Although the head of a hundred officials is under one person and above ten thousand, it is also opposed to ten thousand people at the same time.

Yang Guozhong was not admitted to the imperial examination, and he was promoted too quickly, and there were not a few people in the court who hated him. Although his official position is high, his foundation is still shallow, to put it bluntly, everything he has is given by Li Longji, and it is very simple to take it back. Faced with such a situation, he can only rely on Li Longji in the future.

But Li Longji is old, and he may die one day, what should he do then?

The crown prince will depose him, An Lushan can't tolerate him, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will step on him one by one like they did to Li Linfu before, and the Yang family ...... And will not hesitate to abandon him.

It's ridiculous, he once thought that he had used the Yang family, Li Linfu, the prince and even the Son of Heaven, and finally climbed to the pinnacle of life, but it turned out that he was also the one who was used. He once went to promote the marriage between the Yang family and the prince for the Yang family, but it turned out that the Yang family did not include him. He respected and revered the Son of Heaven who gave him opportunities and glory, but in the end he was just a dispensable pawn in that person's hands.

In the past, Li Linfu also knew this, but he refused to accept his fate several times, and he had to change it, but what was the result?

Even Li Linfu can't change his life against the sky, what effort does he have to make Yang Guozhong?

How long can one or two wires be connected? One day is enough. Although his family is high, his family is poor, and it is rare to have this achievement. His reputation has long been stinking, and since there is no good result in the end, it is better to get by, and take advantage of the good season to enjoy wealth and bliss.

But he was still not reconciled. He hated Ji Wen, An Lushan, the prince, the Yang family, and even the emperor, even if he brought this situation on his own. The more this is the case, the more he has to cling to Li Longji tightly, so that the Yang family and himself cannot be separated. He is a villain, he can't make a wedding dress for others in this life, if there is a disaster in the future, then he will be both prosperous and lossy, whether it is history or reality, if you want to die, you will die together.

After that, Yang Guozhong did not restrain himself, and while trying his best to curry favor with Li Longji, he commanded the officials and obeyed his own wishes.

He never gave up suppressing Ji Wen, even though Ji Wen's niece Wu was married to King Sheng as a concubine. He has been biting An Lushan to death, and from time to time he gives the prince a little unhappiness. He lived next to Mrs. Qiuguo, and after that, the wall between the two mansions was opened, and the inappropriate love between him and Mrs. Qiuguo was revealed to the world. Hearing the people sneer at him as a "male fox", he was not ashamed but happy, and laughed with Mrs. Qiuguo.

The more Yang Guozhong is like this, the more reassuring Li Longji is about him.

Xiao Jiangyuan only felt ridiculous and absurd at first, but then he felt pitiful and hateful when he thought about it.

She wanted to go with him, anyway, Yang Guozhong was not the only one in charge of the government, and Song Shu always had to pass her eyes, and Chen Xilie, the left minister, also began to speak, although he was always refuted by Yang Guozhong until the day of the election.

The selection of 100 officials by the prime minister and the Ministry of Culture and Culture is the most important event in the year, because there are many students and officials involved, and it is necessary to be as fair and just as possible, and it is necessary to make three notes and three songs before the list can be established, and it must be submitted to the Ministry of Education for review before it can be sent to Li Longji.

When it was Yang Guozhong's turn to be in charge, he not only moved the occasion of the election of officials back to his mansion, invited the three wives of the Yang family to sit behind the curtain and comment wantonly, but also asked Wei Jiansu, a waiter from the Ministry of Culture who was older than him and had deeper qualifications than him, to run errands back and forth like a small official in purple. That's it, he also put all the three notes and three songs into one day, and invited all the relevant officials to his home, even if it was reviewed. At this moment, the promotion and demotion of civil and military officials, and the admission of students are all in the palm of his hand, how majestic and ridiculous!

Because of this, they left Chang'an and scattered to the talents under the command of the envoys of various sections, and there are countless talents.

Hearing that it took only one day for Yang Guozhong to be elected as an official, Li Longji only chuckled: "The action is very fast." ”

"It's inconceivable to do everything for a few months in one day, don't you doubt it?"

"It's just one session, when Li Linfu was there in the past, there was still a year of the imperial examination 'Wild Immortal', don't I rely on him?"

If Li Longji refuses to deal with it, other officials will have nothing to say, and Xiao Jiangyuan will have to think of other ways.

Yang Guozhong is not the most important thing, she always remembers An Lushan in her heart, since Yang Guozhong refuses to let go of An Lushan, she might as well join forces with him.

Knowing that Xiao Jiangyuan had this idea, Yang Guozhong was a little surprised.

Seeing that Yang Guozhong didn't speak, Xiao Jiangyuan thought that the benefit of overthrowing An Lushan was not enough, so he said: "In the future, when the crown prince ascends the throne, Xiao can do his best to keep the right minister safe." ”

Yang Guozhong raised his eyebrows in surprise and blurted out: "I'm the nephew of the Zhang brothers, are you willing to protect me?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan's shallow smile froze slightly: "The right minister seems to know something." ”

Yang Guozhong did not deny or affirm, but said: "You can't protect me." But...... I am willing to join forces with you to deal with An Lushan, who told him to despise me like an ant? Then let him be planted in the hands of the ants. ”

In the twelfth year of Tianbao, on the first day of September, Longxi Jiedu made Ge Shuhan enter the court because of his military merits, and was named the king of Xiping County.

