Chapter 448: Driving away wolves and devouring tigers
Lingbao County was originally named Taolin County. Like Pinglu County, it was renamed because of the auspiciousness, and the era name "Tianbao" came from this.
This place is located in the Xiaoqinling and Laoshan Mountains, with ravines and ravines. There is a pass in the west with cliffs on both sides.
There were loud shouts of death coming from west to east, causing the snow on the cliff to rustle down.
Cui Qianyou's flag was swaying, as if it was about to fall at any moment, but he was still carried into the pass. Following behind were thousands of rebel soldiers, who were beaten to pieces by the officers and soldiers, and fled sparsely.
"Kill!"
Behind the rebels, the Tang army was in hot pursuit.
According to the original plan, when the two armies were fighting, a surprise force would climb up the mountain and blow up the cliff, preventing the rebels from reaching each other. Unexpectedly, the rebels were quickly defeated as soon as the battle began. Good strategies don't even have time to be used.
It was Wang Sili who was the vanguard commander. He felt something was wrong, so he reined in his horse, looked up at the towering cliff, and frowned slightly.
"General?" Lieutenant General Pang Zhong asked, "Why don't we pursue him?
"The thieves are defeated too quickly, and they may be deceived.
What does that mean, Your Majesty?" Wang Yunxiu asked with no respect in her tone:
"Keep our mouths shut!
When you pointed it out, Chen Xuanli remembered that before the sage converted the royal residence into Xingqing Palace, another wall was built along the east wall, with an imperial road between the two walls, making it easier to access Xiaoming Palace. Qujiang.
Yan Jiming was whipped several times very slowly. The warden tried to gag me, but I turned my head to avoid it.
A sound of thunder suddenly sounded in the air, preceded by several more small "rumbling" sounds.
"They are really going to mutiny." The first thing Xi Lushao showed was not panic, but a kind of excitement. Even you yourself were aware of this and said: "But the saint is in Xingqing Palace tonight.
"I know, let's wait."
Qiao Qiwa listened for a while and could hear horse hooves and shouts nearby.
"Already entered the palace."
Brother Xue Bai screamed in horror, feeling that death was approaching, and at the same time he felt that the murderous intention came from his son.
A fire lit up in the dark prison, followed by the sound of silver chains clanking.
Judging from the current analysis, the Kang army is bound to win. What needs to be done is to consume as little of Ge Lili's strength as possible. At the same time, Du Wulang has not been reorganizing the imperial guards and training the new army recently.
Before I finished speaking, I was hit hard and slowly, knocked to the ground, and a piece of rag was stuffed into my mouth.
The young voices sounded almost instantly
At the same time, the imperial court's decree was quickly conveyed to the army, and the cry of "It is allowed to be narrow and vertical must be severely punished" was heard everywhere. In the low cliffs on both sides
When those people were all gagged, no one started shouting.
"This is for discussion in advance." Xi Lushao: "You just ask him, will Yuan Zai understand the situation? Which side will I stand on?
"Don't go there!"
"It's wrong."
The two places are 800 miles apart, and the message can be delivered in half a day at the earliest.
When the winter thunder sounded, Jiang Hai looked back to the west.
The lone willow tree is in a remote place south of Chang'an City, and today is the winter solstice, so many families are busy worshiping their ancestors.
An Lushan's first reaction was that the news was false.
I then thought that Xue Bai had written the letter of divorce and was now the crown prince. If I signed the letter of divorce, I would also be handing over a certificate of surrender to the ten-year-old saint.
But late in the evening, the supervisor came anyway.
"You are Yan Jiming, the secretary-general of Hedong Commandery Mansion. You recruited soldiers and horses for Li JieShuai to put down the rebellion, and you were wronged!
"This saint will leave."
The winter solstice is the eighth to last solar term among the seventy-seven solar terms, and it is also a day for people to worship their ancestors.
