Chapter 905 Chaos in Chang''an (1)
??Just when Fei Qian and others were swearing an oath in Pingyang, there was some restlessness in Chang''an City.
Li Jue, Guo Si, Hu Zhen, Fan Chou and others did not have any long-term plans. Even the capture of Chang''an was done in a hurry. In addition, they were greedy for pleasure and had no time to consider any long-term plans. It is necessary to sort out the people''s livelihood and government affairs in Chang''an. Therefore, the situation in Chang''an is even more chaotic than during the Wang Yun or Dong Zhuo periods.
Because they have different responsibilities, there is no order among the Xiliang soldiers. When Dong Zhuo was alive, he could suppress these guys. Now they are doing their own thing, busy looting and collecting property for their own families. The people around Chang''an are simply miserable. Unspeakable…
Li Jue and Guo Bang had promised to give Jia Xu treasures, goods, etc., but after they attacked Chang''an, they seemed to have selectively forgotten about it. However, Jia Xu didn''t seem to care and was still wandering around the city of Chang''an. He did not take the initiative to ask for property from Li Guo and others, nor did he seek official positions. He just seemed to be wandering around with three or five guards.
In Chang''an City, all the imperial guards in the Weiyang Palace have been replaced by Xiliang soldiers. They stand on the palace wall laughing and joking every day. They don''t even have a formal appearance. They lean against the palace wall. What kind of dynasty? Of course, there is no need to mention the majesty of it.
Because Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace are located on the east and west sides of Anmen Street in Chang''an City, they are also called East Palace and West Palace respectively. Among them, Weiyang Palace was the earliest palace complex of the Han Dynasty royal family, so in the Han Dynasty, the West was respected.
There are three trunk roads in Weiyang Palace. Two parallel east-west trunk roads run through the palace city. There is a north-south trunk road in the middle. The two east-west trunk roads divide Weiyang Palace into three parts: south, middle and north. area.
The front hall is the most important main building of Weiyang Palace, located in the middle of the whole palace, with other important buildings surrounding it. To the north of the front hall is the Jiaofang Hall, where the queen lives; further north are the Tianlu Pavilion, the earliest national library in China, and the Shiqu Pavilion, the earliest national archives in China; on the west side of the front hall are the Central Government Office and the Shaoqu Pavilion. The palace and other royal official offices; the southwest side of the front hall is the palace pool area, with Cangchi, Jiantai, etc. built there.
There were originally more than 40 palaces in the Weiyang Palace, but most of them were destroyed during the Wang Mang period. Later, it was continuously repaired by Emperor Guangwu, Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Heng, etc., and it was basically restored to a perfect state. In the palace, there are six hills and many pools. There are nearly a hundred large and small portals in the Zhu Hua Diao Building, and there is a pavilion road connecting it with Changle Palace, but it is also closed now.
Within the palace, the original Sanhuai Administration Office of Wang Yun and others had been closed. Only a wave of soldiers guarding the emperor remained in the ban, and the rest were replaced by Xiliang soldiers.
?These Xiliang soldiers have no sense of awe. When they entered the palace, they were like thieves and mice entering a grain den. Even some of the gold and silver door knockers originally decorated on the red doors were all pried away...
As for the maids in the palace, it was as if they had encountered a plague when they saw the Xiliang soldiers. Except for those who were hiding in the Xuande Hall where Liu Xie lived, the rest who had to go out to walk and work were basically hiding. People were walking, and some even smeared themselves black with ashes from the bottom of pots, and wore tattered and dirty clothes to avoid being invaded by Xiliang soldiers.
Jia Xu seemed to have never seen these situations before. He walked straight to the side hall of Weiyang Palace and asked the soldiers to open the door of Xuande Hall.
?This main hall is where Liu Xie, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, lived.
“Your Majesty! Dr. Guanglu Jia seeks to see you!”
??The guards outside the palace gate reported loudly, but in fact it had no effect, because now Han Emperor Liu Xie could not decide whether he would see him or not...
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty." Jia Xu walked forward unsteadily and bowed.
Liu Xie was silent for a while and then said slowly: "Ping Shen."
Liu Xie''s voice was calm, revealing a composure that was lacking at this age.
Jia Xu stood up, then cupped his hands and said: "...General Yangwu and General Yanglie have done great service in protecting your majesty. I would like to invite you to ennoble General Yangwu as the general of chariots and cavalry, and general Yanglie as the general of the rear... Please give me your majesty''s permission..." The cavalry general, who wears gold and purple ribbons, is only second to the general and the hussar general. Above the general of the guard and the front, rear, left and right generals, he ranks higher than the three princes. It can be said to be the pinnacle of military positions in the Han Dynasty.
Li Jue wanted this title of general not only to satisfy his own vanity, but more importantly, he wanted to be at least on an equal footing with the Guandong gentry. Of course, whether he could become a general or a hussar general in one fell swoop Some of them were a little too exaggerated, so I simply asked for a cavalry general like Yuan Shao.
"..." Liu Xie is a young man after all. Although he has experienced a lot of things and has a calmer temper than ordinary young people, Jia Xu''s words still aroused his hidden anger. He glared at Jia Xu with a sullen face. Xu, said nothing.
Jia Xu was not in a hurry and looked at Liu Xie quietly.
Liu Xie endured his anger and said: "What achievements did Li and Guo achieve? Imprisoning the emperor, killing hundreds of officials, and disrupting the capital, are they also meritorious?"
Jia Xu nodded and said: "How can there be no merit... If you haven''t done Huo and Wang''s deeds, it is merit..."
Liu Xie glared at Jia Xu and clenched his fingers tightly inside the sleeves of his robe, his joints turning white.
"...Good! You can prepare the decree..." In the end, Liu Xie breathed out a long breath and lowered his eyelids. Because he knew that he didn''t have much choice in this kind of thing, and Jia Xu coming to him was more like a formality.
"Your Majesty is wise, I will leave." Jia Xu nodded, cupped his hands, bowed before leaving.
"...Guan Qing is also a well-read man, why..." Liu Xie suddenly looked at Jia Xu and said.
Jia Xu stopped and said, "The scriptures written by me... haha, they are different from the books your majesty reads..." Without further explanation, he cupped his hands again and walked out.
Jia Xu walked a few steps, and when he was approaching the entrance of the main hall, he suddenly stopped and said, "...there may be something that your Majesty will be happy to do..."
Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu expressionlessly and did not ask any questions.
"..." Jia Xu glanced at Liu Xie, then smiled slightly and said, "...Hongnong Yang Wenxian and Shangjun Fei Ziyuan swore an oath in Pingyang, saying that they wanted to clear the emperor''s side and save his majesty from water and fire..."
Hearing this, Liu Xie''s face suddenly became happy, but he quickly suppressed it and remained silent, because he had no idea why Jia Xu told him this matter.
Jia Xu, however, did not stay any longer and walked straight out of the hall.
??The door of the main hall closed again with a bang, leaving Liu Xie sitting silently on the throne, like a small statue enshrined in the temple...
(End of this chapter)