More than ten days later, An Lushan hurriedly called the emperor in Luoyang, changed the country name to Yan, he was the emperor of Dayan, and set up his son An Shouzhong as the prince, Shi Siming as the captain, Tian Chenghei, Cui Youqian as Sikong, Situ, Cai Xide as the big Sima, and the rest of the generals, each with a reward, amnesty to the world, for a while the wind and surrender are not counted.

When the Tang Dynasty got the news in Chang'an, he laughed and smiled at Shewa and Li Bai beside him: "An Lushan does not plan to conquer Tongguan as soon as possible, but it seems that it is not a wise move to hastily claim the title of emperor in Luoyang." ”

"Yes. This person has a set of marching and fighting, but in dealing with national affairs, he can only be regarded as a straw bag, he will definitely be attacked by Li Longji at this time, and it is impossible for Li Heng, the prince of Lingwu, to sit idly by, and he will definitely send troops to protect Tongguan, and when the time comes, we can let them fight with each other. Li Bai bowed his head.

"Definitely! In my opinion, we should not sit back and watch success or failure, but should quickly send troops to the suburbs of Luoyang, which is called mediation, improvisation, and take what is taken. ”

Tang Chao was stunned: "Father-in-law, if I wait for the army, Guo Ziyi and the others will be afraid, and when the time comes, maybe they will be the enemy of us first, and An Lushan will be cheapened in vain?" ”

"Not bad. Guo Ziyi's new defeat, the soldiers have no heart to fight, if they know that we are sending troops, Li Heng will never want to fight to the death with An Lushan, and it will not be beautiful when the time comes, why not follow the will of the Tang Dynasty, take the opportunity to train good soldiers, just wait for the two sides to divide the victory and defeat, and then I will choose the rest of them and attack them? ”

Sheva bowed: "This is a very good discussion. ”

"The words of the righteous father reminded me that although we do not send troops, it is essential to send people to see the situation of the battle between the two sides and analyze the situation at the same time.

"General, although Bai is not talented, but it is no problem to confidently listen to the news, why don't you let me go?" Li Bai clenched his fists.

At this time, Li Bai experienced many ups and downs in his life, and now he is by the side of the Tang Dynasty, seeing the hope of re-establishing the regime, and his heart is hot, and he only hopes to make contributions.

"Brother Xie!" Tang Chao clenched his fists deeply, his eyes were full of gratitude, "I know that with the light skills and martial arts of the eldest brother, no one in the world can keep you, but the younger brother knows that with the prestige of the eldest brother, if it is possible, he can make friends with Li Heng's generals like Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Wang Sili, and you may wish to bring my letter when the time comes, I think they will feel that the younger brother is eager for talents; Of course, not only Li Heng's subordinates, but also An Lushan's Shi Siming, Tian Qianzhen, Cui Youqian, Cai Xide, and Tian Chengsi, the younger brother has already written a letter, and will bring a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry when the time comes, but there are people who are willing to take refuge in the younger brother, and they are all collected together, and the eldest brother is afraid that there will not be enough manpower to go alone, so this time, father-in-law, can you go on a trip with the eldest brother? ”

"Yes!" Sheva counted the property of the state capitals along the line everywhere during this time, and finally had the opportunity to compete with the ten thousand armies, and returned to Chang'an, his heart was in a panic, of course, he was willing to go out and walk around.

The two generals immediately took the order and went to the front line of Li Heng and An Lushan's army with more than ten carts of gold, silver and jewelry.

