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The rebels are not very far from Chang'an at this time, but there are still two counties in between, and it is unlikely that they will arrive in Chang'an for a while and a half, Zhao Ziliang thinks that if he sends a force of troops and horses to the east at this time, he will definitely be able to control Chang'an City before the rebels, as long as Chang'an City is controlled in his own hands, Zhao Ziliang is confident that he will quickly stabilize the people's hearts and keep this world's largest and most prosperous city from suffering from the suffering.

Zhao Ziliang immediately came to the post hall to ask for a meeting with Xuanzong, reported the current situation of Chang'an and the rebels, and finally said: "Your Majesty, the situation in Chang'an is critical now, if we send troops to the east now, we will definitely be able to control Chang'an City before the rebels arrive, so that Chang'an, the capital of the country, will be spared from war, as long as the situation in Chang'an City is stabilized, when the main force of the Beiting Army arrives, we can fight the rebels outside the city!" If Chang'an is captured by the rebels, this will be a huge blow to the imperial court, and everyone in the world will definitely think that the rebels have become a general trend, and the civil and military ministers who remain in Chang'an are only afraid that there will be many people who will take refuge in the past! ”

Xuanzong frowned when he heard this, but he didn't speak, he wanted to send a team of soldiers and horses to take over Chang'an, but he was worried that if he divided his troops now, his safety would be problematic, and he had not lost confidence in Cui Guangyuan and Bian Lingcheng, but it was not good for him to directly reject Zhao Ziliang's proposal, after all, Zhao Ziliang's proposal could avoid major losses and huge adverse political effects on the imperial court.

Prime Minister Wei Jiansu stood up and said: "Zhao Dashuai, we all admit that what you said is the truth, but the safety of the Holy Driver is the first priority of the Imperial Court at present, if there is anything wrong with the Holy Driver, even if we regain control of Chang'an and repel the rebels, what can we do?" ”

Zhao Ziliang was speechless when he said this, from the perspective of these people, the safety of the emperor is the first, this is the limitation of the thoughts and vision of the courtiers in this era, Zhao Ziliang has no way to change, but his thoughts are different, the emperor can be replaced without one, but once the rebels become the protagonist of the general trend of the world, it will be difficult to take the general trend back, and the general trend is not on your side, no matter how much trouble you make is in vain, if the people have lost confidence in the imperial court, this counterinsurgency will not only have no result, but will also have no meaning!

Zhao Ziliang couldn't say these words, and he couldn't say them, and now he could only pray that the rebels' advance would be slower.

On the morning of June 16, the main army of the Beiting Army finally arrived at Maweiyi, and the marching procession that stretched for dozens of miles was fluttering with flags, covering the sky and the sun, and the team was neat and orderly, and the murderous spirit was full of vigor.

Xuanzong looked at this team of tens of thousands of people, and suddenly surged, feeling that there was hope for the counterinsurgency, at least with such an army by his side, he would be much safer.

Seeing this group of fierce and murderous cavalry coming from afar, Xuanzong said to Yang Yuhuan beside him: "Yuhuan, what do you think of this military horse?" ”

Yang Yuhuan said: "San Lang, the concubine doesn't understand military affairs, but the concubine knows that none of the armies the concubine has seen are so majestic and mighty, this is just a march, if you go to the battlefield, I'm afraid that it will be stronger!" ”

Xuanzong nodded, thought for a while and instructed Gao Lishi behind him: "Gao Lishi, go and tell Zhao Ziliang, I want to review his Beiting Army!" Send someone to call the assassins, taishou and county orders of the surrounding counties and ask them to participate too! ”

Gao Lishi, who had been by Xuanzong's side for a long time, immediately understood Xuanzong's intentions, and wanted to use the prestige of such a strong army to enhance the confidence of all the officials and people, and at the same time wanted to show his face in front of all the generals and soldiers, declare to them that he was the emperor, and enhance his prestige in the hearts of all the soldiers.

Colliers immediately shook off the dust, bowed down and agreed: "Obey!" ”

At this time, Zhao Ziliang was arranging for the soldiers of the Beiting Army to camp according to the predetermined plan, Gao Lishi found him and told him what the emperor meant, Zhao Ziliang listened to it and blew up on the spot: "What? Conduct a review at this time? This is not something that can be done for a while, and now the top priority is to enter Chang'an to stop the rebels from continuing to advance westward! ”

Gao Lishi saw that Zhao Ziliang was furious, and immediately felt bitter, and hurriedly comforted: "Zhao Dashuai is angry, angry, and the saint also knows that you are worried about the war and worried that Chang'an will be harmed by the rebels, but you also know that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and now the officials and people in Guanzhong have little confidence in the imperial court, and at this time such an opportunity is needed to let the officials and the army regain confidence in the imperial court!" Besides, the Holy One has suffered a lot of grievances, and he also needs an opportunity to raise his eyebrows, and the Holy One has the energy to deal with state affairs when he is in a good mood! ”

It is obviously not possible to not agree, this is the will of Xuanzong, Zhao Ziliang cannot openly disobey the will, otherwise it will inevitably lead to the centrifugation of the monarch and the ministers, and the great cause of counterinsurgency will also encounter many obstacles, and the Tang Dynasty will be even more turbulent, and the people will suffer in the end of the chaos in the world.

