If Li Shan was still half-confident after reading history in his previous life, the history books told him that Prince Li Jiancheng was a good-for-nothing. He was jealous of Li Shimin's military achievements and persecuted him several times before forcing Li Shimin to rise up and resist.
But in this life, after analyzing and judging various information and details, Li Shan definitely did not believe that the Xuanwumen incident was Li Shimin's desperate counterattack under desperate circumstances.
Li Shimin's status in the court was too transcendent, his prestige in the military was too high, and his control over the political situation was too strong. He had gathered enough civil and military heroes under his command. If all the officials in the court were to die now, the new and old ministers of Tiance Mansion would
Once it is released, it can be pushed up immediately.
The reason why Li Shimin was forced by the East Palace to use force to solve the problem was mainly because he wanted to ascend to power in a normal way.
Look at what Li Shimin did during the founding of the Li Tang Dynasty, and then look at what Tang Taizong did after he ascended the throne... This is a man who strives for perfection, and is unwilling to get into power unless he has to.
Unfortunately, after the Yang Wenqian incident, the Luoyang feudal dynasty incident, etc., Li Shimin repeatedly confirmed that it was impossible to ascend to the throne through normal means, so he ascended the throne through the Xuanwumen Incident and initiated the Zhenguan rule.
This can be seen from Li Shimin's response to the Turks' massive southward movement after he ascended the throne. The Turks' cavalry even reached the Weihe River, but there was no chaos in the DPRK and stability in the capital, and they were finally able to force the Turks back.
Li Shan couldn't help but think of another person, Zhu Di, the later Ming Dynasty founder, who also fought for the throne in the clan. Zhu Di almost killed 60 to 70% of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty... But Li Shimin basically didn't kill any of the officials except for the root cause.
The difference between prestige, popularity, and control is huge.
In the fourth year of Wude, after the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang, Li Shan came to this era at this time and decided that he could only choose Li Shimin.
Li Shan was not confident in this aspect, and did not feel that his time-traveling butterfly could affect the outcome of the coup. If he voted for Li Jiancheng at this time, he would definitely be out of his mind.
Of course, because Li Shan is a time-traveling butterfly, the current situation is more favorable to Li Shimin than the original time and space.
Ling Jing had already finished his meal over there. He didn't eat much and seemed to have a bad appetite. He asked casually: "Besides the few people just now, who else knows about this?"
"The Pei family should not know about this matter. Li Dewu kept it secret." Li Shan saw Ling Jing frowning and explained in a low voice: "The old servant who betrayed that day... acted as an informant."
"You do have the means."
Wu Zhong did provide some useful information, but how to use it in the future is also a problem... Li Shan smiled and said: "In addition, there is also the seventh uncle Zhu Wei..."
After a pause, Li Shan hesitated for a while, and then added: "The seventh uncle seems to have someone from his past in the East Palace, but he didn't say it clearly."
"Is it reliable?"
"There should be no worries."
"Your surname is also Zhu..." Ling Jing squinted his eyes and whispered: "Looking at Zhu Wei's advance and retreat today, there seems to be a distinction between superiority and inferiority."
"If you don't know the inside story, let's talk about it." Li Shan shook his head and said, "There are also Li Kai's father Li Keshi and his wife...well, the King of Qin and his wife also know about it."
"What?" Ling Jing was shocked, "Does Prince Qin and his wife know the inside story?"
Li Shan sighed bitterly, recounted what happened that day from beginning to end, and finally said with a wry smile: "It was really a last resort."
After the incident in Changlepo that day, Li Kai intended to introduce Li Shan to Li Shimin's army through his father Li Keshi, but Li Shan had no choice but to tell the truth about his life experience.
Ling Jing listened quietly, nodded and said: "It is indeed a last resort. If you surrender to the King of Qin, it will be hard to say whether you will be good or bad in the future... You will be insignificant at that time, and the King of Qin can abandon you at any time."
After thinking about it, Ling Jing frowned and said, "But in this battle in Hebei, you made a great contribution... Was it because you killed Cui Bo? Didn't King Qin call you into Tiance Mansion?"
"No, you are about to return to Chang'an before, hoping to take the imperial examination to become an official...The King of Qin knows about your life experience, but he does not call you into the Prince of Qin's palace. I think you must be useful."
"This matter is due to my nephew Todimou who brought a letter to the King of Qin." Li Shan said in a muffled voice: "The Pei family in Hedong is of a double family. If the Pei family shows kindness to the King of Qin in the future..."
Li Shan decided to vote for the King of Qin, but he would never place his wealth and life entirely on Li Shimin, a political figure.
And once you officially join the Qin Prince's Mansion, it will be equivalent to telling Li Jiancheng that it was the cooperation between Li Shan and Li Shimin that caused you to lose face. Will Li Jiancheng not hate you to the bone?
What's more, if he were born in broad daylight and Pei from Hedong showed favor to Li Shimin again, Li Shan would risk being sacrificed.
Ling Jing moved his mouth and said hesitantly: "Today Li Demou vaguely mentioned that the King of Qin might call me to serve in Tiance Mansion."
"That's enough." Li Shan didn't care about this. "Ling Bo had previously followed Brother Daoxuan to pacify Shandong, and he had long been regarded as a member of the Qin King's lineage... You and I are considered personal friends."
"What about you?" Ling Jing glanced sideways, "are you so undecided between the prince and the king of Qin?"
"Secretly, he joined King Qin's command, but openly..."
Li Shan huffed, "It can't be said that he's undecided..."
Ling Jing sneered and said: "It's quite shrewd... He planned a great victory in Wei County and captured and killed Liu Heitai. The King of Qin rejoiced, killed Cui Bo, and quelled the rebellion. This was considered a scapegoat for Wei Xuancheng, so that he could successfully pacify Shandong and the crown prince.
My impression of you may not be bad."
"But killing Cui Bo has offended the Cui family of Qinghe. The prince Huairou's family should not deliberately recruit them. You have calculated well..."
Li Shan said sternly: "That day when I learned that Fang Silang was arrested and imprisoned and tortured, I made up my mind to behead him. Regardless of whether Ling Bo believed it or not, I didn't think much of it at that time."
Li Shanyi spoke righteously, with a sincere expression and sincere eyes, but Ling Jing was still dubious... He always felt that this was too much of a coincidence.
"What's more, although my nephew has become famous this time, he has not yet become an official, so he has no weight..."
Ling Jing snorted, shook his head and said: "Such an outstanding hero, if it weren't for the killing of Cui Bo, he would definitely have a large family. Not necessarily the King of Qin, but the prince would definitely recruit him."
After a pause, Ling Jing asked again: "I have seen the power of King Qin for a long time, but I don't know that the prince..."
"I have never seen his grace with my own eyes." Li Shan said hesitantly: "I heard Wei Xuancheng mention it. It is said that the prince has a stable temperament, is diligent in running the government, is courteous to virtuous officials, and has the capacity to tolerate admonishment."
The evaluation of Li Jiancheng in later generations is quite polarized. Some people say that he is a waste, while others say that Li Jiancheng's ascension to the throne may not have been worse than that of Li Shimin.
However, Li Shan judged from the details of the Hebei war, ordered Qi Wang to hesitate to move forward, and could not accurately choose the time to go to war. Li Jiancheng may have a soft ear.
However, Wei Zheng and Cui Hao, the envoys who were sent to Shandong in the end, were both disciples of Donggong... which also shows that Li Jiancheng was no worse than Li Shimin in terms of political struggle.