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Chapter 333 Secret Meeting (End)

The two eyes collided in the air, Li Shimin's eyes were open, while Li Shan slightly lowered his eyes and looked away.

Some things don't need to be said.

Li Shan left a deep impression on Li Shimin when he first met Le Po the year before, and then Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui successively recommended him in front of Li Shimin, and Li Shan made great contributions to the lineage of King Qin in the Shandong War.

However, Li Shan has never formally and openly joined the King of Qin, and even did not hesitate to use the imperial examination to become an official to blur his political stance.And Li Shimin didn't deliberately win over with tenderness.

The reason lies in the fact that he is a dual-faced Hedong Pei family.

Under the premise that his own weight is not enough, it is difficult for Li Shan to determine what choice Li Shimin will make...and Li Shimin also has the same hesitation.

Therefore, at the beginning of the meeting, Li Shimin waited for Li Shan to mention the Pei family of Hedong, Pei Ji who was attached to the East Palace, Pei Shiju who also served as Prince Zhan Shi, and Pei Huaijie who joined Tiance Mansion more than a month ago.

But Li Shan kept silent.

After presenting the heavy gift at length, Li Shimin finally made up his mind to choose the young man in front of him instead of the old Pei Shiju.

The young man in front of him is determined to cling to him, and he has hidden schemes and tricks. Li Shimin naturally wants to show kindness... Even if his subordinates are loyal, the widowed kindness will eventually lead to betrayal.

Therefore, "any one" is a promise.

When you ascend the throne in the future, you, Li Huairen, will have the power to dispose of Li Dewu, Pei Shiju, and even Pei's family in Hedong.

A son abandoned by his father, an aristocratic family who robbed his father... Is there a more effective means of mercy than this?
The room was quiet for a while, Li Shimin changed the subject, "Daizhou is the former Yanmen County in the Sui Dynasty, and it is the gateway of Hedong. Although Mayi is here to vote, Yanmen is still an important town. Huairen is going here, shouldering a heavy burden."

"The Turks may make a comeback." Li Shan said indifferently, "But the next acting county magistrate, there will be the acting governor, Liu Shirang, the famous imperial general, and Li Gaoqian, the general of Zuowuwei..."

Li Shimin frowned, and interrupted: "Hui Ren is going to take office this time, and he should bring the civil servants with him."

Seeing that Li Shan was a little confused, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "The Daizhou General Manager's Office was established during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and it was withdrawn during the Daye period and changed to Yanmen County."

"At the beginning of this dynasty, Liu Wuzhou attacked Yanmen according to Mayi. Until the fourth year of Wude, he led the army to destroy it. Then he set up the Daizhou General Manager Office, which governs five counties and also manages Daizhou, Weizhou, and Xinzhou."

Li Shan took a deep breath. In this way, it is a very important position to govern the three states.

"Last year the Turks broke through the Yanmen Gate and harassed the East Road, and the court proposed to withdraw the Daizhou General Manager's Office." Li Shimin explained: "But now that Mayi has come to vote, Daizhou is stable, and my father intends to rebuild the Daizhou General Manager's Office."

After a pause, Li Shimin added: "Liu Shirang may have hope."

After confirming his appointment as acting county magistrate, Ling Jing inquired about relevant news and people, among which Li Shan paid the most attention to Liu Shiran.

Although this person used to be the governor of Bingzhou, in fact the most famous battles were fought in Daizhou... Now Qifu, although he is only the magistrate of Nao County, is also the Sima of Daizhou, and it is appropriate to point his sword at the governor of Daizhou.

After hesitating for a while, Li Shimin said again: "Although Gao Manzheng is Liu Wuzhou's former subordinate, he should not rebel if he surrendered the city."

Li Shan nodded and said, "I heard from Uncle Ling that Gao Manzheng killed all the Turkic soldiers in Mayi and Yuan Junzhang's son."

"That's right." Li Shimin said softly, "The General of Zuo Wuwei, Li Gaoqian, is his father, an old minister of Jinyang, and he is always by his side."

