The cold wind howled by, making the big trees with no remaining leaves on the roadside whine. Li Daoxuan reined in the reins and looked up at the vague outline of Yanmen Pass.
After the First World War in Shandong, after being idle for a year, he finally had the opportunity to lead the army, which made Li Daoxuan feel relieved... During the most half a year in Chang'an, although he hated the East Palace deeply and was attached to the King of Qin, he tried his best to stay behind closed doors and did not want to get involved.
He is self-aware of the fight for the legitimate heir, but he is also holding it back.
Within half a month after the Battle of Yanmen, Gao Manzheng held on to Mayi and sent envoys first to Yanmen, then to Taiyuan, and finally to Beijing to ask for help... Although Li Yuan did not want to lose Mayi, he was more afraid of Yanmen being breached, so Xu Liu Shirang acted arbitrarily.
He also sent Qi King Li Yuanji and Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan to lead the Guanzhong Prefecture troops into Hedong Road to prepare for war.
Although Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, was appointed as the general manager of the march to the east of the river, Li Yuan... well, I don't know what he thought, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was also the general manager of Bingzhou. In terms of positions, the two people also had unclear powers and responsibilities.
However, Li Shenfu was not from the Qin King's lineage, so they got along fairly well with each other... It was only a pain for Li Daoxuan, who was now regarded as a direct descendant of the Qin King.
Now Li Yuanji is stationed in Taiyuan Prefecture, Li Daoxuan leads his troops north to station in Xinzhou, and Li Shenfu is stationed further north, in Nao County, Daizhou. Considering that once the Turks break through the border, they are likely to attack hundreds of miles in a day, they have fortified themselves at all levels.
It's as it should be.
Li Daoxuan stayed in Xinzhou for more than ten days, reorganizing his troops and collecting food and grass. After everything was in order, he led his guards north to Yanmen Pass.
"King Huaiyang?" Liu Shirang listened to the report of his personal guard with a sullen face. His old face had always looked like this since he arrived at Yanmen Pass half a month ago.
Of course Liu Shirang knew about Li Daoxuan, and even more about the relationship between Li Daoxuan and Li Shan... Now Hedong Road was heavily populated with troops, and Li Daoxuan, as one of the commanders, came to Yanmen just to support Li Shan.
In the past half month, Liu Shirang and Li Shan had had more than one or two quarrels... Of course, Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian were also among them, causing trouble.
Liu Shirang was still hesitating whether to go out to greet him... After all, he was a clan general who had been granted the title of Duke, and during this expedition, he was awarded the title of General Youwei, one of the sixteen generals.
But Liu Shirang didn't expect... Li Daoxuan never thought of talking to him at all, and went straight to Li Shan after entering the customs.
Within half a month, Liu Shirang submitted memorials to the capital to impeach Li Gaoqian, Li Shenfu, and Li Shan... This made countless people in the court sigh. It is true that a country is easy to change and its nature is hard to change. This time Liu Shirang almost impeached Li Gaoqian, Li Shenfu, and Li Shan...
Everyone is offended!
The crime of impeachment against Li Shan was that Li Shan, acting magistrate of the county, did not respect military orders and sent troops outside the border without authorization.
However, Li Shenfu, the marching general of Hedong Road, defended Li Shan in the memorial... He sent out troops three times, always with Li Shan's personal guards as the first, defeated the Turkic pursuers, escorted the defeated troops into the pass, diagnosed and treated the wounded, and made great contributions to Daizhou.
They found their residence but saw no one. Li Daoxuan didn't even see Li Shan's bodyguards. He was stunned for a moment and immediately realized what he was doing. He asked someone to ask where the wounded barracks were located.
By the time Li Daoxuan found the wounded barracks, it was already night... After searching several yards, he quickly found Li Shan.
Holding an oil lamp, walking softly and with compassion on his face...well, the man holding the lamp reappeared in the world.
"You can get out in two days." Li Shan checked it over and couldn't help laughing at the man lying on the door panel, "If you don't get out, you won't be able to find the wound!"
