Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 155
Ma Zhou, whose genius was dim and haggard, had already got up, and when he opened the window, a gust of cold air hit his face, causing him to shiver all over.

From the bed behind him, Li Shan yelled and cursed, without any sleepiness, "It's still snowing, why did you open the window?!"

Since arriving in Guantao, Ma Zhou and Li Shan have been sleeping in the same room. After all, the place is too small, but fortunately there are two beds, otherwise Li Shan would have kicked Ma Zhou to the ground to sleep... This guy is too sloppy.

"It's already stopped." Ma Zhou said aggrievedly: "A certain time... In your words, there is hard work without credit, but you are so rude..."

The Allied Forces of the Three States went to battle, and they attacked Liu Heita's troops from two directions. The communication during this period was mainly completed by Ma Zhou, and indeed he contributed a lot.

Li Shan looked at the window and snorted, "You also admit that there is only hard work and no credit?"

Ma Zhou was speechless, and scolded: "Everyone says you are gentle and refined, and that benevolence and righteousness come first..."

Li Shan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help talking to himself, "Yes, yes...why... oh oh, it must be that those who are close to the ink are black, and it must be Ling Bo's bandage..."

"Cough cough cough cough cough cough!"

A violent cough sounded outside the house, and Li Kai raised his voice, "Huai Ren, Mr. Ling is here, why don't you get up?!"

Well, this time, he was caught slandering behind his back. Li Shan was not surprised to see Ling Jing's black face when he got dressed and went out. Let's do our best, don't get kicked at this time.

Li Kai looked at this scene amusedly. His friend was in a difficult situation in Beijing, but no matter when, where, and whoever he faced, he was always calm. appearance.

After Li Shan finished washing his face and brushing his teeth, the Zhou family at the opposite door brought food, and then Li Kai started to talk about business, "I heard that Cheng Mingzhen beheaded Liu Heita last night?"

"En." Li Shan responded casually, and turned his head to look at Mrs. Zhou, "Is this a radish?"

"Uh...it's Laifu."

Ling Jing is a smart person, and he has already seen the clues. The Zhou family is lonely and living in the family, and Hua has been in the Su family for only two decades. It is obviously intentional for Su's mother to send Zhou's housekeeping every day and collect clothes for washing. sent out the door.

Li Kai asked from the side, "I heard Huairen promised it?"

"The death of an old mother, wife and children is such a great hatred that we cannot share the sky." Li Shan explained. "What's more, Brother Daoxuan and Director Tian made a small mistake in this big victory, which is very pleasing."

Li Kai is thoughtful, this line of thinking is not only suitable for Li Daoxuan and Tian Liuan, but also for Li Shan himself... During this period of time, Li Kai also lived in this alley, and he knew all about Li Shan's stay in Shandong and Hebei this month. doing.

It can be said that Liu Heitai's defeat had its own inevitable factors, but he was defeated at this time...or in other words, he was defeated before the Eastern Palace Prince Li Jiancheng went out for an expedition, and Li Shan played a big role in promoting it.

Ling Jing on the side was not so easy to fool, he sneered and said, "Who does De Mou think of this son?"

Li Kai heard that something was wrong, he blinked and didn't say anything.

No one took the stage, so Ling Jing could only grit his teeth and continue, "All the schemes are far-reaching. Xu Cheng Mingzhen beheaded Liu Heitai. What a big deal. When he returns to Beijing, if the East Palace uses this to provoke..."

"This..." Li Kai cast a questioning look at his friend.

Indeed, Xu Cheng Mingzhen beheaded Liu Heitai, Prince Li Jiancheng, Qin Wang Li Shimin, Qi Wang Li Yuanji, and even Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan.

But Li Shan, who has not yet become an official, and who nominally only takes care of the grain and grass accounts with the army, can't.

To put it nicely, this is called a fox pretending to be a tiger, and that tiger is naturally Li Daoxuan, and he is probably willing to take the blame... But Li Shan doesn't think so, because even Li Kai heard the news from Yuchi Baolin, obviously Li Shan , Li Daoxuan did not block the news.

