Seven or eight miles away from Renshou Palace, the military tents set up stretched endlessly as far as the eye could see. After the news spread that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had encountered a surprise attack, the people who had already gathered in the palace because Liang Shidu had captured the three states.
Soldiers are coming in a steady stream.
Although the sound of war horses neighing could be heard from time to time in the camp, it was generally quiet. The camp door was wide open, and dozens of generals were stepping out to greet them.
Li Gaoqian, the Duke of Jiangxia, who was among the crowd, saw the figure of the young man galloping towards him through a gap, and he felt infinite emotion in his heart. It had only been two years since they first met in the sixth year of Wude.
At that time, I was the General Zuowuwei, a high-ranking official with nearly 10,000 troops under his command, while the other party was just a small county magistrate. Within two years, a county magistrate repeatedly made meritorious deeds and rose to the top. Although he is currently just a minister of agriculture, he is a moderate
Zhujun is one of the most powerful figures in the world.
Li Shan, who was galloping in with dozens of personal guards, reined in his mount and dismounted. This was the first time he set foot in this camp. It was said that he wanted to control the troops, but Li Shan was very cautious in doing things. Every time he gave an order, he was rewarded.
With Li Yuan's permission, every order was given outside the city of Renshou Palace.
"You are a junior, how dare you trouble Duke Zhang." Li Shan smiled and walked a few steps quickly to support General Zhang Jin who was about to salute. "Gong Zhang became famous all over the world decades ago, and juniors have heard about it for a long time."
The old Zhang Jin had gray hair and was still in good health, but his eyes were quite cloudy. He looked at Li Shan carefully and praised: "As your Majesty said, he is the best person in the world."
"I dare not take this from Mr. Zhang."
"Why should Huairen be so modest?" Chai Shao said with a smile: "In the past few years, with numerous military exploits, the name of the King of Handan has spread all over the world, even the grasslands are afraid of him."
"Mr. Zhang is one of the Seven Nobles, and it is his duty to recognize heroes. You must have a good eye for discernment." Dou Gui looked at Li Shan with a new look, "I haven't seen him for several years, and the young man back then is already a famous general in the world.
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Dou Gui and Li Qianyou, the commander of Chang'an, once went to Zhujiagou and had a relationship with Li Shan. Later, he first followed Chai Shao to conquer Tuyuhun in the west, and then guarded Yizhou. However, after that, in the East Palace and the Qin Palace, the seizure of heirs spread to Shu.
Dou Gui was recalled to the Central Government and served as the Right Guard General.
Dou Gui was also unlucky. He served as Prince Zhan Shi in the fifth year of Wude, but later participated in the Battle of Qianshuiyuan under the command of the King of Qin. He also led troops from Shu to help when the Luoyang War was in full swing, and he was born in Fufeng Dou.
Therefore, brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were not worried.
"The Duke of Fou is too well-received." Li Shan said with a wry smile: "It all depends on the soldiers' lives. Well, Yugushe has to squat down and be the stepping stone. It's really helpless."
Dou Gui laughed loudly, causing other generals to look at him strangely... Dou Gui was a cruel person, harsh in his treatment of others, and never looked good to others.
After he finished laughing, Dou Gui briefly mentioned, "When I drive north in the future, I must visit the Cangtou River."
Yes, everyone remembered it. No wonder Dou Gui was so kind to Li Shan. Among the generals in the court, they were the only ones who liked to use the corpses of enemy soldiers to build a base for the capital.
Of course, this time Li Shan took advantage of the pros and cons and advised Li Yuan, so that his nephew Taichang Qing Douban survived, which was also a reason.
Among the generals present, Zhang Jin had the highest seniority. He had chosen Cao Qigui more than ten years ago along with Su Wei, Yu Wenshu, Pei Shiju and other famous officials. Chai Shao and Dou Gui were both relatives and had friendships with Li Shan. The three of them were
Li Shan introduced the generals one by one.
There were many generals who came to King Qin. Some came from Chang'an. Li Shan recognized a few of them, and some came from various prefectures. Li Shan was not very familiar with them. After all, he had only been in the official position for three or four years, and he had been working for most of that time.
In the field.
Among them, not many of them left a deep impression on Li Shan... Well, to be precise, it is because these names have not been passed down to later generations, at least there are no biographies in the old and new Tang books.
For example, Li Shan did not know Hu Yan, the governor of Ningzhou, who led his troops to cut off the return route of the fleeing Liang Luoren. Chai Shao, who participated in the battle of Qianshuiyuan, introduced that it was this Hu Yan who fought against Xue Rengao and killed the opponent.
