Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 453 Gifts

East Palace.

Crown Prince Li Jiancheng sat at the head, and his confidants sat on the left and right, Wang Gui, Wei Ting, Wei Zheng and Zheng Shanguo.

Everyone is taking stock of the impact of Mayi's recruiting of Yuan Junzhang on the East Palace... There is no doubt that Li Shenfu was driven to Lingzhou after being won over, which is a serious setback for the East Palace.

But the Tiance Mansion didn't get much benefit... Li Yuan was still biased. He didn't let Rencheng King Li Daozong be the general manager of the Hedong Road, but only the general manager of Bingzhou, and even re-established the general manager's mansion of Daizhou. Divide its power.

Li Jiancheng's main headache was how to explain to Li Shenfu... The vow was overturned within a few days, and it was because he had just won over, otherwise the prince's face would have been slapped in the face.

The four counselors present all knew why they had won over Li Shenfu, and Wei Ting asked tentatively: "The king of Xiangyi must not dare to hold grudges..."

Everyone understands Wei Ting's meaning. The handle of Li Shenfu is still in the hands of Donggong, and Cao Chuantuo is also in the hands of Donggong now... No matter how dissatisfied Li Shenfu is, he dare not do anything.

Wang Gui said softly: "The cause of planting is the evil fruit of Fang."

Wei Zheng even said: "The king of Xiangyi is trapped in personal grievances, and treats military and state affairs like a child's play, so it is really inappropriate to guard Hedong."

Li Jiancheng smiled wryly, to put it simply... After all, he merged from the governor of the Hedong Road to the governor of the prefecture, and the most powerful official in the borderlands became the governor of Lingzhou. How could Li Shenfu not feel resentful?

"Time is fate." Wang Gui sighed: "Who would have expected that the Duke of Guantao would kill Yu Sheshe in a desperate situation and force him to surrender to Yuan Junzhang."

Wei Ting scolded, "It's Huairen's fault!"

"What Li Huairen did, is it wrong?" Wei Zheng straightened his back, looked straight at Wei Ting, his eyes were like lightning, "Such a hero will surely be a pillar in the future, does His Highness complain about this?"

Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "Huiren is also helpless. He is trapped in a desperate situation, so naturally he has to fight...Using Liu Shirang is also a helpless move."

"I'm not strong enough to blame Huairen..."

After a pause, Li Jiancheng added: "Actually, the matter of Cao Chuantuo... was Huai Ren's secret report to Duke Jiangxia."

Wang Gui's spirit was shaken, "Huairen and Duke Jiangxia had a good relationship before."

"That's right, even the Duke of Jiangxia is still sharing profits on the business road." Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Afterwards, Huairen mentioned that he also suspected Liu Shirang, so he took him to Mayi... But I don't know who leaked it. News, the Turkic will not be so coincidental to go south in the cold winter months to obstruct and appease..."

In general, Li Shanming chooses to please both sides on the surface, but one side is sincere, and the other side is hypocrisy... Hey, it is actually not right to say that. Regarding the alliance with Tuli Khan, it is still secret. Don't let it out, Li Shimin is also kept in the dark.

However, the effect was not bad. Li Shan's bad idea to Li Gaoqian allowed the East Palace to successfully win over Li Shenfu... Although he was driven away soon, even though Li Shan was also behind the driving away.

Hey, Li Shimin and Ling Jing are a little dumbfounded in private... Li Shan is eating the last one and eating the next!
"The acting prefect Shi was in charge of the prefectural general manager's mansion, and now Huairen is very important." Wang Gui turned to look at Wei Zheng, "Does Xuancheng have a good strategy?"

Wei Zheng knew what his colleagues were asking, and said frankly: "The Crown Prince and the King of Qin have both cherished softness many times, and the East Palace and Tiance Mansion have friendships. The reason why Huairen is released is because he does not want to get involved in the struggle for the heir apparent."

"However, Your Highness, I inquired about it in private, and Huairen once said that when His Highness is upright in the future, there will be no second thoughts."

Before Li Jiancheng said anything, Wei Ting on the side sneered and said, "If His Highness ascends the throne, does Li Huairen still dare to have two minds?"

Zheng Shanguo, who had been silent all this time, smiled and said, "There is nothing wrong with it, there is nothing wrong with it."

"Your Majesty?"

