On December 1st, although the cold wind was howling, there were no dark clouds covering the sun. The warm sunlight shone down, and Li Shan felt warm when he got on his horse.
In mid-November, after the Turks returned to the west, heavy snow fell in Daizhou and Shuozhou, and it stopped intermittently for five or six days. The temperature had risen in these two days, but the ground was still covered with snow. Looking around, there was a vast expanse of white outside the Great Wall. .
Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, who personally led three thousand soldiers to Yanmen Pass, saluted from a distance and watched Li Shan, Cui Xin and his party go away. Li Shan brought a total of 300 personal guards, led by Wang Junhao and Du Xiao. In addition, there were also He brought with him Kan Leng of Linji County, who was extremely powerful.
Kan Leng performed meritorious service in guarding Yanmen and was reinstated as the Zhonglang General of the Zuowei Guard. Regardless of the orders of his immediate superiors Li Daoxuan and Xue Zhong, or the use of force because of Li Shan's kindness, Kan Leng was willing to accompany Li Shan and his party.
Picking up the telescope, Li Daoxuan carefully looked at the gray-haired old man in the crowd who was leaving, and wondered in his heart, is it possible for Liu Shirang to join the Turks?
If so, what impact will it have on Huairen's trip?
At this moment, in Chang'an Imperial City, in the Xiande Side Hall of the East Palace.
The prince Li Jiancheng is sitting at the top. Sitting on the lower right are the prince Zhongyun Wang Gui, the prince Xima Wei Zheng and the prince's close friend Wei Ting. These three people are the counselors who have the greatest influence on the prince in the East Palace.
On the right side, there is only Shangshu Sheng Zuo Pushe Pei Ji.
"No letter from Li Gaoqian?" Pei Ji seemed a little doubtful.
Li Jiancheng said again with certainty: "There is indeed no letter. If it were not Supervisor Pei, Gu Shang would not know about it."
Pei Ji explained: "This memorial was delivered directly to the door two days ago. The third brother hid it... His Majesty summoned him that day to discuss the matter of recruiting Yuan Junzhang."
Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement and said hesitantly: "Liu Shi left the court without help, maybe the Duke of Jiangxia..."
"This matter cannot be ignored." Prince Zhongyun Wang Gui suddenly interrupted, "Your Highness, Yuan Junzhang surrendered, Liu Shirang surrendered to the enemy, and the situation of Daizhou and Shuozhou changed."
In fact, everyone present knew in their hearts that the reason why Li Gaoqian was reduced from the Twelve Guards General to the Hussars General he is today... No matter what outsiders think, Li Gaoqian himself hated Liu Shirang the most.
For the same reason, Li Shenfu added a name at the end of the memorial... The hatred between him and Liu Shirang was even worse.
Therefore, the impeachment of Liu Shirang and the surrender of the Turks was probably a personal revenge of Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian.
When Yuan Junzhang surrendered Mayi, Yanmen guard Liu Shirang surrendered to the Turks. This was a major military and state matter... Neither Wang Gui nor Wei Zheng approved of Donggong's involvement.
Pei Ji recalled Pei Shiju's words last night, thought for a moment, and chuckled: "No matter what happens to Liu Shirang, this matter will be beneficial to the prince."
Wei Ting asked curiously: "Please give Prime Minister Pei a detailed explanation."
"If Liu Shirang secretly communicated with the Turks and had evil intentions, the prince had the foresight." Pei Ji said eloquently, "The Duke of Jiangxia is a hero of the Yuan Dynasty. He is currently living in Hussar, but he will definitely be restored to his position in the future."
Li Jiancheng couldn't help but nodded slightly. It was indeed true. In his plan, Li Gao would definitely be transferred away from Daizhou next year to another place... Although it was impossible to become the general of the Twelve Guards, the governor of Shangzhou, or the Twelve General Wei is not difficult.
The most important thing is that Li Gaoqian is a hero of Yuanmou and an old minister of Li Yuan, and this force is the one that Li Jiancheng has been deliberately showing affection for, and the relationship has always been good. At the same time, this force has been rejecting the Qin Palace... Li Gaoqian is among them. Pei Ji, the representative figure of Li Jiancheng, suggested that Li Jiancheng take this opportunity to show his kindness.
Pei Ji continued: "If Liu Shirang had not communicated with the Turks, the court would have intended to blame the fall of Mayi...the king of Xiangyi..."
Although the words were vague, everyone present knew that if Liu Shirang had not secretly communicated with the Turks, it would have been framed and framed by Li Gaoqian and Li Shenfu.
Li Gaoqian didn't care. He was a confidant of the East Palace, but Li Shenfu was different. He had always been neutral... But with this handle in the hands of the East Palace, could Li Shenfu still maintain a neutral position?
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng was already tempted. He knew that compared with his second brother, he was disadvantaged in many places, one of which was the clan.
