In the thirteenth year of Tianbao, on September 12, the Tang Emperor Li Longji returned to Chang'an from the Hebei front, but the situation changed so that most of the people could not understand it.

The break between Tiance Mansion and Yang Guozhong was almost an evenly matched situation before, Yang Guozhong's side held the administrative power, as well as the military power, Yang Guozhong's henchman Li Fude was the right Yulin general, his brother-in-law Pei Yu was the general Jin Wuwei, and the Tianwu army stationed in Chang'an was also commanded by Yang Guozhong's eldest son Yang Xuan.

And although Tiance Mansion wants nothing in Chang'an, it has the support of almost all the people, no matter how much Yang Guozhong's side slanders and reverses black and white, they still believe in Tiance Mansion and do not believe in Yang Guozhong.

All of a sudden, there was another kind of discussion that spread among the people, and it became more and more widespread, that is, Yang Guozhong was a big traitor, deceived the saints, corrupted the dynasty, and this rebellion was all caused by Yang Guozhong.

There is also that Du Qianyun, who is even more stupid and wasteful, because of the good name, called "gambling ~ money ~ luck" is deeply loved by Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong was given 200,000 gold coins to get the position of Hedong Jiedu envoy.

Originally, if it was to listen to Tiance Mansion, I was afraid that the rebellion would have been put down long ago, and now it is like this, that is, Yang Guozhong, a big traitor, is blamed for receiving money from Du Qianyun.

The more they discussed, the more the people of Chang'an scolded Yang Guozhong, the more fierce they scolded, if these scoldings were useful, it is estimated that Yang Guozhong would be at least hundreds of millions of times.

But when Li Longji returned to the court, he suddenly stood on Yang Guozhong's side, not only did he issue an edict announcing that the war situation in Hedong was so corrupt, and the responsibility was all on Tiance Mansion!

The Qingxin Tea House reversed black and white, slandered and slandered the court, with bad intentions, and ordered it to be immediately sealed and locked up to take a few members; In addition, the Hedong Festival made Du Qianyun loyal to the country. Dedicated to the king's affairs, concurrently serving as the general of the right Tianwu, commanding 50,000 Tianwu troops, and garrisoning the army.

All the people of Chang'an were stunned, how could it be. Single-mindedly quelling the chaos, in order to save the people, he did not hesitate to give his life, in Hebei Province, Hedong Province, Tiance Mansion, which saved more than one million people, became a chaotic minister and thief; Yang Guozhong, a casino gangster, a notorious traitor, has become loyal to the country?

How is this possible? What a joke in the world!

Some refugees from Hebei Province and Hedong Province who fled to Chang'an spoke out one after another, shouting injustices to Tiance Mansion everywhere, scolding Yang Guozhong for being a traitor who deceived the emperor, and then they were beaten. Those who shouted fiercely were arrested and sent to the prisons of Chang'an and Wannian counties.

On the other hand, all the officials who were close to the King of Lanling and the King of Jianning were also dismissed from their posts and placed under house arrest, and Wang Yuanbao's family, who was still in Chang'an, did not rush directly to the house to get people, but also sent heavy troops to monitor it firmly.

In short, it's just that people are panicking for a while, and there is chaos everywhere.

Palace of the Sixteen Kings. Nanyang Wang Li Department hurriedly came to the Guangping Palace. found his eldest brother, Li Jiao, the king of Guangping, and opened his mouth to ask: "Brother, what's wrong with Grandpa Huang, is he really confused?" Can't you see that Yang Guozhong is bullying the king? ”

Li Jiao sighed, pulled his second brother to the inner room, shook his head and said, "It's not that the emperor is confused. It's you who are confused. Second brother, don't you see it? ”

"See what?"

"This is the emperor's grandfather and the third brother fighting, our third brother is really amazing, he actually forced the emperor's grandfather to this point......" Li Jiao said abruptly, with a complicated expression on his face. I can't tell if it's emotion, or worry, or envy, jealousy, or both.

"Ah......" Li opened his mouth wide, Li Longji has always been too strong, imprisoning his father and brothers, imprisoning his sons and grandsons, and killing his three own sons in one day for no reason. Daddy Prince Li Heng was also forced to divorce twice, and he was in a panic every day, he was only in his forties with white hair, and he was extremely old, such a strong emperor would be persecuted by his third brother?

