Chapter 588 Starting a new stove

The next day, An Lushan held a swearing ceremony for the 300,000 army outside Youzhou City. An Lushan publicly accused Li Heng of poisoning the late emperor, stealing the throne of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and accused Li Qing and An of supporting the young emperor, who had the intention of being unjust. He called on all the people in the world to raise the banner of righteousness with him, eliminate the usurpation of the emperor, clear the emperor's side, and rebuild the Tang Dynasty's principles.

An Lushan then proclaimed himself the capital of the world to attack the Grand Marshal, sent 200,000 troops, divided into two groups, one was commanded by general Shi Siming, marched westward to Hengzhou, and the other was led by general Cai Xide and went south to Xiangzhou. As a result, An Lushan's rebellion officially kicked off.

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The pigeon letter sent by Yizhou arrived in Chang'an three days later. The news of An Lushan's rebellion immediately spread throughout the court and the government and the government. At the request of Li Qing'an, the Political Affairs Hall held an emergency meeting overnight.

The meeting decided to urgently increase military rations and 2 million tans of forage to Hedong. It also agreed to Guo Ziyi's request to convert the 80,000 militia of Hedong into a regular army and support Guo Ziyi's army with 80,000 sets of armor, 100,000 weapons and 10,000 tents. At the same time, the Zhengshitang also ordered Guo Ziyi to give up Xiangzhou and concentrate his troops to defend Hedong through Li Qing'an's suggestion.

In addition, the Political Affairs Hall agreed to Zhang Yun's proposal to promote the military support movement in Guanzhong, and each household bought a winter coat for soldiers, setting off a wave of the whole nation participating in the war.

Late at night, the meeting of the Political Affairs Hall ended, and the carriages of various important officials left the Daming Palace one after another. Li Qingan had just boarded the carriage, but someone behind him laughed and said, "Your Highness, can you walk together for a while?"

Li Qing'an turned around and saw that it was Zhang Hao, the Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works, nodded and smiled, "Shangshu Zhang should get on my carriage!"

Zhang Hao walked up to him and bowed and smiled, "Then I'll disturb Your Highness."

The two got on Li Qing'an's carriage, and the convoy slowly started. Five hundred personal guards escorted Li Qing'an's carriage out of Danfeng Gate, while Zhang Hao's carriage and guard followed behind and followed along.

In the carriage, the two of them sat opposite each other, and Zhang Hao asked with a smile: "Does your highness really want to go to Luoyang to supervise the battle?"

Li Qing'an nodded and said, "Although An Lushan raised an army a month in advance, it does not mean that his strategy has changed. If I guess correctly, An Lushan's offensive focus is Henan Road, especially Zhengzhou, Huazhou and Bianzhou. If he can take Bianzhou, he will have a strategic advantage. He can go south to the Central Plains, Jingxiang, Xuzhou and Yanzhou to the east, and Luoyang to the west. The Central Plains are large in maps. If we lose the Central Plains, we will fall into a very passive state. How can I not go to Luoyang?"

"Then your highness decided when to go to Luoyang?"

"In two days! I want to settle my home tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and I will set off for Luoyang the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Hao sighed and said, "When your Highness leaves, the court will lose its backbone again."

Li Qingan glanced at him. He knew that Zhang Hao must have something to do with him, so he smiled and said, "How could that be? The court has the support of the Political Affairs Hall. Now the government affairs are running smoothly. Last time I went to Luoyang, wasn't the Political Affairs Hall also very good?"

Zhang Hao smiled bitterly and said, "One time, the last time, when Your Highness went to Luoyang, the whole government office was united in unity and all major decrees were passed smoothly. But now... Your Highness also saw that Cui firmly opposed the suggestions made by Premier Zhang and each of them had their support. Did Your Highness really not see them?"

Li Qing'an leaned against the wall of the car, of course he knew what Zhang Hao was talking about? The government affairs hall had already shown signs of division. Zhang Yun, Wei Tao, and Cui Ping had close contacts, while Pei Zunqing, Lu Huan and Wang Jin formed another alliance, which happened to be three to three. However, Zhang Hao hated forming cliques. He also refused to win over the two factions and became an independent intermediary.

Li Qingan knew all this very well. In fact, this was what he wanted to see. Although he was not an emperor yet, he had already begun to use the imperial skills. Only by creating contradictions and oppositions in the political affairs hall can he control the affairs of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, what is the point of promoting Pei Zunqing?

But Li Qing'an also knew that the decline in the late Tang Dynasty in history was also related to party struggles, so this situation of party struggles could not last long and this trend could not help rise. Just a righteous minister like Zhang Hao should be the backbone of the Tang Dynasty he relied on.

In fact, even if Zhang Hao didn't look for him, he would have to talk to Zhang Hao in depth. He needed someone in the Political Affairs Hall to understand his ideas, especially when An Lushan rebelled, he needed to minimize the adverse effects caused by such party struggles. Zhang Hao was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. He was upright, honest, capable, and dared to speak out for advice. Such ministers were the evil of a foolish monarch, but the joy of a wise monarch.

"Shangshu Zhang, I can see what you said, but now An Lushan has rebelled and I need to maintain the stability of the court, so I will not ask about this for the time being, but I can give you a clear idea. I plan to establish the Privy Council to deal with such party disputes."

"Prince?"

Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what Li Qing'an meant by the Privy Council. "Your Highness, can you explain it more clearly?"

