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The next day.

Xiao Ran stood on a high place and looked outside Luoyang City with a telescope.

The army of hundreds of thousands was a mass of black crows, while the soldiers standing on the city wall did not seem to have any momentum at all.

Li Jiancheng and Li Yu sat upright on their horses, gazing at the city wall in the distance.

After a while, Li Cunxu rode forward and led a group of personal soldiers to challenge.

Xiao Ran guessed that what he said was probably words of persuasion to surrender, but Zhu Wen's soldiers might not necessarily surrender.

They had followed Zhu Wen for many years and were rewarded after Zhu Wen usurped the throne. If they surrendered to the Tang army at this moment, it would mean that they would become fish at the mercy of others.

Furthermore, Li Shimin's victory this time was swift and the speed of his attack was astonishing. No one believed that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would be merciful and let the rebel go this time.

Huo Qubing, who came to watch the fun, did not go to the battlefield this time. He stood beside Xiao Ran and was very curious.

"Why is Zhu Wen in this city so slow to fight? Could it be that Zhu Wen wants to be a coward?"

Xiao Ran said, "I'm afraid not. The Tang army advanced vigorously and caught the Later Liang Dynasty off guard. Zhu Wen's generals couldn't hold out for long. I don't know if there are any generals left in Luoyang City."

"That's true. Anyway, I have nothing to do at the moment. According to the history you know, what did Zhu Wen do later?" Huo Qubing said casually.

"Then I will start from the Battle of Luzhou." Xiao Ran put down the telescope and began to narrate.

"After the Battle of Luzhou, in 911 AD, the fifth year of Kaiping in the Later Liang Dynasty, Wang Rong, the Prince of Zhao in Hebei, surrendered to Li Cunxu. Zhu Wen sent troops to attack him. Wang Rong asked Li Cunxu for help. The Later Liang army was defeated in the battle with Li Cunxu. Later, Liu Shouguang, the Prince of Yan, proclaimed himself emperor. Li Cunxu went to attack him. Liu Shouguang was defeated and asked Zhu Wen for help. Zhu Wen decided to attack Wang Rong to support Liu Shouguang. He wanted to stop Li Cunxu from continuing to fight by using the method of Wei-Jie-Zhao strategy, but unfortunately he failed."

"Zhu Wen was old and frail at the time, and the bumps on the road made his condition worse. After returning to Luoyang, he became so worried about Li Cunxu's ambitions that he fainted."

Huo Qubing was somewhat surprised, "Why is he so frightened?"

"Zhu Wen is old, and Li Cunxu is young. He has no descendants who can be used, so he is very afraid that the Later Liang will perish after his death." Xiao Ran explained.

The army led by Li Cunxu won victory after victory. If the Later Liang Dynasty did not have a wise ruler, it would have fallen into the hands of the oppressors.

"What then?"

Xiao Ran said, "Before he died of illness, chaos broke out in the Later Liang Dynasty."

"Zhu Wen's eldest son, Prince of Chen Zhu Youyu, died early, so Zhu Wen did not appoint a crown prince. Knowing that he would not live long, and that his remaining biological sons were not fit for important positions, Zhu Wen decided to pass on the throne to his adopted son, Prince of Bo Zhu Youwen."

"Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Zhu Wen wanted to recall Zhu Youwen, but he knew that Zhu Yougui had ambitions, so he issued an edict to transfer his own son Zhu Yougui to the post of governor of Laizhou. This was known to Ying Wang Zhu Yougui's wife Zhang. Zhu Yougui knew that if he got up and accepted the order, he would have no chance of becoming emperor, so he began to rebel."

"Zhu Yougui disguised himself as a commoner and explained the situation to the commander Han Xing. They hit it off and decided to kill his father and usurp the throne. Han Xing led 500 personal soldiers and followed Zhu Yougui into the palace. In the middle of the night, they broke into the bedroom where Zhu Wen was. Zhu Wen was awakened and angrily scolded Zhu Yougui for rebellion, but was still killed by a single sword."

"After Zhu Wen died, his body was buried by Zhu Yougui, who read out a forged imperial edict in front of all the civil and military officials, accusing Prince Bo Zhu Youwen of treason and ordering his death. Zhu Yougui was also made regent. Zhu Yougui confirmed Zhu Youwen's death, made public the news of Zhu Wen's death, and then announced his accession to the throne."

