Li Shimin was hesitant to say. Judging from the current situation, he would soon be able to take over the East Palace, and his relationship with Li Shan would no longer be a secret. However, he also needed to consider other factors, such as Li Yuan's perception of Li Shan. Changes and more.
More importantly, although Li Shan did not mention it and Ling Jing did not give any hint, during this period of time, Li Shan has always kept a distance from Li Shimin openly... This shows that Li Shan does not want to expose the relationship in the short term. .
Li Shimin guessed that it was probably because of Pei Shiju.
But Li Shimin hesitated, but Xiao Yu kept talking. This dear friend always said what he had to say and farted when he had something to say... Historically, during the Zhenguan period, Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda argued in the Tai Chi Hall and caused a scene. Li Shimin was so angry that he dismissed both of them.
In fact, Xiao Yu was deposed six times in total during the Zhenguan period.
"Although King Qi and Feng Lun have evil intentions, Yang Wenqian, who raised his troops and conspired against him, is after all a disciple of the prince." Xiao Yu said coldly: "Li Huairen has been with the king every day, and he once asked your majesty to excuse the prince."
Fang Xuanling asked tentatively: "How to excuse me?"
"Based on the letters Yang Wenqian received and the inquiries he made to everyone, it was obviously aimed at the King of Qi. Even Zhao Yuankai was accused of being a member of the King of Qi." Xiao Yu shook his head and said: "If it weren't for Li Huairen, Du Chili and Feng Lun might not have been accused. Get involved.”
"Li Huairen has many military exploits and seems to have little influence in the court, but Your Majesty believes that he has many achievements. Please pay attention to His Majesty."
Li Shimin was speechless and could only glance at Ling Jing from the corner of his eye... Among everyone present, Ling Jing was the only one who was qualified to refute, because everyone knew that he was on good terms with Li Shan.
"Xiao Xiang's words are wrong." Ling Jing was also helpless and could only brace himself and said: "This Yang Wenqian conspiracy should be a conspiracy between Feng Lun and King Qi, and it really has nothing to do with the East Palace."
Ling Jing snorted, "Du Chili, Feng Deyi and the King of Qi were accidentally involved in a conspiracy. I actually think that the King Si of Wei has merits and no faults!"
"King Si of Wei followed His Majesty's order to investigate carefully. Is there anything wrong?"
"What's more, Your Majesty used palace servants and servants to copy the contents of the inquiry. Is it possible that King Wei Si wanted to deceive His Majesty?"
What Xiao Yu couldn't bear the most was people criticizing him, so he retorted: "The palace servants and servants copied it, it was exactly what Li Huairen asked your majesty to do!"
"Cough cough, cough cough." Li Shimin coughed twice and said with a smile: "As my uncle said, Huairen has great military achievements, but he has no influence in the court. He is just on good terms with the third sister, so there is no need to worry."
"This time Yang Wenqian conspired to rebel. When Huairen arrived at Renzhi Palace, Cuiwei Palace was almost attacked. He rescued him twice in two years and had great military achievements. My father could not reward him, so Huairen could not help but be cautious."
Xiao Yu glanced sideways at Ling Jing, nodded and said: "It is true what His Highness said. This person is not involved in seizing the direct descendants and is a direct descendant of His Majesty. However, seeing that the situation is clear, he should not hinder His Highness."
Ling Jing's old face twitched, what he said... Turning around to look, Li Shimin looked a little unnatural even with such a thick skin.
At this moment, Li Shan is wandering outside the valley. After a long time, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. He has been preparing for the Renzhi Palace incident since before and after the wedding. Although accidents happened one after another, the whole thing ended up being... The perfect way to end.
Although the formal questioning of King Qi has not yet started, this person can only bear the blame, and Feng Lun's tail... After Du Yan reports, there is a high probability that he will not be able to avoid it.
As for Feng Lun's ending...it depends on whether Li Yuanji is willing to pull this person together and fall into the abyss.
