He left for his post in July last year and returned to Beijing in February this year. Most of the year passed by in the blink of an eye. He stopped at the bridge, with the river gurgling by his feet. Li Shan looked calmly at the other side. There were still willows hanging by the Ba Bridge. Zhang Wenguan mentioned in his letter
And, it has become a custom to break willows and say goodbye.
I still remember that when I set out last year, I made up my mind to fight a bloody road and make that old fox Pei Shiju knock out his teeth and swallow it in his belly.
After several twists and turns, several times in danger, until today.
Different from the last time he returned to Beijing from Shandong, Li Shan now has enough weight. He is in charge of the governor's office of the prefecture. He is ranked among the top three officials in the world. After changing the flag, he went to the fortress and defeated the Turks.
The snowy night pursuit pushed the weight of this name to its peak.
Zhang Wenguan even mentioned in the letter that some people in the court even regretted that Li Shan was born a few years later, and he would have shined brighter... Well, Li Shan was also more regretful. As the saying goes, time is also fate. If it had been ten years earlier, maybe he would have wanted to compete.
The world.
"Lang Jun, Du Xiao is back."
The reminder from the personal guard made Li Shan's eyes narrow. Several cavalry were galloping towards them from the other side, led by Du Xiao, who had been sent into the city more than three hours in advance.
Seeing Du Xiao nodding vigorously, Li Shan waved his riding whip gently and rode across the bridge. Zhang Wenguan, Wang Renbiao, Fang Yizhi, Yang Siyi and other friends originally agreed to come to greet him, but Li Shan refused. The first thing he had to do when he returned to Beijing was
I will meet you immediately, and you will not be involved with any force except Princess Pingyang.
He couldn't even go back home. After all, Ling Jing was an official of the Tiance Mansion. Thinking of this, Li Shan turned his head and glanced at the fork in the road, which was the road leading to Sun Moon Lake.
More than a hundred cavalry entered Chang'an City and galloped all the way to the Zhuque Gate.
Li Shan turned over and dismounted, and was about to throw away the riding whip. After thinking about it, he strode back, picked up the whip and hit Yu Gushe a few more times, and said with a smile: "We will never see each other again. This is a parting gift.
No need to thank you."
There were numerous old and new whip marks on Yu Gushe's face, his mouth was tightly blocked, his eyes were spitting fire and he gritted his teeth and stared at Li Shan... Of course he understood this sentence, even if he could survive on the grassland,
But after such a huge defeat, his reputation was completely ruined and he could no longer ascend to the throne.
Throwing down his riding whip, Li Shan quickly walked to the Zhuque Gate, saluted and said, "Meet Princess Pingyang."
Princess Pingyang snorted but said nothing.
Li Shan smiled and said, "My brother pays my respects to the third sister."
Princess Pingyang then patted Li Shan on the shoulder and said, "Let's go to Linhu Palace."
"Linhu Palace?"
"We spent the morning in the Taiji Hall, and the ministers discussed matters in the Liangyi Hall. In my free time, my father often visited the Linhu Hall." Princess Pingyang looked at Li Shan as she walked, "Are you not injured during this trip to the fortress?"
"Hey..." Li Shan let out a long sigh, "We were surrounded by many people, so long as the branches were not stained with blood, we didn't even see a few Turks... Du Xiao and the others held up their shields and surrounded them tightly."
Princess Pingyang couldn't help but laugh, "With your riding skills..."
"Third sister, I need to know that you should treat me with admiration after seeing you for three days!"
"Then let's try it in the Forbidden Garden some time later."
Li Shan's eyes flickered, and there was a hidden meaning in this sentence. Princess Pingyang was suggesting that she return to the court.
Indeed, this is what Princess Pingyang thinks. In her opinion, Li Shan left the capital last year largely because he did not want to be involved in the fight for his legitimate son. But who would have thought that Li Shan would stir up trouble in Daizhou and become the biggest winner with his numerous military exploits?
