"Kill Tang Gou and gain merit!"

Faced with the Tang army's surprise attack, the Yan army did not panic.

Hundreds of patrolling Yan troops, armed with swords and guns, shouted and rushed towards Li Xuan.

They were confident that they could easily defeat the Tang army like they did in the Battle of Tongguan.

In the Battle of Tongguan, the Tang army, which was mainly composed of flying cavalry and cavalry, had no shortage of armor. Even so, they were beaten by the Yan army and fled in panic.

At this time, the Yan army only thought that the ones who appeared were the flashy imperial guards such as the Flying Cavalry and the Siqi Cavalry.

The Yan army adopted a more scattered formation, with five to ten cavalrymen in a team, supporting each other.

In a blink of an eye, the nearest Yan cavalry was only ten steps away from Li Xuan.

The Yan cavalry were slightly surprised when they saw that Li Xuan's men and horses were all in armor.

Even with both the rider and the horse fully armored, it can still run at such a speed. It is definitely a BMW that is one in a million.

"Take your life!"

He shouted loudly, building up his courage, and wanted to stab Li Xuan in the face with the spear in his hand. This was his only chance.

In a split second, the two horses crossed each other, and the Yan cavalryman thrust out with his spear.

But when he just started to make the stabbing motion, a white light flashed between his eyes and he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"Pfft!"

Li Xuan's spear shot out like a dragon, piercing the heart of the Yan cavalryman and piercing his armor.

The Yan cavalry's spear was still half a foot away from Li Xuan, and his speed was much slower than Li Xuan.

Li Xuan quickly drew out his spear and struck another rider.

The blade of the spear was as sharp as a sword, and the enemy cavalry was holding a scimitar without any armor, so Li Xuan cut his throat with one blow.

Li Xuan was attacking a team. When he killed two Yan soldiers in a row, the remaining five Yan soldiers attacked together with spears.

"clang!"

Li Xuan waved his lance to block the attacks of several cavalrymen.

The recoil force caused the weapons in the hands of the Yan cavalry to slip out of their hands.

Their facial expressions were ferocious, the skin on their palms was scraped off, and their knuckles were cracked.

"Pfft!"

Having lost their weapons and no longer having the strength to resist, Li Xuan stabbed and killed several more riders.

The Yan cavalry didn't even touch Li Xuan's armor.

Li Xuan is almost thirty years old, and his strength and endurance have reached their peak.

He did not indulge in comfort, and his martial bravery remained unchanged. Once he put on armor and held a spear, he had an invincible temperament.

"kill!"

The Tian Ce Guards behind Li Xuan were infected by his bravery. They were ready to die and used their most desperate force to push away the patrolling soldiers of the Yan army who were trying to stop them.

In the darkness, swords and sabers flashed, and a red light filled the air.

The newly formed Tiance Guards were composed entirely of elite soldiers from the Anxi and Beiting armies, as well as a small number of Han knights and warriors from various countries in the Western Regions.

They were extremely strong and possessed superb fighting skills. When their horses collided, they would often kill one another with one blow, and the knights of the Yan army fell one after another.

Five hundred Tiance cavalrymen, led by Li Xuan, attacked the patrol cavalry of the Yan army, and the outcome was self-evident.

In one round, the one hundred Yan cavalrymen were buried under the iron hooves, and no one survived.

The Tian Ce Guards marched straight in and rushed directly towards the soldiers in the Yan army camp, especially those who had not yet mounted their horses.

The moment they stepped in, the real battle began.

The war horses neighed and the sound of their hooves shook the sky.

The unextinguished bonfires in the Yan army camps provided guidance for the Tang army.

The Tian Ce Guards were brave and good at fighting. They were armed with spears and sharp blades, and they shuttled through the camp, dispersing the unorganized Yan army troops one by one.

The sounds of weapons clashing, people shouting, horses neighing, and screams were heard everywhere.

Even the Flying Dragon Guards led by Zhang Xiaojing were excited. They gripped their weapons tightly and started the first battle in their lives.

A Hu general of the Yan army barely organized a hundred cavalrymen to fight against Li Xuan, in order to buy breathing time for the main force, and also had the confidence to turn the tide.

"Die, Tang dog!"

He rode over on horseback speaking Khitan, assassinated a Tiance Guard, and then ran into Li Xuan head-on.

The spear was charged with energy, and after Li Xuan killed a Yan cavalryman, the spear flew straight forward.

"Pfft!"

Li Xuan dodged sideways, stabbed the Hu general to death with his spear, and then picked up his body on the spear blade and held it high.

