Duan Decao was the chief supervisor of Jingzhou in the Tang Dynasty. He was able to lead his army back in time. Thanks to the cautious move by Prince Li Jiancheng. When he led an army of 100,000 to march north to the inner road of Guan Nei Road, he also realized the emptiness of Chang'an and was about to capture Yan'an County and ordered Duan Decao to return to Xinping County, the north.

In this way, he could not only go north to Honghua County, but also return to Guanzhong. Facts have proved that Li Jiancheng's caution was not unnecessary. After receiving Li Jiancheng's emergency order, Duan Decao rushed back to Chang'an in just one day and the middle of the night, but he was still one step late, and the Sui army had already captured Chang'an City.

The Sui army had withdrawn, the Tang army regained control of Chang'an City, the city gates were closed, the fleeing new soldiers gathered again, the fires at the gates of each Fangfang were put out, and a team of soldiers went to the various Fangfang to calm the people and told the people that the Sui army had withdrawn. Until this time, the terrifying clouds shrouded over Chang'an gradually dissipated.

Some bold residents began to come out to inquire about the situation, and the court officials also took off their servants' uniforms and changed into court clothes to rush to the imperial city. Such a big thing happened, the court had already explained something.

After a day and two nights of fright, Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty finally couldn't support him and fell ill. He lay in the ward of the Yangxin Hall, with dozens of imperial physicians coming in and out, busy treating Li Yuan.

Dozens of important officials gathered in the square outside the hall, whispering in groups of three or five, discussing the emperor's condition and discussing the sneak attack on Guanzhong this time of Yang Yuanqing's attack on Guanzhong.

At this time, the doctor Zhao Wende walked out of the hall quickly and raised his voice slightly and asked, "The Master asked, is General Duan coming?"

"I have sent someone to find him and I will arrive soon." Someone replied.

Zhao Wende turned around and was about to go in. Xiao Yu quickly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, "Doctor Zhao wait!"

Several prime ministers surrounded him, and everyone asked worriedly: "What is the situation of the emperor? Is the problem serious?"

Zhao Wende sighed and said, "The emperor is too tired and is suffering from cold at night. He is in a bad mood, so he fell ill and is not seriously ill. But his mood is very bad, which may affect his recovery."

After pausing, Zhao Wende whispered: "My prime ministers, I'm afraid the queen's side will not work."

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly said, "Didn't you say you can hold on for a year or two?"

Zhao Wende shook his head, "I thought she could hold on for half a year. But this time the palace was in chaos, and the palace servants carried her everywhere to hide. She couldn't afford to torture her. I'm afraid it's only two days, so everyone should be mentally prepared."

Everyone was silent. The emperor fell ill and the queen wanted to go to the immortal again. The Tang Dynasty was in a tragic fate. When will the current situation calm down? Everyone's heart was heavy.

At this time, Duan Decao, the general manager of Jingzhou, came hurriedly. Duan Decao was from Longyou and belonged to the descendant of the Guanlong noble family. He was about 35 or 36 years old. He was tall and strong, and had a strong martial arts skills. He was very good at reading military books. He was gradually valued by the prince recently. He participated in the attack on the Western Qin State and led 5,000 troops to defeat the support of the 30,000 Tuyuhun army. He was named the Zhu State and served as the prefect of Xihai County. It can be said that he is both civil and military.

However, because he offended Li Shentong while in Hexi, he was suppressed and not allowed to be used. In the end, Xiao Yu recommended him to the crown prince Li Jiancheng. After reviewing his files, Li Jiancheng found that he was a rare talent, so he persuaded Li Yuan to transfer him to the general manager of Jingzhou. This time, Li Jiancheng was appointed as the vanguard general in the northern expedition to the inner road of Guanmen.

It was Duan Decao's timely leadership of the army back that enabled the Tang Dynasty to escape a great humiliation. At the critical moment, Duan Decao made great contributions to rescue the emperor.

Zhao Wende heard the person next to him say that this person was Duan Decao. He hurriedly said, "General Duan, the emperor wants to see you, please follow me."

Duan Decao nodded and followed Zhao Wende into the Palace of Peaceful Heart...

In the ward, Li Yuan was extremely weak and his face was pale without a trace of blood. He was whispering to Feng Deyi, "About the matter of Wei Yijie in Xianyang, you arrange someone to go to Xianyang. You should learn more about what Yang Yuanqing did in Xianyang during the day and what Wei Yijie did? After investigating this matter in detail, report it to me."

Li Yuan was a little suspicious of the secret deal between the Wei family and Yang Yuanqing, otherwise Yang Yuanqing would not have brought Wei Yijie out to talk about it. He remembered that when the first imperial examination in Fengzhou was the first time, the Wei family had two children in high school. This time, Yang Yuanqing dared to lead troops into Guanzhong so boldly. Who provided him with the news? It was very likely that it was the Wei family.

In fact, Li Yuan is also a relatively paranoid person at heart. Yang Yuanqing regards Wei Yijie as one of the conditions. Anyone with discerning eyes can see that Yang Yuanqing is deliberately provoking the relationship between the Wei family and the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, Li Yuan also felt something, but he thought that there must be something wrong with the Wei family and Yang Yuanqing, otherwise why did Yang Yuanqing not talk about the Dugu family or the Dou family, but he wanted to mention the Wei family.

