Xu Yunyan and his party were galloping on the grassland.
The grassland is indeed suitable for cavalry to gallop around. Even after they have been running for a long time, the cavalry are tired.
Of course, it’s the horse that’s tired. Everyone showed no sign of stopping and continued to rush forward as before.
When the knight on the horse couldn't stand it anymore, Xu Yunyan finally slowed down. After the horse king Xiaohong lowered his head and snorted a few times to eat the grass on the ground, and slowly moved forward, Xu Yunyan I saw that the sun was a little to the west, and after it was about to set, I looked around.
It was just this look that shocked Xu Yunyan.
"What's going on? Why doesn't any of the cavalry bring food? How is this possible? Are we all going to starve to death?
I don't want it. I finally became the champion of the Tang Dynasty, the champion general. How could I die before I started my mission when I was executing Li Shimin's top-secret plan?
Even if he really died before leaving the army, it wouldn't make people burst into tears, would it? I don't have such a big reputation. "
Xu Yunyan was a little depressed, thinking about whether it was really appropriate for him to come to Northland this time. It's such a shameful thing, don't put your life and your life on this matter.
But just when Xu Yunyan was a little distracted by what he was thinking about in front of him, many people followed Xu Yunyan and moved forward without thinking about anything else. question.
Is it possible to starve yourself by following a great general?
While these people continued to march slowly towards the north, Li Chengqian was shocked after reading two letters with different contents from Hou Junji and Li Chengcheng in Chang'an City.
"It's such a coincidence. My father-in-law has just discovered some clues, pointing the finger at this guy named Liu Quan. And this Liu Quan was immediately discovered by Li Chengcheng in Chuzhou and died in a foreign land, and the time of his death was not long. Chief. With Liu Quan, the other people should also be in Chuzhou, right?"
Xu Yunyan is not by Li Chengqian's side. Now all Li Chengqian can rely on is Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng is also by his side. He has not read the contents of the letter and cannot express any opinions.
Although Wei Zheng is very honest now, Li Chengqian doesn't want him to be honest, not to mention that Wei Zheng can't be honest either.
After Li Chengqian got up, he handed two letters to Wei Zheng.
"Master Wei, take a look at the contents of these two letters and see if there is anything you can teach Cheng Qian."
After reading the letter, Wei Zheng looked at Li Chengqian and sighed.
"His Royal Highness, it's not that I don't teach His Highness the Prince, but that I can't make any decision on this matter. Now all the clues have been cut off. Only those who are with Liu Quan are found. As long as there are survivors, they Only by knowing who did it can we continue to follow this clue to find it.
As for the captain of Jianzhou Zhechong Prefecture, he has already died to apologize, and he hopes that His Highness the Crown Prince will not harm his family. Although his family has a great stake in his affairs, they don't know it. His Highness the Crown Prince should leave a kind and beautiful image. name. "
Wei Zheng analyzed all the situations and then looked at Li Chengqian and waited for Li Chengqian's decision. Li Chengqian looked at Wei Zheng and nodded after Wei Zheng finished speaking.
"What Master Wei said is true, then let's just wait for Father's decision."
Li Chengqian nodded, but he was still thinking about something in his mind.
"Why did their vague clues lead me to the coast of Chuzhou again?"
After Li Chengqian said these words, Wei Zheng sighed.
"Your Highness, can you judge the villain with a gentleman's heart? Some things will change.
Although we don't want this to happen. "
Li Chengqian's face became a little ugly after Wei Zheng finished speaking.
He knew what Wei Zheng meant, he was afraid that Li Chengdao really did this, but after thinking about it for a day, Li Chengqian shook his head.
"No, Chengdao would not do such a thing, he would not embarrass me like this."
After Li Chengqian said this in his heart, he clenched his fists even more.
"No matter who you are, if you target me like this, I will never let you go!"
Wei Zheng looked at the bloody scene displayed by Li Chengqian and nodded with satisfaction.
"This is how your Royal Highness should be."
After Wei Zheng finished speaking, Li Chengqian and Wei Zheng fell into silence again, waiting for possible summons after Li Shimin got the news.
In the place where Li Shimin was handling official business, Li Shimin looked at the letter sent by Hou Junji and slapped the table. The eunuch serving next to him was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a plop.
Li Shimin looked at them and said, "Get up, it's not aimed at you."
Although Li Shimin spoke clearly and clearly, the murderous intention revealed in these words also made these eunuchs tremble with fear.
Everyone stood up carefully and continued to serve Li Shimin, waiting for Li Shimin's arrangements.
Li Shimin did not make new arrangements for them, but instead made a scene beyond their imagination.
After reading the letter in his hand, Li Shimin stretched it directly towards a candle nearby. Soon, the memorial was lit under the burning of the candle. .
After Li Shimin lit the memorial, he held it and watched it burning bit by bit, with an uncertain expression on his face.
After the memorial was completely burned out, Li Shimin said to the eunuch next to him.
"It is decreed that Hou Jun should gather his troops and return to the court. As for the family members of the Zhechong Mansion who were involved in the assassination of the prince, they will be left to the prince's disposal."
