Years passed in a blink of an eye.

The last time I came to Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty was still breathing a last breath. Although the world was already in a state of decline, Chang'an, as the imperial capital, still looked peaceful and prosperous. When the carriages and horses crossed the Ba Bridge, the scene of boys and girls singing and dancing on both sides of the clear river was still in my mind.

But now, things have changed.

There are many broken houses on both sides of the snow covered with snow. It was already time to eat, but no wisp of smoke rose up. Dogs do not bark or chickens do not crow. There seemed to be only the wind whistling and snow dancing between the sky and the earth.

The whole Chang'an seems to be dead.

This was Li Ze's first feeling when he came to Chang'an for the second time.

Li Ze was speechless for a long time when he stood on the Ba Bridge.

He stood on the bridge, and no one dared to step onto the bridge, so even the little emperor's car parked far away on the other side of the river bank.

On the isolated long bridge, the cold wind rolled up the black outside and red inside, like an exquisite portrait of a landscape figure freeze here.

The people suffer.

Death, the people suffer.

Li Ze suddenly remembered this poem.

I don't know how long it took, but Li Ze let out a long sigh, ignited the reins of the horse, and got off the bridge. Behind him, countless soldiers immediately surged. He followed closely and followed continuously.

It was not until Li Ze saw the Tang Dynasty flags flying above the Chang'an city walls and the soldiers standing solemnly in their hands that Li Ze felt relieved and came back to life.

Tu Lichun and Wang Sili originally wanted to hold a large-scale welcoming ceremony. They wanted to welcome Li Ze to Chang'an, ten miles away from the city, but this plan was rejected directly by Li Ze. So they could only welcome Li Ze's arrival at the city gate.

For Tu Lichun and Wang Sili, today is a day worth celebrating, and it is also a day that will definitely be written into historical books. I remembered that more than ten years ago, one of them lived with Li Anguo while the other followed Li Ze to spend time in this small place in Wuyi. Who would have thought that more than ten years later, they would stand in this place?

Chang'an at that time was an unreachable existence for them.

But now, they have become the masters of this magnificent city.

Wuyi's development is indeed very good now. The city is expanding year by year, and the population is growing year by year. However, compared with places like Chang'an, emerging cities may not be smaller in scale, but they always feel that something is worse. This is the precipitation of history and cannot be made up for by anything else.

Only when they stood on the wide Vermilion Bird Avenue in Chang'an City did they feel that they really won.

So even though these two people waited for Li Ze in the cold wind for a long time, they felt warm in their hearts and bodies.

Compared with these two people, the other person felt panic.

The former Minister of the Tang Dynasty, the former Minister of the Daliang, and Wang Shu were now frightened.

He didn't know what kind of situation he would face next.

These days, he has tried his best to mobilize all the forces he can mobilize, help the Tang army maintain order in Chang'an City, and try to make the dilapidated Chang'an have a new atmosphere and calm the chaotic Chang'an. He wants to show Li Ze the value of his existence. At this late at night, he still has to scrub his heart and think about how to defend his behavior in the past few years.

He had long since thought of being a man of all ages or wealth. Now he only wanted to survive peacefully and not be able to settle accounts by Li Zeqiu, which was a burning fragrance.

As a technical bureaucrat, Wang Shu's administrative ability is naturally fine. When he wants to do things, he can still do things. Chang'an can stabilize it in such a quick time, although it is intimidated by Tu Lichun Wang Sili's army, but it is indeed due to Wang Shu's contribution.

Tu Lichun and Wang Sili were fighting, and they were confused about how to manage a huge city.

The people at the gate of the city were divided into two groups, one was naturally the officers led by Tu Lichun and Wang Sili, the other was the old officials in Chang'an City led by Wang Shu, those aristocratic families, nobles, merchants and some recognized old and noble people.

"Here's here!" Someone in the crowd started to whisper.

At the end of the vision, a large group of chariots and horses rolled in, and countless soldiers with distinct flags and guarded the left and right. The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and teams of cavalry suddenly jumped out of the queue and ran towards the city gate. When they approached the city gate, they split into two, and stood up in sternly. One general jumped off the horse and rushed forward, and first clasped his fists to Tu Lichun and Wang Sili to make a fist.

"General Tu, General Wang, and the last general Li Peng will come to see you!"

Tu Lichun nodded: "Everything has been arranged, is Li Xiangan?"

"Li Xiang'an!" Li Peng smiled and straightened up, glanced at the large crowd behind Wang Shu. Since Gao Mi was assassinated, Li Peng was beaten up by Li Mi. Now, every time Li Ze went to a new place, every hair on his body stood up, and everyone seemed to be a bad person.

