On October 15 of the second year of Yongning, Zhang Xuān personally led the army to return to the dynasty.

Yang Lian, as the highest military and political chief appointed by the emperor in the two provinces of Tubo, led the generals and Duolang and other officials in Tubo, and sent Emperor Haohao dàngdàng's team dozens of miles away from Shenwu City. Next, the imperial court is about to send many Han Chinese officials to take up their posts in the two provinces of Tibet, and the relevant administrative governance will be carried out in accordance with the system of the Central Plains Province, prefecture, and county.

Zhang Xuān believes that if Yang Lian is given a year at most, he will straighten out all aspects of the situation.

For Yang Lian's ability and loyalty, Zhang Xuān still trusts him.

In fact, Yang Lian is still the younger generation of Yang Sanjie and Yang Yulian, in the final analysis, the current Yang family is also a relative of the emperor, as the mainstay of the Yang family who is gradually rising and is called "Eryang" with Yang Qi, there is no doubt about his loyalty to the emperor.

Yang Lian and Duolang knelt before the emperor.

Zhang Xuān sighed and said, "Yang Lian, Duolang, I will return to the dynasty with this class, and I will send you a thousand miles away, and you will return to Shenwu City, and you will do your duties in peace, and don't neglect and waste government affairs and military." ”

"Doro, I have entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, so don't let me down." Zhang Xuān said softly, leaning over to help Duo Lang.

Duo Lang said respectfully: "The ministers should bow down for Your Majesty and die!" ”

Zhang Xuān smiled indifferently, "I don't need you to die, I just need you to be loyal to your duties and do what you should do, not what you shouldn't do." You just need to remember my words, with Dolma by my side, I will ensure that you will be prosperous and prosperous all your life, and that you will be able to reach your children and grandchildren. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Doran bowed down again.

Zhang Xuān glanced at Duo Lang deeply, he had already said what he should say, and before that, he asked Zhuo Ma to go back to his parents' house again and again, Ding told Duo Lang, with Duo Lang's heart and mind, he must know where his future way out is.

In fact, the Duolang family has been tied to a chariot with the Chinese court, and they have both glory and loss.

Zhang Xuān turned his head and glanced at Zhuoma, who was riding side by side with Li Tengkong, Su Hudong and Guo Fu, and smiled slightly, "Yang Lian, you also get up." ”

"I will go here, and then come to Tubo two ways, I don't know when ∞ will send you sixteen words when I am leaving: leniency and severity, grace and power, do not seek merit, but seek no fault."

"Yang Lian, you have thousands of miles of vast territory in your hands, and you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. As long as you can keep this land for me, I will not spare a prince of the county in the future! ”

Zhang Xuān said in a condensed voice.

Zhang Xuān is an emperor who does not like knighthood very much, and since he ascended the throne and became emperor, there are very few heroes and famous generals who have been canonized. And the highest is none other than the Marquis.

Being able to say the promise of the title of a county king from Zhang Xuān's mouth already means that Zhang Xuān attaches great importance to it.

Yang Lian's heart was both happy and heavy, he knew that the cleansing on his shoulders was not light, and the title given by the emperor was not so easy to take. But Yang Lian still knelt down again with a sense of tears, "Your Majesty, Emperor Enhao dàng, the minister feels that he has no retribution, and he should die for His Majesty!" ”

Zhang Xuān smiled, turned on his horse, and took the lead in the dust.

And as he took the lead, the 150,000 troops behind him immediately began to move, the sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, and the endless procession that stretched for dozens of miles raised the yellow dragon flying in the sky, the momentum was so great that it could not be described in words.

The news that Zhang Xuān personally led a large army to destroy Tubo of course spread to the country, and the world was shaken. And for Li Heng's party nested in Ganzhou, every day that passes is one day closer to the coming of the end.

Li Hengjun's heart was in turmoil, and he couldn't live in panic.

Li Heng sat in the hall, gathered the generals, and saw that the military division Taiping Dao had not arrived, so he ordered the soldiers to invite.

However, the Taiping Dao people have long been incognito, flying and fleeing from Ganzhou.

The soldier hurriedly came to report and handed over the last letter left by the Taiping Daoist to Li Heng.

Li Heng took the letter, and after reading it, his face became extremely yinshen, and yinshen was full of gloom.

Taiping Dao people are on the open side, no one can say. Third, immediately abandon Ganzhou, lead the army to flee west, enter the Western Regions, and after entering the Western Regions, do not want Wang, go all the way to the west, cross the Green Mountains, and take refuge in the Great Cannibal.

