For some reason, Li Longji finally gave Li Kuo the task of recruiting Long March athletes.
Having been the emperor of Shengming for forty years, he certainly knew that the young man's qualifications and methods were not inferior to those of these old fritters who had been in the officialdom for decades. But he still chose to believe in the young man and what the young man brought.
Those powerful officials made him feel a sense of corruption, a conservative and stable attitude. The Tang court was all occupied by these people, so how could there be any talk of innovation or change?
The court is in urgent need of injecting fresh blood to activate the long-lost vitality. Li Longji also needs a strong gesture to prove that he is still young. Look at those so-called important ministers, which one does not put the interests of the family first?
Position? What about serving the country wholeheartedly and sharing the worries of the king are all lies! In their view, the lives of tens of thousands of armored warriors are not as important as an official position in their own family!
Aren’t they self-reliant on their noble birth? Aren’t they discriminating against young people who have no backers? He, Li Longji, came to be the young man’s backer to see if it was those noble families or him, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was of noble birth!
"Your Majesty, are you still worried about political affairs?" As soon as Yang Yuhuan's clear and charming voice sounded in Li Longji's ears, His Majesty the Emperor immediately stopped worrying.
Li Longji smiled and waved his hand: "It's just a matter of increasing the army in Anxi, it doesn't matter."
Yang Yuhuan has never been involved in political affairs, so Li Longji was a little surprised when he suddenly asked about it today.
"Oh, does your Majesty have any concerns in your mind?" Yang Yuhuan leaned on Li Longji's arms and whispered sweetly.
"Well, the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall have put forward several plans, each with its own pros and cons. I finally gave this task to your master, allowing him to recruit Long March athletes in Guanlong and then send them to Anxi." Li Longji said casually.
He told Concubine Yang the arrangement with a hint of joking.
"Well, speaking of it, the outstanding generals in the Tang army today are all related to you, Yuhuan. An Hu'er, An Lushan, who is in his prime, is your son in Yuhuan and has a bright future. Li Kuo is the leader among the young officers.
I am Yuhuan your master. So, if I embrace Yuhuan alone, won’t I embrace the splendid country in my arms?”
"Your Majesty!" After hearing Li Longji's words, Yang Yuhuan squeaked: "The Tang Dynasty is invincible. This is all because of the lives of the soldiers. What does it have to do with the concubines?"
Yang Yuhuan felt sick to his stomach at the mention of An Lushan. This Hu Erxian was so shameless. He was obviously much older than himself, but he still insisted on asking him to be his godmother. Sanlang was so serious that he actually agreed to this.
When the news goes out of the palace, what will the princes think? What will the ministers think? What will the people of the world think?
As for Li Kuo and Li Xiaolang, she was really happy. She always felt that she was attracted by a special temperament in the young man. As for what this temperament was, she didn't know very well.
"Oh, am I right?" Li Longji lightly brushed Yang Yuhuan's cheek, feeling his heart brimming with emotion and all his resentment disappearing.
"Your Majesty said that, how can I dare to make such rash comments?" Yang Yuhuan started to play off his temper: "Your Majesty is the emperor, and I cannot bear the wrath of the emperor."
"Are you really angry?" Li Longji tightened Yang Yuhuan Fengyun's body tightly and said with a smile: "If you don't dare to offend me, how can anyone dare to offend me? Not to mention anything else, in these years, as long as
Which of the Yang family’s children didn’t make up for the shortcomings from the sixth rank as soon as they entered the officialdom?”
This is indeed true. The status of the Yang family has indeed been greatly improved because of Yang Yuhuan's favor. Since Li Linfu fell ill, the Yang family has become the most troubled family in Chang'an City. Most of the children of the Yang family have a silver spoon in their mouths.
Needless to say, those who were born in Xujue and have become officials, even if they are fat and short-term children from Jingzhao, as long as the Yang family opens their hands, someone will send them forward. In their view, this big tree of the Yang family is likely to grow in the next ten years.
It will remain standing for years or even twenty years. If you don't take advantage of the opportunity to grab one or two now, when will you wait?
"Sanlang!" Yang Yuhuan sighed and returned to the affectionate title: "How could Yuhuan not know about Sanlang's kindness to Yuhuan? It's just that not all men from the concubine family have the qualifications to be officials. If they make up for some irrelevant
It's just an important idle position. If you occupy an important position, won't you miss important court affairs sooner or later?"
Li Longji did not expect that Yang Yuhuan was not only ungrateful to him for his kindness, but also had a hint of resentment, and his face immediately fell.
"So, Yuhuan thinks that I am using public affairs for personal gain?"
Yang Yuhuan was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, covered his mouth and smiled: "This world belongs to your Majesty, so there is no distinction between public and private. But Yuhuan often hears people say that when the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will lose. A family has too much momentum.
Being too strong is never a good thing.”
"Well, what you said makes sense. Well, I promise you that I will try my best to appoint officials to the Yang family according to their talents. If their talents are too mediocre, I will grant them more officials and reward them with more gold and silver.
.How does Yuhuan feel like this?"
Li Longji nodded and came up with a way to get the best of both worlds. As an emperor, how could he not know the art of balance? It's just that he is now trying to support the Yang family to replace Li Linfu, so it is inevitable that he has gone too far.
"In this case, Yuhuan would like to thank Your Majesty." Yang Yuhuan glanced at Li Longji as an expression of gratitude.
"I really can't help you!" Li Longji gently scratched Yang Yuhuan's nose, his voice full of pity.
"By the way, Sanlang, how do you think my master will recruit athletes for the Long March? Guanlong is the richest area in the Tang Dynasty. If there is a way to survive, who would ask his children to make a living by licking blood from knife wounds?"
Yang Yuhuan suddenly became curious about the boy's mission and asked softly.
"Well, I don't know about this either. However, I see that he looks confident, so there should be no problem."
"Sanlang, I want to see the process of recruiting soldiers, is it possible?"
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. The recruiting ground is a mixed bag and the situation is changeable. It's impossible to guarantee the safety of Yuhuan. Well, I'll ask Yuan Yi to send people to keep an eye on the kid secretly. If there is any progress, report it to Yuhuan as soon as possible. Okay.
?”
Of course, Li Longji couldn't let Yang Yuhuan go to the recruitment site in person, so he made this decision.
"That's it."
"Why, Yuhuan is unhappy?"
"How is that possible?" Yang Yuhuan raised his lips slightly and said with a smile: "Yuhuan is satisfied if he can understand how the master recruits troops."