The winter snow came very quickly, and yesterday it was just overcast, and today it is already full of snow.

When Ye Chang woke up, he found that it was extremely bright outside, and he lay on the bed for a while, and then got up from the bed under Xiang'er's service. The voice like a silver bell came with a chill: "It's snowing, it's snowing."

Ye Chang frowned, walked quickly to the door, and found that there was indeed a thick layer of snow in the yard.

It didn't blow much last night, but I didn't think that so much snow would fall silently. Facing the snow in his eyes, Ye Chang was in a daze again, and seemed to be reluctant

"What does Lang Jun have to do today?"

Liu Changqing, whose eyes were a little red, had been waiting in front of the door for a long time, and when he saw Ye Chang coming out, he went straight to the topic without much cold noise.

"There is a lot of snow, have the people of the city been afflicted?" Ye Chang asked.

"I was busy with this last night, more than 170 houses in the city were crushed by the snow, and 34 of them were homeless. In addition, people were sent to patrol the streets, and all the homeless people were taken to the shelter for temporary shelter. Fortunately, now that the thieves have been pacified, the coal energy source continues to be transported in, I went to ask this morning, and the price of 372 yuan per stone of coal has fallen. ”

"Let the servants go door-to-door to warn that charcoal is poisonous, and that you should be cautious when using it, and do not close the doors and windows, and leave a gap for the discharge of poisonous gas."

"Yes." Liu Changqing answered again.

He knew that Ye Chang was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to ask for it, and was about to retreat, when Ye Chang suddenly said again: "Gong Liu, go and summon An Yuanguang, today's heavy snow, I am quite restless, I don't know what the situation of the people outside the city is, I want to go out of the city to inspect." ”

"Such a heavy snow......" Liu Changqing hesitated.

"It's the heavy snow that I'm going to go, it was originally after the thieves, the people's livelihood is difficult, don't go to see, I'm really uneasy." Ye Chang said slowly.

His words made Liu Changqing a little moved, and after withdrawing at the moment, An Yuanguang soon came to Ye Chang, Ye Chang gave an order, An Yuanguang was very happy in his heart, Ye Chang went out on patrol this time, and he didn't take anyone else but only him, obviously looking at him differently. After he responded, he went out to order troops, but he came back in half an hour: "Ye Shangshu, the soldiers and horses are ready"

"This time, I may have to patrol Dugi Province for a few days, and I may even go to Henan Province to see, how many days have you prepared grain and grass?"

"According to Ye Gong's order, prepare enough food and grass for seven days"

This is Ye Chang's habit of leading troops, and his soldiers go out, no matter what task they perform, they have to carry seven days of grain and grass. This regulation seems to be rigid, but it is actually the result of Ye Chang's careful consideration. Seven days of food and grass is enough to fight an offensive and defensive battle, so that there is no risk of not having enough food to support after being surrounded by a surprise attack

Ye Chang led the men and horses to the east, comforted them all the way, and summoned officials from all over the country to arrange for dealing with the heavy snow, and the officials along the way somewhat blamed Ye Chang for making a big fuss: although the snow was heavy, it had not yet reached the point of becoming a disaster, so there was no need to be so concerned. But as long as Ye Chang discovers this kind of thought, he has to be angry and scolded, and there are a few guys who are upside down and are dismissed by Ye Chang on the spot.

Maybe it was the hard work along the way, or maybe it was a depressed mood, when he arrived at Luokoucang, Yan Zhenqing was startled when he saw Ye Chang: "Ye Gong, what's wrong?" ”

"Occasionally, I feel cold and slightly uncomfortable." Ye Chang immediately replied in a thick nasal voice: "But it's okay, I'll rest in Luokoucang for a few days, you can find a better Langzhong." ”

Yan Zhenqing looked at him and described him as a little melancholy, not as simple as he said. He was secretly worried in his heart, and sent someone to invite Lang Zhong to accompany Ye Chang inside.

"Yan Gong doesn't have to worry, just let me recuperate." Ye Chang saw that Yan Zhenqing was following him every step of the way, and said to him with a smile.

Yan Zhenqing was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Ye Gong doesn't have to be too anxious, no matter what happens in the court, Ye Gong has made great contributions to the country, and most of the hearts of the officials and people in the world are on Ye Gong's side." ”

He knew that Ye Chang's body had always been strong, and when there was a sign of serious illness at this time, nine times out of ten it was because of anger and anger, and the direct reason was that the imperial court summoned An Lushan to Beijing. In the eyes of ordinary people, this edict is normal, but Yan Zhenqing understands that this actually represents the imperial court's distrust of Ye Chang.

