Chapter 20 Bugu Wynn: A Potential Seed of Rebellion

It's finally over. The rebellion, which started in November in the 14th year of Xuanzong Tianbao (755 AD) and lasted for more than seven years, finally died down at this moment, and the dust settled! Daizong Li Yu couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion for this. More than 2,000 days and nights, the emperors of the three dynasties were full of worries, the civil and military forces of the full dynasties were exhausted, thousands of subjects worked together, and countless soldiers fought bloody battles... All of these have finally come to a gratifying result; Pay, now finally have a satisfactory return.

For Daizong Li Yu, who had only been enthroned for more than half a year, this was nothing less than a generous gift from heaven.Li Yu felt extremely fortunate and joyful.He can finally use this to comfort the spirits of Xuan, Su Erzong and the ancestors of the Li and Tang Dynasties! In March of this year, the court of Emperor Daizong held a grand state funeral for Xuanzong and Suzong. The coffins of the two sects, which had been parked in the Daming Palace for nearly a year, were finally buried: Xuanzong was buried in the Tailing Mausoleum (located in present-day Pucheng, Shaanxi Province) 15 kilometers northeast of the county), Suzong was buried in Jianling (located 14 kilometers northeast of Liquan County, Shaanxi today).In July of the same year, the ministers presented the honorary title to the emperor Li Yujin, calling him "Emperor of Baoying Yuansheng, Wenwu and Filial Piety".In the same month, Daizong issued an edict to amnesty the world, changed the Yuan to Guangde, and rewarded all the generals (including Huihe Khan and his generals) who had made great contributions to the suppression of the rebellion, and promoted them to ranks.

Among all the counter-insurgency heroes in the final stage of the Anshi Rebellion, the one with the most meritorious service is none other than Pu Gu Huai'en. When Guo Ziyi returned to Chang'an, Emperor Suzong Li Heng couldn't help but said to Guo Ziyi: "My country, my country, will be rebuilt by Qing!" Gratitude and reliance. Yes, without the active mediation of Pu Gu Huai'en, the vicious Huihe people might form an alliance with Shi Chaoyi and bring more serious war disasters to the Li Tang Dynasty; The Hebei vassals of the dynasty may be stubbornly resisting, and Shi Chaoyi will not be defeated so quickly.

Therefore, Pugu Huai'en has made great contributions to the Daizong court, and no one can compare with him. After the end of the Anshi Rebellion, the opinions of the great hero Pugu Huai'en undoubtedly became the only guide for the "Hebei Policy" of the Daizong court.As soon as Shi Chaoyi was pacified, Pugu Huai'en couldn't wait to submit a petition to Daizong, requesting the appointment of the general of the Yan Dynasty in Hebei as the Jiedu envoy of the Tang Dynasty on the spot, and Li Yu agreed without even thinking about it. As a result, the Hebei feudal clans of the Yan Dynasty transformed into the Hebei feudal clans of the Tang Dynasty.The imperial court appointed Zhang Zhongzhi as the Jiedu envoy of the Chengde Army, and still governed the five prefectures of Heng, Zhao, Shen, Ding, and Yi, and named him Li Baochen; appointed Xue Song as the envoy of the six prefectures of Xiang, Wei, Xing, Ming, Bei, and Ci. Appoint Tian Chengsi as the defense envoy of Wei, Bo, De, Cang, and Ying, and soon promoted to Jiedu envoy; appointed Li Huaixian as Youzhou and Lulong Jiedu envoy, still under the jurisdiction of the original six states.

The feudal clans looked at each other and smiled. The star is still that star, the moon is still that moon, the territory is still those territories, and the swords and guns are still those swords and guns!The only difference is that the flag on the city head was changed from "Shi Yan" to "Li Tang". This difference is really negligible, so all the vassals laughed very comfortably. At the same time, Pugu Huai'en also smiled meaningfully. Prior to this, the feudal vassals in Hebei had already expressed their loyalty to him and were willing to join him as a dog and horse. Now that the imperial court recognized them, it was tantamount to bringing the towns in Hebei into his sphere of influence.With these strong vassals as party support, Pugu Huai'en doesn't have to worry about his power and status being weakened by the emperor after the rebellion is put down. (Volume 222: "Wynn fears that the bandits will fall in favor, so Liusong and Li Baochen are divided into commanders in Hebei, and they are self-supporting for the party.")

