Zhang Wenguan and Li Zhaode looked up at the sky speechlessly. They were all related by marriage to the Cui family of Qinghe, and they were neither crowned nor married. They were allowed to go in and out of the backyard, and Li Shan, who was chattering endlessly, was even more qualified... It's just that he
The request is a bit too much.
Mrs. Zhang glared at her future son-in-law angrily, "No!"
It’s only been less than half a month, why are you so anxious!
"Just explaining what happened a few days ago..." Li Shan whispered: "My sister was a little unhappy when my mother mentioned it when she came home."
"That's natural!" Mrs. Zhang snorted, "Princess Pingyang came to visit her later and specifically warned her that if the couple doesn't get along, she will take action."
"Third Sister, this is nonsense!" Li Shan said in a very loud voice now, "Even if I have to choose a side, I should choose X's side."
Zhang Wenguan, who was behind him, couldn't help but say: "Brother Huairen, it was rumored a few days ago that Wei Wang Li Huairen...only Princess Pingyang can surrender."
"There are still such rumors?" Li Shan's voice became sharp.
Li Zhaode nodded, "It is said that no one can control it, only Princess Pingyang can do it reluctantly."
"That's not wrong." Ms. Zhang said thoughtfully, "I heard that Princess Pingyang was in the inner chamber during the crowning ceremony that day, so she should be in charge."
Participating in the crowning ceremony in the inner room instead of appearing as a guest or host means that Princess Pingyang claims to be Li Shan's sister.
Looking at the small building not far away, Li Shan felt a little depressed, and then whispered: "The Cold Food Festival will be in a few days. I wonder if my mother-in-law is going to Qujiang Furong?"
Mrs. Zhang is a little confused. After the wedding, you and I can go wherever they want to fall in love. Why do we have to meet before the wedding? Is it possible that you have other thoughts?
After a few casual words, Zhang sent his maid to escort the three of them out of the backyard. Zhang Wenguan secretly looked at Li Shan. He felt that there must be a reason for his friend's weird behavior, but he just didn't see it.
But one thing is for sure, it won't be related to my cousin's marriage.
At this moment, Fan Shiyi appeared in the front yard without knowing when, "Lang Jun."
Li Shan strode over, and Zhang Wenguan reached out and grabbed Li Zhaode, who was about to catch up.
"Conclusively?"
"Confirmed." Fan Shiyi nodded affirmatively, "The villain has deployed manpower to control the surrounding area."
"Brother Dingfang, after the war with Zhang Sanlang, you can also be knighted for your military exploits. I guess you won't be a county boy, but maybe a county son or a county uncle." Li Shan said with a smile: "Let Duke Ling give it to you later.
You choose a nickname."
After the first battle of Xiabo, Li Shan used Fan Shiyi as his scout in almost every battle. By the time of the war in Jingzhou and Yuanzhou, Fan Shiyi had hundreds of ranger scouts, becoming Li Shan's planner.
The cornerstone of the war effort.
Fan Shiyi said with a smile: "Anyway, if you follow the husband, the son-in-law of the family will also be able to follow the husband."
Li Shan patted Fan Shiyi on the shoulder and said, "Work harder and give birth to more fat boys. Let's learn martial arts and literature together."
The last few sentences were a little louder, and Li Zhaode was a little envious, "County son, county uncle..."
Even someone like Li Zhaode, who has never been an official, knows that the founding titles are almost over, and the destruction of the Liang Kingdom is almost the last batch... In the future national war with the Turks, it is estimated that there will not be many new titles, at most.
Promotion.
Even for the children of aristocratic families, it is extremely difficult to obtain a title. In the past two years, a group of new titles have appeared around Li Shan. Not only his own people, but also the Prince of Qin's Palace and the East Palace.
Fan Shiyi was asked to go out and wait. Li Shan took Li Zhaode and Zhang Wenguan and sat down in the main hall. They even asked the servants to call Cui Heng, the eldest son of Cui, to accompany him. They didn't regard themselves as outsiders, they simply treated them as their own.
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When Cui Heng heard Li Zhaode talk about Fan Shiyi's possible title, he couldn't help but feel envious. Although he could inherit Cui Xin's title of Duke of Qinghe County, last year Zhongshu ordered Feng Lun to report that the prince of Wu Gong County should be demoted to a title, and his heirs would be demoted.
Even if you have no merit, you will be demoted... This is true for all clans, and other titles will probably be demoted as well.
The county prince's rank is not much lower than that of county prince, county prince, county son, county boy... In other words, Fan Shiyi's title may be on the same level as Cui Heng's son. If Fan Shiyi's heirs can still follow
Li Shan had meritorious service in battles, and his title might be higher than that of Cui Heng.
In fact, this is also the main reason why Cui Heng wanted to join the Lingzhou Army and gild his position with Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Wenguan and Li Zhaode saw that it was getting late and were about to leave, but Li Shan asked Cui Heng to prepare a banquet and even asked his bodyguard to go to Dongshan Restaurant to bring two jars of wine.
