"Hey, third sister, third sister!"
Li Shimin watched helplessly as Li Shan pretended to shout again and again, while Princess Pingyang turned a deaf ear and just walked west.
"Stop shouting."
"Your Highness has misunderstood." Li Shan felt a little unjust, "The third sister said to go find the brother-in-law...Brother Sichang is inspecting several east gates today."
Li Shimin couldn't help coughing, "The third sister also has good intentions... I'm afraid she has guessed it."
"Third Sister has no such thoughts, but Brother Sichang can guess it." Li Shan curled his lips and said: "After today, Your Majesty will no longer be suspicious of the East Palace, right?"
Li Shimin said with a smile: "That's natural. You asked Su Dingfang to return to Beijing."
It is indeed funny to say, and Li Shan also brought it upon himself. The first reason was that he did not dare to rush into the Qin Palace because he was afraid of being betrayed by Li Shimin... After all, there were two prime ministers of the Pei family in Hedong, so Li Shan took a neutral stance. Because he was on good terms with many of the Qin Prince's descendants, he did not shy away from interacting with Wei Ting, Wei Zheng and others in the East Palace.
It can be traced back to the earliest time when Li Shan killed Cui Bo to quell the civil rebellion, which was to relieve the siege of the East Palace. Later, the name of Yuhuchun was also given by Li Jiancheng to Li Yuan.
Of course, the most important thing, and what alarms Li Yuan the most, is that Li Jiancheng recommended Li Shan as the military commander of Lingzhou Road several times before, and then recommended Su Dingfang to succeed him... Judging from the current situation in the East Palace, the biggest weakness is that the prince lost his job. Virtue, the second reason is that the military power of the East Palace is not strong.
After the two great victories in Jingzhou and Yuanzhou turned the tide, Li Shan's military prestige within the pass was not inferior to that of Li Shimin. However, Li Shan had little contact with the King of Qin publicly, so Li Shan was the help that the East Palace most hoped for.
In the final analysis, Li Shan's position was corrected, and Li Shimin's separation of relations was also clear.
Today, Li Shan openly asked to transfer Su Dingfang back. This cannot completely prove anything, but it can also prove something. Li Yuan's attitude towards him has also changed significantly.
The distance from Linhu Palace to Chengtianmen is neither short nor long. Li Shan quickly discussed several matters with Li Shimin, mainly the transfer of Su Dingfang back to Chang'an and the arrangements for the Lingzhou Army... Now Lingzhou Army The deputy general manager of the state road march is Xue Wanche, but he will definitely not succeed as the coach. Not to mention that Li Shimin does not agree, even Li Yuan refuses to agree. Otherwise, why would he test Li Shan again and again?
In addition, there are officials in Yinzhou, Suizhou, Shuofang, Yanzhou and other places that are about to be recovered. Li Shimin recruited heroes and counselors as early as when he was the Duke of Dunhuang. After the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang, he established the Tiance Mansion, which was full of talents. .
These talents are not only limited to Tiance Mansion, nor just to Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province and Yizhou Daoxingtai, but are spread all over the world. There are a large number of direct descendants in Hedong, Hebei, and Jiangnan of Shandong.
Now Li Shimin has Li Yuan's trust and even secret support. In order to offset the foundation of the East Palace over the years, Li Shimin can deploy people to these newly recovered state capitals... and Li Shan's cooperation is indispensable.
Guo Xiaoke, who was transferred from Longzhou General Manager to Lingzhou General Manager, had no sense of presence at all during the Lingzhou War... Not only was the coach Su Dingfang rejecting him, but also a large number of military lieutenant generals, including Zhang Zhongjian, Qu Silang and other Li Shan's direct descendants, were extremely Contempt made Guo Xiaoke unable to gain any military exploits.
"When stationed at Shuofang, you must guard it well."
Abandoning Yulin County, once the Turks move south from the north, the first target of attack must be Shuofang County.
