East Palace, Prince's Mansion.
The crown prince Cui Youfu rushed over to wake Li Shi up, and sent people to call other close ministers of the princeling party.
After everyone arrived, Li Shi yawned and asked: "Cui Youfu, do you know how to disturb people's dreams?"
Is it a grave sin?”
Cui Youfu cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, something big has happened.
This morning the regent sent someone to call Sha Zhali, the deputy envoy of Fengxiang Army Jiedushi, and asked him to go to the palace in the afternoon, but Sha Zhali was drunk and forgot.
At nightfall, the regent became furious and sent Xuan Jiu, the head of the military law department of the palace, to lead people there to rape the women and rob them.
They arrested him on three charges including robbery and violation of military discipline, but he refused to be arrested and instead ordered the arrest of Xuan Jiu and others.
At this time, General Ma Sui of the Royal Guard Army arrived with his troops and surrounded the Fengxiang Army Camp.
The two sides are confronting each other and are at war with each other.
It is very likely that they will start a fight.
If a fight does happen, the consequences will be disastrous."
A few words made Li Shi and the members of the princelings lose all sleep.
Yang Wan said: "Wait a minute, you just said that the escort army arrived just after Xuan Jiu and others were arrested.
How far did you go?"
people" "All dispatched, five thousand cavalry" This made Li Shi feel a chill instantly surge from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai, and his whole body began to feel chilly.
Chang Gun was a little worried when he heard this: "Is the regent already preparing to take action against us?
Sha Zhali is a Tubo man.
He was valued by Ge Shuhan and promoted to Yajiang.
He made many military exploits and later followed Pugu Huai'en when he was still alive.
He started a rebellion and later surrendered to the imperial court.
He was accepted by Guo Ziyi, and he is regarded as one of Guo Ziyi's people.
Has the regent decided to use our forces to eliminate him?"
Li Shi was still relatively calm.
He waved his hand and said, "Don't make random guesses.
Maybe it's just a coincidence.
I have long heard that Sha Zhali, a barbarian general, has always been domineering and domineering.
He often does illegal things relying on his father's favor.
Regent The king wants to gather his army To build up prestige, one must take action on some disobedient generals in the army.
But why is Sha Zhali such a bastard?
He went when the regent asked him to go, and he even got drunk and forgot about it.
It’s not what you deserve.”
Yang Wan reminded: "Your Highness, it is not a question of whether Shazhali deserves to die, but how this matter will end.
Does Your Highness know how many people there are in the Fengxiang Army?
In addition to the three thousand people who stayed in Fengxiang Mansion, the rest of the More than 12,000 people They are all in the military camp outside the city, including more than 2,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry.
Now I doubt whether the 5,000 cavalry of the Prince Regent's Palace can deter the Fengxiang Army.
If the two sides fight, once the Guards of the Prince Regent's Palace are defeated, the consequences will be disastrous. " Li Shi was immediately startled and asked immediately: "Where is Li Baoyu, the military governor of Fengxiang Army?
Is he also involved in this matter?"
Cui Youfu said: "It is said that Li Baoyu is not in the army and I don't know where he went.
Now all the Fengxiang troops in the military camp are controlled by Sha Zhali.
The specific information is still unknown.
After the escort army surrounded the military camp, no further information can be received. " Li Shi was furious: "Li Baoyu, a military governor, is not in charge of the army in the military camp.
Why did he run out of the military camp?
If something serious happens this time that cannot be ended, he, Li Baoyu, cannot escape the blame."
Chang Gun quickly advised: "Your Highness, calm down.
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Getting angry now will not help.
I'm afraid that Li Baoyu will not be found for the time being.
The official believes that on the one hand, we must believe that the regent can calm down this matter, and on the other hand, we must do a good job."
Preparations to prevent the defeat of the escort force, We must immediately notify our generals in the army to control the lieutenants of the army.
Otherwise, the mutiny will spread to other military camps.
At the same time, we must also prevent the Fengxiang Army from being coerced by Shazhali and causing trouble to Chang'an and surrounding areas.
Once Shazhali rebels, we must be able to Put it out in time” Li Shi felt much more at ease after hearing Chang Gun's words, and immediately said to Cui Youfu: "Chang Gun is right, we will handle it immediately."
Cui Youfu wondered: "Your Highness, we cannot directly command the generals in the army.
Only Guo Ziyi can command them, and Guo Ziyi has gone to Dengzhou now."
Li Shi's mind began to work quickly, and he quickly thought of Guo Ziyi's son Guo Ai, and immediately said: "By the way, go to Guo Mansion to find Guo Ai, tell him what I said, and ask him to come forward no matter what."
Military lieutenants and generals say hello."
"yes" In this matter, in addition to the prime minister and the princelings getting their son-in-law, the eunuchs also quickly got the news.
Although the palace guards have now been taken over by Zuo Jinwuwei, Ju Wenzhen still got the news as soon as possible.
His first The first reaction was that through this incident, Zhao Ziliang could step down and get out.
Zhao Ziliang first took away the military power of the Shence Army from Ju Wenzhen, and then transferred the Zhenguo Army to Xiangyang to quell the rebellion.
This deprived the eunuchs of the only two troops in their hands.
How could Ju Wenzhen not hate him?
He now has the opportunity to tell Zhao Ziliang to get out and leave, and he will never let go of this opportunity.
