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Li Heng opened his mouth and was stunned, his expression of anticipation was quickly covered by an expression of extreme disappointment, and the whole person seemed to languish. Thousands of expectations came to naught, and I was extremely disappointed.

"Although I can't promise to help you at this moment, I won't refuse you either. As I said, counterinsurgency is now the first priority, and I have not seriously considered the matter of the crown prince. However, in view of your confession, Your Highness, and the contact in the past few days, I think Your Highness is a responsible and rewarding person. So, I'm willing to give you the chance to prove yourself. If Your Highness does meet the standards I have in mind, I will fully support you in your quest for the crown prince. Wang Yuan looked at Li Heng's disappointed face and smiled.

Li Heng looked at Wang Yuan in surprise, he didn't expect things to suddenly take a turn for the better.

"You also know that with my support, the competition between you and the other princes will have an advantage. But I can't give you promises at the moment, I'm not a person who only makes promises and doesn't keep them, if I promise something, it must be done, that's my principle. Wang Yuan smiled.

The look of disappointment on Li Heng's face was immediately replaced by surprise, like a gust of wind blowing away the dark clouds, revealing a blue sky and white clouds. Wang Yuan's words gave him great hope, gave him a shot in the arm for his already sluggish body, and pulled him out of disappointment and frustration. Wang Yuan did not completely refuse, but wanted to give himself a chance to prove himself, so it was possible to get his support, which was great news.

"Thank you, Marshal Wang, thank you, Marshal Wang. This king must do all according to Marshal Wang's requirements, and become the qualified person in Marshal Wang's mind, and this king believes that he will be able to do it. This time, the king will definitely kill the enemy with all his might, so that Marshal Wang will be satisfied. Li Heng said happily.

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It's not just about killing the enemy, in fact, I don't need you to kill the enemy." If the prince wants to be the prince, it is not just a matter of killing the enemy bravely. Emperor Taizong of that year was not only able to lead the army to kill the enemy, but he also had many advantages. For example, perseverance, perseverance, courage, manners, fearlessness, listening to people, and so on. If you want to be like him, you have to learn more from his strengths and correct your own faults. And no wonder I didn't warn you, once you embark on the road to compete for the crown prince, you may have to go through great pressure and unimaginable hardships. You may even die, are you really ready? ”

"Ready, Marshal Wang, I have already thought about it, and once I am determined to seek the position of crown prince, I will not care about anything. Achieving your goals is the only thing you can think about. Li Heng said in a deep voice.

Wang Yuan nodded slightly and said, "Okay, remember your words, don't forget." This is the premise of seeking the crown prince's position. You need to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals. Without this premise, you will become a person who is timid, and you will not be able to do anything. It's too late today, and it's not too late to talk in detail later, and there's no hurry at this moment. Don't spread it out tonight, or you'll fall to the starting point before you hit the road. ”

"I understand, thank you Marshal Wang, I will take my leave." Li Heng's face was flushed, and he said goodbye.

Li Heng said goodbye and left, and Wang Yuan sat in the big tent and pondered. He couldn't be sure if this Li Heng was a suitable person. Don't look at him respectful at this time, it's because he wants to borrow his own strength. Once he helps him become the crown prince, or what kind of virtue he will be after he ascends the throne in the future, it is unknown. Before fully understanding his temperament and personality, Wang Yuan would never give him any promises.

However, it is better to give him some hope for now, because from his words and deeds tonight, it can be seen that he has a lot of dissatisfaction with Xuanzong and other princes, which is Wang Yuan's preferred condition. Such a person has no chance, if he can help him, nine times out of ten he will obey his words, and there will not be much deviation in the future. I'm afraid that the city is too deep, the hiding is too deep, and if I kill a horse gun in the future, it will make people speechless.

At present, Wang Yuan's spirit should be focused on counterinsurgency, and this matter can only be put aside for the time being and slowly watched while walking. Retaking Chang'an is the top priority at the moment. If Chang'an is not recovered, it will become more and more difficult to quell the rebellion. Because Chang'an Luoyang has been in the hands of the rebels for a long time, the feeling it brings to the people of the world is that the imperial court has reached the end of the crossbow and is difficult to quell the rebellion. In that way, the people and officials who are accustomed to relying on the strong will gradually fall to An Lushan, and the situation will gradually collapse.

Although the battle situation has improved slightly, the rebels have no possibility of conquering Shu after the Battle of Tongzhou for the time being. But the situation in the world is getting worse and worse. Because as time goes by, the pressure on the imperial court will increase. Displaced people are rising in all directions, grain prices are soaring, and it is certain that the grain harvest will fail in this year's year of great drought in the south. If it really happened to rain overnight, the situation will deteriorate further.

Under these circumstances, if Chang'an can be recaptured as soon as possible, and the rebels are forced not to dare to divide their forces to attack the southern state capital, it will be even more important to keep the source of money and food that is in danger. The rebels will also be aware of this problem, whether it is out of consideration for cutting off the imperial court's money and food, or for the replenishment of sufficient money and food they themselves need. Both of these will prompt them to set their sights on the south in the unfavorable situation of attacking Shu.

