Chapter Twenty-Seven: An Audience with His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire
Li Heng didn't know why.
From the north, there was a beacon fire, and it seemed that soldiers and horses were killing nearby.
Li Heng's intelligence is used in conspiracy and calculation, intrigue, and intrigue, and he is not good at military strategy, but the enemies in the north are either Hui and Qarluq, or they are Turkic remnants, and there is no one else.
Was it the Turkic remnants who were doing it, or was Qarluq taking advantage of the fire to rob it?
Li Heng pondered this question, and even had the idea of blaming Pei Min for this, and counted the arrival of the thief on Pei Min's body, which became ironclad evidence that he colluded with other races.
Otherwise, the thief will not come sooner or later, and he will wait until Pei Min comes?
It's not that there's no room for manipulation.
Of course, the premise of all this is that they can win.
Li Heng was quite confident in this, in Shuofang, he arranged tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to escort them, even if they took advantage of the situation, there would not be many soldiers and horses, and they could deal with it.
I wanted to take advantage of the unexpected change to push the boat down the river, but I learned that the other party was kneeling outside the city and bowed to them.
"Is this a special ritual?" Li Heng didn't remember that the steppe people had such strange customs.
"They...... He, they ......" Liu Fengting stammered when he spoke, and it took a long time to say a complete sentence: "They bow to the heavenly khan." ”
Li Heng's eyes lit up, isn't Tian Khan himself?
Tian Khan is the honorific title of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Northwest Ethnic Monarchs, which means that he is the co-lord of the world, but this title is passed on with the throne, generation after generation, Tang Gaozong, Wu Zetian, Tang Zhongzong, Tang Ruizong, Tang Xuanzong, Tang Suzong, and Tang Dynasty Sect all have records called Tian Khan.
But in fact, except for Taizong Li Shimin, Gaozong Li Zhi, and Xuanzong Li Longji, other emperors did not have this qualification.
Nominally, though, they still call themselves Heavenly Khan.
Li Heng regarded himself as the Zhengshuo Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and inherited the honorific title of Heavenly Khan.
Joy in shape.
Li Heng smiled and said: "I am the co-lord of the world, and I am destined to return, and it is natural for me to be worshiped by other clans." ”
Before he was fully excited, Liu Fengting had already poured a basin of cold water on his head.
"Your Majesty, they, they worship the King of Qin......"
The smile instantly stiffened......
"Let's go!" Li Hengtie blushed and said, "Go to the city tower and have a look!" ”
This Shuofang Lingwu is not comparable to the majestic and majestic Chang'an, but in more than a quarter of an hour, Li Heng, the "Son of the Tang Dynasty", has appeared on the city tower.
Looking at the dense kneeling soldiers outside the city, Li Heng felt dizzy.
At this time, he heard a person shouting downstairs in his ears: "Ashina Shi, the general of the Zuo Yulin Army and the ambassador of the Jinfang Dao Jinglu, learned that the rebels were in rebellion, and came to Lingwu to meet His Majesty the Pure Baotian Khan of the Celestial Empire." ”
Not to be outdone, another person shouted: "King Fengyi, the general of the hall guard, and the governor of Hanhai, I heard that His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Pure Treasure of the Heavenly Dynasty is in Lingwu, and I have come to meet ......."
One after another, some people shouted: "Bai Mobi, the general of Anxi's right Weiwei, learned that the Celestial Dynasty was evil and evil, and specially led troops to help, and came to meet ......."
"Anxi Zuo Wuwei General Wei Chi Sheng, thousands of miles away, long admired the prosperity of the Celestial Empire's culture, learned that the Celestial Empire's rebels were in turmoil, and led the troops of Khotan, for the Celestial Empire, for His Majesty the Chunbao Emperor to die......"
One after the other.
Ashina Shi is the Khan of Qarluq, Chengzong is the Khan of Hui, Bai Mobi, Yu Chisheng and others are also the King of Qiuci and the King of Khotan in the Western Regions, but at this moment, they all left their identity behind, claiming that the Tang Dynasty canonized their titles and met them as courtiers of the Tang Dynasty.
