It was almost noon, the cold wind was howling by, and the trees on the roadside that had no leaves to cover them were shivering. Li Shan, who was trying hard to control the white horse under his crotch, was also shivering.
It was really a bit cold, and my cold hands froze, as if the sun hanging high in the sky couldn't bring any warmth.
Li Shanzheng, who couldn't stand the cold, was wondering if he should find an excuse to take a break or at least make some hot soup to warm himself up.
Why don't you just get into the carriage... As a doctor, it is only natural to take care of the wounded!
Suddenly a winter coat was thrown from the front of the carriage and was covering the white horse's head.
"Put it on."
"Thank you, Brother Su... Hey, hey, hey..."
Li Shan cupped his hands and thanked him. The beast's head was covered under his crotch, and his four hooves moved to the side. Su Dingfang, who was sitting in front of the carriage, stretched his body, grabbed the reins and gently pulled it, and the white horse neighed and returned to the road.
"Hehe, hehe."
I don’t know how many times it was. Li Shan didn’t know what to say except laughing a few times.
Guo Pu had been accompanying Li Shan before, but he didn't know what was going to happen on this trip. Guo Pu needed to go forward to explore the road, and Li Shan's poor riding skills...
It was still dark when we first set off. If Su Dingfang hadn't taken care of him, Li Shande would have fallen several times... If he fell from such a height, coupled with the forward force, he would have broken his neck if he failed.
Su Dingfang responded with an expression that he didn't know whether he was laughing or crying... After talking for a long time, this young man was not a weakling yet, but judging from his words and demeanor, Su Dingfang was sure that he was an extraordinary person, but he didn't expect that he couldn't ride a horse. Could it be that
Is it because he was born in Lingnan?
In this era, not to mention the children of aristocratic families, even ordinary wealthy people can ride a horse, just like there are no young people in later generations who can't drive.
Anyone who is good at horseback riding can perform a full Thomas rotation on a horse for you... During the morning break, Li Shan saw with his own eyes a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old performing such a set of moves. Although it was not standard, it was smooth enough.
Su Dingfang was well versed in medicine and had good relations with the King of Huaiyang, but did not know how to ride. Su Dingfang glanced at Ling Bo, who tried several times to inquire about Li Shan's origins, but Su Dingfang didn't care much about it.
Having been favored several times, Su Dingfang had his own standards of conduct, and he knew that he could not escape. Even if the other party did not accept the deed, he still owed a favor that he might not be able to repay in his lifetime.
"Drive, drive, drive."
With crisp shouts, four or five horses crossed the carriage from the side. The last horse looked back at Li Shan, leaving a string of laughter... The latter blushed a little, and the man who smiled at him looked like a teenager.
Three years old, still a little girl!
"Be careful!" Li Shan shouted at the top of his voice, "Don't fall!"
Zhu Ba chuckled behind him, "Lang Jun... uh, don't fall."
"Get out!" Li Shan scolded: "It's settled, I'll let you accompany Uncle Mute when we return to Beijing and practice silent chanting!"
Li Shan was still weighing last night... He was weighing whether Su Dingfang would bring the villagers with him, which would slow down the journey too much. But it wasn't until he got on the road that he realized that he was the one dragging everyone down... After working for a long time, the clown turned out to be me?
The village was filled with relatives of colleagues brought over by Su Dingfang. Basically everyone could ride a horse. There were a total of eighty-seven people who followed Su Dingfang south. Only three were over fifty years old. Ling Bo was one of them on the other side of the carriage. Li Shan took advantage of the opportunity.
I took a quick look and saw that the old man was in a daze while riding a horse.
There are twelve children under the age of ten, and the rest are teenagers, young people, and middle-aged people. They can all gallop on horses, and all of them are much better than Li Shan.
Su Dingfang just drove. He was familiar with the terrain, and the roads he chose were mostly flat and the speed was not slow.
Therefore, the slowest one, the one who drags everyone down, is Li Shan.
However, in just one morning and two breaks, Li Shan successfully created an approachable persona, chatting and laughing with the villagers, and even getting closer to the children... Well, it was the girl whose clothes he cut off who refused to listen.
