Prince Li Jiancheng sat upright and looked at Wei Zheng who was looking down with a smile, "Huairen returned to the court. Apart from Li Keshi and Sanmei, who have been in close contact with each other, the only person who came to visit him was Duke Xuan Cheng."
In fact, Li Jiancheng knew why Li Shan returned to Beijing to live in seclusion this time, and Pei Ji had already told the inside story one by one... His father refused to sworn brothers to Tuli Khan and his second brother, and he obviously wanted to protect the East Palace.
Although Li Yuan was determined to let Li Shan take the blame, he also discussed it with Pei Ji, who strongly agreed... Li Jiancheng only found out about it after the fact, and he also agreed.
In the Li Tang clan, there were many people who were conferred the title of county king, but not everyone was qualified to sworn sworn sworn relatives to Tuli Khan. In the final analysis, they had to be recognized by the other party.
If Li Shan is not chosen, it is likely that Li Daozong, the former city king who accompanied Li Shimin in the southern and northern wars, will be chosen.
The first was to prevent the King of Qin's lineage from taking advantage, and the second was to win over Li Shan... But now Li Jiancheng also knew it. His father finally chose Li Shan, largely because he was not involved in the matter of seizing the direct descendant.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng was happy to see the success... and thought that his second brother still didn't know the inside story.
Wei Zheng, who was in the first place, was slightly in a daze. It was the first time he mentioned this name to the prince here. Li Shan was still trapped in Hebei and did not know whether he was alive or dead. Although he had a little reputation, no one cared about it.
In just two years, Li Shan was now included in the clan, conferred the title of county king, showed great prestige in the north, and wielded great power. He was already a role that the Crown Prince of the East Palace could not ignore.
This return to Beijing and the visit to the house have become topics of conversation...how can Wei Zheng not be so moved?
"I received favors from the King of Handan several times in the past, but I have nothing to repay." Wei Zheng said seriously: "I'm here to see you today. I'm actually here for him."
Several people present here are Li Jiancheng's immediate confidants, including Prince Zhongyun Wang Gui, Prince Zuowei Wei Ting, and Prince Zuo's concubine Zheng Shanguo. They all know that Wei Zheng was rescued by Li Shan, and the latter took the blame for Wei Zheng in Qinghe County.
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"Of course." Wang Gui raised his eyebrows, "The King of Handan has a very close relationship with the Danyang brother of the Li family in Longxi, and has received a lot of help from him. Needless to say, Princess Pingyang suddenly paid a visit to Xuancheng before setting off.
There must be something important."
Wei Zheng smiled bitterly and cupped his hands, "One of them is for Brother Shujie."
"What?" Wang Gui was a little confused. He had never interacted with that young man.
Zheng Shanguo, who was well-informed, smiled and asked: "But because of the appointment of Xiangyuan clan?"
"That's right." Wei Zheng nodded and said, "The King of Handan killed thirteen people in anger, and two of them were descendants of the Dingxiang Yuan clan."
Wang Gui suddenly realized that the Dingxiang Yuan family and the Taiyuan Wang family had been married for several generations. Li Shan was showing goodwill to himself and did not want to offend the Taiyuan Wang family.
But Wang Gui didn't want to get involved in this matter. His branch was a branch of the Wang family in Qi County, Taiyuan. His great-grandfather's generation had moved or defected to the Southern Dynasties, and he had little contact with his family.
The reason why Li Shan found Wang Gui's head through Wei Zheng was simply because among the seven families with five surnames, the Wang family in Taiyuan was the most declining among those who were now in office.
Nowadays, among the descendants of the Wang family in Taiyuan, apart from Wang Gui, only Wang Yu, the general manager of Suizhou, is slightly famous... and most of them are because of Princess Shang Tong'an Chang.
Wei Zheng explained: "The dismissed Si Tian joined the army and was Wang Renbiao's cousin-in-law. The King of Handan invited Wang Renbiao to come forward, but the tribesmen were quite complaining."
Wei Ting looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Highness, I heard that Huairen reprimanded Zhang Gongjin for appointing the Xiang Yuan clan."
Li Jiancheng nodded slightly, he knew better, Xue Wanche had already written a letter... Li Shan reprimanded Zhang Gongjin and weighted Xue Wanche, which can be interpreted as favoring the East Palace, or it can also be interpreted as impartiality and selflessness.
