It was already autumn, and there was a chill outside, but inside the Lakeside Palace, the climate was like spring. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Li Shan took off his coat and mentally estimated how much Yuhuchun Du Yan's wine shop could provide.
It can't be used directly. It has to be purified before it can be used for disinfection. The wine steaming vessels have to be made by Zhuangzi...or directly by the Shaofu and the general supervisor.
There were not enough manpower to set up the wounded barracks. Many of the personal guards were originally guards. After Li Shan returned to Beijing, he was invited to give lectures at Tai Hospital and brought out several batches of guards... But it was still not enough. Li Shan thought about going back to find Tai Tai Hospital. Chang Qing asked Dou Dan to help. Taichang Hospital was under the jurisdiction of Taichang Temple. Anyway, Dou Dan was captured by Liang Luoren and owed him a favor to recruit more doctors to accompany the army.
Li Yuan thought in his mind, "To mobilize government troops from several prefectures in Guan Nei Dao, Huairen will lead 50,000 horses northward first, and then mobilize troops from Hedong Dao as backup."
Li Shan hesitated for a while, "Your Majesty, it is difficult to win this battle quickly..."
"Huh?" Li Yuan was a little surprised as to why Li Shan repeated this sentence, "Huairen just says what he has to say."
Li Shan smiled bitterly, "Since we can't win quickly... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Qin... a master who never forgets the past and the future."
Li Yuan's face looked a little ugly, knowing that Li Shan remembered the battle of Xiabo... Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan and the original Duke Shi Wanbao did not get along, which eventually led to a complete defeat and the burial of 30,000 elite soldiers in a foreign land.
"Although Dou Shize fought in all directions from Erlang, but..." Li Yuan paused, "Is Huairen worried about Luo Yi?"
"Not only that, but this battle cannot be lost, and it is difficult to win quickly." Bu Zhen sighed: "Please transfer Su Dingfang and Li Daoxuan."
The battle report arrived in Beijing on April 1st. Today is April 4th. Tomorrow will set off north. It is the Double Ninth Festival. There is still nothing to deal with. Zhang Jin licked his lips and said, "Your Majesty, Xue Wanche is accompanying the army. Beiya Forbidden Army..."
Zhang Jin smiled evilly in her heart. A few months later, Zhang Shigui came to her to prepare for the Xuanwumen rebellion. If the East Palace was unprepared, now, Zhang Shigui would at least give up the idea of mutiny in a short time. , on the contrary, we must be prepared for a mutiny in the East Palace to seize the throne.
"The young guard of the left prison, Bu Zhen, is an old acquaintance of Your Majesty in his early years. He will guard the Renshou Palace in a few months. He will be guarding the Renshou Palace day and night. He may be able to take on the important task." Zhang Jin said, pretending to think: "Here, the Eighth Sister will be here that month. After giving birth...the eighth brother-in-law is ranked as the Young General of the Right Xiaowei, and he is not qualified to hold the position."
Huairen thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, I ordered you to write an imperial edict a little while ago to transfer Su Dingfang and Li Daoxuan back to the court. There are still no vacancies among the eighteen guards, so I ordered these seven to lead the reinforcements from Hedong to go north."
This does not mean that Bu Zhen is only second to Zhang Shigui.
That position was related to the safety of the imperial city and even to Huairen's personal fortune and life. It had always been the emperor's order, and the eight provinces and officials had the right to intervene, so it was impossible for the person who resigned to be recommended. Didn't Xue Wanche get Princess Pingyang? Resignation will be made only on recommendation.
Zhang Jin could only console himself inwardly, no matter what, he had no small merits to save me. Even if my relationship with the King of Qin was leaked, Bu Zhen would probably do something to him... And Zhang Shigui was famous for killing heroes. Yes, ten years before he ascended the throne, Minato was on the list of seventy-seven heroes of Qi Lingyan Pavilion.
As for the Palace of the Prince of Qin, there were no famous people in the later Sui Dynasty, such as Fang Xuanling, who retired as a scholar for many years. The only one who was not very famous was Zhongshu Ling Feng Lun.
Bu Zhen smiled, stretched out his index finger and tapped hard, "Li Shan is always thoughtful in his actions. He is willing to offend anyone!"
