On the third day of October, many people are making preparations.
Prince Li Jiancheng suppressed his thoughts and tried to make more preparations, waiting for the most suitable time. Pei Shiju was also making preparations on how to push Li Jiancheng out as a shield.
Chai Shao, who was in charge of the imperial city, was also making preparations, wary of possible changes in the East Palace. Although Li Yuan didn't think what the eldest son would do, he began to think carefully in his heart, preparing to use various means to dismantle the foundation of the East Palace and wait for King Qin to return to the capital. Take action later, trying not to cause too much turmoil in the court situation.
This night, Li Shan was also preparing.
"You actually finished eating them all?" Li Shan looked at Cui Shiniang with a smile, "Don't eat too much, or you won't be able to overcome it."
Cui Shiniang took the hand towel handed by Mrs. Zhang and wiped her mouth, muttering: "I only ate one bowl."
"Such a big bowl is not enough!" Mrs. Zhang said angrily, glanced at Mrs. Zhou who was standing behind her daughter, and said with a smile: "But it does taste good."
Of course, there is little rice in the north, but mostly corn and millet. Li Shan is not used to eating it, but pasta is acceptable. If you are in Chang'an, you can still eat rice, but in Shandong and Daizhou, My favorite is this bowl of mutton soup cake made by Zhou. The soup is as thick as milk and delicious. Sprinkle some pepper on it and it is the most refreshing to eat in winter.
Even Cui Xin, who had been worried recently and had a poor appetite, also had a great appetite and finished a large bowl of mutton soup cakes.
After wiping his mouth, Cui Xin coughed twice. Madam Zhang took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to Madam Zhou, "I just heard Eleven Niang mention it last night that your brother is interested in playing tricks."
In terms of status, there is a huge gap between the Cui Xin couple and the Zhou family. However, the Zhou family’s elder brother, Zhou Erlang, protected Cui Xin outside the Renshou Palace last year. Later, he was granted the title of County Prince for saving his life. Wait.
Zhou glanced at Li Shan, who was smiling, and quickly took it with both hands, "Thank you, madam."
Mrs. Zhang nodded with satisfaction, not thanking herself, but thanking Shiniang, which shows that Mr. Zhou is a well-behaved person.
"Actually, it's all good to make tiles and tiles. Erlang got a daughter last time, and now she's pretty, too. She's very cute." Li Shan said cheerfully, "I'm really looking forward to Eleven Niang..."
"Ahem!" Cui Xin coughed a few times with force and glared at Li Shan fiercely.
Li Shan blinked and didn't have time to explain anything. Mrs. Zhang on the side was already dissatisfied with her husband and swung him with a few daggers. If Mrs. Zhou hadn't been there, she would have become so powerful.
If your daughter gets a boy, then everyone is naturally happy. If she gets a girl... The son-in-law said this out of kindness. Are you, the father-in-law, still dissatisfied?
Cui Xin's mouth moved, and he suddenly stood up and walked out. Last night, he listened to Ling Jing's detailed analysis of the current situation, and was very worried about Li Shan... He didn't care, whether it was Li Jiancheng or Pei Shiju, after all, it was not Er Zhurong. It is impossible to raise a butcher's knife against the current leader of the Cui family in Qinghe, but Li Shan has now become the opponent's target.
If something unexpected happens, the thing in the daughter's belly will probably be responsible for the inheritance of the bloodline... Later generations will not pay much attention to this, but people of this era, especially the children of aristocratic families, pay the most attention to inheritance.
Therefore, Cui Xin hopes to be a grandson, not a granddaughter.
Li Shan chuckled a few times and chatted with Mrs. Zhang and Cui Shiniang for a while before walking out of the house and saw Cui Xin pacing back and forth at the archway of the inner and outer courtyards.
"We're all waiting. You still have time to eat with Eleven Niangs and chat with them after the meal?"
"Father-in-law." The smile on Li Shan's face never faded, "You should know that you should be calm during big events."
"Whenever big things happen, do you need to calm down?" Cui Xin was startled, "Another broken sentence?"
"Do you have the full text?"
