Chapter 554: The Great Relocation of Hebei

readx; In the north of Miyun County, Danzhou is the Raozhou Governor's Mansion, along the Luanhe River to the north not far away, then came to the vast field, the top of Yanshan Mountain in the distance seems to be carved like a fine workmanship, from where emerges a soft oblique line, has been drawn to the foot of the mountain that undulating hills, the hills are densely forested, the vast primeval forest can not see the edge at a glance, in the periphery of the forest is the vast grassland, the green grass under the blue sky, a group of cattle and sheep graze leisurely by the river, the shepherd boy lies on the river in a daze, looking forward to his future. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

It was a quiet morning, but with the sound of horses' hooves in a hurry, the morning was no longer quiet, and the shepherd boy sat up in fright, staring blankly into the distance.

I saw a group of cavalry in the distance rushing like lightning, and in an instant they galloped across the river and rushed to the northeast, and the shepherd boy touched the back of his head, what are these people, what are they doing in such a hurry?

This group of cavalry came from Fanyang, with 100,000 urgent intelligence, and rushed to the location of the Xi people's tooth tent, which was located in the northeast of Raolezhou, close to Yingzhou in the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Li Yanpet's tooth tent was lively near all over the world, thousands of tents stretched densely for several miles, and today Li Yanpet ushered in the distinguished guests of the Tang Dynasty, Fan Yang Jie Du An Lushan.

In a cowhide tent that can accommodate hundreds of people, the voices of people are boiling, steaming, the strong fragrance of beef and mutton permeates the big tent, two big men wrestle in the open space in the middle, shouting one after another, on the side of the big tent, there is a circle of low tables, the table is full of Roshan wine, all kinds of seasonal fresh fruits are filled with ceramic pots.

The floor next to the table was covered with sheepskins, and dozens of hosts and guests sat on the sheepskins, persuading them to drink wine and eat meat, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very warm, among which the two were Li Yanzhong and An Lushan.

It has been almost half a month since An Lushan came out, he walked around the neighborhood, and the Khitan, Turkic and other tribes were appeased one by one, and finally the Xi people, which was the key to his northern tour.

Huaixin Wang Li Yanzhong is only over forty years old this year, burly and majestic, with a big head like a bucket, a big beard, and a very loud voice.

Li Yanzhong has a lot of respect for An Lushan, even to the point of humility, the county official is not as good as the current management, although Li Yanzhong is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, but An Lushan is his real ruler, but Xi and Khitan, they are very readable, and An Lushan is only their nominal ruler, and today he is so polite because Li Yanzhong knows that An Lushan's purpose is to ask him to send troops to help.

Li Yanzhong's Xi tribe has 80,000 male soldiers, all of whom are fierce warriors, this is also his greatest wealth, An Lushan wants to borrow his most valuable wealth, how can he easily take it?

Of course, Li Yanzhong is also willing to borrow troops, he knows that An Lushan is going to rebel, once An Lushan kills Hebei Prefecture, it will also be the moment for them to make a fortune, women, wealth, gold, silver and jewelry, these are all things that their tribe dreams of, how could he give up this opportunity, but negotiation is a must, and An Lushan must meet his biggest conditions.

"An Dashuai, this glass of wine is my resonance to you, thank you Dashuai for his special care for me in the past few years!"

Li Yanpet stood up and toasted a large glass of goat's milk wine to An Lushan, An Lushan had already drunk a lot, his big pumpkin-like face was as red as pig liver, he lowered his head and waved his hand, and refused: "I won't drink your wine, unless you agree to borrow soldiers, I won't drink a drop of your wine today." ā€

"Ahem! Isn't it just borrowing soldiers? Say! Say! An Dashuai is here in person, can I not give this face? After drinking this glass of wine, we will talk about borrowing troops. ā€œ

Li Yanpet narrowed his small eyes, and involuntarily showed a cunning look in his eyes, An Lushan didn't seem to see it, and said with a smile: "That's good!" I drank this cup and we got down to business. ā€

He didn't take Li Yanpet's wine glass, but took his own wine glass and drank it all, and turned the mouth of the wine glass to the table, indicating that he was dry.

"Good! Joyfully. ā€

Li Yanpet beckoned, and two young and beautiful Xiren girls poured wine for An Lushan, Li Yanpet pointed at the two girls and smiled at An Lushan: "These two beauties are only sixteen years old, and they are inhumane, how about letting them serve the handsome man together tonight!" ā€

The two girls showed shyness on their faces, and turned their heads, if it was in the past, how could An Lushan's lust not be polite, but today he is not in this mood, if he doesn't get the Xi army, it will seriously affect his plan to raise troops to the south, at this time, even if she is as beautiful as a fairy, it is not as important as an army of 80,000.

