"I know that Li Xin was left behind in the Eastern Capital, and I know that the head is real."

Helan Jinming held back for a long time, and when he arrived at his residence at night, he covered the door and discussed with Helan Zhijia what he saw today.

"I look at Yan Gaoqing's eyes, Lu Yi's head should also be real. Could it be that Luoyang City was broken by the rebels? ”

Although this is a question sentence, the two brothers actually have an answer in their hearts, and then their awe of the court has also been shaken.

After being quiet for a moment, Helan Jinming suddenly said to himself in a firm tone: "There is also Tongguan, and the rebels will never be able to break through Tongguan." ”

"One thing is certain, Xue Bai has been deceiving people, and the situation is not as good as he said." Helan Zhijia said: "Let's see, he can't hide it sooner or later." ”

Helan Jinming was originally frowning and worried about state affairs, but when he said this, he turned his mind to blaming Xue Bai, and his psychological burden suddenly became much smaller.

"All the county guards are taking risks to be loyal to Sheji, and they all listen to the orders of a young man, if he misestimates the situation, it doesn't matter if we lose our lives, I'm afraid that I will miss the overall situation."

"From the beginning, it was their Yang Party who forced An Lushan to rebel......"

With such complaints, it is difficult for the Helan brothers to work together with Xue Bai, and it is inevitable that they will have some mentality of resisting exclusion and watching jokes.

The next day, seeing Xue Bai standing at the head of the city and seriously discussing the specific matters of defending the city with Yan Gaoqing, they watched coldly, thinking, "Zhuzi really thinks that he is the leader of the thief alliance, how can he de?" That is, Yan Gaoqing is willing to listen to a young man's random command with a shy old face in order to cling to the concubine, and when they see Xue Bai encouraging the soldiers, what they think is "The vertical son is pretending again, and sooner or later everyone will betray their relatives and leave".

Sometimes they would think of the breach of Plains City and the defeat of Xue Bai, and the pleasure brought to them by this event outweighed the fear of the rebels.

They hoped that more soldiers would see through Xue Bai's hypocrisy and incompetence, sober up, and push Helan Jinming as the leader of the alliance and command Hebei.

Finally, without waiting for the Plains City to repair its defenses, with the dust and smoke in the sky, a large number of rebels advanced and surrounded the Plains City from far and near.

The movement seemed to come from the sky, it was very noisy, and it never stopped, like putting thousands of troops in a box and covering your ears.

"Report, there are rebels from the east!"

"There are rebels in the north!"

Helan Jinming hurriedly rode his horse at the head of the city, rushed to the northeast corner of the city wall, and looked at it, and his heart sank down.

The rebels were much more powerful than he expected, and he originally thought that if he was defeated in the end, he could withdraw from Plains City, but now they were surrounded on all sides, and even the retreat was blocked.

"Who's coming?"

Helan Jinming drove his horse to the southwest of the city and found that the banner of the rebel commander was already very close.

The flag was rolling in the wind, and he tried to widen his eyes for a while, and finally saw that it was a big word "history".

"Shi ...... It can't be Shi Siming, right? ”

Helan Jinming took a step back in horror and rubbed his eyes.

As the Taishou of Beihai, he has some understanding of An Lushan and Shi Siming. believes that An Lushan's talent is more manifested in the word "deception", in the early years, he won the favor of Zhang Shougui, and later the favor of the saints, and he was often able to coax the leaders of various tribes. But when it comes to marching and fighting, Shi Siming is a more terrifying person than An Lushan.

Just look at a small thing when Shi Siming was young to know his talent, he once passed by the Xi people's territory and was captured, so he pretended to be the messenger of the Tang Dynasty, and with his bearing, he made the king of Xi believe him, and then even took a famous general of the Xi people to worship the Son of Heaven, and after arriving in Pinglu, the other party and the three hundred Xi elites were sacrificed as prisoners, not only saved their lives, but also made a contribution.

