Chapter 922 High Prestige
Li Heng was overjoyed and came to whatever he wanted. He quickly ordered: "Quickly declare Liu Sima's audience!"
Not long after, Liu Yan walked quickly to Li Heng, bowed and saluted, "See you, Your Majesty!"
"Liu Sima is exempt from courtesy. How is the situation of King Qi? I heard that he also sent troops to serve the king?"
"Exactly!"
Liu Yan explained calmly: "The King of Qi had previously sent scouts to Jingzhou to keep an eye on Pugu Huai'en's army. As soon as he got the news that Pugu Huai'en had launched an army to rebel, he immediately led his army to Chang'an and asked King Qin.
I received a pigeon message from Longyou in the afternoon. Judging from the time, King Qi's army should be in Fengxiang."
Next to him, Guo Ziyi quickly asked: "How many troops are led by His Majesty the King of Qi? They should all be cavalry!"
Liu Yan nodded, "They must all be cavalry, otherwise it would not be so fast. There are about 50,000 elite soldiers. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, His Highness King Qi's parents are also in Chang'an. He will definitely do his best to rescue and will never let Chang'an fall to the rebels."
hand."
The last sentence reassured Emperor Li Heng, yes! Li Dai and his wife were also in Chang'an, and Li Ye would definitely do his best to rescue them. He had forgotten this key issue.
"The old general came to the rescue in time, and King Qi led his army to come to King Qin. I am relieved!"
At this time, Guo Ziyi said again: "I have one more request, please grant your Majesty's permission!"
"Old General, please speak!"
"Weak ministers may persuade some generals to surrender to the imperial court. I beg your majesty to forgive them!"
Li Heng nodded, "As long as you can find your way back and wake up in time, I promise to forget the past and even reward you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your tolerance!"
The situation was calm the next day, but on the third day, Pugu Huai'en led an army of 50,000 to the east of Chang'an City.
The army was stationed in Bashang, and Pugu Huai'en found his son's cemetery. In fact, it was the cemetery of many fallen soldiers, and they were buried together, including Pugu Huai'en's son Pugu Bin.
Pugu Huaien fell to the ground and burst into tears. The generals were also very sad. Pugu Huaien wiped away his tears, pointed in the direction of Chang'an and gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Old Li Heng, you and I are incompatible with each other to kill my son!"
Many generals in the back looked a little unnatural. They followed Pugu Huai'en to rebel just because the court was unfair. However, they had no personal enmity with the court or the emperor. Now Pugu Huai'en took them with him to avenge the murder of his son.
The rebellion made many generals feel a little uneasy."
Perhaps Pugu Huaien also realized that he had said something wrong. After returning to the camp, he immediately summoned the generals to lecture him.
The generals gathered in the big tent, Pugu Huaien said sternly to everyone: "I want to make it clear to everyone, we are not rebelling, but supporting the restoration of the Supreme Emperor, eradicating the eunuchs, and demanding fair treatment from the court. We want to
The imperial court showed our strength and asked the emperor to kill the eunuchs and give us justice. Why can the rebels in Hebei be crowned kings and their descendants enjoy glory and wealth, while we risk our lives to serve the country, but get nothing?"
Puguhuaien raised his arms and shouted, "Everyone, follow me, get rid of the eunuchs, and be fair!"
All the generals also raised their arms and shouted, "Get rid of the eunuchs and be fair!"
Pugu Huaien immediately ordered: "The army forms an array and goes to Chang'an to show our military power!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The drums sounded loudly.
The 50,000-strong army began to march towards Chang'an in a mighty manner. They raised the banner, "Qing the emperor's side, punish the eunuchs, calm the army's morale, and be fair!"
Soon, the 50,000-strong army arrived at Chang'an City and were arranged into a phalanx of 50,000 people. The flags were fluttering and the momentum was impressive.
Pugu Huai'en led the generals to the city and shouted: "Please come out and talk to His Majesty the Emperor!"
At this time, a large number of troops suddenly appeared at the top of the city. Guo Ziyi, a veteran general in armor, appeared at the top of the city. He shouted in a loud voice: "Sons of Shuofang Army, I have taught you for many years, do you want you to rebel?"
Guo Ziyi suddenly appeared, and all the generals panicked and shouted: "Old general, we are not rebelling, we want to kill the eunuchs and demand fairness!"
"Shut up, everyone!"
Guo Ziyi said angrily: "You are not rebelling like this. If the emperor does not agree to your request, are you going to kill the emperor? What does the government affairs of the imperial court have to do with you? Do you need to do politics? In order to support you, how many officials in the imperial court have to do?
