When Li Linfu woke up, he found that he had returned to the bedroom of Lishan Beiye, and someone was about to feed him medicine. When he raised his eyes, he couldn't help but be stunned that it was Xiao Jiangyuan, and when he saw that he was awake, he raised the corners of his lips slightly.

"Don't worry, I've already blocked the news of your sudden illness. Didn't you wait for them to be gone and fall down in front of me, for that reason? ”

Li Linfu glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan steadily, got up and leaned on the pillow, reached out to take the medicine bowl in Xiao Jiangyuan's hand, and drank it: "I thought it was ...... From now on, you will not let me go to your house again. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan took the empty bowl that Li Linfu had drunk, handed it to Li Linfu's eighth son, Li Xiu, who was standing on the side, and said lightly: "So, I'm coming to your door." The right prime minister is powerful, and when he arrives at Lishan, he is still in the city, and the queue at the door must be about to line up at the foot of Lishan, right? I don't think I'm too busy, if it weren't for Hachiro to help me, your disease would be spread all over Lishan tomorrow. ”

Without waiting for Li Xiuqian to give in, Li Linfu said: "Among my more than 20 sons, only Balang can get by." ”

"You can only hide this illness for a while."

"I know. It's just that it's not good for the saint to think about what kind of illness I have, maybe after a while, when I don't have to hide it anymore, I'll be cured. ”

"You're sick of the heart, and it's not going to get better."

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was serious and rare straightforward, Li Linfu couldn't help laughing: "Actually, what if it's good?" I'm almost seventy years old, and I probably won't live for a few years, and I may not see the day when the crown prince succeeds to the throne. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan said sincerely: "After all, the right minister is a generation of capable ministers, who has assisted the saint in a down-to-earth manner, led the Tang Dynasty through a period of changeable times, and explored a new system little by little, stabilizing the court and the people." Those who are defeated by the right phase are not necessarily able to do the right phase, but ......"

"It's just that I'm a capable minister, and I'm also a traitor."

"I don't agree with it, but I understand why you're doing that."

"But if you were me, you wouldn't make the same choice, would you?"

Xiao Jiangyuan thought about it seriously: "I don't know. Maybe...... I may have gone even further than you. ”

"Uncle Xiao is also here today, so let's help my nephew persuade my father." Unlike Li Linfu, Li Xiu has been an upright and stable good boy since he was a child, "My father has lived in the phase for a long time and has made many enemies, even the prince...... Over the years, in order to prevent assassins, I can't determine where I slept every night, and now I have to hide even if I am sick, and in the long run, if something bad happens, my father will be the target of everyone, and I am afraid that my life will not be saved, so it is better to ......"

"Why don't you stop as soon as possible and bow to the prince?" Li Linfu sneered.

Li Xiu sighed: "I just hope that my father will take advantage of the prosperity of the Holy Family and retire ......."

"Hachiro is a knowledgeable person." Xiao Jiangyuan nodded.

Li Linfu sighed faintly: "But the situation is already like this, and I have no way out for a long time." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan didn't say anything more, just let Li Linfu recuperate well, and then got up to say goodbye. It's just that when she just stood up, her body shook and was quickly supported by Li Xiu's hand.

"You knee ......," Li Linfu frowned.

Xiao Jiangyuan looked indifferent: "Every rain and snow has a warning, it is very accurate, and it is not a bad thing." ”

Here, Li Linfu just fainted from a sudden illness, and the prince who returned to the dormitory also had weak legs and knelt on the ground.

Zhang Liangdi and Li Fuguo immediately went over to help one left and one right, but when they saw that the prince simply stretched out his legs and sat down, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Li Fuguo gave a big salute to the crown prince: "Congratulations to Your Highness, the slave maid has turned the crisis into safety, not only to keep General Wang, but also to stabilize the crown prince's position from now on." ”

Zhang Liangdi also congratulated and said, "It really scared the concubine to death, the saint is moody, in case it really ......."

