All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 314: He never boasts about his achievements, but only celebrates one achievement
“No matter how dangerous the pass is, without the support of the people, it is just a scenery that charges admission.”

Chen Ran came to Tongguan again, watching his army march through the pass, and felt something in his heart: "This is what is called the end of a dynasty."

In order to resist Chen Ran, the Tang Dynasty court sent almost all of the Shence Army here.

However, tens of thousands of Shen Ce troops scattered when the city was attacked, and their escape speed was so fast that even the cavalry of Zhuang Shandu could not catch up.

The people of Chang'an, who lived under the emperor's feet, joined the Shen Ce Army just to get a share of the salary and food, and to make a living. How could they risk their lives for the court?

Such a strategic pass, garrisoned by a troop of tens of thousands, was easily captured.

From this we can see that in the face of the narrow barrier of human hearts, the so-called natural barriers are of no use at all.

"Keep going." Chen Ran shook his head and threw away all distracting thoughts. "Go straight to Chang'an City!"

The cavalrymen who attacked Shandu this time were ruthless and determined to capture the Tang Emperor. They absolutely could not let him escape to Sichuan and Shu like last time.

Although they had tried their best, Emperor Tang's escape talent had already been maxed out.

They had already started to run away when they sent the Shence Army to defend Tongguan.

This time, the civil and military officials in the court had learned their lesson, and every household sent people to keep an eye on the palace.

Seeing that the emperor fled again as expected, the whole family immediately followed him and ran away in a mighty manner.

This news soon reached the front line, and was also an important reason why the Tongguan defenders collapsed without a fight.

The Zhuangshandu cavalry, who rushed into Chang'an City without bloodshed, learned that the Tang Emperor had already escaped for many days. In anger, they continued to pursue him all the way to the entrance of the Shu Road.

Looking at the difficult path and the hopeless elevation difference on the Shu Road, the cavalry had no choice but to return to Chang'an City.

When Chen Ran entered Chang'an City for the second time, unlike other cities who came to provide disaster relief first, he arrested people first.

Those who were arrested were not the royal relatives or aristocratic families. These people had already fled to Sichuan with the emperor.

He arrested the vagrants in Chang'an City.

The so-called drifter can be intuitively understood as a street urchin.

There were also foxes and rats inside and outside Chang'an City, as well as in the counties of the entire Guanzhong area, beggars, and even monks in Buddhist temples.

After being caught, they were interrogated first, and those who were guilty were beheaded directly.

Especially those beggars who were begging for money and monks who were female believers, they were directly skinned and stuffed with straw and hung on the city walls.

The next step was to divide the people. The vagrants were sent to the army to become slaves, whose lives were even more miserable than those of the common people.

They were doing backbreaking work like building bridges and roads, setting up camps, chopping wood and fetching water. They were also bullied by soldiers all day long, and it was almost impossible for them to get ahead.

As for the city foxes and community rats, they were in a miserable state. They were first killed at the rate of eleven, and the rest were treated the same as the grassland captives, sent to the mines to mine and work until death.

The beggars were gathered together to do hard labor, such as digging out garbage, unclogging sewers, clearing debris, tidying up roads, and repairing houses and walls.

It's also the kind that has no deadline and you work until you die.

Among the beggars who can survive in troubled times, there are definitely no good people.

There are many Buddhist temples in Chang'an City. In the chaotic times, only Chang'an City could support so many fat and big-eared monks.

The monks, who were thin and pale, but skilled in reciting Buddhist scriptures, were reissued their certificates of ordination and arranged to go to a temple in the Qinling Mountains. They were given a few acres of land to support themselves and continue to pursue their spiritual world.

As for those with greasy faces, fat heads and big ears, all of them were rid of their troubles and sent to military settlements to farm the land.

You will never see chicken, duck, beef, or mutton again.

What exquisite vegetarian dishes? They only appear in dreams.

There is endless work to do and endless wasteland to reclaim every day, and moldy rice and vinegar cloth are their only source of food.

Likewise, their sentences have no expiration date.

After vigorous rectification, the entire Chang'an city was completely renewed and the public security situation improved greatly.

Chen Ran did not rush to Bashu to hunt down the Tang Dynasty court. Instead, he went north to defeat Fenning, Xiasui, Shuofang and other vassal states, and then went west to subdue the Guiyi Army. He killed the Tartars throughout the Western Regions and left their corpses everywhere, avenging the anger of the white-haired soldiers of that year.

During the Western Expedition, great changes took place in Sichuan and Shu.

Zhu Quanzhong, who had been defeated and fled before, fled to Sichuan.

Because of his achievement of defeating Bawangdu on the bank of the Yellow River, he was appreciated by the Emperor of Tang.

Not only was he reinstated, he was also granted the power to rebuild the Shen Ce Army.

Zhu Quanzhong worked hard to raise an army of tens of thousands, but the nobles in the court tried to take away the military power.

Although Zhu Quanzhong's name contains the word "loyalty", he could not tolerate the military power falling into the hands of others.

A bloody rebellion broke out in Chengdu Prefecture. The royal relatives and aristocratic families who had fled to Sichuan with the Tang Emperor, as well as the eunuchs who had originally supported Zhu Quanzhong, were all killed.

In the words of the spies, the entire city was dyed bloody.

Since then, the aristocratic families, which originated in the Han Dynasty and developed in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, almost became a prairie fire and were almost able to establish the caste system. As a result, their descendants could ride on the necks of ordinary people for thousands of years, but they were completely submerged in the bloody sea of ​​history.

Incidentally, the eunuchs' autocracy in the late Tang Dynasty also collapsed.

