Li Jiancheng walked the longest journey in his life, from Longxi County to Chang'an for about 500 miles, and he walked for ten days. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Jiancheng knows very well that his fate in Chang'an will inevitably be to abolish the prince and be imprisoned, and his father will not give him another chance, his only hope is that the ministers of the court and the central government can persuade his father not to hurt his muscles and bones at the critical moment of life and death in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty really can't stand the toss, so he slowly walked slowly and tried to buy a little time for the courtiers.

At dusk that day, the group arrived at the Wugong County Post Station, Li Jiancheng let everyone stop and rest, at this time the sky was drizzling, a little chilly, Li Jiancheng stood in front of the window, looking sadly at the drizzle outside the window, so many years, he endured the humiliation and went undercover in Wagang, he gathered Wagang forces to help his father seize and Guanzhong, and establish the Tang Dynasty, he worked hard to deal with government affairs, and wanted to make Datang stronger, but in the end, he was like a bamboo basket to draw water, and got nothing, the so-called Tang Prince, It's not as good as a second leader in Wagang Mountain.

Li Jiancheng was already cold, for a throne, for power, his father and emperor trampled the father-son relationship under his feet and crushed it.

At this time, Wei Zheng slowly walked in front of Li Jiancheng and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, Weichen feels that there is still room for redemption. ”

"Redemption?"

Li Jiancheng sneered, "How do you think it can be redeemed?" ”

"Your Highness, the problem lies in the assassination case, this is obviously a false accusation to Your Highness, as long as we let the Holy One understand that this is a false accusation, maybe the Holy One will change his mind."

"What reason do I have to say that this is a planting? All the evidence is conclusive, Huang Lu, who has followed me for many years, betrayed me and was killed again, how can I explain it? ”

"The question is here, who will buy Huang Lu, has Your Highness thought of it?"

Li Jiancheng nodded silently, how could he not know.

"Your Highness, let's talk about it! This is the king of Chu to seek the position of the crown prince and frame His Royal Highness, his poisoning is also clumsy and his own doing, clear himself, frame His Royal Highness, and there is an important evidence, the five thousand taels of horseshoe gold, His Royal Highness has been rewarded to the soldiers of the three armies on the spot, where will there be surplus money to buy the assassins? ”

Li Jiancheng sighed, "At that time, I handed over the gold to Wang Junkuo to reward the three armies, Wang Junkuo has surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty, how can he defend me again, even if he is willing to defend, my father will not believe his words." ”

"Your Highness, the problem is that Your Highness wants to tell the truth, and you have to tell the Holy Lord, and Wechen believes that the Holy Lord will understand the truth."

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said very sadly: "He won't understand, he only thinks about his throne, even if he understands in his heart, he will definitely abolish me, he has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time." ”

"Your Highness!"

Wei Zheng knelt down and cried: "This is not for His Highness's own interests, but for the sake of Datang, our Datang is already in turmoil and can no longer afford to toss." ”

Li Jiancheng was shocked, he slowly walked out of the window, looking at the cold wind and drizzle outside the window, his tears slipped from the corners of his eyes, "For Datang!" ”

At this time, Wang Bodang appeared in front of the gate and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, Chen Xiangguo has sent someone to urgently ask to see Your Highness!" ”

Li Jiancheng didn't seem to hear anything, and he was still immersed in the worry of the country's ruin.

Wei Zheng couldn't help but remind: "Your Highness, it is someone sent by Chen Xiangguo, there must be important news from the capital, let's see it!" ”

Li Jiancheng slowly reacted and nodded silently, what difference does it make if you see it or not? What news can Chen Shuda give him?

In a moment, a young scribe was ushered into the room and bowed, "Zhong Fang sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" ”

Li Jiancheng knows this person, it is Li Shuda's grandson Chen Zhongfang, and he is the most talented person among Chen Shuda's more than a dozen grandsons, and he is currently studying in Guozixue.

"It's Nakakata, please take a seat!"

Chen Zhongfang didn't dare to sit down, and continued to stand and said, "Grandfather asked the junior to hand over a letter to His Highness!" ”

After speaking, he took out a letter and presented it to Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng sat down, he did not rush to read the letter, but asked, "What is the situation in the imperial court now?" ”

"Imperial Court ..... It's calm. Chen Zhongfang didn't know what to say, but he still said something that made Li Jiancheng sad.

Li Jiancheng didn't speak for a long time, and the court was very calm, which meant that no one avenged for him, no one shouted for him, just like a group of indifferent spectators, watching the gate knife on the gate of heaven fall.

But Li Jiancheng only complained a little, and immediately understood that the ministers did not intercede for him, but that they no longer had passion for the Tang Dynasty, and there was no hope and passion, where would they have the courage to take care of the abolition of the Tang Prince.

Li Jiancheng sighed in his heart, took Chen Shuda's letter, opened it and read it carefully, Chen Shuda thought about him and suggested that he learn from King Qin and go to Hanzhong to support the army and stand on his own.

Although Chen Shuda did not say what the major change was, Li Jiancheng could also guess what he meant and who he was referring to? At their level, they don't have to say anything directly, everyone knows it.

