Facing Yuan Junzhang's question, Li Shan simply replied with two words.
"Alive."
"Yuan Gong started in Mayi, but his efforts were fruitless, his ambition wasted, and he still had a large army. Could it be that he wanted to do something?" Li Shan chuckled and said: "From then on, I live in Chang'an, enjoy all the glory, and have a long line of descendants. Isn't it good? ?”
"Although Your Majesty gave you the house, it has been in decline for many years. The repairs cannot be done in a day. Xiaozheng is a certain disciple. Why don't Duke Rui rest in Sun Moon Lake temporarily?"
Yuan Junzhang was a little hesitant. At this time, Yuan Xiaozheng outside the door said softly: "Father, I have a message."
"Bring it in."
Yuan Junzhang took the post and rubbed his fingers, "Two letters?"
One was from the Prince of the East Palace, Zuo Wei, led by Wei Ting, and the other was from King Qin's brother-in-law, Changsun Wuji... Both of them lived in Chongrenfang. Although the curfew was already in place, they could still send servants to post.
"Let them come in." Li Shan sneered. He leaned on the couch and looked at the two people who bowed down respectfully at the door.
"You all know someone, right?"
"The villain pays homage to the King of Handan."
"The villain pays homage to the King of Handan."
Li Shan casually said, "I have thanked Brother Wei and Brother Wuji for their kindness on behalf of Duke Yuan, but Duke Rui has been in the army for many years and has suffered from many injuries. This time he entered the court, he was not accustomed to the acclimatization and was bedridden."
Both of them glanced at each other. Yuan Junzhang, who was sitting opposite Li Shan, was in high spirits but said nothing.
"Guild Rui Guo will rest temporarily at Sun Moon Lake tomorrow and wait for the house to be repaired before moving in."
Both of them were at a loss, and Li Shan waved his hand to dismiss it... It was an accident on Wei Ting's part, but the post sent by Changsun Wuji was arranged in advance.
Yuan Junzhang sighed, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say, but he knew that clinging to the King of Handan in front of him was almost his only choice at the moment if he didn't want to be involved in the fight for the heir.
"First, last year, Duke Yuan was defeated first by Gao Manzheng and then by Liu Shirang in Shuozhou. He coerced Qingzhuang of Yunzhou to go south to attack Mayi." Li Shan started to put forward conditions directly, "Gong Yuan also knows that there are many people in Yunzhou. Some people moved to Daizhou and wanted to set up a valley to drive away thousands of people. Now they are all resting in Daixian. They also asked Yuan Gong to release the young people of Yunzhou who had taken the army with them so that the people's families could be reunited."
Yuan Junzhang immediately nodded in agreement, which was as it should be... In fact, there were a large number of deserters in the army last year because many young men knew that their families had moved to Daizhou.
"Secondly, Qin Wutong went to be the Sima of Shuozhou. His Majesty ordered him to bring more than a thousand soldiers. Liu Shirang only had more than a thousand soldiers under his command." Li Shan said slowly: "Someone intends to lay off at least 3,000 soldiers... Yuan Gong's old army cannot exceed Three thousand, the rest will either be released or camped in Daizhou."
Yuan Junzhang was not surprised by the reduction of troops, but he was surprised by Li Shan's intention to march to the camp. He hesitated and said: "If the Turks break through the border and enter..."
Li Shan did not answer this question. He still does not know the scale of the Turks' all-out attack, but one thing is certain. Before May, the Turks cannot attack with all their strength. On the one hand, during the spring and summer, the nomadic people The nation has to take care of livestock, produce horses and sheep, and maintain its livelihood. On the other hand, Tuli Khan is likely to hold back.
Besides, Jieli Khan defeated Yanmen Pass three times before, but none of them relied on the strength of cavalry. Once, the defenders fled without fighting, once, Yuan Junzhang led his army to conquer, and once, Yuzhou was located on the northeast side of Daizhou. The general manager Gao Kaidao rebelled and welcomed the Turks into the pass.
