In the wind and snow, Zhang Xun listened quietly to Mo Sheng's account of last year's war. He had great respect for people like Li Xin, Lu Yi, and Jiang Qing. He admired their noble character and integrity, but also regretted their generosity and sacrifice.
"What Yan Zhenqing did was undoubtedly very harmful to the rebels, but compared to his brothers from the same clan, this injury is nothing!"
Mo Sheng sighed as he drank another drink. He put down his glass and continued to say:
"The Yan family has a son named Gaoqing!"
Yan Gaoqing made An Lushan gnash his teeth for a long, long time. Because of him, An Lushan's path to rebellion became much more difficult.
Yan Gaoqing initially got an official position because of his father's relationship. He was an upright person and very talented as an official. At that time, Yan Gaoqing was ranked first in the world when it came to discussing the general outline and the management of political affairs. Although Yan Gaoqing had a low starting point, he worked hard as an official and achieved remarkable achievements. Over the past few decades, he had been appointed as the acting governor of Changshan. Geographically, he belonged to the territory of Anlu Mountain. In the early days of An Lushan's revolt, from Boling to Gaocheng, they passed by Changshan City. Because Yan Gaoqing's territory was small and his troops were weak, he could not fight against the hundreds of thousands of rebels, so he and Chief Shi Yuan Luqian opened the city gate to welcome him. An Lushan looked like he was obeying orders. An Lushan was very happy that the people in his territory were still obedient and sensible. When he was happy, he gave Yan Gaoqing a purple official robe, and then pretended to praise him. Hearing that your Yan family has always been loyal and brave, he selected the best one from the family. Come out and join me in the battle, so that you can make great achievements and bring glory to your family.
Yan Gaoqing understood that this was a ploy to use his son as a hostage. How could An Lushan, a shrewd person like him, not worry that Yan Gaoqing was in Cao Ying but in the Han Dynasty, and would keep his biological son by his side? You Yan Gaoqing If you want to play any tricks, you must carefully consider the fate of your son. Yan Gaoqing himself was determined to fight against An Lushan. The son he sent out would definitely never come back, but for the sake of the great cause, he could only give up his son for the country. An Lushan was very satisfied with Yan Gaoqing's cooperation. He took Yan Gaoqing's hand and praised him as a talented man who knew current affairs and was a person he trusted very much.
"Your son is my son. I will take good care of my son. I will guard this Changshan City with all my heart. When you conquer the world, you will be granted the title of a prince."
After staying in Changshan City for two days, An Lushan rested his troops and continued on the road. Before setting off for the expedition, he sent his adopted son Li Qincuo to lead thousands of troops to guard the entrance of Jingxing to prevent the Tang army from leaving Jingxing from the west. The first is to attack, and the second is to monitor Yan Gaoqing's every move. When Yan Gaoqing was sending him back from the expedition, he pointed at the purple clothes given by Anlu Mountain and said to his subordinate Yuan Luqian:
"Although purple clothes are expensive, how can we wear them?"
Yes, this purple official robe, which can only be worn by rank three or above, is a great temptation for every official. With Yan Gaoqing's background, and being in a court controlled by traitors like Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, he might not be able to wear that purple robe not only in this life, but also in the next life. It's a pity that although the purple robe is good, it is a thief's robe! Yuan Luqian and Yan Gaoqing have known each other for many years and have become close friends with each other. He fully understood what Yan Gaoqing meant and immediately expressed his intention to resist the thieves. Yan Gaoqing was very pleased, so the two burned their purple official robes and immediately Returning to his residence, he plotted how to raise troops to deal with An Lushan.
The most fatal thing is when one's own people stab one's own people with their own knives.
Since An Lushan's uprising, he has been invincible and has few opponents, so he will inevitably feel complacent. In addition, people with such a high reputation such as Yan Gaoqing also admire and obey him. He only feels that although the world is big, it is within easy reach. Sadness comes from joy, and joy also arises from sadness. An Lushan was so happy that he didn't expect that Yan Gaoqing, who was so obedient to him, would actually stab him, and the stab would be really fatal!
Although Yan Gaoqing ostensibly joined the rebels, it was all an expedient measure. Doing something strong when you know you can't do it is not courage, but recklessness. Yan Gaoqing knew that with the little manpower he had in Changshan County, it was not enough to fill Anlu Mountain's teeth. Loyalty to the Tang Dynasty was one thing, but being able to turn this heart into actual benefits was another. One thing. Yan Gaoqing and his colleagues were excited and worried that the rebels were powerful. He knew the strength of the rebels. It was estimated that Luoyang, the eastern capital, could not be defended. After Luoyang, only Tongguan was left to defend. Once Tongguan was damaged, The thieves are bound to march straight in, which will endanger the foundation of the ancestral temple and the country, and the Li and Tang dynasties are in danger.
