Wang Sili and Li Fuguo winked at each other, then crossed their hands and said: "Why don't your Majesty go straight from Wuguan to Nanyang and enter Xiangyang City? Jingxiang and Jiangdong have not been affected by the war and are still prosperous and prosperous. Your Majesty will rely on these two after going south."
The land can continue the foundation. After the traitor Li Siye took Guanzhong, he would definitely have the ambition to become emperor. He would be condemned by the whole world and be defeated and die. His Majesty would return to Guanzhong from Jiangnan to revive the Tang Dynasty.
Rivers and mountains.”
After listening to Wang Sili's analysis, Li Heng greatly agreed. Originally, he had no good impression of Shuzhong because of his relationship with the Supreme Emperor. Now that Li Siye has occupied Fengxiang, he has blocked his route to Lingwu westward, and Chencang Road has also been blocked.
, the only place that could meet his psychological expectations of fleeing south was Jiangnan.
"In this case, I will follow your instructions and take all the ministers in the court south to Jiangdong."
When Li Fuguo heard this, he suddenly stepped forward and interjected: "Jiangdong and other places are not as good as Shuzhong. Although Lu Jiong has resigned from the post of military envoy to Xiangyang in Huaixi, there is still no one to lead the army. Lai Ai, Gao Shi, Wei Zhi, and others
Occupying the two Huai Rivers east of the Yangtze River, although they claim to be loyal to His Majesty, they must be on guard. His Majesty only brings these thousands of imperial troops, which may damage the power of Heaven. The slaves think that they should call Yu Chaoen and lead 30,000 Longxiang troops to escort them south.
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Li Heng said with a worried expression: "That's what I think. It's just that Guo Ziyi is leading Shuofang's Longxiang army to stalemate with Li Siye in Guanzhong. If I withdraw Longxiang's army, wouldn't it be a drain on him?"
"Guanzhong can no longer be defended. Whether or not Longxiang's army is deployed is meaningless to the battle. Why don't your majesty give Guo Ziyi an order to lead Shuofang's army to withdraw to Shuofang and hold on."
Li Heng sighed quietly and said, "Does Guo Ziyi have no chance of winning in Guanzhong's fight against Li Siye?"
Li Fuguo shook his head helplessly: "General Wang Sili is right. Your Majesty will retreat to Jiangdong for a while, and in the future he will be able to regain control of the world and return to Chang'an."
Wang Sili frowned at the side, looked at Li Fuguo's face but said nothing. Did Li Fuguo transfer Long Xiang's army from Chang'an to the south to protect the emperor? Wrong! It was to protect himself. No matter Lu Jiong, Lai Yi or Gao Shi
, Wei Zhi and others were officials appointed by the emperor, and they would not be unfavorable to Li Heng either morally or emotionally. However, when Li Fuguo was monopolizing the government in Chang'an, he used the procuratorate to suppress these southern vassal towns.
Dare to be angry but dare not speak.
Once the emperor fled to Jiangdong, the Jiedu envoys in these places would not be able to accommodate him, so the Long Xiang army with more than 30,000 people was his trump card to save his life while living elsewhere.
Li Hengshang didn't understand this, so he returned to the chariot and spread out the silk cloth to sign and write the imperial edict, then stamped the seal and handed it to Li Fuguo. Li Fuguo then handed it over to a young eunuch under his command, and asked him to take the imperial edict to the suburbs of Chang'an and deliver it to Li Fuguo.
Guo Ziyi and Yu Chaoen conveyed the decree.
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Guo Ziyi led two armies to take the initiative to attack the Hexi Army led by Bai Xiaode and Zhao Chongxun in Sanyuan County. The two suffered successive defeats and retreated to the Liquan County area, waiting for Li Siye to return to the army from Longmen Ferry.
After Duan Xiushi occupied Fengxiang, he took the initiative to march to Liquan County, rendezvoused with Bai Xiaode and Zhao Chongxun who had retreated there, and prepared to launch an attack on Guo Ziyi. This was regarded as the last battle after the overall situation was decided, and would completely eliminate the last power of the imperial court in Guanzhong.
Li Siye led his troops to Liquan County. After arriving, he immediately suspended the campaign against Guo Ziyi. Even if Guo Ziyi took the initiative to attack, he ordered all the troops to defend passively.
The generals were puzzled. Bai Xiaode and Zhao Chongxun took the initiative to ask Li Siye to fight. They patted their chests and asked to sign a military order, vowing to make the final contribution to pacifying Guanzhong.
