In mid-February, Li Yuan issued an edict, and Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, the general manager of Lingzhou, was appointed as the general manager of the march of Lingzhou Road. Duan Decao, the official of Pingyuan County, was his deputy. He was in charge of Lingzhou, Huizhou and Yuanzhou, and garrisoned troops on the border to prepare for the Turks.
Such a large-scale military preparation requires a large number of middle- and low-level generals. The Ministry of War mobilized generals from Hebei, Hedong, and Jianghuai, and Donggong naturally stuffed some of the manpower there.
However, it was not until mid-March that Pei Longqian, the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, led by Zuo Wei, left the capital as the leading general of the Zuo army and arrived in Longzhou in late March.
"Fifth brother..." Pei Longqian was a little surprised. Pei Xuanji was so busy that he almost kicked his heel to the back of his head, and the surrounding officials were thrown around.
"Yes, yes, just send these cloths over, this is the last time... Forget it, I will talk to His Highness later." Pei Xuanji looked up and said, "Jiulang is here. I heard my father mentioned that he is going to Yuanzhou.
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"Yes, the army will be stationed in Pingliang County." Pei Longqian nodded and said, "Before leaving, my uncle asked me to pass by Longzhou to visit him."
"Is your father in good health?" Pei Xuanji straightened his clothes and asked seriously, "I heard that he fell ill at the end of last year."
Pei Longqian also said seriously: "At the end of last year, my uncle suffered from typhoid fever and was bedridden, but he has already improved."
"That's good." Pei Xuanji relaxed and said with a smile: "This time Jiulang garrisoned in Yuanzhou, I think he will be able to make another great contribution."
Pei Longqian was also a younger brother of the Wenxi Pei family in the West House, but his family had already fallen into decline during his grandfather's time. When he was young, it was even difficult for him to have enough food every day, but he was somewhat famous for his bravery and ruthlessness.
At the end of Daye, the world was in chaos. Li Yuan recruited warriors in Taiyuan. Pei Longqian came to join him at that time. After Jinyang raised his troops, he attacked Guanzhong and made many meritorious deeds. Although he failed to win a title, he was awarded the title of Zhuguo.
The reason why Pei Ji was in the same room was because he was the prince's confidant.
The crown prince, Zuo Wei, has a very high status in the East Palace... Coupled with Pei Ji and Pei Shiju, Pei Longqian is a backbone force under Li Jiancheng.
Hearing Pei Xuanji's blessing, Pei Longqian smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly, leaned forward and whispered: "My uncle privately told me that if the war goes against me, I must protect my fifth brother."
Pei Xuanji was greatly surprised, "Isn't that true?"
"It's hard to say. The Turks suffered several defeats in Shuozhou last year and suffered heavy losses. Jieli Khan fled north in embarrassment." Pei Longqian explained: "Now that the Duke is guarding Yanmen Pass, it is difficult for the Turks to invade Hedong.
We will definitely use our troops aggressively in Longxi and within the Pass."
"In five years of martial virtue, thousands of partial troops can break through the Great Shock Pass. If more than 100,000 cavalry attack..."
Pei Longqian sighed: "In the final analysis, King Handan killed too harshly in Shuozhou, which made the Turks feel frightened."
"Li Huairen." Pei Xuanji smacked his lips. Just looking at his methods in the past few days, he knew that he was really not an economical person.
Since that day when he broke up with the manager Chang Da, Li Shan became so domineering that Pei Xuanji was speechless. At first, he only asked for grain, sheep and pigs, and later he asked for farming tools, cooking utensils, and all kinds of things.
There are hundreds or thousands of pieces, and I just sent a batch of cloth...
Chang Da is now losing his authority. The three assistant officials, Yang Ze, Zhang Shilong, and Sima Lin Xingcan, are in a commotion. They are fighting openly and secretly for a while, and Li Shan just benefits from it... Anyway, he doesn't care about the chaos in the Longzhou Governor's Mansion.
What will become.
The final result was that no matter what Li Shan asked for, either Chang Da or the other three assistant officers, one of them would agree to it... Of course, it was Pei Xuanji who did the last thing.
Hearing the name Li Huairen, Pei Longqian whispered: "Actually, the prince previously intended to recommend King Handan to be the commander-in-chief of the Lingzhou Road March, but it is a pity that your majesty could not agree to it."
"Why?"
"It is said that it is because the King of Handan has a deep hatred against the Turks. Think about it when he is in Daizhou..." Pei Longqian shook his head, "If he takes office, I am afraid that the Turks will invade the country."
