In the first month of the year, wars in the north continue.

Li Keyong of the Hedong Army sent generals Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei to attack Hezhong Prefecture.

Li Sizhao and others conquered the two prefectures of Ci (now Ji County, Shanxi) and Xi (now Xi County, Shanxi) to Hezhong.

Zhu Wen ordered Zhu Youning to meet with Shucong, the governor of Jinzhou.

Li Sizhao attacked Jiangzhou (now Xinxiang, Shanxi), and Bian general Kang Huaiying recaptured it.

Shucong led his army to cut off the Hedong army's return journey, defeated Li Sizhao's army, and killed more than 10,000 people.

In February, Zhu Wen sent out all the troops of Tongguan Hezhong Army, plus various Xuanwu Army, to assemble large armies to attack the Hedong Army.

In late March, the generals of Xuanwu Army Shucong and Zhu Youning attacked Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei's army.

Xuanwu Army was in a ten-mile formation, while Hedong Army was only tens of thousands.

The Hedong Army was outnumbered and defeated. Li Keyong's son Li Tingluan was captured, and the Hedong Army retreated to Jinyang City, Taiyuan.

Xuanwu's army besieged Jinyang City, and Shucong spared no hesitation to kill and drive the Tongguan army to attack the city fiercely.

Li Keyong was unable to sleep and eat day and night, and his mentality was broken, and he wanted to abandon the city and walk into the clouds.

Li Keyong summoned the generals and discussed giving up Taiyuan and retreating to Yunzhou to survive.

Gai Yu, Li Sizhao, Li Siyuan, Zhou Dewei disagreed and said, "We are here, we will be able to stick to it. The king should not shake people's hearts!"

Li Cunxin agreed to retreat and said, "Guangdong and Hebei are all controlled by Zhu Wen. We have few soldiers and few lands to guard this lonely city. Once the Xuanwu army builds a fortress and siege, we can only wait for the long term to die. It is better to retreat to Yunzhou and be flexible and enterprising."

The arguments of the generals have their own reasons.

Li Keyong was unable to make a decision and was upset. He left and went to the back house to meditate. When he saw his wife, Mrs. Liu, he expressed his worries.

Mrs. Liu said: "Li Cunxin, Beichuan shepherds, is close to the grassland, which is not enough to make plans. The king has long left the grassland and has a foundation in the east of the river. When he goes back to the grassland, he still has to work hard on the territory. Moreover, many subordinates are unwilling to wander on the grassland. The king is weak, how can he gain a foothold?"

Li Keyong woke up and still fought hard to survive when he went to Yunzhou. He was ready to fight and defended Jinyang City to the death.

God's will once again favored the Hedong army, and the Xuanwu army caused a plague and had to evacuate Hedong.

Li Keyong was severely injured, and the quit was stopped and stopped attacking, waiting for the opportunity.

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In May, Zhu Wen dispatched a 100,000 army to leave Tongguan, pass through Jingzhao Prefecture, and fight to attack Fengxiang Army.

Zhu Wen first politely and then sent troops to persuade Li Maozhen to hand over the emperor.

Li Maozhen refused and dispatched 30,000 troops to meet the enemy, promising that he had thousands of cavalry.

Zhu Youning, the general of the Xuanwu Army, led the army to fight against Li Maozhen's adopted son Li Jihui.

Fengxiang's army was defeated and lost more than 10,000 troops.

Li Maozhen was frightened and refused to admit defeat and defended Fengxiang Mansion.

Li Maozhen instructed the eunuchs to urge the emperor to invite the vassal states in the world to serve the king, but the only king Jian, who was not allowed to serve the king.

Zhaozong sent an edict to Li Yan to arrive in Huainan, and wrote to Yang Xingmi, who gave Yang Xingmi the imperial robes and authorized Yang Xingmi to serve as an official in the court and appointed Yang Xingmi as the governor of the Southeast Xingying.

He served as Zhu Yanshou as the governor of Fengguo, Zhu Jin as the governor of Pinglu, Chu Yu and Tian Wei were the governor of Pingzhang, and ordered him to raise an army to serve the king immediately.

Zhaozong sent an envoy to Liangzhe and granted the title of King Yingyue.

