Chapter 791: Undercurrent

Fang Xuan trembled angrily, and his face turned pale. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info It's okay if Wang Yuan doesn't take himself seriously, after all, Wang Yuan's current status is unshaken. But now even a small governor under him doesn't take himself seriously, and he is really tasteless as a prime minister.

"That's what you say, isn't it? You remember your words. Fang Xuan said angrily.

Li Mi sneered: "What I Li Mi said is never bad, you can come to me whatever you want to do." I really don't understand you people, you are not allowed to celebrate the victory of the people, and you want me to send troops to suppress and drive away, it is really unreasonable. ”

Fang Xuan stomped his feet and said, "Okay, okay, you are all lawless now, see if anyone can cure you." My Datang still has a distinction between dignity and inferiority, and is there still a rule to speak of? ”

Li Mi said coldly: "Don't knock over a boatload of people with one shot, this is what Li Mi said, what is going on with you in your mouth?" If something comes to me, I'll take it on my shoulders. ”

"Hmph, no one supports you, will you be so arrogant? You have to bear it, I'm afraid you can't bear it. Fang Xuan shouted angrily.

Li Mi said coldly: "Fang Xiangguo, this is a military camp, not a market vegetable market. I don't want to quarrel with you. If Fang Xiangguo has nothing else to do, please leave. ”

Fang Xuan blew his beard and glared, and was just about to say a few more cruel words, when the soldiers of the Shence Army next to him stepped forward and said, "Please move out of the camp with Lord Xiangguo." ”

Fang Xuan spat at the mouth fiercely, turned around and walked away. Li Mi's loud shouting and scolding came from behind him: "The guards on duty at the camp gate will be tied up and sent together, and each will be beaten with thirty military sticks as punishment." It is a dereliction of duty to let people in in the barracks and not even say a word to me. If they do this, any cat or dog can come in? ”

"You're ......!" Fang Xuan turned around and pointed at Li Mi and drank angrily, Li Mi didn't look at him, he picked up the wine glass directly, and Zi'er drank all the wine in the glass.

"Hey!" Fang Xuan stomped his foot heavily, turned around and hurried away.

Out of the barracks, the anger in Fang Xuan's heart could not be eliminated. When he got into the car, he accidentally touched the door of the car with his head, which made him grin in pain, so he scolded the driver and the attendant who opened the door for him. However, this collision calmed down Fang Xuan. Thinking about it carefully in the car, although this Li Mi is arrogant, what he said is not unreasonable.

According to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, Xiangguo has the right to command and dispatch the sixteen guards and horses of the Southern Ya. But now the forbidden army of the north and south exists in name only, and there is only the Shence army in Chengdu. According to the previous regulations, this Shence Army belonged to the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, and he was indeed not qualified to order them. And in fact, even if you mobilize these soldiers and horses in the name of Your Majesty, I am afraid it will be difficult to work, because the predecessors of these soldiers and horses are the Jiannan Army and the Longyou Army, and they are all Wang Yuan's soldiers and horses.

A very practical problem is in front of him, and it is also one thing that Fang Xuan has always wanted to do, that is, to rebuild the forbidden army of the north and south and get rid of the status quo of the Shence army's monophobia. This matter is actually very important, Fang Xuan has realized that in Jiannan and Longyou, the Shence Army is also in charge of all defense matters, from defending the enemy to protecting the holy car, it is all handled by the Shence Army. Of course, this is due to special circumstances, but in this way, Wang Yuan controls almost everything, even His Majesty's life and death. This is extremely dangerous.

It's not that Wang Yuan will do anything, but it is obviously extremely inappropriate to tie all the safety of His Majesty and the court to one person. If something happens, there's nothing you can do to fight back. Moreover, Wang Yuan holds all the military power, which is also the reason why he is arrogant, and it is also the reason why His Majesty was unwilling to offend him that day, and it is also the reason why he was humiliated. If the forbidden armies of the north and south can be rebuilt, the situation will be very different. At a critical time, there are also available soldiers at hand, so there is no need to be subject to Wang Yuan alone.

This idea Fang Xuan actually had it for a long time, and after today's incident, Fang Xuan realized that this matter was imminent. Even a general of the Shence Army dared not listen to Xiangguo's orders, and dared to be so rude and ridiculed, which shows that the Shence Army has actually escaped from the control of the imperial court, and only obeys Wang Yuan's orders. They dare to do this because they rely on Wang Yuan's momentum, Wang Yuan doesn't take himself in his eyes, so they naturally don't take it in his eyes.

