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Ge Shuhan heard that Yang Xi said that he would ask for them in front of the emperor and pardon them for the crimes of these generals who were directly related to the defeat of Lingbao, but he didn't expect Yang Xi to ask for them from the beginning, and even ask for a reward for them, this was before the emperor rewarded Yang Xi, how not to surprise and surprise him?

Yang Guozhong was also surprised, he originally planned to take advantage of today's court meeting to propose to the emperor to reprimand Chen Xuanli, who deliberately continued the rescue speed, as well as Ge Shuhan, Wang Sili, Pang Zhong and other people who were dissatisfied with him and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of his generals. Unexpectedly, Yang Xi took the first step to ask for an exoneration for them, and asked the emperor to reward them.

How could this be the case with this son of his own? For such a big event, he didn't discuss it with his father before deciding.

But just when he was secretly slandering, Yang Xi threw a meaningful look at him. This made Yang Guozhong even more puzzled, but he also knew that Yang Xi had ulterior motives in doing this, so he didn't come out to say anything.

Hearing Yang Xi say this, Li Longji was also slightly surprised, but he was also very happy, Yang Xi's mind was not narrow-minded, and he did not fall into the trap on other generals as he expected.

But he still frowned and said: "Yang Xi, you should know that Ge Shuhan and his generals suffered a crushing defeat in Lingbao, only 8,000 of the 200,000 horses fled back, and countless Han family sons died on the banks of the Yellow River, their guilt is unforgivable, even if they made contributions to the later defense of Tongguan, but the merit is not comparable to their guilt in any case, and they must be punished!"

When Li Longji said these words, Ge Shuhan, who was standing on the side, couldn't hold back any longer, and knelt down in front of the hall, ready to plead guilty, but Yang Xi rushed in front of him to complain, "Your Majesty, after the minister went to Tongguan, he also learned about the defeat of Lingbao's army!" Although Marshal Geshu and other generals have a great responsibility, the most important thing is related to the fact that Bian Lingcheng, who supervised the army, interfered too much in military affairs and did not respect the advice of Marshal Geshu and the generals, and it was Bian Lingcheng's escape after the start of the war that led to the chaos of the army, and the army rushed to escape, and finally the battle of Lingbao was defeated!"

Yang Xi explained with an open look: "It is precisely because of this understanding that the minister killed Bian Lingcheng in public after he fled back to Tongguan City, so as to set an example and use his head to boost morale!" Your Majesty, the culprit of Lingbao's defeat was the supervising army Bian Lingcheng, Bian Lingcheng did not understand military affairs, and he also pointed fingers at Marshal Geshu's arrangement, and fled after the start of the war, causing the army to be disheartened......"

"Of course, other soldiers should be blamed, but they should be allowed to continue to wear their crimes and make meritorious contributions, if there are outstanding military achievements, such as Wang Sili and General Pang Zhong, they should be given a certain reward to boost morale and let them better resist the enemy! Marshal Geshu after the defeat and retreat of Tongguan, actively responded, strictly arranged, and did not compromise under the threat of fire and Guiren, and in the subsequent battle, he has been commanding the city, and trying to oppose the public opinion, supporting the decision of the minister, otherwise Tongguan City would have been broken! Please also consider carefully for the sake of Marshal Geshu and the generals who are fighting bravely to kill the enemy!"

Yang Xi's words surprised the ministers in the palace for a while, and after he finished speaking, no one immediately stood up to express support or opposition.

"Hmm, what Yang Xiaoaiqing said is also reasonable!" Li Longji nodded yes, but he didn't announce anything immediately, but said euphemistically: "How to deal with Ge Shuhan and the generals of Tongguan, I still have to think carefully before making a decision, but Yang Xiaoaiqing's reward is indispensable, and I will also think about it and announce it in a few days!"

