After signaling to the soldiers around him to drag Li Longji and others down, An Lushan sat on the dragon chair with a golden sword, playing with the imperial seal in his hand, and said with a wanton smile.
Over the years, he has worked hard and suffered humiliation just for this moment.
"Congratulations, lord! Congratulations, lord!"
Seeing this, the ghost-faced counselor and other generals in the hall bowed to congratulate him.
"In your life, Sir, when do you think it is best for us to establish a country?"
After sweeping past the generals, An Lushan looked at the ghost-faced counselor.
Sitting on the dragon throne is nothing. Only when you tell the world and establish the title of the country can you become the true king of a country.
As for the name of the country, it was already decided after the army entered Tongguan, and it was called "Dayan"
"My lord, the top priority is to stabilize the situation first. It will not be too late to establish the country after the situation is stabilized!"
When asked, the ghost-faced counselor hurriedly said.
After all, the Tang Dynasty had been in power for many years, and the centipede was still alive. If the territory was not controlled in time, even if the country was established... the country might not be able to be saved.
"Stabilize the situation?"
An Lushan touched his chin, a little disappointed, but he also knew that the ghost-faced counselor was telling the truth.
"My lord can send 200,000 troops to garrison in Qinzhou, so that they can block the invading enemies from the west, and 50,000 troops can be sent to the east to garrison Hangu Pass! There is a natural chasm in the Qinling Mountains in the north, and 50,000 troops can be sent to Yizhou in the south. This way
As a result, the entire Guanzhong area is the territory of the lord. When the lord recovers and recuperates, it will not be too late to expand the army and expand the territory!"
After a pause, the ghost-faced counselor bowed and spoke again.
"Huh? Qinzhou stationed 200,000 troops?"
An Lushan frowned slightly.
Although the land in Guanzhong is not small, the total number of people in it is only tens of millions. When I think of the huge Tang Dynasty, it is hard to be reconciled.
It would be better if it could be expanded further west.
"My Lord, there is Tubo in Longxi County to the west, and Gao Xianzhi's Anxi Army to the west. In addition, news just came that Li Guangbi's 150,000 Shuofang Army has left camp overnight and headed for Wuwei County. As expected... He should be
I went to join Li Xuan, the king of Liang! Therefore, using Qinzhou as the border is the best choice. In addition, there are many powerful enemies in the west, so there are not many 200,000 troops stationed there."
While replying, the ghost-faced counselor took out a cowhide map from his sleeve and handed it to An Lushan.
"What about the south? Can Yizhou continue to advance?"
After taking the map, An Lushan couldn't help but ask again.
"Lord, after passing Yizhou, you will reach Luzhou! As expected, Yang Guozhong will definitely send the Jiannan Army to garrison in Luzhou!"
When the map opens, the ghost-faced counselor points at the map.
In the past, Heshuo's 300,000-strong army was indeed not afraid of the Jiannan Army, but now Qinzhou needs a large number of troops to garrison, and it would not be a wise choice to conflict with Yang Guozhong's Jiannan Army.
"If we can't go to the south, what about the east? The Central Plains is vast, and using Hangu Pass as the boundary is too conservative."
Frowning, An Lushan stared eastward again.
"My lord, Hangu Pass is a natural danger... If you defend Hangu, you will be able to defend the land heading eastward. In addition, my lord once promised General Shi Siming the land of Fanyang, Pinglu and other three counties. Further east is
Guo Ziyi's Hedong Army and some other Jiedu envoys, our soldiers and horses may not have been able to take advantage in the past."
The ghost-faced counselor couldn't help but sigh.
He didn't want to make the territory bigger, but it was not as easy as he thought.
"Since it's not possible far away, what about Luoyang? There are many people in Luoyang..."
"My lord, don't forget, there is a newly appointed Jiedushi Li Mo near Luoyang!"
"Li Mo? Wait, this Li Mo was originally from Mount Xumi, maybe..."
An Lushan's expression changed.
"Lord, how can Li Mo admit his previous identity as a secret agent since he became the Jiedushi? Although he just took over as Jiedushi, he must have recruited many soldiers under his command. We only have 50,000 soldiers in hand.
, if you get into a fight with Li Mo...if you enter and lose Hangu Pass, it will really outweigh the gains!"
The ghost-faced counselor shook his head.
Ever since Li Mo was used by the emperor to check Yi Bo Lou, he was destined not to listen to Mount Xumi's orders again.
With a large army in hand, even Yibo Tower will not be afraid. How can he be afraid of a mere Mount Xumi again?
In addition, Li Mo now has another level of identity, that is, he is a descendant of the Li family. Maybe there are still people who will seek refuge with him, and his strength will even become stronger.
"That's...that's all! That's all! Then, as Mr. said, we will set up defenses in three places, and then expand the territory after the situation stabilizes. The first one we want to take is Li Mo!"
At this point, An Lushan finally chose to give up.
"Yes! Lord!"
.......
The moon sets, the sun rises,
Early the next morning, An Lushan captured the city of Chang'an and beheaded Tang Wang Li Longji and Prince Li Heng in the Jinluan Palace. The story spread like wildfire.
The people in Chang'an City were so frightened that they did not dare to speak for a long time.
Fortunately, Anlushan's army did not embarrass the people in the city and posted notices... Whether they were ordinary people, merchants or ordinary officials, if the petty officials only supported Anlushan, there would be no problem.
In this way, the people and merchants breathed a long sigh of relief.
But there are more and more discussions behind the scenes.
"Unexpectedly, Chang'an changed overnight and was replaced by Anlu Mountain!"
"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing! I heard that An Lushan was extremely cruel... Although he didn't make things difficult for us at the moment, we won't be able to say for sure later!"
"That's right, but we are all ordinary people, what can we do? We still have to live our lives."
"Now I just hope that fewer people from An Lushan's army will die, otherwise they will be forced into military service again..."
"well!"
The people of Chang'an City thought like this, even when they were eating, they felt a little sad.
When people in other places heard the news, their reactions were much duller.
Dongdu, Luoyang,
The restaurant is still lively, and it seems that it has not been affected at all by the Chang'an Incident.
"I didn't expect... I really didn't expect it! The emperor of the current dynasty would be beheaded in the Jinluan Palace like that. It's sad."
Some drinkers kept banging their mouths.
"Actually, compared with the emperor being beheaded, I am very curious that in the future, the Eastern Capital will become the territory of all the princes, and the Tang Dynasty will be dispersed... How can those Jiedu envoys and local governors continue to be powerful and powerful cities?
Sorry for their identity?"
aside,
The drinker's companion looked around and deliberately lowered his voice.
Although these drinkers are usually leisurely, they know no less than others. Especially when they learn that Anlu Mountain's army is stationed at Hangu Pass and has not gone any further, they know that Anlu Mountain's tentacles will no longer be around.
Touch the land of the Central Plains.
"Eastern Capital? That is of course Mr. Zhao Hai and Zhao! He is the governor of Eastern Capital, and there is no other powerful family in Eastern Capital."
As soon as he said this, the diner next to him immediately spoke.
In his view,
Zhao Hai has a good reputation in Dongdu, and the people also think that he is a competent official, so it is most suitable for him to take charge of Dongdu.