The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 5 Humiliation
Zhaorenli.

The densely packed soldiers crowded every street, and the shouts of killing filled the air, frightening the people out of their wits and begging the killers to leave quickly. Li Shunjie rode his horse and whipped the Tianwei Army, commanding them to attack Yang's residence.

"The emperor urgently summoned the military envoy to the palace, saying that there is an important matter to discuss!" the guard reported.

"Don't go!"

Immediately, another staff member squeezed into the crowd and whispered: "The court wants to appoint the military envoy Yue as the commander! I heard that from General Du himself!"

"Really?" Li Shunjie asked sideways, "That old man has always been stingy. I have asked for the governorship several times but he refused every time!"

"It is absolutely true." The staff member added: "The general said that the military envoys who come to the king's defense should be rewarded. The general ordered the military envoys to withdraw their troops immediately and go to the palace to look at the map. Please do it now!"

“Hahahahaha!” Li Shunjie’s anger turned into joy: “Then why bother killing this old thief? Let Ximen Chongsui deal with him!”

Yang Mansion.

Yang Fugong wandered in the courtyard, his face full of worry.

Humiliating the emperor is what eunuchs of all dynasties have done, and he asked himself if it was not excessive. The saint's request was not excessive, and he did his best to meet it. As for scolding, it was because the saint was extremely stupid!

As soon as he was pushed to the throne, he listened to the historians telling stories of previous generations all day long - how the eunuchs were extremely evil and how they treated him like an enemy.

Less than a year after taking office, he refused to listen to good advice and agreed to Wei Zhaodu's plan to attack Shu against all odds. As a result, the army of hundreds of thousands of people besieged Chengdu, and Wei Zhaodu was intimidated by the warriors and abandoned his military power and fled back in disgrace. The court wasted money and had no plan, but only made things easier for Wang Jian.

How regrettable it is to miss out on Bashu!
I thought this would teach the sage a lesson, but he was bewitched by Zhu Quanzhong and went crazy to attack Jin! As a result, tens of thousands of warriors were buried in Hedong. Li Keyong submitted a petition to ask for punishment, but the sage was at a loss and had to clean up his mess. The Shen Ce Army, which had been painstakingly built, was seriously injured and had to recruit rogues from the market to fill the numbers. The imperial court also lost its dignity and was looked down upon by the princes.

It's infuriating.

There was also Kong Wei, who was the subject of much discussion among the court officials.

This man was dismissed from his post, and he sent thieves to rob the bank's money, causing a great disturbance in the city. But wasn't it because he instigated the attack on Li Keyong? He had caused such a great disaster, and how could he relieve his hatred just by being dismissed from his post? He really deserved it.

For all these things, even if you don't want to curse the saint, the question is, can you do it? If you don't curse for three days, you will tear down the roof.

And this time, he lost his mind again and believed Ximen's slander, which led to his own death.

"Ha ha……"

He thought he had worked diligently for the country, but the Li boy treated him like this, which made him feel disheartened.

"You say I am nepotism, but the country is in such a state, and military men are not always so stable. How can I dare to give the land to someone who is not so close to me?"

"The Qi River has banks, the marshes have banks, the marshes have banks..."

He thought of his deceased brother.

If my elder brother were still alive, my position would definitely belong to him, and he would definitely do a much better job than I do.

Although my elder brother was also a eunuch, he was generous and sang sad songs, loved people, and was loved by people. He had more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, but my elder brother was able to command them as easily as his own arms, and no one disobeyed his orders. When he died, the soldiers spontaneously wore mourning, and even the Hezhong Army, which he had only commanded for a short time, cried bitterly.

Looking at it now, I am far inferior to my brother!
Thinking of this, Yang Fugong suddenly felt inexplicably sad.

But the noise of fierce fighting outside the mansion brought him back to his senses and reminded him of Li Ye's hateful face.

"I really made a mistake in choosing such a heartless and ungrateful fool."

"Sir, for some unknown reason, Li Shunjie hastily led his troops to retreat!" A man from the outer residence ran in and reported with a smile on his face.

"How is it possible?" Yang Fugong refused to believe it and cursed: "This rebellious son! He is determined to kill his father. How can he stop when the time comes!"

"It is said that he was lured away by an imperial edict." The outer housekeeper cursed: "How could the Du Taiwei allow this three-surname thief to hold the imperial seal of a town? I am afraid that he has been lured into the palace. The saint is really blind to treat this guy as Guo Linggong, is he worthy of it?"|
"General Du? He won't help to rescue." Yang Fugong thought for a while, and Li Ye's face appeared in front of him.

Since the Chaos, the East and West Capitals have been repeatedly attacked by wars. The Jinyi Neiku has been reduced to ashes, and foxes and rabbits are seen walking on the Hanyuan Hall. The palaces that come into view are all missing beams and pillars, almost dilapidated, and the pavilions and towers are like ruins. The cracked floor tiles are full of black marks formed by blood, which is shocking. The Daming Palace, where people from all over the world dressed in costumes and bowed to the emperor, is now gloomy and makes people feel cold in broad daylight.

The emperor was sad and unhappy.

"The Mandate of the Tang Dynasty lasted for a thousand years. The barbarians were influenced by the culture and the kings from overseas came to rule. But prosperity and adversity are not constant, so the barbarians are dangerous and varied. There were three hundred emperors and seventeen kings. Even though there were rebellions from time to time, we always launched military campaigns and killed the barbarians. During this period, there were three major bandits, An Lushan, Zhu Ci, and Huang Chao. Now the ministers are in power and I cannot control them. I wonder who will get the head?"