Along the way, Sheva was depressed, and Li Bai was very strange: "General, why are you unhappy, are you unwilling to go with me Li Bai?" ”

"Definitely!" Sheva hurriedly shook his hand, "To be with Brother Li Xian, my life's wish, the reason why I am unhappy is that I find that the Tang Dynasty seems to have changed, he, he disappointed me a little." ”

Li Bai was taken aback: "Why did the general say this?" ”

"Since Brother Xian asked, I won't hide it from you. The Tang Dynasty led a large army to occupy Chang'an, why didn't they take the opportunity to pursue and give Li Heng and Li Longji a chance to breathe? Now we are sending people everywhere to contact the Turkic, Khitan, Tibetan and Hui armies, is it possible that we have an army of 400,000 and cannot occupy the world yet, so don't accidentally lure the wolf into the house at that time, but we will not be able to clean up this situation. Moreover, Nanzhao's biggest enemy is not Li Heng, nor An Lushan, but Li Longji, although this old guy has a broken arm, a little bit of my hatred, but he is now a small number of soldiers, why not take a large army deep into Chengdu and kill this fang? ”

Li Bai bowed: "The general's words are very appropriate. But I have a word to tell you, general, Li Longji oppressed Nanzhao back then, so that the general and His Majesty Li Gesang caused a storm because of Ms. Xie Xiaoyi, which is a big mistake, but now the Tang Dynasty led troops to occupy Chang'an and broke off his arm, this revenge is basically revenge. Because even if Li Longji is immortal now, it doesn't mean much, don't you see that Li Heng's subordinates are full of talents now, and there are only a few troops who rely on Li Longji in Chengdu? Therefore, the meaning of the Tang Dynasty, since it has already occupied Chang'an, why not use its troops and horses to occupy the world, what he is doing now is to prepare for the future war. Inviting foreign troops to participate in the war, although this is not the wisest choice, but in a hurry, there is really no other way, besides, the general should not forget, we now occupy a large area of land in the Central Plains, some are materials and property, we are not afraid of these foreign armies to help the enemy, because with the current situation, Li Heng's finances are so tight that An Lushan calculates, but this person is not proficient in the art of governing the country, we do this, there is an opportunity, what do you think? ”

"Good! That's a great way to put it! I've always been obsessed with hatred, but I don't seem to be broad-minded enough, and I really wake up the dreamer with a word, maybe I'm often too extreme when I do things. "Give a deep salute on the horse.

……

The Tang Dynasty was in the Chang'an army, and it was another scene.

On the wide field outside the east gate, in the center of the big banner, there are boxes of gold and silver, hundreds of boxes, the gold is ten taels of garlic gold, and the silver is five taels of ingots, open the box, bursts of yellow and white light emitted, so that the eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience are shining.

The great generals of the Tang Dynasty had a word first, first conveyed through officers at all levels, and then posted a list outside the gate, and it was important for the whole army to know that all generals were produced through a competition, and the victor could not only be a big official, but also have a rich reward. Even if you only be a ten-captain, you can get a silver ingot.

At this time, in the Tang Dynasty, although due to war and inflation, a silver ingot, weighing five taels, could still support the living expenses of an average family of three for half a year, which was really attractive. As for centurions and thousands, the rewards they get are several times that of ordinary ten-masters, and if they are really strong in martial arts, they can directly become generals. The Tang Dynasty's list clearly stated that as long as you become a general, you can lead tens of thousands of troops, not to mention the prestige, the treatment, and the officials are obviously not a problem.

The eyes of the people in the audience were eager.

Zhang Qiu and Qiong, Rondo, Zhuan Xin and others rectified the battlefield and waited for the Tang Dynasty to come to give lectures. Those who can be selected to participate in this big competition are recommended after selection. Although there are many people who are reluctant to come, it is clear in the text that when competing, the sword has no eyes, and there is compensation for the dead and wounded, but each has a destiny.

"Everyone, I'm Tang Dynasty! What am I leading you to occupy Chang'an? ”

The voice of the Tang Dynasty was not high, but it was sent out with a strong internal force, and the sound was heard for several miles, and it clearly entered the eardrums of every soldier.

