Wei Zheng and the prince had different views on the general manager of Daizhou, especially Li Jing.
There were five Li Jing brothers in a house of the Li family in Danyang, Longxi. Among them, Li Yaowang and Li Zhengming died of illness in the Sui Dynasty. Li Keshi entered the Tiance Mansion, and Li Qianyou entered the Qi Prince's Mansion.
Under such circumstances, it was unlikely and unnecessary for Li Yaoshi to join the King of Qin.
Su Dingfang glanced at Wei Zheng a few times. Although he was not good at this, he could vaguely sense that the prince had no good intentions.
Zhang Shigui saw it more clearly. After pondering for a moment, he said in a low voice: "Six thousand Tang troops have reached the Great Wall. The lone army has penetrated deeply and is running out of food and grass, so Your Highness has attacked Zuoyun County to make up for it."
The expressions of Li Daozong, Dou Jing and Wei Zheng all changed. The first two were worried about Li Shan. Everyone knew very well what the so-called destruction of the city meant. Such a great victory would inevitably have some shadow.
Wei Zheng, on the other hand, was stroking his goatee suspiciously. Was it really for food or grass, or was Li Huairen doing it deliberately? Judging from the things that happened in Shandong at that time, this young prince had a lot of thoughts.
In the afternoon of that day, the generals ignored Li Shan's objections and insisted on sending him back to Yanmen Pass, leaving Zhang Shigui, Liu Shirang and others to deal with the aftermath of Guji Town.
In addition to cleaning up the battlefield, the key point is that the corpses of so many soldiers have to be sent home, and the generals dare not let Li Shan see them with his own eyes anymore, which makes them heartbroken.
When the carriage arrived at Yanmen Pass, everyone inside and outside the pass responded with solemnity. When Li Shan stepped out of the carriage with the support of Wang Junhao and Zhu Wei, all the soldiers, like the forest and the weak grass in the wind, fell to the ground.
Li Shan was appointed to Daizhou a year ago, and the Daizhou Army was founded by him. Although he generously rewarded food and clothing, treated the soldiers in a friendly manner, and planned to build a wounded barracks, in fact, his influence in the army was mainly reflected through Su Dingfang. It's not considered to have military morale per se.
But in this battle, Li Shan fought to the death several times, bravely charged into battle, and took the lead. Only such a general can make the soldiers not only respect and love him, but also respect him.
Seeing this scene, Li Jing looked downcast. He was very sure that even if the young prince returned to the court, he would not be able to eradicate his influence in Daizhou, let alone replace his status in the hearts of the soldiers and people of Daizhou.
Li Daozong stood aside and watched with a smile, thinking that Huairen was somewhat similar to his second brother. Although their martial arts were far different, their temperaments were similar. Even this battle was very similar to the battle at Baibi. .
During the Battle of Baibi, the second brother was also unable to hold out. He sent a partial division to cut off the grain road. Taking advantage of Song Jingang's withdrawal, he suddenly attacked and defeated the enemy. Like Li Shan, he chose the cavalry to pursue northward and regain Hedong. land.
After returning to Yanmen Pass, the first thing Li Shan did was to submit the good news. Without the seal of Daizhou General Manager, he sent the good news to Beijing in the name of Daizhou Governor Shi, Daizhou Sima, and Daizhou Biejia.
By the time Li Shan returned to Dai County on the next day, the news that the King of Handan had defeated the Turks three times had spread throughout Daizhou and Xinzhou. He had defeated the Turks and chased Jieli Khan to the Great Wall, beheading more than 10,000 people, taking thousands of prisoners, and thousands of horses. Horses were seized, and two Khan flags were also seized, causing almost the entire population to be in an uproar.
Jieli Khan led his army to invade Hedong many times, often plundering Daizhou, taking control of Xinzhou, and sending large armies south to plunder Hedong prefectures. However, since Li Shan took office last year, Yanmen has been consolidated, Hedong has been stable, and Daizhou has prospered. First, he captured Yugu She alive, and this time he defeated Jieli. Many people have already called him the nemesis of the Turks.
