vstars Chapter 869 Turkic Movement
Chapter 869 Turkic Movement
On that day, the abdication edict and the abdication book were distributed.
The former concubine of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Empress Gaozong of Tang, who stole the Tang dynasty, and now the Emperor of Zhou, Wu Zetian, will abdicate to Prince of Qin Li Cunxi on October 25.
The posthumous titles and temple names of Li Xian and Li Dan were also decided.
Li Xian's temple name was Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and his posthumous title was Emperor Zhao of Tang.
Li Dan's temple name was Emperor Ruizong of Tang and his posthumous title was Emperor Xing of Tang.
The abdication platform on the bank of the Luo River had been built, and Li Yan led the Right Guard Army and was ordered to guard the surrounding area and not let anyone get close.
The Qianniu Guards and the Neiwei also went over there, dressed in plain clothes and searched for suspicious persons within a dozen miles.
The north was still preparing for war, preparing for the sudden attack of the Turks; a new round of bloody storms and killings broke out in the 19 states of Jiangdong.
The news of the emperor's abdication spread to all provinces, states and counties, and many people were talking about it, saying that the Tang Dynasty was about to replace the Zhou Dynasty.
Although the name of the Xin Dynasty has not yet been circulated, it has been guessed almost accurately.
Naturally, the news of what happened in the Great Zhou was reported to the Turks. After dozens of informants, the Turkic spies finally managed to successfully deliver the news to the Shi Kingdom.
Prince Helu looked at the dense information, patiently checked it carefully one by one.
"The traitorous dog, the evil thief, Python Sansi, split the Great Zhou, occupied nineteen prefectures in Jiangdong, established the pseudo-Wu regime, and proclaimed himself the Great Emperor of Great Wu. He was defeated by the army led by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin of the Great Zhou, and brought back alive. It is scheduled for December 22nd to be beheaded at the Caishikou east of Luoyang City as a warning to others."
"Empress Wu Zetian of the Great Zhou Dynasty believes she is in poor health. She claims she slaughtered countless people in her early years and suffered from mental torture in her later years. She is no longer able to continue to rule the country. She will abdicate to Li Cunxi by the Luo River on October 25th."
There were only these two sentences. Prince Helu could not read the rest.
He just felt like he was about to explode!
Not long after this, Wu Sansi's Great Wu regime was directly destroyed.
This is not good news, but at the same time, it also brings him other good news.
First of all, Yuzhou is now completely his subordinate. This eloquent debater from the Great Zhou can only follow behind him from now on.
Secondly, the army under Wu Sansi wiped out the left and right Yuqian guards, eliminating some of his enemies for him. The aristocratic families might continue to rebel, and thus tied up hundreds of thousands of troops.
As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, the number of enemy forces he will face in the future will be much smaller.
The chances of winning will naturally be much greater.
Now, all he had to do was contact certain tribes in the Western Regions to join him in attacking the Great Zhou.
Of course, he already had a candidate for this important task, and that candidate was an official under his command.
At this moment, this person has come in front of him.
"You should go to those tribes."
"Back when Wang Xiaojie, Fang Zhe, and Feng Yang left the Western Regions, Wu Yanhao massacred seventeen tribes. The people of other tribes dared not speak out against them."
"Now that we Turks have taken the lead in attacking the Great Zhou, these people will surely think they have found the right opportunity and will join us in attacking the Great Zhou."
"Make it clear to them that after the successful invasion of the Great Zhou, Liang Province will be theirs. Then they won't have to live in the open air anymore. We, the Turks, will also protect them in the future."
The man bowed, went out with more than a hundred guards, and headed west to look for the powerful tribes in the Western Regions.
After this person left, Helu sent someone to find Yuzhou, who was still calculating the food and grass.
After two months in the Turkic region, Yu Zhou had lost a lot of weight. He entered the tent listlessly, looking at Helu with a weak gaze.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty the Khan?"
"Just tell me what you want to say. After that, I have to go back and calculate how much food and fodder I need for a long war."
A trace of heartache appeared in Helu's eyes.
Ugh.
For the sake of his grand cause, Yu Zhou has been working hard and never complaining. Just look at how thin he has become.
One look and you can tell he hasn't had a good meal or a good sleep!
"Yuzhou, please don't overwork yourself. Sit down first and drink two glasses of milk wine. I'll show you something."
Helu spoke in a low voice. He sat up straight and personally poured a full bowl of milk wine for Yuzhou and handed it to him.
Yu Zhou took it and drank the whole bowl of milk wine. As the aroma of milk and wine entered his throat, he felt a little more energetic.
"Well, dear Khan, you just said you wanted to show me something. I'm going to take a look now. I have to go back after I'm done."
Helu stretched out his hand again and handed the thing to Yuzhou.
As soon as the densely written information fell into Yu Zhou's hands, he read it as quickly as possible.
However, before Yu Zhou could see the end, he immediately covered his chest, screamed "Ah", and fell down.
"Yuzhou, Yuzhou, are you okay?"
"Someone, someone, call a doctor!"
Helu became anxious and stood up and started shouting.
"It's okay, I'm fine."
Yu Zhou suddenly turned over and sat up, continuing to read the information.
"I just felt a sudden angina pang, but it's not as severe as before."
"What's going on in the Great Zhou? How did the Emperor Wu fall so quickly? From the time he proclaimed himself emperor to the time he was captured, it took less than two months. Now the Emperor of the Great Zhou wants to abdicate. I'm afraid the return of the former Tang Dynasty is imminent."
He held the information and analyzed it meticulously.
Helu listened from the side, nodding his head once or twice from time to time.
He thought so too.
Li Cunxi was the heir of the Li family. Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian, and Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Li Dan, personally paved the way for him. Naturally, they wanted to restore the Li Tang Dynasty.
As expected, the next new dynasty will be the Tang Dynasty.
There is a difference between this Tang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty and the previous Tang Dynasty, just as people today call it the Two Han Dynasties to distinguish it from the Han Dynasty.
In the future, people will probably call it the Two Tangs.
Li Cunxi's status and position would probably catch up with Emperor Guangwu.
I just don't know if Li Cunxi can produce enough military achievements to rival Guangwu.
"Once the New Tang Dynasty emerges, Li Cunxi, as the monarch, will desperately need an unprecedented victory."
Yu Zhou stroked his chin gently.
"If my guess is correct, we are now threatening Chongzhou and intending to attack Da Zhou. Li Cunxi will definitely take action against us."
Helu nodded again.
He felt that what Yu Zhou said was absolutely correct.
The Turks have been against Li Shimin since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and they were even more against the Zhou Dynasty during the Zhou Dynasty.
After Li Cunxi ascended the throne, if he did not take action against the Turks, he would be in serious trouble.
"Sir, what should we do? Or, should we take action in advance, knock on the gate of Chongzhou, and intimidate the Great Zhou?"
"No, the current plan is to contact the nearby Western Region tribes and have them attack the Great Zhou together."
"Sir, your idea aligns with mine. I've already sent someone to contact them. But I don't know what we should do next."
"I'll go back and organize the food supplies. I'll first transport a batch of food supplies to the border to store them so that we can be ready for battle at any time."
"it is good!"