Chapter 283: Gao Weng Decided

The Yangtze River canal transport was not Yang Guozhong's creativity. Pei Zunqing proposed this plan when he was in charge of the canal transport. In fact, it was transported on a small scale, but it was not promoted on a large scale later. However, sending a prince to the Jianghuai River was indeed Yang Guozhong's patent. In history, Li Longji controlled his son very strictly and never allowed them to leave the capital. However, after the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Li Longji sent his son to all parts of the country, but now it is the eleventh year of Tianbao, at least in the

In Li Longji's heart, the Tang Dynasty was still in the aftermath of the Kaiyuan prosperous era. In this case, Yang Guozhong suggested sending a prince to control the wealthy Jianghuai, which was indeed risking being refuted by Li Longji on the spot. If he had suggested this a month ago, he would have been angrily scolded, but now he will not. Li Longji had just sent his eldest son to Anxi to take charge, and has set a precedent for sending a prince to the local area, which shows that the principle that the prince is not allowed to leave Beijing has been relaxed.

Li Longji pondered for a moment and said, "Then who do you think should be sent to Jianghuai to take charge?"

"I recommend Yong Wang Lin, who is strict and upright and meticulous. I think it is the most suitable for him to go to Jianghuai."

This is Yang Guozhong's purpose. He actually didn't care whether there was food in the capital. He was concerned about who entered the Eastern Palace. Among the three popular princes, the most popular King Di was imprisoned, followed by King Ying and King Yong. Yang Guozhong believed that the prince of the New Eastern Palace would definitely come out among these two, but who would it be? It is difficult to judge until now. In order to find a clue, Yang Guozhong used the suggestion of being in the southeast to test Li Longji.

"Okay! I know this, I will consider it. If it works, I will agree."

After saying that, Li Longji stood up, ignored Yang Guozhong, and left the imperial study room. Yang Guozhong stood in a daze for a while, Yu Chaoen stepped forward and said, "Shangshu Yang, Your Majesty has left, you go back and rest too!"

He raised the lantern and smiled and said, "I'll give Yang Shangshu a entourage."

Yu Chaoen brought a lantern in front of him, and Yang Guozhong followed him, walking with great worries. Seeing that there was no one around, Yu Chaoen whispered: "The emperor favored Concubine Mei again, it may be detrimental to the imperial concubine. What does the Secretary of the State need me to do?"

Yang Guozhong was shocked from his thoughts, and he hurriedly said, "Concubine Mei doesn't have to worry about her. The key is not to let the Dugu family enter the palace. Remember, no matter what, you can't let her enter the palace."

"I remember, does Yang Shangshu have any instructions?"

Yang Guozhong thought for a while and said, "There is also the heir of the Eastern Palace. Who will the emperor choose? This is very important to me, and you must find out."

Yu Chaoen did not have the political vision of Gao Lishi, nor did Gao Lishi know Li Longji's understanding of Li Longji. He could not understand Li Longji's inner thoughts, so he didn't know that Li Longji had actually made the emperor's eldest grandson. He nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, Shangshu Yang, I must pay attention to this matter, but......"

Speaking of the word "but", Yu Chaoen's smile became ambiguous.

Yang Guozhong knew what he meant, so he said, "Don't worry! I will thank you very much. According to the old rules, you will send your confidant to my house tomorrow!"

"Thank you, Shangshu Yang! I still have to serve the emperor, so I won't send it."

Yu Chaoen was proud of himself, so he said goodbye to Yang Guozhong and turned around and left. Yang Guozhong looked at his back and couldn't help but 'hum!'.

In Gao Lishi's mansion, Gao Lishi walked slowly to Li Qing'an's courtyard with his hands behind his back. The housekeeper who was responsible for taking care of Li Qing'an's daily life quickly saluted, "Master!"

"Where is General Li, have you rested?"

"Master, he's still bathing."

"Well! When he finishes his bathing, he will ask him to come to my room and say I have something to say to him."

After Gao Lishi gave the order, he turned around and left. The housekeeper looked at the bathroom with closed doors and windows. She couldn't help but sigh secretly. It was almost half an hour. Are they still not over?

The bathroom was steaming hot. In the large bathtub, three meters wide, Li Qing'an was soaked in hot water, closing his eyes to enjoy the relaxation after the passion. Beside him, his sisters served him from the left and right. In the fog, their white and crystal clear skin could be vaguely seen.

