Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Linzhao Hall is located on the westernmost side of the harem of Taiji Palace, close to Yeting Palace. It is also the tallest building in the harem except Lingyan Pavilion. It has three floors and can overlook the outside of the palace, so Li Jiancheng chose to watch here. War situation.

Li Shan lowered his head and glanced at the large purple-black blood stains on the ground. The bodies of the East Palace guards killed by Yuchi Gong had been transported out of the palace, but they had not had time to be cleaned.

Strolling into the hall, Li Shan glanced at a coffin in the side hall from the corner of his eye. It should contain the body of Li Jiancheng, the first crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't know whether the head had been sutured up.

Li Shan felt a little emotional. After all he had done, Li Jiancheng's fate was similar to that of his previous life, that is, his descendants might not be expelled and exterminated...but it was certain that he would be deposed as a commoner.

But he has done so much, and after all, he has changed a lot... Li Shimin, who no longer has the stigma of the Xuanwu Sect incident, may do better.

Li Shan is self-aware. As a time traveler, he can do a lot, but he has no outstanding abilities in truly managing the country and performing his duties.

Li Shan is not a licker, but he also hopes that Tang Taizong in history can do better and build a great country that all nations will come to dynasty and future generations will admire infinitely.

After a moment of silence, Li Shan climbed up to the second floor, and was guarded by the personal guards he had brought with him, who happened to be the leader of the team.

"Alang." Fan Tu pursed his lips, "I told you before that I wanted to see Alang."

"Yes." Li Shan opened the door and ordered Fan Tu and his guards to stay away a little, then stepped into the house and carefully looked at Pei Shiju, who was white-haired and very old.

Pei Shiju didn't seem to be panicking, and even had a smile on his face, "What a good trick."

"What a good idea." Li Shan said exactly what he said.

The old man and the young man looked at each other and smiled. Li Shan really admired Pei Shiju. The old man almost completed the comeback under almost impossible circumstances, and Pei Shiju also admired Li Shan for actually completing the comeback under almost certain death.

"Actually, it's just luck." Li Shan knelt down and said softly: "If he hadn't noticed anything different, he would have died long ago."

"It's definitely not luck, it's just that you left a backup plan." Pei Shiju shook his head, "It should be Er Zhuhuan."

"He is not King Qin's person, but yours."

Hearing Pei Shiju say these words in a very conclusive tone, Li Shan chuckled and said, "Why do you judge like this?"

"If Er Zhuhuan was a member of the King of Qin, there was no need for him to report Qiao Gongshan to the prince before the incident at Renzhi Palace." Pei Shiju chuckled, "It is also because of this that Er Zhuhuan gained the prince's full trust."

"You were able to leave the Tai Chi Palace at night. Although I didn't check carefully, there were not many people who were able to leave the Ganlu Gate that night. Among them, Er Zhuhuan returned to the East Palace twice. He should have taken you to the East Palace, right?"

"Is my guess right?"

"That's probably the case. Er Zhuhuan is my uncle. He was in charge of the Daizhou Governor's Office in Daidi. Sima Zhu Yichen is also my uncle." Li Shan explained softly: "At dusk, Er Zhuhuan appeared in Ziwei Hall. , I naturally know what happened.”

"Er Zhu... By the way, after the Battle of Han Ling, one of the troops fled to Nanliang." Pei Shiju nodded slightly, "That's probably it?"

"Er Zhuhuan is actually the son of King Qin who was placed in the East Palace." Li Shan didn't want to hide it, and said with a smile: "The Renzhi Palace Incident was a rebellion between Feng Lun and the King of Qi, and Feng Lun had controlled Er Zhuhuan and Qiao for a long time. Gongshan is waiting for Anzi."

"Before the incident at Renzhi Palace, Er Zhuhuan entered the palace and informed the date of the incident..."

After listening to Li Shan's explanation, the doubts buried in Pei Shiju's heart were solved one by one, "So, thanks to your wonderful methods, Er Zhuhuan should not be held accountable for this rescue, and may even be charged." On merit.”

