The servant's report was like a thunderbolt from the blue, which stunned Yang Guozhong and shocked Yang Xi.

Oh my God, the most terrifying thing really happened!

Ge Shuhan was defeated, 200,000 soldiers and horses were wiped out, and in the end only 8,000 remnant troops fled back to Tongguan - the cruel events recorded in historical records really happened, even if Yang Xi had not seen the scene of the defeat, he could feel it

To the blood outside Tongguan City!

Why didn't Yang Guozhong listen to his repeated advice a few days ago? Why didn't Yang Guozhong tell him the first time he told him that the court had ordered Ge Shuhan to lead the army into battle? Why didn't he take a tougher stance and speak more directly to Yang Guozhong?

Say? Oh my god, how could this happen?

Yang Xi had the urge to cry!

What should we do? Ge Shuhan has been defeated and Tongguan is about to fall. After the news of the fall of Tongguan came, Li Longji immediately prepared to escape, and Chang'an also fell. The tragic events in historical records will happen one after another. The direction of the wheel of history

It rolled forward unstoppably, crushing many people to pieces, including of course him, Yang Guozhong's youngest son Yang Xi!

Yang Xi, who was born as a scout and had a tough temperament tempered by the hard training and environment he was in, was at a loss. Yang Guozhong, who had never expected such a result, was even more stunned. He just stood there in a daze, looking lost.

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"Father, we must let the imperial court increase its troops to Tongguan as quickly as possible. Before Tongguan falls into the hands of the rebels, strengthen the defense of Tongguan to ensure that Tongguan is not lost!" Yang Xi reacted earlier than Yang Guozhong, regardless of

The man in front of him was his "father", and he shouted loudly: "It's still morning, and there's still a long time before dark. If we gather troops immediately to reinforce Tongguan, we can reach Tongguan as early as tomorrow morning. As long as the rebels don't

Take advantage of the defeat of the official army to attack the city, and Tongguan can still be defended! Father, don't hesitate, go to the palace immediately to report to the emperor, and send a large army to quickly reinforce Tongguan, otherwise Tongguan will fall and Chang'an will not be able to defend it! Father!

!!”

Wang Chen's last few words, which were almost like roars, finally woke up the stunned and frightened Yang Guozhong, but he was still at a loss. It wasn't until Yang Xi repeated his request that he realized what he was doing and rushed out hurriedly.

Not a word was said.

After Yang Xi was stunned for a moment, he immediately followed.

"Father, let the child accompany you to the palace. Maybe the child can help his father say something!"

Yang Guozhong stopped, looked at his youngest son's resolute expression, and did not refuse. While walking out quickly, he said: "Okay, Xi'er, then you can enter the palace with your father. You can talk to him later."

As a father, let’s tell your Majesty something!”

What Yang Xi just said was so unexpected. He almost expected Ge Shuhan's defeat. Of course, Yang Guozhong looked at his youngest son with admiration. It was his suggestion that Ge Shuhan attack with all his strength.

It can be said that his suggestions led to this disaster. The emperor will definitely be angry with him and even blame him heavily. He may be killed like a scapegoat. As Yang Xi just said, it is of course good to rescue Tongguan. He enters the palace.

When you plead guilty and ask questions, take Yang Xi into the palace with you and let this son who has changed his mind say a few words. You may gain something unexpected!

The servants had prepared fast horses. After the father and son got on the horses, they galloped away towards Xingqing Palace.

Yang Xi, whose mind was entirely focused on the Battle of Tongguan, didn't even think about how he could be so skilled in riding a horse.

Arriving outside Xingqing Palace, after getting off his horse, Yang Guozhong took Yang Xijin and broke into the palace without anyone going in to report. In such an emergency, the emperor must have received the military report. No matter how the emperor would deal with him, he must do it first.

Entering the palace at once can make the emperor less angry.

When Yang Guozhong led Yang Xi straight to Li Longji's palace, Li Longji, who had received the report of the military defeat at Tongguan, had also sent an eunuch to invite him. Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi followed the eunuch to Li Longji's residence!

On the way into the palace, Yang Guozhong also told Yang Xi things that he had never told Yang Xi before in a very fast tone.

After listening to what Yang Guozhong said, Yang Xi also knew the general situation. After the imperial court issued an order for Ge Shuhan to go out to fight, Ge Shuhan argued with reason and insisted on guarding the pass. He made many mistakes and begged the emperor to take back the order.

Just when the imperial court ordered Ge Shuhan to go out to fight the rebels, the imperial court received reports from Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi who were far away in Hebei. While reporting their achievements, the two generals also stated their interests based on the situation at that time: "If Tongguan goes out,

If there is a war, you will be defeated. If you don't defend the city, there will be changes in the capital, and the world will be in chaos, how can you put it down?"

However, the imperial court still repeatedly ordered Ge Shuhan to go out to fight. Under the pressure of the imperial court, Ge Shuhan could only lead 200,000 troops to fight!

After hearing what Yang Guozhong said, Yang Xizhen sighed speechlessly. He felt an extreme disgust for his father. For his own selfish interests, he actually ignored the justice of the country and the nation and forced Ge Shuhan to go out to fight, which ultimately led to a tragic defeat.

, brought disaster to Datang!

If he had his temper right, he would have wanted to pick Yang Guozhong up, give him a severe beating to relieve his anger, or even kill him with a knife.

