Chapter 477: Those who are in a good position will prosper

In the Zichen Palace, Li Heng stood in front of the window and stared quietly outside the window. The night was particularly quiet. The movement of the Changsun family outside the Danfeng Gate reached his ears through the night wind. The dissatisfaction of the Changsun family was as expected. The Pinglou incident in Pingkangfang in the afternoon caused great trouble to Li Heng. He had just comforted An Baoyu, but such a bad incident happened again, which was equivalent to giving him a loud slap in the face and once again pushed the Yulin Army and the Jinwu Guard to the forefront.

Although this incident had been quelled by him by coercion, he also knew that this incident had caused a crack between the Jinwu Guard and the Yulin Army and was irreparable. If he wanted to restore the dissatisfaction of the Yulin Army, he could only kill Wang Yue and apologize. However, if Wang Yue killed him, how could the Jinwu Guard explain? The Jinwu Guard's attitude was as tough as that. Not only Wang Yue could not be killed, but other Jinwu Guard soldiers who participated in the fight could not move. This made Li Heng helpless. If Wang Yue did not move, how could he move other Jinwu Guard soldiers?

Li Heng sighed in his heart. He could not do both. He could only protect the Jinwu Guard and the Guanzhong Army. This was the foundation of his life. As for the Yulin Army, he could only slowly comfort and adjust in the future. Li Heng turned around with a green face and said to Wang Gong and Chen Xuanli beside him: "This matter is handled like this, but I want to warn you not to have another next time. General Chen, you must restrain the Jinwu Guard and the Guanzhong Army, especially the Jinwu Guard, who have a lot of bad records. Even I have heard of it. I can only let you do this time, and I will not tolerate the next time."

Chen Xuanli breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Political Affairs Hall had urgently made a decision to calm the situation, Li Heng's final statement really brought the matter to an end. Chen Xuanli was also under great military pressure. Not only did the Jinwu Guard refuse to admit his mistake, he also asked all the other Yulin soldiers involved in the conflict to pay the lives of the three Jinwu Guard soldiers who died in the conflict. Although this was impossible, it was already his greatest effort to exempt the Jinwu Guard soldiers from being criticized.

Although Chen Xuanli didn't like Wang Yue, he did not think it was Wang Yue's fault this time. Both sides had a responsibility. It was Changsun Nanyi who attacked Wang Yue first. He believed that this was the real reason for the expansion of the conflict, so he tried hard to protect Wang Yue, which made Wang Gong grateful to him.

Chen Xuanli bowed and said, "I promise that there will be no next time."

Li Heng nodded, "You go and appease your subordinates! I want to talk to Wang Xiangguo about other things."

"Yes! I'll leave."

Chen Xuanli retreated, and Li Heng then said to Wang Gong: "It's strange, how could he agree to my plan?"

What Li Heng said was referring to Li Qing'an. Wang Gong pondered for a moment and said, "I am very strange. Even if Dugu Changfeng is involved in the case, he is irrelevant in this case. With Li Qing'an's style in Xinfeng County, he should be more powerful in dealing with the Jinwu Guard. Moreover, this time it is a good opportunity for Li Qing'an to bribe the Yulin Army and the Changsun family, but he gave up this opportunity. It is really surprising. My subordinates think that it is very likely that the Helong Battle is about to break out. At this time, he does not want to offend us too much, so he agreed to Your Highness's plan."

Li Heng did not answer. He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He also agreed with Wang Gong's analysis. Li Qing'an was worried that this would affect the Helong Battle. A clue could be seen from the content of the edict drafted by the Secretariat. In the edict, Li Qing'an had already pointed out that the Tubo Battle was about to break out. Having figured out this point, Li Heng had a bold idea in his mind, and would Li Qing'an make greater concessions? Although the main force participating in the Helong Battle was the Anxi Army, the money, grain and military supplies needed to be issued by Chang'an. Li Qing'an must have a request for himself. So can he use this battle to ask for greater benefits from Li Qing'an, such as Li Qing'an gave up a place in a political affairs hall.

Thinking of this, Li Heng said to Wang Gong: "If I want to get back our quota for the political affairs hall, how likely do you think is it?"

Wang Gong thought for a while and said, "I think there is this possibility. I heard from Pei Min that Li Qing'an might go to Longyou in person. He is not in Chang'an, so the quota of this political affairs hall will be generally given up. If Your Highness had a good talk with him and expressed his full support for him to deal with Longyou, as he said in the edict, the sum of a country lies in the cooperation of the three armies. My subordinates think that if he put the overall situation first, he would give up the quota of the political affairs hall to Your Highness, but I guess he would not agree so well. Your Highness must give him face."

"Then, how should you give this face?"

