Li Guangbi said: "Your Majesty, the minister has thought about it, Your Majesty can order Chengdu to reward Wang Yuan for his efforts in quelling the rebellion, and allow him to recuperate in Chengdu, but he is not allowed to resign." Tell Wang Yuan that when he has rested enough, he will come to the capital to perform his duties. During this period, the affairs of the court were handled by others. In addition, His Majesty crowned him an official title as a sign of great grace. Of course, this is for others to see, he Wang Yuan will buy people's hearts, and His Majesty will too. Teach the world that His Majesty is a tolerant and benevolent king. In this way, if he Wang Yuan has any evil intentions, he will be scolded by the world. No matter how many times Wang Yuan resigned, His Majesty would not allow him to resign as prime minister, in short, the position of prime minister must be placed on his head. ”

Li Mao looked at Li Guangbi and sighed: "Guangbi, isn't that wronged you?" I promised you, and after the rebellion was put down, I worshipped you as my minister, isn't this a broken promise? ”

Li Guangbi bowed and said: "The minister doesn't care about this, how can the minister's future be compared with the overall situation, for the sake of Your Majesty, even if the minister is broken to pieces, what is it?" ”

Li Mao was moved to pat Li Guangbi's shoulder and said, "Loyal minister, Guangbi is my minister, don't worry, I will give you an explanation." This time, you have also made a contribution to quelling the rebellion, and I will reward you well, and I must not let you lose to that Wang Yuan. ”

Li Guangbi said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment." Everything the minister has been given by His Majesty, and the minister naturally needs to be loyal. ”

Li Mao nodded and said, "So, what should Li Heng and Li Pu do?" ”

Li Guangbi thought for a while and said, "Now that the rebels have been pacified, there is no reason for them to train soldiers and horses in the name of counterinsurgency. Your Majesty can issue an order to summon all the princes back to Beijing to see you. Once they come to the capital, they will be under the control of His Majesty, and there will be no chance of any change. ”

"But how could they come to Chang'an? You're taking this for granted. Li Mao frowned.

"If you don't come, you will openly resist the order, and Your Majesty will take the initiative. His Majesty can ask them for their guilt, and even order Wang Yuan to crusade against them and give Wang Yuan a problem. If Wang Yuan did not obey the order, he confirmed his attempt to collude with Li Hui and others, and also added a charge of disobeying the emperor's order to himself. The eyes of the people in the world are bright, after Wang Yuan's wolf ambition is exposed in front of the people of the world, who dares to go along with it? In the future, if Your Majesty wants to crusade against him, no one will say such gossip as Your Majesty's cunning rabbit and dead lackey, but will support Your Majesty's decision. ”

Li Mao nodded slowly and said, "What you said makes sense, but Wang Yuan is not easy to mess with, how can he deal with the 100,000 divine army under him." Now that I want soldiers and no soldiers, I don't have money to ask for, and I'm really worried that he will suddenly turn around. ”

Li Guangbi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, the minister knows Wang Yuan's mind well. This person is different from An Lushan, even if he has the heart of rebellion, he is afraid of infamy, and he is afraid that the people of the world will not obey him. His Majesty's throne was passed on by the order of the Emperor Taishang, and the throne was justified, and he had no reason to rebel at this moment, unless we forced him too hard. He is a person who pays attention to planning and then acting, without full certainty, without full reason, he will not openly rebel, not only want men to steal women and prostitutes, but also to be a saint, this is his mind. As long as we don't give him a reason to rebel, he won't be able to do anything. ”

Li Mao frowned and said, "Is he really what you say he is?" ”

Li Guangbi said: "Your Majesty, please believe me, he is this kind of person. What we have to do is to seize the time to increase our strength, and when the soldiers are strong, there is no need to be polite to him. ”

Li Mao frowned and said, "But what do we use to enhance our strength?" It's not difficult to recruit soldiers, but what about weapons, armor, materials, food and grass? There is a lot of waste to be done, and it costs money everywhere, and I really don't know what to do. Cui Daoyuan, this old thing, I gave him an order last year, and for half a year, except for sending some money and food, he didn't even bring me a single soldier. Now that they are the only ones who have a large amount of money and food in their hands, and there are plenty of soldiers in the south, it seems that I am going to make a strict order. ”

Li Guangbi pondered: "Your Majesty, the minister also has some doubts about this. It stands to reason that with the influence and financial resources of the Cui clan and several wealthy families in the southeast, it is easy to raise 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses. Does Cui Daoyuan have other ideas? ”

Li Mao frowned and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Li Guangbi said: "The minister is a little worried, this time Wang Yuan went to Yangzhou to defend the city, and I heard that Cui Daoyuan also assisted, so that Wang Yuan can show his skills in Yangzhou alone." That Cui Daoyuan must know the matter between His Majesty and Wang Yuan, if he is interested in His Majesty, he has every opportunity to take measures in Yangzhou. Even if it is for the sake of defending Yangzhou, he should explain it to the imperial court afterwards. What the minister was worried about was whether Cui Daoyuan had a tacit understanding with Wang Yuan, so he shirked not following His Majesty's will. His Majesty wanted to take his eldest granddaughter as a concubine, but he did not play thanks. Doesn't Your Majesty think it's strange? ”

Li Mao said angrily: "Is this old thing trying to help Wang Yuan?" Bastard thing, is this tired of living? I immediately issued a reprimand and ordered him to recruit troops to the north within a few days. ”

