Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 127 The Perfect Excuse
"Shi Wanbao!"

The sound of violent drinking resounded in the backyard of the county yamen, and Shi Wanbao, who was drinking to soothe his sorrows, was shocked, and turned his head to look, and his soul flew out of his wits.

"Shi Wanbao!"

"Shi Wanbao!!"

"Shi...wan...bao!!!"

Although he just called his name and repeated the name over and over again, Shi Wanbao's heart was chilled by the spiteful tone in his tone, he did not expect such a plot to happen.

Just two hours ago, I was still planning to let that noble Turk go back to make up a knife, but now the Huaiyang child came with a knife...

"choke!"

There was the slight sound of the sharp knife being unsheathed, and Shi Wanbao, who looked like he was getting old, ran away!

However, the next moment, I saw the light of the knife flickering, and a broken palm shot up into the sky.

The shrill screams echoed in the backyard, and Li Shan, who had just arrived, took two steps forward boredly, with both hands in his sleeves, and glanced at the half of the palm that fell at his feet.

What kind of knife is not good to use, you have to use your hands...

Gritting his teeth, the long knife in Li Daoxuan's hand tilted slightly downward, and a few drops of blood condensed on the tip of the knife and dripped slowly.

After knowing that Shi Wanbao was in Guantao City, Li Daoxuan remained surprisingly calm and calm, and only asked Liu Jun a few innocuous questions.

But after entering the city, Li Daoxuan didn't greet everyone, didn't take a bath and change clothes, didn't even eat or drink a sip of water, but led Xue Zhong and Liu Jun straight to the backyard of the county government.

In this regard, Li Shan, who was chasing all the way, only sighed that this kid is so interesting!

I can't kill Shi Wanbao, it's a bit taboo, after all, I'm a Duke, and I don't have any official position, so it's always easy to be criticized and feared by others.

But as a son of the clan, Li Daoxuan, who was framed by Shi Wanbao and nearly died just now, was able to do it.

Not only dare to kill, can kill, but also have a good reason to kill.

Yu Gong, Shi Wanbao ordered the army to stop, and wiped out the [-] elite Tang army. In the first battle, the main force of the Tang army in Hebei was wiped out, and Jizhou, Xingzhou, Beizhou, and Luozhou were successively lost.

Such a defeat is enough to remove the noble from office.

In private, Li Daoxuan, who was forced by Shi Wanbao, was captured alive. If it weren't for Li Shan, Li Daoxuan would have been completely ruined.

When he remembered that he fought desperately in the formation, the five thousand fine cavalry were wiped out, and Shi Wanbao led tens of thousands of troops to watch with cold eyes, Li Daoxuan was filled with hatred, wishing to cut Shi Wanbao into pieces.

Of course, there is another reason.

Shi Wanbao is a direct descendant of the Eastern Palace, and he is highly trusted by the saint. His brother Shi Wansui had an old relationship with the saint in the past, and the title of Duke Yuan proved this.

Shi Wanbao's ancestral home was Yuanzhou, and those who were titled by their ancestral homeland were more common in the former dynasty, but extremely rare in the early Tang Dynasty.

For example, in the Sui Dynasty, Pei Shiju was granted the title of Duke of Wenxi County, but he was granted the title of Duke of Anyi County after he voted for Tang Dynasty.

It is rare for Shi Wanbao to be granted the title of Duke of the Yuan Dynasty.

Li Daoxuan learned from Liu Jun that it was Li Shan who broke into the county government and forcibly snatched Yugu from Shi Wanbao.

That is to say, Shi Wanbao and Li Shan have formed a deadly feud... and even if Shi Wanbao is dismissed from office because of his defeat in Xia Bo, he will probably make a comeback in the future relying on the trust of the East Palace and the sage.

Similar things happened in the early Tang Dynasty. For example, Liu Wenjing was defeated by Xue Ju and was expelled from office by the sage, but he was able to recover soon.

Even for Li Shan, Li Daoxuan made up his mind to kill Shi Wanbao today.

This is also the reason why Li Shan praised Li Daoxuan so much in his heart.

