Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 811
"The old minister kowtows to His Majesty!"

It was already past noon, but Zhang Jianzhi did not go to rest, and led a group of officials of the Eastern Palace to keep busy in the study, and when he saw Li Xianda walking in, he stood up in a hurry He got up, fell to his knees on the ground, and saluted with a choked tone.

"Sir, you don't need to be like this. I can inherit the great treasure. My husband is the first meritorious service. I have issued an edict to enshrine you as the Duke of Baoguo, and you will be in the government affairs hall to do errands. You and my monarch and ministers have a chance encounter. You have to do a great thing well, start well and end well. , it shows how hard it is.”

Looking at Zhang Jianzhi who was so excited that he couldn't hold it back, Li Xian couldn't help feeling fluctuating in his heart. There is nothing else, the monarch and his ministers have been together for more than ten years, and encountered countless troubles. If there is not such a loyal and loyal minister as Zhang Jianzhi to help him Now, Li Xian can't guarantee that he will be able to get through it safely. Now, the fruits of victory are ripe, and it is indeed time for him to be a hero. On this point, Li Xian has never been stingy, let alone do it. It's a stupid thing to kill a donkey.

"The old minister thanked His Majesty Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhang Jianzhi just became a Jinshi when he was 40 years old. He is considered a late bloomer. He worked hard to support Li Xian in order to be able to become a prime minister in the future. Now that he got Li Xian's personal promise, he was so excited that he burst into tears .

"Sir, please stand up. Although the overall situation is settled, the aftermath is not yet over. I still need your help from the side."

Although Li Xian is excited, he will definitely not miss the business. After all, although the matter of forcing the palace is over, the people in Luoyang City are still undecided. In addition, the Yue King's army is approaching. Li Xian really has no time to lament the hardships of the past. , then stretched out his hand to help Zhang Jianzhi up, and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty's words are serious. The old minister has thought about it since he was Zen, and he will never dare to bear the grace of God."

Zhang Jianzhi is a wise man in the world. Although he was excited by the fulfillment of his wish for many years, he would not delay the business. He took a small step back and replied passionately.

"Well, that's good. Sir, please sit down, Zhuang Yong stays, and the rest go their own way."

Li Xian was concerned, so he didn't want to waste time, so he walked to the back of the first copy, waved his hand, and pushed all the subordinates out, then he lifted the hem of his robe and sat down.

"Report to Your Majesty, Zhuang Zhang always has urgent military information to report."

Zhang Jianzhi did not sit down at the lower end as in the past, but slightly bowed and stood at the lower end, reporting the report carefully.

"Well, let's talk."

Seeing that Zhang Jianzhi was no longer as calm and casual as before, but rather cautious, Li Xian frowned unconsciously, but at the end, he didn't say much, but secretly sighed in his heart The gap between the monarch and his subjects has been formed, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to sit and laugh together in the past, and a sense of loneliness can't help but surge up from the bottom of my heart.

"Your Majesty, according to Caizhou's informant, the Xiangzhou army has a total of 12 troops. It has arrived in Caizhou and is rushing towards Mengjin. Its vanguard has a total of [-] infantry cavalry, led by Li Qian, the governor of Caizhou. On the occasion, Laohekou was seized. Tang Jian, the magistrate of Mengjin, fled after hearing the wind. Conquer the people to clear the road. However, the disaster is so serious that it may take five days to dig the road. Moreover, Pei Shoude, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, will meet with more than ten ministers including Lu Qisheng, the general of the Jinwu Guard, and intends to create chaos in the city. To welcome the army of the King of Yue, the subordinates have dispatched manpower to closely monitor the above-mentioned things, please Your Majesty to inspect them."

The situation was urgent, Zhuang Yong didn't care too much, he hurriedly bowed and reported the news collected by "Ming Di" one by one.

avalanche?Damn, this time it's in big trouble!

Hearing the avalanche at Xiaoshan Pass, Li Xian's heart sank involuntarily, not for anything else, but because Li Xian originally pinned all his hopes of defeating the Xiangzhou army on the arrival of the Hexi Army, but now that the avalanche closed the road Now, the Hexi Army's itinerary is doomed to be delayed. As a result, the pressure on the Eastern Capital has suddenly increased a lot. Whether it can persist until the Hexi Army arrives is really unknown-even if it takes five days to pass, the Hexi Army will continue to fight day and night. It would take ten days at the fastest to arrive at the city, but Xiangzhou's army crossed the frozen Yellow River in a matter of seconds. Even if a slight adjustment was made in Mengjin, it would not take more than three days to reach the city of Luoyang. Come on, facing the siege of Xiangzhou's 10,000+ army, with the 1 troops in the city, it is obviously difficult to defend the isolated city for seven days. If the Hexi Army fails to arrive in time, the consequences will be disastrous.

"What do you think of this, sir?"

After Li Xian frowned and thought for a while, he already had concerns in his heart, but he didn't rush to make a decision, but calmly threw the question to Zhang Jianzhi.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the old minister thought that those who resist outsiders must settle down first. This matter should be divided into four steps. First, His Majesty must ascend the throne as soon as possible, change the Yuan Dynasty, and announce it to the world, in the name of righteousness; secondly, the rebellion of the King of Yue Announce the world, and use thunderbolt means to cut off its wings in the city first; third, announce an amnesty to reassure the subjects, especially those in the rear party; As for the specific battle arrangements, I am not the director of the veteran minister, so I really dare not speak in vain, please let your Majesty judge the world."

