Chapter 446: Driving away wolves and devouring tigers
It's half past the winter moon, and many people in Chang'an City are already looking forward to the Lantern Festival.
In the palace courtyard named "Golden Flower Fall" in the northeast corner of Xingqing Palace, two young palace maids who were not aware of the world's affairs felt as if they were far away when they talked about the rebellion that swept through Tongguan.
"It's really annoying. If the rebellion continues not to be put down, I'm afraid it will delay the Lantern Festival."
"I have been looking forward to the Lantern Festival for a long time. Now that I have entered the palace, I should be able to see Xue Lang at Huakua Tower, right?"
"What else can Xue Lang have to look up to? His reputation has been passed down for many years, so he must be getting old. Now the youngest and most handsome talent in Chang'an is Cui Dong, the direct son of the Cui family, with a noble birth and a brilliant literary talent.
"Look over there, the news is coming. The imperial concubine has been paying attention to the war. He must be here to deliver news to the imperial concubine.
They took a peek and saw Xie Aman walking past in a hurry, looking around curiously, and then turned around the corridor.
Yang Yuhuan was lazily leaning against the window and watching the snow scene, with his eyes slightly closed, looking a little bored.
My dear concubine, I heard about it." Xie Aman stepped forward and whispered: "He defeated the rebels in Yongqiu more than a month ago and wanted to regain Kaifeng."
"Where are the people who are going to get him? The saint urged him hard.
"Let's discuss how to defeat the enemy." Brother Zhang Yunrong.
"I thought maybe Sa had replaced his brother Tan Jian?"
But no matter how many people are killed, the army can win. The army will let us die, and then both sides will suffer, and there will be no one who is incapable of fighting.
"He also knows that the eighth sister is always asking about Gao Xian, so he asked him to be more careful about it." Zhang Guangsheng explained, with a rare smile on his face, and said: "In short, the rebellion will be broken once it is put down.
After exchanging a few words, I learned that Xue Baizi was ill.
Even before Tan Jianxi could proclaim himself emperor, he would be overwhelmed by the Tang army at any time. All this was due to the decline of the Tang Dynasty's national power and the wise emperor.
"It seems that the rebellion will soon be put down." Du Qianyun responded cautiously and said in a serious voice: "No matter what, this matter is gratifying and congratulatory."
"The latest news is that Gao Xian conquered Yanshi and retreated to Luoyang."
I was very satisfied with the words of others who accused me of causing rebellion. On the contrary, I felt that everyone in heaven was wrong.
"puff!"
Tian Liangqiu was silent for a moment, and finally uttered a word without hesitation. Before, I made a few
"There is still little evidence at present, so I ask the sage to take precautions. No matter what, we can talk about it after Zahu's rebellion has been put down."
"But what is the purpose of that decree? If this spitting pot doesn't intend to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
In the hall, Tan Jianxi's face was very solemn, and he personally told Du Qianyun the information he had just obtained.
"This will first put down the rebellion, and then use the power of suppressing the rebellion to raise our arms.
"Yes!"
Yang Guozhong said: "You have met this person before. There is no way to confirm it. You secretly hid in the house under the pretext of military affairs and listened to our conversation. Although it was intermittent, there were no key sentences in it."
Qin Jianxi accepted the order, but left because I knew that the solution would solve a practical problem and would even intensify the conflict. As expected, Xie Aman was very slow and ignored the order.
On a hot day outside, the sweat on Du Qianyun's forehead kept dripping. The seven words "Bing Jian" were like a knife under my neck.
Li Longji entered first, and the person following him looked very similar to me. He also had the same majestic figure and a serious face, but he was younger and his beard and hair were all gray. It was Yan Chunqing, the county magistrate of Yanshi County.
Yan Zhenqing was slightly frightened and asked: "What do those words mean? Has Gao Xianzhi been beheaded? What are we planning?"
There were no two generals in front of Yan Chunqing. The armor under his head was held high, and a bloody bandage was wrapped under his face, making his face clear.
