On the night of June 19, the messenger sent by Chu Ge ran and killed several horses and finally delivered the news of the recapture of Chang'an, Zhao Ziliang was overjoyed after reading the battle report: "Okay, good, Chu Ge is good, and he really lived up to my hopes!" Come on, lead the horse, I want to see the saint! ”

Outside the door, the soldiers quickly led the war horse, Zhao Ziliang turned over and rode away with a few personal soldiers in the direction of the post station, and soon arrived at the post station, and the soldiers guarding the emperor's safety had been replaced by the Anxi army that arrived here during the day, and they were able to enter after verifying their identities. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xuanzong, who had already fallen asleep, learned that Zhao Ziliang was asking to see him late at night, and knew that there must be something important, so he got up and summoned him despite his sleepiness.

"Wechen greets Your Majesty!"

Xuanzong yawned and smiled, "Is there something wrong with the Qing family coming to see me so late?" ”

Zhao Ziliang took out the battle report and said: "Your Majesty, after hearing the news of the fall of Chang'an yesterday morning, Weichen immediately sent his subordinate Chu Ge to lead five thousand cavalry to Chang'an, after the rebels took Chang'an, they thought that I had no generals in the court, and there were no decent soldiers and horses, so they did not close the city gate in the middle of the night, only sent people to guard, Chu Ge arrived late last night with the army, and took advantage of the unpreparedness of the rebels to kill from the Jinguang, the rebels were killed and rubbed their hands together, the rebel general Zhang Tongru was killed by Chu Ge on the spot, most of the rebels stationed in Chang'an were killed, and the few were captured, Only Sun Xiaozhe fled in the direction of Tongguan overnight with a small number of men and horses, and now Chang'an has returned to the arms of the imperial court, but Chang'an City was plagued by the rebels for a day, the soldiers and civilians suffered heavy casualties, a large number of property was looted, and many houses were burned. This is the battle report, please take a look at it, Your Majesty! ”

"What? General Chu took Chang'an back in just one night? Colliers, get the battle report! Xuanzong hurriedly waved his hand.

The battle report was in Xuanzong's hands, and Xuanzong carefully watched it three times in a row before laughing with confidence: "Okay, what a Chu general, this good general is also!" ”

Zhao Ziliang hugged his fists and said: "Weichen thank Your Majesty for Chu Ge's praise!" ”

Xuanzong took the battle report and pondered for a moment and asked Zhao Ziliang: "What is Chu Ge's official residence now?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "The governor of Kunling Protectorate, worship General Zhuangwu!" ”

Xuanzong nodded, and instructed Zhao Hanlin next to him: "Proposed decree, Chu Ge, the governor of Kunling Prefecture, has recaptured Chang'an, beheaded the enemy general Zhang Tongru, and has made great contributions. ”

When Zhao Hanlin took the brush and was dipping it in ink, he was about to write, but he heard Zhao Ziliang say loudly: "Slow! ”

When Zhao Hanlin couldn't help but stop and look at Zhao Ziliang, and then look at the emperor, he saw Zhao Ziliang hugging his fists and saying: "Your Majesty, dare to speak, it's okay to add Imperial Doctor to Chu Ge, but you can't add General Yunlu, and jumped several levels directly from General Zhuangwu to General Yunlu, when did the senior military rank of the Tang Dynasty become so worthless?" At the time of this national crisis, we must indeed encourage the soldiers to fight to the death and kill the enemy bravely, but we cannot make a wish without restraint, this rebellion does not know when it will be quelled, there will be many major wars in the future, if the generals are promoted too quickly, what should happen to the point where they cannot be promoted in the future? If there are too many high-ranking generals and high-ranking officials in the imperial court, the military lords and officials will not be worthless, and they themselves will definitely not care much, people's desires are endless, and when their officials and military lords reach the point where they cannot be promoted, their minds will change, and they may try to stand on their own! ”

