The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 825 Dilemma
The fisherman is near the Xiyansu at night, Xiaoji Qingxiang burns Chu bamboo.

When the cigarettes are sold out at the sunrise, no one is seen, and the sound is green.

Looking back at the lower and middle streams of the sky, there are no clouds on the rocks.

——"The Fisherman" Liu Zongyuan
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Back at Duke Wei's mansion, Bai Fu closed the door to thank the guests, except for Princess Qingluan, he didn't see anyone.Either immerse yourself in Princess Qingluan's tenderness like water, or shut yourself in the study room, facing the room full of maps, to soothe your nerves.

After pacifying Jianghuai, Bai Fu has been analyzing the general situation of the world in depth.

In the past few months when I lead the Jianghuai army, the world has been extremely unstable.

On December 760th in the first year of Shangyuan ([-]), the Dangxiang tribe (northwest of SC Province) attacked Huayuan (Yaozhou District, Tongzhou City, SX Province) and Tongguan (TC City, SX Province), looted and retreated .

In the same month, Guo Min, the leader of the Bianmin, led the Qiang, Hu and other tribes to defeat Wei Lun, the defense envoy of the Qinlong War Zone, and behead the eunuch and supervisor of the army envoy.

In the same year, Tubo captured Kuozhou (Hualong County, QH Province).

In the new year, in February of the second year of Shangyuan (761), the Nula tribe (south of GS Province) and Dangxiang tribe (northwest of SC Province) attacked Baoji (BJ City, SX Province) and set fire to Dashanguan (BJ City Southwest), invaded Fengzhou (Feng County, SX Province) to the south, beheaded the governor Xiao Yan, and robbed wantonly.

Because Baoji is very close to Chang'an, the capital was shaken.The imperial guards guarding the capital were on high alert as if they were facing an enemy.

Li Ding, the Jiedu envoy of the Fengxiang War Zone, led his troops to attack, smashed the rebellious armies of these two tribes, and drove them back to the west.

After the defeat at Mangshan on February 23, the rest of the Shuofang army led by Li Guangbi and Pugu Huai'en crossed the Yellow River, and then slowly stopped fleeing northward and gathered the remaining troops in Wenxi (Wenxi County, SX Province).

Yu Chaoen and Wei Boyu fled back to Shanzhou, and joined forces with the reinforcements of the Tang army in Shanzhou.

The Tang army in Duji Province has become a frightened bird, and it is difficult to resist Shi Siming's second wave of onslaught.

The Tang army in Duji Province has no leader, and the eyes of the world are all on Bai Fu.Only the fresh army of Bai Fu and An Xiting Iron Cavalry could hold back the fangs and claws of Shi Siming, the wolf king.

Bai Fu knew that the imperial court wanted to use him, but was afraid of using him, and was caught in a dilemma.

Don't use yourself, the court has no more powerful generals, if the rebels break through Tongguan, Chang'an will be bloodbathed again.

If you use yourself, it is tantamount to admitting that Jianghuai has framed yourself in disguise.

The imperial court is in a dilemma, so is he himself in a dilemma.What I am worried about is not how to deal with the rebels, but how to retire after the Shi Siming Rebellion is put down.

For Shi Siming, I have been planning for many years.Once you let yourself lead the army, you will be able to sweep the rebel army, set the Central Plains in the north, and shake the world with power!
However, at that time, he was the most famous and his power reached its peak.

Extremes of things will be reversed, good and bad will be born together.

The most glorious time is also the most dangerous time.This is the real meritorious service and the world's heart.

How can I sleep peacefully under the couch.Not to mention Prince Li Chu, no emperor can tolerate such a situation.

If you can't think of a way to get out of the body, you can't end this battle!
Bai Fu could not sleep at night, tossing and turning.On the one hand, it is the common people in the world, on the other hand, it is the future wives and children.

Bai Fu told himself that he had to stand up and fight against the enemy.However, there is another voice in my heart, repeatedly admonishing myself not to wade into the muddy water, and remember not to go any further.

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The situation is so dangerous, even so, the court is still fighting.Just five days after Mangshan's defeat, on February 28, there was another disturbance in the court.

In the first year of Shangyuan (760), Lu Chen, the minister of the military department of the prince's party and the third grade under Tong Zhongshu's family, was dismissed as prime minister, and became a guest of the prince.

