Tiantang

Chapter 383 You Are A Pawn

Chapter 391 You Are A Pawn

"Wait a minute!"

With a soft drink, Li Yu and Li Guangbi walked in one after the other with their heads held high.

Guo Ziyi's generals frowned secretly, and cast their eyes on Zhang Xuan in unison.

Zhang Xuan still sat solemnly behind the desk, and slowly raised his head to look at Li Yu and Li Guangbi.

Li Yu clasped his fists and said, "Prince Yongning, An Qingxu is a serious offender of the imperial court. Since he has surrendered to the imperial court, he should be taken to Chang'an and be dealt with by the imperial court!"

Li Guangbi also clasped his fists and saluted, "Of course, King Yongning, An Qingxu has already surrendered, and further execution will damage His Majesty's reputation. As His Royal Highness King Chu said, he should be sent to Chang'an, where His Majesty's own children will judge him!"

Zhang Xuan stood up slowly, his cold gaze passed over Li Yu, and directly fell on Li Guangbi.

There was a faint trace of silent cruelty in his eyes, and he slowly raised his finger and pointed at Li Guangbi and said indifferently, "An Qingxu is a prisoner of this commander. The so-called general is not subject to the order of the emperor, and this commander has the right to deal with An Qingxu. As for How this commander should deal with An Qingxu, whether to release or behead him, I don't need others to tell me what to do."

"Li Guangbi, when will it be your turn to make irresponsible remarks when I am doing things?"

"Could it be that he thought he was crowned the county king, so he got carried away and didn't know how much he weighed?"

Zhang Xuan's voice was full of disdain and condescension.

Li Guangbi's anger gradually grew in his heart, and he sneered, "I'm just discussing the facts. Although King Yongning has a high position and authority, he is still a courtier after all. His Majesty has an order, can you still resist the order?"

"Resisting the decree?" Zhang Xuan suddenly burst into laughter, but the laughter stopped immediately, and his voice became extremely cold and ruthless, "An Qingxu and his son have committed a heinous crime, harming the country and the people, and deserve death. If this kind of person does not die, he should die Shuai can't face the more than [-] people who died under the horseshoes of the rebels, let alone the soldiers of the three armies who fought bloody battles to suppress the rebellion!"

"Come on, push An Qingxu out and cut him off! Hang the thief's head above the Luoyang city gate and show it to the public for three days!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand abruptly, categorically speaking.

Immediately, several fierce soldiers rushed in, no matter how An Qingxu shouted, they pushed him out of the hall and sent him to the execution ground.

The expressions of Li Yu and Li Guangbi instantly became very ugly.

In front of the two of them, Zhang Xuan used strong means to kill An Qingxu, making it clear that it was a demonstration.

Li Yu's lips trembled with anger, but he couldn't say a word.

Li Guangbi hesitated for a moment, knowing that it would be useless for him to "argue" with Zhang Xuan about An Qingxu's matter, and when the debate was over, An Qingxu's head might have hung on the city gate long ago.

Li Guangbi made a decisive decision and decided to announce the decree immediately, but he did not believe that the emperor's imperial decree deposed him as commander-in-chief, so he could openly rebel?

Without hesitation, Li Guangbi immediately took out Li Heng's imperial decree from his bosom, and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty has a decree, Zhang Xuan and the generals will listen to the decree!"

The corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth tanned, he slowly got up and clasped his fists, "Zhang Xuan accepts the order."

"The rebellion was initially determined, and the court was really employing people. Canonize Zhang Xuan as Taishi, Zhongshu Ling and Minister of Rites, and quickly return to Beijing to assist me in governing. There must be no mistakes. Canonize Chu Wang Li Yu as the general manager of the anti-rebellion march , Li Guangbi is the deputy chief of the anti-insurgency march and the governor of Fan Yang, restraining Feng Changqing, Pugu Huai'en and Guo Ziyi from attacking Fan Yang..."

Li Guangbi finished announcing the imperial decree, closed the imperial decree, stared at Zhang Xuan and said with a slight smile, "Congratulations to King Yongning for paying his respects. Now that the world has been initially settled, the court is short of talents, and it is urgent for King Yongning to lead his ministers to assist the country. Your Majesty has an order, please King Yongning returns to Beijing quickly, His Majesty is looking forward to it in Chang'an!"

As soon as Li Guangbi's voice fell, the breathing of all the generals became strangely rapid.Guo Ziyi and Pugu Huai'en subconsciously cast complicated eyes on Zhang Xuan, waiting nervously for Zhang Xuan's final decision.

Zhang Xuan was silent.

After a while, he sat down slowly and placed the imperial decree on the table.

Looking at the smug Li Guangbi and the expectant Chu Wang Li Yu, he suddenly smiled.

"Chang'an, I want to go back. I will definitely go back, but not now."

"After I take down Fan Yang, wipe out the remnants of the rebel army, and restore the peace and stability of the world, I will definitely return to Chang'an to meet your majesty. As for now, I will continue to attack Fan Yang with the whole army." Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "For the matter of assisting the government, there are Yang and others, so I am very relieved."

Zhang Xuan's words were very understated, with an indifferent look.He was neither shocked nor angry about the emperor's decree to seize power, but remained calm.

"In the matter of countering the rebellion, Xiaowang and Li Junwang will lead the army, and the court is waiting for everything. I also ask Yongning King to put the overall situation first, hand over the military power as soon as possible, and return to Chang'an to perform his duties."

Li Yu said loudly.

