They came to the so-called palace in the west of Pengyuan County, the pine and cypress at the entrance of the Taoist temple, the pillars between the door plaque and the hall corridor were all deflated, and the loose soil in the courtyard was scattered with grass roots and ashes.

In addition to looking a little desolate and dilapidated, the scale of the entire palace is still quite large, at least surpassing the county party. All the entourage of an emperor, the small county town of Pengyuan is indeed unbearable, the military tents of the Long Xiang army are dotted on the plain, and the hundred officials can only live in simple and cramped houses aggrievedly. There are not many emperors in history who wander around like this.

Fang Xuan, the new right minister of civil and military affairs, greeted him in front of the Taoist temple with civil and military officials, which was also the greatest courtesy that Li Heng could give Li Siye, Fang Xuan greeted him with a polite smile, and Li Siye hugged him, and the two walked side by side towards the palace.

"I heard that Dr. Li won a complete victory in front of Fengxiang City, defeated the 60,000 troops of the enemy generals An Shouzhong and Li Guiren, and beheaded 20,000. The title of the first general is indeed well deserved, and your battle exceeded the total number of enemies killed by Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi in Hedong. ”

Li Siye replied: "Fang Xiangguo praised it, this battle was not very effective for a certain person, he failed to defeat the enemy army, most of the people killed and captured were ordinary soldiers in the rebel army, and the real elite of the enemy did not suffer much loss. ”

Fang Xuan put his hands in his sleeves and said: "I also read the report you sent, you stuck on the city wall and repelled the enemy with artillery stones, and ordered the iron cavalry to follow and pursue from the east and west city gates, the enemy army gathered the formation to counterattack, and your Chinese army pushed up from the front, and it was indeed a stroke of genius to ambush a strange soldier behind the enemy." However, in my opinion, it is still not the best way to defeat the enemy. ”

Li Siye saw Fang Xuan's confident and calm speech, thinking that he really had a high opinion, so he hurriedly surrendered his hand and asked: "What is the best strategy for the right minister, dare to teach me?"

"Don't dare, don't dare." He said that he didn't dare, but he raised his nostrils and said: "I heard that there are 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers under your command who can fight, and 60,000 enemy troops are coming, but you are stuck in the city in advance, isn't it the first to weaken your momentum?" Although the enemy temporarily retreated from the defensive position, it was a little hasty to go out to chase the enemy when the enemy retreated, and the formation could not be stable, and the enemy's counterattack led by the army would inevitably increase in momentum. The cavalry of the two sides is equal, the way to win is in the infantry army, why not set up a chariot in front of the formation, people push the oxen and pull the charge, will be able to defeat the enemy infantry army, at this time the enemy rear has my surprise soldiers. Take advantage of the enemy's defeat and retreat to pursue Baili, and behead more than 20,000?"

Li Siye just heard a little bit of Taoism, but when he listened to it again, he felt that something was wrong, and he didn't know if this person was joking and sarcastic about him, or if he was really doing some research on the way of using soldiers, so he came to Banmen to get an axe.

Of course, he couldn't compare himself with this Prime Minister Fang, but he just smiled faintly: "There is indeed some truth in what the right prime minister said. ”

When they came to the main hall where Li Heng was, Li Heng, who was wearing a yellow robe and a hat, had a lovely smile, but his temples were like frost, which made people feel that his spirit and energy had been spent on all the years he had been the prince.

Li Siye stepped forward and was about to bow down to pay respects, but Li Heng hurriedly walked down the steps and held his arms and said, "In this remote place, Qing will be exempt, there happens to be an old friend who also wants to see you." ”

"Oh," he waved his hand at Fang Xuan and the others, "Today's deliberations are temporarily suspended, and we will come back tomorrow." ”

He led Li Siye to a partition at the back of the hall, passing by several statues in the hall, temporarily only blocked by a gauze tent. Taoist priest Li Mi stood at the door of the partition with a dust in his hand, and stretched out his hand to open the door for the two of them.

Li Siye smiled at Li Mi and said, "You idle clouds and wild cranes, now you have finally come out of the mountain." ”

Li Heng also said with a smile: "It's a pity that this idler in the mountains refuses to accept the important position I have granted him after all, and is only willing to be an idle doctor of Yinqing Guanglu." ”

The three of them knelt down in front of the desk, and two maids boiled water and served tea beside them. After waiting for the tea to boil, Li Heng waved away the two women, and Li Mi, who was sitting next to him, was about to take charge of the tea, but Li Heng reached out and grabbed it: "Don't be busy, I'll come." ”

While pouring tea, he said calmly: "One of the two of you has made suggestions for me, and the other has won a thousand miles, and I have no way to repay it for the time being, so I can only serve tea with my own hands to show compassion." ”

Li Heng had already filled a cup of tea, and the first bowl of hands was presented to Li Siye, he hurriedly leaned over and bowed his head to the ground, saying, "Your Majesty must not." ”

"Accept it, this is my intention, you are a martial artist who is not as cool as Li Yu, an idle cloud and wild crane."

