Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1375: Worry-free for the rest of my life

Li Shan was planning for the future and refused to lead the army again. As a famous general whose military achievements were second only to that of Prince Li Shimin, he gave up his military power... Logically speaking, Li Yuan and Li Shimin should have wanted to see it.

But now that Li Yuan wants to use Li Shan... he can't force him to go. After all, Li Shan has rescued him several times, and his loyalty is as clear as day.

Changsun thought for a moment and then whispered: "Your Majesty, maybe you can send the prince back to the capital?"

"Erlang is going to persuade him?" Li Yuan coughed, "Pingyang is still in Jingyang."

Li Yuan was a little worried about this daughter, and actually Li Shimin was also a little worried about this sister.

Didn’t you see that Li Shan kept putting Ping Yang in front?

After hesitating for a while, Li Yuan continued: "With Sichang leading the army, let Erlang return to the capital... and see if he can persuade Huairen."

"He has made great contributions and made great achievements. He has made enough of his achievements and then he just lets it go?!"

"Your Majesty, this is too much." Concubine Wan Gui said softly: "King Wei Si fought in battle and made meritorious service. Shouldn't Your Majesty deserve a generous reward for such meritorious service?"

"Tens of thousands of barbarians invaded Jingzhao, and Wei Siwang led his army to resist, using the weak to resist the strong. How can your majesty comment like this?"

Li Yuan laughed a few times, "Okay, okay, it's all my fault... I can't let Pingyang know what I said later."

Well, if Princess Pingyang finds out, she will definitely attack Li Yuan, her old father.

Li Yuan was very unhappy, but Li Shan didn't care and was very busy. First he went back to the backyard to pay his respects to Ma Zhou's old mother, and then he was busy asking Zhu Wei and others to compile the list of the dead, and went to every family in Sun Moon Lake to hold memorial ceremonies. bye.

At dusk, after Li Shan returned home, Li Keshi's wife Changsun came to visit with several female relatives and children.

Nowadays, everyone in Chang'an who is well-informed knows what happened in the imperial city that day, and also knows roughly what Li Shan did that night. Thanks to Qingtian's great work, countless people came to the door to make friends... In fact, the house has been crowded with guests these days. .

"Your Highness."

Li Shan pulled him up and said, "Brother Siyi, why do you call him that?"

"Huairen." Yang Siyi, who was slightly haggard, sighed, "I have to thank Huairen."

Although Yang Siyi's father, Yang Gongren, was forced to rebel, he had no choice but to have Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda beside him for comparison.

Yang Gongren could not escape the blame, but because Li Shan came forward to intercede, Li Yuan only accused him, and did not accuse his brother Yang Shidao or his son Yang Siyi.

"How will your Majesty deal with it?" Li Shan asked in a low voice.

"Exiled to Shu." Yang Siyi said with a bitter look on his face, "Today I came to say goodbye to Huairen and we will set off tomorrow."

Apparently Yang Siyi was going to Shu with his father, and Li Zhaode on the side also sighed.

In recent months, first there was the rebellion at Renzhi Palace, and then there was the rebellion by the deposed prince, and the number of officials in the court and the central government has been reduced by 20 to 30%... Li Zhaode's father, Li Qianyou, might have left if Li Shan hadn't interceded.

After chatting for a while, Li Shan had another guest to greet. Yang Siyi looked at him from a distance and said with a wry smile: "It is a great blessing among misfortunes that I have made friends with Huairen."

Li Zhaode and those beside him, including Fang Xuanling's eldest son Fang Yizhi, Changsun Wuji's son Changsun Chong and Gao Jingcheng, all nodded in agreement.

Li Shan's reputation on the grassland is no more than a child crying at night, but his reputation in Chang'an has always been very good...especially in the past two years.

After the incident at Renzhi Palace, Li Shan sent Wei Zheng to Lingnan, Xue Wanche to Daizhou, and even sent Feng Li, who had no friendship but was an old subordinate, to Lingzhou, just to prevent them from getting involved in the heir apparent.

