An Lushan nodded solemnly and asked, "Mr. Gao, do you have any good ideas that you dare to teach me?"
Gao Shang stretched out his finger, waved it in the air and said: "Muddy the water in Chang'an and secretly send spies to pretend to be traders from Hexi to spread the news in Chang'an, saying that the lord and Li Siye have agreed to rebel and divide the territory of the Tang Dynasty equally.
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"Sigh," An Lushan waved his hand: "Your strategy doesn't work. The emperor still trusts Li Siye quite a bit. Liu Luogu had spread such rumors in Chang'an before, but it didn't achieve any results."
"Of course it had no effect before, but once the doctor gets into trouble, the emperor's so-called trust will no longer exist. As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, he will be afraid of straw ropes for ten years. Once the emperor loses trust in the generals, he will not trust anyone.
Not to mention Li Siye who had 180,000 troops."
An Lushan narrowed his eyes, paced back and forth in the study, turned around, pointed at Gao Shang and asked, "Continue."
"Once the official rebels, the army will go south to take Luoyang, the eastern capital, and march west to Tongguan. The emperor will definitely not dare to hand over his back to Li Siye, let alone let him lead his troops through the Guanlong Road, across Lanzhou, across the Yellow River and into Guanzhong, and even need to use
The Longyou Dao army guarded the Yellow River to guard against Li Siye. This strategy was enough to contain the Hexi and Longyou armies."
"The Gyeonggi troops guarding Guanzhong are sons of good families in Guanzhong. They have never participated in the war and can never be our opponents. The lord will definitely be able to break through Tongguan and enter. At that time, the emperor will have no choice but to let Li Siye go to Lanzhou and he himself will escape.
Fleeing from Shu. The Lord secretly contacted the Tibetan army in advance to attack Hexi and contain part of the Hexi army. At that time, Li Siye needed to leave a large number of troops to defend Hexi. We have the upper hand in Guanzhong, defeat the few with more, and wait for work to attack Li Siye. We will definitely be able to defeat Li Siye in one fell swoop.
Its defeat."
An Lushan lowered his head and thought deeply, and said: "Li Siye has always been ambitious. He must be planning big things by raising horses and troops in Hexi. If I raise troops first to take down Guanzhong, even if there are Tibetan troops in Hexi to restrain him, he will also have the Chishui Army and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under his command."
How can our army win against the Anbeiting and Anbeiting armies?"
Gao Shang quickly encouraged An Lushan and said: "Lord, you can rest assured. Compared with Li Siye, we have two advantages, while Li Siye has two disadvantages. Once our army captures Luoyang, will it control Hanjiacang and possess tens of thousands of grains? And in Guanzhong and Hexi
Lack of food? The enemy will not dare to stay with our army for a long time. This is one benefit and one harm. Our army works together and has no worries? And Li Siye will inevitably be restrained and suspected by the court. This is two benefits and two harms. Our army has these two benefits? And
By concentrating superior forces, there is no need to worry about defeating Li Siye."
An Lushan was overjoyed. He held his hands on Gao Shang's shoulders and said with a smile: "Is there a military advisor who can analyze the pros and cons for me? I have nothing to worry about. From today on, I will open the warehouse with great fanfare to reward the soldiers. Prepare the food and grass for the southward journey, and the armies will strengthen their training."
He lowered his voice and told Gao Shang: "Go and invite the imperial servant Cheng Yanzhuang, as well as my son Qingxu and Ashina Chengqing? Let's discuss it in detail."
"Here."
An Lushan entered the secret room with his two military advisors, as well as his second sons Qingxu and Chengqing. Under the light, his eyes were completely different from usual, only cold and forbidding. He said to the four people around him: "Yang Guozhong has repeatedly borrowed the name of His Majesty.
To deal with this king? Now that I have gathered all my strength and have 200,000 soldiers and horses in hand, the time has come to start the rebellion. You are all my confidants today, please choose a good time for me? Find a legitimate reason to raise troops and go south."
Gao Shang took out the push-back picture of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng from his arms, and said in a low voice: "According to the prophecy of the picture, the ninth day of November is a good opportunity to cause trouble? If the Lord can cause trouble on that day, he will definitely be able to gather the time of heaven.
Good luck, great things will happen!"
Yan Zhuang leaned in front of the light and whispered: "Since Yang Guozhong became prime minister, he has monopolized power and ruined the country, causing chaos in the government. His two expeditions to Nanzhao were defeated and returned. And the Yang family also took advantage of their relatives to become extravagant and corrupt, regardless of the people's livelihood.
, concealed the great calamity in Guanzhong and refused to report it. He tried to trap the doctor again and again. If this evil is not eliminated, the whole world will be angry. The Lord can use the name of killing the loyal Qingjun of Yang State to march southward!"
An Qingxu and Ashina Chengqing also stepped forward and crossed their hands and said, "Master, I am willing to work together with my father to achieve great things."
"Lord, I am the same, and we are conspiring together to do great things!"
