Chapter 198: Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, old people in the four generations

That night, the changes in Qinzhou were almost calculated based on time.

Murong Chunhua has been invisible in Qinzhou City these days, and in fact he is almost a staff officer around Zhang Mai. As the situation worsens, he always pays close attention to military changes and almost suffers from insomnia, but Zhang Mai suddenly falls asleep.

Since the Khitan approached the Horse Highlands, Zhang Mai has always been sleeping lightly and easily awake, and has never slept so deeply. Now the crisis in the Horse Highlands has not been resolved. The threat from Liu Zhiyuan in the East is still there, but there is another elbow and armpit problem behind Qinzhou. Zhang Mai has fallen asleep at this time. This is abnormal, which makes Murong Chunhua feel very strange.

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An army crossed the river and attacked. The Tiance Army hid this matter very closely, but the fire broke out in the west after all, everyone saw it, but the people just saw it, and they didn't know what was going on.

In Qinzhou City, some people thought that something was strange. This person was Yang Guangyuan, the governor of Xiongwu. Yang Guangyuan was bald and one-armed. He was ugly and known as "Yang Tuzi", but he was also a famous general in the Central Plains. At that time, Li Congke relied heavily on him. Shi Jingtang made Li Congke's rebellion and joined forces with the Khitan to go down from the north. Yang Guangyuan saw that it was difficult to resist and surrender. Shi Jingtang's ability to enter Luoyang smoothly was not unrelated to Yang Guangyuan's betrayal.

Therefore, after Shi Jingtang entered Luo, he attached great importance to Yang Guangyuan. Yang Guangyuan knew that although Shi Jingtang rebelled, he liked loyal and righteous people, so he often acted depressed despite his wealth. Shi Jingtang suspected that he was greedy and wanted to be the emperor, so he secretly sent someone to test it. However, Yang Guangyuan sighed and said, "It is not a shortcoming for me to be a general or a prime minister, but because Zhang Sheng died, he was not as good as me, and I felt guilty, so I was not happy."

Zhang Shengtie is Zhang Jingda. What this means is that I wish I could be loyal and loyal as a minister like Zhang Jingda. Although I am rich now, it is not what I wish. Shi Jingtang was even happier after hearing this and relied more on Yang Guangyuan. He also let Yang Guangyuan’s third son Yang Chengzuo be his son-in-law and the two families marry.

Because Tiance had a great threat, Shi Jingtang ordered Yang Guangyuan to guard the northwest, hoping that he could do his part in resisting Tiance. Unexpectedly, when the Red Satin Blood Spear arrived at the city of Qinzhou, Yang Guangyuan actually opened the city to surrender, which almost made Shi Jingtang vomit blood.

Among the surrendered vassal states in the western Qin Dynasty, his position was the highest, and Fengxiang Jiedushi An Shenqi was also his old subordinate. In order to appease the people, Zhang Mai did not move him, and he often went in and out with him, working and resting together to appease the generals in the western Qin Dynasty.

That night, flames suddenly surged into the sky from the west of Qinzhou. Yang Guangyuan was very surprised and secretly discussed with his two sons Yang Chengxun. Yang Chengxin thought something must have happened to the west of Qinzhou. When Yang Chengxun saw his father's expression, he knew that he was shaken again and said, "Dad, the Tian Ce army was as powerful as a rainbow, and the Red Satin Blood Spear suddenly forced him to the city of Qinzhou. We surrendered him in a hurry. As for the situation of the Ce army today, it seems that it is a bit bad. But we betrayed Li Congke first and then Shi Jingtang again. Even if we want to turn back, we are afraid there is no way out. Although my brother is the prince consort, his life and death are still unknown."

Yang Guangyuan hesitated and Yang Chengxin said: "Uncle An is also in the city now, so why not invite him to ask what?"

