Chapter 418: Incomparable

The death of Anqingzong was not discovered until noon the next day, and the head was hanging at the gate of Dongshi, which caused a lot of controversy in Chang'an City. It was not until an official came to investigate. The patrol soldiers of Anfu discovered that Anqingzong had already died on the bed and had no head. The reason for his death was undoubtedly related to Li Dong's visit last night. The nurses hurriedly reported the news. The news was sent to Li Yu's case one by one. Li Yu was furious and immediately sent someone to arrest Li Dong, but learned that Li Dong's family and all the children were escaping and were missing. Li Yu was extremely angry. On the one hand, he ordered the guardian soldiers to be heavily entrusted, and on the other hand, he issued an order to arrest the Censor Li Dong.

The sudden murder of Anqing Sect disturbed Li Yu's mood. These days he has won victories and played triumphant songs. He has made amazing gains in money and food, which makes people sigh at the crazy way for the royal family to make money. At the same time, his army has also increased its strength. The latest news is that he has recruited 100,000 new recruits and is stepping up training. He has money, food and soldiers, which makes his heart that has been tense a little relaxed. If he relaxes, there will be problems. Anqing Sect was killed. Of course, this is also related to the current situation. Li Yu's energy is all concentrated on the front line of Hanzhong. How to defend against the Jiannan Army and go north, he ignores some internal affairs, which leads to an accident in Anqing Sect's garrison.

The murder of Anqingzong made Li Yu worried. Of course, he knew the consequences of this matter. This matter would inevitably anger An Lushan and also gave him an excuse to march into Guanzhong. Li Yu was in a splitting headache. Who was causing trouble at this critical moment?

"Who did the master think Anqing Sect killed?" Li Yu's eyes fell on Li Mi who was sitting by the wall.

Li Mi originally worked elsewhere, but the situation has been tense recently. At Li Yu's strong request, he had to move to his imperial study room, which is the original historian. At this time, he was a little absent-minded and was considering other things. Li Yu suddenly asked him, and he was stunned for a moment, and then said for a while: "Your Majesty is asking the person who killed Anqing Sect?"

"Yes! I really want to know, who did this?"

"Actually, I have considered it. Many people are suspected. The three vassal kings, Li Qing'an, Taizu's emperor and even An Lushan himself are suspected. Your Majesty, I think there will be no result in this case now. Since the other party is prepared, there will naturally be no trace left. Your Majesty, you should consider countermeasures now."

"Countermeasure?" Li Yu hesitated and said, "Master means that An Lushan will attack Guanzhong?"

Li Mi nodded, "It is inevitable that An Lushan will enter Guanzhong. He has been looking for opportunities. He neither wants to be guilty of rebellion, but he also wants to control the world. He just has no excuses. Now that Anqing Sect is being killed, if we cannot give him an explanation or a satisfactory explanation, he will definitely send troops to Guanzhong."

"But if he wants to take this as an excuse, he will not be satisfied no matter how we explain it."

"The problem is here. Your Majesty wants to send troops to stop the Jiannan Army from going north, and send troops to refuse to defend Tongguan. It also needs to prevent the rebellion of the farmyards in various places and fight on the third line. Does Your Majesty think we have this strength?"

Li Yu was stunned. This was the thing he was most worried about, but he didn't want to face it and didn't dare to think about it. Now it was suddenly revealed by Li Mi, causing him to be confused.

"Can the master give me a plan?"

Li Mi smiled slightly and said, "Actually, I have been thinking about this issue just now. The key to us is not that we have insufficient troops, but that we are not strong enough. We have recruited 100,000 new soldiers, lack training, and even half of them have no military armor. They can deal with the Zhuang Ding in the Manor at most, and they can't even think about it against the Hebei Army and the Jiannan Army. It's not that I will attack Your Majesty. Even the 100,000 old troops are actually vulnerable. If there is a natural danger in Tongguan, we will stick to it and not fight, and we may be able to resist An Lushan. But they have to be allowed to confront the 100,000 Jiannan Army. The other side has a famous general like Gao Xianzhi, and we have been preparing for war for several years, but we have no practical experience. Your Majesty, I am very worried!"

"What does the master mean?"

"Deploy troops!" Li Mi decided to make the railway line: "Deploy troops from Shuofang and Hexi, and transfer veteran Guo Ziyi to deal with Gao Xianzhi. I think only veterans like Guo Ziyi can deal with Gao Xianzhi or An Lushan."

Li Yu pondered for a moment and said, "There is no problem in communicating Guo Ziyi, but I am a little worried about communicating Shuofang and Hexi soldiers."

