Changshan County, Hengzhou, is located at the intersection of two major post roads, north and south of Hebei Road. It is adjacent to Hedong Road in the west and Jingxing Pass, which is the most important place in Hebei. After An Lushan rebelled, he arrived here with a thunderclap and threatened the prefect Yan Gaoqing to obey his orders. He ordered his confidant general Li Qincuo to lead 3,000 troops to go west from Hengzhou to Jingxing Pass. The main army headed south from Hengzhou, passed through various prefectures and counties such as Xingzhou Julu County, and prepared to cross the river from Lingchang County, take Henan and advance to Duji Road.

Yan Gaoqing, the prefect of Changshan, was different from a few brothers who had become famous all over the world. He was a disciple of the family and had only been wandering in low rank for many years. At the end of Kaiyuan, he was moved to the Fanyang Jiedushi's office to join the army. At that time, although An Lushan was still only the Pinglu Jiedushi, he was very rewarded. When he took over the position of Fanyang Jiedushi from Pei Kuan, he reported that he was the judge of the Jiedushi. After a few years, he even asked Yan Gaoqing to be the prefect of Changshan.

It can be said that since Yan Gaoqing became an official, his greatest benefactor was An Lushan. Over the years, many civil and military officials have been deeply complaining about An Lushan, a general who was involved in Hu. Yan Gaoqing was in Hebei and saw that he valued foreign generals, rejected Han generals, and even interfered in civil affairs. He also advised this immediate boss. If he had not known that the emperor was tired of politics and complained to the court, he would have written a letter long ago. As a famous Yan family, An Lushan has always respected him, and as for those advice, he would have been in his ears.

This time, Yan Gaoqing, who was not sure, naturally went to greet him. When he found the following thousands of troops, he realized that something was wrong. But at that time it was too late. An Lushan not only took away his son Yan Jiming, but also sent troops to guard Jingxing Pass. The most important thing is that he, the prefect, had no military power in the past, and now all the main roads are controlled by An Lushan's troops. He has lost all contact with the court.

"The envoy, there is a messenger from the plains county"

In the study, Yan Gaoqing, who was anxious and restless, was stunned when he heard this, and then was ecstatic and shouted loudly: "Take it in quickly."

An Lushan left Hengzhou and headed south to cross the river from Lingchang County, and then personally launched the battle to seize Luoyang. So now all the important roads from west to south are controlled, and all kinds of good news are emerging one after another, as if Luoyang is ready at any time, and Yan Gaoqing knew nothing about the actions in the court. However, Hebei Road still had a mutual exchange. When he was in front of him, he sent messengers to the prefects of each state to inquire about the news, including Dezhou Pingyuan County. Because the prefect of Pingyuan was no one else, he was his cousin Yan Zhenqing.

When he took the copper tube, he carefully opened the three-layer seal and took out the letter. His eyes lit up immediately, and his face also showed an extremely excited expression. Yan Zhenqing actually said in his heart that he had recruited many warriors in the country and contacted him to wait for the right time to take the matter.

"Encourt, one hundred thousand in a hurry"

At this moment, Changshan Chief Yuan Luqian also hurried into the study. Seeing Yan Gaoqing looking up happily at him, he was slightly stunned, and then he hurriedly stepped forward to present the thing in his hand: "Eunuch, I went back to my private house today, but someone tied such things to an arrow from outside and shot into my study. I thought the soldiers who were An thief played some tricks, but who knew that they picked it up and opened it and found that they were covered with seals of the two sides of the Shuofang Jiedushi Mansion Guo and the Anbei Dadushi Mansion Du.”

As soon as these words were said, Yan Gaoqing was shocked. Guo Ziyi, the governor of Shuofang, made many achievements and became famous over the years. However, in comparison, another name has been well-known from the beginning to the end for more than 30 years - that is, Yan Zhenqing also wanted to respectfully call him a senior brother Du Shiyi heard that Anbeiya was surrounded because of Luo Xibing's random troops, and then the chaos in the invasion of Mobei was spreading west. He was also sad and regretful, but who knew that there would be such a turning point in a flash.

He quickly snatched the letter from Yuan Luqian's hand, and when he opened it a few seconds, he saw that the letter that could definitely be called a good article was not only concisely stated that it had already made accusation that Dubo had occupied the Khitan and Xi territories in the future at the cost of Dubo's occupation of the Khitan and Xi tribes. He persuaded Dubo's leader Huaiyi Khan to reject An Lushan's request to join forces with him. Instead, he directly attacked Youzhou through the Khitan and Xi territories to help the Tang Dynasty quell the rebellion. At the same time, the Anbei Dadufu Mansion took Hedong and would try to open from Jingxing Pass to Hebei Road. The other troops would face An Lushan's army with the troops under the jurisdiction of Shuofang Jiedu. Therefore, the main departments of Hebei Provinces and counties were asked to temporarily suppress and wait for the right time.

Among them, the short twelve words "Keep this useful body and serve the country with loyalty" made Yan Gaoqing feel hot and his eyes faintly reveal a light of water. You know, because he was not careful before, he had to temporarily accept the goldfish bag and purple shirt given by An Lushan. Not only was he humiliated, but he was also worried that this move would become a stain on others' criticism of himself and even the Yan family in the future.

Seeing Yan Gaoqing's move, Yuan Luqian hurriedly asked, "Is this letter credible?"

"An Lushan took all of you and my children as hostages, and left a confidant general to defend Jingxing Pass. Now he is determined to take Luoyang. Do you think he might have made up such a letter to test your and me?" Yan Gaoqing asked back and then pounded heavily on the table in front of him. "And, the sergeants under An Thief's command, such as Yan Zhuang and noble people, have long lost their shame. If they use a plan, they will definitely write a letter like this, and send people to stare at us in Changshan County, hoping that we can reveal our flaws immediately and then catch us all in one go. We will never let us hide and wait for the opportunity for the time being."

