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Volume 2: Looking to Chang'an Chapter 51: Song of Everlasting Sorrow in Front of Mawei Slope

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    Li Zuoguo sat on a chair in the tent. His tall and straight body was as majestic as a mountain. The armor on his body made him look like a god of war. Li Zuoguo, who had a slight beard, no longer looked like a young man under twenty years old.  Now, two generations of age makes Li Zuoguo look extremely mature and steady. His eyes like lightning sweep across the tent, and those invincible generals who kill and fight will lower their heads and dare not follow the increasingly majestic Li Zuoguo.  Looking at each other, no matter whether these generals are Hu people or Han people, Li Zuoguo's authority in the Anxi army is now deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even surpassing his father Li Siye.

    The body leaned forward slightly, and the general standing in front couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart. Li Zuoguo's momentum was like a mountain pressing down on him. Li Zuoguo suddenly smiled, and the heavy momentum disappeared in an instant.

    "Li Qi, you performed well this time. You annihilated Cai Xide's cavalry, and even Cai Xide was captured. You can take off the hat of being guilty and meritorious this time." Li Zuoguo said to Li Qi.

    Li Qi grinned, clasped his fists and said to Li Zuoguo: "Young guard, there are cavalry that annihilated Cai Xide, but it was your own soldier Sa'uli who captured Cai Xide. The general will not dare to take the credit."

    "Hey! Is there such a thing? Cai Xide was caught by Sauli? What's going on?" Li Zuoguo said with interest.

    Naturally, Li Qi wanted to join in the fun, so he told how Sa'uli captured Cai Xide. When he said that Sa'uli pressed Cai Xide's face into the mud, all the generals in the tent burst into laughter, and even Li Qi  Zuo Guo laughed, shook his head and said: "After all, he is an enemy general, so he cannot be like this. However, Sauri is very lucky to call him in and let all the generals here meet this blessed general."

    The guard at the door went to announce it. After a while, Sauri came outside asking for an audience, and Li Zuoguo asked him to come in. When Sauri entered the tent, he knelt down on one knee and saluted Li Zuoguo, with an excited look on his face.  I must have been congratulated by my colleagues for returning to the soldiers.

    Li Zuoguo looked at Sauri and said: "Sauri, you are not bad. You were able to fight to the death on Ulan City alone and retreated safely. This time I just walked around the battlefield and gave it to you.  It¡¯s good to capture the opponent¡¯s leader.¡±

    Li Qi was one of the people around Li Zuoguo who was proficient in Turkic dialect, so he translated it for Sauri. When Sauri heard Li Zuoguo praise him for his good work, he was so excited that his mouth opened and he didn't know what to say. It took him a long time to finish his sentence.  Baba said in Chinese: "I don't understand anything, I only know how to fight bravely for the guard."

    Li Zuoguo slapped his thigh, and the leg armor was hit with a crisp sound, which shocked Sauri. Li Zuoguo said: "It's good that you think so. Everyone knows how to fight bravely to kill the enemy, so who can stop us in the Anxi army?"  ?¡±

    Glancing at Sauri, Li Zuoguo said: "Your merits are good. Anxi's military merit is when soldiers capture the opponent's generals above the captain and will be promoted to two levels. They should be beheaded at level 20, and capture 10,000 generals above the captain.  The following officers were promoted to the third level, and you captured Cai Xide, who was the South-conquering General granted by An Lushan, equivalent to a second-level general. This will promote you to a school lieutenant commanding a thousand troops."

    When Sauli heard this, he felt as if he was in a dream. He was really speechless and couldn't say a word. Li Zuoguo smiled and said: "But your Chinese is not very good. I will lead you with 300 troops first and be a brigade commander. Credit goes."  Remember, as long as you learn Chinese well, you will be promoted to an official and I will give you a reward of one thousand taels of silver. Do your job well and show me your bravery in killing the enemy."

    Sauri only felt that he was the happiest person. He kowtowed to the ground happily. Li Zuoguo said: "You go and be a brigade commander among Li Qi's cavalry. Your riding skills are good. It's a waste to be an infantry. Go down."  Bar."

    Sauri kowtowed a few more times as if he was sleepwalking, and then exited the tent. The generals laughed when they saw Sauri's straightforward look. Li Qi also laughed happily. This time he finally washed away his shame.  During this period, Li Qi was under a lot of pressure, and he finally proved himself with a big victory. Now Li Qi is extremely happy.

