Dai Wang paced back and forth on the ground unhurriedly, turned back to Li Siye and said: "I still have a medium strategy, the lord can send the three armies to Bashang, Xiliuyuan and Xiangji Temple respectively, and then rest assured to enter Chang'an, after entering the city, His Majesty will inevitably seal you with the false title of the third duke, and everyone will reward your heirs and relatives, and the lord should only come down." He will inevitably let you hold the false title of deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and then cancel your position as the envoy of the three towns, and re-disperse your command into three towns, each with three generals to command. This is the critical moment, the lord you must deliberately keep silent, although the emperor is suspicious but weak-hearted, he will inevitably retreat to the second, let you decide the candidates for these three festivals. The doctor can push the person he trusts the most to the position of Jiedu, so that although the lord is promoted, he will not be overlooked, and the Northwest soldiers will still be in the hands of our own people. ”

Li Siye lowered his head and paced thoughtfully, and suddenly turned around and asked, "Do you still have a plan?" ”

"Naturally, my next policy is that now Tubo has repeatedly invaded Hexi, and all the border guards have fallen, leaving only Wuwei in Liangzhou, Zhangye in Suzhou, Jiuquan in Xizhou, and Dunhuang in Shazhou to defend the city. The lord can play the emperor and say that Liangzhou cannot be lost, and he is willing to leave half of the soldiers and horses to help His Majesty recover Luoyang, and the lord can take the other half back to the three towns of Hexi, Anxi, and Beiting to hold on, watch the chaos in the Central Plains, and see how they clean up the mess. If it is not as I expected, if there is no lord to participate in the counterinsurgency, even if they are as weak as An Lushan and only half of the men and horses left, it will take seven or eight years for them to completely quell it. After these seven or eight years, the lord has already recovered his former strength, sitting on the ground to control the territory of thousands of miles, and the father and son have hereditary festivals to make them take the throne. ”

Dai Wang walked to the base of the wall alone, turned around and said, "You may ask, why is this strategy called the next policy?" It is because of this policy to hurt the fundamentals, ** 10,000 strong soldiers divided in half to the imperial court is equivalent to cutting off the meridians, leading 40,000 back to Hexi to compete with the strong enemy Tubo, even if it can win a big victory to recover the whole territory of Hexi, then it has lost troops and generals, and the strength has plummeted, I am afraid that it will no longer be the strong soldiers of the past. ”

Once the doctor leads the army back to Hexi, he will definitely be criticized and scolded by some literati in the DPRK and China with splendid articles, so that everyone will say that you support the army and respect yourself, passively quell the rebellion, and abandon your home and country. So much so that the previous achievements of the lord will annihilate 100,000, and the recovery of Chang'an will also be covered up, and everyone will only remember your mistakes. Although the lord has the power of the army, the right to speak is not with you. ”

He understands this very well that the right to speak is indeed not related to power, it is only related to influence. Although some people are in power for a while, they can't withstand the glory of the former dynasty and the criticism of mainstream thought, and finally end up with a thousand-year-old infamy.

Li Siye lowered his head and muttered: "The next policy is too big for me to accept, and the upper policy is too radical to cause the situation to get out of control, so it is better to take the middle policy." You are stationed in the pass, and I will enter the court to see the driver, and you and I must act at the opportunity. He raised his head and thought about it, and then opened his mouth and instructed Duan Xiushi: "You go and send someone to invite Zang Xiye and Feng Changqing." ”

Duan Xiushi bowed and crossed his hands and said, "Huh." ”

After Duan Xiushi left the main hall, Li Siye said heartily to Tian Zhen, Dai Wang, and Yan Xiaosi in front of him: "You are my most trusted brothers, but this time I want to arrange three knots to inherit my position, but I need to take care of everything, and I must also make the court unable to find any mistakes." So I decided to let Duan Xiushi, Feng Changqing, and Zang Xiye take over the position of the three towns of Beiting, Anxi, and Hexi. Yan Xiaosi, you served as the deputy envoy of the Hexi Xingying Battalion, and Zang Xiye served as the deputy, and continued to be in charge of the artillery battalion. This is my core secret, so I feel most comfortable leaving it to you. Tian Zhen, you serve as the deputy envoy of the Anxi Xingying Battalion, and are in charge of the Modao team, the core force of the Anxi army. Dai Wang, you serve as the deputy envoy of the Beiting Xingying Festival, and give Duan Xiushi a hand. ”

