The carriage was not big, and it slowly drove out of Zhuque Gate and headed south along Zhuque Street. Pei Shiju was old and had Li Yuan's permission to see the Yamen for half a day every day, so he could leave the Yamen in advance.
Li Shan said in a joking tone: "Pei Gong can be promoted to Yamen, but the junior is also the Secretary of Agriculture."
Seeing that Pei Shiju didn't answer, Li Shan smiled and said, "Isn't Mr. Pei going to drive the carriage to a secluded place and prepare more than a hundred swordsmen and axes?"
"With your courage, Li Huairen, are you still afraid of this?" Pei Shiju sighed: "There are many people who take risks when they are young. They seem frivolous, but in fact they have a plan. This is what is called true courage."
Li Shan blinked and didn't say anything. Beside the carriage were two commanders, Wang Junhao and Qu Silang, leading twenty personal guards. Secretly, Fan Shiyi and his secret guards were following him... He, Li Huairen, was indeed such a person. It seemed that Chang Jian was taking the wrong approach. , but in fact he was struggling step by step, and the only few times he survived, it was precisely because of the frail old man in front of him.
"I have only seen two such young and courageous men in my life, and you, Li Huairen, are one." Pei Shiju said slowly with emotion: "There is no doubt that King Qin is the other."
Li Shan still didn't say anything, just thinking that Li Shimin was really different from him. He was forced to do it, but Li Shimin was playing with his heartbeat!
In the early years of the attack on Guanzhong and the battles at Qianshuiyuan and Baibi, Li Shimin was quite honest. At most, he led more than a hundred cavalry to charge into the battle.
But later in the Battle of Luoyang, Li Shimin, who had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, began to commit suicide. First, he was surrounded by Zheng's army with more than a dozen personal guards, and then he was almost jumped off his horse by Shan Xiongxin. If it weren't for Qiu Xinggong and Yuchi Gong, Li Shimin The chances of escaping are not great.
Even so, Li Shimin continued to seek death in the subsequent Battle of Hulao and the Great Victory of Luoshui. He first brought four personal guards to challenge thousands of Xia troops, and then led more than a hundred personal guards to rush into battle at night to rescue the attacked Li Shimin... ...If it weren't for Qin Qiong and Li Daozong, they would have been dead if they fell off their horses.
To put it nicely, saints have their own destiny.
To put it bluntly, it's too much luck... I can't find another similar thing in history. It would be okay if it was hundreds or thousands of partial troops, but Li Shimin commanded more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands. The commander of the army.
The only one who is similar is Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, but this one wore personal armor that his nephew personally put on him.
Of course, Li Shan knew that Pei Shiju was not referring to these, but the fact that Li Shimin still lived in Chengqian Hall for a long time.
The Chengqian Palace is not far from the East Palace. If the prince chooses to attack with a two-pronged approach, one way is for Changlin's army to enter the Taiji Palace through the Xuanwu Gate, and the other way is to send warriors to climb the high wall to sneak attack on the Chengqian Palace. Even if Li Shimin is prepared, he will I can’t say that I will be safe and sound.
After thinking for a while, Li Shan asked: "Presumably Duke Pei has not made any suggestions to the crown prince, right?"
"How can I see it?"
"Haha, is Mr. Pei trying to test the younger generation?" Li Shan said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is powerful and scheming, but he is not a decisive person. What's more, although His Majesty returned to favoring the King of Qin, he did not Have a heart for easy storage.”
To put it bluntly, Li Shan was saying that Li Jiancheng could not make up his mind until the last moment.
"Moreover, Xue Wanche, Feng Li, Li Zhi'an and other generals are all in the army and have not returned to the capital yet. Should the prince be allowed to rely on Luo Yi and Li Gaoqian?"
"In terms of qualifications, the prince is better than the former Sui Dynasty Yang Yong, but he has no determination on the battlefield and is not as good as the King of Qin." Pei Shiju nodded, "In fact, the prince also knows in his heart that it seems that your majesty has no intention of easy storage, but the East Palace is crumbling. …it will not last long.”
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is so courageous because of Mr. Pei." Li Shan played with the riding crop in his hand and said with a smile: "Su Dingfang is in charge of the Lingzhou Army. How dare Mr. Pei act rashly?"
"It is also true that Su Dingfang knows the inside story. If there is an uprising in the East Palace, Su Dingfang will send his army southward and gather with Zhang Shigui, Qian Jiulong, Hu Yan, Yang Ze and other generals to attack Chang'an."
"Regardless of victory or defeat, the Xi Pei family will no longer be heard in the world, at least there will be no more Xijuanfang."
Li Shan looked into Pei Shiju's eyes and asked, "Don't you believe it, Mr. Pei?"
"If Mr. Pei didn't believe it, why did he use such means to force the junior to ask Su Dingfang to return to the capital?"
"Yes." Pei Shiju nodded, "After Su Dingfang returned to Beijing, Zhang Cong and Li Keshi protected the Chengqian Palace. Most of His Highness the King of Qin lived in Tiance Mansion in Jinchengfang."
"Yes, I was really afraid that Mr. Pei would do something rashly a few days ago." Li Shan sighed: "But I can also tell you that the current number one general in the Lingzhou Army, Zhang Zhongjian, is a man who is interested in an official career and does not know the inside story..."
Pei Shiju suddenly laughed softly, "King Wei Si is guessing... when I will choose."
"I can't guess, I can't guess." Li Shan waved his hands repeatedly, "Since returning to the capital, I was plotted first by Duke Pei and then by His Majesty. How dare you make random guesses."
An old man and a young man sat opposite each other in the carriage, their bodies swaying slightly as the carriage moved forward. After a moment, Li Shan sighed: "Now he is considered a celebrity."
Pei Shiju nodded in agreement, "Yes, it's a good one."
Li Shan thought to himself, it's really a good deal for me, but for you... it's really not a good deal. As a time traveler, how could you not leave a few more backup options?
However, I don’t know if some of the back-up tools can be used, and they are not even Li Shan’s own handiwork.
Li Shan asked with a smile: "I don't know how Mr. Pei persuaded His Highness the Crown Prince..."
Pei Shiju smiled slightly, and he admitted that the reason why he had not taken action was not because there was no suitable opportunity, but mainly because the prince Li Jiancheng had not made up his mind yet, and he had a way to make Li Jiancheng make this decision.
"I don't know what means King Wei Si has to defend himself?"
Both of them knew that the situation was not good for Donggong now, but the initiative was in Donggong's hands.
Li Shan thought for a while, "At least it should be after returning to Beijing after summer vacation, right?"
"If we can create chaos once or twice in the imperial city or even the palace, for example, if the people in the Chengqian Palace or even the King of Qin are drunk and poisoned... then the King of Qin will naturally be able to move out of the palace."
"By the way, I heard Duke Ling mention that His Highness the King of Qin intends to transfer Luoyang Li Junxian to the capital... After all, Duke Yi Guo Qin Qiong was seriously injured in the battle at Tiantai Mountain last year, and it is still difficult for him to go into battle."
The name Li Junxian was known to Li Shan in his previous life, not because of his outstanding performance in the Battle of Luoyang, but because Li Shimin established Baiqi after he ascended the throne, and Li Junxian was the commander... It is said that Baiqi was responsible for part of the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty. , the responsibilities of factory guards in the Ming Dynasty.
Pei Shiju looked at Li Shan who was talking eloquently. What he said could indeed be effective. If Li Shimin moved out of the palace by such a trick, it would be much more difficult to start an uprising in the East Palace... After all, once the army starts, the first thing is to do it. The target is not Li Yuan, but Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's escape meant Li Jiancheng's total failure.
