Chapter 111 3. The Judgment Maid

After Huang Chao invaded Chang'an, he was betrayed by his subordinate Zhu Wen, his strength was greatly reduced, and he was no longer able to deal with the officers and soldiers.Huang Chao had nowhere to go, so he had to kill himself. When Huang Chao was being chased all over the world, the young Emperor Xizong successfully regained the capital of Chang'an. According to the inherent thinking logic of the Chinese people, if they win, those who have taken refuge in Huangchao before will be liquidated.Who took refuge in Huangchao?Of course, it was the court ladies who were thrown in the palace and were guarded by Huang Chaoxing.There were dozens of these girls, and Emperor Xizong gave them a solemn trial.

During the trial, the girls replied: Huang Chao invaded Chang'an, you majestic son of heaven, you left us weak women and fled without fighting, and the soldiers supported by the state with money also fled without a trace like you when they were about to fight. Do you still want us weak girls to resist bandits?You still want to be shameless?Still a man? The judges listened to the girl's defense and nodded again and again: It makes sense, it makes sense.But you obviously forgot that men in the Tang Dynasty can escape faster than anyone else in front of the enemy; in front of women, they are more ferocious than any animal.So, you girls, you deserve it.

Push it out and behead them all. When they were about to be executed, the soldiers brought shochu for the girls to drink, in order to relieve their pain during the execution.But these girls shook their heads and refused, and they all died calmly. When they were dying, no one groaned in pain. The deaths of these girls reveal the reasons why the ancient Chinese empires have perished one after another since the Tang Dynasty—the loss of honor, the existence of royal power, deliberately destroying people's independent will, and making people become thoughtless walking corpses.Especially soldiers, power often makes them do some unconscionable acts, massacre civilians, and abuse the people. Therefore, soldiers in ancient China never had a sense of dignity and honor.A dynasty without dignity and sense of honor is bound to be a short-lived dynasty.

This law was fully demonstrated in the era of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty.After that, Emperor Xizong, chased by a group of butchers who had no sense of honor, fled to his death in haste, living a life worse than a dog. First, Shatuo's military general Li Keyong and Huang Chao's surrendered general Zhu Wen fought fiercely.Soon after Zhu Wen was beaten and fled in embarrassment, Li Keyong approached Chang'an.Xizong and his godfather Tian Lingzi fled again and ran to Fengxiang in one breath.Before he could breathe, Li Keyong had already chased him, strongly urging Emperor Xizong to return to Chang'an and punish Tian Lingzi, so Lao Tian fled to Baoji with his godson, the emperor, to see that the place was not safe, and then fled to Sanguan.The next stop is Xingyuan.While escaping happily, there was a big news suddenly breaking out in the rivers and lakes, it was not good, another emperor had ascended the throne in Chang'an City.

The emperor who ascended the throne in Chang'an City was King Xiang Li Rong.But this is an unlucky emperor. He had just ascended the throne, and the feudal towns that supported him didn't understand why, so they fought themselves.In order to save his own life, Li Rong ran wildly into the river and was killed unfortunately.So the emperor of the Tang Empire is still only Xizong. And Xi Zong ran around like this, even his iron body couldn't bear the torment, and finally he couldn't get sick.The godfather Tian Lingzi went to visit him and asked: Baby, do you remember your father?Xi Zong stared at Tian Lingzi with eyes that were about to blaze, his eyes frightened Tian Lingzi out of his wits—could it be that this careless and silly child had a brain disorder before he died, and his IQ suddenly increased?

At this time, the eunuchs held an emergency meeting to discuss plans to make King Xizong's younger brother Shou Wang the new emperor.This suggestion almost scared Tian Lingzi to death, because there was a deep hatred between Lao Tian and King Shou.The last time Huang Chao called, when everyone fled to Shuchuan, King Shou couldn't walk due to leg pain, and was whipped by Lao Tian with a whip, which almost killed King Shou.So once Shou Wang gains power, I'm afraid Lao Tian's head will hang a little bit. So Tian Lingzi made a prompt decision and fled to Shuchuan immediately, where he joined his younger brother Chen Jingxuan, the Jiedu envoy of Xichuan.But not long after, Wang Jian, the governor of Langzhou, called, broke through Shuchuan, and killed both Chen Jingxuan and Tian Lingzi.

At this time, the world is in great chaos, the feudal towns are attacking each other, swords and soldiers are rising, and there is no limit to blood and fire.The turbulent years in the future will be savored silently by the last emperor, King Shou.