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Gao Xianzhi repeated softly, and then took out a letter from the bookcase and asked Cui Huan to read it.

This letter was obviously a secret report from Gao Xianzhi's eyes in Chang'an City, and Gao Xianzhi was willing to let him watch it, obviously trusting him to the extreme. Cui Huan opened the letter in his hand with an extremely complicated feeling, and when he read a line, his hands trembled in shock, and he almost couldn't even hold the letterhead as light as a feather.

"This, this is clearly a rumor from someone with other intentions, how can the Son of Heaven be credulous?"

In fact, when Cui Huan said this, even he himself was not confident enough, the so-called public mouth of gold and gold accumulation and destruction of bones, nothing more than that, if the Son of Heaven really trusted Gao Xianzhi, he would not be in Chang'an and point fingers at Gao Xianzhi, who was leading the troops. On the surface, the reason in the edict of the Son of Heaven is very complete, taking advantage of the opportunity of the successive victories in Shangyangguan and Jiangzhou, under the advantage of the other, he pursued the victory, and strived to recapture the eastern capital Luoyang in one fell swoop, and bring An Lushan back to Fanyang. But in the context of rumors flying all over the sky, thinking about it carefully, it is clear that the Son of Heaven has doubts and fears about Gao Xianzhi, and then he is tempting.

Although Cui Huan is new to officialdom and lacks knowledge of many of the ugly sides of the power struggle, it does not mean that he cannot see through the crooked thoughts behind this edict. Urging Gao Xianzhi to fight a decisive battle with the rebels as soon as possible, once the big battle began, the two sides faced Mai Mang, and half of the rumors were first broken.

Then look at the progress of the next battle, if Gao Xianzhi wins consecutive battles, the other half of the rumors will be self-defeating. If Lian Zhan loses, it will also give the Son of Heaven a legitimate reason to deal with Gao Xianzhi.

Cui Huan will not question the decisiveness of the Son of Heaven, it can already be seen from the killing of Ge Shuhan, he is only worried that the Son of Heaven will also concoct the same method against Gao Xianzhi, which is really self-destructive for the Tang Dynasty, and there is no reason to save it.

Gao Xianzhi seemed to see Cui Huan's worry, so he comforted:

"Don't worry, as long as Gao is edicted, the road may not be narrower and narrower, Cui is too pessimistic to join the army!"

At this point, Cui Huan suddenly realized that Gao Xianzhi's original intention was exactly the same as Qin Jin's thoughts, and then asked in a lost voice:

"Could it be that Prime Minister Gao agrees with Qin Envoy's suggestion?"

Gao Xianzhi nodded, expressing his affirmation very clearly.

"However, Qin Jin's speculation is more daring than Gao's, Gao is actually waiting for the second ......," he said here, and he suddenly paused. "Waiting for Feng Er to run out of Shi Siming's soldiers in Hebei Province...... Even if Shi Siming can't be defeated, as long as the rebels drag on for a long time, the morale of the army will inevitably decline and begin to decline......"

Feng Er refers to the former imperial doctor Feng Changqing, after this person took the blame and left, he had disappeared, but after the New Year, he somehow suddenly appeared in Hebei Province, and just last month he also won a very rare battle, annihilating Shi Siming's tens of thousands of cavalry, so that Shi Siming had to give up the overall strategy against Hedong Road, and go all out to return to Hebei Province.

It turned out that Gao Xianggong was waiting for Feng Changqing, Cui Huan thought secretly, but he suddenly felt a little strange, why couldn't Qin Jin count such a sensational battle situation in Hebei Province? Could it be that he was negligent?

Cui Huan didn't believe that there must be a reason why someone like Qin Jin and others who were brave and wise could make such a big mistake must be something he didn't know.

But no matter what, Gao Xianzhi was not as stubborn as he thought before, on the contrary, Gao Xianggong did not completely deny everything about the Shenwu Army because of his prejudice against Qin and Jin, such as the best tactic to deal with the rebels is to delay time, and the great victory of the Shenwu Army in Jiangzhou is of great significance to the imperial court......

It seems that Qin Yuanjun still underestimated Gao Xianggong's mind, Cui Huan thought so secretly.

"Is there no other way but to send troops?"

Everything goes back to the original problem, the best strategy for the Tongguan army is to move rather than quietly, but such a rash provocation with the rebels, in case of failure, the consequences are unimaginable. Especially Gao Xianzhi is very trusted in the army, this person is eager to make meritorious contributions to the war, and he is a staunch war-seeking faction in the army, once he loses control, it is hard to imagine what a big hole he will poke out.

Cui Huan wanted to advise Gao Xianzhi not to reuse this person, but he asked himself that he would never do such a villain act as saying right and wrong behind his back, so he couldn't help it after thinking about it.

"There is really no other way, Gao has already ordered Qi He to make a feint in the direction of Gucheng at Shangyang Pass, and there will be a rare battle in the near future. ”

Cui Huan was stunned, it seemed that before he returned to Tongguan, Gao Xianzhi had already made a decision. Moreover, this decision has been decided, and it will be executed almost immediately, and since the action has begun there, the army of Tongguan must have also entered a state of combat readiness.

