Chapter 158: The Sea of Roots

Outside the city, the mournful sound of the beard resounded in the sky, singing mourning music for Changshan in advance!

Yan Quanming said: "It's just that Zhang Tongyou and Wang Chengye robbed their father of the credit, but they slandered their father, and their father was loyal to the country, but he had to bear the notoriety of being a chaotic minister and a thief." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info This is so unfair! ”

Yan Gaoqing smiled faintly: "Fame and fortune are not rare things in my Yan family!" What is rare in my Yan family is conscience! Fifteen years ago, I Yan Gaoqing was already accused by the world of being a lackey of An Lushan, and now, the court reprimands me as a rebellious minister and thief, but I am not wronged! There is one thing that makes the father unwilling! Yan Gaoqing sighed lightly: "My father and son are courtiers of the court, and they should be loyal to the court, but your little sister Quan Ying has not eaten the court, but now she is trapped in the rebel camp, I don't know what life and death are?" ”

Yan Quanming lowered his head.

In front of his younger sister, Yan Quanming felt sincerely inferior!

"Quan Ying is not loyal to the court, she is loyal to benevolence and righteousness!" Yan Gaoqing muttered: "Quan Ming, you are not as good as her!" ”

"That's what my father said!"

Outside the city, a cannon rang out, and the besieging army suddenly stopped, like a frozen black tide. The terrible sound of the beard came to an abrupt end, and only the sound of the wind echoed over the frozen black tide.

The sun rose above the horizon, and the morning light was projected on the city gate tower, and Yan Gaoqing felt a faint warmth.

The infantry phalanx split to the sides, making way for a passage.

A war horse galloped along the passage and stopped by the moat, and a general jumped off the horse, faced the city gate, and leaned over to salute: "Yan Shibo, the little nephew has made the fox tide polite."

On the city gate, Zhang Xing shouted angrily: "Ling Huchao, you are still alive!" Shoot you ungrateful! ”

Zhang Xing opened his bow and arrows, pointing at Linghu Chao.

"Forget it, listen to what he has to say." Yan Gaoqing held down the arrow.

Ling Huchao said loudly: "Yan Shibo, the little nephew was lucky to get out of the city wall last night, and now, the little nephew is on the order of Lord An, please ask Yan Shibo to abandon the city and surrender, and the little nephew guarantees that Lord An will never hurt Shibo!" The little nephew understood Shibo's ambition, and did not dare to persuade Shibo to be loyal to Lord An. The little nephew is willing to vouch for his life! ”

"What can you vouch for? Who are you? Yan Quanming sneered.

Ling Hu Chao sighed and said loudly: "Shibo, Brother Quanming, yesterday, everything I Ling Hu Chao did had a reason, and listen to me carefully. In that year, Yang Guozhong killed my parents, and my little nephew wandered to the north alone, was captured by Khitan rangers, and was taken to Fanbang as a slave. Lord An broke through the Khitan and brought the little nephew to Fanyang. Lord Meng'an favored him and took his little nephew as his adopted son. An Daren has a thousand righteous sons, known as the Drage River, but that's just a name. Only the little nephew is different, for fifteen years, the little nephew has been by the side of Lord An, never leaving an inch. Master An invited Master Wenwu for his little nephew and taught me Wentao Wuluo, just like a parent! Lord An's kindness to his little nephew is as heavy as a mountain, and he has the grace of reconstruction! Yesterday, Shibo wanted to be unfavorable to Lord An, and the little nephew couldn't stand idly by! At this level, please understand Shibo! ”

On the city tower, everyone was taken aback. That made Fox Chao both civil and military, and he was very clever, and they all thought that he had met strange people and learned a skill. It turns out that this "strange person" is An Lushan!

"Did An Lushan also promise you to help you take revenge?" Yan Gaoqing asked.

"Yes!" Ling Huchao said: "Back then, the little nephew was brought to Fanyang, and Lord An wanted to accept the little nephew as a righteous son, and the little nephew thought to himself, how could he recognize others as his father if his parents' revenge was not avenged. An Daren said that he could teach his little nephew martial arts, help his little nephew assassinate Yang Guozhong, and avenge his parents. Lord An is willing to help, and the little nephew has no reason to shirk! Since then, the little nephew changed his name to Linghu Chao, followed the side of An Daren to learn literature and martial arts, and finally learned something after fifteen years. The little nephew was ready for everything, so he got up and went to Chang'an to assassinate An Lushan, he didn't want to miss a hit, he gave up his previous efforts and escaped from Chang'an, just when Brother Quan Ming came to Yongqiu, the little nephew thought that Yang Guozhong would eventually find out about Yongqiu, so he came to Changshan with Brother Quan Ming and took refuge in Shibo. ”

Yan Gaoqing sighed: "What an An Lushan! Sure enough, he is shrewd, and his upbringing of Ling Fox Chao is a step that has been carefully prepared for fifteen years! As early as fifteen years ago, he conspired to murder Yang Guozhong! He knew that Ling Hu Chao and Yang Guozhong had a blood feud, so he secretly raised Ling Hu Chao in the mansion, even the closest people to him did not know Ling Hu Chao's relationship with him. Ling Huchao's assassination of Yang Guozhong was completely alone, and the old man thought, even An Qingzong didn't know! ”

"Uncle Yan is right, the assassination of Yang Guozhong by the little nephew was completely done by one person, and An Qingzong didn't know about my arrival in Chang'an."

