Chapter 996 Offend Anyone Who Can Be Offended

On June 10, the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Chang'an.

Early in the morning, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji promulgated the last edict of the emperor, the general idea is as follows:

"Today there are rebels An Lushan and Shi Siming who have failed the emperor's favor and committed crimes against the superiors. As a result, the world is in chaos and people are dying. It is unacceptable. I am getting old and want to kill thieves, but I am unable to unite the people of the world."

"For the continuation of the country and the well-being of the common people in the world, the empire needs a firmer and more powerful emperor. Prince Li enjoys the prime of life, has both ability and political integrity, and can inherit the great rule. Just today, I voluntarily abdicate the emperor to Prince Li. Enjoy, here it is!"

Along with the imperial decree, there was also a call to action against the rebels. From now on, the imperial decree of the Zen position will be spread to all states and counties together with the call for suppression, ordering the national army to gather in Chang'an, and work together to fight against the king.

In this way, the public opinion of the world has changed.

Not only the people in Chang'an, but hundreds of millions of people all over the world have seen the determination of the imperial court to punish the rebels. They are so excited and united, so why worry about not getting rid of the rebels.

On the same day, with the support of civil and military officials, Li Xiang officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, changed his reign title to Zhide, respected Tang Xuanzong as the Supreme Emperor, and lived in secret in Xingqing Palace, which was tantamount to confinement.

After ascending the throne, Li Xiang immediately decreed that Ouyang Shuo, a foreigner, be the king of Xia, and he would be the commander-in-chief of the soldiers and horses to control the soldiers and horses of the whole country and conquer rebellion. Feng Guo Ziyi was appointed as the deputy marshal, served as Minister of the Ministry of War, Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhangshi, and concurrently served as Shuofang Jiedushi.

In order to clarify the relationship between the upper and lower levels and prevent the Jiedu envoys from restraining each other, the decree also clearly stipulates that the soldiers and horses in the north include Anxi Jiedu envoys, Beiting Jiedu envoys, Hexi Jiedu envoys, and Longyou Jiedu envoys. Counting the soldiers and horses of Shuofang Jiedu envoys, all those who can be transferred, a total of 150,000 troops, are all under the temporary control of Guo Ziyi.

This alone will make the world excited.

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Luoyang.

Just as Dichen and the others were about to lead their troops to leave for Tongguan, they received an urgent report that there had been changes in Chang'an and the throne had changed.

"As expected of an old fox, he thought of such a trick." Di Chen was not without emotion.

Xiong Ba said: "Looking at it this way, the old fox is really determined to fight us to the death in Chang'an. This is also good, the outcome will be determined in one battle, saving a lot of trouble."

"That being said, we can't just send troops in such a hurry right now. Chang'an is a mighty city, guarded by an army of 150,000, it's really not that easy to take it down. At least, the siege equipment needs to be prepared more carefully. "

"Then just wait a few more days!" Xiongba said helplessly.

Chun Shenjun interrupted and said: "Since the situation has changed, let's not fight alone. We must gather all the troops from Anlu Mountain and attack Chang'an together."

"Well said."

"For Chang'an, our eyes are so dark, we need someone like An Lushan as a guide. I heard that An Lushan has planted a lot of eyeliner in Chang'an City, so we can't waste it."

Everyone discussed and discussed, and found that the An Lushan camp still had the upper hand, and they suddenly had a bottom line.

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Di Chen and the others were busy preparing for the battle, so Ouyang Shuo was naturally not idle either.

Yang Guozhong's death seemed to be silent, but in fact, it had already set off a turbulent wave among the dignitaries in Chang'an, and the ministers who walked close to Yang Guozhong felt chills in their necks.

Naturally, everyone believed that although Yang Guozhong was killed by alien troops, the person behind the scene must be His Majesty the Emperor who had just enthroned.

The discord between the two has long been an open secret.

