Tiantang

Chapter 374

Chapter 382

Nan Jiyun opened the gate of the commander-in-chief's mansion, saw that it was King Jianning Li Tan, and clasped his fists indifferently, "His Royal Highness King Jianning!"

Li Tan smiled all over his face, clasped his fists and said, "General Nan, is King Yongning here? Please tell me that Xiao Wang has something to see!"

Nan Jiyun hesitated for a moment, he was not sure whether Zhang Xuan would meet Li Tan.But because Li Tan had a good relationship with Zhang Xuan before, Nan Jiyun nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, Your Highness, I will report to the commander in chief!"

Zhang Xuan and Ge Le had a drink in the flower hall in the backyard of the commander-in-chief's mansion, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Although the two are brother-in-law and elder brother-in-law, because of Zhang Xuan's status, and because Ge Le is the prince of Huihe, the two of them actually rarely get along face to face and alone like they do today.

"In my opinion, now is actually a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as you call out, the soldiers of the three armies will respond together, and the change of dynasty will be easy. Don't worry, I will immediately send a secret report to Father Khan, asking Father Khan to lead the soldiers of Huihe and the whole country into Lingzhou , to help you win the position!"

Ge Le waved his hands slightly excitedly and said, "Don't hesitate any longer...I won't come when I'm waiting, I'll simply ascend the throne and become emperor first, and then destroy Anlu Mountain and the emperor."

From Ge Le's point of view, he certainly hoped that Zhang Xuan could usurp Tang and proclaim himself emperor. If Zhang Xuan were the lord of the Central Plains dynasty, the Huihe people would have a better life.

If Zhang Xuan is willing to raise troops to seize power, there is no doubt that Huihe will do his best to send troops to help in the battle.

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, shook his head and said, "The rebels in Anlu Mountain are at present, it's too early to say this now."

Ge Le frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Up until now, you've still been playing tricks on someone. You're going to tell the truth to someone today, are you against it or not?"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing, and said softly, "Brother Wang, why do you have to say it so badly? Why don't you rebel, I'm not a traitor like An Lushan, who is destined to leave a reputation for eternal infamy!"

"Are you going to continue to be the loyal minister of the Great Tang Emperor? Don't be stupid, if this continues, you will sooner or later..." Ge Le hesitated to speak.

"I have always been loyal to this country, not to any emperor. Loving the country is not the same as loving the court and loving the emperor. I'm afraid it's hard for Brother Wang to understand this." Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, "My fate is up to me, even if it's the emperor. You can't stop me from moving forward!"

Zhang Xuan's voice was sonorous and powerful.

Ge Le was overjoyed when he heard the words. Although Zhang Xuan didn't utter the word "anti" from the beginning to the end, the meaning was obvious.He will not sit still and let the emperor slaughter him.Apart from usurping Tang and seizing power, Ge Le couldn't think of Zhang Xuan's other options.

"Hey, you Han people are really hypocritical. You obviously want to rebel, but you still have to hide it, and you don't dare to say it openly... Tsk tsk, you should tell a certain family, you don't call it rebellion, what is it called?"

Zhang Xuan smiled softly, "Please forgive me for not accepting this retort. I'm just protecting myself. I have no intention of seizing power, but why can I just sit and wait for death if someone insists on putting a knife on my neck? no!"

"This is not called rebellion, let alone rebellion, but—" Zhang Xuan's eyes suddenly turned cold, "it's called counterattack!"

There was a strange look in Ge Le's eyes, but he didn't continue to argue with Zhang Xuan any longer. In his opinion, no matter what the name was, as long as Zhang Xuan was willing to replace Datang, it was enough.

At present, Zhang Xuan has far more opportunities than An Lushan.Not only does he have unparalleled military prestige, but he also has a high popularity and reputation among the gentry and the people of the Tang Dynasty, and he stands on a certain height of justice. As long as he raises the banner, he will soon win the hearts of the world.

"Since this is the case, a certain family will write back to Father Khan, and ask Father Khan to use the power of Huihe to send troops to help you pacify the world!"

Zhang Xuan got up slowly, stared at Ge Le, and shook his head firmly, "Brother Wang's kindness, I accept it. Even if I want to become emperor on my own, I will not rely on the power of foreign tribes. Brother Wang will lead the army to help me calm down. Just rebel, as for the emperor—"

"The emperor's guard of honor is nothing more than the 2 people around him, as well as Li Guangbi's [-] troops. If I want to attack the emperor, I don't need to send troops from Huihe."

Ge Le's face suddenly turned a little ugly. He understood that Zhang Xuan never regarded the Huihe people as his own. This shows that although he is the son-in-law of Huihe, in his heart, Huihe will always be a foreigner and will not really trust him.

"Forget it. However, if you need it, the Huihe army can march into Lingzhou to help in the battle at any time." Ge Le condensed his voice.

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "Brother Wang is so kind, I will keep it in mind."

"When are you going to raise your troops? A certain family knows well and is ready." Ge Le asked in a low voice.

Now that this layer of window paper was pierced, Ge Le no longer concealed his words.

The corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched, "First destroy the Anlushan rebels! If I raise an army now, I will definitely face the enemy, and it will be difficult to become a big weapon. Besides, it is not the time to completely turn against the emperor. Since the emperor has not broken his face, Then why should I be a villain!"

Ge Le frowned, and wanted to persuade him a few more words, when suddenly Nan Jiyun's steady voice came from outside the door: "Commander, Jianning King Li Tan please see me!"

