The eunuch responsible for notifying Xiliang King Li Qi met Li and Guo Ziyi's large troops in Xiaoguan County, Yuanzhou. Xiaoguan County is located north of Yuanzhou, only more than a hundred miles from Qinggang Ridge. At this time, Li Qi was in the camp for rest due to a night of marching and fatigue.

More importantly, Li Xuan did not want to return to the camp. His father's capriciousness and irritability made him frightened. The Shuofang Army led by Guo Ziyi also temporarily obeyed his command. His Longyou Army had been taken away by his father. At this chaotic moment, he wanted to delay as much as possible to see if any changes would happen.

Li Xuan only had a trace of luck, but this trace of luck was realized. He was talking to Changsun Quanxu in the big tent. At this time, a personal soldier came to report: "Your Highness, Wen Jinzhong, the eunuch beside Empress Wu, urgently asked for a meeting."

Li Xuan was stunned and hurriedly said, "Let him come in!"

Changsun Quanxu stood up and smiled and said, "Since it is your highness's family business, I will say goodbye first."

Li Qi smiled and nodded, "Please, General Changsun!"

Changsun Quanxu just walked to the door of the tent and saw a eunuch rushing into the tent like a rush. He flashed and let the side. The eunuch Wen Jinzhong rushed in almost rolling and crawling, and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, something big happened in the Qinggangling camp!"

Changsun Quanxu's heart moved, and he couldn't help but slow down, pretended to bend down to tidy up his leather boots, but listened to the conversation in the camp without missing a word.

"What happened? Say it quickly!"

"I only know that something happened to the emperor. I don't know what happened. Yang Guozhong blocked the news. This was the empress's secret letter, but it just said that the emperor was critically ill and asked His Highness to hurry back."

Changsun Quanxu was shocked and immediately stood up and walked towards his camp in the distance. Changsun Quanxu's camp was closely guarded around him. Without Changsun Quanxu's permission, no one was allowed to enter. The camp was composed of a large tent and two small tents. Changsun Quanxu was the deputy general of the army. His big tent was the office place, and the two small tents were the places where he lived and slept. Generally speaking, the bedrooms of senior generals were his own privacy place. Most people dare not enter and exit casually. Only the most confidant soldiers could authorize entry, and the same was true for Changsun Quanxu's camp.

Changsun Quanxu quickly walked to the back tent, picked up the curtain and walked in. The light in the tent was dim, and a person was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. Although this person was wearing a military uniform, his every move was completely different from a soldier.

Hearing the footsteps, he turned around and smiled, "What news does General Changsun have?"

The light penetrated through the tent curtain shone on his face. This person turned out to be the former crown prince Li Heng. It was not surprising that Li Heng appeared in the military camp. Shuofang's situation was confusing and murderous intent was hidden. Li Longji took away almost all the troops from Guanzhong. To some extent, it involved Li Yu's core interests. Li Yu was Changsun Jianguo and could not leave Chang'an, but Li Heng was a free person. He rushed to Shuofang to participate in the game in the game. He had no choice.

Li Yu found Changsun Quanxu. The Changsun family was a Guanlong clan and a royal family. When Li Heng was the crown prince, he had a very good relationship with Li Heng. Although Li Heng had withdrawn from the court in disgrace, Changsun Quanxu was a loyal supporter of the emperor Changsun Li Yu. It was precisely because of this that Li Longji ordered Changsun Quanxu to assist King Li Yu of Xiliang.

Li Heng arrived in Qingzhou the day before yesterday. When he heard that Changsun Quanxu had gone to Huizhou, he turned to Huizhou and caught up with the Tang army in Huizhou. Changsun Quanxu pretended to be a personal soldier and hid in his tent. At this moment, Changsun Quanxu overheard the news that Li Longji was critically ill and rushed to report to Li Heng.

Changsun Quanxu bowed and bowed and said, "Your Highness, Wu Xianyi sent someone to urgently inform Li Yu, saying that the emperor was critically ill and asked Li Yu to rush back to Qinggangling immediately."

"What!" Li Heng was also shocked, the smile on his face disappeared, and he immediately realized the seriousness of the news.

"Do you know the specific situation of the Lord?"

"I don't know, probably Li Xuan doesn't know either. Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Li Heng lowered his head and pondered. In fact, he had roughly guessed where the problem was? It was very likely that there was a problem with the fragrance of the aphrodisiac that his father had taken for a long time. He had heard from the imperial doctor that it was actually a strong aphrodisiac. Taking it for a long time would cause great harm to the body. Last time, the father had fallen down because of this and was lucky to be rescued by chance, but he did not repent, but instead took it more and more. It would be strange if he didn't happen.

