The Political Affairs Hall is located on the side of the Yintai Gate of the neighboring palace city. It is a top courtyard, which is where the Tang Dynasty Political Affairs Center and the prime ministers handle official business. Although officials from various departments of the Imperial City and officials who have been invited to come and go, everyone has made their steps lighter. Even when officials passing by outside the courtyard pass by, they will subconsciously turn their breathing less. Therefore, in the past, this small courtyard was very peaceful and quiet.

But today, after the news of An Lushan's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty was heard back to the capital, this previously quiet courtyard suddenly became noisy. The minions of the Ministry of Revenue holding books, the officials of the Ministry of War holding various mountains and rivers, and the officials of the Ministry of Works holding the structure map of the two rivers, were shuttled back and forth, worried and anxious. In addition, the urging of others, these small officials of the seventh and eighth rank were both heavy and loud, making the originally quiet and quiet political affairs hall lively. The small window was drunk and ink, and Wenxin Pavilion was hit.

As soon as Tang Li walked into the courtyard of the Political Affairs Hall, he ran into a small official in green holding a thick stack of papers in his hand. With an uproar, he saw the piles of papers spread all over the top.

"How did you walk? I didn't see..." The little official in Qing'er, who was in a hurry to catch a fire, shouted loudly, and then he realized that the person who came was Tang Li, who had just won the holy family again after losing his official position for half a year, hurriedly swallowed the words, "Tang... Lord Tang..."

I didn't care much about the performance of the little official. Tang Li Jian, who was squatting down at this time, was scattered with pictures of mountains and rivers, and the half-open picture at her feet was the mountains and rivers in the northeast of Henan Road.

The yellowish-colored file was covered with thick dust. As soon as it fell on it, a piece of dust suddenly rose up, causing Tang Li to sneeze with a loud "Ah Snee".

The eighth-rank upper-level young official was stunned for a moment before he woke up to the ceremony. However, Tang Li seemed to be reborn and received the holy favor, but Xuanzong did not directly explain his official position. Therefore, this young official could only vaguely call him: "Yu Xia, the head of the Department of the War Department, met Tang... Marquis of Tang!"

Tang Li looked up and saw that Yu Xia, the official uniform of the head, was covered in gray, his face was white, and black, covered in gray. He was really funny. Although he had something to do in his heart, he couldn't help but chuckled, and waved his hand and said, "Forget it! Are you from the Ministry of War? Where is Lord Xue?"

Although Tang Li smiled lightly, Yu Xia felt relieved. While squatting down, he helped pick up the file quickly. He smiled and agreed with apologies: "My master is following Chen Xiang in the middle, and Yang Xiang is planning to discuss military affairs. Marquis, let this be left to the officials to clean up."

Ignoring Yu Xia's suggestion, Tang Li asked casually while sorting out the file, "What a thick gray! Is these mountains and rivers a good idea to be useless for many years, right?"

"No, most of the here are drawn by Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan Dynasty. Those border towns are better. For example, Marquis, you may have used this piece in your hand for sixty or seventy years." Yu Xia's words left Tang Li speechless for a while. These mountains and rivers are both a witness to the peace of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, and also the best proof of the relaxation of the military preparations of Daozhou inland in the Tang Dynasty.

After finishing the pack, Yu Xia thanked him and went there. Tang Li came directly to the main room in the courtyard.

In the conference room, Yang Guozhong, who was talking to Xue Longxiang, saw that it was Tang Li, immediately shook the page of the paper in his hand and said, "Don't worry, you're here just now. This is the latest military newspaper I just sent."

The meeting room was much quieter. The old husband Chen Xilie sat on the top seat as before, holding a file with his eyes half-opened and half-closed. He didn't know if he was looking at it. His current appearance was not worthy of his name as "Old Man Weng".

Although there were not many people in the meeting room, the heads of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Works were all there.

"Help me get a hand towel." He ordered the servant who was serving the side. Tang Li took the military newspaper from Yang Guozhong and sighed, "I can't even find silk paper to write the military newspaper. It seems that the situation in the two rivers is really urgent now."

After looking at the bamboo paper with many wrinkles, Tang Li looked at the content carefully and it was still bad news. The small window was drunk and ink, Wenxin Pavilion. In just a few hours, three states were in a rebellion. Since the rise of the army for more than two days, An Lushan has been in a state of fire. He swept south from Fan Yang, the northernmost part of the Tang Dynasty. According to his military force, he should be able to enter Hedong tomorrow.