"According to the general practice, His Highness will launch several candidates, and Li Qing'an will choose one of these candidates. It seems to be his appointment, but in fact the beneficiary is His Highness. This is a clever concession. Both sides have a tacit understanding, but no matter what, His Highness needs to have a good talk with Li Qing'an. Without anything else, just talk about how to fight this Helong Battle."

Li Heng was silent for a long time and finally nodded, "I will do it according to your plan!"

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Shortly after the Changsun family left Danfeng Gate, a carriage drove out of Danfeng Gate. Hundreds of cavalry waiting not far away rushed up and surrounded the carriages left and right. The Yulin Army made a way out one after another. Everyone knew that this was Li Qing'an's carriage coming out.

There was no light in the carriage, and it was pitch black. Pei Min and Li Qing'an sat opposite each other. Li Qing'an leaned against the wall of the car and closed his eyes to rest. Pei Min was a little uneasy. He was filled with many doubts, but he didn't know where to start?

"Are you very surprised? Why did I support Li Heng's plan?" Li Qing'an opened his eyes and said with a smile.

"It's a little strange!"

Pei Min also smiled and said, "I think the general should have considered the upcoming Longyou Battle, otherwise he would not have let the Jinwu Guard go so easily. I wonder if I'm right?"

Li Qing'an leaned against the wall of the car and smiled and said, "At least most of the time, it is indeed related to the Longyou Battle. In order to win this war, I must be fully prepared. Not only does it require the continuous supply of logistics materials, but it also requires the peace of the government. I dare not say that the three armies are united, but at least they must be peaceful. The two parties in the court fight each other for their own interests. However, the dispute between the Tang and the Turkish countries is related to the rise and fall of a country. How can I, Li Qing'an, bet on the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty for my own selfishness?"

Pei Min nodded and said, "I am worried that the general is just wishful thinking. If the general is not in Chang'an, the general will take the opportunity to make trouble!"

"I can imagine this. I know Li Heng's thoughts better than anyone else, but many things have their own rules. They can't achieve whatever he wants. If he wants to go against the will of heaven, then the truth will not be tolerated."

Pei Min smiled and said, "Since the general said that, I'm not worried."

After pausing, he asked again: "If the general returns to the Western Regions, who will temporarily replace this vacancy in the Political Affairs Hall?"

Li Qingan smiled and shook his head, Pei Min was stunned, "Does the General want to take the position of the Political Affairs Hall?"

"No!"

Li Qing'an said: "I want to resign from my post as a subordinate of the Secretariat and concentrate on dealing with the Tubo people. Tubo has accumulated several years of savings and its strength cannot be underestimated. This battle cannot be completed in one month or two months. I estimate that it can be as short as half a year or as long as one year. In short, I cannot take into account the affairs of the court again."

"So that's it. I understand. Who is the general going to let him enter the cabinet?"

Li Qingan did not speak, but fell into deep thought. Pei Min was full of doubts, but he did not dare to disturb Li Qingan's contemplation. The carriage walked quickly in the night and arrived in front of Pei Min's mansion without realizing it. At this time, the carriage stopped, and Pei Min stood up and bowed and smiled: "The news about the general tomorrow."

"Pei Prime Minister!" Li Qingan suddenly called him.

Pei Min had already got off the carriage, so he stopped, stood in front of the window and smiled, "Is there anything else for the general?"

"If I let the Cui family rejoin the prime minister, I wonder if the Pei family can accept it?"

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The carriage was driving in the dark, and the light and darkness shone on Li Qing'an's face. He was still immersed in his thinking about the future. Although Pei Min was the minister he trusted, he still couldn't tell Pei Min that Pei Min was indeed half of the guess. He was not as simple as the Longyou Battle. In fact, Anxi could also independently support this battle. Perhaps one person could guess his real purpose, a person who was good at fishing.

The carriage arrived in front of the gate of Yongningfang in Wannian County, and gradually slowed down. At this time, a knight ran out of the darkness and came to Li Qing'an's car window. The knight immediately bowed and said, "Report to the general, there is no surveillance around Cui's mansion."

"very good!"

Li Qing'an took out a famous post and handed it to the man and said, "You go and hand it over to Cui Huan, just say I'll wait for him at Cihangyuan in Huaiyuanfang."

"yes!"

The informant took the famous post and urged the horse to run into the yard. After a moment, he disappeared into the darkness. Li Qingan immediately ordered: "Go to Huaiyuan yard!"

Huaiyuanfang is located in Chang'an County, close to the western city. It is the location of the Supervision Office of the Anxi Army and Qianniu Guard in Guanzhong. It is also the headquarters of the Chang'an intelligence agency. There are two thousand Niu Guard soldiers stationed. Like Taipingfang, it is one of the most closely guarded areas of Qianniu Guard in Chang'an County. Cihangyuan is close to Chang'an intelligence agency. As the name suggests, it is a temple dedicated to Guanshiyin. It is actually a medium-sized nun with more than 30 nuns.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Qing'an came to Cihangyuan, got off the carriage, and walked directly into Cihangyuan. His guard did not guard the entrance of Cihangyuan, but waited outside the gate of Chang'an intelligence agency, only thirty steps away from the gate of the Cihangyuan.

