Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

The light in the house was a little dim because the door was not big and there were no windows. It was difficult to see the people opposite even with an oil lamp.

There is nothing we can do about it. In the Yang Wenqian rebellion case, all other buildings except Cuiwei Hall were demolished either actively or passively. Afterwards, houses were built with masonry or re-fired red bricks, just to be able to accommodate people. Not bad, even Li Shimin lived in a similar house, just slightly larger.

In the small house, Cui Xin chattered endlessly, and Li Shan was tired of listening to it. Basically, he sent a group of personal guards back to check on Cui Shiniang's situation every day. , the only wife is pregnant, how could Li Shan not care?
Cui Shiniang also wrote a letter every few days. The situation was better than when Li Shan was here. She could eat well, slept well, was in good spirits, and had no morning sickness.

But Cui Xin said it every day, and said it over and over again. Li Shan secretly guessed... It was probably because his wife often wrote to him, but basically never wrote to Cui Xin. Although Li Shan understood this daughter slave, It's hard to avoid getting tired of hearing those repeated words all the time.

But another reason why Li Shan was absent-minded was that he was still thinking about what Wei Zheng said when he said goodbye to him a few days ago, "Be careful with Pei Shiju."

Be wary of Pei Shiju, that's for sure, but why did Wei Zheng say that?

Did Wei Zheng guess something, or was it the prince who told Pei Shiju the truth?

If Li Jiancheng knows about this, he will definitely not let it go... Knowing my life experience means that Li Jiancheng can determine my position and must have attached himself to the King of Qin.

Li Jiancheng would not be stupid enough to throw away such a useful trick.

Once this matter is brought out, it can play a very good role in driving a wedge between himself and Li Yuan.

It is no exaggeration to say that the reason why Li Shan gained the utmost trust and attention from Li Yuan was because of his numerous military exploits, because he brought Princess Pingyang back from the gate of hell, because Li Shan rescued her twice, but even more because Li Shan never participated in the robbery. In the battle for the direct lineage, the choice was not between the crown prince or the King of Qin, but the direct lineage of Li Yuan.

If Li Yuan knew the truth and knew that Li Shan's father was Li Dewu, who suddenly joined the East Palace a few years ago when Pei Shiju... Li Yuan could easily conclude that Li Shan had already surrendered to the King of Qin.

Under the current situation, Li Yuan did not reject Li Shan's friendship with the King of Qin, and even secretly encouraged him, but this did not mean that he could tolerate Li Shan concealing the fact that he had surrendered to the King of Qin for many years.

It's hard to say how Li Yuan, who feels he has been deceived, views Li Shan, but one thing is certain, Li Yuan will no longer trust Li Shan so much.

Correspondingly, on the other hand, what drives a wedge is the father-son relationship between Li Yuan and Li Shimin.

It can be said that Li Huairen, the current heir of Wei, is the second-ranking figure in the Tang Dynasty military. His glorious record of defeating the Turks several times has firmly surpassed the king of Zhao County, Li Xiaogong, and the Duke of Dai, Li Yaoshi.

And Li Shimin took such a person under his tutelage early... How does this make Li Yuan view Li Shimin?
Once Li Jiancheng or Pei Shiju implements the plan of alienation, it will complicate the succession that has become clear due to the Renzhi Palace incident. Although Li Shimin definitely still has an absolute advantage, it cannot be said that the East Palace has no chance of fighting back. With his strength and Pei Shiju's plan, he might be able to survive from death.

After experiencing the incident at Renzhi Palace, Li Shan never dared to underestimate Pei Shiju... In terms of ability and scheming, Feng Lun was actually inferior to Pei Shiju.

Would Pei Shiju do this?

Li Shan was hesitant in his heart. He and Ling Jing had many discussions about whether Pei Shiju would reveal his life experience. Ling Jing also discussed it with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and even Li Shimin.

Everyone has the same view. This is a scandal, and Pei Shiju never wants it to be exposed to the world.

The most important point is that the reason why the two sides have reached the point where either you or I will die is mainly because neither of them is sure whether the other party will eradicate the roots.

If the matter is exposed, the damage to Li Shan himself will not be great. The worst he can do is lose his Sacred Heart. However, with the protection of King Qin and Princess Pingyang, plus Li Shan's two rescues, he saved the lives of many children of aristocratic families. Well, there are also several military victories... If you just shrink your head and be a turtle, what else can Pei Shiju do?
At worst, when Pei Shiju dies, Li Shan will make a comeback... By then, as long as Li Shan doesn't attack Li Dewu and his half-brother, Wenxi Pei's West House will be difficult to recover for at least decades.

And if the matter is not exposed, Pei Shiju may have the opportunity to kill Li Shan during the coup to avoid future troubles.

Li Shan was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that Cui Xin's face turned dark.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, and Li Shan jumped up suddenly, his hands habitually reaching for his waist, only to find Cui Xin glaring at him angrily.

