Chapter seven hundred and seventy-four the emperor sent envoys
Feng Changqing entered the tent and was not surprised when he saw Yan Xiaosi and Tian Zhen. He nodded slightly and crossed his hands to Li Siye and said: "Captain, Supervisor Xing Yanen just went to find the last general. The implication is to let me
The marching Sima Li Fuguo took refuge in the Marshal's Mansion, and also gave the last general three hundred taels of pig kidney gold. At the critical moment when the battle was about to be fought, in order not to cause these eunuchs to interfere, the last general had to temporarily agree, but the last general knew very well that
This matter is serious, so I came here to report it to the Taiwei first to express my feelings."
Li Siye nodded and said: "You are right. Being too rigid is not the best choice. It is better to be conciliatory. You can go down first and don't make Xing Yanen suspicious."
After Feng Changqing left, Tian Zhen stood behind the curtain, looked at his back and said suspiciously: "If he is a wavering fence-sitter, trying to take both sides, and wait until a critical moment before choosing to take sides, wouldn't we be very happy, Lord?"
Danger."
Li Siye smiled: "If you choose rationally, the fence-sitting attitude is indeed the best attitude at present, but I have been operating in the Anxi Army for a much longer time than Feng Changqing. He himself knows this, and I believe he does not
He will make dangerous choices easily, let’s wait and see.”
He turned around and said to the two of them: "After you go down, you must always pay attention to Yu Chaoen and Xing Yanen, and beware of them stumbling upon Zang Xiye and Feng Changqing."
"Here!" The two of them crossed their hands in unison and slowly exited the tent.
Li Siye sat back in front of the desk and tapped his forehead gently in melancholy. There was no absolute loyalty in this world. Everyone's choice was related to the current situation. Naturally, he had to stay vigilant at all times and provide them with
While hoping, don't let them get too hopeful.
Once the Battle of Luoyang is over and Li Heng takes his father back from Shu, his suspicion of the generals will soon surface. Of course, he will be the first to be targeted. Even people like Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi cannot do this.
Escape from a crisis of trust.
At this time, the night was getting dark, everything was silent, and the howling of wolves occasionally sounded from the horizon. Just as he was about to cover up his quilt and fall asleep, the guard suddenly said outside the tent: "My Lord, there is someone asking to see him. He claims to be from Shu."
Li Siye perked up, sat up from the floor with his hands on his back, and immediately responded: "Please come in."
A man opened the curtain and entered the tent. He saw a fisherman dressed in a raincoat with a bamboo hat on his head. Li Siye frowned and asked suspiciously: "Did you get lost while fishing late at night? Why did you run away late at night?"
Come to my big tent of the Chinese Army?"
The visitor took off the hat on his head and threw it on the ground, revealing a face with lines as hard as stone carvings, and the scar on his left eye was still obvious.
"Zhang Xiaojing?" Li Siye was surprised: "Are you from Shu?"
Zhang Xiaojing nodded silently, turned around and said outside the tent: "Mr. Wei, you can come in."
The person who opened the curtain and entered the door was a scholar wearing a robe, but the circles under his eyes were a little heavy. At first glance, he looked like a brother who often stayed up late and was nervous.
Zhang Xiaojing then crossed his arms and said to Li Siye: "I came from the subordinates of Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu in Sichuan, and came here specifically to join Dr. Li. However, Chen Xuanli was originally unwilling to let him go, but later he agreed, in exchange for the fact that I would take this man with me."
Mr. Wei Yingwu has come to see you."
Li Siye said happily: "I'm very happy that you can come. I just lack someone to join the army."
Zhang Xiaojing knelt down on one knee and refused: "I came to join the doctor, not for the official position, but to kill the traitors with my own hands on the battlefield. I ask the doctor to let me join the Anxi Army so that I can be a jumping soldier.
You can also be a crossbowman, but don't let me become an official."
Li Siye also knew this man's temperament and said calmly: "As the saying goes, people make the best use of their talents. In the past, you joined the army, served as a bad commander, and also served as a lieutenant in the Longwu Army. Even if it is a horizontal transfer, being a school captain is not enough.
"Fine. Let's rest for now. Tomorrow I will send you to Feng Changqing, the envoy of the Jiedu camp in Anxi. Please rest for now."
Zhang Xiaojing did not insist on his request anymore and just crossed his hands and said, "Thank you, Doctor Li."
He immediately ordered the guards outside to set up a military tent for Zhang Xiaojing to rest. Zhang Xiaojing stood up, saluted Li Siye again, turned around and followed the guards. After not seeing each other for so many years, the relationship between the two had become estranged.
In many cases, the reason for this alienation is the change in the identity gap between the two. Zhang Xiaojing has more of a knight-errant temperament, and he also has a casual attitude towards things like official rank and status. Otherwise, the desperate battle in Tianbao Sanzai on Yuanye,
It's long overdue for him to be prosperous.
