Early the next morning, An Qingxu received an urgent report from Luoyang.
Fanyang had fallen, and Luoyang was in a state of emergency. An Qingxu didn't even think about it. He hurriedly informed Di Chen and immediately led his troops to Luoyang. Di Chen had no choice but to retreat.
If they stayed in Chang 'an any longer, they would all be wiped out.
Seeing the rebel army retreat, the Chang 'an garrison let out a long sigh of relief. Some soldiers could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground. This battle was too exciting.
For Chang 'an, the most dangerous moment had passed.
After defeating the rebel army, Ouyang Shuo's prestige in Chang 'an reached a peak. The civil and military officials' resentment towards Ouyang Shuo's arbitrary abolition was slightly alleviated, and the people in the city were even more grateful to Ouyang Shuo.
The attitude of those high-ranking officials and nobles who had their guards and private soldiers taken away also changed. They forgot their previous reluctance and hurried to ask for credit from His Majesty, describing in detail how their soldiers killed the enemy bravely and protected Chang 'an.
The troops sent to rescue the Emperor were also busy entering the palace to show their loyalty to the Emperor.
In comparison, Ouyang Shuo, the meritorious official, was somewhat neglected. Whether it was Li Longji or Li Xiang, they would have some problems with Ouyang Shuo.
The imperial court had already spread the news that they hoped the Mutants would leave the city.
Fortunately, as soon as the crisis in Chang 'an was resolved, the retired emperor Li Longji, who had been in fear for more than ten days, suddenly became restless and refused to leave the Taiji Palace.
How could the retired emperor be as free and unfettered as the emperor?
In history, when Li Longji returned to Chang 'an from Shu, he even fought with Li Xiang for a long time, not to mention the current situation.
As an emperor who excelled in both politics and martial arts, Li Longji had a deep foundation in the imperial court. There were plenty of old officials who were willing to follow him. Naturally, he wanted to control the imperial court from afar, not be an insignificant emperor emeritus.
The ancient emperors' attachment to power was difficult for ordinary people to understand. They would not give up power unless they died.
Just like the Qing Dynasty's Emperor Qianlong, he once righteously said, "If I am blessed, I will pass the throne to my heir for sixty years. I dare not exceed the sixty-first year of the Huangzu era."
This meant that even if he lived a long life, he would not dare to break the record of his grandfather Emperor Kangxi's sixty-one years of rule. He would only rule for sixty years and abdicate if he did not die.
For this reason, Qianlong had spent a lot of money to build a palace in the corner of the imperial palace for the retired emperor after he abdicated — Ningshou Palace.
At the age of eighty-five, Qianlong had been in power for sixty years. Sure enough, he abdicated the throne to the later Emperor Jiaqing, but he did not move to Ningshou Palace. Instead, he continued to live in Yangxin Hall, accepting the worship of hundreds of officials. He was still in charge of important military and state affairs, adhering to the rules and making rulings, issuing edicts on major matters, holding great power in his hands.
Poor Jiaqing was the "fake emperor" for three years until Qianlong's death. Only then was he able to take charge. The Qianlong Emperor did not stay in Ningshou Palace for even a day until the last day. It could be said to be extremely ironic.
Qianlong had even voluntarily abdicated under a beautiful pretense. Li Longji had not abdicated of his own free will, so he had even more reason to interfere in court politics.
Thus, as soon as the rebel army left, the Chang 'an imperial court began to stir.
The battle between the old and the new Monarch Party had begun.
Ouyang Shuo did not care about these things. While the two emperors were fighting, he leisurely went to a street in the west of Chang 'an to visit a scholar.
This person was none other than the famous Sage of Poetry, Du Fu.
Du Fu's life was deeply intertwined with the An-Shi Rebellion. Many popular poems came from this period, including the famous "Three Officials and Three Farewells", which vividly reflected the scenes of war at that time.