Li Hui angrily tore the letter in his hand to shreds, and roared, "What a Taiping Daoist!

What a peace thief! ”

"This thief raised an army to rebel, but at this moment, he abandoned me and left, it is really hateful and hateful! Come on, send an order down, arrest the Taiping Daoist, take down the Taiping Daoist, and reward 10,000 yuan∞ as long as his head! ”

Li Heng gritted his teeth and said, but the generals under his command all remained strangely silent.

Now that the general trend is gone, the hearts of his men have long been scattered. There are quite a few who have the dissent of darkness and the desire to turn to light.

Li Heng's eyes flickered, knowing that his current situation was not good. Although he has the heart to lead the army to flee west, I am afraid that there are not many soldiers who can flee west with him. After all, his soldiers are all from Guanzhong and Heluo, and their homes are in the Central Plains, and a few of them are willing to follow Li Heng to a foreign country and live that wandering life and death uncertain.

Zhonglang General Li Tie hugged his fists and said, "My lord, in the eyes of the last general, His Majesty the Emperor's army has exterminated Tubo, and this kind of divine power can not be resisted by us." Instead of being trapped in Ganzhou and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to surrender. To stay alive! ”

After Li Tie finished speaking, the generals shouted for Li Heng to surrender, and they were very angry.

Li Heng had a spirit in his heart, he had long seen that there were signs of mutiny among the generals, and at this time, if he didn't handle it properly, his life would be difficult to protect. And this persuasion, I'm afraid it's also a good collusion between these generals.

Li Heng let out a sigh, sighed and said, "Okay, I'll write a letter to the table, Li Tie, I will order you to be a special envoy, go to the emperor's army, and send the table to be a minister!" Do you think so? ”

Hearing that Li Heng was willing to surrender, the generals' emotions slowly calmed down, and Li Tie clenched his fists and smiled loudly, "The last general will obey the order, don't worry, Li Tie will definitely live up to his mission!" ”

At night, the gate of Ganzhou City was quietly opened, and Li Heng led his family and relatives to rush out of Ganzhou City under the escort of thousands of cavalry, and fled in the direction of Yumen Pass in the west.

Li Heng knew that he was cornered, and only by leading a small number of henchmen to flee west to the Western Regions could he have a glimmer of life ♀, and the Taiping Dao people were still not wrong.

As long as he enters the Yumen Pass, he can go all the way west, cross the green ridge, and take refuge in the big cannibals, relying on the strength of thousands of people, there should not be much problem in mixing bowls of rice with the big cannibals.

Li Heng suddenly absconded, and the city of Ganzhou was in chaos, and Tie immediately stood up, temporarily acting as the commander of Ganzhou, and sent someone to urgently contact Ge Shuhan in Liangzhou, and also sent someone to send a letter to the emperor to show the attitude of "reforming the evil and returning to the right".

From the moment Li Heng absconded, Li Heng's rebellion was actually unsettled.

When the news reached Liangzhou, Ge Shuhan laughed, immediately put on his armor and mounted his horse, gathered more than 10,000 people under his command overnight, and rushed to Wuwei.

In the afternoon of the third day, Ge Shuhan led his army to the city of Wuwei.

Wuwei City has long been out of control, all along, from the emperor pacified the news of Tibet, many people and businessmen in the city have long fled without a trace, and there are even a large number of deserters.

At the beginning, Li Yu also used thunderous means to kill the deserters ruthlessly, but later, there were more and more deserters, and it was useless to kill a hundred people. By the time Ge Shuhan led his troops to the city, Wuwei City had almost become an empty city, only Li Yu and more than 100 Li Tang royal clans, with thousands of listless soldiers guarding it.

Li Yu walked up to the city tower in fright, stared at Ge Shuhan who was flying a horizontal sword under the banner under the city, and shouted loudly, "Ge Shuhan, you are a Tang minister, and the royal family treats you well, today you actually raised troops to come to Wuwei City, so forced, how can you bear it?!" The corners of Ge Shuhan's mouth twitched slightly.

He hung up his sword on the horse, clenched his fists and sneered, but shouted to the soldiers on the city tower: "Sons, sons and daughters of my Hexi Army, if you open the city gate and surrender at this moment, this commander will definitely not be guilty of the past, and he should advise you in front of His Majesty to avoid death." If you resist stubbornly, when Your Majesty's army arrives, Wuwei will become a ruin, and you will die without a place to be buried! ”

"Sons, have you ever heard what Ben Shuai said?" "Sons, do you want to listen to Ben Shuai's words?" Ge Shuhan was originally the commander of the Hexi Domain, and he had a very high prestige in the army, whether it was these people under Li Yu or those under Li Heng, in fact, they were all his former subordinates, but they were not his descendants.

