Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 992 Return to Beijing
The 21st day of the first month of the ninth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty.

Returning to this city of Chang'an again, Li Shan had mixed feelings in his heart. The first time he was forced to join the army, Shandong showed his skills for the first time, the second time he went to Daizhou, the situation outside the Great Wall was fierce, and the third time he went to Longzhou. Unexpectedly, the biggest difference from the original space appeared, and now it is the fourth time.

From an insignificant chess piece, to the beginning of the official war with Pei Shiju, to now that the curtain is faintly coming to an end...

From being forced to join the army, to leaving Beijing helplessly to avoid the vortex of seizing the heir, and now leaving the battlefield that he has been thinking about, Li Shan feels a little empty in his heart at this moment. If there is no accident, he is afraid that he will never Chances are back on the battlefield.

If there are no accidents, Liang Guo is likely to be wiped out in the next few months. There will be no opponents in the world except the Turks. There is also a chance, but it is difficult for Li Shan himself to have a chance.

"That's fine, that's fine." Li Shan murmured softly, "Isn't it just what I'm looking forward to living a leisurely life?"

"Brother Huai?" Zhang Wenguan who was beside him couldn't hear clearly and asked.

Li Shan smiled, "Do you still remember when you and I returned to Beijing the year before last?"

"Of course I remember that Duke Xihe, Duke Ying, and Duke Huo came out to greet them at Changlepo." Zhang Wenguan guessed with great interest, "Brother Huai's meritorious deeds this time are better than those of the previous year. I don't know who will welcome them this time."

Li Shan was also very curious about this, last time it was the two servants of Zhongshu, Wen Yanbo, Yu Wenshi, and Chai Shao, the Twelve Guards General, who came out to meet him last time, who will it be this time?
It may be possible for Yuwen Shiji, but Chai Shao is now restraining the Beiya Imperial Army and cannot leave Beijing at will, and Wen Yanbo is still in Baiquan County.

In front of him, Fan Shiyi came galloping with his horse, "Mr. Lang, Prime Minister Pei, Duke Jiang and the crown prince wash the horse, and Duke Ling is five miles away to welcome you."

Li Shan's mouth grinned, and Li Zhaode who came up from behind clicked his tongue twice, originally Li Ganyou was not going to let him go back to Chang'an, but this guy heard that Li Shan was going to welcome the bride in advance, so he insisted on coming back to be the best man.

Zhang Wenguan couldn't help being envious. Although Pei Ji was attached to the East Palace, and now he had Li Shimin's ministerial order on his head, he was still a minister who had a strong influence on His Majesty. Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda was also a minister who was respected by His Majesty.

The two prime ministers came out to greet them, this kind of courtesy...was a bit worse than King Qin's sweep of the Central Plains and returning to Beijing in the fourth year of Wude. Back then, Li Yuan greeted him personally at Changlepo, while Wei Zheng and Ling Jing were the prince's and King Qin's confidantes respectively. No matter who ascends the throne in the future, at least one of these two people must be the prime minister.

In other words, there are three chancellors this time... If Li Shimin ascended the throne, there might be four prime ministers.

Wang Junhao on the side explained to Liu Heier in a low voice, while Zhang Wenguan peeked at Li Shan. The candidates for this meeting are clearly distinct, two from the East Palace, and two from the lineage of King Qin... I don’t know what His Majesty thinks .

But Li Shan was wondering whether Li Yuan had no choice but to do it on purpose?

The last time it was the adjutants from the three provinces, but this time it was replaced by Zai Fu, which is understandable. Most of the six Zai Fu had clear positions, but Li Yuan did not choose Yang Gongren, who was completely neutral, but Pei Ji and Chen Shuda.

He also brought along Wei Zheng and Ling Jing who were old with Li Shan, but who were Prince Edward and King Qin's confidants respectively.

Li Shan sighed, he already knew the news that Su Dingfang was officially appointed as the marching commander of Lingzhou Road. Considering that it was recommended by the crown prince, Li Yuan's action was obviously meant to be a test.

