79, Yongwang's Rebellion

"The valley is not very wide, only about 300 steps, the depth is quite deep, but at that time, Shi brought more than 200 people, so he didn't care about the deep ditch and dangerous stream, the team kept going inside, and it didn't take long for a very thick mountain fog to rise, when the fog dissipated, we were surprised to find that we returned to the entrance of the valley.

The old man was surprised in his heart, relying on the large number of people and horses to go a few times, but they were all the same result. ”

Li Mi listened carefully, only to see beads of sweat the size of beans oozing from Shi Siming's forehead, and deep fear in his eyes.

"Did someone set up a formation there?"

"I don't know, and it's not quite like it. ”

"What else happened at that time? Brother Shi seems-"

"Hehe, I'm scared, isn't it? There seems to be something in the fog, at first I thought it was a beast, but then I thought it was not quite right, we came out for the last time, and we didn't go in again, and only me and a dozen guards were left, and more than two hundred people disappeared into thin air. ”

It turns out that this is the case, the three waves of people sent by An Lushan at the beginning have all disappeared inexplicably, but after all, those are just conjectures and speculations, but when such a thing really befalls him, the fear is unspeakable.

Shi Siming drank three glasses of wine in succession, and his mood gradually calmed down.

"Actually, Brother Shi still made up his mind in his heart, that valley is the entrance to the dragon vein, right?"

Shi Siming looked at Li Mi expressionlessly, did not say yes, nor did he say no.

"Why didn't you just say it directly?"

"Whether that valley is the entrance to the dragon vein or not, Shi is really not sure, the old man still hopes that you can try to find other roads, that place is too dangerous, if you don't have the ability to reach the sky, there is no need to try again." ”

"Brother Shi hasn't tried again?"

"Well, that parade was originally my whim, with a group of brothers out to relax, I didn't expect to encounter that kind of thing, found that the soldiers were killed and wounded, the old man suddenly remembered because of the dream of the black dragon disappeared one after another, old man, I care about An Lushan's opinion of himself after all, I don't want him to be suspicious of me, so I told my subordinates to keep it secret, and even lied to An Lushan that he met the Khitan rangers, and then although he couldn't help but investigate, but when he thought of losing many horses and horses, he couldn't explain to An Lushan, so he gave up。 ”

"This matter is getting more and more interesting, since it is related to the dragon vein, even if there is no Brother Shi's family there, I still have to investigate. Brother Shi, let's tell me the exact location of that valley. ”

Shi Siming thought about it, and asked Li Mi for a military map of the Fanyang area, marking the route.

Things like "chips" were pretty much talked about, and the two sides slowly drank wine and exchanged pleasantries.

This old fox is really calm, he doesn't even have the intention of mentioning conditions? Forget it, the matter has come to this, let's speak first, with his character, he is not a person who wants stars and moons.

Thinking of this, Li Mi pointed to the carving: "It's not too early, what Brother Shi said is very helpful to our army, as for Brother Shi's conditions, you might as well say it bluntly." ”

Shi Siming thought for a while before he slowly spoke: "First, Shi Mou wants a golden book iron coupon, the old man knows that the golden book iron coupon was originally awarded by the imperial court to a meritorious minister, and it is really a bit cheeky for a criminal like Shi to ask for this, but in order to protect himself, Shi Mou also had to act like this."

Second, Shi wanted a copy of the prince's edict, promising to save Shi's net worth and life in the future.

Third, Shi led the soldiers and horses, still under the command of Shi, after the city of Luoyang was broken, Shi would lead the headquarters, and then serve the Tang Dynasty, recover the prefectures and counties occupied by An Lushan, as for the soldiers and horses needed for grain and grass and military salaries, please also ask the court to allocate them.

As for Shi's official lu, he listened to the court's reward, and the criminal ministers did not dare to be greedy, but before the court's will came down, Shi would still use Fan Yangjiedu to make his post, lead his subordinates, and serve the emperor. ”

Guo Ziyi and Li Mi glanced at each other - this old guy's wishful thinking is loud enough, on the one hand, he wants the court to promise to keep him from dying, and on the other hand, he still wants to lead the old department, and the advance and retreat are all under his control. However, according to the current situation, the imperial court should still agree to his request.

The combination of suppression and appeasement is the best policy for Datang and the people, and the people have had a hard time living in wars over the years.

However, Li Mi still asked in surprise: "What are you worried about?"

"Hahahaha, even if you are in the officialdom and refuse to be an official, what is the matter?" Shi Siming asked rhetorically.

Since the Tianbao period, Li Mi has been appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong, and has been regarded as the Emperor of Hanlin, assisting the prince of the East Palace, that is, the current emperor Li Heng. And his talent and strategy were deeply suspicious of Yang Guozhong, so he resigned and hid in the mountains and forests.

After the An Lushan rebellion, the crown prince Li Heng succeeded to the throne as emperor in Lingwu, so that people searched all over the world to find Li Mi, and Li Mi actually took the initiative to Lingwu.

Now the emperor ordered him to serve in an important position in the court, but he insisted on refusing to accept it, and was only willing to contribute to the country as a guest.

Even though he was humble, he was still ostracized by Li Fuguo and others. Li Mi naturally knows the danger of officialdom.

"Either way, no matter what. Li Mi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The crowd made detailed discussions on related matters and made a preliminary plan. Shi Siming quietly left.

Guo Ziyi was thoughtful, and after Shi Siming left, he kept silent, as if he was thinking about something.

