Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

The Chengdu government office fell into a brief silence because of Zhang Song's question.

The emperor and his concubines indulged themselves in pleasure, the generals fawned over their beards, the prime ministers who had relatives in power, and the military power that was abandoned as if it were worn out.

They could not understand whether the Tang Dynasty under Xuanzong was strong or not, but they could see two characteristics:

Extravagant and morbid.

Finally, Liu Bei whispered his thoughts:

This is the sign of a country being destroyed.

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In Sun Simiao's eyes, the anger of the leader of the Tang Dynasty was rising steadily.

The initial posture of lying leisurely on the couch disappeared.

First he stood up anxiously, then he clenched his fists and pursed his lips, and finally chose to rush to the light screen and write with a feeling of relief.

When he finally saw the strength of the three towns, Li Shimin tremblingly stretched out his hand as if he wanted to curse, but before he could speak, he felt as if his head had been hit, and his temples were beating as if they were about to explode.

Li Shimin stumbled back and was immediately supported by Changsun Wuji.

Without the minister having to say anything, Sun Simiao immediately took out a small pottery bottle from the pocket on his waist, and skillfully took out a black and yellow pill and fed it to him.

Hou Junji also went to pour a glass of water and slowly fed it to the Lord of the Tang Dynasty.

Only then did Changsun Wuji have time to ask: King of Medicine, what is this pill?

The main medicine is wild chrysanthemum, Tangsongcao, bezoar, and pearl powder, with auxiliary medicines, Ming Yue Qingre Pill. Sun Simiao counted the treasures from his family.

As for Li Shimin's face, which was wrinkled in pain by the Qingre Pill, Sun Simiao didn't care at all.

Well, how can any medicine not be bitter?

Your Majesty, it might as well take a short rest, Du Ruhui wondered:

Where is the famous Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling? There are traitors in the state. We should unite with loyal and brave people to eliminate the thieves.

As for the dirty things between An Lushan, Xuanzong and the concubine surnamed Yang, Du Ruhui could only force himself to turn a blind eye.

But in fact, I know in my heart: The Tang Dynasty has lost all its face!

It was even shameful for thousands of years, and for the first time, even hundreds of years ago!

When he thought of what Zhuge Wuhou had seen and heard, Du Ruhui felt an impulse:

Now I am rushing to go to Wuhou Temple in Chengdu for 800 miles to explain. Is it useful?

It should have been terminated early. Fang Xuanling guessed easily:

With such a good name and appearance, how can this animal be promoted to an official position and a military governor?

Du Ruhui was speechless, and finally he was able to say something with hope: I just hope it will end well.

Wei Zheng snorted:

We are brave enough to get rid of the thieves. Judging from the treatment, it is hard to say who will be the thief then.

So the civil servants were silent collectively, and it was hard to disobey their superior's will.

Seeing the Tang Dynasty being so abused, the civil and military officials were too lazy to pay attention to the unknown names floating across the screen of light.

[From the time Zhang Jiuling concluded that this beast will definitely cause cholera in Youzhou, in 755 AD, he officially raised the banner of rebellion.

An Lushan's betrayal gradually became an open secret in the Tang Dynasty.

In 754 AD, after Yang Guozhong blocked his proposal to become a prime minister, An Lushan was not discouraged.

In the same year, An Lushan promoted more than 500 generals and more than 2,000 lieutenant generals at one go.

After the promotion list was sent to Chang'an, it caused an uproar. People all over the city felt that An Lushan's rebellion was obvious, but Xuanzong did not believe it and agreed to the list.

Soon after in February 755, An Lushan's deputy general He Qianqian returned to Beijing to report on his duties in place of An Lushan. He made new demands to Xuanzong on An Lushan's behalf:

It is hoped that all the more than thirty Han generals in Fan Yang's army can be replaced by Fan generals.

The generals of the three counties of Heshuo who came to Beijing with He Qianqian to report on their duties jointly objected and collectively expressed their feelings: Your Majesty, are you blind? Even a three-year-old child in Chang'an knows that An Lushan is going to rebel!

