In the corridor of the bath hall of the Daming Palace, Huo Xianming walked slowly with his hands behind his back, followed by General Longwu Yuan Lingxiang. Huo Xianming said slowly: "Peng Wang Li is just the emperor's uncle, and his status is enough. Let him lead the Jingyuan Festival from afar."
It's not impossible to send an envoy, but Jingyuan is relatively close to Chang'an, so I'm afraid the Holy One wants him to actually accept it! Our persuasion is of no use."
Yuan Lingxiang cursed in his heart, how could the prince actually lead the army? How many years had passed since the Yongwang Rebellion? It was just to ask for a high price.
He could only laugh and said: "Is there anything else that the eunuch can't do?"
"Don't say that. We can only make circumstantial speculation. There is no guarantee whether it will come true or not."
"As long as the eunuch is willing to help, it will be easy!"
Huo Xianming smiled and said: "Our family has the biggest wish, which is to build a few acres of thin farmland in Bashu, build a few thatched houses, and retire there in the future. Unfortunately, we don't have time to go to Bashu! Can the Yuan family help us go and have a look?
If a suitable place buys it for us, all we have to do is pay the full amount."
"What a coincidence. The Yuan family has a manor covering an area of 100 hectares in Chengdu. It is completely farmland. If the eunuch likes it, you can go and take a look."
One hundred hectares of pure farmland is equivalent to the five hundred hectares of manor in Guanzhong. Huo Xianming was quite satisfied. He nodded, "Let's give it a try!"
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Two days later, the emperor Li Yu received a letter from Zhu Si, the military governor of Jingyuan. In his letter, he stated that he was loyal to the Tang Dynasty and had no second thoughts. However, because of his brother's rebellion, he continued to serve as military governor of Jingyuan.
Afraid that he would be criticized and embarrass the emperor, he was willing to resign from his post as Jiedushi and return to his manor to fish, study and cultivate his moral character.
Li Shi was in a very difficult situation at this time. He received an urgent report from Ma Sui, and Zhu Tao wrote a secret letter to persuade Zhu Si to rebel. Although Zhu Si did not receive this letter, it does not mean that he had not received it before.
Li Shi didn't know what reason to use to remove Zhu Si from the post of Jiedushi. If he wasn't careful, he would force him to rebel. Unexpectedly, Zhu Si took the initiative to express his willingness to give up military power. Li Shi was overjoyed and immediately accepted Zhu Si's resignation.
, granted Zhu Si the title of Zhongshu Ling, Taiwei, and rewarded thousands of households in the city.
Just when Li Shi decided to appoint Zuojin Wuwei general Hun Yao as the military governor of Jingyuan, he received news that Hun Yao broke his arm while riding a horse. This disappointed Li Shi and had to consider other suitable candidates.
In the imperial study, Lu Qi advised: "Your Majesty, I think that Jingyuan Jiedu Mansion is too close to Chang'an and is not suitable for appointing generals to lead the army. Liu Wenxi's rebellion has taught a profound lesson. Once the mutiny occurs, it will pose a great threat to Chang'an.
I suggest that the prince should lead the army from a distance and let the civilian officials stay behind, so that the court can control this army at any time."
Li Shi was a little hesitant, "Civil officials are fine, but I'm afraid they won't be able to suppress the generals below."
"Then find a civil servant who is familiar with this army. Wei Chen recommends Chief Shi Yao Lingyan to be the left-behind guard. He is familiar with this army and every general and knows how to deal with them. More importantly, Yao Lingyan can be appointed as the left-behind guard to stabilize the army.
He is the most suitable."
Li Shi knew that Yao Lingyan was recommended by the Yuan family, and he needed to consider whether letting Yao Lingyan stay behind would break the balance among the Guanlong nobles.
"I'll think about it again!"
Lu Qi knew that he was just trying to persuade Li Shi to agree. He had to rely on the people around him to persuade Li Shi to agree. I don't know when Li Shi began to trust the eunuchs more and more, including himself as the prime minister.
All suggestions were adopted without reservation.
Only then did Lu Qi realize why the Yuan family was willing to spend so much money on Huo Xianming and why they began to train Tian Wenxiu many years ago. The Yuan family still saw further than themselves and understood the emperor's nature better.
"Wei Chen, please retire!" Lu Qi retreated.
At this time, Huo Xianming came in to deliver a memorial to Li Shi, "Your Majesty, this is Zhu Si's resignation letter. The disciples of Zhongshu have all approved it. Your Majesty, please issue the decree!"
Li Shi asked: "Who do you think is better to replace Zhu Si?"
Huo Xianming quickly lowered his hands and said: "I dare not comment on military and state affairs without permission."
"You are the Privy Councilor and you have the right to make suggestions. You might as well talk about it."
