readx; Li Qing'an has returned to Chang'an for three days, these three days, he has almost become Li Yu's agent, a wave of court officials to visit him, almost all expressed the same meaning, they are willing to be loyal to the crown prince, hope that the emperor will ascend the throne as soon as possible, after Li Qing'an statistics, almost eighty percent of the courtiers support Li Yu's accession to the throne, but this can not be used as the basis for Li Yu's accession to the throne, these middle and lower-level officials are more of a follow-up, if Li Longji wakes up, they also express their opposition to the emperor's grandson's unauthorized accession to the throne, the key is to need the government hall to pass the final resolution. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Qingan is not in a hurry, he has also visited many important ministers one by one in the past few days, including Zhang Yun, the head of the household department, to test his tone, Zhang Yun is a key figure, if he expresses his support for Li Yu's accession to the throne, then the support of the political hall will account for the vast majority, and Li Yu will be able to ascend the throne logically, but unfortunately Zhang Yun still maintains his own opinions, and wants the saint to return to Beijing before making a decision.

Of course, Li Qing'an can also forcibly support Li Yu's accession to the throne, with his 3,000 cavalry, no one can object, but the problem is Li Yu himself, he also insists on waiting for the Holy Lord to return to Beijing, but if the government hall unanimously approves it, he can also temporarily take the throne.

At noon, Li Qingan was about to go out to the East Palace, when Cui Guangyuan, the county magistrate of Wannian County, urgently found him, followed by a low-level official.

Cui Guangyuan was one of the few officials who had been loyal to Li Qing'an, and he wanted to give up his humble position as a county commander and go to Anxi to take up a post, but Li Qingan dissuaded him, and Cui Guangyuan stayed in Chang'an as a county commander, which was more effective than going to Anxi.

Indeed, with the help of Cui Guangyuan, many of the arrested backbones of the Han and Tang Societies successfully escaped from Chang'an, and the Atami Residence Liquor Shop that Changjin was not seized, where the millions of money of the Han and Tang Dynasties could be hidden, and it was lucky to get out of trouble, and Cui Guangyuan contributed a lot, but today, Cui Guangyuan came to Li Qing'an for more important things.

"General, there is something important to report for your humble position." Back in the guest hall, Cui Guangyuan said impatiently.

Li Qingan glanced at the official standing behind Cui Guangyuan, about forty years old, mediocre in appearance, an inconspicuous low-level petty official, it is estimated that Cui Guangyuan's urgent matter is related to this person.

Li Qingan was not surprised, so he smiled and said, "Cui Yuanjun, who is this behind you?" ”

The official hurriedly bowed to Li Qing'an, "Yao Shengping, the lowly Taifu Temple Warden Order, is a close friend of Cui County, and I specially ask Cui County Commander to recommend him, and he has a major matter to report to the general." ”

The Warden Department is responsible for raising horses and cattle and feeding miscellaneous animals, and the order is only from the seven-grade petty official, Li Qingan can't help but be a little strange, what is the Warden Office looking for himself? Is there something wrong with your own cavalry horses?

"What's going on?"

Yao Shengping thought for a while and said: "This morning, I accidentally got a message that An Lushan was going to send 6,000 cattle and horses into Beijing. ”

"And Taifu Siqing Da Xixun has already approved An Lushan's request." Cui Guangyuan added next to him.

"Why did An Lushan send cattle and horses to Beijing?" Li Qingan didn't quite understand what they meant.

Yao Shengping said: "I heard that it was because the victims of Hedong had killed a lot of cattle when they fled in Guanzhong, and An Lushan wanted to repay Guanzhong, so he sent people to send cattle and horses into Beijing." ”

"This is strange, to send cattle and horses into Beijing to repay Guanzhong, it is also a matter for the magistrate, what does he have to do with An Lushan?"

Li Qing'an really didn't understand An Lushan's intentions, he took two steps with his hands behind his back, and suddenly stopped and asked, "If you take care of the cattle and horses into Beijing, how many followers do you need at most?" ”

Yao Shengping was very experienced, and he immediately said: "Depending on the degree of care that needs to be taken care of, generally speaking, one person can take care of five livestock on the road, but if it is taken care of finely, then one livestock needs to be matched with one person, and a good war horse needs to be taken care of in this way." ”

"If one animal is for one person, then six thousand for six thousand head of livestock."

Li Qingan muttered to himself, he suddenly understood the key to this, An Lushan was going to lead troops into Beijing.

