Chapter 7 Temptation of Each Other
When Li Ye heard the words Zhang Chengye, he felt like he was struck by lightning.
As long as people who have a little understanding of the history of the Five Dynasties must have heard of the three words Zhang Chengye.
The main reason why Li Cunxu was able to destroy Liang in hundreds of battles was Zhang Chengye. Although Li Cunxu was a war genius, he had been fighting with Zhu Liang for years, and the pressure on the rear was conceivable, and Zhang Chengye was the leader.
If Li Cunxu was a kite that was full of imagination, Zhang Chengye was the string of the kite that was high above, always pulling him so that he would not overturn in the strong wind.
History has also proved that Li Cunxu, without Zhang Chengye's assistance, was not enterprising and turbulent, which led to the deterioration of the government and the soldiers' disintegration and morality, and were killed by actors!
Zhang Chengye's ability to govern the country is definitely one of the best in the history of the Five Dynasties.
The key is that he is still a person who truly cares about the Tang Dynasty.
After Li Cunxu destroyed Liang, he became emperor. Zhang Chengye tried hard to persuade the reinstatement of the Li Tang royal family as emperor. Li Cunxu refused to listen. Zhang Chengye died of a hunger strike. Before his death, he said that Li Cunxu had misled him!
When Li Ye just traveled through time, everything was intertwined. He didn't expect this person to have a moment of time. Even if he occasionally had one or two thoughts and mistakenly thought he was from Li Keyong, he wouldn't think deeply.
Historically, Zhang Chengye of this period has not been sent to Hedong.
Now that he heard this name, he was very happy. With Zhang Chengye there, and Du Rangneng, Li Ye still defected to Li Cunxu, so he could do it alone.
I don’t know what Zhaozong did. He had obviously a capable person around him, but he was useless. Instead, he relied on such a weirdo as Zhang Jun.
With this small team of cavalry led by Zhang Chengye, the situation of the city wall changed immediately. The Fengxiang army, which climbed the city wall, was suppressed by the cavalry. Seeing that victory was expected, the Shence Army worked hard and gradually suppressed the Fengxiang army's attack.
In ancient times, wars depended on morale, one rose and the other fell. Seeing that the soldiers attacking the city wall were killed, the rebels in the siege were immediately deflated, and they did not have the spirit of the wild wolf before.
Finally, after leaving behind two thousand corpses, he slowly retreated.
Finally, the ministers around congratulated Li Ye in unison: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
It should indeed be congratulations, but it was not the battle to defend the city, but Zhang Chengye!
"I, Zhang Chengye, pay homage to Your Majesty!" Zhang Chengye was a eunuch, that is, the emperor's retainer, and his etiquette towards the emperor was more complicated than that of civil servants.
Zhang Chengye used "Your Majesty" rather than "Everyone", which shows that Zhang Chengye and the emperor were not too close.
Those who are qualified to call the emperor "Everyone" are all eunuchs with status and status.
Li Ye quickly went down the steps and helped him up, "There is no need to be too polite to inherit his career. If you don't come to rescue me this time, I will become a prisoner in Fengxiang's stairs."
Before, because he stood far away, he was wearing armor and had a fair face. He thought he was not old, but now he seems to be at least forty years old.
The emperor personally helped Zhang Chengye, and his face was moved.
The emperor's identity is easy to use, and any action can win people's hearts.
Several ministers around him looked unpredictable, especially Cui Zhaowei, the Minister of Personnel.
The reason is very simple. The civil servants are the Qingliu Group and the eunuchs are the eunuchs. The two gangs fought for half a century, and their hatred was as deep as the sea.
Now that Zhang Chengye is so well-appreciated by the emperor, it is naturally not what they are willing to see.
But Li Ye is different. The biggest difference between him and Zhaozong is that he has no position between the eunuch party and the Qingliu.
Black cats and white cats, good cats are those who can catch mice.
Zhaozong in history did not understand this principle, so when he ascended the throne, his firepower was exported wildly towards the eunuch group, and eventually he took advantage of Wang Jian and Li Maozhen, who watched Wang Jian seize the Shannan West Road, which was originally a eunuch party force.
This is equivalent to cutting one's own flesh and feeding Wang Jian and Li Maozhen.
Zhaozong did not have the ability to suppress the eunuch party, and Li Ye, who traveled through time, had no strength, but now, the emergence of Zhang Chengye provides an excellent opportunity!
Just understand many things in your heart, don’t be too pretentious. Nowadays, there are many people and those who are too close to Zhang Chengye will inevitably be missed by those who are interested.
So Li Ye praised him for a few words and said nothing more.
People like Zhang Chengye who cares about the Tang Dynasty do not care about the emperor's praise or two.
The sun sets, and Chang'an City, which lasts for a day of war, finally calms down.
