The news of Zhang Shougui's major defeat quickly reached An Lushan's ears.

For a moment.

Not just An Lushan, everyone in the Yingshou Governor's Mansion felt like there was a fishbone stuck in their throats.

"I told him not to be impatient, but he not only didn't listen, but also thought I was plotting against him! Now that he's ended up like this, is he satisfied?" An Lushan was furious.

With Zhang Shougui as a live witness, even though he hadn't sent his troops, there were enough clues leading to him, and he couldn't believe that the Emperor would let him off.

"I used to think my foster father was a talented person, but who knew he could make such a stupid mistake!"

An Lushan was completely panicked. At this point, even if he voluntarily surrendered, the Emperor would not believe that he had no intention of rebellion.

"Governor, what should we do now?" a trusted aide asked.

An Lushan took a deep breath and couldn't speak for a long time.

What should we do now?

How would he know what to do now!

After a moment of silence, An Lushan finally spoke: "Immediately give orders to close all the city gates in Yingshou, and no one, regardless of their identity, is allowed to enter or leave the city. Anyone who tries to trespass must be killed!"

His expression was fierce, and his words were harsh, almost overflowing with killing intent, clearly horrifying his trusted aide by his side.

But at this moment, how could An Lushan still care about these things? He was already on the verge of being driven mad by Zhang Shougui.

Back then, how did he become so blinded by rage and accept such a fool as his foster father? And wholeheartedly believe that Zhang Shougui was formidable? If he had known, he would have preferred to be beaten to death by Zhang Shougui with a stick for stealing sheep, rather than end up as a traitor, to be executed by everyone!

"Governor, all the city gates have been closed, and heavily guarded!"

The trusted aide quickly returned after delivering the order.

An Lushan let out a long sigh and sat down with a gloomy face: "Issue another order, instructing all the soldiers in the city to be on high alert and prepare for war at any time!"

Only after hearing this, did the trusted aide finally react.

It seemed that this time, Zhang Shougui's defeat and capture had completely put them in a precarious situation.

"Everyone needs to be more careful. Once you discover someone with suspicious activities, capture them alive if possible. If it's not possible, never let that person leave Yingshou City alive."

"Understood!"

The trusted aide immediately complied and ran off the ground.

The storm is coming, the good days of our Yingshou City are probably coming to an end.

Meanwhile, An Lushan hurriedly deployed his defenses.

Inside Yongzhou City, however, it was calm.

Although Li Shimin wanted to take action against An Lushan, he hadn't directly participated in the rebellion. If he were to raise troops and attack Yingshou now, he would go without any justification. It was better to wait and see if anyone from the Ministry of Military Affairs could extract some useful information from Zhang Shougui's mouth.

Of course, it would be even better if there was evidence that An Lushan was also involved in the rebellion.

Since they had all come out now, he couldn't turn a blind eye to the hidden danger posed by An Lushan. It wouldn't be right to just tidy up Zhang Shougui, who was so anxious for a bite of hot tofu, and then return to the mansion without accomplishing anything.

Two days later.

Just as An Lushan was suspicious and full of doubts, the Ministry of Military Affairs finally finished interrogating Zhang Shougui.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Shougui has confessed. It is indeed he who conspired with An Lushan in this rebellion. Inside the Jiedushi Mansion in Youzhou City, there are a large number of letters of correspondence between him, An Lushan, and many court ministers. I have ordered someone to go to Youzhou City immediately and retrieve the letters."

The officer, still emanating a scent of blood, stood in front of Li Shimin with a solemn expression.

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and curled his lips: "Very well, once this battle is over, each member of the Ministry of Military Affairs will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The officer standing here thanked him as ordered.

Li Shimin waved his hand, and the officer disappeared from the spot with great tact.

Then, Gao Lishi anxiously approached: "Your Majesty, someone just reported that all the city gates of Yingshou have been tightly closed. Not to mention people, not even a fly can go in or out. Your Majesty, An Lushan..."

He didn't dare to finish his words, only anxiously looking at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin sneered, what else could it be? He had probably heard about Zhang Shougui's defeat and was scared.

"No rush, let him be afraid for a couple of days. When the officer returning from Youzhou arrives, I will certainly not let him off the hook."

Gao Lishi, observing Li Shimin's expression, was certain that he wasn't angry. So he plucked up the courage to say, "These traitors actually made Your Majesty lead the troops in person. It's truly their great fortune!"

Even Li Shimin, who was being praised with sweet words, couldn't help but find it amusing.

He even wanted to ask Gao Lishi:

Do you want this great fortune for yourself?