Chang'an, Xingqing Palace, Qinzheng Building.

Yesterday, I had a good night's sleep, and the emperor Li Longji, who felt that he was in good spirits, also expressed his diligence and came over early in the morning to deal with the notebook.

Most of the transcripts sent to him were discussed by the prime ministers of the political affairs hall, and some important transcripts were reviewed by the prime ministers, and those that were not very important were reviewed and processed by the prime ministers on their behalf.

Most of the comments on the more important manuscripts sent to him satisfied Li Longji, which made him feel more and more good, and when he was reviewing the notebooks, he occasionally joked with Gao Lishi, who was standing on the side.

Tongguan was defended, Chang'an turned the crisis into safety, after receiving the news that the rebels retreated to Shaanxi County, Li Longji's original heart was basically put down, and the news from all over the country was very good, the official army and the rebels basically won the battle, and An Lushan retreated to Luoyang, and once again planned to retreat to Fanyang. Li Longji, who learned of these news, was not at all worried that the rebellion could not be quelled, he basically returned to his old habits, and spent nearly half of his energy every day on recuperation, listening to music and dancing.

Most of the prime ministers will deal with it on their behalf, especially Yang Guozhong knows what he means, and the handling opinions on many matters coincide with him, and he will also come to ask for his opinion on things that are difficult to handle. The ministers have such ability, and the advice they give satisfies him, and he doesn't care too much. After reading these recitals today, he is also going to listen to a new song composed by Yang Yuhuan.

Li Longji also knew that it was not suitable to indulge in music and dance now, and the ministers would advise, after all, the situation had not completely reversed, and the rebellion was still continuing. But after he dealt with the court affairs, he went to listen to the music and enjoy the dance, and the ministers had nothing to say when they took a break.

However, when I was looking at the penultimate book, someone came to report that it was the crown prince Li Heng who asked to see him.

Hearing Li Heng's request to see him, Li Longji frowned unhappily, but after hesitating for a while, he still asked Li Heng to be brought in.

"The sons and daughters see this father," Li Heng stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "I saw that my father was in good spirits today, and the sons were very happy." The father is so diligent in court affairs, which makes the idle sons and ministers very embarrassed. ”

Li Longji closed the notebook, leaned on the pillow behind him, looked at Li Heng and said meaningfully: "Hmm! Do you blame me for not entrusting the affairs of the court to you? ”

Li Heng was taken aback, and hurriedly explained: "Father, how dare your son." Erchen didn't mean this at all, Erchen was just worried about his father's body, you are too tired these days, you have to rest more, so as not to be overworked and unbearable. Now the weather is very hot, and Erchen was suffering from heat stroke a few days ago, and he lay down for several days before he got better. The father must pay more attention to rest, and there is anything he can tell his sons to do. ”

Having said that, Li Heng was really resentful in his heart, and the reason for his resentment was what Li Longji said just now, he wanted to take advantage of the rebellion to meddle in the affairs of the court, but Li Longji did not give him this opportunity.

After An Lushan's rebellion started, Li Longji did not have much energy to pay attention to and deal with the affairs of the rebellion, and the prime ministers of the political affairs hall were basically responsible for major affairs of the court, that is, most of them were decided by Yang Guozhong. The emperor didn't have much energy to deal with affairs, and the military situation in various places was urgent, so it stands to reason that he, the crown prince, should be in charge of the country and deal with the major affairs of the court and politics on his behalf, but Li Longji did not say anything about it, which made Li Heng very anxious and worried. He believed that the rebellion would eventually be quelled, and interfering in the affairs of the court during the counterinsurgency was an excellent opportunity to expand his influence, at least he could take the opportunity to install more cronies in the court to fight against Yang Guozhong.

His current position as the crown prince is not stable, and he has a sense of crisis all the time, Yang Guozhong can be said to be against him everywhere, I don't know how many times he has bewitched him in front of Li Longji as the prince, and renamed other princes as the crown prince, and his father Li Longji was almost moved, if it weren't for the help of Gao Lishi, who had a good personal relationship with him, to say some words, maybe he would have been abolished at this time, and the prince of the Tang Dynasty had become someone else. When he had this thought, he complained that Li Longji had lived too long, so that he, the crown prince of the dynasty, was already in his forties, but he still had no chance to ascend the throne as the emperor, and he had to be constrained by Yang Guozhong everywhere, which was too aggrieved.

After the rebellion, Yang Guozhong's position was very hit, and many ministers openly asked the emperor to punish Yang Guozhong under the pretext of preventing the rebels from raising troops, but Li Longji was unmoved, and he trusted Yang Guozhong more and more, and Lingbao was defeated and did not punish him. What's even more hateful is that his son Yang Xi led the army to first aid Tongguan, and actually made a contribution that shocked anyone. In this way, Yang Guozhong's prestige has not only not been compromised, but also consolidated and improved because of Yang Xi's outstanding performance. Yang Xi even served as the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses, and was in charge of 100,000 soldiers and horses in Tongguan.

Yang Xi was in charge of the Tongguan soldiers and horses, which can be said to have affected the fate of Chang'an, and the national fortunes of the Tang Dynasty were pinched in the hands of the Yang family father and son, which made Li Heng sit on pins and needles, thorns in his back, and a very heavy sense of crisis, so that Li Heng had to take the initiative to stand up and express his meaning when he could express his opinions, just like after Yang Xi returned to Chang'an that day, he suggested that other generals be changed to leading marshals, so that Yang Xi could return to Beijing to enjoy the credit. But his opinion was not adopted by his father, Emperor Li Longji, and he immediately stopped talking and didn't dare to say more. But he was unwilling to let the Yang family's power become stronger and stronger, so that he, the crown prince of the dynasty, had no say in the court.

When he entered the palace today, he still had to propose something to his father, which was also something he decided after thinking about it for many days.

Listening to what Li Heng said was quite emotional, Li Longji's suspicion was gone, and he smiled and said: "The prince's filial piety, I know, don't worry, although I am old, I can still reluctantly deal with the affairs of the court, now all the prime ministers of the political hall are diligent and can share the worries for me, I am not worried at all that no one will deal with the affairs of the court, so don't worry too much about the prince." ”

Hearing Li Longji say this, the resentment in Li Heng's heart rose again, not only hated Yang Guozhong, but also full of complaints about his biological father in front of him, but he didn't have any expression, and also remembered the purpose of coming to see his father today, so he immediately suppressed his resentment, and then respectfully bowed to Li Longji, and said: "Father, the son of the emperor entered the palace today to ask to see his father, and he wanted to discuss something with his father. ”

"What do you want to say to me, the prince is what he says!" Li Longji stroked his gray beard and asked quietly.

"Father, there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Tongguan, and the follow-up men and horses temporarily recruited are still in the process of continuing to go to Tongguan, but after Yang Xi killed Bian Lingcheng, who fled in a cowardly fight, the imperial court did not set up a post of supervisor in the Tongguan town army. As the marshal of the soldiers and horses, Erchen felt that this was very inappropriate, and Erchen had heard many ministers complain, saying that this was a bad thing for the military system of the Tang Dynasty, and it must not continue to be like this. Therefore, today I boldly entered the palace to ask to see my father, hoping that my father can re-establish the post of military supervisor!"