"In the second year of Wude, the prince calmed down the chaos of mountains and seas. In the fourth year of Wude, the prince went out of Puzhou to prepare for the Turks. Li Gaoqian obeyed his orders."

The meaning of this sentence is obvious. In the second year of Wude, Li Shimin destroyed Liu Wuzhou. It is the direct descendant of the Eastern Palace.

Li Shan had a headache. You must know that Li Gaoqian is now leading an army to guard Yanmen, which is in Dai County.

After pondering for a while, Li Shan tentatively asked, "Who is Liu Shirang?"

Li Shimin shook his head, indicating that Liu Shirang was not from the lineage of King Qin.

"Liu Shirang has a high temperament, and he has a lot of enmity with Uncle Wang of Xiangyi, and even cut him off." Li Shimin sighed: "Hui Ren is going, we need to be cautious."

Li Shan is really scratching his head. Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, is now the governor of Bingzhou. This is also a position that governs several states, and it is faintly higher than the possible restoration of the governor of Daizhou.

And Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, is the younger brother of Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an County.

"If the Turks invaded in a large scale, Mayi might not last long." Li Shimin thought while saying, "If nothing can be done, Huairen can retreat south to Taiyuan Mansion, and I will go to letter to Uncle Wang of Xiangyi."

"Besides, when the Turks go south, my father should send Gu, the crown prince, and Sanhu to lead the army to prepare...Of course, Gu must go to Hedong."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin's smile was a bit bitter, because of the Turkic invasion of the south, Hedong has always been the main battlefield, and Guan Nei Dao will only invade with partial divisions.

In last year's war, Li Shimin was driven to Hedong to face the Turkic main force of tens of thousands, while the crown prince led the army to fight against the thousands of partial divisions who fled into the Guannei Road...the latter won the victory and returned to the court, which was highly praised by Li Yuan.

Li Shan sighed, with a bit of bitterness on his face, "If the Turks invaded in large numbers and abandoned the city and fled, how will they return to Beijing in the future?"

"Keep your useful body for the future." Li Shimin held Li Shan's hand and emphasized his tone, "I'll wait for you to come back!"

Although he also knew that the handshake in this era only meant intimacy and had no other meaning, but Li Shan still felt a little uncomfortable and showed a very forced smile.

Looking at the back of Li Shan's departure, Li Shimin fell into deep thought for a long time. Seeing him today made him gain a lot, and he finally took this famous talent under his command completely, but he also noticed Li Shan's cautiousness.

This young man is usually gentle and elegant, and his words are sharp at critical moments, but he is not reckless, very measured, and even cautious... Because from the beginning to the end today, Li Shimin deliberately did not mention Princess Pingyang, and Li Shan did not mention it either.

The prince urges Pingyang to return to the imperial court, and it seems logical to succeed Chen Guogong in command of the Beiya Imperial Army, but in reality, he is targeting the Tiance Mansion... Father may not have such thoughts, but the prince is obviously guarding against mutiny, because Pingyang will only be loyal to his father.

Li Shimin wondered in his heart, did Li Shan avoid talking about Pingyang today, would he have suspicions in his heart?

On the day when Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Shigui were whipped by Luo Yi, Changsun Wuji suggested in private that His Highness should make a decisive decision... This was a veiled way of persuading Li Shimin to mutiny.

But Li Shimin was noncommittal, and only asked his wife and brother to silence.

Li Shimin's thoughts drifted further and further away. Today, the people in the Ce mansion are full of righteous indignation, but now his father is suppressing him, and the East Palace is advancing step by step...

Although Li Shimin's military achievements are outstanding and his prestige in the army is unparalleled, he has no right to lead the army in Chang'an. The Tiance Mansion's troops in Beijing were called into Chang'an in the name of him and the general's personal guards, but only a few hundred people.

Although there were only a few hundred people, they didn't pay much attention to the two thousand Changlin Army before... But now it's different, because Luo Yi brought his personal guards into Beijing.

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth.

Luo Yi, you are alone waiting!

Come and go without indecent!
(End of this chapter)