Xuanzong was stunned when he heard Zhao Ziliang, then stretched out his hand and stroked his long beard and nodded and sighed: "What the Qing family said is a good word, if I adopt the advice of the Qing family from the beginning, Chang'an will not be harmed by traitors!" This official really can't be sealed too high all at once, it should be tempered, and it is the right way to let the soldiers gain fame and fortune by merit! ”

Speaking of this, Xuanzong smiled again: "But as far as I know, other generals are competing with each other to ask for credit for their subordinates, but you say that it is not good for your subordinates to be promoted too quickly, don't you worry that your subordinates will be separated from you?" ”

Zhao Ziliang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is wise! Of course, Weichen is worried that a general and his generals will be of one heart and one mind, so that military orders can be unimpeded, and generals can command operations like an arm, which is a prerequisite for winning a battle! But Wechen is more worried that they will go astray because of the rapid promotion of officials, if Wechen does not stop it today, it will hurt him! An ordinary soldier is promoted all the way to a general, and even becomes a famous general, not only his own efforts, but also the cultivation of the imperial court, it is not easy for the imperial court to cultivate a famous general who can conquer and fight, 'a general will succeed in ten thousand bones' is not easy to become a famous general, the imperial court must not only let them play the greatest role, but also protect them, because they are the pillars of the country, the shield and the sword! Just as traitors are rampant in today's world, should those weak scholars and court ministers be allowed to fight the rebels with pens and mouths? Civil officials and military generals have their own uses, civil officials assist His Majesty in handling government affairs, and military generals lead troops to defend the dignity and interests of the country, they are all equally important to the imperial court! ”

Zhao Ziliang's words made Xuanzong feel quite novel, but he also felt that it was very reasonable, and he praised it: "The Qing family is reasonable! ”

After a pause, Xuanzong ordered: "Zhao Ziliang and Chu Ge have meritorious service in commanding the battle, Zhao Ziliang has been added to the rank of secretary of the military department, with a bounty of one hundred taels and one hundred brocade horses; General Chu Gejia Zhongwu, a bounty of 100 taels and a hundred brocade horses! ”

"Thank you, Lord Ron!"

Early the next morning, the main force of the Beiting Army marched to Chang'an under the order of Zhao Ziliang, and Xuanzong took Yang Yuhuan and sent hundreds of civil and military officials thirty miles away, which shows that Zhao Ziliang had great expectations for this trip to the east.

Zhao Ziliang sent someone to escort Duan Xiushi and said: "I am going to Chang'an to prepare for counterinsurgency, and the emperor will only be left with your 5,000 Anxi army guards, and the safety of the emperor and the civil and military officials will be handed over to you!" ”

Now Zhao Ziliang is fully responsible for counterinsurgency matters as the deputy marshal of soldiers and horses, to a certain extent, as long as he uses the great cause of counterinsurgency, he can mobilize any Tang army, of course, this must be agreed by the emperor and the imperial court, and Duan Xiushi can not be compared with Zhao Ziliang regardless of official rank, military rank, military merits, and qualifications, even if it is not a system, there is a big gap in identity, and Zhao Ziliang is certainly qualified to explain some things to him as an official.

Duan Xiushi hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, there is a general, and the safety of the emperor and ministers will not be threatened!" ”

After walking for a while, Zhao Ziliang stopped and turned around and hugged his fists to the emperor and Yang Guifei on the royal car: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, it has been sent far enough, please return to the holy car, wait for Weichen to capture Tongguan, clear the rebels in the pass, and ensure the safety of Chang'an, then Your Majesty will return to Chang'an!" ”

At this time, Yang Yuhuan said to Xuanzong: "San Lang, do you think you want to give Marshal Zhao a Shangfang sword to deter those generals who are not obedient to the dispatch?" ”

Xuanzong looked at Zhao Ziliang and wanted to see how he reacted, in fact, any emperor didn't want to give Shang Fang's sword to his subordinates easily, and courtiers with Shang Fang's sword could act at will, and many things would be out of the emperor's control.

