Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

A fight started and ended quickly. By the time Li Longji came to his senses, the Protectorate Army had become prisoners.

"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible. How could the National Guard Army be so weak?"

Looking at the commander of the National Defense Army who was squatting on the ground and holding his head, Li Longji's face was unusually pale, and a huge wave was set off in his heart.

These generals were all elites he secretly trained when he was a prince, and they were specially used to protect the safety of Luoyang.

Unexpectedly, he was beaten by a mere three thousand cattle guards and was unable to fight back.

This shock was far stronger than when he learned that the Dashi army had invaded the Tang Dynasty.

In the complicated eyes of everyone, Liu Zi escorted the two generals of the National Defense Army up the steps and clasped their fists at Fan Xin.

"Your Highness, I have caught two generals who intend to rebel. How should I deal with them?"

Fan Xin glanced at Guo Zhiyun, chuckled and scolded.

"You don't understand the rules. Didn't you see the Hedong Defense Envoy here? Ask me what I am doing."

"Also, I am no longer the King of Yan. I have been demoted to the position of Marquis of Northern Xinjiang. From now on, you will call me Lord Marquis!"

Liu Zi held back his smile and cupped his fists, turned around and faced Guo Zhiyun.

"General Guo, these two rebel generals misinterpreted your orders without authorization and intended to attack the imperial guards. What do you think we should do?"

After hearing these words, Guo Zhiyun's face turned blue and white, his hands clenched tightly together, and his face hurt, as if he had been slapped hundreds of times in public.

These damn guys not only killed his subordinates, but also forced him to order the execution of the generals of the National Defense Army. It was so abominable!
Guo Zhiyun wanted to kill these guys with his own hands, but he didn't dare because the burly man in front of him had already touched the handle of the knife at his waist.

After thinking this, Guo Zhiyun took a deep breath and said solemnly.

"My general just ordered the Yulin Guard rebels to be taken down. These two guys went to attack your Qianniu Guards. They are absolutely bastards."

"Come here, kill these two!"

As soon as these words came out, the remnants of the Protectorate Army were stunned, especially the two generals who were talking to each other, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Defense Envoy, what did you say? You actually want to kill the two of us? We are all following your orders!"

"Yes, brothers are working hard for you, but in the end you want to kill us?"

"Shut up!" Guo Zhiyun shouted and interrupted: The general asked you to capture the rebels, but who told you to attack Qianniu Guard. "

"Come here, why don't you kill these two people quickly!"

Seeing that the outcome was destined, the two commanders of the National Defense Army laughed miserably, and were dragged down and beheaded by the sergeant.

Looking at the two heads, Guo Zhiyun's heart was bleeding.

Although these people were not his subordinates, they were still working for him. It would be a pity to kill them like this now.

"People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. I, the general, have nothing to do. If you want to complain, just blame you for your bad fate!"

With a secret sigh in his heart, Guo Zhiyun gathered his mood and handed Fan Xingong his hand.

"King Yan is indeed a legendary figure who is famous in the Tang Dynasty. He was able to remain calm and composed under this general's temptation. It shows that he has no intention of rebellion in his heart."

Having said this, he turned to Li Longji, who had a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, after this test, Fan Xin has proven that he is worthy of the Tang Dynasty. General Mo believes that he should be restored to his royal title to resolve the misunderstanding between the two parties."

"General Guo is right. I think this is just a misunderstanding between the court and the Fan family. There is no need to make it so solemn."

Zhang said sighed and echoed.

"I second the proposal!" All civil and military officials bowed.

Seeing the ministers admonishing him, Li Longji knew that the situation was over, so he had to pretend to be calm.

"Forget it, since Fan Qing is worthy of the imperial court, let's forget it."

"The person who came here has made a decree to immediately restore Fan Xinyan to the title of Prince of Yan, and to confer on his daughter the title of Princess of Zhenguo, Shangguan Wan'er as Lady of Qi State, and Yinzhu as Lady of Jin State.

"Ying Niang, the chief treasurer of the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce, is awarded the title of fifth-grade Zhongsan doctor, and all the tax rates paid by her chambers of commerce will be reduced by 50%..."

Listening to the emperor formulating his decree, the civil and military officials present had extremely complicated thoughts.

Even one of Fan Xin's servants could be awarded the fifth rank, which shows how much the emperor spent to stabilize Fan Xin.

At the same time, it also shows that Fan Xin's strength is no longer what it used to be, and even the imperial court has to bow to him.

After formulating the imperial edict, Li Longji calmed down and smiled lightly.

"How about Fan Aiqing, are you satisfied with this reward?"

Fan Xin smiled slightly and cupped his hands slightly.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. It's getting late. I'll take a step forward and say goodbye!" After saying that, he led a group of subordinates and left Yingtianmen.

