In the evening, the lights in the Taiji Hall were flickering, Li Yuan and his courtiers were speechless, and the atmosphere was so solemn that even the attendants and guards outside the hall held their breath, lest they make a louder voice and suffer from the pond fish.

The early spring is still a little cold, Li Yuan is old and can't stand the cold, but at this moment, he can't care about the spring cold, he only feels that there seems to be a flame burning in his chest, or the kind that burns more and more.

His majestic and fierce gaze kept roaming the hall, as if looking for an outlet for catharsis.

In fact, there are not many people in the palace, led by Zhongshu Ling, who has just returned to Beijing and immediately reinstated his official post, Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song, and the right servant of Shangshu, Pei Lian, the Duke of Wei.

The rest of the people are Zhongshu Shilang, Ju Guogong Tang Jian, Neishi Shilang Feng Deyi, Shangshu Yin Kaishan of the Military Department, Prince James who has just stepped down from Yizhou Xingtai, Dou Liang and his younger brother, Zuo Tunwei General Dou Cong, Zuo Wuwei General Jiang Baoyi, Zuo Xiaowei General, Xue Guogong Sun Shunde.

Of course, it can also be seen from the background of these people that it is an undeniable fact that King Qin's influence in the court has increased greatly in recent years.

Several people came in a hurry, like Xiao Yu's clothes were untidy due to the internal history, and Dou Cong, the general of Zuotunwei, was full of alcohol.

There are not many people, most of them are Li clan relatives, and the rest are confidants and important ministers in important positions, and they have just learned the news of the attack of the strong enemy.

The Han King Li Po is now an unavoidable topic for Li Tang, the two have repeatedly fought, and under the successive defeats of the Tang army, he has seen that Li Ding'an, the king of Han, has become a powerful place, and has the qualifications to compete with the princes of the world.

Some time ago, the battle of Fengling Ferry completely dispelled the idea of some people going east, so the government and the opposition first calmed the trouble, and then tried to make other voices louder.

Due to the strong support of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, although Emperor Li Yuan did not agree, he also hesitated, and successively issued edicts to transfer the people by the river to the west, in other words, Emperor Li Yuan acquiesced in the general strategic change.

But in the early spring, the Han King Li Po led the army to the west, and crossed the Yellow River in a battle.

Feng Yi bore the brunt of the attack, followed by Hancheng and Tongguan, and barely added Yongfeng Cang, which was a few key passes by the river.

When Li Yuan led the army south, he also took this old road, when it was Guanzhong Dakou Sun Hua who offered Feng Yi and let Li Yuan cross the Yellow River in one fell swoop, and Li Xiuning corresponded, and the Sui army led by Qu Tutong was defeated.

Li Po and Li Yuan can't compare, the people of Kansai are not looking forward to the King of Han to save everyone from fire and water, although the ground in Kansai at this time has shown signs of food shortage, but it is still stable and peaceful, at least not as many bandits and hungry people as there were at the beginning.

These situations will naturally appear in the hearts of everyone, and with their experience, even if they are apprehensive, they will not show a panicked appearance, and most of the nobles in Kansai are ambitious and have no courage.

At this time, everyone in the hall was actually digesting the information that had just arrived, preparing to answer the emperor's inquiries next, and including Li Yuan, their eyes looked at the palace gate from time to time, obviously waiting for something.

And what is worthy of these people is naturally the second son of the current emperor, Shang Shuling, General Tiance, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

Everyone knows the news that King Qin Li Shimin is seriously ill, but the military situation is like fire, but he can't care so much, most of the people here are thinking that King Qin can save this crisis, at least ...... Showing up can also make people feel at ease, isn't it?

Even Li Yuan, I'm afraid that at this time, he is like everyone else, hoping that the second son can appear in front of him soon, right?

It can be seen that in recent years, although Li Shimin, the king of Qin, has not been out of Beijing, he has become more and more important in terms of weight, whether it is the emperor or the crown prince, there is not much way to take the king of Qin, look at these people in the palace now, except for Pei Lin and Yin Kaishan, who has nothing to do with the king of Qin?

Li Yuan's slender eyes were half-narrowed, and fatigue slowly hit him, making his mind a little dizzy, but he was trying to cheer himself up, wanting to show majesty and stability in line with his identity as usual.

And he was more aware of the current danger than his courtiers, because the defenders of Chang'an were no longer enough to aid Feng Yi, and after several years of fighting, not to mention the exhaustion of the country, the troops gradually became tighter.

As a member of the top gate valve in Guanzhong, and a relative of the former Sui Dynasty, since entering Chang'an, he has a natural advantage and can drive the children of Guanxi to worry less about the rest.

In other words, except for some guys in Chang'an who are not very good at brains, no one in Chang'an will stab the back of the Kansai Li family in such a war season.

In view of this, it is only natural that the GIs should be deployed outside.

In this way, the disadvantages will follow, once there is something by the river, there are only a few ways to deal with it here in Chang'an.

Li Yuan's brows twisted unconsciously, showing several profound traces.