His younger brother Yan Zhenqing was the governor of Pingyuan County. The two brothers had written letters continuously for many years, and they had already anticipated An Lushan's rebellion. They are all secretly recruiting dead soldiers, recruiting powerful families, and discussing strategies to resist the rebels. After the rebellion broke out, Yan Zhenqing sent his brother's nephew Lu Ti to deliver letters to his uncle, and the two brothers began to discuss how to organize the rebel army. Strength is the courage of an ordinary man, and dividing the troops to contain them is the right way. Divide them and cut off their return. As long as they can slow down the pace of the rebels' westward advance and delay it for a while, Chang'an will have more time to prepare. The empire that slows down will be a behemoth. , by that time, An Lushan will not be able to escape even if he has wings. Father and son went into battle to fight tiger brothers. This time, they let the two brothers stab the thief An Lushan in the butt! Brothers work together to make a difference!
An Lushan left Changshan with satisfaction. As soon as he left, Yan Gaoqing discussed with Feng Qian who joined the army, Chief Shi Yuan Luqian, former Zhending County Magistrate Jia Shen, former Neiqiu County Magistrate Zhang Tongyou and others according to the original plan. How to open Tumen County. The thieves were powerful, but their fists were not strong enough. Attacking with force would only lead to death, which was a bad idea. Everyone then thought hard about how to outsmart them and use the smallest amount to gain the most. After careful consideration, they decided to create a situation in which they would attack the rebels from the back, so that the rebels would not care about each other, cutting off the entire rebel front in the middle, and turning Anlu Mountain into a rootless grass. After discussing the preliminary plan, he sent someone to inform his immediate boss Taiyuan Yin Wang Chengye of the secret plan, hoping that the other party would respond to their actions by then.
At that time, Anlushan sent Li Qincuo and Gao Miao to lead an army of five thousand to guard Tumen. If Yan Gaoqing wanted to occupy Tumen, he had to kill Li Qincuo and Gao Miao, so as to open the way behind. Yan Gaoqing sent his subordinates to disguise themselves and monitor Tumen's movements day and night, waiting for the opportunity. If they didn't move, they would be killed. At that time, Li Qin's headquarters was still nominally under the jurisdiction of Changshan County, and Yan Gaoqing, as the highest-ranking officer, had apparent command authority.
One day, An Lushan issued a military order and sent his Jinwu general Gao Miao to Youzhou to recruit troops. After a long time, Gao Miao had not returned. Yan Gaoqing knew that the time had come and it would be too late if he did not take action, so he sent his men In the name of An Lushan, his cronies summoned Li Qin to the county to discuss military affairs.
On the night of the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Qincuo arrived at the Changshan County Government Office. Yan Gaoqing invited him over and placed him in a posthouse outside the city. Yan Gaoqing is the nominal local leader. Although Li Qincuo is a close confidant of An Lushan, he should not be too arrogant after all. The officialdom still has to be messed up. Besides, Yan Gaoqing has a great reputation, and his master An Lushan Lushan was also very polite to him, and he couldn't afford to offend him. Today he sent a greeting card to invite him, saying that he had military affairs to discuss. Li Qincoo is a cautious person, and cautious people are generally more likely to get cheated. Li Qincuo looked at the greeting card from the military advisor, and then looked at the rare treasures presented to him. He smiled and said nothing. A cunning fox, the military advisor was still flying the banner of An Lushan, wasn't he? If you want to get closer to me, how about using condoms? What a bullshit official in the world, he is just a wallflower who tries to find every opportunity!
Although he sneered at this kind of official business, Li Qincuo still wanted to go. Although he despised such hypocrites who were seeking fame and reputation, after all, they were under the same roof. In the future, they would have close exchanges with officials in the same dynasty. Being more familiar with each other would still be harmful and unhelpful. .
Gentlemen of the Qing Dynasty are very difficult to make friends with, and they only get drunk after cheating.
Li Qinqin drank the wine offered by Yan Gaoqing and looked at the smiling prefect. The slanderous smile on his face was like a blooming chrysanthemum, full of flattery and flattery. Nice words are more intoxicating than fine wine, and the only thing more intoxicating than fine wine is beauty. Looking at the singer under the lamp, who is known as the most beautiful girl in Changshan, Li Qin was very drunk.
In the middle of the night, Yuan Luqian brought Li Qincuo's head to see Yan Gaoqing. Looking at this face that was still swimming in a dream, the two of them shed tears at each other, and they cried with joy. After they heavily rewarded Feng Qian, a soldier who had killed Li Qincuo, Li Qimo, a county lieutenant, Zhai Wande, a handyman, and others, everyone began to plot the next step.
Li Qincuo is a small fish, but Gao Miao is the big crocodile.
