Tiantang

Chapter 343 An Lushan's Trap
Chapter 351 An Lushan's Trap

Outside Xingqing Palace, Zhang Xuan met Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie who were also called into the palace.

Yang Guozhong clasped his fists and smiled, "King Yongning, it's been a long time! I heard that King Yongning has been staying behind closed doors in the mansion recently, and he is so happy to be with the beauty - when King Yongning will return to Lingzhou, this is quite a practice for the prince!"

Chen Xilie also smiled and said, "Prince Yongning, the old man is being polite. Xiang Yang, it is common sense for young and young couples of King Yongning to be inseparable."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, and bowed his hands back, "Yang Xiang, Chen Xiang, the delay of the trip is also because Princess Wanchun is unwell. After staying for a few days, the princess is in better health, and this king will return to Longshuo day and night. It's Lao Yang who misses you."

Yang Guozhong smiled slightly and said nothing.

However, Chen Xilie said again, "King Yongning, I heard that the Xi people rebelled and captured Pingzhou of our Tang Dynasty. Fan Yang urgently reported to the imperial court and asked the imperial court to send troops to reinforce Fan Yang... It seems that His Majesty summoned us into the palace this time for this reason. thing."

Zhang Xuan nodded, his face slightly dignified.

The three entered the palace and finished their meeting with Li Heng.

Then Li Heng said impatiently, "Zizhan, Prime Minister Yang, and Prime Minister Chen, I received an urgent report from Fan Yang, saying that Xi people from Shizhou gathered [-] troops to rebel against the imperial court, and they have captured Pingzhou now. Lushan asked the imperial court to quickly mobilize the guards from Qingzhou, Qizhou, and Weizhou to go to Fanyang to help Anlushan put down the rebellion, what do you think?"

Yang Guozhong pondered for a while, and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, I think the imperial court should be allowed to play. Immediately mobilize the Central Plains soldiers and horses to Fanyang to quell the Xi people's rebellion. If the Xi people rebel against injustice, I am worried that the Bohai Hus will also be ready to move. Once the northeast barbarians Group up and follow suit, I am afraid that An Lushan will not be able to resist."

"If An Lushan's wolf is ambitious and deliberately releases the door control, letting Xiren and the Hu rebels drive straight in, the Central Plains will be in danger." Yang Guozhong emphasized again in a deep voice.

Li Heng's expression changed, and he couldn't help but snorted coldly.

When he first ascended the Great Treasure, since Xi Ren rebelled, it was undoubtedly a big blow to his imperial authority.

Li Heng turned his head to look at Chen Xilie. Chen Xilie hesitated for a moment before saying softly, "Your Majesty, in fact, Xiren's power is weak and won't be a big deal. However, the old minister thinks that this time is also an opportunity for the court." .”

Li Heng raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "Oh? How do you say it? Mrs. Chen, please tell me, I will listen with all my ears."

Chen Xilie said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the veterans have always believed that Fanyang An Lushan is the only one who suffers greatly from the imperial court. This time Xiren rebelled, the imperial court might as well send a large army into Fanyang and station troops in Fanyang under the banner of suppressing Xiren's rebellion. , Cangzhou, Xingzhou, etc. were separated from Fanyang...thus disintegrating the power of Anlushan without bloodshed!"

Chen Xilie's idea is bold, but at the same time it is a brilliant strategy.

Li Heng's eyes lit up, he hesitated for a moment, and suddenly shouted, "What Prime Minister Chen said is true. In this way, I would like to thank Xi Ren for giving the court such an opportunity-I don't think it is worse than this, transfer Henan, Longshuo Part of the troops from the two towns marched into Fanyang from the left and right flanks, if it works well, it can eliminate my serious worry in one fell swoop! Zizhan, do you think so?"

Li Heng's voice was very exciting, and he seemed to vaguely see the hope of taking down Anlu Mountain.

Zhang Xuan kept silent while listening to Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie.Seeing Li Heng asked him, he waved his hands decisively, "Your Majesty, absolutely not! If the imperial court sends troops and horses into Fanyang to assist An Lushan in suppressing the rebellion, it will fall into Anlushan's trap! If Anlushan is allowed to encircle and wipe out the imperial court's eastern conquest army Then, follow the trend and go south, so Henan will be in danger, the Central Plains will be in danger, and Chang'an will be in danger!"

Hearing Zhang Xuan sang against them, Li Heng frowned a little unhappy and said, "Zizhan, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, the total population of Xiren's ten prefectures is only 20. Where did the [-] troops come from? Based on this, it can be concluded that Fan Yang's urgent report is false. This is one of them."

Zhang Xuan got up slowly, and said loudly, "The Xi people have always surrendered to the imperial court, fought against the Tang Dynasty with a mere 20 barbarians, and dared to openly capture Pingzhou, unless King Xi is crazy. The second."

"More importantly, Xi Ren has always been under the jurisdiction of An Lu Mountain. There are 20 Fan Yang cavalry from An Lu Mountain in Fan Yang. Don't say that Xi Ren has no courage to rebel. It is only a matter of little effort to wipe out Xi people's rebellion, so why ask for help from the imperial court? This is the third."

Li Heng took a breath when he heard the words, "Zizhan, in your opinion, is it true that An Lushan lied about the military situation and Xiren's rebellion? No, it shouldn't be. The imperial court sent an urgent military report for [-] miles, and there were also reports from the states and counties along the way, there should be no fakes!"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the fall of Pingzhou may not necessarily be a lie. However, it is worth considering whether Xi Ren is really rebelling or pretending to be rebelling."

