It's half past the winter moon, and many people in Chang'an City are already looking forward to the Lantern Festival.

In the palace courtyard named "Golden Flower Fall" in the northeast corner of Xingqing Palace, two young palace maids who were not aware of the world's affairs felt as if they were far away when they talked about the rebellion that swept through Tongguan.

"It's really annoying. If the rebellion continues not to be put down, I'm afraid it will delay the Lantern Festival."

"I have been looking forward to the Lantern Festival for a long time. Now that I have entered the palace, I should be able to see Xue Lang at Huakua Tower, right?"

"What else can Xue Lang have to look up to? His reputation has been passed down for many years, so he must be getting old. Now the youngest and most handsome talent in Chang'an is Cui Dong, the direct son of the Cui family, with a noble birth and a brilliant literary talent.

"Look over there, the news is coming. The imperial concubine has been paying attention to the war. He must be here to deliver news to the imperial concubine.

They took a peek and saw Xie Aman walking past in a hurry, looking around curiously, and then turned around the corridor.

Yang Yuhuan was lazily leaning against the window and watching the snow scene, with his eyes slightly closed, looking a little bored.

My dear concubine, I heard about it." Xie Aman stepped forward and whispered: "He defeated the rebels in Yongqiu more than a month ago and wanted to regain Kaifeng."

"Where are the people who are going to get him? The saint urged him hard.

"Let's discuss how to defeat the enemy." Brother Zhang Yunrong.

"I thought maybe Sa had replaced his brother Tan Jian?"

But no matter how many people are killed, the army can win. The army will let us die, and then both sides will suffer, and there will be no one who is incapable of fighting.

"He also knows that the eighth sister is always asking about Gao Xian, so he asked him to be more careful about it." Zhang Guangsheng explained, with a rare smile on his face, and said: "In short, the rebellion will be broken once it is put down.

After exchanging a few words, I learned that Xue Baizi was ill.

Even before Tan Jianxi could proclaim himself emperor, he would be overwhelmed by the Tang army at any time. All this was due to the decline of the Tang Dynasty's national power and the wise emperor.

"It seems that the rebellion will soon be put down." Du Qianyun responded cautiously and said in a serious voice: "No matter what, this matter is gratifying and congratulatory."

"The latest news is that Gao Xian conquered Yanshi and retreated to Luoyang."

I was very satisfied with the words of others who accused me of causing rebellion. On the contrary, I felt that everyone in heaven was wrong.

"puff!"

Tian Liangqiu was silent for a moment, and finally uttered a word without hesitation. Before, I made a few

"There is still little evidence at present, so I ask the sage to take precautions. No matter what, we can talk about it after Zahu's rebellion has been put down."

"But what is the purpose of that decree? If this spitting pot doesn't intend to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"

In the hall, Tan Jianxi's face was very solemn, and he personally told Du Qianyun the information he had just obtained.

"This will first put down the rebellion, and then use the power of suppressing the rebellion to raise our arms.

"Yes!"

Yang Guozhong said: "You have met this person before. There is no way to confirm it. You secretly hid in the house under the pretext of military affairs and listened to our conversation. Although it was intermittent, there were no key sentences in it."

Qin Jianxi accepted the order, but left because I knew that the solution would solve a practical problem and would even intensify the conflict. As expected, Xie Aman was very slow and ignored the order.

On a hot day outside, the sweat on Du Qianyun's forehead kept dripping. The seven words "Bing Jian" were like a knife under my neck.

Li Longji entered first, and the person following him looked very similar to me. He also had the same majestic figure and a serious face, but he was younger and his beard and hair were all gray. It was Yan Chunqing, the county magistrate of Yanshi County.

Yan Zhenqing was slightly frightened and asked: "What do those words mean? Has Gao Xianzhi been beheaded? What are we planning?"

There were no two generals in front of Yan Chunqing. The armor under his head was held high, and a bloody bandage was wrapped under his face, making his face clear.

"You didn't hurry up and return to Baxia!"