That night, Gaocheng County Lieutenant Cui Anshi reported that the spies sent to monitor Gao Miao reported that Gao Miao, who had gone out to recruit soldiers, had returned to Pucheng and was expected to arrive at Tumen soon. Yan Gaoqing immediately ordered Feng Qian, Zhai Wande and Cui Anshi to deal with Gao Miao as planned. In the early morning of the next day, several of Gao Miao's cavalry followers arrived at Gaocheng Station first. Cui Anshi's masters who had ambushed in advance swarmed up and hacked these people to death first. Soon Gao Miao also arrived. Cui Anshi led his entourage to receive him and lied to him that the prefect Yan Gaoqing had prepared a banquet with dancing and music and was waiting for him in the hotel. General Li was also there. When Gao Miao saw the fish talisman token, he had no doubts about him. What could happen to his own territory? As soon as he approached the hall and dismounted, Feng Qian and others suddenly attacked and captured him on the spot. After being sent to Yan Gaoqing's barracks, everyone interrogated him all night long. Unexpectedly, they got a huge surprise. It turned out that He Qianqian was coming too.
Li Qincuo was An Lushan's confidant, because he had a brother named Li Guiren. Li Guiren was the fourth most powerful general under An Lushan, and was ranked among the top ten in the entire world. This person is brave and resourceful, and his biggest characteristic is his strong execution ability. He is a ruthless character like a wolf. Compared with his elder brother, Li Qincuo is a stupid dog. At least in An Lushan's view, he is just a straw bag under a big tree to enjoy the shade. If you go there, it will be a waste of rations, and the dog will have to do dog errands. It is better to keep it behind you to look after your home and nursery.
Li Qincuo's idiot attributes doomed his fate, but Gao Miao was no idiot. Not to mention Li Qincuo, even if his brother Li Guiren came, he couldn't compare to Gao Miao. Little Lu Bu was able to ride in Taiyuan at twenty. People outside were bragging about how brave Little Lu Bu was, but only the top brass of the rebels knew that the heroes who deceived Taiyuan City were one named Gao Miao and the other He Qianqian.
An Lushan has two aces, one is Wen and the other is Wu. The Wen one is Gao Shang and the Wu one is Shi Siming. As the number one civil servant in the An family court, Gao Shang is deeply rooted and unshakable in terms of seniority, strategy and loyalty. When An Lushan finally took the step of rebellion, he only consulted with four people, Gao Shang was one of them, and Shi Siming was not among the four, which is enough to show how powerful and powerful this person was. As a civil servant, the mastermind Gao Shang has four great think tanks: Gao Miao, He Qianqian, Dugu Wensu, and Li Shiyu. Among them, Gao Miao has always been at the top, not only because of the blood relationship between Gao Miao and Gao Shang, but also because of the blood relationship between Gao Miao and Gao Shang. What's more, Gao Miao is extremely talented in battle formations. He is full of ingenuity and thoughtfulness. He knows the general trend of the world and the interests of the battlefield very well, and he always has a penetrating view. It is no exaggeration to say that for An Lushan, he would rather be alone. Even if he loses ten thousand soldiers in battle, he is not willing to break even one shot at Gao Miao.
He Qianqian is very interesting. As the saying goes, a tortoise will last a thousand years and a turtle will last ten thousand years. He Qiannian, who is under the command of Anlu Mountain, will live up to his reputation as a tortoise.
Although He Qianqian and Gao Miao were both top think tanks in the An Lushan camp, He Qianqian was completely different from Gao Miao. Gao Miao was a serious Confucian scholar, a Jinshi during the Tianbao period, and an official who was well-read in poetry and books. He grew up from Xiaoguanyi in the Tang Dynasty to a party member in Anlu Mountain. Step by step, his official career was smooth and full of opportunities. He Qianqian is different. He is an outsider. He is a military strategist who has branched out into the war planning sect. He has learned an inscrutable art of war and strategy. He is especially good at conspiracies. He has a vicious vision for the direction of major wars, which is a bit like Guo Jia, Pang Tong at the end of the Han Dynasty. the taste of. Before the world was in chaos, He Qianqian's military strategist had calculated the situation. The senior leaders of the sect dispatched some outstanding disciples in the sect. Firstly, they hoped that what they learned would benefit the people, and secondly, they also took advantage of the troubled times to seek more resources. He Qianqian, who was ordered to serve in Anlu Mountain, was not only of noble birth, but also had extraordinary abilities. He could arrange troops, practice military horses, and handle big and trivial matters. In just a few years, he grew up to be an indispensable figure in Anlu Mountain. Even his incompetent younger brother followed suit and showed off his power, stealing the show.
So when Yan Gaoqing and others interrogated Gao Miao, they were overjoyed when they heard that He Qianqian would also come from Tokyo today. Could it be that God was kind and wanted them to succeed, but they couldn't let this God-given opportunity go.
