In the early afternoon, a drunken Li Guangbi came to a house next to the yamen. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info here, dozens of soldiers guard the courtyard, guarding Guo Ziyi, who is being held here.

Guo Ziyi was sitting on a simple wooden stool and bowing her head in thought, when she suddenly heard the door be pushed open with a bang, and a cold wind carried Li Guangbi, who was full of wine, into the door, Guo Ziyi slowly stood up and stared at Li Guangbi who was standing in front of him.

"Brother Guo, I have wronged you." Li Guangbi stomped the snow on his feet and saluted Guo Ziyi with a smile.

"Don't dare to be." Guo Ziyi said coldly.

Li Guangbi laughed and said, "Are you still angry?" That's it, it's all over, why be angry? Lord Shou is not angry, but you are angry. No, after sending off the guests, Shou Wang Ye asked me to come to see you, and I went out to apologize to Shou Wang Ye in a while, and this matter will be over. ”

Guo Ziyi said coldly: "Guli Peiluo, they are gone? ”

"Yes, I took the people with me after the banquet." Li Guangbi sat on the stool and said with a smile.

"How's the matter of borrowing troops?" Guo Ziyi said.

"After the negotiation is completed, 100,000 soldiers and horses will be in hand within three days, and with a little preparation, we will be able to send troops to Chang'an in the near future." Li Guangbi said.

"Then ...... You agreed to pledge Toyosu and the surrendered city, right? Guo Ziyi said coldly.

"Hey...... Brother Guo, don't be so dead-eyed, okay? It's just a temporary mortgage. Otherwise, what else do we borrow troops? Will the Hui people willingly lend us 100,000 soldiers and horses for free? Li Guangbi said with a dry smile.

Guo Ziyi sighed and said, "Li Dashuai, Li Dashuai, you are deceiving yourself." You know that the Hui people will not return the city easily, and they are taking advantage of the danger of others, but you and King Shou pretend not to know. If this matter is known by the imperial court and the people of the world, won't it cause the anger of everyone? You don't dissuade you, but why? I really misread you. I thought that you, Li Guangbi, were a loyal and good general who was loyal to the country, but I didn't expect you to do such a thing. ”

Li Guangbi's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Brother Guo, it's wrong for you to talk like this, what I, Li Guangbi, did today is completely for the sake of Datang, how can you slander me like this?" ”

"Give away the land of Datang's city, is this for the sake of Datang? It's a joke. Guo Ziyi said angrily.

The muscles on Li Guangbi's face trembled, he forcibly suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Guo, you are too ignorant of current affairs. Now my Tang Dynasty is in turmoil, not only this rebellion, but also the power of the court has been seized by Wang Yuan, His Majesty is called the Tang Emperor, in fact, under the control of Wang Yuan. If this continues, what hope does Datang have? When you and I met Your Majesty in Chengdu, what did Your Majesty tell us? How did you promise Your Majesty? ”

"I promised Your Majesty to rebuild the soldiers and horses to compete with Wang Yuan, but I didn't promise Your Majesty to give the city and people to others. In the final analysis, Wang Yuan's matter is my Tang Dynasty's internal affairs, but I don't need to hand over the people of the city to the Hu people to solve this matter. Guo Ziyi shouted.

"Childish, come and tell me how to crack the situation of Wang Yuan holding the government hostage to His Majesty? By what? Relying on the tens of thousands of newly recruited soldiers in your hands and me? It's a joke. To put it simply, it is difficult for our soldiers and horses to compete with it, but now, even our food and salary lifeline are in the hands of Wang Yuan, and it is easy for him to deal with us. You say, how do you break the game? Li Guangbi said sharply.

Guo Ziyi pondered for a long time and said: "Maybe we were wrong from the beginning, Wang Yuan may not have two hearts at all, at least so far, I don't see what he did for his own dictatorship." Fang Xuan was killed because Fang Xuan embezzled military rations and should be killed. His appointment as prime minister was also appointed by His Majesty himself, and I heard that he still resigned......"

"Shut up, do you mean to say that Your Majesty lied in front of us? Is Your Majesty trying to frame Wang Yuan? How can you say such a rebellious statement? Li Guangbi said angrily.

