Vol 2 Chapter 2473: The Battle of Hogyeong (4) Begins
Chapter 2473 The Battle of Haojing (4) Begins
Chapter 2469: The Battle of Haojing (4) Begins
Chen Xiang is still the son of Yang Chan and Liu Yanchang, but in this life his surname is not Liu, but Yang.
As for the reason, it is because his father Liu Yanchang became the son-in-law of the Yang family in this life.
Yang Chan is Yang Jian's sister and the little princess of the Yang family. She has a very high status, second only to the prince and princess.
And Liu Yanchang was just a disciple from a poor family, with mediocre knowledge and average ability. Apart from his pride, he had almost nothing.
The gap in status between the two people is so great that it is almost impossible for them to have any communication, let alone a marriage.
I don’t know if the two of them are really destined, or if there is some force majeure that caused Liu Yanchang to meet Yang Chan.
At that time, Yang Chan first entered the world, when she was the most innocent and kind-hearted. Because of her chivalry and righteousness, she offended the devil. As a result, she was chased by several masters of the devil. She was seriously injured and escaped back to Guanzhong, but was accidentally rescued by Liu Yanchang.
Liu Yanchang could tell at a glance that Yang Chan had an extraordinary background. After all, Yang Chan's clothes, jewelry, and jade pendants were all priceless. It was obvious that she could not be an ordinary knight-errant, so he took the risk of being killed to save Yang Chan.
After rescuing Yang Chan, Liu Yanchang learned that she was indeed an extraordinary person, and she was actually the eldest daughter of the Yang family.
Liu Yanchang originally had some thoughts about Yang Chan. After all, Yang Chan was a stunning beauty, with all-round talents, and was well-educated. It was impossible not to like Yang Chan as a man.
But after learning about Yang Chan's background, Liu Yanchang's rationality told him that his background was too lowly to have any consequences with Miss Yang, so he gave up the few unreasonable thoughts in his heart and just wanted to He just relied on Yang Chan's connections to become an official.
Liu Yanchang himself had given up, but what he never expected was that Yang Chan would fall in love with him because of her life-saving grace.
With Yang Chan's appearance and background, there must be no shortage of suitors around her, and Liu Yanchang is not ranked among them at all.
But Yang Chan did not fall in love with those young masters. Instead, because of the grace of saving his life, he fell in love with Liu Yanchang, a poor boy. This also made Liu Yanchang's mind come alive again. After all, the identity of the son-in-law of the Yang family could make his career completely different. starting point.
There was no imperial examination system at that time, and even if it had been, it would have been impossible to implement it in the Tang state where officialdom was completely controlled by aristocratic families.
Even if it is really implemented, Liu Yanchang’s talent may not make it to high school.
So, after finally getting such a good opportunity, even if it was for his own career, Liu Yanchang had to work hard to completely capture Yang Chan's heart.
Yang Chan was too simple, Liu Yanchang succeeded easily, but the next step was full of difficulties.
Whether it's Yang Chan's brother Yang Jian or his cousin Yang Xiu who has always had a crush on Yang Chan, no one in the Yang family agrees with them being together.
Just when Liu Yanchang was about to give up, Yang Chan proposed to elope with him.
How could Liu Yanchang agree and decisively rejected Yang Chan.
What he pursued was never the love between his children, but becoming an official. How could he get an official position after eloping?
What Liu Yanchang didn't know was that his refusal to elope actually made Yang Jian change his mind a lot and no longer opposed his marriage to Yang Chan.
Yang Jian did not object, so Liu Yanchang no longer had the biggest obstacle. After experiencing some setbacks and tests, he finally married Yang Chan as he wished and became an official. The price was to marry into Yang's house and become a son-in-law.
Liu Yanchang didn't want to be a son-in-law, but he had no choice. The status gap between him and Yang Chan was too big. Only by marrying Yang Chan could he win a beautiful woman. But what happened next made him even more desperate.
