In the blink of an eye, the time came to the beginning of September in the thirteenth year of Tianbao (754), which was a few days before the birthday of Li Longji, the sage of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to Chang'an, most of the military states and counties in the 11th Datang Road (newly added Luo Dao) are also colorful, and the states and counties in Hebei Province are no exception, and even Youzhou, where the Fanyang Jiedu Embassy is located, is the same.

Looking at the officials and civilians in the city who were busy hanging lanterns, Yan Zhuang sneered in his heart.

Soon after returning home, the housekeeper came in to report: "Lang Jun, Gao Jia's Ah Lang has come to visit." ”

"You mean noble?" Yan Zhuang frowned and said, "How long has it been, and you still have to come to the house to find me?" What can't we talk about tomorrow? ”

After all, Yan Zhuang still asked the housekeeper to invite Gao Shang to the flower hall.

After a while, Yan Zhuang walked into the flower hall with better clothes, and saw Gao Shang pacing anxiously.

"Senior brother, what's the matter with being in such a hurry?" Yan Zhuang asked with a chant.

"Brother Yan, have you ever heard someone talk about something?" Gao Shang returned the salute and asked eagerly.

"I don't know what Brother Gao said?" Yan Zhuang looked at Gao Shang with a blank face, and said in his heart, you have no head or tail, how do I know what your brother is talking about?

"About the imperial examination!" Gao Shang said urgently.

"Imperial examinations?" Yan Zhuang's face immediately fell, "What is there to say about the imperial examination?" ”

The imperial examination can be said to be a lingering shadow in Yan Zhuang's life, if it weren't for the injury he was injured in the imperial examination, how could he Yan Zhuang defect to An Lushan, and help this Hu Er to rebel?

Gao Shang waved his hand and said: "Senior brother, junior brother heard a saying that the imperial court has changed the examination method of the imperial examination!" ”

"So what." Yan Zhuang snorted coldly and said, "It's nothing more than changing the soup but not the medicine, the left and right need the recommendation of those high-ranking families or the guarantor to participate in the imperial examination, even if they try their best to barely get the qualification for the examination, it is useless, because the examiners are all their people, whether they can be Chinese or not is not all up to them?" ”

"No, no, no, no, it is said that the method of the exam has changed." Gao Shang waved his hand again and again, "In order to celebrate Li Longji's birthday, the Ministry of Rites specially organized an Enke, this time Enke's examination method is very different from the previous one, not only each candidate's examination paper needs to be confused, but also the examiner can only correct the test paper transcribed by the scribe, and the examiner cannot see the candidate's test paper." ”

"Is that so?" Yan Zhuang was stunned and said, "The name of the exam paper is blurred, and then it will be transcribed by the scribe?" ”

"Yes, the exam papers are written in the name plus transcription." Gao Shang said, "In this way, the examiner's favoritism can be completely eliminated." ”

Yan Zhuang said: "I am afraid that it is impossible to completely eliminate the favoritism of examiners, but it will be much more difficult for those examiners from high-ranking families to fake public and private interests, and the imperial examination will become more fair and just." ”

Gao Shang said: "Speaking of examiners, it is said that there is one biggest change. ”

"Really?" Yan Zhuang couldn't tell what mood he was in, and asked melancholy, "Is there the biggest change?" ”

"Yes, there's one biggest change." Gao Shang nodded and said, "I heard that after announcing the candidates for the chief examiner and the two deputy examiners, the three of them, along with all the scribes who participated in this Enke, were locked in the Guozijian by Jin Wuwei. ”

"What? How can it become so harsh? Yan Zhuang became more and more melancholy.

Gao Shang also sighed and said, "If only the saint did this. ”

Yan Zhuang was still melancholy, but after hearing this, his heart moved slightly, perhaps...... Not too late?

At that moment, Yan Zhuang said to Gao Shang: "Brother Gao, it's not early, or will you talk about it after tomorrow?" ”

"Okay, then let's talk about it tomorrow." Gao Shang waved his hand at Yan Zhuang, turned around and hurried away.

Seeing Gao Shang go out, Yan Zhuang suddenly shouted outside the door: "Fifth uncle, fifth uncle? ”

The housekeeper hurriedly entered the inner hand and sang: "I don't know what Lang Jun commands?" ”

Yan Zhuang said: "Prepare a fast horse for me immediately, as well as a plate of dry food." ”

"Huh?" The housekeeper was stunned and said, "Is Lang Jun going far away?" ”

"Yes, there is an urgent matter to go to Chang'an." Yan solemnly nodded his head.

