readx; In the big tent of the Hui under the city of Jiuyuan, dozens of high-ranking Hui generals gathered together, drinking and having fun, they have received the news that the Tang Emperor Li Longji will personally come to Jiuyuan to negotiate the withdrawal of troops, in order to show the sincerity of the negotiations, Li Longji specially ordered people to send 1,000 loads of sheep wine and thousands of cattle and sheep as a reward for the Hui people. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The tent was brightly lit and laughing, and more than a hundred of the captive girls were forced to drink and have fun with them, wearing heavy makeup.

A Hui general hugged a young girl and laughed: "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is really fucking cheap, we killed his people, robbed his women, and leveled his city, and he actually sent wine to reward us, which is unheard of." ”

Another Hui general drank a few big sips of wine, wiped the corners of his mouth and said: "This is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who does not treat his people as human beings, since he wants to come to sue for peace, let's blackmail him a sum of money, and not run away in vain." ”

At this time, Gele Khan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Listen to me, this negotiation, let's talk while fighting, learn the lessons of the last time, don't provoke those tough party members, let's go directly to the south of Guanlong, where the Han people gather, where the richer and more beautiful women, let's grab his vote and kill them, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will naturally give in." ”

A wild laugh suddenly erupted in the big tent, and at this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside the big tent, and a Hui soldier rushed into the tent, his face and body were dark brown, which should have been blood, but all the way to the dust, the wind and the wind and sun burned the blood on his body into a shell.

"Khan!" He let out a sad cry, and the big tent was still laughing, but the few people closest to him stopped and looked at him in surprise, as if it was a rapidly spreading virus, and the big tent gradually quieted down, and everyone was stunned and put down the wine glasses in their hands.

"What's wrong?" Golkhan looked at the bloodied soldier, and a bad feeling began to arise in his heart.

"Khan! The Anxi army suddenly killed, we suffered heavy casualties, General Pullan led more than 10,000 people to intercept, but was outnumbered, the whole army was annihilated, the Anxi army caught up with the women, children and old people who fled for their lives, that Cui Qianyou was ruthless, he killed all the men, even the children, hundreds of thousands of herdsmen! In the end, fewer than 10,000 people escaped. ”

The tent was silent as death for a moment, and with a few terrible shouts, the Hui generals jumped up like crazy, and most of their family children stayed in the grassland, some of them scolded, some grabbed the sky and the earth, and some hit their heads on the ground, and the cries and roars were noisy in the big tent.

"Silence me all!"

Golkhan roared, and the big tent suddenly fell silent again, he took a deep breath, and asked, "Why haven't I received any news, what's going on?" ”

"Khan, the Anxi army is cunning and abnormal, they first sent a scout team to intercept and kill the messenger in the south, and there were thirty people who reported the news with me, but I was the only one who broke out of the encirclement, and all the others were intercepted and killed."

Although Gelkhan was terrified in his heart, he restrained his anxiety and asked, "How many troops do they have?" How many Tang troops were there? Where are they now? ”

"There are fifty or sixty thousand of them, but there are not many Tang troops, only a few thousand, and the rest are Tongluo tribes, Gelulu tribes, Shatuo tribes and Huangjiasi people, but the leader is Cui Qianyou, the general of the Tang army, and when I left, they were about to go back with the looted property and women of various departments."

"Khan! Chase them, don't let them run! There was a roar in the tent.

With a wave of his hand, the tent fell silent again, and everyone looked at him eagerly, the fire of anxiety burning in their eyes.

Gele Khan's heart was even more anxious, hundreds of his women were snatched away, and his five sons and more than a dozen daughters were not known whether they were alive or dead, but as a khan, he couldn't show such a hurry, he glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "If we go back like this, we won't get any compensation, and the negotiation with the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will mean failure, don't you care?" ”

"You can fight again in the future, but to take back our homes and women, Khan, let's go!"

"Khan, let's go!" There was a shout in the tent.

Golkhan kicked the table in front of him violently, and the wine and food fell to the ground, and he yelled at his knife: "Good! Go back first, kill the aggressor, and take back our woman. ”

"Kill back!"

