First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 506
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Seeing Zhao Cihao's so tragic farewell, Changsun immediately felt something wrong, and was about to step forward to ask questions, but Zhao Cihao turned his head to stare at Changsun when he heard the sound, and signaled to stop him with his eyes.

Seeing Zhao Cihao go away with the officials of the governor's office, Changsun's heart became more and more frightened, and immediately went to the backyard to look for Zhao Chiman, but at this time Zhao Chiman had already left the city.

Just when he was in doubt, the maid in the study fetched a letter, "From my wife."

Changsun's face turned pale after dismantling it. It turned out that Zhao Cihao already had a death wish in his heart and had made arrangements for the funeral.

The only son, Zhao Chiman, went to the Liangyuan Military Mansion on the pretext of going hunting out of the city, and the Chang Shi family would also go out of the city in a merchant convoy to join his father-in-law, Chang Shicao, the governor of Shanzhou.

"Miss Changsun, the caravan has arrived at the back door, let's go quickly," the caravan steward said respectfully.

Governor's Mansion, front hall.

Li Yi was dressed in military uniform, holding a horizontal knife in his hand, and looked at Tang Wanren, "Will he come?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Zhao Cihao pays attention to etiquette the most, and he will definitely not disobey orders when summoned by the superior." Tang Wanren said with a very sure smile: "His character does not allow him to do things that disobey orders."

Li Yi nodded slightly, and said with a light smile: "In the past, I only knew that Da Lang was well versed in military strategy, but I didn't think he was so good at wise tactics."

"My lord, don't you know?" Tang Wanyi yelled, "Ever since I came to Jingzhou, my brother has bought a lot of books and read until midnight every night."

"Oh?" Now it was Li Yi's turn to be surprised, "Da Lang is so eager to learn?"

Tang Wanren shook his head and smiled, and said humbly: "It's just that I feel my own inadequacy."

He is an ambitious and self-motivated person. He thought that the world would be stable, so he had to study hard, improve himself, and rise to the top in the future. Now Li Yi had to turn against him, which made Tang Wanren see the power of Conglong Zhigong again. hope.

While speaking, Zhao Cihao had already come to the front hall, after seeing the ceremony, Zhao Cihao directly asked: "I don't know if the envoy called the officials here, what are your orders?"

Li Yi looked at Tang Wanren, and said directly: "This king wants to lead the army to patrol the territory under his jurisdiction, and guard against the Turkic attack, and needs the full cooperation of Zhao Sima."

Zhao Cihao frowned when he heard the words, "But the imperial decree has clearly stated that there will be patrol envoys arriving in Jingzhou to patrol the various military mansions in the near future, why should the envoy go overboard?"

"I can't patrol the military mansion under the king's jurisdiction?" Li Yi reprimanded: "There is no need to wait for the inspector, the king will patrol Jingzhou by himself."

"You can't do it", Zhao Cihao said righteously and solemnly: "This is an anti-decree, and the court will definitely hold it accountable."

"I said you are a nerd, you are stupid in reading books." Tang Wanyi couldn't bear it anymore, and yelled, "According to what you mean, I'll just wait for that shit inspector to come and seize my military power."

Zhao Cihao's face darkened, he looked at Li Yi and said in a deep voice, "Your envoy really wants to resist the edict?"

Li Yi was unmoved.

Zhao Cihao laughed loudly suddenly, "Sure enough, you have turned your back on it a long time ago. Fortunately, the imperial court has made preparations. When our army arrives, you will not escape death."

Li Yi and the other three were shocked.

"What did you say?" Tang Wanren stood up abruptly, and asked in astonishment, "What do you mean by being prepared?"

"Li Yi, I don't know if the tin hairpin dress in the house has been made yet?" Zhao Cihao looked at Li Yi with his hands behind his back and sneered, "That's the evidence of your crime."

Li Yi was startled, "What dress?"

Tang Wanren immediately understood, and asked in surprise, "My lord, what is the princess doing?"

