The so-called merit is greater than rescuing the driver. The biggest credit has been obtained. There is really no need to express his merit in front of Li Yuan.
What's more, to brag about oneself, if it was in the previous life, Li Shan would have been shameless enough to be the king's wife. But in this life, it's not that Li Shan's face has become thinner, but the difference caused by the different times... He has to let others take credit for him.
Moreover, if we were to tell the story from beginning to end, we would inevitably talk about the miserable brothers Pei Longqian and Pei Xuanji. Li Shanzhen was afraid that Pei Shiju would go crazy on the spot!
Li Shan went straight down the mountain and saw Chai Shao coming quickly, "Brother-in-law is finally here."
"It's too late." Chai Shao's face was gloomy. After arriving at Renshou Palace, he carefully questioned the defenders and found out that he had been tricked by Li Jiancheng. The man delayed sending troops, but pulled him in.
"Fortunately, Huairen came to the rescue in time." Chai Shao forced a smile, "How are the casualties?"
Li Shan touched his nose and moved his cheeks, but did not speak. Chai Shao sighed. After arriving at Renshou Palace, the first thing he did was to confirm that Li Yuan and Li Shimin were okay, but there was no need to ask. Just looking at the battlefield, he knew how tragic the war was. .
Although Chai Shao remained neutral in terms of political stance, he had been under Li Shimin for a long time and was an old friend of the generals in Tiance Mansion, so how could he not feel sad.
Before reaching the top of Tiantai Mountain, Li Shan did not expect that there would be so many casualties. The leading generals, clan members, and court officials all died.
Li Shan remembered the names of the famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty quite clearly. In this life, he also knew the inside of Tiance Mansion through Li Kai and Ling Jing. It was just the names left by Qingshi that would be remembered by future generations. There were many of them, even Even the famous general Hou Junji, who raided the Western Regions during the Zhenguan period and finally followed Li Chengqian in rebellion, is missing and his life and death are unknown.
This time, Li Yuan was embarrassed... A concubine disappeared and her whereabouts were unknown. She may have escaped, or she may have been captured by Liang Jun.
However, Li Shan seemed sad, but in fact, he didn't feel much sadness deep in his heart. The reason was simple. The people he cared about and those who had a good relationship with him had at least saved their lives.
What Li Shan cares about most is not Li Yuan and Li Shimin, but Ling Jing, Su Dingfang, and Cui Xin.
Although Su Dingfang's injury was a bit serious, several of the guards around him had learned medical skills at the Imperial Medical Office and handled the treatment properly. They would definitely recover after slowly cultivating themselves. Ling Jing was the first group to go up the mountain with the staff of Tiance Mansion. There has never been a fight.
Cui Xin was a little unlucky. As a member of the Zhongshu House, he was accompanying Li Yuan. As a result, the team turned around and returned to Renshou Palace. Cui Xin accidentally fell off his horse and was pulled down. Fortunately, Ling Jing asked Zhou Erlang to go back and rob someone, and Li Daoxuan happened to meet him. On top, Cui Xin only had some scratches.
In addition, among those who had a good relationship with Li Shan, Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren, Zhongshu Shilang Yuwenshi and Zhongshu were injured, but they were all fine. Wen Yanbo was unscathed. However, Yang Gongren's son Yang Siyi was unlucky to break his leg. He lost his arm, but he survived anyway.
Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, rescued Li Yuan from the rebellion, but was later wounded in the battle, but not seriously.
What surprised Li Shan the most was that Yuwen Shiji's sister Yuwen Zhaoyi snatched a horse from the rebel army, held her son in her arms and galloped all the way, and even killed two Liang soldiers... worse than Yuwen Shiji and this guy. ox.
Anyway, those who had some friendship with Li Shan basically survived... Although most of them were injured, after experiencing the scene like that in Guji Town last year, Li Shan naturally found it difficult to feel much grief.
There has to be a comparison in everything.
But Li Shan is also very sorry. Pei Shiju is such a thief that he did not follow Li Yuan down the mountain. Instead, he hid on Tiantai Mountain because he was too old to ride. Otherwise, so many people would have died. This old man who was almost eighty years old There is no reason to escape this.
What a pity, what a pity!
