Chapter 779 The Heavenly Gate

On the first day of July of the first year, the crown prince Li Xian appeared on the table and asked for Shangguan Wan'er to be awarded the title of virtuous concubine. Later, the above official Wan'er was the name of a criminal minister and rejected Li Xian's seal. The prince firmly invited, and the courtiers echoed it. Gao Zong heard about it and thought that although Shangguan Yi had done it, he did not lack of credit. He specially named Shangguan Wan'er as Zhaoyi. Then the matter comes to a conclusion.

On August 17 of the first year, Pei Xingjian designed and broke through the Turkic grain robbery team, killed more than 3,000 elite Turkic cavalry, and captured 4,000 alive. Therefore, the grain road leading to Shanyu Duhufu was smooth. As soon as the army arrived, the siege of Duhufu was relieved, and Ashwin Fu, the leader of the Turkic rebels, fled to Montenegro (now the right flag of Bahrain, Xiaohan) Mountain), gathered all the rebels in an attempt to start a decisive battle with the Tang army. Pei Xingjian did not move and let Ashdewen Fu gather all the troops. By the beginning of December of the first year of the year, the total number of the Turkic rebels gathered in the Black Mountain area had exceeded 580,000.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month of the second year, the emperor issued an edict to change the yuan for the first year of Yonglong, and ordered Pei Xingjian to march into Montenegro and fight a decisive battle with the Turkic rebels in order to complete his achievements in the first battle. On the seventh day of March, the imperial edict arrived at the front-line camp. Pei Xingjian received the order to send troops. The 380,000 troops marched to Montenegro in three ways. The troops were extremely fast and traveled for more than a hundred miles a day. When the Turkic rebels heard that the Tang army suddenly arrived and rushed to fight. After three consecutive defeats, they had to return to Montenegro and tried to defend it desperately. Unexpectedly, Pei Xingjian had already sent a tough general Cheng Wuting. The soldiers attacked the old Turkic camp. Under the front and back of the enemy, the Turk army was defeated. Under no idea, there was infighting. Some generals killed the pseudo-Khan mud and came to surrender. A Shide, the commander of the Turkic army, was captured by the Tang army. The rebel generals Ashde Wenfu and Ashina Funian fled to the Wolf Mountain.

On the sixth day of April in the first year of Yonglong, the good news was sent back to Luoyang. Gao Zong was overjoyed and thought that the Turks had been calm, so he intended to be a class teacher. Prince Li Xian thought it was impossible and said: We must do everything to eliminate evil to prevent the resurgence of life. Gao Zong thought so, so he ordered Pei Xingjian to take advantage of the victory to pursue and not give the Turks any chance to breathe. Pei Xingjian divided his troops into five roads and swept the grassland desert. Cheng Wuting, He Jiaqi, Li Duozuo and other new generals used their own lives. The Tang army spanned thousands of miles, and the Turkic traitors such as Ashdewenfu and Ashina Funian were all After being annihilated, in July of the first year of Yonglong, there were no established Turkic rebels on the prairie. A large-scale war ended, and the Tang army won!

On the first day of August of the first year of Yonglong, the good news arrived in Luoyang. Gao Zong was overjoyed and issued an edict to reward the three armies. He took Xue Rengui as the new governor of Shanyu Protector, and transferred He Li, the general of the Right Yulin Army, as the governor of Anxi. The imperial edict ordered Cheng Wuting and Li Duozuo to lead 5,000 of the border troops to return to Luoyang to make up for the shortage of the Yulin army. The second general was divided into the position of general of the left and right Yulin Army, and Pei Xingjian was appointed as the Duke of Zhen, and the rest of the generals of the Tang Army were given different rewards.

On the first day of October in the first year of Yonglong, the army triumphed and returned to Luoyang. On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Gaozong gave an edict to offer his prisoners to Tianmen, summoned all vassals to celebrate at the envoys of Luoyang and amnesty the world. The power of the Tang Dynasty was at the peaked for a while.

Zetianmen, also known as Yingtianmen, is the main gate of Luoyang Palace. It is connected by the gate tower, Duolou, Quelou and the corridors between them. It is magnificent in scale and magnificent. It is a symbol and symbol of imperial power. However, whenever the emperor drives in Luoyang, he forgives, observes (Youfu), changes yuan, builds the country, offers prisoners and surrenders, and receives foreign envoys. All other important political activities are held at this door, and this captive is no exception. Since the imperial edict, the new minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies, Wu Chengsi, led the officials of the Ministry of Ceremonies to open, build a viewing shed, and decorated with lanterns, and arranged such a huge gate.

On the ninth day of October, when autumn is high and refreshing, even if noon is approaching, the sun is still not very bright. The blue sky is cloudless. It is a good time to hold a large-scale outdoor ceremony. From early in the morning, countless subjects gathered outside Tianmen, not only hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City. Even the people in the surrounding counties came to see the spectacular ceremony that has been rarely seen in more than a decade.

In the Zichen Hall, Gao Zong, dressed in a neat court uniform, sat on his head and chatted with Pei Xingjian and other assistants with great interest. From time to time, he made a burst of cheerful laughter. His expression was extremely happy, and his face was red. There was no trace of morbidity at all. The appearance of scolding Fang Yu was the model of the Lord day. It's like.

"Your Majesty, the time has come."

Just as the ministers laughed and talked about Wuji, Cheng Deng came in from outside the hall in a hurry, grabbed the front of the imperial driver, and reported loudly.

