Li Shan returned to Beijing at the end of August and started his activities in mid-September. He visited many courtiers successively. In any case, when he was trapped in Guji Town, Chang'an put a lot of pressure on Daizhou General Manager, and Wei Zheng also Even if I go there in person, Li Shan always comes to thank me.
At first, Li Shan's list was not long, and after all, the number of invitations sent was not particularly large.
But soon Li Shan was reminded by Yu Wenshiji that he was wrong. There were not many famous people. That was because many people had extraordinary status. Although Li Shan was canonized as a county king and had great military achievements, he would not send famous people. Post... I'm waiting for young Li Shan to come and express his thanks.
Next, there is a long list of people...such as Huangmen Shilang Ju Guogong Tang Jian, who is still in a high position, and several people who beat Wang Renyou to the sky together with Zhang Wenguan.
The most important thing is that there are still many people with sensitive identities, so Li Shan can only make a grimace. Today he will visit Du Ruhui, tomorrow he will visit Wang Gui, the third day he will visit Changsun Wuji, and the fourth day he will visit Wei Ting... Anyway, it's our turn. Come on.
In mid-October, which had been busy, Li Shancai breathed a sigh of relief. Except for two key figures, everyone else had finished... One was the prince Li Jiancheng, and the other was the King of Qin Li Shimin.
It is undeniable that it was Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin who prompted Li Jing to send troops in advance... Of course, it was Princess Pingyang who was behind it.
However, Li Shan suspected that this method... Princess Pingyang didn't seem to be good at it, and it was probably Chai Shao's idea.
On October 13th, the sage Li Yuan issued an edict. Li Shan, the acting governor of Handan County, defeated the Turks. However, he was good at killing prisoners and washing the city with troops. In addition to Chang Shi, he was appointed as Sinong Qing.
At the same time, the competition for the acting governor finally came to an end. Li Yuan appointed Qin Wutong, the Duke of Sima Licheng County, Shuozhou. Neither the East Palace nor the Qin Palace took any advantage.
Although Qin Wutong had obeyed orders under Li Shimin, he was relatively independent. At that time, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang were crossing Hedong. Li Shimin led his troops across the Yellow River from Longmen and stationed troops in Baibi. However, Qin Wutong led a partial division to attack Puzhou. Later, he followed Li Yuan to attack Xia County, so he cannot be regarded as Li Shimin's direct descendant.
Not to mention that Li Yuan appointed Qin Wutong as Sima of Shuozhou, and now appointed him as Acting Governor Shi. This very cautious official is unlikely to be biased towards either side.
Outside the Suzaku Gate, Li Shan got off his horse and chatted and laughed with the guards. These were all directly under Princess Pingyang, or old people transferred from Jinyang. Some of them even followed Li Shan there as personal guards. Daizhou.
"Brother Wei."
Wei Ting, who was walking in a hurry, looked at Li Shan in surprise, "Huairen came so early today... Oh, Huairen takes up his new post today."
"That's right. Although it's not a valid position, I'm still here to show off." Li Shan asked curiously: "Brother Wei, what is this..."
"It's not because of Acting Governor Shi!" Wei Ting glared at Li Shan, "The prince was quite displeased yesterday."
"If you don't choose him, who should you choose?" Li Shan spread his hands, "Brother Wu An?"
"Brother Wanche?"
"You can't be the Duke of Yiyang!"
Wei Ting had nothing to say, thinking that the prince hoped to win over Qin Wutong... but he didn't think there was much hope.
"The prince is really angry?"
"That's all, Wei Xuancheng persuaded him." Wei Ting waved his hand, "Huairen is quite capable in the Daizhou Army..."
Li Shan sighed, "That's why I abandoned them all and returned to the court alone."
"By the way, the prince has mentioned several times that he will hold a banquet in the East Palace." Wei Ting said casually: "Just for a few days, Huairen will wait for some news."
