The edict of the Son of Heaven was delivered to Tongguan in the morning of the next day, since the rebel mutiny, it is no longer a risky move to go out of the city to contact the outside, and more gaps can allow the Shenwu army to calmly enter the city, so the edict was delivered to Tongguan half a day faster than before. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"General, general, the edict of the Son of Heaven has arrived!"

At this time, Tian Chengsi was eating breakfast with relish, holding a pig's trotters and gnawing on a mouth full of oil, and a copper wine jug was sitting on the charcoal stove, and the wine in it was already warm and hot. He couldn't remember what it was like to be so comfortable the last time, lacking food and clothing outside Fengling Pass, and facing a sneak attack on the Tang army that would suddenly appear at any time. The experience of this month now feels like a nightmare when I think about it.

Hearing that the edict of the Son of Heaven had arrived, Tian Chengsi trembled, immediately dropped the pig's trotters in his hand, and wiped his mouth full of fat with his sleeve.

"Let's go, take the edict!"

The assistant officials in the Tongguan Post House saw that Tian Chenghei was about to receive the edict like this, and he was so surprised that he even stammered a little when he spoke.

"Tian, General Tian, is it possible to take the edict in this way?"

Tian Chengsi laughed and said:

"Naturally, I want to go to receive the edict, and if it is late, it will be disrespectful to the Son of Heaven!"

The official swallowed his saliva and said:

"I know that General Tian is anxious, but according to the rules, before receiving the edict, I have to bathe and change clothes and burn incense......"

At this time, Tian Chenghei realized that the hesitation of the original assistant was because he did not understand the etiquette of receiving the edict, and he immediately felt that he had suffered a feeling of contempt. In fact, this is not to blame Tian Chenghei, before An Lushan raised troops to go south, he was just a low-level town general, and there were no more than a thousand people under him, not to mention receiving the edict of the Son of Heaven, even An Lushan, Shi Siming and other border commanders had never seen it alone, so naturally they didn't know that they had to bathe and change clothes to show their solemnity.

Even after An Lushan was called Emperor Dayan, Tian Chenghe's status soared, and now although he also has a martial arts position under the fourth grade, no one has ever reminded him that he should bathe and change his clothes when he received the edict.

"Those who don't know are not to blame, Tian will change his clothes ......"

After a complicated and time-consuming pick-up, Tian Chengsi finally appeared in front of everyone with brilliance, he always felt that being a big official, with more than 10,000 troops under his hands, it was rich and noble, and it was only saved today that wealth was the rule of this toss.

The edict of the Son of Heaven is just the order of the Son of Heaven, and the ministers must bathe and change clothes, burn incense and pray, and then officially receive the edict.

Today, for the first time, I saw this set of red tape, Tian Chenghei had a great sense of eating the marrow, and even fantasized in his greed that one day, if he could dominate the place, he would also let the generals respect himself like this, so that he would not come to the world in vain.

A military man like Tian Chenghe, who was not born in a good family, did not have enough reverence for the imperial court, nor did he have due loyalty to the Son of Heaven. The principle of all their actions is to be able to feed themselves and live a better life. Once you have eaten enough and dressed warmly, you will have to follow the example of the east, hoping to be respected and respected by more people.

"General Tian, General Tian?"

The call of the pavilion official pulled Tian Chengji back from fantasy to reality.

"Ah, ahaha, let's go, hurry up and take the edict!"

The messenger of the Son of Heaven is a brigade leader of the Shenwu Army, and he has been standing in the courtyard outside Shuaitang for a long time. The messenger looked at him quietly, and it took a long time before he unfolded the edict and read it.

“…… Tian Chenghei was accompanied by a rebellious thief, but at the critical moment, he was able to distinguish the righteousness, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and should be praised heavily...... General Feng Zhongwu, garrison Fengling Pass, assist the commander of the Shenwu Army, Shi Chen Qianli, guard the ferry, and never fall into the hands of Anshi traitors......"

There are many contents in the edict of the Son of Heaven, but most of them are nonsense, Tian Chengsi only heard two of the most important points, one is that he was named a loyal general, how many grades this general is, and how high his status is, it is unknown for a while. Second, and what he was most worried about, was that he was afraid that he would be transferred out of the old ministry by the imperial court, or that the old ministry would be divided and disintegrated......

Slowly, Tian Chengsi suddenly felt that something was wrong, and in the blink of an eye, it was already suddenly clear, wasn't Fengling Pass the place where he had suffered a lot?

……

Qin Jin rarely listened to the advice of his subordinates, and opened up to Tian Chenghei and treated him favorably. However, after this episode, an even more surprising thought arose in his mind. After preliminary discussions with Guo Ziyi, he immediately got the support of the other party.

"The Imperial Historian is very clever and will be admired by the general, but this move may bring danger, and you have to think of a foolproof plan. ”

"Recruit the rebels?"

Cui Guangyuan's reaction was much more surprised than Guo Ziyi's, in his opinion, how could the rebels be recruited into the Tang army even after they had eaten all the people? Besides, even if they surrendered, they had to be willing to come.

Qin Jin only habitually consulted with Cui Guangyuan and Guo Ziyi, these two people were only responsible for providing advice, and they just laughed at Cui Guangyuan's opposition.

"There are 100,000 people in Chang'an City, including 40,000 men who can fight, plus 20,000 united soldiers, up to 60,000. Among these people, there are by no means more than 30,000 who can really fight in the field, and less than 10,000 of them have field combat experience. With such a weak division, it is more than enough to defend the city, but the counterattack is far from enough! Recruiting the rebels, under the advantage of one and the other, is also a compromise method to consume Sun Xiaozhe's troops. ”

"If those man-eating beasts are recruited into the army, what should the doctor do?"

Qin Jin's face did not change, and he said calmly:

"Treat yourself equally!"

He can even let Tian Chenghei go, what else can't be let go, as long as he can thwart the rebels, there is nothing he can't do.

Cui Guangyuan knew that it would be useless for him to oppose it, and how could he, Jing Zhaoyin, still be a doctor of imperial history who could do it all the time, so how could he have the ability to oppose it? If he really blatantly opposed, wouldn't he have to be scolded as an ungrateful?

At this thought, he sighed.

"The subordinate has just come from the palace, and after listening to Eunuch Li, His Majesty seems to have the intention of borrowing troops from Hui. ”

"Borrowing soldiers?"

Guo Ziyi's eyes lit up, and he immediately calculated the pros and cons of borrowing troops from the Hui Ministry. He and Qin Jin had been looking for adjustable troops within the Tang Dynasty, but they had always ignored the Tiele people on the grassland. At that time, under the support of the Tang Dynasty, the Tiele Xue Yantuo Department replaced the Turks as the overlord of the steppe. But the good times did not last long, Xue Yantuo's troops rose up against the Tang Dynasty, and were defeated by the Tang Dynasty, and since then they have been in a slump.

In order to effectively restrain the desert grassland, the Tang Dynasty also looked for and supported the Tiele Hui Ministry, until the early years of Tianbao, the Hui Ministry's military momentum in the desert grassland has approached the Turks in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties.

Guo Ziyi's face showed a faint sneer, after all, the Hui Department was just a wolf domesticated in the Tang Dynasty. However, a wolf is a wolf after all, and as long as there is an opportunity, it is not impossible to bite the owner. He looked at Qin Jin, hoping to read the thoughts contained in Qin Jin's unjoyful expression.

However, Guo Ziyi couldn't judge at all from Qin Jin's expression that he supported or opposed this kind of suggestion.

Qin Jin and Guo Ziyi were silent, and Cui Guangyuan said to himself:

"It is indeed a feasible way to borrow troops from the Hui Ministry, the grassland cavalry is savage and brave, as long as the troops are dispatched, the traitors of Sun Xiaozhe's department will inevitably be difficult to support. But Cui is against it, but the Tang Dynasty has power, so it shouldn't lead the wolf into the house!"

Qin Jin slapped his palm on the bookcase in front of him.

"Lure the wolf into the house, which killing bullshit suggestion!"

Cui Guangyuan was taken aback and said in a low voice:

The subordinates also heard what Eunuch Li inadvertently mentioned, and did not ask in detail. ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Qin Jin's mouth, this old slippery head didn't want to offend people, but also wanted to buy it in front of him, Cui Guangyuan naturally became the best microphone. Where is this unintentionally talked about, it is clearly intentional.

The sharp gaze swept towards Cui Guangyuan, only to see him bow his head in embarrassment, it was obvious that this guy was also insincere, with this person's IQ, if he couldn't see through Li Fuguo's mind, how could he get a place in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty?

Qin Jin was reluctant to say it, Cui Guangyuan's careful thinking was not a problem, the key was the attitude of the Son of Heaven.

Just as anger was surging, there was a sudden retribution.

"The Anxi Army is here!"

Qin Jin didn't react for a while.

"What?"

"Is An Xinjun coming, asking to see the doctor?"

Hearing it clearly, Qin Jin's body trembled, the Anxi army came at the right time!

"Please, please, how many men are coming, and who is the leader?"

"Li Siye, the deputy envoy of the Anxi Army, brought 5,000 men and horses, and it was Duan Xiushi, the commander under Li Siye, who entered the city to see. ”

"Five thousand?"

After a joy, he was shocked, and he didn't expect that the Anxi army only sent 5,000 people back, and as far as Qin Jin knew, the imperial court garrisoned about 50,000 people in Anxi.

Just listen to Guo Ziyi:

"Isn't the leader of the Anxi Army Liang Zai?"

"It shouldn't be, if the general has any questions, he should ask that Xiushi in person!"

Duan Xiushi was prepared for a fierce battle before coming to Chang'an to break through the siege and enter the city, but after choosing the south as a breakthrough, he actually entered a no-man's land along the way, and arrived at the city very smoothly. About an hour later, under the guidance of the soldiers in the city, he finally met Qin Jin, the thunderous imperial historian.

Like everyone who saw Qin Jin for the first time, he was shocked by Qin Jin's youth, it was really unimaginable that Qin Jin, the rumored murderous Shenwu Army Qin Jin, was actually a young man in his early twenties.

"The last general, Duan Xiushi......"

Qin Jin took a few steps, grabbed Duan Xiushi's arm, and said excitedly:

"Don't be formal, I'm waiting in Chang'an......

After seeing Duan Xiushi, Qin Jin suddenly had an idea again, which could be used to give it a try.

Duan Xiushi only brought more than 100 followers here, the main purpose of which was to contact Chang'an and fight the enemy together, and to test the reality of Sun Xiaozhe's rebels. Li Siye and the 5,000 men of the Anxi Army were two hundred miles west of Jingzhao Mansion and could be dispatched at any time.