readx; An Qingzong's death was not discovered until noon the next day, and it was a human head hanging at the gate of the East City, making Chang'an City boiling, until an official came to investigate, and the patrol soldiers of Anfu found that An Qingzong had already died on the bed, and the head was gone, and the cause of his death was undoubtedly related to Li Dong's visit last night, and the guards hurriedly reported it, and the news was sent to Li Yu's case layer by layer, Li Yu was furious and immediately sent someone to arrest Li Dong, but learned that Li Dong's family had all fled and disappeared, Li Yu hated it very much, on the one hand, he ordered the heavy duty to protect the soldiers, and on the other hand, he ordered the arrest of Li Dong, the servant of the imperial history. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The sudden killing of Anqingzong disturbed Li Yu's mood, these days he has been winning all the way, playing triumphant songs, money and food have an amazing harvest, people have to sigh the madness of the clan's wealth, at the same time, his army has also risen sharply, the latest news, he has recruited 100,000 recruits, is stepping up training, there is money, food and soldiers, so that his heart has been a little relaxed, slack will have problems, Anqingzong was killed, of course, this is also related to the current situation, Li Yu's energy is all focused on the front line in Hanzhong, How to defend the Jiannan army from going north, he neglected some internal affairs, which caused an accident in Anqingzong's garrison.

An Qingzong's killing made Li Yu worried, of course he knew the consequences of this incident, this incident would inevitably anger An Lushan, and also gave him an excuse to enter the Guanzhong, Li Yu had a splitting headache, and who was stirring up the storm at this critical moment.

"Who does the master think Anqingzong will kill?" Li Yu's gaze fell on Li Yu, who was sitting by the wall.

Li Yu was originally working elsewhere, but the situation has been tense recently, and at Li Yu's strong request, he had to move to his imperial study, which is the position of the original historian, at this time he was a little absent-minded, thinking about other things, Li Yu suddenly asked him, he was stunned for a while, and only said after a while: "Your Majesty is asking the person who killed An Qingzong?" ”

"Yes! I'm curious to know, who did this? ”

"Actually, I have also thought about it, many people are suspicious, the king of the three domains, Li Qing'an, Emperor Taizu and even An Lushan himself, are all suspicious, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this case will not have any results if it is investigated now, since the other party is prepared, naturally it will not leave any traces, Your Majesty, now it is not to consider who killed An Qingzong, but to consider countermeasures."

"Countermeasures?" Li Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Master means that An Lushan will attack Guanzhong?" ”

Li Yu nodded, "It is inevitable for An Lushan to march into Guanzhong, he has been looking for opportunities, he doesn't want to be charged with rebellion, but he also wants to control the world, but there is no excuse, now that An Qingzong has been killed, if we can't give him an explanation, or a satisfactory explanation, he will definitely send troops to Guanzhong." ”

"But if he wants to use this as an excuse, then we will not be satisfied with any explanation of it."

"The problem is here, Your Majesty wants to send troops to block the Jiannan Army from going north, and you have to send troops to resist Tongguan, and you have to prevent the Zhuang Ding of the manors in various places from making chaos and fighting on three fronts, does Your Majesty think we have this strength?"

Li Yu was stunned, this was the most worrying thing, but he didn't want to face it all the time, and he didn't dare to think about it, but now it was suddenly revealed by Li Yu, which made his heart a mess.

"Can the master give me a plan?"

Li Mi smiled slightly: "Actually, I have been thinking about this problem just now, now our key is not that the troops are not enough, but that the troops are not refined, we have recruited 100,000 new soldiers, lack of training, and even half of them have no armor, they can deal with Zhuang Ding of the manor at most, and don't even think about dealing with the Hebei Army and the Jiannan Army, if I don't fight Your Majesty, even if the 100,000 old army is actually vulnerable, if there is a danger in Tongguan, we stick to it without fighting, we may be able to resist An Lushan, but let them go to fight against the 100,000 Jiannan Army, The other party has a famous general like Gao Xianzhi, and he has been fighting for several years, but we have no generals with actual combat experience, Your Majesty, the minister is very worried! ”

"What does the master mean?"

