In order to guard against the grasslands in the north, the Tang Dynasty deliberately set up the post of Hedong Jiedu Envoy, which commanded the Heavenly Soldier Army, Datong Army, Xinzhou and other places, with a total strength of more than 50,000 people, and Taiyuan is the seat of the Hedong Jiedu Envoy, in other words, Taiyuan Thorn Shi is not actually the highest governor of Taiyuan, but the Hedong Jiedu Envoy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"This ...... Some time ago, there was some unrest on the grassland, so Zhou Jiedu led his troops to the grassland to check the situation, and he was not in Taiyuan, and he hoped that the king of the county would understand! Assassin Shi Li Chujie hesitated for a moment, and then explained with a smile.

"Hmph, it's really a big shelf, I don't go out early or late, but the old man left Taiyuan when he came here!" Li Xiaogong sneered when he heard this, and everyone could see that Li Xiaogong was very annoyed at this time.

Seeing Li Xiaogong angry, the atmosphere at the banquet also became a little dull, but fortunately, at this time, I saw a middle-aged man of the same age as Li Xiaogong standing up and laughing: "Cousin, why be angry about these little things, come, junior brother toasts you!" ”

This middle-aged man's name is Li Daoyan, his father is the famous Huai'an King Li Shentong, speaking of Li Shentong, it is also quite legendary, he is Li Yuan's cousin, when Li Yuan raised troops, Li Shentong also raised troops in response, in the early days of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty for Li Yuan made a lot of contributions, and was finally named the king of Huai'an, and later Li Shimin felt that the royal titles were too flooded, so he lowered the titles of various clansmen, even Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong were affected, but only did not dare to touch Li Shentong's throne, so Li Shentong was also in addition to the prince, The only person to be crowned a prince.

If only Li Shentong was crowned king, it would not show his awesomeness, the most powerful thing is that Li Shentong's seven sons were all crowned princes after his death, and the eldest son Li Daoyan, who stood up just now, was named the king of Jiaodong according to the rules.

This Li Daoyan has no special ability, only very filial, when Li Yuan raised troops, Li Shentong was hunted by the former Sui, so Li Daozong protected his father and hid in the mountains, after the food was eaten, Li Daoyan even turned into a beggar to beg, and all the food begged for Li Shentong to eat first, before Li Shentong died, Li Daoyan also cried for a few days, almost put his life in, it can be said that he is a famous filial son of the Tang Dynasty, originally his title was still above Li Xiaogong, but when it comes to influence, it is too far worse than Li Xiaogong.

I don't know what the relationship between Li Xiaogong and the Hedong Jiedu envoy is, he was very angry when he saw that the other party didn't come, but Li Daoyan is his cousin, and the relationship between the two is also good, so after hearing Li Daoyan's persuasion, he also sat down angrily and drank alcohol, but after a while, the whole person was red-faced, and the people around him did not dare to persuade him, and there were a few people who seemed to know the inside story, and they also showed a little sympathy at this time.

Li Xiu sat next to Li Daoyan, he felt very curious from just now, and finally couldn't help but ask Li Daoyan in a low voice: "Cousin Daoyan, I don't know what the origin of that Hedong Jiedu envoy is, why did the king of Hejian County become like this when he saw that the other party did not come?" ”

Li Daoyan is obviously an informed person, and he is easy-going, and he does not have as many scruples as Li Xiaogong, but he gets along well with Li Xiu along the way, and when he heard Li Xiu's question, he first looked up at Li Xiaogong next to him, and then said in a low voice: "The name of the envoy of Hedong Jiedu is Zhou Shaofan, I don't know if the horse has heard of it?" ”

"Zhou Shaofan?" Li Xiu also felt a little familiar when he heard this name, and then suddenly remembered that he had seen each other, and hurriedly said, "I remember, when I confronted Your Majesty and Jieli in Weishui, Your Majesty had a few henchmen behind him, and one of the middle-aged generals seemed to be called Zhou Shaofan!" ”

It's no wonder that Li Xiu didn't have a deep impression of this Zhou Shaofan, after all, he was not as famous as Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong in history, but this Zhou Shaofan was not simple, in the Xuanwumen Change, he once led the army to fight a big battle with Li Jiancheng's personal guards, forcing Xue Wanche and others to flee to the mountains, so he was later named the Duke of Qianguo, and at the same time served as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, guarding the north of the Tang Dynasty, which shows Li Shimin's trust in him.

