"Your Majesty, Li Shan, pays homage to His Highness."
Li Shimin, who was sitting at the top, raised his hand to indicate that this was the first time Li Shan had paid homage to King Qin in front of others. Just like the last secret meeting, Li Shimin's first words touched Li Shimin's heart.
The last time I called him "Your Highness", this time I also called him "Your Highness", but with the addition of "Chen".
Last time it was because of the position, this time it was because of the situation.
Sitting on both sides are Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, and Ling Jing. The first three are all Li Shimin's absolutely trusted aides, and Ling Jing is here today mainly because of Li Shan.
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shan with a smile. He was the earliest confidant who followed Li Shimin. There were many princes in the King of Qin's lineage, such as Li Daoxuan, Li Shentong, and Li Daozong who had been under the King of Qin for a long time. However, the title "Your Highness" has always been exclusive to the King of Qin. .
"Huairen is finally here." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Ling Gong must have said this. After all, Huairen is praised by his father and praised by the courtiers. He is a famous general in the world, and he dare not make friends with him rashly."
For the former Li Xiaogong, later Li Shenfu, and now Li Jing and Li Daozong, they can be won over by the East Palace. Even Li Yuan tacitly allowed Prince Li Jiancheng to recruit Luo Yi, King of Yan County, as his confidant, but King Qin Li Shimin could not... It was a bit taboo. .
Therefore, several months after Li Shan returned to Beijing, and after Li Shan went to the East Palace and Wude Palace for banquets, he came to the Chengqian Palace.
"Your Highness is ridiculous." Li Shan's mouth was slightly crooked. This comment... was stuck on his head regardless of whether he wanted it or not.
"Well, Huairen only knows a little bit about it." Li Shimin laughed loudly, "With his literary skills and military strategy, as well as being a general and a prime minister, Huairen's name must be in the history books."
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji echoed a few words, but Du Ruhui raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Highness, the King of Handan is here today to discuss business matters."
"That's right, that's right!" Li Shimin nodded and said, "When we met last year, Huairen discussed the general trend, which made Gu heartbroken. Today, we should listen to his opinions again."
The look on Li Shimin's face was solemn, but Li Shan always felt that the other party's word "gaojian" had an accent... He had to admit that although the prince Li Jiancheng had no military merit in this life because of Li Shan's appearance, the current status of the East Palace is still pretty good. Stable, Li Shimin's current situation is actually worse than in the original time and space.
The smile on Li Shan's face turned into a bitter smile, "Your Highness..."
The room fell silent, and Li Shimin also had a wry smile on his face. The other staff members, Du Ruhui and Ling Jing, had expressionless faces, Fang Xuanling lowered his head slightly, and Changsun Wuji was quite displeased.
It's really hard to say. Li Shan discussed the general trend with his own words, and then...then tore the general trend to pieces with his own hands.
Li Shan himself thought it was pretty fucked up, and I guess Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji also thought so...
More than a year ago, Li Shan paid his first visit to the King of Qin. He made clear his intentions first and went around the way to give Li Shimin the legitimacy to seize the throne. After that, he discussed the situation in the world and made insidious suggestions to put the blame on the head of the East Palace... This fact Already done.
Since September last year, rumors have spread all over Chang'an about Prince Li Jiancheng's proposal to move the capital to Luoyang. Li Jiancheng also knew clearly that it was Li Shimin's method, but he was helpless and unable to refute... Because in fact, that's what he thought, and he could do it with one stone. .
Li Jiancheng's prestige in the army was already low, and his move to cede Shuofang and Yulin dissatisfied a large number of military lieutenants and generals. After this happened again, the prestige of the East Palace was almost on the verge of collapse, and then...then Li Shan forcibly recruited Yuan Junzhang, and the great victory at Yanmen .
In the final analysis, no matter which one of Li Shan's suggestions last year, and even the legitimacy and rationality of Li Shimin's ascension to the throne, were based on the fact that the Turkic threat was too great, and only the King of Qin could defend the Manchu Dynasty's borders.
But Li Shan went to Daidi for a year, and what did he do... He quietly forced Yuan Junzhang into a desperate situation by opening up trade routes and relocating people, although in the end he was forcibly appeased. From then on, the Tang Dynasty faced off against the Turks The situation has changed.
The most important thing is that there is no longer a buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks on the eastern battlefield, and the troops of the two countries begin to confront each other tit for tat.
After that, Li Shan refused to give up. He first made Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan break out into internal fighting, and then captured Yugushe alive in the Yanmen victory. He defeated the enemy three times in Guji Town and Cangtouhe, and killed Jieli Ke. The sweat was frightened.
It can be said that when the Qin Palace gradually gained the upper hand at the end of last year, it was Li Shan who personally helped the East Palace recover from the disadvantage... This dynasty has its own famous generals to defend the border, and you are not the only one, General Tiance!
When the news of Li Shan's meritorious service in Daidi came back to the capital again and again, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and other staff at first thought he was really talented, and then...then they all became numb.
After killing Jieli Khan, Li Shimin was speechless... He felt that the prince and King Qi's repeated goodwill in the past few months were not necessarily to win over Li Shan, but to express their gratitude to Li Shan.
In this regard, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were not so good, but Changsun Wuji was already complaining privately... Could this guy be an internal agent from the East Palace? !
The situation was a bit awkward. Ling Jing was just thinking that it would be inappropriate to intervene to smooth things over. Li Shimin had already spoken and said seriously: "Is it possible that Gu is so immeasurable?"
"Your Highness is as broad-minded as the sea and has no doubts about the people he employs. This is evidenced by the fact that Wei Chigong was brought in during the Luoyang battle." Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Huairen should not make any assumptions."
"Fanggong is overly concerned." Li Shan said with a bitter smile: "I am just a subordinate of His Highness. I have no merit, but it has hindered His Highness's great cause. I am really ashamed."
"Without any merit?" Li Shimin stood up and said loudly: "Huairen revitalized the land, moved the people, captured the cities, and rebelled against the Turks. He has made numerous achievements. This time he has defeated the Turks three times, which is a great contribution to the state!"
"I am willing to inherit the great cause and clarify the world. Even generals like Xue Wanche and Er Zhu Yichen will be used in important ways in the future. Do we have to punish Huairen today?"
Well, this statement... is a bit far-fetched. After all, Li Shimin is at a disadvantage in the current battle for the throne, and he actually regards the throne as his own.
But it makes sense, at least in Li Shan's mind, it has a certain degree of credibility... After all, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche, Wang Gui and other former members of the East Palace are all famous ministers and generals of Zhenguan.
Li Shan solemnly bowed and bowed, and Li Shimin smiled and took up his arms... No matter what, at least the two of them had a good attitude of being compatible with each other.
Even Li Shan was still thinking about what the history books said... Whether it was the "Old Book of Tang" or the "New Book of Tang", Li Shimin was portrayed as a little white rabbit harmless to humans and animals.
The most direct proof is that the prince and the king of Qi repeatedly forced each other, but the king of Qin always refused to kill each other... In the end, the little white rabbit had no choice but to timidly stretch out its sharp claws.
But in fact, Li Shan thought, Li Shimin may not have given up his attempt to take over the East Palace through normal means, but at the same time he was also ready for the second plan.
They all regard the throne as something within their grasp... skipping the East Palace directly and aiming directly at the Taiji Hall.
(End of chapter)
