Gao Xianzhi dismounted and picked up Feng Changqing, looked at Feng Changqing and the others with a sad face and a dead face, and asked, "You lost Luoyang?" Feng Changqing sighed: "The last general is guilty, and the enemy is fierce and cannot resist." Gao Xianzhi was puzzled and said: "It's only been half a month since the thieves raised their troops, not to mention crossing the Yellow River, so the defenders of Lingchang, Chenliu, Xingyang and other places can't stop the rebels for a moment?" Feng Changqing sighed: "The last general learned from the front that An Lushan had driftwood and rotten ships, froze and built a pontoon bridge, and captured Lingchang in less than half a day after crossing the Yellow River. The saint sent Henan Jiedu to make Zhang Jieran guard Chen Liu, but Chen Liu's guard Guo Na actually opened the door and surrendered. He sighed and shook his head: "When the rebels arrived in Xingyang, Xingyang Taishou Cui Wuxu recruited troops to defend it, but he was invincible in a hard battle, and the city was broken two days later, and Cui Wuxu was also killed." ”

Gao Xianzhi was speechless for a long time and said, "Let's join forces, go to Shaanxi County first, and then you will talk to me in detail." Feng Changqing said yes.

Before he got on the horse, he suddenly heard a thin shrill voice shouting: "Feng Changqing, you shook the crowd with thieves, lost Luoyang, lost countless soldiers, hehe, and have the face to retreat to Shaanxi County." Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was a middle-aged man who spoke, Gao Xianzhi heard him speak harshly, and said coldly: "Father-in-law Bian, the thief is huge, Chang Qing is in a hurry, and the recruited soldiers can't resist the thief, and it's not his fault, why do you want to be sarcastic?" "That man is the prison army sent by Emperor Xuanzong, and he was the prison army when Gao Xianzhi attacked Xiao Bolu. Gao Xianzhi sent troops from Anxi to attack Xiao Bolu, and Bian Lingcheng did not dare to go deep into Lianyunbao, and Xianzhi broke Xiao Bolu, which was a success.

Feng Changqing was defeated and defeated repeatedly, and he was ashamed to speak, but Bian Lingcheng sneered: "Hehe, what did Feng Changqing say in front of His Majesty that day?" But he promised the Holy Lord, 'Count the days and take the head of the rebellion, and hang it under His Majesty.' He also mocked Feng Changqing: "What about the head of the reverse Hu, Feng Changqing?" Gao Xianzhi didn't want to argue with him, so he pulled Feng Changqing and said, "Changqing, let's go." Feng Changqing's face was flushed, ashamed and annoyed, so he got on the horse and ordered his subordinates to pull out and go to Shaanxi County.

Lin Yin on the side felt in her heart, why did this sissy man speak so badly? He didn't know why Gao Xianzhi called that person's father-in-law, and he didn't know the difference between eunuchs and eunuchs and ordinary people, and he felt that the surname was too white, and his triangular eyes were a bit like the annoying Miao Renjie on Huashan, and his voice was neither male nor female, which was very disgusting.

After Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi left first, Lin Yin asked Qin Chong, who was riding a horse on the side, "Brother Qin, who is that sissy?" If you don't know anything, you just talk nonsense. Qin Chong smiled bitterly: "That person's name is Bian Lingcheng, and he is a popular eunuch around the emperor, who came to be a prisoner." Lin Yin didn't understand the eunuch, and he didn't know what the eunuch was, so he asked, "Brother Qin, is the eunuch an official name?" Does the overseer supervise the army's operations? Qin Chong looked at him with a strange expression, Lin Yin was puzzled, and asked, "Did the junior brother say the wrong thing?" Qin Chong shook his head and whispered to him what a eunuch was and the duties of the supervising army. After listening to this, Lin Yin said: "Oh, the eunuch is actually an incomplete person, no wonder he is so bitter and mean. He also said: "The prison army does not understand the affairs of war, and they have to talk about it on the sidelines, isn't it not enough to succeed and more to lose?" Qin Chong said: "No, there is no way." Lin Yin also shook his head and sighed. The position of supervising the army began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has always been held by important members of the imperial court, and it was Emperor Xuanzong who let the eunuchs serve as the supervising army.

