Chapter 486: At that time, I was on the spot
"It's hard to guess when the times are changing."
The chaos in Chang'an City did not spread to Luoyang, which was related to the troops left by Ye Chang. On the day when the news of the coup came, there was also chaos in Luoyang City, but in the blink of an eye, the troops left by Ye Chang went to the streets to patrol, so those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune died down, and even the thieves on the streets were much less.
Du Fu licked the tip of the pen, pushed open the window, looked at the still bustling street, and let out a long breath.
"It's done, the article is done?"
Seeing him come out, an editor of a newspaper came up and asked.
"It's done...... Half a night......" Du Fu replied with a twisted beard: "It's really not human to write such articles...... I need a raise! β
"Du Gong is too picky, Yin An is a word, twisting a few stems and whiskers, of course I find it difficult!" The editor smiled and said, "The next thing is next...... I'm going to send it to the printing field! β
The "Minbao" newspaper office has been moved from Chang'an to Luoyang, initially to make a close-range report on the civil unrest in Dugi Province and Henan Province, after the civil unrest was quelled, Du Fu had not had time to move it back to Chang'an, Li Heng and An Lushan had already launched a coup d'Γ©tat. This allowed the "Minbao" not to fall into the quagmire of Chang'an, and it could be published as usual.
For many ordinary people, and even many officials, getting information about the vicinity of Gyeonggi from Minbao is their only source of information about the situation. Therefore, the sales of "Minbao" did not decrease but increased in this month's time, and Du Fu also seized the opportunity to launch supplements one after another.
Li Heng, the "prince", did not receive the support of the Quartet, "Minbao" made a great contribution, Du Fu publicly commented that he was a "chaotic minister and thief", and even before the situation was clear, he called Li Heng and An Lushan the **** of "everyone gets and is punished". And when An Lushan forcibly recruited the people of Chang'an and, he tried his best to encourage the people to flee Chang'an.
"Let's go print......" Du Fu said with a smile.
The historian is unfortunate and the poet is lucky, and similarly, the national unfortunate newspaper is fortunate that the turmoil since the Luoyang civil unrest has greatly expanded the influence of the "Minbao", and this achievement makes Du Fu secretly happy in such a situation.
"Great victory, great victory!"
The editor in charge of printing had not yet left the house when the door slammed open, and another editor ran in briskly, his face full of excitement.
"What, big victory?"
"Exactly, Ye Gong Zhuojun's auxiliary department broke Tian Chenghei, beheaded Tian Chenghei himself, and An Lushan's entire army retreated!"
"When?"
"Five days ago, the thief cut off traffic to cover up his defeat, but our people still took a detour to pass the news!"
"Minbao" also has its own information channels, and Du Fu was first happy at the news, and then a little frustrated: the article that was originally written well is now obviously out of place, and it should be written again.
Immediately, he frowned: "No, there has been no news from Chang'an for five days?" β
Although An Lushan's party took control of Chang'an City, five days ago, with some gray channels, Du Fu was still able to contact people in the city, and some rich and noble families in the city even escaped through bribery. But in the past five days, Chang'an has been cut off inside and outside, even on the Tongguan side, and no personnel have entered or left in the past few days.
"Yes......"
"There have been great changes in Chang'an!" Du Fu's face changed: "Immediately think of contacting the ...... in Chang'an City No, the idea is to send me to Chang'an City! β
"How can I enter Chang'an City at this time?" The editors below were stunned.
"If you can't be on your side, how can you know the most accurate information? The last time the rebels were in turmoil, I was not there, it was already a lifelong regret, this time I could guess that there would be great changes in Chang'an City, if I was not there, it would be a lifelong hate! Du Fu clenched his fists and said: "We run a newspaper, in fact, we are governing history, as a historian, there is nothing more exciting than 'I was on the spot at that time'!" β
Several editors and clerks looked at each other and couldn't help but smile wryly. This Duke Du is really holding the spirit of history to run a newspaper now, and when he says this, he has made up his mind.
"What big changes will happen in Chang'an City, could it be that Ye Gong called?"
"No, An Lushan and Reverse Heng, I'm just afraid that I'm going to turn my face at this time!" Du Fu said.
"How is this possible, after their new defeat at this time, they have to work together!"