"Troop transfer!" Li Mi said categorically: "Transfer troops from Shuofang and Hexi, and transfer the veteran Guo Ziyi to deal with Gao Xianzhi, the minister thinks that only a veteran like Guo Ziyi can deal with Gao Xianzhi or An Lushan." ”

Li Yu pondered for a moment and said: "There is no problem with adjusting Guo Ziyi, but I am a little worried about adjusting Shuofang and Hexi soldiers. ”

"Your Majesty, there is nothing to worry about, the Hui people are bound by Anxi, they are not able to go south at all, Shuofang's 30,000 troops can all be transferred to Beijing, at least there are party people at the border, as for the 20,000 troops in Hexi, the minister thinks it is completely decoration, does Your Majesty think that these 20,000 troops can stop Li Qing'an's Anxi army? Instead of letting Li Qing'an send troops to occupy Hexi, it is better to be generous and return Hexi to him, so that he has to have a favor, Li Qing'an is His Majesty's person, which is tantamount to admitting his mistake to him in disguise, I think with Li Qing'an's wisdom, he will never stir up this troubled water at this time, although Li Qing'an is a threat to His Majesty, but his threat to His Majesty now is far less than that of King Shu and An Lushan, which is more important, weigh the pros and cons, please make a decision quickly. ”

"Let me think again! Think again! Li Yu held his head and paced back and forth in the room.

"Your Majesty, don't be indecisive anymore, be decisive, otherwise all your achievements will be wasted!"

Li Yu's last sentence rang in Li Yu's heart like a morning bell and a dusk drum, 'All the previous efforts are lost! At this moment, Li Yu finally made up his mind to ignore Li Qing'an for the time being, and to defend Gao Xianzhi and An Lushan with all his might.

"Spread my will, quickly dispatch Guo Ziyi and Shuofang's army into Beijing, and quickly dispatch Cheng Qianli and 20,000 Liangzhou troops into Beijing."

．．．．．．． At night, Xingqing Palace is still surrounded by 3,000 troops, the palace is dark and dreary, as if dead silence, only in the Xingqing Palace is brightly lit, in the hall, Li Longji is particularly excited, extraordinarily energetic, he has to sleep very late every day these days, although Li Yu surrounded Xingqing Palace to the fullest, but could not prevent the thief, two of the three captains showed their loyalty to Li Longji, so that the encirclement of the army was useless, Li Longji A large number of orders were passed out in a bright light, and even the prince of the clan quietly came to see him and obeyed his deployment.

It was the success of bribing the army that took care of him that made Li Longji full of a sense of accomplishment and confidence, and he was very excited, which shows that people's minds have changed, and many people are optimistic about themselves.

At this time, Li Longji in Xingqing Palace was secretly receiving two important ministers, these two important ministers were fighting to the death some time ago, but now they are sitting side by side and discussing major matters with Li Longji, these two people, one is Zhang Yun in the lower field, and the other is Yang Guozhong, the right minister of the court.

The situation has reached such a tense moment, Yang Guozhong naturally will not gamble and drink at home, he is also judging the situation and deciding his position, now is the time to stand in line.

Yang Guozhong naturally will not be loyal to Li Yu, he is holding the eighteenth son Li Mao, there are more or less Yang Yuhuan factors, Li Mao is Yang Yuhuan's ex-husband after all, and more importantly, among the kings, only Li Mao has always been respectful to him, and even when he arrived in Jingzhou, he did not forget to send someone to send him local products, which moved Yang Guozhong, and decided his position of supporting Li Mao.

This secret was also seen through by Li Longji, so he specially called Zhang Yun and Yang Guozhong today, first, to mediate the conflict between the two of them, and secondly, the two of them represented the King of Shu and the King of Jing, and he had something to say in front.

"The two Aiqing are my old ministers, I am the one who pulled them, Zhang Aiqing needless to say, your father is my most trusted Xiangguo, your brother married my daughter, as for Yang Aiqing, he is not an outsider, he is my brother-in-law, so in front of you, I will not lie, I tell you the truth, I want to reset the throne, drive down the rebel grandson who took the throne without authorization, and take back the position that belongs to me, so I need the full support of the two Aiqing."

Zhang Yun and Yang Guozhong knelt down together, "The minister is willing to do his best for His Majesty's reinstatement!" ”

"Good! Good! The two Aiqing, please hurry up. ”

Li Longji leaned on his back, helped the two of them up, and said, "I know you are also very concerned, after I am reinstated, who will enter the East Palace?" ”

Hearing Li Longji say this, Zhang Yun's eyelids jumped, what does this mean? Obviously swore to himself that it was the King of Shu who entered the East Palace, and now he wants to change his hexagram again?

