In the thirty-sixth year of Jinshan in the Western Han Dynasty, AD 945, on the first day of April, the middle gate of the Liangguo camp by the Bashui River opened wide.
The late Jinchang Army's envoy, An Shoujie, the eldest son of Yin Anyanwei of Jingzhao Prefecture, led the Jinchang Army's commander and envoy Shang Yajiang, the judge and promotion officer of Jingzhao Prefecture, an elder of Chang'an, the first class of the Hangzhou Merchants Association, and more than 600 residents. , carrying a large amount of rice, noodles, pigs, sheep, wine, etc., to the Liang army camp to ask for orders.
This is already their third time here. After the so-called three concessions, it is time to express their stance.
So Zhang Zhao opened the camp gate wide and let in all the hundreds of people.
Zhang Zhao himself no longer hid, but went to the entrance of the commander's tent to greet him, and even sent Guo Tiance to the entrance of the camp.
As soon as An Shojie and others saw Guo Tiance arriving at the gate of the camp, they knew that Zhang Zhao had decided to come forward, and they immediately understood.
In this kind of thing, three concessions and three concessions are just to show humility, not not to accept it.
They didn't figure out the situation the first two times because not many people are still using this method.
According to the rules of today's warriors, you can just send troops to attack whatever territory you want, so why bother with all these twists and turns? Why bother with this!
However, An Shojie also had to admit that this sense of being disciplined and orderly was much better than directly sending troops to attack and kill.
At the gate of the camp, the soldiers of Hanshandu in the Liang Kingdom were holding 丩-shaped halberds and leopard-tailed spears, carrying horizontal swords on their left shoulders and hanging Hulu on their right. They were wearing red cloth-covered armor and lined up from the gate of the camp to the commander's tent.
When they arrived at the door of the commander's tent, before An Shojie and others could speak, twelve cannons were fired.
In the smoke of gunpowder, An Shojie and others were startled. They had long heard that King Zhang Tian had learned the method of thunder and fire, and then passed it on to powerful soldiers. Gold and stone could not stop it. Now it turned out to be true.
Thinking about it, An Shojie walked a few steps quickly, led the leader, and knelt down directly to the man standing under the large scroll at the entrance of the handsome tent.
An Shouzhe squeezed his eyes hard twice, forced out a few tears, and then started to cry at the top of his lungs.
"The people who have lost their country in Jingzhao Prefecture, see the King of Great Liang.
Now that our country has been trapped and has no master, the two hundred thousand people in Chang'an City are like sheep without herdsmen. Since the King of Heaven has led his army to the pass, please have mercy on us and force ourselves to enter the city to find peace! "
"That's right! The Emperor must have been killed when the Beibei invaded. To protect us and other people in Guanzhong, only the Emperor of Heaven can show mercy!"
"Please, the King of Heaven, for the sake of being a Tang'er, please do justice for us!"
A group of people showed off their acting skills with all their strength in front of Zhang Zhao.
There was even an elder who was crying so much that he almost rolled on the ground. For those who didn't know, he really thought they were loyal ministers of the later Jin Dynasty.
Among the crowd, only Li Shouling who followed him did not speak, because he had already taken refuge with Zhang Zhao when Zhang Zhao first entered Guanzhong.
The family temple hosted by Li Shouling to worship the 21st Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the sculptures and temples at the entrance of the temple to commemorate the martyrs who pioneered the northwest were all built with the support of Zhang Zhao.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao did not deceive him. Li Shouling knew what Zhang Zhao wanted to do, and he did not want to see Shi Jin, who stood up for the Tang Dynasty.
"Everyone, please get up quickly! Although I was invited by Shi Chonggui, he did not enter Guanzhong to save the Shi family, because the Shi family is actually a usurper who betrays the country and seeks glory.
We, the millions of soldiers and civilians in Hexi, Longyou, Anxi, Beiting, and Shuofang of Daliang, will always be loyal to the great dynasty. "
Um?
