Chapter seven hundred and ninety-ninth belated warning
In October of the first year of the Qianyuan year of Li Heng in the Tang Dynasty, Li Siye abandoned the severely damaged Yecheng and took a group of rebels to Yuancheng, Weizhou, for a short rest and adjustment of the next strategy.
He quickly sent people to Huazhou to pick up Twelve Niangs and Chongle who were stationed there. Although the imperial court's strength was now damaged, it was still unclear what would happen due to the chaos of war, so it was better to pick them up.
After the victory, two issues must be considered immediately. The first is how to deal with the surrendered rebels, and the second is the direction of the attack. The defeat of the Tang Army and Shi Siming left a large power vacuum in Hebei and Henan, and Shi Siming needed to shrink it.
The force returned to Youzhou, Yizhou and Zhuozhou slowly recovered their strength, and the various military governors of the Tang army also needed time to recruit soldiers and horses to restore their strength. At this time, it became a difficult choice to go south or north.
Advisor Dai Wang had already called Xu Bin's name back, and he advised Li Siye: "My lord, An Qingxu cannot be killed, and these rebel generals should also be kept. At least until Hebei is pacified, you need to keep their lives.
There are two noble people, Yan Zhuang and Shang, who have been officials in Pinglu and Fanyang for many years. They know the situation in Youzhou and other places very well. Having them guide us will be of great help to us in capturing the rebel nest. Save An Qingxu's life.
We can also let Shi Siming's generals take chances and not resist resolutely."
Li Siye was naturally willing to kill all these people emotionally, but from an intellectual point of view, Dai Wang's suggestion was correct. He first ordered people to release Yan Zhuang and Gao Shang from their cells, and personally stepped forward to give these two
The conspirator loosened his bonds, pointed to the Hu bed sitting on the ground and said: "Two gentlemen, please take a seat."
Generally, conspirators and politicians are polarized. They either kill their opponents or treat them with courtesy and treat them as guests. It is impossible to do anything in the middle. Li Siye chose the latter at this moment.
Both Gao Shang and Yan Zhuang were frightened and still had lingering fears. They were able to defeat two armies in one battle and thus maximize their profits. The Lieutenant Li in front of them grasped the timing accurately and used insidiousness to the extreme. Only
Only people who are decisive and good at killing have such military qualities. Then they might as well make a rash assessment in their hearts. Li Siye must be the kind of creature who only pursues profit and success rate.
Li Siye raised his hands to the two of them and said: "The two of them once assisted An Lushan from becoming the Jiedushi of Sanzhen to become the emperor of the Yan Kingdom. They must be extraordinary." There was great irony in these words, which made the two of them.
He only dared to raise his eyelids for a moment, but Li Siye continued: "Siye is not talented, so I would like to worship you two as honored guests and ask you for advice on strategies."
The two of them quickly stood up, knelt down and crossed their hands: "My lord doesn't care that we are from Yanchen, and he treats us with such courtesy. How dare we not dedicate ourselves to repay my lord."
Li Siye put his hands behind his back and nodded, but said nothing.
Gao Shang and Yan Zhuang looked at each other, then hurriedly stepped forward and said: "My lord has newly defeated the Yan Army and the Tang Army. He must be faced with the choice of going south or going north. Going south can occupy Luoyang, the canal hub of Wanghua, and going north can occupy Youzhou."
Sitting in Hebei, he humbly suggested that the lord lead his troops to attack Youzhou and annihilate Shi Siming's tribe first. Youzhou was the home of Anlu Mountain. Before he raised his army, he had hoarded a large amount of food, money and soldiers in Youzhou and Zhuozhou. He then
After going south to conquer Luoyang and Chang'an, all the food and property they robbed were transported to Youzhou and Zhuozhou through the canal. Once the lord captures Fanyang and has these property, he can retreat to Hebei, advance to Henan and Hedong, and then enter
Guanzhong."
Li Siye nodded and asked: "Then I will go north to kill Shi Siming first? Then I will move to the Central Plains."
Yan Zhuang also walked around to Li Siye's right side, crossed his hands and said: "I suggest that my lord petition the Tang court to ask for the title of Henan Yin and Hebei Jiedushi to stabilize the Tang army. In this way, my lord's advance will be more justified and can temporarily paralyze the army."
At the same time, the imperial court quickly went north to annihilate Shi Siming."
Li Siye smiled and said: "Then I'll just ask for more. How about asking the imperial court to grant the title of two Yinqing Guanglu officials, and ask An Qingxu to be granted the title of Marquis of Yecheng, and how about each of the other surrendered generals receiving rewards?"
The two of them knelt down quickly and said: "Both of us are only willing to serve as counselors in the Taiwei's tent, and have no expectations of rewards from the court."
Li Siye waved his hands to the two of them: "Get up, everyone. After you capture Youzhou, I still need you to appease the elders in Hebei."