How long have you been waiting? Is the little beast really so sick that he can't even go out? Thinking of this, my heart gradually became a little colder, after all, in this season, my son is still reliable.

In fact, not long after, in the footsteps, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, had already walked in, and he didn't care about greeting the important ministers in the palace, so he hurried to Li Yuan's side, and whispered in his father's ear: "I haven't seen the second brother, and the people in the house only say that he is sick...... Erchen did not dare to be presumptuous in the palace of King Qin, so he could only return in vain. ”

I didn't see King Qin, and I saw Li Yuanji doing it, even Pei Lin squinted at it, and said in his heart that when was it, he still had to play right and wrong, it was really not enough to succeed and more than to lose.

Li Yuan was also furious, and his heart was pounding, what was so angry was that the King of Qin dared to refuse the edict and did not come, or did the people in the palace send the King of Qi away, how arrogant must this be......

But if you think about it more, the anger will immediately subside, and King Qin is still in the mansion at this time, is it really very sick?

"When you went to proclaim the edict, did you say what I meant? Why did he come back to his life without even seeing King Qin? If you can't even do this little thing, you can't do it so much, what's the use of asking you? ”

Li Yuan's eyebrows opened slightly, the more he talked, the more angry he became, and he had to scruple to be in front of everyone, he couldn't lose his royal dignity, he really wanted to kick the little beast in front of him to the ground and teach him a hard lesson.

Li Yuanjike, the king of Qi, also felt full of grievances, and immediately shouted injustice: "How dare Erchen distort the holy will, it is really heavily guarded in the Qin Palace, and Du Keming is sick with only one breath left, so he is in front of me, how dare Erchen break through?" Once that guy dies, I'm afraid that Erchen won't be able to leave the Qin Palace. ”

Li Yuan almost didn't come up in one breath, and said in his heart, you dared to lead troops to break into the Qin Palace, forcing Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others to walk over the wall a few years ago, how majestic and proud, but now you are like this, damn it, you are also worthy of my Li Yuan's son?

Li Yuan worked hard before he swallowed this breath and waved his hand like a fly, "Okay, go to the outside of the hall and guard, and don't let anyone in." ”

Li Yuanji resigned, came to the Tai Chi Palace, took a few deep breaths of the cold spring breeze, and felt as if he was about to explode.

At this time, Li Yuan's voice was faintly heard in the hall, and soon, everyone in the hall began to express their opinions one after another, and the sound of argument gradually became louder, but they were far away, and they couldn't hear what they were talking about.

As the emperor's concubine, he can't even stand in the palace to listen to confidential information, so he can only stay here to guard the door, which seems to be even more uncomfortable for Li Yuanji, who has a high self-esteem, than killing him.

Li Yuanji walked back and forth in front of the hall a few times, although the anger was getting bigger and bigger, he could give him a few more dares, and he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the Taiji Palace, so he became more and more aggrieved.

The guards and eunuchs guarding outside all saw that His Royal Highness King Qi was in a bad mood, so everyone also held their breath more and more, and never gave the nobles a chance to vent their anger.

The lights flickered in the distance, and after a while, a little eunuch hurriedly ran over with a lantern, and when he arrived in front of the hall, he only patrolled left and right, and saw Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, at a glance, and knelt down as soon as his legs were weak.

"Report to Your Highness, Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang has returned to Beijing by edict and has now entered the palace......"

Li Yuanji suddenly came to his senses, the third lady of the old Li family, that is, his own sister, Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang, should be in Yongfeng Cang to take care of the grain and grass, right? I haven't heard of Zhao Qi's return to Beijing?

Li Yuanji's eyes rolled, according to his usual habits, he must have thought about whether he could make some articles in it, but at this moment, when he thought that Li Thief had already led his troops across the river, the prince was stationed in Tongguan, the king of Qin was seriously ill, and his father's heart was in full swing, so it was better not to touch this mold.

Of course, his sister is not easy to mess with, thinking of the scene of asking for help in front of Princess Pingyang's mansion before, but returning in embarrassment, Li Yuanji couldn't help gritting his teeth......

In a flash of thought, Li Yuanji still waved his hand, retreated from the crowd, turned around and went inside.

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This night was long and quiet, as if it was similar to the previous days, but as Li Tang's administrative hub, some people stayed awake all night, thinking about it all night, and they didn't know how much hair they had lost.

Even Emperor Li Yuan strictly ordered everyone not to spread the news, but many people still knew the inside story at the first time, and then the news gradually spread, and in a few days, the city was full of storms.

In fact, the so-called military situation is like fire, and the battle by the river has entered another stage on the second day of the battle of crossing the river, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin who is dormant in Chang'an County, is also quietly watching the situation, and firmly believes that everything is in the material, and maybe he will soon be able to taste the sweet taste of victory again.

It's just that what he didn't know was that on this day, Shi Du Ruhui, the head of the Qin Palace, who stayed in the Qin Wangfu in Chang'an, had come to the last moment of his life.

On this day, Du Ruhui died of illness in the back house of the Qin Palace, which did not cause much turmoil, nor did he leave any reputation such as plotting Du Duan, his ambition and talent all passed away with his weak body.