"I didn't say that Your Majesty deliberately said bad things about Wang Yuan, Wang Yuan's monopoly on power is indeed a bit excessive. But what he did was for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, at least he didn't do anything to endanger the imperial court. Your Majesty, I am afraid that they are overreacting. His Majesty is because of An Lushan's experience, so he is not at ease with Wang Yuan. After thinking about it for a while, I thought it must be so. In fact, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry at all, Wang Yuan is not An Lushan, and he will not do An Lushan's rebellion. Wang Yuan had to have two hearts, he already had a chance, why didn't he launch it for a long time? Guo Ziyi said in a deep voice.

"You're incorrigible." Li Guangbi shouted angrily: "Wang Yuan led but did not provoke, one may be that he is not ready, and the other is that he is afraid of angering the people of the world, so he only controls the government and does not seek power and usurpation." Sometimes, this kind of person is more hateful than the person like An Lushan who pulls the flag and rebels. It is necessary to pretend to be loyal to the monarch, and do things that really deceive the monarch and hegemony. Let the imperial power decline and the emperor star be dusted, this is a typical hypocrite's behavior, the most hateful. ”

Guo Ziyi frowned and shook his head: "No, I don't think so. I don't think Wang Yuan is such a person. ”

Li Guangbi sighed and said, "I won't quarrel with you, today's matter is over." You also know what I told you a few days ago, and the current way to break the situation is for the two of us to work together to promote King Shou to succeed to the throne in Lingzhou, and serve His Majesty as the emperor, which is the method of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle. In this way, Wang Yuan's plot to coerce the Son of Heaven to make the world fall through, and the new emperor will be extremely strong, and the world will return to the heart, and we will recapture Chang'an, which will be enough to weaken Wang Yuan's influence. Wang Yuan had no evidence in his hands, so he didn't dare to act rashly. Do you understand that? ”

Guo Ziyi was silent.

Li Guangbi frowned and said again: "Why are you so stubborn, the current situation is at a critical point, and you don't have to be informal, do you have to ignore the overall situation for the sake of those two border towns and cities?" Let me ask you, if the Hui people take the opportunity to attack our Tang Dynasty with an army of 100,000 now, can we resist it? When the time comes, what will be lost is not only Fengzhou and the surrendered city? This operation is a plan to kill several birds with one stone, one of which can help us recover Chang'an and regain the initiative. Second, with these 100,000 troops in hand, Wang Yuan did not dare to act rashly after King Shou succeeded to the throne. Third, borrow 100,000 Hui soldiers and horses, so that they have no spare strength to attack our Datang, Fengzhou and the surrendered city are sweet Zao'er to block their mouths and make them give up other ideas. Isn't this a one-stone count? ”

Guo Ziyi was still silent, sitting there quietly without making a sound.

Li Guangbi stomped his feet anxiously and said in a low voice: "Brother Guo, I've said all the good and bad things, and if you are still obsessed, I can't do anything." King Shou was angry because you said that you were going to go to the court to make this matter public, if you don't change your mind, I'm afraid it will be...... I'm afraid that King Shou won't spare you. ”

Guo Ziyi slowly raised his head and said, "Won't go around me?" What does that mean? ”

Li Guangbi said coldly: "Those who destroy the great affairs of King Shou will be killed." ”

Guo Ziyi's body trembled, and her face showed a look of shock.

Li Guangbi said softly: "Brother Guo, listen to me." Go and admit your mistake to King Shou and ensure that he will be loyal and assist King Shou to ascend the throne. King Shou should have promised me, wait for the overall situation, you and I have the merit of assisting from the dragon, when the time comes, you and I will be left and right Xiangguo, jointly manage the government and government, and revitalize my Tang Dynasty, don't you say this is good? ”