Unsteady on his feet, Xue Rengao then bypassed Ningzhou and went south from Jingzhou, and was finally defeated in Qianshuiyuan.
Dou Gui added: "The courage is not inferior to that of King Qin, the martial arts is not inferior to that of Yu Chi, and the bravery is even better than that of Shu Bao."
Li Shan took another look at the Ningzhou governor. He looked quite ordinary. He didn't expect Dou Gui to give such a high evaluation. His courage was comparable to that of Li Shimin, who often resorted to committing suicide, and his martial arts skills were comparable to that of Yu Chigong, who took the sword with his bare hands.
, his bravery in charging into battle was even more fierce than Qin Qiong, who was injured in almost every battle. He had never heard of such an awesome person.
Walking further, Li Shan smiled and greeted Qian Jiulong, "Brother Yongye has made meritorious service in battle this time, and your majesty should give him a reward."
"It's normal to make meritorious deeds by fighting vigorously." Chai Shao and Qian Jiulong have a good relationship. Both of them have been under Li Shimin for a long time, but neither of them is regarded as a lineage of the King of Qin, so they have a good relationship. He said with a smile: "Brother Yongye actually didn't get a haircut."
No damage, it’s amazing.”
Qian Jiulong was short in stature and said with a smile: "I am lucky to be a general in the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, I would have been beheaded in public in my hometown."
Li Shan secretly scolded people in this era for speaking in such convoluted ways. If he hadn't been familiar with the history of the early Tang Dynasty in his previous life, he wouldn't have understood it. He just laughed and said, "So, it's a blessing in disguise?"
Qian Jiulong was actually from the south of the Yangtze River. He was born in Huzhou. He was convicted of a crime in his early years and was not a slave. He was sent to Shuozhou and joined Li Yuan, who was stationed in Mayi at the time. Only then did his life turn around.
If such an incident had not happened, Qian Jiulong would probably have served under Du Fuwei, who was sweeping the Jianghuai land. The latter was a ruthless man who would inspect the soldiers after every battle. Anyone with injuries on his back or no injuries on his body would
, all beheaded in public display.
Behind Qian Jiulong was his old acquaintance Li Gaoqian. Li Shan said with a smile: "Brother Gaoqian, you are fine."
The distance between the Duke of Jiangxia and the Prince of Handan is now greater than the distance between General Zuo Wuwei and the county magistrate back then. Li Gaoqian felt mixed emotions and saluted: "I don't dare to be called so by Your Highness..."
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"When I first went to Yanmen that day, brother Gao Qian helped the orphans a lot." Li Shan helped Li Gao Qian up, "Why is it necessary?"
Just as he was about to continue talking, Li Shan saw a dignified general standing behind Li Gaoqian. Although he was not young, he was upright and imposing.
"This is..."
Zhang Jin introduced: "This is the general manager of Xuzhou who has just returned to Beijing. He is in charge of the government."
No wonder... Li Shan narrowed his eyes slightly and vaguely guessed the reason why Li Jiancheng personally came to invite Li Shimin to meet him today. It turned out that Ren Gui had arrived.
"I have met the King of Handan." Ren Guigong handed over his hand, his attitude was a bit casual, but he has such qualifications. Among Li Yuan's old friends, in terms of military exploits and ability, he was second to none.
Li Shan smiled and said hello, deliberately not talking much, and his eyes fell on a young general behind Ren Gui, "This is..."
Zhang Jin was stunned. He didn't recognize this person. He turned around and looked at Chai Shao and Dou Gui. They were also a little stunned. They didn't recognize him either.
"This time I am going north, I am carrying dozens of personal guards. This is the leader of the personal guards, Liu Rengui."
As soon as Ren Gui said these words, the surroundings became quiet, Zhang Jin showed a look of perseverance, Chai Shao frowned slightly, and Dou Gui even wanted to reprimand... The people present were all the generals of the court or the governor of the state, one
Dare the leader of the personal guard sneak in?
But Li Shan stopped Dou Gui and only chuckled: "You have extraordinary bearing. You will definitely accomplish something in the future. Mr. Ren has a good eye."
He indeed had good eyesight. Li Shan was glad that he had a relatively good understanding of the history of the early Tang Dynasty. He remembered this one...the famous general Liu Rengui who officially went to war with Japan for the first time in Chinese history and won a great victory.