Zhao Ziliang immediately beckoned to a soldier who was outside the door, and asked him to go to the barracks to get the Kanyu map, and the Kanyu map was quickly taken, Zhao Ziliang ordered someone to hang it on the wall, this Kanyu map was very large, and the ministers and generals present could see it clearly. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, someone said: "Lingzhou seems to be too remote and desolate, is it too shabby as the emperor's palace?" ”

Fang Xuan said coldly: "Hey, it's not to make Lingzhou the national capital, it's just a temporary trip, after the rebels are repelled and the two capitals are recovered, Your Majesty will naturally return to Chang'an!" ”

Wei Jiansu, who hung his arms with a white cloth, stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is most suitable for the saint to drive into Sichuan, Xichuan is high and the road is far away, and the road into Sichuan is difficult, plus the land of Sichuan is fertile and the products are rich, even if the rebels capture Guanzhong all the way, my Datang can still use Sichuan and the south as the capital to deal with the rebels!" ”

This suggestion made Xuanzong feel more reliable, going to Lingzhou was not only windy and sandy, but also not too safe, too close to the desert, and there were Hu people living everywhere, in case those Hu people also stabbed Datang, Xuanzong really didn't dare to think about where else he could go.

Xuanzong thought for a while, looked at Zhao Ziliang, and asked, "Zhao Qingjia, what do you think of the suggestions of the two prime ministers?" ”

Zhao Ziliang clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, Weichen is a soldier, a border general, and has not served in the court, so it stands to reason that he should not meddle in political affairs, but since Weichen was appointed by His Majesty as the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses, and is fully responsible for counterinsurgency and rebellion, then Weichen has the right to express his opinions and opinions on this matter, because the emperor's position is related to the overall strategic deployment of counterinsurgency matters!" ”

Xuanzong and the ministers all heard the new word "strategic deployment" in Zhao Ziliang's words, which sounded quite lofty, and they were all interested for a while, and Xuanzong immediately said: "What does Zhao Qing's family think, just say it!" ”

Zhao Ziliang walked to the side and pointed to the Xichuan Basin and said: "In terms of safety, Your Majesty's trip to Sichuan is the best, and Lingzhou is much closer to the counterinsurgency battlefield, which is convenient for military intelligence and war reports, and it is relatively safe, each with its own strengths and weaknesses!" But Weichen thinks that these two places are not the best, once His Majesty goes to Sichuan and Lingzhou, it will be more difficult to come back, because no one can predict how long it will take to successfully counter the rebellion, maybe three or five years, maybe ten or eight years, or even twenty or thirty years! Politically speaking, where the emperor is, itself is to show the world how determined the Tang Dynasty is to quell the rebellion, the closer the emperor is to the battlefield, it means that our determination to quell the rebellion is greater, the farther the distance, it is equivalent to telling the world that our determination to quell the rebellion is very small, because there is no confidence and confidence, so we will stay away from the battlefield! The people of the world don't understand any big truths, they only look at the most real things! The emperor is very close to the battlefield, and the people will think that the imperial army is strong, and the rebels will not be able to stumble for long, otherwise why wouldn't the emperor run away? Your Majesty and the adults all understand a truth, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the people will also see the wind and rudder, they don't care who is the emperor, who is strong, who can let them live a good life, they will support whom, they join the court side, we have enough soldiers, but if the court loses the hearts of the people, we can't even recruit soldiers, how can we fight the rebels? ”

When the martial arts ministers heard this, they immediately began to discuss, and Xuanzong sighed: "Although what Zhao Qingjia said is very rough, but the words are not rough, this is the truth!" ”

Zhao Ziliang continued: "So Weichen thinks that Your Majesty can't go anywhere, at least not for now!" Early this morning, Wechen has sent a horse to Chang'an to investigate the military situation, although the horse has not yet returned any news, but Wechen can conclude that the rebels should not have arrived in Chang'an, and Chang'an should still be in our hands! If it weren't for the fact that there is no one to guard His Majesty now, Weichen even wants to set up troops and horses to march to Chang'an now, Chang'an is the capital of my Tang Dynasty, in terms of the solidity of the city wall and the fortifications of the city, it is not an exaggeration to call it the first fortified city in the world, as long as there are soldiers stationed in the city, and there is enough food, grass and ordnance in the city to defend it strictly, how can the rebels break through Chang'an so easily? The people of the world may not know that His Majesty has left Chang'an, if they know this news, the prestige of my Tang Dynasty in the hearts of the people of the world will plummet, and Your Majesty and the ministers only considered their personal safety when they left Chang'an, but ignored another extremely important thing - the prestige of the imperial court! The loss of the national capital is a huge blow to the prestige of our Tang Dynasty, if the imperial court loses its prestige in the hearts of the people of the world, how can it govern and dominate them? Will officials in various places obey the emperor's summons and the imperial court's decrees without any conditions? ”

Zhao Ziliang's words made Xuanzong and the ministers see the sun like a cloud, and they felt embarrassed and ashamed one by one, Gao Lishi originally wanted to scold Zhao Ziliang a few words, how could he mention this matter without the emperor's face? Who doesn't know how bad the political repercussions of losing the capital can be? But at that time, the emperor and the ministers were frightened, where did they think so much? But Gao Lishi couldn't say anything, after all, the safety of everyone here now depends on Zhao Ziliang, this person is too important, it is better not to offend than to offend.

