Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 308 The More and More Shady Li Heng

The news of the successive disastrous defeats of the three armies spread back to Lingwu. The common people and the civil and military officials of the new court were all shocked, and then they were all desolate, desperate and sorrowful.

All the self-confidence, ambition, and high-spirited aura that the armies of various walks of life had just started to go to war were gone at this moment, and they were completely knocked down to the bottom of the valley.

The great situation and the great momentum are gone, and it seems to have returned to the despair when Tongguan was breached, the prince, and Tang Xuanzong abandoned Chang'an City and fled.

"Fang Guan, you have betrayed my trust in you! I—" Suzong Li Heng was so angry that his face was livid and his body was trembling. He gritted his teeth and stared at Fang Guan, the prime minister who was kneeling below to plead guilty, and cursed angrily!

At this moment, Suzong Li Heng really wanted to spit out a mouthful of old blood.Before the expedition, Fang Guan assured him that he would be able to defeat the rebels and regain Guanzhong and Chang'an City.

The number of soldiers and horses that really belonged to the Tang Dynasty was only 12, and now there are more than 8 soldiers, leaving only Guo Ziyi's Shuofang Army, and the remnants of Anxi and Longyou Army, less than [-] troops.With such a small number of people, what else would he use to recover Guanzhong and Chang'an City, and what would he use to wipe out the Anlu Mountain rebels?

Suzong Li Heng wished to cut Fang Guan into pieces, but at the same time, he was extremely desperate. He couldn't see the hope of Datang for a while. Could it be that Datang really couldn't defeat the rebels? Datang was exhausted ?
No, it's impossible, the Great Tang should be passed on forever, how could it be exhausted!
Suzong Li Heng really wanted to kill Fang Guan, but under the plea of ​​the hermit Li Mi, and the Fang family was quite powerful, Li Heng still had to rely heavily on the support of the Fang family, so he finally forgave Fang Guan. The death penalty is just that Fang Guan was removed from the position of prime minister and demoted to a prince and junior teacher with a false name.

Later, Suzong Li Heng appointed Zhang Hao as the new prime minister.

Just changing a prime minister can't change the impact of the two disastrous defeats in the slightest. The whole new court is still in a state of desolation, full of pessimism and despair.

The pessimism and despair of the Tang court did not affect the Huihe and Tubo people.

Regardless of whether it was the leader of the Huihe cavalry or the leader of the Tubo army, they all ridiculed Datang's incompetence behind their backs, and even less took Datang seriously.

Originally, in the later period of Tang Xuanzong, although there were hidden dangers in the Tang Dynasty, it was still a prosperous age on the surface, and it won successive wars against the Tubo, Khitan, and Xi tribes. Whether it was slowly developed with the help of the Tang Dynasty Huihe, or Tubo, who was defeated by the Tang Dynasty, were very jealous and respectful of the Tang Dynasty, and did not dare to have any crooked thoughts.

However, An Lushan suddenly rebelled, and quickly captured Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, and then captured Tongguan, as well as Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, occupying half of the Tang Dynasty.

Especially when Suzong Li Heng Lingwu ascended the throne, he sent envoys to ask them for reinforcements in a low voice. At that moment, the corruption and weakness of the Tang Dynasty seemed to be fully revealed at once. The Tang Dynasty was no longer the seemingly invincible Tang Dynasty. , but like a weak and sick old man, from being extremely jealous and not daring to offend, to the point of "poor" Datang.

However, the once prosperous and powerful side of Datang is still vivid after all, and they still have a little respect for Datang.

It's just that now Datang has suffered two defeats in a row, and it's a fiasco caused by his own extreme stupidity. The entire Datang court is shrouded in pessimism, and their last respect for Datang has disappeared, and the rest is nothing but pity and disdain.

Especially the Huihe people, who used to be looked down upon by the Tang Dynasty, they were able to build a country with the help of the Tang Dynasty, and their soldiers gradually developed and became stronger.Now it's their turn to pity Datang aloft on horseback. This feeling is really exciting.

To say that the Huihe people came here only for the benefits promised by Datang, and because they were curious about the reality of Datang, they didn't have any more ideas.

Then the Tubo people pursued much more. Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was so weak and incompetent, the Tubo general secretly ridiculed him, and kept sending news back to Tubo.

"I'm afraid that after this civil strife, it is impossible for Datang to return to its original state anyway." The general of the Tubo army sneered, and they will continue to cooperate with Datang to quell the rebellion. It will be consumed further, when——
Just when the Lingwu court was full of pessimism from Suzong Li Heng down, they didn't know what to do.

Another good news from Suiyang gave the court a little boost. Wu Guogong, General of Fuguo, and Anton Jiedu envoy Li Fei defeated more than [-] rebels in Suiyang, completely breaking the siege of Suiyang .

At this moment, the civil and military officials almost all selectively forgot that Li Fei threatened Li Heng at Mawei Station, reprimanded the Supreme Emperor for his wrong arrogance and domineering, and forgot their dissatisfaction with Li Fei. Many people praised Li Fei one after another.

Even when Suzong Li Heng heard the good news, he felt the urge to vomit blood in his mouthful of old blood. He felt extremely complicated and was even more jealous of Li Fei, but he had to admit that Li Fei's good news came in time, and he was very concerned about him. The pessimistic morale of the court has been greatly boosted.

To be honest, Suzong Li Heng absolutely didn't want to reward Li Fei at all, and he even resented Li Fei even more, because Li Fei was different from his generals in the new Lingwu court. Forced to retreat, the more powerful Li Fei's record is, the more incompetent he, the new emperor, the new court of the Lingwu Great Tang will appear!
However, even if it was to boost the morale of the now extremely pessimistic Lingwu Great Tang new court, and to appease Li Fei, Suzong Li Heng had no choice but to reward Li Fei.

However, when he was really about to reward Li Fei, Suzong Li Heng was stumped again, and had the urge to vomit blood again.

Because he didn't know how to reward Li Fei!

To say that Li Fei is now the Duke of the State, the Grand General of the Assistant State, the Third Division of Kaifu Yitong, and the Jiedushi of Anton Dufu, basically all aspects are coming to an end, so it is difficult to promote Li Fei's title to Wang Jue?This is impossible, but if there is still a little room, he can't tolerate Li Fei being crowned king.

But in terms of civil service, Li Fei has already added a lot of positions, and opened the third division of Yifu. If it goes up, is it possible that Li Fei will be added as a third official, or even a prime minister?Li Fei just turned 22 years old, Sangong?Prime Minister?Do not make jokes!He would rather give Li Fei a county prince!

In terms of real power, Li Fei is in charge of the Anton Governor's Mansion and controls the military forces in Henan Province. He still wants to cut Li Fei's real power, let alone give Li Fei the real power of other Jiedu envoys to increase Li Fei's strength.

Undecided and hesitant, Suzong Li Heng couldn't help but feel a little dazed. When did Li Fei start to get out of hand and unknowingly have such a terrifying position?
Could it be that Li Fei is some kind of monster?Otherwise, how can ordinary people find his way to rise?

Thinking about it, Suzong Li Heng's face became more and more gloomy, and his heart became more and more jealous of Li Fei, and he didn't want to give Li Fei any rewards.
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