On March 28, Zhao Ziliang rarely found time to accompany his wife and children to go to the city for spring, it was almost noon, the family was having fun, and was about to make a fire on the spot to barbecue, but saw Xuan Shibai riding a horse galloping over, and before the war horse stopped, he jumped down from the horse and ran towards Zhao Ziliang. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Zhao Ziliang and his family heard the sound of horses' hooves, and couldn't help but turn their heads to look over, only to see Xuan Shibai panting and running over and hugging his fists and saying, "King, something happened!" When the crown prince Li Shi and Heyang Jiedu made Li Yuanchun lead the army to attack Bianzhou, they were ambushed by Li Lingyao in the northwest direction of Zhongmu, and the army suffered heavy casualties. ”

Zhao Ziliang's face changed, and he involuntarily got up from the grass, he turned his head and said to Chen Qingying, Nie Sanniang, Mrs. Meng and others: "I'm going back, you guys play here, play more!" ”

Chen Qingying was also a little worried, Li Shi was the prince after all, and it was not a trivial matter for the prince to be seriously injured, she was a little worried: "Will something happen?" ”

"Something? What's going on? Zhao Ziliang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the sky can't fall!" The affairs in the court are not something you should worry about, and he Li Lingyao can't turn the sky upside down! ”

Nie Sanniang said: "The eldest sister is talking about the prince, if the prince has three strengths and two weaknesses, will the court situation be affected?" Will the ongoing edict be stopped, and will the courtiers doubt your ability to govern? ”

Zhao Ziliang was silent, Nie Sanniang said the questions that he thought of in a moment just now, there is no doubt that if the crown prince Li Shi is seriously injured and dies, those ministers and officials in the court who are not satisfied with him may make trouble, will the emperor intervene in the government affairs? What should the emperor do if he goes back on his word and reneges on his promise not to interfere in the affairs of the court again? Once the emperor is restrained, he will inevitably be restrained in the process of handling court affairs.

After several rounds in his mind, Zhao Ziliang came back to his senses and said to the women: "I will take care of this matter, don't worry." It's no use worrying either. If I, the regent, really can't do it anymore, it's a big deal for us to go back to Western Qin, and we won't care about this mess in the future! ”

Hurriedly returning to the regent palace, Zhao Ziliang saw Xuan Jiu waiting at the gate of the palace, he dismounted and instructed Xuan Jiu: "You take the king's tiger talisman and personally run to the Baqiao camp, convey the king's order to Liu Yunteng, the deputy general of the third army, let him lead 10,000 troops to quickly meet Li Sheng, and at the same time send 800 li to Shaanxi to convey the king's order to Li Sheng, so that he does not have to wait for Liu Yunteng's department, and after receiving the king's military order, he quickly led the army to Xingyang, and after joining Li Yuanchun with Heyang Jiedu, he was on standby, and if there was a fighter, he could move freely, No need to ask! In addition・・・・・・ the Western Qin army is a foreign army in the hinterland of the Central Plains after all, and told him that he must strictly restrain the soldiers and soldiers, and in terms of command, his Western Qin army only obeys the military orders of the king, and is not subject to any other control! ”

"Yes!" Xuan Jiu took the tiger talisman and immediately sent someone to convey the order.

Zhao Ziliang did this after careful consideration, Li Yuanchun was originally a rare general, in terms of qualifications, he was not much worse than Guo Ziyi and others, they were all senior generals who rose in the Anshi Rebellion, but this person has always been very low-key, and he has the ability to command the troops and fight, and the combat power of the soldiers and horses under his command is also quite good, otherwise the imperial court would not arrange him in Heyang to guard against Tian Shenyu. But now Li Yuanchun's soldiers and horses have suffered heavy losses, if Li Lingyao attacks Xingyang in one go, Li Yuanchun can't stop Li Lingyao's attack, and the rebels will inevitably come to Luoyang again, and the situation will become more complicated at that time. Therefore, Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered Li Sheng to lead the army to Xingyang for reinforcements, and at the same time did not let him rule Li Yuanchun, nor let Li Yuanchun rule over him, the reason for this arrangement was mainly because of the outsiders of the Third Army, if Li Sheng was allowed to coordinate the overall situation to quell the rebellion, he was worried that Li Yuanchun, Zhang Yi, Zang Xiyan, Wei Yuanfu and others would not be convinced, after all, let the guests call the shots, of course the host will be unhappy, it is okay for other things, and the matter of marching and fighting is not child's play. If the Third Army is under the command of the generals of the Central Plains Imperial Court, the soldiers of the Third Army will only be afraid that they will not be satisfied, so Zhao Ziliang can only let them fight their own, although there is a lack of unified cooperation, but after all, they are the same camp, and the enemies on both sides are very clear.

Zhao Ziliang came to the main hall of the palace hall, Gao Shang, Du Fu, Li Mi, Li Muchen and other palace staff officials and generals were already waiting here, and when everyone saw him come in, they all got up and hugged their fists and saluted: "I've seen the king!" ”

"No courtesy, sit down!" Zhao Ziliang waved his hand, walked to the main seat and sat down, and said: "The situation has been heard by the king of this one, eighteen, let's talk about the details, why was the prince ambushed, and how is his injury now?" How is Li Yuanchun doing in Xingyang? ”