"Huh. I know you're embarrassed to say, so I tell you, it's glory and wealth, it's to keep this life! Now is a troubled time, everyone knows that if you want to save this life, you must have strength, whoever has high martial arts, others will not dare to bully you. Of course, just having high martial arts may not be able to save your life, it depends on what your identity is, you have high kung fu, so what if someone else beats you with two? Even if you are a little taller, what if three beat you one? Even if you're tall, then four, five...... Countless of them, can you still win? Therefore, this is a very simple truth, in the troubled times want to survive, want to protect their parents and wives, in addition to practicing martial arts, that is to be a big official, the bigger the better, my Tang Dynasty does not shy away from telling you, I want to be the emperor, you also have to be unwilling to be the queen, I believe, since we have occupied Chang'an, it means that the Mandate of Heaven, the Mandate of Heaven is here, my Tang Dynasty will be able to sweep down the rebellion, and return the world to a peaceful and prosperous world! Everyone, show your courage and wisdom, defeat your opponents, and strive to become a big official! Now I announce, the Chang'an Ten Thousand Army Competition, start now! ”

Under this order, the tens of thousands of people below immediately dispersed, catching and killing each other according to the prior draw. Everyone has to fight, at least one. The loser retreats, and the winner waits for the next round. And even if the loser chooses to challenge and move on to the next round again.

……

"Report! Urgent military intelligence. At this moment, the herald rushed to Tang Chao's side and quickly handed over a scroll of paper.

When Tang Chao opened it, his face changed. Immediately drank the order: "Where are the letters, Xin Baijiang, and Ban Lin?" ”

The three of them were immediately summoned, and in a moment they rode to Tang Chao's side: "The last talk is to take orders!" ”

The joust continued. The three of you, follow me to the Chinese military tent, I have something to say. ”

……

In the middle of the military tent, Tang Chao's face was solemn, and he said to the three of them: "The three of you, including the other four tigers of the Zhuan clan, of course, Li Bai, Sheva, and Rondo, can be said to be my ministers, since my Tang Dynasty wants to establish a new Tang Dynasty, I am not afraid to tell you about my ambitions, this time, there is a big trouble, you see." As he spoke, he handed the scroll of paper in his hand into the hand of the letter.

When Zhanxin saw it, his face also changed, and the other two people also changed color after reading it, and the content on the paper scroll was very simple: "Tell the marshal, the minister has found out the exact news in Henan, and Tie Ning, the head of the Nanzhao Imperial Forest Army, quietly went to An Lushan Army, I don't know what to discuss, the military situation is urgent, first report!" ”

If it's general information, that's fine, but when I look at the signature at the end, it's actually Li Bai.

The Tang Dynasty knew Li Bai's handwriting, which was a wonderful pen that no one in the world could imitate.

This shows that this is absolutely true.

"Everyone. You are all my ministers, and you will not betray me, but looking at the situation today, His Majesty Li Gesang seems to be suspicious of me, and tell me your opinion. ”

Zhuan Xin first said: "I wait for the five brothers, I only recognize the general as our master, no matter what His Majesty and the Emperor, I will only listen to your command." Since Li Gesang wants to collude with An Lushan behind his back, we just want to kill him. ”

"yes, kill him!"

Xin Baijiang and Ban Lin nodded together.

Tang Chao shook his head: "No." His Majesty Li Gesang treats me very kindly, and marries both princesses to me, how can I be sorry for him. However, I tell you, I want to be the emperor, not to betray him, but that my Tang Dynasty has always been free, and he can't decide my life and death, let alone think that I am betraying him. Because, as you all know, I don't owe him anything. And the 100,000 troops led by my subordinates were all trained by me, not Nanzhao's soldiers, but my own soldiers. Even if it is the 300,000 troops I newly recruited, I didn't use Nanzhao for a cent, he did this, I am not sure that he and An Lushan colluded, but since Tie Ning was dispatched, it is obviously a very confidential matter. We have to be prepared in advance, and if we are careless, it will be too late to regret it. The three of you, the letter is the first, send this letter to the Jiannan Army now, and as soon as there is any news, you will immediately fly the pigeon and pass the book. Do you understand? ”

Li Gesang's ambition has been revealed, and it seems that it is time for a showdown, Tang Chao muttered.