Although there were a few light snowfalls, it was a pity that there was no snow, but it was already November after all. Chang'an is very hot in summer and cold in winter, so it is really not a good place.
Li Shan muttered a few words in his heart and passed through the Suzaku Gate. In fact, there are some officials who do not need to be interrogated when entering and leaving the palace, such as the prime ministers of the three provinces. Except for the princes and prime ministers, Li Shan is the only one who has this treatment...
... No way, who put the guards on the left and right under the jurisdiction of Princess Pingyang?
Wearing a heavy cotton-padded jacket, a bearskin hat, and even a pair of gloves, Li Shan, who was fully armed, did not enter the Chengtian Gate to go to the Taiji Palace. Instead, he walked some distance east, passed through the Jiafu Gate, and entered the East Palace for the first time.
Outside the Xiande Hall, Li Shan's old acquaintance, Jiangxia County Duke Li Gaoqian, the general of the left prison gatekeeper, greeted him.
Seeing that figure getting closer and closer, Li Gaoqian felt really mixed emotions. Last year, when he first came to Daidi, his title was no more than a county prince, and his official position was no more than a county magistrate. He was far from being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with him and Liu Shirang.
In just one year, it was just a matter of being canonized as a county king. The key was the military exploits. What was even more important was that the enemy Liu Shirang was soaring...
"Brother Gao Qian, why bother?" Li Shan walked closer and said with a smile, "The north wind is biting, so I don't need to wear more clothes."
Li Gaoqian patted the heavy cotton-padded jacket on Li Shan's body and said, "I heard that Huairen was sending gifts everywhere, but my brother didn't wait."
"There are really not many left. I will save a few pieces to sell to brother Gao Qian next year."
"You want more money?"
"Is it possible that if the Xia City side is cut off, brother Gao Qian will have no money?" Li Shan glanced sideways, "Isn't that the case?"
Li Gaoqian laughed and cursed a few words, "Your Highness is waiting, hurry up."
Li Shan has always done things like this. Last year, Li Gaoqian abandoned his army and fled, and the Tang army was defeated. Later, he framed Liu Shirang... Although he was not charged in the end because he abandoned his official position and went into seclusion, the income from Xia City, although not large, was
Li Shan never stopped.
Until this war, the income from Xia City had stopped since August, but Li Gaoqian didn't care. On the one hand, Li Shan sent a letter to inform him in advance, and on the other hand, this part of the income did not fall into Li Shan's pocket.
It will be distributed as a pension.
While chatting and walking inside, Li Gaoqian keenly noticed that the young prince next to him was very different from last year. Although he was still chatting and laughing, and still had a gentle smile on his face, the faint smile on his face
The arrow marks are sharp.
Xiande Hall is the first hall of the East Palace and is also the main part of the East Palace. Today, Prince Li Jiancheng held a banquet in the side hall of Xiande Hall, obviously he valued Li Shan very much.
"Huairen is here."
The first person to greet was Wei Ting, whom Li Shan was most familiar with. Li Shan glanced over and greeted everyone one by one. In addition to Wei Ting and Li Gaoqian, Wang Gui and Wei Zheng, the staff members who were most valued by Li Jiancheng, were naturally also there.
There are the prince's family member Xu Shimo, the prince Zuo's concubine Zheng Shanguo, the Duke of Xingyang County, and Xue Wanshu's eldest brother Xue Wanshu.
Well, actually the key is that Pei Shiju is not here.
It makes sense that Pei Ji is absent. After all, he is not an official of the East Palace. There is a reason for Pei Shiju to concurrently serve as the crown prince Zhanshi...just like the crown prince Zuo's concubine Zheng Shanguo is also the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Jiancheng stood up and helped Li Shan up personally, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Prime Minister Pei has been suffering from cold and bedridden recently and was unable to attend the banquet. Otherwise, it would have been a good story."
The entire city of Chang'an knew that it was Pei Shiju who recommended Li Shan as the acting county magistrate. The latter started as a county magistrate and gradually controlled Daizhou, Shuozhou, and Xinzhou, restored people's livelihood, relocated people, encouraged farming, and opened up trade routes.
Finally defeated the Turks.
Many people have praised Pei Shiju, and he deserves to be among the top "Selected Cao Qigui" of the Sui Dynasty!
