"Uncle, uncle."
Li Shanji walked into the door and bowed first. This move made Li Qianyou quite emotional. The young man who was temporarily recruited by him back then is now a big shot destined to go down in history, but he is still the same.
In fact, Li Shan's intercession for Wei Zheng and Li Qianyou during this period earned him a lot of impression points in both the government and the public.
The group entered the main hall. Changsun and Li Qianyou's wife Cui were already waiting. Cui came from the Boling Cui family. Although there were no famous figures at this time, during the Zhenguan period, Boling compiled the "Clan Chronicle". Cui was listed as the first class, and the second room of Cui, Boling in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, was called the "Crown of the Gentlemen".
"Aunt Changsun, Aunt Cui."
Mrs. Cui and Li Shan were not familiar with each other, so Mrs. Changsun directly pulled Li Shan to sit down and said, "Huairen, it's all thanks to you this time."
"It's my job." Li Shan said with a smile, "My uncle was not involved in it."
"It's not because of this." Cui sighed and explained: "After the great victory in Jingzhou last year, His Royal Highness Wei Si Wang reported his merits to Alang and was promoted to the governor of the Yuan Dynasty. If he stayed in Chang'an, maybe..."
Li Qianyou's face looked a little forlorn. It was true that although he had never been a direct descendant of Qi King Li Yuanji, if he was still the Chang'an Order, he would very likely be involved.
Even if he is not involved... he is very likely to be killed or exiled as a member of King Qi's party.
Li Shan naturally knew this truth, so he just smiled and said, "If it weren't for my uncle, how would my nephew be today? Please don't call me this."
Keshi Li nodded, "In private, I call you Huairen."
Li Qianyou suddenly laughed bitterly, "You have the ability to plan, you have the ability to make decisions, you have the literary talent to overwhelm Chang'an, and you have the means to gather people's hearts. With such talent in both civil and military affairs, it's like a cone in a bag, how can it not be revealed?"
This obviously means that even if he had not accidentally brought Li Shan into the army, Li Shan would still be able to rise to fame.
Li Keshi and Li Shan looked at each other. They both knew well that Li Shan was at his most vulnerable at that time. If it weren't for Li Qianyou, it would be difficult for Li Shan to quickly demonstrate his abilities in a short period of time. When it came to Pei Shiju, he had no power to fight back.
Li Shan thought for a while and changed his explanation, "When I arrived in Chang'an at the beginning of the year, my nephew was nameless and hopeless. He was just a countryman. Brother Demou and Zhaode had the good fortune to be friends..."
"I heard Twelve Lang mention it." Li Keshi said with a smile: "But when we first met, it seems that Twelve Lang even raised his sword at each other?"
"Not bad, not bad." Li Shan chuckled, and Li Zhaode was about to slash at him with his knife.
Li Qianyou smiled and turned to look at his son, "I am preparing to return to my hometown, and Dalang is preparing to take the scientific examination next year."
The so-called Twelve Lang and Dalang both refer to Li Zhaode, but the former refers to the ranking of Danyang Fang, and the latter refers to the ranking of Li Qianyou's family.
"It's still Ming Jing Ke." Li Zhaode said cheerfully: "With "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" in front of me, few people have dared to go to Jin Shi Ke in the past few years."
Li Shan's face was not red at all, he just frowned and said: "Uncle and Zhao De are back..."
"Sanyuan." Li Zhaode was a little surprised by his friend's question. Although they were the Li family of Longxi, their family had moved to Sanyuan County for many years. Unless it was an important ancestor worship ceremony, they rarely returned to their ancestral home in Longxi.
Li Shan was silent for a moment. Master Li seemed to have thought of something and looked at his wife and siblings, "Let's go to the study."
After Cui ordered the tea boy to serve tea, she and Changsun went to the backyard. After she got married, she and Li Qianyou had been living in Chang'an and only returned to Sanyuan occasionally. If she wanted to move back to her hometown, she still had many things to arrange.
Entering the study, Li Qianyou hurriedly asked: "Is there anything wrong with going back to Sanyuan?"
Li Shan was a little surprised. Li Qianyou was over 40 years old and had been an official for nearly ten years, but he was not as calm as Li Zhaode, who was crowned only next year.
"Sanyuan County is within Jingzhao." Li Shan replied simply: "The neighboring county is Yunyang County."
Before Master Li could explain, Li Zhaode said quietly: "Yunyang Luo family."
Obviously, Li Shan was stationed in Baiquan County for a long time last year, and Li Zhaode, who was also in Baiquan, was not just playing around. After his father was dismissed from office, Li Zhaode quickly lost his immaturity and began to show his abilities.
"Yunyang Luo family... Luo Yi, King of Yan County?" Li Qianyou looked at Li Shan suspiciously, "Luo Yi was expelled from the capital and is now the general manager of Hezhou in Longyou Road."
Li Zhaode also stared at Li Shan, "After the incident at Renzhi Palace, it is confirmed that His Highness King Qin will take over the East Palace, but will the Turks split and invade the south in a large scale?"
