The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 505 The sooner you die, the better your reputation
Those who have no background to rely on, but who can gain a certain status, are definitely smart people.

There is no doubt that Bian Lingcheng, who was able to be a trusted eunuch by the emperor's side all the way from a real poor family background, is a smart person.

After receiving Li Linfu's hint, Bian Lingcheng began to think about how to accomplish this matter.

He is very clear about his identity, and it is impossible for an eunuch who betrayed the former emperor to be truly trusted.

Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs was changed to the Imperial Palace, and Bian Lingcheng also assumed the status of a eunuch, but if he really sent the Supreme Emperor on the road with drastic means, he would definitely be thrown out as a scapegoat to quell the discussion.

Therefore, methods such as Bai Ling, poisoning, starving to death without supply, or even directly using a knife are all unusable.

That's not sending the Supreme Emperor on his way, it's digging another hole for himself.

The best way, of course, is to let the Supreme Emperor burp himself.

Li Sanlang's health is not bad, and Gao Lishi's old waiter
Bian Lingcheng, who is a smart person, finally thought of a solution after thinking hard for a long time.

He first mixed some medicine into the meal given to Gao Lishi to make him feel unwell and was taken to the imperial hospital for treatment. Only Li Sanlang was left in Concubine Wu Hui's bedroom.

Then the soldiers outside the palace withdrew to the outside of the wall, closed the palace door and canceled the candles, making the whole palace eerie and silent, making it look like Silent Hill.

After that, I found someone to dress up as Concubine Wu Hui, and walked around outside the hall with a strange smile in his mouth.

Under the dark night, Li Sanlang, who was already restless because of Gao Lishi's departure, was undoubtedly terrified when he saw the figure flashing past the window from time to time.

Li Sanlang, who had killed countless people when he was young, shouldn't have done so.

But who made him old now, who made him spend all these years of extravagance and lust in the gentle village, who made him lose the throne that gave him the most courageous support, who made him be tossed When the wind blows and the grass stirs, he will be terrified. Who made him personally order the execution of Concubine Wu Hui!
People who have ghosts in their hearts naturally fear ghosts and gods.

The trembling Li Sanlang pulled the tattered quilt over his head, curled up on the bed and wept secretly.

The bravery and courage he once had had already disappeared with the loss of everything and the roots of troubles.

The current Li Sanlang is just a cowardly, rootless person who is only struggling to survive.

However, something that frightened Li Sanlang even more happened. A somewhat familiar voice came to his ears through the torn quilt.

'Saburo~Saburo~~~Look at me, I miss you so much~~~'

Li Sanlang was frightened and screamed, and when he lifted the quilt in a panic, he saw a figure standing beside the bed in white clothes covering his face with long hair.

'giggle~~~'

As the figure who was close at hand gradually leaned over, looking at the disfigured face, Li Sanlang let out a strange cry from his throat, then rolled his eyes, and fell straight on the bed and twitched.

Facts have proved that people are really likely to be scared to death.

In the spring of the fourth year of Tianbao, the imperial court officially announced to the outside world that the overlord Li Longji missed the dead concubine Wu Hui, the deposed prince Li Ying and others became ill from depression.

Although people in the world knew that such a day would come, when this day really came, there were still many disturbances.

After all, Li Sanlang at this time did not provoke the brutal massacre brought about by the Anshi Rebellion, did not force Gao Xianzhi and others to death, nor did he abandon Chang'an City and flee to Shu.

There are still many people all over the world who have relatively positive comments on it.

Among other things, at least the records in the history books will not classify him as a faint king.

In Li Yunze's words, 'the sooner you die, the better your reputation will be. '

Naturally, there will be no such thing as a grand burial.

After tidying up hastily, it was quickly sent to the Tai Tomb that had been built long ago.

Since then, there is no Li Sanlang in the world, only the temple name Xuanzong.

Gao Lishi, who had turned white all night, left the palace and lived in seclusion near the Tailing Mausoleum to guard Li Sanlang's tomb.