Now it is very likely that the disease will break out again, and the second occurrence of the disease will cause life and life. Li Heng's recurrence of the father was expected, but this is not important. What is important is what measures should he take, which is his urgent matter.

There is no doubt that Li Heng was most concerned about military power, which was also his real purpose in Shuofang. There are nearly 200,000 troops in Qinggangling area, from Guanzhong, Hedong, Longyou and Shuofang respectively. When the father had no problem, he could control these four armies. Now that the father was critically ill, the four armies would be in their own hands. Although Yang Guozhong could block the news, he could not command the army. These armies were directly commanded by the father and could not be replaced by false imperial edicts.

"Your Highness, you can control the Guanzhong army, but the subordinates may not be able to do anything about the troops in Shuofang, Longyou and Hedong." Changsun Quanxu saw Li Heng pondering and silent, and whispered.

Li Heng raised his head and said, "Go and invite veteran General Guo Ziyi to me as soon as possible."

At this time, a personal soldier outside the tent reported: "General Changsun, the prince sent someone to spread the message. The army should set off immediately and ask the general to pack up his belongings as soon as possible."

"I see!"

Changsun Quanxu quickly walked out of the tent, Li Heng sat down slowly, buried his face in his palm, and his heart was in a mess. Has the moment he had been waiting for for nearly twenty years finally arrived?

Soon, there were rapid footsteps outside. When the curtain was raised, Guo Ziyi walked in. At this time, Guo Ziyi was filled with surprise. He did not expect that Li Heng would be in the army. He also realized that Li Heng's work might not be that simple.

Although he was surprised and suspicious, Guo Ziyi's face did not show any signs. He half-kneeled to Li Heng and saluted: "My minister Guo Ziyi met His Highness Yong!"

Li Heng was very satisfied with Guo Ziyi's attitude. Generally speaking, generals of the level of Guo Ziyi only half-kneel the military salute to the emperor or crown prince, and only bowing to princes like him is enough, but Guo Ziyi still half-kneel the salute to himself. This is not that Guo Ziyi is not polite. On the contrary, Guo Ziyi is nearly 60 years old, and he knows politeness more than anyone else. This is that he still respects himself as the prince. This is a veteran who understands the world very well.

With this kneeling alone, Li Heng understood it. He could control Guo Ziyi. He bowed his hand and gave a greeting, and smiled affectionately: "Elder General, the last time we met was in the seventh year of Tianbao!"

"Yes! Your Highness has a good memory."

"I was still the prince at that time, but now I am a white man. The old general has been promoted to Shuofang Jiedushi. Congratulations to the old general."

The reason why Guo Ziyi in history was able to start and end well was largely because Guo Ziyi was very good at judging the situation and was able to hand over military power at critical moments. When the court needed it, he was ordered to be in danger without hesitation, which made generations of emperors believe in him.

Since An Sishun committed suicide, Guo Ziyi has been thinking about where he should go. He is also very clear about the subtle situation in the court. The princes in the country ruled. Although he had no suspense to be loyal to Li Longji, he also knew Li Longji's illness. If it would not last long, who should he be loyal to Li Longji afterwards? Guo Ziyi finally made a decision to be loyal to the crown prince, which was the most orthodox monarch of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, when he saw Li Heng, he realized that Li Heng must be here to win over him, of course this was what he expected.

Li Heng and Guo Ziyi knew it well. They didn't need to explain anything extra, and all the wins seemed so redundant at this time.

"General Guo, the emperor is critically ill. I hope you can take down all the troops except the Guanzhong Army for me. Time is very urgent. Can General Guo tell me how confident it is?"

Guo Ziyi pondered for a moment and said, "There is no problem with the Shuofang Army. I have also been a general in Longyou and are very popular among the Longyou Army. I can convince them to be loyal to the crown prince. In addition, only the Hedong Army is left. But I think that since the other three armies are under our control, the Hedong Army will be unable to support it. The only thing we need to do is to take control of the Hedong Army before His Highness Rong comes back."

Li Heng nodded and said, "General Guo can take one step ahead. I will let Changsun Quanxu drag Li Yu down."

Guo Ziyi immediately obeyed the order, and Li Heng walked to the tent with his hands behind his back and stared at the northern sky. He suddenly sneered and said, "Fourth brother, you probably never dreamed that I would be here!"

Indeed, no one in Shuofang would have thought that Li Heng would hide in Changsun Quanxu's military camp, but in addition to this, there was Liangzhou City. A cavalry team of 3,000 people rushed from Anxi to Liangzhou after Li Longji was unconscious for three days. They entered Liangzhou City and blocked all news. However, they said that the people in Liangzhou City were temporarily stationed in Liangzhou on behalf of the Hexi Army. Once the court formed another army, the Anxi Army would evacuate immediately.

