July 19th.
First, Li Daoxuan, Liu Hongji, and Li Shiji led more than a thousand light cavalry to rush to Renzhi Palace. Then Chang Da, the general manager of Qizhou, led hundreds of cavalry and arrived. There was a constant flow of people and horses back and forth on the road.
Although Li Shan nominally issued an edict to control the armies, he only showed his face. The actual military affairs were handed over to generals such as Li Daoxuan, Liu Hongji, Liu Heier, and Qu Silang. He only focused on interrogating those target persons.
After thinking for a long time, Li Shancai decided to find a breakthrough in Yang Wenqian. After all, others were either of high status like Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, or they were from aristocratic families like Wang Gui and Wei Ting, while Yu Wenbao and Yu Wenshao both had strong temperaments. , I’m afraid it will be difficult to speak without being punished.
On the contrary, Yang Wenqian, a man who raised troops to rebel, would definitely die anyway, but he might become a breakthrough.
"I have been ordered to ask for details." Li Shan motioned to his guards to untie the hemp ropes that bound Yang Wenqian's hands and feet. Sitting next to him was the eunuch specially invited by Li Shan. He had already sharpened his ink and picked up his pen.
Yang Wenqian relaxed his stiff hands and feet, looked at the long-famous but never met Wei Siwang in front of him, and suddenly asked: "I heard that His Highness is not in Renzhi Palace..."
"It's true that he's not here." Li Shan said sincerely: "I just accidentally noticed that there was a change in Renzhi Palace, so I came here overnight."
Yang Wenqian sighed, "It is a grave crime to raise an army to commit rebellion. Does your Highness have anything else to ask?"
"That's wrong." Li Shan said in a more sincere tone: "My surname is from Puzhou, Hedong. My parents are still alive at home, two brothers, three brothers, three sons and two daughters."
Seeing that Yang Wenqian's body was trembling slightly, Li Shan said sincerely: "If it were the Hongnong Yang family, it might not be like this. If there were people in the clan who had made great contributions to the country, it might not be like this."
This is true. Liu Wenjing ranked third on the list of Taiyuan Yuanmou heroes, second only to Li Shimin and Pei Ji. Although he was killed together with his brothers and their family property was confiscated, his two sons were only exiled.
But Yang Wenqian was different. Eighty percent of his whole family would be killed, and the descendants of the police... even forced Li Yuan to go into battle in person and even be injured. How could the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty hold back?
"But if you are willing to tell the truth and make a promise to His Majesty, I will grant you a son to be exiled." Li Shan said solemnly: "Although I have not met him, I should know that King Gu will not lie."
Chen Liu, the chamberlain, glanced at the King Si of Wei. He dared to make such a promise!
Yang Wenqian was silent, but he believed it in his heart... If the other party said that he could survive, or that his family would not be implicated, he was definitely lying. If he only kept a son or was exiled, the truth would be slightly higher. .
Li Shan looked at Yang Wenqian's expression and continued: "I really can't figure it out. Your Majesty has not taken any action. He just ordered you to come to Renzhi Palace for an audience. Why are you raising troops to rebel?"
"Although there is a letter from Prince Zhongyun Wang Shujie... But for such a big thing as raising an army to rebel and kill the monarch and the King of Qin, you just decided to raise the army so casually?"
"Sinong Shaoqing Yu Wenying confessed. He tried his best to dissuade her, but you insisted on going your own way and tied her up..."
"Bullshit!" Yang Wenqian suddenly jumped up, his eyes as red as spitting fire, "If Yu Wenying hadn't persuaded him, why would he be like this!"
Chen Liu kept writing, thinking that this King Si of Wei was really good at it... He hadn't asked Yu Wenying yet, but Yang Wenqian was the first one.
Now that the chatterbox has been opened, there will be a steady flow of talk. Yang Wenqian does not hate Li Huairen who arrived at the last moment, but hates Yu Wenying who actually wanted to escape. He told the natural things from beginning to end, and said them carefully. , even the dialogue was roughly repeated.