    Li Qi turned around and asked Li Zuoguo to fight: "Young Guardsman, Li Qi is willing to be the vanguard to break through An Qingxu's camp and capture An Qingxu in front of the Young Guards' horse."

    Li Zuoguo waved his hand and said: "The morale of An Qingxu's troops has been lost. Whoever fights will end up collapsing. Last night, all the Hu cavalry in An Qingxu's camp opened the camp gate and ran away. It can be seen that An Qingxu has become a tomb."  The withered bones are so weak that Hu Qi fled and even hundreds of soldiers from other units fled. This is the morale of An Qingxu's soldiers now."

    Li Zuoguo said: "I don't plan to capture or kill An Qingxu. I want to put him back."

    Li Qi asked in confusion: "An Qingxu is the second son of An Lushan and was named King of Jin. Why should he be let back with such a good opportunity this time?"

    Li Zuoguo smiled, his smile was unfathomable: "An Qingxu is not enough"Because of the danger, I let An Qingxu go back to prepare for civil strife in An Lushan.  "

    Looking at the puzzled eyes of the generals, Li Zuoguo could only explain patiently: "An Lushan originally liked An Qingxu very much. This time, he handed over most of the elite Yan Shenjun in his hands to An Qingxu, and asked An Qingxu to go before him.  Coming to capture Chang'an is proof. At the same time, I also got information that An Lushan's eyesight disease is getting worse and worse, and he can't see anything. This time we basically eliminated An Lushan's elite in An Qingxu's hands. An Qingxu will go back.  How do you think An Lushan will deal with him? An Qingxu is a man who loves success but is mean and ungrateful. If An Lushan wants to deal with him, he will definitely resist. In this way, it will be a good thing for us no matter who wins between them, father and son."

    Li Qi suddenly understood, and all the generals in the tent also understood. Many generals who had more muscles than brains couldn't help but admire: "Young guard, your brain is very useful.  He will fight tooth and nail."

    Li Qi was even more impressed with his admiration. He followed Li Zuoguo since childhood and watched step by step as Li Zuoguo brought Anxi, the westernmost military town, to the highest stage in the Central Plains. Li Qi completely blindly worshiped his young master.

    Li Qi said: "If An Qingxu goes back to compete with An Lushan, he must have some strength left. Otherwise, An Lushan's control over the army may be that An Qingxu cannot beat An Lushan."

    Li Zuoguo nodded: "We will not attack An Qingxu's camp. We will surround it on three sides and leave him a way to escape. We will repair it for two days before attacking again. If there is an escape route, An Qingxu will no longer have the intention to fight to the death. By then,  His troops will definitely collapse, and An Qingxu will definitely be the first to escape, so how can his soldiers still fight to the death with us?"

    Guo Bei said: "Then why do we attack? Just wait for An Qingxu to escape on his own."

    Li Zuoguo pointed to the west and said: "The Tang army in Chang'an City is watching. We defeated An Qingxu's troops in one battle. What will the Tang army think of our strength? I think the morale of the army must be unstable. This battle  The play was for the Tang army in Chang'an. They were beaten so hard by An Qingxu that they couldn't hold their heads up. When the Chang'an defenders saw An Qingxu defeated in our hands, they were defeated. Do you think the Tang army would be frightened?"

    Guo Bei clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It must be because the army has no morale, and Chang'an City will be easy to attack."

    Li Zuoguo said: "However, we won't send back too many of An Qingxu's troops. An Lushan doesn't have many troops in his hands. Just give An Qingxu 10,000 to 20,000 troops, and the rest will be left to connect the east and west.  Anxi and the two main roads we occupied still need coolies."

    "As he spoke, Li Zuoguo himself started laughing, and all the generals in the tent also laughed. The battle under Chang'an City was much easier than when Guo Ziyi fought against him.

    Li Qi said: "Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty. I have never seen such a big city before. Prince Li Heng will definitely not be able to escape. Let's use Li Heng to collect some interest on the head of that foolish emperor Li Longji."

    Li Zuoguo shook his head and said, "I don't intend to stay with Li Heng, and I will give him a way back."

    Guo Bei said: "Is it the same as letting An Qingxu go? Let him go back to fight with Li Longji?"