The Wusheng Army was divided into eastern Zhejiang, and under the jurisdiction of Wuzhou, Quzhou, Muzhou, Gu Quanwu served as the governor of the army and ordered the army to rise up and serve the king.

Zhaozong sent envoys to the southern Sichuan army. When he arrived in Ezhou, he saw Tian Wen'er sending an imperial edict, and he was granted the title of General Wei Fufeng's Tiance Mansion, and gave him the title of Kaifu of Xingqing Palace in Chang'an, and the King of Qian and the Prince of the Eastern Palace.

The daughter of Prime Minister Su Jian, was granted marriage to the Yuan Concubine of Tiance Mansion, and was under the Queen of Guizhou.

The envoy introduced Su Jian, a native of Wugong (Shaanxi Wugong), and his name was Shengyong.

In the first year of Ganning in Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty (894), he passed the top scorer in the Jiayin category, and was very talented. He had 28 Jinshi in this category, including Wei Zhuang.

Su Jian was originally a clerk of the Secretariat, who followed the emperor to Fengxiang Mansion and served as the Minister of the Workers' Department, and was in the Secretariat's affairs.

Tian Wen'er had read the imperial edict and was unbelievable about the emperor's madness. The general of Tiance Mansion dared to grant the title, which was Li Shimin's founding official office of the Tang Dynasty.

It was also given to the Xingqing Palace in Chang'an. Tian Wen'er had heard of the name of Xingqing Palace, one of the three major palace groups in Chang'an, and the other two were Tai Chi Palace and Daming Palace.

Xingqing Palace is called "Nan Nei" and is located in Chunming Gate, Dongcheng, outer town of Chang'an.

There are Xingqing Palace, Nanxun Hall, Datong Hall, Qinzhengwu Building, Huaye Xianghui Building and Chenxiang Pavilion in Xingqing Palace.

Xingqing Palace was the mansion of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his reign as a vassal king. After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ascended the throne, it was expanded on a large scale and became one of the three major parts of Chang'an City.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was the center of Chinese politics during the Tianbao era, and also the place where he and his beloved concubine Yang Yuhuan lived for a long time.

After the Anshi Rebellion in the 15th year of Tianbao (755), Xingqing Palace lost its position as the center of political activities and became the place where the Supreme Emperor lived.

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Tian Wen'er slapped the case and said angrily: "How could the emperor give such a gift? It is obviously a fraud in the forgery of edicts and betrayed to death."

The guard rushed over and grabbed the messenger and the eunuch.

The eunuch was frightened and shouted: "Really, Prime Minister Han Wei drafted it and his Majesty's personal signature is definitely not a fraud."

Tian Wen'er picked up the imperial edict and watched it, and said angrily: "You should be ignorant of this palace. The Xingqing Palace of Tiance Prefecture belongs to the emperor. The emperor is willing to give up the country."

The eunuch hurriedly explained: "It is not a great title for the great minister who gave up the country and was the most powerful minister. Your Majesty needs to save the emperor. He hopes to go to Yuan Mansion in the south. Xingqing Palace is willing to give Fufeng Marquis, no, he is willing to give to the King of Guizhou as the King of Guizhou. "

Tian Wen'er frowned. The emperor was at the end of his journey and was desperate to attract foreign aid to rescue him.

In fact, most of the emperor's gifts were out of lobbying and forced by eunuchs, and the eunuchs were instructed by Li Maozhen.

The eunuchs discussed and speculated the conditions for the tyrants of various vassal states to be moved.

The territory and strength of the Southern Sichuan Army are the most worthy of foreign aid.

The emperor was at the end of his journey, and the eunuchs were also at the end of their journey, and were in panic all day long. The main reason was that Zhu Wen, the Xuanwu Army, did not like the eunuchs in Chang'an and refused to accept the eunuchs' surrender.

The eunuchs wanted to survive. When they heard that the Fufenghou, the Marquis of Southern Sichuan, treated the eunuchs well and valued them, they were destined to be granted Fufenghou.

The eunuchs were seeking a way to survive, and they made the prime minister's daughter give him the title of the Yuan Concubine of Tiance Mansion. They depended on the Yuan Concubine and became the eunuch of Xingqing Palace.

