Pei Shiju paced slowly on Chengtianmen Street. As an eighty-year-old man, it was not unacceptable to leave the office early.
As he walked all the way to the Zhuque Gate, he heard rapid footsteps from behind. Pei Shiju stopped and looked sideways, and Master Yanshi, the official of Yidu County, walked away quickly with a solemn expression.
Pei Shiju stared at Duan Yanshi's leaving figure, slowly left the Zhuque Gate, and got on the carriage. After a while, news came... Duan Yanshi galloped straight out of Chang'an.
As expected, Pei Shiju breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, His Majesty chose the safest way and summoned King Qin back to the capital.
Your Majesty does not dare to act rashly, otherwise if the East Palace is alarmed, all the jade and stones may be burned. However, as long as King Qin returns to the capital, he can easily solve all difficulties and everything can be settled.
But with the current war situation in Hedong, will King Qin return to Beijing with his army?
Liu Hongji worked hard to defend Huoyi. If reinforcements failed to arrive and the main Turkic force crossed Queshu Valley, the fall of Jinzhou would be inevitable. Pei Shiju did not think that King Qin would be so unwise, and judging from the speed of the march, where is King Qin now? It's not easy to be sure, but the main force of the Tang army's infantry should be crossing the river, while the cavalry should have already crossed the river, and some of the cavalry had even gone north into Jinzhou.
His Majesty must have urgently summoned the King of Qin to return to the capital. Could it be that the King of Qin would in turn transport the cavalry back to the pass?
How much time will that take?
And he will definitely not return to the capital with his infantry. The most likely possibility is that King Qin will quickly return to the capital with hundreds of guards around him.
There is another reason for making such a judgment. Pei Shiju saw clearly that the King of Qin was courageous and ambitious. He wanted the position of prince and even the title of Ninth Five-Year Plan, but what he wanted even more was The magnificent empire, so he will never lead the army back to the army and allow the Turks to ravage Hedong and even threaten Guanzhong.
Yuchi Gong was a threat, and Li Shimin might bring Yuchi Gong's three thousand elite troops into the capital, but Pei Shiju was very sure that Li Shimin would not do this.
No matter what the reason is for Your Majesty to urgently summon the King of Qin back to the capital, it will never be because of the affair between the concubine and the prince. I don’t know whether Your Majesty will tell the King of Qin the truth in the future, but at least he will not tell the minister Duan Yanshi who is the messenger. .
Therefore, before making an accurate judgment and knowing the true situation, even if King Qin now has His Majesty's trust, he would not dare to lead the army into Chang'an rashly.
What's more, Pei Shiju is also prepared for this.
After circling around, the carriage drove into the East Palace from Changlin Gate. The carriage went all the way in without any obstruction. After passing Jiafu Gate and Chongming Gate, it stopped outside the Xiande Hall.
Prince Li Jiancheng, who has been informed, is uneasy. Pei Shiju has come to the East Palace to discuss matters many times, and it has been very frequent recently, but he was invited every time.
This was the first time Pei Shiju took the initiative to come to the East Palace to see him, and he came directly to the door without sending anyone to inform him in advance.
After dismissing the palace attendants and sitting down with his hands extended, Li Jiancheng stared at Pei Shiju. Although he seemed a little nervous, he was still calm.
But the next moment, Li Jiancheng almost bounced up on the spot, but his body tilted and he fell to the ground in embarrassment.
"Mr. Pei..."
"It seems true." Pei Shiju sighed, "In fact, it's not a big deal. After all, His Majesty is old and in his prime, but things are not kept secret..."
In fact, Pei Shiju had been aware of this matter very early. He was just suspicious at first, and he didn't have the time and grace to care about such nonsense...until he learned in Renshou Palace that his only son Pei Xuanji had died in Huating, and returned to the capital with his coffin. After that, the first thing Pei Shiju did was to enter the East Palace, and took Li Jiancheng to find a palace man in Renshou Palace.
In fact, Li Jiancheng and Zhang Jieyu hooked up as early as the fifth year of Wude. After all, Li Yuan was old. At that time, because Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan teamed up to suppress the King of Qin, they were a loving father and a filial son, and they were happy, so Li Jiancheng was rarely in the East Palace and spent most of his time in the East Palace. Harem.
Although he knew he shouldn't, Li Jiancheng was also a human being, and he was a strong man. After the King of Qin had been forced into a desperate situation, with such a charming beauty, Li Jiancheng finally failed to control his crotch, and even forced Zhang Jieyu to pretend to be in Wude for eight years. He didn't go to Renshou Palace with him because of his illness... During those days, Li Jiancheng sang and sang every night.
Unfortunately, Liang Jun attacked Renshou Palace immediately afterwards, and Zhang Jieyu found out that she was pregnant... If Li Jiancheng was in Beijing, it would have been properly resolved, but at that time Li Jiancheng was still pleading guilty at Renshou Palace.
As a last resort, Zhang Jieyu secretly ordered the palace maid to get a miscarriage medicine. This is why Li Yuan found that Zhang Jieyu's condition worsened after returning to Beijing from Renshou Palace.
Li Jiancheng lamented in his heart that he was still merciful and should deal with all those who had contact with him without knowing it... In fact, it was useless. Su Zhi, who was not yet the palace supervisor, had long been vaguely aware of it, and Pei Shiju found a I had the opportunity to conduct a thorough investigation and hold the prince in my hands early.
Therefore, the two most important things Pei Shiju has done in the past two years are layout and timing. After choosing the right timing, the chess pieces he arranged can smoothly leak the news to Li Yuan.
Therefore, Pei Shiju never worried that the Prince of the East Palace in front of him would shrink his head... If His Majesty is on the throne, even if the King of Qin takes over the East Palace, Li Jiancheng may not be unable to have a baby, but for secretly communicating with the harem, he only wore a cuckold last year Li Yuan will never show mercy.
Although Li Shan's intervention greatly increased the difficulty, making it very difficult for Pei Shiju to choose the right time, and forcing Pei Shiju to take risks, Pei Shiju knew very well that this was the best time. When King Qin returned to Beijing, That's really no chance.
Although Li Jiancheng sat down again, he was stunned. After his sleeves trembled slightly, his whole body was trembling, "Father...Father..."
"Your Majesty, the great man is like a scholar, but your Majesty is not a powerful warrior." Pei Shiju glanced at Li Jiancheng, "Do you know what your Majesty means?"
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and nodded slowly, "Father, you want to kill your son!"
Father, father!
You forced me to do this, you forced me to do this!
After just entering the East Palace, the second brother was uneasy about repeatedly trying to turn the tide, the unwillingness brought by the reward given to the second brother by his father after the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang, as well as his father's alienation and rejection of him in the past two years and now his murderous intention... made him feel uncomfortable. The resentment in the heart of the Tang Crown Prince completely burst out.
After a moment, under Pei Shiju's slightly surprised gaze, Li Jiancheng regained his composure, and even had a smile on his face, "I guess Mr. Pei was informed of the inside story by the palace supervisor?"
"Yes, the former minister has mentioned it a few days ago and has secret contacts with the Soviet Union." Pei Shiju said softly: "Both chiefs of the Yeting Bureau have been detained."
Li Jiancheng took a deep breath, "What do you think, Mr. Pei, tonight?"
Pei Shiju asked tentatively: "Can Your Highness control the Beiya Imperial Army?"
"Zhang Pinggao, although he is a hero of Yuanmou, he does not have the courage." Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows, "Wang Junkuo!"
(End of chapter)
