Yang Yuyao's beautiful eyes drifted to Li Yunxiao, and then to Anlu Mountain.
"I lost. The Emperor and His Majesty are here. Can I still default on my debt?"
Li Dan also smiled and said: "Not bad, I'm willing to admit defeat. Your bet is not big. Besides, this is the first time I have seen such a Hu Xuan dance. It's interesting. It's really interesting."
An Lushan climbed up the pole and said: "Your Majesty, dancing can actually be used to train for fighting. When I was under General Liang's tent, no one dared to take a step beyond me, the Tang Dynasty."
"When I usually train my men, they also practice Hu Xuan Wu. It is good for exercising the flexibility of the body, so that when facing the enemy, they can easily avoid the enemy's attacks."
Li Longji smiled at this time and said: "Look, I have seen him as brave and good at fighting from the beginning. Now that he is really like this, I seem to see in him how powerful the soldiers he trained are, hahahaha..."
"Thank you! Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty!"
"Master Imperial, why don't you give him to me? If such a general becomes the boss of Xiaolou, wouldn't it be that he is overqualified and underused?"
"Really?" Li Yunxiao pointed at An Lushan: "Then you ask him, if he wants to become an official, I don't care."
Li Dan suddenly laughed and said: "Oh, how come a good birthday banquet has turned into robbing people? Just listen to me, An Lushan will go to Xiaolou. When has the Tang Dynasty ever lacked military generals?"
This is not bragging. The Tang Dynasty was prosperous and countless masters and literati appeared. Many people who were famous among the people may not even be ranked among the top 100.
"An Lushan, what do you think?"
An Lushan kowtowed one after another: "You should obey the orders of the Supreme Emperor!"
Li Dan smiled slightly, then turned his head and sighed at Li Longji.
Li Longji was a little helpless as he picked up his glass and drank from it without looking at Li Dan.
Yuan Tiangang sent a message to Li Yunxiao from the side:
"If His Majesty wants An Lushan to be an official, will you let him go?"
Li Yunxiao smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter whether you let him or not, he is not Wu Zhao."
Yuan Tiangang felt a little sad and drank all the wine in his glass: "Your Majesty has changed a lot in recent years. It seems that all emperors are the same and cannot restrain their desire for pleasure."
"Brother Yuan, don't say that. When Taizong was in power, he enjoyed beauty and did not delay the government. In the final analysis, it is still a sentence."
"What words?"
"The roots of Lao Li's family."
"what for?"
"What else can I mean? The good deeds of Taizong are not easy to learn, but the blemishes are very easy."
"This will also indirectly cause these people to satisfy themselves in the name of imitating Taizong, but they are not as good as Taizong."
"There is also the matter between Gaozong and Wu Zhao. Do you think he doesn't know that certain things are wrong?"
"what for?"
"Brother Yuan, don't you know? He has changed now. Even without Yang Yuhuan and Sai Diaochan, he will still be like this when he meets them. Haven't you noticed that he doesn't like virtuous ministers and likes loyal ministers in recent years?"
Yuan Tiangang was said to have fallen into silence because he had reminded Li Longji at the beginning that he should be regarded as a virtuous minister, not a loyal minister.
Li Yunxiao continued: "These emperors we have met all have one thing in common, they are so happy!"
"When I feel that the world is prosperous and stable, I want to cultivate my own 'loyal ministers'. And virtuous ministers, such as the one I'm paying attention to named Zhang Jiuling, are the kind of people who prevent the emperor from making great achievements. How can he be liked by others?"
"You have seen with your own eyes his ability to govern the country, but now he is over the top and feels that the persuasion of wise ministers is dividing his rights."
"And the first one to bear the brunt is you and me. Hasn't he relied on you as much as before in recent years?"
Yuan Tiangang still did not speak, because what Li Yunxiao said was true. Although he was not in the court, Li Yunxiao still knew a lot of information.
What's more, what does a majestic emperor always rely on Yuan Tiangang?
