Ma Zhou was shocked by the news that the thieves had attacked the Suzaku Gate. Then he read the two letters carefully, and after a while he sighed: "You are actually allowed to have arbitrary power..."
Li Shan was silent, and he was a little surprised by this.
In a normal unified dynasty, officials with local arbitrary power are generally not allowed, but in the early Tang Dynasty, this model became Li Yuan's main means of controlling local areas.
After all, as the founding emperor, Li Yuan never led an army on an expedition after he ascended the throne. He chose to use clan generals to control the country.
For example, Li Shimin led Shaanxi Province, Yizhou Daoxingtai Shangshuling, Li Xiaogong was appointed Zuopushe of Xiangzhou Daoxingtai, last year Li Daoxuan, king of Huaiyang, and Li Yuan, king of Lujiang, were successively appointed as the general manager of Luozhou, and actually governed the states in Shandong, even today
Hedong Road is actually under the jurisdiction of Bingzhou Governor Li Shenfu... After all, the Daizhou Governor's Office has not been officially reestablished.
But this time, Li Yuan granted arbitrary power and seemed to treat Li Shan as a member of the royal family... and even encouraged or instigated Li Shan.
You don't need to worry about the current General Manager of Bingzhou, Li Shenfu, or the possible reinstatement of the General Manager of Daizhou, just go ahead and do it boldly!
"Princess Pingyang mentioned it, beware of accusations from others." Ma Zhou lowered his head and looked at the two letters, "Uncle Ling also mentioned this matter...he should have something to point out."
"Wenxi Pei family is the most prominent family in Hedong." Li Shan sneered: "If there is a fire in the backyard, they will definitely keep an eye on Yanmen... If there is a good opportunity, they will naturally not let it go."
"That……"
"There's no need to worry about it. I've taken care of it." Li Shan put the letter from Princess Pingyang into his sleeve, picked up the letter from Ling Jing and looked at it a few more times. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's from King Qin.
mean."
Ma Zhou nodded in agreement, "Uncle Ling hopes that Huairen will do something, and His Highness the King of Qin hopes that he will not lose his hero."
Well, let’s summarize the meaning of Ling Jing’s letter. The main highlights are that the first is that he hopes Li Shan can make a difference in Dai County. The second is that he hopes that Li Shan will not act forcefully in Dai County. If there is any disagreement, he should
Quickly move south to remain useful, and the DPRK has sent generals to set up defenses around Taiyuan Prefecture.
In fact, these two points are contradictory. The former is Ling Jing's suggestion, and the latter is Li Shimin's suggestion.
Li Shan counted with his fingers, "It's been more than half a month since the Mayi victory. Today, the seventh day of September, the autumn harvest has ended... The Turks won't invade this year, right?"
Ma Zhou's expression changed and he shouted, "Huairen, you'd better stop talking..."
Li Shan was too lazy to pay attention to this guy. He really thought I was a prophet. After thinking about it, he continued: "I have already asked. Last year, Mayi was still in the hands of Yuan Junzhang. Jieli Khan led his army to break Yanmen in July.
Attacked Daizhou and almost penetrated Hedong Road. In August, we divided our troops into Hebei Road and Guannei Road..."
"But in July of this year, Gao Manzheng raised Shuozhou to surrender..." Li Shan rubbed the corners of his clothes with his fingers and said suspiciously: "Khan Jieli should know how important Ma Yi is, but he only sent thousands of troops to help Yuan Junzhang.
There has been no action since the defeat..."
"After mid-October, it snows heavily and the climate becomes cold...it is impossible for the Turks to send troops."
"If we want to send troops, it should be in September."
Ma Zhou's face turned livid, "Shut up!"
"Shut up, so the Turks won't come?" Li Shan sneered, stood up and said: "I have long planned to send people to investigate. Since the saint promised arbitrary power, let's send a caravan to try first.
.”
"What?" Ma Zhou thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Do you think...the Turks have changed?"
Li Shan's eyes flickered and he didn't answer.
Although he did not speak, Li Shan was very sure... If there were no changes at all on the Turkic side, Yuan Junzhang should have immediately launched a large army to attack after Yuan Junzhang's defeat. It was impossible to sit back and watch the Tang army take root in Shuozhou.
What happened... Li Shan had a vague guess. In history, there were two main things that might have caused conflict with Jieli Khan and led to civil strife in the Turks. One was Tuli Khan, and the other was the later establishment of the Xueyantuo Empire.
Last year in Hebei and this year in Hedong, Li Shan always paid attention to the news in these two aspects, but found nothing. Not long ago, he got some news in Mayi.
The first is that there is actually Xue Yantuo now, but it has not yet established a country, it is just a tribe, and it is not under the command of Jieli Khan, but belongs to the Western Turks.
No wonder I couldn't find any information in Hebei last year.
The second one is Tuli Khan. This guy had a quarrel with Jieli Khan early last year, and ended up being defeated and expelled... But I don’t know what the current situation is.
It may be Xue Yantuo, because Xue Yantuo first belonged to the East Turks, and then rebelled against the West Turks... He will definitely belong to the East Turks in the future, otherwise Li Jing's overthrow of the East Turks in the future should have nothing to do with Xue Yantuo.
It may also be the Tuli Khan. Although he was defeated early last year, he must still have power. In history, the Turks drank from the Mawei River. This man was also present, and it is said that this man and Li Shimin are old friends and may be sworn brothers... This is Li Shimin. Shan has a vague impression of his past life.
Li Shan called Zhu Ba loudly, and immediately sent out people to deliver the message. Tomorrow he would summon all the leaders of the powerful clans in the county to gather. Since you want to get something from me, whether it is career or power, then you have to pay something.
Li Shan didn't go out. He just sat there giving orders and explaining all aspects. After hesitating for a while, he turned around and asked, "Who is the leader?"
Ma Zhou thought for a while and said, "Wang Junhao has a strong and impulsive temperament and is not suitable for leading a team... Fan Shiyi and Zhou Lang are both fine."
If you want to find out more information, Fan Shiyi, a scout in the army, will definitely come in handy. Before Zhou Zuorang was involved in the rebellion by Liu Heitai, he took care of the household affairs, and he also managed the brick factory quite effectively in the past six months.
Li Shan nodded, "Zui Lang is the leader, and Fan Shiyi is the assistant."
Looking carefully at Li Shan, who was born, Ma Zhou frowned, "Huairen, has the Turks really changed?"
Li Shan replied casually: "Maybe..."
Ever since he heard Li Shan's long speech about the future of Dai County more than half a month ago before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ma Zhou could not let go of one thing... Everything about Li Shan was based on one foundation, that is, the Turks could not break through Yanmen.
If Yanmen is not broken and Dai County is not plundered by the Turks, Li Shancai has the space and time to use his methods... But can the Turks really not break Yanmen?
Is it just because of Gao Manchu's political move that Shuozhou surrendered to the Tang Dynasty?
In Ma Zhou's view, Li Shan's plan was like a castle in the air, lacking a foundation.
Until now, Ma Zhou suddenly realized that Li Shan seemed to have a lot of understanding of the Turks' internal affairs... If the Turks were in civil strife, it would be difficult to invade the south for a while, and Dai County would have a chance to breathe.
Is this news accurate?
Maybe it's accurate... Li Shan looks a little confident.
But the crux of the question is, where did Li Shan get the news?
Ma Zhou thought quietly that he and Li Shan had been getting along for almost two years, almost day and night, but there always seemed to be a looming fog around each other, making it hard for people to see clearly.