Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 712 Nails
After the two Ashina generals were escorted away, Li Yuan commented with a smile: "This person may be able to mess up the Turks again."

"Uh..." Li Shan was not very optimistic, and whispered: "Uncle, Ashina Sheer knows the overall situation."

"Know the overall situation?" Li Yuan thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Even so, it must be released."

"Uncle said it was a helpless move." Li Shan looked regretful, "Who would have thought that Jie Li would be so useless!"

Li Yuan rolled his eyes, it's not because you killed him too badly!
After a pause, Li Yuan smiled and said, "However, Huairen just commented on it just now, and it may be useful."

Li Shanqian laughed a few times and said nothing.

After the first battle in Guji Town, Jieli Khan's prestige plummeted, and his strength also suffered a considerable loss. Naturally, Tuli Khan would not let go of such an opportunity.

Tuli Khan quickly gained the upper hand, and now Jieli Khan could only barely contend. The balance of power between the two sides was reversed in the battle of Guji Town, which was naturally directly related to Li Shan's tragic killing.

The people of the Ashina clan were killed too badly, and the prestige of Tuli Khan in the clan cannot be said to have increased much. Far surpassed his uncle.

In addition to a wave of his own direct descendants, Jieli Khan was supported by a large number of small and medium-sized tribes. For example, two of Tiele's nine tribes clearly supported him.

If it weren't for the sudden heavy snowfall on the grassland, the two sides had no choice but to give up, and they might have already started a war.

Li Yuan's return to Ashina Sheer was nothing more than the hope that the forces of the two sides could reach a certain balance, so that there would be no situation where Tuli Khan annexed Jieli Khan and unified the Eastern Turks.

To put it bluntly, the same as the Turks seven or eight years ago, Li Yuan hoped to see tribal melees on the grasslands, and it would be best to kill the heads...Release Ashina Sheer and Ashina Simo, intending to restore the relationship between the two countries, In fact, it is saying that you, Jieli Khan, can also use Datang as a help.

Li Shan really has no confidence in this. As far as the current situation is concerned, with Ashina Sheer's scheming, I am afraid that the war will not start, but the civil strife will be prevented.

Therefore, Li Shan deliberately buried this nail, a nail between Ashina Sheer and Jieli Khan... You must know that when Luo Khan died suddenly, his second son Ashina Sheer Er is qualified to inherit the throne of Khan.

After some tossing, it was already noon, so Li Shan simply stayed for a meal, since he was not picky about food anyway.

"By the way, next year I will prepare soldiers in Guannei." Li Yuan said with a smile, "Sanhu wants to ask for orders, and Huairen can be his deputy."

Li Shan shrank his head, "The day before yesterday, His Royal Highness King Qi didn't mention this matter."

"What's more, for a while, I really don't want to return to the battlefield...

Li Yuan glanced over, "Huiren doesn't have to be so cautious to avoid suspicion."

"What uncle said is true, but my nephew really intends to ask for orders next year to go out to farm and plant cotton. I'm afraid it will be difficult to separate..."

Li Shan complained in his heart as he spoke...he believed that Li Yuan was telling the truth.

There is really no need to avoid suspicion, because although Li Yuan is 57 years old, he is still in good health. As for the wrinkles on his face... 20 years ago, he had so many wrinkles on his face!

So Li Yuan felt that he could still be the emperor for at least ten or twenty years... Hey, Li Shan mourned for the emperor in front of him.

However, Li Shan had some doubts in his heart, releasing Ashina Sheer and Ashina Simo, this is a military and national event, Li Yuan has already let go of the word today that he will be released, it is impossible to only discuss with himself, it should be It was agreed between Zaifu and Prince.

Even if he was captured alive, there was no need for him to make this trip... He also specially asked Chen Fu, the supervisor in the palace, to go to Zhuangzi to call for someone when it was snowing heavily.

The day before yesterday I went to the Wude Palace for a banquet, yesterday the King of Qi asked for orders, and today I summoned myself to the palace to have an audience... Li Shan murmured in his heart, judging by this posture, Li Yuan's trust in him is not very high.

Perhaps, this is the instinct of being an emperor?

Or maybe, what happened?

Li Shan, who returned to Sinong Temple, thought about it for a while, and decided to stay the same in response to all changes... If something happens, he should not be involved. What Ling Jing said is right, once he is caught If you get involved, the situation will get out of control.

This is not to say how important Li Shan is, how important his status is...but that he can cause trouble.

"Your Highness."

"Brother Yuan Kai is here." Li Shan smiled, "I see you today, so..."

"Haha." Zhao Yuankai laughed, this boss is lazy... everyone knows, "Your Highness choose Longzhou or Tongzhou?"

"Brother Yuan Kai, what do you think?"

"Santun in Longzhou is flat, but Tongzhou is close to the Yellow River and has convenient water conservancy. Each has its advantages and disadvantages." Zhao Yuankai analyzed it carefully, and finally said: "Tongzhou is better."

Li Shan thought for a while, after all, he was just getting started and didn't need too much land, so he nodded and said: "Then Tongzhou, and I have to ask Brother Yuankai."

"It's a matter of business." Zhao Yuankai said with a smile: "There will be a large number of cotton-padded jackets next year, and the common people will be spared from the bitterness of winter."

What a nonsense, at first it can only be promoted in the army, and let the government soldiers experience the benefits first-hand, so that it can be smoothly promoted to the civilian population. Li Shan casually echoed a few words, and suddenly said: "Today, His Majesty mentioned that it should be said in the pass. Prepare your army."

Zhao Yuankai was stunned, "Guannei Road...it should be Lingzhou Road."

"Perhaps." Li Shan is not sure. The distribution of military regions in the Tang Dynasty has changed a lot. For example, Hedong has always been the general manager of the Hedong Road before. .

The most likely place for war in Guannei Road is Lingzhou. Once the army is prepared, it should be in the name of the marching officer of Lingzhou Road.

After chatting for a few more words, Li Shan confirmed that Zhao Yuankai's status in the lineage of King Qi was not high, and he didn't know about it at all.

It's not too early to see, er, the main reason is that the snow has stopped, and it might start again after waiting, Li Shan turned around and left the imperial city, as I said in the morning, I will give myself a day off today... Tomorrow happens to be a holiday, so we can have two days in a row.

At the entrance of the village, more people gathered. Li Shan saw at a glance that guy Zhang Wenguan had run over at some point, and was building a good horse with several young people of similar age, and he also brought his own group of steeds. model.

"Brother Huai!" Zhang Wenguan, who was sweating profusely, ran over excitedly, and suddenly patted his head and took out a wooden box from the carriage beside him, "Here."

Li Shan opened his eyes and saw that it was a plum branch still dipped in some snowflakes, with plum blossoms dotted on it, "Let you be a messenger again?"

"Anyway, it's not a trip or two."

Zhang Wenguan didn't care, er, in fact, it was the song "Human Faces Don't Know Where to Go, Peach Blossoms Still Smiling in the Spring Breeze" that this guy passed on for the first time, which finally drew the marriage line for Li Shan and Cui Shiniang.

(End of this chapter)