Chapter 630 There are contradictions and opposites
Yang Guozhong faced the crowd with a wine cup in hand and continued to start his provocative topic as a troll: "Tell me about these people. How can they be so kind?"
He turned his attention to many officials, but they all avoided his gaze. They did not dare to nod in response, and were unwilling to join in the booing. The reason is very simple. You, Yang Guozhong, are a relative of the emperor and have been favored by the emperor. We are not like you.
Madam, backstage, we have to be careful what we say. As for the four you mentioned, except for Gao Xianzhi who became the Youyu General and was dismissed from his post, the other three are all dignified military governors of border towns.
Four-fifths of the army are in their hands, and all three of them are favored in front of the emperor. Do we have any good fruits to offend them? And An Lushan, except for the right prime minister Li Linfu, who has ever taken the throne of the DPRK?
These people take it seriously.
However, Yang Guozhong ignored it and insisted on finding a sense of identity here. He said loudly under the influence of alcohol: "For example, if someone is appointed as the military governor of the three towns, the saint makes him the king of Dongping County, and promotes his two sons to the rank of Taipu Qing and Qing.
Mr. Honglu, every time he comes to Beijing to give a banquet, he will sit next to His Majesty, which is where Dr. Li is sitting now. Every time he leaves Beijing, he will send civil and military officials to see him off by Baqiao outside the city. He is in charge of the three towns and two towns.
More than 100,000 soldiers and horses. But look at the bird war he fought! The crusade against a Xi tribe and a Khitan was just two tribes grazing in poor mountains and harsh waters. After more than ten years of fighting, they repeatedly achieved success, but two small tribes were killed.
The more the tribe fights, the stronger and more prosperous it becomes. I really doubt whether his military exploits over the years are real or not, and I even wonder if he is trying to support the bandits!"
Everyone lowered their heads and murmured, thinking that Yang Guozhong really dared to speak. Li Siye held the wine cup and listened carefully, and seemed to get a taste of it. Yang's provocation today seemed to be aimed at An Lushan.
As far as he knew, the relationship between Yang Guozhong and An Lushan was not too bad in the past. Even if Yang Guozhong was jealous of Fatty An's favor in front of the emperor and was resentful in his heart, it could still be maintained on the surface.
Due to the age-old mother-son relationship between An Lushan and Yang Guifei, An Lushan called the Yang sisters aunt, and when facing Yang Guozhong, he directly addressed him as Yang Lang or the official title. This generational hierarchy was a bit confusing, but there was no such thing in the court.
Taking this playful relationship seriously, there is no need for Yang Guozhong to fall out because of this.
Moreover, this year, Yang Guozhong and An Lushan did not have a tacit cooperation in forcing Li Linfu's confidant and favorite general Absi to rebel. The current abnormality of pretending to be drunk is too suspenseful.
Li Siye put down the wine cup and said to Yang Guozhong calmly: "Yang Zhongcheng, you are a little drunk."
"Ha, how did you know that I was drunk? Siye, people are afraid of comparison. Compared with you, this guy is nothing."
Li Siye suddenly realized that he finally figured it out. He wanted to make himself the opposite of An Lushan. If he thought about it this way, Yang Guozhong still had a lot of money in his belly. But was he the one who came up with this method?
He looked up at the gauze curtain in the back hall, and there was only the eunuch Yuan Siyi standing there. But in the haze, there seemed to be a heavy shadow hidden behind the translucent gauze curtain. From the outline, he seemed to be quite fat, but the gauze curtain was just
After shaking for a moment, the shadow gradually dimmed and disappeared into the mist of Gongsha.
He thought his eyes were dazzled, but when he took a closer look, it seemed that there was nothing. Only Yuan Siyi's nostrils were turned upward and she looked at the caisson above with dead fish eyes. Yuan turned a blind eye to Yang Guozhong's prestige in front of him. This was a relative of his wife's family, and he was also a saint.
