In the small courtyard, Li Shan, who was bored, teased a few more words. Anyway, it was still early, and Su Dingfang had already returned to Beijing, so Li Yuan probably wouldn't summon him again... Li Shan, who was idle, saw the bronze mirror and felt a little agitated. greedy.
It wasn't until Cui Shiniang ordered the maid to find the riding whip that Li Shancai fled and went around the village. Many villagers' guards just came back yesterday and needed to be comforted. They didn't ride to Chang'an until noon. They agreed yesterday Yes, today I went to visit Master Li at Li's house.
Li Shan came in and out of Master Li's house so many times that the two families knew each other well enough that they didn't need to notify him. After joking with the concierge for a few words, Li Shan went straight to the door and saw Master Li carrying Li Zhaode and reprimanding him severely.
"Brother Huairen..."
"You deserve it!" Li Shanke ignored it and gloated instead, "You insisted on going back to Chang'an, but you didn't prepare for the exam well when you returned to Chang'an, and you failed in the exam. Shouldn't your uncle give you a scolding?"
Li Zhaode stared at Li Shan angrily, "The Hu Cake Shop is still..."
"Uncle, Zhaode is hanging out in the east and west cities every day." Li Shan said to Master Li bluntly: "Why don't you send Zhaode to Yuanzhou... just to be with brother Demou."
Master Li nodded first, and couldn't help but be startled when he heard his son's name. Then he nodded again and said: "Zhaode always wants to become an official. It would be good to learn from Saburo."
Li Zhaode, with an earthy face, went to Yuanzhou to stay with Li Kai?
If you are really going to keep Li Kai company, you must be going to Baiquan County. You are obviously going to send me to Guyuan, Yuanzhou. After recovering the entire territory of Yuanzhou, Zhang Shigui has already moved the government office back to Guyuan. Li Qianyou Naturally, the governor of Yuan Dynasty also went to Guyuan County.
"I've tried to persuade you several times but you still didn't listen!" Li Shan chuckled, "Now that my uncle has given the order, I can't help myself!"
Master Li glanced at Li Shan and said, "Don't worry Huairen, he will be sent to Yuanzhou."
After driving Li Zhaode to the study, Master Li sighed: "Is the situation in Chang'an now at this point?"
Master Li was a bit slippery on the battlefield and was not a good general, but he was a smart man. He could understand the meaning behind Li Shan's words in just a few words.
Li Shan wanted to send Li Zhaode to Yuanzhou, and specifically named Li Kai... These two people were friends that Li Shan had made when he was still unknown and hopeless, so he naturally didn't want anything to happen to them.
In other words, the current situation in Chang'an is already on the verge of breaking out.
Although they are all descendants of aristocratic families, and there is also an uncle who is the general manager of Daizhou, who will win over whichever party takes over the throne, but at the critical moment, swords and guns have no eyesight. Throughout the history of the Tang Dynasty, political struggles were extremely fierce. A lot of the children of the aristocratic families also died.
"Brother Xiaoqing also tried to persuade me several times, but he was a bit stubborn." Li Shan rubbed his brows. He had tried to persuade him several times in the past few days, but Wang Renbiao ignored him.
Li Keshi hesitated for a while and said in a low voice: "Sanlang sent someone to report, and Zhang Shigui, the governor of Yuanzhou, sent elite troops to Baiquan County."
"It makes sense." Li Shan nodded, "Su Dingfang resigned, and the Lingzhou Army... But Lingzhou Governor Guo Xiaoke, Yuanzhou Governor Chang Shi, and Longzhou Governor Li Mengchang are all connected. The most important one is Yuanzhou, The most important thing in Yuanzhou is Baiquan County. As long as it can be defended, even if the Lingzhou army rebels, it will be difficult to move south quickly. The army will never go to Longzhou."
Anyway, Keshi Li also knew the inside story, and Ling Jing would meet the King of Qin today, so Li Shan did not hide anything, and told what happened during this period from beginning to end, "The key is, I don't know when the East Palace will take action."
"But what is certain is that Dong Palace will definitely take action." Li Keshi clicked his tongue: "Pei Shiju is eighty years old, how can he afford it?"
Li Shan, Ling Jing, Chai Shao, Li Keshi, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others all judged that Dong Gong would definitely take action. The confidence in this judgment came from Pei Shiju. In fact, Pei Shiju himself knew it well.
