Don’t you see the young knight-errants from Huainan, hunting and throwing balls during the day and throwing them at night?
Hulu is worth millions, revenge is as close as a stone's throw away.
The young ranger is easy to pass by, and he is all dressed up in fancy clothes.
Cymbidiums and orchids accompany the noisy prostitutes, and the scenery is filled with music and music.
——Excerpt from "Three Poems on a Young Man's Journey Part 3" by Li Bai
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The next day, at Chen time, Li Fuguo and his entourage came to the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Bai Fu ordered people to open the red lacquered door in the middle of the mansion and, leaning on crutches, greeted him at the door of the mansion.
Li Fuguo raised the curtain and saw Bai Fu coming to greet him in person. He quickly got out of the carriage, bowed deeply, and said with a smile: "How could I be so virtuous and talented as an old slave that I alerted Bai Xiangguo to greet him personally?"
Bai Fu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It's really an honor for me to have Eunuch Li come here. After my mansion was renovated, Eunuch Li hasn't been here yet, has he? Please come quickly."
The two of them chatted and laughed as they crossed the threshold and entered the mansion. People who didn't know better thought they had a deep friendship.
The two of them walked through the corridor and entered the courtyard used for entertaining guests. The courtyard environment is quiet and extremely elegant, with green bamboos surrounding the house and the courtyard full of greenery.
There are no green lotuses or fish ponds in the courtyard. Instead, the courtyard is covered with white sand, and fences are used to simulate the curves of the river on the white sand, plowing out countless swirling textures, like fleeting waves and ripples.
Several rockeries of different shapes are placed in the white sand in an orderly manner. They seem sparse, but in fact they are full of knowledge and contain the secrets of the changes in the stars.
Several pieces of vertically striped stones are piled up one after the other, like hills and gullies scattered layer by layer. White sand runs through them, like a white spring waterfall in the valley, winding down the mountain.
The still moment, the condensed square inch, the blank space in the courtyard, are full of Zen opportunities.
When Li Fuguo came here, his pores immediately felt numb.
This kind of dry landscape courtyard design combines hardness and softness, and is natural in Taoism. It makes people feel Zen and suppresses inner demons. It is the nemesis of one's own evil powers.
Li Fuguo secretly said: "Awesome."
Walking into the study, both of them knelt down and sat on the couch, facing each other across a huanghuali coffee table several feet wide.
The maid drew water from the well, boiled the water to make tea, and brought the fragrant tea to the tea banquet.
Bai Fu blew the tea cup lightly and looked closely at Li Fuguo's smiling face.
Li Fuguo's appearance is extremely ugly, as if the Creator was distracted when he was shaping the shape, and he randomly picked it up. His facial features are all vulgar. Coupled with the characteristics of an eunuch, there is no flesh on the face, no beard under the jaw, a sharp mouth, monkey cheeks, dark eyes, and messy bones.
Turn, it is the appearance of cunning and cruelty.
Li Fuguo gently moved the tea cup holder with his fingers and said with a smile: "Sir Bai, the old slave used to be negligent in discipline and indulgence in his subordinates, which led to the sons and daughters not knowing what the heaven and the earth are, and being arrogant and domineering outside, doing evil things.
The old slave will strictly discipline the mastiff guard from now on and prevent him from doing wrong again.
If anyone in the Mastiff Guards still dares to act arbitrarily, Master Bai will punish him severely, but I will never protect him."
After that, Li Fuguo took out a gold medal from his sleeve, held it to Bai Fu, and said with a smile: "Sir Bai, this is the mastiff guard's order to mobilize troops. From today on, you can command the mastiff guard at will."
Bai Fu gently pushed the gold medal back to Li Fuguo and said: "The Mastiff Guard is Eunuch Li's hard work. A lower official would not dare to take away someone's beauty."
The corner of Li Fuguo's mouth cracked, revealing an extremely ugly smile, and said softly: "Sir Bai, although these slaves are hateful, they have been conscientious in their work over the years, and they have mastered many secrets of the courtiers. There are many unimaginable and unheard of things in them.
