The whole Renzhi Palace was agitated. Qiao Gongshan and Du Fengju were a little better at the beginning. After all, no one knew them, but Wei Zheng, as the prince's confidant, had many acquaintances.
Ling Jing stood by the window with an expressionless face, thinking about Wei Zheng trotting all the way with difficulty and speed just now. The message Huairen sent was correct. It was really today, but for more than half an hour, there had been three waves in a row.
At this moment, Wei Zheng in Cuiwei Hall could no longer maintain his posture, and Li Yuan had to ask the palace attendants to bring a bar stool.
In fact, a messenger from the East Palace arrived at Renzhi Palace yesterday. It was Lu Hong, the prince's descendant. Now Lu Hong is still in Phoenix Valley, but the messenger set off back to Chang'an yesterday. Wei Zheng left Chang'an ahead of schedule yesterday and stopped in Sanyuan County to get the messenger. After reporting back, we galloped all the way to Phoenix Valley. At this moment, our tired legs could no longer stand.
Looking at Qiaogong Mountain in the corner, Wei Zheng said directly: "Your Majesty, this officer is deeply favored by the Crown Prince, but he is a betrayer. Please behead him."
Wei Zheng didn't know Du Fengju, but the moment he saw Qiaogong Mountain, he had already made a judgment... This guy had indeed come to Renzhi Palace to file a complaint.
Li Yuan unconsciously glanced at Li Shimin. In fact, Yang Gongren, Cui Xin, Chai Shao and others all turned to look at Li Shimin... The so-called betrayal of the master and betrayal of the East Palace could only be the people of King Qin.
Li Yuan felt a little headache. The emergencies that followed, various clues, each person's background, and the two sons who couldn't understand their thoughts made him exhausted mentally and physically.
"Xuan Cheng will explain it in detail." Li Yuan pointed to the Hu stool, "Sit down and talk."
Wei Zheng insisted on praying and thanking him again before sitting on the bench and talking, "Today, I would like to speak from my heart."
"His Majesty Jin Yang raised troops and won the respect of the world. His Majesty the King of Qin set up Guanzhong, Longxi, restored Hedong, and captured two kings in the Central Plains in one battle. His military exploits are unparalleled and rare since ancient times. He will definitely leave his name in history."
"The prince has been in charge of the East Palace for many years, assisting His Majesty in handling government affairs. However, he had no choice but to protect himself due to the aggressiveness of the King of Qin, so he set up a Changlin Army. He also ordered his confidants to transport ordnance and armor to Yang Wenqian, the governor of Fangzhou."
Li Yuan felt more and more that this matter was strange and unusual. Well, first the officials from the East Palace came to accuse the prince of treason, and then the King of Qin also came to accuse the prince of treason... And the prince's confidants came quickly and used such words as Prologue.
The meaning of Wei Zheng's words is nothing more than that the prince's delivery of ordnance and armor to Yang Wenqian was not aimed at Li Yuan, but at Li Shimin... Wei Zheng had obviously planned it carefully, and specifically used the Changlin Army as an example for this purpose.
After all, the Changlin Army was formed by Li Jiancheng with Li Yuan's tacit approval.
Although the current situation and the relationship between Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin and his son are completely different from before, the reasons cannot be made explicit.
Li Yuan sighed and nodded slightly, "Qiao Gongshan accused the prince of treason, causing Fangzhou Governor Yang Wenqian to raise troops to rebel. Does Xuancheng also know about this?"
"You might have guessed it." Wei Zheng said loudly: "Yang Wen was appointed governor of Fangzhou in the sixth year of Emperor Wude's reign. Only one person from the Donggong lineage served as the chief official of the state in Guanzhong. From then on, Donggong would transport goods every once in a while. Ordnance and armor are sent to Fangzhou..."
Li Yuan suddenly interrupted: "Where do ordnance come from?"
Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment before saying: "Young Mansion."
The Shaofu had a lot of power in the early Tang Dynasty. It had overlapping powers and responsibilities with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Military Supervisor, the General Supervisor, Sinong Temple, and Taichang Temple. The most typical ones were mining and making ordnance. , logically speaking, it is within the scope of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ordnance Supervision, but currently they are all under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.
