In order to prevent the grasslands in the north, the Tang Dynasty specially established the position of Hedong Jiedushi, commanding the Heavenly Bing Army, Datong Army, Xinzhou and other places, with a total force of more than 50,000. Taiyuan is the capital of Hedong Jiedushi. In other words, the governor of Taiyuan is actually not the highest commander of Taiyuan, and the governor of Hedong Jiedushi.∈◆,

"This... the grassland was a little uneasy some time ago, so the governor of Zhou led his troops to the grassland to check the situation. He was not in Taiyuan. I hope the prince would understand it!" Governor Li Chujie hesitated for a moment, and then explained with a smile.

"Hmph, it's such a big air. I won't go out sooner or later. But I left Taiyuan when I came here!" Li Xiaogong sneered when he heard this. Everyone could tell that Li Xiaogong was very annoyed at this time.

Seeing Li Xiaogong getting angry, the atmosphere at the banquet became a little dull. Fortunately, at this time, a middle-aged man of the same age as Li Xiaogong stood up and smiled and said, "Cousin, why bother be angry about these trivial matters? Come on, I wish you a drink!"

The middle-aged man was named Li Daoyan. His father was the famous Huai'an King Li Shentong. Speaking of Li Shentong, he was quite legendary. He was Li Yuan's cousin. When Li Yuan raised an army, Li Shentong also responded. He made a lot of contributions to Li Yuan in the early days of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. He was finally named King of Huai'an. Later, Li Shimin felt that the royal titles were too widespread, so he lowered the titles of various clans, and even Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong were affected, but he did not dare to move Li Shentong's throne. Therefore, Li Shentong was the only person who was named Prince except for the prince.

If Li Shentong was only named the king, he would not show his awesomeness. The most amazing thing was that Li Shentong's seven sons were all named princes after his death. Li Daoyan, the eldest son who had just stood up, was named King of Jiaodong as usual.

Li Daoyan had no special ability, but was very filial. When Li Yuan raised his army, Li Shentong was hunted by the former Sui Dynasty, so Li Daozong protected his father and hid in the mountains. After eating the food, Li Daoyan even turned into a beggar to beg, and all the food he asked Li Shentong to eat first. Before Li Shentong died, Li Daoyan cried for several days and almost lost all his life. He can be said to be a famous filial son in the Tang Dynasty. Originally, his title was above Li Xiaogong, but in terms of influence, he was far inferior to Li Xiaogong.

I don’t know what Li Xiaogong had to do with the Hedong Jiedushi. I was very angry when I saw that the other party had not come. However, Li Daoyan was his cousin and the relationship between them was also good. So after hearing Li Daoyan’s persuasion, he sat down and drank with a angrily wine. As a result, in a short while, he drank red and the people around him did not dare to persuade him. There were a few people who seemed to know the inside story, and at this time he also showed a look of sympathy.

Li Xiu sat next to Li Daoyan. He felt very curious since just now. At this time, he finally couldn't help but whisper to Li Daoyan: "Cousin Daoyan, I don't know what the Hedong Jiedushi came from. Why did the Prince of Hejian become like this when he saw that the other party did not come?"

Li Daoyan was obviously an insider, and he was easy-going and did not have as much concern as Li Xiaogong. He got along well with Li Xiu along the way. When he heard Li Xiu’s problem, he first looked up at Li Xiaogong next to him, and then whispered: “The Hedong Jiedushi is named Zhou Shaofan. I wonder if the prince consort has heard of it?”

"Zhou Shaofan?" Li Xiu felt familiar when he heard this name. Then he suddenly remembered that he had seen the other party and said hurriedly, "I remembered that when I was confronting Jie Li with His Majesty in the Wei River, His Majesty had several confidant generals behind him, one of which seemed to be named Zhou Shaofan!"

