Wang Yuan thanked him loudly, and after he got up, the officials congratulated him again.

Wang Yuan thought that he would not feel much about this appointment, because he actually did not want to be the prime minister, or that he was not willing to sit in this position. But when the holy decree was read, Wang Yuan's heart still couldn't suppress the excitement and surging.

It's been five years, since I woke up in the small mansion of Yong'an Fang, and watched the world of the Tang Dynasty like a frightened bird in the sound of drums all over the city. At that time, Wang Yuan was full of strangeness and fear of this world. He never thought that one day he would become the prime minister of Datang. This position is truly one person below ten thousand people, and it is the highest peak of power that ordinary people can reach except for imperial power. And now, he has sat in this position, and no one can remain indifferent.

Many people have struggled for this position all their lives but achieved nothing, and it only took him five years to put all this in his pocket, which is enough to make Wang Yuan proud. The current Datang has the most soldiers and horses in his hands and occupies the highest important positions, which should be the pinnacle of his life. But for some reason, Wang Yuan felt that this peak came early, too suddenly, and unsteadily.

"Congratulations, Wang Xiangguo, this king is here to congratulate you. I came in a hurry, and my father's notice was sudden, and I didn't prepare any congratulatory gifts. In this way, I have a jade pendant here, and I will give it to Xiangguo as a gift. King Feng Li Heng laughed and congratulated, and ripped off a precious jade pendant from his waist and sent it away.

Wang Yuan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't dare, I don't dare to accept King Feng's generous gift." Lord Feng had this intention, so I accepted it. I don't accept any gifts from others. ”

Feng Wang Li Heng frowned and said, "If you don't accept other people's gifts, don't you accept my gifts either?" In other words, Wang Xiangguo will need to take care of it in the future, how can you feel at ease if you don't accept me? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The prince said that he laughed, what else does the prince need me to bear, this can torment me." In other words, how could the prince come to pass on this errand? It's unbearable. ”

Li Heng laughed and said, "You don't know this, I asked my father for this errand." By the way, I'm here to deliver the decree on the one hand, and I'm here to report to you on the other. From now on, I will be a general under Marshal Wang. Hahaha. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "How can the prince say this?" ”

"Huh? Didn't you propose to your father that a prince follow you to the army to fight against the rebellion? This morning, my father called me to see him, and he told me about it, and I was naturally very happy. My father asked me to report to you, and I asked for an errand to deliver the decree. ”

Wang Yuan suddenly smiled at the young face of Feng Wang Li Heng in front of him, and felt deeply sad for him. When I went to see Xuanzong yesterday, I wanted to test Xuanzong's more attention to that prince, but then I thought about it, instead of exploring the prince who Xuanzong liked the most, it was better to find the one he hated the most. Because Wang Yuan just wants to support Xuanzong's favorite prince to ascend to the throne, so as to achieve the result of making this prince grateful and establishing intimate trust with himself. So Wang Yuan proposed to ask a prince to accompany the army, and specifically mentioned that there was danger in the army, and it was likely that he would die.

Wang Yuan knew that Xuanzong would never let his favorite prince go to the battlefield to die, and the candidate he proposed must be the one he didn't like very much, and it didn't matter if he died. Unexpectedly, this Fengwang Li Heng won the jackpot. It's a pity that he is still in the dark and ignorant of it, and he still regards this as the weight of Xuanzong. As everyone knows, his position in Xuanzong's mind is the one that can be abandoned at any time. I don't know how he will feel when he learns the truth.

This Feng Wang Li Heng, Wang Yuan has heard a little about him. In fact, Wang Yuan didn't care too much about what kind of people these sons of Xuanzong were. But after all, these people are the focus of attention, Wang Yuan doesn't want to know, and he will hear some words from other people's mouths. There are some interesting princes of the Tang Dynasty. For example, Xuanzong's twenty-seventh son, Hengwang Li Yao, did not do it with a good prince, but became a Taoist priest from a scholar's family. Hanging the position of a right guard general, every day at home wearing Taoist uniforms to make a group of heavenly masters go home to learn to catch ghosts and subjugate demons, which can be regarded as wonderful. There is also a righteous king Li Jue, who is also a strange guy, who likes to pretend to be a woman and sing at home.

It is precisely because of these strange princes that Wang Yuan has also heard their strange behaviors on different occasions, because these things of their are regarded as talking points at the banquet. It's hard for Wang Yuan to think about it.

And Wang Yuan knew the Feng King Li Heng, Wang Yuan also heard a little about his deeds. This guy likes to dance with knives and guns, often makes trouble in the capital, and carries a stick to the streets of Chang'an, which is very arrogant. And it is said that his idol is Taizong Li Shimin, who often fantasizes about being able to lead the army to expand the territory and conquer the Quartet. When he became an adult, he repeatedly asked Xuanzong to go to the border town to lead the army to kill the enemy, and Xuanzong was dissatisfied with his behavior for a long time, and drove him out of the palace after every scolding.

After Xuanzong came to Chengdu, Li Heng, the king of Feng, was even more pestered to quell the rebellion, and went to Sanhualou to see Xuanzong almost every day. Xuanzong also fled from Chang'an, and after being hit on the road, his temper changed a lot, he became a lot more forbearing, and he seemed to be a lot softer to his sons, but even so, this Li Heng was still scolded.

