Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 795
On the fourth day of the first lunar month of the second year of Yonglong, and it was snowing heavily, the busy official roads in the past were extremely deserted, not to mention people, not even a wild dog, and there was only thick white snow, showing the world If the vastness of the world falls into the eyes of literati, you will have to write a few poems, sing the snow to show your ambition, and have a few bottles of wine to enjoy yourself. Of course, this is all about money and leisure. Only the best poets can afford it. For warriors like Li Chong who are on their way in a hurry, the heavy snow is not only lacking in sentimentality, but rather annoying.

Li Chong left Luoyang on the 29th of the Lunar New Year. He led nearly [-] riders and escorted three carriages, and drove all the way to Tangzhou cautiously. Every time I go to a prefecture or county, I pass by without stopping, and I don’t socialize with local officials. Every time I go to a dangerous place, I will scout and ride around. I have to ensure safety before I can send my army through, even if this journey is always endless. It was an unexpected situation, and he absolutely refused to slack off. At this time, it was time to cross mountains and mountains again. Li Chong sent more than a hundred veteran rangers to investigate the mountainous area twenty miles ahead, but he led his troops to take risks. The snow stopped in front of the mountain.

The snow is heavy, the wind is also strong, and the weather is freezing cold. It's fine when you're on the road. You can still exercise to keep warm, but when you stop, you will suffer a lot. Even if all the cavalry are handpicked All the tough men were still as pale as paper from the snowstorm, even Li Chong, the general, was no exception. If he hadn't been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, he would have scolded his mother a long time ago.

"Report, my lord, the mountains [-] miles ahead have been cleared, and there is no ambush. After crossing this mountain, you will reach the border of Tangzhou."

Just when Li Chong was waiting impatiently, a whistler finally rushed out from the bend of the mountain, stepped on the snow like sparks to the front, got off the saddle, and reported loudly.

"Huh... the whole army obeys the order, speed up and rush over this mountain!"

Compared to the cold, Li Chong was obviously more worried about safety issues. Hearing that he had found out along the way, he didn't want to stay here any longer. After leaving, the brigade started at high speed, escorted three identical carriages and rushed towards the mountain road, splashing snowflakes flying all over the sky... "Master Pei, look at the banner, it must be that the people from the Yue Palace have arrived? "

Outside the city of Biyang (now Tanghe County), Pei Xuancheng, the outgoing governor of Tangzhou, led a large group of Tangzhou subordinates to wait quietly outside the city gate. It was nearly two hours, starting from noon, until it was almost dark, and finally saw a large group of cavalry galloping on the official road in the distance. The officials were relieved, and they couldn't help discussing indiscriminately , only Sima Yanxiao was still calm, leaned over to Pei Xuancheng's side, and whispered something.

"Um……"

Pei Xuancheng was born in a famous family, and he and Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan belonged to the same clan brothers. However, he was able to assume the position of governor of Tangzhou, but it was not due to the strength of the two clan brothers, it was all due to his own ability , the term of office in Tangzhou is less than three years, and now he has received a transfer letter from the Ministry of Officials, and is about to be transferred to the governor of Qizhou. Although the position is still the governor of Qizhou, Qizhou is Shangzhou and a prosperous place in Guanzhong. It can be regarded as being promoted, but Pei Xuancheng is not excited about it, and even feels quite conflicted in his heart, not for anything else, but because he has seen the unruly intention of the King Yue's family to take down Tangzhou, and it is inevitable for the direction of the court. Some of them were worried, but as a local official, Pei Xuancheng had no comment on the fact of appointment and dismissal by the imperial court. No matter how worried he was, he could only acquiesce in such a fact. Of course, he would not welcome Li Wen's arrival Even though he knew that Yan Xiao's suggestion was good intentions, his expression was still grim, and he just let out a dissatisfied sound from his nostrils.

"My lord, can we start now?"

Pei Xuancheng came from a famous family, so he didn't need to care much about the arrival of the King of Yue's family, he was about to leave now, but Yan Xiao still had to beg for food under the King of Yue's family. He couldn't miss out on etiquette, even though he knew that Pei Xuancheng was extremely upset, he could only ask for instructions with a forced smile.

"Ah."

It is the court system for the predecessor to greet the successor. Even if Pei Xuancheng looked down on the vulgar Li Wen with 12 points, he had to follow the court rules. He made a move and signaled Yan Xiao to do it on his own.

"play music!"

After getting Pei Xuancheng's consent, Yan Xiao was obviously relieved, turned back hastily, waved his hands to the drum team who had been waiting for a long time, and shouted loudly, at the same time, his eyes were inadvertently He glanced at the tall city gate tower.

"Prepare!"

