In February of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Qiuci Town, Anxi Protectorate.
Since the Jiedushi envoy Feng Changqing came to Beijing to meet the emperor in September last year, the military and political affairs of the Anxi Protectorate and the Jiedu envoy's mansion have fallen on the shoulders of the Jiedu deputy envoy Liang Zai.
He has been in this position for many years, and his husband Meng Lingjin is in charge of Anxi.
In the later period of the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, he was already the deputy envoy of Jiedu.
Gao Xianzhi came up and took the position that originally belonged to him.
When Gao Xianzhi left, Feng Changqing came to his future again.
He Liang Zai can be said to be He is the second oldest child in ten thousand years, and he still cannot make any progress.
Liang Zai sat in the seat that originally belonged to Feng Changqing and finished processing the last official document.
He couldn't help closing his eyes and stretching.
He used to always stare at this position, but now he just sits in this position to handle official duties, which makes him feel that it is not that comfortable to sit in this position.
The higher the position, the greater the pressure.
However, compared with the inner satisfaction and vanity, compared with the power brought by sitting in this position, a little pressure is nothing.
At this time, footsteps hurriedly came from outside to inside, and then a person's voice came: "Sir, something bad has happened.
News came from Chang'an that An Lushan has rebelled."
"What?"
After hearing the news, Liang Zai didn't care about his fatigue.
He opened his eyes and stood up.
The person who came was Liu Rong, the secretary in charge who was responsible for communicating with officials stationed in Chang'an.
He asked: "What?"
"Things of time" Liu Rongdao: "It has been almost three months since the ninth day of November last year.
It is probably due to the weather that the messenger was delayed on the road.
The news was only sent here today.
Also, after An Lushan rebelled, it was not even a month."
They reached Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Marshal Fengjie was ordered to lead his army to resist the enemy, but all the troops led by Marshal Fengjie were He was a member of the market and had no fighting power at all.
On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Marshal Fengjie's troops were defeated by the rebels.
They fought again and again and were defeated.
Later, Marshal Gao was appointed as the deputy military element responsible for fighting against the rebellion, but he was surrounded by the supervisory army.
Ling Cheng falsely accused him of losing the city and territory and depriving the soldiers of food, salary and rewards.
The Holy Emperor was furious and ordered that both the Fengjie Commander and the GaoJie Commander be beheaded."
Both Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi were beheaded.
Liang Zai was stirred up in his heart and could no longer calm down.
He asked: "How many people know this news?"
"When the official opened the official document and read it, several scribes nearby also saw it.
I was afraid that the news could not be concealed.
The letter sent by another messenger said that the imperial court had issued an order for the governors of various towns to lead troops to Beijing to quell the rebellion.
It is estimated that the imperial edict will be delivered in a few days."
Liang Zai led his troops to the capital to fight against the rebels.
Liang Zai thought it was unreliable.
He was just a civil servant and had never led an army to fight alone.
Even Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were defeated by the rebels and fled.
Liang Zai Zai didn't think that his fighting ability was comparable to Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing.
If he led troops to fight the rebels, he would not be delivering food to the rebels.
Thinking of this, Liang Zai waved his hand and said: "Okay, I know, you can go down first."
"promise" Just now Liang Zai has decided that he will not lead his troops to King Qin.
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Unless the court clearly orders him to lead the troops there by name, he will not look for trouble.
War is too dangerous, so it is better to stay in Anxi for safety.
Much more.
Sure enough, within a few days, a lieutenant sent by the imperial court went to the Anxi Protectorate and the Jiedushi Mansion to announce the decree, leaving some necessary soldiers and horses to defend the city.
The rest of the troops were led by the Jiedushi to Chang'an to participate in countering the rebellion. .
Liang Zai and other officials from the Duhu Mansion and Jiedushi Mansion received the imperial edict and sent away the eunuchs who announced it, but they did not take any action.
This made Guo Yi and Duan Xiushi of the Scout Mansion unable to sit still.
Duan Xiushi immediately informed Shu of the news.
Zhao Chongxun, the garrison envoy of Lezhen, Jia Chongguan, the garrison envoy of Diaohua City, and others, together with the garrison envoys of the four towns and the garrison envoys, came to the Jiedu envoy's house to request Liang Zai to send troops to serve the king.
When Liang Zai saw that all the generals in the army were coming, he only had to call all the officials and generals from the Duhufu and Jiedushifu to discuss the matter.
As soon as the meeting started, Duan Xiushi, who was wearing a full body armor, stood up and clasped his fists and said to Liang Zai: "Master Liang, it only took a month for the Anlushan rebels to reach Luoyang, the eastern capital.
It is more than a thousand miles from Fan Yang to Luoyang.
This shows that the rebels We didn't encounter any decent resistance at all on the way.
Luoyang, the eastern capital, is a strong city and will not be easily broken.
It should be able to withstand it for a while.
Let's talk about Luoyang and Chang'an.
There is also the natural barrier of Tongguan, which is not so easy to be broken by the rebels.
We still have time to send troops to Chang'an to defend the enemy.
If we delay, once the rebels break through Luoyang and Tongguan, Chang'an will be attacked by the rebels.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, rebels have never invaded the capital.
As generals of the Tang Dynasty, we will never tolerate such things happening.
Please give the order to send out troops."
The other generals all stood up and clasped their fists, saying: "Please give the order to send out troops."
Liang Zai took out the imperial edict and read it once, and then said with an embarrassed look on his face: "The generals have also heard it.
The imperial edict said that the Jiedushi envoys from various towns should lead their troops to the capital to Qinwang, but I am only a Jiedushi deputy.
