"Get in!" At this moment, Li Longji even thought of cutting Gao Lishi into pieces. He raised his head and roared loudly outside the house.
The reason why he had previously "rehabilitated" Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, and promoted all the living Anxi Army officers and soldiers without hesitation, was to capture Wang Xun's thousands of miles of returning reinforcements.
In hand. Although the number of soldiers and horses is only a few thousand, the scale is far smaller than that of the Longwu Army and the Sixth Army of the East Palace. However, the combat power represented by thousands of veterans who have fought for hundreds of years is definitely not the combat power of the Longwu Army and the Sixth Army of the East Palace.
Comparable. Moreover, that army is also the active force that currently has the least involvement with the various factions in the DPRK, and is most likely to only obey the emperor's orders.
However, Gao Lishi's small actions in secret made all his efforts in vain. Before Wang Xun could lead his troops to the capital, he prepared to seize the military power from others, and even made it clear that he wanted to kill him. Then Wang Xun
No matter how innocent you are, no matter how loyal you are to the royal family, you can't possibly jump into the trap when you clearly see it!?
Thinking of this, Li Longji felt that Gao Lishi's appearance was even more disgusting, and he even felt disgusted with Zhu Quan who was standing next to him. He glanced at the two men fiercely and sneered: "General Hussars came back very quickly.
I just wanted to deal with some serious business here, and you came back in a hurry! Why, are you afraid that I will be exhausted and broken? Or are you afraid that without your guidance, I will make a mistake and miss the state affairs?! "
"I don't dare!" Gao Lishi knelt down with a plop, kowtowed heavily, with tears streaming down his face. "I just heard some good news from outside, so I rushed back to tell His Majesty to make His Majesty feel at ease.
I didn't expect to disturb Your Majesty in handling government affairs! If Your Majesty thinks that the old slave is no longer of use, please give the old slave a bad horse and a pair of armor. The old slave will immediately return to Chang'an to fight the rebels to the death in return for Your Majesty's kindness over the years.
kindness!"
He was born tall and tall, but when he spoke some impassioned words, he actually revealed a bit of manly spirit that did not care about life and death. Li Longji saw this and felt a heat in his heart. He frowned and shouted angrily: "
Nonsense! It’s not like our Majesty doesn’t have any soldiers. How can it be your old guy’s turn to fight in front of the battle?! Besides, you don’t even think about your little abilities. Apart from your archery skills, which are just passable, how can you get anything else?
Take action? It’s a showdown of life and death. In my opinion, it’s better for you to rush to die on your own!”
"This old slave has followed your Majesty for more than fifty years and has enjoyed all the wealth and honor in the world. It is the right thing to sacrifice one's life for the country. It is better than being tired of your Majesty one day and ending up with a bad ending. In that way, not only the old slave himself, but also the old slave
I feel aggrieved, and I am so tired that I have made His Majesty feel unhappy, and I cannot absolve myself of the blame for my death!" Gao Lishi kowtowed heavily again and explained with sobs.
"You have a beautiful idea! I don't want to be angry for you!" Li Longji curled his lips and scolded him with disdain. The anger on his face disappeared, replaced by a touch of warmth that could not be concealed. "How can I just tell you how much you are?
If you are going to die or live, I really can’t say anything about you?! Moreover, you lack foresight when doing things, you only see the little personal grudges in front of you, but you can’t see the whole situation!”
"The old slave is indeed useless and his work is messy. But the old slave, the old slave's loyalty to His Majesty can be stripped out and shown to everyone!" Gao Lishi became more and more aggrieved and sad as he spoke, with tears streaming down his face.
Fall down.
"Then you can peel it out for me and have a look? Hurry up, don't just say it!" Li Longji curled his lips again and cursed with a smile. "If you can't do it, roll me up immediately and get some water."
Wash your face! I don't want to see you crying!"
"Old slave, take the order!" Gao Lishi stood up aggrievedly, turned around and walked out. Before his feet crossed the threshold, his stomach made a few "gurgling" sounds, which destroyed the sad atmosphere in the room.
Nothing remains.
"You idiot! You only have so much potential!" Li Longji ignored Gao Lishi's crime of "disrespecting the king" and scolded with a smile, "You haven't eaten yet! Just in time, I have leftovers here.
, it’s a pity to throw it away. I’ll give you a full reward for this idiot!”
