Heavy snow fell from the sky every moment. Yuan Pu raised his head and took a few glances. Compared with the previous two days, the snow was heavier, but there was not much wind today... Leaving Mayi, the group once again settled at the place where it was yesterday evening. In a dilapidated village.
Li Shan nominally said that he had not rested all night and wanted to take a nap, but Yuan Pu always felt that something was not right, so why not take a nap in Mayi?
Are you afraid that Yuan Junzhang will do it again?
If there really was a recurrence, this place is so close to Mayi. If Yuan Junzhang sent people to chase him, would he be able to escape?
Thinking of the thrilling scenes last night, Yuan Pu was still excited, but also depressed... He was ordered by His Majesty to summon Liu Shirang back to Beijing to question his crime, but Li Shan left Liu Shirang in Mayi, and also let Huaiyang Wang Li Daoxuan sent his old troops to Mayi, apparently intending to let Liu Shirang guard Mayi.
Yuan Pu is not afraid of His Majesty's questioning... Tonight, except for the attack on the camp, Li Shan specially took him with him, just so that he could report the truth to His Majesty.
Liu Shirang had no intention of surrendering to the enemy. On the contrary, he broke the camp tonight, which was a great achievement. He also took the lead in killing Yu Sheshe. He would definitely die if he was stationed in Mayi in the future.
But the reason for Yuan Pu's depression is...since Liu Shirang has no intention of surrendering to the enemy, then Jiangxia County Duke Li Gaoqian made a false accusation.
Li Gaoqian was a confidant of the Prince of the East Palace, and Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, was also attached to Li Gaoqian's impeachment memorial.
Yuan Pu was Li Yuan's old man when he was in Taiyuan. He is now the Minister of the Shaofu. He was sent by Li Yuan this time because he was from Yanmen County... He never wanted to offend the prince Li Jiancheng.
It is conceivable that if Li Shan used this to make trouble and Li Gaoqian was questioned by the court, how would the prince view Li Shan... Yuan Pu didn't want to know, but he was sure that the prince would look very displeased with him.
"The county magistrate hasn't rested yet?"
Zhu Shitou was on duty today. Zhu Ba received twenty lashes last night... He still had thirty lashes to wait until he returned to Yanmen Pass. If Zhu Wei and Su Dingfang knew about it, they would probably have to add another fifty lashes.
Zhu Shitou went in to report, and after a while he extended his hand to invite Yuan Pu in.
"Yuan Gong hasn't rested yet?" Li Shan rubbed his blue eyes and said with a smile, "Fortunately, it was successful, otherwise it would have really hurt Yuan Gong."
"At a time when dogs and dogs were fighting, they broke the camp on a snowy night and forced Yuan Junzhang's entire army to surrender. Such a great achievement is truly well-deserved." Yuan Pu complimented a few words before asking tentatively: "I will report tonight's incident to Your Majesty after I return to the capital... …”
"That's natural." Li Shan sighed, "I can also write letters."
"To be honest, Duke Yuan, I also suspected that the Marquis of Yiyang County had the intention of surrendering to the Turks before I went down... The Duke of Jiangxia and the King of Xiangyi were too persuasive. In addition, with the fall of Mayi, Gao Manzheng was almost wiped out."
Li Shan smiled bitterly and said: "Besieged on all sides, we are in a desperate situation... If we don't surrender to the Turks, the end will be dire."
"I heard that the Marquis of Yiyang County was the first to break camp tonight?" Yuan Pu also smiled bitterly and said, "How can I report back when I return to Beijing?"
"Report the truth." Li Shan rubbed the center of his brows, paused and then said: "The Duke of Jiangxia and the King of Xiangyi are worried about national affairs. It can't be said that they are wrong..."
Yuan Pu's heart finally returned to his stomach, thinking that as long as you don't make the decision for Liu Shirang, Li Gaoqian may not be questioned by the court... The Prince of the East Palace may not be angry.
Seeing Yuan Pu's expression slow down, Li Shan thought to himself, this guy is not young yet, but he is a man with nothing too deep in the city... In fact, as for Liu Shirang, if you think about it deeply, you will know that things are not that simple.
