After chatting with Zhang Cong for a few words, Li Shan followed Princess Pingyang to Chengtianmen. On the way, he happened to meet Chen Shuda, the provincial minister under the sect, and Yang Gongren, the deputy secretary.
"Meet Mr. Chen."
"Meet Mr. Yang."
Because they were in the imperial city and these two were elders, Li Shancai used this title to salute. After all, he was now the heir apparent, and his rank was higher than Chen Shuda's Jiang Guogong and Yang Gongren's Guan Guogong.
"Why is Huairen here?" Yang Gongren asked with a smile.
Li Shan was about to speak when Pei Ji happened to arrive. The Liangyi Palace meeting was over. These prime ministers and ministers were all going from Chengtianmen to the Imperial City to go to the Yamen, "to pay homage to Prime Minister Pei."
"Hey, Huairen today..." Pei Ji also asked strangely: "Huairen went to court today?"
Chen Shuda simply said, "Definitely not, because before going to the Liangyi Palace to discuss the matter, he returned to the province to collect the memorial. It happened that the imperial censor Zhongcheng submitted the impeachment notice for the twelfth time this year that Wei Siwang Li Huairen was absent from the court meeting."
Nowadays, the morning court is held every five days, twelve times plus the previous marriage leave and the previous return to Beijing for cultivation. In other words, Li Shan basically did not participate in the morning court after returning to Beijing.
Li Shanqian laughed a few times, and sensitively sensed something was wrong from the two people's questions. He asked cautiously: "Your Majesty asked?"
Yang Gongren chuckled, meaning do you still need to ask?
Li Shan was neither an adult prince nor a prime minister, and generally did not participate in the proceedings of the Liangyi Palace. Li Yuan asked Li Shan just to discuss his merits with the generals.
But Li Shan really didn't want to get involved. On the one hand, he was the coach in the early stage, and the coach in the later stage was still his disciple. On the other hand, this was actually a struggle between the East Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace. However, the confidant generals of both sides were involved in the war. Outstanding performance, so Li Shan really didn't want to get involved.
The group of people walked towards Chengtianmen. Li Shan calmly quickened his pace and said smoothly: "Today, Concubine Wan Gui entrusted the third sister... to accept Wan Xuandao as her disciple."
Yang Gongren and Chen Shuda remained calm, but Pei Ji, who was attached to the East Palace, exclaimed, "Jiangdu County Duke?"
"Yeah." Li Shan murmured at the back of Princess Pingyang who had left early, "I was tricked by the third sister. Only after I agreed did I find out that Duke Jiangdu had a fight with Luo Yang?"
Pei Ji was not sure whether Li Shan knew the inside story, so he only said a few vague words.
Li Shan took a few steps behind and said in a low voice with a very nonchalant tone: "Anyway, I have not met the Luo family once or twice, and I would like to ask Prime Minister Pei to report to His Highness the Crown Prince in private. Anyway, I will not deliberately provoke him, but if Luo Yang comes to bully you, so don’t blame someone for being cruel."
"Huairen!" Pei Ji frowned and said, "It's better to turn conflicts into friendship."
"Prime Minister Pei is trying to pull his hand." Li Shan muttered: "One is from the Luo family and the other is from Medicine Master Li. Aren't they the ones who bullied me?"
Li Shan himself was not a good-tempered person, but because of the battle at Tiantai Mountain, he made friends with a large number of aristocratic families. Among the few enemies, the most important ones were Luo Yi and his son, and the other was Li Yaoshi.
Pei Ji didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was really the truth. Luo Yang himself provoked him several times. Li Shan accepted Wan Xuandao as his disciple, presumably to embarrass Luo Yang.
Pei Ji wanted to say something else, but suddenly he heard rapid footsteps behind him. He couldn't help but frown and looked back. Someone was being rude in the palace? !
"Prime Minister Pei...hey, His Highness King Wei Si!"
Pei Ji recognized that this was Li Yuan's close palace servant. He knew what it meant when he heard the words "King Si of Wei", but when he turned around to look, Li Shan had already let go and disappeared at Chengtian Gate.
After trotting all the way to Zhuque Gate, Li Shan quickly asked Hou Hongtao to bring the horse. He got on the horse and was about to leave the city. He knew in his heart that he couldn't escape by running, but at least he had to show his attitude.
When turning the horse's head, Li Shan glanced at the northeastern part of the imperial city, his eyes a little deep. He had been to the palace many times, but he had been to the area around Chengqian Hall very rarely. This was the second time.
Some previous speculations, as well as today's special observation of the terrain around the Chengqian Palace, reminded Li Shan of many things. In fact, Li Shimin's confidants all had the same view. If a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall, once something goes wrong in the East Palace, Chengqian Hall must be the first to bear the brunt.
Although there are various obstacles to moving out of the palace, such as suddenly wanting to leave the palace after living in the palace for ten years, he is obviously worried about the East Palace, and Li Yuan will not have Yi Chu's thoughts in a short time. For example, once he decides to leave the palace , is likely to become the catalyst for the uprising in the East Palace, and Li Shimin hopes to take control of the East Palace through stable means.
But in the hearts of people with a dirty heart like Li Shan, it's a little dark and even a little cruel.
Once there is an uprising in the East Palace and Changlin's army enters the Taiji Palace, and Li Keshi or Zhang Cong cannot repel it, the only option is to escort Li Shimin out of the palace, because as long as Li Shimin can be guaranteed to be alive, it means that he has not failed and is alive. Even if Li Shimin is only in Jingzhao and Chang'an, he still has hope of defeating Donggong, and it is still very big.
But in the chaotic battle, it is impossible to take away everyone in the Chengqian Palace. In addition to Li Shimin himself, he may take away the Princess of Qin. After all, there are Gao Shilian, Changsun Wuji, and Changsun Shunde behind him, all of whom are the King of Qin. The backbone of the line may bring his eldest son, Zhongshan King Li Chengqian, to save at least one heir.
It's hard to say for the others. Li Shan felt that nine out of ten of them would be captured.
In other words, this is equivalent to sending all the other wives, sons and daughters to the East Palace, and also to the butcher's knife... Li Shan rode his horse all the way out of Chang'an City, and a strong wind came towards him, making him a little confused.
Doesn't Li Shimin know this possibility?
Maybe he overestimated Li Shimin's character?
"Alang." Wang Junhao said loudly: "There is someone chasing behind me, it seems to be someone from the palace."
Li Shan slowed down his horse and looked back. He recognized that it was Su Zhi's subordinate, the supervisor in the palace, so he could only stop his mount.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei." The palace man urged his horse to catch up, "Your Majesty summons..."
Unluckily, he was carried back even after running out of Chang'an. Li Shan wanted to turn his horse around with a look of displeasure. Then the palace man finished his words, "Your Majesty has summoned His Highness to pay an audience at Liangyi Hall tomorrow."
After hearing this, Li Shan swung his riding whip, exerted force on his legs, and his mount whinnied lowly.
Li Shan guessed that Li Yuan might not be happy that the previous palace man didn't catch up, so he simply summoned himself to appear in court tomorrow... and it was Liangyi Palace.
It would be better to meet today. Tomorrow, the Liangyi Palace will definitely have to fight with so many prime ministers and ministers. I have to rack my brains to find ways to get the best of both worlds. I also have to take into account Li Yuan's little thoughts, and even have to be careful of Pei Shiju setting a trap for me. .
So tired!
(End of chapter)