If the rebels instead shifted the focus of their operations to attacking the southern state capital, and defended it with the weak forces of the southeastern state capital of the Tang Dynasty, it would be devastating, and the consequences would be extremely serious. However, he can't effectively stop them from doing so at present, because he can't sweep the front line of Chang'an Luoyang and compress the rebels to the north. The only thing that can be done is to come to Chang'an as soon as possible, even if they can't capture Chang'an, they must be forced to guard Chang'an with heavy troops, and they can't be separated. But if they really can't stop them from attacking the southeast, they can't send troops to help, and at that time, they can only rely on the limited soldiers and horses of the southern state capital to fight, which will test their loyalty to the imperial court and their determination to fight to the death.

As for the upcoming battle of Chang'an, Wang Yuanzai knew that this battle must be extremely cautious and must not be reckless and impulsive. After the defeat of Shu, the main force of the rebels retreated to Chang'an, regardless of the strength and combat power, the rebels were not inferior to their own soldiers and horses. And the fortification of Chang'an City is well known, to take Chang'an City, it is still difficult to use several times the enemy's soldiers and horses, not to mention that their own soldiers and horses are slightly inferior to their opponents. Even if he has a weapon like a powerful cannon, it may be difficult to break through Chang'an. This is the big question that Wang Yuan has been considering.

In any case, no matter how hard this bone is, you have to find a way to gnaw it. Needless to say, the recapture of Chang'an will regain the morale of the army and the people of the world, and it will be extremely beneficial to quell the rebellion. As for how to recapture Chang'an and what method to use to attack the city, Wang Yuan has no good plan for the time being, so he can only look forward to discussing a clever plan with Gao Xianzhi.

The soldiers and horses set out on the road early the next morning, marched hard for six days through the mountain roads, and finally reached the border of Jinzhou in mid-June. Gao Xianzhi sent soldiers and horses to meet in advance, and after leaving the mountain pass, the road was smooth, and there were soldiers and horses to escort him, so Wang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past few days, Fengwang's performance has been very good, and the conversation that night has had a good effect, Fengwang Li Heng no longer complains about the hard work, but takes the initiative to undertake a lot of affairs. Especially the night before leaving the mountain, when camping in the valley, Li Heng took the initiative to ask for a night guard, and took his entourage to keep watch honestly all night. So that Zhao Qing and Tan Ping were finally able to sleep well for a good night. Zhao Qing and Tan Pingben didn't have a good attitude towards him, but after that night, they also changed their minds, and they talked and laughed with him, and their relationship became harmonious.

Wang Yuan saw it in his eyes, and naturally felt something in his heart. He hoped that Li Heng was not a momentary impulse, if he could persist in it and train himself through this trip to the army, if he really became the crown prince in the future, and even ascended the throne as the emperor, it would be of great benefit. In any case, in terms of attitude and action, Li Heng gave Wang Yuan some surprises. This point added another point to Wang Yuan's heart.

In the evening, the grain and grass soldiers and horses arrived outside the city of Jinzhou, and Gao Xianzhi, who had already known that Wang Yuan had returned, led the generals to greet them outside the city. After entering the city, Wang Yuan looked around the streets on the left and right, and found that the streets had changed a lot. The original messy roads are clean and spacious, and there are many people busy repairing the collapsed buildings. The streets were full of soldiers and horses, orderly, and the soldiers were full of spirit, high morale, and a well-organized scene. Wang Yuan raised his fingers and praised Gao Xianzhi for leading the troops well, and in a few days, he had already reversed the dilapidated situation in the city.

What surprised Wang Yuan even more was that there were a lot of people in the city who were busy, and there were quite a few of them. The people repaired their houses and swept the streets, and there were shops and wine curtains on the main street. With the people and the shops, the whole city was immediately alive.

When asked about this, Gao Xianzhi explained that since the army entered Jinzhou, the people who fled and hid in the mountains when the rebels arrived have returned one after another, and there are already nearly 8,000 people in the city. He is now busy repairing his premises and re-establishing them. Gao Xianzhi still allocated a small amount of food to help them when the military rations were extremely tight. And the people were also very shrewd, and when they fled from the city, they cleared some of their belongings and food from the wall, and when they returned, they could start trading and living again.

Wang Yuan was relieved and sighed in his heart. The people are like weeds on the side of the road, like wildfires when the war comes, once the war is over, they survive tenaciously and start to take root again. This is the tenacity of human beings, who always thrive and survive.

In fact, the people really don't want much, nothing more than three meals a day, full food and clothing. Such a simple desire, but it just can't be realized, it's really helpless. Those false and empty so-called 'the king is light and the people are important' and other words, all of which are said by those emperors and generals to deceive people. If the people really put the people first, the people would not have lived so hard. There is a poem that tells the truth: Xing, the people are suffering. Death, the people suffer. As promised.