Since Li Tang Ding Ding Guanzhong, he has used troops against the Sui Dynasty several times, but he has lost troops and generals. In order to gain the support of the Guanlong nobles, Li Yuan turned a blind eye to the land annexation of the Guanlong nobles. The people of Guanzhong did not enjoy the slightest benefit from the new dynasty. Instead, every family lost their relatives due to the constant military use.
Li Yuan once again issued a decree to recruit troops, which completely ignited the anger of the people in Guanzhong. Large-scale civil uprisings occurred in various counties in Guanzhong, especially Huangchao in Beidi County, which was the largest.
Huang Chao made a living selling private salt and saved a lot of furniture. The Guanlong nobles annexed land in Guanzhong on a large scale, causing many people to lose the land they depended on for survival. Huang Chao took the opportunity to establish a salt gang and actively recruited refugees. Before the uprising, his salt gang already had tens of thousands of members. .
Huang Chao accurately seized the opportunity of the excitement in Guanzhong and launched the banner of "Kill the tyrant, abolish the harsh laws, and equalize the land." The heroes responded immediately, and in less than a month, 40,000 to 50,000 people had gathered.
Huang Chao led his army all the way south, defeating the Tang army twice in Niyang and Fuping. His momentum became increasingly powerful, and his troops were directed towards Chang'an. After Li Yuan heard the report, he quickly mobilized his troops and generals, and led Li Xiaochang, the king of Nghe An County, to fight against Huang Chao.
Li Xiaochang underestimated the enemy and fell into Huang Chao's plan to lure the enemy. He suffered a disastrous defeat. He was also beaten to death by Huang Chao's confidant Deng Yuanjue with a Zen staff in the rebel army.
After Huang Chao defeated Li Xiaochang, he took advantage of the victory and marched into Jingzhao Mansion in one go, causing Chang'an to be shaken for a while.
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In Chang'an, more than twenty important officials gathered together in the Tai Chi Hall. Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty sat at the top with a pale face. The Prime Minister Chen Shuda was carefully reading the intelligence about Huang Chao's army sent from various places: "Since the troops of the Prince of Yi'an were defeated by Huang Chao, the rebels have become even more powerful. Yan'an The bandit brothers Gao De and Gao Cheng from the county, the bandit Peng Yue from Feng Yi County, and Han Zhiyu from Shangluo County all went to Huangchao, and the number of Huangchao bandits has exceeded 100,000."
"My lords, at this critical juncture, I hope that all of you will put aside your prejudices and work together to help the Tang Dynasty overcome the crisis!"
After Chen Shuda introduced Huang Chao's situation, Li Yuan spoke feebly. The colleague who spoke also looked at Dugu Zhen, Dou Kang and others on both sides.
The Guanlong nobles are not monolithic. Intrigues among the major families fighting for power within the family often occur. Li Yuan is also aware of this, and some of them are even instigated by him. Only when there are conflicting factions among the courtiers, will his imperial power be able to Stable, if all the courtiers are of the same spirit, even if they are damaged and prosperous, then even if he wants to punish one or two courtiers, he may incur the hostility of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.
Dou Kang, Dugu Zhen and others looked at each other and nodded silently. The heads of these aristocratic families also know that if Huang Chao and others are allowed to invade Chang'an, their family's century-old wealth and their own lives will definitely not be saved. Now is not the time for internal fighting.
"Your Majesty, at this time of national crisis, the Dugu family is willing to donate 100,000 guan of money and 5,000 dan of food to show their concern."
"The Dou family also donated 100,000 yuan and 5,000 shi of food."
The two leaders of the Guanlong nobles, Dugu Zhen and Dou Kang, expressed their stance, and the heads of other families also donated money and food: "The Hou Mo and Chen family are willing to donate 30,000 guan in money and 1,000 shi in food."
"The Yu family is willing to donate 30,000 guan of money and 800 shi of food."
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"The eldest grandson's family.
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The various nobles in Guanlong contributed money and grain, and soon raised 500,000 guan of money and 40,000 shi of grain and grass for Li Yuan.