Zhao Ziliang gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, but I will only give you two days to notify the officials from all over the country to come, and the day after tomorrow at this time must be reviewed, and the day after tomorrow in the afternoon, Ben Shuai will wave his troops to the east!" ”

Colliers exclaimed, "Oh, two days is not enough!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "I don't care about this, how to let officials from all over Guanzhong come within two days is the minister's business, if you have this time to complain to me, it is better to go to those ministers, you can't let them eat and have nothing to do, otherwise what is the use of them here?" ”

Colliers had no choice but to stomp his feet and turn away.

There is no need for Zhao Ziliang to arrange the review, the training of the officers and soldiers of the Beiting Army at any time is carried out in accordance with the strictest requirements, so the review can be carried out at any time, and with a few simple instructions, the army can be assembled within five minutes and arranged into a neat phalanx or other battle formation.

"Take a two-day break!" This is the first military order issued by Zhao Ziliang after summoning the generals in the army.

The army can rest, but Zhao Ziliang can't rest, he has more important things to do, first of all, he is to raise more grain and grass, now the army carries grain and grass can only last for a month, and a part of the three thousand forbidden army to Chen Xuanli, a month seems to be not a short time, but it is really inconspicuous in a large-scale war, sometimes the confrontation between the enemy and us is more than half a year, and the amount of grain and grass consumed is not a small amount. Besides, Zhao Ziliang was not at all at ease and handed over the matter of raising grain and grass to those courtiers.

After settling the army, Zhao Ziliang entered the post station and asked to see the emperor.

Xuanzong said with a pleasant face: "What is the matter with the Qing family coming to see me?" ”

Zhao Ziliang hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Wechen came to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to allow Wechen to directly collect grain and grass and military salaries from various counties and counties, and now the grain and grass carried by our army are already less than a month, and sometimes they have to give the soldiers more meals before going into battle, so the time that can be supported is shorter, if the army has no food, it will inevitably be exhausted and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit!" ”

Xuanzong said: "The Qing family only cares about fighting, why do they have to personally take care of this heavy matter of grain and grass?" Wouldn't it be better if the courtiers were in charge? ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "Your Majesty, if Weichen says something that is easy to offend people, Weichen can't trust their ability to do things, but can't trust their character!" ”

This made Xuanzong feel quite surprised, and he was very puzzled: "How can the Qing family say this?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "Weichen for example, if our army needs 10,000 stone grain and grass and 1 million guan military salary, the courtier officials in charge of this matter will inevitably apportioned 20,000 stone grain and grass and 2 million guan military salaries to the people, or even more, but once these grains and grass and military salaries are in their hands, after layers of deductions, they will be finally sent to the Weichen military camp with no more than 5,000 stone grain and grass and 500,000 military salaries, and where will the 15,000 stone grain and grass and 1.5 million military salaries that disappeared go?" It's all in their pockets! Who suffers? It's the people and the army! But in the end, it was His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty who suffered! The common people have to bear heavy taxes, and they will inevitably have resentment towards the imperial court, and the soldiers of the army cannot eat enough and cannot get enough military salaries, how can they have the heart to fight? Loyalty to His Majesty and the Imperial Court will inevitably decline, and how can he fight bravely to defeat the rebels? So in the end, it is His Majesty and the Imperial Court who bear the consequences! In peaceful days, they just did this, but now it is a national disaster, if they are allowed to do such nonsense again, isn't this digging the corner of Datang? ”

"These bastards, misleading the country and the people! Damn it! Hearing this, Xuanzong slapped the table next to him and was furious.

The eunuchs and palace maids standing around were silent, Yang Yuhuan sat next to Xuanzong, she was also quite surprised by Zhao Ziliang's words, it was the first time she knew that the officials were actually collecting money through this means.

Xuanzong has been the emperor for more than 40 years, how can he not know the joints? It's just that he, as the emperor, has his own set of imperial means, and he knows very well that if he wants the horses to run, he can't let the horses not eat grass, so that the officials have some sweetness and benefits, and the officials will be obedient and do things. Now in front of Zhao Ziliang, he can't say that such a thing is a matter of course, in order to show his position on this kind of thing, he can only scold these corrupt officials in front of Zhao Ziliang and express his support for Zhao Ziliang.

Xuanzong thought about it, but agreed to Zhao Ziliang's request, and immediately issued an order to hand over the right to collect grain, grass and military salaries to him.

Zhao Ziliang received the holy decree and bowed: "Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers are grateful!" (To be continued.) )