Chapter 348 Back-up

Life is rare in seventy years. In the twelve years of Tianbao, Gao Lishi was nearly seventy years old. Just as Li Longji could not live without him, he could also live without Li Longji. If serving the emperor was a career, Gao Lishi was undoubtedly the successor of this career. Li Longji's imperial history is also the history of Gao Lishi's life. For more than 40 years, he lived in the palace, doing the same thing day after day, and also silently influenced the trajectory of the Tang Dynasty.

After Li Longji went to Huaqing Palace in November, Gao Lishi served by the marquis. He had not been home for more than a month and was really tired. When Li Longji returned to Beijing, he could also take a breath. That evening, he finally dragged his tired body back home.

At this moment, Gao Lishi was wearing a wide-sleeved Zen dress, tied his hair with a flat towel, leaning against an arhat bed. The family sat together around the fire and chatted at night, talking about the New Year in Chang'an, and talking about which family had given birth to a boy and which family married a bride. Although it was all trivial matters, Gao Lishi felt extremely warm. The nagging of his old wife and the obsession of his beloved grandson were enough to calm his aging heart.

"Master!" The housekeeper stepped into the door and saw the scene in the room. He was so scared that he immediately retreated. Gao Lishi looked at him and said unhappily: "Since there is something wrong, why not say it?"

The housekeeper had to come in again with a bitter face and responded: "Master, King Sining is here, and he said he has something to ask for a meeting."

Gao Lishi frowned, "King Sining?" In his impression, it seemed that Sining Li Lin had never been to his mansion.

"What is he here to do?" Gao Lishi was puzzled. Although he couldn't bear to reunite with his family, King Sining made the emperor's legitimate son. He could not neglect and had no time to change his clothes. Gao Lishi wore a hat and walked towards the living room.

Li Lin came here under Li Qing's entrustment. Since she understood Li Longji's true intention, Li Qing rushed back to Longzhou that night. Although the matter of King Qing Li Cong was not resolved, it was no longer hindering the overall situation. It was the most urgent thing to make Li Yu successfully become a crown prince.

But before leaving, he left the seal to Li Lin and asked him to hand it over to Gao Lishi.

"Haha! Let the prince wait for a long time." The moment Gao Lishi entered the door, he suddenly understood why Li Lin came, and he came for Li Qing.

Li Lin hurriedly turned around and saluted him. "Li Lin was so abrupt that she disturbed Gao Weng's rest."

Gao Lishi waved his hand and smiled, "It's okay! It's okay! It's free to lie down and sit down. It's the first time the prince has come to my house, so it's a rare guest!"

He asked Li Lin to sit down. The maid served two cups of tea and slowly stepped back. Gao Lishi picked up the teacup and blew it. He sucked it gently and said, "Tell me some news to the prince. The emperor has preliminarily appointed you as the Imperial College."

Li Lin was overjoyed. This was an unexpected gain. He thought he would become a free official and was in his old age. Unexpectedly, the emperor still gave him a real shortage. The Imperial College Priest's sacrificial tribute means that he will be full of students all over the world.

He could no longer hide the joy in his heart, so he stood up and bowed, "Mr. Gao, Li Lin will not be able to sleep tonight!"

Gao Lishi smiled at the sky, "I didn't expect that the prince is still an interesting person. Although the Imperial College is a real job, how can it be compared with your salt and iron prison?"

Li Lin shook her head, "I have been in the Salt and Iron Supervisor for a long time, and even my body is full of copper smell. In comparison, I still like the ink fragrance of books."

Speaking of this, he remembered the purpose of his trip, took out the seal from his arms, and slowly pushed it towards Gao Lishi. He said nothing, but just brought the tea cup and savored the tea carefully. Li Qing told him nothing, and Gao Lishi would naturally understand his profound meaning.

Sure enough, Gao Lishi didn't pick it up, but just stared at its cover, silently. The 33rd edition of the booklet was the handwriting he had been looking for. It turned out that it really existed!

After a while, he picked it up gently, but evaded it. There was nothing in the envelope. Gao Lishi was stunned and looked at Li Lin in confusion.

Li Lin's eyes showed a hint of regret and said sadly: "Li Qing was entrusted by King Guangping and handed over the secret decree inside to his father Li Heng, wanting to ask him to identify the truth from the emperor, but he did not expect that Li Heng would encounter misfortune."

