Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guo Ye suddenly raised his waist and cupped his fists, and said loudly: "I want to recommend myself!"

"Huh?" His Majesty Li Er was taken aback by Guo Ye's serious tone, and then asked: "Guo Qing is going to arrest these bandits for me?"

Guo Ye nodded and said: "Yes, I am not talented, and I am willing to share the worries for the emperor."

His Majesty Li Er replied without hesitation: "Guo Qing, you provided the clue, and Guo Qing also knows the hiding place of the bandits. Since Guo Qing wants to share my worries, how can I not do it? Okay, you go find it." Ma Yuanju, ask him to dispatch all the hundreds of yamen servants in Chang'an Mansion to you, and you will lead the team to arrest these vicious thieves. I am waiting for your good news in the Wangbei Pavilion!"

Uh……

After hearing this, Guo Ye felt anxious for a while, I am stupid, how can this be possible?I haven't finished my sentence yet, what do you want, buddy, the command right to dispatch hundreds of yamen servants.

So, he said: "Your Majesty, as I said just now, there are 50 Jiangyang thieves in total. It will make them resist desperately and escape, even if there is a fish that slips through the net, these desperadoes will jump over the wall in a hurry, committing crimes everywhere and killing innocent people. Therefore, this time, I am not going to call the yamen servants of Chang'an Mansion to do this errand."

After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er felt that what Guo Ye said was not unreasonable, so he asked: "Then how does Guo Qing want to arrest them?"

Guo Ye analyzed carefully: "Your Majesty, look, the chariot shop they hide is in the West Market, and the West Market is a densely populated area. It is broad daylight, and it is the time when people come and go, so the time to do it It must be chosen in the dead of night. In this way, at least the merchants and people around the chariot shop will not be hurt."

His Majesty Li Er hummed, expressed his agreement, calmed down and asked, "Then what? Guo Qing, although you speak boldly, I believe you!"

Waiting for your words.

Guo Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Right now, only the yamen of the leading army guard and the curfew in charge of Chang'an city defense are the best candidates to participate in the siege and catch the bandits. Your Majesty, the yamen of the leading army guard has a total of 180 troops in Chang'an city. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is definitely far better than the government servants in Chang'an Mansion, and the weapon configuration is also better than that of the government servants. The most important thing is that Xishi is under the jurisdiction of the Left Leader Guard's Mansion, which is the right choice for the right time, place and people. Now General Yin is He was harmed by others, and there were no dragons and dragons in the leader's guard house, so I recommended myself to be the general of the lead guard's mansion. Then, justifiably, he recruited the troops of the left leader's guard and marched into the West Market at night to smear this group of thieves and bandits. , to comfort the souls of General Yin Tianzong and the [-] nine members of the Yin Mansion."

His Majesty Li Er understood that Guo Ye wanted to recommend himself as the General of the Guards, who was in charge of the [-] soldiers in Chang'an City Square, and then he justifiably dispatched the troops of the Left Leader Guards, where Xishi was located, to encircle and suppress these Jiangyang thieves.

It is not necessary to dispatch more than [-] troops from the left leading army guard, even if [-] troops are dispatched, no matter how skilled and daring these fifty Jiangyang robbers are, they will definitely be captured in one go, and it will be difficult to hide.

However, the position of the leading general of the Weifu is related to the safety of the entire Chang'an City, and even the location of the imperial palace located in the center of the Chang'an City.

If it is handed over to Guo Ye, then half of His Majesty Li Er's own wealth and life will be handed over to Guo Ye.

While he was thinking about it, Guo Ye suddenly said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if this group of bandits is not eliminated, the ministers of the imperial court and the big families in Chang'an City must have uneasy hearts and everyone is in danger. Moreover, if we want to get rid of them as soon as possible With the current weird atmosphere in Chang'an City, it is necessary to bring this group of people to justice to strengthen the court. Your Majesty, you must not worry at this time. I am willing to issue a military order. If this group of people is allowed to escape, even if there is one The fish that slipped through the net, I am willing to be punished, even if His Majesty twists the head of the minister and kicks it like a ball, I will never complain!!!"

"Guo Qing, you..."

His Majesty Li Er was speechless for a while.

Guo Ye said all the words, and His Majesty Li Er was put on the fire, and he couldn't get down for a while.

Moreover, Guo Ye finally added a sentence of willingness to establish a military order. If His Majesty Li Er disagrees at this time, wouldn't that be a blow to the enthusiasm of the courtiers?

At this moment, His Majesty Li Er's last worry disappeared.

He nodded at Guo Ye solemnly and said: "Okay, Guo Qing, time is urgent, I will give you a handwritten letter printed by the imperial pen first, and you take this handwritten letter to the yamen of the army's Weifu to take up the post as the acting leader of the army. The left and right guards have a total of [-] troops. Waiting for you to clean up this group of Jiangyang thieves, I will announce in the court tomorrow that you will lead the general of the guard."

As he spoke, His Majesty Li Er had already walked back to the Long An, wrote a hand letter with a pen and ink, and stamped it with a jade seal.

After saying that, he walked down again and handed the imperial pen script to Guo Ye.

Guo Ye took this handwritten letter and assured him with certainty: "Thank you for your trust, I will definitely not disappoint His Majesty. Time is urgent, and I have to go to the Yamen of the Zuo Lingjun Weifu to gather all the leading lieutenants After meeting to perform duties and plan, I resigned first."

