Li Shimin fought hard to protect his troops this time, and the Tiance Mansion suffered heavy losses. Li Yuan's attitude towards him was greatly softened, which also changed the situation in the capital. But what does it mean to clearly fulfill one's duties?
"In the fourth year of Wude, the King of Qin was awarded the title of General Tiance and established the Tiance Mansion." Chai Shao said slowly, "But besides General Tiance, the King of Qin also had other duties."
Li Shan understood now that Li Shimin was now the general of Tiance and Taiwei, Situ, Mu of Yongzhou, general manager of Liangzhou, and general of the Twelve Guards. However, except for the general of Tiance in a small group, these official positions were all empty positions.
The truly influential ones are Shangshu Ling of Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province, Shangshu Ling of Yizhou Daoxingtai, and Shangshu Ling... The first one is Li Shimin's base, and the second one has gradually been held by him in the past two years, but Both Li Shimin were distant leaders, so "fulfilling one's duties" must refer to the last one, Shangshu Ling.
In fact, Li Shimin, the minister, has a name but no power, because Pei Ji, the recognized prime minister in the DPRK, was appointed as Zuopushe, Shangshu Province, and actually took over the power of Shangshu Province. Xiao Yu, the right servant, was not close to Li Shimin. The following six ministers were either related to each other. The Qin King's lineage had little connection, such as Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren, who also served as the Minister of Civil Affairs, or the prince's lineage, such as Zheng Shanguo, the Minister of Punishment.
This was Li Yuan's instruction to the King of Qin to actually take charge of the Shangshu Province. Li Shan stood there blankly, repeatedly considering the impact of this change in his heart.
Pei Ji was recognized as the prime minister because of his status as a hero of Conglong and his extremely close relationship with Li Yuan, but at the same time, his power to control the Shangshu Province was also an important factor.
Once Li Shimin exercises the authority of the Shangshu Ling, it will be difficult for Pei Ji to do what he wants. He will have to turn his back on Li Yuan when he encounters anything... The forces in the East Palace will be greatly suppressed.
I guess Li Jiancheng was jumping around in the East Palace and cursing.
This is good news for Li Shimin. It is not that the power of Shangshu Ling can expand the power of King Qin's lineage, but that Li Yuan's attitude towards him has changed and he has taken concrete actions.
Princess Pingyang over there heard her husband's low-pitched explanation and said angrily: "Er Lang, it's better to protect his father this time than the eldest brother!"
Obviously, Princess Pingyang originally didn't care who succeeded the prince or the King of Qin, but this time the balance in her mind shifted.
Chai Shao looked at Li Shan and said with a smile: "The prince is the foundation of the country and cannot be touched lightly, but your majesty is the master of England and may have a decision... This is also a good thing for Huairen."
Princess Pingyang nodded repeatedly. She had already discussed it with Chai Shao. If King Qin could take over the East Palace, then Li Shan would have no future troubles. If the crown prince eventually ascends the throne, it would be hard to say.
"Indeed, if the eldest brother ascends the throne in the future, it would be better if Pei Hongda died of illness..."
Speaking of this, Princess Pingyang paused and couldn't help scolding: "Huairen, you are too cruel. Pei Hongda is still here, why did you kill his son?!"
"The Wenxi Pei family has hundreds of children in the Western Household House alone. How can we kill them all?!"
"Although Huairen may seem like Chang Jian is going eccentric, he is actually cautious in doing things. This time..." Chai Shao also added fuel to the fire. Thinking about it gives me a headache. He is already in his twilight years and still has to suffer the pain of losing a son. It's really going to cause trouble. , this is not for fun.
Thinking about it in Chai Shao, if Li Jiancheng defeated King Qin and Pei Shiju intervened, even if his wife protected him, and even if His Majesty was still there, Li Shan's safety would be difficult to guarantee... If you could kill Pei Xuanji in secret, wouldn't Pei Shiju take advantage of him? Draw a scoop?
Once the King of Qin is defeated, Li Shan's best choice is to flee... It is safest to escape back to Lingnan.
Listening to the couple's constant scolding, Li Shan became numb. He patiently explained bit by bit, analyzed the actual situation at the time, and stated everything frankly... Who told Pei Xuanji and Pei Longqian to go to the South City Gate? There are so many personal guards here and listening, I won’t take the blame!
