Wang Shichong and his family went to Chang'an under the escort of Cheng Yanjin, and Wang Shichong was inevitably full of thoughts when he left Luoyang.

"Li Shimin! Li Shimin. No matter what Lao Tzu says, it will also be a yin for you, and this Luoyang City will not fall into your hands after all. Wang Shichong said secretly in his heart.

This time, only Li Chengzong and Wang Shichong knew about the plan. First, Li Shimin, who moved out of the treasury and found that the property was missing, was really furious, arrested Wang Shichong for questioning, and finally cooperated with the powerful rumors, and Li Shimin's private embezzlement of property was confirmed.

Of course, Li Chengzong did this only for one person, Emperor Li Yuan.

As long as Li Yuan no longer believes in Li Shimin, then everything is easy to say, and Luoyang will definitely not fall into the hands of Li Shimin.

It's a pity that Li Chengzong still underestimated Li Shimin's status in Li Yuan's heart, and there is the damned Pei Lian.

Pei Fu.

The messenger who ran all night handed Li Shimin's handwritten letter to Pei Lian.

After thinking about it, Pei Lin decided to help Li Shimin.

Liu Wenjing's matter Pei Lin is helpless to fight back, who called Liu Wenjing two can't do it! Don't teach him where to put his own face, but after Liu Wenjing's death, King Qin has always had conflicts with himself. Now that it is good, King Qin has taken the initiative to show goodwill, and it is also the best to turn the war into jade silk.

The king of Qin is powerful, and the force is too strong, and it is more necessary than the prince to contact the feelings. However, Pei Lian thought about it carefully, and felt that the prince's side should not be too offended, and it was best to have the best of both worlds.

Pei Lin said in front of Li Yuan: "Luoyang can only be handed over to the King of Qin to ensure long-term peace and stability, if there is chaos today, there are still many places in chaos. Moreover, the King of Qin has made countless large and small military exploits since the beginning of the army, and I think there must be something strange in the matter of the Luoyang Treasury, which needs to be carefully investigated. If the emperor chases after the wind and blames the king of Qin, I don't think it is a wise decision. ”

Li Yuan is still relieved about his son, he believes that Li Shimin is innocent, after all, he is his own son.

Li Jiancheng said: "Of course we can't be sure whether the second brother did the matter of embezzling the treasury finances privately, so it is still possible for him to take it." Moreover, whether it was the capture of Dou Jiande alive or the capture of Luoyang, Chengzong participated in it and made great achievements. Why did the King of Qin say nothing about the merits of the Eastern Expeditionary Soldiers, and what is the reason?"

Pei Lin said: "The king of Taiyuan is not a soldier of the Eastern Crusade. But the meritorious service of the king of Taiyuan County is true, and I think he should also be rewarded. ”

In fact, Pei Lin was still a little closer to King Qin in his heart, but his years of life in the sea had taught him that he must not stand in line too early, so he didn't want to offend the crown prince Li Jiancheng.

Li Yuan said: "I am still relieved that Shimin is in charge of Luoyang, and Luoyang will be handed over to him." As for my good grandson, I named him General Yunlu, and specially allowed him to train 20,000 soldiers and horses from Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong to garrison outside Luoyang City. ”

Li Jiancheng was helpless, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to win in the end.

Pei Lin saw Li Jiancheng's complaining eyes, and felt bad in his heart, this was hated by the prince. I still have to do something to make up for it, otherwise I won't be able to stand it if the prince stabs me twice one day.

Pei Lin said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since the King of Qin is in Luoyang, the King of Taiyuan can go to Hebei to train his troops. After all, Hebei has just surrendered, and people's hearts are unstable. ”

"Good, then let Chengzong go to Hebei for some training." Li Yuan said.

Li Jiancheng balanced a little and smiled at Pei Lian.

Luoyang.

Li Chengzong really wanted to lie down and cry somewhere.

Li Chengzong asked Shan Xiongxin, Xue Wanche and others: "Do you say that I am a hard-working prince, I worked hard, was born and died, and worked hard, but I didn't expect that in the end, Luoyang would still fall into the hands of King Qin."

Wei Zheng said: "Lord Wang, you have done a great job, at least we still have Hebei." It's not bad there, dozens of states and counties, big and small, and Xia King Dou Jiande has just died, so it's easy for us to open up the situation there. ”

Shan Xiongxin said: "What Lord Wei said makes sense, this time the emperor named you General Yunlu, and he is specially allowed to train 20,000 horses, which already shows that the prince has a certain status in the emperor."

"By the way, what is General Yunlu's position, how many rank officials?" Li Chengzong asked.

"From the third grade, General Yunlu is actually just a name, and he has no actual position." Wei Zhengdao.

Li Chengzong said: "In other words, I can do whatever I want, and I can go wherever I want to lead the troops?"

Wei Zheng hurriedly said: "That's not what I said, the emperor's holy decree said that you should go to Hebei to pacify the bandits and stabilize the people, then your army can only be in Hebei, and you must not run around."

