Chapter 418 Chaos arises

Xiongwu City.

This is the Xuanhua District of Zhangjiakou in later generations, a battleground for military strategists of all ages.

It was precisely because the strategic position of this place was so important that Wang Zhongsi could see his evil intentions from all the details of Anlu Mountain when he built Xiongwu City.

On April 28th, Prince Dongping arrived at this military fortress.

"Hey!"

With a neigh, the horse finally carried the heavy body on its back to the city gate.

Li Zhuer and more than ten servants rushed forward and helped An Lushan get off the horse. This movement was not small, and it completely showed the magnificence of the King of Dongping County.

Finally, An Lushan stood still, raised his head and looked towards the top of the city. There was a human head hanging on it, and the blood on his neck had completely dried up and was black.

"Ah? Who is that?"

An Lushan asked in surprise, and the generals of Xiongwucheng who came to greet him couldn't help but look at each other and dared not speak. Only then did they realize that they had killed the deputy envoy Jiedu, but the envoy had actually

have no idea.

"Your Majesty, I am Xianyu Zhongtong." Guard general Yin Ziqi stepped forward to report.

"Xianyu Zhongtong? What crime has he committed?" An Lushan squinted and tried hard to identify, but in fact this was the first time he saw Xianyu Zhongtong today. Unexpectedly, there was only one head left on the other side. This matter was naturally because of him

His generals took matters into their own hands and acted daringly.

Yin Ziqi thought to himself, didn't the Lord ask the question knowingly? Of course, it was because Xianyu Zhongtong intervened in Fan Yang's military affairs and happened to kill Li Wei.

He didn't want to answer like this in public, so he hesitated and asked in a low voice: "Master Fu, can we talk after we enter the city?"

"Who ordered you to kill the important officials of the imperial court? Was it me?"

This sentence matched An Lushan's fat face, which was quite joyful. But Yin Ziqi couldn't laugh, and replied with sincerity: "There was an emergency at that time, and the prince was not in Fan Yang. It was... General Ashina gave the order."

Hearing that Ashina Chengqing was involved in this matter, An Lushan knew what was going on. Ashina Chengqing had always been close to An Qingxu, so this matter must have been inspired by An Qingxu and was the result of his son's cooperation

His subordinates will deliberately force him into the palace.

Everyone waited for a while, but did not see any reaction from him, and they all felt frightened.

An Qingxu, who was standing behind him, saw him and had no choice but to ask: "Master, why don't you go to the city and rest first?"

An Lushan glanced back and asked, "Can't wait?"

With these words, sweat immediately broke out on An Qingxu's forehead. He didn't know whether his grandpa was asking him whether he could wait to enter the city, couldn't wait to rebel, or even couldn't wait to inherit the position.

Under such pressure, he almost knelt down to plead guilty and elaborate on the cause and effect of the incident.

"baby……"

"Master, Erlang is out of filial piety." Gao Shang stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Master, please allow me to explain in detail."

Before giving the detailed report, he bowed and admitted many evidences, such as writing a letter to encourage Ashina Chengqing to kill Xianyu Zhongtong. He said this out of determination to die. Frankly, he had no selfish motives and everything was for the sake of the government.

Your great cause.

In his view, after the battle at Shilingguan, even if the imperial court would not hold them accountable, the coercion of Fan Yang would be strengthened in the future. In fact, this coercion had started earlier, with the appointment of Xianyu Zhongtong as Jiedu.

The deputy envoy and the appointment of Xue Bai as the governor of Changshan are all signs that the court no longer trusts him. In this case, he must act first to gain strength.

A sincere statement could not dispel An Lushan's anger. No matter how many reasons they gave, they would take action against An Lushan's will.

But An Lushan was at least willing to enter the city first, and did not punish them in any substantial way. He just sent a horse to summon Ashina Chengqing to Xiongwu City to question them.

"Welcome Prince Dongping to the city!"