"What do you mean by that? The younger brother is stupid, and he asks the eldest brother to elaborate. ”

Li Jiao glanced at him, sighed lightly and said: "What do you think, over the years, what Tiance Mansion has done, the battle will be won, the attack will be conquered, the Four Seas Trading Company is rich and rivals the country, all the family magnates have business dealings with the Four Seas Trading Company, and they all require the Four Seas Trading Company, and the third brother has almost received the support of all the families."

In the past few years, the Tiance Mansion has widely implemented good governance, and Yang Guozhong has done various nonsense, such as the Gyeonggi Province disaster, Yang Guozhong not only did not give relief, but doubled taxes, and in the end, these are all thanks to the Tiance Mansion to survive;

Yang Guozhong buried 200,000 troops in Nanzhao, and had to forcibly recruit troops in Gyeonggi Province to continue to go to Nanzhao to die, and finally it was Tiance Mansion that fought out and destroyed Nanzhao in one fell swoop.

Up to now, An Lushan's 270,000 Youzhou troops have rebelled, and the soldiers and horses in all towns in the world have been restrained by Hui, and Tiance Mansion has been able to rely on its own strength to resist the 270,000 rebels of the Youzhou Army alone, and defeated the rebels several times. If it weren't for Du Qianyun's greed and incompetence, how could he let the Youzhou rebels break through Hedong, I am afraid that within a month, Tiance Mansion will really be able to quell the rebellion. ”

Li didn't react a little, and subconsciously said: "That being the case, isn't that great?" ”

Li Jiao looked at this second brother, his face was extremely ugly, and he said in a low voice after half a sound: "Second brother, why don't you understand." Tiance Mansion is so strong, such a strong force, such a high prestige, An Lushan rebelled, the biggest responsibility was on the emperor's grandfather, but in the end, he was pacified by Tiance Mansion and the third brother.

In this way, the prestige of the emperor's grandfather has plummeted, but the prestige of the third brother has risen to the sky, and he has the support of the powerful people of various families, and he is loved by the people of the world. How could the emperor not be deeply jealous of him.

The emperor's grandfather disappeared from Chang'an for so long, didn't he go to the front line of Hebei Province to seize the power of the third brother? It's just that I didn't expect that the emperor's grandfather would be defeated by the third brother. ”

Li Xian's mouth opened wide, and he was stunned for a long time before he woke up and turned around, and said in a trembling voice: "Then which of the two of them will win, and why does the emperor know that Yang Guozhong's reputation is so bad and Du Qianyun is so incompetent, and he still wants to continue to reuse the people of the Yang family and Du Qianyun?" ”

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"Your Majesty is going to make a move against Tiance Mansion and King Jianning now, brother, which side of them do you think will win? What should we do at Jingzhao Merriam-Webster? ”

Chang'an City, Anyi Fang, which is close to Qinrenfang, Jingzhao Wei's, Wei Benfu, and Wei Hui found his brother. Similar questions were asked.

Wei Ben touched his beard and said: "It's not easy to say who wins and who loses, but one thing is clear, if Your Majesty wins, the war will definitely not be calmed down so quickly, and the interests of our families will also be seriously damaged."

Wei Hui nodded again and again: "Your Majesty has not asked about the government for more than ten years. The only person to rely on is Yang Guozhong, if the Tiance Mansion falls, the Four Seas Trading Company will definitely be handed over to Yang Guozhong.

However, the advanced management of the Four Seas Trading Company and so many advanced technologies are not something that Yang Guozhong's casino gangster can play.

In the past two years, we Jingzhao Webster have followed to set up workshops, do business, open up grasslands and overseas, and our wealth has increased more than ten times. All kinds of novelty, fun, and enjoyment are endless......"

He paused, his eyes lit up, and said: "Moreover, this sense of accomplishment of watching your own industry grow bigger and bigger little by little and manage hundreds of people is really good!" ”

For more than two years, Sihai Trading Company has started its own business, and at the same time, it has also brought these powerful families, especially the five surnames Qiwang, the four surnames of Guanzhong, and the Jiangnan Chinese to do business together.