Thinking of this, Li Qingan immediately ordered: "Prepare the carriage immediately, I will go to the East Palace immediately." ”

He praised Yao Shengping again: "You reported in a very timely manner, if An Lushan's conspiracy is foiled, you will be the first credit." ”

Yao Shengping was flattered and said: "I don't dare to be lowly, I just feel that things are a little strange." ”

Li Qing'an nodded, and said to Cui Guangyuan: "Guangyuan, you do something for me, check how many industries An Lushan has in Chang'an or Guanzhong, how many hired workers or slaves, and report to me as soon as there is news." ”

"I understand the lowly position, so I'll investigate." Cui Guangyuan agreed, and took Yao Shengping and left in a hurry, while Li Qingan simply cleaned up and rushed to the East Palace in a carriage, Li Qingan had already realized that the first crisis had arrived.

．．．．．．．．．． In the East Palace, Li Yu stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, the afternoon sun was particularly dazzling, shining on Li Yu's face, making him squint and difficult to open, but through the sun, he could still see the unconcealable melancholy in Li Yu's eyes, although he publicly stated that he would wait for the saint to come back and then discuss his accession to the throne, but this was by no means his original intention, Li Yu was even more anxious in his heart, he knew very well in his heart that Guanzhong was empty, if his throne was uncertain, once the strong army entered the pass, his position was in danger.

Most of these local warlords are involved with the prince, and the only person who clearly supports him is Li Qing'an, although Ge Shuhan once expressed his support, but after a major change, Ge Shuhan's news was cut off, and his true mentality is no longer known.

Li Yu was especially worried about the northward movement of Jiannan's army, he had already learned that King Ying and Gao Xianzhi had colluded, and the ambitious King Ying had the army as his backing, how could he not want to get involved in the throne?

There is also An Lushan, he has already sent troops to occupy Hedong, will he point his sword at Guanzhong again? Li Yu's heart was full of worries, the situation he would face was complicated, if he wanted to rebuild the prosperous era of Kaiyuan, it was not easy to talk about, let alone the prosperous era of Kaiyuan, even if he wanted to reunify the Tang Dynasty and eliminate local warlords, it would be even more difficult.

The finances are sluggish, the military is weak, the land annexation is serious, the emigration of households is aggravated, the people are struggling to make a living, and the contradictions between the government and the people have intensified to the point where they are on the verge of breaking out.

Li Yu sighed, "Master, where should I start with this chaos in the middle?" ”

Not far behind Li Yu, stood his master Li Yu, who had been concentrating on assisting Li Yu since he left Li Qing'an, and Li Mi persuaded him to actively participate in the government and gradually seize power, especially to trust Li Qing'an, in order to get foreign aid.

Li Yu understood Li Yu's troubles, so he slowly stepped forward and said: "Your Highness doesn't have to be too anxious, everything has its own rules of operation, there is life and destruction, although it will not be too good, but it will not be too bad, after all, His Royal Highness is orthodox, no one dares to come out easily, even An Lushan only dares to say that he is taking over as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, the key is to stabilize the situation, do not let the situation get out of control, and then slowly figure it out, do not startle the snake, and make a decisive move when the opportunity arises." ”

"Master, everything has priorities, what is the urgency of the current matter? What is slow? Please teach me, master. ”

"Your Highness, the top priority is to ascend the throne, to get the support of the people of the world, this matter cannot be delayed, if it is delayed, it will change, Your Highness, there is a sentence I don't know whether to say or not."

"What does Sir have to say to me? Please speak up. ”

Li Mi sighed and said, "Actually, what I'm most worried about is not the kings or the Jiedu envoys, but the King Yong. ”

"My father!" Li Yu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Where did this start?" ”

"Doesn't Your Highness think that King Yong has been in Shuofang for too long?"

Li Yu's eyes were full of worry, Li Heng obviously had an absolute superiority in troops, and he could quickly defeat King Rong, but he wanted to enter a stalemate with them, ignoring the emptiness of Chang'an, which made people have to doubt his motives.

Li Yu was silent for a long time, and for a long time his voice was a little hoarse and said: "Maybe my father has other troubles, he is running around for me, we shouldn't be suspicious of him, besides, the throne is originally his, if he wants it, I should give it to him, this is the duty of a son of man." ”

Li Mi nodded silently, and he smiled again: "Anyway, His Royal Highness must ascend the throne as soon as possible, and it can't be delayed any longer, I'll discuss this matter with Li Qing'an." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard reported at the door: "Your Highness, the king of Anxi County asked to see him, saying that there is an urgent matter." ”

Li Yu was stunned for a moment before he reacted, it was Li Qing'an who came, and he hurriedly said, "Hurry up, please come in!" ”

Li Mi slowly stepped forward and said with a solemn expression: "He said that there is an urgent matter, and something must have happened." ”

After a while, Li Qing'an walked in quickly and bowed to Li Yu, "See Your Highness!" ”

"The general doesn't have to be polite, he is in such a hurry, but what happened?"

"Weichen just got a news that An Lushan wants to enter Beijing to sacrifice cattle, and 3,000 cattle and horses will be sacrificed, I don't know if His Highness knows about this?"

