It was nearly dusk, and the hall was very dimly lit.

Li Chengqian sat on the main seat and was silent, while Li Shiji and the others stood in front of him a little nervously.

Li Chengqian thought in his heart that the contact he had with Li Shimin since the crossing was honest, and to be honest, it was not pleasant many times, let alone filial piety to his father.

However, Li Chengqian also had to admit that it was precisely because of Li Shimin's presence that the forces of all sides did not dare to do too much to him when they faced him off, and if Li Shimin was without him, his reform would encounter great resistance, and in the end it might even fall into the sand.

Therefore, Li Chengqian decided to return to Chang'an as soon as possible now, if Li Shimin's life can be saved, let Li Shimin sit in Chang'an in the future, and he will reform in front of it, that is the best situation.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you have to make up your mind as soon as possible!" Li Chengqian was thinking about it when he suddenly heard Zhao Jie remind him.

Li Chengqian looked up and saw that everyone was standing, so he raised his hand and said, "All the secretaries should sit down."

Then he looked at Zhao Jie ignorantly and said, "What idea do you want me to take?"

Li Shimin was seriously ill and sent Chu Suiliang to come, he should lead the army back to Chang'an quickly, this is not a special idea?

"When he came, Du He asked his ministers to give a message to His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness King Wu and His Royal Highness the King of Jin had better continue to stay in Lingzhou!" Zhao Jie directly singled out the truth.

Everyone in the hall was moved when they heard this, and even Chu Suiliang rolled his eyes and said: "When Your Majesty sent his ministers, he only said that he would ask the British Duke to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to Chang'an, and did not mention the two Highnesses. ”

When Li Chengqian heard this, he thought to himself that this time he led his troops to destroy Xue Yantuo, and Li Shimin was not at ease with him at first, and he was more vigilant than before.

After all, Li Shimin relied on the mutiny to force Li Yuan to abdicate.

However, when Li Shimin's "illness" was cured, everything changed, and the punishment for Li Chengqian was only to let him feed him a bowl of medicine with his own hands, and everything else was on Li Chengqian's side, especially for the generals in the army headed by Hou Junji.

If Li Shimin doesn't take Li Ke away when he leaves, forget it, and leave Li Zhi in Lingzhou......

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian felt that Li Shimin probably knew that he was going to get sick a long time ago, so he paved the way for Li Chengqian everywhere, so that the throne could be smoothly replaced.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he thought of this, he had never regarded Li Shimin as his father, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would think about him everywhere at a critical time.

Li Ke and Li Zhi are Li Shimin's two most useful sons, if Li Shimin really has three longs and two shorts, let their father and son meet.

Li Chengqian thought for a while and said lightly: "No, let them go back to Chang'an with King Gu, it is also a comfort for their father to have a few sons who are sick and have filial piety in front of the bed." ”

Saying that, Li Chengqian raised his head and looked at the crowd in a self-letter: "With you here, the Lone King is not afraid of anything!" ”

"The ministers are willing to die for His Royal Highness the Prince!" Everyone said in unison.

At this time, even Li Shiji had to show his loyalty to Li Chengqian.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian nodded slightly and said, "Everyone, let's discuss the matter of returning to Chang'an!" ”

"When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came, Du He said that he wanted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to return to Chang'an immediately on the grounds that there was something in the East Palace." Zhao Jie didn't wait for others to say it, and said directly.

Li Chengqian glanced at Hao Chujun and the three of them and said directly: "This is very good!" ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Li Shiji and said, "I also ask the British Duke to arrange for the army to set off in three days." ”

When Li Shiji heard this, he raised his hand and said: "It won't take three days, Your Majesty will order the ministers to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to Chang'an as soon as possible, so the army has been ready to leave at any time." ”

When Li Chengqian heard this, he thought to himself, it seems that Li Shimin's health was indeed not good when he returned to Chang'an.

When Li Shimin left, he repeatedly told Li Chengqian to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, but at that time, he only thought it was the routine of the ancients when they were leaving, so he didn't care......