There are two state capitals bordering Yulin County, one is Shuofang and the other is Yinzhou. However, the population in Yinzhou is desolate, and the Turks cannot get much benefit. Moreover, Yinzhou has the Great Wall as a barrier, as well as Shuoshui and Rulu. Two big rivers of water.
But Shuofang is different. After all, it is the home base where Master Liang has been operating for so many years. It has much more property and population than Yinzhou. The most important thing is that most of Shuofang County is north of the Great Wall, and Master Liang has tried his best to destroy it over the years. The Great Wall enabled him to successfully lead his troops to invade Yanzhou.
In other words, if the Turks can break through Shuofang County, they will be able to follow the old road of Liangshidu and cross the Great Wall to invade Yanzhou. Once they break through Luzi Pass, they will be able to follow the straight road of Qin and enter the heart of the pass.
Therefore, the guards in Shuofang County and Yanzhou cannot be chosen casually. They must be good at guarding, managing politics, and comforting the soldiers.
Regarding Li Shan's suggestion, Li Shimin nodded in agreement, "It's a pity that Wu An is now the general manager of Yuanzhou and cannot be moved."
"Your Highness has many heroes in his sleeves." Li Shanxiao did not name a few names. There was no need to overstep his authority. However, he remembered that Li Shimin said during the Zhenguan period that Li Jing was good at attacking and Li Ji was good at defending. With these two people, there would be no danger. That’s it.
Just last year, in the battle of Tiantai Mountain, the Tiance Mansion lost many generals. Li Shimin transferred Huang Junhan, Wang Junkuo, and Li Ji to the court. Li Ji is now the governor of Yong... This is a false position with no actual authority. use.
After a pause, Li Shan reminded: "However, if the Yanzhou Marching Road is cancelled, Duan Decao can be reinstated as the general manager of Yanzhou."
Li Shimin understands what Li Shan means. Although Li Yuan supports you now, you can't snatch up all the positions... Duan Decao is Li Yuan's direct subordinate. Although he was defeated in Lingzhou, he learned his shame in the first battle in Yuanzhou and became brave. Following Li Shan, he attacked Xiaoguan and made meritorious deeds.
At this time, they had reached Chengtianmen. The two stopped talking and separated on Chengtianmen Street. One went back to Shangshu Province to deal with government affairs, and the other thought about it and transferred to Sinong Temple... Haven't been here for a long time.
Not long after, the news spread. King Li Huairen of Wei came to the palace to pay an audience and strongly advised His Majesty not to set up Yulin County rashly. What was more, he even went so far as to say that if a county was set up, King Qin's troops would also be defeated.
When the news reached the Zhongshu Province, Cui Xin's eyes flashed, while in the Menxia Province opposite, Pei Shiju sneered. They were working together to fool the prince again.
When the news spread, Li Shan had quietly left the imperial city and went straight home. He kept thinking about that issue on the way. He didn't quite believe that Li Yuan would mention Su's mother for no reason.
Li Shan had some vague guesses. Li Yuan tested him several times. For one reason or another, maybe he had overlooked it... The East Palace had contact with Su's mother, and it was possible that he had fallen into Li Yuan's eyes.
This makes sense. Li Jiancheng recommended Su Dingfang to succeed the marching director of Lingzhou Road, but Donggong secretly had contact with his mother. If Li Yuan noticed it, no matter how trustworthy he was, he would definitely have some doubts about Li Shan, so he would Temptation.
The earliest time Li Shan recalled was when Su Dingfang got married in February last year. Xue Wanshu, Prince Zhaishuai of the East Palace and General Shi Youwuhou, personally came to the door and gave Su's mother a heavy gift... At that time, the East Palace was about to squeeze Li Shimin out of Chang'an, and Su My mother couldn't help but accept it.
But there were many people visiting that day... Li Shan thought about it, and the most likely thing was that Li Yuan had an informant in the East Palace.
There was no need for this before, but after returning from Renshou Palace last year, Li Yuan found it necessary.
(End of chapter)
