Chapter 521: I am in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han Dynasty
Chapter 523: I am in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han Dynasty
"Then let's deal with it according to King Yong's wishes."
Li Zhi finally sighed and lowered his noble head.
If Deng Jingshan is not dealt with today, if those angry Bianzhou soldiers rebel, the consequences will be disastrous.
At this time, all he could do was to abandon his chariot to save his commander, sacrifice Deng Jingshan, and keep his position as the military governor of Henan.
Of course, he was not greedy for power, but the country was in trouble, and important members of the clan like him were needed to guard one side to prevent those with wolf-like intentions from disrupting the Tang Dynasty again.
"Since Aweng said so, take him under custody!"
Xue Bai waved his hand, and someone immediately pressed Deng Jingshan down and roughly dragged him down.
When Bai Zhongzhen on the side saw this, he was trembling all over, fearing that Deng Jingshan would betray him and let Xue Bai know that the saint was suspicious, so he was furious and killed him with a knife.
Fortunately, Xue Bai was not interested in this eunuch, so he turned to Li Zhi and made his previous suggestion again.
"The soldiers are young and full of energy, so they are inevitably impulsive and have disturbed Ah Weng. Ah Weng is already old, so why bother to go through all these troubles again? Why not go back to Chang'an and get a better job?"
Li Zhicai refused and said generously: "Although Lianpo is old, he can still make a living. I am more willing to die for the country!"
When Nan Jiyun heard this, he thought that if this "Lian Po" hadn't guarded Hu Liangdu, Bianzhou City would not have been besieged by the rebels. If he had continued to die, he would have been the one who died.
Unfortunately, given his status, no one asked him, and he did not have the right to speak on this occasion. So, he quietly took a step behind Xue Bai to show his support.
This small movement frightened Li Zhi.
He thought of Nan Jiyun's murder of Helan Jinming, and worried that he would also be poisoned, so he quickly looked at Li Long. After all, Li Long promised that he would be safe during this trip.
So, when Xue Bai persuaded him again, Li Hong stepped forward and asked in a rather tough tone: "King Yong is so forcing me, could it be that my uncle and nephew have become a stumbling block for you?!"
"This is not the intention, but it is true that Aweng spent time in Henan with the respect of his clan and did not listen to Li Guangbi's orders, allowing the rebels to capture Huliangdu. Is there any reason for the imperial court to use troops to quell the rebellion? Is there any reason for the orders to be inconsistent?"
Xue Bai refused to give in and spoke forcefully. At the end of his words, he even said: "Please ask Aweng to return to the capital and serve as Zong Zhengqing. This is the wish of the saint. Is it possible for Aweng to disobey?!"
Everyone then looked at Bai Zhongzhen.
Bai Zhongzhen has been privately lobbying the generals to work together to deal with Xue Bai. At this time, all he has to do is stand up and say "the saint has no such intention" to severely damage Xue Bai's prestige and save Li Zhi.
It is a pity that he dared to sneak around in order to seize the power of the supervisory army, but he did not dare to refute Xue Bai in order to protect Li Zhi.
Before anyone could look at him, he had already curled up his neck and lowered his head, like a mouse looking for a crack in the ground. When people saw him, they wanted to catch him as a thief, showing his true qualities as a eunuch.
When Li Zhi saw this, he was angry and disappointed at the same time. He secretly wondered why the saint could use such a eunuch.
He had no choice but to look at Zhang Xun.
Inspector Zhang was not a high-ranking official and had no right to speak in this matter, but since his subordinates were all over the city, everyone still valued his attitude.
"King Yong is bent on weakening the clan's power in the local area, and he may have some ulterior motives." This is what Li Zhi said to Zhang Xun in private last night, and it is not entirely unreasonable.
But Zhang Xun also knew that Li Zhi disobeyed orders and wanted to protect himself. It was also true that he was defeated by the rebels. If he was not punished and strict military discipline was imposed, how would the emperor govern the country in the future?
After thinking about it, he made a decision and spoke thoughtfully.
This time, Li Zhi and Xue Bai will respect his opinion, then this is the result.
"How about we each take a step back?" But Li Xi suddenly spoke.
