In the seventh year of Yuanhe, August 18, early morning, Chang'an City, Dunhuang Princess's Mansion.

Guo Rong, who fought the landlord until midnight before falling asleep, slowly woke up from the gentle township.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his eye was still the familiar bedroom, and then the soft morning light appeared in Guo Rong's eyes.

Guo Rong didn't turn his head, but he knew by listening to the voice, one left and one right, the two beauties were breathing evenly and sleeping soundly.

The two beauties are sleepy, and Guo Rong is not in a hurry to get up, although there are still arrangements today, the time is still early, and he really needs to sort out his thoughts.

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It has been two years since he returned to Chang'an from Bohai, and these two years are also the most leisurely, calmest and most comfortable two years after Guo Rong became a Tang Dynasty.

In the past two years, Guo Rong has not led troops to fight again.

I have not participated in the daily meetings of the courtiers,

did not put forward any initiatives and suggestions to Li Chun on his own initiative,

There was not even any specific involvement in the fourth reform and reorganization of the Forbidden Army.

Of course, Guo Rong did not really isolate himself, and let himself really be completely out of touch with the entire Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, and the court.

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At least, Guo Rong must attend the court meeting once a month.

The court meeting on the synodic day originated in Taizong, and later changed several times and was completely abolished for a time, and after Li Chun sat on the throne, he reduced this kind of ritual to practical court meeting from synodic to once, and the date was set at the monthly day of the month.

Regarding the court meeting, Guo Rong actually didn't want to participate, but Guo Rong was no longer just a person at this time.

For Guo Rong, the fifth year of Yuanhe was an extremely important watershed.

Five years before Yuanhe, Guo Rong's reputation was not small, but in the eyes of a considerable number of people, Guo Rong was still just a new star valued and supported by Emperor Li Yu.

And in the fifth year of Yuanhe, starting from Huaixi, everything was out of control, Huaixi, Henan, Jiaodong, Hebei, Liaodong, Bohai......

Except for the wars in Longnan, Longxi, and Guanzhong, which did not participate, all the wars were carried out under the auspices or direct participation of Guo Rong.

From quelling the rebellion and turning the crisis into peace, to opening up the territory and expanding the territory, slaughtering the enemy and destroying the country, both the actual military exploits and the prestige among the Tang people have reached a peak level.

In the eyes of many people, Guo Rong's status has faintly surpassed Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, who quelled the Anshi Rebellion.

And in fact, Li Chun did not skimp on rewards.

Not to mention Guo Rong himself, even Guo Rong and Yan Qing's children who are less than three years old have been awarded the Fourth Rank Official, and in addition, Li Chun has also specially given iron coupons.

Yan Qing's eldest princess must not be promoted casually, and the number of households directly increased to 5,000.

The post-5,000 generation doesn't seem to be much, but if it is placed in the Tang generation, it will be quite terrifying.

According to the Tang system:

male, 300 households;

sub, five hundred households;

Uncle, seven hundred;

county marquis, thousands of households;

county government, 1,500 households;

The founding county of the country, 2,000 households;

The king of the county, the prince of the country, 3,000 households.

There is only one title for the 5,000 households in the food estate, and that is the king!

There is the Tang generation, and the marriage when marrying a princess is indeed rich, but that is only other wealth, and it definitely does not include fiefdoms, not to mention food.

Regarding Guo Rong himself, it is actually very routine in terms of awards.

A Bohai County King is already the top reward for martial arts outside the royal family.

After being awarded the title of King of Bohai County, he became a lieutenant, a privy envoy, and a young master of the crown prince, and he had also reached the peak of a living military attaché.

As for the higher ones, it is not that there are no official positions, but the remaining ones are no longer reserved for the living, such as the Taishi.

In addition, Guo Rong also received a reward with the glory of the Tang Dynasty's martial arts, "Mingzang Taimiao", painted in Ling

Smoke Pavilion.

That can be Lingyan Pavilion, why don't the men take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures, please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar and ten thousand households!

No matter from the perspective of lordship, official position, or military exploits, Guo Rong has become the first person in martial arts.

Guo Rong may not care about these things, but the martial artists, especially those who have come out of the forbidden army system, need enough cards.

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Of course, Guo Rong needs to do not only attend the court meeting, but also need to preside over a military meeting of the Privy Council every ten years as a privy envoy.

With regard to the Privy Councillor, we have to mention the institution of Li Chun's pioneering creation, the Privy Council.

After repelling the "World Attack on Tang", quelling the Hebei rebellion, recovering Liaodong, and taking Silla, Baekje, and Balhae, Li Chun's prestige soared, and with the full support of the New Forbidden Army group led by Guo Rong and the border army led by Fan Xichao, Li Chun successfully achieved the separation of civil and military.

The Privy Council is a tool used to achieve the separation of civil and military forces.

And in order to achieve the separation of civil and military, it is not only the military attaché and the forbidden army that have been changed.

In terms of civil officials, the three provinces of Shangshu, Zhongshu, and Menxia remain unchanged, but what remains unchanged is limited to this.