But hypocritical politeness is still needed, An Lushan smiled and said: "I have received Li Dudu's wishes, and I will accept the two women, but if we talk about borrowing troops, I will be even happier." ā€

"Oh well! Let's talk about borrowing soldiers. ā€

Li Yanpet saw that the time had come, and he didn't delay any longer, he sat down, took a sip of wine slowly, and then said with a smile: "The marshal has sent people to borrow troops several times, of course I am willing, but there are many different opinions in my clan, and I can't just be willing, I have to convince the elders of the clan, alas! Don't hide it from the handsome, it's hard to reconcile! ā€

An Lushan scolded in his heart, what bullshit is difficult to reconcile, how many years, how could he not know that Li Yanpet has the final say, but he is just looking for an excuse to open his mouth.

An Lushan didn't say much, so he said directly: "Just say it!" What is the highest asking price in the family? ā€

"This ......"

Li Yanpet thought about it, he narrowed his eyes and said, "We want 200,000 women in Chang'an." ā€

"This won't work!"

An Lushan suddenly changed color, 200,000 Chang'an women, this is too much, he can't do it, "Change the city!" Chang'an is the capital, and it's difficult. ā€

An Lushan knew that Xi people were the same as the Khitans, they were extremely lustful, they basically sent troops to rob women, and they would definitely plunder all the way on the way, which was not enough, they actually fought the idea of Chang'an, and really gave them Chang'an women, so don't think about being the emperor of Dayan.

Li Yanpet saw An Lushan's refusal on the spot, his face couldn't help but change, and he said coldly: "An Dashuai, my soldier wants to die for you, and he won't even give a woman?" ā€

An Lushan thought of borrowing troops, his tone softened again, and said, "You plundered all the way, aren't there enough women?" Give me something else! I'll give you a million dollars, okay? ā€

Money, of course Li Yanpet also wants it, but those who can be looted along the road, but women are more important, especially the women of Chang'an, they are all first-class goods, he has been to Chang'an once, his eyes are straight, he still shook his head and said: "The handsome man doesn't know anything!" The women who plundered along the way were just for fun, could they still be sent back to the tribe? We have 200,000 men in Xi, and I am going to have a Chang'an Tang girl for each of us, and we will have offspring for Xiren, our population is too small, and we need a large number of women. ā€

An Lushan still refused, and said: "Chang'an is the capital, it's too sensitive, if you change cities, I'll promise you." ā€

"Alright then!"

Li Yanpet retreated and said: "I want a woman from Luoyang, 300,000 people, there is no problem with An Shuai this time!" ā€

An Lushan was stunned for a moment, Luoyang? He forgot that that place was not good, he only thought of ordinary states and counties, and did not consider big cities such as Luoyang and Chang'an at all.

Li Yanpet observed his words, he saw An Lushan's face showing embarrassment, knowing that he was unwilling, he couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart, Chang'an didn't give it, Luoyang didn't give it, did he still want his soldiers to give him his life?

He couldn't help but elongate his voice and said, "Dashuai, think about it again!" My army of 80,000 will serve you to the death one by one, which others can't do, and the commander doesn't need to reply in a hurry, I'll hear from you tomorrow. ā€

An Lushan just wanted to speak, when the soldiers behind him suddenly whispered: "Marshal, it seems that there is an urgent military situation." ā€

An Lushan was stunned, and saw that there was indeed a Fan Yang messenger at the door of the big tent, his face was very anxious, and he smiled at Li Yanchong: "Li Dudu sits first, and I will come when I go." ā€

An Lushan walked out of the big tent, frowned, and asked the captain who reported the news: "What happened?" Such a panic! ā€

The captain stepped forward and took out a letter and said, "Dashuai, this is Mr. Gao's letter, there is chaos in Hebei." ā€

"Something went wrong? What a mess is going to happen. ā€

An Lushan took the letter and tore it open, shook off the letter and read it hurriedly, he couldn't help but be surprised, the imperial court actually emigrated a large number of people in Hebei, it has been more than ten days, this is terrible, the peasants are gone, who planted military food for him, he was suddenly anxious, and wanted to give an order, but the situation was not familiar, and now the only way to deal with it is to rush back immediately, but the matter of Xi Ren's borrowing of troops has dragged him, and this matter can not be delayed any longer.

An Lushan gritted his teeth, or not, he promised him first, and then he would talk about it later, he immediately walked into the big tent, returned to his seat, he raised a glass of wine, and said to Li Yanpet: "Okay then!" We drank this glass of wine and it was a matter of word. ā€

Li Yanpet was stunned, An Lushan actually agreed, and he hurriedly confirmed: "Luoyang, 300,000 women." ā€

"That's right, I promised you."

