Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 913 Messenger
A quarter of an hour later, listening to the meaningless words of the old man with white face and long beard below, Li Shan yawned boredly, waved his hand and said, "Isn't it just a prisoner exchange?"

"It's not the first time either."

"You will release the king of Xiangyi and the Duke of Pingyuan County back, and release them alone...what's their name?"

The corners of Zhang Wenguan's mouth twitched, this pretender said, "Li Zhengbao, Xin Liaoer."

"Yes, it's these two people." Li Shan said with a sneer, "As for the nonsense of hoping to stop fighting, there's no need to talk about it."

"Your Highness's words are wrong." Lu Jilan cupped his hands and said: "The two countries are constantly attacking, the people are withered, and there are heavy casualties. Your Highness's name is Huairen. How can you bear to see the people in distress?"

"Hahaha!" Li Shan let out a long laugh, "That's a great statement!"

"This is not a war between the two countries. Master Liang occupies a county in Shuofang, so he calls himself the Son of Heaven. Now he occupies two or three state capitals in the pass. Isn't it absurd to think that he can compete with the Tang Dynasty for a while?"

"It's the kindness of the lonely king not to let you kneel down and answer."

"Liang Shidu is a man, and he is also a murderer. He has no kingly spirit. The small ones steal from the dogs, and the big ones gobble up the tigers, but they don't know the general situation. It is the so-called Yelang arrogant."

It's too embarrassing, everyone said Master Liang is a rat dog, seeing Lu Jilan blushing and wanting to refute, Li Shan sneered: "Isn't it?"

"The two khans Dubu and Tuli joined hands and led more than [-] troops to the south. They were defeated by a single blow and nearly [-] were beheaded. Now Tuli Khan is powerful, and Liang Shidu was previously attached to Dubu Khan. Could it be that Do you expect them to put aside their past differences once again and join hands for the second time to help Liang Shidu fight against the Heavenly Soldiers?"

Lu Jilan's forehead was slightly sweaty. When the battle report reached Lingzhou that day, Liang Shi's face was pale, and all the generals under his command were terrified. If it wasn't because Xiaoguan was still in his hands, and the Tang army hadn't gone north, they might have withdrawn their troops.

Li Shan looked at the old man disdainfully, turned his head and said: "Actually, it is not difficult to expel Liang Shidu. Please also ask Jiang Guogong to return to the court to report to His Majesty, and send Liang Li, the general manager of Yanzhou, to attack Wancheng along the Qin Zhidao, and then order Huaian Wang Xuan A general led an army from Liangzhou to detour to attack Lingzhou, how can Liang Shidu resist?"

Chen Shuda nodded slightly, "Your Majesty's policy must be revealed, please make a decision."

Lu Jilan was famous for his poetic talents in the former Sui Dynasty, but in fact he had no ability, and he knew nothing about military affairs. In fact, Li Shan was just intimidating him.

There is still a certain possibility that Liang Li, the general manager of Yanzhou, will send troops to Shuofang County, but in fact Yanzhou has insufficient troops now, because Yanzhou has wars all year round, and the soldiers dare to fight, so a large number of troops have been mobilized, and they are now under Li Shan's command.

When Li Shantong's army was stationed in Wonju, Liang Li should strictly guard the line of defense and guard against Liang's divisions making a detour... Light soldiers attack Tongwan City, which is tantamount to exposing the weakest abdomen, which is a taboo for military strategists.

So what Li Shan said was only a theoretical possibility.

And Liangzhou is even more impossible. In the early years, this place was ruled by Li Gui, and it returned to Tang Dynasty in the second year of Wude. Because there were many Hus in the Shaohan, last year, the grassland was snowed heavily, and many tribes went south. There are Tuyuhun, Qibi, Sijie, and Huihe in the territory. The tribe, which made Datang's control over Liangzhou quite weak.

Tang Jun wanted to use Liangzhou to attack Liang Shidu in Lingzhou. This is almost impossible. Even if all the tribes get out of the way, Li Shentong would not dare to go.

