Chapter 429: One stone hits the wave

After the Anxi army defeated An Lushan's Fan Yang army in Suizhou, they immediately turned back to the camp. There were also An Lushan's 20,000 troops there, but the army drove to Yanzhou and happened to meet Tian Ganzhen's army who came to help. When they learned that An Lushan's army had been defeated, Tian Ganzhen knew that it was defeated and led his army to surrender to Li Qing'an. At this point, the 90,000 troops that An Lushan invaded the inner road were wiped out. There were less than 2,000 troops who followed An Lushan back to Hedong. Several of his generals, except for Tian Ganzhen surrendering, Li Riyue was captured with all his might. Shi Siming and other generals escaped back to Hedong by chance. Nearly 40,000 troops were killed one after another, and the rest surrendered to the Anxi army. However, in the battle of Suizhou, the Anxi army also suffered tens of thousands of casualties. Li Qing'an ordered the general Nan Jiyun to save the aftermath, and he himself led 30,000 troops to station troops in Pinggao County again, waiting for news about Chang'an.

Fengxiang Chencang County, the 100,000 Jiannan Army has been stationed here for nearly a month, while Guo County on the other side of the Wei River has 50,000 troops from Guo Ziyi. On the other side, there is also Geshuhan's 50,000 troops stationed in Wushan County in Longzhou. The three armies confront each other, and no one dares to act rashly. Although there is a factor of equal force, it is largely because the situation in Chang'an is unclear, which makes everyone dare not act rashly.

In the early morning, it was not yet bright. In the hazy morning mist, a team of cavalry rushed towards the Jiannan Army camp in the east of Chencang County. The Jiannan Army camp was very quiet, and only patrolling soldiers patrolled the camp back and forth. When the Jiannan Army first arrived in Guanzhong, they had to get up to practice before dawn every day, but since the King of Shu came to the camp, the soldiers began to slack off. They had not had morning exercises for three days, including today.

There was still light in a large tent in the center of the camp. Gao Xianzhi had not been asleep for a night. He stood in front of the map and was thinking quietly. On the map of Guannei Road in front of him, there were various red bars that only he could understand. He was paying attention to the battle between the Anxi Army and the Fan Yang Army. For this reason, he had sent hundreds of scouts to Guannei Road and used pigeon letters to report the progress of the war to him at all times. His news was only one to two days later than the actual war time. The reason why Gao Xianzhi did not sleep all night was because he analyzed from various intelligence that the war between the two armies had reached the final decisive moment.

Gao Xianzhi was not optimistic about Fan Yang's army in the decisive battle between these two armies, which had nothing to do with his personal relationship. Just to deal with the matter, An Lushan committed too many military taboos. He hesitated between fighting and not fighting, dispersed his troops, and rumors confused the public but hurt himself. This was a heavy blow to morale generals. In terms of strength, Gao Xianzhi also recognized the Anxi Army. He knew this army too well, had strict military discipline, could endure hardships, and Li Qing'an also performed very well. The fortress guards he promoted back then, and finally led the Anxi Army to completely defeat the Great Cannibal and drove the Great Cannibal across the Amu River. Gao Xianzhi knew better than anyone else. This was an amazing achievement. Although he was a little jealous of Li Qing'an, he had to admit that Li Qing'an did better than him.

Gao Xianzhi looked at the information he had just received. An Lushan withdrew his troops and headed north. Gao Xianzhi immediately keenly judged that An Lushan was preparing to fight the time difference and crossed the river from Suizhou. He couldn't help but sigh softly. I don't know who gave An Lushan this idea. He didn't understand the Anxi army too much. The most regrettable thing that Gao Xianzhi has always been was that he could not take away a group of war horses when he left Anxi. After arriving at Shuzhong, he realized that the war horses in Bashu were simply not comparable to the fierce horses in the Western Regions. The war horses of Anxi Army were as strong as sprints and long-distance racing. Especially Li Qing'an defeated the great cannibal several times and would definitely get more excellent Western war horses. An Lushan obviously did not consider this factor, so he hurriedly made the decision to withdraw his troops in Suizhou, and divided his troops to this end. Gao Xianzhi had already made a preliminary judgment that Anxi Army would definitely catch up with An Lushan and win.

Gao Xianzhi looked up at the sky outside. It was almost dawn. He once again urged his personal soldiers and said, "Go and take a look, why haven't the information been sent yet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside the tent, and a personal soldier shouted: "Sir Gao, there is emergency information!"