"You didn't hurry up and return to Baxia!"
In fact, we have no other way out, which is to cooperate with the rebels and "clear the emperor's side" together. An Qingxu has sent envoys to lobby Ge Cao Jian for this matter only once.
But in fact, even Yang Yuhuan didn't know what serious crime Xue Bai had committed this time, which made Li Longji so strict to arrest him.
"Hurry up! It's okay." Xie Aman said: "He is my prime minister, he said, how to deal with it?!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Now the military admonishment, what is his name? Calling to heaven, "You are willing to quell the rebellion, but only to support the crown prince." Is it successful?" Brother Zhang Yunrong said, "In any case, we have suppressed the rebellion first, and then we don't talk about those qualifications." "
Under the official road to the west of Guancheng, dust and smoke raised by horse hooves have fallen. The saint issued eight edicts a day and sternly ordered Brother Wu Yuan to send troops immediately. It was a discussion tone, but a formal edict.
"The noble concubine wants to see the saint.
Du Qianyun was so shocked that he kowtowed quickly.
"allow."
Yao Jianxi also knew that the method he said next was very shameful. He was worried about being hit and punished, so he said in a very weak tone: "It's a crime to devour the tiger. Instead of waiting for Brother Wu Yuanbing to remonstrate, I'd better fight the rebels as soon as possible as ordered." At present, any decision to deal with Brother Wu Yuan may force him to rebel against me, but I can't agree to it unless he urges a decisive battle.
Yes, if cowardice means war and obeying the imperial edict, how can I serve the public?"
"When the rebellion is suppressed, I'm afraid it will be too late."
"I see. I hope Wu Jianjun recovers soon." Yan Zhenqing said casually, "I heard that before Gao Xianzhi was beheaded, Wu Jianjun personally verified that the head and body were buried together?"
Instead, Yan Zhenqing waved his riding whip and rushed to the city gate. I knew that Yang Guozhong must not have been detained yet, so I had to open Tongguan as soon as possible and report the matter of the immortal zhi and the explosives to the saint.
After hearing this, Xie Aman's face darkened and he said nothing, because in the past I had never noticed that Brother Caojian did not have such powerful political skills.
Brother Qin Jian said that the war at Tongguan was tense, and as a precaution, he requested that the new army be subordinated to me, so that it could be mobilized quickly when the crisis came to an end.
"I didn't expect it." Xie Manjing was pleasantly surprised and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Hu'er is so delusional that he dares to rebel in a mere place in Hebei. How can he withstand my huge army?
I coughed twice, then raised my voice and said: "You can't decide the affairs in the army. When it comes to talking about Yang Guozhong, Xue Baizi and others are watching. Even among the Longzuo generals, not many people dare to Follow your military advice?"
Yang Guozhong asked: "Where is the suspicion?
"Exactly, the sage suspected that brother Wu Yuan had not made any changes, and ordered you to be subordinated to me so that you can find out my thoughts more easily."
He hurriedly picked up the horses and ran towards the city gate, only to see Tan Jianxi coming from behind.
"You have indeed found something normal in the army." Yang Guozhong's eyes were full of reassurance, and he spoke firmly before saying, "Brother Wu Yuan, there are some people hidden in the army, and Chong Yi is willing to let you see them."
The reason why I did this was because those few people in our army were most likely to refuse, but some people had no objections, and we all nodded.
I have never had the confidence to defeat Shu Handao, and I made the most appropriate response before the rebellion occurred.
"How dare you support the crown prince? Are the saint's foolish moves still enough to disappoint us?
"So, you set the ambush location outside here." Fan Lao said, "Prepare to start here... I basically saw the 700,000 daughters who were guarding the pass in Tongguan, and even more thought of our husbands who are also other people. Son, father...I don't want us to die
"Shh, louder.
Failure is natural. Xie Aman has always ignored Zahu.
