Li Siyuan knew that the real master behind the scenes had appeared. He thought to himself that one of you is my most trusted old friend, and the other is my good son I saw since childhood, so why bother to fight each other? Li Siyuan couldn't find any big reason to refute An Chonghui for a while. So he had to recall his family history and said, "When I was still a small military school, my family was very poor. Thanks to the child Cong Ke, who went out to pick up horse manure and earned money to subsidize the family income. Is it impossible for me as the emperor to protect me? If you have to deal with him, then you can do it!"

An Chonghui heard that Li Siyuan was already angry, and quickly eased his tone and said, "This is a matter between His Majesty and His Son. What should I do if I, an outsider, interrupt. How should I punish Li Congke? I just hope Your Majesty will make a decision!" Li Siyuan replied, "I asked him to go home and think about his mistakes behind closed doors. I have already made a judgment. Do you want me to repeat it again?"

Li Congke's plan to clear the plan was blocked, but An Chonghui could no longer stop. If Li Congke escaped this difficulty, he would likely be resurrected in the future and he would have great trouble! So he could only continue to implement the plan and would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Under the arrangement of An Chonghui, Suo Zitong, who made great contributions to pacifying the mutiny of the river, replaced Li Congke and became the new governor of the river. Suo Zitong worked hard and was grateful for his kindness. A few days after taking office, he confiscated a batch of weapons in the river and sent people to Luoyang. Suo Zitong declared: "These are weapons that Li Congke secretly built without hiding the imperial court when he was in office! Li Congke controlled the great vassals and held heavy troops, but expanded his force privately. His unpredictable intentions would make people think about it very terrifying and shocking!"

If you can't kill you with the name of "governing the army without prescription, losing the city and losing land", then can you still escape the "treason" crime that has been killed without mercy in all dynasties and has been killed without mercy, and has been decisive and has no negotiation? However, beyond An Chonghui's expectation, this iron fist was swung violently, as if it hit the cotton, and he didn't even hear a sound clearly.

Because rebellion is an unforgivable crime, it is questionable whether those weapons of unknown origin can become ironclad evidence of Li Congke's rebellion. At this critical moment, another important figure stood opposite An Chonghui and acted as Li Congke's protector, which eventually led to An Chonghui's failure.

An Chonghui's new opponent was the de facto heroine of the harem, Defei Hua Jianxie, and Meng Hanqiong, the eunuch leader who was dependent on Hua Jianxie. From a certain perspective, these two opponents were also created by An Chonghui himself. Originally, An Chonghui was the big matchmaker who was able to marry Li Siyuan. Hua Jianxie was more grateful to him and often spoke good things to the matchmaker in front of Li Siyuan.

Li Conghou's wedding was originally chosen by An Chonghui's daughter. This was suggested to Li Siyuan by Hua Jianxiu for the purpose of repaying kindness. However, this kindness was rejected by An Chonghui himself, and Hua Jianxiu recommended Kong Xun's daughter again. But within a few days, An Chonghui, who was originally as good as a family, turned against each other. The Privy Council issued an edict to squeeze Li Conghou's father-in-law out of the court, which was actually equivalent to indirectly slapping Hua Jianxiu's face.

Just a few days before Li Congke was expelled by Yang Yanwen, the one who was used to spending money, wanted to redecorate the palace and asked the treasury for a batch of silk that he had asked for to make carpets. After hearing about this, An Chonghui believed that the country was not rich and could not spend money indiscriminately. He ignored him and was about to collect it.

When I picked up Li Congke, I should make more friends and less enemies at this time, and I should do my best to do it. I even exaggeratedly and scolded Hua Jian with shame: "Don't you remember how the queen of the previous dynasty Liu Yuniang died?"

An Chonghui's warning this time made Hua Jianxie, shocked, hated and afraid. Kong Xun's affairs had already made her worry: An Chonghui would never consider his past friendship. Hua Jianxie was a versatile person. Since she married into Li Siyuan's family, she has pleased everyone around Li Siyuan and tried not to offend anyone.

Hua Jianxiu took this as her code of action, so she got along well with Li Congke. But now, An Chonghui's actions are not left room for nothing, which forces Hua Jian to be ashamed of being neutral and must stand in a team. Instead of standing with An Chonghui who is not in friendship, it is better to stand in the same team as Li Congke, who respects herself very much. Moreover, she can see that the emperor's husband does not want to hurt this adopted son in his heart.

So, Hua Jianxiu fought against An Chonghui in the palace. Under her protection, Li Congke's serious crime of treason was not recognized. Li Congke, who was thinking behind closed doors, also tried to save himself. The private house where he was waiting for the crime was located in Qinghuafang on the east side of the imperial city, and was close to Lu Qi, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites. Lu Qi happened to be inconsistent with An Chonghui. Most of the officials in the court were hiding from Li Congke like they were hiding from the plague. Only Lu Qi would visit Li Congke's house from time to time. So Li Congke became close friends with Lu Qi, and if you had any questions, please ask Lu Qi to help him make an idea.

On August 4th, just as An Chonghui was actively making arrangements and preparing to attack the two rivers, two middle and low-level officers, Li Xingde, Zhang Jian suddenly reported to Li Siyuan, claiming that he had received a secret report from an insider named Bian Yanwen: An Chonghui was quietly mobilizing the army in the name of being about to go south to conquer Wu. He also secretly interacted with Wu and asked someone to tell his fortune. What he wanted to do was really hard to think deeply!

