The screams of several children came from inside, but they didn't seem to disturb the sleeper at all, and the snoring became louder.
Li Yuan smiled and looked back, "Erlang, Huairen and you..."
"After the incident at Renshou Palace, we had many contacts, and when Huairen went to Xiaoguan on a snowy night, he returned to Beijing..." Li Shimin said half-truthfully: "I met Huairen twice before and after years ago."
Tonight, Yu Chigong, a general of the Tiance Mansion, and Li Shan rushed into the palace to rescue him. To say that there was no relationship between Li Shan and Li Shimin would be an insult to the intelligence of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Obviously, Li Shimin doesn't think his father is a fool.
Li Yuan nodded slightly, thinking that that was the time when the prince had lost his virtue and the East Palace was on the verge of collapse.
This is also the reason why Li Shimin placed the time here... At that time, Li Shan had no military power in his hands, and he even took the initiative to transfer Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang back to Chang'an after the victory in Lingzhou.
At that time, Li Yuan was already thinking about Yi Chu, and highly trusted relatives like Li Shan and Princess Pingyang could vaguely sense it. In fact, most of the courtiers had this speculation, because at that time, the battle at Tiantai Mountain The injured King of Qin had not yet recovered from his injuries, but he had actually performed his duties as Shangshu Ling, and officials from the Tiance Mansion also entered the court one after another.
Under such circumstances, it was reasonable for Wei's successor Li Huairen to be on good terms with the King of Qin. Li Yuan even thought that Huairen seemed docile, but in fact he was arrogant and might not be convinced by the prince, but Erlang could convince Huairen. of.
Li Yuan glanced at the guards in the distance and suddenly asked: "Is Er Zhuhuan yours?"
"What?" Li Shimin looked confused and blinked innocently, "Isn't Er Zhuhuan a confidant of the prince?"
Having learned what happened tonight from Yuchi Gong, Su Dingfang, and Zhou Fang before entering the palace, Li Shimin was almost certain that Er Zhuhuan, whom he had placed in the East Palace, was likely to have some direct connection with Li Shan.
Su Dingfang hesitated a little about what the relationship was, and finally suggested that Li Shimin ask Li Shan directly... However, Su Dingfang's attitude also showed that Li Shan would not hide it.
Regarding the specific situation, Li Shimin has not found a chance to ask... After all, Li Shan is still sleeping soundly. But now facing Li Yuan's inquiry, Li Shimin categorically denied it.
I really can’t recognize it.
"Are they Huairen's people?" Li Yuan said quietly: "Huairen sent Wei Chigong, Zhou Yilang, Su Dingfang, and Chang He to support Tiance Mansion, and Liu Heier was sent to guard Xuanwu Gate, but Er Zhuhuan was sent to lead his personal guards. Protect Shujing Palace and sleep peacefully."
"It's possible." Li Shimin's face suddenly changed slightly, and he whispered: "Father, when the reinforcements arrived, most of the Tiance Mansion had been lost... Zhou Lang and Chang He entered from Jingyao Gate, and a general of the Changlin Army suddenly turned against him. one strike."
"who?"
"Zhu Yichen, the Burr of Xiurong County." Li Shimin thought for a while, "I remember that he once served under Huairen..."
Li Yuan also thought of this man, "He once served as Sima of Daizhou, and made great contributions to the great victory of Yanmen and the battle of Guoxian. He also accompanied Huairen to defeat the Turks."
"Erzhu..."
"After the Battle of Hanling, the Erzhu clan almost disappeared from the world, except for the former Sui Border City Duke Erzhu Chang's clan..."
Both father and son speculated in their hearts how important the prince's rebellion was. Even if Li Shan had won over Er Zhu Yichen in Daidi, it would not have reached this point. Most likely, there was something else.
But what is certain is that Er Zhuhuan's rebellion and Er Zhu Yichen's counterattack must be closely connected and will not be a temporary initiative.
Li Yuan didn't think anything of it, but Li Shimin couldn't help but feel twitching in his heart. Huairen actually had a back-up plan besides Ma Zhou!
