Chengqian Palace.
Du Ruhui sat upright with a serious expression. He had talked a lot less recently, although he knew that the inside story of Yu Huchun's incident had definitely not been spread.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "I heard that there was a letter from the imperial censor today to impeach the King of Huaiyang?"
"In order to stand up for Li Huairen, Daoxuan actually beat Wang Renyou until he vomited blood." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "For this reason, my aunt went to the palace to complain."
Fang Xuanling frowned slightly, "This matter spread throughout Chang'an. It is Wang Renyou's secret act, and Li Huairen also had no choice but to do it."
Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh, "An act of helplessness?"
"How many people did Li Huairen beat to death in Changlepo that day?"
The three of them were laughing and talking, and Du Ruhui felt a little uncomfortable... This time Li Shan really did it out of necessity, and Li Daoxuan didn't even know it before he took action.
It's not fair and aboveboard, but it's also a helpless move. We can't let the children of Prince Qin go into battle. It will cause a big fuss... It can easily be regarded as the King of Qin's desire to be gentle with Li Shan, and the previous prince obviously had the intention to be gentle with Li Shan.
After the Shandong War, the name Li Shan gained more and more weight, especially after Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan returned to Beijing and confirmed Li Shan's contribution. Many people speculated that the saint must have favored Li Shan after his election.
In this case, Huairou Li Shan... can easily cause friction between the East Palace and the Qin Palace.
Nowadays, this kind of friction is inappropriate. The prince has declined due to the war in Shandong, but the sage is not satisfied with the aggressiveness of the Qin Palace. This is evidenced by the fact that he did not select officials from the Qin Dynasty to appease Shandong.
Li Shimin turned to look at Du Ruhui, who was thoughtful, "Why is Keming so stingy today?"
"Today the censor impeached the King of Huaiyang. Can a saint be punished?" Du Ruhui casually found a topic.
"My father was furious and reprimanded the imperial censor." Li Shimin said with a smile: "The King of Huaiyang has made great contributions to the country. After returning to the court, he has always behaved himself."
Changsun Wuji on the side said with his tongue: "Li Huairen is really restless everywhere. He returned to Chang'an only three months ago. First there was Jade Huchun, then there was "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", and this time he encouraged the King of Huaiyang to fight!"
Du Ruhui blushed a little and quickly picked up the topic, ""Moonlit Night on the Spring River" is indeed an excellent work. Unexpectedly, Li Huairen also has poetic talent."
As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all looked at Du Ruhui with strange eyes, and the latter was looked at inexplicably.
Fang Xuanling coughed a few times and said, "On the day the results were released, Li Shanping was in Kangfang... someone recognized it and it was the song "Ode to the Willows"."
"'Ode to the Willow'?"
"I wonder who cuts the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Did Keming forget?"
"Li...Li Bai?"
Looking at the dumbfounded Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but remind him: "Looking back now, there is no trace of Li Bai after his sudden appearance in Pingkangfang. It happened to be that Li Shan had just arrived in Chang'an."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "It's strange for me to see two young heroes named Li appearing at the same time."
"I heard that Dalang mentioned that his mother was very strict, so Huairen asked her to give her a false name." Fang Xuanling said with a smile, stroking his beard. He had guessed that the relationship between Li Shan and Li Bai... but he also did not expect that Li Shan Goodness is Li Bai.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "My name is Shan, my courtesy name is Huairen, my name is Bai, my courtesy name is Taibai..."
"What's more." Li Shimin nodded and said: "It's just right. A young hero, but unfortunately he is greedy for money... According to Ling Gong, half of the gold his father rewarded the Huaiyang King's younger brother is in the Li family's treasury."
"Is this happening?" Changsun Wuji was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he said, "That's right. I heard that my elder brother mentioned that Li Huairen and the Li family in Longxi jointly run Dongshan Restaurant. Now..."
Du Ruhui's face changed slightly, and he forced a smile and said: "The third brother doesn't want to be an official, but he takes care of the household affairs, but it is more advantageous than the Li family."
Fang Xuanling nodded, "Li Huairen is good at taking advantage of the situation."
Changsun Wuji picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and asked casually: "In Brother Keming's opinion, what does Li Huairen look like?"
Although there was a small gap between Du Ruhui and Li Shan in the fourth year of Wude, the clouds have long since cleared up, not to mention that now Li Shan and Jingzhao Du's joint venture Yuhuchun... But what surprised the other three people was that Du Ruhui's first sentence That is, "It is difficult for His Highness to summon you to your command."
