An Lushan's words verified his guess that there would be no peace in Chang'an City today, and there might be an undercurrent of struggle. Longyou Jiedushi Huangfu Weiming left early, and An Lushan also hid near the Hot Spring Palace.
Whether they got some news or anticipated something in advance, these two people's information channels were far more accurate than his.
"How did you know something was going to happen in Chang'an City?"
Fatty An bared his white teeth and smiled and said: "The saint wants to entrust state affairs to the right minister. Maybe he will announce it tonight. Maybe the saint has other intentions, and it should be specifically aimed at the prince. In the past two years, the prince's wings have grown longer and longer.
As things got tougher, the court was assisted by Li Shi, the left prime minister, and He Zhizhang, the secretary and supervisor, loyally protected him. Wei Jian, the prince's brother, was the governor of Shaanxi Province, the land and water transport envoy, and the Jiangnan rent transfer envoy. His sworn brother Wang Zhongsi was the governor of Shaanxi Province.
He is the military governor of Shuofang, Hedong, and his old friend Huangfu Weiming is the military governor of Longyou. A group of the prince's accomplices serve as governors, county magistrates and other official positions in Lingwu, and they are likely to be his future team."
Li Siye was shocked. Fatty An actually knew everything about the prince. He must have done a lot of homework.
An Lushan looked proudly at the water. The rippled water was floating with powder flowing from upstream, which reflected the changing colors of his eyes.
"Shuofang Jiedushi commanded 64,700 troops, Hedong Jiedushi commanded 55,000 troops, and Longyou Jiedushi commanded 75,000 troops, adding up to a total of 195,000 troops.
The three vassal towns formed a semi-circular arch in the pass. If the army was dispatched, it would only take twenty days to reach Chang'an City. The so-called Suwei Capital's Fourth Army in the North and the Sixteenth Army in the South controlled a total of no more than ten troops.
Twenty thousand people. If Huangfu Weiming and Wang Zhongsi are friendly to the prince, and if you are a saint, will you be afraid?"
Li Siye remained calm and stared at An Lushan who seemed to have taken control of the conversation. The other party still raised his hands and said casually:
"The emperor represents the present of the Tang Dynasty, and the prince represents the future of the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who wants to live better and longer must consider his own future. Especially when the saint's black hair gradually changes
At that time, they began to impatiently pave the way for the future. Hey, even a loyal and brave general like Wang Zhongsi was not immune. When they were eager to join the prince, did they consider the feelings of the saint? No, they were all thinking about themselves.
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An Lushan's lips grinned wider, and the expression on his fat face became more excited: "Let me tell you one more thing. This is something I just wanted to understand today. After the saint killed three sons in one day, it lasted for two days.
The crown prince has not yet been established, and people in the capital are panicking. Li Linfu wanted to recommend King Shou to be the crown prince, so why did the saint choose the third son Li Heng as the crown prince? Is it just that if he is established for a long time, who dares to fight again? Hey, just take this
The saint wants to be simple."
"Li Linfu was already in control of the government at that time. If his favorite Li Mao was made the crown prince, and the crown prince's right-hand ministers jointly controlled the court, wouldn't the position of the saint be in danger? Li Linfu's nature was narrow-minded and selfish, and he was even more proud of his longevity.
The king became the crown prince, but Li Heng ended up sitting in the East Palace. Once Li Heng succeeded to the throne in the future, he would not be able to reap the benefits. So when Li Linfu was frightened, he acted more and more extreme, and had to kill the prince. And the prince and the
Once the right prime minister forms an opposition, the saint can rest easy. Even if his old man and his parents are lying in Ganquan Palace, and the prince and right prime minister are wary of each other and have no time to fight, how can they shake the foundation of the saint? Once the saint calculates people's hearts, he can be guaranteed
Even if we have been idle for more than ten years, the imperial power will not fall into the hands of others."
"Nowadays, the Chang'an Lantern Festival is full of lights and flowers on the surface, but in fact, there are undercurrents and murderous intentions. During the Yuan Zheng period, the saint once told Gao Lishi, the prison guard general, that he wanted to entrust all state affairs to Li Linfu, the right minister, and he wanted to fight with Yang Taizhen
Go to Ganquan Palace to spend your remaining years in peace."
"This is just a lie to you. Don't forget how the saint ascended to the throne. He once killed Empress Wei and Princess Taiping to ascend the throne. How could he hand over power to others? The saint released such a statement
A false signal is just to test people's hearts! Test the two people who are fighting in Chang'an City today. What will the prince do if he is forced into a desperate situation? Will he want to find someone to kill his grandfather? Right Prime Minister Li Linfu
Now that you have the opportunity to get rid of the prince, will you intensify your efforts and try to get more things?"
