In March of the thirteenth year of Tianbao, An Lushan set off to return to Fanyang.

Li Longji personally sent An Lushan to the gate of the palace, and also took off his robe and draped it on An Lushan.

Xiao Jiangyuan was responsible for sending An Lushan out of the city.

An Lushan was a little fatter than the last time they met, and was struggling to climb up the carriage with the support of four or five servants. Xiao Jiangyuan stared for a long time, and finally walked to the carriage before An Lushan gave the order to set off.

So far, An Lushan has not dared to have any disrespect for Xiao Jiangyuan. Seeing Xiao Jiangyuan approaching, he immediately sat upright, and said with a smile: "General Xiao, but what other instructions do you have?" ”

"Don't dare." Xiao Jiangyuan returned the salute and smiled faintly, "It's just that there are some words, Xiao wants to talk to the king alone." ”

An Lushan immediately asked the people around him to take twenty steps back, leaned over to Xiao Jiangyuan and said, "General, please speak, An will listen." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan looked up at An Lushan slightly, took his seemingly harmless smile into his eyes, sighed lightly, and said, "The saint has experienced a lot in this life, and in his early years, when the Empress Zetian was there, he suffered a lot. If it weren't for the times to create heroes, and the saints seized the opportunity, there would be no current Kaiyuan Shenwu Emperor, and there would be no Kaiyuan Tianbao Tang Dynasty. He has been deceived and betrayed by many people, including his domestic servants who have followed him since childhood, like-minded friends, his cousins, the pillow man who has been with him for nearly thirty years, his aunt who he regarded as his mother when he was a child, and even his biological father...... He is affectionate, affectionate and ruthless, so he has accepted and forgiven, naturally...... Killers too. ”

An Lushan's eyes flashed, and his smile was slightly retracted.

"According to common sense, the saint is also the Son of Heaven, and he should be suspicious, but for so many years, he has always believed more than doubted his courtiers. Whether it is the prime ministers of the past dynasties or the border generals, they can give full play to their talents, although the saints are restricted, they almost never interfere in their own affairs, and the king is a little different. Xiao has followed the saint for more than 40 years, and he has seen a lot of changes in the court, but he has never seen the saint treat anyone, like a king. If it is just favored, the real power is given too much, and if it is said to be important, the corresponding defense is too little. As long as the king asks for it, the saint has never refused, and what the king has never asked for, what the saint can give and what he can't give, he has tried his best to give. ”

An Lushan immediately arched his hand in the direction of Huaqing Palace: "The emperor's grace is vast, An has always remembered it in his heart, and he dare not forget it." ”

"The king's courage and loyalty, Li Shilang knew it when he was alive, and before he died, he also specially informed Xiao, saying that the king is different and may not be allowed in the court, and asked Xiao to take more care of the king to ensure the stability of the saint and the Tang Dynasty." Xiao Jiangyuan said and sighed, "Speaking of Li Shilang, the king may not know that if the officials of the court and the central government want to bring down a person, the best crime to use is 'rebellion', even Li Shilang, even if everyone is dead, he has not been able to escape." The saint has always preferred to believe this kind of crime and never let it go, but when it was the king's turn, he refused to believe it, and he was afraid that he would be careless for a while, which would chill the king's heart. ”

An Lushan first lowered his eyes and choked up, and when he raised his eyes again, there was a moment of light in his eyes, but his tone was as straightforward and innocent as usual: "It's still Shilang who knows me best, but I listened to the slander of the traitor Absi, thinking that Shilang really had a big rebellious thought." After all, I am a saint's courtier, and it is not good to deceive the saint for the sake of Shiro, but now that I think about it, there are many doubts about this matter, and Shiro is still thinking about me when he is dying, which really makes me feel ashamed. ”

"Xiao has always been unable to figure out why the saint trusts the king so much, and now he finally understands."

"It's just the word loyalty, what's so difficult about that?" An Lushan let out a long sigh, "For An, the most difficult thing is to face those ministers in the court. They don't know if their lives are too idle, they always say that I am coquettish and stupid, as if I am a courtier, and they forget that I also have military merits. They still look at me all day long, jealous of me, exclude me, saying that I don't have the appearance of a courtier or the style of a general, and dare to love the courtiers and generals in the world who have to be virtuous with them, right? That's it, they recently said I want to rebel? Especially that Yang Guozhong, what kind of thing is he, he really thinks that he will be invincible in the world if he wins Shilang? He didn't want to think about it, he was able to win Juro purely because of the saint, what did it have to do with him? When I was young, I worked as a sheep thief for a living, he ate, drank, prostituted, gambled, and debauched on the streets, who was better than whom? Today's court thinks of him as the head of the horse, and he doesn't even give me the prime minister, but because I am a Hu person, they all look down on me. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his smile was still the same: "The king...... Do you really want to be prime minister? ”

"What can An do if he wants to do it? To put it mildly, if it weren't for the blessing of a saint, how could a courtier look at me as a general, and who could really afford a mutilated eunuch? You and I are all blessed by the grace of the saints to have today, presumably General Xiao can understand me. Just as General Xiao is capable, as a eunuch, he can't surpass the three grades, not to mention the prime minister, if he can be the king of Dongping County, this life will come to an end. After a pause, An Lushan said, "If I can pull Yang Guozhong down from the phase, I will be satisfied, and I will have nothing else to ask for." ”

