At the beginning of February, An Lushan's deputy general He Qianqian entered the court to ask the emperor to replace the Han generals with 23 Fanhu generals.

The sage's dictation and An Lushan's recital were transmitted to the political hall by the eunuch Yuan Siyi, and the person sitting in the hall was still Zuo Xiang Wei Jiansu. After he was ordered to take the recital, he sat down in front of the desk and fell into deep thought.

These twenty-three Han generals who are about to be replaced are all high-level military envoys and deputy military envoys stationed in Hedong, and they are also the henchmen carefully promoted by Han Xiulin, the former envoy of Jiedu.

An Lushan has not served as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu for too long, and his control over the officers and soldiers of Hedong is far less than that of Pinglu Fanyang. His intentions have been revealed, if he is allowed to succeed, Datang Sheji will not be in danger.

Wei Jiansu immediately took this letter to the Kaihuafang Prime Minister's Mansion to see Yang Guozhong, and expressed his attitude to him: "Yang Xiang, An Lushan has been against the will for a long time, and now he has replaced the Han general with twenty-three generals, and he wants to completely control the Hedong Army in his own hands, and the opposition is already obvious. Tomorrow I will enter the palace to admonish Your Majesty, and if Your Majesty does not allow it, then it is up to you to continue to advise. ”

Yang Guozhong was a little frustrated at the moment, and hesitated: "I have met Your Majesty many times, and it is clear that An Lushan has different intentions, but Your Majesty does not want to believe it." The saint would rather believe that Li Siye and An Lushan can hold each other hostage, rather than believe in the good intentions of you and me, but these two people have their own ghosts, and they will not be able to make the saint get his wish. ”

Wei Jiansu looked at Yang Guozhong with a worried gaze: "Right Minister, I also know that the west and north are hidden dangers for the imperial court, but we have to make a trade-off, the more this time, the more Li Siye cannot be involved, otherwise it will make His Majesty even more headache and difficult to decide."

"The sons of both of them are now going to enter the court as hostages, so why not wait for some dates. The heir is in Chang'an City, how dare these two rebel?"

"How can a person who is consumed by the desire for profit care about the lives of his relatives!" Wei Jiansu felt ridiculous about Yang Guozhong's politically naïve ideas, and patiently advised: "An Lushan has been planning a rebellion for a long time, and he is bound to know that the imperial court cannot tolerate him for a long time, he must first take into account his own honor and disgrace, and then he can think of his eldest son."

Yang Guozhong could only nod and agree: "In this case, tomorrow the court will visit, and you and I will face the saint together."

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The sunlight in front of the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace has poured out a slanted shadow on the palace wall, and the officials are anxiously standing on both sides of the Longwei Road outside the palace gate, they get up at dawn at the right time, and Mao Chu passes through the Danfeng Gate to enter the Daming Palace, and now it is the right time, and the palace door is still tightly closed. The Yulin guards standing around the white marble fence and the eunuchs guarding the palace gate did not move at all as if they were carved wood.

Officials whispering in the rear? Only Yang Guozhong and Wei Jiansu stood in front and were silent? The two only made eye contact.

The palace gate creaked open a gap, and the eunuch Yuan Siyi walked sideways from the palace gate? He crossed his hands at everyone and said, "Rank and file? Yesterday, Qin Tianjian said that there is a morning sun this morning, and the sky is full of sunshine? Too many beautiful things. How could the saint let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and have accompanied Niangniang to Penglai Mountain in Taiye Pool to look at the morning glow? Discover the true meaning of dance and music. ”

Yang Guozhong raised his hand and pointed to the bright sun and said, "But this is already five poles in the sun?" The morning glow is long gone, why hasn't Your Majesty come yet? ”

Yuan Siyi squinted his eyes and snorted: "The saint is really tired from going up and down the mountain, although he takes a walk when he comes back, he can't help but want to rest for a while when he encounters a cool place?" So I took a break at Wangsendai. But the saint was not willing to let his ministers waste their days in vain? Then I ordered the slave to come and tell you to leave. Today's pilgrimage is stopped. ”

The ministers turned around and walked back with relief, but Wei Jiansu and Yang Guozhong were stunned on the spot, the purpose of their coming today had not yet been completed. The emperor has been tired of political affairs recently, and he used to make a small pilgrimage once a day, but he had to wait more than ten days to see the saint again.