Something happened, so he lowered his tone and asked: "What happened to the new army he was asked to train?
"Be quiet and think about what to do now." Xie Aman scolded.
An Lushan said again: "When you came just now, you saw that there was a delay of 700 yuan. It should be that there is no new news, but I inquired and got it."
Xie Aman said with a sense of sarcasm: "People say that I condoned Shu Handao and led to rebellion. I suddenly made a statement. If I take over, I can let the people in heaven express their resentment."
It was a showdown of determination and strength.
"Something trivial happened again, why did you do that?" Yang Yuhuan pretended to be nervous and asked with a sweet smile.
Because of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi's memorials, they were placed under the table. Every word and every word, the analysis of the small situation in the sky was very muddy.
"bad!"
Zhang Guangkun passed Yang Yuhuan one after another and said: "He went to the saint to find out whether it was sunny or rainy...
Xie A changed his mind: "It is said that Helan also crossed the Yellow River during the Ming Dynasty, but Concubine Ji can rest assured. It is said that the rebellion will be put down soon. When there is peace, what can't be explained slowly?"
Du Qianyun was very vague. Once Gao Xian, Ge Jian, wants to support a new king, the first person to be killed must be his own minister, in order to clear up the world. I then brushed off the past habit of reporting good news instead of reporting sorrow, and said: " Saint, nothing has happened yet.
Yan Zhenqing climbed down from Tongguan and looked around. The Yellow River was surging in the north and the rebels were like clouds in the east.
"drive!"
"Shu Handao Qingjun side, he also Qingjun side?!" Brother Wu Yuan was so angry that his hair and beard were bulging, and he could only calm down Qin Jianxi.
That road is definitely possible.
Seeing that I was still lucky, Qin Jianxi became angrier, but he was too lazy to talk to me anymore, and kept running back and forth, thinking of countermeasures.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
An imperial aura suddenly emanated from under the imperial couch.
The leader of the new army was named Qin Jianxi. He was carefully selected by the monarch and his ministers. He was loyal and good at fighting.
"Yes, when Gao Xianzhi was escorted from the top of the city, he was still shouting. The soldiers in the army saw me being beheaded with their own eyes. General Du had no doubts.
"That's the Longzuo general." Ge Cao Jianxi, "Please invite Li Longji and Wang Sili to come.
Stop immediately, otherwise you will be punished for violating military orders!
"Has he forgotten, how long has it been since King Qing took over the East Palace? Is it true that the saint's reputation in his lifetime is fulfilled by everyone?" Brother Zhang Yunrong said: "Not yet, there are not many people in the army who are loyal to the king? If the soldiers are admonishing, King Zhong comes forward to suppress him, is he really unsure?"
Du Qianyun begged for a long time in panic. He couldn't help but look up and saw Xie Aman's cold eyes. He finally realized - how could the saint be willing to take over? It was absolutely possible. He was just beating himself up with words.
For a long time, Xie Aman's eyes flickered and he asked urgently: "What if I take the initiative to become the crown prince and let Li Cong ascend the throne?"
I suddenly aged a lot. It wasn't that a wrinkle suddenly disappeared from my face, but a feeling of mental and physical exhaustion. Although I didn't look like an old man at first, my temperament made people realize that I was old, but At that moment, the old man was like a butterfly that had broken out of its cocoon and could no longer be shut up.
The fishing pass is connected, and the news is that Helan returned to the Ming Dynasty from Ningling, passed through Nanyang, and took the Wuguan Road to Chang'an. The post horse traveled 700 miles a day, which was very timely. But the situation is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow. .
In the main building of Qin Government Affairs, the guards standing there all stood upright, swaying a little in the wind and snow. When we saw Yang Yuhuan coming from a distance, we dared not do the same as before, and held two long halberds in front of you in a roundabout way. Blocking the back
The snow was still falling, it was a cloudy day, the clouds were high, and it didn't feel dull at all.
"Prince Zhong..."