“Is this not a human?”

Seeing the figure being impaled on the spear blade at night, the Yan cavalry finally became frightened.

This unimaginable behavior intimidated the rebels.

"Could this be Li Xuan?"

General Hu Cao saw this scene from a distance and was amazed.

According to legend, Li Xuan possessed far greater courage than Overlord, and was well-known for his archery skills, including shooting tassels on a flying horse.

There is also a story about an enemy general being picked up on a spear and held high without falling.

Looking around the world, I have never heard of anyone else doing this.

Li Xuan became more and more courageous as the battle went on. He assigned the task of attacking the horse stable and preventing the Yan army from mounting their horses to other Tian Ce guards.

He only led a hundred cavalrymen to attack the organized Yan army.

Even though there were hundreds of cavalry, Li Xuan still charged forward.

He was as powerful as thunder, riding out from the darkness on horseback, like a tiger descending from the mountains, swinging left and right, and his murderous aura rose straight into the night sky.

Under the bright moon, the Yan cavalry, relying on their courage and numerical advantage, wanted to kill Li Xuan, the "general", and receive military merit.

One after another, even if Li Xuan's horse trampled on hundreds of corpses, there were always Yan cavalrymen who rushed forward like moths to a flame.

"clang!"

Li Xuan fought fiercely in all directions. With one lance, more than ten spears were destroyed. The cold light danced in the dark night, with blood flowers flying.

"This is a monster!"

He was the first to charge into the enemy's formation, and tens of thousands of people were in danger. After breaking through several formations, he finally frightened the brave Yan army. They shouted and retreated in fear, and no one dared to confront Li Xuan.

The Tiance Guards following Li Xuan advanced like an iron wall, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and each of them was able to defeat ten enemies with one.

Fortunately, it was night time, and only a small part of Li Xuan's bravery could be seen.

Most of the Yan army was simply surprised as to why the defeat at the front was so quick?

Although many Yan soldiers had mounted their horses, the ranks were in disarray.

The Fanyang army and the Mohe army joined together and marched together with the Tongluo and Shiwei.

The orders were not carried out consistently, and the combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

"This is definitely not Tang Gou's imperial guards. This is Li Xuan, an elite cavalry from the Western Regions. Quickly report this to General An!"

When General Cao saw that his elite cavalry had been dispersed, he immediately asked his personal guards to report to An Shouzhong.

There was much more to it. Pei Ying and Xue Cuo, who came out from the north gate and south gate, led light cavalry to attack the left and right wings of the Yan army respectively.

The five hundred cavalrymen led by Wang Nan will also be arriving soon.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The loud sound of war drums sounded in Xinfeng City, boosting the morale of the Tang army and making the Yan army timid.

The Tang army launched a sudden attack, causing the Yan army to lose unity in the sound of trumpets.

Pei Ying led a thousand light cavalry to attack the Mohe and Tongluo formations on the flanks.

The light cavalry galloped, with the soldiers holding the reins in one hand and their swords in the other.

The Yan army did not mount their horses, and when they saw the rumbling of horses' hooves coming, they fled in all directions.

Pei Ying has fought in hundreds of battles following Li Xuan, and now he is one of the top three fiercest generals in the Western Region Army with his immense strength.

He marched in step with his men, abandoned his lance, and entered the battle holding a horizontal sword.

He slashed and struck continuously, blood flowed everywhere, and soldiers of the Yan army kept falling under his horse's hooves.

The Yan army, which had already mounted their horses, had no choice but to be defeated when faced with a large number of light cavalry attacks.

"Pfft!"

A Tian Ce Wei light cavalryman used the power of his warhorse to easily chop off the head of a Yan soldier.

More Tian Ce Guards launched ruthless killings in an effort to win military merit.

The Northwest and the Northeast, the two once most powerful armies, are now fighting together for their own interests.

Whether they were Hu people or Han people, they all competed for the final victory through the use of force.

"It's not the cavalry? It's Li Xuan who leads the Western Region Army?"

An Shouzhong rode on a horse, accompanied by his personal guards, and did his best to command the situation.

After hearing the news, An Shouzhong was shocked.

No wonder the Tang army’s attack speed was so fast and the front kept collapsing.

If it was Li Xuan who came in person, then it would be understandable.

Because Li Xuan's personal guards must be no less elite than those of Yeluohe.

"How dare Cui Guangyuan, that bastard, deceive His Majesty and the Yan army!"

The next moment, An Shouzhong became furious.

It is impossible that Cui Guangyuan was unaware of the fact that Li Xuan and the Western Region Army appeared in Xinfeng City, east of Chang'an.

