v Li Shan tilted his head and thought. He remembered that it was mentioned in the history books that at the most critical time to seize the direct descendants, both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were driven away.
Seeing Li Shan's appearance, Ling Jing said softly, "Ten days ago, Li Mengchang, the commander of the Tiance Mansion, and Duan Lun, the Duke of Ji Guo... I believe Huairen also heard about it?"
"I did hear that." Li Shan clicked his tongue twice, "It is said that there was a fierce battle in Furong Garden?"
Well, there have only been two fights in Furong Garden in the past two years, and the last time was when Li Shan showed off his power... So as soon as the incident came out, someone told Li Shan.
Ling Jing twitched his lips, "Duan Lun is the second son of Duan Wenzhen, the former Minister of War of the Sui Dynasty. The fourth daughter of the sage, Princess Gaomi, lost her husband, so the prince acted as matchmaker."
"Oh, Duan Lun is attached to the East Palace?"
"Yeah." Ling Jing explained: "In the third year of Wude, Duan Lun served as the ambassador of Jiannan Road, and later as the general manager of Yizhou. In June of this year, Yizhou officials accused Duan Lun of treason, and the saint transferred him back to the court.
"
"Oh oh oh oh!" Li Shan finally understood. He had heard about the fight in Furong Garden a long time ago, but he didn't really connect it with the heirloom.
Duan Lun has been the general manager of Yizhou for a long time, and Yizhou is the seat of Yizhou Daoxingtai, and it is also the most important and rich state capital. Yizhou Daoxingtai is Li Shimin's sphere of influence... Among the many positions that Li Shimin holds concurrently are
, Yizhou Daoxingtai Shangshu Ling.
Although he led Yizhou Daoxingtai from a distance, in fact during the Central Plains War, Li Shimin received strong support from Yizhou Dao in terms of money, food, and military strength. More than half of the general managers in the eleven prefectures of Yizhou Dao were
The lineage of King Qin.
How could Li Shimin tolerate the direct descendants of the East Palace occupying the most important position of the general manager of Yizhou? It was equivalent to the Luoyang order in Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province not being one of his own.
There is no doubt that in everyone's eyes, someone suddenly accused Duan Lun, the governor of Yizhou, who was closely related to the East Palace, of treason. This incident was probably the work of King Qin... Just this year, someone also accused Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County, of treason.
Well, it's almost carved out of the same mold.
Both events achieved the same goal, weakening the local power of the East Palace.
If there was no plan from the King of Qin behind it, Li Yuan probably wouldn't believe it.
This directly led to Duan Lun taking the initiative to humiliate and provoke the generals of the Tiance Mansion... Ling Jing mentioned in a tactful tone that although Li Mengchang was a descendant of the Li family in Zhao County, his great-grandfather and grandfather were both officials, but his family was in a poor position.
Duan Lun was humiliated by being a bandit.
Who would have thought that Li Mengchang had a bad temper and would start a fight if they disagreed with each other. Although his arm was broken, he kicked the prince-in-law Duan Lun into the river... It was a November day and it was really hard for this guy.
Li Shan calculated silently in his mind. Du Ruhui was injured by Yin Ah Shu in the early years. Last year, Fang Xuanling was beaten by Luo Yang and Luo Shou. Later, in the melee in the Forbidden Garden, Luo Shou fractured his calf and became disabled... Anyway, Luo Yi settled this account.
At the same time, Cheng Yaojin, Zhai Changsun, and Hou Junji were whipped by Luo Yi.
This time, the conflict became more and more intense. Li Shan sighed, thinking that as Ling Jing said, he was too capable... The conflict was so intense that it was closely related to the situation in Daizhou, or to be more clear.
One point has a lot to do with the change in the war situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.
"Huh?" Ling Jingqu tapped his fingers on the table.
"Oh oh oh..." Li Shan came back to his senses, "Uncle Ling, don't worry, my nephew will definitely swallow his anger!"
