Chapter 258 Tong Pass Breaking
"Drive, drive, drive!" On the long and uninhabited official road, Ge Shuhan took dozens of his guards and rushed all the way to Chang'an.
For Ge Shuhan, An Lushan's rebellion has nothing to do with him, and now he has never had the idea of surrendering, after all, his glory and wealth are all given by Li Longji, and Ge Shuhan also understands the words Entu Bao, so now he is completely rushing to Chang'an with the idea of worrying about the monarch.
But.......
"Wow!" Looking at the black-robed man who suddenly appeared in the middle of the official road, Ge Shuhan was so frightened that he hurriedly grabbed the reins of the war horse, and at the same time scolded, "Blind your dog's eyes, you dare to block the way of the envoy of this section, don't get out of the way!" Ge Shuhan, who had a big beard on his face, waved a horsewhip, even if he wanted to whip it at Huang Xiaowei, it could really be said that he would not die if he did not die.
"Ugh." A light sigh sounded, "General Geshuhan, your temper is really a little violent. Huang Xiaowei tilted his head slightly, snapped his fingers with a smile, "Although you are not a good thing, I don't have that much patience now, so it's better not to make trouble for me." ”
"Smack." With a snap of his fingers, Ge Shuhan, who was about to whip on the horse's back, stared at the tiger for a moment, and the next moment, he saw his huge body fall from the back of the war horse.
Ge Shuhan, who fell to the ground, instantly seemed to have been hit by a sheep's epilepsy, lying on the ground and convulsing continuously, and the corners of his mouth were foaming at the mouth.
Huang Xiaowei stepped forward and touched his legs with a smile, "As a punishment for scolding me just now, I will take away your two legs." ”
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In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Hexi Jiedu made Ge Shuhan on the way to Chang'an, unfortunately suffered a stroke, and after recovery, his legs were paralyzed, and the corners of his mouth flowed all day long, and he couldn't speak, no different from a waste person.
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As An Lushan pressed forward step by step, Li Longji's temper became more and more irritable day by day, scolding the front-line generals for their incompetence all day long, and even letting An Lushan hit Tongguan, a great shame, a great shame!
Feng Changqing, who was fighting hard, had been demoted to the body of cloth by him, and now he was in Tongguan, and Gao Xianzhi was guilty of meritorious service.
Yes, An Lushan has already hit Tongguan, and as long as Tongguan is lost, Chang'an will no longer have any natural danger to defend.
This is something Li Longji never dreamed of, he didn't expect An Lushan's soldiers and horses to march so fast, and he didn't expect the local defenders to be so vulnerable, An Lushan almost galloped all the way to Tongguan.
Even though during this period, Yan Gaoqing suddenly surrendered in Hebei, provoking the seventeen counties of Hebei that had surrendered to An Lushan to rebel one after another, allowing Datang to win a little respite, but what is the use of this? Shi Siming personally led the army back to Hebei, killed Yan Gaoqing and his son, and pacified Hebei.
Although Guo Ziyi was also causing chaos to An Lushan at Jingcheng Pass, he was now blocked by Shi Siming, and he was weak.
Datang ...... Finished.
In fact....... If Li Longji could seize the time when Yan Gaoqing's father and son raised the banner of righteousness, and when An Lushan's rear was unstable, he ordered the 200,000 Hexi Xi'an elites stationed in Tongguan to counterattack in an all-round way, although it would not win An Lushan, but it would not let him fight under Tongguan so quickly.
But at that time, when he heard that Yan Gaoqing's father and son rebelled, and the seventeen counties of Hexi rebelled together, and An Lushan hurriedly sent Shi Siming back to help, Li Longji ...... Actually celebrating at a banquet?!
Yes, he is celebrating, even with the people of Chang'an. Do you know why Li Longji celebrates? Because he thought that An Lushan was about to be finished, and An Lushan was about to lose to himself, he feasted his ministers to celebrate the upcoming victory in the future.
Poor Yan Gaoqing father and son, staying in Hebei all day long, hoping that the Tang reinforcements could join them inside, defeat the rebels, and finally ..... Just died in anticipation.
Until the day when Yan Gaoqing's father and son died in battle, Datang did not send a single soldier.
