No matter from which point of view, it is a special honor to be able to summon Emperor Xuanzong into the palace to give a banquet alone, especially rarely, the time is still on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and this glory is even more covetous.

Although the will was sent directly from the Xingqing Palace, the eyes of everyone in the government and the opposition were staring at the Xingqing Palace, although there would not be any movement over there and the government and the opposition would immediately know about it, for many people with a heart, it was just an afternoon's work, and the news had already reached their ears.

A year ago, Pei Yaoqing took Wei Zhu's son, and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the new prime minister had Pei Yaoqing, but Wei Yao was kicked away, this series of events will naturally be considered by many people with a heart, although they may not be able to really analyze the ugliness, but after all, there is no shortage of smart people in the world, and it is normal to say that there is something to show people, and therefore bring some thoughts about Emperor Xuanzong's employment, as well as the key points why Pei Yaoqing was enabled, etc., it is also a normal thing.

And in Pei Yaoqing's arrest of Wei Min's son, Li Xi played an extremely important role, so with him, Li Xi has also become a figure on many people's desks to be seriously analyzed - in fact, even without this matter, Li Xi opened up his popularity in Chang'an within a few months, and then directly jumped to the top of the banquet from Emperor Xuanzong, and then served as the deputy envoy of the Jianghuai Transfer Envoy and took on the matter of Cao Yun, And then because of the rebuilding of the Guangtong Canal, it caused a big discussion in the government and the opposition, which also made him inevitably become a man of the hour in Chang'an City.

Judging from this series of events, Li Xi is very trusted by His Majesty, and it is said that because he and Pei Yaoqing partnered to take charge of the chief and deputy envoys of the Jianghuai Transfer Envoy Division, the relationship between them is very close, and as soon as Li Xi emerged, someone had already dug out Li Xi's origins, knowing that he was a disciple of Zhang Jiuling's son-in-law Zhou Qiong, and according to the gossip that came out a few days ago, it seems that the relationship between Li Xi and his old husband Song Jing is also extraordinary...... All this makes Li Xi exude a dazzling light all over his body in the eyes of some people with a heart, making people almost dare not force their eyes.

One maintains a close relationship with the two prime ministers at the same time, and at the same time can gain the extreme trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and maintains a very close relationship with an invincible old minister like Song Jing...... Li Xi is like an upstart in the DPRK.

This is the definition that many people have of Li Xi, a petty official from the sixth grade.

Therefore, this time, when the news came out in Xingqing Palace that Li Xi would enter the palace to receive a banquet on the third day of the first lunar month, the emotions such as envy and jealousy were naturally inevitable, but more was another speculation.

Li Xi served as the deputy envoy of the Jianghuai Transit Envoy as a subordinate from the sixth grade, presiding over the overall affairs of Caoyun, and during the development period, this was naturally not a big deal, but with the matter of the rebuilding of the Guangtong Canal was determined, the Jianghuai Transit Envoy Division had already made it clear that he was going to do a big job.

The system of Datang is divided into six counties: Jing County, Qi County, Shang County, Zhong County, Middle and Lower County, and Xia County. The county order of Jing County is on the fifth grade, the county order of Ji County is on the sixth grade, and even the county order of Shang County is from the sixth grade. In the areas where the Guangtong Canal is connected, including Jingzhaofu, Shaanzhou and other places, the county orders of those counties are all from Jingxian County, at least it is also an upper county, which makes Li Xi's Jianghuai transfer envoy Si Yamen how can obediently make them obedient?

Therefore, no matter what the considerations, the level of the Jianghuai Transit Envoy Division, the yamen, must be raised.

To this day, no one doubts this.

The holy decree did not make people wait too long, on the first day of the first month, a small yellow door came to Li Xi's house to deliver a decree ordering him to go to the banquet on the third day of the first month, and on the second day of the first month, the holy decree had already come down.

But the content of the decree frightened many people.

If it is said that the Jianghuai transfer envoy Yamen has been directly promoted from the original rank of the sixth grade to the fourth grade, becoming an extremely important yamen outside the three provinces, six departments and nine temples in the court, it can be regarded as the proper meaning of the question, and after being recommended by Li Xi, Chen Qingzhi can also be regarded as Li Xi's move closer to the imperial power as the deputy envoy of the Jianghuai transfer envoy (on the fifth grade), and concurrently as the general of the pro-Xun Yiwei Yu Lin Lang (on the fifth grade), But it's an absolute rarity.

Moreover, on the same holy decree, the loose official awarded to Li Xi was actually a military officer under the fourth grade, a strong general.

This strange and strange appointment suddenly smashed the heads of countless people who claimed to have grasped the thoughts of Emperor Xuanzong for a long time.

