Li Shan, Ling Jing and Ma Zhou were sitting around the table with solemn expressions. A similar scene had not happened for a while... The last time was the night when Li Shan escaped from Princess Pingyang's mansion.
Li Shan told everything he had seen and heard today. Ma Zhou was the first to speak.
"Even if the Pei family in Hedong is now bipolar, it is impossible to make it public." Ma Zhou said softly: "First of all, Pei Shiju is a very good-looking person. It is said that he loves his daughter very much, so he will not let this matter leak out. Secondly, Huairen is not an insignificant pawn now."
Li Shan had already considered this aspect and nodded: "Even if the saint really sends someone to serve in the six ministries, he does not seek no merit, but only seeks no fault..."
"After all, he was granted the title of County Duke..." Ma Zhou murmured: "He, Pei Shiju, is nothing more than the title of County Duke."
Li Shan shook his head, "Pei Shiju and Pei Ji can't do anything... at least they can't do anything to someone directly..."
Ling Jing on the side nodded slightly. He knew what Li Shan meant. The key was that once the matter was leaked... the attitudes of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and others would change.
One is a young man who is now somewhat important, has made military exploits, and is famous for his poems, but has not officially entered the officialdom after all, while the other is from a prominent family in Hedong.
Pei's power during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was quite large, and his connections were quite extensive... Not to mention the East Palace, there were many in-laws even in the Tiance Mansion.
Ma Zhou thought about it for a moment, "Pei Huaijie has entered Tiance Mansion. Does His Highness King Qin have any instructions?"
Li Shan's face was expressionless, which was also the key to his current worries... Facts proved that Li Shimin would not refuse the Hedong Pei family's intention to show kindness, which explained Li Shimin's attitude.
From a certain perspective, Li Shan could understand Li Shimin's choice, but from his own standpoint... it was a bit unbearable.
Li Shan couldn't help but get up, take a few steps, and open the window. The night wind whistled by, making the window crackle.
"It's impossible to go back now..." Li Shan said with a wry smile: "The destiny of a saint is not so easy to refuse."
"The prince is trying his best to recruit, while the King of Qin is watching with cold eyes..."
"Once things are revealed..."
After a long silence, Ling Jing said softly: "Fang Xuanling can see it, and others may not be able to."
Only then did Ma Zhou get a sense of it, and he couldn't help but sigh... The young man in front of him had achieved such a great reputation in the past two years, and had done so many things. It seemed that he had skyrocketed to 90,000 miles, but in fact he was like duckweed in the rain.
At the beginning, Li Shan only faced the Hedong Pei family.
But after the war in Shandong, becoming famous in the imperial examination, and winning the favor of the saint for saving Princess Pingyang, Li Shan faced the battle for the right to inherit the throne that gradually engulfed him.
Once this matter is revealed, Li Yuan may become alienated, and the prince and the King of Qin may suppress or expel the Pei family from Hedong...
"If I had known this, I should have served Princess Pingyang for a long time!" Ma Zhou clicked his tongue twice.
This was Fang Xuanling's suggestion, and it was also the last resort that Li Shan found after thinking about it all day... If he shrank his head and hid behind Princess Pingyang, he might even tell everything.
But then Ma Zhou shook his head and said: "Even if you become the chief historian of Princess Pingyang's palace, your career will be bumpy in the future..."
Li Shan sneered, "How long has it been? Why are you still considering an official career?" !
Ling Jing, who had been staring at the table, suddenly remembered something. He turned around slowly and looked directly at Li Shan.
"Maybe he hates the Pei family in Hedong, and even shares his worries for his mother?"
"Or are you rich and happy in the world?"
"Are you going to assist King Qin and create a prosperous age?"
Ling Jing narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Huairen, what do you want?"
Li Shan looked at the old man blankly, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he was speechless for a moment, "So... so..."
