Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 412 Mutation
On December [-]st, although the cold wind was howling, there were no dark clouds to cover the sun, and the warm sun shone down. Li Shan, who got on his horse, felt warm.

In mid-November, after the Turks returned to the west, it snowed heavily in Daizhou and Shuozhou, and then stopped intermittently for five or six days. The temperature rose in these two days, but the ground was still covered with snow. Looking around, there was a vast expanse of whiteness outside the Great Wall. .

Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang who led [-] soldiers to Yanmen Pass, saluted from a distance, and watched Li Shan and Cui Xin's party gradually go away. He brought along Kan Leng from Linji County, who was extremely powerful.

Kan Ling made great contributions in guarding Yanmen, and was reinstated as Zuoweiwei Zhonglang General. Whether it was ordered by his immediate superiors Li Daoxuan and Xue Zhong, or because of Li Shan's kindness and use of force, Kan Ling was willing to follow Li Shan.

Picking up the binoculars, Li Daoxuan carefully looked at the gray-haired old man in the crowd, wondering in his heart, is it possible for Liu Shirang to vote for the Turks?

If so, what impact would it have on Huairen's trip?
At this moment, in Chang'an Imperial City, in the Xiande side hall of the Eastern Palace.

Prince Li Jiancheng sits at the top, and on the right below sits Prince Zhongyun Wanggui, Prince Xima Weizheng, and the prince's close friend Wei Ting. These three are the most influential advisors in the East Palace.

On the right side, only the left servant of Shang Shuxing sits and shoots Pei Ji.

"No letter from Li Gaoqian?" Pei Ji seemed suspicious.

Li Jiancheng said again with certainty: "It is true that there is no letter. If it was not for Pei Jian, Gu Shang would not have known about it."

Pei Ji explained: "This memorial went straight to the door two days ago, and the third brother hid it... His Majesty summoned him that day to discuss the matter of recruiting Yuan Junzhang."

Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement, hesitantly said: "Liu Shirang has no support in the court, maybe the Duke of Jiangxia..."

"This matter cannot be ignored." Crown Prince Zhongyun Wanggui suddenly interrupted, "Your Highness, Yuan Junzhang surrendered, Liu Shirang surrendered to the enemy, and the forms of Daizhou and Shuozhou have changed."

In fact, everyone present knew in their hearts that the reason why Li Gaoqian was reduced from the general of the Twelve Guards to the current Hussar General... No matter what outsiders think, Li Gaoqian himself hates Liu Shirang the most.

For the same reason, Li Shenfu attached his name at the end of the memorial... The enmity between him and Liu Shirang is even worse.

Therefore, the impeachment of Liu Shirang's surrender to the Turks is likely to be Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian's personal revenge.

When Yuan Junzhang raised Mayi to surrender, Yanmen Guard General Liu Shi let the Turks surrender. This was a military and national event...Wang Gui and Wei Zheng did not approve of Donggong's involvement.

Pei Ji recalled Pei Shiju's words last night, thought for a moment, and smiled lightly: "No matter what Liu Shirang does, this matter is not harmful to the crown prince."

Wei Ting asked curiously: "Please tell Prime Minister Pei the details."

"If Liu Shirang secretly communicates with the Turks and intends to do something wrong, the crown prince has the foresight." Pei Ji talked eloquently, "Jiangxia County Duke is a hero of Yuanmou. Now he lives in Huqi temporarily, but he will definitely return in the future."

Li Jiancheng couldn't help nodding his head slightly. That's true. In his plan, Li Gaoqian will definitely be transferred from Daizhou to another place next year... Although it is impossible for the Twelve Guards General, the Governor of Shangzhou, or the Twelve General Wei is not difficult.

The most important thing is that Li Gaoqian is a hero of Yuanmou and an old courtier of Li Yuan, and this force is the object of Li Jiancheng's deliberate tenderness, and the relationship has always been good. At the same time, this force has been rejecting the Qin Palace... Li Gaoqian is one of them The representative figure, Pei Ji, suggested that Li Jiancheng take this opportunity to show kindness.

Pei Ji continued: "If Liu Shirang hadn't communicated with the Turks, the court would have deliberately accused Mayi of falling... King Xiangyi..."

Although the words were vague, everyone present knew that if Liu Shirang had not secretly communicated with the Turks, it would be Li Gaoqian and Li Shenfu who had framed him.

Li Gaoqian doesn't care, he is the confidant of Donggong, but Li Shenfu is different, he has always maintained neutrality... But this handle is in the hands of Donggong, can Li Shenfu maintain a neutral position?
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng was already tempted. He knew that compared with his second brother, he was disadvantaged in too many places, and one of the keys was the clan.

