On June 26, outside Chang'an City, a huge team was entering the city in an orderly manner.
"Brother, I remember that the largest palace in Chang'an is not the Daming Palace? Why was such a good palace abandoned? Isn't the Daming Palace better than the Weiyang Palace?" Jia Lian, who was riding a horse, asked Jia Hui beside him with some doubts.
"When our ancestors came to Chang'an, although they took the initiative to open the city and surrender, not everyone wanted to surrender. There were also some who wanted to resist and died in battle."
Jia Hui thought about it and explained to Jia Lian.
"For example, the eunuchs of the Daming Palace. As slaves of the former Liang Chao family, they were much more loyal than the princes of the imperial court. They stubbornly resisted the attack for two full hours in the Daming Palace before they were defeated. Cannons broke down the palace wall and entered.
However, at this moment, the fire broke out, and the continuous palace instantly turned into a sea of fire. At this time, there was absolutely no chance to save."
"Ah? He was burned." Jia Lian looked regretful.
"Yes, after finding some surviving eunuchs for interrogation, I found out that this was the last imperial edict of Empress Liang. After leaving this edict, Empress Liang committed suicide in the sea of flowers beside Taiye Pond.
Not only the Daming Palace was burned down at the same time, but the palaces inherited from the previous dynasty, including Taiji Palace, Xingqing Palace, Changle Palace, Gui Palace, Jianzhang Palace and Weiyang Palace were all burned under the orders of Empress Liang. Yes, he is really a beast! "
At this point, Jia Hui didn’t know what to say to him.
"Brother Hui, since all the palaces were burned down, why was Weiyang Palace rebuilt instead of Daming Palace?" Two cousins from the Shi family who were following Jia Lian came over and asked.
"One reason for this is that Daqi was too poor at that time and suffered from constant natural disasters. Not only did it have to restore the country's economy and people's livelihood, but it also had to devote a large amount of supplies to organize the Northern Expedition and continue to attack the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and continue the bloodletting.
Moreover, the cost of building the Daming Palace is close to that of the two Weiyang Palaces. Even so, the reconstruction plan of Weiyang Palace was barely started more than ten years after the unification of the world, that is, the 16th year of the founding of the emperor. It was still repaired intermittently, and the longest period of work was suspended for three years, and it took a total of fourteen years. In the year, it was not completed until Taizong came to the throne."
At this point, Jia Hui suddenly paused.
"However, the long repair time is not without its benefits. During the downtime, officials from the Ministry of Works visited all over the country to find good materials and wood, and polished them more carefully. Now both the scale and luxury are far ahead of the past. generation.
Today's Weiyang Palace has reached the scale of Xingqing Palace, but the luxury inside is far beyond that of Taiji Palace, Da Qi Xixing is here! "
Jia Hui raised his folding fan and pointed at the corner of the palace that was looming in the distance.
In fact, there is another reason, but this thing is not very good in public.
As a palace that started from Qianliang and ended in Qianliang, the Daming Palace belongs entirely to the Chao family. Its symbolic significance is too strong, and it has great cohesion for the remnants of Qianliang. Moreover, the Chao family does not have the same degree of control over this palace as Daqi. comparable
On the contrary, Empress Liang saved Da Qi a lot of trouble by doing this.
On the other hand, Taiji Palace, Jianzhang Palace, Weiyang Palace and other palaces were inherited from the previous dynasties, especially Weiyang Palace, which was inherited from the previous Han Dynasty. There are even bricks and tiles from the Qin Dynasty buried in the soil (the former site of Zhangtai Palace).
In general, when all palaces need to be rebuilt, Weiyang Palace has symbolic significance (from Qin and Han Dynasties to Da Qi, all dynasties that lasted for more than a hundred years owned this palace, so it also symbolizes China to a certain extent. Zhengshuo), or in practical significance (after expansion in the past dynasties, it can be regarded as an upper-middle-sized palace among the many palaces in Chang'an. The most important thing is that it saves a lot of money than rebuilding other palaces). Both are the best choices.
After explaining it to a few young boys, Jia Hui ignored them and patted his horse and ran towards the carriage where the Second Saint was riding.
. . . . . .
"Finally, those two bitches finally fucking arrived in Chang'an!"
At the foot of Lishan Mountain, in Lintong County.
As early as seven or eight days ago, he and Wei Ci had assembled their troops and distributed all the food supplies, armors, weapons, and even pocket money. They went down the mountain in pieces, and even the remaining livestock were slaughtered. I ate something delicious before going down the mountain to put things right.
It's like a do-or-die attitude!
But just when they were full and full, they went down the mountain and entered Lintong County in batches. The spies came to report that the Queen Mother was ill!
Their attitude towards the Queen Mother, the former emperor's biological mother, who had no knowledge of and could do nothing about the affairs of the Qing Dynasty, was completely different from their attitude towards the emperor.
For this poor old woman, the remnants of the Eastern Palace promoted her to the Empress Dowager.
What, the Empress Dowager will change her name after the Supreme Emperor dies. Should she be called the Supreme Empress now?
