The next day happened to be a holiday, so Dugu Lie did not enter the court, but came to the Longwu Army camp and found his son Dugu Jinyang.
"Why is father here?" Dugu Jinyang quickly asked his father to sit down.
Dugu Lie said slowly: "Let me ask you something. Did Chen Xuanli mention preparing to withdraw to the west?"
"We have been speculating internally for the past two days, but there has been no official notification, and the general has never mentioned it."
Dugu Lie nodded, "That's why I came to you. If Chen Xuanli comes to you to discuss withdrawing to the west, you and Rao Yang must stick to the rear. Do you understand?"
Dugu Jinyang was stunned for a moment. When he was about to ask the reason, Dugu Lie glared at him and said, "This is the unanimous decision of the Guanlong nobles. It is of great importance. Don't ask the reason. Just do as I say."
Dugu Jinyang had no choice but to accept, "I remember it, kid!"
After a pause, Dugu Jinyang continued: "Early this morning, I saw Ah Ye. He led his men to join Chen Xuanli's First Army. I was really confused."
Dugulie smiled slightly and said, "I know, he came to see me last night."
Seeing that his son was a little unhappy, Dugu Lie knew that he didn't want to keep everything hidden, so he said: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm afraid that if too many people know, it will cause serious problems if word gets out, so I'll tell you!
Chen Xuanli's son and grandson are both in Aye's hands, so Chen Xuanli dare not disobey."
Dugu Jinyang suddenly realized that Chen Xuanli's most precious grandson had become Li Ye's hostage. No wonder Chen Xuanli pinched his nose and had to let him join the First Army, the army of Chen Xuanli's confidants!
Dugu Jinyang vaguely guessed something, so he nodded, "I understand, I will definitely be in charge of the rear with Rao Yang."
Dugu Lie stood up and said, "I will be not far from you then and will contact you immediately."
The prince must have capital to stand in line, and the biggest capital now is the army. Li Dai went to get 20,000 Ganzhou troops as capital, and Dugu Lie also wanted to get 12,000 Longwu troops as capital.
He wanted to get the army from his son no matter what.
Li Ye put on a little makeup, put on a bronze mask on his face, assumed the pseudonym Pei Kai, and led two hundred soldiers to join Chen Xuanli's personal army, forming a battalion of his own and directly under the command of Chen Xuanli.
Chen Xuanli thought carefully and designated a separate camp for them, which was separated from other camps by fences.
Li Ye let the soldiers rest, and then went to Guangping Prince's Mansion to visit Guangping Prince Li Chu.
This is something that must be done, otherwise his father will have a very difficult time in the future. At critical moments, teamwork and attitude are very important.
Li Chu really didn't expect that Li Ye would come, which shocked him so much that he went out to greet him personally and welcomed Li Ye into the palace. If he had not dared to do this in the past, his palace was specially monitored by eunuchs, and every move was reported to the palace. However,
No one cares about this kind of thing now. The eunuch who monitored him has returned to the palace.
"If Jiedushi comes one hour later, he won't be able to see me." Li Chu invited Li Ye into the house.
"Why?"
"The Imperial Grandfather asked all our princes and grandsons to enter the palace. I am packing up and getting ready to enter the palace."
Li Ye nodded, "Before a disaster strikes, everyone will think of their families, and I am no exception."
"Are you here to pick up your parents and go to Xiangyang?"
Li Ye nodded and said with a wry smile: "But my father refuses to leave. He will persist until the end. If that day comes, he will not be able to go to Xiangyang. He can only go to my grandfather's place in Zhangye, and my mother will go with him.
"
"So it turns out that Li Xiangguo is going to Ganzhou for temporary refuge?"
"He can only go there. With 20,000 Ganzhou troops in hand, he will be safer."
Li Chu was silent for a moment and said: "Jiedu Envoy, can Chang'an really not be defended?"
Li Ye sighed, "Tongguan was lost and our troops were exhausted. It is indeed impossible to hold it. This is a fact. At present, we can only avoid its edge and regroup our forces to recapture Chang'an."
"But Chang'an is about to be ravaged by the rebels."
"This is war, Your Highness. It is inevitable. The people of Hebei have been ravaged and massacred. All we can do is to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and restore peace to the people."
Li Chu nodded, "You are right, things have happened, we can only face the reality, endure the humiliation and bear the burden, but also forge ahead. We must gather strength as soon as possible to counterattack the rebels!"
