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At the same time, Fengzhou is also the starting point of Zhongnan Mountain, with mountains and steep cliffs in the territory, and the road is particularly difficult.

In the afternoon of this day, an army of more than 40,000 people marched quickly in the mountains, Gao Xianzhi walked in the middle of the team, he was silent all the way, and seemed to be preoccupied, he had just received a letter from Li Ji, the king of Shu, who was willing to set up his daughter Wu Niang as the concubine, and now Wu Niang is in Nanzheng County, it is said that he has agreed, and now he is invited to discuss the specific marriage and concubine matters.

Gao Xianzhi read this letter no less than ten times, with his understanding of his daughter, he knew that his daughter didn't care about the concubine at all, there was only one person in his daughter's heart, and he would never agree to the marriage of the king of Shu, it was likely that his daughter was forced to go against his will.

There is a problem here, how can my daughter be in Nanzheng? He didn't call her over at all, Gao Xianzhi suspected that Wu Niang was deceived into going to Nanzheng, but he didn't have definite evidence.

Gao Xianzhi was worried not for his daughter, but for the recent changes in the situation, Li Yu of Chang'an died, and Li Longji fled to Hanzhong, so that he faced two lords, whether to be loyal to Li Longji or the king of Shu.

It stands to reason that they are father and son, and they should be father and son, no matter who they are loyal to, they are the same, but Gao Xianzhi knows that this father and son have the name of father and son, but there is no father-son relationship, one mountain does not allow two tigers, and the two will have a fire sooner or later, which is why Li Yong, the king of Shu, was eager to marry his daughter, and did not hesitate to abolish the princess and set up his daughter as the concubine.

If it was a few months ago, Gao Xianzhi would probably be tempted, and being the princess of Shu can be regarded as a good destination for his daughter, but now he doesn't think so, being the princess of Shu is likely to cause trouble, but it will harm his daughter, judging from the fact that his generals are willing to be loyal to Li Longji, Gao Xianzhi is not optimistic about the prospects of the king of Shu.

At this time, Gao Xianzhi's war horse snorted twice, looking a little tired, Gao Xianzhi looked at the sky, it was already dusk, the dark clouds were very thick, the weather was gloomy, it seemed to be raining, there was no town in front, here happened to be a wide canyon, he ordered: "The army will camp on the spot, and leave tomorrow at dawn." ”

The army was exhausted, so they set up camp tents in the valleys, fetched water, drank horses, and cooked in pots.

．．．．．．． When night fell, the valley was exceptionally quiet, from time to time there were branches of the night owl cooing, the army of three thousand people set up nearly a hundred big tents, did not erect a camp fence, just set up sentry posts around, Gao Xianzhi could not sleep at night, he paced out of the big tent, the dark clouds in the sky had become thinner, a round of bright moonlight in the dark clouds bright and dark, he walked without direction, his heart was full of thoughts, he was worried about the situation of the court, worried about his own fate, seeing that the battle for the throne had evolved into a melee of princes, in this melee, Everyone needs to have their own place, and where will he Gao Xianzhi go?

At first, he decided that the king of Shu was a master who could be relied on, the king of Shu was wise and virtuous, and had great ambitions, and they talked tacitly and strengthened his determination to be loyal to the king of Shu, but as time went by, some of the surnames of the king of Shu began to be exposed, and his life began to become poor and luxurious, completely lost in pleasure and silver, and completely lost the enterprising heart at the beginning, of course, as a royal prince, the slightly luxurious life of the king of Shu is understandable, but Gao Xianzhi is very unaccustomed, The king of Shu did not share the limited military expenses with the soldiers, not to motivate the soldiers, but to build a palace, collect beauties, only the palace in Chengdu has thousands of palace maids and eunuchs, not only that, the king of Shu also brought his extravagance into the barracks, his concubines can walk through the barracks unscrupulously, they occupy the soldiers' horse training ground, just to satisfy their occasional interest in horseback riding, aroused the great indignation of the officers and soldiers.

These made Gao Xianzhi extremely dissatisfied, this is definitely not a monarch who can make a difference, if he is the emperor in the future, it will be a disaster for the Tang Dynasty, Gao Xianzhi began to reflect, from this time he coerced Wu Niang to marry him, he should have used the most despicable means, Gao Xianzhi was depressed, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed, this time to Nanzheng, how should he face his daughter.

At this moment, in the darkness, he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and then the patrolling soldiers shouted, "Who is it?" ”

"Please tell you that he is tall and handsome, and that his old master is here."

