Chapter 585: Bad luck
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Chapter 585: Bad luck
There is a small and dilapidated nunnery in the alleys of Chengze in Chang'an, which has been abandoned for nearly 20 years and has long since lost its original appearance. In the early years of the great cause, Yang Guang went here to take a look, and wanted to make an order to demolish this dilapidated yard, but he didn't know what to think of and stopped it. So the nunnery survived, but the door panel was pasted with the seal of the Great Sui Chang'an Mansion. Later, Li Yuan also came here to take a look after entering Chang'an City, he wanted to rebuild this broken temple, but after all, he did not make this will, but let people replace the seal of the Great Sui Chang'an Mansion with the seal of the Tang Dynasty Chang'an Mansion.
A few hundred meters away from this dilapidated nunnery, there is a Yuebin Building, which is a famous inn in Chang'an City. Even when the Tang army attacked Chang'an, Yuebin Building did not close its doors. It's not that the boss of this building has a deep and thick background, but he knows that no matter who ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, Chang'an City is still Chang'an City, and the people of Chang'an City are still people, so his Yuebin Building is naturally still Yuebin Building.
Yuebin Lou is hospitable and warm, the service is considerate, and there is a bath, and the travelers of Chang'an are willing to live here if they have some money. Another reason is that the back window of the second floor of this Yuebin Building is facing the palace city, and you can faintly see the defenders in bright armor on the palace wall patrolling back and forth. The palace is full of mystery for the common people, and it is satisfying to look at the palace walls from different angles. You can also see the west gate of Miyagi, which is not often opened, and it is where the forbidden army enters and exits.
The guests who live in the room on the second floor of the Yuebin Building are either rich or expensive, and they live for a day is two taels of silver, which is really expensive, you must know that Chang'an rice is cheap when the Great Sui Dynasty is prosperous, and if you buy brown rice, you can buy half a car home. Two taels of silver should be exchanged for at least more than 2,000 pieces of meat, which is enough for ordinary people to live for a while.
The day before yesterday, the rooms of A C, A Ding, and A E were all booked, which shows that this guest is really wealthy.
The owner of the house lived in A C was the fat and clumsy pig owner, and it could be seen at a glance that he was a rich guy, without the temperament of a big family. This person's name is Wan Yulou, his name is not bad, but he is extremely vulgar.
The servant in green clothes knocked on the door of room A and C, the fat boss responded impatiently, the servant pushed the door in and closed the door, the fat boss who was arrogant a moment ago stood up immediately after the door was closed, stood aside respectfully and bowed his head and shouted: "My lord." ”
He waved his hand and sat down on the chair, picked up the chopsticks and ate the table worth three taels of silver that the shopkeeper had just sent to the fat boss, and the fat boss hurriedly went over to pour him wine, with a flattering and humble attitude.
"My lord, when are we going to do it?"
The fat boss asked.
Li Jing shook his head and said: "The person in Wuyan Nunnery can't leave, and she doesn't want to go, she can do it whenever she wants, just don't surprise the patrol officer of Chang'an Mansion, so try to be good at night." It's too close to Miyagi, and it's so loud that even the forbidden army can be recruited. Don't rush ...... I'll wait until I'm on a trip in the evening to see the environment clearly. ”
"Your Excellency just went in?"
"Just go in."
"Didn't your lord say that the man's martial arts were extraordinary?"
"No matter how good the martial arts are, it's useless in front of me."
Li Jing glared at his subordinates who talked too much nonsense, and said in his heart, If it weren't for you, who was too fat and like an explosive butcher, how would I have found a waste like you to take with me.
"Mo Li hasn't come back yet?"
"Master Mo said that he went to find out the movements in the court."
"Well, there are too many people in the court who can recognize my face, so it's better for him to go."