"Actually, there are still loopholes." Li Shan said with a wry smile: "The best way is that Er Zhuhuan broke his leg that day... but unfortunately my mother didn't allow it, and Er Zhuhuan didn't seem to be willing."

"Hahaha." Pei Shiju laughed so hard that his long beard trembled, but he said: "Er Zhuhuan may have changed. I have never mentioned this to the prince."

"I appreciate it, junior." Li Shan nodded and admitted.

"But I didn't expect it to be the Xuanwu Sect..." Pei Shiju asked curiously: "Is Chang He, the guard of the Xuanwu Sect, the son of King Qin, or was he buried by you?"

"It just coincides with the meeting." Li Shan said with a smile: "But Shi Mazhou, the chief guard of the left prison who lives in Chang He Mansion, was sent by a junior."

"Any more?"

Li Shan rolled his eyes, "And Wang Renbiao... He should have made some guesses, because brother Xiaoqing knew so much that he would never believe that Ma Zhou had broken with someone, so after joining the Beiya Forbidden Army, please straighten Xuanwu At the door."

"You have worked so hard for this Xuanwu Sect." Pei Shiju asked with great interest, "Aren't you afraid that I will leak the secret?"

"I have been through four dynasties and my reputation has spread throughout the country. Although I have been convicted of treason, your Majesty may still inquire about it personally."

Li Shan laughed loudly, "Since Mr. Pei has not raised his sword to kill Wang Junhao and Qu Hong, why do you need to ask such questions?"

Pei Shiju was speechless. He also knew that Li Shan dared to be so frank in front of him, so he had a plan... Li Huairen seemed to often take the wrong approach, but in fact he was extremely cautious.

"What's more, Er Zhuhuan, Ma Zhou, Wang Renbiao... these juniors all informed His Majesty or His Highness the King of Qin."

"Or?" Pei Shiju frowned and nodded, "It should be Ma Zhou."

The room became quiet, and after a long silence, Pei Shiju sighed softly: "Huo Guogong keeps his promise, but Huairen..."

"If my brother-in-law hadn't told me..." Li Shan smiled coldly, "At that time, I had sent personal guards to guard the gate of Pei Mansion, and was even preparing to send a messenger to Hedong. The army led by King Qin was in Jiangzhou..."

Seeing that Pei Shiju remained calm but his long beard was trembling, after a moment, Li Shancai smiled and said, "Actually, if the prince's rebellion succeeds, I guess Pei Gong won't kill them all, right?"

Pei Shiju closed his eyes and nodded: "If Su Dingfang and others are unwilling, they will naturally kill them all, but the Cui family of Qinghe is enough to protect them. Your mother should be sent to Dongshan Temple to be with Princess Nanyang."

"I trust Mr. Pei."

A helpless smile appeared on Pei Shiju's face, "In such a situation, I can naturally trust it."

"Actually, neither of you and I will kill everyone. We just can't trust each other."

Pei Shiju nodded silently. In fact, he and Li Shan had similar temperaments. They thought deeply and far-reachingly, trying to take the initiative... As long as they could defeat the other party, they would be qualified to consider whether to kill them all.

Li Shan stood up and said, "My mother hates Li Dewu deeply, but she doesn't hate Pei Shuying."

"If you are convicted of treason, you will not implicate Wenxi Pei's family in the west, but your family will be implicated. Pei Xuanji's two sons and three daughters will be sent to Lingnan."

"You can rest assured that life and death are matters of fate, and I will not harm you."

"Xu Pei Shuying chose a temple, Li Dewu was exiled to Lingnan, and as for so-and-so's half-brother..."

"This is a source of trouble, don't keep it." Pei Shiju opened his eyes, "Just send it to Lingnan."

"it is good."

Li Shan was filled with emotions. Since the fourth year of Wude until now, the grievances mixed with the succession of the heirs have finally come to an end, ending with his overall victory. Seeing Li Shan turn around to open the door, Pei Shiju suddenly whispered: "Wait a minute."

Li Shan was a little surprised, but did not look back, "Aren't you satisfied yet?"

Pei Shiju smiled bitterly and said: "You can survive every desperate situation. Let's see if you can break the situation this time..."