Shi Wanbao on the ground was still screaming miserably, his left palm was cut off obliquely from the tiger's mouth, and a large stream of blood quickly dyed the ground purple and black.

Li Daoxuan's wrist shook, and the blood beads on the tip of the knife flew away, staring at Shi Wanbao with dull eyes, the long knife in his hand was already raised high.

"The edict of the saint, I have the edict of the saint!" Shi Wanbao suddenly shouted, repeating this sentence over and over again.

Xue Zhong sneered and said, "The sage ordered you, Shi Wanbao, to fall into the siege of King Huaiyang and not save him. The sage ordered you, Shi Wanbao, to lose [-] troops?!"

Li Shan couldn't help but burst out laughing, this sentence was almost exactly the same as what he said more than two hours ago.

"With the edict of a saint in your body, you will not escape death today!"

Li Daoxuan's clothes were worn out, his hair was in a mess, and there were dirt marks on his face. He looked haggard, but his hands holding the handle of the knife were full of veins.

Li Shan said lightly: "This dynasty followed the former Sui Dynasty. The imperial edicts were taken by the central scriptures, and the subordinates tried to refute them, and the ministers obeyed them. Who is the prime minister in charge of the subordinate provinces?"

"There are two provincial servants under the door, with Jiang Guogong as the head." Xue Zhong said softly.

"Jiang Guogong?" Li Shan smiled and said, "But Chen Zicong, the younger brother of the former and later masters?"

"Yes."

"Mr. Xue, you are a farmer in the countryside, and you don't know the dignitaries in the court. How is Jiang Guogong's character?"

Xue Zhongyang said: "Jiang Guogong is talented in debating, he is just, and he often speaks generously."

This is to say mildly that Chen Shuda has a fiery temperament, but he has no preference between Donggong and King Qin.

Li Shan looked harmless to humans and animals, stepped forward a few steps, and looked at Shi Wanbao with a smile, "It turns out that Duke Yuan is a coward."

The eyes of Li Daoxuan and Xue Zhong on the side lit up, but Shi Wanbao seemed to have forgotten the bloody hand after being startled, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

A saint's edict that has not been reviewed by senior officials and servants under his sect can indeed be counted in theory... The saint's edict that Shi Wanbao mentioned must have not been examined by his sect.

In other words, even if Li Yuan's decree is true, the movement of the army is entrusted to Shi Wanbao...then this decree is definitely not on the surface.

Li Daoxuan only vaguely guessed a few points, but Xue Zhong and Li Shan could see it clearly... The former is the nephew of Li Shimin's confidant Xue Shou, and the latter is a traveler who has seen the answer.

Two months ago, Li Shimin recommended Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, as the general manager of the Hebei Road Army, and the saint appointed Shi Wanbao, a direct descendant of the Eastern Palace, as his deputy.

Perhaps neither the sage nor the East Palace wanted to see the lineage of Prince Qin's Mansion make new contributions, or maybe it was because after the Turkic peace strike, the East Palace wanted to conquest.

In short, it is very likely that Li Jiancheng, the prince of the East Palace, asked the saint's edict in private to prevent Shi Wanbao from being suppressed by Huaiyang king Li Daoxuan in the Hebei battlefield.

Otherwise, Li Shimin, who is the minister, would never be ignorant, and would never fail to inform Li Daoxuan, and Li Daoxuan would never rest assured that he would lead the elite cavalry to charge the battle, and leave Shi Wanbao in charge of the army.

In other words, Shi Wanbao can restrain the army from moving forward with a sage's edict at the critical moment of the confrontation between the two armies.

Shi Wanbao could also take out this sage's edict to confirm that his actions were justified after Li Daoxuan was defeated and died, and he turned the tide.

It is a pity that Li Daoxuan was defeated, while Shi Wanbao's tens of thousands of troops were defeated by the Turkic soldiers without any suspense, and the entire [-] elite army was wiped out.

Under such circumstances, the sage handed down an edict... even Li Yuan might not be willing to accept the account.

