My house is small, outside the shadow of the dragon and snake, amid the sound of wind and rain.
——Excerpt from "Qinyuanchun·Lingshan Qi'an Fu Time to Build Yan Lake but Not Yet" by Xin Qiji
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The Anxi Army tent was a different story.
After receiving the transfer order from the Ministry of War, Li Siye and Duan Xiushi looked at each other. Li Siye asked: "Brother Fu, are you overdoing it by asking Xiu Shi and others to submit a memorial to you? I will meet with His Majesty today to ask the court to withdraw the order."
Bai Fu smiled and said: "General, if General Duan and others hadn't taken the initiative to join me, I wouldn't have been transferred out of the army today.
Fame spreads all over the world, and slander follows.
Now that I have been transferred to the Household Department and my rank has not been lowered, it can be seen that Your Majesty has opened up a wide range of things. If I don't leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave in the future."
Duan Xiushi nodded and said: "Brother Fu, you should be as careful as your hair and notice in time.
After retaking the two capitals, General Siye was promoted to the third division of Yitong in Kaifu due to his meritorious service. He also served as Weiweiqing, and was granted the title of Duke of Guo. He was granted housing for 200 households. These rewards also made many people covetous.
Before King Qin of the Anxi Army, General Si Ye and other generals cut their arms and swore: 'Wherever we go, we must make no mistakes.' This matter is now being used as an excuse by people with ulterior motives."
Bai Fu clasped his fists at Li Siye and said: "General, the Anxi Army has made great achievements in battle. It has attracted everyone's attention, and it is estimated that they have been stared at for a long time.
An Lushan dared to rebel because he had the soldiers and horses of the three towns. After this battle, the imperial court will definitely not dare to let the general have too much military power, and the general should make plans in advance."
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Not long after Bai Fu left the Anxi Army, the imperial court established the left and right Shenwu armies, and selected "children of Yuancong" to supplement them. The so-called "children of Yuancong" were the children of Suzong who followed the courtiers during his exile in Lingwu.
The formation of the Left and Right Shenwu Army is the same as that of the four forbidden armies of Zuo Yulin, Youyu Lin, Zuo Longwu and Youlongwu Army, and they are collectively called the "Beiya Sixth Army".
The military headquarters also selected a thousand brave warriors from the Anxi Army who were skilled in horseback archery and were called Yulin Archers. They were divided into left and right wings, called the Left and Right Yingwu Army, which were the Seventh and Eighth Armies of the Forbidden Army.
Suzong once wanted Bai Fu to serve as a heroic general, but after much consideration, he gave up.
Bai Fu, who had outstanding military exploits, was hidden in the snow like this, which is indeed a pity for the military community.
Guo Ziyi, the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, was ordered to return to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to plan the reconstruction of counties north of the Yellow River. Before leaving, he requested Suzong, hoping to take Bai Fu with him and counselor of military affairs as a marching commander. Suzong refused.
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From then on, Bai Fu lived a life as a civil servant. Bai Fu didn't complain much. He wore court clothes every day and ordered the nine o'clock on time.
The fact that Bai Fu was involved was known to everyone in the Ministry of Revenue. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was quite polite to Bai Fu, and ordered people to find a south-facing wing for Bai Fu to use as an office, and arranged two clerks for Bai Fu to dispatch.
Bai Fu was not allowed to attend important meetings within the ministry.
Bai Fu didn't mind, and took advantage of his free time to read the memorials submitted by local officials.
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Since Shi Siming was granted the title of King of Guiyi and Fan Yang was appointed as Jiedushi, he sent general Xue Cai to take charge of Hengzhou, Linghu Zhang to take charge of Bozhou, his son Shi Chaoyi to take charge of Jizhou, and summoned Lu Ji, the governor of Zhao County, to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
For a time, Cangzhou, Yingzhou, Mozhou, Shenzhou, Dezhou, Dizhou and other prefectures and counties surrendered one after another. Except for Xiangzhou, where the puppet Yanjing army stationed by An Qingxu had not yet recovered, most of the area north of the Yellow River had surrendered to Li Tang.
imperial court.
Seeing the good news flying into the court like snowflakes every day, Bai Fu knew very well that Shi Siming, as the grassland wolf king, would sooner or later rebel.
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I had nothing to do that day, so Bai Fu ordered me to go down to court, and walked to the Bashu Guild Hall without reining the reins.
Huang Zhen cooked with his own hands, fried some of Bai Fu's favorite dishes, cut a plate of stewed vegetables, and took out a jar of good wine. The two of them poured and drank by themselves and talked about the current situation.
Huang Zhen said: "Brother Fu, you are used to being a ruthless soldier. Now you are buried in documents every day. Do you find it boring?"
Bai Fu smiled and said: "No. It's quite interesting to ponder the battle reports. Master Zhongji said that an excellent general should also be a master in analyzing battle reports. The intelligence is hidden in the details. The key is whether you can find it."
Huang Zhen filled up the wine for Bai Fu and said with a smile: "Oh, let's talk about it."