Since ancient times, heroes and rebellions have mostly been opposite to each other. It is because of the existence of rebellion that heroes can rise. Similarly, once the rebellion is put down, heroes will inevitably decline in favor. At least, military power will be cut. At worst, he would be boiled by the emperor!Throughout the dynasties, such examples can be described as numerous.It is precisely to prevent this that Pugu Huai'en will support Li Baochen and Xue Song, the generals of the Yan Dynasty, and secretly communicate with them to provide mutual aid. To put it bluntly, if you want to avoid "thieves flatten favors and decline", the best way is to support the bandits.

Daizong Li Yu was basically unaware of Pugu Huai'en's desire to support the bandits and his self-respect.As far as he is concerned, as long as the feudal lords in Hebei can abandon their darkness and turn to the light, so that this damn rebellion can be put down one day earlier, then everything will be fine for Amitabha.As for whether doing so would cause any hidden dangers, whether it would trigger any new crisis, Daizong seemed to have no time to think about it. The first person who had doubts about Pu Gu Huai'en and had conflicts with him was Xin Yunjing, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu.

Xin Yunjing has long disliked Pugu Huai'en.Because he felt that this general had jumped too fast - a few years ago, he was just a small military envoy under Guo Ziyi's subordinates, but now, Shuofang Jiedu envoy, deputy marshal of Hebei, Shanyu's governor, and Zhenbei's governor , Zuo Pushe, and Zhongshu Ling, let him do it all by himself!Even his hairless son, Pu Guzhen, has become Shuofang's military envoy and doctor of imperial history, what's the matter? Now, the feudal vassals in Hebei who are close to Hedong are flirting with Pugu Huai'en and secretly communicating with each other, which makes Xin Yunjing even more uncomfortable.

From Xin Yunjing's point of view, this group of An Shi surrendered generals has always been a fool, as long as there is a slight change in the situation, or out of some kind of interest, they may turn against each other again at any time!If that day comes, Xin Yunjing, who is the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, will be the first to suffer.Because there is only one mountain (Taihang Mountain) between Hebei and Hedong, it will naturally become the first target of attack. What's more, Pugu Huai'en is a Bone Man, who belongs to the same tribe as the Huihe people. He has handled the negotiations between the imperial court and Huihe all these years. A few years ago, he married his daughter to Dengli Ke of Huihe. Khan, it can be said to be more intimate.Now, the reason why his servant Gu Huai'en's eyes are higher than the top and the cowhide is soft is because the emperor favors him, the military power is in his hands, the feudal vassals are secretly attached to him, and Huihe is quoted from the outside. What kind of problem is this?This is simply the second place in Anlu Mountain!If one day his servant Gu Huai'en colludes with the Huihe people to rebel with the Hebei vassals, who can rule him?

It is precisely because of such emotions and ideas that Xin Yunjing has taken an uncooperative attitude towards Pugu Wynn many times.At the beginning, the Huihe people went south in a large scale and stationed near Taiyuan. Pu Gu Huai'en came to Taiyuan to negotiate with the Huihe people. Afterwards, Pu Gu Huai'en sent Huihe out of the fortress to pass through again, Xin Yunjing's city gate was still closed, as if he was facing a big enemy, and Pu Gu Huai'en lost all face. Pu Gu Huai'en was furious, and then he filed a complaint with Daizong, claiming that Xin Yunjing was disrespectful to Huihe and hindered the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

