On February 27, the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, Anyi County, Hedong County.

Anyi County was the capital of Wei during the Warring States period when it dominated the princes, and it was rich in products, among which Anyi salt almost supported the salt source of the entire Hedong Province. A few hundred miles southwest of Anyi County, it is Tongguan, the gateway of Guanzhong.

At this time, the Li family was in another house in Anyi County, Li Jiancheng was looking at a letter from Taiyuan under the lamp, and at the end of the letter, Li Jiancheng's hand couldn't help but tremble, and there was a little fear in his eyes, but more than that, it was excitement and excitement.

Li Yuanji is already fourteen years old, he is by Li Jiancheng's side, and after seeing Li Jiancheng's expression, he asked curiously: "Big brother, what did my father say in the letter?" ”

Li Jiancheng didn't speak, handed the letter to Li Yuanji, and then paced back and forth in the house, his mood still couldn't calm down for a long time.

Li Yuan mentioned in his letter to his family that he would raise troops in the next month or two, and asked Li Jiancheng to take his family to Jinyang for a reunion as soon as possible, so as to avoid the worries of the Li family.

Li Yuanji also finished reading the letter at this time, and said excitedly: "Big brother, if my father succeeds in rebellion, aren't you the prince?" How can I say that I can be a word king, right? ”

Li Jiancheng gradually suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "This is not an easy thing, if you are not careful, I Longxi Li Valve, all of them have to be uprooted, we have to hurry back to our father to help him." ”

Li Yuanji also seemed to remember the consequences of failing to raise troops at this time, and couldn't help but shudder, his face was a little pale, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Li Jiancheng patted Li Yuanji on the shoulder and said, "Okay, pack up and go to bed early, early tomorrow morning, we will set off to Jinyang to meet my father." ”

After Li Yuanji heard this, he just turned around to leave, but suddenly turned around and said, "Big brother, when we leave here tomorrow to go to Jinyang, do we take Li Zhiyun with us?" "Staying here with Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, there is also Li Zhiyun, a concubine who is the same age as Li Yuanji.

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Zhiyun is our brother, so he will naturally leave here with us tomorrow." ”

Li Yuanji said: "Big brother, have you thought about it, if the three brothers of our Li family leave Anyi at the same time, will it attract the attention of the officials here?" If they send someone to chase us halfway for this reason, will our brother still have the life to go to Jinyang City by that time? ”

Li Yuanji has not done serious things since he was a child, and often messed with his children, and gradually developed a stomach full of bad water, so he strongly advocated abandoning his half-brother Li Zhiyun for his own safety at this time.

After Li Jiancheng listened to Li Yuanji's words at this time, his face showed hesitation and some hesitation.

Li Yuanji continued to persuade: "Big brother, my Li family is about to achieve a great cause, if my father finally sits on the dragon chair, but you die, then the position of the prince will become the third brother or Li Yin's, you must not have the kindness of a woman at this time!" ”

"Alas, I understand what you say, but Zhiyun is our younger brother after all! If we abandon him at this time, you and I are only afraid that we will be infamous on our backs, and he has always been close to the second brother, if we kill him, the second brother is only afraid that he will resent us here. Li Jiancheng said with a lot of concerns.

Li Yuanji sneered a few times, "At that time, we just need to find an excuse to fool the past, for example, we only said that Li Zhiyun chose to stay because of his weak health, who knows?" As for Li Yin, eldest brother, if you become the prince, I will definitely support you with all my heart, but Li Yin has soldiers and territory, and his choice will be the same as mine? ”

After Li Jiancheng heard this, he walked around the room silently for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Then we will say that we are going hunting every day, just bring some broken silver with us, and after arriving in the mountains and forests in the north of the city, we will go directly to Jinyang!" ”

Li Yuanji was overjoyed when he heard this, and secretly said in his heart, with Li Zhiyun confusing the official mansion in Anyi, it would be much safer for him to go north to Jinyang!

The next day, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji left Anyi City in a low-key manner, leaving only the ignorant Li Zhiyun alone in the Li family's house.

If according to the development of history, Li Zhiyun would be arrested by the officials and finally sent to Chang'an, where he was executed by Ling Chi at a young age.

Li Yuan made frequent moves in Taiyuan, although they were all carried out in secret, but after all, they couldn't hide it from those who had a heart, so the counties of Hedong had heard of it, and the three brothers Li Jiancheng in Anyi County naturally became the objects of official care.

Of course, Li Yuan did not rebel openly after all, even if the officials of the Sui Dynasty had the intention of surveillance, they could not be too obvious, and they would not follow the three brothers all the time, although they saw Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji leaving Anyi, but because Li Zhiyun was still in the mansion, there was no suspicion.

However, when Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji left Anyi County for two days and still did not return, the officials of the Sui Dynasty in Anyi County felt that something was wrong, so they sent hundreds of county soldiers to the Li family's house.

Li Zhiyun's nickname is Qi Jian, but his health has not been very good since he was a child, and he often hurts either here or there, but he has been much better recently, and he is asking the housekeeper in the house at this time: "Where did my eldest brother go?" Why haven't you seen them for the past two days? ”

This housekeeper is an old servant who has served the Li family for many years, but Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji did not tell this housekeeper their whereabouts, so the housekeeper could not answer Li Zhiyun's question at this time.

Li Zhiyun walked towards the house suspiciously, and at this moment, a person suddenly jumped out of the secret, knocked Li Zhiyun unconscious, and then carried him out of the Li family's mansion quickly.

Not long after the man carried Li Zhiyun out of the Li family's house, the officers and soldiers surrounded the Li family's house......

When Li Zhiyun came over, he found that he was hanging sideways on a horse heading north, and the reins of the horse were in the hands of the person riding another horse.

"Who are you? Stop! Li Zhiyun shouted loudly.

After hearing this, the man immediately stopped, hugged his fist at Li Zhiyun and said, "Your Highness is frightened, I am Fu Ying, a subordinate of General Li Lang, who was ordered to protect you from going north to Jinyang." ”

Li Zhiyun sat on the horse and said with a puzzled expression: "You are my second brother's subordinate?" Why are you taking me to Jinyang? ”

Fu Ying said: "Your father Tang Guogong is going to raise troops in Jinyang, and he wrote a letter to your eldest brother to bring his family back to Jinyang, but he left you behind, if Li Lang didn't send me, you would definitely have been caught by the government." ”

After Li Zhiyun heard this, his face became very pale, "No...... Impossible, why did my eldest brother leave me so ruthlessly? ”

Fu Ying sighed: "Yes or not, let's hurry as soon as possible, otherwise the officers and soldiers will catch up with us!" ”

Fu Ying said and slapped his horse forward, although Li Zhiyun was a little masterless, he still followed closely behind and galloped towards the ......