"Leave it to His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Li Guangbi? Hehe, please forgive me for my blunt words, you two are not going to take on great responsibilities." Zhang Xuan smiled bluntly, "Although the rebel army is at the end of the road, Fan Yang still has the general Shi Siming of Anlu Mountain entrenched. Now, the situation is changing and the risks are unpredictable, His Royal Highness the King of Chu should go back to Chang'an and continue to fight for your crown prince; as for Li Guangbi—"

Zhang Xuan suddenly got up, pointed at Li Guangbi and said indifferently, "Without my commander's support, you would have been nothing more than a general in Longshuo. Without my commander's layout and strategy, you would have died without a place to die if you led the army deep into Tubo." ——You are originally a pawn on the commander's strategic chessboard, no matter how you jump around, you can't get out of the commander's palm."

"If you want to sing against me, you are not qualified enough."

"The gnats shake the trees, the ants compete with the eagles, the commander-in-chief has been too lazy to bother."

Li Guangbi was so ashamed and indignant, his face flushed, and he said angrily, "Don't fight for the advantage of your tongue, King Yongning. Your Majesty's decree is for this, so why are you still resisting the decree? Could it be that King Yongning also wants to follow An Lushan's example and do that kind of disloyalty and disfilial piety?" The rebellious officials and thieves?!"

boom!
Zhang Xuan suddenly slapped the table, "Presumptuous! Li Guangbi, if you speak wild words again, I will immediately take you down and kill you! Do you believe it?"

Zhang Xuan was imposing, with aggressive eyes.

Li Guangbi's heart trembled, and he subconsciously took half a step back, not daring to meet Zhang Xuan's eyes.

"When I was in Chang'an, I had a heart-to-heart relationship with the emperor and said: As long as your majesty does not fail me, I will live up to your majesty for the rest of my life!"

"The words are still ringing in my ears, but it's a pity that things are things and people are not things! Zhang does things upright. He asks himself that he can live up to the emperor, the Li and Tang Dynasty, and the people of the world, but the emperor dares to say that what he has done has never been ashamed. Heart? Zhang has not betrayed His Majesty, has His Majesty betrayed me?"

"Is there any?! His Royal Highness Chu, tell me!"

Zhang Xuan glared at Li Yu, Li Yu blushed, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't dare to speak.He has already felt that today will not be good, and Zhang Xuan's meaning is very obvious-thinking of this, Li Yu regretted not listening to Li Guangbi, and declared the decree to seize power in person, which is equivalent to forcing Zhang Xuan to speak of rebellion in public These two words.

"How dare you say that Zhang is going to be An Lushan? When King Ning rebelled, he once told Zhang that if Zhang supported him, he would make the Northwest and Zhang a country of his own and call himself king; I once said to Zhang that I want to share the world equally with Zhang, and sit on thousands of miles of mountains and rivers."

"Zhang did not agree. Because Zhang is not An Lushan, Zhang only has the enthusiasm to display his ambitions, but not the ambition to plot the country. Zhang will not harm the people because of his personal ambitions. However, now it seems that Someone is bit by bit forcing Zhang to go down a dead end—one step back is a cliff, Li Guangbi, tell me, can Zhang go back, will he just sit and wait for death?"

Zhang Xuan's voice is generous and powerful, cold and deep.

The emotions of Guo Ziyi and other generals became very excited and indignant, and they were all eager to try. As long as Zhang Xuan gave an order, they would immediately take down Li Yu and Li Guangbi, the kings of Chu, and then raised the banner high, announcing that they would fight against Tang and change the dynasty to support Zhang. Xuan is the emperor.

Zhang Xuan sneered and remained silent.

Li Yu's face was pale, and his heart was very nervous. Standing there, his legs were a little weak.

Li Guangbi was different from Li Yu, he was a veteran in the army after all, he was quite courageous.He stepped forward and clasped his fists and said in a deep voice, "King Yongning, if Li Guangbi personally offends you, you can let King Yongning deal with it. However, important matters of the court cannot be neglected, and His Majesty's edicts cannot be profaned. Please also ask King Yongning to put the people of the world first. Focus on the country and the country!"

"You speak very well." Zhang Xuan applauded, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "However, this world is the world of the world, not the world of the emperor alone. Come here, pass on the commander's order, and gather the three armies with drums. On the campus."

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Yongzhou.

In the temporary mansion of the family members of the Zhang family, there was laughter and joy, because the birth of three young lives made the Zhang family rejoice.

Cui Ying and Yang Sanjie are both in confinement, while Li Tengkong, Su Hudong and other women go to and from Cui Ying and Yang Sanjie's dormitory, taking pleasure in teasing the children.Only Wan Chun lived alone in the first courtyard, feeling a little depressed.

Wan Chun is not a fool, how could he not see the movement from the emperor's side and the movement from Zhang Xuan's side.It's just that as Princess Li Tang, her husband is about to break up with her natal family, and even fight to the death, how can she not be anxious about it!

In Cui Ying's room, all the girls gathered together, only Wan Chun was missing.

Cui Ying asked the servant woman to hold the child who had fallen asleep after eating enough milk, and looked at Li Tengkong, Hua Nuer and Su Hudong and couldn't help but sighed softly.

All the girls understood what Cui Ying was worried about.

"Sister Kong'er, go and find Sister Wanchun, I have a few words to tell her." Cui Ying hesitated for a long time, but was still ready to confront Wanchun.

Things have come to this point, if there is no showdown with Wan Chun, how will Wan Chun deal with himself when Zhang Xuan rises up to usurp the Tang Dynasty?How to stay in the Zhang family?

Li Tengkong nodded and left in a hurry. After a short while, he brought over Wan Chun who looked sad.

Seeing the girls, Wan Chun forced a smile, bowed his head and said, "My sisters, Wan Chun is polite!"

Cui Ying smiled softly, "Sister Wanchun, they are all sisters of my own family, why are you so strange. Come, sit here with my sister."

(End of this chapter)