However, after submitting the memorial for many days, Daizong pretended to be deaf and dumb, and did not respond at all. The reason why Daizong remained silent was because this memorial made him a little unhappy.In his opinion, Huihe people are really not a good thing.How much ill-gotten wealth they made from the Tang Dynasty in the name of suppressing the rebellion, and how much the government and the public hate the Huihe people, you, Pu Gu Huai'en, know better than anyone else.Therefore, Daizong felt that it was normal for Xin Yunjing not to entertain the Huihe people, and you, Pu Gu Huai'en, did not need to complain, let alone fight for the Huihe people. Daizong's silence aroused Pugu Wynn's anger even more. Well, since you don't care about it, Son of Heaven, then don't blame me for making my own decisions! In the summer of the first year of Guangde, Pu Gu Huai'en suddenly led tens of thousands of Shuofang soldiers to Fenzhou (now Fenyang City, Shanxi), and at the same time ordered his son Pu Guzhen to lead 10,000 people to Yuci (now Yuci City, Shanxi). General Li Guangyi was stationed in Qi County (now Qi County, Shanxi), Li Huaiguang was stationed in Jinzhou (now Linfen City, Shanxi), and Zhang Weiyue was stationed in Qinzhou (now Qinyuan County, Shanxi), posing a naked threat to Xin Yunjing in Taiyuan. Only half a year after the Anshi Rebellion was put down, Pugu Huai'en, who was proud of his favor and took credit for his credit, seemed to be a potential rebellion seed again. The cloud of war that had just dissipated quickly gathered over the empire. Facing Pugu Huai'en, who was gearing up for fisting and rattling swords, Xin Yunjing seemed calm and calm. Of course, Xin Yunjing is not moving. Compared with Pugu Wynn's aggressive "open action", he adopted a more concealed and clever "secret action". In May of this year, the eunuch Luo Fengxian went to Taiyuan for some business. Before returning to Beijing, Xin Yunjing gave him a heavy bribe and asked him to go back to speak to the emperor, saying that Pu Gu Huai'en colluded with the Huihe people to rebel, and "the rebellion has been revealed." .In fact, Luo Fengxian and Pugu Huai'en had some friendship at first, and it is said that they once became brothers. However, in front of the heavy yellow and white things, the so-called "brotherhood" really has no weight, so Luo Fengxian threw it out of his mind later. Luo Fengxian had to pass through Fenzhou when he returned to Chang'an, and Pugu Huai'en was stationed here at this time.As soon as Luo Fengxian arrived, Pugu Huai'en immediately hosted a banquet in honor of him, and specially invited his mother to accompany him.After drinking for three rounds, the old man suddenly stared at Luo Fengxian, and said unhurriedly: "You and my son are brothers, and now you are so close to Xin Yunjing, how can you be so double-faced? It’s over, so there’s no need to delve into it. From now on, you and my son are still brothers, so let’s reconcile as before.” Only then did Luo Fengxian know that the reason why Pu Gu Huai'en moved his mother out was to threaten him with the old man's mouth.Luo Fengxian looked embarrassed, so he had to laugh a few times to change the topic. Later, as if to dilute the embarrassing atmosphere just now, Pugu Huai'en got up and left the table, and performed a dance for Luo Fengxian himself.Luo Fengxian hurriedly presented the "head-wrapping lottery" (a folklore in the Tang Dynasty, whenever someone performed a dance for someone else at a banquet, the other party would present colored silk and satin, called the head-wrapping lottery, to show courtesy and reciprocity). After the dance, Pugu Huai'en said to Luo Fengxian enthusiastically: "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, so you can stay for one more day, so we two can get together again." Hearing this, Luo Fengxian's heart felt a little terrified. Grandma, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?Just now you threatened me with your mother's words, and now you're pretending to keep me, what on earth do you want to do? Luo Fengxian then tried his best to refuse on the grounds that he was on official business and the time was tight, but Pu Gu Huai'en refused to let him go without saying anything, and even ordered someone to secretly hide his mount.Back at the post house where he stayed that night, Luo Fengxian saw that the stables were empty, and his face turned pale immediately. He said to the left and right: "Pu Gu Huai'en threatened me during the day, and now he is hiding my horse. He must be trying to kill me." After speaking, Luo Fengxian did not dare to delay for a moment, and escaped over the wall overnight.When Pugu Huaien heard the news, he knew something was wrong, so he hurried to catch up