The envoy is not the Jiedushi envoy.
Besides, I am just an envoy.
Jie Wenren is not good at battle formations.
He asked me to lead troops to fight with the rebels.
Isn't it to deliver food to the rebels?
My border town in Datang is not only my town in Anxi.
Naturally, there are other border towns to counter the rebellion.
Go ahead and do it, generals, don’t worry about it and go back, go back.”
Cao Lingzhong, the military commander, knelt on the ground with a plop and cried loudly: "Sir, the imperial court supports us with generous salaries and generous salaries, and the people support us with their wealth and anointment.
As soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, can we only watch our country suffer such a catastrophe?"
Is it too difficult to do anything?
Please lead us to quell the rebellion."
The other generals bowed down and begged: "Please, sir, take us to quell the rebellion."
Liang Zai sighed: "Generals, it's not that I am unwilling, nor that I am greedy for life.
I am only the deputy envoy of Jiedu, not the envoy of Jiedu.
I have no right to do this.
Besides, we can't Just leave Anxi alone.
If I leave, who will take charge of the overall situation in Anxi?"
After hearing this, the generals and officials thought about it, but this is also a problem.
When Feng Changqing went to Chang'an to meet the emperor, he asked Liang Zai to be the envoy to take full charge of Anxi's military and political affairs, but Liang Zai had no right to appoint anyone.
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As an envoy to stay in Anxi, there must be someone to take charge of military and political affairs.
While everyone was talking about it, Duan Xiushi clasped his fists and said, "In that case, your Excellency will stay to preside over the military and political affairs of Anxi.
Please allow General Cao to lead 15,000 troops to Beijing to quell the rebellion.
General Cao is willing to accompany the army."
Zhao Chongxun, Jia Chongguan and others all prostrated themselves: "The general will wait and I will go with you."
Liang Zai looked at the crowd and began to calculate in his mind.
Compared to Duan Xiushi, who was unruly and difficult to control, Cao Lingzhong, Zhao Chongxun, Jia Chongguan and others were much more loyal and honest.
These people were easy to control and had good abilities.
Soon, Liang Zai had an idea in his mind.
He said: "You all know that I am not familiar with military affairs.
General Cao is a military envoy and must not leave.
General Zhao and General Jia are both the commanders of a town.
If you With everyone gone, there will be no one to guard the four towns of Anxi.
Our ancestors finally captured the four towns of Anxi, why should we just abandon them like this?"
Cao Lingzhong, Zhao Chongxuan, Jia Chongguan and others all sighed after hearing this: "Hey" Liang Zai also knew that it was absolutely impossible not to send a single soldier.
Not only could he not explain it to the court, but most of the officials present would not agree.
The sense of pride cannot be erased at will by a rebellion.
Now someone wants to take away the glory and pride of all the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Not to mention that others will not agree, even Liang Zai himself cannot overcome this hurdle.
After weighing it in his mind, Liang Zai said to Duan Xiushi: "General Duan, after much thought, I have decided that it is most appropriate to send you to lead the troops to counter the rebellion."
Duan Xiushi was overjoyed and immediately said: "Thank you, sir.
I don't know how many soldiers and horses you plan to give to the general."
"five thousand" "Five thousand" Duan Xiushi's face collapsed and he shouted: "Sir, five thousand is too little.
The Anlushan rebels are 200,000 elite.
I need at least 10,000 troops."
Liang Zai shook his head and said: "There are only five thousand.
You also know that in the big battle with the cannibals a few years ago, our army suffered heavy losses.
Although we have added some in the past two years, in the battle with the Tubo army the year before last, although our army won Yes, but the loss is not small.
Besides, soldiers and horses are needed to be stationed in various places in Anxi.
If there are fewer soldiers and horses, do you think those barbarians will be honest?"
Speaking of this, Duan Xiushi also knew that five thousand people was probably the largest force he could get.
He could only grit his teeth and agreed: "Okay, five thousand is five thousand.
Please order the food, grass and baggage to be prepared as soon as possible.
When we have enough, When the food, grass and baggage are ready, the general will lead his troops and set off."
At the same time, news of An Lushan's rebellion and the envoys and eunuchs sent by the imperial court to announce the decree also rushed to Beiting.
Hengluosi City, Beiting Protector's Mansion and Jiedushi Mansion.
Zhao Ziliang sat on a large chair and leaned against the backrest, holding a teacup and drinking tea.
He smiled and watched his eldest daughter Zhao Xue playing with her two younger brothers Zhao Tuo and younger sister Zhao Yu who had just turned one year old.
Zhao Tuo was born to Nie Sanniang.
Zhao Yushi Born to Chen Qingying, Zhao Ziliang has a total of three sons and two daughters so far.
Compared with other officials and generals, they have relatively few children.
The main reason is that Zhao Ziliang has been commanding troops abroad for so many years, and the couple spends less time together and more separation.
"Oh, daddy, grandma, my little brother is pooping again," Zhao Xue shouted.
A maid next to him immediately stepped forward and took Zhao Tuo to wash his butt.
The younger sister Zhao Yu was still on the ground babbling and stumbling slowly learning to walk.
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"Come, Xue'er, come to daddy," Zhao Ziliang put down the tea cup and shouted to little Zhao Xue.
Zhao Xue saw it and walked over slowly.
Everyone in the yard was staring at her, with their hearts in their throats.
Zhao Xue finally walked up to Zhao Ziliang, was hugged, and immediately burst into giggles.
"Okay, okay, I can walk now" everyone in the yard shouted happily.
Zhao Ziliang hugged Zhao Xue and kissed him twice.
His beard made Zhao Xue shake her head
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