Mrs. Zhou held Li Shan and leaned against the bed, took the sobering soup and fed it carefully, "Ms. Cui made it herself."
"Oh?" Li Shan smiled and said, "How are you getting along?"
"Ms. Cui is of noble birth, a lady, and has a gentle temperament..."
Li Shan was not surprised. In this era, there is no such thing as doting on a concubine and destroying the wife. Especially among high-level officials, wives usually come from well-established families, and concubines are only used to entertain people with sex, and are even considered to be gifts. There is a huge difference between the status of the friend's belongings. Cui Shiniang has no need to worry about the threats posed by Zhou and Xiaoman to her.
Li Shan stopped talking, just drank the bowl of sobering soup silently, and whispered: "Please come in, Mr. Cui."
Everyone outside has not dispersed yet. Cui Xin is sitting at the top. Cui Shiniang, who refuses to leave, is standing behind her father. Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Zhang are carrying Wang Junhao, Qi Laosan, Zhou Erlang, Zhu Ba and others to question them carefully. , mainly worried about whether Li Shan was injured in this battle, and whether the cold air really entered his body.
Cui Xin didn't believe it at all. The letter he sent to Princess Pingyang mentioned that he was suffering from negative trauma... But today, all comers were welcome, and he was very drunk. Did he look like a sick person?
Everyone knew that Li Shan came back to the court to reveal his true feelings through rumors, and Li Yuan did not have any doubts. Not only did he appoint Su Dingfang as the successor as the coach, but he also received an extraordinary reward from the King of Wei.
Cui Xin suddenly remembered the words that Prince Zhao Li Xiaogong mentioned casually during today's banquet... In the future, his son-in-law will have to live in Chang'an, and there will be no chance of jumping on the horse.
It's a good thing that the guy doesn't go to the battlefield. If something happens, it's fine if the daughter is willing to remarry. If she is determined... Pei Shuying can still wait for Li Dewu to return to Chang'an, but Yin and Yang are separated, and there is only one way to meet again. A possibility.
However, Li Xiaogong is indeed very similar to Li Shan. They also led large armies on expeditions. At that time, Li Xiaogong had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, directly governing the entire Jiangnan, Shannan, Jingzhou and other places. Li Shan held most of the troops in the Guan Nei Road, one person He was reported to have rebelled, and one was accused of supporting his own troops.
But the difference is that Li Xiaogong was immediately recalled to Chang'an and has been idle ever since, while Li Shan soon invited himself back to the court after making great achievements, and gained his majesty's trust.
"Father." Cui Shiniang pushed, "Li Langjun asked father to go in and talk."
The little cabbage that has been raised for more than ten years has grown wings... Cui Xin sighed and walked into the inner room, and then saw Li Shan who looked dull and no longer drunk. He couldn't help but cursed secretly. He even had to cheat when drinking. Such a son-in-law is really embarrassing. People can’t rest assured!
"Father-in-law, don't blame me. In fact, I was drunk and my legs were so weak that it was difficult to get out of bed." Li Shan reluctantly sat up and leaned over.
Cui Xin found a bench and sat down without saying a word.
"The other guards are fine. Liu Hei'er, I ask my father-in-law to take care of him." Li Shan grinned. Of course he knew why Cui Xin looked like this... There was a banquet in Lingyan Pavilion today, and Cui Xin was happy from beginning to end. He didn't say anything, and he was obviously very angry.
That is, a doting girl was forced to give away the baby cabbage in advance, and she really thought that Cui Xin had no temper.
"Can Liu Heier be trusted?"
"My son-in-law treats me with kindness and righteousness, but not everyone can be treated with kindness and righteousness by my son-in-law." Li Shan smiled and said: "Three days and two nights side by side, with the feeling of robe and beauty, Xu Jihu's family is attached, if not Unexpectedly, Liu Heier will not dare to rebel."
Cui Xin understood this time. On the one hand, Li Shan won over with benevolence and righteousness. At the same time, Liu Hei'er had participated in the Battle of Xiaoguan with him. On the other hand, Ji Hu was now under Su Dingfang's command. Liu Hei'er's loyalty was at least short-term. Inside is guaranteed.
"Among the old guards, Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian are outstanding figures, and Hou Hongtao and Qu Silang are also outstanding, but it is difficult to return to Beijing for a while." Li Shan sighed: "Wang Junhao is a little mediocre. If something happens, Liu Hei'er will be the best." It comes in handy."
