When everyone in the East Palace was in panic, and when Pei Shiju secretly guessed what role Li Shan played in this incident, the atmosphere in Sun Moon Lake was not very relaxed.
At dusk, Li Shan in the backyard was still serving his wife diligently, but although Cui Shiniang had constant morning sickness today, she was keenly aware of her husband's impatience and uneasiness.
"It's okay." Cui Shiniang waved her hand, but then she vomited again, but she didn't eat anything at noon, and after retching for a while, nothing came out.
Li Shan was a little impatient. Although he knew that morning sickness was inevitable, he couldn't bear it and asked the maid to prepare the post. He would go to the Imperial Medical Office tomorrow to ask a famous doctor to come and take a look.
Cui Shiniang didn't object, but she felt bitter in her mouth. When she looked in the mirror, her little face was wrinkled, so she simply kicked her husband out... It seemed like Wei Zifu didn't want to see Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Li Shan, who was driven to the front yard, sat in the garden of the east courtyard for a long time. The big trees that blocked out the afterglow of the setting sun cast a cool shade, but it could not drive away the anxiety in Li Shan's heart.
This kind of suffering is really too much.
Except for that time when he broke out of Guji Town to fight to the death, Li Shan had never done anything so uncertain. He had roughly guessed what Feng Lun wanted to do, or what King Qi wanted to do. It was nothing more than a snipe and a clam. The fishermen only benefited from the fight. This kind of operation was very difficult. He didn't think Li Yuanji and Feng Lun had much chance of success.
Li Shan can also roughly confirm that even if something happens in Renzhi Palace, at least Li Yuan and Li Shimin should be able to escape. Although it will be difficult for him to explain later, as long as these two people are alive, there will be no big problems.
But Li Shan was not sure that he could find Feng Lun. If he couldn't, it would be difficult for his uncle Er Zhuhuan... Although he had arranged some small means, it was hard to say whether they would work.
"Alang."
"Ah Hei is here, sit down and talk." Li Shan waved and said, "Are you all ready?"
"The war horses, ordnance, and armor are all ready. A total of 512 people have been ordered, and 932 horses have been prepared for war." Liu Heier said it all in detail, and then asked after hesitating for a while: "Alang is preparing …”
"Don't be afraid." Li Shan smiled, "Something may happen, but it's not guaranteed. It's just in case."
Liu Heier did not continue to ask. He knew that although he was in charge of the personal guard, Li Shan trusted him more than other leaders of the personal guard.
Li Shan asked casually: "I didn't know at first, but I only found out accidentally more than a month ago that Liu Qincheng is your father?"
"yes."
"No wonder your uncle is attached to Liang Shidu." Li Shan sighed, "I just hope you don't have any resentment in your heart."
"Father..." Liu Heier looked a little sad, "It seems that the prince has forgotten his father a long time ago."
In the fourth year of Wude, Jihu chieftain Liu Gencheng, with tens of thousands of troops, marched south from Yanzhou, crossed the Great Wall, and stationed troops outside Luziguan in Yanzhou. At that time, the battle in Luoyang was in full swing. Li Yuan sent Prince Li Jiancheng to lead the army to attack, but it had not arrived yet. In the local area, Duan Decao, the general manager of Yanzhou, attacked, beheading more than a hundred people and capturing more than a thousand prisoners.
Seeing the bravery of the Tang army, many leaders of Jihu wanted to surrender. Among them, Chief Liu Qiancheng was the most determined. In the end, Prince Li Jiancheng accepted the surrender, but because Jihu had too many troops, he actually wanted to kill him and surrender... The news was leaked Later, many Jihu leaders were killed, and Liu Qiancheng was seriously injured and fled to Shuofang to rely on Liangshidu, and eventually died of serious injuries.
This was also the key reason why Liu Nv Nicheng and Liu Heier led the Jihu tribe south to escape famine in the grasslands and chose to attach themselves to Liang Shidu... Even though the news was leaked that time, Li Jiancheng raised the butcher knife and killed more than 100 Jihu tribesmen. Six thousand people.
