Chapter 205: An Lushan 2
The language is not shocking and endless, it is not enough to be capable, but also to be able to speak and make up, and to say that it is necessary to get to the point, and to make it up like it is true. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAn Lushan is quick thinking and articulate, especially in front of the emperor.
Once, when Tang Xuanzong saw An Lushan's big belly, he asked him what was in his stomach, and he replied wittily: "There is nothing else, only a loyalty to the saint." This kind of ingenious answer like a sycophant made Tang Xuanzong very useful in his heart, and he also valued and favored An Lushan more.
When An Lushan entered the court to meet the king, in order to please Tang Xuanzong, he made up a nonsense, lying that pests appeared in Yingzhou last autumn, eating away at the seedlings, and seeing that the year's harvest was about to be lost. He burned incense to pray to the heavens and prayed from the bottom of his heart: "If the minister is not right-minded and the king is disloyal, he is willing to let the locusts eat the heart of the minister, and if he does not live up to the gods, he is willing to make the locusts astigmatize." The gods were moved, and suddenly a large flock of red-headed blackbirds came, and in an instant they devoured all the locusts.
An Lushan's speech really has a set, he understands the psychology of the supreme ruler, and likes the infinite loyalty of his subordinates, so he does not hesitate to make up lies and deceive trust. An Lushan spoke vividly, as if it was true, Tang Xuanzong believed it to be true, and was moved by his sincerity of loyalty and love for the people, and a series of rewards were naturally not a problem.
From a nobody to a power-leaning government and the opposition, from a party to a tripartite envoy, under the system of promotion of officials at all levels in the Tang Dynasty in strict accordance with the length of service and seniority, An Lushan created a myth in Chinese history that the frontier military commander made a leap in his career in the era of peace.
Speculation is indeed an important factor in An Lushan's rapid development, but it is by no means the most important factor. The decay and stupidity of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, who was intoxicated with the situation of opening up the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, provided a shortcut for An Lushan's development, and the dark corruption in the officialdom undoubtedly created a hotbed for An Lushan's development.
In peacetime, those officials who have made their fortune by pandering, bribery, rhetoric, seeking backers, and other dirty means have always been unreliable and are bound to have problems. A high-ranking official like An Lushan, who is loyal on the surface, treacherous in his heart, and has a heavy army in his hands, is going to cause big problems and chaos.
The most important thing in the Tang court was the reform of administrative divisions, and after nearly a year of quarrels and deliberations, the new reform of administrative divisions was finally freshly released at the end of the year. This reform has involved the whole country and has far-reaching implications. Specific to Hebei Province, it is mainly from the Youzhou Jiedu to separate Pinglu as a separate Jiedu. Who will become the first envoy of the Pinglu Festival? Xuanzong Li Longji has his own plans.
Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to promote An Lushan, the former Pinglu soldier and horse envoy, to be the envoy of the Pinglu Festival, and also the Taishou of Liucheng, and the envoy of the four prefectures of Liangfan, Bohai and Heishui. In this way, An Lushan seized all the military, administrative, economic, transportation and diplomatic powers in the northeast into his hands, and became a major member of the Tang Empire and a feudal official.
In fact, for the city of Chang'an, An Lushan is no stranger. This is the third time he has entered Beijing, and the city is still the same city as before, but the mood is no longer the same as before. This is exactly the same as the city every year, and the relationship is different every year.
Back then, the first time he entered Beijing was in the twenty-first year of Kaiyuan. That year, he was ordered by Zhang Shoujue, the envoy of the festival, to go to Beijing to perform affairs, at that time he was just an unknown general under Zhang Shoujue, who in the Manchu Dynasty would take him seriously? Yes, when I meet someone who despises me, I must have nothing to lose.
The second time the situation was even worse, three years later, he went to Beijing for trial because of the defeat, Zhang Jiuling, the old man, had to take his head, and at the critical moment, it was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who jumped out to save his life. Oh, I was depressed at that time, and now I think about it, my eyes are red, I stay in the prison all day, I can't eat, I can't sleep, I'm afraid that if I close my eyes and don't open my eyes, my life will pass, and the past is really unbearable.
In the blink of an eye, another six years have passed. Today he entered Beijing for the third time, but he is no longer the inconspicuous An Lushan of the past, but An Lushan, an important member of the Tang Empire. It is often said that 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, but in fact, sometimes, the conversion between Hedong and Hexi may only take six years, or even less.
An Lushan saw Xuanzong again, and the two inevitably had to look at each other when they met. Tang Xuanzong is obviously much older than six years ago, his description is slightly withered, his eyes are godless, and his face is slightly blue, it is obvious that this is a symptom of Ai Ai's excessiveness.
People say that since the emperor accepted Yang as his concubine, he has been indulged in wine and absurd. Now it seems that people's words may not be credible, just when An Lushan was muttering to himself, Tang Xuanzong was also looking at An Lushan: "Good boy, I haven't seen you for a few years, but I have gained a lot of weight." ”
In recent years, An Lushan's sycophant magic skills have been increasingly refined, and they have reached the realm of perfection. An Lushan cleared his throat and played such a strange thing to Tang Xuanzong in a matter-of-fact manner.
It is said that in July last year, there was a rare locust plague in Yingzhou, and the number of locusts was so large that they covered the sky and the sun, and split their heads and covered their faces. Seeing that the crops were about to be devoured, An Lushan, as a parent official, had no choice but to set up an altar to burn incense and pray to heaven: "If An Lushan is not right-minded and disloyal to his emperor, let the locusts eat my heart; ”
Xuanzong and the ministers listened attentively, and An Lushan asked Xuanzong in a tricky manner: "Your Majesty, guess what's next?"
Xuanzong hurriedly asked, "Yes, what's the matter?
An Lushan smiled: "Your Majesty, it is really a blessing to the sky, as soon as the minister finished speaking, he saw a group of big birds with blue bodies and red heads flying over the sky. When these strange birds saw the locusts, they pecked at them, and in a short time they ate them completely. ”
Xuanzong laughed, and when he heard this, he understood that An Lushan was flattering himself. It's hard for him, even the flattery is so story-like, in the final analysis, it's also to make himself happy. Xuanzong was happy, and at that time he added An Lushan as a hussar general.
After rewarding An Lushan, Xuanzong turned his gaze to the squirt on the side, it doesn't matter if he doesn't look at it, he was startled when he saw it: "Ouch, my God, this squirt is too ugly." ”
Xuanzong gasped, he had long heard rumors that he was extremely ugly, and when he saw it today, he really lived up to his reputation, and it was even uglier than he imagined.
Of course, Xuanzong is not an ordinary faint monarch, and he still knows the truth that people cannot be looked at and the sea cannot be beaten. He knew that although this scumbag was ugly, he was a resourceful and rare general. Xuanzong immediately ordered someone to give him a seat, and he asked with concern how old he was, and he replied that he was forty years old. Xuanzong happily stroked the back of the kiln and said, "Work hard, the future is limitless, I am very optimistic about you." ”
Xuanzong didn't know that this sentence was appropriate for anyone to say, but it was very inappropriate for him alone. This squirt was indeed rich and noble, but his wealth was obtained in a way that made Xuanzong extremely unhappy. Of course, the emperor was Chrysostom Yuyan, and he immediately promoted him to the rank of general, and also the Taishou of Beiping, and gave him a Han name.
Ten years later, this name will move the world, making countless Tang Dynasty soldiers frightened, this name is called: Shi Siming.