The experience of this very happy conversation made An Lushan leave a good impression on Li Longji. Soon after this meeting, An Lushan ascended to the position of hussar general (from Yipin). The Hussar General was the highest rank among the military officers, similar to the current rank of general.

An Lushan, who "tried his hand at the knife" and tasted the sweetness, was determined to go on the road of flattery and sloppiness.

In the third year of Tianbao (744 AD), Li Longji changed "year" to "load" on a whim. Li Longji became more and more similar to Emperor Yang of Sui, because they were eager to change everything.

Fan Yang Jiedu made Pei Kuan enter Beijing to serve as the head of the household department and the imperial historian, and the successor he recommended to Li Longji was An Lushan!

An Lushan is also the envoy of the Pinglu Festival and the Fanyang Festival. Although the soldiers and horses of the commander of Fan Yang Jiedu may not be the strongest, they are the largest among the major military regions.

In Li Longji's mind, the Tibetans, who were active on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Xi and Khitan, who were active in the northeast, were the two most dangerous enemies. The soldiers of Hexi and Longyou, who had been fighting on the front line of the Tibetan invasion, and Fanyang Town, which was at the forefront of defending the northeast, were undoubtedly the most experienced troops in the Tang Empire.

An Lushan entered Beijing again with joy and St. Shane. This time, he received a higher courtesy from the imperial court.

On the occasion of parting, Li Longji deliberately ordered the governors of the three provinces of Shu, Menxia, and Shangshu and Yushi Zhongcheng to go to Honglu Pavilion to make a trip for An Lushan.

In the following year, the shape of the Tohoku region gradually eased. The Khitan chieftains and Xi chieftains were annexed to the Tang Empire.

In order to encircle these two enemies who had fought each other, Li Longji married his granddaughter Princess Jingle to Li Huaijie, the Khitan leader and governor of Songmo; Marry another granddaughter, Princess Yifang, to Li Tingzhong, the leader of the Xi clan and the governor of Raole.

Li Long basically figured out that Guò and his relatives would bring peace and tranquility to the northeast region, but this good wish was frustrated, because peace was exactly what An Lushan did not want to see.

An Lushan's promotion benefited from the war, and his favor benefited from the war, and he cared for the war as if he cared for his own life, because the war was the driving force behind his success.

The principle pursued by An Lushan is "there is something to do, and nothing to look for". If there is a rebellion, it is necessary to suppress the rebellion and make meritorious service, and if there is no rebellion, it is necessary to make meritorious service to quell the rebellion.

Xi and Khitan's continued military harassment of An Lushan finally made the two chiefs angry. There is no need to endure it.

Annoyed and angry, Li Huaijie and Li Tingzhong killed the princess of the Tang Dynasty and once again stood on the opposite side of the Tang Empire.

Li Longji, who "lost his granddaughter and broke his army", was also carried away by anger. Because he felt that the Tang Empire had no face at the moment!

This is exactly what An Lushan is looking forward to! An Lushan, who is a fierce soldier, can finally launch an attack blatantly!

Xi and Khitan, whose strength is not what it used to be, naturally found it difficult to resist the sharp attack of the Tang army.

When Li Longji was most eager for victory, An Lushan, who had been planning for a long time, naturally dedicated a hearty victory!

It's so long for me! Sure enough, it's a good general!

Li Longji's appreciation of An Lushan has risen to a higher level.

An Lushan later rarely led the troops directly into battle because of his obesity, but he still did not forget to present the heads of the Hu people to the imperial court.

The sinister and cunning An Lushan regarded the wine table as a new battlefield. The staggered banquet is full of wind and water! The talk and laughter of pushing the cup and changing the lamp are full of murderous opportunities.

The simple-minded chieftains of the Khitan tribes would never have imagined that danger was coming towards them step by step!

An Lushan sent people to secretly put poison in the wine. The aroma of the wine smells of blood.

When the wine was hot, the chiefs who had been poisoned fainted to the ground.

An Lushan waved his hand. The soldiers who were lying in ambush swarmed around. Quickly cut off their heads, then throw their corpses into a large pit dug in advance.

An Lushan sent the heads of these people as trophies to the capital city of Chang'an.

Li Longji, who was kept in the dark, had the illusion that the Khitan and Xi were threatening the northeastern frontier of the empire at all times, and only An Lushan could ensure that the frontier of the empire was safe and sound.

Li Longji's great joy and merit, and the generals and commanders of the border towns did not hesitate to use military force and even deceive themselves in order to gain the merits of the border. This undoubtedly had a great negative impact on the empire.

In the sixth year of Tianbao (747 AD), An Lushan concurrently served as the imperial historian. In the Tang Dynasty, although the official who also held the constitutional title did not actually preside over the affairs of the supervisory organ, the Imperial Historical Observatory. But it is undoubtedly a great honour to hold the title of Minister of Supervision.