Gao Xianzhi was taken aback, who was his old master? Could it be..... Gao Xianzhi was suspicious in his heart, and walked quickly towards the person who came, in the night, there were only dozens of figures, all riding horses, and the front seemed to be an old man with a rickety body, Gao Xianzhi had no doubts, and immediately stepped forward and asked: "I am Gao Xianzhi, but the person who came is the emperor." ”

Li Longji's laughter came from the darkness, "Yes, Gao Aiqing, it's me!" ”

'I? ’

Gao Xianzhi was a little stunned, hasn't the emperor already abdicated? Why do you call yourself me again? He didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and saluted: "The last general, Gao Xianzhi, see His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

The person who came was Li Longji, he came from Baogu Road, originally went to Nanzheng, but he heard that Gao Xianzhi was in Fengzhou, so he turned around and came to Fengzhou, and happened to meet Gao Xianzhi on the way, Li Longji smiled slightly: "Gao Aiqing, I am a little thirsty, first ask you for a glass of water to drink." ”

"Yes! Please go to the minister's tent. ”

．．．．．．． Li Longji came to Gao Xianzhi not temporarily, as early as after his body gradually recovered, he began to consider the matter of collecting the military power in the world, first of all, his three sons, Shu, Jing, and Wu three kings, followed by Longyou, Shuofang and Jiannan, Li Longji knows better than anyone that if he wants to regain control of the world, holding military power is the first important thing, and only by holding military power can he compete with Li Yu and Li Qingan.

'Click! With a soft sound, a flame lit up in Gao Xianzhi's hand, he lit an oil lamp, and a halo expanded, illuminating the entire big tent, Gao Xianzhi added a lambskin to the seat, and said with a smile: "This is the minister's sleeping tent, a little simple, please sit down." ”

Li Longji looked at the sleeping tent, only to see that there was only a military blanket in the tent, a box for paperwork and a small table for processing official documents, and there was nothing else, Li Longji nodded secretly, I heard that Gao Xianzhi could share weal and woe with the soldiers, and when I saw it today, sure enough, Li Longji didn't say much, so he sat down at the small table, and at this time, one of Gao Xianzhi's personal soldiers brought a cup of tea, and the guards next to him checked it and put it on the small table.

Li Longji took a sip of the teacup, and then said slowly: "Gao Aiqing, I am here to save your life." ”

Gao Xianzhi didn't know what Li Longji meant, standing aside and not daring to say anything, Li Longji glanced at him, and sneered again, "You're going to go to Nanzheng!" ”

"Yes! The minister received a letter from the king of Shu and was going to Nanzheng. ”

"That's right, so you can't go to Nanzheng in the end."

After a pause, Li Longji asked again: "How many troops did you bring?" ”

Gao Xianzhi listened to Li Longji's words very broken, and he didn't know why, so he hurriedly responded: "Back to the emperor, the minister brought 3,000 troops. ”

"Three thousand troops? It's okay, maybe you can desperately escape from the siege. ”

Gao Xianzhi understood a little now, and he was surprised: "The emperor means that there is a ..... ahead."

Li Longji nodded slowly, "As you guessed, the King of Shu deployed 20,000 troops in the Tianqin Gorge one hundred and fifty miles ahead, just waiting for you to go, did he think he really asked you to go to Nanzheng County?" ”

Gao Xianzhi was stunned, he knew Tianqin Gorge, located on the only way to Nanzheng, about fifty miles away from Nanzheng County, it was a canyon that was extremely conducive to halfway ambushes, according to his marching plan, he would arrive at Tianqin Gorge at noon tomorrow, according to Li Longji's meaning, the King of Shu would ambush him in Tianqin Gorge, Gao Xianzhi couldn't believe it, would the King of Shu ambush him?

Li Longji saw the confusion in Gao Xianzhi's eyes, so he said slowly: "Thirteen Lang is my son, I know very well what he is, one set on the surface, one set behind the back, I think you should also understand it, maybe he didn't have the intention of killing you when he wrote to you to go to Nanzheng, but now it's different, because a big incident happened the day before yesterday, which is enough for him to kill you, Gao Aiqing, do you know what happened?" ”

"The minister's news is blocked, I don't know what happened?"

Li Longji smiled and said, "Because the army of Geshuhan has already taken refuge in me. ”

"Ahh Gao Xianzhi let out a low cry, Ge Shuhan actually took refuge in Li Longji, so the King of Shu must have known.

Now he somewhat believes what Li Longji said, if Ge Shuhan really took refuge in Li Longji, then it would not be surprising that the King of Shu wanted to kill him, for a while, Gao Xianzhi's heart was in turmoil, and he didn't know what he should do.

