When he was submerged half-dead in the Weishui River and floated to the river, the subordinates who had abandoned their weapons surrendered to Longzhou (now Long County, Shaanxi) who recognized Zheng Huangyan, who was placed on a stretcher and carried into Fanglinmen. Simultaneously. Outside the Mingde Gate, which had always been in the hands of the Taiping Army, also ushered in Zhou Huai'an's main formation.
I saw the sound of drums and the flags flying, although most people’s armors were not very clear, there were some dust and mud, or blood stains and smog; some people still had their own injuries. And bandaged; but none of them spoiled their fanatical and religious spirit.
Because today is the Taiping Army's great captain and His Royal Highness, who is respected and admired by all, arrived in Chang'an and personally reviewed their glorious and glorious moments. And this also represents the beginning and prologue of the Taiping Army's Grand Dudu Mansion, which truly entered the world's famous city, Chang'an, the capital of the world.
"Tai Ping...Tai Ping... Wan Sheng..."
"Keep peace forever..."
"Recreating the world, forever peace..."
"General Governor Wanshou Jinkang..."
"The king was ordered to Yongchang..."
In the sound of tsunami and tsunami wave after wave of fighting and dancing. Zhou Huaian, with a large dark purple cloak and gilt black light armor, also stood on the conspicuous carriage pedestal, facing the phalanx of horse-step formations, strike forces and engineering regiments in front of them, waving and insisting, and by The guard who raised the loudspeaker loudly behind him responded again and again:
"I wish the world was peaceful..."
"I hope the people will be happy..."
"The soldiers have worked hard..."
Then, on the high platform where the battalion representatives presented the prisoners and the flag paying ceremonies, Ge Congzhou, who was the more and more conscientious and awe-inspiring general, was also facing Zhou Huai'an respectfully. Report:
"Dorai relies on the prestige of the chief governor... All the enemy troops in the city fled without a fight, so Chang'an is already owned by our army..."
"Gome, don't say anything like this because of your prestige."
Zhou Huaian smiled and said:
"Isn't the current situation the result of thousands of soldiers fighting bloody battles, it is also your generals who are facing the enemy with the appropriate means of adapting; I am just a coincidence, but there is no good credit..."
"The master strategizing is the root of all this..."
Ge Congzhou still insisted:
"This is also the result of the concerted efforts of the chief governor, but I dare not live alone..."
Zhou Huaian also said calmly:
"Furthermore, at the moment I have only regained a Chang'an. The great cause of peace in the world has just reached a new stage. There are still many things to do with the world; it also needs to be safe from arrogance and rashness of our generation. Persevere with a more modest and cautious heart..."
"Follow the master's teachings... the subordinates have neglected..."
Ge Congzhou suddenly felt complicated and bowed a little joyfully:
"Actually, I can provide the greatest assistance to you... It's not the follow-up soldiers, horses, food and equipment, but these people..."
Zhou Huaian said to the people waiting in the audience who looked so proud and proud:
In addition to the army that stretched for dozens of miles, there were more than 1,000 graduates and trainees who went with the army this time, and the same number of members of the "three teams" drawn from the five roads and twelve roads. .
Although the 26 prefectures used to directly control Kannai and Gyeonggi Provinces are obviously not enough, they are only used to restore production and establish a basic ruling rank on the land of Guanzhong, which is waiting to be renewed. Still barely enough.
Among them, Wei Zhuang and Han Wo, as well as Du Xunhe and others, have a feeling of re-visiting some old places, but obviously there is no need to leave after this time, so they have a different mood and feelings. Up.
I saw Ge Congzhou continue to report:
"Our army has captured Suo Xun, the deputy envoy of the Guiyi Army from the city, and Zheng Duangong, the Liangzhou defensive envoy and the Hexi observation envoy, and 171 generals in the Nexi Army:"
"It was returned to the commander of the former soldiers and horses of the Yi Army, Cao Yijin, the defense ambassador of Tonghua, and Wang Jingyi, the defense ambassador of Liangzhou West Border, headed by seven troops, about 14,000..."
"Cao Yijin?"
Hearing this name, Zhou Huaian felt a little familiar, and suddenly remembered that this was the guy who took the opportunity to replace the Zhang family in the civil strife after Suo Xun was assassinated and established the regime of the Cao family of Guiyi army.
It's just that compared to the three generations of the Zhang family who are brave and enterprising; this is mainly seen in the history books because of his exquisite diplomatic methods and the merits of worshipping Buddhism. Therefore, he is not only known as the Yue family of the Western countries, but also in the later Dunhuang Mogao. In the cave there is a rich stroke of color.
"Each army successively cut down the judge Weng Gao of the Hexi Festival, Shandan Town containment envoy Zhang Herong, Liangzhou Youduzhi soldier Gao Jinda and other 47 generals, beheading more than 18,000..."
"In addition, Li Mingzhen in Langzhou, Li Mingda in Hezhou, Guo Yuanzhong in Huangzhou, Longshi in Suzhou, Yang in Minzhou and many other soldiers and horses, before the encirclement of the army, left Chang'an first, and I don't know the end for the time being... "
Having said that, Ge Congzhou paused and said:
"At the same time in the third inner circle of Rosso, the number of ministers, officials, and relatives of the old dynasty received totaled 1,987 people; it’s just that during the absence of the old dynasty prime minister Zheng, he was suspected to be the first to take the lead. .. Now it is still retrieving, please forgive me for the general supervisor..."
