Chapter 329 Yang Guozhong’s Handle

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An Lushan and his son An Qingzong knelt in front of the incense table, kowtowed three times, and said gratefully: "My memory, An Lushan, thanked the Lord for his kindness!"

After Yu Chaoen announced the order, he bent over and kept a height equal to An Lushan. He smiled charmingly and sent the order to An Lushan, "Mr. An is extremely favored by the holy family, and I am even more unfair. I think Li Linfu is only the position of Taishi, and he is not only a thousand miles away from Lord. Master An is sore! Come, let the younger one help you get old."

Yu Chaoen almost used all his energy to help the fat An Lushan get up, but he was already exhausted and panting.

"Thank you, Mr. Yu, come here! Come with five hundred taels of gold."

After a moment, the two servants walked quickly with two plates of yellow gold ingots. An Lushan used his thick hands to hold Yu Chaoen's two chicken claws and said sincerely: "Among-in-law, you know that Yu's father-in-law is honest and dare not stain his feathers, but even if this gold is bought candy for Yu's subordinates, please give me a reward."

Yu Chaoen looked at the two large plates of gold, his face turned blue. He swallowed hard and stammered, "Master An is too generous, too generous..."

Keeping watching Yu Chaoen go away, An Lushan's gratitude smile slowly disappeared. He immediately turned around and said to An Qingzong: "Go and invite Mr. Gao to my study room immediately, and you can come too!"

Just as paper cannot contain fire, what happened in Xingqing Palace has gradually been discovered by some people who are interested. An Lushan is of course one of them. Li Qing can understand the situation through Wei Yingwu. Could it be that An Lushan has no suspicion?

For the whole afternoon, An Lushan and his son, Gao Shang, hid in the study to discuss countermeasures, but An Lushan was a little puzzled by Li Longji's generous rewards.

But his adviser Gao Shang keenly guessed Li Longji's thoughts and summoned Li Qing in the afternoon. He was furious at night and even killed the white parrot with a sword. What a hatred this is, but now he uses the Duo Jue to comfort him. Most people think that this is the rumor that Li Longji is quelling An Lushan's rebellion, but Gao Shang thinks that this is definitely not the case.

"Needless to say, I'm sure Li Qing would definitely give Li Longji the account book." Gao Shang said to their father and son without hesitation, "Li Longji asked Li Qing for something else that day, but Li Qing must have taken this opportunity to report the Grand Marshal, so Li Longji was furious and killed the white parrot offered by the Grand Marshal to vent his hatred."

"But how can I explain the generous reward today? I thought it was Li Longji who was specifically refuting the rumors for us." An Qingzong, who was still immersed in the halo of Yinqing Guanglu Doctor, asked in confusion.

"Idiot, this is naturally a trick for a proud soldier!" An Lushan, who had just reacted, glared at his son fiercely and angrily said, "The soldiers and horses in Hebei are loyal to me. Do he dare to kill me?"

After saying that, he looked at Gao Shang again, and saw that his eyes seemed a little worried, he asked, "Sir, are you worried that we can't live without Chang'an?"

Gao Shang shook his head gently and said, "Did the Grand Marshal think that we are actually fighting two people now, one is Li Longji, he is in the open, and the other is Li Qing, but he is in the dark. I am not worried about Li Longji. After all, he is the king of a country. He wants to get some things but may not dare to do them. Li Qing is different. He just helped the Grand Marshal out, but turned around and filed a lawsuit in front of Li Longji. Such a person is really terrible. I strongly recommend that the Grand Marshal kill him to eliminate future troubles."

An Qingzong, who had just been reprimanded by his father, immediately asked for credit and said, "I will do this. Even if Li Qing has three hundred iron cavalry guards, the dead soldiers I raised can still stab him to death on the bed."

Gao Shang smiled slightly and waved his hand at him and said, "Young Master, don't be anxious first. I have a series of plans to get rid of Li Qing, but also make a meat shield."

After saying that, he turned around and smiled proudly at An Lushan, "Has the Grand Marshal forgotten Yang Guozhong's guarantee letter? Use it to lure Yang Guozhong into an alliance with us to deal with Li Qing. An Shuai would rather join the Yang Party. I think since everyone is wearing a pair of pants, can he not take more responsibility for the Grand Marshal in the future?"

