On February 18 of the 14th year of Tianbao, Fan Yang Pinglu Hedong Three Towns Jiedu made An Lushan raise troops against the Tang Dynasty.

150,000 soldiers and horses in the three towns, together with 50,000 soldiers and horses from foreign tribes such as Xi and Khitan, a total of 200,000, started from Fanyang, and the rebels quickly moved south, first sending troops to Taiyuan.

Taiyuan is where the Hedong Jiedu envoy is located, and it is An Lushan's own territory, but An Lushan's Hedong Jiedu envoy was sealed by Tianbao for ten years, and the hearts of the officials and generals of Hedong Jiefu have not been completely subdued, and there are still many officials and generals who are loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

After An Lushan soldiers arrived in Taiyuan, they purged and slaughtered a large number of officials and generals, and replaced them with people they trusted, and some officials and generals loyal to the Tang Dynasty saw that the rebels were murderous, and many officials had to choose to give in and become a member of the rebels.

At this point, An Lushan completely integrated the 200,000 soldiers and horses of the three towns and the alien races, and completely controlled them in his hands.

The rebels then continued southward, heading towards the crossing of the Yellow River, and their troops were directed towards Chenliu County.

At the same time as An Lushan Fan Yang raised troops, the imperial court eyeliners who had not yet been discovered in Fan Yang City left the city one after another, and rushed to Chang'an on fast horses to report to the imperial court.

The world is in turmoil.

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Chang'an City.

After Gu Qing rested at home for a few days, he finally stopped looking like a salted fish, and went to the military department early in the morning to receive the seal letter and official robe of the general of the right guard.

Still wearing the Mingguang armor given to him by Princess Wanchun, Gu Qing was dressed in a drape, and led Han Jie and other guards who returned from vacation to the Right Guard Mansion to recognize the door, and under the greeting of a group of Zhonglang generals, record affairs to join the army, Si Cao and other officials, Gu Qing met with everyone, got to know each other, and then decided to enter the palace to inspect the situation of the soldiers guarding the palace.

Walking on the way into the palace, Han Jie whispered: "Master Hou, something seems to be wrong recently......

"What's wrong?"

"The last general went out of the city to visit his parents and his wife and concubines, I heard that there are several merchants in Zhuangzi who have not returned for a long time, originally went to the north to sell leather goods and cloth, and should have come back as early as two months ago, but so far there has been no news, and the merchant's family has sent a group of people to the north to inquire, but still has not heard the news......"

"What do you think is wrong?"

"The last general kept an eye, after returning to Chang'an yesterday, he went to the East Market, and asked some merchants who did business in the East Market, and I heard those merchants say that many merchants who went to the north to do business have exceeded the return date and have not heard from them, as if the merchants who went to the north have disappeared inexplicably, Master Hou, this is very wrong."

Gu Qing paused for a moment, and said slowly: "Most of them have already suffered, maybe some of them are lucky to come back alive......"

Han Jie was shocked: "Master Hou means to ......"

Gu Qing said in a deep voice: "It should be the soldiers and horses of the three towns of An Lushan, since even the businessmen dare to rob openly, presumably he has no scruples and is ready to raise troops, at this moment when we are talking, maybe the people have already raised troops, but the news has not yet reached Chang'an." ”

Han Jie was stunned for a long time, and said hurriedly: "Master Hou, let's find a way to go back to Anxi!" ”

Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "There is no way, I can only wait for the news of An Lushan's rebellion to reach Chang'an, and then look at Your Majesty's decision, before that, I can't show the slightest eagerness to return to Anxi, otherwise Your Majesty will definitely not let me go back." ”

After a pause, Gu Qing said again: "If you and your brothers' family members have settled outside Chang'an City, let them leave immediately and go south, it's best to go to Shuzhong, where it is safe." ”

Han Jie was shocked: "An Lushan's dog thief can really enter Chang'an City?" ”

"Yes, don't be lucky, otherwise it will lead to a lifelong hatred, where the rebels pass by, don't gamble with the lives of your parents, wives and children for the mercy of the rebels."

Han Jie nodded heavily: "Yes, the last general will immediately arrange for the brothers to go home to clean up and move the family out of Chang'an." ”

Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Next, it's time for me to eat and wait for death to be a rich and noble marquis, and I will go back to sleep after a casual inspection of the palace." ”

Han Jie nodded in understanding.

This time, Hou Ye ate salted fish waiting for death, and he couldn't show the slightest appearance of striving for progress anyway, only the lazy and lazy appearance could dispel the suspicion of the Son of Heaven.

Gu Qing took two steps and stopped, and asked, "By the way, which Qinglou lady in Chang'an City is the most beautiful and famous?" ”

Han Jie was surprised: "Master Hou is going to ...... this"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Engage in some romantic scandals, spend a lot of money, snatch the Oiran and other bloody plots can occasionally be played, anyway, in the recent period, I want to set up a character, how about a prodigal son?" Also, let Hao Donglai's gossip report also properly publicize my romantic affairs, well, let everyone in Chang'an know that the former Anxi Festival Envoy was a disciple who was addicted to lust after returning to Chang'an, and the more stinky the reputation, the better. ”

Han Jie looked at him strangely, and couldn't help but say: "Hou Ye think twice, there are many ways, why should Hou Ye bother to clean up his name...... Besides, if the two young ladies of the Zhang family know, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Hou Ye to be good. ”

Gu Qing's face froze, and he gritted his teeth hatefully and muttered: "If you don't marry me, and don't solve the problem of my boy, it's like occupying the pit and not, even if it's with your hands......"

