Chapter seven hundred and twentieth six Yuyang Jin came in agitation
In the fourteenth year of Tianbao, on the ninth day of the eleventh month, at dawn and Yinzheng time,
The sky was still dark. In Yuyang County, Youzhou City, Fan Yang, the Jiedushi, and the governor of Youzhou, lit candles in the side room of the main hall. The maids walked away carrying copper basins, handkerchiefs, bronze mirrors, and combs.
Entered An Lushan's bedroom.
Prince Dongping sat cross-legged in front of the dowry, wearing only a white singlet. His fat body made him look like a drum. His beautiful concubine took the handkerchief from the hand of the maid, gently rubbed it and rinsed it in the copper basin.
, and then reached out and rubbed An Lushan's face.
She took the bronze mirror and comb from the hand of the maid and put them on the dowry. She lowered her head to look at Alang's face in the bronze mirror. It was full of wrinkles but his eyes were fierce, like a cruel jackal in the wilderness.
Her right hand trembled. An Lushan turned around and reached out to grab her soft hand and asked, "Why are you trembling? Today is your husband's big day, and you will become the queen in the future."
The concubine untied his braids one by one, combed them gently with a comb, and braided them back together again.
Several servants were carrying trays, on which were placed various parts of his set of Mingguang Armor. Eunuch Li Zhuer picked up the breastplate and pulled it off his head. The two round iron guards on his chest were shining brightly.
Shining light. The two servants buckled and bolted the neck protector and the beast sculpture shoulder pads respectively. Li Zhuer knelt down and put on the belly armor and leg skirts, and put on the arm guards and shin guards respectively.
The servant came forward with an iron bone staff in both hands and knelt in front of An Lushan. He reached out and picked up the bone staff, and the head of the staff hit the floor with a bang.
An Lushan, who was covered in armor, was like an iron tower. Every part of the Mingguang armor shone under the candlelight. Li Zhuer specially held the bronze mirror three feet in front of him so that An Lushan could see in the mirror.
of oneself.
Ashina Chengqing came to the front of the hall wearing iron armor with a horizontal sword hanging on his waist. He knelt down on one knee towards An Lushan, who had his back turned to him, and said: "Your Majesty, all the generals who have received your military orders have gathered in the meeting hall.
"Okay, let's go!"
He took the bag from Li Zhuer and tucked it under his arm, striding across the threshold. Chengqing quickly got up and followed him, passed through several cross-courtyard doors, and arrived in front of the assembly hall in the outer courtyard.
An Lushan glanced majestically at the generals standing in the hall, then crossed the threshold and walked in, sitting on his bed covered with tiger skin. Two military advisors stood on his left and right, solemnly and noblely.
.Below stood Jia Xun, the deputy envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, Lu Zhijie, the deputy envoy of Fanyang Jiedu, Shi Siming, the military envoy of Pinglu, Ashina Chengqing, the military envoy of Jinlue, Cui Qianyou, the mighty military envoy, and Li Gui.
Ren, Cai Xide, Niu Tingjie, Xiang Runke, Yin Ziqi, Tian Chengsi and others.
The generals looked confused and surprised. Dr. An would only put on this bright light armor before going on an expedition. A few days ago, he suddenly ordered to summon them all. Could it be that the Khitan and Xi people started to harass him again?
An Lushan held his Guduo staff with both hands and glanced left and right before speaking slowly: "Yesterday, the minister returned from the capital with a secret edict issued by the emperor, ordering me to lead troops into the court to attack Yang Guozhong. Today.
I have summoned you to come here? Is it because I want to raise an army to go south to fight against the rebels? Qing Jun is on your side! Do you have any questions?"
Everyone looked surprised and looked at each other, but no one responded.
"Someone is coming!"
An Lushan waved his hand, and the servants in Jiedushi's mansion each carried a tray? The tray was covered with red cloth? They knelt down in front of the generals respectively.
"This expedition is not only a national hatred, but also a personal hatred. Yang Guozhong killed my guest minister, put my son under house arrest in the name of a marriage, and also intended to destroy my reputation? Take the lives of my whole family. Is this the gold on the plate in front of you? I will give you all my salary and the saint's rewards. If anyone is unwilling to follow you, you can leave here now. I, An Lushan, will never force you to do so, and I will not blame you."
