Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 989 Closing

Liang Luoren held his head up, not because he boasted of being brave, nor did he want to show his fearlessness, he also knew that beheading would be a forgiveness for him, he just wanted to look up at the man sitting on horseback on youth.

Fundamentally speaking, even with the Turks as the backing, it would be difficult for the Liang State to compete with the Tang Dynasty. However, judging from the trend of the war, within half a year, the Liang army defeated the Tang army several times, and there were almost signs of taking root in the northwest of the pass.

How many battles have been fought in half a year, if we say that the key ones are the three battles of Tiantai Mountain, Jingzhou, and Guyuan, and these three battles were all decided by the young county king in front of him. It can be said that the fate of Liang Guo was destroyed by this person hands.

With such hatred, how could Liang Luoren not scrutinize and remember this face firmly before going down to the Nine Springs?

But Li Shan didn't look at Liang Luoren's thoughts, he just smiled and said to Zhang Shigui: "Thank you Brother Wu An, this time I can bring this colleague with me when I return to Beijing."

"Li Huairen, Li Huairen..."

Li Shan seemed not to have heard, "The two battles in Jingzhou and Yuanzhou, the soldiers fought bravely, and everyone used their lives, this is what we have today. After Lingzhou and Huizhou are recovered, there will be rewards in the court. Go back to Beijing first, and I hope you will make new achievements."

All the generals saluted together. During these three or four months, Li Shan had fulfilled everything he had promised, regardless of faction, merits and demerits were clearly distinguished, and even reached a level that no one could have imagined. Li Shan himself was the initiator, how could the generals not be convinced.

"Li Huairen!" Liang Luoren struggled on the ground, it seemed that the Handan King's contempt for him was more difficult for him to accept than beheading.

Li Shan frowned, and before Wang Junhao could do anything, Liu Hei'er had already jumped off the horse's back and kicked Liang Luoren's face violently, causing blood to splatter everywhere, his bloody face and two corners of his mouth tooth.

The two guards dragged Liang Luoren away like a dead dog. It is estimated that the one who was waiting for this person was probably beheaded... This kind of punishment is not much better than a thousand knives, because being chopped up by the waist, the person will die in a short while No, very miserable.

Li Shan glanced at General Liang Jun who was being escorted by the soldiers, and pointed to the gray-faced old man, "Is it a lie to talk about local chickens and dogs?"

The old man was Lu Jilan who went to the Tang army's camp as an envoy several times a few months ago. Liang Shidu's important ministers could only lower their heads when they heard this. Break through Xiaoguan personally and turn the tide of battle in one fell swoop.

"Let you go back." Li Shan said with a smile: "If Master Liang surrenders himself, with only one sword and his head, and does not implicate the family, if the generals offer their heads, they will be knighted."

"Your Highness uses tricks, it's unpredictable." Lu Jilan sighed: "Once Xiaoguan is lost, everyone in the upper and lower ranks will be terrified. The Liang army in Lingzhou and Huizhou may also be similar. Your Highness doesn't need to do this."

Li Shan said sternly: "Even if it is just a soldier, if he can survive the subsequent war, one less son, one less husband, and one less father will die in the world."

Lu Jilan was startled, and seeing Li Shan's expression, he suddenly fell to the ground.

"It seems that you know why." Li Shan said with a smile, "I will send you a letter later. If you can persuade you to surrender, you will be forgiven."

Now Liang Jun is bound to be unstable. Li Shan has absolute confidence in Su Dingfang's ability, but it is always a good thing to kill fewer people. Persuading surrender is actually necessary. Liang Jiangdu's fate is worrisome, but Lu Jilan, Liang Shidu's confidant, is a good candidate.

Tang Jun was entering the city one after another, but Li Shan didn't go in either. He planned to leave for Chang'an later. This time he took away not many people. Zhang Zhongjian, Hou Hongtao, and He Fang were all serving generals, so they naturally wanted to stay in the army. Su Dingfang is an important helper in charge of the army.

