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"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

The first person to stand up and oppose Li Heng's proposal was Ge Shuhan.

In the surprise of the ministers and the surprise of Li Longji and Li Heng, Brother Shu Han said: "Your Majesty, Marshal Yang has just led his army to win the defensive battle of Tongguan and subdued the generals of Tongguan. Marshal Yang is commanding the defensive battle of Tongguan.

The commander was well-commanded, very courageous, and outstanding in military ability, which made the guilty officials admire him. Now that the great task of suppressing the rebellion has not been completed, Tongguan is still the pass that the rebels most want to capture. If another general is sent to command the Tongguan war, it must be renewed.

I am familiar with Tongguan affairs, and the generals may not necessarily obey the command, which will ruin the matter. The rebel siege may continue forever, and it is taboo to change generals before the battle, so I feel that Marshal Yang should continue to be in charge of Tongguan military affairs! I also

I support what Marshal Yang just said, we must defend Tongguan City and not go out to fight easily, otherwise the tragedy of Lingbao may happen again!"

Before the defeat of Lingbao, the situation in Tongguan was even better than it is now. After six months of hard work with no results, the rebels retreated to the vicinity of Shaanxi County. At that time, the morale of the rebels was very low. After the Battle of Lingbao, the morale of the rebels was greatly improved.

, even if they fail to attack Tongguan, their morale is far better than before. According to the latest intelligence reports, the rebels have set up ambush points in many places along the way, hoping that our army will take advantage of the victory to pursue and fight another Lingbao battle. This kind of

Under such circumstances, you must not lead your troops out of the border to fight, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable.

Ge Shuhan judged that the rebels would still attack Tongguan again, and he hoped that Yang Xi could still lead the army to defend it.

His thinking and saying this did not mean that the rift with Yang Guozhong was gone. He just considered the overall situation and recognized Yang Xi's ability. He did not want Tongguan to be in chaos again because of a sudden change of generals, so he proposed to Li Heng

After the change of coach, he immediately made a speech.

Of course, his relationship with Li Heng was not good, otherwise he would not have been the first to speak out about this issue.

Although Ge Shuhan was dismissed from all his posts by the imperial court, his prestige is still there. After all, this veteran has experienced hundreds of battles and rarely lost. Before the battle of Lingbao, he would win almost every battle. He said this from the perspective of the overall situation,

Even Li Heng could no longer stand up and insist on his opinion. Other courtiers who originally had this intention also backed down after hearing Ge Shuhan's words.

However, at this time Yang Guozhong stood up and saluted Li Longji and said: "Your Majesty, I am also worried that Yang Xi will not be able to continue to command the follow-up war. I support the imperial court in appointing another general to command the Tongguan army and command the army to be responsible for the follow-up war."

The counter-insurgency war! Yang Xi is young and has never fought in the army before. This time he was able to command the Tongguan troops to win the defensive battle, all thanks to his bold personality and God's help! But Chen is worried that if he continues to lead the army, he will

Your Majesty is disappointed, so I suggest that you choose another general to lead the army!"

Yang Guozhong said this because he was worried that if Yang Xi continued to command the war and suffered defeat, the prestige he had established and the military exploits he had established would be ruined. It would be better to give it up when it was good and leave the hot potato of Tongguan to others and leave the heavy responsibility of suppressing the rebellion to others.

Others direct.

Yang Xi's military exploits are already very great, and he can get very big rewards based on this military exploits.

This is Yang Xi's capital and the glory of the Yang family. With these military achievements, he can gain a foothold in the court and have subsequent development. Of course, Yang Guozhong is also careful that Yang Xi encounters an accident, is injured or dies during combat command. In that case, he

It was too late to cry.

It was impossible for Yang Xi to completely understand what Yang Guozhong was thinking, but no matter what Yang Guozhong thought, he would not give up the opportunity to continue leading the army. He had also expressed this view in a letter to Yang Guozhong before, but he did not expect that Yang Guozhong would ignore it.

, or if you don't agree with what he said, it seems that you will have a good exchange with Yang Guozhong later and explain the pros and cons to his father in detail.

