Changan.

Jianning King Li Qi stood on the gate tower of Kaiyuan Gate, staring in the direction of Tongguan, his expression flickering.

At this moment, standing beside him was Chen Xian, the old minister of the Three Dynasties who stayed in Chang'an with him.

The two stayed in Chang'an with a mentality of going to the country, but now with Zhang Xuan's army guarding Tongguan, An Lushan's rebels cannot enter Guanzhong, and Chang'an no longer has the risk of soldiers coming to the city.

Although it is only the end of October and the beginning of November, the autumn wind is bleak, it is already a little cold, and the temperature is very low.

Chen Xian wrapped his cloak and shrunk his body, slightly embarrassed.

At his age, his energy and blood are insufficient, and he is not as good as before, and he barely supports himself to accompany Li Qi, which is a little difficult.

Although Li Qi didn't say a word from beginning to end, Chen Xian knew what Li Qi was in.

Originally, because he took the initiative to guard Chang'an, he was not afraid of danger, and lived and died with the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an, and his prestige, especially the prestige of the people, skyrocketed ♀ instantly, and it would definitely be beneficial for him to compete for the crown prince in the future. However, what Li Yu did not expect was that Li Yu would lead the army to aid Tongguan at this time, standing on the front line of counterinsurgency, and if the counterinsurgency is successful in the future, he will have a military merit.

Although, everyone understands that as a prince, he can't really fight on the battlefield.

Ahem, ahem!

Chen Xian, who was beside him, coughed violently.

Li Qi glanced back at Chen Xian, and sighed lightly, "Chen Xiang, you are old and frail and unwell, so you should go back and rest first, you don't have to accompany the palace." The situation in Tongguan in the main palace, I can't wait to fly over to help the battle in person, and my heart is unstable......"

Chen Xian coughed a few times and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness doesn't have to, there are soldiers and horses from Yongning Wang's general town to resist An Lushan, and the Fanyang rebels will definitely not enter the pass for half a step!" ”

"Chen Xiang, King Yongning is supporting Tongguan at the moment and has not been in the battle, presumably his father is a little dissatisfied, right?" Li Qi asked suddenly.

Chen Xian frowned and said, "The old minister got the news that His Majesty has issued an edict ordering Zhang Xuan to fight, but Zhang Xuan reported to the imperial court on the grounds that the time was not ripe for a decisive battle with the rebels, saying that at present, he can only hold Tongguan, and only when the spring of the next year is open can he choose the opportunity to attack the rebels and recover Henan." ”

"What King Yongning did was puzzling. Originally, the momentum of the Longshuo army was like a rainbow, and with the power of the first victory, it should immediately launch a full-scale attack on An Lushan, in order to annihilate the rebels in the shortest possible time, and recover Henan and the eastern capital Luoyang. But the king of Yongning did not move......"

Li Qi said thoughtfully.

"Your Highness, King Yongning uses soldiers like a god, and there must be a reason for this. In fact, the old minister also felt that the king of Yongning guarded Tongguan and confronted the rebels, and did not fight for the time being, which was nothing more than to avoid the spirit of the rebels, and it was beyond reproach to plan and then move. ”

"Whether you admit it or not, An Lushan's rebel army is far stronger than the imperial court's soldiers and horses, otherwise, An Lushan would definitely not have driven straight into Luoyang and captured Luoyang in just two months...... This military plane matter is far more complicated than we imagined, and the old minister feels that the imperial court should let go of power, and it is better for the king of Yongning to decide on the spot! ”

"If under the heavy pressure of the imperial court, the king of Yongning was forced to fight, and as a result, he was defeated and lost Tongguan, and Guanzhong was in danger."

Chen Xian said slowly.

Li Qi nodded, "Chen Xiang, in the name of the two of us, I will report to my father and the emperor, just say that the fighter plane is changing rapidly, the rebels are strong and difficult to defeat, and the army of the King of Yongning needs to rest and recuperate after a long-distance attack, and you can't fight without authorization." ”

"In addition, report to my father, the palace will personally escort grain, grass, baggage and military supplies to Tongguan to reward the army!"

Hearing Li Qi say this, Chen Xian raised his eyebrows and sighed secretly in his heart.

He knew that Li Qi couldn't stay in Chang'an. Li Yu obtained military merits on the front line of Tongguan, but it seemed that he stayed in Chang'an and hid in the rear.

For the future battle for the crown prince, he must go to Tongguan to win Zhang Xuan's support.

Perhaps, Li Qi is in the subconscious, Zhang Xuan will turn to form an alliance with Li Yu.

Although Li Yu and Zhang Xuan had a disagreement before, politically, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. If Li Yu gave the corresponding chips, it would be difficult to burst into the mood.

Moreover, the "covenant" between him and Zhang Xuan was not strong in the first place.

Zhang Xuan never said that he wanted to support him to enter the East Palace, but because the two were relatively close, most of them were Li Qi's pretense gestures, which caused a misunderstanding and illusion to the outside world.

Lingzhou.

Li Heng stayed in Zhang Xuan's Yongning palace in Lingzhou, but after moving in, he was surprised by the simplicity of Zhang Xuan's mansion. In any case, Zhang Xuan, as the highest military and political governor in Longshuo Domain and Northwest China, and a prince, it is reasonable that the mansion is more luxurious. But this mansion, although large, is very simple, and there is no conventional luxury at all.

There are only a handful of people in the house, and there are not a few maids, and the dancing girls and singers are nowhere to be seen.

It can be seen that Zhang Xuan's diligence and thrift are by no means a lie.

Li Heng was slightly touched.

However, this feeling was quickly replaced by a deeper suspicion.