When we go into battle to kill the enemy, we have long been accustomed to risking our own lives to deal with anything we encounter.
The person who came was Yang Guozhong, a loyal minister arranged by the saint in the army. He ducked out of the room and said, "But the saint ordered him to come?"
"If you want me to tell you, just run back to Chang'an and capture Du Qianyun.
"explain."
As I said that, I looked at the other person and said, "Fan Lao, he said."
"The saint is meeting Tan Jianxi, and no one is allowed to disturb him."
Du Qianyun quickly leaned over and replied: "We are stationed at Baxia, practicing day and night to defend the saint!"
Having said that, I still dare to show joy on my face.
As the prime minister, Du Qianyun should have thought of a bad response before daring to retaliate. He said: "I think it is not possible. If this matter is allowed, I will be wary. But if it is allowed, I dare to assert , Brother Wu Yuan still moved to join the new army, but it allowed Jianxi to test my mind...
"Yan Zhenqing, Commander-in-Chief has not yet issued an order for you to leave!"
"Lo...Cao Jianxi, let him speak first."
"That……
I should know the saint best, but I was too frightened just now and forgot that the saint cares about power the most.
Initially, Wang Chengye, the junior general of Yulin, was in charge of Taiyuan, and Cheng Ang, the junior general of Jinwu, was in charge of Xiadang, ensuring that Shuhan Road had the power to threaten Chang'an from the west of the Taihang Mountains; then Wei Jugang, Zhang Jieran, was in charge of Kaifeng, and Gao Xianzhi was in charge of Luoyang, ensuring that Shuhan Road was secure
Fa threatened Chang'an from Henan. I just thought of Zhang Jieran and the low immortal
Zhi let me down so much. The rebels destroyed Dongdu within a month, and the sky was shaken. It really broke my plan. The situation was not irreversible, so I calmly planned it, and with my brother Wu Yuan
He led a small army of 700,000 men to garrison Zhaguan and suppressed our westward retreat offensive.
"Now that the Holy Will has been decided, it is no longer like this. Otherwise, if we continue to drag it on, the court will pursue the blame and cut off the food and grass in Tongguan, especially in case of a mutiny by the small army."
"I deliberately had a "stroke" just to test my mind. I had not replaced myself at that time, let alone today, once the decree is issued and the 700,000 small army retreats westward to remonstrate, will he stop it?!"
Everyone knows this. Taolinsai is located east of Zhaguan, also called Taolin. In the first month of the seventy-fourth year of Kaiyuan, the saint dreamed of me. I told me, "Without the body of the border, there is no great celebration." So,
Then no palace official saw that Laozi Pinshen had hidden the talisman outside Yin Xi's old house. When he dug it up, he found it, so he took it out.
Taolin County was renamed Lingbao, and the reign name of "Kaiyuan" was changed to "Tianbao".
The west gate was still closed, so Yan Zhenqing ran directly into it. Tian Liangqiu sat astride his horse. He said very little. He picked up the long sword with both hands and swept it with his sword.
"explain."
At this time, Tan Jianxi first talked about Gao Xian's victory in Yanshi, and then asked about the new army. The implication was obviously to prevent Gao Xian from colluding with Wu Yuan.
Yan Zhenqing looked at the outline of the Qinling Mountains in the night and digested the news I heard tonight. Gradually, I felt that the mountains behind me seemed to be trying to snatch people away. I was stunned and muttered to myself.
I can ruin the happiness of millions of people with just one word, because I am the closest thing to God in the world.
I was invited by my brother Wu Yuan to discuss the military situation. After observing the military situation, a banquet was held in Tongguanzhong. Tian Liangqiu frequently toasted to me, trying to get me drunk to find out the saint's attitude.
"It's also bad."
The only thing I was stroking with my hands was the chair on my butt.
Wang Sili was short in stature and had very sharp eyes. He gave in without hesitation and said after stepping down: "After you entered the gate, you thought about attacking the rebels, so you set up arrangements at Taolinsai. It's a pity.
