Li Shimin gave Dou Dan a two-day period, and after two days, he would set off with Xiao Yu's army to Xiangcheng, and if Dou Xiaochen saw Dou Dan, he would definitely open the city gate.

Zi Min said: "Now that we are isolated in the city, with the strength of the two of us, how can we turn the situation around?" ”

I thought for a moment and said, "We are not alone, although the old ministers who are loyal to our father and emperor have not changed on the surface, I am afraid that they are not convinced in our hearts, and we can use them. ”

The first person I could think of was naturally Pei Lian, but after a little inquiry, we found that the situation was not as optimistic as we imagined. Because of Liu Wenjing's death, Li Shimin has always been suspicious of Pei Lin and wants Pei Lin to be sad, so after he took charge of the Chang'an regime, others can still be appeased.

Chen Yanshou's mansion is also very deserted.

Zimin and I landed lightly in Chen Yanshou's house, without attracting anyone's attention, Chen Yanshou paced alone in the study, it was almost dusk, I walked to the door of the study, and knocked lightly.

An old voice in the room said, "What's the matter?" ”

I said, "Chen Changshi, Chai Shao asks to see." ”

Chen Yanshou seemed to have been thinking about it for a long time in the room, and then slowly opened the door and arched his hand to me: "The two leaders are outside, how did they go back to Chang'an privately?" ”

I said, "Chen Changshi asked knowingly. ”

Chen Yanshou sighed and said, "The general trend has been decided, the two of you should go back quickly, in case someone is detected, I am afraid that it will be the same as Xuan Zhen." ”

I said, "Uncle Pei......"

Before the words came out, Zi Min interrupted me and said: "Uncle Pei is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but now he is in his old age, but he has to suffer from a thousand miles of travel, if my father is still there, I am afraid I can't bear it." ”

I said: "Chen Changshi just said that the general trend has been decided, in my opinion, it is too early to say. ”

Chen Yanshou let out an "oh" and arched his hand: "What do you think about the firewood horse?" ”

Zi Min said: "Big brother...... When the eldest brother returned to Chang'an, there were rumors in Beijing that his father had left an edict before his death, but to this day, we have never seen it, even the father and son of Dou who accompanied him. The father and Chen Changshi have a very close past, where is this edict, I don't know if Chen Changshi knows? ”

Chen Yanshou heard Zimin mention this matter, and was silent for a while, and then said after a while: "I have indeed heard the words of Princess Pingyang, but the death of Wen Zhen that day dominated the hearts of the people, and the rest of the people did not dare to ask more in order to avoid disasters." In fact...... If His Majesty had not died at Xuanwu Gate...... Alas. ”

Zi Min said: "Chen Changshi, what if we find the edict of our father?" ”

Chen Yanshou said: "If there is really an edict, you should act in accordance with the edict." ”

Zi Min said: "Today we came to find Chen Changshi, which is for the words of Changshi." ”

Chen Yanshou thought for a moment and said, "Princess Pingyang, why don't you go to Wei Shangshu?" ”

Out of Chen's mansion, Zi Min said: "Big brother, do you think that people like Chen Changshi are too lazy to do things in the court after the death of their father?" ”

I nodded, "They have high hopes for their father, but unfortunately we are not as good as they wanted. ”

Zi Min said: "Big brother, those two edicts have been burned by Mrs. Wan, how can they be recovered?" ”

I said, "We'll go find Mrs. Wan now." ”

The palace is strictly forbidden, and it is more than before.

Li Shimin controls the Xuanwu Gate, and once he succeeds, he naturally has to beware of repeating his past mistakes.

The cold palace where Mrs. Wan was located was very bleak, there was only one maid by her side, and except for the room where Mrs. Wan lived, the rest of the houses were covered with spider silk.

Although the Anren Hall was not very gorgeous in the past, seeing that Mrs. Wan was in such a situation, I couldn't help but feel a little desolate in my heart.

Before Mrs. Wan stopped, Zimin and I stuck to the window and listened to the maid say, "Concubine Niangniang, it's not too early." ”

Mrs. Wan sighed softly and said, "You go down and rest first, you don't need to serve here." ”

But the maid did not go away.

Zimin and I waited for a while, only to hear a commotion in the distance, and then a palace gate guard sneakily came to the door of Mrs. Wan's room and said, "Niangniang, there is an assassin breaking into the palace today, Niangniang be careful." After saying this, he hurriedly turned back.

Mrs. Wan said leisurely in the room: "Does he think this Daxing Palace is so stable?" Let them go. ”

The maid waited a moment, and then withdrew.

Zimin and I listened to the guard's words, but we were shocked, someone broke into the palace? When we slipped in, we didn't alarm anyone at all, and if it wasn't us, who else would it be?

Zimin pulled me back and said, "Big brother, it's important to get down to business." ”

I nodded, walked around to the door of Mrs. Wan's room, and gently pushed the door.

The door didn't close, and with a slight push, it opened.

Mrs. Wan heard that the door of the room was opened, turned her head and was about to say something, but when she saw it, it was me and Zi Min standing in front of the door.

Madam Wan was startled at first, walked to the door and took Zimin's hand inside, then closed the door, and said softly: "The assassin I just said, but you? ”

Zimin shook his head and said, "No." ”

Mrs. Wan sighed and said: "Dou Dan told me that you are not dead, I don't want to believe it, there are many messages in the palace, many people have seen it with their own eyes, if the person killed by him is not you, then who will it be?" ”

A trace of sadness flashed on Zimin's face, and he said, "Xuanba." ”

When Mrs. Wan heard this, her hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and she slowed down for a while before she said, "I heard that his soldiers surrounded the Dou Mansion, but is it true?" ”

I nodded and said, "It's true, we came to Mrs. Wan today, and that's exactly what we came for." ”

Mrs. Wan said: "The current situation is not as good as it was at the beginning, even if I have the heart, I am afraid that I will not be able to help you anymore." ”

I said, "Not really." Mrs. Wan, do you still remember the two edicts that were burned by you in the Anren Hall that day? ”

Mrs. Wan asked puzzledly: "Naturally, I remember, but since the edict has been destroyed, what is it to mention?" ”

I arched my hand and said: "Madam, don't hide it, I left Chang'an that day, I wanted to never ask about this matter with Zimin, but first, Xuanba's revenge was not avenged, and secondly, he didn't kill me enough, and he was angry with others." Sister Yuru and Dou Commander have never asked about the affairs of the court, but only to protect the peace of the house, Dou Xiaochen went out with the army that day, it was my intention, now he is stationed in Xiangzhou, Li Shimin can't believe him, he wants to coerce his son with his father, once there is a suspicion, I am afraid that the Dou family will not be able to die well in the future, it is for Sister Yuru, I have to take care of it. ”

Mrs. Wan seemed to be interested and asked, "How are you going to manage the law?" ”

I said, "Complete my father's will." ”

(End of chapter)