Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 233 Conspiracy in the Eastern Palace (Continued)

"So, Duke Wei also went to Zhujiagou today?"

Wei Zheng smiled wryly and said, "The road was blocked by heavy snow, and I just happened to meet the King of Huaiyang... I should thank you for saving my life, does someone have to be cheeky?"

Now Li Jiancheng and Wang Gui have nothing to say. Wei Zheng was rescued by Li Shan a few months ago. Before that, he could say that Li Shan was not in Chang'an. Now that he has been back for a long time, he should come to thank him... Of course, he has not entered Beijing yet. He was about to go to the door, because he was run on by Li Daoxuan.

Wang Gui stroked his beard and said, "I'm afraid Xuancheng doesn't know that Ling Jing has already entered the Tiance Mansion... On the day Fang Xuanling, Du Keming, and Changsun Wuji came out to welcome him, the King of Qin summoned all his civil and military staff to hold a banquet... What a big deal attitude!"

The King of Qin, Li Shimin, welcomed Ling Jing, who had made great contributions in comforting Shandong, into the Tiance Mansion with extremely solemn etiquette. From the perspective of the East Palace, it was the King of Qin who slapped the crown prince on the face from the left to the right.

"This matter is known." Wei Zheng glanced at Li Jiancheng, "Ling Jing lives in Zhujiagou, and he didn't show up at first, but Yu Wenren came to welcome him later."

"What?" Wang Gui's expression changed slightly, "He and Li Huairen?"

"His life was saved by Li Huairen." Wei Zheng said the matter once before he sighed: "Ling Jing has done a lot of service in comforting the Shandong states this time..."

As for Li Shan's relationship with Ling Jing, apart from Li Shimin, several confidantes and aides in the Qin Palace were insiders, but it didn't spread... Li Shan also deliberately exposed this relationship today.

Wang Gui narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked in a low voice after a while: "For more than a month, the name of Li Huairen has been spread all over the capital. Some people say that he is tyrannical and easy to kill, some say that benevolence and righteousness are the first, and some praise him for Chang'an... There are rumors in the market that Li Huairen planned a plan to persuade the Turks to retreat, defeated the enemy army, and captured and killed Liu Heita..."

"Xuancheng inspected Shandong, how much is true? How much is false?"

For more than a month, following the defeat and victory of Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, and the capture and killing of Liu Heita, the rumors about Li Shan in Chang'an City...especially after the Qinghe incident, the rumors have changed a bit.

Even the label of tyrannical and easy to kill has been put on.

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others either got to know the inside story through Li Kai, or through Tian Liu'an, Ling Jing and others, but the information channel of the East Palace was obviously lagging behind.

Wei Zhenglue sorted out his thoughts, but before he could open his mouth, Li Jiancheng smiled wryly and said, "Travel is easy to kill, and benevolence and righteousness come first... I don't know if it's true or not, but his ability to plan and plan... is absolutely true."

Glancing at Wang Gui, Li Jiancheng explained: "Just now, King Huaiyang asked for credit for Li Huairen in front of his father. Father... will summon him after the imperial examination next month."

"Li Huairen wants to use the imperial examination to become an official?" Wang Gui was keenly aware of this, "Xuan Cheng, can we talk about this today?"

Seeing Wei Zheng nodding his head, Wang Gui asked, "Should it be Mingshu, or Mingjing?"

The corner of Wei Zheng's mouth twitched, "Jin Shi Ke."

"Jinshike?"

"Jinshike?"

Both Li Jiancheng and Wang Gui were greatly surprised. A considerable part of Li Shan's reputation in Beijing came from his abacus. How could he choose Jinshi?

"It's too late for him to return to Beijing. After passing the county government examination, he can only choose the Jinshi department...the scholar department is lacking, but the Chang'an order does not dare to recommend it." Wei Zheng explained a few words, pointing to the slender white porcelain bottle on the table, "It's like snow in the evening, and I can drink a cup... Although it is simple, it is also interesting."

