Chapter 1073: Loyal Ministers Suffered
An Lushan's so-called victory in this imaginary battle, because of Xi Ren's twisted intentions, he naturally bragged shamelessly, and by the way, he desperately put on a high hat for the Son of Heaven. If it was changed to the early years of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Li Longji might not have eaten this set, but now that he is older, he prefers to listen to flattery rather than contrary advice, so he not only generously approved An Lushan's long list of awards, but also approved An Lushan's invitation, and made his side room Mrs. Duan as Mrs. Guo, and promised to marry his eldest son An Qingzong with the daughter of the clan in the future, and other rewards were not counted.
However, for Wang Zhonghe's other victory in winning Shibao City, Li Longji's reward was very biased in the eyes of those who were interested. Ge Shuhan and An Sishun were promoted to the envoys of the Hexi Jiedu and the Longyou Jiedu respectively because of their meritorious efforts in attacking Shibao City, but Wang Zhonghei was promoted to the crown prince and young master, and was named the Duke of Liangguo, and was specially advanced and summoned to Chang'an. Everyone knows that the promotion of knighthood is a military merit, but the official position of the three princes and three young people has always been used to appease those honorable ministers, and they have no real power at all. However, even if Wang Zhongsi was seriously injured for a while, he did not hurt his life, and more importantly, Wang Zhongsi was less than fifty, and he was even younger than his subordinates An Sishun and Ge Shuhan.
Although An Lushan has sought the position of Pinglu Jiedu since Wu Zhiyi's death, so he soared into the sky, and even led the two major festival towns of Fanyang and Pinglu, as if he was a famous general, but in the eyes of the people of Chang'an and Luoyang, after the self-confidence of Anwang Li Yi and Zhang Shouqi, the two brightest generals are Wang Zhongsi and Du Shiyi, and everyone else has to stand aside. Du Shiyi destroyed the Turks, leveled the desert north, and returned to the Hui Dynasty, which allowed the Tang Dynasty to return to the territory of Taizong's heyday; Wang Zhongsi defeated Tubo in Helong, first defeated the Xi and Khitan in Hedong, and then broke through the Turkic Khan's tent in the west, and then repeatedly defeated Tubo after the Helong Festival, and recovered Shibao City.
And if it is only about courage and bravery, Wang Zhonghei is unrivaled in today's world! Such a famous general, this time he has such a credit, and he ended up like this?
As a result, no one contributed to the trouble, and there was an uproar in Chang'an City. Although some people use the Son of Heaven's sympathy for Wang Zhonghei as an excuse, even the small people at the feet of the Son of Heaven are not even clear about holding real power and vain in vain. After all, no matter what dynasty it is in, unless the Son of Heaven really does something that people and gods are angry with and angry with people, the word "faint king" will not be lightly inflicted on the Son of Heaven. For such accusations, Li Linfu, who had not done anything at all, was not angry but happy.
Sure enough, if he doesn't hum or ha, it doesn't mean that other people who are ready to make a move will give up this great opportunity. Although Yang Zhao wanted to use An Lushan to pull Li Linfu off the horse, this move not only failed, but also almost involved himself, and in the end it was because of An Lushan's so-called victory, but the Son of Heaven dismissed Wang Zhonghe's second town envoy, which made him smell a glimmer of opportunity. In the past, Yang Yuyao was very dissatisfied with his unauthorized actions, but this time he knew that Du Shiyi and Wang Zhonghei were inextricably linked, and if he could fall into the well by the way, Yang Yuyao would definitely be happy to see it. So, he immediately ordered someone to bring a letter to Yang Yuyao in the palace.
How could Yang Yuyao miss such an opportunity? She has hated Du Shiyi's title for more than a day or two, but she can't wait to step on anyone who is good with her. So, after using countless means to please the Son of Heaven that day, she gradually turned the topic to the two recent victories.
"This time, the east and west sides won a series of victories, and His Majesty did not count the rewards for the meritorious generals, especially sympathetic to Wang Dashuai's serious injury, and recalled him to Chang'an to confer a high position. But who knew that I had heard rumors in the palace, and someone actually accused Li Xiangguo of being a traitor, saying that he had slandered His Majesty. The brother of my family and Li Xiangguo are not in harmony, but when they hear this kind of words, they can't help but feel sorry for Li Xiangguo. ”
It's just these fluttering words, Li Longji's nerves suddenly tensed. He hasn't even seen his own son in a year and a half, and he can really say how deep his feelings are for Wang Zhonghe, the adopted son who grew up in the palace since he was a child. However, because at the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, he was working hard to flaunt himself as a sage and a son, so he moved a little pity when Wang Haibin finally died in battle because of the lack of rescue efforts of his colleagues, and raised his loyal ministers in the palace. This is just a good story, and when Wang Zhongsi really shows the strength of a famous general, where will he refuse such an opportunity that will allow him to overshadow the emperors of the Tang Dynasty?
It must be known that even Taizong Li Shimin has never raised such a famous general as Wang Zhongsi in the palace!
But today, Li Longji only feels that the entire Tang Dynasty is thriving, loyal ministers and good generals are everywhere, and a loyal heir of Wang is not so important. Everyone praised him for the wisdom and martial arts of the Son of Heaven, but he, a righteous son, repeatedly questioned his decision, and even advised that it would not be a big deal if Shibao City was not recovered, although this time although he finally recaptured Shibao City, but he was seriously injured because of this, and as the main general, he went deep into the enemy territory, which is simply child's play!
