Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 206 Tang Xuanzong's Thoughts ([-])
Coming out of the palace, Yang Guozhong has been thinking about how to make trouble for Li Fei, and how to arrange to completely bring Li Fei down.

At first Tang Xuanzong was instigated to send Li Fei to Anton, probably because Anton was very complicated and chaotic, and Li Fei was prone to make mistakes when he got there.And once Li Fei made a mistake, every mistake was an excuse, and he could use it to further attack Li Fei.

However, he never expected that when Li Fei went to Anton, not only did he not make any mistakes because of Anton's complexity, but Li Fei also brought three thousand Anton's cavalry to surprise the Khitan King City, and fought against Khitan in a decisive battle. Make great contributions to neutrality.

In addition, I also heard that Li Fei has indeed managed well in Andong, and the conflicts between ethnic minorities and Han people that used to happen frequently have become less and less now.This is not so good!
If Li Fei didn't make mistakes and made Anton better and better, then how could he seize Li Fei's handle and keep beating Li Fei, aiming at killing Li Fei?
In fact, Tang Xuanzong may have firmly believed that An Lushan would not rebel, but as the prime minister, Yang Guozhong had long seen signs that An Lushan wanted to rebel.

Historically, Yang Guozhong had already seen signs that An Lushan wanted to rebel, so he reminded Tang Xuanzong many times.

But in history, Yang Guozhong wanted to bring down An Lushan. Now because of Li Fei’s relationship, if Yang Guozhong also told Tang Xuanzong that there were signs of rebellion in An Lushan, wouldn’t it prove that Li Fei’s testimony was only correct?Don't get An Lushan, all the credit goes to Li Fei.

Therefore, for Yang Guozhong, getting Li Fei down first is the key.

As for whether An Lushan really wanted to rebel, Yang Guozhong didn't particularly care. He even thought that it would be good if An Lushan really rebelled.He didn't think that even if An Lushan's rebellion had the possibility of success, he would be able to bring down An Lushan justifiably, wouldn't it be great!
Bringing down Li Fei is the top priority, followed by bringing down An Lushan.But to bring down Li Fei, you have to plan well and think of a good strategy.

When he walked back to his house, Yang Guozhong had already thought of some clues, and his eyes flashed a gloomy look.

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inside the palace,
After Yang Guozhong left, Tang Xuanzong kept frowning, obviously hesitating in his heart.

Tang Xuanzong was hesitant about Li Fei's suggestion to An Lushan, whether he should call An Lushan back to Chang'an City to enjoy the blessings, and what excuses would he use so that An Lushan and others would not feel that the court was killing donkeys .

In fact, it is best to pass the decree to make Anlushan the prime minister so that Anlushan can return to Chang'an City. After all, the prime minister is the head of all officials, which is in line with Anlushan's credit and status. Shan also can't say anything, but it should be regarded as a great gift.

However, just now Yang Guozhong also mentioned a shortcoming of An Lushan that is not conducive to the position of prime minister, that is, he can't read all the big characters of An Lushan, and he doesn't know many characters. I can't even understand how to handle government affairs, how to control hundreds of officials and convince them.

Why!Difficult!

After thinking for a whole night, Tang Xuanzong did not finally make a decision.

He can only put this aside in advance.

In addition, regarding Li Fei, Tang Xuanzong also had some other feelings in his heart. He was just not that angry with Li Fei now, and Li Fei still failed to satisfy him in one aspect.

Because Li Fei hasn't realized his 'mistake' yet!
The mistake Tang Xuanzong referred to was naturally Li Fei's original "wronged" An Lushan's attempt to rebel.The reason why Tang Xuanzong was so angry at the beginning, hated Li Fei so much, and let Li Fei go to a bitter cold place like Anton to suffer, was because of that incident.

But now it seems that although Li Fei did suffer some hardships, he still did not explain what he "wronged" An Lushan in the report, admit his mistakes, etc. This is Tang Xuanzong's return to Li Fei. unsatisfactory place.

"Maybe that kid has just suffered a lot, and it's not deep enough. I will continue to let him hang out and let him hide in Anton to suffer for two years, hoping to make that kid realize his mistake as soon as possible." Tang Xuanzong's thoughts It's strange, he stubbornly believes that Li Fei is at fault, and he still hasn't fully realized his mistake.

