Unlike most people in Chang'an City, Li Yuan lived very comfortably this year. The great victory at Jingzhou a few months ago made the pressure on Chang'an City disappear, but Xiaoguan was occupied by Liang Jun, which always gave Li Yuan Feeling like a lump in the throat.
When the merit memorial came to Beijing and Pei Ji read it in the Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan was so happy that he almost danced with joy and praised Li Shan highly.
In this case, any accusation against Li Shan would make Li Yuan displeased, not to mention Guo Xiaoke's approach that seemed reasonable but actually violated military orders and resisted.
For this reason, Li Shimin was also taught a few words by Li Yuan, and the East Palace took advantage of the situation and almost portrayed the relationship between Guo Xiaoke and Li Shan as different.
Li Yuan didn't know what the prince was thinking. Although he had the intention of saving money, he knew it in his heart and could only figure it out slowly. What's more, more than half a year after the battle at Tiantai Mountain, an emperor's natural vigilance was overwhelmed again. Emotionally, Longzhou is too close to Chang'an, so it is not appropriate to let Erlang's confidant be the commander-in-chief.
In fact, the governors of several state capitals close to Chang'an on the Guannai Road are basically Li Yuan's people, such as Hu Yan, the governor of Ningzhou, Chang Da, the general manager of Qizhou, Qian Jiulong, the general manager of Jingzhou, uh, the general manager of Fenzhou is not Li Yuan His direct descendant was Yang Wenqian, a close confidant of the East Palace.
Li Yuan doesn't care about the prince, but he cares about the King of Qin...because the prince can't do anything, and the King of Qin just wants to see if he wants to do it.
Sitting on the soft couch at the head of the Lakeside Hall, Li Yuan was thinking in his mind when he saw the servant coming in a hurry, "Are you here so early?"
Li Yuan summoned the important ministers today to discuss the rewards for the generals after the Yuanzhou War. There were no substantial rewards for the previous victory in Jingzhou. Although the overall war was not over yet, it was roughly at its end. Taking Xiaoguan meant that the Tang Army After seizing the initiative, Liang Division was unable to resist the Tang army's attack in Lingzhou and Huizhou. Last year, Guan Guogong Ren Gui was able to win several times, not to mention Li Huairen.
Of course, in addition to this, Li Yuan was going to mention Guo Xiaoke's memorial in passing... and also to test Erlang's mind.
"Your Majesty, Princess Pingyang is waiting for you outside the palace."
"Pingyang is here?" Li Yuan was a little surprised. He stood up and walked to the door of the palace to wave. His face was a little ugly and he scolded: "Why is Pingyang so angry today?"
Li Yuan has always been tolerant towards his children. The other heirs are all still young. The only adults are the prince, King Qin, King Qi, Princess Pingyang, Princess Changsha, Princess Xiangyang, and Princess Changguang. Among them, Da Lang and Erlang are now fighting to the death, and several other princesses Princess Pingyang rarely came to the palace to have an audience, but Princess Pingyang often came to the palace, and she was the most favored by Li Yuan.
Especially after the battle at Tiantai Mountain, while Li Yuan was wary, he even doted on Princess Pingyang... Among the many princes and princesses, she was the only one who could meet her without any notification.
Princess Pingyang bowed and said seriously: "In the past, I worshiped my father, but today I worship your king."
"What?" Li Yuan looked confused.
"Not for my daughter."
At this time, Li Yuan came to his senses and said with a smile: "Did you receive a letter from Huairen?"
"Yes." Princess Pingyang looked calm. After a night of meditation, she still made the decision to support Li Shan. On the one hand, it was because this was Li Shan's request, and on the other hand, because Li Shan had never tried to Get into a certain camp with your husband.
"Pingyang is so solemn, it seems that the matter is not small." Li Yuan laughed, "You are not causing trouble for Guo Xiaoke, are you?"
"In father's eyes, is Huairen this kind of person?" Princess Pingyang raised her voice: "What's more, Huairen probably doesn't know about this yet."