"He saw that when the prince arrived at Xingqing Palace, all the officials came to plead for mercy. Suddenly there were no fireworks and the explosion shocked the saint. The saint took refuge in Xiaoming Palace. The prince then appeased the officials and stabilized the situation. Early the next morning, the saint recalled what happened in the night and committed suicide. I feel ashamed, and now that I have allowed Xi Lushao to cause chaos in heaven, I issue an imperial edict to ascend the throne."
I have noticed a long time ago that every time this seemingly respectful son supports me, he is always unconcerned.
I just rolled my eyes and figured out what those people were thinking.
The curfew in Chang'an City can stop special people, so naturally it can stop powerful people like Wang Yunxiu, not to mention that I also have Jinwu Guards with me.
Tonight is very crucial for me.
So I relaxed, thinking that as long as the trouble behind me was solved, I would still be as successful as Yao and Shun.
Du Jindao was gagged and knelt outside in the snow for a long time in the cold. She looked up several times and saw that there were no officials sitting in front of the case. She was lucky again, thinking that maybe her sister was trying to save herself.
I was not used to the dreary atmosphere, nor was I prepared to face death. I always felt that maybe the situation had not turned around just like the previous times I had been imprisoned.
That situation might be even worse.
Sitting in front of Li Heng is Chen Xuanli, who is looking at you with surprised eyes as you flip through the pieces of information.
"Your Majesty the Prince!
An Qingxu never blinked. Outside my pupils, Xi Lushao's eight hundred kilogram body was exploded into countless pieces of flesh and blood in an instant.
Lonely Willow Prison
At the same time, under the city gate of Chunming Gate, the defenders heard the slow sound of horse hooves.
In all the years that Xue Bai has been the prince, he has never been so responsible. In Wei Jian's case and Du Meilin's case, he just wrote a divorce letter to protect himself. Now the same situation is placed in front of Cui Gan, but I am So lack of courage and responsibility
"!"
"Do you know where these weapons are hidden?"
Wang Yunxiu was not surprised, but knowing that Cui Qian had nothing to rely on, he could be so weak and stubborn, so he simply snorted, put his hands behind his hands and said: "If you are not wronged, there is no holy judgment.
In front of the huge rock, no bandit soldiers stepped out and shouted: "People are outside here, shoot arrows!"
On that dreary, icy hot winter day, we were pressed to the execution ground like sacrificial animals.
Li Heng said slowly: "You brought him here as an accomplice...or a friend.
"He looks ahead."
Brother Xue Bai felt that the voice was very familiar. It was a soldier who was by his side in the past. Who was his name? An Qingxu asked him to leave when he came.
Very slowly, in the Qinzheng Building, An Lushan stood up, with a rare look of relief in his eyes, dissing Wang Jinxiu's too fast pace.
Yuan Zai's face became increasingly ugly, his lips opened and closed, and he muttered: "Winter thunder shakes, all things are formed, insects are hidden, and soldiers often rise... Today is winter."
"If the saint blames you, just bear it with all your strength!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Really?"
An Lushan secretly knew that he was evil. He took two steps up to Wang Yunxiu and asked, "How many are left? Have the traitors surrendered to us?"
Sure enough, Xi Lushao's eyes widened even more.
Chen Xuanli said: "It's okay, Shu Han's life experience..."
"boom."
"Failed...defeated!"
Li Heng put several maps together and said: "Du Wulang went out to arrest the prince, and the curfew in the palace was lifted. At this time, if Xingqing Palace suddenly caught fire, what would the saint do?
"What do you mean?"
"Huh?" Wang Jinxiu said from Xiaonu
Wang Xiubai finally came back to his senses. He was so frightened that his movements were exaggerated and deformed. Zhang narrowed his eyes and said: "Brother Xi Lu was defeated. The 700,000-strong army was wiped out. The rebels killed Bentong Pass!"
Wang Yunxiu turned around suddenly, fearing that An Qingxu would surrender to Xi Lu and his brother Li Cong.
The next day, I saw that there were not many officials present. After hearing what Cui Gan said, they all whispered to each other, and they could guess what he was talking about.
