The calyx building of Xingqing Palace faces the side of Chang'an City. A two-foot-wide corridor hangs out in the air. Eunuchs stand on both sides of the huge red pillars. Li Longji has pale hair on the temples and stands leaning on the railing in a red cloak. Standing beside him are tall figures.
An Lushan, who is fat and full of wrinkles.
An Lushan's expression was a little anxious and unbearable, but he hid it well in his smile. A month ago, he was in Fanyang. After getting Yang Guozhong's letter, he thought that his strategy of dividing and provoking had been successful. He did not wait for Pinglu Xingjun to take charge.
Secretary Gao Shang sent news from Chang'an and immediately ordered Yan Zhuang to write a memorial to impeach Li Siye and ordered Xing Yechi to send it to Chang'an.
Not long after his memorial was sent out, news came back from Chang'an, but the emperor ordered him to go to Chang'an to see the emperor. The shrewd An Lushan realized at once that his memorial had no effect, but had the opposite effect.
But no matter how smart he was, he couldn't tell what was happening in Chang'an, thousands of miles away, let alone what was happening in Hexi. Even if Gao Shang sent a letter back from Chang'an, telling him that Yang Guozhong was investigating the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and not even a little bit of it was possible.
There were no waves, and he couldn't figure out what went wrong.
After all, Liu Luogu, who entered the memorial hall, had a limited identity, and he had no access to many secret information. Only Fatty An personally went south to Chang'an, entered the palace and sat next to the emperor, and could make a precise judgment.
After he hurried to Chang'an at starry night, he entered Xingqing Palace to meet the emperor. After Li Longji saw him, he did not let him guess his mind and took him directly to the alchemy room in the Nannei Jiaotai Hall.
All the wood in the alchemy room was unpainted, and the purple wood grain showed an evenly polished and shiny luster. The fragrance of the wood bathed his nose in the fragrance. The entire alchemy room included screens, tables, caissons, doors, windows and walls.
All are made of rosewood.
He knew that this kind of wood only came from two directions. The Poyi Kingdom south of Lingnan was usually transported to Guangzhou by sea. And India, where the Buddha was born, was transported to the Central Plains along the trade routes of the Western Regions.
The sharp-minded An Lushan immediately understood what the problem was. An inch of red sandalwood is an inch of gold. The red sandalwood alchemy room built by Li Siye for the emperor with gold won the emperor's favor, and the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce also played an important role. Yang Guozhong sent people to
Investigating the Western Region Chamber of Commerce is tantamount to finding the saint's head.
What Fatty An didn't expect was that Yang Guozhong did not go to the bookstore, but only transported some account books to the palace for the saint to see. How could he learn so well this time that he could actually edit the book to deceive him, and successfully turned the conflict onto him?
.Did the dead bones in the Yang family’s tomb get any advice from an expert this round?
There was also a certain tacit understanding between the emperor and him. Li Longji hardly said anything to reveal the answer, but patted him on the shoulder and said: "You and Li Siye are both my confidants. You are in the east and he is in the west. For
As far as I am concerned, they are my two arms, which help me expand my territory and protect Chang'an and the Tang Dynasty. So the last thing I want is for there to be discord between you. If your left hand and right hand are fighting, how can you defend the territory?"
An Lushan knew very well that these were superficial words from the emperor's mouth. If he really believed it, he would be in trouble.
The greatest ability of a saint is to regulate and balance the forces among his ministers in order to achieve his purpose of controlling the court. If he had a close relationship with An Lushan and Li Siye, would the saint's heart still be at ease?
Li Longji was also worried that the excessive internal strife between the two would lead to disagreements within the court, so he had to adjust it appropriately. The priorities of the imperial court must be clearly distinguished, and there should be an element of moderation at all times.
So Li Longji sent another edict to Li Siye who was far away in Hexi, ordering him to come to Chang'an to accept the mediation of Li Longji, the gold medal mediator. Originally, this job should be done by Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, but he did not expect that Yang Guozhong ended up personally.
When he went to the ring, he lost the responsibility of a referee. So he, a sixty-year-old man, could only be allowed to play in person.
