More than half a year later, today's Sun Moon Lake is completely different from Zhujiagou in previous years. Most of the original villagers have demolished their old houses and built new ones with red bricks.
With fields, houses, clothing and food, the villagers are satisfied enough. As the twelfth lunar month approaches, laughter and laughter can be seen everywhere in the village.
A night of snow covered Zhuangzi in white clothes. Children in new clothes ran and jumped from time to time, and snowballs shuttled across the sky.
He opened the door and took a look. Early in the morning, there were young men clearing the snow on the road. Last year, there were many people killed and injured in the snow disaster in the village. This year, he was very vigilant. Ling Jing put on his raincoat and went straight to Li's house across the door.
In the main hall, Mrs. Zhu and Zhu Wei were still listening attentively to Zhu Shitou's story about his experience in Mayi recruitment. Zhu Shitou returned to the village very late yesterday, and was later questioned in detail by Ling Jing and Su Dingfang. They didn't have the chance to meet until now.
See Zhu.
"Dalang really has the legacy of his ancestors." Zhu Wei looked quite excited, "Such meritorious deeds can be passed down to future generations!"
Mrs. Zhu was still in a daze. She felt that she could not understand the son she had raised more and more. Li Dewu had studied medicine in Lingnan and knew some poetry, but he planned a plan like this and attacked the camp on a snowy night...
…Is it really possible for Dalang to do this?
"Mr. Ling is here." Zhu Wei stood up and said with a smile: "Dalang has made great achievements, may he be promoted to a noble rank?"
Ling Jing frowned and forced a smile, "Maybe he can be promoted to a noble rank."
Seeing Ling Jing's appearance, Zhu Wei couldn't help but glance at Zhu Shitou, "Is Da Lang not injured?"
"Although Mr. Lang captured Yu Sheshe alive, he was indeed uninjured." Zhu Shitou said when he saw Su Dingfang entering the door, his neck shrank, "That night Mr. Lang knocked down Yu Sheshe from his horse. The horse was very fast, but the snow was thick.
, indeed not injured.”
Su Dingfang saluted one by one and wrote lightly: "It is said that when Zhu Ba comes back, he cannot ride a horse... he must be carried back even if he is carried!"
"Yes." Zhu Shitou mourned silently in his heart for the unlucky Zhu Ba.
"Huairen's actions are not visible to the personal guards." Ling Jing shook his head, "Although he was thoughtful, he still took too many risks."
Zhu Wei asked tentatively: "Mr. Ling, is there any future trouble?"
Ling Jing was speechless. He asked Zhu Shitou carefully last night. He had fully understood Li Shan's plan... Li Shan wanted to take Dai County as the foundation, so he couldn't give up on Mayi.
The key to Mayi lies in Yiyang County Hou Liu Shirang.
Putting aside those troublesome matters, Ling Jing said softly: "Even if Huairen cannot return to the capital for a while, the engagement with the Cui family is already confirmed, and Madam Zhu can make some preparations."
Both Zhu and Zhu Wei looked happy, and they were engaged to the daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe. For Li Shan, this was a jump in status... at least in their eyes.
This time Li Shan mentioned in the letter that Cui Xin had relented and the column of parents and grandparents in the marriage certificate could be temporarily vacant.
After going around and around for more than a year, Li Shan finally fell in love with the young lady looking out of the window. Ling Jing wondered in his heart, what kind of attitude will Li Shan have towards the Cui family of Qinghe in the future?
After chatting for a while, Ling Jing and Su Dingfang set off for Chang'an. At the city gate, Ling Jing stopped Su Dingfang.
"No matter what, the East Palace will not allow King Huaiyang to stay in Hedong for a long time." Ling Jing sighed, "If King Huaiyang returns to Beijing, King Xiangyi..."
Su Dingfang also understood this sentence and whispered: "Li Gaoqian is likely to resign. Liu Shirang is far away in Mayi. Kan Leng is not good at riding and fighting. Wang Junhao is not good at leading troops. If something happens, Huairen will have no one available."