In any case, Li Sanlang finally had a loyal minister who was loyal to death by his side.

After this matter was settled, Li Yunze could finally dispatch troops with peace of mind.

In April, after the spring plowing was over, Li Yunze personally led tens of thousands of forbidden troops to leave Chang'an City, and marched to the Longyou land in Hexi.

What limited the scale of Datang's troops was never a lack of troops, but an inability to provide sufficient logistical support.

Li Yunze also has no intention of doing any technological upgrades in this world. He has done this once before, so he has no interest in doing it again.

At the beginning of June, the army arrived in Longyou, and Huangfu Weiming, who succeeded Wang Zhongsi as the envoy of Longyou Jiedu, met with Li Yunze, and Li Yunze simply stated that he came here this time to take back Shibao City.

The so-called Shibao City is a dangerous place located between the Huangshui River and the West Sea (Qinghai Lake).

Because the downhill here is the land of Longyou Hexi, the Tubo people have been using this place as a base for many years, constantly harassing Heyou Hexi, making Datang tired of coping.

In order to solve this trouble, Li Yi, the great-grandson of Li Er's great-grandson and Li Ke's grandson Li Yi, a famous general of the clan ten years ago, led the Tang army in a arduous raid at the age of 70, and successfully captured this important strategic location. .

After winning here, the situation immediately reversed, and Datang used this place as a base to continuously attack and harass Tubo, and consolidated the thousands of miles of land behind him.

However, in the year when Li Yunze accepted the abdication, Gai Jiayun, who was in charge of defending Shibao City and other places, was addicted to wine and lust and wanted to go to Chang'an City to serve the king, which led to confusion in the army and a slack in defense. Kuozhou and other places were all conquered, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were habitually killed.

Although Gai Jiayun, who managed to escape, was beheaded by Wang Zhongsi, the strategically important city of Shibao was lost.

Li Yunze came here this time to take back this place, and stuck Tubo's throat.

However, Huangfu Weiming said to Li Yunze, "Stone Fort City is dangerously strong, and Tubo has used almost all the power of the whole country to defend Stone Fort City. If they attack the city firmly, it may be difficult to capture tens of thousands of casualties."

After finishing speaking, he said again, "Your Majesty, I think it is meaningless to fight with Tubo for many years, so it is better to discuss peace. Follow the example of Princess Wencheng and marry the princess to Tubo to make peace."

As soon as these words came out, Li Yunze, who was still smiling before, changed his expression on the spot.

There was a chill in the military tent, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at Li Yunze.

"Huangfuqing's family, do you really think so?"

Li Yunze said coldly, "The Tubo wolf is ambitious and condescendingly threatens the safety of Datang. This kind of opponent must be eliminated as much as possible, how can it be said to be close?"

"His Majesty!"

Huangfu Weiming still insisted on his own opinion: "Attacking Tubo is meaningless. The plateau is a place of bitter cold. It is useless to gain it, but it is a waste of soldiers and horses. It is better to discuss peace."

"say no more."

Li Yunze waved his hand, "This matter is not allowed! From now on, anyone who dares to talk about peace will be executed!"

"His Majesty!"

Huangfu Weiming begged bitterly, "Shibao City is a dangerous place, with cliffs on one side and deep ditch and river on the other side. There is only one small road leading to the stone castle. This is a place to die. To fight for this useless place, soldiers are thrown away. This was not done by Mingjun! I believe that it is the best policy to discuss peace with Tubo."

"As I said, anyone who dares to speak out and negotiate peace will be executed!"

Li Yunze stood up straight away, and stared at Huangfu Weiming closely, "Is it true that what you say to me is deaf to my ears?"

"Your Majesty~~~ The land of Tubo is barren, it is indeed useless. With a princess to marry, you can wait a hundred years."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yunze kicked him out, "Left and right, drag him out and chop him!"

