Manna Hall.
His son-in-law fought for the country and made great achievements. He missed the Mid-Autumn Festival and coincided with the great victory in Mayi. Li Yuan held a family banquet to reunite the family. Except for a few children and grandchildren who were still unable to walk, almost all of them arrived.
Although there were many things going on in the Liangyi Palace today, and the prince received a cold reception, he still received Li Yuan's attention during the family banquet. The father and son chatted and laughed happily, and Qi King Li Yuanji on the side added a few jokes from time to time.
Li Shimin, who was sitting a little further away, just sat there silently, thinking of the things Ling Jing said in the afternoon that made him laugh and cry... It was just as he had guessed, that guy was restless wherever he was.
However, this time it seemed that he was forced... Ling Jing also said that in Li Shan's own words, he was innocently hit by an arrow in the knee.
"Second brother."
Li Shimin raised the wine cup and drank the water, "Thank you, Third Sister."
In a sense, Princess Pingyang is very similar to Li Yuan. They both hope to maintain the good situation between you and me... Seeing that Li Shimin was treated coldly, Princess Pingyang came over to say hello.
Li Shimin smiled and talked to Princess Hepingyang. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Chai Shao, who was being praised by the Crown Prince and King Qi, who was a little embarrassed... The Battle of Fangzhou made Chai Shao famous, and he was regarded as a famous general who could stand alone. .
But Li Shimin knew very well that if there were no accidents, Chai Shao would never have the chance to raise troops to fight again.
The wife is in charge of the imperial army, and the husband is in charge of heavy troops. Not to mention Li Yuan, even Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin cannot tolerate it.
Li Jiancheng tried to win over Chai Shao in this way, but his target was actually Princess Pingyang.
Although there was no drink, the atmosphere of the family banquet was quite good. Li Yuan was smiling from beginning to end. Until the end of the banquet, Princess Pingyang stayed specially and suddenly mentioned Li Shan.
"What?" Li Yuan frowned slightly, then suddenly relaxed, "He went to Mayi only after the war?"
"Well, we will arrive in Mayi before dusk the next day." Princess Pingyang said hesitantly: "Liu Shirang failed to report his meritorious service... Huairen immediately wrote a letter back, and it happened that Su Dingfang returned to Beijing..."
Li Yuan thought about it for a while, then laughed and said, "It's interesting that Liu Shirang wants to give up the credit, but Huairen wants to refuse!"
"Huairen seems gentle, but he is actually arrogant." Princess Pingyang smiled and said, "I just don't know why you didn't refuse on the spot?"
"Pingyang, you have been stationed in Hedong for a long time. Don't you know that Liu Shirang is arrogant?" Li Yuan saw through it at a glance. It was probably because Li Shan did not want to have a dispute with Liu Shirang. Once he refused in person, Liu Shirang's temperament might lead to a falling out.
Li Yuan put Li Shan in Dai County just to coat him with gold, while Liu Shirang's move was to use Li Shan's path... to replace the governor of the state.
It sounds a bit unbelievable, but Liu Shirang was dismissed from his rank before, which largely meant that he had no support from the court. Now that he is in the spotlight, he doesn't want to get involved...Li Shan, who is regarded as his nephew by Li Yuan, is just the right chess piece.
Li Yuan thought of this and snorted. He didn't care about his subordinates' petty thoughts, but he didn't like this method very much.
However, Li Shan wrote back and deliberately declined, but Li Yuan greatly appreciated it, "Huairen used the lotus to describe himself, and he is worthy of being a gentleman."
"The letter in Su Ding dialect mentioned that I love merit and property, but I must get it in a wise way."
"Hahaha!" Li Yuan laughed and said, "On that day when the jade pot springs, you will know that Huairen loves Aduwu."
Princess Pingyang also smiled and said, "Father, is this how to deal with this matter?"
"Well, Huairen does have some tricks up his sleeve." Li Yuan nodded, "Tell him that he will forward the letter directly to you in the future."
"Yes." Princess Pingyang was about to stand up when she suddenly said in a funny tone: "Father knows that his daughter has sent ten personal guards to protect her. One of the messengers this time is her personal guard."
"Father, do you know how people in the county treat people with kindness?"
"tell me the story"
"Everyone in the county said that they have never seen such parents in their lives."
Li Yuanda was curious. He had only been in office for a month, and it was estimated that he had only been in office for more than ten days. How could he have such a reputation?
Gu Cong
"Li Gaoqian went out to Yanmen with his fellow villagers, and Huairen sent his personal guards to harvest the autumn harvest for the villagers, and even did it himself."