Zhao Ziliang didn't want to be suspicious of the emperor at this time, and he didn't want to give other ministers this as an excuse to attack his dictatorship, so he arched his hand and said: "Thank you Niangniang for your kindness, if Weichen wants to use the sword of Shang Fang to dominate the generals and schools, it is better to go home and farm, wouldn't it be worthy of His Majesty's trust and waste of the court's wealth to stay in the army?" Weichen is already the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses, fully responsible for counterinsurgency matters, this right is big enough, whether the general can command the generals and schools to fight bravely, it is not possible to rely on a Shang Fang sword, if the Shang Fang sword is given to a wine bag and rice bag, incompetent, he will not be able to win the battle, even if the talented general does not have the Shang Fang sword, he can also make the front-line generals obey the school uniform! ”

Xuanzong laughed: "Hahaha, I have Ziliang, the world can be determined!" I'm sent here, Wangqing's family will come with a report as soon as possible, and I'm looking forward to good news! ”

Yang Yuhuan also said coquettishly: "Ziliang, take care all the way!" ”

Zhao Ziliang hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, Weichen has left!" With that, he took the reins in his hand, turned around and chased after the army in front of him, and disappeared at the end of the road.

The main force of the Beiting army arrived in Chang'an on the morning of June 20, in order to let the people of Chang'an regain their confidence in the imperial court, Zhao Ziliang instructed Chu Ge to arrange a grand ceremony for the army to enter the city, and the army entered from the Jinguang Gate, along the Imperial City Street to the west, from the Chunshun Gate, and stationed outside the east gate of Chang'an City.

This time, Zhao Ziliang came to Chang'an with the son of Prime Minister Wei Jiansu, Wei Ge, who was appointed by the emperor as the governor of Jingzhao Mansion to handle the affairs of Jingzhao Mansion.

Chang'an's government affairs are taken care of by Wei Ge, Zhao Ziliang will not worry about it, he set up a marshal in the military camp outside the east city gate, Chu Ge and other generals and colonels went to meet and report on the military affairs of various departments after receiving the notice.

The first thing Zhao Ziliang did after summoning the generals was to ask about the preparation of grain and grass, "Zheng San, how is the preparation of grain and grass?" Were there any obstacles in the process of collecting food, grass and military salaries? ”

Zheng San got up and handed over his hand to report: "I encountered some obstacles, but after the lower officials killed a few corrupt officials, the officials in other places in Guanzhong were honest, and obediently handed over the grain and grass and military salaries, and at present, this batch of grain and grass that can last for half a year is on the way to Chang'an, and now it is only more than three months away from the autumn harvest, and then a batch can be collected, which should be able to last until next summer!" ”

At this time, Chu Ge stood up and clenched his fists and said: "Dashuai, after we captured Chang'an and exterminated the entrenchment in the city, we found a large number of looted gold, silver, jade, jewelry, and a large number of treasures and palace things hoarded by the rebels in the original treasury and Jingzhao Mansion treasury, as well as as as 1.5 million stone of grain and grass!" These things should have been snatched by the rebels from inside and outside Chang'an City, but they had not yet had time to transport them. In the past two days, the last general has moved all these things to the barracks outside the city."

"Oh?" Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and ordered: "Return some things in the palace that are clearly marked, this thing can't be used, ordinary businessmen don't dare to accept it, they are hot in their hands, and all other things are left for military expenses!" This grain is enough for us to eat for a year and a half, and we don't have to worry about the grain and grass for the time being, but the work of collecting the grain and grass and military salaries must be carried out as usual! The next thing we do is to divide it into three parts at the same time: first, to conquer the rebels, which I am mainly responsible for; second, the recruitment of reserve soldiers, which is the responsibility of Cen Shen; Third, Zheng San is responsible for the preparation of ordnance and equipment. At present, the ordnance and equipment we carry can be used for a year or two without changing clothes, but arrows, military uniforms, shoes and socks and other military supplies are consumables. In addition, if you recruit new soldiers, you can equip them with weapons made by the imperial court and those that have just been captured from the rebels, they were originally captured from the imperial court ordnance superintendent, and the system is the same, so do it! ”

The generals agreed in unison: "No! (To be continued.) )