Then just consider that old guy dead.
But in this way, the variables seem to have increased a lot.
Since the good people in the court didn't care about them, and the bad people in the court didn't, there was no source of intelligence.
But it's not like there's no one with them, at least the Lintong County Magistrate belongs to them, which is why they didn't choose to live in Chang'an but in Lintong County under Huaqing Palace in Lishan Mountain.
After all, everything in Chang'an is expensive, it's not easy to live there, and it's easy to be discovered by embroidered clothes.
But Lintong is different. Compared with Chang'an, the expenses here can be saved a lot, and it can last longer!
There is no way, there is really no money!
Where the hell did Fan go?
Why haven't those boys who followed him caught him yet?
The money and food are almost at the bottom. Even if the Lintong County Magistrate continues to supply these three thousand elites with food from Tan Mo, how long can it last for only one county and even the money and food from Tan Mo?
There is still a lack of information.
They didn't know the itinerary of those two dogs at all. They only knew that they would definitely go hunting in Shanglinyuan, soak in the hot springs in Lishan Mountain, and go to the military parade at Lantian Camp.
But when exactly, I don’t know.
I don’t know what is happening in Weiyang Palace now, and what those two old dogs decided!
Now they can only send spies and assassins to Chang'an City to gather information, but then they have to give them funds, and they have to give them, what if another informant develops?
Another thousand taels of silver were taken away by them, making the already poor Dong Palace even worse.
In fact, Wei Ci and Sun Laodao had not thought about whether they should rush into the city directly into Weiyang Palace and kill the two old dogs, but even Feng Ru and the others knew that this matter was absolutely impossible to accomplish. .
Although it is not yet known which of the guards came to directly attack the army, based on Wei Ci's understanding of the old dog, these three must have sent troops from Long Xiang and Feng Xiang.
I don’t know about the rest, but it must not be simple!
Coupled with the three thousand cavalry under the fluttering Suzaku flag and the personal soldiers accompanying the nobles, there are nearly 20,000 elite Daqi troops!
If he has less than 4,000 men to attack the city, he will die!
When he talked about the three thousand cavalry with the fluttering red bird, Wei Ci felt a rare depression.
Those are the troops of Brother Hui, the eldest son of Marquis Jia En!
Back then, the green young man who followed him, his master was older than his master, and his master was younger than him. After destroying the Three Kingdoms in a row, he became the Grand Lieutenant of Daqi.
It's a pity that Brother Hui is the best friend of the volunteer boy, but he can't be used by us.
Thinking of this, Wei Ci couldn't help but smile bitterly, and involuntarily grasped a pair of short black spears with his right hand.
Forget it, after we bring order to the chaos, kill the false emperor and return power to the crown prince, I, the master, will save you even if I risk my own life!
But before that.
Let me test the quality of you, the Great Qi Lieutenant!
"Old Wei, Old Wei, why are you laughing? You're talking about something, be serious!" Seeing Wei Ci speaking, he clenched his weapon tightly. His face was sometimes bitter, sometimes tragic, and sometimes heroic, and he became more and more worried about his spirit. status
"Ah, it's okay, I just remembered Brother Hui."
"Brother Hui? You mean Jia Hui, the eldest son of Marquis Jia En?"
"Yes, I heard from the spies that they saw a cavalry with a fluttering Suzaku flag, all covered in fiery red cotton armor and iron ring arms."
"It's the Suzaku Cavalry!"
Sun Laodao's pupils shrank, and he instantly thought of this, the most elite cavalry unit in Daqi in recent years.
"Yes, as a Taiwei, Brother Hui has to accompany him, and the flag that only belongs to him is the Suzaku Cavalry." Wei Ci nodded, "But don't worry too much, we are They want to start a fight when the false emperor and the old dog come to Huaqing Palace. Then they will fight on the mountain. No matter how elite the Suzaku cavalry is, the war horses will not be able to run."
"Yes." Sun Laodao nodded thoughtfully.
After many considerations, they decided to start an uprising in Huaqing Palace.
They didn't know the itinerary of those two dogs at all. They only knew that they would definitely go hunting in Shanglinyuan, soak in the hot springs in Lishan Mountain, and go to the military parade at Lantian Camp.
But when exactly, I don’t know.
But it doesn’t matter whether you know the time or not.
When the puppet emperor and Lao Gou went to the Lantian camp for a military parade, they were courting death.
At that time, there were not only nearly 20,000 Shangzhiqin troops accompanying them, but also nearly 100,000 Lantian Camp ready to go!
They want to regain the throne, not die!
In the same way, when hunting Shanglinyuan, those two dogs would also lead nearly 20,000 Shangzhi soldiers to search the mountains and inspect the sea. They only had more than 3,000 and less than 4,000 people. Although in Wei Ci's opinion, he had practiced The four men from the East Palace who came out were extremely brave, but they were also looking for death in front of the 20,000 troops of Shanzhi's army.
