Just when Li Shan led his army to pursue the army northward, biting Jieli Khan all over his body, the first report of meritorious service had already arrived in Beijing.
On May 10th, in the morning, the good news was delivered to the Tai Chi Palace. After staying for a moment, Li Yuan blushed on his face and almost danced with joy.
Understandable... The pressure put by the Turks on the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty was too great. Historically, Li Yuan was forced to become the Supreme Emperor. When he heard that the Eastern Turks were destroyed and Jieli Khan was captured, he couldn't help but dance with joy and even personally
Playing the pipa, Li Shimin danced in celebration, which can be called a father's kindness and his son's filial piety, and it was a joyful time.
Pei Ji, who was below, stepped out of the queue immediately and said with a big smile: "Your Majesty has a keen eye, such famous generals can only be matched by Bai Hanwei Huo Qi!"
Prince Li Jiancheng, King of Qin Li Shimin, King of Qi Li Yuanji and Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren came out one after another to recite congratulatory messages, but many people couldn't help but look at Li Shimin secretly.
When it comes to famous generals in the world, who is more prestigious than General Tiance?
But listen to how Pei Ji brags... Bai Qi, Han Xin, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing are all inferior to Li Jing. No matter how famous Li Shimin is, he dare not say that he is better than these four.
In fact, the key is not Pei Ji's bragging, but that many people are sure of one thing. With Li Jing here, His Majesty will probably not let King Qin return to the battlefield.
You must know that the reason why Li Shimin had such influence in the court was achieved with one punch and one kick. And the shadow hanging over the Tang Dynasty...the Turks who roamed across the grassland and controlled millions of strings made many people hope
Place your trust in the invincible King of Qin.
But now, there is Li Jing.
If he could no longer hold the military power, even if King Qin had Shaanxi Road as his foundation, his reputation in the army would be unparalleled, and there would be many talented people in the Tiance Mansion, his power would inevitably decline.
Gao Shilian, who was standing far below, looked at Li Shimin's back and thought that his nephew's son-in-law's fate in the future might be compared to his tragic cousin... Lanling King Gao Changgong.
Many people were reassured, many were happy, and many were extremely disappointed and depressed. But Li Shimin had no expression on his face. He took the memorial from Prince Li Jiancheng, glanced at it a few times, and made his first judgment.
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On May 6, Li Jing led his army out of the customs. On May 7, a great victory was achieved in Guji Town. Li Shan, the king of Handan, and Zhang Shigui, the Duke of Xinye County, fought to the death and broke the formation. Xue Wanche, the Duke of Wu'an County, cut down the Khan flag. The Turks were defeated.
Chasing on a tailgate...
Huairen led the cavalry north to pursue... Li Shimin thought to himself, no wonder no letter was delivered!
But the next moment, Li Shimin's pupils shrank and he handed the memorial to Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda below without saying a word.
In the sudden joy, some details were ignored intentionally or unintentionally... At least, this victory was certain. Although the Tang army went north to pursue it, there were still risks, but as long as they did not advance rashly, with Tang Qi's combat power, they could return safely.
Withdrawal is not difficult.
Among the princes and prime ministers, only two people noticed those small details, one was Li Shimin and the other was Pei Shiju... It was not because they were calm, but because they were all paying attention to that key figure, Li Huairen, Prince of Handan County.
Pei Shiju's gray brows were raised slightly, and he turned to glance at Wen Yanbo, the minister of Zhongshu, who was not far away, and Cui Xin, the minister of Zhongshu, who was a little further away. The courtiers around him were all congratulating... Congratulations to Wen Yanbo's nephew Wen Bang for his success.
Congratulations to Cui Xin's future son-in-law Li Huairen for surviving.
Pei Shiju recalled the Ashina clan back then, including Dulan Khan, Datou Khan, Qimin Khan, Shekui Khan, Qianchuluo Khan, and Shibi Khan. They were all outstanding figures at the time!
An army of more than 100,000 besieged a newly built fortress, but it could not be attacked for a long time and was defeated... The descendants of Ashina of this generation, Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan are really useless!
There were no heroes at that time, so Zhuzi became famous!