Wei Ting joked from the side: "It's really a coincidence. Last time there was a banquet in Lingyan Pavilion, Prime Minister Pei was also in bed..."
The corner of Li Shan's mouth moved. He felt that it was best not to say anything... for fear that he would not be able to hold back.
"Don't worry, the prince personally visited me the day before yesterday." Wei Ting comforted, "Your Majesty also gave me medicine."
Li Shan's throat rolled... I guess Pei Shiju heard about it and immediately lay down, otherwise he would really have to put on a show?
Li Gaoqian on the side whispered: "Huairen, do you want to come and visit us?"
Li Shan hesitated for a moment and then said: "I handed over the post some time ago, but..."
In the past month, Li Shan visited various gods almost every day. This is something everyone knows and can understand... Yongkang County Duke Li Jing finally sent troops, largely due to the pressure from Chang'an. Visiting to pay homage was
Within reason.
Prince Li Jiancheng shook his head slightly, "When I visited the day before yesterday, Gujiu mentioned it, but Prime Minister Pei flatly refused... Recommending Huairen is for state affairs, not for personal friendship, and there is no need to thank him."
"Prime Minister Pei is really..." Li Shan sighed, "He is so admirable!"
There was a chorus of agreement all around, and Li Shan was speechless. It was for national affairs, not personal friendship... just seven words, all nonsense!
Did you recommend me to Dai County for state affairs?
Is there a personal friendship between you and me?
Although it is necessary to act in front of outsiders, between Li Shan and Pei Shiju, acting is like taking off your pants and farting, which is unnecessary.
Cui Xin sent a blood-stained leather hat to Pei Shiju as a gift last year, and Princess Pingyang took Pei Shuying to the princess's house several times...
"You have the ability to select talents, and you can also distinguish between public and private affairs." Zheng Shanguo said with a smile: "With Hongda's help, Your Highness will have an extra arm."
The prince Li Jiancheng laughed loudly. This was a rare important minister he had recruited in recent years. He had become famous throughout the world during the Sui Dynasty, with high virtue and high prestige, as well as powerful means. Now he has become a minister and a minister in the province, ranking as prime minister and assistant minister.
After Sima Fenglun of Tiance Mansion took up the post of Zhongshu Ling, Prince Li Jiancheng successfully won over Pei Shiju, which was of great significance to the East Palace.
Xu Shimo, the prince's family member, took the initiative to mention... Pei Shiju firmly beat Feng Lun in terms of reputation and ability. Although the Bohai Feng family was also a prominent family, it could not be compared with the Wenxi Pei family.
Li Shan, who rarely spoke after entering the palace, is even more lazy to speak now... Those who can appear here today should be the most direct and trusted staff of Prince Li Jiancheng. Well, just based on Xu Shimo's few words, Li Shan
It can be concluded that Li Jiancheng and Feng Lun are not related at all.
So, Qi King Li Yuanji really did it for himself, not for Li Jiancheng.
After talking for a long time, Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said: "Everyone, please take your seats."
Prince Zhongyun Wang Gui is sitting in the first place on the left, followed by Prince Xima Wei Zheng, the left guard leads Wei Ting, first on the right is Xingyang County Duke Zheng Shanguo, Li Shan is sitting in the second place, and below is Jiangxia County Duke Li Gaoqian
.
On the one hand, Zheng Shanguo is the elder, and on the other hand, the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Cui family in Qinghe are often married. Zheng Shanguo's mother was born in the Cui family in Qinghe. In terms of seniority, she should be Cui Xin's aunt in the next room.
As soon as he sat down, Wei Ting asked with a smile: "Huairen went to the banquet today, but he dressed like this?"
The cotton-padded jacket was too thick, so Li Shan sat there on his knees, his posture a bit awkward, "Although it is inelegant, it can keep out the cold. Your Highness the Prince should know that."
Li Jiancheng laughed out loud, "The day before yesterday, there was a meeting in Liangyi Hall, and my father was wearing a cotton-padded jacket... It was all a gift from Huairen, right?"
Li Shan chuckled. He had given the cotton-padded jacket to Li Yuan for a long time, but the emperor refused to wear it. Li Shan entered the palace a few days ago and said in an aggrieved tone... As the emperor, his uncle refused to wear it. My nephew