Chapter seven hundred and sixty seventh emperor and ministers are suspicious of each other and chang
Li Heng's expression also changed after hearing this. He didn't expect that he would sacrifice his favorite Princess Yonghe, the eighth daughter of Chang'an for her beauty, to marry Li Siye's adopted son! For an adopted son who was not related by blood, this deal would not matter.
No matter how you look at it, you have already lost a lot of money.
"How is that possible?" Li Heng stretched out his hand to support the case and shook his head several times: "How could he give up three thousand Longxiang troops to an adopted son, and how could he donate several cartloads of property?"
Li Fuguo repeatedly smacked his tongue and expressed his confusion: "I don't quite understand. This is all my fault. It was a rebellion at the time and the fall of Chang'an was about to happen. I didn't send someone to investigate and then rashly pulled the strings. I really deserve to die!" After that, he said fiercely!
He slapped himself twice.
"Maybe Li Siye did this deliberately to confuse us. In this case, he is guilty of deceiving the emperor!"
Li Heng raised his head and glanced at him, with dissatisfaction in his eyes. He held the table and said, "That's not entirely true. Maybe he really loves this adopted son. Now that things have come to this, he can only make mistakes. Li Chongyun went on to increase his official position.
, still in charge of the Long Xiang Army."
"Everyone," Li Fuguo suddenly knelt on the ground and crossed his hands and said: "Li Siye and his son, one is in charge of the imperial army in the palace, and the other is commanding hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers in the vassal town. If he has different intentions, the country will be in danger. In the past, the emperor was here
When he came to power, he and An Lushan were already in dire straits, and they even bribed everyone in the court with pepper and heavy money. Now that An Lushan has rebelled, if Li Siye does not curb it, the situation will be uncontrollable. In the old dynasty, Yu Wentai replaced the Wei Dynasty with Zhou Dynasty.
, Yang Jian’s replacement of Zhou with Sui is a warning.”
Li Heng quickly stood up and helped him up. He sighed and said, "Don't I know that Li Siye's excessive power endangers the country? It's just that he has only recently regained Chang'an and made such great achievements. The eastern capital of Luoyang, Henan, and Hebei are still controlled by the rebels."
I still need to rely on him to put down the rebellion, how can I reduce his military power?"
Li Fuguo knelt in front of Li Heng again and persuaded him: "When he regains Luoyang and pacifies Henan and Hebei in the future, his prestige will reach its peak. Can we still control him? Besides, as long as we have troops, no matter who we send, we can't regain Luoyang."
?The rebellion can’t be quelled no matter who you send, so why do we need Li Siye?”
Li Heng nodded and asked sincerely: "Fu Guo, in your opinion, how should I act?"
Li Fuguo then stood up from the ground, leaned into the emperor's ear and said: "In the name of a reward, Guo Ziyi, Wang Sili and Li Siye were quickly summoned back to Chang'an. This was done to avoid making him suspicious, and then he was granted the title of Three Dukes, and he was
The three sons, one daughter, and all the family members were all given high-ranking officials to show His Majesty's kindness. He was removed from his position as the military governor of the three towns and given the false post of deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
The troops and horses were re-divided into three camps: Hexi, Beiting, and Anxi. The selection of military envoys and military supervisors is of course up to you."
While Li Heng was still deep in thought, Li Fuguo stepped up and said: "As for the candidates for Jiedushi, I have three talents to recommend to Your Majesty."
Li Heng waved his hand hesitantly and said, "Is this too hasty? Li Siye is different from Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi. Both of them were promoted after the rebellion, and their foundation is not yet solid. You must know that Li Siye has been working for ten years before.
The Beiting Jiedushi also served as the Anxi Jiedushi for seven years and the Hexi Jiedushi for four years. He personally promoted the commanders and generals of the armies under his command. If he did it too obviously, it would be wrong.
Due to its countermeasures, the situation is now so tense that I cannot help but look forward and backward."
Li Heng continued: "I believe Li Siye has no different intentions, but it is not good for him to have too much military power. In case those under him have other ideas, or changes in circumstances will make him have other ideas, so we should weaken him early."
The authority is good for both him and me. It’s just..."
Li Fuguo took two steps forward, raised his palms and said fiercely: "If this is the case, why not do it more simply?"
Li Heng's face instantly turned pale, and he shook his head like a rattle: "Absolutely not! Absolutely not! You must not do this until it is absolutely necessary. It is better to summon them into Chang'an first, and let me test it out first.
Let’s talk about Li Siye’s attitude, but this matter cannot be leaked in advance.”
The master and slave discussed for a long time in the inner hall, but in the end they did not reach a clear result. Li Fuguo was worried. The emperor was too indecisive. If it were him, it would be okay to get rid of Li Siye.
After bidding farewell to Li Heng, he swayed out of the palace and met King Guangping Li Yu who was about to enter the palace to meet the Holy Emperor. He lowered his head and crossed his hands and said, "I see His Highness King Guangping."
Li Yu hurriedly bowed his hands to Li Fuguo. He did not dare to treat the eunuch in front of him like an ordinary palace servant. His father relied too much on him. Not only did he increase the position of Duke, he also appointed him as the official of the Yitong Third Division.
