As the horse drove out of Chang'an City, Li Shan let out a long breath. It has been more than a month since the end of February, and it is already mid-April. Although there is no summer feeling, it is almost summer.
In the two years since he came to this era, Li Shan has faced many dilemmas.
When Li Shimin beat the Qin Prince's children in Changlepo, Li Shan remained calm and resisted.
Forced to escort grain and grass north to Hebei Road, Li Shan was actually eager to try in his heart. Even in the valley outside Liting County, Li Shan was able to face the desperate situation calmly.
As for being forced to take the imperial examination... Li Shan could only say that it was God's will.
But this time, whether he was facing Princess Pingyang's illness or facing Chai Shao's recruitment today, Li Shan felt uneasy...especially since Princess Pingyang finally said that she was an aunt and nephew.
It is difficult for Li Shan to judge what Li Dewu is thinking... But the fact is that Li Dewu's previous two attacks were rough and rough. Not only did they have no effect, they actually made Li Shan famous. But this time, Li Shan became famous.
Falling into the quagmire.
Slowly riding along the Jing River, Li Shan looked around and saw boats on the river constantly passing by. He could faintly hear the boatmen's shouts of harmony, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
"Huairen."
Dozens of people were waiting for the ship to dock on the pier on the shore. A middle-aged man smiled and said hello.
Li Shan got off his horse and said with a smile: "As Du Erlang, I should call him Uncle Du."
"That's natural." Du Chuke took a few steps forward, "Seeing Huairen today, I guess Princess Pingyang has recovered?"
Li Shan nodded, "If you take more rest, it should be fine."
In the past month, Princess Pingyang, who was on her deathbed, was brought back from the ghost gate by Li Shan... This was a major event spread throughout Chang'an, and countless people were paying attention to it... After all, such a wonderful method of rejuvenation belongs to a wealthy family.
Also looking forward to it.
This is also a quagmire... Thanks to Li Dewu, Li Shan's weight is becoming more and more important now, not only because of Princess Pingyang, but also because of his identity as a doctor.
Think about it, if an old man from a wealthy family is about to pass away... When Li Shan comes to ask for help, will you agree or not?
If you don't agree, you will offend the person... and offend the other person to death.
You can save Princess Pingyang, but you are unwilling to save my elders... Li Shan can think of so many aristocratic families headed by the Five Surnames and Seven Families. If it is Li Keshi, and Li Kai comes to ask for help, can he not agree?
But I agreed... the situation can only get worse.
Even in the previous life, the best hospital in the country... suffered from medical troubles all year round because it could not save all the patients.
In this era, what Li Shan can do is very, very limited... Many operations involve unpredictable risks. If anyone dies from an allergic reaction to penicillin, or simply dies from the dagger in Li Shan's hand...
Li Dewu shot himself in the foot the first two times, and even asked Li Shan to step on the stone and jump upwards... Li Shan became famous in Chang'an. The two most sensational times were the Shandong War and the first place in the Jinshi list.
Thanks to Li Dewu.
But this time, the stone still hit Li Dewu's own foot, but it also hit Li Shan's foot.
This guy must have known that the sage Li Yuan ordered the execution of the doctors in the Imperial Medical Office that day, so he encouraged the prince to recommend Li Shan. This is not a coincidence.
But after Li Shan rescued Princess Pingyang, she fell into an unextricable quagmire.
"This matter is really dangerous..." Li Shan's eyes flickered and the topic changed, "Uncle Du is here..."
"I have long since given up my intention to become an official and just take care of common people's business." Du Chuke laughed and said nothing more.
After exchanging a few words, Li Shan turned and headed towards Zhujiagou. Su Dingfang beside him whispered: "It should be a grain ship."
"Um?"
Su Dingfang explained a few words. Unlike Li Shan, who had been locked up in Princess Pingyang's mansion, he had heard about it a long time ago... With the vigorous promotion of Jingzhao Du family, the name of Yuhuchun has spread all over the world and is known as the first-class one.
The famous wines in the world, not to mention Xinfeng wine, even Sanlejiang, wines are all outclassed.
"Mr. Lang is back!"
"Finally back!"
Someone shouted loudly at the entrance of the village, and dozens of young men came forward. At the front was the smiling Fan Shiyi... Su Dingfang glanced over, and Fan Shiyi immediately stopped and walked away dejectedly... He was
He was a scout in the army and was designated as a secret sentry by Su Dingfang.
Li Shan smiled and pointed at Zhao Da, "Has the house been built yet?"
Zhao Da grinned, and the people next to him were chattering. Li Shan got off his horse and walked into the village. He immediately noticed something strange... Originally there were only two gravel roads in the village, one leading to the east.
The mountain temple leads to the Li family, but now all the roads in the village are paved with bricks.
Li Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry... This was the first time he had seen something like this. The floor was paved with red bricks.
After more than a month, the three brick kilns in the village started working every day. Li Shan walked along the road. The houses on both sides were all newly built and paved with red bricks. Looking from a distance, Zhujiagou was covered by a cloud of red mist.
shrouded.
