"No."

"The commander-in-chief should keep cutting off, but he will suffer chaos instead!"

"Shut up, this is absolutely not allowed, don't let me hear you mention it again!"

Wang Sili thought to himself that if Xue Bai was in Chang'an, he might be able to give the prince a push, but the saint might have been wary of this, so he couldn't wait to take Xue Bai into custody regardless of the situation in Hebei and Henan.

He thought for a while and said: "If Yang Guozhong is not eliminated for the time being, we can kill An Sishun first."

"An Sishun?"

The topic suddenly moved to An Sishun's head, but Ge Shuhan began to think deeply.

He has always had a personal grudge with An Sishun, so let's not mention it for now.

In the past, he and An Sishun were both under the command of Wang Zhongsi, and later they were appointed as the military envoys of Longyou and Hexi respectively. They were still of equal strength until An Sishun concurrently served as the military envoy of Shuofang. The Shuofang army was truly elite and had great combat power.

Not inferior to Longyou Army.

After An Lushan's rebellion, the saint ordered An Sishun to return to the court and serve as Minister of War. At the same time, he divided Shuofang's army into two, and one part was led by Guo Ziyi to attack Hebei eastward.

As for the other part, according to secrets, they are now preparing to move south from Lingwu to support the defense of Guanzhong.

So, why did the saint secretly mobilize Shuo's army to defend Chang'an after Ge Shuhan had led an army of 200,000 to defend Tongguan?

The answer is obvious, it must be to check and balance his brother Shu Han.

The reason why the saint transferred An Sishun back to the court was not necessarily because he thought An Sishun was colluding with An Lushan, but because he wanted to test his loyalty before deciding whether to use him to lead Shuofang's army.

Wang Sili is the son of Shuofang Army General Wang Qianwei. He has grown up in Shuofang since he was a child. The news about An Sishun and Shuofang Army was given to him by his old friend. He knew the matter very well and said: "Commander Jie Ruo."

If we don't get rid of An Sishun, we might be harmed by An Sishun."

"I have always disliked An Sishun, do you know why?" Ge Shuhan said slowly: "He has obviously had a good relationship with An Lushan since he was a child, but he deliberately pretends to be at odds; he also obviously respects his own troops and secretly orders Hexi

The ministries forced the imperial court to keep him in office; he forced Albuis to rebel and wooed Li Guangbi, but when the critical moment came, he did not dare to raise troops together with An Lushan..."

After counting An Sishun's major crimes, Ge Shuhan remembered something and asked: "Did Shi Chaoying escape?"

"Yes." Wang Sili said, "I was self-defeating. I didn't expect that she would escape."

"Where is the letter between An Sishun and An Lushan? Can it still be found?"

Wang Sili thought for a while and responded: "I can get it back."

The Saint did not fully trust An Sishun, so it would be a safer way to accuse An Sishun of colluding with An Lushan and use the Saint's help to eliminate a threat first than to directly kill Yang Guozhong.

~~

Chang'an.

Yang Guozhong walked out of Xingqing Palace with a very serious look on his face. He called over Jinwu Guards and said, "Do you know where An Sishun's mansion is?"

"Know."

"Go get him!"

That day, An Sishun was playing with his grandson at home. He was extremely surprised when he saw Jin Wuwei crashing into the door.

He did not expect that he would be detained and thought that the crisis had been resolved.

Since An Lushan was preparing to rebel, he had written in advance to remind the court that An Lushan would rebel. After the order to depose Shuofang Jiedushi arrived, he resigned without hesitation and returned to Chang'an to show his loyalty.

When the rebels conquered Luoyang, the saint was furious and executed An Qingzong, the eldest son of An Lushan who settled in Chang'an. However, An Sishun was not involved, which shows that the saint had believed him at that time.

On the day when Anqing Zong was beheaded in front of everyone, the saint also decreed that Princess Rongyi should be killed. But now that Li Cong has become the prince and has some power, he actually goes against the cowardice of the past and fights for disobedience.

Shengyi also wanted to protect his adopted daughter. This incident made the relationship between the saint and the prince tense. For this reason, there was a secret turmoil in Chang'an City. The saint even secretly mobilized Shuofang's army to enter the court and considered recruiting An Sishun.

He never expected that what was waiting for him was not a letter of appointment, but a pair of iron shackles...

"Right Prime Minister?!"

When Yang Guozhong's figure appeared in the dark cell, An Sishun stood up from the thatch and asked, "What's going on?!"

"The letter you secretly sent to An Lushan was found." Yang Guozhong casually threw the letter into the prison, "Oh, I got it from outside Tongguan Pass."

"This is frame-up, such a simple trick, how can the right prime minister not see it?!"

"It's not important." Yang Guozhong said, "I'm here today to see you off. I also want to ask you if you have any last words."

"What do you mean? Do you really dare to kill me?"

"It's not me who wants to kill you, but the saint who wants to kill you."

An Sishun shook his head and laughed, not believing it at all.

