The first thing Li Shan did when he sat down was to apologize. After all, this is not the future, and if you don't pay attention to materialism, it is easy to make the other person angry by lying about the illness of an elderly person.
Well, in fact, even in later generations, people will be scolded for similar things. If the old man really gets sick or even dies, it might all be blamed on Li Shan.
"It was my idea." Ling Jing was also a little helpless, "It has been found out that at least the Crown Princess has met your mother."
Ling Jing was really helpless. Without this method, it was not enough to restrain Su's mother, nor was it enough to win Li Shan's trust from Li Yuan.
Su Dingfang sighed, stood up and bowed to Li Shan and Ling Jing, "Mother is reckless..."
After only half a sentence and only half a salute, Li Shan stood up and stopped him, "You and I are one, don't separate each other. Although this matter is an obstacle, it is good to find out the omissions and fill them up. I only hope that Brother Dingfang will not blame you." Blame Uncle Ling... and my younger brother."
Hearing the last few words, Ling Jing rolled his eyes. Do you really want me to take the blame? After thinking about it, the old man added: "Your Majesty deliberately mentioned your mother to Huairen that day. Shouldn't you?" The suspicion has been eliminated, not to mention that Dingfang has returned to Beijing and there will be no further trouble."
Su Dingfang, who had always been calm, showed a frustrated look and sighed: "Actually, before setting off for the expedition, I deliberately placed my family members in Li's house, and someone also asked me... I didn't expect..."
Ling Jing and Li Shan looked at each other, and they both knew what Su Dingfang meant. The East Palace was secretly dealing with Su's mother, and Su Dingfang and they knew about it. However, they did not take drastic measures in order to cooperate with Li Shan's political stance.
Before leading the army to the expedition last year, Su Dingfang sent his mother and wife to Li Keshi's home, mainly to cut off Donggong's hands. He also specially asked his wife Li... But the daughter-in-law really couldn't control her mother-in-law.
Especially the Li family, which is Li's natal family. In the natal family, the daughter-in-law controls her mother-in-law and is not allowed to go out or see outsiders... Even if the eldest grandson comes forward, it will be difficult to do it.
I want to go to the temple to offer incense to pray for my son who is going to war. How can I still bear this burden?
Su Dingfang was silent for a moment and then sighed again: "A great situation was ruined in one day."
Li Shan and Ling Jing didn't say anything about this, because Su Dingfang was right.
During the two months in Baiquan County, Li Shan had maintained close contact with Li Shimin through Ling Jing. After the snowy night in Xiaoguan, he even sent his personal guards back to Sun Moon Lake, and finally decided that Li Shan should extricate himself. The military power returned to Beijing, and Su Dingfang was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Lingzhou Army.
As long as Su Dingfang can secure his position as the military commander of Lingzhou Road, it can be said that the overall situation has been decided... Well, the overall situation has been decided not to refer to Qin King Li Shimin's succession, but to Li Shan.
In the plan, after Su Dingfang defeated Liang Shidu, he gave up the great success of destroying Liang and capturing Liang Shidu to Dou Gui, and led his troops to garrison Lingzhou and Yanzhou. In this case, Li Shan's safety was at stake. Can be guaranteed.
Even if the prince's uprising succeeds, even if Li Shimin is killed, only Li Shan can defend Sun Moon Lake in a short time. No matter how Pei Shiju persuades him, even if the prince Li Jiancheng believes or judges that Li Shan has already joined Li Shimin's army, he will not dare to do anything to Li Shan. .
Su Dingfang probably would not rebel, but he would not sit still and wait for death. What's more, Zhang Shigui, the governor of Yuanzhou, was both a confidant of the King of Qin and Li Shanyi's brother to Jinlan.
If King Qin was not executed but escaped, Su Ding could lead his army to Jingzhao within three days. How could Li Jiancheng dare to do anything to Li Shan?
Therefore, if Su Dingfang did not return to Beijing, but led an army to sit in Lingzhou, Li Shan's personal safety would be as stable as Mount Tai, and the success rate of King Qin Li Shimin in seizing the throne would reach an unprecedented high... Unfortunately, all of this has come to nothing.
Li Shan slowly told Su Dingfang about the situation in Beijing in the past few months, and Li Yuan's suspicions about himself and Su Dingfang, "For now, the initiative lies with the East Palace, but His Highness King Qin has also done something adequate preparation……"
Ling Jing suddenly interrupted: "Your Majesty was suspicious of Ding Fang... In the end, Ding Fang was transferred back to Chang'an. There is something about this..."
"What?"
Ling Jing hesitated for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "Maybe I am overthinking... But first the prince recommended Ding Fang to succeed him, and then the prince concubine and Su's mother met in the Buddhist temple..."
"Is it Dong Palace?"
"It's Pei Shiju!"
The former sentence was asked by Su Dingfang, and the latter sentence was affirmed by the sullen Li Shan.
After returning to Beijing, he has always been jealous of Li Yuan. Although he finally knew that there was a problem on Su's mother's side, Li Shan never thought of Pei Shiju. He had previously considered that after Su Dingfang returned to Beijing, there was Zhang Zhongjian with the Lingzhou Army... Now look Come on, everything is in vain.
"No wonder, no wonder." Li Shan couldn't help but get up and pace back and forth, "It's true. Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Zheng Shanguo are not such people. Among the prince's close staff, only Pei Shiju is the most calculating and the best at strategy."
Although the timeline was a bit long and seemed a bit unbelievable, Li Shan thought carefully about it in a straight line, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Ling Jing's speculation was probably the truth.
It has to be said that in the overt and covert battles with Pei Shiju in the past few years, Li Shan successfully gained the upper hand time and time again. Although he escaped death several times, he was still in a high position and once held military power, which naturally made him somewhat Despise Pei Shiju.
The name of a person and the shadow of a tree are indeed worthy of being characters that have endured for many dynasties in history and can still stir up troubles and troubles!
Li Shanlue was a little frustrated, knowing that he had committed the old habit of time travellers, looking down on people of this era... It took him so long to lay down clues bit by bit, and stir up Li Yuan's thoughts bit by bit, which completely demonstrated Pei Shiju's methods and abilities. ability.
Pei Shiju probably started planning when he invited himself back to Beijing... He deliberately persuaded the prince to recommend Su Dingfang as his successor. This was originally decided by Li Shan and Li Shimin after discussion. This made them not suspect anything, because similar things happened to the prince. It has been done before. Even last year, when Li Shan went on an expedition as the head coach, one of the recommenders was the prince.
But Su Dingfang's successor as the head coach of the Lingzhou Army was recommended by the prince, whose position in the East Palace was now unstable... Pei Shiju planted the seeds of doubt in Li Yuan's heart quietly.
Then the East Palace got in touch with Su's mother who was temporarily living in Li's house through secret channels. It was probably Pei Shiju himself who persuaded the princess to meet Xiang's mother in the temple.
Pei Shiju was also convinced that this matter would not escape Li Yuan's sight. Even if Li Yuan did not discover it, Pei Shiju would secretly reveal the matter to Li Yuan through secret means.
You must know that after the battle at Tiantai Mountain last year, the father and son Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng were no longer as harmonious as before. Pei Shiju was able to confirm that at least three people in the East Palace were Li Yuan's informants.
In this case, how could Li Yuan not be suspicious?
I originally asked for leave, but luckily I came back in time.
(End of chapter)
