It was a late night in early winter. Chang'an, which was closed, could no longer hear any other sound except for the heavy footsteps of the patrol soldiers and the barking of wild dogs. The guards at Mingde Gate, the main gate of Chang'an, had already fallen asleep early.

Suddenly, a few rapid horse hooves broke the silence of the cold night. As the horse hooves got closer, a heavy door pounding sound came soon. The sound was so loud and so urgent that Du Leizi, the on-duty soldier, could not pretend to be unable to hear the sound no matter how he was.

"I'm in a hurry to go to the funeral! Damn it, let people live!" Hearing the sound of the door pounding louder, Du Leizi, who was reluctant to do so, got up. He didn't have the courage to go to the city gate to lead the master at this time. Although this should be done according to the regulations, he wrapped his cotton jacket on his body, and then he muttered and walked out and opened the small side door on the Mingde Gate.

"Where to the funeral! Run..." As soon as he opened the corner door, he saw several ordinary soldiers in front of the door. Du Leizi was so angry that he had just cursed him, but he glared at the cavalry with blood-red eyes, and he could no longer scold him in the second half.

It was not until the two anxious riders squeezed across the Corner Gate and galloped across the Zhuque Street that Du Leizi, who was frightened by the murder, fell to the ground. He muttered and wanted to curse a few more words to find some face, but suddenly saw the red scarf floating on the heads of the knights who were leaving, and an ominous thought suddenly emerged: "Can the Hebei army suffered a defeat?"

The hard horseshoe hit the bluestone on Zhuque Street and spread far away, waking up many people. Although the sound of hooves rolled all the way to the Dragon Shouyuan, the hoarseness lasted for a long time in the night sky of Chang'an.

"Shiyilang, Shiyilang, wake up quickly. Your Majesty summons you to the palace to meet you!" Jingruo's gentle voice woke Cui Po up from his dream, which made the Minister of Rites stunned. He just muttered: "It's great to be an emperor..." Suddenly thinking about something, he turned over and tried to change his clothes, and he didn't even sit in a carriage. He followed the little yellow gate who could not ask anything and rode his horse towards the imperial city.

When he rode his horse straight through the imperial city and saw the famous Ma Yuhuacong, Shangshu Xue of the Ministry of War in front of the palace gate, Cui Po was already in a slight premonition. His intuition had become a reality. He didn't dare to stop for a moment, and he turned over and dismounted. He didn't even wait for the little yellow gate that followed him, so he stepped straight towards Qifeng Pavilion, the Daming Palace.

"Where is Your Majesty, where is Your Majesty?", he ran into Qifeng Pavilion panting, and saw that there was no Li Shi on the imperial throne. Cui Po, who was panicked, asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty suddenly got cold and heat and went back to the palace to rest. Mr. Cui, for an extraordinary period, you must calm down." At this time, the real person Li Mi lost half of his usual calmness, and this high-pitched shouting was a bit more decisive and ruthless.

With a "bang", Cui Po's heartbeat, with a premonition in his heart, his eyes passed over Lu Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, and looked at the people sitting in the shadows. Li Mi, Liu Yan, Cui Youfu and other ministers, all of them looked gloomy in their faces, and the other two could not control the horror in their hearts, and their whole bodies were trembling.

When Cui Po's eyes finally fell on the last old man with gray hair, he suddenly found his backbone and rushed forward a few steps, asking with his lips trembling: "Grandpa, grandpa, are we defeated, are we? How did we defeat? What is the situation ahead now?"

When Guo Ziyi saw the question, he gently helped Cui Po up with his gray eyebrows and patted his shoulder. He sighed silently. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xue Shangshu, who was standing beside him, had already followed him and said, "Mr. Cui, fifteen days ago, Tian Xi, the governor of Wei Bo, took advantage of his cousin Tian Yue's defeat by General Lu, and led the remaining troops who broke out to capture the throne successfully. He led his troops to retreat to Cangzhou. The three armies of our army officially met. Two days later, General Ma Sui led the remaining troops to the remaining troops and fought with the enemy in Cangzhou. The war lasted for seven days, until eight days ago, and our army was sure to win, but unexpectedly..." At this point, Xue Shangshu said nothing, his face full of pain.

