Faced with Li Daoxuan's threat with a knife, Wang Gui and Wei Ting were actually not too surprised. Although they were confused and didn't know what happened, after all, Li Daoxuan was once tricked by Shi Wanbao, who claimed to hold the emperor's edict. Tragic...it makes sense.
But the palace supervisor Su made a bow and arrow... Wang Gui and Wei Ting were both stunned.
The chief eunuch of the palace is the chief official of the palace province. He is ranked third in rank and is in charge of court etiquette, the emperor's clothing, carriages and horses, and is in charge of the six bureaus of food, medicine, clothing, house, house and chariot. He is almost the same as the former Sui Dynasty eunuch. The status of the province cannot be assumed by anyone but a close associate of the emperor.
It is said that the system of three provinces and six ministries began in the Sui Dynasty, but Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian actually established five provinces and six ministries. The Ministry of Internal Affairs can stand side by side with the three provinces of Menxia, Zhongshu, and Shangshu, and its status can be imagined.
The previous palace eunuch, Chen Fu, was killed in the Renshou Palace last year. Su Zhi succeeded him. He actually bent his bow and arrows immediately when he saw two East Palace officials. This largely represents Li Yuan's thoughts.
"His Royal Highness the King of Huaiyang." Wang Gui seemed not to have seen the cold light reflected by the moonlight, and stepped forward two steps: "The prince is here."
Li Daoxuan felt his palms were slightly wet... To Wang Gui's surprise, Li Daoxuan slowly backed away, his eyes full of vigilance.
Wang Gui couldn't help but look back at Wei Ting. Both of them looked confused... They both noticed that Li Daoxuan and Su Zhi on the opposite side seemed a little scared.
What are you afraid of?
Of course he was afraid. Yang Wenqian led more than a thousand rebels to storm Renzhi Palace for two days. He just escaped death today and was sent back to Jingzhao, but he ran into people from the East Palace in Huayuan County.
The first reaction of Li Daoxuan and Su Zhi was, could it be that they had gone to the rebels' lair?
After a long period of repeated inspections, it was not until midnight that the scouts sent out to investigate the surrounding areas came back one after another. After carefully questioning the Huayuan County Magistrate, Li Daoxuan and Su Zhi felt relieved.
"His Royal Highness Wei Si Wang stopped here last night, so there should be no problem." Su Zhi glanced at the inn from a distance, "The county magistrate said that the prince arrived in Huayuan County at dusk, with only a dozen entourages."
Li Daoxuan muttered dissatisfied: "Didn't Huairen say that Third Sister controlled the Beiya Imperial Army and was in charge of the imperial city?"
"Why would you let the prince leave the capital?!"
Su Zhi did not dare to answer this question. King Huaiyang lost his father when he was young, and was raised by His Majesty. Princess Pingyang taught him riding and archery, and King Wei Si and King Huaiyang were close friends of life and death... People can complain. , I don’t have the courage.
"There will be nothing unusual within ten miles, Your Highness, don't worry." Su Zhi scratched his head, "But Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is going to Renzhi Palace?"
"It should be." Li Daoxuan had some vague guesses. He was also present when Li Shan discussed various matters with His Majesty at dusk today.
"That……"
"Go." Li Daoxuan pursed his lips, "After dawn, ten people will stay and escort the prince to Renzhi Palace for an audience."
Su Zhi thought about it again and again, and could only do this. When he went to Chang'an, in addition to summoning the prince to visit him, he also had to formally order Princess Pingyang to control Chang'an's military strength so that there would be no chaos in the country. Li Daoxuan was going to Xinfeng and Li successively. In Quanzhou and Quanzhou, Liu Hongji and Zhang Pinggao were summoned to lead the troops of Fanfu to escort them.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Jiancheng listened to Su Zhi's brief edict with a pale expression. He could not guess what happened in Renzhi Palace, but he was sure that something must have happened.
When his father summoned him... it would definitely not be good news.