A young man on the side raised his neck and shouted: "Wu Laoqi just wants to stay here and eat more bites of meat!"
"Is that true?" Li Shan looked at Wu Laoqi's embarrassed look, raised his hand and lightly slapped the guy on the back of the head, "How brave!"
Wu Laoqi chuckled, "I haven't eaten meat for many years... Next time the gentleman comes out of seclusion, the villain will be the first!"
"My injuries are almost healed. I'll ask you to bring me with you next time!"
Various voices rang out in the house. They were also providing first aid on the battlefield, diagnosing and treating the wounded. Two months ago in Mayi, now in Yanmen, the treatment Li Shan received was completely different.
In Mayi, Li Shan was considered to be out to gain merit, so he was despised by both the high-ranking Manchu government officials and the common soldiers.
In Yanmen, Li Shan came over the night and advocated sending troops to defeat the Turks and respond to the defeated army. He gained the absolute respect of the soldiers in Yanmen.
In the past half month, Li Shan had fought with Liu Shirang three times, twice of which he personally went out of the city to respond, sending young civilian men to collect wounded soldiers according to certain standards. Including the first time Li Gao moved back to the pass, a total of three times he responded to the defeated soldiers.
There were more than a thousand people, more than half of whom were injured.
More than 300 wounded people died of serious injuries, and more than 400 wounded people were eventually disabled. However, Li Shan's prestige reached its peak in Yanmen, and countless people were grateful to him...Liu Shirang didn't care about this anymore, it was a hornet's nest.
"Okay, shut up." Li Shan stood up and waved his hand, "It's hard to get out of the way..."
After the room was quiet for a while, someone murmured: "If you don't go back to Yanmen, why don't you go to Mayi?"
"Besides Yanmen, there is no place to escape!" A wounded man with a broken leg cursed: "If Lang Jun hadn't sent troops that day, I would have been kidnapped by the Turks and made a slave!"
Liu Shirang had now offended everyone, and refused to send troops to rescue Mayi, which led to Li Gaoqian, Li Shenfu, and Gao Manzheng even complained to Li Yuan.
He prevented Li Shan from sending troops to assist several times, which caused the soldiers at the bottom to hate Liu Shirang very much... Most of these soldiers were from Hedong, and they were all provincial party members. Seeing that Liu Shirang was unwilling to rescue him, they also blocked Li Shan from going out...
"Mr. Lang."
Zhu Ba reminded him behind him, and Li Shan turned around and saw Li Daoxuan smiling at the door, "Brother Daoxuan, you are here."
Seeing Li Shan walking out of the house, his expression turned into one of deep exhaustion. Li Daoxuan couldn't help but stretched out his hand to support him, "Stick to Yanmen and defeat the Turks. Huairen will become famous in Hedong."
After walking out of the wounded barracks, Li Shancai smiled bitterly and said: "So what if you become famous in Hedong?"
"With an army of more than 10,000 people, only 20% survived. There are so many bones outside the wall, who can show mercy to them?"
"Liu Shirang put power and position first, Li Gaoqian abandoned his army and fled first, and the king of Xiangyi looked on coldly..."
Li Daoxuan asked in a low voice: "There are rumors in Hedong that Liu Shirang also impeached Li Gaoqian and abandoned the army and fled first. Is this true?"
Li Shan nodded slightly, "But now in Daizhou, Li Gaoqian has been defeated, and he has joined forces with the King of Xiangyi to check and balance Liu Shirang... and there is quite a gap between the latter and his younger brother."
Li Daoxuan thought about it and understood that the situation in Daizhou and Shuozhou had changed dramatically, but Li Shan had to side with Li Gaoqian.
That night, Li Shan and Li Daoxuan talked for a long time about the situation in Beijing, the current situation of Sun Moon Lake, the instructions of the saint Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang, etc. Li Daoxuan even brought the instructions of Cui Xin... It has been so long and he has not written two poems.
Send the poem back?
Li Shan smiled bitterly, how could he be in such a mood now?
