When the battle report of Mayi's victory reached Yanmen Pass, Li Daoxuan breathed a long sigh of relief. He had seen too many local warlords suddenly surrender and rebel. The rebellion in Xia County once almost destroyed the newly born Li Tang Dynasty. For this reason, the saint rarely issued an order to massacre the city.
No matter what happens in the future, this time Yuan Junzhang and Liu Shirang teamed up to defeat Yugushe, which to a certain extent proved Yuan Junzhang's sincerity in surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, and also proved the success of Li Shan and Cui Xin's recruitment.
Li Daoxuan was heroic on the battlefield, usually cautious, but not deep-minded. After the Shandong War, he had devoted himself wholeheartedly to Li Shimin's side. He recommended Li Shan to Li Shimin many times, and praised Li Shimin in front of Li Shan many times. .
Especially this time, the sage Li Yuan ordered the arrest of Liu Shirang's family members, and summoned Liu Shirang back to Beijing for questioning. Li Shimin secretly sent a letter to Li Daoxuan, asking about the Yanmen War... In his reply, Li Daoxuan praised Li Shan as "unparalleled in heaven and unparalleled on earth". of.
In fact, Li Shimin has always kept in touch with Li Shan through Ling Jing... and does not need to go through Li Daoxuan.
After Li Shan sent Li Gaoqian away yesterday, Li Daoxuan came to visit... He mentioned Li Gaoqian as a confidant of the East Palace, and the meaning behind the words was obvious.
But although Li Shan regards Li Daoxuan as a friend, he does not want him to know that he has joined the sect of King Qin. Now in Tiance Mansion, apart from Li Shimin himself, only Ling Jing, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji know about it, and the latter three are all aware of it. He was a famous official during the Zhenguan period, and was the main participant and planner of the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Shan was fairly trustworthy.
But he refused outright, so he went to Dai County with Cui Xin today... When the urgent letter arrived, Li Shan had already arrived outside the city.
Li Shan read the battle report, shook his head and said with a smile: "Liu Bao is a rough man, but this time it was just right."
Liu Bao is Liu Shirang's younger brother. He is only thirty-one years old this year and has always been Liu Shirang's deputy. If someone else was leading the army this time, he would probably have to step back, but Liu Bao went straight into the Turkic formation. This led to this A big battle.
Cui Xin nodded after reading the battle report, "This is the final conclusion."
Li Shan smiled. It didn't matter whether he won or lost this battle. As long as he fought, it would be the last word. It proved Yuan Junzhang's sincerity, the success of his and Cui Xin's recruitment, and Liu Shirang's loyalty. .
"Tell the King of Huaiyang." Li Shan told the messenger, "The heavy snow continues, and the battle report will arrive in Beijing a little late... Well, let's just let Cui Sheren return to Beijing with the battle report."
Cui Xin was surprised at first, and then turned serious, "Why is this?!"
In Cui Xin's view, this was Li Shan collecting merit for him... How could Yuan Junzhang defeat the Turks if he hadn't been able to recruit them effectively?
Li Shan shook his head slightly, "For Shibo... I just did it casually."
He remembered the order in which several victory reports were sent to Chang'an during the battle in Shandong last year. It was very clever. Li Jiancheng's face was swollen with a few slaps... That was Ling Jing's arrangement. He could also learn from it this time. study.
After sending the messenger back, Li Shan accompanied Cui Xin and continued eastward. Today, the heavy snow has stopped, but the snow is still thick. Looking around, it is covered in silver, but it is not completely white.
It was dusk, and there was smoke from cooking in the villages beside the road. There were children playing, old people talking about the past and the present, and young people clearing the snow and clearing the road.
The puppy in Li Shan's arms poked its head out and whined twice, causing the two dogs to bark at Li Shan.
"Go away!" A man gently kicked the yellow dog away and knelt down on one knee, "Greetings to Mingfu."
As the voice spread, everyone around looked over and fell to the ground, "Greetings to Mingfu."
"Be careful of getting your clothes wet. Get up." Li Shan got off his horse, held the puppy in his arms and walked forward with a smile, pointing at the leading man, "I remember you, you are the first group to move here... Yunzhong County Fan Home, right?”
"The Ming Dynasty has a good memory." The man stood up and said with a smile: "I heard that the Ming Dynasty defeated the Turks and forced Yuan Junzhang to surrender?"
Li Shan glanced sideways, avoided answering, and pointed at the village, "Is the house still warm?"
