In just three years, Li Shan rose from humble beginnings to becoming a county official, holding the power of four states, and now entering the Liangyi Palace to discuss affairs. Everyone must admit that the key to such a rise lies in Li Shan himself.
But Li Shan himself must admit that he received strong support from the Danyang Fang of the Li family in Longxi. Li Qianyou, Li Keshi, and even Li Kai and Li Zhaode all played a catalytic and supportive role in his rise.
The relationship between Li Shan and Danyang Fang was so deep that Li Keshi and his wife regarded him as a nephew, and the eldest grandson acted as matchmaker for him. When Li Kai went to Dai County, Li Shan did not hesitate to entrust all the Xia City that he had worked hard to build.
In fact, Li Yuan also knew full well that Li Shan recommended Li Jing not without selfish motives, but this selfishness was not excessive, and Li Shan had honestly explained it before.
Li Yuan thought of Li Shan's explanation before and thought that this guy was very heroic. He said that Xia City still had some profit, but everyone knew that the importance of Xia City lay in the trade routes and the horses and plows brought by the trade routes. ox.
Everyone in the palace had different thoughts, but everyone was not stupid, and they vaguely realized that what Feng Lun unleashed on Li Shan was by no means a good intention.
Feng Lun and Li Shan had no contact before. The only connection was last year's scientific examination. Li Shan's song "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" was actually rejected by Feng Lun. If Chen Shuda hadn't had a hand in it...
Chen Shuda and Yang Gongren's eyes fell on Li Shan, but Pei Ji thought for a moment, then raised his head to look at Li Shimin opposite.
Pei Ji had already received a letter from Daizhou. Zhang Gongjin was publicly reprimanded by Li Shan and was humiliated. Feng Lun was the Sima of Prince Qin's palace.
Li Shan was tall and stood at the side, basically having a clear view. He glanced over quickly and was surprised to find that Li Shimin was nothing special, while Li Jiancheng was also silent.
Li Shan thought for a while and turned his head to look at Li Yuanji. The guy was looking down. He glanced along the line of sight. It was Feng Lun who looked at Li Yuanji... They just exchanged glances, and their movements were very special. , if Li Shan hadn’t carefully observed it, he probably wouldn’t have been able to find it.
Ever since he learned that Du Yan and Feng Lun, two staff members of the Qin Prince's Palace, had contact with Li Yuanji, Li Shan was a little unsure... he could no longer trust the historical trajectory.
Li Yuan said it in a few words, talking about Yuan Junzhang's invitation to Beijing, "I just got the news. Duke Rui will arrive in Beijing tomorrow, and Supervisor Pei will go to Changlepo to welcome him."
He must have passed his breath in advance. Pei Ji stood up and said with a smile: "Duke Rui is paying tribute to 300 horses this time. His intention is very sincere."
Li Yuan nodded, "Huairen and I will meet our old friends tomorrow."
"Yes." Li Shan bowed in response. There were indeed many things to discuss with Yuan Junzhang... although the guy had no reason or confidence to refuse.
"The Turkic envoy has returned." Li Yuan took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Jiancheng. "The 30,000 Han men and women, 1,000 good horses, and 500 oxen who were plundered were promised to be released to the public."
Li Jiancheng glanced at it for a few times, handed it to Li Shimin in order, and passed it down one by one. Although Ashina Yugushe was defeated and captured, Jieli Khan had to redeem him. After all, he was his own son, and he was still his son. Only son... Having no son means that the foundation is unstable, which has a great impact on Jieli Khan.
Before the prince and prime minister could say anything, Li Shan suddenly stepped out of the queue and raised his voice: "Last year, there were many battles in Yanmen, and there was a serious shortage of war horses. A large number of people moved in, and there were few cattle..."
The hall was quiet for a while, and Li Yuan laughed angrily, glaring fiercely at Li Shan who looked innocent.