"Good! If you drive, you will be the gate of heaven!"

Gao Zong got up early in the morning today. He was waiting for this ceremony. At this moment, when he heard that the hour had come, he didn't want to delay for a minute. Huo Ran stood up, waved his hand proudly, and gave the order loudly.

"No!"

As soon as Gao Zong's golden mouth opened, the large and small eunuchs of the attendants did not dare to slack off at all. They each answered their promise loudly, served Gao Zong out of the hall, got on the soft chapet, put on the emperor's head, and the group of people wanted to rush to Zetianmen.

The capture ceremony is the ceremony of the country. All those who can be listed at the gate are enough to make a name in history. The governors and assistants are excited, but Li Xian is not happy. He is not jealous of Pei Xingjian's credit, but is worried about Gao Zong's physical condition - if something abnormal is a demon. Gao Zong's mental state today is really It's great. Under the steps of the dragon and tiger, there is no such thing as a patient. This is obviously abnormal, but Gao Zong is in high spirits, and Li Xian doesn't say much. He can only secretly order Sun Qiyan, the doctor of the imperial hospital, to send people to be ready to respond at any time.

"The Holy King is coming!"

When a ceremonial man who was in charge of singing on the Zetian Gate saw the arrival of the emperor, he did not dare to delay a little. He was full of breath and roared. In an instant, the subjects who were originally noisy under the gate immediately calmed down.

"I will see your majesty, and I will see the queen!"

In the noise of drum music, Gao Zong and Empress Wu walked side by side on the gate tower. Just now, they went to the front of the city disc. The subjects who had already prepared all knelt down on the ground and drank in unison.

"All the loves are in peace!"

Looking at the subjects who knelt all over the ground, Gao Zong's original good mood immediately rose a little higher, and his face was so red and tender that he was about to drip blood. After looking at it excitedly for a long time, he raised his hand and shouted, and the official of the Ministry of Ceremonies repeated this in a loud voice.

"Thank you, my lord, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

As soon as Gao Zong shouted, hundreds of thousands of subjects immediately shouted long live. The sound of the sound of the waves could almost poke a big hole in the sky.

"Okay, okay, let's go."

Listening to the praise like a tsunami, Gao Zong's red face turned redder in an instant. It was already a little purple, and his heart was surging. It was not easy. After more than 30 years in power, he swept away countless surrounding countries. Looking up, Siye was invincible. Since ancient times, there has never been one. The emperor can achieve such a great cause. Even if he is the so-called "one emperor for thousands of years", he has not reached this point. Gao Zong has a reason to be proud.

"The captive ceremony begins, play music!"

As soon as Gao Zong opened his mouth, the ceremonial officer who was waiting on the side naturally did not dare to neglect it. He was full of breath. Under a shout, the drum music immediately sounded loudly, and a team of well-dressed Tang cavalry began to line up to enter.

"Okay, this is my iron horse, okay, okay!"

The Tang Dynasty cavalry army entering is the Liaodong cavalry army of Cheng Wuting. They are tall and burly, and the ** war horses are even more extraordinary. They are dedicated to the 2,000 white horses selected for the parade. It is really magnificent. At first sight, Gao Zong was excited, applauding and shouted loudly. He is so As soon as he shouted, the officials naturally cheered. The whole scene suddenly became boiling, and the atmosphere could be said to be at its peak.

No, something is going to happen!

Everyone was cheering, but Li Xian did not focus on the cavalry below, but always paid attention to the change of Gao Zong's expression. At this time, he saw that Gao Zong's salivation had become a line, but he didn't know it. His heart couldn't help sinking. He knew that Gao Zong's body was in a problem, and he just wanted to spread it. The doctor, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed back, for nothing else, just because he didn't know whether he should do this or not.

In terms of the father-son relationship, Li Xian naturally can't sit and ignore his father's death. But when it comes to society, Li Xian doesn't want to see Gao Zong stay in the throne again. Among other things, Gao Zong is now suspicious of Li Xian. If this point is really used by the Empress Wu, Li Xian's situation will be more dangerous. A few points, even if he can win in the end, the vitality of the Tang Dynasty will be greatly damaged. Naturally, this is not the situation that Li Xian is happy to see. Because of this, Li Xian hesitated and did not know how to make a decision for a while.

"Hold my emperor, long live, long live..."

As soon as the Tang Dynasty's cavalry army passed, it arrived at the entrance of the captured Turkic nobles. When hundreds of thousands of subjects who were already in high spirits saw this, they all shouted long live in unison, like thunder, and the atmosphere was in a state of boiling.

"Dedicate the prisoner!"

As soon as the military team entered the square in front of the palace gate, the ceremonial officer shouted, and his voice was full of excitement. This was not surprising. This was the most exciting moment in the whole ceremony and the moment to promote national prestige.

"Okay, I..."

As soon as the voice of the minister of Ceremonies fell, the whole audience boiled again. Gao Zong was also so excited that he couldn't control himself. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to express some opinions on it, but before he finished speaking, his body suddenly crooked and fell to the ground unconsciously.

"Your Majesty!"

"Quickly, protect your majesty!"

"The imperial doctor, pass on to the imperial doctor!"

......

When Gao Zong fell down, the whole gate building was suddenly in chaos. The Empress Wu turned pale, and all the officials exclaimed, but Li Xian was at a loss. He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad...