Longzhou, part of Guannai Road, is located at the junction of Guanzhong and Longyou. It is named because it is located on the east slope of Longshan Mountain. Although it is crossed by mountains, it is also located on a plain with crisscrossed rivers. It has always been one of the granaries of Guanzhong.
In the governor's office in the prefecture's Qianyuan County, a reception banquet for Handan King Li Huairen was in progress. Many officials at the banquet were very curious about this legendary young county king. A few sharp-eyed people noticed that Li Shan seemed a little uncomfortable, and they couldn't help but
I muttered in my heart... After all, I am still young.
Li Shan was really uncomfortable, even at a loss... He didn't know where to put his hands and feet. Others didn't know what was going on, but Wang Junhao, who was the only one who followed Li Shan to the banquet, knew it well.
, couldn't help but look weird.
Because at today's banquet, Chang Da, the general manager of Longzhou, had a very cold attitude towards Li Shan. Li Shan was mentally prepared for this. The reason is very simple. Chang Da is a native of Shaanxi County, Shaanxi Province, but he moved away when he was young. His ancestral home is Wenxian County.
Li Shan has always been kind to others and has few enemies. Except for Li Dewu and Pei Shiju, who he had to face at the beginning of time travel, there are not many people who can really be called enemies.
If you don't count Jieli Khan, Ashina Sheer and others, there are only a few people such as Wang Renyou and Duan Zhixuan, but among them there is also a person who was born in Wen County, Hanoi County.
Today's right prison guard, Zhonglang General, is stationed at Xuanwu Gate, Chang He.
Before setting off, Ling Jing inquired about the information and told Li Shan that Chang He and Chang Da, the general manager of Longzhou, were brothers. They had many contacts in their early years. Later, Chang Da became an official in the former Sui Dynasty and served as General Yingyang Lang. He served in Hedong for a long time.
An old subordinate of the sage Li Yuan was also the old man who raised troops in Jinyang.
After listening to Ling Jing's words, Li Shan's thoughts began to wander. He once heard Ma Zhou mention that when Li Mi defeated Luoyang, one of the first generals to persuade him to surrender to the Tang Dynasty was Chang He.
After Chang He surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he was one of the few Wagangzhai generals who retained his title. He was awarded the title of Duke of Leize by Li Mi, and he was also the Duke of Leize after he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. No other person had such treatment... Other famous generals such as
Luo Shixin, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Li Shiji did not surrender to the Tang Dynasty immediately, and they even defected from Wang Shichong's command.
Both Li Shan and Ling Jing speculated that Chang He's treatment like this was probably related to Chang Da... It was even possible that Chang Da persuaded Chang He to defect to the Tang Dynasty.
However, people like Luo Shixin and Cheng Yaojin later followed Li Shimin to conquer the world, and Chang He sadly surrendered to Wang Shichong before the Luoyang battle. Although he failed to instigate rebellion, Li Yuanjia adapted and was awarded the title of general of chariots and cavalry... but he still lost the title.
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Although Chang Da is not well-known, he is a direct descendant of Li Yuan and is highly valued. He has been the general manager of Longzhou since the first year of Wude, and he has been serving as the general manager of Longzhou until today... Chang Da was captured alive by Xue Ju back then, and he was unyielding. After the battle in Qianshuiyuan, Chang Da
Da was able to return to Chang'an alive. Li Yuan praised his integrity and paid homage to the governor of Longzhou again.
Maybe in Li Yuan's view, ability is second, but character is first. Whether he can win the battle is not important, but it is more important not to surrender the enemy after defeat... Of course, this is also related to Li Yuan's own politics.
Tendency has a lot to do with it.
When Pei Ji defeated Hedong, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang almost reached the Yellow River. If it weren't for Li Shimin, the newly established Tang Dynasty might have been destroyed. Li Yuan was furious at that time, and Pei Ji was imprisoned, but he was soon reinstated.
...There is no way, this is Li Yuan's direct descendant who controls the government.
This is one of the reasons why the King of Qin did not want to seize the direct descendants, but had to seize the direct descendants.
