The progress of history is random, and a slight change can cause history to deviate.

A young farmer from a mountain village gave a few words of advice and presented a sand tray.

Xianyu Zhongtong heard it and believed it, and history changed.

The original ending in history where all 60,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were wiped out did not happen in this world. Not only that, even the outcome of the battle was changed.

Chang'an City, Xingqing Palace.

After Li Longji ascended the throne, he mostly lived in Xingqing Palace and the three major palaces in Chang'an City. Each palace had its own different owner.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Taiji Palace was the habitual residence of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong. Daming Palace was the habitual residence of Emperor Gaozong. Later, Wu Zetian became emperor. In order to eliminate the imprint of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian used to live in Luoyang, the eastern capital.

When she was in power, she worshiped Buddhism and suppressed Taoism. It was also for this political reason that she wanted to slowly erase the traces of the Li family from the world, but she was eventually forced to abdicate.

After Li Longji killed Empress Wei's clique, he was established as the prince and soon ascended the throne as emperor. After becoming the emperor, Li Longji has been living in Xingqing Palace. He also wanted to eliminate the traces of the former Wu family. No one wants to live in

Living in the shadow of others, living in the house where the enemy once lived, especially the emperor of a country.

Why did Li Longji used to live in Xingqing Palace? Because Xingqing Palace was the residence of Long Qian where he lived when he was King of Linzi. After he ascended the throne, he did not want to live in Taiji Palace and Daming Palace, so he ordered the expansion of Xingqing Palace. Li Longji

During his reign, the expansion project of Xingqing Palace never stopped and continued intermittently. Until today, it has become one of the three major palaces in Chang'an City.

The front hall of Xingqing Palace facing the meridian is called "Qinzhengwu Main Building". From this pretentious name, we can see that Li Longji in the early Kaiyuan Dynasty was somewhat of a wise king. What he said, what he did, and the name he chose,

It's all done by people.

Behind the main building of Qinzhengwu is the main hall of Xingqing Palace, which is called "Xingqing Palace", where civil and military officials meet. Behind it is Jiaotai Palace, which is the boundary between the front palace and the rear palace.

There are many palaces in the harem, most of which are pavilions and pavilions. Among them is a famous building called "Calyx Xianghui Building". The famous thing about this pavilion is that it is the harem residence of Li Longji and Yang Guifei.

Ever since Li Longji snatched Concubine Yang away from his son King Shou, the two of them had been living here. In the late Kaiyuan period, Li Longji was addicted to Rouwen Township and gradually rarely paid attention to the court. Most of the government affairs were completed in this building.

, it was the kind of thing that hurriedly threw the memorials and reviews to the three provinces and six ministries, and then hurriedly rushed behind the screen to sing, dance and drink with Yang Guifei, and a generation of wise kings turned into a generation of ignorant kings, often only a screen away.

Today Li Longji is drinking with Concubine Yang.

In the first month of the tenth year of Tianbao, due to the Nanzhao rebellion, Xianyu Zhongtong persuaded Concubine Yang to return to Chang'an. Concubine Yang who returned to Chang'an seemed to have opened up a certain knot in her heart and unexpectedly took the initiative to reconcile with Li Longji.

Li Longji was extremely pleasantly surprised. He did not expect that his beloved wife would change her temper when she went on vacation. Not only did she reconcile with him, but she was also in a happier mood.

Li Longji was naturally happy to see the changes in his beloved wife, so he doted on her even more. Not only did he give her rare treasures paid tribute by foreign countries as gifts, but he also appointed several Yang family members as officials.

Concubine Yang became more and more happy, and became even more tender and affectionate towards her beloved old man Li Longji, like a flower. Even when the two of them cuddled up together to drink and dance, they were extremely affectionate. You feed me a bite, and I feed you a bite.

, the eye contact is soul-stirring, and outsiders will immediately have the idea that what the two of them need at the moment is not wine, but a bed.

