Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 149 The Danger of Chengdu
Jianzhou, Bell and Drum Tower
The wooden pavilions with moss and black tiles complement each other.The eaves and corners rise up layer by layer, majestic, and the ridge beasts placed on the top silently guard the Bell and Drum Tower. After 500 years of vicissitudes, they still stand intact.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

"Your Majesty, Yang Shouhou, the governor of Mianzhou, led three thousand troops to escort him."

"Weirong Jiedu envoy Yang Sheng led five thousand troops to escort him."

"Gu Yanlang, Dongchuan Jiedu envoy, sent his deputy Jiedu Cai Shuxiang with [-] soldiers to escort him."

Hearing the words "Deputy Jiedu", Li Ye frowned slightly. Even the Ministry of Officials did not have the power to appoint officials above the fifth rank, and the appointment of officials below the fifth rank required His Majesty's approval.

But now, Gu Yanlang, who had just taken office, dared to appoint a deputy Jiedu privately, and even awarded his younger brother Gu Yanhui the governor of Hanzhou.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the imperial court made great feats, and the towns appointed officials privately. The government has been disintegrated for a long time. When the unreasonable became common, the unreasonable gradually became reasonable, and the reasonable became unreasonable.

The imperial court can also grant a festival of envoys now, which is also an icing on the cake. The Guiyi Army needs it because of its special political environment, and other towns, as long as they have enough prestige to stay behind, it doesn't matter whether they want it or not.

Li Ye sighed lightly, and said, "Is there anyone from Hanzhou (Hanzhou in Xichuan)?"

Jing Xiang shook his head and said, "No!"

Li Ye didn't say a word. This trip has passed through Mianzhou and Hanzhou. Gu Yanlang hasn't seen him now, but Gu Yanhui will definitely see him.

At this time, Duan Kun, Yushan's personal guard, rushed to the Bell and Drum Tower in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation."

"Is it from Wang Jian's place?"

Duan Kun said: "Yes, yesterday afternoon, Wang Jian ordered the whole army to storm Chengdu, day and night. Yushanwei Li Xiquan's team was sneaking into Wang Jian's army at the risk of death. He heard all the soldiers say that after Wang Jian promised that after the city of Chengdu was broken, all women's gold and silk would be destroyed." Return to the generals."

"what!"

Li Ye was furious, the twelve prefectures of Xichuan had already been plundered by Wang Jian, if he burned and killed Chengdu again, what would Xichuan be like?
"Your Majesty, did the last general inquire about something?"

"what's up?"

"At the end of the day, it will be found out that Wang Jian's family and children are all in Zizhou."

"At Gu Yanlang's place?"

"Yes!"

"Send someone to monitor closely, and report immediately if there is any change."

"promise!"

As soon as Duan Kun left, Li Ye asked Jing Xiang, "What do you think of Jing Xiang?"

Jing Xiang said: "Your Majesty, send an army as soon as possible, and the Qing army will go to Chengdu. If the city is broken, they will follow into the city, so as not to prevent Wang Jian from occupying the city after he captures Chengdu."

"Okay, I sent Zhu Zhen to lead the Zuo Shenwei army as the front team, with only three days of dry food, and traveled day and night. Yang Shouliang led the Zuo Hanzhong army as the rear team, carrying food, grass and luggage, and marched into Chengdu at a very high speed."

……

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the setting sun shrouds Chengdu in a piece of gold. It was a peaceful ancient city, but it was submerged by the sound of shouts and killings. There are densely packed soldiers on all four walls, climbing up along the wall ladders, full of knives Soldiers were standing beside the wall stacks where the axes were chiseled.

A year ago, Wang Jian began to attack Chengdu and surrounding counties and counties. Chen Jingxuan frantically expanded his troops to [-]. At that time, he still had the strength to send troops to rescue the counties and counties.

At one time, the army in Chengdu was only 12. Fortunately, the government treasury was full. Chen Jingxuan sent all the males over 50 years old and under [-] years old in Chengdu, and got another [-] soldiers.

It's just half a year of defense, and morale is low. Since yesterday, Wang Jian's siege suddenly became more violent, day and night.

On the gate tower, Tian Lingzi saw Wang Jianzai personally supervising the battle.

Busy shouted: "I have a great favor with the general, why did you attack me so violently?"

Wang Jian stepped forward and said: "I don't want to either. Although you and I have a father-son relationship, but the imperial court ordered it so, what can I do?"

Tian Lingzi said: "How can the general retreat?"

Wang Jiandao: "As long as you change your attitude and don't confront the court, then we, father and son, can still get along as before?"

Tian Lingzi had no other choice, and said to Chen Jingxuan who was beside him: "The matter has come to this, brother, what do you think should be done?"

Chen Jingxuan said: "Chengdu has enough food and grass, and there is no shortage of soldiers, so it is enough to hold on."

Tian Lingzi sighed: "We still have soldiers and food, but a year later, Jianzhou and Meizhou in the south and Shuzhou in the west have all belonged to Wang Jian, and Hanzhou in the north has also been taken over by Jiannandong. It was taken by Chuan Gu Yanlang.

Huanghuang Xichuan, only Chengdu is left for you and my brothers. Rather than being defeated as a mermaid, it is better to make a plan early. "

Chen Jingxuan said: "I think Wang Jian is a thief. If he surrenders Chengdu, he may be killed. At that time, it will be too late to regret. It is better to fight to the death, maybe there is still a glimmer of life."

Tian Lingzi let out a long sigh and said, "Brother, why do you need to deceive yourself? Where does the life come from? In the whole world, who will save us?"

Hearing this, Chen Jingxuan looked sad.

Tian Lingzi said: "I have a father-son relationship with Wang Jian, so we must not harm each other!"

Chen Jingxuan still couldn't believe it.

Wang Jianda shouted under the city: "Father, I'm afraid I don't know. Your Majesty led the troops to attack Chen Jiedu. The soldiers and horses gathered in Jianzhou, and they were about to fall. Father, please think about it. At that time, is there still room for change? "

His Majesty's personal conquest?Tian Lingzi's face changed drastically.

"really!"

"This is a major event in the world. How dare I lie to my father. My father sent people to Jianzhou to investigate. They worked fast and traveled day and night. It only takes one day to find out."

Tian Lingzi felt a cold sweat behind him. In the whole world, the emperor can forgive anyone, but he will not be forgiven.

Tian Lingzi remembered that five years ago, when he entered Shu, Li Ye, who was still King Shou at that time, borrowed a horse from him in Jumapo.

At that time, Tian Lingzi, who was so powerful and powerful, didn't think much of Li Ye, a down-and-out prince, so he whipped Li Ye for a while.

Thinking about it now, I still regret it!
"Brother, if the emperor arrives in Chengdu, I'm afraid there will be no place for us to be buried?"

Tian Lingzi knew that the emperor was determined to kill him, just like if others treated him like this, he would take revenge, not to mention the emperor who kept his word.

"Your Majesty shouldn't have personally conscripted, but he still came here. It can be seen that he hates me deeply. There is no other way now, but to take shelter of Wang Jian, and use Xichuan's strength to embody the power of the court."

Chen Jingxuan frowned.

"Wang Jian wants to win Xichuan, so he must ask the imperial court to grant a festival. If Wang Jian protects you and me, His Majesty will be furious. Will Wang Jian anger His Majesty because of us? This is something I can't figure out?"

Tian Lingzi was in chaos.

Chen Jingxuan said again: "I don't know yet whether Wang Jian is trying to deceive us with this news, let's wait until the news is clear!"

"That's all!"

(End of this chapter)