"Your Majesty, there is nothing to worry about. The Uighurs are bound by Anxi, and they are unable to move south at all. The 30,000 troops in Shuofang can be transferred to Beijing, and at least the Dangxiang people are on the border. As for the 20,000 troops in Hexi, I think it is a complete decoration. Does Your Majesty think that these 20,000 troops can block Li Qing'an's Anxi army? Instead of letting Li Qing'an send troops to occupy Hexi, it is better to be generous and return Hexi to him. This will have a favor. Originally, Li Qing'an was His Majesty's man, which would be equivalent to admitting his mistakes to him in disguise. I think with Li Qing'an's wisdom, he would never disturb this muddy water at this time. Although Li Qing'an threatens His Majesty, his threat to His Majesty now is far inferior to the King of Shu or An Lushan. Which one is more important, and the pros and cons is weighed, please decide quickly."

"Let me think about it again! Think about it again!" Li Yu walked back and forth in the room with his head in his arms.

"Your Majesty, don't be indecisive anymore. Make a decision, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted!"

Li Mi's last sentence sounded in Li Yu's heart like a morning bell and evening drum, "All previous efforts were wasted!" No, he must not be wasted all previous efforts. At this moment, Li Yu finally made up his mind to ignore Li Qing'an for the time being, and to defend Gao Xianzhi and An Lushan with all his strength.

"Transfer my will and quickly dispatch Guo Ziyi and Shuofang army to enter the capital, and quickly dispatch a thousand miles and 20,000 Liangzhou army to enter the capital."

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At night, Xingqing Palace was still surrounded by three thousand troops. The palace was dark and as if it was silent. It was only brightly lit in Xingqing Palace. In the hall, Li Longji was particularly excited and energetic. He had to go to bed very late every day these days. Although Li Yu surrounded Xingqing Palace so much that it was impossible to prevent the internal thieves. Two of the three commanders expressed their loyalty to Li Longji, making the army's siege useless. Li Longji's large number of orders were spread out openly, and even the royal princes came to see him quietly and obeyed his arrangements.

It was the successful bribery of the army that looked after him that made Li Longji feel fulfilled and confident. He was very excited, which shows that people's minds have changed and many people are optimistic about themselves.

At this time, Li Longji in Xingqing Palace was secretly receiving two important officials. These two important officials fought to the death some time ago, but now they are sitting side by side and discussing major events with Li Longji. One of these two people is Zhang Yun who stepped down, while the other is Yang Guozhong, the right prime minister of the dynasty.

The situation has reached such a tense moment, so Yang Guozhong naturally would not gamble and drink at home. He is also judging the situation and deciding his position. Now is the time to take the lead.

Yang Guozhong naturally would not be loyal to Li Yu. He was the eighteenth son Li Mao, and there was more or less Yang Yuhuan's factor in it. After all, Li Mao was Yang Yuhuan's ex-husband, and more importantly, among the kings, Li Mao was always respectful to him, and even when he arrived in Jingzhou, he did not forget to send someone to send him local local products. This moved Yang Guozhong and decided his position to support Li Mao.

This secret was also seen through by Li Longji, so he specially called Zhang Yun and Yang Guozhong today, one to mediate the conflict for them, and the second is that they represented the King of Shu and King Jing, and he had to say something in front of him.

"The two beloved ministers are my old ministers. I promoted them by myself. Needless to say, your father is the prime minister I trust most. Your brother married my daughter. As for Yang Aiqing, he is not an outsider, but my brother-in-law. So I will not say anything in front of you. Let me tell you the truth. I want to restore the rebel grandson who ascended the throne without authorization and take back my position, so I need the strong support of the two beloved ministers."

Zhang Yun and Yang Guozhong knelt down together, "I am willing to do my best to restore Your Majesty!"

"Okay! OK! Two dear friends please get up quickly."

Li Longji hunched his back and helped them up, and said, "I know you are also very concerned. Who will enter the East Palace after I reset?"

When Li Longji said this, Zhang Yun's eyelids twitched. What does this mean? He clearly swears to himself that the King of Shu entered the Eastern Palace, and now he wants to change his mind?

Li Longji looked at him and smiled and said, "Actually, Shisanlang Yuzu and Shibalang Mao are both my favorite princes. The prince of the East Palace I want to choose is one of them. However, according to the age, Shisanlang should enter the East Palace first. I will never treat him badly to Shibalang, and will satisfy him. If he wants, I will make him the King of Anxi and let him go to Anxi to be the emperor. This is my arrangement."

In front of them, Li Longji decided to be the prince in the future, to give Zhang Yun a reassurance.