The banquet was in full swing with singing and dancing, but the loving scene between the couple was interrupted by a hurried memorial, and the lively singing and dancing had to stop.

Li Longji frowned dissatisfied, and his eyes suddenly turned cold.

A eunuch stood outside the palace gate. He suddenly felt cold all over his body. He hurriedly knelt down and said loudly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the great victory in Jiannan!"

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, then stood up: "What?"

The eunuch's voice became louder: "Your Majesty, a great victory in Jiannan! On the twenty-eighth day of the third month of the tenth year of Tianbao, Gao Xianzhi and Xianyu Zhongtong, the Jiedushi envoy of Jiannan Dao, quelled the rebellion of Nanzhao outside Lizhou City. The leader of Nanzhao, Luo Feng, was defeated and committed suicide.

, our Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty beheaded more than 10,000 enemies and captured more than 30,000 people. The leaders of the Nanzhao Kingdom who participated in the rebellion have submitted petitions for surrender to His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

After Li Longji was stunned for a moment, he suddenly looked up to the sky and smiled: "Okay! It's indeed good news, I'm very pleased. I can copy the good news and give it to the Chang'an court officials, Gao Xianzhi, Xianyu Zhongtong, haha, good! Master Wang has to pay it back, I will be generous to you."

Grant."

Concubine Yang welcomed her at the right time and said: "I congratulate Your Majesty on pacifying the rebellion. The Holy Emperor has conquered the world and the country has been established for all generations."

The eunuchs, maids, musicians, and dancers in the palace knelt down one after another and congratulated and praised him in unison.

Li Longji's body was shaking slightly with excitement, but he tried hard to maintain calm.

Over the years, the army of the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly weak. The once invincible and invincible armies of the Tang Dynasty now occasionally suffer some defeats in foreign campaigns, especially in the Western Regions and Tibet in the southwest. The Tang Dynasty has been at war with it for many years, and the victory or defeat is often five to five.

In recent years, there have been fewer wins and more losses against Tibet. This result made Li Longji, who was arrogant and self-confident, particularly ashamed.

Datang and Li Longji really needed an exciting victory.

Today, victory has come.

Sixty-five-year-old Li Longji was in an excited mood, smiling up at the sky. At this moment, he finally regained some of his original demeanor as a wise emperor who was vigorous and diligent in governing.

The eunuch who reported the news outside the palace saw that Li Longji was in a good mood. He hurriedly raised his hands and presented a thick list of names, saying: "Your Majesty, this is a petition jointly signed by Deputy Governor Gao Xianzhi and Xianyu Zhongtong Jiedu Envoy for quelling the chaos.

List, please His Majesty’s Holy Judgment.”

Li Longji was in a good mood, waving his hands and saying: "Send it over!"

Gao Lishi, who was beside him, hurriedly took the directory from the eunuch's hand and held it respectfully to Li Longji with both hands.

Li Longji opened the directory, and there were many names listed on it. The first one among them was Gu Qing.

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, and then racked his brains to recall the name Gu Qing. He looked at the famous generals of various armies several times, but it seemed that he had never heard of this name. Then he looked at the reasons for his meritorious service noted behind Gu Qing's name. The first was to advise Xianyu Zhongtong and ask the court to send someone else.

The good general commanded the counter-rebellion. Secondly, he warned that during the war, the passage between Nanzhao and Tubo must be cut off, so that the two countries should not be connected and unite their troops. Thirdly, he created an original thing called "sand table".

He played an extremely important role in quelling the Nanzhao Rebellion for the first time, including the final decisive battle. Because of the unnamed trail marked on the sand table, Gao Xianzhi sent partial troops to circumvent the enemy, cut off their food and grass, cut off their retreat, and disrupted their military morale.

Chaos can be quickly quelled.

"Gu Qing, Gu Qing...who is this?" Li Longji murmured to himself.