"Looking at what Huairen did and said in the two years after arriving in Chang'an, he marched forward bravely in the midst of hardships and ups and downs. It seemed inspiring, but in fact he was in the dark." Ling Jing's voice was a little hoarse, "Huairen, what do you want?"
After a short period of astonishment, Ma Zhou stared deeply at Li Shan. It was true.
Now Ma Zhou is one of his own after his trip to Shandong. Because he has been here longer, he knows more inside information than Ling Jing. He feels the same way.
He chose the imperial examination to avoid the Pei family in Hedong.
He became friends with the children of Prince Qin because of the fight in Changlepo.
The reason why he accompanied the army to fight in Hebei and Shandong was because of the methods of Li Qianyou and Li Dewu.
He managed to turn the tide in a desperate situation because he was cornered by Liu Heitai.
Li Dewu became famous for his poetic talent because he blocked all other roads.
The diagnosis and treatment of Princess Pingyang was due to the prince's recommendation and the saint's personal visit, so Li Shan had no possibility of refusing.
Time and time again, Li Shan seemed to be on the rise, and his weight seemed to be getting heavier day by day, but he was always pushed forward, and he had no clear direction.
Li Shan stood motionless with his head lowered. In the long silence, he was also reflecting on his every move in the past two years.
His identity as a time traveler allowed him to escape from this circle, but his identity as a time traveler also made him wear a pair of shackles... I always felt that Li Shimin would rule the world, and I always felt that Li Jiancheng would die.
After knowing that Pei Shiju was also the crown prince Zhan Shi and Pei Ji was attached to the East Palace, he unconsciously wanted to take advantage of the general situation to clear the obstacles in front of him.
He was afraid of wolves before and tigers behind him. The current embarrassment... in the final analysis was created by himself.
It was he who unknowingly got involved... It was he who secretly induced Li Dewu to join the East Palace. When he was planning the war in Shandong, he was the one who made Zhang Wenguan rush to the capital to secretly communicate with Li Shimin.
Although he opened the window and felt the night breeze blowing, Li Shan felt that his whole body was covered with sweat and was very uncomfortable... He suddenly pulled at his clothes and had the urge to take off all his clothes.
Coming to the Wude period before the Xuanwumen Incident, as a time traveler who knew the direction of history, it was natural for me to be a high-ranking official with a generous salary and a position in the court... But did I really want these so urgently?
At least, Li Shan, who had already been granted the title of Duke of Guantao County, was not in a hurry.
Assisting the King of Qin and making achievements... This is the natural idea of travelers, which is also one of the reasons why Li Shan is in embarrassment now.
Taking a deep breath, Li Shan said tentatively: "Take a step back, the sea and the sky will be brighter?"
A smile appeared on Ling Jing's old face, "There is a lot to be done if you break out of the shackles."
"Yes, yes..." Li Shan gritted his teeth and said: "If you want someone to fall into this vortex, I can just grab a rope and jump out!"
Ma Zhouchi asked: "Release?"
Of course, it is to be released to the outside world. As long as you avoid Hebei, Shandong, Shaanxi Road, and Yizhou Road, you will not fall into this whirlpool again... In general, the main battlefield in this battle for the right to inherit the throne is still in Chang'an.
"Even if you join the Sixth Division, you can still find opportunities to go out." Ling Jing said softly: "Once you go out, everything will disappear...at least for two or three years, there will be no worries."
"It's only two or three years."
Li Shan glanced at Ma Zhou and thought that two or three years would be enough... His time-traveling butterfly had stirred up the trajectory of history, but now that Li Jiancheng had no merit in quelling Liu Heita, he was afraid that his mood would become even more unstable, and he urgently needed to stabilize the East Palace. position.
If there is another change in the Xuanwu Sect in this life, it should be brought forward rather than postponed.
At some point, it began to rain lightly, and the night wind mixed with raindrops hit Li Shan's head and face.
With his heart settled, his worries gone, and his mind feeling refreshed, Li Shan opened his arms to welcome the rain that hit his face, and said softly: "The sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to jump!"
