—— Although he drank too much, he took a hot bath before going to bed, and there was a pinch from the little girl Ping'er, Yang Xi's fatigue and discomfort disappeared completely, and he didn't wake up until dawn, and he didn't have a dream. When I woke up, I felt refreshed, sitting with the quilt in my arms, and after flirting and scolding Ping'er who served me to change clothes, Yang Xi also got up.

Freshen up and dress up, had breakfast under Ping'er's service, and then went over to talk to her mother Pei Rou for a while.

After talking to his mother for a while, Yang Xi also had a whim and wanted to go out for a walk and have fun. It's rare to go back to Chang'an once, and his father Yang Guozhong will do it for him, so he can relax for a long time, and then go to his father Yang Guozhong in the afternoon to ask him what he wants Yang Guozhong to do.

After thinking about it, he immediately asked the people around him to go to Guo's mansion to deliver a letter, he wanted to invite Guo Xi to drink and get in touch with the people of the Guo family.

After sending someone to invite, he didn't delay, and immediately took Yang Zheng and a few other entourages to the street like a leisurely stroll.

Didn't ride a horse, just walked. In the past half a year since he traveled to Datang, Yang Xi didn't know how many times he had ridden a horse, his thighs had been scratched several layers of skin, and the scabs had fallen off again, and he felt that it was a pleasure to be able to ride a horse or not. Yang Xiding's restaurant is not far from his residence, that is, he once met the "drunken cloud building" with Gao Shi, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to walk.

Arriving at the restaurant, Yang Xi entered the reserved private room under the leadership of the shopkeeper, and sat alone to drink tea.

It was already early winter, and the courtyard outside the window looked bleak, and there was no sun today. The sky is very gloomy, and it affects people's mood unconsciously. I thought of myself after crossing over to the Tang Dynasty. All his thoughts were spent on leading the army, and he didn't stay in Chang'an for a few days. It's not even good to have fun, the days are full but very tense, a little breathless, Yang Xi couldn't help but sigh.

If the rest of his life is like this, it will be boring, and before the future life travels, it is this kind of life every day, and he really doesn't want to come to another world, a world where a man with status can fully enjoy life. And still toiling like this.

If the war subsides, you must enjoy your life, and you must live the days of drunken dreams and death.

While sighing, there was a voice of talking outside the private room, and then someone came to greet him, saying that Guo Xi was here.

Guo Xi, who was dressed in leisure, was led in by his subordinates, and Yang Xi also hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Brother Ziyang, you came really fast, I arrived before I finished a pot of tea." Yang Xi personally poured tea for Guo Xi, handed it to the other party, and said jokingly: "You taste the tea I made and see what is different from what you have eaten before?" ”

This tea was brewed by Yang Xi himself. It's completely different from the way tea is drunk nowadays. In the Tang Dynasty, tea was not used to brew, but to boil tea. There are also a lot of seasonings, such as sugar, ginger, garlic, etc. Drinking like a hodgepodge, Yang Xi was hard to accept. He drank tea in the same way as in later generations. After boiling the water, take some tea leaves to brew and add nothing else, so that you can drink real tea with the taste of tea in your mouth.

Guo Xi was a little flattered by Yang Xi's actions, and quickly reached out to take the tea handed over by Yang Xi, and sat down on the side after respectfully thanking him.

Yang Xi took a sip of his cup of tea and said with a smile: "Brother Ziyang, did you surprise your family when you returned to the mansion?" ”

"My mother and several of my younger siblings were very surprised, they didn't expect that I would come back at this time," Guo Xi of course did not dare to be casual with Yang Xi, after all, Yang Xi was the identity of the marshal of soldiers and horses, but Yang Xi's actions made him also slightly eliminate his restraints, and after replying, he slowly tasted the tea while holding it, "Well, this tea has a taste, it is very fragrant, and it tastes better than the tea I have drunk before, Marshal Yang is really elegant." ”

"Tea is still the original tea, but the way of brewing is different, the taste is different," Yang Xi put down the teacup, looking at Guo Xi, who was dressed very elegantly today, and was completely like a handsome son, and said with a pun: "This person is actually the same, his lifestyle has changed, and his temperament will also change, haha." I'll teach you a new tea ceremony later, and you can savor it for yourself when you get back. This tea, drink it slowly, in order to drink the taste, many people, but also slowly understand, in order to understand its human being. ”

Yang Xi's emotion surprised Guo Xi, and he couldn't understand the meaning of these words at once, so he could only smile, "Then thank you Marshal Yang, I will definitely drink more tea and taste more after I go back." ”

Yang Xi didn't explain the meaning of his words, so he stopped sighing, and immediately asked people to bring wine and food, and removed the tea set.

After the wine and food came up, Guo Xi diligently poured a full cup for Yang Xi, and then poured it for himself, raised his glass and said: "Marshal Yang, I will toast you with this wine in the future, thank you for your plead in front of His Majesty the Emperor, let Your Majesty and Yang Xianggong agree to the invitation of his father, and after his father knows, he will definitely be grateful to Marshal Yang." As he spoke, he raised his neck and drained the glass of wine.

Yang Xi also drank the wine in his glass, and after putting down the glass, he asked Guo Xi: "Brother Ziyang, can you tell me today about the war situation between Guo Jiedu and Li Jiedu in the north?" Although Yang Xi learned about some of the wars in the north through official channels, the specific situation is not clear, and what I want to hear most today is for Guo Xi to talk about the combat experience of Guo Ziyi's department.