On that day, He Qianqian came to Zhao County from Luoyang, the eastern capital. Feng Qian and Zhai Wande laid an ambush at Liquan Station and followed the same pattern. As soon as He Qianqian arrived, they immediately captured the spirited bastard alive. It's a pity that these two talented people were beaten up in their own backyard. They were tied up into two big crabs before their ambitions could be fully realized. They really wanted to cry without tears. The two captives had no other choice but to scold Yan Gaoqing as despicable and not a man. Naturally, Yan Gaoqing would not say much to these rebels. He immediately sent his son Yan Quanming, the captain of Anping County, as well as Jia Shen, Zhang Tongyou, Zhai Wande and others to put Li Qincuo's head in a wooden box and escort it away. Gaomiao He Qianqian Two big crabs rushed to the capital and presented themselves to His Majesty.
The story is perfect and the ending is hilarious.
Yan Quanming and his party went through hardships and arrived in Taiyuan. Wang Chengye, the governor of Taiyuan, was very excited. His subordinates could have such great military exploits. As their immediate superior, he was naturally very proud, so he arranged a banquet with singing and dancing to entertain them and rewarded them well. These meritorious ministers.
The banquet was very sumptuous, and everyone was enjoying themselves. Dozens of well-known civil and military officials from Taiyuan County took turns toasting to Yan Quanming. They all rushed towards the official with smiling faces, full of flattery and the smell of alcohol. A general in his prime. Yan Quanming, who was proud of the spring breeze, was also high-spirited and would not refuse anyone who came. As everyone said, for having made such a great contribution, it would not be an exaggeration for the Yan family's father and son to be granted the title of Marquis and Duke. The destruction of Anlu Mountain would be a great achievement for the Yan family. When the time comes It is the home of a first-class powerful person in Chang'an, and now is a rare opportunity to make friends. Everyone present is a person who has been in the officialdom for decades. At this time, we can't be coy and talk about gentlemanly demeanor. Face is nothing. Wealth is the real thing! It's just that no one will notice that in the harmony of the whole hall, there is always a pair of sinister eyes that appear and disappear.
Yan Gaoqing was waiting for the response from Taiyuan and the court. As for the reward, he had never thought about it, and he didn't care whether the emperor would give him a bigger official position. He had a very clear mind. The current situation should be tolerated first, and then slowly Accumulate strength, make a plan and then act. Once an attack occurs, the rebels must be imprisoned without any hesitation, buying time for the imperial defense to counterattack. As for myself, if the whole family can escape with one or two lives, it will be considered a disaster. God has eyes. I just suffered a lot for my son, Yan Po, who was detained by An Lushan. The father and son had a fight, but I didn’t want to be my father and actually killed you. The thief An knew what his father had done today. He didn’t know how he would torture my son. What happened to my son? The torture must have been horrific. Please hate me in this life, and look for me to retaliate in the next life. I will never regret it as my father, and I am willing to repay you a hundred times a thousand times.
He Qianqian was from outside the country, and he followed the trend. Following An Lushan also accepted the sect's commission. He actually didn't have much sense of belonging to An Lushan. He knew very well that he was a chess player, and he showed off his talent wherever he moved, and it didn't matter who he was playing for. So after being captured, He Qianqian was much calmer than Gao Miao. He knew that his mission in Anlu Mountain was over. As for the subsequent development of the situation, he probably had no chance to see it. The man in Chang'an City The emperor is cruel and ruthless, and he probably won't let himself live too long. So while there was still a chance, He Qianqian called Yan Gaoqing and offered him his last strategy in life, hoping to get a chance of survival.
From He Qianqian's point of view, his rebellion was just out of his nature. He was a war strategist, and he was probably going to die. He was afraid of death and didn't want to die. He didn't want to die in vain. He wanted to keep his talents. , he wants the world to remember the name He Qianqian, for generations to come. He doesn’t want to live like a summer flower, and die like an autumn leaf. He wants to turn his hands to make clouds and turn his hands to make rain. He wants to be bloody and thunderous. He wants to do that. Trader, he will be a military strategist for thousands of years.
Therefore, He Qianqian felt that everything he did was a matter of course, and it was this matter of course that made An Lushan suffer so much, and also caused the wheels of the rebels to deviate just a little bit.
A slight difference can make a difference of a thousand miles. The ancients are sincere and I will not deceive you!
If it hadn't been for He Qianqian, if it hadn't been for Yan Gaoqing, the old emperor in Huaqing Pool wouldn't have bothered to splash water with his daughter-in-law. He might not have had time to put on his trousers, and would have fled far away with his buttocks naked.
Therefore, God’s calculation is better than man’s calculation!