The Hui generals shouted and rushed out of the big tent, the camp was in chaos, and the Hui army who got the news could only be described by the words 'panic withdrawal', and overnight, the Hui army outside Jiuyuan City disappeared without a trace, and there were tents, boxes, cattle and sheep and other items they discarded everywhere, and many of the women who were robbed did not have time to take them away, and they were all killed.

Like a swarm of locusts being driven away, they rushed towards the depths of the grassland.

Before dawn, the Tang army in Jiuyuan City found that the Hui had withdrawn, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians poured into the city together, looking at the empty Hui camp, they couldn't help but cheer together.

At this time, Guo Ziyi ordered in a loud voice: "Open the city gate and send people to check the situation around." ”

Li Xuan, the king of Bian, next to him, hurriedly said: "Old general, beware of the deception of the Hui people, we must not be careless." ”

Guo Ziyi laughed and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the Hui people must have rushed back, if I am not mistaken, this must be the Anxi Army sent troops back to Hui and copied their lair, I understand the Hui people, they don't have so many schemes." ”

Li Yu was stunned for a long time, and he suddenly shouted: "Old general, if the Hui people really withdraw their troops, we must rush to Lingzhou immediately, my father has an order to come, ordering you and I to rush to Lingzhou immediately to join him." ”

Guo Ziyi was taken aback, the saint actually came to Shuofang? He didn't know at all, and he asked anxiously, "Where is the Holy One now?" ”

"I don't know, I received a secret decree from Feige ten days ago, saying that my father had left Chang'an to inspect Shuofang, and now I really don't know where I am."

Guo Ziyi stood on the city wall in a daze, of course he understood that this was the Holy Lord who came to Shuofang to seize power, but he didn't expect the situation to become so serious, the Holy Lord came to Shuofang in person to seize the power of An Sishun, and it was still a big fanfare, so would An Sishun honestly wait for death in Lingzhou City?

Countless thoughts flashed through Guo Ziyi's mind, he suddenly realized that this was an opportunity for him, if he seized this opportunity, it would be the moment when Guo Ziyi completely turned over, he has been unknown since he was promoted from Zhongwuju, he has been waiting for this opportunity for decades, how can he not seize this golden opportunity.

Thinking of this, Guo Ziyi immediately whispered to Li Xuan: "Your Highness, please take a step here, I have something to discuss with Your Highness." ”

．．．．．．．．．． Li Longji left Chang'an under the escort of the 80,000 Guanzhong army and went to Shuofang, although he couldn't wait to fly to Shuofang with wings and cut An Sishun who dared to resist the order, but he also knew that the army he brought was still not enough to protect his own safety, especially the Hui had 80,000 troops in the Jiuyuan area, if he was taken lightly by the Hui people sneak attack and caught, it would be a shame for the ages, Li Longji stopped when he arrived in Gyeongju, waiting for the Hedong Army and the Longyou Army to come and join him.

Although Li Longji went out on patrol in simple clothes, but his pomp and circumstance did not decrease at all, in order to welcome the driver, Zhang Yao, the Taishou of Gyeongju, specially mobilized more than 100 local wealthy households to donate 200,000 yuan, and requisitioned 10,000 people to repair a dilapidated palace of Emperor Yang of Sui, because there were no trees around the palace, they pulled out the trees from all over the place and planted them, and then wrapped them on the trees with silk and satin, so that the palace looked gorgeous, and also made Li Longji deeply satisfied.

Moreover, Taishou Zhang Yao found two charming girls from Baima County to serve Li Longji, which made Li Longji's sycophants even more accurate, so that Li Longji praised him and promised to transfer him to Beijing to take up important positions.

It was these meticulous arrangements that made Li Longji not feel the pain of the journey, but instead had the joy of cruising, but soon, Li Longji was not happy.

Three days later, Li Xuan, the king of Xiliang, led 40,000 troops to arrive in Gyeongju first, Li Xuan was afraid of being scolded by his father, and he never passed the news of Ge Shuhan's disobedience to his father, but now he could not hide it, Li Xuan had to come to his father and kneel down to plead guilty.

If Li Xuan is still a relatively smart reader, although he is timid, at least he can use people and knows that he can trust Guo Ziyi, then this Li Xuan is a complete playboy, he is handsome, suave, and has always been favored by Li Longji, and he is uninhibited outside, and he turns a blind eye to him when he repeatedly causes trouble, so he indulges Li Xuan even more, he is only twenty-two years old, but his notoriety has been passed on for ten years.

