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Volume 2: Hope for Chang'an Chapter 23: If you don't avenge this revenge, you are no longer a son of man!

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    The two peregrine falcons flew high into the sky, circled in the sky for a few times, and then flew westward under the command of the falconer. To be honest, peregrine falcons were not a good way to send messages over long distances, but Li Hu couldn't care less now.  Now, Li Zuoguo needs to be notified of things here as soon as possible so that he can have time to respond. Hundreds of thousands of people on his side have to pass through the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty. Although there is not a strong military force in the entire central and western regions, the speed is definitely not fast.  He got up, so Li Hu ordered two identical secret envelopes to be sealed with peregrine falcons and let the two peregrine falcons fly westward.

    Li Hu also used the second method to send the message. There were ten batches in total. Each batch had four people. They were all warriors with strong martial arts skills in the silver camp. They all took four war horses to rush to Anxi. There were inns on the road but they couldn't do it now.  The only way to use it was to use Ma's life to send a message to Anxi. After doing these two things, Li Hu turned to look at Duan Heng and nodded.

    Duan Heng was wearing Mingguang Armor, and the feathers on his head were changed to white. Silver Guard had no conditions to change the clothes on his body to white. He put away all the brightly colored clothes and kept all the plain ones. Duan Heng gave an order,  This strange army began to move forward. Their destination was Anxi, thousands of miles away. This was a mourning soldier. Each of them had anger and sadness in their hearts. As footsteps sounded, the entire army set off in silence.  , Alishe had fallen ill at this time and was in a carriage. Li Hu's original intention was to let Alishe recuperate in this village and wait until he recovered before setting off. Alishe refused to work or die. He only had one sentence.  : "Even if I die on the road, I will take my body back with me."

    Li Hu had no choice but to arrange for doctors to take care of him, so he took Alishe with him and set off. The cavalry sent out scouts. The entire cavalry was divided into two groups, one group led the way and the other group reared. The army kicked off the dust and moved towards the west.  All the counties and cities they visited closed their city gates and watched silently as the army passed by. All the military flags with the word "Tang" had been put away. The flags that were all over the sky when they came were gone. It was with great momentum that they came and disappeared.

    At this time, Chang'an also sent cavalry. Chen Xuanli stood on the Golden Gate of Chang'an and watched the four horses of the eight-hundred-mile messenger cavalry disappear into the distance. He was mentally filled with uneasiness. Chen Xuanli rushed back to Chang'an overnight and immediately entered the palace.  When he met Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he carefully reported that the Tongguan Anxi Army had left the army because of Li Siye's death. As a result, Tang Xuanzong was so angry that he swept down all the cups and dishes on the imperial table and cursed the Anxi Army for being rebellious.

    Tang Xuanzong immediately wanted to send troops to intercept and kill the Anxi Army. Chen Xuanli said with a wry smile that the Anxi Army had more than 100,000 troops, while the total strength of Chang'an and Guanzhong did not exceed 50,000. When Chang'an only had 20,000 troops, Tang Xuanzong  He immediately went from being extremely angry and wanting to kill all the Anxi Army to the other extreme. He immediately sat down in fear and asked repeatedly what would happen if the Anxi Army attacked Chang'an?  Can a large army be mobilized from Tongguan to defend Chang'an?

    Chen Xuanli shook his head secretly, but still urged the panicked Tang Xuanzong not to whip out the defenders of Tongguan. After all, the threat from Anlu Mountain was even greater. Tongguan would be completely exposed as long as Chang'an was lost. Chen Xuanli said that his brother Shu Han had come out.  Tang Xuanzong calmed down a little at the two ideas, and Yang Guozhong was immediately heard to discuss them together.

