"Oh!" Li Longji nodded and smiled. Although his attention was successfully attracted by Gao Lishi's words, "We are very close to the Wu family," his focus was completely opposite to what Gao Lishi wanted. "After all, he is still
Where is my junior! It is really rare that he is willing to stay in such a difficult place as Shule!"
"It is indeed very rare!" Gao Lishi agreed with a smile, while secretly wondering in his heart. What happened to the emperor today? At first, he suspected that Yang Guozhong and Feng Changqing were colluding internally and externally, and in the blink of an eye, he suddenly got involved with an unknown person.
Relatives are coming?!
However, this blood relationship is genuine. Although Queen Wu Zhao once killed Li Longji’s biological mother, she supported and protected his grandson. Even Li Longji confronted Wu Yizong, the king of Hanoi County, and asked the world
Regardless of whether the surname is Li or Wu, everyone can laugh at the reckless behavior. And Wang Xun's great-grandfather Wang Xiangru married Ying Guogong's niece. According to seniority, this girl should be Wu Zetian's cousin, Li
Longji's great-aunt.
It's just that the family ties between the imperial family have always been weaker than water. When Wu Zetian was in power, she almost killed the Li family's descendants and cut off the ancestral sacrifice. After Li Longji and his son came to power, they did not spare the effort to kill the Wu family's rebels and their subordinates.
He even ordered the dead Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun to cut off the coffin, expose the body, and level the tomb. Gao Lishi deliberately led Wang Xun's identity to the Wu family today. He originally thought that Li Longji would be upset after hearing this.
Disgusting feeling. Unexpectedly, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty suddenly missed the benefits of the Wu family, whether because of old age or soft-heartedness or some other reason!
'If His Majesty takes a fancy to him and tries to eradicate him in the future, we will be in trouble!' Gao Lishi, who was familiar with Li Longji's employment habits, was very anxious. In fact, he had no big grudge against Wang Xun, and even once
I quite admire this tough-headed young man. The reason why he colluded with Yang Guozhong last year and wanted to kill him was to save the royal face, so he had to make some sacrifices. Anyway, for someone like him, one word can determine life or death.
From the perspective of powerful ministers, junior officers like Wang Xun, who are at the rank of captain, are no different from ordinary ants. They can crush as many as they want without any reason, and there will be no psychological burden afterward.
However, since the move has been made, there is no reason to take the knife back halfway. Otherwise, once the little guy gets the upper hand, the higher-ups may be bitten by him. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the aftermath, Gao Lishi suddenly heard again
Li Longji smiled and said: "I remember! His father is Wang Zizhi, the one who spent a lot of money to buy his concubine's life! For this reason, many people have impeached him in front of me!"
"The general has also remembered it!" Gao Lishi smiled so much that his eyes narrowed together, "The thing that the prince did when he was young was indeed unique enough. It's no wonder that scholars don't like him. If
If His Majesty had not spoken out to protect him at that time, I guess it would not have been so easy for him to escape safely!"
"Yes!" Li Longji sighed with emotion when he mentioned those old things. "Li Linfu did give me a bad idea back then! Fortunately, it didn't cause any bad effects. In addition, Wang Zizhi interfered so much, but it made the nerds
All the attention was attracted to it.”
"I'm afraid he did it unintentionally!" Gao Lishi became more and more anxious as he listened. He really wanted to go out and see what kind of evil wind was blowing outside today.
"Although it was unintentional, it still helped me a lot! Otherwise, I would have been scolded for several years just for selling my official position!" The more Li Longji recalled it, the more he felt that the word "王" in the imperial edict looked pleasing to the eye.
, "Zizhi is a kind and righteous person. For the woman he loves, he is willing to be scolded by everyone in the world. Even I admire this kind of courage!"
As he spoke, he gently picked up the ink pen and clicked on the correct character for the fifth rank in front of Wang Xun's name. He was about to change it to the fourth rank military rank along with the others before him, but he felt that changing it like this would make him look different from his ministers.
They deliberately ignored the word '正' and directly changed the word '五' to '四'. Then before the word 'General', they casually added the word '中'!
"Your Majesty!" Gao Lishi was trembling in his heart when he saw it, and almost exclaimed in surprise. Officials of fourth rank and above, regardless of civil or military, will have special resumes stored in the official department. And their birth, old age, illness and death will be truthfully recorded. Silly boy Wang Xun today
By sheer luck, he was promoted by the emperor to the rank of fourth-rank lieutenant general. It would be very difficult to quietly erase him from the world in the future. Besides, he was promoted by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and his status is higher than the others.