At this time, a general from the rear rushed up and said: "General, we have received news that the king's division has recaptured Luoyang and captured An Lushan alive!
There is a moon tonight, and it is very white. When I arrived at the execution site, I saw that many people had gathered on the lonely willow tree, holding torches and confronting each other. At the same time, I heard Cui Qian shouting loudly.
The rebellion will soon be put down, people pay tribute to their ancestors and spend the twelfth lunar month in peace, which is the new year.
A few criminals were executed, and Cui Qian was indeed tested. If the situation was not correct, the prince could be deposed and the people could be convinced, and he could retreat and intimidate Shu Han, his brother Li Cong's generals, or others who were on the Tongguan side. But it forces us to dare to act rashly.
Suddenly, several arrows were shot in our direction.
In the small hall of Yangzhai, Wang Yunxiu was pacing anxiously, still waiting for the battle report from Tongguan.
"Winter solstice thunders, soldiers in the sky, and thieves run rampant."
Xi Lushao closed his eyes to rest and summoned us immediately, deliberately consuming our state.
"Whether he is treasonous or not, can you rely on his own words?" Cui Qian scolded: "You definitely condone unjust, false and wrong cases!
Xingqing Palace
Ashi Chengqing rode his horse past the soldiers, holding low the intelligence sent by Du Jinyou.
You believe it." Chen Xuanli said, "It is true that I am closer to the loyal king, but I have never done anything selfishly. Even if I went north to Taiyuan, I did it for the saint and Xiao Tang, but I would have conspired with Shu Han. Transgression.
I grinned consciously, as if I wanted to smile. The smile was not nervous, but I stopped it very slowly.
The warden outside didn't give me a smile. He just waved a whip at me with a warm face, as if he was driving cattle and sheep.
"Evacuate?" Chen Xuanli said, "Not necessarily. It is not dangerous to leave Xingqing Palace, unless he can burn down the entire palace city.
A group of figures was walking hard under the mountain peaks. Suddenly, the group stopped.
"Where's Lowlux?"
How can those people not have loyalty and filial piety outside? In their hearts, there is only one word: power.
"Shut up!"
Praying aloud in his heart, An Lushan looked up and saw a slight smile on the face under the portrait of Lao Tzu, which seemed to tell me that I had not promised yet.
I rubbed my hands and breathed a sigh of relief, with a look like the excitement of a gambler when the cards are revealed. I wanted to see how many troops Shu Han had left and what he could do next.
An official who died in the city's Buddhism Hall in later years?" Xi Lushao said: "He was hacked to death by a soldier's sword. No one can blame him for this. It was your grandfather who did it.
"I'm trapped.
"Handsome?"
This man was walking at the end of the team, wearing a small red official robe, which was made darker by the snow on the day. When he got closer, it was Yuan Zai.
Li Heng shook his head and said: "Yuan Zai is a fool and will make the right choice. And if you catch him, you will also threaten me."
As Fan Lao spoke, he turned around and pointed at the forest in front of him, where he saw a frightened bird flying in the forest.
The war was urgent, and Wang Sili knew the reason for Cui Qianyou's rapid defeat. He no longer hesitated and immediately ordered a full-speed pursuit.
"It's true, hurry up and report to the left prime minister!"
"What Xi Lu did." Li Longji: "The important thing is that after Pei died, he gave evidence of Xue Bai's crime and hid weapons secretly.
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"knew.
"Send the signal slowly to remind General Wang
"His martial arts skills are lower than Xu's daughter." After Xi Lu said this, she just remembered and said, "You are also a woman.
"Yes, don't overestimate the saint's cruelty." Li Heng looked slightly condensed, "After Shu Han returns to Chang'an, nothing is likely to happen, and what you have to do is not to protect as few people as possible after I come back.
"As a woman, what can you do for him?"
You, Yan Ba, are a small person, but you were also wronged! You were wronged!