In this regard, Li Shan was not disappointed, nor did he feel that Li Yuan's temptation was doubting something, it was the instinct of the superior... He just hoped that Li Yuan would not vomit blood after everything was revealed in the future.

It was getting closer and closer, although hundreds of cavalry came slowly, but when they returned from the great battle, under the wind and thunder, Pei Ji and Chen Shuda looked at each other without saying a word. They are all willing to die, and they should have such power."

"There is no King Qin's bravery, but he frequently takes risks." Ling Jing shook his head and said: "This time is a lesson, if it is not a fluke, it will be difficult to break Xiao Pass, and the whole army will be wiped out."

Pei Ji and Chen Shuda were also very helpless. Although they had different positions, they were both prime ministers after all, and they always had to talk about their cards, while the latter two were tit-for-tat. From what I saw today, they were almost verbal... ...But Wei Zheng and Ling Jing were also colleagues under Dou Jiande's command back then, and it is said that they did not deal with them at that time.

Pei Ji and Chen Shuda drove their horses out first, Li Shanyuan dismounted and walked on foot, saluting: "How dare you bother Prime Minister Pei and Jiang Guogong to go out together, it's too much."

"Huai Ren fought hard for several months, and even rushed for more than a hundred miles in the wind and snow to break through Xiaoguan. A certain person and Zicong only took a few more steps." Pei Ji held Li Shan's hands and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness intends to come out personally. welcome……"

"Don't dare." The smile on Li Shan's face was a bit bitter. Is it necessary to be so impatient?

Chen Shuda at the side said calmly: "With such a great achievement, it is not unusual for the prime minister to come out to welcome you. Huairen is quite like the king of Qin now."

Li Shan is speechless, has the situation between North Korea and China reached this point?
"Don't dare to compare with King Qin..." Li Shan managed to maintain a smile, and looked at the two people behind him, "Uncle Ling, Brother Xuancheng."

Ling Jing nodded slightly, while Wei Zheng had an unlucky face... When we met at the beginning of the year, Li Shan insisted on calling Wei Zheng, who was in his 40s, a brother because of his in-law relationship.

But this time Li Shan's "Brother Xuan Cheng" still made Wei Zheng a little bit aggrieved... Today he has been arguing with Ling Jing for a long time, and he is only five years younger than Ling Jing, so why should he call him "Uncle Ling" ?

"Can you still hold on?" Ling Jing looked Li Shan up and down carefully. He clearly remembered that when Li Shan returned to Beijing the year before last, the aura exuding from his body was as sharp as a sword drawn from its sheath. They will all be startled away, and it will gradually dissipate after a long time, but this time, the whole body has an ordinary breath, not like a coach who has returned from a hundred battles, but like an elegant man.

"The cold air entered the body that day, and I really couldn't hold it, but after the extension of the doctor, it gradually improved." Li Shan said with a smile: "This time when I returned to Beijing, I also went slowly, and there is no serious problem."

"That's good." Pei Ji waved his hand. Someone pushed a carriage from behind and took out a golden armor. "Your Majesty ordered Huairen to change his armor and escort the captives to Chang'an."

Li Shan snorted, swallowed, leaned closer and whispered, "Pei Gong, isn't this a bit..."

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Your Majesty loves you so much, Huairen cannot refuse."

"Your Majesty once said that Handan is like the King of Qin." Chen Shuda also said with a smile: "This is a big victory, so it should be like that."

This sentence naturally refers to something... In the fourth year of Wude, King Qin swept the Central Plains, captured two kings in one battle, and on the day he returned to the court, he put on golden armor, beat drums and trumpets, and offered prisoners to the Taimiao.

Well, it seems that the situation in Beijing and China has reached a feverish stage. Li Shan smacked his lips, and could only resign himself to his fate and ask a few personal guards to come up to help, and put on that pair of golden armor on his body.

On this day, Li Shan was also wearing golden armor, and the two hundred cavalry behind him all wore armor and armor, escorting dozens of Liang Jun generals headed by Liang Luoren into Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)