Chapter 2: Tianhe (Part 3)

Early the next morning, the edict that Li Longji had personally reviewed and approved was sent to Shangshu Province. The officer on duty opened it and was shocked. For the sake of their own future, they did not dare to easily turn this edict into a holy decree, nor did they have the courage to find an excuse to return it. had to sneak to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report the news, and asked Yang Guozhong to come forward to make a decision.

Yang Guozhong is convening a meeting of his henchmen. Hearing that His Majesty the Emperor responded so quickly, he was also secretly puzzled in his heart. After learning the content of the imperial pen and Zhu Approval from the messenger, he groaned slightly, and then pointed out with a smile: "Since Your Majesty has made a decision." Let us be courtiers and do it. There's no need to make a fuss, even the third-grade general is about to rot on the street these days, let alone a fourth-grade general! ”

Although the words are true, they are extremely uncomfortable to listen to in the ears of the cronies on the left and right. Especially for Yu Wende, who sent someone to send to his younger brother Yu Wenzhi early this morning, he was still boasting about it, saying how hard he worked to win the benefits of two consecutive promotions for the other party. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, no one would compete for benefits climb to the top of the head of someone in the court who is a backer, which makes him look up in front of his younger brother in the future?

"But the surname Wang has not made a distinct inch, but he has been promoted to three levels in a row all of a sudden." Song Yu, a member of the Zhongshu House, is also a master who can't see other people's families for the New Year, so he secretly gave Yu Wende a look, and then took the lead and said. "After the Holy Decree arrives in Anxi, it must have chilled a large number of soldiers......

"That's it!" Yang Guozhong waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Song Yu's nonsense, "What Your Majesty decides, can we screw with him?" What can you do if the edict is returned? Maybe let Your Majesty be angry, and then upgrade him to the third level out of thin air! Besides, that kid is obviously a person who seals Changqing, and now we can't have a bad relationship with a few major festival envoys at the same time, and we can only be a favor! ”

"Yes, the right minister has a point. Song was reckless! The scholar flattened his mouth and retreated abruptly.

Although the others still had a lump in their hearts, they had to nod and admit that everything Yang Guozhong said was on point. Although Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, is becoming more and more unwilling to deal with the government, as long as he determines something, the ministers have no way to disobey it. Back then, he blindly trusted Li Linfu and often relegated the impeachment of Li Linfu to Lingnan to catch elephants. After that, he repented, and despite everyone's persuasion, he was the one who ordered Li Linfu to be exhumed and whipped. No matter who tries to get him to take back his life, he will end up in disgrace.

"Your Majesty's extra favor to someone is indeed a bit unfair to other soldiers who serve the country and serve in the army. But there are many opportunities to make up for it in the future, so you don't have to fight for this moment and a half! Seeing that Yu Wende and the others were still full of frustration on their faces, Yang Guozhong sighed and added slowly, "Besides, at the moment on Fan Yang's side, there are thousands of generals with the title of Jiazhonglang. We don't dare to embarrass An Lushan, why bother to show that the carriage and horse can't get along with Feng Changqing?! ”

"Yes, the right minister is wise!" Yu Wende was helpless, so he only took the lead in responding.

Seeing that everyone's spirit was not very sufficient, Yang Guozhong smiled again and promised loudly, "Okay, let's start our spirits." There's a lot to deal with. In the end, in a word, the true appearance will never let others suffer. Don't believe it, you wait and see! ”

"The right minister is wise!" With this guarantee, Song Yu, Yu Wende and the others finally showed flattering smiles on their faces. arched his hand and took the lead in singing praises.

Yang Guozhong smiled and waved his hand to stop everyone's sycophancy. Then he ordered someone to take a number of silver ingots specially used by the government to press the warehouse, and personally rewarded them to the messenger sent from Shangshu Province. After the other party thanked him for his resignation, he ordered the guards to close the door of the conference hall from the outside, looked around, and said, "Okay, trivial things, don't think about it." Let's get down to business. The news I just mentioned, can you come up with a solution for both! ”

"Hmm!" Immediately, the crowd became frosted eggplants again, and they wilted in an instant. In the middle of last night, a certain eunuch who had always been good friends with Yang Guozhong quietly sent a shocking news out of the palace, His Majesty the Emperor ordered Gao Lishi to help the prince reorganize the East Palace!

Compared with competing with a new Zhonglang general thousands of miles away, this news is obviously more worthy of everyone's attention. A few years ago, figuring out Li Longji's thoughts, several powerful ministers in power did not stumble on the East Palace. Especially Yang Guozhong, who is in charge of the world's money and grain, can't wait to let the crown prince Li Heng and his family drink the northwest wind every day to live. Now that His Majesty the Emperor suddenly remembered the relationship between father and son, how could everyone be caught off guard?

