"Ah! The capital has fallen into the hands of the rebels?" The emperor was shocked and then murmured again: "I don't know how the people in the city are doing. I guess they must have been bullied by the rebels, and the people of Chang'an are living in poverty."

As he said that, he couldn't help but feel regretful.

Yang Guozhong and Gao Lishi also looked sad.

"Is there anyone else who escaped from Tongguan?" the emperor asked again.

Wang Sili shook her head with a sad face and said, "Others except us, everyone else may be dead or captured."

"Where is Brother Shuhan?" the emperor asked hurriedly.

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Wang Sili said lightly: "Mr. Ge is helpless and surrenders the rebels."

The emperor frowned and could not speak.

"Ge Shuhan is indeed unbearable." Yang Guozhong came out and said, "I have reported it a long time ago. Ge Shuhan arrived in Tongguan, but he just couldn't stand it. At that time, I decided that Ge Shuhanding had collusion with the thief. It seems that I really guessed this repetitive villain."

"Ge Gong is not that kind of person." Wang Sili defended: "He is also helpless and wants to leave a useful body and contribute to the country in the future."

"Bah!" Yang Guozhong said angrily: "He has surrendered to the rebels, so why are he talking about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism? I think he is just greedy for life and fear of death."

Wang Sili followed Geshuhan for many years and knew very well what kind of person Geshuhan was. If it weren't for the wrong decision of the court, Tongguan wouldn't have fallen into the hands of the rebels so quickly, and Geshuhan wouldn't have been punished with such a crime when he was old.

Not only him, but also hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Tongguan witnessed this with their own eyes how Geshuhan was forced to be defeated step by step by step by step by wrong decisions by the court.

Seeing Yang Guozhong slandering Geshuhan like this, Wang Sili was filled with anger. In the face of the emperor, he was not good enough to turn against this powerful minister. He ignored Yang Guozhong and said to the emperor softly: "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Tongguan are loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Since they are defeated by the rebels, there is nothing to say. The people in the world are still towards the Tang Dynasty. As long as we all have a heart, we will definitely be able to restore the country."

The emperor was moved by what he said, and immediately felt confident and asked, "Do you really have such confidence?"

Wang Sili replied: "For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I will never refuse to die!"

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"Okay!" said the emperor: "I will order you to be the governor of Longyou, Hexi, and go to the town to collect four scattered soldiers to wait for the east to fight."

Wang Sili gave a big gift: "I will receive the order!"

Although the Tang army on the Western Front was defeated, there were still many Tang army scattered everywhere, but there were only one person missing to come forward to summon them.

The emperor also knew this, so he appointed Wang Sili as the governor of Longyou, Hexi, and with an imperial edict, he united the scattered soldiers and brave men from all over the country to fight against the enemy.

The emperor ordered again: "Don't delay this matter too much, you should go quickly tomorrow."

Wang Sili hesitated for a moment, "What should I do here in the imperial guard?"

The emperor said lightly: "I have so many people accompany me, so you don't have to worry, do your best to do what I have to give you."

"I obey the order." Wang Sili said softly again: "I would like to ask the saint to take care of the dragon body."

"Get back, I'm tired, it's time to rest." The emperor waved his hand.

Several people retreated one after another.

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That night, I went to rest at Mawei Post.

The night is dark, and in the mountains and forests, the sound of insects and birds crying endlessly, and the sound of sobs makes people sad.

In fact, it is not only at night, but the sound of birds singing is constantly during the day, but during the day, everyone has no intention of calming down and listening carefully. At night, everyone calms down and plans to have a good sleep, but they are still clamoring for the sound of birds that makes it difficult to fall asleep.

The soldiers who had good things stood up and came out of the tent, trying to drive away the annoying birds, but were persuaded by the older ones: "These are cuckoos, and they cannot be beaten, and they do not beat cuckoos, which are the rules passed down from generation to generation."

The most common one here is the cuckoo.

What do you hear during the morning and evening? The cuckoo cries and the blood cries the ape.

Cuckoo, commonly known as Cuckoo, also known as Zigui, Du Yu, Zijuan. In spring and summer, Cuckoo crows keep singing all night, and the sound is crisp and short, arousing people's various emotions.

According to legend, this bird is the incarnation of Emperor Wang.

A long time ago, there was a king named Du Yu in Shu Kingdom, named Du Yu, who was a good emperor that everyone loved.

He loved the people and production. He often led the people to reclaim wasteland and plant five grains. After many years of hard work, he built Shu into a beautiful country with abundant food and clothing.

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Later, Emperor Wang abdicated and retired, unfortunately died of the country. After his death, his soul turned into a bird and cried bitterly in the late spring. As for the bleeding from his mouth, his voice was sorrowful and sad, moving, and it was called the cuckoo.

This is the so-called "Wang Emperor's spring heart is entrusted with the cuckoo".

"The flowers fall and the flowers are gone, and the dragon marks pass by 5 streams. I send my sorrow and the bright moon, and follow you until the west of Yelang."

