Tiantang

Chapter 355 An Lushan Rebellion!
Chapter 363 An Lushan Rebellion!

July [-]th of the first year of Zhide.

An Lushan raised troops in Fanyang, claiming that a large army of 20 went south, under the banner of going out for the old emperor, destroying Li Heng, and welcoming the old emperor back.

In Yan Zhuang's proclamation, Li Heng was described as a heinous person who usurped the throne and murdered his father. When the news came out, it shocked the world.

The prefectures and counties in Hebei were expected to return, and the army of Anlu Mountain drove straight in. In just over half a month, they occupied most counties and counties in Hebei, posing a fatal threat to Henan.

When the news reached Chang'an, Li Heng was furious and ordered Yan Zhenqing to be the general manager of the Henan Road March, and ordered the guards from all states to immediately set up an iron barrel-like defense line around Bianzhou to prevent the Anlushan rebels from going south.

At the same time, Li Heng issued an edict ordering all the vassals and towns in the world to send troops to serve the king. In one day, he issued three imperial edicts to Longshuo, asking Zhang Xuan to send troops immediately to fight against the Anlushan rebels and protect Chang'an Gyeonggi.

Li Heng was afraid. Although he said that he would fight to the death with the Anlushan rebels and kill the Anlushan rebels, he really planned to abandon Chang'an and flee to Lingzhou in his heart.

In the past six months, he has been constantly mobilizing food, grass and supplies to Lingzhou, on the one hand to support Zhang Xuan's army preparations, and on the other hand to prepare for his future escape to Lingzhou.

In Li Heng's view, if he led the central court to move to Lingzhou, with Zhang Xuan's 10,000+ army and backed by Ge Shuhan's army in Hexi, his safety would be guaranteed.With the protection of Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan, he has the confidence to challenge An Lushan.

When the imperial decree arrived in Lingzhou, Zhang Xuan had already received the news of An Lushan's rebellion.

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"The decree has arrived!"

Li Heng's trusted eunuch Huo Changqing personally took people to Lingzhou to proclaim the edict, which shows how much Li Heng attaches importance to this edict. At this moment, Zhang Xuan's Longshuo army is his biggest trump card and reliance.

Zhang Xuan led the civil servants and generals of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to bow down, "I accept the order!"

Huo Changqing hurriedly read Li Heng's edict for help, then handed the imperial edict to Zhang Xuan, lowered his voice and said with a smile, "My lord, An Lushan raised troops and captured countless counties along the way. Hebei fell, and Henan was also in danger. Your Majesty Let our family come, be sure to ask the prince to raise troops immediately to fight against the security thieves and protect His Majesty and Chang'an."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Eunuch Huo, please go back and tell your majesty that Zhang Xuan will serve as a soldier to protect the capital! Your majesty and the court are also asked to wait at ease. The Anlushan rebels are rebellious and plundered the Central Plains. They will be wiped out by our army." Of!"

Huo Changqing hesitated for a moment, remembering Li Heng's advice, and asked again, "I don't know when the prince will raise his troops, so our family can go back and report back to His Majesty!"

Zhang Xuan frowned, glanced at Huo Changqing, and said calmly, "A large army is not a child's play. It takes time to deploy soldiers and horses, food and supplies. Please rest assured, my Longshuo army will go through fire and water without delay. !"

Huo Changqing sighed inwardly.

Li Heng asked him to urge Zhang Xuan to raise troops immediately, but even though he was a eunuch, he also knew that it would take some time for the army to move and deploy.It's just that Huo Changqing was on the way to Lingzhou, and he heard that Zhang Xuan was fighting against Tubo at the moment, and Li Guangbi and Yang Lian's 8 troops were fighting against Tubo's army in Tubo, so he couldn't help feeling very worried.

He was worried that Zhang Xuan's rescue of Chang'an would be delayed because of the war with Tubo.

Looking at Zhang Xuan's calm face, Huo Changqing finally asked, "Your Majesty, our family heard that Longshuo was at war with Tubo, and an army of 8 troops invaded Tubo. The prince's army is held here by the Tubo people, I'm afraid..."

Hearing that Huo Changqing was questioning himself on behalf of the emperor, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "That's right. At present, there are 8 troops in Tubo, fighting against Tubo. Tubo and An Lushan colluded and interacted. If the king doesn't get rid of Tubo's troubles , how can you raise troops to fight against thieves?"

"Perhaps the Tubo army will cover up and attack after the king goes out to fight. At that time, the Tubo army will be under the attack of the Anlu Mountain rebels. Don't say that Chang'an cannot be protected, even Longshuo and Hexi will fall."

"However, An Lushan's rebels are going south, and Chang'an is in danger. I'm afraid there will be no delay... His Majesty the guards and the court will bear the brunt. Please also ask King Yongning to stop the war with Tubo immediately, and mobilize troops and horses to fight against King Qin!"

Huo Changqing's voice became much more serious, playing the banner of the emperor, obviously a little dissatisfied with Zhang Xuan's attitude.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Huo Changqing, this person was unknown in history, presumably because Zhang Xuan came out by chance besides Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen and others, gained Li Heng's trust, and became Li Heng's number one A supervisor.

"Eunuch Huo is worrying too much. This king has his own opinion on what to do. You don't need to say too much, and go back to Chang'an to tell your majesty that King Longshuo Qin's army will launch soon!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand impatiently, and then went away Turn around and leave.

Feng Changqing and Zhang Xun exchanged complicated glances, and said to Huo Changqing with a smile, "Anlu Mountain rebelled, the Tubo invaded, and the general is busy with military affairs. Please return Huo Gonggong to Chang'an immediately and report to His Majesty."

