Zhang Guangfu, the governor of Mianzhou, Quan Shancai, the governor of Chengdu, and Su Honghui, the chief official, are all figures who can cover the sky with one hand, at least in today's Jiannan Road.
Just like the current official situation in Bashu, it can be described as indestructible with water and indestructible with needles. Although it is a bit exaggerated, the upper and lower parts form a system with each other, and the collusion between the left and right is indeed true.
Zhang Guangfu, the governor of Mianzhou, hurriedly felt the Yue Palace. When facing Li Hong, he immediately saluted with joy and excitement. However, when facing Li Qian and Pei Shoude, he thought for a long time before he remembered who these two people were, so he hurried again salute.
At the dinner party at Prince Yue's Mansion, the last people to arrive were Chengdu Governor Quan Shancai and Su Honghui. One was a third-rank governor, and the other was a fourth-rank official. Even in Chang'an, they were high-ranking officials that made people look up to them.
What's more, Li Hong came to their one-third acre of land. During the dinner, Su Honghui kept conveying a message to Li Hong, that is, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, what should I change the word "Hong" in the middle of Su Honghui to
Such intention seems to be showing goodwill to Li Hong, and even believes that Li Hong will definitely be able to inherit the throne, showing his flattery.
But at the same time, I also hope that Prince Li Hong can pay attention to his topic, and even discuss the topic of changing his name with him, so as to confirm that His Highness the Prince went to Jiannan Road to change the names of his ministers to avoid his own name, and wanted to ascend the throne as emperor. The ambition is obvious.
In the end, a balance was reached to sow discord between His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and it was announced to the world that His Highness the Crown Prince was no longer satisfied with just handling affairs in the East Palace, and wanted to move into the Daming Palace.
In short, if Li Hongli discusses this topic, then the next day, whether it is Mianzhou or Chengdu Prefecture, or Chang'an in a few days, it will definitely spread, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go south to change the name of his minister to avoid his own name, and to advance his enthronement. The momentum is being built with the intention of forcing His Majesty to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.
Once such rumors are introduced into the court, for the ministers who do not understand royal affairs, it will definitely be a good opportunity and good strategy to attack the prince. Even in their view, as long as such rumors are introduced into the ears of His Majesty, Prince Li It remains to be seen whether Hong's position in the East Palace can be preserved.
After all, King Li Zhe of England and King Li Dan of Yin are also quite popular with His Majesty. It is not impossible for the court to depose Li Hong and establish another prince.
This is what the officials of Yue Wang Li Zhen and Cao Wang Li Ming in the Jiannan Dao officialdom want to do. They have also been secretly operating for so many years, preparing to give Li Hong a thunderous blow.
Whether Li Qian and Pei Shoude were facing Mianzhou Governor Zhang Guangfu, or Chengdu Prefecture Yin Quan Shancai and Su Honghui, they showed great respect. The relationship between these people would make onlookers think that they were not familiar with each other at all.
When Li Hong asked Zhang Guangfu, Quan Shancai, or Su Honghui, he would always mention that a few years ago, the King of Yue told him how capable Zhang Guangfu was, how Su Honghui cared about the people, and how he often appeared in Yue. The palace.
After these words, the originally unfamiliar relationship between Li Qian, Pei Shoude and the three of them became extremely fragile and vulnerable.
The five people all looked a little embarrassed. Li Qian took the opportunity to close her hair and block her sight, and then said to Li Hong: "Since the death of my father, it may be because I have been too sad and haggard in the past few years, so this My appearance has aged a bit over the past few years, and they don’t recognize me anymore.”
Pei Shoude understood the look in Li Qian's eyes just now, nodded and said sympathetically: "My father has passed away. In the name of Shoude and Li Qian, it is naturally impossible for me to have the opportunity to deal with you adults. From... Sigh... Your Highness, if it weren't for you If we come here today, I am afraid that Governor Zhang, Quanfu Yin, and Su Changli will not come to the former residence of the King of Yue, let alone sit down and have a banquet with us. "
"Oh? How could this be so?" Li Hong asked in surprise: "They...the three of them all have excellent comments in the mouths of the court officials and in the annual assessment books of the Ministry of Officials. He is such an ungrateful person. Otherwise, Uncle Yue Wang would not have recommended him highly, but he is still trusted by the court, right? "
Li Qian's smile was ugly and sad, and she said sadly and helplessly: "My father was punished for treason. Naturally, they wanted to clear up the past relationship with their father. They were deeply afraid of being implicated in his treason. How could he still associate with us after my father was executed?"
Li Hong held the wine glass and took a sip leisurely. As if he was reminiscing about the past, he sighed: "Back then, when Uncle Yue Wang conspired to rebel, my father was very angry. After I returned to Chang'an, he ordered me not to do this. I will investigate further. And because Uncle Yue Wang died at my hands, my father even scolded me, and my father did not go to court for half a month to show his sadness for Uncle Wang's death. My father once said that I am very relieved about Jiannan Road, otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to stay in Jiannan Road, right?”