It turned out that Shi Jingtang was deployed to defend the northwest, Liu Zhiyuan was used to defend Chang'an, Yang Guangyuan was used to defend Xiongwu, and An Shenqi was used to defend Fengxiang. These three were also chosen for a while. Shi Jin dominated the Central Plains and won the figures of the Central Plains. The famous generals in his army were far stronger than Meng Shu. Otherwise, how could the Central Plains compete with the Khitan for many years? In order to deal with Tiance's army, Shi Jingtang immediately appointed three important generals. His attention to the northwest can be seen, but he did not expect that Yang and An were both rebelling so quickly.

Later, Guo Wei deployed defense in Fengxiang, and his military affairs became more and more frequent, and he was rigorous. At this moment, several Qinxi generals recommended by An Shenqi led the way in Qinggang Gorge. Fangqu Town was defeated and surrendered to the enemy. Zhang Mai summoned An Shenqi to Qinzhou for questioning, but he never let him go, so An Shenqi was also in the city.

Yang Guangyuan and An Shenqi had a good relationship, and the two surrendered to Tiance one after another, and their interests were intertwined. They had already had a tacit understanding of each other in secret. After hearing his son say this, he said, "Okay, but be careful."

Yang Chengxin secretly invited An Shenqi to come. Yang Guangyuan talked about the fire in the west. An Shenqi said: "I have heard of this incident, the fire is coming violently, and there are many abnormal movements in the city before and after. I expect there will be any changes in the west!"

Yang Guangyuan said: "You see, Meng Shu will cross the river."

"It's hard to say," An Shenqi said: "It may also be that the Khitan has already broken through the Huanma Highland and headed south."

Although they were Liu Zhiyuan's old friends, they did not expect that Liu Zhiyuan would dare to take this risk.

Yang Guangyuan said: "If this is the case, brother, what are your plans?" He said this and his eyes flashed.

An Shenqi said: "Meng Chang won't be able to defeat things! Even if the Shu army crosses the river, there will be no major danger. But if the Khitan cavalry came to the vicinity, Tiance would be in danger!"

Yang Guangyuan said: "If it was Meng Chang, we wouldn't have to pay attention to him. What if it was Khitan?"

An Shenqi said: "The Khitan is a thief from the foreign tribe! It doesn't matter if we rebel in the Central Plains. If we vote for the Khitan, it will be stigmatized!"

Yang Guang snorted softly at the far nostrils, speechless for a moment.

Yang Chengxun said: "Uncle, if the Khitan really fights near, the Tiance army will be wiped out this time! We are newly surrendered generals, and Marshal Zhang doesn't trust us, so he just transferred you to Qinzhou a few days ago? In fact, that's a disguised cut off your military power. If they treat us like this, if Tiance's ship really must sink, we don't need to follow him to bury it!"

An Shenqi said, "Otherwise, I heard that the Tiance Army has a great political reputation in the Gansu-Long area, and the people of Lianglan all have the intention of living and dying with Marshal Zhang. If so, even if he suffered a great defeat in Qinxi this time, Marshal Zhang may not have no chance of turning the tables. This is called 'those who are both desire win'!"

Yang Guangyuan sneered: "Will the people live and die with Zhang Tiance? It's just a matter of hearing."

"I think it's true." An Shenqi said: "If you don't say anything else, just talk about the Xiongwu, Fengxiang towns. It took Marshal Zhang, who had already won the hearts of the people after entering. If he could govern Qinxi like this, the political reputation of Lianglan must be true."

Yang Chengxin said: "He is buying people's hearts."

An Shenqi said: "Even if he is buying people's hearts, why don't he see Li Congke? Shi Jingtang and others can also buy people's hearts? If Li Congke and Shi Jingtang and others can also buy people's hearts like this. Not to mention that more than ten states in the west of Qin would rebel, I dare say that they would have unified the world long ago, and they were still the Khitan turn. Tiance is here to compete for the world?"