As long as he doesn't commit suicide and sits on the bed of the saint's special seat in front of the palace screen and fan, he can turn a blind eye.
Yang Guozhong was really drunk. His right lapel shirt was exposed, and he was still shouting, "They are nothing." With Ji Wen's support, he walked out of the calyx building, and the officials also dispersed.
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Li Siye finally stood up and staggered while holding on to the case. Yuan Siyi walked up to him with a whisk in hand and said with a smile: "Doctor Li, your Majesty just ordered that if Dr. Li is drunk, he will be in the calyx today."
You will stay overnight in the building, and the saint will send four maids to serve you."
He followed Yuan Siyi's instructions and looked over, and saw four women standing on one side of the palace pillars, with their heads in buns, wearing concubine-colored veils and flowered skirts, with their shoulders slightly exposed, tall and plump, and their eyes lowered shyly.
He stared at the ground. Only the snow-white lead powder and thick blush on their faces once again challenged his aesthetics.
He quickly crossed his hands and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. However, Siye is not drunk and does not dare to stay in the palace for the night. I will go back to the mansion."
Yuan Siyi clasped her hands behind her hands and smiled again: "Your Majesty also ordered that if Doctor Li is unwilling to stay in the palace, these maids will be sent to the doctor's house and let them take care of your daily life temporarily."
Now Li Siye couldn't shirk his refusal. The emperor's reward was a favor. Of course you have to accept it and you have to accept it if you don't.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am very grateful."
When he came down from Huae Tower, those waiting by the palace wall were not only Yajiang Yan Xiaosi and Duan Xiushi, but also his maid Daorou. Li Siye looked at the three of them and said: "The autumn wind has cooled, let's go back to the palace.
Go up."
Yan Xiaosi quickly brought the Zhaoye Jade Lion over, and Li Siye got on his horse.
The four of them were just about to leave when a palace incense car with gauze curtains drove out from the gate of the calyx tower. The driver was a palace eunuch, and the people running on both sides of the car were also young eunuchs. This car was following the queue of Li Siye returning home.
back.
Dao Rou instinctively turned around and looked back. The autumn wind blew through the gauze curtain, and she saw the figures of four women in the gap.
The corners of her lips curled up unconsciously, she glanced at the car again with hostility in her eyes, and looked at Li Siye's back with resentment on her face.
The setting sun gradually set. On the third floor of the Qinzheng Building on the other side of the palace wall, Li Longji looked back at the beauty sleeping in the palace with her brocade quilt in her arms. He motioned to the two palace maids to close the partition. He cast his eyes downstairs and dispersed.
The leaving ministers were in twos and threes, and they could faintly see the purple robes shaking among them.
Gao Lishi walked up behind him and put the cloak on his shoulders. The emperor shook his shoulders, tied the ropes with his hands, pointed to the distance and said: "At the banquet tonight, Li Siye implicitly expressed to me that he wanted to serve as
Hexi Jiedushi, if so, he will take over the entire Xiliang and even thousands of miles of the Western Region. What does Aweng think?"
Gao Lishi hunched his shoulders and replied: "Sanlang, my servant is only in charge of matters within the palace. It is inconvenient to interfere with matters outside the palace."
Li Longji laughed for no reason: "I have asked you to guard me for half my life. Now you don't care about matters outside the palace. You don't have to worry about right or wrong. Just say it. Whether you listen or not is my business."
Gao Lishi hesitated for a moment and then said: "It is not the first time that he is responsible for three towns. Wang Zhongsi was responsible for four towns before, and today Anlu Mountain is also responsible for three towns. However, Anxi in Beiting has a vast territory and few soldiers, and then he goes to Hexi
The geographical span of the four counties is too far. Moreover, Li Siye has made great achievements, and the rewards and promotions are too intensive. It is better to wait until he has settled the affairs in Anxi and even Hezhong before Your Majesty can consider this matter."
"That's right. A general's ability can be judged, but loyalty cannot be tried. I'd better wait and see."