Chapter 120: There Is Only One Truth

There are more people who can transfer troops, and the capital naturally looks chaotic. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info. [23] However, it was precisely because there were many scattered troops in the capital that Li Yuan did not dare to act rashly. Because of the bloody battle in the palace and the later war with Zhang Liang's subordinates, Li Yuan's domestic slaves and outlaws also suffered heavy casualties, and now there are less than 3,000 people who can come in handy. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Li Yuan to send Li Shimin to the cabinet with only 100 people. However, Li Shimin was anxious for a while, but he forgot that he also had the power to transfer thousands of troops, which caused the current situation. Because Li Yuan's troops were stretched, he did not dare to occupy various yamen and important intersections in the city, so that the order in the city was not affected too much. As the army from outside the city entered the city to quell the rebellion, the situation in the capital became more stable.

Li Shimin also knew that he couldn't continue to stay here, so he had to wave his hand and said, "Since you are leaving, then carry Li out too!" ”

The lieutenant arched his hand and said, "My lord, if I don't go back to the barracks, I'm afraid that I will be dealt with by military regulations, and I really can't help my lord." If you want to go out, you can ask Zuo Wei's brother for help. ”

The Han army has abolished the previous government military system, but still retains the left and right guards as a standing force stationed in the suburbs of Beijing. Listening to the meaning of the lieutenant's words, it was obvious that the army of the Left Guard had entered the city, and perhaps had taken control of the cabinet. You must know that the military discipline of the Han army is unknown, or it will not move, and once it acts, it will be very fast.

Li Shimin couldn't help but lie down on the soft shelf, the coup d'Γ©tat orchestrated by their father and son from inside the fortress was doomed to fail. At this point, Li Shimin finally understood that without a truly powerful army, any plan would only be reduced to a joke. In fact, Liu Ziqiu has long understood this truth, and there is power in the barrel of a gun.

It took less than an hour for the order of the capital to return to normal. Because Li Shimin was present at the scene of the rebellion, he was placed under residential surveillance and coercive measures. He is not allowed to leave his residence until he has been able to prove his innocence. Of course, the entire Li Mansion has also become a key control area because of the presence of a large number of suspicious characters. The Li family has nothing to say about this, because according to the registration at the city gate, Zhang Liang's private soldiers and many outlaws of unknown origin all entered through the south gate guarded by Li Yuanji, and it is easy to wonder if there is some kind of connection between the Li family and these people. Of course, Dahan is a country that talks about evidence, and when Li Shimin insists that he rushed to the palace to rescue and there is no other conclusive evidence, he will not easily convict the Li family, and can only temporarily list them as suspects, these are the systems that Liu Ziqiu determined at the beginning.

is also because of the system determined by Liu Ziqiu, when Liu Ziqiu is not in the capital, Liu Sigen will act as his authority, and when Liu Sigen is not in the capital, Liu Siyun, the second-order heir, will act as the emperor, and so on. At the same time, Liu Ziqiu arranged different occupations for his children according to their hobbies, and some older children, like Liu Siyun, had already secretly left the palace and could not be caught all at all. Because the order of the heirs has long been stipulated, once something happens in the capital, someone will naturally stand up. As for the emperor's seal, it somehow suddenly fell into the barracks where Liu Siyun was, maybe this is the will of heaven.

The next day, another army suddenly appeared outside Luoyang City. Those with sharp eyes will find that the commander of this army is actually the concubine Huayun who disappeared from the palace that day, that is, the mother of the second prince Liu Siyun. There were two predecessors of the Han army, one was the Western Navy commanded by Liu Ziqiu, and the other was the Changshan Army commanded by Hua Yun. There are only two people who can mobilize the army at will outside the system, one is Liu Ziqiu, and the other is the concubine Huayun. No one knows how Hua Yun left the palace that day, but one thing is for sure, Hua Yun came with a large army, apparently to quell the rebellion. And as a witness to the rebellion that day, Hua Yun's return also means that the truth is revealed.

Not long after the news broke, Li Yuan hanged himself at home. When the soldiers surrounded the Li Mansion, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were still waiting to resist stubbornly, but the general trend had gone, so they could only be captured. And because Li Shimin injured one leg, he didn't even have the strength to resist.

The capital Luoyang regained calm, and Liu Siyun took over his brother's position and began to sit in the palace. At the request of the cabinet, the two-level congress convened an extraordinary meeting to remove Li Shimin from the post of prime minister, and his post was replaced by the eldest grandson Wuji. But the eldest grandson Wuji insisted on not accepting it, and finally Du Ruhui was the prime minister of the cabinet. The two-level congress also by-elected Xie Zhiwen to the cabinet and held the post of university scholar. Because he has not yet received exact news about Liu Ziqiu, and Li Shimin has served as prime minister, which has a deep impact, and his trial still needs to wait until Liu Ziqiu returns.

