Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 576 It's Not My Fault This Time

On the third day of May, Tiance Mansion.

In the small room, Ling Jing was reciting a letter in his hand, Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, and Fang Xuanling listened attentively.

After a long while, Ling Jing stopped talking, Fang Xuanling brought over a cup of hot soup, Du Ruhui, who was always cautious, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be so fast, just as His Highness said, the King of Handan is really a strong city in the country."

Since the start of construction in mid-March, it has been less than two months now. Guji Town has roughly formed. Zhang Shigui mentioned in his letter that red bricks and mud are of great help to the project, and they are durable. As long as there is no shortage of food, grass, and water Unceasingly, it is very difficult to break through this kind of stronghold with Turks alone.

"Keming..." Ling Jing handed the letter to Li Shimin, frowning slightly, "Although His Majesty and His Highness have great trust, but the younger generation... Keming can just call him directly."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Could it be that Brother Keming still remembers Huairen destroying Dongshan Temple back then?"

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Fang is joking. Is Mr. Ke Ming such a narrow-minded person?"

Du Ruhui glanced at Fang Xuanling, and couldn't help showing a smile. The two were close friends long before they entered the Qin Palace, and Du Ruhui gained fame because of Fang Xuanling's praise of "Wang Zuozhi Talent", so naturally he didn't care. .

"There is no shortage of food and grass, and there is no shortage of water." Li Shimin looked at Li Shan's letter again, "I want to garrison with [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, so as to form a corner with Mayi."

"Daizhou has sufficient troops and sufficient food and grass. The Yongkang county magistrate is already on his way, and he is also carrying five thousand Jianghuai elite soldiers." Du Ruhui analyzed, "Unless Jieli Khan's whole country comes to attack..."

"Absolutely impossible." Ling Jing shook his head and said, "Even if Jieli Khan led an army to attack, Liu Shirang and Zhang Shigui in Mayi and Guji towns of Shuozhou are not mediocre. It will only make Tuli Khan cheaper."

"It is precisely because of Tuli Khan that Huairen built a village in Guji Town." Du Ruhui nodded and said: "The front and back are connected, and the rings are intertwined."

Fang Xuanling added: "The Duke of Yongkang County is good at using troops. If he sits in Yanmen, he will definitely lose Shuozhou."

"Huiren is self-aware." Ling Jing sneered, "Although he has made meritorious service many times and has fought in battle, but when it comes to leading the army and choosing the right time..."

"Duke Ling is too harsh." Li Shimin said with a smile, "Huiren hasn't been crowned yet."

Li Shan himself is not good at using troops, and he only talks about military affairs and the direction of the battlefield from the perspective of the general trend, and he can't personally control it. Li Shimin and others all know this.

But Ling Jing felt that Li Shan was hiding his clumsiness. After all, there are too many precedents for this guy who knows a little bit... The more important thing is to directly match the standard. Many people think that Li Shan and Li Shimin are a bit similar.

Also before he was crowned, he made great achievements repeatedly and tried his best to turn the tide. Although Li Shanhuai was benevolent and gentle in dealing with things, but when it came to the critical moment, he never shied away from others and showed his sharpness. There are indeed similarities with Li Shimin.

And they also know that Li Shan and Li Shimin also have similarities in their relationship with their father.

But in Ling Jing's mind, Qin Wang Li Shimin's current status in the army is largely due to the fact that he personally led the army, and even committed suicide many times alone... Li Shan is so clumsy because he does not want to steal Li Shimin's limelight .

This state of mind is very delicate.

But it's a pity that Ling Jing guessed wrong this time, Li Shan really didn't hide his clumsiness, and both Zhang Gongjin and Zhang Shigui mentioned this in their secret letters intentionally or unintentionally.

"According to the distance, the Yongkang County Lord should arrive at Shandong Road soon. I don't know whether to go to Feihukou or go too far." Fang Xuanling said casually: "If it is Feihukou, it will be a few days later, but in any case, in mid-May, Huairen should go back to Chang'an."