As if he was afraid that Zhang Xun would support Xue Bai, Li Xun took the lead and said to Li Zhi: "Uncle, the saint wanted to move you back to the court out of concern, but since he didn't make an explicit edict, he must also have the intention of allowing my uncle to continue serving the country. It's not like this.
, my uncle submitted a petition to remove himself from the post of Henan Jiedushi and divided the post into four."
"What does it mean to divide it into four?" Li Zhi asked.
Li Ao took two steps and said slowly: "There is no longer a Jiedushi envoy, but a transport envoy, a punishment envoy, a Changping envoy, and a pacification envoy. The transshipment envoy is in charge of water transportation and the wealth along the longitude; the punishment envoy is in charge of the big and small."
According to the circumstances of the case, the procuratorate is responsible for the judicial and criminal prisons along the way; the Changping envoy is in charge of warehouses, market transactions, river crossings, water conservancy and other matters; and the appeasement envoy is responsible for the military affairs along the way."
Zhang Xun looked thoughtful, but turned to look at Xue Bai.
Xue Bai seemed to be smiling but not smiling. When he saw his gaze, he frowned deliberately and pretended not to express his position.
"In this way, the authority will be divided into four, and my uncle will be able to relax a lot." Li Hong continued: "As for the selection of these four envoys, how about asking my uncle to discuss it with King Yong?"
Li Zhi thought for a while.
For him, this was not an unacceptable result. He, the Henan military envoy appointed by the Supreme Emperor, actually conflicted with the power of Yan Gaoqing, the emperor appointed by the emperor to stay in the eastern capital. The reason why Xue Bai had to get rid of him was
This is also part of the reason.
In other words, he could only exercise the power of Jiedushi in the Qilu area on the eastern half of Henan Province, which was considered to be half of the power. According to Li Hong's proposal, it would only be half less, but he could still recommend candidates, which is equivalent to no loss.
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"Can."
Li Zhi expressed his stance, and everyone looked at Xue Bai.
"What do King Yong think?"
"I came to Henan this time, and the sage gave me a few instructions." Xue Bai said in the name of the Emperor: "First, the orders must be unified. During the war, the local soldiers and horses obey the orders of the Marshal's Mansion and follow Li Guangbi's command to suppress the rebellion. They must not
There are those who cherish the troops to protect themselves, refuse to support them, and support the troops to stand on their own; secondly, the reason why An Lushan was able to rebel was because the Jiedu Mansion took control of the power of soldiers, people, finances, and laws, and became a country of its own. Such a situation
, it must be stopped in the future!”
His tone was stern, and everyone looked solemn.
Only then did Bai Zhongzhen react and echoed: "Yes, the sage said so."
Li Hong said: "Then King Yong agreed?"
Xue Bai is still thinking about it.
He walked a few steps and walked to Zhang Xun's map. He stretched out his finger and gestured at the huge territory of Henan Road. He said: "In order to cooperate more effectively with the counterinsurgency, I intend to divide Henan Road into three parts.
How about setting Qizhou and Yanzhou as the Shandong East Road, and Qingzhou, Mizhou and other places as the Shandong East Road?"
Of course Li Zhi refused.
Henan Road was originally so big, but it was suddenly divided into so many details. The appointment of officials and various arrangements were very troublesome. His powers and duties would also be greatly reduced.
Everyone then started arguing about this matter again.
Finally, Xue Bai gave in and no longer divided the East Road and the West Road. He only established one Shandong Road. He also set up four envoys on Henan Road and Shandong Road, dividing Li Zhi's original power into eight.
Afterwards, discussions were held on the candidates for seven local ambassadors.
In the process, Xue Bai made another concession and allowed Li Xiang to move from the prefect of Guangling to the envoy of Changping, Henan Province, and his authority was further improved.
Finally, everyone agreed that Li Zhi would take the lead in drafting a memorial and submit it to the court.
The memorial said that in view of the rebellion of Anlushan, the Jiedushi envoy had too much power, so he asked to be relieved of power in order to set an example for the world. In order to counter the rebellion, he proposed new local policies and asked the saints for approval...
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"High-quality and bright! High-quality and bright!"
After discussing the biggest military matter, everyone would inevitably have another banquet that night.
And the next batch of grain and grass shipped by Li Hong also arrived. The people under his rule were much richer, and the grain and grass were shipped more, so it arrived slower.
