King Rong Li Wan's report was attended by important officials of the imperial court. Li Wan's words were relatively pertinent and pointed out two major shortcomings of the current Tongguan garrison. First, the soldiers were insufficiently trained and they were ordinary civilians recruited temporarily. Secondly, there was a lack of food.
None of the soldiers had enough to eat, and they were fighting the enemy in a state of half-starvation and half-full.
Of course, the final result can be imagined. It was simply that the emperor requested to strengthen training and at the same time ensure the supply of military rations. The debriefing was over.
As Dugu Ming said, the imperial court underestimated the enemy from top to bottom, thinking that the civilian army recruited temporarily could also defend Tongguan, and An Lushan's army was nothing more than a ragtag group, and would soon be completely defeated.
However, the emperor Li Longji attached great importance to the report of the supervisor Bian Lingcheng. No courtiers participated in the report of the supervisor. Only the emperor listened to the report. The supervisor was only responsible to the emperor.
In the Linde Hall, Bian Lingcheng first praised Gao Xianzhi, describing how brave he was and how decisive he was. But when he talked about his shortcomings, Bian Lingcheng changed his tone and said with a little regret: "Gao Xianzhi is also a foreigner after all.
, it is indeed a pity that he actually expressed his understanding of An Lushan’s proclaimed emperor in Luoyang.”
Li Longji's face darkened and he asked dissatisfiedly: "What's going on? What did he say?"
"Reporting to your majesty, he said this while drinking with the general in private. He said that An Lushan had reached this point and could no longer look back. If he simply proclaimed himself emperor, a man would not live in vain. He also praised An Lushan.
He is courageous and daring to act, and he also says that he clearly had good opportunities but failed to seize them."
Li Longji snorted coldly, "Did he mean that he didn't seize the opportunity to support the army and become independent when he was in Anxi?"
"Your Majesty, I know Gao Xianzhi very well. He is very good at fighting, but he has always been disobedient. His greatest wish is to rebuild the country of Goguryeo and become the emperor of Goguryeo. Your Majesty can tell by looking at his soldiers. They are all uniform.
As a descendant of the Goguryeo people, I often advised him that Goguryeo had been destroyed for a hundred years, so he should face the reality and be loyal to the court and your majesty.
But he promised verbally, and often said in private that the emperor had promised him to re-establish the country and make him the lord of Goguryeo. I thought he was talking about His Majesty, so I didn't take it seriously. Only later did I realize that he
The emperor in question is someone else."
Li Longji's face suddenly became extremely ugly. Of course he understood who Bian Lingcheng was referring to. It was Feilong. Gao Xianzhi was Feilong's apprentice. Feilong had most likely promised him, agreed to his return to the country, and allowed him to return to the country.
He became the new Lord of Goguryeo.
Li Longji paced back and forth with his hands behind his hands. At this time, Bian Lingcheng once again added insult to injury, "Your Majesty, I suspect that An Lushan's army suddenly withdrew this time, maybe because he wanted to bribe Gao Xianzhi. Now the homeland of Goguryeo is in the hands of An Lushan. Once
He agreed to Gao Xianzhi's restoration to the throne on the condition of Xiantong Pass. At that time, the trouble would be great, and we had to take action immediately, either to kill Gao Xianzhi or to demote him to civilian status and deprive him of his military power."
Considering that Gao Xianzhi was very likely to surrender to An Lushan, at this moment, Li Longji had murderous intentions in his heart.
Li Ye did not expect that he would become a Longwu Army General, whose full name was Eagle Striker General of the Eighth Battalion of the Third Army of the Longwu Army.
The Longwu Army has a total of 30,000 people and is divided into six armies. The main general is Chen Xuanli, who is also the general of the First Army. The deputy general Li Guoxuan is also the general of the Second Army. The Dugu Jinyang Army is the general of the Third Army. He just
He was promoted to deputy general, taking over Li Guoxuan's position, and also took over some of Li Guoxuan's soldiers.
This was a reform made by Chen Xuanli. He reduced the six armies to five armies and distributed Li Guoxuan's five thousand men to other armies. Everyone was happy.