In Chang'an, Li Xuan can do whatever he wants, no one dares to care, but in the Longyou Army, he has not changed his bad roots, repeatedly violated military regulations, and made the Longyou Army shameful, so the 40,000 Longyou Army He took it extremely difficult, if it wasn't for the arrival of Changsun Quanxu in time to stabilize the army's heart for him, he would not be able to take the army out of Hehuang at all.

Li Xuan was uneasy in his heart, he told Ge Shuhan about deceiving him in detail, and finally cried: "Erchen is inexperienced, he trusts Ge Shuhan too much, so much so that he was deceived by him, he has led the army to escape to Dafeichuan, Erchen is terrified, I don't know how to tell my father and ask my father to surrender!" ”

It was not until this time that Li Longji got the real information, his son, Li Xuan, the king of Xiliang, did not get the scheduled army of 70,000, only 40,000 troops, and the rest of the army was all taken to Dafeichuan by Ge Shuhan.

This was another major setback suffered by Li Longji in a short period of time, not only did An Sishun disrespect his will, but even Ge Shuhan, the general of his descendant lineage, dared to ignore his will and take the army away without authorization.

'Click! Body, the pen in Li Longji's hand was broken into two pieces, his heart once again burned with monstrous anger, looking at his son kneeling on the ground, he wanted to kick this useless son over, but this time he did not lose the emperor's reason, he slowly calmed down, and asked: "I only ask you one word, why did you hide this matter and not tell me until today?" ”

Li Xuan had already been taught by the eldest grandson Quanxu, he kowtowed, and said with tears: "Erchen wanted to tell his father immediately, but I heard that An Sishun's incident hit his father very hard, and Erchen was afraid that his father would not be able to stand Ge Shuhan's blow again, so he didn't dare to tell his father about it. ”

Li Longji let out a sullen breath, the matter has come to this point, he has nothing to do, he can't kill his son! Maybe he really understands himself, thinking of this, Li Longji suppressed this anger in his heart, but at the same time, he also burst out of murder in his heart, he secretly made up his mind, all the knots made him spared, and every knots made him resolutely kill.

At this moment, there was a eunuch at the door: "Your Majesty, Yang Xiangguo asks to see!" ”

"Order him to come in."

Li Longji did not come to Shuofang alone to inspect, the right minister Yang Guozhong and the military department Shangshu Chen Xilie also accompanied him to Shuofang, in fact, Yang Guozhong had already received the news of Ge Shuhan's disobedience to the order, this matter had been spread in Chang'an as early as when Li Longji decided to inspect Shuofang, but Yang Guozhong did not tell Li Longji about this, he was worried that Li Longji would not be able to resist the blow and would die, when Li Yu ascended the throne, there would be no good life for him.

As soon as he heard that Li Xuan was coming, he knew that the matter was going to be revealed, so he immediately ran in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the door, he carefully looked Li Longji up and down, fortunately, it didn't seem that the old illness had recurred, and he didn't lose his fright, his heart was relieved, and his heart finally let go.

"Is there anything wrong with Yang Xiangguo?" Li Longji saw Yang Guozhong's face with joy, and couldn't help but ask a little strangely.

Yang Guozhong stepped forward and said: "The minister just heard from a few party members that an army crossed the Yellow River and came, and the minister estimated that His Royal Highness King Rong led the troops to arrive. ”

"It should be him! I counted the time, and it was time for him to arrive. ”

This news made Li Longji feel a little relieved, his face softened slightly, and he asked, "Are the party people you are talking about the party people I want to meet?" ”

"Exactly! They have arrived and are waiting outside. ”

Li Longji nodded and said, "You can summon them to meet you." ”

In a moment, the guards led several party members into the main hall of the palace, these party members were the chief of the party and his wife, as well as the chief of the Fangdang department, Fang Dangluo, and his son Fang Dangyingyi, who were received by Li Longji because of their great achievements in resisting the invasion of the Hui.

Li Longji's palace is heavily guarded, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, thousands of elite Yulin troops closely guard every corner of the palace, the halberd is sharp, murderous, the main hall of the palace is of course far less magnificent than the Daming palace, but it is also quite deep, Li Longji sits on a high dragon seat, it seems that he is majestic and mysterious, so that the four party members dare not look up, prostrate and kneel on the ground.