    Li Zuoguo said: "That's about it. Li Longji left Li Heng in Chang'an and ran away, leaving Li Heng as the scapegoat. What do you think Li Heng would think? Li Longji has many sons, and some of them are kings in the south.  There are several, but not many can stand up to Li Longji, who has been emperor for decades. If we capture and kill Li Heng, the most prestigious Li Heng will be gone, and Li Longji will be able to control the south again.  The military strength of the Tang Dynasty is entangled with us again. If Li Heng is put back, there will be a figure with the same influence as Li Longji in the south. On one side is the wise prince who defended Chang'an and finally escaped, and on the other side is the veteran emperor who has controlled the government for decades. What do you think?  How would the officials of the Tang Dynasty be selected?"

    Guo Bei said: "Then they will definitely be divided into two factions, and maybe they will fight."

    Li Zuoguo said: "It is unlikely that we will fight while we are still here, but as long as we can contain the power of the Tang Dynasty, it is enough. The Tang Dynasty has a large population and the south is even richer, so our strength cannot be underestimated. We  Swallowing the Longyou Road, the Hexi Road and the Guannai Road, these three roads are already very big for us in Anxi, and it takes time to digest them. But now we face an enemy that is most beneficial to us, which is Anlu Mountain, the real place in the north.  Defeat Anlu Mountain, then go south at that time, which will be a strategic advantage."

    Li Zuoguo glanced around at the generals in the tent: "So, the purpose of this war is," Li Zuoguo emphasized, and all the generals raised their chests and listened carefully to Li Zuoguo's orders, "Occupy the pass and Chang'an, and capture Tongguan at the same time. Li Hu  Cutting off Anlu Mountain's retreat to the north and trapping Anlu Mountain on the Luoyang line, our Anxi Army entered the rest period. Winter was probably coming by then, so we sat and watched An Lushan and his son and Li Longji and his son perform for us.  A good show.¡±

      Li Zuoguo finally said: "Our goal now is not to gain or lose a city or a place, nor is it to capture that enemy general. The whole world is waiting for us to take it."

    Since Li Zuoguo raised his army, he has been very secretive about what purpose he wants to achieve when the Anxi army fell to the ground. He neither proclaimed himself king nor ascended the throne. All he used was to avenge his father. The generals in the army have always had this doubt. Who are we?  What is the result?  Now that Li Zuoguo had clearly stated that the Anxi Army's goal was the entire world, the generals felt a rush of blood rushing to their foreheads and hearts, and the excitement was hard to express in words.

    He is likely to be the founding father of the country in the future. As long as he conquers the country, he will be granted the title of Duke and Marquis just around the corner. These generals were like chicken blood in Li Zuoguo's voice, and his voice shook the big tent: "The last general is willing to do something for me."  Guard to the death."

    At this time, Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was sitting in a chair with a grimace on his face. This was twenty days after escaping from Chang'an. He was in a hurry like a bereaved dog. He did not dare to stop on the road for fear of being interrupted by Li Hu and fleeing to Bashu.  As for the retreat, Li Longji had never suffered this kind of hardship since he ascended the throne. He couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep along the way. His fair and round face had lost weight.

    The morale of the soldiers of Jinwu Guard was even lower. Almost all their family members who escaped from Chang'an stayed in Chang'an this time. Many soldiers cried in the middle of the night. Li Longji could not let the family members of the soldiers accompany them, so he left them all in Chang'an.  Facing Li Zuoguo, he was still one of Anlu Mountain. Not to mention the soldiers, even the family members of Chen Xuanli, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, stayed in Chang'an.

    The soldiers watched Yang Guozhong and his party follow Li Longji in a carriage to escape. They actually brought their family members and a cartload of belongings with them. They couldn't help but look more and more resentful. Poor Yang Guozhong didn't realize it, and circled around Li Longji along the way, thinking that  Holding Li Longji's thigh can make you rich forever.

    An Lushan clearly stated that he raised the army to kill Yang Guozhong, the Qing emperor, and Li Zuoguo raised the army to avenge his father. Yang Guozhong was also a key figure in it. It can be said that almost everyone in Chang'an knew about these things. In order to prove that he had strong power, Yang Guozhong did not stop Chang'an.  He spread the news that he was the one behind Li Siye's death, to prove that even a general in the army would be killed by him. There was also a brother Shu Han behind him, and it was Yang Guozhong and Li Longji who proposed a counterattack that led to the fall of Tongguan, not to mention the earlier  After the two disastrous expeditions to Nanzhao, almost every family in Guanzhong wore filial piety, and all the soldiers and people below hated Yang Guozhong with gnashing teeth.

