Pedestrians on the streets of Qiuci suddenly noticed that large groups of soldiers began to appear on the streets one after another, guarding everyone on the street. Then the large groups of cavalry surrounded the military generals and gathered at the Great Protectorate. The iron hooves of the war horses were on the streets. The wind rang from time to time, and the people in Qiuci were not nervous. They watched the troops gather curiously and pointed while pointing. Even many civilians were very excited, because fighting in Anxi meant getting rich and gaining something.
Those who have soldiers at home are looking forward to fighting, so that their family income will be greatly increased. When each team of cavalry passes by, the people on both sides cheer in unison. The atmosphere is warm, but the faces of each general are very serious. One by one, with a gloomy look, they urged their horses to rush towards the Protectorate's Mansion.
Duan Tianhe stood in front of the Yamen in front of the Duhu Mansion. There was a small square in front of him. The area below was already filled with military generals, each arranged according to their rank. Li Zuoguo issued a summons order. In less than an hour, Kucha's generals All the generals are basically here, and they all have doubts in their stomachs. Although Li Zuoguo is accustomed to using troops in winter, this time Li Siye led the army to Chang'an. He should not use troops again this year, but the emergency summons order is The highest level.
The highest-level summons in Anxi will only be issued when the entire Anxi is under a fatal threat. There are three types. One is the lowest level, which is to send troops on the spot after the local area is attacked. The number of troops used does not exceed 500, which is small-scale. For conflict fighting, one is medium, which can only be issued by the Protectorate, and the number of troops cannot exceed 10,000. The last one is issued now. It is the first time since Li Siye made the third-level summons order. Yes, it means that the entire Anxi must be mobilized, all the auxiliary troops must be assembled, all the troops must cancel their vacation, and all report to their respective military camps. All military commanders must gather in Kucha to listen to orders. The deputy general is responsible for assembling all the troops and waiting for the commander-in-chief. After receiving orders, he could attack immediately. The first time such a call-up order was issued was when Li Siye led his troops to fight. There was a big question mark in the minds of all the generals.
From time to time, one of the generals below would ask for news. Duan Tianhe smiled bitterly, shook his head and said nothing. Li Zuoguo's rage after receiving the news just now almost killed Chu Tianshu, Duan Tian and the two civil servants. Scared to death, Li Zuoguo was not crazy about destroying things. After destroying the table, Li Zuoguo lowered his head and sat in a chair. The murderous aura on his body caused the temperature in the entire front office of the Governor's Mansion to drop directly. Chu Tianshu and Duan Tianhe looked at each other. After a long time, Chu Tianshu finally asked Li Zuoguo tremblingly what happened?
Li Zuoguo didn't say anything, and gave Chu Tianshu the book in his hand. After reading it, both of them were stunned. Chu Tianshu didn't have a good impression of Tang Xuanzong and the royal family, and immediately started to curse, but Duan Tianhe thought more. , Now Anxi can be said to be a behemoth. Once mobilized, its military strength is no less than that of An Lushan, and even worse. The problem is that Duan Tianhe has not been in Anxi for a long time, and it is not certain that all the generals will stand. On Li Zuoguo's side, leaving aside the military generals, not everyone among the civil servants would unconditionally support Li Zuoguo's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty.
Duan Tianhe was startled by his own thoughts, rebelling against the Tang Dynasty? He didn't hesitate at all. He immediately thought of this issue after learning about Li Siye's death. Duan Tianhe knew that his entire future and wealth were now tied to Li Zuoguo. After being worried, Duan Tianhe said to the silent Li Zuoguo: "Guardian, most of the guards are dying now. Please show your condolences. The entire burden of Anxi is on you. Please also ask the guard to come up with countermeasures immediately. How should I, Anxi, prepare?"
