On February 18th of the 14th year of Tianbao, An Lushan, the governor of the three towns of Hedong in Fanyang, raised an army to rebel against the Tang Dynasty.

The three towns had 150,000 soldiers and horses, together with the Xi tribe and other foreign tribes such as the Khitan, totaling 200,000. The rebels quickly moved south and first launched troops in Taiyuan.

Taiyuan is the residence of the Hedong Jiedushi and is An Lushan’s own territory. However, An Lushan’s Hedong Jiedushi was granted ten years of Tianbao. The hearts of the officials and generals of the Hedong Jiedushi have not been completely subdued, and many officials and generals are still loyal to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

After An Lushan's troops arrived in Taiyuan, they cleaned up and slaughtered a large number of officials and generals, and replaced them with people they trusted. Some officials loyal to the Tang Dynasty saw the rebels' murderous aura, so many officials had to choose to surrender and become members of the rebels.

At this point, An Lushan completely integrated the 200,000 troops from the three towns and the alien race, and completely controlled them in his hands.

Next, the rebels continued to move south and headed towards the Yellow River Ferry, with the troops heading straight to Chenliu County.

While An Lushan and Fan Yang raised their troops, the court's eyes, who were still in Fanyang City, who had not yet been discovered, left the city one after another, rode a fast horse and rushed to Chang'an like lightning, and reported to the court.

The world has come.

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Chang'an City.

After a few days of rest at home, Gu Qing finally stopped like a salted fish. He went to the military headquarters early in the morning and took the seal and official robe of the General of the Right Guard.

Still wearing the Mingguang armor given to him by Princess Wanchun, Gu Qing was wearing a dress. He led Han Jie and other personal guards back from the leave to recognize the door. At the welcome of a group of generals, generals, officers and officials such as Si Cao, Gu Qing met with everyone, got to know each other, and then decided to go to the palace to inspect the situation of the soldiers guarding the palace.

Walking on the way into the palace, Han Jie whispered: "Marty, it seems something is wrong recently..."

"What's wrong?"

"I will go out of the city and go home to visit my parents and wives and concubines. I heard that there are several merchants in the village who have not returned for a long time. They originally went to the north to sell fur cloth. They should have come back two months ago, but there has been no news yet. The merchant's family sent a group of people to the north to inquire, but they still haven't heard of it..."

"What do you think is wrong?"

"I'll be careful. After returning to Chang'an yesterday, I went to Dongcheng City and asked some merchants doing business in the East City. I heard from those merchants that many merchants who went to the north had passed their return date and had no news. It seemed that the merchants who went to the north had disappeared for no reason. Marquis, this is very wrong."

Gu Qing paused and said slowly: "Most of them have suffered, maybe some of them are lucky enough to come back alive..."

Han Jie was shocked: "Marquis means..."

Gu Qing said in a deep voice: "It should be An Lushan's soldiers from the three towns. Since even the merchants dare to openly rob, he must have no scruples and is ready to raise an army. Now that we are talking, they may have already raised an army, but the news has not reached Chang'an yet."

Han Jie was stunned for a while and said anxiously: "Mr. Marquis, we must find a way to go back to Anxi!"

Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "There is no way, I can only wait until the news of An Lushan's rebellion reaches Chang'an, and then look at Your Majesty's decision. Before that, I cannot express my rush to return to Anxi, otherwise Your Majesty will never let me go back."

After a pause, Gu Qing said again: "If you and your brothers' families settled outside Chang'an City, let them leave immediately and go south. It is best to go to Shuzhong, where they are safe."

Han Jie was surprised and said, "Can the dog thief An Lushan really break into Chang'an City?"

"Yes, don't be lucky, otherwise it will lead to lifelong regret. Wherever the rebels pass, there will be no grass to live. Don't bet on the rebels' mercy with the lives of their parents, wives and children."

Han Jie focused on it: "Yes, I will arrange for my brothers to go home and clean up and move their families out of Chang'an."

Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Next, it's time for me to live a life of salted fish that I'll be waiting to die to be a rich marquis. I'll just patrol the palace and go back to sleep."

Han Jie nodded in understanding.

This time, the Marquis was in a state of justice, and he could not show any attempt to improve. Only the lazy and lazy look could dispel the suspicion of the emperor.

Gu Qing took two steps and stopped again and asked, "By the way, which brothel in Chang'an City is the most beautiful and famous?"

Han Jie said in surprise: "Mr. Marquis wants..."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I can make some romantic scandals, spend a lot of money, and snatch the courtesans from time to time. Anyway, I want to establish a character in recent times. What about the romantic and powerful tyrants? Also, let Hao Donglai's gossip report also promote my romantic affairs. Well, let everyone in Chang'an know that the former Anxi Jiedushi was an apprentice who was addicted to the sensuality after returning to Chang'an. The more you have a bad reputation, the better."

Han Jie looked at him strangely and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Marquis think twice, there are many ways. Why should Marquis ruin his reputation... Besides, if the two ladies of the Zhang family know about it, I'm afraid the Marquis will not be able to be kind."

