Ling Jing, who has become a mature man, has long seen Li Shan's intentions, and Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji are among them and can see it even more clearly.
When Dou Jiande defeated Hulao Pass, the Tang army's troubles in Hebei were not too serious. After all, Li Shimin was in charge at the time, pacifying the people and pacifying the Central Plains.
But then Li Yuan summoned Li Shimin back to Beijing and beheaded Dou Jiande, which caused a huge uproar in Hebei. Soon Liu Heitai led his old troops to resurrect and swept across Hebei and Shandong, almost defeating the Tang army's generals, forcing Li Yuan to send Li Shimin out again.
After the Battle of Luoshui at the beginning of the year, Li Yuan urgently summoned Li Shimin back to Beijing again, and asked Qi King Li Yuanji and Lujiang County Prince Li Yuan to take charge of post-war affairs. As a result, the Tang army hunted down Dou and Liu Yudang, so that Liu Heitai raised his troops for the second time. At that time, a large number of Fuzhou descended from the city.
In the eyes of Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and other dignitaries in the DPRK, no matter how fierce Liu Heita's troubles were this time, there was nothing to fear, but how to deal with Shandong and Hebei after the war was the key.
This war became the battlefield for Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng to seize the throne... It was nothing more than how to deal with Shandong after the war.
Last year, Li Shimin conquered Hebei. Li Daoxuan, Shuang Shiluo, Qi Shanxing, and Tian Liuan all stayed in Hebei to shoulder important responsibilities. Moreover, Li Shimin also recruited many outstanding figures from Shandong.
And Li Jiancheng wanted to go out on his own, because he just took a fancy to those Shandong heroes... This determined that Li Jiancheng would be gentle after the war.
Both the East Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace intend to be gentle to the Shandong provinces. In this case, Ling Jing, Su Dingfang and many other former members of Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai will become very useful tools.
Especially Ling Jing, the King of Xia did not listen to his advice and was defeated. If Li Shimin could take him into his arms... Even if Li Jiancheng defeated Liu Heitai, Li Shimin might not lose in terms of the distribution of interests after the war. Even if he lost, You won’t lose too badly.
"You cannot travel as someone who is in charge of Prince Qin's Mansion or Tiance Mansion..." Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "If you leave the capital without an order, the East Palace will not let you go easily."
The next step will definitely be for Prince Li Jiancheng to lead his troops to conquer Hebei. If the Qin Palace wants to get enough benefits from the post-war disposal, it must take Ling Jing and others into its arms.
If you don't go with Li Shimin's confidants, it will be difficult to succeed.
But if someone from Prince Qin's Mansion or Tiance Mansion goes to Hebei, once it is leaked, the East Palace will definitely hold him accountable, and the saint will probably be angry.
Li Shimin chuckled lightly, waved his hand and said, "I remember that Li Shan had good friendships with many of his nephews and nephews. Who is the best friend to him?"
Du Ruhui suddenly said: "His Highness has seen Wanli clearly, Li Shan has shown favor to Su Dingfang, Ling Jing and everyone..."
The words were not finished, but everyone understood that Li Shimin did not need to send his confidants to contact Ling Jing, he only needed to send someone to deliver a message and allow Li Shan to enter the Qin Palace.
Li Shimin smiled bitterly deep in his heart. Li Shan was really thoughtful. Could he be so optimistic about this tiger trapped in a cage?
Forget it, Li Dewu entered the East Palace... Regardless of whether you planned it or not, the only one who can protect you now is Gu!
"Li Kai, the son of Li Keshi, is a close friend of Li Shan. This time Li Shan went on an expedition with the army, and the Li family sent five personal guards to protect him."
"In addition, my uncle's eldest son Gao Xingcheng, auxiliary engine eldest son Chang Sun Chong, Jingde's eldest son Yuchi Baolin, and Cheng Zhijie's eldest son Cheng Chumo all had good relations with Li Shan."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "It must be Li Kai. His mother was born in the Changsun family."
"First of all, Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing will stick to Weizhou and Xiangzhou. Secondly, they will help Ling Jing and others cross the river and take a detour to Luoyang. Then they will go to Jiang Guogong, Han Xueshi, and Yu Xueshi to make proper arrangements and wait for the opportunity."
Changsun Wuji wrote them down one by one and said casually: "Now that we are putting it off again and again, we still don't know when the East Palace will go out for the expedition. I'm afraid it will have to wait until the Turks return from the north..."
He tried to interrupt several times but either couldn't get in or was stopped by Li Shiji's eyes. But after hearing these words, Zhang Wenguan finally couldn't help it anymore, "Your Highness the King of Qin, the Turkic army has returned to the north!"
"What?!"
"Already returned north?!"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically. Du Ruhui took a few steps forward, leaned forward slightly, and stared into Zhang Wenguan's eyes, "Tell me clearly, when will you return north?"
Li Shiji was speechless. This guy put the most important thing at the end... What was he thinking about? !
Of course, Zhang Wenguan didn't know that the Hebei War had become an important battlefield in the battle between the East Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace to seize the direct descendants, and when the Turkic army returned north... would be the key to deciding whether the prince would ask for the war.
"On that day, I exchanged Yugushe for the King of Huaiyang. Brother Huairen had a long discussion with Ashinashe, and persuaded him to return north. I heard what Mr. Ma who was accompanying him said, and Ashinasheer was very moved."
Zhang Wenguan explained carefully: "Liu Heitai's army attacked the city for three days but failed. Brother Dingfang led 500 cavalry to sweep through nearly 10,000 troops and burned all the siege equipment. On the fourth day, the Turkic army and Liu Heitai's troops were all north return……"
Li Shiji blurted out, "That may not be the case, Thief Liu is cunning!"
