Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 128 You Are Still Poisonous!
"Thank you, Brother Li."

Although Su Dingfang was young, he had always been taciturn. After carefully listening to Li Shan's narration and the explanations of the doctors in the city, he only said this sentence.

After the operation that night, she had been sitting in a carriage all the way to the south. Su's mother recovered fairly well, but in the last two days she abandoned the carriage and rode on a horse, and the wound burst again. Li Shan checked it and ordered Zhou to apply medicine and bandage again.

Li Shan didn't have the temper of some doctors, so he asked Zhu Ba to invite a doctor from the city, and after a diagnosis, he prescribed some medicines for Su's mother.

"It's thanks to brother Su's strength to support each other and go south." Li Shan waved his hand, glanced at Su Dingfang's expression, and said softly: "There is no need to mention the past."

This is the truth, Li Shan never thought about the sale contract written by his subordinate Su Dingfang.

Over there Mrs. Zhou has already boiled the medicine and served it to Mother Su. The latter is a silver-haired old woman, about five or sixty years old, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a face like a silver basin.

At this time Ma Zhou suddenly appeared outside the door, "Director Tian sent a message that Liu Heita's army is coming from the east."

Li Shan squinted his eyes and thought for a while, "So fast... Where are the Turkic people?"

"The Turkic army is still stationed fifty miles away, standing still."

Li Shan glanced at Su Dingfang, "Can you keep it?"

"It can be defended." Su Dingfang said decisively: "There is no shortage of food, weapons, and troops. At least we can defend until the end of December."

The end of December...meaning that it can last until next year. Even if Li Jiancheng insisted on spending the Spring Festival in Chang'an, Li Yuan couldn't bear the fall of Hebei and Shandong for such a long time.

Outside the door, Ma Zhou asked, "Will the Turkic army really return to the north?"

"I really don't know." Li Shan rolled his eyes, "Why don't you go out of the city and ask that Ashinasheer?"

Ma Zhou left angrily, and Su Dingfang suddenly knelt down in front of his mother on one knee, "Shandong and Hebei have been fighting for years, and the people are in dire straits. The King of Eastern Han has risen several times, and the child wants to move to Guanzhong."

Mother Su stared at her son hesitantly, then looked up at Li Shan, "Where is Guanzhong?"

"Outside Chang'an City, at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, the scenery is elegant, suitable for long-term residence, and there are famous temples on the mountain."

Li Shan didn't know what to say for a while.

In favor of relocation... It seems that Li Shan has a little bit of repayment.

Refusal... It seems that Li Shan is too hypocritical.

All the way south, Li Shan told Su Dingfang clearly in almost everything, and regardless of the number of troops, he was always led by Su Dingfang.

The kindness of saving his mother, the utmost trust, Su Dingfang didn't think he had a better choice as Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai's former subordinates.

Su's mother was fully awake as early as around Liting, and she had heard Zhou's detailed account of the matter. Faced with her son's request, she could only sigh softly, "Then I will bother Li Langjun."

Li Shan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his clothes, and formally saluted, "Please rest assured, my aunt, my nephew will regard Fang as a brother, and I hope that I will never leave, and join hands in this life."

All the way south, the old woman was sober for less than half the time, but she kept silent about her son's promise to become a slave... Li Shan was really afraid that the other party would not go to Chang'an.

Li Shan turned around and saluted Su Dingfang again, "I hope Brother Su will raise more points in the future."

Su Dingfang showed a candid smile, while shaking his head, Li Shan said with a smile: "This time defending the city, I still need Brother Su's help, and when I return to Guanzhong in the west, I also need Brother Su's protection."

"Brother Su must have wanted to inquire about my younger brother's life experience a long time ago... Uncle Ling made a few indirect remarks, but Brother Su refused to ask."

"Little brother's life experience is indeed bumpy and bizarre. Few people know about it. After the war, we will talk to Brother Su."

