Chapter 3 The Absurd Emperor
"Father, we have all gone so far. The rebels shouldn't be able to chase after me! I'm tired and don't want to leave!"
In Jingzhao Prefecture and Xianyang County, nearly ten carriages were escorted by hundreds of Shence cavalry and advancing westward on the official road. After a wave of dissatisfaction came from the most luxurious carriage, the entire team stopped.
This group was the party of Emperor Xizong Li Yan who fled in a hurry. Li Yan has been spoiled since he was 12 years old. Although he is good at riding and shooting, he took a carriage for two or three hours early in the morning. His bones were almost torn apart and he had no energy at all, so he wanted to stop and stop leaving.
"Your Majesty, the rebels can come to chase you at any time. We must hurry up and strive to reach Chengdu Prefecture as soon as possible." Tian Lingzi came to Li Yan's carriage and persuaded with great sincerity.
It is only 50 miles away from Chang'an. If the rebels had cavalry, they could catch up in half a day, so it was not safe.
"Father, how can the rebels be so fast? Let's take a rest first and then set off. No objection is allowed. I am the emperor, and you must abide by what you really say." Li Yan, who did not want to continue rushing, took out his "majesty" as the emperor at this time.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tian Lingzi frowned. Looking at Li Yan who was in a state of temperament, he could only let the other party, "Send the order to get off the horse and rest for half an hour, and then continue to rush forward after half an hour."
With Tian Lingzi's orders, the people on several carriages came down, including Li Ye. As for the hundreds of Shence soldiers, they dismounted according to the orders, scattered and kept on guard around, especially in the direction of Chang'an.
"Eunuch Zhang, go to the woods to change your clothes, and you smell like peeing." After getting off the carriage, looking at his father-in-law walking towards him, Li Ye couldn't help but cover his nose and ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness."
My father-in-law's face was also a little embarrassed. In front of the palace gate, he thought he was going to be executed, so he was scared to death on the spot. He kept rushing behind him and had no time to change it. It was indeed a scent now. After Li Ye's instructions, my father-in-law hurried to his horse, picked up a bag on it, and walked towards the woods next to him.
When Li Ye originally wanted to see the situation around him, Li Yan called him over there. Li Yan and his group brought four royal families, namely King Fu, King Shou, King Ze and King Mu: King Fu and King Ze are two of the royal families with good relationships with Li Yan, plus Li Yan and the other three, they are both good players in polo; King Shou is Li Ye, and King Mu is called Li Yi.
Currently, Li Yan has three brothers who are still alive, namely Li Bao, King Ji, the sixth prince of Emperor Yizong of Tang; King Shou Li Ye (now called Li Jie), the seventh prince of Emperor Yizong of Tang; King Mu, Li Yi, the eighth prince of Emperor Yizong of Tang. Li Yan is the fifth prince of Emperor Yizong of Tang.
Li Yan had four brothers, but they either died of illness or were killed by eunuchs, leaving only these four people. However, among the three remaining brothers, Li Yan did not like King Ji Li Bao, because the other party threatened him, so he did not inform the other party of the escape this time. King Shou and Mu was young, and Li Yan, as his elder brother, naturally had to take care of him.
"Brother!"
When he came to Li Yan, Li Ye saluted slightly. He didn't know much about the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, but he just did what others did.
"King Shou, you and I are brothers, so you don't need to perform this great gift." Li Yan pretended to be unhappy, but he did not mean to blame him.
"Thank you, Brother!"
After saying that, Li Ye came to the stool beside him and sat down. At this time, Li Yan and several royal families were sitting together. Li Yan, King Fu and King Ze both brought their families. Because Li Ye was young, he had not yet accepted a concubine.
"Your Majesty, my waist is sore. Can we stop leaving in Xianyang?"
"Your Majesty, can we not go to Chengdu? That's too far, I can't stand the troubles of this mountain road."
As soon as Li Ye sat down, a coquettish voice came. A woman in a palace outfit grabbed the emperor's arm with both hands, pressed her tightly against her chest, and rubbed her with her proud breasts against each other. Li Yan is also a normal man. Even in the eyes of modern people Li Ye, the dress of women in the Tang Dynasty would be considered popular. When Li Yan was teased by the woman next to her, he would have been a little embarrassed. If he hadn't seen other people around him, he would have been like he was in the palace.