The imperial court really wants to quell the chaos quickly, as long as the soldiers of Zhao'an Lushan come, send these soldiers to Ye Chang, and if you want to come to the tenth month, the rebellion can be determined, and there is no need for An Lushan himself to come. But now that the imperial court summoned An Lushan, and instead of letting him go directly to the battlefield, he was placed in Gyeonggi, obviously because he was jealous of Ye Chang's repeated victories and raising nearly 20,000 elite soldiers with his bare hands. An Lushan is here, Gongwei Jingshi is only the second purpose, and the real purpose is to deal with Ye Chang

Not long after, Lang Zhong was invited, and after diagnosing Ye Chang, he prescribed a few medications. After coming out, Yan Zhenqing asked him for details, and Lang Zhong's expression was slightly strange: "Although Ye Gong is fine, he is too tired and must recuperate."

It was not much different from what Yan Zhenqing thought, he nodded, and sent Lang Zhong away.

But at night, Li Yuan, who was beside Ye Chang, came to find Yan Zhenqing, saying that Ye Chang had something to call him. Yan Zhenqing came and went as she was told, but saw Ye Chang's expression cold, dressed in armor.

Yan Zhenqing was stunned: "Ye Gong is still restless, this is ...... What's wrong? ”

"I'm going to go south overnight and go straight to Yuzhou," Ye Chang said.

"But Ye Gong's body ......"

"I'm fine, and the news of my illness was released along the way to cover up the thief's eyes. The thief only said that I am recuperating here, and it is worth heavy snow, so he will not prepare me, and take the opportunity to catch the thief's head with one drum and stabilize the world. Ye Chang said this and smiled slightly: "Some people just say that I will stop the army and fight with An Lushan first...... Am I such a person who does not care about the big picture?"

Yan Zhenqing looked at Ye Chang for a while, and only felt tears in his eyes: "Ye Gong is really the pillar stone of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan, how can he be compared with Ye Gong"

Ye Chang smiled and didn't say anything about it, just asked Yan Zhenqing to cover up his whereabouts, and only said to the public that he was recuperating.

The plan has been decided, Ye Chang quietly went out of the city, and the soldiers around him, he only brought An Yuanguang and other more than 20 people, and even Li Yuan stayed in Luokou Cangcheng.

Looking at the back of Ye Chang leaving, Yan Zhenqing burst into tears again: how unfair the court treats Ye Chang, and how selfless Ye Chang is for the world, such characters should be the positions of Zhou and Yi, ruling the world and governing the country and the country

He didn't know that Ye Chang had a smile on his face all the time.

The imperial court transferred An Lushan to Gyeonggi to prevent him from leading troops into Beijing to fight for power, what Ye Chang wanted to fight for was originally not the square inch of Beijing, what he wanted to fight for was the heart of the officials and the people in the world

Even loyal and upright people like Yan Zhenqing can't stand the imperial court now, as long as they go further, they will entrust the hope of the world to themselves - at that time, not to mention An Lushan, even when Li Longji himself recovered to the age of twenty, there was no way to prevent him from entering the capital to take power!

What's more, this group of rat-eyed people who were blinded by the greed in front of them would do some things for Ye Chang that he wanted to do but was inconvenient to do

In Shangcai City, Yuan Chao had not slept at this time. He occupied one of the best houses in the city, and was feasting in his hall at this time, and all the thieves were here, except for Chen Zhuang, who stayed in Huainan.

"Brothers, we have four or five hundred thousand people, and it is impossible for us to live in one place for a long time, so we must make a plan earlier." When the wine was slightly smoked, Yuan Chao drove away Nule and said to the thieves: "Don't say anything else, we have more than 50,000 people in Shangcai, plus more than 20,000 new investments, a total of nearly 80,000, Shangcai's grain, at most we can eat for ten days, where to eat after ten days, is a big problem"

The thieves laughed, they were very numerous, and they gathered together during the battle, but after the battle, they scattered and ate, so to speak, they ate wherever they fought, and they had not worried about food before. Fang Qing's status is second only to Yuan Chao, and after laughing for a while, he said: "Naturally, I will go to Luoyang to eat, although Fifth Brother Yuan is defeated, but let's go and regain the old department, and get together seven or eight hundred thousand people, Ye Chang really has the ability to scatter beans into soldiers, and he can't change so many people, right?" At that time, we will capture him and exchange him with the dog officials for Fifth Brother Yuan."

"If you go to Luoyang, you have to be prepared to meet An Lushan's 100,000 elite soldiers." Yuan Chao sneered in his heart: "Which brother is willing to lead the headquarters as a striker?" ”

As soon as this question was asked, everyone immediately stopped laughing.

At this time, through the careful work of all parties, they have inquired clearly, and the soldiers and horses that Ye Chang "transformed" turned out to be veterans and workers in the mining workshop. Everyone calculated that there were not many such characters around Luoyang, so they were not afraid of Ye Chang. But An Lushan is different, An Lushan's subordinates are all elite border troops, which makes them afraid of three points.