To put it bluntly, this is called subordinates over superiors... Which superior would want this kind of subordinate?
Faced with Li Kai's doubts, Li Shan chuckled, "Yesterday at the edge of the Yongji Canal, before the war broke out, Cheng Mingzhen said that if he is allowed to behead Liu Heita, he will be ordered by the King of Qin in the future."

Ling Jing frowned, and the doubts in his heart deepened...not for Cheng Mingzhen, but for Qin Wang Li Shimin.

This is obviously a generous gift from Li Shan to King Qin.

But why is this young man in front of him so optimistic about King Qin?

Logically speaking, even if Li Shan is aware of the disputes in the court, but has not yet entered the Qin Palace, how can he judge that the Qin King will be able to seize the heir?

Undefeated in the battlefield, invincible in all directions, but finally defeated and killed in the court... Such an example, Ling Jing can continuously report dozens of names without losing breath.

No matter how good you are, King Qin, can you compare to famous generals like Bai Qi, Li Mu, Zhou Yafu, and Wei Qing?

And it's not just an ordinary court dispute, but a battle for succession where one's failure will inevitably lead to one's death.

Li Kai frowned slightly, "At the beginning of the year, His Royal Highness went on an expedition to Hebei. A certain person also knew the name of Cheng Mingzhen. Liu Heitai had to leave the city for a decisive battle..."

"This person is not well-known. He was a county magistrate under King Xia and Yongnian county magistrate after he voted in Tang Dynasty, but he is actually a top-ranking hero in Shandong." Come down to recover Hebei and appease the states of Shandong..."

Li Kai nodded when he heard that, Liu Heikai is now defeated and dead, and the next two things are mainly, one is to recover the lost states in Hebei, and the other is to appease Shandong, and these two things are the main operations of Cheng Mingzhen By.

The two talked non-stop, and Li Shan on the side only drank porridge and ate small dishes until his stomach was full, took the towel to wipe his mouth, and then said: "Two months ago, I joined the army under the Chang'an Order and was in Wuling County. He was stationed in the interior, met Wei Xuancheng, talked with him several times, and this person appreciates Cheng Mingzhen."

The corner of Ling Jing's mouth twitched, and he glared at Li Shan fiercely.

Li Kai on the side was stunned for a while before he realized, "Cheng Mingzhen wants to join the East Palace?"

"Wei Xuancheng is the crown prince washing horses. He is the crown prince's confidant. He quietly left Beijing to go out with the king of Qi. Obviously, he intends to spy on the heroes of Shandong." If you have a plan, how can you miss Cheng Mingzhen, who is quite accomplished in battle but has a rift with the King of Qin?"

"There is a gap?"

"After the great victory in Luoshui at the beginning of the year, I heard that the King of Qin would not allow Cheng Mingzhen to pursue Liu Heita?" Ling Jing sneered and said, "Liu Heita came back, but the King of Qi stopped. The East Palace has the intention of personally conquering Liu Heita. If the crown prince Xu Cheng Mingzhen beheaded Liu Heita The first level..."

Li Kai looked at his nonchalant friend with brand new eyes, he was already eye-catching in Beijing that day, but when he entered Hebei and Shandong in Yuexu, he was glamorous and unobtrusive.

Xu Cheng Mingzhen beheaded Liu Heitai, one of the reasons was to recruit Cheng Mingzhen and prepare for appeasing Shandong in the future. Not to mention other things, only Cheng Mingzhen's talent was outstanding in the Qin Palace.

Second, Li Shan judged from various signs that the East Palace had an attempt to recruit Cheng Mingzhen, and Cheng Mingzhen probably knew that Li Jiancheng intended to conscript himself. If it weren't for the fear that Liu Heita would flee to the grassland again, he might not have sent troops this time.

The two most important people in the East Palace in Shandong, Shi Wanbao, Yuan Guogong, the deputy commander of the Hebei Road Marching, committed suicide, and Li Yuan, the governor of Luozhou County, abandoned the city and fled. If Li Shan pushed Cheng Mingzhen into Li Shimin's arms, it would mean beheading Cut off all the plans of Donggong in Hebei.

Li Shan believed that Li Shimin would like this important gift.

(End of this chapter)