Li Gui's idea of going to the Jade Girl Stage is undoubtedly the product of madness.
An Xiuren and others discussed it and the conclusion was self-evident. They would not stop the emperor because it would be good for them if the emperor died in broad daylight.
Moreover, An Xiuren felt that he might be able to take over the power of the emperor's personal guard.
The emperor's guard was divided into two parts. The emperor's younger brother, General Li Mao, led the left and right Hussar Mansion to defend the imperial city. General Zuo Xiaowei, the internal history commander Li Yun, had the military power of Zuo Xiaowei Mansion, and You Xiaowei.
General Wei, together with An Xiuren, the Minister of Household Affairs, were responsible for the defense of Guzang City.
Tongshi Xie, the Minister of War, also held the post of General Zuo Wuwei and had a certain say in military power.
This is actually a system of leading troops in the Wei government that was implemented completely in accordance with the Sui system. Military power and political power were integrated, adhering to the governance system of becoming a general when going out, and becoming an official when entering.
Guzang is a bit more complicated, because the Turks, Tuyuhun, Han and other ethnic groups in the city all have areas where they live, and there are many conflicts between them. They suppress each other, and they also have a very chaotic appearance on the outside.
In addition, they had to fight against Tuyuhun all year round, put down the rebellion in the northwest, and beware of Li Tang sending troops to the west. As a result, the power of various guards in Guzang gradually became weaker, which created a situation where An Xiuren's family was the dominant one.
Therefore, there were only two to three thousand emperor's guards guarding the imperial city, and other soldiers were scattered in the barracks inside and outside the city, which gave An Xiuren the opportunity to make trouble.
An Xiuren is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a thin build, deep facial features, and a short, slightly curled beard under his chin. He has many characteristics of people from the Western Regions.
His early business career also left traces on his body. His skin was dark and rough, and his face had many deep lines, which made him look much older than he actually was.
But now, after all, he is no longer the businessman who smiles first, nods and bows when meeting people. His waist is very straight, and both his smile and his words reveal a bit of arrogance.
When he heard about the arrival of Daduque, he showed some joy. No matter how many promises Li Tang gave him, and no matter how his identity changed, he would not neglect the Turks, because when walking in the west, he would always get Turks.
's permission.
The Shekui Khan stumbled under the sacred mountain of the Turks, and Ashina Qura, the Western Khan of the Turkic royal court, rose to fame. None of these could change the fact that the Turks were the masters of the Western Regions.
Dadu Que, a rebel general from the Western Turks, may one day lead his troops back to the west to compete for power with his compatriots.
Therefore, An Xiuren would not offend this violent and arrogant guy. As a businessman, the first lesson he learned was how to deal with those nobles and try to keep his vision in the long term.
So he immediately stood up and asked An Xinggui to continue discussing important matters on his behalf. Then, surrounded by his retinue, he came to the front hall to talk to Daduque.
In fact, there was nothing serious about Daduque. He just came to ask for food and grass. Speaking of which, apart from protecting several counties in the northwest from being poisoned by Bai Yusuo's rebel army, Li Gui did not bring many changes to the northwest. People in the northwest
People are increasingly suffering, including the Turks who live in Huiningchuan.
They were all members of the Western Turkic tribes. They came all the way eastward with Daduque and finally settled on the Huining River between Wuwei and Panhan. They squeezed the Tuyuhun descendants and made them miserable.
The situation in Pouhan is very bad. Xue Ju once fought with Li Gui here, but he was violently counterattacked by Li Gui and was eventually expelled to Qinzhou. Now Pouhan is also on the front line, facing off against Li and Tang's army from a distance.
The Turks looked around with their heads down, and felt that Li Gui was more reliable, so they helped Li Gui guard the border. However, their lives were so-so, far worse than when they were dominating in the west.
This time I came "in anger", naturally I wanted to have a good talk with An Xiuren, who controlled the money and food, how to distinguish the Turks from those messy slaves, at least in Guzang City, right?
Therefore, Daduque brought very bad news to An Xiuren, and some malicious rumors were quietly spreading in the city...
After making many promises and barely appeasing this particularly annoying Western Turkic noble, An Xiuren frowned and thought for a long time. No matter what, the self-confidence he had developed over the years made him think that he could still control the situation.
To this day, after Liang Shuo's death, who among the enemies in the city dares to call him a Hu Zong?
In short, the arrival of Dadu Que did not make him too vigilant. Various ethnic groups in this city were mixed and it was always chaotic. What was a little rumor? Even in the big city of Chang'an back then, some people said that the Li family was in high demand, and Guzang
With things like this nowadays, it is normal for there to be some rumors and the like.
All he can think about at this moment is that the Qiang leaders need to be quiet for a while. Before they do anything big, they have already made the trouble known to the world. Is there such a thing?
But he never expected that the first person to stand up and oppose him would be Tongshi Xie, the Minister of War.
What made An Xiuren particularly uncomfortable was that this man also colluded with two ministers of the Ministry of Finance to accuse the Ministry of Finance in court. A series of praises for Liang Shuo came out of this man's mouth, as impassioned as a man who was ready to die.
