Tiantang

Chapter 134

Chapter 144

When Zhang Xuan returned to the East Palace, it took more than half an hour to go back and forth.

To be honest, not to mention Yang Guozhong, even the six of Ge Shuhan were a little impatient.But the crown prince Li Heng kept his eyes closed and put on a posture that Zhang Xuan would not return and the banquet would not start. They had no choice but to wait patiently.

It can be seen from this that in Li Heng's mind, Zhang Xuan's position and weight.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly walked into the hall, walked up to Li Heng, leaned over and whispered something in Li Heng's ear, explaining that the incident of Princess Yongmu and Liang Wang Li Sui leading a group of prince's children in front of the imperial study was simple. Having said it again, as for the scene with Princess Wanchun, it is ignored.

Li Heng's expression changed, and he was very unhappy, but he didn't show it.

He waved his hands with a smile and said, "Zizhan, return to your seat, we will have a banquet!"

Zhang Xuan nodded, and after returning to his seat, Li Heng waved his hand, silk and bamboo music played, and a group of dancers came on stage, performing graceful singing and dancing.

It's just that everyone's mind is not on singing and dancing, so they all look a little bit depressed.

Zhang Xuan knew it well, but smiled and said nothing.

The imperial court carried out the strategy of reducing and merging feudal vassals, and reintegrated and established the eight major governors' offices, replacing the previous ten feudal vassals.The sphere of influence of most feudal towns has been strengthened, but the three towns of Anlu Mountain have been cut off by "cutting off the head and tail". It can be said that Anlu Mountain has suffered the most.

Obviously, the imperial court basically aimed at Anlu Mountain this time.

However, most of the people present were in positive agreement with this.Except for An Sishun.

In fact, Zhang Xuan, a traveler who is familiar with the historical process, knows very well that although An Sishun is the elder brother of An Lushan, in essence, he is still somewhat different from An Lushan.An Sishun had no intention of treason, nor did he act of rebellion later.After An Lushan's rebellion, the Tang court dismissed An Sishun from his post as Jiedu envoy and became the Minister of the Household Department.Soon after, he was executed by the emperor, and An Sishun's younger brother An Yuanzhen, the imperial servant, went to die together.

Therefore, An Sishun had the most complicated thoughts.He understood what An Lushan was going to do, but he was helpless.On the other hand, for the Tang court, because of his "surname An", it was difficult for him to gain real trust here.

Li Heng waved his hand, the dancer stepped back, and the music stopped suddenly.

Li Heng and Zhang Xuan exchanged a look, and then cast a humble glance at Yang Guozhong, Yang Guozhong smiled with satisfaction and nodded.

Yang Guozhong's vanity was greatly satisfied by the respectful attitude of Prince Jian Guo Li Heng towards him.It's just that as a political hooligan, Yang Guozhong values ​​interests more.If Li Heng cannot continue to give him the benefits he deserves in the future, it is not impossible for him to turn against each other.

People like Yang Guozhong don't have much integrity to speak of.

Li Heng smiled slightly, and raised his glass to invite everyone to drink, "My lords, my palace is ordered to supervise the country, and I invite you here today. One is to have a feast, and the other is to announce the latest canonization arrangement of the imperial court."

"As we all know, the imperial court carried out the policy of reducing and merging feudal vassals, integrating and merging the ten major feudal towns in the world into the eight major governors of Anxi, Beiting, Hexi, Longshuo, Bohai, Henan, Fanyang, and Jiannan. Command the world's soldiers and horses and the governor's mansion, and command the world's eight major governor's mansions."

When Li Heng said this, he paused slightly, and everyone's spirits were immediately mobilized, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen carefully, because it was a critical moment related to personal political interests.

"The king of Geshu County is the governor of the Hexi Metropolitan Government and the recruiter of the Hexi Army and Horses. He is the head of the Eight Metropolitan Governments."

As soon as Li Heng's words came out of his mouth, Ge Shuhan let out a sigh of relief, stood up and bowed to Li Heng, "Chen Ge Shuhan, thank you, Your Highness Jianguo, for your trust in the imperial court!"

Li Heng smiled, "The king of Geshu County has made great achievements in the army, and he has also made great contributions to the country. He has won the three armies bravely and is highly respected. He should be the first in this feudal town."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness, I am ashamed and dare not take it." Ge Shuhan knew his job well, so he was not too surprised.

"Anlu Mountain was originally the Jiedushi of Fanyang, Pinglu, and Hedong, and after they were merged into the Fanyang Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Anlushan was still the Fanyang Metropolitan Governor, and the third division of Yitong was opened."

The appointment of An Lushan is actually expected, unless the imperial court is about to completely take down An Lushan now, and is not afraid of An Lushan's rebellion, then that can only be the case.First appease An Lushan before talking, and then slowly map it.

However, An Sishun also heaved a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he was not afraid of the imperial court moving An Lushan, but worried that An Lushan would take risks and rebel.An Sishun is very disapproving of An Lushan's ambitions. In his opinion, although An Lushan has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, it is just a dream to win the Tang Dynasty and change the dynasty and become the emperor.

There is no other reason. An's family is originally a barbarian. It is too difficult to secure a firm foothold in this Han-dominated world.

If An Lushan rebelled, An Sishun's family would be implicated.So in my heart, An Sishun was more strongly opposed to An Lushan's rebellion than anyone else, but he couldn't say it out loud.Of course, it is useless to say.An Lushan's ambition will not be reduced by half.

"Cheng Qianli is appointed as the Chief Protector of the Beiting Metropolitan Government and the Chief Governor of the Beiting Metropolitan Governor's Mansion." Li Heng immediately announced.

