Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 299: The unruly man harmed my Commander-in-Chief An Jie

"An Jieshuai, please be patient."

Zhang Tongru said as he applied lotion on An Lushan's face.

The so-called "washing medicine" is an external medicine used in traditional Chinese medicine to disinfect and clean wounds. It is similar to the later medicinal wine.

Although An Lushan was beaten into a dog's head, when he came back to clean the bruises and wounds, he could grit his teeth and hold back without saying a word, which shows that his endurance is very strong and incomparable.

After cleaning the bruises on his face, Zhang Tongru applied oolong horn patch on An Lushan's face and breathed a sigh of relief. Oolongjiao plaster is similar to the later dog skin plaster, and is generally used with lotion. This combination works wonders for treating bruises.

Even though An Lushan was badly beaten by Fang Chongyong at that time, it seemed that his injuries were serious. In fact, these were just skin injuries, and with a little external treatment, they would be no big deal.

"Well, you Zhang Tongru, what bad ideas did you come up with for this section?"

An Lushan, whose face was covered with oolong stickers, couldn't help but complain.

"Shuai An Jie, in my humble position, I didn't expect that Fang Zhongyong would dare to do something in front of the saint! But in the end, the goal was achieved, and Commander An Jie got out of trouble smoothly, didn't he?"

Zhang Tongru handed An Lushan a bowl filled with decoction. The decoction in it was made of salt wine and powdered xanthate. It was an oral medicine for bruises. Huang Yao Mo is also a well-known prescription for oral administration for a long time. It has been tested for a long time and has remarkable effects.

"This tastes very strong, can you not drink it?"

An Lushan said with a slight frown.

"Jie Shuai, there will be another fight in three days.

Treatment is important now. "

Zhang Tongru sighed helplessly.

Upon hearing this, An Lushan took the wooden bowl and drank the soup in one gulp. The taste that is hard to describe touches the heart, and it is really unspeakable.

"You are right, the only thing the saint is concerned about is the harmony between this commander and the Fang family father and son.

When someone gets on the ring and beats up Fang Zhongyong, the saint can rest assured. "

An Lushan clenched his fists and said with gloomy eyes. People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Who knows this feeling.

Zhang Tongru frowned slightly, thought about it, and couldn't help but remind him:

"Commander An Jie, in my humble opinion due to my humble position, it is inevitable that after this battle is over, Commander An Jie will be rewarded by the saint and return to Hebei.

The saint probably won’t mention the case again. But will anything happen on the way back? "

Zhang Tongru's voice was very deep, which made An Lushan tremble in his heart.

"how do I say this?"

"Commander Jie, if you are scolded by the saint, it would be fine to go back to Yingzhou in despair.

If the saint entrusts you with the concurrent role of Fan Yang Jiedushi, I'm afraid many people in the court will not understand it.

It's hard to say whether Jieshuai's journey back to Hebei will be peaceful by then. "

Zhang Tongru reminded calmly.

"Two towns at the same time?"

An Lushan was stunned, not following Zhang Tongru's thinking, or in other words, Ji Ge's thinking, if the imperial court really appointed him in this way.

"Huangfu Weiming only joined the army in the northwest before, and his connections were also in the northwest.

After he served as the military governor of Fan Yang, he did not have many military and political achievements. Jieshuai, on the other hand, has been selling Khitan slaves to Guanzhong, providing a lot of manpower to the imperial court.

The saint has always hoped that the troops in the two towns in Hebei can be closely linked to seize territory further north. And what Jieshuai has always done has won the favor of the saints and many officials in the court.

The saint took this opportunity to entrust Youzhou to Jieshuai and transferred Huangfu Weiming to the west to check and balance Wang Zhongsi, which was actually what he should have meant. I think this possibility is extremely high! "

Zhang Tongru talked eloquently and pointed out Anlushan's biggest advantage: he was a Hu, and he had appeal among the tribes near the Hu people's city in the border town of Hebei, which satisfied the imperial court's control over Hebei.