The eunuchs were worried that they would not be able to win over Fufeng Hou directly, and they would not be able to protect their position as the leader.

Tian Wen'er didn't understand the true intention of the eunuch in Chang'an, and thought that the emperor gave marriage to the prime minister's daughter to please her husband.

Tian Wen'er was undecided, and the idea of ​​becoming an emperor was already being implemented. She waited and waited for the emperor to be captured by Zhu Wen.

Now the emperor has given the title of Yi Tong the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and the General of the Tiance Palace.

Tian Wen'er thought for a moment and decided to ask Wei Zhaodu, telling the husband that he planned to abdicate himself and whether he would choose that.

Tian Wen'er told Wei Zhaodu bluntly that even if he sent troops to serve the king, he would not be able to fight against Xuanwu's army.

Xuanwu's army swallowed the Tongguan army of Hezhong and defeated the Hedong army.

Wei Zhaodu read Tian Wen'er's letter and sighed helplessly, knowing that His Majesty the Emperor was helpless. The Southern Sichuan Army and Fengxiang Army could not fight against Xuanwu Army.

Unless Li Maozhen let the emperor go south, the Sichuan Army defended with geographical advantages.

Wei Zhaodu still had loyalty, and sent a letter to Fengxiang Mansion, begging Li Maozhen to allow His Majesty the Emperor to make a southern tour.

At the same time, Wei Zhaodu wrote back and informed Tian Wen'er.

Tian Wen'er regretted after reading the reply letter. The emperor's southern tour to Yuan Mansion would destroy the great affairs of his husband's abdication? She respected Wei Zhaodu, but the result was contrary to her wishes.

Tian Wen'er discussed with Yanzhi, and Yanzhi suggested taking the initiative and getting the imperial edict to be enthroned by the Prince of Yue first.

Once the emperor arrived at Shangyuan Mansion, there were coercion and doubts when he enthroned the prince at that time, and he could not win the trust of the people in the world.

Tian Wen'er felt it made sense, so she called an eunuch envoy and proposed to enthrone King Li Yu as the crown prince, and the southern Sichuan army sent troops to serve the king.

The eunuch envoy heard it inexplicably and asked boldly: "Does the King of Guizhou want to establish a new king?"

Tian Wen'er said coldly: "The Xuanwu Army is powerful, and the Fengxiang Army is a tiger and wolf man, and the chance of success in serving the king is very small.

If you cannot save His Majesty the Emperor, you will respect the Supreme Emperor and avoid being robbed by Xuanwu Army to order the princes.”

The eunuch hesitated and asked, "I dare to ask, does Your Majesty recognize the Concubine of the Tiance Mansion?"

Tian Wen'er unexpectedly replied without much thought: "I have always recognized His Majesty the Emperor's marriage, and there is only one more wife, so I don't mind."

The eunuch said respectfully: "Your Majesty the Queen, give the recognized title of the Qian Palace, and recognize the Yuan Concubine of Tiance Prefecture to be in charge of the pass."

Tian Wen'er thought about it and didn't think anything was wrong. She ordered Yanzhi to write a document. She signed and stamped it and handed it over to the eunuch and sent it to the eunuch.

After the eunuch left, Tian Wen'er thought for a while and asked Yanzhi: "Has I been plotted against?"

Yanzhi replied: "I don't know, I heard that the eunuchs are in trouble with the country, but I listen to the sound of the news. Is the eunuchs intending to abandon the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and join the Yuan Concubine of Tiance Mansion?"

Tian Wen'er thought for a moment and sneered: "I dare to harm the rule of the Southern Sichuan Army, and I will kill them all."

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In Fengxiang Mansion, Li Maozhen received a letter from Wei Zhaodu and invited counselors to inquire.

The strategists unanimously agreed that it would be better to hand it over to the Xuanwu army than to let the emperor fall into the hands of the Southern Sichuan Army.

The Southern Sichuan Army belonged to the enemy, and used the emperor to attack Fengxiang Army.

Li Maozhen felt it was reasonable, but he was unwilling to hand it over to the Xuanwu army. He hoped that the Xuanwu army would not last long, and that the Huainan army and the Southern Sichuan army would send troops to force the Xuanwu army to retreat.
To be continued...