【Enter Chang'an】
Huang Chao captured Tongguan and with great momentum, he marched westward and entered the undefended Huazhou, leaving his generals to defend, and then continued to march towards Chang'an.
When news of the fall of Tongguan came, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty immediately issued an edict: appointing Huang Chao as the military governor of Ping Ping.
Chao Aiqing, haven't you always wanted to be the military governor of the balance? Go ahead, I'm sure.
Negotiation is the process in which two parties exchange chips. And Tongguan was the last bargaining chip of the Tang Empire. After Tongguan fell, what else could Tang Xizong have to talk to Huang Chao about?
Balance Festival? It's so cheap, the starting price is "Prince".
"Your Majesty, please go to Shu. It's too late!"
Tian Lingzi secretly dispatched five hundred Shence troops to protect Tang Xizong and escape from Jinguangmen. Emperor Xizong fled in a hurry, taking only a few concubines and four princes with him. The government documents, files and classics were not processed in time, and no civil and military officials were notified.
The civil and military officials were still waiting for the emperor to come to court. They were waiting for the emperor to come. They did not wait for the emperor, but they waited for a bolt from the blue: the grass army had already arrived at the city.
Chang'an fell into panic inside and outside. Former prime minister Lu Xie had the foresight to commit suicide last night by taking poison; civil and military officials either pursued the Holy Driver westward or hid in various places; soldiers in the city mutinied, broke into the treasury, and robbed gold, silver, and silk satin; Chang'an citizens also took advantage of the situation and rushed into the treasury to rob... …
The capital of the Tang Empire, the most prosperous metropolis in the world, instantly fell into chaos.
At noon, Chai Cun, the pioneer of the Grass Army, led his troops into the undefended Chang'an City.
Zuo Jinwu's general Zhang Zhifang led dozens of military attachés out of the city to Bashang east of Chang'an to meet Huang Chao.
Huang Chao rode in an out-of-print local gold two-person sedan made of pure gold; the guards around him all had their hair loose, tied with red scarves, wearing splendid clothes and holding weapons; there were endless lines of armored cavalry; the baggage was The motorcade was connected end to end, and it was as far as the eye could see.
All the residents of Chang'an gathered on both sides of the road, vying to see the true appearance of the legendary "Great General Soaring to the Sky".
Shang Rang, the number two figure in the Cao Army, attached great importance to political propaganda work and worked hard to build the Cao Army into a benevolent and righteous army and establish a good image of the Cao Army. He kept preaching along the way: "King Huang (referring to Huang Chao) raised the rebel army all for the sake of the people. Unlike the emperor of the Tang Dynasty named Li, who did not care for the people! You can live and work in peace and contentment, but don't be afraid!"
Instead of burning, killing and looting, the Cao army gave away a large amount of money to the poor people in Chang'an City, using practical actions to portray Huang Chao as a benevolent king who loved the people like his son and had the world in mind.
The residents of Chang'an were overjoyed and rushed to tell each other. It turns out that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has been lying to us. The Cao Army is not a vicious bandit, and is much better than the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!
Huang Chao was very proud and silently recited his masterpiece:
When autumn comes on September 8th, I will kill all the flowers after they bloom.
The incense formation soaring to the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor.
Chang'an, here I come.
It took more than five years since he started fighting against the riots. In the past five years, I, Huang Chao, have been tenacious and leading the way. I have escaped from death many times, resisted the temptation of sugar-coated bullets and fought in most of China... No hardship has been in vain, and no suffering has been in vain. Chang'an, Chang'an, do you recognize me?
Huang Chao ordered: Arrest all members of the royal family in Chang'an City and massacre them all, even the babies! The Li Tang royal family must be eradicated.
After that, Huang Chao couldn't wait to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in Hanyuan Hall.
The Cao army used black silk and satin to temporarily draw patterns to serve as dragon robes (the dragon-embroidered robes worn by emperors were supposed to "embroider" dragons, and Comrade Huang Chao "painted" dragons), used hundreds of war drums as orchestral instruments, and used swords and guns Swords and halberds were used instead of golden gourds, axes, and axes raised towards the sky... In short, the entire enthronement ceremony was filled with a cottage style from the beginning to the end, exuding a strong but not simple rustic atmosphere.
As soon as he ascended the throne, the officials couldn't wait to give Huang Chao the honorary title: Emperor Chengtian Yingyunqi Sheng Ruiwen Xuanwu.
