The long silence was finally broken by Changsheng, "Brother, you don't have to worry too much. The industry left by the Ni family can last for a while, and the camp will not be short of food and clothing."
Zhang Shan smiled bitterly and shook his head, but did not answer. He knew very well that Changsheng was comforting him, because in addition to the troops and horses in the middle route commanded by himself, the imperial court also had troops in the east route commanded by Tong Chen and the troops in the west route commanded by Long Haotian. What is being fought is money and food. Without adequate supplies of food and grass, the army may mutiny at any time.
At this time, night had fallen, and the area around the apse where the emperor was seated was heavily guarded. In addition to the palace lanterns everywhere outside the palace, the Yulin Imperial Guards also held torches, illuminating the inside and outside of the apse as brightly as day.
"Brother, you are the commander-in-chief of the army. You cannot leave the camp for too long," Changsheng said. "Leave the rest to me. If you have something important to do, please go back early."
Zhang Shan shook his head and said, "I really can't leave for too long, but with the situation in front of me, how can I go back with confidence."
Hearing what Zhang Shan said, Chang Sheng said, "You already know what happened in the court. It won't help if you continue to stay in Chang'an. It's better to go back early and I will clean up the aftermath."
Zhang Shan was so smart. Although Chang Sheng didn't say it clearly, he kept urging him to go back. No doubt he was worried that Zhang Mo would be in danger if he left the camp for too long. Therefore, after thinking deeply, he nodded and said, "That's fine. I'll accompany the emperor to the court later." I’ll leave.”
After discussing the matter, the two of them walked out of the apse square and outside the courtyard gate. At this time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs already knew what happened to the emperor. A group of officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs gathered outside the courtyard gate, including the imperial doctor.
Changsheng raised his hand to summon several imperial doctors, dictated a prescription to them, and ordered them to go and get the medicine to suffer. The prescription he prescribed for the emperor was aimed at warming the emperor's body and replenishing his qi, invigorating his spirit, so that the emperor could stay awake and be able to go to court smoothly. .
Changsheng and Zhang Shan came to Chang'an at a fast pace, both with empty stomachs. Only then did they take time to eat something simple, and then sat down to talk to each other, while waiting for the imperial doctor to cure the illness. Good decoction is delivered.
The content of the conversation between the two was still about the silver coins shipped to Luoyang by the Ministry of Revenue. Zhang Shan knew the importance of this money, "We have to find a way to get this batch of silver back."
Chang Sheng shook his head and said, "Brother, I'm not venting your anger. I'm afraid we won't be able to get back this batch of silver. The Japanese pirates and Zhu Quanzhong rarely interacted with each other. The one who colluded with them was Sun Ru from Jianghuai. The one who plotted against the emperor was the Japanese pirates who moved the capital under the pretense of The people who took away the money and food from the Ministry of Household Affairs were also Japanese pirates. This shows that Sun Ru must have been involved in this matter. If nothing else, the batch of silver has been divided between Zhu Quanzhong and Sun Ru."
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, Zhang Shan said seriously, "What you said does make sense, but how can we do it without money? We still have to find a way to make up for it, and we can get back as much as we can."
Changsheng shook his head again, "How to grab it? There are so many silver taels. If there are too few of us, even if we beat Zhu Quanzhong away, we won't be able to bring the silver taels back. If I were to lead a crusade, I do have some troops in Shuzhou, but Even if we travel day and night, it will take more than ten days to reach Luoyang, and by then the money will have been divided up and hidden by them."
Zhang Shan frowned, closed his eyes, and stopped talking.
Changsheng wanted to comfort Zhang Shan, but he didn't know how to speak, because Zhang Shan was a discerning person and knew the serious consequences of losing this batch of silver coins, so his words of comfort were pale and weak.
After sitting quietly for a while, the imperial doctor brought over the boiled decoction, and the two of them took the decoction and returned to the back hall.
When the two came back, the emperor was reading various memorials and official documents from the previous month. There were a large number of memorials scattered on the ground in front of the desk. Needless to say, the emperor threw them away angrily after reading them.