If you take Feihukou, you will take the road in Hebei, then enter Weizhou from Feihukou in Dingzhou, and then go south to Daizhou. If you take Taixing, you will go directly to Hedong. It is walking.

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "I don't know Zongzheng Shaoqing...Ling Gong, how does Huairen think about it?"

"Although His Majesty has to be re-listed into the clan and canonized as the county king, he is nothing more than a child with a yellow mouth." Ling Jing said without hesitation: "How can I take up the position of Zongzheng Shaoqing?"

Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling exchanged glances. The answer was within their expectations. To put it mildly, Li Shan didn't want to step into Pei Shiju's pocket. To put it harshly, Li Shan's move seemed a bit slippery.

The reason is very simple. Qin Wang's lineage, er, mainly Li Shimin, actually needs a Zongzheng Shaoqing who is on his side.

Just breaking it up as a public servant can also save Li Shimin a lot of points... Ever since Yin Defei's father, Yin Ashu, beat Du Ruhui, Li Shimin's reputation among concubines in the harem was quite bad.

However, Li Shimin can also understand Li Shan's choice. Who knows what's ambush behind Pei Shiju, just stepping in like this, one bad thing is to lose everything.

In this era, the ruler and the subject are not the master and the slave. Even if the two sides stand together, they still have their own positions.

Li Shimin is also used to it... In this era, there are aristocratic families, and after the "Tianjie is exhausted", there will also be civil servant groups, eunuchs, nobles and so on.

After pondering for a while, Li Shimin looked at Ling Jing, "Returning to the court to serve, although it is appointed by His Majesty and selected by the Ministry of Officials, Huairen has made great achievements many times. As long as he does not exceed his duty and has the help of the third sister, he should be chosen."

Ling Jing stood up, and he naturally understood the implication of this sentence. After Li Shan returned to the court, as long as he didn't go too far, and didn't ask for those important or high positions, then he could choose whatever he wanted... To put it more bluntly Li Shimin hoped that Li Shan could make some small sacrifices.

This is not beyond the expectations of Ling Jing and Li Shan. Li Shan mentioned in the message that it would be best if there is a suitable one. If there is no suitable one, it would be good to find a reason to go home and rest for a while.

Since the fifth year of Wude, Li Shan has tried time and time again to make himself a more important pawn and increase his weight... Up to now, the canonization of the county king, the actual feudal officials, has enough weight, even overflowing up.

In the current situation, Pei Shiju can't do anything in the open... However, Li Shan and Pei Shiju have a common understanding of their background, so it's better not to reveal it.

Li Shan didn't want to take off the mask before because he didn't want to openly confront Wenxi Pei so early, but now he doesn't because he doesn't want to take off the mask in front of Prince Li Jiancheng so soon.

Li Jiancheng is not stupid, once his life experience is leaked, Li Shan's position can be determined just by free testimony... After all, both Pei Shiju and Li Dewu are under the Donggong sect.

But Pei Shiju's reluctance was simply because of Wenxi Pei's reputation.

After chatting for a while, several people speculated that the Turks might attack at the end of the month. Even if there was Tuli Khan to check and balance, Jieli Khan would definitely attack, but I don't know the scale. Will they send another division to harass the pass?

At this time, heavy footsteps sounded from outside, "Your Highness, Your Majesty is calling urgently."

Li Shimin was a little surprised. Although he has so many positions now, in fact, apart from participating in major decision-making as General Tiance and King Qin, he does not actually deal with government affairs. Shang Shuling is just a cover. It is Zuo Pu's responsibility to shoot Pei Ji.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Shimin stepped into the Hall of Liangyi.

Although Prince Li Jiancheng, King Qi Li Yuanji, and other prime ministers were also present, Li Yuan's first question was Li Shimin. Obviously, he trusted his second son's perspective on such matters.

"The officials of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion have reported that Li Xiaogong, Prince of Zhao County, wants to rebel. How should we deal with it?"

(End of this chapter)