"There's some truth to that!" Yang Guozhong nodded slightly.

Seeing that Yang Guozhong recognized his statement, Yang Xi stopped, and then said in a very soft voice: "Father, the child pleaded for the Tongguan generals in front of the emperor today, and it is also for this purpose, I hope to take the opportunity to intercede for them, get their support, and gain their hearts, if these generals with outstanding military achievements in the past can fully support the child, then the father will not have any worries!"

"Well, for the sake of the father understood!" Yang Guozhong nodded.

"Father, I hope you can strongly support the child to continue to lead the army in Tongguan and participate in the follow-up counterinsurgency, the child will not let you down, will bring you surprises, and will give us the ancestors of the Yang family a long face!"

When Yang Xi finished saying this, the father and son had already walked outside Li Longji's bedroom, and a eunuch stepped forward to lead the way, so he stopped! The eunuch who led the way stepped forward first and saluted Li Longji, who was lying on the couch, "Your Majesty, Yang Xianggong and Marshal Yang are here!"

"The minister has seen His Majesty the Emperor!" Yang Xi and Yang Guozhong respectively stepped forward and saluted Li Longji, who opened his eyes slightly.

Tongguan is worry-free, don't worry about the rebels coming to Chang'an, Li Longji has less worry in his heart, he has slept better these days, and even has the interest to listen to some songs and dances, and he looks in better spirits, but the traces left by the years on his face are still very heavy, and those looming age spots clearly tell others that this is an old man in his twilight.

"Kunitude and Shiro are here, let's sit aside!" Li Longji stretched out his hand and signaled, letting Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi sit aside.

Gao Lishi, who was standing beside Li Longji, came over very considerately, stuffed a few pillows behind Li Longji, and helped Li Longji up.

Li Longji followed Gao Lishi's hand and sat up obliquely on several pillows behind him.

"Guozhong, Shiro, I want to hear the opinions of your father and son, how do you think the next war should be arranged!" Li Longji opened his mouth to inquire first.

"Your Majesty, let's listen to Shiro's opinion first, after all, he has been in Tongguan these days, and he has directly commanded the defensive battle in Tongguan, and he knows the situation in Tongguan best!"

"Hmm! Shiro, then you tell me your opinion first," Li Longji's eyes fell on Yang Xi, and motioned for him to say first, "Shiro, you can say any opinions and ideas you have, I will think about it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" In Yang Xi's eyes, Li Longji in front of him was not majestic, just an old elder, with his own father by his side, and he didn't have any timidity, cleared his throat, and began to tell his opinion, "Your Majesty, the minister feels that the Tongguan crisis still exists now, and the situation has not changed much compared to the other side, and what we have to do now is still to do our best to guard Tongguan, the gateway of Chang'an, and strive to ensure that Tongguan is not lost!" Now it is the flood season, and the rebels have no way to attack Chang'an through the Yellow River and Wei River, but only through Tongguan! As long as the imperial court devotes all its strength to defend Tongguan, the rebels will not be able to attack Chang'an! The divisions of King Qin are being formed one after another or marching to Chang'an, as long as we have been holding on to the rebels in Tongguan, more and more reinforcements will arrive in Chang'an!"

"Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Li Siye, Cheng Qianli, Yan Zhenqing and other generals are attacking the rebels from the north, the rebels can't take care of the head and tail, what they want to capture is Tongguan, as long as Tongguan is captured and the door of Chang'an is opened, the rebels don't need to spend too much effort to break through the Beijing Division, and the world of the Tang Dynasty will be worry-free!"

"Although there are 100,000 defenders of Tongguan now, one is a rout, most of the others are newly recruited, and there are only half of the men and horses with combat effectiveness, which can be called the elite ten but one, with such an army to defend the city, with the natural danger of Tongguan, it may be possible to achieve victory, but if it is out of the customs to fight, even in the face of the rebels with inferior troops, it is not cheap, not to mention that the number of rebels outside the pass is more than the Tongguan town army! We have to take our strengths now and defend according to the dangers of Tongguan, instead of going out to fight without our own strength, otherwise the fiasco of Lingbao will happen again!" Yang Xi got up as he spoke, and saluted Li Longji respectfully, "Please also ask Your Majesty to consider carefully, don't easily let the army go out of the customs to fight!"

After Yang Xi finished speaking, Yang Guozhong also echoed, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Shiro said is very reasonable, there has already been a wrong decision before, and the same mistake cannot be made a second time." Geshuhan originally had 200,000 horses, but after encountering the rebels, only 10,000 people were spared, and now there are only 100,000 soldiers and horses in Tongguan City. The rebels did not capture Tongguan with all their might, so they could only retreat to Shaanxi County helplessly, and the minister felt that the imperial court should now follow Shiro's suggestion and order the Tongguan army to defend the dangerous pass, only defend without fighting, and the rebels will eventually be defeated!"

Hearing Yang Xi and Yang Guozhong say this, Li Longji only hesitated for a moment, then immediately nodded and agreed to the invitation of the father and son: "Hmm! Guozhong, Shiro, what you father and son said is reasonable, the fiasco of Lingbao cannot happen again, I listened to your advice and decided that the defenders of Tongguan would only defend and not fight, and we will talk about it when the situation changes further!"

Seeing that Li Longji approved his suggestion, Yang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to continue to lead the army in Tongguan, work with his soldiers to resist the rebels, and when the time is right, lead the army out of the customs to fight, and work with other Qin Wang's divisions to annihilate the rebels, restore order in the Tang Dynasty, and restore peace to the people!" Please also ask Your Majesty to let the ministers continue to lead the army in Tongguan!"

It was not surprising that Yang Xi would ask like this, Li Longji looked at Yang Xi twice, and did not say anything, but looked at Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong understood the meaning of the inquiry in Li Longji's eyes, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the ministers also support Yang Xi to continue to serve as a marshal to control the generals, defend the Tongguan Pass, and work with the generals to resist the rebels. With Yang Xi's efforts, the situation in Tongguan has been stabilized, and the generals are willing to obey him, and the ministers also feel that it is inappropriate to change generals in battle, and after thinking twice, they are still ready to make suggestions to Your Majesty and continue to let Yang Xi lead the army as a marshal, so as to avoid chaos, and I hope Your Majesty will approve it! Although Yang Xi is young, as long as there are some good assistants, there should be no problems!"

Hearing Yang Guozhong say this, Yang Xi immediately asked again: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to make a military order, and the minister will definitely lead his soldiers to defeat any siege of the rebels and firmly hold Tongguan, if there is a defeat, he is willing to obey any disposition of His Majesty, and he will also die for the country, the city is there, the people are there, the city is broken, and the people are dead!"

Li Longji did not express his position immediately, but was silent.

At this moment, a clanging sound was heard from far and near, followed by the sound of soft footsteps.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is here!"

With Gao Lishi's voice, a fragrant breeze came, and then a richly dressed and outstanding woman appeared in Yang Xi's field of vision.

"Ah, Yang Guifei, Yang Yuhuan!" Yang Xi read in a low voice in his heart, and immediately recognized who it was.

"Sinking fish, falling geese, closing the moon, and shy flowers", four words used to describe beauties in ancient times, one of which is to describe the beauty of the woman in front of her. Yang Yuhuan, a beautiful woman with a shy flower, saw it for the first time after being reborn!