Chapter 026: Unification of the court
In the Zichen Palace, the monarchs and ministers were all depressed and deflated because of An Lushan's rebellion, but Yang Guozhong was the only one who could not hide his smugness in his tone!
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After Zhang Tongyou reported to his home, Yang Guozhong's first reaction was to drag this guy out and beat him to death!
Zhang Tongyou is Yan Gaoqing's nephew, and Yan Gaoqing is Yang Guozhong's henchman!
In the past 20 years, Yang Guozhong and Yan Gaoqing have not only been a grudge, but a life-and-death contest!
What Yang Guozhong couldn't tolerate the most was that Yan Gaoqing actually took refuge in An Lushan! And An Lushan is Yang Guozhong's invincible enemy!
Yang Guozhong is not sloppy, he has been crawling in the market, and he can be said to be discerning.
However, Yang Guozhong's insight is not to find talents and use them, but to find talents and suppress them!
Like An Lushan, who was born in a miscellaneous family, Yang Guozhong, who was born as a scoundrel in the market, has a deep inferiority complex in his heart. This makes him extremely sensitive to talents, because talents will threaten his position!
Twenty years ago, he attacked Yan Gaoqing, not just because Yan Gaoqing once sent him to Sichuan. The more important reason is that Yan Gaoqing has the ability to stabilize the country! Moreover, it is far above him Yang Guozhong!
Those who have talent must be suppressed, and those who are beyond him must be punished! Over the past 20 years, Yang Guozhong has adhered to this creed, fought a bloody road, climbed all the way, and sat on the position of chief prime minister!
There is no talent above the Tang Dynasty, and no one can shake his position above 10,000 people under him!
Yang Guozhong hates Yan Gaoqing to the core! Because, Yan Gaoqing has made a demonstration for talents in the world: if you want to survive, go to Fanyang!
Yang Guozhong tried to kill Yan Gaoqing repeatedly, but under the protection of An Lushan, Yang Guozhong was beyond his reach!
And now, Yan Gaoqing's nephew dared to send it to the door!
Seeing Zhang Tongyou is like seeing Yan Gaoqing, and Yang Guozhong is full of murderous intentions.
However, his anger soon turned into joy!
Zhang Tongyou gave Yang Guozhong two generous gifts!
One is that Yan Gaoqing and An Lushan completely parted ways! The two people he hated the most finally turned against each other!
The second generous gift is the news of An Lushan's rebellion!
In the past fifteen years, Yang Guozhong has watched An Lushan grow bigger day by day, but he is helpless, even if he is now a very human minister, he can't move An Lushan's hair!
I don't know what kind of magic this An Lushan has cast, which makes the emperor trust him to the extreme! In the emperor's mind, An Lushan is simply synonymous with loyal ministers and righteous people.
Over the years, it is extremely simple for Yang Guozhong to eliminate an opponent, as long as he says a few words of slander in front of the emperor, even if it is just a hint, the emperor will take action and help him clear the opponent from the court!
However, for An Lushan, Yang Guozhong's slander turned out to be completely invalid, and later, he didn't even dare to say in front of the emperor that An Lushan was not half of it! Because, slandering An Lushan is not only invalid, but in turn, the emperor will seriously doubt Yang Guozhong's loyalty! Over the past few years, ministers who have been dismissed, exiled, or even killed for impeaching An Lushan abound!
Yang Guozhong only has one way left, looking forward to An Lushan's rebellion!
He even used various means to force An Lushan to rebel!
As long as An Lushan rebels, it can prove An Lushan's treachery and Yang Guozhong's loyalty!
Now, An Lushan finally rebelled as he wished!
An Lushan slapped Emperor Tang Ming hard!
also breathed a sigh of relief for Yang Guozhong! At the same time, it also proved his foresight to the world!
For the first time in more than ten years, Yang Guozhong felt completely raised his eyebrows!
In the imperial history, Cheng Wei Jiansu bowed his head and said, "Lord Yang, now is not the time to discuss whose fault it is!" ”
Wei Jiansu's voice is not high, but there is no submissiveness in his tone!
Yang Guozhong has always looked down on Wei Jiansu! Wei Jiansu was picked up by Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong brought Wei Jiansu because Wei Jiansu is not a talent!
Wei Jiansu is timid and fearful, and has no opinions, over the years, as one of the prime ministers, the only thing Wei Jiansu can do is to raise his hands in favor of the resolution made by Yang Guozhong! He is purely Yang Guozhong's minion!