"What happened?" Cui Xin felt a faint chill on the back of his neck.
Li Shan glanced at Cui Xin strangely. He was too lazy to answer such a simple question... If nothing had happened, did he need to make such a fuss, invite himself back to Beijing, and push Su Dingfang to the position of coach? ?
Today, the two prime ministers and assistants came out to greet him at the same time, and their words were tit-for-tat. The prince was repeatedly gentle, and Li Yuan did not mention the prince or the King of Qin from the beginning to the end of today's summons... This made Li Shan a little uneasy. He needed to understand the current situation in Chang'an as soon as possible. North Korea Bureau.
This is also the reason why Li Shan chose to come to Cui Mansion. It was impossible to leave the city after dark, and it was not suitable to meet Ling Jing in private... Who knows whether Pei Shiju, the heart-warming person, would send someone to keep an eye on him, and Li Shan didn't want to trouble Princess Pingyang. , Cui Xin, who has been in the center all year round, is the best choice, and the best reason for his mother to stay in Cui Mansion.
"Gong Jiang Guo is indeed closely associated with the King of Qin." Cui Xin recalled that since he learned that his son-in-law joined the King of Qin half a year ago, he also began to pay attention to the people around him. Argue with Pei Xuanzhen."
Li Shimin has a humble temperament... Li Shan resisted the urge to complain, "Where is Pei Hongda?"
"I never open my mouth to discuss matters, but I go to the East Palace every day." Cui Xin was a little worried, "Huairen, what will the East Palace do?"
"Of course we will raise an army."
Li Shan's understatement made Cui Xin stand up suddenly. The former said in a casual tone: "I just don't know when..."
It’s funny to say that after the battle in Tiantai Mountain, Li Yuan’s attitude toward his two sons changed fundamentally, which caused a U-turn in the balance of power between the East Palace and the Prince of Qin’s Palace... but at the same time, Li Shimin had trouble choosing the right time. Be passive.
Cui Xin's voice was trembling a little, "The...Prince, you don't seem to have such courage."
"Yes." Li Shan sighed, "From the perspective of my son-in-law, it is difficult for the prince to do such a rebellious act unless he is forced into a desperate situation. Even if he is forced into a desperate situation, he may not be so courageous."
"But there is also Pei Hongda!"
Li Shan was very sure that based on the current situation, Li Yuan had not made up his mind to Yichu, or that Li Yuan would not take action in a short time, so there was no need for Li Jiancheng to raise troops.
Xue Wanche was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Lingzhou Road March, and Feng Li was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Cavalry. In fact, the power of the East Palace lineage in the Lingzhou Army was not weak, and the two central ministers and assistants were tied to the East Palace. The King of Qin was just Feng Lun and It was just Chen Shuda who had just leaned towards King Qin. Although the East Palace was at a disadvantage, it was not without the ability to fight back.
But Pei Shiju obviously can't wait that long. Seventy years are rare in life... This old man will be eighty next year.
As far as Li Jiancheng is concerned, the risk of raising an army is too high, and the consequences of failure are self-evident. But if he can't raise an army, he doesn't have no chance at all...at least he is still the prince now.
But as far as Pei Shiju was concerned, only by raising troops could he have a chance to achieve his goal.
Li Shan was very curious. After Pei Shiju had made so many preparations, what kind of methods would he use to make the prince decide to launch an army?
After a long silence, Li Shan asked softly: "How is Feng Lun doing lately?"
"Brother Deyi?" Cui Xin was curious as to why his son-in-law paid attention to Feng Lun, and thought about it and told him all about Feng Lun's suggestion that he was demoted by the king to no avail.
Li Shan squinted his eyes and lowered his head to think carefully. This incident had no weakening effect on King Qin and no strengthening effect on the East Palace, but it muddied the water... What exactly did Feng Lun want to do? ?
With a long sigh, Li Shan thought that the water in the court was too muddy now, but one thing was for sure, if Pei Shiju wanted to take action, Xuanwu Gate would be a key link that could not be avoided.
Li Shan planned to let Fan Shiyi go tomorrow, and he wanted to find an opportunity to meet Ma Zhou, the deputy who is now the guard of Xuanwu Gate.