"Please follow me, General!"

The host of Cihangyuan, an old nun over 60 years old led Li Qing'an to the backyard of Cihangyuan.

"How is her current situation?" Li Qingan asked with a smile.

"Madam is living a good life!" The old nun smiled and said, "She has planted more than a dozen peonies and raised twenty chicks. She has nothing to do to play the piano. Pomni feels that she is in a good mood."

Walking through a small bridge and coming to an independent courtyard, several women faintly flashed in the night. These were several female spies from the Anxi Interior Office, who were placed here for secret protection. When they walked to the courtyard, the old nun clasped his hands and said, "Go to the general by himself! The poor nun will not accompany you."

"Thank you, Master. An official named Cui will come to Cihangyuan to see me later. Please inform me when he comes."

The old nun nodded and turned around. Li Qing'an slowly walked through the yard. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Yang Yuhuan standing in front of the steps, scattering rice to feed a group of chickens.

Although Li Qing'an made a lot of arrangements for her, it was the first time she saw her today. Compared to the last time she saw her, Yang Yuhuan had obviously lost a lot. Her hair was tied up high and she curled her hair in the back of her head, which looked very refreshing. Seeing that she was feeding the chickens with all her concentration, Li Qing'an leaned against a big tree, holding her hands, and looking at her with a smile.

Seeing the chickens fighting for food, Yang Yuhuan frowned and said angrily: "Hey! Don't fight for food, you guys should also let others... Come on! There are also here, everyone has a share."

After she finished sprinkling the rice in her hands, she clapped her hands and was about to go back to the house, but suddenly she felt something. When she looked up, she saw Li Qingan. Her eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "General Li, is it you?"

Li Qingan shook his head and smiled, "It's not General Li, have you forgotten?"

Yang Yuhuan stomped her feet gently and said coquettishly: "After so long, how can I remember it?"

She burst into laughter again and said in a long voice: "Of course I haven't forgotten. It's time to call you Qilang. I just called you, General Qilang, please come into the house!"

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Li Qingan became happy as he walked into the house and saw that the layout inside the house was very simple and spotless. He was even more surprised that there was a spinning wheel for weaving silk in the corner.

Yang Yuhuan blushed and quickly explained: "I learned to weave Qingrong in the palace before. When I was idle, I wanted to weave and play with it. If I could weave it, I would have a skill to make a living."

Li Qingan was about to say, 'Your music is so good, how could you not have the skill to make a living?' Suddenly, he realized that Yang Yuhuan was unwilling to be discovered. He didn't mention this matter, and walked up to him and smiled, "Did you weave it into a picture? If it is weaved, I will be your first buyer."

"The first painting is already light and light, but it's not for you."

Yang Yuhuan blinked mischievously and smiled, "Give it to my sister, have you guessed who it is?"

"Your sister?"

Li Qing'an pondered and suddenly realized that she was talking about Mingyue, so she hurriedly said, "Isn't it the same for her to give her to me?"

Yang Yuhuan shook his head and smiled, "This is different. You are a man. I will wove a brocade robe for you. Lightness is not something that men can use. If you get it, you may not give it to Mingyue."

"You women! They are all scrupulous."

Li Qingan smiled and sat down at the small table. Then he looked at Yang Yuhuan carefully in the light. He saw that she did not apply makeup. It was indeed a strong and elegant appearance, with delicate texture and even bones, and still so beautiful that it was so beautiful.

Seeing his bright eyes, Yang Yuhuan couldn't help but lower his long eyelashes with embarrassment and sighed quietly: "I'm already covered in wind and misty hair, and I don't dare to go out to meet people."

"No! You are the same as when I first met you, and you will be filled with the city and the country."

When Yang Yuhuan heard his sincere tone, he was happy in his heart, and then pursed his lips and said, "When did he become so slick? I am old and I don't need to praise you."

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something and said apologizing: "Look at me, I don't even pour you a cup of tea. Please wait, I'll bring you a cup."

Li Qing'an pointed to the two tea cups on the table and smiled and said, "Don't there be a cup?"

"That's the teacup that the masters and sisters drink when they come to chat. You are a common man and you can't use the cups of monks. I'll bring you my cup."

Yang Yuhuan quickly walked into the inner room. When Li Qingan heard that she did not treat herself as a guest, he couldn't help but feel very helpful. He raised his voice and smiled: "I'm sorry to disturb you so late. I'll meet a guest in Cihangyuan later and come and see you by the way."
To be continued...