The silence in the hall seemed to have frozen in time. The father and son, who had the highest status in the world, looked at each other for a long time four or five steps away. Li Yuan suddenly discovered that his son's eyes seemed to be filled with more hatred than his own.
As the eldest son, should he get everything?
"Have you thought about how it will end?"
"Today we will kill Li Huairen, and tomorrow we will ambush and kill our second brother." Li Jiancheng sneered, "Does the father expect his child to just sit there and wait for death?"
Li Yuan suddenly took two steps forward, his face distorted, "What happens after that?"
"Hedong is corrupted, Lingzhou is unstable, and the Turks may even attack Longyou Road!"
"If your great foundation is destroyed in one moment, you will be remembered in history books forever!"
"That's better than watching you being kicked out of the East Palace and lying at Li Shimin's feet like a dog." Li Jiancheng sneered: "Father, just because of a small gap, you have to change your ways, and you have to support your second brother. Have you ever thought about children?”
Li Yuan closed his eyes and slowly turned around and sat down. He didn't want to say anything more. The eldest son in front of him was already crazy. He was completely crazy for the sake of the throne... He was already under house arrest here. Do he still need to argue?
Li Yuan was worried about his second son Li Shimin who was about to return to Beijing. What he regretted was that he did not summon Wei's successor Li Huairen in time, otherwise he would not be in this situation.
Li Jiancheng didn't say anything else. He stood there silently and quietly, feeling the joy and relief brought by victory even though it might only be temporary. This feeling had not been experienced for a long, long time.
Outside the Ganlu Hall, Er Zhuhuan in military uniform stood in the corner, scanning the side hall with the corner of his eye. His face was as calm as water, but his heart was tumbling violently... Unexpectedly, the prince suddenly took action at this time.
There were no signs at all before, and there were no clues. This made Er Zhuhuan, who had always been on guard, extremely anxious. He did not know the inside story until he was summoned by the prince an hour ago. He entered the Taiji Palace grandly and guarded dozens of Beiya Imperial Guards. The manna gate passed under the eyes of the soldiers.
From beginning to end, Er Zhuhuan never found any chance to escape or deliver a message.
Er Zhuhuan quickly made a judgment that there was a traitor around His Majesty, but this was not what he was most worried about. As a confidant of the prince, he had seen Pei Shiju in the East Palace many times these days.
Now that the Crown Prince has put His Majesty under house arrest, will he immediately summon his nephew to the palace for an audience?
Er Zhuhuan only felt a little cold in his hands and feet. King Qin was still in the army, how could the prince dare?
"Don't worry." A middle-aged man next to him seemed to notice Er Zhuhuan's worry, and smiled and whispered: "The King of Qin will definitely return to Beijing tomorrow."
"Brother Shi Mo." Er Zhuhuan breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the Ganlu Gate not far away, "His Royal Highness is a good man."
"In the fourth year of Wude, Wang Junkuo had a relationship with the East Palace. It was not until the end of the fifth year of Wude that he secretly joined His Highness." Xu Shimo stroked his beard and said: "His Highness also has destiny, and the King of Qin actually left this man in Chang'an."
Li Shimin, what do you look like... Er Zhuhuan cursed secretly and nodded frequently, "I just saw Wang Junkuo heading towards Liangyi Palace..."
"I'm going to the Beiya Imperial Palace, but I won't take action immediately." Xu Shimo explained: "King Si of Wei is quite cautious. He will definitely visit Huo Guogong Chai Shao before entering the palace, so he will wait until he enters the palace before taking action."
"Li Huairen wants to have an audience?" Er Zhuhuan asked in surprise: "Is it your Majesty who summons you or the prince..."
"What you don't know is that the Si King of Wei has already secretly surrendered to the King of Qin." Xu Shimo whispered: "He will be detained in Linhu Palace later."
Er Zhuhuan's heart moved, "If Li Huairen is willing to serve His Highness... His Highness will at least be able to control the Lingzhou Army after he ascends the throne."
"Who says it's not the case!" Xu Shimo sighed regretfully, "Your Highness is tolerant, but Pei Hongda has no choice but to kill him."
Pei Shiju, you old man...Er Zhuhuan cursed in his heart, "I will let Pei Hongda do it if I am detained in Linhu Palace. But if His Highness succeeds this time and becomes emperor, Pei Hongda will be over eighty years old..." "
"But if it weren't for Pei Hongda, this time wouldn't have been so smooth." Xu Shimo said with a bitter smile: "As expected of a famous official from several dynasties, it's really a good trick. I don't know when he won over the supervisor of the palace. If it weren't for this person, I'm afraid His Highness would only The net that can kill a fish is broken.”
It turned out that it was the supervisor of the Su system in the palace. Er Zhuhuan understood now. He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, chatted with Xu Shimo about the defense of Ganlu Palace and Ganlu Gate, and seemingly casually walked towards Linhu Palace.
Li Yuan often summoned the clan's disciples, usually in two places, one was Ganlu Hall and the other was Linhu Hall, which was close to the lake and surrounded by dense forest hillsides and several rivers.
But after all, it is behind Ganlu Gate and belongs to the harem. There are two roads from Ganlu Gate to Linhu Palace, one of which is to the west. After passing Anren Gate, take the Thousand Steps Corridor, which is paved with stones. At the end of the long road, turn north to reach Linhu Palace.
However, this road passes through Shujing Palace. Concubine Wan Gui is in Shujing Palace, and Li Shan’s student Wan Xuandao is also in Shujing Palace. Although the guards of the East Palace have now controlled the Wan family siblings, they probably will not let them go. Li Shan followed this path.
Moreover, at the end of the Qianbu Corridor is the Jiayou Gate. Er Zhuhuan is not sure whether it is under the control of the East Palace, but even if it is under control, it is unlikely that Li Shan will be allowed to take this road.
Therefore, Li Shan is likely to take another path.
Go northwest from Ganlu Gate, go north along the flower garden, pass by Yanjia Hall, pass by Ziwei Hall, and cross a small hill before arriving at Linhu Hall.
Both Yanjia Hall and Ziwei Hall are under control, and Er Zhuhuan personally led people there. The former is occupied by Concubine Yin De, and the latter is occupied by Yuwen Zhaoyi.
Er Zhuhuan stood by the flower garden. After thinking for a moment, he went west and stood outside Ziwei Hall.
At this moment, outside the Chengtian Gate, Wang Junkuo approached the Beiya Jinjunjunyamen and saw Chai Shao at a glance.
"Huo Guogong." Wang Junhao asked with a smile: "I heard that Princess Pingyang went to Taichang today?"
"You are quite well informed." Chai Shao was a little surprised, "My little girl felt cold and invited a doctor. Pingyang was very anxious..."
"As a parent, it's reasonable." Wang Junkuo nodded.
"Why did Junkuo leave the palace?" Chai Shao asked casually. There are not many generals in the Beiya Imperial Army now. He himself is sitting outside Chengtian Gate. Wang Junkuo is in charge of Taiji Palace, and Ma Sanbao and Qu Silang are in charge of the imperial city. .
"It's almost dusk. Your Majesty was just asking why King Wei Si hasn't come to see you yet." Wang Junkuo explained: "The official just came out to take a look... before King Qin left, he told us that before King Wei Si entered the palace, it was necessary to At this point, we have everything in place.”
Chai Shao nodded and stopped talking. When it came to trust, Li Shan trusted himself the most and Princess Pingyang, but the one whom King Qin trusted most was his close generals like Wang Junkuo.
