Chapter 437: Sudden Change
On this day, Lin Sen, as usual, took Cheng Huaiyu and the children to temporarily live in the small courtyard of Chang'an City, which was still the manor given by Li Shimin.
It's time for Cheng Huaiyu to routinely go to Lancôme to take inventory, but recently Lin Sen has become accustomed to the whole family going out together, so he came here with those guards.
After all, there are children here, and it is too tiring to travel back and forth, so it is better to stay for a while and rest for a while.
However, early the next morning, Lin Sen felt that something was not right, and the air in the entire Chang'an City seemed to become a little nervous.
And the news that the guards reported back immediately confirmed this, and Chang'an City was under martial law!
Something terrible must have happened that past night.
And now the news that has been summarized is also divided in opinions, some say that His Majesty died violently because he took too many pills, some say that the crown prince Li Chengqian rebelled and wanted to kill his father to succeed to the throne, and some said that Li Tai was eager to fight for the throne, so he followed his example of his son Li Shimin and killed his father and brother.
In short, Chang'an City has changed, not only is Chang'an City under martial law inside and outside, but the four gates of the palace are closed, and no news has been revealed, obviously it is controlled.
What's more, there was no sound of fighting and killing last night, which made people talk about it even more, and there were all kinds of speculations, but no one knew what the real truth was.
Lin Sen is also aware of the seriousness of the matter, for her, the top priority at the moment is not to dwell on the process and the outcome in the middle, but to send her wife and children to a safe place.
Although I haven't figured out which direction to retreat to, it's always right to withdraw from Chang'an City first, which is a place of right and wrong, and the current Chang'an City is like sitting on a powder keg, who knows when a chaotic battle will break out.
However, just when Lin Sen gathered his wife and children into his backyard and was trying to appease them, he didn't expect that something had happened in this small manor.
Those maids and servants given by Li Shimin actually surrounded Lin Sen and them with weapons.
Although he didn't make any drastic moves because he was afraid of the strength of the guards, just this move at the moment is enough to explain many problems, these slaves and maids are actually other people's pawns!
Thinking about this, Cheng Huaiyu, who was also wearing a wooden armor made by Lin Sen, looked a little stunned, and glared at the former subordinates who seemed to be loyal to the opposite side very angrily.
Fortunately, the most important backyard has always been in the hands of Lin Sen, and even in the current state of confrontation, they have not given up the gate in the backyard.
Of course, this gate has also been transformed by Lin Sen, so with the gate in hand, Lin Sen always has a buffer time.
"Mrs. Sister-in-law doesn't need to be angry with these subordinates, they are just loyal to their original masters.
Moreover, with the current situation, they can only be regarded as complying with the destiny of heaven by doing this. A tall figure, accompanied by a loud voice, slowly walked to the gate of the backyard.
It's just that there has always been a circle of guards in front of him, cautiously and nervously guarded, for fear that Lin Sen and their side will break out and hurt people.
"It's you!" Lin Sen was a little surprised, and said a little abruptly.
The one standing in front of him was the second man of the house who once wanted to integrate into their group, but had not been accepted - Fang Yiai, a guy who also had a grassland above his head, but still obeyed his princess wife.
What's more, he was also involved in the rebellion in history, so it doesn't seem like a strange thing to have him appear when the situation is chaotic, but at the same time, it makes the people behind the scenes more and more confused.
"Haha, isn't it strange why I'm here?" When Fang Yiai said this, she was a little proud of raising her eyebrows.
"I'm here to get you on the right path." Fang Yiai continued very complacently.
"I'm afraid you don't know the current situation, let me tell you.
At present, Chang'an City is under martial law, and it is Hou Junji, the general of the Ministry of Officials, who takes over the defense of the whole city.
The former crown prince Li Chengqian has been arrested for the crime of rebellion, and it is a foregone conclusion that the queen will be beheaded. The fourth prince, Li Tai, unfortunately died at the hands of the deposed prince.
Therefore, the decree has been handed down today, and Li Zhi, the ninth prince, will take over the position of crown prince. Fang Yiai couldn't help but feel proud when he said these words, as if he was the one who succeeded.
"The prince thinks that you are a manufacturable material, and he also thinks that your martial arts are not easy to come by, so he decided not to blame you in the past, and will not punish you because of your relationship with the abolished prince Li Chengqian, but will give you a chance to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I hope you can be used by His Royal Highness the Prince." Fang Yiai said with envy and jealousy.
However, Lin Sen did not fully believe his words.
It is true that as he said, since he can walk around Chang'an City at will with soldiers and horses, and also run to surround himself, the control of Chang'an City must be temporarily in the hands of the master behind him.
As for whether he is Li Zhi's person, and who Hou Junji is loyal to, it is difficult to say at the moment.
But Lin Sen was very reluctant to believe Li Chengqian's rebellion, not to mention that he killed Li Tai easily.
At present, Li Tai has not created as much pressure on Li Chengqian as he has done in history, and Li Chengqian has not been treated by Li Shimin as he has in history.
Even though the relationship between their father and son has become more and more tense recently, and there are more and more contradictions, after all, there is still the mediation of the eldest grandson queen, and the father and son are definitely not to the point of fighting each other.
He just had to wait steadfastly, seeing that he would soon be able to take over the supreme power from his father.
At such a time, he rebelled to the death, and fought for the small chance of winning, but he only took the position a few years in advance, and it was always a little bit more than worth the loss, and Li Chengqian definitely would not be crazy to this point.
Therefore, Lin Sen was very suspicious that there was something in this that he didn't know.
According to the most simple analysis, whoever is the biggest beneficiary is the most suspicious.
Then Li Zhi, the Nine Emperor Princes who was originally ignored by people, is obviously the biggest suspect.
It seems that he was attracted by Li Tai's attention before, but he forgot about this biggest threat.
No, it can't be regarded as forgetting him, after all, because of the combination of Wu Zetian and him, people have actually been arranged to pay attention to him, but the effect is not great.
Especially when I decided that Li Tai was the mastermind behind the scenes, I paid much less attention to Li Zhi after that, and it seems that I was wrong.
"What if I don't follow? I still want to wait until His Majesty's decree. Lin Sen said in a firm tone.
"Then we'll have to fight each other. As you can see, this yard is full of my people. Fang Yiai said with some expectation, looking at it like that, it was clear that Lin Sen would choose to resist to the end.
"Then let's try it!" A guard hurriedly ran over from behind, and after whispering a few words beside Lin Sen, Lin Sen's attitude became tougher, and he was clearly much more confident.