Huang Chao announced a general amnesty for the whole country;
Officials of the original Tang government of third rank and above were all dismissed; everyone below fourth rank kept their posts and continued to serve as before;
The country's name was changed to "Qi". Huang Chao did not have any titles in the previous dynasty, unlike Liu Bang, King of Han, Cao Pi, King of Wei, Sima Yan, King of Jin, Yang Jian, Duke of Sui, and Li Yuan, Duke of Tang... Then the name of the country should be named after his hometown. Shandong people like Daqi very much;
The year name was changed to "Jin Tong", the gold of gold and the rule of rule. No longer a "king".
Huang Chao explained the mystery of the reign name meaningfully:
This year is the first year of Guangming in the Tang Dynasty. The word "Guang" was written as "Guang" at that time, and Guang Yihuang. It is estimated that the original intention of the Tang Dynasty was to put a cover on "Huang" and suppress Huang Chao. However, Cao Jun really played a word game with them. For those who said "Guang", "Tang" removed the "ugly" word and added "Huang", which foreshadowed that the surnamed Huang would eviscerate the Tang Dynasty and occupy the magpie's nest. Replace; Ming, the sun and the moon, so the meaning of "Guangming" is that the person named Huang replaced the Tang Dynasty and raised the sun and the moon of the Huang family. Huang Chao ascended the throne and sat in the palace as the emperor. This was God's will!
Confessed Huang Chao's wife Cao as queen;
At the same time, the founding fathers of "Da Qi" were granted great titles. Among them, Shang Rang had the highest official position, which was undisputed. In addition, those who were demoted in the Tang Dynasty were rewarded based on their merits and did not burn bridges.
The list of awards is very long and there is no need to list them all here.
No matter from which angle you look at it, Huang Chao's "Daqi" regime is a pseudo-regime, but I cannot call it the "pseudo-Qi regime" because "pseudo-Qi" has another specific name in history, so I will refer to it later in this book. It is called "Huang Qi".
From the long list of founding achievements, we can also roughly sort out the different factions within the Huang Qi regime, which are related to the future destiny of the Huang Qi regime:
From the Dragon Sect: Huang Chao's direct lineage, the old subordinates who have always followed Huang Chao, including former Wang Xianzhi's subordinates who switched to Huang Chao after the "Wang Huang Branch", such as Shang Rang, and those who joined halfway, such as Zhu Wen;
Surrender faction: Former Tang Dynasty officials who actively or passively surrendered to the Cao army before Huang Chao entered Chang'an;
The Old Officials Faction: Officials from the Old Tang Dynasty who surrendered after Huang Chao entered Chang'an, with "Ba Shang Welcoming" as the main body.
Generally speaking, these are the three major factions.
The factions within the "Conglong Sect" are even more complicated, and are basically differentiated based on seniority.
In order to balance the various hills, Huang Chao also made some efforts in the founding of the People's Republic of China.
For example, among the "Four Founding Ministers", there are two "Conglong Faction" (Shang Rang and Zhao Zhang), one "Jiangchen Faction" (Cui Qiu), and one "Old Chen Faction" (Yang Xigu).
Other core official positions have also undergone similar balancing treatments, which also shows Huang Chao's overall thinking and overall awareness. Don't brag or be slanderous, Huang Chao is not a great talent, nor is he a loser. At least in terms of seating arrangement, it is comparable to Wu Yong, the "smart star" in "Water Margin".
In order to establish an image of being open to all rivers and to show the broad mind of Huang Qi's regime, Huang Chao gave special treatment to the "Old Minister Sect", which caused great dissatisfaction among the "Conglong Sect".
In their view, the "Old Ministers" stubbornly resisted without shedding tears without seeing the coffin. They had no choice but to surrender in order to survive. They had no loyalty to Huang Qi's regime and had no merit. Why do people in high positions continue to dominate and dominate the people?
Huang Chao was quite helpless and could only find these "Conglong Sect" to hold a small meeting in private and teach these uneducated roughnecks with sincerity. Isn’t this all just to show off and win people’s hearts? Just use them to display vases. If we kill all these elites, sages, and celebrities, why don’t we just give them a hand and leave them alone? It's unsightly!
The "Conglong Sect" refused to give up, "Brothers have been with you for five or six years, licking the blood with their swords, tying their heads to the waistband of their trousers, and coming in and out of the pile of corpses. They finally took over the country, but they are still defeated by these powerful people." Step under our feet and sit on our necks to shit? Huang Chao, are you worthy of a brother who has been through life and death?"
Public anger is hard to offend. However, Huang Chao's control over the "Conglong Sect" was beyond his capabilities.
Soon, the "Conglong Faction" launched a bloody political purge against the "Old Minister Faction".
