Chapter 638: News from the Imperial Concubine
readx; An Lushan's nap takes almost two hours, the thunder can't move, after falling asleep, he is guarded by his personal guards around the bedroom, Li Zhu'er is one of the henchmen waiting for him to sleep, when An Lushan falls asleep, he can squat aside to take a nap, or go to lunch, during this time he is relatively free, of course, he can also go out, no one cares about him, but he must appear when An Lushan wakes up, otherwise he will be heavily punished. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Li Zhu'er is in his early twenties today, is a eunuch, ten years ago, when he was still a teenager, he was brought into An Lushan's house, An Lushan took a fancy to his cleverness, and personally castrated him with a knife, since then, Li Zhu'er has never developed again, he is now twenty-two years old, but his figure is still the same as ten years ago, looking at him from the back, thin and small, like a teenager.
Li Zhu'er's parents died when he was a child, and it was his uncle Li Zui who raised him, although it was his uncle Li Zui who sent him to An Lushan Mansion, but he Li Zhu'er was not resentful, he still treated his only relative as kind to his father.
Li Zhu'er came out of the Yanwang Mansion, called a carriage and hurried to the north of the city, in the morning his uncle asked someone to bring him a message, he had an old illness, so that Li Zhu'er had time to come and see him, Li Zhu'er understood the meaning of this sentence, and after serving An Lushan to sleep, he rushed to his uncle Li Zui's residence.
Li Zui originally lived in a dilapidated small house in the east of the city, but not long ago he moved, lived in a mansion covering an area of eight acres, and added more than a dozen maids and servants, Li Zui's wife ran away with someone three years ago, and now, he married two beautiful girls like flowers and jade, the family has endless money, it is said that he still has five acres of fertile land outside the city.
Although the earth-shaking changes have taken place, some of Li Zui's friends are not surprised, after all, his nephew Li Zhu'er is a henchman by An Lushan's side, and he is naturally rich.
But Li Zhu'er knew in his heart that all this had nothing to do with him, although he was a henchman serving An Lushan, but in An Lushan's eyes, he was no different from a dog, not to mention rewarding him with money, he even ate was An Lushan's leftover leftovers, only since last year, An Lushan has only given him three times a month.
Ten years of living like a dog, the mutilation of his body made him have an unspeakable pain when urinating, all of which made him hate An Lushan to the core, but he was extremely afraid of him.
It wasn't until his uncle Li Zui introduced him to a person that made him feel human dignity because of this person's respect for him, and this person was Shi Siming.
Li Zui's new house is located in a street called Wushanren Lane in the north of the city, it is a relatively hidden house, in addition to this house, Shi Siming also gave Li Zui two beauties and 10,000 yuan, and the five hectares of fertile land outside the city were also given by Shi Siming.
In addition, for Li Zhu'er, Shi Siming was also very generous, and gave him a thousand taels of gold, which was melted into a big golden Buddha, and Li Zhu'er buried it in his uncle's old house, which was the money for the rest of his life.
As soon as Li Zhu'er knocked on the door, the door opened, revealing the white and fat face of his uncle Li Zui.
"Why are you here, come forward!"
Li Zui complained a little: "Let others wait for almost two hours." ”
"The fat man is in a bad mood today, he just fell asleep, is there anything wrong with my uncle?"
"I don't have anything to do, someone is waiting for you, come with me!"
Li Zhu'er followed his uncle into the inner room, and there was a burly young man sitting in the room, who was reading a book, and Li Zhu'er recognized it at a glance, it was Shi Siming's son Shi Chaoyi.
He hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute, Shi Chaoyi hurriedly helped him up, "Brother Li, don't do this!" ”
Shi Chaoyi and his father Shi Siming look completely different, Shi Siming has yellow hair, a thin face and an eagle nose, and a deceitful face, but Shi Chaoyi has a square face and big ears, quite a bit of Han appearance, like his mother, and the surname is also different, Shi Siming is fierce and cruel, ruthless, but Shi Chaoyi is generous, and he is respected by Shi Siming's subordinates.
He invited Li Zhu'er to sit down and said with a smile: "I know you are in a hurry to rush back, so I'll make a long story short." ”
Li Zhu'er said gratefully: "Thank you General Shi for your understanding, that person is in a bad mood today, and I'm worried that he will wake up early." ”
"Then I'll be blunt."