Now it's okay, the rear is calm, and there is no more trouble, An Lushan drove straight in, and hit directly under Tongguan, so shocked that Li Longji almost rolled off Yang Yuhuan's bed.
But Rao is so, Rao is the situation has eroded so far, Li Longji still refuses to bear his mistakes, he still thinks that he is right, and he also thinks that he is the wisest emperor, and he still does not want to wake up in that prosperous dream.
Paranoid, now he is paranoid like a madman.
Therefore, he put all his anger on Feng Changqing's body, removed Feng Changqing from all positions and official positions, and at the same time, until now, he did not let Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing enter Tongguan, but instead let them be stationed outside the pass, and Ge Shuhan in the city was fighting each other.
At this moment, the chess piece that Huang Xiaowei has arranged for many years has begun to play a role.
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Bian Lingcheng touched his chin, looked at Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi in front of him with a smile, and said loudly: "Two generals, the He family bears the grace of His Majesty and is specially given the position of supervising the army, now, I want to wait for Your Majesty to ask the two generals, why do you always retreat in the city for days and days, and do not go to bloody battles with the rebels outside the city?!" ”
"The rebels are powerful, and both this family and His Majesty know it, so let the two generals enter the city, but the two generals will no longer fight with the rebels when they enter the city, this is ......."
Feng Changqing, according to historical records, his height is not high, only more than one meter six, so he still has the nickname of Feng Short in the Tang Dynasty, but this short man, he has been defeated in successive battles, and he has been defeated all the way from Henan to Tongguan, and he is still resisting to the death, and he is still loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.
Hearing Bian Lingcheng's words, Feng Changqing wanted to attack, but he didn't dare, this eunuch has been a supervisor since the beginning of the Anxi Army, and he is very powerful in the imperial court, and the most important thing is ...... Li Longji trusted him very much.
"Father-in-law, it's not that we don't fight wholeheartedly, but that our soldiers and horses have been repeatedly defeated for several days, and their morale is low, and the rebels have won successive battles and have high morale...... Defeat is inevitable! Gao Xianzhi saw that Feng Changqing's face was not good, so he hurriedly replaced him and dealt with Bian Lingcheng.
But unexpectedly, Bian Lingcheng did not embarrass them, but greatly encouraged them, telling them not to rush and take their time.
At this moment, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi were dumbfounded, thinking to themselves what the hell was Bian Lingcheng, a dead eunuch, doing? Shouldn't he have forced them out of the city to fight the rebels at this time? How to ....... today couldn't figure it out, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi didn't bother to think about it, left Bian Lingcheng's barracks, and went to inspect the defense of Tongguan.
At the same time that Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing left, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in Bian Lingcheng's eyes, "Two colleagues, don't blame the family for being ruthless." ”
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In front of Li Longji's dragon case, a secret report was put and a secret report from Bian Lingcheng, which did not have many words and a very simple meaning.
"Weichen Bian Lingcheng Qi Your Majesty, since His Majesty sent Weichen from Tongguan to supervise the army, Weichen worked hard all day long, did not dare to live up to His Majesty's holy grace, however, Feng Changqing, Gao Xianzhi, since the defeat and retreat to Tongguan, passive avoidance of war, holding hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, only cowering in the city, not fighting with the rebels, Weichen has found out, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing both have correspondence in An Lushan, the two of them are also embezzling military rations in private, filling their pockets, and, because Feng Changqing was demoted to civilians, the generals under the command of the Anxi Army were greatly dissatisfied, Ordinary soldiers even complained for this person again and again. ”
"I beg Your Majesty to deal with it as soon as possible, so as to avoid another disaster."
After reading Bian Lingcheng's recital, Li Longji was furious, and immediately passed down a holy decree...... The decree of death.
In fact, looking at Bian Lingcheng's secret report, his real killing move has always been the last sentence, and the previous one is just inconsequential, and it can be regarded as an ordinary trivial matter.
Let's ask, why didn't Li Longji give Feng Changqing Anxi Army at the beginning, but let him recruit ordinary people to fight An Lushan on his own?
Let me ask, what is Li Longji most afraid of now?
