Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

On June [-]th, Li Daozong, the governor of Bingzhou, Rencheng King, arrived at Yanmen Pass on Qingqi. After the news of the battle in Guji Town, he couldn't hold back anymore. He even wondered whether he should lead his cavalry to go out of the fortress...a good opportunity to beat the dog in the water , It is simply a credit for nothing!

But after thinking and thinking, Li Daozong still didn't dare. Zhang Baoxiang led a thousand and five cavalry to help. It is better not to seek trouble if you intend to solicit.

But on June [-]th, when he heard the news from Yanmen Pass that the King of Handan had gone north to pursue him and returned with a great victory, Li Daozong couldn't bear it anymore, and the army did not move. Going to Yanmen Pass, intending to go out to meet you.

But when Li Daozong and Dou Jing arrived at Yanmen Pass, they immediately felt the weird atmosphere. The weirdest thing was that, not to mention the official position, a county king and a foreign relative arrived, and only the secretary and counselor of Daizhou General Manager's Office came out to greet him. Military Lu Chengji alone.

Before Li Daozong could react, the gates of the city were wide open, but only a thousand Tang cavalry returned.

Li Daozong saw Li Jing, the general manager of Daizhou with no expression on his face, and Zhang Gongjin, who looked embarrassed on Daizhou's face.

What's wrong?
When Li Daozong was confused, Dou Jing on the side saw something and pulled the former's sleeve, "Where is the crown prince washing the horse Wei Xuancheng?"

That's right, Wei Zheng from the East Palace met him once on the way north. By the way, wasn't Daizhou Simaer Zhu Yichen ordered to stay at Yanmen Pass?

Where did these two go?
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Li Daozong looked at Li Jing's face and didn't ask any questions... The latter forced a smile and disappeared after a few words, leaving only Daizhou and Zhang Gongjin behind.

"Brother Hongshen?" Dou Jing asked curiously, "Where is King Handan?"

Zhang Gongjin murmured for a while, and said a few words in a low voice, Li Daozong understood a little bit, thought for a while and didn't continue to ask, just left the customs with Dou Jing, and drove towards the northwest.

On June [-]th, Tang Qi returned slowly and arrived [-] miles outside Guji Town. Li Shan decided to set up an altar in Guji Town to commemorate the thousands of Tang soldiers who died in battle. .

This sacrificial oration... was written by Wei Zheng, but the meaning in it was basically determined by Li Shan.

On the second day, Li Shan ordered Zhang Gongjin to lead more than a thousand cavalry from his headquarters to go back to Yanmen Pass... The meaning couldn't be more clear. Li Shan didn't want to drive Zhang Gongjin away. After all, he led the army to the north and followed him to pursue the Turks.

The point is that Zhang Gongjin is the only one among the generals who has been attached to Li Jing, the governor of the acting state from beginning to end... To pay homage to the soldiers who died because of Li Jing's self-interest, Li Shan couldn't bear Li Jing's presence.

Without Zhang Gongjin as a fig leaf, no matter how thick-skinned Li Jing was, he would not have the face to stay... Moreover, he also "occasionally" saw the written sacrificial oration, which contained the words "unjust death".

Therefore, when Li Daozong arrived at Yanmen Pass, except for Lu Chengji, Erzhu Yichen, Wei Zheng, and even Li Yiyan, the county magistrate, had already rushed to Guji Town.

Li Daozong arrived at Guji town in a hurry. Looking from a distance, there were many troops, silent, and an altar was built not far outside the city gate. Headed by Li Shan, the king of Handan, Liu Shirang, Zhang Shigui, and Xue Wanche all bowed solemnly. Wei Zheng on the stage was standing tall Recite the sacrificial oracle aloud.

"In this battle, there were [-] soldiers, and I don't know how many of them survived..." Dou Jing sighed secretly: "In all fairness, Yongkang County Duke is too harsh."

"It is said that in the battle of Guji Town, Huairen fell from his horse and still attacked by himself. After being hit by an arrow, he drew his arrow backhand and opened his bow. If the fuel had not run out, how could the guards have allowed Huairen to return to danger?" Li Daozong dismounted from his horse, looked far away, and bypassed the queue. Walking forward, on the way, we could faintly hear crying from the side of the altar.

When he got closer, Li Shan, who still had tears on his face, got up and was about to fall. Li Daozong was shocked, and there was a commotion around him. Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian rushed to help Li Shan up.