Although Li Shan claimed that he only understood it a little, and that he heard this poem recited by others in Lingnan...but Wei Zheng didn't believe it at all.

In this regard... Li Shan's credibility is basically zero.

Wei Zheng had just told the story of Shandong, now let's talk about it in detail... all kinds of information about Li Shan that he had inquired about in Shandong.

Regarding the details of the Shandong war, Li Shan did not hide from Wei Zheng... This is also very difficult to hide, the county magistrate of Guantao is a member of the Cui family of Qinghe.

"It really does live up to the name of a young hero." Wang Gui marveled, "Several times he survived, turned defeat into victory, set fire to the ship...wonderful ideas, destroyed the morale of the enemy."

"Attacking the enemy camp at night shows your courage!" Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "No wonder Xuancheng recommended him several times after returning to Beijing last time!"

Wei Zheng smiled wryly, "But I didn't expect Huairen to make such a big commotion in Shandong."

Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "From the perspective of Xuancheng, who is Li Shan?"

This question is about Li Shan, about his ability and character, and more about Li Shan's political stance... Can such a hero be used by the East Palace?
Regarding this issue, Wei Zheng has obviously thought it over, "Li Huairen is a man with deep scheming, long-term vision, sharp methods, and decisive actions."

"On that day, it was determined that Xiabo would be defeated in the first battle. The King of Huaiyang refused to listen to his advice, so Li Huairen immediately left the city and went south to avoid disaster... and the facts were indeed different from Li Huairen's expectations."

"But this man is young, but he has benevolence and righteousness in his heart." Wei Zheng sighed, "Your Highness is not the prince of the deep palace who sits in the East Palace, but also has many battles... The wounded soldiers in the army are in extremely miserable condition."

"When I entered Hebei, I first went to the captive camp outside Wei County. I saw with my own eyes that Li Huairen set up a wounded barracks. It was clean and orderly. There was almost no blood. The wounded were bandaged... Li Huairen was very popular among the captives. To bear his dismount."

"The internal wounded barracks in Guantao County is even more..." Wei Zheng smiled wryly, "Your Highness, the prince... I have also gone through many years of fighting, and I have never seen it like that... I almost thought it was a peaceful time, specially assigned to take care of it, and eat meat every day. There is no peculiar smell, and the food is better than that of a lieutenant general.”

"Such a method..." Wang Gui asked tentatively, "So it can boost the morale of the army?"

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "Liu Heitai stormed Guantao twice, Su Dingfang led the attack twice, hundreds of cavalry were defeated... The high morale of the army is a major reason."

"Su Dingfang?"

"This man's reputation is not obvious, but he has made great achievements in the Shandong war, but he just refuses to become an official." Wei Zheng paused before continuing: "Although he is only in his twenties, he has the appearance of a famous general, not weaker than Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, and Li Shiji. .”

Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up. He was under too much pressure from those heroes of cultural relics in Prince Qin's Mansion... Now that he sees something awesome... his eyes are shining.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Wei Zheng shook his head, "With Su Dingfang's achievements, a knighthood is enough... But Li Huairen saved his mother with his own hands, and Su Dingfang promised to become a slave."

"What's more, Li Huairen treats him like an elder brother, Su Dingfang will never abandon him." Wei Zheng said, "I saw him in Shandong, and I met him again today. He is calm and calm, with the air of a general."

Seeing that Li Jiancheng was in a hurry, Wang Gui coughed twice, "Ling Jing went to Tiance Mansion... Where is Li Huairen?"

This is Wang Gui asking about Li Shan's political stance, and at the same time reminding Li Jiancheng...the key is Li Shan.

"Li Huairen and his entourage went south, and they were picked up by Tian Liu'an, the general manager of Weizhou, and then returned to King Huaiyang. Guantao and Weixian fought two battles, lived and died together... I have the feeling of robes." Wei Zheng said with a smile: "And cut Liu Heizhen The head was promised by Li Huairen."

