Chapter 44: All glory is empty
—— Soon the imperial court issued an edict to deal with the rebellion of the crown prince Li Heng.
deposed Li Heng's crown prince, demoted him to a commoner, and exiled him to Qiongzhou. The crown princess Zhang Liangdi, and Li Heng's fourteen sons, including Li Jiao, the king of Guangping, who was the original historical Tang Dynasty emperor Li Yu, and seven daughters were exiled together.
Li Longji did not kill Li Heng, who was plotting rebellion, but Xiao Hua, the former servant of the Constitutional Department, Pei Mian of the Ministry of Culture, Du Hongchuan, a member of the Armed Forces, and the eunuchs Yu Chaoen and Li Fuguo, who participated in the rebellion, were not so lucky, and they finally got the death sentence, and their families were exiled to Lingnan, and their family property was confiscated.
Other people related to the case, who had close contacts with Li Heng, Xiao Hua, Pei Mian, Du Hongchuan, Yu Chaoen, and Li Fuguo, were also disposed of, and were either exiled or dismissed from office, or demoted to other positions.
The court has undergone another major purge.
However, in this purge, Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, who originally sang the leading role in the court, did not participate at all, and he is still lying on the sickbed to recuperate, and he is still in a semi-comatose state, so he has no way to influence this matter. In this matter, the most influential are Yang Xi, Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Fang Xuan, Li Guangbi, Gao Shi and others, through this incident, they have gained higher power, as long as they do not stand on the wrong side in the next incident of who is the crown prince, then these people are the most influential people in the Tang Dynasty in the post-Li Longji era.
However, Yang Xi knew that in the matter of Li Heng, his aggressiveness must have annoyed Li Longji, and if he wanted to do more in the court, he had to keep a low profile for a while. Yang Xi was not worried that Li Longji would kill him, he believed that as long as he kept a low profile, this emperor Lao'er would not come to hold him responsible.
There was no danger to calm Li Heng's judgment, and the fate of a bunch of people who were quite famous in history, including Li Heng, Li Jiao, Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen and others, Yang Xi's feelings were very complicated. He knows that he is further changing history, and who will be in charge of the world of the Tang Dynasty in the future, it is difficult to conclude for the time being, but everything will not have any resemblance to the original.
Li Longji's lifespan will not be many years, after all, he is already an old man who is past his prime, and Yang Xi knows that the main battle in the court next is the matter of who to appoint as the crown prince. He shouldn't have done something about it, he doesn't say anything, it's probably the best option. Yang Xi believes that Guo Ziyi will definitely have similar opinions to him in this matter, and his father Yang Guozhong, who is lying on the sickbed and should be completely awake in a few days, will not strongly oppose Li Jue as the crown prince.
The current Li Jue has the highest prestige among the princes, and is the prince who is most likely to be looked at by Li Longji and made the crown prince.
Yang Xi felt that if he blatantly participated in this matter, it was likely to backfire, so he decided to take a leave of absence for a period of time after the incident subsided, and did not care about anything.
On the same day that the edict was issued to deal with those involved in the rebellion, Yang Xi submitted his resignation, asking for his resignation as deputy marshal of soldiers and horses and major superintendent of ordnance.
After the resignation was handed in, there was a response quickly, and Li Longji approved his resignation from the post of deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses, and at the same time removed Li Jue from the post of marshal of the soldiers and horses and Guo Ziyi from the post of deputy marshal, and the other generals were dismissed from their wartime posts. What Li Longji meant was that it was no longer a state of war, An Lushan's rebellion had subsided, and there was no need for any more marshals to lead the army. However, Yang Xi's request to resign from the post of junior superintendent of the ordnance superintendent was not agreed, and Li Longji signaled that he should recuperate from his injuries in the mansion, and when his injuries were healed, he would come out to do things.
Yang Xi knew that Li Longji's request to deal with him like this must have something to do with Yang Yuhuan blowing the pillow wind in Li Longji's ears.
Yang Xi did not receive any reward for this incident of quelling Li Heng's rebellion, except for him, other meritorious personnel, including Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Gao Shi and others were rewarded to varying degrees. This is also what Yang Xi specially said when he asked to see Yang Yuhuan at a certain time, he didn't want a reward, and finally through Yang Yuhuan's mouth, Li Longji did the same.
Yang Xi is very grateful for Yang Yuhuan's help. However, Yang Yuhuan asked for a good thank you in the future, which made Yang Xi a little headache. He completely knew what Yang Yuhuan wanted to thank, he had no way to thank him, he could only thank him personally, this was what Yang Yuhuan needed.
However, he didn't want to have a real surname relationship with Yang Yuhuan before marriage, fortunately, he could take the opportunity to pretend to be sick, stay in the house and not go out, and don't go to see Yang Yuhuan, so he was not afraid that this beautiful woman would seduce him.
Everything stopped, and Yang Xi also returned to his house to recuperate and prepare for the marriage almost a month later.
Because he was busy with things, and his father Yang Guozhong was seriously injured and bedridden, Yang Xi didn't go to Guo Xin during this time. Guo Xin, who was to be married, also seemed to be shy and did not take the initiative to find Yang Xi. There were two times when Yang Xi wanted to talk to Guo Xin, and when he spoke, he made love by the way, so he asked someone to send a letter to Guo Xin, but he didn't expect Guo Xin to refuse to say, saying that he was going to get married soon, and then ran out to date Yang Xi, and was seen to be gossiping.
