On the eighth day of the eleventh month of the fourteenth year of Tianbao, An Lushan, the governor of the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu, and Hedong in the Tang Dynasty, sent troops from his headquarters to Tongluo, Xi, Khitan, and Shi Weifan, with a force of 150,000, known as 200,000.
In the name of Qing Junzi, he turned against Fan Yang.
There has been no sound of war in various parts of the Central Plains for more than 30 years. In a hurry, civil and military officials were unable to make any correct response. Wherever the rebels passed through the prefectures and counties, officials either opened their doors to welcome them, or abandoned the city and left. Individuals who dared to
Those who organized resistance were all captured by An Lushan's elite soldiers.
When the news reached Chang'an, Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty believed that someone was creating rumors to sow discord and refused to accept the fact that An Lushan, whom he had trusted for many years, would rebel. When the rebels conquered the entire Hebei province with overwhelming force,
They also sent a surprise force to plunder Yang Guanghui who was staying in the northern capital. When the troops arrived at the north bank of the Yellow River, they began to take it seriously. Feng Changqing, the governor of Anxi who was temporarily appointed to Beijing to plan the expedition, also served as Fan Yang and Pinglu Jiedushi, and rushed to Henan.
He recruited troops to block the rebel offensive; appointed Wei Qing Zhang Jieran as the military governor of Henan Province, commanding the troops of the states in Henan Province; appointed Bi Sichen, the general of the auxiliary state, to follow Feng Changqing behind him and command 30,000 soldiers from the capital camp to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Consolidate the city's defense; appoint General Cheng Qianli of Jin Wu to garrison in the east of Hedong, fortify the walls and clear the country to prevent the rebels from detouring westwards. Appoint Jiuyuan prefect Guo Ziyi as Shuofang's military envoy, looking for opportunities to outflank Anlu Mountain's rear route. Appoint Rong Wang Li Wan as the general marshal to suppress the rebellion, and activate
Gao Xianzhi, the former Anxi Jiedu envoy who had retired for many years, was appointed as deputy commander and planned the Eastern Expedition...
A series of contradictory arrangements were implemented, but they failed to dazzle An Lushan. Instead, they made local civil and military officials increasingly at a loss. In early December, An Lushan sent his troops across the Yellow River, which had frozen prematurely, and attacked directly.
Chen Liu. Zhang Jieran, the newly appointed military governor of Henan Province, led local soldiers and horses to fight hastily and was captured alive by the rebels. An Lushan was angry and the court killed his son Anqingzong who had stayed in Chang'an, and captured Zhang Jieran and his subordinates 13,000 soldiers.
More than a thousand people were buried alive on the spot.
The rebels took advantage of their victory and pressed on Xingyang. Cui Wubo, the governor of Xingyang, personally climbed to the top of the city to encourage and boost the morale of the defenders. Unfortunately, the defenders had not received any serious training at all. When they heard the sound of war drums outside the city, they were so frightened that they could not stand still.
Half an hour later, the city of Xingyang was broken and Cui Wubo was killed. An Lushan went all out and attacked Hulao Pass again.
Hulao Pass is the last barrier for Luoyang, the eastern capital. Feng Changqing temporarily recruited more than 60,000 young people from various places around Luoyang, hoarded them here, and vowed to fight to the death at Anlu Mountain. How could the hastily organized people be a hundred battles?
An elite opponent? Poor Feng Changqing, who has been famous for half his life, was driven out of Hulao Pass by the rebels without even seeing An Lushan's flag. He did not dare to live up to the trust of the court, and rushed to his back.
Not far away, Bi Sichen asked for help while gathering his remaining soldiers to resist. He was defeated from the outskirts of Luoyang back into the city, from the Luoyang City Wall to the Shangdong Gate, from the Shangdong Gate to Xuanren Gate, to Xiyuan, and was driven out of Luoyang City.
