In Sun Moon Lake, Li Shan walked slowly along the cobblestone path, stopping from time to time to look at the clear water flowing in the aqueduct beside the road, or staring at the weeds that were beginning to sprout.
It has been six days since he returned to Beijing, but there is still no news at all. There are various speculations in the court... Li Shanyan was summoned back to Beijing after the victory. Everyone thought that the saint would be rewarded generously, or he would be the governor of the state, or he would be promoted to the country. But in the past six days, there has been no relevant news at all.
On the contrary, Li Shan was reprimanded by His Majesty and fined three years' salary... It is said that he treated the Turkic envoys harshly. This reason is really incredible.
However, the princes and important ministers and ministers in the court knew it well. One thing is certain. Judging from the Liangyi Palace, Li Shan is still favored by the saint.
But why hasn't the reward been awarded yet... You must know that the rewards for other generals and even the soldiers who participated in the Yanmen Great Victory have been decided.
A strange atmosphere gradually filled Chang'an City... But Li Shan, who knew it well, was wondering, would Li Yuan let him go to Daizhou?
Yesterday, Li Shan, who had been hiding in Sun Moon Lake, rarely entered the city and found an opportunity to go to Princess Pingyang's mansion.
Princess Pingyang gave Li Shan an evaluation that was almost exactly the same as Ling Jing’s. It was so tossing!
But unlike Ling Jing, Princess Pingyang knew very well about Li Yuan's thoughts because she often accompanied the emperor. Therefore, she solemnly told Li Shan that first of all, he should not aspire to the position of Daizhou Governor. Secondly, His Majesty may not let you go back to Daizhou. state.
After Princess Pingyang's explanation, Li Shan quickly understood that unlike the original time and space, because of the civil strife in the Turks, the pressure exerted on Li Tang by the grassland did not make Li Yuan feel scared... Originally, this year, Li Yuan They all have the idea of moving the capital.
But at the same time, the Li and Tang dynasty, which had just put down the Jianghuai rebellion and completely unified the world, was not ready to go to war with the Turks immediately... even though Li Shan had just shown his power beyond the Great Wall.
And Li Shan was in charge of Daizhou, and it was easy to provoke the Turks to attack... Because of Yugushe, Jieli Khan must have hated him to death, and Tuli Khan also had Yu Sheshe's head.
To put it bluntly, Li Yuan was actually a little worried about Li Shan's ability to stir up troubles, and he was really afraid that Li Shan would continue to stir up troubles in Daizhou, which would lead to a war between Li Tang and the Turks.
After thinking for a long time, Li Shan had to admit that Princess Pingyang's analysis was reasonable. This was also where he was embarrassed... He had been planning in Daizhou for a long time, and he still had unfinished plans, so he just let it go?
Isn't it a pity?
Li Shan regretted that he was too pretentious that day in Liangyi Palace and insisted on asking Jieli Khan to attack to see how much stronger you were than Yu Gushe... It was probably these words that got him into trouble.
If he returns to the court, Li Shan believes that Li Yuan can give him a not bad position, and Li Shan is not afraid of Pei Shiju's moves... Even if he tells the prince that Li Shan is attached to the King of Qin, he can't just say it in vain.
But after half a year of busy and fulfilling work, he suddenly had nothing to do. Li Shan felt that his bones were itching... This state was something he had never experienced in his previous life. Bayi Chinese website
After wandering around until dusk, Li Shan asked the cook to make a hot pot, and he and Ling Jing drank and chatted in the side hall.
Ling Jing was not in the mood for small talk. Ever since he confirmed what Pei Shiju might be doing in the East Palace, his whole body was tense. When he sat down, the first thing he said was, "Today, Liangyi Palace is discussing matters involving the governor of Dai Prefecture."
Li Shan took a sip of wine and said, "This wine is better, not spicy, not strong, and soft in the mouth... Anyway, it's not my turn to be the manager of Daizhou."
This is certain. It was precisely because Li Shan could not be promoted to the position of governor of Daizhou that he was recalled to the Central Government.
"Pei Ji recommends Guan Guogong." Ling Jing raised his head and glanced at Li Shan, "His Highness recommends Cao Guogong."
