readx; Taiyuan, the northern capital, a cavalry team of about 3,000 people from Hebei slowly entered the city of Longxing of the Tang Empire, in the middle of the cavalry team, closely guarding a carriage, An Lushan pulled the curtain, squinted his mung bean big eyes to look at this magnificent city, at this moment his army has occupied the entire territory of Hedong, except for Puzhou, which is close to Tongguan in the south, this is a noble idea, and Guanzhong is somewhat far away, which will make the imperial court acquiesce to his occupation of Hedong, An Lushan adopted this suggestion, In fact, it only took him half a day to occupy Puzhou, which saved a little face for the imperial court, which was conducive to his smooth appointment as the envoy of the Hedong Festival. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Getting the rich land in Hedong can be said to be what he An Lushan has been looking forward to for many years, which makes him not only able to get a large-scale military source, but also to get enough wealth, but the real reason for An Lushan to run to Taiyuan is not because Taiyuan surrendered, but An Lushan got the news, the Tang Emperor Li Longji was critically ill in Shuofang Qinggangling, this news made An Lushan's ambition swell rapidly, he could no longer sit still, and rushed to Taiyuan overnight.

When An Lushan's army had just entered the city gate, Shi Siming, the chief general of Hedong, and Gao Shang, a strategist who supervised military discipline in Hedong, had been waiting at the city gate for a long time, and the two hurriedly came to the carriage to salute.

"Dashuai has worked hard all the way!"

An Lushan pulled the curtain and smiled at the two of them: "You have worked hard, I will reward you for your merits, and I will never treat the soldiers badly." ”

Shi Siming hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for your compassion for the soldiers, and for being willing to be a pioneer and go straight to Chang'an for the marshal." ”

"Huh! You're courageous, but it's not as simple as you think. ”

An Lushan waved his hand, and his tone gradually became stern, "Your responsibility now is to restrain the army and not allow incidents like Shouyang County to happen again, otherwise I will ask you!" ”

An Lushan army from the well into the east of the river all the way smoothly, the initial soldiers also obeyed military discipline, although sporadic evil surname incidents occur from time to time, but there was no large-scale robbery and killing, an army of 3,000 people attacked Shouyang County when the county order refused, and reprimanded An Lushan for rebellion, the main general He Qianqian was ashamed and angry, ordered the army to crash open the city gate, the county order family openly Ling Chi live, caused a huge public anger, Shouyang County citizens began to rebel against An Lushan's army, at this time there was an incident where five soldiers sneaked into the house to annihilate the silver woman was killed, He Qianqian was furious and ordered the slaughter of the city, more than 10,000 county citizens were slaughtered, and the whole county was looted.

This incident reached An Lushan's ears, An Lushan was furious, at this time his strategy was to invite the people of the world, there was no direct plan to rebel, He Qianqian's move would undoubtedly bring great passivity to An Lushan politically, and hindered his recruitment in Hedong, he immediately ordered He Qianqian to be beheaded, and all the captive women were released, and sent Gao Shang as a military discipline observer to go to Hedong to supervise military discipline.

Shi Siming was also responsible for the Shouyang incident, and he didn't dare to defend himself at this time, so he had to respond in a low voice: "Remember the humiliation, if there is another massacre of the city, please ask the marshal to take the humiliation and ask for the guilt." ”

An Lushan's face turned slightly pale, nodded and said, "Go ahead!" Since I am here today, I can arrange a reward for the three armies, so that the soldiers can remember my kindness. ”

Shi Siming bowed and retreated, and An Lushan smiled at Gao Shang again: "Sir, please get in the car, I have something to discuss with Mr." ”

Gao Shang understood in his heart, he did not postpone it, so he got into An Lushan's carriage, got into the carriage, and Gao Shang sighed and said: "There is one thing that the marshal needs to make clear to the generals, the marshal only entered Hedong to take over the post of Hedong Jiedu envoy, not to rebel and occupy Hedong, otherwise once the general will be wrong, the consequences will be very serious." ”