At this critical point, Cui Po became more and more anxious and asked repeatedly: "What did you expect?"

"Unexpectedly, in the afternoon of that day, just as the two armies were intertwined and fighting endlessly, the 450,000 Uighurs' army suddenly came from Youzhou in the north and joined the remaining soldiers in the four towns. I pity my 450,000 tired soldiers..." Speaking of this, Xue Shangshu could no longer suppress the sorrow in his heart, and his body shrank, and he was about to sob.

"Uighurs, it turns out to be Uighurs!" When Cui Po suddenly heard these two words, he had a premonition in his heart, but he was still like a shocking bolt from the blue, and his mind was blank for a moment.

"What are you crying? The sky has not yet collapsed!" Seeing the atmosphere in the pavilion, Li Mi shouted: "At the beginning of Zhenguan, the Uighur chief Bodhisattva led 5,000 tribes to defeat the 100,000 Eastern Turkic army in Mashu Mountain; in the 20th year of Zhenguan, the Uighur chief Tumidu joined forces to defeat the tribes and defeated Xueyantuo Duomian Khan; in the first year of Tianbao, the chief Guli Peiluo led the coalition forces to attack and kill the Eastern Turkic Guduyehu, and then in Tianbao, he killed Baimei Khan, the remnants of the Eastern Turkic tribes for four years, and was strong for a while. Every step of the Uighur growth was paved with blood. After getting the grassland, they were still unwilling to covet the territory of our Tang Dynasty. At the end of Tianbao, I borrowed troops from him to pacify Anshi.

During the rebellion, these barbarian soldiers led their troops to plunder, which harmed my people and robbed me so much wealth? After the war, it was delayed. It was not until Emperor Daizong of the United States highly rewarded me and personally gave me the Princess Ningguo to marry him before he could withdraw his troops. There were also a large number of rewards every year, but this wolf was always a wolf. Even though the Heavenly Dynasty was so generous, they still remained unscathed. In the past, they colluded with our rebel general Gu Huai'en to send troops to the territory. The army rushed to Jingyang. If it weren't for Mr. Guo's army personally leading the army to welcome him, it would be hard to predict what happened afterwards. After a few years, you came again, and it was really a good time to choose!" At this point, Li Zhenren was full of hatred.

"The four towns are close to the Uighurs in the north, which is the barriers of the other country and our Tang Dynasty. The Uighurs are definitely unwilling to pacify the four towns in one fell swoop. In addition, our country's national power has become increasingly popular in recent years, and this Uighurs will inevitably have no other ideas. It seems that the Uighurs send troops this time is inevitable. Unfortunately, the people in the Political Affairs Hall are short-sighted and paralyzed by the Uighurs' obedience in recent years. They have never had the slightest precautions to cause the fruit of today. When Your Majesty takes care of the matter, they are willing to ask for their crimes!" Cui Youfu, who was full of worries, said in a low voice, heartbroken. His words also caused Liu Yan sitting next to him to nod, and Lu Qi, who was bowing to the ground, turned pale in an instant.

"I have all the strength of the whole country to join this war. The Uighurs are fierce. This time I took advantage of the situation and received more than 100,000 remaining soldiers from four towns. One is not good. My Tang Dynasty is at risk of losing the country. The key is how to deal with it. As for the crime, your Majesty will have a certain opinion at the right time." A word stopped Cui Youfu's self-blame. Li Mi turned his head to the little yellow door who served the marquis beside him and said: "Go again and see what Your Majesty's dragon body is, it will be too late at this moment!"

When the little yellow door with a sad face ate him, he immediately ran to the back door in a hurry. He fell when he left the door too quickly. He didn't dare to rub it, but just ran away with a bitter face.

"Li Shi is really as written in historical books. He will not be able to do anything major, otherwise this critical moment would not be like this." This sentence suddenly appeared in his heart. Cui Po, who had woken up, hurriedly abandoned the miscellaneous thoughts and waited speechlessly.

