"Your Majesty, you must not do this,"

Cai Xide was shocked when he saw this. He knelt down again with an ordinary sound and hugged one of An Lushan's legs.

An Lushan was furious: "Xide, what do you mean?"

Although the emperor of the Yan Kingdom who had just ascended the throne was very violent and cruel, he had always been a tolerant person. Otherwise, Li Longji would have seen through his conspiracy and killed him, and would not have given him enough. Being able to fight against the military and financial power of the central government, the general and these two counselors just were killed, since he had many men anyway.

Naturally, there are not many counselors under him, but he has never looked down on these poor people who only know how to write and write all day long. They are all as timid as chickens. Anyway, in his eyes, they are just ants. He wishes he had none. If it weren't for Shi Siming, Tian Chengsi, etc. People repeatedly persuaded him, but he would not let these two guys, Gao Shang and Yan Zhuang, make noises in front of him.

He often thought to himself that the only skill these guys had was to draft some kind of edict, and the rest was worthless.

"Your Majesty, I, Cai Xide, am one of the most trustworthy people under your command. Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. If you are unhappy after hearing this, you can kill me and these two people together."

"Say it,"

An Lushan was much less angry at this time. He knew that Cai Xide was his absolutely loyal subordinate and his general, and he could not be compared with those ants.

"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that I have no connection with these two people. When the second brother Shi Siming recommended them, I objected to them. But now I want to protect them. That's why, Your Majesty, it's not me. Crazy, but because these two people can't be killed. They are highly respected and knowledgeable. Let's not talk about it. Just look at your title of emperor this time. If it weren't for the careful planning of these two people, the princes, nobles, and wealthy businessmen in Luoyang City would Jia, are you willing to come obediently? Also, Wei Chen thinks that they are useful because when they raised troops in Fan Yang, brother, you know, I was the one who advocated sending troops. You still had concerns at that time, saying that you were afraid of the imperial army. , but after some words from me, you agreed to rebel. The reason why I advised you so was not because I knew much. In fact, I had never read a book. I only knew how to hit people with my fists. It was because of Yan Zhuang’s letter that made I think what he said is right, and that’s why he urged Your Majesty to raise an army,"

An Lushan rolled his eyes and looked at Cai Xide who was kneeling on the ground for a long time: "What did he say in the letter?"

"I can't remember the content of his letter clearly. He asked a visitor to read it to me. The general meaning is that the Tang Dynasty's defenses are empty now, especially when the imperial army is used to guard the four directions, and the training is ineffective. Your Majesty, since you have the ambition to rebel, you should make plans in advance. Otherwise, once Li Longji passes to the crown prince and you work hard to govern, you may be the first to attack you. Moreover, the letter also analyzes that Yang Guozhong is eyeing you covetously. This is a personal problem. If we don't send troops as soon as possible, we may be plotted by these villains. In addition, there are many discussions in this letter, such as Li Longji's neglect of government affairs, his lust for women, etc., which are all incisive. "He knows that you don't like literati, so he sent letters widely among the generals you are close to in order to ask your majesty to start the army as soon as possible."

"There is still such a thing, Shi Siming, have you ever received such a letter?"

Shi Siming was extremely alert. Seeing that Cai Xide's remarks involved him, he had already knelt on the ground. At this time, he quickly replied: "Report to the emperor, I have received it, otherwise, I will not recommend these two people to you." Your counselors are planning for you,"

An Lushan nodded and looked up at the sky for a while: "That's it. It seems that you still have something to hide from me, the eldest brother, in private, but I don't blame you. If you mention in front of me who you listened to before making the plan, It is inevitable that I will look down on you and say that you are a loser. In this case, the reason why I rebelled is because I was persuaded by these two old men."

"Exactly, Your Majesty, now is the time to employ people, and these two people have a mortal enemy with Li Longji. If you are lenient and forgive their death penalty, they will definitely be grateful and repay you with all your heart in the future. of,"

"Okay, Siming, Sid, you two brothers, please get up first and go down. I know what to do,"

Cai Xide was overjoyed, while Shi Siming expressed his gratitude without expression.

Immediately, the two of them exited, and An Lushan laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to lift Gao Shang and Yan Zhuang who were kneeling on the ground, as if they were holding two chickens, and suddenly raised them above their heads like puppets: "You two old men?" Son, tell me how you want to die, and I will make it happen for you."

Gao Shang's expression changed: "He's a thief. If you want to kill him, kill him quickly. Don't do it to your mother-in-law."

Yan Zhuang laughed: "Your Majesty, I understand you. You said this to let us go. I'm right, right?"

