It has been a long time since Li Yan has been so relaxed and at ease. If there is one word to accurately describe his current feeling, it is freedom. Unfettered freedom.
Since Huang Chao attacked Chang'an, Li Yan had to go west to Chengdu, and An's birthday was only a few days later-Huang Chao was pacified, and Li Yan finally returned to Chang'an. When Li Ye attacked Hedong, he was held hostage by Li Maozhen.
Although Li Maozhen didn't do any harm to him, one can imagine how aggrieved and uncomfortable Li Yan's life is because the powerful officials control the court.
Even if you play and have fun all day long, it doesn't taste half of it. Although Li Yan doesn't know the word depression, he also understands that if he continues like this, he will collapse.
Whenever he was in trouble, Li Yan would always lament with the two eunuchs close to him, when will brother Ye come to save me, and when will he come to destroy those rebellious ministers and thieves!
As an emperor, Li Yan knew from his heart that he was not a good emperor. Since ancient times, an emperor who ignored political affairs and only cared about pleasure would not be a good emperor.
But no matter whether he is a good emperor or not, to be controlled by powerful ministers and limit his power, and to worry all day long about whether his life will end is a shame and a shame, and it is simply unbearable.
Whenever personal dignity was humiliated by the war, Li Yan vowed that when he got out of the predicament, he would work hard to be a good emperor in the future, and would never be greedy for pleasure and repeat the same mistakes.
God favored him, Li Ye rescued him in several troubles. When the opportunity is in his hands, Li Yan can often cheer up for three days. But three days later, when he saw those piles of memorials, he felt his head was as big as a bucket. Facing the veterans in the court hall who were already mixed up, he was powerless and could only lose his temper.
After persisting for less than half a decade, Li Yan didn't want to see those hateful faces anymore, and didn't want to review those memorials that often needed to be revised twice or three times because his opinions were not correct. As a result, the faces of the courtiers became more and more hideous, and the memorials on the desk piled up more and more.
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At the beginning, Li Yan would ask Li Ye to teach him and help him with government affairs.
Later, with a wave of his hand, the memorial was sent directly to Prince An's Mansion.
"Anyway, Brother Ye is here." Li Yan often thinks this way, "there is no reason for the emperor to do everything by himself, just find a capable minister to help him with chores, otherwise what should the prime minister do? The emperor only needs to be in power. Just make up your mind on big things.”
So Li Ye became the ruling prime minister. It is the ruling prime minister who sits at the center and leads the officials and government affairs, not the so-called Tongping Zhangshi.
When Li Xian was the most powerful, he did not achieve this position.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no descendants of the clan have been prime ministers, let alone ruling prime ministers.
This matter was strongly remonstrated by some veteran ministers, but it was a pity that there were too few people and the voice was low, so Li Yan didn't pay attention at all.
Seeing Li Ye enter the door, Li Yan, who was drinking and watching singing and dancing in the warm hall, stood up shaking with a wine glass, and said happily: "Brother Ye, you are finally here, hurry up, have a few drinks with me." Haha, it's still interesting to drink with you, those guys are too bad for drinking, too bad!"
Li Ye frowned slightly when he saw the scene of spring breeze filling the palace.
Those girls who were singing and dancing noticed that Li Ye entered the door and caught a glimpse of the other party's frowning, their movements were a little stiff, their smiles were a little unnatural, and they couldn't hide their fear. Who doesn't know that King An's conquest of the world and his majesty are all over the world. If he is angered, they will definitely suffer a lot, not to mention losing their lives.
Moreover, every time Li Ye entered the palace, he had to persuade Li Yan to be diligent in political affairs and not indulge in sensuality.
Although Li Maozhen often pretended to say similar things, but everyone knew that saying it with Li Ye had a different psychology and different effects.
"Brother Ye, don't reprimand them today. It's not that they bewitched me to have fun. I really can't stand those courtiers who are inconsistent and ineffective. That's why I hid here. With you in charge outside, I will You don't have to work so hard. Sigh, you don't know how much I suffered when that thief Li Maozhen was in Chang'an, and now I can relax for a few days, you have to be considerate of me!"
Seeing Li Ye's uneasy expression, Li Yan came over and grabbed his shoulders, dragged him to the case and sat down, had someone serve fine wine, and kept complaining.
Li Ye sighed secretly, so he had to drink a few cups with Li Yan first.
When both of them were teenagers, they often hung out together, and there was no shortage of good wine and beautiful women. At that time, because Li Ye couldn't cultivate, and Li Xian was too upright in his actions, he offended many people. None of the rich and powerful children in Chang'an were willing to get along with him. If it wasn't for Li Yan, he would have suffered from depression at a young age.
— It’s okay to suffer from depression, at most it’s harming yourself, and there’s still the possibility of rescuing it. If the mind is dark and distorted, harming others and oneself, and causing anger and resentment, then it will be completely over.
Li Ye couldn't bear to be harsh on this brother who even passed the throne to him in the previous life.
He hoped that the other party could be a good emperor, so that he could fight abroad with peace of mind, and it would be a good talk for them to accept the worship of the people of the world together when the Tang Dynasty returned to its peak. At that time, he will become a fairy and be free, and Li Yan will govern the country, which will be the consummation of his merits and virtues.
However, everyone has their own ambitions, and he also knows that it is unrealistic to force Li Yan to be an emperor.
With Li Ye drinking with him, Li Yan's interest really increased, and laughter rang out from time to time.
Finding that Li Ye didn't intend to reprimand them today, the singers and dancers quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and their movements and sounds slowly returned to normal.
