Ever since Li Shan made an underhanded move and asked Wen Yanbo to impeach him more than two months ago, the Xihe County Duke's attitude towards Li Shan has been neither yin nor yang, sometimes far and sometimes near, but today he suddenly made this gift, Everyone naturally knows the reason.
Li Shan hurried over and picked up the oil-paper umbrella handed by Zhao Dazhao. He held it up and said, "Mr. Yan Bo, why is this happening?"
"I have no face to see Your Highness." Wen Yanbo sighed.
"Haha, it's my nephew who made the mistake first." Li Shan took Wen Yanbo into the house and joked: "If Yan Bo is called Huairen..."
Wen Yanbo smiled bitterly. Although he was angry that Li Shan used him as a gunman and his reputation plummeted, he also knew that what the young prince did was not entirely selfish, and he admired him for his willingness to sacrifice his life for the country. With courage and kindness, who would have thought that there would be such sinister rumors in Chang'an, let alone that both sons would be involved.
"It's so stupid!"
Hearing Wen Yanbo commenting on his two sons like this, even though Li Shan was eloquent and eloquent, he really had nothing to say...it was indeed a bit stupid.
In fact, Wen Zhen and Wen Ting did not echo what Luo Shou's uncle and nephew said, they just kept silent. The key was not here, but that they sat with the Luo family under the East Palace Gate, which was stupid in itself.
With the same passion, why didn't Luo Shou Luoyang invite Li Jia and Li Qi, the sons of Li Keshi, to the banquet?
Naturally, it was because Li Keshi was now in the lineage of the King of Qin, and Luo Yi had already joined the East Palace sect.
Among the three heroes of the Wen family, the third eldest Wen Dayou died early. The eldest Wen Daya served as the Minister of Huangmen and the Ministry of Industry in his early years. Later, he was recommended by the King of Qin to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry of Daxingtai, Shaanxi Province. He was a direct descendant of the King of Qin.
And Wen Yanbo soon became the Minister of Zhongshu after entering the court. Like other aristocratic families, if an elder brother joined the Qin Palace, he would naturally make other choices, and there were faint signs of moving closer to the East Palace... In other words, Wen Yanbo was in the court Most of them appear as direct descendants of Li Yuan.
After all, at that time, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng had a harmonious relationship with their father and son, and they jointly controlled the King of Qin.
After all, Wen Yanbo is not a disciple of the prince, but is close to the East Palace because of Li Yuan. This is one of the reasons why he has secured the position of Minister of Zhongshu... because Feng Lun, one of the two Zhongshu orders, is the Sima of Tiance Mansion. Yuwen Shiji, one of the two ministers of Zhongshu, was also the Sima of Tiance Mansion.
But after the First World War in Tiantai Mountain, the situation changed drastically. Although Li Yuan did not show Yi Chu's thoughts, various signs showed that there was a deep gap between father and son Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, and it was a gap that was difficult to resolve. .
Under the current situation, there is no need for Wen Yanbo to obviously alienate the prince. He is even glad that he is far away from Chang'an as the marching commander. Originally, he was close to the East Palace because of Li Yuan's position. Now he only needs to keep the same position as Li Yuan. Yes,
But Wen Yanbo avoided the whirlpool, but who expected to get his two sons but jumped in... Isn't this stupid?
The story has spread, the descendants of the Taiyuan Wen family and the disciples of the East Palace are slandering the King of Handan... Being able to slander the King of Handan together, the relationship between them is naturally intriguing.
Wen Yanbo gritted his teeth and said, "I intend to send Erlang to Baiquan to plead guilty to Huairen."
"It's passed." Li Shan smiled and waved his hand, "But if you want to go to Baiquan in the wind and snow, we should stay together until the end of the year."
Wen Yanbo made up his mind, and asked his second son to be escorted back. Wen Bang could also be brought in for mediation. Unfortunately, his eldest son Wen Zhen had already retired from office.
Dou Gui, who was on the side, gave some words of advice and then said, "There are rumors in the capital... Your Majesty asserts that this is a plot by the Turks?"
"Yeah." Li Shan didn't seem to care much about this, and said casually: "Third Sister sent someone to investigate. It was first spread by Hu merchants in the east and west cities. It was thought to be a Turkic estrangement."
Dou Gui stared at Li Shan who was calm as if nothing had happened suspiciously. He would not believe that the young prince had the intention to support his troops and respect himself, but he was a little doubtful of the authenticity of the rumor. It could not really be true of His Majesty's early years...
In fact, everyone here was a little suspicious of this rumor, and Li Kai, who knew the inside story, was trying his best not to laugh. This matter made a fuss...
"Ahem, cough." Li Kai deliberately changed the subject, "Huairen defeated the Turks several times and his reputation spread far and wide. It's no wonder that the Turks want to alienate each other, but I don't know if it is Dubu Khan or Turli Khan?"
"Of course it's Ashina Sherna!" Li Shan replied without thinking, then paused and explained: "After all, Tuli Khan is a sworn brother of a certain Jinlan!"
The room became quiet, the atmosphere was a little weird, everyone was a little... I didn't know what to say, it was so ridiculous, how could you say such things as if nothing happened!
Li Shan blinked, "It can't be Tuli Khan's."
"Yes, that's true." Dou Gui's old face twitched. Of course, as long as it is confirmed to be a Turk, almost everyone will target Dubu Khan.
Because among the rumors spread in Chang'an, one was about Li Shan's collusion with the Turks...the one who colluded was the Tuli Khan.
The King of Handan and Tuli Khan had a sworn alliance with Jinlan. Last year, more than 100,000 Turks failed to capture Guji Town. It was because Tuli Khan refused to contribute and instead threatened Jieli Khan. Therefore, the King of Handan was grateful and grateful. During the First World War in Jingzhou, he secretly released the captured Tuli Khan.
Therefore, this cannot be a rumor spread by Tuli Khan, then it can only be Ashina Sheer.
However, Li Shan had known for a long time that this rumor came from Ashina She'er...before the rumor appeared in Chang'an.
Li Shan also knew that one of them was Han Zhao Deyan, and he even knew the names of the Hu merchants who first spread the rumors, what goods they sold, and where they lived.
The reason is very simple, because Tuli Khan sent his cronies to inform him about this matter... Li Shan took note of this favor, but Li Shan also knew that the blockade could not be blocked, and he could send Dubu Khan All the spies were caught, but what about the second and third batches?
Moreover, he holds most of the troops in the Guan Nei Dao, so it is impossible for him to avoid suspicion from the court. If his plan cannot succeed, it will be difficult for this war to end in a short time. He has held heavy troops for a long time, and he is not far away from Chang'an. Far away... No matter how trustworthy Li Yuan is, he is still an emperor. Suspicion of the generals is the instinct of the emperor and is not dominated by emotions.
It's better to block than to open up. Li Shan simply pushed behind him and let this rumor spread throughout Chang'an in a short time. If Li Yuan wanted to call him back to the court, it didn't matter... To put it in a darker way, just in case. If the Xuanwumen Incident happened again, Li Shan would send Li Yuan to the boat for a break, and he would not feel guilty anymore.
If Li Yuan gives him trust and the next war goes well, he will soon get rid of this suspicion. If it doesn't go well, someone else will cause trouble again... Li Yuan will probably logically target the Turks.
Moreover, this is also an opportunity for him to return to Beijing in the future.
(End of chapter)
