Chapter 576 It's Really Not My Fault This Time (Part 1)
Chapter 576 It’s really not my fault this time (Part 1)
Author: gusty wind
Chapter 576 It’s really not my fault this time (Part 1)
The third day of May, Tiance Mansion.
In a small room, Ling Jing was reciting a letter while Li Shimin, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling listened attentively.
After a while, Ling Jing stopped talking. Fang Xuanling brought a cup of hot soup and handed it over. Du Ruhui, who was always cautious, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. As His Highness said, the King of Handan is really the gancheng of the country."
The construction started in mid-March, and it has only been less than two months now. Guji Town has been roughly formed. Zhang Shigui mentioned in the letter that red bricks and mud are of great help to the project and are strong and durable. As long as there is no shortage of food, grass and water.
However, it would be difficult for the Turks alone to break through this kind of fortress.
"Ke Ming..." Ling Jing handed the letter to Li Shimin and frowned slightly, "Although I have the trust of Your Majesty and Your Highness, I can just call you Ke Ming directly."
Fang Xuanling couldn't help laughing and said, "Does Brother Keming still remember Huairen's destruction of Dongshan Temple?"
Li Shimin laughed and said: "Fang Gong is joking, is Keming Gong such a narrow-minded person?"
Du Ruhui glanced at Fang Xuanling and couldn't help but smile. The two were close friends long before they entered the Qin Palace. Du Ruhui became famous because of Fang Xuanling's praise of "the talent of Wang Zuo", so naturally he wouldn't care.
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"There is no shortage of food and grass, and there is no shortage of water." Li Shimin read Li Shan's letter again, "I want to garrison with 800 cavalry and 1,000 infantry to form a force with Ma Yi."
"Daizhou has sufficient troops and plenty of food and grass. Yongkang County Duke is on the road with 5,000 Jianghuai elite troops." Du Ruhui analyzed: "Unless Jieli Khan attacks with his whole country..."
"Absolutely impossible." Ling Jing shook his head and said: "Even if Jieli Khan leads a large army to attack, Liu Shirang and Zhang Shigui are not mediocre people in Guji Town, Mayi, Shuozhou. It will be difficult for the Turks to break through the city for a while, because they will not have enough food and grass, and there will be casualties.
It's so disastrous that it will only benefit Tuli Khan."
"It was precisely because of Tuli Khan that Huairen built a stronghold in Guji Town." Du Ruhui nodded and said, "The front and back are connected, and the links are intertwined."
Fang Xuanling added: "The Duke of Yongkang County is good at using troops. If he is stationed in Yanmen, he will lose Shuozhou but not Shuozhou."
"Huairen is self-aware." Ling Jing sneered: "Although he has made many meritorious deeds and has gone into battle, when it comes to leading troops and choosing opportunities..."
"Ling Gong is too harsh." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Huairen has not been crowned yet."
Li Shan himself was not good at using troops. When it came to military affairs and the direction of the battlefield, he could only judge the general situation and could not personally control it. This was known to Li Shimin and others.
But Ling Jing felt that Li Shan was hiding his clumsiness. After all, there were too many precedents for this guy to know something about... What's more important was direct comparison. Many people felt that Li Shan and Li Shimin were a bit similar.
Even before he was crowned, he repeatedly made great achievements and turned the tide. Although Li Shanhuai was benevolent and gentle in dealing with things, at the critical moment, he never shied away from others and showed his sharp edge. He was indeed similar to Li Shimin.
And they also know that Li Shan and Li Shimin also have similarities in their relationship with their fathers.
But when Ling Jing thought about it, Qin King Li Shimin's current status in the army was largely due to the fact that he personally led the troops and even risked his own life many times... Li Shan was so clumsy because he didn't want to steal Li Shimin's limelight.
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This psychological state is very subtle.
But unfortunately, Ling Jing guessed wrong this time. Li Shanzhen was not hiding his clumsiness, and both Zhang Gongjin and Zhang Shigui mentioned this point intentionally or unintentionally in their secret letters.
"According to the distance, Yongkang County Lord should arrive at Shaanxi Road soon. I don't know whether to take Feihukou or Taihang Road." Fang Xuanling said casually: "If it is Feihukou, it will be a few days later, but in any case, in mid-May,
Huairen should return to Chang'an."