"You don't need to ask, your concubine sent people to buy red yarn to make tin hairpin gowns." Zhao Cihao sneered and said, "The imperial soldiers and horses will arrive today, and you can't escape with your wings."

"What?" Li Yi was terrified, and immediately sent someone to the backyard to call for someone. Not long after, Mrs. Meng came in a hurry.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Mrs. Meng said anxiously.

"Are you really making the queen's gown?" Li Yi asked through gritted teeth.

"This, yes, I want to prepare in advance, so as not to rush when I get it." Meng Shi was startled, and replied blankly: "What's the matter, what's the problem, eh? Zhao Sima, why are you here, you are also a king people?"

"Enough", Li Yi kicked the desk, "Stupid woman, you ignorant and stupid woman, you are going to kill me".

Meng Shi was suddenly sullen, "You, you speak well, why did I hurt you?"

"Drag her down, drag her down," Li Yi yelled anxiously.

The left and right rushed forward and dragged Meng Shi, who was still yelling, to the backyard.

Zhao Cihao sneered and said, "Li Yi, the news has spread throughout the Guanzhong states, so prepare to arrest him without a fight."

"Zhao Cihao, are you really not afraid of death?" Li Yimeng raised his head, his eyes were red, "If I can't get out of Guanzhong, I will kill your whole family first."

"That will disappoint you. My wife and children are no longer stable now." Zhao Cihao smiled confidently: "As for me, I am nothing more than a death. Wouldn't it be nice to seek benevolence and get benevolence?"

The three of Li Yi were speechless.

"Your Majesty, it's not too late. We should imprison this guy first, and it's important to gather troops first," Tang Wanren said hastily.

Li Yiqiang held back his desire to kill, and shouted: "Prepare your horse, go to Daying in the west of the city, and send an order to the seven prefectures to come to Anding as quickly as possible."

"Your Majesty, you can't. Except for your confidantes, you can't take anything else. You have to go north today, and you can't delay." Tang Wanren responded quickly and said quickly.

Li Yi was very distressed when he heard the words, the seven mansions had a total strength of more than 3000 troops, he was really reluctant, after all, his confidantes only had two military mansions, a total of less than [-] people.

"Then you make arrangements, how should we proceed?" Li Yi ordered impatiently.

Tang Wanren's thoughts changed sharply, and he immediately said: "Let's go to the camp in the west of the city immediately, and take all the soldiers and horses from the Anding Army Mansion to Jingchuan to join Du Chai. After gathering the troops of the two mansions, we will go north at full speed."

Tang Wanyi also nodded in agreement, "Since this guy has spread the news, there is no delay. If we are later, we will be trapped in Jingzhou."

Li Yi made a decisive decision and went straight to the camp in the west of the city to gather troops.

Yang Ji, commander of the Liangyuan military mansion, was shocked after reading the letter. Looking at the anxious Zhao Chiman, he comforted: "Nephew, don't worry. Li Yi's reaction should not be so fast. Your father is resourceful, so he must be fine."

"No way, Yang Tongjun, after I left the city, Xiaowu, who is my entourage, told me that he was going to Chang'an to deliver a letter under my Aye's order, and my aunt will go to Shanzhou to find my grandfather today, I Aye Since he has made arrangements for me and my mother, he must have known the danger before doing this." Zhao Chiman jumped up anxiously.

Yang Ji's expression also changed after hearing this.

His wife and children were all arranged to go out of the city. From this point of view, Zhao Cihao may have the will to die. He and Zhao Cihao have a good relationship, so naturally he would not just sit idly by, and immediately frowned and said: "Nephew, don't worry, let me find a way." .

Just when Zhao Chiman was anxious, the guards of the military mansion came to report: Someone asked to see Yang Tongjun, but his identity was unknown.

The commanding army of the military mansion is in charge of the soldiers of a local government. Not far from Liangyuan is the Heihe Valley where the bloody battle of Gao Chong used to be. Ji is ranked fourth.