This so-called "Shu Zi" of course refers to Li Shan.
After Pei Shiju received the memorial, the first thing he read was the name of the petitioner...Zhu Yichen, the Sima of Daizhou, Qin Wutong, the Sima of Shuozhou, and Lu Chengji, the military official of Daizhou.
There was no mention of Li Shan's name. Pei Shiju was overjoyed at first, but then he found out that the memorial mentioned that Li Shan led the cavalry to pursue the north. Looking at the memorial from beginning to end, it only mentioned at the beginning that Li Jing, the governor of Yongkang County, led his troops out of the fortress.
There is no Li Jing among the petitioners...
Old foxes like Pei Shiju, famous generals like Li Shimin who had been in battle for a long time, and who paid special attention to Li Shan, all quickly noticed this anomaly.
If Li Jing had not gone north to pursue him, then Li Jing would have been the first to submit a memorial to report his merits.
If Li Jing went north to pursue, then the memorial would not specifically mention that King Handan led the Tang cavalry to pursue north...especially Qin Wutong who stayed behind was appointed by Li Yuan, and Lu Chengji and Er Zhu Yichen were both under the East Palace.
Although they did not know the specific details, Pei Shiju and Li Shimin both judged at the same time that the current situation in Shuozhou was probably in the hands of Li Shan rather than Li Jing.
There was no tampering from beginning to end this time, or there was no time to do anything... But Pei Shiju knew that this was the closest Li Shan had come to death, but he didn't expect that it would be exactly the same as so many times before. Not only did he not fail,
If he dies, he will probably take this leap again.
Pei Shiju's eyes fell on Prince Li Jiancheng who was still reciting congratulatory messages in front of him. There was something strange in his eyes. Since he had made up his mind to attach himself to the East Palace, Pei Shiju would do his best. He had already found out something...
That secret piece of news whose authenticity has yet to be confirmed... Pei Shiju thought to himself, maybe he should find a chance to see how many years he can live?
The courtiers below were already in a mess. However, the early Tang Dynasty, unless it was a grand ceremony or a formal court meeting once every half month, did not pay much attention to rules. Wen Yanbo and Cui Xin were already familiar with each other. Now that their worries were gone, they smiled and talked to the sidelines.
Yu Wenshi, the minister of Zhongshu, and Tang Jian, the minister of Huangmen, discussed.
"The memorial mentions leaving the city to fight to the death..." Tang Jian clicked his tongue and said: "Wu'an and Wan Che are both famous generals, but I have long heard that the King of Handan is famous for his poetic talent, good at planning and design, and even better at medicine. Unexpectedly..."
"Hahaha!" Yu Wenshiji laughed and shook his head, "Brother Maoyue didn't know something. A few years ago, bandits attacked Dongshan. Huairen planned to defeat the enemy. Afterwards, all the prisoners were beheaded..."
The young man was polite and gentle, but he was by no means a soft-hearted person.
Wen Yanbo nodded and said: "When I inspected Daidi that day, Huairen was gentle, but all the subordinate officials bowed their heads."
The meaning of these words is obvious. Although Li Shan's attitude is very gentle, his subordinates are very strict... He is not the kind of person who sits firmly in the military tent and does not hesitate to follow others at critical moments.
Tang Jian looked at Cui Xin with a smile and said, "Congratulations, you are such a good son-in-law, with both civil and military skills, he is a great man."
Cui Xin smiled bitterly, "Go north to pursue... I just hope I can return safely."
"Don't worry." Wen Yanbo advised: "All the generals going north will bow their heads..."
Speaking of this, Wen Yanbo suddenly paused and his face changed slightly. Yuwen Shiji and Cui Xin were a little confused on the side, but Tang Jian had already reacted. The generals bowed their heads to the King of Handan. What about Li Jing?
Those who can stand in the Tai Chi Hall are not necessarily idiots, but most of them are human beings, not to mention that most of the people who have read the memorial are old foxes... A weird atmosphere gradually permeates the entire Tai Chi Hall.
What happened?
Li Yuan couldn't help but look up and look outside the Tai Chi Palace. There was another channel between him and Li Shan, or to obtain news from Dai Di, Princess Pingyang.