In just three years, Li Shan rose from humble beginnings to becoming a county official, holding the power of four states, and now entering the Liangyi Palace to discuss affairs. Everyone must admit that the key to such a rise lies in Li Shan himself.
But Li Shan himself must admit that he received great support from the Danyang Fang of the Li family in Longxi. Li Qianyou, Li Keshi and even Li Kai and Li Zhaode all played a catalytic and supportive role in his rise.
The relationship between Li Shan and Danyang Fang was so deep that Li Keshi and his wife regarded him as a nephew, and the eldest grandson acted as matchmaker for him. When Li Kai went to Dai County, Li Shan did not hesitate to entrust all the Xia City that he had worked hard to build.
In fact, Li Yuan also knew full well that Li Shan recommended Li Jing not without selfish motives, but this selfishness was not excessive, and Li Shan had honestly explained it before.
Li Yuan thought of Li Shan's explanation before and thought that this guy was very heroic. He said that Xia City still had some profit, but everyone knew that the importance of Xia City lay in the trade routes and the horses brought by the trade routes. ox.
Everyone in the palace had different thoughts, but everyone was not stupid, and they vaguely realized that what Feng Lun unleashed on Li Shan was by no means a good intention.
Feng Lun and Li Shan had no contact before. The only connection was last year's scientific examination. Li Shan's song "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" was actually rejected by Feng Lun. If Chen Shuda hadn't had a hand in it...
Chen Shuda and Yang Gongren's eyes fell on Li Shan, while Pei Ji thought for a moment, then raised his head to look at Li Shimin opposite.
Pei Ji had already received a letter from Daizhou. Zhang Gongjin was publicly reprimanded by Li Shan and was humiliated. Feng Lun was the Sima of Prince Qin's palace.
Li Shan was tall and standing at the side, so he could basically see everything. He glanced over quickly and was surprised to find that Li Shimin was nothing special, while Li Jiancheng was also silent.
Li Shan thought for a while and turned his head to look at Li Yuanji. The guy was looking down. He glanced along the line of sight. It was Feng Lun who looked at Li Yuanji... They just exchanged glances, and their movements were very special. , if Li Shan hadn’t carefully observed it, he probably wouldn’t have discovered it.
Ever since he learned that Du Yan and Feng Lun, two staff members of the Prince of Qin's Palace, had contact with Li Yuanji, Li Shan was a little unsure... he could no longer trust the historical trajectory.
Li Yuan went through a few sentences and talked about Yuan Junzhang's self-invitation to the capital. "Just now I have reported that Duke Rui will arrive in Beijing tomorrow, and Supervisor Pei will go to Changlepo to welcome him."
He must have passed the Qi in advance. Pei Ji stood up and said with a smile: "Duke Rui is paying tribute to 300 horses this time. His intention is very sincere."
Li Yuan nodded, "Huairen and I will meet our old friends tomorrow."
"Yes." Li Shan bowed in response. There were indeed many things to discuss with Yuan Junzhang... although the guy had no reason or confidence to refuse.
"The Turkic envoy has returned." Li Yuan took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Jiancheng. "The 30,000 Han men and women, 1,000 good horses, and 500 oxen who were taken captive are promised to be released to the public."
Li Jiancheng glanced at it for a few times, handed it to Li Shimin in order, and passed it down one by one. Although Ashina Yugushe was defeated and captured, Jieli Khan had to redeem him. After all, he was his own son, and he was still his son. Only son... Having no son means that the foundation is unstable, which has a great impact on Jieli Khan.
Before the prince and prime minister could say anything, Li Shan suddenly stepped out of the queue and raised his voice: "Last year, there were many battles in Yanmen, and there was a serious shortage of war horses. A large number of people moved in, and there were few cattle..."
The hall was quiet for a while, and Li Yuan laughed angrily, glaring fiercely at Li Shan, who looked innocent.