Li Siye smiled and put his arms around their shoulders and said, "We already have a chance to win, so why are we so impatient?"
Bai Xiaode couldn't understand: "We could have won quickly, so why wait? My lord, the soldiers have been fighting for more than two months since they joined the Shangdang and attacked Jiangpu Prefecture. They all thought that they could repair it earlier.
I'm afraid the soldiers will complain if they get tired later."
Li Siye smiled and said: "We can't afford to wait. Guo Ziyi can't wait even more than us. The imperial court is burdened with the pressure of fleeing and puts this pressure on Guo Ziyi. How can he bear it? Since the soldiers are already exhausted, why bother?
What are you looking forward to in the final battle? I believe it won’t be long before the Tang army will take the initiative to retreat.”
The two were hesitant, so they had no choice but to follow Li Siye's decision and set up camp in Liquan County to settle down. No matter how Guo Ziyi challenged him, the Hexi Army just stayed on the defensive.
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The envoys sent by Li Fuguo arrived at the garrison of Guo Ziyi and Yu Chaoen in Sanyuan County. The two people quickly came out of their tent to meet the holy envoy. Guo Ziyi also hoped to see the emperor in person and express his position and confidence to him, but the holy envoy
What he read after opening the letter completely shattered his faith.
"Under the Gate! Guanzhong is in decline. Your Majesty intends to patrol the south. He specially appoints Yu Chao'en as the governor of the escort army and leads the Longxiang army to escort the imperial court southward. He appoints Guo Ziyi as the military envoy of the three towns of Shuofang, Longyou and Hexi, and leads the army of Shuofang to withdraw to the west.
Lingwu! The letter is as follows, please follow it."
Guo Ziyi raised his head in surprise, and faced the Holy Messenger without saying a word. He could not persuade himself to accept this cruel fact.
Li Heng did not accept his suggestion and marched in person. Instead, he just wanted to flee south, and also transferred Longxiang's army from his hands. Without Longxiang's army, what else could he do with the only 20,000 Shuofang army in his hands?
Li Heng appointed him as the envoy to Shuofang, Longyou, and Hexi Jiedushi, which was like giving him a big cake. It is impossible for everyone in the court not to know that Li Siye had cut off the access from Guanzhong to the west, so how could they retreat to Shuofang?
Guo Ziyi said helplessly: "Where is Your Majesty now? I want to ride a fast horse and go with the Holy Envoy to express my love to him in person."
The Holy Envoy pushed up his sleeves with both hands and said: "His Majesty has now retreated south to Sihaoyi in Shangluo County. However, we would like to advise Guo Sikong that His Majesty's southern tour is already a certainty. If you try to persuade him to stay in Guanzhong,
I advise you not to put in this effort."
Guo Ziyi resolutely held up his hands and said: "This is not the only reason why I went to see His Majesty. However, time is urgent. The Holy Envoy is afraid that he will not be able to withstand the repeated journeys, so I have to go first."
Among Guo Ziyi's many mounts is a white camel, which is famous for its endurance and speed. It is said that it is as easy as walking on flat ground when climbing over mountains and ridges, and it can travel hundreds of miles without getting tired. At that time, Ge Shuhan rode such a white camel from Longyou to Chang'an for more than 800 years.
You can get there in a day or night.
He set out from Sanyuan County alone, and after two hours of driving, he finally ran into the imperial team at Sihaoyi outside Shangluo City.
When Li Heng saw him coming from afar, he was surprised and hid in the imperial carriage and said to Li Fuguo: "Why is he here? How can I see him?"
Li Fuguo knew that he was damned ashamed and said to him quickly: "He is a minister and you are the emperor. How can an emperor hide from his ministers? No matter what happens, you have your own reasons. It is not his turn."
The minister asked."
Guo Ziyi had already arrived at the door of Sihaoyi, knelt down and crossed his hands and said, "I, Guo Ziyi, have an audience with Your Majesty."
Li Heng refused to agree to meet him, and Guo Ziyi knelt down and folded his hands. Prime Minister Li Kui hurriedly came to the main hall of the post station, but was blocked by Li Fuguo. Li Kui had to kneel outside the hall and said loudly: "Guo Ziyi is suppressing the rebellion."
The hero, although he has suffered a new defeat, is still loyal to your majesty and the court. Now that your majesty is avoiding you, it will hurt the heart of this old minister."
Li Heng had no choice but to move to the inner hall, which was only separated from the outer hall by a layer of gauze curtain, and ordered Li Fuguo to pass the order to Guo Ziyi to meet him in the outer hall.