Looking at the figure gradually going away, Li Longji, who was originally smiling, suddenly looked up and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing this scene, Gao Lishi and all the civil and military officials all changed their expressions and rushed towards Li Longji.

In the worried eyes of the ministers, Li Longji tremblingly raised his finger and pointed at Fan Xin's back, vomiting blood and saying.

"Fan Xin, if I don't kill you, God will send you to death!"

"His Majesty!"

……

At night, Xingqing Palace.

Several important officials of the imperial court stood at the door, stretching their heads and looking in, with anxious looks in their eyes.

Two hours have passed since the emperor vomited blood and fell into a coma. During these two hours, no news came out, and several ministers couldn't help but feel worried.

"Xiang Zhang, do you think His Majesty's dragon body doesn't matter?" Li Linfu asked in a low voice.

Glancing at him, Zhang Shuo shook his head while stroking his beard.

"I don't know the specific situation. I'd better wait until the imperial doctor comes out."

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the question, Li Linfu returned to his seat, his eyes kept rolling, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just when everyone was having different thoughts, the palace door suddenly opened, and two imperial doctors walked out carrying medicine boxes. When they met Zhang Shuo and others, they bowed and left.

Then Gao Lishi came out and said to everyone.

"Prime Minister Zhang, Prime Minister Li, General Guo, your Majesty invites you to come in."

The three of them looked at each other, nodded politely and walked into the Xingqing Hall.

The smell of medicine filled the hall, and several servants knelt on the ground with their heads lowered and said nothing.

Concubine Wu Hui sat in front of the bed and took care of Li Longji who was lying on the bed.

When he saw them coming, he wiped his eyes and led the palace maid out.

As the palace door closed again, Li Longji sat up from the bed and looked at Guo Zhiyun with cold eyes.

"I had high hopes for you in vain. Is this how you repay me?"

"Do you know that the scene at Yingtianmen today has made me lose all face!" A deafening roar echoed throughout the hall.

Guo Zhiyun knelt on the ground with a pop and said with a look of shame.

"Your Majesty, I have disgraced you, the incompetent one, and you really deserve death!"

"But before I die, I will have something to say!"

"Say!"

"Yes!" Guo Zhiyun knelt on the ground and said sadly: "Your Majesty, I never thought that the Chinese army defending Luoyang would be so incompetent. They couldn't even defeat a few Thousand Niu Guards!" "By the time I knew it, it was already too late. If my Hexi Army was here, how could Fan Xin, my son, dare to be so presumptuous!" "

After hearing the words "Hexi Army", Li Longji's face gradually calmed down and he frowned.

"So it's not your command that makes the Protectorate Army so useless?"

Only then did he remember that the man standing in front of him was the military god who led an army of 60,000 to defeat the Tibetan coalition.

Normally, it really shouldn't be defeated so quickly, so there is only one reason.

The Protectorate Army sucks!

Thinking of this reason, the anger in Li Longji's heart subsided a lot.

"Back to Your Majesty, I have only been back from the right front line for more than a month, and the situation with the National Guard Army is only superficial."

"If the general knew that they were so incompetent, there would be no way he would come to King Qin with such an army."

After saying this, he did not forget to wink at Li Linfu and signal him to say a few nice words.

Li Linfu naturally would not refuse the allies' request, he coughed and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you have indeed wronged General Guo in this matter. As far as I know, during the battle between Shanzhou and the Tibetan allied forces, General Guo's 60,000-strong army was very fierce."

"It was surprising that we persisted for more than ten days in the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops. In the end, the Tibetan coalition forces abandoned their helmets and armor and fled."

"Even the Great Cannibal, who claimed to have an army of 500,000, took the initiative to retreat to the desert because of General Guo's reputation."

Li Longji didn't believe what others said, but people like Li Linfu would not lie to him.

Therefore, his expression softened a bit and he motioned for the three of them to sit down.

"That's all. Because of your outstanding military exploits, I will trust you just once."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!" Guo Zhiyun said happily.

When the three of them sat down, Li Longji hesitated and said.

"My dear friends, Fan Xin is in Luoyang right now. This is our best chance to get rid of him. Do you have any good ideas?"

When this matter was brought up, Guo Zhiyun, who had been holding back his anger, stood up and clasped his fists.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have issued dispatch orders to the Longyou and Hexi Camps a month ago."

"In no more than a month at most, 250,000 Tang Dynasty elites will return to Luoyang."

"At that time, Fan Xin's life or death will all depend on your thoughts!"

Seeing that Guo Zhiyun was so confident, Li Longji was overjoyed and immediately slammed the table and shouted.

"Okay, with your words from Guo Zhiyun, I feel relieved! Let Fan Xin be proud for a month. When the western army arrives, I will definitely make his life worse than death!"

After receiving successive blows, Li Longji now can't wait to avenge his shame.