He hurriedly sat up straight and took it with both hands, and he had to pretend to be sincere and frightened and grateful on his face, and it was really tiring to perform a loyal drama in front of Li Heng, because he was not like Li Longji who sat far above the imperial steps, but liked to talk closely, and the slightest trace of his demeanor was like a close-up camera, and if his acting skills were not up to par, he could show his lameness.

"I have worries and doubts in my heart, the two capitals have fallen, the world is in chaos, the thieves are so fierce, I don't know when I will be able to pacify the rebels and make the world peaceful."

Li Mi put the dust on his knees, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip and said: "Your Majesty, now that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi have stabilized Hedong, Guangbi has come out of the well and assisted each other with the righteous people in Hebei. His Majesty why not take the king of Jianning as the ambassador of Fan Yang Jiedu, and Guo and Li led the troops and horses to capture Fan Yang's lair, once its rear was broken, the rebels who stayed in Luoyang lost their roots, and they were bound to be cut off by the generals of Henan. Brother Siye, you will concentrate on dealing with the enemy in Guanzhong. Although he does not know how to fight, he also has one or two sentences of advice to Brother Heiye, do not use the siege of cities and conquering lands as the basis, and drive the rebels around, which will not only make it more and more difficult to quell the rebellion, but also cause greater harm to the people of the world. ”

Li Siye raised the teacup and agreed to Li Mi: "Hermit in the mountains, what you said coincides with what I think in my heart, the nature of the rebels is actually no different from the locust plague, the greater the spread and the more frequent they flow, the greater the harm to the world and the people. If you want to calm the enemy in the pass, you must prepare in advance, and when the conditions are ripe, you will completely annihilate the enemy army in one fell swoop. ”

Li Heng shook his head and said, "What I ask you is, when will you be able to pacify the rebels and settle the world, do you two have the bottom in your hearts?" ”

Li Mi replied: "If Your Majesty can fully adopt the Shanren strategy, from today, the rebellion will be put down within two years and the peace of the world will be restored." ”

Li Siye also said: "If Your Majesty can give enough trust to your ministers, you will definitely be able to eliminate 200,000 thieves and soldiers within two years and restore peace in Kyushu." ”

Li Heng sighed and stood up and said: "It's just that as the Son of Heaven has no fixed place to live, the capital will be robbed by traitors all the time, Chang'an will not be restored for a day, and my heart will not be at peace for a day." The Emperor Taishang is now living in Shuzhong, and I always want to welcome him back to Chang'an. ”

Li Siye thought to himself, if you don't mention it, I can't remember it, your father doesn't care what the people think of him, but in my eyes he is the number one sinner in the world, and I am not interested in whether you welcome him back to Chang'an.

Li Heng looked down at him and said: "You have 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers in your hands, plus 130,000 auxiliary soldiers recruited, I will let Guo Ziyi lead 20,000 troops to your disposal, and now the total number of soldiers and horses of the rebels in Guanzhong is only more than 100,000, can you immediately start to recover Chang'an?" ”

Li Siye did not hesitate at all, and immediately dissuaded decisively: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses left in Chang'an by An Lushan are the elite of the rebels, and there are 5,000 of the 8,000 Luohe under the command of his righteous son An Shouzhong, and there are elite cavalry composed of Tongluo and Khitan and Xi people. ”

Li Heng's face immediately became a little unhappy, and he put his hands on his knees and closed his eyeshells and said, "My eldest son, Li Yu, the king of Guangping, was ordered to be in danger and was awarded the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses by me. I know that he is not good at military affairs, but I am ready to send him to join you, of course, all the important tasks in the army are naturally up to you, let him learn more from you how to command the army, how to command. ”

Li Siye leaned over and crossed his hands and said: "Thank you Your Majesty for sending King Guangping to share military affairs with me, if the sergeant of the army knows that His Royal Highness the prince King Guangping will advance and retreat with them, the morale will definitely increase greatly."

He knew in his heart that this Guangping King Li Yu, that is, the future Daizong, was here to rub the qualifying match to brush up the scores, of course he had to take him to the score, at least he should brush up to the star diamond, and when he inherited the throne in the future, he could make the world subdued.