Within just three days, first Er Zhuhuan discovered that Qiao Gongshan suddenly transported ordnance out of the capital, and then Li Huairen, the successor king of Wei, suddenly left for the north. Pei Shiju persuaded the prince to go to Renzhi Palace for an audience, but Li Jiancheng still wanted to wait.
It was not until yesterday that Princess Pingyang suddenly summoned all the old troops in the Forbidden Army with her horses and three treasures, detained the right guard general Li Gaoqian of Jiangxia County, restrained the Beiya Imperial Army, and took control of the imperial city. Li Jiancheng felt that something was wrong.
Among the staff of the East Palace, Xu Shimo, the prince's minister, urged Li Jiancheng to raise troops, mobilize the Changlin Army to enter the Taiji Palace, control Chang'an, and then order Yang Wenqian, Wei Yunqi and Luo Yiyuan's Tianjie Army in Longxi.
However, Zhao Hongzhi, the chief secretary of Zhan, persuaded Li Jiancheng to rush to Renzhi Palace immediately...Princess Pingyang suddenly took control of the imperial city and restrained the Beiya imperial army. She must have obtained His Majesty's permission. In this case, the chance of winning was almost non-existent when raising troops. He was also convicted of treason.
Both Wang Gui and Pei Shiju agreed, and since he did not wait for Wei Zheng's reply, Li Jiancheng finally made up his mind to set off from Chang'an today, on the afternoon of July 17, with only Wang Gui, Wei Ting and more than ten followers, and forcibly left the city. , arrived at Huayuan County at dusk... Calculating the distance, it was basically galloping all the way.
Although Princess Pingyang controlled the imperial army, there was nothing she could do to stop it... She knew it well. There were Shangfanfu soldiers stationed in Xinfeng and Liquan. Li Jiancheng went out of the capital to have an audience with Renzhi Palace, and she really did not detain or stop him. reason.
Seeing Su Zhi turn around and leave, Wang Gui couldn't help but reach out and grab the other man's sleeve... As a result, the old man was unexpectedly thrown back.
"Yesterday Huairen led his personal guards to the north. Did something happen to Renzhi Palace?" Wei Ting simply blocked the door.
Su Zhi remained silent, partly because if it hadn't been for King Wei Si, he would have died in Cuiwei Hall today. Those officials from aristocratic families might have escaped with their lives, but he would never have been spared.
On the other hand, Su Zhi didn't know what kind of plans His Majesty had, but no matter what kind of plans he had, if he leaked the news in advance, it would bring trouble for himself.
Despite Wang Gui and Wei Ting's repeated questioning, Su Zhi remained silent until Li Daoxuan came to pick him up.
After leaving the inn, Li Daoxuan didn't say a word after hearing Su Zhi's explanation, but the suspicion in his heart became more and more serious... If Yang Wenqian was ordered to rebel by the prince, the prince would not go there with only a dozen followers. When they come to Huayuan County, Wang Gui and Wei Ting will not ask what happened in Renzhi Palace?
Considering that the unlucky guy Wei Zheng arrived at Renzhi Palace the day before the incident, Li Daoxuan had to think about another possibility... At dusk today, Li Shan mentioned Yu Wenbao after hearing the name Yu Wenying, and everyone was stunned. It has not been said, but the common judgment is that the crown prince and the King of Qi joined forces, but now it seems that it is difficult to say.
At this moment, it was already late at night, but Li Yuan in Cuiwei Hall in Renzhi Palace woke up. After all, he had slept since dusk, and he had slept enough until this time.
"Where's Huairen?"
The supporting palace servant asked in a low voice: "Is there a message to be sent to the heir to the throne of Wei?"
Li Yuan looked at the night outside the window and hesitated for a while, "Go and see if Huairen is asleep."
After all, there are no clocks in this era, and Li Yuan doesn't know what time it is.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Shan walked over quickly, rubbing his sleepy eyes.
(End of chapter)