Gao Lishi had already heard some clues. Li Heng's death was indeed related to his son. He asked in a deep voice: "What is the content inside?"

"Li Qing said that the content was to order King Guangping to enlist Daqin in the West to seek to fight against Daqin with Daqin."

"Impossible!" Gao Lishi shook his head decisively. The emperor had already intended to make Li Yu the crown prince. It was impossible for him to order him to go to the Qin Dynasty again. It should be called back. This must be a good thing Yu Chaoen did. Suddenly, he suddenly understood what Li Qing meant. Li Qing was actually helping him deal with Yu Chaoen. As soon as this letter came out, Yu Chaoen would be involved in Li Heng's case.

He nodded slowly and asked again: "When did Li Qing come to Chang'an, why didn't he come to see me?"

"He came the night before yesterday and left early this morning. King Guangping was sick in Longzhou, and he was quite worried."

Gao Lishi could no longer sit still at this time. Li Yu had arrived in Longzhou. Li Longji didn't know that this matter could not be delayed anymore. He immediately stood up and apologized to Li Lin: "Prince, I want to go to the palace and I can't spend a long time with him."

"Please give me some advice!"

A carriage drove out of Gao Lishi's mansion and rushed towards Xingqing Palace. The light from the car window shot in, making Gao Lishi's face look shady and shady. He was considering whether it was appropriate to tell Li Qing out of this time. Tonight, Li Longji will personally summon Geshuhan and finally complete his plan to reduce the vassals. Of course, Li Qing is next, but Anxi is too far from Chang'an and cannot pose a substantial threat to Chang'an. Li Longji will not touch him yet, but he will use him to expand westward. At least he should be safe before resolving the threat of An Lushan's rebellion.

However, when he and Li Yujuan were together, things might be more variable and people were very complicated. Although Li Longji arranged for Li Qing to assist the future new emperor, he set up many frameworks and could not lead the army and could only serve as an official in the court. More importantly, he must display his talents after the new emperor ascended the throne, and it should never be the present.

A shadow flashed through Gao Lishi's heart. He had already faintly sensed that a conflict was lurking between Li Qing and Li Longji. He felt deeply worried, afraid that the new crown prince's journey to the East Palace would not be so smooth.

Thinking of the carriage, the carriage gradually stopped, Xingqing Palace arrived, Gao Lishi got off the carriage, and a young eunuch had already come to report that the emperor was summoning Geshuhan.

Gao Lishi quickly walked into Li Longji's outer study room. There were a few eunuchs waiting to be called here. The top leader was Yu Chaoen. When Gao Lishi came in, everyone stood up and saluted. Only Yu Chaoen sat still, with his eyes closed, as if he was dozing.

Gao Lishi sneered, ignored him, and turned around and asked, "Who is serving the emperor?"

"Report to Ahweng, the emperor is meeting Geshuhan alone, and no one is by his side."

Gao Lishi nodded and directed several eunuchs, saying, "Don't be idle either. Go and raise a few braziers for later use. After the emperor summoned Geshuhan, he would change it immediately." Seeing that several eunuchs were about to run away, Gao Lishi called them again, "Remember, put eight carbon pieces, and burn them six minutes before they are fired to replace them."

After saying that, he glanced at Yu Chaoen and hummed softly, meaning, 'Can you replace me with it? It's far from it!'

Yu Chaoen seemed to see nothing, and he still closed his eyes and said nothing.

After a moment, the door opened, "I'm leaving!" Ge Shuhan bent down and slowly retreated, his eyes flashing with a smug look. The left minister and the Minister of Revenue were the Minister of Revenue, and he got the greatest prize, which was more than the bottom line of the Minister of Rites.

Yu Chaoen opened his eyes all at once. He was about to get up, but Gao Lishi took the lead in. Then several eunuchs followed in with braziers and blocked Yu Chaoen.

In the room, Li Longji seemed to have recovered from a serious illness. His head was leaning on the back of the chair, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he looked exhausted. Although he had paid a great price, he finally solved Geshuhan's problem, which also made him feel relieved. The new Longyou Jiedushi was not prepared to send generals anymore, so he adopted the Hexi and Shuofang model, with the princes and the Jiedushi's chief ministers in power. Several Jiedushi deputy envoys led their troops to control each other, thus eliminating the situation of dominance of the vassal states.

