Chapter 748: The Throne
In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, An Lushan, who has a big belly like a drum, sits on the throne, and the generals from all walks of life sit in two columns below. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Luoyang's palace hall has also changed the pattern, it was originally a solemn court, since An Lushan stayed in the palace, disgusted with the furnishings in it is not to his liking, so he renovated it a lot.
Today, the floor that used to be covered with red velvet carpet is covered with gray and yellow felt carpets, and the fur balls on them are stained with mud and snow from everyone's boots, and the fluff is crooked and dirty. The colorful palace lamps that originally hung along the pillars were replaced with iron pots that smoked black smoke and smelled of mutton fat. The golden pillars of the red lacquer dragon were also blackened.
The area on both sides for hundreds of officials to stand was also placed with twisted tables for An Lushan to feast and drink here. A palatial palace in An Lushan's hands immediately became the felt tent of the Hu people, and it was chaotic and had no rules and rhymes at all. The whole hall was filled with the strong smell of wine, the fishy smell of mutton, and the sour smell of goat's milk. But this kind of furnishing is An Lushan's favorite and most comfortable. A different race is a different race, a local coercion is a local coercion, and there will never be a higher pursuit and pattern when you sit on the throne, just like the local tyrants are used to sitting cross-legged on the kang and smoking big cigarettes.
At this moment, An Lushan was sitting on the dragon chair with a smile, and there was a wine cup on the dragon case in front of him, and the wine was mottled on the exquisite dragon case, as well as the scratches carved by An Lushan with a knife.
The rebel generals below were not in shape, they sat casually on the felt carpets, holding the steaming mutton and wine on the table in front of them, and their mouths were full of oil. Some generals have been staring at the palace maids holding feather fans standing beside An Lushan. Wolf-like eyes roamed over their chests and thighs.
"Hahaha, all brothers have worked hard. Today, everyone is eating and drinking, and there will be singing and dancing for a while, so everyone can relax and relax. Taking Chang'an and driving away Li Longji are all your credits. Hahaha. An Lushan laughed loudly.
The generals below were all laughing, and someone shouted: "Can An Shuai reward a few palace maids and concubines tonight for the brothers, and the brothers also want to taste the difference between the women that Li Longji has used." ”
"yes, yes. It's not good for An Shuai to be alone, it's good for the brothers to have fun. More chimed in.
An Lushan laughed and said, "You guys just like to taste something new." Have you played with fewer women along the way? The ladies in Luoyang City, the ladies and ladies in Chang'an City, are not enough for you to be comfortable? Do you want to rob me of women? ”
A general shouted: "What is a woman who robs An Shuai?" An Shuai, this is our brothers. Isn't An Shuai's ours? Didn't An Shuai say when he raised the army, if you win the world, everyone will share it? You sit on the throne, we just want women to play. If you don't want to be handsome and play with women, how about giving the throne to your brothers? ”
An Lushan's smiling face was like a storm coming in June, and the smile disappeared in an instant, and the clouds were overcast. He slowly stood up, walked to the side with his stomach in his hand, pointed to the throne and said, "Niu Tingjie, do you want to sit on the throne?" It's easy to do, you come to sit, come and sit, come on! ”
Niu Tingsuke, who was gnawing on the leg of mutton, was stunned, he suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, jokes are jokes, and what he said about sitting on the throne is also a joke, but that would be misunderstood for another meaning.
"Dashuai, the lowly position is just a joke, and the lowly position on the throne doesn't dare to sit down, for fear of sores on the buttocks." Niu Tingsuke smiled awkwardly and joked awkwardly, trying to ease the atmosphere.
An Lushan didn't have a trace of a smile on his face, frowned and said coldly: "If you want to sit, I'll let you do it, and you won't sit now, but don't say that I, An Lushan, refuse to let you do it." Not only you, Niu Tingjie, but any of the brothers wants to come and sit on this throne, and I, An Lushan, will satisfy him. Who's going to sit? ”
The generals didn't dare to come out, although An Lushan smiled on weekdays and called everyone brothers, but everyone knew An Shuai's methods, no matter how big a general you are, no matter how hot your brothers are on weekdays. Lu Qing, the Taishou of Yanzhou, is a friend of An Lushan, and Lu Qing's sister-in-law is still An Lushan's concubine, so it is still a family relationship. But because of a joke after getting drunk, Lu Qing ridiculed An Lushan for the smell on his body, An Lushan was angry and pulled out a knife to cut Lu Qing, and when he returned home, he also killed Lu Qing's sister in the room, which shows his fierceness.
An Lushan's blood-red eyes swept the audience, swept over the generals one by one, and fell on Shi Siming and said, "Old Shi, do you want to sit here?" Brother let it be for you. ”
Shi Siming hurriedly waved his hand and said, "An Shuai, I don't dare to do it." Brother Niu is just joking, An Shuai don't take it seriously. ”
An Lushan didn't answer, and asked again: "Gao Xiuyan, do you want to sit?" ”
"Dashuai, what are you kidding, I don't have the guts." Gao Xiuyan said with a smile.
"Cai Xide, you want to sit?"
"How dare the last general, the handsome man is joking."
An Lushan asked all the way, and asked seven or eight senior generals who led the army, and everyone who dared to talk nonsense all the way laughed and said that they had no such intentions. An Lushan said coldly: "Brothers, I have asked one by one today, please come and sit in this seat, you are not willing to sit, but it is not that I, An Lushan, will not let you sit." Speaking of this matter in the future, it's not that I haven't given you a chance. ”
"An Shuai, why bother? Only An Shuai can sit on that child, and we will have sores on our buttocks when we sit, right? Shi Siming said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, An Shuai, please sit down, I'll wait for a drink to An Shuai." Only An Shuai's talent and prestige can sit on that throne. The generals hurriedly chimed in.
