The encirclement of Tai Chi Palace was just a result, but the process had been brewing for a long time.

It's been a long time, how long?

Probably, starting from the extravagant night banquet of Li Longji in Hua'elou, the king beats the drums, and the minister Hu Xuan. From the 14th year of Tianbao, Du Fu passed by Fengxian County and wrote the poem "The wine and meat smell smelly, and the road is frozen to death" that has been passed down for thousands of years. It began when the rebels captured Chang'an, Li Longji threw down the people of the capital and fled to Shu in a panic.

The foundation of the Tang Dynasty was already full of holes and was shattered in these beginnings.

Gu Qing just pushed a lightly against the wall of this old dangerous building.

The people's betrayal, the choice of history, the evaluation of justice and evil is too thin. God just replaced an incompetent person.

After the Anxi Army entered the city, the nine gates of Chang'an City were closed, and the merchants on the street didn't know what happened, the officials and Marquis of Fang and Wu urged people to go home quickly, and all the streets in the city were cleared and no one was allowed to go out.

In the Tai Chi Palace, in the bell and drum tower, bursts of rapid bells rang over Chang'an City. The court officials who were working in the office or resting at home hurriedly put on their court uniforms and prepared to come into the palace to face the king. However, as soon as they left the door, they were stopped by the soldiers of the Anxi Army who had been waiting for them.

The soldiers of the Anxi Army were very polite and saluted in a manner. Then they smiled and told the court officials that there were remnants of rebels in the city and were creating turmoil. Prince Gu had ordered the whole city to be closed and no one was allowed to go out. In order to check the remnants' lurking place and catch them all. Please wait for news in the mansion with peace of mind.

Of course, the court officials didn't believe it. How could the bell sounds of such a hurry in the bell and drum tower of Tai Chi Palace just be the movement created by the remnants of the rebels?

However, although the Anxi soldiers who blocked the door bowed and spoke politely, their firm expressions told the court officials that you would better stay at home obediently and not cause trouble, otherwise you will become what we are going to do immediately.

The courtiers understood the polite and obscure warning, and looked up at the sky with shock.

Gu Qing finally took action.

Chang'an City, which had been depressed for a long time, finally ushered in an inevitable huge change.

The sky is blue and the breeze is gentle. It is a good weather. It is appropriate to do anything in such weather. In today's Chang'an, the king and the ministers fight each other and the two masters compete for glory, everything will be concluded.

The national fortune of the Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years has come to an end today?

The court officials who stayed in the mansion had different expressions. Some were gloating, some were ecstatic, and some were crying. The ministers were loyal and treacherous, and they looked extremely wonderful against the blue sky and white clouds in the sky.

All the streets in Chang'an City were quickly cleared. The officers and Wuhou of Jingzhao Prefecture raised the iron ruler and shouted loudly along the street, sternly ordered all the merchants to return home immediately, otherwise they would be punished as a rebellious person.

The soldiers of the Anxi Army were stationed at various street intersections and set up fences at each street intersection to stop horses, and no one was allowed to pass through.

Flashes of rapid and neat footsteps gradually spread from the city gate to the street. The people hid at home and watched in shock as teams of armored soldiers hurriedly passing through the streets, gathering towards the Tai Chi Palace Chengtian Gate.

"The weather is about to change!" A commoner squatted under the window of his home and said to his wife and children tremblingly.

"It's going to change. Are the soldiers of the Anxi Army passing outside our house?" The wife said softly, but she didn't look afraid, and she was only a little leisurely to watch the fun.

The husband was obviously not relaxed and nodded, "Yes, they are soldiers of the Anxi Army under the command of Prince Gu. They are now rushing towards Taiji Palace. I am afraid today... Alas, I heard that Prince Gu is unjust. I thought it was a rumor, but I didn't expect it..."

Seeing her husband's expression, the wife couldn't help but smile: "You are so worried? What does the big guy have to do with you?"

The husband pulled the corner of his mouth: "You can't say that, after all, we are also making a living at the foot of the emperor..."

The wife snorted, "Even if Prince Gu overthrew the one in the palace, what about? Did he stop us from making a living? After the recapture of Chang'an City, although the Anxi Army controlled the city defense, it had never been more fish than the people and had no harm to us. I told me that it would be fine if Prince Gu became the emperor..."

The husband said unhappily: "What do women know? We are the people of the Tang Dynasty after all..."