Besides, Chang Da, Zhang Wenxi, and Zhang Wenguan can all testify for me. I have a good relationship with Pei Xuanji, and the old man Pei Shiju is not dead. Why should I rush to kill Pei Xuanji?
But no matter how Li Shan explained, others didn't believe it... It was not such a coincidence that you happened to appear in Huating and fished out Chang Da and Zhang Wenxi, but Pei Xuanji and Pei Longqian died.
Princess Pingyang warned Li Shan earnestly in the end that even if she wanted to take action, she would have to wait until the immortal Pei Shiju died!
I am so wronged!
Li Shan, who was about to cry without tears, was full of dissatisfaction. Now the yellow mud was on his crotch, and he couldn't even wash it off... When he went out and looked at the sun, it was almost time to leave the office. Li Shan simply sent Zhang Zhongjian and others away. Let's go straight to Cui Mansion.
The only person who knows the inside story is Cui Xin who is willing to believe him... My father-in-law is easier to fool, so let him soothe and soothe his wounded heart.
When they arrived at the Cui Mansion, Cui Xin hadn't come back yet. Li Shan went straight to the backyard after being reported by his servants. Unexpectedly, his mother Zhu also came today and was discussing next year's wedding date with the eldest grandson and Zhang. Cui Shi, who was blushing The mother shyly served tea beside her.
"Huairen is here." Mrs. Changsun waved happily, "Yesterday, Dalang and Erlang said that Huairen is taller, but darker. I will ask someone to send some makeup over."
"Greetings to my aunt, hello to my mother-in-law." Li Shan bowed before smiling and said, "My husband, it's okay to be darker."
"A man of the highest rank in the world, a man of literary and military skills, and a precious orchid tree. How can I say that it's okay to be darker?" Mrs. Changsun shook his head with a smile and looked at Mr. Zhang, "Such a good son-in-law is the envy of others."
Mrs. Zhang's smiling eyes narrowed into slits. Two months ago, the news spread, and she was so anxious. Unexpectedly, it was her future son-in-law who turned the tide. Later, she learned that it was her son-in-law's personal guards who rescued Cui Xin from the rebel army, and even took pictures. He secretly thought in his chest that it was very dangerous...if he hadn't been engaged to the Li family, I'm afraid that Lang Jun would not have survived.
Although she still doesn’t know Li Shan’s life experience, Mrs. Zhang is becoming more and more satisfied with her son-in-law. He is a famous general and literary talent who dominates Chang’an. His majesty trusts him and he canonize him as a county king... In fact, these are the criteria for selecting a son-in-law for aristocratic families. It’s not too serious. More than a hundred years later, the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang would rather marry a ninth-grade official who was born in the Bolingcui family than marry the prince of the current dynasty.
But this time when Li Shan rescued him, a large number of descendants of aristocratic families owed him a huge favor. In the past few days, the Li family had been visiting in an endless stream, and they had made friends with many aristocratic families... This is what Zhang valued. .
Mrs. Zhang turned to look at her daughter, "Why don't you serve Huairen tea?"
Cui Shiniang's face turned red, she held up a cup of tea and offered it to him, saying softly: "On the battlefield, when the enemy was defeated and the enemy was rescued, my father escaped from danger, so I thank you for this tea."
Li Shan looked at the girl's crystal clear ears and took it with a smile, "You're welcome, sister. It's your duty."
"It's indeed a matter of duty." Zhu nodded and said, "It's almost September. In the past two years, Da Lang has stopped going out and stayed in the capital to wait for the next year."
She will be getting married next year... Mrs. Zhu is also afraid of her son. Over the years, his son has shown talents that he didn't know about, and he has turned the tide and made great contributions every time. movement.
Ling Jing, who returned to Chang'an, talked to Zhu Wei and the Zhu family in a vague tone... If Huairen had not chosen Longzhou when he left the capital this time, there might not have been a long-distance attack on Renshou Palace by Liang Jun.
It's better to stay in Chang'an and settle down... He is already a county king, and there is no room for advancement. After all, it is impossible to be promoted in his early twenties.
(End of chapter)