An Lushan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What does Mr. mean by this?" ”

"The marshal is too widely deployed in Hedong, almost every state has troops stationed, theft of people's property, cases of annihilating silver women occur from time to time, it is difficult to stop, which makes the officials of the states and counties in Hedong have serious doubts about the motives of the marshal, some states and counties have already shown signs of recruiting volunteers, I am worried that if this continues, the states and counties in Hedong will rebel en masse, not only Hedong is difficult to protect, Hebei will also be affected, and then the marshal will not only not be able to get Hedong, but Hebei will also be lost, and the gains outweigh the losses!"

An Lushan pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Mr. is right, since I have taken over as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, I really shouldn't garrison too wide, then according to Mr. 's words, shrink the army to important states and counties, and strictly enforce military discipline." ”

Gao Shang saw An Lushan accept his advice, and couldn't help but feel relieved, so he smiled and said: "Actually, the marshal doesn't have to worry about the imperial court, as long as the marshal can maintain the stability of Hedong and not interfere in local government affairs, I think the imperial court will soon admit that the marshal is also the envoy of the Hedong Festival, and the court also wants to save face." ”

"I will give face to the court, but I definitely want more than just a Hedong, sir, understand?"

"Of course my subordinates understand!"

Gao Shang stroked his short beard and said with a smile: "I have thought of three strategies for the current situation for the marshal, which can ensure that the marshal will eventually enter the main pass and sit on the world." ”

An Lushan was overjoyed, this was the real purpose of his coming to Taiyuan, he hurriedly cheered up and said, "Sir, please speak." ”

"Score the three strategies in the far and near, let me talk about the near strategy first, now the Guanzhong army has been brought to Shuofang by Li Longji, and now it is deadlocked in Qinggangling, we might as well take this opportunity to enter the Guanzhong, control the imperial court, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes."

Without waiting for Gao Shang to finish speaking, An Lushan stroked his palms and laughed: "Sir's policy is exactly what I want, and I will send troops into the customs." ”

"Nope! No! No! Gao Shang hurriedly waved his hand, "You can't send troops directly, it's no different from rebellion, and there are still a few defenders in Tongguan, so you may not be able to attack it, I have a plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea, and I can realize this plan." ”

"What a deception, sir, please say!"

Gao Shang narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Didn't the officials of Chang'an complain about the fact that the victims of Hedong entered the customs last time and stole and killed a lot of cultivated cattle?" Dashuai might as well use this as an excuse to send a batch of ploughing cattle and horses into Beijing, saying that it is compensation from Hedong, and then send a man to take care of each cow and a horse, so that 3,000 heads and 3,000 horses, 6,000 people will follow into Beijing, do you understand? ”

"Good! What a trick to hide from the world. ”

An Lushan praised: "In this way, I will have 6,000 troops into the pass, including 3,000 cavalry, and I will also enter Beijing together." ”

"The marshal might as well slow down, you can let Qingxu advance to Beijing, and the marshal will lead 30,000 troops to wait outside Tongguan, as long as Qingxu controls the imperial court, the marshal can be ordered to enter Beijing."

"Hmmm! Yes, good strategy, but then what? ”

"Then there is the middle policy, the marshal controls the imperial court, but he can support Li Yu as the emperor, the marshal as the right minister, and order Qingxu to return to Hebei to take charge of the army, and wait for the situation to stabilize, and then let Li Yu die violently, and the marshal establishes a young emperor, so isn't the world under the control of the marshal? The marshal then buys the hearts of the world's corporals, coercs the power of the Son of Heaven to pacify the princes, and when the time is ripe, he can order Li Zen to let the country and rebuild the new dynasty, this is a long-term strategy, so close to the middle and far three strategies, but slowly to figure it out, must not be too hasty, but also pay attention to buying people's hearts, this is why I have repeatedly asked the marshal to be serious about military discipline. ”

"Sir, why didn't you say it earlier, now a sentence will make me suddenly, very good, I will definitely do it, the top priority is to find a cow as soon as possible."