An Shojie was a little confused when he heard this. He raised his head blankly and looked at Zhang Zhao in surprise.
This script is wrong! Why is the Shi family involved in betraying the country and seeking glory again?
Moreover, if he said this, An Shoujie would be a little scared, because Shi Chonggui's biological mother is his cousin. If Shi Jin is not recognized by Zhang Zhao, what will he do?
Zhang Zhao smiled coldly in his heart, for such a big event as welcoming him to Chang'an, of course he cannot give An Shoujie the credit.
Otherwise, the An family would have become Zhang Zhao's benefactor, and the Jinchang army would also gain a halo. Then how could Zhang Zhao radically reform the entire Guanzhong.
At this time, it was Li Shouling's turn to appear. He immediately took a step forward, stood directly in front of An Shoujie, and said to Zhang Zhao.
"What the King of Heaven said is correct. The Shi family is called the Son of Heaven, but he is actually a rebellious minister. How could the Emperor of the Central Plains be canonized by the Khitan Hulu?
The Shi family has been in the country for ten years, but no favor has been extended to the elders in Guanzhong. So why bother to avenge the Shi family? I think it is better to welcome King Xu of the great dynasty into the city. "
As soon as Li Shouling spoke, everyone around him took a breath of fear. Although everyone knows that you are the elder of the great dynasty clan, you don't have to be so brave, right?
King Liang's 50,000-strong army is surrounding Chang'an. If you go and propose to welcome the imperial clan, aren't you asking for death?
The result was beyond everyone's expectations. Zhang Zhao actually nodded in agreement.
"You have come at the right time. Before the death of Chaoming Temple in the past years, I once said that you are young and fear that the country cannot be preserved. Who can preserve the family temple of the great dynasty in future generations? Those who survive their descendants should be able to inherit the virtues of the great dynasty. .
A certain family and Mingmiao are brothers. It also means that he will return to the great dynasty and raise Yi soldiers to drive out the northern captives.
Today, King Xu comes to a certain military camp and says that he would like to worship you as a foster father and help him avenge his family and country. Since you are here, you have the right to bear witness. "
When did Emperor Mingmiao say this? Everyone was shocked.
This amount of information is too great!
It was so big that An Shojie had no time to think about what to do in the future since he and Shi Chonggui were close relatives.
Everyone was waiting. In extreme shock, they were brought to the scene that had been arranged to recognize their adoptive father.
The ceremony began immediately as soon as An Shoucheng, Li Shouling and others arrived.
Witnessed by all the civil and military personnel of the Liang Kingdom and representatives of Chang'an City, Li Congyi presented three gifts to Zhang Zhao on the high platform.
The first is the two-sided treasure seal of his father Li Siyuan. Although this is not a jade seal, it still has an unusual meaning. It is really Li Congyi's treasure at the bottom of the box.
The second piece is the dragon and phoenix ocher yellow robe made by the dressing room of the Palace Shang Palace Bureau when Li Siyuan was still alive. This is also a real yellow robe, and one that Li Siyuan has never worn.
The third piece was a blood letter written by Li Congyi himself, in which she wished to worship Zhang Zhao as her adoptive father and asked his adoptive father to avenge her family and country.
When he presented the blood letter, Li Congyi only felt pain in his fingers, because the blood letter was not a fake. He really cut his finger and mixed the blood with the ink to write it.
Three gifts were presented, and Li Congyi immediately bowed three times in front of the tablets of Emperor Wu of the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Keyong, and Emperor Mingzong, Li Siyuan, and called Zhang Zhao his adoptive father.
Zhang Zhao was not polite. After receiving Li Congyi's three bows, he also gave Li Congyi three gifts.
First, in Chang'an and Luoyang, according to the treatment that the king should enjoy, a mansion was built as Li Congyi's residence.
Secondly, 60,000 acres of fertile land and 150 households were given to Jingzhou and Weizhou as a fief for Li Congyi to worship the twenty-three emperors of the former Tang Dynasty and the later Tang Dynasty.
