Li Siye also noticed their strange expressions, got off his horse, walked to Li Hong, helped him up, and said humbly to the officials behind him: "Everyone, please get up quickly."
"Doctor Li Zong, as well as all the officials in Shuzhong have made great contributions to the city, how can I turn a blind eye and treat you badly? You are originally from the Li Tang clan, but you failed to inherit the title of King Xin'an from your father. Follow me to Chang'an and I will make you the King of Xin'an.
The Crown Prince and Tutor, Marching Commander Duji, was promoted to the governor of Yizhou, and all the other officials were promoted to one rank."
Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down to Li Siye again and crossed their hands: "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Everyone, please get up quickly. After entering the city, I will hold a banquet in the army and invite all Chengdu officials and elders to have a drink and celebrate."
He glanced at the group of surrendering officials, but did not see the influential brothers Guo Yingyi and Guo Yingqian in the Jiannan Army, so he asked: "Why didn't the two generals Guo come when the city was dedicated today?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone below showed embarrassment, and Li Hong could only say tactfully: "General Guo Yingyi and General Guo Yingqian have different opinions on the matter of dedicating the city, so they stay at home behind closed doors."
"Oh." He secretly noticed in his heart, and pretended not to care and said: "In that case, we don't need to worry about him. Cui Mi, please quickly take people to take over the unity camp, and remember not to miss the banquet. Cui Ning, we are here with you
There is a banquet held in the Jiedu Envoy's mansion, and now you all will go with me."
While Li Siye was hosting a banquet with officials in Chengdu to taste wine and enjoy singing and dancing, Yan Wu could no longer sit still in Xizhou.
After Duan Xiushi withdrew his troops, there was no sign of mobilizing troops again. This gave him an ominous premonition in his heart. Did something unexpected happen in Chengdu?
After careful consideration in the camp, he decided to lead his troops to Chengdu. If Li Hong, the military envoy of Jiedu, was still holding on, he could harass and attack from the outside, preventing Li Siye's army from considering both front and rear, and at the same time, it could also give Li Hong confidence. If
They had already surrendered, so he had to fight to the death, otherwise he would not be able to live up to his own unyielding strength.
He led his 30,000-strong Jiannan Army to Leshan, heading from Meizhou to Yizhou. On the way, he heard that Li Hong had dedicated Chengdu to the enemy. He was so angry that he fell from his horse. The generals quickly helped him up.
They stood up and pinched the people fiercely. Unfortunately, there was only one person in Yizhou and Shu who served the country loyally, but it was difficult to save the situation from decline.
Yan Wuqi's lips trembled and said: "It's a pity that my Yan Wu clone is so incompetent that I was misled by traitors in the end. Chengdu has been lost, and the center of Shu has fallen into the hands of traitors. Now His Majesty is even more alone in Jiangdong. The Tang Sheji
It’s dangerous!”
He tried his best to support his body, held the horizontal sword in his hand and said: "Generals, listen to the order, the army will quickly advance to the city of Chengdu, kill the rebels, and regain Shuzhong!"
Two military generals stepped forward to admonish: "Mr. Yan, you must not do this. When Li Siye divided his troops into Duan Xiushi, we were not enemies yet. Now we are all gathered in Chengdu, and there are also the unity camp of 15,000 people who have surrendered. This time
Rushing forward to attack will inevitably lead to an attack with an egg against a stone. It is better to lead the army to withdraw to the central Guizhou area. If you retreat, you can go to Jiangdong to serve your majesty, and if you advance, you can resist Li Siye's infiltration and control of Guizhou."
Yan Wu had already been overwhelmed by emotion and said angrily: "In the past, many generals were able to defeat the large with the small and the strong with the weak. Now our army is bound to win with a weak army. How can we not be able to defeat a mere Li Siye? Send out troops!"
The two generals tried to persuade them again, but Yan Wu shouted back angrily: "Are you two going to be the same people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and betray the country for glory?"
After the two men retreated, the remainder of the Jiannan Army continued to march, and was detected by scouts sent by the Hexi Army, who quickly reported to Chengdu.
When Li Siye heard the news, he was overjoyed and said: "It's a good thing you're here, so you don't have to mobilize all your troops to look for him."
He immediately ordered the generals Cui Ning and Cui Mi to come and said: "You two brothers have recently ascended to the positions of Jiedu Envoy and Unity Camp Military Envoy. I am afraid that your foundation is shallow and you cannot convince the public, so I will give you a great contribution."
, you must seize the opportunity."
The two people quickly asked: "I wonder what kind of opportunity it is?"
"Yan Wu is desperate and wants to lead his army to attack Chengdu. You two will lead the unity battalion out of the city to station troops in the northwest of the city. When he arrives, we will humiliate him on the city wall and provoke him to attack the city. You can take the opportunity to attack from behind. I will send Duan Xiushi to take the opportunity to leave the city.