Li Chengzong took the map and looked at it, and said, "Hebei is okay!" Master Wei and General Xue don't go back, come with me to Hebei, I'll tell my father. ”

Xue Wanche has been enjoying himself these days, and he doesn't want to go back, Wei Zheng is afraid that there will be chaos here in Taiyuan County, and he also wants to help him stabilize some Hebei.

"Do as the king commands." Both said at the same time.

Unexpectedly, the sinister King of Qin actually asked Li Yuan to transfer a large number of Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong's capable ministers to Chang'an.

The only generals around Li Chengzong are Xue Wanche, Shan Xiongxin, and Yin Qiu. The civil officials were even more pitiful, leaving Wei Zheng, who was borrowed from the East Palace, and Qi Shanxing, who thanked Li Chengzong for sending back Dou Jiande's body.

Qi Shanxing suggested that Li Chengzong could bury Dou Jiande, the king of Xia, in a grand funeral to show benevolence.

Wei Zheng also agreed with this opinion, Dou Jiande has been in Hebei for many years, and the so-called deep-rooted, if you can recruit some people who are committed to Dou Jiande by burying Dou Jiande, it is not a bad thing.

Li Chengzong said: "What you said is right, but the top priority now is to find a place to settle down, and we must not be like rootless duckweed floating in Hebei."

Shan Xiongxin said: "Hebei Zhaozhou is where the capital of Great Xia is located, and it is the richest place in Hebei now. Let's settle down here. ”

Qi Shanxing said: "Xia Guan is very familiar with this place, and he can help the prince save a lot of effort to appease the people."

Li Chengzong said: "Then let's go to Zhouzhou, tomorrow we will gather our soldiers and horses and set off."

Outside the tent, someone suddenly reported that Xu Shiji, who was under the command of King Qin, asked to see Shan Xiongxin.

"You know Xu Shiji very well?" Li Chengzong said.

"Brother of life and death." Shan Xiongxin did not dare to hide it, and said to Li Chengzong.

"Then let's go check it out."

Outside the tent, Li Shiji looked a little haggard.

"Brother, what's going on?" Shan Xiongxin asked. It stands to reason that Xu Shiji and King Qin are also thriving now, so why are they worried.

Xu Shiji sighed and said: "Today, by His Majesty's order, I want to raise weapons and armor for the 20,000 soldiers under the King of Taiyuan County. I told the King of Qin that the King of Taiyuan was the grandson of the emperor, and he should allocate some high-quality weapons and armor. The King of Qin asked me if I had the heart to join the King of Taiyuan County, and I didn't say anything more. In the afternoon, however, the King of Qin dismissed me from my official position and let me recuperate at home. ”

Shan Xiongxin said: "Li Shimin should not be such a person."

Xu Shiji looked at the tent and said: "In recent days, King Qin's temper has become more and more irritable, and he is angry with the king of Taiyuan County, especially the Luoyang Mansion Treasury, and King Qin's whole person is a lot haggard for this matter. Now King Qin looks at the people around him unpleasantly, suspicious, and even King Qin's brother-in-law, the eldest grandson Wuji, was scolded by King Qin yesterday. ”

Suddenly, Li Chengzong said: "Let General Xu Shiji come in and talk about something."

Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji entered the account, and Xu Shiji complained to Li Chengzong again.

Li Chengzong said: "Now that you have been deposed, then come to my account, I heard that you and General Shan are good brothers."

"If the king of the county does not give up, Xu Shiji is willing to follow the king of the county."

and when all the people had gone down.

Dong Hua, the spy leader appointed by Li Chengzong, said quietly: "I think Xu Shiji is deceitful in this matter."

Li Chengzong said leisurely: "Look at a fart, keep it for now, one day it feels wrong, and it will be slaughtered." Are our people in it?"

"Now he is the city defense officer of the north gate of Luoyang, and his position is a little lower." Dong Hua Road.

"Heroes don't ask where they come from, and their positions don't matter. You tell your nephew, as long as you do it well, I will not treat him badly. ”

Dong Hua hurriedly thanked him.

Luoyang.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Isn't it too obvious that we are like this, I don't think that thief will necessarily be fooled!"

Li Shimin said: "Of course Li Chengzong won't believe that Xu Shiji is really taking refuge in him, but it doesn't matter, as long as Shan Xiongxin believes it."

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Shan Xiongxin and Li Shiji are brothers who have died, I am afraid that Xu Shiji will not be able to do it when the time comes."

Li Shimin said: "We won't let him harm anyone, I'm just looking for a reliable general for Li Chengzong." I don't want him to die inexplicably at the hands of those chaotic ministers and thieves in Hebei. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's eyes lit up, and the secret saying in his heart was really dark enough, he actually wanted to borrow a knife to kill people and frame blame.

Hebei is not a stable place, although Dou Jiande is dead, but there are still many of his henchmen still alive. These people are also people who can fight well, if they really fight with Li Chengzong, Li Chengzong will most likely be defeated!

From Luoyang to Hebei, this is simply a distribution, Li Chengzong, who was walking on the road, thought to himself.