The only explanation is that Cui Guangyuan had defected to Li Xuan and deliberately lured the Yan army out of Tongguan to annihilate them.

This is to take advantage of the Yan army's greed and desire to win.

"General, we must avenge this, but not now. Our army is unprepared and the front line is losing ground. We must blow the horn and retreat immediately to avoid being annihilated!"

Xi King Li Riyue hurriedly said to An Shouzhong.

Although there was arrogance in the army, everyone wanted to kill Li Xuan and become unrivaled in the world.

But now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and we attacked them unexpectedly, so it is obvious that we have no chance of winning.

Li Riyue even felt that Li Xuan had far more subordinates than them.

Otherwise, with such a high position, Li Xuan would not have risked his life to personally participate in the raid.

"It is indeed difficult to have a chance of winning. Order all the military chiefs to organize the troops to retreat."

An Shouzhong was not a reckless man. He learned from reports from all sides that they were in imminent danger.

Now the only thing we can do is to bring as many elite troops as possible back to Tongguan and take revenge later.

The military strategy lies in the unexpected.

From the moment An Lushan was deceived and sent An Shouzhong into Chang'an, they had almost no chance of victory.

Because they lost the initiative and due to psychological effects, after discovering that they were ambushed, they were still calculated by their most powerful opponent, the Tang Dynasty God of War Li Xuan. Most generals would choose to break through rather than fight to the death.

"Woooo..."

The horn of the Yan army's retreat sounded.

For his own safety, An Shouzhong and Li Riyue led their personal guards to retreat eastward.

His position was safe and the Tang army could not arrive for a while.

Although An Shouzhong was able to escape, General Cao was in trouble. After he discovered Li Xuan, he was a step slower in retreating and was targeted by Li Xuan, who led his cavalry to kill him.

"Stop it! Stop it quickly..."

Even though he had guessed that the leader was Li Xuan, he still underestimated Li Xuan's bravery.

Wave after wave of Yan cavalry approached and were killed by Li Xuan, leaving corpses all over the ground.

Li Xuan is like a human meat grinder. Anyone who touches him will die. No one can defeat him.

General Cao tried his best to command his troops, but he could not keep up with Li Xuan's speed.

After another wave of Yan cavalry was killed and dispersed by Li Xuan, General Cao was only thirty steps away from Li Xuan.

When he wanted to retreat, he found that Xue Cuo had led the light cavalry to cut off his rear.

In panic, General Cao led dozens of light cavalry to a raised slope for safety.

But this high slope did not stop Li Xuan from moving forward.

"That's the rebel general, kill him!"

Li Xuan rode his horse onto the high slope, pointing his long spear straight ahead.

General Cao was one of the thirty-two foreign generals appointed by An Lushan. He was wearing the mountain-patterned armor that only generals could wear. Li Xuan recognized him at a glance.

The Ferghana horse, wearing armor, can climb the high slope as if it were walking on flat ground.

Soon it will be within reach.

"Shoot him with an arrow."

General Cao was greatly frightened and ordered his guards to shoot arrows.

"clang!"

The guards pulled the arrows away, and one arrow was knocked away by Li Xuan's spear.

Two more arrows sank into the darkness and disappeared.

"Pfft!"

Li Xuan drew out his javelin and threw it at the Yan army archer, and the javelin pierced his heart.

As a result, others dared not shoot arrows.

"Flush him down!"

General Cao shrank back, and ordered his guards to attack from a high position, but his voice was already trembling.

The guards had no choice but to obey the order and ride towards Li Xuan who was halfway up the slope.

Li Xuan wielded his lance alone at Banpo, killing several riders in succession, and the Tiance Guards killed the rest.

General Cao was pale and alone. He climbed down the slope and tried to fight his way out from the other side with gritted teeth.

But after Li Xuan reached the top of the slope, he followed the direction of General Cao's escape and went down with the wind.

The warhorse was as swift as flying and reached behind General Cao in an instant.

"what……"

General Cao was afraid, so he threw away his weapon and just whipped his horse's butt with a whip.

"Eh..."

The warhorse was unable to bear the heavy burden and after a neigh, it fell down halfway up the slope.

General Cao also fell off his horse.

"Pfft!"

General Cao, who had not yet stood up, was stabbed in the back by Li Xuan, and his blood covered halfway down the slope.

His eyes widened, blood oozing from his mouth, his dream of becoming a general was shattered.

It also took away his fantasy of burning down Chang'an.

"Woooo..."