Not only was the food shipped this time new, but the person responsible for escorting the food and grass also surprised everyone.
Because it is Li Bai.
From the time Li Bai entered the city until he went to the banquet, the laughter that appeared around him never stopped. His open-minded and free spirit made it feel like he was in a prosperous world wherever he went.
After hearing about Li Zhi's memorial, Li Bai immediately praised Li Zhi's character and character.
"The noble character of King Wu is truly admirable. I have a poem dedicated to King Wu!"
"Okay, please, Mr. Taibai!"
Li Bai held the wine glass in one hand, stroked his long beard with the other, and opened his mouth.
"The King of Huai loves the Eight Dukes, and joins hands in the green clouds. The boy clings to the branches and leaves, and also climbs the osmanthus bushes..."
After hearing this, Li Zhi couldn't help but smile, beat chopsticks and sing, feeling very happy.
He retained his power and relieved his worries. Because of this poem, even the previous troubles caused by intrigues and overt and covert fights faded away. He could only drink and sing, and enjoy life.
"Ha ha ha ha."
At the end of the banquet, Li Yi was helped to rest with his face flushed, still laughing.
Xue Bai only drank half of the glass. After Li Zhi left, he raised his glass to Li Bai and Li Zong.
"Is it done?" Li Bai asked with a smile.
"It's done." Xue Bai replied with a smile.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and looked at Li Hong together.
Li Hong rubbed his forehead, laughed and sighed, and finally said: "Don't let your uncle know that we set up this trap for him."
"It doesn't matter if you know, it's for the Tang Dynasty."
"Here, have another drink." Li Bai stood up gracefully, grabbed Xue Bai's cup, filled a cup, and said with a smile: "Here's to the Tang Dynasty!"
Looking back on the whole incident, when Li Bai went north to transport grain with Li Long and sent his first letter to Xue Bai, Xue Bai began to correspond with Li Long.
From the beginning, he expressed that he had no intention of getting rid of the influence of the local clan. On the contrary, he told Li Xi that in order to avoid local separatism and increase the prestige of the imperial court, he hoped that knowledgeable people in the clan could stand up and serve the country.
Afterwards, Xue Bai elaborated on his intention to weaken the power of Jiedushi.
He said that the excessive power of the Jieduzhi was the result of the Supreme Emperor's neglect and laziness in government, which would lead to endless troubles. Today, the emperor is wise and intends to clean up the imperial court and reform the long-standing shortcomings.
On the other hand, Li Hong also learned about Xue Bai's personality by asking Li Bai. He saw a Li Qian who was different from the "traitor intent on usurping" in others' mouths, and believed that these proposals were beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. Of course,
It is also beneficial to Li Hong himself.
So, they set up this trap, coaxed Li Zhi to come over, and split up his powers and duties together.
But the final analysis of this matter is that Li Zhi is easy to talk about. After all, he is still a clan of the Tang Dynasty and has no ambition of separatism. If he were replaced by a rebellious Jiedushi today, it is not impossible to rebel under pressure.
The important thing is to set this precedent.
Having set an example, the imperial court then placed Hebei soldiers and generals, even if it reduced the power of the Jiedushi appointed during the Tianbao period.
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On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed heavily.
To the north of the Yellow River, in Mengzhou, is the main tent of Shi Siming's Chinese army.
It has been some time since Yan Zhuang returned to the Yan army. Recently, he saw that Shi Siming was a man of great talent and ambition, far superior to An Lushan who he had assisted in the past, and he gradually began to waver.
He thought about it and thought that although Xue Bai was capable, he was still young and had a shallow foundation. He was not as good as Shi Siming who had been operating in the border army for decades. Not to mention the fake show and the real thing, he might be able to do it by changing camps.
Take two boats.
The current situation is that the Yan army has gathered together and is in great momentum. They want to fight quickly, defeat Li Guangbi in one fell swoop, and capture Dongdu for the New Year. However, Li Guangbi sticks to Heyang, reinforces the city, and refuses to fight. And if Shi Siming's army crosses
After crossing the Yellow River, Li Guangbi would definitely send troops to attack the rear, making it impossible for anyone to advance or retreat.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Heyang City could not be captured, and the supplies of more than 100,000 people were greatly consumed. Shi Siming was urgently looking for a fighter opportunity.