As long as the battle remains unresolved, that's all for you."
The war horse is still running back, and Yan Zhenqing's body is still sitting here under the saddle, but the head is not visible yet, but there is no blood spurting out from the broken part of the neck.
When I turned around to leave, the smile on my face slowly faded away, and I ordered the soldiers: "Go, leave Tongguan immediately!
After guarding under the loess soil of the frontier for half a lifetime, we were guarding only the saint, Chang'an, and countless people in front of us, because we were these people's husbands, sons, fathers, brothers, friends, and even just acquaintances.
Since it can be exchanged for votes, it can also allow the saint to take the throne. There are only two ways to go. One is to follow the established strategy, and if there is any doubt about the chance of winning votes, Mingsheng will be promoted. Qi Jian was secretly transferred back to Chang'an to be fostered, but in this case, all he could hope for was that his brother Wu Yuanzhong would be obedient.
Yes, in fact, people are the swordsmen, and you are the fish and meat...
"Sage, brother Wu Yuan must be rebelling against me!" Du Qianyun saw what I was saying, so he reminded me again.
After tossing and turning all night, the next day it was dimly lit. Tan Jianxi had already stood up and patrolled around Tongguan City. He accidentally went to the residence of the supervisor Xue Baizi. When he was far away, he was stopped by two soldiers.
"Shut up!" Brother Wu Yuan, who was lying on the couch, yelled and said: "The rebellion is not over yet. Once Chang'an is in turmoil and the rebels survive the desperate situation, how long will the sky be in chaos?
Tan Jianxi swallowed and thought about it.
"Stop!"
That way, Li Longqi
When the earth-stem movement is brought up, the meaning is completely the same.
Tongguan.
Xie Aman and Qin Jianxi are actually the same. They both paid very little to sit in their current position...
"drive……
In the eyes of few courtiers, the transformation of a saint from wisdom to mediocrity did not end there.
"Bring Li Cong to trial!"
"Without Shuhan Dao rebels to contain...
"Bad." Fan Lao lifted the cloth from under his face, pointed to the map, and said: "There is no narrow road in the west source of Taolin. It is the place where the magic talisman was dug out."
Du Qianyun almost knocked back from the Qinzheng Building, staggering on his feet, and almost fell in front of Xie Aman. All these things were taken care of, I hurriedly said: "Brother Wu Yuan... beheaded Yan Zhenqing!"
Inside the tower, Qin Jianxi gritted his teeth and said something, his eyebrows raised, showing his determination.
The troops stationed in Baxia would naturally be in the name of "preparing for Ge Qin Jian", but to resist the rebels and support Tongguan at any time. In this way, the reasons given by Ge Wu Yuan were high-sounding and difficult for the court to agree with.
We don’t want to talk much at night. Yang Guozhong said that and then slowly opened the car and disappeared quietly into the white night.
After hearing this, Tian Liangqiu thought to himself that his father-in-law is really as decisive as his son-in-law. If Gao Xian is here today, there may be no other explanation.
"who?"
When brother Wu Yuan's troops arrive, what will he do to kill the saint? Of course it will be the head of my prime minister.
Du Qianyun knelt and crawled back two steps and said: "Gao Xian has retreated to Luoyang. If there is another decisive battle, the rebellion will be put down first!"
Yan Zhenqing said: "I suspect that I am responsible for constructing the East Palace. There are no experts involved in this matter, right?"
Li Longji did not mention the plan to kill Chang'an at all, but only talked about the consequences of resisting the decree. In short, he had something to do with the saint.
Once the war retreats to such a stage of attrition, the victory of the Little Tang court is not destined, because the rebels can fight for a long time. Xie Aman, who has been the emperor all his life, understands this very well, but as far as I am concerned, if Just defeating Shu Handao is far enough to restore my hope. I need a small victory.
The map was spread out, but everyone first looked at one of the generals who was wearing a wrapping belt.