Many advanced technologies such as papermaking, brewing, new tea, cement, saltpeter ice, movable type printing. Even the production technology of four-wheeled carriages is half a year, a year, or two years ahead of the company. It is taught to these powerful families for free.

As long as each family pays a little food and accommodation fees, they can send their children to study in the advanced training classes run by the Four Seas Trading Company; It is also possible to send technicians to the workshops run by the Four Seas Trading Company as apprentices for free and teach them by hand.

On the other hand, while imparting technology and giving benefits, Tiance Mansion has a backhand. For example, in papermaking, almost all of the process technologies have been taught to the family, but for the configuration of alkaline water, each family does not have a complete chemical system and no professional talents. But they can only rely on the four seas trading company.

In this way, while each family received benefits and benefits from the Four Seas Trading Company, it was actually firmly controlled by the Four Seas Trading Company. For example, now, if the Tiance Mansion is going to fall, these families will think that it doesn't matter if the Tiance Mansion falls, but it will cause our paper workshop and four-wheeled carriage workshop to not be able to open, and we will be happy.

Speaking of which, in the past two years or so, the Four Seas Trading Company has plundered overseas, developed science and technology at home, and set up workshops, although millions of ordinary workers and the surrounding people have benefited from this and lived a better and better life, but in fact, the biggest benefit is still for these powerful families.

The reason why Xiao Qubing did this, on the one hand, is to use their strength to make the cause bigger together, promote and popularize more advanced technology, build more workshops, the cake is getting bigger and bigger, and the poor people will benefit more and more, and the productivity of Datang has also increased by at least ten times.

On the other hand, it is also to tie some powerful families to the chariot of Tiance Mansion, which has been prepared early in the morning, if today's situation occurs, these powerful families will not become an obstacle to Tiance Mansion, they will gladly see it, and even take the initiative to help Tiance Mansion succeed in seizing power.

As for the gap between the rich and the poor will get bigger and bigger, and all resources and industries will be monopolized by these powerful families, it is not a problem that needs to be considered now, and when Li Qi becomes the emperor, there will be time to solve it.

And even though the workers of these workshops were stripped of most of the value of their labor, in fact, their standard of living did improve, and the only people who were brutally oppressed were the natives of the South China Sea and the prisoners and slaves who were sold.

In this regard, although Xiao Quzhi felt ashamed in his heart, he also knew that the rise of one nation was a disaster for several other nations.

Therefore, to put it bluntly, it was when Li Longji didn't think about the government, was drunk and dreamed of death, Yang Guozhong was confused by money, and the villain was ambitious, showing off his might in the court.

Tiancefu Group has been moving forward with other powerful families and many ordinary people, Xiao Quai's painstaking operation for more than two years, has been building momentum, and now the general trend has been achieved; However, Li Longji and Yang Guozhong Group are still standing still, they have long been unable to keep up with the trend and general trend, and it is only a matter of time before they are abandoned.

Hearing his younger brother say this, Wei Ben smiled lightly and said, "Brother don't worry, in my brother's opinion, the victory of Tiance Mansion this time is still quite big."

As we have seen, if the Tiance Mansion wins, we, the families, will be happy to see it come to fruition. Your Majesty's advantage is only in orthodoxy and righteousness, but Your Majesty has ignored the government for a long time, and in fact, there is no one around him.

And the reason why Hedong was lost, no one in the world knew it in their hearts, it was because His Majesty had misused Du Qianyun, but His Majesty refused to admit his mistake and could only go to the end. Continue to appoint Yang Guozhong, the children of the Yang family, as well as Du Qianyun, Li Fude and others.

But Brother do you think, Yang Guozhong and Du Qianyun are these people, how can they be Tiance Mansion and King Jianning. Mr. Changyuan, Li Xian, Li Yanjian, these are the opponents of a generation of masters. Hmph, in my brother's opinion, my majesty will be defeated in the hands of Yang Guozhong, such a person is simply more than enough to lose, wait and see! ”

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When the situation in Chang'an was turbulent, in the north and northwest directions of Gyeonggi Province, several envoys of the Tang Dynasty were rushing to Chang'an with thousands of vanguard troops.

A few days ago. They were rushed by Li Longji's 800 li, Hedong was breached, Chang'an was in danger, and they were asked to quickly lead their troops to Chang'an Qinwang.