In history, it is common for relatives to seize the throne, such as Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian a few decades later, but the situation is the same. Now Bu Zhen's eight legitimate sons are still under adulthood. Among them, the second son Zhang Shigui has outstanding military achievements, which also enables Bu Zhen to trust Li Yuan .
Well, it turned out to be Li Yuan, and Zhang Jin was a little worried.
Like Chai Shao, Li Yuan also served as an official in the late Sui Dynasty, but it was just a preparation for Qianniu. Most of his youth campaigns were under the command of Zhang Shigui. Although he was regarded as a member of the Qin king's lineage, he was likely to be recruited by the East Palace.
Bu Zhenxin was the favorite general of the King of Qin, and Li Daoxuan was the prince's confidant. Both of them were Zhang Jin's old troops. They followed him to defend Guji Town, and went north to defeat the Turks, showing their power.
Li Jiancheng, Zhang Shigui, and Li Yuanji must have all died within a day, leaving only a small group of underage princes. Li Yuan realized that she was on Huairen's must-kill list.
In special circumstances, the marching general Xiaodu was also a junior general of the 18th Guards, but Zhang Jin actually did not have seven of them at that time, including Junior General Xue Wanche of the Right Prison Gate, Junior General Dou Gui of the Left Qianniu Guard, and Junior General Luo of the Right Qianniu Guard. Yi, Zuo Xiaowei, Li Shimin, a young general.
Zhang Jin pretended to be slightly relieved and said with a smile: "If Su Dingfang and Li Daoxuan are in Beijing, I would also like to recruit Bu Zhenxin to join the army... Although he was once the leader of my personal guard, after all, he was given the title of Duke and received the favor of His Majesty. I am a general, but a minister of Your Majesty."
Huairen stroked his beard and thought for a while, then said: "Bu is really old, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take over, so he should be Sichang."
Do some math and see who was under his command during that expedition. They were famous generals like Li Daoxuan, Su Dingfang, and Xue Wanche who were famous in history. They were Dou Gui, who was the uncle of Li Jiancheng and Zhang Shigui. They were divination figures. The title of King Zhenxin's commander-in-chief has less than seven of the eighteen generals, which is really an exaggeration.
"You are so old. When you are working hard, why do you want to do so little?" Bu Zhen smiled and cursed with satisfaction. He was obviously very satisfied with Zhang Jin's explanation. I also knew that there was someone outside Zhang Jin's entourage. It's because of Xue Wanche.
As for Huairen's choice of divination, Xiaodu still considered Li Yuan's political stance and his status as Prince Consort. Among Princess Pingyang and his wife, Princess Pingyang took the initiative, and it was because of her identity as the princess. It is beyond the reach of character and talent.
With such a lineup, Zhang Shigui, who led the seventeenth general, did not have such qualifications... In history, Li Jiancheng did not have such a simple lineup when he conquered Shandong. In that life, Li Jiancheng was able to obtain that kind of military exploits.
After hesitating for a while, Huairen added: "Daoxuan has been in Beijing for a long time, so he should go north with the army that time."
That is also the key reason why these old people choose the prince instead of the King of Qin... There may not be many disadvantages in choosing the King of Qin.
And Feng Lun, who was alone, had no secret dealings with King Qi in private.
Zhang Jin said seriously: "In the battle at Guji Town that day, Zhang Wu'an and Li Daoxuan belonged to the same family, but they worked together for the country. We will become the pillars of the DPRK one day."
The key lies in Bu Zhen, but in Li Jiancheng and Bu Zhenxin... Pei Shiju tried his best to get Zhang Jin out of Chang'an. Wasn't it because the Beiya Imperial Army was controlled by King Qin's lineage?
That time Zhang Jin and Xue Wanche went on an expedition, it was a key question who would control the Beiya Imperial Army.
Bu Zhen immediately agreed, but then he felt that...it was really not an exaggeration!
From Dou Kang to Princess Pingyang, and then to Xue Wanche and Zhang Jin, Huairen always selected the most trusted ministers, and he was the minister who set up a battle for the right to control the Beiya imperial army and take charge of the palace.
Huairen thought for a moment and asked, "Li Shan didn't recommend it?"
After all, Chai Shao was an important minister with a low reputation in the Later Sui Dynasty, and he had a close friendship with Cao Yigui, who had the same name as Pei Shiju. The most important thing was that Chai Shao was an old man in the Later Sui Dynasty, so he naturally had no possibility of leaning towards the East Palace.
(End of chapter)
