Chapter 1 Return to Beijing
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Yang Xi set off on the sixth day of Ge Shuhan's departure from Tongguan, preparing to return to Chang'an to report on his work, and told him many things.
He sorted out the things that needed to be performed, wrote a clear draft and brought it with him, planning to tell his purpose and thoughts when he was alone with his father Yang Guozhong.
He has come to this era, and he has been involved in the great events of history, and there is no way to transcend it. No matter what aspect you think about, he will continue to participate in all the history leading the way, and be the protagonist of many events, even entire eras.
In order to do this, there must be enough planning, and it is necessary to do it when you return to Beijing to face the saint and state the reason, and it is very urgent!
He also gave Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Gao Shi and others the greatest trust, so that the three of them were in charge of the military affairs of Tongguan, and repeatedly asked them to strictly train the Tongguan town army, and to train most of these 100,000 people into elite soldiers. The matter of selecting and training the special squad will be left to him after he returns from Chang'an, and no one else can complete this task, only he can go out himself.
Yang Xi assigned another important task to Wang Sili, Pang Zhong and Gao Shi, that is, to repair the Hantong Pass.
Hantong Pass City played a very big role in resisting the siege of the rebels, but it also suffered from the baptism of war frequently, and there were several fires, which had basically lost its defensive function. The Sui Tong Pass City also suffered a certain degree of damage in several battles, and the beacon towers in the Twelve Liancheng were also damaged, and they must be repaired as soon as possible, and the landfills and corpses in the forbidden ditch must be cleaned out.
In order for Tongguan City to have a good function of defending against enemies, the forbidden ditch must be protected.
These days, Yang Xi personally inspected the upstream section of the forbidden ditch, and found no place where the reservoir could be built, the upstream section of the forbidden ditch is full of uneven hillside land, and it is impossible to build a reservoir according to the current conditions, so he can only stop.
After everything was settled, Yang Xi embarked on the journey back to Chang'an.
He didn't take any sergeants with him, and he didn't even bring all the guards back, and only the fifty guards led by Yang Dong were followed by him.
There are few people, you can rush through the post station, the post station from Tongguan to Chang'an has a lot of horses, it can be used for more than 50 people to transfer, the fast horse rushes forward, it only takes about half a day to arrive in Chang'an. Because of the scorching heat during the day, people and horses couldn't afford to run quickly, and Yang Xi hurried after nightfall. It was already half a month, the moonlight was bright, the scenery was probably visible, and the empty official road was at their disposal.
It only took a little more than half the night, and Yang Xi arrived outside Chang'an City just when the day was just white.
At a post station closest to Chang'an, Yang Xi took his guards to rest for a while, take a bath and change clothes, so as not to enter the palace with a sweaty smell.
At the post station, Yang Xi slept for an hour or so and got up.
To his surprise and surprise, Ge Shuhan, who set off five days before him, actually rested in this post station. After some inquiry, Yang Xi learned that Ge Shuhan was unable to move because of his leg disease, so he could only travel by carriage in the next few days, so he did not reach Chang'an now.
However, Yang Xi felt that Ge Shuhan did not want to arrive in Chang'an soon, because he was afraid that he would be punished after facing the saint.
"Old General Geshu, it just so happens that we can enter the palace together to face the saint and Chen Qingtongguan affairs!" After understanding the situation, Yang Xi said to Ge Shuhan with a smile.
"That's fine!" Ge Shuhan stroked his gray beard and nodded in agreement, feeling a sense of relief in his heart.
After opening the door and drumming, Yang Xi accompanied Ge Shuhan to pass through the Chunming Gate in front of the people entering the city and enter Chang'an City.
Today is the day of the pilgrimage.
After Li Longji got older, he was no longer very governed, but now that the situation in Tongguan has just stabilized and the rebellion is still continuing, Li Longji needs to discuss follow-up arrangements with the courtiers frequently, and today it is rare to get up early to preside over the court meeting. When Yang Xi and Ge Shuhan entered Chang'an City and went to the gate of Xingqing Palace to meet and see, the court meeting had just begun, and when they heard that Yang Xi and Ge Shuhan were asking to see each other outside the palace, Li Longji immediately ordered them to enter the palace.