In fact, in the Tang Dynasty under the auspices of Yang Guozhong, people like Wei Jiansu abound, and Wei Jiansu did better than others, and he couldn't even say a word clearly.
However, the tone of Wei Jiansu's speech today was very unfamiliar to Yang Guozhong.
That's not the tone a minion should have!
Because, Yang Guozhong heard a kind of confidence and confidence from Wei Jiansu's tone!
He couldn't figure out where Wei Jiansu's confidence and self-confidence came from!
An Lushan's rebellion means that in the political situation of the Tang Dynasty, a figure who can be on an equal footing with him is completely out!
Yang Guozhong has truly become the only powerful minister in the Tang Dynasty!
He can play with the entire court between his metacarpal bones, and he no longer has to worry about being hindered!
And at this time, Wei Jiansu, a minion and a fool, dared to stand up and interrupt him!
"Master Wei, what do you mean by that!" In the corners of Yang Guozhong's eyes, two cold lights shot out.
"I just thought that the governor should make a big plan early!"
Wei Jiansu's tone returned to his former cowardice, and his eyes were timid and panicked under Yang Guozhong's angry gaze.
Yang Guozhong put his mind at ease, Wei Jiansu has not changed, he is still the Wei Jiansu of the past, timid and afraid, and has no opinions!
Maybe it was just an illusion!
Yang Guozhong let Wei Jiansu go and faced Li Longji: "Your Majesty, don't worry!" An Lushan's rebellion seems to be sharp, but in fact it is just a plague of mustard! An Lushan is just a miscellaneous Hu, most of his subordinates are Hu people, disobedient to the water and soil of the Central Plains, and most of them are coerced by An Lushan, the army is suspicious, looking forward to it left and right, and following An Lushan with all his heart, only a few people are dragging down the river, and Changshan has been completely wiped out in the first battle. An Lushan rebelled against the backbone of the rebellion to remove most of it. Now, the deputy capital of Anxi, the imperial historian Feng Changqing has led 100,000 officers and troops to aid Luoyang, once the officials and troops arrive, Tianwei is shocked, and the army of An Lushan will inevitably collapse! Therefore, the minister thought that if it was less than half a month, or more than three months, An Lushan would inevitably be awarded! ”
"What do you think?" Li Longji looked at the ministers behind Yang Guozhong.
"The ministers all agree with Lord Yang's proposal!" The six ministers bowed their heads and said, including Wei Jiansu, who, as before, had a low voice that was barely audible.
Li Longji nodded weakly.
Yang Guozhong was very satisfied, these ministers were the most core ministers of the Tang Dynasty, at the beginning, when An Lushan had not yet rebelled, they could still choose a side between An Lushan and Yang Guozhong, and now, they had no choice but to look forward to Yang Guozhong.
He has become the only leader of the ministers of the court!
No one dares to call him out again!
Yang Guozhong straightened his back in front of Li Longji - as a chief prime minister who really leads the world, the emperor can only let it go!
"The minister thinks that the top priority now is to eliminate An Lushan's party members!" Yang Guozhong's voice was full of murderous intent: "As far as the minister knows, An Qingzong, the servant Qingzong, An Sishun, the head of the household, An Yuanzhen, the general of Yulin, Gao Xianzhi, the general of the right Jinwu, the general Wang Sili, Li Xin, the left-behind guard in Tokyo, and the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, Ge Shuhan, ......, these people are either party members of An Lushan, or they have had close contacts with An Lushan in private!" ”
Yang Guozhong reported more than 20 names in one breath, most of these people have nothing to do with An Lushan, they are just not on good terms with Yang Guozhong, and even, some people have no direct stake in Yang Guozhong, it's just that, in Yang Guozhong's eyes, they may be potential political enemies!
An Lushan's rebellion gave Yang Guozhong a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he could use this to wipe out all his political enemies!
