Cut the ice silk, lightly fold it several times, apply light rouge evenly. New and beautiful makeup, gorgeous and fragrant, shameful to kill the palace maid. It is easy to wither, more rarely, ruthless wind and rain. Sad. The leisure courtyard is desolate, several springs twilight.
With so much hatred and resentment, these two swallows have never spoken to anyone. The sky is far away, the earth is far away, thousands of rivers and mountains, I don't know where the Forbidden City is. Why don't you think about it, except in dreams, sometimes you have gone there. There is no evidence, and the dream is new and not done. .
——"Yanshan Pavilion: Going North to See Apricot Blossoms" Zhao Ji
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After the banquet, Xuanzong and his concubine set off and returned to the Daming Palace in a grand manner.
After returning to the palace, Xuanzong abandoned everyone and sat in meditation in the study. The eunuchs and maidens did not dare to disturb him and retreated far away. Only Gao Lishi waited on him.
After a while, Xuanzong opened his eyes, picked up a secret envelope from the desk, and threw it to Gao Lishi. Gao Lishi took a look and saw that it was actually An Sishun's secret report to An Lushan.
Xuanzong stood up from the collapse, paced back and forth, and said: "The Hexi Jiedushi is the most powerful Jiedushi among the ten Jiedushi. In the second year of Ruizhong Jingyun's reign, he appointed Heba Yansi as the governor of Liangzhou. Hexi Jiedu Envoy. As the first Jiedu Envoy, Heba Yansi was able to specialize in military killings. He then built a festival mansion and established six banners. There is no more important foreign appointment than anything else. Therefore, Liangzhou is also known as "the best festival in the world" In the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, Cong'er led the governor of Liangzhou and the governor of Hexi Province. Huangfu Weiming, Wang Zhongsi, and An Sishun were the three governors of Hexi Province in recent years. Wang Zhongsi, An Sishun and Ge Shu Han has repeatedly told me that An Lushan will definitely rebel. Lishi, can you tell me why?"
"This~~" Gao Lishi didn't know how to answer
"I had doubts about An Lushan before, but this time he brought his family to Beijing and kept his mother, wife and children as hostages, which reassured me a lot. If he has no intention of rebellion, Wang Zhongsi, An Sishun and his brother Why did Shu Han agree that he would rebel?"
"Could it be because they discovered that An Lushan was secretly expanding his army?" Gao Lishi responded cautiously.
"Hmph, which Jiedu envoy doesn't secretly expand his own territory and troops? Gao Xianzhi launched a war of annihilation against the Shi Kingdom and Tu Qishi, and plundered a large amount of materials and wealth, but in the end, it was not in his own pocket.
I have just appointed Gao Xianzhi as the prefect of Wuwei and want to transfer him away from the Western Regions. An Sishun is afraid that his Hexi Jiedushi will be replaced, implying that the barbarians in Hexi "cut off their ears and slapped their faces" to stay together.
Huh, do you think I don’t know about these tricks they are playing?”
"Your Majesty is very aware of everything, and is even more benevolent and generous. If these barbarians continue to be ungrateful, it will be intolerable to God." Gao Lishi said with emotion.
Gao Lishi had served Xuanzong for many years, so he didn't know Xuanzong's concerns. Whether these Jiedu envoys launched wars against barbarians and tribes, burned, killed and looted, or deducted military pay and enriched their own pockets, the most they could do was to be a local emperor in their own territory. Eating, drinking, having fun, and squandering money. What Xuanzong was really afraid of was that generals with military power colluded with the prince to support him and ascended the throne. This is why Huangfu Weiming and Wang Zhongsi were brave and upright, but they were innocently deprived of military power and could not die a good death.
Xuanzong said to himself: "Of the four great Hu people, Gao Xianzhi has no prince as his backer. After the Battle of Talos, he was dismissed from the post of military governor of the four towns in Anxi. Now he is appointed General Youjinwu in Beijing; Anlushan He belongs to Li Linfu, who is at odds with the East Palace. Ge Shuhan is Wang Zhongsi's die-hard subordinate, and he belongs to half of the prince. Who is An Sishun? Lishi, please help me check it out. Maybe, in the capital, There is also a "broken army" general hiding!"