, it is hard to imagine that when Liang Shuo was here, this person was gnashing his teeth with hatred. He was one of the important officials under Li Gui who most wanted to put Liang Shuo to death.
The friendship between An Xiuren and Tongshi Xie was formed through constant confrontations with Liang Shuo and others.
If An Xiuren hadn't realized at this time that something was very wrong with Tongshi Xie, he would have died.
It can be said that An Xiuren felt isolated and helpless for the first time since Li Gui proclaimed himself emperor. At that time, all the generals in Guzang looked on with cold eyes. The officials under the Ministry of Revenue, headed by two ministers, mostly remained silent.
Be silent.
Cao Zhen and others followed suit, fanning the flames and helping General Xie to speak. As soon as An Xiuren's confidants spoke up, they were so suppressed that they could not lift their heads.
Prince Li Boyu, who presided over the funeral ceremony for Liang Shuo, was so excited that he could not control himself and scolded Wu'an King Li Zhongyan bloody.
If it weren't for the soldiers arranged by An Xinggui both inside and outside, An Xiuren even felt that he would be captured in court.
In the first court meeting after Li Gui fell ill, An Xiuren was completely defeated. This can only be used to describe it. Wu Cong and Shi Le even wanted to replace him at the last moment and let the household department change its owner.
By this time, An Xiuren was too lazy to talk anymore. He could vaguely feel that there was a hand manipulating all of this, otherwise it would not have suddenly exploded like this.
During this court meeting, a heavy chill enveloped the An brothers. The only thing they could think of was that Li Gui in the palace was not that seriously ill and had been staring at them in the dark...
At this point, Liang Shuo's funeral and the emperor's intention to go to the Jade Girl Stage have been resolved, but Wu Cong and his master Shi Le did not succeed. All this was more like a civil strife in the household department than a group attack.
And this was more like a clarion call. When the An brothers returned to the Ministry of Household Affairs and wanted to discuss how to deal with it, someone hurriedly came to report that Prince Li Boyu was assassinated on the way back to the Prince's Mansion. He was shot with an arrow in the chest and was hacked again.
Two swords were struck, the situation was at stake, and there was no doubt that the assassin was a Qiang...
An Xiuren was shocked. Was it King Wu An who did something stupid?
In fact, it was useless to think about this. Urgent reports came one after another. Someone had invaded the prince's palace and wanted to kill the envoy of the King of Han, but was repulsed. At the same time, the envoy of Liang Shidu was assassinated by General Hao Bingxing, the general of the right Xiaowei.
It's equally okay.
However, General Hao Bingxing of the Right Guard was slightly injured. In a rage, he led 300 soldiers and Liang Shiming followed the assassins and rushed into the Mansion of the Left Guard, killing General Zhang Nianzu of the Left Guard.
The city of Guzang was in chaos, and the chaos was very sudden. Suddenly, rumors spread in the city, saying that the Qiang people were in rebellion and wanted to imitate the slave thieves in the past and massacred the city of Guzang.
At this time, An Xiuren actually still didn't realize that this court meeting was more like a play to distinguish between enemies and friends. As long as Xie Tongshi, the Minister of War, rebelled, everything would fall into place.
Without the assistants such as Xie Tongshi and Wei Shizheng, the An brothers are just a dish on the table, just depending on how to strike. Yes, Xie Tongshi's role is very important.
Because no matter how powerful the Qiang, Tuyuhun, and even the Turks are, it will be difficult for them to fully integrate into the political structure of the northwest. But with the help of Xie Tongshi and others, it will be a different situation.
The alliance between the nobles of Guanxi and the barbarians of the northwest can make up for each other's shortcomings, making it difficult to shake. Unfortunately, An Xiuren only regarded Xie Tongshi and others as the objects of the transaction, rather than as a whole that shared the same glory and humiliation.
This gives people an opportunity to take advantage of it.
This is actually a very crude political contest that is difficult to achieve in other places and will only occur in a special political environment like the northwest.
Moreover, the messy Guzang was lit up by sparks and exploded with a bang. No one could control the subsequent chain reaction unless Li Gui stood up, but Li Gui was lying in bed because of illness.
I was thinking about going to the Jade Maiden Platform to pick up the fairy from the earth.
It didn't leave anyone a chance to breathe and think.
The hatred between the Tuyuhun descendants and the Western Turks descendants has been going on for a long time. Under the instigation of some thoughtful people, they merged together at that time. In fact, without any provocation at all, the Turks got some more food and grass, more than the Qiang people.
The Tuyuhun people were very angry. Not only did the Turks climb on top of them, but the Qiang people also often showed off their power in front of them.
In addition, Shi Le, the chief leader of Tuyuhun, was afraid that An Xiuren would cause trouble for him, so he did not return to the household department at all. He ran all the way back to where the Tuyuhun people lived. When he heard about the chaos, he almost didn't think much about it, and immediately led his people into the Turks.
Where people live, they want to rob the Turks of food and grass.
The number of Turks in Guzang was small, and they were caught off guard. Daduque was killed on the spot. The leader, Shi Le, took advantage and turned around to lead the crowd to fight with the Qiang people.
For a time, Guzang was in chaos...
(Haha, don’t think too much. The person who broke the news is just attending the annual meeting as an ordinary person among the great gods.)