Xuanzong's decision was to agree to An Lushan's request, and questioned the generals of the three counties of Heshuo because they were jealous of the virtuous.

So the ministers were silent, and the emperor was like this. What else can you do except obey him?

In such an atmosphere, Prime Minister Yang Guozhong made an accurate judgment: As long as I force An Lushan to rebel, wouldn't everything fall into place?

Feeling that his plan was flawless, Yang Guozhong took action immediately. Without Xuanzong's knowledge, he sent people to forcibly search An Lushan's mansion in Chang'an, capture An Lushan's retainers, and kill them after interrogation.

At this time, it happened that Xuanzong granted marriage to An Lushan's eldest son and invited An Lushan to watch the ceremony. His eldest son, An Qingzong, had been preparing for the wedding with Princess Rongyi in Chang'an. After learning about this incident, An Qingzong immediately rushed into action. Send this news back to Hebei.

In An Lushan's opinion: Yang Guozhong must have received Xuanzong's instruction if he dared to act like this.

As long as he goes to Chang'an to attend his son's wedding, he will definitely be chopped into pieces and made into jelly by the swordsmen who are famous for throwing cups at the wedding banquet.

Based on this judgment, An Lushan finally claimed to be ill and did not go to Chang'an, and made intensive preparations for the rebellion.

However, half a year later, An Lushan and Shi Siming raised troops in Hebei with the slogan of the Qing emperor's side attack on Yang Guozhong.

At this point, the Anshi Rebellion, which lasted for eight years with great vigor and no winner in the end, officially kicked off. 】

Li Shimin had already recovered and was rubbing his head.

But when I saw Tang Xuanzong fighting against the world for An Lushan, the familiar feeling came back instantly.

But maybe the pills that were still bitter in the mouth had an effect, and the headache was relieved a lot.

But Li Shimin still jumped to his feet and yelled:

Is An Lushan the fox demon Ah Zi? Is he so confusing to people's minds?

I thought it was Yang Yuhuan who caused trouble to Chao Gang, but it seems that only Xuan and An are to blame!

The civil servants finally calmed down Li Shimin after much persuasion.

Hou Junji couldn't agree more with what His Majesty said:

From this point of view, the three towns of Heshuo are not rebels. In fact, it is An Lushan's cronies who seize the throne so that they can have full control.

It was precisely because of this that it was difficult for everyone to accept it. Fang Xuanling counted it over:

An Lushan's rebellion is known to the people, ministers, and generals. It is actually an open secret.

Du Ruhui disagreed:

Xuanzong also knew that An Lushan was rebellious, but he really didn't believe it.

As for whether Xuanzong believed it from the bottom of his heart, or whether he dared not believe it.

Du Ruhui didn't know, but it had become an established fact, and it was useless to dwell on it.

So in the end he shook his head and said:

I never thought that the reason for the eventual outbreak of rebellion would be so simple.

It's really simple. When the prime minister acts in private, the general on the border has ulterior motives.

An unexpected mistake severed the fragile trust between the foster father and adopted son.

Wei Zheng also felt a little speechless and concluded:

It is still unknown if Yang Guozhong acted like this before An Lushan promoted and installed his close associates.

But now that the thieves have become powerful, it's too late.

For a moment, Wei Zheng even felt sad for the loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty at that time:

The supreme emperor has become the best talisman for thieves. Who can control it?

In the end, Li Shimin asked a question:

Where are the men of Tang Dynasty who have flourished for hundreds of years?

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Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment:

This Xuanzong...isn't he really a fool?

In Zhang Fei's opinion, this is like giving a sharp knife to a thief, a sure way to kill him.

Zhao Yun pursed his lips and said:

Even so, the Tang Dynasty has been strong for hundreds of years and there should be no shortage of loyal and good ministers.

If such a prosperous age can still be lingered on by future generations after thousands of years, there should be no shortage of ministers from the dead country.

How could this group of generals easily gain power and finally raise an army?

Xu Shu pinched a ground bean and threw it into his mouth, and said with a smile:

Perhaps... this loyalty has given up, and the good bones have turned to bones?

