Ling Jing, who has become a mature man, has long seen Li Shan's intentions, and Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji are among them and can see it even more clearly.
When Dou Jiande defeated Hulao Pass, the Tang army's troubles in Hebei were not too serious. After all, Li Shimin was in charge at the time, pacifying the people and pacifying the Central Plains.
But then Li Yuan summoned Li Shimin back to Beijing and executed Dou Jiande, which caused a huge uproar in Hebei. Soon Liu Heitai led his old troops to resurrect and swept across Hebei and Shandong, almost defeating all the generals of the Tang army, forcing Li Yuan to send Li Shimin out again.
After the Battle of Luoshui at the beginning of the year, Li Yuan urgently summoned Li Shimin back to Beijing again, and asked Qi King Li Yuanji and Lujiang County King Li Yuan to take charge of post-war affairs. As a result, the Tang army hunted Dou and Liu Yudang, so that Liu Heitai raised his troops for the second time.
At that time, a large number of Fuzhou descended from the city.
In the eyes of Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and other dignitaries in the DPRK, no matter how fierce Liu Heita's troubles were this time, there was nothing to fear, but how to deal with Shandong and Hebei after the war was the key.
This war became the battlefield for Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng to seize the throne... It was nothing more than how to deal with Shandong after the war.
Last year, Li Shimin conquered Hebei. Li Daoxuan, Shuang Shiluo, Qi Shanxing, and Tian Liuan all stayed in Hebei to shoulder important responsibilities. Moreover, Li Shimin also recruited many outstanding figures from Shandong.
And Li Jiancheng wanted to invite himself to go to war, because he just took a fancy to those Shandong heroes... This determined that Li Jiancheng would be gentle after the war.
Both the East Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace intend to be gentle to the Shandong provinces. In this case, Ling Jing, Su Dingfang and other large numbers of Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai's old troops will become very useful tools.
Especially Ling Jing, the King of Xia did not listen to his advice and was defeated. If Li Shimin could take him into his arms... Even if Li Jiancheng defeated Liu Heitai, Li Shimin would not necessarily lose in terms of the distribution of interests after the war. Even if he lost,
You won't lose too badly.
"You can't travel with officials from Prince Qin's Mansion and Tiance Mansion..." Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "If you leave the capital without an order, the East Palace will not let you go easily."
The next step will definitely be for Prince Li Jiancheng to lead his troops to conquer Hebei. If the Qin Palace wants to get enough benefits from the post-war disposal, it must take Ling Jing and others into its arms.
If you don't go with Li Shimin's confidants, it will be difficult to succeed.
But if it is revealed that someone from the Qin Palace and Tiance Palace went to Hebei, the East Palace will definitely hold them accountable, and the saint will probably be angry.
Li Shimin chuckled lightly, waved his hand and said, "I remember that Li Shan had good friendships with many of his nephews and nephews. Who is the best friend to him?"
Du Ruhui suddenly said: "His Highness Mingjian Wanli, Li Shanshi benevolence Su Dingfang, Ling Jing everyone..."
The words were not finished, but everyone understood that Li Shimin did not need to send his confidants to contact Ling Jing, he only needed to send someone to deliver a message and allow Li Shan to enter the Qin Palace.
Li Shimin smiled bitterly deep in his heart. Li Shan was such a thoughtful person. Could he be so optimistic about this tiger trapped in a cage?
Forget it, Li Dewu entered the East Palace... Regardless of whether you planned it or not, the only one who can protect you now is Gu!
"Li Kai, the son of Li Keshi, is a close friend of Li Shan. This time Li Shan went out with the army, and the Li family sent five personal guards to protect him."
"In addition, my uncle's eldest son Gao Xingcheng, auxiliary engine's eldest son Chang Sun Chong, Jingde's eldest son Yuchi Baolin, and Cheng Zhijie's eldest son Cheng Chumo were all on good terms with Li Shan."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "It must be Li Kai. His mother was born in the Changsun family."
"First of all, Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing will stick to Weizhou and Xiangzhou. Secondly, they will help Ling Jing and others cross the river and take a detour to Luoyang. Then they will send letters to Jiang Guogong and Han Xueshi, and they will be properly placed at the bachelor's place to wait for the opportunity."
Changsun Wuji wrote them down one by one and said casually: "Now that I've been putting it off again and again, I still don't know when the East Palace will go out for the expedition. I'm afraid it will have to wait until the Turks return from the north..."
He tried to interrupt several times but either couldn't get in or was stopped by Li Shiji's eyes. But after hearing these words, Zhang Wenguan finally couldn't help it anymore, "Your Highness the King of Qin, the Turkic army has returned to the north!"
"What?!"
"Already returned north?!"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically. Du Ruhui took a few steps forward, leaned forward slightly, and stared into Zhang Wenguan's eyes, "Tell me clearly, when will you return north?"
Li Shiji was speechless. This guy put the most important thing at the end... What was he thinking?!
Of course, Zhang Wenguan did not know that the war in Hebei had become an important battlefield in the battle for the throne in the East Palace and the Qin Palace, and when the Turkic army returned north... would be the key to deciding whether the prince would invite him to go to war.
"On that day, I exchanged Yugushe for the King of Huaiyang. Brother Huairen had a long discussion with Ashinashe, and persuaded him to return north. According to what Mr. Ma who was accompanying him said, Ashinashe was very moved."
Zhang Wenguan explained carefully: "Liu Heitai's army attacked the city for three days but failed. Brother Dingfang led 500 cavalry to sweep through nearly 10,000 troops and burned all the siege equipment. On the fourth day, the Turkic army and Liu Heitai's troops were all north
return……"
Li Shiji blurted out, "That may not be the case, Thief Liu is cunning!"