The generals who were recommended in large numbers by the Jiedu Envoys unintentionally gained more than one rank.
In other words, with such a change written by Li Longji, the silly boy Wang Xun has directly become a confidant of the royal family. Although after tonight, Li Longji may not be able to remember that one day he suddenly had a whim and made an extraordinary favor to
A young man with ordinary ability and background. Officials from the three provinces and six ministries under him, but no one had the courage to guess like this. After Li Longji personally corrected the edict and transferred it back to the Shangshu Province, the officials would definitely change the name Wang Xun.
Keep this in mind. In the future, any good job in the court that can be easily rewarded will fall on this person first. And as long as he establishes a little success in Anxi, there will naturally be a lot of sycophants in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel.
The credit was exaggerated tenfold, and he couldn't wait to report it to the ears of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty.
"What? Does Yuan Zhi think that my move is inappropriate?!" Although Gao Lishi lowered his voice in time, Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty still keenly heard the strangeness in his voice, turned around and asked with a smile.
"It is his blessing that your Majesty has shown kindness to him. How dare you stop me?!" Gao Lishi smiled and whispered back, "It's just that the general felt that this son had already been granted the title of Changqing as soon as he arrived in Anxi.
He was promoted to one level. His Majesty also promoted him to the rank of fourth-grade Zhonglang General. For a young man like him who is not yet twenty years old, he may not be able to lead an army and stand alone without the necessary experience.
A good thing!”
"That's right!" Li Longji has always trusted Gao Lishi and would never doubt that there was something else behind his advice. However, it was really difficult for him to admit that he had mishandled things on a whim. After thinking about it, he
Then he smiled and gave a more reasonable explanation, "I am not overly generous to him. Rather, I am praising his father for unintentionally rescuing me from the siege. However, some words cannot be said openly. Besides, Feng Feng
Over in Changqing, the total number of troops and horses is only 40,000, so how could I just allocate troops to him just because I promoted Wang Xun to the rank of Zhonglang General?"
Gao Lishi didn't have the guts to argue with Li Longji, so he cupped his hands and apologized with a smile, "Your Majesty is right. It's the general who is worrying too much! That guy Feng Laosi has always been very cautious in doing things, and he will not rashly carry out important tasks.
Leave it to a junior who has no experience in leading troops!"
At this point, no one can stop Wang Xun from being promoted to an official position. Fortunately, Gao Lishi has other cronies in Anxi. As long as they are handled properly, Wang Xun can still be buried in four or five places. But
It is a little more troublesome to operate, and may cause great sorrow and glory to the person behind him.
"You are also doing your duty!" Li Longji waved his hand magnanimously, indicating that the other party should not be too humble, "By the way, how is the prince's side lately? It's almost summer. Can you give me window screens, mosquito nets, etc.?
Transferred?"
"Go back to your Majesty!" Gao Lishi couldn't keep up with Li Longji's thoughts. He responded casually first, and then carefully reported according to his past habits: "The prince has never been used to going out. The one who walked closer was Ma Shangshu.
There are so many people in charge of Zhao Zhan. Last year, His Majesty told the Prince to go out more often, hunt, and bask in the sun to nourish his body. In accordance with His Majesty's order, the General also dispatched a group of flying dragon guards to the East Palace to provide for him.
His Highness listens to it when he goes on tour. But His Highness the Prince seems to have not changed much. He is still bored at home every day, except playing chess and playing the piano. Otherwise..."
"Well!" Li Longji interrupted impatiently, knowing that his confidants would be wrong, "He just has such a calm temperament, and I guess he won't be able to change it for a while. Both last year and this year, the internal treasury had quite a surplus, which can be used for daily needs
In terms of speed, you can allocate more to the East Palace! Also, the number of people in the East Palace's Sixth Guard is too small. You can select outstanding performers from the Feilong Imperial Guards, allocate another 300 people, and give them to the Crown Prince.
Use this as the skeleton to complete the six firsts!"
"This -!" Gao Lishi became more and more confused as he listened. He really wanted to reach out and feel whether His Majesty the Emperor had a fever today. In his memory, Li Longji was not so generous to the prince in the past. Not to mention taking the initiative to enrich the latter.
Even Wang Zhongsi, who used to be the governor of the four towns of Hexi, Longyou, Shuofang, and Hedong, was removed from his post by Li Longji for no reason because of his too close relationship with the prince, and was finally demoted to the position
Died of depression.