"Don't worry, this is the latest military newspaper. Do you want to submit it to Your Majesty?" Seeing that Tang Li finished reading it, Yang Guozhong asked immediately.

The general report was handed back to Yang Guozhong. Tang Li took the hot towel and wiped his hands and face hard and said, "When I just resigned, your Majesty really wanted to take a break. This military report was expected. If I wished, there would be no need to submit it for the time being." At this point, Tang Li turned his head and thought to Chen Xilie and said, "I don't know what Mr. Chen thinks?"

After hearing Tang Li's statement that there was no need to submit the military newspaper, the few people in the conference room were obviously relieved, especially the Minister of Works, whose voice was clearly heard.

"Well, okay, okay! Your Majesty is angry and it's time to take a break!" Chen Xilie raised his eyes and looked at Tang Li as he spoke, and then said, "Your Majesty is destined to be in charge of the staff and praise the painting. You and Guozhong are determined to be the case. Once an old man is useless!"

"Old slick!" Seeing that Chen Xilie's words meant not to take charge or take responsibility, Tang Li said to himself, looked at Xue Longxiang, turned to Yang Guozhong and said, "This is the time when the war is in danger. The Ministry of War must not be without a leader for a day. Xue Shilang was an old military officer and is now an assistant to the Ministry of War. This is a good place to make up for this season."

Looking at Xue Longxiang with a slightly red face, Yang Guozhong looked at Tang Li standing opposite him and said, "You don't care about the person you recommend is certainly not bad. Mr. Xue is good! I will report to Your Majesty later."

"That's right." He nodded with a smile, and Tang Licai said again: "The order to dispatch troops has been issued, and we can't wait here. This battle is difficult, and I'm afraid it will not take one or two days. According to my opinion, it's a long-term plan. The court is now sending generals to the rear to recruit and train soldiers."

"Now, the only ones who are both qualified and able to send out the imperial generals immediately are Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing. Don't love me. Before you come, I was discussing with Xue's Ministry of War and others who would send to Henan Road to recruit new troops."

"Seeing what Your Majesty meant just now, General Gao Xianzhi wanted General Gao Xianzhi to command the Tongguan army that was assembled later. "After hearing Tang Li's words, Yang Guozhong did not hesitate anymore, and immediately ordered someone to invite Feng Changqing to come.

"Tomorrow, Fan Yang's army will be able to go straight to Hedong. It is already a barely enough to protect Jinyang and Jinzhou cities with the current military strength of Hedong. It is impossible to stop it. For the current plan, it is advisable to order Hedong and Henan provinces to entrust him. If things cannot be done, you must destroy the grain storage and arsenal before breaking the city. In short, it is just a matter of saying that An Lushan can do it, but the food, grass, weapons and supplies cannot be left to him at all."

"Henan?"

"Yes!" Looking at the mountains and rivers covered on the big table, Tong Ling pondered for a moment and said: "If what I expected was not bad, after An Lushan occupied most of Hedong, he would definitely take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and enter Henan Road. Inland Daozhou in Henan, the troops were not strong enough to defend, and it was difficult for all reinforcements to arrive in time. Qing, Mi, Qi, and Haizhou would definitely not be able to save it. Instead of doing so, it would be better to directly shrink the troops in Bianzhou and hand them over to General Feng to command it."

"Don't love, do you mean to give up these Daozhou?" With Yang Guozhong's exclamation, the others in the conference room also turned their attention to Tang Li. The meaning in their eyes was clearly that they did not believe that Tang Li could make such suggestions.

"It's not giving up! It's just a gathering of combat power." The eyes were still staring at the mountains and rivers in front of him. Tang Li said in a deep voice: "Fan Yang's soldiers were too fast and the court was too slow to block An Lushan along the Yellow River line. It seems impossible now that Fan Yang's army cannot be stopped from crossing the river and heading straight to Henan, with the defense forces of the three or two thousand states in Qing and Mizhou, the fall of these Daozhou is only time to stop these scattered military forces. Instead of letting these scattered military forces be eaten in one bite, it's better to gather to ensure the Bianzhou line."

