On March 21st of the 14th year of Tianbao, Anlushan rebels attacked Puzhou City.

The dozens of miles outside Puzhou City had long been cleared by An Chongzhang. Some villagers fled into Puzhou City, while others fled Henan together, dragging their families and fleeing towards Chang'an City.

This time the rebels' siege did not go so smoothly, and they suffered heavy casualties on the first day of the siege.

An Chongzhang was a famous general in the world. He was very good at defending any city in his hands. He was sure to defend it for more than a month.

His defense of the city was quite systematic. First, the walls were fortified and the fields were cleared. All the people living within a hundred miles of the city were moved away, all the grain was harvested, and all the houses were burned down. There was nothing left for the enemy to use. There was no money, food, people or livestock left. The rebels

There was only a vast field burned to ashes everywhere.

The second step is to strengthen the city walls and block the city gates, completely cutting off the retreat of the entire city's soldiers and civilians at the risk of death, and forcing the soldiers and civilians to fight to the death against the enemy.

Then the buildings in the city were dismantled. The beams, bricks, tiles, rivets, stones, etc. were all used as weapons to defend the city. Anything in An Chongzhang's hands could be used as a weapon to attack the enemy.

The method is simple to say, but the combination really put a lot of pressure on the rebels. When the city gate was completely sealed and the soldiers and people had no intention of surrender, they simply made up their mind to fight the enemy to the death.

On the first day of the rebel army's siege, tens of thousands of soldiers launched a fierce attack on the north gate of Puzhou. The battle lasted until dark, but the rebels did not even climb to the top of the city, leaving thousands of corpses behind and retreating in panic.

An Lushan was furious. That night he beheaded several generals who failed to attack the city. He scolded all the generals and decided to continue the attack tomorrow.

Puzhou City is located on Henan Road, which is the only way from Henan Road to Gyeonggi Road. If Puzhou cannot be conquered, the rebels will not be able to reach Chang'an City at all.

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Late at night, the Huaqing Palace in Lishan was silent. The patrolling guards walked in neat steps and held torches and lanterns to patrol the rows of palaces and courtyards one by one. The eunuchs stood outside the main hall and dozed listlessly.

The sound of panicked footsteps broke the silence of the night.

A eunuch ran from the palace gate in a panic, crossed the lotus pond and went straight to the harem.

They were running wildly in the palace at midnight, which was against etiquette. Just as the patrolling soldiers stopped shouting, the eunuch shouted loudly without looking back: "Urgent military information, report from the Northern Red Ling Army! No one can stop it!"

The officers and soldiers on patrol were nervous when they heard this. The Red Ling Army reported that the military situation in Eight Hundred Miles had been stepped up. No matter what the occasion and any time, it must be delivered to the emperor's hands immediately without any delay.

In the deep courtyard of the harem, Li Longji went to bed very early. He was almost seventy years old, his health was not as good as before, and he could no longer drink and have fun as he did before.

A rapid knock on the door woke up Li Longji, and there was Gao Lishi's anxious voice outside the door.

"Your Majesty, wake up quickly, there is an emergency military report from the north!"

Li Longji opened his eyes, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He was filled with anger and an urge to kill someone.

"General Gao, come in and talk."

Li Longji got up with only his inner clothes on, and the maid standing beside him helped him out of bed.

Gao Lishi ignored etiquette, pushed open the palace door rudely, walked quickly to Li Longji, and said in fear: "Your Majesty, An Lushan has rebelled!"

Li Longji felt his head was in a daze, and his ears were buzzing like a bell.

For a long time, Li Longji said uncertainly: "What did you say?"

"Anlushan raised troops in Fanyang on February 19th of the fourteenth year of Tianbao. The three towns had 150,000 soldiers and horses, together with the Xi tribe, Khitan tribe and other foreign tribes, a total of 200,000 troops. Every city where the rebels passed was destroyed.

After the fall, Zhang Jieran, the governor of Henan Province, died for his country, and Guo Na, the governor of Chenliu County, surrendered. Now the rebels have crossed the Yellow River and are attacking Puzhou, and An Chongzhang is leading his army to defend..."

Li Longji's body went cold for a while, and his old face turned pale. He staggered a little and almost fell down. Fortunately, the maids next to him supported him on the left and right.

Gritting his teeth, Li Longji gasped and said in a cold tone: "An Lushan...really did the opposite?"

Gao Lishi had never seen Li Longji look so terrifying, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He lowered his head and whispered: "It's really the other way around."

Snap!

An exquisite plum vase was thrown to the ground by Li Longji. Gao Lishi was so frightened that he fell to his knees, letting the broken porcelain shards prick his knees, but he did not dare to move.

"How dare you, thief!" Li Longji trembled all over, gasping for air, his waist hunched up, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I treat you as a national soldier, and you will reward me with swords and soldiers! You are ungrateful and worse than a beast!"

Gao Lishi said anxiously: "Your Majesty, calm down and take care of the dragon body. The two hundred thousand rebels are nothing to be afraid of. Just mobilize the king's troops to pacify them quickly. Your Majesty must not mess up the position and let the thieves succeed."

Li Longji's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Pass the order, return to Chang'an immediately, send fast horses to convey the order to the twelve guards of Chang'an, and order the generals of the guards to clean up the troops and horses under their command, the household department will count the grain and grass, the military department will inspect the weapons and weapons, and the horses, Chang'an city

There will be a curfew starting tomorrow, and people entering and leaving all city gates must be strictly checked and interrogated, hurry up!"

Gao Lishi received the order, stood up and hurriedly retreated.

Sitting alone in the main hall, Li Longji could not stop trembling all over. He sat on the jade steps in the hall, breathing heavily, his body hunched like a shrimp, and his posture was exposed.

