East Palace, side hall of Xiande Hall.
Prince Li Jiancheng sat upright with a complicated look on his face and murmured softly: "So fast..."
It was indeed very fast. Li Huairen, the king of Handan, paid an audience this afternoon. Only half an hour later, Li Yuan issued an edict to fill the vacancies for the generals of the Beiya Imperial Army. Su Dingfang or directly Li Shan's recommendations were all accepted.
It is true that Li Gaoqian and Feng Li, the direct descendants of the prince, were not expelled, but they were replaced by two subordinate officials of the Tiance Mansion, namely Li Keshi, the hussar of the right third army of the Tiance Mansion, the former third general manager of the left, and the current left guard general Zhang Cong. .
These two people are not particularly outstanding under Li Shimin, and their reputations for bravery cannot be compared with those of Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others, but they are both hardcore, and the reason is very simple. Their wives are both from Luoyang Changsun. In other words, they are all Li Shimin's brothers-in-law.
Among them, Zhang Cong's identity is a bit more complicated. His grandmother was from the Li family in Longxi, and his mother was from the Fufeng Dou family. They can barely be regarded as relatives.
Prince Zhongyun and Wang Gui nodded and said, "Your Majesty's trust in the King of Handan...is reasonable."
Li Jiancheng didn't say anything more, and the staff below didn't say anything either, but everyone knew that the words "so quickly" that Prince Shicai said didn't mean that His Majesty trusted Li Shan so he accepted them all so quickly, but that Li Shan recommended two people. Li Shimin's brother-in-law, and His Majesty made a choice so quickly.
After Wei Zheng informed Li Shan of Li Shan's visit today, Li Jiancheng and Wang Gui could accept this result, but what was difficult to accept was that Li Yuan made a decision so quickly.
Li Jiancheng knew very well that if it were other officials of the Tiance Mansion, it would be fine, but it would be difficult for him to win over Li Keshi and Zhang Cong because they were too close to Li Shimin.
At this moment, in the Menxia Province on the left side of Chengtianmen Street, Pei Shiju was frowning and thinking hard. He did not expect that Li Yuan would trust Li Shan so much, nor did he expect that the four candidates selected by Li Shan were so clever.
Pei Shiju had guessed the candidate for Li Keshi. After all, Li Shan had to choose from among the officials of the Tiance Mansion. Li Keshi had a close relationship with Li Shan, so he would definitely be selected.
But Pei Shiju didn't expect that Li Shan also recommended Zhang Cong. This person is no longer an official of Tiance Mansion, but in terms of marriage relationship, Zhang Cong's mother is the daughter of Dou Rongding, the former Duke of Chen in the Sui Dynasty, and Dou Rongding's son is Pingyang The princess previously controlled Dou Kang, who controlled the Beiya Imperial Army.
In other words, Dou Kang is Zhang Cong's brother-in-law and Li Yuan's brother-in-law.
Pei Shiju wondered in his mind whether it was Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, or Li Huairen himself... Only those who know the inside story of this dynasty can figure out this relationship.
However, Pei Shiju didn't care very much about these two people, because it was on the surface, and the key was the other two candidates.
One is Xinxing County Hou Ma Sanbao from Princess Pingyang's Mansion. This man was a servant of Chai Shao in his early years and later made many meritorious deeds. Although he did not participate in the battle of Guji Town, Guoxian County made great achievements in preventing the Turkic cavalry from going north. He has a close relationship with Li Shan. close.
The other one that Pei Shiju never expected was actually Kan Leng, a famous Jianghuai general and the adopted son of King Wu Du Fuwei. This man was recommended by Li Shan to conquer Tuyuhun a few years ago and was granted the title of Marquis of Linji County for his meritorious service. However, he later became the same as Dong Gong. The famous Luo Yi was demoted after a fight in the imperial city.
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Later, Kan Leng went north to Yanmen. He stayed under Li Shan's command for a long time. Li Gaoqian was defeated and fled. Li Shan sent Kan Leng out of Yanmen Pass to stop the enemy with infantry and gather the remaining soldiers. Then he attacked the Turks at night and forcibly recruited Yuan Junzhang. Kan Leng also participated in the war.
