"General, this is not a normal thing. This is an extremely abnormal thing. The general is busy resisting Shi Siming's attack and may not have time to learn about the latest situation in the court. I do have some here,"

With that said, he took out the two intercepted secret letters and placed them on the desk.

Ge Shuhan took a look at the letter and found that it was indeed an autographed letter from Li Longji. The letter was addressed to Prince Li Heng. It was almost the same as the letter that Shi Siming sent his son Shi Chaowei to intercept last time. It was still written for someone by his father and son. From the correspondence between the emperor and the emperor, it can be seen that Li Heng was persistent in requesting the throne, but Li Longji was perfunctory in every possible way. The general meaning is that only after Li Heng calmed down the chaos can he take over the throne of the Tang Dynasty. So much.

Seeing his brother Shu Han's face turning green and red after reading the letter, Tang Chao spoke at the right time: "General, I believe you can understand the meaning of these letters at a glance. It is actually very simple. Li Heng is afraid that Li Longji will establish another prince. So I wanted to ascend the throne as early as possible, but Li Longji refused and bargained, I was right,"

"That's right, I can tell you now that I am talking to you as a general of the Li family,"

"I understand, General, the situation is very clear now. Li Heng is a little impatient with waiting, and even wants to support his own troops. This is something that anyone with a little bit of brains can see. Of course, Li Longji He is not a fool. He knows that if father and son continue to fight, the Li family may really be doomed. So in my estimation, it will be a matter of time before Li Longji agrees to abdicate. General, it is not difficult for you to understand General Gao Xianzhi now. Why do you have an excuse to stand still and not rescue your Tongguan?"

"Such a thing, Gao Xianzhi really doesn't take the emperor seriously,"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see this. He doesn't take the emperor seriously now, because he is the son of Prince Li Heng and will be his prime minister in the future. These secrets have long been obtained by my insider. Otherwise, going against the emperor's will is a crime of beheading. Gao Xianzhi has been an official for decades. He has conquered east and west, not only in the Central Plains, but also in the Central Plains. He has also won many battles against countries such as Dashi and Tubo. The imperial court has robbed a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and beautiful women, and he has become a sophisticated figure. Doesn’t he know the consequences of disobeying the imperial edict?"

"This...he must know this,"

"He must know, but he is not afraid, because he has made up his mind to follow the prince Li Heng. He has made such great contributions in his life, and his qualifications are still higher than those of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, but Li Longji has always been He was suspicious of him and did not dare to reuse him, just like Niu Xianke, the military governor of Lingnan. He only asked him to lead troops outside and did not transfer him back to the court to show his talents. Therefore, he has been secretly dissatisfied with Li Longji, you You may have known before that when the prince was established, General Gao Da made a lot of efforts, but when the prince was established, General Gao, how much effort did you make?"

These few words only made Brother Shu Han panic in his heart and frown deeply. Indeed, when he established the crown prince, he didn't make much effort. He only expressed his attitude "I will obey the emperor in everything".

This is official talk. To put it bluntly, it is worthless. After the current prince Li Heng ascended the throne, he would not have thought that such a person could be relied on.

"General, how did you deal with these things when you and I were officials? I know that you didn't do much at that time. In fact, we both know in our hearts that General, you are Li Longji's dead soldier. He asked you to do What, just do whatever you want, you are not the prince's person, because the relationship is already unfamiliar. No, it took four months, four months to send reinforcements to relieve the siege of Tongguan. Think about it, if the prince really He values ​​you. He will definitely lead his troops to rescue the siege as soon as he recovers his breath. Did he do this? Obviously not. Now, you have repeatedly written to Li Longji. It was Li Longji who issued the imperial edict that made him let Gao Xianzhi He brought troops to rescue you, but you know, he won't come now. He is waiting, waiting for a result. General, don't you understand?"

Ge Shuhan suddenly held his head with his hands. Tang Chao's words were like nails driven into his head. In fact, although he was busy fighting every day, these thoughts were still vague. appeared in his mind, but he never thought about it so seriously. What Li Longji always valued was his honesty and bravery.

He is a military commander, and he spends most of his time either training soldiers or practicing martial arts. These intrigues were not his strength in the first place, but the current situation forced him to start thinking about it.

"This... His Majesty's words are not unreasonable,"

He finally changed his tune and no longer dared to speak on an equal footing with Tang Chao. At this moment, a strong intimidation appeared on Tang Chao. He was undoubtedly a beautiful man, but the feeling he brought to people was not only pleasing to the eye. Outside, there is deep majesty.

The man was too beautiful to show his majesty, but for some reason, when this happened to Tang Dynasty, a wonderful combination emerged.

His body exudes a peculiar quality, and every word he speaks has the power to influence people.

Ordinary superiors also have this kind of power, but it is often demonstrated through eyes, gestures, etc. However, the Tang Dynasty went one step further, revealing the coercion of controlling the world in every move and every move.

Unknowingly, Ge Shuhan's mind has been controlled.

In fact, from the very beginning of the conversation, the majesty of an emperor who proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an had already been deeply imprinted in Ge Shuhan's hands. However, at that time, he could still use his skills to resist. After all, once he knew the identity of the Tang Dynasty, , he was frightened, frightened, and highly nervous. Of course he didn't know that in Tang Chao's eyes, talking was also a battle.

From the moment he revealed his identity, he started attacking.

Revealing the identity of the emperor is only the first step of coercion.

It proved that Ge Shuhan was no longer taken seriously by Li Heng and Li Longji's imperial edict was no longer effective. This was a fatal blow.

