Tiantang

Chapter 378 Deceiving Zhang Xuan?

Chapter 386 Deceiving Zhang Xuan?
In the letter, Shi Siming wrote "surrender Zhang but not Tang", and what is even more interesting is that Zhang Xuan replied: If you don't lead Fan Yang to surrender, the commander-in-chief will punish him wherever he arrives!
Shi Chaoyi's heart skipped a beat. From Zhang Xuan's very imposing reply, it was enough to see Zhang Xuan's strength and determination.

Perhaps as Zhang Xuan said, this is Shi Siming's last chance.If Shi Siming couldn't grasp it any longer, he would not even be qualified to surrender.

In fact, Zhang Xuan was about to break through Luoyang, and An Qingxu would either be killed or captured alive, or break out and return to Fanyang.

And Zhang Xuan will definitely use the momentum of lightning, with the power of a big victory, and point at Fan Yang, until all Fan Yang's rebels are wiped out.

As soon as Shi Chaoyi thought of this, he immediately returned with a whip.

Changan.

Li Heng had just entered Chang'an and settled down in the palace.The emperor led his people back to Chang'an, but Chen Xilie did not enter the court, but resigned from office and returned to the farmland. The reason was that he was too old and mentally exhausted, and he was unable to serve the emperor anymore.

Li Heng didn't think too much of himself, so it was fine.

What made Li Heng somewhat dissatisfied was that when he led the crowd back to Chang'an, the people of Chang'an did not go out of the city to welcome them.As a result, a group of people entered the city coldly, and entered the palace in despair, but a group of eunuchs and maids in the palace knelt down in front of the palace gate to welcome them.

In fact, Chang'an is basically an empty city now. Those who have connections in the city go to seek refuge with relatives and friends, while those who have no connections stay in the city.As for the rich and powerful families in Chang'an, some followed Li Heng to Lingzhou, and some also avoided outside the city or to the counties around Chang'an.

The Chang'an defenders who stayed behind have already advanced into Tongguan under the leadership of Zhang Tong.Those who have been staying in Chang'an to maintain the order in Chang'an are nothing more than the thousands of female soldiers of Su Hudong and Li Tengkong, and a few guards of the Habayashi and palace guards.When the two women heard that the emperor was coming, they also led the army to guard the relatives of the Yongning Palace, the Zhang family and some of Zhang Xuan's confidantes, and left Chang'an for Yongzhou.

Just the day before Li Heng arrived in Chang'an.

Mingde Palace.Li Heng finally sat on his throne again. He looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty lined up on both sides, frowned and said, "Mr. Yang, where is King Jianning Li Tan?"

Yang Guozhong was thinking about his own thoughts with his head down.Ever since he fled Lingzhou and returned to Chang'an with the emperor, Yang Guozhong had a premonition that the situation was not good.He had a hunch that the emperor in front of him might not last long.All kinds of signs showed that he was already in a situation where everyone was close to betraying relatives.

When he returned to Chang'an, let alone others, his two sons, Li Yu and Li Tan, were not greeted in Chang'an.

In fact, this also wronged Li Yu and Li Tan.The two were "stayed" in Tongguan by Zhang Xuan, and they could not return to Chang'an at all.

The emperor greeted him suddenly, and Yang Guozhong woke up with a start. He let out a cry and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Li Tan, the King of Jianning, went to Tongguan to help in the battle, and he is currently in the Tongguan army!"

Li Heng waved his hand angrily, "Quickly pass on my order to let Li Yu and Li Tan come back to Chang'an, they will only add to the chaos if they stay on the front line!"

"Gongsun Liang, is there any report from Zhang Xuan?" Li Heng asked again in a deep voice.

On the way back to Chang'an, they heard about the death of An Lushan and the news that Zhang Xuan's army had fought three battles and three victories, but they did not receive Zhang Xuan's official written report to the court.

Gongsun Liang's heart trembled, but he didn't dare to lie, so he could only tell the truth, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has not received any report from King Yongning's army! However, according to Tan Ma's news, King Yongning is leading three armies to confront An Qingxu at the moment. Luoyang, it is possible to capture Luoyang at any time and destroy An Qingxu!"

Li Heng was ecstatic at first, but then his face turned gloomy.

Zhang Xuan is about to regain Luoyang and Henan with successive victories. This is of course good news, but Li Heng feels very uneasy.

Li Heng pondered for a long time, then suddenly shouted to Li Guangbi, "Li Guangbi, I canonize you as the Deputy Marshal of the Thieves and the General Manager of the Henan March. Immediately lead an army of [-] out of Tongguan to Luoyang to help in the battle!"

"I have given you a decree. If Luoyang is captured, you should immediately lead your troops to invade Hedong and Fanyang, cooperate with Hexi soldiers and horses, gather the rebel generals of Anlu Mountain, and recover the three towns of Fanyang for me."

Li Heng looked at Li Guangbi with piercing eyes.At this moment, Li Guangbi was the only general under him who could lead troops in battle.Whether he can seize Fan Yang ahead of Zhang Xuan and prevent Zhang Xuan from becoming his own country depends on whether Li Guangbi can live up to his expectations.

Li Guangbi's heart trembled, he came out of the shift and saluted with fists in his arms, accepting orders.

Li Heng hesitated for a moment, then said loudly, "Hexi Ge Shuhan, Anxi Yang Kai, Beiting Cheng Qianli, Jiannan An Sishun, ordered these four towns to send 5000 people from each to the Central Plains to eliminate the rebels for me. Restore the world!"

Yushi Zhongcheng Xue Xingyi was taken aback, and went out to play and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice! Today the world is in chaos. If the imperial court sends troops from the four towns of Hexi, Anxi, Beiting and Jiannan to the Central Plains, Nanzhao in Jiannan and the Hus of the Western Regions and Tubo , will be ready to move around, if there is another chaos, the situation will be difficult to deal with!"

