Chapter 253 Hasty Concealment
Under the imperial edict, Yang Guozhong worshiped the right prime minister and ranked first among the prime ministers. At this point, Yang Guozhong reached the pinnacle of being a minister. If he still has courage and ambition, he can only rebel and become emperor.
The person who delivered the decree had just left the Yang Mansion, and the whole Yang Mansion was full of joy. It didn't take long before all the powerful courtiers in Chang'an City knew about it, and they came to the door in person to congratulate. The gifts and gifts piled up like a mountain, and Yang Guozhong counted the money until his hands cramped, so
With a wave of his hand, he held a banquet in honor of all those who offered bribes in the name of congratulations.
Different from the situation where the Yang Mansion is crowded with guests and busy with traffic, the atmosphere inside the An Lushan Mansion in Shininbo, which is only one block away from the mansion, is gloomy and gloomy.
Ironically, An Lushan's residence in Qinrenfang was actually a neighbor of Zuowei General Guo Ziyi.
According to the development of historical facts, the person who destroyed An Lushan's rebellion in the future was this neighbor.
Therefore, from ancient times to the present, we have to be wary of our neighbors. No matter whether their surname is Guo or Wang, they are destined to be incompatible with each other.
In An Lushan's mansion, several servants were lying in the courtyard with blood flowing out. An Lushan became furious and beat several servants to vent his anger.
A close personal guard named Li Zhuer stood far away, trembling with fear.
If the usually mild-tempered An Lushan is a domesticated pig, then the angry An Lushan is a rampaging wild boar. He must not be provoked or even talked to. Those who died in An Lushan over the years vented their anger.
There are already many personal guards and servants under the fist.
"What kind of bad luck did I have? Why did everything go wrong in Chang'an this year?" An Lushan roared angrily.
Li Zhuer hid far away, not daring to say anything.
An Lushan's eyes were red in anger, and the fat all over his body rose and fell rapidly with his breathing, like a sudden tsunami on a calm sea.
In a fit of rage, he kicked a servant who was lying under his feet away from him. The servant let out a miserable scream and his body was ejected from the kick. He stopped only after hitting the stone steps. His chest was no longer breathing.
Panting heavily, An Lushan looked around and saw Li Zhu'er timidly hiding in the distance. An Lushan pointed at him and said: "Zhu'er, come here!"
Li Zhuer knelt down with a plop and cried loudly: "Commander Jie, please spare my life, Commander Jie, please spare my life!"
An Lushan frowned: "Spare your life, come here, I won't kill you."
Li Zhuer approached cautiously.
An Lushan closed his eyes and tried to calm down. When he opened his eyes, there was a calm look in his eyes.
"The secret letter appeared out of nowhere. It is said that the city guard encountered a panic-looking man outside Yanping Gate. The man fled into the woods, set fire to the forest and was shot to death by random arrows. This man was obviously three friends with me.
The town has nothing to do with..."
Li Zhuer plucked up the courage and said, "Yes, after Commander Jies came to Chang'an, the three towns were placed under the control of three generals: Shi Siming, Cai Xide, and Li Guiren. They were all close associates of Commander Jies, and all matters inside and outside the three towns were decided by the three of them.
Maybe he sent someone to deliver a letter to Chang'an, especially because the letter contains some incomprehensible things. This letter is clearly concocted by evil thieves in Chang'an who want to frame Jieshuai."
An Lushan sneered: "That secret letter was indeed concocted by someone, but the content in the letter was extraordinary. I heard someone from the Yushitai said that the content of the letter, the names and numbers in it, were all correct.
It is true that someone framed me in Chang'an, but there is also a traitor around me, otherwise others would not be able to know my details so clearly."
Li Zhuer was surprised: "Jie Shuai means that among the personal guards we brought from the three towns..."
An Lushan said nothing and glanced at him with a sinister look.
Li Zhuer was so frightened that he knelt down again and said sadly: "Jie Shuai, the villain has known Jieshuai for many years, and the villain will never betray Jieshuai!"
An Lushan said sadly: "Did I say it was you?"
"The villain is not very courageous. Jieshuai, you will be stunned just by looking at the villain..." Li Zhuer whispered.
Li Zhuer and An Lushan have known each other for many years. Li Zhuer has been his personal guard and slave for twenty years. Compared with other personal guards, Li Zhuer is indeed relatively trustworthy.
An Lushan immediately stopped being suspicious and turned his suspicions to other personal guards. He frowned and thought hard about who the person who betrayed him was, but he didn't locate the target for a long time.
Finally, the impatient An Lushan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Zhu'er, immediately send all the personal guards around me back to Fan Yang, and another group of personal guards will come to Chang'an."
Li Zhuer hurriedly accepted the order.
An Lushan then said something that made him shudder: "After these personal guards returned to Fan Yang, they were all killed without leaving a single person alive."
Li Zhuer was so frightened that the hairs on his back stood up, and he responded with a trembling voice.
The pale-faced Li Zhuer suddenly remembered something and summoned up the courage to say: "Jie Shuai, this morning a head of the Household Department quietly came to see the villain. He said... that Yang Guozhong sent a letter from the Household Department that was originally intended to be sent to Fan Yang.
Tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass and thousands of weapons were intercepted, and this batch of intercepted grain, grass and weapons were forwarded to Qingcheng County Hou Gu Qing who was going to Anxi to guard the border..."
An Lushan was stunned for a moment, then became furious and shouted: "Young man Yang Guozhong, you are going too far!"
Li Zhuer hunched his shoulders and told all the bad news: "Also, a eunuch in the palace who was bribed by us also came this morning and said that His Majesty appointed a provincial minister named Fu Chulin.
