"So, are you kind of intent to come here this time?" Yang Guozhong asked frowned.

Li Jiuzhou nodded and replied: "I have already said everything. I wonder what Yang Xiang thought?"

It is naturally inappropriate for the two to discuss dealing with An Lushan in this way.

"This is not a place to speak." Yang Guozhong stood up, "Please go to the inner room to talk."

Li Jiuzhou lowered his head and quickly followed him into a room inside.

The house covers a very wide area, with flying eaves, phoenixes, red paint on the doors, and hidden bamboos on the walls. It is even more luxurious than the courtyard outside.

Today, the inner house is like outside, with red lanterns hanging on it, making it look very happy.

What was extremely inconsistent with this happy atmosphere were the soldiers guarding the door of the inner house. The soldiers looked dark and looked good at the time of seeing that they were all good at practicing. The soldiers looked at the surroundings without squinting, with a solemn expression on their faces and vigilantly.

They want to make sure everything is foolproof, and it seems that it is extremely safe to talk here.

Yang Guozhong walked in first, Li Jiuzhou quickly followed, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

Staying away from the excitement behind him and the sound of salutes, the dazzling red of the red lantern disappeared outside, Li Jiuzhou and Yang Guozhong sat down face to face.

The servant brought the teacup, Yang Guozhong picked up the teapot on the table and sniffed it, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it.

"I don't know why you are dealing with An Lushan?" After drinking a cup of tea, Yang Guozhong looked up and asked Li Jiuzhou.

Li Jiuzhou pursed his lips, and Yang Guozhong then realized, and sent his servants away and poured Li Jiuzhou a cup of tea.

Li Jiuzhou slowly drank tea and said slowly: "I am small and can't become a climate, nor do I want to become a climate. I am satisfied to be able to achieve such an official position today, but I can't see the chaos in the court. I am more willing to support you than An Lushan."

Yang Guozhong couldn't help but say in surprise and joy: "Would you support me?"

"You should know my character Yang Xiang." Li Jiuzhou replied, "I have no ambitions, but I just hate evil and don't want anyone to disturb the court. Although Yang Xiang, you sometimes do something shameful, when it is within the tolerance range, and you are a capable minister in governing the country, An Lushan is different..."

"How is An Lushan different from me?" Yang Guozhong asked hurriedly.

"He is a martial artist. If he had not relied on the favor of the saint, how could he have achieved his current position?"

Seeing him stepping on An Lushan to praise him, Yang Guozhong forgot the unhappiness he had sent a bell before, swept the haze on his face, smiled, put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Li Jiuzhou's pretty and tender face, and couldn't help saying: "Actually, we don't have much holidays. The things you did before were reasonable, but you are still a capable person. Among young people, there are not many talented people like you."

Li Jiuzhou smiled wryly and said, "I don't have the ability to control the changes in the world like Yang Xiang."

After saying that, Li Jiuzhou sighed. Yang Guozhong was not as meticulous as Li Linfu, and he was even a little tricky.

Like a nouveau riche, he suddenly got a lot of money, but he couldn't hide his rustic side.

Yang Guozhong, relying on Yang Guifei's face, received the favor of the emperor, but actually did not have much ability.

Yang Guozhong twisted his beard and said, "If we form an alliance and work together to deal with An Lushan, even if he has three heads and six arms, it is not worth fear."

Logically speaking, Yang Guifei has temporarily fallen out of favor, which has also affected Yang Guozhong himself. Li Jiuzhou does not need to deliberately please him at this time.

The fence-bearers in the court who looked at the wind direction have begun to alienate themselves a little.

However, Li Jiuzhou came to express his position when he was frustrated, and he felt more or less a timely help.

Yang Guozhong was still willing to accept this benefit.

"How do you plan to deal with An Lushan?" Yang Guozhong asked him calmly.

Li Jiuzhou thought for a while and said, "I am the governor of Shuofang and I have no power in the capital. We are both inside and outside. You are responsible for the affairs of the court, and I am responsible for the development of power outside. This is also irrelevant. As long as our two forces are large enough, An Lushan is a piece of cake."

Yang Guozhong nodded, saying that was right. He thought for a while and said, "What should I do specifically?"

Li Jiuzhou was happy. Yang Guozhong was indeed a fool and was just a show. He said, "In fact, this time the imperial concubine fell out of favor is also a good thing."

Seeing that he did not answer his question, but instead shifted the topic to Yang Guifei, Yang Guozhong asked in confusion: "Why do you say so?"

Li Jiuzhou took a sip of tea before answering: "I heard in secret that the reason why An Lushan was so powerful was somewhat related to the favor of the imperial concubine."

Yang Guozhong knew this more clearly than anyone else.

An Lushan is Yang Guifei's adopted son.

In the past, An Lushan grew up in and out of Huaqing Palace, and Yang Guifei "washed her son" for him.