Guo Ziyi looked at Li Guangbi quietly and said, "Li Dashuai, I understand what you mean, but I can't go against my heart." I can't go and apologize to His Royal Highness King Shou because I don't think I'm at fault for this incident. King Shou wants to ascend the throne, this is a great rebellion, His Majesty just asked him to discuss the matter of borrowing troops, but he took the opportunity to plan such a thing, you are still helping him, you are also a great rebel. Have you ever thought about Your Majesty in Chengdu? Your Majesty originally hoped that we could rescue him and capture Chang'an to welcome him back to Chang'an, but now, as soon as King Shou ascends the throne, I am afraid that he will not even be able to go back to Chang'an. Saying that Wang Yuan is a wolf's ambition, what you do is even more despicable than Wang Yuan. I advise you, Li Dashuai, stop it, it's too late to stop now. With these 100,000 soldiers and horses, plus our 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses, we will recapture Chang'an and welcome His Majesty back to Chang'an. I'm not going to say anything about it. ”

Li Guangbi's eyes showed a fierce light, he brushed his sleeves up, and said lightly: "I have already said everything that should be said, and I have already done everything that should be done, if you are still so obsessed, I have no way." Guo Ziyi, I respect you for being a man, so I came to persuade you, but you disappointed me too much. Give you a night to think about it, and if you're still obsessed, don't blame me for not thinking about friendship. ”

Guo Ziyi bared her teeth and smiled: "It's you who is obsessed, but you came to persuade me." ”

Li Guangbi took a cold sip, got up and strode towards the door, opened the door with a bang, and a cold wind swept in again, making Guo Ziyi shiver. The next moment, the door closed, Li Guangbi's footsteps faded away, and the room was quiet again. Guo Ziyi sat down dejectedly, with a wry smile on her face, stunned.

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On the 6th day of the first month of November, on the fourth day after Ning Yuan's meeting with borrowed troops, 100,000 Hui soldiers and horses marched south through the desert Gobi south of Fengzhou. On the tenth day of the first month, the army that marched all the way arrived outside the city of Lingzhou.

Li Mao and Li Guangbi had been looking forward to it outside Lingzhou City since they got the news, and they waited until it was dark to see a long fire dragon winding on the Northern Avenue, and Li Mao was so excited that he almost burst into tears.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness. The Hui borrowed troops as agreed. Although it was a few days later than the agreed time, it still came. Li Guangbi smiled with a smile.

Li Mao said excitedly: "Rejoice and rejoice, now it's okay, with 160,000 troops in hand, we won't be afraid of anything." ”

The two led their guards to step forward to greet the arriving Hui soldiers and horses. The leading general of the Hui army is Guli Peiluo's second son, Yao Luo Geerma, who has a violent personality and is brave and good at fighting, and is Guli Peiluo's right-hand man. Now he is serving as Ye Hu in the Hui tribe, which is equivalent to the right and left hand of Guli Peiluo. Guli Peiluo sent him to command the Hui soldiers and horses, which shows that he attaches great importance to the control of the Hui soldiers and horses.

After everyone had finished greetings, Li Mao and Li Guangbi welcomed the army into the city and settled in the barracks that had been prepared for a long time. 100,000 soldiers and horses began to enter the city after dark, and poured into Lingzhou City for several hours in a row, until more than half of the third watch, all of them settled down.

Li Mao didn't sleep all night, but he didn't feel sleepy. In the Lingzhou Festival, the Yamen invited the medicine Luo Ge Erma to a banquet, and the guests and hosts were happy, and the atmosphere was harmonious. In order to show sincerity, after the banquet, Li Mao arranged for several beautiful Tang women to accompany Yao Luo Ge Erma. Yao Luo Ge Erma was very happy, and even raised his fingers to praise Li Mao and Li Guangbi for their hospitality, which was very sincere.

After Yao Luo Ge Ma hugged several Tang women back to the room and tossed, Li Mao and Li Guangbi discussed their next move alone. Li Mao's residence, the charcoal fire is red and the giant candle is hot, warm as spring. After drinking the wine and the excitement in his heart, Li Mao's face was flushed, and her eyebrows danced.

"Guangbi, what do you think we should do next? With the soldiers and horses in hand, we already have enough strength. Do you think we should attack Chang'an first and then do big things, or do big things first and then attack Chang'an? Li Mao said with a smile.

Of course, Li Guangbi knew Li Mao's thoughts, and since he decided to establish himself as emperor, Li Mao was eager to ascend the throne as emperor immediately. He asked this question as a superfluous move, and of course he wanted to announce the news of his ascension to the throne immediately.