    As soon as Yang Guozhong heard the whole story, he immediately leaned towards the first strategy. Yang Guozhong talked eloquently: "Li Zuoguo, Huangkou Xiao'er, the Anxi capital protects the territory of the Tang Dynasty. As soon as the imperial edict comes, he will turn his heart to the Tang Dynasty."  Will the general follow this kid to rebel? What's more, the eldest son Chenghua can be sent with two thousand elite cavalry to deal with Li Zuoguo in the same way as Li Siye. In this way, Anxi will be worry-free. The second method is not advisable. How can the emperor do it?  Is there a mistake? The only ones who are at fault are rebellious ministers and traitors like Li Siye and Li Zuoguo, let alone admitting their mistakes to these rebellious troops who came out of Tongguan. Please ask the saint to immediately issue an order for the eldest son Chenghua to execute the execution of the rebellious minister's son Li Zuoguo and take over the post of Protector of Anxi.  "

    So Long Yan, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was overjoyed and immediately issued the imperial decree. Chen Xuanli personally selected messenger cavalry to go out of Chang'an to Liangzhou to convey the imperial decree. Chen Xuanli was actually not sure about such an arrangement. Although Brother Shuhan had this idea, Chen Xuanli knew that Brother  Shu Han was inclined to appease the Anxi Army, but how could Tang Xuanzong be persuaded in his state?  Since the An Lushan mutiny, Tang Xuanzong was afraid that courtiers would accuse him of his mistakes, so Chen Xuanli could only pray that the trip would go smoothly.

    In Luoyang, An Lushan was full of ambition at this time. He was sitting high in the main hall, with civil and military ranks below. However, An Lushan now had most of the military generals, and only four or five civil servants were standing on the right side.  The foreign generals wearing leather robes with scimitars hanging from their waists were all the tribal chiefs and generals who joined An Lushan in revolting against the Tang Dynasty.

    After Luoyang was captured, not only did these grassland men marvel at the prosperity and wealth of the Tang Dynasty, but Anlushan was also greatly surprised. The four warehouses in Luoyang were filled with military supplies and weapons. These things were enough for Anlushan's army for a year, not to mention  After An Lushan entered the city, he ransacked the residences of Tang Dynasty officials in Luoyang. The gold, silver, property and various materials obtained piled up in mountains. All An Lushan's subordinates, including An Lushan,It's better to rob with a smile on your face.

    An Lushan looked around at the people below and said in a pretentious manner: "Now the eastern capital of Luoyang is in my hands. This is where the king's business is. Most of Hebei is also in danger under General Shi's attack. Guo Ziyi has been ignorant of current affairs for ten days.  It can be broken, but I should take the country of the Tang Dynasty."

    An Lushan spoke very directly. He was a very smart man. An Lushan had always believed that the power of the Tang Dynasty was something he could not resist until he was forced by Yang Guozhong to the point where he was helpless. An Lushan really didn't want to rebel, but sent troops.  Since then, it has been unstoppable. Except for a small setback in Hebei, even the eastern capital of Luoyang was easily captured. A partial army's attack on Henan also went smoothly. An Lushan couldn't believe that the powerful Tang Dynasty was so vulnerable. It was really a blessing.  It came too suddenly.

    At this time, someone stood up. An Lushan looked intently, but he was dazzled. It seemed that everyone in the hall was blurred. An Lushan couldn't help but feel irritated, and his original joy was diluted. An Lushan closed his eyes.  He raised his eyes and raised his hand to signal that he would wait a moment. The man who stood up was Yan Zhuang, the military advisor of An Lu Mountain. This was the famous wallflower Yan Zhuang who had left a name for himself in history as a hero who knew the current affairs. When he saw An Lu  Shan closed his eyes and signaled to wait, and immediately stood still and waited.

    After a while, An Lushan opened his eyes and felt better, so he signaled Yan Zhuang to speak. Yan Zhuang adjusted his clothes, took two steps forward and suddenly knelt down, paid homage to An Lushan, and shouted: "The Lord swept across Liuhe today.  The army launched an army to attack the Tang Dynasty and won successive victories. The Tang Dynasty was in danger. This was the right time to capture the eastern capital Luoyang.  Since the army was sent out, the people looked at the scenery wherever the army passed, and hundreds of officials opened the city to welcome the army. It can be seen that Li Tangzhi was unpopular.  The timing of the day.¡±

    Yan Zhuang¡¯s words echoed in the hall, and all the civil and military officials were stunned. Many people had annoyance on their faces. How could he get the first credit for persuading people to enter?  Immediately afterwards, two representatives of the generals, Cai Xide and Li Guiren, jumped out and persuaded An Lushan to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. An Lushan was overjoyed at this time, but acted reserved. The officials were waking up from a dream.  Kneel down together to invite An Lushan to ascend the throne.