Mrs. Zhou helped Mrs. Su into the inner room, only then did Uncle Ling walk in, and glanced at Li Shan, "It's already settled?"

Su Dingfang went out quietly, leaving the two of them inside.

"Auntie and Brother Su are going to Chang'an..."

"Auntie?" Uncle Ling sneered, "It's quick to change your mind."

Li Shan blushed, stared and asked, "Has Mr. Ling not made up his mind yet?"

"You're not called Ling Bo anymore?"

Li Shan lowered his voice, "Brother Su's mother is called aunt, and Mr. Ling is called uncle?"

"You..." Ling Bo fell on his back in anger, and scolded, "Ding Fang should really show your face!"

Li Shan sat down cross-legged indifferently, "After the Luoshui battle, Brother Su took the risk to pick up his colleagues and family members from under the nose of the Tang army. It is really heroic..."

This is to say, you Ling Jing owes Su Dingfang a great favor!

Now that Su Dingfang is going to Chang'an with me, do you want to abandon Su Dingfang and go?

"Shut up!" Uncle Ling pointed at Li Shan's nose, and said harshly, "If you talk about this, I'm going to die of old age in Shandong!"

Li Shan was overjoyed, got up and helped Uncle Ling sit down, and poured a glass of water courteously, "Shut up from now on, sir, you can say whatever you want to hear."

Uncle Ling laughed angrily, and shook off Li Shan's hand, "I want to hear about your life experience."

"Just now I mentioned it to Brother Su, after the war, on the way back to Guanzhong, I will definitely tell you frankly." Li Shan said solemnly: "Don't worry, sir, I have a clean life..."

"Innocence?!" Ling Bo sneered, "Born in Lingnan with an innocence?"

Lingnan has always been a fixed place for exiled criminals in the previous dynasty, and Lingbo obviously has something to say.

"Your Li Shan's ancestral home is Longxi Chengji, but it is not the Li family of Longxi, the Li family of Zhao County, nor the Li Tang clan. It traveled from south of Lingnan to the north and settled outside Chang'an City."

"He is proficient in medical skills and arithmetic, and also understands the classics and meanings. He has a clearer understanding of the chaotic court situation, and has a clear understanding of the struggle between the court and China."

"Although his riding skills are poor, he is proficient in military strategy and has more courage."

"Such a person, who is not from a small family, is by no means inferior to the children of the Li family in Longxi."

Ling Bo thoughtfully tapped his finger on the rim of the cup, "When you arrive in Chang'an in the future, you only need to find out when you settled in Chang'an, and then find out if there are any people with the surname Li in the city who were not Longxi Li and Zhaojun Li who were exiled in the past. Lingnan, returned from Lingnan last year..."

Li Shan's complexion changed, Ling Jing's few inferences... seemed impossible, but they were logical, and the truth seemed within reach.

Seeing Li Shan's nervous expression, Uncle Ling stroked his long beard triumphantly, "Tell me, who are your fathers and grandparents, and what is their relationship with the King of Qin?"

Li Shan fell into long-term thinking. The old man in front of him was really quick-witted and cunning like an old fox. He was afraid that he would not be able to hide it.

But the question is, is Ling Jing trustworthy?
Seemingly aware of Li Shan's worries, Ling Bo sighed softly: "Last year, King Xia refused to listen to his advice, and ended up being defeated and killed. I wanted to go back to the countryside, but there was no end to chaos."

"The mother of Ding Fang needed your help to survive, and the old man and the hundreds of villagers also needed your help. If it weren't for your righteous anger, no matter what else, the old man and granddaughter would not survive."

Li Shan stared at Uncle Ling's eyes with squinted eyes, and after a while of silence, he said in a low voice: "It is true that I have not entered the Qin Palace."

Life experience... Li Shan really dare not say, but Li Shimin can reveal some.

"But you are willing to join the King of Qin, and what Tian Liu'an said before, mentioned in the letter that the King of Qin has praised you a lot." Ling Bo said softly: "If this is not the case, why would you persuade the King of Huaiyang and take the risk from the Turkic people? Change it back."