The officials in Liangzhou welcomed the arrival of the Anxi Army, not only because Liangzhou's defense was empty, but they were uneasy. Once the Uighurs really moved south from Juyanhai, they could easily sweep across Hexi and plunder all wealthy people. The arrival of the Anxi Army made them feel as if they had a reassurance. Moreover, the Anxi Army had strict military discipline and never harassed the local area, which made the local officials very fond of the Anxi Army. They almost had a tacit understanding and deliberately concealed the news for the Anxi Army.

The person who led this team was Li Qing'an, the governor of Anxi. Li Qing'an set out from Shazhou while Li Longji left Qingzhou. He was far away and ran all the way. That afternoon, he finally arrived in Liangzhou City.

As soon as he entered Liangzhou City, Li Qing'an received emergency information from the Hedong Han and Tang Association. An Lushan had already marched into Hedong. Although this news was expected by Li Qing'an, it really happened, which made Li Qing'an sigh.

Of course, this cannot be compared with the Anshi Rebellion in history. An Lushan did not rebel publicly, nor did he have the determination to directly enter Guanzhong. He only wanted Hedong, so he came up with an excuse to intercept An Sishun. In history, An Lushan finally got the position of Hedong Jiedushi, so he was able to rebel.

Now, history seems to be continuing its original trajectory in a roundabout way. Once An Lushan gets Hedong, his economic resources and military strength will increase greatly, which will inevitably lead to rebellion in the end.

On the Liangzhou city wall, the night wind blew, and Li Qing'an stood at the battlement, looking at the east for a long time.

"It seems that An Lushan's march into Hedong has made the general feel deeply!" Yan Zhuang slowly walked behind Li Qing'an and smiled.

"Yes! An Lushan is indeed very courageous."

Li Qingan sighed softly and smiled bitterly, "I have a premonition that when the emperor hears this news, he will inevitably be extremely shocked. I wonder if his body can bear it?"

"I think although the emperor will be extremely angry, one thing is certain that he will immediately send troops to attack Hedong. The importance of Hedong is extraordinary and is the place where the Tang Dynasty started, and it cannot be missed."

"Although he thought so, he even wanted to tear An Lushan apart, but I'm sure he would still subdue An Lushan as the governor of Hedong in the end."

Li Qingan looked back at Yan Zhuang. Seeing his expression, he seemed to be a little disagreeing with his opinion. He smiled and continued: "In fact, the emperor only has 200,000 troops. With the troops of Jianghuai, Xiangyang and Jiannan, there are only 400,000 troops at most. He cannot concentrate all of these 400,000 troops against An Lushan, at most, only 300,000 troops. The troops in An Lushan are also more than 200,000. The troops are incompatible with him, but their combat power is more than that of the imperial army. I think the emperor should know that once he breaks his face and fights, it is still a big question whether his Tang Dynasty can be preserved."

"Although the general is reasonable, the court will never give up if An Lushan occupys Hedong, and may not break up, but the struggle will definitely continue. However, it is good news for the general. In the future, the court's attention will turn to An Lushan, and no longer the general."

Yan Zhuang couldn't help but sigh and sighed: "When we came, there were still many generals who didn't understand why the general didn't take the opportunity to occupy Hexi and only stationed in Shazhou. Now it seems that the general's decision is indeed very wise, good, very good!"

Yan Zhuang couldn't help but give a thumbs up, and Li Qing'an smiled and said, "Actually, I just wanted to consolidate my strength more time, so I let the court fight with An Lushan, and we were busy doing things. When they fought, we would enjoy the benefits of the fisherman."

While the two were talking, a few cavalrymen rushed from afar, scouts from the outskirts of Duanxi Army, and one of them was driving towards the city gate.

"Is the general in the city?" a scout officer shouted.

"That's right, is there anything?"

"His Highness Yong sent someone to send an emergency letter to the general."

"Take him up to the city."

Soon, several personal soldiers took a man to Li Qing'an. The man bowed and bowed and said, "I am the guard of His Highness, King Yong. I went to Anxi to send an urgent letter to the general. I didn't expect that the general would be in Liangzhou."

The guard handed a sealed letter to Li Qing'an. Li Qing'an took it and asked, "Where is Your Highness Yong now?"

"When I was writing the letter, I was in Xiaoguan County, but now I should have entered the Qinggangling camp."

Li Qing'an opened the letter and looked at it on a torch. His face suddenly became extremely solemn. Yan Zhuang rarely saw Li Qing'an's expression so serious. He couldn't help but say in surprise: "What happened?"

"The letter said that the emperor was critically ill and probably could no longer manage state affairs."
Chapter completed!