The news department specializes in spying on Li Tang’s intelligence. Pigeons are raised at all positions in Luoyang’s office, so that information can be exchanged. In addition to pigeons, the news department also recruited Turkish eagle slave falcons to investigate intelligence.
Cao Wen took the letter and looked at it, then his eyebrows frowned and asked, "Tang gaozu summoned Yu Wenying and Li Shimin overnight? After that, Yu Wenying left the hot spring palace and went north. What does this mean? "
Liu Mo reported, "Don’t be ignorant that Yu Wenying is a king of Qi and Yang Wengan is old. He must go to Gyeongju to recruit Yang Wengan and ask Yang Wengan to come, so that Li Jiancheng will have a better chance of clearing his grievances."
Cao Wen paced in situ and suddenly said, "What would Li Shimin do if he knew that Yu Wenying was going to Gyeongju?"
Liu Mo mused, "It is estimated that someone will be sent to kill Yu Wenying halfway, and then someone will tell Wen Yang to do something and let him panic. So Li Jiancheng will die."
"So that’s it."
Chang’ an undercurrent surging
Yu Wenying and his party outside Chang ‘an were riding fast horses on their way to Gyeongju Road. He was appointed by Li Yuan to have Yang Wengan in Gyeongju.
He was appointed by Li Yuan because of his old friendship with Yang Wengan, and on the other hand because of Li Jiancheng’s belief in Thaksin.
Li Jiancheng entered the hot spring palace this time. Li Yuan recommended Yu Wenying to Li Yuan to go to Gyeongju to stabilize Yang Wengan. Li Jiancheng sent Yu Wenying because Yu Wenying was recommended by Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and Wenbao Yu, the younger brother of Yu Wenying, was Li Yuanji’s confidant. Wenbao Yu was the Li Yuanji government guard when Li Yuanji was sealed by the king of Qi to guard Taiyuan.
Therefore, Yu Wenying naturally became a confidant of Li Yuanji, and Yu Wenying also climbed the boat in Li Jiancheng through this layer.
Now Yuwenying naturally knows whether she can persuade Yang Wengan to come to Gyeongju to prove Li Jiancheng’s innocence. If Wen Yang Gan refuses to come to Chang ‘an and dispatch troops to rebel after learning that things have been exposed, then Li Jiancheng will be caught in a family dispute.
Yu Wenying hurried on after being sent by Tang gaozu.
When I came to a mountain pass, suddenly the left guard shouted, "Be careful!"
The other party pressed Yu Wenying, but saw a sharp arrow shoot from the mountain and shot down a horse-riding cavalry.
"There is an ambush! Brothers, be careful. "Tang Jun’s guards are on alert.
At this time, dozens of masked swordsmen poured out of Tang Jun’s guards at the top of the mountain and shouted, "Do you dare to cut off the road and kill people? Do you still have a king’s law in your eyes?"
Tang Jun guards threatened words without a trace. After saying nothing, they raised their swinging long knives and rushed straight at them.
On both sides of the road, there was a fight. Yu Wenying was scared out of her wits at the moment. His legs trembled and two Tang Jun guards protected him from a big stone.
But seeing that Tang Jun guards were cut down one by one and masked swordsmen were killed and injured, they didn’t look at the situation. It turned out that even the elite Tang Jun guards were lost to this swordsman.
When Yu Wenying shouted for my life to rest, the road was short and the horseshoe rang, but I saw a famous man with a tie and dozens of county soldiers dressed up to arrive
But when I saw this general, he shouted, "I’m a roadblock thief such as Wuhou He Kuaier, so don’t get out of the way."
The masked swordsman turned a deaf ear and continued to fight, so the marquis of Wu led the county pawn to join the battle. With this new force to join the masked swordsman, he was forced to retreat when he was defeated.
Yu Wenying was surprised and happy to see the situation turn around, but she didn’t forget to say, "He Wuhou caught one or two alive for the official!"
However, seeing that the masked swordsmen were tenacious and fought and retreated for a while, at the end of the battle, two wounded prisoners were captured, fifteen were killed on the spot, and the rest escaped.
Yu Wenying said to He Wuhou on horseback, "Thank you for saving him!"
This surname, Hou Wuhou, is in power. "Don’t say thank you. It happened that someone alerted the people that a group of robbers were going to rob here, so they took their troops around at will, but they didn’t expect to be robbed by thieves."
Yu Wenying secretly congratulated himself on his good luck, but he didn’t know that what he was saved was the result of the arrangement in the news department. Yu Wenying didn’t doubt that he was ordered to force the two prisoners, but one prisoner took a torturer and accidentally grabbed a knife to kill his companion first and then cut himself.
This scene made Yu Wenying and others look stunned. He Wuhou couldn’t help wondering, "This gangster was so strong that he would rather commit suicide than be captured."
Yu Wenying sneered, "Of course, if I didn’t guess wrong, these people are not bandits but dead people in the palace of Qin!"
"Qin Wangfu?"
The surname He Wuhou was taken aback. He didn’t know that he was involved in such a high-level struggle. It is said that the king of Qin was too unhappy for a long time.
At the same time, on the other side of the hot spring palace, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are both in front of Tang gaozu.
When Tang gaozu looked at the two sons, he didn’t know who was telling the truth and who was lying, but it seemed reasonable for both sides to hold their own words.
Tang gaozu said to the two of them, "How many times have I told you that there is no discord between the father and the brothers in the family, but where is the great hatred between the father and the brothers? Li Chongjiu will destroy the Turkic step and Li Tangbing will treat me, but what about your two brothers?" Or fight endlessly all day? Where is this? I’m Datang Taitai. I’m the king of Qin in Datang. According to me, if both of them are abolished, they should be imprisoned and reflect on it. "
Listening to Tang gaozu’s reprimand, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin both knelt down and said, "Father and son are wrong, please calm down."
