The first dynasty in the second year of Tianbao was the first dynasty after Li Longji issued an order to change the reign, and the dynasty was extremely solemn. However, in addition to the governors of various states, there were very few dynasties who came to pay homage. Jiannan, Hexi, and Longyou, were fiercely fighting with Tubo on these three sides. Du Shiyi, the governor of Shuofang, had just brought the envoys of the Khan from both sides of the Turkic side to pay homage to Chang'an last year, while the governor of Youzhou, Pei Kuan, was busy reconciling the conflicts between the generals. Li Jian, the governor of Beiting, and Fu Meng Lingcha, the governor of the four towns of Anxi, were starting to deal with the rebellion of the Tukkis, Shimohedayu, and Wang Zhongsi, the governor of Hedong, was reorganizing the army. Therefore, the only governor who came to the court this time was An Lushan, the governor of Pinglu.

The Tang Dynasty has always used foreign generals in a variety of ways. Since Kaiyuan, there have been frequent foreign ministers among the governors. Pinglu was a member of the military commander, and except for the military commanders of the five Lingnan prefectures, they had few soldiers under their jurisdiction. Therefore, the mere An Lushan did not attract much attention from the court officials. Even when Li Shizhi mentioned this person, he only ridiculed Hu Er contemptuously.

But Li Longji had a good impression of An Lushan, probably because after Zhang Shouqi sent An Lushan, who was the crime, to the capital, he forgiven him. Perhaps because An Lushan's silly face and clever words were too confusing. In short, in addition to the dynasty, he summoned An Lushan several times, and was amused by this Hu's son and felt extremely comfortable.

An Lushan was extremely good at being a human being. Even if Li Shizhi looked down on him, he was still as humble as a low-ranking minister when facing this prime minister, and was even more respectful in front of Li Linfu. As for those officials in the palace, he was also generous with money and bribed, and the money he spent in one trip to the capital reached millions.

This time he went to Beijing, he was worried that he would keep his righteous brother Ashina earlier than he took over and only brought Hou Xiyi, subconsciously hoping that the money would be borne some money for him. Sure enough, when he came to Beijing a few days ago, he said that he had spent too much money, Hou Xiyi not only generously donated money, but even said that he could give him half of the profit after he returned, but only asked him not to worry about his recruitment of the Xi people and the Khitan fugitive households, and he was even more satisfied while he agreed.

Subordinates who can spend money on their boss are trustworthy

In fact, if Hou Xiyi had not lived in Pinglu for generations, had a great reputation in the army, and had deep friendship with all the brothers of the Li Mingjun and Wu family, he had tried his best to inquire about that business road but there were no clues. An Lushan had not had the idea of ​​killing people and seizing property. But instead of taking action rashly and shaking his foundation, it would be better to share the benefits with Lele and Lele. This is also the purpose of his control of the generals and making people's hearts look to him.

After a victory that sounded extremely amazing, after he received his sincere prayer, the auspicious bird pecked at the auspiciousness of the worms that harmed the seedlings. Seeing that Li Longji was indeed more favored by him, An Lushan seized the rare opportunity of only one of the military governors returning to Beijing, and repeatedly entered the palace to show his attention. After the Lantern Festival, he refused to set off for Pinglu. Li Linfu wanted such a Hu general to distract Li Longji from Shuofang, so he did not urge him to return to the road, and Li Shizhi gradually couldn't help it.

Even though he received the generous gift from An Lushan, Li Shizhi, who was very proud of himself, wanted to be a famous minister. Therefore, after the court meeting, he went straight to invite the emperor and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, because of his great military achievements in the Western Regions, Your Majesty rewarded him for his merits and promoted him to the governor of Longyou, Hexi. However, Gai Jiayun was proud and stayed in the capital and did not take office for a long time. So much so that the right prime minister of Shangshu Gong Pei wrote a letter to blame him. As a result, after Gai Jiayun took office in Helong, he was indeed arrogant and complacent. Soon, he lost the lessons of Shibao City. Now, as the governor of Pinglu, An Lushan is the key to controlling the imperial Yingzhou, but he is also interested in the wealth and honor of Chang'an, which is not the attitude that the governor of a town should have."

Li Longji responded to this, but when An Lushan turned around and saw him, he said everything that Li Shizhi had criticized, and then sighed: "Although you are loyal, you are a border general after all, so it would be bad for you to attract gossip from the prime minister. Go back early."

However, An Lushan had already understood the advice of Li Shizhi, and at this moment he smiled and said: "Although what the Zuo Prime Minister said sounds very reasonable, Gai Jiayun is just a single man, but I am not alone. Since I dared to stay in Chang'an for so long, it is because I have an absolutely trustworthy general who guards Yingzhou, Ashina, the righteous brother of the minister of Yingzhou, was earlier than smart and capable, and had a brilliant military strategy. There were also Li Mingjun, the deputy envoy of Pinglu Army whom His Majesty, who was named by His Majesty. These two men guarded Yingzhou. However, if the Xi people and the Khitan attacked, they would definitely send troops to repel him. If they were defeated during my time in Chang'an, then I am willing to be punished by Your Majesty."

Li Longji was so happy that he never asked An Lushan to go back as soon as possible. With the approval of the emperor, An Lushan continued to stay in Chang'an City with confidence, and threw a lot of money to make friends with the ministers and stayed until the end of the first month. With his silly face and humble attitude, coupled with his status as a holy beloved, he was invincible.