with Luo Fengxian and returned his mount to him. After being frightened by this, Luo Fengxian knew that he could no longer be tolerated by Pugu Huaien, so after returning to the court, he immediately reported to Daizong, claiming that Pugu Huaien attempted to rebel.Not long after, Pu Gu Huai'en got the news, and hurried to Shu Daizong, saying that Luo Fengxian and Xin Yunjing were in collusion and framed him maliciously, and asked the court to kill them. Daizong Li Yu did not expect that the conflict between Pu Gu Huai'en and Xin Yunjing would develop to such an irreconcilable level. In order to avoid further expansion of the situation, he had to issue an edict to praise both of them and persuade them to put the overall situation first and shake hands. Make peace. With the sound of this edict, Pugu Huai'en immediately jumped three feet high. How can the Son of Heaven be so irrelevant? Pugu Huai'en thought angrily that since the Anlu Mountain uprising, he has been fighting on the front line of countering the rebellion. Forty-six people in his family died fighting for the country, and his daughter married a foreign country for the sake of state affairs; At the critical moment, he came out to ask Huihe for help, and was able to recover the two capitals and pacify Henan and Hebei successively.To say that he was the number one hero in countering the rebellion, he is definitely well-deserved!But Xin Yunjing, a small Hedong Jiedu envoy, not only didn't take him seriously, but also slandered and wantonly framed him, and the emperor actually got mixed up under such circumstances, what does it mean? Doesn't this mean that the emperor wants to use Xin Yunjing to restrain himself? Doesn't this mean that the drama of rabbit dead dog cooking has silently started? Pugu Huai'en couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately sent a memorial to the emperor full of grievances: "The minister calmly thought about it, and I have six major sins: When the Tongluo tribe rebelled, I was the first emperor to sweep Hequ (now in the northwest of Shanxi). Sin 1: The minister’s son, Pu Gufeng, was captured by Tong Luo, and he fled back when he waited for an opportunity. The minister beheaded him in order to motivate his followers. This crime is the third; the minister and his servants, regardless of their lives and lives, serve the country and gallop on the battlefield. This crime is the fourth. This crime is five; the minister persuaded Huihe to send them to the emergency, and helped the court put down the rebellion. After the world was settled, the minister personally sent them back to the country. , The title of injustice through the ages, what can you complain about? "The minister and the generals of Shuofang have made the most meritorious service and contributed the most. They were the main force of the late emperor's great cause of rejuvenation, and they were also close friends and old friends of His Majesty during his exile. However, instead of giving special praise, His Majesty listened to the eunuch's slander. First, Guo Ziyi was jealous, and now I am Being slandered, the so-called bird is hidden, and it is true! Your Majesty listens to his slander, and what is the difference between turning a deer into a horse! If your majesty does not accept the loyalty of the minister, and blindly follow the rules, cover up and indulge, the minister really dare not say that he can keep it. Wealth, but how can His Majesty keep the empire? Faithful words are harmful to the ears and good deeds, but please consider carefully your Majesty." Upon seeing this resentful and rebellious memorial, Daizong Li Yudeng was furious. Yes, you have meritorious service, but you don't need to show off one by one, right?Didn't I reward you all that should be rewarded to you?Now that you have made great achievements and are extremely honored and favored, it is only reasonable for you to be jealous.Although Xin Yunjing's belly is a little smaller, but he is nothing more than complaining, and there is no real evidence, what else can he do to you?Why do you have to be so untouchable and insist on me killing him?Anyway, he, Xin Yunjing, is also a majestic Jiedu envoy, a meritorious minister like you, how can you let him kill you at will?If I obey you, wouldn't it put all the heroes in danger?Wouldn't it make people in the world regard me, Li Yu, as a heartless and unrighteous tyrant?Furthermore, you reacted so strongly to the statement of "colluding with Huihe to rebel", if you say that you have no ghosts in your heart, I still don't dare to believe it!Look at what you said - "The bird is hidden, the letter is not empty!" What do you mean by that?Why do I feel like there is no silver three hundred taels here? What is even more intolerable