Xishoujiang City is located on the north bank of the Yellow River in the Hetao area of ​​Inner Mongolia today. It is west of the Yinshan Mountains. From Taiyuan to Xishoujiang City, you can go directly north and pass through Dai County, Shuo County, and Shengzhou County, with a journey of more than 1,000 miles.

More than a thousand miles, Zhang Huan's three thousand elite cavalry arrived in just a few days, but 200,000 stones of grain needed to be transported by more than a thousand carriages, but this was not too anxious. On the official road, the unkempt carriage was creaking and creaking forward, and a team of 100 cavalrymen slowly protected both sides of the carriage.

It took ten days to travel, the carriage brigade finally arrived in Dai County. The twilight had quietly arrived. The official road was very quiet. In the night wind, only the creaking sound of the carriage axles and the coughing sounds of the coachman were heard one after another.

After walking all day, the people were extremely tired.

Zhang Huanxing was at the front of the team. He stared carefully in front of him for a moment. The dark city wall could be seen in the distance. He turned around and said to a side general: "You must hold on for a while and go into the city to rest."

"Yes!" The general ordered him to convey it.

Although we had to travel for several miles, we thought that there was hot water in the city and we didn't have to eat dry food, so we cheered up and accelerated the speed. Just as everyone was anxious to go, suddenly, a loud sound of horse hooves came from the front. In the twilight, dozens of horses were running wildly. They didn't seem to be looking for Zhang Huan. Seeing a large group of cavalry and grain convoys ahead, he did not slow down and tried to pass through a narrow road next to him.

Seeing that they were in a hurry, Zhang Huan immediately ordered: "Stop them!"

Soon, the people who were on the road were stopped and brought over. They were actually cavalrymen, but they all carried red mailboxes. This was the mailman who sent eight hundred miles of express news.

"General, I heard that something big happened in Xishoujiang City!"

Seeing that everyone in the newsman's report showed panic, Zhang Huan couldn't help but ask: "What happened? Is it so panic?"

A leader stepped forward and said in a trembling voice: "General, Uighurs Dengli Khan suddenly led an army of 300,000 to fight back, besieging the emperor and General Duan's 80,000 troops in the Xishoujiang City."

"What!" Zhang Huan was shocked, and the war horse under his crotch, "da!da!" took two steps back and let out a long neigh.

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In early May of the 16th year of Qingzhi, on his way to Zhongshoujiang City, the 80,000 Northern Expedition Army of the Tang Dynasty was suddenly attacked by a large group of Uighur cavalry. In order to protect the safety of the Emperor Li clan, the army withdrew to Xishoujiang City, but the number of Uighur troops increased, cutting off the Tang army's retreat. In the end, nearly 300,000 Uighur troops were surrounded by Xishoujiang City.

The news of the emperor's besieged quickly reached Chang'an, shocking the court and the people. The governor of Shuofang, Wei Yan, immediately ordered the general Lu Sigong to lead 30,000 troops to the west to respond to the surrender city, but was ambushed by the Uighur army north of Helan Mountain, and the Tang army was defeated and returned.

Then all kinds of rumors spread in Chang'an. Emperor Yan had died in battle, but more of them said that the emperor had been captured alive. At this time, Wang Jin, the assistant minister of the disciple, wrote to the cabinet that Yan Guo should not be humiliated and strongly demanded that Li be respected as the Supreme Emperor and re-establish the new king.

This suggestion is like a stone causing a lot of waves. Some of them agree and some of them oppose. Some of the censors accused some of the cabinet members of the cabinet that they encouraged the emperor to lead the army in person, which led to today's disaster.

Sudden news disrupted the normal order of the Tang Dynasty and entered an extraordinary period. This was the critical moment when the right prime minister was reappointed.

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A carriage was driving rapidly on Chengtianmen Street, with hundreds of armored guards guarding each other. In the carriage, Cui Yuanzheng was reading books with all concentration, as if everything that happened in the court had nothing to do with him. Soon, the carriage approached Chengtianmen and entered Chengtianmen, and the Tai Chi Palace was in front of him.

"Prime Minister, Chengtian Gate has arrived." The speed of the car slowed down, and a guard whispered by the car.

‘Oh!’ Cui Yuan put down the book and pulled open the curtain.

The guards at Chengtian Gate have been replaced. Most of the original more than a thousand palace guards followed the Emperor Li Shibei. Now the army guarding Taiji Palace and Daming Palace is the newly established Longwu Army. This is the one who draws out five thousand elite troops from the Jinwu Guards. The commander of this army is Zhu Li.

The carriage was stopped in front of Chengtian Gate. The guard leader was furious and rushed forward and scolded: "Your dog eyes are blind. This is the carriage of the Prime Minister Cui. Do you dare to stop it?"

The lieutenant on duty in front of Chengtian Gate had a serious expression. He straightened his waist and said, "Cui Prime Minister had a strict order. No matter who entered Tai Chi Palace, he would need to summon the Queen Mother. Even the Prime Minister himself was no exception."

"Bastard! A little lieutenant dared to be so arrogant and call Zhu Li."