After receiving the notification, Ling Jing, Ma Zhou, and Zhu Wei were all waiting outside Li's house. Although they were smiling, Li Shan keenly noticed that they were frowning slightly.
It doesn’t look like there’s anything good going on!
"Uncle Qi." Li Shan said with a smile, "Is everything okay in the village?"
"Okay, okay." Zhu Wei nodded repeatedly and pointed to the big house opposite, "That's Mr. Ling's new house."
Li Shan took a few glances and saw that it was a nondescript courtyard house. It seemed that Ling Jing had modified it himself.
The Su House on the side has also been renovated. Opposite the door is a courtyard, which is Ma Zhou's residence... Looking at this, this guy really plans to settle in Zhujiagou.
Hey, originally at this time in history, Li Jiancheng had already pacified Hebei, and Chang He would soon be transferred to Chang'an. Ma Zhou climbed on this thigh and climbed on a big thick leg again a few years later, becoming the famous white-robed prime minister in history...
…Now, I am completely exhausted, and I have already started preparing for next year’s scientific examination.
After a few words of greeting, Li Shan entered the house first, entered the backyard, knelt down and bowed, "My dear, my dear, my mother."
"Get up."
Before Li Shan knelt down, Mrs. Zhu had already stretched out her hand to pull her son up, "Princess Pingyang has recovered?"
"Yeah." Li Shan said with a deliberate smile: "If he doesn't recover, I'm afraid the child still won't be able to go home."
Zhu's face was quite suspicious, and she hesitated before saying: "Ten days ago... Changsun once mentioned that it was recommended by the prince?"
"Yes." Li Shan's face was a little stiff, "The prince also has good intentions."
Mrs. Zhu stared into her son's eyes, "Is there anyone involved in this matter?"
For Zhu, her son was everything to her, and the prince's recommendation had to remind her of Li Dewu... After all, Li Dewu entered the East Palace.
"I don't know yet." Li Shan was still smiling, "It's always a good thing, the child is sure."
There is no need for her mother to worry about things outside. Although Li Shan has never gotten along with his parents in his previous life, he can always compare feelings with others.
Seeing that his mother wanted to ask more questions, Li Shan jumped in and said, "Before leaving, Princess Pingyang mentioned that from now on she will be treated as aunt and nephew. I guess she will come to pay her respects soon."
"Aunt-nephew?" Zhu's spirit was shocked. Although she only came north in the fourth year of Wude, she had been with the Changsun family for many years and knew the importance of Princess Pingyang in Li Tang.
After chatting for a few more words, Li Shan went out, put his arm around Xiaoman's waist, and said with a strong hand, "Hey, I've lost weight!"
Xiaoman stared at his big black eyes and said, "I'm worried about Mr. Lang, it's hard to swallow."
"Haha, you are really good at talking." Li Shan laughed and said, "If you are worried, why did you come back?"
On that day, Zhou and Xiaoman went together, but on the second day Li Shan noticed that something was wrong with Xiaoman, so he simply sent him back... At that time, Li Shan thought about the troubles in his mind, but after thinking about it, he was afraid that Xiaoman
I knew Princess Pingyang before.
The women in Jiaofangsi in the early Tang Dynasty were all family members of convict officials. They might be good at singing and dancing, and they might also be good at reciting poems and writing poems, but few of them had read classics and history, and Xiaoman was no worse than Li Shan in this aspect.
"Go, let Lao Fan invite Mr. Ling over."
"Mr. Ling, Ma Zhou and the Su family's elder brother haven't left either."
Li Shan sighed and strode into the main hall. When he sat down, his first words were, "Let's talk."
Ma Zhou scratched his nose and said, "In the past few days, people from Longxi Li, Zhaojun Li, Hedong Liu, and Hedong Xue have been visiting. In addition, people from some aristocratic families and clans have also come."
Ling Jing glanced at Xiaoman who had already retreated, and then he cursed: "Since it was reported more than ten days ago that Princess Pingyang recovered, rumors have spread day by day...Huairen is said to be the contemporary medical saint."
Li Shan couldn't help but smile, "The contemporary medical saint...who put this hat on me?"
"Still laughing?!" Ling Jing glared and said, "For this reason, the King of Huaiyang is visiting..."
"Oh oh oh oh!" Li Shan suddenly realized, "Brother Daoxuan turned out to be instigated by Uncle Ling..."
"Instigation?" Ling Jing laughed angrily, "If the Li family of Longxi invites you, won't you go?"
"Even if you save one, there are still ten hundred waiting for you!"
Li Shan nodded in agreement, and now he understood that this was the real reason why Li Daoxuan visited Princess Pingyang and hoped that he would join Princess Pingyang's mansion.
With the protection of Princess Pingyang, Li Shan can be alone.
Ma Zhou whispered: "Huairen, have you ever thought about it... if an important minister becomes critically ill in the future, the prince will recommend him again?"
"If a general from King Qin's lineage is seriously ill, will King Qin invite him?"
"For this plan, only Princess Pingyang can protect her."
These were issues that Li Shan had not considered before leaving Princess Pingyang's Mansion. After all, the news had been cut off for a long time. He thought for a while and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Prince, the King of Qin all want to be gentle with this."
