Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Grant Beiting Jiedu
The north wind outside the Hua Cai Tower is bleak, while inside the Hua Cai Tower is as warm as spring. A round gauze curtain hangs down from the top of the caisson. The saint is shrouded in the gauze tent and lies on his side on the couch, drowsy. Yang Yuhuan is sitting on the edge of the gauze tent.
Outside, one hand is holding the saint's right hand tightly, as if holding a decaying palm, using his youthful vitality to continue the emperor's vitality.
Right Prime Minister Li Linfu and Left Prime Minister Chen Xilie stood on both sides in front of the Majesty. Behind them stood Gao Xianzhi, and behind Gao Xianzhi stood Li Siye and Supervisor Bian Lingcheng. They each stood with their hands behind their hands, and their legs were sore and tired from standing straight, feeling like they were living for a long time.
Li Longji woke up leisurely, and the palace eunuchs removed the gauze curtain above his head. Gao Lishi quickly ordered someone to bring him sobering soup. The emperor picked up the cup and took a few sips, feeling that his energy and energy had recovered slightly.
The emperor raised his eyelids and looked at the people in front of him, but he was thinking about how to perform yesterday's dance and how wide the movements should be. He completely forgot about the matters to be announced today.
The situation was about to become awkward. Li Linfu suddenly turned around and said to the people behind him: "Before the saint announces the reward, you must all have a heart of reverence."
This sentence suddenly reminded the emperor that today was the day to reward many heroes who contributed to the expedition to Xiaobolu. Recently, he has been thinking about too many things and has forgotten many things.
Lin Fu has long been accustomed to the emperor's state of affairs. If it were other previous prime ministers, such as Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo and others, they would not be used to the taunting. At least they would accuse the emperor of not doing his job properly and ignoring the government affairs.
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This is the great thing about Li Linfu. Even when the saint's brain is emptied, he can still solve the situation. Not to mention that Li Longji's mind is distracted and he forgets things, and he is not in good working condition. Even if he becomes a vegetable and sits in the royal palace
He can also govern smoothly at the top level. What if he is really a vegetable? Then he will have no constraints at all and can kill whoever he wants. Without the control of the supreme power, it will be easier to let go.
The emperor cleared his mind of the overwhelming sounds, put his hands on his knees and glanced at the imperial concubine beside him, then picked up the admiral's award book from the table, glanced at it carefully and said, "Gao Aiqing, come to the front."
Hearing these words, Gao Xianzhi concealed his inner excitement and suppressed the throbbing of waiting for many years. He had imagined this scene many times, imagining himself standing in front of the saint and receiving awards. The scene in that dream was similar to
The situation is similar today.
He stepped forward with square steps, stood in front of the saint, bowed and crossed his hands: "I, Gao Xianzhi, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
The emperor naturally did not hesitate to praise Gao Xianzhi for his successful expedition against Xiaobolu. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him carefully before saying in surprise: "Gao Aiqing looks very young. What I need is a young and powerful minister like you.
Much better than those veterans who are stuck in their ways.”
"The saint praises me so much that I never dare to forget my loyalty, justice, benevolence and filial piety, let alone the saint's entrustment. Whenever I encounter hardships and desperate situations during the expedition, thinking of the saint and the Tang Dynasty will always give me the motivation to continue moving forward, and I can also think of ways to solve the problem."
Method."
Gao Xianzhi's words sound a bit disgusting and nonsense. Who still doesn't know why you are fighting, and you pretend that the emperor and the Tang Dynasty have given you encouragement. The real encouragement to you is probably the high official and generous salary.
The lowest bottom line for survival in the officialdom is to see things through without telling them. If you can't even accept the hypocrisy in front of you, just resign and go back to your hometown to farm.
Human beings who have truly learned hypocrisy make politics confusing. This is the beauty of power struggle, and it is also the fig leaf used to hide the truth in the annals of history for thousands of years.
"Very good. I have already appointed you as the military envoy to Anxi, acting as the imperial censor Zhongcheng. But today I want to reward you. You will still serve as the military envoy to Anxi, and you will be granted the title of imperial censor Zhongcheng and the minister of Honglu."
Gao Xianzhi bowed and thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."
