Zhang Wenguan was a little confused, but he saw Li Shiji frowning slightly and winking.
Li Shiji is twenty-nine this year, and Zhang Wenguan is only fifteen years old, but they are good friends. Last year, Li Shiji commanded the Tang army in Hebei after defecting to the Tang Dynasty.
After the great victory at Luoshui at the beginning of the year, Li Shiji attacked Xu Yuanlang, beheaded him, and was able to return to Beijing and be promoted to general of Zuojianmen. Zhang Wenguan and two friends saw him off.
Before leaving, Li Shiji gave the sword and jade pendant to the two friends, but he gave nothing to Zhang Wenguan.
Zhang Wenguan asked, and Li Shiji replied: "I give you a knife, hoping that it will be effective in cutting; I give you a belt, so that you can keep the restraint. If you have nothing to do, why use it as a gift?"
From then on, Li Shiji and Zhang Wenguan became close friends.
Li Shiji winked several times in succession, which was nothing more than telling Zhang Wenguan that some things don't need to be explained in such detail... Could it be that you want to join the Prince of Qin's Mansion?
At this moment, Li Shimin asked quietly: "Was Shi Wanbao captured alive or killed in battle?"
Zhang Wenguan hesitated and said: "The former Duke corrected the sage's hand and issued an edict, which resulted in the destruction of thirty thousand troops. He committed suicide in shame."
Dead?
Or commit suicide out of shame?
Everyone was stunned, and Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, "Where did Shi Wanbao commit suicide in shame?"
"Uh... in Guantao County."
Li Shimin heyed. Although he didn't know the details, he vaguely guessed that Li Shan should be behind this matter.
Li Daoxuan must hate Shi Wanbao, but it is hard to say whether he would kill him to vent his hatred... But if Li Shan had a reason to kill Shi Wanbao, Dong Gong's confidant, it was because Li Dewu had already joined Dong Gong.
Li Dewu's entry into the East Palace almost eliminated the possibility of Li Shan entering the East Palace. In this way, the only people who could protect Li Shan... were the saint Li Yuan and the King of Qin Li Shimin.
But there is a puzzling mystery... Li Shan supposedly didn't know that Li Dewu had also served as the crown prince Qianniu. Li Shimin thought about it in his heart. Could it be that he wanted to use this as his name?
Changsun Wuji lived in Jinyang with his uncle Gao Shilian in his early years. He watched Li Daoxuan grow up and asked Zhang Wenguan a few questions in detail.
Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he suddenly turned around and asked, "Keming, when will Li Shan set off north to Hebei Road?"
Du Ruhui was confused by the question, and after thinking for a while, he said: "A few days ago, I received a letter from Shaanxi Province saying that Hebei was short of food. The King of Qi sent Li Dewu back to Beijing, and asked Li Shan to escort the grain and grass northward."
Li Shimin's eyes swept around the room unconsciously, and there seemed to be a slight smile on his face... Although he didn't know the details, he was almost sure that there was probably Li Shan's hands and feet behind Li Dewu's investment in the East Palace.
This pair of father and son, in terms of ability, the son is far ahead of his father, but Li Shan so firmly chose the Qin Palace instead of the East Palace... This made Li Shimin, who had the same problem as Li Shan, feel a strange emotion in his heart.
Some are funny, some are joyful, and some share the same hatred...
Du Ruhui was still deep in thought, thinking about why Li Shimin suddenly asked about Li Shan, and thinking about the situation in Hebei. An army of 70,000 to 80,000 people stormed Weizhou. Can Tian Liuan hold on?
Changsun Wuji smiled and asked Zhang Wenguan about Li Shan, and at the same time talked about this person with Li Shiji.
"Brother Huairen left Xiabo that day and went south. He encountered the enemy several times, but he was repeatedly defeated. He tried to capture him alive. Later, he tried his best to rescue hundreds of Tang soldiers led by Liu Jun, the guard of the King of Huaiyang, in Beizhou."
"But because of this, their whereabouts were exposed. The rebels divided thousands of troops and marched eastward to collect food and grass in Beizhou, which happened to block the path of Brother Huairen and his party to go south."