"Your Highness, these two things are not left behind, and they are carried out at the same time. It takes time to prepare for the enthronement and the rectification of the army, and the ministers will work in tandem without delay on either side. From tomorrow, the minister will immediately send people to make the dragon robe crown, and order people to prepare all matters for the enthronement ceremony. And the preparations for the army should also be carried out at the same time. From tomorrow onwards, the ministers will not be idle for a moment. Li Guangbi laughed.

Li Mao nodded again and again: "Very good, very good." Tell me to keep everything simple in extraordinary times. It's just that worshipping heaven and earth and announcing the four conveniences are, and there is no need for red tape. After returning to Chang'an in the future, some things can be made up. Military affairs can only work hard for you, and the only thing I can rely on now is you, so you have to worry more. ”

Li Guangbi said: "The ministers should do what they do. It's a pity that Guo Ziyi doesn't know the current affairs, otherwise he would be a good hand at fighting the whole army, and he can also rely on attacking Chang'an in the future, but it's a pity. ”

Li Mao waved his hand and said, "Don't mention him, this person is stubborn and really ignorant of current affairs." Originally, he offended me so much, he should have killed the nine clans, I have been extrajudicial and left him a whole corpse, and he should feel happy under the spring. I believe that you alone will be able to support the overall situation, and when I ascend the throne, officials and people from all over the world will flock to you, and then you will choose competent officials to assist you. You can choose the talents of government and military affairs. ”

Li Guangbi smiled and said, "What His Highness said is very true. The minister will make all arrangements properly. ”

On November 12, the ninth year of Datang Tianbao, the zodiac auspicious day agreed by the eight feng shui monks of Lingzhou City. Today, the auspicious god is on duty on the sixth day, and everything is auspicious and does not avoid jealousy. Today is the day that Shouwang Li Mao chose to ascend the throne.

In the morning, the sun is shining, the bells and drums in the small Lingzhou city are ringing and the music is melodious, the people of the whole city are flocking to the south gate of Lingzhou Mansion under the city tower, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses are lined up under the city, looking at the city full of flags and displays, the crowd of people.

At the beginning of the hour, Li Mao wore a brand-new dragon robe, accompanied by Li Guangbi and others, slowly climbed the city tower, faced hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city, read the edict, worshiped heaven and earth, and announced the throne as emperor.

The edict said: The king inherits the throne. So heir artifact. Obey the will of heaven, so Ning Wanbang. Take care of the general rules of the past dynasties. Forgive the old rules and the law. The first emperor ruled the country diligently. The evening is coming. Thousands of tired of bowing to kisses. The four seas are prosperous. Remembering the sufferings of the peasants. Know the hard work of the warriors. Multiple bases are flat. Eternal life. However, it is inherently confused. Rebel against the courtiers. Covet the artifact. The world is in turmoil. Social security is frequent. On the occasion of this survival, I was ordered by the emperor to succeed to the throne in danger, to turn the tide of the tide, to be ordered by the sky, and to ascend to the unification. Amnesty can be granted to the world. Yunyun Gong was only the first emperor to push sincerity and hurt himself. Anxious and tired. Remember the loyalty and diligence of the soldiers. Know the hard work of war. Food and clothing. It's nothing more than a hand-to-heart. The land is officially sealed. Reward for merit and effect. Beings are minds. The harvest is worried. Ignore the difference between unreasonable. Go to the nameless encroachment. Don't be greedy for money. Luxury at its best. Minus the people who are redundant in the harem. Stop doing things that are not urgent. Fang Yue stopped the tribute of sweetness and freshness. The treasure of broken pearls and jade in the palace. There is no injustice in prison proceedings. Torture is not indiscriminate. Where to open the business. Set up the ropes. To the boy Zhang Shao Piji. Respectfully. Bearing the law. Don't dare to disobey. Even more so the Minister of Justice. Left and right, front and back. Obey the order. Stick to the rules. Shu Yu Chong people. Do not fall into the industry. Announced. Salty makes you know.

The content of the edict is nothing more than to sing praises to Xuanzong, and at the same time show that he succeeded to the throne because he was ordered to succeed to the throne and obtained Xuanzong's permission. Come out to save the world when the society is in crisis. At the same time, just say some kind words with a crown.