"That's true, but General Manager Tian only sent scouts to investigate and stayed behind closed doors." Zhang Wenguan said with a smile: "In the afternoon of that day, Liu Heitai led his troops south to make weapons and then attack Guantao."
Du Ruhui narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Is the Turkic army really returning to the north?"
Changsun Wuji didn't believe it, "You weren't really persuaded to leave by Li Shan, were you?"
"Mr. Ling once said that Brother Huairen's tongue is as sharp as a knife, just like Zhang Yi's rebirth." Zhang Wenguan said angrily, "Ashina Sheer sent a letter with an arrow before leaving, praising Brother Huairen for his talent in the ovary and Chen Ping's wisdom."
Everyone turned to look at Li Shimin, who smoothed his short beard for a moment and nodded slightly, "Send someone to ask Shuang Shiluo. If the Turks return from the north, they will definitely pass through Dingzhou."
Shuang Shiluo, the general manager of Dingzhou, is still fighting guerrillas, which is very miserable, but he has gradually gained a foothold, but is unable to fight back.
Du Ruhui glanced at Li Shimin, turned around and asked, "Does the Shaanxi Province know about this matter...?"
"The Turkic army returned north, and I was ordered to cross the river and enter the Pass in the name of defecting to my father. At that time, Shaanxi Province did not know... The army under the command of King Qi did not move." Zhang Wenguan thought for a while, "Liu Heitai's offensive was very fierce... I'm afraid
The King of Qi may not dare to go north."
"I have already said that Sanhu is brave on the outside but timid on the inside." Li Shimin sneered: "With Huaiyang Wang's brother Tian Liu'an clearing away the internal troubles, Guantao will definitely be impregnable. Su Dingfang can lead 500 cavalry to sweep away nearly ten thousand enemy troops..."
Changsun Wuji blurted out, "The Turks returned north, Xingzhou, Beizhou's grain and grass were collected by Qi Shanxing, Li Shan burned them all, and Liu Heitai was at the end of his rope!"
Li Shimin's eyes flickered, remembering the conversation between Liangyi Palace and Li Yuan today.
A moment ago, Li Shimin was still swallowing his anger and trying various means to urge the East Palace to send troops, but he couldn't stop him anyway... He just hoped that the boss would go to Hebei and suffer a big loss.
But now, Li Shimin is in such high spirits that he doesn't have to do it himself, his subordinates can also do it!
However, what we need to do now is to prevent Dong Palace from sending troops. Don’t you want to delay it, boss?
Okay, this time I will go with your wishes.
The news of the Turks returning to the north could not be concealed for a long time. Zhang Wenguan rushed to Beijing for three days to report the news. In a few days, the East Palace should be able to get the news... Li Shimin knew that the East Palace also had spies in Zhaozhou, Dingzhou and other places.
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Taking a deep breath, Li Shimin turned his head to look, and Du Ruhui said loudly: "In such a situation, Your Highness cannot be rigid."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "Do you still need Li Kai to make a quick trip to Weizhou, or take Captain Chi Baolin with him?"
Li Shiji's mouth was a little bitter, thinking that he was still being dragged into the water, so he could only bow and said: "Your Highness can ask the Shaanxi Province to send elite troops to help."
"What Maogong said is absolutely true." Li Shimin laughed and stood up, "Order Li Kai and Yuchi Baolin to go there, and then send an order to Duke Jiang to select good generals and secretly lead the troops across the river."
"This battle... is presided over by Tian Liu'an, assisted by the Huaiyang King's brother, Ling Jing... Li Shan. It is necessary to defeat the rebels and pacify Shandong!"
Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, and Li Shiji were either commanders on the battlefield or good at military strategy, and they all realized the purpose of Zhang Wenguan's trip.
He did not come to ask for help, but to ask for orders to destroy Liu Heita.
Not only them, but Tian Liuan, Ling Jing or Li Shan who are now in Guantao City can all see that Liu Heitai looks like a powerful person, but in fact he is a dead snake.
I can’t say that this battle is guaranteed, but it is indeed worth a try.
Changsun Wuji was thoughtful and suddenly asked: "Who asked you to rush to Beijing to report the message?"
Du Ruhui was startled and realized that Zhang Wenguan went to Beijing to report the news, and the choice he asked Li Shimin to make... is likely to make the entire plan of the East Palace fail, and will greatly weaken the prestige of the East Palace. Invisibly, the Qin Palace will receive a lot of benefits.
Is this a coincidence?
It certainly can't be a coincidence!
Although Tian Liuan was born in the Qin Palace Guard Army, he had no such scheming intentions. Ling Jing did have this ability, but it was difficult for him to understand the situation in Chang'an.
Nor could it be Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan...
Zhang Wenguan said in a low voice: "Brother Huairen..."
Sure enough, it was him... Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "This man understands the current situation and has insight into people's hearts. Your Highness..."
Although the first meeting with Li Shan was not pleasant, and even the eldest son disliked Li Shan, Du Ruhui recommended Li Shan to Li Shimin more than once.
Needless to say this time, someone who has made such a great contribution is already in the pocket. Should such a person be allowed to be snatched away by the East Palace?
The prince of the East Palace, Xima Wei Xuancheng, praised Li Shan several times in semi-public occasions and intended to introduce the prince.
Li Shimin squinted his eyes and was silent for a moment, then waved his sleeves and said: "Let Li Kai tell me, and let him go as he pleases when he returns to Beijing!"
Li Shimin didn't have Du Ruhui's worries... Li Dewu had already entered the East Palace, where else could Li Shan find refuge besides the Prince of Qin's Mansion?
But Li Shan rescued Li Daoxuan, Xue Zhong had many people, attacked the enemy by surprise, burned all the food and grass, and turned the tide. Such a character... Li Shimin was no longer willing to let him wander around.