Concubine Yang was a rather conscientious woman and rarely took the initiative to interfere in government affairs. However, Li Longji kept repeating Gu Qing's name. Concubine Yang was so impressed by this name that she couldn't help but said in surprise: "The name Sanlang read was

, is it 'Gu Qing'?"

Li Longji smiled and said: "Yes, Gao Xianzhi and Xian Yu Zhongtong jointly requested meritorious service. Gu Qing's name ranks first in the merit list. I am a little curious, what kind of talent can make two meritorious officials jointly recommend the memorial?"

Concubine Yang was even more shocked: "This man named Gu Qing is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who lives in Qingcheng County, Shuzhou?"

Li Longji glanced at her in surprise, then carefully looked at the notes on the merit list, nodded slowly and said: "Yes, Gu Qing, eighteen years old, from Shiqiao Village, Qingcheng County, Shuzhou... is actually only ten years old..."

Eight years old, do you know this person?"

Concubine Yang finally confirmed that this Gu Qing was that Gu Qing, her mood became more and more comfortable, and her smile became brighter. She proudly puffed up her magnificent chest and said: "Yes, this young man is my hometown. This time I am returning to my hometown to visit relatives.

Xianyu Zhongtong recommended this man, and I have seen him before. He is really a talented person, as gentle as jade."

Li Longji asked curiously: "Is this boy really only eighteen years old?"

"Yes, does Sanlang know that there was a porcelain kiln in my hometown of Shuzhou last year that was designated as tribute porcelain? The owner of that porcelain kiln was Gu Qing. Does Sanlang still remember that I brought back a set of small plum vases from Shuzhou?

, there is a poem printed on each plum vase. At that time, Sanlang praised the poet who wrote this poem for his talent as good as Li Hanlin. When I saw him, I also felt that he was a rare talent, so I wanted to recommend talents to your majesty and wanted to treat him as a Hanlin.

The imperial edict invited him to come to Chang'an, but the young man refused..."

Li Longji also heard the interest at this time and said with a smile: "Rejected? A boy of seventeen or eighteen years old was personally recruited by the most favored concubine of the emperor today, and he could still refuse. Judging from this move, the boy must be extraordinary.

.”

Concubine Yang covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I felt quite uncomfortable at that time. I just thought that this person was young and arrogant after all, relying on his talent and arrogance. I didn't expect to see his name on the list of people asking for credit for counterinsurgency today. Looking back at that time, I'm afraid

That young man is indeed a man of great talent, and I am afraid that he will not be able to catch his eye if I grant him the post of a member of the Imperial Academy."

Li Longji nodded and said: "My poetic talent is no more than Xiaodao'er's. This guy doesn't bother to ask for an official position based on his talent. He wants to gain fame from the battlefield. It can be seen that he is a talented person with great ambitions. Not bad!"

After saying "Not bad" twice in a row, Concubine Yang's heart was moved and she took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, talents are rare. How can he fall behind the Holy Emperor and not be used by the country? This son is capable of literature and military, and has a strong character. If your Majesty,

If it can be carefully cultivated, after a few years, it may not be a towering tree that can provide shelter from wind and rain for the Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji pretended to be jealous and said, "I'm not happy to hear you speak to a strange young man like this."

Yang Guifei rolled her eyes at him and said with a charming smile: "I am more than ten years older than him, but it is rare for my hometown to have a pillar of the country. I am really happy for my hometown and just want to help this little fellow countryman. Sanlang, you are so messed up.

Very jealous."

The old man pretended to be dissatisfied and hummed, his eyes fell on Gu Qing's name again, he pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "This son has made meritorious service in the military and should be admitted to the military service. Although he has meritorious service, he cannot be appointed too high.

, I’m afraid there will be criticism in the DPRK.”

After saying that, Li Longji ordered Gao Lishi to take out the paper and pen, write down a line of words on the paper, put down the pen and smiled at Yang Guifei, saying: "My lady is willing to support my fellow countrymen, how can I lose the lady's face? According to the lady's opinion

How about transferring him to Chang'an as an official?"
Chapter completed!