Li Shan looked at Li Yuan with a confused, confused and bewildered look. Countless MMPs were swirling in his throat. Li Shan tried very hard to swallow it without spitting it out.
Fortunately for other state capitals, the northern part of Yanzhou, as well as Yinzhou, Suizhou, and Shuofang can be easily recovered, because these places have no borders with the Turks, so Lingzhou and Yanzhou are nominally bordered by the Turks.
That area was roughly north of Helan, and was nominally the territory of Li Shan's old friend... In the second year of Wude, after Li Jiancheng ceded Yulin, Yu Sheshu led his troops to cross the Yellow River and border Lingzhou and Yanzhou.
However, Yu Sheshe was soon sent to Liu Wuzhou's side by Jieli Khan to serve as a military supervisor. At that time, the general manager of Lingzhou was Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng. The Liang division could not get any benefits, and the Turks came to attack Qiu Feng but did not succeed. .
Later, Yu Sheshe was unlucky to be killed in Mayi by his friend Li Huairen whom he had just met. The tribe was taken over by Tuli Khan, so that most of the tribes moved back. In fact, there are no Turkic tribes in this territory anymore. Instead, in recent years, due to the grassland Because of the cold, many Hu tribes went south to spend the winter here.
Therefore, Li Yuan was actually asking about Yulin County, which is located in the northeast of Shuofang County, directly bordering the Turks in the north, and the curved Yellow River in the east. This is the famous Hetao.
The significance of taking the Loop is self-evident, but provoking the Turks at this time may not be able to withstand the Turks' attack. More importantly, the Turks are still engaged in internal fighting. At this time, the Tang Dynasty is exerting external pressure, plus The destruction of the Shangliang Kingdom is likely to cause the Turkic civil strife to cease and temporarily form a united front to fight against the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shan did not speak rashly, but calculated in his mind that when he arrived at Liangyi Hall, the discussion had already begun... Under normal circumstances, Li Yuan would have signaled others to explain the situation, or at least express his tendency, but he did not , but Pei Ji read Dou Gui's memorial.
It seems that this kind of frontier military affairs are related to the Turks. It should be natural to ask Li Huairen, who has the most dealings with the Turks in the Tang Dynasty.
But Li Shan soon noticed something was wrong.
First of all, he had no idea about Li Yuan's attitude. Historically, Li Yuan hated and feared the Turks, but at the same time he had an extremely strong desire to defeat the Turks. This was also a major reason why he valued Li Shanxin.
Historically, after Li Jing overthrew the Eastern Turks, Li Yuan played the piano himself in Lingyan Pavilion. Li Shimin stood up and danced, and two generations of emperors congratulated him for this.
But now, it is difficult for Li Shan to judge Li Yuan's current mental state. It is unlikely that he is afraid, but it is difficult to say whether he should pursue the victory and expand his territory.
The second is that just listening to Pei Ji's last words, Li Shanneng could tell that there were disputes between the DPRK and the Central Government regarding Dou Gui's proposal to establish a county. Looking at the disputes over the years, basically all the disputes... even at the beginning with the seizure of the It has nothing to do with the direct descendants, and it will eventually become a battlefield for the direct descendants.
Li Shan didn't know the prince's attitude, nor the attitude of King Qin, so how could he dare to speak rashly?
Li Shan didn't even dare to move his eyes to look at the prince, King Qin and other ministers... It was Li Jiancheng who abandoned Yulin County back then. Could he be slapped in the face?
But Li Shan also knew in his heart that it was most appropriate not to regain Yulin County for the time being and to use it as a buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.
Pei Shiju, who was not far away, looked at this scene and sneered in his heart. He has military exploits, talents, and achievements in both civil and military fields, so what?
Younger, so what if you are more of a "real prime minister"? !
