Chapter 183: Tang Family in Taiyuan

Jia Lan was a little disappointed with Liu Heita and other people in Hebei, but he was not resentful. After all, the survival of the Hebei rebel army was even more difficult, so he wanted to leave and did not want to stay in Liyang, a place of right and wrong. //(, In addition, the sudden appearance of the people in Wagang, Henan made Jia Lan notice a more serious crisis. Yang Xuangan's plan to recruit Hebei people was vain. So did Henan people reject Yang Xuangan like Hebei people?

Jialan remembers that Liu Xuan said that Yang Xuan was appointed as the governor of Songzhou, Henan. Songzhou was the location of the ancient Song Dynasty, which was the area of ​​Shangqiu, Henan, including the current Liang County, Xingyang County, Dong County, and Jiyin County. When Yang Xuangan was in Songzhou, he had a wide range of Confucian scholars and powerful people, and he also did a lot of practical things to the people. His official reputation was very good. At that time, Yang Su was still in the center and had a high position and powerful position. The father and son joined forces to establish a large number of close confidants in Henan. Yang Su died of illness, and Yang Xuangan was resigned due to his father's worries. When he returned, he served as the Minister of Rites and then as the Minister of Rites. During this period, he always maintained close contact with the former officials of Henan. If nothing unexpected happens, after Yang Xuangan set off this storm, the Henan region would give him strong support.

As for the entire Shandong region, among the five major families in Shandong, the Zheng family in Xingyang is in the Central Plains, the Wang family in Taiyuan is in Jinzhong, and the Lu family in Zhuojun, the Li family in Zhaojun, the Cui family in Qinghe, and the Cui family in Boling are all in Hebei, so there are the most large families in Hebei. In fact, not only are the large families in Shandong mostly in Hebei, but the second and third-rate families in the entire Shandong aristocratic group are also basically concentrated in Hebei, so Hebei is the foundation of the Shandong aristocratic group. Secondly, the Heluo area, where there are many nobles in this area. As for Henan, whether in the confrontation between the north and the south of the Middle and the three-part world, it is the front line and an important battlefield. The great nobles of the great families will not stay here to develop, so this place concentrates a large number of third and fourth-rate families and local tyrants, and this class is the main force against the rule of the empire.

This class was attacked by two aristocratic groups in Hebei, Guanlong and Shandong. They were in danger and had to seek self-protection strategies. Only then did Jialan have the opportunity to "take advantage of the situation" and successfully prevented the Hebei rebel army from supporting Yang Xuangan, but he was out of reach for the Henan rebel army. According to common sense, the Henan rebel army would become Yang Xuangan's supporters, and the Wagang rebel army was one of them.

If this speculation is true, the Wagang Rebel Army suddenly appears in Liyang, its motive will be very suspicious.

Jia Lan knew that he had mutual use of the Hebei Rebel Army, while Hebei and Henan Rebel Army were brotherly relations. At this time, the two rebel army in Hebei and Henan had absolute reasons to join forces to deal with the people in the Northwest. That is to say, it was fake to help the people in the Northwest attack Liyang City, and it was real to take the opportunity to attack Liyangcang. Once they attack Liyangcang, the two sides would break up. Then the Shandong rebel army would definitely attack the people in the Northwest and would inevitably join forces with Yuan Wuben in Liyang City to attack the people in the Northwest.

Attack Liyang City, the people in the northwest will fall into a trap and will be wiped out. Therefore, Jialan will no longer deal with these Shandong people in vain. The most urgent task is to leave immediately and get out of danger.//**//

Perhaps it was because of their own interests, or perhaps it was because of their fear of the strength of the Northwest people, or perhaps it was because of the surname Jialan and the reputation of this surname in the Shandong aristocratic group. Liu Heita, Cao Dan and Xu Shiji did not continue to persuade him, but accepted Jialan's opinion. Since you must leave, let's go. Without your constraints, we just took the lead and did a big fight.

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Galan suddenly changed his strategy, which attracted a lot of doubt, and only the imperial guards officers supported him unconditionally.

Chasing Yang Xuangan and rushing to the Eastern Capital, not only can you make real contributions, but you can also see the magnificence of the Empire's accompanying capital. More importantly, you are getting closer and closer to your hometown in the northwest.

Dou Yan, He Bawei, Song Zhengben and Chai Shao were angry.