    An Lushan laughed loudly, stood up and was about to agree. Finally, he still had some sobriety in his heart. He remembered that the discussion between Yan Zhuang and him last night would only be completed after three persuasion and three speeches. He must not agree at once, which means he had to do it reluctantly.  Meaning, what An Lushan said when he came to his mouth became: "I raised the army to eliminate traitors for the Qing monarch, not to become the emperor for myself. You can't say it anymore. I am still a minister of the Tang Dynasty."

    Yan Zhuang knelt down for a few steps before persuading: "Li Tang was unruly, and the traitorous ministers were in power and the people had no life. Your Majesty, you are so popular, so don't give up. Otherwise, where will you put us and all the ministers? Please, Your Majesty, ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor." This is the second piece of advice.  Originally, the three exhortations and three speeches were to be separated by ten days, and at the same time they asked heaven to burn incense and bathe. An Lushan couldn't bear this, so it became this quick-form three exhortations and three speeches.

    An Lushan then refused, and Yan Zhuang persuaded him again, but An Lushan nodded and agreed. This completed the formality. At this time, all the ministers knelt down and shouted long live. An Lushan designated the country's name as Yan, and changed it to Yuan Shengwu.  He claimed to be the Emperor of Dayan. After that, all the armies made new clothes and armor under this banner, and his arrogance became unparalleled.

    Because An Lushan arranged the matter of proclaiming himself emperor, the offensive against Tongguan was halted. It was not suitable to mobilize troops in winter. Ge Shuhan got a rare chance to breathe until the arrival of 150,000 troops recruited from Bashu and Longyou Dao Hexi Dao.  In Tongguan, Ge Shuhan was completely relieved. Even if An Lushan sent 500,000 troops, he could withstand it for more than half a year. However, An Lushan was busy ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, so there was a rare calm on the front line of Tongguan.

    The 800-mile expedited express from Chang'an arrived in Liangzhou in only three days. Changsun Chenghua received the imperial edict from Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and couldn't help but feel happy. Changsun Chenghua behaved at a loss during the Tubo invasion. Not only was he defeated, but he also lost the stone fort.  City, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to reprimand him, causing him great loss of face. As soon as the Anxi army came out, they immediately defeated the 350,000 Tibetan army and recaptured Shibao City. Compared with the performance of Changsun Chenghua, it was as embarrassing as a slap in the face. It was over.  Changsun Chenghua wanted to send troops to take over Shibao City, but was rejected by the Anxi army. Li Zuoguo said directly: "You can easily lose Shibao City. Today, the Anxi army will fight to the death to recapture it, and then hand it over to you again. Don't wait for the Anxi army to fight to the death another day."  recapture?"

    The sarcasm of this man with a gun and a stick made Changsun Chenghua so angry that he almost lost his temper. Changsun Chenghua did not dare to make a fuss, and the hair on his head was not stable, so the matter was left alone. However, Changsun Chenghua was still in his heart.  Remembering this, now that I have received the imperial edict and learned that Li Siye died, the imperial edict asked me to take over Anxi. Changsun Chenghua was overjoyed. Now he had a chance to vent his hatred. He immediately ordered two thousand cavalry. Changsun Chenghua took a group of relatives from the Changsun family.  He hurried to Anxi and rushed to Anxi.