If this matter is true, it will be much more serious than a few weapons of unknown origin. Li Siyuan hurriedly summoned An Chonghui to confront him and investigate the matter. It turned out that a man who claimed to be a secret envoy of the Wu Kingdom came to the Later Tang Dynasty and met An Chonghui after being introduced by Li Yang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

The secret envoy of Wu State made a shocking statement, claiming that the newly-employed Wu State ruler Xu Zhigao actually always looked to the Central Plains. He was willing to let the Lord of Wu call him a vassal to the Later Tang Dynasty. Now, as long as you "get An Gong believed in one word", major events can be accomplished.

An Chonghui believed that Xu Zhigao was in power as Xu Wen's adopted son, and his foundation was unstable in Huainan and his situation was difficult, so it was credible to move closer to the Central Plains. Moreover, it was possible to make the Wu Kingdom surrender without a single soldier. How could such a huge pie fall from the sky without taking it?

So, An Chonghui, who was overjoyed, wrote a secret letter to Xu Zhigao, expressing his welcome to his abandonment of darkness and turning to the light. At the same time, he took a precious jade belt worth a thousand trump cards as a token and handed it back to the secret envoy of the Wu Kingdom, further agreeing on the specific matters of the Wu Kingdom's departure to the emperor and claiming to be a vassal minister.

However, the secret envoy of Wu State left for more than a year and there was no reply. An Chonghui, who felt fooled, was very angry, but he could not make it public. Otherwise, the great Privy envoy of the great power would be deceived by a liar, and where would he put his face off? An Chonghui found an excuse and demoted Li Yang, who introduced the secret envoy to him, to the marching Sima, but he still couldn't get rid of his anger. He always wanted to find an opportunity to hit Wu State and let out this anger.

As a result, now it's fine. Before he can do it, someone will be lifted up first.

Report! After hearing this, Li Siyuan, who was half-believing and half-doubted, asked what he thought of the two guards, commanders An Congjin and Yao Yanchou. The two said, "This matter is obviously a traitorous villain trying to alienate Your Majesty's monarch and his ministers. An Chonghui served Your Majesty for thirty years, and it was His Majesty who gave him the highest position to enjoy wealth and honor. How could he rebel? We are willing to protect our whole family's lives!" Li Siyuan finally believed that An Chonghui would not rebel, but it is certain that he would have done small things without hiding himself.

After thinking for a while, Li Siyuan ordered the whistleblower Bian Yanwen to summon An Chonghui to meet. On the surface, the two old friends were filled with tears and talked about the past, and made up again. However, Li Siyuan's trust in An Chonghui has no longer returned to the past. The biggest reason why Li Siyuan was willing to let this matter go and no longer pursued it was not the decades of fighting friendship between him and An Chonghui, but the war to attack the two rivers was about to begin. At this time, the Privy Councilor could not be replaced, so that the court could not be disorganized.

However, An Chonghui, who had just passed the crisis, did not give up. On August 11, Prime Minister Zhao Feng stepped forward and launched a counterattack: "I heard that there have been evil villains recently, who have been openly accusing important officials of the country, in an attempt to shake the foundation of the country! Although their conspiracy has been defeated, these villains have not been punished yet!"

Therefore, in order to appease An Chonghui, Li Siyuan ordered the arrest of Li Xingde and Zhang Jian and the entire clan to be destroyed. However, Li Siyuan also ended the case here. Regardless of whether Li Xingde and Zhang Jian had any behind-the-scenes envoys, they were not allowed to be investigated again.

In September, the war between the two rivers officially began. The frequent transfer of food and salary in the army was the most arduous, most important, and least easy to move. An Chonghui suddenly gave up a pick to Li Siyuan and asked to resign from the position of Privy Council. At this critical moment, Li Siyuan naturally wanted to keep it, so he said to him: "I have never doubted you. The person who falsely accused you has been killed by me. What else do you have to worry about?"

An Chonghui's resignation seemed very sincere. He said: "I am from a humble background. Fortunately, I met Your Majesty and was able to rise to the current high position, but it also attracted too much jealousy. If Your Majesty hadn't been conscious of it this time, my whole family would probably not be able to survive alone! My ability is too low and my responsibility is too heavy. I am afraid that one day, I will not be able to withstand these rumors and cause great disasters! I am only hoping that before that day comes, Your Majesty can give me a small town so that I can retire early and spend my old age safely."

With An Chonghui's habitual character, he naturally did not really want to retire, but was in danger, retreating as advance, and strengthening his position in Li Siyuan's heart by showing his irreplaceableness. Li Siyuan naturally thought so, so he said that he was inaccurate. Unexpectedly, An Chonghui refused to listen, and insisted on resigning despite Li Siyuan's repeated attempts. After several rounds, Li Siyuan was also angry and said angrily: "Okay, you can do whatever you want! If you don't do it, I can't find anyone!"

Li Siyuan did not expect that no one dared to take over An Chonghui's squad at this time. Li Siyuan summoned Fan Yanguang, and Fan Yanguang urged the emperor to keep An Chonghui, and said, "If An Chonghui leaves, who can replace him?" Li Siyuan said, "Aren't you okay?" Fan Yanguang quickly refused, "I have been in the court for too short, and my talent is far inferior to An Chonghui. How can I take on such an important task?"

If you want to know what happens next, please listen to the next breakdown!
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