Xuan 18 said: "According to the report of the spies, the prince relaxed his vigilance after Zhang Yi held Weizhou and Tian Yue withdrew from the army, coupled with the prince's earnestness for meritorious service, he couldn't listen to the advice of Pei Mian, Yang Juan and others, and insisted on leading the army to attack Bianzhou, Li Yuanchun and others had no choice but to lead the troops to go, due to the haste of sending troops, the reconnaissance along the way was too weak, and Li Lingyao took advantage of the loophole. After the prince was injured, he was already unconscious when he fled to Xingyang by his personal guards, Pei Mian and others thought that Xingyang was not safe, so they escorted the prince to Luoyang overnight, the prince's current injury is not clear, and the news cannot be transmitted so soon! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded, looked at the staff and asked: "The current situation of the prince is only afraid that he will not be able to continue to stay on the front line and lead the army to quell the rebellion, and the imperial court will definitely send a new candidate to take over the position of marshal, I don't know who you think is suitable to be the marshal of the counterinsurgency?" ”

Li Mi arched his hand and said: "There are not many handsome talents with prestige in the court now, Guo Ziyi, Zang Xiyan, Li Baoyu, Wang Sili, and Li Yuanchun are all competent. However, Wang Sili is in Xichuan, and recently said that he is not in good health, he is very sick, and he wants to unload his armor and return to the field to recuperate; Li Baoyu is raising horses in Huaixi, and his affairs have not yet been revealed, so it seems a little inappropriate to use him now; Li Yuanchun's talent is no problem, but his prestige is insufficient, and this time he is the general of the defeated army, and he wants to be the commander, but he is afraid that he will not be able to command other soldiers and horses. Guo Ziyi is in charge of the training of the Dengzhou Army and the Huaixi Army in Dengzhou, if another person is sent to replace him for the training, he is suitable, General Zang Xiyan is old and serious, and he is also a good candidate, but he has been away from the army for a long time, and there are very few generals of the younger generation who know about him・・・・・・"

Zhao Ziliang said: "In this way, the most qualified to be the marshal of the counterinsurgency now are Guo Ziyi and Zang Xiyan, Guo Ziyi is indeed a rare handsome talent, he has few defeats in the past, and he is also good at the complex relationship in the army, and he is the heart of heaven, but the way he leads the troops is not very much liked and approved by the king, and the generosity and reward can indeed win the hearts of the soldiers, but it is also easy to breed their arrogance!" If he is made a marshal, all kinds of soldiers and horses will cause trouble to the place while fighting, and the damage will be even greater, what is the point of countering the rebellion? ”

Several staff members looked at each other, and Du Fu stood up and said: "King, in the past, this matter had to be thought about carefully, but now the king doesn't have to think about this problem, the king only needs to send a supervisor to be in charge of military discipline, and then send a deputy general to be in charge of merit and rewards, Guo Ziyi only needs to command the battle, and he doesn't need to take care of other things!" ”

After careful consideration, Zhao Ziliang clapped his hand and said: "Okay, then let Guo Ziyi be the marshal of the counterinsurgency, and order Lu Qi to be the chief supervisor of the army, and Li Baozhen, the young eunuch in the palace, to go to Dengzhou to preside over the rectification and training, and transfer Liu Daoqian, the young secretary of Honglu, to Dengzhou to be Li Baozhen's supervisor, and set off on the same day after receiving the order, there must be no mistake!" ”

"Yes!"

After the order was issued, the Yamen sent 800 li to be sent to various places urgently, especially Li Baozhen, who immediately came to the regent palace to ask for a meeting after receiving the order, he wanted to see Zhao Ziliang once before leaving, and the general must meet the ruler once when he left Chang'an, who was the emperor before, and now Zhao Ziliang.

Zhao Ziliang put down the brush and got up from his seat, and while walking out, he beckoned Li Baozhen to follow. The two came to the courtyard path of the palace and walked slowly.

Zhao Ziliang said: "Your brother Li Baoyu made a mistake in the rebellion of the Fengxiang Army, so the imperial court will hold him accountable and punish him to go to Huaixi to raise horses." But this matter has nothing to do with you, this king is different from others, and he will not implicate all his relatives just because one person has made a mistake, and it is irrational to be wary of his relatives! ”

"Now the imperial court is on the occasion of employing people, so this king is considering the appointment of those who are not qualified enough, but talented generals, you are one of them, let you go to Dengzhou to preside over the training of the original Dengzhou army and the Huaixi army, this is the trust of the king and the court in you, the opportunity is given to you, whether you can seize it or not, it depends on yourself, if you are like other feudal towns, you will do whatever you want when you go to the place, do not obey the control of the court, and do not obey the dispatch of the court, and the end will be the same as those traitors who were executed!"

"This king said this not because he doesn't believe you, but just to give you a wake-up call in advance! People, there are always times when you are confused, and I hope that when you are confused in the future, you can occasionally remember what this king said to you today! In this king's place, meritorious service is rewarded, there is promotion, will bear a greater burden, mistakes will also be punished, there is no mistake not only not punished but also promoted to make a fortune, there is no lack of progress, forever stay in this position phenomenon, in this king, being an official is also like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat! ”

"You are a general outside, as long as you are loyal to the court, loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and always put the interests of the court and the Tang Dynasty first, you don't have to worry about your merits being erased, don't worry about someone framing you behind your back, give you small shoes to wear, instead of worrying about these, it is better to put all your thoughts on how to lead troops, train troops, and how to march and fight, because this king is not old and confused, and this king is not a person who can be fooled and deceived by others! This king is not a person who will get dizzy when he is patted by sycophants, and he is not a person who will be so happy that local officials and generals will be so happy that they can't find the north when they send some tribute, gold and silver, and beautiful women! For the generals who are outside, this king only looks at whether he leads the troops with strict military discipline and does not commit any crimes against the people, only looks at the combat strength of the army under his command, and only looks at whether he has a good record. ”

"This can be regarded as the king's admonition to you before you set off, this king can see that you are a talented person, you must seize the opportunity, put yourself in the right position, and adjust your mentality in time, understand?"

Li Baozhen clenched his fists and bowed and said: "The king is hardworking, Weichen understands!" ”