The wife sneered: "The people are the people. Without the people of any dynasty, will the people be just a life if they change the emperor? If Prince Gu becomes the emperor, he will definitely be a promising emperor. A compassionate person will not be too bad to the people."

"How do you know that he has compassion?"

"Last year, so many refugees gathered outside the city. Which official in the court asked about it? It was all Prince Gu who was the only one who was helping them. If the poor people had no relief from Prince Gu and the Anxi Army, they would have become traitors who rushed into the city and killed people when they saw them. Prince Gu not only provided them with relief, but also allocated land and grain to them and placed them in place. With this alone, Prince Gu was not a bad person. He became the emperor and did not harm the people."

His wife's expression suddenly became a little ridiculous, and she said, "Look at the emperor in the palace. When the rebels captured Tongguan, the generals had just arrived at Chang'an City, he was panicked and left the whole city and fled alone. In contrast, who is pretending to be the people in his heart and who only cares about his own life and enjoyment, do you still not understand?"

The husband was silent and wanted to defend the Supreme Emperor for a few words, but he didn't know where to start. The facts were in front of him, and it was indeed inconsistent.

After a long time, the husband couldn't help but say, "But, Prince Gu is a rebellion after all..."

His wife spat and said, "It is up to all the officials in the court to decide whether to rebel or not. How did our Tang Dynasty come from? Emperor Gaozu was the Duke of Tang of the Sui Dynasty. He also rebelled when he raised an army in Jinyang. Then what? More than a hundred years have passed, but some people have said that he was a rebel?"

The husband was anxious: "Don't talk nonsense, what kind of thieves? How could the Emperor Gaozu was a thief? The Emperor Gaozu was unrestrained, and of course the Emperor Gaozu wanted to overthrow it..."

The wife smiled: "That's right, that's what I said, so what about today?"

My husband was stunned and couldn't speak.

My wife hugged her waist and looked out the window again. At the intersection of the street outside the window, countless Anxi soldiers were still passing by in a hurry. The armor on her body made a neat collision sound. The sound was filled with an invincible momentum, which was terrifying.

The wife squatted down again and snorted, "No matter who is the emperor, as long as we are good to our people, we will recognize him as the emperor. If Prince Gu is an unkind and unrighteous person, naturally someone will come to overthrow him again, that's that simple."

The husband said unconvincedly: "Woman's opinion! How foolish."

His wife raised her eyebrows and quickly grabbed his ears, twisted them mercilessly, and her husband screamed in sorrow.

"I'm giving you a face? A woman on the left and a woman on the right. How did your children come from without a woman? A bastard is ungrateful. At the beginning of this year, Prince Gu submitted a letter to the emperor, asking to exempt the people of the villages who had been occupied by the rebels from the year-on-year corvee taxes. Chang'an is also one of the cities that were exempted from labor taxes. You have also benefited from Prince Gu's benefits. Why don't you be grateful to you? He said that I am a woman's opinion, a wolf-hearted thing!"

"Okay, it's me that's wrong. Prince Gu is a good person. I recognize him as the emperor. Let go, let go!"

Outside the window, the Anxi soldiers were still passing by the street intersection.

At the same time, all the civilians and merchants in Chang'an City were talking about Gu Qing in fear or excitement, and the famous soldiers under Gu Qing.

The iron hooves step across the bluestone slab, and the country and the country change color.

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Chang'an City, Wubenfang.

The Imperial College is located in the west of Wubenfang. The soldiers of Anxi Army cleared all the streets of Chang'an City, and Wubenfang was no exception.

Gu Qing's order was issued to the army, and the Anxi Army generals first controlled the city's official offices and institutions. These places were the ones they had to focus on, and the Imperial College was also one of the key officials.

Taking the military power of the Anxi Army, other officials were very obedient. No matter how opposed the Anxi Army's actions, it was the time when the Anxi Army was in full swing and murderous aura. Anyone with a little vision would not choose to face the Anxi Army face to face with the Anxi Army at this time.

Only the Imperial College is different.

In addition to the doctoral students in the Imperial College, the rest were some passionate young people who had read the books of sages. Most of them were loyal to Li Tang and reacted particularly fiercely to Gu Qing's rebellious actions.

"The rebels are unfaithful and unrighteous. They dare to lead troops to the palace in broad daylight. We are a scholar who has been grateful to the emperor for a long time. How can we avoid disaster and remain peaceful and unaware of it? Even if we are unable to fight, we should rise up and resist it!" A student of the eleventh student stood on the table and shouted in grief.