On the night of the rebellion in the palace, Gao Xiu'er, who was thousands of miles away, suddenly felt palpitations in her sleep, and couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

Liu Ziqiu was awakened by her scream, and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Xiu'er, what's wrong?" ”

Gao Xiu'er suddenly hugged Liu Ziqiu tightly and whispered: "Husband, the concubine is always worried about whether something happened to Gen'er. ”

Liu Ziqiu comforted: "Don't worry, Gen'er will be fine." ”

In fact, Liu Ziqiu himself was also a little uneasy. The reason why he left the capital this time was that he felt that there was a faint force that was not very peaceful. Although this force is not very strong, and it is not very troublesome to suppress, he still hopes that this force will jump out of its own way, so that he can take measures in the name of justice. However, as long as he remained in the capital, with the prestige he had built up over the years, no one would dare to rise up and rebel. That's why he left the capital, also to give the other party a "chance to perform". Of course, he left the capital for another purpose, that is, to test whether the system he had established could be effective in his absence.

Despite his comfort, Gao Xiu'er still couldn't sleep that night, and whispered: "Husband, let's return to the capital as soon as possible." ”

Liu Ziqiu calmed down and said with a smile: "What's the matter, we have to wait for the matter here to be dealt with." ”

Gao Xiu'er was worried again: "Husband, if you dispose of Tuoba Yuanju, will Qianyu be sad?" ”

Liu Ziqiu thought for a while and said, "In this way, give Tuoba Yuanju one last chance and let him confess himself." If he is willing to tell the truth, I will pardon his capital sin. If he's still obsessed, then you can't blame me for being ruthless. Presumably Qianyu can also understand my approach, and can't let the old prince die in vain. ”

Early the next morning, Liu Ziqiu sent someone to summon Tuoba Yuanju to the post house. Although the Tuoba tribe was allowed to move to Weiding City by the imperial court, the entire Weiding City was actually still under the strict control of the Han army. At this time, there was a handwritten letter from Han Chang, the guard of Xihai County, and Tuoba Yuanju did not dare not come.

Liu Ziqiu didn't say anything polite to him, and said directly: "Yuanju, I plan to mourn for the old prince tomorrow, you tell me the truth, how did the old prince die?" ”

Tuoba Yuanju's eyes flickered, and he said softly: "Back to Your Majesty, Father ...... him"

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Yuanju, don't be in a hurry to answer me. I will give you one last chance, you have to tell me the truth, if you dare to deceive me, don't blame me for not remembering the old feelings! ”

The expression on Tuoba Yuanju's face changed, and the past came to his mind. In the West Sea that year, Liu Ziqiu was just a pawn in the army, but he single-handedly saved the building from the generals, and defeated several rebels of Tuyuhun and Dasui until he reached the top. The party item extension department also chose to stand on Liu Ziqiu's side in the end, and was able to sit in the position of the party king. It can be said that if there is no Liu Ziqiu, there will be no development and growth of the party extension department. However, now, he actually colluded with Li Shimin and wanted to murder Liu Ziqiu, but he was really blinded by lard. He knew very well that Tuoba Mumi had eaten the elixir offered by that Taoist and died, and that Taoist was obviously sent by Li Shimin. Otherwise, how could Li Shimin know what happened in such detail. If that's the case, Li Shimin is his father's killer. He didn't take revenge for killing his father, but he colluded with the enemy and wanted to murder his own brother-in-law, which is simply heinous.

Thinking of this, Tuoba Yuanju was drenched in cold sweat on his forehead, and finally "pounced" and knelt down, and kowtowed again and again: "Your Majesty is clear, my father and king are definitely not killed by Weichen!" ”

Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "Yuanju, do you also know that the old prince was killed by someone?" So you tell me, who killed the old prince? ”

Tuoba Qianyu also became anxious, stomped his feet fiercely, and shouted: "Brother, say it quickly!" ”

Tuoba Yuanju gritted his teeth and said three words: "Li Shimin!" ”

Tuoba Qianyu lost his voice and said: "Li Shimin is far away in Luoyang, how can he harm his father!" ”

Gao Xiu'er thought of her heart palpitations in the middle of the night, and became even more worried.

Liu Ziqiu was expressionless, and said coldly: "Yuanju, Li Shimin is the prime minister of the dynasty, if there is no evidence, slander the minister, what is the crime, do you know?" ”

Tuoba Yuanju hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister has evidence, the minister has evidence. My father died after eating the elixir offered by a wandering Daoist, and this matter is a secret that very few people know even in our Tuoba Department, but Li Shimin, who is far away in the capital, knows it clearly. If he wasn't the mastermind, how could he possibly know about it? ”

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Maybe that You Fang Daoist committed something in other places and confessed the process of murdering the old prince, which happened to be known to Li Shimin, and it is not impossible, everything must be evidenced." ”

Gao Xiu'er couldn't help but say: "Since Li Shimin knows about this, why didn't he report it to the emperor, his heart can be punished!" ”

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "There is only one truth, and there will always be a day when the truth will come out." ”