Tiantang

Chapter 113 Aftermath of the catastrophe
Chapter 121

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Huo Qing knelt in the courtyard of Prince Rong's Mansion with a plop, wailing for a long time, and then desperately slashed his sword.

Gao Xianzhi looked up to the sky and sighed, pulled out his sword in despair, turned the hilt upside down in the cold wind and under the gradually rising morning glow, and died by seppuku.

Pei Dunfu's face was pale, his lips were trembling, and holding a sword in his hand, he collapsed on the ground, but he couldn't muster the courage to take his own life.

Zhang Xuan was in front, and Ge Shuhan was behind, leading the murderous soldiers to break through the gate of Rongwang's mansion and rush in.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and the soldiers lined up solemnly to stop.

Zhang Xuan strode forward, first glanced at Huo Qing and Gao Xianzhi who were lying in a pool of blood and died, and sighed.For Huo Qing, he has no sympathy. Since he started a rebellion, he must have the courage to succeed or be benevolent, and he will die if he dies.

But Gao Xianzhi was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. He shouldn't have been like this, but sadly became a victim of King Rong's treason and fell under his own sword.

Zhang Xuan slowly bent down, staring at Gao Xianzhi's rough, clear face full of despair that was frozen by the severe pain before his death, reached over, and pulled out the handle like autumn water from Gao Xianzhi's body. When the sword came, it was still at the side.

Zhang Xuan raised his head and looked at brother Shuhan who was also feeling sorry, nodded, waved his hands and said to Zhou Xuchu in a deep voice, "Come here, take Gao Xianzhi's body out of the city and bury it."

Zhou Xuchu bowed his hands respectfully and took the order and left.

Zhang Xuan got up and looked coldly at Pei Dunfu who was too trembling to speak, and said with a sneer, "Master Pei, why bother if I knew today?"

"Doctor Zhang...Brother Shuai...Your official was coerced by King Rong...by King Rong, and he begged you to spare my life. I am so grateful that I will form a grass title ring to repay your great kindness." Pei Dunfu stumbled and trembled. soundtrack.

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, and immediately turned his back.

Ge Shuhan sighed, "Pei Dunfu, you conspired against a thief... Whether you are dead or alive, your majesty still needs to deal with it! Come here, take Pei Dunfu down, take good care of it, and wait for the court to deal with it!"

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The red sun hangs high, and the breeze brings warmth, gradually dispelling the murderous, bloody and haze hanging over Chang'an.

Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan rode side by side on horseback, and led the army slowly through the empty Dongshifang Street towards Xingqing Palace.

"Brother Zizhan, you have accomplished a great job in rescuing him this time, and my brother Qingyun is just around the corner. I am so happy and congratulatory." Ge Shuhan smiled softly, "Why, are you interested in abandoning your education and joining the army and going to Hexi to be a Deputy Jiedu envoy? Handsome, you should play in front of His Majesty!"

Zhang Xuan's strategy, courage and resolute quality at the critical moment won the appreciation of Ge Shuhan.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and cupped his hands and said, "Brother Shuai is too famous. This time, Brother Shuai should be the first in the rescue. Without the fighting battle between Brother Shuai and the army and generals, what would Zhang Xuan's personal strength be?" ?”

Ge Shuhan shook his head and said with a smile, "No. This commander just happened to meet him at the right time and dare not take credit for it. On the contrary, the soldiers of Jinwu Guard and Wuwei Guard worked together, and they made a lot of contributions. Brother Zizhan is the protector in front of His Majesty. "

Zhang Xuan nodded, turned his head and glanced at Yang Lian and other generals who were following the two, and said with a loud smile, "Don't worry, generals, before Your Majesty, I will do my best to protect the performance, and give credit to all of you!"

Yang Lian and the others were overjoyed, and they immediately bowed and thanked each other, "Thank you sir! The general will be grateful!"

While speaking, a guard of honor came from the Da Ci'en Temple.Zhang Xuan waved his hand, looked over there for a while, turned to Shuhan and said in surprise, "Brother Shuai, it seems that the concubine's Luanjia has returned from Yuzhen Temple!"

Ge Shuhan nodded.

The army stood in line on the side of the street.Concubine Yang's guard of honor approached, and Yang Yuhuan stood up on the chariot, pulled aside the gauze curtain, and stared at Zhang Xuan from a distance, with a faint rosy glow on her charming face, and she sat back slowly after a long time, waving Waved his hands and said in a loud voice, "Doctor Zhang, Brother Shuai, all generals, I thank you for your contribution in suppressing the rebellion and rescuing him."

Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan brought the generals off their horses and bowed down, "The last general dare not claim credit, I have seen your mother!"

In fact, Zhang Xuan felt very strange that the rebellion had just subsided, and there were still many hidden dangers in the city. Yang Yuhuan should not have entered the city and returned to the palace at this time.But Yang Yuhuan was worried about his safety. When he heard that Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan led Jinwuwei and Wuweiwei troops to attack Chang'an, and Li Wan committed suicide, he hurried back with his guard of honor despite the obstruction of Princess Yuzhen's palace.

"My minister has the guts to ask Empress Luan to sit behind me and return to the palace with the protection of the last general." Ge Shuhan bowed and shouted.

Yang Yuhuan smiled and took her concealed and tender eyes away from Zhang Xuan, nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. You are so handsome."

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That day, he suffered from the wind and cold and vomited blood. Li Long was basically lying on the sickbed and couldn't get up. Li Wan led the troops to force the palace, which made the old emperor overly frightened and haggard, even though he would never admit it verbally. .