Li Shimin's eyes were confused, "Please Ke Ming elaborate."
"It seems that during the Shandong war, Li Huairen helped Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing, rescued the King of Huaiyang, captured and killed Liu Heita, and saved His Highness from danger. Later, Ling Gong appeased the place and entered Tiance Mansion." Du Ruhuixi He said carefully: "But Li Huairen took the imperial examination to become an official."
Du Ruhui can be regarded as a talented Wang Zuo, but his mind is not as delicate as Fang Xuanling's, and he is not a person like Changsun Wuji who likes to calculate people's hearts... The last two people looked at each other, and they both vaguely sensed that there must be something between King Qin and Li Shan. It was related, but Du Ruhui didn't notice it.
Fang Xuanling coughed lightly and said, "Liu Heitao attacked Weizhou fiercely. Li Huairen secretly ordered Zhang Wenguan to rush to the capital to meet His Highness. They presented the items together. Your Highness sent Li Kaidong to the east and ordered Shaanxi Province to send troops. Only then did Wei County win a great victory."
Changsun Wuji added: "After the war, we consulted and found out that Tian Liuan was holding on to Guantao that day, but the prince was about to send troops, and Li Huairen was not in danger of overthrowing. Li Huairen secretly reported to His Highness, and he obviously made a decision."
Du Ruhui shook his head slightly, "Wei Xuancheng mentioned it several times in the East Palace. As early as October, Li Huairen had concluded that the prince would definitely send troops. If the prince really conquered Shandong, he would definitely recruit them after the war. How could he, Li Huairen, dare to refuse?"
Li Shimin smiled slightly, thinking that Du Ruhui's idea was correct. In any case, the current situation is that Li Shan entered the official position through the imperial examination, and was wavering between the Qin Palace and the East Palace, with Wei Zheng, Wei Ting, Li Keshi, and Li Daoxuan. The relationship between these officials from the East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion is very good.
Last year it was just an insignificant little chess piece. After the Shandong War, although this chess piece was still a chess piece, its weight was greatly different.
But it is impossible for Li Shan to go to the East Palace. In fact, Li Shan and Ling Jing merge into one... Li Shimin and Ling Jing once discussed this matter and heard the meaning from Ling Jing's shadowy words.
If Li Shan goes straight to Qin Prince's Mansion or Tiance Mansion, and things are revealed one day, and Hedong Pei shows his kindness, Li Shan is afraid that by then, he will throw Li Shan out as a sacrifice... How can I do such a thing?
After chatting for a while, the three of them said goodbye and left. Li Shimin was about to return to the backyard when he saw Du Ruhui leaving and returning.
"Keming?"
"Your Highness." Du Ruhui bowed to the ground.
Li Shimin was greatly surprised and took it up with his own hands, "Why did Keming give such a great gift?"
The last time Du Ruhui saluted like this was when he interceded for his uncle Du Yan after the Luoyang War more than two years ago.
And this time, it was also because of Du Yan.
Du Ruhui told the story in a euphemistic tone. Li Shimin was silent for a moment and then whispered: "The matter of Bing Cao joining the army..."
"Your Highness!" Du Ruhui interrupted: "Even if Ling Jing's contribution to pacifying the Shandong Province is not taken into account, and only based on talent, he will still be far behind."
Li Shimin sighed softly, "That's it, let's let this matter go... From this point of view, if Prince Huaiyang's action is taken, is it possible to defeat the enemy?"
The corners of Du Ruhui's mouth moved but he said nothing.
Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh, "So, Li Shan still suffered a small loss."
"That day, the second brother and the second brother went to Zhujiagou..." Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "I don't want to get involved in the fight for the legitimate son... That's what Li Huairen said himself."
Li Shimin suddenly realized, no wonder Du Ruhui just said that Li Shan was not congenial. He thought for a while and whispered: "Li Shan has a plan for his life and affairs, so there is no need to pay attention to it."
After talking to this point, Du Ruhui raised his head suddenly and thought for a while, "No wonder Xuan Ling and the auxiliary machine..."
"Most of them are making their own guesses." Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Li Shan's life experience is mysterious. He is not a member of a poor family. He will be of great use in the future."
Looking at Du Ruhui's leaving figure, Li Shimin thought in his mind that in Tiance Mansion, Fang Xuanling had no taboos, was well-known to people, and planned strategies. The eldest grandson, Fuji, was thoughtful and often had strange plans. However, although Du Ruhui was smart and knowledgeable, Wang Zuo Talent, but fell short in this regard.
