At an unexpected moment, Li Siye was suddenly surprised. He had always thought that it would take some time before he could concurrently serve as the governor of Hexi Province. He had to use another way to win the emperor's favor, offering rare treasures, etc.
But what he didn't expect was that the post of Hexi Jiedushi would come to him on his own initiative shortly after he left Chang'an.
He knew there must be a reason for this. His promotion was inseparable from the changes in the political situation in Chang'an City. Although there was no news about Anxiliu's backyard in Pingkangfang, he had already sensed the subtle changes.
Yan Xiaosi understood this and took the initiative to take Cheng Yuanzhen to the best wine shop in Qiuci to eat meat and drink wine to bond with each other.
After an afternoon of friendly exchanges between the two, coupled with the seduction of the beautiful woman living in a foreign land, Cheng Yuanzhen quickly entered a state of ecstasy, and told Yan Xiaosi everything that happened in the Huaqing Palace.
He helped the drunken Cheng Yuanzhen to the couch in the guest room of the post house in Qiuci City, settled down the team of eunuchs who followed the edict, and headed proudly to the Jiedushi Envoy's residence with their heads held high.
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In the main hall of the Qiuci Governor's Mansion, Li Siye sat cross-legged in front of the black leopard screen, while Yan Xiaosi stood in the hall and translated Cheng Yuanzhen's words.
After Yan Xiaosi told this, some of Li Siye's suspicions were finally confirmed. What Li Linfu said at the inn that day had already made him secretly have some clues. He really wanted to thank the traitor before he died.
It can be considered a great thing. If possible, could you take proper care of his family? The favor owed to such a person must be repaid quickly, otherwise he will easily miss him in another world.
He put his hands on his knees and ordered Yan Xiaosi: "Call the deputy capital guards Cheng Qianli, Wang Zhengjian, Duan Xiushi, Feng Changqing and the staff over. I have something to say."
The four of them were waiting outside the Jiedu Envoy's residence, waiting for Li Siye to summon him. They understood that from now on, Li Siye's power in the land of Longyou had reached its peak. He could kill generals and officials with integrity, and control the three towns.
The people and the army on the land have absolute right to rule.
After they entered the main hall, they immediately bowed and crossed their hands to Li Siye and said: "Congratulations to the doctor on his victory in the three towns!"
Li Siye waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, everyone, please take a seat. I'm calling you here to discuss the political focus and left-behind issues in Beiting and other places in Anxi. After settling all this, I will go to Wuwei, Liangzhou to take up the post of Hexi Jiedu
Envoy. Therefore, we will entrust you with the expansion of the troops stationed in Anbeiting, the preparation of granaries, and the distribution of war horses."
The four of them quickly exchanged glances. They knew who Li Siye trusted the most and was kindest to, and it was self-evident who was left behind.
"Feng Changqing, you will stay in Anxi, and Wang Zhengjian will be the deputy guard. Duan Xiushi, you will stay in Beiting, and the deputy guard will be Zang Xiyan. Cheng Qianli, you, Ma Phosphorus, and Tian Zhen will go to Liangzhou with me.
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The four people answered in unison: "Here!"
Li Siye faced left and right and said with emotion: "Although I was concurrently appointed as the Governor of Hexi by His Majesty, some people in the court must be dissatisfied, so I am going to send a reliable person to Chang'an to take charge of the affairs of the imperial court, and at the same time, he will help me find out the internal affairs of the court.
Rumors and remarks, in order to arrive at accurate judgments and responses, do you have such a person?"
Feng Changqing thought for a while and said: "Yan Xiaosi beside the doctor is smart and good at observing people's emotions. He can be sent to Chang'an."
Li Siye shook his head: "Yan Xiaosi is my General Yamen. I use him very well when he is by my side. It would be a waste to send him to Chang'an. Can you replace him with someone else?"
Duan Xiushi said: "I do have a candidate named Cao Anding. He is a Sogdian, proficient in Liubo language, good at ventriloquism and comedy. He is now an executive officer in the Han Navy."
"Well, you should write him a letter immediately and ask him to meet me at the residence of Wuwei Jiedu Envoy in Liangzhou."
Li Siye stood up and everyone in the main hall said proudly: "Brothers, take office in Liangzhou!"
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The news that Li Siye concurrently served as the governor of Hexi Province spread throughout the vassal towns through Di Bao, and Fan Yang sent a Di Bao to An Lushan at the same time.
When he got the news, An Lushan was playing polo with his cronies. He galloped his horse in the oil-sprinkled area, waving his polo stick and rushing left and right. His horse overturned a general's horse.
On the ground, he leaned down from his horse and swung the bat to hit the polo into the net.
The messenger soldier rode a fast horse with two feathers on his back and came to the outside of the polo field. He dismounted, knelt on one knee and crossed his hands and said: "Report! Report from Chang'an Residence!"
The two teams were starting another round of competition. After An Lushan heard the news from Di, he suddenly raised his hand to signal to stop. The charging cavalry reined in their reins and stopped. Lu Zhihui, the governor of Yingzhou who had a good relationship with him, held up the horse.
The club comes closer.
An Lushan turned his head and rode his horse to the side of the polo field. His small eyes stared sternly at the messenger kneeling on the ground and said: "Read it!"
"Doctor, Chang'an went to the memorial hall to report urgently that Li Linfu was critically ill and died. Before his death, he made a petition to His Majesty and recommended Li Siye to be the military governor of Hexi Province and also in charge of the army and horses of the three towns."
Fatty An's breathing gradually became heavier, and the frequency of his breathing made the horse beneath him overwhelmed, as if the dull drumbeat had just ended.
The other generals held their breath and held the reins of their horses, preparing to end the game. Lu Zhihui had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, so he approached Anlu Mountain with his legs under the horse's belly and said with a smile: "No matter what difficult things happen,
Let’s finish this game first and then talk about it.”
"I'll beat the hell out of you!" An Lushan became furious and swung his horse pole in a sweeping sweep, hitting Lu Zhihui on the cheek and knocking him off his horse.
Lu Zhihui covered his face and lay down on the ground. He covered his face and spit out a bloody molar. The other generals looked sideways and lowered their heads.
An Lushan got off his horse and walked around Lu Zhihui, who was lying on the ground. The two think-tanks, Yan Zhuang and Gao Shang, were watching the game. At this moment, they quickly followed Dr. An side by side, walking to the conference hall and preparing to answer questions.
"How many people are there under Li Siye in the three towns of Anxi, Beiting and Hexi?" An Lushan asked quickly.
Gao Shang answered quickly: "There are 24,000 soldiers and horses in the four towns of Anxi, 21,000 soldiers and horses in Beiting, and 73,000 soldiers and horses in Hexi. The total number should be 120,000."
An Lushan paused for a moment and said coldly: "No, say it again!"
Gao Shang panicked for a moment and didn't know where his words were wrong. Scratching his head and head, he quickly looked at Yan Zhuang for help.
Yan Zhuang gave him a calm look, and quickly crossed his hands and said: "It should be 140,000 people. Li Siye set up military towns in the newly recovered Hezhong and Tocharo, and established Longshuo Army and Yongshuo Army respectively.