Li Longji personally presided over the construction of a residence for An Lushan in the capital city of Chang'an. He said to the eunuch who oversaw the work, "Do this work properly." An Lushan's vision is very high, don't let him underestimate the imperial court. ”

Li Longji's mansion carefully built for An Lushan was luxurious, not only did not hesitate to spend a lot of money, but even went beyond the etiquette system. The Tang Dynasty didn't just do anything if you had money.

The curtains are all embroidered.

The baskets were all gold and silver.

The claw hedges are of silver and gold.

The luxury of Cheng dù even surpasses the royal one.

In the ninth year of Tianbao (750 AD), An Lushan concurrently served as the envoy of Hebei Province. Li Longji divided the world into fifteen provinces. Hebei Province includes a vast area north of the Yellow River and east of the Taihang Mountains.

There has been controversy in the historiographical circles about whether the Jiedu envoy had administrative power before the Anshi Rebellion. Because after the Anshi Rebellion, Jiedu made the military, political, and financial power in one, so when the Song Dynasty people wrote the history of the Tang Dynasty, they often speculated on the situation before the Anshi Rebellion according to the situation in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

In fact, before the Anshi Rebellion, the Jiedu envoy was only responsible for military command and foreign warfare, and the reason why he left the illusion that he had administrative power for future generations was mainly due to two reasons.

First, the assassins of many states concurrently serve as the head of the army stationed in their jurisdiction, that is, the military envoy of so-and-so. For example, Cangzhou Thorn Shi also served as a horizontal naval envoy. He participated in the military meeting convened by the envoy of Fan Yang Jiedu in the capacity of the Henghai Navy. The Jiedu envoy can command the military envoy to carry out military deployments, but it does not mean that he has the right to interfere with the administrative power of the assassin.

Second, some of the Jiedu envoys also serve as the reporting envoys of the Dao, so that they can supervise the performance of the duties of the assassins in the prefectures within their jurisdiction, but not every Jiedu envoy also serves as an interview envoy. This is very different from the situation in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, when the military and political power were combined.

An Lushan concurrently served as the envoy of Hebei Province, and could undoubtedly meddle in the local administrative affairs of Hebei Province, install cronies, and exclude dissidents, so as to make strategic arrangements for future rebellions.

This is also an important reason why the counties and counties of Hebei surrendered after An Lushan launched a rebellion.

In May of this year, An Lushan was named the king of Dongping County. It is the first case since the founding of the Tang Dynasty that the king was crowned.

Among the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Qiong (Zi Shubao) and Wei Chi Gong (Zi Jingde) are undoubtedly the two most well-known generals.

They are revered as door gods by the people. The two were born and died to create the Tang Empire. However, they were only named the princes of the country one level lower than the king of the county.

An Lushan was actually crowned the king of the county by virtue of his record of mixing water with Yan zhòng, which is really surprising!

An astonishing scandal with different opinions

An Lushan, who was soaring, actually had a scandal, and the heroine of the scandal turned out to be the famous Yang Yuhuan.

Yang Yuhuan is an enigmatic legend. Many people know that the end of her life is confusing. But his life experience is also foggy.

The Book of the Two Tang Dynasty and the "Zizhi Tongjian" clearly record that Yang Yuhuan's biological father is Yang Xuanyan. What is there to argue about this?

"The Tablet of Concubine Yang in Puning County, Rongzhou" broke an explosive news: the record of the official history is not historically true!

Where is Puning County, Rongzhou? Puning County is located in Rong County, Yulin City, Guangxi Province.

Yang Yuhuan was originally the daughter of Yang Wei, a commoner in Rongzhou. This handsome little girl from a poor background attracted the attention of a petty officer named Yang Kang. Yang Kang forcibly bought her into the house with his belongings and acted as an adopted daughter.

Under the careful cultivation of Yang Kang. Yang Yuhuan became a talented and good-looking little girl, but she aroused the coveting of her adoptive father's boss Yang Xuanyan. begging for a daughter, Yang Xuanyan forcibly adopted her as his adopted daughter.

But when Yang Yuhuan was about ten years old, his adoptive father Yang Xuanyan died of illness. Yang Yuhuan was raised by Yang Xuanyan's younger brother, Yang Xuanjian. Yang Yuhuan's life experience can be described as twists and turns!

Is such a bizarre account credible? It can't be fake news deliberately concocted by some paparazzi to attract attention, right?

"The Tablet of Concubine Yang in Puning County, Rongzhou" was written by Xu Zizhen, an assistant teacher of the four sects of the Tang Empire. Xu Zizhen is not much entertainment. Rather, he is a state civil servant who works in the country's highest scientific research and education department. As an academic authority, it is impossible for him to fabricate Yang Yuhuan's life story out of thin air.

What's more important is that Yang Yuhuan is not an ordinary person but a noble member of the royal family, if Yang Yuhuan fabricates her false life experience without authorization, it will be a headless thing! Xu Zizhen shouldn't have taken such a big risk to do such a pointless thing.

Case. Why did Yang Yuhuan never mention his biological father?