The sound of the Yan army's retreat horns became more and more urgent.

When an army is attacked, its formation will inevitably become more chaotic if it retreats in a disorganized manner.

After several rounds of attacks, the arrogance and self-confidence of the Yan army disappeared without a trace.

Wang Nande led 500 cavalrymen and attacked the rear of the Yan army.

None of the various divisions and armies of the Yan army were truly united.

The fields were filled with running horses.

Most of the Yan soldiers who did not ride on horses were killed by the Tang army.

Of course, a part of the Yan army felt very aggrieved. They were completely unprepared and the Tang army descended from the sky. This was an unfair victory.

If we deploy our forces and engage in a real fight, the outcome is still uncertain.

But there's no point in thinking about anything now, I can only escape as quickly as possible.

If the scattered Yan cavalry had run a step slower, they would have been killed by the Tang army's swords.

"Order General Pei and General Xue to organize a light cavalry formation with a hundred-man team to pursue the rebels."

Li Xuan stood halfway up the slope and saw that there were no rebels around, so he gave orders to his guards.

When the rebels withdraw, they will certainly destroy Guanzhong and plunder the countryside.

Li Xuan wanted to kill as many rebels as possible. Even if he couldn't kill them all, he wanted to watch them escape back to Tongguan with his own eyes.

Nearly 90,000 Western Region cavalry under his command have entered the Jingzhao area and will reach Chang'an soon. He is not afraid that the rebels in Tongguan will come out in full force to fight him.

In addition, the third batch of infantry and cavalry from Longyou and Hexi will soon arrive in Longxi.

Li Xuan had sufficient reinforcements.

After resting for a while, Li Xuan took off the vest of the Ferghana horse, took off his own armor, and pursued with his personal guards.

The Tian Ce Guard’s light cavalry are all good at riding and shooting.

As the day dawned, the bows and arrows of the Tian Ce Guard came in handy.

The Yanyun cavalry and the Zhuhu light cavalry were also good at shooting, but during the pursuit, they threw away their weapons and armor and lost all their will to fight.

The Tang army killed several thousand enemies, but their numbers were already smaller than theirs and they were unable to launch a counterattack.

After Li Xuan caught up with a group, he bent his bow and drew his arrow, and all the rebels fell down.

Although the Tang army's reserve horses were in Xianyang, Li Xuan's war horses were obviously stronger than those of the Yan army, both in speed and endurance.

The high-intensity pursuit caused many war horses to collapse on the ground exhausted and become lambs to be slaughtered.

At first, An Shouzhong was still able to control some of the retreating Yan cavalry, but later he lost contact with most of them.

The team also had to stop to rest.

Another day and night later, the leaders of Mohe, Shiwei and Tongluo were all shot dead by the Tang army.

The official road leading to Tongguan was littered with Yan army corpses and exhausted war horses.

After receiving Li Xuan's order, the county magistrates and Huayin prefecture chief along the way also began to organize county soldiers and Changping recruits to conduct a large-scale search to prevent the escaped fish from escaping from the official road area and causing trouble.

In the end, An Shouzhong and Li Riyue escaped back to Tongguan with only a few hundred cavalry.

"I have failed my foster father..."

In Tongguan, An Shouzhong bowed towards the east on the city wall, looking extremely regretful and self-blaming.

After An Lushan started his rebellion, he always regarded Li Xuan as his biggest enemy.

Claiming that whoever defeats Li Xuan will be crowned king.

As the turmoil has reached this day, on the surface it is An Lushan replacing the Tang Dynasty's sacred weapon, but in reality it is a game between An Lushan, who occupies the central plains of Hebei, and Li Xuan, who occupies the western regions of Helong.

The failure in the first battle, although it was a small-scale battle, would affect the morale of the Yan army, which was advancing like an unstoppable force.

An Shouzhong knew An Lushan's cruelty and was afraid of being punished.

"General, the failure of this battle is not your fault. It was the villain Cui Guangyuan and the child Li Xuan who were insidious. His Majesty is sensible and will not blame you."

Li Riyue comforted An Shouzhong, "The troops led by Li Xuan must be elite soldiers who have fought in many battles. We need to go to the river to deal with them."

"Has General Cui set out for Hedong?"

An Shouzhong felt that what Li Riyue said was right, but he was still prepared to go to Luoyang to apologize.

Now Tongguan must be defended to prevent it from being captured by Li Xuan.

"General, General Cui assembled his troops and set out two days ago, and is now crossing the Yellow River."

Tian Qianzhen, the defender of Tongguan, replied.