Tang Chao was satisfied, knowing that this reckless man had entered his vagina step by step, so the third stage of the conversation began. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and gently pressed the back of Ge Shuhan's hand.

"General, the current situation is already obvious. It is almost certain that Li Heng will ascend the throne in Lingwu soon. Since you will not be favored by him, perhaps another general will be sent to replace you. Of course, , Don’t be nervous, this is just the worst plan. Even if he doesn’t replace you, do you know that according to the information from my internal intelligence, Shi Siming has received orders from An Lushan. This time, Tongguan must be captured within a month. If they can't attack Tongguan, they will be beheaded. Think about it, does Shi Siming dare to care about the casualties of his men this time and not attack Tongguan with all his strength? I don't think he will. It is said that Shi Siming led people to risk their lives seven days ago. Attack Tongguan City Tower. If it weren't for your superb defense, General, Tongguan might have been breached. If he had attacked Tongguan with all his strength, and Cai Xide brought 100,000 troops from Hebei to attack Tongguan, General, how likely would it be for you to hold on? "

"Well, Your Majesty, I think there is a chance, but I can't say for sure."

He was very clear in his heart. In the past, he dared to say that Tongguan was so dangerous that it would not be a problem even if a million troops came. But since the last face-to-face confrontation with Shi Siming, he has already put away his arrogance. , Shi Siming's martial arts is obviously still above him, his military strength is several times that of his, and the elite level of the soldiers is also above him. Once Shi Siming desperately breaks a hole, Tongguan will really be lost. The lesson learned from the last time is that I believe that a character like Shi Siming will think of ways to attack the city. At that time, not only Tongguan will not be able to be defended, but even his own life will probably not be saved. Shi Siming is already so powerful, and another martial arts and him Similar to Cai Xide, and the intelligence of the Tang Dynasty was obviously not perfect. According to reports from his own spies, Tian Chengsi also received orders from An Lushan to lead 100,000 troops to join forces with Shi and Cai He to attack Tongguan.

It seems that Anlushan is determined to win Tongguan.

It's no wonder that a mere Tongguan gate contained Anlushan's 300,000 troops, making Luoyang feel threatened at any time. Moreover, these soldiers and generals under Anlushan had won too many battles, but they stayed here for three or four For months, I felt depressed and wanted to conquer Tongguan to make myself proud.

"By the way, there is a chance to defend, but there is also a chance to be breached. In my opinion, the number is 50 to 50. This time, An Lushan did not kill Shi Siming, but gave him a death order. A The desperate Shi Siming is already very scary, not to mention Cai Xide. The general is in imminent danger. As the emperor of the new Tang Dynasty, I should not lower my status and risk myself to come to Tongguan, but I have always heard that the general is a loyal man. , so I traveled thousands of miles and worked hard to come here, just to be able to become a good friend with the general. Don't worry, what happened today, including these followers under me, are the people I trust most. Even though Shi Siming As cunning as a ghost, he must not have thought that the general's surrender to him was a lie. When the time comes, you only need to write him a letter saying that you are willing to surrender. He will definitely be very happy. After these few months, will he still be able to surrender? Don’t you know, General, that you are a talented general?”

"But...but once I surrender, Li Longji will not let me go. And, I...how can I trust you,"

"Believe me, general, don't worry. You will tell me later. Li Longji ordered you to go to war. He clearly knew the situation here, but he still let you go to war. What does this mean? Do you know,"

"The emperor said that Taohe will be a great victory, and General Gao Xianzhi will return with troops to support me,"

"This is the key. Now we can't count on Gao Xianzhi's troops. You are left to fight alone. Think about it, what should you do?"

"Of course I am closing Tongguan tightly, why go out and be besieged by Shi Siming,"

"General, then your death has come," Tang Chao said solemnly, his face turning a little blue.

However, at this time, Ge Shuhan's face was ten times greener than his: "What do you mean by this?"

"This is not simple. You close the door tightly. Even if you defend Tongguan, disobeying the imperial edict is a capital crime. If you go to war, with your current strength, you will definitely be surrounded and die. Think about it, disobeying the imperial edict is death. Not disobeying the imperial decree means death. Of course, I am not saying that Li Longji is harming you, but that Li Heng and Gao Xianzhi are harming you. Taking a step back, even if you hold on to your death and really defend Tongguan, Li Longji pardons you. But what will Li Heng think of you? You will be his minister after all. What he thinks of you is the most important thing. I think if I were him, I would definitely think that people like you are unreliable because you dare to disobey the emperor's imperial edict. , Of course, you and I both know that Li Heng only has general trust in you. Since moving forward is death, retreating is also death, why don't you leave a way for yourself,"

"Okay, Your Majesty, I have learned the lesson and am willing to follow you from now on."

With a simple sound, he actually knelt down.

It can be said that the words awakened the dreamer. Ge Shuhan now understood that there was no way to survive except surrender.

Tang Chao pulled him up diligently: "General, you are not mistaken. Follow me and you will be rich and prosperous. You can live in peace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty,"

"General, I think you must be wondering. If you want to surrender, you should surrender. Why don't you just come to my tent, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I do have doubts,"

"Then listen carefully, because I, the founder of the Tang Dynasty and the new Tang Dynasty, want to unify the world, and my biggest enemy on the road to unification is not Li Heng, but An Lushan. Now you know what I mean, right? ,"

"I understand, His Majesty wants me to be the internal response,"
Chapter completed!