Attacked from both sides, it would be a great achievement to capture Yan Wu."
The two brothers looked at each other, then crossed their hands and said, "Thank you very much for your love, Your Majesty. We will definitely bring Yan Wu's head and present it to Your Majesty."
On the way back, Cui Ning and Cui Mi murmured suspiciously: "He actually asked us to lead the newly surrendered Jiannan Army to unite the camp to fight against the Jiannan Army. Could it be that he wanted us to kill each other to weaken the Jiannan Army?"
power?"
Cui Ning nodded and said: "That's what I thought just now, but after Li Siye entered Sichuan, he only promoted generals from central Sichuan. He did not send outsiders to Sichuan, and he had no intention of stationing the Hexi Army in central Sichuan. I think he just wanted to use the technique of checks and balances.
He wants us to offend most of the officials in Shu to prevent our family from becoming dominant. But the terrain in Shu is unique. Once he withdraws and seals the sword pavilion in the future, Shu will definitely be the territory of you and me. We will clean it up at that time.
These disobedient people have used taxes to strengthen the Jiannan Army. Why not become the emperor of Shu?"
The two brothers laughed proudly.
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Since Chengdu was captured by the Hexi Army, brothers Guo Yingyi and Guo Yingqian have been farming at home, and Li Siye did not send anyone to arrest them.
The two of them were also very aware of the external affairs. They knew that the main culprits of Shuzhong's attack were Cui Ning and the Cui Mi brothers. Compared with others, they hated the Cui brothers the most and wanted to eat their flesh. They were just two of them.
Now that he has the support of Li Siye and has become a popular figure in Shu, they are about to become prisoners.
The two brothers were planting vegetables in the garden when the steward of the family suddenly came to report: "There is a guest outside the door who claims to have met Dalang in Chang'an and came here to visit."
Guo Yingqian looked at his brother in surprise, and Guo Yingyi himself was a little confused: "A guest from Chang'an? Go and tell the guest that Guo Yingyi lives in seclusion at home and thanks guests behind closed doors."
At this time, hearty laughter could be heard outside the garden: "Guo Yingyi, the former great military commander, is actually doing such villainous things at home?"
The two servants stopped him one after another and said: "You are such an ignorant guest. There is no reason to forcefully break into someone's house. According to my law of the Tang Dynasty, if you forcefully break into a house, you will not be guilty of murder by the master's rod."
The Guo brothers looked in the direction of the visitor and immediately held their hoes nervously. The visitor was Li Siye, the traitor who was sitting in Chang'an and holding the puppet emperor hostage. Following him were Li Siye's marching chief Wei Yingwu and general Duan Xiushi.
Li Siye smiled indifferently at the servant who stood in front of him, then looked around at the scenery in the garden and said, "It is said that there are outstanding people in Sichuan. It should be this land with beautiful mountains and clear waters that has raised these people."
Guo Yingyi signaled his servant to step back, but he crossed his hands at him with a stiff expression: "The rough man from the mountains has seen the King of Xiliang."
King of Xiliang was the title given to Li Siye during Li Longji's period, which showed his unwillingness to be his subordinate.
Li Siye smiled and shook his head. He sat on the stone pier of the pavilion with his hands on his knees and said, "The general is so talented that he would not return to his hometown in the prime of life and lose his good years and three-foot-long body in vain.
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Guo Yingyi crossed his hands and refused: "My two brothers have been favored by the late emperor and will always be ministers of the Tang Dynasty. We cannot bear to betray our master. I hope the King of Xiliang can forgive me."
Li Siye said regretfully: "In the past, my uncle Qi Boyi did not eat Zhousu millet, and both of them starved to death in Shouyang Mountain. Since everyone has his own ambition, I will no longer force him."
Maybe the two of them really thought that Li Siye was feeling sorry for him. In fact, in Li Siye's case, Shu Qi Boyi was a derogatory term and a symbol of self-importance and isolation.
Li Siye left Guo's house, and Guo Yingyi continued to dig his head into the ground with his head waving, but his brother Guo Yingqian turned to his elder brother with a sad face and said: "I am also familiar with the books of sages and know the principles of loyalty, but now Jiedu
The envoy Li Hong has surrendered, and Yan Wu, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, was defeated and killed. The two of us brothers opposed the dedication of the city. To be able to do this is worthy of the guidance of our fathers and the kindness of the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty. But you and I have been in officialdom for a long time.
, I have offended many people in the officialdom. If it really comes down to this, now that Li Siye is in charge of Chengdu, no one will dare to make small moves. But as soon as Li Siye leaves, the Cui brothers and others will definitely attack us.
"Well, it's not that I don't want to part with the wealth and wealth in front of me, I just don't want my children to suffer along with us. Brother, please give me a word."
Guo Yingyi just leaned on his head and sighed, and said quietly: "Let's wait and see. If it doesn't work, we will find a way to go to Jiangdong."