He admires Guo Ziyi very much, because in the historical records, this person is a great hero of the pacification of the Anshi Rebellion, and there are many folk legends, and his character is very good, plus now he himself leads the post of marshal of soldiers and horses, if there is a change in the war situation in the future, and the court does not remove him as the deputy marshal of the world, then whether it is Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, or Yan Zhenqing, they have to listen to him, or have a lot of intersections with them. By understanding the achievements of these people first, you can grasp more information, and you can better command them later and get along with them as well as possible.

Hearing Yang Xi ask this first, Guo Xi was quite surprised, but he was still very happy, and immediately began to tell: "Since Marshal Yang wants to hear about his father's battle experience, then I will briefly talk about it today." ”

Guo Ziyi served as the military envoy of Tiande and the Taishou of Jiuyuan before the outbreak of the rebellion, and after the outbreak of the An Lushan rebellion in the 14th year of Tianbao, he was named Wei Weiqing, Lingwu County Taishou, and Shuofang Jiedu Envoy by the imperial court, and raised troops to quell the rebellion.

At the beginning of this year, Guo Ziyi led the army to recover the Jingbian Army, killed the rebel general Zhou Wanqing, defeated the rebel general Gao Xiuyan in Hequ, recovered Yunzhong and Mayi, and opened up the Dongcheng Pass, which greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the rebels. However, then the imperial court did not listen to Guo Ziyi's performance, ordered Guo Bu to strike Yunzhong, returned the words, and ordered Guo Ziyi to divide his troops out of Jingcheng and prepare to recover Luoyang, Tokyo. Guo Ziyi recommended to the imperial court that his subordinate general Li Guangbi led more than 10,000 troops out of Jingcheng and set Hebei Province, and the imperial court appointed Li Guangbi as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu to attack the rebels from several directions.

Today, in May, the rebels broke through Changshan County, killed Yan Gaoqing, and then Li Guangbi's troops recovered Changshan, and at this time, Guo Ziyi's troops also came out of Jingcheng, and Li Guangbi's troops attacked Shi Siming, and then captured Gaocheng. Guo Ziyi's troops were invincible, and the rebels were terrified.

After capturing Gaocheng, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi did not quit their troops, and continued to attack Zhao County, killing Guo Xianxuan, the rebel appointed Zhao County Taishou, but did not take Zhao County, and finally returned to Changshan.

When Guo Ziyi's troops returned to Changshan, Shi Siming gathered troops and horses to follow in pursuit, but was defeated at Shahe. An Lushan then sent Cai Xide to lead tens of thousands of troops to rescue, but in the end he was defeated by Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi's combined forces, and more than 40,000 people were annihilated, and even Shi Siming fell from his horse and was injured.

The great victory of the official army in the north inspired the morale of the army and the people, and more than ten counties in Hebei all killed the rebel defenders and surrendered to the official army.

It was when the war in the north was going well and the rebels were hit that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi saw the hope of quelling the rebellion soon, so they jointly played a concert, hoping to lead the army to capture Fanyang, but they were still not allowed by the imperial court. Emperor Li Longji still ordered to first relieve the trap of Tongguan, remove the danger of Chang'an, and then recover the eastern capital Luoyang. But now that the danger of Tongguan has been lifted, Chang'an is worry-free, and Luoyang, the eastern capital, is not the place that needs to be recovered the most. If Luoyang does not attack and attacks Fanyang first, An Lushan definitely has no intention of returning to Fan Yang with all his might, after all, he is not willing to take advantage of the prosperity of Luoyang.

If Luoyang is captured, An Lushan will definitely go all out to defend Yangyang, and then the war will not be easy to fight.

Guo Xi, who talked for a long time, finally said a little embarrassed: "Marshal Yang, my father is worried about this, so he sent me back to Beijing, hoping to get the court's consent to attack Fanyang by asking Marshal Yang, and ruining the foundation of the rebels. Now that the imperial court has finally agreed, I believe that the rebels' strength will also run out. ”

"Brother Ziyang is polite, in fact, I should have made such a suggestion to the imperial court a long time ago, but I was busy with the military affairs of Tongguan, and I was afraid that Tongguan would be lost, so I didn't dare to make a suggestion to the imperial court," Yang Xi smiled self-deprecatingly, and said: "After listening to Brother Ziyang's story, I also know the general situation of the war in the north, and I really admire the heroic feats of Guo Jiedu, Li Jiedu, and Yan Gong, who gave the rebels great casualties, so that they would not be able to attack Chang'an with all their strength, otherwise Tongguan would definitely be breached, and Chang'an would also be in danger." In the next place, I have always admired the bravery of Guo Jiedu's envoys, and I must make friends with him in the future and ask him more about the way to lead the army. ”

Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi are famous generals in the world, and there are many famous generals recorded in history under their command, these people must be good friends, which is also the main reason why Yang Xi treats Guo Xi politely.

"Marshal Yang, you're polite......" Guo Xi didn't finish his words, but was interrupted by the noise outside. A somewhat familiar voice from Yang Xi sounded: "Third brother, where are you?" ”

Hearing this voice, Guo Xi was very embarrassed, and explained to Yang Xi very embarrassedly: "Marshal Yang, it must be my naughty seventh sister who is looking for me." When I came out today, I didn't tell her that I wanted to drink with you, I went out alone except her, clamoring to come, I sneaked out, and she came looking for me. I'll go out and say right away and let her go home. ”

"No need!" Yang Xi had already basically guessed something, and sighed that the world was really a coincidence, and he was busy stopping Guo Xi's move, and ordered with a smile: "Since your seventh sister is here, let her come in, let's drink and talk together!"

"This ......," Guo Xi hesitated, not knowing whether to agree or not.

Yang Xi didn't pay attention to it, turned around and walked over, personally opened the door of the private room, and saluted the person who was surprised to see him come over and open the door: "Guo Qiniang, please go inside!"