Now it seems that Xuanzong's treatment of Li Heng is not as simple as his father scolding his son, Li Heng is indeed one of the sons he doesn't like, this time Wang Yuan proposed to take the prince to the expedition, Xuanzong immediately pushed Li Heng out, it seems that he wants him to leave him, even if he dies in the army, it doesn't matter.

It sounds incredible, but the family affection of the royal family is so weak that ordinary people can't understand it. There are countless cases of cannibalism between the royal families of the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzong himself once killed three sons in a row, the crown prince Li Ying, the king of Hubei Li Yao, and the king of light Li Ju were all ordered by Xuanzong to be executed in one day, and their ruthlessness is unimaginable. To put it bluntly, Xuanzong's dozens of sons are all products of his momentary passion, if you talk about emotions, I am afraid that it is extremely weak, killing your son is nothing to Xuanzong, let alone sending his son to the battlefield regardless of life and death.

"Lord Feng, it turned out that you were going to go with me to the army to quell the rebellion, but I didn't expect it. Prince, the army is very dangerous, and one mistake is a fatal situation, has the prince thought about it? Are you really going to go? Wang Yuan smiled.

"Of course it's true, I've been waiting for this opportunity for too long, and it's easy for my father to be willing to give me this opportunity. How can you not go? Don't I know the dangers of fighting in the army? But if the husband wants to make a contribution, how can he look ahead and look backward? By the way, Marshal Wang, now I am a general under your account, you don't need to call me by my name. By the way, I don't have a military general, can you appoint one for me? By the way, how many soldiers are you going to let me lead? I am Han Xin's leader of the more troops, the better, 350,000 is not too little, 100,000 is not too much. Li Heng asked in a series of questions.

Wang Yuan sighed secretly, knowing from these few words that Li Heng was an arrogant and arrogant guy who didn't know the depths. He actually has to lead the troops, how can Wang Yuan allow him to touch a single soldier. Although he didn't know what his ability to fight was, Wang Yuan would never put the treasure on someone. Except for Gao Xianzhi and Liu Jun and other confidants in the army, Wang Yuan would not trust anyone else.

Although his first impression of this Feng Wang was not good, Wang Yuan did not need him to be reliable. This King Feng remains to be seen, whether he has the heart of the superior is the key, otherwise he will not have to waste his efforts. In addition, whether he can get along with himself is also a criterion for consideration, and Wang Yuan doesn't want to hold a white-eyed wolf on the throne.

"Lord Wang, let's talk about leading the army to fight later. We will leave tomorrow, and since the prince is going to join the army, he should go back and make some preparations. For example, the retinue, the armor, the blade, or something. Also, I have to say goodbye to my wives and concubines at home. It's only half a day, so it's better not to waste it. As for the situation in the army, I will explain it in detail to the prince on the way. ”

"Okay, I'll go back and get ready. I still have to go to the palace to bid farewell to my father, Marshal Wang, then I will leave, I originally wanted to invite you to drink today. Li Heng said busily.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It's not too late to drink wine another day, anyway, we will get along with each other in the future, and we have a lot of time." ”

"That's right, then I'll leave." Li Heng arched his hand.

Wang Yuan bowed and bowed, sent Li Heng out of the mansion, and watched him go with more than a dozen horsemen.

Back in the house, all the officials flocked to Wang Yuan to go to the political hall to officially take office, and Wang Yuan could not refuse. And since he has already sat in the position of Xiangguo, he has to do some duty, and Wang Yuan does have some things to explain to Wei Jiansu and them. So after everyone left the mansion and went to the political hall, and sat on the big chair behind the table in the main hall that symbolized the authority of Xiangguo, Wang Yuan began his first official official business as the Xiangguo of the Tang Dynasty.

In view of the fact that he will leave Beijing tomorrow, Wang Yuan immediately made some adjustments after listening to the official reports of various functional departments. Wang Yuan asked Wei Jiansu and others to immediately start calling on the refugees and the people of Jiannan Longyou to reclaim the fields and open up the wasteland, and plant the grain as soon as possible while they could still plant a crop of grain, so as not to be helpless when the famine comes in the future. Fang Xuan hadn't done anything about it before, and his mind was used elsewhere. Cultivating land and cultivating wasteland, self-sufficiency is the way to go.

Wang Yuan told Wei Jiansu that the first thing to do now is to calm the people and ensure food and clothing. The rest is sent backwards. When the people's hearts are stable and they are self-sufficient, they can naturally think about the future.

There are a lot of things to do around the reclamation of the fields. Distributing seeds, measuring acres of fields, opening ditches for irrigation and other affairs are very complicated, and this one thing alone is enough for Wei Jiansu and them to be busy. And time waits for no one, and after the summer is about to begin, the season is fleeting, and it will soon be impossible to grow food, so it is very urgent.

Wei Jiansu and other officials originally laughed and laughed, to be honest, they didn't think that Wang Yuan could have any good political opinions, but Wang Yuan's first thing today was pragmatic, which made them a little impressed.

"Wei Zuoxiang, because I can't supervise this matter in the army, I can only hand it over to you to promote it with all my might. You can do it in my place, and if anyone dares to slacken, tell me, and I will take them after you." But you can't be lazy, this is the duty of you and me, whether the court can be stable, whether the army can quell the rebellion with peace of mind, it all depends on the food and clothing of the people. Wang Yuan finally said.

Wei Jiansu put away his smile, stood up solemnly and said, "Obey Xiangguo's orders, and the lower officials will do their best." ”