Cen Wenwen said: "The minister heard about it. ”

Li Shimin asked, "What do you think?" ”

Cen Wenwen said: "This matter is a very confidential matter, there should be very few people who know about it, and Yichen's understanding of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this matter will never be said by himself."

The minister has two questions that I would like to ask the emperor. ”

Li Shimin said: "Say it." ”

Cen Wenwen said: "The first question is, the people who know about this matter, besides the East Palace, there should be someone else who knows, right?"

The second question is, who is the victim after the news comes out?

The minister found that there have been many times, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leaves Chang'an, there will be things that are not conducive to His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Tang Taizong Li Shimin had some feelings, and he felt that if he wanted to figure out this matter, it was best to find out the source of this news first. Who leaked it, and to whom? From this, we can see the truth of the matter.

Li Shimin decided to take the time to investigate this matter.

In Li Su's carriage, Li Su, Du He and Li Zhi were chatting, when they heard Yang Kang shouting outside: "Lord Wang, Li Gongzi sent a letter from Chang'an. ”

Li Su said, "Take it." ”

Yang Kang lifted the curtain and handed the letter to Li Su. After reading the letter, Li looked serious.

Du He asked, "Brother Su, what's wrong?" ”

Li Zhi also looked at Li Su with concern.

Li Su took the letter in his hand and showed it to them.

After reading the letter, Du He said "hey" in his mouth, and smashed his fist on the carriage board.

Li Zhi read the letter and said in surprise: "How can outsiders know about such a confidential matter?" ”

Listening to Li Zhi's tone, he should know about this matter. If he didn't know about this matter, he would definitely be surprised by Li Chengqian's visit to Chang'an.

Li Su and Du He exchanged glances and did not speak.

Li Zhi said to himself: "When I saw my eldest brother that day, it was my mother who sent someone to inform me to go. Until I met my eldest brother, I didn't know I was going to see him.

There should be very few people who know about this.

Sixth brother, the matter of the eldest brother coming to Chang'an turned out to be arranged by you. Oops, thank you so much. I wanted to meet my eldest brother, but I never had the chance. ”

Du He asked, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, have you ever told anyone else about this?" ”

Li Zhi said: "No, the queen mother told me everything, and she didn't let me tell anyone." Heck, one day, I told the fourth brother about it, and I think it's a pity that he didn't see the eldest brother. ”

Regarding the previous princes' struggle for the throne, Li Zhi was young at the time, and he was not very clear about the grievances and grievances in the middle. Although the eldest grandson Wuji recommended Li Zhi, he did not tell him the inside story.

The relationship between Li Zhi and Li Tai has always been very good, so Li Zhi will not guard against Li Tai.

Li Su understood in his heart that this matter must have been caused by Li Tai.

Du He said: "Brother Su, needless to say, it must be Li Tai's ghost." ”

Li Zhi said suspiciously: "Won't it?" The eldest brother came to Chang'an, and the fourth brother said it, what is the benefit? ”

Li Su said: "Second brother, ninth brother, what's the big deal about this matter? Leave him alone, let's get on with it. ”

Du He said: "That's it, you guys play first, I'll go and make it convenient." So saying, he got out of the carriage.

Du He saw Yang Kang and said to him: "That messenger of Li Gongzi, you will entertain him first." When I've written a reply, I'll ask him to bring it back. ”

Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin's study.

Wei Zheng asked to see Li Shimin alone.

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the minister listened to the rumors in the market that the abolished prince Li Chengqian once came to Chang'an, I don't know if this matter is true?" ”

Li Shimin was very depressed after hearing this, he felt that trouble was coming, and with Wei Zheng's temper, he would definitely want to impeach this matter.

It was not easy for him to answer Wei Zheng's question directly, so he asked rhetorically, "Is there any problem?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "I heard that the deposed prince Li Chengqiancheng came to Chang'an, and it was arranged by His Royal Highness the Prince, is this the case?" ”

Li Shimin asked, "If that's the case, what are your plans?" He was extremely unhappy and was about to go crazy.

Wei Zheng said: "The minister has an opinion on this matter. ”

When Li Shimin heard him say this, he felt a little worried, knowing that Wei Zheng was going to find trouble. He snorted coldly and listened hard.

Wei Zheng continued: "Your Majesty, the abolished prince Li Chengqian came to Chang'an, and it is normal for mother and son to meet, which is understandable. ”

When Li Shimin heard that Wei Zheng was so reasonable, his heart relaxed. However, he still asked a little uneasily, "Then what other questions do you have?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "The question of the minister is, why is such a thing so uproarious that everyone in the city knows about it?

The minister was thinking, what is the person who spreads the news, what is he going to do? Who are the victims in this matter?

The minister suggested that this matter should not be ignored, and that there should be an investigation into this matter, and there should not be many people who know about this matter, and it will not be very difficult to investigate. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Xuan Cheng, you are right, I am also investigating this kind of thing." ”

For the boiling news spread in the Great Wall, it is impossible for Empress Changsun not to hear it. In fact, in this matter, the most depressed and sad is the eldest grandson queen.

The mother and son have a deep relationship, and it was originally a very warm thing for the eldest grandson queen and Li Chengqian to meet, but they were poked out and used to make a big fuss about it.

Empress Changsun is also investigating the channel of leaks, and she feels that it is impossible to be the crown prince, because this matter does not benefit the prince in any way, and it is even possible that he will be implicated, including those in Yunzhou who helped Li Chengqian.

And she believes in Li Su's personality and thinks that it can't be done by him. Although the rumor was accidentally leaked out by someone from the East Palace, Empress Changsun thought it was unlikely.

Over the years, the prince has done things reassuringly, and he will not be so careless.

Next, Empress Changsun thought about whether it was leaked by someone around her. She thought that when she went to see Li Chengqian that day, she went alone. Later, he secretly sent someone to inform Li Zhi.

Now that I think about it, the one who is most likely to leak the news is Li Zhi. With Empress Changsun's understanding of Li Zhi, at least he would not deliberately leak secrets. After thinking about it, she still thought that it was more likely that the news of this matter had leaked from Li Zhi.

She wants to understand clearly, but unfortunately now that Li Zhi has gone out, this matter can only be talked about in the future.

Soon, Li Shimin talked about this matter with Empress Changsun, and Empress Changsun said to ask him when Li Zhi returned. Li Shimin nodded. Let that matter go.

With the passage of time, there were constantly new topics in Chang'an City, and everyone gradually forgot about the matter of the crown prince Li Chengqian, and this matter gradually subsided.

But no one could have imagined that this matter was quietly fermenting, and it was finally about to erupt, and it caused a storm.