Long before Li Xian's return, Zhang Jianzhi had already planned everything out, so when he responded, he was logical and well-organized.

"Okay, what Mr. said is very much in line with my wishes, so let's do it. Mr. Zhuang Zhang immediately wrote to Lin Chengbin, asking him to speed up the dredging, and he must arrive in Luoyang within ten days!"

What Zhang Jianzhi said was exactly what Li Xian thought - without the support of Empress Wu, the Queen's Party has long been without a leader, and it can be cleaned up whenever it wants to, so there is no need to rush for a while, first give him the will of amnesty to reassure him In the future, it will not be too late to calculate the total account slowly, and there is no excuse for the crimes of the left and right, but the officials of the Yue Palace should not be kept, and must be dealt with quickly and severely, so that the unruly people in the city can be deterred. After receiving the amnesty edict, the people who were originally terrified can be stabilized. Once the internal stability is stabilized, the pressure on defending the city will be much less. In view of this, Li Xian no longer hesitates. Made a decision...

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month of the second year of Yonglong, Prince Li Xian offered sacrifices to heaven and earth in front of Deyang Hall, announcing to the world that he ascended the throne as emperor and changed the Yuan to "Qiyuan". The concubine Zhao Qiong is the queen, Princess Mingyue is the concubine De, Shangguan Waner is the concubine Mei, and Yanhong is the concubine Rong; Three, declare Yue King Li Zhen as a traitor, order the world to discuss it together, and order Zuo Yulin Army General Li Duozuo to lead his troops to arrest Pei Shoude, Lu Qisheng and other traitors who participated in the Yue King's conspiracy; Fourth, declare Luoyang A curfew was imposed and a state of war was entered. The imperial edict was to call up all the princes, members of the Marquis, and the Minzhuang Association to guard the city. General Li Duozuo of the Habayashi Army led [-] troops to guard the south gate, and Pei Xingjian led [-] troops to guard the city. At the north gate, General Cheng Wuting of the Habayashi Army led [-] soldiers to guard the west gate, and Li Xian led the East Palace Guards to lead [-] troops to guard the east gate.

At three o'clock on the [-]th day of the first month of the first year of Qiyuan, the captured Pei Shoude and more than [-] officials from the Yue king's lineage were taken to the top of the city, beheaded to sacrifice the flag, and hung their heads at the north gate to show the public. More than a thousand people are all officials and not slaves; at the end of the day, the emperor issued an edict to amnesty the world, and all the members of the former rear party, except Jia Chaoyin, who was imprisoned, were all ignored. With this edict, the people who were originally terrified were at peace. All preparations for the war were in order, and they continued all night. Under the unity of all, the city defense has gradually strengthened.

"Your Majesty, it's already dawn, and it's time for you to have breakfast."

In the gate tower of the north gate of Luoyang City, Li Xianduan in military uniform was sitting in front of the copywriting, immersing himself in correcting the memorial. Feeling distressed for a while, the corners of his eyes were moist and he walked up to him, reminding him in a low voice.

"Oh? Leave it alone, I'll use it later!"

Hearing the sound, Li Xian raised his head, looked at the already bright sky outside the building, and after giving a casual order, first stretched his waist, then stretched out his hands vigorously to rub his already stiff face , full of exhaustion.

Luoyang is known as a strong city, but in fact, apart from the tall city walls, the city defense facilities can only be described as crude. There are only more than [-] guards on the huge city walls, and they are scattered scattered on the four walls. Most of them are relics from Emperor Taizong's period. Although the warranty is good, it is inevitable that the parts will be aging. In order to strengthen the city defense, Li Xian has worked hard for the past two days. After seeing the initial results, he finally got a chance to breathe, but he had to correct the backlog of memorials due to the lazy administration of Empress Wu, which really made Li Xian exhausted.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has explained that this porridge and cakes should be eaten while they are hot. Look..."

Gao Miao has been loyal to Li Xian for more than twenty years. He knows Li Xian's temperament. He will never go to dinner unless he finishes his business. The memorial of the approval was obviously not something that would be settled in a short while, and since he refused to let it go, he smiled carelessly and brought out the big sign of Queen Zhao Qiong.

"Oh, slippery!"

Knowing that Gao Miao was using the tiger's skin as a banner, Li Xian didn't take it seriously, just laughed and cursed, put down the vermilion pen, and was about to reach for the chopsticks, when a feeling of palpitation suddenly came to his heart, His hands froze involuntarily.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Seeing Li Xian not moving suddenly, Gao Miao couldn't help being taken aback. Just when he was about to ask the truth, he heard a shrill horn sound suddenly, and his face turned pale instantly.

It's here, it's finally here!

Before Gao Miao came back to his senses, Li Xian's figure flashed, and he was already standing at the city plate. Just looking at it, he saw the army of black crows in the snow in the distance approaching Luoyang City Coming, my heart sank involuntarily...

(End of this chapter)