Li Longji twirled his beard and wandered around the palace, hesitating whether to give the Hexi Jiedu envoy to Li Siye. In this way, there would be two large vassal forces in the land of China. He was more concerned about whether An Lushan would cause trouble.
, the power of the Jiedushi of the Three Towns has always been exclusive to him, but now there is suddenly another person with the same power as him, Fatty An is probably not happy in his heart.
He turned around and asked Gao Lishi: "What would An Lushan think?"
"Your Majesty, what he thinks is his business. The king should extend favors widely, how can he favor only one person? Besides, Li Siye's achievements, qualifications, connections, and abilities are not inferior to his. Even if he has resentment in his heart, he has no
Tell me the reason. Since Li Linfu mentioned this matter before his death, this is an opportunity. The benefits of promoting Li Siye to Hexi Jiedushi outweigh the disadvantages. Your Majesty is just following your heart."
After Xuanzong thought carefully, he finally nodded and ordered Chen Xilie, the left prime minister, to come and formulate a decree and grant Li Siye the title of military governor of Hexi Province. Since Yang Guozhong was not the prime minister yet, military and state affairs such as the appointment of military governor were not his turn.
Come and take care of it.
Chen Xilie is a no-opinionated yes-man who adopts a submissive attitude towards the emperor's appointments, and is now reduced to a high-level document inscribing imperial edicts.
After the imperial edict was written, the emperor immediately ordered people to go to Qixi with a full set of seals and ribbons. I don't know whether he was afraid that he would have long nights and dreams, or that someone in the court would object.
Only after the emperor's decree was sent out from Huaqing Palace did Yang Guozhong learn of the news, and this news did not come from formal channels.
This started when Yuan Siyi read the memorial that Li Xiu submitted to Xuanzong on behalf of his late father. The eunuch read the contents of the memorial and learned that it was Li Linfu who recommended Li Siye to be the governor of Hexi Province. A eunuch like him who had no profit and could not afford to die every time
He had to make use of all the information, so he remembered that Li Siye was now Yang Guozhong's ally. If he told Yang about this good thing in advance, he could get a cheap favor.
He came to Yang Guozhong's annex in Huaqing Palace, stood outside the side door and asked to see Yang Zhao. Seeing that he was a eunuch in the palace, the doorman of the annex did not dare to neglect, and immediately ran to inform Alang.
Yang Guozhong was playing with his pretty concubines to celebrate Li Linfu's death, which meant that his happy day was the anniversary of someone else's death. Several concubines in the hall were gasping for joy, and the disciples didn't know why they stood outside the threshold.
Unexpectedly, Guozhong touched it with a pair of big hands, and he was so frightened that he did not dare to move.
"Is this the fragrance of lotus? Or the fragrance of lotus, or the fragrance of apricot?"
The concubines teased behind him: "Alang, you can guess for yourself!"
Yang Guozhong touched his chest and couldn't feel the curve. He felt suspicious in his heart. He took off the silk scarf covering his face, but when he saw that his dirty hands were touching the concierge's chest, he suddenly became angry and flew away.
He kicked the concierge in the chest and knocked him two feet away.
"You bitch, I won't let you in when I'm taking a break!"
The porter covered his chest and got up. He quickly touched his head on the ground and kowtowed three or four times. The bang bang bang made people feel pity in their hearts: "Alang, please forgive me, I don't dare to do it anymore."
Yang Guozhong waved his hands angrily and said, "Forget it! Why did you come here so recklessly?"
"Reporting to Alang, Eunuch Yuan in the palace would like to see you."
Yang Guozhong raised his head and thought deeply: "Yuan Siyi? I have never had anything to do with him. Why did he suddenly come to visit? He must have known that I would be the prime minister, so he came to visit the dock in advance?"
At this time, he had already made up his mind and waved his hand and said: "Invite him in!"
Yuan Siyi came to Yang Guozhong with a low eyebrow. After all, he was the emperor's eunuch, so he didn't have to salute Yang Guozhong. He just bowed his waist and put his hands on his hands and said, "Wish you all the best, Mr. Yang."
Yang Guozhong will be prime minister in the future and will have to deal with these eunuchs in the palace, so he is relatively polite: "Eunuch Yuan, there is no need to be polite, I will still rely on you in the future."
"Haha, easy to say, easy to say."
Guozhong welcomed him into the inner hall and waved away the concubines who were still waiting to play hide and seek. The two sat opposite each other in front of the table, cupped their hands and asked, "I wonder if Eunuch Yuan is here, what do you think?"
"Hey, I am a slave in the Forbidden Court. I have little knowledge and I dare not have any advice. I am here today especially to express my gratitude to Mr. Yang."
Yang Guozhong thought he was talking about becoming prime minister, and sneered in his heart. This matter has been known to everyone, so you just came to congratulate me. You are a bit slow.
He put his hands behind his back and said proudly: "Isn't it a little early to congratulate me now? It will not be too late to congratulate me when I am appointed by His Majesty and granted the Prime Minister's seal."
Yuan Siyi was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had misunderstood, and laughed and said: "You should celebrate Mr. Yang's appointment to the throne, but there is one thing that you should also celebrate."
"Is there anything else?" Yang Guozhong asked with doubt on his face.
"Don't you know, Mr. Yang?" This eunuch is very good at catching people's appetite. He first asked a very tempting question to attract his attention, and then waited for Yang Guozhong to focus his attention before saying: "Before his death, the right minister reported to His Majesty that he recommended Li Siye.
As the military governor of Hexi Province, Doctor Li will be the second general after An Lushan to serve as the military governor of the three towns. From now on, Mr. Yang, you will serve as the prime minister, and Doctor Li will serve as the military governor of the three towns. You two
If they are a perfect match, the Tang Dynasty will rely on these two in the future."
The smiling face Yuan Siyi expected from Yang Guozhong did not appear. Instead, his face suddenly darkened. Yang Zhao grabbed Yuan Siyi's right shoulder and said, "Are you telling the truth? Does Your Majesty agree with this traitor's ulterior motives?"
Eunuch Yuan was startled, and hurriedly crossed his hands and said: "Your Majesty has agreed to his memorial and sent the imperial edict to Hexi. Soon Doctor Li will receive the edict and will go to Wuwei to serve as the governor of Hexi."
"Hey!" Yang Guozhong pushed Yuan Siyi a few steps away, feeling lingering anger in his heart. No wonder Li Linfu went to see Li Siye off on the day he left the capital. It turned out that there had been collusion between the two, and they actually deceived him into thinking he was a fool.
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Yuan Siyi was so frightened that she didn't even bother to say goodbye to Yang Guozhong and quickly fled the Yang Family Villa.
The more Yang Guozhong thought about it, the angrier he became. What he hated the most was people doing things behind his back. Was this treating him like a fool? Although Li Linfu was dead now, he was unwilling to see another Jiedushi who was in charge of three towns.
Arrived.
On the one hand, Yang Guozhong was quite proud, but on the other hand, he was somewhat inferior. He did not want the strength of his allies to exceed his control. An Lushan's contempt for him was like a thorn pricking him, and now Li Siye had super strength.
Gang, can this person still be as obedient to him as before? Of course not. He will never allow two Jiedushi generals who are beyond his personal ability.
He originally wanted to go to the emperor now and persuade him to take back Li Siye's position as Hexi Jiedushi. But he is not the prime minister yet, and as the saying goes, what he says is not correct. It is better to endure it first and wait until he ascends to the throne.