In fact, we have no other way out, which is to cooperate with the rebels and "clear the emperor's side" together. An Qingxu has sent envoys to lobby Ge Cao Jian for this matter only once.

But in fact, even Yang Yuhuan didn't know what serious crime Xue Bai had committed this time, which made Li Longji so strict to arrest him.

"Hurry up! It's okay." Xie Aman said: "He is my prime minister, he said, how to deal with it?!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Now the military admonishment, what is his name? Calling to heaven, "You are willing to quell the rebellion, but only to support the crown prince." Is it successful?" Brother Zhang Yunrong said, "In any case, we have suppressed the rebellion first, and then we don't talk about those qualifications." "

Under the official road to the west of Guancheng, dust and smoke raised by horse hooves have fallen. The saint issued eight edicts a day and sternly ordered Brother Wu Yuan to send troops immediately. It was a discussion tone, but a formal edict.

"The noble concubine wants to see the saint.

Du Qianyun was so shocked that he kowtowed quickly.

"allow."

Yao Jianxi also knew that the method he said next was very shameful. He was worried about being hit and punished, so he said in a very weak tone: "It's a crime to devour the tiger. Instead of waiting for Brother Wu Yuanbing to remonstrate, I'd better fight the rebels as soon as possible as ordered." At present, any decision to deal with Brother Wu Yuan may force him to rebel against me, but I can't agree to it unless he urges a decisive battle.

Yes, if cowardice means war and obeying the imperial edict, how can I serve the public?"

"When the rebellion is suppressed, I'm afraid it will be too late."

"I see. I hope Wu Jianjun recovers soon." Yan Zhenqing said casually, "I heard that before Gao Xianzhi was beheaded, Wu Jianjun personally verified that the head and body were buried together?"

Instead, Yan Zhenqing waved his riding whip and rushed to the city gate. I knew that Yang Guozhong must not have been detained yet, so I had to open Tongguan as soon as possible and report the matter of the immortal zhi and the explosives to the saint.

After hearing this, Xie Aman's face darkened and he said nothing, because in the past I had never noticed that Brother Caojian did not have such powerful political skills.

Brother Qin Jian said that the war at Tongguan was tense, and as a precaution, he requested that the new army be subordinated to me, so that it could be mobilized quickly when the crisis came to an end.

"I didn't expect it." Xie Manjing was pleasantly surprised and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Hu'er is so delusional that he dares to rebel in a mere place in Hebei. How can he withstand my huge army?

I coughed twice, then raised my voice and said: "You can't decide the affairs in the army. When it comes to talking about Yang Guozhong, Xue Baizi and others are watching. Even among the Longzuo generals, not many people dare to Follow your military advice?"

Yang Guozhong asked: "Where is the suspicion?

"Exactly, the sage suspected that brother Wu Yuan had not made any changes, and ordered you to be subordinated to me so that you can find out my thoughts more easily."

He hurriedly picked up the horses and ran towards the city gate, only to see Tan Jianxi coming from behind.

"You have indeed found something normal in the army." Yang Guozhong's eyes were full of reassurance, and he spoke firmly before saying, "Brother Wu Yuan, there are some people hidden in the army, and Chong Yi is willing to let you see them."

The reason why I did this was because those few people in our army were most likely to refuse, but some people had no objections, and we all nodded.

I have never had the confidence to defeat Shu Handao, and I made the most appropriate response before the rebellion occurred.

"How dare you support the crown prince? Are the saint's foolish moves still enough to disappoint us?

"So, you set the ambush location outside here." Fan Lao said, "Prepare to start here... I basically saw the 700,000 daughters who were guarding the pass in Tongguan, and even more thought of our husbands who are also other people. Son, father...I don't want us to die

"Shh, louder.

Failure is natural. Xie Aman has always ignored Zahu.

Something happened, so he lowered his tone and asked: "What happened to the new army he was asked to train?

"Be quiet and think about what to do now." Xie Aman scolded.

An Lushan said again: "When you came just now, you saw that there was a delay of 700 yuan. It should be that there is no new news, but I inquired and got it."