Although Yang Guozhong did not see it with his own eyes, this incident has been circulating.

In addition, once Yang Guozhong saw the ring on An Lushan's hand and knew that it was given to Yang Guifei by the emperor. Only then did he realize that most of the credit An Lushan was attributed to Yang Guifei for being favored by the emperor.

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"That's true." Yang Guozhong said firmly: "Although the imperial concubine fell out of favor is not good for me, it is also unfavorable for An Lushan. If he loses the imperial concubine as a backer, An Lushan's power will also be lost."

Li Jiuzhou continued to follow his words: "I think An Lushan will restrain himself a little lately, or he is unwilling to accept it."

Yang Guozhong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "What can he do if he is unwilling to accept it?"

Li Jiuzhou frowned and said, "During An Lushan's tenure as the governor of Hedong, he had secretly recruited troops and was likely to make bad plans at any time. Don't you know about these?"

After his reminder, Yang Guozhong realized the seriousness of the matter: "Yes, I have heard some news, An Lushan's secret development of power is indeed a great threat."

"If he is planning a bad plan now, it will be difficult to deal with." Li Jiuzhou said, "It's a pity that the saint doesn't know about these things. What Yang Xiang wants to do now is to remind him more in front of the saint that he cannot raise a tiger to be a disaster."

"I have been doing these things," said Yang Guozhong, "but the effect is very little."

"Now that the imperial concubine has fallen out of favor, An Lushan will naturally be more low-key. We will take this opportunity to say more bad things to the saint, but we can't force it to be too urgent."

Li Jiuzhou paused and continued, "If you are too anxious, I'm afraid An Lushan will be anxious to jump over the wall."

Yang Guozhong was shocked. According to An Lushan's Hu nature, if he was anxious, he would not know what he would do, and he was not sure about dealing with him.

So he stared at Li Jiuzhou in a daze, knowing that this matter was a bit tricky. Even if he endured it, An Lushan would not be able to let him go. After thinking about it, he wanted to listen to Li Jiuzhou's specific strategy even more.

Yang Guozhong has always had a headache about how to deal with An Lushan. He used all his skills before, but they did not have much effect. Instead, he watched An Lushan grow and grow, from a small role before, to a force that can compete with him now.

He also knew that even if he and An Lushan were evenly matched, An Lushan had a large number of troops in the border area and had military power, so he had the confidence to speak. If he really had a quarrel, he would not be a joke when the time came.

Yang Guozhong was not the material for war. Although the several wars he led before all ended in victory, the real inside story was only for people who were not clear about it. The emperor and those who were not well-informed did not know it.

"In addition, I also need Yang Xiang's help." Li Jiuzhou's words woke up Yang Guozhong.

Since the two of them have already made up their past grudges and have formed an alliance, they have to help him. Yang Guozhong asked, "Just say it."

"An Lushan has a lot of troops and is quite difficult to deal with. If there is no corresponding manpower to fight against him, I am afraid that his family will dominate at that time." Li Jiuzhou said slowly, "To be honest, it is a good thing that I have served as the governor of Shuofang. I can take the opportunity to develop my power and compete with An Lushan."

Yang Guozhong nodded in agreement with his statement: "Yes, war or something, you are better than me. Next, you need to develop the Shuofang power and grow to a greater extent to compete with An Lushan?"

Li Jiuzhou said: "To be honest, I am expanding my military strength now, and I have achieved some results. I just need money and food to strengthen my army. So I have been doing business in the border area and I have also brought coal to the capital to sell it."

Yang Guozhong smiled and said, "When it comes to your coal, it is not very good in Beijing."

"I used to think that by taking the lead in the palace, I could sell more coal to raise military funds, but now it seems that the effect is not ideal." Li Jiuzhou said, "So I need Yang Xiang to take the lead in the promotion and sell more money in Beijing. In addition, I also need the court to allocate a large amount of food and salary."

Yang Guozhong did not answer him immediately, and thought calmly, sorting out the plan he said one by one. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It's not easy to ask the court to allocate a large amount of food and salary to you."

Generally, food and wages can only be increased in places where there is war. If there is no war in Shuofang according to normal channels, the surrounding area is still stable and there is no sign of turmoil.

Even the territory where An Lushan is located can still take advantage of the unstable factors in the surrounding areas and ask the court for food and wages.

"So, I need Yang Xiang to talk to the saints and the officials in the court." Li Jiuzhou looked at him with a smile on his face, but this smile was a little sure.

Judging from his appearance, I believe that I can do it.

Yang Guozhong also laughed. He was in a good mood today, but many officials in the court were their confidants.

For example, the Minister of Revenue.

If you want money, you have to ask the Ministry of Revenue. As long as Yang Guozhong and other officials jointly submit a memorial, I believe that it will motivate the emperor.

Although things were a bit difficult, Yang Guozhong nodded in looking at Li Jiuzhou's expectant eyes.

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