Li Yuan was extremely surprised when he heard what his daughter said. After pondering for a long time, he just said: "You are worthy of the name Huairen."
This sentence is of course not meant to be disparaging.
But it's not a compliment either.
Even if the people in power in this era are worried about the people, they may borrow people from wealthy families, or they may find solutions from Li Gaoqian, but they will never do it personally like Li Shan and lose their dignity.
Of course, Li Shan is different, not only because the time traveler has different views from them, but more importantly, he has suffered from hunger.
With Li Yuan's permission, Princess Pingyang began to gradually reveal the truth about the Battle of Mayi. At the same time, Su Dingfang and Ling Jing were secretly adding fuel to the flames, and also invited Wang Renbiao, Li Kai, and Zhang Wenguan, who had the closest relationship with Li Shan, to help.
Soon, the news spread among Chang'an Chaozhongfang.
At the door of Dongshan Restaurant, a middle-aged man with a fluttering beard got off his horse and walked in. He listened to the discussions among the people at the table and was quite surprised.
After a while, the waiter led the way. The middle-aged man went up to the second floor, opened a door and went in. He bowed and saluted, "Brother."
"Seventh brother is here." Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren said with a smile: "It's rare to return to Beijing, and we are leaving today. I originally wanted to have a banquet in the mansion, but Dalang suggested that the dishes in this restaurant are exquisite. Please try it."
Yang Siyi on the side smiled and saluted, "Dongshan Restaurant has become famous in the past two years. Uncle Qi has been in Lingzhou for a long time, so today is a real treat."
This middle-aged man is Yang Shidao, the youngest son of the former Sui Dynasty King Yang Xiong. He married Princess Guiyang and is now the general manager of Lingzhou. Guannaidao is facing the Turks. This time he returned to Beijing temporarily for the supply of food and grass in Lingzhou.
Not long after, the food and wine were served. Yang Shidao was born in a wealthy family. He was favored by his father and brother since he was a child. He was good at food. He couldn't help but be moved, "It's quite novel."
Yang Gongren laughed and said: "Although it tastes delicious, the price is prohibitive. If it weren't for Da Lang, I would not be able to part with it as a brother."
"Does Dalang have a right way to make money?" Yang Shidao asked curiously.
"No, no." Yang Siyi shook his head, "This is the property of Li Huairen in Dongshan. My nephew is friendly with him and sells it for half price."
Yang Shidao's manners were elegant, but he ate very quickly. He said casually: "I just heard this person's name downstairs..."
Yang Siyi immediately recounted the news of the past two days and said with emotion: "Liu Gong gave up the credit to others for the injured soldiers. He was really benevolent. Huairen made his name famous, and he was a gentleman."
This is Li Shan's little calculation... I really don't want this credit, and I can't take it, otherwise I will be caught between Li Gaoqian and Liu Shirang, and maybe I will offend Li Shenfu, the general manager of Bingzhou.
Li Gaoqian wanted Li Shan's position, but Liu Shirang was different... he wanted the title and the general manager of the soon-to-be-restored Daizhou General Manager's Palace.
Therefore, Li Shan secretly pushed for merit and publicly made Liu Shirang famous... Anyway, this is a good thing. You Liu Shirang can't say that I did something wrong, right?
As for whether you, Liu Shirang, can succeed as the general manager of Daizhou...that depends on God's will.
In these two days, the news spread, and everyone praised Liu Shirang's benevolence and Li Huairen's righteousness.
Although Yang Siyi is a child of a noble family, he has not yet become an official and cannot see this, but Yang Gongren can detect the inside story.
Yang Shidao didn't know much about the inside story, but he took a look at Yang Gongren's face and asked tentatively: "With the great victory in Mayi, will Liu Shirang be reinstated?"
Yang Gongren snorted and wrote lightly: "A great victory in Mayi, Liu Shirang made the first contribution, the saint intends to make him a county prince."
"County Duke..." Yang Shidao smiled and said, "That's good."
Yang Siyi was confused, but he could vaguely sense that neither his father nor his brother-in-law had a good impression of Liu Shirang.
Of course, Lu Chisong of the Lu family in Fanyang was granted the title of Duke of Fanyang, and Zheng Shanguo of the Zheng family of Xingyang was granted the title of Duke of Xingyang. While the Yang family of Hongnong had many high-ranking officials, the Duke of Hongnong was taken away by Liu Shirang.
Because of this, and the fact that Liu Shirang was arrogant and domineering, Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao had long disliked this guy.