Li Jiancheng's eyes flickered, "Li Huairen Xu Cheng Mingzhen?"

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "The minister inquired about this in detail. Li Huairen... sent troops to ask Cheng Mingzhen to capture Liu Heita and behead him with his own hands."

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly. In fact, he was aware of this matter. As the prince of the Eastern Palace, how could he be ignorant of all things in Shandong... It's just that there are some channels that confidants like Wang Gui and Wei Zheng don't know about.

"It seems that Li Huairen has a lot of friendship with King Qin, Tian Liu'an, Qi Shanxing, King Huaiyang, and even he is friendly with the children of King Qin..."

Wei Zheng was halfway through speaking, Wang Gui nodded and said: "This old man has inquired about this matter, fought twice, Li Huairen convinced the children of Prince Qin's family, and tried his best to save Changsun Wuji's eldest son, Changsun Chong."

"But actually..." Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "Li Huairen beheaded Cui's children in Qinghe County."

"Acting resolutely but also with benevolence in mind to calm civil unrest... This is the overall situation, but you can also see your heart from this action."

"If Li Huairen leaves it alone..." Wang Gui sighed, "Then Xuan Chengshan and his party will be punished by His Majesty."

Regarding this matter, Li Jiancheng didn't know much about the inside story, so after asking carefully, his cheeks puffed up, "That is to say, if Li Huairen hadn't killed Cui Bo, the civil uprising had started, and the King of Huaiyang would have turned a blind eye... "

"Afterwards Shandong will be in chaos again, and King Huaiyang will lead his troops to quell the chaos," Wang Gui said with a wry smile, "If Shandong is in chaos again... such crimes will naturally fall on the Eastern Palace."

"In other words, Li Huairen cut off his second younger brother's backhand with this move..." Li Jiancheng muttered a few words, "Isn't it a coincidence?"

"It's definitely not a coincidence." Wei Zheng had a rather bitter expression on his face, "Huiren raised his sword and struck down, but I didn't figure it out at the time...but Huairen ordered the knight to hold the head and rush around overnight. The mutiny and civil unrest in the prefectures will stop immediately, and within three days, Zhaozhou, Xingzhou, Beizhou, and Jizhou will all be settled."

Wang Gui pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "This young man is very naughty, and he has both ways!"

"Impartiality... such a great achievement, but you have to take the imperial examination to become an official." Wei Zheng said with a smile: "Let's have a look again."

Li Jiancheng sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity... In fact, it is enough to convict Cui Bo, why do you have to kill him yourself?"

During the Shandong War, Li Shan became famous, but he was ostracized for beheading Cui Bo. There were three children of the Qinghe Cui family in the East Palace, and there were as many as seven children of the Qinghe Cui family and Boling Cui family who were attached to Li Jiancheng. It is impossible to recruit Li Shan to his subordinates... Even if he recruits, Li Shan will not dare to agree with him.

"The civil uprising has started, and killing Cui Bo is the most victorious." Wei Zheng thought for a while and added: "After all, he is a young man who has not yet reached his weakest age. Don't spit out fast."

Wang Gui smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later... King Qin also..."

Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement, the second brother didn't succeed anyway... Maybe it was because Li Shan killed Qinghe Cui's children.

Wei Zheng bowed his head slightly, hiding the suspicion in his eyes... He always felt that Li Shan beheaded Cui Bo was a bit weird.

It was precisely because of the beheading of Cui Bo that Li Shan returned to Chang'an... between the East Palace and the King of Qin, he could still be at ease, and naturally did not make a choice.

"Today, I got advice from the prince and Wei Gong, and I have already made up my mind. I will ask you to teach me a lot from now on."

Facing the solemn salute of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, Wang Gui and Wei Zheng took two steps back, saluted back, and said, "You should try your best."

"As for Li Huairen...Wei Gong has a lot to do with him, please be lonely and soft."