Tang Xuanzong was such a stubborn person, even if he gradually felt that An Lushan had too much military power, and he felt a little bit wrong in his heart, he was determined not to believe that An Lushan had the possibility of rebellion, because that would make him have the power to beat himself The feeling on his face, after all, it's not long since he adopted An Lushan as his adoptive son.

No matter how strange and stubborn Tang Xuanzong's thoughts are, the things that should be done and the rewards that should be given should not be delayed for too long.

The next day, Tang Xuanzong discussed with Yang Guozhong and all the officials in the court hall.

In terms of credit, An Lushan's credit must be great, and An Lushan is now the king of Dongping County, and it is unlikely that he will be directly conferred a prince title, so he can only start in other aspects.

He was named Situ of Anlu Mountain, General of Shangzhu Kingdom, and a bunch of rich and various rewards and so on.

In addition, An Lushan also asked for credit for hundreds of generals under his command, and also listed "suggestions" to award the official positions of those meritorious generals, etc. An Lushan's doing so was a big leap, but Tang Xuanzong is still too far away. He trusted An Lushan, and also wanted to appease An Lushan, so he didn't even look at it carefully, so he waved his hand and rewarded all the generals under his command according to An Lushan's 'suggestion'.

In the decisive battle with Khitan, Li Fei had the credit for attacking the Khitan king city by surprise. Afterwards, Khitan suffered a disastrous defeat. Who said it wasn’t because the king city was destroyed by Li Fei’s attack, so Li Fei’s credit is not small. The Great General of Shangzhu Kingdom even rewarded hundreds of generals under An Lushan's command, so there is no reason to be too stingy with Li Fei.

Some officials suggested that Li Fei should simply be restored to the title of Lord Wu. In that case, the court would only need to reward some property, which would save a lot of money.Anyway, they felt that Li Fei had Concubine Yang as his backer, and that the duke's title would come back sooner or later, so they might as well take advantage of the rewards now and just give it away, which happened to make Concubine Yang happy.

It's a pity that Tang Xuanzong didn't want to just restore Li Fei's title.

Because Tang Xuanzong felt that Li Fei hadn't realized his "mistake", if Li Fei was just restored to his original title, wouldn't it make Li Fei even less aware of his "mistake"?Therefore, before Li Fei confessed his mistakes and repented, Tang Xuanzong didn't want Li Fei to be too complacent at all.

In the end, Tang Xuanzong only gave Li Fei a reward worth about [-] to [-] guan, and the title was not restored, and Li Fei was not given more vacant official positions. He had to wait for Li Fei to admit his mistakes and repent.

In addition, Li Fei also mentioned that the imperial court gave Anlu Mountain all the money, food, weapons, armor, and soldiers that should have been supplied to Anton because it wanted to fully support Anlu Mountain to pacify the Xi and Khitan tribes. The Khitan tribe has been pacified, but Anton still needs to face threats from the Bohai Kingdom, the Silla Kingdom, and other ethnic minority tribes. I hope that the imperial court will return everything that has been owed over the years.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and all the officials thought it was not good to refuse, but the court has basically used up all the weapons and armors in stock during the wars in the Western Regions, Longyou War, Nanzhao War, and the conquest of the Xi and Khitan tribes over the years. , Even if you want to make it up to Anton, there is no way, unless it is directly transferred from the An Lushan Army.

"Your Majesty, the supplies originally given to Anton were given to the King of Dongping County because the King of Dongping County wanted to pacify the relationship between the Xi and Khitan tribes. It won't be too much, why don't you let the king of Dongping 'return' Anton—" This is what Yang Guozhong signaled in advance to let the official say this, he just wanted to hate Li Fei and make An Lushan hate Li Fei even more. fly.

"Lushan has worked hard and made great achievements. I should first ask Lushan what he means in this matter." It is not appropriate for An Lushan to think that the Xi and Khitan tribes have been pacified, and the court will not pay attention to him. It is not appropriate to directly order An Lushan to be transferred from his own army. It is better to ask first.

Tang Xuanzong didn't realize at all that he, the emperor, and the entire court were already a little too delicate for a general like An Lushan who held a heavy army. Such a situation was definitely not a good sign for any dynasty.

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