After Hou Xiyi arrived in Chang'an, except for meeting Chibi secretly, he followed An Lushan around and never stole the limelight from the commander. Such excellent performance made An Lushan extremely satisfied. On the day he left Beijing, he got generous rewards from the emperor and said to Hou Xiyi: "Xiyi, you are one year younger than me. You might as well treat me as your elder brother in the future. As long as I have been there for one day, I will never forget your benefits."

"I feel at ease with the words of the Grand Marshal." Hou Xiyi smiled and thought of the reality of coming to Chang'an, but he sneered in his heart.

This is the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor who ruled the world and the ministers who dealt with the government. They were played with by a Hu Er in the palm of his hand. It was ridiculous.

As the governor, when An Lushan went to Pinglu, he would have to open the road whenever he went out, and he would be surrounded by his own soldiers, but he would never compete with the prime ministers in Chang'an City. Until now he left the city, he had just set up a ceremonial guard. This was not for anything else, but for himself to impress the officials and people of Chang'an City. In order to attract attention, he specially chose the widest Zhuque Street in Chang'an City to leave the city. But when Mingde Gate was about to arrive, he suddenly heard a noise from the ceremonial guards leading the road, and immediately frowned.

"Mastery, the wife of Shuofang Jiedu, Marshal Du, brought her son back to Chang'an. When we left the city, they came into the city, and they happened to meet."

"It turns out that the lady of Taiyuan County has returned to Chang'an." An Lushan said with annoyance on his face, and then he said readily, "Master Du is my senior. Come and give way. Please ask the lady of Taiyuan County and the two young masters to pass first."

When she entered Chang'an, she met An Lushan and returned to Pinglu. Wang Rong couldn't help but feel a coincidence. She was about to ask the guards in front to give way, but someone had already come back to report the message, saying that An Lushan asked them to go first. Hearing this, she pondered for a moment, and immediately called Du Guangyuan next to the car and said in a deep voice: "Guangyuan, you go there in person and tell Marshal An that he is the general of Pinglu Jie, the country's general, and we are not allowed to leave first. Pinglu safety is all about Marshal An, and his itinerary cannot be delayed, so he must not refuse."

If it were the past, Du Guangyuan would have been very unhappy. However, in the more than half month since he stayed in Lingzhou, he had finally grown a lot. At this moment, he said a word and then drove away. When he saw the Pinglu group in front of him, he found that the flags were waving and the soldiers were strong, and he couldn't help but look forward to what the Pinglu Jiedushi An Lushan looked like. But when he finally saw that the other party was a fat man, he was shocked and finally did not show his face. Although his father was equal to An Lushan's official position, and even had a title and a single official, he still respectfully and politely conveyed his mother's words.

"If the lady of Taiyuan County is so polite, if I don't listen, I will seem too disrespectful." An Lushan nodded affectionately at Du Guangyuan and said with a sigh, "If it weren't for a coincidence, I almost served under the command of General Du, and I was quite destined to be with the young general. When I first met today, I had nothing to give to him. The Youyan Horse and Shuofang Horse were different, so I would give one to the young general."

After someone brought a horse, An Lushan shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order and leave the city immediately. When passing through the wife of Taiyuan County, I remember to thank you."

Before Du Guangyuan could refuse, he saw An Lushan's group of people passing by quickly. When he passed by his mother's car, he thanked him in unison. So when he rode his horse back to his mother's car, he repeated the words An Lushan talked to him one by one, and couldn't help but whisper: "I didn't expect that Pinglu's soldiers are so well-trained."

"The towns around the world are all in a long-term battle. How could it be so bad?" Wang Rong said this, but he was thinking about the middle-aged man who had just seen him, who was only behind An Lushan.

She was in Yunzhou back then, and Du Shiyi was familiar with all the civil and military affairs. She was clearly Hou Xiyi

Shortly after leaving Chang'an City and boarding the official road, An Lushan signaled the troops to stop, and looked at Hou Xiyi beside him and said, "I remember you are the old subordinate of DaShi, but why did you see the wife of Taiyuan County but you didn't come forward to greet me."

"That's what happened in the past." Hou Xiyi remained silent and even showed a bit of resentment on his face. "Mr. Du had a kindness to me once, but he himself rose to prominence, one served as the Longyou Jieshou and the other served as the Shuofang Jieshou. How many good ends would there be in the old subordinates of Yunzhou back then? They left and left, and even Nan Jiyun, the only one who was transferred by Magistrate Du, hit Gai Jiayun, was demoted. Since I have become the Grand Marshal, I don't want to mention the past things."

Seeing Hou Xiyi's clear attitude, An Lushan couldn't help but feel very happy. He had already checked Hou Xiyi's career experience after he captured the Yunzhou garrison. It was indeed as he said that Du Shiyi should not have done any effort. So, he sighed as he pretended to be, and then patted Hou Xiyi's shoulder kindly.

"If you don't want to, it's okay. I won't leave like Marshal Du, ignore my subordinates. Let's go back to Pinglu. Although Chang'an is rich, I can't stand it even if I pretend to be a grandson all day long."

Hou Xiyiba couldn't An Lushan mention Du Shiyi less. Even if not many people heard him, he didn't want to say too many bad things about Du Shiyi behind his back. So he took the opportunity to change the topic and said: "The Grand Marshal is not really pretending to be a grandson. When he entered the palace yesterday, did he still sue some people in front of His Majesty?"
Chapter completed!