Li Longji felt fear that he had never experienced in his life.

When he led his troops into the palace, killed Empress Wei, and purged the court of those who rebelled against the party, he had no confidence at all, but he had never been as frightened as he was now.

His youth was gone, his spirit was gone, his old age was undergoing great changes, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was a mortal after all.

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Li Longji set off from Huaqing Palace in Lishan late at night back to Chang'an.

However, the city of Chang'an is still peaceful with singing and dancing. The news of An Lushan's rebellion has not yet come, and the subjects of Chang'an are enjoying the last vestiges of the prosperous age.

As night falls, the lights begin to turn on.

Gu Qing was wearing a brocade robe, his hair was combed meticulously, a black mantou, a jade belt around his waist, and cloth boots. He stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked left and right.

"My lips are red and my teeth are white, and I look forward to seeing you in love. If your eyebrows are a little more festive, you can call me 'beautiful man' and I will dare to agree." Gu Qing nodded with satisfaction.

After admiring it for a long time, Gu Qing felt that his image at this moment should be that of the legendary handsome and troubled young master, so Gu Qing reluctantly walked out of the house.

Han Jie and Wang Gui were waiting for him in the front yard. When they saw Gu Qing coming out, their eyes widened.

Gu Qing suddenly put on the appearance of a troubled young man and raised his eyebrows at the two of them: "How?"

Wang Gui hurriedly flattered him: "The way the Marquis is dressed, I am afraid that all the young ladies in the brothel would like to spend time with the Marquis. He is as handsome as the Bodhisattva in the temple. The Marquis is also a county magistrate, and

He is General Youwei, and he is talented and capable. Not only that, the Marquis is so handsome. God is so unfair. All the best things in the world have been given to the Marquis..."

Although this flattery was blatant, Gu Qing was very happy to hear it.

This bitch Wang Gui is still very good at chatting. For this reason, I recommend him to be promoted to an official one day. He is loyal at critical moments and can risk his own life. He also speaks so nicely. It is not a bad thing to keep such a person around.

His eyes quickly turned to the silent Han Jie, and saw that he was looking at him with a frown, but he was not as complimentary as Wang Gui. Gu Qing suddenly felt dissatisfied and asked with a sullen face: "Who is more beautiful, me or Duke Xu from the north of the city?"

Han Jie was surprised: "Cheng, north of the city, Duke Xu...who is it?"

"Don't worry about who he is. This is a scoring question and there is only one standard answer. Wang Gui, you answer it."

Wang Gui said without hesitation: "No matter who I compare with, the Marquis is the most beautiful."

Gu Qing pointed at Han Jie and said: "Did you hear that? Although it is not standard, the meaning is very accurate, 'You are so beautiful, how can Mr. Xu be as good as you'... You two should read more, the standard answers for praise are all

It’s in the book, so in the book there is not only a beauty like jade, a house of gold, but also a way to be promoted to a higher position.”

Han Jie lowered his head and said humbly: "Follow the Lord Marquis's instructions."

Turning around, Han Jie suddenly turned his face, lunged and started to run, and kicked Wang Gui hard on the butt with a flying kick, causing Wang Gui to fly freely...

"You bastard, who gave you the courage to steal my spotlight? It's shameful for you to be a flatterer!"

Gu Qing clicked his tongue and began to think about the logic in Han Jie's words.

To say that Wang Gui is flattering is to deny Wang Gui's flattery just now? Therefore, Han Jie does not think that he is more beautiful than Xu Gong in the north of the city?

The dog thing is floating...

"Han Jie, do you want to play something exciting?" Gu Qing patted Han Jie on the shoulder and said with a pleasant smile.

"In no mood."

"Are you really crazy, do you think I'm asking for your opinion?" Gu Qing's smile suddenly faded, and he said with a straight face: "Tomorrow we will walk out of the city, run to Lishan Mountain on foot, and then run back. That's it."

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When I came to this world, it was my first time to visit a brothel.

Gu Qing was inexplicably nervous. How could he show that he was a frequent shopper? Waiting online was quite urgent.

Gu Qing got on the carriage, followed by Han Jie Wang Gui and a group of guards. The carriage drove to Pingkangfang and stopped amid the sound of singing and dancing. Wang Gui opened the curtain and said with a smile: "Master Marquis, we are here.

, this is the best brothel in Chang'an City, barely worthy of the status of a Marquis."

Gu Qing got out of the car and looked around. He looked up and saw an antique brothel located next to the street. The brothel was three stories high. There was an endless stream of cars and horses in front of the door. The people who entered were dressed luxuriously and had a good status. There was no flattering madam at the door.

There are no guests, and there is no beautiful girl upstairs waving a handkerchief and calling out in a sweet voice, "Master, come and play."

In fact, this brothel exudes elegance from the inside out. There are two rows of guests standing at the door. If someone comes, the guests will come forward to salute, greet the guests and then lead them inside.

From the outside, it doesn't look like a brothel. It looks a bit like a teahouse in the previous life. It has a certain meaning of "there are scholars talking and laughing, but no white men coming and going".

"Wang Gui, are you sure this is a brothel? The one with girls?" Gu Qing asked hesitantly.

Wang Gui grinned and said: "Master Marquis, this building is the most famous brothel in Chang'an City. The girls inside are knowledgeable and gentle, and the most important thing is that they have beautiful faces and graceful figures. The people who come and go are all powerful and courtiers. Drink once."

Wine is expensive and ordinary people can't afford it. Businessmen and the like don't even have the guts to go in for fear of being disliked by the powerful. The villain has only heard about it but has never gone in..."
Chapter completed!