It's no wonder that Pei Min suddenly raised his voice.

In the battle of the Western Regions for more than half a year, Pei Min was really a little aggrieved.

It is difficult to change the gap in strength, which is why the army is re-governed.

The stronger the army, the more feasible it is, and it is naturally easy to command.

The military system of the Arabs with a strong army like the Qin Dynasty, as well as the brainwashing bonus of faith, doomed their soldiers to be strong.

And Pei Min's command only brought 40,000 soldiers from Hexi and Longyou are not inferior to them, and the Anxi army and the Beiting army are slightly inferior, but they also have the strength to fight.

The rest of the soldiers of the Western Regions, Pei Min really had a headache.

Perhaps under the protection of the Tang Dynasty, they were too comfortable, and their combat effectiveness was very refreshing.

The soldiers got together, and Pei Min almost thought that the refugees had gathered somewhere.

If you don't arrange for soldiers to sweep the formation, you don't dare to let them go into battle. That's it, every time I send them into battle, I can't help but be scared.

Therefore, the pressure on the Helong soldiers brought by Pei Min was extremely great, and the guards were extremely passive.

Pei Min has been fighting for more than ten years, and it is the first time that he has been so aggrieved, and he is holding back the fire in his heart.

Now that the war at Qinghai Lake is over, the most elite soldiers in his hands are transferred, which is just to relieve the depression in his heart.

If it is said that Ge Shuhan's conquest of Nanzhao brought the Tang Dynasty out of the shadow of the failure of the Southern Expedition.

Wang Zhongsi's capture of Qinghai Lake greatly stimulated the sense of national honor of the Tang Dynasty.

The whole country rejoices!

Tubo was the old enemy of the Tang Dynasty, from the Battle of Songzhou in the Zhenguan Dynasty to the present, it was the henchman of the Tang Dynasty.

So far, there have been more than a dozen major wars between the two countries in the past 100 years.

These include the Battle of Dafeichuan, the Battle of the Four Towns of Anxi, the Battle of Qinghai Lake, the Battle of Lengquan and Daling, the Battle of Surohan Mountain, and the Battle of Hongyuan Valley, which were large-scale decisive battles involving around 100,000 people.

Between Tang and Fan, the victory and defeat were mixed.

That is, there are the defeats of Dafeichuan, Qinghai Lake, and Suluohan Mountain, and the loss of the four towns of Anxi, as well as the great victories of Lengquan, Daling, and Hongyuan Valley, as well as the recovery of the four towns of Anxi......

However, the Tang Dynasty's external performance and several painful defeats were all caused by Tibet.

It is conceivable that for Tubo, the Tang Dynasty went up to the court and down to the people, and the fear and hostility in their hearts.

Now Qinghai Lake, on which Tibet depends, has been captured by the Tang army, which is really great news and greatly increases the people's sense of honor.

Guo Ziyi, the general of the Left Guard, returned to the house with a little tiredness, thinking that Wang Zhonghei was almost the same age as himself, and he was already famous all over the world.

There is also Gao Xianzhi, who is younger than him, but he became famous in the first battle and is now a well-known hero.

And yourself?

After ten years of wasted time, although he was recommended by Pei Min back then, he was valued by Zhang Shuo, and he was constantly promoted, but after all, there was no room to display his talents.

Instead, he talked about it for his colleagues, saying that he went through the back door, it was difficult to convince the public, and he could not integrate into Gyeonggi.

This is not because Guo Ziyi's ability is not good, but because of her personality.

Guo Ziyi's personality is too peaceful, and in one word to describe it as a good person, or the kind of person who takes a step back and broadens the sky; Endure for a while, calm type of good old man.

This kind of good old man is the most disadvantaged and the most despised.

If Guo Ziyi has a prominent identity, it is another matter, but he is a son of a poor family and has no background.

Such a good old man, without much merit, was promoted to the general of the Left Guard, who really looked up to him?

Guo Ziyi thought about the first time she met Pei Min, and she regretted it inexplicably, and couldn't help but read: "If I had accepted Guogong's support at that time, maybe I wouldn't have fallen into today's predicament." Maybe the war in the West has its own place. ”

Thinking about his ambition to improve the atmosphere in Gyeonggi, he suddenly felt stupid and naïve.

The Gyeonggi soldiers are a big dye vat, full of all kinds of relationship corruption, Zhang Shuo has to be restrained, and he can't let go of his hands and feet, and his little power is a mayfly shaking the tree.

Over the years, what the Gyeonggi soldiers were and how they are still has not changed at all.

Ambition is almost polished......

Now with something in mind, Guo Ziyi really had a hard time choosing, and after thinking about it, she rushed out of the door and went to the mansion of her eldest brother Guo Zixiu.

Guo Ziyi is not looking for his brother, but his father Guo Jingzhi, who lives in his brother's mansion.