And the current Shaofu Supervisor is Li Yuan, Prince of Lujiang County, who is definitely from the Donggong lineage.
Li Yuan's face wasn't very pretty, "Continue talking."
"Yes." Wei Zheng licked his dry and flaky lips, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's confidant Er Zhuhuan is in charge of this matter, and Qiao Gongshan is his deputy."
"Now that His Majesty is spending the summer at Renzhi Palace in Fangzhou, would the Crown Prince be foolish enough to transport arms and armor to Fangzhou and order Yang Wenqian to raise an army to rebel?"
"The prince does not have the supreme prestige of King Qin in the army, and Yang Wenqian does not have the bravery of the famous generals in the Tian Ce government, but the prince will not be stupid enough to seek death."
Speaking of excitement, Wei Zheng endured the pain and stood up suddenly, saying: "Qiao Gongshan secretly transported armor and ordnance out of Chang'an without telling the prince. After Er Zhuhuan noticed it, he informed the prince that by then, it was already over and it was difficult to leave the city. Your Highness I ordered my ministers to gallop their horses to capture Renzhi Palace."
Wei Zheng stared at Qiaogong Mountain with his halberd finger and scolded: "You have used such deceitful means to frame the prince, and you are betraying your master. Shouldn't your majesty behead him?!"
Li Yuan's eyes were deep and he was deep in thought, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, and there were already two groups fighting in Qiaogong Mountain... If King Qin couldn't take over the East Palace this time, then he might not be able to escape.
But Li Shimin turned to stare at Changsun Wuji. This matter was so strange. Feng Lun and Du Yan used methods at the same time, and Qiao Gongshan and Du Fengju arrived at Renzhi Palace almost at the same time to accuse the prince of treason, but Feng Lun and Du Yan had not had any direct contact with each other in Tiance Mansion before, and they had not heard of any personal friendship between them.
Moreover, Qiao Gongshan came to accuse the prince of treason, but Er Zhuhuan reported it to the prince?
Changsun Wuji was completely confused. He didn't know Feng Lun and Du Yan's plan, but he was also happy, but he didn't expect that the plan was so full of loopholes... Why did Er Zhuhuan suddenly rebel?
There was deathly silence in the palace. Yang Gongren and Chai Shao looked at each other with their eyes and nose, and Cui Xin, who was still holding a brush, couldn't help but look at Li Shimin's expression... Could it really be a trap set up by the King of Qin?
Although Wei Zheng didn't name him, everyone could tell... Even Cui Xin could tell that Wei Zheng was saying that Qiaogong Mountain was bribed by the King of Qin to frame the prince for rebellion. Even Qiaogong Mountain was planted by the King of Qin. Beside the prince.
The most nervous person in the palace was actually Wei Zheng, because before arriving, he had never been able to confirm the identity of Qiao Gongshan... was he the chess piece of King Qin or His Majesty's chess piece?
Therefore, Wei Zheng did not dare to accuse Qiao Gongshan of being the King of Qin's men before. If he was wrong and King Qin refuted... then he would be screwed.
If it is His Majesty's chess piece, then this matter will be difficult to handle... Even if the prince takes off his crown to plead guilty, he is afraid that he will end up being deposed.
But as time passed, and after discovering that Li Yuan looked gloomy and that Li Yuan looked at the King of Qin with suspicion from time to time, Wei Zheng was almost able to confirm that Qiao Gongshan should belong to the King of Qin.
At this time, Wei Zheng stepped up his efforts and said, "Your Majesty, please summon the prince to have an audience at Renzhi Palace."
Li Yuan's expression moved slightly. No explanation would be as effective as this sentence. If the prince is willing to come and dares to come, then it will almost be confirmed that someone else set up the trap. Transporting ordnance and armor to Yang Wenqian cannot prove anything... I have already done it. He tacitly allowed the prince to form the Changlin Army outside the palace gate.
After a pause, Wei Zheng pressed on again, "Your Majesty, please summon Yang Wenqian, the governor of Fangzhou, to appear in court."
At this time, Li Shimin's face was expressionless, while Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth. He already hated Feng Lun and Du Yan to death, two guys who failed to succeed but failed to succeed.