For more than twenty miles, they did not wait for any support from Bi Sichen. Instead, they were almost captured alive by the rebels, following in the footsteps of Zhang Jieran. Thanks to the Yiluohe men under Anlu Mountain who were busy dividing up the dividends after the city was broken, they were able to
Taking advantage of the chaos, he escaped from Shengtian.
On December 13, the 14th year of Tianbao, An Lushan entered Luoyang, and Bi Sichen, the general of the auxiliary state, led his troops to surrender. Henan ordered Yin Da and Xi Xun to lead hundreds of officials who stayed in the east capital to kneel down to welcome him.
Yi, interviewing judge Jiang Qing failed to organize a resistance, and set fire to themselves in Li's house to sacrifice their country.
The news reached Chang'an, and Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty took action. He gathered hundreds of officials and planned to lead the expedition himself. Thanks to the desperate persuasion of Right Minister Yang Guozhong, Zhongshusheren Song Yu, General Gao Lishi and others, this was avoided.
Another nonsense. However, Li Longji was not willing to allow the rebels to continue to grow and develop. He publicly rebuked Yang Guozhong and others for their lies and misled the country, and scolded the prince Li Heng for being mediocre and incompetent. He ordered them to come up with practical solutions within three days.
Thief strategy.
After finally appeasing the old and irritable emperor, Yang Guozhong dragged his exhausted body back to his prime minister's office. A group of his cronies also followed and gathered in the study to discuss how to overcome the current difficulties. There was a lot of noise, and from then on,
The quarrel lasted until midnight, but no one could come up with a solution. The only conclusion was that His Majesty the Emperor might have really gone into chaos this time.
"You don't need to say this!" Yang Guozhong was so angry that his eyes were blazing, and he slapped the table and roared. "Even I, who have never fought in a war, know that I can't be ordered out of many places. Your Majesty first sent a seal
The dwarf, but did not give him a single soldier. He gave that bastard Bi Sichen 30,000 troops, but did not explain who commanded whom between him and Feng dwarf. Then he sent Zhang Jieran, His Royal Highness Prince Rong and Gao Xianzhi, but they still did not belong to each other. Slap.
Henan is a big city, with four senior generals and one prince doing the same thing. It would be great if they don’t hold each other back. How do you expect them to be able to stop the rebels?!"
"That is, His Majesty has not repented to this day. He actually asked the Prime Minister and the Prince to find a solution together. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, has always felt that the Prime Minister has blocked his way to preside over the government for His Majesty as soon as possible. Now, he has a chance to take revenge!
"Yu Wende, the Minister of Household Affairs, had always been on the same page as Yang Guozhong. Seeing that the other party's face was full of resentment, he immediately followed his words and denounced His Majesty the Emperor's faults.
"Isn't that so? What have you been doing for a long time? Two years ago, the prime minister reminded your majesty many times that no one Jiedushi should be allowed to master the power to rival the imperial court." Censor Zheng Ang was also asked in the court today.
Li Longji reprimanded him face to face, feeling very dissatisfied, "But His Majesty refused to listen. He always thought that the Prime Minister was envious of talents! This time, An Lushan rebelled and blamed everyone for not fulfilling their duty of supervision!"
"Hi, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Zhang Jian, a Hanlin scholar, couldn't bear to say the emperor's faults, and he was also very disappointed with Li Longji. This emperor of peace, who had been in power for more than 40 years, was not as stupid and confused as he is now.
From seizing the throne for his father to slaying Princess Taiping's remnant party, to reorganizing the government with a heavy hand, improving the army and streamlining administration. Everything was done decisively, with courage and knowledge.
Only Song Yu, a member of the middle school room, could still understand the mood of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at this moment. He shook his head and whispered, "Hey, everyone should say less. This is not what a minister should say. Besides, His Majesty is the same.
After being heartbroken by An Lushan, no one dared to believe it anymore. If he entrusted the few remaining troops in his hands and all the local troops in Henan states to Feng Changqing, who could guarantee that Feng Changqing would be defeated?
