Tibet

In the evening, Li Dai returned to his house as usual. As soon as he entered the back house, his wife Pei Sanniang came forward and said, "A Ye has a letter coming!"

"Where's the letter?"

"It's in the official's study!"

Li Dai nodded, "I'll go take a look."

Li Dai is now one of the Five Prime Ministers. This is something he never dreamed of. He could actually inherit his father's legacy and serve as the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, Li Dai also knew very well that the reason why he became prime minister this time was not at all about his political achievements. It was entirely because of his son Li Ye's contribution to saving the country and breaking up the rebellion of Feilong and King Rong. The emperor did not praise his son, so he put this son away. The credit goes to myself.

Perhaps because he became the prime minister, Li Dai's temperament became more stable and he considered issues more comprehensively. Although he belonged to the prince's faction, he considered issues based on the interests of the court, not just on factional considerations.

For example, the relationship between Ge Shuhan and Yang Guozhong was bad. Although Ge Shuhan's political stance was in favor of the prince, Li Dai still stood on Yang Guozhong's side and severely criticized Ge Shuhan for being pampered and contemptuous of the court. This made the prince Li Heng a little dissatisfied, but Li Dai insisted on his principles.

The letter written by his son Li Ye was on the table. Li Dai sat down and picked up the letter and read it. At this time, his wife entered the study carrying a cup of tea.

"What did Ye'er say in the letter?" Pei Sanniang asked.

Li Dai smiled bitterly, "Ye'er said, let's prepare for a retreat. Once Tongguan is lost, we will immediately evacuate to Xiangyang. If Xiangyang fails, we will evacuate to Chengdu!"

Pei Sanniang frowned, "Why does this child always think of the worst?"

Li Dai shook his head, "Actually, I'm also worried!"

Pei Sanniang was shocked, "Is it true that Tongguan cannot be defended?"

"I don't know whether we can hold it or not, but if the generals are at odds and the court cannot unite as one to deal with the outside world, it is really dangerous."

"Then what should we do? How do you think we should prepare, husband?"

Li Dai thought for a while and said: "The Dugu family has already evacuated to Chengdu. I want the family to evacuate to Xiangyang. You and Wu Niang will evacuate with Yun'er. If the situation in Chang'an is not good, I will immediately evacuate south and come to Xiangyang." Came to find you."

Pei Sanniang shook her head, "Just let Wu Niang take Yun'er and the tribe to retreat south. Aunt Mu will also go with them. I will be with you, otherwise I won't worry."

Li Dai understands his wife's stubbornness, and he can never persuade her to do anything she decides.

Li Dai nodded, "Okay! Let's go together then."

Li Dai walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I want to tell my elder brother to ask them to evacuate as well."

Pei Sanniang curled her lips and said, "Forget it! He won't pay attention to you at all. He has no hope in the court. I even doubt whether he wants to join An Lushan."

At this moment, a maid outside reported, "Sir, the seventh master is here and said he has something to ask you."

The seventh master is Li Wei, what a coincidence. Li Dai nodded, "Ask him to wait in the living room later, I'll be here soon!"

Li Dai changed into casual clothes, got up and went to the living room.

When he came to the living room, he saw another person next to Li Wei. Li Dai thought it was his son Li Xun, but when he saw it clearly, he realized that it was his eldest brother's son Li Yu.

Li Dai walked into the living room, and the two of them stood up quickly. Li Wei stepped forward and saluted, "Master!"

Li Yu knelt down, bowed and paid homage, "My nephew, I would like to pay my respects to my fifth uncle!"

"Get up! Get up quickly!"

Li Dai quickly helped his nephew up and asked them to sit down, and the maid served tea.

"Yu'er, what happened?"

Li Dai felt the worry in his nephew's brows,

Li Yu said worriedly: "We just got the news today that the fourth uncle actually served as the Minister of Rites in Luoyang. The third uncle also disappeared. We suspect that he also went to Luoyang."

"What!"

Li Dai was shocked. His fourth uncle was his fourth brother Li Min, who had always been dissatisfied with him.

The third brother Li Wei and Li Min have a very good relationship. Li Min became the pseudo-minister of rites, and Li Wei disappeared, so most likely he went to Luoyang.

"When did Li Min go to Luoyang?" Li Ye asked.

"Just a month ago, he said he was going to Taiyuan, but somehow he ended up in Luoyang."

Li Dai pondered for a moment and said: "Everyone has his own ambitions, so it doesn't matter so much. Now we have to start evacuating. Lao Qi, you organize the clansmen and everyone packs up. We will go to Xiangyang together in three days, and then go to Jiangling from Xiangyang. It is safer there." .”

