After Du Huan left, Zhou Jun chose a hidden room in the mansion and summoned his confidants to discuss the next action.
Mu Xieh, Fei Weng, Hua Yue, Sun A Ying and others were all present.
When Zhou Jun saw that everyone had arrived, he ordered Sun Aying to find soldiers to guard every passage in the residence.
Waiting for the door to close, Huayue opened her hood and took off the gauze curtains on her face. Her amber eyes shone slightly under the candlelight. She let out a long sigh of relief, and then gently
Qing said: "I have been wearing a veil these days and hiding from others every day. It's really frustrating."
Zhou Jun glanced at her, smiled slightly and said: "This is the new capital of Abbasid, and you were once a nobleman of Khorasan Province. You must be more cautious in everything."
Huayue nodded and said: "Of course. Take today as an example. Abu was once the leader of the private soldiers in the province, and Sayer was once the commander of the Great Mosque in Damascus. They all know my face. I am here,
It’s best to avoid meeting anyone.”
Zhou Jun said a few words to Huayue, then turned to Sun Aying and asked: "Hai Dongqing, who went to Qiuci Town, is back?"
Sun Aying nodded and said: "Go back to the master's house. He has come back."
Zhou Jun: "How to say?"
Sun Aying: "The Anxi Army sent scouts to conduct reconnaissance west of Talluos City; the deputy envoy Feng sent envoys to Tuqishi. The two sides reported that the situation was not optimistic."
Zhou Jun: "Tell me carefully."
Sun Aying: "Yes, according to the investigation by Anxi army scouts, the Dashi army in Khorasan Province not only did not retreat, but showed signs of increasing. Abu Muslim has issued a recruitment order to the province, requiring every family to
Every household sent a male. In addition, Dashi's retinue troops were gathering in Bukhara, Ammu and other places."
Zhou Jun: "The province of Khorasan is the base camp of Abu Muslim, and the city of Talas is now occupied by the Tang army. How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed? Abu Muslim is eager to take it back, whether it is for face or because of interests.
city."
Sun Aying: "According to reports from the Tuqishi people, the Geluolu people have had frequent exchanges with the Khorasan Province recently. The caravans transport supplies, mostly horses and pig iron, and the number of caravans is much larger than before.
."
Zhou Jun: "If Abu Muslim wants to launch another attack, horses, weapons, and soldiers are indispensable. The Qaloru people transported a large amount of military supplies to Khorasan through trade."
At this time, Mushaykh said: "Abu Muslim should not be underestimated. He is good at using troops, strict with himself, and he has a group of capable people under his command. His appeal among the Abbasids is even stronger than the current one."
Caliph Mansur. Most of the soldiers regard him as a hero, and many tribes are also friendly with him. If he makes up his mind and plans to rise to power, it is not completely impossible."
Huayue heard this and asked: "Abu Muslim has always been loyal to the Abbasid family, will he really launch a rebellion?"
Zhou Jun pondered.
In his previous life, most of the history books Zhou Jun read were national history, and he rarely read Western history, so he didn't know much about the time when the Abbasid Empire was established.
He only knew that when the Abbasid Empire was first established, domestic rebellions were frequent and the situation was unstable.
As for whether Abu Muslim launched a rebellion and whether he came to power later, he really didn't know.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jun said: "Whether Abu Muslim will rebel or not, it will be a big disaster for Anxi. If he is allowed to live, it is very likely that he will attack us in the future. Today I deliberately provoked him in the palace
The relationship between Mansour and Abu was designed to cause discord between the two. However, judging from their performances, although Mansour was wary of Abu, the relationship between the two was far from broken.
So shameless. Therefore, we must think of some ways to continue driving a wedge between the two of them."
Mushaykh: "Most of the troops loyal to Abu Muslim are in the province of Khorasan. If we can find a way, let Mansour order the dismissal of Abu as the governor of Khorasan and appoint him to other provinces.
