Chapter 013 The Prime Minister and the Pillars of the Tang Dynasty
While the players were still developing in Guazhou, in Lingwu, where the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty now resides, an old general wearing armor walked into a mansion.
The old general was so angry that he was the Secretary of the Ministry of War who had been hastily recalled by the current emperor Li Heng. He was Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhangshi and Shuofang's military governor Guo Ziyi.
This mansion was originally the house of a wealthy family in Shuofang. After Li Heng and his party arrived in Shuofang, the wealthy family donated the house.
This house was given by the emperor to Li Mi, the most trusted military advisor.
Nowadays, Li Mi’s official secretary, Supervisor, is involved in the military affairs. Although Guo Ziyi has the title of prime minister under Tong Zhongshu’s family, all officials in Lingwu know that Li Mi, the secretary supervisor, is the most important person in the eyes of the current emperor.
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Legend has it that Li Mi was invited from the mountains immediately after arriving in Lingwu. The officials and people in Lingwu now call Li Mi the Prime Minister in White.
Although Li Mi was not the prime minister, he had considerable influence on the emperor.
Many national policies were planned by the emperor and Li Mi.
The emperor relied heavily on and feared Guo Ziyi, the military envoy of Shuofang who held a large number of troops.
But the current emperor admired Li Mi's talents very much and often called him to plan important affairs in the palace.
Therefore, Guo Ziyi did not have any contempt for Li Mi, the young secretary supervisor. He solemnly sent someone to pass the news and walked into Li Mi's house under the leadership of his servants.
Unexpectedly, Li Mi did not meet the guests in the study, so a boy dressed as a Taoist boy took Guo Ziyi to the back garden.
Guo Ziyi saw an alchemy furnace as high as a lobby, and Li Mi was sitting in front of it meditating.
I had heard that Li Mi loved practicing Taoism, but I didn't expect that he would also make elixirs at home.
Li Mi heard the footsteps, opened his eyes, and said with a smile on his handsome face:
"Guo Pingzhang, why are you so elegant today that you come to see me, a layman like me?"
Li Mi's self-proclaimed title is to transform outsiders into idlers.
The emperor repeatedly wanted to grant him the high position of Pingzhangshi and make him prime minister, but Li Midu refused to accept it.
Finally, Li Heng had no choice but to ask Li Mi what official position he wanted.
Li Mi pointed out that during the Kaiyuan period, he had served as a secretary-supervisor to a young eunuch, but now he only wanted the position of a secretary-supervisor.
Li Heng had no choice but to grant him the position of secretary-supervisor. However, he promoted him to the position of knowing secrets and granted him the inner court position of knowing the imperial edict, so that Li Mi could participate in important affairs of the court.
And Li Mi was also a character. The secretary supervisor was one of the nine supervisors of the imperial court and controlled the large library of the imperial court.
This position can be said to be high but light in power. In the past, it was used to place senior ministers who had made great contributions but were ready to resign.
Therefore, this secretary-supervisor is a high-ranking official of the second rank, a high-ranking official who can wear red and purple official robes.
But Li Mi never wears official robes. Every time he appears in the court, he always dresses like a Taoist priest.
He also claimed to be a foreigner and refused many of Li Heng's gold and silver rewards.
Everyone in the Lingwu court thought that Li Mi was pretending to be like this deliberately for the sake of fame, and even thought that he was trying to please others by grandstanding.
But Guo Ziyi knew that this Li Mi was capable, and Li Mi really didn't care about glory and wealth.
If it hadn't been for the Anshi Rebellion, Li Mi might still be practicing Taoism in the mountains and be a free man.
But Li Mi's appearance could not make Guo Ziyi let go of his anger.
Guo Ziyi sat down directly and said, "How involved were you in King Jianning's affairs?"
Li Mi waved the dust in his hand, and the Taoist boys who were busy in the yard retreated one after another.
When the fire in the alchemy furnace went out, Li Bi sighed and said, "Guo Pingzhang, you ruined my furnace of good elixirs."
Guo Ziyi stood up and asked: "Li Jianzheng, let me ask you, do you know about King Jianning's affairs?"
Li Mi sighed and said: "Of course I know about it. Not only did I know about it, but it was also my suggestion that King Jianning go to Longyou Road."
"You!" Guo Ziyi stared at Li Mi with wide eyes.
"Your Majesty relied on King Jianning to assist and protect you all the way from Maweipo to Lingwu. Everyone in the army said that King Jianning had Taizong's military strategy! Why did you let him go to Longyou Road?"
Li Mi stared into Guo Ziyi's eyes and said, "I asked King Jianning to go to Longyou Road for the sake of the crown prince."
"For the sake of the crown prince? You claim to be a foreigner, but you actually want to get involved in this kind of thing? Now that the imperial court has moved to Lingwu, do you still have to play some drama of seizing the legitimate son?"
Guo Ziyi was filled with anger. When the current emperor was still the crown prince, he held the position of Marshal of the Shuofang Army.
Although he was only a distant leader, Li Heng never left Xijing to go to Shuofang, but he sent King Jianning to Shuofang for training.
Guo Ziyi liked King Jianning very much. He once taught Li Yan the art of strategy and war. It can be said that he regarded him as his nephew.
King Jianning is also the most brave among the Li and Tang royal families. People in the army say that he looks like Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and is proficient in all kinds of literature, Taoism and military strategy.
Now is still an important time to defeat the An thieves. Shouldn't a prince like King Jianning be reused?
However, Li Mi actually suggested that the emperor send King Jianning to Longyou.
The recent news is that King Jianning and his tribe were attacked by Uighur bandits, and their lives are now uncertain.
That's why Guo Ziyi came to Master Li Mixing to question him.
Li Mi still had a faint smile on his face. He completely ignored Guo Ziyi's pressure and said slowly:
"It is precisely because King Jianning has the appearance of Taizong that he cannot repeat what Taizong did."
Li Mi looked at Guo Ziyi and said, "Guo Pingzhang, how confident are you in destroying the An thieves?"
Guo Ziyi straightened her back and said, "Of course I am very sure!"
Li Mi smiled and said: "I'm very sure. How many years do you want it?"
"If it breaks, it will last two or three years; if it lasts, it will last four or five years!"
Guo Ziyi naturally has this self-confidence. The rebels in Anlushan are the elite of the border towns of the imperial court, but Guo Ziyi is also very capable in leading troops in battles. He previously led Shuofang's army and was about to reach the three towns of Pinglu, Fanyang and Hedong, the hometown of Anlushan.
If the emperor hadn't urgently ordered Guo Ziyi to return to Shuofang, Guo Ziyi might have already broken through Anlushan's lair.
Li Mi said with a smile: "Guo Pingzhang, I believe you have the ability to pacify the An thieves in two or three years. But this can only be done under the best circumstances with the soldiers using their lives and the support of the court. If the court is not peaceful, the soldiers will not need to
Ming, can you please defeat the thief?"
Guo Ziyi was stunned.
When a large army fights, the commander and soldiers are very important, but the logistics and the emperor are also very important.
Previously, when Ge Shuhan stationed troops at Tongguan, he had a chance to kill An Lushan.
However, the Emperor Li Longji kept ordering micro-controls and requiring the army to attack, and in the end, 200,000 elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were killed.
It can be seen from this that it is not just the commander who can decide the outcome of a war.
But what does this have to do with Li Mi's suggestion that King Jianning go to Longyou?