Chapter 53: The Chaotic Chang'an
"What? Wei Chigong, what are you eating? Li Shimin scolded.
Originally, Li Shimin was also a very well-cultivated person, but at this time, he actually scolded Wei Chigong for "what do you eat", and he was already very angry. And Wei Chigong showed a helpless look next to him, obviously knowing that he had messed things up.
"King Qin, what did General Wei Chigong do wrong?" Shi Bufan asked.
Shi Bufan had just come out of the Ganlu Palace, and he didn't know what Yu Chigong had just done, but he was scolded by Li Shimin like this.
Wei Chigong shook his head and said, "Just now King Qin asked me to kill ...... Oh, I went to arrest the son of the prince of Jiancheng and the king of Qi, Li Yuanji, and his family, but they were already running away when I arrived. The prince's subordinate Xue Wanche has already run away with the King of Qi and their families, and even if they are running around in Chang'an, we can't catch them at all. β
Shi Bufan knew that Li Shimin would most likely not let go of Li Jiancheng's male descendants, especially since they were all political banners, and it would be difficult to reassure people if they didn't stop talking. This is cold, but Shi Bufan knows that it has to be so cold. As a person engaged in politics, who is not helpless? Perhaps, maybe Li Shimin doesn't want to do this either. But the reality forced him to be like this, and it was impossible for everyone who engaged in politics to gain real freedom, so Li Shimin had to do so. However, Li Shimin was unwilling to carry this black cauldron, so he naturally asked Wei Chigong, a stupid and coarse guy, to carry the black cauldron.
However, Wei Chigong actually smashed the errand and let Li Jiancheng's son and Li Yuanji and their family run away, which is really troublesome. The next political turmoil will definitely be very big, and if it is not suppressed as soon as possible, then I am afraid that there will be a lot of turmoil in the future. Especially near Chang'an, there are more than 80,000 troops guarding it, and if it is used by Xue Wanche and Li Yuanji, it may be unknown whether Li Shimin will win or lose next. So Wei Chigong didn't catch Li Yuanji and them in time, which can be regarded as a mess of the errand, maybe it will be a trouble next.
Du Ruhui immediately said: "King Qin, let Wei Chigong hurry up to block the major city gates of Chang'an, and definitely can't let Li Yuanji and them run out of the city, this is too risky." If they say that they move the army of the Twelve Guards and let them counterattack Chang'an, then we will really lose all our efforts! β
However, Shi Bufan hurriedly added, saying: "But as soon as possible, Chang'an City can't be closed for too long." When a country's capital is closed for a long time, it will cause panic everywhere. We've been closed here for a day, and we don't know what's going on when we get there. At present, the communication capacity is very poor, and if the capital is closed for too long, there will be problems in the local area under false rumors. β
Li Shimin scolded: "Wei Chigong, appoint you as the general of Zuo Wuhou Wei, quickly take Wu Houwei to block the city, and then search for Li Yuanji and the rest of the party." If something goes wrong, you come and see you! β
"Yes!" Wei Chigong said angrily.
Shi Bufan didn't expect that there was a basket here, originally Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed together in Xuanwumen in history, but now only Li Jiancheng was arrested, not Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji knew that the situation was not good, and immediately notified Xue Wanche, a subordinate of the crown prince, and Xue Wanche took Li Yuanji and their few guards and family members to run away quickly. But this is also dangerous, once they leave Chang'an, and then find the garrison of the twelve guards in Chang'an, in case they persuade the garrison to come and counterattack Chang'an, then maybe Li Shimin's mutiny will be wasted.
Li Shimin only had the Beimen Tun army in his hands, and the army outside was more than 80,000. Although the Beimen Tun army is relatively elite, there are many people. Li Yuanji is also a general with a lot of battlefield experience, and the outcome is difficult to predict. Moreover, even worse, in case Li Yuanji blocked Chang'an, even if Li Shimin coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, it would be useless at that time. If the news can't get out, the local princes can't see the situation of the central government clearly, and maybe they will not move. At that time, it was the most troublesome.