But the two troops he sent to cross the Yellow River from the east actually retreated.
The military meeting in the camp that day was to deal with this matter.
"Your Majesty, King Huai is back to apologize."
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Shi Siming was very strict with his eldest son. He nodded with a cold face, and someone immediately brought Shi Chaoyi in.
"Grandpa, the child met Xue Bai..."
"Kneel down!"
Shi Chaoyi had already made an excuse, but he didn't expect to enter the tent. He was scolded in front of him and had to kneel down. Immediately, two soldiers came over and took off his armor. Then, Shi Siming picked up the riding crop and pointed it at his back.
Just smoke.
"Crack!"
Shi Chaoyi's skin was bruised, his back hurt, and his heart hurt. He thought Shi Siming was too harsh on him.
After being whipped several times, I heard a soldier outside the tent say: "Your Majesty, Zhou Zhi has come to apologize."
Shi Chaoyi, who was kneeling there, heard this and thought that Zhou Zhi was equally responsible for the defeat of the army as he was, and he should be whipped a few times.
Soon, Zhou Zhi entered the account and said: "The guilty minister was defeated in Bianzhou, please forgive me. When the guilty minister returned to the army, he defeated the Tang army's Bianhua Jiedushi Xu Shuji in Huazhou and dedicated it to your majesty."
Shi Chaoyi was waiting for Shi Siming to whip Zhou Zhi. He was shocked when he heard this. He didn't understand how Zhou Zhi could achieve more military exploits when everyone was defeated together.
In fact, Huazhou is east of Bianzhou. Xu Shuji could not hold on and surrendered before the Yan army was defeated. Zhou Zhi had no time to report, but was defeated by Shi Chaoyi, so he had to flee with the prisoners back to the north of the Yellow River, even to Huazhou.
The city didn't even take over.
Xu Shuji was originally a general of Shuofang Army. When he first suppressed the rebellion, he followed Guo Ziyi to send troops to Changshan. Later, he was ordered to go to Lingwu to meet Li Heng and was awarded the title of Bianhua Jiedushi. After Li Heng surrendered, the Chang'an court certainly did not recognize this official position.
Xu Shuji then went to Huazhou to flatter Li Cong, but the court had not had time to deal with him.
Nowadays, in Hebei, Henan, and Jianghuai areas, there are many Jiedushi envoys who have never been heard of in the Chang'an court. They were all appointed by Li Longji when he was in Shu County and Li Heng was in Lingwu.
Xu Shuji was originally worried about being liquidated by Xue Bai, but when he saw that the Yan army was strong, he simply surrendered. When Shi Siming saw him, he was quite happy and immediately asked Zhou Zhi to take advantage of him.
Talking about the Battle of Bianzhou again, we learned that Shi Chaoyi disobeyed military orders and sent troops to Luoyang without authorization, which resulted in a major defeat by Xue Bai. Shi Siming picked up the whip and whipped Shi Chaoyi again.
"Pah! Pah!"
Shi Chaoyi was expecting Zhou Zhi to be beaten together, but he didn't expect that he would bear all the blame alone. He was so sad and angry that he cried blood in his heart.
Seeing this situation, Yan Zhuang once again doubted Dayan's future.
Shi Siming seemed to know the wavering in Yan Zhuang's heart. When the military meeting was held the next day, the gloom on his face had been wiped away and replaced with a cheerful and open-minded expression.
"Master Yan is here? Try these jujubes first."
"Thank you, saint."
Yan Zhuang looked at where he was and found several baskets of jujubes placed on the table. Each one was quite large. The jujubes matured in September. These had been dried and stored until now, and the skins were a little dry and wrinkled.
As far as he knew, there was no such fruit in the army originally. It must have been brought from the north, or from the south?
"I heard that Xinzheng County's jujubes are quite famous. I wonder if these are Xinzheng jujubes?"
"As expected of Mr. Yan." Shi Siming said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhuang quickly saluted and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
"Why do you congratulate me?"
"Since Your Majesty has obtained the dates of Xinzheng, you must soon obtain the city of Xinzheng?"
"You will know soon."
"Here."