When Chu Tianshu heard what Duan Tianhe said, he couldn't help but calm down. He was secretly ashamed. After hearing the bad news, he just cursed blindly, but he didn't think of relieving Li Zuoguo immediately. After all, the most painful one must be Li Zuoguo, so he just cursed. This can't solve the problem at all. Sure enough, Jiang is still hot. Chu Tianshu directly stepped forward and knelt down, and said solemnly to Li Zuoguo: "Guardian, the guardian of Dadu was killed for no reason. Please send troops to protect Dadu immediately." To take revenge, if I, Anxi, rebel, Chu Tianshu will definitely follow and guard and do his best."
Duan Tianhe also stepped forward and knelt down and said: "Please agree to the guardianship. Master Chu's words are also what Duan wants to say. Time is running out now. The court will not let Anxi off easily. The guardianship must do it now." decision."
Li Zuoguo remained silent. After another moment of silence, Li Zuoguo did not raise his head and said in a low voice: "Issue a first-level summons order and prepare for war immediately. All Qiuci generals will gather at the Duhu Mansion. The chief generals of the other three towns will use their fast horses to notify. All the requirements must be met within three days, give the order, I will go inside and talk to mother."
After saying that, Li Zuoguo stood up and left directly through the back door. Chu Tianshu and Duan Tianhe both said loudly: "Obey the order!" and got up to issue the order.
Li Zuoguo turned out of the front office and looked up at the screen wall. His face was stained with tears. After being furious, Li Zuoguo shed tears immediately because he didn't want the two of them to see him. Li Zuoguo lowered his head and said:??Hidden, his whole body has been trembling. Since Li Zuoguo came to this era, he has been moving forward easily with his father's shelter. His father's silent support and silent concern, Li Zuoguo feels deeply. The strength of Anxi is not so much Li Zuoguo's Many ideas from later generations played a more important role than Li Siye's support and trust in Li Zuoguo. At this time, the bad news came that his father would be forced to death by Tang Xuanzong in such a despicable way. Li Zuoguo felt that his temples were cracking one by one. Inciting, he wanted to overturn the whole world to vent his anger. The sadness was slowly replaced by anger. Li Zuoguo lowered his head and wiped his tears with his sleeves.
Li Zuoguo walked quickly to the backyard. He knew that if he wanted to launch an army for revenge, he would not be able to hide the news about his father from his mother, so Li Zuoguo decided to come and tell his mother in person. The short walk to the backyard was extremely difficult for Li Zuoguo. Li Zuoguo Zuo Si You Xiang was afraid that his mother, who had a deep relationship with his father, would leave with his father after learning the bad news, so Li Zuoguo hesitated. Ariel was pregnant now and could not take care of and persuade Wen.
Li Zuoguo turned around and walked towards Xiaohuan's yard. When he entered the courtyard, Xiaohuan was very happy and greeted Li Zuoguo. But suddenly seeing Li Zuoguo's gloomy face and red eyes, Xiaohuan stopped and looked at Li Zuoguo nervously. Since Li Zuoguo started working at the age of thirteen, confidence has never left Li Zuoguo's face. Today's look is the first time Xiaohuan has seen it on Li Zuoguo's face.
Li Zuoguo did not enter the house. He stood under the eaves and waved his hand to ask the maid next to Xiaohuan to go away. Li Zuoguo said to Xiaohuan in a deep voice: "Xiaohuan, now I want you to move to your mother's hospital. Ariel is pregnant and cannot work too hard." , Xiaoxin is still young and needs Xiaoyun to take care of her, and now you are the only one who can help me take good care of my mother."
Xiao Huan asked: "What happened? Huan Niang will definitely do well what Dalang arranges. Besides, it is Huan Niang's duty to take care of her mother-in-law."
Li Zuoguo was very pleased with Xiaohuan's understanding. Li Zuoguo patted Xiaohuan's shoulder and said, "My father has passed away. I'm afraid my mother will not be able to get over it, so just follow me and tell her the news." Afterwards, Li Zuoguo felt something in his heart again. It was so sour that I almost shed tears again. It¡¯s the hero who doesn¡¯t shed tears lightly, but it¡¯s not the time to feel sad.