Being slapped in the face by the eunuch is a physical humiliation, and there are tigers and wolves everywhere that can take his life at any time.

The left is anxious, the right is anxious. It is worrying to advance, and it is worrying to retreat.

The entourage was silent. Zhao consoled them, saying, "The tyrants rise with chaos and will perish with chaos. The earth is thick and bears all things. Heaven will not abandon the Tang Dynasty. If the sage can make efforts, he will surely be able to do as the story of Jianzhong did, and restore the darkness to light. Then the country will be at peace again. I hope the sage will not worry."

"The mountains and rivers are full of tears, who says the world is broad..." Li Ye was losing interest.

After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at the Changchun Palace.

Therefore, there is not much wealth here, just a building similar to a Taoist temple. In the Zhonghe year, when attacking Chang'an, Li Keyong was the first to break through the Jinguang Gate, and then his troops scattered into the Changchun Palace to loot. Seeing that there was nothing to take, the soldiers went to other places. Therefore, it is relatively well preserved and not so shabby. This emergency meeting, which was neither a "regular meeting" nor a "holiday", was decided by Ximen Chongsui to be held here.

After uniting to overthrow Yang Fugong last night, the eunuchs were very happy to gain power. The Fengde Temple Envoy, the Imperial Food Envoy, the Gate Key Envoy, the National Treasure Envoy, the Slashing Envoy, the Lieutenants of the various armies and other important officials all went to the scene in person and were sitting together to discuss how to deal with the aftermath.

"Haha, the Yang family dominates the government and excludes us, but who would have thought that the world will be ours in the future?"

"The vassal states that the Wai Zhai Lang controls must be replaced by envoys from the Shen Ce Army as soon as possible."

"The wealth in the treasury far exceeds the expenditure, why not take some of it and give it to the strong man?"

"Humph, Li Shunjie relies on the support of the saint, the fierce Tianwei Army, and he goes to the palace with swords and shoes. He does not call himself a vassal when reporting to the emperor, and treats us as nothing."

"Think of a crime to accuse him of, and then kill him and take away his troops?"

"I heard that the Saint was frightened and fainted, crying in his bedroom. He is so cowardly, not like Emperor Li."

"Why hasn't he come yet? Send someone to urge him!"

……

Only Ximen Zhongsui was in a state of openness. He lay like a fairy with his head resting on his hands, pretending to doze off and resting his mind, and did not say a word about the conversation.

"Palace Supervisor..."

Seeing the eunuchs talking more and more outrageously, the court officials present looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything. Taiwei Du Rangneng thought about his words and said, "The Yang family incident may cause a big stir, giving the powerful vassal states an excuse to interfere and endanger the country."

The eunuchs finally calmed down.

The Shence Army could intimidate court officials and emperors into submission, but to a powerful vassal like Li Maozhen, it was just a tiger skin.

If he saw his weakness, he would come to the military palace in the name of accusing Yang of his crimes, or ask about the way to attack Wai Zhai Lang in the south of the mountain, and recover the lands of Liang and Han...

In any case, this is not the result the eunuchs wanted.

The saints were afraid of them, and they were afraid of the Jiedushi. How dare we not learn from Li Keyong and Wang Chongrong's attack on Tian Lingzi?

In the Changchun Palace, one could hear a pin drop, and only the prime minister was sitting on his seat and talking loudly.

"Since the reign of Dashun, Li Maozhen has been preparing for war..."

Du Rangneng spoke without pause, as if he had been prepared: "I heard that he already has 60,000 troops, all of whom are elite soldiers. He has also secretly formed an alliance, and his intention to annex is known to all. People in the country have long said that Li Maozhen wants to be the king of Guanzhong. Although he seems to be a good man now, he is afraid to act rashly because the imperial army is still strong and we don't know whether he is real or fake. If he sees the clues, how can he be obedient! If the country loses territory and power by killing Yang, then although it is a merit, it is putting the cart before the horse. When the army comes west in the future, there will be some to be punished. Can the Shen Ce Army protect you?"

Ximen Zhongsui slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Du Rangneng. He didn't care about the sarcasm implied in the last sentence. He said casually and relaxedly, "What Prime Minister Du said is exactly what I am worried about! Since the old villain has been defeated, he is a dead dog. I don't care about life or death. But Li Shunjie rebelled against Yang Fugong and is afraid of future troubles, so he refuses to give up. We can't catch him. Prime Minister Du, go and persuade him?"

"I want to grant him Huazhou and appoint him as the governor..." Du Rangneng suddenly stopped talking and bowed towards a certain place in the palace.

"His Majesty."

"Oh, so the saint is here." Ximen Zhongsui laughed twice and pointed to the main seat next to him: "It's reserved, sit down. The saint taught people to be a good ruler. Learn carefully today, so as not to cause trouble in the future and have to sacrifice your life to avoid disaster."

"Hahaha!" The eunuchs laughed.

"Don't lose your mind again, asking for this today and that tomorrow."

"It is not easy for us to train soldiers, and it is also extremely difficult for Prime Minister Du to manage finances. Are we going to throw them all into the water with the saint?"

"Your Majesty..." Du Rangneng was about to speak, but saw Li Ye waved his hands weakly, walked silently to the main seat and knelt down. On the surface, he was as calm as an old dog, but in his heart he cursed: This bunch of losers, none of them are good. Don't let me get a chance to turn the tables and kill all these dead eunuchs!

(End of this chapter)