Li Jiancheng's expression was a little vague, and he seemed a little nervous, but it was not the kind of nervousness that everyone thought. Er Zhuhuan told the story in a quick and anxious tone.
I have drafted it countless times. Although Er Zhuhuan's tone was urgent, he spoke very clearly... From the unexpected discovery that Qiaogongshan was not on duty to the confirmation that Qiaogongshan left Beijing with seven or eight carriages this morning, After checking the inventory of ordnance, there was indeed a batch missing. Er Zhuhuan even went to Changlepo himself to prevent anyone from discovering the loopholes.
Before Er Zhuhuan could say anything, Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly jumped up from the couch. "Quick, overnight...send people out of the city overnight!"
"It must be stopped!"
Li Jiancheng was so panicked that he ran out of ideas.
Wang Gui and Pei Shiju looked at each other, and the former shook his head and said: "The Beiya Imperial Army is in charge of the palace. The one left behind is General Zhang Jin of You Qianniu Guard, but the outer city gate is under the jurisdiction of Zuo Wuhou's palace guard. I'm afraid he won't. Open the city gate."
The so-called Left and Right Wuhou Palace Guards were also later called the Left and Right Jinwu Guards. They were similar to the Jinwu Guards of the Han Dynasty. They were in charge of patrolling the capital, guarding against thieves, and enforcing curfews. Although they were not the direct managers of the outer city gates of Chang'an, they wanted to guard the outer gates of Chang'an. Wandering on the streets at night and going out of the city... it was impossible without bypassing the guards of Wuhou Mansion on the left and right.
Although the two generals guarding Wuhou's palace were not of the Qin king's lineage, they were further away from the East Palace and would never open the city gate at the risk of being held accountable by Li Yuan and Li Shimin.
"It's too late." Wei Zheng said with a sullen face: "It's more than a hundred miles from Chang'an to Fangzhou. We will reach Fangzhou tomorrow. We can't stop them."
Li Jiancheng looked at Er Zhuhuan dumbfounded, and the latter looked aggrieved... Although he appointed Er Zhuhuan to be responsible for this matter, Qiao Gongshan left the capital, and it was said that he was also responsible, but Er Zhuhuan immediately noticed it Just came to report.
Pei Shiju grimaced and wondered in his heart, could he be the King of Qin's man... This possibility is not small. After all, Qiao Gongshan is sending ordnance to Fangzhou at this time. If anything goes wrong, it will be noticed and he will be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. fate.
If he was from King Qin, it would be easier to explain... Qiao Gongshan went straight to Renzhi Palace to accuse the prince of rebellion.
Pei Shiju could imagine such a simple truth, and so could Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Wei Ting, all of whom looked gloomy.
But Pei Shiju thought more than the others. He always felt that something would happen at Renzhi Palace, and Li Shan must know something. After thinking about it, the old fox looked at Wei Ting, "This person from Qiao Gongshan is Who recommended him to the East Palace?"
Wei Ting had been following Li Jiancheng for the longest time. After recalling it for a while, he couldn't help but look at Li Jiancheng before saying: "When His Majesty was lurking in Jinyang, Qiao Gongshan was your Majesty's personal guard. After he invaded Chang'an, he was transferred to the Tang Dynasty. Prince's Mansion."
What followed was a deathlike silence, and everyone thought of the same possibility. Maybe Li Yuan had blocked Qiao Gong Mountain, or he had deliberately helped him in the early years. But after the battle at Tiantai Mountain last year, Li Yuan began to use Qiao Gong Mountain. A chess piece.
If it is really Li Yuan's method, it means that Li Yuan is going to use this method to pin the label of rebellion on the eldest son's head, and the next step is Yi Chu.
Wei Ting's face turned red, "Your Highness, raise an army!"
"Raise troops?" Li Jiancheng looked a little confused. What to raise troops for?
Relying on the 3,000 Changlin Army led by Li Gaoqian and the few remaining generals in the East Palace?
No matter how stupid Li Jiancheng was, he knew that if it was really his father's method, how could he not arrange backup forces in Chang'an and around Chang'an... He was afraid that if he raised troops on the front foot, he would be defeated on the back foot.
