Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

October 16th.

When Li Shan saw the Jinguang Gate from a distance, he felt quite emotional. It was here that he slipped out of Chang'an more than ten days ago and finally completed a reversal.

Li Shanben was about to go back to Yanshoufang directly, but unexpectedly, outside the Jinguang Gate, Shangshu Sheng's right servant She Zheng Shanguo and Taichang Qing Dou Dan came out to greet him.

"Prince Xingyang." Li Shan greeted with a smile, "Guangda is here too."

In fact, Li Shan's relationship with the officials in the East Palace was not bad. In addition to Wei Zheng, he also had contacts with Wei Ting, Wang Gui, and Zheng Shanguo.

As for Dou Dan and Li Shan, they are old friends.

"The Si King of Wei has worked hard and achieved great results. Your Majesty ordered us to go out to greet him." Zheng Shanguo said with a smile.

"Without the reinforcements from Yanzhou Road, the people in the imperial city are unstable." Dou Dan said with emotion: "Your Majesty, Huairen is still here, and we will be able to resist the enemy."

"Don't make random claims about merit." Li Shan patted Dou Dan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "That was His Highness the Crown Prince who defended against the Wei River in Jingyang and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop."

Dou Dan smiled and didn't say anything. In fact, many people in the court knew who the most important person in this war was... Dou Dan was a relative and had been in and out of Tai Chi Palace all year round, so he knew more about this great victory. In fact, it was also planned by Li Shan.

"By the way, you and Duke Xingyang are not the only ones who came out to welcome you today..."

Before Dou Dan finished speaking, Li Shan saw Li Chengqian, the king of Zhongshan County, walking towards him.

Li Chengqian was about to salute and say something for the occasion, but he was suddenly lifted up by Li Shan. The seven-year-old Li Chengqian exclaimed, which made the East Palace guards who followed behind change their expressions.

"Well, I've lost a little weight." Li Shan said with overwhelming weight, "Have you not eaten well these days?"

"Grandfather and father are worried about the war..."

"Ok?"

"Uh..." Li Chengqian finally showed some childishness and whispered: "The food in the East Palace is not delicious."

"Hahaha, go back with me." Li Shan laughed and turned around and asked, "Your Majesty didn't summon you to the palace, did you?"

Zheng Shanguo was stunned for a moment, and then he went out to meet him according to the order. Logically speaking, Li Huairen should go to the palace to see him immediately. This is common sense.

Dou Dan smiled and said, "Your Majesty didn't mention it...but it's noon, so I haven't eaten yet!"

Therefore, Li Shan left Zheng Shanguo and returned to the palace, and took Dou Dan and Li Chengqian directly back to the Palace of Wei Si in Yanshoufang.

Naturally, the first thing he did when he returned home was to visit his mother. Although he had known a great victory yesterday, Mrs. Zhu was still a little worried until she saw her son prostrating herself in front of her knees.

"Get up." Mrs. Zhu personally took Li Shan's arm and looked at her carefully, "You didn't go into battle in person this time, did you?"

"No." Li Shan said with a smile: "This battle was very easy. In fact, it only lasted one day from beginning to end."

Li Shan sat down with Zhu on his arm, "His Royal Highness defeated the enemy in battle, and the child just went to pick up the cheap ones... It's true."

Over the past few years, Mrs. Zhu has become accustomed to the changes in her son. She also knows Li Shan's temperament. The more difficult it is, the easier it is to talk about it afterwards. She asked: "Did anyone die in battle?"

The smile on Li Shan's face was a little stiff. After a moment of silence, he whispered: "More than fifty casualties."

Dou Dan on the side thought that maybe it was because the personal guards had suffered more than fifty casualties, so he went to trouble Li Jing... The news about King Wei Si's attempt to disgrace the Duke of Dai had spread throughout the imperial city early this morning. Ms. Zhang advised: "Give me more support and take care of your family and children."

Li Shan nodded, turned to look at Cui Shiniang, and saw that her face was a bit sharp. She couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why are you so thin?"