No matter what, he was extremely annoyed by Wei Yijie, as if Wei Yijie was joining forces with Yang Yuanqing to humiliate him and restore his post. Humph! Do you still want to serve as the Minister of Rites again?

The reason why Feng Deyi was trusted by Li Yuan was that he had understood Li Yuan's heart. Back then, he was Yu Shiji's confidant and learned Yu Shiji's mind skills very thoroughly. He was also very skillful when applying it to Li Yuan.

Feng Deyi knew that Li Yuan was actually very regretful and regretted that he shouldn't have agreed to Yang Yuanqing's conditions. If he had known that reinforcements would come, he would have been a little tougher and would not have been humiliated by Yang Yuanqing. He was forced to agree to the conditions that made him unwilling to accept it.

But as the emperor, Li Yuan had a golden word and was not easy to repent. He was so angry that he used Wei Yijie to exclaim. This was Li Yuan's thought, and Feng Deyi could understand it clearly.

Feng Deyi rolled his eyes and whispered: "Your Majesty, in fact, regarding three conditions, Your Majesty can also adapt to avoid the real and the false. For example, if Wei Yijie official restored his post, Your Majesty can make him the Minister of Rites, and then find out his problem in Xianyang in two days, remove him from his post or even ask for guilt. For example, if you withdraw from Luoyang, you can withdraw, and then turn back to occupy, or leave an empty city there, and transfer all people and materials back to Guanzhong. These are all feasible means."

Li Yuan closed his eyes and said slowly for a while: "You go and arrange someone! Investigate carefully."

"I understand, let's go now!"

Feng Deyi bowed and slowly retreated. Li Yuan closed his eyes again. Feng Deyi's suggestion was a concern for him.

At this time, a eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, General Duan Decao has arrived."

"Announce him to meet him!"

After a moment, Duan Decao hurried into the imperial study room and bowed deeply, "My minister Duan Decao met Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will be healthy as soon as possible."

Li Yuan sighed slightly, "If every minister had shared my worries like my beloved, I would not have gotten sick. This time, the city of Chang'an was broken, which allowed me to see many loyal ministers and many unfaithful ministers."

Duan De was worried, and the emperor told him that these things were not good. He quickly bowed and said, "He was ordered by the prince and came to rescue him day and night. Unfortunately, he could not stop the Sui army from breaking the city. I felt guilty."

"You are already very good. At least because of the arrival of your beloved, Yang Yuanqing dared not attack the imperial city again, and saved my life and saved my life. Therefore, I must reward you well." Li Yuan's voice was very weak, but his tone was full of praise. Although he felt a little regretful and agreed to Yang Yuanqing's conditions, he was grateful to Duan Decao for coming in time, so that he could escape the shame of being captured.

"I would rather not have any rewards, and I hope that your Majesty's dragon body can recover soon."

"Thank you for your concern. I have added you to the General of Zuotun Guard, the Duke of Longxi County, and the Bounty of 10,000 taels. I will give you a beautiful house in Chang'an and 50 hectares of fertile land."

Duan Decao was a little shocked. In his memory, it seemed that no minister had received such a generous reward. He immediately knelt down, kowtowed three times, and said with tears: "I am willing to crush your Majesty to pieces and die before you die!"

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Although the 50,000 recruits recruited this time have no effect, after training hard, I will make achievements for me. I will give you the training of these 50,000 new soldiers. Don't let me down."

"I obey the order!"

Duan Dejiao understood in his heart that this was the emperor's reward to the prince. In fact, he assigned 50,000 new troops to the prince. This time he fought for the prince.

At this moment, a slight riot came from outside, and someone started crying. Li Yuan was stunned and said to the eunuch beside him: "Go and see, what happened?"

The eunuch ran out, and for a moment, the eunuch walked in with tears on his face. He finally couldn't help but kneel on the ground and burst into tears.

Li Yuan was anxious and struggled to get up, but he couldn't get up again. He had to beat the bed and scold, "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

"Your Majesty... Empress... Empress... Died!"

Li Yuan felt the darkness in front of him, and he couldn't help but scream and fainted.

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In the cold and cold night, Yang Yuanqing led 10,000 cavalry to run north quickly. The timely return of the Tang army's 20,000 cavalry was somewhat beyond his expectations. According to Yang Yuanqing's calculations, it was as fast as tomorrow noon.

He knew that there was a Tang army in Jingyang, and it should be them. However, Yang Yuanqing did not expect that it would be four hours ahead of his expectations, which shows that the commander-in-chief led the army was quite capable.

However, in this way, his plan would be implemented immediately. Originally, Yang Yuanqing was planning to go to Guangtongcang, but now he has no time, so he must rush to Huining County immediately.

Yang Yuanqing knew that this army was just a vanguard, and there should be a large army led by Li Jiancheng, with at least 30,000 people behind it. However, as long as Li Jiancheng led the army back to Guanzhong, the inner road of Guan would be empty.

The cavalry team ran over the dark night and rushed towards Qianshuiyuan. There was Beidi County, and then northwest was Anding County. After passing Anding County and Pingliang County, Huining County was Huining County.

In the darkness, someone shouted: "Where is Your Highness? The scout has information coming."

Yang Yuanqing held the war horse, and for a moment, his personal soldiers led a scout forward quickly. The scout bowed and said, "Report to your Highness, there is accurate information from the Tang army in Huining County!"

"you say!"

"There are 20,000 troops stationed in Huining County, commanded by General Sheng Yanshi."

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