Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 292 The strategy behind the strategy

"If that's the case, then do you think Shuai Shuai will go to Chang'an this season?"

An Lushan closed the wooden box containing candied fruits, narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Tongru and asked. His eyes were full of anger and deeply hidden fear, all of which were covered by the faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Horse riding! We were doing well in Hebei but encountered an unexpected disaster!

An Lushan was full of anger, but he didn't know what to say.

"Shuai Anjie, you have to go to Chang'an. If you don't go, you will be convinced to send people to assassinate Pei Kuan.

If the Commander-in-Chief goes to Beijing calmly, it will be a piece of cake to get an interview from Hebei Province. The lower official thought that Anjieshuai had to go on this trip! "

Zhang Tongru said firmly.

To go or not to go, although this seems to be just a "small" multiple-choice question, it can actually determine the survival or destruction of Anlushan.

This is like guessing the heads and tails of a coin. One side is life and the other side is death. They have been decided in advance, but the puzzle has not been made public.

Only after making a choice do you know which side will be your life, and it’s too late to regret it!

"Do you really want to go?"

An Lushan asked reluctantly.

Reason told him that he had to go this time, and he couldn't delay it. He had to rush to Chang'an as quickly as possible.

But his inner intuition told An Lushan that this trip to Chang'an would be extremely dangerous!

"Commander An Jie, I have to say what I have to say from the bottom of my heart.

If the official is saying that if Commander An is unwilling to go to Chang'an to report on his duties, he will raise the flag of righteousness and raise troops to clear the emperor's side, then how many people will follow Commander An?

Even if the Yingzhou generals can be persuaded to follow him, I'm afraid Huangfu Weiming's troops in Youzhou will block the commander's march route, right? What are the chances of winning at that time? "

Zhang Tongru asked An Lushan a question that struck straight to the soul: If you are so casual and willful and refuse to return to Chang'an to report on your duties, how many people in the army around you are willing to follow you around?

Hearing this, An Lushan was completely dumbfounded.

It's true that if you don't have the strength, don't show off, and don't take it for granted that everyone around you will follow you blindly!

"I understand, this commander will leave for Chang'an today."

An Lushan couldn't help but sigh and said in a deep voice, his tone full of helplessness!

He really didn't want to go, but could he not go? My elbow can't twist my thigh!

"Shuai An Jie, the saint has no reason to kill you. Not only will he not kill you, but he will use you more." Zhang Tongru said in a low voice.

"Oh, how come you can see it?"

An Lushan stood up, squinted his eyes and looked at the spring scenery in the yard outside the study door, pretending to ask casually.

In fact, if we only look at his ability to lead troops in war, An Lushan is not worthy of even carrying Fang Youde's shoes. But there is something good about this person, that is, he knows that he is not resourceful, so he listens to others' advice, and when recruiting his staff, he can afford the money and treatment.

Therefore, An Lushan's reputation in Pinglu is actually not bad. For many talents who have lost their way to promotion, An Jieshuai is the guiding light!

"Only Marshal An Jie can control the Khitans and Xi people. This is also an important reason why the imperial court did not replace Marshal An Jie after his four-year term."

Zhang Tongru said calmly and flatteringly. Although his words were slightly exaggerated, they were basically true.

The "Ting Tang sect" of the Khitan people in Youzhou and Hepinglu had been moved to Shuofang, Hedong and other places as early as the early Kaiyuan years, such as the Li family in Liucheng where Li Guangbi lived. This is actually a check and balance.

Therefore, starting from the middle and late Kaiyuan period, the towns in the northeastern border of the Tang Dynasty actually implemented a policy of national oppression. Whether it was Fang Youde or An Lushan, they used very cruel methods to deal with the Khitans and Xi people, and there was no national reconciliation. political line.

Among them, An Lushan's "slave trade" policy had the greatest impact!

Years of selling Khitan slaves to the Guanzhong area for many years gave An Lushan a lot of connections that the Jiedushi of the border towns should not have.

Therefore, if An Lushan is transferred away from the Northeast, it will be really difficult to clean up the mess.

"There are many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty. Without me, there will be no trouble in the border town."

An Lushan retorted with satisfaction and said the truth.

"But the relationship between other factions in the DPRK is also complicated. Where can we find someone to replace An Jie Shuai?"

Zhang Tongru continued:

"Hexi Jiedu envoy Fang Chongyong, and Longyou Jiedushi envoy Wang Zhongsi. To the west are their father-in-law and son-in-law. Do you want the saint to check and balance?

Whoever has the biggest conflict with Wang Zhongsi is obviously An Jie Shuai. This is something that everyone in the government and the public knows, and it is also what the saint hopes to see.