Li Shan nodded with interest, "Today I made a decision with His Highness the King of Qin to deploy Hou Junji, Feng Li, Shi Danai, Duan Zhixuan, Hou Hongtao and other generals to join the Lingzhou Army. Yuchi Gong will set off for Yanzhou Road tomorrow, and another Transfer the Korean Duke Pang Yu to the Dai Dynasty."
Li Zhaode's face was slightly cold, "If the East Palace refuses to surrender, it can only take advantage of the Turks' attack...and neither Feng Li nor Xue Wanche has returned to the capital. Li Gaoqian has been dismissed, and the only choice is Luo Yi, the king of Yan County."
Master Li clicked his tongue and said, "Twelve men are more than six men."
The so-called Liulang refers to Li Kai, who ranks sixth in Danyangfang's generation.
Li Shan didn't say anything, but he actually agreed in his heart. To be fair, although he had a better relationship with Li Kai, Li Kai was relatively ordinary in both governance and leadership, and lacked the ability to analyze and judge the situation. When he took over as Acting County Magistrate After that, Li Kai was just a follower of Xiao Gui and Cao. During the First World War in Nao County, Li Yiyan was also the leader.
Although Li Zhaode is young, he can quickly think of Luo Yi through the "Yunyang County" mentioned by Li Shan, and also think of the Turks' attack and the possible changes in the East Palace.
Information has already come from Li Shimin. Luo Yi left manpower in Yunyang County when he was expelled from Beijing a few years ago. After returning to Beijing last year, he added some people. A rough calculation shows that there are at least five or six hundred people. .
Different from the Changlin Army, although there are only five or six hundred people, they are elites who have faced barbarian invasions all year round.
Li Keshi could also imagine this, but the difference was that he was the one who knew the answer. He judged that Dong Gong did not choose to surrender because Pei Shiju had not yet become an official... In terms of qualifications, Li Zhaode was better than Li Keshi and his son.
As for Li Qianyou... he was still very surprised, "What can Luo Yi do?"
"He has been expelled from Beijing."
Li Zhaode was silent for a while and whispered: "Heavenly Festival Army."
"Luo Yi has been in Youzhou for many years, and his Tianjie Army is quite brave. Now one of them is stationed in Youzhou and the other is stationed in Hezhou." Li Zhaode explained in a low voice: "Unlike Xue Wanche and Feng Li, the Tianjie Army is Luo Yi’s private army..."
Li Qianyou finally understood, "Is it possible that Luo Yi secretly deployed troops in Yunyang County?"
Yunyang County is only thirty miles away from Chang'an City. If it is a fast horse attack, the time required will be very short.
"Even if there is chaos in Chang'an, the fourth brother should be safe. The East Palace will not indulge." Li Keshi explained: "But if it is in Sanyuan... once things change, I am afraid that something unexpected will happen."
This possibility exists. Once the East Palace is defeated, Luo Yi's elite troops deployed in Yunyang County are likely to plunder the county seat and flee... Yunyang County is Luo Yi's hometown after all, and Sanyuan County happens to be in Yunyang County not far to the north.
Li Qianyou sighed and looked at Li Shan, "I'll leave it to Huairen for Zhaode."
"Why does uncle need to talk so much?" Li Shan smiled and said, "Zhao De is no better than others."
After all, Li Zhaode was young and hadn't heard anything yet, but Li Qianyou and Li Keshi both knew that Li Shan had made outstanding contributions and rescued the enemy twice, but it was impossible to be promoted to the title, and he would not improve his position in a short time. Breakthrough, and there are already famous generals such as Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian among the bodyguards around him, as well as Wang Junhao, Liu Heier, and Hou Hongtao, who are already a force.
With Li Shan's always cautious temperament, except for Zhang Zhongjian, it is difficult for others to make a profit in a short time...On the contrary, a few friends who have a better relationship with Li Shan, such as Li Kai, Li Zhaode, and Wang Renbiao, can do so. The profit is divided.
"But since my uncle is staying in Chang'an, he should be able to recover someday." Li Shan said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is thoughtful and will not ignore it."
In fact, the meaning of this sentence is very obvious. The key is not whether Li Shimin has the capacity, but that Li Qianyou has an older brother named Li Yaoshi, and an older brother named Li Keshi... The changes in Xuanwu Sect in history, Li Keshi He was also the main general who raised troops with Li Shimin.
Li Qianyou was free and easy at this time, shook his head and said: "There are five brothers. The eldest brother died early, the second brother is a famous general in the world, the third brother is now a trusted general of the King of Qin, the fifth brother is guarding the family, a certain person has mediocre qualifications, and has no outstanding talents in both civil and military affairs, etc. Once things are settled, you should return home and take a leisurely swim under the spring."
Well, in fact, Li Qianyou was quite concerned about his official career... Li Shan was a little surprised. Back then, he had tricked Li Qianyou into stealing Li Dewu's Chang'an Order. The main reason was that Li Qianyou had a strong ambition in this regard.
