CHAPTER XIV
Sitting opposite Li Shimin, Cheng Biting Jin's expression was as gloomy as water, "Brother, who is blocking it?" You talk to your brother in detail, and your brother will lead someone to kill him! Let's see who dares to stand in the way of my brother in the future! ”
Although Cheng Yanjin held back his anger, the murderous look in his tone revealed his mood at the moment. It was not easy for Li Shimin to make a career under the temptation of Hou Junji, but now he was blocked by others, how could Cheng Yanjin be happy in his heart?
Listening to Cheng Yanjin's words, Li Shimin was a little stunned at first, and then his face became a little strange, "Brother Cheng may have misunderstood!" The person who stood in the way was none other than my father! ”
"Oh? What's going on? ”
"Brother Cheng Rongyu, some time ago, the Turks sent troops to invade Mayi County, and my father sent Huyalang to lead the troops of Gao Junya and Wang Rengong, the Taishou of Mayi, to fight the enemy together. Unexpectedly, the two of them fought unfavorably and suffered defeat. My father was worried that he would be implicated and punished by the emperor.
When the younger brother saw that the time had come, he privately discussed with his father, and once said to him, 'There is no way in the lord today, the people are poor, and there are battlefields outside Jinyang City.' If the adults keep the small sections, there will be robbers and severe punishments, and there will be no danger of death. If you don't conform to the will of the people, raise righteous soldiers, and turn disasters into blessings, this is the time of heaven. ’
Who would have thought that my father would be furious at that time and wanted to send his younger brother to the official. Although the younger brother later realized that his father was just scaring the younger brother, after all, the younger brother was his father's flesh and blood, how could he give it up? It's just that since then, my father has not allowed my younger brother to say those big rebellious words.
If this is the case, it would be fine, but a few years ago, the younger brother had listened to Hou Junji's words, and he married a heroic hero and privately accepted his life. Just when Gao Junya and Wang Rengong suffered defeat, the younger brother was worried that the imperial court would punish his father because of this, after all, since the proverb that 'Li should be the son of heaven' has been widely spread, when today's son has scruples about people surnamed Li,
Second, all the generals who lost the battle in the imperial court a few years ago were severely punished, how could my father be an exception? In view of this, the younger brother simply gathered these scattered people and horses in private, and now they are ready to send them! But he encountered obstacles from his father, so the younger brother had to invite his brother here, hoping that Brother Cheng would give him an idea! ”
After listening to Li Shimin's words, Cheng Yanjin asked rhetorically, "What do you mean, brother?" ”
"The younger brother wants to come, there are no more than two paths, one is to find someone to persuade the father, and the other is to simply hide it from the father, and then tell the father after the incident, at that time, the wood is already in the boat, and the father can't help but disagree!"
Cheng Yanjin shook his head again and again, "Ling Zun is the left-behind guard of Taiyuan County, and he is also the ambassador of Hedong comfort, how can my brother hide from Ling Zun if he wants to do something?" When the time comes, Ling Zun will give an order, and the brother will not be able to do anything? As the saying goes, fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers! If Ling Zun and your brother work together, great things can be done! Now the best way is to find a way to convince Ling Zun. ”
But my father was not a credulous man, so how easy was it to convince him? If my mother was alive, there would still be some hope, but now, hey! ”
Cheng Yanjin smiled dumbly, "Brother, this is not right, although my aunt is not alive, but doesn't Ling Zun have a few friends?" As far as my brother knows, Pei Lian, who is now serving as a deputy eunuch in Jinyang Palace, is a good friend who wears open crotch pants with Ling Zunnai, and served as the emperor's guard with a knife together when he was a teenager, and now the two often eat together, play chess, and often stay up all night, tireless. If the brother can invite Pei Lin and let him persuade Ling Zun, there should be some hope! ”
Listening to Cheng Yanjin's words, Li Shimin looked at him with some jealousy, "The relationship between my father and Pei Lin is extremely hidden, after all, it is a big crime for the imperial court officials to make friends with each other, but I didn't expect Brother Cheng to know so clearly!" ”
"Hmph, last time your eldest brother sent someone to chase and kill me, he brought with him the people and horses borrowed from Pei Lin of Jinyang Palace, if I hadn't sent someone to keep an eye on your eldest brother all the time, how would I know so clearly?" What Cheng Yanjin said is not entirely true.
In fact, not to mention Li Jiancheng, the four of them Li family, father and son, have Cheng Yanjin's secret agents staring at them day and night. Li Valve's family has a great cause, and he has a life-and-death enmity with Li Jiancheng, and he may send someone to ask him Cheng Cheng to bite the head on Jin's neck, if he doesn't send someone to watch, he can't sleep at ease.
The reason why Cheng Yanjin said this is just to perfunctory Li Shimin, after all, compared with himself, he and Li Jiancheng are closer, if Li Shimin knows everything, it is equivalent to putting his life in the hands of Li Valve, such a stupid thing is not done by a wise man.
After listening to Cheng Yanjin's explanation, Li Shimin was noncommittal, just nodded and said, "Since my brother thinks that I need to convince my father, then my younger brother will try it and see if Lonely Gong can help!" ”
After sending Li Shimin and Hou Junji out, Cheng Yanjin turned his head and returned to the room. When he was pouring himself a drink, there was a faint sound of the door opening behind him, and then a gentle footstep came behind him and stopped, "Helper, then Li Shimin put aside Hou Junji and quietly went to Jinyang Prison to visit that Liu Wenjing!" Here's what they were talking about! ”
Cheng bit the golden head and didn't reply, "Put it down!" You've done a great job, I'll keep it in mind! ”
"Thank you for your appreciation, and your subordinates will retire!" Hearing the footsteps walking farther and farther, Cheng Yanjin turned around, picked up the information on the table and looked at it in detail. Li Shimin thought that Hou Junji was introduced by Cheng Yanjin, so of course he couldn't believe it, so he hid some things from Hou Junji. However, Li Shimin never thought that Cheng Yanjin's secret agent lurking beside him was someone else, and Hou Junji was just a cover for the open.