Since the Wuzhou Yingzhou Rebellion, Datang's border defense in Youzhou has been in a state of "bloodletting". After finally regaining the lost ground, the complicated situation put the Tang army in a state of "being unable to attack and unable to defend".

After the mid-Kaiyuan period, Ji Ge used the remaining power of a series of great victories to implement the strategy of "using barbarians to control barbarians" in Youzhou. An Lushan and his friends took advantage of this opportunity to rise.

The emergence of An Lushan was just an accident under this general trend. In other words, there have been countless "Anlu Mountains" among the tribes near the Hu people's cities, but he is the only one who has managed to get to the position of Anlu Mountain.

Due to the disintegration of the government military system and the long-term demilitarization policy of southern Hebei implemented by the imperial court, Datang relied more on soldiers from tribes near Hu cities in northern Hebei to guard the border.

Since Huangfu Weiming refused to launch a war in Youzhou to plunder the Khitans in the north, it was only a matter of time before he was replaced.

Zhang Tongru saw the essence of the problem at a glance: the Tang Dynasty did not necessarily need An Lushan, but it certainly could not do without thousands of Youzhou Hu people like An Lushan!

According to the art of controlling his subordinates by hitting a stick with a sweet date, it is a high probability that An Lushan will also serve as the military governor of Fan Yang after finishing the battle.

If the dates are not sweet, who will sacrifice their life?

Zhang Tongru almost saw through Brother Ji’s thoughts!

Besides, Fang Chongyong was the governor of Hexi Province at a young age and participated in many government affairs. Now that you are rushing for the opportunity, it is normal to be beaten by the emperor. It is clear to outsiders who Ji Ge wants to promote and whom he wants to demote.

"You mean, someone wants to assassinate this commander? On the way back?"

An Lushan crossed his arms and asked after a long silence.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. But at least in Guanzhong, Jieshuai should be safe. No matter who it is, they cannot attack Jieshuai in Guanzhong and slap the emperor in the face."

Zhang Tongru said in a deep voice.

"Then what am I going to do?"

An Lushan suddenly panicked. His bodyguard was detained in Heyang City by Fang Youde, and there were few people around him who could fight.

"First let the Shence Army guard the Commander to go to Heyang. No matter who it is, they would not dare to take action when the Shence Army is guarding the Commander.

After arriving in Heyang, we will play Escape from the Golden Cicada again! "

Zhang Tongru suggested calmly.

"Are you saying that Fang Youde might kill me?"

After listening to Zhang Tongru's description, An Lushan also came back to his senses.

"Jie Shuai, you and Fang Youde's son are fighting in the ring in Chang'an, which makes it clear that you are incompatible with the Fang family's father and son.

Isn't it natural that Fang Youde wants to kill you? "

Zhang Tongru smiled bitterly and said that he did not dare to think too generously of those court officials.

"It's better to leave Chang'an quietly and return to Hebei from Hedong in a light carriage."

An Lushan said in a low voice.

"No! If there are no personal guards, Shajieshuai only needs to send a few assassins!

At that time, Fang Youde was not the only one who could kill Jie Shuai! Walking through Heyang may seem dangerous, but in fact it is the safest way.

Fang Youde wants to mobilize the Shence Army to kill the commander, but the people below may not listen to him! "

When Zhang Tongru heard that An Lushan had come up with something, he quickly grabbed his sleeve and persuaded him.

"No, no, if I am missing, the balance that the saint wants will be broken.

Even if Fang and his son hate me to the core, they will not kill me.

But I have to guard against someone trying to frame me by killing me, so I can kill two birds with one stone! "

An Lushan squinted his eyes and waved his hand, not thinking that Fang Youde would get any real benefits from killing him. Everyone is just acting. If all the rabbits are dead, there will be no need for the hounds.

Are there really such stupid people in the world? "I hope so."

Zhang Tongru sighed worriedly.

"In this way, you send people to Heyang to mobilize troops, and then go to Puban to camp and support the commander of this festival. At that time, we should go to Hedong! After settling the troops and horses, you go to Taiyuan City and make peace with the commander of Hedong Festival. Sishun asked them to help provide some military rations and luggage.