For example, one of the poems, "Officials in the Stone Trench".
At dusk in the Stone Trench Village, officials caught people at night.
The old man walked over the wall, and the old woman went out to see.
Why was the official angry! Why was the woman crying?
Listening to the woman's speech, three men entered Ye City.
One man came with a letter, and the other two men died in battle.
The survivor lives in vain, and the dead live long!
There was no one in the room, only the infant grandson,
With the grandson's mother not gone, there was no unblemished dress.
Although the old woman was weak, she asked the official to return at night,
In urgent need of the Battle of Heyang, she had to prepare a morning meal.
The night lasted for a long time, as if one could hear her sobbing.
At dawn, she went to the road and bid farewell to the old man.
In the battle map, although the participation of the Dissimilated Man changed the direction of the war, it was still the common people who suffered. Outside Chang 'an, the tens of thousands of corpses of the common people were the most vivid portrayal.
Ouyang Shuo visited Du Fu because he wanted to ask Du Fu to follow him back to Xia Kingdom.
Du Fu was born in a noble family in the north. When he was young, he did not have to worry about food and clothing. When he was middle-aged, his family declined, and he failed the imperial examinations several times. His career was not smooth, and he lived in poverty.
In the fourteenth year of Tianbao, which was the first year of the An-Shi Rebellion, Du Fu was forty-four years old. He had been in Chang 'an for more than ten years. In November, Du Fu went to his home in Fengxian Province. As soon as he entered the house, he heard the sound of crying. It turned out that his youngest son had starved to death.
In the imperial court, the civil and military officials all had their own thoughts, and they had mixed feelings about Ouyang Shuo. But among the people, Ouyang Shuo was a great hero.
Moreover, Ouyang Shuo was Emperor Xia's honor, and he was the Marshal of the military. Du Fu had no reason to reject him. In ancient times, there were not many scholars who could despise the nobles.
[Name]: Du Fu (Sage Level)
[Title]: Sage of Poetry
[Dynasty]: Tang Dynasty
[Identity]: Xia Kingdom scholar
[Occupation]: Special Poet
[Loyalty]: 75
[Root Bone]: 20 [Comprehension]: 18 [Fortune]: 10 [Charm]: 15
[Specialty]: Sage of Poetry (Increases dynasty culture index by 10, increases dynasty people's cultural literacy by 15, increases dynasty poetry level by 50, increases dynasty poet breakthrough success rate by 25)
[Book]: Du Gong Bu Ji Collection
[Evaluation]: The world knows that poets work with a single word, but Lao Du's changes are boundlessly extraordinary and almost impossible to trace. He is the best poet.
After successfully recruiting Du Fu, Ouyang Shuo's mood was extremely good, and he didn't pay attention to the matters of the Imperial Court. He calmly waited for the end of the campaign and received the spoils of war before immediately returning to Grand Xia.
As for the matter of sending troops to pursue the rebel army, Ouyang Shuo didn't do that at all.
Firstly, the Chang 'an garrison had suffered heavy casualties and needed to be reorganized. Although there were casualties in the rebel army, they still had more than three hundred thousand soldiers. If they were to give chase now, it would be no different from a sheep walking into a tiger's den. It was extremely unwise.
As for those so-called soldiers who came to rescue the emperor, it was fine to have them wave flags and shout battle cries. However, if they were really asked to go and kill the rebel army, their eyes would immediately flicker and they would look around to avoid the topic.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo completely gave up on the idea of pursuing the rebel army. He only ordered the military governor of Jiannan to reorganize the troops and prepare to send troops to Luoyang at any time to cooperate with Guo Ziyi's troops to annihilate the rebel army.
With the cooperation of the two armies, there was no need to worry about Luoyang not being destroyed.
The development of the war far exceeded Ouyang Shuo's expectations, and it was even smoother.