Gao Shang smiled, "You don't need to find any cattle, it's just an excuse for the imperial court, and then explain when you enter Beijing, the cattle can't be found, they are all replaced by horses, why not?" ”

An Lushan slapped his head and laughed loudly: "I'm really stupid, I really want to go to find a cow, then good, I ordered Qingxu to enter Beijing immediately." ”

He immediately ordered: "Let An Qingxu come to see me immediately!" ”

At this time, Gao Shang added: "If you want to succeed in the cattle sacrifice plan, you have to put in some effort, and besides, the marshal is too weak in the court, and he can also take this opportunity to win over a group of courtiers, the marshal might as well think about it, who is the most suitable in the court?" ”

．．．．．．．． Chen Xilie's mansion is also in Wubenfang, not far from Dugu's house, only two streets apart, these days, Chen Xilie's mood is quite restless, he followed Zhang Yun to oppose Li Yu's accession to the throne, he was afraid that Li Longji would wake up again, but after the objection, he regretted it, in case Li Longji couldn't wake up, wouldn't he offend Li Yu? Ever since Li Qing'an led his troops into Beijing, he has fallen into a state of anxiety.

Although Chen Xilie broke with Yang Guozhong in Qinggangling and expressed his allegiance to Li Heng, he did a stupid thing after entering the court, that is, he couldn't help Zhang Yun's wooing and followed him to oppose Li Yu's accession to the throne, which made Chen Xilie regretful, in the final analysis, because he betrayed Li Linfu and left the bane of loyalty to Yang Guozhong, he was like a woman who kept remarrying, always trying to find the best husband, but after marrying several times and being disappointed, he finally reacted that a good husband may not want him.

The problem is that officialdom is not as good as marriage, and a woman who remarries can still marry in the end, but a politician who loses his temperament may not have a future anymore, Li Yu will definitely not forgive him again, he is not even as good as Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie is disheartened, but he is always a little unwilling in his heart, just end his officialdom life like this? He dreams of being a right minister for a few years!

In the past two days, Chen Xilie has no intention of going to court, he locks himself in his room all day to borrow wine to drown his sorrows, lamenting the unfairness of fate, this morning, Chen Xilie is hiding in the study to drink, suddenly someone came to report, the military department Ji Shilang asked to see.

Chen Xilie is the secretary of the military department, Ji Wen is his deputy, Chen Xilie and Ji Wen have a good relationship, they both worked for Li Linfu at the beginning, often drank together and discussed politics, and later Li Linfu fell, they went their separate ways, Ji Wen took refuge in An Lushan, became An Lushan's spokesman in the imperial court, Chen Xilie took refuge in Yang Guozhong, and was deposed from the left minister, demoted to the military department.

Therefore, although Ji Wen is Chen Xilie's deputy, his prestige and real power in the court are higher than Chen Xilie, he has An Lushan, a big backstage with military power, no one dares to offend him, Chen Xilie was removed from his backbone, and he was despised by the courtiers.

"Ask him what's the matter?"

Chen Xilie was a little unhappy, Ji Wen usually didn't come to him, but at this time he came to him, he didn't have the heart to deal with court affairs.

"Ji Shilang said that it has nothing to do with court affairs, just to visit the master."

"Tell him that I'm in good health and don't need to visit." As soon as he said that, Chen Xilie's mind changed, it was inappropriate to offend people like this, and he eased his tone again, "Okay! Invite him to my study. ”

Chen Xilie struggled to sit up, ordered the concubine to quickly clean the study, took away all the wine jugs and glasses, and lit incense, but that's it, when Ji Wen entered the room, he still smelled a strong smell of wine.

Needless to say, Ji Wen came to woo Chen Xilie at the order of An Lushan, An Lushan took a fancy to Chen Xilie, his qualifications are very old, and he is not like Zhang Yun who has an inextricable relationship with a certain prince, his background is simple, and he once took refuge in Yang Guozhong, so he should be very easy to woo.

