Chapter 450 Bitter Medicinal Wine

Night fell quietly, and the Jiannan Army retreated for ten miles and was stationed in an open area. Gao Xianzhi was cautious and sent a large number of scouts to patrol the tent. At this time, his heart was filled with melancholy, and he was walking around the tent with his hands behind his back.

During the day, he could no longer bear to contradict Li Longji. Although Li Longji finally agreed to his suggestion, he felt heavy in his heart. He knew that Li Longji was not convinced by him, but was forced to agree because he controlled the army. Gao Xianzhi also knew very well that it was very likely that Li Longji had planted the seeds of killing him today. With Li Longji's nature, how could he tolerate someone who dared to contradict himself on the battlefield?

It was this enlightenment that made Gao Xianzhi feel inexplicable panic, but he had no choice but to think of any way to make up for it. He even wanted to ask Li Longji, but he knew that it was meaningless. Since it had happened, he could only make up for it slowly in the future.

Gao Xianzhi looked up at a crescent moon and sighed long. Why didn't the old emperor understand that they could not win this battle, the old emperor who was so stubborn that it was a headache.

"Supervisor!" A lieutenant ran over quickly, interrupting his thoughts.

"What's up?"

"The scout caught one person, Yang Xuan, the son of Yang Guozhong."

"Then let him go, what's there to catch?" Gao Xianzhi said a little unhappy.

Yang Xuan was originally a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue and was dismissed during the Li Yu's purge of Yang family. However, he had been an official of the court and could not be a spy. Moreover, Yang Guozhong was in the camp and was still the right prime minister, so there was no need to capture his son.

"But, this person came from the north."

‘North?’ Gao Xianzhi was stunned. Luogu Pass was on the north. Now it was the war period. How could Yang Xuan come here? It seems that there is really a problem.

"Shishou, what should I do? Should I let this person go or not?"

Gao Xianzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Take him directly to Yang Guozhong's tent."

"Yes! Obey the order."

The lieutenant hurried away. Soon after, several soldiers brought one in and went directly to Yang Guozhong's camp. Gao Xianzhi was watching not far away. He sighed secretly, not knowing what Yang Xuan's arrival meant.

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Yang Guozhong's tent was brightly lit, and his son's sudden arrival made Yang Guozhong both happy and surprised. When he fled Chang'an, his son was on his way back from Luoyang. Time was tight, and he could not wait for his son's return. This was Yang Guozhong's heart disease. His wife Pei Rou had been resentful about this and scolded him several times. Now that his son is back, why doesn't he be ecstatic?

Yang Xuan is the eldest son of Yang Guozhong. He is 30 years old this year. He looks handsome, with big eyebrows and big eyes and a burly figure. He is very similar to Yang Guozhong when he was young. When Yang Guozhong was the right prime minister, he became a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue and was an extremely powerful official.

At this time, although he saw his father, he did not look happy on his face, but instead seemed a little worried. When he saw several guards in the tent, he winked his father.

Yang Guozhong immediately ordered: "You all go down!"

The guards all went down, and only father and son were left in the tent. Yang Guozhong frowned and complained to his son, "Why did you come from the north? If the emperor knows, how can I explain?"

"Don't worry, since Gao Xianzhi sent me to his father's tent, he would never tell the emperor about this. Does Gao Xianzhi's father understand what Gao Xianzhi thinks?"

"Of course I understand!"

Yang Guozhong said in an elongated voice: "But this is just a lucky draw. If Gao Xianzhi had offended the emperor today, how could he let you go? You shouldn't have walked on Luogu Road, but on Ziwu Road to Hanzhong."

"Father, I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing that his son looked serious, Yang Guozhong slowly sat down and said, "Tell me! What's the matter?"

"My father knows why I can come from Luoguguan?"

"Just just say it! Don't play a puzzle with me, come and sit down and talk."

"Yes!" Yang Xuan sat down, took another sip of tea, and then said: "The reason why I can pass Luogu Pass is because I have a token from Li Qing'an."

"What?" Yang Guozhong was shocked, "Where did you get the Li Qing'an token?"

Yang Guozhong felt a little incredible. How could Li Qingan give the token to his son? The more he thought about it, the more weird he felt, and urged: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

"Reporting to my father, the token was actually given to me by my third aunt. My father may not know that now Ziwu Valley can't get through. The army blocked the valley road and wanted to go to Shuzhong, so I could only go from Jingzhou. I was going to stay in Chang'an, but my third aunt found me, talked with me for a long time, and gave me this token, allowing me to pass Luogu Pass."

The third aunt Yang Xuan mentioned was Yang Huahua. Yang Guozhong knew one thing. Yang Huahua's thoughts about Li Qing'an have always been ambiguous. This time, Li Qing'an entered the court with high profile. The reason why Yang Huahua refused to go south must be because she was wrapped up with Li Qing'an, otherwise how could Li Qing'an give her a token?

"This shameless woman!" Yang Guozhong cursed softly.