The military department, which was once the most powerful, was replaced by the Ministry of Development and Reform, which made Shangshu Province change from seven to six, but Yushitai and Dali Temple were upgraded by Li Chun and became institutions at the same level as the three provinces.

After the upgrade of the Yushitai and Dali Temple, a complete system was formed in which the Zhongshu was in charge of the decree, the subordinates were in charge of auditing, the Yushitai was in charge of supervision, the Dali Temple was in charge of justice, and the Shangshu was in charge of implementation, so that the three provinces stood side by side and became a situation in which the five provinces coexisted.

In order to coordinate the five provinces, Li Chun directly upgraded the original political hall to the Government Affairs Yuan, which became the management and coordination agency of the five provinces.

Compared with the changes in the mode of power operation and supervision, what attracts more nobles, ministers, and people in Chang'an is the influence of the upgrading of Yushitai and Dali Temple, that is, the identity of the director of Yushitai and Dali Temple has also risen.

The Imperial History Doctor, the Imperial History Doctor, the Dali Temple of Dali Temple, the first and second characters of Dali Temple and the three provinces, the No. 1 card of the Seven Departments, also became the standard configuration of the courtiers, and they had the opportunity to participate in the meeting of the servants and decide the fate of the Tang Empire.

Correspondingly, the members of the Government Council had the power to approve and handle government affairs on behalf of Emperor Li Chun, which was the so-called power to make edicts.

And these people who have the power to control the edict will become the real top figures in the entire Datang, with half of the highest power in the Datang.

That's right, only half, because they are only in charge of civil affairs, but not military politics, and as for the military and political affairs, it is the Privy Council with Guo Rong as the privy envoy.

Compared with the large-scale and well-established civil management system, the Privy Council, which was transformed from the Ministry of War, is obviously much shabby.

However, shabby does not mean that the authority of the Privy Council is weak.

Because the Privy Council is in charge of the Chang'an Forbidden Army, including the Fourth Army of the Northern Ya and the Sixteenth Guard of the Southern Ya,

Because the members of the Privy Council include Shuo Fang, Zhenwu, Tianxiong and other eight major festival envoys,

Because the members of the Privy Council also include the current leaders of Liaodong and Jiaodong, who are in charge of the war against the island countries, including the leaders of Anxi, Annan, Anbei, and other foreign expansion groups in the future.

And these members are definitely more than the civilian group in absolute numbers, and in terms of strength, compared to the civilian officials who are supported by the nobles and wealthy families, these generals are definitely not lagging behind.

These Qiu Ba may not be able to chant poems against each other, but they fight hard, especially when a special existence like Guo Rong becomes the head of the Privy Council and can support them, they can definitely beat the civil officials to cry and cry their mothers, and the wolves rush to the ground.

The only thing that gave civilian officials some peace of mind was that military attachés were generally out with troops and would not erode their authority.

Of course, more important is the promise from Guo Rong:

"Yayes people are okay and will not go to your trouble, but if you dare to lose half a penny of food for Yayes......

Although the civil officials do not want half of the power to be divided, he is not a fool, although the eight major festivals

The envoys and the four major protectors are all courtiers, but half of these guys are far away in the border states.

Moderate concessions are not a bad thing, it really annoys these Qiu Ba, but there is nothing they dare to do.

Under the deliberate efforts of the civil officials, what Guo Rong said later did not circulate, but the government council is in charge of civil affairs, the Privy Council is in charge of military affairs, the government council is responsible for governing the country, providing money and food, and the Privy Council is responsible for protecting the family and defending the country.

In fact, there is only one fundamental reason for Guo Rong to become a privy envoy, that is, to meet Li Chun's requirements, and Li Chun needs to use Guo Rong's astonishing prestige to help him stabilize the situation and promote reform.

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In addition to attending the court meeting, in addition to holding the Privy Council, Guo Rong also has the third task assigned by Li Chun, that is, to preside over a military parade in Chang'an City during the Mid-Autumn Festival every year.

That's right, it's not just the brand-new forbidden army group that needs cards, but also the real controller of the Tang Empire, Emperor Li Chun.

Guo Rong's behavior of asking Han Yu for help to check the information about Bohai State could not hide Li Chun's eyes, of course, neither Han Yu nor Guo Rong thought of concealing it.

So, Li Chun also saw the information that Guo Rong saw.

When he saw the so-called "East China Sea Shengguo" of the Bohai Kingdom, His Majesty Li Chun, who was seriously polluted by Guo Rong, complained in disgust.

He was embarrassed to say that he established the country by force, and he was embarrassed to say that he was a "prosperous country in the East China Sea", and "P country in the East China Sea" was almost the same.

This kind of words that damage Li Chun's perfect image were naturally not recorded by the Zhongshu Sheren, but because of this incident, Li Chun remembered his father's behavior of boosting morale and encouraging the people through military parades, and then silently recorded it.

In terms of fighting, one Guo Rong can easily kill a hundred Li Chun, and in terms of fighting, one Guo Rong can beat a hundred Li Chun, but in terms of people's hearts, it is different.