"It's rare that all of you understand the righteousness, I'm very relieved!"
Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction. Li Xiaochang's defeat resulted in less than 20,000 troops stationed in Chang'an. He was in urgent need of a large amount of money and food to recruit strong men to guard Chang'an.
"Lu Aiqing, I'll leave it to you to recruit strong men to defend the city!"
Li Yuan said to a purple-robed official standing in the back row. When the purple-robed official heard Li Yuan's roll call, he slowly raised his head, revealing his ugly face. It was Lu Qi, the famous traitor in the middle of the Tang Dynasty.
Although Lu Qi is very ugly, he is very good at catering to his superiors, especially when Pei Ji followed Li Yuanji to Hebei and his life and death were unknown. Li Yuan lacked a considerate minister in the court to share his worries and solve problems, and Lu Qi's appearance just filled the gap after Pei Ji left. In just a few months, Lu Qi was promoted quickly like a rocket. He was appointed as the minister under his command, Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhangshi, and entered the center of the Tang Dynasty.
"His Majesty!"
Dou Kang served as the general manager of Youzhou in his early years, and followed Li Shimin to defeat Xue Ju. Among the courtiers, he was the most experienced general on the battlefield. He reminded Li Yuan: "The strong men recruited temporarily can only be used to defend the city. If you want to To defeat more than 100,000 bandits still requires an elite army, Wei Chen suggested that the troops of His Royal Highness and the Prince of Huai'an be mobilized to return to Chang'an to support Chang'an."
The corner of Li Yuan's mouth twitched slightly. He also fought on the battlefield in his early years. During the Daye period, he served as the consolation ambassador to Hedong, Shanxi. He also performed outstandingly in suppressing the uprising of the peasant army and fighting against the Turks. Of course he knew that the strong men recruited temporarily were more than capable of defending the city, and their effectiveness in fighting outside the city was no different from that of the rebels under Huang Chao's command, but he was still a little unwilling to do so.
Withdrawing the armies of Li Jiancheng and Li Shentong meant that his painstakingly planned five-pronged attack on the Sui Dynasty was bankrupt. Although Hebei suffered a tragic failure all the way, the Tang army, the Turkic army and the Tubo army combined at Wuguan, Hongnong and Hanguguan. There are still 300,000 people, and Li Yuan hopes that they can make a breakthrough and reverse the current unfavorable situation.
All the important officials of the Tang Dynasty present were fine people. How could they have imagined what Li Yuan was thinking. Dugu Zhen coughed somewhat displeasedly, and said: "Your Majesty, Guanzhong is the foundation of our Tang Dynasty. Without Guanzhong, our country of the Tang Dynasty will be like duckweed without roots. A strong wind can easily destroy it." Blow it over.”
Dugu Zhen's words already contained a hint of threat. Li Yuan immediately realized that the Guanlong nobles were the foundation of his country. Especially at this time, he could no longer offend these nobles: "Pass this order to the prince and the prince of Huai'an." Send troops back quickly for reinforcements."
"His Majesty."
Dugu Zhen returned to the court, and Chen Shuda stepped out and said: "It will take time for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Huai'an County to lead their troops to return for reinforcements. I recommend General Chai Rong as the chief general and Guo Ziyi as the deputy general. With these two in charge, we will definitely be able to do it." Hold Chang'an until reinforcements arrive."
Li Yuan's expression changed slightly when he heard this. In fact, since Li Yuanji's entire army was wiped out in Hebei, Li Yuan had somewhat realized that he had fallen into the Sui Dynasty's alienation plan, but for his own sake, he still refused to use these two generals. Talent.
When Huang Chao gained momentum in Beidi County, Chen Shuda had recommended Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi, but Li Yuansi thought about it and appointed Li Xiaochang to lead the army. However, the final result was that Li Xiaochang was defeated and died.
This time, Li Yuan had no choice but to put down his dignity and said: "Pass my decree, Xuan Chai Rong and Guo Ziyi come to see me!"
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