Chapter Twenty-Six: First Meeting of Li Shimin
On June 3, the ninth year of Tang Wude, the first hour of the night. Chen Fei hasn't slept today, and he knows that everything depends on tomorrow. Chen Fei believes that his arrival has not changed the general trend of history, so the current general trend of history should not change at all. But Chen Fei was still nervous, he didn't know what he was nervous about. Although history has told him that this Xuanwumen change can be successful, he is still extremely nervous in his heart, not afraid of 10,000, just in case! Therefore, Chen Fei has always been unable to sleep.
"Chen Fei joined the army, my master wants to see you!" A man dressed in the clothes of a prison guard officer said.
Chen Fei didn't know how he got in, but he knew that he could sneak into this palace, and he was definitely not such a simple character. Therefore, Chen Fei immediately began to pay attention.
"Who is your master?" Chen Fei asked rhetorically.
"It's King Qin!" The man said.
"What's the matter with him looking for me at this time?" Chen Fei asked.
"You'll know when you go!" Said the man in the guard's clothes.
"Smack!"
The spy, who was dressed in the clothes of a prison guard, suddenly knocked Chen Fei unconscious with a knife. And Chen Fei lost consciousness and let him be taken away.
When Chen Fei woke up again, the first thing he saw was not a sword or a dangerous thing. On the contrary, it is a table of wine and food, although it is not luxurious, but it is not bad. Chen Fei wondered, what was going on.
"Chen joins the army, are you awake?" A young man asked.
"You are?" Chen Fei asked this handsome young man.
And the young man, who was about twenty-six or seventeen years old, said: "My surname is Li, my name is Shimin, and I am the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty." ”
"The minister has seen the King of Qin!" Chen Fei immediately saluted and said.
Li Shimin didn't hesitate too much, and asked directly: "Do you know why King Gu saw you at this time?" ”
Chen Fei also wondered that Li Shimin had actually found himself at this time, which was too unusual. At this time, it was less than one night before the Xuanwumen Mutiny, and at this time, Li Shimin did not prepare any military affairs, but actually came to see him. And there was a table of wine and food in front of him, which made Chen Fei feel even more puzzled. Li Shimin is so self-contained, he is not nervous at this time, but he still invites himself to dinner here. But what's even more ridiculous is that Chen Fei is just a left prison guard to join the army, what is the use of Li Shimin seeing himself?
Moreover, Chen Fei and Li Shimin are also meeting for the first time, will Li Shimin have an important task for a person who meets for the first time? This is obviously not possible.
"Chen Fei joined the army, what do you see King Gu wearing?" Li Shimin asked.
"Armor?" Chen Fei immediately saw it.
"Yes, the Lone King is about to make the biggest gamble of his life. You should know that, too. And the Lone King has one thing he wants to ask you, which is just to leave a way back for the Lone King. Li Shimin said.
And Chen Fei immediately said: "Please speak!" ”
"The Lone King wants you to leave Chang'an City tomorrow with the eldest daughter of the Lone King, and tomorrow Lizhi will go to the outside of the city to sketch in the name of learning painting with you. And you don't want to participate in this Xuanwumen mutiny, you just take the beauty to sketch and don't worry about other things. If the mutiny of the Lone King Xuanwumen is successful, then everything is not a problem. However, if the Lone King fails......" Li Shimin paused.
Chen Fei was also panicked, if Li Shimin failed, then he would be implicated. But Chen Fei was nervous in his heart, and he didn't know what this Li Shimin wanted to do for himself. However, Chen Fei has no bottom in his heart, can he do what Li Shimin can't do? So Chen Fei didn't know that Li Shimin had any difficult things to do by himself, but could he refuse? Now they are all people in the same boat, if Li Shimin sinks the ship, he will not be better!
"If the Lone King fails, you will take the beauty with you. Go as far as you can with beauty. Li Shimin said.
Li Shimin then took out an envelope, and then said: "The Lone King has already left a way back, if the Lone King fails, you take Lizhi to the Western Regions, and the Lone King has left a gold, silver and jewelry outside the Yumen Pass, which is enough for you to live with Lizhi for a lifetime." If you save a little, it's long enough. ”
"King Qin, are you entrusting the county lord to me?" Chen Fei asked in surprise.
"Of course, this is just the back road left by the Lone King, if it can succeed tomorrow, then this will be the Lone King did not say! Actually, you are not the best choice, but the Lone King can only choose you. Other people's goals are too big, and if King Lone has an accident, then I'm afraid they will also be targeted. But you haven't been in officialdom for a long time, your goal is not too big, and you are very familiar with Lizhi, you can leave with Lizhi, and ordinary people will not notice you. Therefore, although you have at least just taken refuge in the Lone King, it is the best choice that the Lone King can come up with. Li Shimin said.
Only then did Chen Fei realize that Li Shimin actually didn't have many people to use. At present, in Chang'an, everyone is taking it to participate in the big gamble of Xuanwumen, and there are not many people who can trust others. Some people can be trusted, but they are too ambitious. They are all old men from the Qin Palace, and if one person goes missing, then I'm afraid many people will try their best to search for them. And there are so many people who know them that it is not suitable to hide. Therefore, on the whole, unless you choose a person who is not familiar with everyone, Li Shimin has no such person. If it is extracted, the probability of success of the Xuanwu Gate change will be much smaller.
"Then why did you choose the county lord instead of the son?" Chen Fei asked again.
But Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "Son? If the Lone King fails, the first thing they do is to kill all of the Lone King's male heirs. Therefore, if the male heir runs away, the prince will definitely not let go of the pursuit, so it is impossible to be completely safe. Therefore, the lonely king can only let his daughter pass on the descendants. ”
Li Shimin has no way to do this, after all, if it is a man, then I am afraid that once it fails, then Li Jiancheng will definitely destroy Li Shimin's male descendants at all costs. Therefore, the male offspring will not be stable, but will bring danger to Chen Fei's escape, and in the end, they will not be able to escape. In this case, it is easier for female descendants to escape, because if it were a woman, then Li Jiancheng would not have killed all Li Shimin's daughters, right? Therefore, in this case, the daughter can easily avoid danger. Therefore, Li Shimin can only hope that his daughter will inherit it for his descendants. Because Li Shimin's son can't get out of this situation.