Chapter 15 Burning Chang'an
The conversation ended, Qin Lang knocked on the wooden sill, and Wei Chang walked in.
"Call Bantou Zhao over and have a drink together." Qin Lang laughed.
When the leader Zhao heard the call, he trotted over quickly, "There is no need to be polite, the leader Zhao, Liu Jiu will be his own from now on, let's have a drink together."
Bantou Zhao is black and thin, and is usually called Hei Wuchang by the prisoners in the prison, but at this time, in front of Qin Lang, the son of the Duke of the State, the new county lieutenant, he is submissive. He doesn't know why Liu Jiu is a death row prisoner. He became one of his own, but he wisely didn't ask.
Nodded, then raised his hand to Liu Jiu, "Before I offended you with slow treatment, I hope Brother Liu will be happy."
Liu Jiu didn't even look at him, and directly picked up the buttermilk on the table and drank it. He was originally from Lishihu, Hedong, and he liked this kind of buttermilk made from livestock milk very much. The buttermilk was drunk in a few sips.
Wiping his mouth, he stretched out his hand and grabbed another ancient building, and took a big bite off a big piece. This kind of Gulouzi is a kind of huge Hubing, which is stuffed with a catty of mutton, and the middle is moistened with pepper and soy sauce to make it crispy. It is baked in the oven and eaten when the meat is half cooked. like.
Many Hu people in Chang'an and even many common people like to eat this kind of half-cooked meat, which is very similar to the West in later generations, but Qin Lang doesn't like it very much.
"drink wine!"
Qin Lang raised his glass.
Wei Chang, Zhao An, and Liu Jiu all held up the wine glasses in front of them. Seeing the way the three of them drank it down in one gulp, Qin Lang felt a sense of accomplishment, and finally took the first step.
"Bantou Zhao, Wei Shuai and Liu Jiu are helping me with a big thing, a big thing, are you willing to help me?"
Wei Chang said on the sidelines, "Boss Zhao can trust you."
Zhao An hurriedly patted his chest, "The Shaofu is willing to use me, Zhao An, that's why he looks down on me. As long as the Shaofu gives orders, he will go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of fire."
Qin Lang smiled slightly. Beforehand, he had carefully asked Wei Chang if Zhao An was available. If this person was too treacherous or had special principles, Qin Lang planned to replace him with someone else, but Wei Chang said that Zhao An was a good person. Cooked, available and credible.
"Okay, then I'll just say it bluntly. I'm doing something for that Hongyi Palace. If you come to help, I won't lose you after that. I'll at least keep you a top-ranking official."
For a small class leader who can only hang around in the unlucky place of Chang'an County Prison and never make it to the top, the allure of Liunei rank officials is enormous, and being able to get involved with the Hongyi Palace is even more so. It is a wish.
Where is Hongyi Palace? That is the palace where the current king of Qin lived after he moved out of Chengqian Hall of Taiji Palace.
It is impossible for him to see the King of Qin as a petty official like him.
Qin Lang continued to calmly said, "Bantou Zhao, there have been frequent visions recently, and the heavens are omens, the Taibai Jingtian, who is in Qin Fen, and the King of Qin should rule the world. This is the opportunity for me to make contributions. Next we Do something, from now on, you will do your best to be with Wei Shuai and Liu Jiu, and together we will fight for his fame and fortune, and make his wife and son."
The dark and thin Zhao An was very excited when he heard this.
He realized that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had fallen upon him.
Although it may be that he will lose his head if he participates in rebellion, he has already seen through many things in this prison for so many years. He is not afraid of death. For a lifetime, those who stay at the feet of the emperor will have a little bit of unwilling ambition in their bones.
"Shaofu, there are 100 guards in Chang'an Prison. As long as Shaofu gives an order, I can pull them out at any time."
Qin Lang knew that there must be bragging in Zhao An's words, and there was a lot of water in it. Although there were many Chang'an prison guards, there were actually only a dozen or so junior officials who belonged to the regular regular editor, and there were more They are all Liangjiazi from Chang'an County who serve in rotation. They change batches every one or two months. It is impossible for Zhao An to completely mobilize these people, especially for things like rebellion.
He wants to bring Zhao An together, the key is that he is a prison guard. What Qin Lang really values is the prisoners in the prison. Those people are waiting for crimes, especially those on death row. They will be executed soon. , as long as they are given a chance, they will dare to risk their lives even if it is a rebellion.
What Zhao An needs to do is to provide him with some convenience.
The time is too tight, there are only three days, if it is three months, Qin Lang will not take such risks, if Zhao An reports him accidentally, it will be over.
Fortunately, the four people gathered in this cell are all ambitious people.
Liu Jiu wants to survive, while Wei Chang and Zhao An are not content with the status quo.
Everyone ate meat while drinking, Qin Lang explained the plan concisely, but only the parts related to these three people, and did not tell them all.
"Brother Zhao cooperated with Brother Liu and helped him organize the prisoners."
Qin Lang directly gave Zhao An ten gold knives, a total of fifty taels of gold, worth one thousand guan. Two of them were given to Zhao An personally, and the other eight were for him to win over the jailers under his command. He believed that there must be a brave man with a lot of money.