He already knew that the Yan army had been fooled by Li Xuan. There were only 5,000 defenders in Tongguan now, and they were about to face Li Xuan's troops head-on, which put them under tremendous pressure.

"Quickly report this to General Cui. We cannot attack the Hedong counties for the time being. The main thing is to defend Tongguan." An Shouzhong sent someone to inform Cui Qianyou that this was a serious matter.

"As ordered!"

The messenger received the order and left.

After just a few days, the Yan army was in panic and no longer dared to underestimate Li Xuan's troops.

In particular, the Mohe, Tongluo, and Shiwei armies were dissatisfied with this.

They helped An Lushan in his rebellion and needed something in return. The death of thousands of people was a serious blow to their tribes.

Fortunately, An Lushan sent people to reward and appease these tribes.

An Lushan was furious at the failure to sack Chang'an and the loss of nearly 10,000 cavalrymen and his great general, General Cao.

An Lushan was in poor health and would become ill whenever he got angry. Whenever he became angry, he would whip Li Zhuer and other eunuchs around him.

If Yan Zhuang, Gao Shang and other counselors were unlucky enough to meet An Lushan when he was ill, they would inevitably be severely beaten.

After Yan Zhuang's analysis, An Lushan sent Zhang Tongru, who was both civil and military, to Tongguan, and increased the military force in Tongguan, preparing to defend Tongguan to the death and block Li Xuan's way to the east.

An Lushan was waiting for the actions of the Uighurs and Tubo.

Now An Lushan was going to launch the Battle of Nanyang with all his strength, and ordered generals such as Wu Lingxun and Tian Chengsi to ensure the occupation of the Nanyang counties.

After completing Yan Zhuang's strategy, concentrate manpower and material resources, and then go west through Tongguan to wipe out Li Xuan.

……

"General Wang, I will give you two thousand Tiance Guards to guard Huayin and monitor Tongguan."

After a few days, Li Xuan cleaned up the battlefield and gave Wang Nanyi instructions before leaving Huayin.

After the main force of Western Region cavalry arrives, Li Xuan will directly let them go to Huayin, and then withdraw the Tiance Guards.

"I will not let Commander Li down."

Wang Nandai bowed.

Although Li Xuan did not give him an official position, he believed that as long as he followed Li Shuai wholeheartedly, Li Shuai would not treat him unfairly.

Li Xuan did not promote his subordinates because he did not have any official position already.

This time when he returns to Chang'an, Li Xuan will ask Li Longji for an official position.

After giving some instructions, Li Xuan took the remaining Tiance Guards back to Chang'an.

When arriving in Xinfeng, Li Xuan received a letter from Che Shensai.

Ashina Fuwen lived up to everyone's expectations and intercepted Li Heng. According to his secret order, he killed Li Jingzhong and Cheng Yuanzhen and is now on his way back to Chang'an.

This made Li Xuan breathe a sigh of relief.

The wishes of Pei Mian, Du Hongjian and others to support Li Heng failed. Even though Guo Ziyi of the Shuofang Army and Li Guangbi of the Hedong Army were loyal to the court, they had no one to whom they would be loyal.

Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi did not seem to be the kind of people who were separatist, especially Li Guangbi who had a good relationship with Li Xuan.

Other sons of Li Longji, such as Prince Yong Li Lin, were appointed as Jiedushi of Shannan at the end of last year. Li Yan was appointed Jiedushi of Jiannan in April this year.

However, Li Lin and Li Yan had not yet gone to Shannan and Shu.

Together with Li Lu who was arrested by Li Xuan in Jincheng, all of Li Longji's sons were left in Li Xuan's hands.

Ambitious people don't even have a chance to be supported.

Just supporting a royal family member as emperor is meaningless, just like criticizing Li Xuan.

In late April, Li Xuan escorted thousands of rebel prisoners, bypassed Chang'an, returned to Xianyang, and met Li Longji again.

At this time, Li Longji was leaning on a dragon-headed cane, and his hair was silver-white without even a trace of black.

His face was full of wrinkles and looked extremely decadent, like an old man in his twilight years.

"Saint, King Tianshui has returned triumphantly to pay his respects!"

The young eunuch ran timidly to a mansion in Xianyang and reported to Li Longji.

This house is the largest courtyard in Xianyang, and now there are soldiers every ten steps and every five steps.

However, these soldiers were not the imperial guards who protected the emperor, but Li Xuan's personal guards, the Tiance Guards.

Twelve hours a day, always be armed to the teeth.

"Hurry... let him in."

With the help of Gao Lishi, Li Longji ran out of the courtyard excitedly, regardless of the etiquette of the emperor.

