Chapter 3397 Doubt
Li Xiaogong obviously planned to use his reputation to gather garrisons from various places in Guanzhong, assist the prince in stabilizing the situation, and protect the country, so as to restore the face lost in the Western Regions with his merits.
The Minister of Rites is Li Daozong, so he will naturally not leak the news of Li Xiaogong's private return to Chang'an. This will allow Li Xiaogong to hide in the dark and maximize his reputation. At that time, the imperial censor recommended the impeachment, and there was an official document from the Ministry of Personnel endorsing it.
Duan is very good at calculating...
Fang Jun pondered for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
No one understood the importance of the Western Region to the Han family better than him. No matter how turbulent the Guanzhong was, he could not let go and let the Arabs invade the Western Region. From then on, he handed over the western border barrier of the empire to the Hulu. The cavalry reaches the Jade Gate Pass, threatening the survival of the empire at all times.
Although Li Xiaogong was humiliated and lost all face by the Guanlong clan in the Western Regions, his strategy was still there. He secretly took charge of Chang'an, and Li Jing worked openly and secretly, the two remaining famous marshals of the Tang Empire, under normal circumstances. Down is enough to ensure the stability of the East Palace.
He said in a deep voice: "In this case, the prince of the county will return to Guanzhong immediately and take charge of the overall situation secretly. But please forgive me for talking too much. Gao Kan can give enough trust to half of the Youtun Guards. As long as Gao Kan and half of the Youtun Guards are there, anyone can You can’t even step foot inside the Xuanwu Gate!”
The reason why he reiterated his trust in Gao Kan and half of the Youtun Guards was not because Fang Jun was bragging, but because the situation in Guanzhong was critical at the moment. No one knew how many troops the thieves would gather to attack Chang'an City once a mutiny broke out. The Guanlong clan has always had a tradition of raising private soldiers. Each clan has countless servants and soldiers. If they are organized and distributed weapons at critical moments, they will form an army with good combat effectiveness.
Therefore, the most reliable force to guard Chang'an is Donggong Sixth Army. However, if you want to defend the huge Chang'an City with such a small force, and you also have to guard against rebels inside the city, your force will be stretched thin.
If there is no need to worry about the Xuanwu Gate, we can maximize the combat power of the Sixth Army in the East Palace. Otherwise, if we divide our troops to guard the Xuanwu Gate, we can only demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall, but in the end there will be loopholes everywhere.
As long as Youtunwei can defend the Xuanwu Gate, it will naturally give the East Palace a lot of room for arranging troops. After all, the Xuanwu Gate is too important.
Li Xiaogong nodded: "Erlang is a man who knows soldiers. Since he has such trust in his soldiers, I will not question it. In this way, the formation of troops in Chang'an City will be more comfortable, and there will be six troops from the East Palace and Youtun Guards to defend the capital. , must be impregnable!”
Fang Jun was not as confident as Li Xiaogong.
The Guanlong clan has been entrenched in Guanzhong for hundreds of years, and their influence has already penetrated into all aspects of the court, the military, and the market. Once they make up their minds to carry out a mutiny, they must be fully prepared. Otherwise, how would they dare to risk the lives of the entire clan and commit such rebellion? move?
If the Guanlong gate valve is not moved, once it is activated, it will definitely be a thunderous force, and in an instant, the East Palace will be completely at a disadvantage.
If the East Palace wants to stabilize its position in this crisis, and even lay an unbreakable foundation from now on, the dangers it needs to face must be like a mountain falling apart.
Of course, if this crisis can be resolved smoothly, Li Chengqian's position as crown prince will be as solid as a rock, and even His Majesty Li Er will not be able to change the throne again.
This was the real beginning of Fang Jun changing this era with what he had learned in his heart.
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Liaodong.
Under the heavy snow, the Tang army rushed towards Pingrang City like a tide. Under the city wall, there were endless Tang troops, launching a crazy attack.
On the city wall, the exhausted Goguryeo army burst out with surging fighting spirit and firmly resisted the Tang army's onslaught. Whenever a certain part of the city wall was climbed up by the Tang army, countless Goguryeo soldiers would rush forward without fear of death, slashing with knives, stabbing with spears, and even biting with their teeth, desperately trying to kill the Tang army at the top of the city.
Tiger Ben of the Tang Dynasty, who was invincible in all battles across the world, encountered unprecedented crazy resistance at the head of Pingrang City. The war was in a stalemate from the beginning, with almost no reservations from both sides. They started fighting madly around the walls of Pingrang City, towering The city wall seemed to have turned into a huge millstone of flesh and blood, crushing the flesh and blood of the soldiers on both sides. Above and below the city, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed everywhere.
Yuan Gaisuwen sent people to spread the rumor that "the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty fell from his horse and was seriously injured, and was shot and wounded by Yuan Nanjian". This rumor did not shake the Tang army's morale, but it greatly stimulated the morale of the Goguryeo people. The whole city was united as one, regardless of casualties. to resist the Tang army's attack.