is that you actually said such rebellious words as "referring to a deer as a horse", and regarded me as Qin II, the incompetent, extravagant and indulgent king of subjugation. Who gave you such courage? ? What is particularly outrageous is this sentence - "Your Majesty dare not protect the family, how can His Majesty protect the country!" You can even say such words, isn't this a blatant threat?Just based on these words, I can convict you of rebellion and treason, I can destroy your nine clans, let your family die without a place to bury you, and after death, you will bear the infamy of rebellious officials and thieves! I can do all of this, don't think I dare not! ... After reading a memorandum, Daizong Li Yu was already so angry that he wished to arrest Pugu Huai'en immediately in Chang'an, where he would be quartered and hacked into pieces! However, it didn't take long for Daizong to calm down slowly. Although Pugu Wynn's words are rude, he has made great achievements for the empire after all, and there is no obvious act of rebellion. If he is really accused, it will not only chill the people of the world, but also have a negative impact on the situation that has just been settled. extremely adverse effects.Thinking about this, Li Yu had no choice but to suppress his anger. As the Son of Heaven, it is very simple to kill a person.It's just that sometimes, instead of solving the problem, killing people will make the problem more complicated.Therefore, the most urgent task is not to kill Pu Gu Huai'en, but to test him while stabilizing him, to see what kind of heart he has! In September of the first year of Guangde, Daizong Li Yu ordered Prime Minister Pei Zunqing to go to Fenzhou. On the surface, he expressed condolences, but in fact he was spying on the truth. Before Pei Zunqing left, Li Yu specifically told him to let him hint to Pugu Huai'en in his own name that he was asked to enter the pilgrimage to see his reaction. If he dares to come, it means that there is no ghost in his heart; even if there is a ghost, I can take the opportunity to clean him up. If he dare not come... Li Yu frowned and thought, that would be a big trouble. The trouble is indeed not small, because Pu Gu Huai'en refused to enter the court. After Pei Zunqing arrived in Fenzhou, as soon as the decree was announced, Pugu Huai'en hugged his feet tightly, crying bitterly, and shouted for injustice.Pei Zunqing followed Daizong's instructions and hinted that Pugu Huai'en would enter the court and asked him to show his loyalty to the emperor in person. Of course, Pugu Huai'en fully agreed. However, as soon as Pei Zunqing withdrew, his deputy, Fan Zhicheng, urged Pugu Huai'en not to enter the court, saying: "Duke Ming was framed by traitors, and the rift between him and the court has already been established. He is afraid that he will not be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. Why should he enter the court of unexpected events? Success is not seen in the superiors, there is Guo Ziyi in the front, and Li Guangbi in the back, if Ming Gong listens to Pei Zunqing's words, he will be killed!" The next day, when Pei Zunqing came to see him, Pugu Huai'en immediately changed his words and said that once he entered the court, he would probably die at the hands of eunuchs, so he planned to send a son to the court first (equivalent to being a hostage) to show that he would never rebel heart of. However, this proposal was once again opposed by Fan Zhicheng.Pugu Huai'en immediately changed his mind and never mentioned the matter of entering the court again.Pei Zunqing waited in Fenzhou for many days, but seeing that Pugu Huai'en didn't say anything, he had no choice but to return to the court and report the truth of his trip to Daizong. Since Pu Gu Huai'en dare not enter the court, it means that he has a ghost in his heart. Daizong Li Yu was full of doubts and fears towards Pu Gu Huai En. At this time, another disturbing news came from Hedong—the censor Wang Yi had just returned from his mission to Huihe, and when he walked to Fenzhou, he was forcibly detained by Pugu Huai'en. Which song is this song? Li Yu was furious.Why did your servant Gu Huai'en detain Wang Yi?What are you afraid of?Is there really something unspeakable between you and the Huihe people? Li Yu felt that what Pugu Huai'en did was not because there was no money here, but because he wanted to see the poor. Perhaps, it's time to take action against this guy... However, Daizong Li Yu at this time would never have imagined that before Li Tang's court took action to clean up Pugu Huai'en, someone would suddenly stab him severely in the back. It was a Tubo knife. What is even more unexpected is that this knife actually stabbed the heart of the empire at once.