But then Li Shan knew why Li Qianyou was so depressed.
"One city is not enough. Both the east and west cities are bleeding like rivers." Li Qianyou murmured in a low voice.
The Tang Dynasty inherited the "Book of Rites of Zhou" that "execute people in the city and abandon them with others", that is, executions were carried out in the city, so generally it was in the East City or the West City, but this time Yang Wenqian's rebellion case involved too many people It is too wide and cannot be used in one city, so the east and west cities are activated at the same time.
Apart from the executions of the Yang Wenqian clan, the worst thing was the Prince of Qi's palace. Not only the superior and subordinate officials, not only the guards and subordinate officers, but also the generals and majors of the Six Guards, all were beheaded. In more serious cases, the whole family was executed, and in lighter cases, It was his family who was exiled to Lingnan.
As for the female family members, except for Princess Qi, all other female family members have not entered the palace... I don't know if Li Shimin will take action.
In the entire Prince Qi's palace, the only subordinate officer who was safe and sound was Li Qianyou. How could this not make him frightened?
Li Zhaode also sighed: "This morning, I saw a corpse being carried out in Yongningfang."
"The corpses that have been carried out these days...are countless." Li Keshi also said in a serious tone, "How many people can return safely from being exiled to Lingnan."
Many people who were implicated in being exiled to Lingnan simply chose to commit suicide. This was something Li Shan did not expect. In fact, after the Jin, Song, Liang, and Chen dynasties, Lingnan was really not a barbaric land... Of course, because of the unsuitable climate and soil, The chance of death is still high.
Li Qianyou had given up the idea of becoming an official again, and instead felt relaxed. He was lucky enough to escape with his life. Instead, he asked about the details of the Renzhi Palace incident.
Li Keshi, who was personally involved, explained the matter in detail, and finally shook his head and said: "Why Feng Deyi secretly attached to the King of Qi is really puzzling."
Li Zhaode's eyes flickered, "Perhaps there is something in King Qi's hands?"
Master Li looked at Li Shan, who was ordered to investigate the case in detail. The latter nodded and shook his head, "It should be, but it's not clear what it is."
Cuckolding Li Shimin... It would be fucked if this kind of thing leaked out.
Li Zhaode glanced at Li Shan a few times and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Huai Ren seems to be quite close to the King of Qin?"
"His Majesty hinted." Li Shan gave a perfect excuse, thinking that Li Zhaode was just as suspicious as Zhang Wenguan and Wang Renbiao.
Wang Renbiao had already made a guess. After all, he knew about Li Shan's life experience. Zhang Wenguan had also already suspected it, because it was he who rushed to Chang'an to contact Li Shimin for Li Shan. But Li Zhaode became suspicious because of his intuition. .
Li Shan thought to himself that in the Danyang House of the Li family in Longxi, the generation after Li Jing should be headed by Li Zhaode... In fact, Li Zhaode did become an official during the Zhenguan period and became the prime minister during the Gaozong period.
After chatting for a while, he made an appointment with Changsun to visit Cui Shiniang tomorrow. Li Shancai said goodbye and left, along with Li Keshi.
"Huairen, Pei Hongda..."
"We have a plan." Li Shan lied with his eyes open. He had no idea what Pei Shiju would do.
"That's good." Master Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Compared to Zhaode, Demou is quite inferior."
"Brother Demou is steady, Zhaode is sharp, and each has his or her own strengths." Li Shan said casually: "Brother Demou first served as acting county magistrate, and then as Baiquan magistrate. It has been several years. When the dust settles, we can Returned to Beijing to gain experience in three provinces and six divisions."
Master Li Kai's eldest and second sons were useless, and his youngest son was a commoner, so he placed all his hopes on Li Kai. Hearing this, he beamed with joy and said, "I still need Huairen to help."
"Uncle, there is no need to be polite if you are a good general manager." Li Shan thought for a while, "It is best to be from Zhongshushe. Although his rank is not high, he is a close minister."
Li Shan was slightly surprised when he didn't hear Keshi Li's reply. He turned to follow Keshi Li's line of sight and saw Li Dewu coming towards him with a rather gloomy face.
Li Shan's steps stagnated slightly, a gentle smile appeared on his face, but his eyes were full of coldness... His predecessor was abandoned. Although Li Shan was indignant, it was not incomprehensible. After all, there were many men who did such things in later generations, but Sending himself to the battlefield in Hebei was something Li Shan could not tolerate.
Seeing the cold gaze cast by his son and the disdainful look on Master Li's face, Li Dewu forced a forced smile and then quickened his pace.
"I heard that he was in quite a bad situation in Pei Mansion?"
"Almost expelled." Li Shan snorted, "My nephew once swore in front of his mother that he would throw water in front of his horse if necessary!"
This is the common thought of Zhu and Li Shan. The so-called throwing water in front of the horse means that it is difficult to make a broken mirror.
Li Dewu doesn't expect another reunion, but he must consider one thing... I don't want to die. Although I am in a mess now, I don't want to die.