Chen Xuanli certainly had a reason for doing this, because Yang Guozhong wanted to put his hand into the Longwu Army. He wanted his confidant Yang Jian to take over Li Guoxuan's Second Army. How could Chen Xuanli let him reach in and immediately disband the Second Army and let Yang Guozhong
The attempt failed.
Of course, Li Ye temporarily took Zhang Mo's name. He had 320 people under his command, all of whom were dead soldiers of the Dugu family, and 20 people were his personal soldiers.
Li Ye's immediate boss was Dugu Raoyang. Dugu Raoyang was promoted to General Ying Yang. He had a thousand people under his command and had three generals Ying Yang. The original Zhang Mo was one of them.
Li Ye wore a mask, was taciturn, and had a very similar figure to Zhang Mo. Everyone thought he was still Zhang Mo.
But Li Ye unexpectedly met an acquaintance.
As soon as he came out of the tent, someone suddenly called him from behind, "Li Ye!"
Li Ye was startled, and when he looked back, he was also stunned. Standing a dozen steps away behind him was a general, none other than his uncle Pei Min.
Li Ye was a little conflicted for a moment, should he admit it or not?
Pei Min walked up quickly, patted his arm and said with a smile: "I know you are Zhang Mo now. It doesn't matter. I made a mistake just now."
Li Ye smiled bitterly and said, "Why is uncle here?"
"Isn't it just that the Long Wu Army was embarrassed in Dengzhou? Li Guoxuan was killed by you with one knife. The emperor was very angry and asked me to train the Long Wu Army in martial arts. I am now the chief instructor of the Long Wu Army."
The two walked into the tent and sat down. Li Ye asked, "I heard that my uncle just came back from Hebei. How is the situation in Hebei?"
"It's tragic!"
Pei Min shook his head and said: "I was ordered to investigate Wang Chengye's case of taking merit. Although I have found out the truth of the matter, Yan Gaoqing, his nephew and his men were all massacred by Shi Siming. This Shi Siming was really a devil, massacring city after city.
The men were killed, and the women were taken to the military camp and humiliated to death. Fortunately, the emperor woke up in time and removed Wang Chengye from the post of military governor and appointed Li Guangbi as the military governor of Hedong, which reversed the situation."
"Has Li Guangbi's army entered Hebei?"
Pei Min smiled and said, "You should go in! I don't know much about the situation in the past half month. I have to ask your father-in-law about this."
"Okay! I'll ask him another time."
Pei Min pulled Li Ye up and smiled and said: "I really want to know, Li Guoxuan is the best master of the Longwu Army, and his martial arts skills are on par with mine. It is said that you killed him with one sword. How did you do it?"
Li Ye smiled and said: "Uncle also knows that my flying knife is good. When I was only one foot away, I shot a flying knife."
Pei Min couldn't believe it, "No way! With Li Guoxuan's skill, would he not be able to dodge a flying knife?"
"Maybe he can escape! But his horse can't."
Pei Min was stunned for a moment and laughed loudly, "I see, Li Guoxuan suffered a big loss. He shot the man first and the horse. Although your move is a bit ungrateful, it is understandable. It's just that whoever encounters you next time will have to
Just watch out for the horses first."
Li Ye also laughed dryly. He pondered for a while and tried to test: "Have you ever considered pursuing your career elsewhere, such as Xiangyang? He has been living in a deep palace in Chang'an for a long time. My uncle has lived in obscurity all his life, and he has failed to live up to his lifelong knowledge."
Pei Min smiled and shook his head, "My martial arts and battlefield are not the same thing. The key is that I like a simple life, calm, simple, without any pressure. If I pursued military glory, I would have returned to Hexi, or
Go to Anxi, Ye'er, I understand your good intentions. I have always known that you are a person who does big things, but I am not. I just want to spend more time with my wife and children."
Li Ye nodded silently. He could understand Pei Min's choice. In fact, after a brief glimpse in history, Pei Min was never heard from again. This is most likely related to his plain character.