, the limelight has far surpassed that of his grandfather's former eunuch Gao Lishi, and the clan respectfully calls him "Wu Lang".
After the two of them left with the ceremony, Li Fuguo suddenly turned around and called Li Yu: "Your Highness?"
Li Yu turned around and asked, "I wonder what happened to Wu Lang?"
Li Fuguo slowly came to Li Yu and asked: "I heard that Li Siye secretly sent troops to attack Tongguan from Fengxiang without passing you. Moreover, he formulated a comprehensive strategy of going out to beat the dogs and annihilate the enemy in Guanzhong.
I didn’t inform His Highness in advance, let alone report to Your Majesty, is that right?”
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true, but when our father gave us the order to regain Chang'an, he specifically stated that all decisions do not need to be reported. This is reasonable, right?"
"Your Majesty, he said that your decision-making does not need to be reported, but Li Siye... It's okay if he doesn't report it to Your Majesty. How can you even hide it from His Majesty? This person controls the military power and ignores you. His heart is definitely not right. Your Highness will need a lot in the future.
beware!"
After Li Fuguo finished speaking, he walked out of the palace. After walking a few steps, he turned around and warned again: "Be careful!"
King Guangping stood there frowning in thought, then lowered his head and walked back to see Li Heng.
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Li Siye led his troops to retreat from Wuguan to Shangluo County. He refused Wang Sili's invitation to return to Chang'an with him, on the pretext that he wanted to reorganize the troops stationed in Bashang first.
After sending Wang Sili away, Li Siye was still in a state of doubt, but he already believed 80% to 90% of Dai Wang's calculations. Li Heng was weak and suspicious, which was the root cause of his illness from being the crown prince.
The disease worsened.
He thought that Li Heng had not completely broken with him, or that he simply did not have the courage, but there were many ruthless people around the emperor, and there were many people who were willing to do extraordinary things on behalf of the emperor, which made him have to be wary.
He set up his carriage in the mansion of a wealthy family in Shangluo County, and called only the four most trusted people around him, namely Dai Wang, Tian Zhen, Yan Xiaosi and Duan Xiushi.
"A certain emperor and his son were benevolent. He fled to Lingwu. He only had Prince Liu and his remnant troops around him, and had no money to support the operation of the court. It was I who sent him Long Xiang's army and several large carts of property, so that he could quickly
Establish a foothold in Lingwu. This time to regain Chang'an, I will only send Ma Phosphorus and his son King Guangping to the city together, allowing him to win the hearts of Chang'an alone and gain a great honor."
Dai Wang stood below, with a sandalwood mask showing no joy or sadness, and no emotion could be heard in his voice: "In the eyes of the emperor, ministers should do whatever they want, and there is no question of benevolence. My lord, you always unknowingly treat yourself
It’s wrong to treat the emperor as an equal.”
Li Siye touched his nose and nodded, turned around and asked the four of them: "In your opinion, how should I deal with this."
Dai Wang stepped forward again and said, "I have three strategies for your lord to choose from."
"Oh, but what are the three strategies? Tell me quickly."
"The troops and horses controlled by the imperial court were completely defeated by Fang Guan in the battle of Chen Taoxie in early September, leaving only 10,000 people led by Wang Sili. Now they have suffered a lot in defending Wuguan, and only seven or eight thousand people are left.
Guo Ziyi brought 20,000 people from Shuofang to Guanzhong this time. However, they intercepted An Shouzhong's command at the Pujin Ferry and lost nearly 30% of his troops. Their total number was only 20,000. The remaining troops in Guanzhong were like Ge Luo.
Lu and Bahan are nothing to worry about."
"On the other hand, the lord has 23,000 flying tiger cavalry, 13,000 Han navy cavalry, and the remaining infantry corps and artillery battalions totaling more than 45,000 people, plus the 15,000 surrendered rebels,
Already close to one hundred thousand. Now Ma Phosphorus leads his army in Chang'an City, and the emperor's personal guard Long Xiang's army is also in charge of your eldest son Li Chongyun. Now the entire Guanzhong and Chang'an City are completely undefended for you. You only need to rise
The army marches straight into Chang'an and controls the entire court. If you advance, you can ascend the throne of the Tang Dynasty and become the emperor. If you retreat, you can hold the emperor hostage and command the princes. This is the best strategy I say."
"Absolutely not," Duan Xiushi's face changed with alarm, and he hurriedly stepped forward and crossed his hands: "Although the rebels are in rebellion now, their hearts are still in the Tang Dynasty. The doctor must not do this dangerous move. We entered the pass from Hexi to quell the rebellion.
For the royal family, it is also to save the people from hanging upside down. Now there are the Anlushan rebels in Hebei and Henan, Guo Ziyi in Shuofang, Li Guangbi in Hedong, and the old emperor in Shu. The military governor of Jianghuai is Li Lin, and the military governor of Huainan is Gao
It is appropriate that Jiangdong Jiedushi has Wei Zhi. Once the doctor does this, the world will be in chaos like the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The vassal towns will be attacked from all directions, and the Central Plains will be weak from now on, causing the barbarians to go south again. The doctor will also become the sinner of the world.
."
Li Siye gave him a serious look and said, "I also know this truth, so I won't use this strategy even if you don't need to tell me."