"Smack, smack, smack." A crisp sound sounded, and Niu Tingsuke waved his slap and began to slap his face, and the half-chewed minced lamb in his mouth flew out sideways, splashing everywhere.
"I'm damned, I'm dizzy, I'm drunk, I shouldn't have said anything like that. Everything I waited for was given by the marshal, and I had to ask the marshal for a woman to talk nonsense, I should die, and begged the marshal to punish him. Ushidensuke began to bleed from his mouth.
Everyone watched in horror, but no one said a word, even his boss Shi Siming was silent.
An Lushan looked at Niu Tingjie coldly, and said in a deep voice: "You are really drunk, come here, General Niu will go down to rest." ”
Several guards stepped forward to help Niu Tingjie to the lower hall, and Niu Tingjie slapped himself in the mouth, and he made a confession in his mouth. Everyone knows that Niu Tingjie is afraid that he will never be able to live again.
After Niu Tingjie left, An Lushan slowly turned around and sat down, Sen Han's eyes scanned the audience, and said: "There are so many women, each will reward three palace maids for a while, and the brothers will be happy to their heart's content." But before I do that, I have something to discuss with my brothers. Calling you all the way back to Luoyang from all over Chang'an and Taiyuan is not only to reward your brothers and talk to you, but also for this important event. I'd like to hear from you. ”
The generals sat down busily, swallowed the meat in their mouths, wiped their oily hands on their bodies, and looked attentive.
An Lushan showed a smile on his face, and said slowly: "Brothers, now Chang'an and Luoyang are in our hands, and the capital of the Tang Dynasty is ours." Li Longji ran away with his son and women, and the Tang Dynasty was exhausted. However, the world cannot be without a master, the people cannot be without an emperor, and the people of the world cannot be without a king to rule them, if it goes on like this, I am afraid that the world will be chaotic. At this time, it is necessary to reassure the hearts of the people in the world, and it is time for someone to stand up and make decisions for the people. This is the great thing I have called you back to discuss. ”
The crowd already knew it when they returned to Luoyang, and they knew what An Shuai wanted to do this time. Originally, some people were going to raise a word or two of opposing opinions, but at this moment, they couldn't say a word.
"What An Shuai said is very true, this person is none other than An Shuai. I, Shi Siming, was the first to ask An Shuai to ascend the throne as the emperor, which is also the hope of all the people in the world, only An Shuai can stabilize the world, open a dynasty and establish a country, and stand on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. An Shuai was sent down by God to complete this matter, and he is the real son of heaven. Shi Siming got up and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes, An Shuai must ascend the throne as the emperor, otherwise the people of the world will be very disappointed. The people of the world are looking forward to the day when An Shuai will ascend the throne, and we hope that An Shuai can conform to the will of the people and choose a day to ascend the throne as the emperor. The generals chimed in.
An Lushan smiled and said, "Me? Can I really? ”
"Except for An Shuai, there is no second candidate in the world. An Shuai, please conform to the will of the people, and we urge An Shuai to ascend the throne as emperor. Shi Siming said in a deep voice.
"Why is General Shi still called An Shuai, he should be called Your Majesty. The minister Gao Xiuyan respectfully asked His Majesty to ascend the throne as emperor. Gao Xiuyan quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground and kowtowed, shouting loudly.
Shi Siming was so angry that he was robbed of the first copy by Gao Xiuyan, a slippery head, is this worth it? So he also knelt down and kowtowed and shouted: "Minister Shi Siming respectfully asks Your Majesty to ascend the throne as emperor." ”
"The ministers respectfully ask Your Majesty to ascend the throne as emperor." The generals rushed out from behind the case and knelt down and shouted, knocking over a few tables, breaking a few dishes, and pouring a few jars of spirits.
An Lushan stood up impressively, looked at the generals and subordinates kneeling all over the ground, listened to their chanting, and suddenly burst out laughing. The laughing body was full of fat and shaking, and the laughing couldn't stand, and he reached out to hold the armrest of the dragon seat, and the tears of laughter flowed. Finally, the day has finally arrived.
"Since you sincerely plead with me, since the public opinion of the people in the world is like this, then I, An Lushan, can only give orders to the heavens, and I can barely make it difficult. I decided to choose an auspicious day for the zodiac to ascend ......"
Before An Lushan's words were finished, he suddenly heard someone say in a loud voice: "An handsome and slow, this matter needs to be discussed." ”
An Lushan was stunned, and everyone kneeling on the ground was also stunned, and everyone's eyes looked at the person who spoke. At this moment, they found out that there were also people who did not kneel, but stood quietly aside, that was Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu. An Qingxu originally wanted to kneel down and shout, but was pulled by Yan Zhuang's arm.
"Mr. Yan, what do you mean by this? Are you saying I can't be the emperor? An Lushan suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice.
Yan Zhuang stepped forward slowly and said, "If An Shuai doesn't become an emperor, who can be an emperor?" The world is none other than An Shuai. ”
An Lushan frowned and said, "Then what do you mean by what you mean by being negotiable?" ”
"The time has not yet come, and it is harmful to ascend the throne at this time, and An Shuai must not be in a hurry." Yan Zhuangdao.
"Why hasn't the time come?" An Lushan couldn't bear it anymore: "It's not the first time you've blocked my decision, I hope you can make me feel that what you said makes sense this time, otherwise, I will never spare you." ”