When Cui Xinfang came back from the office, Li Shan was already drunk and fell asleep.
"Uncle..." Li Zhaode had a little difficulty understanding Li Shan's behavior today, and bowed to Cui Xin very apologetically, "Brother Huairen seems to have something on his mind today..."
Zhang Wenguan glanced at Li Zhaode and thought that this must be an excuse. Logically speaking, Li Zhaode should not know about it. After all, his father Li Qianyou has been serving as the governor of the Yuan Dynasty, but he has not resigned as the chief secretary of the Qi Palace.
He asked to see his cousin before, but then he almost stayed at Cui's house and refused to leave, probably because of Cui Xin.
"Uncle, Brother Huairen is so drunk that it seems he can't go back." Zhang Wenguan asked tentatively.
Cui Xin's face was a little gloomy, he called a few servants to carry Li Shan out, and said with a forced smile: "Zhigui, ask the bodyguard to go to Sun Moon Lake and let him know."
"Yes." Zhang Wenguan was a little curious. Could it be that Cui Xin was also involved?
Zhang Wenguan was just guessing, but Cui Xin was very sure that this nephew definitely didn't know the inside story. He might have guessed something. After all, he was the one who rushed to Chang'an to meet the King of Qin... Although the East Palace was delaying the dispatch of troops at that time.
The reason, but it should be somewhat speculated.
As for the stupid Li Zhaode on the side, he definitely doesn’t know anything.
After throwing the two juniors out, Cui Xin went to the inner room with an expressionless face. He was still wondering whether this guy was really drunk or pretending to be drunk. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Li Shanzheng sitting in front of the desk and heard footsteps.
Sheng looked back, his eyes were clear and there was no hint of drunkenness.
"What?"
Li Shan didn't say a word, just looked around, and there seemed to be a figure flashing outside the door.
Cui Xin drove everyone out angrily, then sat down thoughtfully and asked tentatively: "Your Highness summoned you?"
It's not that Cui Xin is too smart and can see the subtle things, but Li Shan also stayed in the Cui Mansion before the expedition last year. He secretly met with the King of Qin at night and decided to invite himself to lead the expedition the next day.
"Yes." Li Shan nodded, "Now the situation in Chang'an is murky and unclear. His Majesty's mind is undecided. Pei Shiju is spying on the East Palace. Although Ling Gong is in the middle to communicate, my son-in-law has to meet with His Majesty."
Cui Xin nodded understandingly, "It was rumored that you had a lot of contact with King Qin in the past few days?"
"It was still caused by the dismantling of the temple. I don't know if it was Pei Hongda who spread the news." Li Shan sneered, "Even if Pei Shiju speaks frankly now, I'm afraid the prince may not believe it."
"Why?"
Li Shan said casually: "Pei Xuanji died in Huating. If Pei Shiju reveals his son-in-law's life experience to the prince again, what will the prince think?"
Seeing Cui Xin's confused expression while pretending to think about it, Li Shan had to explain: "First there is enmity, then there is hatred. The successor king with unwarranted military exploits is attached to the King of Qin. The prince's first reaction is probably, Pei Shiju
I want to borrow a knife to kill someone."
"That's right, that's right." Cui Xin was shocked, "Pei Hongda is a very scheming person and would not think of this."
Li Shan smiled and said, "There are still more than ten days before the wedding. Not to mention the Cui family of Qinghe, at least my father-in-law and my son-in-law are both prosperous and devastated. When the bridal chamber is full of flowers and candles..."
Listening to the previous sentences, Cui Xin was quite emotional. If he had known about the feud between Li Shan and Pei Shiju earlier, he would definitely not have wanted this son-in-law. Even with the "Ai Lian Shuo", but with the development of the court situation and the
Li Shan gained military exploits again and again, and Cui Xin had to settle for the status quo after learning the inside story. If he regretted his marriage, it would be easy for the prince to win in the end. But if King Qin took over the East Palace, he would really become a joke.
By that time, with Li Shan in a high position and with "The Theory of Love and Lotus" in front of him, no descendant of the aristocratic family would be willing to marry the Cui family, not even the descendants of the poor family under King Qin...
But when he heard the last sentence, something about "bridal wedding night," Cui Xin, a maniac who doted on girls, became sullen as a habit, and felt chest tightness and shortness of breath.
Li Shan seemed a little unscrupulous. Anyway, they will get married in half a month. "When the time comes, will my son-in-law and Eleven Niang discuss it in detail?"
Cui Xin hummed with a dark face, and then reminded: "Don't mention King Qin's affairs."
"Although I haven't met her a few times, I heard from my mother and Zhigui that Eleven Niang is extremely intelligent." Li Shan sighed, "I'm afraid there are some guesses. Let's talk about it when the time comes."
Cui Xin sighed, "Dalang and Erlang are far behind."
"To be fair, the two uncles are a bit mediocre." Li Shan did not take it lightly. "If you want to become an official, you can be recommended by your son-in-law to become an official in the future."
