The front hall of Cuiwei Hall is now in a mess. Large beds and other items were used to block the main entrance. Hu stools were rare in this era, and they are even less available now.
In the end, there was no choice but to have red bricks brought in. Everyone sat in a circle. Li Yuan insisted on pulling Li Shan to sit on the right side, and Li Shimin on the other side.
As soon as he sat down, Li Shan said with impatience: "Uncle, this is not meritorious."
Li Yuan was stunned at first, and then he couldn't laugh or cry, but he could understand that in terms of merit, Li Shan had almost never stopped in the past few years. It can be said that since the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang in the fourth year of Wude, at least half of the military merit was attributed to Li Shanli Down.
And like this incident, Li Shan also did it once last year, saving the car twice... But considering Li Shan's age and title, there is really no way to reward him.
Li Yuan couldn't help but shook his head, "Huairen admits that he doesn't want to imitate Wang Jian. How can he do this today?"
"Huairen General History, are you a history reader?" Chen Shuda couldn't help but scolded.
Wang Jian holds the entire army of the Qin Dynasty, but you, Li Huairen, are just idle now and have no connection at all... Li Shan is a little aggrieved. I did say this, but that was before he led the army to the expedition last year. .
Li Shimin glanced sideways at Li Shan and asked directly: "How is the situation in Chang'an?"
His Highness the King of Qin suffered many injuries in this battle. When Li Shan entered the palace, he saw that his left shoulder and right leg had just been bandaged.
"I sent my personal guards to inform Princess Pingyang, asking her to take charge of Chang'an." Li Shan looked at Li Yuan's face, "Your Majesty, is this arrangement appropriate?"
"Appropriate." Li Yuan was very satisfied. He was always most at ease with Princess Pingyang... After all, Chai Shao couldn't suppress his wife, and at this point in time, he had not yet had a queen.
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. Princess Pingyang may not have any bias in the fight for the right to inherit the throne, but her first goal must be to protect her father, not to mention that Chai Shao and his eldest son are still here.
And Princess Pingyang has a high authority in the imperial army, and with Ma Sanbao as her assistant, she should be able to suppress the situation... Even if the prince raises his troops, it is estimated that he may not be able to get out of the imperial city.
Li Yuan did not ask about the situation in Chang'an anymore, but said bitterly: "The rebels must be killed and all generals and generals must be captured alive as much as possible."
"Yes." Li Shan responded, muttering in his heart that he was talking about killing the Nine Clans. Thinking about it, in this era when aristocratic families were prevalent, if the emperor ordered the execution of the Nine Clans, it might implicate several big clans, and maybe even himself. They are all on the list of being punished.
Li Yuan continued: "Last time, Huairen was still leading the army. He then transferred the governor of Jingzhou, Qian Jiulong, the general manager of Qizhou, Chang Da, and the general manager of Longzhou, Li Mengchang, to lead the troops to the borders of Fangzhou and Jingzhao. They were all led by Huairen. control."
Yang Gongren was thinking in his mind. It seemed that His Majesty was planning to depose the Crown Prince. Chang Da and Qian Jiulong were both direct descendants of His Majesty. Li Mengchang was the favorite general of the King of Qin. In addition, Pei Ji, Luo Yi, Feng Li, and Wei Zheng They were all placed under house arrest, and the prince had no chance of recovery.
But after a while, no answer was heard. Yang Gongren looked sideways and saw a complicated expression on Li Shan's face, some frightened, some thankful, and his face was distorted.
"Go...to the soldiers of the Imperial Household?"
At the end of the show, Ling Jing, who had been waiting impatiently, finally came on the stage, "His Majesty sent a messenger to summon you, ordering you to control the troops of Shanfangfu under the command of Ren Guogong Liu Hongji and Xiao Guogong Zhang Pinggao, and rush to Renzhi Palace to escort them..."
Li Shan interrupted in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I haven't seen the messenger summon you..."
Li Yuan's face changed slightly and he glanced at Li Shimin on the left. The latter was calm and said with a smile: "Father, just like last year, when my father passed the imperial edict, Huairen rushed to escort him before he got the edict."
This is a nice thing to say, but if it is said in a bad way, someone might even add insult to injury, that is, they are leading the cavalry close to the emperor's side, or they may have evil intentions.
Last year, Liang Jun attacked Longzhou and defeated Jingzhou. Li Shan led his bodyguards to rush to Tiantai Mountain. It can be said that there was a reason for the incident, but this time it is hard to say... He did not receive the edict and rushed to Li Yuan with his bodyguards. Renzhi Palace, where you can escape the summer heat, what do you want to do?
In other words, Li Shan needs a reason to lead his troops to appear in Renzhi Palace at a critical moment. This was also the focus and difficulty of Li Shan's previous operations.
If no clues were found, even if Li Shan knew the time of July 15th, he led his guards to Renzhi Palace... There was really no proper reason, and he would become the target of suspicion.
Li Yuan did not doubt Li Shan's intention, and just asked: "Why is Huairen here?"
Li Shan laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I have been driving quickly since afternoon. My mouth is dry and my stomach is empty..."
Everyone present was not stupid, until the Wei Si King was chasing people away. Li Yuan looked around and ordered Su Zhi, the palace supervisor, to take people to set up the stove and set up the pots. There was still some unused food in Renzhi Palace, and there was a rebellion outside. There is also food in the military camp, so there is no shortage of it.
Li Shan took this free time to check everyone's injuries. Li Yuan had a cut on his ribs. Although it was not deep, it was quite long and there was a lot of blood. No wonder he felt stiff when walking around.
Afterwards, Li Shan checked one after another. Ling Jing, Chen Shuda, Fang Xuanling and even Cui Xin, who had no choice but to raise their swords at the last moment, were all more or less injured.
Among the familiar people, Chai Shao suffered the worst. His left foot was bloody. After Li Shan asked, he found out that the others were all injured. The unlucky Prince Consort had his left foot cut off and two toes were cut off. ... Li Shan was really a little sorry, thinking that his previous plans must not be leaked, otherwise the third sister would not be able to get around him, regardless of what Li Shimin thought.
However, most of the people he was familiar with survived, which made Li Shan feel a lot better. Thinking about it, most of the people he was familiar with were in high positions. As long as the defense did not collapse, they would definitely be protected.
The Beiya Forbidden Army suffered almost all casualties, but last year Li Shan took away all the old members of the Forbidden Army. Basically, the familiar ones were in the Lingzhou Army. Only Hou Hongtao, who was a personal guard, was still in the Forbidden Army and was only slightly injured. .
But Qi Laosan, who was temporarily transferred by Li Shan to bake red bricks a month ago, was not so lucky. Not only did he break his arm, but he was also stabbed in the ribs. Li Shan had to immediately ask the guards outside to carry him. The equipment was brought in and an emergency operation was performed... I don't know if I can survive it.
Speaking of which, Qi Laosan brought nearly two hundred people with him from Shandong, and now most of the famous people have been killed. Some died in Guji Town, and some died in Xiaoguan. This time, Qi Laosan brought seven people with him. Most of the eight people close to him died.
But overall, it is much better than Tiantai Mountain last year. After all, last year Li Yuan foolishly left Renshou Palace and rushed back to Chang'an under Li Yuanji's instigation. As a result, Liang Luoren poked his butt to pieces. The entire queue was scattered, and the casualties were natural. heavy.
(End of chapter)