"Well, Zhang Sanlang has already led his troops to the north, following Liang Jun." Li Shangan laughed a few times, "Your Majesty ordered my younger brother to control the armies. Now Sima Lin Xingcan of Longzhou has arrived with his troops. My brother-in-law is not as good as..."
Chai Shao sighed and thought for a moment before saying, "I'll pay homage to His Majesty first, and then head north immediately."
Li Shan was a little surprised. He said that His Majesty had ordered him to control the armies, but Chai Shao insisted on going to the mountain to pay his respects.
The two of them went up the mountain together. At this moment, on the top of the Tiantai Mountain, Hou Chen, who was specially left by Li Shan, and Sima Lin Xingcan of Longzhou who were here to see him were bragging about Li Shan's merits.
Hou Chen and Lin Xingcan sang together, from Huating's defeat, to Li Shan leading his guards northward, to then to Huating's city being destroyed, Li Shan turned the tide... making Li Shan unparalleled in the sky and on earth.
Yu Wenshiji marveled, "Huating city was destroyed at noon, Huairen was still in the city, at dusk, Liang army was defeated and Huating was recaptured. These battles can be passed down to future generations."
Wen Yanbo on the side thought to himself that it seemed that every battle that the young prince had experienced from the beginning of his career to this day was quite legendary and could be passed down to future generations.
At first, he attacked the enemy camp at night in a desperate situation, and attacked Wucheng overnight. After that, he won two great victories in Wei County and Yongji, and then stirred up trouble and rain in Daizhou, forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender. He captured Yugushe alive and defeated Jieli three times. Khan…
"Leading the army into the city in person can be said to be courageous." Xiao Yu praised: "Breaking through the north city gate is a wise move."
"You are courageous and knowledgeable!" Yang Gongren said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Shi Wen also praised him like this."
Shi Wen is the name of Xiao Yu, who was the seventh son of Emperor Liang Ming and the half-brother of Empress Xiao, the wife of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. Because Li Shan exchanged Yu Gushe with Empress Xiao early last year, he didn't have a good impression of Li Shan. .
But Yang Gongren said that he didn't expect that Xiao Yu would be praised like this. It didn't mean in this aspect, but because Xiao Yu was rigid, upright, harsh with his subordinates, and rebellious with his superiors. Basically, he had never praised anyone.
After resting for a while, Li Shimin reviewed the Huating battle in his mind, nodded and said: "Huairen is not like Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and other brave generals in battle, but he chooses the opportunity accurately, advances and retreats in a measured manner, and makes decisions before moving..."
"Like Wu Hou?" Li Yuan said with a smile: "It is indeed capable."
In history, it is not uncommon for famous generals to serve as commanders in the image of literati, but mainly in the Song and Ming dynasties. After all, the status of literati at that time was much higher than that of military generals. But before the Tang Dynasty, the most famous literati general was Zhuge Liang.
At the last moment, they saw the reinforcements arrive, but they were attacked fiercely by Liang Jun and survived when they were almost defeated. This made it difficult for everyone to calm down, and it seemed that they had even forgotten the pain and fatigue on their bodies.
"Chai Shao, your servant, pays homage to Your Majesty."
Li Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at the son-in-law, half-smiling but not smiling: "Sichang is finally here."
Everyone was silent. Everyone knew that if Li Shan did not take the risk and sneak into the palace with his personal guards, Liang Jun would probably attack Tiantai Mountain before Chai Shao arrived, and by then everything would be over.
Chai Shaolang said: "This morning, under the great trust of His Highness the Crown Prince, I led two thousand cavalry to come to the rescue. The Crown Prince personally led the army to the rear."
Arriving at Renshou Palace in one day, Chai Shao was trying to explain that the help came a little late, and I will not bear the blame.
Li Yuan looked a little more relaxed. Dalang personally led the troops and sent Chai Shao to lead the cavalry to come for reinforcements... Although it was a little late, it seemed to make sense. After all, the situation was chaotic at the time and he did not send any close associates or guards to Chang'an for help. , maybe it was a little late to receive the news?
Li Shimin, who was leaning on the stone, stopped Changsun Wuji with his eyes. At the same time, he thought in his heart that after all, the prince came. Although it was a little late, he came after all, and Tiantai Mountain was finally defended...
Li Shan saw Li Yuan's expression slow down and cursed secretly that this guy was really an expert in brainstorming and was too busy looking for excuses for Li Jiancheng.
(End of chapter)
