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The gunpowder needed by Yang Xi's army was made by craftsmen in Tongguan, but because the conditions of Tongguan were not good, it was impossible to use Tongguan as a place to make gunpowder in the future.

Yang Xi had already communicated with Yang Guozhong before this suggestion, and after returning to Chang'an this time, it was also one of the key things to talk about with Yang Guozhong, and it was also what he asked Yang Guozhong to complete.

Yang Guozhong listened to Yang Xi's reasonableness, so naturally he would not object, he had already said a few things in front of Emperor Li Longji, and Li Longji did not object.

However, it is not simple and feasible to really build a workshop for making firearms, not to mention that the requirements for craftsmen are quite high, and the place must be carefully selected, the construction place must be selected in a sparsely populated place, and the storage place must be dark but not damp, and the confidentiality work must be done well, and the guards must be strict. This one thing alone is enough for Yang Guozhong to toss for a while.

The winter clothes and winter clothes of the Tongguan Town Army, as well as the follow-up ordnance and equipment, Yang Xi mentioned in the letter before coming to Chang'an, and Yang Guozhong had already made people prepare, before Yang Xi returned to Chang'an, the materials needed in the army had begun to be transported in the direction of Tongguan, and it was estimated that a month later. All the things Yang Xi needed could be transported to Tongguan and Shaanxi County.

In the eyes of many people, Yang Guozhong is a person who is not without academics. Relying on sycophancy to ascend to the top, there is no ability. But this is a partial generalization. Even if Yang Guozhong relied on sycophancy to get to the top, he really didn't have the ability, even if he could slap the horse and slap the whiskers, it would be impossible for the official to be so big. Yang Guozhong's ability was fully demonstrated after Yang Xi successfully held Tongguan, and he did a lot of things for Yang Xi, so that there was no shortage of more than 100,000 horses in Tongguan, and everything else was what Yang Xi wanted, which could basically be satisfied.

Yang Guozhong is incapable, of course it is impossible to do this.

Yang Guozhong should know very well that Yang Xi's achievements are closely related to the fate of himself and the entire family behind him. Yang Xi's achievements are greater, and the glory of their Yang family will be more, so he tries his best to meet Yang Xi's requirements. In order to meet Yang Xi's requirements, Yang Guozhong also strictly ordered his subordinate officials that no matter what he arranged, it must be completed within a certain period of time, and if it cannot be completed, or the materials are not prepared and delivered in time, they must be severely punished. A few months down. Many officials have been blamed by Yang Guozhong, and some people have even lost their official positions.

After some officials were reprimanded, after receiving Yang Guozhong's order, no one dared to slack off in doing things. Or deliberately delay the collection and delivery of materials, and the effectiveness of various departments has been greatly improved.

The high efficiency of all departments of the imperial court made Yang Xi very happy, and even gave him an illusion. The government opportunity in this era is so effective. He also has a certain degree of improvement in his impression of his father Yang Guozhong, and feels that Yang Guozhong is still quite capable of doing things. There are even times when they think about something for the country. However, Yang Xi also knows that his father. The ultimate goal of doing things is to make profits for oneself.

This is an extremely selfish person, who will do whatever it takes to do things for his own interests, Yang Xi doesn't know how he and his father will get along in the end, and whether they will always have such a harmonious relationship.

Yang Xi also knows that under the current situation, he does not have any power personally, everything depends on his father, as well as Yang Yuhuan and other relatives, with their care, he has all this, and now only by relying on them can he mix better and have more in Datang. No matter how much power Yang Guozhong has, it will not completely belong to him. If he wants to be successful, he must have his own power.

Maybe one day he will fall out with Yang Guozhong, maybe one day Yang Guozhong will be unlucky, after Li Longji's death, such a situation is very likely to occur, he must be prepared to deal with the unexpected. But now he must have a good relationship with Yang Guozhong, further gain his support, and also gain the trust and support of Yang Yuhuan and Emperor Li Longji, and do everything he can -

"Father, the child is leaving, please stay with him!" On the east side of Chang'an, by the Baqiao, leaving the pavilion, Yang Xi respectfully saluted Yang Guozhong, who sent him here.

Yang Guozhong held Yang Xi's hand, and said with a loving face: "Xi'er, you have returned to Shaanxi County, and I don't know when you will be back next time, you can't take care of you as your father in Shaanxi County, everything depends on yourself, if there is anything difficult to solve, you can write to tell your father, and your father will help you solve it." I hope you can make new contributions in the future, grow your father's face, and add glory to yourself. When you become famous, your father will also prepare for your marriage, and when your father is free, let someone help you talk about a family affair, and you should also start a family. ”

"Father, don't worry about starting a family for the time being, let's talk about everything after the rebellion is quelled," Yang Xi said, took a step back, and then saluted Yang Guozhong, "Father, the child will go first." Please take care of your father and mother, and forgive your children for not being filial and not being able to wait in front of you. ”

"Go ahead, be careful!" Yang Guozhong was a little moved, and his eyes were all red.

Yang Xi didn't stay any longer, strode out of the long pavilion, turned over and rode away immediately after getting on the horse.

Guo Xi was waiting for him not far away, and the two left Chang'an together. After arriving at Tongguan, Yang Xi still had some things to give to Guo Xi and Guo Ziyi. Yang Xi hopes that some of his actions can bring him closer to Guo Ziyi.

