As the saying goes, there is no greater merit than rescuing the driver. The biggest credit has already been obtained. There is really no need to express his merit in front of Li Yuan anymore.
What's more, to brag about oneself, if it were in the previous life, Li Shan would have been shameless enough to be the king's wife, but in this life, it's not that Li Shan's face has become thinner, but the difference caused by the different times... He has to let others express his merits for him.
Moreover, if we were to tell the story from beginning to end, we would inevitably talk about the miserable Pei Longqian and Pei Xuanji brothers. Li Shanzhen was afraid that Pei Shiju would go crazy on the spot!
Li Shan went straight down the mountain and saw Chai Shao coming quickly, "Brother-in-law is finally here."
"It's late." Chai Shao's face was gloomy. After arriving at Renshou Palace, he carefully questioned the defenders and found out that he had been tricked by Li Jiancheng. The guy delayed sending troops, but pulled him into the trap.
"Fortunately, Huairen came to the rescue in time." Chai Shao forced a smile, "How are the casualties?"
Li Shan touched his nose and moved his cheeks, but did not speak. Chai Shao sighed. After arriving at Renshou Palace, the first thing he did was to confirm that Li Yuan and Li Shimin were okay, but he didn't even need to ask. Just looking at the battlefield, he knew how tragic the war was.
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Although Chai Shao remained neutral in his political stance, he had been under Li Shimin for a long time and was an old friend of the generals in Tiance Mansion. How could he not feel sad?
Before reaching the top of Tiantai Mountain, Li Shan did not expect that there would be so many casualties. The leading generals, clan members, and court officials all died.
Li Shan remembered the names of the famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty quite clearly. In this life, through Li Kai, Ling Jing knew the inside of Tiance Mansion very well. It was only the names left by Qingshi that would be remembered by future generations. There were many of them, even
Even the famous general Hou Junji, who raided the Western Regions during the Zhenguan period and finally followed Li Chengqian in rebellion, is missing and his life and death are unknown.
This time Li Yuan was embarrassed, he was very embarrassed... One of his concubines disappeared and her whereabouts are unknown. She may have escaped, or she may have been captured by Liang Jun.
However, Li Shan seemed sad, but in fact, he didn't feel much sadness deep in his heart. The reason was simple. The people he cared about and those who had a good relationship with him had at least saved their lives.
What Li Shan cares about most is not Li Yuan and Li Shimin, but Ling Jing, Su Dingfang and Cui Xin.
Although Su Dingfang's injury was a bit serious, several of the guards around him had learned medical skills at the Imperial Medical Office and handled the treatment properly. They would surely recover after slowly cultivating themselves. Ling Jing was the first group to go up the mountain with the staff of Tiance Mansion.
There has never been a fight.
Cui Xin was a little unlucky. As a member of the Zhongshu House, he was accompanying Li Yuan. As a result, the team turned around and returned to Renshou Palace. Cui Xin accidentally fell off his horse and was pulled down. Fortunately, Ling Jing asked Zhou Erlang to go back and rob someone, and Li Daoxuan happened to meet him.
Cui Xin was only slightly bruised.
In addition, among those who had a good relationship with Li Shan, Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren, Zhongshu Shilang Yuwenshi and Zhongshu were injured, but they were all fine. Wen Yanbo was unscathed, but Yang Gongren's son Yang Siyi was unlucky to break his leg.
He lost his arm, but he survived anyway.
Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, rescued Li Yuan from the rebellion, but was later wounded in the battle, but not seriously.
What surprised Li Shan the most was that Yuwen Shiji's sister Yuwen Zhaoyi snatched a horse from the rebel army, held her son in her arms and galloped all the way, and even killed two Liang soldiers... even worse than Yuwen Shiji and this guy.
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Anyway, those who had some friendship with Li Shan basically survived... Although most of them were injured, after experiencing the scene like that in Guji Town last year, Li Shan naturally found it difficult to feel much grief.
There has to be a comparison in everything.
But Li Shan is also very sorry. Pei Shiju is such a thief. He didn't follow Li Yuan down the mountain. Instead, he hid on Tiantai Mountain because he was too old to ride. Otherwise, so many people would have died. This old man who was almost eighty years old
There is no reason to escape this.
What a pity, what a pity!