Now Yuan Junzhang defected to the Tang Dynasty, and Gao Kaidao was killed by his general Zhang Jinshu more than half a month ago... Jieli Khan may not be able to conquer Yanmen Pass, but the price he has to pay is much higher than the previous three times. Li Shan guessed that Jieli Khan Lee may not make this determination.
Not to mention, if Jieli Khan really invades on a large scale, by then... the military god Li Yaoshi should have already arrived.
"But even if there are three thousand soldiers, they may not be safe." Li Shan took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and called Yuan Xiaozheng to study the ink. "Gong Yuan has been attached to the Turks for a long time. Now the soldiers want to live and work in peace and contentment, but the generals may not..."
After Yuan Xiaozheng hesitated for a while, he picked up the ink stick and began to sharpen the ink silently. Even though he was not very smart, he knew that in those years before his father, he could not completely control his subordinates. Jieli Khan was very kind to his father. Not that reassuring either.
Therefore, even in today's situation, it is difficult to stop some people's little thoughts... Account all these people and select generals from Daizhou Army and Bingzhou Army to replace them. Only then can the Tang Army truly control Ma Yi and the real generals. Yuan Junzhang's old ministry is in his hands.
Li Shan didn't care about Yuan Junzhang's future fate, but since he was determined to do more before Li Jing took office... No matter what he did, Ma Yi was the most important.
Instead of holding Ma Yi tightly in his hands, Li Shan always kept it in his heart... Before he returned to Beijing, he specifically asked Xue Zhong to temporarily lead troops to station in Ma Yi just in case.
Seeing Yuan Junzhang expressionlessly picking up the pen and writing down a series of names such as Guo Ziheng and Du Shiyuan on the paper, Li Shan thought in his heart that he could not catch a sheep to pluck the wool. He would have to change to another sheep next time... Well, the main reason is that Yuan Junzhang no longer has any weight in the future.
That night, Li Shan stayed at the Sifang Pavilion. As soon as the gate of the square opened the next day, he led Yuan Junzhang, Yuan Xiaozheng and his son out of the city back to Sun Moon Lake. He set aside a house and a piece of land for the craftsmen to build the house. ...The brick factory business in Zhuangzi is very good now. There are six brick kilns alone, most of which are red bricks.
Yuan Junzhang came to visit respectfully and presented specially prepared "local products". In addition to various treasures, there were also hundreds of furs of various kinds. Zhu was very happy and couldn't put it down and touched a piece of pure fiery red. Fox fur.
"You can inlay white thread to make a leather hat." Zhu's eyes turned to a huge tiger skin, "This is bigger than the one Dalang brought back from Hedong the year before last!"
Li Shan is not very interested in these. The main purpose of using fur in this era is to keep warm, but by this winter, he should be able to produce a batch of cotton.
After Yuan Junzhang and his party were settled, Li Shanzheng saw Ling Jing going out to wait for the bus.
"how?"
"It's done." Li Shan said with a smile, but he felt that Ling Jing was a little unhappy and asked, "Are there any obstacles?"
"Anyway, Pharmacist Li will be able to take up his post in May at the latest. As long as Ma Yi is not lost, it doesn't matter what you do." Ling Jing said with a cold face: "It's just a matter of deciding whether to transfer back to the Central Government..."
Li Shan hesitated for a while. If he kept following him, he would inevitably be suspected of being a private person. However, Su Dingfang was from his personal guard, so it made sense, "Look at Princess Pingyang... If Ma Sanbao is transferred back, let's transfer him back together. "
"Well, let's talk about the rest when you return to court."
Li Shan diligently put Ling Jing into the carriage and asked, "Why are you entering the city so early today?"
Ling Jing lowered the car curtain and snorted, "Go visit the son of Scholar Chu!"
Li Shan snorted. He was such a mean-mouthed person that he had to ask this question.
"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.
