Late at night, the imperial capital of Chang'an, Zhuque Street, the residence of Qin Qiong, the former general of Zuo Xiaowei.

A group of sergeants, led by a general, knocked on the door of Qin Qiong's mansion.

The butler of the Qin Mansion passed through a gap in the open door and asked the general, "Who are you?" Why are you knocking on my door in the middle of the night? Do you know that this is the mansion of General Qin? ”

The military general showed a sign and said: "I am the general of the Qi Palace's protector - Yu Wenbao, tonight a thief stole something from the Qi Palace, we have been chasing the thief, the thief has entered this mansion, we have to enter the search." ”

The housekeeper of the Qin Mansion knew that now that the King of Qi had returned from Hebei, his momentum had soared, and he was a hot figure in front of the emperor and the crown prince. The butler did not dare to slack off at all, and ordered the servants to open the gate of the Qin Mansion.

I saw that as soon as Yu Wenbao entered the gate of the Qin Mansion, he cut down the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion with a knife, and then ordered the sergeant under his command: "All the whole mansion will be killed, and no one will be left." ”

After receiving the order, the sergeants rushed into each room and slashed Qin Qiong's family and servants to death, and the Qin Mansion immediately flowed into a river of blood.

On the second day, the tragedy in Qinfu shocked the entire Chang'an.

After Li Shimin, the king of Qin, got the news, he cried bitterly: "Shubao, Yuanji is vicious, I didn't expect it, and I didn't take care of your family." I'm ashamed of you. ”

In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was indignant and told the emperor Li Yuan about the atrocities of King Yuanji of Qi, hoping that Emperor Li Yuan could make the decision for him, severely punish King Yuanji of Qi and Yu Wenbao and other soldiers who committed the murder, and give Qin Qiong's family an explanation.

Emperor Li Yuan was silent.

He was more disgusted with Qin Qiong, the confidant of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, who killed Lu Hai, the only concubine of King Yuanji of Qi, and Li Chengdu, the only concubine of King Yuanji of Qi. Li Chengdu is also his own grandson. Qin Qiong's full door, he has long wanted to destroy it, but he has not done it, and now, the King of Qi is destroyed, and if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed. Qin Qiong's family can't match their grandson, Li Chengdu.

Seeing that Emperor Li Yuan was silent, Qin King Li Shimin's heart suddenly cooled.

Yuanji, the king of Qi, refuted Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and said: "The thieves stole the treasures in my mansion and fled into Qin Qiong's mansion. My protector general Yu Wenbao arrested the thieves and fought with the thieves in the Qin Mansion, and the thieves were exterminated, but he had no choice but to slaughter the thieves up and down the Qin Mansion. When I learned about the tragedy in Qinfu, I was also very sad in my heart. It's just that I don't know why the thieves are hiding in the Qin Mansion? Could it be that they have any connection with Qin Qiong? I heard that Qin Qiong was born as a bandit before, and he knew a lot of people in the green forest. ”

Emperor Li Yuan seemed to be fair, but in fact he was partial to Qi Wang Yuanji and said: "Since it was a manslaughter, I will issue an edict to comfort Qin Qiong." ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, looked at Emperor Li Yuan and King Yuanji of Qi with fire-breathing eyes and said: "Hundreds of lives in the Qin Mansion are only worth one edict for comfort?" ”

Emperor Li Yuan and King Yuanji of Qi were silent.

Li Shimin was in great pain, and left the Taiji Hall without looking back.

Emperor Li Yuanqi's lips turned blue, and he said hatefully: "The people of the world are becoming more and more arrogant. On the one hand, his own nephew, and on the other hand, the family of the general, won't he choose? Is he still your own brother? ”

Qi Wang Yuanji echoed: "It's not just me, I'm afraid that my father, the crown prince and brother are not as important as those generals under him in his heart?" ”

Emperor Li Yuan was indignant. Suddenly, Li Yuan said inexplicably: "Originally, the people of the world controlled the left and right Xiao Guards, and the left and right army of the Guards and the Four Guards, as much as I controlled. But after Qin Qiong was belittled by me, Zuo Xiaowei's army was controlled by my henchmen. Now, Shimin only controls the army of the three guards, the left and right guards controlled by the Li clan of Longyou, and the left and right military guards controlled by the Guanlong nobles, all under my control and cannot be moved. I have completely controlled the entire army of the Five Guards, and the situation in the imperial capital is already completely under my control. ”

Hearing this, Qi King Yuanji understood Emperor Li Yuan's thoughts. The entire Chang'an is under the control of Emperor Li Yuan, and no matter how the prince and himself suppress the King of Qin, the King of Qin will not be able to turn the sky. This is Emperor Li Yuan asking the crown prince and himself to suppress the King of Qin. He killed Qin Qiong Manmen, the emperor was not angry, he still supported himself in his heart. He wants the crown prince and me to completely suppress the king of Qin and completely stabilize the crown prince's position as the prince.

In the evening, Wei Chi Jingde, the general of the right Xiaowei, Cheng Yanjin, the general of the left leading army, and Zhang Gongjin, the general of the right leading army, all received a cart of gold, silver and jewelry almost at the same time. The man who gave the jewels said, "My master is the crown prince. My master admires the general's prestige and hopes that the general will do things for my master. ”

Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, and Zhang Gongjin did not speak, but sent the jewels to the mansion of Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

After hearing what happened, Li Shimin said with a smile: "Since the prince rewarded all the brothers for me, all the brothers will accept it." It's rare for the prince to be so generous, and I still believe in everyone's loyalty. ”

Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, and Zhang Gongjin returned to their respective mansions happily with the gold, silver and jewelry rewarded by Li Shimin, the king of Qin.

In the East Palace of the Prince, the Prince Jiancheng heard the performance of Yu Chi Jingde, Cheng Biting Jin, and Zhang Gongjin, and said angrily: "Toast and don't eat and drink, and have the heart to win you over, but you are so stubborn?" Lone Fei let you know that Lone's jewelry is not so easy to take? ”

In the middle of the night, the sergeants broke into the mansions of Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, and Zhang Gongjin at the same time, and they couldn't help but tie up the three of them, take them to the prison, and torture them.

When Li Shimin, the king of Qin, got the news, he entered the palace overnight and said to Emperor Li Yuan: "Please let my father release Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, and Zhang Gongjin." I know that now my father favors the prince and the king of Qi, but the sons are not bullied, Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Biting Jin, and Zhang Gongjin will not let them out, and the sons dare not guarantee that the left and right leading guards and the right Xiaowei army will do anything uncontrollable. Once the fish dies and the net is broken, Chang'an will be in chaos, this is all my Datang's loss. ”

Hearing the threat of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, Emperor Li Yuan couldn't help but be a little afraid. The crown prince and the king of Qi were in a hurry, once the people were forced to a dead end, the left and right led the army of the guards, and the right Xiaowei army rebelled, and the imperial capital Chang'an was destined to be full of blood and corpses. You can't be in a hurry, cut the flesh with a blunt knife, and slowly weaken the people, so that he will no longer be a threat in the end.

Thinking of this, Emperor Li Yuan ordered: "Release Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, and Zhang Gongjin, and let them recuperate at home." ”