The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 283 Making your own decisions
The imperial edict to exile An Sishun soon arrived in Shanzhou.

Li Linfu gave two reasons.

First, Wang Zhongsi conspired to establish the crown prince, and An Sishun, as his deputy, did not report it beforehand and did not explain afterwards, so he must have been involved.

Second, An Sishun was the deputy governor of Hexi. Before the war broke out and without the imperial decree, he did not stay in Hexi but ran to Shanzhou, which was abandoning his post without permission.

When An Sishun received the imperial order, he was completely confused, and Li Heng was also a little surprised.

Li Heng summoned An Sishun alone and asked, "General An, do you know why the court demoted you?"

An Sishun stood up and said seriously, "Your Highness, I have no idea that General Wang Zhongsi was plotting to establish the Crown Prince, and I do not believe that General Wang would commit treason."

Li Heng didn't expect that An Sishun really believed what Li Linfu said, but on second thought, he felt that if he were in An Sishun's shoes, he would also believe the reasons given by Li Linfu.

After all, plotting to establish a crown prince was a serious crime. Not to mention exiling him, even killing him would be enough.

Li Heng said, "General An, don't worry. Although General Wang has confessed to the conspiracy to support the crown prince, there is no evidence. This case will not involve too many people like the Wei Jian case."

An Sishun said, "If it weren't for your highness's willingness to use his own title and official position to atone for General Wang's crime and appease the wrath of the saint, then this matter would have implicated more people than the Wei Jian case. The reasonable Helong civil and military officials are all grateful for your highness's kindness."

An Sishun's words were not exaggerated. This matter was a little different from history. If Li Heng had not intervened and allowed Li Linfu to implicate others at will, many people who followed Wang Zhongsi in Helong would have suffered.

When Li Ying heard An Sishun mention this, he felt a little scared.

That day in the Purple Palace, Li Longji asked him if he wanted to win over the hearts of the people and use them for his own benefit. At that time, Longji was referring not only to the hearts of Wang Zhongsi, but also to a group of people under Wang Zhongsi.

Of course, this also includes Geshu Han.

However, he just happened to squeeze out Geshu Han, which just shows that he had no intention of winning the hearts of Wang Zhongsi's subordinates.

Li Heng pondered for a moment and said, "This is what I should do. General An, there is no need to be so polite. My father banished you for another reason besides the one stated in the imperial edict."

An Sishun was slightly surprised, thought for a moment, and said, "Is it because of the conflict between me and Geshu Han?"

"I think so." Li Heng nodded, "I favor you, so my father wants to use this as a warning to me and you."

An Sishun was stunned.

This matter was not mentioned in the imperial decree, but Li Heng took the initiative to take it on, which was a complete heartfelt gesture.

An Sishun was somewhat touched, and clasped his fists and said, "If Your Highness had not mentioned this matter, I would not have dared to confirm it even if I had thought of it. Your Highness actually trusts me so much."

"General An, you are too kind." Li Heng held An Sishun's hand. "General An and I hit it off when we first met in the early years. We have worked together for more than ten years. General An has been on the battlefield for a long time. He is both my teacher and friend. I will not hide anything from you. I hope we can continue to work together and make more achievements in the future."

"Your Highness!" An Sishun knelt on one knee, his eyes filled with tears.

An Sishun was a Sogdian from Anguo. Although he had made many military achievements for the Tang Dynasty, many people looked down on him. Not to mention the Han families, even Geshu Han felt that the Turks were superior to them, the Sogdians. His self-esteem was rarely satisfied.

But now, Li Heng satisfied him.

As the most powerful and noble prince, Li Heng not only had no prejudice against him, but also valued him, favored him, and respected him. In his eyes, Li Heng was the best ruler.

An Sishun continued, "Your Highness's kindness is something I will never be able to repay even if I die a thousand times. From now on, I will give my life to Your Highness. Even if I die in pieces, I will not change my mind."

Li Heng helped An Sishun up, looking very touched, and said: "God has blessed me and allowed me to meet General An. General An, rest assured, I will not let you down. Although my father has demoted you this time, you are still the commander of the Hexi Army. As long as we win the war with Tubo, you will not only be able to resume your post, but also receive more rewards."

An Sishun said: "I will fight against Tubo with all my strength, and I am willing to accept the punishment if I fail."

"As long as we work together, we will win this battle." Li Ying said, pulling An Sishun to the table and said, "Let's not talk about business today, let's drink first."

"I will listen to your Highness." An Sishun smiled and took the initiative to pour wine for Li Ying. The two drank happily.

……

The next morning.

Li Ying was still drunk and was half asleep when he suddenly felt a warm touch on his face.

Li Ying slowly opened his eyes and saw Yang Yuhuan sitting beside the bed, stroking his face lovingly.

"Madam." Li Heng called softly in a daze and subconsciously held Yang Yuhuan's hand.

Then, he realized something, sat up suddenly, looked around, and confirmed that this was his Shanzhou residence. He then asked seriously, "Didn't I tell you to go to Liangzhou? What are you doing in Shanzhou?"

Yang Yuhuan stood up, bowed to Li Heng, and said, "I know I was wrong. I missed you, so I took the initiative to follow you to Shanzhou."

Li Heng asked, "Who brought you here?"

"I came here on my own. If you want to punish me, please punish me." Yang Yuhuan looked timid and didn't dare to look at Li Heng at all. "I will take a look at you and then go back to Liangzhou."

After saying this, he bowed to Li Heng again and prepared to leave.

"Who told you to leave?" Li Heng called Yang Yuhuan, got up from the bed, opened his arms, and motioned Yang Yuhuan to put on his clothes.

Yang Yuhuan pretended not to understand, walked up to Li Heng, hugged him, and said, "My dear, don't you blame me?"

"Whether to blame me or not, we'll talk about it later. Please help me get dressed first." Li Ying said.

"Yes." Yang Yuhuan responded, found clothes, and skillfully changed Li Heng's clothes.

Li Ying asked, "Mu Jin is here too?"

"They are all here." Yang Yuhuan replied, "The three children are here too."

Li Ying asked, "Why do you take the initiative?"

Yang Yuhuan said, "Liangzhou is not far from Shanzhou. I guess that the reason why you asked me to stay in Liangzhou is because you think Liangzhou is safer than Shanzhou, and Hexi is more reliable than Longyou. But after I arrived in Liangzhou, I heard that Geshu Han resigned, so I thought Shanzhou was safe too."

"What else?" Li Ying asked.

Yang Yuhuan said: "Liangzhou is richer than Shanzhou, my lord, I am afraid that I will suffer."

The two things Yang Yuhuan said were indeed what Li Heng was thinking.

Li Heng secretly admired Yang Yuhuan's accurate grasp of his thoughts and said, "Since you knew that, why did you still come?"

Yang Yuhuan said: "Nowhere is safer than with my husband. No matter how rich the place is, it will be very poor without my husband."

"You are so sharp-tongued." Li Heng couldn't help but laugh, "You are good at talking. I won't blame you this time, and I won't do it again next time."

"Thank you, my dear." Yang Yuhuan smiled sweetly and took the opportunity to kiss Li Ying on the face.

Li Heng pinched Yang Yuhuan's cheek and said, "Just now you only told me what I thought. You couldn't wait to come here, but you also wanted to see my new concubine, right?"

　Sorry, brothers. I have signed up for the civil service and public institution exams, so I need to sprint and save some time for reading. This month I can only update once a day. I will update twice a day after the exams on the 30th.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)