It is still midsummer, with the scorching sun in the sky and the dry climate. Li Shan and Cui Xin stand under the shade of a tree halfway up the mountain. Looking from a distance, tens of thousands of horse hooves roll up the yellow sand in the sky and roll towards the north.
"I hope Duke Guan and the Duke of Changxing County can make a difference." Cui Xin sighed: "In the eight years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, no one has paid attention to Master Liang. Who would have expected..."
Qian Jiulong was born in Changxing County, Huzhou, and just then Li Shan and Cui Xin joined the army to read out the imperial edict. Qian Jiulong was granted the title of Duke of Changxing County. He not only led his troops into Jingzhou, but also inspected the governor of Jingzhou.
At the same time, Guan Guogong Ren Gui led his troops north to Longzhou and became the general manager of Longzhou. The current general manager Chang Daping transferred the governor of Jingzhou... The unlucky governor of Jingzhou led his troops to serve the king not long ago, but was ambushed and defeated by Liang Luoren. Sima, Changshi
They all died in the battle, and they themselves escaped with wounds, and died of their wounds within a few days.
"It should be able to stabilize the defense line, right?" Li Shan coughed twice, "They are all generals with outstanding military exploits."
"What if the situation is unstable?" Cui Xin turned around and asked, "I heard that His Majesty intends to let you take charge of the war?"
This matter is actually not a secret. In the eyes of many people, Li Shan, who had saved the country, was given the power to control the armies by Li Yuan. Logically speaking, he should be the best choice for the coach.
Li Shan laughed, "I don't dare to take on such an important responsibility. If I am the Duke of Guan, the public efforts of Changxing County will be in vain. I'm afraid that if your Majesty hesitates, you will have to..."
Cui Xin understood this sentence. If Qian Jiulong and Ren Gui could not regain the three states, Li Yuan would not be able to sit back and watch Liang Shidu take root in Guannai Road. No matter how hesitant, he would have to re-enable King Qin.
Today's series of changes made Cui Xin a little confused. His son-in-law seemed to have some connection with the East Palace, but he also seemed to have something to do with King Qin. He couldn't be a man who had both sides, right?
Cui Xin stopped thinking about it and just snorted, "As long as you stay in Renshou Palace honestly!"
If it was Ling Jing who said this, Li Shan would have to say a few words. If Wang Junhao or Zhu Ba said this, Li Shan would have to pretend to be whipped and kicked a few times, but there is nothing he can do now as Lord Taishan.
Li Shan said aggrievedly: "This time it really has nothing to do with my son-in-law, and I didn't provoke Master Liang..."
"I mean the Turks!" Cui Xin, who had a bit of a dark face, shouted angrily. Just yesterday, Li Yuan smiled and talked about the marriage grant next year. Well, this guy changed his name today and called himself his son-in-law.
After hearing this, Li Shan said angrily: "That's right... I heard that Ashina She'er was at war with Tuli Khan at the beginning of the month, and my son-in-law thought it was strange. There must be something inside."
After a pause, Li Shan explained in a low voice: "On that day, my son-in-law spread rumors that of the Ashina clan, only Sheer and Tuli are the heroes."
Cui Xin nodded and said: "This is a estrangement plan."
Li Shan sighed, "Ashina She'er is a man who knows Chinese studies and is familiar with Tao strategy. How can he not see that..."
Cui Xin was a little confused, but Li Shan did not continue to explain. There is a famous proverb in later generations: Don't do what your enemies want you to do, because they want you to do that.
In fact, this principle can also be reversed. I spread rumors in the hope of civil strife in the Turks, but Ashina Sheer, who must have seen through it, did what I expected, and did better than I imagined.
But the problem is that Ashina Sher does not necessarily have to go to war with Tuli Khan to prove his loyalty to Jieli Khan. He has many ways to avoid this civil strife, even if it is a temporary civil strife.
Ashina Sheer should also know well that he can no longer gain the trust of Jieli Khan. Once Tuli Khan is wiped out, he will be the next target... Who let Li Shan's rumor spread in May?
