Chapter 101: The Three Towns of Jiedu
The princess's chariot and horse honor guard, along the official road, stepping on the thick snow, marched eastward. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The procession was divided into three groups, the first of which was a commander with a group of cavalry, who opened the way in front, and the two princesses' chariots and the inner guards of the chamberlain were in the center, and the prisoners, that is, the craftsmen, were escorted by the infantry, and followed behind.
Ma Sui rode a tall horse and drove beside the princess's chariot. Li Guiren, who was originally in charge of the princess's car, had already gotten up last night and rushed to Fanyang in the wind and snow. An Qingzong also returned to Chang'an, and his task was to send the princess out of Yangliupu. All the matters on the road were handed over to Ma Sui.
Ma Sui's official rank is marching soldier Cao, and the grade is not high, but only the eighth grade. However, the grades of An Lushan's cronies are not high, and his main advisers are noble and solemn, and they are only from the seventh grade. To do things under An Lushan, grade is not the most important thing, the important thing is An Lushan's trust, as long as he is a person trusted by An Lushan, An Lushan can grant him the power of life and death. Even if he's just a junior staff! In fact, An Lushan and his cronies didn't take the grade of the imperial court into account at all! Because, they know that in the near future, the grade of the Tang Dynasty will be worthless!
Ma Sui used the official rank of marching soldier Cao to serve as the chief of the princess's chariot. From Yangliupu to Fanyang, along the way, Ma Sui has the absolute power of life and death!
Bu Yunfei and the craftsmen walked in the back team and were responsible for supervising these craftsmen.
Bu Yunfei's official title is the marching record, the princess's deputy head of driving, the grade is the ninth grade, and the official title of the marching record is signed by An Lushan himself. As for the lack of deputy governor, it was appointed by Ma Sui himself. That is to say, in this team, at least nominally, he is the second-in-command!
Bu Yunfei sat on horseback, with a sword hanging from his waist, Song Wuyang followed behind the horse, waiting carefully, Bu Yunfei looked great, and he really had the style of being an official.
Originally, Ma Sui arranged four entourages for Bu Yunfei. However, Bu Yunfei also knew that the people sent by Ma Sui to him were not easy to mess with, they were all Ma Sui's cronies, and they came to him, not to serve him, but to keep an eye on him. Therefore, Bu Yunfei politely declined Ma Sui, and wanted to choose his own entourage, looking at it, only this Song Wuyang is also an old acquaintance, and he is also more kind, so he is coming.
Ma Sui knew that Bu Yunfei was guarding against him, but it didn't matter.
Song Wuyang is small, honest and cowardly, and when he follows the marriage team, he is always bullied, and it is not easy to even eat a full meal. Following Bu Yunfei's side, Song Wuyang's life was much better. Not only can he eat a full meal, but others also have to respect him for three points. Therefore, Song Wuyang was grateful to Bu Yunfei, and waited carefully for Bu Yunfei along the way, not daring to slack off at all. For fear that he would not do well, he would be driven back to the wedding team by Bu Yunfei.
The team went all the way to the east, although it was cold and frozen, everyone was very hard, but there was no trouble.
Bu Yunfei rode on horseback, looking at the princess Luanche walking in front from afar, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
Qin Xiaoxiao never knew that Bu Yunfei was on the same path as her.
Although the two princesses are fake princesses, nominally, they are both the daughters of the emperor, golden branches and jade leaves! Therefore, all the affairs of the princess Luanche are in charge of the palace internal supervisor, and in the driving procession, only the chief steward Ma Sui can approach the Luanche, greet the princess, and ask for instructions. No one else is allowed to approach.
Bu Yunfei couldn't see Qin Xiaoxiao, but he was also at ease. After Fanyang, everyone went their own way. Qin Xiaoxiao went to Fanbang and married Li Riyue, the king of Xi, and he could live a peaceful life. And Bu Yunfei was involved in the trouble of assassinating An Lushan, and when he arrived in Fanyang, he was afraid that he would be more than lucky. Bu Yunfei didn't want to drag Qin Xiaoxiao down.
Along the way, it was also busy. The clothing, food, housing, transportation, honor guards and guards of the two princesses are all related to the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and everything must not be sloppy. Escorting the princess and relatives, there are palace supervisors, as well as this group of "dowry" slaves, plus more than 100 Yuyang soldiers who escort them, a total of five or six hundred people, although the prefectures and counties along the way have to provide reception, but it is not easy to arrange the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these many people. Ma Sui is very capable, and with the assistance of Bu Yunfei, the two cooperate very tacitly, and the trivial matters of more than 500 people are handled neatly. All the way to the mountain, but I didn't encounter any major trouble.
Although the two princesses are folk women, they are now nominal royal daughters, representing the dignity of the Tang Emperor, so along the way, the prefectures and counties along the way are carefully worshipped, but it is also smooth. The team went all the way east, crossed the eastern capital of Luoyang, and entered the border of Hebei.
When you arrive in Hebei, it is the world of An Lushan.
An Lushan is also the envoy of the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong. Among them, Fanyang Town defended Khitan and Xi, commanding 91,000 troops, which was the largest number of troops among the ten major jiedu envoys in the world; Hedong Town defended against the Turks, commanding 55,000 troops, ranking third among the ten major jiedu envoys; Pinglu Town commanded 37,000 troops, ranking sixth in terms of strength. The three towns have a total of nearly 180,000 troops, accounting for more than one-third of the total strength of the ten major festivals. In other words, An Lushan was the general with the most troops in the Tang Dynasty. In terms of combat effectiveness, the three towns commanded by An Lushan are second only to the Shuofang army, which is known as the world's heroes, and An Lushan's pro-army is dragging down the river, although the number is small, its combat effectiveness is even far superior to the Shuofang army.
As an envoy of the festival, An Lushan also wielded the power of appointing and dismissing local administrative officials and the collection of local taxes. That is to say, in Hebei and Hedong, An Lushan integrates the three powers of military, politics and finance, and has supreme power!
Not only that, in the spring of the thirteenth year of Tianbao, the emperor crowned An Lushan's left servant, and he was only one step away from being ranked as the third duke!
Holding heavy troops and ranking first among the courtiers, even Yang Guozhong can't do it!
Because of this, Hebei has become a small court of An Lushan.
Let's say that on this day, the team arrived in Changshan County.
Changshan is a large county in Hebei Province, with ten counties under its jurisdiction. Changshan City is the richest city east of Luoyang, just the east-west artery, is the only way to travel from south to north, the surrounding land is fertile and abundant, the road is endless, therefore, Changshan is densely populated, the villages and towns are connected, it is very rich, it has always been, Changshan is too shou is a fat shortage, many people are staring at this position, if you want to do Changshan Taishou, you must know how to drill the camp, either the red man of the court, or it is a powerful backer in the court.
The current Changshan Taishou is Yan Gaoqing, and he has a great future. This person was originally from a humble background, originally An Lushan's staff, An Lushan was extremely important to Yan Gaoqing, and in less than a few years, he was promoted all the way, from Fan Yang Hu Cao, all the way to Changshan Taishou. Yan Gaoqing is also grateful for his kindness, and bows down to An Lushan. In Changshan, An Lushan's general order is more effective than the imperial court's edict. Yan Gaoqing can disobey the imperial court's edicts, and fool if he can, but for An Lushan's generals, he will implement them to the end.
Everyone in the world knows that Yan Gaoqing is a native of An Lushan.