In the imperial city and Shangshu Province, no one was walking around with lanterns in the corridors, as if the officials were doing official business overnight.
On the back of the low cliff are mountains with a slightly steeper slope.
At that time, Yuan Zai looked at He Lishu without any shock, then raised his head and saw Li Heng standing in front of Xi Lushao.
It felt like a hunting dog was lying under him, but it was a hunting dog, because this man still spoke with hatred and madness, gritting his teeth.
"You are a fool, you are deaf and blind, and the affairs of the country are in the hands of your sycophants. How can you let us kill at will?!"
"An Qingxu! He..."
Qiao Qiwa raised her hand and pointed, shouting: "It's too late, it's in the cave behind.
The worst I can do is wait until the news about Guan comes back. I can't use that news to decide how to deal with Cui Gan.
Du Jindao narrowed his eyes, watching the snowflakes falling, listening to the thunder of winter, thinking that the saint killed Zhongliang in vain, which would make Xia Cang angry.
"Fat pig, he will beat you to death!"
"The sky is also filled with the faintness of the king, and he will win!"
"Um."
"Lean down." Fan Lao quickly leaned down and said, "Did you hear that?
It is only the people who worship their ancestors, and the saints also worship their ancestors.
That day is the winter solstice
Yuan Zai was not afraid of being blamed by Wang Xiu, but what he was thinking about was how he saw Xi Lushao after going out today. I had just put on my palace robe and was about to go out. I was stopped by Chen Xuanli in the backyard. You put a letter of separation on me. After meeting, he said: "Your grandpa is involved in a small rebellion case. I'm afraid he will implicate you sooner or later. But
It’s like today and Li are clean.”
You put your finger on the desk and said: "The saint's authority is strong. Xi Lu has regained Luoyang and will soon surrender the rebels. When the time comes, he and his brother Xi Lu will return to Chang'an. Does he think the prince can ascend the throne?"
In fact, when An Lushan asked those words, he didn't even realize that his prestige had dropped to the bottom, and the rebels were afraid that it would either increase or decrease.
Xi Lushao checked his eyebrows slightly, not too slow.
"Shhh.
"Li Longji: "You want him to take people to Xingqing Palace and use force to rescue the prince. Remember, save Chongsi first.
When the moonlight fell outside the formation of Xuanli, I saw a map of the Xiaoming Palace and City spread under the table. It was not detailed, and only part of the place entering the palace from the Xuanwu Gate was drawn.
"This you
At night, Chang'an was still immersed in joy.
"Come in!"
"Shu Han! How dare he kill your grandpa?!"
Yan Jiming pursed his lips, and when he reached the execution ground, he looked around and saw that there were only two or two pedestrians standing on the lone willow tree, and then he shouted: "Unjustly accused!"
"How can we be fully prepared for everything?" Xi Lushao said, "It's better to make a decision than to suffer chaos."
But the person who came was not the Zong who reported the war. He leaned over and said: "The prince went to Duliu Shu to ask for execution. Yuan Zai dared to be expert and sent someone to question the left prime minister."
"Forgot?" Xi Lushao: "There are no roads in Chang'an City."
"boom."
When the war in Tongguan was at its calmest, in Chang'an, Xi Lushao also went to Yingxiang Temple in person to worship Emperor Xuanyuan and repair his golden body.
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You look at Li Heng's mark again and say: "Guang
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"This will kill Tongguan and drive directly to Chang'an..."
In the sky under Chang'an City, there were no gorgeous fireworks, as if to celebrate the plan to drive away wolves and swallow tigers.
An Lushan knew that Li Shi was coming to retreat again, saying that the word "steady" was wrong, so he immediately said: "That's right."
"It's precisely because I haven't come back yet that you have to do something bad. Otherwise, when I come back and these people are still alive, how will you explain them?"
Li Hengyou expected that Wang Zhongsi would not have a man who understood me so well, so he smiled slightly and said: "But the saint believes in me, and he also believes in him. Do you believe that if you don't save him, he will die sooner or later?"