Wei Zheng glanced over there... Wei Ting fell asleep early, thought and thought, his cheeks moved unconsciously, "Your Highness wants to be gentle with Li Huairen, now there is a good opportunity..."

Uh, at dusk that day, Prince Li Jiancheng of the East Palace was holding a gift box...

"Father, Xiaokou... Xiaokou, this wine is too strong!"

"Is this wine or clear water?" Li Yuan tried to sip, savoring for a long time, "Sex is like fire, where did Dalang get good wine?!"

"Clear as water, strong as fire." Li Jiancheng said with a smile, "It's extremely strong at the entrance, like fire in the throat, but warm in the abdomen...it was sent by Wei Xuancheng."

"Shandong famous wine?" Li Yuan asked curiously, "Wei Xuancheng is a man who is impartial and selfless, and never flatters, so he would offer it?"

"No, no... Huaiyang King visited Li's house today to thank him. Wei Xuancheng suffered from an old illness on Shandong Road a few months ago and was saved by Li Huairen's help, so we went to the house together." Li Jiancheng explained: "This is a gift from Li Huairen , the child has a product... and the father will be happy."

"Da Lang, what a Da Lang!" Li Yuan laughed loudly, although everyone outside praised the second son, but the eldest son was even more loved by him, and everything he said and said was in line with his heart.

Li Jiancheng cupped his hands and said, "If we have a banquet tomorrow, how about using this wine?"

"Li Shan, Li Huairen..." Li Yuan pondered for a moment, then laughed dumbly and said, "Da Lang is... well, since Da Lang has spoken, I can't refute it as a father."

"Thank you, father." Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Wei Zheng and Cui Hao inspected Shandong and returned to Beijing today. Although they made some small achievements, there were also twists and turns. Father will talk about it later."

Li Yuan stared at his son for a while, then sighed: "Da Lang, after months of fighting, it finally dawned on me today."

When meeting Wei Zheng and Cui Hao, Li Yuan will naturally reward him, this is what Li Jiancheng insisted on...it cannot be suppressed by the second brother.

But in fact, Li Yuan knew very well that the actual role of Wei Zheng, Cui Haoshandong and his party was very limited. Both the officials of the DPRK and China knew that most of the credit for appeasing Shandong was taken away by Ling Jing who was summoned into the Tiance Mansion.

The so-called months of fighting, Li Yuan's meaning is very clear, the crown prince insists on spending all his time on the military side, making military achievements to check and balance the King of Qin...it is really not a wise move, taking a step back is the right choice.

As the prince of the Eastern Palace, one should be diligent in political affairs. As long as there are no mistakes, why should I replace you with King Qin?

In addition to being in a good mood, Li Yuan drank a few more glasses of wine and said with a smile: "Li Huairen really has some fantastic ideas... That abacus is really easy to use. A few days ago, Guangda entered the palace and specially taught King Jing , King of Han."

"The children are still studying." Li Jiancheng echoed, "Third cousin likes the younger brothers the most, and teaches them every day, and it happens that Zong Zhengqing is vacant, why not..."

"Guangda is a little younger." Li Yuan sighed, "Unfortunately Brother Dou passed away too early..."

Everbright is Tai Changqing and Guozi Jijiu Dou Dan, and the so-called brother Dou refers to Li Yuan's wife and cousin Dou Kang.

Li Jiancheng didn't continue to talk about this matter, but chatted about the clan's children, and suddenly said after a while: "Father, the third sister has been stationed in Bingzhou for many years, so it's time to return to Beijing?"

"My sister-in-law has been in the middle of the capital, and the husband and wife are in two places. It has been difficult to reunite for a long time. Moreover, my sister-in-law is General You Xiaowei. He is busy with military affairs, and the two sons are rarely taken care of."

Li Yuan was startled, and sighed: "Pingyang...Pingyang..."

"It is indeed time for Pingyang to return to Beijing, even if it is stationed in Guanzhong."

(End of this chapter)