"But we can't take action first." Li Shan said with a wry smile: "If we take action first, we will lose our righteousness, so we can only wait."
Keshi Li also felt a little helpless, but this was a fact.
"So, the most important thing now is that the Chengqian Palace where King Qin lives is in the Taiji Palace, and it is not far from the East Palace." Li Shan said in a low voice: "Whether the East Palace sends dead soldiers to cross the wall, or Changlin's army comes from the Xuanwu Gate Entering Tai Chi Palace, the first target must be His Highness King Qin."
"His Royal Highness King Qin has secretly reminded Chai Shao..."
Li Keshi suddenly realized, "That's why Chai Shao met with Your Majesty the day before yesterday to reinstate Mr. and Kan Ling to their posts."
"Yes, my uncle and Kan Ling are both generals of the Qianniu Guard on the right. Zhang Cong, the Marquis of Nan'an County, is a general on the left. Wheel, no matter what, there will be human hands to protect the Chengqian Palace within twelve hours a day."
Li Keshi frowned and thought for a while, "Yuwen Shao once accompanied His Highness to spend the summer at Hulao Pass. He had an old relationship with the King of Qi in his early years and should have nothing to do with the East Palace, but Kan Ling still has to go to Huairen..."
"There is no need to go, Kan Ling will not choose between the East Palace and the King of Qin, but the East Palace cannot win over Kan Ling." Li Shan shook his head and said: "And my nephew can't go either. This kind of thing cannot be leaked to outsiders. "
"Uncle and Nan'an County Marquis are separated, we just need to ensure that at least one of them is here."
Master Li nodded vigorously, "Huo Guogong has already given the order and will take office in three days."
Li Shan hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "My nephew has something to ask his uncle..."
"Huairen just ask." Guest Master Li was a little surprised. With the current relationship between the two families, there was nothing difficult to ask.
"On behalf of the Duke."
The corner of Li Keshi's mouth moved. Indeed, with the current relationship between the two families, it was difficult to ask about Li Jing's affairs.
"Dai Guo Gong is now leading a large army to guard the northeastern part of the river. He has jurisdiction over four states and has a strong military force." Li Shan stared at Li Keshi's eyes, "I heard that Dai Guo Gong had an old relationship with the King of Qin in his early years?"
Keshi Li was a little confused, and after thinking for a while, he asked: "Huairen is saying... that the second brother also secretly surrendered to the King of Qin?"
"is it possible?"
Master Li stroked his beard and thought deeply. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "I dare not assert, I dare not assert, but King Qin is heroic and has the appearance of a wise king. My second brother may not be able to..."
Come on, Li Shan almost knew. It was hard to say whether Li Jing had hooked up with Li Shimin in private, but Li Keshi definitely didn't know about it.
Also, it is only right that Master Li should not know about such an important matter.
Li Shanhui thought in his mind that there were also soldiers stationed in Jingzhao. They were not local soldiers, but soldiers controlled by the Twelve Guards. They took turns to guard Chang'an, but they could not act rashly without the military talisman. It was this army that Li Yuan initially counted on in Tiantai Mountain last year.
If Li Jiancheng controls Li Yuan, he may not be able to control this army, because this army is not allowed to enter Chang'an without the emperor's personal order.
Originally, those who guarded Chang'an and even the imperial city were 30,000 "Yuan Cong" selected by Li Yuan from the army when he raised troops in Jinyang. Some of them were outside Chang'an and some were in the Forbidden Garden.
But then there were successive battles, especially the battle with Liu Wuzhou, in which almost all the troops in Guanzhong were exhausted. In the subsequent battle of Luoyang, the Tang Dynasty devoted all its resources. On the one hand, the 30,000 "Yuan Cong" suffered heavy casualties, and on the other hand, they were also killed by Li Shimin. Therefore, Li Yuan was not at ease, so he moved outside Chang'an and ordered that he was not allowed to enter Chang'an. He also ordered that he be replaced every six months, and the defense of the imperial city was handed over to the Beiya Imperial Army.
As for the several prefectures close to Jingzhao, the closest ones are Chang Da, the governor of Qizhou, and Yang Wenqian, the governor of Fangzhou... The originally vague thoughts in Li Shan's heart became clear little by little.
(End of chapter)
