Chapter 97: Those Who Have Wisdom Make Things Come True
Lai Yao stroked his beard and smiled slightly, nodded and faced Li Siye, but looked at Li Heng and said in deep thought: "At the moment, the Anxi army is really short of a carrot and a hole. It is really difficult to place it..."
Li Heng's expression was stunned, and he stretched out his hand to gently hold his forehead, pretending that he didn't hear.
Li Siye still looked calm and muttered to himself: "There will definitely be buts later."
"But, Li Zhuangshi was introduced by His Royal Highness King Zhong, and talents are rare. Instead of giving you a false Zhaowu captain, it is better to be a brigade leader first. Our Anxi army's brigade recruits soldiers, which is different from that of the central court.
There should be more than 200 people under the command of the guards, Li Zhuangshi, what do you think?"
What else could Li Siye say? He had no choice in this kind of thing.
He took the initiative to kneel down on one knee, crossed his hands as a courtesy during the march, and said: "I am grateful to the Protector for your love. I will do my best to serve the Tang Dynasty from now on."
"Okay," Lai Yao stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Then the matter is settled. I will return to Anxi in six days. On the 22nd of this month, you will arrive in front of the Duting Posthouse in Tonghuafang.
Wait for me, you don’t need to bring anything with you, just come when you are empty. If you have a horse at home, you can also take it with you. If not, I will also prepare a horse for you."
"Thank you for your love and kindness. I will remember it."
Li Siye thought of Tian Zhen and Teng Mu, and took the initiative to say to Lai Yao: "Come to the Protector. I have two companions who are willing to follow the Protector to Anxi to fight and perform meritorious services. Are you willing to accept them?"
"Of course, what this general needs is such righteous men. Just ask them to come and follow you temporarily. After entering Kansai in the future, they will join your command."
Li Siye was overjoyed when he heard this, crossed his hands and bowed again: "I would like to thank the Protector on their behalf!"
The loyal king Li Heng was also very happy and immediately called his servants: "Come here, prepare a banquet for Li Lu."
Li Siye declined, then thanked King Zhong for his kindness, and knelt down to protect his head in Laiyaodu. His own servants brought a board foot table and a futon. He followed Li Heng's example and knelt down upright, with his hands on his knees.
, looking at Li Heng's performance, he would serve the wine as long as King Zhong brought it, and he would put it down when King Zhong put down the wine cup.
The sitting posture of Laiyao Duhu is more casual than that of King Zhong, but it is just a little bit. You can't tell it without careful observation. The old general has lived in Hu for a long time and prefers to sit casually. The traditional kneeling posture is too uncomfortable.
, Li Siye's legs were already sore and sleepy after sitting for such a while.
What Zhong Wang and Laiyao talked about were just some customs and customs of the Western Regions, how graceful and charming Qiuci music and Kangguo dance were. It is really hard to imagine that in the next half hour, it was just
When we talk about music and dance, there is nothing political about it.
Li Siye was sincerely impressed. With Li Heng's level of caution, he would definitely be able to survive even if he traveled through time and served as an official for Zhu Yuanzhang.
When there was really nothing to talk about between the two parties, Lai Yao bowed and crossed his hands to say goodbye: "Your Highness, I won't bother you here today. I'm leaving."
Since Lai Yao is leaving, there is no need for him to stay. King Zhong is not familiar with us anyway. Li Siye was about to cross his arms when Li Heng took the initiative and said, "Li Siye will stay for now. I have something to say to you."
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Li Heng sent Lai Yao out of the palace gate and stopped on the steps. This is etiquette. Taking one more step is overdue, and taking one less step is disrespectful. The rest of the journey was taken by Li Sizhu and Li Fuguo to send Lai Yao outside the palace. Those who came to protect the governor.
The entourage went out from the side door, and Li Siye also went to see them off from the side door.
Even though he didn't know these people at all, he still saluted them one by one with clasped fists. Laiyao's personal guards slightly clasped their fists in return. Isn't it strange that there were so many people saluting them?
He and Li Fuguo returned to the palace. Li Heng had already arrived in the side hall and was sitting casually on the carpet. The dancers were dancing in circles in the hall, and the musicians were still accommodating them in low voices without violating the rules at all.