Shi Chaoyi glanced at Li Zui, Li Zui retreated knowingly, closed the door with his hand, and Shi Chaoyi said: "That's the case, my father got a news that the concubine is hiding in Quyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture....."
"Really?"
Li Zhu'er was surprised and delighted: "An Lushan is a dream of the former concubine, he heard Yang Huahua say that the concubine was hiding in Taiyuan, so he launched a campaign against Taiyuan, if he really found the concubine, he would definitely go crazy with joy." ”
Shi Chaoyi waved his hand and smiled: "Of course it's not true, in fact, my father knows that Yang Guifei must be in the hands of Li Qing'an, but An Lushan refuses to believe it, my father has been looking for it during this time, and it turned out that he really found a woman who looks like Yang Guifei in the countryside of Yizhou, of course, just her appearance, she is just a village fool, and Guifei is not comparable, but my father has been training her, and recently she has finally trained a little look, and my father hid her in Quyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture, You have to find an opportunity to disclose this news to An Lushan. ”
Li Zhu'er hesitated and said: "Let me reveal that I'm afraid he doesn't believe it, I never go out, how can I know that the concubine is hiding in Quyang County." ”
"Of course you don't reveal it directly, tomorrow morning there will be a female Taoist priest who will come to An Lushan to provide information about the concubine in Quyang County, it is best if you can come out and lead him to see An Lushan, in this way, you will intervene in this matter, you can talk about it, when is it better for her to come?"
Li Zhu'er thought for a moment and said, "It's time to do it!" If there is no accident, I can come out for a while, but I am afraid that there will be something special tomorrow and I will not be able to leave, but if it is not possible at the right time, it can be done for a while. ”
Shi Chaoyi asked again: "Now in the Yan Wang's Mansion, must you be the only one who has seen the concubine?" ”
Li Zhu'er nodded, "I once waited for An Lushan to enter the palace to attend the banquet, and I saw the concubine once at the banquet, in fact, another eunuch, Luo Bingzhong, also saw the concubine, but he died of a serious illness at the beginning of the year." ”
"That's right, you can propose to An Lushan, you go to Quyang County to identify, and if so, pick up the concubine."
Speaking of this, Shi Chaoyi took out a scroll of paintings, opened it on the table, and said with a smile: "Look at this painting, tomorrow the female Taoist priest will take this painting to see An Lushan, and there is also a jade chime used by the concubine, which was stolen from the Southern Tang Palace by my father who spent a lot of money to ask the eunuchs, and these two things are evidence." ”
Li Zhu'er stepped forward to look at the painting, and saw Yang Guifei wearing a female Taoist robe, kneeling on the futon with her palms together, her appearance was beautiful and refined, and he was suddenly surprised: "This is really a concubine!" ”
"Of course, this is the concubine, a court painter secretly painted in the Huaqing Palace, and was also bought by my father with a lot of money, this painting should be regarded as a portrait of the concubine in Quyang Taiyinguan, you have to remember, you have to echo the words of the female Taoist, and finally, you have to take the initiative to go to Quyang to identify, understand?"
Li Zhu'er's heart was pounding with nervousness, he nodded, Shi Chaoyi patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "I promise you, after this matter is over, I will send you to Chang'an, so that you can enjoy the wealth of the rest of your life in Chang'an." ”
Li Zhu'er was so moved that tears were about to come out, he knelt down and kowtowed twice, "General Shi's kindness, I remember it in my heart." ”
"Get up, please! Please! Go back! Don't let Fat Ann suspect you. ”
"Then I'm leaving."
Li Zhu'er didn't dare to stay, turned around and hurried away, Shi Chaoyi packed up his things, and left Li Zui's house through the back door.
Before returning to Yanwang's Mansion, Li Zhu'er quietly came to Li Zui's old house, since Li Zui had a new house, he didn't use this old house, and was taken away by Li Zhu'er.
The house is very old, there are only three rooms, but it is a brick house, it is quite strong, the first is Li Zhuer's father's house, after the death of his parents, he was occupied by his uncle.
The outer room was empty, and the innermost room was full of sundries, Li Zhu'er came to the corner of the wall, dug out a box with a shovel, opened the box, and inside was a heavy bronze Buddha, which was more than sixty catties, which was made of a thousand taels of gold that Shi Siming gave him, and the outside was plated with a layer of copper.
Li Zhu'er gently stroked the bronze Buddha, and he couldn't help grinning and laughing, a thousand taels of gold! Worth 30,000 yuan, when has he ever had so much money in his life, at this moment, he feels that his whole life is full of hope.
