Chapter 144: The Sword in the Belly
In the following days, Yu Lang lived very comfortably, went out for breakfast every day, and then went to Longwujun to order a little back, visited many industries under his name, and traveled to Chang'an with Qingqing and Ning Xiaoyu. Today's Yu Lang is no longer a nameless person that no one knows, there are people who flatter respectfully everywhere he goes, and he is a little drifting unconsciously, basking in the comfortable warm sun in winter will forget where he came from, as if he was born to be this Gui Renhou, and the sword and sword shadows of the past are far away like a blurred point of light.
Because Li Linfu has not been in good health recently, the relationship between Quy Nhon Marquis Mansion and Xiangfu has eased a lot, Yu Lang personally visited Xiangfu with supplements, Li Linfu was also quite moved by old tears, only sighed that people are dying and his words are good, and Yu Lang no longer hates the old man who has power in this life.
No matter how insidious and cunning Li Linfu is, he still can't escape the limit, and the king of Hades will not keep people until the fifth watch.
Yu Lang was unconsciously boiled frog in warm water, and as a vested interest, he forgot his original intention. Li Jingtang put forward some of the bills in the court to play the side ball he no longer took the lead in opposition, Xuanzong saw the changes in Yu Lang in his eyes, and it is not surprising that the magnates from poor families are often like this, when they ascended to the high position, they tried their best to petition for the people, and after a long time, there will be some subtle changes in the position in their hearts, which is also reasonable, except for the natural saints, who will really be selfless enough to cut meat and feed the eagle.
Chang'an City has Li Jingtang presiding over the overall situation, Wu has Guiren Marquis guarding the imperial city, and there are An Lushan, Feng Changqing and others sitting in the town, which can be described as Chengping in the four seas, Xuanzong gradually did not bother to ask about the affairs of the court, and the number of times the civil and military officials saw Xuanzong was not as much as Yang Yuhuan.
The New Year is approaching, and there is a lot of joy in Chang'an City, but the news that suddenly comes from the border pass makes Xuanzong roll down the cold ground from the bed of Yang Yuhuan's Huaqing Palace.
Xuanzong fell not lightly, and Datang also fell lightly.
Gao Xianzhi led a lone army to attack the Great Food Country and failed, and the 80,000-strong army was almost wiped out.
Gao Xianzhi was defeated and returned to Chang'an, kneeling outside the Xuanzheng Hall for five hours before being summoned by Xuanzong. He had escaped death this time, if it weren't for Li Siye's brave protection of the lord, Xiang Shang's head would have been lost in the Great Food Country a long time ago. The old injury had not healed, and he couldn't kneel for five hours, Gao Xianzhi's physical condition was extremely bad.
Yu Lang heard the news and rushed to the imperial city, wanting to pick up his father-in-law and go out of the imperial city to heal first.
Gao Xianzhi refused to obey: "The souls of 80,000 Tang Dynasty boys were left by me in the Great Food Country, what kind of face do I have to heal, I just want to let Your Majesty fall." ”
Yu Lang looked anxious: "My father-in-law has always sought stability in danger with his soldiers, if it weren't for the rebellion of Ge Lulu's troops, there should be no such defeat, don't blame yourself too much." ”
Gao Xianzhi pursed his lips tightly and did not say a word, his face was extremely pale.
Just when Yu Lang was about to go straight to the Xuanzheng Hall with the death-free gold medal in his hand, Xuanzong also happened to be relieved to see Gao Xianzhi.
Yu Lang helped Gao Xianzhi into the Xuanzheng Palace, and when he saw Li Linfu sitting next to the holy car, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, and he only felt that he was afraid that this matter would be difficult to be good. Li Jingtang was transferred by Li Linfu to other places to collect New Year's gifts for His Majesty the night before, originally this was just an ordinary trivial matter, at this time, Yu Lang thought about it, I am afraid that there will be a lot of articles in the meantime, Li Linfu must have come prepared, and even the rebellion of Ge Lulu's department may not have the influence of this person.
