Upon hearing Li Shan's self-professed crime, Li Yuan's first reaction was, does Pingyang know? His second reaction was, did Liu Shirang really surrender to the Turks?
The confused expression on Princess Pingyang's face showed that she was completely unaware, and Li Shan's next few words made Li Yuan look dazed and equally confused.
"The association's rate?" Li Yuan waved his hand to interrupt Li Shan's story, "At that time, the association's rate led the army to confront Yuan Junzhang's troops in Mayi. That's why you dared to pursue Yugushe overnight?"
"yes."
Li Yuan blinked, so it's not Liu Shirang who secretly communicates with the Turks, but you?
Princess Pingyang frowned and shouted softly: "Stop being so pretentious, tell me what's going on!"
"Pingyang, don't worry." Li Yuan suddenly remembered something, "The association rate... seems to be recruiting Yuan Junzhang. Yuan Pu mentioned that this person was also in Mayi, and later escaped in the chaos."
"It is a crime for this minister to indulge the enemy general privately." Li Shan's current character is...an unreservedly loyal minister to Li Yuan, the monarch, and he did not hesitate to throw dirty water on himself.
After capturing Yuan Junzhang alive and forcing him to surrender, I gave him a horse as a gift on his way back to Yanmen Pass, so that he could run back to the grassland."
"Secretly communicating with the Turks is the second crime of this minister."
"In the battle of Yanmen, I colluded with She and led the army to move westward. I then made up my mind and pursued him all night long, and finally captured Yugu She alive."
Princess Pingyang exclaimed, "No wonder she dared to pursue her all night long after a great victory at the fortress..."
Li Yuan adjusted his sitting posture, reviewed the Yanmen War in his mind, and suddenly said: "Let me describe it in detail from beginning to end."
"Then it starts when Mayi recruits Yuan Junzhang."
"Get up, sit down and talk." Li Yuan laughed and scolded: "How brave you are to collude with the Turks and manipulate the enemy generals. You don't have to think about being promoted!"
"Father!" Princess Pingyang said dissatisfiedly: "Huairen himself took responsibility for the crime, which has not yet been confirmed, but he defeated the Turks and captured Yushe alive. Such a great achievement, but there is no reward?"
Li Yuan raised his chin towards Li Shan who stood up, "What do Huairen think?"
Li Shanqian laughed twice, "Uncle, third sister... why don't we balance our merits and demerits?"
"Then I want to hear what your culpability is!" Princess Pingyang snorted, "This discussion of military and state affairs cannot be discussed in private."
"Yes, your Majesty." Li Shan coughed twice and told the story of Mayi's Ten Days from beginning to end, adding a lot of spice and jealousy... maybe even using some storyteller's tricks.
Li Yuan listened attentively, sighing with emotion from time to time. When he heard the last part, his mouth twisted, "You and Yu Sheshe are brothers, say goodbye at dusk, and behead them at night?"
"Even if we feel like old friends at first sight, we still belong to the enemy country." Li Shan spread his hands and said, "Yu Sheshe led troops to invade Hedong and Lingzhou many times, and his hands were stained with the blood of the subjects of the Tang Dynasty."
After Li Yuan thought for a moment, he asked: "Then why should the association rate be released?"
"Uncle, my nephew went to Dai County, which borders Shuozhou. It was frequently invaded and soon lost Mayi..." Li Shan changed his name, "The Turks will definitely attack this year, so my nephew wants to find out some inside information about the Turks."
"Oh." Li Yuan understood a little bit, "So you left the association to interrogate?"
Li Shan touched his nose and said unnaturally: "I asked Yu Sheshe... This is the third crime of his minister."
"Have you asked Yu Sheshe?" Li Yuan was speechless. You called him a brother and asked for information. You killed Yuan Junzhang with a knife afterwards, and used his head to force Yuan Junzhang to surrender to the Tang Dynasty... Who has a brother like you? It's really bad.
Eight lifetimes of bloody mold!
Princess Pingyang focused on the last sentence, "What's the crime?"