Of course, it was completely nonsense that Li Shan said he didn't know before. He had already checked this information clearly. Otherwise, how could he let Liu Heier command the personal guards around him?
Those who can successively serve as the leaders of the personal guards, Su Dingfang, Wang Junhao, Zhang Zhongjian, Qu Silang, and Li Shan all have reasons to trust them, either because of their life-saving grace, their support, or their comfort.
Therefore, Ling Jing, Su Dingfang and even Zhu Wei had privately reminded Li Shan that after all, Liu Heer had not been under his disciple for long, so it would be too rash to leave his personal guard in the hands of this person.
His father died in the hands of Li Jiancheng, and there was no way Liu Hei'er could be won over by the East Palace. This was the reason why Li Shan trusted him.
"He is a prince now, but he may not be a prince in the future." Li Shan whispered: "After the battle at Tiantai Mountain, His Majesty despised the prince, and King Qin may be able to take over the East Palace."
Liu Heier licked his dry lips and said, "I heard that King Qin is the most famous general in the Tang Dynasty."
"Yes, he has outstanding heroic appearance, extraordinary nature, invincible in battles, and invincible in all attacks. He is far stronger than Gu." Li Shan smiled and said: "But Gu is only loyal to Your Majesty."
Liu Heier calmed down for a while. He didn't know who the target of the Wei Si King was, but he knew from these words that he would definitely not be attached to the Prince of the East Palace... This was enough for him.
At this moment, on a hilltop a few miles away from Juyuan Bridge, Fan Shiyi asked in a low voice: "Is there anything strange?"
Both guards shook their heads.
Fan Shiyi thought about it for a while and then ordered: "Keep an eye on it, don't slack off, but don't get close. If you find anything strange, rush back to Zhuangzi immediately. Mao Hongbin Fort and Yunyang County have kept horses. You won't change people if you change horses."
If he didn't wear armor, carry weapons, ride a horse lightly, and change horses without changing people, it would take more than three hours to get from Juyuan Bridge to Sun Moon Lake. Fan Shiyi set off at dusk and rushed back to Sun Moon Lake late at night.
Li Shan hasn't gone to rest yet, and has been waiting with candles lit in the study.
"What did Ling Gong say?" Li Shan asked as he poured a bowl of iced mung bean soup and handed it over.
Fan Shiyi rushed to Renzhi Palace on July 12th. It was the night of July 13th. According to Li Shan's calculation, it was 0:00 on July 14th. The total distance back and forth was more than 200 miles, and the total distance was only It took more than twenty hours, and it was really hard work.
"Gululu..." Fan Shiyi drank up the mung bean soup in one breath and shuddered with pleasure before sitting down and saying: "Ling Gong said that more than ten days ago, Qi King Li Yuanji had to leave Phoenix Valley every day. We ride and hunt and don’t return until dusk.”
"Is Chong'er safe outside?" Li Shan couldn't help but laugh.
"Ling Gong said the same thing." Fan Shiyi poured another bowl of mung bean soup himself, "If it really is the fifteenth day of the seventh month, King Qin's troops plus the Qianniu Guards on the left and right, more than a thousand troops, will be enough to defend the Phoenix Valley for many days. At least five days.”
Li Shan thought about it in his mind and did not comment. Li Yuanji and Feng Lun would not be without means to deal with it, so they just said: "It's too late."
"It should be in time. It takes three and a half hours to report the news from Juyuan Bridge." Fan Shiyi calculated, "Zhuangzi sent out troops and galloped to Fangzhou. One day was enough."
Li Shan had to set aside time. He didn't need a reason to show up at Renzhi Palace, but he needed a sufficient reason to show up at Renzhi Palace with five hundred fully armed guards.
It only takes about two days in total. If something happens, you won't be able to hold on for two days, right?
(End of chapter)