Logically speaking, if pregnant women take supplements, they should have a double chin, but Cui Shiniang's oval face has almost turned into an awl face.

"I'm not worried about you!" Zhu snorted, "After this battle, there shouldn't be any need to go to the battlefield again, right?"

Li Shan felt a little nervous in his heart, but Cui Shiniang said with a smile: "Langjun is a famous general in the world, and His Highness the Crown Prince has a lot of capacity. If he uses it in the future, Langjun does not have to shirk it."

After a pause, Cui Shiniang added: "There is quite an inside story about this battle, so it is a bit dangerous. I will lead the army to fight in the future. With my husband's ability, I will not worry about my body."

Li Shan smiled and shook Cui Shiniang's hand. The latter smiled and said: "I am so thin, not only because I am worried about the war, but also because I have little appetite... If I can be controlled by my husband..."

Li Shan laughed loudly, "This is my husband's fault. Hurry up and get the kitchen ready."

Li Shan ordered his servants to prepare. Here Dou Dan, Li Chengqian, and Ma Zhou came forward to salute. Dou Dan was in contact with Li's family, and his wife, Princess Xiangyang, also visited several times. Li Chengqian visited twice in the past ten days. , Zhu is also familiar with it.

After a few pleasantries, Zhu's eyes fell on Ma Zhou, "I have worked hard these past few years, King Bin."

"What the old lady said makes sense." Ma Zhou glanced at Li Shan from the corner of his eye, "In the past few years... it has been really heartbreaking to see my old friend make great achievements and show off his power on the battlefield."

Mrs. Zhang was a little confused, but Dou Dan vaguely guessed something, and Cui Shiniang smiled and said: "Although Brother Bin Wang has been dormant for several years, he will one day soar into the sky."

Li Shan was too lazy to talk to him, and Ma Zhou was not in the mood to chat. He was in a hurry to go to the backyard to meet his mother whom he had not seen for many years.

Li Shan took Li Chengqian to the kitchen, killed a chicken with his own hands, braised half of it, and stewed half of it. He also made a casserole and quickly fried two dishes. Anyway, there were only a few people in total.

Just when Li Shan and Li Chengqian were complaining that they had not been able to get beef, Li Yuan suddenly arrived, followed by Concubine Wan Gui and Princess Changsun of Qin who had not yet been officially crowned Crown Princess.

"It's okay if you don't come to the palace to see me." Li Yuan laughed and scolded: "You actually kidnapped my son-in-law and grandson!"

There were all men in the house. Zhu, Zhang, and Cui Shiniang had all returned to the backyard. Ma Zhou was still accompanying his mother. Li Chengqian was biting a chicken leg in his left hand, looking up blankly at his mother not far away. .

Dou Dan also had his mouth full of oil. He stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Huairen is a good craftsman... Well, Cheng Qian has not eaten much recently, so Huairen can..."

Li Chengqian was still a little confused, "Isn't it because of Aunt Cui?"

Li Yuan sat down angrily, "They say Dongshan Li Huairen is very knowledgeable, but he is also good at cooking?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten?" Dou Dan said with a smile: "That day in Renzhi Palace, there were rumors that Huairen cooked by himself. I guess he got it through practice."

"Well, it is said that he also washes his wife's feet?"

"Uncle's words are too frivolous!" Li Shan said sternly: "I will ask Third Sister to make the decision tomorrow."

Li Yuan snorted, and Changsun pulled up Li Chengqian who had finished the ceremony, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has ordered the important ministers to come out to greet him. Huairen should go to the palace to see him."

"I also want to go to the palace to have an audience..." Li Shan said without any psychological burden: "But the third sister has repeatedly warned me that after returning to the capital, I must thank guests behind closed doors, and I cannot go to the palace to have an audience at will."

Li Yuan was speechless. This guy was used to using Pingyang as a shield, but Pingyang was protecting him desperately. It seemed like it was really not easy to handle.