However, Fang Xuan knew that he could not do this on his own, not to mention that he had only been in the position of Xiangguo for less than two months, his foundation was too shallow, and his reputation was too low. In fact, the officials of the DPRK and China also lacked a kind of respect for themselves, which was unthinkable before. Li Linfu was the prime minister back then, who dared to be disrespectful? Even if it is Yang Guozhong, when he was the prime minister, the courtiers were also eager to him, and they were respectful when they saw him. But his own country is almost ignored. Especially after falling out with Wang Yuan and having to apologize after being reprimanded by Wang Yuan, he was almost a joke in the eyes of others.

In view of this, this incident may also be a turning point for itself. Once he had rebuilt the forbidden army in the north and south, the results would have been very different. The day the forbidden army is successfully rebuilt, it is the time when his reputation rises. When the time comes, who will dare to be disrespectful to himself when he holds the forbidden army?

However, the question is back to the original point, how to complete this ambitious plan, it is definitely not possible to do it alone, and you need to pull a competent helper.

Wei Jiansu is not good, this person is too tactful, pleasing both ends, and refuses to offend anyone. And it's not very reassuring. It's best to partner with someone who doesn't even dare to offend Wang Yuan easily, then the matter will be much less hindered. And there is currently one such person in Chengdu, but he needs to persuade him and push him, and once he agrees to do this hand in hand with him, it will be a big thing.

Thinking of this, Fang Xuan's blood boiled all over his body, and he reached out and knocked on the window of the carriage. The entourage on the side opened the car window and leaned in and asked, "What do you command?" ”

"Stop, turn around." Fang Xuan Road.

"Xiangguo...... Don't be like that old thing, do you still want to reason with him? The attendant persuaded.

"What nonsense? Did the prime minister say that he was going to the barracks? Turn around and go to the residence of King Shou in the north of Sanhualou, and the prime minister is going to visit King Shou. Fang Xuan said.

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In the city of Tongzhou, after two days of short rest, the 80,000-strong army was ready to go. Wang Yuan's target was naturally Chang'an City.

The defeat of the rebels was welcome, but it was only the first step in counterinsurgency. Stabilizing the situation in Shu can make Wang Yuan distracted from the outside of the mountain, and the road behind is actually very difficult. Although Wang Yuan wanted to give the soldiers more time to rest and recuperate, time waited for no one. After the rebels are defeated and withdraw from Shu, they will return to Chang'an, and Gao Xianzhi's more than 50,000 soldiers and horses are there, and if you are not careful, you may be surrounded by the rebels, and the situation is actually very delicate.

Wang Yuan didn't want Gao Xianzhi to fall into the encirclement and suppression of the rebel army, once something went wrong with Gao Xianzhi, he couldn't regret it. Therefore, in addition to sending a letter to Gao Xianzhi, asking him not to approach Chang'an for the time being, pay attention to his own safety, and wait for his army to join him, Wang Yuan also asked the soldiers and horses to quickly complete the reorganization and prepare for departure.

On the morning of the second day of the first month of May, the army marched out and rushed to the battlefield outside the mountains. The 80,000 army carried a large number of heavy equipment, materials and equipment, like a reckless dragon into the mountains.

The mood of the officers and men of the Shence Army is complicated, leaving Shu to fight in the Central Plains is their dream all along, but it is also a huge challenge. But it's one thing to fight in Shudi, and it's another thing to fight outside Shudi. Especially this Shence army, they have been established to this day, and they have not really fought in Jiannan and Longyou, and many people actually have no bottom in their hearts.

But in any case, the heavy responsibility is on the shoulders, and the hope of the imperial court is pinned on this soldier and horse, and everyone feels a heavy responsibility and does not dare to slack off.

Two days later, Wang Yuan received a holy decree from the imperial court. All the generals were gathered together to kneel to receive the decree, and when the chamberlain had read the short decree, everyone's expressions were strange and surprised. Originally, I thought it was a decree full of enthusiasm and praise, but apart from the simple expression of His Majesty's pleasure, the rest of the words were all words of admonition such as not to take things lightly, not to be proud, not to live up to my expectations. It's hard to imagine after a big win. There was not even a single reward for this, and it felt like His Majesty's indifferent expression and eyes were behind this decree.

Wang Yuan accepted this decree without changing his face, and smiled and arranged for someone to entertain the attendant who passed the decree. After that, the people in a relaxed tone will go back to the camp to do their own thing. After the generals left, when Wang Yuan was the only one left in the big tent, Wang Yuan slowly and carefully read the holy decree. Suddenly, he reached out and threw it into the brazier, quietly watching the rising flames engulf it.