Seeing that it was such a rebel general who led a large army to kill in front of him, Helan Jinming hurriedly rushed to Xue Bai and asked, "Did you expect this situation?" Can the imperial court really have reinforcements?! ”

This time, Xue Bai did not blame Helan Jinming for shaking the army's heart, because Helan Jinming was far more panicked at this time, and the generals of Pingyuan County were temporarily persuaded by Yan Gaoqing to join the imperial court, and their determination was not firm enough.

Shi Siming only showed a surname, and the defenders were already shaken.

However, Xue Bai's face was full of joy, he raised his hand and pointed at it, and said loudly: "Do you see it?" The rebels are fleeing back to Fanyang! ”

Helan Jinming was stunned for a moment, if he hadn't personally confirmed the head of Li Xin left behind in Luoyang, he would have almost believed Xue Bai.

"The rebel army's grain route was cut off, and Gao Xianzhi's army was encountered in Luoyang, and there was no way to advance or retreat, An Lushan had no other choice but to turn back to Fanyang to consolidate himself." Xue Bai said loudly: "It's just that we blocked the way for the rebels to return to the north, so they were anxious, first with a fake head to deter, intending to deceive the city gate, and now even the general has been sent out, we just need to hold on behind closed doors, then the rebels will collapse themselves, and then everyone will have merit, and the wife and son will be sealed, and the reward will go without saying!" ”

……

This was the first night of the siege of Shi Siming's army, and the morale of the soldiers in the plains was quite stable for the time being.

In the second half of the night, Xue Bai went down to the city, and without meeting Yan Gaoqing, he walked to the government office, and when he entered, Yan Quanming greeted him and said in a low voice: "Grandpa is in the backyard." ”

"How?"

"If you don't blame, you'll know."

Xue Bai then quietly followed Yan Quanming over, and when he arrived, there were only a few candles lit in the hall, the light was dim, Yan Gaoqing was sitting in front of the candlelight, his back looked a little rickety, and there were piles of straw beside him.

In the sound of squirming, Xue Bai stepped forward and saw Yan Gaoqing winding the thatch one by one.

"What is this?"

Yan Gaoqing pointed to the three boxes in front of him and said, "Give them a body." ”

In that box were the heads of Li Xin, Lu Yi, and Jiang Qing, if this matter spread, the soldiers would know that these three people were really dead.

Without waiting for Xue Bai to speak, Yan Gaoqing added: "Don't worry, the old man didn't fake his hands to others, no one else will know about this matter, and he will do it quietly." ”

"Why bother?"

"Luoyang fell so quickly, you don't need to look at it, there will be many officials in the city who abandon the city and flee, and even more so those who stoop to thieves. How many people are loyal to the festival when the country is in danger? I had no choice but to deny them, and I didn't even dare to erect a tombstone for them, so I buried them hastily, how guilty I felt in my heart? The only way to do this is to pierce their whole bodies with your own hands. ”

At the moment of the great enemy, Xue Bai was very busy, but he still said, "I'll help you." ”

With that, he sat down, helped tie a thatched body, picked up a needle and thread, and pierced it in the candlelight.

"Luoyang is lost, and Shi Siming's troops are coming to the city, I'm afraid your plan has already failed, right?" Yan Gaoqing asked.

The light was too dim, and the thread was not easy to wear, Xue Bai put the thread in his mouth and wet it, continued to pass through the eye of the needle, and said in his mouth: "I arranged an ambush on the way from Yanshi to Luoyang, just on the side of the official road not far from the White Horse Temple, where the rebels must pass." I thought that I could stop the rebels from attacking Luoyang and buy time, but now it seems that it should not be smooth. ”

After threading the needle and thread, he opened a wooden box and took out Lu Yi's head, Lu Yi's eyes were very bright, and the expression of the angry traitor after being tied was still vivid, he stretched out his hand and flicked it, wanting Lu Yi to close his eyes, but the eyelids soon opened again.

Xue Bai then began to sew, carefully sewing the head and the straw man together.

