It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, but the land in Hebei is getting warmer. Winter hangs high in the sky, bringing the rare warmth of winter to the convoys heading north.
Li Shan had decided to return to Chang'an soon to prepare for the upcoming examination, but Wei Zheng repeatedly asked him to go north to Beizhou with him... Although Li Qianyou had returned to Beijing, Li Shan suspected that Li Dewu would do something.
Wei Zheng was a man who could assess the situation. After confirming Li Shan's key role in the Hebei War and discovering Li Shan's prestige in the Tang army, he naturally would not abandon him... despite Cui Hao's strong opposition.
The fight the day before yesterday caused Cui Hao to lose face, and Wei Zheng had already asked clearly... It was just Ma Zhou's weird ridicule. Cui Hao, as a Shandong scholar, could not make the prince send troops as soon as possible, so that the country was destroyed by the Turks. Robbery, but now he has the dignity to patrol Shandong.
It cannot be said that Ma Zhou's words are too biased. Among the counselors in the East Palace, only Wei Zheng and Wang Gui suggested that Prince Li Jiancheng send troops. Cui Hao, for example, also insisted on stalling for time.
Of course, Ma Zhou was beaten so badly in the end... partly because of old grudges, and partly because Ma Zhou was too venomous.
Wei Zheng turned his head and glanced at Ma Zhou in front of him. He was still doubtful at first. After all, in his impression, Li Shan was not a person with a hot temper... But then Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou discussed the meaning of scriptures, and the latter was proficient in "" "The Book of Songs", "Zuo Zhuan".
From this, Wei Zheng concluded that Li Shan was not lying and invited Ma Zhou to teach. It was probably because the former was preparing for the scientific examination.
"Beizhou and Weizhou are both the most beautiful places in Hebei Province, but it's unexpected that they are like this now." Wei Zheng sighed softly and looked around. There were many abandoned fields on both sides of the road.
"Although the Turks entered Koubeizhou, they crossed the border very quickly, but..." Ma Zhou said expressionlessly: "If the North Korea sends reinforcements... Oh, I made a mistake. His Highness, the King of Qi, led tens of thousands of troops to the Yellow River. Woolen cloth."
Wei Zheng was a little embarrassed, thinking that no wonder Cui Hao couldn't help but want to beat you... He was so angry, he was criticizing Huai, he was so naughty!
The crux of the matter is that Ma Zhou is from Beizhou, so you can't accuse him!
Even Cui Hao, who was not far away, had no shame in accusing Ma Zhou of talking nonsense.
"Times have changed, and talking about these things will only add to the sadness..." Li Shan sighed: "Brother Xuancheng is touring Shandong this time, I am afraid that the future will be bumpy."
After a pause, Li Shan glanced at Wei Zheng, whose expression remained unchanged, "Of course, I can let him go gently."
Wei Zheng pointed at Li Shan, "There is no need to test, you Li Huairen have a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. I, Wei Xuancheng, don't say anything else. I dare not retreat in this way."
In fact, anyone who cares can see that the continuous wars in Hebei in the past two years have been extremely brutal. After Liu Heitai's death, the purpose of appeasing Shandong was not only for the family, but also for the common people.
There has always been a situation of confrontation, cooperation, hostility and various checks and balances between the imperial court and the noble families. Under the current situation, do we expect those noble families not to take the opportunity to annex the population and land?
However, when Wei Zheng inspected Hebei and appeased Shandong, the most important thing was not to disband the enemy soldiers and provide them with food and clothing, but to do next year's spring plowing, which required the support of Shandong's noble families.
There are so many prefectures in Hebei Province. Wei Zheng arrived at Weizhou first because the key battle started here, and also because a large number of surrendered soldiers were in Wei County and Guantao.
After Weizhou, Wei Zheng chose Beizhou. The reason is simple. Beizhou is the state capital with the most famous families in Shandong.
The Cui family of Qinghe, the Zhang family of Wucheng, the Fang family of Qinghe, and more than a dozen small aristocratic families attached to them, of course, the most important of them is the Cui family of Qinghe.
Therefore, it was difficult for Li Shan to understand why Wei Zheng, who had just had a conflict with Cui Hao, took him with him when he went north to Beizhou.