Wenshi covered her mouth tightly, but her tears rolled down like broken beads. Through her tearful eyes, Li Zuoguo's majestic body kneeling on the ground was blurred. Wenshi couldn't believe that it could be used even if the sky fell. The invincible husband who was holding her head on her shoulders actually passed away and left her alone. This bad news made Wenshi shaken. Her handkerchief had been bitten in her mouth. Wenshi felt her eyes darken and rushed forward.
Li Zuoguo had long been secretly paying attention to his mother's condition. When he saw his mother falling, he quickly stood up to support her. Xiao Huan, who was kneeling next to him, also stood up and helped Wen to go into the inner room to lie down. Suddenly, the room was filled with chickens and dogs, and Xiao Huan He ordered the maids to make ginseng soup immediately, and also asked the doctor from the Duhu Mansion to come over quickly. Together with Xiaohuan, several maids got Wen to lie down on the bed. Li Zuoguo was waiting in the room. After a while, the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine came over and made a diagnosis. The result was very simple. She was too sad and angry, so she opened the house and used an injection. After a while, Wen Shi slowly woke up.
As soon as Mrs. Wen woke up, she saw her son kneeling in front of her bed. She immediately grabbed Li Zuoguo and said, "Is your father really gone? Are you lying to me, Dalang?"
Li Zuoguo nodded with tears in his eyes. Mr. Wen dejectedly let go of the hand holding Li Zuoguo's shoulder. His whole body went limp as if his soul had been taken away. There was a look of death in his eyes. Li Zuoguo was shocked and hurriedly looked at Xiaohuan who was standing by the bed. With a wink, Xiaohuan understood, stepped forward to hold Wen's hand and said, "Mother-in-law, Xiaohuan can't speak, but you have to take care of yourself. Xiaoxin is still young, Ariel is also pregnant, and the Li family will soon A new bloodline is about to be born, and my mother-in-law must get better."
Wen's eyes lit up, obviously thinking of her little grandson. Seeing that there was a way out, Xiao Huan said again: "Besides, even though my father is gone, my mother-in-law still has to watch the day when Da Lang avenges his father, so she can't let her body collapse. If you make Da Lang worry about his future, it will probably tire Da Lang and put him in danger."
Li Zuoguo was stunned. He didn't expect that Xiaohuan, who was usually the most charming and lively person, would speak so clearly and logically. As expected, Mr. Wen's face showed determination, and he turned to Li Zuoguo and said, "Da Lang, You must avenge your father. As a woman, I don¡¯t know any big principles. I only know that my father is devoted to the country and loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Why does the emperor want to kill him? Dalang, you are a good boy. Mother believes that you must If I can avenge your father, I will definitely take good care of your wife and children, and I will also take care of myself. You go ahead and go about your business, my mother is fine."
Wen is from Shaanxi, the same hometown as Li Siye, and his father is a county captain. He was also a soldier at that time. The strong side of Wen's character was fully revealed. Li Zuoguo looked at his mother in a daze, as if his mother with this character was the number one. The next time they saw it, Mr. Wen raised his upper body and picked up a bowl containing ginseng soup beside the bed.Li Zuoguo threw it at me and cursed fiercely: "As a son of a human being, your father was killed and you still don't think about revenge. What's the use of guarding me? I just said that I will take good care of my wife and children, so I won't go out yet."
Li Zuoguo knelt on the ground and said "dong dong dong" to his mother three times. After kowtowing, Li Zuoguo said: "Don't worry, mother, even if God kills his father's son, he will poke a hole in the sky. My son is gone, mother, take care." ." After saying that, he turned to Xiaohuan: "Take good care of your mother, and if anything happens, send someone to tell me as soon as possible."
Li Zuoguo stood up and walked out of his mother's room. When the door was closed, Li Zuoguo heard Wen's heart-rending cry. Li Zuoguo felt that there was a fire burning in his chest, burning him to the point of losing his mind. As soon as he clenched his fist, Li Zuoguo walked to the front office. The generals from Kucha should have arrived by now. Li Zuoguo was going to light a fire to create a new world in the Tang Dynasty.