It turns out that although Yang Guangyuan and An Shenqi were both famous generals in Shi Jin, they were quite different. Yang Guangyuan was good at attracting favors, while An Shenqi was able to help the military and civilians. Although he was not in Fengxiang for a long time, he could manage the military and civilians strictly without being cruel, and was powerful without being violent, and managed Fengxiang Mansion quite well. This also reduced a lot of internal pressure after Guo Wei entered smoothly. Therefore, Zhang Mai's attitude towards Yang and An also had subtle differences: he was a high-profile envelopment for Yang Guangyuan, but he valued his influence; he had the intention of trial for An Shenqi - that was to value his character. Yang and An also had subtle differences in attitude towards Zhang Mai.

Yang Guangyuan said: "From my brother's opinion, whether it is successful or not, we have to climb the big ship of Tiance, regardless of success or failure?"

An Shenqi said: "Marson Zhang has the deaths of the military and civilians. Even if the situation here is not good, it is really a collapse in the west. If he defends Liangzhou, even if he is no longer able to compete for the Central Plains, he can still stay in a corner. We will have a place to follow him. But if we surrender to Khitan or Mengshu, we will probably not have a good end in the future. As for Shi Jingtang... he now wants to eat the flesh of me and sleep with me."

"That may not be." Yang Chengxun said: "After the rebellion, we have never heard of Luoyang's third brother being executed. Perhaps there is still a line left in Luoyang."

An Shenqi just shook his head, and as several people spoke, their meaning became more and more distant. An Shenqi said, "It's better to understand the fire in the west first. It may be just as the military said, it's just a fire. In fact, there is nothing big, so we'll just argue."

Yang Guangyuan said: "How to explore?"

An Shenqi said: "I went to see Marshal Zhang with my elder brother, and I said that when I heard that the northwest was in a fire, I was afraid that there would be a rebellion, so we volunteered to leave the city. If Marshal Zhang allowed it, then it would be no big deal. If Marshal Zhang refused or hesitated, then something big would happen."

Yang Guangyuan pondered and said, "Brother, you go first, I'll come later."

An Shenqi agreed, and came to see Zhang Mai before dawn. At this time, Zhang Mai was sleeping soundly, and Ma Xiaochun blocked his way and said, "You don't have to bother the marshal such a trivial matter." Then he suggested that An Shenqi ask the official in charge of Qinzhou's defense.

An Shenqi went to find An Shoushen - Unexpectedly, An Shoushen had already patrolled the Weihe River, and Qinzhou defense was handed over to Ma Jirong. At this time, Yang Guangyuan came and left when he heard about this. An Shenqi called him, and Yang Guangyuan sneered in a low voice: "What else is there to ask? Something must be something wrong!" Then he escaped and left.

At this time, the sky was already dawn, and An Shenqi thought to himself: "Do you really want to rebel again? Although since the demise of the former Tang Dynasty, all the people in the world have not taken loyalty seriously, I first rebel Li Congke and then Shi Jingtang. If I rebel again now, it would be worse than those of the three surnames of Lu Bu. What future will there be in the future?"

After thinking about it repeatedly, he finally bumped into Zhang Mai's door again and shouted to see Zhang Mai. Ma Xiaochun couldn't stop him and rushed to call the guard. Zhang Mai heard it inside the house, woke up and pressed the knife and shouted, "What's the matter?"

An Shenqi shouted: "Marson! An Shenqi has something important to ask for a meeting!"

The room was quiet before I heard Zhang Mai say, "Come in."

An Shenqi broke into the house and asked directly: "Marson, was the fire in the west ranch released by the Khitan? Or the Shu people?"

Zhang Mai was slightly shocked, then smiled and said, "Your news is fast."

"It's not that I'm getting a lot of news, it's that the fire is too big! Who didn't see me in Qinzhou City? I'm afraid that someone will see me in the south of the Wei River!"

