It was past noon, and the sun was getting hotter and fiercer. Li Siye walked down the stairs of the side hall of Huacalyx Tower, and Yan Xiaosi was already waiting in front of the steps with his horse in hand.
Li Siye took the reins of the horse from him, got on his horse and prepared to go back to the mansion. The Baoluan chariot An Lushan was riding in passed by him, and the ruts made a squeaking sound in the loess. It seemed that the weight of the chariot was not light. An Lushan
Lushan didn't pay attention to exercise to lose weight, and he was no longer able to ride a horse at his size.
Fatty An lifted the curtain from the car and smiled at him with a fat face, then dropped the curtain and got into the car.
When they crossed the horizontal street and arrived near Xingdaofang, An Lushan's carriage caught up with him slowly. The man opened the curtain again and said: "Doctor Li, drinking too much wine can easily make you gain weight. I know that Chang'an County
There is a teahouse in Anfufang. The boiled tea can not only relieve hangover, but also get rid of the fat in the belly. I would like to invite you to go so that you and I can have a real talk."
Li Siye asked him back: "Didn't we just talk about it in the male saint's calyx building?"
"Have we talked about it?" An Lushan asked pretending to be confused.
Li Siye laughed out loud, turned around and looked before and after, then nodded and said, "Then please ask Dr. An's carriage to lead the way."
The so-called teahouse was a quiet and long courtyard of less than two acres. They both left their entourage waiting outside the courtyard and walked along the road in the middle of the long flower garden in the courtyard to a house with a Jiangnan style hanging on the top of the mountain at the end.
The maid at the door of the teahouse opened the door and invited the two distinguished guests in.
An Lushan took the initiative to introduce: "This place is very elegant. Few people in Chang'an City know about it."
The hostess of the teahouse put on heavy makeup and greeted her attentively. An Lushan raised his fat hand and patted her butt. A man in the tea room next door lowered his head subconsciously, his Adam's apple squirming, and he pinched a long-handled shovel to pour tea into the tea room.
Fill it with charcoal.
The hostess raised her hand and ordered the two maids to wait, walked into the tea room, pulled the man's back collar out of the door, and closed the next door with a crash.
The two of them sat in front of two tables respectively. An Lushan pointed to the maid next to him and said: "They are two deaf-mute women. What we say here will never reach the ears of the third person."
Li Siye knocked on the desk and said, "Why should Dr. An bother so much? I, Li Siye, will not be afraid of anyone hearing what I say."
"Oh, this is not the calyx building of a saint, and there is no need for you and me to act together. We are in charge of Longxi and Hebei respectively, and there is not much going on between us. Although I, An Lushan, have caused some minor troubles for you, but far away
It's not as big of a problem for you as Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong. We are both in charge of the border town, so we both have the same trouble. We work hard to guard the border for Your Majesty, but when we return to the court, we have to be slandered and suspected by a few corrupt scholars and some people.
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Li Siye lowered his head and picked up the tea cup that the maid had just filled, and put half of the tea into his mouth. He felt that the taste was a bit astringent and bitter, and said with a smile: "This tea doesn't taste good? Is it just to relieve hangover or remove fat? Or?
You can have some drinks.”
Seeing that he didn't take the issue, An Lushan had no choice but to follow up and said: "Otherwise? You feel bitter after drinking it now? But you will feel the lingering fragrance in your mouth all day long. It's just like us. If you want to achieve success, you must first do it."
It’s hard work. Remember when I was almost captured by the enemy and jumped into the cold river and floated all night in order to catch a living general? When I climbed ashore the next day, there was no part of my body that was not stinging.”
"Doctor Li, you can also understand this feeling. Although we, who have made great achievements from the bottom with one knife and one shot, are indebted to His Majesty's grace, most of the credit is earned by ourselves. Unlike some people? We have no talent.
? There is no meritorious service. He only stole the position by relying on the honor and favor of the noble concubine. What is even more annoying is that this kind of person has no self-awareness and actually points fingers at you and my brothers, and even tries to alienate and slander us in front of the saint."
Li Siye rarely answered him this time: "What he said is that since ancient times, loyal ministers and good generals have often died at the hands of treacherous ministers."
An Lushan leaned back and laughed and said: "Those heroes who were killed by flattering villains were just stupid? Blind loyalty harms others and ourselves. Do we have to wait for others to hang us on the shelf like cattle and sheep?"
Will you think of resisting? By then it will be too late."
Li Siye had insight into his heart and asked a clever and heart-wrenching question: "So how should Dr. An distinguish and define this point? Should he act upon hearing the wind? Or act upon hearing the change?"
Fatty An tightened his grip on the wine cup, and stared at Li Siye's face with a pair of small eyes like a falcon, as if he wanted to find something on it that he was interested in.
"Before I became successful, I was engaged in sheep selling business in Yingzhou? What kind of animal is the smartest? That is the rabbit. The rabbit digs into the grass and digs a hole to make a nest? If you hear the wind, it would be too much to move, but if you wait for the hunting dog to pounce into the hole
It's too late. But it can smell the scent of hunting dogs. Even if it's a not-so-smart rabbit, it's enough for it to react after smelling the scent twice."
This metaphor was not very appropriate, but Li Siye understood clearly. Either he wanted to use the delusion of being persecuted to make excuses for his ambitions, or the Sogdian's outlook on life had not yet been brainwashed by Confucian loyalty.
An Lushan continued to smile and said: "I know that Dr. Li is not a foolish and loyal person. The most important thing in life is to live, and then you can realize your ambitions and achieve success."
"It is important to live, but Dr. An should consider other aspects, measure his own abilities, and not push everyone around him into a situation of no return because of his personal desires."
The mustache on An Lushan's face curled up, revealing an infectious smile: "Does Dr. Li think that by maintaining the status quo and doing nothing, he can live a stable life? Although An Lushan didn't read much, he also knew that he had made great achievements in war throughout the ages.
Most of those who held heavy troops died violently. Not to mention the previous dynasty, let’s talk about Wang Zhongsi, who saved four towns before you and me. In the end, he also ended up being demoted and died."
Li Siye didn't answer, nor did he express any thoughts. He picked up the tea cup filled by the maid and tasted it slowly. An Lushan looked at him head on, with a playful look in his eyes. Li Siye suddenly put down the tea cup,
Hehe laughed and said: "You think a lot, but you are a little unclear. Doctor An is fifty this year, right?"
An Lushan's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
"There are people who live to be a hundred years old, but they are definitely not warriors like us who work hard in the first half of our lives and work hard in the second half of our lives. Confucius said that you know the destiny at fifty. If I reach the age of destiny, I will choose a safe way to stabilize my power, and
It’s not about trying to turn a donkey into a horse.”
He put the tea cup in his hand on the table, stood up with his hands on his knees, gave An Lushan a fist and said, "This is some advice from me. Doctors should consider it carefully."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the tea room, leaving only An Lushan and two maids, walking through the long flower bed and walking out of the yard.
Two hurried steps came down the stairs in the teahouse. One of them was holding a feather fan in his hand, and the other was wearing a brown futou. They were Gao Shang and Yan Zhuang, the two great military advisors on the left and right of Anlu Mountain.
Gao Shang said anxiously: "Why should my lord reveal his true feelings to this person as soon as possible? I'm afraid he will give advice to the emperor when he returns home."