As soon as Ge Shuhan persuaded him to surrender like this, it was obvious that many of the defenders in the city were moved.

Wuwei is a lonely city, and it can't be defended. With these thousands of men and horses alone, not to mention the 150,000 troops who resisted Zhang Xuān, even the more than 10,000 people outside the city of Geshuhan could not resist.

Once Ge Shuhan led the army to attack the city and the city was broken, most of them would die unexpectedly, and they would have to bear the name of a rebel.

Li Yu saw that the situation was not good, and reprimanded loudly, "Ge Shuhan, what a traitor!" Thou shalt sell thy lord for glory, and thou shalt be disloyal and unjust, and thou shalt leave a name of infamy through the ages! ”

Ge Shuhan looked up to the sky and laughed, "Li Yu, this handsome man has a clear conscience!" Li Tang's demise is because he can't live because of his own sin, and it has nothing to do with Ben Shuai and the people of the world! Today, Your Majesty is wise and powerful, quelling the rebellion and destroying Tibet, opening up the territory and opening up the territory, and immortal achievements! Now that my country in China is rich and the people are strong, and the military power is broadcast in Siyi, this marshal advises you to know the current affairs as a handsome man, and bind yourself out of the city to ask Your Majesty for guilt, or you can watch the family Xin Yu was furious, and snorted "Ge Shuhan, what an old thief, a traitor!" If you are so rebellious, you will be damned! ”

"When death is on the verge of death, he still makes a lot of nonsense" Ge Shuhan didn't bother to pay attention to Li Yu anymore, raised his head and shouted at the city gate, "Sons, Ben Shuai will wait for an hour, and after an hour, if you don't open the city and surrender, Ben Shuai will lead a large army to attack the city, and on the day the city is broken, don't blame Ben Shuai for not talking about the feelings of the Japanese army!" "The sun is setting in the west.

Ge Shuhan's face was solemn, straddled the horse, and the Mo knife in his hand was raised high.

Behind him, more than 10,000 Hexi troops were already lined up and ready to storm Wuwei City.

Ge Shuhan decided to take Wuwei City before the emperor returned to Hexi, otherwise, he, the commander of the Hexi domain, would really not be able to explain in front of the emperor, at least he would not be able to get over his face.

The lieutenant officer behind Ge Shuhan looked at the hour, lowered his voice and said, "Marshal, the hour has come, can you attack the city?" ”

Ge Shuhan nodded solemnly, slightly disappointed in his heart.

He originally thought that Wuwei was already an isolated city, and under the embattled realm, the defenders in the city would definitely take down Li Yu and others, and then open the city and surrender. But unexpectedly, after waiting for an hour, there was no movement in the city.

Knock knock!

The snare drum suddenly sounded, shaking the heavens and the earth.

And Ge Shuhan's Hexi sergeant face was tense, accompanied by the dense beat of the drum, leaning forward, the ordnance and siege equipment in his hand were ready to stop, just waiting for the main general to give an order, and he would swear to attack the city to the death.

"Sons, take down Lou Weicheng and ask for credit for you in front of Your Majesty!"

"Rush! No mercy! ”

Ge Shuhan still waved his arm and resolutely issued a brutal siege order. Although he had seen the city gate slowly open at this time, it seemed that there was a road of defenders in the city opening the city gate to surrender.

But now Ge Shuhan has changed his mind and is no longer ready to accept the surrender of Li Yu and others.

Therefore, more than 10,000 Hexi troops under his mark poured towards the city wall like a tide, and just as the soldiers shouted and rushed over, the front gate had been opened, and a column of defenders shouted surrender, but they were drowned by the Hexi army like a torrent of murderous energy.

The Hexi army did not encounter any resistance at all, so much so that many soldiers climbed the city wall with the help of cloud ladders, and there were not many soldiers guarding the city wall at all. However, the Hexi army, which poured into the city gate, and the defenders who had surrendered in Kaesong started a melee.

Ge Shuhan issued a military order to attack, the so-called military order fell like a mountain, the Hexi soldiers brandished spears and knives, everywhere was bloody∝ the army was helpless, in order to protect itself, it could only rush to fight and retreat.