Li Xuan appeared, wearing armor and with Zhuge Liang's sword on his waist.

"Qilang, quickly return Madam Yuhuan to me..."

Before Li Xuan paid his respects, Li Longji hurriedly spoke.

During this period, he felt like every day was a year.

He is the emperor, but he has no dignity.

No matter how he scolded these Tiance Guards, it was of no use.

Luo Xing, the commander of the Tiance Guard, refused to budge and refused to let him see Yang Yuhuan.

He has become sick with worry, and if he doesn't see Madam Yuhuan again, he will die.

In order to take a look at Yang Yuhuan, Li Longji stood at the highest point of the courtyard, but Xianyang City was not small, and he didn't know which courtyard Yang Yuhuan was in.

From sunrise to sunset, I can only sigh in vain.

"Your Majesty, I have lived up to your expectations and defeated the rebels who invaded Chang'an. In this battle, we beheaded 8,000 people and captured 1,000. Our army suffered very few casualties and captured..."

Li Xuan ignored Li Longji's words, bowed, and reported to him the battle report of the Xinfeng Battle word by word.

"Deng Deng..."

Li Longji had no intention of listening to the battle report. He was almost dying of anxiety and knocked the ground with his dragon-headed cane.

"I want a jade ring, I want a jade ring!"

"As long as you return the jade ring to me, I will give you the titles of King of Qin, General of Heavenly Strategy, and Minister of Chancellery..."

After Li Xuan finished his report, Li Longji shouted in a low voice.

"The Imperial Concubine must contemplate the Empress Dowager, and the Saint cannot meet her, lest she should be criticized."

After Li Xuan evaded the question, he said seriously, "The sage must confer upon me the titles of General of Heavenly Strategy and Minister of Chancellery, so that I can restore order and clear the world."

"You...you are such a traitor! I've already given you the power, but you can't even satisfy this little request?"

Li Longji was furious and pointed at Li Xuan's nose and cursed.

"I am also considering the Saint!"

After Li Xuan said this, he instructed the eunuch he had arranged: "Make preparations for the Saint today, and set off for Chang'an early tomorrow morning."

"As ordered!"

The young eunuch nodded in agreement.

"Thief Li..."

"Li Xuan..."

"Qilang, come back...I want Madam Yuhuan."

Looking at Li Xuan's back, Li Longji's tone gradually became lighter and lighter, and finally into begging.

Gao Lishi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but shed tears when he saw the saint like this.

pitiful!

But to be honest, he didn't want the saint to see Yang Yuhuan to avoid any further trouble.

Others may still have a chance.

But with the meticulous Li Qilang, they no longer had a chance.

A short pain is worse than a long one. Gao Lishi hopes that Li Longji can enjoy his old age in peace.

……

The next morning, the Tian Ce Guards, the Feilong Imperial Guards, and the Longwu Army were all ready.

The caravan and horse team formed a long dragon on the Xianyang Plain.

The carriage of the dragon chariot had been dismantled. Li Longji stood on the chariot, looking around from time to time, searching for any trace of Lady Yuhuan.

But no one found which car Yang Yuhuan was in.

However, I found quite a few prison vans.

In the frontmost prison car was Yang Guozhong. He was wearing a purple official robe, but he sat there with disheveled hair, looking full of despair.

And there is Lady Guoguo, who normally has her hair covered with pearls and jade and her clothes dressed in brocade, but now there is not a trace of gold or jade on her.

Yang Yuyao, who "disliked the color of her makeup and went to see the emperor with lightly brushed brows", has completely lost her color.

Some are just confused.

She wanted to see Li Xuan, but Li Xuan couldn't see her.

He wanted to see Yang Yuhuan and the saint and plead for them, but no one paid any attention.

In the past, the Yang family was a splendid family. Officials from all over the country who came to Beijing would first pay homage to the Yang family and then visit the government office, so that the streets were filled with carriages and horses.

The scene of beautiful women making up the streets and candles burning as bright as day can only exist in their dreams.

The civil engineering work, which had been going on day and night, has now stopped.

The large amounts of gold, silver and jewelry they carried with them when they fled will all be used as military supplies.

Including their mansions, silk, copper coins, orchards and fields in Chang'an, all became public property.

"Li Qilang, Li Qilang..."

When Li Xuan passed by Yang Yuyao's prison van, Yang Yuyao screamed and shouted.

Li Xuan finally turned around and looked at her.

At this time, Yang Yuyao looked haggard and very pitiful.