[In fact, the fact that An Lushan was rebellious was not only known to the people of Chang'an, but to the whole world.

In the early Tang Dynasty, when discussing the names of the gods of war, it was difficult to distinguish between Li Jing, Li Jing and Su Dingfang.

But when it comes to Xuanzong, only one person deserves this title: Wang Zhongsi.

Wang Zhongsi was Xuanzong's first adopted son, and in terms of seniority, he was undoubtedly An Lushan's eldest brother.

His biological father, Wang Haibin, had an outstanding record against Tibet, but eventually died on the battlefield because friendly forces failed to save him.

At that time, Xuanzong felt sorry for the good general, so he brought Wang Haibin's son Wang Xun into the palace and adopted him as his adopted son.

Wang Zhongsi's name was also changed by Xuanzong himself, asking him to always remember his father, and he drew a big cake for Wang Zhongsi:

You are my Huo Qubing. When you grow up, I will make you a general.

Xuanzong regarded Wang Zhongsi as his Huo Qubing, and Wang Zhongsi also regarded Huo Qubing as his own.

When he grew up, Wang Zhongsi had strict military laws, loved his soldiers as his own son, took the lead in every battle, and gained great prestige.

In the seventeenth year of Kaiyuan, Tubo was losing consecutive battles against the Tang Dynasty, and people's hearts were floating.

Faced with such a critical situation, Tubo Zampu at that time went to the front line in person to boost the morale of the front line and held a military parade in Yubiaochuan.

Wang Zhongsi, who was stationed in Zhangye at the time, heard about it and immediately judged that this was an opportunity.

So 700 elite crossbowmen were mobilized overnight to carry out Huo Qubing's old deeds.

Seven hundred soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, all with three horses, wore helmets and armor, and rode fast.

Thick fog also appeared on the cold night in the Western Regions, but Wang Zhongsi accurately judged the direction and rushed 300 kilometers overnight.

When they arrived at Yubiaochuan, the thick fog suddenly dissipated, and what appeared in front of Wang Zhongsi was the 20,000 soldiers of Tubo Zampu.

Neither the Tang Army nor the Tibetans expected to suddenly encounter the enemy at such a close place. The Tang Army generals were shocked and wanted to retreat and use crossbows to suppress them.

Wang Zhongsi shouted at the battle:

One foot has not moved, chasing and shooting, no one dares to move rashly, watch me break it!

After saying this, the god general rode into the formation alone, and all those who stood in his way were defeated, and the Tubo army was in an uproar.

The 700 Tang troops did not hesitate, immediately abandoned their crossbows and followed Wang Zhongsi into the enemy's formation.

The banners were densely covered and the branches were as long as the forest, but they could not stop Wang Zhongsi. A Tibetan general riding a white horse tried to restore his morale, but he was also beheaded off his horse.

At this time, Tubo Zamp made the same judgment as Sun Quan, and climbed to the high ground to observe the strength of the Tang army.

However, the retreat of the Tubo Zanpu Chinese Army flag caused the morale, which had been hit repeatedly, to fall to the bottom.

Wang Zhongsi seized the opportunity, defeated 20,000 people with 700 men, fled, beheaded thousands of people, and built a capital on the spot to watch his achievements to scare the enemy.

Then these 700 people suddenly rushed back to Zhangye with the tens of thousands of cattle and sheep they had obtained.

After that, Wang Zhongsi defeated the Xi and Khitan coalition forces one after another, surrendered the thirty-six Khitan tribes, defeated Tibet to avoid his edge, and showed great power in the Western Regions, and no one could challenge it.

As the adopted son of the Tang Emperor and an unparalleled warrior himself, Xuanzong gave Wang Zhongsi a high degree of trust, and Wang Zhongsi also rewarded him with extremely brilliant achievements.

This pair of monarch and minister seems to really get along with each other just like Han Wu and Huo Qubing. 】

At this moment in the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin suddenly felt his head no longer hurt and his legs no longer ached. He stood up and praised loudly:

This is how I can be called the Divine General of the Tang Dynasty!