No one knows how long Pingrang City will be able to withstand it, or whether it will be able to withstand it. Only Yuan Gaisuwen is sitting in the Damolizhi Mansion in Pingrang City, looking forward to a miracle.
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Tang Jun, outside the Chinese army's tent.
Yuchi Gong flew into a rage and whipped the whip in his hand at the guards in front of the door, making the guards' heads and faces bleed profusely. He yelled and cursed: "Mother! I'm going in to see His Majesty, why did you stop me?" ? His Majesty was injured, and the whole army Everyone is worried, everyone wants to know what is going on with His Majesty, but you are here to stop anyone from entering. What on earth do you want to do? Could it be that Your Majesty has already been killed by these traitors and passed away? ?”
Behind him, Qiu Xiaozhong, Cheng Mingzhen and others almost rushed forward, pushed the tough guy down and covered his mouth. There was no way he could say such treasonous words, right?
However, there was always silence within the battle, which made several people's hearts slowly sink.
Since His Majesty fell off his horse and was injured that day, no one has seen His Majesty again. All military orders were issued by the British Duke Li Ji.
Could it be that Yu Chigong, a tough guy, really got it right...
The guards did not dare to fight back, their faces were bleeding profusely, but they stood firmly in front of the tent door, refusing to give in.
"Stop!"
There was a shout from behind, and Li Ji got the news and came with his own soldiers. When he saw Yuchi Gong whipping the guards and speaking rudely, he said angrily: "In front of your Majesty's tent, you are so disrespectful. What do you want to do?"
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When Yuchi Gong saw Li Ji, he felt a little frightened. He stopped and looked at Li Ji and said, "It's not because I'm being disrespectful. It's really been a long time since I've seen Your Majesty. I'm confused in my heart! Sir, the military orders these days have been given by you." As you can see, we haven’t seen His Majesty once. Could it be that you have deceived His Majesty and have evil intentions?”
Cheng Mingzhen and others were startled and quickly stepped forward to stop him. Qiu Xiaozhong grabbed his arm and shouted: "Respect your virtues and be careful with your words!"
These words were just used to scare the guards. At most, they were guilty of "disrespect." But what kind of person was Li Ji? If you use these words to yell at the prime minister or the deputy commander of the army in the army, it would not be an exaggeration to have your head chopped off!
Li Ji was furious when he saw Yuchi Gong whipping the guards before, but now he calmed down after hearing Yuchi Gong's words.
He took two steps forward, stared at Yuchi Gong coldly, and asked slowly: "Your Majesty is injured and needs to rest. I and Duke Zhao will temporarily handle military affairs. I have your Majesty's customs defense order as a letter. As the leader of the army, you General, you have no right to question! Do you still know? Where are you now, what kind of situation are you facing, and what is your identity? Or are you, the general, treating the French army as if it is nothing, acting unscrupulously, thinking that I dare not use military law, and will you be punished? "< br>
Qiu Xiaozhong hurriedly stepped forward and begged for mercy: "Don't be upset, Mr. British. He has a vulgar temperament. He just spoke indiscriminately. He definitely did not intend to violate military discipline!"
Everyone in the government and the public was extremely afraid of Changsun Wuji, because Changsun Wuji had a gloomy personality, often stabbed in the back without showing his face, and had no room for evil intentions.
But he was no less afraid of Li Jizhi than Changsun Wuji.
This person seems to be calm and calm all day long, with a quiet personality and aloof from the world, but once his nirvana is angered, Changsun Wuji will definitely not give in to his vicious side.
Li Ji looked at Qiu Xiaozhong with a cold face: "If you do it unintentionally, doesn't it violate military discipline? As soldiers, you must be able to memorize the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty. Why don't you tell me which one says that you can escape if you do it unintentionally? Punishment? ”
Qiu Xiaozhong was speechless and speechless.
Military discipline is as strong as a mountain, and we are currently in the midst of a war. Anyone who violates military discipline will be punished. Who cares whether you do it intentionally or not?
Even the emperor must be a little shorter in front of military discipline!
Li Ji turned around and glanced at Yuchi Gong lightly, and said coldly: "Come here! Yuchi Gong roared in front of the emperor, disobeyed military orders, disturbed the morale of the army, and violated military discipline. He took off his armor, dragged him outside the camp gate, and gave him thirty punishments with his staff. Serve as a warning!”
"Here!"
The soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward, intending to take Yuchi Gong down.
Yuchi Gongbao's eyes were wide open and he was furious. He pushed the two soldiers close to him away and shouted at Li Ji: "We are making such a noise here, but His Majesty is silent in the tent. In such a situation, how can we Do you blame me for doubting you? Xu Maogong, you have the ability to kill us with one strike, otherwise I will have to enter this tent!" (End of Chapter)