Seeing that he could not hide it, Zhang Mai smiled faintly and said, "It's not Khitan, it's the Shu army. Tonight they attacked crossing the river, and our army was a little defeat." As he said, he briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter. An Shenqi had been in the army for a long time, and he knew that the sneak attack on crossing the Wei River this night was written by a famous general. He was surprised and said, "There are such heroes among the Shu people? Hey! Fortunately, these people were just here."

Zhang Mai said: "Although there are few people, they are elite."

An Shenqi said: "Is that the fruit left by Meng Zhixiang?"

"I don't know." Zhang Mai said: "You have been in the Central Plains for a long time and have guarded Fengxiang and have had a handover with the Shu army. Do you know that among them, there is a general named Liu. He has a vanguard. Is he the surname Wang?"

An Shenqi said: "Liu? King... I haven't heard of it. But no matter who it is, this army horse is a thorn on our backs and iron nails in our eyes! It's not easy to remove it! From last night to now, why haven't the Yingyang Army been dispatched? Even the Longxiang Iron Armor Army, as long as it is transferred all the way, even the six thousand people are all the Khitan's confidant."

Zhang Mai was silent for a moment, and did not answer, but said, "I have my own plans for this matter, you can go out."

An Shenqi's eyes flashed and he suddenly said, "Marson, there are not many elite soldiers in Qinzhou City... Actually, there are not many elite soldiers?"

Zhang Mai was shocked and raised the knife and shouted, "What are you talking about?" The knife was unknowingly placed on An Shenqi's neck!

When An Shenqi saw Zhang Mai's reaction, he was not afraid, but smiled and said, "Looking at the marshal, I asked me to guess correctly! Inside and outside Qinzhou, it is indeed empty! Otherwise, how could he allow those thousands of people to be arrogant? The marshal would not lose his composure because of my reveal."

Zhang Mai thought that he was so nervous, but he really lost his composure. Zhang Mai's heartstrings had already been very experienced at this time, but this matter was the biggest secret in his heart. It was not just this victory or defeat, but it was simply related to China's century-old national destiny! In Qinzhou City, Murong Chunhua knew more clearly, and even Ma Jirong, An Shoushen and others didn't know everything, so they were suddenly exposed to their faces and couldn't help but be at a loss.

This loss of composure was only a moment ago. Zhang Mai quickly regained his calmness, took back his sword, snorted, and said, "With me here, there will be no trouble in Qinzhou."

An Shenqi said: "So who will the marshal plan to send to fight?"

Zhang Mai said: "I have a way to break him if I have only five or six thousand people!"

An Shenqi said: "The Marshal will not plan to defeat the enemy in person, right? Although, with the Marshal's divine power, if he leads his personal guards to fight, he will naturally be able to defeat the enemy as if he is attacked by only five or six thousand people, and the Marshal is forced to fight in person. What will happen to the Qinxi military and civilians? The sneak attacker is willing to take such a dangerous situation, I am afraid it's just for this!"

Zhang Mai was unconsciously frightened! He thought to himself: "The good and bad are uncertain around the land, and Guo Wei's victory or defeat is still undecided. At this time, if the morale of more than ten states in the west of Qin is shaken, it will probably affect the morale of the north and east. If the battle situation is dragged down, then... Even if Ayi succeeds, it will only be a situation of victory and defeat! We are still passive!"

He also thought: "I use the strongest force to deal with the Khitan and the Central Plains, and regard the Shu people as nothing! Unexpectedly, I miscalculated it! There are capable people everywhere in the country, and the general who was attacking Shu Kingdom is also a genius. He was afraid that he had seen through this point, so he took the risk of crossing the Wei River!"

I feel troubled, because there is only one person in the house, so I no longer hide it too much and I can't help but worry.

An Shenqi said: "It seems that the marshal is really in trouble."

Zhang Mai said: "It takes time for the large army to be mobilized. The Shu army lost the opportunity to cross the Wei River last night. I have strengthened patrols in the Wei River. It is impossible for the south to approach the army! But there is no good way to clear the five or six thousand people in the west."

