In the time of Xu, Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial Palace, and the Ganlu Hall.
At this time, His Majesty Li Er, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was sitting on a chair with a gloomy look on his face, tapping his fingers on the table in front of him.
It can be seen from his expression and movements that Li Shimin was in a very bad mood at this time.
Six hours have passed since Li Yuan disappeared. The secret guards have been sending back news for such a long time, which makes Li Shimin feel particularly anxious.
He had been on the throne for five years, and he thought that the entire city of Chang'an was firmly in his hands. But today Li Yuan used practical actions to slap him hard on the face.
For an emperor with a strong desire for power and control, this is absolutely intolerable.
What makes him feel even more uncomfortable is that he still doesn't know his father who founded the Tang Dynasty with his own hands.
How many forces are there in the dark, and what is the purpose of suddenly leaving the palace this time? Did he want to take back the throne, he thought.
If he wanted to regain the throne, where should he start? Could it be a mutiny?
Or does he have other purposes for going out this time?
At this moment, Wu Shi hurriedly walked into the hall, saluted Li Shimin and said:
"Old slave, pay homage to Your Majesty."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Is there any news about the Emperor?"
"After investigation by secret guards, only the Supreme Emperor was found. He left Chang'an City through Chunming Gate at noon. The specific whereabouts have not been found yet."
After hearing this, Li Shimin pondered for a while and said:
"Send all the secret guards out, even if you dig three feet into the entire Chang'an territory, you still have to find the person for me.
In addition, according to my decree, I ordered General Wei Chigong of the Right Guards, General Cheng Zhijie of the Left Guards, and Duan Zhixuan of the Right Guards to return to the camp immediately.
Clean up the troops and stay put.
The officers and men of the three guards are not allowed to leave the camp without my order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed. "
There are sixteen guards in Chang'an City. The reason why Li Shimin chose these three guards is mainly because these three generals are Li Shimin's confidants, and they have all experienced the Xuanwu Sect. In any case, it is impossible for them to join Li Yuan. .
Wuji was shocked when he heard the words, but he did not dare to delay and responded quickly:
"Old slave obeys the order."
Saying Wu Jian, he was about to exit the hall, but Li Shimin's voice came again.
"And send someone to tell Li Junxian."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After a while, Li Junxian entered the hall wearing a suit of armor, knelt on one knee and said:
"Last General Li Junxian, please see your Majesty."
"Get up."
After saying that, Li Shimin walked down the jade steps, came to Li Junxian, and said in a cold tone:
"I want you to send people to keep an eye on the generals on the left and right prison guards and the left and right Qianniu Guards and their trusted generals in the past few days. If there is any abnormal movement, I will take down it immediately. Do you understand?"
Li Junxian was shocked when he heard this. Ever since he took the position of the spy leader, he knew a lot of secrets that others didn't know. Naturally, these secrets included the Emperor's departure from the palace today.
Combined with the disappearance of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty's arrangements, he instantly realized that there might be trouble in Chang'an City in the next two days.
Thinking of this, cold sweat instantly wetted the clothes on his back.
He quickly bowed his head and said:
"General, I obey."
"Well, go give the order."
"Yes, I will retire at the end"
Li Junxian turned around and exited the hall, hurriedly carrying out the order. This was a fatal matter, and he didn't dare to delay it at all.
Not long after Li Junxian left the hall, the eldest grandson walked into the hall with a group of palace maids.
Looking at Li Er's slightly gloomy face, he thought of Li Junxian's figure leaving in a hurry just outside the palace.
The eldest grandson waved away the palace maid who was accompanying him, walked to Li Shimin in confusion, and asked:
"Erlang, what happened?"
Li Shimin looked at his eldest grandson's worried eyes, and felt warm in his heart. He pulled her to sit on a chair, sighed and said:
"Father escaped from the hidden guards this morning and left the palace. He has not been found until now."
The eldest grandson also frowned when she heard this. Soon she knew why Li Er was worried, so she comforted:
"Erlang, don't worry. According to my concubine, my father may have been in the palace for a long time and is a little bored. That's why I wanted to go out to the palace for a walk. He may be back in a few days."
Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this. Since the Xuanwu Sect incident, he had seen Li Yuan only a few times and never said a word to him. The eldest grandson often took Chang Le to Da'an Palace to pay his respects to his father, and he also got to know his current father better.
Maybe he really was overthinking it.
However, he still felt that it would be better to be cautious about this matter, and wait until he found out where his father was and the purpose of leaving the palace before making any plans.
Thinking of this, he turned to Changsun and said:
"Mr. Guanyin, Yuzhang's marriage has been decided. What are your plans in Changle?"
Changsun felt like a mirror in her heart. She knew that His Majesty had already begun to check the accounts of various ministries.
As a result, I don't know how many officials will be involved, and the Supreme Emperor is nowhere to be found at this time.
This undoubtedly adds variables to the audit. If someone learns about the disappearance of the Supreme Emperor, the offending officials may jump over the wall and rebel in the name of the Supreme Emperor.
In this case, if Erlang wants to stabilize the situation between North Korea and China, he must win over the ministers of North Korea and China.
The elder brother, who was the talker of the Guanlong nobles, naturally became the key target to win over.
Although his elder brother has always been loyal to Erlang, as the emperor, Erlang cannot deny benefits to his ministers just because they are loyal.
Thinking of this, Queen Changsun said:
"I am also preparing to discuss this matter with His Majesty. I plan to attend the court meeting tomorrow.
Discuss this matter with your brother at the Li Zheng Palace. What do you think, Your Majesty? "
Li Shimin nodded when he heard this and said:
"Well, Maid Guanyin, you can make the arrangements. Before the last court meeting, I will give them a decree to marry them."
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