"Don't worry, the inner guards are all arranged!"

Knowing Li Peng's concern, Tu Lichun whispered: "The people who appear here have been repeatedly verified and inspected. Even soldiers are not allowed to carry weapons such as bows and crossbows."

While speaking, the carriages and horses in the distance had arrived. In the front was a black and white carriage, and the coffin of the Supreme Emperor Li Yan was naturally planted inside.

The little emperor Li Ke and Prime Minister Li Ze walked over step by step, one left and one right, holding the shaft of the carriage.

"Long live, long live, long live, long live!"

Headed by Tu Lichun, King Sili, all the people at the city gate knelt down, and even the soldiers above the city were on the ground on one knee at this moment.

"All my dear friends!" After this period of intensive training, Fukukawa is already familiar with these routines. He raised his red and swollen eyes and looked at everyone, saying sadly.

His face was haggard and swollen, of course, not that he was really sad. Anyone who had a handful of pepper on his eyes would become like this. And he would not have to sleep all night, so how could he not be haggard?

"Long live thanks!" Everyone kowtowed another head and stood up.

Anyway, everyone knows that the emperor is just a puppet, and Li Xiang is the big one.

"Your Majesty, you are finally back!" There were inappropriate and sad crying sounds in the crowd. A purple-robed official flashed out from behind Tu Lichun and Wang Sili, and rushed forward. As soon as he started, he was stretched out his foot by Li Peng who was stepping forward, tripped a horse and fell on the snow.

Li Peng had already grasped the hilt of the knife in one hand.

He didn't know this guy, but Li Xiang was standing on the side of the carriage!

The official who fell to the ground did not think about standing up, but actually crawled over on all sides, climbed to the edge of the carriage, reached out and hugged one of the wheels of the carriage, raised his head, his face covered with snow, mud, and dirty faces, and tears were flowing.

"Your Majesty, you are finally back. I deserve to die!"

Looking at the other party, Li Ze didn't remember who this person was for a moment.

"Li Xiang, it's Wang Shu!" Gao Xiangchang, behind Li Ze, whispered.

It turned out to be this guy! This reaction and expression are worthy of being a veteran figure who can stand for two dynasties! Li Ze said a few words in his heart.

He didn't have much affection for Wang Shu.

When he came to Chang'an, Tian Lingzi used money to do things and was very credible. Chen Bi did not take money or do things and made trouble for him, but they were all on the surface. Moreover, the last of these two people ran away with the old emperor and the other died for the old emperor. There was only one Wang Shu, who received the money, but he did not do it, and he secretly stumbling over himself. In the end, he lost his moral integrity and became Zhu Wen's minister.

Seeing Wang Shufuyuan crying so hard that he seemed to faint, Li Ze just watched coldly. He wanted to see what tricks this old fox could open his eyes.

Li Ze did not speak, and the others, including the little emperor, were naturally silent, so only Wang Shu's hoarse voice was left at the city gate.

Wang Shu cried for a while, and then he realized that something was wrong. Why didn’t anyone come to persuade me? Why didn’t anyone come to pull me?

Through his tearful eyes, he secretly glanced at the little emperor.

The little emperor had no expression on his face.

Let’s take a look at Li Ze again.

Li Ze tilted his head, looking playful.

Yes, this is to embarrass yourself.

Wang Shu, who had a clear understanding in his heart, immediately stopped crying, turned around, and worshiped Li Ze.

"Thanks to Li Xiang's efforts to turn the tide, His Majesty's coffin finally returned to Chang'an. It's not in vain that the criminals have endured humiliation and finally hoped for today."

Looking at Wang Shu who was crawling on the ground, lying on the ground with his forehead and sticking his butt high, Li Ze was not only shocked.

My face is indeed thicker than the walls of Chang'an City.

"So, Wang Zhongshu has been returning to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty for many years and worked hard?" he laughed.

"Not bad!" Wang Shu stood up and said righteously: "When Tian Lingzi left, Chen Bi died in battle, Wang Shu was alone. In order to protect Chang'an from being poisoned, he could only sacrifice the tiger. Now that the king's army has returned, Wang has to protect Chang'an from being poisoned by the rebels, and his wish has been fulfilled. But the old minister is in the end, so I ask Your Majesty to punish Li Xiang!"

Li Ze smiled slightly, this is the showman!

However, it is not the time to hold this guy accountable. The troops of Zhao Xi, Gou Rong, Wu Hou are still reorganized. The vast number of nobles, families, and merchants in the city are also staring at each other. There is no doubt that these people are headed by Wang Shu, and they are all watching how they deal with Wang Shu.

Now, stability is the most important situation.

As for the rest, take your time and don't worry.
Chapter completed!