After so long, so long, and having suffered losses again and again, and then seeing his father-in-law Pei Shiju suffer losses again and again, Li Dewu felt that he had clearly seen the son he had abandoned.
But the clearer I saw it, the weirder it seemed...it was so different from what I remembered.
Li Dewu has carefully studied Li Shan's behavior. He often values peace in his dealings with others. He is not aggressive and may even choose to stay away and make a preemptive strike. At the same time, Li Shan is extremely thoughtful and does not look like a young man in his prime. On the contrary,
There are some old people like Pei Shiju who have been in officialdom for a long time.
His thoughtfulness was reflected in many aspects, but what impressed Li Dewu the most was that two months ago, he witnessed with his own eyes the return of Li Shan to Tuli Khan.
Li Dewu, who was in the army that day, knew the significance of the Jingzhou victory very well. Even if he didn't understand it, he could still know it through the words of so many generals...Such military exploits...Considering the unification of the Central Plains, the King of Qin had never fought against the barbarians.
Through experience, Li Shan was already regarded as the best general in the Manchu Dynasty.
The release of Tuli Khan did not attract Li Dewu's attention at first, but after he returned to Beijing, he soon realized the intention of Li Shan's move. What impressed him most was that Li Shan made it so quickly.
Made a decision.
Capturing an enemy chief alive is not something that anyone would let go lightly, or even indulge in for personal gain.
Such a decision undoubtedly showed the courage, insight and decisiveness of the young man.
Therefore, Li Dewu immediately felt that this rumor might not be spread by Li Shan himself, and he would not be that stupid, but it was probably him who was adding fuel to the fire behind it.
Being so close to Chang'an, holding the military power of almost the entire Guannei Road, and having just achieved military success such as the great victory in Jingzhou... Looking through the history books, how could such a commander not be jealous of the monarch?
No matter how trustworthy your Majesty is, suspicion will always exist.
Well, Li Dewu raised his head and glanced at Li Yuan who was sitting on the dragon throne in the distance. Even if His Majesty really had no suspicion, Li Shan wouldn't believe it given his state of mind.
And this time the rumors happened to be a test. In other words, instead of waiting for others to do something in the future, it would be better to take advantage of the Turks' divisive plan to smooth everything over.
The best thing is that no one will guess that he spread the rumors, and in fact it is not the case.
Li Dewu thought in his mind that besides eliminating suspicion, Li Shan might have other reasons.
Glancing at the old figure, Li Dewu knew nothing, but he could vaguely sense that what Li Shan did this time was probably aimed at Pei Shiju.
To be fair, Li Dewu is not stupid, and he is also quite good at strategy. He could detect that when Li Shan led his troops to go on an expedition, Pei Shiju had done some tricks. The reason was very simple. Just because he was going to lead his troops on an expedition, Li Dewu, who was in the Beiya Imperial Guards,
Shan's direct lineage, all the old troops were followed by the army.
And Pei Shiju chose to join the prince's sect. This old fox will not just wait. How many more years can the man who is almost eighty years old survive?
Therefore, in a year or two or in a few months, Pei Shiju will definitely take action... Li Dewu once calculated that Pei Shiju would probably try to push the prince to the throne in one fell swoop. Only in this way would it be possible to destroy Li Shan.
But although His Majesty was injured in the battle at Tiantai Mountain, he is still in good health. If the Crown Prince wants to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, he can only go through a mutiny... and the Beiya Imperial Army is the key.
Li Dewu pondered in his mind that Pei Shiju's recommendation of Li Shan to go on the expedition and Li Shan's contribution to the rumors were probably directly related to the Beiya Forbidden Army.
Do you want to tell Pei Shiju about your guess?
Li Dewu quickly gave up the idea. Pei Shiju's attitude towards him... was no better than treating tiles that fell on the ground, and his wife Pei Shuying's attitude towards him was simply a life-and-death enemy.
Not to mention other things, at least in the eyes of the Pei family and his daughter, no matter whether it was Li Shan's instigation or whether Li Shan had any manipulation, Li Dewu was 80% responsible for Pei Xuanji's death.
If you hadn't abandoned your wife and children and clung to the Pei family, would Pei Xuan have ended up like this?
Can Pei Shiju lose his son in his later years?
Can two grandchildren lose their father at a young age?
Li Dewu still remembers that when Pei Xuanji's body was sent back to Chang'an, Pei Shuying said in a cold tone... A son will not kill his father, but his wife can kill her husband.
If King Qin takes over the East Palace, and he shamelessly asks Princess Pingyang and his wife, Cui Xin and his wife for help... he can at least save his life. After all, they are father and son, and Pei Shuying has no means to kill herself.
But if the crown prince ascends the throne, Pei Shiju will inevitably have great power, and he will inevitably drink poisonous wine by escaping to the ends of the earth.
Therefore, there is no need to inform Pei Shiju... While Li Dewu made this decision, he lamented in his heart that there is nothing more wonderful in the world than this. It is indeed shameless for him to abandon his wife and son. It is even more shameless to even drive his son to death in order to cling to a wealthy family. But,
In the end, he hoped that his son could defeat the Yue family and save his life.
But Li Dewu still couldn't help but feel angry. Originally, his biological father died early, but now that he's healed, he wants to change his father. Why did he give birth to such a wicked son?
After the morning court, Li Dewu casually ate some food in the corridor and chatted with a few colleagues. He is now the Chang'an magistrate. Although his status is not high, his position is very critical. He is also one of the few people from the East Palace lineage who has not been demoted recently.
Officials who were promoted instead.
After leaving the Tai Chi Hall and walking outside, on Chengtianmen Street, Li Dewu unexpectedly saw Wei Zheng washing horses in the East Palace, "Brother Xuancheng?"
Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, he squeezed through the crowd, and whispered: "Quick, quick, something happened over there in the West City."
Fuguo County in Chang'an is divided into two counties, Chang'an and Wannian. Wannian County governs the east and Chang'an County governs the west. West City is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County.
Li Dewu quickened his pace. Although they were both disciples of the prince, Wei Zheng was the prince's confidant, and his status was not comparable to his... On the contrary, his identity as the prime minister's son-in-law was vaguely comparable, but he and his father-in-law had already turned against each other.
"What happened?"
After leaving the Suzaku Gate, Li Dewu rushed to the West Market, sent someone to summon men, and then asked Wei Zheng.
"Fighting." Wei Zheng sighed and said: "On one side are Luo Shou, the younger brother of the King of Yan County, and his only son Luo Yang. On the other side is Wang Renbiao, the son of the Prince Consort, and on the other side there are many descendants of the Taiyuan Wen family, as well as several descendants of aristocratic families."
Li Dewu rolled his eyes, "Is it making a big fuss?"
"They are already fighting with weapons, the number of people is over a hundred, and the roads are blocked..."
Li Dewu couldn't help but clicked his tongue a few times. It was really not a small matter to cause such a big fuss in the world.
However, Li Dewu did not find it difficult to deal with it. After all, Wang Renbiao was said to be a relative and the son of the Prince Consort, but in fact he was not the son of Princess Tong'an.
There is no status in the clan.
Li Dewu also knew why Wei Zheng came to him. On the one hand, it was because it happened to be within his scope of authority, and on the other hand, because Luo Shou and Luo Yang were both generals of the Changlin Army and belonged to the same lineage of the East Palace.
But after thinking about it, Li Dewu vaguely guessed that it couldn't be related to Li Shan, right?