At this time, Li Shan had already let his mind wander. He had just thought of the outing that might have only appeared in the Song Dynasty, and met the Ashina children. He thought of many things from this surname.
It is said that the Song Dynasty was weak, but the Song army was really not weak. It lost half of the country and could still compete with the then invincible Mongolia for more than half a century. However, the Song Dynasty was also really weak. No dynasty suffered more bullying from foreign races than them.
Although there are various factors, the inherent shortcomings of the two Song Dynasties are obviously a key. The natural shortcomings mainly lie in the loss of the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, which not only led to the lack of war horses throughout the Song Dynasty, but also directly led to the Song Dynasty having no strategic depth space.
The more Li Shan thought about it, the more he thought about it. When he mentioned the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, later generations said that Shi Jingtang was a sinner through the ages and a great traitor. The former was indeed true, but the latter was really not the case, because Shi Jingtang was from the Shatuo tribe, not a Han.
Among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han were all countries established by foreigners. In fact, this was directly related to the Tang Dynasty's use of a large number of Hu generals. The use of Hu generals continued throughout the entire Tang Dynasty.
Later generations have a lot of evaluation and analysis on this. The main point is that the Li Tang clan itself has the blood of the Hu tribe, so it does not care about it. However, Li Shan guessed that it may be Li Shimin's personal choice. This is an emperor who strives for perfection. The title of "Tian Khan" may be directly related to the Xuanwu Gate incident.
If there had been no Xuanwu Gate Incident in this life, would it be possible that there would be no Tian Khan, and would there still be so many barbarian generals in the Tang Dynasty?
Although there were many barbarian generals even during the Wude period, the Han style was passed down. For example, the historian just now did not look like a barbarian at all. Without the precedent of Li Shimin, the emperors who followed might have Other choices, such as Tang Xuanzong may not trust An Lushan...
"Brother Huairen?" Zhang Wenguan reminded him in a low voice.
Li Zhaode on the side simply tilted his elbow and bumped into Li Shan, "Luo Yang is really here!"
Glancing at Li Zhaode who was about to make a move, Li Shan frowned and said, "Don't talk to him."
Luo Yang also discovered Li Shan and his group. He looked at it gloomily for a few times and then changed direction. In the fight at the end of last year, his nose was broken again. He was whipped by Princess Pingyang in Linhu Palace and went home. He was scolded by his father Luo Yi again, and Luo Yi couldn't get any favor from the prince... In the final analysis, it was all thanks to Li Shan.
Li Shan was very indifferent. There was no need to provoke Luo Yi at the moment, so he just pretended not to see it.
Now that there is a conflict with Luo Yi, the East Palace will definitely protect it. The prince cannot bear the loss of Luo Yi, because among the generals on the East Palace, Xue Wanche and Feng Li are still in the Lingzhou army, and Li Gaoqian is a useless person. In terms of talent, the only one Li Jiancheng or Pei Shiju could count on was Luo Yi.
Moreover, if the conflict with Luo Yi gets serious, Li Shan may have to shoulder the blame, and Li Yuan specifically put it on Li Shan's back. Expelling Luo Yi may completely anger the prince... This is obviously to make Yi Chu.
Walking into the depths of Furong Garden, the crowds became more and more crowded. From time to time, people would come over to say hello. Yang Siyi and Chen Xuande, two sons of the Prime Minister's family, came over to make fun of Li Shan. They were going to get married in a few days, but they still came here. , Aren’t you afraid of Qinghe County Duke’s whip?
"I'm here today with Zhigui and Zhaode." Li Shan said with a smile: "The post has been sent to me a long time ago. Don't be absent until the wedding day!"
"That's natural." Yang Siyi said regretfully, "It's a pity that Huairen's groomsmen are full."
The six best men finally chose Zhang Wenguan, Li Zhaode, Wang Renbiao, Wen Bang, Zhao Cihao, and Zhang Fuzhi. Although the latter two were all attached to the King of Qin, they had some connections because of the fight last year.