Li Shan turned around like a whirlwind and stared at Pei Shiju, "Is it really Long You Dao?"

"It was an accident that the Turks broke through Feihu Trail and attacked Daizhou." Pei Shiju sighed: "The changes in Longyou Road were caused by Luo Yi, the king of Yanjun, and by Hu."

"Hu?" Li Shan was keenly aware of Pei Shiju's implication, "Xue Yantuo?"

"How can it be?!"

At this moment, in the Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan was sitting at the head. Li Shimin did not sit on the right side this time, but sat grandly on the left side... Li Jiancheng's original position.

Below are the three prime ministers Xiao Yu, Dou Gui, and Chen Shuda, as well as the right prison gate general Zhao Junwang Li Xiaogong, the left prison guard general Huo Guogong Chai Shao, the left prison gate general Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang, and several generals who countered the rebellion.

The first thing Li Yuan said surprised the ministers, but it was understandable.

"Most of the Tiance Mansion was burned down. Erlang moved to the East Palace first, and after the war subsided, he could be canonized at a later date."

This is tantamount to letting Li Shimin take over the East Palace. At most, it is just a matter of completing the formalities later, but being so impatient is obviously beyond the expectations of some people.

But the wait is still to come. The first thing Li Yuan made was to adjust the three provincial ministers. Dou Gui, the Duke of Fu, was transferred to Zhongshu Ling. Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Dynasty, was still the Zhongshu Ling. Chen Shuda, the Duke of Jiang, was still the servant.

But Li Shimin's absolute confidant, Fang Xuanling, the top counselor in Tiance Mansion, was directly promoted... I don't know how many levels, and was directly appointed as Zuopushe of Shangshu Province.

Below, Prince Zhao Li Xiaogong secretly smacked his lips, Your Majesty wants to hand over power in advance!

In this way, Li Yuan refused to give up and planned to let Du Ruhui serve as the right servant of Shangshu Province... As for Shangshu Ling, it was Li Shimin himself who took the post. It would not be possible to grant it to ministers after the system was established.

At this time, it was Li Shimin who raised objections, "Father, I will transfer Fang Xuanling back to Beijing immediately, but Du Ruhui is a powerful strategist in the army and should assist Jiang Guogong Qu Tutong to lead the army."

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Looking at it from the perspective of Erlang, who is qualified to be the right servant of Shangshu Province?"

"Zheng Shanguo, the Duke of Xingyang County, was famous in the Sui Dynasty before he entered the court. After entering the court, he uprightly served the Dharma and made great achievements." Li Shimin said seriously: "I should move to the right servant of Shangshu Province."

"Zheng Shanguo..." Li Yuan stroked his beard and said, "I vaguely remember that in the former Sui Dynasty, the Ministry of Civil Affairs evaluated officials all over the world. Zheng Shanguo, who was the prefect of Lu County at the time, and Fan Zigai, the prefect of Wuwei, tied for first place."

"Father's permission."

"That's all, it's Zheng Shanguo. It's rumored that he will enter the palace."

In fact, everyone present is a smart person... Even Su Dingfang, who has no talent for this kind of thing, can see that Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son are playing a double act.

It's nothing more than expressing an attitude.

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, made Yong Chi a marquis to show that he had not forgotten the meritorious officials, while Li Shimin recommended Zheng Shanguo as Shangshu Shengyoupushe to show that he had no intention of instituting a prison to hold him accountable.

Yong Chi and Liu Bang had a deep hatred, and Zheng Shanguo was the leader of Li Jiancheng's wife's family, the Zheng family in Xingyang. He even served as the concubine of the left concubine of the East Palace and was a serious official of the East Palace.

This is tantamount to Li Shimin, who is actually the prince, guaranteeing that he will not be greatly implicated. Even Zheng Shanguo can not only be exempted from guilt, but also be promoted, let alone others?

But one of the key reasons is that Zheng Shanguo did not participate in the rebellion... He began to alienate the East Palace after the battle at Tiantai Mountain, and fought under Li Shimin during the Renzhi Palace Incident.

