Li Xiaogong obviously planned to use his reputation to gather garrisons from various places in Guanzhong, assist the prince in stabilizing the situation, and protect the country, so as to restore the face lost in the Western Regions with his achievements.
The Minister of Rites is Li Daozong, so he will naturally not leak the matter of Li Xiaogong's private return to Chang'an. This will allow Li Xiaogong to hide in the dark and maximize his reputation. In addition, the Yushi Yanguan will impeach him, and the officials will
The official document endorsed it.
Duan is very good at calculating...
Fang Jun pondered for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
No one understands better than him the importance of the Western Region to the Han family. No matter how turbulent the Guanzhong is, he cannot let go and leave, allowing the Arabs to invade the Western Region. From then on, the western border barrier of the empire is handed over to the Hulu.
The iron cavalry reaches the Jade Gate Pass, threatening the survival of the empire at all times.
Although Li Xiaogong was humiliated and lost all face by the Guanlong clan in the Western Regions, his strategy was still there. He was secretly in charge of Chang'an, and Li Jing was secretly working with Li Jing, the two remaining famous marshals of the Tang Empire. Under normal circumstances,
Down is enough to ensure the stability of the East Palace.
He said in a deep voice: "In this case, the prince of the county will return to Guanzhong immediately and take charge of the overall situation secretly. But please forgive me for talking too much. Gao Kan can give enough trust to half of the Youtun Guards. As long as Gao Kan and half of the Youtun Guards are there, anyone can
You can’t even step foot into the Xuanwu Gate!”
The reason why he reiterated his trust in Gao Kan and half of the Youtun Guards was not because Fang Jun was bragging, but because the situation in Guanzhong was critical at the moment. No one knew how many troops the thieves would gather to attack Chang'an City in the event of a mutiny. Guan Long
The clans have always had a tradition of raising private soldiers. Each clan has countless servants and soldiers. If they are organized and distributed weapons at critical moments, they will form an army with good combat effectiveness.
Therefore, the most reliable force to defend Chang'an is the Sixth Army of the East Palace. However, if you want to defend the huge Chang'an City with such a small force, and you also have to guard against internal rebel forces in the city, your force will definitely be stretched thin.
If there is no need to worry about the Xuanwu Gate, we can maximize the combat power of the Sixth Army in the East Palace. Otherwise, if we divide our troops to guard the Xuanwu Gate, we can only tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, but in the end there will be loopholes everywhere.
As long as Youtunwei can defend the Xuanwu Gate, it will naturally give the East Palace a lot of room for arranging troops. After all, the Xuanwu Gate is too important.
Li Xiaogong nodded: "Erlang is a man who knows soldiers. Since he has such trust in his soldiers, I will not question it. In this way, the formation of troops in Chang'an City will be more comfortable. There will be six leaders from the East Palace and Youtun Guards to defend the capital.
, it must be impregnable!"
Fang Jun was not as confident as Li Xiaogong.
The Guanlong clan has been entrenched in Guanzhong for hundreds of years, and its influence has already penetrated into all aspects of the court, the military, and the market. Once you make up your mind to carry out a mutiny, you must be fully prepared. Otherwise, how would you dare to risk the lives of the entire clan and commit such rebellion?
move?
The Guanlong Gate Valve does not move, but once it is activated, it will definitely be a thunderous force, and in an instant, the East Palace will be completely at a disadvantage.
If the East Palace wants to stabilize its position in this crisis, and even lay an unbreakable foundation from now on, the dangers it needs to face must be like a mountain falling apart.
Of course, if this crisis can be resolved smoothly, Li Chengqian's position as crown prince will be as solid as a rock, and even His Majesty Li Er will not be able to change the throne again.
This was the real beginning of Fang Jun changing this era with what he had learned in his heart.
*****
Liaodong.
Under the heavy snow, the Tang army rushed towards Pingrang City like a tide. Under the city wall, there were endless Tang troops, launching a crazy attack.
On the city wall, the exhausted Goguryeo army burst out with surging fighting spirit, firmly resisting the onslaught of the Tang army. Whenever a certain part of the city wall was climbed up by the Tang army, countless Goguryeo soldiers would rush on without fear of death.
Using knives to chop, spears to stab, and even biting with teeth, they tried their best to kill the Tang army to the top of the city.
The invincible Tiger Ben of the Tang Dynasty encountered an unprecedented and crazy resistance at the head of Pingrang City. The war was in a stalemate from the beginning. Both sides had almost no reservations. They started fighting madly around the walls of Pingrang City, towering
The city wall seemed to turn into a huge flesh and blood mill, grinding the flesh and blood of the soldiers on both sides. Above and below the city, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed everywhere.
Yuan Gaisuwen sent people to spread the rumor that "the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty fell from his horse and was seriously injured, and was shot and wounded by Yuan Nanjian". This rumor did not shake the Tang army's morale, but it severely stimulated the morale of the Goguryeo people. The whole city was united as one, regardless of casualties.
to resist the Tang army's attack.
