Dai Wang paced back and forth unhurriedly on the ground, turned around and said to Li Siye: "I have another strategy. Your lord can station the three armies at Bashang, Xiliuyuan and Xiangji Temple respectively, and then enter Chang'an with confidence. After entering the city, your Majesty will definitely
If I want to give you the false title of Three Lords and reward your heirs and relatives, the lord just accepts it. He will definitely let you hold the false title of deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and then cancel your military envoy of the three towns.
As for the position, redisperse your command into three towns, and assign three generals to lead each. This is the critical moment. My lord, you must deliberately keep silent. Although the emperor is suspicious but has a weak heart, he will inevitably settle for the next best thing.
Let you decide the candidates for these three military governors. The doctor can promote the person he trusts most to the position of military governor. In this way, although the lord is promoted, he will not be ignored, and the northwest soldiers are still in our own hands.
in human hands.”
Li Siye lowered his head and paced in thought, then suddenly turned around and asked, "Do you have any other ideas?"
"Of course there is. My next strategy is that now that the Tibetans have repeatedly invaded Hexi, all the border guards have been lost. Only Wuwei in Liangzhou, Zhangye in Suzhou, Jiuquan in Xizhou, and Dunhuang in Shazhou are left to guard the city. My lord can report to the emperor and tell Liangzhou
We must not lose it. We are willing to keep half of our troops to help your majesty regain Luoyang. My lord can take the other half back to Hexi, Anxi and Beiting to stick to the three towns and wait and see the chaos in the Central Plains to see how they clean up the mess. If nothing goes as I expected, if
Without the Lord's participation in countering the rebellion, even if An Lushan was as weak as only half of the troops were left, it would still take seven or eight years for them to be completely wiped out. After these seven or eight years, the Lord would have already regained his former strength, seizing control of the territory and controlling the territory thousands of miles away.
, father and son inherited the position of Jiedushi, and after the Tang Dynasty completely lost the support of the people, it was only necessary to send an army south to Guanzhong to chase the lost deer and establish the Central Plains, which was the next best strategy."
Dai Wang walked to the base of the wall alone, then turned around and said, "You may ask, why is this strategy called the worst strategy? It is because this strategy will hurt the foundation. Dividing half of the 890,000 strong soldiers and giving them to the imperial court is equivalent to
He cut off his own meridians and led 40,000 people back to Hexi to fight against the powerful enemy Tibet. Even if he could win a complete victory and regain the entire territory of Hexi, he would have lost his troops and generals, his strength would plummet, and he would probably never regain the strength of his former soldiers and horses."
"Secondly, it is a righteous trend to lead the army to quell the rebellion. Once the doctor leads the army back to Hexi, he will definitely be criticized and scolded by some literati in the court with beautiful articles, which will spread to the world, and everyone will say that you support the army and respect yourself.
, passively countering the rebellion, and abandoning the country without caring about it. So that the lord's previous achievements of annihilating a hundred thousand people and regaining Chang'an will be covered up, and everyone will only remember your mistakes. Although the lord has military power, the right to speak does not belong to you.
here."
He understands this very well. The right to speak has nothing to do with power, it is only related to influence. Although some people are powerful for a while, they cannot match the glory of the past dynasty, nor can they withstand the criticism of mainstream ideas, and eventually end up with a reputation that has been passed down for thousands of years.
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Li Siye lowered his head and muttered: "The lower strategy is too great a loss for me to accept, and the upper strategy is too drastic and will cause the situation to get out of control. It is better to adopt the middle strategy. You station troops in the pass, and I will go to the court to see you. You and I must act according to the situation."
He raised his head and thought for a moment, then asked Duan Xiushi: "Go and send someone to invite Zang Xiye and Feng Changqing."
Duan Xiushi bowed and crossed his hands and said: "Here."
