Chapter 40: The Beginning of the Storm
Li Siyuan looked left and right, and found that there was no good place to go, and there were more than 100 people who used to arrange the Qin Palace.
In order to arrange these people secretly, and also to consider that they can protect the future queen and the prince and princess, Li Siyuan had to mobilize his parents to discuss with the neighbors around him, and arranged the No. 100 guards to live in their house, saying that he was about to get married, and invited some relatives and friends, but there were not so many rooms at home, so let them help and stay for a day or two!
As for the future queen eldest grandson and crown prince Li Chengqian, as well as Li Tai and those princesses and princesses, they were all left at home by Li Siyuan, and those guards were also distributed around his house, if something really happened, he would be able to rush here soon for reinforcements!
Everything has been arranged on Li Siyuan's side, and this sky-changing action in Chang'an City is also quietly brewing!
After the Qin Emperor's Mansion was discussed, Sun Wuji found Chang He non-stop when he returned home, Chang He was also excluded on the prince's side, and now his friends came to trust him, and promised heavy benefits, so he readily agreed!
Fang Xuanling was not idle when he returned home, and after eating two bites of dinner, he began to walk downstream, on the one hand, to persuade the nobles who were still wavering, and on the other hand, to inform those who followed King Qin, and told them some specific matters for tomorrow's action!
At this time, the crown prince, who was busy fighting for power and profit, was unaware of this, he never expected that King Qin would dare to take this step, so he was now in the joy of imminent victory, and he was proud, unstoppable!
"Come on, come on, today my father reprimanded the second child again, it's really refreshing to watch, gentlemen, accompany Gu Man to drink this cup!" The prince said drunkenly to the full house.
"The crown prince Wencheng martial arts, Your Majesty naturally loves His Royal Highness the prince more, as for the King of Qin, maybe he has a little ability to lead troops to fight, but how can he be compared with Your Royal Highness, you are the true dragon son of Wenneng who can put pen to paper and settle the world, and Wu can go to the horse to determine the world!" On the left hand side of the feast, a man stood up and complimented!
The prince was very comfortable by this person's sycophant, and was about to say a few words of modesty, but at this time, the young master of the prince, Li Gang, stood up: "Bold Luo Yi, the true dragon son is the only one His Majesty, as the king of Yan, you can say such a rebellious thing, what is your intention?" ”
The prince, who was originally happy, was said by Li Gang, an old stubborn, and suddenly lost interest, and was about to scold Li Gang for a few words, but fortunately he was stopped by Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, he could see that the prince was already drunk, if he annoyed Li Gang at this time and let him say bad things in front of his father, many things would have to take a lot of trouble: "Brother Huang, Lord Li is right, you sit down for a while!" ”
Helping the prince back to his seat, King Qi said to Li Gang again: "Lord Li, King Yan and the prince are just chatting, don't take it too seriously!" ”
Luo Yi saw that King Qi said this, and hurriedly said: "That's it, I'm a rough person, Master Li don't be surprised!" ”
As the so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, although Li Gang is stubborn, he is not confused, others have pulled down their faces to admit their mistakes, he naturally accepts it when he sees it, nods and sits down to continue drinking and dancing!
This feast was eaten directly until the middle of the night, although there was a curfew in the Tang Dynasty, but there were exceptions to everything, and here was no exception, a group of adults swaggered to their homes after the banquet dispersed!
The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the king of Qin rushed to the palace in full dress.
It was very easy for him to enter the palace, just that face was a pass, and soon he saw Li Yuan: "Father." After meeting, he knelt on one knee and gave Li Yuan a salute.
Li Yuan, who was changing his clothes and preparing for the morning court, turned around and looked at Li Shimin curiously: "Erlang, why did you come so early today?" But something to look for? ”
"Father Emperor Mingjian, the sons do have one thing, but they don't know whether to talk about it or not!"
As soon as Li Shimin said this, Li Yuan understood that what he was going to say must be related to Li Jiancheng and them, and thought with some loss in his heart, you are all brothers, isn't it good to be harmonious? Why bother with such intrigue all day long!
He was not in a good mood, so naturally he didn't want to listen to it more: "Since this is the case, then you can think clearly and then come and talk to me!" ”
Seeing his father treating him like this, Li Shimin was even more chilled, and simply gritted his teeth and said: "Father, if you don't talk about this matter, your sons and daughters will not be able to sleep and eat!" ”
Li Shimin's face showed a sad look, and he said sadly: "Father, yesterday the prince held a banquet at home to entertain King Qi and King Yan, as well as a group of cronies from the prince's mansion, who want to do wrong, father!" ”
"Bold, you Li Shimin, you actually arranged your own brother like this, isn't it a banquet? Haven't you ever hosted it? Li Yuan looked at his second son with some anger, he didn't expect the relationship between their brothers to deteriorate to this point, it seems that he is going to arrange this second son to serve in other places, otherwise I am afraid that sooner or later there will be chaos!
Li Shimin had already expected that his father would not believe him, and he had already prepared: "Father, although the banquet is an ordinary banquet, what they said is not ordinary!" King Yan has heavy troops, King Qi is in charge of Chang'an defense, and the prince is the prince of the East Palace, yesterday the three of them have agreed that they will force the palace tonight, and the father does not believe that he can pass on Li San, the housekeeper of the Qi Palace, to come to ask, these things are what he told his son! ”
Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin with some suspicion, and when he saw that his words were sincere, he nodded, and the chamberlain next to him went out and brought Li San in.
Looking at Li San who was kneeling on the ground, Li Yuan asked, "What King Qin said is true?" Did you really hear it with your own ears and see it with your own eyes? You must know that slandering the prince will punish the nine clans! ”
"Go back, go back to Your Majesty, it's all true, the grass people heard it with their own ears, the prince and the king of Qi will take advantage of the excuse of asking for peace tonight, and lead the troops to force the palace!" Li San knelt tremblingly, and didn't dare to raise his head to speak.
Li Yuan still didn't believe it, he glanced at Liu'er, Liu'er retreated, and after a while, he walked back and said: "Your Majesty, King Yan and King Qi did have a banquet in the prince's mansion until midnight yesterday, but no one knows what happened!" ”
Nodding with a heavy face, Li Yuan instructed again: "You go and call the two rebels and let them confront each other face to face, I want to see which of my sons is really true to me!" ”
Liu'er took the order and retreated, and Li Shimin knelt there and was overjoyed: God wishes me, the three of you don't get together often on weekdays, but yesterday was a rare time to get together, it's really time, life!