Amidst the sound of "haha", An Lushan used all his strength and thrust the two bodies into the ground, making a roaring sound.

Damn it, it's over, Gao Shang thought in his mind, it seems that this beast has gone to great lengths to kill people today.

But a miracle happened, and the two people were not seen in a bloody state.

The bodies of the two people fell to the ground, as if they were standing on the ground. However, both of them knew that they had just gone through life and death, and their faces were extremely pale.

"Sit down, both of you, please sit down. When I don't raise my account, you are my brothers. You don't have to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although the two of them were frightened, they were resourceful people after all and quickly adjusted their emotions.

"Here comes someone," An Lushan shouted.

"Report, Your Majesty, please give me your instructions,"

"Go, hurry up and get two hundred taels of gold,"

The soldiers under his command left quickly.

An Lushan's face was full of joy, and he narrowed his eyes into a thin line: "Two gentlemen, I was rude just now, please forgive me."

The two of them quickly thanked him, both of them trembling when they spoke. Sometimes the man in front of them was very gentle, but sometimes he was violent and violent. There couldn't be any mistakes in what he said or did, otherwise his life would be in danger at any time.

Both of them understood the fact that in the future, if they could not speak in front of this guy, it would be better to speak less. They did not want to make any meritorious deeds, as long as they kept their heads on their heads, it was enough. After all, Xiang Cai Xide's rescue was not enough. If nothing happens, they may not be so lucky next time.

"Two gentlemen, I only thought that you had a grudge against Li Longji before, so you were determined to help me, and you didn't have any great abilities. But now it seems that you are really talented, better than... better than Zhuge Liang before. , It turns out that the reason why I rebelled was also moved by the words of the two gentlemen. I decided to reward you heavily. Come on, each of you will get half of the two hundred taels of gold. From now on, you can work hard for me and I will not treat you badly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," the two of them had no choice but to accept the gold bars without saying any words of refusal.

"Okay, this is best. Come here and put on a banquet. I want to have a good drink with you and ask for advice on how to attack Tongguan."

In a short while, a banquet was served, with delicacies from both mountains and seas, and the two counselors were entertained, which was of course also meant to make amends.

"Two gentlemen, I am a rough man with no education. Unlike you Han people, I have many clever ideas. I just killed one person. Why did you come out to disturb me?"

Gao Shang is angry in his heart, I'm bothering you. I thought you looked like an emperor, so I came out to advise you not to take a detour. Now it seems that you are not the material at all. Of course, thinking about it, I didn't say anything. After hearing the words, he said: "Your Majesty, think about it, among the hundreds of thousands of troops you brought out from the north, none of them followed you and risked beheading. You accidentally killed a general like this." , if you give him a large pension and send people out to clarify the rumors, it will not have any impact on you. On the contrary, it will make all the officers and soldiers feel that the emperor loves his soldiers like sons and is willing to sacrifice their lives for you; but you will ignore it and that's it. Kill it, kill it. If word spreads, all the soldiers will inevitably be in danger. They don’t know that one day they will die in the hands of their own people. Although it is a small thing, if it is not handled well, I am afraid it will be shaken. Military spirit,”

"That makes sense. I was just furious. I felt that these guys had no future and were just losers. They couldn't even attack a small Tongguan Pass, so I wanted to kill a few of them to intimidate them."

Yan Zhuang solemnly said: "Your Majesty, when you were a general, you could do this to intimidate those who disobeyed you, but it is different now, because you are the emperor, and the emperor is not about killing people, but about leading well. Your subordinates, please pay close attention to your generals one by one, and don't let them do anything to cause trouble or neglect the king's affairs. This is enough. Otherwise, you will be busy with so many things by yourself. Is it over?"

"Yes, I used to always feel energetic and fight on the kang with those prostitutes from the Central Plains every day, but now I can't. I gradually feel that I don't have enough time. Everything is waiting for me to deal with, and these generals under me "Now that we have gold, silver, jewelry, and beauties, we don't work hard anymore."

"Your Majesty, when it comes to this matter, I think that your name is Shi Siming, Cai Xide and other generals are in great danger to capture Tongguan within three days. This is why I risked my life to remonstrate."

"Then tell me what dangers there are,"

"There are two possibilities. The best outcome is that your Majesty personally supervises the battle and captures Tongguan in one fell swoop. But if it fails, these generals are your confidants and will naturally be loyal to you. But this is a fool's errand after all. Things, when they know that they will die if they come back, maybe..."

At this point, Yan Zhuang stopped talking.

An Lushan was a little panicked and stood up: "Old Yan, look at this... there is still a way,"
Chapter completed!