Li Longji glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Actually, Thirteen Lang Ju and Eighteen Lang Mao are my favorite emperors, and the prince of the East Palace I want to choose is one of them, but according to the eldest and youngest, it should be Thirteen Lang who entered the East Palace first, and I will never treat him badly to Eighteen Lang, I will make him satisfied, if he is willing, I will crown him the king of Anxi and let him go to Anxi to be the emperor, this is my arrangement." ”

In front of the two of them, Li Longji set the position of the future prince, just to give Zhang Yun a reassurance.

Yang Guozhong was a little depressed in his heart, if Thirteen Lang entered the East Palace, then Zhang Yun would definitely overpower him in the future, but he was helpless, the strength of Li Zhen, the king of Shu, was far greater than that of Li Mao, the king of Jing, in the face of strength, it was useless to say anything, but let Li Mao go to Anxi to be the emperor, Yang Guozhong was a little disapproving, Anxi is Li Qing'an's territory, go there to be the emperor, how easy it is to say, Qingwang Li Cong still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead!

He sighed in his heart, and said: "The emperor's arrangement, whether it is Weichen or His Royal Highness King Jing, will be absolutely obedient, as far as Weichen knows, King Jing has sent troops, is speeding towards Guanzhong, the minister believes that soon he will come to save the emperor in water and fire, in terms of filial piety, no one can compare to Eighteen Lang." ”

Zhang Yun next to him was stunned, "Yang Xiangguo, King Jing has already sent troops?" ”

Yang Guozhong smiled proudly and said, "The soldiers are fast, King Jing is worried about the safety of his father, so he will naturally rush here." ”

"Zhang Aiqing, is there anything wrong?" Li Longji saw that Zhang Yun's expression was a little wrong, so he asked worriedly.

Zhang Yun bowed and said: "The emperor, the minister is very worried about the assassination of An Qingzong, from the assassin fanfare to hang An Qingzong's head in the East City, their intention is to let An Lushan know about this, I estimate that by tomorrow at the latest, An Lushan will know about it, if the minister is not mistaken, he will inevitably use the excuse of searching for the murderer and march into Guanzhong, An Lushan wolf ambition, even if he does not rebel, he will do Dong Zhuo's thing and occupy the court, the minister is very worried!" The Guanzhong Army, the Jiannan Army, and the Jingzhou Army fought in Hanzhong, but it was An Lushan who benefited in the end, and at that time, not only His Majesty's safety was threatened, but Chang'an would also be devastated. ”

Zhang Yun seemed worried all day, he also saw the consequences of An Qingzong's killing, which he did not expect, before An Qingzong was not killed, he did not realize the importance of this person, after the person died, he reacted, Chang'an was in crisis.

Zhang Yun is an old politician for many years, he is never confused on some issues of principle, no matter how much the fight between Li Longji and Li Yu is, it is a struggle between the royal family, and it is a power struggle within the court, but An Lushan is different, he is a Hu person, if he controls the court and Chang'an, the consequences are unimaginable, it will be a tragedy for the Tang Dynasty, and at that time, the interests of everyone, including him, will be seriously damaged.

Seeing that Li Longji did not react, Zhang Yun further said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that you stop for a while, let the Jingzhou army and the Jiannan army go back, so that Li Yu's army can rush to Tongguan in time, after all, An Lushan has entered the pass, and I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty will not be protected." ”

"Stop what! Don't stop! ”

Li Longji's voice suddenly became stern, "What are you doing for him, do you think they won't be able to think of it?" He has an army of 200,000 in his hands, can't he divide his troops to guard Tongguan? ”

Perhaps because he felt that his tone was too harsh, Li Longji slowed down his tone and said: "Actually, An Lushan's army is not necessarily a bad thing, he can at least disperse the army of Chang'an and weaken our enemies, the top priority now is to let the army of Thirteen Lang and Eighteen Lang enter Beijing as soon as possible, as long as their army enters Beijing, I am sure to clean up An Lushan, and then the situation will be firmly in my hands, Zhang Aiqing, I was a little heavier just now, you don't know the pressure I am under now, although he doesn't dare to kill me openly, but the longer it drags on, The more likely he is to kill me, the more likely I am, I have to hurry! ”

"The minister understands, and the minister will go back to urge the king of Shu to urge the army, so that Gao Xianzhi's army will enter Beijing immediately."