An Lushan patted his forehead lightly and couldn't help but smile and said, "Sir, should you use Yang Guozhong as our shield?"

"Of course! Rebellion will kill the nine clans. Yang Guozhong is his brother-in-law. Can't he kill himself too?"

The three of them looked at each other and laughed.

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In the past two days, Yang Guozhong's mood was as bright as the weather, with a chill in the sun. He was very glorious when he was promoted to the right prime minister. However, the news of the disagreement between the emperor and the imperial concubine in the palace bothered him. Yang Guifei was the pillar of their Yang family. He offended the emperor and was sent to the cold palace. Their Yang family was over. So Yang Guozhong went to Yang Huahua's mansion several times a day to ask her to come forward to relieve Yang Guifei's emotions.

Of course, Yang Huahua thought differently from him. She could ask her to mediate the conflict between husband and wife, but she asked for the mediation fee first, which really hit Yang Guozhong hard. She took action and coaxed Yang Yuhuan and forced Li Longji again. The couple had a fight in one breath. Li Longji apologized and promised not to cut things with swords. Even if the gambling was over, Yang Huahua took another thank-you fee from Li Longji and returned home happily. This is called "eating the plaintiff and eating the defendant after eating". All the same in ancient and modern times, the imperial concubine was favored, and Yang Guozhong's heart was relieved. That night, he was thinking about tomorrow's report on his work. Tomorrow is the first day of report on his work. Three governors will report on his work. Geshuhan, the governor of Longyou, was the first; Fan Yang, Pinglu, and the governor of Hedong, An Lushan, was the second; Li Qing, the governor of Anxi, was the third;

The report of the Jiedushi was mainly based on the emperor. When the ministers in the cabinet listened, they could raise objections to let the Jiedushi explain. The report was smooth and could end soon. If it was not smooth, it might not be possible to pass the test in one day. The key is to see if the preparation is sufficient, which is quite similar to the defense of later papers.

Needless to say, Li Qing, the two enemies Li Qing and An Lushan who Yang Guozhong cares about, he had long thought of attacking the murder of the Gelulu people, but An Lushan made him feel embarrassed. He was determined to put on small shoes for him, but he was afraid that he would shake out the guarantee letter. If he let him go, he would be unwilling to accept it. How could his son be beaten in vain?

Just as I was thinking, someone suddenly reported outside the door: "An Lushan is visiting!"

Yang Guozhong was shocked. Could it be that he had sent a review of the incident of Shuofang Army being incorporated by him? In fact, as early as November last year, the Ministry of War sent someone to Hedong to investigate Li Xianzhong's defeat in the Khitan at the request of Shuofang Jiedushi Zhang Qiqiu, which included the whereabouts of tens of thousands of Shuofang elite troops. After Yang Guozhong reached a compromise with An Lushan, he quickly sent someone to notify the investigator. The matter was left unresolved, but he was worried that the sent people would be too late. An Lushan's sudden visit made his concern even deeper. Yang Guozhong went out to greet him with concern.

"I'm slow to hear about the news. I just heard that Yang Prime Minister was promoted. I'm here to congratulate you!"

An Lushan looked up and walked forward and held Yang Guozhong's hand tightly. Generally speaking, the Tang Dynasty's hand-held gift was the elders who pulled the younger generation's hand. An Lushan took the lead and made Yang Guozhong look like a frivolous young wife. Under the warm breath of the other party, cold sweat and hot sweat flowed out together. His hands were wet, and he wanted to thrust but couldn't get rid of it. It was really uncomfortable.

He forced a smile that was even worse than crying and said, "I also heard that An Shuai was promoted today, and was planning to give him a gift. Unexpectedly, An Shuai came first, Guozhong was ashamed!"

An Lushan laughed loudly, hugged his shoulder and patted hard, "We brothers are so blessed to share together!"

Yang Guozhong did not enjoy An Lushan's blessing, but he let go of his hand, making Yang Guozhong suddenly find a window in the extremely stuffy closed room, and all the thousands of pores on his hand were refreshing.

"Yes! Yes! Please come in An Shuai." Yang Guozhong happily invited An Lushan into his study, just like women showing their wardrobe that they showed intimacy. A man asked the other party to go to his study, and a man also showed that he had achieved some kind of friendship.