"Father......" Guo Ziyi saluted respectfully to the old man in front of him.

said that Guo Jingzhi can be regarded as a great figure, a descendant of the Guo family of Taiyuan Zhengren, Huazhou, and a family of eunuchs, the ancestor Guo Jin, who was a native of the Western Wei, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties; Guo Jin's brother Guo Hui, who was the assassin of Xunzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the imperial servant of the Sui Dynasty, was one of the important members of the Guanlong Group. Guo Jingzhi's great-grandfather, Guo Luqiu, served in the Sui Dynasty as the Jinzhou Sicang and joined the army; grandfather Guo Chang, who joined the army in Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty; Father Guo Tong, the chief secretary of Meiyuan County and the secretary of the Ministry of Gifts.

And Guo Jingzhi himself has successively served as the assassin of Ji, Wei, Shou, and Sui.

Jizhou is located in Jiangxi, Weizhou is located in Longxi, Shouzhou is located in Jiangnan, Suizhou is located in Guanzhong, Guo Jingzhi's tenure involves a very broad area, from east to west, from south to north, almost all over the motherland.

The Tang Dynasty officials migrated to their posts, and the means of transportation were mainly chariots, horses, and ships, so long-distance and large-scale migration was conducive to broadening people's horizons.

Guo Ziyi has followed his father since he was a child, traveled south and north, and has today's talents, which is inseparable from this experience.

Guo Jingzhi's own talent is not outstanding, he can only be said to be a medium material, but he has a lot of experience, but he is particularly rich, not to mention that he knows his son Mo Ruo's father, he saw at a glance that Guo Ziyi had something in his heart, and said: "What's wrong?" My son, but what troubles have you encountered? ”

Guo Ziyi said: "I don't dare to hide it from my father, I really have something to ask my father for advice here." As a military general, the child has always avoided getting involved in court battles. Today, I unexpectedly learned that Hubu Yu Wenrong and Taifu Temple Wang Ji conspired with each other to deal with Zhang Xiang. Zhang Xiangyu has the grace of support, and the child has today's status, all thanks to Zhang Xiang's exceptional promotion. Yu Wenrong may have no choice but to show off his face, but Wang Ji is the most respected celebrity in the court now. If he is not good for Zhang Xiang, Zhang Xiang is afraid that he will not be able to escape. ”

"If the child comes forward and stands on Zhang Xiang's side, people will not say anything, but they will inevitably be involved in the temple dispute. As a military general, the child should avoid suspicion. But ......"

He shook his head, reason kept him out of the way, but emotion gave him a feeling of standing on Zhang Shuo's side.

The dilemma between the two sides.

Guo Jingzhi looked at his son and said with a smile: "Ziyi still remembers what he said when he was a father? ”

Guo Ziyi was slightly stunned, and tried to say: "But when the prince deigned to intersect, the child was in a position to avoid suspicion and back down?" ”

After seeing his father nodding, he said: "Of course the child remembers, the father said that the child missed the opportunity, and also said that the child can't do any tricks in Beijing......" He said here, and said with a bitter face: "Everything made the father right, the child is indeed incompetent." ”

"Wrong!" Guo Jingyi looked at his son with a solemn face and said, "You are my son, how much ability do you have, do you know if you are a father?" Your ability, even if you look at the world, is one of the few. In today's world, those famous people, such as Feng Changqing, Ruo Ge Shuhan, and Zhang Shouqi, are not as good as you in the eyes of your father. It's just that your nature is too honest and honest, strict with yourself, lenient with others, and don't like to fight with others. In this world, if there is no one to support you, you can't eat it on your own. ”

"The Father's disdain for you is not because of your talents, but because of your nature. Why was Pei Guogong able to make a splash and change the atmosphere of the entire Chang'an in the past? Because of his amazing courage and courage to fight, everyone is in awe of him. is like Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period, who cared about him as a descendant of eunuchs when he first took office? The five-color rod had no deterrent effect, but just when he killed Uncle Jian Shuo with his cane, Cao Mengde's name resounded throughout Luoyang. ”

"This is the character of a human being, my son is cautious and subtle, although he does not cause trouble or attract jealousy, but he cannot change the atmosphere of Gyeonggi like Guogong and Cao Mengde. It is also for this reason that my father is not optimistic about my son's future in Chang'an. ”

Guo Ziyi let her father sweat profusely.

Guo Jingzhi looked at his son lightly and said: "My son is an adult, and my father can't help you make the decisions, but the eldest husband has something to do and nothing to do." Do the right thing, go the right way. Even if it is implicated? Does my son really care about your position as the Left Guard General? ”

Guo Ziyi understood in her heart, and respectfully bowed to her father and said: "What my father pointed out is that the child is indeed too conservative, timid, and a little daughter. The child knows how to do it......"

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Chang'an Anyi Wine Shop!

Anyi Liquor Shop is an average liquor shop, and there are thousands of such liquor shops in Chang'an, not to mention it.

The people who come to this Anyi liquor shop to drink are usually members of some well-off families, mainly vendors from all walks of life.

On this day, a group of soldiers dressed as soldiers flocked into the liquor store.

