"General, this is not a normal thing! This is an extremely abnormal thing. The general was too busy fending off Shi Siming's attack to keep up to date with the latest situation in the imperial court. I've got some here. ”

As he spoke, he took out the two secret letters he had intercepted and placed them on the desk.

Ge Shuhan took the letter and saw it, and it was indeed Li Longji's handwritten letter. The letter was addressed to the crown prince Li Heng. It is almost the same as the letter intercepted by Shi Siming sent his son Shi Chaowei last time, and it is still a correspondence between his two fathers and sons for whom to be the emperor. It can be seen that Li Heng is persevering in asking for the throne, but Li Longji is perfunctory, which roughly means that only after Li Heng has leveled the chaos can he take over the throne of the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that Ge Shuhan's face was blue and red after reading the letter, Tang Chao spoke in a timely manner: "General! I believe you will understand the meaning of these letters at a glance. In fact, it's very simple, Li Heng is afraid that Li Longji will set up another prince, so he wants to take the throne as soon as possible, but Li Longji didn't agree, bargaining, I didn't say it wrong? ”

"That's right. I can tell you now that I am now speaking to you as a general under the Li family. ”

"I understand. General, the situation is clear now. Li Heng waited a little impatiently, and even wanted to support the army and stand on his own, which is something that anyone with a little bit of brains can see. Of course, Li Longji is not a stupid person, he knows that if father and son fight again, maybe his Li family will really be finished. So in my estimation, it was only a matter of time before Li Longji agreed to abdicate. General, it is not difficult for you to understand why General Gao Xianzhi did not move his troops and did not rescue you in Tongguan under the pretext of this reason? ”

"This dog-yes, doesn't Gao Xianzhi really take the emperor in his eyes?"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see this. He is a little bit of a disdain to the emperor now, because he is the person of the crown prince Li Heng, and he will be his prime minister in the future, and these secrets have long been deserved by me. Otherwise, it would go against the emperor's will, but for the crime of killing the head, Gao Xianzhi has been an official for decades, and he has not only made great achievements in the Central Plains, but also against countries such as Dashi and Tubo, he has also won many battles, and has robbed a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and beauties for the imperial court, and he has become a fine character. Didn't he know the consequences of his disobedience? ”

"This ...... He must have known that. ”

"He must know. But he was not afraid. Because of what? Because he has already made up his mind to follow the crown prince Li Heng. He has made such great contributions in his life, and his qualifications are still above Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, but Li Longji has always been suspicious of him and dare not reuse him, just like the Niu Xianke who made the Lingnan Festival, he only asked him to lead troops outside, and did not transfer him back to the imperial court to show his strengths, so he has always been secretly dissatisfied with Li Longji, as you know before, when the prince was established, General Gao made a lot of efforts. And when you made the crown prince, general, how much effort did you make? ”

These few words only made Ge Shuhan frightened in his heart, and his brows were deeply locked. Indeed, when he established the crown prince, he didn't make much effort, but just expressed his attitude of "obey the emperor in everything".

This is official saying, to put it bluntly, worthless. After the current crown prince Li Heng ascended the throne, he would not have thought that such a person could be relied on.

"General. You and I were officials at the time. What you do with these things, I know. You didn't do much at the time. In fact, you and I both know in our hearts that you are Li Longji's dead soldier, and you will do whatever he tells you to do. You are not the prince's person, because you are unfamiliar with your feelings. No, it took four months, and it took four months to send reinforcements to relieve the siege of Tongguan. Think about it, if the prince really values you, he will definitely lead the troops to relieve the siege as soon as he recovers. Did he do that? Apparently not. It's good now, you have repeatedly written to Li Longji. It was Li Longji who made a holy decree, so he asked Gao Xianzhi to lead troops to save you. But you know, he's not coming now. He's waiting, waiting for a result, general, don't you understand yet? ”

Ge Shuhan suddenly hugged his head with his hand, and these words of the Tang Dynasty were like nails that were driven into his head. In fact, although he was busy fighting every day, these thoughts also vaguely appeared in his mind, but he didn't think about it so seriously. What Li Longji has always valued is his honesty and bravery.

He is a military general, and most of the time he either trains soldiers or practices martial arts, and these intrigues are not his forte. But the current situation forced him to start thinking.

"This ...... His Majesty's words are not unreasonable. ”

He finally changed his tune. No longer dare to speak on an equal footing with the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, a strong deterrence appeared in the Tang Dynasty. This is undoubtedly a beautiful man, but the feeling, in addition to being pleasing to the eye, is deep majesty.

The man was too beautiful to show his majesty, but I don't know why, this happened to the Tang Dynasty, but there was a wonderful combination.

His body exudes a peculiar texture, and in every word, there is a power to influence people.

The average superior also has this kind of power. But it is often shown through eyes, gestures, etc., but the Tang Dynasty went further, revealing the coercion of mastering the world between gestures.

Before he knew it, Ge Shuhan's mind had been restricted.

In fact, from the beginning of the conversation, the majesty of an emperor who was called emperor in Chang'an has been deeply imprinted in Ge Shuhan's hands. However, at that time, he could still use his strength to resist. After all, once he knew the identity of the Tang Dynasty, he was frightened and highly nervous. Of course he didn't know, in fact, in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, conversation was also a battle.

From the moment he identified himself, he went on the offensive.

Showing the identity of the emperor is only the first step of coercion.

It proves that Ge Shuhan is no longer valued by Li Heng, and Li Longji's holy decree is no longer effective, which is a fatal blow.

Tang Chao was satisfied, knowing that this reckless man had entered his own place step by step, so the third stage of the conversation began. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and gently pressed the back of Ge Shuhan's hand.

