Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

After leaving the Chengtian Gate, Li Shan nodded and said hello to Qu Silang, who was inspecting the palace, but he was still quarreling with Pei Shiju.

"Pei Gong, [-] Turks shouldn't be able to break through the Great Shock Pass, right?"

Pei Shiju smiled and replied: "If Huairen personally led the army, Dubu Khan would have returned with no success."

Judging from the current situation, Li Shan is the most important figure for Li Shimin to stay in Chang'an. Chai Shao, who controls the Beiya Imperial Army, is equally important. However, Chai Shao has a choice. He is not Li Shimin's absolute direct descendant, and Li Shan has no other If Li Shan leaves the capital, there will be more room and space in the East Palace.

"Mr. Pei has given me the reward." Li Shan smiled and asked, "Will Xue Yantuo come?"

Pei Shiju shook his head slightly, "Maybe not, maybe it will, it depends on the ability of the envoy."

Cui Mingqian, the Huangmen minister who was on an envoy to Xue Yantuo, went to Mobei a few days ago, but no news has been heard yet.

"This junior intends to write to Your Majesty..." Li Shan squinted his eyes and said, "The King of Yan County will lead the Tianjie Army to the north to garrison Liangzhou."

If Luo Yi becomes the general manager of Liangzhou, on the one hand he will be far away from Chang'an, on the other hand he will have Li Shentong watching behind him, and he will also be exposed to possible invasions by the Turks and Xue Yantuo.

"Liangzhou is desolate. Your Majesty is tolerant and will not adopt it." Pei Shiju continued to shake his head, "What's more, the war is in full swing at this time, and it is a taboo for military strategists to mobilize the army's garrison."

What an old fox, he didn't show off his words at all. Li Shan could only watch Pei Shiju tremblingly approach the threshold of Menxiasheng, thinking that it would be fine if this guy suddenly died of illness, but this year is the ninth year of Wude, so in his impression Pei Shiju died of illness during the Zhenguan period.

Hey, the pain of losing a child in old age, why don't you go down with your son... Li Shan suddenly felt guilty, he is a doctor, how can he think like this.

"Huiren!"

"Hey, why is Third Sister here?" Li Shan turned his head and saw Princess Pingyang in hunting clothes holding a riding whip outside the official office of the Beiya Imperial Army.

After pulling Li Shan in and leading him to the side room, Princess Pingyang immediately asked: "What should I do with my father?"

Li Shan glanced at Chai Shao, "If the third brother-in-law is not injured, I'm afraid he will lead the army to go on an expedition."

Li Shimin took away all the people from King Qin's lineage, and Li Shan's identity was relatively special, so Li Xiaogong couldn't use it, and Li Yuan didn't trust Dou Gui's ability.

In this case, if Chai Shao had not been chopped off on the sole of his foot during the Renzhi Palace Incident and still has difficulty walking, with his qualifications, record, and long-term experience under Li Shimin, he might have replaced Li Mengchang or even Li Shentong .

Princess Pingyang was still urging, and Li Shanzai explained the matter carefully from beginning to end, and also informed Li Yuan of his decision... Now we can only delay, starting from Lingzhou, Lanzhou, and Longzhou. Zhouzhou has to drag it until the war in Hedong is basically over, and drag it until the freezing weather and the Turks have to get out.

Princess Pingyang was not very scheming in terms of strategy, but she was very keen in military talent. She immediately caught the loophole in Li Shan's words and said, "Don't you doubt that Xue Yantuo will come?"

"It's already around this time. It probably won't come." Li Shan was also hesitant about this.

"But even if there is no Xue Yantuo, there is still Dubu Khan who crosses the river south and goes to Longyou Road." Princess Pingyang's face was ashen, "You caught me by surprise!" Some time ago, Li Shan spared no effort to show an idea to Li Shimin and Ling Jing, Pei Shiju tried to break the situation, and that breakthrough was likely to appear on Longyou Road, and he must have passively or even actively borrowed the help of the Turks... Otherwise, if the Turks retreated, Li Yuan would start to take action.

Li Shan even doubted the alliance between Dubu Khan and Turli Khan. The temporary lull in the Turkic civil strife was also due to Pei Shiju's intervention... Otherwise, the Turks may not have invaded the south this year, and ordinary plundering would not have caused changes in the political situation. Yes, Li Yuan wouldn't even ask personally.

Chai Shao knew these views, and Li Shan carefully told Princess Pingyang to her yesterday.

At this moment, Princess Pingyang's eyes were spitting fire. Chai Shao was very sure that if she had been in the palace, if it weren't for Li Shan's presence, her wife would have cursed her loudly.

"Old thief, old thief, for personal vendetta, regardless of the country!" Princess Pingyang shouted sternly, "Huairen, I will go to the palace to see you..."

"Third sister, third sister!" Li Shan quickly grabbed Princess Pingyang, "How can I explain this to Your Majesty?"

"Besides, it's just my little brother's secret speculation with no real evidence."

"Pei Shiju has already taken action, but will he plead guilty after being imprisoned?" Chai Shao also advised: "We still need to consider the current matter first."

Yes, let alone whether Li Yuan will believe his daughter, even if he does, so what... And if you want to explain, you have to explain Li Shan's life experience clearly. Li Yuan will soon think of King Qin, and then...

After finally persuading Princess Pingyang, Li Shancai breathed a sigh of relief. If you go and file a complaint, in fact, I am the one who is most likely to be cheated!
However, Li Shan could also understand Princess Pingyang's anger. Princess Pingyang was the first to contribute to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Even when she was isolated and helpless, she laid a huge territory for Li Yuan in Guanzhong.

Although she was persuaded by her husband, Princess Pingyang still couldn't hide her anger. She suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "Huairen, you think of a crime. We must punish the Pei family!"

Chai Shao was stunned, glanced at Li Shan who was also grinning, and said with a wry smile: "Don't embarrass the bad guy."

"This is a crime of treason!" Princess Pingyang frowned, "Don't worry, my father and Erlang will definitely agree afterward!"

Chai Shao and Li Shan were speechless. How could Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son agree?
These thousand-year-old families have their own unique way of survival. They play both sides, and they have no so-called loyalty. They only value their own inheritance.

In the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the king and the horse shared the world, but in the end the Langya Wang family did not choose to usurp the throne. This was due to the strong binding force of the family members themselves. They did not advance rashly or try to touch the high-voltage line of imperial power. Everything was for the sake of Inheritance...Cao Mengde and Sima Zhao once had great power in the world, but where are their descendants now?

Under this premise, the family members really don't care about the so-called treason. Not to mention other things, the north and the south have been separated for hundreds of years, and there are many children of the family jumping back and forth.

The current crown prince Zhongyun Wang Gui is an example. His great-grandfather Wang Shennian was originally the prefect of Yingchuan in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he and his son Wang Seng were elected to demote the county.

Even Princess Pingyang's great-grandfather, Li Yuan's grandfather Duguxin, had been demoted to Liang.

To destroy the Wenxi Pei clan on the charge of treason, I am afraid that other aristocratic families will rebel. In their eyes, what big deal is treason?
How could Li Yuan and Li Shimin do this?

Li Shan thought to himself that Princess Pingyang was not politically sensitive at all, but that was fine. If she really made trouble like Princess Pingyang in the Western Han Dynasty, he would not be able to accept this sister.