You were the one who had to force the entry into Cangcheng at the beginning, but you were the one who was eager to leave Cangcheng now. What do you mean? Since you were going to slap your butt and leave someone, why did you scoop us to open the warehouse and release the food? Did you deliberately frame us? Do you think you can shirk your guilt by slapping your butt and leaving someone? Don’t think that we will pull you as a cushion before dying.

Fu Duanyi and Xue Deyin believed that Galan had lost his mind in order to avenge his personal revenge.

Yuanwuben and some rebels were in Liyang City more than ten miles away. Hundreds of thousands of hungry people were coming from all directions, and Cangcheng was in danger. Once Liyang Cang fell, it would not only harm the emperor's suppression of rebellion, but also push hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Hebei on the road of no return.

Galan spread out the map and explained it.

Using the excuse of capturing Yang Xuangan's messenger, he said that Yang Xuangan was attacking Linqing Pass with tens of thousands of troops. Once Linqing Pass was lost, the gates of Henei would be opened, and the rebels could directly kill Heyang, and then cross the river from Heyang to kill Dongdu. Based on the worst case, Yang Xuangan could kill Dongdu within six to seven days, and then advance westward with a partial army to directly kill Hangu Pass and Tongguan, cutting off the connection between Guanxi and Guandong. Dongdu lost the support of Xijing and could only defend the city, but Yang Xuangan had a huge force in Henan and could soon gather an army of more than 100,000 people. In addition, Yang Xuangan was also full of internal and external forces in the Dongdu City. It can be expected that Dongdu was under Yang Xuangan's internal and external attack, and the support time was very limited. Once Dongdu fell, the consequences would be disastrous and the empire was facing the danger of collapse.

"At this moment, is it important to delay Yang Xuangan's attack on Dongdu, or is it important to attack Liyang City's Yuanwuben? Or is it important to protect Liyang Cang?"

Dou Yan and others looked at each other in silence.

Galan's analysis of the situation was very clear, but the interest game between all forces within the empire was complex and chaotic. Dou Yan, Hebawei, Song Zhengben, and Chai Shao were not the decision-makers of their respective interest groups. They were already dizzy and at a loss in the face of the ever-changing situation. On the contrary, Galan's political stance was firm and his thinking was very clear, that is, to obstruct and delay Yang Xuangan's attack on the Dongdu at any cost, and give the emperor and the expeditionary army enough time to return to quell the rebellion.

At this time, for the emperor, Liyang Cang was not important, and Liyang City was even less important. The only thing that was important was time. As long as you could get more time, it would be worth it no matter how much the price you paid.

At this time, who dares to stop it? Whoever stops it is Yang Xuangan’s accomplice.

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On the fifth day of the lunar month, at the right time at the Si hour of the morning, the imperial guards were loaded with money, silk, food and weapons, and drove away along the Baigou channel toward the customs clearance.

The imperial guards Long Wei had just left Li Yangcang. Hao Xiaode, Liu Heita, Zhang Jin, Yang Gongqing, Xu Shiji and others commanded the rebels in Hebei and Henan to launch an attack on Li Yangcang. Although Li Yangcang was prepared, Jialan secretly "helped" the city gate of Cangcheng fell, and then the rebels rushed to various warehouses like a tide. Dou Yan and Hebawei commanded the soldiers to guard the house to death, and the two sides started a bloody battle.

Hao Xiaode and Liu Heita sent messengers to Chuan Yuanwuben, who had already forced the people of the northwest to attack Liyangcang. Now you and I would better not violate the rivers. If you make your rebellion, I will rob my grain and be at peace with each other. I will retreat in separate ways. After the emperor and the army to fight against the rebels, we may have a chance to cooperate.

Yuan Wuben agreed and sent messengers to rush to Huanshui Town in Anyang and Wuyang County to join Dugu Zhen and Yuanbaozang Secret Business.

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On the sixth day of the lunar month, Yang Xuanting led his army to Lin Customs clearance.

Although Yang Xuangan raised the flag in a hurry, his preliminary preparations were very sufficient. There were many followers along the way, and there were loud noises gathered, and the momentum was very strong. According to the scheduled plan, the customs clearance order will be opened and closed the door and set up the sluice gate when Yang Xuangan's army arrives, so that the army can pass smoothly.

However, a sudden change occurred, and the customs clearance gave Yang Xuangan a "head-on-head blow".

Who gave Yang Xuangan a "head-on-head blow" at this moment? Shandong natives, Shandong's prominent family, Jinyang Tang clan, and Hanoi Princess Bo Tang Yiyi.