Feeling Zhao Chiman's anxiety at this time, Yang Ji felt the anxiety in his heart, and he was sullen when he heard the announcement, and shouted angrily: "The unknown people don't know how to get out, get out of here."

After the words fell, only a gloomy voice came from the door, "Yang Tongjun put down his anger."

"Who is it?" Yang Ji stood up and looked towards the door, only to see a man in black robe standing at the door.

"You're so brave, did I let you in? Left and right, don't take this person down yet," Yang Ji was furious.

The captain of the camp gate was in a hurry and was about to explain when he saw the man in black take out a fish charm, which was a copper fish charm. It can prove his identity, and the copper fish charm shows that the official position of the man in black in front of him is below the fifth rank.

"The situation is urgent, don't delay," the man in black said in a deep voice, "Li Yi's rebellion has been exposed, and the Anding government soldiers are fighting, and Yang Tongjun can lead the troops to Anding to put down the rebellion."

After reading the fish talisman, Yang Ji asked in surprise: "You, are you the prince's people?"

"The situation is urgent and cannot be delayed," the man in black emphasized again in a deep voice.

"Okay, this general will send troops now." Yang Ji returned the fish charm and immediately ordered: "Beat the drums and gather the troops."

I have long heard that there is a mysterious organization under the crown prince's command. This is the first time Yang Ji has met, so he dare not delay at all.

Zhao Chiman was overjoyed and immediately followed, "Uncle Yang, take me with you."

"Nonsense", Yang Ji was thinking about stability, when he saw Zhao Chiman following him, he immediately reprimanded him: "What are you doing with a child, just wait here, don't make you Aye worry."

"I don't want it. I, Aye, is in danger now. I can't sit still here." Zhao Chiman looked anxious, "I'm not a child, and my martial arts skills are not inferior to others." He even drew the bow five times, and then drew an arrow without aiming at the flagpole in the distance. The arrow hit the flagpole, and the arrow feathers swayed up and down.

"This... is good at shooting", Yang Ji couldn't help but praise: "Okay, then just follow me, don't be reckless, how can I explain to you Aye if something goes wrong."

"Uncle, don't worry, I will obey the military orders." Zhao Chiman was overjoyed.

After Yang Ji assembled Liangyuan Mansion soldiers, he went straight to Anding.

Anding, the camp in the west of the city, this is the residence of the Anding Army Mansion. The Anding Army Mansion has a commanding officer, namely Tang Wanren, and a different general, namely Tang Wanyi. There are five school lieutenants under its jurisdiction, a total of [-] men. soldier.

The two brothers of the Tang family were Li Yi's former subordinates, and then the five lieutenants who were in charge of the army, three of them belonged to Li Yi, and the actual controller of the Anding Army Mansion was Li Yi.

Therefore, Li Yi took it for granted that the Anding Army Mansion was a private soldier, and went to the camp in the west of the city unprepared, but he didn't know that there was already an undercurrent in the camp.

In the Chinese army, five school lieutenants in charge of the army gathered together. At the head was a big man with white beard and hair. Although he was thin, he looked very oppressive. Obviously he was an old soldier.

"Brother Ge, what's the matter with calling our brother over here?" A disheveled school lieutenant rubbed his face and asked in displeasure: "It's winter, how comfortable it is to hug girls under the blanket, What are you doing up in the cold?"

"Liu San, do you know the origin of XX?" Captain Ge Xiaowei asked in a deep voice.

Lieutenant Liu paused when he heard the words, then looked around and said with a smile: "Look, Brother Ge is going to brag about his glorious deeds again, it's okay, I know you are a veteran of Jinyang, you are still on the same level as us now , What's the matter, I'll go back to sleep after nothing."

"When I was in Jinyang, Ge Congshou, I was a soldier under the sage's command. I survived several battles without dying. Now I am a captain, and I am deeply grateful for the emperor's grace..." Captain Ge said slowly.