Pei Xuanji clicked his tongue twice, it is indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp, it can cause trouble wherever it goes... It has only been a month since he arrived, and Longzhou, which has been peaceful for a long time, has turned into a pot of porridge.
"Pingyuan County Duke Duan is very virtuous, but the King of Xiangyi..." Pei Longqian sighed: "Originally, His Highness the Crown Prince was planning to make Duke Guan Guo the chief general."
Pei Xuanji hesitated and asked: "After all, King Xiangyi once guarded Hedong and served as the general manager of Bingzhou. He should..."
"It's only been more than a year, and the Turks have penetrated almost the entire Hedong." Pei Longqian sneered: "Among the descendants of the clan, apart from the King of Qin, the most proficient in fighting is King Zhao, followed by King Rencheng, uh,
The King of Handan also counts as one."
After all, he is a son of an official, Pei Xuanji understands. Li Shenfu is a son of the clan, and if he takes up the deputy position, the general must be a son of the clan, and His Highness the Crown Prince really cannot choose any candidate.
"Once the war goes badly, I will send personal guards to report the situation." Pei Longqian said: "You can go down the Qishui River and wait and see at the borders of Longzhou and Qizhou."
Pei Xuanji could only nod in agreement. When he saw a small official lingering outside the door, he stood up with a smile and said, "I am going to visit the King of Handan. Can Jiulang go too?"
Although Pei Longqian's official position was higher than that of Pei Xuanji, his status within the family was far inferior. Who could give him a good father? However, he also hoped to have some relationship with the legendary prince.
Half an hour later, on the slope of the valley, Li Shan looked at the brothers with twitching lips... That's all Pei Xuanji, why are you, Pei Longqian, so enthusiastic about me?
Could it be that they hope to establish a friendship first and hope that I can leave some vitality to Wenxi Pei's West Household House in the future?
"I have been to the East Palace several times, but I have never spoken to Brother Long Qian." Li Shan forced a smile and said: "When I take office this time, I will definitely be able to achieve meritorious service and be awarded a title."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Pei Longqian didn't want to talk about the wars that bothered him anymore. He looked around and said, "It's a nice scenery. This village is quite unique."
Pei Xuanji scratched his itchy cheek. He hadn't been here for half a month. Unexpectedly, it was like a different world... The abandoned village suddenly looked brand new. They were all new houses built with red bricks, neat and orderly.
Arranged in a row, straight roads extend in all directions. From a bird's-eye view, it looks like it is painted on a drawing.
At dusk, young men returning from work returned to the village. Busy women made smoke rise from every household, and children wearing new clothes played on the road. They completely lost the appearance of the refugees a month ago.
Li Shan didn't feel anything strange, and instead brought up the battle situation in Lingzhou, "At the end of last year, there was a severe cold in the grassland, and this year it will definitely come. Brother Long Qian needs to be careful when he goes there. If he wants to go to war, he can't go deep into it rashly."
Pei Longqian's pupils shrank, "Your Highness, do you think the border is unstable?"
"It's hard to say for sure." Li Shan lowered his voice and whispered: "I heard a few days ago that the King of Xiangyi and the Pingyuan County Duke were at odds. Brother Long Qian should know that the King of Xiangyi was transferred from the general manager of Bingzhou to the general manager of Lingzhou. However, there were several wars in Hedong.
, frequently defeated the Turks, I am afraid that the King of Xiangyi will have the ambition to win."
Pei Longqian's cheeks moved. Wei Zheng also explained the same before leaving. In the final analysis, Li Shan played too well in Hedong, which made Li Shenfu look dim.
Several people were talking on the hillside, and Wang Junhao on the side suddenly reminded him: "Lang Jun."
The three of them turned around to look, and were surprised to find that a large number of villagers were rushing towards them. The leaders were He Fang and several old men. Behind them were young men who had not yet put down their trousers, and there were women who were probably lighting a fire for cooking.
There are jumping children.
He Fang and several old men climbed up the hillside, prostrated themselves on the ground, and bowed. The leader of the old men said in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, and you can be driven as you please."
Li Shan smiled indifferently, broke up with the general manager of Longzhou, asked for food and cloth for these villagers, and even built a new village, finally winning the hearts of these two thousand people.
Speaking of which, I really have to thank Pei Xuanji and Chang Da. Li Shan had just arrived in Longzhou and couldn't find a breakthrough, but they forced these people to come.
Two thousand people, nearly a thousand young people, and their own name, placed in Longzhou, this is a force that cannot be underestimated.
More than a thousand young men, women and children at the foot of the hillside fell to the ground like weak grass in the wind. Pei Xuanji was inexplicably shocked.