The Tang clan is one of the prominent families in Middle-earth, and its history can be traced back to Emperor Yao in ancient times. It is said that Yao's country name was "Tang", so Emperor Yao is also called Tang Yao. The Tang clan of Middle-earth is the descendant of Emperor Yao. Of course, this legend is too far away, let's talk about the ancestors of the Tang clan who can be found in history, that is, Tang Juju, a native of Wei during the Warring States Period. The idiom "remaining the mission" originated from the story of Tang Ju's mission in Qin.

During the Three Kingdoms period, a southern branch of the descendants of Tang Ju served in Sun Wu. A man named Tang Gu once served as the Shangpushe of Wu. After the Sima family's Jin State unified the world, Tang Gu's grandson Tang Bin was the Marquis of Shangyong Xiang and the captain of Zhenxi. Tang Bin's son Tang Xi, married the daughter of Zhang Gui, the governor of Liangzhou, and then settled in Liangzhou. History entered the era of the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms. Tang Xi's son Tang Yun became the General Lingjiang of the former Liang Kingdom, and his family moved from Liangzhou to Jinchang (now Dingxiang, Shanxi. The Tang clan branch immediately developed into the largest county in the history of the Tang clan.

Where is Jinchang? Just between Taiyuan City and Yanmen, it is adjacent to Xiurongchuan, where the famous Qihuerzhu tribe is located. Tang's figure is in the Xiurongchuan army of Erzhu Rong.

The first wealthy family in Taiyuan in Jin was the Wang family, which is the descendant of Situ Wang Yun in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The second was the Tang family. These two wealthy families, including many prominent families in the Dai and Jin areas, belonged to the Shandong aristocratic group, although west of the Taihang Mountains. This is determined by its historical origins.

After the confrontation between the north and the south, the three divisions of the world were all owned by Gao Qi. During the Zhou and Qi confrontation, the strength of Shandong Qi had a clear advantage, and its noble family was also collectively called the Shandong aristocratic group. Unfortunately, Shandong Qi was defeated by the Zhou Kingdom, which was located in the northwest, and the Yellow River Basin was the first to unify. With the unification of the Yellow River Basin, the former Shandong aristocratic families who were originally in Guanlong and the Northern Zhou Dynasty returned to the main hall one after another. Therefore, the Shandong aristocratic group in Central China suddenly became huge, and the conflict between the Guanlong and Shandong people suddenly became fierce.

In the early years of Daye, Wei Yunqi, the Wei family, the most powerful family in Guanlong, publicly "raising a knife" and slashed at the Shandong people. "Now, there are many Shandong people in the court, who are self-employed, and they are subordinates and are cliques. If they do not suppress their predecessors, they will disrupt the government." The emperor was forced to dismiss many Shandong ministers. After Wei Yunqi made contributions outside the frontier and became the censor, he "raising a knife" again and "slashed" at the Internal History Minister Yu Shiji and the Censor Pei Yun without hesitation. This time, the emperor took decisive action and demoted Wei Yunqi several levels in succession, and eventually forced him to resign and return home.

This is just a concrete example of the fierce struggle between the two aristocratic groups. From this we can see that the contradiction between the two aristocratic groups is irreconcilable. There is only so much power and wealth. Only when the two sides fight to the death can the victory gain more benefits. Similarly, within the same aristocratic group, the struggle between factions is also very cruel. The Wang family and the Tang family, as the Taiyuan group among the Shandong aristocratic group, have certain differences in their interests due to various reasons such as the region.

Previously, Yang Xuangan had recruited troops from surrounding counties and counties in the name of Hu'er rebellion. As Yang Xuangan's classmate and friend, Princess Bo Tangyi was ordered to take a village group of three or four hundred people to Liyang. Tang Yi felt something was wrong when he arrived in Liyang. Then the Attorney-Shief You Yuan was killed. Yang Xuangan raised the flag to mutiny. In order to save his life, Tang Yi had to accept Yang Xuangan's appointment. Huaizhou Governor Huaizhou was the governor of Huaizhou. After accepting this appointment, Tang Yi took the initiative to ask for orders and returned to Hanoi first to "pave the way" for Yang Xuangan to enter Luoyang.

Tang Yi "betrayed" Yang Xuangan when he arrived at Lin Customs Clearance. While quickly reporting to the Hanoi County Government and the Heyang Duwei Mansion for help, he quickly called the police to the Dongdu Liushou Mansion.

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