The military tent, which was not that big, was packed with people. Li Shan sat on the main seat without hesitation, and the other generals sat on the left and right sides. The first person on the left was Zhang Jin, who had the most seniority and had been a mentor to Li Yuan, and the one on the right was Zhang Jin.
The first person on the side is Guan Guogong Rengui.
According to the usual practice, since Li Shan was given the power to control the armies, Chai Shao, the prince-in-law who was actually in charge of the army during this period, began to report one by one. Li Shan seemed to be listening intently, but in fact he was observing the right side from time to time.
of Ren Gui.
After learning about Ren Gui's arrival today, Li Shan immediately understood why Chen Shuda deliberately emphasized impartiality and the beginning and the end. At the same time, he also wanted to understand why the prince came to the door in person, invited Li Shimin to come with him, and proposed to re-establish the marching general manager's office.
Already.
Regarding the position of commander in chief of the march, the East Palace was obviously not ready to give up... This was also forced. Prince Li Jiancheng made a stupid move and lost a lot of points. The East Palace could tolerate that Li Yuan no longer dealt with the forces of the King of Qin quickly.
But it was difficult to tolerate the return of King Qin and his direct generals to the battlefield.
You must know that the battlefield is not Hedong, Shandong, and the Central Plains separated by the Yellow River and Taihang Mountains, but the Guannei Road that is close at hand... If the King of Qin rebels, the prince will have little ability to resist.
For the prince, or for the East Palace, it is not important whether Li Shimin will rebel. What is important is that once he returns to the battlefield and holds military power, with his prestige in the military, he can rebel at any time if he wants.
But in order to choose a general who can quickly reorganize the defense line, has outstanding military exploits, and can take charge of his own role, he must have nothing to do with the lineage of the King of Qin. It is best to have a good relationship with the prince. For the East Palace, there are not many such candidates.
In addition to Li Shan and Li Jing, two relatives of the clan, Li Daozong and Chai Shao, are also among the candidates. Although they were once under the command of the King of Qin, they are not considered to be of the King of Qin's lineage. However, these two are wise to protect themselves and will not
Easily used by the prince.
In this case, Guan Guogong Rengui appeared in time.
After all, Li Jiancheng was the prince of the East Palace, and he had great reasons to recruit courtiers. The princes of the Tang Dynasty did not have real power like those in the Song and Ming Dynasties. In the past few years, the East Palace had successively recruited many generals, such as the former Duke Shi Wanbao who died in Shandong.
Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, once served as the general manager of the march in Hedong Road, but in terms of his own role, Guan Guogong Rengui was the leading general among the generals recruited by the East Palace.
Li Shan didn't know the name Ren Gui at all in his previous life, but in the past six months, he had heard it mentioned by Ling Jing, Wei Ting, and Wei Zheng in the disputes surrounding the position of Lingzhou Road Marching Commander.
To be honest, apart from Li Shimin himself, only Zhang Shigui had a successful record of success before the Luoyang War. The others... Li Daoxuan was defeated by Xiabo. If it weren't for Li Shan, there would be grass growing on his grave now.
As well as Li Shiji, Xue Wanjun, etc., once they left Li Shimin's command, they were all defeated.
On the contrary, Ren Gui was quite famous in this regard. In the first year of Wude, he defeated Wang Shichong who came to attack. When Xu Yuanlang of Shandong rebelled, it was Ren Gui who held on to Yucheng to prevent him from joining forces with Liu Heitai. Later, he single-handedly wiped out Xu Yuanlang.
, in order to advance to the position of Duke of the country.
Obviously, the prince and the staff of the East Palace chose Ren Gui... Li Shan calculated in his mind that according to the time, Chen Shuda and Ren Gui arrived at Renshou Palace today. The latter may have sent a letter in advance, which made the prince act like this.
Li Shan also thought about why Chen Shuda said that... In fact, the reason why Ren Gui was considered to be of the East Palace lineage was largely because he was Li Yuan's elder. In the court, in order to check and balance Li Shimin, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng had a common ground.
position.
In other words, it can be said that Ren Gui is of the Donggong lineage, or it can be said that Ren Gui is a direct descendant of Li Yuan.