After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply to His Majesty Li Er again, clutching the handwriting tightly in the palm of his hand, and strode out of Wangbei Pavilion.

His Majesty Li Er didn't say anything, instead he breathed a rough sigh of relief, and secretly said, as long as the good news comes from him at night, I can sleep comfortably and peacefully.Hmph, after these desperadoes are captured and brought to justice, none of them will be left behind. I want them all to be punished by being torn apart.

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The sun sets and the moon rises, the stars twinkle and hang in the sky, the night is thick but not dark.

Guo Ye finished his duties at Zuo Lingjun Wei Mansion early in the morning, and then recruited nearly [-] soldiers and marched into the West Market under the cover of night.

The West Market at night is no longer bustling during the day, it is as quiet as stagnant water.

After a short while, three thousand soldiers and horses marched in in groups one by one, not only surrounded the chariot and horse shop where the fifty bandits were hiding, but also secretly put up a martial law in the market where the chariot and horse shop was located, to prevent any fish that slipped through the net from escaping. .

Soon, everything was ready, and only an order was owed to Guo Ye.

Under Guo Ye's order, a leading lieutenant led [-] soldiers through the shop door and rushed into the chariot and horse shop.

But for a long time, only the noise of footsteps could be heard inside, but the sound of fighting was not heard.

In an instant, the leading lieutenant ran out of the chariot and horse shop with a look of astonishment under the reflection of the moonlight and stars, came to Guo Ye, and shouted: "Report to the general, our army has controlled all the exits in the chariot and horse shop. But, but..."

Guo Ye asked, "But what? The bandits are gone?"

"No no no~"

The leading lieutenant shook his head and hurriedly reported: "There are 50 bandits in total, plus the owner of the chariot shop and his wife, and eight staff members. They are all in the shop. However, they were all killed and no one survived. The Madian couple and the guy were killed with a knife, and all the fifty thieves committed suicide by taking poison, my lord, this..."

"Okay, I got it!"

Guo Ye seemed to know the result already, waved his hand, and ordered: "Let the brothers move all the corpses away, remember to separate the corpses of the robbers, as well as the corpses of the owner and clerk of the carriage and horse shop. Don't get mixed up."

"Here!"

The leading lieutenant turned back and began to gather people to prepare to clean up the battlefield.

Guo Ye raised his head slightly to look at the bright starry sky, held his breath and cursed inwardly, "Fuck your sister, you are cruel and heartless, how did these dead men Li Yuan train them?"How many dead soldiers are they still holding in their hands?

Obviously, tonight's bandit suppression operation was destined to be a battle that had already been won and lost before the fight started.

Chapter 996 hint

A battle without gunpowder and suspense, just like a pre-rehearsed one-man show, was staged calmly and ended in a hurry.

Three thousand soldiers and horses were too noisy, Guo Ye didn't want to stay here longer and disturb the people, so he ordered his subordinates to speed up the cleaning of the chariot and horse shop battlefield, and transfer all the corpses back to the Yamen of the Zuo Lingjun Weifu for later use.

Then, he left alone with a team of troops, went straight to the imperial city and entered the palace to face the saint, and immediately reported the results of the battle at the chariot and horse shop to His Majesty Li Er.

At night, the wind is cool.

His Majesty Li Er did not go to bed, on the contrary, he was not sleepy, and was standing in the Manna Hall wearing a thick cloak, exhaling and exhaling white mist from time to time, obviously it was cold tonight.

However, His Majesty Li Er's expression was calm, and he was quietly listening to Guo Ye's detailed report standing behind him respectfully.

Guo Ye looked at His Majesty Li Er's back standing still, unable to find out how the other party was feeling at this time, so he had to continue speaking according to the words he had compiled before.

After a long time, the words were exhausted, but His Majesty Li Er still stood there motionless, without turning around, let alone making a sound, just standing there like a sculpture.

For a while, the Ganlu Palace fell into silence, but Guo Ye felt a little more uneasy, and secretly thought, is His Majesty Li Er not satisfied with tonight's results?Or are you dissatisfied with the words I made up?Damn, it's really a guilty conscience to do something wrong.

At this time, a creaking sound of pushing the door broke the weird and slightly tense atmosphere. Empress Changsun walked into the hall, holding a pear blossom wooden tray in both hands, came to His Majesty Li Er, and said softly: " Your Majesty, the night is getting darker and the dew is heavy, and the weather is cold, drink a cup of ginseng tea to warm up first."

His Majesty Li Er gave a low hum, raised his eyelids and glanced at the tray in Empress Changsun's hand, seeing that there were two cups of ginseng tea on the tray, he couldn't help but smiled knowingly.Then he picked up one of the cups and held it in his hand to feel the remaining warmth from the cup wall, and he did not forget to give Empress Changsun a slight shake of his head, signaling her to give the other cup to Guo Ye behind him.

Empress Changsun smiled, moved her lotus steps lightly to Guo Ye, gave the tray slightly in her hand, and said: "Mr. Pingyang, this is the hundred-year-old Korean ginseng used in this palace, and the mountain that drains water from the back mountain in the palace." Boiled from spring water, it can refresh your mind and relieve fatigue, and it is most suitable for those of you busy people who don't sleep in the middle of the night."