Chapter 228: The prestige of the Shatuo Army
"Speak." Li Yi looked at the ministers standing below with an unkind face, as well as Tian Lingzi who was standing next to him, "Usually everyone can't speak well, why don't you speak at this time?" Dumb?
Father, send a decree to King Shou, let him withdraw from the army immediately, otherwise I will remove him from the title of King Shou and all his positions, and be demoted to a commoner. β
"Your Majesty, no."
Just when Tian Lingzi was thinking about how to refuse, a voice suddenly came from the court, and when he heard this voice, Tian Lingzi suddenly looked happy, and he was a little grateful to the owner of this voice. looked up, but it was Situ Zheng Congyan.
Zheng Congyan is from the Zheng clan in Xingyang and is of the same clan as Zheng Zheng. He was previously the envoy of the Hedong Jiedu, and he had a meritorious role in quelling the Huangchao rebellion, but because the imperial court wanted to appease Li Keyong, he was removed from his post as the envoy of the Hedong Jiedu and transferred back to the imperial court to serve as the secretary, and later changed to the secretary.
Although the position of Situ and Situ is a positive product, the same level as the prince, but the Tang Dynasty implemented a system of three provinces and six ministries, not a system of three princes and nine secretaries.
Zheng Congyan stood up in a panic, and after saluting Li Yu, he continued to play, "Your Majesty, it is imperative not to persecute King Shou too much. King Shou's move is indeed inappropriate, if it was before, His Majesty asked King Shou to blame, of course.
But now Li Keyong and Wang Chongrong are together and confronting the imperial army in Shayuan. For Li Keyong's conditions, the imperial court will definitely not agree, and it can be predicted that there will be a battle in Shayuan.
At this time, if you force King Shou to rebel, it will be useless to the imperial court, after all, King Shou did not openly rebel at this time, I hope Your Majesty will think twice. β
"Think twice? I've thought five times, ten times! There is also that Li Keyong, I treat him well, and I actually united with Wang Chongrong to oppose the court, which is really hateful. Li Yi said angrily, "Do you think that I, the emperor, am easy to bully?" Does anyone want to bully them? β
"Your Majesty is angry!" The ministers were sincerely afraid.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the old slave will immediately send an edict to Zhu Mei and the Shence Army, so that they can defeat Li Keyong and Wang Chongrong's troops." Tian Lingzi hurriedly turned around and said to Li Yi.
"Father, can you guarantee that the Divine Army will win?" Li Yi looked at the other party with some disbelieving.
He had also heard of the prestige of the Shatuo Army. And the Shence Army, there is no good performance, he really can't believe it.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the imperial court army has a total of more than 100,000 troops, but the rebels are only 70,000, and the odds of victory are very high." Tian Lingzi can't take care of it so much, let's calm Li Yi first.
"Then solve the matter in front of you first, and then take care of King Shou's affairs. Tell King Shou that if he doesn't want to be demoted to a commoner, he should withdraw his army as soon as possible. After Li Yi finished speaking, he then brushed his sleeves away angrily.
"Withdrawal?"
Seeing the departing Li Yi, Tian Lingzi couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
In his opinion, since King Shou is looking for death, then he will take the opportunity to solve the big trouble of King Shou. When the Dongxichuan report arrived in Chang'an, Chen Jingxuan wrote a more detailed letter to him.
In the letter, Chen Jingxuan said that he had sent 50,000 troops and would unite with Gao Renhou to defeat the Tiance army and then solve King Shou.
If it had been before, Tian Lingzi would definitely have sent the Shence Army to support. But now that the battle clouds in Shayuan are thick, Tian Lingzi will naturally not draw the Shence army.
Of course, in his opinion, with the strength of Shannan Xidao, how could he be the opponent of Dongxichuan. So he didn't care about the war in Shudi, he was worried about Shayuan's side.
I hope we must win this time, otherwise we will be in trouble.
Since Li Keyong and Wang Chongrong's soldiers were united, the people in Chang'an City were panicked, and most of the people in Chang'an City had heard of Li Keyong's prestige as 'Crow Army'. And what virtues the Shence Army has, they know it clearly, and let the waste-like Shence Army fight against the strong Raven Army, isn't it looking for death?
Some people with a negative attitude are already preparing to run away, although Li Keyong did not rebel, but if he really fights, or even attack Chang'an, who cares about those soldiers?
Especially those wealthy families, they must be prepared, otherwise the hard-earned family business will be robbed by the rebels, and they will not have to cry to death.
Walking on the street, Li Yingxu deeply felt the fear of Chang'an people for Li Keyong. Previously, Huang Chao broke the Shence army and ruled Chang'an for several years, and then Li Ke's Shatuo army defeated Huang Chao's army and recovered Chang'an.
For Huangchao, Chang'an people talk about a change of color. And Li Ke's Shatuo army can defeat the Huangchao army, which is naturally more powerful in the eyes of Chang'an people.
"I didn't expect a Shatuo person to make Chang'an in the center of the land change color, it's ridiculous." Li Yingxu looked at the people of Chang'an who were in a hurry, and couldn't help but shake his head.
Shatuo people? Before the Huangchao Rebellion, except for Li Guochang and Li Keyong's father and son rebellion, they were not famous at all, just a nomad who belonged to the Tang Dynasty. Such nomads, grab a handful.
