In the past few days, Li Cong has been connecting in an orderly manner, from Zhang Jun to Li Xiu, from Li Xiu to Gao Xianzhi, from Gao Xianzhi to Yang Xuan, the minister of household affairs, from Yang Xuan to Zheng Ang, the censor Zhongcheng, and from Zheng Ang to Dali Temple.
Qing Cheng Xiao and Li Cong gradually established an encirclement to deal with Li Ye.
At the same time, Li Cong integrated elite warriors from all walks of life, bringing the number of elite warriors under him to 300.
Although Li Cong carried out the connection in a secret state, this kind of secret cannot be hidden from anyone who wants to know.
Gao Xianzhi asked his son Gao Huan to send a letter to Feilong.
In the small courtyard of Xuandu Temple, Feilong read Gao Xianzhi's letter carefully and slowly closed his eyes. Li Cong's layout was quite methodical. It was completely different from the previous wild boxing. It could be seen that there were capable people around him.
Being able to make suggestions for him and unite all those who hate Li Ye is not a small force.
This force not only dealt with Li Ye, but also greatly enhanced Li Cong's political capital. This was the finishing touch.
Feilong is a bit difficult to deal with. He doesn't want to give up Li Ye as a backup just yet, mainly because Gao Xianzhi's reinstatement has been delayed.
He now discovered that Yuan Siyi was a bit ambivalent towards him and was not willing to work hard for him sincerely. Yuan Siyi assured him that Gao Xianzhi would be restored to his original position with just one word.
But now half a month has passed since Yuan Siyi's guarantee, and there is still no movement. Feilong knows that Yuan Siyi is unreliable.
In fact, Yuan Siyi's unreliability did not end with this. Yuan Siyi also promised him that he would convince the emperor to officially announce the news that the Supreme Emperor was not dead at the appropriate time. This was something Feilong had been looking forward to for many years.
But as early as the fifth year of Kaiyuan, Feilong reached an agreement with the Emperor. The Emperor would not change the fact that the Supreme Emperor had died in exchange for peace between the two parties.
After decades of peace and harmony, Feilong regrets this agreement more and more. If this agreement is not overturned, how will he listen to politics behind the curtain as the Supreme Emperor in the future?
Six years after Tianbao, he proposed to the emperor to abrogate the agreement many times, but he was rejected by the emperor. The emperor was determined to let him die as a flying dragon.
Feilong paced back and forth in the yard. If Yuan Siyi was unreliable, his plan would not be implemented.
Then it is crucial to preserve Li Ye's military power.
The movement against Li Ye launched by Li Cong at this time also harmed his vital interests.
Feilong nodded and said to Gao Huan: "Go back and tell your father that he will pretend to be sick and be bedridden. No matter how many people come to see him, he will always be fine. I have an arrangement and will secretly send someone to find him."
"I understand, I will go back and report to father immediately."
Gao Huanshi bowed and left. Feilong's first step was to get Gao Xianzhi out of this right and wrong situation. Gao Xianzhi was obviously one of his own, but he wanted to get involved with Li Cong. The emperor would never let him go to Li Cong because he
Reuse him.
Feilong knew history. He knew that Li Cong could not achieve anything and that Gao Xianzhi would still take control of the military in the future, but in the end he and Feng Changqing were killed by Bian Lingcheng.
What Feilong wanted to change was this period of history. Once Gao Xianzhi took control of the military, he would immediately turn around and come back to control Chang'an.
But the powerful Feilong of the Anxi Army also wants to control it. If Gao Xianzhi cannot return to Anxi, then let Li Ye return to Anxi and he will control the Anxi Army and the Hezhong Army.
Thinking of this, Feilong immediately wrote a secret letter and sent someone to Xuanpingfang to deliver it to Li Ye.
After the ruby was delivered, the emperor Li Longji's rage disappeared, and his determination to deprive Li Ye of his military power also disappeared. It was as if nothing had happened. Everything was peaceful again, and Li Ye's family moved back.
Own house.
Of course, Li Ye knew that this was just tranquility on the surface of the water, but underneath the water there was a rapid undercurrent and murderous intent lurking.
Dugu Ming told him that the emperor was sometimes very stupid, but sometimes he was shrewd and sophisticated. Li Ye believed that this was in line with the truth. He even suspected that the emperor's stupidity was sometimes pretended. Only when he pretended to be stupid, all parties involved
Only then will the forces appear one after another.