When they arrived in Shaanxi County, the local Taishou had already abandoned the city, and most of the other officials and people had fled in all directions, and the ten rooms were empty. Feng Changqing's thousands of soldiers and horses and Gao Xianzhi's 60,000 soldiers and horses were combined.

In the conference hall, Gao Xianzhi said to Feng Changqing: "The Holy Lord ordered me to lead my troops from Shaanxi County to the east and take the initiative to meet the rebels. Feng Changqing hurriedly said: "It's a big mistake, there have been bloody battles for days, the morale of the traitors is strong, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and they take the initiative to attack, and the victory or defeat is really unpredictable." And Tongguan now has no soldiers, if the thief army rushes forward with victory and occupies Tongguan, the Beijing division is afraid of a crisis. Feng Changqing sighed again and said: "The last general thinks that we should immediately return to Tongguan to strictly defend the capital in order to keep the capital safe." Gao Xianzhi pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "What Chang Qing said is very true, he just marched without authorization, I am afraid that the Holy Lord will be displeased, and it will be unfavorable to you and me." Feng Changqing persuaded: "The city of Shaanxi County is not strong, and there are five dangers to defend." Attack, difficult to win; Guard, difficult to defend. If you rashly take the initiative to send troops, I am afraid that I will not even have the opportunity to meet the saint in person. Gao Xianzhi thought for a long time before he made up his mind: "Okay, early tomorrow morning, I will set off for Tongguan." All the generals said yes.

However, he said that Lin Yin, since the recovery of internal force, he carefully investigated the eight veins of the Qi Jing and various acupuncture points, and there was no major problem, and the second vein of Ren Du was not fully opened, but the internal force was indeed a little deeper. When I rest alone at night, I still practice several times before falling asleep.

On the second day, before the army had yet to move, news came that An Lushan's rebels were about to arrive in Shaanxi County. Gao Xianzhi and the others were shocked, so they ordered the team to set off and rush to Tongguan. Sure enough, the rebel cavalry pursued, menacing, and the rear army was difficult to resist. Many of the soldiers were beheaded by the pursuers, and their armor was thrown away, and there were countless ghosts and wolves.

After Gao Xianzhi left a small number of soldiers to break off, the large army still fled into Tongguan. As soon as they entered Tongguan, they immediately closed the gate and guarded it strictly, and the rebel vanguard was not allowed to enter. Gao Xianzhi immediately ordered people to repair the city defense, reorganize the team, and prepare to defend the city. Within two days, the rebel army also arrived at the city, and saw that the Tongguan city was strong and deep, and the defenders were fully prepared, so they had no choice but to abandon the Tongguan Pass.

Early this morning, after Lin Yin finished practicing his sword, he rushed to Feng Changqing's side. When he went out, he saw Bian Lingcheng hurrying to the city gate with a few followers, he didn't like Bian Lingcheng, and he didn't say hello to him, just passed by.

Feng Changqing was discussing the military situation with Gao Xianzhi, but Lin Yin didn't dare to disturb, so he stood aside. When Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were resting and drinking tea, they casually asked, "Why don't you see Father-in-law Bian today?" Feng Changqing didn't care, Lin Yin said: "My subordinates just saw him take people out of the city. ”

Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing glanced at each other and said in unison, "It's not good." Asked Lin Yin again how long it had been since Bian Lingcheng had been out of the city, Lin Yin thought for a while and said that it had been almost an hour.