Jiang Hai suddenly turned around, only to see this tall and thin figure rushing towards Brother Xue Bai, hugging one arm tightly, and the two guarding soldiers were pulling away no matter how hard they tried.
Generally speaking, beheadings are carried out at noon on a specific day every year, but we are obviously an exception.
Because winter thunder was common, everyone raised their heads to look at the sky, feeling in awe.
The candles in the palace were lit, revealing this hot and beautiful face. Now the Jinwu Guards are searching for you all over Chang'an City, looking for every restaurant, teahouse, bank, and shop, but they didn't expect you to be here in a grand manner.
Hiding in the imperial city.
"There is no ambush.
"He thought you brought him here to be a hostage?
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An official opened the door with a candle and said loudly: "Qiniang, Wang Yunxiu has sent people into the palace. The palace ban has been opened. Xi Lushao has personally led people to arrest the prince.
Lights gradually lit up in the main building of Qinzhengwu, until the whole building was brightly lit. Within the palace walls, groups of forbidden troops held torches and lined up in confusion.
When they got there, there was a small thunder in the sky. The rebel soldiers looked up and said in surprise: "It's winter thunder.
"Shoot An Qingxu!"
Chen Xuanli said: "He has arranged a mutiny in Xiaoming Palace?"
"Left Prime Minister."
The pot looks like the next piece is small.
After a long time, Li Heng stopped what he was doing and stretched. Chen Xuanli finally had no chance to speak and said seriously: "As long as Yuan Zai lets Xi Lushao go, will he let you go?"
"Tell me, how many troops do these traitors have left?
Talk about people and soldiers"
I have sent people to ask An Lushan for instructions, and I will arrest Cui Gan as soon as the imperial edict arrives. At this time, I just wait patiently. I don’t talk anymore while standing here, but I gave Yuan Zai a hard look.
The official went in and out very slowly, while Li Heng spread out a roll of maps and marked them with a pen.
"retreat."
The bad thing was that it was difficult. Xi Lushao ran up behind me, but he was panting and did not speak.
Wang Yunxiu sneered, knowing that Cui Qian and Xue Bai were facing the same situation. If Xi Lu were still the crown prince today, and without the support of Shu Han and his brother Li Cong, his determination to force the saint to ascend the throne would only be defeated.
And there is and
Complaint: "Is there" him Pei? Dedao "Mian"
Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the corridor, followed by a knock on the door. Li Han took a special look at Chen Xuanli and saw that you were still fierce. You are worthy of being a tough guy.
"Kill the thief!"
In my sight, An Qingxu was stationed here. He was not frightened by the thunder. He looked very calm and stared at Brother Xue Bai.
"boom."
It was as if a dandelion was completely blown away by the strong wind beside the Yellow River.
Yuan Zai's face didn't look tired. Before he sat down, he picked up the gavel and patted it under the case.
An Lushan was already wearing a bright robe and sitting under the dragon chair waiting. His hair was combed to a mess and dyed white. Not a single white hair was exposed.
Li Heng said very decisively, but you know in your heart that when things get to that point, all human power has not been done, and how the situation will change next is determined by God.
My war horse hesitated at the entrance of the narrow passage, wanting to retreat. I pulled the reins hard, straightened the stubborn horse's head, gave it a whip, and then galloped back through the narrow passage.
It was a tough battle between my son and I. To me, Xi Lushao's rebellion was just a part of that tough battle. Many people clamored to suppress the rebellion all day long, but they knew what kind of failure I wanted.
Suddenly, a small noise exploded under our heads.
In my opinion, you are quite powerless in Chang'an. Since you can delay getting the news and escape, you should be able to think of a way.
"The news has arrived?"
Suddenly, Brother Xue Bai yelled crazily
The pungent smell of fireworks suddenly became stronger
"But Shuhan hasn't come back yet."
When Xi Lushao heard that, he asked, "What on earth does he want to do?"
"Handsome guy, what is he saying?"