    This kind of conflict always broke out when they arrived at Maweiyi. Due to the lack of food and grass belts, the Forbidden Army soldiers could only eat two small cakes a day. In addition, they were worried about their relatives in Chang'an. First, the Forbidden Army captain Li Lihai led his three thousand Forbidden Army soldiers to stop.  , the soldiers under his command made a noise, blocked the official road with their weapons, and loudly asked Li Longji to kill Yang Guozhong, a traitor who had betrayed the country.

    Then the mutiny spread, and the entire Forbidden Army joined the noisy soldiers, shouting to kill Yang Guozhong. Mawei Post was not very big, and Li Longji was helpless in the main hall of the post. The noise of the soldiers outside was clearly audible. Yang Guozhong and the imperial censor Wei Fangjin  , Taichangqing Yang Xuan and more than a dozen officials who had followed Li Longji to escape from Chang'an were kneeling in front of Li Longji. The inner palace manager Gao Lishi stood behind Li Longji expressionlessly.

    Yang Guozhong raised his head, his face full of tears. He had long lost the magnanimity of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He cried loudly: "Your Majesty, you have to save me. Guozhong is loyal to His Majesty and never slacks off. How can we blame the state affairs for this?"  On GuozhongHoly Lord, please save this humble minister."

    After saying that, he kowtowed repeatedly. Li Longji's face was livid. Hearing the shouts of the soldiers outside, he felt upset. The Forbidden Army soldiers did not rush into the post station, but just lined up outside and shouted. Li Longji said: "General Chen Xuanli has gone out to appease the morale of the troops. He has control over it."  The army has been banned for twenty years, so it will definitely resolve this crisis, Yang Qing need not worry."

    As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of armor clashing outside. Chen Xuanli came in with several Forbidden Army generals. Chen Xuanli bowed to Li Longji, glanced coldly at Yang Guozhong who was kneeling on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent.  , the Forbidden Army soldiers outside did not listen to the advice of the minister at all. They said that the Holy Father did not punish the Yang Guozhong brothers and sisters, so they came in and took action themselves. They said that the Yang Guozhong brothers and sisters had missed the Tang Dynasty. They also said that after killing the Yang Guozhong brothers and sisters, they would return to Chang'an to fight with Chang'an.  His relatives died together."

    Li Longji's face changed drastically. The anger in his heart had been replaced by fear. He fell down in the chair and said, "This what should I do?"

    Chen Xuanli glanced at Yang Guozhong, who had turned pale with shock, and said: "Your Majesty, if the rebels rush in, I will be afraid that your Majesty will be harmed. After all, there are 20,000 forbidden troops outside, and anything can happen among the rebels."

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????"Holy Majesty, it is better to kill Yang Guozhong brother and sister to calm the morale of the army, while the Majesty is frightened."

    Yang Guozhong was so frightened at the critical moment of life and death that he stood up and pointed at Chen Xuanli and cursedHe said: "Chen Xuanli, you are an old man. You must be the cause of any mutiny. Please punish Chen Xuanli for his crimes. He must be the cause of the rebellion."

    Chen Xuanli did not answer, staring coldly at Yang Guozhong. He participated in the scene of forcing Li Siye to death. He felt depressed about forcing Li Siye, a loyal general, to death. The Tang Dynasty was now full of loopholes. Chen Xuanli was extremely heartbroken. He had already put all this behind him.  It is all attributed to Yang Guozhong's chaotic government. This mutiny was indeed deliberately instigated by Chen Xuanli. It is impossible to say that Chen Xuanli, who has controlled the Forbidden Army for twenty years, cannot control the Forbidden Army. Without his promoter, even if the Forbidden Army is angry,  He would not act so fiercely. Chen Xuanli wanted to kill Yang Guozhong, including all the party members who followed Yang Guozhong. Chen Xuanli believed that as long as Yang Guozhong was still there, the state affairs of the Tang Dynasty would not improve, so he was determined to kill him this time.  Things get done.

    Chen Xuanli didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressed. After Yang Guozhong scolded Chen Xuanli, he looked pitifully at Li Longji, hoping that Li Longji could find some way to solve this dead situation. A figure in white flashed out from the back of the hall and stood beside Li Longji.  Bye, it was Yang Guifei Yang Yuhuan who arrived.