It was here that Li Shan extorted money. Everyone except Feng Lun was present, and everyone thought of it... After extorting tens of thousands of men and women from the Turks, Li Shan refused to give up, and Daizhou was damaged in the Yanmen War. For a serious reason, he also bought a thousand good horses and five hundred cattle.
In other words, these cows and horses are all from Daizhou... Li Shimin almost stopped laughing. He knew through Ling Jing that Li Shan wanted to get some benefits, but he didn't expect that the idea came here.
Yang Gongren coughed twice and said, "Huairen, I heard that Yanmen was a great victory and more than two thousand horses were captured?"
"Speaking of this matter..." Li Shan had an indignant look on his face, "The generals had not yet arrived at their posts that day, so I had no choice but to ask King Xiang of Ren City for help. The Bingzhou Governor's Office sent Xue Zhong to guard the pass and Zhang Baoxiang to accompany the army out of the fortress."
"For this reason, all the captured horses were taken by King Ren of the City... Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"
Li Yuan looked at this guy with an expressionless face, too lazy to say anything, just wanted to see what Li Shan wanted to do... He knew very well that the young man in front of him was not the kind of person who was proud of his merits, otherwise he would not be angry about not being able to advance. The acting governor of the state has no complaints.
Pei Ji smoothed things over and said, "Huairen, Ma Yin is in Xia City. There should be no shortage of good horses in Daizhou, right?"
"Prime Minister Pei misunderstood." Li Shan said nonchalantly: "All good horses are sent to the Longxi Racecourse, and most of the second-class horses are sent to Chang'an. Merchants exchange grain for horse leads, and then go to Chang'an to select horses... Stay in Dai There is not even one out of ten horses in the state, and they are often bad horses that are difficult to fight.”
Li Shimin sneered in his heart. Others didn't know it. Could it be that he didn't know it either?
If a war is imminent, Li Shan can organize a cavalry force of at least 5,000 people in Daizhou.
Li Shan spread his hands and said: "What's more, the people who moved to Yunzhou and Shuozhou before have difficulty opening up wasteland without cattle."
Several other prime ministers were silent. One thousand horses, five hundred cattle... This weight is quite high. The number of good horses sent to Longxi Racecourse in Xia City in the past six months is only more than a thousand.
At this time, a person suddenly stood up and said sternly: "The great victory of Yanmen, and you want to capture him alive, so you take credit and feel proud. Is this the way to be a minister?"
This person was Chen Shuda, the servant who had the best personal relationship with Li Shan among the three provinces and was also the most outspoken. He took two steps forward and shouted: "The Turks will exchange this for Yugushe. How to deal with it? Your Majesty." Decision, as a minister, asking for something like this, relying on favor and arrogance!"
After a pause, Chen Shuda added: "You are still not apologizing for such behavior!"
Li Shan looked like he had suddenly come to his senses, bowed and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... please punish me!"
Li Yuan's face was a little stiff when he heard the voice. He waved his hands helplessly and said: "The horses are selected to be sent to the Longxi Racecourse, the rest are scattered among the Twelve Guards, and the cattle are left in Daizhou..."
Li Shan knelt down on one knee and said, "Spring plowing has passed and there is no need for plowing cattle in Daizhou. What's more, there is a shortage of food in Guanzhong. Please ask your Majesty to mobilize the inner roads and Jingzhao of Guanzhong."
Chen Shuda behind him stroked his beard with satisfaction and nodded with a smile, but he didn't notice that Li Yuan above him was stroking his forehead with his hand.
Several other prime ministers also saw the problem. Li Jiancheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "Huairen has made such a great contribution and deserves a reward. What exactly do you want?"
Chen Shuda was stunned for a moment and paused while stroking his beard. Is there an ambush behind his feelings?
Li Shan raised his head and smiled, "Your Majesty, those 30,000 men and women... why not stay in Daizhou and Lingzhou?"
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road, whenever he encounters familiar people, 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.