"Well, Zhang Sanlang has already led his troops to the north, following Liang Jun." Li Shangan laughed a few times, "Your Majesty ordered my younger brother to control the armies. Now Sima Lin Xingcan of Longzhou has arrived with his troops, so why not brother-in-law..."
Chai Shao sighed and thought for a while before saying: "I'll pay homage to His Majesty first, and then go north immediately."
Li Shan was a little surprised. He said that His Majesty had ordered him to control the armies, but Chai Shao insisted on going to the mountain to pay his respects.
The two of them went up the mountain together. At this moment, on the top of the Tiantai Mountain, Hou Chen, who had been left behind by Li Shan, and Sima Lin Xingcan of Longzhou, who had come to see him, were bragging about Li Shan's merits.
Hou Chen and Lin Xingcan sang together, from the defeat of Huating, to Li Shan leading his personal guards to the north, to the destruction of Huating, Li Shan turned the tide... Li Shan was praised as unparalleled in the sky and on the earth.
Scholar Yu was amazed, "Huating city was destroyed at noon, Huairen was still in the city, at dusk, the Liang army was defeated, and Huating was recovered. These battles can be passed down to future generations."
Wen Yanbo on the side thought to himself that it seemed that every battle that the young county king experienced from the beginning of his rise to the present day was quite legendary and could be passed down to future generations.
At first, he attacked the enemy camp at night in a desperate situation, and attacked Wucheng overnight. After that, he won two great victories in Wei County and Yongji, and then stirred up trouble and rain in Daizhou, forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender. He captured Yugushe alive and defeated Jieli three times.
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"Leading the army into the city in person can be said to be courageous." Xiao Yu praised: "Breaking through the north city gate is a wise move."
"You are courageous and knowledgeable!" Yang Gongren said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Shi Wen also praised him like this."
Shi Wen is the name of Xiao Yu, who was the seventh son of Emperor Ming of Liang and the half-brother of Empress Xiao, the wife of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. Because Li Shan exchanged Yu Gushe on the condition of Empress Xiao early last year, he didn't have a good impression of Li Shan.
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But Yang Gongren said that he did not expect that Xiao Yu would receive such praise. This did not mean in this aspect, but because Xiao Yu was rigid, upright, harsh with his subordinates, and rebellious with his superiors. Basically, he had never praised anyone.
After resting for a while, Li Shimin reviewed the battle at Huating in his mind and nodded: "Huairen is not like Qin Qiong or Yuchi Gong, a brave general in battle, but he chooses the opportunity accurately, advances and retreats in a measured way, and makes decisions before moving..."
"Like Wu Hou?" Li Yuan said with a smile: "It is indeed capable."
In history, it is not uncommon for famous generals to serve as commanders in the image of literati, but mainly in the Song and Ming dynasties. After all, the status of literati at that time was much higher than that of military generals. But before the Tang Dynasty, the most famous literati general was Zhuge Liang.
At the last moment, they saw the reinforcements arrive, but they were attacked fiercely by Liang Jun and survived when they were almost defeated. This made it difficult for everyone to calm down. It seemed that they had even forgotten the pain and fatigue on their bodies.
"Your Majesty, Chai Shao, pays homage to your Majesty."
Li Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at the son-in-law, half-smiling but not smiling: "Sichang is finally here."
Everyone was silent. Everyone knew that if Li Shan had not taken the risk to sneak into the palace with his personal guards, Liang Jun would probably have attacked Tiantai Mountain before Chai Shao arrived, and by then everything would have stopped.
Chai Shaolang said: "This morning, under the great trust of His Highness the Crown Prince, I led two thousand cavalry to come to the rescue. The Crown Prince personally led the army to the rear."
Arriving at Renshou Palace in one day, Chai Shao was trying to explain that the rescue was a little late, and I will not bear the blame.
Li Yuan's expression became slightly more relaxed. Dalang personally led his troops and sent Chai Shao to lead his cavalry to come for reinforcements... Although it was a little late, it seemed to make sense. After all, the situation was chaotic and he did not send his trusted followers or guards to Chang'an for help.
, maybe it was a little late to receive the news?
Li Shimin, who was leaning on the stone, stopped Changsun Wuji with his eyes. At the same time, he thought in his heart that after all, the prince came. Although it was a little late, he finally came, and Tiantai Mountain was finally defended...
Li Shan saw Li Yuan's expression slow down and cursed secretly that this guy was really an expert in brainstorming and was too busy looking for excuses for Li Jiancheng.