This is not a food town, but an actual fiefdom where Li Congyi can take charge of all affairs.
Finally, there are rewards for goods. The total value of sugar, rock sugar, brocade, silk cloth, horses and mules is more than 20,000 guan.
This is a win-win situation, and Zhang Zhao gets great justice.
Li Congyi also had been hanging in his heart for ten years, worrying about when he would be killed. The stone finally fell to the ground.
He also obtained a total of almost 50,000 yuan of goods, which was considered a huge profit.
After seeing Zhang Zhao's actions, everyone from Chang'an finally understood what Zhang Zhao wanted to do.
You really can't say that this king of heaven is not a loyal minister, because he actually wants to erect the flag of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an and use the name of the Tang Dynasty to march eastward and drive away the Khitans.
At this moment, Li Shouling prostrated again and shouted, "Jingzhao Mansion is originally the capital of the Great Dynasty. For thousands of years, the people of Chang'an have extremely hoped that the Great Dynasty will come back and protect the peace of our people.
Since the Heavenly King has received the vital trust of the Mingmiao Emperor, he should immediately go to Chang'an and call on the heroes of the world to attack the Khitan. "
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
These three loud roars were not shouted by others, but by Zhang Zhao's subordinates, generals, and even soldiers.
Zhang Xichong, Fan Zhi, and He Ning also stepped forward.
"The world has been suffering from wars and divisions for a long time. Please invite the king of heaven to come to the city and revitalize the country with rituals and laws."
Yan Jin, Ma Yaozi, and Ma Shacai came forward again.
"This is the loyalty and support of the soldiers. We invite the King of Heaven to enter the city and lead us to drive out the northern barbarians and revive the Tang Dynasty."
Finally, Li Congyi came over and bowed deeply to Zhang Zhao.
"Please come to Chang'an City to bring peace to the common people."
However, I, Zhang Tianwang, still felt that something was wrong. He suddenly transformed into the Shadow Emperor, covered his face with his hands, pretended to be angry, and scolded.
"I entered Guanzhong because I came back to my country with loyalty. Don't try to ruin my reputation."
Hearing what Zhang Zhao said, the seemingly rough but thoughtful Man Xiong stood up immediately, looked around and shouted loudly.
"Everyone knows the loyalty of the King of Heaven! But now that the country has no owner, we need heroes to stabilize the country and rebuild the country.
After such loyalty as this heroic heavenly king, if the benevolent Lord does not do it, should we ask the rebellious people like Shi Shi to do it? "
After receiving a fierce glare from the barbaric bear, dozens of officials, gentry and people in Chang'an who had already stood up fell down again.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the military camp fell to the ground, and everyone shouted in unison, shouting loudly.
"Invite the King of Heaven to Chang'an!"
"Alas!" Zhang Zhao let out a long sigh. His acting skills had reached the peak of perfection. He raised his head halfway, tears seemed to be rolling in his eyes, and his tone was even more choked.
"Treading on the Stars"
"My family was trapped in Tubo and refused to be slaves to Tibet. Therefore, the greatest wish of the four generations was to lead Tang'er, who had perished in Hu Chen, back home.
Unfortunately, the great dynasty declined and the Central Plains was in chaos, leaving them homeless.
That’s it! That’s it! Even if his body is shattered and his bones are not understood by the loyal people of future generations, he will still enter the city of Chang'an. "
Having said this, Zhang Zhao wiped his eyes with his sleeve as if wiping away tears, then looked around and shouted loudly.
“Because even though Datang is gone, we are still here.
As long as we are still here, we will never allow the great dynasty to sink like this.
My sons, follow me into the city and build the Tang Dynasty again! "
"Build the Tang Dynasty again! Build the Tang Dynasty again!"
Excited voices resounded on both sides of the Ba River. Everyone below Zhang Zhao was excited. Tens of thousands of troops immediately broke out of camp and headed towards Chang'an City!