In this section, the commander will quietly leave the pass from Puban, meet you, and then return to Yingzhou together. "

An Lushan's little eyes rolled, and he expressed his plan.

Fang Youde could prevent the five hundred soldiers from Hebei from entering Guanzhong, but he could not prevent those soldiers from crossing Wangwu Mountain to garrison in Hedong. Because that was An Sishun's territory, not Fang Youde's. The supply problem for those Hebei soldiers only needed to be solved by An Lushan sending someone to say hello to An Sishun.

An Sishun and An Lushan are unrelated cousins. An Sishun's father, An Bozhu, had a brother named An Yanyan, who was An Lushan's stepfather. So they have only a nominal kinship relationship.

However, An Sishun and An Lushan have known each other since childhood and lived in the same tribe. The An family they were in was a Turkic An family. It was neither upright nor popular. It was not like the An family in Liangzhou that broke through the ceiling of the Tang political system. Therefore, it was still firmly confined to the border town and was not allowed to serve as an official in the court. .

This is Datang's policy of discrimination against the Hu people in border towns.

In Fang Chongyong's previous life, the Liangzhou An family would rather praise his brother Shu Han than An Sishun. In fact, he was deeply wary of the Turkic An family and was afraid that the world would confuse them with the Turkic An family.

From the bottom of his heart, Liangzhou An family looked down on An Lushan and An Sishun who came from the Turks.

As soon as the Anshi Rebellion broke out, An Chongzhang of the An family in Liangzhou immediately led the Chishui Army eastward to King Qin, and was given the name "Li Baoyu". Their family even changed their surname, just to draw a clear line between them and the Turkic An family.

This kind of mentality is a bit similar to the American high-flyers changing their last names to "Smith". It is really extremely common.

"Jie Shuai, this is too risky! Let's go to Heyang!"

Zhang Tongru shook his head and said sincerely.

"If I were virtuous, I would have ambushed somewhere in the mountains north of Heyang and close to Hanoi. There is always a chance. Even if the commander has a thousand men in his hands at this time, it will not be enough for him to eat by then.

Only by walking east of Hedong, from Jingxing to Hebei, this route is hidden, so we can rest easy.

If the commander of this section can serve as the second town, he will definitely not leave Hebei to come to Chang'an to report on his work in the future.

I have decided to go from Puban to Hedong. "

An Lushan said sonorously and rejected Zhang Tongru's suggestion.

Having formed a relationship with Liang Zi, the father and son of the Fang family, one must be careful.

The current feeling of being tricked by a shrimp in Longyou Shoal is too bad. Jieduzhi was separated from his army, and his life and death were completely controlled by others. An Lushan didn't like being manipulated like this!

"Then... I will go to Hedong now. Commander, please take care."

Zhang Tongru did not try to persuade him again. After all, this was related to An Lushan's own life and safety, and he would easily be suspected if he spoke too much. Since An Lushan said he wanted to go back to Hebei via Hedong, then just listen to him.

……

Fang Chongyong didn't know what An Lushan was thinking. But as soon as he got home, he found Fang Dafu and asked what the so-called "fighting in the ring" was about and how to play.

So Fang Dafu explained that the so-called "Daluotai" is not actually called that. Its official name is "Jiaodian". "Han Shu Criminal Law Chronicles" says: "After the Spring and Autumn Period, the weak were eliminated and the small were swallowed up, and during the Warring States Period, the etiquette of martial arts was slightly added, used as entertainment, and used to praise each other, and the Qin Dynasty changed its name to Jiao Dui."

Jiaoduan is a two-person fighting performance with bare hands and no armor!

It is not sumo, but later sumo evolved from horn wrestling. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, there were no taboos in their fighting styles. However, due to the need for viewing, quite a few routines were formed. These routines were of a strong performance nature and had little practical significance.

There were many famous people in the Tang Dynasty, among whom Xue Rengui, Li Bai and Guo Ziyi were among the masters. Of course, performing and beating people are completely different things. Putting yourself in the ring and playing horns, the nature is completely different from that of street gang fights!

