Yang Yuhuan is deeply favored by Li Longji!
Knowing that his beloved concubine liked to eat lychees, Li Longji, in order to make her smile, specially ordered someone to transport fresh lychees from Lingnan to Chang'an for Yang Yuhuan to enjoy!
Along the way, more than a dozen fast horses will be killed!
This kind of lychee has been named "Concubine Xiao" by the world since then!
Riding on the red dust concubine smiled, no one knew it was lychee coming!
But when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!
Yang Yuhuan's family members were all granted titles by the imperial court and rose to prominence!
Yang Yuhuan's three sisters were named Mrs. Korea, Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Qin respectively!
Even his cousin Yang Guozhong, who was originally a scoundrel in the market, was reused by Li Longji and held the position of prime minister!
The Yang family is extremely noble and has married two princesses and two princesses!
The power is overwhelming!
And with the rise of the Yang family, the people of the Yang family also began to become extremely arrogant!
Arrogant and lawless things happen from time to time!
But Li Longji didn't bother because of Yang Yuhuan's face!
Yang Guozhong was even more incompetent in virtue, ambitious and lacking in talent. He organized two attacks on Nanzhao, but both times he was defeated and returned with a loss of troops and generals!
Nanzhao not only betrayed the Tang Dynasty and defected to Tubo, but also surrendered the surrounding Xunchuan Man and Piao Kingdoms, and took the opportunity to advance northward and occupy Sizhou and Lizhou on Jiannan Road!
But such a huge defeat was faked by Yang Guozhong into a huge victory!
Yang Guozhong deceived his superiors and deceived Li Longji, an old man who only wanted to have fun with Concubine Yang!
"waste!"
"Trash!"
This scene angered Li Shimin!
The mighty Tang Dynasty was defeated twice by the small country of Nanzhao?
Still losing troops and territory?
If he said he lost to Tubo and Uighur, Li Shimin admitted it!
But when will a small country like Nanzhao be able to ride on the head of the Tang Dynasty?
This Yang Guozhong, such a useless person, actually held the position of Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and even covered the sky with one hand, completely deceiving Li Longji!
With such a cowardly king and treacherous ministers, the country of the Tang Dynasty was in danger!
"It seems that the Anshi Rebellion, which turned the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, broke out at the hands of this guy Li Longji?"
Li Shimin's face was solemn, the Anshi Rebellion completely ended the prosperous Tang Dynasty!
Let the Tang Dynasty enter the dark and chaotic era of feudal rule!
Judging from this situation, the Anshi Rebellion should be coming soon!
Just when Li Shimin was feeling heavy, a burly fat man also appeared in the gold list screen!
This person is none other than An Lushan!
Although he was a Turk, he relied on infiltrating the camp and bribing courtiers to become the governor of the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong!
An Lushan knew that Yang Yuhuan was Li Longji's beloved concubine, so he tried his best to please Yang Yuhuan!
He even considered Yang Yuhuan, who was more than ten years younger than him, as his godmother!
After becoming Yang Yuhuan's godson, naturally, he also became Li Longji's godson!
Li Longji, therefore, had great trust in An Lushan and did not restrain him at all!
But he never imagined that his godson would one day rebel!
When An Lushan was secretly setting up troops and plotting a rebellion, many people reported An Lushan to Li Longji. However, Li Longji not only did not believe it, but punished those who reported An Lushan!
With the connivance of Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan, An Lushan finally completed the preparations for the rebellion and officially launched the rebellion!
An Lushan and Shi Siming rebelled in the name of killing Yang Guozhong!
In the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, there has been peace for a long time. The people have not seen war for several generations, and the military equipment is in disarray!
Wherever the rebels passed, they collapsed!
However, until this moment, Li Longji still did not believe the fact that An Lushan rebelled!
"This kid Li Longji is really stunned by beauty!"
Li Shimin's eyes were filled with disappointment. At this time, Li Longji actually trusted An Lushan, a traitor. He was really stupid!
Thinking back to the beginning, Li Longji was considered a wise king. Who would have thought that he would degenerate so quickly after taking Yang Yuhuan as his concubine!
He turned into a complete fool!
Therefore, not everyone can control this stunning beauty.
Once it cannot be controlled, the result will be like Li Longji now, in danger of ruining his country and his body!
It wasn't until the rebels approached Dongdu that the old and fatuous Li Longji believed in An Lushan's rebellion and discussed with Yang Guozhong how to resist!
The famous generals Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing went to the Eastern Capital to recruit troops to resist the rebels!
Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were both the most famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, but the recruits they recruited were all ordinary people. How could they be well-trained rebel opponents?
In this battle, the Tang army was defeated and the Eastern Capital was lost!
Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were forced to retreat to Tongguan!
At this time, Li Longji made another stupid move. He actually believed the slander of the eunuch and military supervisor Bian Lingcheng and killed two generals, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing!
He appointed his brother Shuhan, who was sick at home, as deputy marshal of troops and horses to guard Tongguan!
"It's a taboo to change the coach on the spot!"
Regarding Li Longji's actions, many Chinese emperors secretly shook their heads.
The responsibility for the defeat does not lie with Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing!
The rebels of An Lushan and Shi Siming had been preparing for such a long time. Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing had no time to train their soldiers and were about to go to the battlefield. How could they be their opponents?
How could it be unfair to kill these two famous generals because of their failure in the first battle?
However, Ge Shuhan, who took over as the head coach, although he was old and sick, was also an experienced veteran!
Tongguan's terrain is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack!
After Ge Shuhan entered Tongguan, he immediately strengthened the city defenses, built deep ditches and high fortresses, and stayed in seclusion!
An Lushan ordered his son An Qingxu to lead his troops to attack Tongguan, but he was repulsed by Ge Shuhan. The main force of the rebel army was blocked in Tongguan for several months and could not advance westward!
"Fortunately, our Tang Dynasty still has people like Ge Shuhan!"
"The momentum is not exhausted!"
Ge Shuhan was well versed in the art of war and experienced. He knew that the so-called 200,000 troops under his command were just a ragtag group and were no match for the rebels.
As long as we defend Tongguan from the front, and then let Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi lead their troops to attack the enemy's rear, and attack from both sides, the rebels will be defeated!
However, Li Longji fell into the rebels' trick of luring the enemy and ordered his brother Shu Han to take the initiative!
Yang Guozhong also thought that Ge Shuhan's self-respect was to plot against himself, so he also slandered Li Longji and urged Ge Shuhan to attack!
Although Ge Shuhan knew that this battle would be dangerous, he could not disobey the emperor's order. The bloody lessons learned by Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were still in front of him!
If he delays in going to war according to the order, he may be impeached and killed, and it will be a matter of time!
In desperation, Ge Shuhan could only lead his troops out of the border and fight the rebels!
But they fell into the trap of the rebel general Cui Qianyou and the entire army was wiped out!
Ge Shuhan was captured and Tongguan was defeated!
After receiving the news, Li Longji could only take Yang Yuhuan, and a group of princes, princesses, concubines, civil and military officials... and fled Chang'an in a hurry!
Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, fell into the hands of the rebels!
The country of Tang Dynasty is in danger!