The sudden change of course doesn't matter to Li Longji himself, after all, he and the crown prince Li Heng are father and son, and the blood between the two sides is thicker than water. For Yang Guozhong and his minions, this is tantamount to suddenly being on a cliff. If you don't follow Li Longji to change his attitude towards the East Palace, he will definitely lose the emperor's favor. However, in case of following Li Longji's changes, the crown prince Li Heng still remembers the words of his former enemy. One day, when Li Longji returns to the west, what awaits Yang Guozhong and his henchmen will definitely be a bloody butcher's knife!

"Why, if it's not good for you, don't you bother to pay attention?" Seeing everyone looking down at the tips of their boots, Yang Guozhong couldn't help but be angry, "Mo Feier and the others think that after Yang falls, you will be able to live a nourishing life?" ”

"No, no, no!" Yu Wende is the least courageous and cannot be frightened. Seeing that Yang Guozhong was angry, Deng Shi became anxious, wiping the sweat on his forehead while stammering to defend himself, "Yes, yes....."

"Give me a good word. In the end or no! Yang Guozhong hates this kind of slimy guy the most, if it weren't for the fact that this person has always been loyal to him, he would have been eager to fly up and kick him out of the door.

"Yes, yes......!" The more anxious Yu Wende became, the more unfavorable his words became, "Yes, that's the case." So, the so-called sparse, no, not intimate. Emperor, Emperor......"

"I'll get out of here!" Yang Guozhong couldn't bear it anymore, stretched out his hand, grabbed Yu Wende's neck by the collar, and pressed it over on the pillar behind him. "You still need to talk about this nonsense. I'm asking about the solution? Way? Do you understand? ”

"Do it, do it!" Yu Wende rolled his eyes. Foaming at the mouth means that you can't say a complete sentence.

After all, they are all civil officials with heads and faces, who has ever seen this kind of fraternal battle between underworld leaders and torture their subordinates? When he boarded, Song Yu and the others were in a hurry, and they gathered around Yang Guozhong in three steps and two steps, and while giving a salute, they exhorted loudly, "Right phase, right phase." If you use a little more strength, Yuwen will be strangled to death by you in the middle of the matter! ”

"You deserve it. Save it by the prince again! Yang Guozhong snorted angrily and shook his arm, staggering Song Yu and the others. Remember, once the crown prince ascends the throne, none of you can escape! ”

"But what Yuwen said just now is also the truth. And the right minister also said just now that His Majesty has always been arbitrary, and we, as courtiers, can't let him take back his fate at all! Song Yu staggered a few steps, covered his shoulder, which was swept away by Yang Guozhong, and shouted loudly.

"Then let's die together!" Yang Guozhong was furious, rubbed his arms, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to let Song Yu taste his old fist again. "I'll kill you first today, and then I'll go to Qujiangchi!"

Seeing that the council hall was about to turn into a cockfighting arena, Yu Wende, who was almost strangled to death by Yang Guozhong before, finally breathed a sigh of relief, tore his throat, and shouted loudly, "Method, way, I have it!" ”

"You don't even say anything about the shit!" Yang Guozhong was angry and laughed, put away his posture, and picked up Yu Wende with one hand, "You won't prioritize!" Hurry up, don't lose your appetite! ”

When Song Yu and the others heard this, they also gathered around and stepped forward, waiting for Yu Wende's high opinion. The latter first took a long breath, and then said in a hesitant voice: "Actually, in fact, this, this is also a helpless way." Let's ......"

"Pick up the point. If you can't say it, you just sing it! Yang Guozhong was so anxious that he didn't care about the etiquette of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and reminded loudly.

"Let's put up with it first. Then, look for it slowly. Looking for the prince, small problems, small accumulation, it will become a lot. Three people become tigers! A hundred mouths, but you can be gold" Yu Wende opened his voice, like singing, and his tone was frustrated, which really made his speech a lot neater, "At the same time, accumulate strength." Choose good generals and lead strong soldiers. Preventable, An Lushan. Again, it should be unexpected! ”

"You, you're playing with fire!" Yang Guozhong paused and commented loudly. The previous opinion, without being reminded by Yu Wende, he himself knows how to do it. As long as Li Longji can be disgusted with the crown prince, he can find an opportunity to abolish him and set up another prince who has a good relationship with him. However, the latter article, the secret possession of force in the Beijing division is no different from rebellion. If it is detected by His Majesty the Emperor, it will definitely be a disaster of raiding the family and exterminating the clan.

