After making the final choice, Guo Xi, who had lost too much blood, no longer had the strength to support it, he let go of the spear in his hand, and his body slowly fell backwards.

Bai Xiaode personally walked into the crowd, stretched out his hand to help him and looked down, concluded that he was too seriously injured and lost too much blood, and ordered the people around him: "You go to the nearby mountains and forests to catch two or three live deer, give him some deer blood to drink to replenish the lost blood, and save the people first." ”

Guo Xi's tactical mission has been achieved, Guo Ziyi has entered the Bao Slope along the plank road of Taibai Mountain, and in this narrow and complex terrain, there will be no good results if he pursues rashly.

Li Siye also sent a letter to Bai Xiaode, ordering him to stop the pursuit and return to Chang'an, and what awaited him may be a grand celebration banquet.

On September 9, Li Siye led his troops into Chang'an from the Chunming Gate, and entered the Zhongshu Provincial Station in the imperial city, but did not enter the imperial palace. Before entering the city, he issued a ban requiring soldiers not to enter the city to rob, let alone kill the residents of Chang'an.

He also sent Duan Xiushi to lead the Han Navy to Tongguan to persuade Cheng Yuanzhen and Ma Phosphorus, who were stationed in Tongguan, to welcome Tian Zhen and Yan Xiaosi into the pass. Unexpectedly, before they arrived at Tongguan Pass, Cheng Yuanzhen had already raised the white flag and surrendered to Tian Zhen and Yan Xiaosi outside the city, and the deputy general Ma Phosphorus was unwilling to surrender, and led more than 600 old troops to flee through Wuguan, but was caught by Zhao Chongyu, who was sent to Shangluo County and Wuguan by Li Siye, and was directly escorted to Chang'an.

Cheng Yuanzhen led the army to garrison Chang'an was the 20,000 Longwu army allocated by the emperor, not to mention the combat effectiveness, the armor and ordnance of the Longwu army was first-class, and all 20,000 people surrendered into the queue of Li Siye's army.

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Not long after Li Siye entered Chang'an, a strange idea had already arisen in the army, and the lower-level officers and generals began to secretly clamore for Li Siye to change the dynasty and become the emperor, and they couldn't wait for someone to ascend the throne and want to be the founder of the country. Even Tian Zhen, Yan Xiaosi, Zhao Chongyu, Bai Xiaode, and other veterans quietly agitated, and practiced the etiquette of the court behind their backs in Chang'an's residence.

How could Li Siye not know their careful thoughts, but the current situation and situation did not allow him to do this, so he could only come back in a roundabout way, or wait for time to slowly fade his memory.

At this moment, he was waiting in the original Xingqing Palace to meet Guo Xi after surrendering. Bai Xiaode did not tie up Guo Xi, but treated him politely all the way to Chang'an, and Li Siye was very satisfied with what he did.

Capturing Guo Xi meant a lot to him, it was a sharp arrow shot into Guo Ziyi's heart, even if Guo Ziyi's heart was as hard as a rock, Guo Xi's surrender was enough to create a rift between him and the suspicious Li Heng.

The guards came in and crossed their hands and said, "Lord Qi, General Guo Xi brought it." ”

Guo Xi proudly raised his head and straightened his chest, his eyes shot a cold face without fear, I am afraid that he has already held the will to die.

Li Siye smiled and didn't feel embarrassed at all: "Guo Xian's nephew is worthy of being the son of Ling Gong, and he is really a talent, I and your father also fought side by side at the beginning, but unfortunately like today, I miss him very much." ”

Guo Xi retorted coldly: "My father is the Tang Dynasty Sikong, and he is the hero of the Lingyan Pavilion, and he has never interacted with a thief in his life. ”

This is not undestructive, after Li Siye's expedition was successful, he was also given a portrait of Lingyan Pavilion by Li Longji, but after he rebelled, Li Heng took out his portrait from Lingyan Pavilion and burned it in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

At this time, the two guards standing behind the door directly pulled out their horizontal knives, intending to cut Guo Xi in half.

"No! Retire! Li Siye waved his hand sternly, and the two of them then retreated.