Gao Xianzhi said: "You and I were defeated by the thief army, lost the eastern capital, and the other acted without authorization to defend Tongguan, Bian Lingcheng understood that the saint would definitely blame him, and he was afraid that he would join us when he went back, so as to clear up the involvement." Feng Changqing agreed, and said: "I lost Luoyang, and I lost tens of thousands of soldiers, even if the saint wants to kill me, I have nothing to say." He sighed again and said, "I'm afraid that the saint will not notice it for a while, and he will mishear the traitor's words, which will affect you, the marshal." Gao Xianzhi shook his head and said, "Chang Qing, your article is good, hurry up and write a letter, and let people quickly whip it to the saint." Feng Changqing nodded and said yes.

Feng Changqing finished writing the recital, stating in detail the main reasons for the defeat of the Luoyang army, and the reason for retreating to Tongguan, and was about to order someone to send him to the capital, but Gao Xianzhi said: "The stakes are very high, otherwise you can bring people into Beijing to face the saint, and state the reason to the saint in person, which is better." Feng Changqing thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he asked people to prepare horses, called Lin Yin, and went out of the city to the capital.

On the way, Feng Changqing said to Lin Yin: "Since the fall of Luoyang, I have praised the emperor three times, but the saint has not responded last time, this time if Bian Lingcheng says a few bad words to me in front of the saint, I am afraid that my life will not be saved." Lin Yin was puzzled and asked, "The eunuch surnamed Bian, do you have any holiday with the general?" Feng Changqing shook his head and said: "There is no festival, but when he attacked Xiao Boluguo, he asked for a bribe from me on the way back to the court, and I ignored him, I was afraid that he would always hold a grudge." Lin Yin asked, "That should have happened ten years ago, what did he care about for so long!" Feng Changqing said: "Xiaolin, Confucius said, 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise', Feng Changqing looks like a woman, irritable and difficult to eliminate (in fact, this is the evaluation of Feng Changqing by history, I don't think women are really difficult to raise, I like women), I'm afraid he really remembers it in his heart. Lin Yin listened, raised his eyebrows, and said, "General, the next time you see the surnamed Bian, your subordinates will quietly kill him, what do you think?" Feng Changqing suddenly laughed, shook his head again, and said: "By all means, he is a prison sent by the emperor, if he is assassinated in the camp, I will definitely not be able to get out of it at that time." What's more, Bian Lingcheng has no power to restrain the chicken, and it is not easy for me to kill him. Lin Yin thinks so.

Feng Changqing and others traveled to Weinan, and a team of carriages and horses came in front, looking at the honor guard, it seemed that it was a special envoy sent by the emperor. Feng Changqing ordered people to dismount and wait for the opposite team of carriages and horses to walk over first.

As the carriage and horses approached, someone suddenly shouted: "Isn't that General Feng Changqing?" Feng Changqing looked up and saw that there was an old eunuch he knew in the car, surnamed Guo, and said, "Hello Gonggong Guo, where are you going?" The eunuch surnamed Guo got out of the carriage, sighed and said, "Alas, Feng Changqing, Feng Changqing, you are going to suffer." Feng Changqing expected it and asked, "Gonggong Guo, how do you say this?" The eunuch surnamed Guo said, "Alas, you should kneel down first and receive the order." Feng Changqing hurriedly knelt down. Lin Yin on the side didn't understand why Feng Changqing wanted to kneel for an old eunuch, and later saw that Feng Changqing also asked him to kneel together, although he didn't want to, he had to kneel together.

The content of the holy decree is very simple, Feng Changqing lost Luoyang, and the soldiers were lost, so the emperor cut off his knots and envoys, and later served beside Gao Xianzhi in white clothes. Feng Changqing untied his armor and took off his hat, and took the holy decree tremblingly. That Guo Gonggong said to Feng Changqing again: "Feng Changqing, the emperor was angry for a while, so he demoted you to a commoner, you kill the thief well, and make meritorious contributions, the emperor and his old man will know." Feng Changqing smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard work for Gonggong Guo." He asked again: "Marshal Gao Xianzhi is now leading the army to refuse to defend Tongguan, does my father-in-law want to go over?" Gonggong Guo hurriedly shook his hand and said: "No, no, this holy decree is for you, I won't lick the trouble for Marshal Gao." Feng Changqing smiled.

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