Li Yanpet was overjoyed, and hurriedly raised his glass and said, "Then we are done!" ā€

The two of them touched their glasses and laughed together.

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Three days later, An Lushan rushed back to Youzhou, although An Lushan had set up a new emperor, and also proclaimed himself a scholar, but the county of the world did not recognize it at all, making his emperor a laughing stock, and he himself was a little discouraged, although this pseudo-emperor would still be useful in the future, but An Lushan no longer treated him preferentially, locked him in a vacant palace, and the so-called imperial court also became an empty shelf, and those Shangshu Xiangguo also resumed their original identities, Shi Siming, Gao Shang, Cai Xide, Li Huaixian, Zhang Zhongzhi, Li Guiren, etc., all took off their court clothes, became An Lushan's general and strategist again, and even An Lushan himself didn't want to be a scholar, he still served as his Yan King, and at the same time did not give up the position of Fan Yangjie's envoy.

In An Lushan's marshal's mansion, An Lushan sat on a handsome chair, more than a dozen henchmen and strategists stood aside, and An Lushan listened to the report of the intelligence leader Zhang Tongru about immigration with a gloomy face.

"The migration has lasted for half a month, in the states and counties of Hebei Province, in addition to a few states in the north of Youzhou, other states and counties are moving people on a large scale, with the largest number of people in Xiangzhou, Wei, Bei, Wei, Bo and other five states, especially Xiangzhou, the population has plummeted by seventy, according to preliminary estimates, the immigrants in the east of the river have nearly 400,000 households.

"!"

An Lushan couldn't hold back any longer, he picked up the inkstone on the table and smashed it to the ground, 'Bang! 'Fragments of inkstones are scattered everywhere, 400,000 peasant households, what does this mean, it means that nearly half of the population of Hebei Province has been lost, and everyone has run out, who will feed his army?

Enraged, he yelled at his men, "What are you all doing? Watching people run away? Why don't you intercept, say! Why? ā€

Everyone lowered their heads, although the problem was An Lushan's body, he himself had given a strict order, any transfer of more than 100 people must have his order arrows, and the transfer of 1,000 soldiers even asked for his gold medal, as for the 10,000-person army, it needs a tiger talisman, but no matter the order arrow, gold medal or tiger talisman, the result of the violator is the same, and those who send troops without authorization will be beheaded immediately!

This is something that Fan Yangjun knows from top to bottom, and now An Lushan himself doesn't admit it, although everyone understands it in their hearts, but no one dares to say anything, and if he really breaks the matter and annoys An Lushan, then everyone will suffer.

At this time, the strategist noblely came out and said: "Great marshal, please calm your anger, this matter is not so simple, if we act recklessly, it may ruin the great affairs of the great marshal." ā€

An Lushan believes that the person who is most noble is noble, and when he said this, An Lushan gradually calmed down and said: "Why is it not simple, you say!" ā€

"Dashuai, intercepting immigrants is simple, the key is that Guo Ziyi's 100,000 army is on the edge of Hebei, once we intercept immigrants, Guo Ziyi's army will inevitably come out to intervene, at that time the contradiction will intensify, it is likely to cause a big war, and Dashuai is not in Youzhou, in case the situation deteriorates, I am afraid that we will lose even more, and it will affect Dashuai's plan."

"Hmm!"

An Lushan let out a sullen breath, and his anger subsided slightly, in fact, he knew in his heart that the fundamental reason was that without his military order, everyone dared to send troops, and the noble was just to find a step for him to go down.

He nodded and said: "Sir, what he said is also reasonable, I have not yet completed the preparations for the incident, once there is a real big war, I am afraid that the situation will get out of control, but ......"

Speaking of the word 'but', An Lushan's voice became stern again, and he said sharply to everyone: "Seeing that the autumn harvest is coming, but the farmers have all run away, what about the autumn harvest?" I must not allow Hebei to become a ghost domain, no matter from now on, the immigrants cannot leave alone, even if there is a confrontation with Guo Ziyi, we must make an example! ā€

After speaking, he glanced at the crowd, and finally fell on Shi Siming's body.

"Shi Siming listens to orders!"

"The last general!"

Shi Siming stepped forward, bowed down and hugged his fists and said, "Please give the order." ā€

An Lushan took a golden tiger talisman, put it on the table, and said viciously: "I will give you 30,000 troops, drive to Jingcheng, kill 5,000 peasants for me, and use their heads to warn the fugitives!" ā€

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(To be continued)