Li Shan reviewed it in his mind and couldn't help but grin, "Does that mean you don't know that His Majesty has sent a messenger to Jingzhao to summon soldiers from the Fanfu to escort him?"
"I don't know." Yang Wenqian also noticed something was wrong, "Yu Wenying..."
"On that day, Qiao Gongshan came to Renzhi Palace to accuse the prince of treason. The later prince, Wei Xuancheng, rushed to Renzhi Palace to defend the prince. So you didn't know about it either?"
"What?" Yang Wenqian's eyes widened, "Is it the same day?"
"Yes, within an hour after Qiao Gongshan arrived at Renzhi Palace." Li Shan clicked his tongue twice, thinking that the prince was quite unlucky. In fact, a letter was not enough to make Yang Wenqian start an army.
Well, King Qi is also quite unlucky. If it weren't for Yu Wenying, he wouldn't have exposed such a big loophole.
Yang Wenqian was obviously thinking of Li Yuanji and murmured: "Yu Wenying mentioned that Sinong Shaoqing Zhao Yuankai secretly joined the King of Qi."
"What's going on with the civil unrest?" Li Shan was delighted and asked along the line: "When Gu Shang was in Renzhi Palace, he heard that there was a shortage of food and grass?"
Seeing that Yang Wenqian remained silent, Li Shan smiled and said: "The prince ordered you to raise troops at Yijuncang in Fangzhou, but you only have more than a thousand troops under your command. Yijuncang will not only have this little food, right?"
"The treasurer joined the army and smuggled food, so that..." Yang Wenqian reluctantly explained. This was because Li Shan did not directly put the label of raising soldiers on his head, but on Li Jiancheng.
"Treasurer joins the army Zhou Fang." Li Shan nodded.
Two quarters of an hour later, in the back hall of Cuiwei Palace, Li Yuan was looking at the records of the chamberlain while listening to Li Shan's analysis.
"The prince Zhongyun Wang Shujie sent a secret letter, but Yang Wenqian was still hesitant until Yu Wenying persuaded him to raise his troops and take a risk." Li Shan said eloquently: "Yang Wenqian immediately raised his troops and went south overnight."
"Although Yu Wenying claimed that she had never rebelled and was coerced by Yang Wenqian, many defenders witnessed Yu Wenying and Yang Wenqian standing side by side under the banner. This statement is really not reliable."
Li Yuan nodded, "I have ordered the guards to return to the capital to get the letter from Prince Zhongyun and Wang Gui."
"Your Majesty is suspicious of that letter?"
"Yes." Li Yuan's face was as dark as water, "Wei Xuancheng rushed to Renzhi Palace, and Yang Wenqian suddenly launched an army to rebel..."
These two things are obviously inconsistent. If Yang Wenqian was forced to rebel against the prince by Qiao Gongshan as described by Yu Wenying, then the authenticity of this letter is questionable.
After a pause, Li Yuan put down the record in his hand, "Do you want to ask for permission to leave Yang Wenqian in exile?"
"Uh..." Li Shan hesitated for a while, then whispered: "I just made a promise."
Li Yuan snorted and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You are a good person!"
Li Shan's intention is very obvious. I will just speak. As for whether His Majesty will agree or not, that is not my business.
"Xiao Qing and Sun Fujia, the censor Zhongcheng, will arrive at Renzhi Palace tomorrow and will ask questions together, but you will still be the leader." Li Yuan put away his smile.
Li Shan really didn't have many available men, and he had to control all the troops, so it was impossible to interrogate them one by one, so he asked Li Yuan to consider giving him two deputies.
In fact, Li Shan already knew the cause, consequences and experience of the whole incident. He only needed to control the general direction. Li Yuanji could not clean it up no matter what.
There are two things that Li Shan needs to pay attention to. One is Du Yan, who may be arriving in the next two days, and the other is Feng Lun who is still in Chang'an.