Yuan Siyi turned around? But seeing that the two prime ministers were still standing and not leaving, they had to step forward and bow down and ask for advice: "The two prime ministers? Today's pilgrimage has been just a saint, and the slave and maid are just passing the word on their behalf? I ask for your understanding. ”

Wei Jiansu hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and said, "Please ask your father-in-law to pass it on your behalf?" We have a very urgent matter to tell Your Majesty? And not just for the pilgrimage. ”

Gonggong Yuan looked at the two and nodded and paused? Only then did he put the dust on his shoulders and sighed: "Okay, please wait a while, I'll run errands for you." ”

The sun gradually climbed into the sky, and the reflections of the two were also perpendicular to their feet, not far away, Yuan Siyi panted and ran around the palace wall, holding the dust with both hands and said to the two: "Your Majesty has now come to the Penglai Palace, and instructed me to lead the two ministers to meet each other." ”

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The topography of Penglai Hall is higher than that of Zichen Palace, and the pedestal at the bottom of the hall has hundreds of steps, standing on the top of the hall, you can have a panoramic view of the entire inner court and the scenery of Taiye Pool.

The emperor himself took the chariot from the side of the Ayaqi Hall through the corridor at the top of the tower to the Penglai Palace, but the two prime ministers could only climb the hundreds of steps of stairs, and when they arrived outside the palace, the two were already sweating profusely and panting.

Li Longji ordered people to open all the doors of the palace, and the palace maids carried him to the palace gate, and the palace maids crossed the two feather fans on the king's back, as if to block the cold wind blowing for him.

His face was a little tired, and his complexion was not very good-looking, probably blaming the two of them for ruining his interest in playing, and waved his hand to the two people standing on the steps and asked, "Do you suspect that An Lushan has a counterpath?" Last year, someone forged a stone tablet to show that he had objections, and both of you said that he would inevitably support the army after his return, but he sent his eldest son before winter came, do you still dare to say that he has a bad heart? ”

The two of them had hidden worries in their hearts, and glanced at each other, Wei Jiansu then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that when I left Chang'an Lushan last year, I didn't stop day and night, and when I took a ferry boat down the Yellow River, I didn't stop passing through Zhou County and county, and it was possible to travel hundreds of miles a day and night. If it weren't for the disobedience, why would he be so hasty. Today, he replaced all 23 Han generals from the various military envoys under Hedong Military Town with generals. ”

Li Longji was extremely unhappy after hearing this, and pointed to the two of them and said: "Even if An Lushan has a rebellious heart, the total strength of the three towns of Pinglu, Fanyang, and Hedong is only 200,000. I have 120,000 guards in Chang'an, Shuofang has An Sishun, Longyou has Ge Shuhan, and Li Siye is in charge of the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Hexi, Anxi and Beiting, and is equal to them. Not to mention that An Lushan has always been loyal, even if he has a little idea, weighing the balance of strength, he dares to oppose it? ”

Wei Jiansu once again crossed his hands and admonished: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, but the prediction of people's hearts can not be measured by reason. ”

Li Longji waved his hand in annoyance: "I already know what you are saying, just retreat quickly." ”

Wei Jiansu signaled to Yang Guozhong with the corner of his eye, hoping that he could continue to admonish. However, Yang Guozhong observed the emperor's face and thought that it was not appropriate to admonish him today, so he had to quietly tug Wei Jiansu's sleeve, and the two knelt on the ground and retreated.