Chapter 355 War and Conspiracy (V)

The next day, just dawn, the officials in Chang'an rushed to the imperial city in their carriages. Since the last dynasty, Li Longji issued strict orders. From now on, regardless of the cold and heat, officials from all departments must enter the court on time, and delay the entry of the government by half an hour to relieve the pain of the officials getting up before dawn.

There were carriages one after another on the street, and there were more and more passers-by on both sides. They hid on both sides and did not dare to compete with the officials. At this time, a fierce sound of horse hooves came from the gate of Xuanyifang, and hundreds of guards rushed towards Zhuque Street in a gorgeous carriage, stirring up waves of yellow dust.

Not only the people, but also ordinary officials hurriedly went to both sides. This was Yang Guozhong's carriage.

"Master, the people's wife are wronged!" Suddenly, a woman rushed out from a passerby. She wore mourning clothes and knelt in the middle of the road and cried sadly, "Master, be the master of the people's women!"

Yang Guozhong's carriage drove past her like a gust of wind, but the woman refused to let go and ran with Yang Guozhong's carriage. Her voice became more and more sharp, "Sir, you are the leader of all officials. Do you regard the people of the world as an ant insect?"

Yang Guozhong's carriage rushed out a hundred steps, and suddenly stopped abruptly. Then a magnificent horse-riding guard came back and leaned over to grab the woman, like an eagle catching a chicken, and carried it to Yang Guozhong's carriage and pushed it to the ground.

Yang Guozhong glanced at her through the car window. This was a typical peasant woman, wearing a cloth dress and a slutty skirt, with big hands and feet, rough skin, and a dark and translucent face. She was obviously a person who had been working in the field for many years, but her voice was quite crisp.

"You woman, you have to go to the county government office and complain to the government office. How can you insist on saying that I regard the people of the world as an ant insect?"

He was very unhappy and was a little late when he came out. If he wasted time on her, he would have to be late today, but the woman was covered with a big hat and there were so many subordinates next to him, so he didn't want to lose his reputation.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I came from Shangzhou. I heard people all the way that Prime Minister and Princess are honest and upright, and never savor the people. The villagers all said that the people of the Tang Dynasty will be able to live and work in peace and contentment under your governance. Prime Minister and Princess, the women of the people are injustice, please make the decision for me!"

Although the woman was obviously flattering, it felt different from the mouth of a peasant woman at the bottom, which made Yang Guozhong feel comfortable. However, he was about to go to court and did not have time to waste time with her. He took a name puncture and handed it to the woman and said, "Give me my post to the county government, no one dares to neglect you."

"Thank you, Lord Prime Minister." The woman took the post from the guards with endless joy, looked down, and suddenly her face changed drastically, "What, aren't you Geshu Prime Minister?"

Yang Guozhong was stunned. The boss in his heart was not feeling bad. The woman made a mistake for a long time. Those flattering words were not for him. He restrained his displeasure and tried to say in a gentle tone: "Ge Shu Prime Minister is the left prime minister, and I am the right prime minister. The right king is larger than the left king. Haven't you heard of it? Yang Prime Minister in the capital." Yang Guozhong induced this woman, and at this time he felt a little nervous. She was the first time she met the lowest class people. What is her image in their minds?

Although Yang Guozhong never cared about these lower-level people, he was a rare encounter today, just like a student who never cared about rankings, but when he was really a teacher chanting rankings in public, he became nervous again.

The woman shook her head, "We fellow villagers only know that the Prime Minister Geshu is the largest and best official in the capital. We have never heard of any Prime Minister Sheep and Prime Minister Niu. I want to find Prime Minister Geshu. I don't want your piece of paper." After that, she returned the famous sect to the guards, turned around and left.

"Bold! You dare to be arrogant in front of the prime minister." A guard raised his whip and wanted to suck her back.

Seeing that everyone was watching, Yang Guozhong raised his hand and stopped him, "Forget it! Don't bother with such a gangster. You're late, hurry up!"

"Driving!" The driver threw a whip flower, and the carriage started, and a group of guards guarded him, getting faster and farther away, and soon disappeared at the end of Zhuque Street.

The woman hurried into the crowd, and no one noticed that when she looked back at Yang Guozhong's carriage, a sneer flashed in her eyes.

"The Prime Minister, you don't have to take what this stupid and stupid woman said to you." Seeing that Yang Guozhong had been silent, he knew that he was sulking for the words of the peasant woman just now, he comforted him and said, "The Big Dipper is high, Ge Shu Ye is carrying a knife. Most of these ordinary people know Ge Shu's prime minister. They don't understand the affairs of the court, so the prime minister doesn't have to worry about them."

