Hearing Yang Guozhong's explanation, Li Linfu's face showed a happy smile, and he stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said, "Oh, so that's the case." Then he stood with his hands on the side and laughed without saying a word.

The emperor's interest fell, his hands touched the armrests of the Hu bed, and he said rather unhappily: "Li Siye's words are not to be believed. ”

"That's right," Li Linfu immediately helped: "As the so-called high is suspicious, Li Siye has coveted Anxi Jiedu for a long time, and what he said from his position should be mixed with a lot of water, which is not credible." ”

When Yang Guozhong heard this, he couldn't help but be a little anxious: "Your Majesty, Li Siye, you know, he is pure and upright, how can he say lies that are biased towards himself." ”

Li Linfu said again: "Truth, falsehood is just a smooth thing, driven by interests, what kind of words can't be said." ”

"can play such a deafening music as the general's order, how can he tell lies with such a mind and heart?"

"Yang Guozhong." Li Linfu's voice suddenly increased a little: "You are talking to you about character, but you are talking to me about music!" ”

Yang Guozhong sneered at each other: "Hearing the word character from the mouth of the right minister, why am I so panicked?" ”

"Yang Sinong," Li Linfu said word by word: "There are local products sent from Lingnan by Xianyu Zhongtong in my house, do you want to taste them?" ”

Yang Guozhong shut his mouth stupidly.

Li Longji narrowed his puffy eyelids and glanced at the two of them, and said in a deep voice, "Don't shout at the two of you. After that, he raised his arm and said to Gao Lishi behind him: "Lux sent people to inform the civil and military officials, don't tell them to go to the city gate to meet Gao Xianzhi, just send a few soldiers to go." ”

When Yang Guozhong heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, and it seemed that the impeachment of the emperor just now had listened to it. However, Emperor Xuanzong's next sentence directly poured a basin of cold water on him: "Brother Nu, you go down to draw up a decree and order Gao Xianzhi to behead the Naju Che Nose Shi and the Removal Khan at the Kaiyuan Gate after entering the city." ”

"Oh," Li Linfu's expression gradually became regretful after hearing this, as if he had expected something.

Yang Guozhong wanted to say more, but the emperor had already waved his hand: "Don't say it again, you go down." ”

The two crossed hands and retreated, Yang Guozhong hesitated and turned back as he walked, and when he stood at the door of the Qinzheng Building, Ji Wen came out of nowhere and said, "Yang Gong, your recital has been submitted?" ”

"Well," Yang Guozhong nodded gloomily: "I gave it to the saint, but unfortunately the effect is not ideal." ”

"How?"

"The sage didn't believe the song sent back by Li Siye at all, what kind of words did he say, not only continued to shield Gao Xianzhi, but also ordered Gao Xianzhi to behead the king of Shiguo and the Turkish Khan who were escorted back outside the Kaiyuan Gate."

When Ji Wen heard this, he hurriedly crossed his hands and congratulated: "Yang Gong, it's a good thing, this shows that the sage has listened to the content of the song." ”

"It's a good thing

1How do you say this? ”

Ji Wen crossed his fingers and analyzed carefully: "You carefully consider why the sage asked Gao Xianzhi to kill the king of Shiguo and the Touti Khan as soon as he entered the city, and why did he not dare to summon them and count their sins on the Qinzheng Tower." Because His Majesty began to believe that the two of them were wronged, he was afraid that when they shouted in the palace and made some kind of June snow, no one would be able to get off the stage. If the saint can think like this, it is equivalent to believing that Gao Xianzhi deceived him. ”

"Oh," after Ji Wen mentioned this, Yang Guozhong finally figured it out.

This is exactly Li Longji's embarrassment, he needs the frontier to decorate his Tang Dynasty with victories, Gao Xianzhi is such an advanced model he erected in the Western Regions, he needs to make the people of the world and even future generations believe that the Tang Army is a righteous army, and the Tang Dynasty can preside over the justice of this world and be responsible for the peace in the Western Regions.

Of course, Gao Xianzhi, an advanced model, must continue to be in power, and the achievements of Datang in the past two years can only be brought out by the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate. For example, An Lushan crusaded against Xi and Khitan, either losing more and winning less, or poisoning the enemy under the pretense of a banquet. Ge Shuhan led the two armies of Hexi Longyou to recover the stone castle and paid tens of thousands of lives, which was not so much a meritorious feat as a slap in the face. If even Gao Xianzhi's victory turned into nothingness, where would this make his emperor's face go?