News came from the East Gate and North Gate that Wang Xingyu and Han Jian were just surrounded and not attacking, and they saw that the Shen Ce Army won, and they would not attack.
The next day, he only attacked the city symbolically. The whole process was as if Li Maozhen had no determination to conquer Chang'an, but just to show off his power and test Li Ye's reaction.
But it is not a solution to keep going like this.
There are still 200,000 people in Chang'an City, and 200,000 mouths, all of which are under the control of Prime Minister Du Rang.
There are also people who can do practical things in the clear stream.
Before the Xuanzong Dynasty, the population of Chang'an City was less than one million, but by the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were only less than two hundred thousand left, which was Li Ye's last net worth.
Li Ye was on the city tower these two days, and the emperor was on the front line. The prime ministers could only follow him, and they felt sorry for their old bones, and they were frightened and frightened.
"If I expected it was not bad, the prince of Longxi would send someone to negotiate in the past few days." Du Rangneng took advantage of the fact that no one around Li Ye said.
Since the conversation that day, Li Ye has avoided him intentionally or unintentionally. Every time Du Rang could stand beside him, he felt like walking on thin ice, and he was always worried about what he could see.
It is one thing to know that he is a great man, but it is another thing to get along with this great man.
Now that the two are alone, Li Ye is a little scared. As a salesperson in his previous life, he has seen any kind of person. The one who is most afraid of is Du Rangen who is incomprehensible. You don’t know what he is thinking in his heart, who looks dull.
"Oh? How did Du Xiang know?"
Du Rangneng lowered his eyes and said gently: "This time Li Maozhen launched an army, just to test Your Majesty, but seeing that Your Majesty did not surrender or advance, it would be against his previous character, he would not force his attack on Chang'an."
When Li Ye heard this intentional or unintentional "Disappearing his previous nature", he suddenly felt a sudden heart. Seeing his expression, he was still calm and gentle.
The more this happens, the less confident Li Ye feels.
Is he suggesting?
Li Ye did not dare to take it lightly, so he quickly gave him a high hat: "Du Xiang's eyes are like a torch, how can he escape from Du Xiang's Dharma Eye?"
Li Ye had something in his words, and he had a little contact with his eyes, but he could not resist his calmness, and he was elusive and bypassed with ulterior motives.
"Your Majesty has praised you, Your Majesty is cheering up again. The old minister is deeply happy. The Tang Dynasty has been weak for a hundred years, and only Your Majesty can make the sun and the moon shine again."
Li Ye heard the sincerity in his words, and seemed to have high hopes for him?
But why? He just believed that he could save the Tang Dynasty?
Is the Tang Dynasty so easy to save today?
Even if Li Shimin, the strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was reborn, he would not dare to make a promise, right?
Li Ye even suspected that Du Rang could fool him into being a scapegoat.
Some words just cannot be said thoroughly, and saying them thoroughly is another nature.
Du Rang was able to master this, so he would not continue to stimulate Li Ye. "All things in the city are complicated, so I will take the leave first."
Seeing him walking down the city wall, Li Ye let out a long sigh. Du Rangneng put too much pressure on him.
Before he could breathe, Liu Quanlilai reported: "Your Majesty, the prince of Longxi has a book submitted."
Li Maozhen finally wrote a letter.
However, what surprised Li Ye was that this letter was not for peace talks, but for hatred.
The most famous sentence of Li Maozhen in history finally appeared in this letter: If you haven’t tried it, what will happen since then!
Emperor, where else do you want to escape?
Over the past few days, Li Ye has gradually adapted to his new identity. Even though he is a time traveler in his later generations, he can't help but be furious. Is this Li Maozhen too rude?
It's simply a shaking slap in the emperor's face!
No wonder Zhaozong in history became furious after seeing this letter and went to fight Li Maozhen.
No one will get angry.
Of course, there are some statements in front of you, the general idea is that as an emperor, you are controlled by eunuchs, you can't do anything. A lonely city will sooner or later become the prey of the vassals in the world. The emperor regards you as you, how can you see the ancestors of the Li family? Why don't you come to Fengxiang, and I, Li Maozhen, protect you in the future?
Finally, Li Ye was asked to make him King Qi.
It is hard to imagine that in the ancient imperial society, there were ministers so arrogant.
Many powerful heroes are still polite when facing the emperor and dare not be rude.
What's more, Li Maozhen was promoted by Emperor Xizong from the Shence Army. The Tang court had the kindness of knowing him. The name Li Maozhen was rewarded by Emperor Xizong, and its original name was Song Wentong.
This is how Li Maozhen repays Tang Ting.
To be fair, during the reign of Emperor Xizong, the Tang Dynasty had a tone. If Zhaozong was replaced to that era, it might not be impossible to extend the life of the Tang Dynasty.
But God just doesn't give him face, or the Tang Dynasty is really exhausted.
Chapter completed!