Chang Qing is not the second An Lushan!"
"Then you can't give up every single soldier to Feng Changqing, and instead put more trust in Bi Sichen, a weakling!" Zheng Ang was very disdainful of Song Yu's hometown wish, and retorted loudly with his lips curled up.
Indeed, no one can guarantee that Feng Changqing is more loyal to the court than An Lushan. But Feng Changqing at least knows how to fight. Without the Anxi Army, his direct force, Feng Changqing may not dare to rebel now. And what about Bi Sichen?
, apart from stumbling people behind their backs, what else can they do?! When Gao Xianzhi was defeated in Talos, Bi was half responsible. Last year, after Feng Changqing won a great victory, he stopped at Congling.
Bi Sichen and Bian Lingcheng were causing trouble behind his back!
This kind of narrow-minded, confused and stupid thing, His Majesty is already very nostalgic for not killing him. He actually expects him to lead the troops to resist and assist Feng Changqing, and to resist An Lushan together. It is really unlucky.
joke!
"Bi Sichen was driven out of the Anxi Army by Feng Changqing by ascending and descending secretly. His Majesty naturally did not use him to resist Anlu Mountain!" Song Yu shook his head again and pointed out with a bitter smile. "Your Majesty appointed Prince Rong as Ping.
The thief marshal also ordered Ge Shuhan to mobilize troops and horses from Longyou to defend the capital. He appointed Guo Ziyi to raid Anlu Mountain's lair, but at the same time ordered Cheng Qianli to guard Luzhou area. It was all for this reason. As for today's surrender,
The right prime minister and the prince jointly preside over military and state affairs, probably to restrain each other!"
Hearing this, everyone could only smile bitterly. But right? Who said His Majesty the Emperor was stupid?! After experiencing the blow of the An Lushan rebellion, he no longer dared to trust anyone! Including his own biological son.
Son, you have to guard against a few tricks overtly and covertly!
But what's the taste of being an emperor after doing this? It's not as good as a rich man in Longyou, who can enjoy a little family happiness! Thinking like this, everyone's dissatisfaction with Li Longji was slightly reduced, and they turned around again
I began to worry about the future of Yang Guozhong and everyone present.
"Master, master is suspicious, I, I, I die!" Yu Wende finally had some purpose besides flattering him. He stammered to remind Yang Guozhong to guard against Wei Dujian. The man in the Tai Chi Palace can trust a person and let him go.
The other party's temperament does whatever he wants. If he suspects a person, he will not hesitate to be cruel.
Back then, he had great trust in King Yin of Jingzhao and the former prime minister Li Linfu. He didn't even care if Li's nephew was insulted by these two people. But once he turned his back, it would be thunderous. King Yin of Jingzhao
The family was destroyed, and Li Linfu dug up the coffin and killed the corpse. Yang Guozhong was trusted more than Wang and Li at the beginning. If he fell out of favor, the outcome would probably be...
"Adults need to find a solution as soon as possible!"
"My lord, you must let your majesty understand that we are completely loyal to him!"
Several other people also woke up and warned Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong was upset when he heard this. He stamped his feet and interrupted loudly, "That's enough. It's all fucking nonsense. It's nonsense. Let's drink cold water in the summer."
, I still don’t know what it’s like!! But what about the solution? What I need is a solution! A solution to the problem!”
Everyone looked at each other and fell silent for a moment. There is a way. Mobilize all the power of the Yang family in the capital and force the emperor to depose the crown prince. From then on, Yang Guozhong will take over the power. The question is, does Yang Guozhong have the courage and responsibility? An Lushan was single at the time.
When he came to Beijing, his neck was put under his knife, but he interfered with the emperor's attitude and insisted on letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Now let him point the tip of the knife towards the emperor and the prince...
Note 1: Taiyuan, the northern capital, was the place where Li Yuan started his career, so it was designated as the northern capital by the Tang Dynasty.
