The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 2 Confinement
After the middle Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs were the chief guards and the six armies, twelve guards and the left and right Shen Ce Army, with tens of thousands of people. They were powerful and self-centered, and the nine generations of emperors were established by them. If the emperor was not satisfied, he would be arrested and imprisoned, and scolded in front of him. The predecessor did not want to be controlled by others, and demoted the great eunuch Yang Fugong three days ago. Yang did not accept the imperial edict and killed the messenger. He also sent dozens of fugitives to enter the palace with the help of the inner ghost. The incident happened suddenly, and the guards could not react in time, and they were once in a hurry. Under the cover of a dozen trusted eunuchs, they hurriedly fled to this place-Ling Fu Ying Sheng Yuan. As soon as he arrived, the frightened emperor fell at the feet of Daozu, which gave Li Ye the opportunity to possess him. And this Liang Yuan was Yang's arm, and he was the one who led the corpses in the courtyard into the palace.

The purpose of chasing him at this time is obvious!
As expected, Liang Yuan looked contemptuous and reprimanded him, "The Grand Tutor is in charge of all political affairs at home and abroad. Since the Chaos Rebellion, he has pacified Fengxiang, killed Zhu Mei, and driven back the troops from the three towns. Without the Grand Tutor, I wonder how many people would call themselves kings! You have worked so hard and made such great contributions, but you not only don't reward him, but you even listen to Ximen's slander and want to demote the Grand Tutor. You are so ruthless. How can we allow Jie and Zhou to usurp the throne and put the country in danger again? Hand over the seven seals and retire to Xingqing. Otherwise, the future outcome is foreseeable."

Listening to the eerie tone, Li Ye's heart was pounding. Killing someone just because of a disagreement?
How to do.

Should I follow the demands of these evil slaves and give up my throne to others? If I agree, I will lose my status as emperor and become a piece of meat on the chopping board. But if I refuse, I will be trapped here alone and I am afraid that I will be killed in the next moment...

Just now.

"Your Majesty!" A woman in red clothes stumbled into the yard. Li Ye recognized her from his previous life - Concubine He. At this moment, He's face, which had been through so much, was filled with resentment and pain: "No, the attendant cannot do that!"

After that, he choked up and said to Li Ye: "Don't panic, if you have anything to discuss with the eunuchs, you are at the mercy of others, why refuse?"

"You are very sensible." Liang Yuan chuckled and replied, then pressed on, "What do you think?"

Seeing Liang Yuan's increasingly impatient eyes and the two palace maids who had died tragically in front of him, Li Ye couldn't help but think of several Tang Dynasty emperors who had died in strange ways in history, and quickly made a decision: "I'll do as you say, and don't hurt my attendants."

Then he put his arm around the woman in black veil's waist and pulled her behind him. He didn't have many confidants, so he couldn't send any more.

So he found the imperial seal and gave it to Liang Yuan.

"Catch the saint!" the eunuchs shouted and danced.

Immediately, several warriors strode in, and their iron-like hands tightly grasped the emperor's limbs from all sides.

"Take them all to Zi Ting Yuan." Liang Yuan led the way, stuffing Li Ye and He into a warm carriage, with four strong eunuchs riding on either side. Concubines, attendants, and kings were also driven by warriors from various places to the back of the carriage and staggered after it, heading towards Zi Ting Yuan.

……

The crisp sound of horse hooves echoed in the palace corridor. Liang Yuan sat opposite the emperor without saying a word.

Li Yexu was sweating profusely, and He covered her face and sobbed quietly. The kings, concubines, and attendants were out of breath and could not keep up with the warm carriage. The eunuchs directly waved rattan whips, scolded and beat them, urging them to keep up.

After a while, they arrived at Zi Ting Courtyard.

At the corner of the corridor, a dense crowd of warriors wearing bamboo hats and straw raincoats had gathered. Seeing the warm carriage coming, they made way amid the noise. Liang Yuan dragged Li Ye down and locked him up in the palace like a dead dog. Several crying concubines were also sent over and locked up with Li Ye. Liang Yuan locked the door himself and poured molten iron into the keyhole. He also sealed the windows with wooden boards and assigned dozens of strong and experienced eunuchs to guard with weapons before leaving in a hurry. The warriors followed him one after another, making a deafening noise.

"Woo..." The rainy night in late autumn was very cold, and the palace was empty. The concubines had no clothes or quilts to keep warm and cried out in pain from the cold.

Li Ye curled up in the corner, shaking, almost fainting.

This night was such a huge shock to him. He came to the late Tang Dynasty inexplicably and almost died on the spot inexplicably.

