East Palace, Xiande Hall.
Prince Li Jiancheng sat upright and looked at Wei Zheng who was looking down with a smile, "Huairen returned to the court. Apart from Li Keshi and Third Sister, who have been in close contact with each other, the only person who came to visit him was Duke Xuan Cheng."
In fact, Li Jiancheng knew why Li Shan returned to Beijing to live in seclusion this time, and Pei Ji had already told the inside story one by one... His father refused to sworn brothers to Tuli Khan and his second brother, and he obviously wanted to protect the East Palace.
Although Li Yuan was determined to let Li Shan take the blame, he also discussed it with Pei Ji, who strongly agreed... Li Jiancheng only found out about it after the fact, and he also agreed.
In the Li Tang clan, there were many people who were conferred the title of county king, but not everyone was qualified to sworn sworn sworn relatives to Tuli Khan. In the final analysis, they had to be recognized by the other party.
If Li Shan is not chosen, it is likely that Li Daozong, the former city king who accompanied Li Shimin in the north and south, will be chosen.
The first was to prevent the King of Qin's lineage from taking advantage, and the second was to win over Li Shan... But now Li Jiancheng also knew it. His father finally chose Li Shan, largely because he was not involved in the heirloom.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng was happy to see the success... and thought that his second brother still didn't know the inside story.
Wei Zheng, who was in the first place, was slightly confused. It was the first time he mentioned this name to the prince here. Li Shan was still trapped in Hebei and did not know whether he was alive or dead. Although he had a little reputation, no one cared about it.
In just two years, Li Shan was now included in the clan, conferred the title of county king, showed great prestige in the north, and held great power. He was already a role that the Crown Prince of the East Palace could not ignore.
This return to Beijing and the visit to the house have become topics of conversation...how can Wei Zheng not be so moved?
"I received many favors from the King of Handan back then, but I have nothing to repay." Wei Zheng said seriously, "I'm here to see you today. I'm actually here for him."
Several people present here are Li Jiancheng's immediate confidants. Prince Zhongyun Wang Gui, Prince Zuowei Wei Ting, and Prince Zuo's concubine Zheng Shanguo all know that Wei Zheng was rescued by Li Shan, and the latter took the blame for Wei Zheng in Qinghe County. .
"Of course." Wang Gui raised his eyebrows, "The King of Handan has a very close relationship with the Danyang brother of the Li family in Longxi, and has received a lot of help from him. Needless to say, Princess Pingyang suddenly paid a visit to Xuancheng before setting off. There must be something important.”
Wei Zheng smiled bitterly and cupped his hands, "One of them is for Brother Shujie."
"What?" Wang Gui was a little confused. He had never interacted with that young man.
Zheng Shanguo, who was well-informed, smiled and asked: "But because of the appointment of Xiangyuan clan?"
"That's right." Wei Zheng nodded and said, "The King of Handan killed thirteen people in anger, and two of them were descendants of the Dingxiang Yuan clan."
Wang Gui suddenly realized that the Dingxiang Yuan family and the Taiyuan Wang family had been married for several generations. Li Shan was showing goodwill to himself and did not want to offend the Taiyuan Wang family.
But Wang Gui didn't want to care about this matter. His branch was a branch of the Wang family in Qi County, Taiyuan. His great-grandfather's generation had moved or defected to the Southern Dynasties, and he had little contact with his family.
The reason why Li Shan found Wang Gui's head through Wei Zheng was simply because among the seven families with five surnames, the Wang family in Taiyuan was the most declining among those who became officials now.
Nowadays, among the descendants of the Wang family in Taiyuan, apart from Wang Gui, only Wang Yu, the manager of Suizhou, is slightly famous... and most of them are because of Princess Shang Tong'an.
Wei Zheng explained: "The dismissed Si Tian joined the army and was Wang Renbiao's cousin-in-law. The King of Handan invited Wang Renbiao to come forward, but the tribesmen were quite complaining."
Wei Ting looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Highness, I heard that Huairen reprimanded Zhang Gongjin for appointing the Xiang Yuan clan."
Li Jiancheng nodded slightly, he knew better, Xue Wanche had already written a letter... Li Shan reprimanded Zhang Gongjin and weighted Xue Wanche, which can be interpreted as favoring the East Palace, or it can be interpreted as impartiality and selflessness.
Wei Zheng suddenly straightened his body and said loudly: "The King of Handan did this not for personal gain, but for the public good."
