The Glory of Tang Dynasty Episode 54 Recap
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Li Chu decided to press on with the victory and attack Fanyang. Before his departure, Dugu Jingyao handed over the intelligence she had gathered about Luoyang to Li Chu. An Qingxu led his soldiers to defend Luoyang to the death, and also sent men to block the roads for transporting grain to the Tang army. When Li Chu was at his wits' end, Dugu Jingyao, despite her injuries, rushed to the battlefield and offered strategies to Li Chu.
Li Chu acted according to her plan, instructing Feng Shengyi and Yan Ming to escort grain and fodder, pretending to be defeated by An Qingxu's troops. An Qingxu's subordinates, not understanding the deception, brought the grain and fodder back to Luoyang, never expecting that Tang army soldiers were hidden inside the supply carts. In this way, the soldiers outside and inside the city coordinated to open Luoyang's city gates. The Tang army and An Qingxu's forces began a fierce battle.
Dugu Jingyao intended to personally kill An Qingxu to avenge her father. With Li Chu's cooperation, Dugu Jingyao struck An Qingxu down from his horse. Jingyao also accidentally fell from her horse after being hit by one of An Qingxu's subordinates. Li Chu rushed to save Jingyao. An Qingxu's subordinates seized the opportunity to take him and flee. Dugu Jingyao, disregarding her injuries, wanted to chase after him, but Li Chu stopped her, advising her not to act recklessly.
An Qingxu abandoned the city and fled. Li Chu led the Tang army to capture Luoyang. In the second year of Zhide of Tang, Emperor Suzong of Tang returned to Chang'an with the imperial family and nobility. With the overall situation under heaven stabilized, Empress Zhang's ambition began to stir. She wanted her son to become the emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty.
Li Chu saw his younger brother Li Tan, who was wearing a mask to cover his scars, and felt immense heartache. He reprimanded him for acting willfully that day and not following medical advice, which resulted in the scars. However, Li Tan said that he was fine with how he was now. In fact, Li Chu did not know that Li Tan did all this for Murong Linzhi.
That night, at the Prince of Guangping's mansion, Li Chu hosted a banquet for Dugu Jingyao. The frank and unrestrained Dugu Jingyao no longer wanted to conceal her feelings and openly confessed her love to Li Chu, confidently stating that in time, he would surely fall in love with her. Shen Zhenzhu overheard these words, but she trusted Li Chu. So, after Li Chu returned to their room, she even joked with him about it.
Li Chu kissed Shen Zhenzhu and told her that she was the only one in his heart, with no room for anyone else. Emperor Suzong, considering Li Chu's immense contributions in recovering Chang'an and Luoyang, decided to bestow upon him the title of Prince.
Empress Zhang worried that Li Chu would threaten her son's position, so she colluded with Eunuch Li to stir up trouble before the Emperor, claiming that when Li Chu entered Chang'an, the common people praised him as the true master of China and the barbarians. These circulating rumors made the Emperor wary, and he decided to postpone the enfeoffment of the prince. The Emperor fainted.
After diagnosis, the imperial physician stated that the Emperor was exhausted from hardship and had worried himself sick over state affairs, and likely only had a few years left. Empress Zhang ordered the imperial physician to keep the secret strictly. Meanwhile, she planned to win over Shi Siming to help her son ascend the throne.