At this time, Li Longji looked at him and said, "Gao Aiqing, are you willing to take refuge in me?" ”

Gao Xianzhi lowered his head, sweat was already drenched on his forehead, and he didn't know what to do? He never thought of taking refuge in Li Longji, he never separated Li Longji's father and son, in his heart, supporting the King of Shu is supporting Li Longji, but now, their father and son have been in the same room, and he didn't think about his own side.

Li Longji's eyes are thorough, as if he has seen through Gao Xianzhi's heart, more than 40 years of imperial career, so that he is proficient in the art of controlling people, one look at two probes and three hands, this is his usual trick, he has observed Gao Xianzhi for a long time, he saw Gao Xianzhi's dissatisfaction with the King of Shu, Gao Xianzhi is strict in governing the army, and the soldiers share weal and woe, and the King of Shu is arrogant and extravagant in his military camp, doing whatever he wants, they are not all the way, from Gao Xianzhi's reluctance to marry his daughter to the King of Shu, you can know that he is dissatisfied with the King of Shu.

Seeing through Gao Xianzhi's lack of determination, today Li Longji used the second step of Gao Xianzhi's means, that is, temptation, he knew it with reason, and the way with affection, so that Gao Xianzhi fell into a dilemma, and he achieved his goal, at least he had made Gao Xianzhi have fifty percent of his intention to take refuge in him.

The next step is his recruitment, but not now, Li Longji knows that the canal has not been repaired yet, and the water will naturally not come, so he gave Gao Xianzhi another weight.

"Gao Aiqing, I will say a few more words to you, Emperor Li Yu is my eldest grandson, although I am deeply dissatisfied with him, but I still recognize his throne, after all, he is my designated successor, he unfortunately died early, and now his son succeeds to the throne, but I don't admit it, without my recognition, no one can think of being the emperor, so the current Tang Dynasty Son is not Li Shi, but I, and now I am still the emperor of the Tang Empire, but I am now very weak, no one supports me, and it is not the time to announce it to the world, if Gao Aiqing supports me, Then I will give you the merit of supporting, and in the future, Longyou, Jiannan, and Anxi will be chosen by you, and I will seal you ten thousand households and make you a real king with a different surname, this is my promise to you. ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded silently, "Please ask Your Majesty to let the ministers think about it." ”

"Good!"

Li Longji slowly stood up and said, "I will give you time to think about it, but I want to remind you once again that there are 20,000 ambush soldiers in Tianqin Gorge, so you can do it yourself." ”

After speaking, Li Longji staggered out, his guards wanted to help him, but he was thrown away, "I can walk by myself!" ”

Gao Xianzhi didn't go to see Li Longji, he was still sitting motionless in the big tent, like a statue of a contemplative person, I don't know how long later, a murmuring sound woke him up from his contemplation, and it seemed to be raining outside.

Gao Xianzhi felt a chill, he put on a piece of clothing and walked out of the big tent, and it was really raining lightly outside, and it was rainy and foggy.

This kind of deep valley night rain is particularly melancholy, Gao Xianzhi can't help but think of the past, he was eighteen years old that year, high-spirited, Pegasus bow, galloping in the Anxi desert, the distant mountains are snowy, the grassland is full of white clouds, this time it has passed thirty years, and now he is nearly fifty, the twilight of the martyr, can he still have a strong heart?

He remembered the promise Li Longji had given him, 'If the prince helps me, he should make a meritorious contribution to the establishment and bestow the kings of ten thousand households.' ’

Gao Xianzhi's heart was full of enthusiasm, he would rather not have ten thousand households, he just wanted to return to Anxi and make up for the years he had lost.

Just when Gao Xianzhi was in a state of turmoil, suddenly, a rapid horn sound sounded from the front and rear of the camp almost at the same time, 'Woo~!'

The sound of the horn echoed in the rain, this was an alarm of the enemy, Gao Xianzhi was taken aback, this is a canyon, there are horns in front and behind, that means they are surrounded.

He shouted: "Order all the soldiers to get on their horses and throw away their baggage!" ”

The camp tent was in a mess, the soldiers didn't care about packing up, hurriedly put on their armor and turned over on their horses, Gao Xianzhi also got on the horse, holding a long lance, nervously watching the situation outside the camp, in the rain and fog, he felt a large number of troops surrounding him, but did not attack them, who could it be?

The captain of the pro-soldier came forward to report: "Commander, there are large armies in front and behind, and there are as many as 50,000 or 60,000 people. ”

At this time, there was a shout from outside the camp: "Gao Dashuai, His Majesty the Emperor, please see you." ”

Gao Xianzhi suddenly realized that this was Ge Shuhan's army, and it seemed that when Li Longji arrived just now, Ge Shuhan's army was already nearby.