It is no wonder that Li Xiu didn't have a deep impression of Zhou Shaofan. After all, he was not as famous as Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong in history. However, Zhou Shaofan was not simple. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he once led his army to fight with Li Jiancheng's personal guard, forcing Xue Wanche and others to escape to the mountains. Therefore, he was later named Duke of Qiao and served as the governor of Hedong to guard the north of the Tang Dynasty. This shows how Li Shimin trusted him.

"It was Zhou Shaofan. He was the son of Zhou Fashang, the former Sui general, and the nephew of Zhou Faming, the chief general of Huangzhou of the Tang Dynasty. Originally, their uncles and nephews were both generals of the former Sui Dynasty, and later they surrendered to my Tang Dynasty. When my cousin pacified the south, he had taken good care of their uncles and nephews, especially Zhou Shaofan, which can be said to be promoted by his cousin, and later he was recruited by His Majesty as a confidant. But now that my cousin came to Zhou Shaofan's capital, he actually avoided him. Prince Concubine, do you think your cousin feels good?" Li Daoyan explained in a low voice again.

Li Xiu couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Zhou Shaofan was completely different from himself. After all, he was inconvenient to date Li Xiaogong, but Zhou Shaofan was Li Xiaogong's old subordinate. Moreover, Li Xiaogong was kind to him at the beginning. Even if Li Xiaogong loses power now, he has to come to visit Li Xiaogong for reason, but the other party actually chose to avoid him. No wonder Li Xiaogong was angry.

Li Xiaogong was unhappy. He was drinking alone and soon got drunk. Finally, he was helped by his son. Looking at Li Xiaogong's thin and desolate back, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Who would have thought that the commander who commanded thousands of troops on the battlefield would have fallen to this point now?

After the banquet, Li Xiu and his friends rested in Taiyuan for one night, and the next day they went to Empress Dou's tomb. Li Yuan ascended the throne and became the empress, and rebuilt Empress Dou's tomb according to the scale of the empress. Therefore, the scale of this cemetery was also extremely large. When the tomb was first built, the matter of moving the tomb in the future was considered. For example, the tomb gate was not sealed, and there was also enough space for the coffin to pass through, which was very convenient. Otherwise, Li Xiu and the others would have to organize people to excavate.

However, moving the tomb is not a trivial matter, especially Empress Dou has a noble status, so everything has to be followed by the etiquette of the court. Li Xiu is not familiar with these. Fortunately, there are officials of the Ministry of Rites, and everything is controlled by them, and the date of moving the tomb has to be selected by them. Li Xiu and others can only wait. Just take this opportunity, Li Xiu brought his son Li Jin, who came with him, and prepared to make a walk in Taiyuan City.

Princess Pingyang was pregnant and couldn't come. It was said that pregnant women were not convenient for them to participate in the relocation of the tombs, so Li Xiu could only bring Li Jin and also increase his experience.

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

"That should be a Khitan. It is said that they like their hair, and usually only have the hair around them, and the hair on the top of their heads will be completely shaved!" Li Xiu explained with a smile.

Although the Khitans established the famous Daliao in later generations, they are still just 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.

However, Li Xiu later thought that if the Tang Dynasty lost control of the grassland in the future, even if the Khitan is destroyed, other grassland tribes may appear to threaten the Central Plains in the future. Instead of destroying such a small tribe, it is better to strengthen the Tang Dynasty's control of the grassland, so that the grassland people will never have a chance to turn around. For example, the three-step plan to control the grasslands set by him and Changsun Wuji has only reached the second step, but the effect has come out. At least after Jie Li fell, there is no more tribe that can sanction the grasslands, even Xue Yantuo, and the Tang Dynasty's suppression of Xue Yantuo has begun to be implemented.

Li Xiu took Li Jin to play while walking. When they saw the local snacks, they would buy some. By noon, Li Jin was a little tired, so Li Xiu found a larger restaurant, then found a window on the second floor, and ordered a few side dishes. Li Jin was a person who couldn't rest and ate a lot of snacks on the road. He was not hungry at all, so he lay on the window and looked at the scenery outside. As a result, he quickly pointed to the street and shouted excitedly: "Father, look at it, why is it so lively?"
Chapter completed!