Li Shan couldn't help but sigh: "The Lingzhou Army did defeat the Liang Army in Helan, but Duke Pei..."
Li Shanzhen was a little surprised. He was the former head coach of the Lingzhou Army, and his direct relatives from the old army were all over the army. Although he did not deliberately inquire about it, logically speaking, he should be the first person to know the military reports.
Today, I met a messenger outside the city gate to report the victory, and then came directly to the Pei Mansion. As Pei Shiju was on his day off today, he did not go to the Yamen to take care of the matter. If he knew about the victory in Lingzhou, it must not have been through the messenger, which means that he knew it before he did. Battle report.
Just one sentence made the young man opposite think so much. Although he was an opponent, Pei Shiju was a little amused and explained: "I don't know where Helan is. I only heard from the prince yesterday evening that Xue Wanche broke the formation in Huaiyuan."
Oh, it turned out to be the previous battle. Li Shan was a little embarrassed. Pei Shiju suddenly felt a little bored. He had fought with this young man so many times and failed every time. What was the point of asking for some advantages now? ?
"Zhao Guogong is indeed a famous general, and he may be able to accomplish all his achievements in this battle." Pei Shiju said casually: "But I'm afraid he will be transferred back to Chang'an after the war."
"Maybe." Li Shan said calmly and casually.
"You need to know that His Highness the Crown Prince recommended Su Dingfang to succeed the Lingzhou Road Marching Commander." Pei Shiju sneered: "In the past few months, His Majesty has been testing several times, just for this reason."
Li Shan smiled bitterly. When the King of Qin recommended Dou Gui, he actually forced the prince to recommend Su Dingfang, so that the generals of the King of Qin could actually control the military power of Guannei Road. But he didn't expect that there was a loophole here. Since then, , Li Yuan began to suspect that he had secret contacts with the East Palace... Li Yuan's decision to transfer Su Dingfang back to Beijing after the war also had this consideration.
After thinking about it, Li Shan rubbed the short beard on his chin and said, "Xue Wanche and Feng Li won't be returning to Beijing, right?"
There are not many generals that the prince can rely on as his confidants. Li Gaoqian's ability is a problem. Although Luo Yi is attached to the East Palace, he is separated by one layer after all. Many things are difficult to say. However, Xue Wanche and Feng Li are absolutely loyal to Li Jiancheng, and they are The ability is also outstanding enough.
Li Shan thought in his mind, judging from the information he had inquired about, his uncle seemed to have the prince's trust.
"Let me give it a try." Pei Shiju replied. In fact, both of them have similar predictions about the future development of the situation. There is no need to hide many things in face-to-face private situations, and there is nothing that can be concealed. "Although His Majesty despises the Crown Prince, , but it will not be easy to store immediately. After this battle ends, generals such as King Huaiyang, Li Keshi, and Duan Zhixuan will return to the capital. Your Majesty should not refuse Xue Wanche and Feng Li to return to the capital."
It does make sense. Since Li Yuan is not prepared to depose the prince immediately, he will not irritate the East Palace too much.
"Both of these two are good generals. If they lose their lives in the struggle to win their direct descendants, it would really be..."
Pei Shiju sighed: "If King Qin wins, won't the prince's direct line also be wiped out?"
"That's not the case." Li Shan sneered: "The prince will not and dare not use Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, and Duan Zhixuan as generals, but the King of Qin dares to use Wang Gui and Wei Zheng as his prime ministers."
"This is not the magnanimity of the King of Qin." Pei Shiju snorted. The base of one side is in the army, and the base of the other side is in the civil servants. How can they think of comparing.
Li Shan didn't say anything, tilted his head and recalled that in history, Li Er really didn't go on a killing spree. He killed all the heirs of the prince and King Qi. He didn't seem to kill his wives, concubines, and daughters. After that, Xue Wanche finally surrendered and became a Zhenguan famous general.
However, the staff and civil servants in the East Palace seemed to have a bad end. Wei Zheng was a famous minister but was convicted after his death. His son's marriage to Princess Hengshan was cancelled, and even Wei Zheng's tombstone was smashed. As for Wang Gui and Wei Ting, Pei Ji is not very impressed, but he must be doing well. It seems that Pei Ji was killed...after all, he was the culprit who killed Liu Wenjing.
By the way, Li Er also invited back Prince Li Jiancheng's first teacher, "Prince Killer" Li Gang, to be the teacher of Li Chengqian, who had just been established as Prince.
Pei Shiju looked at Li Shan and suddenly asked with great interest: "When will you surrender to King Qin?"
"On the eve of taking office as acting county magistrate." Li Shan said frankly, "Pei Gong recommending a junior to serve as acting county magistrate is tantamount to sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth. We can't let the juniors remain indifferent, right?"
Pei Shiju frowned and felt something was wrong. Did Li Shan vote for the King of Qin so late?
Li Shan observed Pei Shiju with great interest and said with a smile: "Actually, Duke Pei should ask... when to choose the King of Qin."
Seeing Pei Shiju's face change slightly, Li Shan continued: "Long before the expedition to Shandong, the King of Qin actually knew the inside story at that time, but when Hedong heard that the two prime ministers of the Pei family were happy, how could the King of Qin dare to accept them?"
Pei Shiju added: "At that time, you didn't dare to agree rashly, until you become the sister and brother of Princess Pingyang, become a county prince, and gain His Majesty's trust..."
At this point, Pei Shiju suddenly stopped talking, lowered his head slightly and stared at the table. After a while, he said in a low voice: "He clings to the East Palace... did you do something wrong?"
"Yes, at that time you were under the command of King Qi with Li Qianyou, and he was accompanying the army as a lieutenant of Chang'an County..."
After a moment, Pei Shiju looked up at Li Shan and said, "You..."
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin has great talents and great strategies. Without him, he would not be able to conquer the world. Without him, he would not be able to determine the country. The younger generation has already chosen him." Li Shan sighed: "Xiang Pei has been attached to the East Palace for a long time. When Pei Gong first entered Guanzhong and returned to the Tang Dynasty, he was awarded the title of Prince Zhanshi, but Aristocratic families have their own considerations.”
"The Zheng family in Xingyang belongs to the prince's wife family, but Zheng Rentai became the confidant of the King of Qin at the age of sixteen, conquering the world and fighting in the north and south."
"Brothers Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun entered the Tang Dynasty. One served in the East Palace and the other in Tiance Mansion."
"Will Mr. Wenxi and Pei put all their chips in the East Palace?"
"It could be anyone, but it can't be him."
Pei Shiju's face turned slightly pale, and he suddenly realized at this moment that the beginning of everything was not that Li Dewu sent his son to death in Hebei, but that he tried to force Li Dewu into the King of Qin's command.
Li Shan had chosen the King of Qin so early, so he used means to send Li Dewu to the East Palace... Pei Shiju thought further. Li Shan had already arranged a secret in the Pei Mansion so early, otherwise he would not have known about this. The news should come from Li Dewu's old servant.
In other words, even if Li Dewu hadn't taken action against Li Shan, there would have been a showdown between him and this young man.
After a brief silence, Pei Shiju raised his eyebrows. He had experienced too many changes and suffered too many setbacks in his life, and he would not be defeated by them.
"Then let's use our own methods."
"That's how it should be." Li Shan stood up and said, "Either you die or I live!"
After watching Li Shan's figure disappear indifferently, Pei Shiju realized, I die, you live... Are you so confident? !
(End of chapter)
