Chapter 17 4. The undercurrent that is about to move

An Lushan's official career went smoothly, and he was often rewarded by Xuanzong's extravagance and extraordinary rewards, but he was not satisfied, and instead asked to serve as the governor of Hedong.In order to meet An Lushan's request, Xuanzong specially appointed Han Xiumin, the former Jiedu envoy of Hedong, as General Zuo Yulin, and asked An Lushan to concurrently serve as the envoy of Hedong in his place.So far, An Lushan has served as the three Jiedu envoys of Pinglu, Fanyang, and Hedong all at once, and has become a big official in the frontier who supports the separatist side.He led more than 200,000 soldiers, accounting for nearly half of the total number of town soldiers in the country.

The favor of Anlu Mountain made some officials in the court who wanted to continue to climb up also flatter them.Ji Wen, who is a doctor, tried his best to please An Lushan, and tried every means to sworn brotherhood with him.Ji Wen originally entered the official career by flattering Li Linfu, but at this time he thought that Li Linfu was old and sick and could not be attached for a long time, so he secretly made friends with An Lushan.An Lushan was also willing to make Ji Wen his confidant, and often praised Ji Wen for his talents by meeting Xuanzong.Therefore, when An Lushan was also in charge of the Jiedu envoy of Hedong and asked Ji Wen to serve as the deputy envoy and Zhiliu to manage the affairs of Jiedu Mansion in Hedong, Xuanzong immediately agreed.Ji Wen also recommended Zhang Tongru, the director of Dali Temple, to serve as a judge to assist him in the council.In this way, An Lushan began to make friends with his confidants and strengthen his own strength.

At that time, even Yang Guozhong, who served as Yushi Zhongcheng, often supported and guided him when he went up and down the hall on Anlu Mountain, intending to please him.This made An Lushan a little carried away, but there was another person in the court who made An Lushan restless-this was Li Linfu.Liu Luogu, An Lushan's confidant general stationed in Chang'an, often went to check on Li Linfu's words.If Liu Luogu told Li Linfu that he had said good things about An Lushan, An Lushan would definitely be elated.Conversely, if Liu Luogu said that Li Linfu had said it and asked Dr. An to restrain himself, An Lushan would put his hands on the bed and sigh and say, "Oh, my life is over! My life is over!"

Seeing such a situation, some ambitious advisers and generals around An Lushan wanted to bet on An Lushan.They persuaded An Lushan to say: "Now you are serving as the Jiedu envoy of the three towns. You have many soldiers and generals, and you are punished and rewarded by yourself. Why do you still have to be controlled by Li Linfu? Our analysis of the map and prophecies shows that You are the emperor of Tang Dynasty. Please don't violate the destiny!" At this time, An Lushan had already served as the Jiedushi of the three towns, and became a prominent figure in the Northern Kingdom. "Rewards and punishments have come out, and they are becoming more and more arrogant." It is also seen that "the military equipment has fallen, and there is a heart to lighten China" inside and outside the Tang Dynasty.However, An Lushan is still very grateful to Xuanzong at this moment. After all, he has risen to the top of the sky and become an extremely human minister, all thanks to the favor of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.It's just that he was worried that Xuanzong was old, and if there was any change, the prince would ascend the throne in the future. In order to please Xuanzong, he had seen that the prince did not bow down, so he was very suspicious, so he was very afraid, so he began to prepare for himself. Build Xiongwu City.On the surface, it means resisting the enemy, but secretly stores a large number of weapons.

Anlu Mountain raised more than 8,000 people from Tong Luo and the surrendered Xi and Khitan Yeluohe as confidantes. They are called "Yeluohe", which means "strong man" in Hu.There are also more than 100 people who have been taught bows and arrows by family children, and they have been rewarded and trusted with generous supplies, so that they are grateful, dedicated to loyalty, brave and good at fighting, and one can be worth a hundred.He raised tens of thousands of war horses and more than 50,000 cattle and sheep. In the camp of An Lushan, there are indeed many talented Han literati and generals.Zhang Tongru, the main counselor of Anlu Mountain, is a descendant of the famous supervisor Zhang Wansui during the Zhenguan period. He was forced to take refuge in Anlu Mountain because he was squeezed out by the Tang court.General Tian Chengsi was originally Lulong's junior school, but he managed the army well.On a snowy day, An Lushan inspected all the troops and went to Tian Chengsi's camp. There was no one there.An Lushan was greatly surprised, and Tian Chengsi was highly regarded by An Lushan.Generals Sun Xiaozhe, Shi Siming, An Shouzhong, Li Guiren, Cai Xide, Niu Tingjie, Xiang Runrong, Li Tingwang, Cui Qianyou, Yin Ziqi, He Qiannian, Wu Lingxun, Neng Yuanhao, Tian Chengsi, Tian Qianzhen, Ashina Cheng Qing and other generals are all battle-tested, brave and good at fighting, and they are not just for nothing.