An Lushan gradually became arrogant: "Do you want to know why I, An Lushan, am so favored by the saints? Why was I promoted so quickly? I will soon become the governor of Pinglu and Fanyang towns. Do you want to know why?"
A proud smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and he burst into laughter.
"Because I am only loyal to the saint! All the officials in the world are either close to the right prime minister or the prince. Even Li Linfu does everything for his own selfishness. Only I, An Lushan, won the special favor of the saint without offending them both.
!Even if I tell you now, do you dare to imitate me? Do people in the world dare to imitate me? Who of you dares to abandon your future in exchange for your current wealth! Only I, An Lushan, dare!"
Li Siye was secretly frightened. He was a man with a crazy gambler's personality. He knew that offending the prince would mean ruining his future, but he still openly worshiped only saints and not the prince in the court. He was obedient to Li Linfu, and he also harbored feelings for him.
Although he was afraid, he still dared to expose Zhang Shiyibai and offend Li Linfu. He was right. Only by offending other forces besides the emperor could he gain the emperor's complete trust.
"You street business boy, don't think that you can rise to the top just by being with the Yang sisters. If you can't be useful to the saint, and can't cut off the future and be loyal to the Lord, what qualifications do you have to win his favor?"
An Lushan raised his head and glanced at Li Siye, who was shocked. He picked up the wine bottle on the floating plate in front of him. He did not use a wine cup, but directly held the handle of the bottle and poured it into his mouth through the long crane's mouth.
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"It's so cool!"
He put down the wine bottle and glanced at the corner of his eyes and said: "I almost forgot to tell you that there are three or four veterans under my command at Pinglu Jiedu who were repatriated to the countryside and suffered floods due to the diversion of rivers in their hometowns. The relief grain distributed by the court was embezzled by local officials. They
An entire village of people starved to death, including their parents, wives, and children. Do you have people like this in Qixi, too? Maybe they are the flag-bearers of the Eighth Regiment of Dialhuang City dressed up as Sogdians, or maybe they are lame.
When I returned to the team in Changsong County, Wuwei, Liangzhou, I found that my brother and sister-in-law had been murdered. These people may be gathering in Chang'an City now, trying to find an explanation for their unfortunate experience, or they may want to do something cruel.
, I can’t even say for sure.”
"What did you say!" Li Siye stood up from the water with a groan. The surprise on his face was as if he had experienced a magnitude 9 earthquake: "How do you know so clearly?"
"Hehehe," An Lushan grinned and said, "The sage also knows very well that everyone is being kept in the dark, and he wants to use these few worms to destroy the lives of these normally peaceful people.
Ambition inspires them to see how ambitious they are and how courageous they are."
"Whose soldiers are these people? They will have to settle accounts in the future. Of course I am not afraid, because I have informed the saint in advance, but Fu Meng's spiritual inspection is in doubt. There are soldiers under his command who want to kill the saint. Even if
If the saint lets bygones be bygones, what can the Hexi Jiedushi do? Since you are about to become my aunt's concubine, An Lushan doesn't mind telling you first."
Dai Wang was not simply a soldier under the command of Anxi Jiedushi, but also a captain under his command in Shule Town. Moreover, this time, Dai Wang was included in the team of Anxi Jiedushi when he returned to Beijing to report his merits, and he was still a follower of Li Siye. If
Whatever Dai Wang did in Chang'an City, he has more problems than Fu Meng Lingcha.
Li Siye suddenly jumped out of the pool. He didn't bother to wipe his body with a sheep towel. He directly put on the midfielder, tightened his belt and walked out of the bathroom. The two maids waiting outside quickly came to greet him and asked earnestly: "Lang, are you
Aren't you going to wash yourself? Why don't you ask us to serve you? It's still too early..."
Li Siye interrupted them: "What time is it now?"
"Well, it should be the Xu Zheng time."
Xu Zheng, there is still an hour and a half before Zushi and thirty miles away from Chang'an. Can he still make it back in time?
"Tell your wife, Li Siye is in a hurry and needs to rush back to Chang'an first, so I won't wait for her!"
"Wherever there is a torch, find me one first, I will light the way!"
A servant in the house brought a very bright paper lantern and handed it to him, and also gave him a bottle of lamp oil to refuel on the way.
He pulled the reins of the horse and walked out of the brightly lit Hot Spring Palace. Outside the gate was a dark world. There were tree canopies on both sides of the road leading to the bottom of the mountain, which blocked the starlight and made it harder to see. He could only walk and hold the horse.
Lantern, walking down the mountain while exploring.