Jiedu makes the horns reach each other, which is a bit similar to the "Xiangzhuang Sword Dance" back then!

Fang Chongyong was acting along the lines of An Lushan and didn't know the details. After listening to what Fang Dafu said, I realized that An Lushan's thoughts were deep and should not be underestimated.

Regardless of whether An Lushan was beaten into a pig's head three days later or Fang Chongyong was taught a lesson, he participated in a wonderful "regular exhibition match"!

It is definitely a good talk rather than a joke. After all, this is the ethos of the Tang Dynasty!

Of course, this will also win Fang Chongyong a "young and courageous" character. This kind of "exhibition match" is far superior to two powerful men fighting for a woman and becoming enemies!

If anyone thinks that An Lushan is a tough guy who wants to duel with others if he disagrees, then he is totally wrong. He will be played to death by others and he will still be kept in the dark!

"An Lushan is not simple!"

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh and said.

"Isn't that right? When your father was fighting, he beat down five people in a row. Three of them died within two days, and the remaining two were also disabled.

He helped the saint solve several thorns among the hundreds of knights with one hand, so that he could win the trust of the saint. Lang Jun could not take it lightly. "

Fang Dafu said nonchalantly and talked about Fang Youde's "family history" back then.

"Isn't this an exhibition match? Why did you kill someone?"

Fang Chongyong asked in confusion. He suddenly realized that his cheap father seemed to be a ruthless person back then!

"That's not killing someone, fists and feet have no eyesight, Alang, don't take it seriously.

Once you're in the ring, the atmosphere is different, and it's easy to lose control. "

Fang Dafu touched the long beard on his chin and said, looking like a melon-eater giving advice.

When Fang Chongyong heard this, he shrank his neck and regretted that he was too impulsive. He should have found out about An Lushan's boxing skills before taking any more risks.

The Tang army had a repertoire of "boxing" performances after victory in the war, but it was more entertaining and had fewer rules. Fang Chongyong knew this.

And An Lushan was born as a "shengshengjiang" (a special scout in the Tang Dynasty's frontier army) and climbed up step by step. He could not be a layman to Jiaojie.

Fang Chongyong gave An Lushan a beating in Dali Temple, just because he relied on pre-emptive strike and because An Lushan did not dare to blow up in front of Brother Ji. It was not a reflection of the true level of both parties at all.

In order to get along with the Qiu Ba people in the army, Fang Chongyong practiced "Tang Boxing" for four years in Shazhou, which was later called "Red Boxing". However, he did not know that he was training with the generals of the Doulu Army in Shazhou at that time. At that time, did the other party release the water?

At that time, he thought he was quite powerful, but now the more he thought about it, the more fishy it became, and he felt weak.

When leaders of some public institutions play basketball with their subordinates, they always feel that they are better than Jordan, Kobe, James, etc., and they are the all-around king of breakthrough shots and steals. As a result, after he retired, he couldn't even beat the old man Wang next door who liked to regret his chess.

Fang Chongyong was most afraid of this happening.

"Uncle Dafu, how about we practice now?"

Fang Chongyong looked at Fang Dafu with a simple and honest face and said.

"Okay! Just don't hold back, Mr. Lang!"

Fang Dafu twisted his arms and said, leading Fang Chongyong to the front yard.

After a while, Fang Chongyong was lying on the ground with a surprised look on his face, and was pulled up by Fang Dafu.

"My husband's ability to play tricks on women in bed is much better than your father's. I listened to those women in the middle of the night and screamed like a slaughtered pig."

Fang Dafu leaned into Fang Chongyong's ear and whispered teasingly.

"It's not fun to talk about this kind of thing..."

Fang Chongyong replied with a speechless expression, knowing how to play with women is of no use, he is not Lao Ai who wants to face him!

"But when it comes to the level of horn fighting, Lang Jun is far behind, and he doesn't even know basic skills.

If I don’t practice, I’ll face An Lushan in the ring in three days… I’m afraid I’ll suffer a big loss! "

Fang Dafu put away his smile and continued to say seriously: "In the past three days, I will train A Lang well. It should be somewhat useful."

(End of this chapter)