He sat back in the chair with a smile, leaned back and said lightly: "Guo Xian's nephew has a misunderstanding about me, I have nothing to say, but I can understand your disrespectful words, and your ideas can be changed." Not to mention how many years I have been friends with your father, I will reuse you in Chang'an, so that everyone in the world can see how I use talents in an eclectic way. ”

Guo Xi's expression was still indifferent, and he pointed at him and said: "Although I was defeated in your hands, I became a prisoner, and I can be imprisoned by you in Chang'an forever, but I will never be used by you." I am the son of the Guo family, how can I do such a thing that insults my ancestors. ”

Li Siye looked at him and couldn't speak, he didn't expect this young man to be so stubborn.

He suddenly laughed, there was no irony in the laughter, and even patted Guo Xi on the shoulder, which made Guo Xi surprised and his vigilance suddenly increased.

"It doesn't matter, if you stay in Chang'an and don't do anything, it will be very useful. Leave your dad room to think. It can also make Emperor Li Heng realize that he is just a lonely person, and not everyone should stand by his side to be loyal to him. If you stay in Chang'an, your old Guo family will become a wall-riding faction, there are people on the court's side, and there are people on my side, no matter who wins in the future, your family will be able to survive. Wouldn't Emperor Li Heng think of this, would his suspicion be imposed on Guo Sikong, making them suspicious of each other, and then killing each other? ”

Guo Xi's face gradually turned pale, and he said angrily: "The saint is wise and powerful, how can he be misled by a little trick like you. ”

"I hope the saint won't think so, then he can defeat your father on the battlefield in a dignified manner, but I should give them some eye medicine, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, I will let him make you the general of Yulin, and the three divisions of the Kaifu Yi are only one level lower than your father, I think he will be proud and proud of you when he hears the news, haha!"

"I refuse to accept a puppet! You've got your rest! Guo Xi couldn't wait to pounce and bite Li Siye to death. Two guards walked up to him and reached out and pressed his shoulders.

Li Siye waved his hand at them without interest: "Pull him out and take care of him." ”

Guo Xi scolded and was dragged out of the Jiaotai Palace, which scared Cheng Yuanzhen, who was waiting outside the hall, and the other bound captive Ma Phosphorus was also outside the hall, but he looked at the sky with a resolute and cold look, and seemed to have a will to die.

Li Siye sat back on his chair and instructed the guards in the hall, "Invite General Ma Phosphorus in." ”

They pushed Ma Pho into the hall, and Ma Pho struggled left and right and glared angrily.

He saw that Ma Phosphorus was yellow and thin, and the situation was really miserable during the time he had been with the imperial court, so he hurriedly reprimanded the two of them: "What are you doing!" Why don't you hurry up and untie General Ma Phosphorus? ”

The two untied the ropes tied to Ma Pho's body and retreated to the side of the hall, Ma Pho moved his sore shoulders and stood in place with his face still expressionless.

Li Siye was still very kind when he walked in front of him: "Brother Ma Phosphorus, we were both generals of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and we got along fairly well in the past, but since the An Lushan Rebellion, we entered the Central Plains, and many things have happened, and we have each begun to part ways. But I still value you and hope that you will come back and help me. I reuse old people like you, and I feel more at ease than outsiders. ”

Li Siye thought that his posture was low enough, and Ma Phosphorus was able to come down this step, and everyone was naturally happy. But he didn't expect the other party to give him a cold ass.

"The biggest failure in my life is to be an official in the same place with a traitor like you, but fortunately I was able to restrain myself from the precipice in the middle of the way, and did not rebel with you, bearing this eternal infamy."

A trace of anger flashed on Li Siye's face, and then he turned into a pleasant face, patted him on the shoulder and said: "I am against Li Heng, not the Tang Dynasty, I am loyal to the Tang Dynasty in my heart, and I will recommend Li Yao, the king of Heng, to succeed to the throne and become the real emperor of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Ma Phosphorus looked at him scrutinically, as if he was guessing the truth of his words, but at some point he suddenly came to his senses and said coldly, "Do you think you don't want to usurp? You are just smarter than An Lushan, and you know that the Tang Dynasty is still there, so you don't dare to risk the world's disapproval. You supported King Heng to be your puppet in order to confuse the people of the world, what is the difference between Cao Cao, Yuwentai, Yang Jian and others? ”

Li Siye didn't feel angry after he tore off his mask, but just sighed regretfully: "I want you to live, but you are bent on dying, you are pouring dirty water on me with your life, why bother?" ”

He ordered in a loud voice: "Come on, push Ma Pho out and behead him." ”