The personal soldiers rushed into the tent with a bullet. Gao Xianzhi took the bullet and opened it impatiently. After a while, he sighed slightly. As expected, Fan Yang's army was defeated and almost wiped out, but An Lushan escaped.

He shook his head and immediately ordered: "Go and invite the prince to me."

After pausing, he said again: "No! I'll go to see the prince in person."

He cleaned up briefly and hurried to the tent not far away. The tent of King Li Yu of Shu was different. It consisted of more than twenty independent large tents, all of which were wool tents, with golden threads sewn in the middle. In the sun, it looked golden. King Li Yu of Shu came from Chengdu this time and brought more than 500 followers. There were as many as a large cart of various supplies, as many as thousands of cars, and more than 30 concubines. The tent was luxurious and magnificent, like an imperial palace, which formed a sharp contrast with Gao Xianzhi's simple tent.

Li Yu's arrogance and lewdness, Gao Xianzhi had nothing to say. After all, he was the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the lord of Bashu. However, Gao Xianzhi was quite dissatisfied with the fact that Li Yu's early morning training was abolished after Li Yu's arrival. Gao Xianzhi also heard about some reason. It is said that Li Yu's two concubines had poor sleep and could not sleep at night, so they could only fall asleep in the early morning. They complained that soldiers had too much morning exercise in the morning and quarreled their sleep. Unfortunately, Gao Xianzhi was not Sun Wuzi, so he could not drag two bad women out to behead him, so he had to hold this breath in his heart. At the same time, he was also secretly glad that he did not give his daughter to him as the second concubine. Marrying such a person would ruin his daughter's happiness throughout his life, and would not let her be free and follow her.

Gao Xianzhi walked to the tent and said to the guard who was standing guard: "Go and tell the prince that I have something to ask for a meeting."

The guards were a little embarrassed: "I don't know anything about Gao Shuai. The prince didn't sleep in the middle of the night last night. Now he is going to call the prince. The prince is angry and we can't afford to be guilty!"

"Barewell!" Gao Xianzhi said furiously: "Don't I know? I have an extremely important military event. If you miss a big deal, you will lose your head."

Seeing Gao Xianzhi getting angry, the guard had to hurry and come over for a while. He came back with a bitter face and said, "Ship Gao, the prince invites you in."

Gao Xianzhi walked quickly to the tent, and Li Yu's two personal guards made him a gesture of inviting him. Gao Xianzhi picked up the curtain and a strong fragrance of choking powder came to his face. Gao Xianzhi hesitated for a moment. If it were normal, he would never go in, but the situation is critical now, so he had to bite the bullet and go in.

The large tent was covered with thick carpets, surrounded by colorful Shu brocades, and various precious jade and porcelain bottles were displayed. Li Yu had already gotten up, wearing a white middle-clothed shirt, sitting cross-legged in front of the bronze mirror. Two lazi concubines with delicate expressions were wearing thin spring shirts, one left and one right, combing his hair and washing him. Gao Xianzhi shook his head secretly. This was a military camp, and the King of Shu was a little over. He quickly stepped forward, bowed and bowed and said, "Gao Xianzhi meets the prince!"

Li Yu smiled and waved his hand, "You don't have to be polite, handsome guy."

Li Jue was about thirty years old, with fair skin, long eyebrows and thin eyes, and a bit of agility. He was Li Longji's thirteenth son, and was known for his bravery among all his sons. However, after being in power, his life began to become increasingly corrupt, and his original dark and rough skin became white and tender. At the same time, he became ambitious and dreamed about the Lord of Nine Five every day. This time he sent troops to Guanzhong, it was obvious that he came for the throne. After receiving the promise of his father, his ambitions became even more swelling.

Li Yu glanced at Gao Xianzhi, saw that he was worried in his eyes, and smiled and said, "What's the important thing about Gao Dama?"

Gao Xianzhi sighed and said, "Prince may not know yet. Li Qing'an defeated An Lushan in Suizhou, and the entire Fan Yang army was wiped out."

"What!"

Li Mei was shocked. He almost didn't believe his ears, "You mean the whole army was wiped out!"

Gao Xianzhi nodded, "The news that my scout came, An Lushan luckily crossed the river and escaped, and the remaining 90,000 troops were wiped out."

