Chapter 127: An Lushan enters Beijing

Zhen Qian found that Li Huang could always come up with things that surprised him, who would have thought that there were certain huge tents in the entourage of the prince of the Hui Dynasty, spread in the courtyard and covering an area of more than a dozen bungalows, I really don't know if these people are full of food!

But having said that, the feeling of three people sitting in a tent to barbecue a leg of lamb is something else, very like a wild outing.

The blazing charcoal fire, the carpet from the big food was spread on the ground, soft enough to reach the ankles, and there were three small tables in front of the three people, sitting cross-legged on the carpet like this, watching Zhen Qian prepare food.

Zhen Qian said that the imperial chef of the palace was worthless, and scoffed at the food he made, which made Li Huang very annoyed.

The two legs of mutton in front of him had been soaked in water, and several cuts were made on them, removing the blood from the mutton. In advance, hot oil made with green onions, spices, Sichuan peppercorns and dogwood is poured on the leg of lamb and squeaks. In another large bowl next to it, dogwood, honey, cumin, fennel, cinnamon, bay leaves and other seasonings are placed, mixed with scallion oil and set aside.

The leg of lamb has been processed, apply some condiments on the leg of lamb, roast it on a charcoal fire, and continue to apply the condiment on top while flipping, this time is relatively long, usually takes three or four hours, and it is not eaten until the skin is golden brown.

The heavy snow outside the tent had stopped, and the whole county town was shrouded in a white expanse, and a few sparrows fluttered their wings and landed on the snow, looking for food buried under the snow.

Several homeless people saw the sparrows on the snow with greed flashing in their eyes, and quietly gathered around them, some took off the only remaining warm clothes on their bodies, and suddenly threw them into the air, like dark clouds falling from the sky and covering a sparrow under their clothes, and then the sound of ecstasy came, and a homeless person pounced up, lifted his clothes and grabbed the lively sparrow in his hand, and sent it into his mouth after dividing five by two, and the eyes of several unresponsive homeless people next to him were full of envy, at least that person said one more day.

The displaced people gathered outside the county town have not eaten food for two days, and some large households have taken the opportunity to buy the young and strong among the hungry people, and most of the rest are older homeless people, and if they can't find food, they will starve to death in a few days.

I heard that Sendai Village, which is not far from the county seat, is recruiting displaced people, but many people don't believe that it is true, how can there be such a kind person in these years, why don't they recruit displaced people outside the county seat, it must be a trap and a lie, waiting for these people to fall into the net.

Hunger spreads among the homeless, and some people are so hungry that they are ready to jump even in the fire pit, as long as they can eat a full meal before they die.

In the early morning, several families of displaced people left the county seat, and the officials went out of the city early in the morning to find a few corpses among the displaced people, some people said that they were starved to death, others said that they froze to death, and in any case, these dead people will never starve to death and freeze to death in the future.

The homeless people gathered together in groups and began to look for any food that could be eaten, and suddenly someone looked up to the north, and the distance between heaven and earth formed a line, and the distant mountains, rivers, and trees were covered in silver, and the black shadows were so dazzling, and the black spots slowly turned into a line, and then turned into black clouds on the earth.

Flags fluttering, horses' hooves from far and near, "Run, the officers and soldiers are coming!" ”

I don't know who shouted first, and the homeless people disappeared on the official road as birds and beasts, leaving a messy footprint on the official road.

A group of cavalry galloped from a distance, the war horses under the crotch neighed, the cavalry on the horse was all burly, wearing iron armor, a horizontal knife at the waist, carrying a huge bow, and a horse lance hanging on the victory hook, which was the elite soldier in the army at a glance.

The cavalry led by the leader, wearing bright armor and a helmet with a pair of cold eyes, looked around viciously, and saw a homeless man running in the wrong direction in a panic, and actually ran in the direction of the horse team.

"Whoosh!" With a thud, an arrow shot through the homeless man's mouth and out of the back of his head.

"General Shi is good at archery!" The cavalry around was full of horses.

The archery general's name is Shi Chaoqing, he pushed away the mask on his face, exhaled a breath of white air, there was no trace of remorse after killing on his face, but he was a little proud, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he said lightly: "Untouchables are like grass mustard, dare to block the way of this general, and it is innocent to die!" ”

"General Shi, it's not early, Luquan County is ahead, why don't you spend the night in the county seat tonight?"

Shi Chaoqing looked up at the sky, this time he came out to accompany An Lushan into Beijing to meet Tang Xuanzong, because he carried a large number of gifts, he couldn't do it quickly, and it would be the Shangyuan Festival in ten days, and he had just walked a third of the way, so he couldn't help but worry.

"Let's go to Luquan County first, inform the convoy behind to hurry up, and ask An Shuai what he means first?"

An Lushan is fifty this year, and his body is gradually becoming obese, which is not only in the Tang Dynasty where fat is beautiful, but the body is not flexible, whether it is dancing the Hu Xuan dance or carrying a knife on the horse, he is as light as a swallow, but now he is rarely charged into battle in person as the envoy of the Three Towns Festival. Because his body was too heavy, weighing more than 330 pounds, ordinary war horses could not be ridden, and the Sogdians offered a Dawan horse, which gave him the pleasure of galloping again.