Guo Ziyi's reputation in history is too prominent, and no one who is familiar with this period of history can ignore him, and of course Yang Xi is too.

It would be great if he could be very familiar with Guo Ziyi, and even have substantial entanglements of interests! A political marriage should be the best way to close the distance between each other. When this thought came to mind, Yang Xi thought of Guo Xin, who was shy and cute, and his temperament must be very strong.

"Marshal Yang, let's go now. I believe we should be able to reach Tongguan before dark!" Guo Xi's words interrupted Yang Xi's thoughts.

Yang Xi smiled at Guo Xi and said, "Today, we have to arrive at Tongguan before dark." Tomorrow I will go to Shaanxi County. ”

Yang Xi said and didn't say anything more. Beat the horses and gallop quickly.

He went back and forth to Chang'an several times, all through the fast horses of the post station, and in the case of frequent horse changes, the speed was the fastest, but the people were also very tired. But it can't be helped, in the era when there were no trains and cars, it could only be like this-

Luoyang, in the Luoyang Palace, An Lushan with a tight brow. He is gathering a group of important ministers to discuss military affairs.

During this period of time, the situation has changed unpredictably, which makes him worried, and he is deeply afraid that he will be completely cut off by the official army, and even his old nest Fan Yang will be captured. He wanted to personally lead the army back to Fan Yang several times, but because of the dissuasion of some of his cronies, and the fact that the situation did not change, he did not make a final decision.

Just a few days ago, he finally decided to personally lead the army back to rescue Fan Yang, and was ready to gather his important ministers to discuss the arrangements after he returned to Fan Yang. But he received the news of the fiasco in Shaanxi County.

Shaanxi County was captured by the Tang army overnight, and only more than 100,000 soldiers fled back, which made An Lushan extremely angry and immediately stopped his original plan. Cui Qianyou, who led the remnants to flee back to Luoyang, was imprisoned and removed from his post pending later trial.

100,000 horses in Shaanxi County. A few days after Cui Qianyou left, the Tang army broke through the city gate in an hour. 100,000 people were almost wiped out overnight, which was too big a blow to An Lushan. It's only one night. He overturned his original idea and believed that the biggest threat to the Tang army was not from the north, not from the direction of Fanyang, but from the direction of Chang'an.

Yang Xi, the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses who could destroy his 100,000 men and horses overnight, was too terrifying.

This person was able to defend Tongguan with more than 10,000 remnants of the army, and gave his son An Qingxu's men and horses a heavy blow, and still had the ability to counterattack a few months later, taking Shaanxi County lightly, and the men and horses under his command had such combat power, which was really shocking. An Lushan has a great reason to believe that Yang Xi's men and horses are his greatest pressure, far better than Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi in the north.

However, after convening a group of important ministers to discuss, no result was reached, everyone had different opinions, An Qingxu, Cai Xide, Tian Qianzhen and others thought that Fan Yang was fundamental and could not be lost; Da Xunxi, Niu Tongru and others believe that Luoyang is the capital of Dayan, which is more important than Fanyang, and they should devote all their efforts to defend Luoyang, and find ways to lay more territory in the Jianghuai area, and use the wealth of Henan, Jianghuai, and Jiangnan provinces to plot more.

After some arguments, there was still no consensus in the end, and An Lushan, who was physically and mentally exhausted, was very angry in the face of the scene of the ministers' argument, and threw all the jade on the case to the ground.

After His Royal Highness's ministers were quiet all of a sudden, An Lushan stood up, paced back and forth on the palace for two steps, and pointed at a few people in His Highness and shouted angrily: "Solemn and noble, you have been teaching me to rebel for several years, I think everything is ready, and you can take the world lightly." But the attack on Tongguan for several months can not enter, but the loss of soldiers, had to retreat to Shaanxi County, and now it is Yang Guozhong's son Yang Xi of the dog thief recaptured Shaanxi County, my 100,000 sons and daughters are lost. Now that the north road has been extinct, the Tang army is in Sihe, and there is a plan to attack Fanyang and Luoyang with a coalition of troops. Today I will condemn you for not forgiving!"

After An Lushan was proclaimed emperor in Luoyang, he appointed Da Xixun as the servant, Zhang Tongru as the Zhongshu Order, noble and solemn as the Zhongshu Shilang, Da Xixun and Zhang Tongru are both returnees, and the real An Lushan is noble and solemn as the right and left hand, and An Lushan will discuss with them if there is any indecision.

When he was in Fanyang, it was the repeated encouragement of the noble and solemn that An Lushan decided to rebel, and these two people won his trust the most.

But today he used these two people as a punching bag, and rebuked them in front of the temple.

Gao Shang and Yan Zhuang were frightened, and immediately came out of the train, knelt on the ground, and did not dare to say a word.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, An Lushan was even more angry, walked down the hall, stood in front of the noble and solemn, and continued to reprimand: "You have nothing to say now, but at the beginning, you were like a flower to bewitch me into raising troops, and now it is unfavorable to fight everywhere, and I have become a tiger rider, and I don't blame you for the hatred in my heart." Come on, take the two of them down, and each of them will play twenty boards!"

"No!" Several sergeants guarding the hall immediately came over after answering the promise, and pulled up noble and solemn.

Everyone in the hall knew that if these two people were pulled down, even if they could save their lives, there would be no possibility of resurrection.