Chapter 816: Death by the Knife
The Marquis of Pingnan returned safely and was injured again, and if it was on weekdays, for the emperor's sake, the ministers would definitely visit.
But now, except for the people of King Qin and his party, no one dares to visit Pingnanhou.
After all, in the past, it was to appease the emperor, but now he does not dare to offend the prince.
Pingnanhou was kidnapped by King Yan, and King Yan is the prince's person, and now that King Yan is in prison, if they go to visit Pingnanhou, they are going against King Yan and against the prince.
Although the crown prince and King Yan have severed their relationship, who can guarantee that the prince will not secretly write down their names and retaliate against them in the future?
So, it's best to brake statically and do nothing.
The dark tide is surging in Chang'an City, and a new round of storm is coming, and Li Shimin, who went to quell the rebellion, knows nothing about it.
When he first arrived in Ningzhou, he ordered Qian Jiulong and the governor of Lingzhou to cooperate with him to outflank Yang Wengan.
Although Yang Wengan has raised troops, the people under him are not willing, and now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, who is willing to fight?
What's more, after so many years of fighting, they have long been exhausted and yearn for a peaceful day.
Therefore, after learning that Li Shimin, the god of war, had come to attack them with troops, they were almost frightened, and after secretly discussing, they decided to capture Yang Wengan alive and sacrifice it to Li Shimin, in order to atone for their crimes.
On this day, Yang Wengan was asleep, and suddenly felt cold on his body, and woke up, only to find a group of people who had touched his big tent, holding cold and shining weapons in their hands.
Yang Wengan took out the dagger from under the pillow, got out of bed, and looked at the black shadow in front of him vigilantly: "Who are you?" ”
"If the governor makes a mistake alone, why should he pull his brothers? It is better to ask Your Majesty for sins and seek peace. ”
As soon as the black shadow spoke, Yang Wengan heard his voice: "It's you?" ”
Suddenly, the clouds that obscured the moon drifted away, and the moonlight shone in through the open tent door.
In the bright moonlight, Yang Wengan saw their faces clearly and was shocked: "You guys...... How dare you betray me? ”
"We're not betraying, we're just trying to live. For the sake of the past, if Du Du lays down his weapons, we will let you go to the King of Qin with dignity. ”
"Huh." Yang Wengan let out a sneer, his eyes suddenly became ruthless, and he rushed over with a dagger in his hand: "It seems that in the past, I will leave you a whole corpse." ”
Yang Wengan's attitude immediately angered everyone, and they swarmed up, surrounded Yang Wengan, and stabbed the weapon in his hand.
Someone shouted, "Brothers, he is unkind to us, we don't have to spare his life, let's kill him." ”
Hearing this, the others were heartbroken, and they were killed.
It is obviously impossible to win against dozens of people with one person.
In the end, Yang Wengan collapsed in a pool of blood.
The next day, Li Shimin received Yang Wengan's bloody head, and the rebellion was quelled.
Yu Wenying asked: "King, now that Yang Wengan is dead, there is no proof of death, we can just frame the prince for rebellion." ”
Li Shimin stared at him and did not speak.
"What's wrong with you, King?" Li Shimin was silent, and Yu Wenying felt that something was wrong, so she asked.
Li Shimin's eyes flickered: "It's okay, you go down first, I'll let someone deal with the aftermath, and then set off to Renzhi Palace." ”
Hearing this, Yu Wenying retired.
Not long after Yu Wenying left, Zuo Yi walked in and said to Li Shimin: "King, Zuo Si is here." ”
Li Shimin's eyes lit up: "Let him in." ”
Wang Yu must have sent him a letter.
He guessed correctly, and after Zuo Si came in, he saluted him: "King, not long after you left, under the persuasion of the ministers, Your Majesty released the crown prince and let the prince return to Chang'an to continue to supervise the country.
"Also, it seems that something happened to Chang'an, and the princess was not at ease, so she took someone back to Chang'an."
Li Shimin knew what was going on in Chang'an, and just the day before yesterday, he received a letter from Chang'an.
"It was Pingnanhou who was kidnapped by a group of people of unknown origin, and there has been no news so far."
Hearing the news, Zuo Si was shocked: "Does the king know who did it?" ”
"I don't know yet, but I've sent someone to investigate." Li Shimin said to him: "Tell the princess, I know what to do."
"You take a rest and go back to Chang'an."
"Yes."
After Zuo Si retreated, Li Shimin summoned Qin Shubao and Duan Zhixuan, and ordered someone to summon Yu Wenying.
"I've seen the king."
Yu Wenying thought that Li Shimin was looking for him to discuss the matter of framing the prince for rebellion, but he didn't expect that as soon as he wanted to get up, a sharp knife was put on his neck.
"You ......" Yu Wenying panicked, raised her head and looked at Li Shimin: "What does the king mean?" ”
Li Shimin preached loudly: "Si Nongqing Yu Wenying colluded with the traitor Yang Wengan to raise an army and rebel, intending to murder the King of Qin, and was killed by a knife in the fight. ”
When the words fell, Duan Zhixuan raised the big knife in his hand.
Seeing that the big knife was about to fall, Yu Wenying hurriedly shouted, "Wait." ”
Duan Zhixuan's movements froze.
Yu Wenying yelled at Li Shimin angrily: "Has the king forgotten who has repeatedly dealt with you in front of His Majesty?
"I have done so much for the king, and I also helped the king incite Yang Wengan to raise troops and frame the prince for rebellion, and now that I am about to succeed, does the king want to cross the river and tear down the bridge?"
Li Shimin was unmoved, and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty has released the prince, and it is impossible to frame the prince for rebellion." ”
"Even if I fail, the king shouldn't kill me." Yu Wenying eagerly proved her usefulness to Li Shimin: "I am Your Majesty's confidant, Your Majesty trusts me and respects me."
"The king wants to know His Majesty's movements, I can report to you at any time, and if the prince says bad things about you in front of His Majesty, I can also help you defend yourself.
"Therefore, it is better for the king to kill me than to keep me, in this case, I will be of greater use.
Don't worry, the king, I will definitely keep my mouth shut, and I won't leak the fact that you sent me to incite Yang Wen to raise troops. ”
Li Shimin said indifferently: "Only the dead can keep secrets. ”
Yu Wenying's face turned pale, and she hurriedly begged for mercy: "King, please, don't kill me, I swear, I won't say it."
"Please, King, I still have a family to take care of, I can't die......"
"Don't worry, after you die, I will take care of your family." After finishing speaking, Li Shimin glanced at Duan Zhixuan.
"Please, King, don't ...... Kill ......" Before the words were finished, Yu Wenying fell in a pool of blood.
Li Shimin looked at Yu Wenying for a while, then suddenly sighed, and then ordered: "Clean up here." ”
......
After quelling Yang Wengan's rebellion, Li Shimin arranged everything and returned to Renzhi Palace with his people.
Li Shimin went to see Li Yuan as soon as possible and reported to him the situation in Gyeongju and Ningzhou: "...... Before Yu Wenying died, he told me that he and Yang Wengan had long colluded together and launched a rebellion while you left Chang'an.
"The eldest brother didn't know about these things.
"My son thought that the eldest brother's rebellion was framed, and he asked his father to thoroughly investigate the case and return the eldest brother's innocence."
Li Yuan was shocked......