None of the generals moved.
"Since you are willing to work together with me, then take the gold and silver in the plate? And listen to my arrangements."
He turned around and stood up, stretched out his hand to lift the Guduo staff and pulled off the silk on the screen behind him, revealing a map of the Central Plains area, pointing at it and saying: "There are several routes from Youzhou to Luoyang. I want to divide the troops with you." Go south and meet up at Luoyang. In addition to gold, the tray in front of you also has a marching route map. Each person is in charge of an army and marches according to different routes. Military orders have been issued since the day the troops were raised, but there are some who do not respect military orders. Anyone who violates the marching route will be exterminated."
All the generals crossed their hands and said in unison: "Here!"
An Lushan paused on the ground with his Guduo staff in hand, and loudly ordered: "Every general will immediately go down and lead his troops to assemble in the south of Youzhou City. A certain general will take a military parade and swear an oath, and prepare to set off!"
"Here!"
After An Lushan's military order was issued, all armies began to assemble to the south of the city. The sound of war horses' hooves continued day and night, and the long dust shrouded Youzhou City in gray fog. Until the early morning of the next day, 150,000 soldiers of the Seventh Army lined up on the city wall. On the flat land below, An Lushan rode a green horse and paraded past them, arriving at the temporary earth platform at the end.
His six-sided banner was inserted around the earthen platform. The north wind roared and rolled up the crimson banner and made a fierce sound. An Lushan's beard fluttered to the right. He held the iron bone flower in his hand and shouted loudly: "The national thief Yang Zhao , since he took office as Prime Minister, he has used arbitrary power to harm the country and brought chaos to the government. Two campaigns against Nanzhao were defeated, and tens of thousands of soldiers were turned into withered bones. However, Yang took advantage of his relatives to become extravagant and corrupt, ignoring the crops and people's livelihood, and concealed the great disaster in Guanzhong. He also makes flattering remarks, traps foreign ministers, and harms loyal and good people. If this wolf is not eliminated, heaven and man will be angry. An is raising a banner of righteousness to save thousands of people and hang it upside down to kill the national traitors!"
The soldiers shouted from the military formation below the platform: "Free the people and kill the traitors!"
"Today, three animals will be killed here to sacrifice the flag, and the following notice will be issued to the army. If anyone dares to have any objections and stir up soldiers to disobey the order, the three tribes will be killed!"
The heads of pigs, fish and sheep were carried to the altar by several soldiers on wooden boards, and the bright red blood was poured into the wine bowl. An Lushan picked up the blood of the three animals, poured half of it on the altar, and poured the other half vigorously Looking at the large banner erected next to it, the flag was stained with blood.
"Raise troops and go south!"
The iron hooves of the rebels marched southward along the plains of Hebei Road. The clatter of horseshoes stirred up dust. Smoke and dust rose everywhere where the soldiers passed. Flags fluttered and blocked the sky. The rumble of drums and drums shook the earth. From Zhuozhou When they arrived in Yizhou and then in Dingzhou, state and county officials looked at the wind and surrendered. In just a few days, Anlushan captured the entire Hebei Province.
On November 19, An Lushan arrived at Boling, where he briefly repaired. Because he was too fat, no horses could withstand his long journey. He was riding an iron chariot with four horses.
When entering the city, armored soldiers were used to clear the way. The force was so intimidating that Boling officials knelt down to greet him.
An Shouzhong helped him out of the car and drove him, followed behind him and whispered: "He Qianqian and Gao Miao have captured Yang Guangxiang, who was left behind in Hedong, and have just arrived and escorted him outside the county mansion."
It turned out that An Lushan was wary of Yang Guangxiang, the deputy envoy of Hedong Jiedu, before he prepared for the uprising, so he sent his trusted generals He Qianqian and Gao Miao to Taiyuan with 20 Xi people, pretending to offer the captured enemy spies. Yang Guangxiang didn't know it was a trick.
He went out of the city to meet him but was captured alive and escorted to Boling.