Following this loud shout, the drums and trumpets of Xiongwu City played loudly, and rows of elite soldiers and generals lined up on the roads on both sides, casting loyal and warm eyes on Anlu Mountain.

Loyalty and enthusiasm are not due to the charisma of this fat man with such a big belly that he needs to be held by others, but because he has promised to give them a better future and wealth, and they have full expectations for him.

This time walking in front of the soldiers, An Lushan was not as complacent as before, but felt greater pressure.

On the second day of May, Ashina Chengqing arrived. He did not report the cause and effect of killing Xianyu Zhongtong alone, but brought several generals to testify for him.

"I have to kill Xianyu Zhongtong." Ashina Chengqing relied on the fact that he was a rough man without good etiquette, and gave a short but powerful reason: "He wants to harm the prince!"

An Lushan could not be dismissed with a single word, so he asked with a straight face: "How is he going to harm me?"

Ashina Chengqing then turned to look at the other person behind him and said, "Tian Chengsi, please tell me."

Tian Chengsi was nearly fifty years old. Although he and Tian Qianzhen, who was known as "Ahao" in the army, both had the same surname as Tian, ​​his background was much better. He was born in the Tian family of Yanmen and had been a general in the army for several generations.

Due to family tradition, Tian Chengsi has very distinct characteristics of a general, who is deep, unruly, tough, and very independent. Although he looks down on Ashina Chengqing, their common ambition makes them work well together.

"The general heard that Ji Wen helped Yun Zhong's army arrive at Shiling Pass by transporting money and food. So he investigated Fanyang City and found that Xue Bai had been sending agents to Fan Yang. In fact, Xianyu Zhongtong had been secretly contacting Xue Bai to discuss how to deal with it.

Mr. Fu."

Hearing Xue Bai's name, An Lushan's eyes immediately changed. When he heard that Xue Bai had been causing trouble behind his back, a sense of crisis arose spontaneously.

Tian Chengsi keenly caught the changes in his emotions, struck while the iron was hot, and said: "The Lord Fu came back from Xinzhou. It turns out that Xue Bai has arrived in Changshan to take up his post, and he is pressing on the Lord Fu step by step."

Hearing this, Tian Qianzhen, the youngest, couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and shouted: "With such a villain in the court, sooner or later, Mr. Fu will be framed as a rebel! In this case, it's better for Mr. Fu to really rebel."

Got it!"

He is a person who licks blood with the tip of a knife, and because he has a grudge against Xue Bai, he is even more easily agitated.

"Ah Hao, shut up!" An Lushan shouted, "It's not your turn to speak."

Gao Shang's face was stern, and he went out to salute and said: "If you don't kill Xian Yu Zhongtong, he will steal the military power of the prince. If he kills him, the court must punish the prince for his crime. Now that things have happened, please raise the troops to wipe out those people." The whole court is full of treacherous villains!"

After that, An Xuqing, Yan Zhuang, An Shouzhong, Li Guiren, Wu Lingxun, Cui Qianyou and others all stepped forward.

Thousands of words finally converged into one urgent piece of persuasion.

"Master Fu, raise your troops!"

An Lushan originally wanted to question these generals why they did not follow his orders and restore his dignity. Unexpectedly, he failed to question and was forced to do so.

He lost his original momentum and returned to the naive demeanor of a big fat man. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I was defeated by Wang Zhongsi only after eight thousand Yiluohe. Now I absolutely dare not make a mistake."

Cui Qianyou said: "How can the emperor's soldiers be in the eight thousand adopted son? But the emperor has prepared for many years and gathered the best soldiers in the world, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Now that the king's loyal heir is dead, who can resist?"

An Lushan muttered in his heart that if Wang Zhongsi came to life again, he said: "I have been planning for many years to use it against the prince when the saint dies. Now that the saint is alive, he is so kind to me, and he is so kind." He is so wise and powerful, who can betray him?"

This was his biggest reason all along. Today's saint ended the turmoil of Wu Zhou Dynasty and established the prosperous age of Kaiyuan Tianbao. He has extremely high prestige in the hearts of the people in the world.