He suddenly remembered that when Huo Ba Guiren was driven away by Gao Xianzhi, he threw a mocking gaze at him, and he immediately understood everything. All his efforts, all his words, were in vain. The ending was predestined a long time ago.

Realizing the truth, Cui Huan was extremely depressed, knowing that it was not appropriate to use swords and soldiers at this time, but he couldn't ignore the edict of the Son of Heaven;

This is like a stinky chess hand, which makes Cui Huan depressed, but he can lose and start over when he plays chess, but how can he have a chance to do it again in such a militaristic matter?

O son of the Holy Tomorrow, O son of the Holy Tomorrow, where did that Son of Heaven go? Looking at the whole dynasty, is there any more Tang Dynasty than Gao Xianggong? Why did the Son of Heaven leave such despicable villains as Yang Guozhong and Wei Fangjin in the political affairs hall? and then listen to those nonsense with ulterior motives......

Shouldn't the Son of Heaven be close to the virtuous and the virtuous and stay away from the villain? Why does the Son of Heaven do the opposite......

Cui Huan had too many questions in his heart that could not be answered, and the image of the Holy Son of Heaven in his heart, which had been holy and undesecrated for many years, was faintly showing signs of collapse here and now.

"Okay, don't just be stunned about where you came from. After a long journey, go back and rest for a while, and you'll be busy soon......"

How could Gao Xianzhi not see the grief and indignation in Cui Huan's heart, the young man was not deeply involved in the world, and suddenly discovered the ugliest side of the court, and it was normal to not be able to accept it for a while. But the fact is that if you can't change it, you can only adapt to current events and make the most favorable decision.

Lost in despair, Cui Huan stumbled out of the Zhongjun Shuaitang, he didn't know what to do next, if all the efforts were put on a thing that he knew was inappropriate but had to go all out, would it be as stupid as a moth to put out a fire?

Three days later, the army really made a big move, and the Tang army that had been transferred to the movement was everywhere between Tongguan, Dagu Pass, and Shangyang Pass, and the calm atmosphere that had been after the great battle suddenly disappeared, and the air over the mountains within a radius of dozens of miles suddenly became tense. It seems that the war is already on the verge of breaking out.

After a few days of rest, Cui Huan's energy was full again, but his mood was heavier than when he just returned. Seeing the frequent movement of the army and the imminent arrival of the big war, but he had no ability to stop it, he felt small and insignificant at this time. As a result, he also missed watching Qin and Jin fight in Hedong City, although he was also in extreme danger, but the victory he got was enough to offset the fear and despair in it, in exchange for the fruit of confidence and hope in the future.

Looking at the present, knowing that he couldn't do it, but he wanted to do it, Cui Huan didn't even want to see Gao Xianzhi, because seeing him couldn't change this bad fact.

The army has been mobilized for several days, but there has never been a battle of military reports returned, this scene of thunder and rain made Cui Huan suddenly a little enlightened. It turns out that the reason why the thunder is heavy and the rain is small should be that it is against the yang and yin of the court, and sometimes it is not necessary to disobey the edict to achieve it, and Gao Xianggong is not completely without a way to deal with it!

Cui Huan once again found that he underestimated Gao Xianzhi's ability, and asked a general who had experienced a hundred battles and had several achievements in destroying the country, and who could enter the prime minister and be a great minister, must have his superiority. He only felt that his self-confidence had suffered another blow, and when he was a fledgling, he had no one in his eyes, and his heart was higher than the sky.

After penetrating this joint, Cui Huan felt refreshed, and immediately went to the Zhongjun Marshal Hall to see Gao Xianzhi.

……

An Qingxu returned to the former enemy, An Lushan's illness has not yet reached the point of breath, staying in Luoyang always feels restless, all his future is gambling on the Western Expedition, if he can successfully break through Tongguan and capture Chang'an, no one is qualified to take the crown prince's position.

When he was in Luoyang, he got the latest news about Shi Siming, and the situation in Hebei Province did not improve immediately because of Shi Siming's comprehensive counterattack, but his partial division in Hedong Road was also driven out. All this is really very gratifying, because this person has always been unpopular because of his seniority in the army, and this lesson is just a joy to see.

When he happily told Sun Xiaozhe about Shi Siming's humiliating defeat, Sun Xiaozhe said with hatred on his face: "If it weren't for Sun Mou being played by Huang Fu Ke's strategy of delaying the army, Shi Siming's department would not be like this!"

An Qingxu was stunned for a moment, it turned out that Sun Xiaozhe was also involved in this battle, but then asked worriedly: "What are the casualties?"

Since he has suffered a loss, it will be worth the loss if he loses his troops and generals, after all, the previous move of using the battle of Shangyang Pass to eliminate dissidents was a bit excessive, although there are fewer old guys in the army, but after all, it is still a defeat, there are many defeats, don't make it true.

"I have not injured a single soldier. His Royal Highness the Prince can rest assured, the debts owed by the north will be paid off by the south, Gao Xianzhi has been very distressed recently......"

An Qingxu was obese like his father, but he had a pair of small eyes the size of a soybean grain, and at this time, these small eyes were flashing with excitement, and he approached Sun Xiaozhe and lowered his voice:

"It's finished?"