They gave up the plan of entering Chang'an and waiting for the opportunity to attack Weiyang Palace at the beginning. Again, everything in Chang'an is expensive and living in Chang'an is not easy!
What if they run out of money and fail to wait for the opportunity, and cause something to happen and Xiu Yi discovers it?
The pseudo-emperor and the old dog must have been extremely vigilant during their patrol in Xijing!
Although they don't want to admit it, Sun Laodao and Wei Ci both know that there is something wrong with their minds. They become irritable and often go crazy. The same goes for those brats, who all hate the false emperor and the old dog. It's so deep in their bones, what if they can't bear it anymore and go to Weiyang Palace at all costs, ruining the plan?
Therefore, the Lishan uprising turned out to be the best plan
In fact, Sun Laodao also wanted to lure the Mongolians into the Pass to help the East Palace regain the throne, but Wei Ci sternly refused and even beat him unilaterally. In addition, Jia Hui killed Timur, and later After Shuote and the Monan Khan Court, the three most powerful forces of the Mongol people, Sun Laodao also completely gave up this plan.
"By the way, Old Wei, tell me, can we give Jia Hui to you?"
"It's impossible. When he was thirteen, there were not many people in the East Palace who could defeat him. Even I had to work hard to suppress him!
Now nearly eight years have passed. During these eight years, he has been fighting on the battlefield, and his martial arts may no longer be able to even me."
"What the hell are you talking about? He is also a child that I watched grow up. He is still the child of Marquis Jia En, and he is one of our own in the Old East Palace!"
Sun Laodao looked at Wei Ci with a look of "I'm afraid you are mentally ill" and said.
"Ahem, cough, cough, it's my fault. Keep talking, that's wrong." After all, he was once one of the best generals in the East Palace. Wei Ci quickly realized what Sun Laodao wanted to say, "You want Brother Hui to do anything?" "
"Yes, he is the child that the late emperor watched grow up. He is the eldest son of Marquis Jia En. You are still the master who taught him how to use the short spear. Even I also taught him his lessons.
Look, he is a direct descendant of Dong Gong who has roots in Hong Miaozheng! And there are three thousand cavalry, and the war is peaceful. Tell me, why don't you try to recruit them? "Sun Laodao said to Wei Ci as if something was wrong.
"But I have followed that boy Chen Jingyuan well, and I have been good with that boy Chen Jingyuan since childhood. It is enough to just wait for Chen Jingyuan to ascend the throne quietly and step by step. Why should you take the risk to correct the chaos with us?
Okay, don't say any more, Jia Hui can't be trusted, don't contact him so as not to alert him! "
It's good to be nice to Jia Hui, but the facts are there. If you don't want the glory and wealth you are about to get, why bother to try to correct the chaos with us?
Looking at Wei Ci's unprecedented seriousness and gradually leaking a fierce light, even Sun Laodao, who had experienced mountains of corpses and seas of blood, couldn't help but feel his legs go weak and swallowed nervously.
"O-I know, I know!" Under Wei Ci's gaze brewing murderous intent, Sun Laodao assured him with difficulty through gritted teeth.
"Hmph!" After hearing Old Taoist Sun's submission, Wei Ci snorted with satisfaction, stood up and walked out.
He and a few other boys had already gone to Lishan Mountain to collect some game to sell in exchange for food. They also surveyed the terrain, but they couldn't go too late!
The footsteps were getting farther and farther, and Sun Laodao, who was sweating profusely, slumped down and breathed heavily on his clothes.
"Qiu Ba, Qiu Ba!" Sun Laodao looked crazily in the direction where Wei Ci disappeared with a livid face, gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice.
It wasn't until he was almost relieved that Sun Laodao straightened his back and sat down on the futon again.
He took out a copper bell from his sleeve, gave it a light sound, and after a few puffs, a woman with a delicate face but a bit naive appearance walked in.
"Sanniang, please come here." Before Li Sananniang could say hello to him, Sun Laodao couldn't wait to wave to her and signal her to come over.
"Yes, Master Sun." Unlike her childlike behavior when she was around Cui He, Li Sananniang was very neat and tidy at this time.
After Sun Laodao said a few words in her ear, Li Sananniang suddenly looked at Sun Laodao in surprise, who looked like he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand.
No, why should I follow you to die?
Cheap or not!
"Do you understand? If you understand, then take your people with you. No, it's not safe for the three of you to go. You go out to find Hua Wuniang and ask her to take her team with you to Chang'an to find Jia Hui. .What are you still doing? Go quickly!"
"Ah, follow your orders!" Frightened by Sun Laodao's serious tone, Li Sananniang stood up, bowed hastily to Sun Laodao, and left hastily.
"call"
He breathed a long sigh of relief, and the more he thought about it, the more Sun Laodao felt that Jia Hui had made a wonderful move.
"O late Emperor, please help us succeed in overthrowing the false emperor and bringing that old dog back to chaos."
Sun Laodao sat cross-legged on the futon, looking up at the portrait of the late emperor and murmuring to himself.
Long wait! Long wait!
(End of chapter)