Walking all the way to the outside of the valley, when he saw Chai Shao from a distance, Li Shan frowned and walked over, "Brother-in-law?"
"Huairen is here." Chai Shao turned around and smiled reluctantly.
"What will my brother-in-law do if he doesn't cultivate himself? The third sister will look for my younger brother later." Li Shan complained a little. Chai Shao was slashed on the sole of his left foot and two toes were chopped off, making it difficult to walk. After reinforcements from various places arrived, He was arranged to rest by Li Shan, but he didn't expect to come outside the valley today.
Chai Shao whispered: "The last batch of coffins are returning to Beijing."
Li Shan also said nothing. Although the two sides fought for only two days, there was a river of blood and more than a thousand corpses. It was hot summer at this time. If they were not dealt with as soon as possible, not to mention the epidemic, the corpses would rot.
The corpses of the rebels could still be buried on the spot, but the corpses of the fallen soldiers had to be sent back to Chang'an in coffins.
The casualties in this battle are different from last year's Tiantai Mountain battle. Last year, anyone could die. Even Li Yuan was hit by an arrow. But this time, although it was a sneak attack by the rebels, basically all those who died in the battle were Ordinary soldiers have become lower-level military commanders and other small schools, and those with names and surnames... Li Shan has basically survived.
Watching the convoy carrying the coffin slowly set off, everyone looked sad, and Li Shan could only pretend... In fact, he didn't feel much in his heart. After all, he was a soldier who died in battle, not an innocent civilian who was slaughtered, and it had nothing to do with him. connection.
Li Shan was slightly moved when he saw a thick coffin passing by.
Well, among those who died, the highest-ranking general was You Qianniuwei General Zhang Jin. This former Sui Dynasty official who was among the "Selected Cao Qigui" died in battle a quarter of an hour before Li Shan arrived at Renzhi Palace.
After watching the motorcade leave, the atmosphere became a little more relaxed. Li Shan said hello to Liu Hongji, Huang Junhan, Li Shiji and others who were not familiar with him.
Li Shiji coughed twice, "I heard that Prince Zhao was transferred to the right prison guard general?"
Li Shan glanced at this famous general who was active until the reign of Emperor Gaozong, "His Majesty has appointed Duke Xiao as the General of You Qianniu Guard."
Duke Xiao Guo was Zhang Pinggao who had just arrived with his army a few days ago.
Chai Shao frowned. In comparison, Zhang Pinggao's talents were relatively mediocre. He was promoted to Duke mainly because of his merits in serving the dragon. He also had a rather arrogant temperament. He was not easy to deal with. He controlled the Beiya Imperial Army by himself. Zhang Pinggao It's also a trouble... But Chai Shao plans to step down, so it's a bit taboo for his wife to be in charge of Chang'an while he is also in charge of palace confinement in Renzhi Palace.
Li Shiji thought that his reputation was well-deserved. He only asked Prince Zhao, and they pointed out the vacancy of General You Qianniuwei, but he had no intention of filling it.
After chatting with each other for a while, Li Shan also revealed that Zuo Qianniuwei general Yu Wenshao was imprisoned for questioning. This position needs to be grabbed... If there is no accident, it should be selected among the generals of the King of Qin.
Hou Junji and Duan Zhixuan, the most out-of-the-ordinary ones, both had something to think about. They were arguing with each other. Qin Qiong looked into the distance, "Several groups of people have gone to Chang'an today."
Li Shan hummed without saying anything. Zhang Pinggao and Wang Junhao were there to escort Feng Lun, the convoy just now was to transport the coffin, and there were two groups of messengers going to Jingzhao and Jingzhao counties respectively. After all, nearly 10,000 troops are now stationed in Jingzhao. , Fangzhou border, food and grass is also a problem.
In addition, there was a group of people who escorted some of the officials in the East Palace. The most important person among them was Er Zhuhuan.
(End of chapter)
