Mingyu asked for the assassin's confession and came to the room to report to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin and a military general in the Tiance Mansion were sitting in the room waiting for the news, but after hearing the result, they were not much surprised. He nodded and said, "Well, sure enough, it's the same as Xuan Ling's analysis, it's the prince's person." ”

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and said, "Yes, think about it, if we completely turn against King Qi, only the prince will benefit in the end." ”

Mingyu was puzzled and asked, "Since you have already guessed that the prince did it, why do you have to go to such great lengths to ask for the assassin's confession?" ”

Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Du Ruhui explained, "Mingyu, you don't know, conjecture and conclusive evidence are two different things. Judging from the current situation, King Qi doesn't really want to tear his face with us, at most he is secretly making some small moves. Through this matter, I found out the true attitude of King Qi, and I could deal with it. ”

Mingyu nodded, Du Ruhui meant that he would first see clearly what position the crown prince and King Qi were in in this matter, and then take different countermeasures.

He frowned, and then asked, "But the prince is so obviously incompetent, right?" After all, anyone with a brain can see through his trick at a glance. How can anyone be stupid enough to bring their own marked weapons to assassinate, so it won't be sent by King Qi to do it, then our first suspicion is the crown prince! ”

"Yes, of course the prince knows this. It seems that King Qi has made a lot of small moves recently, and the prince is also very dissatisfied with him. This matter was deliberately done by the prince, obviously to provoke our relationship with the King of Qi, but in fact, he borrowed our hands to warn the King of Qi, and even forced him to go out, extinguishing the thoughts that should not be raised. The king of Qi has always stood on the side of the prince, and if the prince is provocative, he is afraid that the king of Qi will fall to us, so he can only beat him with our hands. Fang Xuanling helped Mingyu analyze and talk eloquently.

Mingyu suddenly realized after hearing this, it turned out that there were so many twists and turns in it. It seems that the brothers of the second uncle, Li Shimin, are not given in vain, and they are full of strange conspiracies, and they always want to use their strength to fight. He sneered and said, "The prince has a good wishful thinking, so we don't go according to his wishes!" ”

Li Shimin rubbed his eyebrows and sighed, "The prince's plan is a grand scheme, forcing us to follow his ideas." Why did you want his assassins to blatantly carry out the assassination with the weapons of the Qi Palace? He is persecuting me, or he will react and break with the fourth child completely. Either keep silent and lose face, so that everyone in the world knows that I, Li Shimin, am afraid of the fourth child. Choosing one of the two, no matter what you do, will be beneficial to him. ”

"Huh? Then we have to honestly obey the mercy of the prince? Mingyu pursed his lips, his face full of unhappiness.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, just follow his wishes." I also want to take this opportunity to beat the fourth child well, even if I can't force him out, at least I have to watch from the wall in a short time, and don't stand on the side of the prince and embarrass me. ”

After that, Li Shimin got up with his shirt and smiled at Mingyu, "Let's go, the second uncle will take you to meet my brother who is not a weapon." He sent someone to kidnap you and didn't give you an explanation, but how could it be done? ”

Cheng Biting Jin, Qin Qiong and other generals also hurriedly got up, hugged their fists and said, "Your Highness, the King of Qi is violent, or I should go with you!" ”

"No need, my brother's temperament is biased, arrogant and narrow-minded, and there are too many people, so he thinks that I am not beautiful when I go to Xingshi to ask for guilt. It is enough for me to take Mingyu and Jingde, and Dou Jiande has thousands of iron horsemen before the Tiger Prison Pass, so I can't wait, not to mention Li Yuanji! Li Shimin laughed heroically.

The Qi Wangfu is also located in the east city of Chang'an, separated from the Fang City, where the Qin Wangfu is located.

Li Shimin drove lightly, took Mingyu and Wei Chigong, as well as six or seven guards, out of the mansion, galloped on horseback, and came to the mansion of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, after a while.

When I saw Li Shimin's Qin Wangfu for the first time before, the pavilions, eaves and arches, the style was extraordinary, and Mingyu already felt shocked enough.

But looking at the Qi Palace, Li Mingyu knew what it meant to be arrogant and lascivious, poor and extravagant.

The red vermilion lacquer gate is three zhang high, and the top is hung with a black gold silk nanmu plaque, and the dragon flies and the phoenix dances on it and inscribes three big characters "Qi Wangfu".

At the door of the Qin Wangfu, there are only two stone lions that are one person high, but Li Yuanji is placed at the door of two pure bronze lions that are three circles larger, with brilliant golden light, one left and one right on both sides, with teeth and claws, hideous and vicious.

There was a row of more than 20 guards in bright armor standing at the door, each carrying a knife and a gun, and the bright-light heart guards on their chests were polished, which attracted people's eyes.

It is said that what kind of master there will be what kind of servant, from the guards of the Qi Palace, one by one, with their chests and stomachs stacked, their nostrils facing to the sky, and their domineering appearance, it is not difficult to see how arrogant and arrogant Li Yuanji will be on weekdays.

However, no matter how arrogant the guards were, they didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Li Shimin, and they recognized it from a distance.

A guard leader immediately trotted over with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes to help Li Shimin lead the horse, saluted and worshipped, and then said with a smile: "The small one is His Royal Highness King Qin." ”

Li Shimin waved his hand, threw the reins of the horse to him, and asked, "Is the fourth child here?" "Step inside.

The guards naturally didn't dare to stop them, and while leading the way, they made people rush to report inside.

Mingyu and Wei Chigong followed behind Li Shimin, passing through the corridors, and met Princess Qi, who had received the reward and rushed to greet her with her maids.

