Fang Jun smiled and said: "Wei Chen raided thousands of miles before, just to hide his whereabouts and return to Guanzhong as soon as possible, so as to catch those rebellious officials and traitors off guard. However, now that the news of Wei Chen's arrival at Xiaoguan has spread to Guanzhong, the rebels must have made preparations in advance.
, the effectiveness of the surprise troops is greatly reduced, and the victory or defeat is also unknown."
Li Lingkui's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Fang Jun suspected that he had tipped off the Chang'an authorities. However, looking at Fang Jun's face, he seemed to have no intention of pursuing the matter, so he was a little relieved.
It would be bad if this stick suddenly attacked him and arrested him on the spot for "collaborating with the enemy and reporting information"...
He quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Erlang's men are all elites who have fought in hundreds of battles. How can the Guanlong rebels be able to resist them? As long as they approach Chang'an City, the rebels will be invincible and will collapse without a fight!"
Then he changed the subject, pretending to be regretful, and said with a sigh: "Erlang is so brave and loyal, which is commendable. This sudden attack of thousands of miles to rescue Chang'an is also to protect the country, to protect the country, and to be the pillar of the empire. It's a pity for fish and bears."
You can't have it both ways. Erlang made great achievements in the East Palace, but he had to let the cannibals wreak havoc in the Western Regions. Alas, the situation is like this. Erlang shouldn't blame himself. It's just those old guys in Guanlong who have no king or father and are so bold that they single-handedly destroyed the empire.
After retreating into such a chaotic situation, thousands of years later, future generations will be able to judge what is right and wrong."
"Ah……"
Fang Jun sneered. His Royal Highness Prince Lu seemed to be respectful and obedient, but in fact he still had a lot of dissatisfaction and complaints in his heart. He even wanted to use such methods to stir up public opinion to slander him and praise him for being "loyal to the East Palace", but he
"Lost to the Empire".
The former is a loyal minister of the Eastern Palace, but the latter is a sinner of the empire.
Fang Jun looked at Li Lingkui with a smile but not a smile, and said leisurely: "What your Highness means is that because Wei Chen led troops back to Chang'an to resist the rebels, it harmed the country and the people, and disrupted the law, which led to the Western Region falling into the hands of Da Shi. Even Wei Chen
I just want to turn the tide in this military revolt, make the greatest contribution, and gain the greatest benefit, but I want to abandon the empire’s territory?”
Li Lingkui's heart suddenly trembled when he was glanced at by Fang Jun's sharp eyes, and he almost wanted to give himself a slap in the face.
Even though he was still angry, why did he provoke this stick in front of his face? What if this guy became angry from shame...
He quickly tried to save himself and said: "How could I, the king, have such thoughts? I am just angry at those old immortals in Guanlong who have no regard for family and country. They actually implemented military admonishment at such a critical moment, just for their own selfish desires and abandoning the interests of the empire.
If you don’t care, you really deserve to be killed!”
Fang Jun nodded with a smile, stood up and said, "It's getting late, so Guan Long will arrange things calmly, so I'd better rush to Chang'an City as soon as possible."
Li Lingkui also stood up with a solemn look on his face: "Erlang is concerned about the country and the people. It is actually the main city of the country. I have no place to admire him! I will not try to stay today. When the day comes when Erlang is done, he will come to visit you and have a few drinks."
He just wanted to send the mallet away quickly, otherwise he might say the wrong thing and offend this guy, which would lead to bad luck.
Unexpectedly, Fang Jun looked at him with a smile and said slowly: "It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Since the prince is interested, why go to Chang'an with Wei Chen? When Wei Chen defeats the rebels, we will gather in the East Palace.
You won’t come home until you’re drunk.”
"Ah this..."
Li Lingkui's eyes widened and his face turned pale.
Mother!
You know that this stick is not easy to deal with. Are you planning to kidnap me?
This is simply unreasonable! After all, I am also a nobleman from Tianhuang, and my status is extremely noble. I can just nod my head in front of you and be careful, but you actually want to hold me hostage in the army?
With a stern look on his face, he said decisively: "How dare I disobey Erlang's kindness?"
He was really annoyed, but he knew very well that Fang Jun was a stickler. If he dared to refuse at this moment, Fang Jun would definitely dare to tie him up and throw him on the back of a horse. Rather than suffer that penalty, it would be better to simply go with him.
Chang'an, at least won't be abused.
People are under the roof, just be timid...
Fang Jun said with a smile: "His Highness is well-informed and knowledgeable. He is indeed a wonderful person. In the past, our monarchs and ministers rarely got along with each other, which is a pity. As His Highness said, we are real relatives. We must keep in touch with each other more in the future and forge a deep relationship."
Friendship is good."