At this time, Zhao Ziliang continued: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the imperial court now has two choices: first, the imperial driver stays here, and returns to Chang'an together after the arrival of the follow-up main army of the Beiting Army, and now Weichen or General Chen leads three thousand men and horses to Chang'an first, and takes the first step to control Chang'an in their hands, even if the rebels arrive, they will not be able to break through Chang'an for a while, once the main force of our Beiting Army arrives in Chang'an, the imperial court can not be afraid of the rebels, or take the initiative to attack, or defend on the spot, as long as the position is stabilized, Once the other armies have arrived, we can move from passive defense to active attack! Strategically speaking, switching from passive defense to active attack is the key to victory! The second option is that Your Majesty and the ministers will return to Chang'an with the army now, and we must return to Chang'an City before the rebels arrive, even if the rebels arrive in Chang'an and besiege Chang'an, when the main force of our Beiting army arrives, the rebels will inevitably retreat! ”

Wei Ge, the secretary of Jingzhao Mansion who joined the army, stood up at this time and said: "Zhao Dashuai, the two choices you said specifically said that you want to control Chang'an before the rebels, but isn't Chang'an still in the hands of the imperial court now?" Even if the rebels had arrived and surrounded Chang'an at this time, they were afraid that it would take a lot of time to capture it, right? In that case, why should we return to Chang'an now? Or send someone to Chang'an to take over the city defense now? It's better to wait for the main force of your Beiting Army to arrive! And now half of the troops are sent to Chang'an, and it is not safe to leave the holy driver here! ”

On the one hand, everyone considered the safety of the emperor and themselves, and they could not divide their troops to do other things at this time, and on the other hand, the rebels would not be able to take Chang'an for a while anyway, so there was no need to go back in such a hurry.

Zhao Ziliang hugged his fist to Xuanzong and said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, can you appoint a left-behind official when the imperial driver left Chang'an the day before yesterday?" ”

Xuanzong was slightly embarrassed and said: "I was in a hurry when I left, so I ordered Jingzhao Yin Cui Guangyuan and eunuch Bian Lingcheng to stay in Chang'an!" Why did the Qing family ask that? ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "I don't know about others, but Bian Lingcheng is a person, and Weichen knows a little about him!" In that year, Gao Xianzhi led the Anxi army and the Great Food Army to fight a decisive battle in Hengluos, the two sides fought for several days, the Great Food Army suffered considerable losses, and the last day of the battle, seeing that the Anxi Army was about to win, and as a servant army, the Gelulu people suddenly rebelled and attacked the Anxi Army from the left flank, Gao Xianzhi ordered the prison army Bian Lingcheng to lead the rear army to resist, and Bian Lingcheng not only did not listen to the order, did not lead the troops to stop the rebellious Gelulu soldiers, but took the lead in escaping, resulting in the collapse of the entire rear army, and the Anxi Army that was attacked on the left flank could no longer resist the frontal attack of the Great Food Army, and was completely defeated! Such a greedy and cowardly man stayed in Chang'an, does His Majesty think he will desperately resist the attack of the rebels? ”

"Besides, this Cui Guangyuan, Weichen doesn't know what he is like, since his surname is Cui, then he should be a member of the Cui family, the ancestral land of the Cui family is in Boling, and now Boling is on the territory of the rebels, Cui Guangyuan's entire clan is in the hands of the thieves, how determined is he to resist the rebels? How much confidence do Your Majesty and your lords have in him? Once Cui Guangyuan and Bian Lingcheng opened the city and surrendered, the rebels could occupy Chang'an without a single soldier, and the lives of the imperial relatives and officials who remained in Chang'an City depended on their creation, and Chang'an, the largest and most prosperous city in the world, suffered an unprecedented catastrophe! ”

Xuanzong and all the ministers of civil and military affairs couldn't help but turn pale after listening to Zhao Ziliang's analysis, Xuanzong closed his eyes and was silent, and everyone faintly saw tears in the corners of Xuanzong's eyes.

After a long time, Xuanzong waved his hand and said, "Let's retreat first, let me be quiet!" ”

Seeing that the emperor was in a bad mood, the ministers could only say in unison: "The ministers are leaving!" ”

Zhao Ziliang originally wanted to ask the emperor how to choose, whether to choose the first or the second, but the words were still swallowed, after all, no matter which choice the emperor made, there would be great danger, and the safest way was not to make a choice, stay here until the main army of the Beiting Army arrived, and then make a decision.

Zhao Ziliang sighed secretly and withdrew from the lobby with the other ministers, and went directly out of the post station and returned to the camp outside.

There is a distance of nearly 300 miles from Ma Weiyi to Chang'an, and the scoutposts sent are not able to return at a moment's notice, which takes time, in order to strengthen the safety of Ma Weiyi, Zhao Ziliang sent several reconnaissance horses to the surrounding area, and investigated the surrounding movements in all directions, and also sent people to urge Chu Ge and others, ordering the main army to speed up the march. (To be continued.) )