Li Hong looked at Li Qian as he spoke, and his bright eyes kept looking into Li Qian's eyes. It wasn't until Li Qian couldn't stand listening to Li Hong's words about Uncle Yue's rebellion that he tilted his head. aside.
The dinner party for the five people at the Yue Prince's Mansion ended very late. Mianzhou Governor Zhang Guangfu escorted Li Qian and Pei Shoude home. Quan Shancai and Su Honghui had to go to Mianzhou by themselves because they would accompany Li Hong to Chengdu Mansion in a few days. Rest at the state's inn.
Several people bowed to Li Hong and said goodbye. Li Hong, who was standing at the door of the main hall, watched the people turn around and suddenly said: "By the way, Quan Shancai, I remember that there seemed to be some interactions between you and Di Renjie. Back then, because of You were impeached by Yushi Fan Huaiyi for summoning the mausoleum and felling trees, and your father punished you for being disrespectful. But in the end, Di Renjie and Yue Wang Li Zhen protected you, so they let you go. "
"Your Highness, I did make a mistake back then, but I didn't actually cut down the tree at Zhaoling, but... a tree across the road. So after Your Majesty figured it out, he never asked the guilty minister again." Quan Shancai hurriedly saluted and explained to Li Hong.
"It's an old thing. I'm not here to pursue this matter today. I just want to know, did Di Renjie contact you after he arrived at Jiannan Road? After all, you were saved by the King of Yue because of his protection. Thanks to his recommendation, he has achieved his current status." Li Hong walked out of the main hall with his hands behind his back and asked as he looked at a few people.
"This... Back to Your Highness, I have not received any invitations or letters from Di Renjie before going to Mianzhou, but if Di Renjie contacts me in the future, I will report to Your Highness as soon as possible." Quan Shancai faced Li again. Hong Xingli said.
"Well, in that case, you should go down and have a rest. You have been traveling for several days and you have been dining with me so late. Thank you for your hard work." Li Hong looked a little lonely, obviously because he didn't have Di Renjie's The news made him feel depressed.
Yuan Shuji and Guo Shifeng were military generals. Although they watched the five people flirting with each other at the banquet, because they were military generals and did not understand the affairs among the civil servants in the court, they did not say much about this matter. right.
But Yuan Shuji got to know Li Hong when Li Hong stopped at Yumen Pass during his Western Expedition, and since then, he has become one of the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to regard him as Li Hong's confidant. When Yuan Shuji had questions about the overt and covert glances between Quan Shancai, Li Qian and others at the banquet and wanted to tell Li Hong, Li Hong just patted him. His shoulder: "As military generals, you'd better not get involved in the affairs of the court, especially officials like Jiannan Dao, whose minds are like lotus roots, with seven exquisite orifices."
"But... Your Highness, what they did today is absolutely not normal. The general thinks... we should find some pagoda camps stationed outside the city to come in to strengthen the guard. After all, there are only 200 of your personal guards on guard." Yuan Shuji paused twice. , finally decided to follow Li Hong's order and not comment on those people. He just considered Li Hong's safety from the perspective of his subordinates.
"You just have to make up your own mind." Li Hong smiled and said.
If you want to cultivate a person to be your confidant, to think of and be loyal to you wholeheartedly, then you must give this person a certain degree of autonomy. If everything depends on your orders, then he will work under you. He may also feel that he cannot display his talents, which will make him feel that you do not trust him.
For those who are capable and want to truly serve him, Li Hong has always given them a certain degree of autonomy, but will not let them exceed their authority or cross the line to do things that are not within their scope.
The reason why Yuan Shuji gave up his evaluation of those people was because Yuan Shuji was a military general, and those people were civil servants. If Yuan Shuji intervened, then in the end, the whole army would follow suit, and sooner or later the generals would continue to interfere in the political affairs of the court.
Just like the current four eunuchs Hua Meng, Cheetah, Mang Zhong and Jingzhe, their status now even ranks among all the eunuchs in the entire Tang Dynasty. They are definitely the figures on the top of the tower, but they have always abided by their duties and never messed up. Participation is not their responsibility.
And this is what Li Zhi and Wu Mei are most satisfied with. For this reason, they would rather watch Hua Meng, Cheetah and others, as well as Xiaoxue and the other maids, become more and more influential in the palace, and even Hua Ji and Wang Lou, whose status was higher than those in front of them, ignored them.
Yuan Shuji nodded, exchanged a few words with Guo Shifeng and Yu Tuqi, and then hurriedly left the Yue Prince's Mansion with two soldiers from the Guards and walked towards the main camp of Futu Camp stationed outside the city.
Guo Shifeng and Wei Tuqi bowed and left, while Hua Meng and Cheetah began to prepare things for Li Hong to wash up before going to bed.
"Find out Quan Shancai's assessment books for the two years he was in the Ministry of Personnel, and... Where is Fan Huaiyi now? Why has there been no news since he left the Yushitai? If I hadn't met Quan Shancai today, I would have I almost forgot about this person." Li Hong looked at the clean room. It was obvious that this room should have been a residence for VIPs and the like. The calligraphy and paintings on the walls looked very valuable.
(End of chapter)