After Li Jing was full, he ordered: "I'm going to Wuyan Nunnery tonight, you honestly stay in the room and don't go anywhere." Did you think I didn't know when you went to Drunken Moon Square last night? It's just that it's strange if a butcher like you who has broken out doesn't go to the Qinglou, so I didn't stop you, but you are not allowed to go again tonight! ”
Li Jing walked to the back window and looked at it: "Today's movement of the forbidden army seems to be a little unusual, be careful." ”
"......"
The fat boss glanced out the window, his face was sincere and fearful, but he didn't think so. Since Li Yuan's accession to the throne, there has been no pattern in the movement of the forbidden army, and the emperor's caution can be seen. The rotation of the forbidden army was also completely unordered, and the emperor often assigned an army at random.
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The emperor must be careful, and Li Jing must also be careful. Only one crime of escaping from the battle is enough for him to bear, and the Tang Dynasty military law, how many heads he has is not enough to cut off. If he was discovered, he knew that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, would never say that he had returned to Chang'an on military orders. So he can only be very careful, but no matter how careful he is, he doesn't know, now almost all the officials of the Tang Dynasty are fabricating accusations for him, if it is known that he sneaked back to Chang'an City, I am afraid that those adults will laugh like chrysanthemums blooming on their faces.
Li Jing was eating in Yuebin Mansion and waiting for it to get dark, the prince's carriage entered the palace, and the small door in the backyard of the prince's mansion also opened a gap, and the people in the door poked their heads out to look and retracted, and then a person squeezed out of the crack in the door and quickly disappeared into the alley. The north wind swept the ground and rolled up the man's cloak, revealing the white pattern on his back.
His Majesty the Emperor gave enough to the crown prince, far more than Li Shimin, the king of Qin. One of the most important things is that the emperor authorized the crown prince to set up a secret spy agency of the Tang Dynasty. The crown prince selected masters from the palace guards, his own personal soldiers, and Li Huining's women's army, and formed the four guards of Qilin, Vermilion, Xuanwu, and Baize.
The reason why these four secret spies were established was because Li Yuan found that the five Flying Tiger Divisions in Yanyunzhai were indeed very effective, and the sentinel camp in Wagangzhai was also very effective, and at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, such a department was even more needed, not only to spy on the military situation, but also to supervise hundreds of officials. If Li Shimin knew that there was such a secret spy in the four guards, I was afraid that he would have already died and fought for that chair. These four guards are in the hands of Li Jiancheng, and their significance is self-evident.
The power to supervise hundreds of officials can only be grasped in the hands of one person. That is the emperor himself, but the emperor gave it to the crown prince, and the meaning is actually very obvious. So Li Shimin is not in a hurry no matter how he fights and robs Li Jiancheng, as Li Jing said, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, he doesn't need to do anything at all, just honestly and steadfastly waiting for the emperor to hand over the chair to him.
When Mo Li returned to Yuebin Building, the sky was already a little dark, and he brought back bad news to Li Jing.
"Adult ......"
Mo Li glanced at Li Jing, leaned over and lowered his voice: "I think it's better for you not to go to Wuyan Nunnery tonight, it's only less than half an hour before the city gate is closed, so my lord should hurry up and pack up and get out of the city quickly." ”
"Why?"
Li Jing's face changed and asked.
Mo Li told the Manchu Dynasty that the civil and military capitals had written to the emperor to punish Li Jing, and Li Jing's face was immediately gloomy like a heavy dark cloud in the sky. After Mo Li finished speaking, he guessed why this situation occurred, the matter of the eldest grandson Shunde must have been revealed, and he became the scapegoat of the King of Qin, if he hadn't returned to Chang'an City but was still in the army of the King of Qin, he was afraid that what he was waiting for was the imperial court to arrest him for handling the case.
"As for the person in the Wuyan Nunnery, leave it to the lowly position. Your Excellency, it's better to hurry out of the city and go back to the King of Qin to discuss countermeasures, and the King of Qin will definitely find a way to save you. ”
Mo Li said with a solemn face.
"King Qin save me?"
Li Jing smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that King Qin was only afraid that it would be difficult for the mud bodhisattva to cross the river. But if you don't go to King Qin, where else can you go? Is it just a lifetime of hiding incognito with his future?