Zhang Yun got up to say goodbye, Yang Guozhong saw that it was not early, and he was about to go back, at this time, Li Longji said to Yang Guozhong: "Yang Aiqing, wait a minute, I have some family matters to ask you." ”

Zhang Yun knew that he must have asked about Yang Guifei, so he took the first step to leave.

Only Li Longji and Yang Guozhong were left in the main hall, Gao Lishi was also on the side, about a zhang away from them, Wu Ruiniang, who took care of Li Longji, was not there, after having Gao Lishi, Li Longji talked to the minister, and she couldn't participate in it.

"Is the concubine okay?"

After being silent for a long time, Li Longji finally asked this sentence that had been held in his heart for half a year, Yang Yuhuan had brought him the most brilliant life, and now Fanghua has passed away, his love has retreated to a dim corner, and the concubine who once crowned the six palaces is far away from him.

It's a pity that his last little nostalgia didn't bring him any comfort, Yang Guozhong didn't know Yang Guifei's situation at all, his expression was very embarrassed, and he said for a long time: "The concubine lives in the Huaqing Palace, and the guards are tight, and the ministers have not been able to see the concubine many times." ”

Li Longji was extremely disappointed in his heart, and he sighed softly, "Only when I lose it, do I know the preciousness of loss, and I regret it too late!" ”

"The Emperor!"

Gao Lishi whispered behind him: "The emperor's health is gradually getting better, and this is the most precious thing. ”

Li Longji looked back at him gratefully, nodded and said with a smile: "Gao Weng is right, I can recover my health, which shows that the heavens favor me, I should never let it down!" ”

Speaking of this, he no longer considered Yang Guifei's matter, and said to Yang Guozhong: "I left you behind because I wanted you to tell Eighteen Lang, I promised his mother that I would make him his heir, and now my promise is still valid, and now I need to rely on Thirteen Lang, I have to say something against my will, but I promise that the one who has the last laugh will definitely be Mao'er." ”

．．．．．．．． Lizhou, here is the only way for Jiannan to go to Hanzhong, the mountains are steep, the ditch is deep and the forest is dense, the road to the north is very difficult, the road to Shu is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, here is one of them, and then go north for three hundred miles, it is the big city of Hanzhong South Zheng.

The time gradually arrived in early summer, it was the rainy season in the local area, and the light rain in the sky had fallen for two days and two nights, making the road extremely muddy, and the 100,000 Jiannan army no longer marched north, temporarily stationed inside and outside the city of Lizhou.

In the evening of that day, a group of scout cavalry led their horses and walked with difficulty on the muddy mountain road, and the leading officer had already seen the large camp at the foot of the mountain.

"Let's work hard, our intelligence is very important, we can't delay any longer!"

Although the soldiers were exhausted, they had to shake their spirits and go to the Jiannan Army camp at the foot of the mountain.

In the camp of the Jiannan Army, tents are connected one after another, stretching for several miles, 100,000 troops, the momentum is magnificent, in the big tent, Gao Xianzhi is standing in front of the sand table to consider the tactical arrangement, since Li Qing'an took the lead in using the sand table, the sand table has been adopted by the Tang Dynasty army, Gao Xianzhi is no exception, he made the sand table from Hanzhong to Chang'an two years ago, and he knows the terrain and roads in this area well.

The only thing he didn't expect was the weather, it stands to reason that it won't rain in this area until after mid-May, but the rainy season has been advanced, which has frustrated his marching plan, they have been stationed for two days, Gao Xianzhi is anxious, he got the information that the Guanzhong army has not yet arrived in Nanzheng, if he can seize the Guanzhong army to occupy Nanzheng, get Nanzheng's food supplies, and occupy a favorable geographical advantage, then he is ninety percent sure of winning the battle against the Guanzhong army.

God doesn't have long eyes, Gao Xianzhi is helpless, after looking at the sand table for a long time, he has nothing to do, so he has to turn back to the front tent with his backhand, at this time, he suddenly saw his daughter sitting at the door of the tent, Gao Wu, who has been promoted to Zhonglang General, he can't help but have a headache.