However, the Huangchao Rebellion made the Shatuo Army famous, and even the Shatuo clan, who had no reputation, began to appear in the eyes of ordinary people.
"Li Shaoyin, what should we do now? Do you have to be prepared, after all, the Shatuo Army is famous, and the Shence Army and the Zhuzhen Alliance Army are probably not opponents. A scribe next to him worried.
Seeing that the people around him didn't have much confidence, Li Yingxu couldn't help frowning, the situation in Chang'an was more complicated than he imagined. Just a feudal town is terrifying to the entire court, which does not bode well.
At the same time, he was also thinking about when King Shou should enter Chang'an, he didn't expect King Shou to attack Dongchuan at this time. I have to say that it is indeed a good time, and Dongchuan's strength is not strong, but Li Yingxu is a little worried about Xichuan.
If Xichuan sends troops, the outcome is unknown. If King Shou defeats Xichuan and Dongchuan, he can unify the three towns of Shu, and King Shou, who is backed by Shu, will be easier to enter Chang'an.
However, now the situation in Guanzhong is chaotic, and the feudal towns are seriously divided. Now nearly 200,000 troops from several towns have gathered in Shayuan, and there is obviously a dragon and tiger fight. Although many people are not optimistic about Tian Lingzi and Zhu Mei, it is impossible for them to retreat without fighting, Li Keyong wants to execute these people by name, if they don't fight, who knows what the result will be?
Thinking of this, Li Yingxu suddenly found that Jiang Xiong beside him had not spoken, turned around, and found that the other party's eyes were full of expectation, as if he had encountered something that excited him.
For Jiang Xiong beside him, he is quite optimistic, and he is extremely brave, making him a good hand. Because of his strong martial arts, he quickly emerged in the army, and now he has become a captain of the Jinyi Guard.
Jin Yiwei is actually Li Ye's personal soldier, and it is also extraordinary to be able to become a captain in two years from a halfway joiner. Those who are promoted so quickly in Tiance Army or Jinyiwei are generally from the Martial Arts Academy, and Jiang Xiong is not from the Martial Arts Academy, but only relies on his martial arts.
Strictly speaking, Jiang Xiong is not suitable to be a commander, but a big battle that charges into battle. This person is a martial arts idiot, and he is very interested in fighting, but he is not the material to be the commander of an army, otherwise it is easy to fall into the trap.
Thinking of what he said just now, Li Yingxu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Does Captain Jiang want to compete with Li Keyong?" β
Not to mention, when Li Yingxu asked, Jiang Xiong was eager to try, "I heard that he has a long halberd in one hand, and he wants to compete with him." β
"There is a chance, and Li Ke has a lot of generals there. I heard that he has a righteous son named Li Cunxiao, who is far more brave than Li Keyong, and I heard that he is also a lance, and His Royal Highness once praised him as the world's first fierce general. Is Captain Jiang interested? Li Keyong said with a smile.
"Really? I will let His Highness know that this Li Cunxiao is not worthy of his name. Jiang Xiong clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, his eyes shining brightly.
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, there is no second in martial arts, and Li Cunxiao is also a lance, Jiang Xiong naturally wants to compete with him after hearing it.
Li Yingxu didn't know about Li Cunxiao, but once he heard Li Ye evaluate that he could be the world's first fierce general. Then Li Yingxu remembered, and he also inquired later, Li Keyong did have such a person under him, and his bravery was far greater than Li Keyong's, but he didn't know how it was.
He thinks that His Royal Highness is suspected of exaggeration, and Jiang Xiong is indeed a well-known martial artist under Li Ye. If it weren't for his personality being unsuitable for commanding troops, he might not be just a lieutenant.
As for who is high and who is low, you will know after a fight.
With His Royal Highness's plan, sooner or later he will have to match Li Keyong, there is no doubt about it.
"Li is looking forward to it." Li Yingxu said with a smile.
Back at King Shou's Mansion, Li Yingxu ordered the people in the palace to prepare, and at the same time sent people to inform Princess Changning, Princess Anhua and King Mu that if the battle situation in Shayuan changed, they could act together.
Although this time is not like the time of the Yellow Nest, be prepared so that it doesn't really happen when the time comes.
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Beyond the Longquan Mountains, the west is the Chengdu Plain, standing in the Longquan Mountains and even the tall city walls of Chengdu Mansion can be seen.
Zhao Xiong is more familiar with Chengdu Mansion, after all, he has been here for a few years, and he has also followed Li Ye around the surrounding counties.
Although Chengdu Mansion has suffered from war before, but now there is no trace of war left at all, in this war-torn Tang Dynasty, Chengdu Mansion is second only to Yangzhou's prosperity, and even Chang'an is not as good as Chengdu Mansion.
Chang'an City is big, but the war has made the influence of this thousand-year-old capital decline rapidly, and the situation that once all countries came to the dynasty has long been gone, and now a local feudal town can ask the court to do things, which shows what situation the Tang Dynasty is facing at this time.
In Zhao Xiong's view, only King Shou can change all this. Shouwang, who is only 18 years old this year, shows everything that a heroic monarch has, and perhaps under his leadership, Datang can become strong again.
It's not just Zhao Xiong who thinks so, many generals of the Tiance Army think so, he is not one of those students from the Martial Arts Academy.
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Thinking of this, Zhao Xiong looked at the Chengdu Mansion in the distance, his expression was ruthless, and he commanded loudly, "Go!" β
(End of chapter)