When Fengxiang Mansion was in town, Emperor Li Heng of the Tang Dynasty heard the news of King Yong's defeat and said to the people around him: "King Yong is my younger brother. He has been taking care of me personally since I was a child. Now my younger brother has lost his moral character because of my lax discipline."
fault."
Yongwang Li Lin was ugly and had not been loved by Emperor Li Longji since he was a child. Therefore, he was often bullied in the palace, so he was brought back to the mansion to be raised by Li Heng.
Although he was called his younger brother, the emperor had complicated feelings for King Yong. King Yong was his younger brother, more like his son.
Li Heng asked again: "The emperor has issued an order to demote King Yong to a commoner. I want him to return to Shu to serve the emperor? What do you think, ministers?"
Li Mi cupped his hands and said, "No, King Yong has committed a serious crime of rebellion. How can we be forgiven lightly? If Your Majesty kills King Yong like this, the whole world will surely rise up and follow his example."
Li Heng was silent. At this time, a close servant reported again that King Yong Li Lin was caught up by Jiangxi's interview envoy Huangfu first, and then killed King Yong in the post house.
After hearing this, Li Heng first acted as if he had lost his beloved brother, and then said to the people around him: "The court only allows the capture of King Yong alive to judge the crime. Why did Mr. Huangfu kill the clan king without permission?"
Even Li Mi was silent now.
Regardless of whether King Yong should be killed or not, the decision must be made by the emperor and ministers. Huangfu's presumption of killing the prince was indeed a provocation to the royal family and the court.
Li Heng immediately ordered: "Remove Huangfu Xian from his official position and never hire him again!"
Then Li Heng said: "King Yong will be buried alive, and he will be buried in the royal mausoleum after we recover the two capitals. In addition, we will send an envoy to report the matter to the emperor in Sichuan, saying that we have dealt with Huangfu Xian!"
After the court meeting dispersed, Li Mi walked out of the palace.
Now that Fengxiang Mansion is full of supplies, relying on the resources sent by Wu Qi from Jianghuai, the emperor has firmly controlled all the Qinwang armies.
Today, Li Hengen is becoming more and more powerful and is no longer what he was when Lingwu first ascended the throne.
The affairs of the imperial court were also decided by Qiankun. A few days ago, the emperor was killed by his son An Qingxu while riding on Anlu Mountain, and he summoned all armies to attack Xijing.
But this time when it comes to the appointment of the head coach, the emperor once again resorted to power play.
Today, the general marshal of the world's military forces is the prince. This appointment is understandable. To seize the two capitals is to seize the ancestral temple and the country. Naturally, the emperor cannot be reassured that the marshal is not a clan relative.
The deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses is Guo Ziyi, who is responsible for Pingzhang's affairs. Last month, the emperor gave Guo Ziyi the title of Pingzhang's state affairs, on top of Pingzhang's state affairs, to show his favor to Guo Ziyi.
But at the same time, an edict was issued saying: Pingzhang's important job is to assist the emperor in handling important affairs of the country. The prime minister should sit and discuss matters and should not be involved in secular affairs. Therefore, he simply did not call him Guo Ziyi even when he went to court on weekdays. He only called him Guo Ziyi during ceremonial court meetings.
Summon him.
In addition, the prime minister's office did not have Guo Ziyi's position in the important affairs of the country.
As a good friend of Guo Ziyi, Li Mi naturally complained for his friend.
He also once went to the palace to advise the emperor. Now that the two capitals have not been recovered, it is unwise to suppress a loyal minister like Guo Ziyi.
However, the emperor still did not listen to the advice, and only said that it was a favor to confer Guo Ziyi with the title of Pingzhang and important officials, which reassured Li Mi that the emperor had no intention of guarding against meritorious officials.
The emperor was helpless, and Li Mi was also helpless.
At this time, Li Mi suggested: "Your Majesty, now that the army has gathered and the money and food are sufficient, we should gather the army to attack Fan Yang, the lair of the rebels! As long as Fan Yang is captured, the rebels in the two capitals will be defeated!"
But the emperor shook his head and said: "Now that the morale of our army is high, it is a good time to regain the two capitals. How can we attack Fan Yang instead of looking far away?"
Li Mi was also stunned, and he continued: "With the current strength, there is no problem in regaining the two capitals, but our army is mainly from the northwest frontier troops. If they can win the two capitals now, but it is already spring,
When the weather turns hot after the two capitals are captured, these northwest sergeants will naturally not be able to adapt. By then they will all want to return home, how will your Majesty retain them?"
"And if the rebels escape back to Fan Yang, they will definitely strengthen their troops and come back again. At that time, the soldiers will be determined to return. How will this battle be fought? It is better to attack Fan Yang first, which has a similar climate to the northwest. This is
What a great idea!"
Li Mi tried to persuade him several times, but in the end the emperor said: "I want to regain the two capitals as soon as possible and welcome back the emperor of Shu, so there is no need to persuade Mi Gong."
The emperor even called Mi Gong, and Li Mi finally understood what the emperor was thinking.
The emperor abdicated to Shuzhong, but the prosperous days of Kaiyuan Tianbao are still remembered by the people. Your Majesty is afraid of the emperor's prestige.
The so-called welcoming back the Emperor is just an excuse.
Li Bi was disheartened, but at this time Guo Ziyi's Shuofang Army still had a strong influence. The emperor ordered Guo Ziyi to lead a partial division, called the East Route Army, to attack Hedong.
At the same time, he dispatched his cronies and led the cronies of Fengxiang Mansion as the West Route Army to directly attack Xijing.
The emperor only gave Guo Ziyi a small number of troops, and asked him to cooperate with the Western Route Army in attacking Xijing and to cut off the rebels' retreat.
Such a chaotic life made Li Bi even more angry. When he returned to the house, he vomited a mouthful of blood and became bedridden.
Except for regaining the two capitals, the emperor still obeyed the opinions of his ministers on other matters.
The news that King Jianning defeated the Tibetan army also reached Fengxiang Mansion. Although the emperor still had doubts about whether the victory was adulterated, he still greatly praised Li Yan.
Li Yan's title was promoted and his fiefdom was increased by 1,000 households.
Of course, in addition to this verbal reward, the emperor once again reiterated Li Yan's order to supervise the military affairs of Longyou and take charge of the civil affairs of Longyou. He also ordered a new set of military festivals for the princes and counties, and allowed Li Yan, King of Jianning, to appoint Longyou Dao on his own.
An official position below the level of prefect.
In addition to providing policies, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty could not provide more help to his son who was far away in Longyou.
The army is stationed in Fengxiang Mansion, and it is unrealistic to transfer supplies to Longyou.
Now that we have to regain the two capitals, we need people and money. The emperor has no food left to support his son.
However, the emperor's eyes only lightly glanced at Li Yan, and then he focused his attention on the plan to pacify the two capitals again.
However, Li Yan didn't care about his father's reward. He also had a lot of things to deal with.
There were a lot of new players. Li Yan finally settled these new players, and then he had to prepare to take over Gaochang City and Xizhou.
In addition, Yu Chixin has also gone north from Yumen Pass, preparing to solve the siege of the Baowen Mountain Capture Mansion.
There are more players at hand, but the territory is larger, and there are still not enough people.
Amidst such hustle and bustle, February of the second year of Zhide finally passed.
The player army heading north from Yumen Pass finally discovered traces of the Uighur cavalry.