After the news of Youzhou's victory reached the capital, Li Longji was not satisfied with just being happy. "Joy alone, joy with others, who is happy?" He immediately ordered people to go to the Taimiao Temple to announce their ancestors, hoping that the ancestors who were sleeping underground would also be happy.

From this time on, Li Longji began to hear about the advanced deeds of An Lushan's heroic battles, and he had some vague understanding of this Hu general who was far away on the border.

Faced with the grim situation, the desperate Ke Tugan hurriedly discussed countermeasures with Qu Ra, the puppet leader of the Khitan tribe that he had established. A sinister conspiracy is taking shape!

But Tugan suddenly surrendered, but the experienced Zhang Shouqi always maintained enough vigilance to send a brave and witty right-hand general to the Khitan military camp to check out. It's a pity that this person is not An Lushan, but a middle-level officer named Wang Cheng.

But the Turks ordered their men to quietly move their tents to the northwest, as it was the Turk's sphere of influence.

The Khitans waited for the arrival of Turkic reinforcements. As soon as the Turks arrived, the Kurgan would kill the imperial court's envoy Wang Repentance, and then raise the banner of rebellion again.

However, this qiē did not escape Wang Cheng's vigilant eyes. He knew that the time left for him by Heaven was running out. He is not willing to wait for death in silence, but what can he do when he is alone?

Formulate! This may be his only way to live, and of course it will make his death come early, but on the verge of life and death, he chose to take a risk without hesitation!

The Khitan generals Li Guozhu and Ke Tugan were in conflict due to power disputes. This brought a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wang Cheng!

Kill Qu Ra and Ke Tugan, you are the hero of the Tang Dynasty! You are the Lord of the Khitan! You don't have to look at other people's eyes again!

Li Guozhi hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded firmly, because he didn't want to be controlled by others anymore!

In the vast night, Li Guozhu led his troops to kill Qu Ra, Ke Tugan and their henchmen, and led the remaining Khitan troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty army was stationed in Zimengchuan and was waiting for it. Zhang Shouqi paced back and forth in the barracks, anxiously awaiting news from the Khitan barracks. He knew that a small change at this time could have an incalculable impact on the whole situation.

The news of the killing of Qu Ra and Ke Tugan quickly spread throughout the Tang army camp. The jubilant Zhang Shouqi immediately issued an order to reward the three armies. An Lushan, like the other generals, was drunk on this intoxicating night.

The death of Ke Tugan, who had been in the limelight for decades, undoubtedly marked the end of an era for the Khitan people. Li Guozhi became the new leader of the Khitan tribe as he wished, and was also named the king of Beiping by Li Longji.

The northeastern frontier of the Tang Empire, which was once full of smoke, suddenly became stable and peaceful. When the frontier is tranquil, won't there be fewer opportunities for meritorious service? Isn't there less chance of promotion?

Just when An Lushan was worried about this, the situation changed again.

"A hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff". But the political influence of Tugan will definitely not be wiped out with his death. Just as Li Guozhi was immersed in the joy of power, the remnants of the Ketu clan quietly raised Leng Sensen's butcher's knife to the new leader of the clan. The former coup beneficiary became a victim of the coup d'état in an instant, perhaps this is the fate of history!

The Khitans have become the enemies of the Tang Empire again, and An Lushan has another battle to fight, but the Khitan people who have been greatly injured are no longer in the limelight!

"Brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle". An Lushan also met a group of brothers in life and death during the battle. Among them, the best relationship is Shi Jiaogan. The name is so earthy! After Shi Jiaogan made his fortune, the emperor gave him a well-known new name "Shi Siming". Li Longji gave him a name for advocating light, but he constantly pursued darkness.

Shi Siming and An Lushan have too many similarities in their life experiences. The two are native of Yingzhou, and their birthdays are only one day apart, they also have Turkic ancestry, they are also fluent in six minority languages, and they have also served as mutual market yalang, and later served together as a catcher under Zhang Shouqi.

Different historical books are not consistent in the records of Shi Siming's hometown, some say that it is Ningyi Prefecture, and some say that it is Yingzhou, but in fact, these two place names are the same place. Ningyi Prefecture is not a state of the Tang Empire, but a state of bondage!

Don't understand? What do you mean!

For example, Chaoyang City is inhabited by an ethnic minority tribe. In order to strengthen management, the central government decided to set up a city in the tribe, with the tribal chief as the mayor, but the city did not have its own territory and had to live in Chaoyang City.