"Yes, yes." Li Yuan smiled and entered the palace with his daughter, thinking that Li Shan had asked for an audience privately through his daughter instead of directly submitting a letter. It seemed that it must be a bit tricky.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan paused, "Is it for Ji Hu?"
Li Shan's subjugation of Jihu also caused some controversy in the court. After all, the Jihu clan first helped Liang Shidu defeat Xiangyi King Li Shenfu and Pingyuan County Duke Duan Decao, and then looted three states and even Tiantai Mountain. In the First World War, there were also Jihu cavalry, so many courtiers did not approve of Xu Jihu's inclusion.
"No." Princess Pingyang replied briefly, then paused and added: "After asking the messenger, Huairen planned to use Jihu as the vanguard to attack Lingzhou and Huizhou. At the same time, he sent a letter to his father, Xu Jihu, and attached it to Xu Hushi. , and summoned Chief Jihu to take charge of the court."
Li Yuan pondered for a moment, "The leader of the personal guard next to Huairen?"
"What?" Princess Pingyang was stunned for a moment.
"Hey, Huairen didn't tell you?" Li Yuan said with a smile: "Liu Heier, the nephew of the Jihu clan leader, Huairen praised him for his appearance as a famous general. After he was captured, he chose him as the leader of the personal guard and ordered him to stay overnight with a sword. On a snowy night, when we went down to Xiao Pass, this man was the first to enter the city holding a flag."
"It wasn't mentioned in the letter." Princess Pingyang snorted, "Going to Xiaoguan on a snowy night... The daughter of a daughter cannot sit down in the hall. For three days and two nights, there was a strong wind and snow. When she can't go back to Beijing, her daughter needs to practice hard!" "
"Just yesterday, the Duke of Qinghe County came to the palace to see him, and he asked about his father... Cui Qing said that he was ordered to comfort the army a few months ago, and he said in private that Huairen is indeed heroic." Li Yuan sighed: "Cui Qing He also mentioned that I’m afraid no one can control him.”
"No." Princess Pingyang sneered: "The wind and snow were so heavy that the arrival at Xiaoguan was delayed. Su Dingfang and Prince Daoxuan were both frightened. The former had already sent a letter before arriving at Xiaoguan. My daughter went to Cui Mansion yesterday to see With Madam Zhu’s permission, I will be ordered to control my daughter in the future.”
"Hahaha!" Li Yuan laughed and said: "As a father, I also authorize Pingyang. One is the emperor's order, and the other is the mother's order. Pingyang can be controlled in the future."
"Three days and two nights, we marched in the wind and snow. It was difficult to see people five steps away. Huairen's hands and feet were frostbitten, and the cold air entered his body." Princess Pingyang took out the letter from her sleeve and handed it over, "So I invite you to return to the court."
"What!" Li Yuan was shocked. He took the letter and read it quickly, and said hesitantly: "It was not mentioned in the memorial..."
Princess Pingyang snorted, "With all the rumors spread by the Turks, how dare Huairen openly invite himself back to the capital?"
"That's true." Li Yuan nodded slightly. There were rumors before that Li Shan was self-respecting for his troops. Now Li Shan suddenly sent out troops during the New Year, turning the tide of the war in one fell swoop, but suddenly invited himself back to the capital. It was inevitable that he would be regarded as the coach testing the monarch's heart.
Therefore, Li Shancai communicated with Li Yuan privately through Princess Pingyang... The letter described the three days and two nights of hard work, hardship, and difficulties as if they were before his eyes. Only half of the soldiers were missing or died of cold.
Regardless of their martial arts skills, these soldiers are the best in the army, and Li Shan... To be fair, he has never dominated by force, and he may not be better than an old soldier in this regard.
Therefore, it is only natural that Li Shan suffered a wound and fell ill, and his vitality was severely damaged.
Therefore, it is even more logical for Li Shan to invite himself back to Beijing.