Chen Xuande smiled and said: "It's okay, let's go make up together when the time comes."
"Let's go together, let's go together!" Li Zhaode shouted from the side, "Brother Huairen has already prepared poems to encourage makeup."
Yang Siyi's eyes lit up, "Huairen returned to Beijing this time and wrote poems one after another... This poem to encourage makeup has been considered for a long time, and it must be a masterpiece that will be handed down from generation to generation!"
At this time, several more people came around, most of them were children of aristocratic families of similar age. Li Shan greeted them one by one. It is no exaggeration to say that the children of aristocratic families in Furong Garden today basically owed Li Shan a favor.
"I would also like to thank you for your outspokenness." Li Shan smiled and looked at a young scholar. This was Lu Hong, the person involved in the fight at Dongshan Restaurant last year. A descendant of the Fan Yang Lu family, he spoke out in the Linhu Palace.
"I have long heard that His Royal Highness the King of Wei is a talented poet. He came to Beijing last year. Six brothers have repeatedly mentioned it and feel ashamed." Lu Hong said with a smile: "I wonder if I will be lucky enough to listen to the works handed down from generation to generation."
The so-called sixth brother refers to Lu Chengji, a fellow scholar who was close to Li Shan. The latter returned to his hometown to observe mourning because his father Lu Chisong died of illness after World War I in Tiantai Mountain, so Lu Hong entered the East Palace to sacrifice for the prince.
"Just come." Li Shan was very indifferent. Anyway, there were a lot of Qin Prince's descendants like Changsun Chong, Chen Xuande, Gao Jixiong, and Fang Yizhi that day to join in the fun. It would be a good thing for the prince to sacrifice his life... Wei Ting is only that old. It's too big. Wei Zheng's son has just learned to walk, otherwise he would have dragged him here.
"On that day, Commander Prince Zhai will come to celebrate." Lu Hong's eyes flashed.
"Prince Zhaishuai?" Li Shan was stunned. Who is this?
Yang Siyi on the side leaned into Li Shan's ear and whispered in Li Shan's ear: "Xue Wanshu, the eldest son of the former Sui Zuo Imperial Guard General Xue Shixiong, served as an official in Zheng State. He returned to the Tang Dynasty in the fourth year of Wude and entered the East Palace. Last year, he became the commander-in-chief of Prince Zhai."
Oh, Li Shan remembered. Su Dingfang mentioned this person, and he seemed to have a private relationship with Su's mother.
Lu Hong smiled and said: "After all, Duke Wu'an and Duke Lu..."
Xue Wanshu's younger brothers, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, can be regarded as Li Shan's old troops. In particular, Xue Wanche and Li Shan stood side by side in Guji Town, riding the Great Wall, and also participated in the two battles of Jingzhou and Yuanzhou. Now he serves as the deputy general manager of the Lingzhou Road March. He is the deputy of Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang.
"I heard that the war is about to begin. His Royal Highness the King of Wei has determined the victory. With Zhao Guogong and Wu'an County Duke as commanders, this battle will definitely be a victory." Lu Hong said with a smile: "Liang Jun is already vulnerable, so many people have invited themselves to join the army." As a result, the martial arts in Beijing flourished."
Li Shan slowly suppressed his smile, looked at Lu Hong with squinted eyes, and after a moment he whispered: "Please call him Huairen."
It was really well-deserved, and it was revealed in one point. Lu Hong bowed his hands and saluted, changed his title and exchanged a few pleasantries before slowly leaving.
Li Shan continued chatting with everyone as if nothing had happened. After a while, Zhang Wenguan, who had disappeared without knowing when, appeared behind Li Shan and whispered a few words.
Taking a deep breath, Li Shan waved his sleeves and laughed angrily, "You are so shameless!"
"Huairen?" Yang Siyi and Fang Yizhi all looked at him.
Li Shan said nothing and looked at Zhang Wenguan with a cold face, "Lead the way!"
(End of chapter)