After shaking, Li Heng's body was a little unstable.
At this moment, he finally understood, what did Pei Min rely on?
In this world, except for Pei Min, who can give an order to let the Hui Khan Wang Chengzong, who unified the northern land, let the northwest hero Ashinash, and let the Western Regions royal family Bai Mobi and Wei Chisheng willingly kneel under this Lingwu City?
Where is Pei Min two hundred people, this is the soldiers and horses of the Hui Hui, Qarlu, and the countries of the Western Regions, and they are putting pressure on him together......
Tian Khan, who is the Tian Khan?
"Rebel thief, rebel thief!"
Li Heng shook his head, muttered to himself, and said sharply to the left and right: "Don't open the door, it's absolutely impossible to open the door, no matter what, the city gate can't be opened." ”
Important things have to be said three times, and Li Heng repeatedly emphasized this.
At this moment, a burst of shouts suddenly came to mind outside the city: "Minister Pei Min asks to see Your Majesty, bother the soldiers of the city tower, open the door quickly!" ”
The gates creaked open......
Li Heng was completely dumbfounded, "What's the matter?" How so? ”
He looked at the city tower in a daze, but saw that he had canonized Shuofang Dajie envoy, and Zhang Yuanliang, the loyal and brave marquis, was leading more than a thousand soldiers and horses to kneel in front of Pei Min, and it was Li Linfu who was beside him.
Li Linfu actually rebelled against his most trusted general?
Everything is completely out of Li Heng's control.
It is no wonder that the soldiers and horses of Hui Hui and Ge Lulu can easily approach Lingwu, without the cooperation of the Shuofang army, how could these alien soldiers and horses easily cross the Three Surrender Cities?
It's just that how could the Shuofang army defect, how could it be?
Li Heng had 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, but the one he trusted the most was the Shuofang army.
On the one hand, the Shuofang army is a border soldier, and the border soldiers are strong in combat, far better than the long-corrupt central forbidden army. On the other hand, Shuo Fangjun was the main force of the Xiaoguan mutiny, and Zhang Yuanliang was the mastermind who attacked and killed Ji Wen and forced Li Yan to abdicate and kill Concubine Ji.
What a great crime this mutiny, Li Heng had every reason to believe that Zhang Yuanliang was in the same boat as himself.
How would he betray himself?
At this moment, Li Heng knew that the general trend had gone.
Shuo Fangjun is the real trump card under his command, once Shuo Fangjun rebels, he has no room for counteraction in the face of Pei Min.
With the corrupt Central Army, it could be the Shuofang Army, and a group of fierce Hui and Qarluq opponents?
"It's over, it's all over!"
Pei Min looked at Zhang Yuanliang in front of him and knew that the general trend had been decided: he was a spiritual martial artist, and the only thing he really feared was Shuo Fangjun.
The Shuofang army is full of warriors loyal to the country, and Pei Min can't be ruthless to kill them, but the Shuofang army has launched a mutiny in front, which is an insurmountable hurdle for them.
Li Linfu was the best at punishing the heart, and he didn't contact anyone in Shuofangjun, and directly found An Sishun, the townside hero who was tortured for Jiwen.
Shuofang's army launched a mutiny, all because An Sishun was uneven.
To govern the Shuo army with An Sishun is a wonderful move.
Li Linfu eating, drinking and having fun in Lingwu is not an indulgence in enjoyment, but a pearl of wisdom.
Looking at Zhang Yuanliang who was kneeling in front of him, Pei Min said: "I have had a few encounters with General An Sishun, and I am deeply indignant at the unfair treatment he received. I, Pei Min, don't do afterthought, just like I killed Niu Xiantong and Wang Chengen, if Jiwen is not killed by you, the day I come back, he will be the first to kill. It's too late to say anything, but I will not break my promise to you. The officers and men of the Shuofang Army who participated in the mutiny were punished, but not a single person was injured. ”
"King Xiejun's grace!" Zhang Yuanliang was grateful.
Pei Min shook his head and said, "Thank you, thank your old boss......"
As he spoke, he glanced around and said softly, "Enter the city......"