The prince patted Zhang Liangdi's hand, and said while gasping: "As long as I let him know that I have nothing but him and can't rely on anything, and I don't value the position of the prince as much as he thinks, he will rest assured." He finally made up his mind that he would not abandon me again......"

Zhang Liangdi smiled: "This is a good thing, Your Highness." ”

“…… But why am I not happy at all? ”

The crown prince did not regret saving Wang Zhonghei, but he was a little ashamed, because he never really thought that he would exchange the crown prince's position for Wang Zhonghe's life. He has not been taken seriously since he was a child, and although he was the adopted son of the queen, he never let his father's eyes stay. He was the most forgotten of the princes, but he was noticed by Wang Zhonghe.

Wang Zhongji entered the palace as an orphan of a loyal martyr, so he paid special attention to Li Longji, and this alone was much better than the unfavored prince at that time. Wang Zhonghei is still the object of friendship among the princes, but the crown prince, who is loyal to the king at the time, has always had no quarrel with the world, so he refuses to come forward. But somehow, Wang Zhonghei and the other princes eventually had a general relationship, but they became close to the crown prince.

The prince didn't know the reason at first, but after a long time, he couldn't help but ask, but when he saw Wang Zhonghe, he asked with a puzzled face: "Who do you choose to make friends with, do you also need to have a reason?" Since you want it so much, then I'll give you a few. First, I am very similar to you, in the bustling and lively, but people are lonely, I don't mean that you are not favored; Second, the other princes came to contact me with a purpose, but you stayed away from me, unlike them, which made it difficult for me not to notice you; Three to ...... You are the loyal king, I am the loyal heir, how much does it sound like a pair of good brothers? Hey, don't ignore me. ”

At that time, the young prince still had a few twisted tempers, but now they have almost been consumed.

Ever since he became the crown prince, he has been cowardly and withdrawn, turning a blind eye to the contempt and humiliation of Li Linfu and An Lushan. He calmly accepted Li Longji's selfish protection and help, and would rather abandon his wife and concubine when he encountered a crisis, and never showed weakness to Li Longji.

But today, everything that has been held out for so many years has been broken.

Li Fuguo said in a low voice: "Your Highness, just endure for a while. ”

Zhang Liangdi also said: "Exactly." As long as His Royal Highness is good, he can not only keep General Wang, but also create a lifetime of achievements and become a generation of Ming Jun! The concubine always believed in His Highness and waited for that day. ”

A month later, Wang Zhongsi was taken into Chang'an by Ge Shuhan and put in prison to await trial, while Ge Shuhan went straight to Lishan to meet Li Longji.

For Ge Shuhan, Li Longji had a very good impression. After this person was born in Jiangmen, his father was the deputy protector of Anxi, and he was profligate and righteous since he was a child, and he was quite similar to Li Longji when he was young. He only began to embark on the right path after losing his father at the age of forty, but in just a few years, he became a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and won the battle of Jishi Mountain in October of the sixth year of Tianbao, which wiped out the 5,000 cavalry of Tubo.

Li Longji thought that Ge Shuhan would definitely intercede for Wang Zhonghe, but he never expected that Ge Shuhan, who was simply fierce on the battlefield, would be so wordy in life. Ge Shuhan didn't know that Li Longji no longer planned to ask for Wang Zhonghe's life, and seeing that Li Longji was unmoved, he thought that he was unwilling to let go. He had no choice but to follow step by step, kowtowing again and again, rubbing snot and tears on Li Longji's boots, and said that he was willing to use his official title and meritorious service to offset Wang Zhonghe's mistakes, and it was useless to stop Xiao Jiangyuan.

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan chose to give up and refused to save himself, Li Longji rolled his eyes, and just as he was about to speak, he heard An Lushan come over to ask for peace. He hurriedly let An Lushan in, and happened to take Wang Zhonghe's Shibao City as an example and asked An Lushan's opinion.