After only waiting for a while, Yuan Siyi entered the case and said: "Sage, left prime minister, General Chen has brought the prince to Xingqing Palace.
"Since they knew it, why didn't they use it to bring down Xue Bai?"
After Chen Xuanli left, Du Wei came back and said, "My father has already broken up with some of his ministers.
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"An Qingxu!"
Du Wei came in and sat down, saying in a serious voice: "Can we accomplish this in a hurry?
Chunmingmen is very close to Xingqing Palace and is very slow. The battle report comes back
The matter was reported to Wang Yunxiu
"Yes! Yes!"
I believed that. I counted on my fingers, and surprise gradually appeared in my eyes.
"Yes, you can only use fireworks to scare off the enemy.
"Um."
At this time, Du Dao discovered that the eight of us were the only ones to be executed, and there were not many people I knew or knew. Not only Guan Chongsi, who was frighteningly short in stature, and some of Wang Zhongsi's personal soldiers; There were only a few stewards under Li Heng, and everyone was dejected and walked around in silence.
Chen Xuanli suppressed his speculation and asked: "Does he want to...?"
"That person is Yuan Qian, the chief historian of Changshan. Mr. Yuan despised justice and advocated small righteousness, so he didn't have the turnaround in Hebei today..."
Before, I quickly calmed down and thought that it actually had something to do with it. If you chase away the wolf and swallow the tiger, you will definitely not win or lose. I just thought that the loser is my brother Li Cong.
I was about to get off when I suddenly saw another flash of fire.
When Du Jindao saw this, he quickly followed Xiao and shouted: "Unjust! We are all loyal and good...ah!"
, Yizhen. Bring Du "Zhifang Jindao" to kill?
Yuan Zai had no saint in front of him and was supported by the left prime minister. Faced with a powerful prince, why did he "dare to be expert"? Could it be that his mind was wavering, thinking that if the prince really ascended the throne, if he did a favor today, he would not stay. way forward
"Not yet you!"
Are you here?! Does Tang Ting intend to surrender? He wants to kill every one of you.
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I turned around again, pointed behind me, and said loudly: "Are there any birds in the forest over there?
"The saint was ignorant and caused a small chaos. He saw it and told you not to say anything. His grandfather and Shu Han helped the country and assisted the prince in enthroning the throne.
Our shouting did not attract anyone to hug us.
Wang Yunxiu glanced at Cui Gan, who was surrounded by imperial guards, and ordered: "Ask the messenger to deliver the information to the top of the city... Wait, you have to prepare to meet the Holy Spirit.
"I only hope that my ancestors will bless me and I will live forever. I am very happy."
"What? Do you still doubt that 'tiger poison is food'?" Li Heng's lips curled up with a hint of ridicule.
"Well, the thieves haven't passed yet?"
"I'm coming over here!"
"Yes, it's a good thing." After a moment, Xi Lushao laughed and said: "You are worried about whether you have any evidence to accuse Dong Palace. I will hand over the evidence myself... Let's go to the execution ground!
"real?"
Fan Lao shouted angrily, knowing that the rebels would only set up an ambush for our large group, and the smaller target would be for this small army of 70 square meters.
"How many casualties did the rebels have? How many troops are there?
Back then, Li Linfu was afraid of Xi Lu, but now I am even more afraid of Xi Lu. Since I want to help the saint depose the prince, this will make Lian Chujun's Yan even more afraid.
Ashi Chengqing took advantage of the weather and raised the flag himself, shouting and running westward.
"Is the news from Tongguan back?"
"boom."
Cui Gan turned around and said, "I am dressed very grandly tonight. This scarred face looks blurry in the night, but it looks very majestic. He said in a deep voice: "Since the left prime minister is here, good and bad, you have to take care of me. Let's take him away, and the left minister can get the paperwork done."
"So, he is sure that the prince can save Du Jindao and others."
Although Brother Xue Bai can see, he can feel the chaos around him. My arm was grabbed hard and I couldn't shake it off no matter how hard I tried.