After settling down, Gu Qing said fearlessly: "It's okay, isn't it normal for a man to visit a green house?" Husband, I've always been in grip of this thing. ”

Han Jie glanced at him sympathetically, and said in a low voice: "If the Hou Ye insists, the last general will have to obey his fate, if you say that the Qinglou in Chang'an City is mostly concentrated in Pingkangfang, as for which is better or worse, although the last general is familiar, but it is not as familiar as Wang Gui's dog, this product is a frequent visitor to Qinglou...... Wang Gui! ”

In the crowd of guards behind him, Wang Gui's dog thing flashed out, with a rippling smile on his face: "Master Hou, the villain doesn't have much money, and he often goes to some secret prostitutes with half-hidden doors, but which Qinglou in Pingkangfang has a stunning lady, and the villain can be like a few treasures......"

"Turn your face away and speak, don't let me see you like a thief and a prostitute."

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Turtle City.

Although spring has begun, it is still cold in the desert, and the dry cold wind whistling over the desolate desert, rolling up a gust of wind and sand, gradually spreading, enveloping the whole city.

The Anxi army camp outside the city was also covered by wind and sand, and it was yellow in the early morning, and the soldiers could not open their eyes, but the rapid drums were still beating at a fixed time every day.

This is the drum sound of drills, the iron rule set by Gu Qing when he was there, no matter how bad the weather is, it is not allowed to stop.

However, today's soldiers of the Anxi Army are lazily lying in their tents, allowing the drums to beat more and more rapidly, and the soldiers still do not move.

Pei Zhounan walked out of the tent, dressed in an official uniform with a dignified face, turned his head to look at the sergeant who was beating the drum next to the tent, and then looked at the empty school field in front of him, Pei Zhounan's brows furrowed deeply.

Behind him stood several generals, Chang Zhong, Li Siye, Shen Tian and others were all listed.

Seeing that no one of the soldiers came out of the camp, Pei Zhounan asked in a deep voice: "The drums are about to end, why don't the soldiers go out of the tent to practice?" Isn't that your rule? ”

Chang Zhong bowed down and said: "Grace Pei Jieshuai, when Gu Hou Ye was here, daily drills were iron-clad rules, but now the soldiers have no interest in drilling......"

Pei Zhounan said coldly: "Why? ”

Li Siye said coldly on the side: "In the past, every day of practice, Gu Hou Ye had a reward, the first place in the drill was rewarded with 100 yuan, the top 10 was rewarded with 50 yuan, and the top 20 people were full of meat, and the soldiers were rushing to reward, so everyone worked hard to practice, and now Pei Jieshuai is the lord of Anxi, and the soldiers have practiced for many days, but they have not seen a penny of reward, where do you get the energy to practice?" ”

Pei Zhounan suddenly had a wave of anger in his chest, but looking at the group of wolf-like generals in front of him, Pei Zhounan was a little jealous, so he had to suppress his anger.

"Daily drills are desirable, for the king to strengthen the army, the commander deeply agrees, but the daily reward is not advisable, you wait for the country's borders, for the king to wear armor to patrol the frontier, with courage and loyalty, if the soldiers only value the reward, and do not know loyalty, what will the Anxi army become in the future? A group of mercenary snobbery? If the court is in danger, how can it mobilize you? ”

Shen Tian said coldly: "Pei Jieshuai, the soldiers just want to earn more money to settle down in Anxi, you open your mouth and close your mouth 'loyalty', no matter how loyal people are, they also have families to support, if there is no reward to tempt them, who wants to practice the school field every day?" ”

Liu Hongbo had the least sense of existence, but he also said softly as if talking to himself: "In the past, when Gu Houye was here, he was very generous, not only giving rewards every day, but also sending sheep to the soldiers of the whole army every other day to improve their food, and hundreds of thousands of sheep were not stingy, alas......"

When the military generals below mentioned Gu Qing in their words, Pei Zhounan was suddenly furious.

Since Gu Qing left, Pei Zhounan temporarily took the post of envoy of Anxi Jiedu, although it was temporary, and sooner or later His Majesty would send Wu to replace him, but he was also relieved, he thought that Gu Qing was gone, and the Anxi army could finally rectify and govern according to his own ideas.

So Pei Zhounan broke up nearly 1,000 law enforcement teams brought from Chang'an and sent them to various battalions and gangs.

Pei Zhounan faintly noticed that the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army were under the influence of Gu Qing, and there were some signs that were not very good.

Especially the training reward system, it seems that there is no big problem, and it can also mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers to practice, but after a long time, Pei Zhounan gradually found that the temperament of the soldiers of the Anxi Army has changed.

Gu Qing used this method to improve the combat strength of the army, but the disadvantage is that they only recognize the benefits now, and any loyalty to the monarch and the society is all vain and useless, but the reward and meat for daily training are real things that can be cashed on the spot.

In the long run, how can such a mercenary army be used by the country?

Therefore, after Pei Zhounan took over as the envoy of Jiedu, he decisively ordered to stop the reward and meat for daily exercises, and he wanted to change the problem of the Anxi Army only recognizing money and not people.