Princess Qi was born with jade and snowy skin, picturesque eyebrows, accompanied by several maids, Ying Ying bowed down, and said, "I don't know that the second brother is coming, and he is far away, and he is charming and polite." ”

Facing this Princess Qi, Li Shimin's attitude was much kinder, and he hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to hold each other with his hands. said in his mouth: "Why should my brother and sister be polite? It's all your own family, so you don't have to be polite. ”

Men and women are not close, not to mention that Princess Qi is Li Shimin's younger brother and sister. In front of everyone's eyes, Princess Qi saw Li Shimin hugging each other, her hand retracted backwards, and she dodged away without a trace. Her pretty face turned crimson, and she quickly gave him a white look.

It's not so much the white eyes as the eyebrows. This Princess Qi's attitude towards Li Shimin is also intriguing.

Li Shimin didn't care, and asked with a smile, "What about the fourth?" Where is the fourth? ”

Speaking of Li Yuanji, Princess Qi's eyes were red, her embroidered eyebrows frowned slightly, and she replied in a low voice, "The prince is not in a good mood today, and he has a good temper. At this moment, it should be in the martial arts arena. ”

After that, Princess Qi nodded and called her confidant and said, "An Hai, you go and accompany His Royal Highness King Qin to find the prince." I'm not going. ”

An Hai agreed, stretched out his hand, and said respectfully, "His Royal Highness King Qin, please come here." ”

"Hmm." Li Shimin nodded, turned his head and glanced at Princess Naqi again, before stepping forward to follow An Hai.

Li Mingyu looked at Li Shimin and Princess Qi behind him, and he was slandered in his heart. It is said that Li Shimin killed his brother and took his wife, and forced his father to abdicate, which was a stain on his life. It doesn't matter if it's for self-preservation, or if it's for his ambitions. It's to the point where you're dead or alive, and it's not too much to do any spicy hands.

But this snatching other people's wives is really greedy and lustful. Seeing that this princess Qi is also very good-looking, she is a beauty that I feel sorry for, no wonder Li Shimin is tempted. But looking at the way the two of them look at their hearts, could it be that they started to hook up a long time ago?

Mingyu didn't know that this Princess Qi's real name was Yang Qimei, and she was a member of the royal family of the Sui Dynasty. Because Yang Guang had no way at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the people were not able to make a living, the people rose up, and the Sui Dynasty perished. Yang Qimei's family was ruined, and she was helpless to live in the dust, with her charming appearance, enchanting temperament, and being good at singing and dancing, and proficient in poetry, she became a purple kabuki in Chang'anhong.

He once made countless sons and brothers in Chang'an chase and dumped, and was later seen by Li Yuanji, who was the king of Qi, and immediately haunted him.

Then he forcibly snatched back the mansion and accepted him as the princess. It's a pity that Li Yuanji is a hungry ghost in the color, likes the new and hates the old, and once the novelty passes, it gradually falls out in the cold. Yang Qimei was very depressed about this, but she couldn't have a seizure again.

By chance, they secretly had feelings for Li Shimin, but they were limited to each other's status and status, and after all, they could only be out of love and stop at reason.

It was not until later after Li Shimin's Xuanwumen Change, who killed Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, ascended the throne and sat in the palace, that Yang Qimei was approached by Li Shimin in the palace. was very favored by Li Shimin and gave birth to a son. After the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin had the idea of making her the queen, but was finally dissuaded by Wei Zheng before giving up.

"I heard the princess say just now, your prince is in a bad mood today?" Li Shimin asked An Hai, the inner servant who led the way.

An Hai should be the absolute confidant of the princess, seeing that there was no one left and right, he smiled bitterly, and replied in a low voice, "Your Royal Highness King Qin, you know, our prince has always had a bad temper. Today, I don't know who provoked the prince to be angry, and killed two blind minions alive, but his anger is still unsubsidy. The princess persuaded her in the past, but she provoked the prince to be furious, and after a fire at the princess, she went to the martial arts arena to practice martial arts alone. ”

After Li Shimin heard this, he nodded and sneered, as if he was thinking about how to treat Li Yuanji.

"In a bad mood? Hehe, that's right, he was just put on a table by the prince, it's no wonder that he can be in a good mood. Mingyu laughed secretly in his heart after hearing what An Hai said.

While speaking, several people have passed through the courtyards, the corridors, and turned a side hall, and in front of them is the martial arts arena.

Before he entered the martial arts arena, he heard the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of blades clashing and colliding.

"Lord Wang, Lord Wang, His Royal Highness King Qin has come down." An Hai raised his voice and shouted twice, but there was no answer inside, but the sound of the blades colliding was more intense, and the shouting was more urgent.

Mingyu raised his eyes and looked at it, only to see that the martial arts arena of the Qi Palace's palace was one hundred and ten zhang square, and there were many stone lock dummies and wooden stake arrow targets around it. Rows of weapon shelves, with spears, horses, axes, hammers, and halberds on them.

In the open space in the middle of the martial arts arena, more than a dozen people and more than a dozen war horses were fighting.

There were two sides in the field, on one side were a dozen or so guards who were heavily armed and armed with horses, and on the other side was a young man with a white face and beard. Shirtless, muscles knotted, riding a fat and strong black horse under his crotch.

This person, dancing very quickly with a horse lance in one hand, carrying the wind and rain, whining and howling, is fighting more than a dozen guards alone without falling into the wind.

Ming Yu saw that the appearance of this white-bearded young man was eight or nine points similar to that of the master, but compared to the master's elegant and free and easy, this person's appearance was a little more ruthless and fierce, and he thought it should be Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.