"Brother, what official can you be appointed tomorrow?" Ruhua asked, hudging her beautiful and charming body against him.

Li Qingan reached out and put his hand on her waist and smiled, "What official do you think I can be awarded?"

"I think you can be named King Lu, King Qi, etc. If you are in such a big place, you should be named King Anxi at the worst!"

Li Qingan smiled, then raised his head and asked Rushi, "Rushi, what do you think?"

Rushi was combing his hair, her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were filled with the passionate spring. She glanced at her lover charmingly and said, "I heard that the bigger the official seat, the more the emperor is suspicious. I hope that my elder brother's official position will not be too big and pass by peacefully."

Li Qingan smiled and said, "Men are all ambitious. Everyone will think that they are young. I am no exception. In the court, they are involuntarily. If they don't advance, they will retreat. It's like walking across a single-plank bridge. If you walk through this barrier, you will be vast in the sky. But if you can't walk through, you will have to fall into the abyss and be crushed to pieces."

Rushi was stunned, and the movements in her hands slowed down. Li Qingan understood her thoughts, then reached out to hold her in her arms, and said to their sisters softly: "Don't worry, even if something happens to me, I will arrange you. I will give you enough money to let you live comfortably in your later life."

"Brother, I don't want money, I just want you to be safe!"

Rushi hugged him with some emotion and said anxiously: "You promise me that you can't have anything. You say, say it quickly!"

"Brother, I don't want something wrong with you!" Ruhua also said next to her.

Li Qingan looked at the pair of identical twin sisters in front of him and thought to himself: "If there is anything, Rushi will definitely follow him, Ruhua may not be the case. Although she looks like her, her heart is completely different."

He gently patted the sisters on the faces and smiled, "I'm just talking. I'll be fine. Even the current emperor can't touch me."

Rushi sighed and gently pressed her face against his chest. After a long time, she whispered: "Brother, you are about to get married. To be honest, we are all a little scared."

"Brother, so do I!"

Ruhua lay in his ear and whispered: "My temper is bad, I am worried that Sister Mingyue will not tolerate me in the future."

"That's because you're thinking too much. Mingyue is a lady from a noble family and has a broad mind. When you see her breaking up the engagement for Wuyi, you can see that she is not a slim person. As long as you respect her and respect her for your elders, she will treat you kindly. After all, you are my concubines. I will have my own family rules at that time, so don't worry!"

At this time, the housekeeper's voice came from outside the door, "General, the master said he had something to come to you!"

"I get it, that's good!"

Li Qingan stretched his waist long, hugged the two girls and rubbed them for a while, then smiled and said, "Okay, you can't soak anymore, let's wash and get up!"

Rushi Ruhua's sisters quickly got up and combed his hair and wiped his body. After a while, Li Qing'an finished bathing and changed into a comfortable new robe. When he walked into the yard, the housekeeper quickly stepped forward to report: "General, the master asked you to go to his room. He said he had something to talk to you."

Li Qing'an nodded and turned around and said to the sisters: "You guys go back to the house to clean up first! I will attend the morning court tomorrow and take out my court uniform."

The two sisters agreed and went upstairs to go back to the room. Only then did Li Qing'an walk into Gao Lishi's room.

There were a few candles in Gao Lishi's room, and the light was bright. He was sitting under the lamp reading a book. At this time, a maid said, "Master, General Li is here."

Gao Lishi put down the book, and saw Li Qingan walking in with a smile, bowing to him and saying, "Mr. Gao, are you looking for me?"

"Come on! Qiluo, sit down."

Gao Lishi asked Li Qing'an to sit down, and asked the maid to bring in two cups of tea. He smiled and said, "Qilang, I'll meet tomorrow. What do you think?"

"I was wondering, how likely is it to be named a prince? Two days ago, Li Xiangguo told me that I was most likely to be named a prince, but if this happened tonight, would he change his mind?"

"This won't be. I know him very well. Although he has ideas about Mingyue, he won't take his anger on you because of this. Women are important, but their throne is more important. Qilang, do you understand?"

Li Qing'an nodded and said, "Today, Ge Shuhan stopped me halfway, hoping that I can cooperate with him to launch a battle against Tubo. The emperor has approved it. I think it may be because of this."

"Hmph! He is a powerful soldier and does not repent!"