Li Yu was stunned and did not react for a long time. Gao Xianzhi said again: "Since Li Qing'an has completely wiped out An Lushan's army, his next goal must be Guanzhong. Prince. If I am not wrong, Li Yu will definitely order him to deal with us. Prince. The situation is critical. Please decide as soon as possible."

"this....."

Li Yu was upset. He waved his hand and ordered the two concubines to go down, stand up and pace back and forth in the big tent. In fact, Gao Xianzhi had already made a countermeasure, but he didn't say anything, but just waited quietly for Li Yu to make a decision. He already knew this prince very well and was very arbitrary. Before he asked, if you took the initiative to say it, even if it was a great plan, he would accept it for a while, but he would be resentful afterwards and would cause trouble for you in other matters.

At this time, a report came from outside the tent, "Report to Your Highness and Gao Shuai, the Longyou Army in Wushan County has already shown abnormal movements and there are signs of advancing eastward."

"Damn Geshuhan, he reacted quickly."

Li Yu cursed softly, and he suddenly remembered something. He looked back at Gao Xianzhi. Seeing that he seemed confident, he couldn't help but feel displeased: "Ship Gao has a solution! Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"I only have a little supreme opinion, I am afraid that your Highness will not agree."

"You said it was true. If the countermeasures are good, I will agree."

Gao Xianzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, I have already received the news that shortly after the Jingzhou army withdrew from Hanzhong, the Guanzhong army also retreated to Chang'an. Now Hanzhong is empty. It is better for us to station troops in Hanzhong. You can enter Chang'an and retreat back to Bashu. The supply of food and grass is also guaranteed, and it can prevent the Guanzhong army from attacking our rear while the empty Bashu are empty. I wonder what Your Highness thinks?"

Li Yui pondered for a moment with his hands behind his back. This was indeed the best countermeasure at present. As Gao Xianzhi said, you can enter Chang'an and retreat to Bashu.

He nodded and said, "Shistor Gao said it very well. I agree to temporarily withdraw Hanzhong."

"I will arrange it now."

Gao Xianzhi turned around and was about to leave, but Li Yu suddenly remembered something and called him, "Master General, please stay, I have something else to do."

Gao Xianzhi stopped and turned around and said, "Please give me instructions!"

Li Yu smiled ambiguously and said, "Gao Shuai, I said last time that I would marry Wu Niang as my second concubine. Gao Shuai said that he would discuss with Wu Niang. I wonder if you can discuss it?"

Gao Xianzhi looked embarrassed and said for a while: "I have been busy with Your Highness's major affairs during this period. I have forgotten this matter. When the Guanzhong matter is finished, I will talk to Wu Niang."

Li Yu's face sank and said in a lengthened voice: "Ship Gao can't be a ruling refusal, right?"

"Where is your highness! Your Highness is too worried." Gao Xianzhi quickly explained with a smile: "Your Highness is interested in Wu Niang, it is her blessing, and I will definitely persuade her."

"Okay! I'll wait patiently." Li Yu smiled reluctantly and said, "There is no hurry to do this. Gao Shuai will go and get out of the withdrawal of troops first, and we'll talk about it later."

Gao Xianzhi bowed and walked away quickly. Li Yu looked at Gao Xianzhi's back, shook his head gently, and said to himself: "Gao Xianzhi, are you having any strange intentions?"

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Since the Anxi Army was about to enter Guanzhong, the Jiannan Army felt much pressure. At Gao Xianzhi's suggestion, Li Yu finally decided to retreat south to Hanzhong. On the afternoon of the day when they made the decision, the 100,000 Jiannan Army led the camp to retreat towards Hanzhong. However, Fengxiang's confrontation was not disrupted. As Geshuhan's army advanced eastward, Guo Ziyi's Shuofang Army was locked firmly in Fengxiang. Until this time, no one knew what medicine was sold in Geshuhan's gourd.

But the situation in Chang'an showed a breaking point with the defeat of An Lushan's army.

Chang'an, the news that the Anxi Army defeated Fan Yang's army within one day was like the spring breeze of March, sweeping every corner of Chang'an. The brutality of Hu Bing and the dark clouds of An Lushan have been heavily pressed in everyone's heart for more than a month. At this moment, they were completely swept away by the spring breeze of victory, and there were festive smiles everywhere. The people beat drums and drums to celebrate the victory. The rice price in Chang'an fell again, falling to 200 ciders of rice.