Pei Shiju admired and respected him the most in his life, but what he regretted the most was the famous former Sui Dynasty official. He was incompetent in literary, Tao and military strategy. He destroyed Chen in the south and Hu in the north. He was the only real prime minister in the period of Emperor Wen of the former Sui Dynasty, Gao Jun and Gao Zhaoxuan.
There were so many famous ministers and generals in the heyday of the founding emperor, but Gao Jiong was promoted by public opinion as the leader, but in the end he was unjustly killed... The main reason for his defeat was his close relationship with the then crown prince Yang Yong.
Although Li Shan's current situation is not analogous to Gao Jiong's, one thing is the same...your talents, your reputation, and your brilliant resume may all become negative factors in the court struggle and bring more harm. Too good.
In Pei Shiju's opinion, what Li Shan is going through today is very similar. When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty wanted to conquer Liaodong, Gao Jun couldn't dissuade him. However, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty insisted. In the end, Gao Jun conquered Liaodong as a long history officer. He later returned due to Jiuyu's illness. After that, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty no longer trusted his favorite minister.
After a brief silence, Li Shan saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I have just heard Duke Dou's suggestion for the first time, and I still have no idea. I don't know..."
With a long tone, Li Shan looked at Pei Shiju, "No one in the world knows more about Northern affairs than Duke Pei."
You little bastard... Pei Shiju cursed in his heart, and said without changing his expression: "Your Majesty, there have been frequent civil strife in the Turks in recent years. I rarely know about it and dare not make any random comments."
This reason is quite sufficient. Starting from the execution of Yu Sheshe by Ma Yi, it can be said that the civil strife in the Turks was stirred up by Li Shan.
Li Shan's face was a little stiff, and his words were so airtight that there was no hint of what he meant... There was no other way, no way. Li Shan simply lowered his head slightly, frowning in thought.
However, a smile appeared on Li Yuan's lips, "Let Huairen consider it first... Dalang?"
"Don't rush into war." Li Jiancheng's attitude was very direct. "Turks come and go like the wind and as fast as lightning. Once this is used as an excuse, a war will begin."
At this time, Pei Shiju frowned slightly, looked sideways, and saw Li Shan's playful gaze.
Pei Shiju felt a little scared, this guy was better than Gao Jiong in this aspect.
Yes, Li Shan worked hard to climb up in such a complicated life in his previous life, and encountered countless moments that made it difficult for him to make a choice, but he made the right choice almost every time. Of course, it was not all luck... To put it simply , the heart is relatively dirty.
When Li Shan turned the topic to Pei Shiju, he didn't really want Pei Shiju, who had openly thrown himself into the East Palace, to show any tendency in his words... On the contrary, what he needed was that Pei Shiju didn't show any tendency.
Facts also proved Li Shan's success. After Pei Shiju did not reveal any inclination, Li Yuan immediately turned to ask about the prince... When Li Shan arrived at Liangyi Palace, the discussion had already begun. It was impossible for Li Yuan not to know Li Jiancheng's inclination. Now If you ask, you are telling Li Shan.
After all, Li Yuan asked Li Shan about military and state affairs. On the one hand, it was for state affairs, and on the other hand, it was just to test things out. Li Shan was a latecomer. If he really had any dealings with the East Palace, the prince would have sent someone to inform him secretly... …Donggong can do it.
Li Shan guessed in his heart that maybe Li Yuan knew that he had visited Pei's house a few days ago...otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly started testing again.
After asking the prince, Li Yuan turned around and asked: "Erlang?"
King Qin shook his head slightly, "This matter is difficult to decide at the moment."
Li Yuan turned his attention to Li Shan again, "Huairen?"
This time, Li Shan did not evade. He walked up to the emperor and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please let me analyze it."
Li Yuan smiled and nodded, while Pei Shiju behind him felt disgusted. Others may not have reacted, but he did. This guy is going to make trouble!
Mixing mud is a technical job!
If Gao Jiong had the ability to deal with mud back then, he might not have been unjustly killed.
(End of chapter)
