When the big money crisis broke out, Li Guangbi immediately wrote to the emperor, believing that the current morale of the army was unfavorable and it was not suitable to fight against Li Xilie's army. He asked the emperor to postpone the mission to suppress Li Xilie until next year, and then fight against Li Xilie after the army's morale and morale were restored.
Not too late.
But Li Guangbi's petition was not delivered to the emperor Li Heng, and was detained by the Generalissimo's Sima Yu Chao'en. As early as the Xiangzhou War, Yu Chao'en had a deep personal grudge with Li Guangbi.
Chao'en delayed the battle for half a year, dragging down the morale of the Tang army. Guo Ziyi could bear it, but Li Guangbi couldn't help it, and scolded Yu Chao'en in person for his treacherous officialdom and ruining the country.
Later, Xiangzhou was defeated, and Yu Chaoen put all the blame on Guo Ziyi. Guo Ziyi was dismissed from the post of deputy marshal, but Yu Chaoen was promoted to Duke of Guo for his meritorious service in supervising the army.
Li Guangbi was extremely angry and wrote to the emperor to expose the truth and pointed out that Yu Chaoen was the culprit of the defeat. However, the letter was forwarded to Yu Chaoen by Emperor Li Heng and asked him to self-examine. Yu Chaoen tried his best to defend himself.
He only supervises the army and never interferes in military affairs. On the other hand, he hates Li Guangbi deeply.
This time Li Guangbi was ill and went to war. This was Yu Chaoen's revenge. He knew that Li Guangbi was seriously ill and repeatedly recommended Li Guangbi to the emperor. Emperor Li Heng was finally persuaded by Yu Chaoen and ordered Li Guangbi to share the emperor's worries and conquer Li Xilie despite his illness.
At the same time, Yu Chaoen recommended Li Baochen, who was holding his thigh, as his deputy general, and recommended his confidant eunuch Luo Fengxian as the supervisor. In this way, both the supervisor and the deputy general were Yu Chaoen's people, and Li Guangbi had fallen into Yu Chaoen's trap.
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The big money crisis demoralized the army, and Li Guangbi refused to send troops. However, Luo Fengxian used his power to supervise the army to force Li Guangbi to send troops. Li Guangbi, who had a strong personality, ignored Luo Fengxian at all.
However, Li Guangbi ignored his deputy general Li Baochen. Under Luo Fengxian's instruction, Li Baochen was eager to perform meritorious service. He always thought that as a former Huaixi military governor and Li Xilie's uncle, he could suppress Li Xilie's ambitions.
Li Baochen led 30,000 troops to Shangcai County without authorization. However, he encountered an ambush by Li Xilie's army in Shangcai County. In addition, the Tang army was distracted. After discovering that they were ambushed, the Tang army soldiers had no intention of fighting and rushed to escape. Li Baochen was defeated, and the three
Wan was beheaded and more than 10,000 people were killed, and the rest of the army surrendered. After Li Baochen was captured, he was also beheaded by his nephew Li Xilie, and his head was sent to Li Guangbi.
After Li Guangbi received the news, he immediately vomited several liters of blood and fainted.
In the middle of the night, Li Guangbi fainted and remained unconscious. His life was extremely critical. Several military doctors were doing their best to save him. Outside the tent, generals Sun Zhen, Zhang Boyi, judge Zhang Lao and more than a dozen confidant generals stood silently in front of the tent.
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Suddenly, the wails of Li Guangbi's brother Li Guangjin came from the tent. The generals knelt down together and cried bitterly. The famous general Li Guangbi died of illness in the Bozhou army.
At this moment, the supervisor Luo Fengxian rushed over. He did not know that Li Guangbi was dead. When he saw the generals glaring at him, he was furious and rebuked loudly: "What are you gathering here for? The emperor ordered Deputy Commander Li
Go to war immediately. If he misses the opportunity, I will impeach him for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
A dark figure rushed out from the tent. Li Guangjin, a tall man, stared at blood-red eyes, walked towards Luo Fengxian step by step, and pulled out his sword.
Sun Zhen rushed forward and hugged him, "Guang Jin, don't mess around!"