In the humble opinion of the following officials, the post of Fan Yang Jiedushi may also be assigned to Anjieshuai in the future.

If in the future one of Fang Chongyong or Wang Zhongsi holds two towns, then Anjieshuai will also hold two towns at the same time.

Fang Chongyong is very young. I heard that he will go on an expedition to the Western Regions. After returning, he will probably be assigned to serve in the center. At that time, Wang Zhongsi will probably be in charge of two towns.

This situation is actually similar to the current situation! What a saint wants is stability and balance, nothing else.

An Jieshuai, do you think this is true? "

Zhang Tongru asked in a low voice with a flattering look.

"Wonderful! Listening to what you said, this section commander feels that going to Chang'an to report on his work is as safe as a mountain!"

An Lushan put his hand on his chin and laughed, putting one hand on his round belly, stroking the long beard on his chin with the other, and looking into the distance.

He was a little worried at first, but after hearing what Zhang Tongru said clearly, he felt that there should be no problem in returning to Chang'an this time.

After all, as long as the saint still needs his watchdog, his favor will remain unabated!

What a dog worries most about is not the enemies in or outside the yard, but the loss of use value. A dog that loses its use value will only have one fate, that is, the rabbit dies and the dog cooks!

An Lushan felt like a mirror in his heart: He is a good dog, he is still useful, and he will not die for the time being.

……

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

In a dark dungeon in Xingqing Palace, the surroundings were filled with the smell of decay.

Gao Shang was tied to a very thick log, and was beaten with all his might by a eunuch until his skin and flesh were torn to pieces!

Gao Lishi, who was standing in front of Gao Shang, waved his hand gently to the eunuch who was beating him hard, and then several Jinwu guards and eunuchs here filed out, leaving Gao Lishi alone looking at Gao Shang who was covered in blood in front of him. The smile on his face was very cold.

"The saint just asked you to seduce King Yong and then stop. The purpose is to get King Yong into the situation and get the evidence that King Yong planned to assassinate Pei Kuan, and then the assassination failed.

I don’t want you to really kill Pei Kuan.

In the end, it was a good thing for you to go behind my back and let the assassin take action in advance, which made me come to clean up your mess and change your follow-up plan.

Tell me, how do you want this general to kill you? If that's the case, I can give you a happy experience! "

Gao Lishi looked at Gao Shang at this moment, as if looking at a dead person, and said calmly.

"General Gao's words are wrong. The best way to sow discord is to die without proof.

The slave's plan is actually better than the saint's plan.

If we really want to do what the saint arranged, the traces will be too obvious, and it will only force An Lushan to rebel directly.

A knife is most feared when it is unsheathed. If it is pulled out, the threat will be lost. If he waited for An Lushan to arrive in Chang'an before killing Pei Kuan, it would be too deliberate. A fool also knew that the saint wanted to deal with Pinglu Jiedushi.

At that time, it was the saint who was really riding a tiger and unable to dismount. After An Lushan returned to Pinglu, he would start planning a rebellion.

Failure to go back means that the court has broken its trust with the border generals, and the consequences will be even worse. Killing Pei Kuan and forcing An Lushan to rebel would be the failure of the plan.

Now that everything is ready, the situation is so confusing that people can't tell the truth from the truth.

After An Lushan arrived in Chang'an, Nu then went to An Lushan with a copy of King Yong's letter, and then gave the original manuscript of the letter to the saint.

In this way, the saint can not only eat An Lushan to death, but also publish the letter to the public at any time, so that King Yong will never recover.

In this way, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds? "

After Gao Shang finished speaking, his lungs felt like they were on fire and it was extremely difficult to breathe.

According to the original plan, Gao Shang should have persuaded King Yong Li Lin to assassinate Pei Kuan and inform the other party that in this way, An Lushan could be given the official position of interviewer to sell him well and make friends with An Lushan.

With Yong Wang Li Lin's IQ, he would definitely take action and write a letter to make friends with An Lushan.

Then Gao Shang made a plan to let the assassins loyal to Li Lin deliberately fail the assassination, leaving Li Lin worried about gains and losses.

When An Lushan comes to Chang'an, others will complete the assassination of Pei Kuan.

Gao Shang can just deliver King Yong's letter to An Lushan as soon as possible as planned.

At that time, Pei Kuan died, and An Lushan thought that Li Lin helped him kill. Brother Ji left "evidence" that Li Lin killed Pei Kuan, and Li Lin felt that his plan was "unexpectedly successful" and blessed by God.

Next, the captured assassin (not the one who committed suicide now) stepped forward to frame Li Linfu and An Lushan, and identified them face to face in front of Brother Ji.