The answer is very simple, what Li Longji is most afraid of now is the second An Lushan, and Li Longji is most afraid that the Tang Dynasty will now have a second festival to rebel.
He doesn't dare to trust any of the generals anymore, and let's not forget that he is now at an extreme, no one trusts anyone, no one trusts anyone! There must be a balance between the forces and the horses on all sides.
It is important to destroy the rebels, but it is also important to prevent them from rebelling.
But now, Bian Lingcheng told Li Longji frankly that the Anxi Army avenged Feng Changqing's grievances, and the Anxi Army avenged Feng Changqing's grievances! What does this mean? It shows that Feng Changqing is more important than him as an emperor in the eyes of Anxi Jun.
In case Chang Qing is bewitched by the soldiers under his command......
To put it bluntly, just like Wang Zhonghe, it doesn't matter if you want to rebel or not, what matters is whether you have the strength to rebel, and the important thing is to prevent trouble in the future!
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A day later.
Li Longji's holy decree arrived at Tongguan.
When they saw the word death on the holy decree, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi's bodies shook and fell directly to the ground.
For...... Why? Why did Your Majesty kill us? Me, what did we do wrong? Is it difficult to defend the city..... Did you make a mistake too?
"Embezzle military rations, passively avoid wars, and exchange money with An Lushan...... This, this, this ......." Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi suddenly felt that the heavens and the earth were dim.
They don't understand, they really don't understand, the rebels have all hit Tongguan, why is Your Majesty still doing such a thing!
Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing glanced at each other, looked up at the sky, and shouted in their hearts, "Is he really Your Majesty?!" Is he really the one who created the prosperous world? ”
Prevention in the future, prevention in the future?!
How much Your Majesty is afraid that your throne will be snatched away, and how much Your Majesty loves your throne!
How could he do such a thing......
"Hahaha, hahaha, I have the intention to kill the thief, but I can't go back to heaven!" Gao Xianzhi howled and screamed, this contemporary famous general, knelt in front of the incense case, and yelled in front of Bian Lingcheng, a eunuch and the crippled Ge Shuhan, as well as Bian Lingcheng's hundreds of henchmen.
"Datang, it's over...... Finished....... Tongguan will be broken, Chang'an will be lost, ......." Feng Changqing seemed to have all the strength in his body drained for a moment, kneeling on the ground and muttering to himself.
Looking at the bloodless faces of the two of them, Bian Lingcheng sneered again and again, don't blame me, really don't blame me, what the adults say, what they order, I really can't help but listen.
"Alas, two generals, Your Majesty's holy decree has arrived, and you have read it, but for the sake of your colleagues, you can give you some time to leave a suicide note, which can be regarded as a little bit of Bian's heart." Bian Lingcheng held the holy decree and said pretendly.
"Eunuch! You eunuch who doesn't want to die! Sooner or later, Datang will be destroyed in the hands of you bastards! Gao Xianzhi was desperate and scolded, "Don't think I don't know why you want to kill me, isn't it that the crown prince and Yang Guozhong and Gao Lishi came to woo me, and Ben didn't agree!" Hahaha, the rebels have all hit the doorstep, you are still fighting in the nest, you are still fighting for power, it's over, hahaha, it's all over! ”
Looking at Gao Xianzhi, who was already crazy, Bian Lingcheng's face was cold, "Come on, cut off the head of this madman and hang it on the city, so that everyone can see clearly what kind of fate will end up if you passively avoid the war!" After speaking, Bian Lingcheng looked at Ge Shuhan, who was lying on the chair on the side, unable to speak, unable to move his face, and full of laughter, the meaning was self-evident.
"Well, get me a pen and paper." Feng Changqing accepted his fate, and he began to write a suicide note.
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In the dark night, holding the blood-stained suicide note left by Feng Changqing, "Feng Changqing's Death Expression" looked at the heads of him and Gao Xianzhi hanging on the city, and the black-robed young man lowered his head and clenched his fists secretly.
"You ...... It really shouldn't be in my way. ”
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On January 27, 756 AD, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi had embezzled military rations, passively avoided war crimes, and were given death by Li Longji, and their heads were hung at the gate of Tongguan for three days.
A few days later, Tongguan was broken.