Cheng Qianli got up and thanked Li Heng, "I would like to thank His Royal Highness Jian Guo for his kindness. I will guard Beiting and do my best to relieve the court's worries."

"Cheng Shuai is a veteran general in the army. He has worked hard and made great achievements. He is also an important minister that his father relies on. The safety of the Northern Court of the Great Tang Dynasty is entrusted to Cheng Shuai. My palace is here, and I would like to thank Cheng Shuai on behalf of the thousands of people of the Great Tang Dynasty." Li Heng Get up and return the gift.

No matter what Li Heng is, he is still the legal heir of a country, and now he is the superintendent of the country, just like the emperor. Cheng Qianli was so touched by his courtesy and corporal, he was silent and bowed down, "I dare not be a minister."

"Yang Kai, the captain-in-law, has both morality and talent. After being recommended by General Zhang and Yang Xiang, and after discussing with the emperor, the palace decided that Yang's son-in-law would serve as the governor of the Anxi Governor's Mansion, the governor of the Anxi Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the pacifier of the Western Regions. "

Li Heng said, and looked at Yang Qi with a smile.

Yang Kai was overjoyed, he stood up and bowed down, "Minister Yang Kai, I would like to thank Your Majesty and His Highness Jian Guo for your kindness, and I will serve the court and die."

Li Heng smiled, "Commander Yang, please. I dare not take credit for this. Governor Yang wants to thank Zizhan and Xiang Yang."

Yang Qi stood up and bowed deeply to Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong, "I thank the general and Xiang Xiang for your kindness."

Zhang Xuan stood up and returned the salute with a smile, "You don't have to be like this, Yang Shuai is a talented person in the court, and it is only natural to contribute to the court."

Yang Guozhong laughed, "Brother, my Yang family has a handsome man, Guozhong is honored."

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Those who were summoned by the crown prince to participate in the banquet in the main hall of the East Palace today were all the top figures in the army.People like Ge Shuhan, Cheng Qianli, An Sishun, etc., were all well-known commanders in the army at that time.Compared with Ge Shuhan and others, Feng Changqing and Yan Zhenqing are just two little people at present.Whether it is official position, merit or prestige, there is a huge difference.

And at this time, the two of them gradually came back to their senses. This time, Li Heng was probably announcing the candidate for the governor of the eight major governors in the world... If this is the case, what is the purpose of calling the two of them together? ?Could it be...

Feng Changqing and Yan Zhenqing secretly exchanged suspicious glances, and an idea popped up in their hearts, but they couldn't believe it.

Li Heng didn't even look at the two of them, and continued to speak indifferently, "Canonize Yang Guozhong as the king of Bohai County, and lead the governor of Bohai from afar. Canonize Honglu Shaoqing An Qingzong as Marquis of Bohai and Deputy Governor of Bohai."

Yang Guozhong has become the king of the county...Compared with the governor of the Bohai Sea that he led from afar, the title of the king of the county is more affordable.Ge Shuhan and Cheng Qianli looked at each other, sighed secretly, knowing that this was the result of political compromise between Yang Guozhong and Li Heng, or in other words, this was Li Heng's political price for Yang Guozhong's support.

However, the canonization of An Qingzong, the eldest son of An Lushan, as the Marquis of Bohai and the deputy governor of Bohai was really beyond everyone's expectations.

The strategy of cutting down the vassals and merging was aimed at weakening Anlushan's power, but the imperial court was weakening Anlushan's military power while granting military power to Anlushan's son. Isn't it contradictory?Although he is the deputy governor, he is actually the main head of the Bohai Metropolitan Government and the real master of military power.

Everyone looked at each other, only the old and cunning Cheng Qianli was silent and thoughtful.

The canonization of An Qingzong, the eldest son of An Lushan, as the Marquis and the appointment of him as the deputy governor of Bohai Sea was actually the result of Zhang Xuan's proposal and repeated discussions with Yang Guozhong, Li Heng, and Gao Lishi.

The Bohai Governor's Mansion is located in a barbarian land, and it is actually the most irrelevant among the eight major governor's mansions. Moreover, the deployment of troops is weak, and it is easy to be restrained by the local barbarians.It is unlikely that An Qingzong would cause trouble in the Bohai Sea area.At least, it is impossible within three or two years.

But such canonization can confuse An Lushan.An Lushan will think that this is some kind of compensation from the Tang court to him, and it is also a kind of fear of him.

An Sishun was also taken aback.He never expected that Li Heng, Zhang Xuan, Yang Guozhong and others would make such a move.

Bohai is not too far away from the sphere of influence of An Lushan. Are they not afraid that An Lushan and his son will join forces to connect the three towns with Bohai and manage them into a country within a country?An Sishun cast suspicious eyes on Li Heng, then on Yang Guozhong, and finally on Zhang Xuan.

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Anxi, Beiting, Hexi, Bohai, Fanyang, five of the eight major governors' offices have been removed.How are they going to accommodate the old man?Is this the loss of the position of the feudal town?An Sishun felt a little uneasy.

An Sishun slowly raised his head and looked at Li Heng, but at this moment he saw Zhang Xuan smiling indifferently and casting a calm glance at him.

An Sishun's heart skipped a beat.

Although the candidates for the governors of the eight major governors' mansions were announced by Li Heng, the crown prince of the country, and the canonization by the imperial court is only legal, but in fact An Sishun knew that this was not the result of Li Heng's decision alone.Behind this, there must be shadows of Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong intervening in the operation.In fact, these two power ministers directly handled it, but it was read through Li Heng's mouth and the imperial edict was announced.

(End of this chapter)