At this time, a young eunuch came over and urged, "Your Highness, the East Palace is urging you to enter the palace quickly!"
"I see!"
Li Chu asked Li Ye again: "Are you going back now?"
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "I have brought more than a hundred elite soldiers and will accompany you for a while to ensure that you leave Chang'an safely, and then I will return to Xiangyang."
This is to get vaccinated in advance. Chen Xuanli cannot be expected to keep secret.
Li Chu looked at Li Ye strangely. After a while, he nodded and said nothing.
Li Ye thought for a while and said: "There is one more thing about the Guanlong nobles."
Li Chu felt heavy. Although they had made detailed arrangements, he was still very painful at the thought of abandoning Chang'an City to the rebels, allowing them to ravage them, and allowing them to insult the Li family temple.
Li Chu went to the East Palace. He was the last one to arrive. Several of his sons and daughters had already arrived, as had his brothers.
As soon as he arrived at the East Palace, the prince called him to the study.
In fact, after Li Chu and Chen Xuanli met yesterday evening, they went directly to the East Palace and reported the details to their father.
As soon as he entered the study, he found that several brothers were there. Li Chu hurriedly sat down aside. Li Heng said to his sons with a heavy heart: "I just received urgent news that the Tongguan rebels have set off. The vanguard is estimated to be 30,000 cavalry.
We will go to Chang'an the day after tomorrow. Your imperial grandfather has decided to set off on time at the fifth watch tomorrow morning to go to Bashu to escape the military disaster. Go to bed early tonight. Everyone will get up at the fourth watch and inform your families not to bring too many things.
"
"Father, shall we take a carriage or ride a horse?"
"The women and children will ride in the carriage, and the men will ride horses. That's it! The elder man will stay, and the others will go back and inform their families."
Everyone got up and left, only Li Chu stayed.
"What's the matter with you? You're here so late. Is anyone looking for you?"
Li Heng was very sensitive. When his eldest son didn't come, he guessed that someone might be looking for him.
Li Chu nodded, "It's a person that my father didn't expect, and I didn't expect that it was Li Ye who came to see me."
"What? He is also in Chang'an?" Li Heng was also really surprised.
"He said he was coming to pick up his parents and go to Xiangyang, but Li Xiangguo refused to leave and insisted on staying behind until the end. Then he might not be able to go to Xiangyang. Li Xiangguo planned to go to Ganzhou, Hexi with his wife. Pei Fang was his father-in-law and had 20,000 yuan in his hands.
Ganzhou Army."
Li Heng's eyes lit up. His plan was to go to Lingwu. Li Dai had 20,000 troops in Ganzhou. That was great.
Li Chu pondered for a moment and said: "My child has a feeling. Li Ye seems to have noticed something?"
Li Heng pondered for a moment and said: "He may indeed know that Feilong once told your imperial grandfather that he foresaw that I would collude with Chen Xuanli to launch a mutiny. He was once a descendant of Feilong, and Feilong must also have told him, otherwise
How could he make a deal with you?"
Li Chu added: "He said he would follow us for a while and escort us out of Chang'an safely. Father, will he ruin our affairs?"
"That won't happen!"
Li Heng narrowed his eyes and smiled lightly: "He is already taking sides, didn't you hear it?"
"The child is stupid!"
Li Heng was the prince after all, and he was also very shrewd. When he calmed down, he gradually understood Li Ye's intentions.
"His father actually went to Xiangyang, took the Ziwu Valley south to Hanzhong, and then went to Xiangyang along the Han River. He had a deep meaning in asking his father to go to the northwest. His father-in-law, Dugulie, Yuan Yuan and Changsun Nanfang, they will lead the army to Qi
Zhou, do you think it wasn’t him who suggested it? It’s obvious that he knew I would definitely go to the northwest.”
Li Chu was shocked, "How could he know?"
Li Heng pondered for a while and said: "Many people in this world have special abilities. I have seen many superb Taoist skills before my eyes. The reason why Li Ye is regarded as a successor by Feilong is that he must be outstanding. I have been observing him. He is
He will appear at many critical moments. He is obviously in Xiangyang, but at the critical moment, he will definitely appear in Chang'an."
"I understand, kid!"
Li Heng walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "Let him go! He is a smart man and will not ruin our major event."