The dignitaries who were close to Yang Guozhong were naturally worried about being liquidated. How did they know that the real master of Chang'an is not the one sitting on the dragon chair, but Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo is not a murderous maniac. Killing people is just a means, not an end. After killing Yang Guozhong, Ouyang Shuo initiated conscription in Chang'an in the name of Marshal of the Army and Horses.

At the beginning of the Anshi Rebellion, Feng Changqing had already conscripted soldiers in Chang'an and Luoyang, and most of the recruited children from the market were buried in the battle of Tongguan, so the second conscription was even more difficult.

Ouyang Shuo aimed at the guards of the dignitaries and the private soldiers raised by the general's family. The combat effectiveness of these people is more than a little stronger than that of the street children.

Back then Feng Changqing didn't dare to touch these people because he didn't dare to offend these dignitaries.

Ouyang Shuo has no such worries, even if he pokes a big hole in Chang'an now, it will not affect the main plane at all. The battle is over, just pat his ass and leave.

At this moment, Chang'an immediately jumped up and down.

Ouyang Shuo is not a rude person, so he naturally understands the principle of courtesy first and then soldiers. He first sent an official document to each family in the name of Marshal Marshal, asking them to volunteer their guards and private soldiers to fight against powerful enemies.

The time is limited to one day.

One day later, the mountain barbarian soldiers will conduct house-to-house investigations, and anyone who finds anyone hiding something, I'm sorry, the light one will impose a "war tax", and the serious one will ransack the family and exterminate the family.

When it's time to be ruthless, Ouyang Shuo will not be merciful at all.

Nuoda's Chang'an City is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. If these guards and private soldiers are really gathered together, there may be no less than 50,000 to 60,000 people. With complete equipment and a little training, they will be a qualified army.

Chang'an City lacked everything, except weapons and armor. In the various arsenals, there were mountains of longbows, Tang knives, long spears, spears and all kinds of armor, which once blinded Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

It is worthy of the prosperity of Kaiyuan, and it is really rich.

How can such resources be wasted?

Ouyang Shuo made a new plan and announced to all the young and middle-aged people in the city that as long as they join the army, they will be rewarded with five guan immediately, which is equivalent to fifty shi of rice, which is equivalent to the monthly salary of a fourth-rank official.

There are other rewards for those who kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

Anyway, it was the money from the Tang treasury, so Ouyang Shuo didn't feel bad at all.

As the saying goes: under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man.

With such a generous reward, and in this chaotic world, 20,000 young and middle-aged people signed up in just one day.

Naturally, Ouyang Shuo didn't expect these recruits to go into battle to kill the enemy. He gathered them and trained them a bit, so they could still do miscellaneous things such as carrying supplies for the city defense, treating the wounded, cleaning the battlefield and so on.

Apart from conscription, there was another thing that Ouyang Shuo cared about most, which was to strengthen the city defense.

The Tang Dynasty has been in peace for too long. Although the city walls are mostly intact, the stored materials for defending the city are not as good as expected, and must be replenished in a short time.

Even if they follow Ouyang Shuo's plan, there will be a fierce battle on the city wall.

Naturally, to do this work, the people in the city must be mobilized. No matter men, women, old or young, anyone who uses their strength must serve in the army to help the army strengthen the city defense.

In order not to arouse public grievances, Ouyang Shuo swiped a pen, and the court took care of the meal, and every meal was meaty.

Not only was it adding supplies for the defense of the city, Ouyang Shuo was also planning to dig trenches outside the city, this was the biggest project. Time is tight and the task is heavy, Ouyang Shuo has no choice but to use the sea of ​​people to pile up.

In addition to recruiting the common people of Chang'an, Ouyang Shuo also sent cavalry to the surrounding villages to recruit laborers.

It can be said that Ouyang Shuo basically mobilized all the resources he could mobilize. On the surface, he was really ready to fight the rebels in Chang'an City.

In the midst of being busy, some unnoticed strange things are also happening in Chang'an City.