This cannot be blamed on Li Longji for being ruthless. Since Taizong, it has been a common practice for fathers and sons to kill each other in the Tang Dynasty. First there was the Xuanwumen Incident, then there was the rebellion of King Qi and the rebellion of Prince Li Chengqian. Including Li Longji himself, he was instigated by Princess Taiping before he ascended the throne.
He and his father Li Dan were almost at odds with each other. Therefore, whether it was Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and other central ministers, or the hussar general Gao Lishi who was responsible for guarding the palace, they all instinctively
Treat the prince as an enemy to guard against it. Not only has the six rates of the East Palace been reduced to the point where they are in name only, but the daily expenses allocated to the prince Li Heng can also be saved. This will prevent the latter from secretly colluding with the courtiers and plotting evil intentions when he has extra money in his hands.
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Today, Li Longji saw Yang Guozhong's excuse for vigorously promoting young people, and he felt something. So first he was annoyed that he would grow old one day, and then he suddenly had the desire to lick the calf. Imagine that even Yang Guozhong had just ascended to the position of prime minister.
All these guys know how to cultivate successor talents for the country, so as to prevent the death of the older generation of generals and a situation of inadequacy in the border towns. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could Li Longji have less experience than his subordinates?
Because of the above reasons, Li Longji asked about the current situation in the East Palace today. It was really out of a father's concern for his son, rather than to prevent the slightest mistake. Unexpectedly, Gao Lishi used his old habit of guessing the holy will, and he couldn't change it for a while.
Wan'er came. Seeing the confusion on the face of his most trusted eunuch, Li Longji felt even more guilty. He sighed and continued to add: "From now on, no matter what the East Palace needs, you will allocate it as usual.
Come on! There is no need to ask me for instructions anymore. Henry has been the prince for fifteen or sixteen years and has always been cautious. Don’t treat him lightly just because he is cautious!"
The cry of "Henger" finally made Gao Lishi realize it. He quickly sorted out his confused thoughts and confessed loudly: "The general has never been slow to treat His Royal Highness. It's just that His Majesty's imperial guards are not enough now, so there is no rush.
To make up for the six rates of the East Palace. If all the outstanding ones among the Feilong Imperial Guards are added to the six rates, His Majesty’s side..."
"Waiting for the next batch!" Li Longji waved his hand and interrupted Gao Lishi with a smile, "First make up for the prince's bodyguards. It doesn't matter if I take it slow here. In addition, you still have to spend more on the White Horse Castle camp.
I have some thoughts. I have also read Feng Changqing’s memorial. Most of the young talents recommended this time came from Baima Castle. This shows that my descendants of Guanlong in the Tang Dynasty have not been exploited by sensual dogs and horses like the legend outside.
Kong's body. In their bones, the blood of their ancestors is still there. It's just that now that the world is at peace, there aren't many opportunities for them to make contributions and stand out!"
"No!" Gao Lishi stood upright, clasping his fists, and responded loudly. "Your Majesty, don't worry, within two years, the general will definitely train an elite force for your Majesty!"
"I believe in you!" Knowing that Gao Lishi was deliberately pretending to be a arrogant warrior to please him, Li Longji still smiled with satisfaction, "I know your abilities. I don't need you to pull up an elite team for me.
Teacher, it would be nice to dig out hundreds more young talents like last year. Guozhong and the others are right, Feng Changqing, Ge Shuhan and An Lushan are all very young now. I
You have to make more plans for the future of Datang!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Hearing this, Gao Lishi was immediately impressed with admiration. Yang Guozhong and others just found a beautiful excuse to promote their own children. But after Li Longji used his influence, they were able to alleviate the situation in Datang to the greatest extent.
Nowadays, the border towns are too powerful and the central force is empty. In time, the young talents trained by Baima Fort will be used to replace the low-level officers under the command of several major feudal towns. Even if the Jiedushi has a disobedient heart, I am afraid that
There is no strength left to raise the flag of rebellion.
"Not necessarily a sage! But I haven't reached the point of being an old fool yet!" Knowing that Gao Lishi had understood his true intention, Li Longji had a smile on his lips, "When I took back the Tang Dynasty from my aunt, Sheji was
You have seen it with your own eyes. We, the monarchs and ministers, have worked hard for so many years, and in the end, what we handed over to Henry cannot be the same mess. Don't be lazy, and neither am I. We, the monarchs and ministers, are not lazy yet.
Even though you are old, there is no reason for you to be laughed at by the juniors!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers, as if he was back in his youth again, with everything under control.
