Tiantang

Chapter 329 An Lushan is going to rebel!
Chapter 335 An Lushan is going to rebel!

An Lushan's preparations for rebellion have reached the last juncture, and it can be said that everything is ready and only the east wind is owed.

He heard that Li Heng was planning some abdication ceremony in Chang'an to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so he felt that the opportunity had come.He originally wanted to use the banner of the Qing emperor to kill the treacherous minister Yang Guozhong, but now Li Heng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, which gave him the best reason.

Therefore, An Lushan began to contact Tubo, Nanzhao, and the Hu people in Bohai a few months ago, preparing to persuade these barbarians to send troops to disrupt the Tang Dynasty.Then, he took advantage of the situation to raise troops from Fan Yang, led an army of 20 to Chang'an, and strived to win Chang'an in the shortest time, overthrow the Tang Dynasty, and establish the Anjia Dynasty he dreamed of!

There was news from Nanzhao that the Nanzhao people agreed to send troops to share a share of the pie.But the Tubo people rejected An Lushan's "good intentions" outright.The new king of Tubo, Stanley, fought repeatedly with Zhang Xuan's army, and suffered a lot. Tubo's vitality was seriously injured. How could it have the spare power to attack the Central Plains in response to the Anlushan uprising? !
An Lushan scolded Stanley in Fanyang for being short-sighted and only caring about immediate interests.

But Tubo's sending troops is very important to An Lushan.Only when the Tibetans sent troops could they restrain Zhang Xuan of Longshuo and Ge Shuhan of Hexi, so that Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan would not have the strength to stab him in the back!

An Lushan didn't get anything from Stanley, but suddenly remembered Chisong Dezan who was imprisoned in Chang'an.

He immediately sent people to Chang'an to sneak into the mansion where Trisong Detsen was confined, and reached an agreement with Trisong Detsen.An Lushan rescued Chisong Dezan from Chang'an, first went to Fanyang, and then found a way from Fanyang before returning to Tubo.An Lushan promised to help Chisong Dezan return to the country, and Chisong Dezan agreed. He returned to Tubo to collect the remnants. After taking Stanley, he immediately raised troops to attack Qinghai and regained the occupied Tuyuhun hometown from Zhang Xuan. An Lushan raised troops.

Chisong Dezan fled Chang'an, and there was not much commotion in Chang'an.Because in the eyes of many people, if a Tubo prince escapes, he will escape. What else can he do?
Zhang Xuan spent the night with Third Sister Yang last night. When he woke up in the morning, he suddenly felt uneasy, as if something had happened.Not long after, news came from the palace.

"My lord, Your Highness has summoned my lord to enter the palace immediately to discuss matters—the Tubo prince Chisong Dezan fled Chang'an yesterday..." Before the little eunuch from the palace finished speaking, Zhang Xuan stood up in shock, his face changed suddenly, and his voice was deep He interrupted him, "Chisong Dezan has escaped? What does the guarding guard do for food?!"

The little eunuch smiled awkwardly, but was also speechless.

Zhang Xuan's face was very ugly.

After a long time, he waved his hand and said, "You go back first, the king will enter the palace right now!"

Zhang Xuan looked at the back of the eunuch leaving, feeling very regretful.

At the beginning, he should have listened to Feng Changqing and others' advice, and killed him immediately to avoid future troubles. He should not have softened his heart and left Chisong Dezan alive, so that today's troubles occurred.

"Manpower is sometimes poor..." Zhang Xuan sighed. After all, he is not an omnipotent god, and it is impossible to cover everything. The so-called wise man is bound to make mistakes. He thought about it, but he still missed the link of Chisong Dezan.

Third Sister Yang gently handed over a cup of hot tea, and said softly, "Xuan Lang, a Tubo prince, if he escapes, he should escape. Why get angry? I think it's not a big deal."

"Third sister, you don't understand. Chisong Dezan is not a simple person. If he is allowed to escape back to Tubo, Stanley will definitely be removed from power by him. If the royal power of Tubo falls into the hands of Chisong Dezan, it will be a serious disaster!"

Zhang Xuan sighed.

Sanjie Yang frowned and said, "Is it that serious? What big waves can he make by himself? The Tubo army was beaten to pieces by Xuan Lang, so what if there is one more Chisong Dezan?"

Zhang Xuan didn't say anything anymore, because he knew that no matter what he said, Third Sister Yang would not understand.

"Sister San, I want to enter the palace!" Zhang Xuan had something on his mind, so he immediately got up and walked out of the hall.

Third Sister Yang opened her mouth, intending to tell him to stay, but she kept silent after thinking about it.

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Zhang Xuan entered the palace and went straight to Li Heng's imperial study in Xingqing Palace.

In the imperial study room, Li Hengduan sat in it, while Chen Xilie and Zhang Jiyong sat on both sides.

Seeing Zhang Xuan come in, Chen Xilie smiled and got up and clasped his fists, "King Yongning!"

Zhang Jiyong had no choice but to stand up and salute, "I have seen King Yongning!"

"Chen Xiang...Zhang Shangshu." Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, bowed down and bowed down, "I greet Your Highness!"

"Zizhan, Chisong Dezan has escaped... It's really infuriating. The palace guards led by the right guard are really foodies. I have already ordered Gongsunyou to take down the leader of the guards and punish them severely!"

"I ordered Yang Lian to divide his troops into three ways to pursue him, but there has been no news." Li Heng sighed, "I'm afraid it will be very difficult to catch this person again..."

Chen Xilie cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, summoned Longshuo and Hexi to block the passage between us and Tubo, the old minister does not believe that Chisong Dezan can still fly to the sky?"