In a while, the little yellow gate ran in panting again, and before he even gave a tribute, he started to shout and said, "Your Majesty is getting worse and cold, and now he is dizzy and he is really unable to take matters. Your Majesty has a life. At an extraordinary time, please ask Li Zhenren and Shang Father to discuss the handling of the state affairs, and do not hesitate."

"The state affairs are in danger, and I can't be too concerned about it anymore. Old Linggong, let me issue the order. What do you want to supplement it?" Seeing Guo Ziyi nodding slightly to respond, Li Mi stood up suddenly and said sternly: "Print an order, and General Shen Ce Li Sheng, the marshal of the world's military commander, immediately set off for Hedong to stabilize the war in Hebei, defend Jinyang, and order to leave without delay for a moment when he arrives at Lijing."

"I wrote an order to apply for the imperial edict, Lu Qi, the prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall, served the emperor, and spoke nonsense for his own selfish interests, and even interfered in the war ahead. His crime was unforgivable. He now took his title and salary, and he brought Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to investigate his crimes together." This edict was issued, not only did Lu Qi's expression change, but all the important officials in the cabinet were disdainful.

"I am wronged, my original accusation. Li Mi, what position do you have? I dare to slander me like this. I want to see the emperor, I want to see the emperor." Seeing that the soldiers outside the cabinet were getting closer and closer, Lu Qi, who was still lying on the ground, jumped up and shouted with a harsh look: "I am the emperor, the emperor, the emperor, has not been personally issued an edict by His Majesty. Who dares to take me?"

"This time the king's army was defeated and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed in battle. If the court does not give an explanation, how should we deal with the funeral afterwards? Since Mr. Lu was determined to fight that day, he should stand up and share the worries of the court this time. Could it be that you want the emperor to issue an edict to punish him? "Are you dismissed a few words of light and rejected him again, "Come on, please invite Mr. Lu!"

"I am the prime minister, I have the power to "Eight Discussions". I want to meet the emperor, the emperor, the emperor..." Lu Qi saw that his gaze was avoided by the ministers in the cabinet, and the emperor was not here. He knew that there was a lot of danger and shouted loudly, while still running towards the back door of the cabinet.

Seeing this, the general protecting the palace who came in and did not know what to do. After all, Lu Qi, as the prime minister of a country, did not dare to act rashly without an imperial edict. At this time, even the Hanlin Chengzhi Wei Yingwu, who was planning an imperial edict, was shocked by the changes in the pavilion.

"Li Shisan, follow the instructions of the real person and take him!" At the moment of stalemate, a gentle whisper made the general protect the palace no longer hesitate. Seeing that Mr. Guo, the Tang army god, spoke, General Li responded "Yes", and led the soldiers straight to Lu Qi, and said uncontrollably: "Good Lord Lu, you are the prime minister, please leave more dignity for yourself!"

Seeing that Lu Qi, who was still in power not long ago, was dragged out by someone, the atmosphere in the pavilion was a little silent for a moment. Even Cui Po felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. In terms of reason, the emperor was the most important thing in the main battle. Lu Qi was just trying to figure out the best intentions. But the situation was at this point. Who could say "no" to Li Mi's handling?

"Thank you, Lao Linggong!" At this time, Li Mi nodded to Guo Ziyi and thanked him, then turned around and shouted to the dumb Wei Yingwu: "I plan an order to lead the deputy commander of the world's troops and the governor of Hedong Jiedu, and quickly go to Jinzhou, Hedong to stabilize defenses, so that the Uighur army must not go south to the capital."

"Let's wait!" Guo Ziyi, who coughed lightly, said, "The second of the nine Uighurs surnames is moist. Although the court believed it, it is better to be cautious at this time."

"Old man and old man are competing for the country, but I can't wait!" After saying this, Li Mi turned his head and saw Cui Po. His eyes flashed with a light: "Issue the decree of Cui Po, the Minister of Rites, Cui Po, as the governor of Hedong Jiedu and the general of Jinzhou, will go to Jinzhou immediately to arrange defense, and there is no need to delay!"

"I!", when he heard this, Cui Po was stunned and said to himself.