Zhang Xing sighed: "I always suspected that the assassination of Yang Guozhong was related to An Lushan, but I couldn't get any evidence. After Yang Guozhong was assassinated, he also knew in his heart that An Lushan was behind the scenes, but he couldn't get any handle. Moreover, in order to repay An Lushan's nurturing kindness, Ling Fox Chao will definitely go all out, even if there is an accident, he will never give An Lushan. Then An Lushan can endure for fifteen years to do one thing, he is much smarter than Yang Guozhong! ”

"No wonder, Ling Fox Chao is proficient in all eighteen martial arts, but what he is used to is a short knife, which is the best blade for stabbing!" Yan Quanming said.

Yan Gaoqing stood up and said to the city: "Ling Huchao, what you just said, but the truth? ”

Ling Hu Chao leaned over and said: "Every word is true, there is no half a lie!" ”

Zhang Xing sneered: "Ling Huchao, you don't talk big!" At least one of your words is a lie! ”

"Which one?"

"You said that you failed in your assassination and didn't dare to stay in Yongqiu, so you came to Changshan with Yan Quanming to seek refuge with Lord Yan!"

"Not bad!"

"Ling Huchao, you didn't come to seek refuge with Lord Yan at all, but on the orders of An Lushan, you came to spy on Lord Yan!" Zhang Xing drank: "An Lushan is loyal on the surface, but cunning in his heart, he has never believed in Lord Yan!" An Lushan rebelled, Changshan is a strategic place, and he needs Lord Yan's talent to run Changshan for him, but at the critical moment, he is not at ease with Lord Yan. So, let you come to Changshan and monitor Lord Yan's every move! An Lushan has always been suspicious and never willing to take risks, but yesterday, he was willing to swagger into Changshan City with a thousand men and horses, just because, there are you in Changshan City, he can rest assured! Ling Huchao, in front of Lord Yan, do you dare to admit it? ”

Ling Hu Chao faced the city gate and knelt on the ground: "Yan Shibo, what Zhang Xing said is indeed the truth!" The little nephew Meng'an's fifteen-year nurturing grace can only be like this! ”

Yan Quanming arched his hand to the city and said: "Brother Linghu, An Lushan does have the grace of nurturing you, but he is using you to make Brother Fox smart and wise, you shouldn't be blind to this layer!" ”

Ling Huchao nodded and said: "Brother Quanming, at the beginning, I Ling Huchao was only seven years old, wandering alone, if there was no Lord An, either he would have become a ghost under Yang Guozhong's knife, or, he would have died of starvation in Khitan, how could he be today!" Even if Lord An is using me, how can I just say that I have been raising me for fifteen years! ”

Yan Gaoqing looked up to the sky and sighed: "That's it! At the beginning, I couldn't save your father and mother, and I couldn't save you! An Lushan took you in, and now, you are loyal to An Lushan, but you are also grateful for your kindness! Everyone has their own ambitions, and I don't blame you. Linghu Chao, you go! ”

Ling Hu Chao was startled, and hurriedly said, "Shibo, what about you?" ”

"I, Yan Gaoqing, will never betray the Tang Dynasty!"

Ling Fox Chao knelt on his knees and knelt down for a few steps: "Shibo, yesterday, after Lord An escaped from the city, he vowed to slaughter Changshan and not be descended by Changshan!" Early this morning, it was the little nephew and General Cai Xide who begged bitterly in front of Lord An, and Lord An promised that if Shibo was willing to surrender, he could spare the soldiers and civilians of Changshan, otherwise, regardless of the old and the young, they would be killed! Shibo, for the sake of the people of Changshan, go out of the city! ”

Yan Gaoqing was stunned: "Ling Huchao, do you mean that Cai Xide also spoke to the old man?" ”

"Not bad!"

"I'm afraid he didn't just ask for a favor for the old man!"

Ling Hu Chao's face hesitated.

"Nephew, the old man has a relationship with your father, you have to tell the truth to the old man!"

Ling Huchao looked up and said, "General Cai also said that Yan Shibo will definitely refuse to surrender!" ”

Yan Gaoqing laughed: "Those who know me, Cai Xide also!" It is enough to have a confidant in life! Please tell Cai Xide that the old man will be friends with him in the next life! ”

"Shi Bo ......"

"Linghu Xian's nephew, please!" Yan Gaoqing waved his hand, his clothes fluttering.

Ling Hu Chao knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Yan Gaoqing, got on his horse and whipped away.

Under the city walls, the infantry recovered the phalanx, and with the steps of shaking the sky, they rolled towards the city wall.

On the thirty watchtowers, crossbowmen stretched their bows and arrows.

The sky suddenly became gloomy, and arrows like flying locusts obscured the early morning sun, and with a terrifying buzz, they roared towards Changshan City.

"Father, Ling Huchao didn't mention Quan Ying, it seems that they don't know yet, Quan Ying is in the rebel camp!" Yan Quanming said.

The sound of beards on all sides sounded, and the war drums soared into the sky.

Yan Gaoqing's old and lonely voice, in the whistling of flying arrows, fluttered on the field:

"Planting mulberry by the Yangtze River, three years to see.

The branches began to flourish, and the mountains and rivers suddenly changed.

Ke Ye self-destructive, roots floating in the sea.

Spring silkworms have no food, and what do they want to do with cold clothes.

If you don't plant the plateau, you won't regret it today! ”

An hour later, the castle fell. Yan Gaoqing and a thousand Changshan soldiers trapped in the city were martyred.

Three days later, An Lushan's forward troops, 5,000 light cavalry and 10,000 infantry, arrived in Luoyang, and the Tang army composed of 100,000 temporarily patchwork market disciples led by Tang general Feng Changqing hastily met the battle, defeated twelve times in a row, and Luoyang fell. The Tang army retreated to Shaanxi County.

The end of the first volume of "Ba Tang" and "Eight Pillars of the Heavenly Pole".

Stay tuned for the second volume of "Black Clouds"