At the end of the year, on the grounds that An Lushan was raising strong men in his territory, recruiting strategists, stockpiling money, food, military weapons, and making official uniforms privately, Li Longji agreed to the suggestions of Xiao Jiangyuan and Yang Guozhong, and issued an edict to An Lushan, using the position of prime minister as bait to see if he dared to come.

If what Xiao Jiangyuan sent to find out is true, it means that An Lushan is indeed anti-minded, and since he has a rebellious heart, the position of prime minister is not so attractive to him. It is very likely that he will find a reason not to come to Chang'an, lest he really become the prime minister after arriving in Chang'an, be relieved of his military power, and never return to his territory, and his years of planning will be in vain.

But in this way, the border general will not listen to the emperor's call, and the crime of rebellion can be detained.

This trip can be described as extremely dangerous for An Lushan, but to everyone's surprise, as soon as An Lushan received Li Longji's edict, he rushed to Chang'an without delay. After arriving at Huaqing Palace, he threw himself on Li Longji's boots and cried, saying that Yang Guozhong wanted to kill him.

Yang Guozhong: "......"

Seeing An Lushan so sincere, Li Longji felt quite guilty. He was worried that An Lushan had an opinion on Ge Shuhan, the newly crowned king of Xiping County, so he arranged a banquet for An Lushan and Ge Shuhan, and specially let Xiao Jiangyuan preside over it, but he didn't want to break up unhappily.

"Or ...... It's really a good job for General An to be a prime minister. Li Longji hesitated.

Xiao Jiangyuan wished for this, but Yang Guozhong did not follow:

"An Lushan is illiterate, if you take him as your appearance, won't everyone from all over the world think that I am no one in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Longji felt reasonable, but he was originally brought over by An Lushan as the prime minister, and it was not good not to give anything, so he added a Shangshu left servant to An Lushan, and also named more than a dozen sons of An Lushan, of which the eldest son was a third-rank official, and the daughter of the prince was given as a marriage match, and the second son was a fourth-grade official. An Lushan had no objection to this, and only asked for two official positions: the idle stable envoy and the Longyou herdsman envoy.

Before Xiao Jiangyuan could say no, Li Longji had already agreed.

After An Lushan retreated, Xiao Jiangyuan said: "The idle stable envoy and the herdsman envoy of Longyou are in charge of the national war horse, and everyone gave General An, wouldn't it make him like a tiger?" ”

Li Longji sighed helplessly: "Do you still suspect that he wants to rebel? If he really has that heart, he must be weak in this trip, and he should be more restrained, but you look at him, these two official positions should be frank and open, which proves that he is credible. ”

"Kechen also said that even if General An is wronged, everyone can't let his power continue to expand."

"You can rest assured, I have been an emperor for so many years, and I know it." Li Longji was impatient.

Seeing that Li Longji had made up his mind, Xiao Jiangyuan and Yang Guozhong had no choice but to withdraw from the palace.

Without waiting for Xiao Jiangyuan to speak, Yang Guozhong said: "I want to deal with him, not let him override me." He had the courage to come, you and I didn't expect it in advance, but whether he could succeed in going back or not, there was still a way to think about it. ”

"Don't use your brains." Xiao Jiangyuan said lightly, "It's nice to kill him directly, but if he dies in Chang'an, the soldiers under him will not be able to explain." ”

Yang Guozhong smiled lightly: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work......"

Xiao Jiangyuan walked in front of Yang Guozhong: "You are already the prime minister, not a gambler who used to wander among the people, can you learn more about the methods of the prime minister?" After all, An Lushan has a heavy army, and for the sake of security, he can only plan it slowly. ”

“…… Are you teaching me to be prime minister? Yang Guozhong looked at Xiao Jiangyuan in a daze, a little incredulous.

Xiao Jiangyuan lowered his eyes and sighed: "...... Sort of. Maybe it's still too late, and you don't have to give up on yourself. ”

"Is it too late...... Not necessarily. Yang Guozhong smiled self-deprecatingly, seeing Xiao Jiangyuan's serious eyes, he couldn't help but say, "Okay, I'll listen to you first." ”

A few days later, An Lushan asked Li Longji for many blank letters of appointment, saying that there were too many people to appoint, and he was embarrassed to trouble Li Longji to deal with them one by one. After this trip, Li Longji still had something to believe, and immediately readily agreed.

Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't help but think of the oblique feudal officials of Wei Shu and the rebellious Shu people back then, and An Lushan's was even more terrifying than the oblique feudal officials, because An Lushan wanted to appoint not ordinary officials, but more than 500 generals and more than 2,000 lieutenant generals.

The entire Tang Dynasty doesn't need so many generals and lieutenant generals, and it is already obvious what An Lushan's intentions are.

But Li Longji agreed without hesitation, and let An Lushan set off to return to his territory.

With Li Longji insisting on protecting, Xiao Jiangyuan and Yang Guozhong were defeated this time.