It should be noted that the prefectures set up among the tribes that have not migrated internally have their own territory, but they do not have a complete governance structure and administrative structure like ordinary prefectures in the interior, so they are not so much administrative divisions as spheres of influence.

Although the two have too many similarities, they are also different.

An Lushan has outstanding appearance, but Shi Siming has a surprisingly unsightly appearance! It is very postmodernist and breaks through the limits of human imagination.

Is there a basis? Of course! The "New Tang Dynasty Book" records: "(Shi Siming) posture is dewed, iris shoulders and back, eyes and nose, and beard hair"

Shi Siming is thin (estimated to be as thin as Ma Sanli in his later years), eagle-like shoulders, hunchback, sunken eye sockets, a slightly crooked nose, sparse hair, and few beards! What is more legendary than Shi Siming's appearance is his emotional experience and career experience.

Shi Siming, who came from a humble background and lived in poverty, was often despised by his neighbors, but he was unbelievably favored by a rich local girl, Xin. No one could look down on the unique Xin family until the unexpected encounter with Shi Siming.

"It's just because I looked at you in the crowd that I couldn't forget your face...... When I miss you, you are in the sky, when I think of you, when I think of you, when I think of you, when I think of you, when I think of you, I think of you, when I think of you, you are in my heart...... You've always been by my side and never gone far! ”

Xin said an earth-shattering sentence to his family: "If it is not Shi Siming, I will not marry!" ”

Are you crazy? Why do you fall in love with such a person? There is no room for a house, only a broken tent! There is no car, only a trolley! If you want to work without work, you can be idle all day! Do you want to deposit or not, and you are still struggling with food and clothing? Can He give you happiness?

As long as it is someone I recognize, I will not hesitate. Even if you get married naked, you are willing! Ask what is the situation in the world, and one thing descends one thing.

The two broke through all kinds of worldly fetters and family resistance, and finally came together. It's easy to fall in love but it's too hard to get along, and when the passion dissipates and the love fades, will they be able to withstand the challenges of life?

Yes! Not only did the two go hand in hand, but they also gave birth to several sons!

Although his wife has been silently supporting him, Shi Siming's career has not improved. He served as a soldier under General Wu Zhiyi and served as a Yalang in the mutual market, but that meager income was not enough for his family to live a solid and prosperous life.

Shi Siming, who was hungry for profit, finally failed to resist the temptation of money, embezzled public funds, and had no ability to repay them at all (official money, no compensation).

What to do? Run!

Desperate, Shi Siming decided to flee to Xi territory, but was arrested by the Xi cavalry who were patrolling on the way, and he was to be executed for espionage!

"I am the messenger of the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty! You are rude! Bring me quickly to your king! That's a big deal! ”

The patrol was clearly stunned by his stance! The patrol obediently led him to King Xi.

Shi Siming, who is neither humble nor arrogant, not only does not pay homage to King Xi, but also says eloquently: "The envoys of the Son of Heaven do not pay homage to the monarch of a small country. It's etiquette! ”

The annoyed King Xi looked at Shi Siming's shameless appearance, quite like an envoy of the Tang Empire, the key is that the cunning Shi Siming has the characteristics of becoming a liar.

Due to inconvenient transportation and communication, King Xi was unable to verify Shi Siming's identity in a short period of time. Although the Xi people and the Tang Empire have been armed and frictional, they have a little awe of the prosperous Tang Empire.

King Xi settled him in the pavilion and arranged for someone to take care of him. Shi Siming, who cheated on eating and drinking, spent a comfortable life in the distant and unfamiliar territory of the Xi people!

Shi Siming was not blinded by the short-term comfort, because he knew that he could not be deceived for a while, so an insidious plan was brewing in his heart.

Shi Siming offered to return to the dynasty and resume his life. King Xi decided to send a hundred guards to escort him into the court, as a way to take the initiative to show goodwill to the Tang Empire.

Shi Siming shook his head, "These people are not qualified to meet the Son of Heaven, unless Zogao walks with me!" ”

"Good! No problem! I will send Zogao to escort the envoy back to Beijing! ”

Under the escort of 300 warriors led by Zorgao, Shi Siming, who had infinite scenery, embarked on the return road back to Yingzhou.

Shi Siming had already informed the officials and troops in advance to prepare for battle, and framed the Xi people for preparing to plunder Yingzhou in the name of entering the dynasty. He wants to use the blood of the Xi people to wash away the stain of history on his body.

The officers and soldiers entertained the Xi soldiers in the name of reward. The unsuspecting Xi soldiers were so drunk that their faces were red. At this moment, the officers and soldiers raised their killing butcher knives.