Duan Tianhe only felt like a piece of meat being hung on the heads of countless ferocious beasts. As he swayed, he was being bitten by these ferocious beasts. Duan Tianhe didn't know what Li Zuoguo was going to say to these generals, so how could they ask Duan Tian Hedu kept silent, and everyone in Wujiang was grumpy, not to mention that there was Li Hu who had just arrived from Shule. Li Hu happened to go to Qiuci to see Li Zuoguo for something. The fifth 10,000-person Ranger team had been established. Li Hu wanted to seek Li Zuoguo's opinion on the choice of general. It happened that Li Hu also wanted to see Li Zuoguo. Originally, Li Hu came in person to deal with a letter, but he had just arrived at the military camp outside the city and was going to have a few drinks with some of his old subordinates before coming back. When Li Zuoguo arrived, he received a first-level summons order.
The other generals were more polite because of Duan Tianhe's higher official position, but they just asked verbally. Li Hu didn't care about this. After asking for a long time with no results, Li Hu stepped forward and grabbed Duan Tianhe by the front, using a slight force with one hand. , Duan Tianhe's feet left the ground.
Li Hu raised his eyebrows and asked: "You are a sour scholar, so many people are asking you, but you still don't say anything. What do you have to hide? Isn't it the summoning order issued by Zuo Guo? Was it you? If you don't tell me now, wait a moment. You can't tell if you're unconscious, and I, Lao Li, can't guarantee whether you'll live or die with this punch."
As he said this, Li Hu clenched his big fist and started gesticulating in front of Duan Tianhe. Duan Tianhe couldn't help but smile bitterly. No wonder Chu Tianshu didn't want to come out and wait. He simply said that he had arranged for his men to go back to Shule first and ran away. It turns out that these The military general was so rude. Duan Tianhe was originally in charge of civil affairs and really didn't have much contact with these generals. He saw Li Hu's face becoming more and more impatient. He raised his eyebrows and wanted to swing his fist.
"Li Hu! Stop, do you want to eat a hundred sticks?" Li Zuoguo's voice came from the front office, and the generals below immediately stood up neatly, and there was silence for a while. The look on Li Hu's face changed, and he quickly called Duan Tianhe Putting it down, he pretended to pat the dust on Duan Tianhe's chest that was not there, and said to Duan Tianhe in a low voice: "I am impatient and have offended Mr. Duan. Mr. Duan, don't argue with me. I will definitely come to apologize someday."
Duan Tianhe shook his head and didn't say anything, but he sighed in his heart. Such a large group of warriors had "I'm arrogant, I'm strong, I'm domineering, I'm murderous" written all over their faces. However, Li Zuoguo just said a few words, and he immediately became like a little kid. The child was so silent when he saw his father. Li Zuoguo was completely like a god in the hearts of these generals. Duan Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. This would be easy. As long as the military power was OK, Li Zuoguo would have strong support no matter what decision he made.
Li Zuoguo's voice came again: "Everyone, come in." The words were not fast, but every general felt the heavy feeling, so the generals, headed by Li Hu, filed up the steps and walked into the front office hall. Chu Tian Shu was already standing on the right side of Li Zuoguo at this time. Following the military general were a group of civil servants from several yamen. There was a strange phenomenon in Qiuci. The rank of civil servants was far inferior to that of military commanders. The first civil servant was not far away. When I came to Anxi, a remote area, the second reason is that Anxi was originally a military town, which was a model of facing all the forces in the Western Regions with force. Therefore, the appointment of civil servants was not based on the court, but was actually based on Anxi Jiedushi. Therefore, civilian officials only became auxiliaries in military affairs.