…
In the end, An Qingxu still couldn't reach Luoyang. Just as the army was about to reach Tong Pass, there was a sudden report from the front that something had happened in Luoyang. It turned out that after learning that the army had suffered a setback in Chang 'an and that Fanyang had fallen, the garrison of Luoyang decided to go all out and kill An Lushan. Following that, they announced their desire to submit to the Imperial Court.
The plot twist was too fast, and An Qingxu was caught unprepared.
Di Chen and the others, on the other hand, heaved a sigh of relief. The war had ended early, and they didn't have to be involved. If a fierce battle were to break out in Luoyang, who knew how many troops would have to be sacrificed? It wasn't worth it.
Following the death of An Lushan, a battle announcement sounded.
"Battle Announcement: The War of An – Shi has officially ended. The An Lushan camp has failed to reverse the outcome of history."
…
"Battle Announcement: The War of An – Shi has officially ended. Now, based on the comprehensive index of the players' contribution to the camp and their contribution to the campaign, additional contribution points will be calculated."
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A system notification immediately sounded in Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System Notification: Player Who Says That Has No Clothes, the representative of the Tang Dynasty camp's Inhumans, has rashly abolished the establishment. Although he has performed meritorious deeds in defending the city, his merits offset his demerits. Additional reward of 20,000 Battle Contribution Points."
"…"
Ouyang Shuo was speechless. There was such a thing?
According to the previous battle's standards, Ouyang Shuo should have received at least an additional 100,000 Battle Contribution Points for reversing the Tang Dynasty camp's disadvantageous situation. Now, he only had a pitiful 20,000 points.
Gaia was using this as a warning to Ouyang Shuo, telling him not to think that he could do whatever he wanted on the battle map.
Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to check the Battle Contribution Points ranking.
[Rank] — [Name] — [Battle Contribution Points]
[1st]: Who Says That Has No Clothes — 400,000 points
[2nd]: Feng Qiuhuang — 300,000 points
[3rd]: Di Chen — 250,000 points
[4th]: Wolf Warrior — 150,000 points
[5th]: Xiong Ba — 140,000 points
[6th]: Chun Shen Jun — 120,000 points
[7th]: Wandering Fantasy — 100,000 points
[8th]: Military Kill Ripper — 20,000 points
As the Inhuman representative of the An Lushan camp, Di Chen had not been able to defeat Feng Qiuhuang. It was probably because he had driven the commoners as cannon fodder, so he had been punished by Gaia and did not receive any additional rewards.
Military Kill Ripper was the worst out of the eight. The 50,000 troops he had brought had been used as a reserve force. They had only entered the battlefield at the last moment and fought the 20,000 Tiger Leopard Cavalry. He had not received the ideal Battle Contribution Points reward.
Such a small amount of Battle Contribution Points was probably not even enough to revive the troops.
…
After the battle ended, Ouyang Shuo was preparing to head to the palace to receive the reward for being first. He did not expect to meet a group of eunuchs who had left the palace to announce the imperial edict. It was Li Xiang who had directly delivered the reward.
Ouyang Shuo could not help but smile wryly when he saw this. How much did the Emperor dislike him? After receiving the reward, it was a jade pendant. Ouyang Shuo did not even look at the attributes and immediately teleported away.
The moment he returned to Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo heard a series of system announcements.
"System Announcement: The An-Shi Rebellion has officially ended. The main historical figures of the Tang Dynasty have been automatically added to the game. Please explore on your own."
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As one of the most prosperous and prosperous dynasties in history, the Tang Dynasty had many famous historical figures. Apart from the famous 24 Meritorious Ministers of the Lingyan Pavilion, poets, calligraphers, painters, and other literati emerged in an endless stream.
To the lords of the China server, this was good news.
"System Announcement: The An-Shi Rebellion has officially ended. The Qingcheng Sect and other martial sects have been automatically added to the game. Please explore on your own."
…
As history progressed to the Tang Dynasty, the pugilistic world became more and more lively.
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