"Thanks to these years of preparation, my private army should not be weak, attracting many veterans of Longyou and Jiannan, training with homeless people, 1,652 people, and well-equipped. Maybe it's because there is no good general to command, maybe something else is wrong. But I have to admit that the fall of Luoyang took place much sooner than I expected. To answer the question of the master, the first plan was indeed a failure. ”

Yan Gaoqing asked, "Then why are you still here?" Why don't you retreat into Tumen Pass? ”

"The first plan failed, and there are several other plans." Xue Bai said, "Moreover, it must come to support you." ”

He didn't want Yan Gaoqing to fall into an isolated and helpless situation, which seemed to be about to become a strange obsession, so he even enjoyed the time when he sat side by side with Yan Gaoqing and sewed the corpse at this time.

"What else are the plans?"

"For example, Dugu Wenshu and Li Shiyu contacted An Lushan's officials who stayed in the rear, and there were a few good responses, Fan Yang stayed in the army Jia Xun and Pinglu army general Liu Kenu all sent people to contact and expressed their willingness to lead Fan Yang and Yuyang to Shun."

Such a big thing, Xue Bai actually said in an ordinary tone, and at the same time sewed the head, tied a knot for the needle money, and tidied up Lu Yi's hair.

Yan Gaoqing was a little excited when he heard this, and said, "In this way, the rebellion may be put down as soon as possible?" ”

"It's hard to say how many people they can win if they want to be attached, the key depends on whether the imperial court can rebuild its prestige." Xue Bai said: "Just like the situation we are facing in the plains, if the court fights for a breath, our military morale will be very different. ”

As he spoke, he took out the head of Li Xin, who was left behind in Luoyang, and put it in front of Yan Gaoqing, so that he could feel Li Xin's anger and unwillingness.

"Ugh."

Xue Bai threaded the needle again to attract money, but he couldn't pass through it all at once, so he said a little irritably.

"Therefore, it has long been said that the saint is incorrigible, how can the rebellion be quelled if this kind of emperor is not replaced?"

Yan Gaoqing stopped the movements in his hand and experienced the novelty brought by the reprimand.

That is, he was surrounded by the enemy army in a lonely city, and he didn't know if he could survive, so he didn't say anything about Xue Bai.

"I don't believe it now, but sooner or later I will understand that there is no hope for a new king in the world."

~~

An Lushan himself didn't expect to capture Luoyang City so quickly.

With hesitation, he waited for more than ten days after Tian Chengsi broke through Luoyang before he finally entered the city. At this time, Gao Xianzhi had already rushed to Shaanxi County, and all the resisting forces in Luoyang City had been almost eliminated.

As for the officials who surrendered, they had already been escorted to Longmen to meet An Lushan, and this time they led the way in front of the car.

"Da Xixun."

A green-robed official turned around, and it turned out to be really the former servant of the ministry, Da Xixun. But he has completely lost the official authority and official etiquette of the year, and there are many vicissitudes of life, and his expression is full of loneliness.

An Lushan was happy, and with a fat move, people beckoned him to the side of the car. The two of them used to be under Li Linfu's door and knew each other well, and An Lushan also gave gifts to Da Xixun every time he entered Beijing.

"Is it really you? How do you wear this green robe? ”

"Meet the Prince." Da Xixun did not forget to salute first, squeezed out a flattering smile on his face, and said: "Back to the palace, I was demoted a few years ago, first demoted to Xianzhou, don't drive, make some connections, scatter all the family wealth, and finally transferred back to Luoyang." ”

An Lushan became interested and asked, "How did you get demoted?" Come on. ”

"It's because of the stabbing case in Lishan......"

Da Xixun told his grievances with a bitter face, he died a son because of that incident, and he was demoted, which was indeed very miserable. An Lushan listened, but blinked his eyes and asked, "So in this way, you were harmed by Xue Bai?" ”

"Exactly."

The relationship between them was good, but because of this, An Lushan psychologically got closer to Da Xixun, and said with emotion: "Shilang always praised your talent back then, I remember that you were doing a lot of official business at that time?" ”

"Huifu Jun, yes, the lower official is a hard life."

An Lushan laughed, pointed to the green official robe on Xi Xun's body, and asked, "Would you like to change this green robe to a purple robe?" ”

Da Xixun was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly bowed down to thank him.