At this time, Li Xiyao, the king of Yue, led the world's military and horse generals.

Prince Li Chu considered that his own party had no military power, so after some operations, he transferred the prince's guest, Lu Chen, to Jingzhou to serve as the Jiedu envoy of the Jingnan War Zone.

On September 760th, the first year of Shangyuan (3000), after Lu Chen arrived in Jingzhou, he reciprocated to Prince Li Chu, suggesting that Jingzhou (Jiangling County, HUB Province) be designated as the southern capital, Jingzhou be upgraded to Jiangling Prefecture, and Yongping Army Base be set up. The training regiment trained [-] soldiers to strengthen the control of Wu and Shu.

In this regard, the court accepted it.

After Liu Zhan's rebellion, the governor of the Jingnan War Zone, Lv Chi, ordered that Tanzhou, Yuezhou, Chenzhou, Shaozhou, Yongzhou, Daozhou, Lianzhou, and Fuzhou in the Central Guizhou War Zone be allotted to the south of Dongting Lake. Included in the Jingnan theater.

Suzong approved it.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Zuo Pu shot that Li Kui had always been at odds with Lu Chen, worried that Lu Chen would become too powerful and would return to the imperial court as prime minister, so Shangshu accused that the division of states into the Jingnan war zone would be detrimental to the court; he also secretly sent his confidants to In the Jinghu area (HUB province and HUN province), collect evidence of Lu Chen's violations and fabricate Lu Chen's fault.

After Lu Chen got the news, he stated the truth, and Shangshu sued Li Kui.

On the surface, this turmoil is a dispute between Li Kui and Lu Chen, but behind it is a dispute between the aristocratic family and the poor family, the prince and the prince.

Li Kui was born in the Zangfang of the Li family in Longxi. His father was Li Chengyu, the secretary and supervisor. His family has been a noble and wealthy family for generations.At the end of Kaiyuan period, Li Kui was recommended as Jinshi.

Lu Chen is a child of a poor family. The local wealthy Cheng family saw that he was quite talented, so he married his daughter to Lu Chen as his wife.With the support of his father-in-law, Lu Chen went to Beijing to take the exam. At the end of the Kaiyuan period, he passed the Jinshi exam and was granted the title of Ningling county lieutenant. .

One is a Jinshi recommended by a famous family, and the other is a Jinshi who passed the examination of a humble scholar. The two people who paid homage to the prime minister in the same year were like fire and water from the very beginning.

As the same prime minister, although Lu Chen's status and reputation are very different from Li Kui's, his ability to handle political affairs is superior to Li Kui's.Lu Chen knew his identity as a child of a poor family, so he took refuge in the prince's family early in the morning.

Because of this, after the dispute between Li Kui and Lu Chen began, the figure of a famous family also appeared behind Li Kui.

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Qinghe Cui's invitation to Baifu's family banquet once again stimulated Suzong.Compared with Shi Siming's rebel army, the noble family made Su Zong even more afraid.

The rebels only know how to plunder property and kill people, which will only weaken Li Tang's strength, but the aristocratic family knows how to manipulate God's will, buy people's hearts, and take away Li Tang's power!

On February 28, Emperor Suzong demoted Li Kui to Yuanzhou (YC City, JX Province), and promoted Xiao Hua, the Jiedu Envoy of the Hezhong War Zone, to the imperial court. .

I thought the matter would be over here, but after Li Kui dismissed from office, a few days later, Li Kui's elder brother Li Kai changed his position from an idle official to Wai Lang, the gatekeeper.The aristocratic family made no secret of their dissatisfaction with Li Kui's resignation.

After several years of war, the authority of the Li Tang royal family has been shaky, and they can no longer cover the sky with their hands. Some families can't wait to go from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and want to break their arms with the one on the dragon chair.

The tree wants to be calm and the wind does not stop.

After the dispute between the two former prime ministers was over, all eyes in the court turned to Bai Fu again.A little pawn who was unknown a few years ago, his every move touched the hearts of countless people.

Maybe you have no intention of playing chess, but since you have been pushed to the table, the game of chess in the world can no longer stand idly by.Either follow the instructions of the people behind the scenes and obey what they say, or turn your hands into clouds and rain, and become a real chess player.

Hold on to black and white, and have no regrets.

Winners and losers, time and fate.

(End of this chapter)