In this way, Mao Shun, Peng Po and a group of craftsmen began to develop the Hualou Machine, while Yisheng was working hard on Yinglong's Ecclesiastes.
As for Zhou Jun, he continued his errand as a market supervisor and went to the governor's house to work every day.
One day at the end of April, Zhou Jun was released from prison. Before he could walk out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion, he saw Li Guangbi and An Sishun walking in from the door.
Zhou Jun cupped his hands and said: "General Li, General An, you..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Guangbi waved his hand and said, "Zhou Erlang, come and have a drink with us."
Seeing that the two military envoys looked worried, Zhou Jun did not shirk away and went to the wine shop in Huamen Tower together.
Zhou Jun was wearing official uniform, and Li Guangbi and An Sishun did not change out of their general robes. When the store owner saw the three superior officers arriving, he was so frightened that he ran out from behind the counter and personally welcomed them into the inner room.
After ordering food and drinks and refusing to drink prostitutes, Li Guangbi closed the curtains in the inner room, sat on the folding bed with a sad face, and poured himself a drink, but said nothing.
An Sishun looked out the window, his expression even worse.
Zhou Jun looked strange and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
An Sishun let out a long sigh and said: "The imperial court issued a decree to borrow troops. An was familiar with Hebei, so he asked Ying to accompany the governor to Fanyang and inspected Xiongwu City."
Li Guangbi drank another drink and snorted coldly.
An Sishun heard this and said helplessly: "An Lushan is a distant relative of someone. Sishun once heard that An Lushan had a disobedient heart. He didn't believe it at first, but this time when he went to see Xiongwucheng, he believed it.
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Li Guangbi slammed his wine glass on the table and said in a deep voice: "An Lushan is facing off against the Xi, Khitan and other tribes. The latter are nomadic and have no fixed abode, let alone a city. But the Hebei soldiers practiced attacking
The city's laws, and there are ladders, clouds and other equipment in the arsenal, this is obviously plotting against the Central Plains!"
An Sishun shook his head and said: "Not only that, Sishun is familiar with all the border areas. When he went to Xiongwu City, he could tell at a glance that most of the defenders were not Tang soldiers, but Khitans and Xi people in disguise. And the city's
The combination of the urn mouth and the arrow is not to defend the north, but to resist the enemy coming from the south."
Speaking of which, there is no need to question An Lushan's rebellious intentions.
Li Guangbi kept drinking. Thinking of Zhou Jun's previous words, he couldn't help but sigh: "Erlang once said that the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked. Guangbi didn't believe it at first, but now he does."
Compared to Li Guangbi, An Sishun has an even bigger headache.
The Anjia in Liangzhou and the Anjia in Hebei are close relatives of the same clan. If An Lushan intends to rebel, then the Anjia in Liangzhou will naturally be considered to be involved in rebellion.
An Sishun is now scared and annoyed.
Today's Tang Dynasty is like the rising sun at noon, prosperous and prosperous, but An Lushan does not know whether to live or die, harboring betrayal, but it will affect the life of An Lu in Liangzhou.
Zhou Jun looked at the expressions of the two people in front of him and asked, "What did Wang Duhu say?"
Li Guangbi: "What else can we do? Of course we can write to the court to clarify An Lushan's rebellion, and then ask the saint to send troops to sort out Hebei."
Zhou Jun didn't say anything when he heard the words, but he knew in his heart that this memorial was not only useless, but would have bad effects.
An Sishun added: "As the king's guardian is a saint and a fake son, his words naturally have weight."
Hearing this, Zhou Jun took a sip of wine and asked softly: "I just don't know if the saint will listen to Wang Duhu's advice?"
Li Guangbi shouted in a low voice: "Three provinces and six ministries, I don't believe that so many officials can't see the chaos in Hebei!"
Zhou Jun thought to himself, of course some people can see it, but maybe they just pretend not to see it.
An Sishun asked Zhou Jun at this time: "Mr. Zhou, you went to Chang'an to report on your work this time. What did the DPRK say?"
Zhou Jun told the story in detail about how An Lushan danced the Huxuan Dance on the night of the Lantern Festival, and was appreciated by the saint, and how he made the imperial concubine his mother.
After listening to this, Li Guangbi and An Sishun were both stunned.
Li Guangbi asked in disbelief: "Rebellious ministers and traitors are flattering and favoring, but no one in the civil and military officials of the dynasty criticizes them?"