After a lot of trouble in Dali Temple, Brother Ji will give Li Lin's letter to An Lushan to read.

An Lushan, on the other hand, would be so frightened that he would burst into tears and express his loyalty, saying that he had no other intentions for Brother Ji and had no collusion with Li Lin.

Then Brother Ji "ignored the past grievances" and said that there was nothing he could do to improve his mistakes and he would continue to favor An Lushan.

Moreover, he would stand up to calm the disputes among the ministers, and prove An Lushan's innocence with his golden words, making the other party serve him wholeheartedly.

In this way, An Lushan was treated with kindness and power at "zero cost". Secondly, he hung a life-threatening sword over Li Lin's head. Thirdly, he struck Li Linfu. It can be said to be a powerful strategy that kills three birds with one stone.

This plan has a high error tolerance. Regardless of whether Pei Kuan is killed in the end, it will not affect Brother Ji's defeat of Li Linfu and An Lushan. It will not affect Brother Ji's use of a lasso around Li Lin's neck.

As a result, Gao Shang actually took the risk to launch an assassination in advance. The key is what a coincidence, the assassin actually succeeded in the assassination! This move completely disrupted Brother Ji's overall plan!

This makes the subsequent series of foreshadowing useless! It even makes the frame-up model a bit childish and ridiculous, without the deterrent effect of being beaten to death with a stick.

At the critical moment, Fang Youde still gained wisdom in his desperation, and suggested that the assassin frame Fang Chongyong instead of An Lushan.

And let the assassin commit suicide in advance, and the matter ends there.

Finally, the news was revealed to King Ying, and King Ying was let out. As long as outsiders vaguely knew that An Lushan planned the murder, no proof was needed.

Finally got things right.

In this way, the original situation that framed Li Linfu and An Lushan was eliminated, and it was replaced by a confusing situation in which the public said the public was justified and the mother-in-law said the mother-in-law was justified, and the trick could continue.

I have to say that Fang Youde was really cruel to his son.

So why did Brother Ji kill Pei Kuan?

In fact, Brother Ji just thinks that Pei Kuan has no much use value anymore, and he is not too obsessed with killing him. He mostly still has the mentality of "happy to see the results".

Because firstly, Pei Kuan was already in his twilight years and did not have much time to live. Secondly, Pei Kuan did have a deep conflict with Li Linfu. If Pei Kuan dies, outsiders will easily suspect Li Linfu.

Without killing Pei Kuan, Li Linfu cannot be deterred! When Li Linfu thinks about this matter in the future, he will naturally be careful and dare not slack off.

Ji Ge handed over the distribution of Jiaozi to Li Linfu, how could he not use power to let Li Linfu know that he was not confused yet?

"General Gao, it is easy to fish in muddy waters. Now this case not only involves Fang Chongyong, but also makes it impossible for An Sishun to be cleared of suspicion. The saint takes this opportunity to beat the commander of the border town and let them check and balance each other. It is not legitimate At that time?

If you value An Lushan too much, you will only force him to rebel. "

Gao Shang endured the severe pain in his lungs and said, desperately trying to save himself, his desire to survive was extremely strong.

He knew that he was taking risks, but this was also a last resort, to gain Ji Ge's trust and make Ji Ge feel that he was useful as a eunuch!

A little pain of flesh and blood, the price is already very low.

Only with this change in the game could he help Li Lin and An Lushan get on the line, making An Lushan hate Li Longji to the core!

But there is no need to tell Gao Lishi about these things.

"You go back to Prince Yong's Mansion first and say you withstood the torture without saying anything.

If you don't obey orders from now on, this general will never be merciful again! "

Gao Lishi said with a cold snort.

In fact, he was also very angry in his heart, but killing Gao Shang at this moment would definitely alert Yong Wang Li Lin and make things even more uncontrollable.

On the contrary, Gao Shang was spared a dog's life at the lowest cost. What else can we do to kill him besides venting our anger?

In the future, we will just kill one more eunuch, so why bother?

If you want to kill him in the future, you can kill Gao Shang with just one sentence! No need to rush at all!

"Thank you, General Gao, for your great kindness."

Gao Shang said word by word, almost too hurt to speak.

"Hmph, you can take care of yourself. Someone, come here, untie him and treat his injuries."

Gao Lishi waved his hand and shouted at the door, then slowly walked out of the Xingqing Palace prison.

He wanted to convey his noble words to Brother Ji, and then let Brother Ji make the decision.

Although An Lushan will not suffer any physical or physical pain when he comes to Chang'an this time, the mental suffering is probably unavoidable.

Perhaps this is the price of being a hawk.

Gao Lishi couldn't help but sigh.

(End of this chapter)