Upstairs on the tall city gate, a middle-aged military officer dressed in formal attire obviously received Yan Xiao's hint. After silently nodding his head, he reached out and lifted his helmet, revealing a beardless face. Sun San, an expert in Qixia Temple who had assassinated Li Xian, saw him grit his teeth, with a gloomy face, waved at the twenty or so soldiers behind him, and let out a low voice.With this order, all the sergeants moved into action one after another, and together they lifted several large boxes, and nervously began to prepare for the battle.

"Stop the whole army!"

With so many people gathered at the city gate, it was impossible for Li Chong to not see him while he was galloping. Even though he wanted nothing more than 12 troubles in his heart, this was the imperial court rule. The crowd stopped at a distance of more than thirty steps, but they did not dismount, but stared indifferently at the Tangzhou officials opposite.

"Ah."

Pei Xuancheng originally looked down on the people in the Yue Palace, but when he saw that Li Chong and the others had stopped their horses, they had no intention of coming forward to say hello, and immediately became even more dissatisfied. On the ground, I don't want to go up to greet Li Chong and others. The problem is that it's not an option to stand still. In desperation, I can only frown impatiently and say a word With a cry, he gave Yan Xiao a look.

"May I ask who is General Li Wen? The next official, Sima Yanxiao of Tangzhou, is here waiting for you."

It is the custom in the officialdom to crush a person to death at one level of official rank, and there is nothing rare about it. Now that Pei Xuancheng has hinted, even if Yan Xiao is reluctant, he can only smile helplessly and stride forward. Go forward, bow respectfully, and greet him very politely.

"This general, Li Chong, doesn't dare to bother the officials. I feel cold on the way with my younger brother, and it's inconvenient to meet guests in the snow. I ask Yan Sima and the gentlemen to forgive me. If there is something to do, can we discuss it at the official office?"

Tangzhou is really too important to the King of Yue's family, and there is no room for any mistakes. Because of this, even though he has reached the end of the land, Li Chong still dare not be careless in the slightest. This open space has a lot of contact with Tangzhou officials, so he immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and replied politely and unquestionably.

"This... little prince, please wait a moment, and let the official go to report to Governor Pei."

Hearing what Li Chong said, Yan Xiao couldn't help being dumbfounded. He knew that this move violated the court system, but he couldn't refuse it face to face. In desperation, he had no choice but to ask for instructions with a smile on his face.

"Sima Yan, please go ahead."

At this moment, Li Chong doesn't care about the rules and regulations at all. As long as he can successfully complete the handover of the governor's seal letter, for him, he has fulfilled his father's great trust. Within the scope, nothing else, just because the King of Yue’s army is about to rise up. If it succeeds, everything will be decided by the King of Yue’s family. to speak of.

"Humph!"

The voices of Li and Yan were not low, and Pei Xuancheng, who was not far away from him, could hear clearly. Seeing the arrogant behavior of the people from the Yue Palace, how could Pei Xuancheng bear such a tone? Without waiting for Yan Xiao to come back to report the matter, after snorting angrily, he flicked his big sleeves and led his entourage back to the city without looking back. Seeing this, the subordinate officials really didn't follow, and they didn't follow. No, they were all dumbfounded on the spot.

"Eh..."

Yan Xiao just turned his head away, and before he had time to take a step, he saw that Pei Xuancheng had left without saying goodbye, he couldn't help being taken aback, but he didn't dare to say anything to stop Pei Xuancheng from leaving, he could only turn back with a wry smile Coming forward, he cupped his hands towards Li Chong and said, "General Li, please!"

"Well, it's time to work!"

Originally, Li Chong didn't want to chatter with Tangzhou officials outside the city, so he didn't mind Pei Xuancheng's angry going away, so he gave a smirk, waved his hand, and led his troops towards the city gate. Immediately, many officials who were busy giving way were all in a panic, and some even fell on the snow because of it, and the panic immediately caused all the guards of the Yue Palace to burst into laughter.

"ignition!"

The embarrassment of Tangzhou officials is really funny, but Sun San didn't laugh, but raised his hand coldly, and gave the general order, and the soldiers who had already prepared immediately lit the kerosene one by one with matchlocks Bomb, making the final preparations before the attack.

"Target, carriage, cast!"

Li Chong and his party galloped on their horses at an extremely fast speed, and they rushed to the vicinity of the city gate in an instant. Seeing this, Sun San didn't dare to neglect, and with a loud roar, he gave the order to attack.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The kerosene bombs that Sun San brought this time were not many, only six in total, but the throwers were all masters of the rivers and lakes, and their strength and accuracy were terrifyingly strong, even though the three carriages in Li Chong's formation The distance was not too close, but it was still hard to escape being hit by a kerosene bomb. In an instant, the three carriages were all burned to the ground with blazing torches. None of the people in the carriages were spared, and all of them were covered in flames. In an instant, it became a mess.

(End of this chapter)