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Yang Xi, who didn't say anything, followed Yang Guozhong out of Li Longji's bedroom, and the father and son walked through the palace without a word, and only then stopped after walking to a place where no one was.

"Father, is Your Majesty really going to abdicate?" Yang Xi asked in a low voice.

Yang Guozhong thought for a moment and shook his head, "Your Majesty definitely doesn't really want to abdicate, he just said this when he was old and a little tired of dealing with the current situation, and he said negative words." But being a father is afraid of what happens, and I am afraid that if His Majesty really decides to pass on the throne to the crown prince, then our Yang family will be unlucky from now on. Therefore, whether His Majesty wants to abdicate sincerely or falsely, he must find a way to stop it. ”

"Got it!"

Seeing that there was no one on the side, Yang Guo was loyal, and said in a low voice: "Xi'er, you must also know that your father and the prince are not in harmony, and the contradiction is very big, but your father has never told you about the situation, and these things can no longer be hidden from you, and I will definitely talk to you in detail." It's just that I'm in a hurry today, so I don't have time to talk about it in detail, when I have the opportunity, I'll talk to you about my father's life!"

"Yes, father, the child will definitely listen to his father's teachings when the time comes," Yang Xi agreed softly.

Yang Guozhong nodded, didn't say anything more, and motioned for Yang Xi to go out of the palace with him.

After leaving the palace, Yang Guozhong instructed Yang Xi a few more words, asking him to go back to the house to rest first, and he was still in the political hall.

Yang Xi also returned to the house, and after talking a few words to his mother Pei Rou in the past, he also went back to his small courtyard and prepared to rest for a while.

Ping'er came to serve very considerately, Yang Xi laughed with her for a few words, and fell asleep peacefully under the gentle beating of the little girl.

When he woke up, Yang Xi felt energetic and in a good mood, and at this time, the edict of the imperial court reward was also sent to the house.

Li Longji gave Yang Xi a heavy reward: he was given the title of prince of Weinan County, 300 households of real food, and Yang Xi was rewarded with a mansion and a lot of gold and silver money.

Such a reward is not insignificant, but there is no promotion. Yang Xi was awarded the rank of general of Longwu at the beginning of the year, and led the troops and horses as deputy marshal, according to the current situation, it is impossible to be promoted in the position, so he can only stay for the future.

Yang Xi was quite satisfied with this, and Li Longji rewarded him with a mansion, which means that he can now open a mansion and become a family of his own, and he no longer needs to live with his parents, which is what he desires.

Everyone wants to start a family, and Yang Xi wants to too. Having your own mansion and your own career is the beginning of starting a family.

Lingbao's defeat led to the 200,000 Tang army being annihilated by An Lushan's rebels, and Ge Shuhan, who was in charge of Tongguan military affairs, was very culpable.

However, after returning to the court with Yang Xi this time, the imperial court did not immediately announce further punishment for him, and Yang Xi did not hear any news about him, and the people who visited his mansion were also closed, and no one was allowed to see him, as if this veteran had evaporated from the world after his return. Yang Xi wanted to visit before returning to Tongguan, but after thinking about it, he forgot it.

At this time, it may be reasonable for him to visit, but it is also inappropriate, because of his father Yang Guozhong, it is better for him not to visit for the time being.

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persuaded his mother Pei Rou, who was reluctant to leave, and then entered the palace with his father Yang Guozhong to tell the emperor Li Longji.

The sun went down, and in the cool breeze coming slowly, the high-spirited Yang Xi led dozens of guards and generals to gallop on the official road to Tongguan.

In the first half of the night, the moon is very bright, and you don't need to light a torch to walk quickly on the official road. However, at night there was no way to run very fast, and in the middle of the night when the moon went down again, I could only light torches and move forward. It was also near dawn that Yang Xi and his entourage arrived at Tongguan City.

Gao Shi, Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Li Chengguang, Li Fude and other major generals who received the news first all welcomed out of the West Gate.

Yang Xi is the chief general of the Tongguan Town Army, and when the main general returns, it is normal for the subordinate generals to come out to greet him, but these generals who go out of the city to greet him have their own thoughts.

Many of them had participated in the Battle of Lingbao, and most of them were responsible for losing the battle. Before returning to Chang'an, Yang Xi promised that they would plead for them in front of the emperor, so that the emperor could reduce the punishment or pardon their crimes. Now that Yang Xi has returned, he must have brought back the emperor's handling opinions, and no matter who wants to hear Yang Xi tell them the final result at the first time.

Of course, Yang Xi couldn't have fully known the thoughts of these people, but he was still a little surprised that so many generals went out of the city to greet him when he arrived at the west gate of Tongguan.

He saw the generals' departure from the city to greet him as a further endorsement of him as the supreme commander.

Of course he was happy that the generals under his command treated him so politely.

Yang Xi also inquired about the situation near Tongguan for the first time.

From the successive reports of the generals, Yang Xi also understood the latest situation of the enemy situation near Tongguan.

An Qingxu and Cui Qianyou commanded the rebels to attack the city unsuccessfully, and after retreating to Shaanxi County, they did not send troops to the direction of Tongguan, but only stationed troops on the front line of Shaanxi County, and arranged heavy troops near Lingbao to strictly prevent the possible attack of soldiers and horses in the direction of Tongguan. It can be said that the current situation has returned to the state before Lingbao's defeat, and the two sides are facing each other at a certain distance. According to the news sent by the spies to inquire back, An Lushan had led his troops back to Luoyang, and An Qingxu also went to Luoyang with a group of men, and more than 100,000 rebels stationed near Shaanxi County were all led by Cui Qianyou.

"Marshal Yang, the last general guesses that the rebels' supplies will definitely not be able to keep up, otherwise they will not all retreat to the area around Shaanxi County," Gao Shi also told Yang Xi his guess after reporting the situation, "It stands to reason that the rebels have not suffered a devastating blow, and they have the ability to attack the city again." The last general guessed that they must have encountered a lot of difficulties, otherwise they would continue to garrison the city of Tongguan. ”

"This marshal agrees with General Gao's speculation, the materials needed by the rebels are all transported from the direction of Luoyang, and the supply of more than 100,000 horses is not a small amount, and it is not easy to ensure sufficient supplies!" Yang Xi, who rode into the city with the generals, said with a smile after listening to what Gao Shi said: "It's a pity that the number of more than 100,000 horses in Tongguan is still too small, and nearly half of the horses have not been systematically trained, otherwise there can be other plans." ”

Hearing Yang Xi say this, all the generals were silent. This is a fact, although they have 100,000 troops now, they do not have the strength to fight back, even if the rebels encounter difficulties, it is impossible for their own side to take the opportunity to attack, which is a great pity.

The generals knew that in order to hold Tongguan, they did not need 100,000 horses, even if the rebels attacked with 300,000 people, as long as 50,000 or 60,000 horses could basically hold Tongguan. But that is on the premise of elite soldiers, if the city of Tongguan is full of elite soldiers, 50,000 or 60,000 people can definitely hold it, so that nearly half of the troops can be divided out of the city to fight, and take advantage of the weak strength of the rebels to attack while they are victorious.

What a pity!

"Strengthen military training and raise the combat effectiveness of these 100,000 horses as soon as possible!" This was Yang Xi's second order after many generals reported the situation.