Until Zhang Xiaojing went out, Master Wei Yingwu stood quietly aside with no other expression. Until Li Si asked him: "Young Master is from Shu? Are you here to deliver a message?"
"I have been serving as the Emperor's bodyguard since I was fifteen years old. Now the Emperor is afraid of something unexpected happening, so he specially sent me to contact the doctor."
Li Siye stood up from the felt mat in his midriff, paced back and forth and said: "Life is inherently unpredictable, even the emperor is no exception. The unforeseen changes you mentioned have actually happened long ago. Ever since the emperor came to Chang'an,
After Shuzhong, the world was in danger, let alone the emperor. Now that things have changed, what can the emperor do? "
Wei Yingwu put his hands behind his back, with the calm and calm posture of a traditional lobbyist, and spoke eloquently: "The emperor escaped from Chang'an. Although he was criticized by the world, he served as the Taiping Emperor for forty years and created a unique Kaiyuan era.
He has been in power for many years, and his experience and knowledge are several times higher than that of His Majesty today. The doctor is an upright and sincere man. Have you ever remembered the emperor's kindness in the past? He used you well, so that today the doctor has a hundred thousand soldiers from three towns going south.
campaign."
"And if the emperor's prediction is correct, today's emperor is quite afraid of the doctor. If he can tolerate you for a while, he can tolerate you for a lifetime. This is a truth known to the ancients. Moreover, when the emperor is on the throne,
I have already made you the prince of the county. What can the new king do to show his kindness to you? At most, he is a third prince with only a false name, nothing more. And the emperor is so kind to you. He made you the prince of Xiliang in the past, and
He built a luxurious palace in Chang'an City. Even though he has now taken refuge in Xichuan, his trust in you generals is not comparable to that of His Majesty today."
Li Siye turned around and suddenly smiled: "The Anlushan Rebellion was a watershed. From that moment on, both the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor's mentality had changed, and they could no longer be compared with yesterday. The Supreme Emperor treated Gao Xianzhi the same way in the past.
He was quite kind, but he believed the words of a eunuch and killed him on the head of Tongguan City."
"No, they are different after all." Wei Yingwu said with some excitement: "Today's emperor is completely different from today's emperor. I think you, Doctor Li, still cannot face reality."
Li Siye put his hands behind his hands and said: "Okay, since you want to talk about reality, I will talk to you about reality. Do you think the Supreme Emperor can outlive the Emperor?"
An angry look appeared on Wei Yingwu's face, but he remained silent. Unexpectedly, Li Siye asked and answered himself: "Can I survive?"
He continued: "But if you think further, who will the emperor and the emperor choose to inherit the Tang Dynasty a hundred years from now? By then, all the kings will be old and the third generation has already stood out. Who will be the middle generation of the third generation?"
The best one? When he was in Xingqing Palace in the past, who was the emperor's favorite grandson? Is it the son of King Yong? Or the son of King Shou? Neither. He may be resentful and resentful towards his own son, but he is the son of the next generation.
His marriage made him extremely fond of the emperor's eldest grandson. Two generations of emperors would choose the same heir. Does the rift between them mean anything to us generals?"
Wei Yingwu's face was full of astonishment and he didn't know how to answer.
What Li Siye wanted to say was not finished yet: "Since ancient times, those who have been estranged and actively participated in the internal struggles of the royal family have mostly not had a good end. Those who are far away, such as Changsun Wuji, Lai Junchen, and those who are close, such as Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others. Moreover,
No matter who has the upper hand between the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty, the one who will inherit the throne must be King Li Yu of Chu. For a person who is swinging between his father and grandfather, jumping repeatedly, what will he do when he becomes the emperor in the future? Can he be tolerated again?
Jump sideways?"
After Wei Yingwu heard what he said, he stared at him deeply, turned around and walked out of the tent without saying anything. After weighing it for a moment, Li Siye suddenly said to his back: "The emperor will send someone here soon.
Shuzhong will take the Emperor back to Chang'an. If the Emperor can stay in Shuzhong on the grounds of illness, it will be beneficial to himself and the world. But if he enters Chang'an, it will be like being imprisoned."
Wei Yingwu did not look back and said: "The Emperor misses Chang'an very much. How long do you hope he can stay?"
"It would be best if we could wait until the counter-insurgency is over."
"How does this help the Supreme Emperor? The emperor's power was impregnable at that time. Returning to Chang'an would be like being imprisoned. This is what the Supreme Emperor is most concerned about."
Li Siye crossed his hands in the direction of Shuzhong and said, "If the Supreme Emperor can wait until the end of the rebellion and return to Chang'an, I will be richly rewarded."