"That's all." Cui Xin shook his head, "The eldest son is quite calm. After all, he has no worries about being an official and can inherit the title. But the second son is frivolous. If he is released, as the brother-in-law of the King of Wei, he is at least a county magistrate. He has no such ability.
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In terms of the division of administrative regions, the Tang Dynasty followed the Han Dynasty, but there were also significant changes. There were nominally three levels: Dao, Prefecture, and County, but in fact there were only two levels of prefecture and county. Unlike the Song Dynasty, there were transportation at the road level.
There are many official offices including the Criminal and Prison Division, the Changping Division, and the Appeasement Division. Therefore, the county magistrates in the Tang Dynasty had much more authority than the magistrates in the Song and Ming Dynasties. It was really not something that mediocre people could hold.
"By the way, my father-in-law, in eight days the official Hanshi will go to Qujiang Furong..."
Cui Xin waited for Li Shan to continue with a long face.
"My son-in-law went with Zhaode and Zhigui." Li Shanren explained with a smile: "It may not be to see each other. The eleventh mother has not been out for more than half a year, why not take this opportunity to go out for an outing?"
Cui Xin didn't even bother to say anything. He was going to get married in ten days. Why would his daughter go to a blind date meeting?
But after a pause, Cui Xin reminded: "Since you want to accompany Zhigui, then be careful, Erlang will also go."
Cui Lun's wife was born in the Li family of Zhao County, but she died of illness at the beginning of the sixth year of Wude. Pei Shiju had wanted to marry her as a clan girl, but Cui Xin hesitated and refused.
Cui Xin's meaning is obvious. He has already made his choice, so there is no need to choose a wife for the second son at this time... Remind Li Shan that this is because on the one hand, Cui Lun doesn't know anything, and on the other hand, it is also because Cui Lun doesn't know anything.
Xin was afraid that his second son would be plotted against.
Li Shan agreed wholeheartedly. For him, as long as the two uncles didn't cause trouble, life would be quite easy in the future... Li Shan knew in his heart that if Li Shimin could move into the East Palace and even ascend the throne as emperor, he would definitely have to keep a low profile and bide his time.
He has also been in the limelight in recent years. Whether it is Liu Yu who compiles "Book of Tang" or Ouyang Xiu compiles "New Book of Tang", it is certain that he will be given a biography.
Therefore, during the Zhenguan Dynasty, as long as he kept a low profile, Li Jing, Li Ji, and Cheng Yaojin were all powerful enough, and he did not get involved in military power, then the people around him would basically rise to heaven... In this regard, Li Shan could still trust Li Shimin.
I remember the situation during the Zhenguan Dynasty much more clearly than I did during the Wude period, and I also remember it clearly in my pinyin notebook. As long as I avoid those pitfalls, I will be able to do it properly.
The more Li Shan thought about it, his thoughts gradually began to wander. Princess Gaoyang was a big trap and could not be touched. The prince and the King of Wei could not interfere with the succession... He estimated that when Li Shimin ascended the throne, his title as King of Wei would be gone.
, Li Xiaogong, Prince of Zhao County, was renamed Prince of Hejian County during the Zhenguan Period.
Of course, the most important thing is to change the fate of one person, the little lolita Wu Zetian who should have learned to walk and talk by now.
Well, when King Qin takes over the East Palace, Wu Zetian's father will almost die, and both Wu Zetian and her mother will be kicked out. When the time comes, I will have to train him well... If it doesn't work, I will let the eldest son suffer some losses, but the third daughter will hug her
Gold bricks, at most I can hold a few more.
Cui Xin's eyes were a little strange, and the look on the face of the son-in-law opposite him... I don't know what he was thinking. Sometimes he was deep in thought, sometimes he frowned, and sometimes he smiled slyly.
"Mr. Lang!"
The announcement in the distance woke Li Shan from his reverie, "Come in."
Fan Shiyi pushed the door open and walked in, "Mr. Lang, everything is ready."
"Are there any spies?"
"After careful inspection, there was no prying eyes."
Cui Xin was a little surprised and glanced at Fan Shiyi, "Pei Shiju didn't arrange any manpower?"
"No." Fan Shiyi is Li Shan's confidant. Although he doesn't know the inside story, many things cannot avoid him.
Li Shan was not surprised and said with a smile: "Last time it was because we had to select generals for the expedition the next day, but this time it's different. Pei Hongda doesn't have that many people."
"Don't underestimate it." Cui Xin reminded him solemnly.
Fan Shiyi's mouth twitched. Pei Shiju really didn't necessarily have that many people. There were seven people he was following last time, but all of them disappeared...
An hour later, when the appointed time was approaching, Li Shan and Fan Shiyi quietly left from the side door of Cui Mansion, walked through the streets and alleys, and even took the back door of a private house to reach their destination.
This time, only King Qin Li Shimin was waiting for Li Shan.
"Meet Your Highness."
"Huairen is here." Li Shimin said with a smile: "It's really hard to meet him."