But Li Xuan did not feel the slightest sympathy. The Five Yangs directly and indirectly caused countless people to be separated from their wives and children and their families to be destroyed.

"Li Qilang, we used to be very friendly. It was Yang Jian and Yang Zhao who provoke you. It has nothing to do with me!"

Yang Yuyao stretched her hand out of the cage.

"It is your own fault and you will not live!"

Li Xuan uttered a word lightly.

"If I die, you won't get the jade ring."

Seeing that Li Xuan was determined to kill her, Yang Yuyao showed no fear and said something shocking.

She is a woman and knows women's thoughts.

What's more, he and Yang Yuhuan have always been close.

During the past ten years or so, she guessed from Yang Yuhuan's expression and emotions that Yang Yuhuan had a crush on Li Xuan.

Although she didn't know when Yang Yuhuan had such thoughts, she could understand it.

Li Xuan was an extraordinary and brave young hero, and also a talented poet.

Since "Song of Water Melody", he has created a new style of lyric writing, which is bold yet graceful, touching and makes young girls and women in Chang'an obsessed with it.

Yang Yuyao also liked Li Xuan very much, but she tried to seduce him many times but failed, and because Li Xuan deliberately targeted her, she gave up.

She knew that this was also the reason why Yang Yuhuan had protected Li Xuan for so many years.

But she couldn't tell anyone, because once Yang Yuhuan fell out of favor, the end of the Yang family would come.

In Yang Yuyao's opinion, no man could control himself in front of the charming and beautiful Lady Yuhuan.

Including Li Xuan!

All the Yang family members, big and small, were arrested, but Yang Yuhuan was not. She was also separated from Li Longji, which shows what Li Xuan was thinking.

She might have been at fault, but if she was killed by Li Xuan, Yang Yuhuan would be heartbroken and would never let Li Xuan touch her.

"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll be rude to you."

Li Xuan glanced at Yang Yuyao, put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and moved his thumb.

He has desires, there is no denying that.

But the faith in my heart is above everything else and nothing can shake it.

"Hahaha...don't dare to admit it, hypocrite!"

Yang Yuyao cursed at Li Xuan, stretching her neck to see if Li Xuan dared to kill her and Madam Han Guo.

"Tie her up and gag her!"

Li Xuan said angrily and gave orders to the Tiance Guards.

Lady Guoguo has always been courageous, but if she wasn't courageous, she wouldn't have done such lawless things.

In history, she was captured and stabbed, but she remained calm and composed.

When she was enjoying wealth and status, she had already thought about the ending.

This also makes her stand out among the three Yang sisters.

In this way, Yang Yuyao's mouth was blocked and she could only struggle in the prison car.

Afterwards, Li Xuan came to Li Longji's dragon chariot.

Without Li Longji's permission, he climbed onto the dragon chariot and sat with Li Longji in the watchful eyes of civil and military officials.

At this time, Li Longji was wearing a yellow dragon robe.

Li Xuan wore the golden armor made for him by Gongshu Qingzi to highlight his status.

Li Longji wanted to ask where Yuhuan was, but he didn't ask again.

Sitting together, Li Longji felt like a thorn in his back at this moment.

"Ugh!"

Civil and military officials sighed and whispered.

"You're wearing golden armor and riding in the same carriage with the Saint. Do you want to enter the court without going to the front, but with swords and shoes?"

"How did Li Qilang become like this? The saint must have been very kind to him!"

"Wang Mang was humble before he usurped the throne. After today, which emperor would dare to trust a minister with high moral character? The yin and yang are out of balance."

"What is this? The Saint has already dismissed him from the title of Lord Zhisan. Does he want to confer the title on himself?"

"Shh! Stop talking. It would be bad if he heard it."

The civil and military officials didn't know what Li Xuan was going to do.

This is not what it means to be the Duke of Zhou, nor is it what it means to be a minister like Zhuge Liang.

They thought that Li Xuan wanted to force Li Longji to proclaim himself the chief prime minister and grand marshal, and become a powerful official in charge of military power.

During this period, some ministers, seeing that Li Longji's lineage was doomed, moved closer to Li Xuan, hoping to be reused.

Especially the ministers promoted by Li Xuan when he was the prime minister, and the literati who passed the imperial examination.

Some officials are internally conflicted and struggling.

Some opponents even believed that "rituals and music were in decline" and cursed Li Xuan to die a miserable death.

"Let's go!"

At the front, Xue Cuo led a thousand Tiance guards and announced the departure of the team.

As the sun just rose, the symphony of wheel tracks sounded as they headed towards where the sun was rising.