An Lushan has two henchmen in Chang'an, one is the partial general Liu Luogu, he is not in the center of power, does not belong to the officialdom system, is equivalent to An Lushan's director of the Beijing office, and many shady deeds are done by Liu Luogu.

The other is Ji Wen, Ji Wen's official worship of the military department Shangshu, high power, he is An Lushan's spokesperson in the officialdom, many major strategies involving An Lushan are proposed by Ji Wen to the imperial court, for example, An Lushan under the pretext that the border Turks are difficult to control, asked to be incorporated into the army, but it does not belong to the normal Fan Yang army establishment, this major proposal was put forward by Ji Wen, reported to Li Longji and finally approved.

It is precisely because of the success of this incident that An Lushan trusted Ji Wen more and became his confidant.

This time, Ji Wen came to woo Chen Xilie, and he also got a handwritten letter from An Lushan, and repeatedly told him that he must pull Chen Xilie into his camp.

As soon as Ji Wen entered the house, he smelled a strong smell of wine, if it was at night, it would be understandable, but now it is morning, Chen Xilie is very good at self-cultivation, and he actually drinks like this, Ji Wen has a bottom in his heart, and today's wooing can be successful.

"Subordinate Jiwen see Xiangguo!"

As soon as Ji Wen entered the door, he bowed deeply, and Chen Xilie waved his hand and said, "Ji Shilang is welcome, come in and sit!" ”

Ji Wen sat down, and the concubine served tea to the two of them, Chen Xilie was a little drunk, and hurriedly drank a few large sips of tea to moisten his throat, and then coughed dryly: "The old man has been unwell for the past two days, and he has not been to the court, I don't know what happened in the court?" Is there a big deal in the military department? ”

Ji Wen pointed to the north and smiled: "The person who happened is living near Chen Xiangguo, can Chen Xiangguo not feel it?" ”

"How could I not know? In the past two days, Dugu Mansion has been in the market, and the important ministers and micro-ministers have come one by one, hey, people are so inflammatory! Unlike me, it's so close, I just don't want to go, even if I go out, I have to take a detour, and I should be a little virtuous. ”

Chen Xilie looked up to the sky and sighed, as if everyone in the world was unethical, but he Chen Xilie was the same as a lonely plum and proud snow, in fact, if Li Qingan really came to visit him, I am afraid that he would run out to greet him before he even had time to put on his shoes, and he only hated Li Qingan for not having the heart to visit him at all.

Ji Wen was disdainful in his heart, but he confessed: "Chen Xiangguo has always been a model for courtiers and the pillar of my Tang Dynasty, if all the courtiers are the same as Chen Xiangguo, then my Tang Dynasty will not be weak to the point of weakness, and people's hearts are not ancient!" ”

Ji Wen's flattery made Chen Xilie's heart extremely comfortable, he squinted his eyes, stroked his two long white beards with a fairy style, and laughed.

"Ji Shilang has won the award, I just don't want to be with Xiaoxiao, so I recuperate at home, alas! The black air in the DPRK and China is pervasive, and there is no place for me. ”

Ji Wen saw that Chen Xilie took the initiative to provoke the topic, so he followed his words and said: "How can the imperial court not have Chen Xiangguo, in fact, people who do great things must not only be as noble as Chen Shangshu, but also be good at using various conditions that are beneficial to themselves, in this regard, I personally feel that Chen Xiangguo is slightly inferior to Zhang Shangshu." ”

Although Ji Wen's words are a little unpleasant, they hit the point of Chen Xilie, yes! Zhang Yun is the culprit who opposes Li Yu's ascension to the throne, but Li Qingan not only regards him as an enemy, but also personally visits him, which makes Chen Xilie extremely angry, although he also understands the reason, but he just doesn't want to face it, and he never thinks why Zhang Yun is called a tumbler in officialdom.