Yang Guozhong was a little depressed. If Shisanlang entered the Eastern Palace, Zhang Yun would have been overwhelmed by him in the future, but he had no choice but to do anything. The strength of King Li Yu of Shu was far greater than that of King Jing Li Mao. In the face of strength, it was useless to say anything. However, Yang Guozhong was a little dissatisfied with it. Anxi was Li Qing'an's territory. It was not easy to become emperor there. King Qing Li Cong still knew his life and death!

He sighed in his heart and said, "The Emperor's arrangements, both the Wei minister and the King of Jing, will absolutely obey. As far as I know, the King of Jing has sent troops and is coming to Guanzhong at a faster pace. I believe that he will soon come to rescue the Emperor of Water and Fire. In terms of filial piety, no one can compare to the Eighteen Langs."

Zhang Yun next to him was stunned, "Prime Minister Yang, King Jing has sent troops?"

Yang Guozhong smiled proudly and said, "Soldiers are the most important. King Jing is worried about his father's safety, so he will naturally come in a hurry."

"Zhang Aiqing, is there anything wrong with it?" Li Longji asked worriedly when he saw that Zhang Yun's expression was a little wrong.

Zhang Yun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am very worried about the assassination of Anqingzong. I hang the head of Anqingzong in the East City from the assassin. Their intention is to let An Lushan know about this. I guess An Lushan will know about this at the latest tomorrow. If I guess correctly, he will definitely march into Guanzhong on the excuse of searching for the murderer. An Lushan is a wolfish man. Even if he does not rebel, he will do Dong Zhuo's affairs and occupy the court. I am very worried! The Guanzhong Army, Jiannan Army, and Jingzhou Army fight in Hanzhong, but the last one is An Lushan. At that time, not only will His Majesty be safely threatened, but Chang'an will also suffer."

Zhang Yun seemed worried all day long, and he also saw the consequences of Anqing Sect's murder, which was something he had unexpectedly expected. Before Anqing Sect was killed, he did not realize the importance of this person. Only after the person died did he realize that Chang'an was in crisis.

Zhang Yun is an old politician for many years. He is never confused on some principles. No matter how much Li Longji and Li Yu fight, it is a struggle between the royal family and a power struggle within the court. But An Lushan is different. He is a Hu person. If he controls the court and Chang'an, the consequences will be unimaginable. It will be a tragedy of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the interests of everyone, including him, will be seriously damaged.

Seeing that Li Longji did not respond, Zhang Yun further said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you stop for a while and let the Jingzhou Army and Jiannan Army go back so that Li Yu's army can rush to Tongguan in time. After all, An Lushan entered Guanzhong, I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty will not be protected."

"What to stop! You must not stop!"

Li Longji's voice suddenly became stern, "What are you worried about for him? Do you think they would not think of it? He has an army of 200,000, so can't he divide his troops to guard Tongguan?"

Perhaps because he felt that his tone was too harsh, Li Longji slowed down and said: "In fact, An Lushan's uprising may not be a bad thing. He can at least disperse the army of Chang'an and weaken our enemies. The most important thing now is to let Shisanlang and Shibalang's army enter Beijing quickly. As long as their army enters Beijing, I will be sure to deal with An Lushan. At that time, the situation will be firmly in my hands. Zhang Aiqing, my tone was a little heavier just now. You don't know my current pressure. Although he dare not kill me openly, the longer the time delays, the greater the possibility of him killing me. I have to hurry!"

"I understand. Now I will go back to urge the King of Shu to urge Gao Xianzhi's army to enter the capital immediately."

Zhang Yun stood up and said goodbye. Yang Guozhong saw that it was getting late and he was going back. At this time, Li Longji said to Yang Guozhong: "Yang Aiqing, wait a moment, I have some family matters to ask you."

Zhang Yun knew that he must have asked Concubine Yang, so he said goodbye first.

Only Li Longji and Yang Guozhong were left in the hall, and Gao Lishi was also on the side, about ten feet away from them. Wu Ruiniang, who was taking care of Li Longji, was not there. After Gao Lishi, Li Longji talked to the ministers, so she could not participate.

"Is the imperial concubine okay?"

After a long silence, Li Longji finally asked this sentence in his heart for half a year. Yang Yuhuan once brought him the most brilliant life. Now that his youth has passed away, his love has retreated to a dark corner. The concubine who was once the most beautiful palace was far away from him.

Unfortunately, his last nostalgia did not bring him any comfort. Yang Guozhong didn't know about Yang Guifei's situation at all. He looked very embarrassed and said for a long time: "The imperial concubine lives in Huaqing Palace and is closely guarded. I have been there many times but I have not been able to see the imperial concubine."

