Li Qi looked at Ren Yuan: "What's the matter, are you a little timid to recruit the deputy envoy?" ”

Ren Yuan shook his head: "Zhang Yun is a general of Liang Guo, so he is not afraid of him, but now rescuing Luoyang is a matter of urgency, and it should not be extraneous." ”

With an inexplicable smile on his face, Li Qi continued: "Thinking at worst, maybe the rebels have broken through Luoyang? My uncle, Li Siyuan, who became the leader of the rebels, is over 60 years old, and I think that a certain family should at least live longer than him! The future is brighter. ”

Ren Yuan didn't quite understand the strange words that the prince said, so he just looked at him, but didn't continue to speak.

"It's so decided, when the army arrives in Chang'an, first seize the military power of this Zhangluan, as for how to deal with it, it depends on the situation. At least take care of him first, so as not to make trouble! Although Li Qi is not very old, and he has always spoken to Ren Yuan in a calm tone, for some reason, it made him feel an inexplicable domineering momentum in his words. Just like now, Li Qi has spoken out in an unquestionable tone about the decision to arrest and imprison Zhang Luan.

Although there are 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command, there are only 300 pro-army soldiers, and as long as these 300 pro-army are resolved, it will basically not cause major turmoil. How could this Zhang Pan not expect that the prince would start to calculate on his head before he arrived in Chang'an, and with his intention or not, Zhang Luan's fate was almost determined by Li Qi in a few words.

Ren Yuan unconsciously felt that the prince had become very unfamiliar, and couldn't help but start to deal with it carefully, "The prince is in the name of the command of the army, so he can naturally act cheaply. It's just that if you act rashly, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will blame it afterwards. ”

Li Qi restrained his smile, and said to Ren Yuan: "Since the three armies of a certain commander conquered Shu, all military affairs have been decided by Guo Chongtao alone, so he has developed his domineering style. Now that I've made this decision, my uncle won't mind me overstepping my bounds, right? ”

Ren Yuan was a little frightened when he heard this: "Why did Your Highness say this?!" ”

"Since his father ascended the throne, he appointed Liang to surrender generals, and trusted eunuchs and servants, some of which really made the generals from the Jin army feel cold. There are some things that everyone knows in their hearts, and I also think it is very inappropriate. It's just that my father only thought I was young and ignorant, and refused to listen to my admonitions......" Speaking of this, Li Qi stood up, paused, and walked to Ren Yuan's side with his hands behind his back. His remarks were completely nonsense, in order to make his position clear, and he was completely on the side of the generals from the Jin army.

As for whether these words will reach Li Cunqiao's ears in the future, he is not worried at all.

By now, he was already sure that the "Xingjiaomen Change" had happened, and now that Zhuangzong Li Cunqiao had died in the palace, Luoyang City was in chaos.

The light in the room dimmed, and the fire flickered and dimmed, reflecting on Li Qi's face, making it impossible to see his expression at the moment, which made him seem a little elusive. I only heard him continue: "The current situation is quite stable, but more than half of this army is the Guanzhong Tongzhou and Huazhou armies surrendered by the Liang State. In this Wei Bo mutiny, those Liang generals who surrendered swarmed and threw themselves into Li Siyuan, and it was a big mistake for his father to reuse these people and continue to be a town. This Western Capital is left behind Zhang Luan is also a general of the Liang State, I can't believe it, I mean to control these troops first. "Three years ago, it only took Li Cunqiao eight days to easily break through Daliang and Luodu, and those Liang generals who surrendered continued to serve as envoys to various places, causing an unstable foundation, which is also one of the root causes of this disaster.

"Isn't the prince ready to rush back to Luoyang?" Ren Yuan whispered behind his back, "How did Your Highness know about these things?" The safety of Luoyang involves the country, and His Royal Highness is also requested to be cautious in his words and deeds. ”

"I'm afraid it's useless to go back now, it's better to control Guanzhong first and wait for the latest situation in Luoyang before making a decision. After taking control of Chang'an, please also ask the deputy envoy to sit in Jingzhao Mansion first, and I will lead the front army to Tongguan to wait for news. Li Qi continued, "This is the best way I can come up after thinking about it all night, and it is precisely because my uncle is my own family that I told the truth, but I didn't dare to let outsiders know." I wonder if my uncle can control the troops after removing Zhang Luan's military power? ”

After hearing this, Ren Yuan was greatly moved and said: "Although the minister is not talented, he does not dare to live up to His Highness's trust. ”

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The army crossed the Wei River from Xianyang to the east.

Carriages and horses walk on the suspension bridge of the Wei River, and below is the rushing Wei water. In early summer, there is a lot of water, and you can occasionally see a few wooden boats running down the river. The Grand Canal from the south of the Yangtze River to Chang'an has suffered serious damage in the chaotic times of the late Tang Dynasty, and the scene of thousands of sails gathering on the wharf on the side of the Weishui Baqiao Bridge has long been a thing of the past.

As the crown prince, Li Jiqi, the king of Wei, was nominally the commander of the army of Shu, the supreme commander, and governed all the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, Qinfeng, Hanzhong, and Liangchuan. However, in fact, because he was not yet an adult, the military and political power of the eastern and western rivers fell under the hands of Meng Zhixiang and Dong Zhang, and the Xingyuan Mansion in Hanzhong had Zhang Yun in charge of the two rivers, and the only people who could command the more than 25,000 soldiers and horses commanded by Ren Yuan were currently under his command.

This team originally had more than 30,000 horses, but due to Kang Yanxiao's rebellion, after Ren Yuan led troops to quell the rebellion, only these numbers remained.

The armies of the five dynasties at the end of the Tang Dynasty were all spoiled troops, arrogant soldiers and fierce generals were rampant, and it was common for people to gather to make trouble. Li Qi abandoned the carriage, dressed in armor and rode on a horse like an ordinary general, looking at the lazy and lazy appearance of this army on the march, his heart was full of disappointment.

With such an army, it seems, there is simply no discipline and loyalty to be counted on.

In the Tang Dynasty, the capital city of Chang'an is 100 miles and all the countries come to the dynasty, the scene of high-rise buildings and vermilion eaves has long become yesterday's yellow flowers, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the city wall of Chang'an City has not known how many times it has been destroyed, between the spread of barren grass for more than ten miles outside the city, there are ruins and broken walls everywhere, full of desolation, like a ruined city abandoned on the grassland.

Standing at the head of the city, Zhang Pan saw the soldiers and horses of the brigade slowly appearing from the avenue in the direction of Xianyang, and his face was cloudy. His news is better than Li Jiqi, Li Siyuan's army has broken through the Bishui Pass, and Zhang Yun, the eldest brother who is far away in Xingyuan Mansion, also sent a letter, saying that if the rebels break through Luoyang, they will immediately burn the suspension bridge on the Wei River, prevent Li Jiqi, the king of Wei, from leading his army back to Luoyang, and take refuge in Li Siyuan's name with this credit.

The problem was that the army of Shu suddenly accelerated its march after passing through Chencang, and arrived in Xianyang five days earlier than he expected.

There was no new news from Luoyang, and Zhang Pan didn't dare to act rashly, so he had to watch this army of Shu cross the suspension bridge on the Weishui River and come in the direction of Jingzhao. The prince's banner had already appeared in sight, Zhang Luan anxiously looked at the team coming in the distance, forced himself to calm down, hurriedly went down the city tower, and took a group of officials and generals of Jingzhao Mansion out of the city to welcome the arrival of the prince and his party......