Although Yang Guozhong's words were very simple, Li Longji understood that Yang Guozhong had a deeper purpose in saying this, and some of it must be selfish, but he was not easy to break it, and he couldn't agree to all of his requests, so he groaned after hearing it.

Seeing that Li Longji hesitated, Yang Yuhuan, who gently beat his body, said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what Guozhong said is very reasonable, now that the enemy is present, hundreds of thousands of rebels are stationed near Tongguan, and they will attack Tongguan at any time. Tongguan can't be lost, if Tongguan falls into the hands of the rebels, Chang'an is also dangerous, now His Majesty has to think about how to repel the rebels' siege and ensure that Tongguan is not lost, what Guozhong just said is all for the safety of Tongguan, he is a center! Your Majesty, many times the failure is because of civil strife, if the Tongguan defenders because of some disputes within the soldiers to centrifuge, the army is unstable, and the rebels take the opportunity to capture the city pass, then Chang'an will be difficult to hold, this is the great misfortune of the country, Your Majesty must not let this situation occur!"

Seeing that Yang Yuhuan spoke, Yang Guozhong also asked again, "Your Majesty, the situation in Tongguan is still critical, the 100,000 town troops in Tongguan originally belonged to many places, and many of them were temporarily recruited sergeants, to let the 100,000 soldiers work together to resist the enemy, some extraordinary measures must be done, Your Majesty should hand over any affairs in Tongguan to Shiro in charge, and do not let anyone else interfere, otherwise the soldiers will definitely not be able to work together to resist the enemy!"

Yang Guozhong is most afraid of the crown prince Li Heng meddling in Tongguan affairs, Chen Xuanli and Li Heng's relationship is different, Chen Xuanli was recalled as soon as he arrived in Tongguan, and was dismissed from all positions, so that Li Heng, who originally wanted to meddle in Tongguan affairs to further strengthen his reputation, was very hit, desperately trying to get something back, and said that Yang Xi was young and not suitable to continue to lead the army to fight in front of Li Longji and the ministers at the court meeting that day. From Li Heng's very short-sighted actions, Yang Guozhong understood something, and he was quite proud.

But he knew that Li Heng would definitely not sit idly by and ignore the further expansion of the Yang family's power, and would definitely take other means to meddle in Tongguan's affairs. The main purpose of saying this today is to get rid of Li Heng's thoughts.

Yang Xi has successfully achieved prestige and is in charge of Tongguan affairs, what Yang Guozhong has to do now is to consolidate Yang Xi's position, increase his son's influence, and make up for his lack of power in the army.

As long as the emperor agrees to his request, he will be able to do things very well in the future, and he can do many things justifiably under the banner of the emperor, and if anyone dares to disagree, he can take the opportunity to punish or purge him.

After hearing Yang Guozhong and Yang Yuhuan say this, Li Longji had no insistence in his heart, and after a little consideration, he agreed to Yang Guozhong's request: "Well, what Guozhong said is reasonable, now we must do our best to defend Tongguan, and there can be no chaos within the Tongguan Town Army, otherwise the rebels will have an opportunity to take advantage of." I don't think about anything else now, I just need to put down the rebellion as soon as possible. Guozhong, I promise what you ask. ”

After a pause, he immediately said: "Some things about Tongguan will be handled by you on my behalf!"

Li Longji said this, Yang Guozhong was overjoyed, and immediately agreed and thanked him with a salute: "Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, the ministers will do a lot of things for Your Majesty." Your Majesty, you have been a lot haggard during this time, you must recuperate well, so as not to get sick, and now that the situation has passed the most dangerous time, Your Majesty can hand over the affairs of Tongguan to Shiro, and he will not let us down!"

"Of course I hope so!" Li Longji smiled bitterly, sighed and closed his eyes: "I didn't expect An Lushan to really rebel, Guozhong, if I had believed your words earlier, then this chaos would not have started, and I am ashamed of the people of the world!" I've been the emperor for decades, and I'm tired of it, and I don't want to sit on this throne anymore. Guozhong, I want to pass the throne to the crown prince, let the prince rule the world, I will be the emperor who doesn't care about anything, and stay with Yuhuan for the rest of my life, as promised is the best!"

When Yang Guozhong heard Li Longji say this, his face turned white with fright, and he knelt down desperately, and pleaded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you must not be like this!" You are not old, you are still full of energy, the Tang Dynasty is in its heyday under your rule, if you want to abdicate now, those ministers will be panicked and overwhelmed, and the soldiers who quell the rebellion will also be puzzled, they will wonder if this is a riot in the palace. If Your Majesty really abdicates now, he will definitely let the monarch and ministers be separated, and the morale of the army will be weakened, giving the rebels a chance to take advantage of. Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

When the rebels first rose, Li Longji had already expressed such a meaning once, and the frightened Yang Guozhong gave a strong admonition, and conspired with Yang Yuhuan and Mrs. Qiu Guo to blow the pillow wind, and finally made Li Longji retract this intention, I didn't expect that what he said today was good, and the emperor came to say such a thing again, how not to surprise him?

Yang Guozhong knew that his current powerful position was all due to Li Longji, and the contradiction between him and the crown prince Li Heng was very deep, and he had been trying to find a way for Li Longji to abolish Li Heng and set up other princes as crown princes. If Li Longji abdicates now and Li Heng becomes emperor, then his good days will come to an end. Not to mention that the current position of power is likely to be completely absent, and it is not even certain whether his life can be saved.

Li Longji already had plans to change the crown prince, and Yang Guozhong believed that in time, the prince would definitely appoint someone else. But if Li Longji chooses to abdicate and become the emperor now, then Li Heng will immediately ascend the throne, there will be no hope, and the power of the Yang family will soon collapse.

Hearing Li Longji say this, Yang Xi was also taken aback, he who had read the book "Anshi Rebellion", of course he knew some of the stakes, as a member of the Yang family, he didn't want Li Heng to be the emperor, otherwise he would be unlucky. Even if he is a traverser, fighting with the person who is the emperor, there is no good fruit to eat. Li Longji still has many years to live, as long as he becomes the emperor until he dies, no one knows what the variables will be after that.

Yang Yuhuan, who was also taken aback, also hurriedly got up and asked: "Your Majesty, you must not be like this, the Tang Dynasty cannot be without you in charge, if you abdicate now, it will definitely make the monarch and ministers centrifugal, the rebels will be more powerful, and more Li people will suffer!" Your Majesty......"

As Yang Yuhuan spoke, his expression became sad, and two lines of tears slipped down his face.

"Guozhong, Yuhuan, get up!" Li Longji couldn't close his eyes anymore, so he immediately got up from the couch, stretched out his hand to help Yang Yuhuan, who was also kneeling, and then motioned for Yang Guozhong to get up too, sighed heavily and then said: "What you said is also reasonable, if I abdicate now, I may really mess up the morale of the army." Alas, let's wait until the rebellion has subsided, and then discuss the matter of succession! But I'm really tired. ”

"Your Majesty is tired, so it's good to take a rest, and if you rest well, you won't feel tired!" Yang Guozhong, who breathed a sigh of relief, made a salute and was about to retire, "Your Majesty, the minister will not disturb your rest, you can sleep well, if there is anything difficult to handle, you will come in and report it at any time!"

Li Longji, who was lying down again, nodded slightly, "Guozhong, then you go, I'm very sleepy!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Niangniang, the minister retires!"