Yang Xuan shook his head and said, "My father made a mistake. The token was not given to the third aunt, but Li Qing'an asked the third aunt to transfer it to me. And I think the third aunt's idea is not wrong."

Yang Guozhong heard what his son said, and narrowed his eyes and asked, "Have you defected to Li Qing'an too?"

"Father, I didn't surrender to Li Qing'an. I just wanted to have more ways of retreat. It's good for my father to follow the emperor to be the right prime minister of the Central Secretariat, but my father also wants to think about the future. The emperor is old and how many years can he live? If he goes, will his heir use his father again? Also, if the emperor cannot fight against the court and is finally destroyed by the court, what should my father do? Can he escape that disaster? So the third aunt advised me to leave a way out for myself. I think the third aunt is right. If I can do things for Li Qing'an, at least our father and son can save their lives in the future. Even if we can't become an official, there is no problem to be a rich man. I know that my father and Li Qing'an have a bad relationship, but my father also wants to think about it for me and my brothers. Father, I beg you!"

After saying that, Yang Xuan knelt down in front of Yang Guozhong and kowtowed to his father twice. Yang Guozhong sighed for a while and said, "Li Qing'an was just a small central governor, and I was just a small county magistrate. Who would have thought that I would be today? Who would have thought that Li Qing'an had such a great power? Well, I am nearly fifty years old and can't jump around for a few years. For the sake of my sons, I will sell myself!"

In fact, the reason why Yang Guozhong escaped from Chang'an was not that he was optimistic about Li Longji, but that he couldn't believe Li Heng. Since Li Heng poached his confidant Linghu Fei, he knew that Li Heng would soon replace him with Linghu Fei. Yang Guozhong began to feel uneasy, but if he was asked to surrender to Li Qing'an, he would never be able to take this face down. He would rather be idle at home than become Li Qing'an. He also knew that Li Qing'an looked down on him.

Of course, he also knew why Li Qing'an found his son. If it weren't for becoming Li Longji's right prime minister, Li Qing'an wouldn't have paid any attention to his son. Li Qing'an's meaning was also very clear, just to let him do things for him by Li Longji's side. Yang Guozhong sighed secretly, for the sake of his son, he actually became Li Qing'an's tool.

"Tell me! What's wrong with you here this time?"

When Yang Xuan saw that his father agreed, he was overjoyed. He didn't like Li Longji at all. On the contrary, he was optimistic about Li Qing'an, but because of his father, he could not be used by Li Qing'an. But if his father was willing to do something for Li Qing'an, he would have a chance in the future.

Yang Xuan quickly whispered: "I'll tell my father something, Ge Shuhan......"

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Li Longji's big tent is located in the center of the Daying. In addition to the largest white tent, there are five small tents close to the surroundings. If you look at it from a high altitude, it looks a bit like a blooming flower.

Like Baoxi Road, the night on Luogu Road is also unbearable. Although it is a little better than the previous few days, it is still July after all, especially for the elderly Li Longji, it is still unbearable. The harassment and sultry heat of mosquitoes made him feel very upset.

He has been living a pampered life for decades. When did he suffer such suffering? If he hadn't been worried that Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan would not work hard, he would never have been the supervisor in person.

Li Longji's irritability and confrontation with Gao Xianzhi in person. If it were a few years earlier, he would have killed this bold and arrogant minister immediately. Now that he is no longer authoritative, he is afraid of killing Gao Xianzhi. His subordinates rebelled, Li Longji had to bear this tone, but this tone was vented in his own tent after he came back.

He had already dropped three tea cups, and several eunuchs who served him were beaten by him, and he felt a little relieved, but this was not a solution. After dinner, he stayed in the tent to think about how to take Gao Xianzhi's military power.

Li Longji was harmed by An Lushan and took aphrodisiacs for many years, which caused his body to collapse. He was unconscious for several months before slowly awakening. As his body recovered a little bit, his mind had roughly returned to his pre-coma state, but the aphrodisiacs also left him with harm that was never healed. He had completely lost the normal function of a man, followed by his back being hunched and turned into a hunchback.

Although he lost his desire for women, his desire for power did not disappear at all, but became even more intense. He dreamed that he could regain the Hanyuan Palace, control the ten thousand miles of the Tang Dynasty, and accept the pilgrimage of all nations. For this reason, he killed his thirteen sons. With decades of prestige, he surrendered Geshuhan and Gao Xianzhi, and had nearly 300,000 troops in his hands. He refused to recognize Li Shi's throne and announced his reinstatement to the world, attracting the surrender of a large number of royal family and powerful people. Li Longji was a little confused again, so he was impatient to take over Guanzhong and retake his throne.

But now his frustration before Luogu Pass and Gao Xianzhi's confrontation in person were like two basins of cold water pouring on the face, which made Li Longji a little sober. He finally realized that the power in his hands had not yet been stabilized.