"What? To Chang'an? The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Do you want to wait for Ah Lang to come back?" ”

The Ah Lang in the housekeeper's mouth is Yan Fu, Yan Zhuang's son, but the Yan family is Yan Zhuang's son who is in charge.

"No, don't wait." Yan Zhuang waved his hand and said, "In this way, once the gate of Youzhou is opened tomorrow, you will immediately take my family to protect my grandfather and his wife and children to Uncle Hexi's house, by the way, don't go together, you have to go separately, let the embroidery girl leave with Xiao Yinu first, and then you will escort Grandpa away." ”

"Whoa." The housekeeper didn't dare to slack off, so he hurried to prepare.

The housekeeper didn't ask much, and said that Yan Zhuang offended An Lushan.

Soon, Yan Zhuang rode a fast horse and went straight to the south gate of Youzhou with a tray of dry food.

At this time, it was already late at night, and the city gate had already been closed, and the captain of the city gate asked, "Where does Yan Kongmu want to go?" ”

"There's an urgent need to get out of town." Yan Zhuang didn't say much, just took out the tooth card in his arms and showed it to the captain of the city gate.

The captain of the city gate immediately opened the door and let him go, because the entire Youzhou city knew that the Confucian official Yan Zhuang and the secretary in charge were the henchmen of An Jieshuai, and they often told the two of them to do some ulterior secret things, and they had not gone out of Youzhou in the middle of the night to do business, so no one dared to stop them.

After leaving Youzhou, Yan Zhuang rushed all the way south.

At dawn the next day, Kankan came to the boundary of Mozhou.

As a result, I met an acquaintance in a liquor shop on the edge of the official road.

"Brother Gao, what is this?" Yan Zhuang said with a smile, "Where do you want to go?" ”

Gao Shang was startled, and when he turned around, he was relieved to see that it was Yan Zhuang, and said with a smile: "Go to the place where Brother Yan wants to go." ”

Yan Zhuang laughed when he heard this, immediately walked to the opposite side of the noble man and sat down, and said loudly: "Man, a bowl of mutton in a water plate, two catties of Hu cakes and a pot of Sanle pulp." ”

……

An Lushan really trusts solemnity and nobility.

But it is precisely because of trust that we will always be advisors.

As a result, he didn't see the two of them the next morning, so An Lushan sent An Qingxu to the high house and Yan Zhuang to inquire, but after he went, he found that the two families had already gone to the empty building.

An Qingxu realized that something was wrong, and while urgently sending troops to chase and kill, he reported to An Lushan: "Grandpa is in trouble, the people of the high house and the Yan house went to the empty building, and there was no one to see!" ”

"What do you say?" An Lushan's surprise is really extraordinary.

After settling down, An Lushan said again: "Could it be that Li Linfu just cheated death?" And not really dead? ”

An Lushan was really afraid of Li Linfu, so after hearing that Yan Zhuang and Shangshang had fled overnight, his first reaction was that the two of them were the hidden stakes planted by Li Linfu, as long as he An Lushan made up his mind to rebel, the two fled from Youzhou as soon as possible, returned to Chang'an and reported the news to Li Linfu to know.

An Qingxu gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, now we have no way out!" ”

"Well, you're right, there's no way back." Although An Lushan was afraid of Li Linfu, it was impossible to be restrained, so he immediately shouted with a black face, "Order, let Ashina Chengqing, Shi Siming, An Shouzhong, Li Guiren and Cui Qianyou come to Youzhou immediately, just say that there is an emergency military situation!" ”

"Whoa!" An Qingxu turned around and hurried away.

Soon, dozens of fast horses flew out of Youzhou City.

A few days later, the time came to the eighth day of the ninth lunar month, that is, on the day of Li Longji's birthday, Shi Siming, An Shouzhong and other generals came to Youzhou one after another, and then learned a shocking news, An Jieshuai was going to raise troops on the side of Qingjun!

In fact, Shi Siming and others have long known that this day will come sooner or later, and the Qing monarch is just an excuse, An Jieshuai is just going to make Li Tang rebel, he just wants to be the emperor himself.

Moreover, Shi Siming and they were also willing to follow An Lushan to rebel.

The reason is that what An Lushan can give them is far better than what Li Tang can give them.

In short, in a word, every pit position in Li Tang's country from top to bottom has been occupied, and if they want to come out of the Hu people or Qiu Ba, who are from a poor family, they can only rebel.