Zhang Zhongjian solemnly saluted Wang Junhao, who nodded sharply, "You go with thirty personal guards, all of whom have been with you for many years."
After thanking Wang Junhao repeatedly and watching him go to allocate manpower, Zhang Zhongjian breathed a sigh of relief. Xi Duo on the side smiled bitterly and said: "Obviously, we have been prepared for it. No wonder His Highness scolded him."
The expression on Zhang Zhongjian's face was even more bitter, "But if I don't kiss His Highness, how can I feel at ease..."
"Yes." Xi Duo sighed: "But after this incident, His Highness can feel at ease a little bit."
In the tent, Wen Yanbo was about to speak when noisy cheers, war horses neighing, and the sound of stampeding came from outside. Wang Junhao's figure appeared at the tent door, silently making a gesture to Li Shan.
Li Shan waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's good."
Wen Yanbo had a delicate mind, and he had witnessed Li Shan's methods during this period, and he quickly saw through the scene just now...it was just a show for each other.
The mob gathered to cause trouble, and some even ignored strict orders and fled. Liu Shirang personally led his troops to station ten miles away, but Zhang Zhongjian, who had 300 cavalry under his command, should be responsible for suppressing the people.
But Zhang Zhongjian did not dare to take action and came to ask Li Shan for instructions immediately. There were only two reasons. One was that it was taboo to use military power at night. Moreover, Zhang Zhongjian was still Yuan Junzhang's old subordinate. If he did not ask for instructions on such a matter, Wang Junhao and Liu Shirang would be killed.
He doesn't go overboard.
The second reason is that most of the cavalry under Zhang Zhongjian had accompanied Yuan Junzhang to attack Hedong several times... To put it bluntly, many of the 30,000 serfs were kidnapped by them. Now that they have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they still have to fight with each other.
Lack of confidence.
Therefore, Zhang Zhongjian came to ask for instructions, but Li Shan responded with a seemingly angry attitude.
Thinking of this, Wen Yanbo smiled and said: "It's not a bad thing."
Li Shan nodded in agreement. No matter what the reason was, it only proved that Zhang Zhongjian was consciously and deliberately moving closer to or even integrating into the Tang army, which was naturally not a bad thing.
Although some people were causing trouble, Li Shan didn't take such trivial matters to heart. Not to mention that Liu Shirang, Zhang Zhongjian, and the famous generals of the early Tang Dynasty Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang were around. He looked at the people behind Wen Yanbo with interest, "This is
Is he the nephew of Mr. Yan Bo?"
Wen Yanbo was stunned and smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that Li Shan didn't care about anything, but in fact, no valuable information could escape his eyes.
"The second son of the third disciple, ranked fourth in this generation."
"It turns out it's the Queen of Qinghe County." Li Shan was also a little surprised. He hesitated and nodded: "When uncle and nephew meet again, it's up to Duke Yan Bo to make the decision."
Although it was said that escaping was not allowed and would be beheaded immediately if captured, Gong Wen of Qinghe County had his only remaining heir, a descendant of the Wen family of Taiyuan... Although Li Shan felt a little confused, it was not incomprehensible. After all, in this era, what everyone said
Equality is all bullshit.
"That's not why." Wen Yanbo hesitated for a moment, then turned around and said, "Silang, let's speak for ourselves."
"Greetings to the King of Handan." Wen Bang stepped forward and saluted, "I was kidnapped as a slave in Wuyuan County in the third year of my service in Wude. I expect that I will never be able to return to my hometown again, so I would like to thank Your Highness in advance."
Li Shan nodded slightly but did not speak... The exchange of 30,000 serfs was something Li Shan expected and led, but from an objective point of view, it was a blow to Jieli Khan and an attempt to continue to stir up civil strife in the Turks.
.
"In the fourth year of Wude... I will marry a wife and have a son the following year." Wen Bang said dryly.
"Can you get married in Wuyuan County?" Li Shan was a little surprised. "I heard that in December last year, nearly a thousand elderly Han people and children were expelled and died of hunger and cold."