"Liu Shirang was ordered by His Majesty to attack Mayi twice, but the two times were not similar." Li Daoxuan said in a low voice: "If the city of Mayi is destroyed, will Yuan Junzhang lead his army to attack Yanmen again?"
"It shouldn't be...but it's hard to say." Regarding this kind of topic, Li Shan was vague now, afraid of his own crow's mouth, "It's already winter, and tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry will not stay long, but they will destroy the city.
It may be possible to try to attack Yanmen."
"Liu Shirang is a veteran general. If he doesn't support Mayi and sticks to Yanmen, there should be no problem." Li Daoxuan said softly: "But if there is any disagreement, Your Majesty, the third sister and the second brother will all ask me to send a message to my brother. Huairen should quickly go south.
, passed through Nao County and entered Xinzhou..."
"Hehe, hehehe..."
The laughter mixed with complex emotions could not be heard but resounded throughout the room. Li Shan laughed sadly and said: "How much effort and effort have I, Li Huairen, put into Dai County? How can I give up so easily?"
"What the people behind the scenes want is for me, Li Huairen, to be coerced by the Turks and run south in panic. How can I get what they want?!"
Li Daoxuan listened quietly. Like Princess Pingyang, he realized that Li Shan might have a powerful enemy. He even asked his second brother Li Shimin, but the latter was silent.
"The king of Xiangyi and Liu Shirang were at odds with each other, and Li Gaoqian was as timid as a mouse. In late autumn and early winter, the Turks unexpectedly invaded the south in large numbers... In Shuo, the situation in the two states took a turn for the worse."
"Although there are many famous generals in the east of Hedong, people's hearts are not unified. The King of Xiangyi and the King of Qi are not superior to each other. The latter is stationed in Taiyuan Prefecture, and the former is stationed in Guoxian County in the north, but he is afraid that he will not come to Yanmen to aid."
"Brother Daoxuan." Li Shan held Li Daoxuan's hands, "If one day Yanmen is in danger, please ask Brother Daoxuan to rush to help. I, Li Huairen, will not take a step back."
"This is not a matter of seizing the direct descendant, this is a military and state matter."
"The Yanmen was defeated, the Turks ravaged Daizhou, tens of thousands of troops invaded the south, the king of Qi was timid, and the king of Xiangyi... the story of Shi Wanbao may not happen again."
This is a direct reference to the battle at Xiabo that year. There was also one general in front and one behind. Shi Wanbao stood still and thought he could turn defeat into victory. In the end, 30,000 elite Tang troops were killed, and Li Shenfu was likely to make the same mistake again.
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Li Shan breathed a long sigh of relief. In the past half month, he and Liu Shirang had several conflicts and had a heated argument. But at the same time, he also knew that Liu Shirang's refusal to send troops to aid Mayi was impeccable in military terms, but in politics
But there was no doubt that he lost points.
Li Shenfu is now the commander-in-chief of Bingzhou and the commander-in-chief of the march to the east of Jiahe Road. He has completely suppressed Liu Shirang. Although the latter was ordered to pass through Mayi, his troops were transferred by Li Shenfu...to Li Gao, who no longer had many troops.
move.
Although Li Gaoqian was still in Yanmen, it was difficult for Liu Shirang to mobilize this force. In addition, he had conflicts with Li Shan several times before and refused to send troops to respond... The higher Li Shan's prestige in Yanmen was, the more Liu Shirang
The prestige becomes more and more weakened.
Li Shan was really scared. He was afraid that Liu Shirang would not be able to withstand the pressure and send troops, he was afraid that Liu Shirang had too few troops, and he was even more afraid that Li Gaoqian would return to the position of Yanmen guard... After all, he was afraid that because of these intrigues and intrigues, Yanmen would be destroyed.
Unable to withstand possible Turkic attacks.
Everything I do is based on the solid foundation of Yanmen.
And now, Li Daoxuan's arrival gives Li Shan reassurance. At least, even if the situation is critical, Li Gaoqian is likely to escape again, and Li Shenfu may not come to help, but Li Daoxuan will come.