"I have a benevolent heart, and I also sympathize with the people, but this is not a reason for a truce." Li Shanlang said: "This war started from Liang Shidu, but it definitely didn't stop from Liang Shidu!"

"Your Highness..." Lu Jilan still wanted to struggle to the death. Although the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable, after all, Lingzhou, Huizhou and most of Yuanzhou were occupied, so it was worthwhile to negotiate a truce.

Li Shan interrupted loudly: "The sage once said, how can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch!"

Lu Jilan finally closed his mouth. The reason was so sufficient that he was speechless. Standing in the corner, Huangfu's loyalty agitated. The heroic spirit of the King of Handan would certainly be able to regain the three states. If he could help Benefit, or can keep the lintel from falling.

"Jiang Guogong." Li Shan turned sideways and said, "If Master Liang descends to Tang, will His Majesty agree?"

"Xu." Chen Shuda answered crisply.

"Will His Majesty punish you?"

"It should be like the previous example of Junzhang in the Duke of Ruiguo, and he should be named the Duke of the country, and enjoy wealth and honor in peace."

Li Shan continued to ask: "If there is a general from the Liang army who comes to surrender, will there be a reward from the court?"

"There must be a reward, and it should be a knighthood."

Li Shan nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Jilan, "Have you heard everything?"

Lu Jilan kept a sullen face and said nothing, thinking that the Handan king really deserved his reputation of disturbing the Turks, and now that the Liang army is unstable, if such words spread to Lingzhou, people's hearts might fluctuate.

Li Shan was too lazy to talk nonsense anymore, he waved his hand and said, "It is possible to exchange prisoners, but apart from King Xiangyi and Duke Pingyuan, we still need Huangfu Li."

"Huangfuli?" Lu Jilan was a little surprised, "Could it be that His Highness is old with him?"

"It's true. Huating met once, and we talked very happily." Li Shan said with a smile: "Besides, Jiang Guogong also has friendship with him."

Lu Jilan hesitated for a moment, "I still have to report this matter... But now that Mr. Huangfu is serving as Guyuan county lieutenant, King Xia thinks highly of him."

King Xia was referring to Liang Luoren, the cousin of Liang Shidu.

"Then tell Liang Luoren and send him back to Huangfuli." Li Shan snorted, "Otherwise, the Guyuan will be destroyed in the future, and Hudao will be merciless to the lonely king!"

Cui Xin couldn't help turning his head to look at the corner, the expressionless Huangfuzhong lowered his head to avoid the sight of many people.

"No wonder!" Zhang Wenguan muttered in a low voice.

Now it's all connected together, even Cui Xin understands it, no wonder Huangfu Zhong urged the Tang army to send troops before, even at the risk of putting his father Huangfu Li in danger, it turned out that Huangfu Li defected to the enemy.

They are also defecting to the enemy, but Huangfu Li and Li Xuande are completely different.

Li Xuande was originally the magistrate of Baiquan County. The enemy army besieged the city and it was difficult to fight against it, so he had to surrender. However, Huangfu Li became an official after the Liang army captured Guyuan County. County lieutenant, the meaning of this period is quite different.

Although Liang Shidu seized several prefectures in the northwest of Guanzhong twice within a few months, anyone with a discerning eye could see that they would be wiped out by the Tang Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, Huangfu Li, who was recruited by Liang Shidu to become an official, is likely to become a typical example. What's more, even if there are not only Huangfu Li alone, Lingzhou, Huizhou, and Yuanzhou cannot find a single person who can serve as an official. A distinguished family on par with Huangfu.

This also means that Huangfu and Li will be held accountable after Liang Shidu is expelled in the future. It is hard to say what kind of accountability will be held by the court, but what is certain is that the reputation of Huangfu's family will definitely drop.

Li Shan waved his hand to repel Lu Jilan, beckoned Huangfu Zhong to approach, and sighed after a long time: "It's not easy for you."

A simple sentence made Huangfu Zhong burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)