Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 704 The East Palace

In the side hall of Xiande Hall, Prince Li Jiancheng looked at the crowd of guests, with joy on his face. In the fourth year of Wude, after the first battle of Luoyang Hulao, the status of the East Palace was almost shaky. If it wasn't for Li Yuan's support, Li Jiancheng would have Discouraged.

But in the following years, the situation in the East Palace did not improve. There were two turmoil in Hebei and Shandong, and the generals were defeated. Xuan and Tian Liu'an, the general manager of Weizhou, went ahead to calm down.

During those days, Li Jiancheng was restless in the East Palace. It was the most tormenting period for him. His cheeks were red and swollen from being slapped left and right. Stunning news.

But after that, the situation gradually eased. Tuyuhun, Yuan Junzhang, and Jianghuai were pacified one by one, and the foundation of Tang Dynasty's unification of the world was solid. But the position of the East Palace has stabilized instead.

What pleased Li Jiancheng the most was Li Shan's appearance.

"Huiren went to Daidi Nianxu to revive Daizhou, first resist the enemy outside Yanmen Pass, and then form Daizhou Army to recover Shuozhou." Li Jiancheng raised his gold cup and said loudly: "The victory of Yanmen is first to capture Yugu. Guji Town chased Jieli far away in the first battle, and became a famous general in the court, this cup is congratulated by Handan."

Everyone raised their glasses together and drank it down. Li Shan had a smile on his face, but he was MMP in his heart. He didn't think of it at first, but the old fox Ling Jing had already analyzed it carefully for him.

Although Li Shan has already joined the King of Qin, Li Shimin actually does not need Li Shan in a short time. More important than Li Shan.

If it is said that he is a general who leads the army, Li Shimin does not need Li Shan. He is an invincible commander himself, and his power in the army is unimaginable.

But the difference is that the East Palace needs Li Shan, or Prince Li Jiancheng doesn't necessarily have to recruit Li Shan under his command, but does need Li Shan to exist.

Li Jiancheng toasted frequently, chatting and laughing with Li Shan and Wei Ting, thinking in his heart, although Wei Zheng tried a few times, Li Shan's attitude has always been ambiguous, but this attitude is acceptable, or in other words, Li Shan can be used .

Zheng Shanguo commented with a smile: "Famous generals of this dynasty, since the arrival of the Central Plains, the king of Zhaojun is the first to be promoted."

Uh, the so-called arrival of the Central Plains actually deliberately did not mention Li Shimin.

Li Jiancheng was magnanimous, he waved his hands and said, "Don't deny it, the famous general in the world, the second younger brother is the first."

"In the first battle of Qianshuiyuan in Guguan, Baibi won the victory and settled the east of the river, in the first battle of the Central Plains he captured two kings, and Luoshui won the victory and leveled Shandong." Li Jiancheng sighed: "The second brother is indeed a genius, he is invincible in the world."

Well, the invincible commander should be a courtier honestly.

"Under the King of Qin..." Wang Gui looked at Zheng Shanguo, "King Zhao Jun and Yongkang County Duke go hand in hand?"

"Based on the battle report, King Zhaojun is the main general, and the Duke of Yongkang County is deeply familiar with the art of war..." Zheng Shanguo hesitated and glanced at Li Shan.

Everyone knows the relationship between Li Jing and Li Shan now.

Li Shan took a sip of his wine, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "I met His Majesty that day, and I said clearly that I hate Li Yaoshi deeply, but this person is indeed a famous general in the world, and if this person is in Yanmen, Hedong must be solid."

"The next step is to count Huairen." Li Jiancheng raised his glass and said, "Just like Huairen's poem, the geese fly high in the black moon, Shan Yu night flees, trying to chase Qingqi away, and the bow and sword are covered with heavy snow."

Li Shan sighed, and put on a gesture of unwillingness to recall the tragic war.

Now that the world has been settled, the next war in the Tang Dynasty will be nothing more than the Turks and other Hu tribes on the grassland. The only remaining Liang Shidu among the separatist forces is also supported by the Turks.

In the next period of time, the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks must be the mainstream. Li Jing is stationed in Daizhou, but the Turks have more than one way to go south. Instead of attacking Hedong, they can attack Longxi, Hebei, or even Attack Guannei Road directly.

On the premise that Li Jing is stationed in Daizhou and cannot move, although Li Xiaogong is known as a famous general, he will never have the chance to lead the army because he was accused of treason. If Longxi, Hebei or even Guannei Road become the battlefield, who will lead the army? ... This is the key to making Li Jiancheng toss and turn at night and find it difficult to sleep.

It's not that there are no candidates, and it's not that there are no generals under Li Jiancheng's command, such as Xue Wanche and Xue Wanshu brothers, such as Guan Guogong Ren Gui, and Li Shenfu, the general manager of Lingzhou.

The second brother must not be given the chance to lead the army again... Li Jiancheng had to consider that the Xue family brothers could not be alone in recruiting these few, Guan Guogong Ren Gui was old, Li Shenfu, Li Gaoqian command ability...

If these generals were defeated one after another, even if my father deliberately defended the East Palace, he might have to let his second younger brother out as a tiger.

Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Ting and Li Shan chatting with a smile, and thought to himself, among the generals of this dynasty who fought against the Hu tribe in the grassland, Li Shan was the most outstanding in terms of military exploits, followed by Chai Shao.

Li Shan broke the Turks and became famous all over the world. Chai Shao captured Khan alive and put down Tuyuhun. In terms of merits, Li Shan had the upper hand... After all, the power of Tuyuhun is far from being comparable to that of Turks.

What's more, Princess Pingyang is now in charge of the Beiya Forbidden Army, and it is impossible for her husband-in-law Chai Shao to lead the army again.

To put it bluntly, Li Jiancheng doesn't need to recruit Li Shan, but he needs to push Li Shan out to block Li Shimin at the critical moment... With the famous general Handan County King who broke the Turks three times, there is no need for his second brother to go into battle.

"The uncle of Xiurong County does have generals." Li Shan nodded and praised: "Thousands of infantry plus hundreds of elite cavalry can stop the four thousand elite Turks. If it weren't for the rebels, it would be difficult for Ashina Sheer." Break the array."

Er Zhu Yichen's outstanding performance in this Daizhou War made all the staff of the Eastern Palace shine. Li Shan heard from Er Zhu Yichen that the crown prince personally bestowed ten gold medals.

"Brother Wan Che, don't you need to say more?" Li Shan said solemnly: "He is in charge of the overall situation, he is not as good as Brother Wu An, but in terms of sharp charge and cavalry, Tiance is not allowed."

This is a very high evaluation. Everyone knows that Li Shimin likes to die. Luoyang, Hulao, and Luoshui were trapped in the battle four times.

Li Shan commented on the officials of Daizhou one by one. He also has such qualifications. From Daizhou to Xinzhou and Shuozhou, he praised Lu Chengji and Li Kai a lot, and commented on Fang Renyu as being good at civil affairs and neglecting war , pointed out that Zhang Gongjin is an old fritter...

Uh, when it came time to comment on Liu Shirang... from Prince Li Jiancheng to Wang Gui and Wei Zheng, everyone had a slightly weird expression on their faces.

At that time, there were many people yelling at Liu Shirang, beating and killing them, and they were scolding almost all over the court, but it was Donggong who really did it... No way, Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian who sued Liu Shirang were all from Donggong.

(End of this chapter)