"Enough, now that you have achieved the maximum you can. The rest is to do your best and obey the destiny, and you don't need to worry about it..."
Zhou Huaian shook his head and said:
"Whether or not the savior can be captured in the end is just a dispensable addition to the overall situation at the moment; let the soldiers in front not be too persistent, so as not to delay the follow-up advancement and strategy matters. ..."
"I will obey orders..."
Ge Congzhou nodded again and said:
Afterwards, I saw another military commander Cao Shixiong who was dispatched from within the Guan, also coming over with a solemn expression, bowing his hands and saying:
"The governor, the imperial city has been searched and cleaned up, and you can go to worship..."
So, after this simple and grand review of the city was over, Zhou Huaian went through Mingde Gate non-stop, and hugged and hugged along the messy Zhuque Street, towards the Imperial City Dazhi where the Chengtian Gate was at the end. go with.
And this time Zhou Huaian was due to Zhuque Avenue passing by those hard to conceal the devastation along the way, or in the ruins and still embers of the city, but it was another kind of essential oil that witnessed history, changed history, and then created a different kind of history. Mood and feelings.
And all of the history of the purpose is like the best portrayal of the Tang Dynasty that has come to an end. Only on the ruins of the white ground that have been wiped out by fire and war, can the new dynasty be born from nothing to new vitality and vitality, right
Amidst the clatter of horseshoes, it took only half an hour to cross this central axis street, which is said to be six and a half miles long. Then, the left-behind soldiers who stood in line to meet at the Zhuquemen Gate, were guided by the Hundred Officials' Office, who continued to cross the imperial city, and entered the Imperial City Hall (Tai Chi Palace) inside the Chengtian Gate.
After passing through the Taiji Gate on the inner side of the square Great Urn City, you will arrive at the Taiji Hall, the head of the three former three halls, located between Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province, and above the Shuowang Dachaohui Square where thousands of people gather in front of the temple. However, Zhou Huaian's footsteps did not stop here.
I saw that he did not hesitate to bypass the side porch of the Taiji Hall, and went on to pass through the same towering and majestic Liangyi Gate, and arrived at the Liangyi Hall where the emperor’s daily life and the wedding invitation, the funeral service of the emperor and the queen were presented. before.
But he also bypassed the palace complex from the side, passed through the Ganlumen Middle Road of the double eaves of the Quelou, and arrived outside the Ganlu Hall at the end of the three main halls of the former dynasty.
And here is also an important place for the emperor to feast the ministers and the subordinates of the imperial wives; to call for meetings with the prime ministers and ministers, and for the scholars to serve the documents, and for the learned scholars to interpret the scriptures and talk about ancient times.
It was here, as the second supreme emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xuanzong, ushered in the final moment of his confinement in his later years. The "Eternal Life Hall on July 7th" in "Song of Everlasting Regret" describes the sad stories of love-hate separation that happened here.
However, Zhou Huaian still did not stop to cherish the memory, and turned to the east and came to the stone-built road between the Meritorious Pavilion and Lingyan Pavilion; along the road, he passed Zhaoqing Hall and Ningyun Pavilion, and finally reached the imperial city. In the northeast corner, there is a pavilion dedicated to watching polo matches.
A thousand-step corridor formed by flowers, trees, and vines beside the Wuchang Pavilion is the Ziyun Pavilion dedicated to Emperor Xuanyuan (Lao Tzu). It's just that this deserted and dilapidated secluded place originally belonging to the imperial city was re-cleaned and repaired, and the door was wide open and full of guards thought to welcome it.
And when Zhou Huaian stepped on the squeaky old floor slabs and stepped back to the fourth floor of Ziyun Pavilion, he saw that he was enshrined in the shrine next to the statue of Emperor Doumu Yuan, the accompaniment of the North Pole Emperor, who had been given to him. It was dismantled and removed and part of the wrapped mud layer was peeled off.
And under the peeling mud, there was the remains of Huang Chao, the lord of the new dynasty of Da Qi, who had become very dry and black and yellow, but was faintly visible in his life. But he didn't expect that at the last moment, he would actually use this kind of concealment method to preserve his body.
After seeing the cheap father-in-law for the last time, Zhou Huaian was also relieved of a concern, and became somewhat uninterested. Then he called in the old Mengjue Haidao who was responsible for finding Huang Chao's body:
"Come out a set of honor guards and artifacts from the seizure of the imperial city, and bury him in accordance with Wang Jue's ordinance. If auspicious land is not easy to find for a while, it will be buried in the excavated Jingling. Level the ground again..."
This can be regarded as a bit of malicious interest of Zhou Huaian as a modern man of later generations. Anyway, the Tang Xizong, who is the lord of Jingling, is already a prisoner of the Taiping Army, and it is unlikely that he will be able to use this half-lazi project mausoleum in the future; then it would simply be cheaper to dig the tomb of Huang Chao, the Great Tang. People can be regarded as a kind of causal cycle. (End of this chapter)