When An Shenqi heard this, he sneered: "Prime Minister of Guandong, General Guanxi! Since the Marshal has obtained more than ten states in the western Qin Dynasty, he has collected tens of thousands of strong soldiers but has been stationed inside and outside Qinzhou, but he has to worry about only five or six thousand people! This matter is not only funny, but also makes the soldiers of Xingui feel disheartened!"

Zhang Mai said lightly: "It's not that you don't need it, it's because you have used it. I know they are useless!"

An Shenqi said: "Is the marshal's opinion that it is because of the defeat of Yanzhou, Luguan, Qinggangxia and Fangqu Town?"

After hearing this, Zhang Mai said angrily: "You are so embarrassed to mention this to me! Yanzhou, Luguan, Qinggangxia, and Fangqu Town are soldiers everywhere, but the people you recommended! I didn't expect them to repel the Khitan at the beginning, but I just saw you recommending them, thinking that it would be possible to delay at least for a while, but when I met the Khitan, it would be vulnerable! If they could delay for a long time, or even defend without fighting, the Khitan could not move south calmly like a tide, Xi Sheng would not be so difficult now! Such soldiers, let alone tens of thousands, are useless even if there are hundreds of thousands!" Thinking of the uncertain life and death of the brothers on the horse-loving land, they became even more worried.

An Shenqi was blamed by Zhang Mai, feeling guilty, but thought to himself: "Now I retreat, there is only an offense! Since I have broken this big secret, if I don't fight for trust, I will either be silenced or be placed under house arrest! A real man would rather die than retreat at the critical moment of life and death!"

The courage was raised and said, "The soldiers and generals of the four passes in the north are indeed unsuccessful. An Shenqi is not responsible for this matter. But is the marshal completely unresponsible? The soldiers and generals of the four passes are the second group of people elected by the last general, not the best candidates, and the candidates elected by the last general in the first round were denied by the marshal. The last general said that the reason why the marshal did not choose the first round soldiers and generals at that time was not because these people were not brave in fighting, but because these people were too rebellious and had just surrendered, so he dared not trust them, for fear that these people would rebel! And would rather choose a group of better control. Since this is the case, the defeat of the four passes and finding the roots is the responsibility of the marshal!"

Since Zhang Mai's actions have become more and more self-centered. When his eyebrows move, even the princes and generals will kneel in panic and tremble. There are still a few people around him who dare to touch his reverse scale? At this time, An Shenqi asked in person, and his face darkened. Seeing this, An Shenqi hurriedly said, "Although the Marshal had a lasting hardship at that time. Because the states in the west of Qin had just surrendered, it was natural for the Marshal to keep the unruly people around him to train. At the beginning, but now after the marshal's kindness and power, many generals and soldiers who surrendered in Qin Xi had actually returned to their hearts. Since this is the case, why not take advantage of the situation to use these people?"

Zhang Mai said: "The words make some sense, but now that I'm in a hurry, how can I take risks? No one inside or outside Qinzhou has any unfair intentions! You want me to use the generals of Qin Western soldiers, but if these people turn against each other, then my entire army will be dead without a place to die!"

An Shenqi said, "It is because the fire is burning, so we should use danger! Marshal, when you were in the Valley of Dingxia, in Talas, Shule, Kucha, and Shazhou, you also used the Hu people in the Western Regions who had been surrendered for a short time? Not to mention anything else, when Na Shule broke through, the Marshal activated General Xue Fu - those people were later teams of the Sweat-blooded Cavalry regiment?"

Zhang Mai shook his head and smiled, "How can Xue Fu's loyalty and courage be comparable to the Qin Western soldiers?"

An Shenqi said: "General Xue Fu is known as the descendant of the Tang Dynasty princess. In fact, his bloodline is far away, and his appearance and words are closer to Hu! As for the soldiers and generals under him, they are naturally Tang Yan Chinese now, but ask the Marshal: When they were in Shule, were these people more like Hu people or Han people?"