In order to rush for time, he led more than ten thousand cavalry to go ahead and rush all the way to Xiaoguan. Most of the cavalry behind him had not arrived. If Li Lingkui was left to stay at Xiaoguan, he might be cut off from head to tail.
Danger, such hidden dangers must be eliminated.
Although Li Lingkui was submissive in front of him at the moment, he had a deep connection with Guan Long. It would be bad if he was seduced by Guan Long and cut off his escape path...
Li Lingkui had a bright smile on his face and said with emotion: "Erlang said it well, it's time to get closer to him more."
But I was cursing angrily in my heart: Kiss your mother so close! You are such a treacherous bastard, why should I be so close to you? Stay away from me as soon as possible...
Li Lingkui's subordinates looked at each other in astonishment as they watched the two of them walking out of the barracks hand in hand, riding side by side toward Chang'an, surrounded by the Youtun Guards cavalry.
Our prince...is this considered being held hostage?
*****
The howling north wind gradually weakened, but the snowflakes became larger and larger, densely packed and fluttering, and the sky and the earth were vast.
The two riders crossed the Wei River from the West Wei Bridge and arrived at the Jinguang Gate of Chang'an. At this time, several city gates in Chang'an had already been occupied by the Guanlong rebels, and the city gates were tightly closed. No one except the army could enter or leave. The rebels guarding the city
When I saw someone arriving, I hurriedly stepped forward to intercept them.
The two horses galloped to the bottom of the city like a whirlwind. When they saw the city defenders approaching to intercept them, they slowed down their horses and finally came closer and shouted: "We are the defenders of Xiaoguan. On the order of my prince, we entered the city to see Duke Zhao. We have urgent military affairs."
Tong Bing!"
The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to neglect, and quickly reported to the captain, who then opened the city gate and let two cavalry into the city. The soldiers sent a team of cavalry to escort the two Xiaoguan defenders to Yanshoufang.
In the wind and snow, a group of cavalry galloped to Yanshoufang to meet with Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong.
…
Changsun Wuji was sitting behind the desk. Dozens of civil servants and generals from Guanlong were busy around him. They were receiving all kinds of information, processing all kinds of official documents, raising food and fodder, collecting ordnance, and the rebellion was filling the sky. The military remonstrance had been going on for more than two months. On the sixth day of the East Palace,
The troops were besieged in the imperial city, with no reinforcements outside or supplies inside, but they became more and more courageous as they fought. Although they were exhausted, they caused extremely serious losses to the Guanlong army.
Changsun Wuji had not anticipated that Bingjian would reach the current situation.
Unexpectedly, the hastily prepared Donggong Sixth Army would display such amazing combat effectiveness, and its bravery and fighting resilience were even more jaw-dropping.
Although he had never fought side by side with Li Jing, he knew his abilities very well, but he never expected that just one Li Jing would change the six rates of the East Palace...
The situation is quite difficult.
One more day to escape means more risks. Although the Liaodong army moves slowly and it will take half a month to reach Guanzhong, rumors are already spreading among the Guanlong army and the morale of the army is shaken. If they can no longer capture the imperial city, something will happen.
Therefore, he decided to put all his efforts into a desperate attack, regardless of casualties, and must capture the imperial city in one fell swoop.
Beside him was the anxious King Li You of Qi.
His Highness was recruited by Changsun Wuji personally and promised to be the crown prince. He was immediately overjoyed. He fully accepted Changsun Wuji's arrangements and tried his best to cooperate. However, this joy was not only gradually consumed by the unfavorable war situation but also dragged on longer and longer. When it goes out, more fear arises in its place.
He knew what he was like, and how much his father hated him. If he failed to capture the imperial city, depose the East Palace, and he became the crown prince, then Changsun Wuji would certainly not die well while waiting for his father to return to Chang'an. , his own son also had to have his skin peeled off, chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs...
Changsun Wuji saw that Li You was distracted, frowned, and stood up and said, "Your Highness must be tired and sleepy, right? Why don't you go to a side hall to take a rest, and I can have a cup of tea with you."
"Oh...that's so good."
Li You obeyed any advice given by Changsun Wuji and stood up immediately, and the two of them went to the side hall together.
The clerk served him some fragrant tea and closed the door behind him when he left.
Changsun Wuji took a sip of hot tea and felt a little more relaxed. He asked, "Your Highness is restless, but what's on your mind?"
Li You thought, not only do I have something on my mind, don't you? It's just that you, an old thief, have always been gloomy and deep in the city, so you won't show it. I don't believe that the current war is so stalemate, and your heart is not burning...
He sighed softly, hesitating and tangled on his face for a long time, and then whispered: "How does Zhao Guogong plan to deal with the King of Wei and the King of Jin?"