, urgent news has come from Puchang City. General Yuan Zhenli was unable to resist Xue Wanche's army and had no choice but to abandon Puchang City!"

"what?"

Qu Wentai's heart was shocked.

He also imagined that after Yu Gushe's army arrived in Gaochang Kingdom, they would help them block the Tang army.

But no one would have thought that the Tang Dynasty's army was so powerful that they could capture Puchang City in just one day!
"Report!"

"Your Majesty, the identities of the cavalrymen who appeared outside the city have been ascertained. They are cavalrymen from the Tang Dynasty. There are a large number of them, no less than a thousand, and they are flying a large flag with the word Li on it!"

"what?"

"A big banner with the character Li?"

"Could it be that Li Jing is here?"

Qu Wentai almost fell off the throne.

Wasn’t it said that the 20,000 troops sent by the Tang Dynasty were to assist Yanqi?
Wasn’t it said that Xue Wanche was the one leading the troops?
How come even Li Jing led his troops to attack us?
The troops they led this time were not 20,000, but 200,000? !

"Don't panic, Your Majesty. It may not be General Li Jing. It may be another general with the surname Li..."

"Well... let's go, follow me to the city wall and take a look!"

Qu Wentai took a deep breath, said something pretending to be calm, and then walked out of the palace surrounded by guards.

He wanted to see what Cheng Zhijie and the others were trying to do by driving the people away!
"Kings!"

"See Your Majesty."

Qu Wentai brought the ministers to the city wall.

Although the light was dim due to the setting sun, one could still vaguely see that behind the thousands of civilians were individual cavalrymen in armor.

The armor worn by these cavalrymen was the famous Ming Guang Armor of the Tang Dynasty.

They are really the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty!

Qu Wentai's pupils shrank. How could they have reached the city of Gaochang?

What is the situation in Puchang City?
"My king, open the city gate!"

"Let us in quickly..."

"The Tang people are coming to kill us, help us!"

"King, save me..."

The first civilians to arrive at the city gate kept shouting to the defenders on the city wall.

However, in the face of these people's shouts, Qu Wentai and others on the city wall remained indifferent.

Knowing that the Tang Dynasty's cavalry was right behind these people, how could he dare to let them enter the city so easily?

Once the city gates were opened and the people were allowed to enter the city, there was no guarantee that the Tang cavalry would take advantage of the situation and charge in.

How to stop it then?
Fortunately, most of these people were cavalry and did not carry siege weapons. They could rely on the tall walls of Gaochang City to resist the enemy's attack.

Otherwise, Qu Wentai would have thought of opening the city gate and kneeling down to beg for surrender.

"did you see that?"

"Your king doesn't care whether you live or die!"

"Your king made a mistake, but his people have to bear the consequences. What kind of a mistake is that?"

Murderous and heart-breaking words were continuously shouted out from the mouths of the cavalrymen.

Qu Wentai's face turned green.

Outrageous!

"Your Majesty, it seems that the person coming is not General Li Jing!"

Zhou Wenxuan pointed at the carriage in the distance and said, "Wang, look over there, there is a person sitting in the carriage."

"Looking at the appearance of the Tang soldiers around him, they seem to be particularly respectful to him."

Qu Wentai and others also looked over.

I saw a young man sitting in the carriage, constantly beating his legs and feet, occasionally turning his head and telling something to the people around him.

"He looks very young, he is not Li Jing, then why is there a flag with the word Li on it?"

"It must be some other General Li."

"But none of the other generals surnamed Li are easy to deal with..."

Qu Wentai sighed.

The generals surnamed Li he knew were all extremely fierce, so this battle would be difficult to defend.

A series of sarcastic voices rang out again.

"Qu Wentai, as the King of Gaochang, you ignored the lives of your people, prevented the Western Regions from paying tribute, and drove away the Tang envoys. Now that things have turned out like this, have you ever regretted it?"

"Look at the thousands of people living under the city. Check your conscience. Are you worthy of their respect and love?"

“Who is working diligently and hard, and who is defending the country?”

"It is these ordinary people who work hard to farm that provide the food you eat. It is their children who guard the city and protect the country for you."

"But now, you are unwilling to accept these people and let them into the city. How can you be considered the king of Gaochang?!"

"Listen, brothers on the city wall. If you kill Qu Wentai now, we can guarantee that we will not kill you or hurt any innocent people..."

The shouts of the cavalrymen gradually weakened the will of the defenders on the city wall, and made the people under the wall curse endlessly.

Although they were usually very afraid of their king, now that life and death were at stake, they could not care less.

The only idea was to seek refuge in the city.

"Open the door!"

"Open the city gate quickly and let us in!"

"Please..."

……

Qu Wentai took a deep breath and said loudly: "Everyone, don't be deceived by these Tang Dynasty villains!"