An Lushan also deliberately recruited talents from all walks of life for his own use.For example, Gao Shang, whose real name is Buwei, and Fan Yang Wuqing, who is talented, once "traveled in Heshuo, poor and unfulfilled", often sighed: "Gao Buwei should die for a big event, how can he eat grass roots and live evil?" ("Zizhi Tongjian Volume 216") After he became An Lushan's senior staff, he worked hard to "go in and out of the bed", and was highly valued by An Lushan. According to "An Lushan Deeds", An Lushan's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty was mainly organized under the instigation of Gao Shang, Yan Zhuang and others.Because An Lushan is a warrior, he doesn't know a few big characters, he doesn't have much political vision, and his political energy is very limited.Later, specific matters such as the deployment of An Lushan's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty, the slogans, strategies, and timing of launching the rebellion were undoubtedly concocted by his civil and military advisers.

But at this time, although An Lushan was making great preparations for his own small calculations, he had no real plans to rebel, and his energy was mainly focused on dealing with foreign affairs.An Lushan was full of conspiracies and tricks, and he often lured Xi people and Khitan leaders to attend banquets, with dozens of people at every turn.But in advance, they poisoned the wine, poisoned these tribal leaders at the Hongmen Banquet, and then chopped off the heads of these people, put them in a box, and presented them to the court for victory.Although An Lushan's move was a bit cruel and not done by a real man, it was a way to save trouble and effort, and it could achieve twice the result with half the effort.Xuanzong was overjoyed when he heard about it, and more and more believed that Anlu Mountain was the Great Wall of the Tang border.

In order to maintain his military exploits, An Lushan presented captives, cattle and sheep, camels and horses, as well as rare birds and animals, jewelry and foreign objects to the imperial court every year in an endless stream.Tributes are paid almost every month, and the counties and counties passing by are tired of transshipment, which makes people's lives difficult. In the autumn of the tenth year of Tianbao (751), An Lushan sent troops to attack Khitan on a large scale, mobilizing more than 60,000 soldiers from the three towns, and using Xi cavalry as the vanguard.Unfortunately, when the army marched to Pinglu, there was a sudden heavy rain, and the bows and arrows and crossbows were soaked, slack and unable to be pulled apart.General He Side asked An Lushan for instructions: "The army has come from a long distance. It must be tired and exhausted, and its combat effectiveness is insufficient. It is better to suspend the army temporarily and open up a battle to threaten the enemy. Within three days, the enemy will definitely surrender." After hearing this, An Lushan Furious, he wanted to kill He Side to order the three armies, so He Side asked to serve the vanguard.It is said that He Side looked very similar to An Lushan. When the Khitan people saw He Side, they thought he was An Lushan, so they frantically embraced He Side, and He Side was instantly dismembered.

At this time, the 2,000 cavalry of the Xi tribe who served as the vanguard did not want to attack their relatives, so they all defected and joined forces with the Khitan soldiers and horses to attack Anlu Mountain in turn.An Lushan's saddle was shot, and his whip, bow and arrow were all lost, as were his hairpins and shoes, and he escaped with only 20 cavalrymen under his command.When going up the mountain, An Lushan fell into a mud pit because of his haste and panic.His son An Qingxu and the Ministry's general Sun Xiaozhe pulled him out with all their might.After running for dozens of miles, it was already dark, and the enemy cavalry stopped their pursuit.An Lushan defected to Pinglu City.Pinglu cavalry general Shi Dingfang led 3000 elite soldiers to rescue.Knowing that the reinforcements had arrived, the Khitan soldiers broke away from the siege, and An Lushan was able to escape.