Although Chen Shuda's suggestion is not bad, the Hanzhong army is in the hands of Li Xiaogong, as long as Li Xiaogong does not send himself into Beijing, his father will not dare to act rashly, but in this way, the Tang Dynasty will be completely divided into three, which is not the ending that Li Jiancheng wants.

He is not rare at all about the position of the crown prince now, he is just full of grievances, and he does not want to bear the charge of killing his father and brother.

Li Jiancheng threw Chen Shuda's letter into the incense burner and burned it, and asked, "Does Chen Gongzi want to go back to restore his life?" ”

"Yes! Grandfather is still waiting for news from the younger generation. ”

Li Jiancheng immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Chen Zhongfang: "Give this letter to your grandfather, you go back and tell him again, I understand his kindness, but for the sake of Datang Sheji, I must go to Chang'an." ”

"The juniors understand, so let's leave!"

Chen Zhongfang bowed deeply, then said goodbye, Li Jiancheng gave Chen Shuda's letter to Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng said in a low voice: "Your Highness, in fact, going to Hanzhong is really a good suggestion." ”

Li Jiancheng smiled faintly, "Will I care about the position of a prince?" I want my father to understand that I am not the one who really wants to seek his throne, and if I go to Hanzhong, I will never be able to wash away my grievances. ”

Wei Zheng was silent, Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment and said to him: "Wang Jue has been arrested and imprisoned, although my father will not kill me, he will never let you go, while the army that captured me has not yet come, Xuan Cheng will go!" ”

Wei Zheng smiled bitterly, "Where can I go?" ”

Li Jiancheng looked at him and said slowly: "Go to Zhongdu, that's where you should go, with your talent, sooner or later you will be able to achieve Xiangguo." ”

Wei Zheng burst into tears and knelt down, "Your Highness treats Weichen like a mountain, but when he is in danger, Weichen abandons the lord and leaves, isn't he laughed at by the people of the world?" ”

Li Jiancheng hurriedly helped him up, "This is not abandoning the master, but fleeing for your life, I said just now, my father will not dare to kill me, but he will definitely torture you, and in the end he will plant all the charges on your head, you will definitely die, and you will keep a useful body, if I am an idler in the future, let's set up a wine and get together!" ”

Wei Zheng also knew in his heart that if he didn't leave, once the people sent by Li Yuan arrived, he would really die, he bowed three times with tears, rode out of the post station overnight, and ran in the direction of Xiping County in the north.

Although Wei Zheng fled, Wang Bodang resolutely refused to leave, and Li Jiancheng had no choice but to let him go.

As soon as the morning dawned, the general Shi Wanbao led three thousand tiger cavalry to the post station, surrounded the post station, Shi Wanbao shouted sharply: "Please come out of His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Li Jiancheng walked out of the gate of the post station, and when he saw the murderous spirit of the army, he asked coldly: "General Shi, what do you mean by this?" ”

Shi Wanbao held a gold medal high and shouted: "By the gold medal order of the Son of Heaven, please go to Chang'an with Weichen quickly!" ”

"Am I not on my way to Chang'an now?"

Shi Wanbao waved his hand, and a wide carriage pulled by three horses galloped in, and Shi Wanbao said: "The road is not safe, it is protected by us, Your Highness, please get into the carriage!" ”

When Wang Bodang saw that the car window was equipped with an iron fence, he couldn't help but be furious, "Your Highness, as the crown prince, you dare to use a prisoner car?" ”

Li Jiancheng waved his hand, stopped Wang Bodang, and said to Shi Wanbao: "I can take your carriage, and you can let the others go!" ”

Shi Wanbao snorted and said: "There is an edict on the saint, Wei Zheng and Wang Bodang are suspected of assassination, they must be arrested and interrogated, and the other guards can be dispersed." ”

Wang Bodang laughed loudly and waved the spear in his hand, "You come to grab it?" ”

Shi Wanbao ignored him and said to Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness decides!" ”

Li Jiancheng shook his head, "General Wang Bodang is an innocent person and should not be arrested, please let him go!" ”

Shi Wanbao's face changed, and he said left and right: "Do it!" ”

The cavalry around him had already prepared, dozens of people urged the horses to run up, and threw more than a dozen large nets to Wang Bodang, Wang Bodang raised his gun to pick up two large nets, and quickly retreated up the steps, but the Tang soldiers were ambushed overhead, and the two nets were cast head-on, and Wang Bodang was detained, Wang Bodang knew that it was inevitable, and shouted to Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness, if Weichen can't survive the torture, he will wronged His Highness, rather than die in humiliation, it is better for Weichen to take a step first." ”

Li Jiancheng was shocked, "Bodang can't be like this!" ”

Wang Bodang refused to follow Wei Zheng's example and escape, that is, he was determined to martyr for the Lord, he drew his sword and killed himself on the spot!

Li Jiancheng was very sad, crying on the ground, Shi Wanbao saw that Wang Bodang was dead, and the soldiers could not find Wei Zheng, it is said that he fled last night, seeing that the two important suspects were not caught, he was full of remorse, so he ordered the soldiers to forcibly put Li Jiancheng into the carriage, close the iron window, and close the curtain from the outside, and three thousand cavalry surrounded Li Jiancheng's carriage, and rushed towards Chang'an City.