Since An Lushan came with a smile on his face, it was impossible that Shuofangjun had a missed son. The reaction was done. Yang Guozhong suddenly felt a glimmer of hope in his heart. Since that is the case, can An Lushan compromise and return his guarantee letter?

Yang Guozhong was itchy for a moment and rushed to take An Lushan to his study. Although he was a fool, he was not a fool after all. He also heard of the rumors that An Lushan was about to rebel in the past two days. Although it was just a rumor, and the emperor also used the method of increasing his rank to calm such rumors, but it was an indisputable fact that An Lushan held a heavy army. He had been the Minister of War for several years and knew that the court could not mobilize the soldiers in An Lushan's hands at all.

Regardless of whether An Lushan really wanted to rebel, as a dignified right prime minister, he had the handle to others. How ridiculous it would be. How could he exercise his power in the future? Yang Guozhong secretly made up his mind to get the guarantee letter back no matter what.

As soon as An Lushan sat down, he bowed to Yang Guozhong and smiled: "I have received the news that Li Xianzhong has returned in Hedong investigation. Thanks to Yang Xiangguo's strong help, I thank you here."

"Where! Where! Guozhong could do his best, of course he would do his best, but if he couldn't do it, even if An Shuai forced me to death, I wouldn't be able to." At this point, Yang Guozhong took out the letter written by Li Linfu to Li Xianzhong and pushed it to An Lushan, "Guozhong was useless in this letter, and he would give it to An Shuai."

"Hey! It's a pity that I can't share the worries of Yang Xiangguo." An Lushan took back the letter, but picked up the tea and sipped it, frowned slightly, "This is green tea! I'm not used to it."

He put down the teacup and smiled at Yang Guozhong, "I am obese and I have been drinking Korean ginseng tea. It's really good. I'll ask someone to send some to Yang Xiangguo tomorrow."

Seeing that he accepted the letter, Yang Guozhong looked at him and did not mention his promise at all, and could not help but say anxiously: "Ship An, may I return the promise to me?"

"Agreement letter?" An Lushan stroked his short beard under his jaw, squinted his triangle eyes and looked up at the roof and smiled: "At that time, Yang Xiangguo promised me two things, but now he has only done one thing, and there is still one thing that has not been done yet! How can I repay you?"

"But, but!" Yang Guozhong said two times in a row, but the anger in his heart gradually surged up, "You don't know that Anxi Mo Daojun was transferred to Fan Yang. This must be approved by the emperor. Even if I replace the Anxi Jiedushi with my confidant, I still have to be approved by the emperor. How can this be done!"

An Lushan's face darkened, and his eyes sharply stabbed Yang Guozhong and said, "If you can do it, that's your business, but if you promise, I will do it. Do you believe it or not? I will go to the emperor to ask for troops now. This is what my right prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and the Secretary of the Central Committee agreed in person."

Yang Guozhong felt a cold air hit his backbone. He was so angry that he suddenly straightened his waist and slapped the table hard and shouted: "An Lushan, do you want to threaten me?"

An Lushan smiled gloomyly, stared at Yang Guozhong's eyes and said word by word: "So what if I threaten you?"

"You!" Yang Guozhong pointed at An Lushan, and was so angry that he trembled all over. However, An Lushan picked up the tea bowl and swallowed it with water and tea leaves. Yang Guozhong suddenly felt weak all over. He fell on the chair dejectedly and said hoarsely for a long time: "Then what conditions do you need to repay my guarantee letter. I will give you the food, and I can give you the money. Tell me! What do you want?"

An Lushan laughed softly. At this moment, he suddenly changed his mind and asked him not to kill Li Qing. He found some simple things for him to do, and then took him step by step into his own hands. "I don't want food or money. I can return this guarantee letter to you, but I want the Ministry of War to order a few Hedong thorn generals who are not convinced by me."

"Okay! Give me a list." Yang Guozhong was extremely weak. He could do this, just as a normal transfer.

An Lushan's smile became more and more friendly. He suddenly realized that this guarantee letter was much more useful than the ten thousand Modao Army. It was the rope wearing the nose of a cow, and Yang Guozhong was the cow. In this way, how could he return it to Yang Guozhong?
Chapter completed!