At this point, Tang Li held the words Bianzhou on the schematic diagram and said: "Although the main battlefield of the battle to combat rebellion is in the two rivers, the crucial node for the court is Bianzhou."

"Don't you think of Bianqu?" Xue Longxiang is worthy of being an old military service and can see what Tang Li means at a glance.

"Yes, it's Bian Canal!" The small window was drunk and ink, Wenxin Pavilion. Tang Li turned his body slightly to face Yang Guozhong's gaze and said: "Our dynasty has been in power for a hundred years. The population has been growing for a hundred years. Even though it has been rich in Guanzhong, it is impossible to supply the huge consumption of the capital. As early as the Wuhou Dynasty, when the disaster year came, the people of Chang'an had to go to Luoyang to eat, let alone now? Now the fight between the two rivers will definitely be decayed. Whether it is the support of the imperial capital Chang'an or the army that is about to rush to gather in the two rivers, the supplies of the court can only be provided.

Relying on the south of the Yangtze River, if you want to transport the materials from various channels of Jiangnan to the capital and the two rivers, then the Bian Canal, which connects the north and south waterways, must not be missed. In short, as long as the Bian Canal is still there, the court can receive continuous material replenishment from Jiangnan. With this lifeline, it is not said that it can be dragged down, but it can also drag down An Lushan. On the contrary, if the Bian Canal is lost, not to mention that Chang'an is short of food, the army that gathered in the two rivers will become water without a source. If this step is reached, I don't know when the battle to combat the rebellion will be delayed."

After carefully looking at the schematic diagram of the mountains and rivers for a long time, Yang Guozhong could only nod helplessly to Tang Li's words.

"Bian Canal is crucial, but only Bianzhou can't defend it. For the current plan, instead of letting Qing and Mizhou lose its military strength in vain, it is better to gather it and hand it over to General Feng's unified command, and throw away half of Henan Road. As long as it can protect Bian Canal, the court will be invincible."

"What if Jiannan Town Army is now transferred to Henan Road at night?" After watching the case for a long time, Yang Guozhong turned to look at Tang Li Road.

"No!" Tang Li and Xue Longxiang said this almost at the same time.

After looking at Xue Longxiang, Tang Li gestured to him to explain with his eyes.

"Yang Xiang, compared to An Lushan, Tubo is a more deadly jackal. The military power deployed by the imperial court in Jiannan and Longxi is not an advantage for Tubo. Therefore, we have always adopted a defensive stance. If the Jiannan Town Army is drawn to suppress the rebellion, and Tubo will follow the trend and come east with the door open, then the roads in Jiangnan cannot be guaranteed. If this is the case..." Xue Longxiang did not say anything below, but everyone understood the meaning of it."

Not only Jiannan, but also Longxi. Otherwise, not to mention the states of Anxi, those who are bound by the states and states. Even Longyou, Hexi will no longer belong to our Tang Dynasty since then." The sentence Tang Li added later made Yang Guozhong's expression change again.

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He ordered the Jiangnan provinces to recruit new troops, gather supplies, and then sent Feng Changqing away. After this tragedy, it was already dark when Tang Le left the Political Affairs Hall.

Chen Xilie didn't care about the matter, and now Yang Guozhong has become the leader and minister, so he naturally has to stay in the Political Affairs Hall. Since he and Xue Longxiang are on duty, Tang Li has no need to accompany him to suffer. After returning to the house for rest in the evening, he will have to see Li Guangbi off tomorrow morning.

The previous two days ago, I was not able to rest well at Dali Temple, and today I was busy for another day. Tang Li is now extremely tired. When he returned home, he did not ride a horse anymore. Instead, he got on the car. The sound of the car was rippling. Tang Li, who was lying down flat on his pillow, was in peace. The inertia of history was huge. The Anshi Rebellion broke out today. Although he was a time traveler, all he could do was to make this chaos that was related to the prosperity and decline of the Tang Dynasty come earlier. If you want to say anything to be pleased, it was probably because of his direct and indirect effect that the Anshi Rebellion that broke out today was controllable within a large range. From now on, it seems that this incident has arrived early.