It was here that Li Shan violently extorted money. Everyone except Feng Lun was present, and everyone thought of it... After extorting tens of thousands of men and women from the Turks, Li Shan refused to give up, and Daizhou was damaged in the Yanmen War.
For a serious reason, he also bought a thousand good horses and five hundred oxen.
In other words, these cows and horses are all from Daizhou... Li Shimin almost didn't laugh. He knew through Ling Jing that Li Shan wanted to get some benefits, but he didn't expect that the idea came here.
Yang Gongren coughed twice and said, "Huairen, I heard that Yanmen was a great victory and more than two thousand horses were captured?"
"Speaking of this matter..." Li Shan had an indignant look on his face, "The generals had not yet arrived at their posts that day, so I had no choice but to ask King Xiang of Rencheng for help. The Bingzhou Governor's Office sent Xue Zhong to guard the pass and Zhang Baoxiang to accompany the army out of the fortress."
"For this reason, all the captured war horses were taken by King Ren of the City... Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"
Li Yuan looked at this guy with an expressionless face, too lazy to say anything, just wanted to see what Li Shan wanted to do... He knew very well that the young man in front of him was not the kind of person who was proud of his merits, otherwise he would not be upset that he could not be promoted.
The acting prefectural governor has no complaints.
Pei Ji smoothed things over and said, "Huairen, Ma Yin is in Xia City. There should be no shortage of good horses in Daizhou, right?"
"Prime Minister Pei misunderstood." Li Shan said: "All good horses are sent to the Longxi Racecourse, and most of the second-class horses are sent to Chang'an. Merchants exchange grain for horse leads, and then go to Chang'an to select horses... Stay in Dai
There is not even one out of ten horses in the state, and they are often bad horses that are difficult to fight."
Li Shimin sneered in his heart. Others didn't understand, so why didn't he understand?
If a war is imminent, Li Shan can organize a cavalry force of at least 5,000 men in Daizhou.
Li Shan spread his hands and said: "What's more, when we moved to Yunzhou before, the people of Shuozhou would have difficulty opening up wasteland without cattle."
Several other prime ministers were silent. One thousand horses, five hundred cattle... This weight is quite high. The number of good horses sent to Longxi Racecourse in Xia City in the past six months is only more than a thousand.
At this time, a man suddenly stood up and said sternly: "After the great victory of Yanmen, I want to capture you alive, so I take credit for it and feel proud. Is this the way to be a minister?"
This person was none other than Chen Shuda, the servant who had the best personal relationship with Li Shan among the three provinces and the most outspoken temperament. He took two steps forward and shouted: "The Turks will exchange this for Yugushe. How to deal with it? Your Majesty."
Decision, as a minister, asking for it like this, relying on favor and arrogance!"
After a pause, Chen Shuda added: "You are still not apologizing for such behavior!"
Li Shan looked like he had suddenly come to his senses, bowed and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... please punish me!"
Hearing the voice, he was a little choked. Li Yuan's face was a little stiff, and he waved his hands helplessly: "The horses are selected to go to the Longxi Racecourse, the rest are scattered in the Twelve Guards, and the cattle are left in Daizhou..."
Li Shan knelt down on one knee and said, "Spring plowing has passed and there is no need for plowing cattle in Daizhou. What's more, there is a shortage of food in Guanzhong. Please ask your Majesty to mobilize the internal roads of Guanzhao to Jingzhao."
Behind him, Chen Shuda stroked his beard with satisfaction and nodded with a smile, but he didn't notice that Li Yuan above him was stroking his forehead with his hand.
Several other prime ministers also saw the problem. Li Jiancheng couldn't help but laugh and said: "Huairen has made such a great contribution and deserves a reward. What exactly do you want?"
Chen Shuda was stunned for a moment, and his hand stroking his beard paused. Is there an ambush in front of his feelings?
Li Shan raised his head and smiled, "Your Majesty, those 30,000 men and women... why not stay in Daizhou and Xinzhou?"