Well, in fact, Li Shan was talking nonsense. As a county magistrate, he exceeded his authority, took control of the army, and sidelined the generals... This kind of thing is so taboo that only a fool would write it honestly in a secret letter.
Even if Li Yuan could understand this kind of thing afterwards... after all, it was a matter of state, but it could not be brought to the surface.
However, Li Gaoqian's memorial accusing Liu Shirang of secretly collaborating with the Turks is still kept in the province. This is called conclusive evidence.
Seeing the joy on Li Gaoqian's face, Li Shan coughed twice and said, "There is something troublesome. Brother Gaoqian needs to mediate as soon as possible."
"Please Huairen..." Li Gaoqian's voice was trembling as he just breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cao Chuantuo has entered the capital..." Li Shan looked at Li Gaoqian sympathetically, "My younger brother learned in Mayi that the city of Mayi was captured that day and Cao Chuantuo was captured alive by the Turks."
"What?!" Li Gaoqian suddenly jumped up from the couch... Tsk, tsk, he is almost fifty years old, and his waist is quite strong.
Li Gaoqian jumped up and made no other move. He stood there dumbfounded... Of course he guessed now that it was probably a counter-intentional plan by the Turkic envoys. Last year, when Liu Shirang was absent, Jieli Khan made his first large-scale attack.
When he invaded Hedong, Jieli Khan also made a large-scale invasion the year before last, but was stopped by Liu Shirang.
"Yu Sheshe mentioned it during his lifetime because he wanted Gushe to be released to Cao Chuantuo." Li Shan said softly, "I will not mention this in the secret letter..."
"Does Yuan Pu know?"
"I know, but how dare he offend the prince." Li Shan winked. This kind of thing can only be understood but not expressed in words.
"But there are many people who know that Cao Chuantuo was captured alive by the Turks...I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide it for a long time." Li Shan thought for a moment, "Brother Gao Qian, do you want to mention it to the prince?"
In such a cold day, Li Gaoqian was sweating like rain... Because of his personal grudge, he fell into the Turks' counterintuitive scheme and almost killed the general. Although Liu Shirang was publicly promoted by various forces to take the blame, hasn't the situation changed drastically now?
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Maybe some people will still wonder, did Li Gaoqian really fall into the trap?
Will it be a smooth process?
Li Shan advised: "I must be tight-lipped here. Brother Cui Sheren, Yuan Pu, and Daoxuan don't need to worry, but this matter still needs to be..."
"Thank you Huairen, thank you Huairen."
"Hey, even if he fell into a conspiracy, brother Gao Qian is no more than a general of cavalry now. The worst he can do is resign." Li Shan led Li Gaoqian to the pit step by step. "Anyway, he is no more than a general of cavalry. The saint misses his old love."
, and there is a prince talking about Xiang, so it will not be difficult to think about it."
Li Gaoqian's eyes lit up, this was indeed a solution.
Before the matter was exposed, he used Liu Shirang Xue Ye's attack on the camp and killed Yu She as an excuse. He felt ashamed to resign and go into seclusion... If something happened in the future, according to the usual practice, it was unlikely that this dirty water would be poured on him again.
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And as a hero of Yuanmou, with the prince as his backing, he will rise again in the future... If not, he will wait until the prince ascends the throne and he will rise again!
Well, this is the hole Li Shan dug... Dirty water cannot be poured on Li Gaoqian, it can only be poured on Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, who named Liu Shirang for treason.
After pacing back and forth for a few steps, Li Gaoqian knelt down and whispered: "The King of Xiangyi reported two days ago that Liu Shirang may have defected to the enemy, leading the Turks south to Mayi to ruin the recruitment..."
Li Shan, who was drinking water, choked and coughed violently, and looked at Li Gaoqian dumbfounded.
Li Shenfu tried his best to put the blame on Liu Shirang's head, but Liu Shirang took quick and easy actions to wash away his stigma. Li Shan and Li Gaoqian wanted to shift the blame to Li Shenfu's head.
Now, Li Shan and Li Gaoqian haven't really started to take action, but Li Shenfu can't wait, takes the initiative, and diligently takes the blame.
After everything was agreed upon, Li Shan sent Li Gaoqian out, who had finally settled down. It was still windy and snowy outside, so wearing a raincoat and holding an umbrella was useless.
Li Gaoqian looked worried. He was afraid that the messenger sent by Li Shenfu to Beijing would be blocked by the snow and would not be chased back, right?
And Li Shan's face didn't look very good. With such heavy snow, could Liu Shi let his three thousand old troops reach Mayi smoothly?
At this moment, ten miles outside Mayi City, in the wind and snow, the two armies were facing each other.
Yu Gushe finally arrived in Mayi.
Yuan Junzhang and Liu Shirang led 5,000 troops north to confront each other. They neither dared to retreat nor attack... After all, Yuan Junzhang's entire army had relied on the Turks for many years.
Asking to hand over Li Shan... Yuan Junzhang's face was full of bitterness. If Yu Gushe arrived two days earlier, everything would be easier. Anyway, Li Shan was here, and there was Yu Sheshe, who had the highest association rate, so there was no need.
