Chapter 077 The Butterfly Effect
Two days later, Li Zaixing was on duty.
Li Zaixing's official position is to hold the halberd, but he is not a guard who stands guard with the halberd, but an officer in charge of these guards, which is similar to the squad leader. He is known as the four-color officer, as well as the Sijie, Zhonghou, and Sige, and is a subordinate officer who is responsible for the guards on duty.
When he arrived at the station, Li Zaixing did not see General Chen Xuanli, but only saw General Yunhui Liu Gan. Liu Gan is nearly 70 years old and is still very strong. It seems that he will not have to retire if he works for a few years. He is an old man from the Longwu Army. He served in the Yulin Army long before helping the emperor eliminate Princess Taiping, and has assisted several commanders.
Seeing Li Zaixing, Liu Gan raised his white eyebrows and said in a stern tone: "Where are you living now?"
Li Zaixing bowed and bowed: "Report to the general, my subordinates live in Bodhi Temple."
"Since I have joined my Longwu Army, I should live in the military camp. How can I just stay there?" Liu Gan waved his hand: "When I go back, bring my luggage first. My Longwu Army is the emperor's imperial guard and has its own rules. In the future, you must obey the orders and do not act arbitrarily."
When Li Zaixing heard this, he immediately felt that his words were wrong. He thought to himself that he had no interaction with Liu Gan, so why did he offend General Yunhui? According to the rules, the people of the Longwu Army should indeed live in the military camp, but the rules are dead and people live. The officers of the Longwu Army lived in their own homes when they were not on duty. Even if there were a few people from other places who were not in Chang'an, they would rent a house outside, and few lived in the military camp.
Liu Gan clearly made him embarrassed.
Li Zaixing was confused and did not ask much. He turned around and went to the military officer to check the schedule on duty. Bai Ze, the military officer, was busy in front of the case. When he saw Li Zaixing coming in, he smiled and said, "Has he been sniffed?"
Li Zaixing's heart moved. While handing over a bottle of Sanliu that had been prepared, he smiled and said, "No, I was taught a lesson by General Yunhui as soon as he came. I was really confused."
Bai Ze took the Sanle Sauce, but he didn't refuse, and hid it. "I said why is this old man so serious today? He came to the mansion early in the morning to wait. It turned out that he was in a bad mood and was looking for someone to vent his anger."
After hearing this, Li Zaixing said calmly: "General Liu is a close minister trusted by the emperor. He is highly respected and has a lot of children and grandchildren. How could he be in a bad mood?"
"Hehe, it's not because of eating for the imperial concubine." Bai Ze looked around, gave Li Zaixing a wink, and then chuckled softly: "Now the Yang brothers and sisters are powerful, and even the princess must be careful to serve. How can the Old General Liu be exception? He has served His Majesty for the rest of his life, and finally bowed to a few young people. How good can he feel?"
Li Zaixing suddenly realized and looked at Bai Ze gratefully. Their words seemed to be chatting, but in fact they were not. It was not accidental that Liu Gan appeared here today. He was probably here specifically to wait for him. The reason was, maybe it was because his escape from death was related to the imperial concubine, or maybe it was because he had been close to the Yang family recently. In a few days, he had been to Anyifang twice, and yesterday he also went to Lady Guoguo's mansion. In the eyes of those who are interested, he would inevitably be regarded as flattering the Yang family. Liu Gan dared not treat the Yang family as a little officer with no background and vent his anger. That was not a matter of one sentence.
Li Zaixing encountered such a thing in his previous life. Later, he fought with the chief and was sent to the farthest outpost. He stayed there for several years. Now he actually encountered such a mess again, which is ridiculous.
Li Zaixing decided to deal with it coldly. If Liu Gan just had a good time, then forget it. If Liu Gan continued to make things difficult for him, then just resign. He didn't want to do this. His purpose in Chang'an was not this.
Seeing Li Zaixing's careless look, Bai Ze frowned and said casually: "Actually, Old General Liu doesn't have to be angry at all. In a few years, the Yang family will not be able to become prosperous."
Li Zaixing didn't take it seriously at first, so Xiaoxiao turned around and went out. When the wind blew, he suddenly realized that Bai Ze's sentence sounded like gossip, but in fact it had something else. Why did the Yang family not be prosperous after a few years? Liu Gan is almost seventy years old. If you sleep today, you may not be able to see tomorrow's sunrise. Even if the Yang family cannot be prosperous, he may not be able to wait. The focus of Bai Ze's sentence is not Liu Gan, but the Yang family.
His steps stopped for a moment, turned to look at Bai Ze in the room, and was facing Bai Ze's meaningful smile. He raised the corner of his mouth and returned a knowing look. Bai Ze breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head as if nothing had happened, and went to go by himself.
Li Zaixing continued to walk forward, but his mood was different at this moment. Because he thought of something, during the Anshi Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled to Bashu. At Mawei Slope, the imperial guards mutinized and killed Yang Guozhong, who was still called Yang Zhao, and forced Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to hang Yang Guifei. At that time, the one who took the lead was General Chen Xuanli.