"Your right minister knows that I went into the palace not long ago to discuss the situation in Guanzhong with the saint, and discussed that Ge Shuhan might have falsely made prophecies, and made a report in the East Palace to accuse Chengyu of his grave sin. Now Ge Shuhan is the first to file a lawsuit against the evil people, hoping to frame me falsely.

How can a saint believe it?"

He became angry and shouted: "Ge Shuhan is the one who wants to rebel! How dare he wrong me?! How dare he wrong me?!"

Hearing the familiar charge, Yang Guozhong also smiled and waved for people to bring the tables, seat cushions, wine and food, and drank and talked with An Sishun through the fence.

This move made An Sishun feel chilled. He was silent for a long time, drinking wine with his eyes thinking.

"I only remember two people who were able to get out of this death row. Unfortunately, you are not Xue Bai." Yang Guozhong said: "Don't think too much. No matter whether you recruit or not, you will definitely die."

"Why?"

"You chose the wrong path. You have military power, but you only know how to show your loyalty to the saint. Did Gao Xianzhi die because of his disloyalty? I don't understand this. If you don't die, who will die?"

An Sishun was stunned for a moment, then sluggish for a moment, and suddenly woke up.

It wasn't until he was imprisoned that he understood from Yang Guozhong's words why he was in trouble.

Ever since An Lushan rebelled and Gao Xianzhi abandoned Luoyang, the sage had been worried that he could no longer trust these Hu generals as before. However, the sage looked around and saw that only Hu generals could be used, so he could only hold on.

The nose continues to use them.

Even not only Hu generals, but also anyone who might threaten the emperor's status will be suspected. After all, as early as the fifth year of Tianbao, the crime of "falsely claiming prophecies" has not been eliminated.

It is impossible to eliminate suspicion, and it is useless to express loyalty. Instead, we must raise troops to rebel like An Lushan, or support our troops and respect ourselves like Ge Shuhan, so that we can protect ourselves.

"No."

An Sishun shook his head violently and said, "A saint would never be like this. He has always been broad-minded and tolerant. He is definitely not like this. The saint I know is definitely not like this."

Yang Guozhong didn't answer, he just drank. He was not about to die, so there was no need to explain these questions thoroughly.

The reason why he came has his own purpose.

"For the sake of this feast of wine and meat, tell me, who can be trusted among the Shuofang army in Lingwu now?"

An Sishun shook his head and murmured: "If the saint doesn't even believe in me, who can he believe in?"

Yang Guozhong said: "Of course it's me."

"Ha?" An Sishun laughed angrily, looked at the empty and dark cell, and said: "I am a dying person, why do you have to show off? Your so-called loyalty is different from An Lushan and Ge Shuhan.

What’s the difference?”

"The saint still believes in me, that's enough."

"That's because you are useless." An Sishun spat.

Yang Guozhong was thick-skinned and didn't bother to argue with him, saying: "If you don't want to help me, that's fine. But your generals and staff, don't you want to help them too?"

An Sishun didn't answer, just drank and ate meat.

But as he ate, the taste was still bland in his mouth. He shook his head and sighed: "You know? The edict calling me back to the pilgrimage has arrived at Shuofang, and the envoy from Anlu Mountain inviting me to raise troops has also arrived. If I make

Different choices, making the king and splitting the earth are still uncertain."

Having said this, he does not expect Yang Guozhong to reverse the case for him.

But in retrospect, the reason why he did not dare to raise troops at that time was because he felt that most of Shuofang's soldiers were loyal to the imperial court.

At that time, Guo Ziyi found him in private and had a heart-to-heart talk with him, saying that if he rebelled, everyone would meet at war, and the past kindness would be wiped out. Guo Ziyi would never show mercy when meeting on the battlefield. And if he was willing to be loyal to the court,

Although he has resigned as the governor of Shuofang this time, he will always be the commander-in-chief in the hearts of their soldiers.

An Sishun had a premonition that he could not control the rebellion of Shuofang's army, so he decided to return to the court. At that time, he thought that the saint would honor him, and he had enough reasons.

"A saint shouldn't kill me!"

"Yeah?"

"I relinquished my military power and returned to the court, identifying An Lushan as a loyal minister of the court! Geshuhan relied on his military strength to persecute the saint. He was so domineering, but the saint still relied on him. The emperor's prestige was bound to fall again. In the future, the generals of the vassal town will

If everyone follows suit, then the country will lose its generals!"

"That's enough, you dare to criticize Chengyu?!"

"When a man is about to die, why shouldn't I dare?! An Lushan's rebellion is not terrible. What I am afraid of is that the saint's cowardice will be seen by the world. From then on, the imperial power will be gone, and the country will fall apart..."

"An Sishun!" Yang Guozhong threw the wine bottle in his hand and shouted, "You are indeed rebellious."

"Hahahaha, am I rebellious?"

An Sishun seemed to have heard the funniest joke and couldn't stop laughing.

But after laughing for a long time, he realized that like the hateful Ge Shuhan, he was actually not a great loyal minister.
To be continued...