Although Gao Lishi said good things for Wang Zhonghe, among the eunuchs in the palace, most of them were those who stepped on the low and the high, and Wang Zhongsi was not as flexible as Du Shiyi, and he disdained to take a large amount of money to befriend those eunuchs, and some people were dissatisfied with him. Therefore, Yang Yuyao is just a hint that people who are keenly aware of the likes and dislikes of the Son of Heaven fell into the ground, and fabricated some bad deeds of Wang Zhonghei in front of the Son of Heaven, and even Gao Lishi did not dare to blindly help Wang Zhongsi after realizing that the clue was wrong.
The wood of his body in the palace is the icing on the cake, and although he will do it from time to time, it depends on the time, especially when the Son of Heaven has shaken his trust and favor in Wang Zhonghei, why should he trouble himself?
Li Linfu always stood by and watched these turmoil, until he learned the exact news that Wang Zhongsi had set off from Liangzhou, Hexi with an injury, and then quietly used another chess piece that he had been holding for many years. When he sent the messenger away in the Moon Hall, he said to Luo Xixiao in front of him: "Since Ji Wen died, Yang Shenjin and Wang Ji died together, and Yang Zhao suddenly soared into the sky, others have almost forgotten how powerful you are with this Luo Ji Net. This time, I've left you with a great chance to prove yourself. Wait until that side starts, as long as you can pull Wang Zhongsi off the horse, and then send Yang Zhao to Jiannan Road, this court will still be my Li Linfu's world, and there will be times when you raise your eyebrows! ”
After Yang Zhao gained power, Luo Xixiao only felt a little overwhelmed, and at this moment, in the face of Li Linfu's bold words, he was greatly excited: "Xiangguo, don't worry, I will let some people see how powerful I am!" ”
An Lushan reported the victory, Wang Zhongsi reported the victory, one hot and one cold on both sides, and the public opinion in Chang'an was in an uproar, but the Du Mansion in Xuanyangfang seemed to be extraordinarily calm outside such a turmoil. The elder brother returned to the Western Regions, and the mother followed her father to the Anbei Yatent City, although the elder sister was still in Chang'an, but after all, she was already a Cui familywife, Song Shen left later than Du Shiyi and his wife, but it was impossible to put down the Songshan Thatched Cottage after all, and went back early. So, Du Youlin and his new wife Song Jinxi lived in this huge mansion, and naturally felt a little lonely.
Before Song Jinxi got married, she studied the rules of everyone hard, and planned to serve her mother-in-law well, but she suddenly became a housewife, and she had to do everything herself, so she couldn't help but be a little in a hurry. Fortunately, Wang Rong left her with the shadow that she had followed for many years, although Qiu Niang was old, she could still give pointers, and she had only survived the most difficult first few months as the bride of the Du family. Now that she has just finished the Dragon Boat Festival, she thought she could take a breath, but the ensuing wind made her feel a little frightened when she grew up in the grass hall.
After all, for more than a year since she was preparing to get married, her father's eldest brother Lu Wangzhi and third senior brother Pei Ning took turns living in the cottage and taught her a lot of things.
"Xiao Langjun is back!"
Hearing that her husband was back, Song Jinxi was originally reading the letters that Du Shiyi and Wang Rong had brought from Anbei Ya Tent City recently, pondering those sentences carefully, hoping to find something, and hurriedly stood up at this moment. Seeing that Du Youlin entered the house with a heavy heart, she stepped forward and wanted to say something, but she was suddenly frightened by her husband's expression. She had never seen Du Youlin show such a solemn and solemn expression, and her already uneasy heart suddenly beat even more violently.
"What's wrong? Did something happen again? ”
"I got very bad news." Du Youlin saw that Chengying quietly retreated with a few maidservants, so he pulled his wife to the main seat and sat down, and then lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to pretend to be sick and leave Chang'an quietly in a few days, and then not only the whole family will have to go up and down, but also the outside will depend on you." Jinxi, this time things are extraordinary, and it all depends on you. ”
Song Jinxi opened his mouth to ask, but in the end he only nodded. The next moment, she was unaware that Du Youlin suddenly stretched out his hand, and actually pulled her into his arms, and then whispered in her ear.
"I think when I was very young, I once helped my grandfather do this kind of thing, it was really thrilling. This time may not be as thrilling as that time, but it may be more dangerous, because Grandpa is from the Lingzhou Golden Cicada that he can control, but I have to get out of the Chang'an Golden Cicada that is full of eyeliner. Jinxi, you are my wife, the daughter-in-law of the Du family, no matter what the situation is, you must not mess up! I've already gotten angry with Hui Niang, and she'll help you hide it! ”
Although he suddenly married into a wealthy family that is second to none today, whether it is her husband, in-laws and sisters-in-law, etc., they are all very good to herself, and those disputes outside seem to be very far away from her. She hugged her husband so hard that she almost squeezed a word out between her teeth.
"Don't worry, since you have confessed such a thing, I will definitely do it!"
Du Youlin breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought of the matter that his mother had told him about his printing shop before leaving. I didn't expect the same report to be treated differently like this, if the ten songs were printed early, I am afraid that it would bring great disasters to Wang Zhonghe, so it can only be postponed for the time being.