After Duan Xiushi left the main hall, Li Siye said sincerely to Tian Zhen, Dai Wang and Yan Xiaosi in front of him: "You are my most trusted brothers, but this time I want to arrange three Jiedushi to inherit my position, but I need to comprehensively
In order to balance everything, the court must be able to make no mistakes. Therefore, I decided to let Duan Xiushi, Feng Changqing, and Zang Xiye take over the positions of the military governors of Beiting, Anxi, and Hexi towns. Yan Xiaosi, you
Serve as deputy envoy to the Hexi camp to Zang Xiye, and continue to be in charge of the artillery camp. This is my core secret, so I feel most at ease leaving it to you. Tian Zhen, you serve as deputy envoy to the Anxi camp, and take charge of Anxi
The core force of the army is the Modao Team. Dai hopes that you will serve as the deputy envoy of the Beiting Camp and serve as Duan Xiushi's assistant."
The three of them stood in front of Li Siye, bowed and crossed their hands and said, "Please rest assured, lord, we will definitely live up to your expectations."
Li Siye smiled happily: "So far, among all the people under my command, only the three of you are qualified to call me lord. I hope that more and more people will have this qualification."
They understood some things that Li Siye didn't say. Leaving them to serve as the deputies of these three people was equivalent to adding a second layer of insurance to his arrangement, allowing them to always pay attention to Feng Changqing, Duan Xiushi, Zang Xiye and other three people.
Prevent them from being influenced by outsiders.
They waited for another three days in Shangluo County, because Tongguan where Feng Changqing was located was too far away, and the other party came on a fast horse covered with dust. After changing horses at the city post, they eagerly arrived at the location of Li Siye's headquarters.
When Feng Changqing entered the main hall, the other two people were already kneeling upright and sitting at the bottom. He raised his head to look at Li Siye's eyes, which looked much more serious than usual.
After he crossed his arms and saluted Li Siye, he asked in surprise: "What happened? You called me here in such a hurry."
Zang Xiye was still in the dark, so she naturally shook her head in confusion like him. Duan Xiushi was calm and calm, and felt quite proud. It seemed that among the three of them, Doctor Li trusted me the most.
Li Siye stood up from the table, walked to the hall and stretched out his hand to ask Feng Changqing to sit in a row with them. Then he slowly stepped back two steps, put his hands together in front of his forehead, and bowed to the three of them three times.
All three of them had a look of surprise on their faces. They quickly stood up and crossed their hands to Li Siye in panic and said, "I'll wait for you, doctor."
Li Siye raised his palms to stop them from saluting, and said: "You three, listen to what I have to say first. Duan Xiushi already knows the details. Now that the imperial court is jealous of my power and wants to reduce my military power, I will go to the capital to advise your majesty. No.
As a result, more than 80,000 soldiers of the three armies fell into the hands of others. I would like to recommend to Your Majesty three of you to take charge of the three towns' military envoys. This is my entrustment and expectation to the three of you today. I will recommend you three towns in the northwest.
The wealth of my brothers is in your hands."
The expressions on the faces of the three people had changed from the initial surprise to seriousness, and the activities in their hearts must have become more abundant. After exchanging glances with each other from the corner of their eyes, they quickly knelt down on one knee with their hands crossed.
Feng Changqing said with sincerity in his eyes: "Doctor and I have had the kindness of knowing each other. How can Feng Changqing forget that in the future, no matter how outsiders try to win over me, Chang Qing will never let down the doctor's sincerity. The twenty thousand brothers in Anxi are only loyal to the doctor."
Duan Xiushi also crossed his hands and said: "The first time I met the doctor was during the battle to pacify the Black and Yellow Tuqi Shi and attack Talas City. It has been more than eighteen years of hard work. In Duan Xiushi's eyes, the doctor not only has supported me, but also supported me.
The kindness shown to me is also the feeling of brotherhood. Although Xiu Shi has the common people in his heart, I am willing to swear an oath in front of the doctor that I will never let him down in this life."
Zang Xieye made his final statement: "Zang Xieye is a disciple of a general. Although my ancestors have been favored by the emperor, I know that only a doctor can allow me to display my talents, and only a doctor can put down the rebellion. As long as I am not allowed to rebel, no one else can
Whoever wants to get involved in the Hexi Army and replace him as a doctor, I, Zang Xiye, will be the first to refuse!"
Li Siye bowed to the three of them again and said movedly: "In this way, I can enter Chang'an with peace of mind. I am very pleased to leave the three armies in your hands."
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In the first year of Zhide, on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Siye entered Chang'an from Chunming Gate on a white horse with only his bodyguard general Kubani by his side.