The moonlight shines through the attic window onto several piles of unformed earth walls. Li Shan squats in the corner, trying not to make any noise, and listens quietly to the movement outside with his ears raised.
At the beginning of the year, Li Shan proposed to set up a list of heroes of Lingyan Pavilion based on the "Twenty-eight Generals of Yuntai", but it was later delayed due to civil and military disputes and Li Yuan's summer vacation at Renzhi Palace. So far, there are only these earthen walls in Lingyan Pavilion.
There is a picture of the Twenty-Four Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in history, but in fact the single portraits are all on screen-style walls, and the agreed-upon portraits of Li Xiaogong and Li Shan have not yet been completed.
Li Shan listened with his ears pricked up and looked at the earthen walls, knowing that this might be the reason why the Donggong lineage did not want to endure it anymore... The paintings on these earthen walls were not only the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, but also the eighteen bachelors of Tiance Mansion. .
Li Shan heard this matter mentioned by Princess Pingyang a few days ago. The eighteen bachelors of Tiance Mansion are all going to enter Lingyan Pavilion. Obviously Li Yuan is not prepared to leave any chance to Li Jiancheng.
But this is not the key. The key is the choice of timing. Although Li Shan still doesn’t know why King Qin returned to the capital, he is certain that it was Pei Shiju who did it... If Pei Shiju had previously determined the outcome of his relationship with Li Shan and the succession to the throne, If it is linked, then Pei Shiju's target now is only himself.
How did Pei Shiju ask Li Yuan to summon the King of Qin back to the capital, and how did Pei Shiju persuade the prince to rebel... These questions circled back and forth in Li Shan's mind, making him upset.
There were slight footsteps outside, and Li Shan shrank into the corner. Then he heard the footsteps deliberately getting heavier, and then he looked around.
"Walk."
"where to?"
"Come out of the palace." Er Zhuhuan was taking off his clothes, "Change your clothes."
Li Shan also knew that he smelled of blood and could be easily discovered. While changing his clothes, he asked: "Which door should I go out through?"
Er Zhuhuan swallowed, "Walk to the side and back later, lower your head, don't say anything."
The corner of Li Shan's mouth moved, but he didn't refute anything. Now he had no other choice. He was trapped in the palace and nothing could be discussed... Even if Li Shimin could escape, he would be chopped down by Pei Shiju and Li Jiancheng who were disappointed and desperate. Into meat paste.
"Thankfully there is Lingyan Pavilion." Er Zhuhuan whispered after walking out of Lingyan Pavilion: "Some of the East Palace guards are hiding here."
Li Shan suddenly understood, no wonder Er Zhuhuan asked him to hide in Lingyan Pavilion, because there was a lot of construction work in Lingyan Pavilion recently, and no one would stay here at night. The guards of the East Palace hid here with the help of Su Zhi, and launched a palace coup. At this moment, the East Palace has basically taken control of the harem, and there will be no one here.
Li Shan looked around, and after walking for a while he realized something was wrong, "Which door should I take?"
Li Shan originally thought he was going through Anlimen, but now Er Zhuhuan took him all the way south, which was the direction of Ganlu Hall.
"It can't...it can't be Manlu Gate, right?"
"Yes." Er Zhuhuan responded in a low voice.
Although Li Shan has experienced swords and fires in the past few years, and has been in desperate situations many times, he can't help but feel a little frightened. If his guess is correct, and Er Zhuhuan's news is correct, now Li Jiancheng and Pei Shiju have controlled Tai Chi. It's just the harem of the palace.
Even the first half of the Taiji Palace in the Imperial City was not under the control of the East Palace, and even the Imperial City remained calm...otherwise it would not be enough to trap King Qin who was about to return to the capital.
The key to keeping the news from leaking is to firmly control Ganlu Gate and Xuanwu Gate. These two gates, the south and the north, are the top priority of the East Palace now. Er Zhuhuan is too risky!
And what’s the use of leaving the Manna Gate?
It's already this hour, and the keys to Liangyi Gate, Zhuming Gate, and Taiji Gate have all been handed down. There is also a Chengtian Gate outside. Is it possible that Er Zhuhuan can get the keys to so many gates?
Not even the palace supervisor Su Zhi!
Li Shan kept walking, but there was a trace of despair in his heart, a despair he had not felt even in Guji Town.
"Lower your head." Er Zhuhuan reminded in a low voice.
Li Shan lowered his head, but he had already caught a glimpse of a black shadow approaching from the front.
"Your Highness's order." Er Zhuhuan didn't wait for the other party to ask questions and said directly: "Assign thirty guards to guard the Ganlu Gate."
Two soldiers in military uniforms leaned over and saluted, and one of them asked in a low voice: "Brother Erzhu, is everything going well?"
"Generally everything went well." Er Zhuhuan replied in a low voice: "There was a small leak and there was a shortage of manpower, so His Highness asked someone to go there."
The man glanced at Li Shan behind Er Zhuhuan. At this time, dark clouds came and covered the moon. Everything in the harem must be done with caution. There were no torches near Ganlu Gate.
After whispering for a few words, Er Zhuhuan waved his hand, and the Ganlu door opened a crack. He walked sideways and went out. Li Shan behind him was a little stiff, but he went out smoothly.
After leaving the Ganlu Gate, in front of the Liangyi Palace, Erzhuhuan strode forward. Hearing heavy breathing from behind, he slowed down and whispered: "Don't worry, because of the incident at the Renzhi Palace, I am deeply trusted by the prince." …”
Li Shan didn't expect that it would be so easy. Obviously, Er Zhuhuan's status in the East Palace was extraordinary. Apart from those advisers, Er Zhuhuan's ability as a general was not necessarily high, but in terms of trust, he was worthy of it. Called the prince's confidant.
Indeed, logically speaking, Er Zhuhuan was the person that the prince would least suspect. It was Er Zhuhuan who, under the command of Li Jiancheng and with the assistance of Su Zhi, was among the first to enter Ganlu Gate without Li Yuan noticing. The subordinates took control of Ganlu Palace and successfully placed Li Yuan under house arrest.
How could such a character betray Dong Palace?
He took a personal bodyguard out of Ganlu Gate and then returned to the East Palace to deploy manpower. What was there to be suspicious of?
What's more, Li Jiancheng and Pei Shiju both focused on Anlimen, Jiayoumen and even Xuanwumen, intentionally or unintentionally missing the most unlikely Ganlu Gate.
"Besides, most of the guards in the East Palace have not seen you."
Li Shan said quietly: "But there are many old troops in the Beiya Forbidden Army."
Li Shan did not have much dealings with the East Palace, but he had controlled the Bei Ya Forbidden Army many times, and had also mobilized a large number of people from the Bei Ya Forbidden Army to accompany the army in the Liang Division. Too many people knew him.
Er Zhuhuan stopped talking and quickened his pace. He did not bypass Liangyi Hall, but entered Rihua Gate from the side, and then passed through Lizheng Gate and Daji Gate.
Li Shan was a little surprised because he knew where this was. This was the Wude Hall where Qi King Li Yuanji, who was deposed as a commoner, originally lived.
As the prince, Li Jiancheng lived in the East Palace on the east side of Taiji Palace, which was independent, while Qin King Li Shimin and Qi King Li Yuanji lived in Chengqian Hall and Wude Hall on both sides of Liangyi Palace.
The Chengqian Hall is to the west, next to the Yeting Palace, and the Wude Hall is to the east, separated from the East Palace by only a wall.
Er Zhuhuan kept walking, passed through Wude Gate, went all the way south around Zhaode Hall, passed Xianfu Gate, and could already see the palace wall.