When the situation was unclear and the rebels were driving straight in, Li Heng didn't have this kind of thought, he was thinking about how to quell the rebellion, how to block the footsteps of An Lushan's rebels, and how to thin his throne, but the rebels in Fanyang, where Zhang Xuan's army arrived, immediately showed a decline in defeat and retreat, and the situation began to reverse, and his mind quietly changed.

He started to think whether Zhang Xuan would support the army and respect himself, and if there was a slight disturbance, he would sensitively think that Zhang Xuan had a different heart.

Besides, there are ministers like Gongsun Liang by his side, chattering in his ear.

Li Yu and Huo Changqing's repeated secret reports intensified his suspicion of Zhang Xuan.

Of course, suspicion is suspicion, it is just a state of mind. At this time, Li Heng knew that he couldn't do without Zhang Xuan, at least, before the An Lushan rebellion was quelled, he could only rely on Zhang Xuan wholeheartedly and let go of power.

As for how he will treat Zhang Xuan in the future, to be honest, he hasn't completely thought about it yet. However, he already has the initial idea of "unloading the mill and killing the donkey", but in Li Heng's opinion, he is justified and righteous in defending the imperial power.

The facts are in front of him, Zhang Xuan's merits are higher than the sky, but Li Heng can no longer reward him.

Zhang Xuan is currently a very popular minister, whether it is a title, an official position or a military power, it has reached a peak, how can he be rewarded? Probably, the only way to give up the throne to Zhang Xuan is to give it up.

Therefore, in the future, Li Heng is facing a huge problem: how to deal with the relationship with the great hero Zhang Xuan.

Li Heng had a headache when he thought about this question.

"Your Majesty, Li Guangbi and Yang Lian retreated to Liangning Prefecture, do you want to summon these two people back to Lingzhou to meet Your Majesty?" Gongsun Liang said with a smile.

Li Heng hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "Forget it, these two people led the army to defend Liangning Prefecture and deter Tibet, the stakes are very high, and they can't leave their posts without permission." Gongsun Liang, Yang Xiang, and I intend to reward Li Guangbi and Yang Lian to show their merits, what do you think? ”

Yang Guozhong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and immediately guessed the emperor's thoughts.

The emperor wanted to deliberately set aside Zhang Xuan and directly face Li Guangbi and Yang Lian, and wanted to rely on rewards and officials to pull the two of them and divide Zhang Xuan's strength.

Before Yang Guozhong could speak, Gongsun Liang immediately bowed down and said, "Your Majesty is wise!" These two people have made great contributions to the imperial court, and they should be rewarded! ”

Li Heng was about to speak, but he heard Yang Guozhong say nonchalantly on the side, "Your Majesty, this battle of Tangbo was planned and commanded by King Yongning, and these two people are just acting on orders. If you directly reward these two people by bypassing the King of Yongning, will it ......?"

Yang Guozhong's words were half said, and the following words were not said.

There are some things that don't need to be spoken.

Gongsun Liang smiled faintly, "Yang Xiang's words are wrong. The generals of the world are all the ministers of His Majesty, and His Majesty rewards the meritorious ministers, but they still need to go through the King of Yongning? ”

Yang Guozhong glanced at Gongsun Liang, lightly basked, and did not continue to argue with Gongsun Liang.

In fact, at this time, Yang Guozhong hated Li Heng to contradict Zhang Xuan and weaken Zhang Xuan's military power. It's just that he understands in his heart that the more he opposes it, the more Li Heng will do it; Conversely, if he expresses his support, Lee Hyung will consider three points.

Sure enough, Li Heng smiled coldly when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "I decree that Li Guangbi be canonized as the king of Pingfan County, the general, and the temporary governor of the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion; Canonized Yang Lian as the Marquis of Ningbo, the general, and the general of the Blue Box Army. ”

As soon as Li Heng said this, not only Yang Guozhong and others, but even Gongsun Liang were taken aback.

Li Heng actually named Li Guangbi as the king of the county, and temporarily replaced the governor of Longshuo, which clearly took away Zhang Xuan's military position in Longshuo and replaced him with Li Guangbi.

Such...... Is it appropriate? Many courtiers were pondering.

Zhang Xun, who was standing at the end of the courtiers, trembled in his heart, looked at Li Heng with an incredible gaze, and his heart was half cold.

Originally, the victory in the battle of Tangbo was the result of Zhang Xuan's strategic planning and the full support of all parties. Li Guangbi and Yang Lian were just acting on orders. But this time, the emperor made an exception to canonize Li Guangbi and Yang Lian, deliberately ignored Zhang Xuan's exploits, and tried to let Li Guangbi take Zhang Xuan's place, which can be said to be known to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart.

Zhang Xun felt a chill, and at the same time felt worthless for Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan is still on the front line of the counterinsurgency at the moment, working for the emperor's country, but the emperor, who is hiding in the rear, is ready to start unloading and killing donkeys.

Yang Guozhong frowned, and reported, "Your Majesty, although Li Guangbi and Yang Lian have military merits, they will not be canonized as county kings......"

"At the beginning, Zhang Xuan took Tuyuhun's hometown for me, and I canonized him as the king of Yongning, but now Li Guangbi and Yang Lian have won most of Tubo for me, why can't I be crowned a king and a marquis?"

Li Heng said lightly.

Yang Guozhong secretly sneered in his heart: "Li Guangbi and Yang Lian are just Zhang Xuan's generals, if there is no Zhang Xuan, these two people can win the Tubo royal court?" . ”

Although Yang Guozhong also wanted to weaken Zhang Xuan's military power, he was more aware of the consequences that Li Heng would have if he did so. (To be continued) [The word is provided by the Qihang Update Group Fengyan]. , vote for recommendation, monthly pass,. ）