"Master Yue Zhang?"

"What did you say just now?"

"Uh……"

"What are you thinking?"

"Uh……"

Cui Xin slapped her hard again and shouted angrily: "My wife is pregnant, and you have an affair!"

"What?" Li Shan's face straightened, "Absolutely not, absolutely not..."

I won’t take the blame for this. After Eleven Niang became pregnant, I didn’t even touch Zhou or Xiaoman...Zhou was okay, but Xiaoman’s complaints were flying all over the sky. Even his wife urged herself to sprinkle the rain and dew, but I was just a once-in-a-lifetime Never been there!

"Didn't His Majesty want to give you a beautiful woman?!" Cui Xin yelled angrily: "Your Majesty summoned you today, didn't you instigate it behind your back?!"

Li Shan's eyes widened, Li Yuan, you are so cheating. I saved your life, but you actually cheated me like this? !

"My father-in-law has learned from this!" Li Shan shouted: "Since the wedding, my son-in-law has not even been to Pingkangfang. Your Majesty..."

"Could His Majesty just randomly give away beautiful women?" Cui Xin sneered: "If His Majesty gave it to me, then you can only reluctantly take it into the backyard!"

"It's wrong, it's wrong, my son-in-law is really wronged..." Li Shan was about to cry but had no tears. He stood up and pointed at the door, "My son-in-law, go ask your majesty..."

Li Shan stopped talking mid-sentence. There were two people standing not far outside the door, with strange expressions on their faces. One of them, who was familiar with Li Shan, was still winking... That guy was Wei Ting, and the other one was Wei Ting. The prince Zhongyun Wang Gui.

"Alang." Zhu Ba coughed twice, "..."

Zhu Ba didn't expect to bring guests here, but he encountered this scene.

"Meet His Highness King Wei Si." Wang Gui stepped into the door and saluted.

"Hey, hey, Mr. Shujie." Li Shan quickly picked up Wang Gui, "I don't dare to do it, I don't want to do it."

What an unlucky thing, because a woman was scolded by her father-in-law, and someone actually heard it!

The problem is not that I am looking for a woman, but that guy Li Yuan... Li Shan really wants to give Li Yuan a hard kick.

Cui Xin, who felt that it was natural to scold his son-in-law, had nothing to be embarrassed about. He stood up and said, "Brother Shujie, I'm just a junior. Just call him Huairen."

Wei Ting, who followed him through the door, smiled and said, "They say Li Huairen is affectionate and righteous, and never forgets his old friends." "This is a special thank you, so I should be respectful." But Wang Gui said seriously: "Let's search carefully and sort out the connections. So that the prince’s grievances can be vindicated.”

"I am also following His Majesty's orders." Li Shan declined with a smile on his face: "Of course I was surprised to hear that Princess Pingyang was invited to take charge of Chang'an. The next day, the personal guards came to report, so I guessed that she was not the prince..."

This was Cui Xin's first experience. He watched his son-in-law's serious nonsense with curiosity from the sidelines... It was also funny, and an official from the East Palace came to express his thanks.

Well, there is indeed cause for thanks.

"Brother Shujie also expressed his gratitude to Huairen for his own sake." Wei Ting on the side added: "If it hadn't been for Huairen, I'm afraid it would have been brother Shujie who was exiled to Lingnan."

"Actually, it was also an accident." Li Shan explained: "The origin of the letter was mysterious, and His Majesty was also a little suspicious, and it turned out to be true afterwards."

Of course, the letter Yang Wenqian received was signed to Wang Gui. Of course, Li Shan knew it was fake. He mentioned it a few words in front of Li Yuan, and then sent people to search the study room at Wang Gui's home and compared it with the letters. Sure enough, There is doubt.

Afterwards, Li Yuan inquired personally, and Feng Lun, after knowing that everything had been exposed, also admitted that the letter was his handwriting.

After a series of greetings, thanks, and rejections, Wei Ting glanced at Cui Xin, who was silent on the side, and whispered: "Huairen, it seems that Pei Hongda..."

"There is no need to keep it secret." Wang Gui said directly: "Pei Hongda is quite hostile to Huairen. He once slandered him in front of the prince a few months ago."

"Mr. Pei?" Li Shan looked surprised, then muttered: "It's because..."

"It should be that his son Pei Xuanji died in Huating that day." Wang Gui sighed: "After all, he lost his only son in his later years..."

Li Shan smiled bitterly and said, "But no matter who you are, you can't really blame me!"

"I have also inquired carefully." Wang Gui was also speechless, "Pei Xuanji did not have the courage to break out from the north gate like Huairen, and was eventually killed by Liang Jun at the south gate. It is really no wonder that Huairen was killed."

"After all, he is Pei Gong's only son." Wei Ting clicked his tongue, "No wonder Pei Hongda is resentful."

