At noon, when he heard the news from his personal guards, Long Governor Shi Yangze had already arrived with his troops. Li Shan was still a little absent-minded, thinking about how to explain to others in the future and how to deal with the relationship with Pei Shiju.
After Li Shan captured the army last year, defeated the Turks three times, and became famous all over the world, he and Pei Shiju both knew that the victory or defeat of each other would be linked to the victory or defeat of the crown prince and the King of Qin in winning the throne.
Therefore, in the past few months this year, Li Shan and Pei Shiju have generally maintained a calm situation, but Li Shanzhen is afraid that Pei Shiju will be a little unable to hold on, not that he is afraid that the old man will be heartbroken and die... That is a good thing, Li Shan is afraid
What's more, Pei Shiju is going to go crazy!
But, this time it’s really not my fault!
To be honest, Li Shan has a good impression of Pei Xuanji, and a good impression of Pei Longqian, a direct descendant of the East Palace. Apart from other things, he has received much help from the former in Liyuan County, and the latter has also sent several reports about Lingzhou Road.
Relevant military reports.
No matter what Pei Shiju thinks, Li Shan himself may not have the idea of killing everyone and eradicating the roots. Not to mention other things, just hearing about Pei's family in the west, at least his half-brother cannot be killed.
Even Li Shan was thinking that he might be able to make friends with Pei Xuanji and return to Beijing later to see what kind of face that old man Pei Shiju had.
Who would have thought that this guy would actually die in Huating!
This is why Li Shan wants to be so gentle and gentle. Hey, hey, hey, you have to testify for me!
Zhang Wenguan has a good relationship with me. He and Zhang Wenxi cannot be trusted, but Chang Da and I cannot deal with each other... You, Pei Shiju, should believe his words!
It was obviously me who led my personal guards into the siege and snatched your son and nephew out. Who told them not to follow me, but to run to the south city gate on their own initiative?
It’s really not my fault!
Speaking of which, you should still owe me a favor after hearing about the Pei family. Instead of repaying kindness with enmity, you will think that I cheated them to death!
Of course, Li Shan had forgotten that Li Shan asked Pei Longqian and Pei Xuanji to choose whether to follow him or escape to the South City Gate. About the hundreds of personal guards led by Zhang Zhongjian who were left behind at the South City Gate, they had received the news.
As they left west, Li Shan completely forgot about it.
Well, it was probably Zhang Zhongjian who headed west, and the Liang army detoured to attack. As a result, the unlucky Pei Xuanji and Pei Longqian died tragically under a heavy attack.
The guards from outside came to report that Chang Da, Yang Ze, and Zhang Wenxi came to visit. Li Shan responded casually, still calculating in his heart, and shook his head slightly, guessing that Pei Shiju would not believe it in all likelihood.
Pei Shiju's only son died in Longzhou, in Huating County, or after you, Li Shan, arrived.
Zhang Wenxi, Zhang Wenguan and even Chang Da were fished out. You, Li Shan, defeated the enemy and recaptured Huating, but my only son died. Even the nephew who was sent to protect the only son could not escape this disaster!
What does this make Pei Shiju think?
Is it really an accident?
Even if Pei Shiju is old and confused, he still refuses to believe it!
Pei Shiju and Li Shan have no enmity, so why should they continue on Li Dewu's path and have to kill Li Shan to end it... It's just for the sake of future generations.
Now the only son is dead, and he died in the hands of Li Shan... Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Pei Shiju definitely believes it. The possibility of this old man going crazy is really, really high.
Li Shan really has a splitting headache. What might Pei Shiju do if he gets angry?
Pei Shiju was likely to directly reveal the fact that Li Shan had joined the King of Qin, even though there was no evidence or even any clues.
Li Yuan may not believe it, and Li Jiancheng may not believe it, but Pei Shiju still has a plan to reveal Li Shan's life experience... I guess everyone will believe it. No wonder Pei Shiju suddenly attached himself to the East Palace!
Li Dewu joined the East Palace, and Pei Shiju also joined the East Palace. From this point of view, the possibility of Li Shan joining the King of Qin is really high.
This situation will be a major blow to Li Shan and Li Shimin.
For Li Shimin, Li Yuan would think that this son was too yin, and would even suspect that Princess Pingyang and his wife had also turned to the second son, because it was Princess Pingyang who recommended Su Dingfang to control the Beiya Imperial Army.