Ren Gui was a disciple of the East Palace, and Cao Guogong was Li Shiji. After entering the Tang Dynasty, he was first granted the title of Lai Guogong, and then changed to Cao Guogong, and was also awarded the title of General Youwuhou. Unfortunately, he was defeated twice in Hebei, once captured, and once only died with his body. Although he was valued by Li Shimin, his status in the court was no longer obvious.
Li Shan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty has not yet made a decision."
"Um."
"It is indeed difficult to decide." Li Shan sneered, "Now that Daizhou East Palace and Tiance Mansion are evenly matched, neither Ren Gui nor Li Shiji can serve as the general manager of Daizhou."
Ling Jing nodded, "His Royal Highness mentioned privately that the saint might ask you."
Li Shan immediately realized that it must be Li Shimin's method. If the entanglement continues, once Li Shan steps down as Acting Governor Shi, even if Li Yuan does not use Ren Gei under the Donggong sect, he will definitely favor the Donggong lineage.
It is better to take this opportunity to make this matter clear and push Li Jing out of the way who has no clear political stance... In this case, Li Shan, who is actually in charge of the Daizhou General Manager's Office, is qualified to recommend.
Li Er is not inferior at all when he plays small tricks... Li Shan muttered in his heart and said: "I still don't know if His Majesty will let me go back to Daizhou..."
"So far, there has been no reward, no permission for you to return to Daizhou, and no order for you to step down as acting governor." Ling Jing said expressionlessly: "There is only one possibility."
"What?"
"The alliance with Tuli Khan." Ling Jing explained in detail: "This matter has not yet been decided, so your Majesty will stay put."
Li Shan was stunned for a while, "The association has led the troops to be stationed in Yunzhou, and the channels for correspondence and manpower have been submitted to His Majesty..."
"What else does this matter have to do with XX?"
"Even if a covenant is signed, it will never be made public. What does it have to do with a certain Huidai state?"
Ling Jing picked up the wine cup, shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know, but Xuan Ling and Ke Ming have been thinking about it over and over again today. The only reason why Your Majesty is standing still is because of this."
Even if Li Shan is a time traveler, facing such a situation, he can't figure out what's going on.
"If you want to return to the court, Taipus Temple can be considered." Ling Jing suggested in a low voice: "It is logical to introduce the matter of Ma Yin to Taipus Temple."
"Yes." Li Shan responded casually, "If you don't join the Sixth Division, you won't join the Twelve Guards."
"There's still no news from Pei Shiju?"
Li Shan smiled bitterly and said: "On the contrary, two people were put in. They are all servants. Even if Pei Shiju makes any move, it will be difficult to detect it."
Wu Zhong, who was the first to be instigated by Li Shan to rebel, had long since disappeared. The two men were still sneaked in through the Fan Shiyi tribe.
Now we can only wait. Whether it is the alliance with Tuli Khan, the ownership of the general manager of Daizhou, and whether Li Shan can return to Daizhou, we have to wait for Li Yuan to deal with it.
Ling Jing took a few bites of the food and suddenly asked: "By the way, I heard that Princess Pingyang's mansion sent two carts of flower seeds today?"
"Flower seeds?" Li Shan snorted, "They are flower seeds, I'm going to take them to Daizhou."
Cotton can barely be regarded as a flower. Long before he went to Daizhou last year, Li Shan asked Princess Pingyang to take care of it. She happened to be in charge of the imperial palace and found all the cotton in the palace and forbidden gardens and collected cotton seeds.
Li Shan is planning to try growing cotton in Daizhou. If it succeeds... Li Shan has missed the soft quilts and warm cotton clothes and trousers for a long time.
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road, whenever he meets someone he knows, he will say hello or nod to each other.
But no matter who it is.
There was no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they were indifferent to everything.
To this.
Shen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization that maintains the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters. Of course, there are also some other side jobs.
It can be said.
Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.
The Demon-Suppressing Division is huge.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppressing Division are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressor Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy and the other is the Demon Slayer.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Department starts from the lowest level as a demon slayer.
Then he will be promoted step by step, and he is expected to eventually become a guardian envoy.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level among the demon slayers.
Possessing the memory of a previous life.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of a loft.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppressing Division that were full of chills, the attic here seemed to stand out from the crowd, showing a different kind of tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppressing Division.
At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
The fragrance of ink mixed with the faint smell of blood hit his face, making him frown instinctively, but then relaxed it quickly.
There is almost no way to cleanse away the smell of blood on everyone in the Demon-Suppressing Division.
