Li Shan drove the horse forward slowly, calculating in his mind, there were more than a thousand people, almost two thousand people. This number was not small, but there seemed to be a lot of old, young, women and children among them. It seemed that it might be a family affair. .
A strong young man held a wooden stick and stared at this place from a distance. Li Shan took a closer look and saw that he looked majestic, but in fact the flesh on his face was gone. He looked vain just standing there. He looked very hungry. light.
However, this young man's hair is slightly curly, his skin is fair, and his nose is high. He seems to have the blood of a barbarian.
Li Shan asked a few questions casually, and Pei Xuanji, who was writing a manuscript, whispered: "On the border, Hu and Han people live together, and there are often mixed blood."
"Well, Brother Xuanji, continue."
"Well……"
Li Shan smiled and said, "Don't Brother Xuanji don't want to explain?"
"Actually, it's nothing..." Pei Xuanji seemed unprepared and forcefully explained: "This group of refugees did not come from Lingzhou, but fled into Longzhou from Longyou Road."
"Longyou Road?" Li Shan was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he asked, "Liangzhou?"
"Yes." Pei Xuanji whispered: "Last year, a small group of barbarians invaded Longyou Road and plundered Liangzhou and Lanzhou. Your Majesty was furious."
Li Shan heard about this after returning to Beijing. It is said that there were only more than 2,000 barbarians who actually broke through Liangzhou, crossed the Great Wall, fought all the way into Lanzhou, and almost entered Qinzhou... Qinzhou is the county of the Li family in Longxi. Hope is there.
Almost when Li Shan was chasing Jieli Khan, Li Yuan ordered Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an County, to lead the army to guard Longyou Road with General Youfu.
"These refugees came from Lanzhou. The state government was unwilling to accept them, so they moved around..."
Pei Xuanji glanced at Li Shan and said nothing while smiling, so he could only add, "The manager is also afraid that the refugees will cause chaos."
Li Shan sneered, "Before leaving the capital, I checked the memorials in Longzhou, Yuanzhou and other places. I remember that at the end of last year and this year, there were frequent civil unrest in Huizhou and Yuanzhou, and some people even hid in the mountains. Become a bandit."
When Pei Xuanji mentioned that the refugees came from Longyou Road, Li Shan immediately reacted. There was a report in Lingzhou at the end of last year. The refugees from Longyou Road fled into Lingzhou and looted a house. In the small town, the Tang army attacked and won a great victory, beheading more than fifty people.
Most likely, Chang Da was afraid that this group of refugees would cause trouble, so he conveniently stuffed it for himself... It was also difficult for Pei Xuanji to find a reason for individual farming instead of cattle farming.
Although Pei Xuanji was already in his forties, he had just started serving as an official. After his lie was exposed, he blushed a little. He rubbed his hands and whispered: "If your highness can help me with this, I will be rewarded in the future."
Will there be a reward?
The corner of Li Shan's mouth moved. If you know the inside story someday... it's better not to get this kind of reward.
Pei Xuanji looked at Li Shan's expression and asked cautiously: "Then..."
"Brother Xuanji hasn't finished speaking yet, has he?" Li Shan yawned. He went to bed too late last night and woke up too early today. "If you are afraid that the refugees will become bandits... it's just a trivial matter."
If he was afraid that the refugees would cause chaos and only needed to give him some food to appease him, would Chang Da give it to himself?
There is a way to solve it no matter what, there must be some reason for it.
Pei Xuanji on the side was hesitant, and Li Shan was too lazy to pay attention. He just looked at the status of these refugees carefully. Looking at them all the way, they were basically sallow and skinny, but there were a lot of mixed-race people among them, and there were a few of them. Blonde hair and blue eyes.
Li Shan took a few curious glances. He had seen many barbarians since he came to this era, but he had never seen such barbarians who looked like Europeans.
A girl with blond hair and blue eyes hid in the crowd, stuck out her little head, and looked at Li Shan timidly. Her eyes collided, and her little head immediately retracted.
Pei Xuanji thought carefully, motioned Li Shan to go to the side, and whispered: "These refugees are from He Panren's old tribe."
Li Shan looked confused this time, "He Panren?"
