Chapter XXVII

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Yang Xi did not go out of the city to greet Li Jingzhong, but he received the newly appointed supervisor at the Marshal of Soldiers and Horses in Tongguan.

He made the formation quite large, and asked all the generals above the rank of general to meet him together, the purpose was to give Li Jingzhong a "dismount", so that Li Jingzhong felt the pressure when he first arrived. The generals of Tongguan all listen to his orders, only he is respected, Li Jingzhong, the new supervisor, will always have a little pressure and scruples when he sees it, and he must always be cautious when acting in the future, right?

Li Jingzhong, who walked into the marshal's line with a few personal soldiers, saw Yang Xi, who was sitting at the head of the line, dressed in military uniform, and the other generals stood in rows, without any expression on their faces, all with majesty on their faces, and they invisibly felt the pressure, and their steps were a little sluggish. He also knew what Yang Xi's purpose was to greet him like this, but he had expected to be treated like this, so he also walked into the room under the cold gaze of the generals, and respectfully saluted Yang Xi, who was sitting at the top, and said: "The last general, Li Fuguo, the new supervisor of Tongguan, has seen Marshal Yang!"

"What? Li Fuguo? Yang Xi was taken aback and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice. Didn't the general message from the imperial court tell him that the supervising army he had arrived was Li Jingzhong, why did he suddenly become Li Fuguo? Li Fuguo, this name is too familiar, so familiar that Yang Xi didn't even hide his surprised look, Li Fuguo is a eunuch who is even more famous than Yu Chaosi, why did he come to Tongguan?

Why didn't the imperial court notify him of the change in the selection of the prison army, and why didn't his father, who was able to do anything, write to him?

Li Jingzhong was very proud of Yang Xi's surprise, as well as the doubts of the generals, and quickly explained: "Marshal, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given the last general the name of the auxiliary country, which means that I hope that the general can serve the country wholeheartedly, do things loyally, and not disappoint Your Majesty!" The last general naturally gave up the earlier name of Jingzhong, and since then there has been no Li Jingzhong in the world, only Li Fuguo, who is loyal to the country. This is a matter before the last general's departure, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said goodbye to the last general, he temporarily gave the last general a new name, and it was not mentioned in the edict issued by the imperial court, which surprised the marshal, and the last general was very ashamed!"

"I see!" Yang Xi had already put away his surprised expression, and nodded slightly to show that he understood, "It turns out that General Li was renamed Li Fuguo after being given the name of His Royal Highness the Prince. It seems that the general has won the trust of His Royal Highness the Prince, and I hope that after the general arrives, he will work diligently and not live up to the trust of His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Yang Xi specially explained that Li Fuguo only won the trust of the crown prince Li Heng, and did not mention the emperor's meaning at all, just to let the generals understand that this new eunuch is a close confidant of the prince, but he has not won the emperor's favor, and the previous eunuch Bian Lingcheng is completely different, so you don't take this person too seriously. However, although Yang Xi's tone of voice was very calm, there were waves in his heart.

He believes that anyone who has made a name for themselves in history is not an ordinary person, and that there is something about them that makes them stand out. Li Fuguo can be in power for a while, and he must be very capable. If this person is not capable, it is impossible to finally grasp the power of the government. Such a character is by no means easy to deal with. Li Fuguo came to Tongguan to serve as a military supervisor, which was destined to bring him trouble.

This person is a close confidant of the crown prince Li Heng, and the book "Anshi Rebellion" that Yang Xi read before crossing seems to be the crown prince Li Heng killed Yang Guozhong's family with the help of the eunuchs Li Fuguo, Gao Lishi and Chen Xuanli, the general of the forbidden army, and forced Yang Yuhuan to commit suicide. Judging from the contradictions between Yang Guozhong and Li Heng and the records in this book, Li Fuguo and Yang Guozhong are also two types of people who are incompatible, and belong to the two sides of the hostile class.

Li Fuguo came to Tongguan, destined not to bring him convenience and help, but only to bring trouble, Yang Xi also decided to immediately tell his father Yang Guozhong about his difficulties, and asked Yang Guozhong to find a way to remove Li Fuguo back no matter what, he didn't want to work with Li Fuguo, who did not put the emperor in the eyes of history.

He is young, although he has inherited some of the memories of his predecessor, but he does not have any experience in the officialdom of this era, and he has been serving in the army before he crosses, and he is not good at fighting between people, and he can't compare with these historical giants if he plays intrigues. In the silent battle that Li Fuguo just appeared in today, he didn't feel that he had any advantage, and he didn't intimidate the old fox under his tent.

Although Yang Guozhong is a big traitor in the historical records, he may be a little better than Li Fuguo, in terms of means and scheming, Yang Guozhong, who is now the prime minister, must be more than one level more powerful than Li Fuguo, who has not yet become a climate, and it should be a good idea to let his traitorous father deal with Li Fuguo. "Even if it's a dog bites a dog, Li Fuguo definitely can't bite Yang Guozhong."

Yang Xi's words made many generals understand what was going on, Yang Xi had already said at the military meeting about the new superintendent, and told the generals that Li Jingzhong was not appreciated by the emperor, but the crown prince Li Heng recommended it, and the emperor's personal eunuch Gao Lishi reluctantly agreed. If you say this today, many generals will despise Li Fuguo.

In fact, any general has no good impression of the eunuchs of the prison army, the main reason is that the prison army is here to monitor them, and these are all "rootless" men, and they are despised from the bottom of their hearts, but these eunuchs are characters that cannot be provoked, and no one dares to ignore them.

Yang Xi is the son of Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, and a eunuch like Bian Lingcheng, who is deeply trusted by the emperor, dares to kill him in public, but Li Fuguo, who is trusted by the prince and not appreciated by the emperor, Yang Xi will not take it seriously, and they don't need to have any fear.

Of course, Li Fuguo understood the meaning of Yang Xi's words, but he couldn't refute anything, so he could only say vigorously that after he came to Tongguan, he would definitely assist Yang Xi in managing military affairs, and he would not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Seeing that these few words slightly suppressed Li Fuguo's momentum, Yang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and said again: "General Li is definitely not familiar with the affairs of Tongguan when he first comes to Tongguan, so he will talk to you in detail." General Li has worked hard all the way, why don't you go and rest first! Ben Shuai and the generals are working hard to train the sergeants, General Li should not interfere in these things, and now there is no war, the general will have a good rest for a few months!"

Before Li Fuguo went to Tongguan to take up his post, he was awarded the post of general of the right supervisor of the inspection school. Eunuchs who serve as supervisors in the army will be given military positions by the imperial court to facilitate their actions, but Yang Xi did not pay attention to these, he took advantage of the fact that he overpowered Li Fuguo in terms of momentum at the beginning, and also bluntly said that Li Fuguo should not take care of the training affairs that are being carried out now, and he said it very politely.

This made the generals a little surprised, Yang Xi really didn't take Li Fuguo, the eunuch of the prison army, seriously!

This also made them faintly glad that they didn't need to be angry with Li Fuguo in the future. Previously, they were a lot of angry with Bian Lingcheng, and even Ge Shuhan didn't dare to take Bian Lingcheng seriously, but now Yang Xi dares to do this, it's really different, relieve anger!

Of course, Li Fuguo also understood the meaning of Yang Xi's words, and he wanted to argue a few words, but Yang Xi's cold demeanor and the fierce gaze of the generals made him swallow his words back.

The crown prince Li Heng didn't dare to provoke Yang Guozhong, and he didn't dare to provoke Yang Xi, the deputy marshal of soldiers and horses, for the time being, everything had to be done slowly.