"A lot of people in the village are coveting it." The man's expression changed. "It's okay here, but some villages..."
Most likely, he thought he was really trapped in Mayi. Li Shan knew this, his expression remained unchanged and he just snorted, "Do you still have enough food to eat?"
"It's probably enough to eat." The man replied, "I'm just afraid that there won't be enough good seeds for spring plowing."
"It's okay, I have some arrangements for this."
"They are all assigned by the Ming government."
Li Shan asked casually, feeling quite satisfied. Although relocating the people was a strategy to weaken the enemy, the more important thing was to replenish the population of Dai County... Now it seems that the effect is remarkable.
It's really hard on Ma Zhou... Li Shan just made a rough plan. He will be stationed at Yanmen Pass for the next two months, and Ma Zhou will be in charge of the specific affairs.
Not far away, Cui Xin was talking to a few old men, and the corner of his eye glanced at Li Shan from time to time.
"The Ming government granted land to the house and reissued food rations. They are really the parents of the same county." An old man with white hair sighed: "I heard that during the autumn harvest, the Ming government personally went to the fields to harvest..."
The old man on the side sighed: "Everyone in the county said that they have never seen such parents in this life."
Cui Xin looked around and felt emotional. Although it was his first time to come to Daizhou, Shandong had been suffering from war for more than ten years, so he knew that the people were withered and scattered. However, the war in Daizhou was more frequent than in Shandong, but he saw prosperous villages and a large number of people.
After chatting for a while, Li Shan and Cui Xin continued eastward. At this time, the sky cleared up and the sunset was gathering. Looking from a distance, it was brilliant.
Cui Xin pointed to the distance with a riding crop in his hand, "Is this Xia City?"
Li Shan smiled and nodded, "It's just a folk joke."
After taking office in Dai County, the first thing Li Shan did was to build a brick kiln. A large number of red bricks decorated the entire Dai County. The Beishi City that was later planned to be built was all built with red bricks.
At dusk, looking from a distance, it looks like smoke, which complements the sunset and is difficult to distinguish from each other, so it is nicknamed "Xiashi".
After riding all the way to Beishikou, Li Shan reined in the reins. The smile on his face was still there, but there was a cold look in his eyes.
"Congratulations to Mingfu for returning victoriously."
More than ten leaders of Daixian's powerful clans all stepped forward to salute, while seven or eight men behind them whose hands and feet were tied were thrown into the corner.
"You thought someone died in Mayi?" Although Li Shan did not dismount, his tone was gentle. More than ten people bowed in unison, not daring to look directly at him.
"It seems that one head is not enough." Li Shan waved his riding crop. Now that he has achieved great success in Daizhou, he no longer has to worry about these powerful people in Daixian County. "Get out of the way."
There is no need to think about it, those guys who were tied up were probably causing trouble when they were cut off... Now that he has returned with power, these powerful people will naturally lower their heads willingly.
After touring the North City, Li Shan gave Cui Xin a general introduction and talked about profit sharing in detail... mainly talking about his own income.
Well, that's roughly what it means... I have money, and the betrothal gift will never make Mrs. Cui lose face.
When leaving Beishi, He Lou Shanzhu arrived, and Li Shan didn't waste any time. He only left one sentence, "Let them pick their own five heads."
Some of those seven or eight guys robbed the houses of the emigrants, some spread rumors about Li Shanshen's death, and some even reached into Beishi City and even the wine shop, and were so bold as to try to interfere with Ma Yin.
After Li Shan arrived in Dai County, he gave many favors and distributed many benefits. But now and in the future, he should use more power and less kindness.
Returning to the house behind the inn, Li Shan personally arranged Cui Xin's residence, and even sacrificed his dignity to cook himself, making a table of delicious dishes.
But when the food was served, Cui Xinren didn't know where he had gone.
Under the guidance of his personal guards, Li Shan walked to the back door of the inn, silently listened to the conversation between Cui Xin and the inn's servants inside, then went back silently, sat at the table and poured himself a drink.
Although he often denounced Cui Xin as a doting girl, Li Shan really didn't expect that a father in this era...especially Cui Xin, who came from five surnames and seven families, would actually dote on his daughter so much.
They actually wanted to find out if the future son-in-law had any affairs with women in Dai County, and also wanted to find out if the future son-in-law had gotten pregnant with anyone in Dai County!
With my beautiful concubine and maid by my side, do I need to pick weeds on the roadside?