"He actually killed his father." Huo Qubing had a complicated expression.

This kind of thing will be criticized for thousands of years.

Xiao Ran continued, "All the ministers in the Later Liang Dynasty knew that he had killed his father and usurped the throne, and most of them were unwilling to assist him. Because Zhu Yougui was weak and made mistakes, Prince Jun Zhu Youzhen secretly joined forces with external forces and instigated internal forces to launch a palace coup."

"In the first year of Fengli, which was also the year 913, Zhu Youzhen and his men raised an army to attack Zhu Yougui. Zhu Yougui sent troops to intercept them, but they were instigated to rebel. Zhu Youzhen quickly entered the eastern capital Kaifeng. Afterwards, the traitor Yuan Xiang rushed into the palace in the western capital Luoyang. Zhu Yougui, Empress Zhang, and Feng Tingye fled for their lives. Zhu Yougui knew that he was doomed, so he asked Feng Tingye to kill him and Empress Zhang, and then Feng Tingye committed suicide. After Zhu Yougui's death, Yuan Xiang first met Zhu Youzhen with the imperial seal, and he ascended the throne in Kaifeng and demoted Zhu Yougui to a commoner."

"Zhu Youzhen's reign was not short, nearly eleven years."

At this time, the war had already broken out outside Luoyang City, so Huo Qubing did not continue to ask questions.

Luoyang City was somewhat difficult to attack, but Li Jiancheng and Li Yu remained as steady as a rock.

Xiao Ran's eyes showed doubt, "Where did Fusu and the others go?"

"How would I know? I just came here this morning." Huo Qubing looked confused.

They were nowhere to be found on the battlefield.

It was clear that a soldier approached Li Jiancheng and said something, and Li Jiancheng ordered an immediate attack on the city.

The army approached again and broke down the city gate in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Ran and Huo Qubing looked at each other, then tacitly rode their horses towards Luoyang City.

The city gate was stained with blood, and Xiao Ran walked slowly towards the Luoyang Palace.

Huo Qubing rode his horse to catch up with Li Cunxu, who was lagging behind Li Jiancheng, and asked loudly, "Why did the city suddenly fall?"

"His Majesty the Emperor Taizong and Prince Fusu have already attacked the imperial palace." Li Cunxu was stunned. He had never seen Huo Qubing before, but he turned around and saw Xiao Ran before answering.

"Thank you." Huo Qubing turned his horse around to look for Xiao Ran. He wanted to go watch a play.

Xiao Ran was forced to rush to the Luoyang Palace quickly. The man riding a horse outside the palace gate was Fusu.

There were splashes of red on the armor, and on both sides of Fusu were the elite soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.

"Mr. Xiao, Zixu, I'll take you there." Fusu, who had been waiting, said with a smile.

Xiao Ran and Huo Qubing followed Fusu to meet everyone.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat casually, glanced at Xiao Ran, and said in a deep voice, "Why are you so late?"

"We're just in time." Xiao Ran dragged a chair over and sat down next to him.

There were many people kneeling in the hall, including officials of the Later Liang Dynasty and Zhu Wen's descendants, wives and concubines.

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin stood side by side, with Li Yu beside them.

"The traitor Zhu Wen plotted to murder the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and usurped the throne. His crime is unforgivable and his entire clan should be executed!"

"If all the officials in the court have not committed corruption or abuse of power, they can all redeem themselves through meritorious deeds."

Li Jiancheng spoke slowly, looking at everyone sitting on the ground one by one.

Zhu Wen, who was wearing a dragon robe, turned pale and shouted angrily, "Nonsense! The Tang Dynasty has long been destroyed! What emperor of the Tang Dynasty is there?"

"Li Maozhen! Li Siyuan! You want to seize the world, why do you need to use the Tang Dynasty as an excuse?"

The two people who were called out did not dare to say anything, and immediately knelt down, "We are following the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Yu said in a cold voice, "Grandfather, just kill this traitor. There is no need to listen to his nonsense!"

He thought of his humiliating succession to the throne and wished he could kill Zhu Wen himself.