Li Shan had tried several times before and found out from Yuan Pu that Li Gaoqian and Li Shenfu had accused Liu Shirang of secretly collaborating with the Turks... There was a faint shadow of the East Palace behind this matter. The search for Liu Shirang's family members was the left servant of Shangshu Province. Shoot Pei Ji's order.
Li Shan even guessed that Pei Shiju might have taken action... If Liu Shirang rebelled, he would be blocked outside Yanmen Pass if he was not good enough.
But why did Donggong take action?
Although there was no proof, Li Shan felt that the connection between Li Gaoqian and Li Shenfu was too close... Yuan Xiaozheng was in Xinzhou that day and found Cao Chuantuo behind the two men.
Li Shenfu may have some contact with the East Palace... Li Shan is vaguely aware of the weirdness. In this case, if Li Yuan agrees to fight tonight and allows Liu Shirang to garrison in Mayi, what will Li Shenfu do?
Mayi hangs alone to the west of Yanmen Pass and may be invaded by Turks at any time. Not everyone can garrison Mayi.
It requires the determination to die, the talent of a general, and an official who has absolutely no chance of surrendering the enemy... The previous Gao Manzheng is an example.
Now, besides Liu Shirang, Li Shan could not think of anyone else who was qualified and courageous to take on this important task.
There are many more powerful generals than Liu Shirang in the court, and they can pull out a row of them in Tiance Mansion... But who can guarantee that they will be as strong as a rock under the siege of the Turkic army?
But Liu Shirang can guarantee that... there is still Yu Sheshe's blood on his hands.
However, Liu Shirang's garrison in Mayi must receive support from Yanmen... In addition to grain and grass supplies, Yanmen Pass and Mayi were at odds with each other, so Liu Shirang needed a general who could at least maintain communication with him.
Li Shan himself does not have this qualification, at least not on the surface.
And Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang who is currently stationed at Yanmen Pass, has this qualification, but he does not have the reputation of staying in Hedong Road for a long time.
There is only one person who truly possesses this qualification, Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, the commander-in-chief of the march of Hedong Road and the merged state.
If Li Yuan decides to let Liu Shirang garrison in Mayi, it is very likely that Li Shenfu will change his position.
After all, Li Shenfu can be replaced, but Liu Shirang is difficult to replace.
In fact, what Li Shan is thinking in his heart now is similar to Yuan Pu... He is just afraid that he will offend Li Jiancheng this time.
Li Shan didn't care about offending Li Jiancheng. After all, he had not openly joined King Qin's command. On the one hand, he was a public official, and on the other hand, he had Princess Pingyang as a guarantee.
But he also needed to make concessions... Li Shan gritted his teeth. Li Gaoqian was lucky. He originally wanted to use Cao Chuantuo's incident to get this guy down.
After discussing for a long time, the two tested each other and basically confirmed that Yuan Pu would report the truth after returning to Beijing, but he did not mention Li Gaoqian, let alone the fact that Cao Chuantuo had been captured by the Turks.
After seeing off Yuan Pu, who was finally relieved, Li Shan pressed his temples tiredly, wondering whether Li Daoxuan might take over as the marching director of Hedong Road... But Li Daoxuan may not be the most supportive of Li Shimin among the clan members, but he is definitely the most repulsive to Li Jiancheng. .
The East Palace was afraid that it would be intolerable for Li Daoxuan to stay in Hedong... Li Shan thought that maybe he should communicate with Li Shimin secretly, and he could not interfere in this matter.
"Mr. Lang, let's have a rest." Zhu Shitou came in holding the quilt, "Mr. Cui's place has been settled."
"Yeah." Li Shan responded, shook his head and said, "No hurry, no hurry... Are you still arguing?"
"I haven't dared to do it for a long time." Zhu Shitou said with a smile: "Tear off the rag of the gag, shout and give him a slap..."
Li Shan laughed out loud and walked out. In the broken house on the outskirts of the village, he saw the red and swollen face of the association.
"Li Shan, Li Shan!"
Regardless of the association rate, the guards on the side raised their fists and shouted curses.
But then, Li Shan's simple words made the association suddenly stop talking and turned into a violent cough.
"Let you go back."