The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 278: Going sideways

The next day.

Wei Xianyi helped Li Heng change his clothes, and while doing so, she touched Li Heng's chest.

Li Heng looked at Wei Xianyi's dishonest hands and said, "I feel like you slept with me last night and you raped me."

"How dare I..." Wei Xianyi wanted to apologize, but when she looked up and saw that Li Heng had no intention of blaming her, she changed her words and said, "Your Highness is strong and healthy. One hand can make me breathless. If Your Highness doesn't want to, how can I force you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Heng did not argue. He waited quietly for Wei Xianyi to put on his clothes, then opened the door.

In the yard outside the door, Aqisi was practicing martial arts, He Jin was sitting at the table in a daze, and Zhang Guangsheng was standing at the gate of the yard with a sword in his hand.

When Aqisi saw Li Ying, she put away her gun and walked forward, smiling meaningfully, "Your Highness, why did you get up so early today?"

Before Li Ying could speak, Wei Xianyi asked, "Did Your Highness and Sister get up very late on your wedding night?"

Aqisi smiled and said, "I can't get up for two days."

Wei Xianyi looked at Aqisi, focusing on her breasts and buttocks, and asked, "Sister, do you have any secret method?"

Aqisi laughed, looked at Li Ying, and said, "You'll have to ask His Highness."

Li Ying shook his head and smiled. Without saying anything, he walked straight to Zhang Guangsheng and asked, "Has Wang Zhongsi's case been decided?"

Zhang Guangsheng said: "He has been sentenced to be demoted to the post of governor of Suzhou."

Suzhou is under the jurisdiction of Hexi.

Historically, Wang Zhongsi was first demoted to the prefect of Hanyang and moved away from Helong, but now Li Longji actually kept Wang Zhongsi in Helong.

Li Heng guessed that Li Longji did this because he felt he could suppress Wang Zhongsi in Longyou Road and at the same time make use of Wang Zhongsi's talents.

Li Heng pondered for a moment and said, "This is good. At least he won't be in any danger."

Zhang Guangsheng said: "Yes, no matter how long the right prime minister's arm is, he cannot kill people at will in the area under your jurisdiction. In the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the four towns of Longyou Road are facing the harassment of Tubo. It is the most dangerous place, but at the same time, it is also the safest place."

Li Ying didn't respond, but said, "Pack up and we'll set off tomorrow."

"Yes." Zhang Guangsheng accepted the order.

Li Ying turned around and said to Aqisi and Wei Xianyi, "Follow me into the palace and pay respects to our father and mother."

"Here."

Aqisi and Wei Xianyi followed and entered the palace with Li Ying.

He Jin, who was standing behind them, looked at the three people's backs, thoughtfully.

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The next day, Li Heng returned from Chang'an and went all the way to Shanzhou, the capital of Longyou.

Li Heng stayed in Shanzhou temporarily and ordered people to go to Anxi and Beiting to invite several important generals to discuss matters, and by the way, he brought Yang Yuhuan and Zhang Mujin to Liangzhou.

Li Heng had just finished arranging things and had not yet caught his breath when Zhang Guangsheng came to report that Geshu Han and An Sishun had quarreled.

Geshu Han is now the deputy governor of Longyou, and An Sishun is the deputy governor of Hexi. During the period when Wang Zhongsi was transferred, these two were the ones in charge of Hexi and Longyou.

The two men originally wanted to discuss joining forces to fight against Tubo, but as they talked they started arguing.

The two of them now play an important role in Helong, and Li Heng cannot ignore them, so he can only hold a banquet and personally negotiate peace for them.

At the banquet, after three rounds of wine, An Sishun had followed Li Ying for many years, and he had to give Li Ying face, so he took the initiative to say: "My grandfather is a Hu people, and my mother is a Turkic people. General Geshu's mother is a Hu people, and his grandfather is a Turkic people. They are of the same origin, so we should get along well."

An Sishun originally wanted to get closer to Geshu Han by saying this in terms of status, but Geshu Han felt unhappy no matter how he heard it.

Although Geshu Han was a Hu man, he considered himself to be of noble birth. He was a playboy before he was forty years old. He made friends with the powerful and wealthy in Chang'an by relying on his status. He was also proficient in Chinese studies, so he felt that he was a noble Han aristocrat.

I only heard Geshu Han say: "General An's grandfather is a Hu, my grandfather is a Turk, General An's mother is a Turk, and my mother is a princess of Khotan."

Geshu Han stopped talking here, but his words and deeds showed his discrimination against An Sishun.

An Sishun also got angry and said, "I am a humble person. I have been with His Royal Highness Prince Shou in Anxi for many years. A few years ago, I took in a concubine who was from the royal family of Khotan."

"Fuck!" Geshu Han slammed the table and was about to fight with An Sishun.

Li Heng, who had been silent, stood up and asked, "What is General Geshu going to do?"

Seeing Li Heng's eyes, Ge Shuhan knew that he had been impulsive, and hurriedly said, "I was disrespectful after drinking. Your Highness, please punish me."

Li Heng looked at Geshu Han, then at An Sishun, and sat down.

Geshu Han joined the army in Hexi at the age of forty. He was able to quickly climb to his current position not only because of his bravery in combat, but also because of Wang Zhongsi's promotion.

An Sishun had been in the army longer. At the beginning, he was a comrade-in-arms with Wang Zhongsi's father. Later, he followed Li Heng in campaigns and made many military achievements.

Not long ago, Li Longji transferred An Sishun back to Hexi. Wang Zhongsi also understood An Sishun's abilities, so he recommended An Sishun to be the deputy governor of Hexi.

Therefore, it can be said that these two people have some relationship with Wang Zhongsi.

However, the two men did not live in peace just because they were both related to Wang Zhongsi.

Historically, these two people had constant minor conflicts at the beginning. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Geshu Han even falsely accused An Sishun and asked Li Longji to execute An Sishun.

Li Heng originally thought that his appearance could ease the conflict between the two, but now it seems a bit difficult.

Li Heng was silent for a while, then said to Geshu Han: "At the court meeting, the crown prince recommended General Geshu to control Longyou. If it weren't for me, General Geshu would have been the governor of Longyou now."

Ge Shuhan was startled when he heard this, and quickly saluted, saying: "Your Highness is a divine general sent from heaven. It is my blessing to be able to follow Your Highness."

"Really?" Li Heng stared at Geshu Han. "General Geshu, go back and sober up first. The king will host a banquet for you two tomorrow."

"Yes." Geshu Han didn't dare to take the risk and retreated.

Seeing Li Heng taking sides, An Sishun was very grateful. After Geshu Han left, he bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Ying said, "General An has already surrendered, but he still won't give in. How can I tolerate such behavior?"

Li Ying spoke openly, but in his heart he was indeed biased towards An Sishun.

Firstly, An Sishun had followed him for many years, and no matter in terms of affection or loyalty, An Sishun could not compare to Geshu Han.

Secondly, the people that Geshu Han is most loyal to now are first Li Longji and then Li Heng.

Li Heng's recommendation of Geshu Han at the court meeting was not a random recommendation.

Over the years, Li Heng and Wang Zhongsi have had dealings. Although Wang Zhongsi was more pure, his subordinates did not think so. Many of them secretly received a lot of benefits from Li Heng.

Of course, Li Heng can have time to slowly win back these people's hearts, but the prerequisite is that these people cannot conflict with his original confidants, even if this person is Geshu Han.

(End of this chapter)