"It is precisely because of the new defeat that it will inevitably turn its face." Du Fu sneered: "The villain only has a combination of interests, and now that the benefits are exhausted, he will naturally have to divide them." β
In recent years, he has commented on current affairs, and his political and strategic vision has grown considerably, so he can see the weakness of this usurper court in Chang'an: the lack of real unity. Li Heng had to rely on An Lushan's troops, and An Lushan needed to rely on Li Heng's appeal, and if everything went well, this cooperative relationship between the two could be maintained until all enemies were eliminated. But now that An Lushan has suffered a big defeat, Li Heng will inevitably have doubts about his ability to govern the army, in this case, even if Li Heng does not embarrass An Lushan, he will find another military pillar, and An Lushan will definitely not allow this kind of thing to happen.
Therefore, there must be a new storm in Chang'an City!
"Du Gong, you are now a thorn in the side of the rebel Heng and the thief, how can you enter Chang'an? It's better to change me, as long as someone in our newspaper is on the spot when the incident happens, why should Du Gong fight with me for this false name? β
An editor had an idea, and he still wanted to persuade Du Fu, but Du Fu laughed: "Don't fool me, hurry up and get ready, give me a thousand yuan in the account, and prepare another horse, I will set off today!" β
Speaking of this, he was a little worried: "Five days...... I'm afraid that An Lushan has already returned to Chang'an at this time, and if I delay any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up......"
As Du Fu said, at this time, An Lushan had already arrived outside Chang'an City.
He stayed in Xianyang for one night, and then rushed to Chang'an, because of the weakening of his vision, he looked at Chang'an City from the carriage, and only saw a black thing, and when he got close, he still couldn't see it really.
"Where is Ye Chang?" He asked calmly.
"This ......" Liu Luogu originally thought that he would ask about the situation in Chang'an City, but he never thought that he was still asking Ye Chang.
Since Ye Chang's rise, he has been like a nightmare, entangled An Lushan, making it difficult for An Lushan to sleep. However, the most important thing at this time should be Li Heng's actions in Chang'an City, right?
"Li Heng is something, if he didn't have me, he wouldn't be bullshit." An Lushan seemed to know the doubts in his heart, and said again: "Those little tricks of his are not worth mentioning at all......
"The king, the envoy sent by the imperial court to greet you is waiting outside the Golden Light Gate." While he was talking, someone came up and said.
"Let them wait." After An Lushan finished speaking, he looked at Liu Luogu again: "Where is Ye Chang now?" β
He has been in a moody mood due to illness recently, but today he is in better health, so he has recovered a little bit of his original appearance.
Liu Luogu heard him ask again, and said in a low voice: "I have already passed Ma Wei and arrived at Jincheng......
"This guy is ...... soon," An Lushan muttered.
Jincheng is not a hundred miles away from Chang'an, although the ruts along the way, An Lushan was all destroyed when retreating, but with the propulsion ability displayed by Ye Chang's troops, a hundred miles is only an overnight reach.
"No wonder that emperor jumped up and down, thinking that he also got the news, and if he didn't think about it, his throne was ......" An Lushan sneered: "Let's go, let's go see the person he sent to greet him!" β
The one who was sent to greet An Lushan was Zhang Jun.
An Lushan has a heavy responsibility, both as the prime minister and as the prime minister, and the person who is with him is Zhang Jun. Let Zhang Jun come to greet An Lushan, it can be said that it is not kind. Zhang Jun had been waiting in the cold wind for a long time, only to see An Lushan's car stop, but he didn't see An Lushan come out for a long time.
"This An Hu'er is really from a Hu family, he doesn't know etiquette, the minister is waiting for him, and he doesn't know how to meet him in the car." Seeing this, a subordinate official next to him laughed in a low voice.
"I'm afraid that I lost the battle and have no face to see people." Another official also lowered his voice.
"Hugh is going to talk nonsense!" Zhang Jun glanced at the two of them: "An Xianggong has a bad temper, if you talk nonsense like this again, I can't protect you if he knows!" β
The two of them trembled suddenly, and remembered the situation of An Lushan's killing when he set out on the expedition.
But this memory, in addition to making them more afraid of An Lushan's ferocity, also made them have a heart of "retribution": those royal relatives and nobles were not guilty, and An Lushan killed them without even finding a suitable reason.
With this evil cause, the fiasco is the evil result.
"It's coming, it's finally out!"
After waiting for a full half an hour, the honor guard over there began to line up, and An Lushan's fat body squeezed out of the carriage. The officials around who had long been impatient were all silent, and Zhang Jun was also dressed properly with a solemn face.
He asked himself, he was still a little scared of An Lushan.
In the past, the Zhang brothers had a very good relationship with An Lushan, because everyone looked at Ye Chang unpleasantly, and the Zhang brothers have always been one of the most powerful supporters of An Lushan in the court. Of course, An Lushan did not send bribes to their brothers.