But he can't do these casual things now. He has to try his best to calm down. Only by calming down can good things be solved!

When they were about to arrive at Li Longji's palace, Yang Guozhong also told Yang Xi some other things.

After the imperial court killed Feng Changqing and Gao Renzhi and ordered Ge Shuhan to lead the army in Tongguan, as a precaution, Yang Guozhong, with Li Longji's consent, selected 3,000 people to train in the Forbidden Garden, and ordered Jiannan Army Generals Li Fudou, Liu Guangting and others.

The commander-in-chief was ready to be used as a precaution; he also recruited 10,000 soldiers to be stationed in Bashang, led by his confidant general Du Ganyun. It was nominally to defend against the Anlushan rebels, but in fact it was to defend against the possibility of the Geshu Dynasty.

They turned against him and attacked him. However, this plan was discovered by Ge Shuhan. On the first day of June, Ge Shuhan planned to kill Du Qianyun and take these ten thousand people under his command.

Before Yang Guozhong explained everything clearly, the father and son had arrived outside Li Longji's palace. Li Longji's confidant eunuch Gao Lishi personally welcomed the two into the palace and whispered to Yang Guozhong that the emperor was furious and wanted to

They are so talkative!

It was the first time he met Gao Lishi, the eunuch who was said to be loyal to Li Longji, and was reminded by him that Yang Xi actually had a crush on Gao Lishi, who had a kind-looking face. But he also knew that he could get into this

A person of this caliber can cover up any mentality and show you a kind smile under any circumstances.

Entering the hall, the sharp-eyed Yang Xi saw an old man with white hair and beard sitting slumped in the hall, his hand on his chin, his eyes closed, without any energy. This must be Li Longji, the famous Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in history.

But it did not make Yang Xi feel the majesty of the emperor. Just when Yang Xi wanted to take a closer look at Li Longji, Yang Guozhong walked to the front of the palace, knelt down without saying a word, and kowtowed several times.

He apologized to Li Longji in the palace and said: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister has come to ask you for forgiveness. The Tongguan army was defeated. I am the chief culprit. Please forgive me!"

Yang Xi was stunned there, hesitating whether he should kneel down or not. Of course he knew that his father knelt down to apologize, and he would definitely kneel down, but in his arrogant temperament and in his memory, he had never knelt down before anyone.

The overturned knee made him hesitate, and he did not kneel down immediately!

However, his move attracted the sideways gaze of Gao Lishi, who was standing beside him.

Just as he was about to kneel down reluctantly, Li Longji, who was awakened by Yang Guozhong's actions, spoke: "Yang Silang, help your father get up!"

Yang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took a step forward to help Yang Guozhong, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to apologize.

"Guozhong, it doesn't have to be like this. I know that you are loyal to me. You asked Ge Shuhan to lead the army to attack in the hope of quelling the rebellion as soon as possible! The defeat of Tongguan was not your responsibility, but Ge Shuhan's inability to fight.

The fiasco happened!" To the surprise of everyone in the palace, Li Longji actually excused Yang Guozhong. When Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi looked up in shock, the haggard old man said in a hoarse voice: "Guozhong, today I

I called you into the palace not to accuse you of your crimes, but to ask you for your ideas on how to deal with the fiasco at Tongguan!"

After receiving the news of the defeat of Tongguan, Li Longji immediately summoned the ministers to the palace to urgently discuss countermeasures. Yang Guozhong was the first to enter the palace. He had just sent someone to pass the news and arrived in front of him less than a quarter of an hour later.

Li Longji was very pleased.

Of course, he had the intention to blame Yang Guozhong, but now that the military situation is urgent, he must be punished after the fact, not now!

What's more, Yang Guozhong is now one of the few people he can trust most!

Although Yang Guozhong expected that the emperor did not go to the palace to blame him, he was still greatly relieved. After hearing what Li Longji said, he glanced at Yang Xi next to him and said seriously: "Your Majesty, minister

I think we should dispatch a general quickly and lead the army to rush to Tongguan without delay! As long as Tongguan can be defended, the rebels still cannot attack Chang'an!"

Just after Yang Guozhong finished speaking, and before Li Longji had time to agree, Yang Xi stood up "just in time" and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to rescue Tongguan, save Tongguan in crisis, atone for his father's sins, and for the elders."

Tang will relieve this crisis!"

"What?" "Ah?!" Li Longji, who was sitting in the hall, and Yang Guozhong next to Yang Xi exclaimed at the same time, but Yang Guozhong's exclamation was ignored by Li Longji, who focused his attention on Yang Xi! Li Longji looked at

It turns out that Yang Xi came forward to ask for help after Yang Guozhong's proposal. He thought that the father and son had already discussed it, so he proposed to him in the palace today, and he was suddenly shocked!

But he couldn't understand why Yang Guozhong would let his seventeen-year-old son carry out such an urgent mission?

Seeing that his proposal had achieved results, Li Longji was looking at him in surprise, and Yang Guozhong didn't stand up immediately to say anything or stop him. Yang Xi immediately took advantage of the situation and continued to ask: "Your Majesty, I am entering the palace with my father today.

I want to ask your Majesty in person to lead an army to the expedition! I am willing to lead an army to rescue Tongguan and relieve the danger of Tongguan. My father will agree to this! I am willing to issue a military order. If I cannot relieve the danger of Tongguan, I am willing to accept any punishment from your majesty.
Chapter completed!