After the rebels outside Luoyang City were defeated by the five thousand elite cavalry led by Zhao Ziliang, Gao Shang, Li Qinmin, Gao Miao and others in the city immediately opened the city gate and led their troops out of the city to greet Zhao Ziliang.
All the soldiers and horses under his command went to pursue the fleeing soldiers and horses.
Zhao Ziliang only had 300 soldiers left under his command.
When he saw Gao Shang and others coming out to greet them with a large number of soldiers and horses in the city, he was not afraid and rode forward to meet Gao Shang and others.
"The guilty will see the commander-in-chief."
Gao Shang led the generals in the city to bow to Zhao Ziliang and salute.
Zhao Ziliang dismounted and helped everyone up one by one and said with a smile: "If you can repent in time and return to the Tang Dynasty, this will be a blessing to the people, a blessing to the court, and a blessing to the world."
"We would like to thank the commander-in-chief and the court for their generosity.
We will be loyal to the court in the future and will only obey the commander-in-chief's orders."
After a few words of greeting, everyone invited Zhao Ziliang to settle in Luoyang.
Zhao Ziliang immediately mounted his horse and entered the city with everyone, amidst the welcome of soldiers and civilians.
In the Henan government office, Gao Shang and others held a banquet.
Zhao Ziliang was invited to sit down at the chief's seat.
The others were on both sides.
Zhao Ziliang picked up the wine cup and said to the surrendered officials and generals: "This banquet was prepared by you all." , I will borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and give you a drink, please.”
The officers and generals responded one after another and drank several glasses of wine in succession.
Zhao Ziliang put down his wine glass and said: "I have some understanding of your situation.
The promises I made to Mr.
Gao before are all true.
I have sent someone to send the memorial to Chang'an.
I believe there will be news soon.
Some of them may be promoted to become officials in the imperial court, while others may go to other places.
You may be an official or a general, but there will also be people who will stay with me to continue to fight against the rebels of An Qingxu and Shi Siming.
No matter how the court arranges you, I guarantee that it will not be worse than your current situation and status.
Please rest assured about this. , so please wait patiently and restrain yourself during this period.
The subordinates and officials below must ensure that the officers and soldiers abide by military discipline and not cause harm to the people, that the officials below must not abandon their official duties and neglect political affairs, and that good social order must be maintained in Luoyang City and surrounding towns and villages.
I am usually a person who I'm easy to talk to, and I won't be stingy with people who have merit.
Official positions and rewards, but I will not show mercy to those who have made mistakes.
I will never be merciful when punishment is deserved, so I hope you earn your own face and wait for the official appointment documents to be issued in a few days.
Come down, you all have new official positions and military positions.
I hope you all understand one thing: common people Well, I feel comfortable, and your life is also easy.
If the people are not doing well, I feel uncomfortable, and your life will not be easy.
Some people think that the people are untouchables, and life and death depend on whether they are happy, and they will rob the people without money or food. , I can’t help but ask, without the people, who are you?
Are officials still officials?
Is the court still a court?
Without the people, you have to farm and make your own clothes for what you eat and wear.
Can you farm?
Do you know how to make clothes?
You don’t even know how to cook.
You have to starve to death.
So be good to the people, and your life will be easier.
The richer the people are, the better your treasury will be.
The more abundant the money and food, the more abundant the people will be.
Let’s compare two counties.
The people in one county are richer and the people in the other county are poorer.
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When the magistrates of these two counties come together, who has more face and whose status is higher?
An officer must be good at governing the people, and a general must be good at governing the army.
If you can't do it, don't you know how to do it?
Learn from the capable?
Blindly relying on plundering and exploiting the people can only prove your incompetence.
I don’t want you to be incompetent.
The fact that you people can reach this position proves that you still have some ability.
I hope you will Use this ability on the right path, and don’t engage in crooked ways."
The officials and generals clasped their fists one after another and said: "The commander-in-chief's instructions will be borne in mind by us."
After eating and drinking, all the officials and generals left one after another.
Only Zhao Ziliang and Gao Shang were left in the government office lobby.
Zhao Ziliang asked Gao Shang: "Mr.
Gao, do you have any other plans for your whereabouts?
There is also a minister of the Ministry of Industry in the DPRK."
The position is vacant, sir, if you wish, I can submit it to Your Majesty I would like to recommend you.
Your Majesty should accept my recommendation because of your talents and your contribution to bringing Luoyang back to the imperial court.
If you do not want to serve in the imperial court, and the post of Yangzhou Disposal is now vacant, I can also recommend it to you. , I don’t know what you think, sir.”
Gao Shang cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Marshal, for taking care of my future.
I know the situation in the imperial court relatively well now.
Although it is much better than when Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu were in power, it is still a mess.
Gao has no power in the court."
I have no foundation, and I am afraid that my life will not be comfortable if I hold the post like this.
Besides, I don’t want to work with those hypocrites.
If the commander-in-chief does not dislike it, Gao still imagines being a staff member under the commander-in-chief."
Zhao Ziliang was stunned and asked: "Sir, are you kidding me?
How can there be a high-ranking official who doesn't do anything but only wants to be my staff?"
Gao Shang said: "This is what I say from the bottom of my heart."
Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, sir, please serve in my marshal's mansion.
I will write to your majesty tomorrow to ensure that you will be my marshal's camp judge and assist me in handling military affairs."
