Tiantang

Chapter 326 Suspicion
Chapter 332 Suspicion

Li Heng was overjoyed, but he said carefully, "Zizhan, for Tubo, we should focus on intimidating and appeasing Tubo, and it is not appropriate to use weapons anymore. I, Tang En, conquer the world, and it would be best if the barbarians can conquer Wang Hua!"

Zhang Xuan cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Your Highness, the Tubo people are different from other barbarians. Relatively speaking, the Tubo people are tough and ambitious, and their country is vast and powerful. It is actually not so easy for Tubo to completely surrender."

"Your Highness, what King Yongning said is true. For more than a hundred years, Tubo has stared at our border defenses of the Tang Dynasty, and there have been countless wars. This time, King Yongning is sitting in Longshuo Qinghai, and Hexi and Anxi are assisting in the defense. Tubo is in serious trouble. Greatly relieved!" Chen Xilie echoed.

Li Heng nodded, "Well, that's why I intend to strengthen the military defense of Longshuo. I have deployed 5 troops from Hexi, Anxi and even the towns of the Central Plains to station in Longshuo Qinghai, all under the command of Zizhan. Yang Lian was transferred to Qinghai for the same reason. think about it."

"Yang Lian and Yang Qi are loyal to His Highness and have made great achievements many times... After His Highness ascends the throne, he should be rewarded generously to reassure him." Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and said softly.

What Zhang Xuan meant was obvious.This time, Yang Kai and Yang Lian openly sang against Yang Guozhong, the speaker of the Yang family, which in disguise is equivalent to breaking with the Yang family faction.But this time, Yang Lian and Yang Qi played an irreplaceable role among the courtiers who firmly supported Li Heng's ascension to the throne.

The two hold military power in their hands, and their influence in the court can be imagined.And precisely because of the existence and stance of the two of them, a considerable part of the Yang faction turned.

Li Heng nodded silently.This time, Yang Lian ordered Habayashi Wei to take a certain political risk to publicly persuade him to advance, which is an important factor that cannot be ignored for Li Heng to achieve his wish.For Yang Lian, Li Heng did have some appreciation in his heart.

Chen Xilie chuckled, "King Yongning, Your Highness has clear rewards and punishments, so you don't have to worry. Yang Lian and Yang Qi are just and righteous, His Highness knows it well, and the court will naturally not treat any meritorious officials badly."

"Yes." Li Heng nodded.

Zhang Xuan smiled, but thought to himself: It would be best if this is the case, but I am afraid that what you said today will be ignored, and what you said today will be thrown into the sky within two days.

"Over Anlu Mountain, has there been any movement lately?" Li Heng raised his brows suddenly, and mentioned Anlu Mountain.

Fan Yang's Anlu Mountain was a semi-public taboo in the Tang court.Few people took the initiative to mention this name. For Fan Yang, the court's hand could not get in, and the news was relatively slow.And An Lushan was almost never called back to Beijing to report on his work, except that he came to Beijing on his own initiative.

Everyone knew in their hearts that An Lushan had a ghost in his heart, and he was afraid that he would be arrested by the court if he went to Beijing in response to the imperial edict.

In fact, Yang Guozhong had mentioned to Li Heng more than once that Jia Zhao tricked An Lushan to come to the capital, and then captured him on the spot, beheaded first.In Yang Guozhong's view, as long as An Lushan died, those under him would not dare to plot rebellion again.The imperial court is gradually splitting up, and sooner or later Fan Yang's serious troubles will be quelled.

It's a pity that although the people in An Lushan are far away in Fanyang, they have a lot of eyes and ears in the capital. He knows Yang Guozhong's thoughts well, so he shouldn't be ordered at all.In short, if he didn't leave Fan Yang, the court would have nothing to do with him.

Chen Xilie was startled, then smiled and said, "Everything is as usual, and An Lushan has sent a letter to greet His Majesty and Your Highness."

"Fan Yang has almost become another country, and the government's government orders are in vain in Fan Yang..." Li Heng gritted his teeth angrily and said, "Zizhan, a few days ago, Yang Guozhong persuaded my palace to trick An Lushan into Beijing and take it first." Next question...how do you think?"

"This palace's enthronement ceremony, can you urgently order An Lushan to come to Beijing to watch the ceremony?" Li Heng asked again.

Anlu Mountain is a big rock in Li Heng's heart. If Anlu Mountain is not removed, Li Heng will not sleep well.This time he holds the enthronement ceremony, but it is also an opportunity to trick An Lushan into Beijing, and act first.

Zhang Xuan shook his head silently, and said lightly, "Of course the imperial court will issue an edict ordering An Lushan to enter the capital to observe the ceremony. However, in my opinion, An Lushan will definitely not come. At most, there will be a letter to congratulate His Highness Just ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor."

"What's more..." Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment, then said resolutely, "After the enthronement ceremony, your Highness, I should immediately return to Longshuo to prepare for the battle, just in case something happens."

Li Heng's face became very ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "Zizhan, you mean that An Lushan will take advantage of this palace's enthronement and proclaim the emperor soon, and raise troops to make trouble?"

"It can only be said that there is a possibility." Zhang Xuan thought in his heart, it is only the thirteenth year of Tianbao, and there is still a little time before the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion in history.But the trajectory of history has changed. Who knows if An Lushan will raise troops in advance?
Zhang Xuan said again, "What I am more worried about is that An Lushan will collude with Tubo and other barbarians, and make an appointment to rebel together."

"According to what I know, Anlu Mountain has always had a secret connection with Tubo thieves. This is the reason why I have always sealed off Fan Yang's route to Tubo in Longshuo."