"This is the order given by our General Zhu. No one can enter the Tai Chi Palace without the Queen Mother's summoning." The young captain also confronted him in a tit-for-tat way.

"You..." The guard leader was so angry that he had been the guard leader for Cui Yuan for five years and had never been stopped. Today was the first time. At this time, Cui Yuan said unhappily at the car window: "You just read the Queen Mother's decree to them. Do you have to be stubborn and let me wait here?"

The guard leader had no choice but to take out the order of Queen Mother Zhang and the pass-through gold medal, and handed it to him and said angrily: "You can test it!"

The captain confirmed that it was correct, so he ordered his subordinates to open the gate. The guards guarded the carriage and slowly guarded the military gate. Cui Yuan approached the gate and smiled meaningfully at the captain.

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Since Zhang Hua was dismissed from office and imprisoned, Empress Dowager Zhang's decree was once again unable to leave the Tai Chi Palace. It was not until then that she woke up as if she was dreaming. All her power was given by the Prime Minister. The pattern of the court had not changed. But as Cui Yuan expected, the Empress Dowager, who had tasted the sweetness of power, could no longer escape its temptation. That night, she ordered her personal eunuch to send a letter to Cui Yuan.

Soon, the case of Zhang Hua's forced land occupation was left unresolved, Zhang Hua herself was demoted to Sima of Nanyang County, and Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly regained her power. From then on, she favored Cui Yuan in everything, but she and Cui Yuan sang a stage drama against each other when the emperor was in charge of the imperial expedition, urging the Li clan to lead the Northern Expedition.

One of the great hobbies of Queen Mother Zhang is to keep parrots. Her most beloved parrot is snow-white all over. It is very kind, Queen Mother Zhang named it "Yu Meiren". At this moment, she was feeding "Yu Meiren". Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps came from the door. "Yu Meiren" immediately flapped her wings and shouted in a tender voice: "Empress, the prime minister is here! The prime minister is here!"

"How do you know, you talkative guy?" Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and knocked on the 'Yumei Beauty'. At this time, the eunuch's report came from the gate of the palace, "Empress Dowager, Cui Xiangguo has something to ask for a meeting!"

"Ah! Hurry up and announce it!" Empress Dowager Zhang was stunned for a moment. She hurriedly patted the corn in her hand, slapped her hair in the mirror, and walked quickly to the outer hall.

Cui Yuan had been waiting in the outer hall for a long time. When he saw Empress Dowager Zhang coming out, he immediately stepped forward and bowed, "The old minister met the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Zhang sat down, she waved her hand and smiled: "The prime minister doesn't need to be too polite, I'll give you a seat!"

"Thank you!" Cui Yuan sat down, and he pondered for a moment: "The Empress Dowager must have known the matter of the Emperor being trapped in the West and surrendered to the city. I wonder what the Empress Dowager thinks about this?"

Empress Dowager Zhang was silent for a moment, and Fang Xuxu said: "The Ai family has been confused about this matter and is confused. The prime minister tells you what should we do now?"

Cui Yuan glanced at her deeply and smiled faintly, "It is an extraordinary period of the Tang Dynasty, but some court officials are still fighting for power and profit for their own selfishness. It is really infuriating. The old minister specially asked the Empress Dowager to issue an order to freeze the appointment and removal of officials above the third rank indefinitely. Everyone works together to overcome the difficulties!"

After a while, Empress Dowager Zhang nodded gently, "The Prime Minister is right, and the Ai family will do the same. I wonder what else is there for the Prime Minister?"

"The old minister also wants to ask the Queen Mother to issue an order."

Cui Yuan took out a memorial and handed it to Empress Dowager Zhang and said, "Recently, the government and the people have called for a new king. Although the old ministers do not agree with such an urgent matter, they also believe that the problem should be prevented before it happens. The emperor has no son and has not yet established a crown prince. Therefore, the old minister wants to ask the empress dowager to issue an order to establish a crown prince first."

Empress Dowager Zhang took over the memorial. She turned it over slightly, but at the end of the memorial, she found a small line of words: 'It is recommended that Li Miao, the grandson of the former King Qing Li Cong, be the crown prince.'

Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly jumped in her heart, "Li Miao". She remembered that she seemed to be just a child who was just three years old.

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In mid-May, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was besieged in Xishoujiang City. In order to prevent internal disputes in the Tang Dynasty, the Empress Dowager issued an order to announce that this was an extraordinary period, and the personnel changes of officials above the third rank were postponed indefinitely, and all officials were called on to unite and overcome difficulties together. Under the great justice, the exchange of faces once every five years was put on hold indefinitely.

At the same time, the envoy of the Uighur Dengli Khan also came to Chang'an and demanded that the Tang Dynasty ced the land west of Fengxiang in exchange for the lifting of the siege of the Tang emperor.

This unreasonable request aroused the indignation of the subjects of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty cabinet immediately refused, and the call for the re-establishment of a new king finally gained the upper hand. At this moment, the Empress Dowager issued another order to make Li Miao, the grandson of the former King of Qing Li Cong, the crown prince, but this decision was strongly opposed by nearly a hundred important officials headed by the left prime minister Pei Jun.

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Chapter completed!