In March of the eleventh year of Tianbao (752), An Lushan launched another 200,000 Fanxi cavalry to attack Khitan to avenge the shame of defeat last autumn.Emperor Xuanzong ordered Li Xianzhong, the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, to send troops to assist Lushan in the joint crusade against the Xi and Khitan people. Li Xianzhong is a Turkic, formerly known as Absi, and is the leader of the nine surnamed Hu people.In the early years of Kaiyuan, Albus was defeated by Mochuo and asked to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.In the first year of Tianbao, Absi went to the capital to meet him. Xuanzong treated him with courtesy and named him Li Xianzhong.Albus is handsome, talented and courageous, acting as the leader of the Fan people.He hated An Lushan's character and refused to associate with An Lushan. Anlushan therefore held a grudge and sent troops to ask the imperial court to appoint Absi as a general to attack Khitan together.After receiving the order to send troops this time, Abus did not dare to disobey the imperial order and refuse to send troops, but also feared that An Lushan would take the opportunity to assassinate him.Therefore, he decided to take the opportunity to lead his troops back to Mobei on the way to send troops.Don't want to, things don't come true.On his way back to Mobei with his people, Absi happened to meet Huihe soldiers.The Huihe people had known that Absi had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and thought that he had come to conquer under the order of the Tang Dynasty, so they fought fiercely with Absi's tribe without any explanation.Albus had no intention of fighting the enemy, and had no chance to explain.As a result, Albus was killed in the scuffle and his followers scattered.