Therefore, what Li Shancai blurted out must be a false statement.

This crime can hide the secrets of the First World War, at least on the bright side...just to sacrifice Shi Wanbao.

In the first battle of Xiabo, almost the entire territory of Hebei was lost. If Liu Heita returns to Luozhou, the whole city of Chang'an must be shocked.

Could it be that the sage and Donggong will stand up and tell everyone... Shi Wanbao has the edict of the sage in his body, so he stopped, and put Huaiyang King in a tight siege, wiped out the entire [-] Tang army, lost Luozhou, and Hebei?

The bright knife light flashed by, and the thin and short body fell to the ground weakly, and the big head flew up.

Li Daoxuan threw down his long sword, and said angrily: "Seizing the heir, seizing the heir, can you act like this?!"

Li Shan and Xue Zhong behind him looked at each other. Although Li Daoxuan relieved his anger, he was bound to be secretly hated by the East Palace, and might even be looked down upon by the saint... But at the same time, he was also firmly tied to the Qin Palace. on a boat,

Outside the county government office, Tian Liu'an said with a wry smile: "Mr. Ling is sure to see that Li Langjun went out of the city himself, and he really has other plans."

"Before you were worried about him and offended Shi Wanbao..." Ling Bo snorted, "He was already prepared."

"The King of Huaiyang followed His Royal Highness the King of Qin to sweep the Central Plains and made many meritorious deeds. Mr. Li Lang really deserved his credit for surviving this time." Tian Liu'an said with a smile: "I thought it would be lucky to be able to return to the city today, but unexpectedly Mr. Li Lang can return to the King of Huaiyang, Chief Xue and dozens of generals."

Hearing the word sweeping the Central Plains... Ling Jing snorted. During the battle at Hulaoguan that day, he saw with his own eyes Li Daoxuan coming out of the formation and raising the flag behind the formation of the army, so that the army of more than [-] was defeated.

Ma Zhou, the only one who knew it well from beginning to end, stood aside, thinking about Li Shan's every move after he emerged from the Turkic Qingqi today.

Almost every step is surprising.

Before the battle, Shi Wanbao's personal guards were beheaded, and without hesitation, he entered the county government office and snatched Yugu She from Shi Wanbao's hands.

Going into battle in person to return Huaiyang King from the Turkic Army, and then going straight to the county government when Huaiyang King went straight to the county government, he had already drawn his sword before entering the door...

Make a decisive decision, but it is also logical, interlocking, seemingly lucky, but actually rigorous.

If he was not sure, how could Li Shan be willing to go to negotiate when he was besieged by the Turkic army, and he went around the corner to confirm the conditions of the hostage exchange with Ashinasheer.

At that time, Li Shan should have speculated about Yugushe's identity through Ashina Sheer's attitude, and at the same time he already knew that Shi Wanbao was already in Guantao City.

If he was not sure, how could Li Shan order Su Dingfang to enter the county government office without hesitation, snatch Yugu She back, and humiliate Shi Wanbao like that?
At that time, Li Shan had already confirmed that there was a great chance to rescue Huaiyang King, and Li Shan also confirmed that Li Daoxuan was full of hatred for Shi Wanbao.

So, what's next?
Ma Zhou was guessing that the door had already been opened, and Li Daoxuan was empty-handed, with an abnormal blush on his face.

Followed by Li Shan, he said in a casual tone: "I also ask Director Tian to report urgently to Beijing that Yuan Guogong Shi Wanbao faked the saint's edict, so that he was defeated in the next blog, so ashamed and ashamed that he committed suicide. "

This kind of nonsense...you can't even believe it.

There was silence at the gate of the county government office.

The corner of Ma Zhou's mouth twitched, well, Li Shan gave a perfect excuse for Li Daoxuan to kill Shi Wanbao.

An excuse that makes it difficult for everyone, including everyone in Chang'an City, to refute.

It's really a no-brainer.

Ma Zhou couldn't help thinking, what Li Shan said to Ashinasheer more than an hour ago... would it work?
Will the Turkic army return north?

(End of this chapter)