Tiantang

Chapter 380 The Secret Discussion Between Guo Ziyi and Pugu Wynn
Chapter 388 Guo Ziyi and Pugu Huai'en's Secret Discussion
The Luoyang government office is where Zhang Xuan's commander-in-chief is now, and the command center of the entire counter-insurgency army.

When Zhang Xuan left Luoyang, Guo Ziyi temporarily acted as Marshal.

Guo Ziyi welcomed Li Yu and Li Guangbi into the handsome hall of the government office, and divided the host and guest.

Li Yu smiled and said nothing, after all, because Li Guangbi was the one delivering the decree, even though he was the prince, he couldn't do it for him.

Li Guangbi glanced at Guo Ziyi, looking at this old opponent who had been suppressing him in the past, Li Guangbi's mood at the moment was slightly complacent and arrogant.He is now the king of the Pingfan County canonized by the emperor, and he will soon be the deputy marshal of the anti-insurgency army and the governor of Fanyang, replacing An Lushan. He is far superior to Guo Ziyi, the Flying Tiger Army, in terms of title and rank Above the General.

Guo Ziyi was silent, feeling very uncomfortable, but couldn't speak.

In fact, Guo Ziyi is a very loyal and prudent person. The root cause of the many unhappiness between him and Li Guangbi in the past years is that Li Guangbi is arrogant and unwilling to be under others.According to the appointment of the imperial court that year, Guo Ziyi was in charge of the entire affairs of Longshuo before the arrival of the governor of Longshuo, and Li Guangbi assisted him.

But Li Guangbi has never taken Guo Ziyi seriously, and has repeatedly had positive or negative conflicts with Guo Ziyi, forming a self-contained body in Shuofang.It wasn't until Zhang Xuan, the Metropolitan Governor, assumed his new post and took Li Guangbi under his command with thunderous means, that the "war" between the two for several years ended.

Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi were both famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, so it is difficult to distinguish between them in terms of military law and strategy.It's just that Li Guangbi is narrow-minded, intolerant, and ambitious, so Li Guangbi's prestige in the army is slightly inferior to Guo Ziyi's.

A proud smile appeared on the corner of Li Guangbi's mouth, he looked down at Guo Ziyi with a bit of aloofness, and said indifferently, "I haven't seen Mr. Guo Ling for a long time, and I don't want to meet again in Luoyang today. The situation is very emotional."

Li Guangbi's voice seemed to carry a hint of emotion of reunion with an old friend, but there was a deep arrogance hidden in his bones.

Hearing that Li Guangbi called himself "I'm handsome", Guo Ziyi raised his eyebrows, but he just smiled and didn't say anything.

"Following His Majesty's order, I led the army to Luoyang to announce the imperial edict. I don't know where King Yongning is?" Li Guangbi said proudly.

Guo Ziyi felt slightly angry.He looked at Li Guangbi angrily, and thought that you were once the general under the command of the general, but now that you have just gained power, you have become arrogant and arrogant.

"The commander-in-chief led the army to pursue the rebels, and he will return in a short time. King Li Jun will wait in Luoyang for a few days, and it will not be too late to announce the decree after the commander returns." Guo Ziyi said solemnly.

Li Guangbi frowned and said, "How can the commander-in-chief of King Yongning's army act without authorization? As for the matter of chasing An Qingxu's rebels, it should be done by the generals, and it would be rash to go out personally."

After hearing what Li Guangbi said, Guo Ziyi's face became a little ugly.

It is not Li Guangbi's turn to tell Zhang Xuan how to act and whether it is appropriate.As Zhang Xuan's former subordinate general, it is unreasonable to be so rude to the former coach!

The faces of the several Longshuo generals present here were not good-looking.Seeing that Li Guangbi came to Luoyang this time, putting on a high-ranking posture, Pugu Huai'en felt more and more uncomfortable.Seeing Li Guangbi's lack of basic respect for Zhang Xuan, Pugu Huai'en was a little annoyed, and couldn't help interjecting coldly, "The commander-in-chief always takes the lead in fighting, let alone the mere land of Henan, An Qingxu's sporadic rebels were in Tubo The territory is also galloping vertically and horizontally as if entering no one's land. Speaking of it, King Li was able to win the Tubo royal court, which was all due to the prestige of the commander, and the result of the predecessors planting trees and the descendants enjoying the shade."

What Li Guangbi hates and is the most sensitive is that some people attribute his contribution to the great victory in Tubo to Zhang Xuan. Pu Gu Huai'en was so sarcastic that he was immediately furious.

Glaring at Pugu Huai'en, he reprimanded, "Pu Gu Huai'en, how dare you be rude to me!"

Pugu Huai'en couldn't help getting angry. Although Li Guangbi has a high official rank and title, it doesn't mean he can sit on the heads of his former colleagues and act like a domineering man.

"In my eyes, there are only King Yongning and Marshal Zhang. As for the others...huh!" Pu Gu Huai'en twitched his mouth in disdain.

"Presumptuous!" Li Guangbi suddenly got up, pointed at Pu Gu Huai'en, and was about to reprimand him again, when Li Yu saw that the situation was not going well, he quickly smoothed things over, "General Pu Gu, this king has been appointed as the Generalissimo of the Anti-Rebel Army, and This time, Junwang Li was conferred by His Majesty as Deputy Marshal of the Anti-Rebellion Army, Governor of Fan Yang, and the Changqing Department, Guo Ziyi Department, and General Pugu, all of which are under the jurisdiction of Prince Li."

As soon as Li Yu said this, Guo Ziyi and the others' faces changed suddenly.

If Li Yu did not fabricate his will, then this means that Zhang Xuan was seized power, and Li Yu was named after him, and Li Guangbi took his place.

Li Guangbi sneered arrogantly and remained silent.