During the Li and Tang dynasties, generals were always selected from the clan's children, from Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to Li Yuanji, Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Daozong, Li Xiaogong, Li Yuan, Li Daoxuan...

Those who gained fame were basically attached to Li Shimin, and those who were close to Donggong were Li Yuan and Li Yuanji... One fled after losing Luozhou, and the other was even better, even lost Taiyuan Mansion.

There are also people who are well-known but not attached to the Qin Palace. One is Zhao County King Li Xiaogong who is currently leading the war in the south of the Yangtze River, and the other is Xiangyi King Li Shenfu, who has been guarding Hedong Road for several years.

Although the military achievements cannot be compared with Li Shimin, once the war in the south of the Yangtze River is pacified, it will be difficult for Li Xiaogong, king of Zhao County, to lead his troops into battle again. In the next few years, if there is another war or the Turkic South commits crimes, the East Palace needs a clan that can hold the scene General... Li Jiancheng has no plans to go into battle in person.

In this case, Xiangyi King Li Shenfu is a very suitable candidate... If this matter can be used to recover him, the governor of Bingzhou and the commander of the East Road Marching are quite important. If the Turks commit crimes in the south, Li Shenfu With the support of Donggong, as long as the situation does not collapse, it is very possible to suppress Li Shimin.

Wei Ting's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice: "The King of Huai'an is intimate with the King of Qin..."

Li Shentong has always been a direct descendant of the Qin Palace, and he is also the most unequivocal supporter of Li Shimin among the clan's children. Li Shenfu is Li Shentong's younger brother... On the contrary, this is an unspeakable reason why he may join the East Palace.

Li Jiancheng looked sideways, Wang Gui nodded slightly, and Wei Zheng frowned and said, "At this time, Huairen and Cui Sheren are going to Mayi to appease Yuan Junzhang, if Liu Shirang contacts the Turks at this time and surrenders..."

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Xuan Cheng's words are reasonable, but now it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, it is difficult for the Turks to invade, not to mention the king of Xiangyi is prepared, so Liu Shirang will not be able to succeed."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "If that's the case, please submit the memorial to my father for disposal."

Pei Ji straightened up and saluted.

Two hours later, scolding sounded in Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan couldn't sit still in anger, and hurried back and forth in the hall, the crown prince, King Qin, King Qi and all the ministers stood up and stood still.

Li Yuan stopped abruptly, "Do you have a confession?"

Chen Shuda, the provincial servant under the door, glanced at Pei Shiju, who had downcast eyes, and came out and said: "After the memorial, there is a confession written by Cao Chuantuo, Duke of Rong Guo, Gao Manzheng. This person has already entered Beijing, and you can consult him at any time."

Li Yuan didn't believe that Liu Shirang might defect to the enemy at first, but he quickly realized that Liu Shirang's management of Mayi was a crushing defeat. Would he be willing to take the blame honestly because of his pride?

If you don't want to, vote for Turkic is one way... He is a famous general in Hedong, Turkic is definitely willing to spend a lot of money to win him over.

Li Shimin's face was a bit ugly, and he glanced at Pei Shiju from the corner of his eyes, knowing that it couldn't be a coincidence, Li Shan and Cui Xin should have left for Mayi, and something happened at Yanmen Pass behind them.

Li Shimin didn't really believe that Liu Shirang would surrender to the enemy, but now he also believed that there was such a possibility, but he and Li Yuan considered it differently.

If there were some rumors that Liu Shirang knew that he was framed and surrendered to the enemy, and was forced to this situation... then it would be hard to say, is it just that he was sent to prison for questioning?
The most direct consequence is that Yanmenguan rebelled, and Liu Shi sent an envoy to report to Jieli Khan. No matter how cold the winter is, the Turks will not allow Yuan Junzhang to vote for the Tang Dynasty... Li Shan and Cui Xin are likely to fall. In Mayi.

The Zhongshu ordered Yang Gongren to come out and say: "Although there is an impeachment memorial, I dare not say that the Yiyang County Marquis will rebel. You should call him back to Beijing and choose another good general to guard Yanmen Pass."

Li Yuan was thinking in his heart, search and arrest immediately, once the news gets out, it will be hard to talk about Yanmen Pass, Yang Gongren's idea is good, no matter what, let's get him back first!
At this time, Pei Ji suddenly came out, "The minister just sent people to investigate, and Liu Shirang's family is about to leave Beijing."

"Crack!" Li Yuan, who had just sat down, threw the teacup in his hand on the gold bricks, "arrested and imprisoned, immediately recall Liu Shirang back to Beijing!"

Li Shimin lowered his eyes slightly, thinking in his heart, Huairen has already fully controlled Yanmen Pass, but now that he is going to Mayi, does Liu Shirang have a chance to turn the tables?
Maybe I should write a letter to Daoxuan.

(End of this chapter)