"The king is ambitious, where can a mere right minister hinder change? As for Xiao, he only knows how to be born as a human being, and he should repay his kindness, whether it is the grace of saving his life or the grace of knowing the encounter, and as a minister, he should also be loyal. Since the king has taken Xiao as a confidant, he must be able to understand Xiao's meaning. I hope that the king will remember what he said today and in the past, and treat the saint with loyalty and sincerity, without any other heart. The hour is not early, Xiao does not delay the king's departure, so he will leave. ”

As soon as Xiao Jiangyuan turned around and took two steps away, he heard An Lushan say: "Whether General Xiao believes it or not, An treats the saint with true love and reverence. ”

It wasn't until Xiao Jiangyuan turned his back that An Lushan slowly hid all the smiles on his face, his eyes were deep and his expression was deep.

When Xiao Jiangyuan and the others were far away, he immediately ordered to set off, non-stop, and soon changed the waterway, day and night, for fear that something would happen on the way.

He put a lot of eyeliner in Chang'an, and Ji Wen, how can he not know the danger of this trip? But he came anyway.

As early as the first time he set foot in Chang'an, he had some ideas about this prosperous and incomparable Tang Dynasty. This idea gradually became full, and by the time he realized what he wanted, his army had grown, his advisers had already been put in place, and he had ordered people to sew a lot of official uniforms that were not to be made by the imperial court.

The prince and general Xiangning have a kind of thing, this is a great river and mountain, can't he let him sit down?

He had been preparing for many years, but before he was ready, he suddenly received a book from Li Longji to let him enter Beijing. If he goes, he may have a crisis, if he doesn't go, he confirmed the statement of Yang Guozhong and others, and after thinking about it, he decided to gamble.

How can he not be weak-hearted? It's just that he pretended to be stupid and stunned, and he was bold by nature, and he wouldn't suffer a loss if he opened his mouth anyway, if Li Longji could agree, it would be good, and it would be nothing if he didn't agree, at least he showed his posture and could win more trust from Li Longji.

Seeing Li Long's genes and feeling guilty about him, so that he resigned himself to his request, An Lushan was not unmoved. When Xiao Jiangyuan opened his mouth to lobby, the hesitation and contradiction in his heart even reached its peak.

How did Li Longji treat him, how could he not know? Thinking that he was grateful, he actually wanted to seize Li Longji's country, and he did not despise himself.

But this country is far more important than love. If he can get this world and hold the supreme power in this world, even if he feeds his conscience to the dog for a while, what does it matter?

He can't be loyal himself, but he admires Xiao Jiangyuan for people who can do it. He thought about it, as long as he could return to Fanyang smoothly and safely, he could wait for Li Longji to die before he did it, and he had fulfilled this part of the righteousness of a monarch and a minister, which could be regarded as worthy of Li Longji's wrong love and Xiao Jiangyuan's tongue.

After returning to Fanyang, An Lushan looked at the ochre-yellow robe that was worn on his body, and he had mixed feelings for a while. In the past, when Li Linfu put the robe on him, he only felt cold sweat, but Li Longji's robe made him both worried and happy. The worry is that if he can't say soon, he will have a tough battle to fight; Happily, the Son of Heaven is dressed in color, which is not a good omen.

Now, it's just a matter of waiting for the national funeral.

As soon as Xiao Jiangyuan, who had finished sending An Lushan, returned to Huaqing Palace, he was called by Li Longji: "Lu'er is still happy?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan thought for a while and said, "General An didn't become the prime minister, so he seems to be a little dissatisfied. ”

"I said he didn't object, and this time you can be trusted?" Li Longji sat on the throne and leaned on the throne, "As long as he still covets the position of prime minister, it means that he has not put his thoughts on the throne." ”

"That's not how people used to be." Xiao Jiangyuan had long expected Li Longji's reaction, and said with a wry smile, "Whether to give or not to give, it's up to everyone, if any courtier dares to be dissatisfied with everyone's arrangement, everyone will be furious." ”

"At this time, at that time, General An is not them."

"But if General An really left happily and didn't show any interest in the phase, everyone wouldn't suspect General An because of this, but would think he was sensible, right?"

Li Longji was silent and said, "If there is nothing else, you can retreat first." ”

Recalling what An Lushan said, Xiao Jiangyuan only felt sarcastic. He found a good reason, but it was too exaggerated, and it became a strong word. Disloyalty is disloyalty, injustice is injustice, An Lushan is trying to be a generation of heroes, and even the founder of the country, why bother making these excuses? Is it difficult to admit that he is obsessed with power and ambition?

Since he already has an anti-heart, how can he avoid Yang Guozhong's phase? It's just that he saw her purpose and dealt with her.

Anyway, she's done her best, and let's take it one step at a time.

In the thirteenth year of Tianbao, Jiannan and Nanzhao fought endlessly, and the Tang Dynasty was defeated repeatedly, but Yang Guozhong lied to Li Longji about the victory. At the same time, Guanzhong was rainy and rainy, more than 60 days did not shine, many houses in Chang'an collapsed, the East Duluo flooded, flooded 19 squares, the people in several places lacked food, and prices skyrocketed.