The daughter is twenty-four years old this year, and she has not married yet, generally speaking, it is difficult to marry at this age, and she is still a female general, and no one dares to marry, Gao Xianzhi died of the heart of marrying a daughter.

A few years ago, his love passed away from Zhao Chongxuan's wife, and Zhao Chongxuan intentionally wanted to marry his daughter as his wife, and expressed this wish several times, although Zhao Chongxuan is a continuation and there are children at home, marrying his daughter to him is a bit wronged, but his daughter really can't marry someone else, Gao Xianzhi did not object, and hinted that Zhao Chongxuan, as long as his daughter agrees, he has no opinion.

Unexpectedly, her daughter not only resolutely refused, but also ran to scold Zhao Chongxuan, scolding him so much that he was ashamed, and he didn't dare to mention this matter again, and Gao Xianzhi had to give up.

But an incident that happened not long ago made Gao Xianzhi very annoyed, the king of Shu took the initiative to propose that Gao Wu be accepted as a concubine, and the edict was equal to the princess, which obviously wanted to marry him Gao Xianzhi and strengthen the relationship between them, Gao Xianzhi persuaded his daughter to agree, but this stubborn daughter refused to live or die, and actually drew a sword to threaten suicide, which made Gao Xianzhi hate and annoyed, but he was helpless, he just wanted to find an opportunity to persuade her again.

At this time, it was dusk, and the drizzle flew obliquely into the tent, drenching her temples with high fog, but she was unconscious, holding her cheeks, looking at the western sky in a daze, she was wearing a suit of armor, and her face became a little haggard after years of military career, but her eyes were still as bright as eight years ago, and her usual fortitude was no longer visible at this time, becoming like the eyes of an antelope, gentle and sensitive.

Gao Xianzhi only felt a tingling in his heart, he knew who his daughter was missing.

"Fog Niang!" He slowly walked up to his daughter and said softly, "Why don't you go to your own tent?" ”

Gao Wu hurriedly stood up and said in a low voice: "I heard that my mother wrote a letter, and my daughter wants to take a look." ”

"Oh! Yes, it just arrived, and I'm about to send someone to send it to you. ”

Gao Xianzhi took a letter from the table and handed it to her daughter with a smile, Gao Wu took the letter, then bowed down and said, "Father, that daughter is back." ”

Gao Wu turned around and left, and Gao Xianzhi stopped her again, "Wu Niang." ”

"Father, is there anything else?"

Gao Xianzhi didn't know what to say for a while, so he smiled and said, "It's nothing, you go back to rest early, we will leave tomorrow at the latest." ”

"Yes!"

Gao Wu turned around and left, Gao Xianzhi looked at her daughter's back, couldn't help but sigh softly, and said to herself: "After so many years, she is still so infatuated, hey!" ”

At this time, a personal soldier came to report: "Commander, the scout has urgent information sent." ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Let them in!" ”

After a while, several scouts walked into the big tent, half-knelt and saluted, and said to the leading officer: "Report to the marshal, Nan Zheng has the latest information." ”

"Say!"

"Nanzheng has been occupied by 40,000 Jingzhou troops."

"What!" Gao Xianzhi was taken aback, he couldn't believe his ears, 'Jingzhou Army', how could it be?

He suddenly turned around and ran back to the side tent where the sand table was placed, holding the oil lamp in his hand and looking down, he understood that the Jingzhou army went from Nanyang to Junzhou and then to Jinzhou, and finally came from Jinzhou, but the road was far away, indicating that Li Mao had already sent troops, Gao Xianzhi regretted and hated, and couldn't help smashing his fist on the sand table, and scolded in a low voice: "These bastards!" ”

He paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, what should he do? The Jingzhou army has seized the opportunity, and if they go again, they don't know whether they are enemies or friends, even if they are friends, they have the favorable terrain and food, and the Jiannan army will be in a passive state.

Gao Xianzhi walked around the big tent a few times, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of a strategy a few days ago, when he was in a hurry to go to Nanzheng, he gave up this strategy, and at this time, wouldn't it be just right to restart this strategy?

Gao Xianzhi turned back to the sand table, his eyes were firmly fixed on a western road on the sand table, and at this time, he remembered a famous tactic: 'Ming Xiu plank road, secretly cross Chen Cang.' ’

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(To be continued)