"Brother Ye, what are you going to do with Li Maozhen?" Li Yan, who was slightly drunk, hiccupped. When he asked this question, he had a serious expression on his face and gritted his teeth, revealing a deep hatred for Li Maozhen. When I was in Chang'an, I suffered a lot!"
In order to recruit soldiers and horses, Li Maozhen even withheld Li Yan's court expenses, pretended to be a loyal minister, and disgusted him by admonishing Li Yan to care about state affairs, but he hated it.
If there is a chance, Li Yan would like to tie Li Maozhen to a pillar and let him be beaten by wind and rain for ten years.
"Li Maozhen is going back to Chang'an." Li Ye said, "She has pacified the entire Huainan territory."
This is also the reason why Li Ye came to see Li Yan today. It is necessary to appease Li Yan's emotions before Li Maozhen returns to the court, otherwise Li Yan will yell at Li Maozhen and kill him, it will be a good show.
From the bottom of his heart, Li Ye did not reject watching such a good show. He also wanted to see how Li Maozhen, a witch, was lying on the ground and was trained to grind her teeth, but she couldn't do anything—she must be red-faced and scratching the floor tiles with her fingers. That was a really nice scene.
This is a bad taste, Li Ye is not lacking in bad tastes, especially Li Maozhen who has cheated the world and him for so long by pretending to be a man.
"What?! There is such a thing?!" Li Yan heard the truth explained to him in a low voice by Li Ye, his jaw dropped into the wine glass in surprise, and he forgot his resentment towards Li Maozhen.
Li Ye raised his eyebrows proudly, "Until now, only three people in the world know about this matter, and one of them is dead - Gao Pian. Your Majesty must keep it a secret."
With such an explosive secret, Li Yan rubbed his hands excitedly, "No wonder, no wonder... I always feel that this guy is too sinister, so it turned out to be like this! Haha, what do you mean when you say that?" How does it look like... This is really a layer of window paper, when you pierce it, you will suddenly see a bright light, and your face is full of happiness!"
Judging by his excited look, he probably forgot his hatred for Li Maozhen, and was only thinking about how to use this to tease him.
Li Ye didn't disturb Li Yan's fantasies, leisurely drank a few sips of grape wine, was about to enjoy the singing and dancing in the hall, when he heard Li Yan's words, he spit out the wine without holding back.
Li Yan looked at Li Ye seriously and said curiously: "Brother Ye, you have already put this bitch to bed, right? No wonder you didn't start a war with her, but agreed to surrender!"
Ignoring Li Ye's angry gaze, Li Yan sighed: "With a beauty in my arms, I forget the suffering my brother has suffered. I was counting on you to avenge me, but now it seems hopeless!"
Li Ye resisted the urge to jump over and pinch this guy's neck, and said angrily, "Sleep ass! I'm an honest gentleman, and I surrendered Li Maozhen for the sake of national power. I'm not as nasty as you said!"
Li Yan snorted: "Don't pretend, you are happy in your heart?"
After finishing speaking, he leaned over and asked enthusiastically: "Tell me quickly, how does Li Maozhen taste like? Anyway, she is also the king of Qi. If you can sleep with a king, you are not at a loss, Brother Ye. Haha, I approve of this marriage!"
Li Ye's face was as black as charcoal.
From then on, Li Yan never mentioned the matter of punishing Li Maozhen.
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It was already the second day after leaving the village in the river valley.
Haosheng had a rest all night, and the five people who had enough food and drink were more energetic than the other.
Waving goodbye to the villagers who were seeing him off for the last time, Wei Xiaozhuang quickly followed up with Su Emei and the others, and quickly drew a long row of footprints in the snow.
Taking a look at Shang Xire, who was tied up like mud with a big knife by Li Wenwen and carried behind his back, Wei Xiaozhuang asked with a smile, "This kid is short of breath, can he still make it to Minzhou City?"
After being interrogated last night, they already knew that Shang Xire was the eldest son of the city lord of Minzhou, and Dabu Zhuoga, the city lord of Minzhou, was a well-known noble general among the Tubo people in Hexi.
Some time ago, the Tubo people gathered an army of 300,000 to invade Guanlong, and Dabu Zhuoga was the deputy commander of the army.
Ever since they were found by Song Jiao in Shenyun Mountain, Chu Nanhuai and Su Emei had received orders to rush to Hexi with Wei Xiaozhuang, Liu Xiaohei, and Li Wenwen. With the help of the local Tsingyi yamen, he hunted and killed Tubo aristocratic monks, and used the method of setting fire to the backyard to delay the pace of the Tubo army's eastward invasion.
In the past few months, Chu Nanhuai and others have also figured out the chaotic situation in Hexi while killing people.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo occupied Hexi.
Decades ago, during the civil strife in Tubo, Zhang Yichao expelled and suppressed the Tubo people in Hexi, and took the opportunity to recover the eleven prefectures in Hexi. After Zhang Yichao's death, the Guiyi Army quickly declined due to internal power struggles. Tubo people from all over Hexi took the opportunity to occupy more than ten counties from Suzhou in the west to Qinzhou in the east.
This includes Liangzhou.
Liangzhou is the central ruling area of Tubo in Hexi, and the Tubo people who occupy this place are called Wenmobu.
In addition to Wenmo in the north in Hexi, Tubo in the south is called Liugubu.
Whether it is Wenmo or Liugu, there are various ethnic groups living in the territory: Tubo, Qiang, Han, Tuyuhun and even Uyghur.
The difference between Wen Mo and Liu Gu is because of the different strength of belief and different cultivation systems.