"I thank your Majesty for the banquet!" Gao Lishi immediately turned around, with his face covered in dust, mud and tears to thank him. Seeing his dusty appearance, Li Longji couldn't bear it. After thinking about it, he said:
Zhu Quan ordered, "Go find someone to get some water and let him wash his face here! Anyway, we are on the way to escape now, so there is no need to be too particular!"
"I don't dare! I, I... thank you for your great kindness!" Gao Lishi quickly declined, but could not overcome Li Longji's insistence, so he had to thank him again. Then, under the service of Zhu Quan and others, he straightened his clothes and washed himself.
After Lu Chen cleaned himself up again, he walked to the opposite side of Li Longji, saluted and asked with a smile: "I don't know what I did wrong just now to make His Majesty so angry? Please?"
Your Majesty will give me a chance to make amends, and I will definitely...!"
"How to make up for it?" Li Longji glared at him and shook his head helplessly. "You are also an old man who has followed me for many years. Why don't you look at the timing when doing things? Although Wang Xun and Wang Mingyun are not to your liking, the right time is right now.
When we are employing people, how can we rashly deal with him? Once we force him to Anlu Mountain and cooperate inside and outside, will it be possible for you, my king and my ministers to return to Chang'an?"
"Old slave, old slave..." Gao Lishi rubbed his eyes hard a few times, lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "Old slave actually didn't want to do anything to him. He just felt that Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing had just been executed.
The military morale of the Dawan Governor's Mansion may not be stable. Therefore, he sent a confidant to work there. Firstly, it can show His Majesty's importance to them. Secondly, it is also equivalent to placing an informant around the little guy to prevent him from really
What kind of disloyal thoughts do you have!"
"What's the result? What's the result?"
"As a result, the people sent by Lao Nu disappeared. Wang Mingyun and the troops under his command also suddenly disappeared!" Gao Lishi sighed and confessed with great frustration. "I must have gone astray.
We haven’t met each other! Or maybe the Ministry of War was too hasty and didn’t receive their latest report!”
"You old man! I'm really pissed off!" Li Longji knew that Gao Lishi was messing around, but he didn't want to dig deeper. Letting the supervisors sent by the imperial court disappear completely was the best way Wang Xun could deal with it.
It can continue to guarantee this person's military power and make the court speechless. If he and Wang Xun were to change places, Li Longji would use the same method. Anyway, the current war is in chaos, and several eunuchs suddenly disappeared.
It is completely normal, no one can or dare to think in unnecessary places.
"This old slave is reckless, please punish me!" Gao Lishi had already figured out Li Longji's temper and temperament, and continued to ask for punishment himself.
"You should eat first. I need to think carefully about how to punish you! Zhu Quan, go down first and do what I asked you to do!" Li Longji glanced at him and ordered angrily. Already
At this point, punishing Gao Lishi would not help. Besides, except for Gao Lishi and a few other eunuchs, he really couldn't find anyone he could trust more.
The prince has grown up, but Yang Guozhong can't lose his tail. There are hundreds of thousands of rebels behind him, who may come after him at any time. If even Gao Lishi, Zhu Quan and other old people who have followed him for many years can no longer rely on him, he doesn't know what he can do.
Who to count on?
At this moment, Gao Lishi was even calmer than Li Longji. He first sat down and ate half a bowl of rice, then drank a few sips of strong tea from the rice bowl, then put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Others will eat this in their lifetime."
One royal banquet is enough to honor the ancestors. But I don’t know how many times I have eaten it hundreds of times. I really don’t know how many generations it took to cultivate..."
"When you're full, hurry up and do things. Don't just think about saying nice things to make me happy! I'm very upset right now, and I don't have time to listen to your nagging!" Li Longji frowned and interrupted unhappily.
"What is your Majesty worried about?!" Gao Lishi smiled and asked knowingly.
"Chang'an is lost, how can I not be annoyed?" Li Longji gritted his teeth with hatred. "You old man, why don't you know what sorrow is? By the way, you just said you have good news for me, what news, hurry up
explain!"
"On the way to withdraw the troops, Guo Ziyi set up an ambush and defeated Shi Siming and his son again. He killed more than 30,000 soldiers under his command. This shocked Hedong and Hebei. In order to protect his home base, An Lushan sent troops from the front to return to support Shi Siming and his sons. Basically,
We are no longer able to advance west of Chang'an!" Gao Lishi cupped his hands and reported happily.
The rebels were unable to continue marching westward in a short period of time, which meant that he was safer on the way to escape! Li Longji understood the cause and effect relationship, but he was not happy at all. "I have been active for half my life, and when I grow old, I want to rebel.