Yang Xi didn't want to express different opinions from his father in public, so he didn't stand up and say anything. He believed that Li Longji couldn't make a decision on such a big matter right away. Moreover, after Yang Guozhong stepped back, he exchanged looks and Yang Guozhong understood a little bit.

The meaning in his eyes made him hesitate for a moment and wink at Wei Fangjin.

Wei Fangjin immediately stood up, saluted Li Longji on the throne and then spoke generously: "Your Majesty, I do not agree with Yang Xianggong's statement. I think what General Geshu said is reasonable. It is a taboo to change generals before the battle. It should be done."

Let Marshal Yang continue to command the Tongguan troops!"

Wei Jiansu also stood up and agreed with Wei Fangjin's idea, but he mainly considered the overall situation and believed that it was not advisable to change generals on the spot.

However, Xiao Hua, the Minister of Military Affairs, stood up and objected to allowing Yang Xi to continue to command the Tongguan troops. The reason for the objection was that Yang Xi was too young to fully control the situation and lacked experience to cope with the ever-changing battlefield situation. If the battle went against him, it would be a disaster.

However, Wei Fangjin, who supported Yang Xi to continue to lead the army, immediately retorted, saying that Huo Piaoxiao of the Han Dynasty was only seventeen when he led the army, and he was only around twenty when he made immortal achievements. Emperor Taizong was only sixteen when he led the army to relieve the siege of Yanmen.

, Ambition does not depend on age. It can be seen from Yang Xi's performance in Tongguan that this young man is fully qualified for the position of marshal of cavalry and soldiers, and has the ability to continue to command the war.

There was a lot of noise in the court, and the emperor Li Longji on the throne also frowned. While the ministers continued to quarrel, Yang Guozhong, after coughing hard for a few times, walked to the front of the hall, saluted Li Longji and said:

"Your Majesty, please think about this matter carefully before making a decision! With all the noise today, there is no result in the debate! I believe that when Yang Xi returns, there are still many important things to report to Your Majesty alone. Everything will be done by General Yang Xi.

After the report is completed, we will consider it again!"

After hearing what Yang Guozhong said, Li Longji immediately agreed after thinking about it. He waved his hand to signal the ministers to stop making noise, "My dear friends, please stop making noise. I will wait until I think about this matter before making a decision. The court dismissed

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After saying this, he ignored the reactions of the ministers in the palace and left. Gao Lishi, who was standing beside him, immediately followed him.

Li Longji left so decisively, which surprised Yang Xi. Aren't there many important matters to be discussed at today's court meeting? Why did Li Longji not continue to preside over the court meeting after a lot of noise, and instead discussed matters with the ministers, Ge Shuhan?

He didn't say how the veteran would deal with it or whether he would be punished. This emperor was really incompetent.

After the emperor left, the ministers could not continue to argue, so they left Xingqing Hall one after another, either alone or in groups.

Yang Guozhong also whispered a few instructions to Wei Fangjin and Wei Jiansu, and then called a young eunuch. After whispering a few words, he asked Yang Xi to follow him to meet the saint.

"Father, why do you object to letting your son continue to lead the army in Tongguan?" Yang Xi asked bluntly when he and Yang Guozhong went to Li Longji's palace.

Yang Guozhong said a little awkwardly: "Xi'er, my father is afraid that you will have an accident in Tongguan. The swords and arrows on the battlefield are ruthless. If you have any shortcomings, your mother will cry to death!"

Pei Rou already knew that Yang Xi went to Tongguan to lead the army. She cried and made a fuss at the house for several days. Yang Guozhong did not dare to go back for fear of facing his wife's crying. When faced with his son's questioning, he could only use this reason first.

He explained that after seeing no one around, he expressed his other thoughts, saying that he wanted to get over it as soon as possible and not let Yang Xi take any more risks to avoid accidents.

"Father, please rest assured that as long as the court does not interfere with the child's decision, the child will definitely be able to command his men, continue to win battles, and continue to make meritorious deeds!" Yang Xi lowered his voice and said to his father: "Father does not have many close friends in the army.

The child has now subdued the Tongguan generals. If these people can be used by his father in the future, his father will have a great influence on the civil and military fields, and the child will also have more prestige in the army. This should be what his father wants to see most.

Arrived!"
Chapter completed!