"This kind of thing is very likely to happen, although Li Yuanji can't transfer troops without the military talisman, but since ancient times, there are definitely many examples of troop transfer without troop talismans, we must be careful!" The times are not ordinary are also hurried or.
Li Shimin scolded again: "Wei Chigong, if you don't hurry up, we'll all lose our heads when it's too late!" β
"Yes!"
Wei Chigong quickly began to walk out, and then went to take over the guard troops in Chang'an as General Zuowu Houwei. The status of the so-called left and right Wuhou Wei is probably equivalent to the various units of the Capital Public Security Bureau and the armed police in later generations, as well as some departments such as fire protection, urban management, comprehensive law enforcement, etc., in short, the daily affairs in Chang'an are related to them. Although their combat effectiveness is not too strong, they are very important and related to the security of the capital. Now Li Shimin asked Wei Chigong to take over this Wuhou Guard, which means that he quickly blocked the city gate, and then he couldn't let Li Yuanji out of the city. In the end, Li Yuanji must be trapped here, so that he can be blocked.
"King Qin, the minister has retired, and the minister has gone home!" Shi Bufan said.
Li Shimin complained for a while: "You are really calm!" β
Shi Bufan returned home, and this time his task was completed, and he did not have much ambition for political development. This time he participated in the Xuanwumen coup d'Γ©tat, but to save his life, and had no other purpose. This time he has spent it peacefully, and he doesn't have to worry about getting involved in anything in the future, he is still quite satisfied with his current life, and if no one persecutes him, he is not willing to be involved in so many political struggles, so it can be regarded as a peace of mind.
When Shi Bufan returned home, he suddenly saw Li Wanrou looking at him with an angry gaze.
"Wanrou!" Shi Bufan asked.
Li Wanrou asked angrily: "Did you also participate in today's event?" β
"Yes!" Shi Bufan replied.
Li Wanrou actually burst into tears in her eyes, and then said, "I'm leaving, I'm going to see my father!" β
I have to say that people in the royal family, whether they are men or women, are relatively precocious, so Li Wanrou probably knows what is going on. And she soon knew that Shi Bufan must have also participated in this Xuanwumen change. Although Shi Bufan will not be the mastermind, he is definitely one of the accomplices, so of course Li Wanrou is angry. Now that Li Jiancheng has been imprisoned, it is impossible for anyone to see her.
"No way!" Shi Bufan replied.
"I'm leaving, I'm going to see my father!" Li Wanrou said again.
Shi Bufan still replied with two words: "No!" β
Li Wanrou said angrily: "Why did you stop me, you also participated in framing my father, right?" β
"Yes! However, you have to stay in my house, Chang'an has not been safe recently, you and your sister can't leave! I said that I would protect you, and I also promised to build the crown prince and protect you. Therefore, you will stay with me in the future, and you will not worry about anything else. Shi Bufan replied.
Li Wanrou didn't speak, she just wanted to leave!
"Garry, go hire some servants and lock them up in the house! Don't let them out, get it? Shi Bufan said.
Qin Jiarui immediately hesitated and said, "This, they are the county lords!" β
"They're not county lords anymore, you're welcome! Lock them up, you can't let them run out casually, you know? Shi Bufan said.
Qin Jiarui nodded and said, "You guys go in, don't make Shi Xiaoshulang angry, understand?" β
Qin Jiarui began to command several of his servants to lock up Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun, and put them in the guest room, which can be regarded as house arrest. But Li Wanrou looked at Shi Bufan, but she was full of anger, obviously thinking that Shi Bufan was involved in framing Li Jiancheng, so of course she was very angry.
"Do you want to protect them? But they don't necessarily understand! Qin Jiarui said.
Shi Bufan replied: "Whether they understand or don't understand, we don't care." Anyway, they won't be county lords in the future, so let them be my sisters! β
"Hmm!" Qin Jiarui nodded.
Then, however, there was a shouting and killing sound all over the streets.
"Li Shimin rebelled, killed his father and killed the king." "Everyone will follow me into the palace to quell the chaos!" "Kill the palace and quell the chaos!" β¦β¦
The entire Chang'an City also began to be in chaos, because Li Yuanji and they were not killed in time, so Li Yuanji and Xue Wanche joined forces to make **** in Chang'an City, and then they hoped to make everyone support through this kind of **** thing.