Li Wei nodded, "What about the shopkeepers of farms, restaurants, and shops?"

"Send them a notice and ask them all to go to Gangneung if the situation changes. We will be responsible for their resettlement."

"And Xun'er, can the head of the family think of a way?"

Xun'er is Li Xun, Li Wei's son. He is currently serving as the chief registrar of Shaofu Temple and has been promoted from a seventh-rank official.

Li Dai smiled and said: "Then I will make an exception and appoint him to be the county magistrate in the south."

Li Wei was overjoyed, "Thank you so much, Master!"

Li Yu next to him was anxious, "Uncle Wu, what should we do?"

Li Dai sighed and said, "I really want to help you, but your father may not be willing to accept help."

"But I am willing, and I know that everyone is willing to leave Chang'an, and they all feel that Chang'an is no longer safe. Uncle Wu, this Anlushan rebellion is actually an opportunity to reunite the two ancestral halls into one. Grandpa is not like this Are you looking forward to it?”

Li Wei also said: "Master, what Yu'er said makes sense. In fact, our East Temple can be opened up to absorb people who are willing to join us. There are gradually no people in the West Temple, and Big Brother can only face reality."

Li Dai said with some worry: "What I'm most worried about is that my eldest brother will also surrender to An Lushan. He is the eldest son. If he surrenders to An Lushan, his father and the entire family will suffer humiliation."

Li Yu said without hesitation: "I will stay. As long as I am here, he will never want to join An Lushan."

Li Dai actually meant this. Only Li Yu could persuade his father, and no one else could.

"Okay! Just stay, and then you can tell other tribesmen that they can go to Jingzhou to take refuge. We will build new ancestral halls, new farms and industries in Jiangling County, Jingzhou, to ensure that everyone can have food and clothing without worries."

Ge Shuhan is currently training 100,000 new soldiers in Bashang. Adding in the 60,000 Longyou Army and 50,000 troops from Tongguan who have just arrived, Ge Shuhan controls an army of 210,000.

After all, Ge Shuhan was a Hu man. Once the troops he controlled made him the most powerful force in the court, he began to become arrogant. Ge Shuhan already dominated the entire court.

Under his strong request, the emperor Li Longji had to agree to Ge Shuhan's request, dismissed Shuofang Jiedushi An Sishun from his post as Shuofang Jiedushi, changed his title to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and summoned him to Beijing.

Ge Shuhan's reasons are very good. An Sishun is An Lushan's brother, and he will inevitably become An Lushan's internal agent. Once An Sishun leads Shuofang's army to attack Chang'an from the west, the An brothers will attack from the east and west, and Guanzhong will not be protected. , Chang'an is not guaranteed.

But in fact, Ge Shuhan had a deep personal feud with An Sishun. He had long wanted to kill An Sishun and had been waiting for the opportunity, and finally waited for this opportunity today.

"Your Majesty, I know the secret of An Lushan. He is actually the bright saint of Zoroastrianism in the Tang Dynasty. That's why so many Sogdians in the Tang Dynasty went to Youzhou to follow him in rebellion. An Sishun is also a Zoroastrian. As a believer, how can he not respond to the call of the Holy Lord of Light? Your Majesty, An Sishun’s visit to Beijing is also very dangerous, and he must be eradicated completely.”

Li Longji was finally persuaded by his brother Shuhan, and immediately sent eunuchs to Xiaoguan, where he forced An Si to submit to poison and commit suicide.

At night, Ge Shuhan's carriage, escorted by a hundred cavalry, drove towards Chunming Gate. At this time, it was past the time to close the city gate, but Ge Shuhan had the privilege to open the city gate and square gate at any time.

There was still a mile away from Chunming Gate, but from a distance, I saw brightly lit lights in front of Chunming Gate. Countless cavalry warriors holding torches, at least 300 people, escorted a carriage slowly into the city.

Ge Shuhan was shocked. With such a high status, he could only have a hundred cavalry to escort him into the city. Who was on the other side? There were actually 300 cavalry to escort him into the city. They could also open the city gate at will at night. Who is so arrogant? It was the prince. ?

Three hundred cavalrymen escorted a carriage and drove away from another road.

Ge Shuhan ordered: "Go and find out whose carriage it is?"

The soldiers rushed away, and after a while, the soldiers came back to report, "Your Majesty, this is Yang Qi, the minister of Taipu Temple, and the guard is the Qingshan Tower of the Yang family. There are five hundred people. There is no limit to the number of people they can enter or leave the city. "

Ge Shuhan was furious, "I risked my life to defend the Tang Dynasty, but my final treatment was worse than that of a pig-like relative?"

Murderous intent suddenly arose in his heart.