I'm going to promote the talented Ox Cyclamen, and you're adamantly against it!

I want to abolish the prince who is plotting against him. You are also firmly opposed!

I want to punish Wang Yuanyan for violating the law of the country, and you are resolutely against it!

Li Longji's mind suddenly came up with the extremely worried and disgusted word "forming a party".

This series of incidents unmistakably shows that Zhang Jiuling used his position to facilitate the cultivation of cronies and the exclusion of dissidents, especially what he could not tolerate was that the prime minister of the dynasty was actually entangled with the crown prince.

Li Longji immediately dismissed Zhang Jiuling and Pei Yaoqing from their posts as prime ministers. The two people who were indescribably sad had to accept this cruel result, because this is the political zhì!

Li Linfu, who "coerced two rabbits with one carving", undoubtedly became the biggest winner. Li Linfu, who also served as the Zhongshu Order, became the "prime minister".

Niu Xianke, who became the prime minister for the first time, naturally bowed down to Li Linfu.

Zhang Jiuling's resignation is undoubtedly of epoch-making significance, because the era of Li Linfu has quietly come. This also became a turning point for the Tang Empire to change from political and clear to political and dark.

Li Linfu was in power for 16 years. This period undoubtedly became a critical period for the Tang Empire to turn from prosperity to decline.

Although the economy continues to develop, the social gap between the rich and the poor is increasing day by day, so that "Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road". While culture continued to flourish, self-preservation and flattery became the mainstream.

Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you. Power is the master of destiny. Holding power is not only about controlling one's own destiny. It is also possible to control the fate of others.

Zhang Jiuling, who has lost power, is like duckweed drifting in the wind and waves.

In the early summer of the second year, Zhou Ziliang, the superintendent of the imperial history, wrote to Li Longji, and Niu Xianke was not the material for the prime minister at all.

To deny Niu Cyclamen is to deny Li Longji's employment policy.

The angry Li Longji actually killed Zhou Ziliang for this.

Li Linfu took the opportunity to say that Zhou Ziliang was just a chess piece in Zhang Jiuling's hands. Zhang Jiuling is the mastermind of this political incident.

Zhang Jiuling was demoted out of Beijing and reappointed as the governor of Jingzhou, which is really "the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop".

Zhang Jiuling left with infinite regret and sorrow, and never came back.

The panicked prince Li Ying felt the pain of his skin.

Although the coldness of winter has been swept away by the bright sunshine, the crown prince Li Ying does not feel a trace of warmth, because from now on, he will face the sinister political situation alone.

The doom of the crown prince Li Ying soon came.

Concubine Wu Hui recruited the crown prince Li Ying, the king of Hubei Li Yao, and the king of light Li Ju to wear armor and enter the palace to arrest the thieves on the grounds that there were thieves in the palace.

When the three of them entered the palace as promised. Concubine Wu Hui framed Li Longji for entering the palace in armor and plotting against them.

Li Longji hurriedly sent his henchmen and eunuchs to check, and sure enough, it was as Concubine Wu Hui said, so Li Longji was convinced of Concubine Wu Hui's words.

This account in the New Tang Dynasty is quite doubtful. Sima Guang, a famous historian of the same era as Ouyang Xiu, the author of the New Tang Dynasty, also disputed this.

After the last turmoil, the contradiction between the prince and Concubine Wu Hui has become clear and intense. The crown prince and others will definitely be cautious in their words and deeds. would never be so gullible to believe Concubine Wu Hui's words, and make such an obviously inappropriate and impartial-giving move as wearing armor to enter the palace.

Despite this, it is a fact that Concubine Wu Hui framed the crown prince Li Ying for conspiring and rebelling with Li Yao, the king of Hubei, and Li Ju, the king of light.

Last time, Concubine Wu Hui framed the three of them for being dissatisfied with Li Longji and attempting to murder their mother and son, but this time Concubine Wu Hui's framing has escalated!

Concubine Wu Hui accused the three of them of being dissatisfied with Li Longji, and she had to take action.

Will Li Longji believe it?

Yes! The emperor and the crown prince have long been no longer a simple father-son relationship, but have been alienated by power. Be suspicious of each other and guard against each other.

Enraged, Li Longji hurriedly convened the prime minister to discuss how to deal with the matter, because the abolition of the crown prince was a major matter for the empire.

The cunning Li Linfu said that this is His Majesty's family matter, and it is inconvenient for Weichen to express his position!

Li Linfu had already guessed from Li Longji's angry expression what he would do with his three sons, and his failure to express his position was actually adding fuel to the fire!

The crown prince Li Ying, the king of Hubei Li Yao, and the king of light Li Ju were deposed as concubines at the same time, and they were soon given death.

"Shenzi" recorded: "A rabbit walks the street, hundreds of people chase it, accumulate rabbits in the city, and those who pass by ignore it." ”

Once the attribution is determined, people have to stop in front of **.

The crown prince's throne suddenly became vacant, and a fierce battle began. (To be continued.) )