Wonderful story…
With this token, my lord, you can go in and out of the Mastiff Guard House at any time, retrieve these files, and get a closer look."
Bai Fu lowered his eyebrows, closed his eyes slightly, smelled the fragrance of tea overflowing from the incense cup, and said with a pun: "Eunuch Li, you have known Bai for more than a day or two. You should know that this official is not someone who likes to pry into secrets."
people.
I am a person with a very good memory, but I am not strict with my words, for fear that I will not be able to keep the door shut."
A cold light flashed across Li Fuguo's eyes, then he laughed loudly and put the token back into his sleeve.
Li Fuguo glanced around, waved his hand, and motioned for his retinue to retreat.
Bai Fu knew that Li Fuguo had something to say, so he also asked the maid to step back and close the doors and windows.
Li Fuguo smiled and said: "Sir Bai, people in the Ming Dynasty don't speak secretly.
I heard that you captured An Lushan's personal eunuch Li Zhuer in Suiyang. With your intelligence, you can roughly guess the origin of the Za family."
Bai Fu remained calm and listened to Li Fuguo's explanation.
Li Fuguo said: "Yes, the Za family is the secret agent placed by An Lushan around His Majesty. The Za family's code name is 'Ming Fei'."
Seeing that Bai Fu had no abnormal reaction, Li Fuguo smiled slightly and said: "As expected by the Zajia family, looking at Bai Xiangguo's eyes, it was obvious that he already knew the true identity of the Zajia family.
The Zajia family is also very curious, why doesn’t Mr. Bai follow the example of Li Xian and Li Xiangguo of the clan and advise His Majesty to expose the Zajia family’s identity?”
Bai Fu poured himself a cup and drank it without commenting on whether he liked it or not.
Li Fuguo repeatedly tried to figure out Bai Fu's expression, but couldn't see any flaws.
Li Fuguo paused for a moment before speaking, and said: "Although I still can't guess Master Bai's thoughts, I might as well tell Master Bai that Your Majesty already knows my identity."
Bai Fu was shocked, but his expression remained calm and normal.
Li Fuguo took the tea ladle from Bai Fu, poured himself a cup, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has been the prince for decades, and he is very careful and cautious. If you couldn't even tell my identity, you would have been there long ago."
was deposed.
To be honest, I am not only An Lushan’s spy beside His Majesty, but also His Majesty’s spy on An Lushan.”
Bai Fu was finally moved.
Li Fuguo looked at the change in Bai Fu's eyes with satisfaction and said, "I think Master Bai must have heard the story of An Lushan who did not hesitate to offend the prince in order to express his loyalty to Xuanzong, right?"
Bai Fu nodded. Of course Bai Fu had heard of this story because it was so famous:
One day in the sixth year of Tianbao's reign, Anlu Mountain had an audience with Xuanzong at the palace. Prince Li Heng was also present, but Anlu Mountain turned a blind eye and only worshiped the emperor and not Prince Li Heng.
The eunuch of the palace reminded him, but An Lushan replied with a confused face: "I am from a foreigner. I don't understand the etiquette of the court. I don't know what official the prince is?"
Xuanzong smiled and explained to An Lushan: "The prince is the crown prince. After I live forever, he will rule the world on my behalf."
An Lushan seemed to understand and said: "I am stupid. I only know that there is Your Majesty, but I don't know that there is a prince." After saying this, he reluctantly saluted to Prince Li Heng.
All the courtiers could see that An Lushan was acting. As for Xuanzong, An Lushan would not hesitate to offend the future emperor in order to please him. This loyalty was certainly unparalleled.
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Li Fuguo said: "An Lushan pretended to be stupid and took a roundabout way to express his daring loyalty to Xuanzong.
Do you think, An Lushan is such a shrewd person, even if he wants to please Xuanzong, he can't offend the prince?
The scene of the court meeting is a double act played by An Lushan and the prince. And the person who takes the lead in this drama is the Zajia family."
