At the end of August in Chang'an, the weather was very hot, and when Li Yuan led the army back to Chang'an, because the war affected Guanzhong, the price of grain remained high, and the people of Chang'an lived in dire straits.

As a provincial servant under the Tang Dynasty, although Chen Shuda, the dignified prime minister, does not worry about food and clothing, but for him, the current situation is also not good. On this day, after he retired from the court, he returned home, turned down a visit from an official, and read the recital alone in the study.

Since the defeat of Heyang, he can already feel that Li Yuan's attitude towards him is far less trusting than before, and the distrust in this is very ridiculous, and it is actually because of his niece.

Chen Shuda is the son of Emperor Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan, and after Chen's demise, he couldn't achieve his ambition for a long time. Later, because Yang Guang favored Chen Wan, the daughter of the queen of Chen, he reunited all the children of the Chen family. Chen Shuda, as Chen Wan's uncle, was also promoted all the way, first worshipping the people of Nei Shishe, and then becoming the general guard of Jiangjun.

At the beginning, Chen Shuda and Li Yuan were also old friends, and after defending Jiangjun, Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang. Chen Shuda took advantage of the rebellion and dedicated the entire Jiang County to Li Yuan, and was officially named the Duke of Handong County, and later moved to the prime minister, which can be described as a high and powerful position in the court, and his position is very stable. But now overnight, Chen Shuda feels that the day is about to be precarious, just because Chen Wan made Li Chongjiu the county lady.

This speculation was baseless, as wise as Li Yuan, how could he be annoyed by this little thing, but the changes in the court in the past few months proved his judgment.

Thinking of this, Chen Shuda couldn't help sighing, he put the recital on his desk, and picked up a half-written recital, which was his second resignation. Last month, he had already presented a copy to Li Yuan, but was persuaded back by Li Yuan's kind words.

Chen Shuda thought that he might be too careful. But a few days later, there was a message from Lu Chisong, the prince of Fanyang County. After being convicted of corruption, he committed suicide in prison.

Who is Lu Chisong, when Li Yuan raised troops from Jinyang, Lu Chisong, who was the Hedong Order, led his division to welcome Li Yuan's army into the customs, and was named the Duke of Fanyang County by Li Yuan. After the defeat of Heyang this time, it was rumored that Lu Chisong secretly had a private correspondence with his son, Lu Chengqing, an important minister of Dazhao, and it seemed that he had leaked the secrets of the imperial court. Therefore, Lu Chisong was taken down by Li Yuan for interrogation on charges of embezzlement, and the interrogation lasted only a few days. Lu Chisong committed suicide in prison.

It was Lu Chisong's death that made Chen Shuda very afraid, Lu Chisong had a deep friendship with him, and like Chen Shuda, it turned out to be Li Yuan's old friend. When they were in the Great Sui, the three of them were all ministers in the same palace and had a good relationship with each other. Therefore, Li Yuan raised troops, and the two did not say a word, not only betrayed the Sui Dynasty, but also ceded the land and raised troops to respond to Li Yuan. After Li Tang opened the country, the two of them were reused by Li Yuan.

But now, Li Yuan has begun to lose his old feelings. Xiao Yu heard that not only Lu Chisong, but even the prime minister Xiao Yu, who had always been at odds with him, also aroused Li Yuan's suspicions.

Xiao Yu was the son of Emperor Xiao Yue of Liang Ming of the Southern Dynasty. Xiao Yu is young and proficient in scriptures, and his good writing is liked by Queen Dugu. Later, Queen Dugu married her niece to Xiao Yu, and it happened that Li Yuan was Queen Dugu's nephew. Li Yuan and Xiao Yu's wife are uncles and cousins, so the two have always had a deep relationship. Later, Li Yuan raised troops from Jinyang. Xiao Yu, who served as the Taishou of Hechi, raised troops to respond. welcomed Li Yuan into Chang'an. Li Yuan also attached great importance to Xiao Yu, worshiped the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Guanglu Doctor, was named the Duke of Song Guogong, and later became the prime minister.

In Li Tang Dynasty, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and Lu Chisong can all be said to be the heroes of the three dragons, all of whom put pressure on Li Yuan when the situation was not clear, and then received a huge return.

Originally, Xiao Yu and Li Yuan should not have doubted it, but the problem was precisely that he was the younger brother of Empress Xiao. Li Yuan was even estranged from Xiao Yu and much colder. Chen Shuda asked himself that his original credit was not as good as Xiao Yu, and he did not have such a deep relationship with Li Yuan as Xiao Yu.

Li Yuan was even suspicious of Xiao Yu, not to mention himself. In addition to Xiao Yu, there are also suspicious people in the court, Wen Daya and Wen Da, who are not outstanding. Li Yuan was also directly unwelcome, Wen Daya was originally appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of Daxing Taiwan in East Shaanxi Province, and was changed to Longyou Tuntian. Wen Dayou was also sent to Sichuan and Shu to be officials, and both of them were considered to be rising and descending secretly, who called them the brothers of Wen Yanbo, the prime minister of Great Zhao.

Chen Shuda re-read the resignation in his hand, when he first appeared in Li Tang, that grand ambition had already gradually disappeared. Now all he thinks about is getting out of the way.

Just when Chen Shuda was thinking about his thoughts in the study, a voice came from outside the door: "Master, His Royal Highness King Qin came down to the mansion to see you!" "Chen Shuda listened to his heart and said, what is King Qin doing in my mansion at this time. However, Chen Shuda and Li Shimin have always been good friends, and the two often communicate secretly and support each other in the court.

