Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1067
Putting all these troubles behind him, Li Shan looked at Su Dingfang, "Brother Dingfang returned to Beijing this time, he should still be the General of the Zuojian Gate, but it is different from the restraint of the Beiya Imperial Army last year, it is just a vain job."

Ling Jing added: "Different from last year, Chai Shao bypassed Zhang Jin and Luo Yi, controlled the Beiya Imperial Army through the rank of general, and transferred many of Princess Pingyang's old troops from Jinyang."

"Chai Shao restrained the Imperial Army of the Northern Yamen. Although Ding Fang was ranked as the General of the Sixteenth Guards, he was controlled by him in name, but following the previous example, he just ignored the matter, not to mention the General Zuo Jianmen..."

Li Shan also nodded in agreement. Su Dingfang is the general of the Zuojianmen. The two generals below are Zhang Zhongjian who is still in Lingzhou, and the other is the prince's confidant Feng Li. They have been restrained by Su Dingfang on the battlefield. But now that he is back in Chang'an, Su Dingfang will definitely not be able to command anymore.

"Well, and my mother has contacts with the East Palace, it's better for my brother to live in seclusion these days." Su Dingfang nodded, "By the way, how is Liu Heier?"

"It's not bad, now the personal guards are under his command, and Zhuangzi's defense is also in charge of him." Ling Jing said with a smile: "Huai Ren has a lot of insight."

Su Dingfang thought for a while, "Nv Nicheng and the Jihu tribe are quite brave, and Helan's victory is not small."

"Your Majesty has allowed him to settle in Lingzhou." Li Shan said casually, "Brother Dingfang brought many people back when he returned to Beijing this time?"

"Well, Qu Silang and Hou Hongtao are back, and most of the guards in the army have returned to Beijing, leaving only some manpower for Zhang Sanlang." Su Dingfang shook his head, "If I had known this, I might as well have asked Zhang Sanlang to return to Beijing."

"Inappropriate." Ling Jing disagreed, "Not many of the generals who went out with Huairen last year remained in the army, and even Ma Sanbao has already returned to Beijing. Go, and count on Zhang Zhongjian to check and balance at critical moments."

Li Shan glanced at Ling Jing, the old man spoke better than he sang, but in fact he couldn't trust Zhang Zhongjian, and he didn't want this unstable factor to stay in Zhuangzi at the critical moment.

Ling Jing has always had a bad impression of Zhang Zhongjian. He always feels that this man is ambitious and restless. To a large extent, his loyalty to Li Shan lies in the fact that only Li Shan is willing to use him. Once he has other high-ranking branches, he might betray him. .

Li Shan was noncommittal about Ling Jing's point of view, but one thing was true. Among the guards around him, only Zhang Zhongjian, his wife and children were not in Sun Moon Lake. The others, even Hou Hongtao and He Fang, who came last, lived with their families. In Zhuangzi, even Liu Heier brought his two sons and one daughter.

Therefore, among the personal guards or cronies around Li Shan, apart from the newcomer Liu Hei'er, Su Dingfang and Fan Shiyi all knew the inside story, Wang Junhao and Qu Silang also had some vague guesses, and Zhu Wei even more so. It has been confirmed, even Hou Hongtao has tested Wang Junhao in private, only Zhang Zhongjian doesn't know it at all.

"Qu Silang was handed over to Liu Heier and Wang Junhao. After all, Hou Hongtao had joined the army long before he set off on the expedition, so let him return to the Beiya Imperial Army." Li Shan said in a low voice after explaining a few words: "Twice before and after, little brother." Brother Ding Fang brought his personal guards back to Beijing, it happened that Brother Ding Fang lived in seclusion during this period of time..."

After hesitating for a while, Li Shan looked at Ling Jing, "I would like to ask Uncle Ling to ask His Royal Highness King Qin."

Ling Jing nodded knowingly, "This time Ding Fang returned to the capital with his personal guards. The standing troops in Zhuangzi have exceeded [-], and the horses, ordnance, armor, bows and arrows are all ready, and even equipped with a lot of crossbows. It is true that we must first Report to the King of Qin, but His Highness should not stop you."

Li Shan hummed, and of course Li Shimin would not object. The East Palace has a Changlin army that has been supplemented by the elite Tianjie Army, while the Tiance Mansion has only a few hundred personal guards. However, it is very difficult for both sides to control the Beiya imperial army. If there is an elite team with a number of about [-], then they will be more confident.

This was Li Shan's long-awaited plan, long before this expedition. After taking down Xiaoguan, he even sent people to check the route... If something goes wrong, he will slip away and go north to find it. Su Dingfang.

It's a pity that now that Su Dingfang has returned, this force can only be used to seize the heir, at least to save Li Shimin's life, otherwise he won't be able to withstand the long-term attack of the army.

However, there is one thing that Li Shimin did not expect, and Ling Jing presumably ignored it, because Li Shan would bring a group of people back every time he went out these years, resulting in the current population base of Sun Moon Lake being not small, no less than the population of ordinary towns in Jingzhao. .

And because of the reserves in the secret warehouse of Dongshan Temple, once something happened to mobilize the entire Zhuangzi, Li Shanneng organized a force of about [-] people, all of whom were young and strong, and most of them were veterans who had been on the battlefield.

With Su Dingfang in command, strong generals like Liu Heier and Wang Junhao, and a large number of loyal personal guards as the core, Li Shan believes that even a temporarily formed army has not weak combat power.

"Dong dong dong."

Hearing the knock on the door, Li Shan frowned first, then opened the door with a smile, "Eleventh Mother."

Cui Shiniang walked in with the wooden tray in person, "Lang Jun has discussed with Ling Gong and Zhao Guogong for a long time, let's have some supper."

Su Dingfang, who was meeting for the first time, took a step back and saluted, "Meet Princess Wei Si."

"Okay, okay, the two families are a good family, why do they call them so?" Ling Jing said with a smile: "Ding Fang is called a brother and sister, Eleven Niang is called an uncle, or after Huairen is called Ding Fang brother alright."

"Siblings."

"Brother Dingfang." Cui Shiniang looked curiously at this famous general who was hailed by her husband as not letting Wei Huo, and said with a smile: "Sister Li's family is eager for her husband, she is indeed a hero."

Su Dingfang was a little hesitant, and glanced at Li Shan unconsciously. He had been with Li Shan for a long time, and he knew that the study had always been an important place in Li's family. Except for Li Shan himself, only he and Ling Jing could go in and out, let alone Zhang Wenguan, Li Kai, and Wang Ren. It means that even the Zhu family will not come to discuss this boring.

The key is that the outside has always been guarded by personal guards, but Su Dingfang did not hear the report, which shows that Cui Shiniang is qualified to enter the study.

"Eleven Niang knows the inside story." Li Shan explained with a smile, picked up the small bowl, and said, "It's glutinous rice dumpling, which is rare."

Ling Jing was also a little surprised, and asked with a smile: "But that uncle of Eleven Niang who lives in Sichuan?"

"Uncle Liu sent someone to send them to Chang'an, and specially sent a copy." Cui Shiniang smiled and said, "Lang Jun mentioned sesame seeds before, and bought them from Dongshi."

Sesame glutinous rice balls, Li Shan looked a little dazed, remembering that the last time he ate them was the Lantern Festival of that year. Barbecue stalls, but Li Shan doesn't like barbecue, and it's expensive, so he simply bought a bag of glutinous rice balls in a 24-hour supermarket, and cooked them in a rice cooker when he went home.

(End of this chapter)