Li Daoxuan was stationed in Xinzhou, which was not far from Nao County. If he only relied on cavalry, he could reach Yanmen in one day.
Li Shan poured out all the bitterness he had accumulated for a long time. Li Shenfu, Liu Shirang, and Li Gaoqian, none of them were good birds!
They are all bastards!
It doesn't matter if you fight each other and fight with each other, even if you beat me to death... But don't ruin my business!
Li Daoxuan looked at his friend with sympathetic eyes. It was really miserable. "Huairen, in your own words, it should be regarded as an innocent arrow in the knee?"
Li Shan rolled his eyes, thought for a while and shook his head: "You can't say that, that guy Li Gaoqian... has something to do with me."
"What?"
"I won't tell you for the time being." Li Shan smiled and said, "Your Majesty and Third Sister all know about this, and the Prince and King Qin should also know about it."
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"Bah!" Li Shan scolded: "Does a certain Li Huairen care about his little credit?"
"If you don't want it, give it to me!"
"I thought of a way to push him away, and even made Liu Shirang famous for him. Then he turned around and kicked me out of Mayi immediately!"
"Liu Shirang is too arrogant and can't be tolerated." Li Daoxuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Brother, I plan to return tomorrow and pass through Guo County. I will discuss with Uncle Wang of Xiangyi to move the army to Guo County and let Uncle Wang of Xiangyi transfer to Xinzhou."
Li Shan was overjoyed, grabbed Li Daoxuan's hand and shook it vigorously, "You and I will be able to defeat the enemy if we work together!"
"We still have to rely on Huairen for planning."
"It's over, it's over."
If Li Daoxuan moved to Nao County, the distance would be much closer, and there would be no obstruction like Li Shenfu in the middle. Li Daoxuan could even send infantry to supplement the strength of the Yanmen defenders.
Until late at night, Li Shan and Li Daoxuan were still quite interested in talking, so they simply slept on the couch in the house and talked about all kinds of random things.
Before leaving Beijing, Li Daoxuan paid a visit to the Zhu family. He said that Sun Moon Lake was very prosperous now. Among other things, there were three families getting married on that day... From all over the country, Sun Moon Lake was Zhuangzi's favorite place for matchmakers.
Li Shan asked about his friends in the capital. Li Daoxuan mentioned that Su Dingfang was dominant in the army with his bravery. He defeated eight generals in a row in the school competition, but it was a pity that he could not go to Hedong this time; Li Kai was engaged to the Boling Cui family's daughter; and Wang Renbiao's father
The prince-in-law Wang Yu was seriously ill, resigned as the general manager of Suizhou, and returned to Beijing to recuperate...Wang Renbiao had to return to the Princess Chang's Mansion in Tong'an, which he had left for two years.
"By the way, the second sister-in-law came to the Cui family in Zhongshushe last month..." Li Daoxuan said with a smile: "I came back and praised Huairen for his unique vision. What a good marriage!"
Li Shan laughed, "Although Miss Cui is not mature yet, she has a majestic demeanor..."
Forget it, let's go back and send "Inscription on the Humble Room" back.
"By the way, why hasn't Brother Daoxuan gotten engaged yet?"
"We are engaged." Li Daoxuan chuckled and said, "The second sister-in-law is the matchmaker, the daughter of the Xue family in Hedong and the niece of Xue Zhong."
"On the wedding day, if my younger brother is in Beijing, the best man should be left with me!"
The sky turned slightly white, and the two of them fell into a deep sleep. They slept until three o'clock in the morning, until a violent noise came from outside.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang!"
Li Shan opened his sleepy eyes and heard Zhu Ba's voice, "What's wrong?"
"Mr. Lang, something happened!"
Li Shan suddenly jumped up from the couch, "The Turks are coming?"
"Uh... no." Zhu Ba was stunned for a moment and whispered: "The caravan was blocked outside the customs by Liu Shirang."
Li Daoxuan on the side asked in a daze: "What caravan?"
"What the fuck!" Li Shan, who had just stayed, kicked the table over with a ferocious look on his face, "Liu Shirang, you are shameless!"