In the camp, Chen Xuanli, the general of the Imperial Guard, listened quietly to the sound of birds outside, feeling moved, and was chanting the poem written by Li Bai to Wang Changling.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over, and Wang Sili opened the tent and walked in.

Chen Xuanli turned around and asked, "What's the important thing about the governor Wang coming late at night?"

At this time, Wang Sili had been appointed as the governor of Longyou, Hexi by the emperor in public, so Chen Xuanli also changed his words.

Wang Sili didn't answer and sat down.

Chen Xuanli frowned and sat next to him.

"I heard the poem General Chen just recited, and it seemed to be inspired." Wang Sili looked at Chen Xuanli and said lightly.

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Chen Xuanli sighed: "No need to say more about the current situation, you and I know it well, but how can people feel at ease."

Wang Sili said: "I have always heard that General Chen is a loyal and righteous man. At this moment, he is still worried about national affairs, which is admirable."

Chen Xuanli laughed at himself: "As a citizen of the Tang Dynasty and a minister of the court, he cannot serve the country. He can only watch the great rivers and mountains fall into the hands of the thieves. What is there to admire?"

"General Chen's words are wrong." Wang Sili said slowly: "You and I are both the king's salary. Although we are doing things for the country, we are not strong enough."

Chen Xuanli asked, "What do you say about the governor Wang Jie?"

Wang Sili asked him back: "Does General Chen know why we were defeated in the first battle of Tongguan?"

"I think that was a fierce battle, and I know a little about some of the things." Chen Xuanli, as a close minister around the emperor, knew quite well about the situation of the Battle of Tongguan. After thinking for a moment, he felt very frightened. "Speaking of this, it is really unexpected that the 200,000 troops stationed in Tongguan were defeated by more than 10,000 rebels."

"What's unexpected about this?" Wang Sili sneered, "Although it is known as a 200,000 army, it is mostly a temporary rogue, old, weak, sick and disabled. Although the rebels only have 10,000, they are all elite troops."

"But it's not like losing so miserably..." Chen Xuanli said half a sentence in a trembling voice, and then didn't say anything more.

The Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the rebels in Tongguan. Wang Sili was also Geshuhan's deputy general. It was inappropriate to expose the scar in front of him.

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Wang Sili didn't care about mentioning the past again and said slowly: "Originally, Tongguan could be defended. If it weren't for the traitor, the 200,000 troops would not have been buried elsewhere."

Chen Xuanli said angrily: "I am not very clear about some of the details. I also asked Duke Wang to tell me slowly from the beginning. As long as the truth remains, justice will be taken back in one day!"

Wang Sili nodded, calmed down a little, and said, "At first, our garrison had already set up a defense line in Tongguan. In addition, there was Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing's layout foundation. Tongguan was in a dangerous position. It was the best place to defend, and Ge Gong also thought so. He once said that as long as the rebels could not stand, even if they sent 100,000 people, it would be difficult for them to attack Tongguan."

Wang Sili slowed down for a moment and said, "However, this idea is not recognized by some people. You are also a general. You should know that as a main general, the most tragic thing is that you are on the front line but cannot make a decision yourself."

Chen Xuanli nodded and agreed: "I am in the capital. I don't know whether Tongguan should hold on or take the initiative, but I know very well that the court had a lot of opinions on your holding on Tongguan at that time."

Wang Sili said: "This is exactly the sorrow of us generals. We are obviously leading our troops to fight, but we have to listen to the orders of those literati who do not understand the war."

Although he did not name the name, Chen Xuanli knew that he was talking about Yang Guozhong, and he also sighed softly.

Wang Sili continued: "Later, after hearing Yang Guozhong's words, the saint ordered the Tongguan defenders to attack with all their might. Before that, there was Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing's example. How dare Ge Gong slack off? In desperation, he had to take 200,000 troops out of the pass and fight against the rebels. Ge Gong was originally sick and went to battle with the rebels. In addition, the Tongguan defenders had extremely weak combat power. Soon he fell into the ambush of the rebels and was completely defeated. Tongguan, which relied on natural danger, was easily taken down by the rebels because there was no one at the pass."

"Before leaving the army, Lord Ge knew his fate, knew the fate of these soldiers, and cried loudly in front of 200,000 soldiers. The ending was as expected." Wang Sili was so angry that he closed his eyes hard, "All of this is all because of the wrong judgment of the court. The saint believed the villain's words and buried the 200,000 soldiers innocently. You said, how annoying this is! Although I escaped by luck, it is no different from death. I just felt that the 200,000 people were not worth the death, Tongguan was not worth the loss, Chang'an was not worth the loss, and it felt not worth the value for the people of the world. Therefore, I want to seek justice for them!"

Speaking of this, Wang Sili broke off a corner of the hard pear-wood kang table with a "pop" sound, and the wood chips fell down.

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Chen Xuanli was also excited when he heard this. He gritted his teeth and looked at Wang Sili, but only saw that he was extremely angry and could not calm down.

"So, the fall of Tongguan and the fall of Chang'an is not a battle." After a while, Wang Sili said.
Chapter completed!