In the eyes of the ministers, Yang Xi, who was dressed in military uniform, helped Ge Shuhan, who was inconvenient to move, to the Xingqing Palace, and each saluted the emperor Li Longji who was sitting on the throne.
"Yang Xiao Aiqing, Brother Shu Aiqing, let's be even!" A few days ago, Li Longji, who had received the news that Tongguan was defending and the rebels were retreating to Shaanxi County, looked at His Highness's Yang Xi and Ge Shuhan with a smile, and said: "Yang Xiaoaiqing, I didn't expect you to be so brave at such a young age, and you were able to resist the siege of hundreds of thousands of rebels with the defeat of more than 10,000 remnants of Tongguan City until the reinforcements arrived!" You have done a great job, and I will be rewarded!"
Just before Yang Xi had time to be Tang Qian, Jingzhao Yin Wei Fangjin stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Han Zhihuo went to illness, and began to lead the army at the age of seventeen. Marshal Yang asked for his life to rescue Tongguan in times of danger, and successfully repelled countless sieges by the rebels, turned the tide, and saved my Datang in danger. Your Majesty, this is Your Majesty's luck, Datang's luck, and Yang Xianggong's godson! Marshal Yang and Yang Xianggong must be rewarded heavily, so as to show their merits and boost the morale of the soldiers!"
Although Wei Fangjin said that there is a taste of flattery and flattery to Yang Guozhong, what he said is not unreasonable, Yang Xi's contribution in Tongguan is very great, no one can deny this, Wei Fangjin was in the palace to ask for Yang Xi's reward, although some people in the court felt uncomfortable, but did not stand up to oppose and refute.
Yang Guozhong, who was standing at the head of the hall, didn't say anything, but he couldn't hide the pride in his heart.
This youngest son of his own family is really a lucky star, not only helped him resolve the big difficulties he faced, but also added glory to the Yang family.
The decision of the day was not a strong man's broken wrist, but the icing on the cake for his own glory.
His youngest son is really good at what he does, far better than the three eldest sons, and he must devote all his efforts to cultivation in the future. It is likely that Yang Xi will inherit the glory of the Yang family, and make this glory more and more brilliant, reaching an unpredictable height.
When Yang Guozhong secretly rejoiced and secretly planned to do so, Wei Jiesu, the secretary of the military department, also stood up and attached Wei Fangjin's proposal: "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, Marshal Yang made outstanding achievements in the battle of Tongguan, and withstood the attack of the rebels with more than 10,000 remnants of the defeated generals.
"Well, what you Aiqing said is reasonable, Yang Xi's great achievements in Tongguan will definitely be rewarded by the imperial court! There are rewards for meritorious deeds, and punishments for mistakes, so as to boost the prestige of the army and the country, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the soldiers!" After Li Longji stroked his beard and said these words in front of him with a smile, he suddenly drank hard: "Where is Yang Xi!"
After Yang Xi heard Li Longji's order, he was shocked, and immediately stepped forward to salute: "Your Majesty, the minister is here!"
didn't wait for Li Longji to open his mouth to reward him, Yang Xi immediately said some of the words he had been pondering: "Your Majesty, the minister has made military merits in Tongguan, but the military merits made by the minister are inseparable from the soldiers fighting to the death, I hope that Your Majesty will reward all the soldiers in Tongguan City together when rewarding the ministers!" Also, I also hope that Your Majesty can let the soldiers who bear the responsibility of the defeat of the Lingbao soldiers continue to lead the army to fight and atone for their crimes!"
Hearing Yang Xi make such a request, everyone in the hall was surprised, including Yang Guozhong, who was complacent just now, and Ge Shuhan, who was about to come out to ask for sin!