But this time, Tian Qianzhen spat: "Bullshit saint, if he is really wise, how could he use someone like Yang Guozhong as prime minister?"

"That's right." Yan Zhuang said: "Yang Guozhong has no talent and virtue, but he can be ranked as the prime minister. The arrogance, extravagance and stupidity of a saint are obvious. The king of the government should replace him."

An Lushan's initial thought was to raise troops to oppose Li Heng and support a weak emperor. It would be great to be a figure like Huo Guang. Today, when he heard the word "replace", he hurriedly said: "I introduced Hu'er , can you still be an emperor?"

Yan Zhuang immediately responded: "The most virtuous people in the world will live there."

An Lushan couldn't help but be surprised. There was doubt in his small eyes and he asked: "Am I also virtuous?"

Yan Zhuang was stunned. Although he was not a Zoroastrian, in order to persuade An Lushan to make up his mind, he quickly added: "The Lord is the incarnation of the God of Light and should be the Lord of the world."

This belief inspired An Lushan, but he was still hesitant and did not have much confidence in his vow to "burn the evil in the world with the fire of light."

The vast majority of people in the world do not believe in the God of Light.

Yan Zhuang saw An Lushan's concerns and glanced at Zhang Tongru.

Although Zhang Tongru was more calm, he could not withstand such a situation. He stroked his beard and said: "In the sixth year of Tianbao, I came from Chang'an to defect to the emperor. I watched the stars one night and saw comets streaking across the sky with tails like swallows. This was a sign that the emperor would change his surname. The Lord of the Prefecture is pregnant with a strange sign and has been in Yan land for a long time, so he should respond to this omen."

"real?"

"Don't dare to lie."

"But Hebei failed to win, and Taiyuan Prefecture is blocked."

"From Fan Yang south to Luoyang, to Tongguan to attack Chang'an, the emperor passed by several times along the way. You should know that the imperial army is empty." Cui Qianyou said: "No one can resist our troops."

At this point, Anlu Mountain couldn't come down to the stage, and he couldn't muster the courage. He sat there with his belly in his hands, the small eyes on his big round face flashing, thinking about what to do, like a beast among wild animals and A deer senses danger.

He is the coach of Fan Yang, but since everyone can hold him up to this position, they can throw him down when he goes against their will. So what is the will of everyone? To rebel and seek a greater future.

It is like a torrent, and An Lushan is the wave maker on the top of the wave. It seems that he dominates the torrent, but in fact he is just following the torrent.

Then, he remembered that every time he went to Chang'an for an audience, although the saint was very kind to him, he would never let him walk through the royal road in front of the Danfeng Gate of the Daming Palace. That was the place where only the emperor walked, and the ministers next to him did not With a high position and great authority, he can only go through the doorway next to him. At that time, the king is the king and the ministers are ministers. He is inferior to the saint.

The saint usually talks, laughs, and expresses his closeness, but this privilege can never be exceeded.

Although An Lushan is a bastard, he does not want to be inferior to anyone else, even if he is lower than anyone else.

"Then...just follow what you said."

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After arriving at Xiongwucheng, Yang Qixuan could clearly feel that the food in the army suddenly became better, and there was meat every day.

At first, he thought it was used to appease the morale of the troops after the Battle of Shiling Pass.

On the night of the third day of May, Anlu Mountain held a banquet for the soldiers, and the entire Xiongwu City became a banquet place. Bonfires were lit, roasting cattle and sheep, camel humps, and goose meat. Jars of fine wine were patted open to seal the mud, and the aroma of wine was everywhere. overflow.

Amid the sound of drums and music, groups of orchid dancers entered and danced gracefully.

Yang Qixuan had not been around women for a long time, and he was deeply aware of the hardships of marching. It was rare for him to relax like this, and his eyes were straight. After three rounds of drinks in such a cheerful atmosphere, he was a little tipsy.
To be continued...