Yang Guozhong said happily: "In this way, the sage will inevitably take out his Anxi Jiedu envoy, as long as he is replaced by Li Siye, Li Linfu's control of the Western Regions will fall into our hands." ”

Ji Wen shook his head firmly: "If it was just like this, the sage would not take him down, because Gao Xianzhi at least had an expedition to Xiao Bolu, and the victory of the expedition to the Karma Kingdom was at the bottom." The Dr. Li you are talking about doesn't seem to have any combat exploits. ”

"None of this?" Yang Guozhong fell suddenly. He suddenly remembered one more thing, and said firmly: "Li Siye wrote that he also left a back hand by Gao Xianzhi's side, which must have a miraculous effect." ”

Ji Wen nodded convincingly, and couldn't help but slander in his heart, dare to form a party led by you Yang Guozhong, among these people, the level of your leadership is the lowest.

……

Although Li Longji felt uncomfortable with Gao Xianzhi's behavior in his heart, he still hosted a banquet in the Calyx Building to entertain him. This banquet is ostensibly to entertain Gao Xianzhi, but in fact it is for all the border generals to see, as if it is faintly telling them, see, I don't have high requirements for you, only if you can win a big battle, even if you make mistakes, I can tolerate it.

He added the title of Gao Xianzhi Kaifu Yi and the Three Divisions, which is the highest rank of the Sui and Tang Dynasty civil and military officials, and can open a mansion and build a mansion with the specifications of the three princes and three divisions, which means that he is the largest subordinate of the three dukes. In order to cover his ears and steal the bell and save face, Li Longji can be regarded as benevolent and righteous to Gao Xianzhi.

During the banquet, the saint was not in high spirits, but only encouraged Gao Xianzhi a little, and left the Calyx Tower and went directly to the Nanxun Palace.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the hall, Gao Lishi came from nowhere and bowed to him: "Your Majesty, the prison commander sent to Anxi by the Ministry of Internal Service asks to see you." ”

Li Longji looked impatient and muttered, "What's the matter?" ”

"He has something to offer to the saints."

The emperor squinted his thick eyelids, waved his hand and said, "Announce him to enter the hall." ”

Bian Lingcheng led two white camels into the Nanxun Palace, the hooves of the two beasts were covered with dust, he wrapped their four hooves in silk cloth, and dragged them over the white woolen carpet, and saw the little eunuchs in the palace with their eyelids jumping. It's still the red man in front of General Gao, the godfather, who has the ability, and dares to lead such a dirty animal into the Nanxun Hall of the mother.

The emperor sat on the embroidery pier outside the warm pavilion, and the lady Yang Yuhuan stood at the door of the moon cave across the door, gently lifting the bead curtain and glancing at the old emperor.

Bian Lingcheng stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and said excitedly and reverently: "The slave maid is in the west of the moraine, always thinking about the voice and smile of the saint, although after two years, it seems that there has been no change at all. ”

Xuanzong was secretly happy, the people on the pillow said every day that he was a dragon spirit and a tiger who did not see aging, and he thought that this was a comfort to make him happy, but today Bian Lingcheng said this, it seems that it is really Luo Gongyuan's elixir that has worked and has delayed aging.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Gao Lishi frowned at Bian Lingcheng and said, "Tell the truth." ”

Bian Lingcheng hurriedly straightened his waist, pointed to the white camel behind him and said, "This is what the slave brought back from the border pass, two white camels and two camels of gold." ”

Li Longji suddenly felt bored, but he didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, so he nodded and said, "The white camels are good, Gao Xianzhi also brought me twenty white camels from the Western Regions." Gold, too. You've got a heart. ”

Bian Lingcheng crossed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, these two white camels and gold were given to me and Li Siye by Gao Gao Cheng in Shiguo, and Li Siye entrusted me to bring them back to Chang'an to present to Your Majesty." With that, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and peeked at the emperor's face.

Li Longji's face was clouded, and he said coldly: "Keep talking." ”

Bian Lingcheng: "......"