    Why bring relatives?  Changsun Chenghua is not stupid. Changsun Chenghua is well aware of Anxi's wealth.The treasure land of ? must be taken over by his own people. As the saying goes, the eldest son Chenghua overestimates the appeal of the Tang Dynasty in Anxi, the far west land, and also overestimates his own ability. He thinks that Li Zuoguo is a  How could a young man under twenty have the courage to confront the imperial court?  Thinking that they had gotten a big deal, they happily set off for Anxi.

    Changsun Chenghua was not a fool. He still had a plan. His plan was to force Li Siye to death. He asked Li Zuoguo and the main officials of Qiuci to come out to meet the imperial edict about 20 miles away from Qiuci, and then used two thousand cavalry to attack them.  All the officials were killed, and then they went into the city to declare the decree. Anxi was settled. Changsun Chenghua smiled at the corner of his mouth. He urged his horse to sit down and increase its speed. The entire cavalry accelerated forward, stirring up dust all over the sky.

    Qiuci, the Imperial Protectorate, Li Zuoguo is sitting in the front office. On his left is Chu Tianshu, and on his right is Duan Tianhe. Both of them came to report Anxi's income this year. Both of them were talking happily, and the atmosphere was  Relax, Anxi has completely changed now. People's lives have improved a lot. The fields cultivated by various agricultural and water conservancy orders have achieved bumper harvests. The unified management of animal husbandry has made the survival and calving of livestock higher than when they were dispersed. There are no small and medium-sized tribes anymore.  The vast territory of the Western Region has developed peacefully, and foreign trade has also achieved huge profits. The establishment of commercial tax has brought huge revenue to the Anxi Protectorate. Now Anxi can be said to have a unified government and people.  The people live and work in peace and contentment.

    In the eyes of Chu Tianshu and Duan Tianhe, this kind of political achievement is their own merit. It is an achievement for literati to use what they have learned to govern the world. Therefore, both of them are talking loudly, and all the account books and other things have been collected.  Okay, Li Zuoguo also knows the specific figures. What the two are still talking about is that they are concerned about the pregnancy of Li Zuoguo's wife Ariel. As for Li Zuoguo's father-in-law Ashina Hega, who manages all the livestock population, he has long been careful.  Well, more than twenty women who had given birth were directly sent to take care of Ariel.

    Ashina Hega can now be said to be proud of the spring breeze. When the original Ashina tribe had a maximum population of no more than 250,000, it had to fight several other large tribes every year for winter and other matters.  After Kong was born and he had the wisdom to marry his daughter to Li Zuoguo, of course this was Ashina Hejia's own boast, and Ashina tribe has developed tremendously.

    Now the top officer of the Animal Husbandry Department arranged by Li Zuoguo is Ashina Hejia. All herdsmen are under the management of Ashina Department. Now the number of wandering herdsmen exceeds 1.5 million. So many people work under him.  Ashina Hega can be said to have great power. Although the livestock does not belong to the Ashina tribe, the taste of power is intoxicating. Of course, Li Zuoguo cannot let the Ashina tribe form another powerful nomad.  The military force was returned to the Anxi Protectorate. All tribal warriors of appropriate age were selected and selected into the rangers. The remaining eliminated warriors were organized into the 10,000-strong Ashina tribe's direct troops. This was also allowed by Li Zuoguo.  The largest armed force in history.

    Are there any hostile forces on the grassland now?  Sweeped by the Rangers and Li Zuoguo's cavalry one after another, the grasslands of the Western Regions are the grasslands of Anxi. Even in a few months, Anxi's cavalry will go abroad to conduct sweeps. All countries close to the border of the Tang Dynasty will be swept away.  It's not easy. Now Anxi Cavalry recruits have a rule. After they complete all the training, they have to engage in real combat and killing. As for the target of the battle?  It is the surrounding countries and tribes. Because of this tough measure, semi-agricultural and semi-cultivating countries such as Tochara have moved hundreds of miles inland. The nomadic peoples outside Khotan and Suiye moved to the north and west.  The purpose of relocation was to avoid the invasion of the Tang army.