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In the Dragon Hall of the Taiji Palace in Chang'an City, the Supreme Emperor stood frantically in front of the gate that was sealed from the outside and shouted loudly: "You two ministers and thieves! You are going to miss my Tang Sheji, and you are going to cause the destruction of my family and country.
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But no one paid attention to him. This morning, he personally stood in front of the eunuch guarding the Shenlong Palace, shook the silk in his hand angrily, and told the other party that Li Siye was about to rebel. Please tell the emperor immediately and let him issue an order to kill him quickly.
He captured Chang'an.
Unexpectedly, the eunuch just smiled coldly and asked: "Who told you about Li Siye's rebellion? Did he tell you himself? Did he tell you the cake he sent? Then I want to ask, why didn't he tell everyone?
Why do you want to tell the Supreme Emperor? Is he crazy? Not only do you want to publicize the rebellion, but you also want to tell the Supreme Emperor the news? Do you think there is such a person in the world?"
The white-haired Tai Huang subconsciously shook his head, "No." He nodded hurriedly: "Yes! Yes, there is one right now. There really is such a person!"
Eunuch Liu Fu didn't believe it, let alone didn't want to believe it, because the cake was delivered through his hands. If such a ridiculous thing happened, wouldn't he also become an accomplice of the rebellion? It's really ridiculous.
The suffering Emperor was very anxious. He knew that if Li Siye wanted to rebel, he would be far more destructive than An Lushan. Yesterday he had the talents of a famous general and his battlefield experience was far better than all the generals in the Tang army today, including the two rising stars Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi.
, are not necessarily his opponents.
He sat at the gate of the palace and reflected on the many events that had happened in the Dragon Palace in the past, as well as the horrifying words Li Siye said, which all indicated that he had developed a rebellious spirit at that time. He also said to him, maybe
One day, you will also taste the feeling of knowing the truth but not being taken seriously or accepted. Yes, he really felt it, felt the pain of those who came to him to remonstrate Anlushan's rebellion, such suffering
He sat in the palace gate and cursed angrily, but no one paid attention to him.
This is the sadness of those who have lost their power. Not only do they lose the right to speak, they also lose their freedom.
As persistent as an old child, he spent these days thinking hard about countermeasures and began to execute the escape plan. On a rainy autumn night, he really found a chance to escape from the Dragon Palace.
It wasn't until the next morning when the eunuch who brought him food entered the palace that he discovered that the emperor was missing and hurriedly reported it to the guarding eunuch Liu Fu. Liu Fu fell into panic at first, then calmed down and thought about it carefully. He did not dare to tell Li Fuguo about this.
This is his dereliction of duty. The only thing he can do now is to find the Supreme Emperor before the news spreads. Anyway, he can't escape from the Tai Chi Palace. But the number of houses in the palace is as numerous as the stars. If you really want to find one
It is indeed not easy to survive.
The old emperor did have a talent for escape, and it was fully tapped. He was able to steal the eunuch's clothes and badges in the deep palace, and successfully transferred from Taiji Palace to Xineiyuan, and from Xineiyuan successfully.
After moving to the Daming Palace, how many Longwu soldiers patrolling the palace and guarding the city gates were avoided?
In the rainy night, a wet and ghostly figure ran rampant in the empty square of the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace. He bypassed the familiar palace gate and passed through the Xuanzheng Hall of China and North Korea, but was captured by Su Wei in front of the Zichen Hall.
Captured by the Imperial Guard.
He shouted loudly: "I am the Supreme Emperor! Hurry! Hurry! Call Li Heng out, I have something important to tell him! Hurry!"
The imperial guard of the Longwu Army was startled. Judging from his appearance and age, there would not be a second old man like this in the huge palace. He hurriedly sent someone to report.
Naturally, Li Fuguo arrived first and immediately ordered the emperor to be sent back to the Dragon Palace. At this moment, the emperor was weak, his clothes were covered with mud and water, crawling on the ground, struggling loudly and shouting hoarsely: "Call Li Heng to come out!"
The eunuch immediately waved his hand sharply: "Quickly, send the Supreme Emperor back!"
"Let him go!" A majestic coughing voice sounded behind them.
Everyone, including Li Fuguo, knelt on the ground with their hands crossed. The man in yellow robe walked up to the Supreme Emperor and stretched out his hand to help him up.
Li Longji didn't bother to talk to his son and reminisce about old times. He just muttered hastily: "Li Siye wants to rebel. He wants to rebel. Get him back quickly!"
Li Heng laughed hoarsely and madly: "It has happened. Just now Yu Chaoen sent a memorial from Luoyang, and Li Siye went north to Xiangzhou to instigate a rebellion against the troops of the three towns, and made a sparrow under the city of Ye in Xiangzhou.
Defeated Shi Siming’s 70,000-strong army, and also defeated our Tang Dynasty’s 120,000-strong army!”