The next day, it was the second day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Wude, Li Haochen got up early, and today he had a very important thing to do, that is, to visit the Xuanwu Gate guard Chang He.

Chang He, the former general of the Xuanwu Gate Change, was responsible for the only passage in and out of the palace, and the access control security of the Xuanwu Gate. He is often cautious, good at forbearance, good at external and internal traitor, soft on the outside and ruthless on the inside, and good at making decisions. This is the confidant of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and then defected to Li Shimin during the Xuanwumen Change, after Li Shimin succeeded in the d'état, he was quite reused, and the history of this person was mixed, some people think that they are actually aware of the current affairs, and some people think that they are despicable villains who sell their masters for glory.

Li Haochen's evaluation of this person in his heart is inclined to the latter. He thinks that Li Shimin, who is in the same room, is already unjust, and Chang He who aids and abuses is even more shameful, if it weren't for him Li Jiancheng may not die, Li Jiancheng will definitely not kill Li Shimin, and Chang He for his own future, and betrayed the Lord to seek glory, so this historical tragedy happened.

Li Haochen thought about the historical record of Chang He, and attached great importance to this person in his heart, thinking that when dealing with this person, he must be extra careful, and use Li Haochen's own words to evaluate Chang He, that is: "This guy is definitely one, a wolf in sheep's clothing, looking docile and harmless, in fact, he just put away, his sharp teeth and sharp claws, when you are confused by his appearance, then it is when you become his food!" ”

After Li Haochen finished washing, he left the barracks of the trapped camp and ran directly to the Xuanwu Gate, which was dozens of zhang high, and the city wall was wide and thick, Li Haochen finally understood why the elite soldiers of the prince and the King of Qi's guards, plus Xue Wanche, did not break through this Xuanwu Gate, which was only guarded by a few hundred people.

When he arrived at the barracks guarded by the Xuanwu Gate of the Right Yi Guard, Li Haochen reported his name, and the soldiers guarding the door heard that the person was a loyal general, where did he dare to be lazy, so he hurriedly passed it inside, you must know that the Xuanwu Gate guard is just the general of the Right Yi Guard, and the level is from the fourth grade, one level lower than Li Haochen's military rank.

Probably the soldier guarding the door went for half an hour, and saw a middle-aged man inside, hurriedly running out, this person does not look strange, he looks like an ordinary person, no different, six and a half feet tall, this should be relatively short among these generals in the Tang Dynasty. In the blink of an eye, this middle-aged man came to Li Haochen's side, and said with an extremely humble attitude: "What kind of wind blew General Zhongwu here?" Often how to miss the welcome, I hope the general will forgive the sin! ”

Li Haochen snorted coldly when he heard this: "Chang He! You don't know that Ben will be in charge of the security of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right? Are you going to let Ben talk to you about confidential things in front of your barracks? "Li Haochen has already made up his mind, don't you Chang He like to play humility? I'll cooperate with you to play and see if you can hold on! Therefore, at the moment he is a domineering picture.

After Chang He saw his attitude, his expression changed obviously, but he quickly returned to normal, Chang He laughed embarrassedly twice, and hurriedly said: "What the general taught is that it is Chang He's fault, please general!" Chang He's tone was still so humble.

When Li Haochen followed Chang He into Chang He's military tent, Chang He politely asked Li Haochen to take a seat, Li Haochen seemed to not understand Chang He's polite words at all, and sat directly on Chang He's general seat, Chang He was standing below at a loss.

After sitting down, Li Haochen said with an arrogant expression: "Chang He, your seat is a little smaller, I feel crowded when I sit, I think the general's seat in the camp is much wider than yours, you are too narrow!" Li Haochen is further testing Chang He, but Chang He, the general's chair, he is indeed a little crowded when he sits, compared with Chang He's figure, Chang He is not half as wide as him, where can he sit on Chang He's chair without squeezing?

Although Li Haochen said half-truths and half-truths, when he heard Chang He's ears, it became a yes that Li Haochen was mocking him at a low level.

Chang He still looked undeserved and then said humbly: "The general is right, I didn't think about it thoughtfully, next time I must buy a bigger chair!" ”

Li Haochen saw that Chang He was on the verge of collapse, so he simply continued to hit Chang He and said, "You! No need! Your barracks, this little chair is the best for you, you don't need to change to a big one! ”

Li Haochen's words are a bit hurtful, which means that this level is suitable for you, you don't need to change to a bigger one, the subtext is that you have no hope of promotion!