But when he heard the news from Gao Lishi that Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan led troops into the city, most of Li Wan's rebels surrendered, a few were wiped out, and Li Wan himself committed suicide, his spirit was lifted. He cheered up as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and seemed to have regained the awe-inspiring spirit of the Tang emperor in the past.

It's just that Gao Lishi knows in his heart that all this is an illusion.After this chaos, the emperor's body may not be able to recover.Even if life is safe for the time being, it is impossible to go back to the same way as before.If one fails, he will be bedridden until his vitality dies out, and he will gradually die.

"Old man, wait for me to change my clothes... Prepare the chariot, and I will go out of the palace to meet the soldiers of King Qin!" Li Longji laughed, turning over from the bed and sitting up.

"Yes, the old slave obeys the order." Of course Gao Lishi was also happy in his heart, but the joy was mixed with deep worries about the emperor's health.

Prince Li Heng and Yang Guozhong also brought a few guards to welcome them in front of the tall palace gate of Xingqing Palace.The two were desperate, thinking that they would die, but in the end, Zhang Xuan's rescue came from the sky, and Rong Wang Li Wan's rebel army came and retreated like a tidal wave. The ecstasy in their hearts can be imagined.

At this time, the emperor's chariot of honor came slowly, because many court ladies and eunuchs and palace guards died in the battle of guarding the palace, and Xingqing Palace is currently in a mess, and a palace garden was burned down, so the emperor's honor guard of chariot It seemed a little deserted and incomplete.

Li Longji was half leaning on the chariot, looking at Li Heng and Yang Guozhong coldly, a bit of anger flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, Li Longji was completely disappointed with Li Heng, and had already secretly made up his mind that when the situation stabilized, he would mercilessly and resolutely abolish Li Heng.At a critical juncture, as the crown prince, Li Heng wanted to betray him, the emperor, and flee secretly with Yang Guozhong.It is really intolerable!

As for Yang Guozhong, he hated and resented him even more.Not only did Yang Guozhong persuade the prince to abandon the emperor, he even dared to set fire in the Xingqing Palace. If it wasn't for the chaos, Li Longji wished he could kill Yang Guozhong immediately.

Seeing the emperor snorting coldly and looking fiercely, as if he wanted to settle accounts with the crown prince and Yang Guozhong, Gao Lishi quickly coughed a few times, and whispered in his ear, "Everyone, the rebellion against Fang Ping, the situation is unstable, everyone... everyone Stay safe and take care of your health!"

Li Longji let out a long breath, but still snorted coldly, "The crown prince disappointed me so much. What is even more hateful is Yang Guozhong, a thief who not only dared to escape in danger and abandoned me, but even set fire to me." The palace! His crime deserves to be punished!"

Gao Lishi sighed softly, "Everyone... let's talk after seeing Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan."

How could Li Heng and Yang Guozhong not feel the emperor's cold and murderous gaze.It's just that for this sake, they can't care about these anymore.

"Yang Xiang, Father seems to us..." Li Heng's mouth twitched slightly, and he said softly with some hesitation.

Yang Guozhong was silent for a moment, and then said coldly, "Your Highness, we did not make any serious mistakes. King Rong's traitors and soldiers forced us into the palace, so why don't we just sit and wait for death?"

"Anyway, there are countless thieves among the civil, military and royal families of the Manchu Dynasty, but only Zhenxiang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty are sticking to the Xingqing Palace! This is an iron-clad fact!"

"If we hadn't resisted desperately, I'm afraid King Rong's rebels would have rushed into the palace long ago... According to the truth, His Majesty will forgive us for our mistakes."

Yang Guozhong waved his hands like a gangster and said, he is not afraid that the emperor will settle accounts with him.This chaos in the Great Tang court has almost hurt the foundation. For the sake of state affairs, I believe the emperor still has to count on him to act.Relatively speaking, compared with those ministers who follow the thieves, Yang Guozhong is extremely loyal.

Besides, Concubine Yang Gui is behind.In this turmoil, apart from being implicated to the deceased, most of the members of the Yang family followed to Xingqing Palace, and a few hid at home behind closed doors, which can be regarded as showing their attitude of loyalty.

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The soldier Cao Zhou Xuchu led more than a hundred soldiers to the gate of Mrs. Guo's mansion.

Zhou Xuchu got off his horse and hurried forward to knock on the door.

After a long time, someone tremblingly said from behind the door, "Who are you, this is the mansion of Mrs. Guo..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Xuchu said in a deep voice with some impatience, "This general is Cao Zhouxuchu, the guard of the Yulin, in the name of Master Zhang Xuanzhang, leading the army to guard Madam and Mr. Pei Hui and Mr. Pei, don't you Nonsense, let’s report quickly.”

The servant inside was stunned for a moment, and then he was pleasantly surprised. He turned his head and ran towards the mansion, shouting as he ran, "Ma'am, my lord—"

Third Sister Yang was circling anxiously in the living room.Although the city of Chang'an was in a mess, the commotion started in the middle of the night and did not subside until it was bright, but she didn't dare to let people open the door of the house to inquire about the news—because of Li Wan's rebellion, the Yang family would become a royal party I heard that Yang Guozhong had escaped into the Xingqing Palace, and he still doesn't know if he is alive or dead.

After hearing that Zhang Xuan had sent someone to guard the mansion, Third Sister Yang let out a sigh of relief, and the heart that was in her throat slowly sank.

(End of this chapter)