Even if they are not afraid, they have to worry that the status of the leaders of these bandit armies is basically determined by the number of their subordinates. For the striker, fighting with An Lushan, even if he wins miserably, he loses a lot, which means that he has lost his right to speak in the thief army.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Yuan Chao sneered: "It seems that all the brothers are understanding people, at this time, although the number of people is numerous, it is not enough to talk about the elite, and it is not enough to compete with the elite of officers and soldiers." There is a cloud in the art of war, and it is necessary to avoid the real and make it virtual. Now, the most important thing is not to take Luoyang, but to temporarily let it go, add more soldiers in the conquest, and train an elite. I think I've rested enough here, and from tomorrow onwards, I'll be preparing to cross the Huai River back to Huainan Road, and if you don't want to go back, stay here." ”

Which one is willing to stay here and become the first target of An Lushan and Ye Chang to be eliminated, and the thieves shouted one after another: "Brother Yuan, where is this, we are all under the orders of Brother Yuan, where Brother Yuan goes, we will go."

Only Fang Qing frowned and didn't speak. Yuan Chao looked at him, and when he saw that he didn't speak for a long time, he smiled and said, "Brother Fang Xian wants to stay in Henan Dao?" ”

"No, I just thought, we have hundreds of thousands of people, Huainan Road has been swept by us, where do we have to eat next? Could it be that he really went to fight Guangling? It's not easy to do over there, it is said that Wang Qinian and Han Huangshang spent a lot of money to recruit Zhuang Yong, intending to fight with me......"

Fang Qing was not afraid of officers and soldiers, but he was a little afraid of Wang Qinian and Han Huangsheng, because he knew that these two were ordinary people with them. If it is really urgent, these two rely on the wealth of Jinshan to recruit strong bravery, and they dare not say that they can defeat them, at least there is no big problem in holding on to Guangling Zhijian City. At that time, they were trapped under the fortified city, and if the imperial army was behind, they would end up like Yuan Ying.

"Naturally, it's not Guangling, I intend to go west and go to Shannan and Liangdao." Yuan Chao pouted: "I will wait for the retreat, in the official mansion, An Lushan and Ye Chang will fight for merit, and then I will enter the pass from the north of the Meridian Valley, or go back to Henan Road to capture Luokoucang, no matter what, it is better than going to meet its sharp edge at this time."

"Brother Yuan thinks An and Ye Bi are fighting inwardly?"

"The one who knows best what those dog officials are thinking must be the dog officials, and those dog officials I captured this time will guarantee their lives, and An and Ye will turn against each other."

"What those dog officials say, how can they be done accurately." Fang Qing muttered.

"If Brother Fang Xian doesn't believe it, he can stay here."

Let Fang Qingyi stay in the land of Huaibei, he didn't have the guts, and after smiling, he kept silent. Seeing that everyone finally reached an agreement, Yuan Chao calmed down, and felt a little distressed: the dog official and the dog eunuch said well, they can't order unity, so although there are many people, they can only fight a good battle, and if they encounter a tough battle, they will have to waste time and energy.

Just like this time, it took three days to convene a meeting of the heads of the families, first to mediate the disputes between them, then to persuade them one by one, and finally to prevent them from changing their minds temporarily. After the dog official and the dog eunuch suggested avoiding Ye Chang'an Lushan's edge, it was really urgent to establish rules!

After the banquet was over, Yuan Chao returned to the house, and saw Da Xikun and Luo Fengxian sitting opposite each other with the stove, and they didn't know what they were talking about. Seeing Yuan Chao coming back, the two got up, and Da Xikun asked first, "Yuan Gong, what is the result of the discussion?" ”

"You two are right, and they agreed."

"We said earlier, these people only think about themselves, but no one thinks about Yuan Gong's foundation, Yuan Gong really wants to achieve the things of Gaozu and Taizong, and he has to recruit talents and promote capable people." Da Xikun carefully observed Yuan Chao's face: "At the beginning, Gaozu Taizong could have Li Jing, Xu Shiji, Wei Chigong, Changsun Wuji and many other figures to follow, so as to defeat the Quartet, the villain is not talented, and he is willing to be the official of Yuan Gong."

"There is no need to say such things, for by the way, I have commanded them to arrange for two beautiful women to serve you." Yuan Chao said: "Do you have any other ideas, quickly offer them to me"

The two glanced at each other, where else were there any good strategies, they were just fighting back and forth, nothing more than arguing, whether Yuan Chao could succeed. But in the end, the two agreed that although the imperial court has lost a lot of people's hearts, Li Tang's foundation is still there, and it has not yet reached the time to overthrow it with one drum.

If you want to live longer, you can only stay away from the Central Plains, take advantage of the internal disputes of Li Tang in the Central Plains, and survive in the corners of the land.

But they didn't dare to say this to Yuan Chao.