He tells stories.
Su Dingfang only cared about driving, and the young people in the village were led by Guo Pu and Fan Laosan.
Guo Pu arranged his manpower and personally led the team to explore the road. Fan Laosan led his clansmen to the rear, and only Zhu Ba, Zhao Da and Shitou followed Li Shan.
Li Shan didn't understand anything about these things and didn't dare to give random orders. He could only employ people without trust.
"Da Lang, my wife is awake!"
A cry of surprise came from inside the car. Su Dingfang immediately reined in his horse, turned around and got into the car. Li Shan was also very surprised, and he could finally rest.
"Mother, mother..."
After struggling to get off the horse, Li Shan bent his legs, climbed onto the carriage, and started with a scolding, "Shut up!"
Su Dingfang immediately shut up his breath... He was always obedient.
Li Shan checked briefly and found that the wound had not cracked and his forehead was not hot, but whether there were any complications would need to be observed for a few more days.
"Rest for a while, change the dressing, and bandage again."
"Brother Su, call some strong women. It will be very painful later."
The woman lying on the quilt was about forty years old. She had clear crow's feet on her forehead and her eyes were dull. But she had obviously woken up. She could not help but purse her lips slightly when she saw the usually steady only son running around in a hurry and not daring to say anything even after being scolded.
He stood up and seemed to be laughing.
After a while of busy work, Li Shancai got out of the carriage. He didn't want to waste salt water on washing his hands, so he just rubbed the white horse's hair vigorously.
"How is it?" Su Dingfang asked, muttering to himself, this man is seventeen or eighteen years old, why is he still so childish?
"It's not bad. I'm recovering well. If I don't have a fever in the past few days... uh, my forehead doesn't feel hot. I'll use more tonics when I get to Weizhou..."
As Li Shanzheng said this, Guo Pu, who was scouting the road ahead, came running towards him with a few scouts.
"We encountered Turkic soldiers." Guo Pu hurried over and whispered: "About two to three hundred soldiers. It seems that they went to the village last night and had a face-to-face encounter. They didn't chase them."
"Don't worry, we won't chase you." Zhou Zhao said with certainty: "We are heading south to Zaoqiang. The route is extremely deviated. The Turkic soldiers should be heading northwest."
Li Shan thought silently in his heart, either today or tomorrow, the war will start, and the Turkic soldiers will scatter and loot. At this time, they will naturally rush to the direction of Xiabao, concentrate their forces, and will not take into account the small fish and shrimps.
"Yes, it is indeed the northwest direction." Guo Pu sighed: "Liu Heitai was originally from Hebei. He led wolves into the house and brought trouble to the countryside. The King of Qin once said that this official forgot his ancestors..."
"If the Tang army hadn't bullied people too much, this wouldn't have happened." Ling Bo, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Wang Shichong was exiled, but King Xia was beheaded, and even his wife and children could not survive. If not, how could Liu Heitao have swept Hebei last year?
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"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Fan Laosan couldn't move his left arm, but his right hand had already grasped the handle of the knife, and he cursed fiercely: "Liu Heitai led the Turks into the invaders, and you are still being reasonable?!"
Su Dingfang took a step forward without saying a word, but Ling Bo pushed Su Dingfang away, "If many of my colleagues hadn't been hunted down by the Tang army, why would the Su family's elders have hidden old, weak, women and children like us in the countryside?"
"I heard that the world praised King Qin for his unparalleled military exploits, but for his benevolence and righteousness... Hehe, hehe..."
Fan Laosan was a soldier in the Guanzhong Prefecture. He was later selected into the Xuanjia Army for his bravery. He respected the King of Qin as if he were a god. After hearing these words, he immediately drew his sharp blade.
"stop!"
"stop!"
The previous sentence was from Su Dingfang, but Fan Laosan ignored it and took a step forward.
The last sentence was Li Shan. Fan Laosan immediately stopped, gritted his teeth and took a step back.
"You haven't put it away yet."
Li Shan's words were understated, and although Fan Laosan's eyes were spitting fire, he still sheathed his sword.
