Chapter 280: Before the Rain

Although there is a stirring up of people with ulterior motives like Concubine Yin, for Shi Qingyi, this trip to Renzhi Palace is still a very comfortable trip, but due to an accident, this trip to Renzhi Palace ended in a hurry, and Shi Qingyi's heart also appeared a trace of regret.

That sudden and unexpected incident was Yang Wengan's rebellion, and although this matter was quickly calmed down under the operation of Li Yuan and Li Shimin, it has to be said that many doubts were found in the handling of this matter, and almost all the parties involved in handling this matter were extremely confused, and they did not know what role the forces of all parties and different people of all parties played in this incident, and this doubt lasted until many years later. Until the last group of parties died, they did not unravel in the end.

The cause of the matter is actually not complicated, because Li Yuan came to Renzhi Palace to escape the summer, so he left the prince Li Jiancheng to stay in Chang'an, and temporarily manage the government affairs of Chang'an on behalf of Li Yuan, in all fairness, although Li Jiancheng is not as good as Li Shimin in military talent, but because he has followed his father for many years, he has accumulated a lot of experience in handling government affairs. Therefore, Li Yuan was also extremely relieved, and Li Jiancheng did not live up to Li Yuan's trust in him, several times Li Yuan left Chang'an, and the prince's work was done to Li Yuan's great satisfaction. It's just that Tang Emperor Li Yuan didn't expect that there would be exceptions to everything, and this time, the prince, who has always been cautious and safe, would poke a big basket out of him.

But it was said that the prince was in charge of Chang'an. During this period, Chang'an City was also peaceful, but at this time, several advisors advised Li Jiancheng and persuaded him to strengthen the power of Yang Wengan, a close confidant in Gyeongju, to prevent accidents! In this regard, Li Jiancheng's first reaction was extremely puzzled. Because today's Chang'an City is extremely calm both inside and outside the city, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are no signs of thieves nearby, it is completely useless to strengthen Yang Wengan's power, and besides, it is completely useless to strengthen the strength of his cronies for no reason, this matter will definitely violate Li Yuan's thoughts, Li Jiancheng knows that his father is the same as himself, he is a thoughtful and cautious person. Therefore, he did not want to anger his father for this.

However, those strategists insisted again and again, and expressed their worries: "At this time, His Majesty Xià and King Qin are in the Renzhi Palace, in case King Qin wants to plot wrong, with the courage of King Qin and the loyalty of his generals, who can stop His Majesty's side, and at that time." The king of Qin must have been able to hold His Majesty hostage and then continue to attack Chang'an. The King of Qin has His Majesty as a hostage and has a great reputation on the battlefield, so the defenders in Chang'an City must not dare to resist because they are afraid of His Majesty's safety and the prestige of the King of Qin, and at that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be in danger, and the prince has been competing for the throne since ancient times. The defeated side can't even save their own families, which is why we plead like this, hoping that His Highness will listen to our advice, prepare in advance, and take precautions......"

Although in the heart. Li Jiancheng didn't believe that Li Shimin, the younger brother, would do such a thing as imprisoning his father and raising troops in the Renzhi Palace at this time, and then, because the language of these advisers was sincere and sincere, and as they said, only if you are prepared, you can be safe, so in the end, Li Jiancheng also agreed with their opinions, and decided to strengthen the strength of his cronies Yang Wengan, so that he could prepare for defense. Therefore, even if this move will cause Li Yuan's dissatisfaction, because he did not make much mistake in this matter, he will not be punished too heavily, so Li Jiancheng issued an order to Yang Wengan, allowing him to recruit some troops to strengthen his own strength, and at the same time, he also specially transferred a batch of armor from the treasury in Chang'an City and sent it to Gyeongju, where Yang Wengan was located.

Of course, Li Jiancheng never thought that because of this order, it would bring him great trouble later, and even his position as the crown prince was almost lost, which he could never have imagined when he first gave this order.

Li Jiancheng sent two petty officials Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan to escort the armor, in Li Jiancheng's opinion, it was just a trivial matter, and he didn't have to worry too much about it at all, however, compared to the carelessness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at this time, these two petty officials were extremely shrewd, knowing that as long as they escorted this batch of armor, then no matter what kind of punishment His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would get later, the two of them would definitely not be pleased, and it was very likely that even their lives would be delivered, after all, although Tang Emperor Li Yuan seemed to be harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, Li Yuan's character is extremely suspicious, except for his friends for many years, he has never trusted anyone except his own relatives, and because of the army in the troubled times, Li Yuan attaches great importance to military power, and the lessons from the past, Li Yuan doesn't know that Li Jing, who was captured in the Battle of Chang'an, has the best military talent in the world, but because of the doubt and distrust in his heart, he would rather hand over his army to mediocre generals, but also imprison this military genius and guard it strictly, Even when the Western Qin Xue Ju father and son attacked the most fiercely, and even Li Yuan gave up Guanzhong and returned to Taiyuan, he never thought of releasing Li Jing, the tiger, until Li Shimin stood out in the next series of wars and became a well-deserved god of war in Li Tang and even the whole world......