At this time, he was lying on the soft cushion, the shaking of the carriage did not affect him at all, he stood like a mountain peak, his eyes were slightly closed, his eyes flashed with the sharpness of an eagle, and his mind was thinking quickly: "The biggest opponent in Beijing this time is not Tang Xuanzong, but Yang Guozhong, who has just ascended the throne, I heard that this person is greedy for money and lustful, and he has not entered his own slanderous ...... in front of Tang Xuanzong."

An Lushan originally had no surname, and his name was Rolling Mountain. His mother, Ashde, was a Turkic sorcerer who practiced divination. The pronunciation of the word "fighting" by the Turks is Gan Ju Mountain, so they use it as the name of An Lushan. He lost his father when he was a child and lived with his mother among the Turks, and An Yanyan, the elder brother of the general An Bozhi, married his mother.

In the early years of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, An Lushan fled from the Turks with the son of the general An Daomai. An Daomai's second son, An Zhenjie, let Lanzhou drive and arrested the two of them. When he reached the age of ten years, An Lushan was ashamed to live with his brother and stepfather, An Yanyan. agreed to marry An Sishun and others as brothers, and the surname was An. When he grew up, An Lushan was fluent in six Chinese languages and became a tooth lang who negotiated prices for buyers and sellers.

In the twentieth year of Kaiyuan, Zhang Shouqi was appointed to Youzhou Jiedu, An Lushan was caught stealing sheep, Zhang Shouqi tortured him, ready to beat him to death with a stick, he shouted loudly: "Doesn't the doctor want to destroy the two Tibetan tribes?" Why shoot me! Zhang Shouqi saw that he was white and fat, and his language was heroic, so he let him go. ordered him to capture the prisoners alive with his fellow villager Shi Siming, as long as they went out, they would definitely be able to catch them on time, and promoted An Lushan to a partial general. Zhang Shouqi always thought that An Lushan was too obese, this person has always been awe-inspiring, and An Lushan didn't dare to eat more food when he was afraid. An Lushan was famous for his bravery, and Zhang Shouqi adopted him as his adopted son.

After that, the road can be described as smooth sailing, soaring, Kaiyuan 28 years as the Pinglu soldiers. In the first year of Tianbao, Tang Xuanzong set up a festival in Pinglu and appointed An Lushan as the acting envoy of the imperial history Zhongcheng and Pinglu Jiedu. In the third year of Tianbao, An Lushan succeeded Pei Kuan as Fanyang Jiedu, Hebei interview, Pinglu Army and other envoys.

Later, An Lushan asked to recognize Yang Guifei's adopted son, and when he entered the palace to see Tang Xuanzong, he first visited Yang Guifei, Tang Xuanzong felt strange and asked the reason, An Lushan replied: "The minister is a Hu person, and the Hu people put their mother in front and their father in the back." Tang Xuanzong was very happy to hear this, so he ordered the brothers and sisters of the Yang family below Yang Yan to form brothers and sisters with An Lushan.

If An Lushan is the most feared person in his life is Li Linfu, in the sixth year of Tianbao, An Lushan was promoted to a doctor. Liu Luogu is often appointed to the palace to perform government affairs, and An Lushan and Wang Ji are both doctors. Li Linfu served as the prime minister, and no one among the courtiers dared to violate the court etiquette, An Lushan won the favor of Tang Xuanzong, and entered the palace to see Tang Xuanzong and did not bend down. Li Linfu ordered Wang Gong to bow well, Wang Fei quickly stepped forward and bent down to be very respectful, An Lushan was so frightened that he gasped, and his waist gradually bent down. Whenever he talked to Li Linfu, Li Linfu always felt An Lushan's mind and said it first, An Lushan thought that he knew everything like a fairy, and every time he saw Li Linfu, even in the middle of winter, he was so frightened that he sweated. Li Linfu received him in gentle language, led him to the middle study hall to take a seat, and covered him with his own robe, An Lushan gladly accepted, without scruples, and called Li Linfu Shilang. Liu Luogu came back from the palace to report the situation to him, and he first asked, "What did Shilang say?" If he just said, "The doctor must check it out," he would prop himself up on the bed and say, "Oh, I'm dead!" ”

Li Linfu was in charge of the imperial court, and An Lushan did not dare to have the slightest complaint, although he often provoked incidents at the border, lured the Xi people and the Khitan people many times, put the narcotic herb scopole in the wine when setting up a banquet and hospitality, dug a soil pit in advance, and waited until the Khitan people fell into a coma, cut off their heads and bury them, killing thousands of people at every turn, and doing such things four times before and after.

Although this was criticized by the ministers of the DPRK and China, Li Linfu did not think so, still trusted An Lushan, and wrote many times to defend An Lushan.

Now that Li Linfu has fallen and died, he has been replaced by Yang Guozhong, who has no knowledge and no knowledge, who picks his nose at An Lushan, and relies on the relationship between his sister Yang Guifei and is domineering, which makes An Lushan hate itchy.

Yang Guozhong repeatedly slandered An Lushan had the intention of rebellion, and An Lushan had to show his loyalty again and again in front of Tang Xuanzong. Fortunately, Tang Xuanzong did not listen to Yang Guozhong's slander, thinking that An Lushan was loyal and brave and the pillar of the country, not only was the beauty of the mansion rewarded, but also wanted to marry the lord of Rongyi to An Lushan's son An Qingzong, which can be described as undiminished!