Bai Fu said: "Since the tenth year of Tianbao, Anlu Mountain has also taken over the three towns of Pinglu, Fanyang and Hedong. Rewards and punishments have been introduced, and they have become more and more arrogant. Seeing that the military preparations of the Li and Tang Dynasties were declining, they began to underestimate China.
An Lushan was ambitious and intended to rebel. In fact, many courtiers were aware of it. But when the army would start, it was impossible to know. Many courtiers even thought that because of Xuanzong's trust and favor in Anlu Mountain, An Lushan would
Rebellion will also wait until Xuanzong's death.
Only Master Zhongsi could accurately foresee the specific time of An Lushan's rebellion.
Guess how the old man deduced it?"
Huang Zhen was stunned and said: "Before the rebellion in Anlu Mountain, eight thousand warriors were selected from the surrendered generals of the Xi, Khitan and other tribes as personal guards. They raised tens of thousands of war horses and accumulated a large number of weapons and armor.
We trade with Zhuhu and obtain millions of profits every year for military expenses. Is this information?"
Bai Fu said: "These armaments were discovered by Li Linfu's spies in Fanyang long ago. Li Linfu forced An Lushan to spit them out. After Li Linfu was in power for one day, An Lushan did not dare to act rashly."
Huang Zhen guessed again: "Is that based on Li Linfu's death? After Li Linfu's death, Yang Guozhong was no match for An Lushan."
Bai Fu said: "Li Linfu died of illness on November 24th in the 11th year of Tianbao, and Anlushan raised an army on November 9th in the 14th year of Tianbao. There was an interval of three years. If we can infer Anlushan's uprising from this,
The time will be three years earlier."
Huang Zhen said: "I heard that when An Lushan was the horse director and the national horse herding manager, he ordered his confidants to select thousands of the strongest horses from the horse supervisor and quietly move them elsewhere.
In addition, An Lushan asked the emperor for thousands of blank letters of appointment. After returning to Fanyang, he quickly promoted more than 500 generals and more than 2,000 lieutenant generals... An Lushan ordered people to secretly create
Purchased millions of third-grade official robes and goldfish bags..."
Before Bai Fu could answer, Huang Zhen had already denied these answers. He said to himself: "From these clues, we can only deduce that An Lushan will rebel, but we cannot deduce when he will rebel."
Bai Fu nodded and added: "An Lushan's secret manufacturing of official robes and goldfish bags was not exposed at the time, and no one in the court knew about it."
After thinking for a moment, Huang Zhen came up with the answer again: "Is it for Pei Shiyan who was involved in the incident? When the eunuch Feng Shenwei went to comfort Fan Yang, he found that Anlu Mountain had no courtesy for returning to the throne?"
Bai Fu shook his head and smiled: "At that time, An Lushan was almost ready, so he was arrogant and rude to the two imperial envoys."
Huang Zhen sighed and said, "Brother Fu, don't be too pretentious. I really can't guess."
Bai Fu said with a smile: "The first thing that exposed the time of An Lushan's revolt was actually a trivial piece of news. At that time, the Ministry of Revenue received a report saying that fires broke out in many government granaries in Pinglu, Fanyang, and Hedong towns."
Huang Zhen was stunned and said, "What does this have to do with An Thief's revolt?"
Bai Fu said: "Rebellion is a serious crime of genocide. In order to prevent the secrets from being leaked, An Lushan only conspired with his confidants Yan Zhuang, Gao Shang and general Ashina Chengqing. All other civil servants and generals were kept in the dark.
However, planning a rebellion involving hundreds of thousands of troops is not something that can be started with just a slap on the head. It will definitely leave many clues.
Before the three armies move, food and grass must go first. To rebel, food, grass and baggage must be fully prepared. Therefore, Yan Zhuang first checked the military food reserves in Pinglu, Fanyang, and Hedong towns.
However, the world has been at peace for a long time, and the granary has already become a place where "rats" are rampant, and guards and thieves are everywhere. Suddenly, an order from the top is ordered to inspect the granary, and the warehouse supervisor is caught off guard. The best way is to cause a fire artificially, destroy the corpse and destroy the evidence.
.In this way, even if the account facts are inconsistent, they can be covered up seamlessly.
If there is a fire in only one granary, it can be understood as dry weather and improper management. However, if there are fires in multiple granaries in the three towns of Pinglu, Fanyang, and Hedong, it means that Anlushan is conducting a comprehensive inventory of the grain and grass in the three towns, and is doing something earth-shattering.
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After the inventory of grain and grass is completed, something must be done within three months, otherwise the amount of grain and grass will change again if people eat horses and feed it. It is at this point that An Lushan showed his flaws.
Combined with An Lushan's previous performances, his rebellion has become obvious."
After hearing this, Huang Zhen praised repeatedly: "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Although I am responsible for the intelligence work in Chang'an, I have never analyzed intelligence from these corners.
It can be seen that it is not accidental that military students can strategize and win thousands of miles."