No!
Li Jing shouted violently in his heart, I want a very human minister!
He gritted his teeth, knowing that there was only one way to go.
He nodded to Mo Li and said, "That person in the Wuyan Nunnery is very important to King Qin, you must be careful, you must not hurt her life, otherwise it is meaningless." I rushed back to the camp outside the eastern capital to meet the King of Qin, and asked His Highness to prepare early. Since Your Majesty has asked people to fabricate my accusations, this is only the first step, and the next step is to do something to King Qin, you and I are both close ministers of King Qin, and we must not watch things happen. ”
After speaking, he was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I can't leave yet." ”
"Why?"
"None of the courtiers in Chang'an City knew that I was back, so it was safer here. The matter of the woman in the Wuyan Nunnery can be pushed back first, and now you find a way to go out to investigate, Your Majesty will definitely send someone to the army to ask for the crime, you must find out who is in the army! ”
He sat down on the chair a little weakly, and his brows were tangled together and twisted into a pimple: "I just hope that this time I will go to the army to be a big man, even if the prince can't go in person, the worst thing must be a person like King Qi." If you are not a member of the royal family, you will be an important minister of the imperial court, but if you want to do that, no matter how important the courtier of the court is, it is not as good as a person from the royal family......"
"If you say something about your lordship, you don't understand it."
Mo Li said softly.
Li Jing was just about to explain, but he suddenly became vigilant, but he actually had the heart to smile and said, "You don't have to understand, as long as His Royal Highness King Qin understands." Now that it has reached the point where the arrow is ready to fly, King Qin should have made a decision as soon as possible. Go ahead, I'll be waiting for your news in this Yuebin Building. ”
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In the Yanyun army camp, Li Xian handed back a secret report he had just read. Xie Yingdeng, the head of the military guard, took it and threw it into the furnace, and soon the tissue paper burned to ashes.
"Ye Huaisleeve has already arrived on the grassland, she plans to take more roads from Youzhou to enter the customs, and then take the waterway from Zhuojun to Yongji Canal to Liyang, you arrange for someone to pick it up. Luo Yi wouldn't do anything even if he knew, he wouldn't touch my people. Dou Jiande has to take precautions, if you think this trip is dangerous, you can transfer the water diverter north along the Yongji Canal to respond. Dou Jiande can't do anything about my sailor, so it's safer. ”
Xie Yingdeng nodded and said, "Luo Yi naturally doesn't dare, Shixin is here...... It's just that the sailor is going north is too much of a movement, and it's easy to wonder. ”
"Doubt is doubt."
Li Xian smiled and said, "As long as people are brought back into my camp, are you still afraid that others will suspect you?" ”
Xie Yingdeng immediately understood what Li Xian meant, Ye Huaisleeve and the others returned to their own territory, what were they worried about? So he nodded and said: "The minister will do it, the sailors of Laiyuan are still parked on the bank of the Yellow River, but the troops are slightly insufficient, after all, 10,000 archers have been transferred, is it from the Liyang defenders to make up for it?" ”
"Let's do it."
Li Xian nodded and said: "In addition, the matter of the eldest grandson Shunde has been smoothly spread to Chang'an, and Li Jiancheng will never let go of this opportunity to force Li Shimin." Let the spies keep an eye on it and see who Li Yuan sends. If the people who come are not enough, let our people in Chang'an move, and find a way to make the one sent by Li Yuan be of sufficient weight, preferably someone from the Li family. ”
"I gave Li Jiancheng a chance, how can I not give Li Shimin a chance?"
Li Xian smiled slightly, meaningful: "It is said that Li Yuan plans to build a Yong'an Palace according to the Dragon Head Plateau, this name is really not very good, unlucky." ”
Xie Yingdeng was stunned and asked puzzledly: "Yong'an Palace...... Why is it unlucky? ”
"There will be no peace forever."
Li Xian smiled, his smile was as cold as the north wind like a knife in this cold winter.