As for those who actually participated in the rebellion, such as Wang Gui, Xu Shimo, Wei Ting, and Zhao Hongzhi... they would definitely not be able to escape the blow. They were lucky enough not to implicate the family.

Of course, there are some darker speculations about people like Li Xiaogong... If Zheng Shanguo becomes the right servant of Shangshu Province, then his current official position will be lost, and it must fall into the hands of the King of Qin. This position is the chief of the three provinces, Besides the adjutant, he is the most important official minister.

Then Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son were still playing the double act, and the ministers below were too lazy to speak... You must have discussed it.

Li Yuan asked Li Shimin, now there is still a vacancy for the Prime Minister, and there is a lack of a servant in the province... Du Ruhui or Ling Jing is more suitable?

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he was really hesitating or not. In terms of ability, both of them were qualified. Among them, Du Ruhui had been with him for more than ten years and had worked hard and made great achievements, while Ling Jing had been actually in charge since he entered Tiance Mansion. It is the role of the provincial minister under the sect, and behind Ling Jing, there is also the background of Li Huairen, the heir of Wei.

This time Li Yuan made a decision directly. Ling Jing was appointed as the Provincial Minister, ranking as Prime Minister, while Du Ruhui was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel... It is estimated that he will also join the ranks of Prime Minister and Assistant in the near future.

In addition, Li Yuan also ordered the Ministry of Education to draw up an edict. Ling Jing and Du Ruhui were the prime ministers and assistants, and they were both to be given titles to show their dignity. Li Yuan also specifically asked that they could only be county or county princes... As for the Duke of the country, He wanted to wait for Li Shimin to show his favor after he ascended the throne.

In a word, the forces of the King of Qin, represented by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Ling Jing, have fully entered the court, and under Li Yuan's deliberate will, they will soon take actual control of the court.

Last night, the eldest son rebelled, and the father and son turned against each other. Today, in the Liangyi Hall, the father is kind and the son is filial, and they are enjoying themselves... If Li Shan was present, he would definitely have a very special feeling.

If it were the Xuanwu Sect Incident in history, Li Shimin would have been lying on Li Yuan's knees crying bitterly, describing his last resort. But Li Yuan was in tears. Although he wanted to strangle this unfilial son, he could only comfort him... You did the right thing.

To the surprise of the ministers again, Li Yuan did not announce the disposition of the East Palace lineage, but looked at Li Shimin with a smile, "Erlang, all the rewards from Huairen are given to you."

"The Si King of Wei has made great contributions in quelling the rebellion..." Xiao Yu's mouth twitched, "But..."

Chen Shuda smiled bitterly and said: "Last year's great victory in Jingzhou was already difficult to reward."

"It's more than that." Dou Gui added: "Last year, when Huairen rescued a man in Tiantai Mountain, it was already difficult for His Majesty to reward him."

The atmosphere in the hall was a little loose, and everyone was dumbfounded. In the past few years, Liangyi Hall had worried about how to reward Li Huairen more than once or twice.

But this time it was a rescue, so there was no need to think too much.

After the palace was quiet for a moment, Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, did you hear that Duke Huo's eldest daughter was canonized as county head?"

Li Xiaogong's meaning is very obvious, and others will understand it as soon as they hear it. Li Shan himself is the heir of Wei, his wife is the princess, and his mother is the concubine. Even his father-in-law was given the title of Duke of Qinghe County because of him. However, his wife has a baby in her belly. There is one more.

But Li Yuan laughed and scolded: "If the tiles are really broken, Huairen will not be blamed on you!"

"Huairen is still young, and there will be a day when he will cause trouble." Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "But the eldest son and the second son will eventually inherit the title or make achievements."

Wu Guogong Wei Chi Gong, who had been silent all this time, said angrily: "I heard Wei Siwang mentioned that he doesn't want to make tiles."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Huairen has no heirs, so the first thing to do is to make trouble."

"Uh..." Li Shimin looked a little weird on the side and explained in a low voice: "Huairen said that he loved his daughter like a treasure. When the sun rises from the pavilion, he will be sad and howl."

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Then, as Xiao Gong said, Huairen has a daughter and canonize him as the county head!"