Until now, he still didn't know the ins and outs of all this. But he clearly realized that the theory that the eunuchs' power came from the emperor did not apply to the middle and late Tang Dynasty. These people were far more terrifying than what was recorded in history books. Rather than saying that their power came from the emperor, it would be better to say that the emperor's power in this special period came from this group of powerful eunuchs.

But there was no time to think about it now. My whole body was wet and my head felt like it was filled with lead.

He seemed to have a fever, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and he fell asleep.

“Your Majesty…” He covered her face and cried bitterly: “Oh my God, isn’t the Tang Dynasty plagued by disasters enough?”

She untied her belt and threw her smooth skin on Li Ye, trying to warm the emperor up.

"kill!"

"Destroy the Tianwei Army!" "You are so bold, you want to kill the emperor!"

"Why not make peace and leave the city together to rob the Yanzi Treasury!"

At the gate of the palace, the two factions were facing each other. Yang Fugong's troops heading to the palace were blocked by the Tianwei Army. At this time, both sides were in a tight battle formation, with long spears pointed forward, and they could fight at any time.

Li Shunjie wore triple armor with a 櫜鞄服 on the outside and hid behind a shield.

After defeating Li Changfu in Fengxiang, he recruited some soldiers. The Tianwei Army now has thousands of strong soldiers with excellent equipment. As for his adoptive father Yang Fugong, he is a thing of the past.

He was originally one of Yang's six hundred outer residence men, the bravest of the three armies, and was known as Xiang Wang. Later, he tasted the sweetness given by the emperor, and he was not satisfied with Yang's behavior, so he surrendered to the emperor. Now I accuse my adoptive father of treason and clearly accuse him of killing court officials without authorization... I wish the old thing would die immediately!
He didn't take the old thief's Shen Ce Army seriously.

Since the establishment of the Shen Ce Army a hundred years ago, the Li family has always been very good to the army. The rewards during festivals and generous salaries are enough to make the various town yamen soldiers in Hebei, which is the richest in the world, unable to resist killing and looting. Even though the princes have attacked and bandits have risen up in the past two years, and the country has been in financial difficulties, the Li family still raised money in every possible way to bear the huge expenses of the Shen Ce Army of more than 70,000 people, and did not talk about reducing the number of troops.

Good enough.

But from Li Shunjie's point of view, the Shence Army had changed.

In the era of Dai De, the disciples of the Shen Ce Army were all good families from Guannei, Longxi, and Beidi. They were skilled in martial arts and battle formations, and had simple and honest personalities. Whether fighting against Tubo or attacking vassal states, their performance was remarkable. Even when the saint sought refuge, he would first consider the camp of the Shen Ce Army.

How trusting?

Even during the Yuanhe, Changqing and Qianfu years, the Shence Army was able to travel as far as Henan and Hebei to counterattack the powerful vassal states.

More than a dozen years ago, when he attacked Li Keyong in Daibei, he was able to directly inflict heavy damage on the Datong rebels and defeat Li Keyong and his son in their pursuit of the rebels to the north.

How tenacious?

But in the past two years...

When the late emperor returned to Beijing, the Shen Ce Army had a total of more than 54,000 soldiers, all of whom were recruited from Sanchuan. The Shu people were closed-minded and had never heard of the Central Plains. Without the grace of heaven, how could they serve the emperor to the death? Every time an official took office, soldiers were sent to escort him, ranging from a few hundred to thousands. More than 20,000 soldiers were sent to various parts of the country. Without reinforcements, Li Keyong and Wang Chongrong purged the emperor's side, and the Shen Ce Army went to Shayuan. How could they not be defeated when fighting in two towns away from home? After several twists and turns, it was completely finished.

Of the more than 70,000 people now, 30% are the arrogant old soldiers under his command, who can still fight, but the remaining 70% are open to all comers, including criminals, scoundrels, vagrants, and all kinds of people. Most of them are green shoots who have never fought in a tough battle. How can we expect them?

Therefore, when facing his adoptive father's subordinates, Li Shunjie was not afraid even though they had a large number of troops and a powerful force.

If you dare to do it, I will let my godfather know why the floor is so red.

After defeating the Shence Army here, he will personally lead the troops to attack his adoptive father's residence to avenge himself.

"Swoosh!" While he was thinking, perhaps because the situation was too intense or one of the new recruits was too nervous, an arrow flew into the sky.

"Kill the emperor!"

"The fight started!"

Soldiers on both sides drew their bows and shot at each other, and stabbed each other with swords and spears.

"evil creature!"

Li Shunjie was very annoyed - I haven't even given the order yet, why did your men start fighting?
He has no respect for his generals, what a character!
Well, Li Shunjie took a deep breath, raised his arms and shouted: "Follow the imperial edict to fight against Yang Fugong! Anyone who dares to be a traitor and disobey will die!"

(End of this chapter)