"My little brother is trying to find out the inside story of the Turks. Yu Sheshe and the Association naturally also want to find out the inside story of my court..." Li Shan said with a bitter smile: "To reveal the internal affairs of the court..."
At this point, Princess Pingyang was completely confused, but Li Yuan, an old fox with a long history of officialdom and long-term contacts with Turks, found clues in it.
"Yu Sheshe is the youngest son of Chuluo Khan, the association rate is the youngest son of Shibi Khan, and now the younger brother of Tuli Khan..." Li Yuan murmured to himself, and raised his eyebrows after a moment, "Huairen wants to cause civil strife in the Turks
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A look of natural admiration appeared on Li Shan's face, "Uncle, I know everything. That's true."
"Although the Ashina clan has a large number of people, since the death of Qimin Khan, three brothers, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Jieli Khan, have successively ascended the throne. Now Jieli Khan is in power, but Shibi Khan is in power.
The descendants of Bi Khan and Chuluo Khan are still quite powerful and control many tribes."
"Among them, Ashina Shibobi, the son of Shibi Khan, was the most powerful, and Jieli Khan had to name him Tuli Khan. There has been a long-standing dispute between the two."
"Yu Sheshe is Ashina Momo, and his elder brother is Ashina She'er, the Turkic general in the First World War in Shandong. The two brothers served Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan respectively."
"And Ashina Jiushe is the younger brother of Tuli Khan, and Ashina Yugu is the only son of Jieli Khan. The positions of these two people can be known without asking."
"Yu Sheshe was the youngest son of Chuluo Khan. He was divided into the most tribes. Among the Ashina clan, the tribe was second only to the two khans. He died in Mayi. The association leaders rushed back to Wuyuan County to inform...
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Li Yuan slapped the case and said: "Khan Tuli will definitely recruit Yu She and establish his old ministry!"
"Yes, but Jieli Khan lost the opportunity, but he will not watch Tuli Khan's strength increase greatly." Li Shan nodded: "Last December, Wuyuan County was in chaos, and the two Khans
The tribes have gone to war several times and have become irreconcilable."
Li Yuan stood up and walked around for a few steps, with a happy look on his face. He suddenly stopped and said with a smile: "No wonder Yu She set himself up to die in Mayi, and Yuan Junzhang came to surrender immediately!"
Princess Pingyang is still a little confused, "Father?"
"The youngest son of Chuluo Khan died in Mayi. Yuan Junzhang cannot protect himself. He is more likely to be involved in the conflict between Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan..." Li Yuan nodded at Li Shan, "Huairen, but is that so?"
"Your Majesty is right." Li Shan said with a smile: "That night, I asserted that the king surrendered to the Turks and was driven by others. His life and death were unpredictable. However, he was favored by your majesty and received a high official and a generous salary. He would have no worries for the rest of his life."
Hearing this explanation, Princess Pingyang was even more confused, "So, Huairen takes the blame..."
"It is a great achievement to cause chaos in the enemy's country with just one word, so why should I be punished?!" Li Yuan laughed and said, "Huairen is bragging about his achievements, and is he afraid that he will be short of rewards?"
But soon, the smile on Li Yuan's face disappeared, and he saw the embarrassment on Li Shan's face.
"Your Majesty..." Li Shan said cautiously: "I followed Yu Sheshe and formed a group to find out the inside story of the Turks, and then I finally made up my mind to kill Yu Sheshe... But that day they also asked me about the inside story of the court..."
Princess Pingyang felt that the critical moment had come, "What did you say?"
Li Shanqian smiled and took half a step back, "That day, Yu Sheshe lamented the chaos in Wuyuan County, the fight between Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan... I also felt a lot, and Chang'an was not much better."
"I have committed a serious crime by revealing the secrets of the DPRK!"
The father and daughter Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang looked at each other and understood this sentence. Li Shan was telling the Turks about the crown prince and King Qin's seizure of the heir... But is this kind of thing considered a secret matter in the court?
In Chang'an City, if you grab a random civilian on the street, you can probably tell them one, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
Li Shan took another half step back and said, "In order to eliminate Yu Sheshe, the association is wary, and I privately promise to report to His Majesty that Tuli Khan will form an alliance with our court."