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Ling Jing nodded, "You go to Princess Pingyang's Mansion... If the plan fails, you go to Yanmen."
"good."
Ling Jing closed the carriage curtain and was still thinking in his mind. The carriage arrived outside Tiance Mansion. Before he got off the carriage, a familiar voice came from outside.
"Why is it so late for Mr. Ling to come?" Fang Xuanling said with a smile, "Your Highness has been waiting for you for a long time."
Ling Jing's expression was calm, thinking that His Highness the King of Qin was only over 20 years old, but he was patient, and thought he would summon him overnight.
Straight into the inner room, Li Shimin sat upright, with Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Ling Jing sitting on the left and right. This was the core decision-making group of Tiance Mansion. Originally, there should have been Su Ho.
, it is a pity that this man has been on his sickbed since the First World War in Luoyang.
"The general story was already known in Liangyi Hall yesterday." Li Shimin couldn't wait to exchange a few words and said directly: "Father is determined to retain Liu Shirang, what does Huairen want to do?"
Ling Jing was also very straightforward, "Huairen was suspicious, and the king of Xiangyi surrendered to the East Palace, or was threatened by the East Palace."
Li Shimin leaned back, and a big stone fell to the ground in his heart. This was what he was most worried about and suspicious of in the past two days... And Li Shan, who was far away in Daizhou, was also so suspicious, which showed that his intuition was not correct.
wrong.
Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Shimin. He knew very well the importance of the position of the General Manager of Daizhou. The Turks' southern invasion mainly took the route of Mayi, Yanmen, Xinzhou, and Taiyuan. Therefore, the General Manager of Daizhou was among the generals in the north, with the most power and military strength.
Once the most important one falls into the hands of the East Palace, it will be a big blow to the Qin Palace.
What's more, Li Shenfu now also serves as the marching manager of Hedong Road.
In the past few years, Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, had always remained neutral. Li Shimin had been in contact with Li Shimin through his brother Li Shentong. He did not expect to be involved in the matter of seizing the legitimate son, and he might actually join the East Palace.
Du Ruhui asked in a low voice: "How can you see it?"
"Do you still remember Cao Chuantuo?" Ling Jing shook his head and said: "This man was Liu Shirang, Gao Manzheng's old ministry, Mayi fell, and he was captured alive by the Turks and released."
"Reverse plan?" Du Ruhui was quick-thinking and figured out the whole story immediately, "Li Gaoqian, the King of Xiangyi falsely accused the Marquis of Yiyang County!"
Changsun Wuji said with a sullen face: "In this case, the control of King Xiangyi is in the hands of the East Palace."
"So, just now, Ling Gong mentioned that King Xiangyi may be threatened by the East Palace."
In fact, Ling Jing already knew from Li Shan's letter that Cao Chuantuo almost succeeded in dethroning Liu Shirang, largely due to Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian's hatred for Liu Shirang.
But the problem is, if Liu Shirang clears his name in one battle, then Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian will most likely be charged with secretly colluding with the Turks and framing the general... at least they are suspected.
If the East Palace side was kept in the dark before, but now they must know the inside story... Li Shan has already informed Li Gaoqian, and even gave Li Gaoqian a bad idea to resign on his own initiative, then this
Li Shenfu can only take the blame.
Is Li Shenfu willing to take the blame?
The power of being the military commander-in-chief of Hedong Road and the acting governor of the prefecture... Looking at the world, among the big officials in the border areas, only Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun, can barely compare.
If you refuse to take the blame, you may be threatened by the East Palace.
This is also the reason why Ling Jing is worried. For Daizhou, for Mayi, and for Yanmen, Li Shan took too many risks... He almost forced Li Shenfu into the prince's subordinates, and then hoped to use the Qin Palace to bring Li Shenfu to the throne.
Fu was driven out of Hedong, so at least Daizhou could not be under the direct jurisdiction of Li Shenfu.
Changsun Wuji whispered: "Now His Highness also knows about this, maybe he can..."
Li Shimin was silent, and he also threatened Li Shenfu with Cao Chuantuo's incident... Is it possible to succeed?