Gao Shang immediately raised his hand and said, "Thank you so much, Commander."
The next day, Zhao Ziliang sent several memorials to Chang'an.
One was to report that Yin Ziqi's 300,000 troops had been forced to surrender; the other was to defeat Yang Zongwang's surprise attack; the third was to defeat Xie Yuantong's rebels; the fourth was to meet with Gao Shang and others and move the Marshal's Mansion to Luoyang, at the same time, Gao Gao was appointed as the marshal to serve as a judge.
At the same time, Zhao Ziliang also successively issued orders to the Tang Army's camp stationed outside Hangu Pass, ordering Li Siye, the envoy of the Beiting Army's Central Army, to lead the Chinese Army and 50,000 surrendered troops being reorganized to advance toward the southeast of Henan, reorganizing the 50,000 soldiers along the way. surrendered the army and gradually recovered the areas occupied by the rebels on the way.
Zhao Ziliang ordered Chu Ge, the former army envoy, to lead the army and horses and advance toward Xingyang with 50,000 surrender troops who were being reorganized.
Then Zhao Ziliang ordered the other armies of the Beiting Army to move to Luoyang, and the remaining 20 troops who were being reorganized Wan Jiangjun also moved outside Luoyang City to continue reorganization.
The news of the recapture of Luoyang greatly excited the Chang'an government and the public.
Many people sang and danced in the streets to celebrate.
Emperor Xuanzong in the Daming Palace was very happy to see Zhao Ziliang's memorial and said to the courtiers: "It seems that we are really fighting.
I don’t understand, but we have to let people like Zhao Qing’s family take charge of the overall situation.
Come and deliver the edict, reward Zhao Ziliang with a dou of pearls and a hundred pieces of silk, and canonize Zhao Ziliang’s Mrs.
Chen as a first-class imperial edict.”
"Follow the decree" Xuanzong thought again of the marriage between his granddaughter Princess Yining and Zhao Ting.
This matter had been delayed for two years.
The last time Zhao Ziliang resigned out of anger and almost had the marriage regretted, this time he had to get it done quickly no matter what.
So Xuanzong immediately said to Gao Lishi: "Old guy, can you still walk?
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If you can, go to Luoyang to meet Zhao Ziliang and decide on the marriage between Princess Yining and Zhao Ting as soon as possible.
In addition, Xinping Her husband Pei Yin has been dead for seven or eight years, and she cannot be allowed to live forever.
Widow, I heard that she has always been interested in Zhao Ziliang's affairs.
You send someone to call her, and I ask her what she means.
If she is interested in Zhao Ziliang, this time you go to Luoyang and ask Zhao Ziliang what he means.
If Both of them were interested, so they handled these two things together.”
Xinping mentioned by Xuanzong refers to Princess Xinping.
Her mother is a Changcai.
Changcai's natal family has no influence and is just a minor official.
Princess Xinping was previously married to Pei Yin, but Pei Yin has been weak since she was a child.
After marriage, Within two years She died of illness and didn't even leave any heirs.
Princess Xinping had a strong temper.
She was not as bohemian as other princesses in the royal family.
She had not remarried since Pei Yin's death.
The emperor repeatedly wanted to remarry her, but she refused.
After receiving the oral instructions from the eunuch, Xinping quickly came to the palace in a carriage to meet Xuanzong, "My daughter Xinping pays homage to her father."
Xuanzong stepped back and asked: "Xinping, you have been a widow for two years.
You can't stay alone all the time.
What do you think if your father betroths you to a new family?"
Xinping is not particularly beautiful, but she likes reading, so she has a bookish air about her.
Her mind is smarter than ordinary women, and her heart is stronger.
She bowed and said: "Thank you for your concern, my daughter has already been married once and does not want to marry again."
"Nonsense."
Xuanzong was quite displeased and said: "How can a woman not want to get married?
You are alone now, and your life is better than Xinping.
My father is old.
In two years, my father just wants to worry about it."
I'm afraid I don't have enough energy to deal with your affairs.
You are living such a miserable life now, and my father feels uncomfortable in his heart when he sees you.
You are the flesh that has fallen from my father's body after all.
Can my father not feel sorry for you?"
Princess Xinping was silent for a long time and asked: "Daughter, thank you very much, father.
I don't know which family the father is talking about for his daughter."
When Xuanzong heard that Princess Xinping relented, he was very happy and said quickly: "What do you think of Zhao Ziliang?
Haven't you always been curious about his story?
He is not much older than you.
Your father betrothed you to him.
How about it?"
Princess Xinping had some joy on her face, but it soon disappeared and she said: "Didn't he have three wives and concubines?
What does it mean if a daughter is married?"
"Of course he is also a wife.
His three wives are all wives.
How can I still let you be his concubine?
Let's talk about it.
If you marry the person you like, do you really care about your status?
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As a princess, even if you If you are a concubine in his house, his other wives and concubines will dare to bully you."
Princess Xinping was right, so she said to Xuanzong: "My daughter did not want to marry again.
Since the father is so worried about her daughter, the daughter does not want to make her father sad and disappointed, but I don't know if Zhao Ziliang is willing."
Xuanzong said: "My daughter is given to him for free and does not require a penny of dowry.
How dare he not do it?
You don't have to worry about it.
You can make the decision for you as a father."
Princess Xinping could only say: "Yes":