Of course, the Jianghuai Transit Envoy is a civilian Yamen, and the transportation of grain, cloth, and goods is naturally civilian, so Li Xi, the deputy envoy of the Jianghuai Transit Envoy, is naturally civilian, but how can he concurrently serve as a military officer of the pro-Xun Yiwei Yu Lin Lang General? Moreover, the martial officer who was awarded to him actually jumped up three levels, and he was actually a strong general under the fourth grade!

After learning of this holy decree, the first reaction of many people's hearts flashed with excitement was, Could it be that Your Majesty is going to use troops externally? You must know that the Jianghuai Transshipment Department is in charge of Cao Yun, so in addition to transporting grain, cloth and other things to Chang'an, this Cao Yun can also be responsible for transporting them to the frontier! With the deputy envoy and military position of the Jianghuai Transshipment Envoy, and Pei Yaoqing, the chief officer of the Jianghuai Transshipment Envoy Division, had the experience of being responsible for coordinating grain and grass for the front line, and at this time he happened to be on the stage to pay respects...... If you think about it, not to mention that if you make irresponsible speculations, it may not be impossible.

However, it may not be too big.

Maybe Li Xi is very much used by His Majesty, but when it comes to military affairs, even if His Majesty reuses Li Xi, he will not appoint such an inexperienced hairy boy as him to preside over the logistics of the border army.

Moreover, if you want to start a war with the outside world, there is no reason for Your Majesty to prepare quietly, Datang has never been afraid of anyone, even if it is to be requisitioned, it must be discussed by the ministers, and then come up with a big preparation direction. At the moment, there is no movement in the court, so this speculation is almost completely untenable.

Then the rest can only be said that His Majesty attaches great importance to Li Xi.

The young man who has only turned over the year is only nineteen years old, and he has both civil and military terms, both of which are on the top five grades, and he is in charge of all the affairs of the Jianghuai Transit Department as a deputy.

According to convention, this seat is not granted by the children of the family!

In addition to the eldest son in the family who can inherit the title, there are many children who need to be arranged, especially those military generals who have a very high status, but they are peaceful in the court, and there are not so many battles to fight, so when they become adults, they often enter some special institutions, such as Zuo Yiwei.

That is the Son of Heaven's pro-army, responsible for protecting the emperor's safety, and the Son of Heaven will not drive the expedition in person, so this has become a good position with high official position, high status, and high salary, but it is a good position for idle eggs all day long, which is just suitable for arranging those idle noble children.

Moreover, don't underestimate these people in these positions, they just stay by the emperor's side, looking at the inconspicuous military attaché, who has no soldiers and no power in their hands, and has no specific affairs to do, but as long as they are favored by the emperor, they can rise to the top in the blink of an eye.

The pro-Xun Yiwei Yu Lin Lang general is such an official position subordinate to Zuo Yiwei.

Although everyone understands that what Li Xi got must be a false position, because he was in charge of Caoyun's affairs, it was impossible for him to go to Zuo Yiwei on duty every day, but at least, it showed an attitude - he, Li Xi, was the person who Emperor Xuanzong wanted to use!

Therefore, with just this holy decree, Li Xi's status in the DPRK and China was immediately promoted again, such as the young but civil and military upstarts in the DPRK and China, and the future is unlimited, etc., has become the consensus in everyone's hearts.

Compared with this, some of the previous disagreements between him and the prince, and even because he had offended Wei Zhu because he had played an important role in Pei Yaoqing's arrest of Wei Min, the son of Wei Xuan, and so on, they have begun to become unconsciously unimportant.

After criticism, disputes, and sideways glances, many people in the government and the opposition finally began to change their thinking and face up to Li Xi, a young man.

Just like the last time he was summoned, on the morning of the third day of the new year, Li Xi changed into a new official uniform of the fifth grade - although he already had such a military officer as a strong general under the fourth grade, he could completely wear it according to the fourth rank official, but he was not so scratchy, I think it's better to honestly correct my mentality and leave Emperor Xuanzong with an attitude of "I'm still devoting myself to Caoyun" - and then, he rode to Xingqing Palace and waited for the noon banquet.

Yamen began to have a holiday from the 27th day of the first month, and began to resume office on the 4th day of the first month, so at this time, every household is enjoying the reunion and celebration of the New Year, and after the busy worship of the ancestors of heaven and earth on the first day of the new year, from the second day of the first month, Xingqing Palace is also immersed in a festive atmosphere.

At this time, except for Li Xi, there were naturally no ministers waiting to be received, so when Li Xi was led by Xiaohuangmen to wait in a side hall again, he found that he was the only one in this side hall.

He sat in the hall, unable to speak, unable to walk, and naturally unable to sleep, very boring and dull, and when he was barely open his eyes but drowsy, he suddenly felt a slight jump in the light in the hall.

hurriedly opened his eyes seriously, but found that it was Princess Xianyi Li Fu'er who walked into the palace.

"The concubine wants to see you." She said.

(To be continued)