From this, it can be seen that Li Yuan's personality and character, and after the incident, because it involves the military power that Li Yuan values the most, even if this incident does not cause any danger, Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan can imagine that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may be reprimanded without pain, and their subordinates who participated in it will inevitably be punished as scapegoats, and the charges of exile are light, after all, for Li Yuan, whether it is a vain attempt to get involved in the army of the Tang Dynasty, or the crime of instigating the prince Li Jiancheng, None can be forgiven!!

So there was no hesitation. After being ordered to leave Chang'an, Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan immediately hurried and ran all the way to Renzhi Palace to confess their crimes to Li Yuan and ask for Li Yuan's forgiveness.

Regarding the fact that the crown prince used the weapons and armor of the treasury in Chang'an City to arm his cronies without authorization, Li Yuan was indeed very surprised to be honest, but. Because the person involved was his most trusted eldest son, at the beginning, Li Yuan did not suspect that the prince would have any ill intentions, and he did not even give the prince in Chang'an an an order to justify this matter, but just wanted to recruit Yang Wengan and listen to Yang Wengan's defense for himself, however, what he didn't expect was that his order was a moment. What was waiting for was not Yang Wengan's personal defense, but a news that surprised everyone: Yang Wengan, rebelled!!

In fact, when Yang Wengan rebelled, not only Li Yuan, who was taking refuge in the Renzhi Palace, was surprised, but Li Jiancheng, who was staying in Chang'an at this time, was also caught off guard, he clearly just wanted to strengthen the strength of his cronies Yang Wengan and use it in case of emergency, he never thought of it. The final result will be Yang Wengan's rebellion. Therefore, at this time, this matter, which was originally just the crown prince Li Jiancheng violating the law and privately strengthening the strength of his cronies, immediately became the prince's plot to rebel, so for Li Yuan, the various meanings contained in the two. It's completely different.

Li Yuan was not an eloquent emperor, however, he was indeed a good father, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng was raised by him, so of course he thought he knew the child very well. Li Jiancheng's character has a cowardly side, but all along, the prince has not only always been filial, but also has an extremely harmonious relationship with his family, Li Yuan will never think that Li Jiancheng is a person who can't afford to wait, "Sooner or later, the throne will be the prince's, how can he be in a hurry!" Li Yuan has always thought like this, however, this time Yang Wengan's rebellion finally broke Li Yuan's habitual thinking: Is it possible, the prince really can't wait and wants to replace himself?!! From the bottom of his heart, Li Yuan really didn't want to think like this, however, intellectually, he had to ask himself to think like this, because Li Yuan knew that if the prince really had the intention of rebellion, then the loss that was about to be brought would be something that Li Yuan would absolutely not be able to bear, and he could not afford this risk.

If the prince wants to rebel, the guanzhong will naturally shake, and at this time, Li Yuan can only rely on Li Shimin, the king of Qin, who is by his side and has made great achievements, so Li Yuan called Li Shimin and asked him for ideas, both father and son know that this time Yang Wengan's sudden rebellion, the focus is not on Yang Wengan, but on the prince Li Jiancheng, as long as it can be determined whether the prince is really rebelling, then the next response will be very easy, and as for Yang Wengan, a clown who jumps off the beam, Not to mention that the new army he recruited at this time has no combat effectiveness at all, but the army he has been leading, because it was originally the army of the Tang Dynasty, naturally, will not follow him to rebel, if he sends troops to quell the rebellion, the day when Yang Wengan will be the head is just around the corner, but now, the only question is, what is the true intention of the prince?

If the prince really insists on going his own way, then as the prince's descendant, Yang Wengan must also have people loyal to the prince in his hands, and will unite tightly under Yang Wengan for the prince, and Chang'an, the western capital, has also become the prince's base camp at this time, if he uses Chang'an as a base and insists on fighting against the counterinsurgency army, what will happen then, Li Yuan and Li Shimin will really attack the city desperately regardless of casualties, and finally the father and son brothers will kill each other? If things really come to that point, then no matter what the outcome will be, there is no doubt that it is the last thing Li Yuan wants to see, in this contradictory mood, Li Yuan decided to transfer troops and hand over military power to Li Shimin, and finally made a decision: If the prince really intends to rebel and is obsessed, then he will abolish Li Jiancheng's position as prince and exile him to Bashu. Being able to leave a life can be regarded as the last bit of forgiveness for his son as a father! Li Yuan thought so. (To be continued......)