Wei Zheng sighed, "I knew it was like this, I knew it was like this..."
"Xuancheng!" Wang Gui shouted, "Why are you saying such things?"
Pei Shiju glanced at Wei Zheng. From the end of last year to the beginning of this year, Prince Xi Ma had strongly suggested several times to attack Chengqian Palace with troops. As long as he could kill King Qin, great things would be done... At His Majesty's age, he would not be able to wait for the little prince. As an adult, unless you want to collapse the Tang Empire, which was only ten years old, the prince is still your majesty's first choice.
To be fair, Pei Shiju knew very well that Wei Zheng's advice had merit, but he was the one who privately dissuaded the prince at that time. The reason was very simple. At the end of last year, Li Shan was still the coach of the Lingzhou Army. At the beginning of this year, Su Dingfang was the coach of the Lingzhou Army... ...In that case, how could Pei Shiju be willing and dare to take action?
After Su Dingfang resigned as the head coach of the Lingzhou Army, Li Shimin rarely lived in Chengqian Hall, and then began to prepare to leave the capital for summer vacation... Wei Zheng regretted that the prince did not seize the opportunity, but he did not know that this opportunity did not exist.
Wang Gui thought for a while and then looked at Pei Shiju, "Brother Hong?"
Pei Shiju stroked his beard and said slowly, "Things haven't gone bad yet."
"Pei Gong!" Prince Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up, "Qiao Gongshan may not be his second brother, and he may not go to Renzhi Palace?"
"They should be King Qin's men, but they should not be His Majesty's." Pei Shiju said softly: "If Your Majesty... Qiao Gongshan leaves the capital in the morning, there should be something unusual in Chang'an today."
"There is no abnormal movement." Er Zhuhuan said with certainty: "There is no abnormality in the Changlin Army, and there is no abnormality in the Beiya Forbidden Army."
Wei Zheng looked at Pei Shiju suspiciously, "Does Mr. Pei make this assertion?"
Of course not. The basis for Pei Shiju's judgment lies in Li Shan.
If this is Li Yuan's method, Li Shan cannot return to Sun Moon Lake... Isn't he afraid that I will attack Sun Moon Lake in despair before his death?
You must know that the Changlin Army may not be useful for rebellion, but it may not be possible to attack Sun Moon Lake... Luoyang Luoshou must be willing.
The most important thing is that Pei Shiju knows Li Shan very well. This King Si of Wei seems to be a deviant, but in fact he is a very cautious person... Putting himself in danger under the premise that the overall situation has been decided is not Li Huairen. style.
If Li Yuan is really determined to use this method to save money, Pei Shiju believes that Li Shan will definitely move his family and people close to Sun Moon Lake to avoid danger.
However, this reason cannot be stated openly, and Pei Shiju was vaguely aware of it. From a logical inference, if His Majesty did not do it, it was probably the King of Qin... But if it was the King of Qin, Li Shan would not return to Sun Moon Lake.
Therefore, Pei Shiju didn't feel that it was King Qin's method, but the doubt flashed in his mind, "We will find out when the city gate is opened tomorrow."
Wang Gui nodded and said: "If it is His Majesty's method, Qiao Gongshan will report to Renzhi Palace and use this as an excuse... There must be something strange inside and outside Chang'an."
Li Jiancheng, who finally calmed down, rubbed the bamboo couch under him, "How do you think you will handle this?"
"Don't act rashly." Pei Shiju has obviously thought about it, "His Royal Highness will send someone to Renzhi Palace tomorrow to greet His Majesty as a test. If there is any change, the Crown Prince..."
After a pause, Pei Shiju said in a more serious tone: "The prince, with no more than ten followers, rushed to Renzhi Palace to plead guilty."
Wang Gui's eyes lit up, "Brother Hongda, what a great plan!"
Li Jiancheng went to Renzhi Palace to plead guilty almost alone. On the one hand, he lowered his posture to the lowest point, but the key is that on the other hand, there was a vague meaning... This was someone deliberately framed.
After a long time, Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously.
From this moment on, Feng Lun's plan began to go wrong, and everything developed in a direction that no one could predict. Who made Li Shan a time traveler, and forcefully revealed the matter to the East Palace in advance.
(End of chapter)