After marrying Yang Chan, relying on the connections of the Yang family, Liu Yanchang finally successfully became an official, and started as the magistrate of a county. This was simply unimaginable for a disciple from a poor family.
Just when Liu Yanchang was high-spirited and ready to do something big to prove his talent, he encountered various kinds of suppression in the officialdom, and all those who suppressed him were his former love rivals.
Yang Chan, as the most beautiful woman in Guanxi, looked down upon the children of rich families like them, and instead chose Liu Yanchang, a poor family member.
If you, Liu Yanchang, are really better than them, then that's it. But you have no talent and no looks. How can those arrogant and wealthy children be willing to accept this?
These disciples from aristocratic families did not dare to retaliate against Yang Chan, so they could only vent their anger on Liu Yanchang, so they picked on Liu Yanchang from all aspects.
At first, Liu Yanchang thought it was because he didn't do his job well, but as time went by, no matter how stupid he was, he could see that these people were deliberately looking for trouble.
It’s not that Liu Yanchang has never thought about finding someone to support him, but his uncle Yang Jian is a military general and belongs to the military, so he is not in the same system as him.
Although his second uncle Yang Xiu was a civil servant like him, he was also his love rival and one of the people who picked on him.
So, Liu Yanchang had no one to rely on.
Later, Liu Yanchang heard about something, that is, in order to win over the Yang family, Tang Wang Li Shimin also intended to marry Yang Chan as his wife.
Liu Yanchang was completely desperate after learning this. Even his master had been his love rival, and those high-ranking officials from aristocratic families suppressed him in every way. He had no place in the officialdom.
Liu Yanchang was unable to complete these difficulties because of his own lack of ability, so he had to resign and return home to devote himself to educating his son Chenxiang.
Liu Yanchang devoted all his dreams to his son, but his own knowledge was limited. How could his education for his son be comparable to the Yang family's family education?
Therefore, Yang Jian and the Yang family were the main teachers in Agarwood, and Liu Yanchang could only enlighten him and teach some basics.
As Yang Jian's nephew, Chenxiang has been very happy since he was born. He has a good family background, loving parents, and an uncle whom he admires very much.
Agarwood is like a flower in a greenhouse. It has been well protected by Yang Jian and Yang Chan. It has never experienced any setbacks, so it becomes more vulnerable when it experiences misfortune.
For Chen Xiang, who is not yet ten years old, today is simply a hellish day.
His uncle Yang Jian was the most powerful general in the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, he could be said to be one person above ten thousand people.
His family is the Yang family with four generations and three dukes. It is the second largest family in the Tang Dynasty after the Li family.
As for his father, Yang’s son-in-law Liu Yanchang, although he did not hold an official position, he was once a county magistrate.
His whole family is serving the Tang Dynasty, and his uncle Yang Jian is still commanding the army on the front line, so Chen Xiang really can't understand why the Tang soldiers slaughtered the Yang family? He even killed his father.
It feels ridiculous to think about it. Liu Yanchang was still teaching his son how wise the Duke of Tang was and how great the Tang country was, but he died under the butcher knife of the Tang soldiers.
When she thought of the confusion and surprise in her father's eyes before he died, Chen Xiang felt resentful for the first time.
Why?
Why is this?
Father, uncle, you are all blind, look at what kind of thing you are loyal to. Chen Xiang cursed in his heart.
The person who killed Liu Yanchang was Zhang Shigui’s second son, Zhang Zhihu.
As for why he wanted to kill Liu Yanchang, it was naturally because he liked Yang Chan.
Coupled with the fact that his father was trapped in the Yang Mansion, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he settled old and new grudges together, so he killed Liu Yanchang.
However, he quickly paid the price for his actions.
Seeing the tragic death of her husband, Yang Chan, who was half a master, took action with hatred and beheaded Zhang Zhihu with a single sword.