Last year, Kan Leng followed Li Jing to the north, defeated the Turks in Nao County, and became a county magistrate. However, after returning to the court this year, he has been a virtual leader of the right guard general, living in seclusion.
Pei Shiju sighed and calculated on his fingers. From Li Shan on down, his old subordinates and cronies included Su Dingfang, Zhang Zhongjian, Ma Sanbao, and Kan Leng, as well as Qu Silang, Hou Hongtao, He Fang, and personal guards. A middle- and lower-level general.
In addition, Li Huairen recommended many generations of children from the terrain tribe to serve as officials, and most of them were sent to the Beiya Imperial Army, which was still under the control of Princess Pingyang at that time.
In other words, he is not a prince, otherwise he would have rebelled to seize the throne!
In a word, Li Shan has completely controlled the Beiya Imperial Army, which is equivalent to King Qin's
After taking control of the Beiya Imperial Army, Li Shan and Su Dingfang were sure to control the entire imperial city at the critical moment, which Pei Shiju could never accept.
Standing up and pacing back and forth in the small room, Pei Shiju looked solemn. If the news that Li Huairen secretly defected to the King of Qin had been released before, it would probably have been effective, but now that the news was released... I am afraid that the public opinion in the court would not be tilted towards the East Palace. Even His Majesty might suspect that it was Dong Gong who did this, which could only be counterproductive.
At this moment, the Chengqian Hall was filled with joy. Li Shimin said with a smile: "In the past, Xuanling chose people to get the Dharma and recommended them. Unexpectedly, this time it was the result of Ke Ming."
Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Brother Keming is Wang Zuo's talent."
Ling Jing on the side suddenly interjected: "Huairen once said that by His Highness's side, all the plots of the house will be stopped."
"Fang plans to end it?" Li Shimin was startled, looked at Fang Xuanling, then at Du Ruhui, thought for a long time and sighed, "Huairen Guo has a vision."
Indeed, this time when Du Ruhui faced a list of more than ten people, he named Li Keshi and Zhang Cong without hesitation.
Du Ruhui, who has always been rigid, couldn't help but joke: "Huairen may take over Xuanling's position."
Li Shimin laughed loudly and nodded repeatedly, "It seems to be like this, it seems to be like this!"
Everyone present knew that Tiance Mansion was actually a small court. Once Li Shimin ascended the throne as emperor, his subordinates and staff would surely be important ministers, and Fang Xuanling's first position would probably be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs... because Li Shimin's subordinates , a large number of generals and school staff were recommended by him, even Du Ruhui.
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Nowadays, Li Shan is quite famous in this regard. Su Dingfang, Zhang Zhongjian and other generals have risen from the grass. Of course, what is more important is the "Horse Theory" that has been circulated in the past few months.
Someone even once commented that Pei Hongda in the former Sui Dynasty is Li Huairen in the present.
Fang Xuanling cupped her hands to Ling Jing and said, "Please send me a message from Duke Ling. I am willing to abdicate in favor of someone worthy of my honour."
"Huairen will be of great use in the future." Li Shimin said with a smile: "I am afraid that he will not be able to sit still while sitting in the office. It is said that he has never entered Sinong Temple since returning to Beijing?"
Li Shimin's attitude toward Li Shan is now very different from before, not only because Li Shan led his troops to rescue the siege, but also because Li Shan now basically controls the Beiya Imperial Army.
Since the Turks were defeated and then had civil strife last year, the King of Qin's line has been frequently suppressed. Li Yuan was already preparing to reduce power, and Li Shimin was forced into a corner... and all of this was due to the change in the situation between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty. , and this is Li Shan's masterpiece.
After the Battle of Tiantai Mountain, the situation changed drastically. Li Shimin had the opportunity to regroup and suppress the East Palace in public opinion. Even in Li Yuan's mind, Li Shimin's status today was at least not lower than Li Jiancheng.
These were also brought by Li Shan. How could Li Shimin not be grateful?
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