Li Qianyou's recovery and his protection of Yang Siyi were all obvious... How can this not be admirable? It was not until night that Li Shancai sat down in a side room, eating mutton soup cakes with Ma Zhou.

"His Majesty really wants you to go to Hedong?" Ma Zhou was a little surprised, "Should Khan Tuli be about to withdraw his troops?"

"If Dubu Khan is captured and killed, then the Turli Khan will be the only one in the family." Li Shan sneered: "But it is too difficult. Yanmen Pass and Feihu Trail are still in the hands of the Turks, and the Turks can escape at any time."

"So His Majesty wants you to try to see if you can defeat the Turks and even capture the Turks..." Ma Zhou stopped mid-sentence and looked at Li Shan with strange eyes, "I haven't seen you for several years, but now you are …”

"Ok?"

"You are unwilling to take action..." Ma Zhou tutted: "Even if Medicine Master Li can capture Dubu Khan alive, I'm afraid he will have to release him."

This is saying that Li Shan refused to go to Hedong because Li Jing would not be able to gain military exploits... This idea was too dark. Li Shan rolled his eyes. The main reason why he refused to go was because Tuli Khan was supposed to be very important. The troops are about to retreat. If you go to Hedong by yourself, you may not even be able to catch a hair.

Li Shan finished the mutton soup in the bowl and threw down his chopsticks, "You have to rely on yourself for the rest of the day."

The meaning of these words is obvious. Li Shan is not planning to show off his talents in the future... keeping a low profile and biding his time is the right thing to do.

Ling Jing is already the prime minister, Zhang Zhongjian is in charge of the Lingzhou Army alone, and although Su Dingfang is a sinecure now, he will definitely be put to great use... As for Ma Zhou, as long as Li Shantao keeps a low profile and bides his time, Li Shimin will definitely be willing to use him.

As for where he can climb, it depends on Ma Zhou's ability.

"What are you thinking about?" Ma Zhou also put down his chopsticks, "My mother fell ill last year, and the old lady invited a famous doctor. She also wanted to thank her."

"It's my job." Li Shan said casually, absent-mindedly: "The eldest grandson Fuji..."

"Changsun Wuji?" Ma Zhou was a little surprised, "You and him..."

"Nothing." Li Shan shook his head without explaining anything.

Based on Li Shan's great achievements in rescuing him several times, as long as he does not seek death and does not contaminate military power in the future, there is basically no big problem.

The only person who might get into trouble is Changsun Wuji. This old scumbag is not a good bird.

Li Shan clearly remembers that after Li Shimin died, Changsun Wuji turned his hand to cover the clouds and rain, and single-handedly created the rebellion of Fang Yiai and Princess Gaoyang. Not to mention the murder of King Wu Li Ke, even Xue Wanche was implicated. Go in.

In fact, the case of Fang Yiai's rebellion was extremely involved. In addition to Li Ke and Xue Wanche, Jiangxia King Li Daozong, Chai Shao's second son Chai Lingwu and his wife Princess Baling, Li Yuan's sixth son, Jing King Li Yuanjing, Shu King Li Min, Fang Yizhi all Unlucky enough, he was either beheaded or exiled.

And Changsun Wuji's destined enemy is a woman.

But there will no longer be the so-called Wu Zetian in this life. Today, Mrs. Yang next door came to visit with her three daughters... Li Shan had already made up his mind. This little lady, either he or his son, would eventually be the one he wanted. Received.

Without Wu Zetian, Changsun Wuji may not be able to fall quickly after holding power for a short period of time. The trajectory of history has already shifted.

However, Li Shan remembered that during the Zhenguan period, Changsun Wuji had been excluded from the core of politics and only held a sinecure.

Li Shan calculated in his mind, remembering that Li Shimin should have died of illness more than 20 years ago in Zhenguan, so he was not considered to have lived a long life. As long as he was no longer involved in the next heir apparent, and as long as he guarded against his grandson Wuji, he should have no worries for the rest of his life.

(End of this chapter)