"Of course we can't get married, but we can hold the wedding privately." Wen Bang's eyes were filled with sparkling light. He was driven here this time and separated from his wife and children..."
"Among thirty thousand?"
"I don't know." Wen Bang lowered his head.
Li Shan thought for a while and asked softly: "A descendant of the He family?"
"Country girl."
After a moment of silence, Li Shan smiled and said: "You are a son of a famous family, and you are willing to take risks to spy on the enemy. Now that you are lucky enough to return to your homeland, you will definitely be able to serve as an official. You can choose a noble daughter from a famous family, marry a wife and have children, and be happy..."
"What do you think, Mr. Yan Bo?"
Before Wen Yanbo could speak, Wen Bang became furious and raised his head and said: "Although there is no marriage certificate, she is my wife and abandoned her and her son. Is it the husband's fault?!"
"There is love and righteousness, there is love and righteousness." Li Shan remained calm and said with a smile: "If you are among thirty thousand people, that's it. If you are not there, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find... But why should I help you?"
"Just because you are a descendant of the Wen family in Taiyuan, and because you have an uncle who lives in the middle school and is the uncle of the Duke of Xihe?"
"Huairen!" Wen Yanbo frowned, "This kind of thing is just a piece of cake..."
Li Shan made a gesture of stopping, "Does Mr. Yan Bo mean to let Gu take advantage of military and national affairs for personal gain?"
Wen Yanbo's chest tightened at these words. In his opinion, bringing a woman with a child from Wuyuan County was nothing more than a small matter in the presence of Tuli Khan, who was about to sign an alliance.
"It takes a little effort, a little effort..." Li Shan looked at Wen Bang with interest, "After all, what can you do for me?"
Wen Bang took a deep breath and said, "His Royal Highness built a stronghold here just to form an alliance with Mayi and Yanmen Pass to resist the Turks, protect Shuo, and represent the two states. A certain person is good at arithmetic and has taken care of general affairs. He is willing to stay here to serve
At your service, Your Highness!"
"Even if you have the ability to navigate the world, you will never be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility. What can one person do?" Li Shan shook his head slightly, "What's more, Yan Bogong won't agree, right?"
Wen Yanbo's face turned completely gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "Huairen is really good at calculating!"
"Hahaha, I know I can't hide it from Mr. Yan Bo." Li Shan laughed loudly. He happened to see Zhang Shigui striding over and waved: "Brother Wu An, do you still have enough manpower?"
"The King of Handan sent his personal guards to help, and also sent manpower from Mayi, but it was not enough." Zhang Shigui simply replied, and then said: "I just received a report from the scouts. Hundreds of Turkic cavalry went south from Yunzhou and stayed in Yunzhou.
, at the border of Shuozhou.”
Li Shan and Wen Yanbo looked at each other, knowing that the rightful owner had finally arrived.
"Let's set off tomorrow." Li Shan seemed not to have heard and said directly: "Su Dingfang and Yan Bogong will leave with me... As for the lack of manpower, we have to ask Yan Bogong to help."
Wen Yanbo took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Don't worry Wu An, he has already sent the letter. The Wen family will gather the disciples and select the disciples and retainers from all the tribes in Bingzhou. They will arrive within three days."
Zhang Shigui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you so much, Lord Xihe."
Although Wen Bang couldn't figure out the inside story, he could tell just from the smile on Li Shan's face and the trace of anger in his uncle's expression that he was probably being tricked.
Zhang Shigui never asked Wen Yanbo why Li Shan left when the Turks came, nor did he ask where they were going. "This place was originally the original site of Guji Town, but it covers a very large area and is a battleground for military strategists."
, looking at Yunzhou to the north and the grassland to the west, we should give it a new name."
Wen Yanbo said coldly: "Huairen is determined to build a stronghold here and has great plans. Why not name it after Huairen."
Well, of course Wen Yanbo didn't know that hundreds of years later, there was indeed a small town named "Huairen" not far from the junction of Yunzhou and Shuozhou.