    Concubine Yang knelt down in front of Li Longji, with pear blossoms and rain: "Your Majesty, I don't regret my concubine's death. I'm afraid that no one will take care of you in the future. It's a long way to go to Bashu. Your Majesty must take care of your body, otherwise I will be under the nine springs."  I can¡¯t feel at ease.¡±

    Yang Guifei's words were very powerful, and they immediately aroused Li Longji's friendship for Yang Guifei. Li Longji's face was full of bitterness, and his eyes were full of reluctance and pain. He raised his head and looked at Chen Xuanli: "Xuanli, is there really nothing we can do?  ?"

    Chen Xuanli clasped his fists and said: "The general can only delay for half an hour. The rebels said that as soon as the time is up, they will rush in and kill the traitor themselves. By then, they are afraid that the holy dragon body will be frightened, and the general will die."

    After hearing this, Li Longji's last hope was lost. Li Longji said to Concubine Yang: "My dear concubine, I really can't save you. For the sake of state affairs and the Tang Dynasty, I can only save you as a useful person. II  "After saying that, Li Longji burst into tears, stood up, covered his face and walked to the back hall. Chen Xuanli winked, and the two generals of the Imperial Army followed Li Longji.

    Yang Guozhong wanted to rush up and hug Li Longji's thigh to beg again, but he was stopped by the two Forbidden Army generals. Yang Guozhong sat down on the ground and was so frightened that he could not control himself. Yang Yuhuan also turned pale. No matter who was really facing him.  People are afraid of death, especially when they fall directly from the highest point to hell. This kind of gap is the most unacceptable to people.

    Chen Xuanli sighed, nodded to Gao Lishi and said: "After all, she is the concubine of the Holy Emperor. Don't let those soldiers make it look ugly. Just take the concubine to the Buddhist hall at the back."

    Gao Lishi nodded, and walked up to Concubine Yang with the two eunuchs behind him. The two eunuchs lifted up Concubine Yang, and Gao Lishi said softly: "Concubine, let Gao Lishi give Concubine a ride."

    Concubine Yang did not cry. She was smart and knew that there was nothing she could do. Li Longji chose herself. Whether it was Yang Guozhong or himself, as long as he lost Li Longji's protection, he would be meat on the chopping board. Gao Lishi followed Yang who was holding the frame.  The imperial concubine moved into the back hall.

    Yang Guozhong was speechless at this time, and the dozens of party members behind him all had pale faces. Chen Xuanli sneered and walked to the door of the post outside the hall, opened the door, and the soldiers outside saw the door open.  , Chen Xuanli walked out, stopped making noise immediately, and looked at Chen Xuanli.

    Chen Xuanli first nodded to Li Lihai who was standing in front. Li Lihai's face showed joy, knowing that Li Longji had been forced to agree to kill Yang Guozhong. Several officers of the imperial army standing in front saw Chen Xuanli's actions and looked at each other.  He pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist.

    Chen Xuanli said: "The Holy One has a decree to kill Yang Guozhong, Yang Yuhuan and other people who have harmed the country. Please execute it immediately. Thank you."

    Chen Xuanli let the door open and tilted his head to indicate. The several Forbidden Army generals standing in front understood and raised their swords and shouted: "Go in and kill Yang Guozhong and other traitorous ministers who have harmed the country for the sake of the Holy One."

    The Forbidden Army soldiers behind him shouted: "Kill the traitor Yang Guozhong."

    Nearly two hundred Forbidden Army soldiers rushed into the inn with clanking iron armor. More than a dozen ministers under Yang Guozhong were cut into pieces with knives. The Forbidden Army soldiers cut Yang Guozhong into a pulp and then inserted his head on a spear, directly into his body.  At the gate of the inn, the Forbidden Army soldiers were very happy. Many soldiers spat on the ground. The 20,000 Forbidden Army soldiers dispersed immediately and returned to the camp. The mutiny stopped. Poor Yang Guifei, a beauty of this generation, was commanded by Gao Lishi in the Buddhist hall.  Two eunuchs were strangled to death with white silk ribbons and died. In fact, neither of them was the real culprit. Without Li Longji's consent and connivance, how could the state affairs have been brought to such an extent?  The two were nothing more than scapegoats.
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