The incoming chaos will only ignite wars in Hebei, Hedong and Henan, and the Tang court will not demolish the east wall and repair the west wall. In order to quell the Anshi Rebellion in front of him, the troops in the border towns of Jiannan and Longxi will blindly draw the consequences of Chang'an being breached by the Tubo people. Although the current power of the court is not enough to quell this rebellion as quickly as possible, it can at least minimize its damage to the Tang court, so as not to fundamentally destroy the foundation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Of course, after this chaos that affected the entire empire north, the Tang Dynasty would inevitably decline from the prosperous period in Kaiyuan, but as long as the foundation is still there, there will be hope for revival and prosperity.

Xuan car swayed gently. Tang Li remembered his current life, and said with a wry smile. Since the Battle of Jinzhou, his life has completely changed. His past leisure and leisure have disappeared. Now even if he is free, his mind cannot be idle. Of course, he is not rejecting everything he has done now, but he really doesn't like the current state of life. In essence, Tang Li is a relatively self-centered person. If he can, he is more willing to live for his family and for himself, rather than being as busy as he is now.

"Let the early happen that should happen, and the early happen that should end!" Tang Li, who was leaning against the pillow, muttered this sentence when he suddenly heard a sharp "whistle" sound of wind. It seemed that the sound of the wind in the distance had not subsided, and a few black lights had already flashed through the window curtains on both sides of the car, and the thick walls were deeply nailed into the snatching sound.

If Tang Li had not leaned flat on the seat of the car due to even fatigue, these long arrows that came through the window would have directly taken his life. At this height, the target of these long arrows was clearly his head.

Looking at the trembling arrow tail on the wall of the car board of Liu Zizai, Tang Li, who was slightly distracted for a moment, had a four-word "assassination in the street" appeared in his mind, and he had already rolled over and rolled off the long seat of the car and lay flat on the sandalwood.

All this happened too quickly. It was not until Tang Li lying down that he heard the angry shouts of Tang Jiu and others outside the Xuan car, along with the panic screams of pedestrians. These guards usually followed the car, and at this time, the assassins clearly took advantage of this small gap.

In this noisy sound, a dull groan came through the wall of the Xuan car. Tang Li, who was lying on the sandalwood on the bottom of the Xuan car, shouted loudly: "I'm fine, you all look for cover, don't lean over."

Sure enough, after Tang Jiu and others stopped trying to get closer, the sudden long arrow stopped shooting out. On the messy Zhuque Street where pedestrians were running, this small piece with Tang Lixuan's car as the center was dead quiet.

At this time, the Xuan car was staying at Zhuque Street. This street was the central axis of Chang'an and was also a must for officials to go up and down. Naturally, it was the square that the tollers focused on patrolling. Tang Li, who was lying flat on the bottom of the Xuan car, held a thick pillow in his hand and tightly blocked his head. When he counted silently to ninety-seven, he heard a yelling from a man outside.

"Don't go over." Tang Jiu's shouting failed to stop the man from walking. Soon, Tang Li, who was lying on the bottom of the car, saw that the door opened, revealing a black and red man's uniform.

Looking at the hand that the man was holding on the door frame, Tang Li, whose face changed suddenly, rolled in, and the pillow in his hand had already come out, barely meeting the long-range knife that the man was out of his hand. At this moment, two long arrows shot into the windows on both sides of the Xuan car, and their flight trajectory just sealed the hollow position of the Xuan car.

Tang Li, who threw away the pillow and rolled over, picked up the long wooden stomp horn, turned around and held it high while blocking the high-slashing waist knife. With a slight "snatch" sound, the waist knife fell into the wood. Tang Li, who was lying on the top, took this opportunity to kick the left foot of the "public man" who had just stepped onto the carriage.

Retreating and drawing his sword, the assassin in the man dressed in a man was not delayed at all, and then raised his sword to slash at Tang Li who was lying in the carriage. At the same time, Tang Jiu and the other two, who knew that the man was actually an assassin, screamed angrily and swarmed up from behind the hidden horse.

When he raised the wooden foot to block it, Tang Li realized that the assassin's sword was actually a false move with unreal force, but it was too late at this time. The waist knife changed direction and slashed into a stab in the middle, and Tang Li's calf that was moving unchanged.

A sharp pain in his leg, Tang Li threw the long wood foot out without thinking. The size of the carriage door was limited, and it was also this throw, the small window, the hand hit Wen Xinge, forced the assassin to give in. At this moment, Tang Jiuyi, who was hit by two arrows on his shoulders, roared and fought with the assassin, and the shouts of the public in the distance were also heard...


Chapter completed!