Jun himself has no strength, so he has to survive. Haha, haha... If Anlu Mountain doesn't chase me, can my car stop here? Shouldn't it be the same as hiding to the southwest? Go to Jiannan!
Go to Shu! Even if I hide in the sky, I may not be able to guarantee safety!"
"The second good news is that the Uighurs have agreed to send troops to assist the king. Their vanguard of 50,000 people is led by the king's eldest son Yehu, and they have passed Lintao a few days ago..."
"Several generations of loyal ministers and good generals worked together to drive the Hulu to the west of the desert, but I invited them back!" Li Longji sighed, still not feeling uplifted. Asking Huihe to send troops is not without cost. The whole
The Beiting Protector's Mansion has now been placed under the ownership of the other party. At present, the two major Protectorate's Mansions in Anxi and Hexi have become empty frames. The Uighur people have clearly seen the reality of the Tang Dynasty along the way. I am afraid that in the blink of an eye, the lion will open its mouth again.
"Tibet sent envoys here and is willing to send 100,000 troops for your majesty to command..."
"Are you being driven by me, or are you taking advantage of me? Do you think I'm really old and stupid?" Li Longji rubbed his temples, without any joy on his face, "It doesn't matter, I'll come early or late. Since I'm here, I might as well come here
Let’s get rid of the trouble together!”
Gao Lishi nodded and slowly said the last one, "Censor Wei Fangjin and others wrote to the prince to impeach Yang Zhao for harming the country. His Highness the prince has already ordered someone to receive the memorial and is preparing to find a suitable opportunity to present it to His Majesty...
..”
Before he finished speaking, Li Longji jumped up. "You old man, you are fooling around behind my back again! If you continue like this, all officials will join forces to impeach you, and I will not be able to protect you!"
"This old slave is willing to break into pieces to repay Your Majesty for your kindness!" Gao Lishi bowed his head to the ground, without any trace of fear on his face.
The Uighurs and Tubo people's spying on the land of the Tang Dynasty was a distant worry. The threats from Yang Guozhong and the prince were a close concern for Li Longji at this moment. Once the car reached Yizhou County, the local soldiers and horses
If it is still under the control of Yang Guozhong, the so-called emperor is just a puppet in the hands of the latter.
Li Longji understood in his heart that Gao Lishi was planning for himself. He slowed down his tone and whispered: "I asked you to prepare for a rainy day, not to deal with Yang Guozhong now. After all, he has been doing his best for me. Besides, civil and military
All the officials respect this person very much now. Wei Fangjin rashly impeached him, let me, let me..."
"The old slave has already told his subordinates to control the situation carefully. Just force Yang Zhao to hand over the military power of Jiannan Jiedushi. The rest is not in a hurry." Gao Lishi lowered his voice to a very low voice and slowly approached Li Longji.
Explaining his arrangement. "If the prince's side makes excessive demands, Wei Fangjin and others will work together to curb it, and they will not mess up at this juncture..."
"Forget it! Guozhong's ability is limited, and he really shouldn't take care of too many things at the same time!" Li Longji waved his hand and accepted Gao Lishi's explanation. This is the value of the latter. He can always take the initiative to share the emperor's worries, and he will be infamous.
Memorize it. "The imperial concubine must give an explanation later. Also, let Chen Xuanli prepare for unexpected changes. The situation you and I, the monarch and our ministers are facing now may not be much simpler than when we dealt with Princess Taiping. Don't take it lightly."
!”
Removing Yang Guozhong's military power without leaving a trace is the most urgent thing to do. If he and Prince Li Heng can both lose in a fight, it is the best choice. Although for an emperor, this is a bit cold and a bit sad.
But the current situation is like this, and Li Longji has no better choice.
"Old slave accepts the order!" Gao Lishi bowed and responded with a smile. Then he hesitated and continued: "Actually, there is no personal grudge between the old slave and the Governor of Dawan. It's all Bian Lingcheng's fault.
It was only through provocation that some minor misunderstandings arose. If Your Majesty wants to mobilize the troops of the Dawan Governor's Mansion to escort them, you might as well send people to look for them on the road. After all, there are tens of thousands of troops, and it is impossible to disappear out of thin air. If you can...
....”
Before he finished speaking, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open by someone from the outside. The old eunuch Zhu Quan stumbled in, his face covered in sweat, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, go quickly, go quickly. If you don't go, it will be too late. On the contrary, on the contrary
Now, the six leaders of the East Palace and the left and right Longwu armies have rebelled!!"