"Uh, I just said it casually when we were stationed in Baiquan County last year." Li Shan swallowed and couldn't remember the origin of this sentence... This is actually a couplet, which came from the late Qing Dynasty more than a thousand years later. Weng Tonghe.
But it doesn't matter. Now Li Shan has learned well. He will check all the allusions that involve names first, but not others.
If it has already appeared in this world, then of course it doesn’t matter. If it has not yet appeared in this world...even better!
In the side hall of the front yard, Zhu Ba and Zhao Da were guarding the outside, Zhu Wei was waiting at the door, and everyone else had already gone in.
Li Shan and Cui Xin slowly walked in, and the former sat at the top of the table without hesitation. From Su Dingfang down, everyone saluted and called Alang.
Li Shan's eyes swept over everyone's face. Except for Zhu Wei and Cui Xin, Su Dingfang, Wang Junhao, Qu Silang, Zhou Erlang, Fan Shiyi, Fan Tu, Liu Heier, even those who could barely get out of bed Qi Laosan was actually there.
Noticing that Li Shan's eyes were on him, Qi Laosan pushed away Zhou Erlang's hand holding his own, "I am willing to die for A Lang."
Li Shan was silent for a moment and pointed at Fan Shiyi, "Go and bring a bench."
When Fan Shiyi pressed Qi Laosan down on the chair, Li Shancai sighed: "Back then, we fought to the death in Guji Town, and last year we attacked Xiaoguan, and many of our guards were killed..."
"Alang's words are wrong." Qi Laosan gasped and said loudly: "We are all poor people. If it weren't for Alang, we would have returned to Jiuquan a long time ago. If it weren't for Alang Renyi, we would have been beheaded long ago!"
"Does Alang think that being willing to die for service is just a talk?!"
Su Dingfang nodded and said, "That's right."
"If it weren't for Alang, I would still be grazing herds in Yunzhou, being bullied by others, and having no food left in the family." Qu Silang raised his voice and said, "In the past few years, he has made great contributions, made a name for himself, and was given the title of county magistrate, all thanks to Alang."
Zhou Erlang said with a smile: "Of course I can't run away, otherwise I will be shot by a girl with an arrow!"
"Well, my archery skills are amazing." Fan Shiyi said with a smile: "My archery skills are much worse."
Wang Junhao and Fan Tu were not the kind of people who could talk, so they only leaned forward and said: "I am willing to die for Alang."
Everyone knew that on the night when King Qin led the army to the expedition, Alang suddenly summoned all the leaders of the Guards and Fan Shiyi and Fan Tu of the scout team. It was obvious that something big was going on.
In the whole room, there were only three people who had not spoken yet. One was Cui Xin and the other was Zhu Wei. However, there was no need to ask about the positions of these two people. The other one was Liu Heier.
Qu Silang was the first to notice something strange. He moved quietly and stood beside Liu Heier, already holding the inkstone on the table in his hand.
The second person to discover was Zhou Erlang, but he knew well that he could not compete with Liu Heier in terms of force. After whispering a few words, Wang Junhao turned his head to look at Liu Heier's face.
Liu Heier also noticed, and he suddenly smiled, "In the third year of Wude, there was civil strife in the Western Turks. Jihu moved eastward, but he did not want to rely on the Eastern Turks, so he moved south, first to Yanzhou, then to Yanzhou, and fought with the Tang army in Yanzhou Encounter.”
"The Tang army won a small victory in the first battle, beheading more than a hundred riders and capturing more than a thousand prisoners. The general released the leader and promised to keep him."
"My father led the tribal leaders to ask for surrender, but the Tang army general destroyed them all and planned to kill them all. Fortunately, the news was leaked and my father managed to escape, but he died of serious injuries more than a month later."
Li Shan and Fan Shiyi knew it well, but the others looked confused. Qu Silang couldn't help but ask: "Ah Hei, what are you talking about?"
Liu Heier looked deeply at Qu Silang, "The commander-in-chief of the Tang Army is the Prince of the East Palace."
Cui Xin couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Shan. He knew so little that after Su Dingfang, there would be Zhang Zhongjian, but he didn't expect that after Zhang Zhongjian, there would be Liu Hei'er.
(End of chapter)