Xuanzong's expression was cold, but he never lost his respect for Gao Xianzhi, a veteran, and motioned for him to sit on his left hand.
"Quy Nhon Hou, this matter has nothing to do with you, let's step back first." Xuanzong said lightly to Yu Lang, although he was extremely disappointed in Gao Xianzhi in his heart and knew the relationship between the two, he had no intention of implicating Yu Lang in this matter.
Yu Lang did not move: "Your Majesty, Weichen is the righteous son of General Gao, and it is often said that the father's debt is repaid by the son, and the minister is willing to be guilty of the same crime as General Gao." ”
Gao Xianzhi said loudly: "Quy Ren Hou, please don't be amorous, the matter of the righteous son is just a joke, and you have never changed your surname to Gao, what does it have to do with me, don't you step back quickly, do you want to resist and disobey?" ”
Although Gao Xianzhi's tone was extremely cold and stern, how could Yu Lang not be able to sense the concern in his words, when this time of life and death, he must not make such a wise move to protect his life.
Li Linfu coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Guiren may not have nothing to do with this matter, and it is good to stay." ”
Xuanzong sneered: "Since the Marquis of Guiren insists on the intention of this father and son, I naturally can't stop it. "There is anger in his heart, it is said that Yu Lang is also the righteous son of Xuanzong, and Yu Lang is much more attentive to Gao Xianzhi than to the emperor.
"This matter is very involved, and I implore Your Majesty to retreat and close the gate of the Xuanzheng Palace." Li Linfu stood up slowly, and the thin body that could be blown away by a gust of wind seemed to contain huge energy.
Except for Gao Lishi who stayed as Xuanzong's personal guard, the other palace people withdrew from the Xuanzheng Hall in an orderly manner and closed the palace door tightly.
Li Linfu patted the dust on his official uniform and said in a low voice: "As soon as Weichen sued General Yulin and Gao Xianzhi of the four towns of Anxi, he was the sole ruler of the Tang Dynasty, damaging the prestige of my Tang Dynasty and harming the lives of 80,000 soldiers of my Tang Dynasty. ”
Xuanzong frowned: "Listening to Li Xiang's intentions, General Gao has other crimes." ”
Li Linfu lowered his eyebrows: "One by one, this crime is still up to Your Majesty to decide." ”
"Your Majesty, the ambition of the wolf son of the Great Food Country, wanting to unite with the Western Regions Zhuhu to attack the four towns of Anxi, General Gao's strategic judgment of the first striker is not wrong, besides, he is an old man for the country's expedition, where is he deliberately compromising my Tang Guowei? If it weren't for the rebellion of his subordinates, this battle may not be impossible to win, since ancient times, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and it is difficult for ancient famous generals to say that they will win every battle. Although Yu Lang didn't know how many backhands Li Linfu had hidden today, he didn't have the reason to admit it at the first moment, so he naturally had to fight on the basis of reason.
Xuanzong said: "The Marquis of Quy Nhon is reasonable, General Gao lost the battle, so he should naturally be punished, but the expansion intention of the Great Food Country is also obvious, and General Gao sent troops to attack and also asked me for instructions." What Li Xiang said was a bit heart-wrenching. ”
Li Linfu's thin body stood straight: "The reason why the Great Food Country dares to plot against the four towns of Anxi is because it has the support of Zhuhu behind his back, Your Majesty can know why Zhuhu supports the Great Food Country?" ”
"That's because he Gao Xianzhi is so happy and fights for the war, Zhuhu Xiaoguo bows down to my Tang Dynasty, but Gao Xianzhi has repeatedly suppressed it for a little thing, lying that Zhuhu Xiaoguo is in chaos and led his troops to calm down, and uses the heads of civilians as trophies to lie about military achievements! Every time there was a major battle, Gao Xianzhi used the soldiers of the Western Regions countries as livestock to launch the first round of mortal charges, which made the prestige of my Tang Dynasty among the Western Regions countries reduced to the extreme......"