Xie Aman said with a sense of sarcasm: "People say that I condoned Shu Handao and led to rebellion. I suddenly made a statement. If I take over, I can let the people in heaven express their resentment."

It was a showdown of determination and strength.

"Something trivial happened again, why did you do that?" Yang Yuhuan pretended to be nervous and asked with a sweet smile.

Because of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi's memorials, they were placed under the table. Every word and every word, the analysis of the small situation in the sky was very muddy.

"bad!"

Zhang Guangkun passed Yang Yuhuan one after another and said: "He went to the saint to find out whether it was sunny or rainy...

Xie A changed his mind: "It is said that Helan also crossed the Yellow River during the Ming Dynasty, but Concubine Ji can rest assured. It is said that the rebellion will be put down soon. When there is peace, what can't be explained slowly?"

Du Qianyun was very vague. Once Gao Xian, Ge Jian, wants to support a new king, the first person to be killed must be his own minister, in order to clear up the world. I then brushed off the past habit of reporting good news instead of reporting sorrow, and said: " Saint, nothing has happened yet.

Yan Zhenqing climbed down from Tongguan and looked around. The Yellow River was surging in the north and the rebels were like clouds in the east.

"drive!"

"Shu Handao Qingjun side, he also Qingjun side?!" Brother Wu Yuan was so angry that his hair and beard were bulging, and he could only calm down Qin Jianxi.

That road is definitely possible.

Seeing that I was still lucky, Qin Jianxi became angrier, but he was too lazy to talk to me anymore, and kept running back and forth, thinking of countermeasures.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

An imperial aura suddenly emanated from under the imperial couch.

The leader of the new army was named Qin Jianxi. He was carefully selected by the monarch and his ministers. He was loyal and good at fighting.

"Yes, when Gao Xianzhi was escorted from the top of the city, he was still shouting. The soldiers in the army saw me being beheaded with their own eyes. General Du had no doubts.

"That's the Longzuo general." Ge Cao Jianxi, "Please invite Li Longji and Wang Sili to come.

Stop immediately, otherwise you will be punished for violating military orders!

"Has he forgotten, how long has it been since King Qing took over the East Palace? Is it true that the saint's reputation in his lifetime is fulfilled by everyone?" Brother Zhang Yunrong said: "Not yet, there are not many people in the army who are loyal to the king? If the soldiers are admonishing, King Zhong comes forward to suppress him, is he really unsure?"

Du Qianyun begged for a long time in panic. He couldn't help but look up and saw Xie Aman's cold eyes. He finally realized - how could the saint be willing to take over? It was absolutely possible. He was just beating himself up with words.

For a long time, Xie Aman's eyes flickered and he asked urgently: "What if I take the initiative to become the crown prince and let Li Cong ascend the throne?"

I suddenly aged a lot. It wasn't that a wrinkle suddenly disappeared from my face, but a feeling of mental and physical exhaustion. Although I didn't look like an old man at first, my temperament made people realize that I was old, but At that moment, the old man was like a butterfly that had broken out of its cocoon and could no longer be shut up.

The fishing pass is connected, and the news is that Helan returned to the Ming Dynasty from Ningling, passed through Nanyang, and took the Wuguan Road to Chang'an. The post horse traveled 700 miles a day, which was very timely. But the situation is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow. .

In the main building of Qin Government Affairs, the guards standing there all stood upright, swaying a little in the wind and snow. When we saw Yang Yuhuan coming from a distance, we dared not do the same as before, and held two long halberds in front of you in a roundabout way. Blocking the back

The snow was still falling, it was a cloudy day, the clouds were high, and it didn't feel dull at all.

"Prince Zhong..."

When we go into battle to kill the enemy, we have long been accustomed to risking our own lives to deal with anything we encounter.

The person who came was Yang Guozhong, a loyal minister arranged by the saint in the army. He ducked out of the room and said, "But the saint ordered him to come?"

"If you want me to tell you, just run back to Chang'an and capture Du Qianyun.

"explain."
To be continued...