An Lushan didn't think about it and said: "You must be prepared before the war." ”

Ge Shuhan is in the northwest all the year round, and An Lushan is often in the northeast, and the time when the two entered the court is always incorrect, so for many years, they have only heard of each other's fame, and now it is the first time they have met. Hearing An Lushan's opening, Ge Shuhan couldn't help but nodded, but listened to him continue:

"It's just that no matter how much you prepare, it's better to fight directly. Only when you fight can you know the winner or loser. The ministers have heard of many people who turn defeat into victory, and win more with less, do they know that they will win before fighting? There will be casualties on the battlefield, and it depends on the will of God, and no war is sure to be won. Do you simply stop fighting knowing that you may lose, knowing that this battle will be difficult to fight? Then what kind of soldier are you going to go home and farm, anyway, if you don't fight, you will definitely not lose, and you will not die. In the courtier's humble opinion, if there is something wrong, I hope the saint will forgive me. ”

Li Longji couldn't help laughing, and Fang Cai's troubles disappeared in an instant. He still didn't feel like it was enough, so he specially asked Ge Shuhan what he thought.

Ge Shuhan was so angry that he was almost speechless: "Minister...... The minister thought that what General An said about turning defeat into victory and winning more battles with less was mostly the trend of the times and had to be fought, but this time he had a choice. Even if General Wang was wrong, he only made a proper judgment, and the minister thought that this judgment was not wrong, that casualties could have been avoided, and that the battle did not have to be ......."

"Since the saints have given the order, this battle must be fought!" An Lushan interrupted loudly, "Since it must be fought, what the generals think about is how to win, otherwise everything is in vain!" ”

"You ......"

Seeing that Ge Shuhan and An Lushan were about to fight in the hall, Li Longji suddenly smiled and said, "General An, you have such a big belly, what are you in it?" ”

Loaded with a bunch of grass, Brother Shu Han sneered.

I think it's a bunch of fat meat, Xiao Jiangyuan thought secretly.

An Lushan was flashed by this sudden topic, and was stunned for a moment before he arched his hand to Li Longji and said: "Although the minister's belly is big, there is only one loyalty to the saint in it, and nothing else!" ”

Ge Shuhan had a little headache after hearing this.

Xiao Jiangyuan only felt that his teeth were a little sore.

Li Longji laughed: "It's loyal...... You're good. I hope the same will be true for Tadashi and General Goshu. ”

Ge Shuhan hurriedly knelt down and said: "General Wang and his ministers are all brave and loyal, and they are willing to die for the saint!" ”

In the end, Wang Zhongsi was only demoted to a local taishou.

"It's okay, when the northwest needs him to fight, there will be a reason for him to go back. As long as you live, you will have a long future. The prince never went to visit Wang Zhongsi in prison, but only sighed casually when Wang Zhongsi left Chang'an.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that in the eighth year of Tianbao, Wang Zhongji died violently in office at the age of forty-five, which is the best age for a general. One of the brightest generals in the Tang Dynasty also fell, and since then, the generals have been appointed to make five out of nine, and the soldiers and horses under his command also account for half of the total strength of the Tang Dynasty.

It was also in this year that Goshuhan was ordered to attack the city of Stone Castle and win a great victory. Among them, tens of thousands of Tang Dynasty soldiers were killed and wounded, but only a few hundred enemies were destroyed and captured.

Before that, the ministers had just added the honorific title to Li Longji. Li Longji gladly accepted the amnesty at the same time, appointed Xiao Jiangyuan as the general of the hussars, gave An Lushan the seal and the iron coupon of the Danshu, promoted the king to the imperial history doctor, and concurrently served as the envoy of the city, the palace and the garden, and the envoy of the camp, and promoted Yang Zhao to the imperial history of the middle of the city, the special judgment of the degree of the branch, and the concurrently leading the water and land transportation, the farmer, the cashier of money and other fifteen envoys.

The Tang Dynasty and the opposition have a three-legged momentum, Li Linfu still sits firmly in the position of chief prime minister, controlling the government and the opposition, but his body is getting worse, like the sunset, the king is like the sun, and the wind and water are flourishing, and Yang Zhao, who has just mastered the economic lifeline of the Tang Dynasty, is like a round of rising sun, which is rising rapidly.