Huo Xianming thought for a while and said: "Jingyuan is a bit special. It is too close to Chang'an, so it is not suitable to hand over military power to the military leader. The old slave suggested that the prince take charge from afar!"
Li Shi nodded, "Lu Xiangguo also meant the same thing. He suggested letting King Peng take the lead, but he recommended Yao Lingyan to be the left-behind officer. Do you think Yao Lingyan is suitable?"
Huo Xianming thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Yao Lingyan is quite greedy for bribes. Will letting him serve as a stay-at-home officer cause criticism from the ministers?"
Huo Xianming still knows the Emperor Li Shi too well. Li Shi is not afraid that you are greedy, but he is afraid that you will not be greedy and win over the morale of the army. That is the ambitious person. He would rather let corrupt officials take the military power than allow ambitious people to rise to power. He uses greed to gain power.
The definition of Yao Lingyan is just right.
This is why emperors have always trusted eunuchs and reused them since ancient times. It is because eunuchs know the emperor's heart, and every suggestion is difficult for the emperor to refuse.
Li Shi suddenly felt that it was most appropriate for Yao Lingyan to serve as the left-behind officer. Zhu Si was recommended by the Yuan family, and Zhu Si resigned. If Yao Lingyan, who was also recommended by the Yuan family, was appointed as the left-behind officer, the balance among the Guanlong nobles would not be broken.
"I know what to do!"
"Your Majesty, I have another suggestion. I suggest that Tian Wenxiu return to Beijing to report on his work."
This is also a request from the Yuan family. Tian Wenxiu has successfully completed his mission. It would be too dangerous to let him stay in Hexi. He might be killed by Guo Song. It is not easy for the Yuan family to cultivate a eunuch who is trusted by the emperor.
It's such a pity to be slaughtered by Guo Song like this.
"Why did Tian Wenxiu come back?" Li Shi asked puzzledly.
"Your Majesty, Tian Wenxiu has already fallen out with Guo Song. If you let him stay in Hexi, it will only make Guo Song feel that your Majesty does not trust him and will prompt him to accelerate his independence. If your Majesty plans to send a large army to attack Hexi, it doesn't matter. But if your Majesty
He wants to use a trick to lure Guo Song back to the capital, so it is best not to leave the prison army in Hexi. If the prison army is in Hexi, he will never leave Hexi."
Li Shi really wanted to lure Guo Song back to Chang'an, but he hadn't found a suitable excuse yet. However, Huo Xianming suggested that Tian Wenxiu be transferred back, but Li Shi disagreed. Whether there was a supervisory army in Hexi made a big difference. As long as there was a supervisory army,
In Hexi, Guo Song did not dare to act rashly.
"Tian Wenxiu will continue to serve as the supervisor of the Hexi Army. We will talk about it after returning to Beijing to report on his duties!"
Li Shi immediately issued an order, appointing Peng Wang Li Jianyao to lead the Jingyuan Jiedushi, and Shi Yao Lingyan, the chief of the Jingyuan Jiedushi, was left behind to take charge of military affairs.
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Time gradually came to June of the third year of Jianzhong, and the war between Hebei and the Central Plains was in a stalemate. But as soon as June entered, a big event happened in Hexi. This big event was a happy event. The wife of Jiedushi Xue gave birth to a son.
Named Guo Jincheng.
This is the name given by Xue Xun, the father-in-law of Guo Song. Zhangye, where Guo Song is located, is also called Jincheng, and Chengdu is also called Jinchuan City. With the homophonic pronunciation, it means Splendid Future.
Xue Xun chose five names in total, and Guo Song chose this one.
Guo Song finally had his own son at the age of twenty-eight. He was so happy that he spent his own money to treat all the soldiers in the army to drink wine and gave each of the 20,000 soldiers a thousand coins to celebrate.
In the Guo Mansion, Guo Song held his son's baby in his arms and looked at his son who was yawning in his deep sleep. This wonderful father-son feeling was really different from that of a daughter. Guo Song felt that his blood was continuing and he felt another self.
When he was reborn, he suddenly had the urge to make his business bigger so that his children and grandchildren could inherit it. This kind of desire for his business had never been seen before.
Guo Song suddenly understood what Zhang Lei told him, 'After I have a son, I want to become the largest businessman in the world so that my son can inherit it.'
Zhang Lei’s career is to build a huge business empire, but what about himself?
Guo Song's heart tightened. What did he vaguely think of? That goal was so far away, but so clear that he couldn't escape it. Is it responsibility or...
Guo Song looked at his son in front of him. His mind had already flown to the sky, to the battlefield where the sound of killing was loud, to the magnificent palace...
"Husband, what's wrong with you?"
Xue Tao finally couldn't help but remind her husband that he had been holding his son motionless for almost a quarter of an hour.