So Li Shan only chose Wang Junhao and Liu Heier, with two hundred personal guards, and was going to take Zhang Wenguan back when he passed by Baiquan County. He had already received a letter from his mother, and he was going to get married in March. The selected bridesmaid just didn't know whether Li Zhaode would follow him back.

Now the situation in Chang'an is relatively stable, Guo Xiaoke's memorial did not cause too much trouble, Li Shan pondered in his heart, how will Li Yuan arrange himself when he returns to Beijing this time?
Before the expedition, he served as Secretary of the Sinong Temple, and at the same time, together with Su Dingfang, he controlled the Beiya Imperial Army and was in charge of the palace ban, but this time going back, I am afraid that there is no hope... Pei Shiju will not just watch.

Donggong or Pei Shiju can tolerate the control of the Beiya Imperial Army by himself in the hands of Chai Shao, because they know that even if Princess Pingyang and his wife may lean towards the King of Qin, they will not have a clear position. Choose neutral.

But if he returns to Beijing and takes back the control right from Chai Shao, on the one hand, it means that Princess Pingyang and his wife have actually chosen a position. At least Pei Shiju knows it well, and this is exactly what Li Shan does not want to see. He didn't want Princess Pingyang to be involved.

On the other hand, this is absolutely intolerable to Pei Shiju. Once this happens, it may become the fuse of the incident... Ling Jing has already written a letter, mentioning it vaguely, I am afraid that Li Shimin does not want to be too aggressive.

After the Battle of Tiantai Mountain, everyone could see what Li Shimin was thinking. The king of Qin hoped, and hoped, to replace Li Jiancheng in the East Palace... Li Shan knew this man's mental state better. Two primitive air will not end a mutiny until the last moment.

In this case, Li Shimin hopes to keep things calm.

However, Li Shan is not very optimistic about this. From the perspective of strategy, Pei Shiju is much stronger than Li Shimin, who is only in his 20s, and himself, and he may find some opportunities.

Every time Li Shan thinks of this, he has the urge to yell at Liang Shidu. If it weren't for this fellow, he would not have invited himself to go to the expedition. Then he and Su Dingfang should firmly control the Beiya Imperial Army, and then find another opportunity to transfer Chang He away. Control the Xuanwu Gate, and you will be basically invincible.

Over there, Liu Heier and Wang Junhao were ready, Li Shan ordered to set off, and before leaving, he summoned Guo Xiaoke, the new governor of Lingzhou who was about to go north to Xiaoguan. , and Yang Ze, the new governor of Longzhou.

"Now inside and outside Xiaoguan, Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang presides over it. Don't deny it. Brother Dingfang was born in the guard of the lonely king, so he inherits the will of the lonely king."

"He will not make things difficult for you because of your memorial, nor will he treat you preferentially because you are the favorite general of King Qin."

Guo Xiaoke kowtowed to the ground in shame, "You must follow His Highness's order."

Li Shanlue nodded and looked at Yang Ze, "Part of Longzhou's troops will go north to Lingzhou with Guo Xiaoke, and some will stay in the southwest of Yuanzhou to guard Liupan Pass and Longshan Pass, but the defense of Longzhou must not be slack."

"Yes."

Li Shan emphasized his tone, "Now that Xiaoguan is in his hands, and Turks are having civil strife, they won't go south for a while, but if they go south, they will probably go to Liangzhou or Yanzhou."

Yang Ze's face changed slightly, "The Great Earthquake Pass?"

"Well, in the fifth year of Wude, three thousand Turkic troops entered Liangzhou from Huizhou, broke Qinzhou, entered Longzhou, captured the Great Earthquake Pass, and Chang'an was shaken."

Li Shan has a vague premonition that the trajectory of history has undergone considerable changes, but the wheel of history seems to have its own inertia. At the moment when the victory is about to be decided, will the Turks be like the original sky? How about drinking the Weihe River in general?

(End of this chapter)