The three of them stood in front of Li Siye together, bowed and crossed their hands and said, "Please rest assured, we will not disappoint the lord's expectations." ”

Li Siye smiled with satisfaction: "Up to now, among all the people under my command, only the three of you are qualified to call me lord, and I expect more and more people to have this qualification." ”

There are some things that Li Siye didn't say, and they also understood that leaving them to serve as the deputies of these three people was equivalent to adding a second insurance to his arrangement, so that they could always pay attention to Feng Changqing, Duan Xiushi, Zang Xiye and the other three, so that they would not be influenced by outsiders.

They waited in Shangluo County for another three days, only because the Tongguan where Feng Changqing was located was too far away, and the other party rode a fast horse to come to the dusty and dusty, and after changing horses in the post house in the city, they eagerly came to the location of Li Siye's line.

When Feng Changqing entered the main hall, the other two had already knelt down upright, and he looked up at Li Siye's eyes, which looked much more severe than usual.

After he crossed his hand and saluted Li Siye, he asked in surprise, "What's going on, call me here in such a hurry." ”

Zang Xiye was still in the dark, and naturally shook his head as ignorant as him, Duan Xiushi was calm and relaxed, and he was quite proud in his heart, it seems that among the three of them, Dr. Li trusts me the most.

Li Siye stood up from the front of the case, walked to the hall and stretched out his hand to ask Feng Changqing to sit in a row with the two of them, only then did he slowly take two steps back, put his hands in front of his forehead, and waved the three of them three times.

The three of them all showed surprise on their faces, and hurriedly stood up in panic and crossed their hands to Li Siye and said, "The doctor tortured me for waiting." ”

Li Siye raised his palm to stop them from saluting, and said, "The three of you will listen to me first, and the joint Duan Xiushi already knows." Now that the imperial court is jealous of my power and wants to cut my military power, I should join the Beijing division to advise Your Majesty not to let more than 80,000 soldiers of the three armies fall into the hands of others. I would like to recommend to Your Majesty that the three of you are in charge of the three towns and camp envoys, which is my gift to the three of you today, and I will hand over the net worth of the brothers of the three towns in the northwest to you. ”

The expressions on the faces of the three of them have changed from initial surprise to solemnity, and the activities in their hearts must be more abundant, and after exchanging glances with the corners of their eyes, they quickly crossed their hands and knelt on one knee.

Feng Changqing said with sincere eyes: "The doctor and we have the grace of acquaintance, how can Feng Changqing forget, no matter how outsiders win over in the future, Changqing will never live up to the doctor's heart." The 20,000 brothers in Ancy were loyal to only one doctor. ”

Duan Xiushi also crossed his hands and said: "The first time I met the doctor was in the battle to pacify the Black and Yellow Turquoise Cavalry and attack Talas City, and it has been more than 18 years since I went through ups and downs. In Duan Xiushi's eyes, the doctor not only has the grace of support, but also the brotherhood of the robe. Although Xiushi has the people of the community in his heart, I am willing to swear in front of the doctor that I will never fail the doctor in this life. ”

Zang Xiye finally stated: "Zang Xiye is a disciple of Jiangmen, although my ancestors received the emperor's grace in the last generation, but I know very well that only a doctor can let me display my talents, and only a doctor can quell the rebellion." As long as I don't rebel, other people who want to get involved in the Hexi Army to act as a doctor, I, Zang Xiye, will be the first to refuse! ”

Li Siye once again made a long gesture to the three of them, and said movingly: "In this way, I can enter Chang'an with peace of mind, and I am very pleased to hand over the three armies to you." ”

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In the first year of Zhide, on the first day of the lunar month, Li Siye only took Kubani, the general of the personal guard, and rode a white horse from Chunming Gate into Chang'an.