Pei Xuanji saw that Li Shan was not pretending, so he explained in a low voice, and then Li Shan understood the origin of this person.
He Panren was a Hu business leader active in Guanzhong during the pre-Sui period. At that time, the capital of the Sui Dynasty had moved to Luoyang, and even Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had gone south to Jiangdu, and Guanzhong was in chaos.
In this case, whether it was because of protecting his own industry or because of ambition, He Panren gathered a force of as many as 60,000 people.
Afterwards, Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, and Princess Pingyang, who stayed in Chang'an, sold her property, provided relief to the victims, set up an uprising flag, and contacted various forces, the most conspicuous of which was He Panren.
It is said that Ma Sanbao was ordered to recruit, and He Panren readily agreed. This directly led to the number of troops in Princess Pingyang's hands exceeding one hundred thousand. Later, Li Zhongwen, Shi Wanbao, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili, and Li Shentong came to surrender one after another. Princess Pingyang led her army to defeat. The Sui army captured a large territory before Li Yuan's main force crossed the Yellow River.
But then Shi Wanbao, Xiang Shanzhi, Li Zhongwen, Qiu Shili and others were awarded titles one after another, but He Panren got nothing, not even an official position... There is naturally a reason for this.
On the one hand, He Panren's power was too strong, which made Li Yuan instinctively vigilant. At that time, Li Yuan's direct troops did not exceed 100,000, while He Panren had 50,000 or 60,000 troops. On the other hand, because He Panren was too domineering before he defected to Princess Pingyang, Offended many people.
The most famous among them is the famous "Prince Killer" Li Gang.
Li Gang had a relationship with Li Yuan in his early years. After the founding of the Li Tang Dynasty, Li Gang served as the Minister of Rites and the Prince Zhan Shi. He was the first staff member of the East Palace and was highly respected by Li Jiancheng.
Before that, Li Gang was kidnapped by He Panren and forced to serve as chief historian... With such an enemy, even if the prince is considered, who is willing to stand up for him?
In the end, Princess Pingyang came forward, and He Panren was able to serve as the governor of Lanzhou after the two separatist forces of Xue Ju and Li Gui were wiped out.
After listening to Pei Xuanji's long and cumbersome narration, Li Shan asked in surprise: "Then now..."
If it was just about Princess Pingyang, there was no need for me to take over.
"In the fourth year of Wude, Li Zhongwen, the general manager of Bingzhou... was also the former subordinate of Princess Pingyang. It is said that he was a secret liaison with Chuluo Khan and was beheaded in Chang'an." Pei Xuanji whispered: "The person who reported Li Zhongwen back then was Hussar General Ke Zhu. Hundingyuan, this is an old friend of Huai'an King Li Shentong."
Li Shan rolled his eyes. It couldn't be such a coincidence. Now Huai'an King Li Shentong was in Longyou and said, "Then He Panren is now..."
"Dead." Pei Xuanji explained: "Last year, the King of Huai'an led his army into Longyou Road and immediately imprisoned the governor of Lanzhou, Shi Hepanren. It is said that he secretly communicated with the Hu people and wanted to raise Lanzhou to the enemy..."
Li Shan burped. There is no need to think about what nonsense this is. Most likely it was in Guanzhong that year, when Princess Pingyang was in charge, He Panren, Li Zhongwen and Li Shentong had a feud... Just like the year before last, Liu Shirang and Li Shenfu Same thing.
They are really full brothers. Li Shentong and Li Shenfu have the same virtues.
Li Shan sighed, "What does the court say?"
"Princess Pingyang once..." Pei Xuanji spread his hands and said: "But He Panren's old troops dispersed in a hurry, and they fled in small groups, harassing villages and looting towns in Lingzhou and Huizhou."
Li Shan scratched the short beard on his chin and felt a little itchy. Everyone was dead, and his old tribe had become bandits. It was no wonder that Chang Da was unwilling to be gentle... It happened that he, the Prince of Handan County, who had a close relationship with Princess Pingyang, came. Just stuff it for yourself.
Li Shan knew that he was really going to have to go on, but he felt a little unhappy. Chang Da had some scheming tricks, just wait and see!
(End of chapter)