However, An Lushan took a big advantage because of this, took advantage of the fishermen's profit, and took in the fleeing Absi tribe, and his army was able to grow.Since then, the elite soldiers of Anlu Mountain have been invincible in the world.In addition, An Lushan also mobilized ethnic minority businessmen in his jurisdiction to engage in trading activities across the country, took the opportunity to collect a large number of rare treasures, and gathered tens of thousands of military supplies such as knives, guns, swords, and halberds. Xuanzong never refused An Lushan's request for money, food, and soldiers.In the eyes of Emperor Xuanzong, only by trying his best to meet An Lushan's request can he be firmly wrapped around him.Later generations always say that An Lushan is a rebellious minister. Who gave the rebellious minister the power?In the eyes of employing people, Xuanzong in his later years was quite stupid.However, An Lushan is a cunning and shrewd fox, coupled with a group of ambitious politicians around him, the emperor's kindness can only make him full-fledged faster. Coincidentally, just as An Lushan was gearing up, Li Linfu, the traitor who had made An Lushan fearful, died in November of the eleventh year of Tianbao (752).Relying on the power of Concubine Yang Guifei, Yang Guozhong, who is ambitious and talented, succeeds Prime Minister You and manages the income and expenditure of wealth, with power over the world and domineering.Officials below Gongqing are as afraid of him as they are of Li Linfu.After Li Linfu's death, An Lushan's military and political strength had become very strong, and he became more unscrupulous, and he did not take Yang Guozhong seriously.Yang Guozhong was unable to control Anlu Mountain, so he could only "repeatedly say that Lushan has turned against him", and always said to Xuanzong: "Anlu Mountain is too powerful, it must be a national disaster." But Anlu Mountain is already "the day of grace". Deep", Xuanzong was quite disapproving.He also knew that Yang Guozhong had messed up the government affairs, but for the sake of Concubine Yang Gui, he was too lazy to take care of it, and just wanted to spend his old age happily.But Xuanzong still appeased Yang Guozhong on the surface and said: "Lushan has the power of Lushan, and you also have your power. You two, one is in charge of the inside, the other is in charge of the outside, and you will not offend each other. Besides, you are my right-hand man. Right arm, we should cooperate sincerely with each other and discuss major issues together!" But Yang Guozhong didn't give up, he was determined to deal with An Lushan.After he succeeded as Prime Minister, he had neither the means to subdue An Lushan nor the tolerance to check and balance An Lushan. The military power of the Tang Dynasty was more important than internal and external and political corruption had made the monarchs and ministers helpless against the domineering envoys on the border.Yang Guozhong himself would never have imagined that a gambler like him would become an important historical figure leading the direction of history.His subsequent measures against Anlu Mountain actually played a huge role at the critical moment, directly triggering the earth-shattering turmoil in history, which led to the decline of the Tang Dynasty. Yang Guozhong learned that Ge Shuhan, the Jiedu envoy of Longyou, was at odds with An Lushan, so he wanted to win over Ge Shuhan to deal with Anlushan. Ge Shuhan and An Lushan are both Hu people, but they have always been at odds. The reason for this must start with An Sishun.An Sishun is the younger brother of the An Lushan clan, and the two had a close relationship when they were young.An Sishun was the Jiedu envoy of Hexi, and he and Ge Shuhan respectively controlled Hexi and Longyou, and there were often disputes.An Lushan hated brother Shuhan, and it was also because of An Sishun that even the emperor knew about the commotion.Xuanzong regarded An Lushan and Ge Shuhan as the pillars of the country, and often persuaded them to reconcile and call them brothers. In the winter of the eleventh year of Tianbao (752), An Lushan and Ge Shuhan visited the court at the same time. Xuanzong wanted to find a chance to make them repair, so he ordered Gao Lishi to hold a banquet in the pool pavilion of the son-in-law Cui Huitong's house to entertain the two. people.An Lushan understood Xuanzong's meaning, so he approached Ge Shuhan during the banquet and said: "My father is a Hu, and my mother is a Turkic. Your father is a Turk, and your mother is a Hu. The blood of the two of us, The races are basically the same, so why can’t we have a deep love and a common cause?” Ge Shuhan also saw the emperor’s intention at that time, so he didn’t appreciate it, so he replied: “The ancients once said: Foxes in the mountains howl towards their caves. It is because it does not forget its roots. If you can be kind to me, brother, how dare I disagree with you?" However, An Lushan, who had little knowledge, did not understand the true meaning of Ge Shuhan's quotations, but thought that the other party was Taking this opportunity to ridicule himself as a member of the Hu tribe, he was extremely angry and broke out on the spot, yelling at Geshuhan: "How dare you be so rude, you Turkic bastard!" Geshuhan was furious when he heard the words, and stood up and prepared to pay back to Anlushan.At this time, Gao Lishi, who was by the side, even winked, implying that Ge Shuhan should not act recklessly.Ge Shuhan suppressed his anger, pretended to be drunk, and withdrew early.As a result, the grievances between the two have deepened since then.After Yang Guozhong learned of this, he was overjoyed and decided to use Ge Shuhan to suppress An Lushan. In the twelfth year of Tianbao (753), taking advantage of Ge Shuhan's recent recovery of the Jiuqu tribe, Yang Guozhong reported to Xuanzong that Ge Shuhan was also in charge of Hexi Jiedushi, and granted the title of King of Xiping County.After joining forces with Ge Shuhan, Yang Guozhong thought he had nothing to fear, and repeatedly mentioned in front of Xuanzong that "Anlu Mountain