You can't even pay out a month's salary. After you have eaten and drank enough, you come to Chang'an to make trouble. Are you still Shuofang's army? Are you still the army of Tang Dynasty?"
All the generals lowered their heads in shame. Pugu Huaien saw that the situation was not good and quickly said: "Don't listen to his nonsense, he is trying to deceive our military morale!"
Guo Ziyi said angrily: "Pugu Huai'en, the court treats you well. You are a barbarian from the grassland, but the court trusts you and handed over Shuofang's army to you. How do you repay the court like this? Lead everyone to rebel, and you can go back to the grassland.
But what about the generals? Their descendants will have to bear the reputation of rebellion. Have you ever thought about it for them?"
Many generals' expressions changed. Guo Ziyi's words hit home. If the court decides that they are rebels, what will their descendants do? Pugu Huai'en gritted his teeth and shouted: "We are not rebelling, we are supporting the Emperor's restoration!"
"Nonsense! Do you have the Emperor's will in your hands? Will the Emperor let you attack Chang'an and destroy the capital?"
Guo Ziyi shouted again: "Brothers, I have warned the emperor that as long as you know your way back and submit to the court, the emperor will not hold you accountable for the crime of rebellion. There is only one chance, not a second time!"
Pugu Huai'en knew something was wrong, so he secretly drew an arrow, and suddenly he drew an arrow and shot it at Guo Ziyi. As soon as his arrow shot into the air, another arrow shot out with a "whoosh!" and accurately hit his arrow.
The shot intercepted and landed.
Pugu Huai'en was furious and looked back, but it was General Hun Yao. Pugu Huai'en glared at him and said: "How dare you do the following!"
Hun Yao said coldly: "The old general is right, why doesn't the commander listen?"
"Fart! Someone, get him for me."
None of the dozens of generals made a move. Several of Pugu Huai'en's trusted generals were about to make a move, but were restrained by other generals.
Hun Yao turned his horses and ran towards the distance. He shouted a few times and then led his 10,000 troops to the south.
Pugu Huai'en was so angry that he flew into a rage, but he had no choice but to order: "The army returns to Ba Shang!"
Guo Ziyi's prestige was indeed very high, and his words made General Hunyang wake up first and led 10,000 troops to surrender to the imperial court.
Li Heng was overjoyed and immediately made Hun Yao General Yunhui, Duke of Funing County, and Commander-in-Chief of Guo Ziyi's subordinates.
Half an hour later, another Shuofang military commander, Li Guozhen, also led an army of 10,000 people to apologize to the court.
Li Heng also named Li Guozhen General Yunhui and Duke of Ningguo County, and he was also a subordinate of Guo Ziyi.
At this moment, news came from the direction of Xianyang that 50,000 cavalry led by Qi King Li Ye had arrived in Xianyang.
Although Li Ye was the king of Laiqin, Li Heng was still a little uneasy. After all, these 50,000 cavalry did not obey his command, and Li Ye was fully capable of replacing him.
Li Heng did not dare to summon Li Ye, but ordered Zhao Wang Li Xi to go to Xianyang to reward the army on his behalf. Guo Ziyi also went to Xianyang to discuss with Li Ye how to break up the enemy.
Li Ye led his army to the Xianyang camp. He immediately sent scouts to inquire about Pugu Huai'en, and soon got the news. Pugu Huai'en led his army to Chang'an to demonstrate, but was persuaded by Guo Ziyi, and General Hun Yao
He and Li Guozhen turned against each other and surrendered to the court with 20,000 troops.
Li Ye smiled at several of his generals and said: "This is called a good fighter, without great achievements. General Guo does not need to lead troops to fight, he can talk about the rebels with just a few words."
Duan Xiushi smiled and said: "The key is that Pugu Huai'en's rebellion is unjust and unjust. Coupled with the prestige of General Guo in the Shuofang Army, his old subordinates will definitely be willing to surrender."
Bai Xiaode also smiled slightly and said: "In fact, His Highness leads an army of fifty thousand to intimidate the enemy. He can still be a good fighter. Without great achievements, Pugu Huaien will definitely retreat without a fight."
Li Ye chuckled, "You can give General Bai's suggestion a try!"
At this time, a sergeant came to report, "Your Highness, the emperor sent His Royal Highness King Zhao to reward the army, and old general Guo Ziyi is also here!"
Li Ye nodded, "Open the camp gate to welcome us!"
Li Ye personally led the generals to welcome the arrival of the emperor's representative, King Zhao Li Xi.
(End of chapter)
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