    Of course, there are more people from all over the world who have fled into Anxi. Anxi divides the people from various countries who enter Anxi into three classes. The third class is those who have just arrived. For these people, the Anxi Governor will arrange things for them according to their specialties and treat them as full-fledged people.  The evaluation will be conducted after one year, and those who have obtained excellence or above will be transferred to the second class. The second-class civilians will arrange land or livestock, part of which is for themselves. In the same year, those who have obtained excellence or above will be promoted to first-class civilians, and first-class civilians.  He is qualified to join the army. Once he is selected to become a soldier in Anxi, even if he becomes an auxiliary soldier, that is, an auxiliary soldier who does not leave his job and only undergoes military training for one year and three months, then he and his family will immediately  You will become a citizen. This is an innovative title in Anxi. It means that you can have your own fields and livestock. You only need to hand over 20% of your annual income, and the rest is your own. This is the foundation of Anxi, this kind of civilian  After at least two years of testing, it has been successfully integrated into Anxi's system.

    The last kind of civilians in Anxi are Xunmin. As the name suggests, Xunmin are the family members of soldiers or officers who have meritorious service in the military, or soldiers who died or were disabled in the war for Anxi. Their family members automatically become Xunmin, and the two generations of Xunmin are  There is a lot of land in it, which is tax-free, and no matter where you meet the officialsEven the generals in the army do not need to kneel down to salute. Basic officials such as village chiefs and Li Zheng are all elected from among the noble people. These people are of the same mind as Anxi and have passed the test.

    Li Zuoguo thought about how the reforms he had instigated over the past few years had borne fruitful fruits. The vast territory of Anxi was no longer what it was when he arrived. The population alone was about ten times that of the original four.  The number of soldiers in the town is only over 500,000. Now the population of Anxi has reached more than 6 million through various means. Now the population means the source of soldiers, means tax revenue, means war potential, and also means strength.

    Looking at Chu Tianshu and Duan Tianhe who were still talking, Li Zuoguo didn't listen to what they were talking about. He was a little absent-minded. Winter was coming, but now Qiuci was bustling. After the autumn harvest, Anxi had goods in hand.  Common people have to sell what they have in their hands. The two largest markets among the four towns in Anxi are in Shule and Qiuci. Therefore, many civilians used to work hard to sell their output in the largest markets.  Later, civilians discovered that they did not have to go far to the market to sell. There were specialized vendors who came to buy things. Although selling to vendors was a little cheaper than selling directly to the market, it was much more cost-effective when the travel expenses were included.  Therefore, after the people sell the things in their hands, they will go to the market to purchase new year's goods for the family.

    A soldier in armor suddenly ran into the hall quickly. Li Zuoguo knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists to report: "Guard, there is news from Yinying that there is a blood feather coming back from the east, and it is arranged for Li Hu  The chief steward, Peregrine Falcon, had an urgent letter with three blood stains on his body, so he sent it immediately without delay."

    After the soldier finished speaking, he took out a leather cylinder from his chest and held it up with both hands. Li Zuoguo wondered how Li Hu's Peregrine Falcon could deliver the message all the way back. Li Zuoguo's heart suddenly sank and he took the cylinder.  The cylinder was sealed with sealing mud, and there were three red seals on the mouth. After Li Zuoguo checked the seal, he opened the mail cylinder and took out a piece of paper as thin as a cicada's wings and read it.

    Chu Tianshu and Duan Tianhe didn't leave when they saw Li Zuoguo's letter. They knew it must be something important. As Li Zuoguo began to read the letter, his face became more and more gloomy. The murderous aura gradually emerged from Li Zuoguo's body, and he slowly read the letter.  After writing the letter, Li Zuoguo closed his eyes. After a moment, Li Zuoguo suddenly opened his eyes. His violent aura suddenly reached its peak. The two civil servants were almost frightened to the ground by Li Zuoguo's blow. Li Zuoguo closed his fists and raised them above his head, hitting the table in front of him.  The solid table made of fine rosewood burst into pieces with an explosion.

    Li Zuoguo stood up and shouted: "Li Longji, you are not a son of man if you don't avenge this!"
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