Several civil officials immediately came out to object.

Li Heng sneered in his heart, he didn't know that the deployment of troops from the border towns into the customs would cause turmoil in the border areas, and Nanzhao, the Hus of the Western Regions and the Tubo people would definitely take advantage of the opportunity to make changes, but at this moment, he couldn't care less about it.Zhang Xuan's power is getting bigger and bigger, and now he has no power in his hands. If he doesn't send troops from the border town, if Zhang Xuan turns against him in the future, how can he compete with Zhang Xuan for the world and keep his throne?

An eunuch rushed to report, and whispered a few words in Li Heng's ear.

Li Heng was furious, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, his face flushed red.

Zhang Xuan's family members and a group of relatives actually left Chang'an one day earlier and went to Yongzhou... This means that Zhang Xuan must rebel!

Li Heng's heart was surging and his anger was raging, but he suppressed his anger forcefully, he didn't explode, let alone pierce the layer of window paper.

He knew very well in his heart that if he pierced this layer of window paper at this moment, Zhang Xuan would immediately turn back.He took Luoyang, then returned to Chang'an, controlled the situation, changed the dynasty and established himself as emperor, and then gradually plotted against Hedong and Fan Yang.

And beside Li Heng, there is only one Li Guangbi, what can he use to compete with Zhang Xuan?

So Li Heng gritted his teeth and endured it, even though his heart was bleeding.

Li Heng withdrew angrily, and was about to go to Concubine Xue Shu to vent his anger.But at this time, more than ten riders galloped into Chang'an, shouting loudly all the way: "Wang Yongning's victory! Luoyang's victory!"

"Luoyang City was destroyed, An Qingxu fled to Linzhang, King Yongning won a great victory!"

Li Guangbi was about to reorganize his army to leave Chang'an and rush to the front line of Luoyang, but there was news that Zhang Xuan had recovered Luoyang.Li Guangbi stomped his feet with a gloomy expression, turned around and left the barracks, and went into the palace.

Now that Luoyang has been won, it is meaningless for him to lead his army to Luoyang to help in the battle.The emperor's will has not been carried out, and it has come to nothing. What kind of thing is this?

Li Guangbi felt awe-inspiring while entering the palace.

As Zhang Xuan's former general, he asked himself that he knew something about Zhang Xuan.However, Li Guangbi always believed that Zhang Xuan's "miracle" was just good luck. Even if he had some strategies and some military skills, he would not be much better than veteran generals like them.

This time, he got the emperor's edict, and he was about to lead his army to the front line of Luoyang to compete with Zhang Xuan, so that the world could see who was the real famous general in the world. It was a miracle that Luoyang was taken in less than half a month.

Once Luoyang is broken, it means that the Great Yan Kingdom will be wiped out.An Qingxu absconded, and the land of Henan was defeated like a mountain.

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Just as Li Heng was about to enter the tent with Xue Xiangyun in his arms, the good news came.

It was obviously a great joy, but when it came to Li Heng's ears, it made him tremble like thunder.

He secretly cursed that An Qingxu was so ineffective that he couldn't stop Zhang Xuan. Even if An Qingxu persisted for a few months, he would not be afraid of Zhang Xuan after his plan was completed.

But at this moment, Zhang Xuan took Luoyang like a broken bamboo.It is conceivable that in less than a month, all the land of Henan was in Zhang Xuan's hands.The areas occupied by rebels such as Lianghuai and Jiangnan will also be occupied by Zhang Xuan as the rebels retreat.

Li Heng's face was a little pale, and his palms were cold.

Xue Xiangyun raised her eyebrows lightly, stroked Li Heng's hand, and said softly, "Why is this so, Your Majesty? The army of King Yongning took Luoyang and wiped out the rebels. This is a great joy..."

Before Xue Xiangyun finished speaking, Li Heng shook off her hand with all his strength, and angrily said, "What do you know?"

After speaking, Li Heng left angrily.

Ever since Xue Xiangyun entered the palace, Li Heng has always regarded her as the most beloved and cherished, and he has never scolded her like this.Xue Xiangyun was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes turned red with a little grievance, and he sat down on the bed and began to sob.

Li Heng's heart was in a mess, and he couldn't care about Xue Xiangyun at the moment.

He went to the imperial study, and Li Guangbi arrived.

"Your Majesty, Li Guangbi, Prince of Pingfan, seeks an audience."

Li Heng waved his hand feebly, "Xuan."

After Li Guangbi came in to meet him, seeing Li Heng's face was very ugly, he hesitated for a moment, wondering if he would offend the emperor by coming this time.

"Li Guangbi, I won't hide it from you... Zhang Xuan will definitely turn against him. But the most urgent thing is that I don't have any horses to contend with Zhang Xuan. I am so anxious." Li Heng sighed.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to die for Your Majesty!" Li Guangbi gritted his teeth, "Your Majesty, you can issue another edict ordering the four towns of Hexi, Jiannan, Anxi, and Beiting to serve the king quickly, but I will lead the army to guard Your Majesty."

"In my opinion, even if Zhang Xuan wants to rebel, he will not choose this time. He will definitely wipe out the An family's rebels first, and then fight against His Majesty."

"What Zhang Xuan is counting on is nothing more than Longshuo's army of martial arts, magical strategies, flying tigers, and flying leopards, as well as the soldiers and horses of the Huihe people. The rest of the court soldiers and horses may not necessarily rebel against the bandits."

"Your Majesty might as well—" Li Guangbi hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice, "Your Majesty might as well lure Zhang Xuan back to Chang'an in the name of Zhang Xuan's celebration, and then—"

Li Guangbi waved his hand and made a beheading motion.

(End of this chapter)