Li Yu was surprised for a while: "I don't know about this, how did the general know?" ”

"I also just learned that An Lushan used the excuse of compensating the victims of Hedong for stealing cattle in Guanzhong, so he sacrificed cattle to the imperial court, and Taifu Temple has approved it."

Li Yu's brows furrowed, Jingzhao did have many counties complaining about the victims in Hedong, he had also heard of this matter, but he would not ask An Lushan to compensate, this is very unreasonable, unreasonable things often reveal a trace of weirdness, what does An Lushan mean?

At this time, Li Mi, who had been silent next to him, suddenly said: "I understand what the general means, An Lushan is going to enter Guanzhong." ”

"What do you mean, sir?"

Li Qing'an also sighed: "Mr. is right, six thousand livestock enter the customs, each livestock is equipped with one person, that is, six thousand troops, or cavalry, this is An Lushan's plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea." ”

Li Yu was a little stunned, An Lushan, who he was most worried about, finally made a move, and he hurriedly said: "If this is the case, then how should we deal with it?" ”

Li Mi didn't speak, what else is there to think about this matter, since Li Qingan took the initiative to come to the door, the countermeasure naturally fell on Li Qingan.

Li Yu also reacted as soon as he thought about it, he bowed deeply to Li Qing'an, and pleaded: "Guanzhong is empty, and I hope that the general will share my worries about this matter." ”

Li Qingan nodded and said: "An Lushan's entry into Beijing is tantamount to Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, Guanzhong's troops are empty, although my troops are meager, but I also have an unshirkable responsibility, I heard that Tongguan Marshal Wang Sili is loyal to His Highness, I hope His Highness will immediately write a personal letter to him, asking him to obey my orders, so that I can concentrate my military strength, and maybe I can crack An Lushan's conspiracy." ”

Li Mi also said: "Your Highness, what the general said is true, there are also 3,000 defenders in Tongguan, if Wang Sili obeys the general's order, then we have 6,000 troops in our hands, which is enough to deal with An Lushan's attack, please write to Your Highness immediately." ”

Li Yu obeyed Li Yu's words, he did not hesitate, he immediately repaired two letters, and stamped the seal of the East Palace, one was handed over to Li Qing'an, and the other sent his henchmen to send it to Tongguan quickly, ordering Wang Sili not to let An Lushan's cattle and horses enter the customs without authorization, and everything was subject to Li Qing'an's orders.

At this time, Li Qingan said: "If I go to Tongguan, the only worry is the defense of Chang'an, Chang'an only has two thousand troops, both to defend the palace and guard the city gate, the number of troops is too small, I suggest that the counties of Chang'an immediately recruit Xiangyong to strengthen the city defense, I know that there are many homeless people in Chang'an are actually former government soldiers, as long as His Royal Highness pardons their crimes of escape, there is no problem in recruiting more than 10,000 troops, so that Chang'an's city defense can also be strengthened, please Your Highness adopt this strategy." ”

"But I'm worried that Zhang Yun will obstruct this matter, and it will be difficult for the government hall to pass."

"Okay, I can guarantee that Zhang Yun will not be able to obstruct this matter, and in the afternoon, His Highness can urgently convene a meeting of the political hall."

．．．．．．．．． After leaving the East Palace, Li Qing'an immediately ordered someone to find Nan Jiyun and said to him: "You can lead five hundred people to stay in Chang'an, and be responsible for commanding the Xiangyong recruited by the prince." ”

Nan Jiyun was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the general going?" ”

"An Lushan invaded the border, I want to rush to Tongguan to defend, but I am worried that An Lushan will have a back hand, or King Ying will lead troops into Beijing, so you must absolutely guarantee the safety of Chang'an, without my order, no army is allowed to enter the city."

"Humble Order!"

Nan Jiyun was about to leave, Li Qingan stopped him again, and ordered him in a low voice: "This afternoon, the monarchs are going to hold an emergency meeting of the political affairs hall, and now that Zhang Yun is in the mansion, you can lead troops to block his door and not allow him to go out for a single step, do you understand what I mean?" ”

Nan Jiyun was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I'm just worried that this will affect the reputation of the great general. ”

Li Qingan smiled slightly, patted Nan Jiyun's shoulder and said: "There is no absolute black and white in the world, it just depends on what you say, who said that you blocked the door of his house, you were ordered by me to protect Zhang Shangshu, there was an assassin near his house, understand?" ”

Nan Jiyun finally understood what Li Qing'an meant, and a rare sly smile appeared on his usually serious face, "Then my subordinates will be assassins for a while." ”

Li Qingan laughed, "I didn't expect Nanba to be able to make intrigues and tricks, and he has made great progress!" ”

He praised him twice in succession, gave him a few more commands, and immediately led two thousand five hundred horsemen and galloped towards the city gate.

(To be continued)