While speaking, Yan Zhuang had noticed something wrong between Shi Chaoyi and Zhou Zhi who were standing aside. As King Huai and Prime Minister of Yan, these two people used to be side by side, but today they were far apart and did not look at each other.
Following his solemn gaze, Shi Siming also noticed the disharmony between them, and called the two of them forward with a straight face.
"A great cause is about to be accomplished. Are you waiting for a quarrel to prevent my great cause from being accomplished?"
"I don't dare." Zhou Zhi bowed first and responded.
Shi Chaoyi fell behind even in admitting his mistake, and reluctantly followed: "Son, I don't dare."
In Shi Siming's eyes, this attitude seemed even more petty and unpleasant. But now is not the time to punish him, so Shi Siming said: "If you two reconcile and talk about business, I will give you this basket of dates."
Speaking of this, he suddenly became inspired by poetry and decided to compose a poem.
Emperor Dayan liked to compose poems, which was known to the whole world. As soon as they saw him adjusting his robes and showing an elegant expression, everyone in the tent listened attentively. Yan Zhuang also waited with bated breath, ready to speak out his praises at any time.
After pondering for a moment, Shi Siming pointed to the basket of dates and spoke.
"A basket of jujubes, half orange and half red and purple. Half with King Huai and half with Zhou Zhi."
“What a poem!”
Yan Zhuang leaned forward and was about to speak, but because he didn't know whether it was a verse or a quatrain this time, he hesitated for a moment and was half a step too late, and was overtaken by Geng Renzhi.
"Although this little poem sounds simple at first, it turns out to be wonderful once you chew on it." Geng Renzhi took two steps forward and began to talk eloquently, "This poem uses four and a half words, although it does not mention the relationship between King Huai and Xianggong Zhou. The meaning of reconciliation is self-evident."
He walked to the basket of dates and divided the basket of dates into two parts, each with a light color and a dark color. He handed them into the hands of Shi Chaoyi and Zhou Zhi respectively.
"This is me in you, and you in me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Father."
Shi Chaoyi took the date and felt increasingly depressed.
Yan Zhuang echoed a few words, but for such a small poem, everything that could be praised had been praised by Geng Renzhi, so what he could say was limited.
After reciting the poem, we finally got down to business.
"Do you know who sent these dates?" Shi Siming deliberately let it slip.
Of course everyone didn't know, so they all speculated, and then Shi Siming signaled Zhou Zhi to speak.
"The credit for this matter still belongs to Xu Shuji." Zhou Zhi said, "Xu Shuji was originally a general of Shuofang and a general of Guo Ziyi. You all know that Guo Ziyi supports Li Heng, and Li Guangbi supports Li Cong..."
After Xu Shuji was introduced and some past events were told, Xu Shuji spoke next.
Xu Shuji came from a famous family, and his great ancestor was a close classmate and good friend of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he had a smooth childhood and never suffered setbacks until he was forty years old. This time he surrendered, he thought he might be able to be like his ancestors again. Make a contribution to the founding of the country.
"Zhang Yongji, the general of the Tang Army stationed in Xinzheng, was once my colleague, serving under Guo Ziyi, and was later transferred to Li Guangbi. Guo Ziyi governed the army with kindness, caring for the soldiers, and gave preferential treatment to his generals; while Li Guangbi was harsh. He said that military law was strict, and Zhang Yongji had complained to me about Li Guangbi a long time ago. Now that I have joined Dayan, I sent someone to contact him, and he is willing to serve Dayan."
Hearing this, the generals looked happy, knowing that the opportunity to defeat Li Guangbi had come.
Xu Shuji added: "The brothers in the Tang Dynasty were fighting for the throne and fighting for the throne. Many generals were originally led by Li Heng, but now they are panicked. As long as Zhang Yongji is allowed to incite these people, they will definitely turn against Li Guangbi and switch to Dayan."
Yan Zhuang's eyes flashed after hearing this.
For a moment, he wanted to quietly tell Xue Bai this information, but he thought that since there could be such a traitor in Li Guangbi's army, there was no guarantee that Xue Bai would not be around him. If the information was leaked while delivering the information, his life would be affected.
He had already wanted to waver, but now he was even more unwilling to act rashly.
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In this way, the Tang army had no way of knowing that Zhang Yongji had secretly communicated with the Yan army.
