The White Emperor's farewell speech is among the colorful clouds. A thousand miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day.
The apes on both sides of the bank can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains.
——"Early Departure from Baidi City" by Li Bai
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After seeing off Yue Wang Li Xi and other princes, Bai Fu personally escorted Zhang Hao's family scroll back to the mansion.
Zhang Hao burst into tears, held Bai Fu's hand, and said, "If it hadn't been for the general, I would have died in prison."
Bai Fu quickly gave in.
Zhang Hao invited Bai Fu into his house to drink tea and thanked him in person.
After a few cups of tea, Zhang Hao's mood eased, and the two of them talked about the siege of Suiyang. Talking about Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, Nan Jiyun and other soldiers, Bai Fuhu's eyes turned red, and he still can't let go.
Bai Fu clenched his fists, veins popped out, and said angrily: "The most chilling thing is not the brutality of the rebels, but the fact that the friendly troops who were close to Chi Chi refused to rescue and watched thousands of soldiers starve to death in Suiyang City.
Brother Nan Jiyun asked for help on the orders of Prefect Zhang Xun. We broke out of the encirclement and first asked Xu Shuji, the imperial envoy who was stationed in Pengcheng (today's Xuzhou), for help, but Xu was indifferent.
Later, Brother Nan Jiyun and I led thirty elite cavalry and rushed to Linhuai (now north of Xuyi, Jiangsu) to ask for help from the imperial censor, Helan Jinming.
Helan was jealous of Zhang Xun, and the two adults Xu Yuan were more prestigious and accomplished than him, so he refused to send troops to rescue. We had no choice but to return to Suiyang.
In the ensuing siege of the city, we captured Anlushan's eunuch Li Zhuer. Zhang Xun ordered me to escort the captive Li Zhuer to Fengxiang. In fact, he asked me to leave Suiyang in advance and not allow me to die in the city with them.
In October of that year, Suiyang fell, and Zhang Xun, Nan Jiyun and other soldiers were killed. In the entire Suiyang, out of the tens of thousands of soldiers who defended the city, less than ten people survived..."
Speaking of the brutality of the siege of Suiyang, Zhang Hao also lamented. He sighed: "If it weren't for Zhang Xun and the two prefects Xu Yuan and the Tang army soldiers who led the Tang army to defend Suiyang with their lives, the rebels would have captured Jianghuai and occupied the prosperous areas in the south of the Yangtze River.
Earth. If this is true, the situation in the Tang Dynasty today will be rewritten.
The heroic feats of the Suiyang soldiers are destined to be famous throughout the ages!"
After talking about the siege of Suiyang, the topic turned to Zhang Hao's request for amnesty for Li Bai.
Bai Fu asked: "I was also in the army when the rebellion of King Yong Li Lin was annihilated. Later I found out that Mr. Taibai was working for King Yong.
I have always had a question, whether I should talk about it or not?"
Zhang Hao said: "General, please tell me. I know everything I know."
Bai Fu organized his words and asked: "How could Mr. Taibai, with his talent, follow Yong Wang Li Lin in rebellion? And even write those death-defying poems praising Yong Wang?"
King Yong Li Lin is so arrogant that even a mediocre person knows that his rebellion will inevitably fail.
Mr. Taibai prided himself on being good at recognizing people. When General Ziyi was still a commoner, Mr. Taibai was sure that Guo Linggong would do great things.
Doesn’t it make sense that Mr. Taibai can recognize Guo Linggong as an outstanding person, but cannot recognize Li Lin’s incompetence?”
Zhang Hao said: "When the Supreme Emperor visited Shu, I followed him on foot as far as Chengdu. I witnessed the whole process.
Therefore, when King Yong was defeated, I spoke to His Majesty and asked for a lighter sentence for Li Bai."
Bai Fu said: "I would like to hear the details."
Zhang Hao sighed and said: "Back then, the bandits in Anlu Mountain were so powerful that the Emperor had to avoid disaster in Shu. At that time, although His Majesty divided his troops and went north, he had not yet proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu.
In order to prevent the entire Li Tang royal family from being annihilated, the Supreme Emperor appointed Yong Wang Li Lin as the "Interviewer of the Four Festivals and the Grand Governor of Jiangling County" and other positions, and ordered him to recruit troops and horses in Jiangling, gather grass and grain, and command the navy. Once the situation in the north was unfavorable,
They took advantage of the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to fight across the river with the rebels.
Although Li Lin had many soldiers and generals, he did not have many qualified counselors. The Emperor accidentally learned that Li Bai was living in seclusion in Mount Lu, so he ordered Yongwang Li Lin to recruit Li Bai to come out of the mountain.
In order to dispel Li Bai's worries, the Supreme Emperor gave Li Bai a reassurance - 'If things fail, I will protect you.'
Later, His Majesty Lingwu proclaimed himself emperor and issued an edict for Yongwang Li Lin to return to Shu to accompany the Supreme Emperor.