Guo Ziyi and Pugu Huai'en exchanged a shocked look, their brows were furrowed, and their hearts were faintly angry.

Zhang Xuan led the army to fight against the rebels one after another, took Luoyang, and recovered most of the whole of Henan. Such great achievements in countering the rebellion, the court did not award rewards, but at this time, taking away Zhang Xuan's military power, how could it not be allowed? Chilling!
And denying Zhang Xuan means denying the feats of these generals.Guo Ziyi and Pugu Huai'en not only felt wronged for Zhang Xuan, but also for themselves.

At the same time, remembering that they will serve as generals under Li Guangbi in the future, the faces of the two of them instantly became gloomy.

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Li Guangbi and Li Yu did not stay in Luoyang City, but returned to their camp outside the city, just for their own personal safety.

Guo Ziyi sent someone to report to Zhang Xuan urgently, and at the same time had a secret meeting with Pugu Huai'en in the secret room.

"General Pugu... the emperor wants to seize the military power of the commander-in-chief, if—" Guo Ziyi's brows flashed anxiously, "What should I do!"

Pugu Huai'en was silent for a moment, and suddenly sneered, "Brother Guo, to be honest, a certain family really didn't expect that His Majesty would be so mean and ungrateful. The commander-in-chief treated him with the utmost benevolence. Without the commander-in-chief, how could he be able to ascend to the throne?" The throne... Now that the rebel army has just lost power, he is so eager to seize the hero, it is heart-piercing."

"It's really worthless to work for this majesty."

Guo Ziyi sighed, "General Pugu, the commander-in-chief's military power is too great, and his meritorious service is too great, to the extent that His Majesty is afraid. This is probably the reason for the so-called master of high merit."

"Brother Guo, in your opinion, should the commander-in-chief be killed?" Pu Gu Huai'en retorted dissatisfiedly after hearing Guo Ziyi's words.

Guo Ziyi blushed, waved her hands awkwardly and said, "General Pu Gu, don't misunderstand, Guo has absolutely no such intention."

"Brother Guo, you and I have been following the commander-in-chief for a long time. Whether you or I admit it or not, we are all the commander-in-chief's confidantes. If the commander-in-chief loses power, it will be difficult for us to say in the future."

Pugu Huai'en said in a low voice, "The emperor will not trust us, but under Li Guangbi's tent, you and I can imagine our fate."

Guo Ziyi's face was a little ugly. He knew that Pugu Wynn was telling the truth.

"Since that's the case, why don't we rise up from the commander-in-chief and fight against his mother. Now our army is taking the initiative, and the rebels occupy Fanyang, recover Henan, Lianghuai and Jiangnan towns, and retreat to capture Chang'an and change the dynasty... so, We are all heroes of the founding of the country, wouldn't it be better than being a pawn who works hard for others!" After Pugu Huai'en finished speaking, he stared at Guo Ziyi with awe-inspiring eyes.

Guo Ziyi was surprised when he heard this.Although he had a vague feeling that Zhang Xuan would not sit still, after all, as long as the matter of rebellion was not clear, it would be uncertain; but now that servant Gu Huai'en said such words, Guo Ziyi had to consider whether it was Zhang Xuan's instruction and temptation.

Guo Ziyi hesitated and said nothing.

Seeing Guo Ziyi like this, Pugu Wynn sneered, "Brother Guo, you have to think about the methods of the commander. It's fine if the commander doesn't make a decision. Once a decision is made, if you and I as confidantes don't follow, hehe... ..."

"Besides, the commander-in-chief was also forced to the edge of the cliff. Do you want to sit still and wait for death?"

"Brother Guo, think about it, there is no reason for a man of destiny like the commander-in-chief to be born in this world. A certain family thinks that the commander-in-chief is the master of destiny, and this kind of luck is actually unstoppable. Brother Guo, please think again."

Pugu Huai'en called Zhang Xuan the "Master of Destiny", but Guo Ziyi was speechless to refute.In fact, this statement is widely circulated in the military.

You must know that Zhang Xuan was born as a scholar and was young. He was so omnipotent at the age of less than 30 and created myths one after another. He had long been artificially cast a layer of mystery in the army.

"The weather, the right place, the harmony of the people, and the commander-in-chief are all available. At this moment, we can only—" Pugu Huai'en said softly but firmly, "It is actually a great fortune for us to push the commander-in-chief forward." Things!"

Guo Ziyi's expression changed, and he hesitated, "Such a major event needs to be decided by the commander. I will wait for the generals..."

Before Guo Ziyi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Pugu Huai'en, "The commander-in-chief is a man of love and righteousness, and he is generous to my subordinates—if it weren't for the support of the commander-in-chief, Li Guangbi, a villain like Li Guangbi, would not be here today! Brother Guo, If the commander-in-chief succeeds, we can all become kings and ministers and become the founding fathers of the country. If we see the commander-in-chief lose power, the next ones to be punished may be you and me!"

"Brother Guo, think about it again. If His Majesty is kind enough to treat heroes, even if he takes away the military power of the commander-in-chief, he will also confer the title of brother Guo or the adult as a commander-in-chief, but he will forget about me and others, and make Li Guangbi fool me." Come on, what is the intention, it is Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows."

Guo Ziyi sighed again.

Thinking of Li Guangbi's arrogance, Guo Ziyi finally gritted his teeth and said, "If the commander-in-chief is willing, Guo will be loyal to the commander-in-chief. But if the commander-in-chief has no such intention, I'll just accept my fate."

Guo Ziyi picked up the teacup on the desk and took a sip, but his heart was churning.

For an "honest person" like Guo Ziyi who follows the rules step by step, the word rebellion is a bit heavy.It's just that if the general trend is irresistible, he can only follow it.

(End of this chapter)