There are two reasons why Gu Qing delayed sending troops to cross north.

One is that the conflict between Li Heng and Gu Qing is becoming increasingly acute. If they divide their forces and go north, and Gu Qing's side is empty of troops, Li Heng will definitely take risks and plot to get rid of him. With the Anxi Army in control of the defense of Chang'an City, Li Heng does not dare to act rashly.

The second is that before the Battle of Tongguan, Gu Qing had received information from Feng Yu. He already knew that Shi Siming had the intention to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Since he had the intention to surrender, there was no need to waste troops to attack the rebels. It would not be long before those The rebels will be rectified by Li Heng and become the imperial master again.

From a political and military perspective, crossing the north to quell the rebellion would actually do more harm than good, so Gu Qing chose to stay put and hold Chang'an City in the palm of his hand.

"My lord, are the 10,000 cavalry crossing north just for testing and surveying?" Shen Tian asked in confusion.

Gu Qing said slowly: "If a certain city is empty of defense, you can try to attack it. If you encounter scattered rebels, you can also annihilate them. In short, the political significance of your leading the army to the north this time is greater than the military significance. Do you understand? "

Shen Tian shook his head in confusion.

In terms of military affairs, Shen Tian is no worse than any general in the Anxi Army, but when it comes to the political level, Shen Tian is very inexperienced.

Gu Qing sighed. Before he could say something unpleasant to hurt Shen Tian, ​​Duan Wuji hurriedly answered: "My lord, what you want is to let the rebels in the north know that the Anxi Army has crossed north, and set out a plan to regain the north." This gesture allowed the rebels and the puppet court to make a judgment and force them to fight or surrender. In short, the Duke wanted to end the North-South separatism as soon as possible. General Shen's 10,000 troops were a kind of thing that the Duke released to the rebels. Signal."

Shen Tian suddenly realized that Gu Qing patted Duan Wuji on the shoulder, smiled approvingly and said: "You are ready to start training, son, go down the mountain."

Then Gu Qing looked at Shen Tian and said, "It would be better if we could win some beautiful battles in the north. In this way, I would have more chips and the rebels' morale would be further affected."

Shen Tian clasped his fists and said, "General, I understand. Tomorrow, I will order all my troops to go north from the city. I will definitely live up to my high expectations and win a few beautiful battles to make him proud."

"The army is setting out. After arriving in Luoyang, a supply of grain and grass will be provided by Li Guangbi. If you encounter an emergency military situation in the north, you can send someone to inform Li Guangbi, and he will send troops and horses to assist."

After Shen Tian left, Duan Wuji couldn't help but ask: "The situation in Chang'an City is still unclear. Why did the Lord suddenly allocate 10,000 troops to cross north?"

Gu Qing's eyes flashed and he whispered: "I want to set up a chain game for Shi Siming..."

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After enduring it for half a month, Gu Qing was finally able to go out in a wheelchair.

You need to do a full set of hair washing, and of course you have to do a full set of performances. After half a month of treatment, the "dying" Mr. Gu finally took back his slender thighs from the gate of hell, returned to the earth alive, and held on for a while to work for the Tang Dynasty. Sheji continues to exert its remaining heat, which sounds both evocative and tearful.

Just when Gu Qing was going out in a wheelchair, a cavalry team came from outside the Yanxing Gate of Chang'an City. There were only more than a hundred people in the cavalry team. The leader was an armored general who was about forty years old. His face was dark and rough, and he had been beaten by wind and sand all year round. He looked calm, pursed his lips, and looked calm, not angry, or intimidated. He dismounted outside Yanxing Gate, and his generals led the horses into Chang'an City.

An hour later, the cavalry appeared outside Xingqing Palace. Li Fuguo personally went out to greet them according to the order, and the generals who led him diligently invited them into the palace.

Li Heng summoned him at the Huacalyx Tower, and the general knelt down on one knee after entering the palace.