The warm sunshine shines on the team.

Some people yearn for light in their hearts, while others are still trapped in darkness and cannot extricate themselves.

This time, the Longwu Army escorted more than a thousand newly captured rebels. They were forced to enter Chang'an City and accept the accusations of the people of Chang'an.

Li Xuan cleared the court of evil officials and captured Yang Guozhong and Yang Shi.

Li Xuan was the first to gain advantage in suppressing the rebels, killing and capturing many people.

This is Li Xuan's prestige.

At the end of the team, a medium-sized carriage was moving slowly, surrounded by imperial guards.

The person sitting inside was Yang Yuhuan. Li Longji must not be able to see her here.

Lady Guo and Lady Han were in the prison car, and Yang Yuhuan had no way of knowing it.

In addition to feeling heartbroken for her sisters, she was also mentally prepared.

……

"Why is the saint silent?"

Li Xuan and Li Longji sat on the dragon chariot together. Even when they took a break, Li Longji did not say a word.

As the sun set and they were about to reach Mingde Gate in Chang'an, Li Xuan spoke to Li Longji.

"The golden armor is too thick, I dare not say more!"

Li Longji said this as if he was angry, and there was some irony in it.

What would the officials and people of Chang'an think when they saw Li Xuan wearing golden armor and riding on the dragon chariot with the emperor on Suzaku Street?

This is to overshadow him with prestige!

"It's been so many days. Has the Saint decided to crown me the King of Qin?"

Li Xuan asked Li Longji again, smiling slightly: "Tomorrow is the deadline. My 100,000 Western Regions cavalry have already arrived in Jingzhao, and 100,000 Helong troops are also on the way. If there is no official to command them, they may lose their sense of proportion. My staff wants to put the yellow robe on me, but I don't want to do that!"

Seeing Li Xuan's dagger hidden in his smile, Li Longji trembled all over.

Two hundred thousand elite troops.

Wearing a yellow robe?

This is threatening him!

Li Longji, shaking with anger, gritted his teeth and spat out three words: "I agree!"

After saying these three words, Li Longji seemed to have been drained of all his strength and lay on the dragon chariot.

If God gave him another chance, he would definitely kill Li Xuan and An Lushan in the early years of Tianbao.

"Tomorrow there will be a grand ceremony at the Taiji Palace. I will draft the text and announce it to the world!"

Li Xuan answered Li Longji.

Li Longji did not reply, which was a tacit agreement.

When they were three miles away from Mingde Gate, Jingzhao Yin Cui Guangyuan led the civil and military officials of Chang'an to wait.

"Greetings to the King of Tianshui, greetings to the Saint!"

Cui Guangyuan bowed to Li Xuan first, then to Li Longji, and then said: "I led all the officials to welcome the saint back to the capital. The people lined the streets of Zhuque Street waiting for you to take charge of the situation."

Officials of all ranks in Chang'an also saw Li Xuan riding on the dragon chariot with the sage.

Those who have the grace in their hearts glared with anger.

If it weren't for the scene, they would have scolded Li Xuan for being rude.

"The rebels broke through Tongguan, and the country was in danger, so the saint went to Shu. Fortunately, I led the troops to the city and escorted the saint back to the capital. With the help of the Grand Yin, the Tang army defeated the rebels and won a great victory. I will definitely ask the saint to reward you."

Li Xuan took the initiative to speak to Cui Guangyuan and the civil and military officials.

"Thank you, King Tianshui, thank you, Saint!"

After Cui Guangyuan bowed again, he began to join the team of civil and military officials beside the dragon chariot.

This formed the intention of all civil and military officials to protect Li Xuan and Li Longji as they returned to Chang'an.

The guard of honor was led out by Cui Guangyuan and stood at the front of the team, demonstrating the emperor's dignity.

But everyone understands that it was the emperor who abandoned the capital and the people and fled Chang'an, and was then "invited" back to the capital by Li Xuan.

Facing danger and fleeing Chang'an, Li Longji's reputation as the emperor was completely disgraced.

Since the news that Prince Tianshui's army had arrived and would return to Chang'an with Li Longji spread, the chaos in Chang'an gradually subsided.

Cui Guang killed more than a hundred rogues who took advantage of the situation to rob, and recovered a lot of treasures.

In addition, there were some soldiers from Jingzhao Prefecture and Jinwu Guards in the city, so Chang'an did not suffer too much damage.

At 7:00 pm, the Mingde Gate opened. As the people of Chang'an waited eagerly, the imperial guards entered the Mingde Gate first...

(End of this chapter)