The more he said Yang Guozhong, the more he felt bad. Finally, Yang Guozhong stopped shouting, "Enough! Stop talking."

He closed the window with a "bang!" and had a gloomy face. His mood today was destroyed. Today's peasant woman's words were a mirror. It reminded Yang Guozhong from one side that Geshuhan had posed a threat to him, right? Geshuhan has now become the leader in the matter of King Yong, and everything depends on his attitude. He will make a decision. Especially after he took the military power, he no longer discussed anything with himself, but directly gave orders to himself.

A hint of vigilance suddenly arose in Yang Guozhong's heart. If King Yong ascended the throne, can he still maintain the right prime minister with Geshuhan and him? A cloud of darkness quietly flew into Yang Guozhong's heart.

The carriage entered Zhuque Gate and continued to walk along Chengtianmen Street. He passed through the imperial city, which was more of a symbolic meaning and played an example among all officials.

The office of the Secretariat is in the Daming Palace. Yang Guozhong needs to go out from Yanxi Gate in the northeast corner and pass through Yongchangfang to Guangzhaifang to reach Danfeng Gate. But when he first arrived at Yanxi Gate, he heard someone calling him.

"Secretary Yang!Secretary Yang!" He looked through the car window and saw a carriage parked next to the city gate. There was a person standing next to the carriage, waving to him. It was Zhang Yi, who had visited him last night.

Yang Guozhong's carriage stopped, he opened the window and smiled, "Shilarious Secretary Zhang, what happened?"

Zhang Yi ran over quickly, bowed and said, "Yang Xiangguo, his carriage is broken. Can you take a car along the way?"

Yang Guozhong smiled and said, "Hey, Mr. Zhang, are you polite, come up."

"It is Zhang Yi's glory to be able to be in the same car as the prime minister."

Zhang Yi climbed onto the carriage, but gave Yang Guozhong a wink. Yang Guozhong understood and immediately ordered the coachman to say, "Don't take the old path, always come to Tingfang."

The carriage started, but it did not go to Yongchangfang, but drove towards the sparsely populated Laitingfang.

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"Prime Minister, this is a letter from His Highness Yong." Seeing that the time had come, Zhang Yi took out Li Lin's letter from his arms and handed it to him. The envelope was sealed with fire lacquer, without any trace of dismantling it.

Yang Guozhong teared a hole from the side and pulled out the letter. The content of the letter was very simple. There was no royal family garrison in Lingnan. He ordered Yang Guozhong to submit a letter to transfer King Li Yu of Chu to serve as the envoy of the Lingnan Xuanfu and stationed in Lingnan for a long time.

After reading it for a long time, Yang Guo didn't say anything. If it were one or two days earlier, he would have agreed happily. However, Li Yu had just visited him last night and asked him to think of leaving another way. Coupled with the words of the peasant woman just now, his mood had already changed subtly, and he had the idea of ​​resisting King Yong's order.

"The Prime Minister, the King Yong means......"

Seeing that Yang Guozhong didn't say anything for a long time, Zhang Yi tentatively asked him: "Does King Yong have new instructions?"

Yang Guozhong casually gave the letter to him, "You can see it yourself!"

Zhang Yi had known the content of the letter, so he pretended to read it and said happily: "Prime Minister, this plan is very good. If Li Yu went to Lingnan, he would not be able to come back within a year and a half, which would be just enough time for General Geshu."

"It's Brother Shuhan again!" Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth secretly. He was extremely disgusted with the name at this time. Seeing Zhang Yi's excited expression overturned his face, he couldn't help but sneer: "Will he go to Lingnan if I ask him to go to Lingnan? Did Your Highness Yong understand to the emperor? Humph! There is no shadow, what's there to be happy about!"

When Zhang Yi heard Yang Guozhong's bad tone, he was secretly surprised and corrected his mistake and said: "Your Highness's intention is to ask the Prime Minister to tell the emperor about this, not him."

"I'll talk?" Yang Guozhong became even more unhappy. He stretched his face and said, "Why do I have to do everything? I don't have the ability to say that he will talk to himself."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and ignored Zhang Yi again.

"Did he really ask me to tell me about this to my father?" Yongwang Li Lin turned around suddenly and stared at Zhang Yi and asked.

Zhang Yi quickly bowed and replied, "That's right! He said this, and it can be seen that he was very unhappy and looked down on His Highness's plan."