Ge Le was startled, and hurriedly said, "Li Tan's visit must be nothing good, none of these princes is good, you don't want to see him!"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, and suddenly said loudly, "Nanba, tell King Jianning that the commander-in-chief is not feeling well, and I will visit him another day, and invite him back to the mansion."

Nan Jiyun didn't hesitate, and immediately went back to tell Li Tan.

When Li Tan heard that Zhang Xuan refused to meet, his heart became heavier.He had a very ominous premonition in his heart that Zhang Xuan had the idea of ​​completely breaking with the Tang court.

If Zhang Xuan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty like An Lushan, I'm afraid... Li Tan's face suddenly became extremely pale when he thought of this.

At the same time, extremely desperate.

He originally regarded Zhang Xuan as a backer and external force for the crown prince, but now that this backer is going against the Tang court, what else can he expect?
Thinking of what Zhang Xuan said before, and thinking of the officers and soldiers of the three armies who were arguing just now, the corner of Li Tan's mouth twitched, and he turned and left silently.

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Li Tan walked along the cold Tongguan Road with a few entourages. At the corner of the street, Li Yu stood there with a sneer on his face, and said with a sneer, "Have you been shut down? I have already said that, Zhang Xuansu You have the heart of rebellion, but the father and the third younger brother always don’t listen! How is it now? He has a lot of power at the moment, if he rebels and joins An Lushan, it will become a serious disaster for the court!"

"Raising tigers is a problem, what else can I say?!"

"Shut up! If you hadn't been instigating by your father's ear, how could your father have lost his head and seized Zhang Xuan's military power at this time? If Zhang Xuan rebelled, it was you who forced him!" Li Tan was in a very bad mood and lowered his voice. With an angry reprimand, he walked away.

Li Yu sneered, looked at Li Tan's back, turned his head and said softly to Huo Changqing who was standing on the side, "Huo Jianjun, it seems that I can't stay in Tongguan anymore. It is urgent to report to the emperor immediately. Take away Zhang Xuan's military power with lightning speed, and change will happen if it is too late!"

Huo Changqing hesitated for a moment, and when he saw that there was no one around, he said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness Chu Wang said that, I will leave Tongguan immediately and go to Lingzhou to meet His Majesty!"

"Let's go!" Li Yu made a decisive decision, and immediately ordered someone to lead the horse, and went straight to the closed door.

He was actually scared, worried that Zhang Xuan would rebel at any time, once Zhang Xuan rebelled, he would definitely attack them immediately.

A group of people arrived before the closed door, but they saw that the closed door was tightly closed, guarded by soldiers from the Shence Army.

Li Yu's expression changed, he knew that Zhang Xuan had already prepared himself.

He gritted his teeth, stomped his feet resentfully, turned his head back, and returned the same way.

Lei Wanchun flashed out from the Guanbao on one side, looked at the hurried backs of Li Yu, Huo Changqing and the others and sneered, "Want to run? How can it be so easy! This time, you won't be able to run away!"

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The news that Zhang Xuan was forced to resign and retire did not reach the emperor of Lingzhou, but it spread to the world.

An Lushan was ecstatic when he heard the news.Immediately sent an order to attack Shi Siming in Hedong, abandoning Hedong and advancing to Lingzhou.At the same time, An Lushan also sent people to sneak into Tubo, spread the news, and confuse the Tubo people to send troops to fish in troubled waters.

In fact, Shi Siming is resting on the spot in Hedong at the moment, and is not in a hurry to attack Taiyuan.

When Shi Siming heard about Zhang Xuan's experience, his heart immediately turned cold.After he got the news of the great victory of Zhang Xuan's army in Shan County, he planned to send people south to Tongguan to surrender to Zhang Xuan.

But Zhang Xuan was actually forced by the emperor to step down, so Shi Siming had to reconsider.

Without Zhang Xuan, it would be difficult for the Tang court to contend with the Anlushan rebels.Shi Siming knew this very well, and the original idea of ​​surrender immediately disappeared.

Now that he was no longer ready to surrender, Shi Siming of course immediately obeyed An Lushan's military order, and immediately set up troops to attack Lingzhou along the outskirts of Hedong.

The Stanley news report of Tubo also felt that the opportunity had come, and ordered to clean up the remnants of the army, gathering [-] Tubo troops to attack the old place of Tuyuhun.

As a result, the border between Tubo and Longshuo is on the rise again.At this time, Li Guangbi was accepting the canonization and banquet from the emperor in Lingzhou, full of pride.

The Tubo army came suddenly and ferociously. Li Guangbi's defenders in Liangning Prefecture were caught off guard, and the morale of the army was in chaos. They were defeated in the first battle.

Gu Xi, who was guarding Dulan, led his army back to the Shaliu River, joining forces with Yang Lian.And most of the land in Liangning Prefecture fell into the hands of the Tubo people again.

Stanley led an army to station in the hometown of Tuyuhun, and fought a deadly battle with Tang army at the foot of Jishi Mountain.

As a result, not only the previously captured Tubo land fell, but even most of the two Tuyuhun old lands were recovered by the Tubo people.

When the news came, Lingzhou shook, and the whole country shook!

It wasn't until this time that Huihe Prince Ge Le realized that Zhang Xuan's trick of killing people with a knife was really wonderful.

Without Fei Yibing, he pushed Emperor Li Heng to a dead end.

(End of this chapter)