So they changed the situation of the previous confrontation and launched a fierce attack on the Hui army, although the losses were a bit large, but all of them achieved great results, and then the Hui announced their surrender. The envoys of each town arranged a small number of troops to defend the border, and then personally rushed to King Qinwang of Chang'an with elite cavalry.

That same evening. Under the city of Fangzhou in the central county, the Shuofang military envoy had just commanded the camp tent, and before he had time to eat, the eunuch envoy sent by Li Longji arrived, so Guo Ziyi had to welcome the envoy to the big tent for a secret talk, and the envoy replied a moment later. Overnight, he sent someone to Chang'an with a secret letter, and he stayed in Guo Ziyi's army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Guo Ziyi faced the food served by the soldiers, but he couldn't eat. The confidant general on the side asked, "Commander, but what's the difficulty?" ”

Guo Ziyi waved back left and right. He sighed and said: "Your Majesty asked a certain army to lead troops to do something against Tiance Mansion, Tiance Mansion has been brave and loyal for generations, and this time the Youzhou Army and the Hui rebellion are also thanks to the early preparation of the Tiance Army."

Moreover, in order to resist the southward movement of the Youzhou army and save the people, the Tiance army did not hesitate to fight to the death and fought bloodily.

On the other hand, His Majesty's side, for more than ten years, he has not thought about the government and favored traitors and traitors like Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, and An Lushan, so that there was such a rebellion, and this time Hedong will be attacked, all because Yang Guozhong, a big traitor, recommended Du Qianyun.

That Yang Guozhong, Du Qianyun and his ilk, treacherous and flattering, not to mention the corruption of the dynasty, not to mention the battle of Nanzhao, Yang Guozhong buried 200,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty; In Hedong, Du Qianyun sent away 50,000 Hedong troops, causing the situation to deteriorate like this, and now the rebellion has not been settled, if Yang Guozhong is continued and Du Qianyun is in power, I don't know how many troops will be sent away......"

Hun Shizhi sighed: "Your Majesty wants to take action against the Tiance Army, can't you wait until the rebellion of the Youzhou Army is quelled?" ”

Guo Ziyi shook his head and said: "A certain is also in a dilemma now, not long ago, the king of Lanling also sent someone to find a certain person, and he predicted today's events early in the morning, and he wanted to be in the same room." ”

Hun Shizhi's eyes widened and said, "Dashuai is saying that King Lanling is not dead?" ”

"It is said that there is a magic weapon to protect the body, and after nine days, it was resurrected." Guo Ziyi smiled bitterly and said: "Regardless of whether the King of Lanling is suspended or resurrected, the King of Lanling is talented, the Tiance Army is unparalleled in combat power, and there are new weapons Thunderbolts, Thunderbolt Arrows, and an army of 300,000 troops."

To tell the truth, if we really want to do something to the Tiance Army, our Shuofang Army and Hexi Army together are not necessarily the opponents of the Tiance Army, and more than eighty percent of the Anxi Army will stand with the Tiance Army. ”

Hun Shizhi is the father of the surprising skeleton Hun who was favored by Xiao Quai, and he is a native of Tiele Hu, who has guarded the border for the Tang Dynasty for generations since his great-grandfather was attached to the Tang Dynasty.

Their family, whether it is several generations of ancestors, or Hun Shizhi, Hun Yang father and son, although they are Hu people, but in terms of fierce loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, they are not inferior to any Han people, or even members of the Li Tang royal family, and almost belong to the kind that can die for the Tang Dynasty at any time.

It is precisely because of this that Guo Ziyi trusts their father and son, and at this time, Hun Shizhi heard Guo Ziyi say this, and his heart was also sad and sad: "Then in this case, how did the marshal reply to King Lanling, and how did he reply to His Majesty?" ”

Guo Ziyi's brows furrowed tightly: "For King Lanling, I can only persuade him to abide by the way of being a minister and serve the country loyally; To His Majesty, I can only explain the situation and explain the benefits and losses, I hope both sides can listen to it! ”

"Will they listen?"

Guo Ziyi said gloomily: "The King of Lanling promised that as long as His Majesty did not attack the Tiance Army, he swore that the Tiance Army would definitely observe the courtiers' festival, but if His Majesty insisted on making a move against the Tiance Army, the Tiance Army would not sit idly by."