Li Longji was extremely disappointed. He sighed softly, "Only by losing can you know the preciousness of losing. It's too late for me to regret it!"

"The Emperor!"

Gao Lishi whispered behind him: "The emperor's body is getting better and better, this is the most precious thing."

Li Longji looked back and looked at him gratefully, nodded and smiled, "Mr. Gao said it well, I can recover my health, which shows that the heavens favor me, and I will never let it go!"

Speaking of this, he no longer considered Yang Guifei's affairs and said to Yang Guozhong: "I left you to let you tell Shibalang that I promised his mother that he would make him the legitimate. Now my promise is still valid. Now I need to rely on Shisanlang and have to say something against my will, but I promise that the one who laughs to the end will definitely be Maoer."

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Lizhou, this is the only way to Jiannan to Hanzhong. The mountains are steep, the ditches are deep and dense forests are dense. The road to the north is very difficult. The road to Shu is difficult and it is more difficult than reaching the blue sky. This is one of them. If you walk north for another 300 miles, you will be Zheng, the city of Hanzhong.

It is gradually early summer, and it is the rainy season in the local area. The drizzle in the sky has fallen for two days and two nights, making the road extremely muddy. The 100,000 Jiannan Army no longer marched northward and is temporarily stationed inside and outside Lizhou City.

On that evening, a team of scout cavalry led their horses and walked on the muddy mountain road with difficulty. The officers led by the army had already seen the camp at the foot of the mountain.

"Everyone work harder, our intelligence is very important and we can't delay it anymore!"

Although the soldiers were exhausted, they had to cheer up and head toward the Jiannan Army camp at the foot of the mountain.

In the Jiannan Army camp, tents were connected to each other, stretching for several miles, with a large army of 100,000, and a grand momentum. In the tent, Gao Xianzhi was standing in front of the sand table to consider tactical arrangements. Since Li Qing'an took the lead in using the sand table, sand tables, such a powerful weapon for marching and fighting, have been adopted by the Tang army, and Gao Xianzhi was no exception. He made sand tables from Hanzhong to Chang'an two years ago, and he knew the terrain and roads of this area very well.

The only thing he did not expect was the weather. Logically, it would not rain in this area after mid-May, but the rainy season was ahead of schedule, which caused his march plan to setback. They had been stationed for two days. Gao Xianzhi was anxious. The information he received was that the Guanzhong army had not yet arrived in Nanzheng. If he could seize Nanzheng in the Guanzhong army, get Nanzheng's food supplies and occupy a favorable geographical advantage, then he would be 90% sure of winning the battle against the Guanzhong army.

God didn't have eyes, and Gao Xianzhi had no choice but to look at the sand table for a long time. He had no choice but to turn his hand back to the front tent. At this time, he suddenly saw Gao Wu, who had been promoted to the Central Army General, and he couldn't help but have a headache.

My daughter is twenty-four years old this year and has not yet married. Generally speaking, it is difficult to get married at this age, and she is a female general, so no one dares to marry her. Gao Xianzhi died of her intention to marry her daughter.

A few years ago, his beloved general Zhao Chongyi's wife was sick, so Zhao Chongyi wanted to marry his daughter as his second wife and expressed this wish several times. Although Zhao Chongyi was a successor and had children at home, it was a bit aggrieved to marry his daughter, but his daughter really couldn't marry anyone else. Gao Xianzhi did not object and hinted that Zhao Chongyi had no objection as long as his daughter agreed.

Unexpectedly, his daughter not only refused, but also ran to scold Zhao Chongyan, which made him look ashamed. If he didn't dare to mention this matter, Gao Xianzhi had to give up.

But something that happened not long ago made Gao Xianzhi very angry. The King of Shu took the initiative to propose that he would like to take Gao Wu as a concubine, and his decree was equivalent to a princess. This was obviously to marry Gao Xianzhi and strengthen their relationship. Gao Xianzhi persuaded his daughter to agree, but this stubborn daughter refused to do anything and drew her sword to threaten her. This made Gao Xianzhi both hate and annoy, but she had no choice but to find an opportunity to persuade her.

It was dusk at this time, and the drizzle flew into the tent, wetting her hair with her foggy hair. But she suddenly realized that, holding her cheeks and staring at the western sky. She was wearing armor. Her long-term military career made her face a little haggard, but her eyes were still as bright as eight years ago. Her usual firmness was no longer visible at this time, and she became like antelope's eyes, gentle and sensitive.
To be continued...