Yang Chan's move also completely angered Zhang Shigui's eldest son Zhang Zhilong, so he directly ordered an indiscriminate massacre of the Yang Mansion.
Yang Chan is a person who has traveled through rivers and lakes, and has also killed many demons and monsters, so naturally he will not wait for death, so he led the Yang family soldiers to fight back, but in the end they were defeated by the well-trained Tang army.
After a fierce battle, although Yang Chan killed Zhang Zhilong again, all the soldiers around her were killed and injured, and she herself was shot by a crossbow and was seriously injured. She could only protect her son Chenxiang and retreat into the inner courtyard, struggling to hold on. But her internal strength was about to be exhausted.
"Ahem..." Yang Chan coughed up blood while stuffing the agarwood into the cabinet and warned: "Agarwood, hide well and don't make any noise."
Hearing this, Chen Xiang tightened the dagger in her hand.
He said seriously: "Mom, you can't escape by hiding. Only by breaking out can you have a chance of survival. Let's fight out together, mother and son."
Yang Chan was startled. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that what his son said was reasonable. After all, the other party had already seen his son. If he went out to fight alone, the other party would definitely come in and search, so hiding was definitely not possible. The only way to escape was to break through. A glimmer of hope.
But he was seriously injured, and if he broke out with his son, he might not be able to protect his son.
“Agarwood, follow closely behind mother. Mother will protect you and fight out.”
Yang Chan is already determined to die. She can die, but her son cannot die.
Her son Chenxiang's talent is no worse than that of his brother Yang Jian. He developed a sense of Qi within a quarter of a minute of practice, and he had third-rate internal strength when he was less than ten years old.
If he is given enough time to grow up, he will definitely reach the level of a great master in the future and seek justice for the Yang family that was inexplicably exterminated, so she must protect her son and escape no matter what.
After hearing what her mother said, Chen Xiang raised the dagger in her hand and said, "Mother, Chen Xiang is no longer a child. You can protect your mother. Let's fight out together, mother and son."
"Um."
Yang Chan nodded heavily, then took Chen Xiang with one hand, carried a table with the other, and kicked open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a large number of feather arrows were shot, but they were all blocked by the table.
Yang Chan used all her strength and threw the table with all her strength, knocking over several Tang soldiers at once, and then swung her sword into the crowd.
Little Chenxiang followed closely behind his mother. He had never had any fighting experience. He used his short stature and flexibility to keep fighting and actually killed two Tang soldiers wearing iron armor. This was already quite extraordinary. .
If Yang Chan had not been injured, she might have been able to protect her son and fight out, but she was seriously injured and her internal strength was about to be exhausted. It would be extremely difficult to break out.
Yang Chan, who was entangled by the soldiers, quickly exhausted her internal strength and could only rely on her physical strength to fight. Then, she was first stabbed in the thigh by He Zongxian, and then kicked away and fell to the ground.
“Mother.”
Chen Xiang was furious when he saw this. He jumped up and struck at He Zongxian, but was shot away by He Zongxian. He fell heavily to Yang Chan's side and vomited blood.
He Zongxian walked slowly to Chen Xiang's mother and son, and sneered: "This child has third-rate skills at a young age. He seems to be a genius. It's a pity that he has no chance to grow up. What I, He Zongxian, like to do the most It’s killing genius.”
After saying that, he decisively stabbed Chen Xiang with a shot, but he missed because Yang Chan helped Chen Xiang block the shot.
“Mother…”
Chen Xiang shouted sadly, looking at He Zongxian with eyes full of hatred.
At this moment, he not only hated He Zongxian, but also hated himself as a genius, why he was so weak, and also hated his father and uncle, why he blindly loyal to Li Tang.
The mother blocked the gun for her son. Such a touching scene did not affect the ruthless He Zongxian, but he was ready to continue to shoot again.
Seeing that both Yang Chan and her son were about to die, Li Kui appeared in time and shouted: "Stop."
