The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 212 Brilliant Chang'an
The red glow shrouded the hills, and Li Jiji frowned when he heard the words from the rustling forest. He was about to raise his arm when a hand reached out and patted the back of his hand.

Then a trusted voice said, "Let me do it."

On the side, Geng Qing stepped forward with a smile, bowed his fists to the figure on the horse's back, and saluted, "Don't you think what the general said just now is a bit slippery?"

"Oh?"

Zhao Zhouyi tilted his head, he knew who this person was, it must be Geng Qing, the envoy of salt and iron.He got off his horse neatly, and let the guards around him retreat, "It turns out that you are the envoy of Yantie. I have heard your name before, but Mr. Zhao is puzzled. Why is there a slip of the tongue? Please explain."

The wind blew across the hillside, and the forest rustled. The two sides looked at each other for a while. Geng Qing put his hands behind his back, with a smile on his face, but walked to the edge of the hillside with indifferent eyes, looking at the soldiers and horses on the two sides who were vigilantly confronting each other below.

"The land of the world is where the common people live. How can you talk about rebellion?" Geng Qing stopped being polite to him. There is only one place left in Chang'an, and I hate it in my heart, so I sent troops to Fengxiang today, just to regain the lost ground bit by bit, and then, to enter Chang'an Qingjun's side."

"That's still a rebellion."

Hearing this, Geng Qing smiled and turned to look at him: "As the general said, all the feudal towns are rebelling that day. I wonder if General Zhao is one of them?"

"Nonsense!"

"What nonsense." Geng Qing didn't look at his anger, turned back and continued: "It's just that General Zhao thinks he is the son of heaven?"

The sudden words startled Zhao Zhouyi, and even Li Jiji opened his eyes wide. The former opened his mouth slightly and shook his head for a while.

"Zhao dare not."

"The general is the talent of the marshal, leading the three armies to conquer the Kyushu feudal town?"

Zhao Zhouyi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "No."

"Don't dare, no. In the face of the world situation that day, does the general still want to stand out?" Geng Qing's voice sounded, and he looked back at Zhao Zhouyi. Seeing that the latter still nodded hesitantly, he stepped forward to the other party, Tucking up his sleeves and arching his hands, "General Zhao is self-effacing. How can he live in one city with his talents? If it is enlarged, it should be in one state."

Zhao Zhouyi turned his eyes away and looked at the scenery outside the hillside.

"His Majesty in Chang'an is still orthodox. Even though Li Maozhen is ambitious, he is still a border official of the Tang Dynasty. If you and Li Jiji kill him, forcing Fengxiang by soldiers is rebellion. As a soldier."

However, before he finished speaking, Geng Qing tilted his upper body with a smile, and whispered in his ear like a devil:

"Then the general went out of the city to meet us privately. Why?"

Over there, the tall figure was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Geng Shaoyin is eloquent, but I will say less. Your Majesty is not limited to Chang'an. Now that Shu is pacified, there must be another move soon."

"Then what if Shu is in chaos again?"

Hearing Geng Qing's words, Zhao Zhouyi shuddered suddenly, turned around, looked straight at the smiling young man in front of him, subconsciously pressed the handle of the knife at his waist, touched the handle, hesitated for a moment, or hung it down. down.If the Shu land can be chaotic, Chang'an will really become an isolated city.

Gyeonggi is rich and prosperous, but the surrounding states and counties have long been in the hands of other Jiedu envoys. Apart from Tongguan in the east, there are only Weishui and Jinghe in the north.

As for the west, it is almost flat, and you can go directly to the city of Chang'an after crossing Fengxiang.

Seeing his silence, Geng Qing took another step forward.

"Today's son is bullied by the towns, but the general wants to see him? Why don't you come to Chang'an with me to rescue him?"

In the voice, Geng Qing looked at him at the same level, took out a dagger from his sleeve with a calm expression, and threw it in front of the opponent with a snap, "Both will be hurt, let's go to Chang'an together, the general will choose."

Zhao Zhouyi looked at the dark face in front of him, and then his eyes fell on the dagger on the ground in front of his feet. Both of them were hurt. His soldiers and the city behind him would probably be taken back by the court, but the two in front of him would retreat to Longyou for a few years. After all the calculations, he was originally a soldier in Longyou, so returning to the Longyou army was nothing to be ashamed of.

After thinking about it, he slowly raised his hands and cupped his fists.

"I would like to walk with you, sir, and the rest of you."

On the hillside, the three of them raised their hands together and looked at each other. Li Jiji took a sip from the wine bag around his waist and handed it to Zhao Zhouyi. He led three hundred cavalry back to the city.

Early the next morning, the west and south city gates were opened, and the 1 Longyou soldiers stationed here, and the 8000 former Fengxiang defenders left the city to accept Li Jiji's inspection.