The hapless Zoro thought that he could take the opportunity to meet the Son of Heaven to raise his value, but now he has become a prisoner.

Youzhou Jiedu made Zhang Shouqi capture the enemy general Zogao without much effort, and naturally he was impressed by Shi Siming, who had made miraculous achievements, and stayed in his camp to serve as a capture general with An Lushan.

Shi Siming became An Lushan's best buddy, most effective assistant and most staunch supporter, but what An Lushan's historical records did not reach was that this old comrade-in-arms would slaughter his descendants in the name of avenging him in the future.

Because Zhang Shouqi disliked An Lushan as being a little obese, An Lushan began to brew his own weight loss plan, starting with reducing food intake. An Lushan's efforts undoubtedly made Zhang Shouqi more fond of him, and finally adopted him as an adopted son. The special relationship between the two undoubtedly opened the door for his promotion.

In the twenty-fourth year of Kaiyuan, An Lushan, who had outstanding military achievements, was promoted to the Pinglu Expedition Envoy and General Zuo Xiaowei (from Sanpin), and became a senior general of the Tang Army.

An Lushan proved with practical actions that those bold words were by no means empty words. He devoted his limited life to the infinite cause of resisting the invasion of ethnic minorities.

The most precious thing for a person is life, and life is only once for a person. An Lushan's life is spent like this: when he looks back, he will not regret that he wasted his time, nor will he be ashamed of his inaction.

If An Lushan's life trajectory continues like this, he will become Paul. Kochakin-style heroes, but people are changeable, because ** will completely change a person, and history will reshape a person!

However, "woe and blessing are relied upon, and blessing and misfortune are lurking." Just as An Lushan, who was proud of the spring breeze, was looking forward to his bright future, a sudden defeat pushed him to the brink of life and death.

An Lushan, who was carried away by the victory, rashly marched in spite of the military orders of the commander Zhang Shouqi, and finally returned with a heavy defeat. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan should be sentenced to death.

Three years ago, the two of them knew each other, and Zhang Shouqi couldn't bear to kill him; Three years later, the two were like father and son, and Zhang Shouqi couldn't bear to kill him. Zhang Shouqi, who was at a loss for a while, fell into a painful struggle.

Zhang Shouqi finally escorted An Lushan to the eastern capital of Luoyang, and threw this problem to the Tang Emperor Li Longji, who was patrolling the eastern capital of Luoyang. The legendary Emperor Li Longji has an even more popular name, "Tang Ming Emperor". Where does this name come from? Li Longji's nickname is "Emperor Ming Xiao", the Great Sage of the Dao. The title of "Tang Minghuang" comes from his nickname.

When encountering political hesitation, Li Longji is always accustomed to asking the opinions of the prime ministers, and the prime minister in charge at this time is Zhang Jiuling. As early as three years ago, when An Lushan was ordered by Zhang Shouqi to go to Beijing to perform, Zhang Jiuling had a relationship with An Lushan. Zhang Jiuling said to another prime minister, Pei Guangting, at that time: "Those who mess with Youzhou must be this nonsense." I don't know what the basis for Zhang Jiuling said this, but his worries unfortunately came true twenty years later.

Now a precious opportunity to nip hidden worries in the bud is placed in front of Zhang Jiuling, so he naturally refuses to give up lightly.

Zhang Jiuling clearly advocated killing!

In order to persuade Li Longji to adopt his own opinion, Zhang Jiuling, who is good at quoting scriptures, deliberately quoted "If you go out of the army, you will punish Zhuang Jia; Sun Wu ordered and also beheaded the palace concubine". Both of these allusions occur during the Spring and Autumn period.

"Tho Zhuang Jia" is a "bloody case caused by being late". The Yan State and the Jin State joined forces to invade the Qi State. Qi Jinggong appointed a low-born Sui Tho to go on the expedition. Due to the low prestige of Sui Tho, Qi Jinggong specially sent Zhuang Jia to serve as the supervisor. The two made an appointment to meet at the gate of the barracks, but Zhuang Jia was late. Sui Tho immediately beheaded Zhuang Jia, who violated the military order.

"Sun Wu beheaded the palace concubine" is a "bloody case caused by laughter". King Wu ordered Sun Wu to train the palace maids according to the art of war compiled by him, and made his two most favored concubines captains. The free and loose palace maid turned a deaf ear to Sun Wu's orders. Especially the two concubines looked at Sun Wu who waved the order flag and laughed. Sun Wudang was about to kill the two of them, and from then on, the order was forbidden, and the army was strictly organized. (To be continued.) )