"An Qingzong is the eldest son of An Lushan, and he should be punished as a traitor, and I have ordered the Xiaowei army to take it. As for the others......" Li Longji's voice was a little helpless: "I think there is still a lack of evidence, such as An Sishun, he has played many secrets, An Lushan will be opposed, how can it be An Lushan's henchmen!" ”
"Your Majesty said so, the minister has nothing to say!" Yang Guozhong protested and said: "It's just that An Sishun and others have a very close relationship with An Lushan, so they must be guarded against!" At the very least, these people should be transferred from key positions just in case! ”
"Quasi-play!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yang Guozhong said: "In addition to officials in the DPRK, officials at all levels in local prefectures and counties should also be carefully investigated. Anyone who secretly colludes with An Lushan must be punished with capital punishment to set an example! Those who are rebellious should also be stripped of their official titles, and those whose families are in Beijing should be arrested and sentenced to death! The minister thought that among An Lushan's traitor group, Yan Gaoqing was particularly guilty! This person is Changshan Taishou, who has been operating Changshan for several years, and has built Changshan into a rebellious town of An Lushan. An Lushan's rebels were able to quickly approach Luoyang because Yan Gaoqing betrayed Changshan! The minister thought that Yan Gaoqing's crime of rebellion should be reported to the world......"
Before Yang Guozhong finished speaking, Wei Jiansu suddenly said: "Lord Yang, I heard that Yan Gaoqing did not disobey ......."
"There's no place for you to talk here!" Yang Guozhong said angrily, today's Wei Jiansu seems to have changed a person, always interjecting, which makes Yang Guozhong feel very unhappy.
In the past, Wei Jiansu was useless except for his vassal Yang Guozhong. And today, in the court where Yang Guozhong dominates the world, he dares to interrupt the words of the chief prime minister!
Li Longji suddenly shouted: "Yang Guozhong, you should let Wei Jiansu finish speaking!" ”
"Your Majesty......"
Li Longji's old and weak body curled up in the dragon chair suddenly sat upright: "As a fellow minister, of course you can speak!" ”
Yang Guozhong shuddered, and he realized that his unification of the court was still under the control of the emperor!
Wei Jiansu said slowly: "I heard that Yan Gaoqing set up an ambush in Baolun Temple, completely annihilated the Luoluo River of An Lushan, and then, resisted the 180,000 rebels with 3,000 soldiers, defended Changshan, and all of them were martyred!" From this point of view, Yan Gaoqing is not a rebel, but the first martyr of my Tang Dynasty to resist the An Lushan rebels! ”
Wei Jiansu, who has always been submissive, said words that echoed in the main hall.
"Nonsense!" Yang Guozhong's voice was sharp: "The one who set up an ambush in Baolun Temple to annihilate the Luohe River was the Taiyuan army sent by Wang Chengye!" Before this, Yan Gaoqing defected to the enemy, and Zhang Tongyou, a righteous soldier in Changshan, led the Changshan army and civilians to expel him and ask Wang Chengye for help, and Wang Chengye sent the Taiyuan army to Changshan. After the annihilation of the Luoluo River, because Changshan was surrounded by 170,000 rebels on three sides, Wang Chengye was outnumbered, so he ordered the Taiyuan army to take the initiative to withdraw from Changshan and stick to Jingcheng Pass. It was precisely because Wang Chengye was holding on to Jingcheng Pass that An Lushan's rebels could not break through Jingcheng Pass, so they went south to capture Luoyang! Otherwise, the rebels can cross the Yellow River through the east and west of the river and approach Guanzhong! Wang Chengye and Zhang Tongyou were the first heroes to resist An Lushan's rebels! ”
Yang Guozhong's eyes emitted two cold lights, staring at Wei Jiansu.
The ministers of His Royal Highness looked at Yang Guozhong who was angry and trembled.
No one expected that Wei Jiansu, who has always been timid and afraid of things, would dare to fight against Yang Guozhong!
Normally, Yang Guozhong only needed to snort lightly, and Wei Jiansu would tremble all over, and he was busy claiming yes.
And today, under Yang Guozhong's angry gaze, Wei Jiansu not only did not retreat, but met Yang Guozhong's gaze: "What evidence does Lord Yang say?" ”
"Taiyuan Yin Wang Chengye's recital! He was the first to report An Lushan's rebellion to the imperial court! Changshan Yishi and Yan Gaoqing's nephew Zhang Tongyou is in my house! Yang Guozhong shouted: "Master Wei, I don't know what you say, what evidence do you have!" ”
"Of course there is proof!" Wei Jiansu took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and held it high above his head: "Your Majesty, the march record is playing, please Your Majesty!" Changshan Yishi, Yan Gaoqing's daughter Yan Quanying, is in my house! ”
On the letter that Wei Jiansu was holding in both hands, there was blood!