Forget it. Then, Abu is unwilling to leave his roots and is likely to refuse the transfer order. In this case, Mansour will think that Abu has rebellious intentions, and the relationship between the two will be worst."
Zhou Jun heard this and nodded slightly: "This is indeed a good idea, but the key is how to make Mansour issue such an order."
Mushayh stroked his beard and looked helpless: "Mansour will use Abu's power to eliminate domestic opposition forces, and Abu has always been loyal to the Abbasids. Mansour will not risk it unless he has to."
Taking risks to offend Abu. So, this is indeed a difficult problem."
Zhou Jun pondered for a moment and planned to put the matter aside for now and asked Mu Sheikh: "Has the Umayyad Kingdom sent anyone to contact you?"
Mu Sheikh nodded first and then said: "In the Umayyad Kingdom, those generals and ministers who were wandering around and loyal to the royal family are now gathered in Damascus, the old capital of Umayyad. Among them, there are two forces that are most noteworthy.
They are the Kingdom's Egyptian Legion and the Papar Legion. These two armies are relatively intact, especially the Papar Legion, which has thirty-nine tribes and 120,000 soldiers."
Zhou Jun: "Are these two armies still willing to support the Umayyad Kingdom?"
Mu Sheikh looked at Huayue and said to Zhou Jun: "After learning that there was still a princess alive in the royal family, the Egyptian Legion expressed its loyalty, but the Papars seemed to have other opinions."
Zhou Jun: "Any other opinion? What opinion?"
Mu Sheikh: "As the vassals of the Umayyad Empire, the Papars once swore allegiance in the name of God. However, the Umayyad Empire is now weak, and the last caliph also died on the battlefield. The Papars believe that
The oath has expired."
Zhou Jun frowned and asked Mu Sheikh: "Who among the old Umayyad tribes in Damascus is in charge of the overall situation now?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Musheikh: "Nasr ibn Sayyal."
When Zhou Jun heard the name, it took him a while before he realized: "This man, if I remember correctly... is Hua Yue's father?"
Mu Sheikh corrected: "Adoptive father, Hua Yue's biological father is the Umayyad Caliph Marwan."
Huayue was slightly angry and said to Mu Sheikh in a deep voice: "To me, he raised me up and he is my father."
Mu Sheikh bowed and took a step back to show his respect.
Zhou Jun comforted Hua Yue with his eyes, and then said to Mu Xieh: "Let's not mention these for now. I ordered to check the whereabouts of the prisoners of the Anxi Army before. Do you have any clues?"
Mu Sheikh: "According to the investigation of the Dashi Order, after the first Battle of Talos, there were more than 10,000 prisoners of the Anxi Army. Except for the Tang Dynasty civil servants, craftsmen and officials in Yajuluo City, among the remaining people
, some were reorganized in Samarkand and became a large slave-eating army, some were sold to nobles in the city of Kufanu, and some were taken to the fortress in Aleppo for unknown purposes."
The previous words were almost the same as what Zhou Jun heard, but the last sentence made him frown.
Zhou Jun: "Some people were brought to Aleppo? The purpose is unknown?"
Mosheikh: "According to the investigation, these people were imprisoned in a heavily guarded fortress in Aleppo, and our people could not get close."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he looked at Fei Weng, who was resting with his eyes closed, and asked: "The Hidden Gate is in Dashi, is there a branch?"
Fei Weng nodded and said: "There is a place in Samarkand, the old capital of great food. However, because it is far away from Anxi, this place used to be entrusted to others, and we have not had any contact with each other for a long time."
Zhou Jun: "If we can get in touch, find a way to go to Aleppo to investigate and find out what's going on."
Fionn bowed and responded.
Zhou Jun looked at everyone again: "Three things to do now. One, to separate Mansour and Abu; two, to contact the old Umayyad tribe; three, to explore the Aleppo fortress, you should know about it."
Hearing this, everyone bowed and said yes.
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