Chen Shuda immediately said: "Let King Qin wait in the lobby, and I will meet after changing my clothes." ”

Soon Chen Shuda walked to the lobby in a regular suit, but saw that Li Shimin and his cronie Sun Wuji were both there. Chen Shuda immediately saluted and said, "His Royal Highness King Qin is here for official or private affairs?" ”

Li Shimin took a step forward and said eagerly: "Han Donggong, the loneliness is here to ask for it, and now there is a sign of danger, and its traces have been seen, what will it be?" ”

Chen Shuda's face changed slightly when he saw Li Shimin say this, but when he saw that there were no outsiders in the hall, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately frowned and reproached slightly: "His Royal Highness King Qin, you are a person who does great things, no matter what happens, you must not mess up." You talk to me slowly. ”

Li Shimin wept and said: "Shimin's life is only for a moment, where do you care so much, now I beg the county prince to save your life!" ”

When did Chen Shuda see Li Shimin like this, and he also knew why Li Shimin was distressed, and now there is a lot of rumors in the market, saying that after the Tang army collapsed in Heyang, Li Shimin privately said that the Tang army has no generals to fight except for Li Shimin, and it is reasonable to lose. This rumor spread more and more widely, and it spread in the Chang'an market, and even Chen Shuda heard three different courtiers tell him.

Chen Shuda comforted Li Shimin and said: "I know, King Qin is just some rumors in the market, don't worry, the Son of Heaven is not a fool, I know that this is fake news deliberately spread by the Zhao people." You can't mess up now, as soon as you mess up, the Zhao people's tricks will succeed. ”

Li Shimin said: "Han Donggong, you also know the truth that the three of them become tigers, the last time my father took back my military power, I had a dislike for Gu in my heart, and this time Zhao Ren passed on Gu in Youjing, saying that after his father retired from Heyang, a general of Tiance Mansion was feasted in the mansion, and he said that Lone gloated......"

Li Shimin couldn't speak, and the eldest grandson Wuji helped Li Shimin: "Han Donggong, Your Majesty is suspicious of your character, you don't know it, now that it's here and now, you have to help His Highness no matter what." ”

Seeing this, Chen Shuda sighed and said, "His Royal Highness King Qin, I know that you are in a difficult situation, but I am afraid that I am also suspicious of Your Majesty at this moment, so I can't help you?" ”

Li Shimin said: "At the beginning of my father's army, I was tired of Han Donggong's help, and my father should trust you the most, why did even he suspect you?" ”

Chen Shuda let out a long sigh and explained the reason why Li Yuan was suspicious of himself. Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji were speechless, Li Shimin sighed: "I thought I could ask Han Donggong for help, but I didn't expect ......"

Chen Shuda and Li Shimin were both sitting speechless, and at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Han Donggong, your majesty has become suspicious of you today. Mo Ruo Xi à do the things of Zhou Gong, in order to secure the country! ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Shuda was shocked, and said in his heart that what the eldest grandson Wuji said was a complete rebellion.

Before Chen Shuda could think about it, at this time, Li Shimin Huo Ran got up, pulled out his sword from his waist and said, "Bastard, what are you talking about, do you think I, Li Shimin, am such a fatherless and kingless traitor?" Lone slashed your slave and showed loyalty to his father! ”

After speaking, Li Shimin slashed at the eldest grandson Wuji with a sword, and the eldest grandson Wuji actually drew his sword to parry.

Chen Shuda thought about it for a few times, he was a clear-eyed person, how could he not guess that Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji were acting in front of him. However, Chen Shuda remained silent, he was thinking about the risks of his next decision.

King Qin is the lord of wisdom, can believe in people and use people, and he has always been very generous with himself, unlike His Majesty Xià except for the Li family in Longxi, who is unwilling to trust people with foreign surnames, now that he has fallen out of favor, he may even fall into the same fate as Lu Chisong one day, why not plan for himself at this time.

At that moment, Chen Shuda stood up, and did not avoid the sword blade that came and went: "Stop, listen to me." ”

Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji all stopped, and Chen Shuda said: "Your Highness, I have been thinking about this for a long time, and I dare not speak. ”

Chen Shuda knelt down and said, "I implore Your Highness to make plans early, now is the time to survive." ”

Seeing this scene, Changsun Wuji also dropped his sword, knelt down and said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, please think twice, even if it's not for yourself, think about it for the sake of our Tiance Mansion and a group of courtiers who are loyal to you." ”

"You, you, you. Isn't this forcing me? Li Shimin pointed at the two of them, and his face turned blue for a while, and then white for a while.

A moment later, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji had already walked out of Chen Shuda's Handong County Mansion, and the guards of Tiance Mansion had already prepared carriages and horses for Li Shimin. The eldest grandson Wuji turned his head to the side of the street, sneered, and then stepped forward and said to Li Shimin: "Your Highness, if it is really the prince, His Royal Highness King Qi's eyes and ears are nearby, but Your Highness, we came to Chen Shuda so blatantly, aren't we afraid that the prince and King Qi will know, our relationship with Chen Shuda?" ”

Li Shimin said lightly: "Why be afraid, Lone is dignified and dignified to come to visit, and only to be suspicious when he meets in private, and then go to Xiao Yu, Yu Wenshi, Dou Wei, and Feng Deyi's mansion to visit, and the crown prince Qi Wang can't figure out Gu's plan." (To be continued......)