It was about four or five o'clock in the morning. Even in the scorching summer, the sky was only slightly brighter, but with the sharp bamboo whistle, the whole Zhuangzi was already alarmed.
Zhou Erlang, who stayed behind at Li's house, was asking Fan Shiyi at the door. He forgot that he was only wearing a pair of shorts, and was scolded by Liu Heier who came over.
Liu Heier's style of leading the army is similar to Su Dingfang's, and he pays great attention to every detail... Zhou Lang replaced Wang Junhao to guard Li Zhai, and he had to keep his weapons close to him even at night.
Not long after, a large group of people had gathered at the door of Li's house. Fan Shiyi didn't know anything, but Zhu Wei knew it well. After driving everyone back, he took Fan Shiyi and asked in a low voice about the situation at Renzhi Palace. .
At this moment, in the backyard, mother and son were sitting in the house. Li Shan's first words surprised Zhu.
"Yesterday I sent Zhu Ba and Zhao Da to deliver a letter. Does Eleven Niang know?"
Zhu was stunned and then said: "I don't know."
"Then let's just say that the child came back temporarily because of something unexpected..."
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Zhu shook her head in anger, "I returned to the village in the middle of the night, and I was exhausted. If it wasn't a big deal, why would it be like this?"
The front yard of Li's house is not necessarily the same, but there are many maids and servants in the backyard who have been with Eleven Niang for many years. Li Shan came home early in the morning, and Eleven Niang should have known about it by then, and might have rushed over.
Li Shan was speechless for a moment, thinking only of his counterpart, but although Eleven Niang was young, she had been smart since she was a child, so those reasons might not necessarily be concealed.
Mrs. Zhu frowned and looked at her son. She got up and went out to summon a maid. After a while, she came in with a bowl of mung bean porridge. At this time, Cui Shiniang also came, followed by Mrs. Zhou and Xiaoman.
"A'jia." Cui Shiniang bowed and looked at Li Shan inquiringly, "Mr. Lang?"
After driving all night, it happened to be a sweltering summer, and it was quite sultry even at night. Li Shan took a few mouthfuls of the mung bean porridge, and then he felt slightly refreshed and said with a smile: "It's just a misunderstanding."
Zhu nodded, "It was indeed a misunderstanding. I thought something happened to Zhuangzi, so Alang rushed back overnight."
Zhou and Xiaoman were also there. Cui Shiniang didn't want to ask too detailed questions, so she only responded and ordered Zhou and Xiaoman to fetch water to help Li Shan wash up.
In such a hot day, Li Shan was full of anxiety again, his face was covered with dust, and he was even wearing armor now.
"Go back and rest first. I'll talk to you in detail later." Li Shan washed up and whispered, "Don't worry, nothing happened."
Before Li Shan left for Renzhi Palace, he secretly talked to him about some preparations... Cui Shiniang didn't know much, but at least she was sure that there might be danger at Renzhi Palace. Now that Li Shan said this, she also Feeling a little more at ease.
After Cui Shiniang and the others left, Mrs. Zhu said softly: "Are you calm?"
Over the years, no matter what happened or what kind of accident happened, Mrs. Zhu could always see a calm and composed son, but tonight she was greatly surprised, but at the same time she felt relieved.
Li Shan took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "My child always succeeds in his own success. Whenever big things happen, he can calm down. Unexpectedly, he lost his composure this time."
"My son has always been calm during major events in the past, but this time he is worried about his family." Mrs. Zhu saw it quite clearly. "Yesterday, Zhu Wei came to deliver a message. He left Beijing before July 15th and went to Qizhou for refuge. Avoid."
"Before July 15th?" Li Shan's eyes flickered and he murmured: "Qizhou?"
"Avoid it?"
"Avoiding what?"
Mrs. Zhu knew that her son was not asking her, so she remained silent.
Li Shan stood up involuntarily and paced back and forth in the small room, "Do you want to raise troops in the East Palace?"
"It's impossible... Pei Hongda can't be that stupid!"