The generals and staff of the King of Qin all believed that every time the armies were defeated, Li Shimin was the one who turned the tide. Even if those generals of the defeated army were demoted and removed from their ranks, they would often rise up quickly... And those of them who followed the King of Qin to conquer the world
But there is no way to enter the body.
To put it bluntly, it is still a battle of interests.
Chang Da was highly regarded by Li Yuan, but his brother Chang He was humiliated by Li Shan in Daizhou and sent back to Chang'an... Naturally, he would not look good on Li Shan.
Li Shan was mentally prepared for this, but several other Longzhou officials at the banquet were quite enthusiastic. Chief Shi Yang Ze, Zhang Shilong, and Sima Lin Xingcan had all heard of Li Shan for a long time.
The King of Handan suddenly rose to prominence after the Battle of Luoyang. In just a few years, he became famous all over the world. He even led his army out of the fortress and defeated the Turks three times.
But what Li Shan didn't expect, what made him feel uncomfortable all over, and what made him feel at a loss was... Among the people at the table, the most enthusiastic one was Pei Xuanji, who participated in the military affairs recorder.
This official, who was only in his forties before becoming an official, has a fair complexion and narrow eyes. He is praising Li Shan with spitting foam. He spares no effort in praising Li Shan in terms of his conduct, military exploits, domestic affairs, and literary talent... Li Shan is full of words in some words.
I blushed a little.
Naturally, the reason for working so hard was that everyone in the court knew that Li Huairen was appointed to Daizhou because of the recommendation of Pei Shiju, the provincial minister under his command.
Nowadays, the courtiers and celebrities in Chang'an City praise Pei Shiju a lot. On the one hand, it is because Pei Shiju is old and strong. He is worthy of being one of the seven nobles selected by Cao Cao in the Sui Dynasty. He is good at recognizing people, so he chose such a
A famous general and minister, on the other hand, because Pei Shiju and Li Huairen had no close friendship. It is said that the King of Handan sent gifts during the New Year, but Pei Shiju flatly refused... Why should I thank you for selecting talents for the country?
Well, after the drastic changes in Mayi the year before last and forced the surrender of Yuan Junzhang, Li Shan once asked Cui Xin, who returned to Beijing, to bring a New Year gift to Pei Shiju... Yu Sheshe's leather hat was still stained with blood on his head.
How could Pei Shiju dare to accept the New Year's gift from Li Shan?
But Pei Xuanji knew nothing and didn't even receive any news from his father. But in his opinion, his father had a favor for the King of Handan. Since there was no personal relationship, this kind of kindness... was naturally necessary.
The reward lies with my father's only son, myself.
Therefore, when Li Shan arrived in Longzhou yesterday, Pei Xuanji advised Chang Da, the general manager of Longzhou, to go out of the city twenty miles to greet him... He was the king of the county after all. Chang Da did go, but his face was very ugly.
Seeing that Li Shan was a little uncomfortable, Changshi Yang Ze smiled and said: "I have heard for a long time that your highness is a talented scholar. His poems and prose all overwhelm Chang'an. When I first arrived in Longzhou, does the King of Handan have any new works?"
Li Shan forced a smile and said, "It still needs to be considered, but it is not as good as Duke Ande's talent."
Yang Ze laughed and said, "I heard Siyi mention that the King of Handan thought about it for a long time, and each work can be passed down to the world."
Yang Ze was born in the Yang family of Hongnong and served as the governor of Lingzhou in his early years. Later, Yang Shidao, the Duke of Ande County, became the governor of Lingzhou, and the former was transferred to the governor of Long.
After the banquet, Chang Da left expressionlessly, and Yang Ze and others said goodbye to Li Shan. Pei Xuanji enthusiastically sent Li Shan and his party to the post house to rest, and kept saying that... a house had been prepared.
Everything is ready and you can move in tomorrow.
Li Shan was also speechless. This guy is over forty years old. Why is his head filled with water?
I was recommended by Pei Shiju to be appointed to Daizhou, but after that I basically had no contact with Pei Shiju... How can you be so enthusiastic if you don't write to ask clearly!
If Pei Shiju makes any trouble again in the future, I will be embarrassed to attack you. You are too naive!