The morning sun climbed into the clouds, and the army formations lined up side by side. After avoiding a battle, countless faces had happy expressions. Right now, they all looked at the high platform built overnight in front of them. Li Jiji put on his armor and pressed down. Dao, dragging his cloak, walked up the wooden steps step by step, his majestic gaze swept over the [-] troops gathered below, and he couldn't see the end at a glance.

He was just Li Maozhen's adopted son, but he never expected to be able to stand at such a high place.

After a while, he slowly pulled out the blade and held it in the sunlight, "Today the armies from both sides of Longyou are reunited to avoid the pain of life and death. However, the treacherous ministers in Chang'an will not be eliminated, and the country will have no peace. Today, continue to send troops forward."

The edge of the blade reflected in the sun lowered, and pointed to the east with a buzz: "The soldiers are forcing Chang'an, and the Qing emperor is on the side!"

The cavalry who conveyed the order galloped away along the way and sounded the horn.

In mid-November, the imperial city of Chang'an was cloudy.

The temperature dropped suddenly, and the guards and eunuchs in the palace wore thick clothes. They went to and from the palace eaves, and looked anxiously at the Wenzhao Hall. Inside the closed hall door, there was the sound of ping-pong-pong beating.

Fengxiang is not far from Chang'an. The guard Zhao Zhouyi surrendered, and the two soldiers joined together. During the time when the troops were dispatched to Gyeonggi, merchants, common people, and scouts along the way could see and hear the news from afar, and brought the news back to Chang'an. The first person to receive the news was Li Shunjie, who immediately came out of the barracks and galloped towards the imperial city on horseback.

Originally because of the previous changes in Longyou, Li Ye, who readjusted and revised his plan, confirmed the news that Li Jiji and Geng Qing had entered Chang'an, and directly overturned the desk, and he tore up a transfer order of Fengxiang guard Zhao Zhouyi.

Li Shunjie stood aside, looking at the scattered pieces of paper, talking about the details of the message he had heard, which made the emperor over there yell back: "Shut up, I know!" Kicking the lamp post down, his face was flushed and he panted heavily. After a while, he regained his composure. He asked the guards to come in and arrange the tables and chairs. Then he sat down again, called the eunuch, and called the few ministers close to him. Come and discuss things together.

"I have already finished fighting in western Sichuan, and I have no worries. Since there are always clowns making troubles in Longyou, I have decided not to tolerate it anymore."

He looked at the figures of several ministers waiting in the study room, heaved a sigh of relief, stood up and put his hands behind his back: "I will definitely beat them this time, and deliver the decree that Du Rangneng and Wen Zhaodu will lead the army to defeat the Longyou rebels." thief!"

On one side of the room, the figure standing in front of a palace pillar froze. His name was Du Rang Neng, his eyelids twitched wildly, and he came out bravely: "Your Majesty, Chang'an has just used troops, so it is not easy to fight again, otherwise the army's morale will be unstable. The defeat against Li Jiji will make the rest of the feudal towns laugh at you."

However, the one who answered him was the ink inkstone flying over with ink ink, and smashed it hard on his official robe. Li Ye slapped the table and stood up.

"You made me so weak that I was bullied by the vassal town and kept silent! His heart is damnable! When I can't kill you——"

"I dare not!" Du Rang Neng quickly knelt down on the ground.

Over there, the tone of the roar slowed down, and Li Ye seemed to know that the tone was too harsh, so he raised his sleeve and waved, "Du Qing, get up, I just spoke too harshly, don't take it to heart, my heart hurts, and I can't give orders In Chang'an, the military governors from all over the country are supporting their own self-esteem. I see it in my eyes and feel distressed. If I can't use my troops to repel them, how will the military governors of the various places treat me in the future? You and Wen Qing only use troops, success or failure depends on you and others Nothing!"

In the study room, the rest of the civil and military officials didn't dare to speak out, they just listened to the emperor's rustling writing at the desk. Soon, Li Ye, who was behind the desk, picked up the documents and handed them to the guards to send them to the Ministry of Education.

"I will also transfer the Hezhong Jiedu envoy Wang Chongrong to send troops to assist."

While speaking, he looked at Li Shunjie among the crowd, and nodded heavily: "The safety of Chang'an depends on Zhu Qing!"

"Yes!"

All the civil and military personnel in the study came out and bowed their hands to the emperor neatly.

Compared with the life and death of the war, most people are resistant to it. Now when they have to fight, everyone's wealth and honor have to stand up for Chang'an and fight to the death with the rebels outside the city.

Three days later, the people of Chang'an saw with their own eyes countless Lingqi galloping in the streets of the city, and a group of Shence troops outside the city, and several military departments poured out of the barracks, forming an array outside Chang'an City, to accept the emperor's review.

War is on the agenda.

(End of this chapter)