It's just that they don't know how strict Li Guangbi is in running the army.
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On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, it was freezing cold.
Heyang is a small city on the north bank of the Yellow River, standing in the wind and snow. Compared with the mighty military formation of the Yan army, it seems a bit pitiful.
A group of soldiers entered the city in the evening.
"Zuo Xiang Army Envoy Zhang Yongji is destined to send military supplies!"
Zhang Yongji put his hand to his mouth and breathed, looking at the city wall, thinking about opening the city gate to meet Yan's army.
If he was honest, he really didn't want to switch to the rebels, but he had previously sided with Li Heng and felt uneasy about it, and he really couldn't stand Li Guangbi's harshness.
Always thinking about this, he became a little careless about military affairs. In fact, he came a day late to transport military supplies this time.
"Zhang Yongji, I ordered you to arrive in Heyang within three days, why did you come late?!"
Just after entering the city, Zhang Yongji heard Li Guangbi's shouts and questions.
He didn't take it seriously. The weather was bad, and it was normal for him to arrive early and stay late with a team of so many people.
"It was cold and many cattle and sheep froze to death, so we came late."
"I asked you why you came late? What does it have to do with the frozen cattle and sheep?"
Zhang Yongji was stunned and asked: "Is the commander making things difficult for the general?"
"Since you received the military order, why were you late?"
Zhang Yongji's heart was not here, he rolled his eyes and stopped answering.
At this moment, he made up his mind to persuade several familiar generals to join the Yan army tonight, cooperate internally and externally, and get rid of Li Guangbi.
Although he kept this thought in his heart, he did not know that his laxity, disdain, and mentality of "bearing it for the last time" constituted a serious crime that cannot be easily forgiven in Li Guangbi's eyes.
What's more, Zhang Yongji complained privately for more than a day or two.
"Zhang Yongji missed the delivery date, contradicted the commander, and shook the morale of the army." Li Guangbi shouted: "Pull him down and kill him!"
"What?"
Zhang Yongji was stunned, furious, and shouted: "Li Guangbi, you are pretending to be a public servant for personal gain. Because I am a general of Guo Jieshuai and I am deliberately retaliating!"
Li Guangbi said nothing and watched the military judge drag the man down.
Many generals quickly came forward to persuade him.
"Commander, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. It is not appropriate to kill the general in the middle of battle."
"It's a festival, but you're just one day late, why bother?"
"Yes, Marshal. It's not easy to escort military supplies in the wind and snow in this weather..."
Everyone felt that Zhang Yongji only made a small mistake and would not be beheaded.
Li Guangbi was unmoved, his expression even grimmer than this winter. It wasn't until he heard a "pop" sound and a human head fell to the ground that he said: "Hang your head on the city gate. If there is anyone else who disobeys military orders,
,cut."
He knows very well that many people in the army are disenchanted and if they are not deterred, the morale of the army may collapse at any time.
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News of Zhang Yongji's death reached the Yan army.
Shi Siming was greatly surprised, wondering how Li Guangbi could see through his plan.
He then asked Xu Shuji to secretly contact the Tang army generals, but found that under Li Guangbi's strict military discipline, no one dared to hesitate again, and it was difficult for Xu Shuji to contact anyone.
As a veteran of the battlefield, he soon realized that Li Guangbi did not need to wait until he noticed Zhang Yongji's betrayal before he started cleaning up. Instead, he habitually eliminated unfavorable factors out of a dog's keen sense of smell.
The so-called famous general will not wait for a crisis to be discovered before making up for it one by one. A famous general will try his best to prevent crises from happening.
Yan Zhuang also felt a chill in his heart and considered his situation again.
So, he secretly wrote a letter, wrapped it in wax balls, wrapped it in the belly of the fish, and sent someone disguised as a fisherman to quietly send it to Yanshi...
Xue Bai had already returned to Luoyang when he received the letter.
He read the letter, glanced at it, and allowed Diao Bing to pick up the fish on the ground.
"Eating fish tonight will bring you plenty every year for the Chinese New Year."
This day happened to be the first day of the first lunar month, which was the second year of Yingshun and the fourteenth year of Tianbao. Without Xue Bai, the Anshi Rebellion would have broken out in this year.