An Sishun frowned and said slowly: "If An Lushan has a good impression in front of the saint and wants to sway him, it will be difficult."
Li Guangbi took the case and said: "The imperial court was afraid of the Northern Fan and intended to reduce it, but they didn't know that the enemy they should be most wary of was An Lushan."
Zhou Jun put down his wine glass and said quietly: "Haven't you ever thought that...perhaps in the eyes of the imperial court, the troops of the Northern Fan are more rebellious than An Lushan?"
Li Guangbi and An Sishun stopped moving when they heard this.
The two of them thought carefully, but the expressions on their faces became increasingly ugly.
For a moment, there was silence in the room.
Half a month later, the first memorial about An Lushan's intention to rebel reached Chang'an, but then it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any response.
Unwilling to give up, Wang Zhongsi wrote two more memorials, but received no response.
On this day, in the residence of the Right Prime Minister, Lin Fu's son Li Xiu accompanied his father to enjoy flowers in the back garden.
Li Xiu said to Li Linfu: "Wang Zhongsi's memorial said that Anlu Mountain was gathering horses and iron, recruiting foreigners, practicing sieges, and intending to rebel. I don't know whether this is true or not."
Li Linfu carefully cut off the excess branches and leaves with flower scissors, and said calmly: "It can't be true, it can't be false, it can't be true, it may be true or false sometimes, it doesn't matter."
Li Xiu looked at Li Linfu's face and asked cautiously: "Is it possible... what Wang Zhongsi said is true?"
Li Linfu's face was calm: "Hu people are vulgar, like wolves and hyenas. They can't serve as prime ministers in the court. The position of Jiedushi is already the limit. If you want to go higher, you can only stare at the throne."
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Li Xiu was shocked when he heard this: "Father, if An Lushan is really rebellious, he will be a trouble to the Tang Dynasty. How can he sit idly by and ignore it?!"
Li Linfu glanced at him: "My father has told you a long time ago that the affairs of the Tang Dynasty and the affairs of the Li family cannot be confused."
"For the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan was like a wolf that couldn't fill its belly. He overestimated his capabilities and coveted the world. He should be punished."
"But to our Li family, his every move and thought are just childish play in Lin Fu's opinion."
Li Xiu looked uneasy when he heard this.
Li Linfu saw this and said with a smile: "Remember, all dogs in the world are domesticated from wolves. As long as they are trained properly, An Lushan will be a good-looking mixed-breed dog. If you want to
All it takes to make it bite anyone is to give the order."
Li Xiu thought carefully and asked: "Father, is he referring to Wang Zhongsi?"
Li Linfu nodded slightly, with a hint of approval on his face, and said: "To my Li family, An Lushan is not the enemy, Wang Zhongsi is."
"The saint appreciated Anlushan and was afraid of Wang Zhongsi, so I used the excuse of borrowing troops to make Wang Zhongsi deliberately accuse Anlushan of plotting evil intentions."
"The saint had a preconceived impression. When he learned that Wang Zhongsi refused to lend troops, he would naturally not believe that An Lushan had any treasonous intentions. Instead, he would suspect that Wang Zhongsi deliberately complained to others in order to protect the Northern Fan."
Li Xiu also gradually understood: "So, the prerequisite for winning the saint's trust in the memorial is whether Wang Zhongsi is willing to lend troops. If Wang Zhongsi agrees to lend troops, then the saint will eliminate his doubts; if he does not agree, then the saint will
I thought that the person with rebellious intentions was not An Lushan, but Wang Zhongsi."
Li Linfu nodded and said with a smile: "That's the reason. Therefore, it is a good thing for our Li family that An Lushan is rebellious. Only if he wants to rebel, the Northern Fan will refuse to lend troops; only if the Northern Fan refuses to lend troops
Only soldiers and saints would be suspicious of Wang Zhongsi."
Li Xiu nodded, but soon there was a look of worry on his face.
After hesitating for a long time, Li Xiu finally said to Li Linfu: "Father, the Li family is in the court, and there are resentments all over the world. If disaster strikes, it will be difficult to protect themselves."
When Li Linfu heard this, the smile on his face completely disappeared.
Seeing this, Li Xiu said to Li Linfu: "Father, why don't you cultivate a few people? If the Li family encounters disaster in the future, it would be nice to have someone to help you."
Li Linfu sneered and said: "Everyone in the world is striving for power and gain, so who cares about friendship? Today he respects you and worships you, but tomorrow he will kill everyone... The situation is like this, what can be done?"