Yuan Luqian thought about Yan Gaoqing's words and had to think it was very reasonable, but if he really did nothing, he felt a little unwilling to accept it. After Yan Gaoqing ordered him to screen the officials and minor officials of the prefect's office, and to investigate the reactions of the people, and then secretly recruited warriors, he was overjoyed. Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, Yan Gaoqing suddenly called him again.

"My brother, you and I have worked together for many years. I have a word from you. Your youngest son once asked the minor official in the prefect's mansion. A legend in the past said in an outside world that Your Majesty's position was incorrect and the three kings were wronged and deposed. This matter is very important, and you must not be deceived by a traitor."

Suddenly, he turned from a big problem like how to fight a rebel to a small problem like a rumor outside. Yuan Luqian not only did not feel relaxed, but became even more nervous. He nodded silently. When he was about to leave the house, he suddenly asked without looking back: "Issuer, please forgive me for asking a very disrespectful word. Do you believe those rumors or not?"

Yan Gaoqing thought he would scold Yuan Luqian sternly, but when he spoke, he found that he could not say anything at all. Many details about this Tanglong legend were too detailed. After Li Longji killed Princess Taiping, he originally wanted to kill his father, Emperor Ruizong Li Dan, and then turned the black and white to say that he was dead under the army. However, Guo Yuanzhen actually led the soldiers to protect him, so he could only force him to hand over power. However, Guo Yuanzhen was hated by the emperor for this reason. In just three months, Li Longji found an excuse to make a mistake and was almost killed. Finally, he was demoted to death on the road.

It’s not that he didn’t believe it, but he knew it was all true. From the past, the emperor covered up and pretended to be a thousand times, but looking at the entire Li Tang Dynasty, from the time Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne to the present, is there still few such things as father and son tragedy or even mother and son tragedy?

Yuan Luqian found that Yan Gaoqing was silent, and after a moment of silence, he whispered: "In addition, please pay attention. Since the Anzi rebellion, these rumors have become more and more popular. Obviously, there has been collusion between the two sides."

Yan Gaoqing reluctantly cheered up and responded. When Yuan Luqian left, his ancestral home was Langya, Shandong. He had always regarded himself as a saint and Miao descended on his head. No matter the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, or even the short-lived Sui Dynasty, which had only two generations, was never like the Tang Dynasty. Almost every generation of emperors ascended the throne was accompanied by countless bloody killings and various conspiracies. If it were the prosperity of Kaiyuan in the past, even if someone turned over the old accounts of the past, the people might not take it seriously. But after all the wise ministers, one Li Linfu in the court was followed by another Yang Guozhong, and then An Lushan, what would happen to the people?

No matter what, at least Li Longji has lost all his heart

The sudden chaos was also caught off guard by the people in Chang'an City. Every time An Lushan went to Chang'an, he was mostly a foolish and clown, so in the minds of most people, he was a honest and honest fat man. Even though Yang Guozhong repeatedly expressed An Lushan's rebellion, most people believed that it was just a personal grudge between Yang Guozhong and An Lushan. Therefore, after receiving the news of An Lushan's rebellion, even though Yang Guozhong, as the prime minister, repeatedly called for the immediate mobilization of troops to respond, Li Longji, who was in Huaqing Pond, hesitated for five days before he truly believed the news.

And coupled with the messenger's delay on the road, this made the rebels feel like a rainbow of momentum, sweeping across Hebei in an instant, and was about to cross the Yellow River.

After completely believing this fact, Li Longji was shocked and angry. His first reaction was to keep the crown prince Li Heng in Chang'an and lead his army to fight in person. However, although the relationship between Yang Guozhong and Li Heng was not as irreconcilable as that of Li Linfu and Li Heng, Yang Yuyao did not have a son yet. If Li Longji had a few shortcomings, the wealth and honor of the Yang family would be gone. How dare Yan Guozhong let Li Longji go to fight in person? So, he not only persuaded the right prime minister Wei Jiansu to persuade him, but also used all his skills to cry, and finally let Yang Yuyao come forward to cry.

Since he no longer wanted to fight in person, Li Longji ordered the recruitment of Jingzhao warriors, and while planning to choose from the sixteen generals of the Sixteen Guards in Chang'an, who had been in the border town, and had great military achievements, sent to Hedong and Henan to preside over the battle. After sending the Wei Weiqing Zhang Jieran as the governor of Henan, recruiting athletes, and presiding over the entire line of Henan's defense, and ensuring that the east was not lost, Yang Guozhong recommended Geshuhan to recruit Chang'an athletes and went out of Tongguan to block the rebels. Li Long basically liked Geshuhan's bravery and immediately issued an edict. At the same time, at the same time, at the request of Yang Guozhong, he actually appointed him as the Prince of Xiping County.

Even though he knew that the risk of going out this time was extremely high, facing the emperor's favor and kindness of being known, Geshuhan could only bite the bullet and take over this hot potato.

In addition, Li Long basically wanted to re-activate Pei Xiuzhen as the governor of Hedong, but at this time, Yang Guozhong, who had recommended Pei Xiuzhen in the past, tactfully advised him, saying that Hedong was the foundation of the Pei family. Sure enough, when he heard this, Li Longji, who had been quite wary of the aristocratic clans, immediately gave up this idea, but sent Wang Chengye as the governor of Taiyuan and the governor of Hedong to mobilize Hedong troops.

Just as Geshuhan was about to leave Chang'an, a piece of news suddenly came to the palace from the front line.
Chapter completed!