Xuanzong sighed: "I know these things, so I didn't reward General Gao for his efforts to destroy the country of the Nine Kingdoms Hu before...... knew that the so-called raising troops to rebel and leading troops to quell the rebellion was just a play that General Gao acted and directed. You are all my henchmen, I might as well say bluntly, I need such a victory in the Tang Dynasty, I need such a victory, General Gao just wants me to think, so I did not pursue this matter, and Li Xiang will not mention it again. ”
Yu Lang was secretly surprised in his heart, he never thought that his father-in-law would do such a thing, rebel against him, kill civilians and lie about his military exploits, these things have obviously crossed the bottom line in Yu Lang's heart, and in an instant, his attitude towards Gao Xianzhi became complicated. No, it's impossible, he and Gao Xianzhi fought side by side in Xiao Bolu, and he never believed that Gao Xianzhi, who strictly restrained his subordinates and the common people, would do this thing to destroy humanity, it must be Li Linfu's shameless frame! But if this is Li Linfu's frame-up, why did the father-in-law acquiesce, and His Majesty seems to have a tacit understanding of this?
Li Linfu continued: "Naturally, there is nothing to say about winning the battle, and the minister didn't say too much. But this time, Gao Xianzhi also despised the Fanbang reinforcements, and didn't take the lives of the Fanbang reinforcements seriously, which led to the other party's defection halfway, causing my 80,000 young soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to break off the foreign state! He can't escape this crime! ”
Xuanzong turned his head to look at Gao Xianzhi: "General Gao can plead guilty?" ”
Gao Xianzhi seemed to have no intention of refutating at all: "Weichen pleads guilty, and he is only willing to die to reward my soul in the sky of 80,000 Tang soldiers." ”
Xuanzong's eyebrows were quite unbearable: "General Gao's crime is not to death, the foreign race is not my race, and it is not a new thing to put it in front of the battle when fighting, and there are many festivals that have done this, if you set a precedent, how do you want me to face other frontier generals?" ”
Xuanzong cared about the old feelings, and also remembered Gao Xianzhi's great military exploits, he would not easily move his murderous intentions, and the older he gets, the softer his heart becomes. In the final analysis, there was originally a sign from Xuanzong behind the self-written and self-directed drama to destroy Hu Guo, and this matter really needs to be studied in detail, and Xuanzong himself, who is so happy, is also to blame.
Li Linfu's face remained unchanged: "Weichen also wants to tell that when Gao Xianzhi and Guiren Hou attacked Xiao Bolu in the west, the lord of Xiao Bolu did not organize any resistance, and was bent on seeking peace and returning to the Tang Dynasty, these two people were greedy for military merit, but they did the slaughter of the city!" ”
Yu Lang couldn't bear it anymore, and finally scolded: "The old horseman spews blood!" It is true that Hongye, the former lord of the country of Xiao Bolu, has made a move to ask for surrender, but it is also on the condition of maintaining the name of Xiao Bolu, and he is only willing to pay tribute to me, and there is no situation where you said that no resistance has been organized. ”
"Quy Nhon Hou seems to be annoyed and angry." Li Linfu said nonchalantly, compared to the city government, Li Linfu is naturally much stronger than Yu Lang.
Xuanzong's face was moved, Guiren Hou was able to reach today's position, relying on the military exploits of defeating Xiao Bolu back then, he repeatedly read the files of the battle that year, and appreciated Yu Lang's ingenuity and bravery, if even this military exploit was fabricated to fool people, it would have violated Xuanzong's bottom line.
This matter involved Yu Lang, and Gao Xianzhi could not remain calm: "Li Xiang, you are not only slandering the two of us, but also an insult to the Tang soldiers who fell on the road to the west!" Please take back your words. ”
Li Linfu sneered: "If you want people to know, you can't do it unless you do." When you wrote and directed this scene back then, you should have thought of today's end, I have sufficient evidence in my hand, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can take it and check it. ”
No one doubts Li Linfu's evidence, Li Linfu's consistent style of acting is a honey-tongued sword, if he is not sure, he will never bite someone, but will coax with good words, and once he is in trouble, he must have made thorough preparations.
Xuanzong was silent for a long time, and he also had a plan in his heart.
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