And the Western Army with great military exploits is his biggest reliance!

Isn't your Fan Xin's 100,000 Youzhou Army known as the elite, but my Western Army is the elite among the elite!
There are 120,000 Tibetan allied troops and 500,000 Taishi troops. The Western Army will be defeated as soon as they say it will be defeated. Your Fan Xin's small Youzhou Army is nothing!

After thinking about the scene of defeating Fan Xin, Li Longji happened to speak, and Gao Lishi came up holding the memorial.

"Your Majesty, Wei Dayuan, the supervisor of Anxi Army, is back and is asking for an audience outside the palace."

"Wei Dayuan?" Li Longji frowned, waved his hand to signal the three of them to leave, and ordered someone to summon Wei Dayuan into the palace.

Looking at the servant kneeling on the ground covered in dirt, Li Longji snorted displeased.

"I asked you to supervise the army, how did you end up like this bear?"

I didn't ask if it was okay, but when I asked, Wei Dayuan burst into tears, hugging Li Longji's legs and wailing.

"Your Majesty, please let this slave die. This slave has no face to see anyone anymore... Wuwu..."

"What's going on, where is Gao Xianzhi? You guys went back to Luoyang together, why didn't he come to see me?"

Wei Dayuan stood up with a pop and said fiercely with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please don't mention this ungrateful traitor again. When you were in the right, you flirted with Fan and secretly interacted with him."

"When I returned to Luoyang, I went to see Fan Xin as soon as possible. The servant disagreed and had a big quarrel with him. Who would have thought that on the way to the palace, he would be kidnapped by his subordinates and taken to an abandoned house..."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu His Majesty! This slave has no one to see anyone..."

Bang!
Li Longji kicked the copper stove over, his face turned red and his chest heaved violently.

As the saying goes, when beating a dog, it depends on the owner. Gao Xianzhi just doesn't care about him when he comes back. He dares to send people to beat his own confidants. What is he doing?
"Okay, okay, it's different now that you have a backer. Even I don't care about it anymore!" Li Longji laughed angrily and pinched the jade Ruyi in his hand into two halves.

……

On the bank of the Yellow River, there is a river-viewing pavilion.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, you asked the general to come and say that you have something important to say. I wonder what it is?" Gao Xianzhi said with a puzzled look on his face.

He had just arrived in Luoyang from Anxi, but before his butt was hot, Fan Xin sent someone to find him.

Looking at the tiger general in front of him, Fan Xin smiled slightly and made an inviting gesture toward his seat.

"Let's sit down and talk slowly."

Unexpectedly, Gao Xianzhi shook his head and refused directly.

"There's no need to sit down and talk. The general has no personal relationship with King Yan. It's the same thing if you stand and listen."

"If you don't want to say it, I will have to go ahead and meet with His Majesty."

Seeing that Gao Xianzhi didn't appreciate it, Fan Xin laughed and said loudly.

"It is said that General Gao leads troops well and is a tiger general on the battlefield. He truly lives up to his reputation. His loyalty to the court alone is unmatched by anyone."

"It's a pity that such loyalty only results in the death of cunning rabbits and the death of good dogs. It's a pity..." Fan Xin shook his head as he spoke.

Although Gao Xianzhi only knows how to fight and does not understand politics, he still heard something unusual and said with a solemn expression.

"Your Highness Prince Yan, do you mean that the court wants to kill me?"

"Yes, the day of the face-to-face meeting is the day when the head is taken!"

It seemed to Fan Xin that after he said these words, Gao Xianzhi would definitely change his face and seek help.

However, what he didn't expect was that Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"why are you laughing?"

"The general laughs at your highness for being ridiculous. I have traveled across the Western Regions for several years, crossed the green mountains, walked through the desert, and attacked the food center at night. Each of them is a great achievement."

"How could the imperial court kill me? Mr. Gao advised the prince to think more about strategies that benefit the country and the people, and less about the evil ways of outsiders. Say goodbye!" After that, he waved his sleeves and left.

Looking at Gao Xianzhi's back, Liuzi frowned.

"Your Majesty, this man is so ignorant of praise, why don't we kill him on the way?"

"No, thousands of armies are easy to come by, but one general is hard to find. Gao Xianzhi has repeatedly refused to win over me, which shows that he is a loyal person."

"Let him go to see the saint. Only when the court raises the butcher's knife against him can he realize the ruthlessness of officialdom."

Seeing that the prince had made up his mind, the six sons stopped trying to persuade him and changed the subject.

"Your Majesty, Brother Lin Tie has written to say that the Youzhou Army has attacked and occupied the right periphery and is tightening the encirclement. It will not take long to capture the Western Region."

"The army will march towards Luoyang at the fastest speed by then. Please wait patiently for a while."

(End of this chapter)