Li Shan responded with a crooked mouth, he couldn't refuse...but it wasn't a bad thing. After going to the East Palace, logically speaking, he could also go to the Chengqian Palace openly. Li Shimin was still waiting.
During this period, Li Shan often asked Ling Jing... did His Highness intend to summon him?
But every time, Ling Jing stared at Li Shan with complicated and unspeakable eyes, and then shook his head slightly.
Of course Li Shan knew what Li Shimin was thinking...but we couldn't continue the stalemate forever. We still had to meet him.
Walking a short distance north along Chengtianmen Street, you will arrive at Sinong Temple. Across the road is Taichang Temple. Li Shan went there often last year. The Imperial Medical Office is located under Taichang Temple.
Sinong Temple has a relatively low status among the Nine Temples and Five Temples, but its office scope in the imperial city is quite large. Well, of course, this is largely because other institutions have other office locations in Chang'an, such as Taipu Temple. You can't raise horses in the imperial city.
But Sinong Temple is different. The granaries and manors it manages are basically in other places.
He stood at the door and took a few glances, and then he saw Zhongshu Province... which meant that his father-in-law was right next door. Li Shan curled his lips quietly before crossing the threshold.
"I pay my respects to Your Highness." A middle-aged official with a smile on his face came towards him, his fat face seemed to be full of oil. "I have been looking for your Highness for a long time, and when I saw him today, he is indeed handsome and handsome!"
Li Shan also had a gentle smile on his face, "Don't dare, don't dare. Is this your brother Yuan Kai?"
"How dare you, a lowly official!" Zhao Yuankai said sternly: "In terms of position, His Highness is a Zhengqing, and I am a Shaoqing. In terms of title, His Highness can be conferred as a county prince, which is even more difficult for me to compare with."
Li Shan even wanted to complain, didn't you, Sui Sui, fall in love with a county prince?
The two of them were chatting and laughing as they walked in. Zhao Yuankai led the way diligently and introduced each prison order without stopping.
Li Shan was just looking at the flowers, but in fact he was not interested in any of this. The so-called farming and farming... In fact, the focus was not on agriculture itself at all.
As for this Sinong Temple, Li Shan was more interested in Zhao Yuankai... He went to Cui Mansion to hang out some time ago, and Zhang Wenguan happened to be there, so Li Shan heard a lot about Zhao Yuankai.
In fact, Zhao Yuankai and Cui Xin are both related by marriage. His niece married a cousin of Zhang Wenguan, and at the same time, he married the legitimate daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe, who was Cui Xin's cousin... In other words, with Li Shan, whom Cui Shiniang was engaged to be engaged to, was a generation younger than Zhao Yuankai.
But Cui Xin and his wife both despised Zhao Yuankai's behavior. In a word, this person was unjust.
When Li Shan thinks about it, it can be roughly translated as, Zhao Yuankai is a realist... This seems to be similar to himself.
Zhang also specifically mentioned an old incident of Zhao Yuankai. In the second year of Wude, Zhao Yuankai entered the Tang Dynasty and was robbed by bandits on the way. The guy beat his horse and fled away. His wife Cui, who was riding in the carriage, was humiliated and committed suicide in anger.
There are very few people who know the inside story about this matter, but it is not a secret among the aristocratic families. This is the main reason why Zhao Yuankai has been unable to climb up the ranks and find it difficult to attach himself to noble people in recent years... This guy has a bad reputation, and his conduct is not good.
"Sit down." Li Shan knelt down on the shore and said with a smile, "I've gotten used to the bench over the years."
Zhao Yuankai smiled and said: "It is true that Hu stools are often used on behalf of the people. I will just ask someone to replace them tomorrow."
"No need to bother." Li Shan said casually: "Although my predecessor Liu Gong did his duty, he is old after all and has not left Beijing for three years."
"Yes." Zhao Yuankai still smiled.
"I am going to set off in two days to inspect the granaries on the Guannai Road."
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yuankai still smiled, but his smile seemed a little stiff.