After An Lushan saw this red sandalwood elixir room, his fear of Li Siye increased by 10%. This person anticipated in advance that the Western Region Chamber of Commerce might become a target of attacks by political opponents, so he made arrangements in advance and used pepper and spices.
He was willing to spend money to bribe the central government, and he could afford to spend a lot of money. He would not believe that such a person had no ambition, so Li Siye was his biggest enemy.
He remembered that the first time he met this opponent was a hard-working juggler at Dutingyi in Tonghuafang, or a bad guy in the Western Market? It was a pity that there was no sorcerer around him at that time. If he had known that Li Siye would be in the climate he is today,
At that time, Shi Siming and I worked together to kill this guy and now nothing would happen.
Li Longji leaned on the railing and looked down at Shengyefang opposite. The roofs were well-proportioned, shaded by green trees, and smoke drifted from the mud chimneys on the roofs. The biggest advantage of Xingqing Palace is that it can see the lives of ordinary people from a distance.
, although I can’t join them, at least I can feel the warmth.
Inadvertently, two horses came into his sight in the distance. Riding on the white horse was Li Siye, the king of Xiliang County. He raised his finger and pointed downstairs and smiled: "Look, this is not Li Siye coming. Yang Zhao and him should be here."
It's a reconciliation. Today I'm hosting a banquet for you two alone in Huaxe Tower, hoping to resolve the rift between you and let the two wise ministers work together to defend the Tang Dynasty."
An Lushan nodded with a very obedient expression and said: "My thoughts have always been closely following the saint, so naturally I have to share my worries with the saint. An Lushan and Dr. Li were officials in the same dynasty, and I heard about the memorial."
The performance was really imprecise, so later I proposed a toast to Dr. Li to apologize."
"Very good," Li Longji turned his head and looked at An Lushan: "If you know you made a mistake, you can correct it. I am very pleased."
He turned around and ordered to the eunuch Yuan Siyi: "Immediately order someone to open the palace door of the calyx tower and ask Li Siye to come up. Let us also take a seat."
Li Siye rode to the palace gate on horseback. The eunuch Yuan Siyi stood outside the gate holding a whisk in his hand. He led two palace eunuchs forward and crossed their hands and said: "I have seen the king of Xiliang County. The saint has set up a banquet in the calyx tower. Please invite me."
Prince, come with me."
He turned over and dismounted, nodded and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Yuan. Please."
The horses were led into the stables inside the palace gate by Yan Xiaosi and were waiting. Li Siye and Yuan Siyi walked towards the side hall of the Huaxe Tower, and the two of them slowly walked up the stairs.
The emperor was already sitting on the steps of his Majesty. There were some cool side dishes placed on the table in front of him, and high-legged tables and bed-hued seats were set up on the left and right sides.
"Praise to Li Siye, the king of Xiliang County, for coming to the palace to see him."
After Li Siye entered the palace, he quickly stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and crossed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Li Siye, is here to see you."
"Please get up quickly," Li Longji raised his hand and said with a smile, "The alchemy hall you sent to Jiaotai Hall has been completed. I am very satisfied."
"Thank you for the saint's praise, and your inheritance will be overjoyed."
"Okay, hurry up and take your seat."
Li Siye stood up after thanking him, turned around and saw An Lushan sitting on the left, nodded with a smile, turned around and walked to the seat on the right, sitting on the bed.
Li Longji said approvingly: "I ordered you to be summoned from Hexi. Firstly, it is to commend you for donating sandalwood to build the Alchemy Hall and the sandalwood soup pool in the concubine soup in Huaqing Palace. Secondly, it is because of Anlu Mountain's great support for the elixir hall."
You didn't know about this matter and participated in the music indiscriminately. In order to prevent you two ministers from getting into trouble with each other, I specially held a banquet in this calyx building, and I asked An Lushan to apologize to you."
An Lushan reacted quickly and immediately stood up from the bed. He picked up the wine cup on the table and smiled at Li Siye: "Lushan is usually outspoken and easy to say the wrong thing. He is also careless and not rigorous enough in his work. I misunderstood Doctor Li for a moment. Please tell me."