Gao Lishi quickly agreed.
Xuanzong said: "I made a miscalculation."
Gao Lishi did not dare to continue, he knew that Xuanzong had something to say.
Xuanzong snorted coldly and said: "Li Cong and Li Linfu must have deliberately staged a show for me to see the restoration. Li Cong knew that if Li Linfu led all the officials to recommend him, I would not agree. Therefore, I broke off the relationship with Li Linfu in a high-profile manner.
If nothing goes wrong, Li Cong will definitely have a backup plan. As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you will fight, if you fight, you won't fight."
Gao Lishi said cautiously: "King Qing will be unable to succeed to the throne if he loses his prime ministership. He should know this, right?"
Xuanzong's eyes were cold and he said: "No one in the world would covet the Ninth Five-Year Master, not to mention he is the eldest son. Legally speaking, he is more suitable than Li Heng."
Gao Lishi said: "But, I didn't see what Prince Qing did?"
Xuanzong said: "A biting dog will not bark. I have asked you to let out the news of changing the throne for a while. In Chang'an City, in addition to hundreds of officials writing letters to support the princes, can you see the Guanlong clan speaking out? At that time, Emperor Taizong was very fond of Wei.
Wang Litai, if it weren't for the loneliness, eldest grandson and other family troubles, how could it be Emperor Gaozong's turn to succeed to the throne. They are not like hundreds of officials choosing sides, but directly help you decide on the crown prince."
Gao Lishi said: "Then you let Taifu Xu sit in Luoyang, but you don't want him to return to Beijing?"
Xuanzong said: "The Taifu's prestige is too high, and his influence on the wealthy family cannot be underestimated. It is better to avoid him. I am also protecting him by this move. The Taifu is wise and far-reaching, and he will definitely understand my painstaking efforts."
Thinking of this, Xuanzong suddenly said out of nowhere: "Let Li Xuexuan go to Luoyang Baima Temple to meditate for a while. Chang'an is too noisy and not suitable for a monk."
Gao Lishi did not dare to say more: "No!"
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Within two days, Li Qiu reported everything that had happened recently to his father.
Li Qiu said: "News came from the palace that Yang Guozhong recognized Concubine Yang as his godmother. The Holy Father also agreed."
Prince Qing Li Cong frowned and said, "How could my father agree to such a ridiculous request?"
Li Qiu said: "Isn't that right? A while ago, the Holy Admiral brought the concubine's family together with An Lushan, and made Yang Qi, Yang Sui and the three wives of Han Guo, Guo and Qin sworn brothers and sisters with An Lushan. This is
For the first time, he was regarded as the adopted son of a noble concubine. I really don’t know how to calculate this generation.
Two days ago was An Lushan's birthday. As godfather and godmother, the Holy Emperor and the imperial concubine gave An Lushan many gifts. What was even more outrageous was that three days later, the imperial concubine ordered someone to sew an extra large swaddling clothes out of brocade silk and satin.
, then summoned An Lushan into the palace, asked the palace maids and eunuchs to wrap him in swaddling clothes, put him in a colored sedan and carry him away.
The Holy Emperor heard the harem playing and making noise and asked the reason. The maid said: "This is the third day after the imperial concubine gave birth, so she was giving Lu'er a bath." Xuanzong not only did not blame him, but also joined in the fun. Then he gave the imperial concubine "laundering money"
, and gave Anlu Mountain a generous gift, and they played around for a long time before they stopped having fun.
Since the day when the imperial concubine "bathed" An Lushan, An Lushan could not help but go in and out of the palace, or have dinner with the imperial concubine, or stay up all night and stay in the palace. As time went by, scandals naturally spread in the palace, which made it quite popular.
There are rumors of scandal. However, I don’t know why, but the Holy Spirit never doubts it.”
Li Cong sighed and said: "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable. I still don't know how to write this paragraph in the history of Qianqiu in the future."