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Xingqing Palace, Nanxun Palace.

The windows on the south side of the hall were wide open, and the warm sun shone in through the wide open windows, bringing warmth to the room.

Li Longji, who was leaning on the couch and basking in the sun, was discussing secretly with Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, and the loyal eunuch Gao Lishi was waiting on the side.

"Guozhong, yesterday I said that Wang Ying of Yan asked me again, he wanted to lead the army to fight for me and lead the army to quell the rebellion, and today I called you here to ask for your opinion!"

Hearing Li Longji ask this in a calm tone, Yang Guozhong immediately understood Li Longji's general attitude on this matter, but he did not answer positively, but said left and right: "Your Majesty, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serving as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and Yang Xi is the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses. ”

Seeing that Yang Guozhong was a little evasive of this question, Li Longji frowned slightly, and asked again with a little displeasure: "Guozhong, I want to ask you, if the crown prince of Yiyan Wang Ying is appointed as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, what do you think?" ”

At the beginning of the rebellion, when Li Longji appointed Li Wan, the king of Rong, as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and Gao Xianzhi as his deputy, Yang Guozhong immediately expressed his approval. It's a pity that King Rong Li Wan died of illness before the army was raised, and in the end he could only take charge of all affairs with Deputy Marshal Gao Xianzhi, and appointed the crown prince Li Heng as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, but he did not take office.

In the following time, whether it was Gao Xianzhi, Ge Shuhan, and now Yang Xi, they all commanded the armies as the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses.

Although there is no difference in the meaning of this, and all the generals accept it, it feels different in Li Longji's heart.

For example, now, Yang Xi is in charge of military affairs as a deputy marshal, and it can be said that the nearly 200,000 troops in Tongguan and Shaanxi County are all in his hands, and if he has different intentions, he can capture Chang'an within a few days by waving his army westward. It was precisely because he was not at ease about all this that Li Longji, after listening to Gao Lishi's advice, came up with the idea of summoning Yang Xi back to Beijing and wanting to use other generals to take charge of military affairs on his behalf. If the marshal leading the army at the front was his son, a prince leading the army as a marshal, and a deputy marshal actually in charge of military affairs, then Li Longji would have been much less worried.

The crown prince can't go to the front to lead the army, otherwise if something happens, it will be a mess, and the choice of the prince is not just a random change to someone else's. If other princes were to be marshals, they would be able to go to the front to lead the army.

However, among his sons, Li Longji felt that only the sixth son Rong Wang Wan and the sixteenth son Yong Wang Lu were really capable and courageous to command the army to fight, but Li Wan had died of illness, and Li Lan did not ask him to serve in the army because of his poor health some time ago. Li Longji felt that the other sons were not the best candidates, and no one took the initiative to stand up and ask for his life, so he never appointed another marshal.

But now Yan Wangjun stood up and asked for his life, and went to the palace several times to ask for a meeting, asking to lead the army to the battle.

Although Li Longji felt that Li Jue's surname was relatively cowardly, he had always liked literature rather than martial arts, and he was not very suitable for leading the army on the front line, but he was also impressed by Li Jue's courage. However, because the stakes are so high, Li Longji still has to ask the opinion of a major minister.

He exchanged views with Colliers, who was vague about this, almost not supporting or opposing it. After Li Longji also told Gao Lishi about this, he immediately summoned Yang Guozhong to come in to discuss.

When Yang Guozhong entered the palace, he guessed that the emperor was going to discuss this matter with him, and Li Longji first inquired about this matter, which made him a little embarrassed and didn't know how to express his opinion.

Before entering the palace, Yang Xi had already told him about recommending Li Jue, the king of Yan, to serve as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.

Of course, Yang Xi spoke from the interests of the Yang family.

Yang Xi told Yang Guozhong that if Li Jue, who had a weak surname, was allowed to lead the army on the front line, then he could still take charge of specific military affairs as a deputy marshal, and continue to expand the power and influence in the army in the following time, and strengthen the prestige of the Yang family, and he was also confident that when he was in the army, he would successfully influence Li Ying and let him form an alliance with the Yang family. If Li Jue becomes the crown prince, then the power of the Yang family will definitely not be threatened, and even after he becomes the emperor, he will reach a peak, and it is not necessary that everything in the court is decided by the Yang family.

"Father, now only by pushing King Yan up, is it most likely that the prestige and power of the Yang family will continue to rise, if other princes are replaced as princes, they may not be able to tolerate the further expansion of the Yang family's influence," this is Yang Xi's last words to persuade Yang Guozhong with a "bitter heart".

Of course, Yang Xi's words moved Yang Guozhong, but there was a thorn in his heart, which made him quite prejudiced against Li Jue.

Of course, there are rumors that Li Jue is having an affair with his wife Pei Rou.

Although he knew that his wife had hooked up with other men, Pei Rou had an affair with Li Jue, and Yang Guozhong was not completely sure.

When a wife or husband cheats, the other half is the last to know, this is a wise saying, and it is also appropriate to use it on Yang Guozhong.

Although Yang Xi already knew that he was born to Li Jue and Pei Rou, Yang Guozhong didn't know. If he had known, he would have stinked Li Jue's reputation a long time ago, or tortured him to the point of disgrace, and he hadn't even been able to finalize the affair between Li Jue and Pei Rou.

However, since there are rumors of a private affair between Li Ying and Pei Rou, such a thing may happen. There may be such a thing, and Yang Guozhong is very entangled in the matter of whether to help Li Ying or not.

If it weren't for these analyses that Yang Xi said, it would be impossible for him to support Li Jue to lead the troops and marshals, but what Yang Xi said was considered from the perspective of the interests of the Yang family, and it was impossible not to make Yang Guozhong moved. But because of the stalk, Yang Guozhong still couldn't make up his mind immediately. Of course, he was afraid that everything he did was to make wedding clothes for others, and in the end he ended up being ridiculed by the world.

Therefore, when Li Longji asked him so clearly, he still couldn't make up his mind to express his position.

"Your Majesty, in fact, which prince is suitable to lead the army as a marshal, you know best!" Yang Guozhong still plays Tai Chi.

Hearing Yang Guozhong say this, Li Longji also frowned and pondered, and after a while, he said as if talking to himself: "I think the Sixteenth Prince is a good candidate. ”

Hearing that Li Longji was inclined to let Yongwang Li Lan take charge of the post of marshal, Yang Guozhong, who was stunned, did not dare not express his position, Yang Xi's analysis had already been approved by him, and he also felt that the one who could not take the post of marshal the most was Yongwang Li Lan, if this prince finally took charge, then the Yang family was likely not to have a good time.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness King Yan is more suitable than His Royal Highness King Yong," Yang Guozhong finally couldn't help but express his position, "His Royal Highness King Yan has always liked martial arts, and he has been concerned about the battle situation ahead since the rebellion began.

Li Longji was surprised by Yang Guozhong's sudden change in attitude, but Yang Guozhong finally made a statement, which still made him feel relieved. (To be continued.) )