Li Siye entered the palace for three days in a row and was given the privilege of being a close attendant by the emperor. He was ordered to accompany him whether he went out to enjoy flowers or touring the rivers and lakes. Even when the emperor and Yang Yuhuan were riding a horse and laughing and laughing, he had to accompany him as a light bulb.
Fortunately, he had developed a thick enough skin. Not only did he not feel embarrassed, he also made some witty compliments and made the emperor and Yang Yuhuan tremble with laughter on their horses.
Yang Guozhong often accompanied the king, but when he saw Li Siye, his face drooped involuntarily. His expression was like that of a concubine competing for favor in the harem. The biggest difference between him and Li Siye An Lushan is that he put his vines on
They are all entangled in the big tree Li Longji. Although it grows very fast, the trunk will wither and fall, and the vines will die. And Li Hean is like a sapling growing under the emperor's umbrella. Although he is also protected by the emperor's grace,
But after it grows up, it is enough to stand on its own.
Taking advantage of Li Siye's absence, Yang Guozhong took the opportunity to speak in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, as a general in the border town, Li Siye may stay in the court for a long time, which may be detrimental to the border defense. He is satisfied with the prosperous life in Chang'an, but he has forgotten the common people and soldiers in the border areas.
It really shouldn't be a pain. If Your Majesty is unwilling to give an explicit order for fear of hurting his face, I can personally go and order him to leave the capital."
"Well," Li Longji thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, Guozhong, I'll leave it to you to talk about this matter, but don't go too far and hurt Doctor Li's face."
Listening to the conversation between the monarch and his ministers, the young eunuch standing aside narrowed his eyes and then lowered his head calmly.
Yang Guozhong walked out of the palace with great satisfaction, and was about to go to Li Siye's mansion in person to show off his authority and drive him away from the capital. However, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that his eloquence was not very good, so he should go back to his residence to find someone to write a speech, using the most intense words.
He used words to drive Li Siye away. After saying that, he walked towards the Yang Mansion with a smile in his heart.
The little eunuch in the palace found an opportunity to go out of the palace gate, walked along the side street to the outside of Li Siye's residence in Guangfufang, and knocked gently on the side door. After meeting him, the eunuch led him into the inner room. Li Siye asked him to sit down, and then listened.
He recounted the events in the palace in minute detail.
"Thank you for telling me, father-in-law. Come and bring some silver collars to reward your father-in-law."
"Doctor Li, you're welcome. This is what I should do."
After the eunuch left, Li Siye stood in the hall and meditated. He felt more and more ridiculous. He stroked his beard and snorted contemptuously: "I'm afraid that I will steal your favor in Chang'an, so I don't want to stay in Chang'an. Now Hexi, Beiting,
Anxi is where I feel like a fish in water, but I want to see how many sparks you can create with Anlu Mountain in Chang'an."
Naturally, he would not wait until Yang Guozhong came here to look for him. In order to avoid being angry with him, he directly wrote a letter to the emperor asking for his return, saying that although he was reluctant to part with his majesty, he could not be a military commander in the border town, so he had to give up his feelings for your majesty.
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The emperor thought that Yang Guozhong's words about Zu'an had been directly passed on to Li Siye, and he felt quite sorry. He rewarded him with some property, ordered civil and military officials to see him off at Liu'an outside the city, and then sent him away from the palace.
After Li Siye walked out of the palace, he did not return to the palace. He went directly to Hexiliu's backyard to summon his own guard of honor. After a night of repairs and waiting to leave Chang'an tomorrow, he himself stayed in Hexiliu's backyard that night.
Let's say that Yang Guozhong returned to his mansion and called five or six of his imperial literati. Each of them wrote an impassioned scolding. Most of them criticized Li Siye for being nostalgic for Chang'an and not thinking about causing trouble. Some of them were more serious and directly criticized Li Siye.
Comparing Li Siye with those who died such as Gai Jiayun, Yang Guozhong certainly had to take the harshest tone.
On the way to Li Siye's residence, he did not forget to recite the sharp words on the silk cloth to ensure that his pronunciation would be more accurate.
As a result, Yang Guozhong came to Li Siye's mansion and heard his disciples say that this man was not in the mansion. He felt really regretful. He immediately called the steward of Li Siye's mansion to look for him outside and used the emperor's feather arrow to call him back to the mansion.
But before that, he could wait for a while. As long as he was still in Chang'an City, he would definitely return to his house before the dark curfew.
But he and a group of slaves waited from day to dusk, until the sound of forbidden drums could be heard from the Danfeng Gate on the horizon. Yang Guozhong finally couldn't stand it anymore and cursed at the stewards guarding the Li Mansion: "I obey your Majesty's orders
Come here to rebuke Li Siye! It’s okay if he’s not in the mansion. I sent you dog slaves out to look for him, but you dared to deceive him! Are you really not afraid of the king’s law? Be careful of me whipping you today!”
Just at this time, the chief steward of Li Siye's mansion came back and bowed his head to Yang Guozhong with folded hands. Yang Xianggong stepped forward and grabbed the right hem of his clothes and asked angrily: "Where is Li Siye? Why didn't he dare to come to see him?
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The chief steward raised his head and chest and said calmly: "This morning, my Alang has informed His Majesty in a letter that he has decided to bid farewell to Jun'en in advance and go to Hexi. Now he is staying in the backyard with the team of people. My Alang asked me to tell Mr. Yang. Thank you Yang.
My husband misses me so much that he has decided not to leave Chang'an. I hope my husband will not miss you."
Yang Guozhong smiled on the surface, but he was furious in his heart: "I miss you so much! I finally took advantage of His Majesty's grace to scold you, but I didn't expect that you were so cunning and told the emperor in advance that you were leaving.
Chang'an has left my preparations in vain."
In the early morning of the next day, the morning light came out in Chang'an, the sound of cockcrows filled Leyouyuan, the palace palaces had eaves and brackets, and the red pillars were arranged like stars. Li Siye, the governor of the three towns, left Chang'an, and all the officials of the imperial court saw him off on the willow bank outside the city.
It had been more than a year ago since the last time he received such courtesy. When he left Chang'an after having made great achievements, the emperor also sent hundreds of civil and military officials to see him off at the post station outside the city, as he did today.
At that time, not only civil and military officials came to see him off, but also Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu, a pair of enemies, but today's lineup is not bad. Chen Xilie, Wei Jiansu, Cui Rong and Cui Yuan. Yang seemed to be upset at home.
He refused to come to see him off.
Li Siye smiled and cupped his hands in front of everyone. With his current qualifications, he would not show any courtesy to anyone except the emperor.
"Doctor Li, we will see you again when the mountains and rivers are high."
"Goodbye, gentlemen."
"Doctor Li, please take this seriously."
"Everyone, please take care of me."
He mounted his horse and led his team, with two banners in front and six banners behind. The flags were swaying in the west wind, and they headed towards the Wei River.
There is an ancient pavilion on the bank of the Wei River. A banquet has been prepared in the pavilion. A man wearing a scarlet shirt is sitting behind the table. Outside the pavilion, there is an extraordinary and handsome young Taoist priest holding a fly whisk and leading a horse.
He seemed to be waiting, but his expression was cold when Li Siye's cavalry arrived.
Li Siye raised his palms to command everyone to stop, while he got off his horse and walked slowly to the pavilion. He looked at the Taoist in front of him and the two of them raised their hands to salute in understanding.
He bowed to the man in the pavilion and crossed his hands and said, "Li Siye, who is of humble rank, meets the crown prince."