Chapter 386: Back to Zhang Xuan?
In the letter, Shi Siming's book "Descend Zhang but not Tang." What's even more interesting is that Zhang Xuan replied: If you don't lead Fan Yang to surrender, the commander will be punished if he arrives!
Shi Chaoyi sighed in his heart, from Zhang Xuan's very imposing reply, it was enough to see Zhang Xuan's strength and resoluteness.
Perhaps, as Zhang Xuan said, this is Shi Siming's last chance. If Shi Siming can't grasp it anymore, he will not be qualified to surrender. [..]
In fact, Zhang Xuan was about to break through Luoyang, and An Qingxu was either killed or captured alive, or broke through to Fanyang.
And Zhang Xuan will definitely use the momentum of lightning to cover his ears, with the power of a great victory, and point to Fan Yang until all the rebels of Fan Yang are wiped out.
As soon as Shi Chaoyi thought of this, he immediately whipped back.
Changan.
Li Heng had just entered Chang'an and settled down in the imperial palace. The emperor led people back to Chang'an, but Chen Xian did not enter the court, but resigned and returned to the field, on the grounds that he was too old, haggard, and unable to serve the emperor anymore.
Li Heng didn't think much of himself, so he was approved.
What made Li Heng a little dissatisfied was that he led everyone back to Chang'an, and the people of Chang'an did not go out of the city to welcome him. So much so that the group entered the city coldly, and entered the palace in a gloomy manner, but a group of eunuchs and maids in the palace knelt down in front of the palace gate to greet them.
In fact, Chang'an is basically an empty city now, and the people in the city who have a way to go to their relatives and friends for refuge, while those who have no way to stay in the city. As for the powerful and high-ranking families in Chang'an, some followed Li Heng to Lingshi, while some also avoided outside the city or in the counties around Chang'an.
The defenders of Chang'an, who stayed behind, had advanced into Tongguan under the leadership of Zhang Tong. Those who have been staying in Chang'an to maintain order in Chang'an are nothing more than Su Hudong and Li Tengkong's thousands of female soldiers and a small number of Yulinwei and palace forbidden guards β When they heard of the emperor's arrival, they also led the army to escort the relatives of the Yongning Palace, the Zhang family and some of Zhang Xuan's confidants, and left Chang'an and headed for Yongzhou.
Just one day before Li Heng arrived in Chang'an.
Mingde Hall. Li Heng finally sat on the throne that belonged to him again, he looked at the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces lined up on both sides, frowned and said, "Yang Xiang, where is Li Qi, the king of Jianning?" β
Yang Guozhong was looking down and thinking about his thoughtsβ‘ and followed the emperor to escape from Lingzhou again and return to Chang'an, Yang Guozhong had a premonition that the situation was not good. He had a hunch that the emperor in front of him might not be able to do it for long. There are all kinds of signs that he is already in a situation where he is close to betraying his relatives.
He returned to Chang'an, not to mention others, and his two sons, Li Yu and Li Qi, were not greeted in Chang'an.
In fact, this also wronged Li Yu and Li Qi were "stayed" in Tongguan by Zhang Xuan, and they couldn't return to Chang'an at all.
The emperor suddenly greeted, Yang Guozhong woke up, oh, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that Li Qi, the king of Jianning, went to Tongguan to help in the battle, and he is in the Tongguan army at the moment!" β
Li Heng waved his hand in annoyance, "Quickly spread my will, let Li Yu and Li Qi return to Chang'an, they can only add chaos to the front line!" β
"Gongsun Liang, is there a report from Zhang Xuan?" Li Heng asked in a deep voice again.
On the way back to Chang'an, they heard the news of An Lushan's death and Zhang Xuan's army fighting three battles and three victories, but they did not receive Zhang Xuan's official written report to the imperial court.
Gongsun trembled in his conscience, but he didn't dare to lie, so he could only tell the truth, "Your Majesty, the military department has not received a report from the army of King Yongning!" However, according to the news of Tanma, King Yongning is leading the three-way army to confront An Qingxu in Luoyang at this moment, and he may capture Luoyang at any time and destroy An Qingxu! β
Li Heng was ecstatic at first, and then his face was a little gloomy.
Zhang Xuan's successive victories are about to recover Luoyang and Henan, which is of course good news, but Li Heng feels very uneasy.
Li Heng pondered for a long time, and suddenly said loudly to Li Guangbi, "Li Guangbi, I canonize you as the deputy marshal of the thieves and the chief of the Henan march, and immediately lead an army of 20,000 out of Tongguan and go to Luoyang to help in the war!" β
"I will give you a will, if Luoyang is taken, you should immediately lead the army to attack Hedong and Fanyang, cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Hexi, collect the rebels of An Lushan, and give me the land of the three towns of Fanyang."
Li Heng looked at Li Guangbi with blazing eyes. At this moment, Li Guangbi is already the only general under his command who can lead the troops into battle. Whether he can seize Fan Yang in front of Zhang Xuan and prevent Zhang Xuan from becoming a country of his own depends on whether Li Guangbi can compete for his strength.
Li Guanghao's heart sank, he went out of class to give a fist salute and receive his order.
Li Heng hesitated for a moment, and then said loudly, "Chuan Zhao Hexi Brother Shuhan, Anxi Yang Xuan, Beiting Cheng Qianli, and Jiannan An Sishun, order these four towns to quickly transfer four people to enter the Central Plains, eliminate traitors for me, and restore the world!" β
Xue Xingyi was taken aback by the imperial history, and said, "Please think twice, Your Majesty!" If there is a big "chaos" today, if the imperial court transfers soldiers and horses from the four towns of Hexi, Anxi, Beiting and Jiannan into the Central Plains, the Southern Zhao of Jiannan and the Western Regions will be ready to move, and if the border "chaos" rises again, the situation will be difficult to clean up! β
Several civil servants immediately came out to oppose it.