"It depends on whether the right minister is clever or not!" Song Yu, a member of the Zhongshu House, sneered a few times, pouted and reminded, "Look at An Lushan, the soldiers and horses in your hands have topped half of the Tang Dynasty." His Majesty still believes in his loyalty! ”

"That's right!" Hearing this, Yang Guozhong suddenly woke up. When Li Linfu was the prime minister, he supported An Lushan behind his back, and he impeached An Lushan for harboring evil intentions, and it is understandable that His Majesty the Emperor refused to listen. Now that Li Linfu has been exhumed and whipped, he continues to impeach An Lushan for having a heart of disobedience, why is the secret fold handed to His Majesty and repeatedly sunk into the sea?

With confidence in his own influence and judgment of Li Longji's vision of things, Yang Guozhong does not think that the latter still believes that An Lushan is loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Then now there is only one answer left: His Majesty the Emperor, like himself, taboos An Lushan's strength, so he easily does not dare to provoke this toothless tiger.

What if you also have a strong army in the Jingshi? The number of people does not have to be too large, five thousand is enough. I'm afraid that even if the crown prince Li Heng ascends the throne as he wishes, he won't be able to do anything for a while! Thinking of this, Yang Guozhong suddenly realized, hugged Yu Wende with both hands, and praised with a smile: "I really didn't expect that you, this guy, still have this kind of vision." Today is the nature of the impatience, despise you. Don't take it to heart, I'll set up wine at home and make amends to you personally! ”

"No, don't dare!" Yu Wende's mood was relaxed, and he immediately became sharp when he spoke, "Doing your best for the right minister is a matter of your subordinates." But without further ado. How to implement the specific strategy, please discuss with everyone today to come up with a charter! ”

"The left and right dragon armies are unusable, and the right minister can use the excuse of strengthening the defense force of the Beijing division to send his henchmen to rebuild a team of soldiers and horses." Song Yu, a member of the Zhongshu House, hesitated for a moment and said loudly.

"The shelves are easy to build. Even if Long Wujun was captured, it wouldn't take much effort. The key is, where to find a qualified soldier! With the general direction in mind, Yang Guozhong's thinking began to become clear. He shook his head and whispered. "You have all seen the tooth soldiers of the festival of the true phase. Compared to the Wyvern Guards at White Horse Castle that day, they were just a bunch of rubbish! ”

"You don't have to be too pessimistic! At that time, the White Horse Fort battalion selected soldiers, but it was one in a hundred. And it has been strictly trained by the hands of the lame man! Of course, all of them can be called elite! "There are also people here who are good at military affairs. took Yang Guozhong's words and said loudly.

Everyone followed the sound, and at the door of the council hall, they saw a military attache wearing the uniform of the five pinlang generals. It's none other than Du Qianyun, the escort commander who led a group of Jiedu envoys to arrest the "anti-thief" that day, but was beaten by the anti-thief with a blue nose and swollen face! Thinking of his embarrassment that day, no matter how reasonable it is, everyone will sound like a joke. Immediately, someone pouted and ridiculed: "General Mo Feidu is saying that if you hand over the sons and daughters of the White Horse Fort camp to you, you can also turn them into a tiger and wolf army?!" ”

"Exactly!" Du Qianyun arched his hand and responded unashamedly.

"Hahahaha!" The civil officials shook their heads and laughed, not believing Du Qianyun's words at all. It was Yang Guozhong himself, who didn't want to watch his henchmen and guards embarrassed, so he coughed a few times, interrupting everyone's ridicule, "Okay, White Horse Fort Battalion, let's not be greedy!" The old eunuch of Colliers, regardless of anything else, was very loyal to His Majesty. I can't wait to put away all the kitchen knives in the capital, so as not to threaten the royal security. Although Ben Xiang just wants to form a passable army of soldiers and horses to defend Beijing, he also hopes to get the slightest support from him! can make him not obstructive, he has already burned high incense! ”

"That's just as well!" Everyone smacked their lips stupidly. Obviously, there is nothing to be done about the stubbornness and foolishness of Colliers.

"But you can't hang yourself from a tree!" Yang Guozhong smiled and continued: "We have asked for so many benefits for Ge Shuhan this time, he has to say something." Feng Changqing was able to send his subordinates to help the old eunuch Gao train the Flying Dragon Guard. If this prime minister asks for the training of the left and right dragon martial forces for His Majesty, can't Ge Shuhan do a small favor? ”