Cui Xin on the side almost dozed off after hearing this. He also believed that it was not Li Shan who did it, but he really couldn't listen to Li Shan's nonsense... Pei Shiju's hostility towards his son-in-law was really not because of Pei Xuanji.

At this moment, Li Shan kept talking about this matter to Wang Gui and Wei Ting, and after several insinuations, he was convinced.

It is certain that Pei Shiju did not reveal the truth to Li Jiancheng.

The reason is very simple. In terms of closeness and confidants, the people that Prince Li Jiancheng trusted the most were Wang Gui and Wei Ting. The former had already served as the prince's mansion to consult on joining the army when Li Jiancheng became the crown prince of Tang Dynasty, and the latter was Li Jiancheng's general manager. The friendship is very deep.

Relatively speaking, officials such as Luo Yi, Pei Shiju, and Wei Zheng who later joined the East Palace cannot be compared with Wang Gui and Wei Ting in this regard.

It makes no sense for Pei Shiju to reveal the truth to Li Jiancheng. Wei Zheng knew it, but Wang Gui and Wei Ting did not.

Li Shan guessed in his heart that it was Pei Shiju who revealed his hostility to Li Jiancheng and may have put forward some conditions, but he did not disclose his life experience.

As long as his life experience is not exposed, even if Pei Shiju points out that he has defected to the King of Qin... Li Jiancheng may not believe it.

In the eyes of many people, including several prime ministers and ministers, and even Li Yuan, Li Shan is a bit like Princess Pingyang. She has many merits and is highly trusted, but she does not choose a side, or there is no need to choose a side.

Because no matter who wins or loses, Princess Pingyang, his wife, and Li Shan will remain in glory... So why is there any need to choose to attach to the prince or the king of Qin?

"It is said that Huairen has had a lot of contact with His Highness the King of Qin in the past few days?" Wei Ting said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Huairen worked hard to rescue the enemy this time, and achieved great results, but he only became Zong Zhengqing..."

"Hehe, hehe." Li Shan laughed a few times but said nothing.

Wei Ting continued: "Now the prime minister is vacant..."

"That's all, that's all." Li Shan smiled bitterly and begged for mercy, "Brother Wei, do you have to drag my little brother into the whirlpool?"

Cui Xin twitched the corner of his mouth and spoke as if he was not in the whirlpool.

Wang Gui on the side also glared at Wei Ting. After so many years, the situation is like this. The other party will definitely not get involved in the fight for the heir at this time, as long as he maintains a neutral stance.

After a pause, Wang Gui said casually: "Actually, when Huairen returned to Beijing from Daizhou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intended for Huairen to enter Zongzheng Temple. Unexpectedly, he went around in a circle and ended up entering Zongzheng Temple."

"I've heard of it, Mr. Zongzheng." Li Shan nodded, "Your Majesty mentioned it, but Sinong Temple has been decided for a long time... I'm just waiting for the letter from Princess Pingyang, my predecessor's official appointment, before I set off back to the capital. ."

Cui Xin remembered clearly that when Li Shan heard that Pei Shiju recommended him as Zongzheng Shaoqing, he jumped up and cursed in anger.

After chatting for a while, Wang Gui was about to say goodbye and leave. Before leaving, he said: "I heard that Huairen bid farewell to Xuancheng, and His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to express my gratitude on my behalf."

"Uh..." Li Shan hesitated for a while and whispered: "Your Highness, please forgive me."

"what?"

"I went down to ask your Majesty." Li Shan explained in a hushed tone: "As you know, I have made good friends with Brother Xuancheng, so I asked your Majesty to exile him to Lingnan."

"If the dust settles in Chang'an, the prince will call him back to the capital. If there is any disagreement... then let Brother Xuancheng stay in Lingnan for a few more years, so we sent two personal guards to protect him."

What a fool, Cui Xin turned his head and didn't bother to look at it.

Wang Gui and Wei Ting were stunned for a while. They didn't expect that there was such a secret behind Wei Zheng's exile, and they didn't expect that there was such a thought behind Li Shan's farewell.

Wang Gui sighed longly and said: "Huairen is righteous, Xuancheng is lucky."

Obviously, Li Shan is not very optimistic about the future of the East Palace, which is normal, but pulling Wei Zheng out of this vortex... Although Li Shan has done a great job in saving the driver this time, there is still a price to pay for such a thing.

At least, because Wei Zheng proposed several times to kill the King of Qin to rule the world, Qin King Li Shimin must have felt uncomfortable.

But it is precisely because of this that Li Shan's friendship for his friends can be reflected.

That night, after hearing Li Huairen's evaluation of his unparalleled friendship, Ling Jing, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui all looked at each other in shock. Even Li Shimin couldn't help but press his eyebrows. This kid found every opportunity to seize the good reputation. past.