However, as the secret agents sent Li Shimin's situation to Cheng Yanjin one after another, Cheng Yanjin became more and more suspicious of Li Valve. When we first met, Li Shimin was just a little kid whose hair hadn't grown yet, but when we met a few times later, Li Shimin's changes were better and better, and the improvement of martial arts cultivation was still secondary, but he could not be underestimated in terms of mental strategy and dealing with people.
Hou Junji is also a handsome among people, but Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing intersected, but they were able to hide from Hou Junji, and this alone can see how well Li Yuan taught his children. And Li Shimin was able to discover Liu Wenjing from thousands of people and intersect with him, which made him even more blue and better than blue.
When Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing began to make friends, Liu Wenjing had an in-law relationship with Li Mi, and after Li Mi rebelled, Liu Wenjing was questioned by the court and imprisoned and became a prisoner, but Li Shimin did not underestimate him because of this, but took care of Liu Wenjing after he was imprisoned. It was because of Li Shimin's triumph that Liu Wenjing did not suffer from flesh and skin.
According to the information obtained by Cheng Yanjin, when Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing first met, it was when Hou Junji provoked high ambitions. At that time, Liu Wenjing said to Li Shimin, "If there is a big chaos today, it can only be pacified without heroes such as Shang Tang, Zhou Wu, Han Zu, and Guangwu."
I think Gongzi is not an ordinary person, open-minded like Emperor Han Gao, Shenwu is like Wei Taizu, although he is young, he is really given by God, and he is the one who can do great things! At that time, Li Shimin was being provoked by Hou Junji's high interest, and after listening to Liu Wenjing's words, he immediately became a confidant.
Later, Liu Wenjing knew Li Shimin's intentions, and even more openly analyzed the current situation for him: Now that the emperor is going south to Yangzhou, Wagang Li Mi gathers people to threaten the eastern capital, big thieves Lianzhou County, and small Kou blocking the mountains, and there are countless others. But these people can't make a big deal, and they must be controlled by the true dragon emperor to calm the world. If Li Gongzi can respond to the people of heaven and raise the banner of rebellion, it will not be difficult for the four seas to be pacified!
At present, the people of Taiyuan County have sneaked into Jinyang City to avoid the war, and I Liu has served as the commander of Jinyang County for many years, and I am familiar with many heroes, and it is not difficult to gather 108,000 horses with just one call! Ling Zun Tang Guogong is the left-behind guard of Taiyuan County, and he also has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, if your father and son raise righteousness together, then the world can be determined!
Although Liu Wenjing's words to Li Shimin were exaggerated, it was precisely these words that prompted Li Shimin, who originally wanted to continue to wait for the opportunity, to gather the outlaws he had privately recruited and prepare to take action. It can be said that the reason why Li Shimin was able to say such rebellious words to his father Li Yuan was that Cheng Yanjin acted as a guide and lit the fire, while Liu Wenjing added firewood and grass to make the fire burn bigger.
Since then, Li Shimin has to discuss anything with Liu Wenjing. Earlier, Liu Wenjing and Pei Lin were also close friends, and Li Shimin went to him so late, obviously wanting to take a roundabout route and want to do Pei Lian's work from Liu Wenjing. It's just that every time Li Shimin goes, he is cautious and doesn't dare to let people know. It is a coincidence that Cheng Yanjin can know about this matter.
In the big prison of Jinyang Mansion, there are countless prisoners, and the prisoner who lives next to Liu Wenjing is actually a deacon who originally belonged to the Qinglong Hall of the Salt Gang. Interestingly, this hapless deacon was not taken by the government, but was brought in by the Salt Gang.
This deacon is a first-class master who has stepped into the martial arts, and he is supposed to enjoy the glory and wealth of the Salt Gang. But this person likes to visit the Qinglou, but the last time he came to Jinyang Mansion on business, he was jealous of others in the Qinglou, which provoked the son of Wang Wei, who was the deputy county of Taiyuan at the time. In a fit of rage, Wang Dagongzi called his father's men and arrested him in a cell.
Knowing that this deacon had no worries about his life, but had only been betrayed for a few years, the Tang family brothers who were in charge planned to let him stay in it for a while and reflect on it, so as not to miss a major event in the future. As a result, when the deacon was depressed and in prison, Li Shimin found Liu Wenjing.
Although this deacon was shackled and shackled, his ears were not useless, and he heard the conversation between Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing clearly. After the deacon got out, he only told the brothers in the gang as a witness, but he was heard by Xiao Shi, the leader of the Suzaku Hall.
This clever guy immediately arranged for a few clever people to deliberately commit crimes in Jinyang Mansion, and then entered the cell as he wished, and became neighbors with Liu Wenjing. Since then, every conversation between Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing has been recorded in detail and sent to Cheng Yanjin as quickly as possible.
According to Li Shimin's law, Li Shimin's conversation with Cheng Yanjin tonight must be told to Liu Wenjing. Therefore, after sending Li Shimin away, Cheng Yanjin did not go to bed immediately, just waiting for the return of the spies.