Bai Fu asked: "Isn't it said that the prince and An Lushan don't get along?"
Li Fuguo squinted his eyes and said: "When you reach such a high position, in order to protect yourself, don't you have to show the truth to Xuanzong?"
Over the years, none of the military governors who had been close to the East Palace, from Hexi and Longyou military governor Huangfu Weiming to General Wang Zhongsi, who was also the military governor of the four towns, met a happy end.
In addition to Xuanzong, those who were afraid of the prince also had the prince's political enemy - Prime Minister Li Linfu.
Therefore, the pros of having a quarrel with the prince actually outweigh the cons.
With the support of Xuanzong and Li Linfu, Anlushan rose step by step from a mere military envoy of Pinglu to the military envoy of Pinglu, Fanyang and Hedong towns in just fifteen years.
Among the ten major vassal towns, Fanyang Town controls the army, controls the state territory, and has the largest number of troops among the ten major vassal towns: Fanyang Jiedu Linzhixi, Khitan, Tongjinglue, Weiwu, Qingyi, and Jingsai
, Hengyang, Beiping, Gaoyang, Tangxing, Henghai Nine Armies, Tunyou, Ji, Gui, Tan, Yi, Heng, Ding, Mo, Cang Jiuzhou, governing Youzhou, with 91,400 soldiers
.
In February of the tenth year of Tianbao, Xuanzong appointed An Lushan as the governor of Hedong.
Hedong Town and Shuofang Town are at odds with each other. The two towns jointly defend the Turks. Hedong Town controls the Tianbing, Datong, Hengye, and Kelan armies and the Yunzhong Garrison Area, and is stationed in the territory of Xin, Dai, and Lan Prefectures, and the headquarters.
It is located in Taiyuan and has a strength of 55,000.
So far, An Lushan has served as the governor of Hedong, Fanyang, and Pinglu towns. The total force under his jurisdiction has reached 185,000, accounting for 30% of the total force of vassal towns in the country.
In addition to the Jiedu envoy of the three towns, An Lushan also served as the interview envoy of Hebei. He was granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom and was given the title of Dongping County Prince. In the more than 100 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan was the only military general with a foreign surname to be crowned king!
On the other hand, on the prince's side, although Li Linfu repeatedly suggested that he should be deposed and that Qing Wang Li Cong should take charge of the East Palace, the prince still stood firm until Lingwu succeeded to the throne.
From a certain point of view, the reason why Xuanzong tolerated the prince was because among the princes, the prince had the deepest grievances with Li Linfu and An Lushan, forming an irresolvable rift.
Therefore, until An Lushan rebelled, the tacit double act between the prince and An Lushan was the best protection for each other."
Don’t you see the young knight-errants from Huainan, hunting and throwing balls during the day and throwing them at night?
Hulu is worth millions, revenge is as close as a stone's throw away.
The young ranger is easy to pass by, and he is all dressed up in fancy clothes.
Cymbidiums and orchids accompany the noisy prostitutes, and the scenery is filled with music and music.
Arrogance and self-confidence are unacceptable, and they have been raised in the chivalrous hall for a long time.
A good saddle and a good horse are begged for, and fifteen thousand spins are sold for wine.
Use all your heart to be a confidant, and use your gold to plant peaches and plums.
Peaches and plums are planted for several springs, and the flowers fall and become new again.
All the prefectures and counties are just servants, and all the princes and princes are equal friends.
If a man has lived a happy life for a hundred years, why should he suffer from poverty and illness by being a scholar?
A man who has been proud of his life for a hundred years should not be willing to live in the world.
He is half dressed as a soldier, and a poor scholar is a commoner in Linquan.
The branches and roots of Zhemo are hundreds of feet long, not as many as in modern times.
If your in-laws are connected to the imperial city, it is better to wear your own hairpin.
If you only care about wealth and honor in front of you, why use your reputation behind you?
——"Three Poems for a Young Man·Part Three" by Li Bai