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The time soon came the next morning, An Lushan sat in the study and listened to the guards read the information sent from all over the place, his eyes could barely see things clearly only when he got up in the early morning, but soon his eyes would become blurry, and he began to see the words clearly, even if a person stood in front of him, he was vague, and he recognized the other party by feeling and sound, which was one of his big secrets, only a few of his henchmen and guards knew, he was not allowed to say anything, and even the strategist noble was kept in the dark, This is also the reason why An Lushan likes to convene a meeting of generals in the early morning.
After listening to a few pieces of information, it was nothing more than asking for money and food from all over the country, An Lushan was not interested, he yawned and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
At this time, Li Zhu'er, who was standing on the side, secretly glanced at Shi Leak, and it was already about to be time, he was so nervous that he jumped out, and when he saw An Lushan asking, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Lord, the time for snacks has come, I'll go and serve snacks to the prince." ”
This is An Lushan's habit, you must eat a snack around the time, and then drink a cup of hot tea, An Lushan snorted, Li Zhu'er hurried out, he just went out not long ago, just saw a maid with a plate of dim sum, he took the snack plate, and looked out of the gate, only to see a guard at the gate of the courtyard probing his brain, he asked: "What's the matter?" ”
"Brother Li, a female Taoist priest came to the door, saying that there is news of a noble concubine."
Sure enough, Li Zhu'er's heart jumped wildly, and the guard said: "If the prince is not free, I will send her away." ”
This is the reason why Shi Chaoyi asked Li Zhu'er to answer it, because An Lushan offered a reward of 100,000 yuan to find Yang Guifei's news, there have been many people who have reported Yang Guifei's news in the past two years, and they were interested at first, but after being disappointed every time, An Lushan was also a little annoyed, and the guards did not dare to report it easily, only when An Lushan happened to be asleep and was in a good mood, they dared to report it.
So if Li Zhu'er doesn't come out, the female Taoist priest may not even have a chance to see An Lushan, so Li Zhu'er said: "Don't get in the way, let her wait a while, it just so happens that the prince is resting, I'll report it." ”
Li Zhu'er walked into the room with a plate, and An Lushan was drinking tea with a cup, his eyes narrowed into a slit, looking at a locust flower outside the window.
He put down the plate and whispered, "Lord Wang, a female Taoist priest came outside, saying that there is news of Yang Guifei." ”
An Lushan frowned and said, "Why is it here again, is it reliable?" ”
"I don't know if the slave didn't go out, but the slave thought, didn't Yang Guifei also be a female Taoist? Maybe it's a little interesting. ”
"Hmm!"
An Lushan nodded and said, "Then you go and ask first, and if you really have some hope, then bring her in!" ”
An Lushan pinned his hopes for finding Yang Guifei on Yang Huahua, and had no hope for others, and Yang Huahua said that Yang Guifei was in Taiyuan City, and now Taiyuan was strictly guarded, and he had no ideas.
Li Zhu'er went out, ran in after a moment and said, "Lord Wang, there is a little hope!" The female Taoist priest came from Taiyuan Mansion. ”
An Lushan's spirits perked up, and he said continuously: "Quick! Announce her in. ”
Soon, several guards walked in with a female Taoist priest, only to see that the female Taoist priest was about forty years old, with a face full of flesh, and she looked like she was not good.
She held a whisk in her left hand, and saluted An Lushan with her right hand: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable! See His Royal Highness King Yan. ”
She was carrying a bag, which was held in the hands of the guards, and An Lushan couldn't wait to say: "Aunt Dao, do you know the whereabouts of the concubine?" ”
"Poor Dao was still with her seven days ago, but she is no longer a concubine, and the Dao number is too true."
An Lushan was stunned for a moment, and Li Zhu'er said: "Your Highness, before Yang Guifei officially became a concubine, didn't she become a monk and become a Taizhen Dao Aunt?" ”
An Lushan was overjoyed, and said, "Tell me quickly, where is she?" ”
The female Taoist priest said unhurriedly: "Your Royal Highness, the poor road is from the Taiyin view of Quyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture, our Taiyin view is donated by Mrs. Qin, that is, the eldest sister of the concubine Niangniang, last September, a female Taoist priest came from Chang'an, in our view of the practice, she made a generous hand, won the attention of the Lord, gave her a single courtyard to worship Sanqing, I happened to hear that her Taoist name is too true, even her appearance has not been seen, until two months ago, she was a little sick, the Lord ordered me to enter the hospital to accompany her to practice, I only then saw her true face, sure enough, it is the national color and fragrance, By chance, I heard her maid call her Guifei Niangniang, and I was reprimanded by her, and I learned that she was the famous Yang Guifei. ”
An Lushan was itchy when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Do you have any evidence?" ”
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, the poor Dao is here for reward, how can there be no evidence."
