—— Completely different from the sad atmosphere in Luoyang Palace, at the same time, there was jubilation in Chang'an's Xingqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, I really didn't expect that His Royal Highness King Yan and Yang Xi commanded the men and horses under their command to almost wipe out Sun Xiaozhe's troops, and they only paid the price of less than 3,000 people, which is really surprising!" Prime Minister Yang Guozhong held several war reports in his hand, and said to Li Longji, who was also full of joy on the side, with "old tears": "Your Majesty, Sun Xiaozhe's more than 100,000 men and horses have been wiped out, the rebel army is gone, and the rebellion is just around the corner. ”

Wei Jiansu, the martial secretary on the side, also immediately echoed: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan and Marshal Yang command the soldiers and horses, and they will soon be able to attack Luoyang, as long as Luoyang is captured, the rebels will not have much time." ”

"Your Majesty knows people like a torch, and has repeatedly appointed Marshal Yang to lead the army, and now he has ordered His Royal Highness King Yan to save the world's soldiers and horses, and finally achieved such a huge result, it will not take much time for the rebellion to be quelled, and the world will be stable!" Jing Zhaoyin and Imperial Doctor Wei Fangjin also echoed, "If it weren't for Marshal Yang, maybe the crisis of my Tang Dynasty would still exist now, and the people of Chang'an would not be as safe and worry-free as they are now." ”

After receiving that Yang Xi severely damaged Sun Xiaozhe's troops, almost wiped out 190,000 of his horses, and killed Sun Xiaozhe himself, Li Longji was a little excited, "Haha, I am really glad to continue to let Yang Xi lead the army, otherwise this battle will definitely not be so brilliant." ”

Although Yang Xi made it clear several times in the military reports that the order for this attack was given by Li Jue, the king of Yan, everyone understood that Li Jue, who had just gone to the army and had never been in contact with military affairs before, how could he have such a military mind, and after he arrived in Shaanxi County, he made up his mind to devote most of his troops to attack Sun Xiaozhe's department? The only one who dares to decide next time is Yang Xi, who is stunned. The newborn Niu Dou is not afraid of tigers, and he will be replaced by other generals. Neither Pang Zhong nor Wang Sili could have made such a decision.

Yang Xi's contribution is great, this is the recognition of Li Longji and others. However, since Li Jue is the leading marshal of this war, the first merit must be made by this prince, and everyone knows this.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are not many rebel troops in the west of Luoyang, is it time for Yang Xi to lead the army to attack Luoyang?"

Hearing Li Longji's question, Wei Jiansu immediately got up and replied, "Your Majesty, this is exactly what it should be." The minister felt that he should take advantage of the great victory to attack Luoyang, and take advantage of the weakness of the rebels in Luoyang to quickly capture it, so that the rebellion might be quelled immediately. ”

Li Longji stroked his gray beard and said with a smile: "Well, I also have this intention!" I believe that King Yan and Yang Xi will definitely live up to their mission and capture Luoyang. Shaanxi County, which was guarded by 100,000 heavy soldiers, Yang Xi only took one night to capture. I believe that he will be able to take Luoyang in just a few days, haha! After Yang Xi captures Luoyang, I will definitely go over in person to see if An Lushan has destroyed my Luoyang Palace and Shangyang Palace! I also hope that Yang Xi can capture An Lushan. I want to ask him why I treat him so badly, but he wants to rebel against me? ”

"Your Majesty, I believe that Luoyang will definitely be captured this month! Your Majesty can go to Luoyang to escape the summer!" Yang Guozhong also said haha. "The minister also wants to see An Lushan, who dares to raise troops to make trouble, after seeing His Majesty again. And what will you say. ”

Just when everyone was humming and praising each other, there was an emergency military report.

Yang Guozhong hurried over and took the military report from the eunuch who ran into the hall quickly, but he did not open it immediately, but respectfully presented it to the emperor Li Longji, who was curious to see it.

"Guozhong, open it and see, what kind of war report is coming from!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After listening to Li Long's orders, Yang Guozhong also immediately opened up.

At first glance, he was immediately overjoyed: "Your Majesty, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi's troops have surrounded Fanyang City and are under onslaught, and the rebels' reinforcements have retreated. ”

According to this military report, in the process of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi leading the army to storm Fanyangdi, Shi Siming and Cai Xide's troops, who were originally rushing to Fanyang, actually stopped advancing and retreated in the direction of Luoyang at full speed. Only Gao Xiuyan's troops were left to continue to advance towards Fanyang, and the rebels in the city broke through desperately, depending on the situation, Gao Xiuyan's troops were ready to meet the rebels in Fanyang City.

"Haha, An Lushan is going to give up Fan Yang!" Li Longji couldn't help laughing, "It seems that the momentum of the rebels is approaching, and even the land of Yuyang that started is about to be abandoned!"

Li Longji said this, and Xiao Hua, the squire of the military department, immediately stood up and patted his ass, "Your Majesty, all this was achieved by your wise decision, so that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi's troops went north to attack Fan Yang, and ordered Marshal Yang's troops to march towards Luoyang, so that the rebels could not care about each other, and could only make a choice between Luoyang and Fan Yang." Your Majesty, An Lushan's rebellion is just around the corner!"