After a word, Li Shimin acted as if nothing else had happened. He lowered his head and looked at the other memorials on the desk and began to deal with government affairs.
Not after the eunuch beside Li Shimin went to convey Li Shimin's will, Li Shimin suddenly finished approving a memorial in the main hall and asked a question in front of him.
"Is the matter really as General Hou said? Is the Jianzhou Zhechong Mansion involved in this matter, and even died to apologize after being caught by General Hou? The entire clue has been broken?"
Just as Li Shimin finished asking, a dark figure appeared on one knee in front of Li Shimin's desk.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed as General Hou said. General Hou tried his best to find all the people involved in the assassination of the prince, but many of them have become corpses.
Only a few of those who ran away had been issued with sea arrest documents. only……"
Looking at the man in black in front of him, he is just sitting here. Li Shimin rarely looked up at him.
"If you find anything, report it immediately and don't let anyone discover your existence."
He was reminding the man in black in front of him to speak quickly if he had anything to say, so as not to be caught by the serving eunuch when he came back.
The man in black was talking hurriedly.
"Some news came from another clue. One of the people Hou Junji found who was involved in the leak of the assassination has been discovered by Li Chengcheng in Chuzhou.
It's just that when he was found, he was already a corpse. The items found on his body showed that he was a Jianzhou personnel. What's more coincidental is that the time of death was very short.
Although Li Chengcheng didn't know what was going on, he had already sent a letter to the prince. "
"Oh? Is that so?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and asked the man in black to retreat. Although Li Shimin had no arrangements, the man in the night knew what they should do.
But not long after the man in black left, Li Shimin said something leisurely again.
"How are things up north?"
Now Xu Yunyan, Su Dingfang and others in the north had just separated not long ago. The man in black who had just left was also telling Xu Yunyan and Su Dingfang what they had seen and heard in a hidden corner, and their agreement to jointly guard against the Western Turks was also mentioned by the black man. out.
At this moment, Li Shimin smiled, "I didn't expect that Champion Hou and Su Dingfang would do this for us. It's really a blessing for us. This way, we can proceed step by step."
Li Shimin waved his hand as soon as he finished speaking. He didn't care why what happened half a day ago was clear to him now.
But just after Li Shimin waved away the man in black, the serving eunuch came back.
"Back to Your Majesty, we have arranged for people to convey the decree to General Hou. At the same time, we have also informed His Majesty the Crown Prince about His Majesty's arrangements."
Li Shimin nodded, "Very good."
But just as Li Shimin finished speaking, a homing pigeon flew in from outside the hall with a few cooing sounds.
Seeing the carrier pigeon flying in, the eunuch hurriedly and cautiously stepped forward, and moved the carrier pigeon that was resting on a candlestick and the candlestick safely to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin looked at the white homing pigeon flying over, stretched out his hand to catch it, and took something from an incense burner next to the desk to feed the homing pigeon.
"You have achieved great success."
Li Shimin said this, but he didn't know if the food he took out of the incense burner was inedible, or because it was contaminated with too much soot. He was fluttering his wings and struggling in Li Shimin's hands. He just ate it. The food pigeon suddenly stopped moving.
This made Li Shimin stunned.
"Um, what's going on?"
When the eunuch serving Li Shimin saw this, he couldn't help but said to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, this homing pigeon must be too tired from flying back and forth. If you give him some water, he should be able to recover."
Li Shimin hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, go get some water quickly."
But when the eunuch brought the water, Li Shimin's expression changed and he was holding the carrier pigeon in both hands.
"Pigeon, pigeon, why did you leave? You are my absolute confidant!"
The man who changed his official position was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Li Shimin, who was at the pinnacle of power in the Tang Dynasty, would see such a scene.
But while the patient was stunned, Li Shimin looked at the eunuch and continued talking.
"It's such a hard work, we can't let him go in a disgraceful way."
Suddenly, the eunuch felt Li Shimin's trust and love for his subordinates.
Just when the eunuch felt that Li Shimin's arrangements were quite appropriate, Li Shimin started to say,
"Quickly pluck and clean the pigeon's feathers, then make a bowl of soup and bring it to me. I want to send the pigeon on its last journey.
When you burn this dove, remember to burn its feathers together so that they can be peaceful and reunited together. "
The confidant eunuch beside Li Shimin immediately trembled from head to toe when he heard this.
Didn’t you say that he is your absolute confidant? Why did you stew him and eat him? Is this the only kind of treatment your confidants can enjoy under your command?
Li Shimin didn't pay attention to the eunuch's actions at all. Instead, he waved his hand and asked the eunuch to retreat and make the delicious pigeon soup.
In the East Palace, Li Chengqian looked at Wei Zheng after receiving Li Shimin's order.
"Master Wei, it seems that you still need to arrange for someone to go there. My father has arranged for me to deal with these people. I can't go there easily. I can't trust other people. I can only ask Mr. Wei to arrange people whom Mr. Wei trusts." ”
Wei Zheng hurriedly handed it over after Li Chengqian arranged it.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely do this properly and won't let anyone make irresponsible remarks."
