Seven days passed by with a flick of a finger!

According to the decree of the imperial court, envoys from all over the world are summoned to come to Beijing within seven days!

But in the end, no one came to face the saint!

It wasn't until the last day that a Lingnan Jiedu envoy came!

This Lingnan Jiedu Envoy is already sixty years old, but he still traveled thousands of miles from Lingnan to receive the decree.

Looking at the gray-haired Lingnan Jiedu envoy in front of him, Li Xiu had mixed feelings.

"Facts have proved that there are still loyal ministers in my Datang feudal town!"

Li Xiu held the hand of Lingnan Jiedu envoy tightly, "Old Aiqing came all the way from Lingnan, and you have worked hard all the way."

Li Xiu sent out an imperial decree, but none of the world's military governors came.

Only this Lingnan Jiedu envoy gave the emperor a face.

How could Li Xiu not be moved?

"The old minister has been the general of the Tang Dynasty for generations. Your Majesty has a call. As a minister, how can you not obey?"

The Lingnan Jiedu envoy bowed to Li Xiu, and said in a loud voice: "I am satisfied to have the opportunity to look up at the sky in this life!"

Li Xiu nodded. Although the other party's words were mostly flattering, they were true.

Lingnan is too far away from Chang'an!

If there is no emperor's order, Lingnan Jiedushi may never have the chance to meet Li Xiu in his whole life.

"Old Aiqing is far away in Lingnan, and she is still loyal to the imperial court. I am very relieved."

Li Xiu looked at the Lingnan Jiedu Envoy with a satisfied face, "I pass on my will, to make Lao Aiqing the Duke of Yue, and to grant a beautiful house in the capital and a hundred acres of fertile land!"

The Lingnan Jiedu envoy was terrified, "Old minister, thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

He originally thought that this trip to Beijing would be more or less auspicious, even if His Majesty did not kill him for the sake of his obedience, he would probably be imprisoned in Chang'an City.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty gave him such a generous reward!

"Old Aiqing, you must be tired from this long journey. Go down and rest."

Li Xiu laughed.

"The old minister obeys the order."

The Lingnan Jiedu Envoy bowed and kowtowed again, and then exited the Great Hall of the imperial palace.

"Your Majesty, a little Lingnan Jiedu Envoy, why does Your Majesty treat you so courteously?"

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of War looked at Li Xiu with some puzzlement.

South of the Five Ridges is a remote and barren land, and under the command of the Jiedu Envoy of Lingnan, there are only 30,000 poor old soldiers. Among the Jiedu Envoys in the world, their strength can only be ranked at the bottom.

He didn't understand why His Majesty valued such a weak feudal governor so much, and even made him a Duke. He really couldn't understand.

How prominent is the position of Duke, is he worthy of such a small role as the Lingnan Jiedushi?

"Although Lingnan Jiedushi is weak, he is the only Jiedushi who is loyal to the imperial court."

How could Li Xiu not understand that in the land of south of the Five Ridges, there are few major generals, even if they serve the imperial court, they will not give much help to the imperial court.

This time, the value of publicity is greater than the actual value of awarding Lingnan Jiedushi.

"I reward Lingnan Jiedu envoys so much, it is to let the Jiedu envoys in the world understand a truth."

A gleam suddenly flashed in Li Xiu's eyes, "That is... those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish!"

Those who obey him can get high officials and rich salary, while those who disobey him will only end in eternal doom!

"Your Majesty is holy!"

All the officials worshiped together.

But in their hearts, they are still very disturbed.

The seven-day time limit has come, and the Jiedu envoys of the world refuse to enter Beijing, so they must have chosen another path...

Just then.

A general in armor walked over like flying, and with a "plop", he knelt down on the imperial road. "Your Majesty, the military situation is urgent!"

"Fanyang, Pinglu, Shuofang, Hexi, and Longyou, the Jiedu envoys of the five towns joined forces to rebel! The army of millions of feudal towns, divided into five groups, came straight to the capital!"

As soon as the urgent report came out, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were overshadowed!

What should come, is still here!

The five feudal vassals are rebelling against each other, and millions of rebels are coming to Chang'an!

"Your Majesty, an army of millions of feudal towns is attacking, and there are only tens of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital city. The court is in danger!"

The Minister of the Ministry of War looked nervous, "Your Majesty, please issue an order quickly, and send General Xiang Yu back to help!"

The military strength of the capital was only tens of thousands of forbidden troops at the beginning, and later the Huainan surrendered army of Sima Chong was incorporated, and the strong and strong people were incorporated into the forbidden army, which expanded to hundreds of thousands.

Among them, 30,000 forbidden troops left the town of Huainan.

With the 100,000 Snow Dragon Riders stationed in Taiyuan, only 70,000 Imperial Guards were available in Chang'an, the capital.

How to stop a million rebels?

Even if Xiang Yu and his 100,000 Snow Dragon Riders were transferred back, it would be difficult to turn things around and make up for such a huge disadvantage!

"His Majesty!"

The admiral of the Nine Gates also came out at this time, "The rebels from the feudal town came in five directions. If they are allowed to merge, they will be an army of millions!"

"Weichen suggested that we should send troops to intercept the harassment and prevent them from merging! It is best to take advantage of General Xiang Yu's rapid advance and destroy one or two of them before they merge, so that there is a slight chance of winning!"

The words of the nine admirals brightened the eyes of many generals in the court.

This is indeed the only way to deal with millions of rebels!

Even Li Xiu nodded slightly.

"Admiral Zhao's suggestion is indeed a solution."

When the Admiral of the Nine Gates heard the words, a look of complacency appeared on his face.

He has never been praised by His Majesty.

But at the next moment, Li Xiu changed the subject, "It's just that it's too cumbersome to do so, and it won't be possible to completely annihilate these five towns of rebels in one battle."

The nine admirals were stunned.

The Minister of War was stunned.

The other courtiers were also stunned.

Did they hear correctly?

Complete victory in one battle, completely annihilate these five towns of rebels?

Just rely on the strength of the imperial court?

Your Majesty, what are you thinking?

To put it mildly, this time against the millions of rebels from the five powerful feudal clans, the chances of the Tang Dynasty court winning may not be even 100%, but His Majesty still wants to complete all his achievements in one battle. Isn't this just a dream?

"Chang'an, the capital, is in danger of Tongguan. Even with an army of millions, it cannot be conquered in a short time."

Li Xiu stood up from the dragon chair with sharp eyes, "We just need to keep the rebels out of Tongguan. If the rebels can't attack for a long time, their morale will inevitably be lost. The new force joins the battlefield, and after attacking the enemy's abdomen, the rebel army will be defeated!"

Minister of the Ministry of War and Admiral of the Nine Gates looked at each other, and both could see the worry in each other's eyes.

Your Majesty's strategy is not impossible.

But the key to the success of this strategy lies in whether the imperial court can hold Tongguan.

If you can hold on, then naturally you have hope to win!

But the question is, can you keep it?

70,000 banned troops, against a million rebels!

Even with the natural danger of Tongguan, I'm afraid it won't last for a few days.

I'm afraid Tongguan has already been breached by the enemy before it can consume the morale of the enemy!

Just when the ministers were still about to persuade, Li Xiu waved his hand and said loudly: "I will personally go to Tongguan to fight against the Jiedu envoys of the five feudal towns!"

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