Li Longji said, signaling Yang Xi and the other ministers not to say anything, and continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, Tongguan has finally been held under the hard fighting led by Yang Xiaoaiqing. Tongguan is worry-free, and don't worry about the safety of Chang'an, but the rebels are still not repulsed, Cui Qianyou tens of thousands of people retreated to Shaanxi County, and the eastern capital Luoyang is still in the hands of the thieves, I don't want to see the people of Li Min being enslaved by the thieves rebels again, and the rebellion must be quelled as soon as possible! Today's court meeting, I want to hear what good plans you have to put down the rebellion as soon as possible!"

As soon as he heard Li Longji say this, Yang Xi had a bad premonition in his heart, it is very likely that Li Longji did not learn the lesson of Lingbao's defeat, and had plans to send troops out of Tongguan to fight, and some of the ministers also had such thoughts!

Sure enough, as soon as Li Longji's words fell, a minister who Yang Xi didn't know his name stood up and played impassionedly: "Your Majesty, now the rebels are weak, and after suffering heavy losses in front of Tongguan City, they can only retreat to Shaanxi County and Luoyang, the post road between Luoyang and Fanyang has been cut off in many places, and the divisions of King Qin from all over the country have arrived one after another, and the minister feels that he should take this great opportunity to wipe out the rebels in Henan in one fell swoop, and not let them return to Fanyang's lair!"

"Your Majesty, the minister is against it!" As soon as the unknown minister's voice fell, Yang Xi immediately stood up against it.

"The victory in the battle of Tongguan was only a narrow victory in the situation that the rebels did not understand, we took advantage of the treacherous terrain of Tongguan, and the help of the heavens with a torrential rain to achieve victory, otherwise there would be no way to repel the rebels!" Yang Xi said impassionedly!

"Now the strength of the troops near Tongguan is still dominated by the rebels, and the road out of Tongguan is very narrow, easy to be ambushed by the rebels, and the battle of Lingbao is a lesson from the past!" In the astonishment of the emperor and the ministers in the palace, Yang Xi said eloquently, "Your Majesty, so the ministers think that what the defenders of Tongguan should do now is still to defend the pass, strictly prevent the siege of the rebels, and then strengthen the training of the troops, and improve the combat effectiveness of the Tongguan town army as soon as possible, instead of taking the initiative to go out to fight!" If the Tongguan Town Army, which was almost a rabble, was forced to go out to fight, the situation of Lingbao's fiasco could still happen! Your Majesty, now we can't do things that are quick for quick success, the rebels are strong, but they are far away from Fanyang's lair, what they are most afraid of is the confrontation with our army, they want to fight quickly, capture Chang'an, and command the world with Chang'an, we must not go out of the pass to fight as the rebels wish, but should defend according to Tongguan!"

"Father, the sons and daughters do not agree with Marshal Yang's proposal!" The crown prince Li Heng, who had been watching coldly, stood up and openly opposed Yang Xi's proposal: "Now the situation is completely different from a few days ago, the rebels suffered a crushing defeat under Tongguan City, and had no choice but to retreat to Shaanxi County, the thieves have plans to withdraw from Luoyang, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Yan Zhenqing and other generals have achieved successive results, our army has already learned the lesson of Lingbao's defeat, no matter who leads the army, similar mistakes cannot be made a second time!" As long as you are careful, you will not be ambushed by the rebels!"

Li Heng said, and the words changed, "Father, Marshal Yang is young and has never commanded any major military affairs, and he can succeed with some small tricks to defend the pass, but to command a large group of men and horses to fight, the commander of the army must go through the tempering of many wars, otherwise there is no way to make improvisation!" Father and Emperor and sons believe that Marshal Yang's mission has been completed, and another general should be sent to command the follow-up war, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable!"

Li Heng's request was not only unexpected by Li Longji, but also by other ministers in the palace, including Ge Shuhan, who had been speechless, and Yang Guozhong, Wei Jiansu, and Wei Fangjin, and Yang Xi was even more surprised. He couldn't have imagined that this middle-aged prince of the dynasty would propose at this time that Li Longji be dismissed from his post as the marshal of the army and appointed someone else!