No one knows how long Pingrang City will be able to withstand it, or whether it will be able to withstand it. Only Yuan Gaisuwen is sitting in the Damolizhi Mansion in Pingrang City, looking forward to the occurrence of a miracle.
…
Tang Jun, outside the Chinese army's tent.
Yu Chigong flew into a rage and whipped the riding crop in his hand towards the guards in front of the door, making the guards' heads and faces bleed profusely. He yelled and cursed: "Mother! I went in to see His Majesty, why did you stop me?"
?Your Majesty was injured, and the whole army was worried. They all wanted to know how your Majesty was doing, but you are blocking it here and not allowing anyone to enter. What are you trying to do? Could it be that Your Majesty has been tricked by you and other traitors?
Damn, died and passed away?"
Behind him, Qiu Xiaozhong, Cheng Mingzhen and others almost rushed forward, knocked the tough guy down and covered his mouth. They couldn't say such treasonous words, right?
However, there was always silence inside the battle, which made several people's hearts slowly sink.
Since His Majesty fell off his horse and was injured that day, no one has seen His Majesty again. All military orders were issued by the British Duke Li Ji.
Could it be that Yu Chigong, a tough guy, really got it right...
The guards did not dare to fight back, their heads and faces were bleeding profusely, but they stood firmly in front of the tent door, refusing to give in even a step.
"stop!"
There was a shout from behind, and Li Ji got the news and came with his own soldiers. When he saw Yuchi Gong whipping the guards and speaking rudely, he said angrily: "In front of your Majesty's tent, you are so disrespectful. What do you want to do?"
When Yuchi Gong saw Li Ji, he felt a little frightened. He stopped and looked at Li Ji and said, "It's not that I'm being disrespectful. It's really been a long time since I've seen Your Majesty. I'm confused in my heart! Sir, the military orders these days have been given by you."
As you can see, we have never met His Majesty, so it’s possible that you deceived His Majesty and had evil intentions, right?”
Cheng Mingzhen and others were startled and quickly stepped forward to stop him. Qiu Xiaozhong grabbed his arm and shouted: "Respect your virtues and be careful with your words!"
These words are just used to scare the imperial guards. At most, they are a crime of "disrespect", but what kind of person is Li Ji? These words are used to yell at the prime minister and deputy commander of the army in the army, and they will chop off your head.
Not an exaggeration!
Li Ji was furious when he saw Yuchi Gong flogging the imperial guards before, but now he calmed down after hearing Yuchi Gong's words.
He took two steps forward, stared at Yuchi Gong coldly, and asked slowly: "Your Majesty is injured and needs to rest. I and Duke Zhao will temporarily handle the military affairs. I have your Majesty's customs defense order as a letter. As the leader of the army, you
General, you have no right to question! Do you still know where you are now, what situation you are facing, and what your identity is? Or, General you, treat the French military aircraft as if they are nothing, act unscrupulously, and think that I dare not
Implement military law and punish you?"
Qiu Xiaozhong hurriedly stepped forward and begged for mercy: "Don't be upset, Mr. British. He has a vulgar temperament and just said what he said. He definitely did not intend to violate military discipline!"
Everyone in the government and the public was extremely afraid of Changsun Wuji, because Changsun Wuji had a gloomy personality, and often stabbed someone in the back without showing his face, and he had evil intentions and no room left.
But he was no less afraid of Li Ji than Changsun Wuji.
This person seems to be calm all day long, with a quiet personality and aloof from the world, but once his nirvana is offended, Changsun Wuji will definitely not give in to his vicious and sinister side.
Li Ji looked at Qiu Xiaozhong with a cold face: "If you do it unintentionally, it is not a violation of military discipline? As soldiers, you must be able to memorize the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty. Why don't you tell me which one says that you can escape if you do it unintentionally?
Punishment?"
Qiu Xiaozhong was speechless and speechless.
Military discipline is as high as a mountain, and now we are in the middle of a war. Anyone who violates military discipline will be punished. Who cares whether you do it intentionally or not?
Even the emperor has to be humble in front of military discipline!
Li Ji turned around and glanced at Yuchi Gong indifferently, and said coldly: "Here comes! Yuchi Gong roared in front of the emperor, disobeyed military orders, disturbed the morale of the army, and violated military discipline. He took off his armor, dragged him outside the camp gate, and gave him thirty punishments with his staff.
Serve as a warning to others!”
"Here!"
The soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward, intending to take Yuchi Gong down.
Yuchi Gongbao's eyes were wide open and he was furious. He pushed the two soldiers close to him away and shouted at Li Ji: "We are making such a noise here, but His Majesty is silent in the tent. In such a situation, why should we do it?"
Do you blame me for being suspicious? Xu Maogong, you have the ability to kill us with one knife, otherwise I will have to enter this tent!"