After the recruitment of veterans who had followed Zhao Ziliang to attack Tubo was posted in various places in the Western Qin Dynasty, many veterans responded.
After the veterans of that year retired, many of them took up positions in various places in the Western Qin Dynasty.
Some people did Officials, yes Some people work as catchers, some work in judicial positions, some join the Imperial Guard, some become village chiefs or town mayors, and some become landlords, businessmen, ranchers, etc.
These people basically Formed the backbone of Western Qin's rule.
But there are also people who live in poverty, and there are people who work as nursing homes for the rich and officials, and there are people from all walks of life.
A month later, Xuan Yi, who was in charge of recruiting veterans, came to report to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, the total number of veterans from all over the country who have applied for recruitment is more than 5,000.
Including the 3,000 mountain soldiers commanded by Duan Xiushi, the number of troops is only 8,000.
It’s still a little too thin.”
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "When we set out to quell the Anshi Rebellion, there were 40,000 people.
When we came back, we were 110,000.
Among them, 50,000 followed Zhao Ting to pacify Hexi and did not really enter the plateau.
There were 70,000 who followed me back from Tubo. , nearly ten years have passed, things have changed, and people have changed.
There are still more than 5,000 veterans who can respond to my call and apply.
It is already very good.
Don’t force it."
Having said this, Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Let's go to Liu Dan and ask him to meet with the Central Plains envoy in Xinjing to discuss borrowing troops from the Anxi Protectorate.
This matter requires two people.
A clear answer will be given within a month.”
"yes" On July 16, Liu Dan came to see Zhao Ziliang with a happy face and reported: "Your Majesty, the Central Plains court has agreed to transfer 5,000 garrisons from the Congling garrison and Dabolu of the Anxi Protectorate to your Majesty's command.
The specific matters are up to us.
Discuss with Anxi Protectorate" Zhao Ziliang asked: "Who are the Protector of Anxi Protectorate and the Governor of Qixi now?"
Liu Dan replied: "To tell you the truth, the current Protector of the Anxi Protectorate and the Governor of Qixi is named Guo Xin."
"Who is this Guo Xin?
How come this king has never heard of him?"
Liu Dan replied: "Guo Xin is the son of Guo Ziyi's younger brother Guo Youming.
Guo Ziyi only has one brother, Guo Youming, and only one nephew, Guo Xin, so he takes good care of him.
Whether he is marching in battle or serving as an official, he takes good care of him.
Guo Xin was able to live up to his expectations and learned some skills in marching and fighting, but his family values were very strong and he was a bit bully."
Zhao Ziliang said: "One family does not care about another family's affairs.
I have no control over whether he bullies others.
As long as he is willing to borrow troops, it will be fine.
In two days, you will call Xuan Yi and Lu Qi, and the three of you will go to Qiuci together."
The town will meet this Guo Xin and discuss borrowing troops with him.
Remember, what I want is the garrison in Congling and Dabolu, and I don’t want troops from other places."
"yes" In early August, the 3,000 mountain soldiers under Duan Xiushi's command were ready for the expedition.
The 5,000 veterans recruited had also completed nearly two months of intensive training.
Their combat effectiveness was not inferior to that of the past.
All supplies and food were ready, and they were waiting for the five troops from Anxi.
There are thousands of soldiers in the mountains.
The pepper, Zanthoxylum bungeanum and chili peppers in the markets of Xinjing and nearby towns are designated as military strategic materials and purchased by the military.
At the same time, there are also many medicinal materials designated as military strategic materials, which are used to make For a time, the price of drugs for treating altitude sickness soared sharply due to lack of them.
However, they were not available at that time.
On the fourth day of August, Liu Dan and Xuan Yi returned from Qiuci Town.
Angrily, they entered the palace to see Zhao Ziliang.
When they saw Zhao Ziliang, they apologized and said, "Your Majesty, I have disgraced my mission and failed to negotiate an agreement to borrow troops." thing" "Oh" Zhao Ziliang frowned and asked, "Why?"
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Xuan Yi said angrily: "That Guo Xin is so rude.
After I arrived at Qiuci Town, Guo Xin hid from me for seven days.
On the eighth day, he saw that he couldn't hide anymore.
After meeting the ministers and others, the score was quite grand.
He sat behind the desk to receive the ministers and others, but asked them to stand and talk to him.
When talking about borrowing troops, he excused himself by saying that there are not many troops in Anxi now, so he really can't lend five thousand troops.
But Chen and others have already inquired, and there are more than 20,000 troops in Anxi.
In order to prevent Tubo from going west.
Entering Anxi, Guo Xin has a total of 10,000 troops stationed in Congling and Daebulu, and it is more than enough to lend 5,000 troops."
Zhao Ziliang frowned and said, "How could Guo Ziyi have such an attitude towards his nephew Lu Qi?"
Liu Shan said: "Lu Qi was also very angry at Guo Xin's neglect and evasion, and said he must read Guo Xin's book."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and said to Liu Shan: "Well, tomorrow you bring Lu Qi to see me, and I have to let him know the seriousness of Guo Xin's matter."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Liu Shan agreed, bowed and left.
After Liu Dan left, Zhao Ziliang said to several ministers and generals: "It seems that borrowing troops from the Anxi Protectorate is not feasible.
We don't have so much time to wait.
Our eight thousand mountain troops are not too few.
If they are only used Mountain warfare and pioneering are enough.
As for our own troops, Ma, I want the Ninth Legion to assume the main combat mission, Chu Ge, convey my will to the Ninth Legion and let them prepare for the expedition.