"Disdacious?" Li Lin sneered, "It's not that he disdacious, but that his heart is no longer on me. It seems that my temptation is right. He and Li Yu did collude with each other last night."

"Your Highness, will we tell Brother Shuhan immediately!"

Li Lin did not answer. He walked slowly in the room with his hands behind his back, and quickly commented on the impact of the matter. He thought about it all night last night, and Ge Shuhan's words were right. In less than a year or two, he could not control the military power in his hands, nor could he make military advice. If he acted rashly, Guanzhong would probably be in chaos and would be in vain. An Lushan would be in vain.

But Li Lin thought a little deeper. If Ge Shuhan really controlled the army and sent troops to depose his father, would he definitely support himself as emperor? Or was it just a puppet, and even if he himself took Li Tang and replaced him, it would be very likely! At that time, it was easy for him to wear a yellow robe.

"No! You can't completely believe Geshuhan." In contrast, he would rather believe Yang Guozhong. After all, he could not be called emperor. Li Lin has realized that if Yang Guozhong does not support him, the losses will be far more than Geshuhan. "Li Yu was only visiting Yang Guozhong for the first time last night, and he should have a chance to recover."

Thinking of this, he immediately walked to the table to pick up the pen and wanted to write a letter to Geshuhan, but he hesitated again when he picked up the pen and didn't know how to speak. He guessed that Yang Guozhong must be worried that his right prime minister would be unsecured, so he became suspicious of himself. But he had indeed agreed to give the right prime minister to Geshuhan, and he had to promise to give the position to Yang Guozhong so that he could go to a deep conversation with Yang Guozhong and officially grant the position to him.

Although hesitated and couldn't write it, the matter had to be resolved like this. Li Lin wrote a letter to Geshuhan in a vague way, and did not say that he would give way. Instead, he told him about Li Yu's visit to Yang Guozhong and asked him to persuade Yang Guozhong to turn back. After all, Yang Guozhong was the one he brought to him, so of course he should be responsible for it to the end.

After writing, Li Lin found a confidant and ordered him to go to Tongguan quickly and handed the letter to Geshuhan.

Two days later, in Tongguan, Geshuhan had been serving as the Grand Marshal of the East for more than a month. Although his motivation for obtaining the Grand Marshal was impure, defending An Lushan was still the top priority. In addition, with the military supervisor Bian Lingcheng, he did not dare to neglect. As soon as he took office, he personally supervised the work to strengthen the pass. He also ordered generals Wei Boyu and Wang Sili to train soldiers day and night, especially the government soldiers who had no combat experience, so the time was arranged very tightly.

During this period, An Lushan sent Cui Qianyou to test the attack on Tongguan several times, but they all returned without success. After all, Geshuhan was a general. He knew that An Lushan was almost all foreign soldiers and Hu generals. These people were okay to attack cities and plunder the people in a short period of time. If they were to stay in the Central Principle for a long time, it would be difficult to return. Once the Hedong Shuofang Army captured Hebei, these Hu people would immediately become disintegrated and collapse without fighting. Therefore, Geshuhan firmly defended Tongguan and did not go to war.

That night, he was discussing with his confidant general Huo Buguiren about installing a confidant in the army when he suddenly received a letter from Li Lin, which said that Yang Guozhong had already deviated from him and asked him to persuade Yang Guozhong well and not be ungrateful.

"Master, I have always had an idea, don't you know whether to say it or not?" General Huo Pao Guiren was Geshuhan's die-hard confidant. As early as when Geshuhan was still a general under Wang Zhongsi, he followed Geshuhan and was his right hand.

"There is nothing to say here, just say it, don't hesitate."

Huo Pao Guiren looked at the left and saw that there was no one around, and whispered: "Master, why do you support the Yongwang ascend the throne? You simply abolished the Li family and ascended the throne yourself. An Lushan can be called the Eastern Emperor, and the Grand Marshal is the Western Emperor. With Tongguan as the boundary, the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers to the west are the Grand Marshal's land. The Grand Marshal has 300,000 troops in his hands, so why should they do it!"

"Don't talk nonsense! People hear that you and I have the disaster of extermination." Geshuhan walked to the door of the tent nervously, looked out of the tent, and then felt a little relieved. He turned around and complained to him, "Do you think 300,000 people listen to me? If I rebel, at least half of the soldiers will turn against the court, and then you and I will die without a place to bury you and I."

"What was the coach planning?"
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