Li Longji looked down at the rear again, stroking his chest with his hand and said: "I saw in the memorial memorial that a brave general rushed up from the north slope of Lianyunbao mountain alone, leading the soldiers with one against a hundred. If there is no other
Fighting bravely, I don’t know how many casualties it will cost to take Lianyun Fort. Is this brave general below today?"
Gao Xianzhi was a little surprised. He didn't know why the emperor mentioned Li Siye. The matter seemed to be beyond his expectation and imagination. He turned his head and looked behind him. When he thought about it carefully, Li Siye was not a person who was content with the status quo and endured grievances. He turned his eyes again
Looking at Li Linfu, the expression on the right minister's face was also quite calm. It seemed that they all knew about this matter, but his own information seemed to be lagging behind a bit.
Li Siye immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Li Siye."
The emperor nodded approvingly, raised his hand and said, "Li Siye came forward to speak."
He crossed his hands and stepped forward slowly, coming to Gao Xianzhi's side and slightly behind him. He lowered his head and looked at the emperor's feet. This was the most suitable place to look, as it would not cause people to feel uncomfortable or have other thoughts.
"Li Siye, raise your head."
When he heard Li Longji's clear but not majestic voice, he slowly raised his head and saw the current emperor up close. Compared with ten years ago, he was older, but the change was still very slow. His temples
He is pale but his eyebrows are stretched, and his forehead and nasolabial folds are not very obvious. His pampered life has indeed slowed down the aging of his body.
Opposite him is the prince. Prince Li Heng's aging is becoming more and more obvious. Compared with his father, it seems that time passes by him very quickly, and the appearance of the two of them is gradually getting closer. From this point, we can see
It can be seen how much pressure Prince Li Heng has endured in the past two years.
"Sure enough, he has the body of a fierce general. I am very pleased that I can charge up to Lianyun Castle with one person."
Once you hear the simplicity of Li Longji's words, you know that he has not read the memorials of Shu Gong at all. He may have heard someone mention it somewhere, or he may have used Gao Lishi to collect it a few times, and it became
Li Siye single-handedly attacked Lianyun Fort.
Naturally, Li Siye would not be stupid enough to actually expose his mistakes. This kind of thing would bring shame on his face. As long as it comes from the emperor's mouth, even if he is described as a superhero who can go to heaven and earth, he should accept it calmly.
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"Saints praise me erroneously. Among the beliefs of Siye, only saints are the only ones. Even if I face mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead of me, I have always silently recited the word loyalty and righteousness, and I am determined not to retreat even though I am covered in blood."
"What a good one!" Li Longji said approvingly: "Li Siye, I am going to appoint you as the governor of Beiting, the censor Zhongcheng and the deputy governor of Anxi, and a decorated officer as the guard of the army. Can you return my reward?
satisfy."
Li Siye quickly crossed his hands and thanked him: "I thank the saint for giving me the gift. I am very satisfied."
"As long as you are satisfied." Li Longji smiled vainly, which made Li Siye feel guilty. Did the saint's smile mean that the official position he obtained was not glorious?
Li Linfu, who was standing behind the two men, winked at Left Prime Minister Chen Xilie. Chen Xilie shook his head first, feeling that he could not avoid it, and then stepped forward, speaking in a voice that seemed unconfident: "Dr. Ping Luan's subordinate.
Every time the generals enter the palace, they will present the newly learned frontier dance to the saint. I heard that General Li is serving in Shule and he should have learned the local Shule dance. I wonder if the general is willing to offer advice in front of the saint."
Isn't this nonsense? Don't you want it to be useful? He squinted and turned to look at Chen Xilie. The look on the other person's face was innocent, including the two sentences he just said, as if he was reading a manuscript without any emotional ups and downs.
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As soon as Li Longji heard people talk about his favorite profession, he immediately became interested and told Li Siye: "In that case, please ask General Li to dance for me the dance you learned."
Li Siye suddenly became confused. How could he add a dance event to the performance gathering? This was obviously Li Linfu venting his dissatisfaction, but he wanted Chen Xilie, a puppet, to take the blame and make things difficult for him. If he couldn't dance, would he be considered a bully?