Li Jiancheng said sternly: "Please also ask Duke Xuan Cheng to elaborate."
"The King of Handan opened up trade routes, attracted people from outside the Great Wall, recruited Duke Rui, and defeated the Turks several times. Daizhou, which had been dilapidated for many years, has shown signs of revival." Wei Zheng said slowly: "But the Turks controlled hundreds of thousands of strings and attacked every time, so Handan The king intends to march and establish a military camp in Daizhou."
In fact, everyone knew about this, and Li Shimin, who was still fighting against Li Jiancheng, was speechless... Li Jiancheng was about to ask more questions, but Zheng Shanguo suddenly nodded and said: "This is for public good!"
"The Yuan family in Dingxiang plundered the fields and captured the people as slaves, which will inevitably make the place unrest." Zheng Shanguo explained: "If the wealthy families in various places follow suit, Huairen wants to march to the army, but there is no good land available."
Wei Zheng added: "Although there are many fields in Daizhou, if we open up wasteland, it will be difficult to harvest within one or two years. I am afraid that the court officials will impeach me about marching to the camp."
Li Jiancheng gently patted the table gum, and he fully understood that Li Shan seemed to be showing kindness to Wang Gui, but in fact he hoped to use the power of the East Palace to restrain the prominent families in Hedong from unscrupulously seizing fertile land... The Yuan family in Dingxiang was daring, nothing more than that. It's because it relies on the Wang family in Taiyuan.
There are so many famous families in Hedong. If Li Shan had the guts to cut off the heads of two descendants of the Yuan family in Dingxiang, how could he still have the courage to cut off the heads of so many Wang family members in Taiyuan, the Xue family in Hedong, the Wen family in Taiyuan, the Liu family in Jie County, and the Pei family in Wenxi? The head of a noble boy?
"The King of Handan ordered Zhang Gongjin to take charge of the investigation of the land and the concealment of the population, but with little effect." Wei Zheng said softly: "If Your Highness helps, it will not only be a kindness, but also beneficial to the country."
Li Jiancheng nodded repeatedly, turned around and said, "Please ask Master Wang to send a letter to Taiyuan, and then ask Prime Minister Pei to send his disciples to make sure that everything is done."
Wang Gui nodded silently. Although he was not a direct descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, he had long been famous. Now he was the disciple of the prince, and his voice in the clan was very important, which Wang Renbiao could not match.
After a pause, Wei Zheng said quietly: "Yesterday, the King of Handan mentioned that the Jianghuai War has ended, and the Yongkang County Duke led his troops north to serve as the general manager of Daizhou. His Majesty will transfer him back to the court."
After a moment of silence, Wang Gui praised: "This is a national scholar, he will become a famous minister in the future!" Bayi Chinese website
Everyone nodded in agreement. Everyone could see this logic. The defeat of the Jianghuai Army was certain. The Yongkang County Duke would be able to go north to take office in April or May at the latest. Li Shan would soon be transferred back to the court. However, At this time, military camps were still being planned.
As long as Yanmen Pass is not lost, the military garrison can bring great benefits to the Tang army in the future, but these benefits are destined not to be enjoyed by Li Shan.
In other words, Li Shan worked hard to sow the seeds, but it was Li Jing who reaped the rewards.
Li Jiancheng thought in his heart that Huairen was capable of civil and military affairs, had made great achievements in local administration and military planning, and was also good at arithmetic. In the future, he would not only be the Prime Minister, but at least the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue would be stable.
At this time, Wei Ting laughed and scolded: "Huairen returned to Beijing this time and visited Brother Xuan Cheng, but he ignored me. Yesterday I sent someone to submit to Duke Rui, but Huairen drove him back!"
Wang Gui and Wei Zheng both had serious temperaments and did not respond. Zheng Shanguo was upright in his early years, but now his temperament has changed drastically in his later years. He asked with a smile: "For what reason?"
Wei Ting laughed, "Rui Guogong is in high spirits. Huairen falsely accused him of being ill and lying in bed. He needs to rest for many days. He left Sifangguan early this morning and moved to Huairen's village."
Li Jiancheng frowned. He and the counselors had long decided to win over Yuan Junzhang, but Li Shan was standing in the way?
Wei Zheng, who was the leader, said loudly: "Your Highness, this is the second thing the King of Handan has done."
"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.