Huo Changqing's face turned blue and then red, Zhang Xuan was so rude to him, and his words were aggressive, he was very annoyed.He gritted the corner of his mouth, looked at Zhang Xuan's leaving back and sneered in his heart: "What are you crazy about? When our family returns to Beijing, you must have a copy in front of His Majesty!"

"Without the permission of His Majesty, using troops in Tubo without authorization, and delaying the dispatch of troops to serve the king, the intention is wrong."

But no matter how dissatisfied Huo Changqing was in his heart, he didn't dare to say it out of his mouth.In Longshuo, if he wanted to offend Zhang Xuan, he would be asking for death.Even though he was a celebrity around the emperor, Zhang Xuan had too many reasons and means to kill him.

Huo Changqing snorted coldly, turned around and left without saying anything to Feng Changqing and Zhang Xun.

He traveled all the way and came to Lingzhou. He wanted to be taken away by Zhang Xuangao and sent to Lingzhou to rest for two days before leaving, but unexpectedly, he ate "noodles" at Zhang Xuan's place and was expelled in disguise.

Feng Changqing and Zhang Xun looked at the back of Huo Changqing leaving angrily, with a hint of worry on their brows.

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Zhang Xuan's study.

Feng Changqing, Guo Ziyi, Zhang Xun, Pugu Huai'en and others sat on both sides, silently waiting for Zhang Xuan's order.

Zhang Xuan was silent for a long time, then raised his head to glance at the crowd, and said calmly, "Master Zhang, how is the situation of the An Lushan rebels?"

"Returning to the prince, the news came that the Anlushan rebels were divided into two groups in Hengzhou, and more than [-] people were led by Anlushan himself to occupy Weizhou and prepare to go south to attack Bianzhou."

"The other route is led by Shi Siming, from Hengzhou to Taiyuan in the west, passing through the east of the river."

"Yan Zhenqing led an army of more than [-] troops to swallow Bianzhou, lay down heavy defenses, and prepare to fight to the death with the Anlushan rebels."

Zhang Xuan nodded, then turned his head to look at Feng Changqing with a serious face, "Lord Feng, is there any news from Li Guangbi?"

"Returning to the prince, Li Guangbi's army fought bitterly with Chisong Dezan's army and horses in Qilincuo City for a whole day and night, and narrowly defeated Tubo, annihilating nearly [-] Tubo troops and horses, but their own injuries were not small. At present, Chisong Dezan led the remnants of the army to retreat to Luoxie City. Li Guangbi took a rest in Qilin, and continued to press on some cities. On the other hand, Yang Lian had already reached Pibo City..."

"Report! General Li Guangbi urgently report!" Outside the study door, a guard shouted loudly.

"pass!"

The guard held the secret report, hurried in, prostrated himself on the ground, and handed it over.

Zhang Xun got up and took it without looking at it, and handed it directly to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan opened it and glanced at it. Immediately, an excited smile appeared on his brows. He smiled loudly, "Everyone, the Tubo event is settled!"

"The former king of Tubo, Stanley, led more than [-] defeated soldiers and surrendered to Li Guangbi in Qilin Cuocheng, expressing his surrender to the Tang Dynasty. At present, Li Guangbi is reorganizing his army, and taking Luoxie City is just around the corner! Once Luoxie City is destroyed, Tubo will perish !"

Everyone was shocked, and immediately became very excited.

"Master Zhang, order Li Guangbi to go down to some cities at all costs. Tell Stanley that if he sincerely surrenders, he will lead the army as the vanguard. As long as he enters and occupies some cities and destroys Chisong Dezan, this king will invite the court." , Canonize him as Tubo king!"

Zhang Xuan's voice paused slightly, he laughed and looked around the crowd, "In this case, this king can go out to hunt down the thieves with peace of mind."

"Life--"

Zhang Xuan sat there, waved his hand solemnly, and said in a deep voice.

The generals immediately got up and bowed, "The last general is here!"

"Order Jingyuan's 3 troops to enter Jiuyuan, come out of the clouds, and attack Fan Yang."

"The Shence Army, the Shenwu Army, the Flying Tiger Army, the Flying Leopard Army, and the Women's Army, 10 people from the five armies gathered in Xiazhou and made preparations for all kinds of battles... This king will swear an oath to go out in [-] days. !"

All the generals were a little surprised.The An Lushan rebels rebelled, and it is said that Zhang Xuan should send troops to serve the king in the shortest time, but he ordered to "go out in fifteen days." The god, although he had doubts, still took the order and left without compromise.

After deploying troops and generals, Zhang Xuan slowly left the study and entered a quiet courtyard in the backyard.Hua Nuer stood quietly at the gate of the courtyard, looking at him.

"Fengming!" Zhang Xuan strode forward, seeing no one around, he hugged Hua Nu'er in his arms, leaned over and kissed her.

Hua Nuer was so ashamed, she tried her best to break free, stared at him with red face, lowered her voice and said angrily, "What is this? Who do you think the slave family is?"

Zhang Xuan chuckled, "Feng Ming, you and I are old couples, and you are still so shy. In our house, whoever dares to talk nonsense, I will cut off his tongue."

"By the way, is that kid okay?" Seeing that Hua Nu'er was about to explode with furious eyebrows, Zhang Xuan quickly changed the subject.

Hua Nuer let out a long breath, pouted and said, "This boy can eat and sleep, very good."

"I'll go see him." Zhang Xuan strode in.

There are more than ten soldiers guarding the courtyard, which is heavily guarded.Seeing Zhang Xuan coming in, he immediately knelt down and said, "My lord!"

(End of this chapter)