Li Shimin's calculation was quite accurate. At this moment, Wei Zheng and Cui Hao were in Heyin, witnessing the grain transport fleet on the Yellow River sailing toward the northeast under the setting sun.
Li Jiancheng said something right. King Qi did not do anything during these nearly two months. A large amount of grain and grass were gathered on both sides of the Yellow River. Now they are being continuously transported to Weizhou, Weizhou, and then through Weizhou. Yongji Canal, Luoshui River, and Jishui River turn to the entire Hebei Road.
In this regard, Wei Zheng had nothing to say, and even had to hold his nose and praise a few words of praise to Zuocheng Yu Zhining, Shangshu of Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province who was presiding over it... Well, in the name of an envoy touring Hebei and appeasing Shandong.
Previously, the King of Qi led his army to stand still and only focused on collecting grain and grass. After the great victory in Wei County, Yu Zhining and Han Liang could only transport small quantities of grain and grass into Weizhou through other methods, until the sage ordered Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province Transport grain and grass into Hebei.
However, Li Yuanji himself...the sage Li Yuan ordered him to return to the capital. He left the 30,000 troops and returned to the capital in a flash. Even most of the officials of the Qi Palace returned to the capital, leaving only the Chang'an order Li Qianyou.
"More than a month ago, Liu Heitai broke through Dingzhou and went south, sweeping through most of Hebei. Unexpectedly, he was defeated and died." Li Qianyou looked indifferent, he was completely disappointed with Li Yuanji.
Think about it, the army station is only two days away from Weizhou, and it can be reached by a quick journey in one day. However, Li Yuanji only focuses on hunting every day. There are few prey in the mountains and forests, and he even goes fishing... He just doesn't do business, and Wei County is victorious. The news still came from Beijing.
However, it can also be concluded from this that the King of Qin must have intervened... The battle report must have bypassed the army station and headed north. Without the tacit consent of Shaanxi Province officials to block it, the news would not have leaked out at all.
Wei Zheng put his hands in his sleeves to keep warm, and his expression was a bit gloomy, "Cheng Mingzhen beheaded Liu Heita and was made a county prince...the reward is a bit low."
It had been several days. By the time Wei Zheng arrived at Shaanxi Province, the details of the war in Hebei had spread. In fact, the victory in Wei County was not limited to Li Daoxuan, Tian Liuan, Qi Shanxing, and Cheng Mingzhen, the general manager of Weizhou, who also led his troops to attack.
In other words, if the name Cheng Mingzhen is mentioned in the first good news, the East Palace is likely to be wary... Regardless of anything else, at least Cheng Mingzhen will not be the general manager of Luozhou, the capital of Hebei Province.
Before Wei Zheng left Beijing, the East Palace was not sure, but now Wei Zheng is completely sure... The war in Hebei may be a coincidence, but it is more of the King of Qin's method.
Going to Shandong now, the future is uncertain... Wei Zheng sighed in his heart and changed the topic, "Qianyou, it seems that you also have the merit of recommendation this time."
"The merit of recommendation?"
"Li Shan, aren't you the one carrying the army?"
Li Qianyou was startled, "He is now..."
"The great victory in Wei County was led by Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, followed by Tian Liu'an, Qi Shanxing, and Cheng Mingzhen, but it is said that it was Li Shan who planned the plan."
At this moment, Li Qianyou doesn't have the demeanor of a child from an aristocratic family. He could put a goose egg in his mouth... no, a camel egg!
"The great victory in Wei County...was planned by Li Shan?" Li Qianyou's voice was a little dry, "Didn't he go to Jizhou?"
Rumors about Li Shan were flying all over the city of Chang'an, and Wei Zheng was not sure of the reason. He only whispered: "It was Li Kai, the son of Li Keshi, who made him famous in Beijing. I don't know whether it is true or not..."
"De Mou...how did he know the inside story of the war in Hebei?" Li Qianyou took a breath, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became.
Li Kai left Beijing for Hebei Province and kept his whereabouts hidden, so few outsiders knew about him.