Li Shan lay on the bed exhausted and said with a forced smile: "Don't worry, you won't die."
Li Kai beside the bed felt that this sentence was vaguely familiar. By the way, they had just met again in the battle formation. Li Shan, who had red eyes, blocked all his words with this sentence.
A truce.
"Six thousand cavalry defeated tens of thousands of Turkic elites. The Daizhou army can be called a strong army." Wei Zheng rarely showed a smile, "Huairen was born in Daizhou and has made outstanding achievements. His majesty will definitely reward him."
Li Shan murmured unconsciously, glanced at Wei Zheng's face from the corner of his eye, and said with a half-smile, "Maybe he can be promoted to a noble rank?"
Li Daozong, who was sitting a little further away, was drinking tea. He choked on these words and coughed. Don't be kidding. There are only princes above the county king. Only princes have this qualification.
Li Kai was vaguely aware of Wei Zheng's intention, and stood up and said: "Huairen, please rest first. Brother Junhao will take care of you... uh, I will send two maids over later."
Li Daozong was ignorant before, but in the past two days he had already known the inside story through Zhang Baoxiang. He immediately stood up and said: "This time we defeated the Turks and captured nearly 10,000 horses, Huairen can't be stingy anymore."
"Brother Daozong is joking." Li Shan forced a smile, "You can choose as many as you want... uh, you can choose a lot."
Li Daozong was stunned for a moment after hearing this before nodding with a smile. He glanced at Wei Zheng who was sitting there and thought to himself that Li Shan didn't want to be too easy on Li Jing.
Wei Zheng naturally understood the implication. Waiting for Li Kai and Li Daozong, regardless of Wang Junhao's presence, he leaned forward and whispered in a low voice: "With such meritorious service, it is not possible to be promoted to a noble title, and it is difficult to enter the three provinces when returning to the court. It is just a promotion.
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Li Shan waved his hand to signal Wang Junhao to retreat, then shook his head and said, "I'm covered in wounds from this battle. I should go back to Chang'an to recuperate."
Although Wei Zheng guessed Li Shan's decision, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. After a moment of silence, he said: "The prince Zhongyun Wang Shujie, the servant Pei Hongda sent a letter... Huairen and the pharmacist..."
Hearing Pei Shiju's name, Li Shan's lips twitched slightly, "The prince is interested... I just agree."
Wei Zheng was shocked, "The prince did not mean it, it is just that Li Yaoshi is a famous general in the world, Huairen has such military exploits, there is no need for internal fighting..."
Hearing this, Li Shan couldn't bear it any longer, and stretched out his hand to make a pause... What's the internal fight? Can you explain it more clearly?
From a political point of view, both he and Li Jing were promoted by Li Yuan, which was indeed an internal struggle. However, Wei Zheng deliberately said this, which was nothing more than a subtle recruitment for the prince.
"When I was in Beijing last year, I already mentioned that when the prince ascends the throne in the future, I will definitely be loyal to you." Li Shan sighed: "Brother Xuancheng, I have the trust of the saint and am on good terms with Princess Pingyang. As long as I act cautiously, I will be fine.
Why does Brother Xuancheng have to drag my younger brother into the whirlpool?"
"It's just that King Qin's prestige in the army is too high, and my younger brother defeated the Turks in this battle. If the general manager of Daizhou who is in charge of the Daizhou army joins the East Palace..."
"but……"
There were tears in the corners of Li Shan's eyes, "Three thousand soldiers and hundreds of personal guards, the voices and faces are still before my eyes, but I can only send their bones back home..."
"A father loses his son, a son loses his father, a wife loses her husband..."
"My little brother is hurt both physically and mentally..."
"I just want to go back to Beijing to recuperate and spend the rest of the day working idle..."
Wei Zheng was half-believed and half-suspicious about the half-truths, but since they had reached this point, he could only sigh and shut up, thinking that the result was not too bad. At least Li Shan agreed to ease the relationship with Li Jing.