More than a hundred students from the Taishou raised their fists and responded.

"Let's go to Tai Chi Palace to fight against the rebels for the emperor!"

"The country's dynasty will serve the emperor today!"

"How unfortunate is the Tang Dynasty? After An Lushan, Gu Qing rebelled again. The sky has no eyes and the treacherous slander is in power!"

More than a hundred tai students became more and more sad and angry as they spoke. Many people gathered in the Imperial College and cried bitterly.

However, only a few people cry.

After the war in the Imperial College, there were still more than 800 students from the Imperial College. Those who cried were only a few poor families. The remaining six or seven hundred students stood far away under the pillars, quietly watching the passionate appearance of the students, without any interest in participating, and even a hint of mockery in their eyes.

The students from poor families yelled hard for a while, and gradually felt weak. In a blink of an eye, they saw that most of the students were just watching from a distance, and the students from poor families couldn't help but get angry.

"Are you just watching the fun? The thief is forcing the palace to be in trouble, and the country is about to fall. Don't you do anything with us?"

The pointed student lazily stretched out his little finger and took out his ears, saying, "I heard you, you are so loud, we all heard it. Brothers from the Taiwan University, just go, I will cheer for you at the Imperial College."

A poor student said angrily: "It is because of you who are numb and insensitive in the Tang Dynasty that you will fall to being taken advantage of by rebels!"

"Everyone has his own ambitions, so you can't force it. I'm waiting to come to the Imperial College to study and seek fame, not to charge."

A poor student stamped his feet and said angrily: "The way is different, don't make a decision!"

After saying that, the poor students walked towards the gate of the Imperial College. Outside the gate, there were swords and halberds of the soldiers of the Anxi Army, but they were fearless. At this moment, they felt that they had turned into heroes and sacrificed themselves for the country.

After the poor students left, the six or seven hundred Tai students who stayed in the Imperial College were still indifferent and had a weak expression.

These people are all children of aristocratic families.

The positions of aristocratic families and poor families are different. They will never be impulsive and will always know how to seek profit and avoid harm. Moreover, many days ago, the students of the aristocratic families have already received the advice of their elders, telling them that if there is any change in Chang'an City, they will never participate, and there will be a disaster.

The deal reached by the aristocratic family and Gu Qing has been more or less heard of. To put it bluntly, this time it was a conspiracy between the aristocratic family and Gu Qing. How could they rush out to fight the so-called "rebels" like those poor students? Their respective families are one of the "rebels".

Changing dynasties is the general trend, and the children of aristocratic families understand this truth very well, but unfortunately, poor students do not understand it.

The passionate and poor students rushed outside the Imperial College and stopped.

Countless arrows were stringed and countless long halberds were raised flat, all of which quietly pointed at the gate of the Imperial College. The students rushed out of the door and fell into the range of the arrows.

An armored general outside the door stared at the group of passionate young men coldly. His eyes were not at all emotional, as if the people in front of him were not pillars of the country, but irreconcilable enemies on the battlefield.

The students were stunned. This was the first time in their lives that they faced the arrows and halberds of the army. The murderous aura that rushed towards them was like steel knives slashing back and forth on their cheeks. It seemed that as long as they had any abnormal movements, the steel knives would be wiped towards their necks in the next moment.

The general walked forward a few steps, his tone like the frost and snow in the middle of winter.

"I count three numbers, and you can survive if you retreat within three numbers. Otherwise, you will be punished for being rebellious and killing them, and your family members will be punished the same."

The crowd of students became turbulent, and the blood just now became pale and trembling in a flash.

The general did not allow them to think, so he raised his right hand and shouted: "One!"

The students took a step back, and everyone looked at the general's raised right hand in horror.

"Two!" The general's voice became increasingly severe.

boom!

The bow and arrow pulled the strings, and the armor leaves hit, and the soldiers of the Anxi army took a step forward suddenly, and a massacre was about to break out.

In the extremely fearful murderous aura, there were finally too many students who could not persevere. Suddenly someone in the crowd said tremblingly: "I... I am just a scholar and cannot implicate my family."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away and returned to the Imperial College.

Someone took the lead, and those who pretended to be brave were finally relieved, so they turned around and ran backwards.
To be continued...