Li Chengqian nodded when he heard this: "That's fine!" Chuan Gu Wang ordered Su Dingfang to rectify the six rates of the East Palace, and drove back to Chang'an from the day after tomorrow. ”

When Liu Kui was about to go out to deliver the decree, he couldn't see anything in the hall, so he was busy ordering people to light lamps and serve tea.

Li Shiji also got up and retired and went to the military camp outside the city to take up the town.

When the lights were lit, Li Chengqian ordered someone to prepare dinner, first, he ran outside for a day and did not eat properly, and then Zhao Jie and the four came all the way to report the news, and they had to be entertained well.

Before the meal was served, Li Chengqian summoned other henchmen to tell everyone the news of Li Shimin's serious illness.

Hearing that Li Chengqian decided to take Li Ke and Li Zhi back to Chang'an together, everyone was silent, and after a while, Liu Ren tracked: "Since Your Majesty did not mention the two Highnesses, on the way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should not inform the two Highnesses of the news that His Majesty's dragon body is not safe, lest the two Highnesses be anxious because of His Majesty's illness." ”

This was said very tactfully, and Li Chengqian naturally agreed. Now, although Li Ke and Li Zhi are both princes, since Li You and Li Tai rebelled successively, Li Shimin has been very strict with the parties.

Now the two of them and their henchmen are living in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, and there is no other way to get news except for Li Chengqian.

If you want to tell a lie, you have to cover it up with a lot of lies, and this is really true, and this does not decide not to disclose the news of Li Shimin's serious illness to the public, so it is necessary to think of a suitable reason for Li Chengqian's sudden return to Chang'an.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian looked up at Hao Chujun and the others and asked, "Is there anything new in Chang'an recently?"

Zhao Jie immediately said excitedly when he heard this: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the form of land reclamation on the Longshou Plain is very good, and more than 10,000 landless farmers went to Guanzhong in the spring this spring, and more than 100,000 acres of land were reclaimed, and the steel mill has also been nearly doubled, but the ore collection is a little too far......"

Li Chengqian hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this: "These lonely kings all know, you talk about something bad." ”

Everyone knew that Li Chengqian was looking for an open reason to return to Chang'an.

Hearing this, Ren Yaxiang looked at Li Chengqian and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has really had a bad thing recently. ”

"Oh!" Everyone was interested and looked at Ren Yaxiang.

"That's the case, the two hundred and seventy-eight students in the government affairs class of the Royal Military and Political Academy have finished their studies this spring, but so far the officials have not selected them to be local officials."

This Li Chengqian problem has long been expected, the Tang Dynasty was the coexistence of imperial examinations and recommendations, and those who could be recommended were all from the world, and they naturally gave priority to them if they had official positions.

Therefore, a large number of Han scholars who have taken the imperial examination have been candidates in Chang'an for a long time.

The Royal Military and Political Academy was specially selected by Li Chengqian to select young soldiers with military merits, and they did not have any way in Chang'an, so they were not as good as literati who could submit papers to big officials.

Li Chengqian's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he asked lightly: "How is the military affairs class?"

Ren Yaxiang knew that Li Chengqian was angry, and hurriedly said: "The military affairs class has the face of Wei Guogong, but it is all divided. ”

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Just use this as an excuse, don't tell them today." Then he turned his head to look at Chu Suiliang and said, "Mr. Chu went all the way to eat something and take a bath, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

Chu Suiliang knew that Li Chengqian was going to invite Li Ke and Li Zhi to dinner, so when he heard this, he got up and saluted Li Chengqian and went out with the little waiter.

At the banquet that night, Li Chengqian explained to Li Ke and Li Zhi that they would drive back to Chang'an together the day after tomorrow, although the two of them were puzzled, they did not come out to ask in person. Later, they all asked Li Chengqian in private, and Li Chengqian informed them of the remarks he had come up with.

Li Chengqian explained the affairs of Lingzhou to Liu Renliang, and at the same time kept Pei Xingjian and asked him to be responsible for assisting Xue Rengui to assist the women and children in Mobei.

Early in the morning of the third day, Li Chengqian set off for Chang'an under the escort of more than 30,000 Tang troops.