Worry about yourself, but now...
He cut off Yushe's head and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. He was granted the title of Lord Rui and carried an iron coupon...Li Shan had already said it clearly that night. If he surrendered to the Turks, his life or death would be uncertain. If he surrendered to the Li Tang, he would have no worries for the rest of his life.
At this time in history, Yuan Junzhang was still somewhat ambitious, but after these two months of Li Shan poaching corners through business, Yuan Junzhang was already disheartened.
Yuan Junzhang was disheartened, but not all his subordinates thought so.
Originally, Yuan Junzhang's first general was Gao Manzheng, but later the two turned against each other. Yuan Junzhang promoted Guo Ziwei, a native of Yunzhou, to the position. This man was the cousin of Guo Zihe, the Yunzhou separatist force. In the second year of Wude, Guo Zihe surrendered.
In the Tang Dynasty, the surname was given to Li, and he was given the title of Duke of the State of Xi. However, Guo Ziwei and Guo Zihe parted ways and went to Yuan Junzhang.
Guo Ziwei looked at Yuan Junzhang's face and asked tentatively: "Mr. Yuan, why are you doing this today?"
"The Duke of Guantao County has returned to Yanmen Pass a long time ago." Yuan Junzhang sighed, "If he has the ability, he will break through Yanmen Pass and let him cut Li Huairen into pieces..."
"But the noble man doesn't believe it..." Guo Ziwei said with a bitter smile: "This is the only son of Jieli Khan. It is said that he also suffered a big loss at the hands of the county official."
Yuan Junzhang was also speechless. The messenger had already gone back and forth three times... but Yu Gushe, who was opposite him, just didn't believe it.
Yu Gushe already knew about the Mayi Incident. He was secretly happy with Yu Sheshe's death and did not care about Yuan Junzhang's defection to the Tang Dynasty. All he wanted was Li Shan.
Imagine in Yugu that with such a heavy snowfall, Li Shan would turn around and attack the camp on a snowy night, kill Yu Sheshe, join forces with others, and force Yuan Junzhang to surrender to the Tang Dynasty... In this case, he should not be able to return to Yanmen Pass so quickly.
Well, after Li Shan succeeds, he will indeed not return to Yanmen Pass so soon. He will definitely discuss everything with Yuan Junzhang in detail, at least until Liu Shirang's old troops settle in Mayi... But this is not what Yu Sheshe told Li Shanyu
Gushe went south.
Now that Yu Sheshe's soul has returned to the underworld, the association rate may have reached Wuyuan County now... Yu Gushe naturally didn't expect that Yuan Junzhang really couldn't hand over anyone.
Three thousand Turkic cavalry prepared to attack. Yuan Junzhang was quite helpless. He was not afraid of the attack from the opposite side. He had five thousand soldiers under his command. Although there were only one thousand cavalry among them, the power of the cavalry was greatly reduced due to such heavy snow.
Guo Ziwei turned his head and glanced at Liu Shirang on the other side of Yuan Junzhang, and said in a low voice: "To calm the noble's anger, my subordinates have a plan."
"Huh?" Yuan Junzhang was stunned for a moment and immediately realized what Guo Ziwei meant, and handed Liu Shirang over, which was considered an explanation.
At this time, Yuan Junzhang remembered the words Li Shan warned before leaving... What a perfect plan!
On that day, Liu Wuzhou was involved in the conflict between Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan, and was brutally beheaded. However, he was won over by Jieli Khan and led Liu Wuzhou's old tribe. He occupied the two states of Yun and Shuo for several years... He could do it, so could Guo Ziwei.
Can.
Yuan Junzhang had a sneer on his lips, but before he could think of how to deal with it, there was a commotion in the Turkic formation opposite.
"What's going on?!"
The scouts in front reported that about seven or eight hundred cavalrymen suddenly emerged from the wind and snow, appeared on the flank of the Turkic army, and took advantage of the wind to fight in. The Turkic army was in chaos and their positions were loose.
"It's reinforcements!"
Liu Shirang shouted: "It's Yanmen reinforcements!"
Before the people around him could react, Liu Shirang, who was wearing Mingguang armor, kicked the horse's belly with both legs, held a long spear in his hand, and galloped out of the line after the horse, riding alone into the formation.
When Liu Shirang made such a charge, the uninformed soldiers in the army became confused, and many people followed Liu Shirang.
Yuan Junzhang secretly gritted his teeth, turned to one side of his body, pulled out the sword from his waist, and stabbed Guo Ziwei's abdomen straight into it.
"kill!"
On November 14, Yu Gushe, the son of Jieli Khan, led 3,000 Turkic cavalry and forced them to Mayi. Liu Shirang's younger brother Liu Bao led his troops to come to the rescue. He first disrupted the enemy's army, and then Yiyang County Marquis Liu Shirang took the lead in charging into the battle. Rui Guogong
Yuan Junzhang personally went into battle, defeated the Turkic cavalry, and beheaded eight hundred people. He was defeated in Yugu and retreated to Yunzhou.