Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 530
East Palace, Xiande Palace.

Prince Li Jiancheng sat upright, smiling and looking down at Wei Zheng, "When Huairen returned to the court, apart from Li Keshi and Sanmei who had been in close contact, the only one who came to pay a visit was Duke Xuancheng."

In fact, Li Jiancheng knew why Li Shan went back to Beijing to live in seclusion this time, and Pei Ji had already told the inside story one by one... His father refused Tuli Khan and his second brother to be sworn brothers, obviously he wanted to protect the East Palace.

Although Li Yuan made up his mind to let Li Shan take the blame, he also discussed it with Pei Ji, and the latter strongly agreed... Li Jiancheng only found out after the fact, and he also agreed.

In Li Tang's clan, there are quite a few canonized county kings, but not everyone is qualified to sworn worship with Tuli Khan. In the final analysis, he must be recognized by the other party.

If you don't choose Li Shan, then it is likely to be Li Daozong, the former city king who accompanied Li Shimin in the Southern and Northern Wars.

One is to prevent King Qin's lineage from taking advantage, and the other is to win over Li Shan... But now Li Jiancheng has already figured it out, and his father finally chose Li Shan, largely because he was not involved in the matter of seizing the heir.

Therefore, Li Jiancheng is happy to see it succeed... and he still thinks that the second brother still doesn't know the inside story.

Wei Zheng, who was next in the first place, was a little dazed, it was the first time he mentioned this name to the prince here, Li Shan was still trapped in Hebei, he didn't know his life or death, although he had a poor reputation, everyone didn't care.

In just two years, now Li Shan has been included in the imperial family, canonized as the county king, and has great power in the north. He is already a role that cannot be ignored by the prince of the East Palace.

Returning to Beijing this time, visiting at home, can actually become a topic of conversation... How can we not let Wei Zheng be deeply moved.

"I have been favored by the King of Handan several times in the past, and I can't repay you." Wei Zheng said seriously: "Please see me today, I really came for it."

Everyone here is Li Jiancheng's confidantes. Crown Prince Zhongyun Wanggui, Prince Zuowei led Wei Ting, and Prince Zuo Shuzi Zheng Shanguo all knew that Wei Zheng was rescued by Li Shan, and the latter rescued Wei Zheng in Qinghe County. .

"Of course." Wang Gui raised his eyebrows, "The King of Handan has a very close relationship with the younger brother of Li Shi Danyang in Longxi, and he has benefited a lot from him, not to mention Princess Pingyang, who suddenly visited Xuancheng before leaving. There must be something important."

Wei Zheng smiled wryly and cupped his hands, "One of them is Brother Shujie."

"What?" Wang Gui was a little dazed, as he had never been with that young man before.

The well-informed Zheng Shanguo asked with a smile, "But because of Ding Xiangyuan?"

"That's right." Wei Zheng nodded and said, "The King of Handan beheaded 13 people in anger, and the two are the children of the Dingxiangyuan clan."

Wang Gui suddenly realized that the Dingxiang Yuan family had been married to the Taiyuan Wang family for several generations. Li Shan was showing goodwill to himself and did not want to offend the Taiyuan Wang family.

But Wang Gui didn't want to care about this matter. His branch was a side branch of the Wang family in Qixian County, Taiyuan. His great-grandfather moved or defected to the Southern Dynasty in his generation, so he didn't have much contact with his family.

The reason why Li Shan found Wang Gui through Wei Zheng was simply because of the seven families with five surnames, the Wang family in Taiyuan was the most down-to-earth among those who became officials.

Now, among the descendants of the Wang family in Taiyuan, besides Wang Gui, only Wang Yu, the governor of Suizhou, has a slight reputation... and most of it is because of Princess Shang Tong'an.

Wei Zheng explained: "The dismissed Sitian joined the army was Wang Renbiao's cousin-in-law. The King of Handan invited Wang Renbiao to come forward, but the clansmen complained."

Wei Ting looked at Li Jiancheng, "Your Highness, I heard that Huairen reprimanded Zhang Gongjin for the matter of Dingxiang Yuan."

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly, he knew better, Xue Wanche had written a long time ago... Li Shan reprimanded Zhang Gongjin and weighted Xue Wanche, which can be interpreted as being biased towards the East Palace, or as being impartial.

