In the third year of Wude, the sage Li Yuan ordered the King of Qin Li Shimin to lead an army to attack Wang Shichong and set up Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province, which was governed by the Shangshu Province. Li Shimin also served as the Shangshu of Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province.
Although he knew that his second son had extremely high military talent, he was only in his early twenties after all, and unlike before, this was a battle involving more than 300,000 troops on both sides... After the battle at Hulao Pass, Li Yuan must have regretted it. My own mouth is mean.
Because before Li Shimin led his army south, Li Yuan said this... everything south of the Yellow River is Shaanxi Road.
Who would have thought that it only took Li Shimin less than a year to calmly defeat the Zhengxia coalition forces and capture Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong alive.
Therefore, Li Yuan hurriedly recalled Li Shimin to Chang'an and asked Li Xiaogong to lead the army to manage Jiangnan, Jiannan, and Lingnan.
I can't let my dick go any longer, otherwise the throne under my butt will not be secure... This should be the truth hidden deep in Li Yuan's heart.
Since then, Li Yuan made up his mind to idle his second son... Unfortunately, Liu Heitai was too fierce. From this point of view, Li Shimin did not pursue Liu Heitai... It was considered intentional.
But after the great victory at Luoshui at the beginning of the year, the sage summoned Li Shimin to return to the capital. When Liu Heita came back to power, he only wanted to use Qi King Li Yuanji.
The reason is very simple. After Li Shimin conquered Hebei at the beginning of the year, he deliberately left many of his generals in Hebei Province as general managers. Except for Shuang Shiluo, the general manager of Dingzhou in the north, the rest were close to the south.
In other words, they are basically all along the Yellow River... connected into a large area, closely adjacent to Shaanxi East Road.
Shaanxi Province used Weizhou, Xiangzhou, and Weizhou as springboards, and the lineage of the King of Qin gradually expanded its sphere of influence to Hebei Province.
This was the reason why King Li Yuanji of Qi stopped moving forward. Officials in Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province naturally knew this.
Inside Luoyang City.
Overworked due to complicated affairs, Qu Tutong's temples were gray and his brows were furrowed. Although he was a former Sui general, he was highly regarded after his surrender to the Tang Dynasty. He was Li Shimin's deputy in several battles. After the Luoyang War, he was ordered to stay in Luoyang. Later, he took charge of Shaanxi Province under the name Youpu She.
"Back." Qu Tutong saw Yu Zhining coming in and greeted him with a smile, "King Qi still doesn't move?"
"That's natural." Han Liang on the side said in a mocking tone: "Hebei Province has not yet been completely captured, so why did the King of Qi send troops?"
This is obviously referring to the several state capitals in Hebei Province that have not yet fallen...all belong to the lineage of King Qin.
Yu Zhining seemed gentle and elegant, but in fact he was very bitter and harsh. "If all of Hebei Province falls, the King of Qi will guard the pass."
Qu Tutong couldn't help but smile. This is very likely to happen. If the whole of Hebei falls, the King of Qi will never dare to send troops, and he can't return to Guanzhong in despair. He can only stay at the pass... and guard the tiger. Lock up.
The tea boy served tea, and the three of them sat at separate tables and chatted casually about various events in these days.
According to the system, Shaanxi Province established a minister, Li Shimin, and a servant, namely Qu Tutong.
At the beginning of the year, Yin Kaishan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, died of illness, which caused the East Palace to suddenly attack Shaanxi Province and stuffed Zheng Shouyi into Shaanxi Province as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and then tried to be promoted to Zuocheng, the Minister.
For this reason, Li Shimin first sent Yu Zhining, one of the eighteen bachelors of Tiance Mansion, to Shaanxi Province. His original position was Duzhi Langzhong, but he also served as Shangshu Youcheng.
Not long ago, the Turks stopped fighting and made peace. Li Shimin immediately sent his confidant Han Liang to Shaanxi Province to serve as Minister of Household Affairs and Minister Youcheng.
Qu Tutong, Han Liang, and Yu Zhining were all Li Shimin's absolute loyalists, and they were also Li Shimin's most important local chess pieces. The three of them were all from the Prince of Qin's palace, and they already had good personal relationships. Now that they are working together for a great cause, they are working together sincerely.
"Speaking of which, when I went to Wuling this time, I met someone." Yu Zhining suddenly remembered what happened the day before yesterday and said with a smile: "This person is very knowledgeable in arithmetic. He once defeated the children of the Zheng family. They are intertwined and quite capable."
"Wuling?" Han Liang hesitated: "Prince Qi's Mansion? East Palace?"