Seeing Xiao Hua say this, Yang Guozhong was a little dissatisfied, and he immediately followed up: "Your Majesty is wise, if it weren't for Your Majesty's meritocracy and eclectic appointment of leading generals, the danger of Tongguan may not be solved, the momentum of the rebels may still be very arrogant, and the people of the dawn of the world are still being poisoned by the rebels." Your Majesty's ministers admired your mind and courage very much, at that time, the ministers did not dare to let Yang Xi go to Tongguan to lead the army, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to trust such a young man, and thus achieved unprecedented results. Your Majesty, your ability to recognize people is very embarrassing for your ministers. ”

Yang Guozhong's words were clearly slapped at Li Longji's sycophants, but everyone could hear that he was deliberately emphasizing Yang Xi's achievements. Of course, Li Longji also heard the meaning of Yang Guozhong's words, and he didn't care too much, and replied with a smile: "Guozhong, I really thank you for giving birth to such a martial son." If it weren't for Yang Xi, I don't know what the situation is like now! I also believe that Yang Xi will definitely break through Luoyang as soon as possible and put down the rebellion completely. As he spoke, he immediately drank: "Someone, quickly pass on my edict, so that Yang Xi can quickly march to Luoyang, and strive to capture Luoyang before the rebel reinforcements return to Luoyang." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Lishi, the eunuch who was waiting on the side, immediately went to write the edict-

"Marshal Yang, Your Majesty has sent an edict to let our army take Luoyang quickly!" Li Jue handed over the imperial edict he had just received to Yang Xi for a look.

Yang Xi took it, glanced at it, and showed a wry smile on his face, "Your Highness, the last general knows that His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers of the court will ask us to attack Luoyang as soon as possible, and strive to annihilate the rebels in one battle." But according to the last general's thoughts, now is not a good opportunity to attack Luoyang......"

"This time, we rushed to attack Sun Xiaozhe's department, day and night, the physical loss of the soldiers was very large, and the horses were also damaged a lot, so we urgently needed to rest and replenish, otherwise there would be no way to fight again. Moreover, the rebel Shi Siming Department and Cai Xide Department have led nearly 150,000 horses back to Luoyang, and they must have arrived in Luoyang one step ahead of our army. If our army hastily launched an attack on Luoyang, it would not have been possible to achieve results, and it was even possible to suffer defeat. The last general still believed that our army should not rush to attack Luoyang, but should wait for Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other Qin Wang divisions, who were more experienced in siege, to arrive at the rendezvous before attacking Luoyang. An Lushan gave up Fan Yang, he could never give up Luoyang again, and he would definitely fight to the death, so we must be prepared for twelve points. ”

Hearing Yang Xi say this, Li Jue hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then Marshal Yang means that we don't respect His Majesty's order and are not in a hurry to attack Luoyang?" ”

Seeing that Li Jue's face was full of worry, Yang Xi had to quickly explain: "His Royal Highness King Yan, the last general does not have any intention of disrespecting His Majesty's order. The last general just thinks that if he is in a hurry to attack Luoyang now, the cost may be very large, and he may not be able to capture Luoyang. We should explain the reason to Your Majesty and ask the imperial court to agree to postpone the attack on Luoyang until more of King Qin's army arrives. ”

"What does Marshal Yang mean is that the two of us jointly signed a petition to state the reason to His Majesty and request a postponement of the attack on Luoyang?"

"Exactly!" Yang Xi nodded without hesitation, and immediately asked, "Your Highness, don't you want to?" You don't agree with the idea of the last general? ”

Li Jue didn't answer immediately, but after thinking about it for a while, he hesitated and said: "Marshal Yang, this king knows that you are considering the overall situation and want to fight steadily, but this king is worried that if we don't attack our troops, will anyone in the court have other ideas and think that we are plotting for something else?" ”

Since Li Jue led the army with Yang Xi, he had another worry in his heart, that is, he was afraid that the emperor and the ministers of the court would think that he and Yang Xi, the son, had self-respect and plotted against him. This idea did not exist before leaving Chang'an, but when he arrived in Shaanxi County, he saw more than 100,000 men and horses under his command, and won an overwhelming victory in the battle with Sun Xiaozhe's troops, which made him a little worried.

Yang Xi was recalled to Beijing by Li Longji, and Li Jue knew what his father's purpose was in doing this, that is, he was afraid that Yang Xi would support the army and be self-respecting, and what would he plot with Yang Guozhong, who held great power. However, he also knew that even if Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi wanted to plot something, it would be unjustifiable. But if Yang Xi works with his biological father, it will be much more justified.

After all, he is the heir of the Li family, and he has the opportunity to be made the prince of the crown prince. If he and Yang Xi worked together to force Li Longji to make him the crown prince, no one could predict how the situation would change. Because he had such thoughts, he was a little weak-minded, Yang Xi wanted to act against the emperor's affairs, wanted to protest, and asked to postpone the attack on Luoyang, he was afraid that people would think so.

He didn't know how many people knew that Yang Xi was born after his affair with Pei Rou, and he was afraid that many people would know, especially Emperor Li Longji, he was very worried, and this worry became stronger and stronger as the war progressed smoothly.

Yang Xi didn't think about it so much, but after listening to Li Jue's words, he suddenly understood what his biological father meant, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while. Well, his biological father really dared to think about it, and he was worried about such a thing, it seems that His Royal Highness King Yan is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and many may have thought of it. (To be continued......)