Three kinds of vegetables, a plate of dried meat, and a small half basket of unknown wild fruits that had just been picked. Although it is not as exquisite as the royal banquet in the palace, it still has the freshness of the countryside. It’s just that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji
It was obvious that I had no appetite now. I just ordered everything casually and put down my chopsticks with a sigh.
"Long live, let's use more. These are all made by the imperial concubine herself!" Zhu Quan, the old eunuch who was responsible for serving the emperor's food and drink, looked at it with distress. He stepped forward and whispered to advise.
"I know this was made by the imperial concubine herself! I feel so sorry for her!" Li Longji forced a smile, with a bit of sadness on his face. Before today, he had never enjoyed any wife or concubine like ordinary people among the people.
A meal cooked by one's own hands. This was the first time in my life, but I didn't taste much happiness.
The old eunuch Zhu Quan didn't know what else he could say, so he had to step forward silently to clean up the dishes. Originally, it was not his turn to do these tasks himself, but he was in such a hurry when he set off that several direct disciples didn't have time to take them with him.
Those clumsy guys outside are better off using them for work. Once you accidentally break the few utensils on the table, your Majesty will have to hold the next meal with your hands like the ministers.
have eaten.
"Have you eaten?" Seeing that Zhu Quan's body was no longer strong, Li Longji felt increasingly panicked. This man had followed him many, many years ago. Although he was not as useful as Gao Lishi,
But the victory lies in loyalty. "If you don't eat it, just eat a little bit. It would be a pity to throw it away like this!"
"I don't dare!" Zhu Quan trembled in fright and quickly declined. "Your Majesty gave me a banquet, and I shouldn't have refused. But I had already eaten with everyone outside, so I had no choice but to live up to the holy grace.
Your Majesty, please don’t blame me for being rude."
"No wonder!" Li Longji waved his hand magnanimously, "Then withdraw and reward the accompanying sergeants. We rely on their efforts on the road, and I can't let them go hungry!"
"The old slave thanked Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of the soldiers!" Zhu Quan quickly knelt down and kowtowed again, and then explained with a smile: "Brothers must have eaten too. When the old slave went outside to make tea for Your Majesty, I happened to see him.
When they pick up rocks on the roadside to prop up the stove!"
Hearing this, Li Longji was happy at first, and then frowned, "Stove? Is there food? Where did the food come from? Didn't you say that all the people along the way ran away?"
"It was the grain that Chencang County Magistrate led Minzhuang to transport on a special trip. There seemed to be more than fifty carts. So the soldiers don't have to worry about the food for the time being. The old slave thought that General Gao had already reported the good news to His Majesty, so he just
Don’t dare to say anything!”
"Oh?!" Li Longji nodded lightly, and was not angry because of his hindsight. He had completely handed over the responsibility of liaison with China and foreign countries to Gao Lishi a long time ago. And Zhu Quan has always known how to advance and retreat.
Not daring to compete with Gao Lishi for credit at this moment is the right thing to do. There is nothing to make a fuss about. It’s just that I have just left Chang’an for more than eighty miles, but the Chencang County Magistrate, who is hundreds of miles away, can deliver food in time, which is a bit too prophetic.
Go to sleep first.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Who is the county magistrate Chencang? Have you asked his name?"
"I heard that his name is Xue Jingxian. He was a Jinshi. In his early years, he served as the magistrate of Hongnong County." Zhu Quan thought about it carefully and considered his response.
Li Longji heard this and frowned even deeper, "Xue Jingxian? Wasn't he impeached last year for accepting bribes? Why did he revolt so quickly and actually became the magistrate of Shangxian County?" (Note 1)
"It seems that someone later mentioned the military exploits he had made when he was sent to Anxi as an envoy. Then the merits and demerits were mixed. But I don't know exactly what happened." Zhu Quan is indeed very conservative.
I carefully explained the reason why Xue Jingxian was appointed as the magistrate of Chencang County. I neither added fuel to jealousy nor deliberately concealed it.
But Li Longji still heard the problem from these simple words. "What military exploits did he achieve when he was sent to Anxi? As a scholar, what military exploits can he achieve? Hasn't someone moved over the heads of the frontline soldiers for him?
Yes? Who is so bold that he doesn’t even care about our national laws?”
Zhu Quan did not dare to respond, lowered his head and looked at the tips of his boots. Li Longji walked around the room angrily, took a long breath, and whispered: "This matter should have nothing to do with Yang Guozhong. I'm afraid.
, it was the prince who protected him, right! Haha? My son really takes care of his subordinates! County Magistrate Chencang, County Magistrate Chencang! It’s hundreds of miles away, escorting grain trucks, and it takes five days at least to walk on the road.
.It turns out that five days ago, someone guessed that I was going to give up on Chang'an! So smart, so smart! I know the unknown! It seems that the governor of Qizhou was also recommended by the prince, and Fenzhou and Longzhou were probably also from the prince's sect.
Bar!"
Zhu Quan was so frightened that he almost urinated, his head drooped, and he was covered in sweat. These words today, if spoken casually, might break him to pieces. But he couldn't cover his ears, and he didn't have the guts to remind the emperor.
Be careful that the partition wall has ears.