Tuoba Xiong said in a trembling voice: "Long live the untouchables of the Party Item Department, long live my emperor, long live Your Majesty!" ”

Untouchables is Tuoba Xiong's humble name, in fact, his father Tuoba Chi once served as the Taishou of Yanzhou, but he himself did not receive an official from the imperial court, but was only a commoner.

Li Longji saw that several of them were majestic, humble and polite, and couldn't help but feel a little good in his heart, so he smiled and said: "This time I went back to the southern invasion, thanks to your party members who came forward to share my worries and solve problems for the country, I want to reward you well, you can say it yourself!" What do you want? ”

Several party members were silent, and at this time, Yang Guozhong smiled on the side: "It's rare that Your Majesty has such a good mood, let you pick your own rewards, this is not easy to get, cherish this opportunity!" ”

Tuoba Xiong and Fang Dang Luo secretly exchanged a look, in fact, they had already discussed, this is an opportunity for their party members to rise, once missed, they will be sinners of the party department, Fang Dang Luo can speak, Chinese is better, the following is proposed by him, he kowtowed heavily and said: "As Your Majesty said, the party members are also Your Majesty's people, we should share your worries for Your Majesty, it is our duty to serve the Tang Dynasty, the party people do not want any reward, in order to defend the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, in order to protect their homeland, The party is willing to be His Majesty's dog, guard the north gate of Guanlong for His Majesty, and serve His Majesty! ”

These words are extremely beautiful, but also quite tempting, so that Li Longji heart-pounding, he is suffering from the lack of Shuo troops, so that Hui Hui can drive straight in, so that the Shuo army is closed, if you want to recruit troops, and spend money and food, the soldiers raised may not be able to fight, and the party is a strong surname, and can ride good at fighting, more importantly, they do not need their own money and food, can reduce the already overburdened imperial court military expenses.

Yang Guozhong, who was next to him, was also moved, why not get an army for free, he immediately suggested to Li Longji in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you can consider it!" ”

Li Longji pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, and said: "Today, the Right Xiangguo is also present, and I will jointly decide with Xiangguo that the defense of You and Xia can be handed over to the party members, and I will appoint the chief of the Tuoba Department as the governor of Xia Prefecture and the prince of Liangu County; The chief of the Fangdang Department was appointed as the governor of Youzhou, and the county prince of Yan'en was sealed, and the party army of 6,000 people was allowed to be built, which was under the jurisdiction of the Shuofang Jiedu Mansion. ”

Tuoba Xiong and Fang Dangluo were ecstatic in their hearts, in this way, the party members finally have the opportunity to build an army, they can have their own army, unlike before, just a tribal militia, weapons and armor are limited, and officially become an army, the party members have the opportunity to develop and grow.

Several of them kowtowed together to thank him, "Wait for Your Majesty Longyou, and I am willing to serve the Tang Dynasty!" ”

．．．．．．．．．． The party members retreated, Li Longji was in a good mood, and the shadow brought by Ge Shuhan temporarily disappeared in his heart at this time, and he smiled at Yang Guozhong: "In fact, I also know that allowing the party members to build an army is a great gift to them, this is a major event, and it should be discussed by the political hall before I decide, but I consider that the northern part of Guanlong is empty, and recruiting soldiers is not something that can be done in a day or two, so I can use the strength of the party members to resist the invasion of the south of the Hui Dynasty, so this matter does not need to be discussed in the political affairs hall anymore, It's up to me to decide! ”

Yang Guozhong hurriedly smiled and said: "The minister very much agrees with His Majesty's decision, and the minister will explain this matter to other ministers, please rest assured, Your Majesty!" ”

Li Longji nodded with satisfaction, Yang Guozhong was very satisfied with this, he would not use the power to fight against the monarchy, and he could be in the same vein as Li Linfu, at this time, Li Longji suddenly remembered something again, so he said lightly: "An Lushan sent his son to Beijing as a hostage, this matter is accurate, but he wants to be a concubine for his son, I need to think about it again, you will reply a letter to him for me, and order him to go to Beijing as soon as possible to report on his work!" ”

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(To be continued)