Li Heng sneered in his heart, he didn't know that the transfer of soldiers and horses from the border towns into the customs would cause the border to move "dang", and the Nanzhao, the Western Regions and the Tubo people would definitely take advantage of the opportunity to move, but at this moment, there are not many β¨ Xuan's power is getting bigger and bigger, and now he has no power in his hands, if he doesn't transfer troops and horses from the border towns, if Zhang Xuan is reversed in the future, what will he rely on to compete with Zhang Xuan for the world and thin his throne?
A eunuch hurriedly came to report and whispered a few words in Li Heng's ear.
Li Heng was furious, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and his face turned red.
Zhang Xuan's family and relatives left Chang'an a day earlier and went to Yongzhou...... This means that Zhang Xuan will be opposed!
Li Heng's heart was surging and his anger was raging, but he forcibly suppressed his anger and did not attack, let alone pierce this layer of window paper.
He knew very well in his heart that if he pierced this layer of window paper at this moment, Zhang Xuan would immediately rebel. He took Luoyang, then returned to Chang'an, controlled the situation, changed the dynasty and established himself as the emperor, and then slowly plotted against Hedong and Fanyang.
And by Li Heng's side, there is only one Li Guangbi, what can he do to compete with Zhang Xuan?
So Li Heng gritted his teeth and endured it, even though his heart was dripping blood.
Li Heng angrily retreated from the court, preparing to go to Xue Shufei to vent the fire. But at this time, more than ten horsemen galloped into Chang'an, shouting loudly all the way: "Yongning King is victorious!" Luoyang victory! β
"Luoyang City is broken, An Qingxu fled to Linzhang, and King Yongning won a big victory!"
Li Guangbi was about to leave Chang'an with his whole army and rush to the front line in Luoyang, but there was good news that Zhang Xuan had recovered Luoyang. Li Guangbi stomped his feet gloomily, turned around and left the barracks, and entered the palace.
Now that Luoyang has been taken, there is no point in him leading the army to Luoyang to help in the war. The emperor's will has not been implemented, and it has come to naught, what kind of thing is this?
Li Guangbi entered the palace with an awe-inspiring heart.
As Zhang Xuan's former general, he still knows something about Zhang Xuan. However, Li Guangbi has always believed that Zhang Xuan's "magic" is just good luck, even if he has some strategies and some military techniques, he is not much better than them.
This time he got the emperor's edict, he was preparing to lead the army to the front line of Luoyang to compete with Zhang Xuan, so that the world could see who was the real famous general in the world, but he didn't expect that Zhang Xuan would create another miracle and take Luoyang in less than half a month.
As soon as Luoyang was broken, it meant that the Great Yan Kingdom was wiped out, An Qingxu absconded, and the land of Henan was defeated like a mountain.
Li Heng hugged Xue Xiangyun and was just about to enter the tent, and the good news arrived.
It was obviously a happy thing, but when he heard it in Li Heng's ears, it made him tremble like thunder.
He secretly cursed An Qingxu for being so unsuccessful, he couldn't stop Zhang Xuan, even if An Qingxu insisted on it for a few months, when his layout was completed, he would not be afraid of Zhang Xuan.
But at this time, Zhang Xuan was like a bamboo and took Luoyang.
It is conceivable that in less than a month, the land of Henan will be in the hands of Zhang Xuan. And the areas occupied by the rebels in Lianghuai and Jiangnan will also be occupied by Zhang Xuan with the defeat of the rebels.
Li Heng's face was a little pale, and his palms were cold.
Xue Xiangyun raised her eyebrows slightly, stroked Li Heng's hand, and said softly, "Why is Your Majesty like this?" The army of King Yongning took Luoyang and exterminated the rebels, which was a great joy.........
Before Xue Xiangyun's words were finished, Li Heng struggled to shake off her hand and scolded angrily, "What do you know? β
After speaking, Li Heng left angrily.
Since Xue Xiangyun entered the palace, she has always been regarded by Li Heng as the meat of her heart, and she has never scolded her so much, Xiangyun was stunned, and then her eyes turned red with some grievances, and she sat on the bed and sobbed.
Li Heng's heart was like a mess, and he couldn't take care of Xue Xiangyun at the moment.
He went to the imperial study, and Li Guangbi arrived.
"Your Majesty, Li Guangbi, the king of Pingfan County, asks to see you."
Li Heng waved his hand weakly, "Xuan." β
After Li Guangbi entered the door to meet him, he saw that Li Heng's face was very unsightly, so he hesitated, not knowing if he would touch the emperor's moldy head this time.
"Li Guangbi, I won't hide it from you...... Zhang Xuan will undoubtedly be opposed. But the top priority, I don't have the military horse in my hand to compete with Zhang Xuan, and I am anxious. Li Heng sighed.
"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to die for Your Majesty!" Li Guangbi gritted his teeth, "Your Majesty, you can issue another edict and order the soldiers and horses of the four towns of Hexi, Jiannan, Anxi, and Beiting to speed up the king, but the ministers should lead a large army to protect Your Majesty." β
In the opinion of the minister, even if Zhang Xuan wants to rebel, he will not choose this time. He will definitely destroy the An rebels first, and then fight against His Majesty. β
"The people Zhang Xuan is counting on are nothing more than the Shenwu, Shence, Flying Tiger, and Fei armies of Longshuo, as well as the soldiers and horses of the Hui people, and the rest of the imperial court soldiers and horses may not rebel from thieves."
"Your Majesty is not as good as " Li Guangbi hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty might as well take Zhang Xuan back to Chang'an in the name of Zhang Xuan's celebrations, and then one by one"
Li Guangbi gestured and waved and made a head-cutting motion.