Gao Xianzhi sighed, Li Longji's aggressive offensive made him have no choice, so he urged his horse to walk outside the camp, only to see that the outside of the camp was densely packed with troops, holding pine resin torches, burning in the fine and dense rain and mist, illuminating the night like day.

In the middle of a group of cavalry, surrounded by an old man with a rickety back, it was Li Longji, who had just left Gao Xianzhi's camp, he was dressed in a robe, wearing a hat, and his face was full of smug smiles under the reflection of the firelight.

When he saw Gao Xianzhi coming, he let out a long laugh and said, "Gao Aiqing, can you think about it?" ”

Gao Xianzhi turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to Li Longji and knelt down, he finally made up his mind, and said loudly: "Minister Gao Xianzhi, I am willing to go to the soup for Your Majesty, and I will not give up!" ”

Li Longji hurriedly ordered someone to help Gao Xianzhi up, he laughed happily, in the past few years, he has never been so comfortable as at this moment, and now that Ge Shuhan and Gao Xianzhi have taken refuge in him, God finally gave him another chance.

"Gao Aiqing, you go back quickly to order troops, we will meet in Nanzheng."

．．．．． Nan Zheng, Li Jian, the king of Shu, was a little sick, he failed to ambush Gao Xianzhi in Tianqin Gorge, but he was drenched in a night rain, he was angry and hateful, and he couldn't afford to get sick.

For several days, Li Jian was groggy, he had realized that things were not good, and wanted to return to Chengdu, but he was too sick to make the trip.

On this morning, Li Jian's health improved slightly, and after riding a circle of horses in the horse farm, he felt that he could set off, so he ordered: "Pass my order, and the three armies immediately pack up and prepare to return to Chengdu." ”

He has 30,000 people under his command, which he asked Gao Xianzhi forcibly, and he personally served as the commander, but most of the generals in these armies were promoted by Gao Xianzhi, among which Zhao Chongwei and other eight people were brought by him from Anxi.

The news of Li Jian's order to return to Chengdu caused discontent in the army, and Li Jian had promised the troops that before returning to Chengdu, they would each reward 30 guan as a reward for their dispatch to Han, and now Li Jian did not fulfill his promise, which caused protests in the army.

"Back to the prince, there was a lot of trouble in the army, and the officers and soldiers all disobeyed the order, and no one refused to raise troops and return south."

"! I don't have any money for them now. ”

Li Jian was furious, and said to the guard officer: "If you pass my order again, as long as you return to Chengdu, I will definitely fulfill my promise." ”

After a pause, Li Jian stopped the guard officer again, "Forget it, I'll go talk to them in person and prepare a horse for me." As soon as his words fell, he saw a guard running outside in a panic, and reported in a trembling voice: "Lord Wang, something is wrong!" ”

"What's so flustered?" Li Jian said unhappily.

"Lord Wang, there is news from outside the city that Ge Shuhan led an army of 50,000 to appear in Chengnan, while Gao Xianzhi led an army of 70,000 to appear in the west of the city, cutting off our way back to the south."

"Ahh

This sudden news stunned Li Zhen, he sat down on the ground, Gao Xianzhi really betrayed himself, at this moment, Li Jian suddenly realized that maybe his end was coming.

．．．．． In late June of the first year of Zhenzhi, Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan soldiers divided into two roads, surrounded the county town of Nanzheng, under the order of Gao Xianzhi, his old department, Zhao Chongwei, the general of Nanzheng, led the army to revolt, and sent people to guard Gao Wu out of the city, the rest of the army was the old department of Gao Xianzhi, followed by surrender, Li Jian, the king of Shu, saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to bear the guilt of Jing and go out of the city by himself, and asked his father for the guilt.

Li Longji did not spare him, three days later, a cup of poisoned wine killed Li Jijiu in Nanzheng City, since then, Li Longji has completely mastered a total of 200,000 troops including Ge Shuhan, Gao Xianzhi, and Jiannan's 50,000 reserve militia army, if you add 80,000 Nanzhao troops, then Li Longji has nearly 300,000 troops.

On June 25, Li Longji issued a letter to the world in Hanzhong, not recognizing the throne of the new emperor Li Shi, and once again proclaimed himself Kaiyuan Tianbao Shengwen Shenwu Emperor, restored the thirteenth year of Tianbao, and called on the ministers of Chang'an to go south and re-establish a new Tang Empire.

For a time, the Tang Empire was turbulent, after having 150,000 troops, Li Longji did not return to Chengdu, divided the troops into two routes, Ge Shuhan took Chencang Road, he and Gao Xianzhi took Baogu Road, and the 150,000 army marched to Guanzhong.

(To be continued)