However, in the pre-Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan was ordered to go on an expedition, taking Li Shimin with him, and left his eldest son Li Jiancheng in Yongji, and entrusted his family members to Ren Gui, who was the household cao of Hedong County at the time, so Ren Gui and Li Jiancheng had a very good personal relationship.
Li Shan turned his head and glanced at the other side. From this point of view, Ren Gui was slightly different from Li Jing, but a bit like Qian Jiulong.
Qian Jiulong is also an old friend of Li Yuan. This time he will go north to Jingzhou. Chen Shuda probably means Ren Gui and Longzhou, right?
At this moment, Ren Gui was sitting quietly in the first place on the right side, listening patiently to Chai Shao and Zhang Jin explaining the details of the army, feeling quite suspicious... After leaving Chang'an for many years, the Prince of Handan suddenly appeared, but he was so tolerant to her.
, but didn’t Wang Gui say before that the prince was impartial?
It was indeed rude that the leader of his own bodyguard acted inappropriately, but the Prince of Handan County did not criticize him, so he actually praised himself for his excellent eyesight?
It's really weird.
In fact, this was a wonderful misunderstanding. In history, Liu Rengui was recommended by Ren Gui to serve as an official, but he followed Ren Gui northward before he had time.
But in fact, Ren Gui was also forced... because Liu Rengui was born in the Liu family of Wei family, and his aunt was Ren Gui's wife, and Ren Gui was famous for being a strict wife.
Liu Rengui, who was behind Ren Gui, was young, but he was quite thick-skinned. He stood behind Ren Gui and did not leave. From time to time, he secretly looked at the young prince on the throne.
Previously, at the camp gate, he was gentle, elegant, humble and courteous, but as soon as he entered the military tent, Li Shan put away his smile, his demeanor was solemn, and a sense of majesty arose spontaneously, as if he was the commander-in-chief of an army.
As early as two years ago, Liu Rengui had heard that during the Shandong War, a young man stepped forward and planned to capture and kill Liu Heita. For several years, he rode his horse and whipped his whip, showing his power beyond the Great Wall, and was praised by the world.
Not even more than twenty years old, twenty-four-year-old young Liu Rengui clenched his hands into fists.
Their eyes crossed in the air, Li Shan was slightly startled, and cast a gentle smile at Liu Rengui who was looking at him... He could clearly see the vigorous flame in this young man's eyes, which was a sign of a real man born in this world.
Holding a three-foot sword, he has the ambition to achieve unparalleled achievements.
This is indeed the case for Liu Rengui in history. He had no achievements during the Zhenguan period. It was not until the Gaozong period that he was framed and convicted by Li Yifu. He followed the army in vain, but he jumped up and followed Su Dingfang to pacify Baekje. Liu Rengui, the general in the Battle of Baijiangkou, was named after him.
Forever etched in the history books.
Over there, Zhang Jin and Chai Shao's reports have ended. Li Shan pondered for a moment and then changed his mind. Originally, he planned to send Qian Jiulong to lead the army into Jingzhou, and then select a general with no obvious position to lead the army to support Longzhou.
But today, both Ren Gui and Dou Gui have arrived, especially the identity of the former, which makes Li Shan uncertain.
Let's talk to Li Shimin first, and then talk about it... It's not that Li Shan needs Li Shimin's permission for everything, but he is afraid that Li Shimin has other plans, and he may not even know about Ren Gui's arrival at Renshou Palace today until after the interview.
"Lingzhou was defeated and the Liang thieves invaded the three states. The marching general office will inevitably be reestablished in the court." Li Shan said solemnly: "Your Majesty will not return to Chang'an for the time being and will stay in Renshou Palace until at least August."
"There are wars in Jingzhou and Longzhou. The generals are reorganizing the army and obeying orders at any time."
Ren Gui, who had just arrived at Renshou Palace, was not very clear about the previous war. After hearing these words that had no practical meaning, he couldn't help but be a little disdainful of Li Shan. As a commander, he did not dare to lead his army northward... Given the current situation, please order me.
Your Majesty will certainly not object to going north.
But Chai Shao understood Li Shan very well... Although he controlled the armies, it was hard to say what kind of trouble would be caused once he made any move, especially under the premise that Pei Xuanji was likely to have died in Li Shan's hands.
Sorry, I've been a bit stuck these days. Readers have reported that the plot doesn't advance much. It's true. I need to sort out my thoughts. I'm sorry.