Sprinkling money at critical times, although not a panacea, can still have a lot of effect.
Finally, Qin Lang gave Liu Jiushi another golden knife, "Although you have great prestige in the prison, the things we do are big things, we can't just rely on coercion, but also lure, and the gold will be shared."
Li Shimin gave Qin Lang two times a total of 800 taels of gold. Qin Lang spent it very boldly. At critical times, if money can solve the problem, there is no need to hesitate.
Liu Jiu finished another plate of sashimi (sashimi), glanced at the gold on the table, and said, "It's not a big problem to organize the prisoners in Chang'an Prison. Those prisoners on death row are fine. Other prisoners Give them some sweetness and threaten them a little more. Just coerce them when they do it. The key question is, how to deal with weapons? Without weapons and with bare hands, even if we can gather hundreds or thousands of people, once we get out of the prison, there are people waiting around on the street. Marquis Wu of Wei is fully armed, and there are soldiers from the left and right Xiaowei mansions at the gates of the city."
Qin Lang nodded.
As the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an had a large number of Suwei troops, which were divided into four major systems. They were the Beiya Tianzi Yuancong's forbidden army in the north of Suwei Palace City, with a total of 30,000 troops. The guards were stationed in the south of the imperial city and the Twelve Guards of Nanya outside the gate of Zhucheng.
Among them, the Nanya soldiers were divided into Fanshang Suwei Waifu soldiers and 12 guards and 3 guards inner government soldiers.
In addition, there are the Six Commanders of the East Palace and the Three Guards of the East Palace.
Each of these armies has a role to play.
For example, in the sixteen guards of Nanya, the gate guards of the left and right mansions and the left and right prisons are only responsible for the guards and palace gates.
The left and right guards are placed in the guard palace, and the left and right guards divide the troops to guard the gates.
At the same time, the left and right guards, the left and right Xiaowei mansions, and the left and right martial guards are still on the four sides of the imperial city, and they are divided into assistants inside and outside the palace city.
The left and right guards are responsible for patrolling the palace and the capital.
The left and right guards guard the west of the imperial city, and the left and right leaders guard the east of the imperial city.
The three guards of the inner palace guard the palace ban, guarding the gates.
The emperor's forbidden army is stationed in the north of the palace.
East Palace soldiers guard the East Palace.
Each army has clear responsibilities.
Although Chang'an Prison is next to Zhuque Street, it was planned to go to Xuanwumen on the day of the mutiny. On the way, we had to pass through Zhuque Street and Fanglinmen Street where the Wuhous were patrolling, and we had to face the guards. The left and right military guards in the south of the city are divided into the left and right guards guarding the city gate, the left and right prison gate guards guarding the palace gate, and the three guards of the inner palace.
This is literally a closed door.
Wei Chang said, "We bad people have some weapons in their hands."
Liu Jiu snorted coldly, "What kind of weapons can you bad people have, isn't it just some iron rulers, iron chains, and a few horizontal knives, not even a crossbow, let alone armor."
Bad people are an important force for maintaining law and order in the capital. There is really nothing to say about weapons and equipment. After all, their duty is to maintain law and order, not to fight against each other. No.
"Our prison has some bows to prevent prisoners from escaping." Zhao Andao.
Qin Lang nodded, "Don't even think about armor and war horses. Even big shields, spears, and crossbows are impossible. Under the feet of the emperor, these things are extremely strictly controlled. However, there is also a warehouse in Chang'an County Yamen. There are some spears, bows, and shields in storage, but the guards are relatively strict. I will find a way to get you equipment as soon as possible. It is also okay to order a big pot lid, after all, we are not going to fight the imperial army directly, we are just a surprise soldier!"
In the sixth year of Wude, the prince smuggled a batch of armor to his subordinate Yang Wenqian. Although it was very secretive, he was accused of the same thing. The prince who got it that time was almost abolished, so the armor is not easy to touch. , It is also very difficult to get it, and it may attract the attention of the above if you are not careful.
Liu Jiu picked up a roast chicken and gnawed it, and said, "I have an idea, since we are surprise soldiers, then we might as well do something else, such as poisoning along the canal, setting fires in the square, killing Liang by night, Spreading rumors...even in a lively place like Dongxier City, as long as you get some copper coins and spread them everywhere, you can quickly create chaos."
He said it casually.
But Qin Lang frowned the more he listened.
Chang'an City has hundreds of thousands of people, one hundred and eight squares, two cities in the east and west, and three cities inside and outside. If it is really set on fire everywhere, the consequences will be unimaginable.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao invaded Chang'an, burned Chang'an, and completely reduced Chang'an to ashes. After that, Chang'an's royal aura disappeared, and no dynasty could establish a capital in Chang'an.
"No." Qin Lang directly rejected Liu Jiu's vicious tricks, "We can't destroy Chang'an, we are doing something to save Chang'an!"
"How can you tie your hands and feet when you do big things?" Liu Jiu sneered.
"A man can do something, but he can do something. Don't forget that you were once a hero admired by the young people in Chang'an. Don't let everyone cast aside you." Qin Lang warned.
"It's up to you!" Liu Jiu replied indifferently, and continued to eat the roast chicken.
(end of this chapter)