Chapter 5 The Shameful Covenant
Pei took the information from Gongsun You and watched it carefully.
Read it once, and read it again!
Pei didn't find any obvious mistakes even after reading this twice.
It has to be said that Li Heng was able to become emperor in the face of Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong's blockade and successfully undermine Li Longji's house arrest. He is still very capable.
Judging from this series of developments, Li Heng, the biggest beneficiary, is almost in a passive state.
It's stupid, he has nothing to do with beheading.
Run away, it was because of the emperor Li Yan, who was timid; it was because Ji Wen was cruel to An Sishun; it was also because of the mutiny that Shuofang Army, which no matter how you look at it, has nothing to do with Li Heng, the biggest beneficiary.
Li Heng ascended the throne to the emperor and was completely in a forced passive situation.
If there was no such example as Li Heng launched the Mawei Post Coup in history, Pei felt that he might have deceived him.
However, due to the lessons of history, Pei instinctively determined that this matter must be related to Li Heng. He came to find the problem with tinted glasses, but he still noticed a little trick.
Official Li Heng appointed King Zhong and led the ambassador of Shuofang and the great guardian of the Shanyu. Of course, he, the ambassador of Shuofang, was different from Pei's.
Li Heng is a remote leader and has no power to govern Shuofang. But even if he has a constitution, Li Heng still has a list of Shuofang's generals.
An Sishun was very popular in Shuofang. Li Heng was full of ambitions. Maybe when his murder happened, Li Heng had already secretly contacted Shuofang's army.
Pei did not investigate this matter in depth. No matter whether Li Heng was active or passive, as long as he, the regent minister, did not recognize it, he would not have a legal status and could bring him down anytime and anywhere.
The rebels in the East are the real opponents...
Pei suddenly thought that he understood this truth, and Li Heng must have also understood it.
In order to keep himself the throne, he must prove himself in a short time, prove that he is stronger than Li Yan and more suitable than Li Yan.
How to prove it?
Is there a better way to quell civil unrest?
The throne was under Li Yan's hands, and the world was in chaos. The rebels marched straight into Chang'an. After Li Heng ascended the throne, he rectified his troops, wiped out the rebels, and recovered lost territories.
Who is stronger and who is weak can be seen at a glance.
When that time really comes, Li Heng will be what the people want.
At that time, even if he, the Minister of Responsible, had the power to doubt that Li Heng came from incorrectly, he might not have been able to receive support from civil and military officials and the people.
Thinking of this, Pei knew that he had to settle the situation as soon as possible and could not let Li Heng take the lead.
Whoever starts the first battle to combat rebellion first will have the direction of the overall situation.
Pei smiled and looked at his good wife: "Show me the recent movements of the rebels!"
Gongsun You handed over the information.
Pei finished carefully and said thoughtfully: "It seems that the rebels do not value Chang'an. Compared with Chang'an, they seem to care more about Tongguan. Do they want to use Tongguan to reach my army or Arabs? If I am not wrong, Zhang Kang should have used Guanzhong, Longyou and Hexi to persuade the lion to send troops!"
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Shuofang, Lingwu!
Li Heng was wearing a dragon robe and accepted the visits of Shuofang Army and some officials.
Finally, Li Hengzhi was satisfied and full of energy. He whispered loudly: "You guys, my Tang Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years and has conquered countless times. From Emperor Taizong to the previous emperor, he has repeatedly created glory and has shocked the four barbarians. But tonight, I am a little bit misfortune. I am in danger and I will not seek great achievements. I only want to fight the traitors with this body and never compromise."
What he said was full of energy and although it was cliché, it was obviously in sharp contrast to Li Yan's escape when he heard about it.
"In order to fight with the rebels, I specially appointed Jingzhaomu and Rong Wangwan as the Grand Marshal of the Army and commanded the three armies to fight against the rebels."
Li Wan stood up and took the order. He was Li Longji's sixth son. He was gentle and elegant and had extraordinary literary talent. At this moment, he was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Military and Horses. He was also very energetic and extraordinary.
"In addition, Nanzhao in the south has always been revived. In order to prevent them from rebelling while our dynasty was fully in resisting the rebels, they specially appointed the governor of Jiannan Geshuhan as the Grand Commander of Liuzhao and to govern the military and political affairs of Liuzhao. The merits were given special promotion, and the foreign minister of the Honglu official, and specially awarded Duke of Shu."
He said that, he looked at his confidant Huangfu Weiming and said, "Huangfu Zhongyong is polite and can take on great responsibilities. He appoints you as the deputy envoy of Jiannan Jiedu and be responsible for Jiannan military affairs during his handling of the Six Eras!"
Although Geshuhan is not Pei's person, he was promoted by Pei.
Li Heng distrusts the general who holds heavy troops the most, and he tries every means to seize his power as an outsider.
What's more, Jiannan has 40,000 troops. If he could hold it in his hands, Shuofang Army, Jiannan Army, and the Central Army that fled from Chang'an would already have considerable strength.
However, Li Heng still has a clear understanding of the situation. So far, the only one under his command is Shuofang's army. It is difficult for the soldiers who fled from Chang'an to form effective combat power under the morale.
The Shuofang army alone is not enough to deal with the powerful rebels.
After a pause, Li Heng continued: "Wei Qing, you will immediately send an envoy to the Uighurs and invite them to send troops to block the rebels..."
The Wei Qing he mentioned was Wei Jian, the governor of Yanzhou, and the ruling of Chang'an. He was also the cousin of Concubine Wei, the official wife of Li Heng.
With this relationship, Li Heng naturally handed over the most critical task to him.
Li Heng asked Wei Qing to accompany him with a large number of jewelry. Thinking that Pei used the power of Uighurs many times to defeat the enemy, Geluo's power, he invited Uighurs to send troops as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. There should be no major problem.
The Uighurs established the Khanate in the north, with strong strength and a hundred thousand elite cavalry. With the help of the Uighurs, what is the mere rebel army?
He had a good idea, but the result was obvious.
The Uighur Khan Chengzong gathered Li Heng's request to send troops without hesitation, and used the excuse very bluntly: last year, the wind and snow were everywhere, and countless cattle and sheep on the grassland were frozen to death, and they were unable to help.
The implication is that as long as you give enough benefits, you can still consider sending troops.
Li Heng received Wei Jian's reward and blushed with anger: "I heard that Pei had a letter back then, which scared Chengzong so much that he couldn't sleep or eat and retreated. I was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and his words were not as good as his minister?"
Wei Jian also said helplessly: "The Uighur Khan's attitude is very firm. They retreated the gift we sent over like garbage, and they didn't like it at all." He said, sighing: "Your Majesty, the Uighur is a wolf. If you don't feed them, it will be difficult to touch them."
Li Heng's chest was fluctuating. His position as an emperor was not from the right way. If he wanted to sit firmly, he had to achieve results in a short period of time. The Shuofang Army alone could not do it. Uighur reinforcements were indispensable.
Chapter completed!