"Sage, I have no choice.
The saint has issued an edict to urge you to engage in a decisive battle with the rebels and annihilate them in one battle." Brother Zhang Yunrong said, "If a few of you refuse, you can inform the whole army."
The ministers and others led troops to the north to capture Fan Yang, overthrow the thieves' lair, and use the thieves' wives and children as hostages. If they are recruited, the thieves will be defeated. The small army at Tongguan should only hold on and kill them with time, and they will definitely be able to come out again.
Xie Aman's eyes widened and he made a sound for a long time.
"Did you ask that?" Tan Jianxi smiled and said, "You mean Supervisor Wu is kind-hearted."
Yan Zhenqing understood clearly and pretended to be drunk to reveal that Du Qianyun was worried about the rebels' attack on Tongguan.
The guards shook their heads sternly. Although they said something, they also showed that something good had happened.
But we are Longzuo soldiers.
"Containment? What if two barbarians, Wu Yuan and Shu Handao, join forces?
She tried to calm down the sage's anger with witty words as she had done before, but she was scolded. The sage ended the relationship and left you for a while. It was obviously to make you reflect on yourself, and it would be irrelevant if you don't do it again. People worry.
"Shang Xiang! Fang Fang can think like this. This is a conspiracy hatched by Yao Jian to support the crown prince. We deliberately forced Zahu to rebel. How can Your Majesty elicit an answer? Fang Fang can!
Yan Zhenqing was surprised and said: "But Yan Gaoqing, the governor of Pingyuan? You heard that this man and Qin Jian moved to Yongqiu, how could you go to Tongguan?"
Presumably, when Gao Xian came back in peacetime, he cleared his name amidst the chats and laughter of the Queen, just once or twice as before.
Having said that, I consciously lowered my voice and said, "We said, 'Gao Xianzhi is right', 'Lo Xianzhi is deeply disappointed in the saint', and also said, 'The explosives have been deployed.'
"Here."
At that time, the rebels were like a hungry tiger locked outside the cage in Shaanxi County. Knowing that they were about to die, they were the most kind-hearted and drove back the small army of 700,000 veterans and recruits, including Ge Wu Yuan. How will the cage be bitten? How many people will die?
"I will definitely let Prince Qing ascend the throne again."
"It's very vague. No one among them is called "Brother" by Tan Jianxi."
"I obey the decree."
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has been a shortage of concubines. If Tan Jianxi takes over, he can at most continue to be prosperous. But Du Qianyun is obviously destined to die, otherwise even the saints will be blamed. How can the new emperor kill every sinner?
Du Qianyun answered yes, but said: "Perhaps Brother Wu Yuan just had a conflict with Yan Zhenqing, not necessarily a rebellion.
However, when no one knocked on the door at night, I woke up immediately with my eyes and chest singing. Isn’t it that I wasn’t even half drunk?
Tian Liangqiu then had something to say in reply.
Xie Aman closed his eyes and opened his lips, heavy and easy
"Varied?!
We originally wanted Shuofang's army to retreat into Guanzhong to protect them, but Brother Caojian produced personal and material evidence to point out that An Sishun and Cao Jian were married. Xie Aman felt less threatened by Brother Wu Yuan. , but he was also wary of An Sishun, so he sent a trusted minister to Lingwu to rectify Shuofang's army first, and then asked Du
Qianyun drills the new army.
So I ordered Guo Ziyi to lead the Shuofang Army and Li Guangbi to lead the Hedong Army. They retreated eastward in a small way, defeated the rebels again and again, and regained Hebei. As a result, officials from all over the country also participated in suppressing the rebellion. , there is no Li Zhi in Dongping, no Beiling in Nanyang, even no Zhang Xun in Yongqiu, Jia Fei... is in Cao
Under Jianxi's map, Luoyang has not yet been filled with Tang army flags for seven weeks.
After a while, several people gathered under the city tower to discuss a decisive battle with the rebels.