The father and son talked for a long time. At this time, the white fish belly could be seen faintly on the horizon. The long night finally passed, and the dawn finally shone on this bloody palace full of corpses.
After daybreak, Li Yuan moved to Ganlu Hall, accompanied by Li Shimin and several ministers.
Changlin's army had been completely wiped out, and the remnant soldiers who fled in the chaos were strangled one by one. After all, all the gates were closed, and the city gates were also closed. The only open Jingyao Gate was still guarded by Zhou Erlang's troops.
The generals of the Changlin Army, starting from Li Gaoqian and Luo Shou, were either dead or captured. Yuchi Gong led his troops to arrest the officials of the East Palace. From Wang Gui, Wei Ting, and Xu Shimo to Zhao Hongzhi, Tang Lin, and Li Zhian, not one of them was left behind. .
That is to say, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche, and Feng Li were thrown out in advance by Li Shan, otherwise they would inevitably end up in prison.
At this time, Li Shan finally woke up. It was not that he woke up naturally, but he turned over in a vague way. Suddenly he felt someone next to him, and he touched it... The other person came over and hit the tip of Li Shan's nose with his elbow. superior.
"What's going on!" Li Shan opened his eyes angrily, only to see a seven or eight-year-old child sleeping soundly with his back.
He turned his head blankly and looked around. There was a child on the other side who was also sleeping soundly. Li Shan recognized it again and again, and finally recognized it as Li Shimin's eldest son, Li Chengqian, Prince of Zhongshan County.
The two children had not slept for almost the whole night. They could not hold on. Princess Qin was busy reorganizing the harem with Concubine Wan Gui, so she had no time to care about them, so she simply left them here.
Li Shan yawned and wanted to lie down and continue sleeping, but felt that it was in the way. Just as he was thinking about changing places, footsteps sounded outside.
As soon as he heard the footsteps, Li Shan knew that it was Chai Shao who was coming. Duke Huo had the misfortune of having three of his toes chopped off during the Renzhi Palace Incident, so the footsteps were very special.
"I've been here three times, and you finally woke up." Chai Shao said with a smile: "It's at the critical moment to turn the tide again!"
"Brother-in-law, you're rewarded." Li Shan yawned again, "Pei Shiju was so good at it that he almost survived. It's really a fluke."
Chai Shao hesitated for a while and then repeated what Pei Shiju had said to him.
"I see..." Li Shan raised his eyebrows and rubbed his eyes vigorously, "He actually changed when he saw the opportunity..."
No wonder Qu Silang, Wang Junhao, Fan Tu and more than ten people survived. It turned out that this happened.
After failing to ambush him, Pei Shiju responded immediately and came up with a reason that Li Shan could not refuse. He also found Chai Shao who could persuade him. Such thoughts made Li Shan have to I admire...all the resources are really utilized to the extreme.
"Fan Shiyi has sent twenty personal guards to guard the Pei Mansion." Li Shan clicked his tongue: "But Pei Hongda has caused chaos in the country, should we just let it go?"
Chai Shao smiled bitterly and said, "Ming Zheng Code?"
"Pei Hong is already eighty-one, and he doesn't care."
"It's nothing more than thinking about the heirs."
Li Shan smiled noncommittally and changed the topic: "How is Third Sister?"
"When she saw a fire in Jinchengfang at night, she led her personal guards out of the workshop and could not enter the Suzaku Gate. Later, she and Su Dingfang came to the aid of Tiance Mansion."
After talking quietly for a while, Chai Shao heard footsteps outside and immediately stopped talking. He turned around and saw Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang walking in.
"Huairen finally woke up."
Princess Pingyang snorted, "Although the overall situation has been decided, my father, second brother, and other prime ministers are all discussing matters, so you slept soundly!"
Li Shan kept his mouth flat and didn't say a word, and Li Yuan and Chai Shao on the side didn't say a word either. Princess Pingyang's attitude towards Li Shan had always been like this... If Li Yuan or Chai Shao or even Li Shimin scolded her a few times, Princess Pingyang would definitely change her color and start screaming for Li Shan. injustice.
Well, the general meaning is, I can scold him, but you can't.
