Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 487 The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is the most unique festival of the year. For dignitaries and officials, the three-day holiday of the Lantern Festival is similar to the New Year's Day, resulting in a holiday of nearly half a month.

For the children of famous families and high-class ladies, the Lantern Festival provides them with a perfectly suitable excuse for outings.

Even ordinary people, on the night of the Lantern Festival, can gather people to hold lanterns and enjoy the lanterns, feasting their eyes.

Of course, from the perspective of later generations, the so-called Lantern Festival is actually the ancient Valentine's Day... Similar signs did not appear in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but there are other allusions.

For example, Ling Jing, who went to the city to have a secret discussion with Li Shimin today, just arrived at Tiance Mansion, when he heard the allusion of reunion after a broken mirror, he turned his head and glanced, it was Pei Huaijie, the recorder.

Broken mirror reunion refers to the allusion that Princess Lechang and her husband-in-law Xu Deyan each held half a bronze mirror after the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, and finally got the beauty of Yang Su and the husband and wife were reunited... This scene happened during the Lantern Festival.

When Pei Huaijie mentioned this allusion, he was referring to Li Dewu and Pei Shuying... Ling Jing was a little amused, so he exchanged a few casual greetings and walked in. Now he is the closest to the core of Li Shimin's staff.

"Duke Ling is here." Li Shimin, who was sitting upright at the head, said with a smile, "Sit down and talk."

Du Ruhui on the side asked anxiously: "Are you sure?"

Ling Jing shook his head slightly.

"Is Huairen safe?"

Ling Jing shook his head again, "I have already kept someone, if there is a messenger, report it immediately."

"If there is a messenger, I'm afraid Dongshan Temple will know about it earlier than the city." Changsun Wuji laughed.

Ling Jing nodded and said yes, he also knew about this matter, Li Keshi’s wife Changsun hosted a banquet today and invited Princess Qin, Mrs. Marquis of Nan’an County, Cui Xin’s wife Zhang and others to Dongshan Temple to enjoy lantern riddles... Since the year before last Li Shan made a lantern riddle, which has become popular in the past two years.

Fang Xuanling said in a soft voice: "Huairen seems to often take a slant with his sword, but in fact he is careful at every step, he will not take risks at will, and he should be safe."

Li Shimin didn't say a word. As a military general who has been dying all the time, he can understand why Li Shan wants to go out in person, but the problem is... I remember that this guy's equestrian skills are extremely bad, and it would be bad if he made a mistake.

Li Shimin regretted it a bit. He knew that Zhang Gongjin, Duan Zhixuan, Su Dingfang, and Li Kai should be allowed to set off together... Now Li Shan is temporarily in charge of the Daizhou Governor's Mansion, and the power among the officials in the frontier is only second to Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and a few others. .

And although we didn't get along for a long time, Li Shimin felt that this young man was very appetizing with his temper. He seemed humble, but he was really proud. Not to mention his current status, but only from the perspective of personal relationship, he didn't want to see him. When Li Shan was defeated outside the Great Wall.

What's more, Li Shimin felt empathy for a similar experience... I have to say that Li Shan's life experience is there, and he took advantage of it.

After everyone was silent for a while, Du Ruhui looked at Ling Jing without hesitation, "I heard Ling Gong mention the Daizhou Army earlier, and Ma Sanbao was just filling in. Huairen intends to let Su Dingfang lead the army?"

"good."

Changsun Wuji knew what his colleagues were worried about, and asked tentatively, "Can Su Ding know the inside story?"

Ling Jing didn't say a word, Li Shimin nodded and said: "The one who knows the inside story, except for everyone present, is Su Dingfang alone."

Fang Xuanling weighed it in his heart. In this way, the Daizhou Army is not biased on the surface, but in fact it has a clear stand. As long as Huairen can control it...

If there is an incident in the future, the Eastern Shaanxi Road will not be able to catch up. Li Daozong may not be willing to stand on the side of Tiance Mansion, and the state army will have a place to fight... North against Turks, south against Bingzhou, but I don’t know if Li Huairen is like this Ability.

Ling Jing below lowered his head, his eyes flickering, Su Dingfang went north, and naturally wanted to tell Li Shimin the inside story... But Li Shan sent a messenger to inform, and hid Ma Zhou.

Ling Jing doesn't know what Li Shan wants to do, in fact... Li Shan himself doesn't think Chang He can do anything in this life, but who knows if the wheel of history will stubbornly run over his face?

Before the next report of the battle in Shuozhou came out, there was no point in discussing it, and everyone's topic turned to the Southeast Daoxingtai, which was being rebuilt.

Li Xiaogong, Prince of Zhaojun, took the command of Xingtai in the southeast with his left servant. Li Jing, his deputy, planned to be the Minister of the Xingtai Military Department.

Li Shiji, the general manager of Qizhou, and Li Daliang, the governor of Anzhou, may also receive some vain rewards, and their official positions, titles, and powers have not changed.

In fact, compared with the original time and space, Li Shimin's condition in this life is much better. Prince Li Jiancheng captured and killed Liu Heitai, which gave Li Yuan more confidence. Li Shimin has been cornered.

If the Turks hadn't repeatedly invaded Guannei and Hedong to help, and Li Jiancheng had always held back in the face of the Turks, Li Yuan would have been determined to take power and leave the Tiance General.

Li Shan's bad idea to Li Shimin before he went to Rendai County also had a lot of effect. Although it still couldn't affect the overall situation, it gradually spread from Tiance Mansion and King Qin's Mansion secretly... so that a consensus was formed. , it must be the King of Qin!
In fact, in history, if there were no threats from the Turks, Li Shimin would have lost power a long time ago... Li Yuan once forced Li Shimin to take off his crown, but the Turks invaded Hedong, and Li Yuan quickly helped Li Shimin...

Therefore, Li Shimin has a strange feeling in his heart... If Huairen wins again and again, and the Turks are hard to invade, wouldn't his own protective umbrella be gone?
This thought flashed through Li Shimin's mind, he didn't really think that Li Shanneng was that good at fighting.

Putting these messy thoughts aside, Li Shimin said with a smile: "Tonight's Lantern Festival, there is no curfew in Chang'an, let's get together to drink and enjoy lanterns... If there are no accidents, today's good news will come!"

Several counselors looked up at Li Shimin, why are you so confident?

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Li Huairen is a man who understands military strategy, understands the overall situation, knows how to advance and retreat, understands gains and losses, and then fights after planning!"

"In the battle of Xiabo, Brother Huaiyang didn't listen to the advice and attacked rashly. Huairen set off for the south on the same day."

"There were several battles in Guantao, Weixian, and Yongji, Huairen planned, and every time the enemy's spirit was defeated, the second hand won."

"It's not been a day since the war started. Yugu planned to kill the people, but it was just to force Huairen to leave the fortress."

"Hold on for many days, then attack suddenly. Two thousand cavalry defeated five thousand Turks. Then we knew that Huairen was not motivated by anger. If he pursued overnight, Huairen must have a backup."

Li Shimin believed that Li Shan would not be so stupid.

Ling Jing wrote them down in his heart, and was going to go back and tell Mrs. Zhu according to the gourd painting... When the news reached Sun Moon Lake yesterday, Mrs. Zhu was shocked and almost left for the north.

But at this moment, in Dongshan Temple, Mrs. Zhu was raising her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows. In front of many famous ladies and ladies, she shouted: "This is Hongnong Yang's demeanor?!"

(End of this chapter)