For Li Shan, it is impossible to get the same trust that Li Yuan has in him now. Even Princess Pingyang may alienate him, which is almost shaking Li Shan's foundation.
How can this not give Li Shan a splitting headache!
"Meet your Highness." Yang Ze said in an admiring tone as soon as they met: "I defeated the enemy in ambush, captured the general alive, bluffed, and defeated the enemy by surprise. I am a famous general in the world!"
The corner of Li Shan's mouth twitched, and he forced a smile and said: "Everyone needs to know that it is all the work of Sanlang, and you should not be greedy for it."
Zhang Zhongjian, who was usually taciturn, suddenly said: "This is a bad statement. We passed through the city and turned west, ambushed the Liang army, gathered the soldiers, went north to meet the enemy, and forced the Liang army to retreat. It was all planned by the king."
Li Shan smiled and scolded: "Brother Dingfang and Jun Hao have both been awarded titles. Aren't you jealous?"
Zhang Zhongjian said calmly: "One day I would like to follow my husband out of the fortress, travel across the desert north, and make great achievements."
Everyone admired for a while, and Li Shan wondered whether it was possible for him to lead the army out of the fortress. The difficulty was really high.
After everyone sat down, Li Shan asked about the situation in Liyuan County. Yang Ze frowned and said that there had been no news from Chang'an so far. There were neither reinforcements nor generals assigned to lead the war. However, they had been sent yesterday.
People went to Qizhou.
Li Shan also felt strange about this. It had been six days since the Liang division had defeated Lingzhou and three days since it had attacked Longzhou. What was Li Yuan doing in Renshou Palace?
Still hesitating about who to take the lead?
Not really. After all, Li Yuan was also the founding emperor. Although he was indecisive on the issue of successor due to objective factors, he was always decisive in this regard.
After Yang Ze arrived in Huating County, he carefully inquired about yesterday's war. He admired Li Shan very much and had the same idea as Chang Da. Judging from the current situation, it was natural for the King of Handan to lead the army. He didn't know
Why hasn’t the DPRK issued an edict yet?
However, Yang Ze also vaguely guessed what might have happened. Neither he nor the Hongnong Yang family had ever participated in the matter of seizing the direct descendants. Instead, he asked: "Please give me the instructions of King Handan on the post-war deployment."
"I may return to Qianyuan County." Li Shan had been thinking about this issue for a long time last night. He was forced to take over the war in Longzhou. He was really forced to do so. Who made Chang Da so useless and who made the Zhang brothers trapped in Huating.
Although there were flaws in this battle such as the death of Pei Longqian and Pei Xuanji, if he escaped, it would be a perfect ending on the surface. The next battle... Liang Shidu defeated three states in a row, and Li Shenfu
, Duan Decao and the two were defeated, and Li Yuan was likely to re-enable King Qin.
It's better not to block Li Shimin's way.
Facing Li Shan's answer, Chang Da and Yang Ze looked at each other, both a little surprised.
Chang Da hesitated and said: "If Liang Jun comes back..."
"Last year in Guji Town, the prince's confidant Xue Wanche and the King of Qin's favorite general Zhang Shigui were their own masters, but they joined hands to defeat the Turks." Li Shan stood up, holding Chang Da in his left hand, and Yang Ze in his right hand, "Lonely
I don’t have any specific assignments, and I don’t expect the two of them to put aside their old grudges and turn enemies into friends, but at present, there is a powerful enemy, so I hope that the two of them will join hands to fight against it.”
Chang Da and Yang Ze prostrated themselves on the ground, "I respectfully respect His Highness's order."
Li Shan smiled and held up his arm, "However, Master Liang has conquered three states in a row. This time it is just a test. I don't think he will invade Longzhou and Jingzhou in a big way south. He only needs to strictly guard the gate."
As soon as he finished saying this, rapid footsteps sounded outside, and Fan Shiyi rushed over with a soldier.
"Mr. Lang!"
Fan Shili looked horrified, "Jingzhou army reported that thousands of Liang troops invaded Jingzhou three days ago and defeated the Tang army outside Anding County the day before yesterday. Yu Wenxin, the governor of Jingzhou, only escaped with his life!"
The hall was quiet for a moment. Li Shan's face was a little dark. Apart from other things, this military report came in time. He was just waiting for his face to be touched before giving him a slap in the face.