The hero of the Lanling Dynasty, I believe that he will not be untrustworthy, and the key now lies in Your Majesty, Your Majesty over the years...... What's even worse is that there is still a Yang Guozhong by Your Majesty's side, and you are afraid that Your Majesty will not listen to someone's advice. ”

Hun Shizhi said worriedly: "Great marshal, if His Majesty insists on our Shuofang army Tiance army to attack, what should the great marshal do?" ”

Guo Ziyi was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "The king's order cannot be violated, if His Majesty repeatedly forces him, he can only act according to his orders......"

The big tent suddenly fell into a deathly silence, and after a long time, Hun Shizhi said with tears in his eyes: "What the hell is wrong with this God? Could it be that Your Majesty was bewitched by traitors and villains...... Can we only do this, watching the world in chaos and the society falling? ”

Guo Ziyi bit her cheeks and didn't speak, her lips were bitten, and she had already cried in a low voice: "We all know the ability of King Lanling and the combat power of the Tiance Army.

The rebels in Youzhou have not been pacified, and the rebels and thieves have surrendered in a false manner, we have such a dozen in the Central Plains in Guanzhong, not to mention the misery of the people, the rebels in Youzhou and the rebels in Huizhou are not fishermen profiting? At that time, this Datang will really be unable to clean up!

But the king's order ......"

As soon as he thought of the worst possible outcome, the Hu general, who was less than forty years old, was like a knife, and he knelt down on the ground: "The sky wants to fall, who can save this heaven and save the fate of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Ahh In Jiangxian County, Jiangxian County, Hedong Province, Xiao Quzhi, who was about to go out, suddenly sneezed loudly.

Beside him, Yan Zhuang, the first army division under the command of An Lushan, who was sent to the door, hurriedly asked with concern: "What's wrong with the lord?" ”

In the past few days, Xiao Qubing has been inseparable from An Lushan and his more than 30,000 light cavalry almost every day, all the way south.

When marching during the day, he followed behind the Youzhou rebel army alone, and always shot five or six hundred of them along the way, and the other Youzhou rebels who surrendered, under the leadership of Tiance Secret Guard, were scattered on the two wings of the Youzhou army, specifically attacking the Youzhou rebels who were plundering everywhere.

And at night, Xiao Qu was sick and always had to visit the Youzhou rebel camp at least three times, shoot two feather arrows tied with explosives ~ with a ten-stone treasure bow, and listen to two rings for these Youzhou rebels, and also rushed into An Lushan's Chinese army one night, robbing Zhang Tongru and Yan Zhuang.

Along the way, the morale of the rebels in Youzhou was extremely low, and the morale of the army was extremely unstable. While trying his best to boost morale, even if he was sluggish, An Lushan knew that he would lose if he went south, but he was not allowed to continue to go south, because Xiao Qu was sick and let the prisoners go back, if An Lushan dared to go north and return, he would definitely break into the Chinese army and take his head.

An Lushan didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of this "Jianning King Li Qi" was not weaker than his master Xiao Quai, nor did he expect that the 600 Tiance cavalry had rushed from Fukou to Hedong and appeared behind the Youzhou army; Unexpectedly, the "Jianning King Li Qi" made nearly 3,000 of his cavalry surrender with the strength of only one person, and then willingly died for him.

As a result, An Lushan and the remaining 30,000 Youzhou light cavalry who had just begun were almost like ducks being driven away, and were driven south by Xiao Qubing with 600 Tiance cavalry and more than 2,000 Youzhou troops.

On the evening of September 12, Xiao Qubing received a letter from Li Qi from the Flying Eagle, 6,000 Tiance veterans and 20,000 Tiance soldiers had already walked along the flat road of Dugi Road, sat comfortably out of Tongguan in a four-wheeled carriage, and then turned to the north, crossed the Yellow River and came to the territory of Hedong Road.

And now, Xiao Quzhi is preparing to give the Youzhou army one last night attack, hearing Yan Zhuang's question, Xiao Quzhi said with a smile: "Maybe I thought that I would be able to capture that big fat man of more than 300 catties alive tomorrow, I was too excited." Isn't that interesting, right? (To be continued.) )