If you take Feihukou, you will take the Hebei road, then enter Yuzhou from Feihukou of Dingzhou, and then go south to Daizhou. If you take Taihang Trail, you will go directly to Hedong. However, the former road can be taken by water, and the latter road is mostly
It's walking.
Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "I wonder what Shaoqing Zongzheng... Ling Gong and Huairen think about?"
"Although His Majesty has been re-inscribed into the clan and canonized as a county king, he is nothing more than a child with a yellow mouth." Ling Jing said without hesitation: "How can I take up the post of Zongzheng Shaoqing?"
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling exchanged glances. This answer was within their expectations. To put it nicely, Li Shan didn't want to step into Pei Shiju's pocket. To put it badly, Li Shan's move seemed a bit slick.
The reason is very simple. The King of Qin's lineage, well, mainly Li Shimin, actually really needs a Zongzheng Shaoqing on his side.
Just taking the decision can save Li Shimin a lot of points... Ever since Yin De Fei's father, Yin Ashu, beat Du Ruhui to death, Li Shimin's reputation among the concubines in the harem has been quite bad.
However, Li Shimin can also understand Li Shan's choice. Who knows what else is lurking behind Pei Shiju, but if he just steps in, the whole game will be lost.
In this era, kings and ministers are not masters and slaves. Even if they stand together, they still have their own positions.
Li Shimin is also used to it... In this era, there are aristocratic families, and after "the streets have trampled all the bones of public ministers", there will also be civil service groups, eunuchs, nobles, etc.
After pondering for a moment, Li Shimin looked at Ling Jing and said, "Although it is appointed by His Majesty and selected by the officials to serve in the imperial court, Huairen has made great achievements many times. As long as he does not go beyond his duties and has the help of his third sister, it is an option."
Ling Jing stood up and said that he naturally understood the implication of this sentence. After Li Shan returned to the court, as long as he didn't go too far and didn't ask for those positions of power or high status, he could choose whatever he wanted... To put it more bluntly,
, Li Shimin hoped that Li Shan could make some small sacrifices.
This is not beyond the expectations of Ling Jing and Li Shan. Li Shan mentioned in the oral message that it would be best if there is a suitable one. If there is not a suitable one, it would be good to find a reason to go home and rest for a while.
Since the fifth year of Wude, Li Shan has tried again and again to make himself a more important chess piece and increase his weight... Until now, the title of county king and the actual official of the border has been enough and even overflowing.
Already.
In the current situation, Pei Shiju can't do anything openly... But Li Shan and Pei Shiju have a common understanding of their life experiences, so it's better not to reveal them.
Li Shan was unwilling to open it before because he didn't want to openly confront the Wenxi Pei family so early. Now he is unwilling because he doesn't want to take off the mask in front of the prince Li Jiancheng so soon.
Li Jiancheng is not stupid. Once his life experience is revealed, he can determine Li Shan's position with just a free conscience... After all, Pei Shiju and Li Dewu are both disciples of the East Palace.
But Pei Shiju didn't want to do it, just because he liked the Pei family's reputation.
After chatting for a while, several people speculated that the Turks might attack at the end of the month. Even if there is a check and balance from Tuli Khan, Jieli Khan will definitely attack. But they don't know the scale. Will they send another partial army to harass the pass?
At this time, there were heavy footsteps outside, "Your Highness, Your Majesty is summoning you urgently."
Li Shimin was a little surprised. Although he held so many positions now, in fact, apart from participating in major decisions as General Tiance and King of Qin, he did not actually handle the affairs of the government. The Shangshu Ling was just a cover. Most affairs in the Shangshu Province were
It was Zuo Pu's right and responsibility to shoot Pei Ji.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Shimin quickly entered the Liangyi Hall.
Although there were also Prince Li Jiancheng, King Qi Li Yuanji and other ministers and ministers present, the first question Li Yuan asked was Li Shimin. Obviously he trusted his second son's vision for this matter more.
"An official from the Yangzhou Governor's Office reported that Li Xiaogong, Prince of Zhao County, wanted to rebel. How should we deal with it?"