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Li Longji looked at Wang Zhongsi with guilt and said,

"If we had followed your strategy and built another fortress near the Stone Castle, setting up camp step by step, and Tubo's Stone Castle defenses had collapsed without attack, how could the tens of thousands of Tang troops have been buried in a foreign land?"

Li Longji continued:

"If there is a medicine for regret in this world, I will be the first to kill Dong Yanguang. No one can stop me! I said so!"

"It's only now that I realized that I was deceived. It's because I became blind and deaf without eyes and ears. I can no longer listen to honest advice.

Those people in the court don't understand anything, and they don't investigate or understand it themselves. They hold a pen in their hand, have a mouth, and open their mouth with a snap of their head! "

"Among them are cunning people like Li Linfu, and others are stupid and shameless like Dong Yanguang!"

Finally, Li Longji gritted his teeth and said:

"Their heads should be hung outside the stone castle to pay homage to the dead son!"

Wang Zhongsi finally fell silent again.

After a while, he said:

"Your Majesty, what has happened has already happened. It is a foregone conclusion now, so why bother saying more."

"No, I have to say, because the world will be in chaos.

Fan Yang, Pinglu Jiedu envoys An Lushan and Shi Siming will rebel, and the Uighur and Tubo armies will attack our Tang Dynasty!

I need you, the Tang Dynasty, and I need you. I need you to put down the civil strife and preserve the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty.

I also ask all generals and ministers to bear with each other for the sake of the country, stay together through thick and thin, and work together to lend me a helping hand. "

Wang Zhongsi bowed down and worshiped,

"How dare you fail to serve His Majesty to the death!"

Guo Ziyi, Zhang Xun, Yan Zhenqing and others,

"How dare you fail to serve His Majesty to the death!"

With these people taking the lead, all the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty echoed loudly.

Since the time of Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty has had three border problems:

One is the Turks in the north,

The second is Xi and Khitan in the Northeast;

The third is Tubo in the West,

The wars in the Kaiyuan period therefore revolved around these three border troubles, and most of the famous generals in the Kaiyuan period appeared on these three battlefields.

Wang Zhongsi's father was Wang Haibin. In the second year of Kaiyuan, Wang Haibin followed Xue Ne in the expedition against Tibet and died in Changcheng.

Wang Zhongsi, who was nine years old at the time, was raised in the palace by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and became his adopted son.

When Wang Zhongsi grew up, he was brave and good at fighting, and repeatedly defeated Tubo. With his military exploits, he rose through the ranks and served as the governor of Shuofang in the 29th year of Kaiyuan.

In the early years of Tianbao, the powerful Post-Turkic Khanate collapsed. Wang Zhongsi took the opportunity to launch a northern expedition against the Turks and won many victories, accelerating the demise of the Post-Turkic Khanate.

The emerging Uighur Khanate had good relations with the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty's northern border no longer had border troubles.

Tang Xuanzong then changed his foreign policy from passive defense to active offense and launched an offensive against Tibet.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had full trust in Wang Zhongsi. In the fifth year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty made Wang Zhongsi concurrently serve as the governor of the three towns of Hexi, Longyou and Hedong.

Wang Zhongsi thus became the first Jiedu envoy in charge of four towns in the Xuanzong era of the Tang Dynasty.

After that, Wang Zhongsi and Tubo fought frequently, and defeated the Tubo people in Qinghai and Jishi, and also defeated the Tuyuhun people in Moli, which shocked the border areas.

However, Wang Zhongsi had a high position and outstanding military exploits, so he couldn't help but feel proud of himself, which aroused Tang Xuanzong's suspicion of him.

In the sixth year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty dismissed Wang Zhongsi from his posts as military envoy to Shuofang and Hedong towns, and only retained his duties as military envoy to Hexi and Longyou.

What happened next was that he fell into the crown prince's turmoil and was demoted. But after Li Longji saw the sky, he immediately activated his former adopted son.

Even the barbarians couldn't believe it, so naturally he wanted to use this big killer.

Wang Zhongsi is not famous enough because of these stains.

But his three younger brothers are indeed much more famous than him!

Wang Zhongsi had a general named Li Guangbi.

After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Li Guangbi was appointed as the governor of Hedong, and made great contributions to quelling the rebellion.

Zeng Guan was deputy marshal of the world's military, and he was as famous as Guo Ziyi. He was famous for generations as a hero of the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty.

The other younger brother is Guo Ziyi!

Another one is Ge Shuhan.

Ge Shuhan is a descendant of the Tuqi Shi Shu tribe and has lived in Anxi for a long time. His father, Ge Shu Daoyuan, was the deputy governor of Anxi.

After Wang Zhongsi became the military envoy to Hexi and Longyou, he promoted Ge Shuhan to be the deputy envoy of the Da Dou Army.