"We were almost in a desperate situation. Brother Huairen took the lead in a battle and planned a night attack. He defeated two thousand enemy troops in one battle and burned all the enemy's camp's food and grass. He also rushed to attack Wucheng overnight. His life was hanging by a thread that day. If it weren't for Brother Huairen, he would have been killed.
At this time, he has returned to the West."
Li Shiji grinned after hearing this, forget it...but Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji looked unbelieving!
You think we don't know?
That guy is riding a horse and will fall off if he makes a mistake, and he can still lead a night attack?
Changsun Wuji shook his head and asked: "Li Shan led the night attack?"
"Brother Huairen is sneaking with the army, but the leader is brother Dingfang." Although Zhang Wenguan was tired, he was in high spirits, but he paused for a moment, "Brother Dingfang is the king of Xia, and Liu Heitai's old subordinate Su Lie, his adoptive father is
Elegant and wise.”
"Oh...it's him!" Li Shiji snorted, "Your Highness, during the great victory of Luoshui at the beginning of the year, Gao Yaxian was thrown off his horse by his general Pan Mao, and died of serious injuries. The next day, Gao Yaxian's adopted son went to battle and beheaded him.
Pan Mao...should be this Su Lie."
Changsun Wuji squinted his eyes and asked: "Su Lie is Dou Jiande's old subordinate, Liu Heitai's old subordinate, but he is driven by Li Shan... Could it be that Li Shan is also Dou Jiande's old subordinate?"
"No, no." Zhang Wenguan shook his head and said, "Su's mother was seriously injured, and Brother Huairen was skilled in medicine and came to help."
Changsun Wuji was also speechless. That boy knew how complicated things were. He had seen similar people before, but that boy was still young. Did he have so much time to learn?
Is it a bit too much touted?
Li Shimin asked with great interest the details of the night attack on the enemy camp and the two battles of rushing to break the city. He smiled and said: "This man is not a fighting general, but a brave general. He should be regarded as a hero of Shandong."
"Your Highness is showing love for talents again."
Zhang Wenguan added: "Two thousand Turkic light cavalry went south to Yongji first. Brother Dingfang lured the enemy deep and made Weizhou's general manager Tian Dao cut off the enemy's army. Brother Dingfang went around and broke the rear formation. The two thousand Turkic light cavalry suffered heavy casualties."
"Not long ago, Liu Heitao led his troops to storm Guantao. Brother Dingfang led his troops to attack at dusk. Five hundred cavalry defeated nearly ten thousand infantry. The King of Huaiyang, Manager Tian, and Mr. Ling all praised his military strategy."
Li Shiji became interested and asked in detail about the details of Guantao's battle, "I didn't expect that there are such people in Liu Heitai's old army... Congratulations, Your Highness."
Changsun Wuji glanced sideways at Li Shimin... The confidants of the Prince of Qin's Palace had recommended Li Shan, but Li Shimin never accepted Li Shan as his subordinate. It's hard to say whether Su Dingfang would join the Prince of Qin's Palace.
"Mr. Ling?" Du Ruhui frowned, "Who is this?"
"Under the command of King Xia, the prince of the state offers wine to Ling Jing."
"It's Ling Jing!" Du Ruhui stood up in shock. He discussed the strategy. He was a first-class figure in the palace of Prince Qin. After Dou Jiande's death, Ling Jing had no news. Unexpectedly, he got mixed up with Li Shan.
Li Shimin was also quite surprised. He asked a few questions in detail, and suddenly his eyes widened, "You said...Su Lie and Ling Jing are mostly surrounded by Dou Jiande's old subordinates and family members?"
"Yes, I heard that Brother Huairen showed kindness, and everyone was so grateful..." Zhang Wenguan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then added: "It seems that he intends to move to Chang'an."
"Your Highness!" Du Ruhui said sternly: "Send people to Weizhou immediately to meet you!"
Changsun Wuji also came to his senses, "That's right, maybe we can go to Shaanxi Province... but that's not appropriate. It would be more appropriate to send people from Chang'an."
We are all foxes for thousands of years, who doesn’t know who is who?