"General! The current situation is already obvious. Li Heng soon ascended the throne in Lingwu, which was almost a sure thing. You are not reused by him, and you may be able to send another general to replace you in your place. Of course, don't be nervous, it's just the worst-case scenario. Even if he doesn't replace you, do you know that according to the news of my subordinates, Shi Siming received An Lushan's order, this time, Tongguan must be captured within a month. If he can't attack, he will be beheaded. Think about it, does Shi Siming dare to care about the casualties of his men this time and not attack Tongguan with all his might? I don't think he will. It is said that seven days ago, Shi Siming had led people to hit the Tongguan Tower, if it weren't for the general's clever defense, maybe Tongguan would have been breached. If he attacks to the death, plus the 100,000 troops brought by Cai Xide from Hebei to attack Tongguan together, what is the possibility that you will hold it, General? ”

"This, Your Majesty, I think there is a chance, but I can't say for sure."

His heart was bright. In the past, he dared to say that Tongguan was dangerous, and it would be okay for a million troops to come, but since the last time he fought with Shi Siming face-to-face, he had already put away his arrogance. Shi Siming's martial arts are obviously still above him, and his strength is several times that of him, and the elite level of the soldiers is also above him. Once Shi Siming broke a hole in his life, Tongguan was really lost. With the lesson of the last time, I believe that a character like Shi Siming will think of a way to attack the city. At that time, not only could Tong Pass not be able to hold it, but even his own life could not be saved. A Shi Siming is already so powerful, and another Cai Xide, whose martial arts are similar to him, and the intelligence of the Tang Dynasty is obviously not perfect, according to his own spies report, Tian Chengsi also got An Lushan's order to lead 100,000 troops to meet Shi and Cai He to attack Tongguan.

It seems that An Lushan is determined to win Tongguan.

And no wonder. Just one Tongguan contained An Lushan's 300,000 soldiers and horses, making Luoyang feel threatened at any time. Moreover, these soldiers under An Lushan have won too many battles, but they have been lying here for three or four months, and they are also depressed in their hearts, and they want to beat Tongguan to give themselves a long face.

"That's right. There is a chance to hold on, but there is also a chance to be breached. In my opinion, five or five. This time, An Lushan did not kill Shi Siming, but gave him a death order. A desperate Shi Siming is already terrifying, not to mention Cai Xide. The danger of the general is imminent, as the emperor of the new Tang Dynasty, I should not have lowered my status and personally risked coming to Tongguan, but I have heard that the general is a loyal man, so I have traveled thousands of miles and come with great effort, just to be able to form a friendship with the general. You can rest assured, today's events, including these entourages under me, are the people I trust the most, even if Shi Siming is as cunning as a ghost, he will definitely not think that the general has taken refuge in him as a fake. When the time comes, you just need to write a letter to him saying that you are willing to surrender, and he will definitely be happy. After these few months, doesn't he know that you are a general? ”

"Yes...... But once I surrender, Li Longji will not let me go. Also, I'm ...... How can I trust you. ”

"Believe me, the general doesn't have to worry, I'll see you later. Li Longji ordered you to fight, he knew your situation here, but he still let you fight, what does this mean, do you know? ”

"The emperor said, Taohe is a great victory. Moreover, General Gao Xianzhi led troops back to support me. ”

"That's the key. Now Gao Xianzhi's troops can't be counted on, and you are left to fight alone. Think about it, how do you do that? ”

"Of course I'm close to Tongguan, why go out and be besieged by Shi Siming."

"General. Then your time of death has come. Tang Chao said solemnly, his face a little blue.

However, at this time, Ge Shuhan's face was ten times greener than him: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"It's not easy! You close the gate, even if you keep the Tong Pass, but you disobey the holy decree and are guilty of death! If you go to war, with your current strength, you will definitely be surrounded and killed! If you think about it, disobedience is death, and failure to disobey is death. Of course, I'm not saying that Li Longji is harming you, but Li Heng and Gao Xianzhi are harming you. Take 10,000 steps back. Even if you desperately hold on. Really held the Tongguan. Li Longji pardoned you, but what will Li Heng think of you? After all, you will be his courtier in the future, what does he think of you is the most important thing? I think that if I were him, I would think that a person like you is unreliable, because even the emperor's decree dares to disobey. Of course, you and I both know that Li Heng just has general trust in you. Since moving forward is death, and retreating is death, why don't you leave a path for yourself? ”

"Good! Your Majesty, Weichen has been taught, and he is willing to follow left and right from now on! ”

Ordinary sound, really knelt down.

It can really be said to wake up the dreamer with a word. Ge Shuhan has now understood that there is no way to survive except surrender.

Tang Chao pulled him up very attentively: "General, you can't be mistaken. Follow me, some are glorious and rich! Flat! ”

"Your Majesty."

"General. I think you must be wondering why you don't just come to my tent if you surrender if you think you surrender, yes? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen does have doubts."

"Listen up, then. Because I, the Tang Dynasty, the Taizu of the New Tang Dynasty, want to unify the world. And the biggest enemy on the road to my reunification is not Li Heng, but An Lushan, now you know what I mean. ”

"Understood. Your Majesty is asking me to do the internal response. ”

"Good. Thank you, General. I know that you are an understanding person, if you are three points today, you can't stay in the Li family, so you can only choose An Lushan and me. And you obviously don't believe these Hu people, because they have an unpredictable temperament and kill innocents indiscriminately, so it is the wisest choice to take refuge in me. Now I tell you, how can I, the emperor of the new Tang Dynasty, win the trust of you, the general! ”