After being silent for a while, the two of them were filled with emotion... They were forced to transport food northward, but there was no news about him. They thought he was killed in the rebel army. Unexpectedly, they worked hard to turn the tide and objectively blocked the East Palace's personal expedition, which made the prince look shameless... Anyway, Wei Zheng thinks it is objective.
After chatting for a while, Li Qianyou quickly understood what Wei Zheng meant... Dong Palace wanted to recruit, and even wanted to use Li Shan to help appease Shandong.
Li Qianyou was very upset. He finally brought Li Shan with the army. King Qi had personally ordered him to recruit him, but he never even met him formally.
Both the prince and the King of Qin were trying to recruit him, but the King of Qi was so careless... If he had no other choice, Li Qianyou would have really wanted to abandon his post and leave for peace.
However, after a brief period of boredom, Li Qianyou was also happy that Li Shan had survived and made great achievements. "Although Li Shan has not yet been crowned, he is knowledgeable and talented and will be a pillar of the DPRK in the future."
Wei Zheng stroked his beard and nodded, satisfied with Li Qianyou's answer... The pillar of the court, this was Li Qianyou's acquiescence to the East Palace's recruitment of Li Shan.
Nowadays, Li Shan has many labels on him, but what attracts the most attention is not his various talents, nor his friendship with the descendants of Prince Qin, nor the so-called Qiong Jade Wine, but his relationship with the Danyang Fang of the Li family in Longxi. friendship.
In the early Tang Dynasty, among the seven families with five surnames, the Li family in Longxi was ranked first, and the Li family in Zhaojun was suppressed by them. Although Zheng in Xingyang was the wife of the prince, there were few outstanding talents in this generation except Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanxuan.
King Taiyuan and Fan Yanglu were in their decline, while Boling Cui and Qinghe Cui had not yet reached their peak in the Tang Dynasty.
Hedong Wenxi Pei family, Jingzhao Wei family, and Du family were all in the period of expansion. Among the seven families with five surnames, the Li family in Longxi was the one who could confront them, and among them, the Danyang family was the most popular... In history, during the reigns of Taizong and Gaozong, only Two prime ministers and assistants came out of Danyang House.
Li Shan's friendship with Li Kai and Li Zhaode was already frowned upon by the younger generation. After contacting Li Qianyou and Li Keshi, Li Shan could no longer take off this label... What's more, this time Li Kai and several others The brothers are all praising Li Shan.
Many people are speculating that Li Shan may be a partial origin of the Li family in Longxi, and some even speculate that Li Shan may be the apprentice of Pharmacist Li who is currently leading an army to pacify Jiangnan.
If this young man, who had an unclear relationship with the Danyang family of the Li family in Longxi, could be summoned into the East Palace, Wei Zheng believed that it would be of benefit to the prince... at least it would play a role in appeasing Shandong.
This famous Shandong man had a lot of affection for the young man who had rescued him. He had frequently talked about the war in Hebei more than a month ago... What surprised him was the other party's analysis of the situation in Hebei, his predictions about the decisions of North Korea and China, and his predictions about the situation in North Korea and China. Almost all possible choices have been confirmed.
The East Palace did intend to conquer it personally...The difference was that Liu Heitai was suddenly defeated and died despite having an absolute advantage in military strength.
Wei Zheng thought to himself, what role did Li Shan play in the Hebei War?
In the early morning of the second day, Li Qianyou, who had been away from Beijing for two months but had nothing to do, set out to return to Beijing. Wei Zheng and Cui Hao took a boat to go north and rested overnight in Liyang, Weizhou. On the third day, they turned into Yongji Canal and continued northward, finally arriving at dusk. Wei County.
This day is November 21st, the fifth year of Wude.
Outside Wei County, in the prison camp, Wei Zheng saw a dense crowd.
The sunset was like blood, and a strong wind blew against his face. Wei Zheng put his hand on his forehead and squinted his eyes to take a closer look, but he saw the crowd not far away, like weak grass in the wind, prostrating themselves to the figure teetering on the horse.
"That's..." Cui Haoda was surprised.
Wei Zheng was silent for a moment and then said softly: "This is Li Shan and Li Huairen."