After a long time of clouds and mountains and fog, Li Mi finally turned to the main topic of meeting late at night today, which is also due to his personality, no matter what he does, he must pave the way enough, and he will say his true meaning little by little. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"General Duan has experienced a hundred battles, what is his judgment on the current situation in Chang'an?"

"The last general has just arrived, and he doesn't know much about the situation inside and outside Chang'an, so he doesn't dare to assert it. ”

For some reason, when in contact with this close minister of the Son of Heaven, Duan Xiushi always had a feeling of walking on thin ice, compared to when talking to Qin Jin, Cui Guangyuan and others, he did not have the current sense of oppression at all.

Li Mi laughed and said:

"General Duan is humble, and Li Mou didn't come to ask for advice by holy order, so he can speak freely like a friend!"

Having said that, where did Duan Xiushi dare to take it seriously, he only hoped that Li Yu would explain his intentions as soon as possible, and being so worried was really comparable to torture.

However, he didn't want to offend Li Mi, so he blindly avoided and didn't answer, and kept his distance too deliberately, so he had to say vaguely:

"Although the rebels have run out of food and their morale has plummeted, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, as long as Sun Xiaozhe has been holding his troops, it will be difficult for the imperial court to make any moves, and after all, it is not possible to underestimate the enemy and act hastily......"

"What General Duan said is very true!"

What Li Mi was waiting for was Duan Xiushi's words, so that he could lead to his next words. With his voice steep and high-pitched, Li Mi waved his hands with some excitement.

"Li has a letter asking General Duan to forward it on his behalf. ”

Duan Xiushi's eyes widened in surprise, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he saw that Li Mi took out a letterhead sealed with fire paint from the painting, and there was no signature on it.

Duan Xiushi subconsciously reached out to pick it up, but Li Yu paused his injured movements, and said in the middle:

The general also said that the situation of the imperial court seems to be improving, but in fact it is still in crisis. Today, Li told the truth, Shi Siming gathered 100,000 troops from Hebei to attack Hedong, the defending general Huangfu Ke was defeated, life and death are unknown, the situation in Hedong is already dangerous, once it is lost, what will be the situation in Guanzhong, General Duan thought carefully. ”

Every word was like thunder, and Duan Xiushi, who was shocked, had some difficulty breathing, this was the first time he had heard of this information, and neither Qin Jin nor Cui Guangyuan had ever mentioned this matter to him, so what did Li Yu want to leak it today?

Li Mi handed the letterhead into Duan Xiushi's hand, slapped it again, and said with a solemn expression:

"The content of the letter is related to the survival of the society, and I ask the general to pay attention to it!"

Duan Xiushi held the fire-lacquered letterhead in his hand, and subconsciously nodded in agreement, but he was at a loss in his heart, what kind of letterhead could be related to the survival of the society?

However, this doubt only turned in his heart, and Li Mi saw the martial arts at night so unevasively, if he was not crazy, he was instructed by the Son of Heaven. Moreover, the latter is extremely likely.

After deducing the general situation, Duan Xiu settled down and asked calmly:

"I don't know who the recipient is?"

"Servant Grace!"

Li Mi gently spit out four words.

After that, Li Mi didn't say anything more and took his leave.

It wasn't until Li Mi completely left the pavilion that Duan Xiushi was paralyzed, and then he found that he was already sweating through his clothes.

The overnight visit of the Son of Heaven's close ministers made him uneasy, for fear of being involved in the court battle, and becoming someone else's pawn, and now he just forwarded an unsigned and unknown letterhead on his behalf, which was really a sense of relief.

Early the next morning, Duan Xiushi resigned to Li Heng, the son of heaven, and took his entourage out of Chang'an City and returned to the Anxi army non-stop.

The main purpose of this trip has been achieved, and the Son of Heaven has allowed Li Siye to recruit the people in Guanzhong to give them weapons, and then use them as an important force to suppress the rebellion.

"Duan Xiushi is gone?"

"Exactly!"

Qin Jin and Cui Guangyuan asked and answered, and Guo Ziyi walked in in full armor.

"The doctor's idea seems to be feasible, and hundreds of rebel fugitives have come to take refuge early this morning, and they are about to eat when they open their mouths, and they seem to be hungry. ”

When Cui Guangyuan heard this, he asked strangely:

"Didn't the rebels have someone to eat as military rations, why are they still hungry? General Guo always spoke so exaggeratedly. ”

Guo Ziyi glanced at him and said angrily:

"Thousands of people have different taste habits, maybe people are not used to eating human breasts......"

A sentence was choked back, Cui Guangyuan thought for a long time, but he didn't go back, and nodded and said:

"It seems that not all of the rebels are crazy, and there are also those who know etiquette and honesty!"

"That's not necessarily, although people can be hungry, but it's sad to pass that level here. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to his chest.

Guo Ziyi's judgment is very simple, although the rebels only use human breast as military rations on a large scale, but the rebels are also human beings, and they also have the most instinctive rejection psychology, although they have to do it for a moment and a half in order to survive, it does not mean that they are willing to accept this kind of cruel behavior.