"Your Majesty, Shuofang Jiedushi's servant Gu is grateful and has come to the capital to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

Li Heng stood up and walked to him, helped him up personally, looked at him up and down, and laughed and said: "One of my tigers is coming. Come, let's pass the wine and have a banquet. You and I, the king and the ministers, will have fun together."

Pugu Huai'en is a member of the Tiele tribe. "Pugu" is originally the name of the tribe. In the 20th year of Zhenguan, the famous general Li Ji led his army to sweep across Mobei. The nine major surnames of the Tiele tribe returned to the Tang Dynasty, and the Pugu tribe was one of them.

Pugu Huai'en was quite a calm man. He sat in the main hall without being surprised by the honor. According to the court etiquette, he took the initiative to toast Li Heng three times. Pugu Huai'en sat in the guest seat without moving his eyebrows or speaking, waiting quietly.

Li Heng spoke.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Hengcai asked slowly: "Huaien, can you contact the Uighur Khanate before coming to Chang'an?"

Pugu Huaien bowed and said: "I contacted the Uighur Khanate according to the order. They sent envoys to Shuofangjie Mansion. They talked with me for two days and two nights and drafted a rough charter. I didn't dare to be expert in it.

I would like to submit the charter to Your Majesty for His Majesty’s decision.”

Li Heng was overjoyed: "Bring it to me quickly."

A lengthy memorial was handed to Li Heng. Li Heng couldn't wait to unfold it. He frowned after just reading a few lines.

"We have five hundred thousand guan in money and two hundred thousand dan in grain and grass. These are easy to negotiate. Why do they still insist on looting the capital?" Li Heng said with an unhappy expression.

Pugu Huai'en said: "The nomadic barbarians in the north believe in power, and they believe that things taken with swords are more meaningful. I argued hard, but still couldn't get them to compromise. In desperation, I thought of a compromise.

…”

"What kind of compromise?"

Pugu Huai'en glanced at Li Heng quickly, then lowered his eyelids and whispered: "What I mean is that Chang'an City is the capital of the emperor and must not be touched. If the Huihe soldiers insist on looting, maybe... they can be allowed to loot.

Luoyang, the Eastern Capital."

Li Heng was shocked and pursed his lips solemnly without saying a word.

Pugu Huai'en sighed and said: "Your Majesty, although the Uighur Khanate has been on good terms with the Tang Dynasty for generations, it is not our race after all. We cannot fathom the thoughts of the barbarians..."

Li Heng said dissatisfiedly: "I paid them money and food from the treasury as a reward for borrowing troops. Isn't that enough? Why do we insist on looting the capital?"

Pugu Huai'en hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the Uighur Khanate has always had a close relationship with the Tang Dynasty. It is a rare friendly neighbor among the neighboring countries of the Tang Dynasty. However, for hundreds of years, friction has inevitably arisen between the borders of the Uighur Khanate and the Tang Dynasty due to interests.

, Friction has accumulated for a long time. While Huihe is friendly to the Tang Dynasty, he may also need to vent his dissatisfaction for many years. I think that they insist on looting the city just to vent this dissatisfaction..."

Li Heng said angrily: "If I don't agree, will it be impossible to continue talking about borrowing troops?"

Pugu Huai'en nodded: "I asked the Uighur envoys that they had very different opinions within the Uighur Khanate on whether to lend troops to the Tang Dynasty. It is said that there was a fierce quarrel between the monarch and his ministers. The reason was that they

It is clear that your Majesty’s purpose of borrowing troops is to check and balance the Anxi Army, and the Anxi Army is almost invincible under the leadership of Gu Qing, so the Uighur Khanate actually does not want to offend Gu Qing.”

Li Heng became even more angry and said: "Even the Uighurs are afraid of the Anxi Army? What kind of world is this!"