Entering the hall, all the civil servants and military generals were nervous. Li Zuoguo was fully clothed and sitting at the top wearing a suit of armor. The horizontal sword was removed from his waist and placed on the table in front of him. Li Zuoguo's huge long weapon was leaning against it. On the armrest of Li Zuoguo's chair, all the chairs in the hall were removed. Everyone came in and stood on both sides. After standing, everyone saluted Li Zuoguo, and then looked at Li Zuoguo with bated breath. Everyone found that the atmosphere was not right.
Li Zuoguo looked around at everyone and then spoke: "You are all important ministers of Anxi. Now I want to tell you some bad news. Most of the guards led the soldiers to the king, but in the end they were forced to death by the court. They have passed away. I, the army sent by Anxi We have left Tongguan and are heading back to Anxi. The body of the Great Protector is also being escorted by the army and is rushing back. Now you all know why I, Li Zuoguo, the son of Li Siye, have issued a first-level summons order, right?"
Li Zuo?The voice of the words was not loud at first, but as the voice of the words slowly increased, in the end, the two armies roared like spring thunder, and everyone, whether they were civil servants or military generals, seemed to be struck by lightning. As Li Zuoguo stopped speaking, the entire hall fell into dead silence.
Li Zuoguo looked at everyone with an expressionless face. Everyone's face was shocked. Li Siye and the Great Protector were actually dead. Li Zuoguo's words actually meant that the imperial court forced them to die. The army they brought with them also left Tongguan. What on earth is going on? What's going on?
In a short moment, it seemed like a year had passed. Li Zuoguo frowned. Are these people indifferent to Li Siye's death? Li Zuoguo felt the murderous aura rising in his chest, and suddenly a voice shouted: "This damn court dares to force the governor to death. We will rebel against the court, overthrow Chang'an, and kill the person who killed the governor, no matter who it is." Kill them all to avenge this great revenge."
Li Zuoguo took a look and saw that it was Li Hu. Li Hu didn't care about court loyalty. He only knew that Li Siye was his uncle and Li Zuoguo's father. The others were just others. If Li Siye died, no matter who was the person who killed him. He was his enemy. When Li Hu shouted out, all the generals erupted and told Li Zuoguo that they would raise troops to attack Chang'an to avenge Li Siye.
Seeing the excitement among the crowd, Li Zuoguo nodded and stood up. Many civil servants were also excited. They all had only one wish, to avenge Li Siye. Li Zuoguo was very pleased. His father's charisma was so strong that almost everyone There was no hesitation. Of course, not everyone could wholeheartedly oppose the Tang Dynasty. A few civil servants lowered their heads and remained silent. Li Zuoguo ignored them. These people made a fortune from Anxi trade and became officials, but now they enjoy the results and do not want to have any. A little risk, Li Zuoguo sneered in his heart. Now that the candidates for the flag sacrifice are available, let them be loyal ministers.
The armor on Li Zuoguo collided with him as he walked, and the eyes of all the generals also followed Li Zuoguo. Li Zuoguo walked to the door, turned around and said: "We will be ready today. All military forces have been mobilized. The logistics are heavy. Tianshu is in charge. Li Hu, you go back to Shule and mobilize your troops to join me in Kucha. Chu Tianshu and Duan Tianhe will stay behind after I send out troops."
"Every civil and military officer whose name was called by Li Zuoguo bowed down to accept the order, but the generals' eyes were filled with sadness, anger and excitement. They were sad and angry that Li Siye was forced to die, but they were happy to be able to fight on the battlefield again.
At this time, suddenly a messenger walked into the hall quickly and knelt down to Li Zuoguo to report: "The guard envoy, Sun Chenghua, the chief of Longyou Road Jiedushi, led 2,000 cavalry into Anxi. The scout who asked me about his purpose said that he was going to Kucha. The order has come, and we are now heading towards Kucha, and we expect to reach Kucha in three days.¡±
Li Zuoguo sneered and said: "I also used the same method to deal with my father? I want to let Changsun Chenghua know that the name of the steel gun in my hand is: Overlord!!!"