Chapter 995 The Emperor Guards the Gate of the Country, and the King Dies

Ouyang Shuo did not rush to the Prince's Mansion, but instead recruited a team of personal guards, handed the token given by Li Longji to the team leader, and said: "Give this token to the military advisor, and let the military advisor dispatch troops into the city."

"No!" The captain turned and left.

The meeting with Li Longji and Yang Guozhong greatly disappointed Ouyang Shuo. These two were determined to withdraw, but Ouyang Shuo would not fulfill their wish.

With 150,000 elite soldiers in hand, Ouyang Shuo can do what others want to do but cannot. Ouyang Shuo also gradually understood why Pang Tong asked him to visit Prince Li Xiang.

As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiang lived a miserable life.

From the moment he was established as the crown prince, Li Xiang was threatened by the two prime ministers Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, and his life was extremely difficult.

During Li Linfu's reign alone, in order to eradicate the prince's party, Li Linfu used Li Xiang's wife's family and in-laws to set off two major cases. Li Xiang was forced to divorce twice, which can be described as extremely sad and suffered great physical and mental trauma.

Yang Guozhong succeeded as prime minister, and he fought openly and secretly with Li Xiang again. Chang'an City was calm on the surface, but dangerous inside. It wasn't until the Anshi Rebellion broke out that Li Xiang found a chance to fight back.

There is no doubt that the mastermind behind the mutiny at Maweiyi in history was Prince Li Xiang.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled to Shu to avoid the chaos, and took three thousand forbidden troops. Li Heng's rear team behind the palace had 2,000 people, including the elite troops of the forbidden army-the Feilong Forbidden Army.

On June 14th, the fleeing team arrived at Mawei Post. The officers and soldiers of the imperial army were exhausted due to hunger and fatigue, and they had already complained. The commotion in the team provided an excellent opportunity for Li Heng, who secretly manipulated and planned the mutiny.

Yang Guozhong was chased by the well-arranged forbidden army to the west gate of Mawei post, hacked to death, and cut off his head. His son Yang Xuan and Mrs. Han were also killed by the rebel army.

Li Heng single-handedly planned the Mawei mutiny and killed the Yang family, and pointed the finger at Tang Xuanzong. Xuanzong's entry into Shu is irreversible, and it is imperative for father and son to part ways.

On July 9th of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Li Heng arrived at Lingwu, the base camp of the Shuofang army. After some arrangements and planning, on July 12th, a simple enthronement ceremony was held at the South Gate Tower of Lingwu City.

So far, the Anshi Rebellion ushered in another turning point.

Hearing of Ouyang Shuo's visit, Li Xiang didn't dare to neglect, and personally led him into the mansion.

At this time, Li Xiang was already forty-five years old, and he was no longer a handsome young man, but a middle-aged man with a slightly obese figure and a sad face.

Ouyang Shuo never imagined that such a crown prince would have the guts to launch a mutiny. The mutiny at Maweiyi was by no means a temporary idea. According to the time calculation, Li Xiang was already planning this matter at this time.

"His Royal Highness wants to use extraordinary means to kill Prime Minister Yang Guozhong?" Ouyang Shuo cut to the chase.

"Boom!"

The exquisite ceramic teacup was smashed to pieces on the ground, and the tea splashed everywhere. By the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the tea ceremony had begun to rise, and the time when the tea sage Lu Yu lived was just before and after the Anshi Rebellion.

Li Xiang didn't seem to notice it, his face turned pale instantly, and he said in a trembling voice: "You, what you said, I, I, I, I listen, I don't understand."

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, "Your Highness, you don't need to worry. With the 150,000 soldiers and horses I lead, I can do it for you in Chang'an. There won't be any surprises. By the way, I want to tell Your Highness that His Majesty has already approved it." I sent troops into the city to help defend, maybe they have entered the city by now."

Li Xiang's heart trembled, and he waved back the servant who was about to clean up the teacups. He forced himself to calm down and said, "If this is the case, what do I need to do?"

Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly, and said, "Have you ever heard a word, Your Highness?"

"I would like to hear more about it!" Li Xiang lowered his posture.

"The son of heaven guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country."

Li Heng was taken aback. These words came from later generations and were used to describe the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he had never heard of them, but in relation to the situation at this time, Li Heng immediately figured out the meaning of the words, "You mean, you want me to stay behind?" Chang'an?"

"Why, dare not?"

Li Xiang was very frustrated. He was the prince after all, but he didn't have any momentum in front of this foreigner. He was suppressed to death, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Tongguan was captured by the rebels. Stay in Chang'an. Can you hold it?"

Worrying about the safety of Chang'an City is just one of them. Li Xiang actually has another thought. He wants to get in touch with Guo Ziyi and other Jiedu envoys. That is the army of the Tang Dynasty, loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and not like the alien troops outside the city. .

Ouyang Shuo's dark eyes seemed to see Li Xiang's thoughts clearly, and he said lightly, "Whether I can keep it or not is up to me, Your Highness does not need His Highness."

Li Xiang's face tightened, and his hands in his sleeves clenched into fists.

"Humiliation, this is a naked humiliation to the imperial power!"

Ouyang Shuo didn't want to stay for a long time, so he got up and said, "The big change is coming tonight, Your Highness, please make preparations early."

At this time, Ouyang Shuo was very much like the powerful ministers in history who arbitrarily abolished the establishment, such as Huo Guang and Dong Zhuo. In the eyes of Li Xiang and others, he is a first-class big devil.

Li Xiang stood there, not knowing how to react.

Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo said lightly: "Your Highness, please remember one sentence. This city of Chang'an lacks loyalty, strong generals, and people with lofty ideals, but there is no shortage of princes."

The nails of Li Xiang's clenched fist slowly embedded into the flesh, and the pain pierced his heart.

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After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Ouyang Shuo led his troops to the residence arranged by Li Longji. Feng Prison Huang, Pang Tong, Shi Hu and others were already waiting at the mansion.

When Pang Tong received the token sent by Ouyang Shuo, he immediately comprehended, and immediately dispatched 30,000 Shanman heavy infantry and 3,000 Shenwu guards into the city to take over the various gates and passes in the city.

"My Majesty, Chang'an City is under the control of our army." Pang Tonghui reported.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, and said, "The military advisor knows me. Next, how to get Li Longji to abdicate obediently, and how to arrange for the crown prince Li Xiang to ascend the throne, requires the military advisor to arrange one or two things."

Since Li Xiang was destined to ascend to the throne through a mutiny, Ouyang Shuo simply gave him a chance, but the base of ascension was no longer Lingwu City in history, but Chang'an City.

In this way, it is more justifiable.

Through this move, Ouyang Shuo could also control the discourse power of the Tang Dynasty camp in one fell swoop, and mobilize the power of the entire Tang Dynasty to deal with the rebels instead of fighting alone.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Pang Tong was full of confidence.

On the other hand, Feng Prisonhuang still looked puzzled and asked, "Wuyi, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd? You don't really want to stick to Chang'an City, do you?"

"Is there something wrong?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

"It's very wrong." Feng Prison Huang was extremely angry, "Except for the mountain barbarian heavy infantry, the remaining 120,000 troops are all cavalry. How can we defend the city?"

"If you just defend the city, you won't be able to achieve a decisive victory. I have an idea." As he spoke, Ouyang Shuo revealed his plan.

After finishing speaking, the entire conference hall was silent for a while.

"You're crazy!" Feng Prisonhuang exclaimed.

Ouyang Shuo smiled and said nothing. Gaia's deduction of the battle plot to such a special time node has already tied a deadlock for the Tang Dynasty camp.

If you want to break the extraordinary situation, you must do extraordinary things, and you must not follow Gaia's thinking.

"This is the only way to win, Feng Wu, you have to trust me." Ouyang Shuo tried to persuade Feng Prison Huang.

Feng Prisonhuang smiled wryly and said: "I'm already on your thief ship, what can I do."

After a proper plan, everyone will act separately. The rebel army may enter Chang'an City at any time. The time left for them is running out, and they must race against time.

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Luoyang.

While Ouyang Shuo was talking to Li Longji, Di Chen also saw An Lushan.

It is very difficult for people like An Lushan to trust others. An Lushan, who was born as a warlord, practiced a principle: "Whoever has more troops will have bigger fists; whoever has bigger fists will be the boss."

Di Chen led an army of 300,000 troops to Luoyang suddenly, which put a lot of pressure on An Lushan. An Lushan originally wanted to give an order to Cui Ganyou, who had taken Tongguan, not to wait for the follow-up troops to go directly to Chang'an, but was stopped by Di Chen.

"There are 150,000 foreign troops stationed in Chang'an. Cui Ganyou's attack on Chang'an at this time is simply sending him to his death. If he is not careful, the enemy may even take the opportunity to take back Tongguan." Di Chen said.

An Lushan didn't believe it, "Is the other party's alien army so powerful?"

"Although I don't want to admit it, the opponent will only be stronger than you imagined." Even though he had the upper hand, Di Chen did not dare to underestimate that opponent.

That is a person who works miracles.

An Lushan asked: "Then, according to your opinion, how should we proceed?"

"Let Cui Qianyou stay at Tongguan, and don't take a single step out. When I lead the army to Tongguan, we will act together, and we will level Chang'an with a thunderous force."

"What if they run away?"

Di Chen smiled, "If you really want to run away, that would be the best."

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It's night, Chang'an.

Thirty thousand Shanman heavy infantry entered Chang'an City, making the already rumored capital even more lively.

Some people said that the army was there to protect His Majesty the Emperor; others said that the army was here to guard Chang'an; there were even bizarre rumors that the army was here to occupy Chang'an.

Anyway, when night fell, Chang'an City had a routine curfew. What was different from the past was that the soldiers responsible for patrolling the main streets of Chang'an City were replaced by mountain barbarian soldiers stationed during the day.

The Xingqing Palace and the Prince's Mansion are the key guard objects of the army.

This night, Chang'an City is destined to be not peaceful.

In the night, first three thousand guards suddenly rushed into the Xingqing Palace, and took down the one thousand guards stationed in the palace with lightning speed, completely controlling the Xingqing Palace.

Then, Prince Li Xiang came slowly and had a face-to-face conversation with his father Emperor Xuanzong.

When Li Xiang left Xingqing Palace, Tang Xuanzong collapsed on the ground, and beside him was Concubine Yang Gui, who was still radiant and pitiful, with tear-streaked eyes, which was very lovable.

"Nizi, Nizi!"

Tang Xuanzong was full of unwillingness, and kept cursing in his mouth, but no one paid attention.

The solemn Xingqing Palace in the past suddenly became chilly, like a cold palace.

At the same time, a group of ferocious soldiers ushered in the prime minister's mansion. Without saying a word, they killed the prime minister Yang Guozhong who was still scheming others on the spot, bleeding five steps.

This night, the city of Chang'an changed.