Li Shan looked at Cui Hao who was running away with his chin in boredom, "Then why did Brother Xuancheng drag his little brother to Beizhou... The packages have been packed. If we don't set off, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with the county government assessment."
"Huairen has done great things in Hebei. If you don't dislike it, I can recommend it to you as a brother..."
"That's all." Li Shan yawned greatly, "Mr. Cui Hao mentioned that Cui Hao is famous in Hebei Province for his unyielding retribution."
Wei Zheng's expression did not change, and he smiled and said: "It may not be to go to the East Palace, with Huairen's ability..."
"That's all, that's all." Li Shan repeated, "My mother ordered me to prepare for the exam."
Wei Zheng stopped persuading him and considered whether he should go to Xindong Palace to let the prince pay attention to next year's scientific examination.
But Li Shan was uneasy and thinking... It seems that the kick the day before yesterday was not enough.
This kind of tightrope walking...well, although the bottom is not empty, but is supported by Li Shimin, Li Shan also feels a little uncomfortable.
The group went north along the Yongji Canal, and their first stop was the famous Qinghe County.
Su Dingfang stepped forward to inquire. He reined in the horse and stopped beside Li Shan's horse. "The King of Huaiyang, Mr. Ling, and Mr. Zhang are outside the city."
Li Shan nodded slightly. Ling Jing followed Li Daoxuan, Su Dingfang, and Zhang Xuansu to the east and north to recover Yanzhou, Gongzhou, Shenzhou, Yingzhou and other places. With his reputation, he summoned many civil and military officials under Dou Jiande's command, making Li Daoxuan almost all
Didn't get any military exploits.
Two days ago, Li Daoxuan went north to station in Beizhou, and Ling Jing followed him to settle in Beizhou. One of the reasons why Li Shan went north with Wei Zheng this time was to pick up Ling Jing.
Wei Zheng glanced at Su Dingfang, then at Cui Hao... He was still thinking of recruiting this person. He saw with his own eyes yesterday how close the relationship between the Su family and Li Shan was.
However, Wei Zheng could also understand that by helping his mother to survive, Su Dingfang followed Li Shan. This was a move that no one could fault.
Not long after, a group of people dismounted outside the gate of Qinghe County.
Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, Xue Zhong, Zhang Xuansu and Qinghe Ling all came out of the city to greet them... After all, Wei Zheng and Cui Hao were inspecting Shandong on the orders of the saints.
After the high-sounding words, Wei Zheng looked at Li Daoxuan with a somewhat solemn look. This nineteen-year-old young man was usually elegant and brave in battle, but now he had an extra dignified aura. After this battle, he will definitely become a famous general in the clan in the future.
Thinking of this, Wei Zheng had a headache. The clan members around Li Shimin, Li Shenfu and Li Shentong, were considered to be of average talent, but Jiangxia King Li Daozong and Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan were both leaders of the clan.
As for the prince Li Jiancheng... Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang County, abandoned the city and fled. In the past few days, many courtiers wrote letters of impeachment. Recently, the prince tried to recruit Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, but he didn't know whether he could succeed.
In such a formal occasion, Li Shan, who had not yet retired as an official, stood far away, but Li Daoxuan had no choice but to walk over and say hello.
"Brother Daoxuan, I will be returning to Beijing in a few days." Li Shan rushed ahead and said, "You need to arrive in Beijing before mid-December, otherwise you will miss the county government assessment."
Li Dao
Wei Zheng glanced sideways and didn't take it seriously. He knew in Wei County that Li Shan had replaced Li Daoxuan from the Turks... This was also what worried him. During the Hebei War, although Li Shan had no choice but to
The relationship with the generals of King Qin's line is too close.
But then Wei Zheng's eyes narrowed and fell on the old man walking towards Li Shan, "Ling Jing?!"
Cui Ze, the commander of Qinghe, was a direct descendant of Qinghe Cui. He explained: "In these days, Ling Jing followed King Huaiyang to pacify the states and made great contributions. Many of the old troops of King Xia were restrained and even captured the leaders of the rebellious thieves as sacrifices."
Wei Zheng was originally a famous scholar in Shandong, and had served as an official in Dou Jiande. He didn't know Ling Jing's importance in Hebei, so his expression changed drastically.
The previous chapter was posted automatically. There were too many words about tigers and wolves, so it was blocked. It was just released.