"It is not advisable for these people to enter the city, but they can camp outside the city next to the wall, and place them, and have enough food and clothing. ”

Qin Jin groaned and said, he was not at ease with these people, the introduction of the city may be to lure the wolf into the house, put it outside the city for centralized management, and it is convenient to monitor, as long as the meat and clothing are enough, it will naturally meet the basic needs of these people who come to invest.

"Kill a few more pigs, stew a few big pots, and let the hesitant traitors see, when they come to our side, the meat is enough!"

Cui Guangyuan then added, Qin Jin nodded approvingly, and asked Guo Ziyi to personally supervise it immediately, and he must properly dispose of this first batch of people who came to vote, which is related to whether someone will vote over.

Guo Ziyi still has some doubts.

"Wouldn't it be self-defeating to set up camp outside the city in case the rebels retaliate for a sneak attack?"

Qin Jin thought about it, it was indeed a bit unreasonable to do this.

"Then settle them in the urn city of Yanping Gate, which occupies a lot of land and is not a problem to accommodate eighteen thousand people. ”

Cui Guangyuan tentatively suggested, which was exactly what Qin Jin meant.

"Okay, that's it!"

Immediately, Qin Jin said again:

"In a few moments, I will enter the palace to face the saint, and suggest that men between the ages of sixteen and sixty in the city be levied. ”

Cui Guo and the others were surprised:

"Has the doctor made up his mind to launch a counterattack?"

Qin Jin nodded, shook his head again, and didn't say much.

Time is running out, the suddenness of the Hedong crisis has no room for him to have more time to hesitate, and judging from the resources he can currently control, the most usable is all the men with the remaining 300,000 people in Chang'an City.

As for the statistics of the available men in the city, Qin Jin had already done it more than once. There are about 10,000 Shenwu troops, and there are 50,000 people in the unity soldiers and private people, excluding the old and weak, women and children, and the remaining men can be requisitioned, and a total of 100,000 can be gathered.

Although there are not as many people as the rebels in terms of total numbers, as long as the recruitment and surrender of the rebels goes smoothly, it will inevitably cause a great shock to the rebels, and Sun Xiaozhe will definitely have to make a move to deal with it at that time.

Clothed in the cold morning light, Qin Jin rode a horse on the spacious street of Chang'an City, and walked straight west along the street, which is the Yanxi Gate of the Imperial City, this palace gate He has walked through many times, but he is not in such a worried mood as today.

For the first time, Qin Jin had a hunch that the Son of Heaven might not be able to agree with his approach that was akin to a desperate gamble, and the news that Li Fuguo passed through the mouth of others showed that Li Heng was willing to borrow troops from the Hui Ministry, although this move would bring some evil results, but the grassland iron cavalry was extraordinary, and it was indeed a rare helper.

However, he was resolutely opposed to borrowing troops from the Hui Dynasty, and this set a precedent that the prestige of the Tang Dynasty with its century-old national strength and military prestige in Siyi was completely lost, and in the long run, the evil consequences were far greater than the plundering of the people by the rebels.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggests that all the men in the city be requisitioned in case of emergency. ”

"I have just received a report, Qin Qing's method of surrendering and accepting rebellion has had an immediate effect, and hundreds of traitors rushed to surrender early this morning. ”

In order to give Li Heng an atmosphere, Qin Jin said with confidence:

"In the minister's opinion, in the next few days, this number will increase exponentially!"

Li Heng was really happy.

"Very good! At first, I was still skeptical that Qin Qing's method would be a bit wishful thinking, it seems that I was overly worried! However, I am very happy that I am wrong, if all the rebels come to surrender, won't the imperial court win without a fight?"

The last sentence was, of course, a joke, and Li Heng's face became solemn again.

"These traitors have all eaten people, and they are not tolerated by heaven and people, Qin Qing really wants to forgive them all the sins they have committed, right?"

Li Heng's question is really difficult for Qin Jin to answer, could it be that he really executed all these people according to Tang Law? I am afraid that the bad impact caused by this will be even worse.

"This matter is too important, it is difficult for the minister to make a decision, it is just an expedient measure at the moment, and after the chaos is calmed down, it will be discussed and decided by the political affairs hall!"

On this issue, Qin Jin was unwilling to make a promise easily, so he had to deal with Li Heng.

Obviously, Li Heng was a little dissatisfied with Qin Jin's attitude of shelving the controversy, he hoped that Qin Jin could give a definite idea, and he had even developed this habit all along. Qin Jin was able to turn decay into magic every time he seemed to be at the end of his rope, and Li Heng had unconsciously developed a habit of dependence.

The conversation between the two quickly turned back to the issue of recruiting men. Li Heng only asked.

"It's already at the point where you have to levy it?"

Qin Jin was nodding.

"It's really come to the point where it has to be requisitioned. ”

The difficulty in recruiting men lies in the large number of nobles and children in Chang'an City, who are used to being pampered, and I am afraid that they may not be willing to convince Qin Jin, a rising minister.

Qin Jin had already thought about Li Heng's worries.

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