He even held the governor's office in charge of the state, with an army of nearly ten thousand under his command.
Under this situation, if Li Shan continues to stay in Daizhou, given Li Shan's weight, he will be tried hard to win over by the prince and the King of Qin... It is better to abandon his post and return to the capital, where he will be protected by himself and will not be involved in any way.
Li Shan smiled and changed the topic. He hadn't thought about this matter yet... On the one hand, he had to consider his layout in Daizhou, and on the other hand, he also had to consider Li Shimin's opinions.
In front of him was the Linhu Palace. Li Shan twisted his neck and felt a little gloomy... although the sun was shining brightly today.
I glanced sideways and saw that there were small patches of woods on the south and east sides... Which tree hooked Li Er down and almost killed him?
Li Shan followed Princess Pingyang into the palace, still thinking about those weird details in his mind... If what is described in the history books is correct, then Qi King Li Yuanji is simply a fool!
With such a good opportunity, he actually wanted to strangle Li Er to death with a bowstring!
Just pierce Li Er's chest with the tip of the arrow, and everything will be fine!
How slow it is to strangle someone!
By that time, Li Jiancheng had already burped, and Li Er was dead... As long as Li Yuanji could escape, then Tietie could take over the East Palace!
Looking up and seeing Li Yuan's old face full of wrinkles, Li Shan fell to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Li Shan, pays my respects."
Li Yuan laughed and personally took up Li Shan's arms and hugged his shoulders affectionately, "Pingyang has repeatedly complained that you should not be allowed to take risks. Back then, you promised to be a pillar of your future. You need to go through hardships. Now it seems that you are of great use!"
"Third sister is very kind and your Majesty loves her dearly. I will keep it in my heart." Li Shan said with a smile: "After many adventures and hard planning, I have lived up to your Majesty's high expectations."
"Not only did I live up to it?" Li Yuan shook his head and nodded to Li Shan, "This is not a matter of discussion, how should I call it?"
Li Shan took a step back and saluted again: "My nephew pays homage to my uncle."
"Good, good." Li Yuan looked at Li Shan with admiration and looked up and down. "It has a little more weathered color and looks more majestic."
The three of them sat down. Li Yuan asked in detail about the great victory of Yanmen, and Li Shan answered them one by one.
"In this way, the great victory of Yanmen was not personally directed by Huairen, but it was planned by Huairen." Li Yuan nodded, "Such a great achievement must be rewarded... But why did Huairen personally go out to the fortress that day?"
"That's right." Princess Pingyang responded: "Although Su Dingfang has not arrived yet to take up his post as a general, Su Dingfang has already arrived."
"Is this the one who came from Huairen's personal guard, killed generals in the Western Expedition, captured the flag, and captured the Khan alive?"
"Yes, this man is extremely brave and proficient in the art of war."
Li Shan sighed, "It was a helpless move... The Turkic soldiers plundered thousands of people in front of the pass, killing them wantonly, even holding young children in their hands. The parents couldn't help them, so they threw their children to the ground. The situation was horrific."
"My nephew was angry, but he didn't dare to raise troops because of his anger. He planned to secretly mobilize Liu Shirang to return reinforcements. It would take some time. The morale of the defenders was taken away. If they don't go into battle in person, it will be difficult to boost their morale."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, "Is that why Huairen refused to let the enemy escape and pursued him all night?"
The meat of the show is here... Li Shan suddenly stood up and prostrated himself on the ground solemnly, "It is a serious crime to deceive the monarch. I am not willing to defend myself for my fault."
"But Zhongshu Cui Sheren, Yuan Pu, Liu Shirang and others did not know the inside story, and they were all the fault of one person."
He was enjoying himself just now, but in the blink of an eye he admitted that he had deceived the monarch... Li Yuan was stunned, and his first reaction was to turn around and look at his daughter.
Princess Pingyang looked confused... You asked Du Xiao to come to inquire, and specifically chose a time when her father was alone to meet him, just to confess?