The land of Shandong has the largest family power in the world today.
Among the top families, the Qinghe Cui family, the Boling Cui family, the Zhaojun Li family, and the Fanyang Lu family are four of the seven families in Shandong.
But at the same time, in the troubled times of the former Sui Dynasty, Shandong was also a place where heroes emerged and the situation was the most chaotic.
Dozens of warlords were attacking and defending, and there was almost no moment of truce. Even Dou Jiande actually ruled Hebei Province in October of the third year of Wude... He was defeated and died in the second year.
Even though Hebei Province is now completely under the control of the Tang Dynasty, it still retains separatist forces such as Gao Kaidao and Xu Yuanlang, as well as Youzhou Luo Yi who listened to the tune but not the propaganda.
This is also common. Since ancient times, there have been many generous and tragic people in the land of Yan and Zhao.
After Liu Heitai was captured, Beizhou... countless forces, as well as many Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai's old troops, all focused their attention here.
On the one hand, Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai were both from Beizhou, and quite a few of the old troops were also from Beizhou, such as Qi Shanxing, who led the surrender to the Tang Dynasty after the First World War at Hulao Pass.
On the other hand, what happened to Fang Silang recently? The envoy promised that he was not guilty, but Fang Silang's family property was taken away, his wife died tragically, and he was arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
However, within ten days, there were commotions in Beizhou, as well as Jizhou, Xingzhou, and Zhaozhou surrounding Beizhou.
Of course, the most important thing is Beizhou... Just as Li Shan guessed, Fang Silang's experience is by no means an exception.
Quite a few of Dou Jiande and Liu Heita's former members have encountered similar things...but not as miserable as Fang Silang.
Can it not be miserable?
The home was taken over, the property was taken over, the wife was robbed and even killed, and I was also taken in and tortured...
Under such circumstances, hundreds of old soldiers surrounded Zhuangzi.
There was a commotion in the village, but the rebels did not attack Zhuangzi, but faced off with hundreds of Tang cavalry hundreds of steps away.
"Huairen, we just received the military report." Xue Zhong whispered: "There was a mutiny in Jingcheng. More than a thousand soldiers rebelled again. During this period, the Cui clan plundered property."
Wei Zheng, who looked complicated, added: "Zhangnan is unstable, and there are also riots in several counties in Jizhou."
Two hours ago, Su Dingfang, who led two hundred cavalry to hunt down Cui Bo, sent people to report that civil unrest had broken out and surrounded Zhuangzi.
Cui Hao's first reaction was to immediately send troops to quell the chaos... but Hebei Province Marching Marshal Li Daoxuan ignored him at all.
What kind of role did Li Jiancheng play in the battle of Xiabo... Li Daoxuan also knew it well. If before, he only favored the lineage of King Qin, now he can be regarded as Li Shimin's direct lineage.
Anyway, if there is chaos, Li Daoxuan, who leads the army, is not responsible... Cui Hao and Wei Zheng are all responsible.
Therefore, Li Shan and Xue Zhong only led a hundred personal guards to rush out of the city. Apart from Ma Zhou and Ling Jing, the only ones who dared to come with them were Wei Zheng and Cui Xin.
Looking from a distance, Li Shan said expressionlessly: "This civil unrest was a last resort and was coerced by others...Brother Xuancheng?"
Wei Zheng and Cui Xin both remained silent. The situation was now in front of them. If Fang Silang's case was not handled properly, rebellion might break out.
This is a volcano about to erupt!
The most terrible thing is that if there is civil unrest, Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan will not intervene at will... he will probably wait until the chaos breaks out and the matter becomes a little bigger before sending troops to quell the chaos.
Anyway, Wei Zheng and Cui Hao who appease Shandong are all the prince's people...don't you want to rob him?
Let you grab it!
I grabbed it but screwed it up. Let's see how you explain it when you go back!
It also depends on how Prince Li Jiancheng explains to the sage Li Yuan!
A horse galloped in front of him, shouting a few times. Li Shan glanced at Wei Zheng and said, "Brother Xuancheng, please come."
It had been more than half a day since Su Dingfang arrived with his personal guards. He did not attack before receiving clear instructions. Anyway, it was already proven that Cui Bo could not escape.