The team entered Luoyang City, although it had been sacked by the rebels, but the prosperity of the eastern capital was still staggering.

An Lushan's car drove through the southern city, crossed the bridge directly, and went to Ziwei Palace.

Before making this decision, Zhang Tongru proposed to let him go to see Hanjiacang first, because the world's grain gathered in Hanjiacang, after Tian Chengsi took Luoyang, even if the troops plundered, he did not dare to move Hanjiacang, but sent heavy troops to guard it, waiting for An Lushan to count it personally.

Of course, there is no urgency in this matter, now that the rebels have a lot of work, there is no shortage of food for the time being, but you can take your time.

After walking for a while, Miyagi is in sight ahead.

"I haven't been to this Luoyang Palace City yet, but Chang'an Palace City is often there." An Lushan looked ahead, his eyes were longing, but his words were still a little rustic, "Chang'an Palace City is in the middle, how can Luoyang Palace City shrink in the northwest corner?" ”

The rebel generals couldn't answer this question, and Da Xixun hurriedly said: "This Ziwei Palace was built by Sui Shiyu Wenkai, because the terrain of Luoyang is high in the west and low in the east, and the northwest corner is the highest place in the city. ”

"Hahaha, I see."

An Lushan laughed, suddenly propped up his fat body, and wanted to sit up in the carriage.

His feet hurt so badly recently that he even forgot about the pain in his feet at this time, his eyes widened like mung beans, and he stared at Yingtianmen in front of him.

"Go in the middle."

The main gate of Miyagi, which has been closed for a long time, is rarely opened, and the royal road in the middle is wide and extraordinary, which is the only path that a saint can walk, and the courtiers can only walk on both sides, so it is naturally a low saint.

At this moment, An Lushan forgot his so-called "Qingjun side" name and made no secret of his ambitions.

Although he often felt that he could not do it, and often retreated because of the fear of the saints, now that all risks were gone, his heart was full of greed for a position of power.

In the past, there were always people who scolded him for being "miscellaneous", and he minded it very much, so he would be furious when Ge Shuhan said that "the fox howls ominously to the hole".

He clearly worked hard to become the envoy of the two towns and the king of Dongping County, but there are still many people who look down on him and mock him with his background. He really wanted to see if he became the emperor, who would have the courage to do this?

The carriage galloped across the royal road, in fact, it was just like that, it would not fly, and the exquisite stone carvings on the ground An Lushan could not be admired.

But when he looked sideways, he saw that all the courtiers had honestly entered through the side doors on both sides, and no one dared to exceed the rules, including Da Xixun, who had an official position higher than him, was also respectful.

At this moment, he knew that he was divided into two kinds of people with them, and the difference between the Son of Heaven and the courtiers was as great as that between God and man.

Met His Majesty in front, Da Xixun even called the palace people to carry the royal chariot over, and also intimately arranged twice as many wrestlers.

These wrestlers are all eunuchs who have passed the body, they are tall and big, and their bodies are twice as big as Li Zhu'er, but they are still tired and panting when they carry An Lushan.

"What's that?!"

An Lushan finally raised his head, staring at the tall dome in front of him, refusing to take his eyes off again.

In fact, he saw it from afar, and at first he thought it was a pavilion on the mountain, but at this time, he was immediately fascinated by its beauty and magnificence.

"Back to the king, that's Mingtang."

Da Xixun cautiously walked up the steps next to him, approached An Lushan, and continued to introduce him.

"Vertical arch three years of spring, the martial arts demolished the Qianyuan Palace, built the Ming Hall here, lasted nearly two years before it was completed, called the 'Vientiane Shrine', after being destroyed once because of Xue Huaiyi's arson, rebuilt the following year, called the 'Tongtian Palace'. Look, the Ming Hall is two hundred and ninety-four feet high, and only one pillar is used in it......"

"A pillar, so high?!" An Lushan exclaimed.

"Exactly." Da Xixun stroked his long beard, sighed with emotion, and said, "Can the king see the fire beads on the top?" It was originally a golden phoenix, the so-called 'iron phoenix into the clouds, golden dragon hidden mist', known as the emperor of the martial queen, and now it is ......"