After fighting to the death several times, Li Shan had to think carefully about the future. Not only was Li Shan injured in many places, he was exhausted to the extreme, and he was exhausted physically and mentally. Today he returned to Guji Town. Unable to hold on, Wei Zheng fainted to the ground when he finished reading the sacrificial oration.

Paoze friendship is always the most reliable emotion in the world. It can entrust life and death, and there is nothing different in the world... The generals almost embraced each other, with sincere affection, Li Daozong couldn't help being moved.

The reason why he was moved was not only that the generals supported Li Shan, but also because Li Daozong knew very well that Er Zhu Yichen, who called for doctors and guards, was the general of the Eastern Palace, and Zhang Shigui, who brought Li Shan up on a stretcher with Su Dingfang, was a confidant of the King of Qin.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Daozong watched as the doctor stripped Li Shan's clothes and changed his dressing. His back, shoulders, arms, thighs, and calves, except for the parts protected by the thickened armor... were covered in cuts and bruises.

Outside the house, Er Zhu Yichen's face was ugly, he didn't expect Huairen to be so seriously injured, he glanced quietly, turned and left, and found a remote corner.

After a while, Zhu Wei with a gray face followed, "Mr. Sanlang..."

Er Zhu Yichen grabbed Zhu Wei's collar and scolded in a low voice: "Why don't you persuade him with such an injury?!"

Zhu Wei was speechless, and after a while he whispered: "How can I persuade..."

Er Zhu Yichen couldn't help letting go of his hands, but then said in hatred: "Li Yaoshi...Li Yaoshi!"

"The previous battle in Guji Town, except for the arrow in the shoulder, the injuries were not serious." Zhu Wei said in a low voice: "I have already asked Wang Junhao and Su Dingfang in detail, and pursued them northward, and the horses took the lead several times..."

Zhu Wei narrated in detail here, while Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang slowly reported the number of battles they went north to pursue, while Liu Shirang and Xue Wanche added from time to time.

Li Daozong, Wei Zheng, Dou Jing, Li Yiyan and others heard and witnessed Shenxuan, galloping into battle, brave and sharp, defeated Jieli twice, and then handed over the sweat flag. , especially the battle of Cangtouhe, which was called a great victory, Jieli Khan led the remnants of the defeated army and fled northward in embarrassment.

"Three thousand corpses are built into a Jingguan?" Li Daozong blinked quickly, remembering that there is also one outside Yanmen Pass, but this is different... Killing captives without authorization, building a Jingguan, is indeed called an arbitrariness of killing.

"Hui Ren's heart hurts so many casualties under his command... It's not considered cruel." Wei Zheng said lightly: "What's more, Huai Ren didn't kill by himself, and the beheaders are all from the Ashina clan."

Wei Zheng has already received a letter from Pei Shiju, and a letter from Crown Prince Zhongyun Wanggui. Although both letters are vague, this upright and famous official in history has his own considerations.

If it is said that before going to Daizhou, although Li Shan was famous, he was trusted by saints, and Princess Pingyang was there to help him, but after all, his weight was too low... In the end, he had no real power, let alone prestige in the army, and this One point is what Donggong values ​​most.

But it is different now. In the first battle of Guji Town, he defeated the enemy in a deadly battle, shot down the sweat flag, led the army to pursue northward, and was as fast as thunder, and defeated the enemy twice... After the four-year battle of Hulao in Luoyang in Wude, the military exploits flourished, Only Li Shimin who achieved great victory in Luoshui, Li Xiaogong and Li Jing who pacified the Jianghuai Rebellion can compare.

However, Li Xiaogong was accused of rebellion. Although it was a false accusation, he no longer had military power, so he could only sit idle in the army, and Li Jing's reputation in Yanmen fell sharply this time. To, and the prestige in the army must be the same for a while, and Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, can hardly be compared.

In other words, Li Shan, who is quite prestigious in the army now, already has enough weight and strength to really enter the main battlefield of seizing the heir.

How could Wei Zheng not recruit such a character for the prince?
Moreover, Wei Zheng believes that Li Shan is more likely to be recruited, but it is Li Jing. Wei Zheng can't say how bad his impression is, but he knows very well that Li Jing is unlikely to join the Eastern Palace, because the crown prince has been courting him for a long time. , but Li Jing's attitude was quite indifferent.

That's why Wei Zheng just downplayed it so lightly... He hoped that Li Shan would be promoted to the position of Daizhou Governor. With such strong military support, the prince would have more confidence.