Wei Zheng straightened his body suddenly, and said loudly: "The King of Handan's move is not for private, but for the public."

Li Jiancheng said solemnly: "I would like to ask Mr. Xuan Cheng to explain in detail."

"The King of Handan opened up trade routes, absorbed people from outside the Great Wall, recruited Duke Rui, and defeated the Turks several times. Daizhou, which has been dilapidated for many years, has shown signs of revival." Wei Zheng said slowly: "But the Turks control hundreds of thousands of strings, and they often attack, so Handan The king intends to set up an army station in Daizhou."

In fact, everyone knows about this matter, so Li Shimin, who was still angry with Li Jiancheng, was speechless... Li Jiancheng was about to ask, but Zheng Shanguo nodded suddenly: "This is actually a public!"

"The Yuan family in Dingxiang plundered the fields and took the people into slavery, which would inevitably make the place uneasy." Zheng Shanguo explained: "If the wealthy families in various places follow suit, Huairen wants to march and settle, but there will be no fertile land to use."

Wei Zheng added: "Although there are a lot of fields in Daizhou, if the wasteland is reclaimed, it will be difficult to harvest within a year or two. I am afraid that the courtiers will impeach me for marching to the camp."

Li Jiancheng patted the table lightly, and he already fully understood that Li Shan seemed to be showing kindness to Wang Gui, but in fact he hoped to use the power of the Eastern Palace to restrain the noble families in the east of the river, and not to seize the fertile land unscrupulously... The Dingxiang Yuan family was bold and reckless, nothing more than It is because it is backed by the Taiyuan Wang family.

There are so many prominent families in Hedong, Li Shan has the guts to cut off the heads of two Dingxiangyuan clansmen, how could he still have the guts to chop off so many Taiyuan Wang clans, Hedong Xue clans, Taiyuan Wen clans, Xiexian Liu clans, and Wenxi Pei clans? Is it the head of a family member?

"The King of Handan ordered Zhang Gongjin to preside over the investigation of the acres of land and the concealment of the population, with little effect." Wei Zheng said softly: "If His Highness helps, it will not only be a favor, but also beneficial to the country."

Li Jiancheng nodded again and again, then turned his head and said: "Also ask Master Wang to go to Taiyuan, and then ask Prime Minister Pei to send his children to go there, and everything will be done."

Wang Gui nodded silently. Although he is not a direct descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan, he has long been famous, and now he is the prince's teacher. He speaks a lot in the family, which is far beyond Wang Renbiao's comparison.

After a pause, Wei Zheng said quietly: "Yesterday, the King of Handan mentioned that the Jianghuai War ended, and the Duke of Yongkang County led his troops north to serve as the governor of the acting state. His Majesty will transfer him back to the court."

After a moment of silence, Wang Gui praised: "This is a national scholar, and he will be a famous official of a generation in the future!"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Everyone could see this logic. The defeat of the Jianghuai Army had already been decided. At this time, the army is still being planned.

As long as Yanmen Pass is not lost, the military settlement will bring great benefits to the Tang army in the future, but these benefits are destined not to be enjoyed by Li Shan.

In other words, Li Shan tried his best to sow the seeds, but Li Jing reaped them.

Li Jiancheng thought in his heart that Huairen was capable of both literature and military affairs, had made great achievements in governing the local government, and in military planning, and was also good at arithmetic.

At this time, Wei Ting scolded with a smile: "This time when Huai Ren returned to Beijing, he visited Brother Xuan Cheng, but he ignored him. He sent someone to post to Duke Rui yesterday, but Huai Ren drove him back!"

Both Wang Gui and Wei Zheng had a serious temperament and did not respond. Zheng Shanguo was upright in his early years, but now his temperament has changed drastically this year. He smiled and asked, "What is the reason?"

Wei Ting laughed, "Mr. Rui is full of energy. Huai Renfei falsely accused him of being sick and bedridden, and needed to recuperate for a few days. He left the Sifang Hall early this morning and moved to Huairen's Zhuangzi."

Li Jiancheng frowned, he and the advisers had already decided to win over Yuan Junzhang, but Li Shan was in the way?

Wei Zheng, who was at the bottom, said loudly: "Your Highness, this is the second event for King Handan's visit."

(End of this chapter)