Fortunately, Li Longji's attack didn't last long. After a while, he calmed down. He took a sip of the tea soup made from jujube leaves and sighed: "I don't blame him. It's me.
Half of the country that was entrusted to him was suddenly lost. It was me who lived too long and made the prince wait very hard. Haha, if I died suddenly during the Kaiyuan period, I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty and the Great Tang Dynasty would suffer a lot.
Tang is in a different situation, haha, haha..."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, please don't say that!" Zhu Quanpong knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "The current predicament is just a temporary misfortune. I think back then, when Your Majesty dealt with Empress Wei, Princess Taiping and others, the situation was more critical than this
Much more. But in the end, isn’t His Majesty a complete victory?! As long as His Majesty calms down and arranges things calmly, sooner or later the day will come when he can return to Chang’an!"
"Really?" Li Longji grinned and shook his head slightly. The old eunuch Zhu Quan still blindly trusted him as he did in the early years. But he was no longer the same Li Sanlang. Back then, he only slept for two hours a day.
Even less than an hour later, he was still on his horse and swinging his sword. But now, sitting in the imperial chariot, he could not regain his energy no matter how much he rested.
"Your Majesty, don't belittle yourself!" Zhu Quan raised his head from the ground, his face full of tears, "Your Majesty personally ended the continuous civil strife in the Tang Dynasty and restored a peaceful and prosperous age. This achievement cannot be erased by anyone. As for the current predicament,
It was the treacherous minister Li Linfu who took power, and the traitor An Lushan who was unfaithful, and it was not, it was not your Majesty, it was your Majesty's fault...!"
"It's not my fault, or who's fault?" Li Longji shook his head and sighed, then slowly leaned down and picked up Zhu Quan with his own hands, "Get up, get up and speak, I don't want you to kneel today! We have been monarchs and ministers for so many years, and I know you
Loyalty. You are right, we have been through many storms and waves back then, and we will definitely not capsize in this small ditch!"
"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!" Zhu Quan nodded, choked and stood up. Li Longji patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't cry, crying is useless. Come and tell me, today
How can I get out of this predicament?!"
"I don't dare!" Zhu Quan quickly wiped his eyes and looked around carefully, "I don't understand government affairs. If Your Majesty needs to find someone to discuss, I will call General Gao in. He just had a big discussion with Chen Xuanli
Together with the general, we went to appease the soldiers. We will probably return soon!"
"No need. Yuan Yi is busy with other things." Li Longji waved his hand to stop him, "I tell you to speak, so you speak. As long as I stay in this position for a day, no one will dare to punish you for interfering in politics!"
The old eunuch Zhu Quan was forced to have no choice but to bow down and suggest in a very low voice: "If your majesty goes a little further, you will enter Shannan West Road. The old slave heard that there are a few people over there.
The governors of prefectures and counties are all over the years, and have little contact with the court or the court. After Shannan West Road, it is the boundary of Jiannan Road, but, but..."
He hesitated, wondering whether he should point out the fact that all the officials in Jiannan Road were promoted by Yang Guozhong. But Li Longji could already understand it, and his brows furrowed even more. All the soldiers who could fight near the capital were all
He was buried outside Tongguan by Ge Shuhan, so he had to go on patrol in a hurry. But avoiding the rebels' sharp edges did not mean that he could sit back and relax. The nearby counties were all direct descendants of the prince, and the ones further away were all direct descendants of the prince.
The counties and counties are Yang Guozhong's party members. His godson An Lushan can rebel, and his biological son Li Heng can secretly work outside the capital. Who can guarantee that Yang Guozhong is really loyal to the Tang Dynasty and to himself?! He
If he kisses me again, can he still kiss Prince Li Heng?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of his other adopted son Wang Siye. Back then, he listened to Li Linfu's slander and had him removed from his post and imprisoned. Both the government and the public believed that he was unjust. But he held the seal of the Jiedushi of the Four Towns, and his subordinates
With more than 300,000 troops and horses, how could I not take precautions before they happen?
If Wang Siye was still alive, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to rebel if he lent An Lushan a hundred and twenty courages! If I really dared to take a gamble and believed that Wang Siye was indeed loyal, I'm afraid... if
, no if, no one can guarantee whether Wang Siye is another An Lushan! What's more, he and Prince Li Heng have been flirting with each other!
When people get old, it is difficult to concentrate their thoughts. Thinking about old things, Li Longji actually forgot what he was discussing with his cronies. It was not until the old eunuch Zhu Quan cautiously called out that he finally found his wandering thoughts and sighed.
He took a breath and whispered: "Would it be safer if I stayed here all the time? How many people are left in the left and right Longwu Army? Where are the troops and horses that have been coming to King Qin recently?"
"Lai Ai, Lu Jiong, and Gao Shi are all rushing here, but the rebels are approaching Chang'an. They may need to take a detour." Zhu Quan remembered the news about the reinforcements clearly. When he heard Li Longji's inquiry,
Recite them one by one.
"Are they all promoted by Ge Shuhan?" Li Longji refused to listen, and his face changed greatly when he heard it. "Who transferred them here? Does it mean that apart from the Hexi Army, I have no more soldiers to fight with?