Zhang Mai pondered for a moment. An Shenqi said again: "Marcel Marshal, you still had such a mind about the Hu people when you were in the Western Regions. Now you have come to Chang'an. In this place of Longxing in the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, you are so suspicious about your compatriots and tribes. Marshal, why are you so unconfident in the Qinxi military and civilians? Is it in your mind that you no longer think you are a Chinese? You have regarded the Central Plains military and civilians as outsiders? If so, then the suspicion of the Central Plains scholars' "The old Anxi species has long been transformed outside the territory" is not groundless!"

Zhang Mai felt panic when he said this. He wanted to shout An Shenqi angrily, but then he thought about it, An Shenqi's blame was not unreasonable!

Since ancient times, the estrangement and integration of ethnic groups have never been unilateral. If both sides suspect each other, the same clan will be divided. If both sides are blindly dating each other, the alien clan can be united! Zhang Mai thought that during this period, he did not fully relax his mind against the generals of Qin Xi. He always felt that they had a different intention after they had just returned. Since they could not trust them, how could they trust themselves?

He thought to himself: "Not only the more than ten states in the west of Qin, but even for Zhang Xichong, I have no thoughts about both internal and external things. Because I actually did not treat Shuofang as my own people, I had the idea of ​​appease them. Why should I appease them? I am afraid that they will betray them! Why are I afraid that they will betray them? In fact, I still don't regard them as my own people! Like Xue Fu, Yang Yi and the others, even if I disrupt their military and general organization, how could I worry that they would blame me for this? In this way, it is not only the loss of the four passes, but the loss of defense in the Yellow River is also my responsibility! I have not been able to use the power left by Zhang Xichong, so I can easily cross the Yellow River! I have not used the power of the states in the west of Qin, so these more than ten state border troops cannot be my help, but I have to spend a lot of effort to guard against them!"

He thought of this, and saw that An Shenqi was still looking at him, suddenly threw the knife away, and got out of bed and said, "The general is blamed! Zhang Mai has been taught!" He said and knelt down.

An Shenqi was so scared that he knelt down and said, "I dare not act like this!"

Zhang Mai said: "I am not kneeling on you, I am the Qin general whom I am guilty of kneeling on my face!"

An Shenqi actually gave up his sincerity just now, but he didn't expect Zhang Mai to regret so much. He thought to himself: "No wonder he could sweep thousands of miles! When he realized that he had done something, he would kneel down to me, a surrendered general. Such a courage, no Li Congke or Shi Jingtang could have!"

A sense of knowing the encounter surged, and he didn't feel the heat in his chest, and he paused and said, "The Marshal is so serious. In fact, when he first surrendered, we were not all unscrupulous. The Marshal's handling was not wrong. But after these days of being kind to the Marshal, the military and civilians in Qin have indeed returned to their hearts! I hope the Marshal will not doubt it! Although there is a crisis this time, it happened to take advantage of this crisis to show our skills and make the heroes of Qin Xi have a place to use their skills!"

Zhang Mai said: "Is General An willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty and defeat the enemy for my Tang Dynasty?"

An Shenqi said: "If the Marshal can trust him, he will die without hesitation!"

Zhang Mai was overjoyed and pulled An Shenqi to stand up and said, "I sent troops this time to drive away the barbarians and set the country! You are right. This is the place where the four generations of the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties are prosperous. I believe that the men in Qin must have passionate people and will be able to defeat the enemy with me!"

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Note: Some book friends said that Yizhou was not found. I used the Tang section of the Tan Qixiang map collection after the Five Dynasties. Referring to the Later Jin section, this map is quite different from the Five Dynasties "Liang Jin Qilu and other towns", and there is Yizhou in it.

Since ancient times, the policies of ethnic differences have been mostly poisons, and the toxicity of the "ethnic-ethnic preferential treatment" policy may not be weaker than the "ethnic-ethnic oppression"! Since I am outside others, people are also outside others. Those who hate meat and chaotic countries do not know this truth!
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