Gao Lishi snorted heavily and said to Li Qing'an: "I'm not talking about you, I mean the current emperor. He always thought that the Kaiyuan period is still the prosperous era and that the world is rich. However, he did not know that the Tang Dynasty was extremely weak. The light goods in warehouses in various places were sold by Yang Guozhong, and the money was accumulated in Zuozhai, creating the illusion of the world's wealth. In fact, the warehouses in various places were empty, especially in Jianghuai, which generally rained heavily last year. In many places, there was no harvest and suffered heavy losses. The emperor knew nothing. He only knew that he forced Jianghuai to transport grain all day long, which caused the people to resent. Five or six out of ten abandoned the land and fled. The emperor not only did not know how to be frugal, but also even more.

In addition, he almost exhausted Zuo Zang's savings for the concubine. Last year, Gao Xianzhi pacified the Nanzhao rebellion, which was a tragic victory. The 200,000 army was left with only 120,000. The rich land of Bashu was also severely damaged by this war. The imperial court had 1.5 million stones of rice, and in the end, there were only less than 400,000 stones left. Even the Lumi of the officials was reduced by half. Now he was even more happy. Geshuhan proposed to launch a war against Tubo, but he actually agreed happily, just to seize the barren land of Tubo, you must know that this kind of war will completely sink the Tang Dynasty into the abyss. Qilang, you have been in Anxi for a long time. I don't know that the Tang Dynasty is actually only empty.

Gao Lishi was a little excited. He poured out all the anger that had been accumulated in his chest over the past few years, his eyes full of anxiety.

Li Qingan was silent for a moment and asked, "Have you ever told the emperor these words?"

"Why didn't you say that?"

Gao Lishi sighed and said, "It was because he said too much that he was disgusted. He said that I was exaggerating. He only liked villains like Yu Chaoen who only knew how to flatter Yang Guozhong said. He was convinced. He was no longer the Emperor of Zhongxing who worked hard to govern the past. He was really confused now. He was lustful and wanted to seize the wife of the important minister. He was not a good emperor."

Gao Lishi felt heartbroken and took out a booklet from the table and said, "I am already discouraged. I plan to wait for you to get married and return to my hometown and go back to Panzhou, Lingnan. I don't want to stay in Chang'an anymore."

When Li Shi heard that Gao Lishi was interested in returning home, Li Qingan couldn't help but feel sad and said, "If Mr. Gao leaves, there will be no one in the court."

Gao Lishi smiled slightly, "I remember when I first met you, you were just a captain and played polo for me, but now you have been promoted to prince, what else can you worry about? You can cultivate your own power in the court like An Lushan. Besides, you still have Wang Gong as an ally, how can you say that there is no one in the court?"

Speaking of An Lushan, Li Qingan was reminded at once. He asked slowly: "I heard a saying in Anxi that An Lushan had an anti-intention. I wonder if it is true?"

This is what Li Qing'an is most concerned about. Now the details of history have changed a lot. Can the Anshi Rebellion still break out like before? According to the information he received from Hebei, An Lushan has completely grasped the military and political power of Hebei, minting coins and garrisoning grain. It is also said that his troops are no longer only the rated soldiers of Fan Yang and Lu Long. He recruited at least 40,000 people privately. Judging from the social trend of the Tang Dynasty, rebellion always broke out when the people were in trouble and the people's grievances reached its peak. The current Tang Dynasty society is in line with the eve of the rebellion.

Li Qing'an's question made Gao Lishi a little embarrassed. He didn't know how to answer it. In fact, it was not only Li Qing'an, but many people in the government and the country had this suspicion. The key was that An Lushan had been in charge of Fan Yang for nearly twenty years. If he followed the rotation system of the governor of the Tang Dynasty, he would have stayed for at most five years and then he would have to change places. But for some reason, An Lushan could stay in Fan Yang for so long. He still remembered that Zhang Jiuling once asked this question to the emperor, and the emperor's reply was, "It is impossible for An Lushan to suppress the Khitan."

Perhaps this is a reason. The emperor may suspect that Wang Zhongsi was suspected of rebelling, but he never doubted that Hu people like An Lushan and Geshuhan might have done so. Perhaps he believed that only Han people would do rebellion. This is also the second reason. An Lushan was good at competing with Li Longji's preferences, good at showing loyalty, and good at currying against Li Linfu when he was in power. Of course, he was also good at pleasing himself.