She turned around and pointed to the package in the guard's hand, and the guard hurriedly put the package on the table and untied it, only to see that there were two things in the package, a purple jade chime and a painting scroll.
An Lushan pointed to the jade chime, Li Zhu'er hurriedly picked it up and handed it to him, An Lushan looked at this jade chime carefully, the jade crystal is warm and moist, faintly purple, without the slightest impurity, it is definitely the best jade, An Lushan turned the jade chime and looked at the bottom, only to see that there was handwriting on it, he couldn't see it clearly, so he asked Li Zhu'er: "What is written on it?" ”
Li Zhu'er didn't know many words, but he knew all the words on it, and he read word by word: "In the fourth year of Tianbao, Fan Yang Festival made An Lushan He Guifei canonized. ”
"It's it!" An Lushan suddenly became excited, "I just said that this jade chime is so familiar, it is the congratulatory gift I sent when Tianbao's fourth year concubine was canonized, it is this purple jade chime." ”
Li Zhu'er hurriedly patted his ass and said: "Congratulations to the prince, the concubine still keeps the things sent by the prince, which shows that she still has kindness to the prince." ”
An Lushan smiled happily, and he said again: "Unfold the painting!" ”
Li Zhu'er hurriedly unfolded the painting scroll again, An Lushan couldn't see other things clearly, but looking at Yang Guifei's appearance, his eyes suddenly got better, only to see that it was a picture of a concubine monk, the drawing was very simple, there was no background, Yang Guifei was dressed in a Taoist robe, her hair was scattered, she knelt on the futon mountain and folded her palms.
An Lushan was stunned, and only after a while did he ask the middle-aged Dao Gu: "Who painted this?" ”
"It was painted by Poor Dao, who was good at Danqing, and was a painter in the Northern Capital before becoming a monk."
"Very well drawn! Very good! ”
An Lushan finally believed it a little, he was very excited in his heart, Yang Guifei, who had been dreamed of for many years, finally appeared, he didn't know what to do for a while, and wanted his son An Qingxu to pick it up, but An Qingxu led his troops south, at this time, Li Zhu'er said: "Lord, why don't you go on a trip!" The slave has seen the concubine, and by the way, identify it, if it is true, the slave will take her back to Youzhou. ”
"Good!"
An Lushan immediately agreed, "You take a thousand cavalry to Quyang County, let Jiang painter go with you, and paint me a portrait, no matter what, you have to bring her back to Hebei, and if it is done, I will reward you with 500 yuan." ”
This can be said to be the most generous reward that An Lushan gave to the minions around him, and he was afraid that a thousand cavalry would be attacked by Guo Ziyi, and ordered: "Order Yin Ziqi to lead the army to besiege Taiyuan again, and without my order, you must not evacuate!" ”
In order to get the woman of his dreams, An Lushan has been desperate.
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These days, Shi Siming's illness has been completely cured, he has led the army back to Dingzhou, he received urgent information, the general of the Anxi Army Lei Wanchun and Daizhou Taishou Xin Yunjing led 15,000 people from Feihu Road into Dingzhou, and cut off a batch of grain transported to Taiyuan Mansion.
This matter, Shi Siming concealed An Lushan, Flying Fox Road was his defensive range, and his defensive emptiness was sneak attacked by the Anxi army, which let An Lushan know that he would not be able to eat and walk around.
Shi Siming immediately sent 50,000 troops to Dingzhou to meet the invading Anxi army, but the Anxi army saw the head and the end, when he arrived in Dingzhou, the Anxi army turned to Yizhou again, burned a granary in Yi County, and lost more than 200,000 stone of grain, which made Shi Siming embarrassed.
On this afternoon, Shi Siming finally got the news that because the Turkic Servant Bone Department sent 80,000 troops south to help the war, Lei Wanchun's army had withdrawn to Hedong, which made Shi Siming's heart let go, and he was overjoyed.
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(To be continued)