"The fire beads are so wow!" An Lushan was so excited that he wanted to say something, but he was not talented enough to repeat: "Huozhu is good!" Fire again, pigs again. ”

There is so much to say about Mingtang, from the structural layout to the painted decoration, there is too much ingenuity in every detail.

An Lushan didn't understand this, but he could intuitively feel its goodness, and exclaimed: "God! Then the Emperor of Heaven is even more courageous than a saint! ”

At this moment, he felt a sense of awe and yearning for Wu Zetian.

He stared at the majestic Luoyang Palace, and a thought began to grow stronger and stronger in his heart.

Walking into the Ming Hall, the inside is huge and open, and an imperial couch is placed in the most eye-catching position.

As soon as An Lushan saw it, he looked straight at it, and did not shy away from letting the wrestlers move him to the imperial couch, and found that it was completely enough to accommodate his fat body, which showed that the emperor's seat was the most suitable for him, and he couldn't sit in any other position.

In fact, he has been suffering from illness recently, and this time he was forced to raise troops to rebel, thinking that since he was sick, it would be better to do it vigorously, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth, if he became an emperor again, it would be more worthwhile.

So, he twisted his ass and didn't plan to get up again.

Everyone understands An Lushan's desire to be the emperor, and they are all people who follow him to rebel, and of course they will not oppose it. Many people wanted to persuade them to advance, but they didn't know what the timing was, so they looked at Zhang Tongru one after another.

Zhang Tongru thought about the fact that Tian Chengsi was chasing Gao Xianzhi at the moment, worried that the emperor would delay the war, and after hesitating, Da Xixun had already spoken first.

"Today's saint is mediocre, pampered and treacherous, tyrannical, the people are not happy, the king goes to work to revitalize the brigade, kills the crime and hangs people, the merit is in the world, the minister invites the king of Dongping County to take care of Li Yuan, and revitalize the discipline ......"

In the hall, a group of people who instigated An Lushan's rebellion saw that they were preempted by Da Xixun, a captive, at the last moment, and they were immediately dissatisfied, but they couldn't oppose it at this time, so they had to persuade them one after another.

An Lushan, who was irritable in the past, rubbed his hands with rare joy, but even he knew that he couldn't agree to this kind of thing the first time, so it was difficult.

"Is there anyone who disagrees with me as emperor?"

Da Xixun said: "The king has just entered Luoyang, and I am afraid that people's hearts have not yet stabilized. Why don't you summon some elders and monks in Luoyang and listen to their voices, what does the king think? ”

An Lushan laughed at first, then restrained his smile, followed Li Longji's example, and said, "Yes." ”

On the next day, a group of elderly monks were introduced into the palace by Da Xixun.

The leader is a Taoist priest with an extremely outstanding temperament, very arrogant, and he didn't salute when he saw An Lushan, and a pair of Danfeng eyes looked at An Lushan quite rudely, but he shook his head.

"Why did the Daoist shake his head?"

"The king of Dongping County is sick, and it is not suitable to be the emperor for the time being."

An Lushan was dissatisfied and surprised, and tried to say two sentences, but he didn't expect the Taoist priest to explain his illness clearly.

He was inevitably surprised, and asked with some hope, "Does the Taoist have a forensic doctor for me?" ”

Having said that, if this Taoist priest really prescribed medicine, he would not take it easily.

But I saw that the Taoist priest took out a square scarf from his sleeve, looked at it, and said, "I took it wrong." ”

Then, I didn't see how he moved, and with a wave of his hand, the square scarf turned into a cloth bag, and everyone in the hall couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is the Xingyang bag, the king of Dongping County is tied to the crotch, and it will be effective in two days."

"Can I try it on my grandfather's behalf?" An Qingxu immediately came out of the ranks.

Lao Dao nodded slightly, closed his eyes and did not answer, which was allowed.

Da Xixun asked again: "What about the system?" ”

"Wait for the poor to count the hour." Lao Dao turned around, raised his head, and squinted at Mingtang.

Under the high Ming Hall, each of them seemed so small......

(End of chapter)