Li Chenghong, the king of Guangwu, was proclaimed emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, and the fleeing Li Heng emperor was deposed, and the era name was changed from Zhide to Yongtai.

Qin Jin convened the Tongguan generals to discuss the matter, and Pei Jing took the lead in speaking:

"Don't wait for next year Li Chenghong is in a hurry to change the yuan, obviously the position is not right and the heart is weak, the so-called Yongtai court will inevitably be unpopular, the Shenwu army is waiting for the opportunity to attack, it will be decided in one fell swoop!"

"Although the words are good, but now Li Chenghong is standing behind the Tubo people, 200,000 soldiers and horses are entrenched in Guanzhong, it is a force that no one can ignore, even if the main force of the Shenwu Army is transferred back, it cannot be rash. For now, we can only wait for Lu Jiedu's Shenwu army in Hedong to deal with it after Feng Yi takes office!"

As early as the beginning of Qin Jin's eastward expedition to Luoyang, Huangfu Ke also left Chang'an, and stationed troops in Shaanzhou to assist in Tongguan to defend against the threat from the north of the Yellow River. However, the Shenwu army was like a bamboo, and soon reached Luoyang, and recovered Luoyang in a very short time, so that there were no rebels south of the Yellow River. As a result, the defensive pressure of Tongguan was suddenly reduced, and Huangfu Ke, who assisted in the defense of Shaanzhou, was naturally much easier.

This time Qin Jin rushed to Tongguan, and Huangfu Ke naturally followed, as a general of the older generation, he was also known for his steadiness in his military actions.

"General Huangfu's words are inappropriate, although Li Chenghong has no foundation, but the 200,000 troops in Tibet are his minions. According to Guo's understanding, the Tubo minister Ma Xiangzhong Bajie had no intention of entering the Central Plains and deposing the emperor, but the more intention was to bring chaos to our Tang Dynasty, in order to seek greater benefits in the west of the Longyou River and even the Western Regions. Therefore, not only can we not delay the use of troops against Li Chenghong, but we must also attack the past with lightning speed. ”

As soon as the words fell, Qing Xuzi, who was sitting on Qin Jin's left hand, couldn't bear it anymore, he had a prejudice against Guo Ziyi, this person was promoted by Qin Jin to have today's status, and he was able to lead the Jiannan Army in the name of recruiting deputy marshals, but this person obviously had reservations about Qin Jin, and after defeating Sun Xiaozhe's rebels, he gradually moved closer to Li Heng.

"Vice Marshal Guo's intention, do you want to hit the stone with an egg? Our Shenwu army has only 50,000 soldiers in Tongguan, even if Lu Jiedu can rush to help, Hedong must leave enough men and horses to guard against Hebei traitors, and it would be good to have 30,000. What kind of attack can we take to attack and attack? We can't just attack arbitrarily regardless of the life and death of the soldiers, right?"

Qing Xuzi's words were not wrong, but Qin Jin glared at him dissatisfied.

"Okay, don't quarrel, Qin summoned the generals today, not to argue, but to make an effective established strategy against Li Chenghong's puppet court. ”

Qin Jin thought about it at the beginning, it was never what he wanted to do, the Tubo people were fierce and brave, and the Shenwu army was facing the enemy head-on, even if he could win, he would probably be a miserable victory of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of himself. Therefore, in response to Li Heng Chenghong's puppet court, two policies, one long and one short, were formulated.

On the one hand, since Li Chenghong wants to be the emperor, he will inevitably be inseparable from the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, even if Yu Chaoen cleanses a large number of courtiers, there will always be survivors. In the two, the Shenwu Army is more only carrying out deterrence tasks, and the main force is only sending a small force of troops to attack and harass, one interview and one detective, and the other side kills and injures its vital forces.

Qin Jin spent about half an hour to describe these plans in detail, and the generals obeyed one after another, and the previous disputes were temporarily put aside. Since the troops are used, it is natural to send suitable generals and men.

Guo Ziyi, Huang Fuke and others all took the initiative to ask for battle.

Regarding the candidates for attacking and harassing the generals, Qin Jin also had a favorite candidate for a long time.

Huang Fu Ke was old and not suitable for a bumpy battle, so he was the first to be excluded. Guo Ziyi is young and strong, naturally a suitable candidate, in addition, he also personally named Tian Chenghe, the general of the An's rebels, this person's performance in the battle to conquer Luoyang is remarkable, he seems to be reckless, but in fact, he is rough and fine, and his mind is flexible, he is really a rare general.

Qin and Jin employ people only on the basis of talent and morality, as long as the right people are placed in the right position, they can play their due role, otherwise it will bring disaster to the country and the people. He believed that he was a man of virtue and skill, so in the past few years, he promoted and reused many people who were considered morally deficient.

After capturing Chang'an, the Tibetans had the intention of taking advantage of the victory to attack Tongguan, but somehow only made two tentative attacks before retreating. Therefore, Qin Jin can be as stable as Mount Tai's calm deployment of troops. Although Chang'an is occupied, if Tongguan cannot be captured, Chang'an will not be stable. He didn't believe that the Tubo people could spend a year and a half with them in Guanzhong. Because the population of Tibet is already scarce, 200,000 soldiers must have poured out. In other words, there is an emptiness inside Tibet, and once the news reaches the countries of the Western Regions, the enemies that Tubo has formed over the years will not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It is based on this judgment that Qin Jin's plan is to surrender the army without a fight, as long as it can scare the Tubo people away and drive them away in the shortest possible time, the initiative will be completely in their own hands, and when the time comes, whether they advance or retreat, they will be extremely calm.