"It is not the Prince of Qi's palace, nor the East Palace." Yu Zhining stroked his long beard, "I have already inquired about it. This person's ancestral home is Chengji County, Longxi County. He was not yet in his prime years. He called Li Qianyou, the commander of Chang'an, his uncle, and followed him in the army. Just taking care of the accounts.”
"Li Qianyou... the chief secretary of Prince Qi's Mansion." Han Liang was very familiar with the relationship between the children of the aristocratic family. "A younger brother of the Li family in Longxi, Danyang?"
"By the way, Li Keshi, Li Qianyou's brother, has been with His Highness for many years."
"Physician Li is still calming down Jiangnan."
"Your Highness has sent us to Luoyang for no other reason than to welcome heroes from all over the world to help His Highness." Qu Tutong suddenly said: "Such a person should be included."
Yu Zhining chuckled, he naturally understood the level.
Nowadays, the war in Hebei is raging, and the situation in Shaanxi Province is calm... But they are sending letters to the capital one by one, and the two sides are already at loggerheads.
Qu Tutong's dissatisfaction with King Qi has reached its peak. He is a veteran of two dynasties and has made outstanding achievements. Even the King of Qin treats him with courtesy, and King Qi... In the battle of Luoyang last year, King Qi besieged Luoyang in name, but in fact it was Qu Tutong led the army, but Li Yuanji made his own decisions, which resulted in the death of General Lu Jun in shock.
This time it was even more outrageous. Liu Heitai's army was approaching, Qu Tutong wrote twice, and Li Yuanji didn't even reply.
Under this situation, Qu Tutong naturally disliked King Qi. After thinking about it, he was a little worried and asked, "Whose name is this person? Is he really talented?"
This was because he was afraid that Li Yuanji wouldn't feel the pain. Yu Zhining rolled his eyes and said, "You are indeed talented, Li Shan."
"Li Shan?" Han Liang blurted out, "Li Shan of Dongshan Temple?"
"What Dongshan Temple?"
"Oh, by the way, I received a letter from the guest a few days ago. It is true that Li Shan joined the army with Chang'an's order to take care of the accounts." Han Liang clicked his tongue and said, "Although this person's ancestral home is Chengji, Longxi, he is not the Li family of Longxi. There are too many people coming and going in Danyang House."
"This person defeated Du Ming last year and was highly praised by His Highness several times. The assistant said that this person is like a cone that has not yet been pocketed."
"He is very thoughtful and skillful, and he is both civil and military. The great man of Yuchi Jingde's family cannot stand three times in front of him."
Qu Tutong and Yu Zhining looked at each other in shock and were speechless for a moment. In terms of their status in the Qin Palace and their closeness to the Qin King, they could not compare with Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui.
Han Liang was transferred from the post of Tiance Mansion to Youcheng, Shangshu of Eastern Shaanxi Province a month ago. He was also Li Shimin's confidant, and he had already heard rumors about Li Shan.
"In less than a year, my reputation has skyrocketed..." Yu Zhining clicked his tongue twice, "It's really a toss-up!"
In this era, there are many children from aristocratic families who have become famous early, but either they study hard and practice hard, or they become famous through filial piety and righteous deeds. As long as a big shot praises them... they are considered to have become famous at a young age.
This is also the main means for aristocratic families to become famous. For example, Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, praised two people, one Li Mi and the other Li Jing. They were both famous in the world, but in fact Yang Su praised many children of aristocratic families!
But there are very few people like Li Shan...who do not rely on complimenting each other, but actually make a name for themselves by doing what they do.
That's why Yu Zhining came up with the phrase "It's really a toss-up."
"Your Highness approves, why did you not enter Prince Qin's palace, but..."
Qu Tutong, who had been in the officialdom for a long time, said slowly: "Where does this person come from?"
After a pause, Qu Tutong added: "Your Highness must know, let's ignore this person for now..."
"By the way, there was a letter from the auxiliary aircraft yesterday. The letter mentioned that the war in Hebei was not going well and His Highness was worried. He also mentioned Li Shan."
Qu Tutong touched the thick beard around his mouth, thinking that he would like to find a chance to see it.
At this time, rapid footsteps sounded outside, and a guard shouted outside the door, "Letter from Xingzhou."
Yu Zhining stood up suddenly, grabbed the letter, checked the paint and opened it, reading ten lines at a glance, "Huaiyang King and Shi Wanbao jointly signed it, Xingzhou and Yizhou are short of food and grass."
Han Liang jumped up, "What the hell is King Qi doing?!"