But now it's different, An Lushan has a knife in his hand, he is a Confucian scholar, how dare he be proud of the sword and gun.
"It turned out to be Zhang Gong, who has been waiting for a long time, hard work."
An Lushan walked over, and when he saw Zhang Jun, he didn't give it up, but he was a little polite in words. Zhang Jun saw that his demeanor was kind, not like the rumored moody appearance, and he also relaxed his heart slightly, and saluted: "Your Majesty heard that Duke An has returned to the court, and the special officials came to greet him. β
"How dare me?" An Lushan Ha Lu Ha Da smiled: "This Western Expedition has not had many great results, how can you be like this?" β
Zhang Jun laughed with him, but there was a hint of ridicule in his heart.
An Lushan suffered a big defeat in the hands of Ye Chang, Cui Qianyou and Zhang Zhongzhi abandoned him and did not leave, infighting with each other, Tian Chengsi was ordered to fight and died, although An Lushan tried his best to conceal this news, but Zhang Jun had his own way, and he already knew it clearly.
An Lushan said that there were not many great results, and he didn't know how many layers of gold leaf had been pasted on his face.
"King Yan has worked hard and worked hard, and he deserves to share his worries for His Majesty." disdainful in his heart, but Zhang Jun said it in his mouth, and the two talked and laughed happily, and seemed to be very agreeable.
"Please get in the car!" After talking nonsense for a while, Zhang Jun pointed to the lane behind him: "Today, the lower official will whip King Yan!" β
An Lushan did not shirk and got into the car directly, of course Zhang Jun couldn't really hold the whip for him, just sat beside the coachman. This car has been specially reinforced, and it is a very strong Dawan horse, Rao is so, pulling An Lushan is still a little bit of a car.
The car entered the Jinguang Gate, and An Lushan suddenly said: "Gong Zhang, please come in, I have a major military affairs and want to discuss with Gong Zhang." β
Zhang Jun hesitated slightly when he heard this, but still entered the carriage.
"What has happened in Beijing these days?" An Lushan asked.
Zhang Jun was taken aback, and then shook his head: "What can happen in Beijing, with Doctor Ji and the generals under King Yan in charge, there is nothing wrong...... Oh, it's just some rumors spreading in the mouths of some Diao people, Dr. Ji has already ordered someone to investigate the matter, and it won't be long before there will be results. β
"Those Diao people, it seems that they still kill less, kill one person, you can stop ten people talking nonsense, kill ten people, stop thousands of people talking nonsense, kill a thousand people, you can stop one nonsense!" An Lushan is murderous and authentic.
Zhang Jun smiled and didn't respond, he felt a little strange in his heart, An Lushan summoned him in, shouldn't he just say such a thing.
"Zhang Gong, since you and I got acquainted, An has not been sorry for Zhang Gong, right?" Just when he was pondering what An Lushan's idea was, he heard An Lushan speak again.
"This, why did King Yan say this, King Yan treated Zhang very kindly, and Zhang always felt it in his heart."
"Since that's the case, let me ask the truth, how many sword and axe men did Li Heng ambush at the banquet?"
As soon as An Lushan's words came out, Zhang Jun trembled, and sweat instantly climbed on his forehead. He raised his eyes and looked at An Lushan, the smile on An Lushan's face had long been gone, and it was replaced by an undisguised murderous intent.
"He's going to kill me!" Zhang Jun's heart jumped suddenly, this thought surfaced, and then bowed down and said: "King Yan, there is no such thing, Your Majesty has a lot of trust in King Yan, how can you ambush the sword and axe man......"
"Gong Zhang, you and I are both smart people, why do you think I abandoned Ye Chang and returned to Beijing at this time?" An Lushan said calmly: "That's naturally because I think that there is an enemy who is more dangerous than Ye Chang!" β
"Ye Chang defeated me, my main force was not damaged, and I can still retreat to Chang'an, but if someone stabs me in the back, I will be attacked in the abdomen and back, and that is the real fatal thing." When An Lushan said this, he paused, about time for Zhang Jun to think: "Zhang Gong, tell me, what is my crime, Li Heng wants to ambush me with a knife and axe?" β
"This ...... This ......"
"If he is unkind, I will be unjust, he is just a thief without a father and a king, how can he be the son of heaven?" An Lushan said again: "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a weasel mouse, a litter is not as good as a litter, it is better to change someone to do it, or the world can still be saved!" β
By this time, An Lushan no longer concealed his ambitions!