"Cui Shilang was once an official in Jinzhou and was familiar with everything; now the Zhongzhen General of Jinzhou is still your old subordinate. At this time of arduous situation, you cannot tolerate your entrustion! If Jinyang is defeated by thieves, you must defend the city of Jinzhou no matter what. As long as this city is still in the hands of the court for one day, the Uighurs cannot divide their troops to go south. The court also has time to deal with the funeral. The country and the safety of the world are all on your shoulders! Shilang, do not disappoint the court!" At this time, Li Mi looked at Cui Po, and the intertwined eyes were full of hope, fear, and uncertainty.

Cui Po, who was also unsure, looked at Mr. Guo in a daze. Seeing that he had no intention of objection, he knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion. At this time, he did not allow him to refuse. He took the edict handed over by Wei Yingwu, and after a group worship to everyone, he turned around and left without looking back. Behind him, Li Mi's anxious voice was: "The wording" sound became smaller and lighter, and it became increasingly inaudible...

"Quick, hurry, hurry!" Cui Po, who was sleeping in the open in the morning, saw the flying tiger flag on the Jinzhou city wall, finally felt his heart settled. He resisted the pain of the skin on his inner thighs being worn out, and turned over and dismounted. The new Hedong Jiedushi walked towards Gao Chongwen, who was urging the people to strengthen the city wall at the top of the city.

"Sir, why are you here?" Gao Chongwen was stunned when he saw that the person was coming, and then stepped forward to see him and said.

Seeing that the Jinzhou city wall under his feet was much taller than when he was, and many craftsmen were strengthening the blue bricks on the outer wall of the city wall, Cui Po relaxed his heart and said, "I have been appointed as the governor of Hedong by the imperial court to be responsible for the defense of Jinzhou. Lao Gao, you have done a good job in the early affairs. I will definitely submit a memorial for you. How about it, what happened to the frontline war?"

Gao Chongwen still looked cold-faced. He heard Cui Po Rong be promoted to the third rank official, but he didn't even say anything to congratulate him. Seeing the old boss asking him, he just replied with a cold face: "The imperial army fought hard for several days, and hundreds of thousands of Uighurs attacked him. The war has been in chaos. There are more and more defeats in the past two days, and there are many statements. Some say that Ma Sui and the commanders of both routes have been killed in battle, and the court army only escaped with one stop; some say that General Lu did not die in battle, but in short, there are all kinds of chaos. I am a little, so the specific situation is not clear. However, if the adults want to ask, Mr. Li Boyuan will definitely not disappoint him."

"Oh! Mr. Li is in your mansion now?" After confirming the news, Cui Po was very happy. At this time, he really needed this talent to recommend his advice.

"Here, if he hadn't told me a few days ago that the imperial army was defeated, the reinforcement of Jinzhou's city would not have been done so quickly!" When he spoke, Gao Chongwen's face was completely unhappy. He thought that he was cold-mouthed and had a long time to get along with Li Boyuan who liked to hide his head and tail.

Seeing that Jinzhou defense was in order under Gao Chongwen's supervision, Cui Po, who knew that his subordinate's temperament, did not care about his attitude, said, "There will only be more and more defeated soldiers from now on. General Gao set up a checkpoint along the two lines of Jinzhou 30 miles to accommodate the rioters. The team was generally complete and rested on the spot. Then he was condemned to Jinyang and handed over to Li Shuai. As for the others, he would be incorporated into the Jinzhou army first and dispatched by the original envoy.

Then, no rioters were allowed to leave Hedong." Seeing Gao Chongwen's salute, he said, "Yes," while walking downward, the governor ordered himself: "Later, you will send someone to the yamen such as the corps, and send me the order of the envoy, and ask them to transfer some civilians to come up and repair the city walls as fast as possible. In addition, from now on, the whole state will implement military control, curfews and other matters, otherwise, the military law of this envoy will not be tolerated."

During the walk, former Jinzhou veterans who were in charge of the warning matters often recognized their old town generals, and then cheered louder and louder. Gao Chongwen saw that his subordinates were not strict in discipline, and while the fire was greatly boosted, it also greatly alleviated the tension in the entire Jinzhou. For a time, the city walls were spreading the glorious deeds of Qianzhong Town General, which greatly inspired his morale.
Chapter completed!