An Lushan rested his hands on the desk, his eyes filled with ambition and burning desire, and said to the four people around him: "This matter must not be spread to the public for the time being, let alone leaked."
The four of them crossed their hands at the same time and said, "Here."
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The fifth day of the eighth month of the fourteenth year of Tianbao was the Tianchang Festival, the birthday of Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty. Civil and military officials sent congratulations to the emperor, and the governors of various vassal towns also sent congratulations and gifts to the court.
The emperor was happier than in previous years and decreed that Chang'an would lift the curfew from this day until the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th. During the double festivals, people could party all night and parade in the streets. The Ministry of Industry and the Shaofu Supervisor hung up long lanterns on the main streets of Chang'an.
, to light up lanterns to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor.
When night falls, people who have had dinner take to the streets one after another, each holding a hanging paper lantern, and go to the Xingqing Palace Square to pray for His Majesty the Emperor's birthday.
At this moment, Chang'an has become a city that never sleeps. There are lampposts on both sides of the walls, colorful lanterns hanging on the towers of each city gate, red lights swaying under the eaves of the top of the mountain, and wind chimes gurgling. Thousands of Kongming lanterns float from the courtyards of every house.
, adding more brilliance to the long night with thousands of stars.
Zhao Lu, a delinquent from Wannian County in Chang'an City, stood under the gate of Tonghua Square, chewing mint leaves and looking up at the lantern on the gate, his eyes gradually becoming confused.
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On the tower of the Taihe Gate of the Daming Palace, Zhang Xiaojing, the lieutenant of the Longwu Army, stood at the crevice of the female wall wearing fine scale iron armor and a strong iron ball helmet. He took out the military pot from his waist, raised his head and took a sip of wine, looking at
The Kongming lanterns floating in the night sky from thousands of households sighed inexplicably and sadly: "Brothers, how many more years can we see this scene?"
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At the entrance of Miji Trading Company in Xishi City, Micha Gan, a rich man from Chang'an, wearing a dark green patterned robe and a fox fur over his shoulders, stood in front of the carriage. Behind him were five or six servants carrying boxes. The boxes contained coins and
Silk. He is going to Jinchangfang Ci'en Temple tonight to spread money and give alms.
The night breeze was blowing, but Michagan looked far away to the west of the river and murmured: "The pepper business has reached its most glorious stage. Why do you want me to withdraw, my lord? My four Miji shops are still there."
There are more than a dozen Chinese courtyard houses, wouldn’t they be abandoned in vain?”
The shopkeeper stepped forward and whispered: "Boss, the shop has been packed in advance. I gave the guys a day off to watch the lanterns. I will guard the shop tonight."
"Thank you for your hard work, Lao Zhou. Starting tomorrow, we will exchange the money in the cellars of the four shops into portable brocade and gold, and send them to Liangzhou, Hexi in batches."
"Here." Shopkeeper Zhou didn't understand his boss's decision, but he didn't ask any questions and carried out his boss's orders unconditionally.
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Under the arch bridge leading from the Xishi Release Pond to Yong'an Canal, pairs of men and women walked to the canal on the steps and stone slabs, lit the candles in the paper boats in their hands, and gently placed them on the water. Thousands of light boats floated along the sparkling water.
The water surface floated downstream. The white-haired old woman folded a purple lotus flower, and the candle light was floating in the wick. She closed her eyes and clasped her hands together, and silently recited scriptures. Stars were floating in the water of the canal, and drunkards sat
On the cruise ship, I couldn't tell if the stars in the sky were the river water or if the stars in the river water were the sky.
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In the alley of Xinchangfang, a couple walked out of the courtyard gate, followed by two eight or nine-year-old children carrying four lanterns. The MILF turned around enchantingly and looked at the mottled and old neighbor's yard.
The wall turned faintly.
The man was half angry and half joking about his wife: "I am still thinking about the owner of my yard. I am now the feudal official of Jiedu San Town. I don't want to have such a sweet dream anymore."
The lady pouted her lips and rolled her eyes and said, "I haven't done anything. Why don't you think about it?"
The two children were laughing and chasing each other back and forth, the lights in their hands jumping back and forth.
The lady's family walked out of Xinchangfang and merged into the crowd heading to Xingqing Palace Square. Men wearing futou and women with buns, each holding paper lanterns in their hands, gradually gathered from each lane toward the main street.
Finally we arrived at Xingqing Palace Square.
The dull drums of Qingyue sounded from the bell and drum towers on both sides of the calyx tower. The emperor, wearing a crown, walked forward slowly, followed by the ministers to the Yuntai corridor, looking down at the bustling crowd on the ground. The common people
The lanterns in his hands are intertwined together, like dense stars in the depths of the starry sky.
Li Longji also took a lamp from Gao Lishi, held it in his hand and waved it gently towards the people below.
The people of Chang'an immediately cheered, raised the paper lanterns in their hands in the air, looked up excitedly with sparkling eyes, and shouted loudly: "My emperor may live forever!"