"In this way, your enemy is the crown prince... No, it should be under the command of the Eastern Palace, otherwise you would not encourage King Huaiyang to kill Shi Wanbao on the charge of coercion."

"The king of Qi led tens of thousands of Tang troops to stop on the Eastern Shaanxi Road, and he still refuses to go north. Obviously, he is an ally of the Eastern Palace...at least not an ally of King Qin."

"But why did you go south with King Qi?"

Li Shan had a splitting headache, this old man was really a genius, he could spit out such a series of words with only one sentence... and he guessed very well.

"It's a little stuffy inside..." Li Shan got up and said, "Let's go for a walk."

Ling Bo walked out the door with a half-smile, this is the west side of Guantao County, Tian Liu'an specially vacated several houses for Li Shan, Su Dingfang and his party to live in, the area is not too small.

A gust of cold wind blew, and Li Shan gathered his clothes after being refreshed, "It's getting colder."

"The day when the Turkic soldiers return to the north should not be far away." Ling Bo said casually, "As you said, if the Eastern Palace conquers Hebei in person, it should be successful, and the future life of King Qin will be even more difficult."

"So, Mr. Ling means..." Li Shan smiled, "Afraid of being implicated by King Qin?"

Ling Bo sneered and said, "If there is no other way, it will be even more difficult for the King of Qin to turn over in one fell swoop."

"If you are under the command of the Eastern Palace, the old man can use some methods. You just need to spread the news of King Qin and King Jin in the capital..."

Indeed, Li Shimin and Yang Guang are quite similar in many ways. They are both the second sons, and they both led the army... Although Yang Guang is much worse than Li Shimin in this respect.

They are all ambitious, but there is an eldest son on the top... If Ling Jing's words are passed back to Chang'an, it is easy to make people think in a wrong way.

If the sage Li Yuan eventually abolishes the crown prince Li Jiancheng and replaces his second son Li Shimin, will the latter be like Yang Guang...to build construction projects, to go on an expedition to Korea, to be slanderous, to love adultery, and to be self-willed, so that the great empire collapsed in a short period of time?

If the rumors spread throughout the city of Chang'an, then Prince Li Jiancheng would naturally be overjoyed, and the saint Li Yuan would even take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey with peace of mind...

Ling Jing's trick is ruthless!
Li Shan couldn't help shivering, luckily Ling Jing didn't vote for the East Palace, this is a poisonous man like Jia Wenhe!
Li Shan and Ling Jing's eyes collided, the former thought, you are still so vicious.

Back then, he almost changed the situation in the Central Plains with a single word, making it impossible for Li Shimin to look at each other. If a word spread today... Li Shimin would really be in trouble.

However, this statement is naturally problematic in the eyes of the traveler. Li Shimin is indeed very similar to Yang Guang. .

But the difference is that Li Shimin hit the opponent's vitals with his punches and kicks, and the opponent screamed... God Khan.

Ling Jing stared at Li Shan's face, and said with a smile: "You are young, but you have deep thoughts. You seem to put righteousness first, but in fact you are very cautious, and you are always on guard against others..."

"Sir, what you said...isn't it right, I don't trust Brother Su enough?"

"That's really an odd number. Until now, I don't know why you believe so much in Dingfang." Ling Jing shook his head and said, "The change back to King Huaiyang has been kept secret. Tian Liu'an is still worried that you will be retaliated by Shi Wanbao in the future."

It wasn't until Li Daoxuan entered the city that Tian Liu'an and others understood why Li Shan was not afraid of Shi Wanbao's revenge at all.

Li Shan smiled embarrassingly, and his eyes fell not far away. Su Dingfang and Guo Pu were rectifying Li Shan's personal guards.

All the way south, Zhujiagou Qingzhuang was always led by Guo Pu. Although Li Shan called Su Dingfang to lead the army every time he played, the latter never intervened.