Just think about it and you will know that Prince Li Jiancheng patted his chest and said, come on, join the East Palace... Your old man is critically ill, I will just let Li Huairen go!
Don’t worry, it’s absolutely no problem!
Half of Princess Pingyang's body entered the gate of hell, and Li Huairen was able to snatch it back from the hands of the King of Hell!
Paralysis... Li Shan cursed in his heart, what the hell is this!
Ling Jing was still adding fuel to the fire, "The Pei family in Hedong and the Cui family in Qinghe... are two roadblocks. Now that you have joined the King of Qin, you have entered the official position through the imperial examination. The East Palace is very tolerant and has the intention of recruiting."
"At this time, it is most appropriate to invest in Princess Pingyang's mansion. Even the King of Qin and the Crown Prince would not dare to force you!"
"Huairen, do you know how important Princess Pingyang is in Li Tang?"
Ling Jing sighed: "No matter what else, there are many heroes in Tiance Mansion who once served under Princess Pingyang, and there are many old troops in Xuanjia Army..."
"That's why." Li Shan sighed and interrupted, "The Duke of Qiao said that Princess Pingyang had been vacant for many years, but I declined."
"Why?"
"Why?!"
Ling Jing and Ma Zhou spoke in unison.
Li Shan sorted out his thoughts in his mind and said softly: "First, I stayed at the Princess Mansion for more than a month. I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. I know the importance of Princess Pingyang. She is favored by saints and has many meritorious deeds.
, I will win the soldiers’ lives.”
"Secondly, Princess Pingyang has been stationed in Jinyang for many years. She has six military palaces on her left and right, and thousands of troops under her command."
Ling Jing and Ma Zhou were confused. They all knew this.
Li Shan emphasized his tone, "Thirdly, I heard Duke Qiao mention... It was the prince's suggestion that led the sage to summon Princess Pingyang back to the capital."
After a moment of silence, Ma Zhou asked tentatively: "Is Princess Pingyang on good terms with the prince?"
"Absolutely impossible." Ling Jing sneered: "If King Qi is attached to the East Palace, he may have other intentions, but what is the benefit of Princess Pingyang being attached to the East Palace?"
To be honest, King Li Yuanji of Qi is also qualified to ascend the throne as emperor, but Princess Pingyang is impossible... After all, Wu Zetian doesn't know whether she was born yet.
Ling Jing thought about it for a moment, "Huairen means... Princess Pingyang might also be involved in the heirloom?"
"Why did the prince insist on transferring Princess Pingyang back to the capital?" Li Shan said coldly: "It's just to check and balance the King of Qin."
Ling Jing nodded in agreement, "Although there is a Chang Lin Army in the East Palace, and the Qi Prince's Palace also has a left and right Liuhu Military Palace, in terms of force, it is difficult to compete with the Tiance Palace."
Ma Zhou was familiar with history books, his lips were trembling a little, "Could it be..."
Ling Jing glanced at Ma Zhou and shook his head slightly, "It's not that far."
"Not yet" and "not yet" are different.
Li Shan smiled, and Ling Jing could also see that Li Shimin hoped to ascend to the throne through normal means. At least at this time, the palace change to seize the throne was not in his plan.
"Huairen, just tell me if you have anything to say."
"Last December, Chen Guogong died of illness." Li Shan originally didn't want to say this. After all, it was just a guess. Although it may become a fact from the perspective of a time traveler, he now needs to convince Ling Jing and Ma Zhou.
Ma Zhou doesn't see much use yet...but Ling Jing is the most important link between Li Shan and Li Shimin.
"Chen Guogong Dou Kang was formerly the general of Zuo Wuhou. He once accompanied the King of Qin to pacify Xue Ju in Longxi and attacked Luoyang, but he was only loyal to the saint... Although he was the general of Zuo Wuhou, he actually controlled the Beiya Imperial Guards."
"Beiya Forbidden Army?"
"The left and right prison guards are in charge of the guards at various gates, such as Xuanwu Gate and Fanglin Gate. The left and right Qianniu Guards are attendants and ceremonial guards. The two are collectively called the Beiya Imperial Guards. They guard the imperial city. The Twelve Guards Yamen are difficult to side in the palace city.
Known as the Nanya Army."
"In other words, the Bei Ya Forbidden Army is a force directly under His Majesty." Li Shan's eyes drooped, "If Princess Pingyang is in charge of the Bei Ya Forbidden Army...how can we get along with her?"
Ling Jing and Ma Zhou were stunned. If Princess Pingyang controlled the Beiya Imperial Guards, then Li Shanzhen would be the target of public criticism.
A young man who saved Princess Pingyang's life... Now Li Shan can still choose a side, but if he devotes himself to Princess Pingyang's mansion for a long time, if he still doesn't choose a side, he will only become a victim.
Ling Jing raised his forehead with his hands, "It's a good risk, a good risk..."
Ma Zhou was still doubting, "The princess is in charge of the imperial army in the north?"
"Huairen has been in the princess's residence for more than a month. If he is not sure, how can he dare to speak nonsense?!"
Hearing Ling Jing reprimand Ma Zhou for this reason, Li Shan wanted to laugh a little.