This is the weakness of people's surnames, most people often blame others for setbacks, always feel that others have caused their failures, and never want to introspect, Chen Xilie is the same, he is panicked because he offended Li Yu, but he refuses to admit that his position is uncertain, but blames Zhang Yun for bad intentions, instigating him to make mistakes, or just complaining about bad fate and unfairness, in short, he will not consider his own problems.

It wasn't until Ji Wen frankly pointed out his key point today that Chen Xilie woke up, and he bowed his head and said nothing.

Ji Wen hit the railway while it was hot: "Although Zhang Shangshu has the connections left by the old Xiangguo, he thinks that the real reason is that he is very good at attracting forces from all sides, for example, he himself is the leader of the literati in Chang'an, and he has been in charge of the household department for a long time, and now the household department is his people except for Zuo Shilang Pei Min, the rest are his people, so Yang Guozhong has been difficult to enter the household department so far, not only if, but more importantly, he has strong foreign aid." ”

"You mean Jiannan Gao Xianzhi and King Ying?"

"That's right! This is the real reason why he dares to take the lead against Li Yu, he is actually creating an opportunity for King Ying to ascend the throne, as long as Li Yu can't ascend the throne, once King Ying leads the army to come, this throne may not be Li Yu's, that is Zhang Shangshu is the right Xiangguo, Wang Heng has Li Qing'an's support, and the left minister can't be lost, only Chen Shangshu's strength is weak, and there will be nothing left. ”

The reason Chen Xilie also knew, but he never wanted to face it, and now that it was revealed by Ji Wen at once, Chen Xilie couldn't help but be discouraged, he was extremely depressed in his heart, and sighed and said: "I'm ready to return to my hometown, I don't want to be an official anymore." ”

Ji Wen saw that Chen Xilie was actually a little childish, and when it came to wind and rain, there was no unfathomable city like Zhang Yun, he couldn't help but laugh secretly, so he changed the topic and said: "In fact, Chen Xiangguo has every chance to compete with Zhang Shangshu, and even be able to govern the pen and ascend to the position of right minister, why did Chen Xiangguo give up lightly?" ”

Chen Xilie's spirits perked up, and he hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Please give me advice!" ”

Ji Wen smiled and said nothing, Chen Xilie suddenly realized, Ji Wen refers to An Lushan, his mind turned very fast, the only person in the world who can compete with Li Qing'an is An Lushan, this time An Lushan forcibly occupied Hedong, causing a lot of criticism, but Chen Xilie didn't think so, didn't Li Qing'an forcibly occupy Hexi? Why didn't the courtiers talk about him?

If he can get An Lushan's support, what is Zhang Yun, what is Wang Heng, and what is Yang Guozhong? Although Chen Xilie has the heart of the archway, but do not do the matter of the archway, at this moment, he has another attack on his surname, he suddenly arched his hand and said: "If you can get the support of the king of Dongping County, I am willing to serve him, please ask Ji Shilang to tell the king of Dongping County on my behalf, Chen Xilie is willing to serve him for the work of dogs and horses." ”

Even Ji Wen didn't expect Chen Xilie to agree so easily, originally he thought that Chen Xilie was going to talk about conditions and the like, it seems that he is really desperate. Ji Wen couldn't help but secretly despise the humility of this person's character, and he was actually the secretary of the military department!

Now that Chen Xilie has decided to take refuge in An Lushan, Ji Wen will not beat around the bush, he took out a letter and said: "This is a personal letter from the king of Dongping County to Chen Xiangguo, he wants to transport ploughing cattle and horses into Beijing, please Chen Shangshu must achieve this matter." ”

Chen Xilie took the letter and read it, he pondered for a moment and said: "This kind of thing generally requires the consent of the saint, but the saint is not there, and Yang Xiangguo is not there, in fact, it only needs the approval of the chiefs of the temples, the horses and miscellaneous animals are managed by the Taifu Temple, and the Taifu Temple Qing Da Xixun is my protégé, I can let him approve this matter, I am the secretary of the military department, and I will order Wang Sili, the marshal of Tongguan, to let the cattle and horses enter the customs." ”

(To be continued)