The emperor's face turned pale at this time, uglier than before. When he saw Chang Sheng and Zhang Shan returning, he hurriedly left his seat and stood up. He wanted to speak, but after hesitation, he said nothing. Finally, he slumped down in his seat, looked up to the sky and sighed, "The Great Destruction of Heaven" Tang, God will destroy the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, please calm down," Changsheng said in relief, "Your Majesty is the most powerful person in the world and the lord of the world. As long as you are safe and sound, other things will come second."
The emperor sighed again, "Oh, you don't know what they have done. They are evil thieves who stole my treasury, messed up my government, ruined my reputation, and ruined our country. Stop it, stop it."
Changsheng Yanneng didn't know the seriousness of the matter, but the emperor was about to collapse at this time. At this time, he could only comfort and encourage him to rekindle his fighting spirit, "Your Majesty's words are serious. As the saying goes, there is no end to the road. The most important thing is to sort it out as soon as possible." For a clue, all the civil and military officials have arrived, and they are all waiting for the order in the main hall."
Changsheng still had the prepared decoction in his hand at this time. After saying this, he walked forward and presented the decoction. Unlike ordinary decoctions, the decoction he prepared was not so black and numb that it was difficult to swallow. Instead, it is clear and bright, with a sweet taste.
The emperor was already worried about death at this time, so he was not in the mood to drink the medicine. However, Chang Sheng presented it to him personally, so he could only drink it.
Although sweets can make people feel happy, the emperor's mood at this time was extremely bad. Not to mention just a bowl of sweet medicinal soup, even if he drank a jar of honey, he would not be happy, but the longevity pill The prescription is very magical. After taking it, I feel energetic and wake up instantly.
Immortal, Eunuch Zhou didn't even dare to pick up the memorials that were thrown on the ground. After he and Zhang Shan arrived, Eunuch Zhou bent down and picked up the memorials and official documents on the ground.
After Eunuch Zhou picked up the memorial, he did not hand it to Changsheng, but put it back on the desk in a dignified manner.
"Your Majesty, please take a short rest while Master Zhang and I take a look at these memorials." Changsheng said.
After the emperor nodded in agreement, Changsheng Zhang Shan started to read the memorial. Only by reading the memorial can one know what the fake emperor had done in this month.
The format of the memorials in each ministry is the same, so you can only read them one by one. After reading all the memorials, Chang Sheng and Zhang Shan looked at each other in silence for a long time. The problem was more serious than they thought. Not only the money from the Ministry of Revenue's treasury was transferred to After arriving in Luoyang, the money and food from the treasury of various states and counties were also transferred. Most of them were transferred to Luoyang, and some were transferred to the West Route soldiers and horses led by Long Haotian to conquer Xichuan.
It would be okay if he just transferred the money and food from the treasury to Long Haotian. The most abominable thing is that the fake emperor openly promised Long Haotian that as long as Long Haotian captured Xichuan, he would divide all the seven prefectures and eighteen counties under Xichuan's jurisdiction. It came under the jurisdiction of Long Haotian, who directly split the earth and made him king.
I don’t know if Long Haotian knew that this imperial edict was issued by the fake emperor. In short, after receiving the imperial edict, Long Haotian changed his previous delay and immediately began to attack. According to the official documents of the Ministry of War, it is not difficult to find that Long Haotian We have won many battles in recent times.
At this time, Long Haotian's victory or defeat in the war was no longer important to the court. Even if this guy won a complete victory, Xichuan no longer belonged to the court and became Long Haotian's own.
During this period, the fake emperor also ordered Monk Tongchen's troops on the east route to stand still. On the surface, this move was nothing unusual, but in fact, it had sinister intentions, aiming to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron and consume food and fodder.
In addition, there were many political orders that affected the country, such as imposing additional winter grain levies, suppressing loyal ministers, killing veterans of the Western Regions, etc.
After the emperor took the decoction, he became energetic. Knowing that the civil and military officials had arrived, he ordered the eunuch to change his clothes and prepare to go to court. In fact, the reason why he was eager to go to court was not to deal with the aftermath as soon as possible, because he had not yet figured out how to deal with the situation in front of him. A mess, eager to go to court just to rebuke those ignorant civil and military officials.
The emperor was changing his clothes. Changsheng and Zhang Shan took the initiative to avoid suspicion and came out of the back hall. Changsheng turned to look at Zhang Shan and said, "Brother, we have really hurt the country. I'm afraid there is no way to save the country."
"Oh, do your best and let fate..."