He stretched out his hand to summon Li Siye and said, "Li Lu, please come and sit down."
Li Siye was still kneeling, but Li Heng waved his hand and said, "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be formal. Sit more casually."
Now that King Zhong had spoken, Li Siye simply sat down on the ground and asked humbly: "I wonder, Your Highness, what orders do you have for me?"
Li Heng asked with a smile: "Can you tell me the steps of your method of making cold skin? I'll have someone copy it down. I... also like this food very much."
It turned out to be this, and Li Siye readily agreed: "You should speak up about everything you know."
There was a document beside him, he took out the paper, dipped his pen in ink and prepared it. Li Siye explained in detail, he wrote quickly and asked patiently if he didn't understand something.
After the transcription was completed, Li Heng gave Li Siye a few more words before letting him go.
The person who escorted him out was no longer Li Fuguo, but an ordinary chamberlain. Li Siye walked out of the palace gate, breathed a sigh of relief, and left.
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Li Heng and Li Fuguo sat cross-legged in the palace, surrounded by singers, but they were talking about the prince.
"Your Majesty is so jealous of this Li Siye, and even entrusted you to be the middleman to get him from the Crown Prince to the Western Regions. I think the Crown Prince's position is unstable."
"Not necessarily." Li Heng shook his head and said, "With Zhang Jiuling and Mr. Zhang in the court, he abides by the rules of the court and will definitely not cause the prince to change his throne."
"Your Highness must have heard that two things happened this autumn that made His Majesty very unhappy with Zhang Jiuling. The first was the promotion of Zhang Shougui to the post of Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhang, which was vetoed by Zhang Jiuling. The second was the matter of His Majesty's trip from Chang'an to the Eastern Capital.
, Xianggong Zhang was afraid that the mighty Saint Luan would trample the wheat fields and seedlings of the common people, so he had to delay his departure until the end of October. Although both of these things followed Xianggong Zhang's opinions, it destroyed Your Majesty's trust in him."
"Zhang Jiuling's position as Zhongshuling will not last long. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to last long without the protection of Xianggong Zhang. We are afraid that we will have to establish a good relationship with Prince Shou in the future."
But Li Heng shook his head and said: "No, whether Li Ying becomes the prince or Li Hao becomes the prince, it has nothing to do with me. We don't need to deliberately please anyone, we just need to be our own idle princes carefully and don't interact with them
have any involvement in the incident between them."
He then sighed again: "The Crown Prince was able to escape the tricks of Concubine Hui and others the last two times because of Li Siye's operation from the front. Now that Li Siye has been sent away to the Western Regions, I don't know how long the Crown Prince can hold on."
Li Fuguo stuffed his hands into his sleeves, lowered his head and said softly: "As I see, no matter whether Li Siye is by the prince's side or not, he can't change the prince's fate. He will always be defeated by Concubine Hui and lose his position as prince.
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Li Heng raised his head and thought, and asked in a daze: "You mean, Li Siye is not true? He cannot help the prince to deal with the crisis?"
"Your Highness, it's not true. The way is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. The prince is naturally unruly, gentle and changeable. His advantage is that he is free and tolerant and does not easily criticize his subordinates. This is a good thing for the officials in the East Palace.
Who wouldn't be happy to have such a generous master? But he has a soft ear, so he can't do many things that must be done because of his kindness. So he can only use Li Siye's wisdom, but not his
of wisdom."
Li Heng raised his head and asked: "Is there a difference between wisdom and wisdom?"
Li Fuguo pursed his lips and smiled and said: "Your Highness, the difference is huge. Wisdom is just a little cleverness. It can only solve problems and gain temporary benefits. Wisdom is the root of great wisdom. If you can understand it as a criterion, it will be of endless use in this life."
"Jing Zhong,"
"My slave is here."
"See if this king has great wisdom."
"Son, Your Highness does have great wisdom, but his wisdom is indeed lacking."
"Haha, I just like it when you tell the truth."
As the saying goes, whatever you lack has your strengths. Li Fuguo was extremely ugly, but he was clever and clever. This is why he quickly gained Li Heng's trust.