How to seize Gao Xianzhi's power? Of course, the best way is to bribe his subordinates, but Li Longji knew that it was still a bit difficult to bribe him now. It was best to separate Gao Xianzhi from his subordinates, such as Gao Xianzhi stationed in Chengdu, while his subordinates were distributed in other prefectures and counties. With distance, they were easily bribed.

While thinking, a guard came in to report: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yang is here, saying that there is something important to report!"

"Please come in!"

Li Longji still attaches great importance to Yang Guozhong. On the one hand, he was loyal to himself and actually abandoned the position of prime minister and defected to him. On the other hand, Yang Guozhong also served as the right prime minister for two years. Although his ability was a little poor, he was familiar with government affairs and could quickly make his new court run. Moreover, he had a certain force. His Yang party basically came to Hanzhong. Cui Yuan, the prefect of Yizhou, was also promoted by him. With Yang Guozhong, he could stabilize the local officials of Bashu prefect. Therefore, as soon as Yang Guozhong fled to Hanzhong, Li Longji immediately appointed him as the right prime minister of the Secretariat.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Yang Guozhong hurried in, respectfully knelt down to Li Longji and said, "My minister Yang Guozhong will meet with His Majesty."

This is also one of the reasons why Li Longji likes Yang Guozhong. When all the officials saw him, they would bow and kneel down, and made him look up at the other party with a hunchback. He felt a sense of pressure in his heart. Yang Guozhong knelt down for him, and invisibly the pressure in front of him disappeared. He could look down on Yang Guozhong and get some satisfaction in his heart.

"The prime minister is exempted from courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yang Guozhong stood up, and he still bent down and said, "Your Majesty, my son Yang Xuan came from Hanzhong and told me an important news. I was anxious, but I dared not hide it from Your Majesty, so I came to see Your Majesty."

"Dr. Yang is here too. Congratulations to the Prime Minister. Your family will be reunited now."

Li Longji smiled and congratulated Yang Guozhong, and asked again: "Tell me! What happened?"

Yang Guozhong stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, my son heard about something in Hanzhong. It was reported that Geshuhan and Li Qing'an had letters, and Li Qing'an gave Geshuhan several times to treat foot pain, and he happily accepted it."

"What?"

Li Longji was shocked and then looked angry, "Is this really the case?"

Yang Guozhong knew Li Longji's personality very well. He actually took risks when he said this. If someone else had changed, he would definitely investigate. Who told Yang Xuan, and how did this person know? Finally, he found out that Ge Shu Han step by step. If he followed this investigation, Yang Xuan would definitely have problems. How could he know what happened on the front line just after he arrived in Hanzhong? In this way, Yang Xuan's source of information is questionable, and then he doubted Yang Xuan's true identity.

But Yang Guozhong was not worried about Li Longji at all. Li Longji never cared about the source of the news. He only cared about whether it was true or not. Yang Guozhong was not worried about whether it was true or not in the end. He knew that Li Qing'an would arrange everything.

Yang Guozhong had no good impression of Geshuhan. At that time, he hoped Geshuhan would support Prince Shou Li Mao, and wrote to him twice, but unexpectedly, in the end, Geshuhan supported Li Heng, which made Yang Guozhong feel like he was being played with. Now for his son, Yang Guozhong no longer cared about Geshuhan's life or death.

"Your Majesty, I think it's a little wrong. Ge Shuhan arrived earlier than us, but he has not fought a war with Li Qing'an so far. He just kept urging military rations and supplies, and Li Qing'an did not attack him. What's this? Is there really no tacit understanding between them? This reminds me of something that happened last year?"

Li Longji's face was extremely gloomy. Even Gao Xianzhi dared to confront him in person, let alone Ge Shuhan? Without any evidence, he had already believed it. Ge Shuhan did have foot pain.

"You go on, what happened last year?"

"Last year, the crown prince turned against Li Qing'an and seized his Hexi, and did not allow Anxi silver dollars to flow into the Central Plains. But later we found that Anxi silver dollars still poured into Chang'an in large quantities, either from Hexi or from Shuofang. Where would the silver dollars flow in? I now understand that this must be from Longyou. When Li Qing'an participated in the Battle of Shibaocheng, he went straight to Longyou from Anxi. He was very familiar with this route. I am sure that Li Qing'an still used the route of that year to transport a large amount of silver dollars to Longyou, and reached a tacit understanding with Geshuhan to let these silver dollars enter Guanzhong. Otherwise, Geshuhan would not have the money and grain to recruit soldiers? This must be Li Qing'an who gave him the benefits."

Yang Guozhong's words were reasonable and well-founded. Li Longji had already believed in seven points. He couldn't help but curse: "This damn brother Shunu, I value him so much, he dared to attack me!"

At this time, Yang Guozhong used his trump card, "Your Majesty, the reason why I am sure this is true is that Geshuhan must please Li Qing'an."

"Why?"

Yang Guozhong said word by word: "The reason is very simple. The families of Geshuhan's subordinates are all in Li Qing'an's hands at this time, so he dare not provoke Li Qing'an."

"ah!"
Chapter completed!