Yuanjun spread it widely.
But Ashina Sheer still did it, without flinching or watching coldly, and started fighting as soon as he rushed back to Wuyuan County... This had to make Li Shanxin suspicious.
However, Li Shan was not prepared to explain all this to Cui Xin, and he did not even mention it to Ling Jing... After all, it was Li Yuan who decided to release Ashina Sheer.
Cui Xin, who had narrowly escaped death this time, looked at his son-in-law and said softly: "The war is dangerous, so we should avoid it if we can in the future. What's more, with the help of the rescuer, His Majesty's injuries are not serious, and he should be able to remain in office for at least ten years."
Year."
Li Shan nodded, "I have already been enthroned as a county prince and cannot be promoted. No matter how great my achievements are, I am not a prince after all. It is difficult to enter the central government. After I get married next year, I will live in Chang'an and never go out again."
When he thought about his wedding next year, Cui Xinxin felt uncomfortable, but then he heard Li Shan continue: "But the people close to me should be able to get a lot of benefits from this rescue."
After hearing these words, Cui Xin raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard your Majesty discuss with the King of Qin and Duke Yang a few days ago. The reward has almost been decided. The second son of the Zhou family may be knighted."
"You idiot, Zhou Erlang, is really lucky." Li Shan laughed and cursed. Zhou Erlang went over the mountains and ridges to Liyuan County. It turned out that Li Shan had already gone north to Huating. By the time the guy went to Huating, Li Shan had already gone south to Renshou Palace.
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"If you don't avoid danger, you should be heavily rewarded for protecting your majesty from the rebel army." Cui Xin briefly mentioned that he himself was fished out of the rebel army by Zhou Yilang.
"Not bad." Li Shan said casually: "I don't know what rewards Zhang Sanlang, He Fang, Qu Silang, Hou Hongtao and others will receive this time."
When Cui Xin thought about it, he felt that things in the world were wonderful. Everyone thought that Li Shan was very similar to the King of Qin. He also set foot on the battlefield at a young age and was invincible in every battle.
Both of them are not favored by their father...Li Shimin is just not favored, but Li Shan is even worse.
Now Cui Xin feels more like it. The personal guards around Li Shan are a bit like Tiance Mansion. Although the organization and scale are very different, after all, Li Shimin has been building the team since Li Tang founded the country, and Li Shan
It only took a few years to go north to Chang'an.
However, both of them had many generals who were awarded titles due to their military exploits. Li Shimin also had many generals who had already become famous, such as Yu Chigong under Liu Wuzhou, former Sui generals Qu Tutong and Wagang.
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Shan from the village were all found in the wilderness. Even Su Dingfang was only slightly famous in Shandong.
The other Wang Junhao, Zhang Zhongjian, and Zhou Erlang are all unknown, but now there is Su Dingfang, a county prince, Wang Junhao, a county boy, Zhou Erlang is at least a county boy, Qu Silang, and Hou Hongtao are hard to say, but Zhang Zhongjian should be able to get them too.
A title... After all, Li Shan had done a great job in rescuing the emperor, but he was already a county king and could not be promoted, so the generals around him could naturally share the benefits.
After a while, the army was no longer visible, and only the yellow sand in the sky could be faintly seen. Cui Xin came back to his senses and whispered: "Beware of Pei Hongda after you return to Beijing."
Li Shan sighed, "Father-in-law, believe it or not, it was not my son-in-law who set up the trap this time!"
"My son-in-law has absolutely no need to do such a thing!"
Listening to Li Shan's lengthy explanation, Cui Xin nodded from time to time. What his son-in-law said made sense. If they could kill Pei Shiju together, that would be fine. But there was really no need to just kill his son to anger Pei Shiju!
Cui Xin believed it, but Li Shan was suspicious, so you just believed it?
Li Shan told similar words to Ling Jing, Li Shimin, Su Dingfang, and Chai Shao. Most people didn't believe it. At most, they were half-convinced. But Cui Xin believed it?
Li Shan lamented that others were too dirty-minded, and lamented that his father-in-law was too easy to fool.