But Li Longji's decision to cancel the deprivation of his military power is true. He must give Yang Yupei face. In front of Yang Yupei, Li Longji is 100% stupid. No one can maintain a clear and rational mind after taking opium.
, not even the emperor can do it.
But once he slowly wakes up from the opium hallucination, he will regain his imperial scheming.
In the past few days, Li Ye has been taking care of his children at home. That afternoon, the housekeeper came to report: "Your Majesty, a Taoist priest came to visit the young master. This is his name."
The housekeeper handed Li Ye a name card, which read "Songshan Xiandao Li Mi". Li Ye raised his eyebrows, and it turned out to be the emperor's master Li Mi.
Li Ye hurriedly said: "Invite him to sit in the guest room for a while, I will come right away!"
It was actually arranged in the guest room. The butler did not dare to neglect and hurriedly made arrangements.
Dugu Xinyue took the child and said with a smile: "Where is the guest? It seems that my husband has arranged to enter the guest room for the first time."
Li Ye smiled and said: "He is a scribe whom I admire very much. I will go and receive him."
"Husband, just go and do your work, I will take care of the children!"
Li Ye came to the guest hall. A Taoist priest about thirty years old was sitting in the hall drinking tea. He was wearing a bamboo crown, a half-worn Taoist robe, straw sandals on his feet, and a whisk in his hand. But how could he hide this extraordinary demeanor?
No.
This person was none other than Li Mi, the famous imperial master in history. Li Mi was ostracized by Yang Guozhong two years ago and was forced to live in seclusion in Songshan Mountain, where he concentrated on cultivating Taoism and did not care about worldly affairs.
Li Ye walked into the lobby and said with a smile: "I have kept you waiting for a long time, sir!"
Li Mi quickly stood up and bowed his head in salute, "Buddha Amitayus, I'm going down the mountain to take a leisurely walk. Li Mi, I'm here to see the prince!"
Li Ye was a little surprised, why was he still a Taoist priest?
He then asked with a smile: "I thought sir should be the prince's staff, why are you still a monk?"
Li Bi smiled faintly, "I am a Taoist priest from Chongyang Temple, and I no longer serve the royal family. When I was begging for alms in Luoyang, I met my old friend Li Dai, your father. He promised to give me three thousand taels of silver, but he couldn't take it.
He asked me to ask the county king for the money, so I shamelessly came to collect the debt."
After saying that, he looked at Li Ye with a half-smile.
Li Ye nodded, walked to the front of the hall and told the maid. The maid hurried away and came back a moment later, holding a heavier bundle, "Madam asked me to bring it to the young master!"
Li Ye took the heavy baggage and opened it on the table. Inside was thirty ingots of shining gold, twelve taels each.
Li Ye pushed the gold to Li Mi, "This is three hundred taels of gold. Please accept it, sir!"
Li Mi raised his head and laughed, "Everyone says that the prince is generous and courteous to the virtuous. Not bad! Not bad!"
Li Bi said to Li Ye again: "Chongyang Temple is just a few shabby thatched cottages. Although more than a dozen Taoist priests are hungry, they still devote themselves to practicing Taoism, which is admirable. I vowed to build a Taoist temple for them and erect the statue of Sanqing."
, I begged for alms everywhere, but the income was meager. It was even difficult for me to feed myself, until I met your father in Luoyang half a month ago.
Your Majesty and I are close friends. He strongly invited me to come to Chang'an to serve as an aide to the Prince. I have long admired the Prince's name. He had made great achievements in opening up frontiers for the Tang Dynasty. I was also a little tempted, so I proposed to your Majesty that if
Donate me three thousand taels of silver, and I will serve as the king's staff for three years. Your Majesty agreed."
Li Ye was secretly ashamed. It turned out that Li Mi was testing him just now. If he turned against him and kicked him out, he would never get Li Mi's loyalty.
Li Ye was overjoyed that he had gained Li Mi's allegiance. He quickly stood up and bowed respectfully and said: "Li Ye has little knowledge and little experience. It is Li Ye's honor to be given guidance by Mr. Li Ye!"
Li Mi smiled and said: "If I am a fake Taoist priest who cheats money, and I get three hundred taels of gold and run away, what will happen to the prince?"
Li Ye also smiled slightly and said: "Thousands of gold buys horse bones, I will definitely spread the news and let everyone in the world know!"
Li Mi laughed loudly, gave a thumbs up and praised: "The vision and mind of the prince are indeed extraordinary. No wonder he can become Li Xiangguo's successor!"