Five days later, the Ninth Legion rushed to Nanda Camp to assemble, and six days later, I set off with the King. , be sure to bring enough warm clothing and equipment.”
Chu Ge raised his hands and agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty."
The next day, Liu Dan brought Lu Qi to see Zhao Ziliang.
After the two of them greeted Zhao Ziliang, Zhao Ziliang said to Lu Qi: "Master Lu, I heard that Guo Xin, the Jiedushi of the Fourth Town of Anxi, has always shied away from borrowing troops.
Later, There is really no way to argue that there are insufficient troops.”
Lu Qi looked embarrassed, raised his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, I didn't know Guo Xin's attitude in advance, but don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely ask the court to ask him to borrow troops as soon as possible to help your Majesty."
"Destroying Tubo"
Zhao Ziliang patted the imperial case very unhappily and said angrily: "I don't understand.
Who is this battle for?
I and my soldiers of Western Qin are so full that we are so full that we are going to find this guilty person."
Isn't it just for the Li and Tang dynasty to last for tens of millions of years?
Tibet will never endanger the security of the Tang Dynasty border in the future.
As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Xin is bound to send troops to pacify Tubo.
Now the king just asks him to borrow five thousand troops, but he refuses.
Is he still a minister of the Tang Dynasty?
Tell the emperor that this This king is very angry.
I have never seen such a person who has no regard for the overall situation.
I will not ask him, Guo Xin, to borrow troops.
I, the Western Qin Dynasty, will be solely responsible for the task of attacking Tubo, but this matter cannot be left to this.
Forget it, the court must give me an explanation King Farben has sent an urgent order of 800 miles to Ma Lin and Bai Xiaode.
Upon receiving the order, the Eastern Expeditionary Army Ma Lin and Bai Xiaode will stop all fighting immediately and station themselves on the spot.
When will the imperial court give me an explanation?
Only then will they be ordered to continue their campaign against the rebels.”
The power of Zhao Ziliang's anger made Lu Qi so frightened that he knelt down and said quickly: "Your Majesty, calm down your anger.
Your Majesty, please calm down.
This Guo Xin has always been domineering and domineering based on the power of his uncle Guo Ziyi.
The lower officials have long disliked him.
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Now he is It is a day of national crisis.
This person actually ignores the overall situation and cares about his own selfish interests.
The lower officials must severely interfere with him."
On the tenth day of this month, Zhao Ziliang led his army to head south.
He decided to enter the Tianzhu Protectorate and then invade Tubo through the Nibolu Kingdom.
Nibolu was originally a vassal state of Tubo.
However, since Tubo was in civil strife and fell apart, Nibolu was not very popular.
Instead, he often sent envoys to Xinjing to meet Zhao Ziliang.
Later, he even sent envoys to Xinjing to express his request to become a vassal state of the Western Qin State.
Of course, the Western Qin Dynasty wanted this, so Zhao Ziliang conferred the title of Niboluo.
The king of the country.
In recent years, soldiers and horses from the Tubo tribe often entered the Niboluo Kingdom to plunder, and the Niboluo Kingdom was extremely unprepared for this.
It even requested the Western Qin Dynasty to send troops for protection several times. failed to succeed Well, it was not until the Western Qin annexed Etianzhu that thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed in the territory of the Nibolu Kingdom.
This indeed provided some protection to the Nibolu Kingdom.
At least the Tubo tribal troops no longer dared to enter the territory of the Nibolu Kingdom casually.
Plundered.
The king of Niboluo Kingdom and his subjects were very happy when they learned that the king of Western Qin was going to use the road to attack Tubo.
They not only agreed to use the road, but also sent people to repair the road to allow the army to pass quickly.
Since the Hexi Corridor had been opened, Lu Qi's memorial was rushed to Chang'an on August 20 at a cost of 800 miles.
After Guo Ziyi regained control of the military, the rebels withdrew in panic, and Chang'an returned to the control of the imperial court for more than two months. , the emperor and the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China also returned to Chang'an, but Chang'an had been looted.
This was the second time that Chang'an had been looted since the Anshi Rebellion broke out.
Except for the emperor's throne, everything else that could be moved in the empty Zichen Palace had been moved away by the rebels.
The gold plating on the dragon chair was also scratched off.
What could Li Yu do when he sat on this dragon chair?
I feel awkward.
After the Minister of Honglu Temple read Lu Qi's memorial, he stepped aside.
Prime Minister Yuan Zai said: "No wonder there is news from Hexi that the Western Qin army has stopped advancing.
It turns out that something like this happened, and now it is in trouble.
Without the Western Qin military Attacking from Hexi, it is hard to say whether Guo Ziyi can deal with the rebels in Longyou on his own.
If he is defeated by the rebels, then the imperial court will be in danger.
The troops he has are 60% of the troops that the imperial court can mobilize now."
Wang Jin said to Li Yu, "Your Majesty, the person involved, Guo Xin, is Guo Ziyi's nephew.
This matter is really difficult to handle.
If the punishment is severe and Guo Ziyi's face looks bad, will he think that the court is really trying to find a solution?"
Will he also rebel if his strength is weakened?"
The word "rebellion" made Li Yu tremble.
He was already allergic to the word "rebellion".
Li Yu was a little flustered and asked: "Then the King of Western Qin must explain how to deal with this matter."
Yuan Zai smiled darkly and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you just kick the ball to Guo Ziyi and have someone send him the memorial?
Doesn't he always claim to be a loyal minister?
I want to see how he handles it this time. " Li Yu had no other choice but to send Lu Qi's memorial to Guo Ziyi as Yuan Zai said
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