"Indeed, it is true, but Manager Tian only sent scouts to investigate and stayed behind closed doors." Zhang Wenguan said with a smile: "In the afternoon of that day, Liu Heitai led his troops to the south to make weapons and then attack Guantao."
Du Ruhui narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Is the Turkic army really returning to the north?"
Changsun Wuji didn't believe it, "You weren't really persuaded to leave by Li Shan, were you?"
"Mr. Ling once said that Brother Huairen's tongue is as sharp as a knife, just like Zhang Yi's rebirth." Zhang Wenguan said angrily, "Ashina She'er sent a letter with an arrow before leaving, praising Brother Huairen for his talent as an ovary and Chen Ping's wisdom."
Everyone turned to look at Li Shimin, who smoothed his short beard for a moment and nodded slightly, "Send someone to ask Shuang Shiluo. If the Turks return from the north, they will definitely pass through Dingzhou."
Shuang Shiluo, the general manager of Dingzhou, is still fighting guerrillas. It is very miserable, but he has gradually gained a foothold, but he is unable to fight back.
Du Ruhui glanced at Li Shimin, turned around and asked, "Does the Shaanxi Province know about this matter?"
"The Turkic army returned to the north, and I was ordered to cross the river and enter the Pass in the name of defecting to my father. At that time, Shaanxi Province did not know... The army under the command of King Qi did not move." Zhang Wenguan thought for a while, "Liu Heitai's offensive was very fierce... I'm afraid The King of Qi may not dare to go north."
"I have already said that Sanhu is brave on the outside and timid on the inside." Li Shimin sneered: "With Prince Huaiyang and Tian Liuan clearing away the internal troubles, Guantao will definitely be impregnable. Su Dingfang can lead 500 cavalry to sweep away nearly 10,000 enemy troops..."
Changsun Wuji blurted out, "The Turks have returned north, and the food and grass in Xingzhou and Beizhou have been burned by Qi Shanxing and Li Shan. Liu Heitai is at the end of his rope!"
Li Shimin's eyes flickered, remembering what Liangyi Palace and Li Yuan said today.
A moment ago, Li Shimin was still swallowing his anger and trying various means to urge the East Palace to send troops, but he couldn't stop him anyway... He just hoped that the boss would go to Hebei and suffer a big loss.
But now, Li Shimin is in such high spirits that he doesn't have to do it himself, his subordinates can also do it!
However, what we need to do now is to prevent the East Palace from sending troops. Don’t you want to delay it, boss?
Okay, this time I got your wish.
The news of the Turks returning to the north could not be concealed for a long time. Zhang Wenguan rushed to Beijing for three days to report the news. In a few days, the East Palace should be able to get the news... Li Shimin knew that the East Palace also had spies in Zhaozhou, Dingzhou and other places. .
Taking a deep breath, Li Shimin turned his head to look, and Du Ruhui said loudly: "In such a situation, Your Highness cannot be rigid."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Do we still need Li Kai to make a quick trip to Weizhou, or take Captain Chi Baolin with him?"
Li Shiji felt a little bitter in his mouth, thinking that he was still being dragged into the water, so he could only bow and said: "Your Highness can send elite troops from Shaanxi Province to support us."
"What Maogong said is absolutely true." Li Shimin laughed and stood up, "Order Li Kai and Yuchi Baolin to go there, and then send an order to Duke Jiang to select good generals and secretly lead the troops across the river."
"This battle... will be presided over by Tian Liu'an, assisted by Huaiyang Wangdi, Ling Jing... and Li Shan. It is necessary to defeat the rebels and pacify Shandong!"
Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, and Li Shiji were either commanders on the battlefield or good at military strategy, and they all realized the purpose of Zhang Wenguan's trip.
He didn't come to ask for help, but to ask for orders to destroy Liu Heita.
Not only them, but Tian Liuan, Ling Jing or Li Shan in Guantao City can now see that Liu Heitai looks like a powerful person, but is actually a dead snake.
I can’t say that this battle is guaranteed, but it is indeed worth a try.
Changsun Wuji was thoughtful and suddenly asked: "Who asked you to rush to Beijing to report the message?"
Du Ruhui was startled and realized that Zhang Wenguan went to Beijing to report the news, and the choice Li Shimin made... is likely to fail the entire plan of the East Palace, which will greatly weaken the prestige of the East Palace, and invisibly, the Qin Palace will receive a lot of benefits.
Is this a coincidence?
It certainly can't be a coincidence!
Although Tian Liuan was a member of the Qin Palace Guards, he had no such scheming intentions. Ling Jing did have this ability, but it was difficult for him to understand the situation in Chang'an.
Nor could it be Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan...
Zhang Wenguan said in a low voice: "Brother Huairen..."
Sure enough, it was him... Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "This man understands the current situation and has insight into people's hearts. Your Highness..."
Although the first meeting with Li Shan was not pleasant, and even the eldest son disliked Li Shan, Du Ruhui recommended Li Shan to Li Shimin more than once.
Needless to say this time, someone who has made such a great contribution is already in the pocket. Is it possible to let such a person be snatched away by the East Palace?
Wei Xuancheng, the prince of the East Palace, praised Li Shan several times in semi-public occasions and intended to introduce the prince.
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then waved his sleeves and said: "Let Li Kai tell me that when he returns to Beijing, let him go as he pleases!"
Li Shimin didn't have Du Ruhui's worries... Li Dewu had already entered the East Palace, where else could Li Shan take refuge besides the Prince of Qin's Mansion?
But Li Shan rescued Li Daoxuan and Xue Zhong, attacked the enemy by surprise, burned all the food and grass, and turned the tide. Such a character... Li Shimin was no longer willing to let him wander around.