A considerable number of the hundreds of veteran soldiers who gathered were former prisoners outside Wei County, and two of the leaders even assisted Li Shan in managing the wounded soldiers camp.
Su Dingfang led 20 personal guards to protect him, while Li Shan and Wei Zheng drove their horses forward slowly.
"Brother Xuancheng, you sent someone out of the city to tell me, right?"
After a period of silence, Wei Zheng replied angrily: "The King of Huaiyang is friendly to you."
"Could the King of Huaiyang be submissive to someone?" Li Shan sneered: "He is eager to cause this trouble and embarrass the East Palace!"
Li Shan felt that...even though he had just figured out the abacus, Wei Zheng must have been very skilled in doing the abacus.
When the civil unrest had already broken out, Wei Zheng was simply exerting pressure on the Cui family of Qinghe and forcing them to make concessions. On the other hand, he used Li Shan to influence Li Daoxuan so that the scope of the civil unrest would not expand and the chaos could be calmly quelled.
But Li Shan first saw through the inside story with sharp eyes, and then flipped the table without following the rules.
Li Daoxuan also made it clear that he would not get involved in this matter. He only asked Xue Zhong to lead fifty cavalry guards and refused to come forward himself.
"It seems that the government is forcing the people to rebel... but in fact it involves all the affairs in Chang'an..." Li Shan murmured: "The saint did not make a decisive decision... In the future, the Turks will go south, why do they do it, why do they do it?"
Wei Zheng was also deeply touched. Starting from July, the Turks moved southward in large numbers, invading Hedong and the Pass. They also borrowed troops from Liu Heita to invade Hebei Province.
From beginning to end, this war was filled with shadows of the struggle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to seize the throne.
From the time when the prince set out to drive out the Turkic troops along the Guannei Road, to when Li Shimin led his troops into Hedong to face the main Turkic force head-on.
From the selection of the marching commander of Hebei Province to Shi Wanbaoton, he failed to move forward, which led to the defeat of Xiabo.
From the prince's intention to personally conquer Shandong to suppress the King of Qin to Li Shimin's secret trick, Li Jiancheng was embarrassed.
Li Daoxuan's position on carriages and horses is the same today... Wei Zheng can obviously see this too.
But what Wei Zheng didn't know was that Li Daoxuan's position was clear, but whether or not to intervene in this matter... Li Shan could influence it.
The problem is that Li Shan does not intend to use an army to quell the chaos as a solution.
Ever since he saw Fang Silang in the county government office three hours ago, who had been severely injured by torture and was dying, with an almost unrecognizable human form, Li Shan's inner anger had been suppressed in his heart, just waiting for the moment to vent.
Li Shan was unwilling to demonize wealthy families, but he overestimated the bottom line of these wealthy families.
Seeing more than ten horses galloping in front of him, Li Shan squinted his eyes to take a closer look, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Qi Laoliu, you have done a good job!"
The leading young man reined in his mount, dismounted, and bowed to the ground, "Greetings to Mr. Li Langjun."
The rest dismounted their horses and prostrated themselves, "Greetings to Mr. Li Langjun."
Li Shan casually whipped Qi Laoliu's back with a whip, but the force was weak, "It takes an hour to ride from Qinghe to here!"
Qi Laoliu said with a smile: "Li Langjun, it's really..."
The people in the distance, including Ling Jing and Xue Zhong, remained calm, but Cui Xin's expression changed slightly. At this moment, more than two hundred Tang cavalry were facing nearly a thousand enemy troops. It was hard to say whether they could win with one blow.
And Li Shan actually dared to whip the enemy leader like this in front of the battle...
Cui Xin couldn't help but think to himself, is this audacious? Or is it courageous?
The next moment, Cui Xin put his hand on his forehead, in disbelief.
Li Shan hesitated for a moment, and Qi Laoliu, who had just been whipped, rushed up and half-crouched beside the horse.
"You haven't forgotten that," Li Shan snorted and stepped on Qi Laoliu's shoulders to get off the horse.
In the prisoner camp that day, everyone knew that Li Shan was not good at riding a horse. Every time he got on and off the horse, Qi Lao Liu and others who accepted his kindness would step on his feet.