Zheng Shanguo said softly: "Li Huairen has become famous all over the world before being crowned. He has won the favor of saints. With Princess Pingyang as his backing, it is really unwise to get involved in the matter of seizing the heir apparent at this time."

"Your Highness should have the capacity to accept all rivers and rivers." Wang Gui nodded in agreement and said, "At least, Huairen will not vote for Tiance Mansion."

Li Jiancheng also agrees with this point of view. Although Li Shan has a lot of weight now, he is too young to choose sides now...it is justified.

And anyway, behind Li Shan is Princess Pingyang, who is in charge of the Beiya Imperial Army.

Just thinking of this, the palace servant reported outside, "Your Highness, Princess Pingyang is here to visit."

Li Jiancheng was a little surprised. Ever since she took charge of the Beiya Imperial Army, Princess Pingyang was cautious and rarely moved around. How could she come to the East Palace rashly?
Not long after, the palace people led Princess Pingyang in.

"Third Sister hasn't been to the East Palace for a long time." Li Jiancheng stood up with a smile.

"Meet the prince." Princess Pingyang first paid respects to the prince, and then saluted Zheng Shanguo, her elder in-law.

After a while of courteous greetings, Princess Pingyang replied: "Today's footprints are all over the East Palace, Chengqian Hall, and Wude Hall."

Li Jiancheng was stunned for a moment. Chengqian Hall and Wude Hall were the residences of Li Shimin and Li Yuanji respectively. Before he could react, Princess Pingyang on the opposite side handed over a piece of paper.

After scanning ten lines at a glance, Li Jiancheng couldn't help laughing and said, "Third sister is walking for Huairen."

This time, there are quite a few people who accompanied Cui Xin back to the capital, escorting many gifts back, just for the purpose of walking around... The name is also ready-made, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Goodness is never overlooked.

Cui Xin brought back a list personally drawn up by Li Shan... Uh, basically there is a gift list for those who are involved, including the crown prince, King Qin, King Qi, and even the sage Li Yuan. Qiandian Hall and Wude Hall.

Among the ministers, Chen Shuda, the servant of Jiang Guogong, had the closest relationship with Li Shan. Zhongshu ordered Yang Gongren to have a gift list because his eldest son Yang Siyi had friendship with him, and the other ministers also had some gifts.

Wei Ting laughed and said: "The crown prince accepts bribes, so Huairen didn't prepare a gift for someone?"

Princess Pingyang said calmly: "Everyone has prepared etiquette, Huairen has always handled things properly."

Well, Wei Ting, Wang Gui, and Wei Zheng all have gift lists. As for Zheng Shanguo and Li Shan, they have never been in touch, but since they met today, Princess Pingyang will also help to add a gift list.

Princess Pingyang left quickly. Li Jiancheng looked at the gift list in his hand and said with a smile, "Huiren really has a heart."

Zheng Shanguo stroked his beard and said: "This son seems to be acting erratically, but he is actually cautious."

Everyone nodded. It's not that simple not to get involved in the battle for the heir apparent. The one standing in the middle usually dies the first... But now Li Shan is getting more and more important. With Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang behind him, he has the qualifications .

Wang Gui said softly: "Your Highness, all matters in Hebei should be divided into two."

"One is Bingzhou, and the other is Daizhou."

"Daizhou is worry-free, Your Highness should be more considerate and wait for the future." Zheng Shanguo said, "The concern lies in Bingzhou."

"Although King Ren fought north and south under the command of King Qin and made many contributions, but he lives in seclusion and is not from King Qin's lineage, otherwise His Majesty would not have chosen King Ren."

Li Jiancheng could understand this sentence. Li Daozong was almost the only clan general who took over as the governor of Bingzhou under the circumstances that Zhao County King Li Xiaogong couldn't get away. But neither Li Yuan nor Donggong would allow Li Shimin to win over the new governor. And the governor of the state.

Therefore, Li Daozong replaced Li Shenfu out of the town and state, and the impact on the East Palace was at most to return to its previous state.

But Zheng Shanguo couldn't understand Li Jiancheng's deep fear. Last year, Shi Wanbao stopped, buried [-] troops, and almost killed Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan... Although this matter was suppressed, it was still in the clan. It caused quite a stir.

Lessons learned from the past, we must guard against... Li Daozong may not be attached to the Tiance Mansion, but it is certainly impossible to follow the example of Li's talisman and join the East Palace.

(End of this chapter)