Zhu Quanzhong, who was blinded by rage, decided to go all the way and stabbed the emperor 18 times in the back, killing himself.

The ambitious Zhu Quanzhong announced that the emperor had no heirs and all the royal relatives were dead (all men, women, young and old were killed). He said that he was the emperor's adopted son before his death, so he changed his name to Li Wen and inherited the throne.

He did not establish the State of Liang because he was in Sichuan and Shu, which had nothing to do with Liang.

The Shu Kingdom was not established either, because it had a bad meaning.

After all, the ancient Shu Kingdom was destroyed by the Qin State, and the Shu Han was destroyed by the Jin people. So he might as well continue to be the Emperor of Tang.

Of course, no one would acknowledge him as the Emperor of Tang.

Upon hearing the news, the garrison stationed in Fengxiang Prefecture on the Shu Road sent people to Chang'an City without hesitation to surrender to Chen Ran.

They would rather risk being beheaded by Chen Ran than submit to Zhu Quanzhong, Li Wen, and Zhu Wen!

This time, Chen Ran did not chop off their heads, but simply transferred them to Yutian, Suiye City and other places to guard the border. They were rare generals who were able to save their lives at the hands of Chen Ran.

Afterwards, the army entered Shu Road and headed south, and the rebuilt Overlord City was the first to rush into Chengdu Prefecture.

Ba Wangdu, who was bent on revenge, failed to succeed.

Because Zhu Wen ran away again, from Xichuan to Dongchuan.

The Overlord chased him all the way, and he ran out of Sichuan from Dongchuan and ran to the territory of Jingnan.

The overlord who caught up with Zhu Wen fought a battle with him, and Zhu Wen was defeated and fled south along the river.

When the subsequent reinforcements arrived, Chen Ran immediately destroyed Jingnan.

The Jingnan Surveillance Commissioner was stunned.

When you guys were fighting, I didn't help anyone. I just closed the city gates and watched the fight. How come I was the one who got destroyed in the end? !
Obviously, this is ignorant.

If he sent troops to help Chen Ran, he would eventually be dispatched to guard the border in the Western Regions.

Although life is hard and difficult, at least you can still stay alive.

If he helped Zhu Wen, even if he was defeated, he could escape with Zhu Wen.

But the result of not helping either side is that both sides will want to attack you.

Zhu Wen had neither the strength nor the time to fight, but Chen Ran was just trying to catch the rabbit while picking grass, and took care of him in the process.

Next, Zhu Wen continued to run, and Chen Ran's army chased him slowly from behind.

The defense envoys, observation envoys, and general managers in Eyue, Jiangxi, Hunan, Qianzhou, Annan, Lingnan, Fujian, and eastern Zhejiang were all eliminated in this way.

Zhu Wen traveled all over the southeast, and Chen Ran also followed him to recover the entire southeast.

It was not until Zhu Wen fled to the Jiangnan and Huainan areas that Yang Xingmi, who was in control of the area, was neither stupid nor blind. He wiped out Zhu Wen as soon as possible.

His messenger immediately came to Chen Ran with Zhu Wen's head.

"There's no need to bury such a heartless person." After checking the head, Chen Ran simply ordered, "Throw it away."

Then he looked at Yang Xingmi's envoy and said simply, "Does your Jiedushi want to surrender?"

"My Jiedushi requests to submit to the general." The envoy said humbly, "I will follow the general's lead."

"Since you are willing to surrender." Chen Ran looked at the envoy with a smile and said, "How about coming to Chang'an City to become a general of the Jinwu Guard?"

"The Jianghuai area is full of bandits." The messenger responded carefully, "My governor is busy suppressing bandits, so I'm afraid it won't be possible."

"I have my own army to suppress the bandits."

Chen Ran turned around and sat down. "Yang Xingmi, just come."

The messenger's forehead was sweating, and he explained again, "My Jiedushi is deeply supported by the people. If he leaves, I am afraid that the local area will be in turmoil."

"To put it bluntly, they still want to establish their own regime."

Chen Ran smiled casually and told Pang Shigu beside him, "Give him 10,000 strings of cash and 30,000 pieces of silk to take back to Yang Xingmi. This is the reward Zhu Wen agreed to offer."

The envoy was also shocked. How could he be given such a benefit?

"I am a person who clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments." Chen Ran smiled again, "He will get the reward he deserves, and he will not lose a penny."

"However," he changed the subject, "If he wants to continue to rule his own country, then let's talk on the battlefield!"

"If we win, we can conquer the world, not to mention independence."

"But if we lose, then let it be a good thing."

The frightened messenger tried to explain hurriedly, but Chen Ran simply waved his hand.

A soldier stepped forward and dragged him away.

Yang Xingmi is worthy of being a hero of his generation. Even though he knew it was impossible to win, he still chose to fight resolutely.

There is nothing much to say about the result, it was undoubtedly a defeat.

However, Yang Xingmi did not surrender or commit suicide. Instead, he chose to set sail and go overseas.

In response to this, Chen Ran sent someone by boat to pass a message to him, asking him to go to Fuso Kingdom and was willing to provide him with logistical supplies to fight Fuso Kingdom.

As the Jianghuai area was pacified, the chaos of the Tang Dynasty finally came to an end.

Chen Ran established Ming and re-established China.

After that, it is to stabilize people’s livelihood and continue to expand outward.

When he was about to leave, he left behind a monument.

'He roams the world without boasting, and destroys the noble families and aristocratic families.'

'I only wish to congratulate myself on one achievement in my life, which is to prevent the barbarians from causing chaos in China!'

(End of this chapter)