Various reasons have made An Lushan’s position as stable as a rock, and even the military supervisors were too lazy to send. On the contrary, Li Longji not only sent the military supervisors to Anxi, but also sent the prince to take charge, because Li Qing'an was a Han Chinese.

"Qilang, I really don't know whether An Lushan will rebel. Although there are some rumors now, there is no definite evidence. However, the Tang Dynasty's border troops are too heavy and the Central Plains soldiers are empty. This is indeed a great danger. The Tang Dynasty is full of enemies, so it is necessary to garrison heavy troops to defend. The Central Plains soldiers in the past were all lost, but the imperial court did not have such a large amount of financial resources to recruit troops to enrich the Central Plains. After all, it is because the land annexation is too ruthless."

"Does the emperor think An Lushan will rebel?"

Gao Lishi smiled, "If the Lord suspected him, he would have transferred him back to Chang'an long ago. Qilang, the Lord believed in him, but he was far more trusting in you!"

Li Qingan nodded silently and bowed, "If Mr. Gao has nothing to do, I will go back."

"Go! I'm asking you to come, just to tell you that I have decided to retire and return home and don't want to ask about the affairs in the court anymore."

Gao Lishi stood up and smiled and said, "Tomorrow's morning court may be the last time I went to the morning court. I have been in the palace for fifty years and have been in power for a while. I am so proud of this, it will not be in vain for my life. Qilang, tomorrow, I wish you another step."

The next day, before dawn, the rumbling drums sounded, and the gates opened, and the court officials scattered in the yards went out one after another, heading towards the Daming Palace in the darkness. A world of lanterns along the way, high-ranking officials rode on horseback, while low-ranking officials rode horses forward, with wheels scattered and horse hooves hitting the ground. This was the first court meeting in Tianbao's eleventh year after the New Year's Day. It was a large dynasty, and officials above the seventh rank in Beijing must attend.

Gao Lishi and his son had already left in a carriage. He attended the court meeting as General of the Cavalry and Kaifu Yi and the Three Sessions. Li Longji no longer needed him.

Li Qing'an's carriage was also parked at the door, and the carriage was the one given to him by Ge Shuhan. He returned from the carriage last night. Hundreds of personal guards were guarding each other. Li Qing'an changed to a carriage, which also relieved a lot of pressure for them.

Wuyi lives in Dugu Mansion, not here, and the sisters Rushi and Ruhua sent Li Qing'an out of the gate, "You can go to Dugu Mansion to help today! I may go to the military camp tonight, so I won't go back to here."

He explained a few words to the two sisters, and got on the carriage. The coachman shook his whip. The carriage started and drove towards the direction of Daming Palace. The carriage was extremely wide and covered with thick iron sheets. He was not afraid of bows and arrows. An orange-red lantern was hung on the shaft of the carriage, with five words "Anxi Jiedu Li" written in black on it. The font was vigorous. In addition, the carriage was also filled with the flags of the Jiedu. The hundred guards were tall and mighty, murderous intent, which was particularly eye-catching.

Candles were lit in the carriage, and the light was bright. Li Qing'an sat in the wide carriage and read his performance report carefully. The report had already been handed over. Li Longji had decided to adopt his plan to immigrate to Anxi, and at the same time he also decided to build a straight road in Tang Dynasty to shorten the time from the Tang Dynasty to Anxi, including Li Cong's position in Anxi, which will be officially announced today.

But Li Qing'an was also concerned about another detail, that is, he recruited 500 young scholars from the prefectures and prefectures in the Imperial College and Guanzhong and Longyou to persuade his studies, and then selected 300 volunteers from the governments of the Central Plains to work in Anxi for three years, mainly responsible for establishing prefectures and counties and resettling immigrants. Li Longji did not mention these two points.

Li Qingan pondered for a moment. Since Geshuhan was going to launch a two-line battle, Li Longji must have a separate conversation with him and then he could make these two requests at that time.

There were many officials living in Yishanfang, and almost everyone went out at the same time. When they arrived at Fangmen, the traffic and horses lined up in a long line. The officials also saw Li Qing'an's carriage. Everyone did not dare to approach him, so they followed from a distance. At this time, a horse ran towards the front of Fangmen. An informant immediately shouted: "Where is the general?"

"Is there anything wrong?" Li Qingan asked with the car curtain lifted up.
Chapter completed!