"It's very simple. The so-called Privy Council is the assistant of the Political Affairs Hall, composed of some important officials with real power. They can attend the Political Affairs Hall meeting. If the Political Affairs Hall delays some major military and national decisions due to party struggles, the Privy Council can implement them first and then make up for the Political Affairs Hall resolution."

Li Qing'an's words made Zhang Hao feel as if he fell into an ice cave. He suddenly understood that the so-called Privy Council was another political affairs hall? Or, Li Qing'an used it to undermine the political affairs hall.

After a while, Zhang Hao didn't say a word, and he had nothing to say. Once the Privy Council was established, the power of the Political Affairs Hall would be separated by half. Li Qing'an was stunned when he saw him, and then smiled: "In fact, the Privy Council is just a wartime organization. When An Lushan's rebellion subsides, he will disband and return to the Political Affairs Hall after the Tang Dynasty is reunified. Zhang Shangshu doesn't have to worry so much."

Perhaps the word "temporary" gave Zhang Hao another glimmer of hope, and he asked quickly: "I wonder who are the candidates for the central secret department of Your Highness?"

"I can tell you this, Yan Zhenqing, I am going to propose to promote him to the Minister of Personnel. Although he does not have the power of the Minister of the Secretariat, he has already become one of the important officials and can enter the Privy Council. This is one; Liu Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has outstanding abilities and controls financial power. He can also enter the Privy Council. This is two; Cui Ning, the prefect of Qizhou, I am going to propose to the Minister of Justice. He has outstanding achievements in the local area and has high expectations for the people. He can also enter the Privy Council. This is three; Prince Shaoqing Pei Min was once the prime minister and has many years of experience. I am going to propose to the Minister of the Central Secretariat and enter the Privy Council. This is four; Finally, there is Wang Wei, the Right Chief of the Shangshu. Although his reputation is very good, I like his reputation and his ability is obvious to all, so I am going to propose to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He is the fifth member of the Privy Council. For these five people, what do you think? "

Li Qing'an nominated one, Zhang Haoxin praised one, Yan Zhenqing, Pei Min, Liu Yan, Cui Ning, and Wang Wei were all honest and upright ministers. If Li Qing'an could reuse them, then the revival of the Tang Dynasty was expected, and the revival was expected!

Zhang Hao was in a state of excitement. He suddenly put his hands together to plead with Li Qing'an and said, "Your Highness, I am willing to resign from my post as a subordinate of the Secretariat, enter the Privy Council, and join the five of them. This is what I yearn for."

Li Qingan smiled slightly and said, "The loyal and upright minister like Zhang Shangshu is indispensable in the Political Affairs Hall, but please rest assured that you will always be a pillar of the Tang Dynasty."

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Zhang Hao took the bus back, and Li Qing'an's carriage continued to walk slowly on the empty street. He was in a good mood tonight. He thought about it for a long time and finally found a way to resolve the chaos in the Zhengshi Hall and established the Privy Council. This was actually an empty Zhengshi Hall.

The current political affairs hall is still a balance between aristocratic families and traditional forces. He has taken into account the interests of the aristocratic families such as Cui, Pei, Lu, and Wei, and also the interests of old forces such as Zhang Yun. It can be said that this political affairs hall is a product of compromise. None of these people are the prime ministers he Li Qingan wants. What he wants are honest and upright people like Yan Zhenqing, Pei Min, Liu Yan, Cui Ning, Wang Wei, and Zhang Hao, these famous prime ministers who can bring the Tang Dynasty into a prosperous era.

He needs these people to enter the power center as soon as possible, and An Lushan's rebellion is the best opportunity.

An Lushan still rebelled according to the inevitable historical circumstances. In history, Tianbao rebelled in the 14th year. Although it was two years late, he still rebelled.

It’s just that history has been disconnected because of the arrival of Li Qing'an. Although the Tang Dynasty is divided between the north and the south, it is definitely not the incompetence and weakness of the Li Longji era. If a strong man like him takes charge of military and political power, may there be a situation where "Yuyang Feng is in agitation and shocks the colorful clothes and dances in a feathered clothes"?

Li Qingan was full of confidence in himself.

‘Amazing and dancing with colorful clothes’, he suddenly thought of Yang Yuhuan. I wonder what it would be like to hear the news of An Lushan’s rebellion?

Li Qing'an's heart became warm and immediately ordered: "Carriage turns around and go to Xuanyangfang!"

The carriage turned around and drove towards Xuanyangfang.

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Since Mingyue discovered Yang Yuhuan last time, although she finally promised Li Qing'an that she could raise Yang Yuhuan outside, Li Qing'an always worried that Mingyue would not give up so much. From ancient times to the present, no woman can tolerate her husband raising a housewife outside. Li Qing'an knows his wife very well. She is tolerant, but she is very scheming. She may not really let Yang Yuhuan go, so Li Qing'an hid Yang Yuhuan again in Xuanyangfang, but he was still worried. He was going to take Yang Yuhuan with him and place him in Luoyang.

The carriage stopped in front of a deep house, and five hundred personal soldiers surrounded the house as usual, and there were still female guards protecting it secretly.

"See General!"

A female guard leader in tight black jumped off the wall and half-kneeled to salute Li Qing'an.

"But is there something wrong?"

"No, Mrs. Yang is all good."

"You can remove all the guards! You don't need to be on guard tonight."

"yes!"

The female guard waved his hand, and several black shadows evacuated from the roof trees. Li Qing'an calmed down. No matter what tonight, he would get the body and mind of this beauty. He stepped forward and knocked on the door. The sound of brisk footsteps came from the yard. The door opened, and Li Qing'an was stunned.

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Chapter completed!