"What I said makes some sense!" Yang Guozhong nodded slightly.

Seeing that Yang Guozhong recognized his statement, Yang Xi stopped and said in a very light voice: "Father, the child pleaded for the generals of Tongguan in front of the emperor today for this purpose. He hopes to take the opportunity to plead for them, get their support and win their hearts. If these generals with outstanding military achievements in the past can fully support the child, then the father should not have any worries!"

"Well, I understand for my father!" Yang Guozhong nodded.

"Father, I hope you can strongly support your child to continue to lead the army in Tongguan and participate in the subsequent counter-rebellion. Your child will definitely not disappoint you, will bring you surprises, and will give us the ancestors of the Yang family a good face!"

When Yang Xi finished speaking, the father and son had already walked outside Li Longji's bedroom. An eunuch came forward to show his respects to lead the way, so he stopped! The eunuch who led the way stepped forward and saluted Li Longji who was lying on the couch, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang and Marshal Yang are here!"

"I have seen Your Majesty the Emperor!" Yang Xi and Yang Guozhong came forward to salute Li Longji, who had slightly opened his eyes.

Tongguan is worry-free, don’t worry about the rebels coming to Chang'an. Li Longji’s heart was less worried. He has slept better these days, and even had the interest to listen to some songs and dances. People look a little more energetic, but the traces left by the years on his face are still very heavy. The age spots that appear clearly tell others that this is an old man in his twilight years.

"Kuozhong and Shiro are here, let's sit there!" Li Longji reached out and signaled, asking Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi to sit aside without any gifts.

Gao Lishi, who was standing beside Li Longji, came over very considerately, stuffed a few pillows behind Li Longji, and helped Li Longji up.

Li Longji followed Gao Lishi's hand and sat up slanted with several pillows behind him.

"Guozhong, Silang, I want to hear the opinions of you father and son. How do you think the next battle should be arranged!" Li Longji asked first.

"Your Majesty, let's listen to Silang's opinions first. After all, he has been in Tongguan these days and has directly commanded the defense battle in Tongguan. He knows the situation in Tongguan best!"

"Well! Silang, then you can talk about your opinion first," Li Longji's eyes fell on Yang Xi, signaling him to say first, "Silang, you can say any opinions and ideas you have, and I will consider it happily!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" In Yang Xi's eyes, Li Longji in front of him was not majestic, just an elder of Lao Mu, with his own father around him, and he was not afraid at all. He cleared his throat and began to express his opinions. "Your Majesty, I feel that the crisis in Tongguan still exists now, and the situation has not changed much compared with the situation. What we need to do now is to do our best to defend Tongguan, the gate of Chang'an, and to ensure that Tongguan is not lost! Now it is the flood season, and the rebels cannot pass through the Yellow River. The Wei River detours to attack Chang'an, and they can only pass through Tongguan! As long as the court has devoted all its efforts to defend Tongguan, the rebels cannot attack Chang'an! The king-fighting troops from all over the country are being formed one after another or heading to Chang'an. As long as we have been stalemate with the rebels in Tongguan, more and more reinforcements will arrive in Chang'an!"

"The troops led by Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Li Siye, Cheng Qianli, Yan Zhenqing and other generals are attacking the rebels from the north. The rebels cannot take care of the front and tail. They are determined to capture Tongguan. As long as they capture Tongguan and the door of Chang'an is open, the rebels do not need to spend too much effort to break through the capital, and the Tang Dynasty will be worry-free!"

"Although there are 100,000 defenders in Tongguan now, one of them is a defeated army, and most of the others are newly recruited. Only half of the combat-capable people can be called elite troops. With such an army, you may be able to win with the natural danger of Tongguan. However, if you go out to fight, even if you face a rebel with a disadvantaged force, you will not get any advantage, let alone the number of rebels outside the pass is more than the Tongguan town army! We must take our strengths now and defend according to the natural danger of Tongguan. We should not go out to fight without overestimating our ability, otherwise Lingbao's defeat will happen again!" Yang Xi said and stood up and bowed respectfully to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, please consider it carefully and don't let the army go out to fight easily!"

After Yang Xi finished speaking, Yang Guozhong also agreed, "Your Majesty, I think Silang's words are very reasonable. I have made a wrong decision before. The same mistake cannot be made again. Geshuhan originally had 200,000 troops, but after encountering the rebels, he was spared only 100,000 troops. Now there are only 100,000 troops in Tongguan City. If these 100,000 troops are overturned again, there will be no rescuers. Tongguan will have no soldiers to defend! The rebels have all their strength and have no soldiers to capture Tongguan, and they can only retreat to Shaanxi County. I feel that the court should follow Silang's suggestion now and order the Tongguan army to defend according to the dangerous gates. If only guards and not fight, the rebels will eventually be defeated!"

After hearing Yang Xi and Yang Guozhong say this, Li Longji hesitated for a moment, then nodded immediately, agreeing to what the father and son asked: "Well! Guozhong, Silang, what you father and son said is reasonable. Lingbao's defeat cannot happen again. I obey your opinions and decided that the Tongguan defenders will only defend and not fight. Let's talk about it when the situation changes further!"

Seeing that Li Longji recognized his suggestion, Yang Xi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to continue to lead the army in Tongguan, work with my soldiers to resist the rebels, and lead the army out of the customs to fight when the time is right, and work with other king-serious troops to annihilate the rebels, restore the order of the Tang Dynasty, and restore the people to peace! Please ask your Majesty to continue to lead the army in Tongguan!"

Not surprisingly, Li Longji, who would ask this, looked at Yang Xi and said nothing, but looked at Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong understood the inquiry in Li Longji's eyes and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, I also support Yang Xi to continue to govern the generals as a marshal, guarding Tongguan, and resisting the rebels with the generals. With Yang Xi's efforts, the situation in Tongguan has stabilized, and the generals are willing to listen to him. I also feel that it is inappropriate to change the generals in the last battle. After thinking about it, I am still preparing to make suggestions to Your Majesty and continue to let Yang Xi lead the army as a marshal, so as to avoid chaos. I hope Your Majesty will be right! Although Yang Xi is young, as long as there are some good assistants, there should be no problems!"

Hearing Yang Guozhong say this, Yang Xi immediately asked again: "Your Majesty, I am willing to issue a military order. I will lead my soldiers to defeat any rebels' attacks and firmly defend Tongguan. If a defeat happens, I am willing to obey Your Majesty's disposal and will sacrifice my life for the country. The city is there, the city is there, the city is destroyed, and the people are destroyed!"

Li Longji did not express his opinion immediately, but pondered without saying a word.

At this moment, a sound of jingling of the ringing peach came from far to near, followed by a gentle footstep.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is here!"

With Gao Lishi's voice, a gust of fragrant wind came, and then a woman dressed in luxuriously and outstandingly beautiful appeared in Yang Xi's vision.

"Ah, Yang Guifei, Yang Yuhuan!" Yang Xi said softly in his heart, and immediately recognized who he was.

"Sinking fish, falling geese, closing the moon, and shy flowers", four words used to describe beautiful women in ancient times, one of which is to describe the beauty of the woman in front of you. Yang Yuhuan, a beauty with a shy look, saw Yang Xi for the first time after she was reborn!
Chapter completed!