Seeing the woman next to him openly teasing His Majesty, the woman in the palace dress on the other side of Li Yan was not willing to be outdone. So while fleeing, Li Yan also enjoyed the blessing of the Qi people. Being attacked from left and right, Li Yan couldn't help it, and began to move with both hands, wandering up and down the two of them, and even stretched in from the collar of one of them, making the woman moan constantly.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Li Ye turned his head and happened to meet the sight of Li Yi, the king of Mu next to him. It seemed that the other party could not stand this scene. However, King Fu and King Ze did not avoid it, but looked at it with interest, and then attacked the concubine beside him.
These two women in palace costumes were Li Yan's concubines, one was Jieyu's concubine and the other was Zhaoyi. They were deeply loved by Li Yan, otherwise they would not have just taken these two concubines to escape. At this time, Li Yan had no descendants, no queen, and even no imperial concubine. As for the reason, Li Ye was not very clear, after all, he had just arrived in this time and space for half a day.
Seeing this situation, Li Ye sighed in his heart. As the king of a country, when he fled, he still ignored the occasion and found joy. Can the Tang Dynasty not perish?
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Chen, the Tang Dynasty had a vague sign of revival, and was known as the "governance of the Great Middle"; but Emperor Yizong of Tang, who succeeded to the throne, was a typical foolish monarch, who defeated the achievements of the "governance of the Great Middle" and then the turbulent court; Li Yan, who succeeded to the throne, was even more strange, and only knew how to play polo and ignore the state's affairs, resulting in the Huang Chao Rebellion. In history, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Li Ye had also thought of changing the situation, but the local vassal states were too strong and many of his subordinates were rebellious. After several efforts, they failed and became pawns of several vassal states. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has no hope of revival.
Since he has returned from time to time, can't he change all this? The reason why Li Ye was able to succeed to the throne in history was not because he was very capable. It should be noted that when Li Yan was critically ill, the ministers all thought that King Ji Li Bao was more suitable to serve as the heir. The reason why Li Ye succeeded in the end was because of the support of the powerful official Yang Fugong.
Do you really have to take advantage of the power of eunuchs to succeed the throne? The Tang Dynasty would be even more devastated one day under the hands of Emperor Xizong. As a member of the Tang Dynasty, he naturally did not want to see the Tang Dynasty defeated by his cheap brother. Or could he seize the throne? But this also requires military power and a certain influence in the court, otherwise it would be difficult to seize power.
Speaking of military power, this is also a headache. Before the reunification of the late Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, rebellions broke out one after another. Yesterday you were still a person with great power. Perhaps today your subordinates made your rebellion and seized your position. This situation was very common in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in history, and rebellion became common.
Li Yan, who was playing with his concubine, naturally didn't know what Li Ye was thinking. If he knew, he wouldn't be so kind to Li Ye, but instead found a way to abandon this emperor brother.
"King Shou, what do you think of these two imperial sisters?" Just as Li Ye was thinking about something, he suddenly heard Li Yan ask this question.
Li Ye was stunned, glanced at the two women in palace clothes in front of him, and then quickly lowered his head, "The two emperor sisters-in-law are as beautiful as fairies, and only the emperor brother can have them."
"Haha!" Li Yan laughed and was very satisfied with Li Ye's answer, "King Shou, you are 15 years old this year, right?"
"Brother, I am 15 years old this year." Li Ye didn't understand why the other party asked this, so he could only answer carefully.
"Well, 15 is not young anymore. It's time to find a princess. Father!"
"I'm here!"
"Among the governors and ministers in the court, there are no women of an age who are not married? King Shou is not young anymore, so he should find a princess for him to avoid King Shou being too lonely." Li Yan said with a smile, obviously not treating this as an escape, but rather as a traveler.
"Report to Your Majesty, I need to ask for it for a long time before I know it." Tian Lingzi replied respectfully, and looked at Li Ye with a high look. It seemed that the King of Shou in front of him was quite popular with His Majesty.
"Well. I'll leave this matter to you, my father. You must find a beautiful Princess of Shou for King Shou. As the prince, you can't settle it." Li Yan said boldly.
"Yes, your Majesty!"
After giving Tian Lingzi instructions, Li Yan said to Li Ye, "King Shou, your two palace maids are good, it seems that I gave you the first one. You can eat them before you find a suitable princess. Of course, if you think your two princesses are good, which one do you like, you can really give her to you."
Looking at Li Yan's obscene expression, then looking at the pale faces of the two concubines beside him, and finally looking at the two palace maids resting next to the carriage, Li Ye couldn't help but shake his head. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly saw more than a dozen soldiers of Shen Ce Army gathered together, and then walked towards his place while others were not paying attention. There was no respect on his face, but instead he was fanatical.
Chapter completed!