When arranging the route, Guo Ziyi took the initiative to attack Xinfeng and Liyang through Huazhou and Weinan, while Tian Chengsi was active in the areas of Lantian and Duqu.

The discussion was over, and it was already the end of the day, Qin Jin dismissed the generals, leaving Qingxuzi and Pei Jing alone.

Qing Xuzi is also gearing up, and his firearms battalion also performed brilliantly in the battle to conquer Luoyang, so he also intends to show his skills in Guanzhong. However, the firearms battalion remained in Luoyang at this time, and was expanding its army to train in order to cross the Yellow River north at any time to defeat the remnants of the An traitors entrenched in Hebei.

Therefore, when he proposed to Qin Jin the idea of moving the firearms battalion westward, he was rejected by Qin Jin without hesitation.

"The Tubo army can retreat, there is no need to be strong, and it is only a matter of time before Chang'an is recovered!"

Needless to say, as long as you point through three points, you can naturally understand the reason with the minds of Qingxuzi and Pei Jing.

Pei Jing said:

"The doctor left me and waited, but did he have other orders?"

Qin Jin clapped his hands three times, and a person walked out quickly behind the hall. This person is about fifty years old, with a big belly, Pei Jing and Qing Xuzi both recognize it, it is Du Qianyun, who is quite relied on by Qin Jin.

Although this person belongs to the Shenwu Army, he does not have any rank in the imperial court, but his status should not be underestimated. Even the core figures in the Shenwu Army, such as Pei Jing and Qing Xuzi, were not very clear about what Du Qianyun was doing for the Shenwu Army. What is certain, however, is that this person has a very hidden power in his hands.

"The villain has seen General Pei, and he has seen a pure and void real person!"

Qin Jin said directly to Pei Jing:

"You must also have eyeliner in Chang'an, you can share it with it at this time, first set up a secret hoe camp in Chang'an City, but if anyone who is rebellious does something harmful to the people, assassinate them!"

Hearing this, Pei Jingdeng was shocked, when he was alive, assassination was an act that was despised by a gentleman, and if this was done once it was spread, it would be detrimental to Qin Jin's reputation. However, Pei Jing had always been calm, so he calmed down and looked at what Qin Jin had planned next.

I only heard Qin Jin grit his teeth and say hatefully:

"Yu Chaoen can't stay, and the fall of Chang'an has a direct relationship with him. ”

"What the doctor said is very true, this thief has too many court secrets, and if it is used by the Tubo people, the harm is incalculable. However, this person has always been cunning, and it is even more difficult to assassinate him. ”

Qin Jin laughed.

"We don't need to kill this thief, we can borrow the knife of the Tibetan people!"

Seeing that Qin Jin was so confident, Pei Jing blinked, and then looked at Du Qianyun, who had not appeared for a long time and suddenly appeared, and knew that he had a lot to do with this person.

At this time, Qingxuzi also high-fived from the side and said:

"Doctor Qin's clever plan, killing Yu Chaoen is just the beginning, our ultimate goal should be to stir up chaos within the Yongtai puppet court into a pot of porridge, and everyone will be separated from it, not only will they not be able to help the Tubo people, but also drag them ......back."

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On the south bank of Weishui, another group of heads fell to the ground, and the land along the river for several miles had been dyed black and red with blood. The vast majority of those who were tortured and killed were officials and generals in Chang'an City, and many of them were relatives of the Li Tang clan, among whom the descendants of Li Longji's family were particularly affected.

In order to deter opposition in the clan, Yu Chaoen killed the eldest princess of Huo Guo, who had the most prestige in the clan, with extremely cruel means.

Poor this noble lady of the heavenly family who was dying of old age and was stripped naked by the executioners of the Shence Army, went around most of Chang'an City, and was executed in public in Dongshi. The onlookers no longer had the loud applause they had seen before, and they hid their faces one after another, unable to bear to witness it......

In the eyes of the people of Chang'an, the death of the eldest princess Huo Guozhi by such capital torture and abuse trampled on not only the dignity of the Li Tang clan, but also the shame that was difficult for all the people of the Tang Dynasty to accept.

is so perverse, Yu Chaoen has already tossed the anger of the Chang'an government and the opposition, but because he has the power of life and death in his hands, even if he hates this person so much that the root of his teeth hurts, he can only secretly hate it in his stomach, and no one dares to openly jump out and accuse him.

Now Yu Chaoen has gone crazy to a certain extent, as long as he is determined to be an opponent, he will inevitably be labeled as a certain rebellion, and then killed by extremely cruel means, in addition to the torture himself, his relatives and children are also not spared.

The act of abusing and killing the clan even Li Chenghong, who was new to the throne, couldn't sit still, but unfortunately he was just a nominal son of heaven, and as a marionette, he didn't have any real power in his hands, so he could only find the Tubo minister Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie to intercede.

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie only responded with a sneer:

"How does the Son of Heaven not know what to do? Aren't the people killed by Yu Chaoen all those who oppose His Majesty?"

"This ...... They are powerless to resist, and it is useless to kill them......

Ma Xiang Zhong Bajie glared at Li Chenghong, Li Chenghong shrank his neck in shock, he had already mustered a lot of courage in his words of intercession just now, and he didn't dare to say the next words anyway.