Pugu Huai'en sighed: "The achievements of the Anxi Army in entering the Pass and suppressing the rebellion have long been known to the world. Even the Uighur Khanate in the northern grassland desert also heard about the bravery and invincibility of this army. They must have deliberately refused your Majesty's invitation, and

We have to take into account the friendship between the two countries, so we put forward such harsh conditions..."

Li Heng closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, then slowly said: "Pugu Huai'en, you have lived in Shuofang for many years and have had many contacts with the Uighur Khanate. In your opinion, is it feasible to borrow troops from the Uighur Khanate?"

Pugu Huai'en hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "I thought that borrowing the Huihe troops to go south to check and balance the Anxi army was actually rejecting the tiger at the front door and welcoming the wolf at the back door. It has both advantages and disadvantages, and even damages your majesty's imperial prestige. If

If you allow them to plunder the city, the people of the world will not have a favorable impression of Your Majesty. Your Majesty will even have to spend his whole life working hard to eliminate the negative consequences of this incident..."

Li Heng said coldly: "But if I don't borrow troops from Huihe, I may not have a 'lifetime' at all. Gu Qing's sword is almost touching my nose, do you understand?"

Pugu Huai'en sighed sadly and did not dare to remonstrate. He already knew Li Heng's choice.

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Pugu Huai'en entered Chang'an City that day, and after staying briefly at Xingqing Palace for two hours, he immediately led his cavalry out of Chang'an and galloped towards the north.

Not long after Pugu Huai'en set off from Chang'an City, a fast horse entered Chang'an City at a galloping speed and sped straight towards Xingqing Palace.

An hour later, Li Heng led hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city and stood respectfully outside the city gate. A team of more than a thousand civil and military officials waited in silence.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, a cavalry troop came slowly from a distance with a guard of honor flag. The knights on the cavalry had a swan feather on their helmet, which was the unique armor standard of the Yulin Guards of the Imperial Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty.

The Habayashi Guards were just the vanguard of the cavalry, and the Chinese army behind them appeared in everyone's sight. The well-dressed eunuchs and maidens walked in front, holding Ruyi, gold basins, banners, screens and fans and other ceremonial objects in their hands. Behind the ceremonial guard,

An extremely luxurious emperor's chariot was slowly approaching. The beaded curtain on the chariot hung low. On the railing of the chariot, an old eunuch was holding on to the railing, and his body swayed slightly with the slight bumps of the chariot.

The chariot stopped in front of Li Heng. Li Heng adjusted his clothes, took three steps forward, bowed to the chariot, and said loudly: "I respectfully welcome my father back to the capital, and lead all the civil and military officials to pay homage to His Majesty the Supreme Emperor."

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All the civil and military officials behind Li Heng bowed and saluted, saying "The Supreme Emperor".

There was no movement in the chariot, and Li Heng and the officials did not dare to get up, and remained still in the saluting posture for a long time.

After a long time, the old eunuch standing by the railing of the chariot took a deep look at Li Heng, who was bowing, and then gently opened the bead curtain of the chariot. Inside the chariot, the old Li Longji was still wearing a yellow robe, with his face on his face.

He looked expressionlessly at the monarchs and ministers saluting him in front of him, staring for a long time without saying a word.

Li Heng maintained his saluting posture and said loudly again: "I, together with hundreds of officials and ministers, respectfully welcome His Majesty the Supreme Emperor back to the capital."

Li Longji finally spoke, with a cold tone: "Li Heng, do you call me 'me' in front of me?"

Li Heng's shoulders shrank slightly. Before An Lushan's rebellion, Li Longji was wary of and suppressed the East Palace. After being the prince for more than twenty years, Li Longji had no idea how much psychological shadow he had on Li Heng.

Eliminated, Li Longji's words at this moment made the awe buried in Li Heng's heart rise again.

Seeing that Li Heng seemed to be afraid, Li Mi behind him suddenly coughed.

Li Heng suddenly came back to his senses and thought that this was no longer the past, and the king's flag had already been changed at the top of the city.
Chapter completed!