, has already left Beijing and secretly went to three towns to find out our details..."
Now it was An Lushan's turn to be startled, his fat face immediately turned pale, and he exclaimed: "No! Your Majesty has become suspicious of me!"
Then he gritted his teeth and said, "It's all my fault for that secret letter! It made me miserable!"
Trying to calm down, An Lushan said calmly: "Immediately send a letter to the three generals Shi Siming, Cai Xide, and Li Guiren. After receiving the letter, they quickly hide their strength. Regardless of the number of troops, or the food, grass, weapons and horses, whatever can be hidden
Hide them all, and immediately send out scouts to monitor Fu Chulin's movements. If he comes to the third town, no matter how much money is spent, he must be bribed!"
Li Zhuer nervously wrote them down one by one.
An Lushan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, sighed with a complicated expression, and said: "I must go back to the three towns immediately, Chang'an is not a place to stay for a long time... Zhu'er, your Majesty is already suspicious of me. If we can't hide it this time,
, I’m afraid we have to start trouble in advance.”
Li Zhuer was surprised and said: "Commander Jiexi, if there is an outbreak this year, is it too hasty? There are not enough preparations for food, grass, horses and weapons, and we have not agreed with the Khitan and the Xi people about sending troops..."
An Lushan shook his head and sighed: "If a man decides to cut off, he will cut off. If he hesitates, he will end up with a steel knife on his neck. If he is not prepared, he will not care much. I hope... that person named Fu Chulin can be bribed."
, this will buy me a year or two."
If rebellion can be regarded as a kind of entrepreneurship, then this entrepreneurship is undoubtedly full of dangers, difficulties, and too many uncertainties. If you are not careful, you will lose your wealth and life.
Under the bright spring sunshine, An Lushan felt chills all over his body.
With an uncertain future, he seemed to be in a world of ice and snow, surrounded by tigers and wolves, and he had no choice but to fight his way out to survive.
Although it was a despicable and shameless act of rebellion, for some reason, An Lushan always felt very tragic.
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The march was not only hard, but also boring, especially after marching day after day for a month.
Sitting on the saddle every day, calluses were worn out on his buttocks. This fact made Gu Qingyou feel inexplicably sad and angry.
He was obviously still a boy, but when he entered the bridal chamber with Zhang Huaiyu in the future, she discovered that he had a cocoon on his butt. This misunderstanding was unclear. If it were a little more sinister, she might have suspected which man he had been with over the years.
, and then think about how quickly he was promoted and knighted, it is simply unbelievable, everything has a perfect answer...
"After we set up camp, search the whole army and get me some blankets or cushions, anything. I want to put them under my butt..." Gu Qing couldn't stand it anymore. He suddenly realized that he should cherish his butt as much as he cherished his chastity.
, otherwise some misunderstandings will not be explained in the future.
Seeing Gu Qing's uncomfortable look, Han Jie advised: "Master Marquis, actually you will get used to it after a few more days of hard work. Most of us soldiers, especially the cavalry, will feel uncomfortable for a few days at first, and then we won't feel the pain anymore..."
Gu Qing smacked his lips, why did his words sound more and more ambiguous?
"How long do we have to walk? Are we almost at Yumen Pass?" Gu Qing asked feebly.
"Master Marquis, we have been walking for a month and are almost at Ganzhou. After passing Ganzhou and walking along the Qilian Mountains, we will reach Suzhou in a few days. After passing Suzhou, we will reach Yumen Pass..."
Gu Qing was like a ball that had been pricked by a needle, slowly deflating.
I feel like I might die on the road, neither hungry nor cold, and bored to death.
It would be great if Zhang Huaiyu or Zhang Huaijin also joined the army. Gu Qing would not be bored for a year. He would say a few earthy love words to Zhang Huaiyu every day, tease the silly Zhang Huaijin, and sneak into Zhang Huaiyu's tent when camping. If Zhang Huaiyu couldn't kill him,
If you do, you might be able to do something even more impure than holding hands. The journey will be so charming and captivating that it won't be boring.
But now, the excitement is really lively. There are ten thousand old men, and Gu Qing doesn't want to get into anyone's tent. Instead, he has to be careful about others getting into his tent...
Seeing Gu Qing's expression of despair, Han Jie tentatively said: "Master Hou, after arriving in Suzhou, would you like me to buy you some orchids to serve you all the way? After Suzhou, you will reach Yumen Pass, and we will leave the fortress soon.
Well, the journey outside the Great Wall will be more difficult than it is now. If the Marquis can have a few more concubines around him who know how cold it is and how hot it is, he will definitely feel more comfortable..."
Gu Qing couldn't help but be tempted when he heard this: "Hu Ji...what is it like?"
Han Jie thought for a while and said: "There are all kinds. The eyes are different from those of us Tang Dynasty people. Some are green, some are blue, and some are gray. The hair colors are also different. Some have blond hair, and some are born with natural hair."
Curly hair…”
As he spoke, Han Jie curled his lips and said with disdain: "Barbarians are barbarians. Their hair is as curvy as the armpit hair of us Tang Dynasty people. If their blood is not pure, they are ugly."
Gu Qing opened his mouth and found that he was speechless.
All the generals are so disgusted. How dare he, the commander-in-chief, bring a barbarian woman into the tent?
Besides, the barbarian women came to sleep in their own tents. One was a virgin for a long time, and the other was a virgin for two lifetimes. Who took advantage of whom?
The dignified Marquis of Datang County and deputy envoy of Jiedu was ruined by a barbarian woman. Is this considered a shame to the whole army?
After weighing it for a long time, the harm will eventually outweigh the benefit.
Chapter completed!