During the Li Tang Dynasty, generals were always selected from the clan's descendants, from Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to Li Yuanji, Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Daozong, Li Xiaogong, Li Yuan, Li Daoxuan...
Those who gained a reputation basically relied on Li Shimin, and those who were close to the East Palace were Li Yuan and Li Yuanji... One lost Luozhou and fled, and the other was even better, even losing Taiyuan Prefecture.
There are also famous people who are not attached to the Qin Palace. One is Zhaojun Wang Li Xiaogong who is currently leading the war in Jiangnan. The other is Xiangyi Wang Li Shenfu, the general manager of Bingzhou who has guarded Hedong Road for several years.
Although his military exploits cannot be compared with those of Li Shimin, once the war in Jiangnan is settled, it will be difficult for Prince Zhao Li Xiaogong to lead his troops into battle. In the next few years, if there is another war or the Turks invade the south, the East Palace will need a clan that can control the situation. General... Li Jiancheng has no plans to go into battle personally.
In this case, Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, is a very suitable candidate... If he can be recovered through this matter, he will be the general manager of Bingzhou and the general manager of the march of Hedong Road, which will be quite important. If the Turks invade the south, Li Shenfu With the support of the East Palace, as long as the situation does not collapse, it is very possible to suppress Li Shimin.
Wei Ting's eyes flickered and he whispered: "The King of Huai'an and the King of Qin are close..."
Li Shentong was always a direct descendant of the Prince of Qin's palace, and he was also the most unequivocal supporter of Li Shimin among the clan members. Li Shentong was Li Shentong's younger brother... This was an unspeakable reason why he might join the East Palace.
Li Jiancheng looked sideways, Wang Gui nodded slightly, and Wei Zheng frowned and said: "At this time, Huairen and Cui Sheren are going to Mayi to recruit Yuan Junzhang. If Liu Shirang contacts the Turks at this time and surrenders..."
Pei Ji smiled and said: "Xuan Cheng's words are reasonable, but it is already the twelfth month of winter, and it is difficult for the Turks to invade. What's more, the King of Xiangyi is on guard, so Liu Shirang will not succeed."
Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "In this case, I will ask my subordinates to submit a memorial and ask my father to deal with it."
Pei Ji straightened up and saluted accordingly.
Two hours later, scoldings rang out in the Liangyi Palace. Li Yuan was so angry that he couldn't sit still and hurried back and forth in the palace. The prince, King Qin, King Qi and all the ministers and ministers all stood up and stood silently.
Li Yuan suddenly stopped and asked, "Do you have a confession?"
Chen Shuda, the minister's minister, glanced at Pei Shiju, who had his eyes downcast, and said: "After the memorial, there is a personal confession written by Cao Chuantuo, the Duke of Rongguo, Gao Manchu. This person has entered the capital and can be consulted at any time."
Li Yuan didn't believe that Liu Shirang might surrender to the enemy at first, but he soon realized that Liu Shirang's military expedition to Mayi was a complete defeat. Will he, who is so arrogant and arrogant, be willing to take the blame?
If you don't want to, surrendering to the Turks is one way... He is a famous general from Hedong, and the Turks will definitely be willing to spend a lot of money to win over him.
Li Shimin's face looked a little ugly. He glanced at Pei Shiju from the corner of his eye and knew that this could not be a coincidence. Li Shan and Cui Xin over there should have already left for Mayi, and something happened at Yanmen Pass behind them.
Li Shimin didn't quite believe that Liu Shirang would surrender the enemy, but now he also believed that it was possible, but he and Li Yuan had different considerations.
If some rumors leaked out, Liu Shirang knew that he had been falsely accused of surrendering to the enemy and was forced into this situation... It would be hard to say. Could he be imprisoned like this?
The most direct consequence is that Yanmen Pass rebelled, and Liu Shirang quickly sent an envoy to inform Jieli Khan. No matter how cold the winter was, the Turks would not allow Yuan Junzhang to surrender to the Tang Dynasty... Li Shan and Cui Xin were very likely to fall. In Mayi.
Zhongshu ordered Yang Gongren to go out and say: "Although there is an impeachment memorial, we dare not say that the marquis of Yiyang County will rebel. We should call him back to the capital and select another good general to guard Yanmen Pass."
Li Yuan was thinking in his mind to search immediately. Once the news leaked out, it would be difficult to tell what happened at Yanmen Pass. Yang Gongren had a good idea. No matter what, let's get the person back first!
At this time, Pei Ji suddenly came out of the queue, "I just sent someone to investigate, and Liu Shirang's family was about to leave the capital."
"Bang!" Li Yuan, who had just sat down, threw the tea cup in his hand on the gold brick, "Round him up and put him in jail, recall Liu Shirang back to Beijing immediately!"
Li Shimin lowered his eyes slightly and made a mental calculation. Huairen already had full control of Yanmen Pass, but now that he was heading to Mayi, would Liu Shirang have a chance to make a comeback?
Maybe he should write a letter to Daoxuan.