Su Dingfang turned his head and glanced at Li Shan. The young man was easy-going and easygoing with his servants. He even laughed at the children in the village who made fun of riding skills, but he didn't expect such a prohibition.
Su Dingfang was not just driving along the way. He could see clearly that Guo Pu, Zhu Ba and his party were Li Shanbuqu, while Fan Laosan and his party were wearing Tang army uniforms and were obviously elites in the army.
It's not surprising that Li Shan can scold his troops, but it's a bit strange to be able to scold the elite soldiers of the Tang army... Su Dingfang was originally a middle-lower general in the army, and he knew that such power could not be obtained by being a son of a noble family.
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"It's just a small talk. Does the King of Qin need you to draw your sword to threaten the old man and force him to recognize His Highness's benevolence and righteousness?" Li Shan smiled gently and rubbed his hands together to keep warm, "This fool... Don't blame me, Uncle Ling."
"I dare not take this title."
Li Shan glanced at him, and saw that the old man had a hard look on his face, and he obviously had a tough temper.
"You deserve it, you deserve it." Zhou Zhao, who had been watching the excitement, said with a smile: "My words that day almost made the King of Qin defeated. Such a person can certainly deserve it."
Ling Bo looked at Zhou Zhao attentively, "Who are you?"
Li Shan looked at Zhou Zhao funny and asked you to use a false name. Let's see how you can get through now.
"Beizhou's junior high school student... I'll pay my respects and offer wine." Zhou Zhao vaguely said.
"The locals are still crazy about the road..." Li Shan muttered, and then asked: "What kind of sacrificial wine?"
Zhou Zhao explained a few words to Li Shan in a low voice. After all, he was from Hebei. He didn't know much about Dou Jiande's generals, but he was very concerned about those famous celebrities.
It was only after learning last night that the villagers were all relatives of Dou Jiande's old subordinates that Zhou Zhao observed carefully, and just now he spoke to test and finally confirmed the identity of Uncle Ling.
After all, Dou Jiande started out in a rough place and could not recruit many famous people. The surname Ling was originally a minor surname, so it was easy to guess.
This Lingbo's name was Ling Jing. He was originally a famous scholar in Shandong. He was later recruited by Dou Jiande and became an official and a prince. He was one of the most important counselors under Dou Jiande.
Dou Jiande was hindered for more than a month in the battle of Hulao Pass, which determined the overall situation of the world. Just before Li Shimin was about to take action, Ling Jing offered Dou Jiande a plan to cross the Yellow River, attack Heyang, defend it with heavy troops, and then send a large army to cross the Taihang Mountains and invade Hedong Road.
, joined Shangdang, and conquered Fenzhou and Jinzhou.
After the war, someone once commented that if the Xia king adopted this strategy, the Xia army might not be able to invade Hedong Road, but the Qin king might not be able to wipe out the Central Plains.
So awesome... Li Shan reviewed it in his mind, and it was really possible. Guanzhong and Hedong were Li Tang's basic bases. Li Shimin led most of his troops out of the pass, and there should not be many troops left behind in Hedong Road.
If Dou Jiande sends his army to attack Hedong Road, it is obviously impossible to stop it with only the three thousand cavalry brought by Li Shimin to Hulao Pass... If the troops are deployed, then the siege of Luoyang will be an empty talk, and Wang Shichong will not surrender in white.
A typical example of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao.
Su Dingfang, who was on the side, also came over and whispered: "Uncle Ling had a good relationship with his adoptive father, but he was at odds with King Dong of Han Dynasty. After the battle at Hulao Pass, he went back to the countryside. Last year, King Dong King of Han Dynasty raised an army and forcibly summoned him to join the army.
, after the Battle of Luoshui, a certain general took Ling Bo to Jizhou."
Li Shan looked at Ling Jing with great interest and saluted, "You are ignorant and don't know Uncle Ling's name. I'm just being rude."
"But before Ling Bo arrived at Guanzhong, he didn't know what was going on, so he made a lot of nonsense... Don't be surprised if he made a mistake and made a mistake."
"Of course, as the saying goes, he who doesn't know is not guilty."