must be rebelled".This move is tantamount to provoking An Lushan to rebel.Xuanzong didn't believe it, so Yang Guozhong said seriously: "If your majesty doesn't believe your minister's words, try to send an envoy to recruit Lushan and see if he dares to come." So Xuanzong sent an envoy to recruit Anlushan. Because An Lushan was notified in advance by the eyes and ears staying in the capital, he immediately entered the capital as soon as he received the edict.This incident dealt a great blow to Yang Guozhong's credibility in front of Xuanzong.From then on, Xuanzong believed in An Lushan even more, and he didn't listen to Yang Guozhong's words that "Lushan must be rebelled". However, during An Lushan's stay in the capital, Yang Guozhong's hostility was clearly revealed.After An Lushan returned to Fanyang from Chang'an, as soon as he entered the gate of the army, he smiled and said to the generals: "Entering Beijing this time is like entering a tiger's den. I am lucky to come back from danger. Soldiers, you have also been promoted!" The soldiers burst into cheers.From this time on, An Lushan began to worry and feel restless, and his rebellion gradually emerged.The confrontation between the most powerful general of the Tang Dynasty and the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty cannot be reversed. One holds a heavy army and controls the border towns in the north and northeast, and the other controls the capital and the court. Therefore, the confrontation between individuals and countries evolve. The ridiculous thing is that An Sishun, a younger brother of An Lushan clan, has seen the situation is not good at this moment, and is worried that An Lushan's rebellion will hurt him in the future.This person, like An Lushan, is very scheming.Once, Anxi Jiedu envoy Gao Xianzhi made great achievements in battle, and Xuanzong appointed Gao Xianzhi as Hexi Jiedu envoy to replace An Sishun.An Sishun operated secretly, asking a group of Hu people to cut off their ears with knives and scratch their faces to petition, begging to keep An Sishun.Xuanzong made a book again, and still let An Sishun be the envoy of Hexi Jiedu. (See "Zi Zhi Tong Jian Volume 216") In order not to be re-joined in the future, An Sishun went to the court one after another, saying that An Lushan would definitely rebel in the future.Although Xuanzong didn't believe it at the time, when the An Lushan rebellion really broke out, because An Sishun played first, Xuanzong didn't even sit with him.However, man is not as good as God, and An Sishun still died in the hands of his arch-rival Shu Han in the future, which will be mentioned in the next chapter. Xuanzong was unmoved by Yang Guozhong's words that "An Lushan conspired against him".In fact, it was because Xuanzong also knew that Yang Guozhong was an idiot prime minister, so he would rather believe in An Lushan than Yang Guozhong, who was ignorant and ignorant.In order to deceive An Lushan into Beijing so as to collect evidence of rebellion, Yang Guozhong joined forces with Wei Jiansu, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to make a memorial, and proposed that An Lushan be the prime minister, send Jia Xun to guard Fanyang, Lu Zhihai to guard Pinglu, and Yang Guanghong to guard east of the river. Xuanzong was very excited when he thought that An Lushan could enter the court as a prime minister and meet each other day and night, so he immediately approved it.But after the edict was drafted, Xuanzong stayed in the middle and did not issue it. First, he sent the eunuch Fu Qilin to spy on whether Lushan was willing to enter the court as a prime minister.Fu Qilin took the rare treasures bestowed by Xuanzong to Lushan to Fanyang to see Lushan.Lu Shan had received a secret report from Chang'an in advance, and had known Fu Qiulin's intentions, so he bribed Fu Qiulin with generous gifts.Fu Qilin returned to Beijing to reply to the decree, saying that An Lushan is dedicated to the country and that the defense of the three towns is hard to leave.Xuanzong also understood that Yang Guozhong's move was nothing more than to deal with An Lushan, so he was displeased and said to Yang and Wei: "I treat Lushan with my heart. Lushan is a simple person and must not rebel. You people It’s that you are narrow-minded and can’t tolerate Lushan. From now on, you don’t have to worry about Anlushan, so you don’t have to worry about it, and let me make the decision.” Yang Guozhong and Wei Jiansu had no choice but to retreat. From then on, Yang Guozhong made up his mind to take all extreme measures to force An Lushan to rebel, so as to create a fait accompli and win the trust of Xuanzong.This ignorant prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, out of selfish hatred, began to lead the Tang Dynasty into an even more miserable abyss. Xuanzong wanted to live his life with peace of mind, but he also felt that something was wrong. He was worried that there would be a big disturbance, and he had no idea, so he said to Gao Lishi: "I am old now. What are you worried about, the generals?" Gao Lishi understood the meaning behind Xuanzong's words, and said cautiously: "I heard that the army in Yunnan has suffered repeated setbacks. Moreover, the frontier generals have a large number of troops. If there is any change, your majesty How to control it?" Xuanzong said: "Don't say any more, let me think about it slowly." The result of his thinking can only be self-deception, try to maintain it.But the trend of the times, neither Xuanzong nor Gao Lishi can recover.The decline of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the destruction of the land equalization system, the expansion of government financial expenditure, the corruption of the imperial army, and the formation of a situation where the outside is more important than the inside, all of these have a long history. Regarding An Lushan's rebellion, Xuanzong really couldn't make up his mind. He was willing to believe in An Lushan, but he was always a little uneasy in his heart, but this complicated heart could not be revealed to outsiders, so he asked Concubine Yang: "Yang Guozhong has repeatedly entered