Nanyang.

Xu Shuji looked at the paper in front of him, and his face was a little uncertain.

The appointment was made by Zhang Jiuling, but the seal stamped was the big seal of Shang Shuling.

Pei Min was the auxiliary minister of the dynasty, Shang Shuling, and even comparable to the emperor in terms of real power.

In the past, Xu Shuji didn't dare to hesitate about Pei Min's dispatch arrangement, but now this Nanyang Taishou is full of dissatisfaction.

People's hearts change with the environment.

Just like An Lushan, his biggest wish back then was just to have endless money, find a woman who is as beautiful as a fairy, and live a down-to-earth life, where will there be the meaning of chasing the world?

The same is true of Xu Shuji, at the beginning, his ambition was to be an official with peace of mind and manage the people.

But with the rebellion of An Lushan, the fall of the northern land, and the turmoil in the Central Plains, Xu Shuji began to have different ideas.

He had a thought in his heart: Is it a hero who gives birth to troubled times, or a hero who is born in troubled times?

Xu Shuji felt that since he was in this era, he should take advantage of the chaos to do something big and become a trendsetter of history, instead of going with the tide and living this life plainly.

Therefore, Xu Shuji took advantage of his power to slander Yuan Song, the defender of Nanyang City, for collaborating with the enemy, killing him, confiscating Yuan Song's military power, and scattering his family wealth and recruiting village warriors to form an army on the grounds of resisting the rebels.

An Lushan's focus was on Hedong and Huainan, and he was not interested in Nanyang, so he only sent a small force to raid and harass.

Xu Shuji still has a certain talent and strategy, and all the rebels who will attack him will be defeated.

In troubled times, having soldiers in hand is equal to power.

Xu Shuji performed well in Nanyang, and Li Heng, in order to win him over, made him the imperial historian, and awarded him the title of Marquis of Nanyang, and guarded the gate of Jingxiang.

Xu Shuji jumped several levels, he was complacent and ambitious, and the generals, lieutenants, lieutenants, and colonels were replaced by his cronies, turning the Nanyang garrison into a veritable Xu family army. Recently, he even pondered that when he made another great contribution, he applied to the imperial court to be the envoy of Jingxiang Festival, and included Jingxiang as his rule, becoming one of the feudal officials of the Tang Dynasty.

However, this paper order disrupted his wishful thinking.

At this critical time, Pei Min actually arranged a person named Zhang Xun to serve as the Nanyang City Guard, who had been vacant.

This simply makes no sense!

Zhang Xun Xu Shuji has heard of it, and he is a very remarkable character.

Before it was an unknown local Xiaoling, the rebels crossed the Yellow River due to the freezing of the Yellow River, defeated Wang Hui and Du Xian, and the upper and lower parts of Henan either surrendered to the wind or defeated the rebels' soldiers and horses.

Only a small county of Gong made the rebels suffer.

Gong County's order is Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xunjinshi was born and was a scholar of letters, but he was full of integrity and righteousness, just like Qin Shubao in the past, righteous and thin, and he helped people who encountered difficulties to rely on, and he gathered a group of heroes around him for some reason, and he had excellent performance and was very popular with the people, and directly called on more than 1,000 soldiers to bravely resist the thieves and attack the enemy.

In the heart of the rebels, Zhang Xun had no reinforcements outside and no grain and grass inside, so he stubbornly withstood the pressure, fought from Gongxian to Bishui, broke Yang Wanshi's 3,000 troops, and went south to Zhengzhou to join Li Ju.

Li Ju of Zhengzhou suspected that Zhang Xun had surrendered to the rebels and turned Zhang Xun away.

Zhang Xun had no choice but to go to Mi County, and the Yan army general Zhang Tongmei captured Song, Cao and other states, and heard that Zhang Xun was a straggler, and personally led his troops to fight.