Ge Shuhan was excellent in martial arts, brave in battle, and liked to charge forward. He once defeated the Tubo people in Kubahai and piled up stones, and established special skills.

Then there is the rising star, Gao Xianzhi!

Gao Xianzhi was a native of Goguryeo. He was handsome and skilled in bow and horse. At the end of the Kaiyuan period, he was promoted and promoted by Meng Lingcha, the governor of Anxi, and served as the deputy governor of Anxi. In the sixth year of Tianbao's reign, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sent Gao Xianzhi to lead an army of 10,000 to attack Xiaobolu, who had surrendered to Tubo.

Gao Xianzhi went deep into the enemy's territory, first occupied Lianyun Fort in Tubo, and then broke through Xiaobolu Kingdom, captured King Xiaobolu and the Tubo princess, and achieved a great victory.

Later, Gao Xianzhi replaced Fumeng Lingcha with this great achievement and became the governor of Anxi.

Feng Changqing was from the Yi family in Puzhou. He joined the army in his thirties and became a general under Fu Meng Lingcha, the governor of Anxi.

Feng Changqing was ugly, thin, and had a disabled leg. He was not popular in the army.

Feng Changqing worked hard to get Gao Xianzhi's appreciation. In the end, Feng Changqing relied on his own talents to get Gao Xianzhi's important use.

Li Longji glanced at the famous generals and said with a smile,

"Okay, I have all the gentlemen helping me, so why worry about the injustice in Anlu Mountain? We will raise troops today to quell Lu Fanyang and put an end to Shi Siming's rebellion in Anlu Mountain."

Of course, Li Longji naturally made two preparations. With one hand, he sent troops to suppress the situation, and with the other hand, he sent people to deliver the imperial edict.

Two-pronged!

……

An Lushan finally waited for the imperial edict from the imperial court!

Tianbao four years,

In September, An Lushan received a summons from Li Longji.

"What should we do now?"

An Lushan said with a gloomy expression.

An Lushan has been sitting on pins and needles in Fan Yang recently.

Because Wang Zhongsi was demoted, he received a lot of benefits.

Although he got the position of Fan Yang, Pinglu Jiedushi,

He had more soldiers and horses at his disposal, but the court was more suspicious. Now Li Longji actually wanted to call him back to Chang'an and promised him to be the Minister of War.

Isn't this treating people like fools? What achievements has he made now? Is it worthy of such a reward from His Majesty the Emperor?

An Lushan wanted to rebel, but An Lushan was not really a fool.

How can it be said that rebellion is something that can be done immediately?

It is true that a rebellion must have troops, but it must also have a legitimate reason, and public opinion work must be done well.

One of the hardest things in the world is to convince many people to believe what you say.

This was essential in ancient rebellions.

In the early days of the Anshi Rebellion in history, An Lushan used religions such as Ao and Buddhism to unite the internal forces.

At the same time, some suitable methods were found and received support from Han officials and people whose culture was based on Confucianism.

Also includes astrology.

According to the records on Yan Fu's epitaph, An Lushan used the Five Virtues Theory before his rebellion.

The changes in the celestial phenomena with the gathering of five stars were used as a precursor to the change of the Tang Dynasty regime.

Propaganda of the theory of metal and earth phases was an important way for An Lushan to win over people's hearts, especially the orthodox Confucian scholar-bureaucrats and aristocratic families.

With the support of these officials and nobles, there is public opinion.

The people at the bottom don't know what Anlu Mountain looks like, but the people at the bottom believe what the officials and nobles say and what they say is God's will.

These public opinion work were coordinated by Han people from poor families headed by Yan Fu, and they were done very meticulously.

But now Tianbao has only been in his fourth year and he has no hair. How can he make such a big deal?

There are indeed many people in history who believed in An Lushan's theory.

Thanks to Tang Taizong's relatively strong foundation,

This prevented Datang from dying at the hands of An Lushan, but it never recovered from that.

Therefore, some people say that they can counterattack with soldiers, and it is most likely Yuan Shu and his ilk.

I am sick...oh no, I have soldiers, I will be emperor!

"Doctor, why don't we raise our troops now!"

Gao Shang said.

"Absolutely not!" Yan Zhuang said,

"Now is not the time to raise troops. There are still many people within us who are not willing to obey the doctor.

Once we raise our troops, those who are willing will pretend to obey. When the army sets off, when it is at its weakest, they will wait for an opportunity to act. Let alone attack the Tang army, we will be the first to cause chaos. "

Just as An Lushan and his military advisers were chatting happily, there was movement outside the tent.

Suddenly a messenger came outside the door!

"Report!"

"Report to the commander-in-chief that there is something strange going on in the south. It seems that there is a movement of troops and horses."

(End of this chapter)