"Your Majesty took away Pei Ji, Feng Li, Zheng Shanguo and other members of the East Palace family. He just wanted the prince to raise troops so that Yi Chu could speak righteously. There must be a plan secretly. Even if the prince couldn't see through it, Pei Shiju would definitely see through it. !”
"What's more, Luo Yi is still in Renzhi Palace. Will Luo Yang, Luo Shou and the generals of the Tianjie Army be willing to raise their troops to rebel with the prince?"
"It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense..."
Li Shan picked up a towel, rubbed it in the cold water, applied it to his face vigorously, and didn't put it down for a long time. The first thing that can be concluded is that it must be aimed at Renzhi Palace, otherwise Er Zhuhuan would not specifically mention Qi Qian Jiulong of Jingzhou and Zhang Shigui of Yuanzhou were all his old troops. Going further north was Zhang Zhongjian who was actually in charge of the Lingzhou Army.
But does the prince really want to take action against Renzhi Palace?
Are you going to use Yang Wen?
Li Shan had to admit this. If Yang Wenqian fought desperately, he might pose a threat to Renzhi Palace... but this possibility was too low.
Because Yang Wenqian had no confidence in killing Li Yuan and Li Shimin, as long as one of these two people survived, Li Jiancheng had no chance of winning.
Li Shan had a vague suspicion in his heart. He put down the towel and whispered: "Mother should know that the child will not retreat."
"It has been a bumpy road so far, but my son has always moved forward bravely and never retreated." Zhu nodded in agreement, "What's more, Ling Gong and Zhao Guogong are still in Renzhi Palace, and by the way, there is also Qinghe County Duke."
"Yes." Li Shan sighed: "You can't retreat from emotion or reason."
Although Zhu has a strong and decisive temperament, this aspect is obviously not her strong point. She thought for a while and whispered: "It's all up to you, Zhu Wei can rest assured."
"Can you really rest assured?" Li Shan smiled and said, "Since uncle mentioned July 15th and today is June 22nd, let's wait in the village..."
"Wait until July 15th?"
"It's not just about waiting for July 15th." Li Shan said quietly: "The child must meet his uncle... It's time to meet him."
Zhu was not surprised by this. She had this plan in the first place. Now her brother and son each serve the East Palace and the King of Qin. When the battle for the rightful son comes to an end, they will have to rely on the other person to escape.
"Your uncle is the prince's confidant. He is usually in the East Palace and cannot be contacted frequently. Zhu Wei may have to wait to set a date with him."
"Let Uncle Qi hurry up." Li Shan touched the wings of his nose and thought that there were already signs of food shortage in Renzhi Palace, and there were also subtle fluctuations in Chang'an City. Is it really a coincidence?
Li Shan always felt that something was right in front of him, but it was difficult for him to see through it only through a layer of hazy fog. However, he had not slept for nearly twelve hours, and had not rested for six or seven hours since noon. , My whole body aches and I really can’t hold on.
After returning to the courtyard, Li Shan entered the main room and saw his wife sitting in front of the dressing table with a sad face.
"Don't sleep anymore?"
Cui Shiniang rubbed her eyebrows and said with a forced smile: "I'm very sleepy, but..."
"Don't worry, we're fine for the time being." Li Shan smiled and turned to call the maid at the door, "Bring some breakfast up first. I've been hungry all night and a bowl of mung bean porridge can't stand it."
"It has been prepared for a long time." Cui Shiniang pulled her husband to sit down, "Father, are Ling Gong okay in Renzhi Palace?"
"Everything is fine, don't worry." Li Shan repeated again, thinking that as long as the prince could not overturn the situation, even if Li Shimin failed and King Qi ascended the throne, he did not dare to say that the wealth and power would remain the same, but at least his life would be safe.
The maid had already brought breakfast, probably ordered by Cui Shiniang. In addition to the usual breakfast, there was also a bowl of fragrant mutton noodle soup. Li Shan knew it was made by Zhou as soon as he smelled it.
Li Shan sat down and had not taken two bites when Cui Shiniang, who was sitting next to him, suddenly bent over and made a sound of vomiting...
"This is..." Li Shan was stunned. Did he realize what he said?
