The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 160
Daxing City, capital of the Sui Dynasty, was still bustling.

On the day of the imperial court, Prince Yuande ascended to the Jinluan Baodian early, and after Wendong and Wuxi paid homage to the prince, he set up hatchbacks.

Yang Zhao's chubby body sat beside the dragon chair, looked at the civil and military officials below, and said: "Your family, if you have a book, you will play it early, and if you don't have a book, you will leave the palace. I am still waiting to go to the back hall to perform martial arts with Mr. Chai. Woolen cloth."

Yang Zhao, the prince of Yuande, was strong and good at martial arts since he was a child. When he became an adult, he became stronger and could draw a strong bow. Shen accompanied him to practice martial arts and hunt beasts.

Julu Gongchai looked carefully at the small group of officials and no one spoke, so he went out to salute: "His Royal Highness, I have a copy to play."

"What's Aiqing's chapter, play it quickly." Yang Zhaoyi saw Chai Shen's chubby face blooming happily. Half a month ago, his father visited the Eastern Capital, and the affairs in the capital area were entrusted to him for the time being. , as the eldest son of the emperor, this is also a rare opportunity to exercise, and Chai Shen and Tang Gong Li Yuan are two important assistant ministers left by his father when he left. Li Yuanyuan has not yet arrived in Beijing in Shanxi Fanlou. Chai Shen is undoubtedly his arm, and this Prince Yuande is strong and good at martial arts, gets along very closely with Chai Shen and his son Chai Shao, and likes the Chai family and his son very much.

"Your Highness, the old minister heard that the rebel Yang Yong went to Sanyuan again to gather a crowd to rebel. He smashed the prison cart and rescued Li Jing's family. After occupying Sanyuan County, he gathered [-] troops in just a few days. He even claimed to be the King of Justice and Courage." Chai Shen bowed his head. road.

"Oh?" Prince Yuande was also taken aback when he heard that, and the smile on his face dropped suddenly. Yang Yong is his uncle in terms of blood relationship, especially Yang Yong's powerful actions in the past year, of course he has also heard of it. Quite a few, his father spent a lot of energy in order to destroy Yang Yong, sent soldiers, and implemented strategies, but Yang Yong was still safe and sound.Now why did he go from Gansu to the three counties again? Sanyuan is less than a hundred miles away from Daxing, under the feet of the emperor, this Yang Yong is too courageous! "Who is Li Jing?" Yang Zhao asked in confusion.

"Returning to Your Highness, it is said that Li Jing is from Lijiazhuang, Sanyuan County. A few years ago, he served as a meritorious service officer in Chang'an. He resigned because he was suspected of being a petty official. When he returned to the original place, he showed signs of being a merchant. I don't know how to talk to the traitor Yang. Yong hooked up together. Half a year ago, Yang Yong helped the King of Han in his rebellion, led 20 troops to besiege the capital, fled after the defeat, and lived in Li Jingzhuang when he passed by Lijiazhuang."

When Chai Shen finished playing, Yang Zhao said: "Father just left Beijing, and such a bad thing happened, Sanyuan is under the rule of Xianyang, what is Wang Taishou busy with? Order him to put all his strength to suppress the thieves immediately!"

Chai Shen saluted upwards and said: "Your Highness is wise, the emperor is currently patrolling Luoyang, and the capital is empty. Even though Wang Taishou is capable of writing and martial arts, Xianyang has less than [-] soldiers and horses. The thief Yang Yong has rich experience in the battlefield and is good at using soldiers, and His Highness may also listen to it. Having said that, in recent years, Yang Yong's martial arts have not only improved, but he has become infinitely powerful and invincible. It is really strange. In addition, he is assisted by Li Jing, a villain. It is said that Li Jing has been familiar with military books and war strategies since he was a child. Quancai is not someone who waits for nothing. If there is a mistake in Xianyang, the capital will be in danger. What the old minister means is that we should be prepared to report the matter to the emperor as soon as possible, and urge Tang Gong to go to Beijing to take up his post as soon as possible. , Tang Guogong Wentao Wulue is world-class, if he wants to go out, the thieves will definitely stop."