(Huangfu Weiming insisted on making peace, which is recorded in the history books.)
"The security and peace of the Tang Dynasty are protected by warriors like us, how can we exchange for the body of a woman!" After Huangfu Weiming was dragged out, Li Yunze, who was full of evil spirits, looked around the generals, "From now on, we will make peace with our loved ones!" It's all treason! Whoever proposes a marriage will send his wife and daughter to make a marriage!"

All the generals were awe-inspiring and took orders in unison.

Killing the Jiedu envoy as soon as he came, indeed deterred the soldiers of the army, but if he failed to win, it would cause a violent backlash.

Therefore, Stone Castle City must be captured!

The generals dispersed, and Li Yunze left behind Li Siye.

"Aiqing, would you like to make contributions?"

Facing the inquiry, Li Siye's eyes were full of brilliance, and he saluted without hesitation, "Your Majesty, I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"it is good."

Li Yunze nodded vigorously, "I think you already know what the environment of Shibao City is. I will give you [-] elite soldiers, including [-] Mo sabers. From the Longyou soldiers in Hexi, we will select [-] elite soldiers who are familiar with the local terrain. [-] civilians set out immediately to deliver supplies, and strive to capture Shibao City before the arrival of Tubo reinforcements."

"I am here to urge the army, and then I will come to support you."

"only!"

Li Siye, who was the commander-in-chief of the imperial army in Chang'an City, was bored all day long and wanted to go to the battlefield a long time ago.

Now the opportunity has finally come, and without the slightest hesitation, they began to order troops to fight.

According to historical records, the Tang army lost a lot in the Battle of Shibao City, and it is said that there were tens of thousands of people.

Of course, Li Yunze couldn't just watch tens of thousands of Tang troops die in battle, so he equipped the army with the best equipment.

At the same time, he chose to conduct a surprise attack before the arrival of Tubo reinforcements.

After all, the environment around Stone Fortress City is very desolate, and it is impossible to station troops all year round.Before reinforcements arrived, there were only a few thousand defenders stationed here.

Once the Tubo reinforcements arrive, it will be an endless war of attrition.

What was consumed was the life of the elite Tang army!

After Li Siye selected his troops, he hurriedly dispatched them.

After ten days of forced marching, with more than one-tenth of the losses behind, they finally arrived at the stone castle.

Stone Castle City is located in a mountain valley, with a drop of hundreds of meters.

There is a cliff on one side and a cliff on the other, so you can only walk along a path that slopes upward.

This road is very narrow and can only accommodate more than ten people in parallel at most.

After careful observation, Li Siye set up camp and slaughtered the cattle and horses that were transporting the supplies to provide extra meals for the soldiers, and distributed all the drinks brought with the army.

After eating and drinking enough, early the next morning, a row of ten people covered the entire path with great difficulty, and moved forward with difficulty.

The Tubo defenders had already made preparations, and the rolling wood and rolling stones kept throwing down, hitting the Tang army on the slope.

The Tang Jun in the front row are all dead soldiers who took the initiative to sign up and hold heavy shields.

They worked together to form a shield wall, forcibly resisting the rolling stones and trees, and threw them one by one into the abyss to clear the way.

The defenders released a dense rain of arrows, which really fell like raindrops.

And Tang Jun here is full of iron armor and iron shields, and the defense is as strong as a tortoise shell.

Approaching Shibao City, the sergeants in the front row began to clear obstacles such as stag antlers and horses. At this time, the defenders on the top of the city began to attack like crazy, and the Tang army who was busy removing obstacles began to increase casualties.

Li Siye came here with the attitude of success or benevolence, so the rows of sergeants could only move forward and could not retreat.

After the soldiers in the front row were damaged in battle, they were filled in the pits pushed by the rear row.

As the losses increased, the successive Tang troops even gradually accumulated to a height close to the city wall.

At this time, Li Siye dropped his visor, raised the sharp Mo Dao in his hand, and walked towards the city wall with firm steps.

Behind him, there are a full [-] brave and unparalleled Mo Dao hands!
(End of this chapter)