Chapter 32 Elimination of Disadvantages
An Sishun's reputation in history was average, and Pei Min didn't know much about him, so he was naturally far less detailed than Wang Zhongsi. However, because it was involved in An Lushan, he still had a certain impression.
In his memory, An Lushan was not originally named An Lushan because his mother remarried An Sishun's uncle. He grew up with An Sishun and joined the Tang Dynasty. During this period, he shared life and death with each other and became a brother. After this experience, An Lushan changed his surname to An and named him Lushan.
An Sishun and An Lushan were righteous brothers, but they were not like the same kind of people. Needless to say, An Lushan was one of the disasters of the defeat of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. An Sishun was a loyal general who was loyal to the Tang Dynasty. He had been guarding the border for more than 40 years for the Tang Dynasty and was a veritable official of the state. Before An Lushan rebelled, An Sishun also reminded Li Longji many times that An Lushan would rebel, but Li Longji refused to listen.
Therefore, for An Sishun, Pei Min did not worry about An Lushan giving him any tinted glasses, but he was worried about the world. People like An Lushan could get rid of them if they could get rid of them, and killed them if they could keep them. Keeping them will only raise tigers.
After the banquet, Pei Min walked to An Sishun's side and greeted him affectionately: "General An Lang!"
When An Sishun saw that it was Pei Min, he hurriedly bowed and greeted him. He had not long been in the Tang Dynasty, but his father An Bozhu had already gained a foothold in the Tang Dynasty. He was the Right Yulin General in the court and had a certain status and connections in the army. An Sishun got his father's help and his career was smooth. However, compared with Pei Min, he was far from that, and said flatteredly: "I have met Pei Zhongcheng!"
"No need to be polite!" Pei Min said: "Go out of the palace together?"
The Tang Dynasty did not exclude foreign generals. Many foreign generals made great achievements in establishing the country and became the pillars of the country. However, not rejecting it does not mean that there is no barrier and is willing to interact with them with heart-to-heart. Not long after An Sishun joined the Tang Dynasty, he did not know his friends in the court and was quite lonely. Pei Min invited him like this, so how could An Sishun have any reason to refuse.
An Sishun just turned 20 and was not much older than Pei Min. The two had the same topic, and the relationship was progressing rapidly after Pei Min wanted to get to know each other.
Pei Min inadvertently talked about An Lushan.
An Sishun said in a daze: "But I don't know who An Lushan is? He is also from our An clan?" The An clan of Turks originated from the Anxi Kingdom of the Western Regions. Most people in the country took An as their surname, and An Sishun thought it was someone from his home country.
Pei Min was confused. An Sishun didn’t know who An Lushan was? Could it be that because of his time travel, An Lushan had a butterfly effect, which made An Lushan disappear?
Pei Min reacted quickly and said hurriedly: "A benefactor, I have a brother who has been taken care of by An Lushan. I asked me to meet someone named An Lushan and I must repay his kindness on his behalf. Seeing that there were very few people in the An family, Min thought you knew him!"
An Sishun shook his head and said, "There are not many people in the Central Plains, but in the Western Regions and in Nanzhao, there are still many people in the An family. If you were born in Anxi Kingdom, you can help me find out. If it comes from the An family of the nine surnames in Nanzhao, you can do nothing."
"Okay!" Pei Min responded, but no hope in his heart. An Lushan was not from Anxi, and he changed his surname to An because of his good relationship with An Sishun. Now An Sishun doesn't know who An Lushan is, and he can find it there.
But he was not discouraged, and he had the connection with the Censorate. If he met a fat man like An Lushan, would he be afraid that he would be able to escape?
The next day, at the court meeting, Li Longji issued a commendation order to the general who went to the expedition in the court.
The merit was naturally Xue Ne. As the commander of the three armies, Xue Ne rarely participated in the battle formations, but he mobilized troops and relied on Wang Haibin to conquer Tubo in a row, pursued thousands of miles, defeated the Tubo army, and recovered the lost territory of Taozhou. No one could compare with his merits. Li Longji was appointed as the chief general of the Liangzhou army, commanded the Chishui army, stationed in Liangzhou, and re-appointed the Duke of Pingyang County, and appointed his son Xue Chang as the Chaosan Doctor.
The second great achievement is undoubtedly. Pei Min dragged out 60,000 Tubo army with a population of 6,000 and annihilated 30,000 enemies. The results of the battle are of great glory. He was especially awarded General Zhongwu and increased his fief by 200. Although General Zhongwu was a military san official and had no real power, like him, there were very few people who held the positions of civil and military in the entire dynasty.
Li Longji then praised Pei Min for capturing Yang Ju and playing with the grievances for Wang Haibin. But when he said this, he told Pei Min about his resignation without permission and also punished him accordingly. Although it was understandable, he could not let go of his faults and his merits and demerits were offset.
Li Longji did not pose a charge of "uspionage" to Pei Min, after all, this charge can be either big or small. Now in his eyes, Pei Min belongs to his own people, and he still needs to take care of him in this regard.
The remaining officials who went to the expedition also commended each one, obviously their contributions were far less prominent than Xue Na, Pei Min and Wang Haibin.
The reward ended, and it was almost time to go to the court as usual.
But today there is an accident.
Zhao Yanzhao, Minister of Justice, launched the impeachment of Ma Chong, Yang Jingshu and Xian Yu Tinghui.
Zhao Yanzhao came prepared, and with the remaining heat of Zhao Chengen, Li Chang, Bai Daogong, Kang Haiyuan and others, he still had several military generals, gathered together to keep warm, and ignored the interests of the Tang Dynasty.
Pei Min glanced at the top Yao Chong and knew that the "narrow-minded" prime minister had taken action.
Although Yao Chong did not come forward, his pawns had already begun to charge for him and conquer the city and territorial areas.
Li Longji was indeed determined to rectify military affairs, but he could not make up his mind to eliminate the heroes who helped him rise up in the past.
I didn't say anything about the end of the court meeting.
Li Longji went to court with great worries. Although he was hungry, he was tasteless. He said to Gao Lishi who was serving him, "Lishi, I am willing to remove them. But they did not make any mistakes. I may have promised to never let them down in the past. Today, I want me to demote them for no reason, so I will break my trust in the world?"
Gao Lishi said: "Your Majesty asked Xiao Nu, Xiao Nu knows so much. Why not invite Pei Zhongcheng to ask him what he thinks? Pei Zhongcheng is resourceful and has a close mind with Your Majesty. His opinions are the most pertinent." As an internal minister, he always maintains the bottom line of not asking about politics in such major matters.
"You!" Li Longji waved, "Go and go."
As a foreign minister, Pei Min was not so worried. He heard Li Longji's concerns.
He expressed his meaning very tactfully: "I always thought that if my Tang Dynasty wanted to prosper, I just needed to do it 'civil ministers don't love money, and military officials would not hesitate to die'. Your Majesty does not need to demote them, but just add them to the title and transfer them to the border of Liangzhou. If they are really brave and have real talents and knowledge, it is a blessing for me. If they are really incompetent people who are incompetent and cannot bear the suffering, they will give them wealth and resign and let them be prosperous for the rest of their lives. It is worthy of the credit of the past, and I believe they will not refuse."
Pei Min didn't expect that the Central General at this time could be a general who could stand alone like Li Shimin's period, but at least it would not be a hateful and shameful figure like Ma Qing and Meng Lin...
Li Longji did not speak, but just nodded silently and made up his mind.
Chapter completed!