"They only have cavalry, and they have no way to attack the city quickly, let alone break through it. Now they can only shout outside the city!"

"They want us to let the people enter the city, just to take advantage of the opportunity when everyone enters the city to rush in!"

"If we allow the people to enter the city, then the Tang cavalry will charge into the city. What will the tens of thousands of people in the city do?"

"Seeing my people suffering outside the city, I feel bad, but for the sake of the people in the city and for everyone's safety, we can only wait for reinforcements!"

It is unclear whether Qu Wentai's words had any effect on the defenders, but they made the people living under the city completely crazy and they saw through his true face.

Tang Jun was right, it was they who worked hard on the farm, provided them with food, and allowed their children to defend their country.

But in the end, they were stopped outside the city gate by their king and were not allowed to enter the city!
It was all Qu Wentai's fault, why should they bear the responsibility?

"Qu Wentai, I'm your mother..."

"Don't believe Qu Wentai's words anymore, he wants to kill us!"

"Fuck you Qu Wentai, it was you who blocked the tributes from other countries, it was you who drove away the Tang envoys, why are you not daring enough to face the Tang soldiers now! What right do you have to stop us!"

"Qu Wentai, you are going to destroy Gaochang!"

"Mian Wentai..."

The people under the city wall kept calling Qu Wentai "Fuck your mother" every three sentences. The dirty words made Qu Wentai's blood boil.

He is the king of Gaochang!
When have you ever been humiliated like this by a group of untouchables?

Outrageous!

Qu Wentai subconsciously snatched the bows and arrows from the guards beside him and shot them at the untouchables below, killing them on the spot!

"No, Your Majesty!"

"Calm down, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Wenxuan and others stopped Qu Wentai immediately.

Once Qu Wentai shoots this arrow, the consequences will be unimaginable!
calm down!

calm down!

Be sure to calm down!

They are right, this arrow cannot be shot!

Qu Wentai slowly put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and said loudly to the people below: "It is I, Qu Wentai, who have let you down. Please rest assured that I will definitely kill these Tang cavalrymen and avenge you!"

call!
so close.

Zhou Wenxuan and others breathed a sigh of relief.

however.

Dozens of people around the vehicle in the distance burst into laughter in unison.

"Qu Wentai, you are just pretending to be merciful. We are here today to teach you a lesson!"

"Master has given orders, withdraw the troops!"

"Don't harm the people at all!"

The sound spread.

Qu Wentai and others were all filled with surprise and doubt, and the people living under the city wall were also in disbelief.

Everyone looked at the cavalry wandering around, and saw that these cavalry were gathering towards the carriage.

then.

Hundreds of cavalrymen surrounded the carriage and slowly left...

"gone?"

"Are they really gone?"

"This……"

"impossible?"

Both Qu Wentai on the city wall and the common people below the city were confused.

Zhou Wenxuan pondered and said, "Your Majesty, be careful of fraud!"

Qu Wentai nodded and said in a deep voice: "Come here, send someone out from the south gate quickly to investigate the enemy situation!"

"Yes!"

soon.

Qu Wentai saw a dozen cavalrymen coming from the south and chasing in the direction the Tang cavalry left.

A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour...

"Why did you take so long..."

Just when Qu Wentai was getting impatient, an official pointed excitedly in the distance and said, "My lord, they are back!"

Qu Wentai looked carefully and saw that indeed, two scouts had returned!
"How's it going?"

"Your Majesty, they are really gone!"

Two scouts came to the city gate with excitement and shouted to the city wall, "They are already heading towards Yanqi State, twenty miles away!"

"Really gone?"

Qu Wentai and others looked at each other.

So why did they mobilize such a large force and gather thousands of people outside the city gate just to scold him?
Outrageous!

Bang!
Qu Wentai punched the parapet, "You shameless bastard, how dare you humiliate me like this?"

Qu Wentai looked at the direction where Su Chen and the others left with a gloomy look, then looked at the people below, and waved his hand, "Open the city gate!"

"Open the city gate!"

The tightly closed city gate slowly opened.

At this moment, a sharp arrow shot down from the city wall, and an old man who was about to enter the city fell to the ground.

"I want to see who else dares to insult me!"

Qu Wentai drew his bow and arrow again and shot at the people below.

This time, no officials stopped him.

Because Qu Wentai's arrows were aimed at them!

The city gate opened little by little, but civilians fell down one after another, wailing.

This city gate is no longer the gate of hope, but the gate of hell!

Those who insulted and humiliated Qu Wentai knew better than anyone that those who died were their fate!

For an instant.

The people scattered one by one.

The Tang Dynasty soldiers have all left, why are they still seeking refuge in the city?

He will only be shot to death by Qu Wentai!

"Run!"

"Qu Wentai, I'm your mother!"

far away.

Cheng Chumo, who had been observing the situation silently, grinned and took off the clamps, "It's time for us to show up!"

(End of this chapter)