"Your Majesty, Xi Ren has always been under the prestige of An Lu Mountain, and the possibility of daring to rebel is extremely low. According to my analysis, there are only two possibilities for this matter: First, An Lu Mountain implemented cruelty in the land of Xi Ren's ten states. Excessive donations from the government caused Xi people to rebel, but with the power of An Lushan, suppressing the rebellion is not a problem, Your Majesty does not have to worry that Xi people will continue to go south."

"Secondly, An Lushan instructed Xi people to rebel, the purpose is to set up a trap, under the banner of suppressing the rebellion, ask the court for money, food and supplies, so as to enrich himself. And if the court sends troops to the east, it will hit An Lushan's Yinjun As a plan, he just hijacked the court soldiers and horses to formally rebel and attack the Central Plains."

Before Li Heng could speak, Yang Guozhong frowned and said, "King Yongning, maybe it's not true, right? It's not surprising that Xi people have recuperated in ten states for decades and have [-] soldiers and horses. Even if it is exaggerated, tens of thousands There are still soldiers and horses. An Lushan is certainly capable of suppressing Xi Ren's rebellion, but this thief is old and cunning. If he is determined to protect himself and refuses to contribute to the country, wouldn't it be letting Xi Ren become his own country and messing up our northeast frontier defense! "

"Besides, when your Majesty first ascended to the Great Treasure, there was a barbarian rebellion. If the imperial court doesn't send troops to conquer it, what face will it have?"

Chen Xilie also echoed, "What Prime Minister Yang said is very true. King Yongning, I also think that the imperial court and His Majesty Tianwei are unwilling to commit light crimes, and the imperial court must send a large army to suppress the rebellion!"

It is rare for Chen Xilie and Yang Guozhong to agree and stand together.However, this time Chen Xilie really felt that Xi Ren rebelled, and no matter whether An Lushan had some conspiracy or not, the imperial court could not sit idly by.

His thoughts cannot be said to be wrong.Because Li Heng had just ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, there was a foreign rebellion at this time. If the Tang court didn't express anything, wouldn't it be that its authority had been lost and the world's foreign races would see it as a joke?
Li Heng also deeply agrees.

Zhang Xuan sighed suddenly, "Your Majesty, the two prime ministers, An Lushan has managed Fan Yang and Ping Lu for more than ten years, and the influence has long been deeply entrenched. It can be said that the east of Fan Yang has long been a country of its own, not respecting the imperial court but only respecting security. Fanyang Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in Lushan."

"Pingzhou is the land under Fan Yang's rule. If the Xi people occupy it, let them occupy it. Anyway, it is the territory of Anlu Mountain. Why should the imperial court worry about Anlu Mountain?"

"As for the face of the imperial court—Your Majesty, the imperial court can issue an imperial edict to strictly order An Lushan to use Fan Yang's power to suppress the Xi people's rebellion. If An Lushan can't complete the mission, he will be punished by the imperial edict! Of course, the imperial court can also bluff and mobilize all the guards. Make a countermeasure against Fan Yang."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Anlushan will never let Xiren make trouble in his territory. Taking a step back, if Xiren can weaken the power of Anlushan, it will be the joy of the court."

"Therefore, from the point of view of my ministers, this time Fan Yang urgently reported that the so-called Xi Ren's rebellion must be a treacherous scheme and trap by An Lushan, and the court cannot be fooled by him. However, it can be seen from this that I am afraid that the time when An Lushan rebelled It is approaching, the top priority, the imperial court must strictly order Yan Zhenqing in Henan to prepare troops and herd horses to stand ready, and deal with possible security rebels at any time!"

"I should return to Longshuo day and night immediately. If An's rebels raise troops, I should raise troops in Longshuo to serve the king! As long as Yan Zhenqing's Henan soldiers can stop the An's rebels for more than a month, I should lead the troops of Longshuo and Hexi. The horse went straight to Fan Yang's hinterland, and stabbed thief An in the back!"

Zhang Xuan clasped his fists and bowed and said with emotion.

Li Heng heaved a sigh of relief, glanced at Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie, and seeing that the two did not continue to object, he nodded and said loudly, "In this case, I will follow Zizhan's intention. Yang Xiang, quickly order An Lushan Raise Fan Yang's army to wipe out Xi Ren's rebellion immediately, don't neglect!"

"Chen Xiang, send an edict to Henan, and order Yan Zhenqing to organize the army and prepare for war. At the same time, he ordered the world to mobilize money, food and supplies to Longshuo... Zizhan, I and the court's hopes are all placed on you. Once An Lushan rebelled, I hope that you will personally lead the brave men in Longshuo and Hexi, protect King Qin, and protect the safety of me and Chang'an!"

In fact, Li Heng didn't speak clearly.He has already made full mental preparations and prepared for the worst. If the Anlu Mountain rebels are unstoppable, he will have only two retreats: one is to retreat to the middle of Shu, relying on the power of Jiannan and the natural dangers of Shu Road to resist Anlu Mountain; the other is to abandon Chang'an and go to Longshuo to join Zhang Xuan, and fight Anlu Mountain for a long time under the protection of Zhang Xuan.

Judging from the current situation, An Sishun of Jiannan cannot be completely trusted, and the possibility of defecting to Zhang Xuan has increased unprecedentedly.

It can be seen from this that Li Heng actually does not have much confidence in the imperial army's resistance to An Lushan.An Lushan's Fan Yang cavalry claims to be invincible in the world, and it is too difficult to count on Yan Zhenqing from Henan to stop the Anlushan rebels' attack.

In fact, during the Anshi Rebellion in history, An Lushan took Chang'an City in only 35 days, destroying the foundation of Chang'an, thus laying the groundwork for the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline to collapse.Tang Xuanzong Li Longji abandoned Chang'an and fled to Shuzhong, while Prince Li Heng fled to Lingzhou to join Guo Ziyi.

(End of this chapter)