Li Guangbi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, no. Things haven't been figured out yet, so it's not easy to make a decision. The minister felt that Cui Daoyuan was not yet in collusion with Wang Yuan. He may just be watching. His Cui clan and the Jiangnan clan always consider their own interests, and the current situation is blurry, and they can understand it by waiting and seeing. These tycoons always do what is good for them, and given that we need their financial resources at the moment, His Majesty should not push them, but pull them over. His Majesty can issue an order to reward the Cui family and the meritorious people who defend Yangzhou, and make a high posture to appease them. At the same time, it can start from within several wealthy families to divide and win over. Some of the ministers and Zheng Qiushan, the head of the Zheng family, had some friendships, and he Xingyang Zheng had a request for ministers, and the ministers also helped them a little. The Cui family is disobedient, so let's let the Zheng family replace him. The Zheng family has long had a lot of complaints about the Cui family's monopoly on the southeast grain road, and they must be able to use it. ”

Li Mao nodded and said, "Okay, you will send someone to the southeast with my will to announce the decree and comfort, and at the same time contact Zheng Qiushan." It is necessary not to push the Cui family and others to Wang Yuan and stabilize them, but also to find a way to divide them and let the Zheng family pay people to work for the imperial court. In addition, I feel that we can't just hope for this one, Guangbi, I think you have to send someone to negotiate with Hui Khan Guli Peiluo to borrow troops. Borrow another 50,000 elite cavalry. Conditions, as long as he is willing to borrow troops, I can meet any conditions. I can't think too much about it now, I need to strengthen my strength immediately, and get rid of the trouble in my heart. ”

Li Guangbi arched his hand in a deep voice: "The minister obeys the order." ”

……

In the back house of the Chengdu royal mansion where the spring sun shines, Wang Yuan stretches his waist and wakes up from the big bed comfortably. When I opened my eyes, the pillow was empty, and the room was empty. In the courtyard outside the curtain, the sound of a woman's laughter and slapstick was heard. You can also hear the thrush under the porch chirping one after another, and there is silence and peace in all directions.

Wang Yuan sat up, there was still a faint fragrance on the tip of his nose, and he looked at the pillow next to him, and there were still a few strands of hair. Reaching out and twisting it to the light, the hair was black and soft, slightly curly, this must be Ah Luo's hair, because Ah Luo's hair has a natural little curl.

When he got up, his lower ribs were slightly sore, which reminded Wang Yuan of the frenzy of the expedition last night. After serving Li Xin'er, who was like a little tiger, last night, Wang Yuan went to Gao Moyan's room to toss around, and in the second half of the night, Wang Yuan moved to Princess Aluo's room. When the battle was in full swing, he called Qingyun'er and Ziyun'er to help the fun. I didn't sleep all night, and the fish and water blended heartily and frantically and confusedly. At dawn, the four of them, who hugged Princess A Luo and Qingyun'er and Ziyun'er, slept together in the dark.

Rubbing his somewhat sore back, Wang Yuan couldn't help but sigh with a wry smile. It is certainly a joy in life to have many wives and beautiful concubines, but it is sometimes a chore to feed them with rain and dew. Last night's toss was much more than a bumpy ride on horseback. Riding a horse is also riding, riding a person is also riding, the difference is that when riding a horse, you don't have to care about the horse's feelings, but when you ride a person, you have to make the people under you satisfied, which is difficult.

It is no wonder that today's big and wealthy emperors are keen on cultivating in the room. The art of being keen on refining the golden gun does not fall down, that is, it is necessary to enjoy the pleasure of the maiden, and to be able to deal with it with ease. It seems that I am afraid that I will also go to talk to Zhang Zhengyi and ask him to help me get some of this stuff. However, it seems that there is still no need for it, firstly, he is young and strong, and secondly, Wang Yuan's means are diverse, full of tricks, and he often has twice the result with half the effort, but he is not worried about not being able to control these fierce horses at home.

Wang Yuan slowly lifted the quilt and got up, put on underwear to cover his naked body, but he couldn't find his own clothes, so he shouted loudly: "People are coming." ”

The sound of talking outside stopped, and after a while, the bead curtain stirred, and Princess Arlo walked in with a red face.

"Erlang, you're awake." Princess Arlo said with a grin.

Wang Yuan smiled: "Yes, what time is it?" ”

"It's not noon, I thought Erlang was going to sleep until noon." Ah Luo said with a grin.

Wang Yuan stared at her full chest viciously and said, "Just what you did last night, you still want your husband to sleep until mid-afternoon?" ”

Ah Luo blushed and said, "Where do people mean that?" ”

Wang Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Fight again tonight and take care of you." ”

Ah Luo chirped, "Tonight? Don't dare, how dare you occupy you, I didn't expect you to come last night, and I thought you went to the plum garden. I don't dare to ask you to come tonight, you haven't served the plum garden and the apricot garden yet. If you dare to come, I don't dare to stay, I don't have to be hated. ”

Wang Yuan stepped forward and hugged Ah Luo, rubbed her chest vigorously, gritted his teeth and shouted: "You dare to say such sour words, who did you learn this from?" ”

Ah Luo's body was soft when she was rubbed, and she begged for mercy in a coquettish voice: "Don't dare, don't dare, I'm just joking." The hot water is all boiled, you go take a hot bath, and I'll get clean clothes for you. ”

Wang Yuan pulled her head and kissed her on the lips, then let go of her and said, "It's pretty much the same." ”