At this time, Yong Wang, who had abundant troops and sufficient food supplies, was naturally unwilling to give up the opportunity to separate one side. His Majesty then ordered Huainan Jiedushi Gao Shi and other generals to put down the rebellion of Yong Wang.
After all, it was still chaos during the war. The emperor's imperial edicts and imperial decrees came from Chengdu and Lingwu respectively. All civil and military officials were at a loss as to what to do.
Li Bai assisted King Zuoyong in compliance with the Emperor's decree, which was not inappropriate at the time. Because of this, His Majesty finally pardoned Li Bai for his crime of rebellion."
Bai Fu suddenly realized that he finally had an answer to this question.
Bai Fu lamented that Li Bai was talented but unlucky. He thought: "Mr. Taibai is still too simple. How could he take Xuanzong's words so seriously? Xuanzong did this kind of thing not once or twice."
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Li Fuguo soon learned about Zhang Wu. When he learned that his adopted son had been beaten to death in the street, Li Fuguo was furious and gnashed his teeth in anger.
In the Linde Hall, he knelt down in front of Suzong, wept and begged Jinwu Guards to be severely punished.
Suzong Xuanbai returned to the palace and asked about the matter.
Li Fuguo originally wanted to beat him up and read the book again. Unexpectedly, among the witnesses present, there were also princes such as King Li Xi of Yue.
With the evidence of Yue Wang Li Xi and many other princes, the right and wrong soon came to light. The Mastiff Guard ignored the laws of the Tang Dynasty and completely exposed the atrocities of confiscating the homes of important officials in front of Suzong.
Suzong Longyan was furious and kicked Li Fuguo to the ground, scolding him bloody. Suzong asked Li Fuguo to restrain the mastiff guards. If he dared to do it again, he would be killed without mercy.
Suzong waved his sleeves and left, leaving Li Fuguo alone in the palace.
When Li Fuguo came out of the Linde Hall, he happened to see Bai Fu saying goodbye to the princes at the palace gate.
Li Fuguo looked at Bai Fu's figure, his teeth itched with hatred, and he wished he could eat his flesh and cut his bones.
As if there were eyes behind his back, Bai Fu suddenly turned his head and looked back at Linde Hall.
Bai Fu looked at Li Fuguo's smile, which seemed to be a smile but not a smile, and was unpredictable.
Li Fuguo's heart tightened and he thought to himself: "Bai Fu is a cunning and insidious person. If he takes revenge for personal gain at this time, he will definitely catch him and add insult to injury. Don't fall for this person's plan!"
It is never too late for a man to take revenge in ten years. We will look for opportunities in the future."
From then on, Li Fuguo became more and more wary of his opponents and did not dare to offend Bai Fu easily. Every time he saw Bai Fu, he was afraid that Bai Fu would see through his mind, so he pretended to be nonchalant, greeted him with a smile, and flattered him.
Bai Fu thought to himself: "This old fox talks sweetly but harbors evil intentions. He is always looking for opportunities to frame me.
Others may be wary of this kind of eunuch, but in my eyes, his obsession with revenge is my best bait. Next, it depends on how I take the long term..."
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The story of Jinwu Guard killing the Mastiff Guard with a cane in the street quickly spread throughout Chang'an and was very popular.
In the past few days, events have continued to ferment. Chang'an was like the New Year's Eve festival, with fireworks everywhere and everyone celebrating. Not only did the people set off fireworks, but even the civil and military officials decorated the event with lights and colors to applaud it.
Only then did the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty realize that the elegant, handsome and graceful Bai Fu was a general who fought bloody battles on the battlefield, killing people like hemp.
This man dared to kill the mastiff guard without asking for an imperial edict. This shows that he is a ruthless master who cannot be easily provoked.
Chang'an Shilin was full of joy. Zhang Hao was known as the patron saint of poets in the Tang Dynasty and was always respected by the scholars. Bai Fu's move quickly won the favor of the scholars. Poems praising General Bai were inscribed one after another in
The whitewashed walls of teahouses and restaurants are very popular.
After Princess Qingluan heard this, she was very happy and ordered people to copy these poems back and ordered musicians to compose music and sing them.
Different from the complicated thoughts of the officials, the people of Chang'an supported the brand-new Jinwu Guard from the bottom of their hearts.
In front of the gate of Jinwu Guard, people spontaneously come to greet them every day and present fresh vegetables and fruits to the soldiers on duty.
The young and middle-aged people in Chang'an even asked to join the army one after another, and asked by name to join the Jinwu Guard.
Looking at the long line of people who signed up to join the army, Zhang Qiu Qiongyu lamented: "Before the Anlu Mountain Rebellion, although the Jinwu Guards had bright clothes and angry horses and bright honors, they were often reviled by the people of Chang'an for escorting Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and other families.
Raw eggs were thrown in protest.
Today, the Jinwu Guards' armor is in tatters and their battle clothes are old, but they have become the yearning of young people in Chang'an and the reliance of the people. Thinking about it carefully, I feel a lot of emotion.
I hope that under the leadership of General Bai, the Jinwu Guards can become the most dazzling Imperial Guards and shine brightly!"