Ling Bo narrowed his eyes and stared at Li Shan, "Listen to what Dalang said, these are the heroes under King Qin's command?"
"Although the boy has been praised by the King of Qin, he has not entered the palace of the King of Qin. Today I speak frankly and ask Uncle Ling for advice." Li Shan took the hot soup that Guo Pu handed over to warm his hands. "Last year, the King of Qin swept the Central Plains and conquered the country.
Zheng Xia captured the king of Xia and Wang Shichong alive, and urged the saint to be gentle, but it is a pity..."
"Of course, there are different opinions on this matter and it is impossible to say for sure, but since then, things have been calm in East Shaanxi Province, while chaos has occurred in Hebei Province."
After a pause, Li Shan added before Ling Bo: "At the beginning of the year, before the King of Qin conquered Hebei, it was idle for several months."
Ling Bo was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, the King of Qin has great military achievements, but he is the second son... Otherwise, Liu Heitai would not have been in Hebei for half a year, and the Tang army was wiped out, so the King of Qin went to Hebei..."
"Shadong Road...is the confidant of King Qin?"
Tsk tsk, Li Shan was a little impressed, this person's mind changed so quickly, "The Shangshu Ling of Daxingtai of East Shaanxi Province is personally led by the King of Qin, Pushe is the Duke of Jiang, Shangshu Zuocheng is a bachelor and a middle man in the palace of Qin, and Shangshu Youcheng is Mr. Han.
He also served as a lieutenant in the palace of the Prince of Qin."
Guo Pu on the side couldn't understand, but Su Dingfang and Zhou Zhao understood it after thinking about it.
The situation in East Shaanxi Province was calm. It was obvious that the officials were showing mercy on Li Shimin's orders, while Hebei Province... did not belong to Li Shimin's sphere of influence. Dou Jiande had repeatedly defeated the Tang army. The sage Li Yuan ordered beheadings and hunted down Dou Jiande's remaining troops, which provoked Liu Hei.
Ta'an got into trouble.
"Wang Shichong was exiled, but it was King Xia..." Ling Jing said with resentment, "Tong'an couple, Xu Shiji, Xu Gai, Li Shentong..."
These people were all captured by Dou Jiande but were eventually sent back to Chang'an. Even when Li Shiji escaped, Dou Jiande did not kill his father Xu Gai, which can be called benevolent and righteous... Li Yuan was indeed dishonest in this matter.
However, Li Shan today is not for Li Yuan, but for Li Shimin, and these words are also meant for Guo Pu.
"When the report of the great victory of Luoshui came to the capital, the sage immediately summoned the King of Qin to return to the capital, and asked the King of Qi to command the armies of Hebei to hunt down the remnants of Liu Heitai's party, using cruel methods."
Li Shan sighed: "Brother Daoxuan, king of Huaiyang, was the general manager of Luozhou at that time. For this reason, he had a rift with the former Duke Shi Wanbao. In the end, the East Palace took action, and the crown prince's direct descendant, the Prince of Lujiang County, took over as the general manager of Luozhou."
"The King of Huaiyang and Shi Wanbao don't get along?" Ling Jing frowned and turned to look at Su Dingfang, "Remember, the King of Huaiyang is the marching commander of Hebei Province, and Shi Wanbao is his deputy."
Li Shan smiled bitterly and said: "This is also the reason why the boy rushed south."
Ling Jing was old, but he was very quick-thinking. He immediately pointed to the carriage and said, "Go and ask, Dalang. If you can support it, let's set off quickly."
Obviously, Ling Jing realized that the next journey to Weizhou would never be smooth sailing.
Li Shan climbed on the horse silently, wondering how much Guo Pu had just written down, whether he would report it to Li Keshi or Li Kai after returning to Beijing, and whether this information would eventually be transferred to Li Shimin.
After knowing Ling Jing's identity, Li Shan had a vague idea in his mind that this old man was very useful.
Ashamed, ashamed. Although Mr. Zhu always wanted to set up a character of putting righteousness first for his son, Li Shan's bumpy experience in his previous life made him often judge whether it was useful or useless.
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