After eating a bowl of soup cakes early in the morning as usual, Li Shan walked leisurely to the county government office. He was very satisfied with the bowl of soup this morning...well, it should be considered noodles.
Everything else is okay, but the toppings on the big chunks of braised lamb are really mouth-watering.
Therefore, Li Shan was in a good mood, even though it was confirmed that Li Dewu was using all his strength to pick up his second thick leg after returning to Guanzhong.
However, Li Shan was very disdainful in his heart. Maybe it was because the benefits of picking up the first thigh were too many, which affected Li Dewu's behavior and made Li Dewu forget... The key to whether he can pick up the first thigh is whether he is useful!
For Pei Shiju, Li Dewu could give his only daughter, who had been widowed for more than ten years, a new lease of life.
But for Dong Gong, being just Pei Shiju's son-in-law is too light a weight, unless Li Dewu can represent Pei Shiju, or has the ability to impress others.
"Uncle Shi."
"Rong Gong."
Li Shan greeted everyone respectfully and kindly before walking into the inner hall. This was a hall that was neither too big nor too small. It was filled with various account books for more than ten people including Li Shan.
Famous scribe, used for clerk's office.
He walked to the very back before sitting down. This was the seat Li Shan specially chose. He always liked to stand far away and look at the noisy crowds.
It has to be said that his previous life experience left him with many personality traits, methods of doing things, and thinking patterns that cannot be changed in this life.
As for this expedition to Hebei, Li Shan had his own plans, but no plan, or in other words, there was no time and no ideas on the list, but he had a clear purpose.
This shows Li Shan's thinking mode, no matter what method is used, the goal must be achieved.
For example, Li Shan in his previous life was not a good student with good conduct in high school. In order to survive, he once wandered in the gray area...
But from the first moment he entered high school, he confirmed that if he wanted to jump out, the college entrance examination was the most likely and promising path.
And after three years, Li Shan did it.
There were gradually more people in the hall. Some of the scribes and clerks were locals, some came with the army, and some were aides to important figures. Among them, Li Shan was the one with the most unique identity.
Not only was Li Shan's vast knowledge and arithmetic frustrating the children of the Zheng family, it was also because of his wide network of contacts.
At first, it was only Li Qianyou, Rong Jiusi, and Li Dewu who paid attention to him. Later, more and more people started asking about him by word of mouth. Wei Zheng's visit a few days ago made Li Shan famous in this small county.
Even in the Wude period, even if it was not in the Zhenguan period, Wei Zheng's reputation was quite big, otherwise Li Jiancheng would not have been deliberately used as the prince to win over Li Jiancheng after he defected to the Tang Dynasty for the second time.
However, this is not a good thing for Li Shan.
There were multiple factors forcing him to join the army in the expedition to Hebei... This could always be justified by the fact that the Chang'an Order held the recommended quota for next year's imperial examination.
But if you get too close to Wei Zheng... Li Shan vaguely remembers that during the Wude period, Wei Zheng urged Li Jiancheng to chop off Li Shimin...
Li Shan has been prevaricating by saying that he will take the scientific examination next year and become an official. Even if he does not join the Prince of Qin's Palace, at least he will not choose the East Palace or the Prince of Qi's Palace. However, Wei Zheng and Li Qianyou have done this many times...
Today another batch of grain and fodder arrived. Li Shan was familiar with the journey and sent people out to count the quantity. There was a dedicated person responsible for each link and signed and stamped it. He only counted the total number.
"Be careful yourself." Li Shan said with a smile: "Confirm again and again before signing and depositing, otherwise no one will find out... If the discrepancy is not big, I will bear the responsibility next time, if there is a big discrepancy..."
The scribes and clerks also followed Li Shan's instructions many times. They all understood the steps and left with their abacus, paper, pen and bamboo tube.
"Too weak!"
Li Shan still had a gentle smile on his face and looked at Wei Zheng who was entering the door.
"Such means are admirable, but such soft-heartedness is sighing."
Wei Zheng walked slowly into the door, shook his head and said: "It's not a big deal, can you handle it all at once?"