Next, it was time to show off to An Lushan, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of Li Longji's mouth.

"Your Majesty, I'll loosen your muscles and bones for you!"

It was Gao Lishi! Li Longji opened his eyes slightly and smiled with praise. The old man was the old man. He knew that it was unusual tonight and even rushed back from home.

Gao Lishi gently rubbed his temples, neither light nor heavy, and the force was just right. He obviously felt that Li Longji's muscles were slowly relaxing.

"Your Majesty is old and can no longer stay up late to deal with the government affairs as soon as he ascended the throne. You need more rest!"

Gao Lishi gently told Li Longji about the past forty years ago, "I still remember when His Majesty was the prince of Linzi, his heroic figure and even Emperor Zetian praised him repeatedly. This is the first grandson of my grandson. The late emperor even laughed at him when he saw young people. He sent my Sanlang too far away. Do you still remember?"

"It's really hard for you. I still remember these trivial things!" Li Longji said with some emotion: "It's been fifty years in a flash, and we're all old."

"No! Your Majesty is not old, but the servant is old."

Li Longji gently patted the back of his hand to express his understanding of his kindness. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Eunuch, do you say that I asked Brother Shuhan to be the left prime minister, isn't the Minister of Revenue too high?"

Gao Lishi was slightly shocked. The left prime minister was Chen Xilie, and the Minister of Revenue was Zhang Yun. They are all in power now. Is the emperor going to move them? After a moment of thinking, he realized that the person Li Longji wanted to move was actually King Qing Li Cong. Li Yu was about to enter Beijing, and there was no need for Li Cong to exist. Not only that, Li Longji would have to deal with anyone who had a close relationship with him over the past year. In his list, Chen Xilie and the Zhang brothers were both people in the forefront.

But Li Longji is waiting for his answer now, and he cannot let him think about it. Gao Lishi smiled and said, "Although Geshuhan in Longyou is young, he is a wild wolf that can attack people at any time. Now, although Geshu Prime Minister is big, he is a sick tiger in a cage. He is in the hands of His Majesty. What's the harm even if he is the right prime minister?"

After hearing Gao Lishi's answer, Li Longji nodded with satisfaction, "The eunuch knows my heart well. That's what I think, but An Lushan is staring at him, and the court's plan cannot be too big, so I don't want to move for the time being. When An Lushan is calmed down, I will talk about it again. There is also Li Qing, I hope he can do it himself."

"Your Majesty, Li Qing came to Chang'an yesterday." Gao Lishi finally saw the opportunity and began to slowly guide Li Longji's thinking.

"Oh!" Li Longji sat up suddenly, with doubts in his eyes, "What is he doing in Chang'an?"

"I listened to what King Sining said. He escorted King Guangping to the capital, but he was puzzled by Your Majesty's imperial edict, so he came to Li Heng and asked him and Your Majesty to confirm whether the content of the imperial edict was true."

"Where is he now? Where is Yu'er now?" Li Longji's relaxed state had completely disappeared. This must have something to do with Li Heng's death. His waist was straight and his eyes were staring at Gao Lishi with bright eyes: "What is the secret decree that King Guangping received?"

"Your Majesty, I heard from King Si Ning that the decree of King Guangping was that the emperor ordered him to go to the Great Qin to make an appointment to attack Daqin. He and Li Qing thought this was impossible, so they went to Beijing to verify that they are all in Longzhou. I heard that King Guangping is sick."

Speaking of this, Gao Lishi took out the secret letter from his arms and continued: "Li Qing came to Li Heng to find out the news. The secret letter has been given to him, and now there is only one secret letter left."

"On a mission to the Qin Dynasty?" Li Longji's eyes suddenly shrank into a line. When did he issue such a secret order? Now he finally understood why Anqing Sect suddenly died and Li Heng's sudden death were clearly two links in a major conspiracy.

After browsing the ground, Li Longji shot fiercely at the fish at the door. He was spreading this secret order. Where did he spread it?

Just as he was about to issue an order to take people, a high-profile eunuch suddenly came from the door, "The Imperial Concubine asks to see Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!