Looking at Ling Jing's suspicious gaze, Li Shan said with a heartfelt tone: "There are so many talented people in Tiance Mansion, King Qin won't be able to use him for a while, so my nephew will naturally have to stay away to avoid being involved.
Go in."
This is the reason. In the battle for the heir, Prince Li Jiancheng needs Li Shan. The power of the East Palace in the army is too weak. It would be good to recruit one more, not to mention the Prince of Handan County who has defeated the Turks three times.
But Li Shimin, who has great military exploits, does not need Li Shan. At least in the battle for the right to inherit the throne, it is difficult for Li Shan to have any practical role... Li Shan's current status stems from his merits on the one hand, and from his legacy on the other hand.
The great faith of the saint Li Yuan.
And Li Yuan's attitude towards Li Shan was so gentle, treating him like a nephew... To a large extent, it was because Li Shan himself was not involved in the battle for the heir, and he did not even have any bias.
Regarding this point, Ling Jing and Li Shan had discussed this many times, and they were very sure of Li Shimin's thoughts... No matter how hard Li Shan worked in the past few years, he would not be able to help much in the battle for the right to inherit the throne.
"I hope you can really swallow your anger." Ling Jing snorted. The most common tactic of the young man in front of him was to retreat, but when he retreats to a certain point, when he can no longer retreat or finds a reason to fight back, he will
Quickly defeat your opponent with a fierce offensive.
Li Shan tilted his head and thought for a while, then pointed his fingers and said, "That guy Pei Shiju will definitely not hold back, but he won't take action at will anymore, so we can ignore it for the time being."
"Wang Renyou... I heard from Zhaode that he was beaten up by Zhaode and Zhigui in Pingkangfang. After the war in Shuozhou, Wang Renyou returned to Qi County in Hedong."
"Luo Yi is far away in Longxi and serves as the governor of Jingzhou, and Luo Shou serves as the governor of Lizhou, but they are both not in Beijing."
Ling Jing nodded slightly. Luo Shou was appointed governor of Lizhou in May this year. Lizhou was affiliated to Yizhou Road. In the second month, someone accused Duan Lun, the general manager of Yizhou, of treason... Although Ling Jing did not follow Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling,
Du Ruhui got the slightest bit of news from his side, but he was certain that this was a confrontation between the two sides on Yizhou Road.
Luo Shou took down the Governor of Lizhou. This was an attempt by the East Palace to reach out to Yizhou Road. There was already a general manager of Yizhou, and he wanted to get involved in the Governor of Lizhou. The Qin Palace responded immediately and neatly sent Duan
Lun rushed back to Chang'an.
"But after asking around, Luo Yang is still in Chang'an. It is said that he is with the Changlin Army." Li Shan thought for a while, "The Changlin Army is stationed in the Forbidden Garden. I will just go to the Forbidden Garden in the future."
Li Shan nodded with satisfaction. Even in this era, he still abides by the "goodness" in his name, is kind to others, and makes very few enemies.
Ling Jing said coldly: "You have forgotten someone."
"Who?" Li Shan was stunned.
"The second right guard of Tiance Mansion, Duan Zhixuan." Ling Jing's lips trembled, "Duan Zhixuan was driven back to Chang'an from Daizhou by you, and Duan Zhixuan was shameless. His colleagues were angry and treated you..."
Li Shan was stunned and asked, "Is this guy so heartless?"
Ling Jing was speechless. You humiliated others so much. Shouldn't they hold a grudge?
Is this called being heartless?
Without waiting for Ling Jing to refute, Li Shan came up with a counterexample, "Look at Chang He..."
Well, Ling Jing had nothing to say, he just sighed: "Stop causing trouble, don't go to Furong Garden, East Market, West Market, if you are blocked by Duan Zhixuan..."
"He dares!"
"Li Mengchang dared to beat the Prince Consort, do you think Duan Zhixuan didn't dare to do it?"
Li Shan swallowed his saliva and thought that Qu Silang's martial arts skills were still a bit lacking, so he would let Zhang Zhongjian go with him tomorrow... This guy was too ugly and an eyesore, so he might as well let Wang Junhao follow him.