Ju Wenzhen hurriedly came to the door of Daizong's palace and said to the eunuch guarding the door: "Go and wake up Your Majesty.
Tell me that I have something urgent to report to Your Majesty.
Go quickly."
Ju Wenzhen's strength has been greatly reduced now, and she is not as favored by the emperor as before.
Therefore, the little eunuch guarding the door was a little reluctant, "Eunuch Ju, look at what time it is now.
Go and wake up your majesty now.
You are not pretending."
Do you understand that the little one should be punished by His Majesty?"
Ju Wenzhen was furious: "Why can't the Zajia instruct you?
If you don't report it, if the matter reaches an irreversible point, Your Majesty will not just punish you, but will take your head.
Do you understand?"
When the young eunuch saw how serious Ju Wenzhen said it, he felt a little scared and flinched, "Okay, father-in-law, please wait a moment.
I will go and wake up your majesty now."
Daizong's temper was good, and he did not get angry when he was woken up in the middle of the night.
Hearing that Ju Wenzhen had something extremely important to report, he walked out of the palace after putting on his clothes and asked: "Ju Wenzhen, why do you want me to report it so late?"
" Ju Wenzhen bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened.
The regent ordered the dispatch of people on the grounds that Sha Zhali, the commander of the Fengxiang Army, led troops to plunder, kill innocent people, rob civilian women, and violate military discipline.
He was arrested in the military camp for trial.
Shazhali learned that he was going to be arrested by the Regent's Palace for no reason.
He went crazy on the spot.
Instead, he ordered the soldiers to arrest the people who came to arrest him.
Photographed When King Zheng heard about it, he was furious and ordered five thousand cavalry from the palace guard to surround the military camp.
Sha Zhali said that he had been born and died for the Tang Dynasty for many years, and even if he had no merit, he had worked hard.
The regent wanted to accuse him of these inexplicable crimes.
Arrest him, but he refuses to accept it.
He leads his troops to confront the palace guards.
Now the two sides are at war with each other.
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If it is not handled well, there will be another rebellion."
When Daizong heard the word rebellion, his expression changed on the spot.
He was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years.
He said tremblingly: "How could this happen?
Shazhali and I don't protect him.
Why would he rebel?"
Ju Wenzhen cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Shazhali was forced.
If the regent didn't send someone to arrest him, how could he lead troops to fight against the palace guard?
Shazhali was not the only general who committed plunder and violated military discipline.
One person, but the regent only arrested him.
The old slave heard that this was because the concubine of the new champion Han Hong was kidnapped by Sha Zhali.
At that time, Han Hong was just a A small official, what does it matter if Sha Zhali kidnapped his concubine?
The regent did this in order to bribe Han Hong and the new scholars.
He is cultivating cronies.
Your Majesty, this matter must be settled as soon as possible, otherwise , the rebellion is difficult to quell, and since it is under the city of Chang'an, the rebels might take advantage of the chaos and invade the city, which would be a serious problem."
Daizong was surprised and doubtful: "No, the regent is a famous general in the dynasty, with outstanding military exploits."
Ju Wenzhen urged: "Your Majesty, the regent is a man, not a god.
The rebellion breaks out suddenly and no one can respond in time.
What if the guard army is defeated?
You can't take things by chance, otherwise you will regret it."
"Then what do you think should be done?"
Daizong asked in panic.
Ju Wenzhen was overjoyed and immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, please issue an order and immediately send someone to the Fengxiang Army camp to pardon Sha Zhali for all his crimes, give him a promotion to a noble rank, and order the regent to withdraw the escort, so that the disaster can be eliminated."
Removing Zhao Ziliang from the post of regent afterwards will reassure the soldiers."
At this time, Daizong was at a loss for words and agreed in a panic: "Okay, okay, just do what you say.
Someone will come and draw up the decree."
Zhao Ziliang led Gao Shang, Li Mi, Xuan Shiba and more than a hundred royal guard cavalry out of Chang'an City and rushed towards the Fengxiang Army camp as quickly as possible.
They soon arrived at the outskirts.
After receiving the news, Ma Sui immediately led People came to greet him.
"Ma Sui, the commander of the Weichen Guards, greets the king respectfully."
Zhao Ziliang reined in his horse and stopped, raised his hand and said: "How was the situation before the ceremony?
Are you still facing off?"
Ma Sui cupped his fists and said, "Back to the king, Sha Zhali sent Tian Jiye, the judge of Fengxiang Army, to go out to negotiate.
He said that General Xuanjiu and more than a hundred soldiers were in his hands.
If we want them to survive, our army must retreat ten miles first."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "So Xuan Jiu and the others are still alive, so I am relieved.
However, we have to take their safety into consideration, so we are restrained.
Let's go ahead and see the actual situation first."
"yes" With the arrival of Zhao Ziliang, the escort soldiers and horses surrounding Fengxiang Army made way for a passage.
Zhao Ziliang reined in his horse near the wooden fence of the military camp and stopped to observe the defense situation in the military camp.
Soon, Zhao Ziliang told Xuan Shiba: "Where is Zhang Bi, the commander of the Huya Army?
Is he here or in his military camp?"
Ma Sui next to him said: "General Zhang has already met Wei Chen.
He has already ordered his men to sneak into the opposite military camp and should be nearby now."
"Send someone to find him."
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