For people's hearts, the young Li Chun is obviously inferior to Li Yu, who has reached the pinnacle, but he has also surpassed ninety percent of the Tang people.

Then, the annual military parade has become the grand scene of Chang'an City during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Before the "World Attack on Tang", Li Yu and Li Chun were still deliberately hiding Guo Rong's origin, but with the failure of the "World Attack on Tang", the forces participating in the "World Attack on Tang" either retreated or perished, the Anxi Army was still there, and Guo Rong's identity from Anxi was gradually known to everyone.

A lonely hero from Anxi is mysterious enough, eye-catching enough, eye-catching enough, and passionate enough to inspire young people.

On the way, the lonely heroes around met their lovers, returned to Chang'an with the help of their lovers, and finally achieved positive results under the approval of the Emperor, which undoubtedly satisfied the fantasies of all the big, middle and small ladies of the Tang Dynasty for love.

This lonely hero not only completed the distance of thousands of miles, but also turned the tide after arriving in Chang'an, satisfying the image of an invincible hero in the minds of all Tang people.

A man with both military exploits and aura, both mystery and tenderness, Guo Rong seems to have become the trump card of the propaganda war in Li Chun's hands.

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According to the experience of the previous two years, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will have a good time for nearly a month without attending the court meeting, not needing to participate in the Privy Council, and can accompany my wife and concubine with my children in peace and stability.

However, thinking about it today, thinking about it, Guo Rong's thoughts began to drift slightly, and then his fingers and arms began to tremble slightly unconsciously.

In normal times, Guo Rong does what he wants, after all, no one restricts him now, but today, he has a more important task.

Thinking about the existence that made him extremely respectful, Guo Rong quickly calmed down, then got up and stretched out his palm towards the slightly upturned curves of the beauty beside him.

"Smack! Smack!"

The crisp tapping sound was accompanied by a feminine clip sound.

"Husband, I hate it~"

Listening to this voice, Guo Rong smiled and continued.

"Okay, get up quickly, you two are going to go with me today to welcome the eldest princess back to Beijing!"

The Grand Duke of Yan is going back to Beijing!

Li Xuan, the eldest princess of Yan Kingdom, who has been absent from Chang'an for more than 20 years, is returning to Chang'an!

Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Chang'an people were still immersed in the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival, such an inconspicuous news swept the entire Chang'an, the entire Guanzhong and even the entire Datang in a short period of time.

Ten years ago, few people in the entire Tang Dynasty knew who this Princess Li Xuan was.

However, now, under the desperate propaganda and momentum of Li Yu and Li Chun's father and son, the name of the eldest princess of Yan Kingdom is known to everyone in the entire Tang Dynasty.

At the most dangerous time, she went to the Uighurs alone, and appeased four generations of Uighur khans with her body, and with the Han concept, the eldest princess undoubtedly suffered humiliation.

However, it was such a weak woman who single-handedly reversed the offensive and defensive situation between Datang and Tubo, and bought Datang 20 years of time.

Every conscientious Tang person will never forget the dedication of such a strange woman, let alone be stingy with praise and respect.

Of course, these are for ordinary Tang people, for ordinary Chang'an citizens.

In the royal, noble, wealthy, generals, etc., in the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty, what Princess Li Xuan did was just what she should do.

For the nobles and wealthy families who only have interests in their eyes and never care about their children's private feelings, there is only one thing they value most, that is, the identity of Princess Li Xuan now.

The Uighur Khanate recognized as Kedun, and the Tiele tribes recognized as the master, had a full 60,000 elite cavalry, 80,000 remote control of the "Mobei Tang Allied Army", and could mobilize nearly 300,000 cavalry at most.

Others may not know, but Guo Rong is very clear about the real reason why the princesses of the surrounding wars returned to Chang'an:

The three-year period has arrived, and Guo Rong's westward expedition has entered the countdown, and the Uighurs under the control of the eldest princess need to coordinate with the Tang Dynasty on how to launch the final blow against Tibet.

In the seventh year of Yuanhe, on August 18, the eldest princess of Yan returned to Chang'an, and the entire Chang'an City was immersed in joy and joy.

In the seventh year of Yuanhe, on August 19, the eldest princess of Yan Kingdom, accompanied by Yan Qing, Gu Lina, and Guo Rong, a pair of wives and concubines, began to travel to Chang'an.

At the same time, Princess Li Xuan's most important arm, the veteran Zhiyun Valley, quietly led a group of Uighur generals into the door of the Privy Council Chamber.

In the seventh year of Yuanhe, September 18, it was less than a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival military parade and the return of the eldest princess of Yan Kingdom to Beijing.

Countless elite soldiers have once again embarked on this road of glory.

Everyone knows that the Changying Army is about to go on the expedition, the target is Hexi, the target is Anxi!

There is a way that:

The soldiers of the Han family went out to the west, and the Suzaku dreamed of going out of Beijing,

Changying went west to the point of no return, and the good news spread frequently throughout Chang'an!