Luo Fengxian was frightened and quickly backed away, pointing at Li Guangjin and angrily yelling: "My emperor appointed the supervisor, you dare to be rude to me, you must be tired of living!"
Li Guangjin pushed Sun Zhen away and rushed towards him with a roar, "You and that foolish king will die together!"
There was a flash of cold light, blood spattered, and Luo Fengxian's head suddenly fell to the ground.
In the big tent, more than a dozen of his confidants sat together to discuss. Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Guangjin sighed and said: "Everyone is responsible for the work. I killed Luo Fengxian and I will bear all the consequences. You don't have to worry!"
Everyone looked at the judge Zhang Lao. Zhang Lao was Li Guangbi's confidant and had outstanding abilities. He took care of all affairs in the army in an orderly manner. However, Zhang Lao was not a court official. Li Guangbi's death meant that he was unemployed.
Zhang Lao said slowly: "The commander-in-chief has passed away. Logically, I have no power to do anything else. But since everyone trusts me, I will make some final arrangements!"
Everyone said together: "Sir, please give the order!"
Zhang Lao thought for a while and said: "The army of 100,000 was annihilated by 30,000, and there are still 70,000 in the barracks. General Zhang Boyi, currently you have the highest military rank in the army. You will take over the post of temporary deputy commander-in-chief and take charge of Bozhou. Li Xilie
Don’t dare to act rashly, you must immediately write to the emperor and ask him to respond to the situation at hand urgently.”
Zhang Lao wrote a note and handed it to Li Guangjin, "Guangjin ran away immediately. We will take care of the general's funeral. Let's leave now. Before General Zhang gets the commander's seal, quickly escape from the military camp and leave quickly!"
Li Guangjin reacted immediately, jumped up and ran away. Zhang Boyi also shouted: "Pass my order, Li Guangjin kills the supervisor and arrests him immediately, no mistake!"
Everyone smiled and did not move. Zhang Boyi smiled and said: "I have already issued a military order, you can bear witness to me."
Sun Zhen nodded, "Li Guangjin escaped too quickly. Deputy Commander Zhang gave the order a step too late, and he escaped."
Everyone came to Li Guangbi's tent and knelt down again to worship the commander's body. Zhang Lao walked into the tent and handed the commander's seal, command arrows and emperor's sword to Zhang Boyi.
Zhang Boyi knelt down three times and took the commander's seal, command arrows and emperor's sword. He immediately ordered: "Sun Zhen, where is Wang An?"
Sun Zhen was Li Guangbi's confidant, and Wang An was Li Guangbi's personal commander. The two of them clasped their fists together and said, "The last general is here!"
"You each lead three hundred people to arrest Li Guangjin. You must bring him to justice. I have a message first. If you can't catch him, each of you will be beaten with thirty military sticks!"
"Follow the order!"
Sun Zhen and Wang An got up and hurried away.
Zhang Boyi asked Zhang Nuo again: "Sir, are you willing to stay?"
Zhang Lao shook his head and said, "The commander-in-chief also has several staff. They can assist the general. I have to take my leave."
"Where are you going, sir?"
Zhang Lao smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief wrote me a letter of recommendation a few months ago, asking me to go to Longyou to find a job. I can't bear to leave him. It's time for me to leave. General Zhang, we will definitely meet again in the future."
goodbye!"
Zhang Boyi nodded silently, "Then I wish you a safe journey, sir!"
Zhang Lao knelt down and kowtowed three times to Li Guangbi, then stood up and left. All the generals silently watched him leave.
At the wharf of Wuoshuiqiao County, Zhang Lao was waiting on the dock for a while carrying a box. At this time, a boatman wearing a wide-brimmed black hat ran up to Zhang Lao and whispered: "I have been waiting for you, sir, for a long time!"
The boatman was Li Guangjin in disguise. Zhang Lao smiled slightly and said, "Is there a boat?"
"There is a boat. Please come with me, sir!"
The two boarded a 500-ton passenger ship and walked into the cabin. Li Guangjin asked anxiously: "Where do you want me to go, sir?"
Zhang Lao said calmly: "Go to Longyou and join the King of Qi to fight against Tubo. This is your only way out!"
Li Guangjin slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "Just what I want!"