But Colonel Liu was obviously impatient, and interrupted with a frown: "Okay, what are you going to do?"

Ge Congshou held the horizontal knife in his hand, and stared at Captain Liu with an undisguised killing intent, "What I want to say is that I am loyal to the saints and the Tang Dynasty in my life, but if there are those who make trouble, I will definitely kill them."

Xiaowei Liu was taken aback, "Could it be that you have lost your head, you are loyal and I am not loyal."

"Li Yi has made up his mind to rebel, what are your plans?" Ge Congshou stood up, stared at Captain Liu and shouted sharply.

"What?" Captain Liu turned pale with shock, "Your Majesty wants to rebel?"

Seeing that the three of Lieutenant Liu and Lieutenant Liu were all shocked, but they were still loyal to Li Yi, Ge Congshou did not delay any longer, and immediately drew his sword and shouted: "Come here, kill the rebel."

Before he could finish speaking, he bullied him and knocked Lieutenant Liu to the ground with a side attack. The other two captains were terrified and turned around and ran away.

"Don't do anything yet," Ge Congshou glared at another captain.

The school lieutenant reacted, rushed up and stabbed one person with a gun, but the other person rushed out of the Chinese army and shouted, "Come here, Ge Congshou has rebelled, he wants to kill King Yan...".

After all, Li Yi is the chief officer, and he has been operating for many years. Most of the Anding military mansion is his cronies. Seeing the captain screaming in horror, many soldiers loyal to Li Yi hurriedly surrounded the camp, and there was a sudden chaos in the camp.

Ge Congshou was furious, "Li Yi rebelled, and he threw down his weapons if he didn't want to die. Li Yi has no soldiers and no generals, and rebellion will undoubtedly lead to death."

"It was Ge Congshou who conspired to rebel." The school captain fled into the crowd in panic, constantly agitating the unknown soldiers.

"Fart, this is an old soldier of Jinyang, who has been with the saint for more than ten years, and is loyal..." Ge Congshou was so angry that his eyes widened, "The prince will arrive soon, kill the traitor, receive the reward, kill", After saying that, Ge Congshou rushed forward with his sword raised.

"What's going on?" Li Yi hurried to his horse, his face changed drastically, "Where is the sound of killing?"

"Your Majesty, it's Day Camp." Tang Wanren also turned pale with panic.

"How can the big camp fight?" Li Yi's face was pale, and he almost fell off his horse, "Could it be, could it be that Li Shimin is here?"

"My lord, let's go," Tang Wanren came back to his senses, and said eagerly: "Anyway, something must have happened to the soldiers of the Anding government, and they must flee to Turkic."

"Go, go quickly", Li Yi turned his horse's head without hesitation, and ran straight out of the city. The city gate was wide open, and the captain of the city gate saw Li Yi from a distance. out of the city gate.

Because Captain Liu and the other two captains who were loyal to Li Yi died, the camp quickly decided the winner. Ge Congshou handed over the camp to another captain to take over, and led the troops straight to the governor's mansion. This trip was doomed to fail, Ge Congshou immediately chased after learning that Li Yi only led a hundred riders out of the city.

"No." At this moment, Tang Wanren came to his senses and hurriedly reined in his horse, "It's very likely that the big campfire merged. Once we leave, Liu San and the others will be finished."

"This..." Li Yi suddenly felt flustered. Seeing the bound Zhao Cihao smiling, he was even more annoyed. He immediately stepped forward and whipped his horsewhip, "What's going on here?"

Although Zhao Cihao was in pain, he still curled his lips and said with a sneer: "There are loyal people in the city, how can you do what you want?"

Li Yi hated him so much, Tang Wanren hurriedly persuaded him, "It seems that we have to flee to Turkic, as long as we stay alive."

As soon as the words fell, Li Yi's personal guards exclaimed, "My lord, there is a large group of people on the mountain ridge ahead."

(End of this chapter)