There were ten of them,

The head of the person is not tall, he is particularly strong, black and strong, powerful and powerful, with a tense face, as if everyone owes him thirty-five or eighty-thousand, and the nine people behind him are talking and laughing, especially cheerful.

"Shopkeeper, ten catties of wine, eleven small dishes."

As he spoke, he found an empty seat and sat down, and there was not a single smiling face the whole time.

The soldiers behind him looked at me for a moment, a little embarrassed, and the original joyful atmosphere was gone.

A polite school official said in a round game: "Ten catties first, it's not enough." I heard that Chang'an's wine is better and stronger than Shuofang's wine, but I still don't believe in this evil. It's all wine, and it's also divided into regions? Let's take a good taste of Chang'an's wine today, isn't it so magical! ”

He beckoned everyone to sit down, came to the side of the person in front of him, and said in a low voice: "This is a rare time to come to the capital, and it is not in the barracks. If you come out to drink together, don't follow those rules. ”

The leader of Guangbi, hearing his friend's words, nodded and said, "You are free! ”

The school officer breathed a sigh of relief, if he didn't nod, the wine would inevitably break up.

Xin Jinggao knows his friend's temperament too well.

His friend's name is Li Guangbi, born in the Li family of Liucheng, and his father is the famous Khitan chieftain Li Kailuo, the tired official Zuo Yulin General, and the Duke of Jiguo. Out of the Shuo Fang Jiedu deputy envoy.

Li Guangbi was shaded by his father, and he joined the army as a young man, and served as the general of Zuo Lang in the Zuo Wei family.

This time, they gave fate to send back the war horses and leathers to the imperial court as tribute, and came all the way to Chang'an.

Shuofang is the border of the Tang Dynasty, remote and bitter cold, where there is Chang'an prosperous, a group of people first arrived in Chang'an, it is the hillbilly into the city, dazzling.

A few people coaxed together and went out to dinner together.

Li Guangbi is good at everything, but the fact that he is too serious makes Xin Jinggao, who is a friend, very sad.

Since the day he met Li Guangbi, Xin Jinggao had never seen Li Guangbi smile, and he had the impression that his friend had always had a strained face.

He is extremely strict in governing the army, and he is a serious person in the world, others and himself, and he does not know how to be flexible, which is awe-inspiring.

Just today, when a group of people come out to play, if they still abide by the rule of drinking only one pound in Shuofang, they will complain.

The nine of them drank and talked merrily.

Li Guangbi pricked up his ears and listened to the footmen at the next table talking about the war in the West.

"It is said that the lion king of the Western Regions is invincible, invincible, invincible in all directions. That's because I didn't meet Pei Guogong of our Tang Dynasty, and when I met him, he was one foot tall and one foot high, and he only had to lose the battle. Even if Tubo and Da Shiguo come together, Pei Guogong is not afraid. While arranging for General Wang Zhongsi to attack Qinghai Lake, he himself faced the Western Lion King......"

"The lion king of the West has the ability to resist beasts, and dozens of war elephants have impacted the military and political affairs of our dynasty. The largest war elephant is as high as two zhang, just like a city tower, invincible. But Pei Guogong is not afraid, he is a sword saint, and he is the best in the world in swordsmanship. Seeing a few swords he brushed, he subdued all the war elephants, and drove the war elephants to kill the Great Food Country......"

"Not only that, but he also sent people to let go of the legendary Kunlun Mountain and attacked it, what is it called...... The important land of Tubo has successfully opened up a territory of 3,000 miles for my Datang......"

Listening to the footmen talking about the war situation in the West with half-truths and half-truths, Li Guangbi's brows fluttered a little, and he listened to it with relish.

Xin Jinggao also noticed it, listened to it for a while, and said softly: "This is a story!" ”

Li Guangbi immediately said in a low and solemn voice: "Hugh is talking nonsense, you don't understand the situation. Even if the process is beautiful, the results are real. I Datang can have today, fortunately to have Guogong. If it were not for the national government, who turned the tide and relied on his own strength to reverse the situation in the West, our dynasty might have suffered serious losses due to the breakthrough of the Southern Zhao. ”

Xin Jinggao rarely saw his friend like this, and said strangely: "Guangbi admires Pei Guogong very much? ”

Li Guangbi's tense face was rarely a little loose, and he said: "That's natural, when I was a child, my father told me about the deeds of Guogong, if it wasn't for the imperial court arranging for me to serve in Shuofang, I would have wanted to go to Guzang to join the army." ”

While they were talking, the next table talked about an important event in the court.

Zhang said that he would quit the prime minister and take him into prison for the Yushitai.

Someone said: "I heard that Cheng Yu Wenrong and Zhang Xiang were at odds with Zhang Xiang in the imperial history, and Zhang Xiang fell into his hands......"

Another person said: "After entering the prison of Yushitai, Zhang Xiang is afraid that he will be more auspicious." ”

At this time, someone sighed: "If Pei Guogong's imperial history platform is still there, how can there be today's situation?" ”