"It's this Zhou Shaofan, he was originally the son of the former Sui general Zhou Fashang, and also the nephew of my Tang Huangzhou governor Zhou Faming, originally their uncles and nephews were all generals of the former Sui, and later took refuge in my Tang Dynasty, and when my cousin pacified the south, he used to take care of their uncles and nephews, especially Zhou Shaofan, it can be said that he was pulled up by his cousin, and later he was recruited by His Majesty as a confidant, but now that his cousin came to Zhou Shaofan's office, he actually avoided it, do you say that your cousin will feel good?" Li Daoyan explained in a low voice again at this time.

Li Xiu couldn't help frowning when he heard this, Zhou Shaofan was completely different from himself, after all, it was inconvenient for him to interact with Li Xiaogong, but Zhou Shaofan was Li Xiaogong's old subordinate, and Li Xiaogong was kind to him at the beginning, even if Li Xiaogong lost power now, he had to come to visit Li Xiaogong with reason, but the other party chose to avoid it, no wonder Li Xiaogong was angry.

Li Xiaogong was unhappy in his heart, he drank sullenly there alone, and soon he was drunk and messy, and finally was supported by his son, looking at Li Xiaogong's emaciated and depressed back, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh secretly, who would have thought that the commander who commanded thousands of troops on the battlefield would fall to such a point now?

After the banquet, Li Xiu rested in Taiyuan for one night, and went to the mausoleum of Empress Dou the next day, Li Yuan ascended the throne as the emperor, and also rebuilt the mausoleum of Empress Dou according to the scale of the queen, so the scale of this cemetery is also very large, and when the mausoleum was repaired, it was also considered that the tomb would be moved in the future, for example, the tomb door was not sealed, and there was enough space for the coffin to pass through, which was also very convenient, otherwise Li Xiu and they had to organize people to excavate.

However, moving the tomb is not a trivial matter, especially the noble status of Queen Dou, so everything has to be in accordance with the etiquette of the imperial court, these Li Xiu is not familiar with it, fortunately, there are officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, everything is handled by them, and the date of moving the tomb must also be selected by them, Li Xiu and others can only wait, just take advantage of this opportunity, Li Xiu brought his son Li Jin with him, ready to take a turn in Taiyuan City.

Princess Pingyang was pregnant, so she really couldn't come, and it was said that it was inconvenient for pregnant women to participate in such a thing, so Li Xiu could only bring Li Jin and let him gain some knowledge by the way.

"Father, look, that bearded man's hair is so interesting!" Li Jin pointed at the Hu people on the street with great interest as he walked, although there were many Hu people in Chang'an, most of them were from the Western Regions, and there were not many Hu people in the grassland, so he was also very interested in these Hu people with all kinds of hair accessories.

"That should be the Khitans, it is said that they like sideburns, generally only keep the hair around the perimeter, and the hair on the top of the head will be completely shaved off!" Li Xiu explained with a smile.

Although the Khitans established the famous Daliao in later generations, they are still only a small tribe on the grassland, mainly raising horses for a living, and their strength is not strong, Li Xiu originally wanted to destroy them, so as not to bring hidden dangers to the Central Plains in the future.

But then Li Xiu thought that if the Tang Dynasty lost control of the grassland in the future, even if the Khitan was destroyed now, there might be other grassland tribes threatening the Central Plains in the future, rather than eliminating such a small tribe, it was better to strengthen the Tang Dynasty's control over the grassland, so that the grassland people would never have the possibility of turning over, such as the three-step plan for controlling the grassland that he and the eldest grandson Wuji had set at the beginning, although it has only reached the second step now, but the effect has come out, at least after Jieli fell, there was no tribe that could sanction the grassland, Even Xue Yantuo can't do it, and Datang's suppression of Xue Yantuo has already begun to be implemented.

Li Xiu took Li Jin to play while walking, and when they saw the local snacks, they would also buy some, and when it was noon, Li Jin was also a little tired, so Li Xiu found a larger restaurant, and then found a window position on the second floor, and ordered a few side dishes, Li Jin is an idle character, and he ate a lot of snacks on the road, and he was not hungry at all at this time, so he leaned on the window and looked at the scenery outside, and soon pointed to the street and shouted excitedly: "Father, look there, why is it so lively?" ”