Guo Xin's reply made Yang Xi quite embarrassed, why did he get married, and he was afraid of gossip? are about to become husband and wife, whatever people say, it doesn't matter. But he can't help it, it's impossible to rush to Guo Ziyi's mansion single-handedly and pull out his unmarried affair to make love, so that pretending to be sick will be immediately recognized.
However, after hearing that Yang Xi needed to recuperate at the house after being "injured", Guo Xin ran to see Yang Xi in a hurry.
She only learned that Yang Xi was "injured" a few days after Yang Xi resigned from his official position due to injury.
"Shiro, I heard my dad say that you were injured, where was the injury?" As soon as he entered Yang Xi's bedroom, Guo Xin ignored the embarrassed eyes of Ping'er who was waiting next to Yang Xi, and sat directly on the couch, holding Yang Xi's hand, ready to check the injury.
Yang Xi had no choice but to order Ping'er and other irrelevant people to step down.
"Qi Niang, don't worry, I'm fine, this person, there will always be a little bumps," Yang Xi smiled and grabbed Guo Xin's hand and scraped her nose, "Don't worry, your husband can't die!"
"Ahh......h Pretended!" Guo Xin immediately understood what was going on, and his heart was relieved, but his anxious appearance was taken into Yang Xi's eyes, and he couldn't help but be ashamed and angry, struggling hard, wanting to take out the two little hands that Yang Xi had grabbed, "Bad guy, you always lied to people, almost scared people to death, ignore you!"
But her strength is far less than Yang Xi's, and she doesn't really have to break free, after struggling twice, she gave up, and let Yang Xi hold it, her pretty face was full of redness. Yang Xi immediately had to take an inch, stretched out his hand to hold Guo Xin in his arms, and whispered in her ear: "Qi Niang, I'm just looking for a chance to rest in the house for a while, and I can marry you into the door." If I can rest in the house later, then we will stay together every day after we get married, wouldn't it be great? Maybe I'll be able to toss a little thing then!"
It's a pity that Guo Xin, who was leaning on Yang Xi's arms with her back on her back, couldn't see the lustful look on this man's face, she was afraid that others would see the two struggling so affectionately, and Yang Xi didn't pay much attention to what she said. After being hugged tightly by Yang Xi and biting his earlobe, his whole body immediately became soft, he had to stop struggling, reluctantly leaning on Yang Xi's arms, his eyes still looked in the direction of the closed door from time to time, he was afraid that someone would come in, but he also thought of Yang Xi's words, bowed his head slightly, and said angrily: "What little thing?" ”
"It's a little child, after getting married, I will definitely have a child, let's try to toss a child as soon as possible, okay?" Yang Xi said, and kissed Guo Xin on the face again.
Guo Xin suddenly understood what Yang Xi meant, and his face turned red again. After taking a sip, he said hatefully: "Dengzi, think about these unsightly things!"
Yang Xi's face was innocent, "What's this?" We are all about to become husband and wife, we can do what we can do between husband and wife, and it is a matter of course to have children, how can it be done by a disciple? ”
Yang Xi's kiss made Guo Xin soften and fell weakly into his arms, but he still stubbornly argued: "You are just a disciple, you are not honest when you meet, who doesn't know your fancy intestines?" ”
"What's wrong with making out with someone you like?" Yang Xi said seriously: "If you are with the person you like, what else do you want to respect each other, how boring it is, just do what you have to do, isn't this the life goal you have always pursued?" Hey...... I didn't expect you to be so pedantic now!"
Guo Xin knew what Yang Xi was referring to, and blushed and muttered, "I'm not afraid of the wedding night, mother-in-law...... Your mother checks ......"
Although Guo Xin looked like he wanted to say something, Yang Xi knew what she meant, and he also complied with her: "Okay, since you think so, I won't force it, hehe, what do you want me to do!"
Yang Xi's words made Guo Xin's heart warm when he heard it, and he couldn't help but raise his head and kiss Yang Xi, and then immediately hid his head in Yang Xi's arms, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Anyway, it's only been a month, after getting married, I am willing to do whatever you want!"
"Really, that's great, I'll do as you say!" After Yang Xi smiled evilly, he reached out and hugged Guo Xin tightly, retracted his smile, and said with emotion: "Qi Niang, you marry me, I will definitely bring you unexpected glory in the future!"
"Shiro, I don't need any glory, I just want to live happily with you, and be able to stay together every day, that's enough, I miss those days in Shaanxi County, we can be together every day!" Guo Xin raised his head and said very seriously.
"You really don't want more glory?"
"Any glory is empty, and happiness in life is not something that can be exchanged for glory," Guo Xin still looked at Yang Xi seriously and said, "Didn't you see it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has now ended up in exile, no matter how much glory there is, in the end it is not empty, and his family members have lost nothing?" Let's not do that in the future. ”
"That's right, it seems that you can read more than me, so let's not talk about that! Hey, hey!" After Yang Xi praised two sentences, he saw that Guo Xin still looked serious, and his hand was placed on her chest, and he couldn't help but flirt, when Guo Xin was defenseless, Yang Xi reached into his arms, grabbed the hand on her chest that made Yang Xi amazed and full, and kneaded it wantonly, "Let's not talk about this, let's make love, I haven't been intimate with you for so long, it's weird!"
Guo Xin screamed, desperately refusing. "Ascending the Disciple ......"
But unfortunately, her lips were quickly covered by Yang Xi's big mouth, and then her upper body completely collapsed...... (To be continued.) )