"Calm down, calm down, it’s these words every time." Tang gaozu coughed a few times violently and then said, "You came to me before I recovered from my illness. I’m not angry but sad. I’m afraid that I’ll see your mother, Queen Dou, after I die. She told me to watch you grow up safely, but now Sanniang doesn’t even recognize her father. Yuanji is impatient, and Xuanba died young. I have high hopes around you two on weekdays, but you two have such a performance that your mother can be comforted."
Tang gaozu said that Li Jiancheng was crying and Li Shimin was depressed.
Tang gaozu looked at the two sons and waved his hand. "That’s all. Don’t worry about it. When Yang Wengan comes back from Gyeongju, everything has its own public opinion. You will give me a good reflection in the hot spring palace these days."
"Father, son and minister excused themselves." Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin left the temple and waited for them. Both of them were dozens of guards.
"Second brother, at this moment, do you still want me to fight for this Eastern Palace?" Li Jiancheng to Li Shimin drink a way
Li Shimin turned to Li Jiancheng and said, "Taidian, you are not white. We are both monarch and subjects, and it is difficult to provoke someone in front of our brother. Please don’t believe that if we fall out and finally get cheap, we will deliberately create contradictions between our brothers. Li Chongjiu is hiding the scene that I am in harmony with my brothers in Datang."
"You don’t want to push all your faults to Li Chongjiu. It’s very white to be lonely."
Li Shimin listened to the power, "Taidian said that Shimin had no choice but to be fair and self-centered. Shimin always disdained to explain to others, but today I can make an exception and swear to heaven that Li Shimin has a peep at the throne of the East Palace."
Listen to Li Shimin said Li Jiancheng slightly one leng, but obviously not credulous.
However, from the point of view, it seems that Li Jiancheng’s aggressiveness forced Li Shimin to make an oath to confess his true feelings. This discussion naturally came from imperial secretary quietly.
And after Li Shimin returned to his hospital, he was naturally closely monitored by nearby guards.
Li Shimin didn’t feel constrained at all, but practiced the words in his room until the meal. An eunuch whispered to Li Shimin, "Qin Wang is a Xue Jieyu. I wonder if you still remember."
Li Shimin said "remember" without looking at it.
"Xue Jieyu asked the king of Qin if he wanted to leave a message outside, but the villain could help him."
Li Shimin smiled slightly. "You don’t have to tell Xue Jieyu that you can’t help but worry that you have a plan for everything!" to be continued
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Chapter one hundred and four The eve of the war
Li Shimin continued to practice calligraphy calmly in the hot spring palace.
Li Jiancheng is sighing at the palace, which is somewhat messed up.
The father of the two is Li Tang Emperor Li Yuan, who is very heartbroken because of the two sons’ criticism of each other.
However, when Li Yuan was worried, Pei Ji, who was guarding Chang ‘an, sent someone to tell Li Yuan to guard the river, and Li Shentong sent an urgent message to Li Chongjiu to lead 200,000 troops from Youjing to cross Taihang Mountain and attack the Tang Dynasty in the south.
As soon as the news came out, Tang gaozu couldn’t believe it. As far as he knew, Li Chongjiu had just finished his expedition to Turkey, but his strength had not recovered for two months. Hundreds of thousands of troops and horses were exhausted, but the northern part of the grassland was undecided, and Wende of Koguryo B was unstable, and Song Jingang was fighting with Lin Shihong in the south.
It is absolutely impossible for Li Chongjiu to send troops to attack Li Tang at this time. Li Yuan knows Li Chongjiu well. He will not suddenly send troops to fight his own battle unprepared. This is very different from his usual cautious and prudent style
According to the rational judgment, Li Yuan did not believe that Li Chongjiu sent troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, but in the letter from Li Shentong that put his desk, it was stated that Li Yuan had always believed in Li Shentong, although he repeatedly lost his troops. Li Yuan had no doubt about what he said in his letter.
In March, Chang ‘an was already in the rainy season.
The morning rain moistened the streets with yellow dust
Chang ‘an’s morning drum sounded late today, and the people urged Fang Ding to go out for a long time. Only then did they slowly open the door, and the people were surprised to find that Chang ‘an Street seemed to be a little different today.
In the past, the point of getting up early in Wuhou was already riding a horse to patrol the streets, but today it is changed to Changan Nanya imperial patrol the streets. All the streets are heavily guarded, facing Suzaku Street. At the moment, several courtiers are tightly closed, and an unusual undercurrent is surging in Chang’ an.
A carriage was opened in Tiance House, followed by several Qin Wangfu guards, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Hou Jun, all of whom were carriages.
Fang Xuanling slowly said, "The assassination of Director Wen Yang yesterday was saved by others who failed."
Hou Jun sneered, "It’s really surprising that Gong Sunwuda and Liu Shili have been training for many years, and the dead of Qin Wangfu still failed."
Fang Xuanling said, "There is something really strange. This should be in case of missing the assassination and Qiao Gongshan was able to survive from the Jingshui ship. I guess it is not a coincidence."
Du Ruhui said, "Yes, Chang ‘an is not a diagonal play between the two kings of Qin."
Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "I am white, but these are not important for the overall situation."
"Since yesterday, we have fabricated rumors that Chang ‘an has scattered Li Chongjiu and led Hu Han’s army of 200,000 troops from Youjing to cross Taihang Mountain and come to Pujin. Your ministers of civil and military affairs have already believed this news. We have received the imperial edict from the king of Qin that the defenders outside Chang ‘an are controlled by us." Du Ruhui said slowly.
"Chang ‘an is the king of Qin, and no one can turn this day."