All the people in the officialdom who do not hope to be promoted, and saying that there is no hope of promotion to the people in the officialdom is tantamount to cursing people to death. Li Haochen's words really have to be said too ruthlessly.

When Chang He heard this, the humility on his face disappeared in an instant. In Chang He's heart, he blindly pursues it and does not hit smiling people head-on, but in Chang He's opinion, this Li Haochen young man is in a high position and has no mouth to hide, which is really unbearable.

Because of Li Haochen's successive provocations, Chang He's face also turned cold, and he said coldly: "Li Haochen, what are you doing in my barracks?" You're higher than me, but you know I'm not your subordinate! If you really don't have anything to do, please go out! Although Chang He spoke in a bad tone, there was no excesses. Chang He knew that Li Haochen was a person from the Prince's East Palace, and he was afraid that the prince would have some orders to convey, if it was obviously unwise to drive Li Haochen out of the barracks now, otherwise because of Li Haochen's words just now, Chang He would definitely have asked someone to throw him out without hesitation.

Li Haochen, who is full of acting skills, saw that Chang He was angry, so he walked to Chang He's side with a smile, hooked up with Chang He's shoulder with one hand, looked very intimate, and said: "General Chang, look, that's the case, the prince asked me to check the defense map and location map of Xuanwu Gate!" Please also make it convenient for General Chang! At this moment, Li Haochen is showing a complete squirrel, eating soft and afraid of hard, and he no longer dares to talk to Chang He hard.

Chang He knocked off Li Haochen's hand on his shoulder, and snorted: "Since it is the prince's order, you can come with me!" ”

Saying that, he led Li Haochen into the depths of the camp tent, entered a room, and after entering, Li Haochen saw that there were two huge maps hanging in this room, which were written "Xuanwu Gate Defense Map" and "Xuanwu Gate Location Map" Li Haochen glanced at it casually, and then said to Chang He: "General Chang, these two maps, you can take them for me......"

Li Haochen hadn't finished speaking, Chang He hurriedly interrupted: "No! Then he continued: "These two maps are the secrets of the imperial court, and it is already unruly to check them, without the order of His Majesty the Emperor, no one should want to take the map from Chang He's hands!" ”

Li Haochen smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and then deliberately showed a picture on his face that he had succeeded in his treacherous scheme, and then said: "This general will be ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to test you, General Chang is really loyal to the Tang Dynasty, I will definitely explain it to the prince for you when I go back!" ”

As he spoke, Li Haochen's index finger and thumb rubbed back and forth on his right hand. If you are not stupid, you understand that Li Haochen is blatantly asking for bribes. Chang He was helpless, took out a box of ten gold bars and handed it to Li Haochen, and then said, "Then there is General Lao Zhongwu!" Li Haochen said three good words in his mouth and left the Changhe military camp.

Out of the barracks, Li Haochen sighed in his heart, if he hadn't relied on his prophetic foresight, I am afraid that he would have been confused by the humility shown by Chang He.

Chang He sent Li Haochen away, and then returned to the big tent, and a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe appeared in the big tent at this moment, and when he saw Chang He, he said: "General Chang, this kid didn't find anything, right?" ”

Chang He snorted coldly and said, "Lord Eldest Sun, you are too worried!" A little gentleman who eats soft and is afraid of hardness, a kid who has taken shit luck, what can he find? Just run me here to fight the autumn wind. Saying that, Chang He was extremely angry, snorted, and continued: "This autumn wind has hit me!" I will definitely make him look good in the future! ”

The scribe nodded, "You showed him the map?" ”

"Look!" Chang He said indifferently.

"And what if he memorizes the map? We're going to fall short! The scribe frowned.

"Lord Eldest Sun, don't worry, this map has 128 points, and the two maps have a total of 256 points, he only glanced at it, and then asked me for a bribe, and he didn't spend too much time on the map at all, if he can remember this, it is really hell!" Chang He heard the middle-aged scribe's suspicions, and hurriedly explained.

After listening to Chang He's words, the middle-aged scribe nodded and said, "That's very good, then I'll go back first!" ”

Chang He Wenyan hugged his fists and said: "I still hope that Lord Changsun, go back to report to King Qin, and hope that King Qin will not break his promise in the future!" Why swear allegiance to the death! ”

The middle-aged scribe didn't say much, nodded, and left.

The person who talked to Chang He was the eldest brother of the king of Qin, Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji, he was originally giving Chang He an order to send the king of Qin, and then it happened that Li Haochen also came to find Chang He, so he hid first, and he didn't dare to come out until Li Haochen left.