Yan Lushan to express his intentions." On the contrary, concubine, do you think that An Lushan will rebel against us if he is so loyal to us?" At this time, Concubine Yang was saddened by the death of her favorite white parrot "Snow Clothes Girl", she shook her head and sighed, "Look, I How can you care about this, don't ask me!" Xuanzong sighed, and said to himself: "Oh, how boring!" The majestic emperor of the Tang Dynasty, even on such an important matter as "Anlu Mountain's rebellion and non-rebellion" Just said "really boring".From then on, Xuanzong ordered anyone who said "An Lushan rebellion" to be sent to An Lushan and let Anlushan deal with it. At this time, An Lushan in Fanyang received a secret report from his eldest son An Qingzong in Chang'an, learning that Yang Guozhong had sent people to surround his residence in Beijing and secretly executed his retainer Li Chao. He hated and feared.When the Tang court sent envoys again, they always used illness as an excuse and did not go out to greet them.Even if they meet each other, they are still armed and heavily guarded, as if they are facing an enemy.Xuanzong once sent Pei Shiyan to comfort Hebei.After Pei Shiyan arrived in Fanyang, he waited for more than 20 days before seeing Anlu Mountain.When Pei Shiyan read the imperial edict, An Lushan did not kneel down to practice the ritual of being a minister. In June of the 14th year of Tianbao (755), Xuanzong personally issued an edict to recruit An Lushan to Beijing to observe the ceremony on the grounds that An Lushan's eldest son, An Qingzong, married Princess Rongyi in Chang'an. An Lushan refused to enter Beijing because of illness. Soon, it was revealed that Fu Qiulin had accepted generous bribes from An Lushan, and many letters between Fu Jiaolin and An Lushan were also found.Xuanzong was so furious that he wanted to behead Fu Qilin to show the public, as a warning to others.Gao Lishi was worried that An Lushan would be angered by this, so he dissuaded Xuanzong, so he changed the charge of "ineffective procurement" and gave his assistant Qi Lin to die in the inner court. At this moment, Xuanzong could no longer sit still.There are indications that the honest and honest An Lushan, who he has always trusted, is not a loyal courtier.After thinking for a long time, Xuanzong did not take any military precautions. He only sent the envoy Feng Shenwei to comfort Anlu Mountain with a handbook, and inquire about the situation by the way. Feng Shenwei rushed to Fanyang day and night. Unexpectedly, An Lushan had received the news in advance, knowing that Fu Qilin had been executed for leaking bribes.Feng Shenwei didn't see An Lushan coming to receive the imperial edict, so he had no choice but to go straight to his mansion.There was a big row of troops in Anlu Mountain, full of murderous aura.When Feng Shenwei read the edict, An Lushan sat on the bed, showing no respect, and his words were arrogant and rude.Seeing that the situation was not good, Feng Shenwei didn't dare to say a word.A few days later, Feng Shenwei returned to the capital and said to Xuanzong: "It's so dangerous, I almost won't be able to see you again." Then he told the whole story. It has become very clear that An Lushan's rebellion is only a matter of time.Xuanzong was still skeptical. He also thought about taking back the military power of Anlu Mountain, but Anlu Mountain was already full of wings and was difficult to subdue. The Tang court had entered an extremely dangerous and unstable state.The most important thing is that Xuanzong could never imagine that An Lushan would rebel. At this time, he was old and frail, and he didn't want to make troubles. He just wanted to spend his old age quietly with Concubine Yang, and leave the mess to his son to clean up. .Yang Guozhong didn't want to get rid of An Lushan all the time, so he went to war based on this. First, he demoted An Lushan's confidant Ji Wen as an official, and then sent someone to arrest An Lushan's son An Qingzong. The unintentional aggressiveness of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guozhong's aggressiveness were all reported to Fan Yang by An Lushan's cronies.An Lushan had always been grateful for Xuanzong's kindness, and wanted to wait for Xuanzong's death to cause chaos, but seeing that Yang Guozhong wanted to put himself to death, he felt that he was in danger. The proud emperor of the Tang Dynasty decided to rebel immediately and die to survive. "There is a secret decree from the emperor to order Lushan to lead troops into the court to attack Yang Guozhong. All the generals must make preparations quickly and immediately follow me to send troops to fight against the thieves." ("Zi Zhi Tong Jian Volume 217") She was shocked, but no one dared to object.So An Lushan mobilized 150,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters and Tongluo, Xi, Khitan, Shiwei and other departments, claiming 200,000, and marched southward with drums.Before the departure of the army, An Lushan took an oath of military parade, claiming that he was ordered to punish the traitor Yang Guozhong, "If anyone dares to object and incite the army to make trouble, the three clans will be killed." "Yuyang drums come to the ground with agitation, and the neon clothes and feathers are shocked." Since then, the prelude to the Anshi Rebellion has been opened, and the prelude to Li Yang's love tragedy has also been played.An Lushan's palms are larger than ordinary people, and later generations use "Lushan's claws" to describe people with big palms.It was this big hand that pulled Sheng Tang to the path of decline. The muffled thunder rolled in, and a terrifying storm had already appeared on the horizon.And this big storm was neither a struggle between different nations, nor a contest between hostile classes. From the very beginning, it was just a war for power and profit within the feudal ruling class. So far, Yang Guozhong's goal of forcing An Lushan to rebel has finally been achieved.However, what he didn't expect was that the raging flames of war not only brought great disasters to Datang, but also sounded the death knell for his Yang family.