"It's not just Tubo, the Nanzhao Kingdom in the southwest also has to guard against it. An Lushan is originally from Hu'er, and he has many contacts with barbarians. The court has to guard against this matter!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan finished speaking, Li Heng's face changed, and he said in a deep voice, "I think so too. An Sishun from Jiannan is the elder brother of An Lushan... This person is in Jiannan, and Bengong's heart Very disturbed——Zizhan, Chen Xiang, I intend to keep An Sishun in the capital for the time being, and the Jiannan feudal town will be replaced by Xianyu Zhongtong, the deputy governor of Jiannan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, what do you think?"

Zhang Xuan frowned, and immediately objected, "Your Highness, I think it's inappropriate."

"An Sishun is different from An Lushan. An Sishun has no ambitions. He has always been loyal to the court. I affirm that An Sishun will never seek rebellion from An Sishun."

"The town of Jiannan has to guard against Tubo, but also manages the Nanzhao. An Sishun is a calm man, courageous and insightful. With him in Jiannan, the court can have no worries. Xianyu Zhongtong is very happy and talented. It is not enough to exaggerate the truth, if this person is replaced by An Sishun, Jiannan will be in chaos, absolutely not!"

Zhang Xuan got up and bowed to Li Heng, and said with emotion.

Chen Xilie hesitated for a moment, but also agreed, "Your Highness, the old minister also thought that An Sishun would not rebel, and Xianyu Zhongtong was even more unworthy."

Li Heng's expression wavered a little, after all, he was still a little uneasy.After all, An Sishun is a fellow of An Lushan. If An Sishun followed Jiannan and followed An Lushan to rebel, the Tang court would be over.And his retreat, the emperor, was also blocked.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Li Heng, and shouted loudly, "Your Highness, I am willing to protect An Sishun! I use my wealth and life as a guarantee, and An Sishun will never turn against him!"

Li Heng sighed, looked at Zhang Xuan and said, "Zizhan, you know people, face but don't know your heart, why do you bother to protect An Sishun?"

"The reason why I am like this is that on the one hand, I trust An Sishun, and on the other hand, because An Sishun is the best candidate to manage Jiannan. At present, the court focuses on stability. If An Sishun is transferred away, It will definitely cause turmoil in Jiannan, causing Nanzhao and Tubo to covet. Once Jiannan is in chaos, or even the Tubo people seize the opportunity to capture it, the court will be in danger."

Zhang Xuan's voice was low, but Li Heng could tell that Zhang Xuan's voice was very sincere.At least in this matter, Zhang Xuan's attitude is impartial, completely proceeding from the overall situation.

Li Heng hesitated for a moment, but waved his hands and said in a deep voice, "Huo Changqing, send someone to quickly pass An Sishun into the palace!"

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In fact, An Sishun had just left the palace not long ago, and had not yet returned to his mansion in Chang'an. He was summoned by Li Heng on the way, and he turned back to the palace without daring to neglect.

Because of the existence of An Lushan, An Sishun's position in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty was very embarrassing.Not only him, but also his younger brother An Yuanzhen, the imperial servant, was excluded and discriminated against by the court and courtiers.

If it wasn't for Zhang Xuan's strong recommendation, it would be as difficult for An Sishun to conquer Jiannan.

An Sishun is different from An Lushan in that An Sishun has no ambitions and has a strong sense of belonging and identification with the Tang court.In fact, his relationship with An Lushan is not good, because to avoid suspicion, An Sishun is actually trying his best to draw a clear line with An Lushan.

Unfortunately, his surname is An after all.This An surname is doomed to be difficult for him to escape the shadow of An Lushan.

An Sishun entered the palace with some anxiety, dismounted outside the gate of Xingqing Palace, and then entered the palace.

Guided by the popular eunuch Huo Changqing all the way into Li Heng's study, seeing Zhang Xuan and Chen Xilie also present, he was even more surprised, not knowing why Li Heng called him here.

"Minister An Sishun, pay homage to Your Highness." An Sishun paid respects.

Unlike other feudal towns such as Ge Shuhan, An Sishun paid big respects to both Li Heng and the old emperor Li Longji.He is using this kind of practical action to show his loyalty, but unfortunately his painstaking efforts are always ignored by Li Heng.

"An Sishun, get up and talk." Li Heng waved his hand lightly and said.

Zhang Xuan looked at An Sishun who was frowning a little, and An Sishun who was acting very respectfully, and sighed in his heart.

The original history is that when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, the Tang court immediately killed the two brothers An Sishun and An Yuanzhen, and their relatives were either killed or exiled.

"An Sishun, I intend to transfer you to the post of Minister of the Household Department in Beijing, what do you think?" Li Heng said lightly.

An Sishun's heart trembled, but he didn't dare to show any disappointment on his face, and immediately bowed and bowed down, "I obey the order!"

Li Heng stared at An Sishun quietly, with a vague smile on the corner of his mouth, "But both Zizhan and Chen Xiang objected to my doing this, saying that you have contributed to appeasing the barbarians in Jiannan, so you should not do it without authorization. Zizhan even used his family and life to protect you..."

As soon as Li Heng said this, An Sishun immediately understood... Li Heng was forcing him to express his opinion!
"Your Highness, I receive the imperial salary and the grace of Your Majesty and Your Highness. I am willing to devote myself to the imperial court until I die! I have absolutely no dissent towards the imperial court, and I can show it every day! I will tell the world that this lineage of my minister is the same as that of Fan Yangan. Thief breaks kinship!"

"If An's bandits rebel, I am willing to lead Jiannan soldiers and horses, and be the first to attack them!"

(End of this chapter)