Lang General Mo Shen frowned, and couldn't help but whisper beside Ge Shuhan, "Dashuai, the defenders in the city seem to have the intention of surrendering, and the last general thinks that it should be ......,...

Before Mo Shen's words were finished, he was interrupted by Ge Shuhan with a cold reprimand: "Ben Shuai has already left them plenty of time. Since they didn't seize the opportunity, then don't blame Ben Shuai for being unsympathetic! "The defenders of Wuwei are rebels, and it is inevitable that our army will be ordered to suppress the rebellion and attack the city and destroy the enemy. What is your intention to be noisy in front of Ben Shuai? Mo Shen was startled, Ge Shuhan buckled him with a big hat, he turned over and dismounted, knelt down in front of Ge Shuhan's horse, and said in a trembling voice, "Dashuai, the last general is confused, the last general is speechless, please forgive the sins!" "That's it, for the sake of you who have been with Ben Shuai for many years, Ben Shuai is not to blame in the past. However, you must remember that if you say more and disturb the hearts of our army, this commander will definitely kill you in front of the battle! ”

"Go down, pass on the orders of the marshal, the traitors in the city are stubborn, and they should be killed!"

Ge Shuhan's military order was issued again, and the Hexi army, which had already rushed into the city, became even more courageous, shouting and killing to cut the thousands of defenders into different pieces, surround them, and annihilate them one by one. Of course, some of them disarmed and surrendered, but that's another matter.

From the unintentional battle, to the division of the city into some people to defend the city, some people to open the city to surrender, and then to the passive battle when the situation is not good, thousands of defenders of Wuwei City and more than 10,000 Hexi troops of Geshuhan launched a desperate battle in the city.

From sunset to evening, after an hour of Liao Zhan's fighting, half of the Wuwei defenders surrendered on their knees, half were beheaded in the city, and the corpses of the defenders or the Hexi army were all over the street.

The moonlight was cold, but it was very bright.

After a bloody battle, Wuwei City regained its calm, but there was an unspeakable bloody atmosphere in the air, which weighed down people's hearts.

Ge Shuhan led his guards into the city and went straight to the front of the palace.

Two columns of soldiers with torches guarded in front of the palace, and Ge Shuhan turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward.

Mo Shen and several other generals hurriedly walked out of the palace and bowed to Ge Shuhan, "Handsome!" Ge Shuhan nodded, suddenly stared at the mansion, and said indifferently, "Mo Shen, where are Li Yu and the others?" The corners of Mo Shen's mouth twitched slightly, and his face became pale and strange.

He hurriedly glanced at Ge Shuhan with some fear, bowed down and said, "If you go back to the big handsome, Li Yu and more than 100 others will resist stubbornly, and all of them will die in the chaos!" ”

"Bastard thing! Li Yu and others are serious offenders in the imperial court, and they need to be dealt with by His Majesty personally, but today they died in the chaos, so how can this commander explain to His Majesty? ”

Goshuhan was furious.

The corners of Mo Shen's mouth trembled again, and he said boldly, "Marshal, our army was ordered to destroy the thieves and attack the city, and when the two armies fought bloodily, it was not the fault of the soldiers that the swords and guns were blind." ”

Ge Shuhan let out a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said, "Quickly restrain the corpse and bury it!" ”

"At the same time, immediately report to Your Majesty, saying that Wuwei City was broken, Li Yu and others died in the chaos, Ge Shuhan knew that the responsibility was not small, and he wrote to His Majesty to ask for guilt, begging to resign from the post of Hexi military commander, and return to the field."

Mo Shen hurriedly took the order and left.

Looking at the back of Mo Shen and the other departing generals, Ge Shuhan walked a few steps up the steps of the mansion, and then turned his head and walked down with a complicated face, he slowly looked up at the bright crescent moon in the night sky, and sighed in his heart: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of the Ages, this kind of infamy, let my brother Shuhan carry it!" The Li Tang clan is immortal, and the world is moving dàng not only Ge Shuhan is old and weak, and he can't share the glory of the world from His Majesty, so he will retire! ”

Thinking of this, Geshuhan strode away.

He got on his horse and galloped out of the city, and for the whole night he did not rest in the city, but remained in the camp outside the city.

In the city, Mo Shen led hundreds of soldiers to collect the bodies of Li Yu and others, took ready-made coffins from the coffin shop in the city, and buried Li Yu and others overnight on a high slope outside the city. According to Ge Shuhan's order, Mo Shen sent people to erect a stone tablet without words.