Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 274 Tang Xuanzong's Another Stinky Chess Move ([-])

Tongguan.

Since Ge Shuhan left the town of Tongguan in place of Gao Xianzhi who was unjustly killed, An Lushan dispatched An Qingxu to lead the main force of the rebels to attack three times, but Ge Shuhan repelled them, and the rebels did not step into Tongguan.

Tongguan is like an insurmountable moat, firmly blocking the way for the rebels to attack from the west.

It is worth mentioning that Li Wan, the sixth son of the emperor, fell into a coma and fell ill after watching Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi die tragically in front of him. Then he died of illness.

The news was sent back to Chang'an City, Tang Xuanzong was sad, and he named Li Wan as Prince Jinggong, and Ge Shuhan was promoted from deputy marshal to head commander. All under the command of Ge Shuhan.

Ge Shuhan brought a full 17 Tang troops to garrison Tongguan, let alone An Lushan sent An Qingxu to attack with only 10,000+ rebels three times, even if there were 50 million rebels, but as long as Ge Shuhan held firm Come out, Tongguan is an iron wall, and the rebels can't break through it!
Guarding Tongguan, Ge Shuhan's pressure is actually not great at all, he is [-]% sure to guard Tongguan firmly.

However, many things always backfired.

The occurrence of one incident, coupled with Tang Xuanzong's decision, finally pushed Datang to a tragic peak.

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It is really not shallow to say that Yang Guozhong has committed crimes over the years.

The common people hated the rebellion of Anlu Mountain, which caused chaos in the world and the loss of life.But the hatred for Yang Guozhong is also not inferior to that of An Lushan. When An Lushan first rebelled, he used the banner of the Qing emperor to kill Yang Guozhong, which really met the wishes of many people at that time.

The Tang Dynasty has fallen to the point where it is today. Many people directly attribute the guilt to Yang Guozhong, thinking that Yang Guozhong deceived Tang Xuanzong and brought disaster to the country and the people. Therefore, there are many people who want to kill Yang Guozhong, not only ordinary people, but also many officials and generals.

Some generals under Ge Shuhan's command especially wanted to kill Yang Guozhong, and the horse army commander Wang Sili was the leader among them.

In order to kill Yang Guozhong, Wang Sili was willing enough.

He lobbied Goshuhan twice.

For the first time, Wang Sili said this to Ge Shuhan.

"Marshal, Yang Guozhong deceived the saints, corrupted the government, and harmed the country and the people. If it weren't for him, the Tang Dynasty would not be reduced to where it is today. He is also a big traitor. The people hate him as much as the rebel An Lushan. And against him The thief An Lushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, and he also used the Qing emperor's side to kill Yang Guozhong as his slogan. It is better for the marshal to present Yang Guozhong's crimes to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to execute Yang Guozhong! Shengming, the rebel An Lushan has no slogan to continue the rebellion, killing two birds with one stone!"

When Ge Shuhan heard that Wang Sili had actually told him such a thing, he was stunned.

It's not that Ge Shuhan doesn't know that Yang Guozhong harms the country and the people, arbitrarily authorizes power, and corrupts the government, and it's not that he doesn't want the court to eliminate Yang Guozhong's scourge, but as a general who leads the court, he also has his own principles. Besides, Yang Guozhong He was the prime minister of the current dynasty, and he was deeply trusted by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. How could he kill him just by showing his face?

Ge Shuhan undoubtedly rejected Wang Sili's request, saying that he was just a general who was leading his troops abroad, and that it was his top priority to defend Tongguan first, and it was better not to meddle in political affairs.

Wang Sili was disappointed, but he was not discouraged.

Not long after, Wang Sili lobbied Ge Shuhan for the second time.This time, Wang Sili changed his suggestion.

"The marshal is unwilling to interfere in political affairs, and the general has nothing to say, but the general still feels that it is necessary to get rid of the scourge of Yang Guozhong. It is better for the marshal to send [-] cavalry back to Chang'an, directly tie Yang Guozhong to Tongguan, and then declare him He was killed in Tongguan on the charge of killing him in Tongguan. Even if His Majesty and the court blame him afterwards, the Marshal can put the blame on the Marshal as much as possible, and will never implicate the Marshal. "In order to get rid of Yang Guozhong, Wang Sili really risked his life.

However, this time Wang Sili was still disappointed.

Ge Shuhan is a very principled person. When he heard Wang Sili's suggestion, he would risk his own life in order to get rid of Yang Guozhong. He was indeed a little moved, but this did not conform to the principles he insisted on.

"No, my brother Shuhan is the general of the imperial court, leading the army to resist the rebels. If I agree with you, I will kidnap the prime minister of the dynasty to Tongguan privately without going through His Majesty, and then execute him! Then I will fight with the rebels. How is Anlu Mountain different? How can Your Majesty and the imperial court trust me to continue to lead the army to defend against the enemy?" Ge Shuhan still thought more carefully, just to kill Yang Guozhong, causing the imperial court to distrust him, At that time, the imperial court will inevitably send another general to succeed him, and in Chang'an, there are no generals who can fight. Don't lose Tongguan at that time, and the rebels will kill Chang'an. His brother Shuhan will become a historical sinner.

Ge Shuhan refused more resolutely than last time, and even warned Wang Sili not to say such things to him again, otherwise Wang Sili would have to be tied up and taken to Chang'an to be punished by the court.

Wang Sili was very disappointed, but did not continue to lobby Ge Shuhan.

Although Ge Shuhan was not moved by Wang Sili, the news somehow reached the ears of Yang Guozhong in Chang'an City.

When Yang Guozhong got the news, he was so frightened that his hairs stood on end. At night, he dreamed that he was killed by Ge Shuhan's soldiers, and he was woken up by nightmares for several days.

"The villain Wang Sili deserves to die!" This night, Yang Guozhong was awakened by the nightmare again, and cursed with a dark face.

"Although Ge Shuhan was not persuaded by the villain Wang Sili, what if he is really persuaded one day? Ge Shuhan currently has an army of 17, and His Majesty and the court are relying on him. If he is really determined Killing the truth, wouldn't the truth be dead!"

Yang Guozhong was worried no matter what he thought, so he decided to get a force to protect himself.

"Your Majesty, although the imperial court has an army of 17 troops stationed at Tongguan, the king of Xiping County, Ge Shuhan, the imperial court does not have a second line of defense. If something goes wrong, the imperial court may be caught off guard. Why don't your majesty issue an order to allow ministers to train some people to be stationed in the Forbidden Garden?" As a warning!"

Yang Guozhong didn't say anything, and Tang Xuanzong didn't think there was anything wrong. Now that Yang Guozhong said this, Tang Xuanzong also felt that it was necessary, so he agreed with Yang Guozhong to organize the three thousand horse breeders in the suburbs of Chang'an who specially helped the imperial court raise horses, and distributed weapons. Jiayi, given the name 'Supervision Army', went to the Forbidden Garden to be stationed for defense.

Although he got a force, only three thousand is still too small, and Yang Guozhong still feels unsafe.

The three thousand supervisors and herdsmen had only just been formed and were stationed in the Forbidden Garden. Yang Guozhong played Tang Xuanzong again.

"The strength of the three thousand supervisors and herdsmen is still too weak. It should be strengthened. I ask Your Majesty to allow me to recruit and train an army of 1 people to station in Bashang. In this way, together with Tongguan, the court will have three Only the line of defense can be worry-free!"

"Zoo!" Tang Xuanzong also attached great importance to the safety of Chang'an City and himself, and agreed to Yang Guozhong's request.
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