"Your Highness, a mere prince of Tubo, if he escapes, he should run away. I think there is no need to go to war. Besides, Tubo already has a new king, so what if Chisong Dezan fled back to Tubo?" Zhang Jiyong smiled slightly.

Li Heng nodded silently and turned to look at Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan pondered, and suddenly his whole body was shaken, and a terrible thought suddenly appeared in his heart: Chisong Dezan's escape from Chang'an, could it be related to Anlu Mountain?If this is the case, then it means—no good, An Lushan will rebel!
Zhang Xuan felt a turmoil in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the greater the possibility became.

Li Heng's ascension to the throne this time, in a sense, gave An Lushan another reason to take the opportunity to rebel.An Lushan could falsely claim that Li Heng's accession to the throne was suspected of usurping the throne, and then openly rebelled under the banner of seeking justice for the old emperor.

It seems that the Anshi Rebellion is about to break out ahead of schedule.

Zhang Xuan's heart sank, but nothing showed on his face.He absolutely cannot speak out to Li Heng about his worries.Even if he said it, Li Heng might not believe it, so he might as well not say it, and prepare to deal with it calmly, and make plans after An Lushan's rebellion.

He murmured and cupped his hands to Li Heng, "Your Highness, Chisong Dezan is quite talented. If this person escapes back to Tubo and seizes power, he will be a big threat to Tang Dynasty——Your Highness, Qinghai Governor's Mansion is newly built, An army of guards is urgently needed to prevent the Tubo people from counterattacking. I dare to ask Your Highness, when will the [-] soldiers and horses deployed by the imperial court to support Qinghai be ready?"

Seeing that An Lushan's rebellion was imminent, Zhang Xuan was a little anxious.

Currently, Long Shuo can mobilize only 11 troops, plus the 12-odd motley army formed by the Tuyuhun tribe, that is 7 troops.In Zhang Xuan's view, at least [-] people were needed just to guard the front line of Qinghai in Longshuo and the newly occupied Tuyuhun hometown to prevent Tubo from counterattacking.

However, more than half of Longshuo's troops are deployed in the newly occupied Qinghai Dudufu. An Lushan poses a threat.

In this sense, the 5 soldiers and horses that the imperial court dispatched from various towns to support Longshuo were very important.Zhang Xuan could transfer these 5 people to the Qinghai Governor's Mansion, hand it over to Li Guangbi to lead the defense against Tubo, and then withdraw at least 3 troops from Longshuo.

Li Heng was stunned, and said immediately, "Should it be soon? My palace has ordered the Ministry of War to write a document to dispatch [-] troops from Henan, Hexi and Anxi to Qinghai——Zhang Shangshu. This matter must be handled carefully without delay!"

"I obey the order." Zhang Jiyong replied.

Zhang Xuan slowly turned his head to look at Zhang Jiyong and said in a deep voice, "Please Zhang Shangshu to speed up the progress. Spring is always the time when the Tubo people attack and harass our Tang border. Shuo's current strength is simply difficult to defend."

"It's about the country and the country. This king hopes that the Ministry of War will go all out."

Zhang Jiyong cupped his hands indifferently and said, "King Yongning doesn't have to worry, I still know what is important. I will go back and order Gongsun Shilang to write again, urging all towns to hurry up and deploy troops! Now the commanders of the three towns are all in the capital. Presumably, the three Marshals, Ge Shuhan, Yang Qi and Yan Zhenqing, will not lose face, right?"

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, knowing that Zhang Jiyong's words were full of guns and sticks, he didn't bother to pay attention to him.

The matter of Trisong Detsen's escape was thus suppressed.Li Heng was busy enthroning and proclaiming himself emperor, and he was in a good mood. After thinking about it, he didn't take this matter to heart.

The world is not as big as the matter of his ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.

Zhang Xuan left the palace, instead of going back to the mansion, he changed his way to the post house where the father and son of Huihe Khan Guli Pei Luo stayed.

The wedding between Zhang Xuan and Huihe Princess Su Hudong is coming soon, not only Yongning Palace is making relevant preparations, but the Huihe people are also making some preparations.After all, it was the Huihe princess who was married, and the two countries intermarried, so there was no room for neglect in terms of etiquette.

Gu Li Pei Luo, Ge Le's father and son, and Su Hudong were surprised to hear that Zhang Xuan asked for an audience, so Ge ​​Le came out to welcome him.

Ge Le walked out of the gate of the post house, cupped his fists and said with a smile, "King Yongning!"

"Brother Ge Le!" Zhang Xuan cupped his fists in return, smiled and said, "I take the liberty to come here and want to meet Khan. I wonder if it's convenient for Khan?"

Seeing that Zhang Xuan took the initiative to change his address, Ge Le couldn't help laughing, stepped forward and patted Zhang Xuan affectionately on the shoulder and said, "The new son-in-law is here, how can Father Khan not be there? Come on, follow me to see Father Khan!" "

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at dusk.

The originally clear sky suddenly became cloudy, and the howling northwest wind blew up.Not long after, goose-feather-like snowflakes fell from the sky, and the snow became bigger and bigger, and within half an hour, the streets in the city were buried.

Ge Shuhan was drinking tea in the mansion, and suddenly someone came to report: "Commander, King Yongning invites the commander to come to the mansion for a banquet to enjoy the snow!"

Ge Shuhan was stunned, and then smiled, "Prince Yongning is not busy preparing for his big wedding right now, but he still has leisure time to enjoy the snow with a banquet! Come, change clothes, this commander will go to Yongning Palace now!"

(End of this chapter)