To this day, Su Dingfang confessed, and immediately summoned Zhujiagou young men after leaving the house, and mixed in the young men of his own subordinates, mixing and reorganizing.

In other words, Su Dingfang has already regarded himself as the leader of Li Shan's personal guard, and Guo Pu is the general of the Li family in Longxi after all, and he cooperates very well with Su Dingfang.

And Su Dingfang went south for several battles, and he must be the first in every battle. He has already convinced everyone, and even Fan Laosan bowed his head and obeyed orders after the night attack.

"There were more than 200 people in the village that day, and there were many more scattered." Ling Bo said suddenly, "You have so many places?"

This can be regarded as a formal agreement, Li Shan smiled, "Mr. Ling is not afraid of being involved?"

"I'm afraid I've already been involved." Ling Bo sighed, "Dingfang will follow you to Beijing, and bring many children with you. Could it be that this old man is alone in Hebei?"

"Don't worry, sir."

Ling Bo pouted towards that side, "The third person on the left is Wang Junhao, Wang Fubao's nephew, and he is sharp and not weak."

Li Shan took a closer look, with a beard all over his face, "Wang Fubao... seems to have heard of it."

"Back then, the number one general under the command of King Xia fought eastward and westward, bravely crowned the three armies, and his achievements were above all other generals. Later, he was punished and killed by King Xia." Ling Bo sighed, "Since Wang Fubao left, King Xia has rarely won battles."

Li Shan nodded, listening to Uncle Ling explaining the identities and origins of more than a hundred people and the villagers who did not follow south... Obviously, Ling Jing could guess what Li Shan wanted to do.

After a while, Li Shan suddenly turned his head and asked with a smile, "I heard that the former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty died at the hands of the crown prince?"

Ling Jing stared dumbfounded at Li Shan, who had an innocent face... that's what it says in the history books, Yang Jian was seriously ill, the crown prince Yang Guang bullied his concubine Mrs. Xuanhua rudely, Yang Jian was furious and wanted to find his deposed eldest son Yang Yong, and later Yang Guang mobilized troops to besiege the palace and kill his father to seize the throne.

There are countless unofficial legends about this period... Yang Guang has been characterized as a top-ranking fool throughout the ages, and this experience has added a lot of points to him.

Ling Jing's eyes gradually changed, from astonishment to doubt, then to deep thought, and finally his eyes were carved on Li Shan's face like needles.

"Never heard of it!"

Li Shan was stunned. If there is no similar rumor at this moment, then...

The king of Qin is like the king of Jin, and Yang Guang killed his father to seize the throne, so Li Shimin is also possible... Li Shan swallowed his saliva in shock and said, "Slip of speech, slip of speech, I heard about it on the way from Lingnan to North last year..."

In fact, similar rumors began to appear after the Zhenguan Dynasty. The statement about Yang Guang bullying Mrs. Xuanhua came from the "Sui Shu" compiled by Wei Zheng.

Ling Jing obviously didn't believe it, "Where did you hear that?"

"It is absolutely impossible to hear about such secrets everywhere... This old man has never heard of it!"

"What a pity, what a pity!"

"If you throw yourself into the Eastern Palace...the King of Qin will have nowhere to turn!"

Li Shan wanted to cry, but he cupped his hands again and again, "Mr. Ling...uh, Uncle Ling, I don't dare to talk about this matter again."

Ling Jing shook his head and sighed: "When we first met, you refused coldly, and then suddenly turned to save Dingfang's mother. I thought you were a doctor."

"After listening to you talking about the past and the present, you are good at arithmetic, analyzing the court situation, and discussing the first battle of the Boss. I think you are a talented person from a family."

"Today I will know..."

If rumors about Yang Guang killing his father and seizing the throne spread in the city of Chang'an... Li Shimin would be in a bad position, and the mastermind would have to be chopped into pieces.

The eyes of the two collided again, and Li Shan knew what Ling Jing didn't say...

You are still poisonous!
(End of this chapter)