The Battle of the Imperial Court, Yuchi Gong's Army Advancing
Lu Guangyi was let go just like that.
Many Tang soldiers were captured in this battle, but he was the only one who was let go so easily.
When Lu Guangyi was pushed down from the hanging door, this once elegant young master of the Lu family of Fanyang was now in tatters and looked haggard.
He held two letters in his arms. One was written by the bandit leader Su Yan, and the other was written by the Empress.
Lu Guangyi looked at the words " To Emperor Li Shimin of Tang " in his hand. He hesitated for a long time, but he didn't dare to open it.
People said that it was the Tang Emperor himself.
If he opened it and took a look, wouldn't it be... Suspected of overstepping his authority?
Moreover, Lu Guangyi knew that he had just lost the battle and lost 20,000 soldiers in Yongzhou.
When he returned, not to mention being an official, it was still unknown if he could save his life.
In the Tang Dynasty.
Even though the aristocratic families and the Guanlong nobles were fighting to the point that their brains were popping out.
But in fact, they were the ruling class.
Even if they were to fight, they wouldn't destroy the Great Tang.
In other words, although the aristocratic families were at odds with the Guanlong nobles in terms of politics, they were not as good as fire and water.
However, in fact, it was in their fundamental interest to jointly safeguard the feudal rule of the Tang Dynasty. They were fighting for more benefits than the Guanlong nobles in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, there were many prime ministers who were born into aristocratic families.
Lu Guangyi knew that the Lu family of Fan Yang wouldn't offend Li Shiming just to protect him.
None of them were fools.
The scene of the Guanlong nobles and the aristocratic families of the Central Plains flipping tables without caring about the consequences would only appear in brainless transmigration novels…
Guangyi Lu sighed.
Looking at the gradually extinguished mountain fire in the distance, he headed towards Yongzhou City.
...
Lu Guangyi didn't reach Yongzhou, but met Yuchi Gong's army on the way.
"Duke of E!"
Lu Guangyi was brought to Yuchi Gong.
Yuchi Gong looked at Lu Guangyi from the corner of his eyes.
Lu Guangyi was not someone from King Qin's Mansion. Instead, he was promoted by the former Crown Prince, Li Jiancheng.
Because Crown Prince Jiancheng had been in charge of government affairs in Chang 'an for a long time, he had a close relationship with the civil officials formed by the aristocratic families.
Even Li Jiancheng's Crown Princess, Zheng Guanyin, was from an aristocratic family, Zheng of Xingyang, one of the five surnames and seven Wangs.
Therefore, Li Shi Min initiated the Black Tortoise Sect.
Other than the support of his own King Qin's Residence, he was also very confident.
The Guanlong nobles who controlled Chang 'an's defense either remained neutral or supported Li Er directly.
Li Jiancheng was killed and Li Er took over.
The royal court was basically the territory of the Guanlong nobles.
However, Li Er did not want to directly become enemies with the aristocratic families.
Therefore, he roped in Wei Zheng and the other representatives of the aristocratic families in the imperial court.
As for the aristocratic families, Li Jiancheng was already dead. They could not just flip the table and take revenge for Li Jiancheng. After all, only the helpless peasants could start a fire.
However, the world was a big family, and they could not do such a risky thing.
As a result, the two forces maintained a stalemate in the court.
Yuchi Gong looked rough on the surface, but he was actually very meticulous.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stand in the royal court for so long.
Now, Li Er wanted to suppress the aristocratic families, but at the same time, he could not go too far.
Therefore, Lu Guangyi, the military governor of Yongzhou, was in trouble.
Li Er could let the aristocratic families be civil officials, but he had to expel the aristocratic families from the army.
Lu Guangyi…Even if he could survive the fortune-telling, there was no possibility of him leading troops into battle in the future.
"Lu Guangyi! How did you get out?"
Yuchi Gong asked.
"Return to the country…is... It was the thief who let me out."
Lu Guangyi's heart trembled as he answered honestly.
"Hmph, why didn't anyone else come out, but you did!”
Yuchi Gong snorted coldly.
"Speak! Did you collude with Su Yan?!”
Yuchi Gong asked with a murderous look in his eyes.
This Yuchi Gong was a ruthless person who dared to hold a steel whip and interrogate Li Yuan about when His Majesty would abdicate!
Guangyi Lu was also sweating profusely.
"Why do you say that, Duke of E?" he hurriedly said."My loyalty is clear. How can I follow the thief?" However…It was that thief who wrote a letter and asked me to bring it to His Majesty.”
"A letter?"
Yuchi Gong frowned slightly.
"Let me see!"
Lu Guangyi did not dare to disobey, so he took out the letter from his pocket.
"One letter was written by the thief leader, and the other was written by the Empress…"
Yuchi Gong took it and handed the Empress 'letter to the adjutant beside him. He then opened the letter to Li Shiming.
Guangyi Lu was stunned, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Just by forcing the High Emperor to abdicate, this Yuchi Gong was definitely Li Er's loyal confidant.
He had opened the letter, but it was completely different from him opening it.
"Arrogant!"
Yuchi Gong was furious after reading the letter.
"What bullsh * t Ming King! How dare he stand on equal footing with His Majesty and ask for a million stone grain!! He's simply courting death!"
"Men! Pass down the order, the entire army will march quickly and surround the Fallen Dragon Gorge!! I want to skin Su Yan alive!”
Yuchi Gong was burning with rage.
There was no way the Great Tang would agree to the conditions Su Yan had proposed in his letter.
What Tang Emperor and Ming King were equal in status?
What one million stone grain to redeem the Empress?
It was simply wishful thinking!
Soon, the 25,000 elite troops headed toward the Fallen Dragon Gorge.
As the nearby dense forest had been burned into a bare mountain, they did not have to worry about an ambush in the dense forest.
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