Li Jiancheng set off in a hurry before dawn, enduring the escort of ten well-armed soldiers... In Li Jiancheng's view, this kind of escort was no different from escorting.
When he arrived outside Phoenix Valley, Li Jiancheng's fear suddenly amplified. Although Liu Heier arranged for people to clean up the battlefield, corpses were still piled up outside the valley, and the air seemed to be filled with a strong smell of blood.
Although he didn't get any tips from Li Daoxuan or Su Zhi last night, Li Jiancheng still guessed what happened. The reason was very simple. He had never noticed anything strange when he came from Jingzhao. It could only be Yang Wen, the governor of Fangzhou... Could it be Wei Yunqi, the governor of Ningzhou?
After waiting outside the valley for a long time and still not being allowed to see him, Li Jiancheng found that his hands were shaking involuntarily. He felt that he was throwing himself into a trap... If it was really Yang Wenqian, it would be the best excuse for his father to depose the prince. .
However, I really didn't let Yang Wenqian raise his troops to rebel.
"Your Highness." Wang Gui came over and whispered: "It seems that most of them are the personal guards of King Wei Si."
Wei Ting, who is relatively familiar with Sun Moon Lake, also nodded and said: "I just saw Liu Heier, Wang Junhao, Fan Jiqing, Qu Hong and other generals, all of whom are Huairen's bodyguard leaders."
"His Majesty should have ordered Wei Siwang to control..." Wang Gui stopped mid-sentence. After the battle at Tiantai Mountain last year, Li Huairen was also ordered to control the armies for a long time until he returned to Beijing.
At this time, more than ten riders came from the Phoenix Valley, and the leader was Li Huairen, the heir to the throne of Wei.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Huairen." Li Jiancheng said hello and started to walk in.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Li Shan leaned over to stop Li Jiancheng.
"Huairen?" Wei Ting grabbed Li Shan's sleeve, his voice trembling... Could it be that His Majesty is not even willing to see the prince?
Seeing Chai Shao standing far away, Li Shan whispered: "It's not that bad yet. Please tell me the truth. Your Majesty has been very tired these past few days and has gone to bed peacefully."
Then Li Shan looked at Wang Gui and said in a serious tone: "Brother Wei and Duke Shu are here with His Royal Highness, so they must be magnanimous. Please be sure to describe the details without omissions or lies."
After a pause, Li Shan added: "His Majesty ordered me to be transferred to Zong Zhengqing."
As soon as these words came out, the three of them knew that there were very few people who could help with this matter, and the Wei Siwang in front of them was definitely one of them.
Li Jiancheng took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry Huairen, we will never hide anything."
Then Li Shan led three people into the valley, and his entourage was placed outside the valley to guard them. However, these three people...including the prince Li Jiancheng were only treated like a small tent, and there were even two sword-wielding soldiers guarding the door.
"Set up a few more tents and place them on that side, a little further away." Li Shan instructed Qu Silang, "Be careful at night. Yu Wenying, Yu Wenbao and Yang Wenqian all have their hands and feet tied up, but these three are still There are two previous placements that don’t have it.”
Li Shan was not afraid of the relationship between these three people. After all, it had been several days, and the confessions had to be reconciled long ago. The key was that the prince Xima Wei Zheng and the prince's renouncer Lu Hong arrived at Renzhi Palace in advance.
Li Jiancheng will probably try to find out from these two people what happened in Renzhi Palace in the past few days.
Qu Silang nodded in response, "Don't worry, Lang. They are all guarded by personal guards. Everyone carries a bamboo whistle. If there is anything unusual, be alert immediately."
Li Jiancheng in the tent only felt stuffy, extremely stuffy. Although he guessed that it was probably Yang Wenqian who raised the army, he didn't know what happened specifically. Although he knew that he was wronged, everything seemed to be hidden in the mist.
Maybe he should listen to Pei Shiju and come earlier, maybe his father can clear up his doubts.
No, no, look at the corpses on the ground. If I had done it earlier, I might have been kidnapped by the rebels, and everything would be irreversible.
Random thoughts were spinning back and forth in Li Jiancheng's mind. He didn't even bother to eat the wheat rice that was brought in. He only thought about what would happen to him and what choice his father would make.
Suddenly a noisy sound rang in the distance. Li Jiancheng, who was awakened, thought for a moment and opened a crack in the curtain. From a distance, he saw soldiers holding weapons under command and gathering towards the mouth of the valley from all directions.
Li Shan at the entrance of the valley breathed a sigh of relief, because it was Wei Yunqi, the manager of Ningzhou, who arrived.
Ningzhou is on the west side of Fangzhou, and Phoenix Valley is on the southwest side of Fangzhou, much closer than Chang'an. Wei Yunqi returned to Ningzhou yesterday and immediately dispatched troops and horses to come. The infantry was too late. Wei Yun started He arrived first with six to seven hundred cavalry.
"They are all arranged outside the mouth of the valley." Li Shan ordered: "Yangcheng County sent a deputy general to lead the army."
Wei Yunqi responded. He knew that His Majesty ordered King Wei Si to control the armies. His personal guards must guard the entrance of the valley. It was impossible for his troops to be placed in Phoenix Valley.
"After the infantry arrived, they set up camp at the border of Jingzhao and Fangzhou." Li Shan continued: "Send additional scouts to investigate."
"Um?"
Li Shan hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "The prince has arrived at Renzhi Palace, but has not been able to see him. King Qi is outside and has not returned yet."
Chai Shao on the side explained: "Your Majesty ordered Huairen to be transferred to Zong Zhengqing."
Because Li Yuanji was outside and had seven to eight hundred troops in his hands, although it was clear that he was a waste, Li Sixing and Yu Wenshao in Prince Qi's palace were not waste. Li Shan did not dare to waste his troops at will, so he only sent scouts to We searched within a ten-mile radius, but no trace of King Qi was found.
Gradually, the day passed. Although most of the affairs were handed over to Liu Heier and Chai Shao, Li Shan couldn't hold on anymore. He was on his way in a hurry yesterday and was called by Li Yuan before he could sleep for a while. Now his eyelids are all gone. There was a fight.
At this moment, a scout came flying over.
"Alang." Before the scout had time to jump off his horse and rein in the reins, "Hundreds of infantry are coming from the northwest."
Li Shan turned around and took a look. Liu Hei'er had already ordered his guards to prepare. Wei Yunqi sent his guards to deliver the order. Hundreds of cavalry outside the valley retreated to the southwest.
Chai Shao signaled a few imperial soldiers to come forward to investigate. Two quarters of an hour later, more than a hundred cavalry came galloping over, led by the frightened Qi King Li Yuanji.
"This...this is..."
Although the body has been contained, anyone who is not blind can tell that a brutal killing has just occurred here. Li Yuanji felt uneasy and shouted: "Third brother-in-law, is father still okay?"
Before Chai Shao had time to speak, or perhaps he didn't want to speak, Liu Heier shouted sharply: "Stop, whoever comes here!"
Li Yuanji ignored him and even accelerated, shouting to himself, but the cavalry behind him slowed down but did not stop.
"Ah Hei!"
Liu Heier gritted his teeth, turned over and jumped onto the platform made of red bricks. He bent his bow and nocked an arrow. The arrow flew like a meteor and hit the mount of a cavalryman behind Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji finally reined in the reins and stared at Liu Heier, as if he still hadn't figured out who this was?
But the next moment, Li Yuanji's eyes fell on the face of the tall and thin young man next to Chai Shao, and his expression changed slightly. Why did Li Huairen appear here?
Li Shan thought to himself that now that everyone was here, he could finally start.