Zhang Xun knew that he had no soldiers and no food, and defending Mixian was tantamount to sitting still, so he boldly abandoned the city and attacked, and hit the rebels by surprise, and Zhang Tongyu, who was killed, lost his armor and abandoned his armor.

Zhang Xun seized grain, grass, and weapons, left Mi County, and retreated to Yangzhai.

At this time, the Yongqiu County Order ordered Fox Chao to rebel against Li Ju in Zhengzhou, and took his head to throw himself into the Yan army of An Lushan. The Yan army appointed Hu Chao as a general and led his troops to pursue Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun arrived at Yang Zhai and joined forces with Yang Zhai Taishou Jia Ben.

Jia Ben had 2,000 soldiers, while Zhang Xun only had 600, but Jia Ben respected Zhang Xun's talent and righteousness in fighting thousands of miles, respected him as a commander, and entrusted 2,000 soldiers and horses.

Linghu Chao, together with the Yan generals Li Huaixian, Yang Chaozong, and Xie Yuan, led more than 40,000 troops to attack Yangzhai.

Patrol Zhang came to block the water and cover the earth, with more than 2,000 people, held Yangzhai for 31 days, experienced more than 100 battles, and destroyed nearly 10,000 enemies.

Zhang Xun discussed with Jia Ben that the strategic significance of Yangzhai was not strong, and the city wall was broken for a long time, which was not conducive to defense, so he abandoned the city and retreated overnight.

Zhang Xun and Jia Ben finally withdrew to Linying, and joined Li Yao, the king of Hubei, who was personally appointed by Li Yan, and there was no news from them.

Regarding Zhang Xun's disappearance, Xu Shuji did not find it strange.

The rebels occupied a place in Henan, and the imperial court ordered the enemy to resist the enemy at the first time, and ordered Xuzhou, Huaixi, and Henan to counterattack the rebels.

But no matter which way they go, their achievements are far less outstanding than Zhang Xun, who fought thousands of miles in Henan and turned the world upside down.

They all have heavy troops in their hands, but their combat results are not as good as a small order, and they are all lost in their grandmother's house.

In the face of such a remarkable character, it is the best choice to let him disappear.

Xu Shuji never imagined that Zhang Xun actually got Pei Min's blue eyes and was directly promoted to the city guard of Nanyang.

If it were a different person, Xu Shuji would not be so cautious. Facing Zhang Xun, he couldn't help but be imprudent.

Xu Shuji noticed that Zhang Xun came with troops and had his own team, and his strength of 3,000 strong soldiers should not be underestimated. Once he is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Nanyang, the team he has accumulated with his hard work is afraid that he will have to change his surname.

"What should I do?"

Xu Shuji pondered in his heart, thinking that he was now almost bankrupt, and evil was born on the side of his guts, and muttered: "Zhang Xun's military achievements are brilliant, but he has not been treated fairly, but has refrigerated Li Yao, the king of Hubei, and has long held a grudge and colluded with the rebels to defraud Nanyang. A certain noticed something strange and captured it first...... There is no proof of this death, who can prove it. ”

Thinking of this, Xu Shuji couldn't wait to walk out of the hall, and shouted with joy: "Hurry, quickly send someone to prepare a guard of honor, the big hero Zhang Xun will come to Nanyang to serve as the city guard in three days, I want to greet him in person and wash the dust for the big hero!" ”

He said aloud, but he read two words in his heart: "Send it to the end." ”

That night, Xu Shuji got the news that Gao Shang secretly asked to see.

Xu Shuji instinctively shouted: "No, let him get out!" ”

Xu Shuji still has some loyalty to the Tang Dynasty in his heart, and Pei Min is here, he doesn't think An Lushan can laugh and say the last.

The more critical the time, the more important the position.

Suddenly, Xu Shuji thought of Zhang Xun, and thought that Zhang Xun was a person personally appointed by Pei Min, and hurriedly shouted: "Wait!" After a long silence, he said, "Invite the guests to the study, and let no one see ......."

Leaving yourself a way back is a good thing after all!!