Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 81 Two Foxes
This time Wei Zheng went out with the King of Qi, not to advise Li Yuanji, but to recruit Hebei and Shandong heroes and celebrities for the East Palace.

Now that the army is still in the territory of Eastern Shaanxi, Wei Zheng naturally has nothing to do.

"how you said that?"

"Isn't sir the most suitable candidate?"

Wei Zheng was startled, "It's so subtle..."

As a traveler who knows a lot about history, Li Shan can easily judge the purpose of Wei Zheng's trip.

Lingnan, Jiangnan, and Bashu have not yet been completely pacified. Among the sites that Li Tang has completely controlled, Guanzhong Road, Hedong Road, and Jingzhao are the basic areas.

The only ones left are Eastern Shaanxi Road and Hebei Road. The former is Li Shimin's basic base, and Li Jiancheng obviously hopes to make the latter the Eastern Palace's basic base.

And Wei Zheng is the most suitable candidate.

Because Wei Zheng is from Hebei, he first served as an official under the account of Yuan Baozang, the supervisor of Weizhou, then he voted for Li Mi in Wagangzhai, and then he voted for Tang Dynasty, but was captured by Dou Jiande immediately and appointed as a housekeeper until the battle of Hulaoguan After that, he voted for the Tang Dynasty again and entered the official residence of the East Palace. The prince washed his horses.

I am a celebrity in Hebei, and I have been in Hebei for a long time, and I had contacts with many Hebei and Shandong families when I assisted Dou Jiande. Naturally, I was the No. 1 choice sent by Li Jiancheng to Hebei.

Li Shan glanced at Wei Zheng, who seemed to be calm but active. He was not very optimistic about the latter's trip this time, and he didn't know when Li Jiancheng sent troops in history...

"What you said the day before yesterday, stop thinking about it?"

"No, next year's scientific examination has been scheduled, otherwise we wouldn't have come here with the army."

Wei Zheng smiled, he never had the image of blowing his beard and staring at his eyes like in history, instead he looked gentle and refined, "If you get a good grade, you are just a petty official, think again."

Li Shan acted hesitantly, but then changed the subject after a pause, "I just heard that Zhaozhou fell."

"Using Yizhou as the boundary, the north has already fallen." Wei Zheng frowned, "Liu Heita is cunning, resourceful, arrogant and brave..."

After a pause, Wei Zheng looked at Li Shan, "From your point of view, will King Qi send troops?"

Get a grandma!

Li Shan cursed in his heart, pondered for a moment and asked cautiously: "I heard that the head of Luozhou, King Lujiang, asked for help today?"

Wei Zheng pursed his lips and said nothing, Lujiang King Li Yuan was Li Yuan's nephew, successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, then Governor of Xinzhou, and later followed Li Xiaogong to attack Xiao Xian, but did not make any military exploits.

Seeing that Wei Zheng remained silent, Li Shan said casually, "But it doesn't matter, there is Yizhou."

After a long sigh, Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "King Qi is young, this move is too frivolous."

"Your words are very frivolous." Li Shan said with a dark face, "I have a lot of contacts with the children of Prince Qin's residence."

Wei Zheng couldn't help laughing, "And he is often praised by the King of Qin."

Luozhou is the capital of Xia Kingdom built by Dou Jiande. Last year, Liu Heitai swept Hebei and became king in Luocheng. Everyone knows that Liu Heitai will attack Luozhou with all his strength next.

But if you want to attack Luozhou, you must first attack Yizhou and Xingzhou to the north of Keluozhou.

Wang Xu, the director of Yizhou, was the general of Li Shimin's expedition to Hebei at the beginning of the year, and Qi Shanxing, the director of Xingzhou, was the second left guard of the Qin Palace.

The Tang army stationed in Xingzhou and Yizhou were all under the command of Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, the head of the Hebei Road Marching, and Li Daoxuan was Li Shimin's loyal confidant.

The remaining Fuzhous that have not yet fallen, Cangzhou and Dezhou have deviated from the battlefield, Xu Shanhu, the governor of Beizhou, and Tian Liuan, the governor of Weizhou, are all from the Qin Palace.

Under such circumstances, how could Li Yuanji help Li Shimin's cronies out of the fire?
In other words, this situation is what Li Yuanji wants to see the most... After Li Shimin conquered Hebei at the beginning of the year, he left his generals to control Hebei. What he can do, I can do too.

From the perspective of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, this is a matter of course. It can not only weaken Li Shimin's strength and prestige, but also increase their own strength... But Li Shan and Wei Zheng have the same point of view. If you do this, you will lose yourself popularity.

Wanting to snatch military merits, but not moving forward in a critical situation, no matter what the reason is, at least it shows that he lacks courage.

The reason why Li Shimin has such prestige in the army is because of his outstanding military achievements on the one hand, and his courage on the other.

There have been many famous generals throughout the ages, but there are fewer famous generals like Li Shimin who often lead a small army or even dare to die with a few people... For similar actions, Li Shan only remembers Zhu Di later, but Emperor Yongle wore it. The bulletproof vest personally given by his nephew Zhu Yunqi!

Comparing the two, coupled with Li Yuanji's hesitation... Li Shan glanced at Wei Zheng who was facing him, thinking that this guy could be a famous official, but he was really not a good bird.

Now that the situation is here, Liu Heizai has swept across half of Hebei, and his soldiers are sharp. If there is no reinforcements in the Qin Palace, it is afraid that they can barely defend the city. Prince Li Jiancheng's excuse for sending troops.

Li Shan's judgment comes from the current situation and the facts in the history books. After all, Liu Heita died at the hands of Li Jiancheng.

The eyes of the two touched each other in the air, and then moved away.

The old fox thought in his heart, although this guy is young, he has a keen eye and a keen eye. He really deserves the praise of King Qin. If he really invests in Prince Qi's mansion, it may not be a bad thing.

The little fox thought in his heart, the news that Liu Heitai captured Dingzhou and went south came after the army entered Shandong Road, could it be Wei Zheng who persuaded King Qi to stop?

It was not until after dinner that Wei Zheng got up to leave, and Li Shan sent him out all the way.

In the past ten days, this is the sixth time Wei Zheng has visited the door. From the initial casual solicitation to repeated probing after hearing Li Shan's news, Li Shan has never given a clear attitude.

Even if you have to give an attitude, it can't be at this time.

Li Shan has long denied the idea of ​​investing in the East Palace in his heart, not to mention other things. Although Turks today are not as prosperous as they were in the past few decades, they have not yet come to an end. People who are good at intrigue to resist?
He also saw a similar post on the previous life forum. Li Er black fans claimed that if Li Jiancheng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he might not be as good as Li Shimin.

But this kind of possibility... in this era, in Li Shan, a time traveler, it would be a gamble with human life!
Li Shan didn't dare to gamble. If Li Shimin died, would Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji and even Li Yuan have the ability to fully control the army to deal with the Turkic invasion?

"Killing brothers and brothers, forcing father to abdicate..." Li Shan opened his mouth slightly, and said silently: "It is true that he is not a good person."

"But a good person cannot be an emperor, at least he cannot be a good emperor."

Li Shan was about to go back to his room when Zhu Ba strode over suddenly.

"Ok?"

After a brief silence, Li Shan whispered, "Lead the way."

In the long alley, Wei Zheng who had just left was pacing slowly, and a middle-aged man respectfully followed behind Wei Zheng one step at a time.

Under the bright moonlight, Li Shan poked his head out cautiously, and in a split second, he confirmed Zhu Ba's guess.

It was indeed Li Dewu.

(End of this chapter)