But obviously, ordinary people don't know what's going on. They don't know which of them is right and who is wrong, and they are just ordinary people, and they don't want to get involved in these politics at all. So soon, those hawkers and various merchants in Chang'an City also ceased business.
"Miss Qin, Wu Houwei came to our inn to search, they said that they wanted to search Li Yuanji's rebellious party, and General Wei Chigong personally led the team!" There is a shop Xiao Er said.
"It's really a fire at the city gate and the fish in the pond!" Shi Bufan scolded.
Shi Bufan took Qin Jiarui to the Qin family's inn, and then saw Wei Chigong preparing to search.
"General Wei Chigong, this Qin family's inn is the property of my Sister Qi's family, there shouldn't be a problem, right?" Shi Bufan asked.
Wei Chigong saw Shi Bufan and complained: "How can you see Shi Xiaoshulang everywhere!" However, King Qin said that any place should be searched, even including various officials, palaces, and so on. Not to mention your inn, even all the palaces will be searched, what do you say? β
"Okay, okay, it's not okay if you don't want to search it, Jiarui let them take a look!" Shi Bufan said.
Under Wei Chigong's order, those soldiers of Wuhou Wei rushed in, and then searched everywhere. However, these soldiers of Wuhou Wei are all rude men, and they are not at all like the police in later generations who are still very civilized and careless when searched. But the guys were really unkind, picked up a jar, and smashed it down to make sure there was nothing inside. These guys are too rough to handle, so Qin Jiarui can't help but bite his silver teeth when he looks at this situation, this loss is not small!
Even if these things are not precious things, it is uncomfortable to be lost in such a vain, and there is no talk of state compensation.
"General Wei Chigong, let them handle it gently, don't mess around!" Shi Bufan said.
Yu Chigong nodded and said, "For the sake of serving King Qin, I will give you face." Everyone, give me a handle and don't mess around! β
The soldiers finally handled it gently, but it was only for the fragile items, but the unbreakable things were still very rude. Especially in the kitchen of the inn, all kinds of meat and vegetables are in a mess, and many of the vegetables are not in shape, wilting.
"General Wei Chigong, no suspicious places have been found!" A Wuhou Wei soldier said.
"Okay, let's go, go to the next one!" Wei Chigong said.
Wei Chigong still had a little bit of emotional intelligence, and turned around and said: "Shi Xiaoshulang, this time I have offended a lot, this loss will be another day, I will invite you to drink as an atonement!" β
Wei Chigong left immediately after speaking, as for whether the drinking was real, Shi Bufan didn't know, Wei Chigong's status and grade and even the degree of closeness to Li Shimin was far higher than Shi Bufan, so the so-called inviting him to drink may just be a kind word to calm his emotions and not want to make a fuss.
"Hey, really, these things are broken. Although the loss is not big, it is disgusting! This direct loss is secondary, if Chang'an City is so closed and searched everywhere, who will come to this inn to eat and stay? Qin Jiarui also whispered.
The competition in this restaurant and inn industry is a flow of people, Chang'an City is blocked by one party, and there are people from Wuhouwei everywhere on the street to search, who wants to come out to do business and eat? Therefore, the direct loss of materials is secondary, but this indirect loss of inability to operate is what makes Qin Jiarui painful.
"I don't know when I'll be able to catch this Li Yuanji and Xue Wanche, this history is different. History has changed slightly, Li Yuanji did not die on the spot, and Xue Wanche did not run away from Chang'an. Perhaps, Xue Wanche saw that Li Yuanji was still alive and thought that there was some hope, so he wanted Li Yuanji to take the lead. Is it really the butterfly effect, a little bit of error, but the result is such a big difference? Shi Bufan thought.
Shi Bufan didn't know what to do, now Chang'an City is already a little messy, if it goes on like this, it may be even more troublesome. Shi Bufan began to think about what to do, he had to arrest Li Yuanji and Xue Wanche as soon as possible, otherwise he didn't know what to do. Li Yuanji must be sent to hell, otherwise this unstable factor will also make Shi Bufan feel uneasy.