Gu Qing's face stagnated, and he gritted his teeth and murmured with hatred: "If you don't marry me, it won't solve my problem of boys. You're simply occupying the pit and not stool, even if you use your hands..."

After calming down, Gu Qing said with fearless expression: "It's okay, isn't it normal for men to visit brothels? I've always grasped this thing tightly."

Han Jie looked at him sympathetically and whispered: "If the Marquis insists, the general will have to obey. If the brothels in Chang'an City are mostly concentrated in Pingkangfang, as for which one is better, although the general is familiar, it is not as familiar as Wang Gui, a dog-like thing. This product is a regular customer of the brothel... Wang Gui!"

In the crowd of personal guards behind him, Wang Gui, the dog thing flashed out with a rippling smile on his face: "Mr. Marquis, the villain doesn't have much money, and he often goes to some secret prostitutes who are half-closed. However, there is a stunning lady in Pingkangfang, but the villain can know it as much as possible..."

"Turn your face and speak, don't let me see you as a thief and a prostitute."

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Kucha City.

Although it was already spring, the desert was still cold. The dry cold wind whistled past the desolate desert, rolling up a gust of wind and sand, gradually spreading, covering the entire city.

The Anxi Army camp outside the city was also covered with wind and sand. It was yellow in the early morning and the soldiers could not open their eyes, but the rapid drum sound was still ringing at a fixed time every day.

This is the sound of drums in practice, and the iron rule set by Gu Qing when he was there, and no matter how bad the weather is, it is not allowed to stop.

However, today's Anxi soldiers were lying lazily in the tent, leaving the drums getting louder and faster, and the soldiers still did not move.

Pei Zhounan walked out of the coach's tent, dressed in his official uniform and looked majestic. He turned his head to look at the soldiers beating drums beside the coach's tent, and then looked at the empty school ground in front of him. Pei Zhounan's brows frowned deeply.

Behind him were several generals, Chang Zhong, Li Siye, Chen Tian and others.

Seeing that no one of the soldiers left the camp, Pei Zhounan asked in a deep voice: "The drums are about to finish, why don't the soldiers leave the camp to practice? Isn't this your rule?"

Chang Zhong bowed and said, "Report to Pei Jieshuai, when Mr. Gu was there, daily practice was an unstoppable rule, but now the soldiers are no longer intrigued by training..."

Pei Zhounan said coldly: "Why?"

Li Siye said coldly, "In the past, Marquis Gu rewarded everyone every day. The top ten rewarded 100 cents, the top ten rewarded 50 cents, and the top twenty people ate meat to feed. The soldiers were rewarded for the reward. Only then did everyone practice hard. Now Pei Jieshuai is the leader of Anxi. The soldiers practiced for many days, but they did not receive a reward of 10 cents. Where did everyone get the energy to practice?"

Anger suddenly appeared in Pei Zhounan's chest. However, looking at the group of wolves and tigers in front of him, Pei Zhounan was a little afraid and had to suppress his anger.

"Daily practice is acceptable. We are strongly accompanies the emperor and the country. However, it is not advisable to reward every day. You guard the borders for the country and patrol the borders for the emperor. You are loyal to the loyalty. If the soldiers only value rewards and do not know their loyalty, what will the Anxi Army become in the future? Will a group of snobbish troops who are profit-oriented and seeking snobbish troops? If the court is in danger, how can you mobilize you?"

Chen Tian said coldly: "Pei Jieshuai, the soldiers just want to earn more money from Anxi. You keep saying "loyalty". No matter how loyal the people are, they have to support them. If there is no reward to tempt them, who would be willing to practice hard on the school ground every day?"

Liu Hongbo had the least sense of existence, but he also said softly as if he was talking to himself: "When Mr. Gu was there, he was very generous. He not only gave rewards every day, but also sent sheep to the soldiers of the army to improve their food every now and then, and did not hesitate to hundreds or thousands of sheep. Alas..."

The following general mentioned Gu Qing in and out of the way, and Pei Zhounan was furious.

Since Gu Qing left, Pei Zhounan temporarily took over the position of Anxi Jiedushi. Although it was temporary, His Majesty would send a military general to replace him sooner or later, he breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Gu Qing was gone, and the Anxi army could finally rectify and govern according to his own ideas.

So Pei Zhounan disbanded nearly a thousand law enforcement teams brought from Chang'an and sent to various battalions and gangs. These law enforcement teams were from the Chang'an Jinwu Guards with a strong roots. After being sentencing, they emphasized the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and the country to the soldiers every day.

Pei Zhounan vaguely noticed that the soldiers of the Anxi Army were under Gu Qing's influence, and there were some bad signs.

Especially when practicing the money reward system, it seems that there is no big problem and can mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers to practice. However, over time, Pei Zhounan gradually realized that the temperament of the soldiers of the Anxi Army had changed.

Gu Qing used this method to improve the combat power of the army, but the disadvantage is that they only recognize the benefits now. What is loyal to the emperor and the country is false and useless, but the rewards and meat they practice every day are real things and can be fulfilled on the spot.

If this continues, how can such a profit-oriented army be used by the country?
Chapter completed!