The minister submits memorials and advises to stop his actions. This is the duty and duty of the minister.

The memorial on Gu Qing was actually quite restrained in its use of words, but the tough tone in the memorial still made Li Heng feel very upset.

The Tang Dynasty borrowed troops from the Uighurs, which was a major strategic event. Li Heng and his former advisers of the Eastern Palace discussed for many days before they decided.

Although Li Heng was the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he knew very well that his strength was not strong enough. He could only control more than 30,000 Shuofang Army, and the only thing left was An Chongzhang, who was unknown where to fight guerrillas.

Gu Qing's Anxi Army was strong and powerful, but there were clearly signs of self-respecting. From the memorial sent by Du Hongjian, Li Heng knew that the Anxi Army had been fully controlled by Gu Qing. Now the Anxi Army soldiers only knew Mr. Gu, but not the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Li Heng could not mobilize this army and dared not offend him.

Li Heng also discussed the conditions for the Uighurs to borrow troops with the court officials many times. Some people did object, and some people agreed. The same reason as Gu Qing did. This was not the way of a wise ruler, but those who agreed were more utilitarian. They believed that the matter of suppressing rebellion was greater than that, and as long as the rebellion could be quickly quelled, all the costs could be paid.

Later, Li Heng also asked Guo Ziyi, Gao Xianzhi and other generals in person. Guo Ziyi did not express his opposition clearly. He was a member of the army and looked at the problem realistically. If everything was explained from a military standpoint, things in the world were like chess games, and it was nothing more than changing the zi. The important thing was victory or defeat.

The powerful are people who do big things, and people who do big things often have less humanity. They are already accustomed to the thinking of chess games. The chess pieces placed on the chess board are used for offense and defense or sacrifice. As long as the sacrifice is valuable, the chess piece will be useless.

Including the women, children, people and property of Chang'an, they are also pawns.

It is normal for a decree to be discussed in the court, with some oppositions and some agreeing.

However, Li Heng was very dissatisfied with Gu Qing's opposition memorial.

Because the person who raised the objection was Gu Qing, it was that simple.

Gu Qing and his Anxi Army were people that Li Heng could not control, and Gu Qing's support for the army was becoming more and more obvious. When Li Heng thought that he had ascended the throne, he had to send someone to ask for his opinions, and even had to pay the price of southern taxes in exchange for Gu Qing's verbal support, Li Heng felt humiliated. Although he was orthodox, he had to lower his identities to ask for the opinions of a minister. When was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty so unbearable?

Many dissatisfactions, combined with deep fear, and Gu Qing's tough tone of opposition, so Gu Qing's memorial tone of advice to the emperor was infinitely magnified, and Li Heng also characterized his memorial as malicious in his heart.

How could Li Heng tolerate a minister who holds military power and is full of malicious intentions?

But the current situation cannot tolerate it, and even Li Heng dared not even say a harsh word. He was afraid of forcing Gu Qing to force him to rebel. If An Xi army rebelled like An Lushan, there would be no chance in the Tang Dynasty, and the country would definitely change its master.

In the spacious and luxurious golden tent, Li Heng closed Gu Qing's memorial, snorted in his nostrils, looked at Li Mi next to him, and said, "Li Qing, what do you think of Gu Qing's memorial?"

Li Mi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I think there is nothing wrong with what Gu Qing said. The conditions of the Uighurs should not be agreed, which will be harmful to Your Majesty's holy name."

Li Heng became more and more dissatisfied when he heard this, and snorted: "I only have 30,000 Shuofang Army in my hands. How can I quell the rebellion with these little troops? Borrowing troops from the Uighurs is a helpless move. As for the conditions of the Uighurs... I can talk about it, and I strongly oppose it without even talking. Don't Gu Qing feel that he is a rude person?"

Li Mi looked at Li Heng's face, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, the strategy of Anxi Army and Shuofang Army to attack north and south has been established. It takes a little longer to be recaptured. In fact, it doesn't matter whether the Uighurs borrow troops or not. It's enough to have two generals, Guo and Gu Qing, commanding troops to quell the rebellion."

Li Heng said coldly: "It's fine for General Guo, can I believe Gu Qing's Anxi Army? After quelling the rebellion in the future, how can I know that Gu Qing will not become the second An Lushan? If he is really loyal to the Tang Dynasty and my ministers, when I sent Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo to the Anxi Army camp, I should be consciously handing over the military power, but he has no intention of exchanging military power. Haha, Xian Yu Zhongtong and Geshuhan are also willing to surrender. Including the Anxi Army already has 100,000 string control men, and so many soldiers, what do he want to do?"

Li Mi actually had suspicion in his heart. There was no way. The soldiers and horses in Gu Qing's hands were too powerful, and no one would feel at ease when they saw them. With such a powerful army that was dissatisfied with Xuantu on the side of the couch, who could sleep?

Li Mi thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to quell the rebellion. After quelling the rebellion, Your Majesty will return to power in Chang'an. I think Your Majesty can reward the ministers, especially Gu Qing, who can entrust him with important responsibilities and let him reach the top of his ministers, but..."

"Just how?"

"At the top of the ministers, civil servants are the highest. Gu Qing can be the right prime minister, in charge of government affairs, and even higher titles, and a county can be granted a title. However, military positions such as the governor can be removed. At the same time, the generals in the Anxi army should also be rewarded and granted them to different prefectures and counties as military generals. The soldiers of the Anxi army were dispersed, some were guarding the border, some were guarding the palace, and some were used as local prefectures and counties. In this way, Your Majesty's worries can be solved."