Could it be... the resentment between Long Wujun and the Yang brothers and sisters began here?
The ice is three feet long, not a day's cold. Of course, Chen Xuanli dared to do such a thing, of course it was impossible for him to do it for a moment. Perhaps, the arrogant and domineering of the Yang brothers and sisters have planted the seeds now. Perhaps the entire imperial guards have no good feelings for the Yang family, and Liu Gan is just one of the representatives. He was beaten by Liu Gan, and he was shot while lying down.
Li Zaixing was relieved, but then he felt sad for Yang Guifei. The Yang brothers and sisters were indeed arrogant, but the arrogant relatives were not their family. Now she is still favored, and some of the imperial guards dare to say this, so why aren’t they afraid of her revenge?
The reason is actually very simple, because she failed to give birth to a prince.
Without a prince, she would not be able to transform from a concubine to an empress dowager and continue to take power. As Bai Ze said, the Yang family's glory was destined to be only a few years. Once the emperor died, everything about them would disappear. If she could give birth to a son and possibly become the next emperor, would Liu Gan dare?
Li Zaixing sighed while getting on duty. Bai Ze said that the newly-employed person was on duty by the prince. The original reason was that the prince was generous and would not care too much about occasional mistakes. But now Li Zaixing no longer thought so. How could he know that this was not Chen Xuanli and others showing goodwill to the prince? He now doubted that when Li Mi suggested that he join the Longwu Army, he also agreed to make sense for Xie Guanglong that it should be related to Chen Xuanli or which general, otherwise he would not be so sure.
Thinking of this, the pool of water was even more muddy than he thought.
"Who is on duty today?" a young eunuch walked out, stood in the corridor, and asked sharply.
Li Zaixing hurriedly walked upstairs and reported his official title.
"Come in, Your Highness the Crown Prince needs to give orders if you have something to do."
Li Zaixing brows moved, thinking that it wouldn't be such a coincidence. However, he followed the eunuch in, took off the horizontal knife at the door, tidied up his clothes, and then walked in small steps, stopped not far from the door, and saluted the prince standing in the room.
"You are Li Zaixing?" The prince smiled gently, walked to Li Zaixing, looked up and down at Li Zaixing: "Yes, he is a majestic man."
"The prince is praised, I am ashamed of me."
"Well, I have something to ask you." The prince waved his hand, his attitude was very easy-going, unlike a noble crown prince, but a bit like a gentle and jade-like Wang Xun. "I have studied Tubo for a long time, but I still know very little. Can you tell me about it?" He paused and explained, "In two days, Your Majesty will ask, and I will make some preparations in advance."
"I am honored to be able to serve the prince."
The prince smiled and turned around and walked to the front of the case. Li Zaixing followed him. When he looked at the map on the case, he felt that there were a few black lines on his forehead. What map is this? Is there a little similarity? If it weren't for the terrain of part of the Tang Dynasty, he wouldn't be sure that the area was the Tubo mentioned by the prince.
"This is the map I have drawn based on ancient books, and there may be some inaccurate places..."
Li Zaixing smiled bitterly: "The prince is not inaccurate, but a big mistake."
"Rare!" The young eunuch standing beside him lowered his face and shouted loudly. The prince interrupted him, but the smile on his face did not change at all, but he was a little excited. "That's great, please help me change it quickly. If you only find it in front of His Majesty, it would be too late."
Li Zaixing also knew that he had made a mistake and hurriedly said: "Actually, although the prince's picture is not very accurate, the general route is good, but there will be some misunderstandings in understanding the situation. In the future, misjudgments may be made when making decisions."
The prince nodded and agreed. He led Li Zaixing to the case and said to the young eunuch: "Prepare your pen and ink and keep a record. You must write down every word Li Langjun said today."
"Here." Seeing this, the young eunuch did not dare to be careless, and his eyes when he looked at Li Zaixing suddenly became much more friendly.
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Li Zaixing talked about it for an hour and gave a relatively comprehensive introduction to the prince's general situation. He knew that although the prince in front of him was now in a difficult situation, he did succeed to the throne in history. He was in charge of the anti-rebellion work of the Anshi Rebellion. If he hadn't parted ways with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang at Maweipo, the history of the Tang Dynasty might have been terminated.
It can be said that although the prince spoke very kindly, he was actually responsible, at least it would be better than Emperor Xuanzong of Tang patting his butt and fleeing to Bashu. For this reason, Li Zaixing had a good impression of the prince, so he spoke very carefully. There were not many opportunities to have the opportunity to teach the future king. If he could have an accurate understanding of the situation in the world through his efforts, it might have a positive impact on history.
In an era when imperial power was supreme, what could influence history more directly than those influencing the highest power?
Perhaps, the change in history began here, and he was the butterfly that caused the storm of history.
For a moment, Li Zaixing suddenly felt a sense of mission with heavy responsibilities on his shoulders.
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Chapter completed!