As happy as the common people, officials from the court were the officials. At first, some officials returned to the courtroom one after another. The Daming Palace and the Imperial City became lively again. Everyone gathered together to talk about the direction of the current situation. An Lushan suffered this severe defeat and dared not fight Guanzhong again for at least three years. Some officials believed that the Anxi army should take advantage of the victory to pursue An Lushan completely, but many officials disagreed. Although An Lushan suffered setbacks, he was still strong. The reason why he was defeated in the Guannei Road was largely because he left the local area. If this battle broke out in Hebei, An Lushan might not lose. The officials held their own opinions and quarreled together.

In the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace, Pei Min excitedly walked towards Li Yu's imperial study. He was holding a memorial in his hand, and looked very excited. He not only received the good news that Li Qing'an defeated An Lushan, but also the news that Jiannan Army withdrew from Hanzhong.

In the Zichen Palace Imperial Study Room, the popularity of Li Qing'an's victory has dropped slightly. Emperor Li Yu was discussing the matter with Li Yan, the Minister of Justice, about the 10,000-acre imperial village in Weinan County. It was Li Longji's private imperial field. Li Yu has never dared to touch it easily, but with the complete break between him and Li Longji, Li Yu finally decided to take action on this large area of ​​land. If the 10,000 hectares of the most fertile land, if calculated as twenty acres per household, it can increase 20,000 self-cultivated farmers, and increase the tax on households of 20,000 yuan and 300,000 stones of grain rents per year, which made Li Yu feel moved.

"Your Majesty, this imperial village is not a small matter. It can be said to be a weather mark. If it can be completely destroyed, it will show the world Your Majesty's determination to solve the land problem. I suggest that Your Majesty issue an edict to the world to issue this matter to the Tang Dynasty's states to follow it. Your Majesty will promote and use any minister who has made contributions to restricting land and returning farming."

Li Yu pondered for a long time, and he slowly shook his head and said, "Your words are reasonable, but my idea has finally completely solved the land annexation problem in Guanzhong first, and then gradually promoted it to the Henan Prefecture and Henan Road. It is not appropriate to promote it nationwide for the time being. I am worried that it will cause chaos across the country. Moreover, Guanzhong has only solved the occupation of land by most of the royal relatives. Therefore, I still want to continue to deepen the land reform in Guanzhong. In the next step, I plan to investigate the land of high-ranking officials and important officials. If possible, I still want to prepare a part of the military land."

Li Yu took two steps behind his back and said, "This time the imperial village in Weinan County is of great importance. I decided to go to Weinan County in person and announce that the imperial village has officially been converted into an official land. I think this is also a gesture."

"I agree with Your Majesty's decision, and Your Majesty personally announced the end of the imperial village, which is indeed of extraordinary significance."

At this time, a eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Li Hanlin and Shangshu Pei are here."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Please come in!"

He said to Li Yan again: "The matters of the imperial village cannot be delayed anymore. I will hold a meeting of the Political Affairs Hall tomorrow. There may be no time. The day after tomorrow, I will go to Weinan County with my beloved to deal with the matters of the imperial village."

"Okay! I'll send someone to prepare first."

The two made a decision. At this time, Li Mi and Pei Min walked in quickly. Li Mi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Shangshu Pei has brought you good news again."

Pei Min stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Fengxiang has good news."

"Don't panic, you all sit down!"

Li Yu warmly called his confidant officials to sit down, and ordered someone to pour tea for them. Then he asked Pei Min with a smile: "People say it, Shangshu Pei!"

"Your Majesty, the King of Shu has withdrawn his troops and returned to Hanzhong."

"It's true that one stone caused a thousand waves!"

Li Yu said with great emotion: "Li Qing'an defeated An Lushan. The King of Shu felt the threat and took the initiative to withdraw his troops. However, it was only temporarily to retreat to Hanzhong. They are likely to make a comeback. The key is that we must have enough strength."

He looked at Li Mi, and saw that he was meditating and said without saying a word, "What are Li Hanlin thinking?"

"I am thinking about Ge Shuhan. This person is very strange. His intention to lead the army into the capital is still a mystery. Now he has dragged Guo Ziyi down. I am really worried. This person is very likely to have other intentions."

"I'm also very surprised. I thought he was here to help me, but now it doesn't seem so. I decided to send someone to question him."
Chapter completed!