"Brother Yuan, it has been difficult for virtuous ministers since ancient times. Just because they are too virtuous, they are upright. Even if they give good advice, Li Longji is just talking about it now and will not listen to advice like he did at the beginning. And I think one day he will find a way to remove himself from power."
Yuan Tiangang glanced at Li Longji: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with what your Majesty did. Your Majesty is still very shrewd."
"By controlling the powerful ministers and ruling the world, Your Majesty wants to make it easy for himself."
"Since Brother Yuan knows, why don't you stop it?"
"Why do you want to stop it? His Majesty's move is not so much cowardly as it is that he has been trying to pry the hearts of those with impure minds!"
"Although this move will harm Zhongliang, it will also eliminate dissidents. Gaozong also asked Li Yifu to do this."
"Okay, then, Brother Yuan, let me ask you, among the officials in the court, who has the most power and is the most worthy of winning over?"
Yuan Tiangang glanced at Li Yunxiao and said nothing.
Needless to say, who is greater than the Imperial Master?
But it was obvious that Li Longji was either afraid or uneasy and had no intention of winning over Li Yunxiao.
"Brother Yuan, I don't veto your idea, but I think it is no better now than before. Both you and Li Longji need to change!"
"Otherwise, what happened decades ago may happen again..."
Yuan Tiangang was silent for a moment and nodded: "It seems that I should give His Majesty a warning that he will never forget."
"Warning? What warning? I'm back, what more warning?"
After the words fell, Li Yunxiao glanced at Li Longji: "Just wait and see, I have many methods. It would be best if some things are changed, but if they cannot be changed..."
"Ha... Then you and I can only call him the Supreme Emperor..."
Yuan Tiangang's eyes narrowed slightly: "You want to..."
"Oh - I just thought about it. Things haven't reached the point of irreversibility yet. Let's wait and see."
While the two were chatting, Yang Yuhuan suddenly stood up and saluted Li Dan.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Yuhuan is too drunk, so he will go back first."
Li Longji frowned slightly: "Are you going back now? We haven't had a few drinks yet."
Li Hao suddenly stepped forward and saluted: "Father, I will send Yuhuan back, so I won't delay your entertainment here."
Li Dan waved his hand: "Okay, okay, go ahead."
After the beauty left, Li Longji suddenly felt a little bored, and there seemed to be a pang in his chest with nowhere to vent.
Not long after, Li Longji also stood up to say goodbye and returned to the palace.
Shortly after Li Longji left, Yang Yuyao also bowed and prepared to go back.
"By the way, An Lushan, you can just follow me to get the bar."
Thanks to Yang Yuhuan's reputation, Yang Yuyao also has a residence in Chang'an. Although it is not too big, it is far from comparable to ordinary civilians.
An Lushan looked at Li Yunxiao, who nodded.
After the two left, Li Dan glanced at the few people left and came to Li Yunxiao's table with a wine glass.
Yuan Tiangang stood up quickly, and Li Yunxiao also stood up.
"There is no need to say anything the Emperor has to say. I have made my own decision in my heart."
Li Dan was just about to say something, but he was not angry when Li Yunxiao blocked him. Instead, he smiled lightly and said, "With the words of Emperor Master, I know it in my heart."
"Sanlang may have been too tired these years, so sometimes he seems very dull. In fact, this is not his intention. I hope the emperor will not embarrass Saburo just because he made a mistake..."
Li Yunxiao nodded: "Okay, you are a monkey spirit. You don't want to participate in anything and you want to take care of everything. You need to change this problem."
Li Dan laughed innocently and didn't reply. He was like this. He didn't want to get involved in many things, but he didn't worry about this or that.
"Come on, come here."
Li Dan heard the call and stretched his head over.
Li Yunxiao whispered: "When he was a child, I saw him bullying someone based on his status and doing things according to his own preferences. You also know this, but do you know what this means?"
"represents what?"
"Even if he is an emperor for eternity and his name will remain in history, he cannot change his nature. And I...I have known for a long time that his nature is unchangeable..."
