The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 159
I am free to search for the old score of the pipa, but the four strings complain and groan.Yan Fei's quiet painting hall is deep.

Sometimes the pillow becomes a rainy dream, and there is nowhere to say the spring heart through the curtain.From the night of lights to now.

——"Reducing Words Huanxisha · Leisurely Searching for Old Pipa Spectrum" He Zhu (Song Dynasty)
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Xuanzong greeted An Lushan to sit beside him on the mat, and started his daily life.

Xuanzong smiled and said: "Last time you said that you wanted to settle down in Chang'an, I was very happy to hear that. All the furniture and utensils in this mansion were gifted by the emperor. I said to the eunuch who supervised the work: "You have a bearded eye. Gao, don't make you laugh at me for being mean. "

An Lushan hurriedly attended and kowtowed, saying: "Your Majesty is so kind, I am ashamed to be ashamed. This mansion is magnificent, and the kitchen and stables are all made of gold and silver. How can I be favored by this grand favor. I implore your majesty." , take back this house."

Xuanzong smiled and said: "There is no way to take back what I gave you. Who are the family members who accompanied you to Beijing this time?"

An Lushan said: "This time I am accompanied by my grandmother, mother and eleven sons."

Xuanzong said: "Oh, the old man is here too? Will they be able to survive the long journey?"

An Lushan said with a smile: "We Hu people are used to nomadic migration, so this distance is nothing. Besides, the road to Beijing is flat and wide, so it's not too hard. My grandmother and mother are both long-lived. Li Suo, with a strong body, can still hold on. I have eleven sons under my knees, and they are all alive and well. This time I brought them all here, so that they can see the courage of my Tang Dynasty. After they came to Beijing, they were fascinated by the prosperity of Chang'an. I've got my soul hooked, and I'm eating, drinking and having fun outside all day, and I can't see anyone. If I can say that I can give birth to eleven sons, it's all thanks to His Majesty's blessing."

Xuanzong joked and said with a smile: "You gave birth to a son, thank me for what."

Baiguan laughed again.

Only then did An Lushan realize that there was ambiguity in the words, scratched his head and smiled, "We barbarians are vulgar, and we still invite Sheng Haihan. But since we have come to this point, I would like to ask the Holy One to give my eleven children a name. "

Xuanzong pretended to be angry and said: "You hozen, you are not only cunning and clever, but also lazy. If you ask me to give you a name, you only have one or two sons. You are better, I ask for eleven names. If I send you away casually, the world will laugh I didn’t get it well. If I had thought it through carefully and made eleven names in one go, wouldn’t it be more difficult than approving memorials in the court?”

Everyone laughed again.

An Lushan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't rush to open your mouth. I still have requests! The eldest son and the second son grew up in the countryside, and they are used to it since they were young. I am afraid that they will be idle in the capital, so I want to ask Your Majesty for them." Please be kind and learn etiquette in court."

Xuanzong laughed and said: "You really know how to hit a snake and go up the pole! I want to learn etiquette, okay! I will do my best today to the end. I will make your grandmother and mother the wife of the country. I will make your eldest son the servant. The son is Hongluqing."

An Lushan was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him!The head was pounded like garlic, and there was a bang bang.

Xuanzong turned his head to Gao Lishi and said, "Lishi, how old is Rongyi County Princess?"

Gao Lishi knew what Xuanzong was thinking, and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, Princess Rongyi will reach the marriageable age in the next year."

Xuanzong smiled and said: "Okay, I will be a month old today, and I will marry Princess Rongyi to your eldest son."

An Lushan was taken aback for a moment, and then realized, Shan shouted long live!
During the banquet, all the officials were dumbfounded.As the saying goes, if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven.Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the An family can be said to be unparalleled, honored and favored.

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Xuanzong praised: "Your An family is very loyal and brave. An Sishun is also the pillar of the country. I heard that you are not blood cousins?"

An Lushan replied: "Your Majesty is right. My stepfather An Yanyan is An Sishun's uncle. After all, An Sishun is my cousin. Although we are not related by blood, we have been close since childhood.

In the early years of Kaiyuan, the Turkic tribe where An Sishun's father, An Bozhu, was in ruins.An Sishun and all his cousins ​​fled with my stepfather An Yanyan, and joined An Zhenjie, a relative with the same surname, who was in charge of Lanzhou Biejia, Hedong Road in the Tang Dynasty.An Zhenjie's father was An Daomai, who was the deputy envoy of Pingdi Army in Daizhou.

Because when my stepfather fled, he brought An Xiaojie, the eldest son of An Daomai, with him.An Zhenjie was very grateful to my stepfather for helping her brother, so she made an appointment with the two children to be brothers for generations.Since then, I have played with my cousins ​​An Sishun and An Wenzhen.Although not related by blood, they have been close since childhood.

Shortly thereafter, my cousin An Sishun was recruited to join the army and came to the front line of the Longyou defense where the Tang Dynasty and Tubo had long confronted each other.My cousin was a man of great prowess, and soon made his mark.In the second year of Kaiyuan, the Tubo army, with [-] people, invaded the Lintao army, traveled to Lanzhou and Weizhou, and wantonly plundered the horses of the pastoral supervisors of our dynasty.In October, our Tang army, under the command of General Zuo Yulin and Longyou Defense Envoy Xue Na, counterattacked Tubo and defeated its army.At that time, the generals of the Tang army under Xue Na's restraint included Wang Jun, Du Binke, Guo Zhiyun, Wang Haibin, my cousin and others. "

Hearing Wang Haibin's name, Xuanzong blinked his eyelids lightly.

An Lushan went on to preach: "In the ninth year of Kaiyuan, the imperial court ordered to award the generals Xue Na, Guo Zhiyun, Bai Daogong, Du Binke, Yang Chuke and An Sishun who had made great contributions to fighting against Tubo. My cousin An Sishun was on the right to guard the guard General and Lintao army envoy were promoted to Taozhou governor and Momen army envoy. In the sixth year of Tianbao, His Majesty ordered his cousin to serve as Hexi Jiedu envoy. Since the beginning, until today, my cousin An Sishun has been serving in Longyou Defense .”

Li Linfu added with a smile: "Your Majesty, the reason why An Sishun was promoted as Hexi Jiedu envoy at the beginning was that he had served in Helong for a long time, learned his material knowledge, and mastered border affairs; secondly, his race came from the nine surnames of Zhaowu Hu people, and Liangzhou is located in the throat of the Silk Road, that is, the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor, with Xifan on the belt, and the countries west of Congling, where businessmen and couples come and go. Liangzhou City ranks first among the Hexi states. An Sishun's ethnic origins with the local Qunhu has become his innate advantage in being in Hexi."

Xuanzong nodded in approval.

An Lushan said with a smile: "My cousin An Sishun is the son of the An family, his martial arts are world-class, he commands tens of thousands of troops, and his power shakes the east of the river."

Hearing this, Xuanzong picked up his teacup and took a sip to cover up the change in expression so that it would not be easy to detect.

An Lushan kowtowed again to thank him, and said: "Speaking of which, I am the most unworthy person in the An family. Fortunately, Your Majesty did not give up, and today I am here! On behalf of the An family, I would like to go through fire and water for His Majesty, and I am willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty. No excuses!"

　References:
　　1. "The Life and Stories of An Sishun, the Great General of the Tang Dynasty", Mu Weisheng, Qiao Chao, "CNKI", 2011
　　
　
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