Li Heng thought about it, couldn't help but be happy and said with a smile: "Li Qing is worthy of being my minister, and it has helped me a lot. If Gu Qing is a hero in troubled times, I will cut off the hero's wings and trap him in a small place. The beasts are imprisoned in a cage. How can I open my claws and open my eyes?"

Li Mi also smiled and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He had a good impression of Gu Qing. The two met at the Chongyang Palace Banquet and both had a good impression of each other. If they had no official position or position, they would probably be close friends for life.

However, Li Mi was Li Heng's minister after all, and he was destined to decide on his enemies and friends from Li Heng's standpoint.

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At sunset.

More than two thousand soldiers stumbled and walked on the avenue outside Luoyang City. More than ten miles behind, the flags of the Anxi Army could be seen floating, and the sounds of shouting and killing were spreading.

Wang Gui rode on the horse, his face was covered with dust stains, his helmet was thrown away, his hair was disguised, his armor was not neat, his shoulder armor and breastplate were lost, and he rode on the horse, and looked at the pursuers behind him with a panic look on his face.

A soldier next to him was carrying the rebel flag, with the words "An, the governor of the Hedong Jiedushi of Dayan" embroidered on it.

The name on the flag was not An Lushan, but a general under An Lushan's command, named An Shouzhong. His original surname was Wang, and later he was adopted by An Lushan as his adopted son. So he changed his surname to An. He was both wise and brave, and was highly valued by An Lushan.

After An Lushan's death, An Shouzhong was ordered to guard Tongguan, and now he is the guardian of Tongguan.

It is appropriate for Wang Gui to take the banner of An Shouzhong.

Outside Luoyang City, Wang Gui and his group of more than 2,000 people looked like a defeated general, and rushed towards Luoyang in panic. There were soldiers and horses behind him shouting and chasing under the banner of the Anxi Army. On the way, there were already rebel scouts stationed outside Luoyang City to see it and quickly spread the news to Luoyang.

Wang Guihe's more than 2,000 soldiers were dressed in rebels, and the play was very dedicated. Not only was there any problem with the costumes and banners, but he also disguised himself as a defeated army.

What should a defeated army look like?

He threw away his armor and fled in panic. The army did not form an army, and the generals did not belong.

Wang Gui was very particular about the details of the scene. He arranged it for a long time before leaving and personally guided the soldiers' acting skills. It was especially forbidden to smile. An army that fled in panic should not have a smile. They could only have a full face of fear and desire to survive.

Two thousand soldiers stumbled outside the west gate of Luoyang City. Looking at the suspension bridge hanging high, Wang Gui rode a few breaths on the horse, looked up at the city tower and shouted: "Put down the suspension bridge quickly in the city, let us wait to enter the city!"

A head poked out from the Luoyang city tower and asked loudly: "Who are you?"

Wang Gui said panic: "I am a general of the Zhongying Camp under the command of the governor of Hedong Jiedong An Shouzhong. My surname is Wang Minggui. Haven't you heard of me?"

The young general who was asking questions on the city tower cast a questioning look at the robes beside him in confusion. The robes shook their heads one after another, saying that they did not know this person.

"Mr. An Jie was ordered to guard Tongguan. Why did you come here?"

Wang Gui said bitterly: "Gu Qing's Anxi Army is so powerful. On the second day of the investigation, Tongguan... was lost."

The soldiers on the city tower were shocked.

The young general said in shock and angrily: "Impossible! An Jieshuai is a great general in my great Yan. How could he easily lose to Tongguan!"

Wang Gui said bitterly: "We just escaped from Tongguan. Don't we know whether Tongguan is lost? Don't you say more, put down the suspension bridge and let us in. There are also pursuers from the Anxi Army behind."

The young general still didn't believe it and sneered: "You said it is? How do you prove your identity? What about your waist card and official position?"

Wang Gui couldn't help but say angrily: "Are you talking about human words? We are fighting for Your Majesty and Da Yan in Tongguan. We finally saved our lives and ran out after losing Tongguan. Do you still want our waist cards? Who cares about those trivial matters when escaping?"

The young general shook his head and said, "If there is no waist card, I will not let you enter the city. This is the rule."

Wang Gui was furious: "Bad rules! Are you afraid that I am a spy from the Tang army standing in front of you? What's the situation now? Our Dayan was defeated by the Tang army and retreated step by step. Several cities were lost in Guanzhong. If my family, wife and children were not in Youyan, Hebei, I would have taken my brothers to join the Tang army long ago. Why should I run back like a broken dog? You bastard, you don't open the door, so I will really lead my brothers to join the Tang army. We were beaten by the Tang army and ran away with you. If we fled to Luoyang, we would still be pickled up by you villain. What's the point of working for the Dayan!"

After Wang Gui finished speaking, more than 2,000 soldiers behind him pointed at the city wall and started cursing. Many of them simply threw away their weapons and flags, as if they were immediately turning against the enemy.

This behavior made the young generals on the city hesitate. Their complaints and the threat of rebel against the enemy really look like the style of a rebel. If these more than 2,000 people under the city were really brothers, they might cause trouble for themselves if they didn't open the city gate.

While hesitating, the sound of horse hooves came from behind several miles away. Looking at him, a group of thousands of soldiers came over, under the banner of the Anxi Army. The shouts of killing are like spring thunder, which makes people feel terrified.
Chapter completed!