"Let another carriage go out and try." Li Shan was still a little worried, thinking that it was good that he was more cautious, otherwise the old fox Pei Shiju might have caught the problem.
Cui Xin's eyes flickered as he watched Fan Shiyi go out. He knew Fan Shiyi, a scout in the Guards.
Li Shan smiled and said: "It seems that I will stay here today..."
Cui Xin's face is a bit dark. Before they get married, his future son-in-law will move into his home in advance... It would be ridiculous to say such a thing.
Li Shan also had no choice but to report the battle. The Liangyi Palace was still discussing matters this afternoon. Cui Xin came to report, and Li Shan immediately left the imperial city.
Cui Xin didn't want his future son-in-law, who was going to marry his baby daughter next year, to go off to war again. He was relieved to see Li Shan leave, but when he returned home from the office, he found this man sitting in his study.
"Who is staring at you?" Cui Xin left those emotions behind and asked in a low voice: "Pei Hongda?"
"Who else could it be besides him?" Li Shan sneered: "I asked people to stare outside the house, and sure enough they found a hidden whistle."
Cui Xin moved his lips, wanting to ask something, but he hesitated and did not speak... He was not stupid. At such a critical moment, why would Pei Shiju send someone to follow him?
Thinking back to the fact that Li Shan suddenly left the imperial city today, and did not return to Zhuangzi, but came to his home quietly... Cui Xin felt that the answer was already obvious.
Li Shan was also at a loss. He didn't care about Pei Shiju's recommendation, but he needed some tacit understanding with Li Shimin to serve as the marching commander. He didn't know Li Shimin's plan in this regard, or that the previous plan had been ruined by the battle of Tiantai Mountain.
Abandoned... Originally, Li Shimin had been forced into a corner and was counting on Li Shenfu's defeat to make a comeback. But now Li Shimin has no plans to mutiny in the short term, and he is not at a disadvantage in seizing the heir.
Pei Shiju definitely has no good intentions when recommending him. How to deal with it requires communication with Li Shimin.
Originally, Li Shan hid in Princess Pingyang's Mansion, planning to wait until nightfall, leave the city and go home before the city gate closed, and discuss it with Ling Jing in the evening.
But I didn't expect that Li Shimin decided to meet tonight.
Li Shimin did not live in Chengqian Palace in the Imperial City every day, but also often lived in Tiance Mansion in Jinchengfang. However, Princess Pingyang Mansion was located in Guangdefang, two or three streets away. Once nightfall, Chang'an had to impose a curfew.
, all shops must be closed.
Therefore, Li Shancai had to come to Cui Mansion, which was also located in Jinchengfang.
Realizing that Cui Xin might have guessed something, Li Shan did not explain. Seeing Fan Shiyi nodding outside to indicate that the secret posts had been cleared, he chuckled and said, "Whether we go to war this time or not, we will definitely get married next year."
If we say that in Shandong a few years ago, the fledgling Li Shan was still a rookie, but after experiencing the Mayi recruitment and the Yanmen victory, Li Shan also showed his talents in this area. After three defeats of the Turks and the battle of Tiantai Mountain, Li Shan
His commanding ability has been recognized.
Li Shan never thinks too highly of himself, but he also never belittles himself. If he can be assisted by good generals, he believes that even if he cannot defeat the enemy, he should be able to stabilize the situation.
What's more, Li Shan knew very well that Pei Shiju's recommendation almost pushed him into a corner... Li Yuan would probably choose him as the main general. If he retreated, Li Yuan would have to use the King of Qin. Although Pei Shiju had no evidence, he also had enough
reasons to point out the relationship between himself and Li Shimin.
Watching Li Shan step out, Cui Xin's eyes were complicated and unspeakable. He suddenly thought that although his son-in-law was usually gentle, when he was really in trouble, he would always attack with his head high and refused to retreat.
In a small house, except for the flickering of a solitary lamp, it was completely dark. Li Shan quietly opened the door and entered, and the figures of Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui appeared in front of his eyes.
"Huairen, sit down quickly." Li Shimin smiled and said, "I've been waiting for a long time."
"Someone is watching." Li Shan saluted and said, "I'll come here after everything is cleaned up."
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other, and they both knew it was Pei Shiju... If he was followed here, he might really cause a big mess.
You don't need to do much, just light a fire around the area, and by surprise, the common people who come to put out the fire, the Jinwu guardsmen on night watch, and Fang Zheng might see Li Shan, Li Shimin, or Fang Xuanling appear in the same place.
Rumors will spread tomorrow, and with Pei Shiju pushing behind the scenes, many things will get out of control.
Li Shimin obviously thought of this and commented: "The young Pei Hong was appreciated by Emperor Wen for his scheming. Huairen needs to be careful of something in the future."
"As long as His Highness achieves great things," Li Shan said with a smile, "We made up our minds to support His Highness many years ago. Firstly, because of Your Highness's style, he will become a wise king in the future. Secondly, he will assist the wise king to protect himself."
Li Shimin nodded, and he knew very well that as early as when Li Shan was still in Shandong, the victory or defeat between him and Pei Shiju was bound to be related to the outcome of the inheritance.
Skipping the topic, Li Shimin said in a low voice: "This time the Turks defeated Guan Guogong and restored the three states with the Liang division. The attack is fierce. What does Huairen think?"
Surprisingly, Li Shimin didn't mention the business directly. Li Shan was a little surprised. After thinking for a long time, he said: "There is something strange about it."
"Huairen, tell me in detail." Li Shimin smiled, "It's a long night, I can describe it in detail."
"Guan Guogong is also a veteran Chiang Kai-shek on the battlefield. He was attacked and ambushed by the Turks. Although I don't know the details, it is true..." Li Shan shook his head and said slowly: "The Hu people marched with many methods, but they often relied on fast horses and arrows, or there were surprise attacks.
, but first disappearing, luring the enemy deep with defeat, and then ambush and defeat the enemy, this is not a common method used by the Turks."
When Li Shan was in Daizhou, he was afraid that the Turks would attack, so he specifically asked the local generals. The Turks all rode horses and carried bows, and they often appeared and disappeared. However, this was mainly due to the speed of good horses and fast horses, rather than sneak attacks that disappeared...
On the one hand, it was because of the cavalry attack that experienced veterans could detect ground shaking from a long distance; on the other hand, it was also because the grasslands were vast and flat, making it difficult to hide their whereabouts.
But this time it was different. It was obviously a successful overall plan to lure the enemy in, which was contrary to common sense.
Li Shimin turned to look at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and said with a smile: "Isn't Gu Weili wrong?"
Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness still has the vision, and Huairen Guo has the talent."
"The battle in Lingzhou took place on September 4th." Du Ruhui explained to Li Shan: "But at dusk today, Qian Jiulong and Yang Ze successively sent battle reports. Ashina She'er had already fought on August 19th.
He has proclaimed himself Dubu Khan and formed an alliance with Tuli Khan."
"Dubu Khan..." Li Shan let out a long breath, "It seems that Jieli Khan has died in his hands."
In fact, Ashina She'er in the original time and space did call himself Khan, and he did call himself Dub Khan, but that was after he captured most of the territory of the Western Turks. In this life, Ashina She'er is in the East Turks.
Called sweat.
"August 19th, September 4th... nearly half a month apart." Li Shan sighed: "Ashna Sheer does have some tricks."
Li Shan was very sure that this plan to lure the enemy deep and set up ambushes must have come from the hands of Ashina She'er. His worries turned out to be true, and the Ashina disciple who was released by Li Yuan became a serious problem.