Wei Zheng suddenly straightened his body and said loudly: "The King of Handan did this not for personal gain, but for the public good."
Li Jiancheng said seriously: "Please also ask Mr. Xuan Cheng to elaborate."
"The King of Handan opened up trade routes, attracted people outside the Great Wall, recruited Duke Rui, and defeated the Turks several times. Daizhou, which had been dilapidated for many years, has begun to show signs of revival." Wei Zheng said slowly: "But the Turks control hundreds of thousands and attack every time, so Handan
The king intends to march and establish a military camp in Daizhou."
In fact, everyone knew about this, and Li Shimin, who was still angry at Li Jiancheng, was speechless... Li Jiancheng was about to ask more questions, but Zheng Shanguo suddenly nodded and said: "This is for public good!"
"The Yuan family in Dingxiang plundered the fields and captured the people as slaves, which will inevitably make the place unrest." Zheng Shanguo explained: "If the wealthy families in various places follow suit, Huairen wants to march and camp, but there is no good land available."
Wei Zheng added: "Although Daizhou has a lot of fields, if we open up wasteland, it will be difficult to harvest within a year or two. I am afraid that the court officials will impeach me about marching to the camp."
Li Jiancheng patted the table gently, and he fully understood that Li Shan seemed to be showing kindness to Wang Gui, but in fact he hoped to use the power of the East Palace to restrain the prominent families in Hedong and not to seize fertile land unscrupulously... The Dingxiang Yuan family was daring, nothing more than that.
It's because it's backed by the Wang family in Taiyuan.
There are so many famous families in Hedong. If Li Shan had the guts to chop off the heads of two descendants of the Yuan family in Dingxiang, how could he still have the guts to chop off the heads of the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Xue family in Hedong, the Wen family in Taiyuan, the Liu family in Jiexian, and the Pei family in Wenxi?
The head of a noble boy?
"The King of Handan ordered Zhang Gongjin to take charge of the land inventory and conceal the population, but with little effect." Wei Zheng said softly: "If Your Highness helps, it will not only be a kindness, but also beneficial to the country."
Li Jiancheng nodded repeatedly and turned around and said: "I also ask Master Wang to send a letter to Taiyuan, and then ask Prime Minister Pei to send his disciples to make sure that everything comes true."
Wang Gui nodded silently. Although he was not a direct descendant of the Taiyuan Wang family, he had long been famous. Now he was the prince's mentor. His voice in the clan was very important, which Wang Renbiao could not match.
After a pause, Wei Zheng said quietly: "Yesterday, the King of Handan mentioned that the Jianghuai War has ended, and the Yongkang County Duke led his troops north to serve as the general manager of Daizhou. His Majesty will transfer him back to the court."
After being quiet for a moment, Wang Gui praised: "This is a national scholar, and he will become a famous minister in the future!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Everyone could see this logic. The defeat of the Jianghuai Army was certain. The Yongkang County Duke would be able to go north to take office in April or May at the latest. Li Shan would soon be transferred back to the court. However,
At this time, we were still planning military camps.
As long as Yanmen Pass is not lost, the military garrison will bring great benefits to the Tang army in the future, but these benefits are destined not to be enjoyed by Li Shan.
In other words, Li Shan worked hard to sow the seeds, but it was Li Jing who reaped the rewards.
Li Jiancheng thought in his heart that Huairen was capable of both civil and military affairs, he had made great achievements in local administration and military planning, and he was also good at arithmetic. In the future, he would not only be the Prime Minister and Assistant Minister, but at least the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue would be stable.
At this time, Wei Ting laughed and scolded: "Huairen returned to Beijing this time and visited Brother Xuan Cheng, but he ignored me. Yesterday I sent someone to submit to Duke Rui, but Huairen drove him back!"
Wang Gui and Wei Zheng both had dignified temperaments and did not respond. Zheng Shanguo was upright in his early years, but now his temperament has changed drastically in his later years. He asked with a smile: "For what reason?"
Wei Ting laughed and said, "Gong Rui Guo is in good spirits. Huairen falsely accused him of being ill and lying in bed. He needs to rest for many days. He left Sifangguan early this morning and moved to Huairen's village."
Li Jiancheng frowned. He and his advisers had long decided to win over Yuan Junzhang, but Li Shan was standing in the way?
Wei Zheng, who was the leader, said loudly: "Your Highness, this is the second thing the King of Handan has done."