In the wind and rain, a few fast horses galloped towards Chang'an along the road guided by red cloth.

Originally, the men who were guarding under the tree, nominally to guard the red cloth, watched silently as the galloping horses galloped past them, until they completely disappeared into the darkness, then they shook off their robes, and reached out to untie the red cloth that had already been wet on the tree, revealing the tripping horses hidden inside and had not yet been arranged.

The future is unpredictable!

So Xiao Han never hesitates to plan for the worst tomorrow!

Forcing the palace has never been as light as he told Xue Pan, no one knows how many people they mobilized and how much they paid for this day!

Originally, Xiao Han should have been Li Shimin's last line to stay outside Chang'an, and what he had to deal with was to protect those women and children in hiding and retreating in case of failure!

However, when he looked at Xue Pan with a resolute face tonight, Xiao Han suddenly woke up: This matter is going to have no way out! There is no way back!

Therefore, after being silent for a long time, he said goodbye to Xue Pan who was smiling and tearful, and resolutely went to Li Shimin, like a veteran who left the team, and returned to his comrades-in-arms.

In the pouring rain, no one asked him why he came, no one asked him who would take care of the way back, and no one told him how dangerous it would be this time!

A few people just smiled at each other and plunged into the dark night.

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It rained heavily overnight, and finally thinned out in the early morning.

On the old houses on the streets of Chang'an, the collected water droplets fall down the eaves, like a silver thread, constantly dripping on the bluestone on the ground, day after day, the hard bluestone is printed out of small pits.

The rooster crowed three times, and the yawning gate guard pushed open the gate of Chang'an City with great effort.

At the Tonghua Gate, there was also a young soldier who kept complaining about the heavy rain last night, how could there be a few messengers entering Beijing, causing him to open the door and get soaked.

However, Xiao Bing only nagged a few words, and was glared back by his superiors, so he had to run to the side and work honestly.

The drizzle dispels the heat between heaven and earth, and at the same time disperses the pedestrians on the road.

The originally bustling streets of Chang'an, as well as the imperial city between the glorious world and the world, also seem a little lonely today.

Today's strike.

This is not because of Xiao Han's wedding yesterday, in fact, Xiao Han does not have such a big face, the only reason for this boycott is that Li Yuan wants to thoroughly investigate the matter of the prince's defilement of the harem.

As a loving father, he can tolerate a lot, but this is the only one that he can't accept! Li Shimin's punch can be said to have hit him firmly in the soft underbelly, so that he will figure out this matter at any cost!

In the East Palace, which is adjacent to the palace, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, who had been on a journey all night, had just returned.

After returning to their residences, the haggard two did not care about resting, hurriedly changed into clean clothes, and then rode back on their horses and ran straight to the gates of the East Palace and the Imperial Palace.

As I said before, the East Palace of the Tang Dynasty is located on the east side of the palace, as long as you pass through a door, you can enter the square outside the Daxing Hall of the Imperial Palace, in the north of the square, after the Xuanwu Gate, it is the harem where Li Yuan works and rests, and it is also the place where they are summoned today.

With a concern in their hearts, the two rode horses one after the other, and quickly passed through the gate of the East Palace and the Imperial City.

After arriving in the palace, Li Yuanji wanted to continue walking, but Li Jiancheng suddenly stopped.

Reining in the horse under him, Li Jiancheng looked at the towering Daxing Hall in the distance through the thin rain and mist, and frowned slightly: "Who has entered the palace today?" ”

The guard was originally the person in the East Palace, and when he heard this, he immediately replied respectfully: "Back to the prince, the villain heard that Pei Lian, Chen Shuda, Feng Deyi, Pei Ju and other adults have been ordered to enter the palace. ”

"What? They? How did the father and emperor recruit them into the palace, could it be ......?"

Li Yuanji, who was a little impatient, was suddenly stunned after hearing these names, and then almost jumped up from the horse!

He knows the names of these people too well, these are Li Yuan's most confidants!

Now, these people don't enter the palace early, they don't enter the palace late, but they enter the palace at this juncture! What else could there be but that?!

Li Yuanji panicked, and Li Jiancheng's heart sank violently at this time!

Like Li Yuanji, he never thought that his father, who had always been a little pedantic, would be so decisive this time! Even those ministers have been recruited, not only are they not prepared to care about his face, but even their own face!

"Big brother, what should we do now?" Li Yuanji looked at the light and dark expression, and Li Jiancheng asked urgently!

At this time, he already regretted agreeing to accompany Li Jiancheng into the palace today.

"Don't panic, go to the palace! Anything else, let's talk about it! “

Li Jiancheng heard the panic in Li Yuanji's words, but years of mental cultivation still made him suppress the anxiety in his heart and gritted his teeth and moved forward.

"It's... Hey, big brother, wait for me! ”

Seeing this, Li Yuanji felt helpless, so he finally had to grit his teeth fiercely and follow behind Li Jiancheng.

As the princes, Li Jiancheng could ride horses in the imperial city.

After all, this palace is too big, if it is only in the front of the Daxing Palace, it is fine, if you want to enter the harem, just walking, I am afraid that I will have to break a few legs.

Riding a horse in the imperial city, he went straight to the Xuanwu Gate, looking at the bright armor of the Praetorian Guards on both sides, Li Jiancheng didn't know why, but his heart became more and more panicked, and he always felt that something was going to happen.

"Relax! As long as they bite to death and don't let go, those concubines will never be able to confess themselves! As long as this thing persists to the end, it will definitely end up again, and I will be punished at most! ”

Secretly comforting himself in his heart, Li Jiancheng took a few long breaths again to suppress the throbbing in his heart.

The uneasiness in his heart just now was regarded by him as being afraid that he was afraid that he would do dirty things and that Li Yuan would find out.

Xuanwu Gate.

This is the most important gateway in the palace, and it is even three points more important than the Suzaku Gate outside, so those who can guard here have always been the emperor's henchmen.

At this time, Chang He, the guard of the Xuanwu Gate, was Li Yuan's personal guard who followed him when he stayed in Taiyuan, and he was also one of the few people Li Yuan trusted the most.

However, Li Yuan may not have thought that such a trusted person had been co-opted by Li Jiancheng a long time ago and became his son.

The fast horse came to the Xuanwu Gate, and the rain in the sky also magically stopped.

Li Jiancheng shook his rain-soaked hair and smiled at Chang He, who was covered in armor by the door.

Chang He's face was expressionless, but he arched his hand slightly towards him, and asked people to open the Xuanwu Gate.