"Well, Aiqing's words are reasonable. It's just that Li Aiqing, Duke of the Tang Dynasty, came late? Shanxi Fanlou is not far from the capital?" Prince Yuande Yang Zhao asked Chai Shen.

Chai Shen hesitated for a moment and looked at the officials on the left and right. Prince Yuande understood that after retreating from the palace, he summoned Chai Shen to the palace and retreated to the left and right. In the dream, there were eighteen sons who overthrew the emperor, and the emperor listened to Xinyu Wenhua and the slander, and punished the minister of the capital with the surname Li, and Tang Guogong was also surnamed Li."

"Alas... ridiculous... what can I do? Tang Guogong is also a pillar of the Sui Dynasty!" Yang Zhao was also unhappy when he mentioned this matter, thinking that his father was a bit too much.

"Your Highness is wise, although the matter is calm now, Pu Shangong's family is still under house arrest. If Tang Gong knows these details, how dare he come?" Chai Shen continued.

Yang Zhaoyi frowned, "What Aiqing said is very true, Pushan Gong Li Mi and Yang Ganyuan are fighting the bandits in Nanyang, how can the father do this, if Li Aiqing hears about this, can she still concentrate on using the army...Come on, Pass down the decree of the palace, and release the whole family of Pu Shangong."

Prince Yuande still had some courage in this matter, so he quietly let Li Mi's family go without asking his father, and then quickly drew up a plan, sent someone to ride a fast horse to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and then issued a decree to Li Yuan, In the decree, he deliberately mentioned the small matter of releasing Li Mi's family, and restricted him to go to Beijing to take up his post within five days, and also ordered the cavalry to be sent to Fanlou, Shanxi.

Just as he was about to make a decree to urge Wang Taishou to raise troops to suppress the bandits, the news came that Wang Taishou had already poured out his troops in Xianyang and led General Chai Shao to conquer Sanyuan.

Hearing this, Yang Zhao felt at ease, [-] soldiers and horses were against [-] rebels, and the prefects Wang Kuang and Chai Shao were both civil and military generals, so they should be safe.After retiring from the palace, Yang Zhao returned to the palace to sit back and relax. He should eat and drink, and still let Chai Shen accompany him to hunt, practice martial arts, entertain, and wait for the good news in the capital.

The next day, the bad news came that the Xianyang soldiers were plotting against Jingshuitan, and the prefect Wang was defeated by Yang Yong. The 3 troops were wiped out except for Chai Shao who retreated to Xianyang with hundreds of remnants. Kuang also died in the rebellion.Chai Shao's urgent document fell on top of the prince's copy.

This time the capital was shaken, and Prince Yuande was dumbfounded. He hurriedly invited Chai Shen to the palace, and was so anxious that he said, "Aiqing, why did this happen? Wang Kuang, a fool, why didn't he listen to General Chai Shao and left in a hurry?" It’s a pity that more than 2 soldiers and horses were buried at the bottom of the Jingshui River, and Wang Kuang’s death is more than justified! The bandits are so arrogant, Xianyang is in a hurry, and now Tang Gong has not arrived, what can I do, what can I do?”

Chai Shen's face was sweating when he heard this, and he thought that His Highness did not pursue too much responsibility, otherwise Shao'er would not be able to get rid of the responsibility for such a disastrous defeat. It was more than 2 horses, which is not a small number. The emperor may not be sure if he knows. What will happen!Oops, I'm really confused, why didn't I listen to my wife's advice and sent Shao'er to Xianyang for training?It's okay to let him be elsewhere or under my nose in the capital, at least Shao'er will not have any responsibilities now.

As soon as he arrived and thought of this, when the prince asked him, Chai Shen hurriedly wiped off the sweat on his face, and saluted: "Your Highness, the thief is really powerful and should not be underestimated. Xianyang is only fifty or sixty miles away from the capital. Xianyang must not be lost. The Huben army should be sent to rescue. In addition, Shao'er is young, and his literary and military skills are really not flattering, so he should send capable generals to guard Xianyang."

"Oh, Aiqing, the generals who are used to fighting are not in the capital now. The capital is empty and there are no good generals. Apart from Aiqing, I am afraid that there are only major generals who are capable generals. How can there be more capable generals? ? If it doesn’t work, I will lead the troops to attack in person.” Yang Zhao had a bitter look on his face, he felt the pressure now, and it was not easy to be the head of the family.