“Lord Li Kui, why are you here?”
He Zongxian obviously knew Li Kui, and when he saw Li Kui coming, he did not dare to continue taking action.
After Li Kui saw the tragic situation of Yang Chan's mother and son, he was angry but also secretly relieved.
Who doesn’t know that Yang Jian’s brother and sister have the deepest feelings for each other, and they also treat their nephew Chen Xiang as their own.
The Yang family was destroyed. If we could explain it clearly and put all the blame on Da Qin, there might be some room for it.
But if these two people died, Yang Jian would undoubtedly turn against him.
“Hurry, hurry, send Mrs. Yang and Young Master Yang to treatment. He Zongxian, He Zongxian, if there is anything wrong with Mrs. Yang, I will not spare you.”
Li Kui rescued Yang Chan and her son in time, but did not hold He Zongxian and everyone involved in the massacre of the Yang Mansion accountable. He was also afraid that if these people were pushed into a hurry, the other party would directly rebel.
Soon, Li Kui found Zhang Shigui and Yang Xiu in a cellar in the inner courtyard of Yang Mansion, but both of them were in a coma.
This also made Li Kui more suspicious of Zhang Shigui. He almost believed that Zhang Shigui was a traitor, so he took him back for investigation, but he couldn't find any problems after repeated searches.
On the other hand, Zhang Shigui came to persuade Yang Xiu with good intentions, but was suddenly knocked unconscious. Not only did his two sons die in the Yang Mansion, and they were also suspected by Li Kui, it was extremely miserable.
Li Kui wanted to push Zhang Shigui out to calm the anger of those who died unjustly, but he was afraid that Zhang Shigui's battalion of soldiers would mutiny, so he could only put it aside for the time being, and his delay caused more problems. .
Seeing that the city of Chang'an was becoming more and more chaotic and was heading completely out of control, Li Kui decided to suspend the encirclement and suppression of the traitors first. At this time, Li Si took action again.
Li Si pointed out that Li Kui's father-in-law's family was also among the rebellious families this time, so Li Kui's decision was more personal than public.
Li Si was pouring dirty water on Li Kui. In order to prove his innocence, Li Kui decided to go and arrest his father-in-law and his family. Unexpectedly, he arrived a step too late. By then, his father-in-law and his family had already been killed.
Li Kui was seven years pregnant with his wife. After learning the news, he couldn't bear the shock and fainted directly, causing a miscarriage. After that, he died one and two.
Li Kui was originally ashamed of his father-in-law and his family. Now he has no children and his beloved wife is dead. Under multiple blows, he fell ill directly and could no longer handle government affairs.
Without the wise man Li Kui to disrupt the situation, there was only one Li Chunfeng left in Chang'an City.
But how could Li Chunfeng be Li Si's opponent in political battles?
Furthermore, given Li Shimin's order of "better to kill the wrongdoer than to let go", Li Chunfeng quite agreed with Li Si's opinion of killing all the Chang'an family.
It is precisely because of this that the massacre against the Guanxi family continued, and Chang'an City was filled with blood and heads. It did not stop until Li Shimin returned from defeat.
At the same time that the Chang'an family was being massacred, Li Shimin also launched a decisive battle with Wang Jian at the old site of Haojing, and this would be a battle that would determine the survival of the Tang Dynasty.
I have to say that as the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, Chang'an is indeed uniquely endowed with natural resources, and the first one to establish a capital here was the Western Zhou Dynasty.
King Wu defeated Zhou, and after returning from victory, he settled the capital in Gaojing.
Haojing is today’s Chang’an, Xianyang was rebuilt on the site of Haojing, and Chang’an was rebuilt on the site of Xianyang.
It’s just that after Xianyang was destroyed, Xianyang County was still left.
There are no traces of Haojing, except for some ruins ten miles west of the city.
A four-thousand-word chapter, a guarantee of yesterday and today
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