After succeeding to the throne, Li Mao issued three edicts in a row, the first of which was changed to Yuan Zhide, and Xuanzong was respected as the emperor. Second, the edict ordered all officials from all over the world to come to Lingzhou to serve the new emperor. Third, Li Guangbi was appointed as a rebellious general, and an order was given to send troops to Chang'an.

Then hundreds of officials worshiped and knelt down, shouting long live, and Li Mao became the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

After the enthronement ceremony is the oath meeting, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses accept Li Mao's review, and then Li Guangbi issued a military order to smash Chang'an to recover the capital Chang'an, in the afternoon, the cannon sounded three times, 160,000 soldiers and horses marched mightily, rushed to Chang'an City.

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Four days later, a small group of cavalry arrived in Chengdu. Soon after they arrived, a frightening rumor began to spread in the streets and alleys of Chengdu. In the alleys of the wine shop and tea market, countless people are quietly talking about the news.

"Did you hear that? It is said that King Shou Li Mao ascended the throne in Lingzhou and succeeded to the throne. ”

"What? Is there such a thing? Isn't there a majesty in the city? Why did a Majesty come out there again? Is this a rebellion in Datang and civil strife? ”

"I don't know about this, but it is said that His Majesty in the city secretly let King Shou escape from Chengdu and inherit the throne in Lingzhou, saying that he deliberately abdicated to make way for Xian and became the emperor himself."

"Sneaking out of the city? Why is it secretive? ”

"Ahem, you don't understand this, today's Wang Xiangguo hopes that King Lifeng will inherit the throne as the crown prince, and His Majesty is interested in King Shou. In this case, in order to enthrone King Shou, His Majesty could only let King Shou secretly leave Chengdu and go to Lingzhou to ascend the throne. It's not that I'm afraid that Wang Xiangguo won't agree, so I'll have a dark Chen Cang, and the wood is already in the boat. ”

"Shhh...... According to what you say, isn't the relationship between His Majesty and Wang Xiangguo already deadlocked? Otherwise, how can you do that? ”

"But isn't it, then there is no stiffness? Let me tell you, my distant cousin works as a minor errand in the political hall, and he knows a lot of news. Yesterday I invited him to drink, hoping that he would find a job for my unsuccessful dog, and when he got drunk, he told me many things that the outside world did not know about. It is said that there has been a stalemate between Wang Xiangguo and His Majesty for a long time. Let's take the matter of resettling refugees last time, Wang Xiangguo offended many royal relatives in order to resettle refugees, and almost tore his face in the scattered flower building. Hey, I really don't know how this ended. ”

"Tsk, in this way, it is possible that the accession of King Shou to the throne was indeed done by His Majesty without Wang Xiangguo. You say that my Tang Dynasty is like this, and there is still an awkward quarrel between His Majesty and Xiangguo, how should this be? Speaking of conscience, our Wang Xiangguo has done his best for the Tang Dynasty, if it weren't for Wang Xiangguo's efforts to turn the tide, would Your Majesty have a peaceful birthday? Wang Xiangguo is the mainstay of my Tang Dynasty, and everything he does is for the sake of the people, even if he disagrees with Wang Xiangguo, His Majesty can't do that? Wouldn't this be a clear indication of the precaution and distrust of Wang Xiangguo? It's a mess. ”

"Brother, you don't understand this. It is precisely because Wang Xiangguo has done so many things and has so many soldiers in his hands, that the people love him very much, so His Majesty is not happy. Haven't you heard the phrase "Meritorious Masters"? Wang Xiangguo is too powerful, and he doesn't care about His Majesty's feelings too much, so he ...... You know. Now it's okay, King Shou ran to Lingzhou to ascend the throne, and Wang Xiangguo is afraid that he will be mad. The city will soon be in shambles. Let's stop talking nonsense here, we don't have to get into trouble. ”

"What my brother said is very true, let's stop talking, I still have to go to the market to buy some things, let's do our own things, and we will have a chance to talk again."

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The above is part of the conversation between the two people after meeting, such a conversation can be seen everywhere in the city, public opinion in Chengdu is boiling, and people are panicking.