"Then what's the use of signing and stamping?"
The dim sunlight slanted down from the patio outside the door, seeming to reflect large traces in the air. A figure suddenly walked through the patio, which made Li Shan, who was observing, feel a little regretful.
The visitor is Li Dewu.
"Brother Xuancheng..."
Wei Zheng was about to turn aside to say hello when he suddenly woke up and slapped the case angrily, "How brave!"
Well, because this "Brother Xuancheng" was called by Li Shan.
Li Shan said slowly and calmly: "While we were talking a few days ago, I remember that my husband mentioned that the niece of the clan who married into the Danyang House of the Li family in Longxi is Zhaode's cousin."
"Zhao De regards someone as a brother. What's wrong with you and me calling him that?"
Wei Zheng was heartbroken by these words and sighed secretly. Similar situations often occur when children of aristocratic families get married, and this guy had to bring it up.
He was relatively well. Li Dewu, who had just appeared, laughed twice, turned around and walked towards the side door... as if he was passing by.
The reason is very simple. Li Dewu and Wei Zheng were able to establish some friendship, mainly because Wei Zheng's wife was also from the Pei family in Hedong. Although they were not directly related, after all, all Pei surnames in the world came from Wenxi.
In terms of seniority, Wei Zheng is one generation higher and Li Dewu is one generation lower.
Therefore, if Li Shan and Wei Zheng call themselves brothers, Li Dewu will call Li Shan his uncle.
Seeing that Li Dewu was gone, Wei Zheng blew his beard and glared at Li Shan to scold him, but the latter was so lazy that he didn't say much.
It has been a year since I came to this era, first through Zhu Wei and the Zhu family, then through Wang Renbiao, Li Kai, Li Zhaode, then through many descendants of the Prince of Qin, and then in the past ten days through Wei Zheng, Li Qianyou, Rong Jiusi...
Li Shan deeply felt how powerful Li Shimin was, and also deeply felt why Li Shimin ascended to the throne in a bloody way.
Li Shan deeply felt how powerful Li Shimin was, and also deeply felt why Li Shimin ascended to the throne in a bloody way.
Everything comes from Li Shimin's influence, and also from the political skills of the sage Li Yuan who seems to be mature and steady, but is actually difficult to control the overall situation.
Since ancient times, in the founding war of the country, there has never been a prince who was so good at fighting and had unparalleled military exploits.
From this perspective, the sage Li Yuan, who basically never moved away after taking control of Chang'an, and the lackluster prince Li Jiancheng, who was set off by his younger brother... are really unlucky.
The key to the problem is not how much pressure Li Shimin exerted on the East Palace or how much threat he posed to the East Palace, but the threat to Li Yuan.
The threat to Li Yuan does not refer to the threat to Li Yuan himself, but to the large number of old ministers who surround Li Yuan. Most of these old ministers are similar in age to Li Yuan. Most of them are former ministers of the previous dynasty. Their forces are intertwined and they are the key to ensuring Li Yuan's power.
Li Shimin frequently made great achievements, and Li Yuan would rather create a Tiance Mansion than allow officials from the Qin Prince's Mansion to enter the court.
This is tantamount to digging into Li Shimin's foundation... If Li Shimin cannot ascend the throne, what will happen to the countless civil and military officials who only serve in Prince Qin's Mansion and Tiance Mansion?
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin... these famous ministers and generals were all entrenched around Li Shimin and did not hold any local posts.
If Li Shimin ascends the throne, they will definitely replace the important ministers around Li Yuan. This is one of the reasons why Li Shimin has great military achievements, but the important ministers in the court do not fully support his entry into the East Palace.
Therefore, the key to the battle for the heir during the Takeru years was not only the brothers, but also the father and son, and it was impossible not to be stained with blood.
If life and death were to be seen with swords, how could Li Shan side with Li Jiancheng?
Wei Zheng was put off by another wave of high-minded words, and Li Shan had no choice but to send him out of the county government office.
At the side door, a figure appeared quietly. After staying by the patio for a while, he quietly walked into the empty hall.