"General Guo, what are you thinking?" Li Mi asked with a smile, "Today's meeting has gone very smoothly, so you should be happy." ”

Guo Ziyi did have doubts in her heart.

"When I was in Shuofang, I heard a general mention that Shi Siming was originally surnamed Ashina, and he was also a Turkic royal family, why did he say today that his own clan was a slave of Ashina's clan?"

"Hahahaha, it turned out to be this matter, this doesn't matter, Ashina is indeed his original surname, but his ancestors failed to compete for the heir and was demoted to slaves, and their family has been forbidden to mention their surnames since then, and later he followed An Lushan to become a general of the Tang Dynasty, and simply changed his surname. During the Tianbao period, when the mountain people were waiting for the edict of Hanlin, they saw the relevant dossier records. ”

The time, place, and personnel of the negotiation with Shi Siming, and the content involved:

More than 300,000 people in Luoyang City are in the midst of fire and water, and An Lushan's father and son are implementing the extreme defense plan of Luoyang City, so all kinds of things can no longer delay the destruction of the city.

Moro Tanzhao was planning a rebellion in the Western Regions, and asked the imperial court to contact the King of Hui to confirm.

The black dragon is in the opposite vein.

the conditions sought by Shi Siming to surrender and so on.

Guo Ziyi and Li Mi sorted out and analyzed these matters again, discussed countermeasures and suggestions, and immediately wrote a document, sealed it in wax pills, and sent it to Chang'an overnight by Guo Ziyi's personal guards for 600 miles.

Guo Ziyi and Li Mi's secret letter arrived in Chang'an the next night, within hours.

Earlier than this, the falcon of the Hui King suddenly flew to Chang'an and landed on the scaffolding of the Hui Hui in Chang'an.

In addition to directly submitting the above two secret reports to the emperor, the crown prince Li Yu, who is the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, naturally also received the news.

A day ago, the secret report of Wu County Taishou and Jiangnan interview envoy Li Xiyan had also been reported to Suzong, and King Yong Li Cong sent troops to Guangling, beheaded the guard general Dantu Taishou Yan Jingzhi, and implored the imperial court to send troops for reinforcements. These have been discussed in the court this morning, but no decision has been made.

Regarding the plot of rebellion by King Yong Li Cong, the DPRK has long been reported by wire, but it has been shelved.

Yongwang Li Cong is the seventeenth son of Xuanzong, early wisdom and sensitivity, but his appearance is ugly, especially his neck is crooked, he can't face it, and he is often despised.

Xuanzong's feelings for him are very weak, and he lost his mother at a young age, and he lost his protector.

Li Cong was raised by the current emperor himself. At that time, Li Heng had not yet been canonized as the crown prince and was ranked as the king of loyalty, but Li Cong's half-brother.

Li Heng has a benevolent temperament, and is one of the few people in the royal family who can truly love Li Cong, and the two brothers eat and live together, and have a deep relationship.

When Li Cong was young, he was afraid of sleeping alone, and often cried, and Li Heng often held him in his arms and slept together.

After An Lushan captured Luoyang, Xuanzong enshrined him as the envoy of Shannan, Jiangxi, Lingnan, and Qianzhong, and the governor of Jiangling County, guarding Jiangling.

Su Zong, of course, would not believe that this younger brother, who ate and slept with him, would really rebel. Although he had a lot of grievances against his father and clan relatives because of what happened to him when he was a child, he had a weak heart, how could he do such a bold thing? It must be the people around him who bewitched him for their own selfish desires.

Therefore, regarding the matter of Yongwang Li Cong, Suzong only sent a few prison guards and envoys to comfort him a few times.

However, when things have developed to the point where they are today—privately leading the navy down the Yangtze River to the east, and even beheading the imperial court officials in Guangling—it is difficult to convince the ministers with a blind strategy of mercy.

In the early morning of this day, before the end of the day, the crown prince Li Yu came to the outside of the Xuanzheng Palace, anxiously waiting for Suzong to come to the court.

A clever little eunuch trotted over, knelt down early, and called crisply: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it's cold outside, Lord Li invites His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to rest in the warm pavilion." ”

The so-called warm pavilion is the room on the side of the Xuanzheng Hall that Gao Lishi mentioned earlier, and now it has become Li Fuguo's location.

Li Yu hesitated, but still followed the little eunuch into Li Fuguo's house.

Li Fuguo was sitting on a thick sheepskin at the moment, eating hot pot on the stove, probably hearing Li Yu's footsteps, so he pointed to a sheepskin mat next to him, a pair of chopsticks, and motioned for Li Yu to sit down.

"The old slave has asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to say goodbye, please come in and use some wine and meat to warm your body. ”

Li Fuguo drooped his eyelids and greeted without raising his head.

"Master Li, it's hard work. ”

Li Yu always kept smiling, sat down generously, picked up the dishes and chopsticks, picked out some delicious slices of meat, and ate them.

"Last night, the emperor coughed badly, and he fell asleep in the middle of the night, so please ask the emperor to rest first, if there is anything, the prince can discuss with the old slave first, and come up with some countermeasures that can satisfy the emperor, so as to share the emperor's worries. ”

"Well, what Master Li said is very true," Li Yu smiled with a smile on his face, "Is it because of the matter of King Yong? It makes his old man anxious, his father and the seventeenth emperor's uncle are in love, and when such news comes, he is angry, and his body can't stand it." ”