Seeing that the prince was in trouble, Chai Shen saluted again: "Your Highness, there are only a few thousand thieves in the district, why bother His Highness to personally conscript? Your Highness should quickly issue an order to the nearby states and counties, asking them to bring troops to Qin Wang quickly, if there is really no Good generals can be sent, and veterans are willing to lead troops to guard Xianyang and wipe out the rebels."

"It's rare that Aiqing is so loyal, so I have no choice but to do so." Although Yang Zhao was a little bit reluctant, he had no other choice, so he ordered Chai Shen to lead [-] tiger and ben troops to Xianyang for rescue, and then went to Shanzhou, Tongchuan, Shangluo, etc. Several nearby states and counties issued an order to dispatch troops to condemn the generals.

The next day, as soon as Chai Shen's troops set off, the news of the battle spread to Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, and the rebels rushed to the capital to kill them. "It's the opposite, it's really the opposite..." Prince Yuande's face changed from fright, and he ordered someone to ride a fast horse to recall Chai Shen halfway.

Chai Shen was also taken aback when he heard that, these thieves are too arrogant, how dare thousands of people attack the capital?He was worried that his son would not be able to defend Xianyang, but when he heard that the rebel army did not attack Xianyang and attacked the capital, he was even more afraid that the capital would lose, and that he would not be able to bear the blame, and he did not dare to disobey the order of the crown prince. After thinking about it, he asked the deputy general Tong Qi He led [-] tiger and ben troops to Xianyang to help his son defend the city. He himself took [-] tiger and ben troops and withdrew to the capital halfway. He never dreamed that thousands of rebels would dare to send troops in two directions and attack two cities at the same time.

As soon as Chai Shen led his troops back to the capital, Li Jing led [-] rebels to the outside of Daxing City to fight against the enemy.

Prince Yuande Yang Zhaohuang's fat body led Wenwu to the top of the north gate. When he looked down, he saw that the rebel army was in order, with flags and banners fluttering, and a large black area. He had never been on the battlefield. I can't tell how many soldiers and horses there are below, but in the middle there is a large flag with the word "Li" in the middle, a general with a bronze helmet and a bronze armor, stepped off a yellow fat horse, holding a large sword with a closed door, majestic and charging The head of the city glared.There were some soldiers in front of his horse, shouting and cursing towards the top of the city.

When Yang Zhaozheng was at a loss, Chai Shen saluted and said: "Your Highness, don't panic, there are not many thieves here, it seems that this formation does not exceed 5000 troops, one is not besieging the city, and the other is not attacking the city, but calling for battle at the bottom of the city. We don't need to pay attention to him. Just stick to the city. We have [-] tiger and cardinal troops in the city, so it shouldn't be a problem to defend the city."

Yang Zhao had already lost his head and nodded in agreement, so he took Wenwu down to the city and went back to the palace.In the evening, someone came to report that the rebels had withdrawn. Yang Zhao and Chai Shen were taken aback, and asked Chai Shen about his plan. That’s enough, the thieves have thousands of soldiers and horses, what can I do? They dare not come to attack the city during the day, let alone at night.” Prince Yuande then ordered the people to close the gate of the city and ignored them.

After arriving at Dinggengtian, someone came to report that Tang Guogong Li Yuan brought his family into Daxing City.

Yang Zhao, Chai Shen and the others were overjoyed when they heard this, and they went out of the palace to greet the prince in person. After Li Yuan had seen the prince, Chai Shen asked about the rebel army outside the city. One soldier at a time."

Prince Yuande and Chai Shen were stunned, did the thieves really withdraw their troops?Li Yuan said: "Could it be that the thieves have attacked Xianyang? It is only fifty miles away from Xianyang..." Before Li Yuan finished speaking, some soldiers came to report: "Report to His Royal Highness, something bad happened, Xianyang fell, General Chai Shao Return in defeat!"

"Ah?..." Hearing this report, the monarchs and ministers seemed to have been taken out of their nerves, and they were all stunned.

(End of this chapter)