At the end of June of the seventh year of Wude, Tang Gaozu, who went to Renzhi Palace to escape the summer, only stayed in Yuhua Mountain for half a month, and hurried back to the capital.

When he returned to Beijing, his face was extremely unsightly, and the ministers who came back with him also looked very strange.

Not only that, Li Jiancheng, the crown prince who originally stayed in Beijing to supervise the country, has not been seen for several days, and now that the emperor has returned, he has not come out to greet the holy driver, which makes the officials of all sizes in Beijing very uneasy.

In addition, Yang Wengan, a military general who was close to the prince, rebelled in Gyeongju again...... The more these courtiers who didn't know the truth thought about it, the more panicked they became.

But this kind of thing, the emperor didn't open his mouth, and they would never dare to mention it as courtiers.

Whether it was a courtier who was close to the crown prince or a neutral minister, they could only welcome the emperor into the palace respectfully with doubts.

After Gaozu returned to the palace, he only said that he was tired of the journey and wanted to rest for two days, that is, he would not open the court in these two days, and let the ministers disperse after speaking.

Before that, the heart of Taifu Zhang Xuansu, who had always been carrying his heart, and the subordinate officials of the East Palace, finally relaxed a little.

As long as the emperor did not say that the prince colluded with Yang Wengan in front of the Manchu Dynasty and tried to force the officials to rebel, it means that he has not yet decided how to deal with the prince, which means that there is still room for maneuvering and easing this matter.

The prince's master Zhang Xuansu was a typical gentleman, and he didn't know about the prince's previous plans, until after the incident, the prince was summoned to Yuhua Mountain, and Wei Zheng told him.

Zhang Xuansu was shocked and angry when he heard about this, but no matter how angry he was, he couldn't let the prince go.

As the prince's master, he and the prince can be described as both glory and loss, and if something like this happens, he can't put himself out of the way.

"Lord Zhang, Lord Wei, Your Majesty didn't say anything about the prince in public, does it mean ......" As soon as they came out of the Taiji Palace and returned to the East Palace, Wang Jue, Xu Shimo and others surrounded them.

"It's hard to say now, looking at Your Majesty's face, this matter obviously won't just pass, but he didn't shake out the prince's sins in public, which means that he is still hesitating in his heart about what to do with the prince." Wei Zheng shook his head.

"So, what should we do next?" Xu Shimo asked again.

"Wait and see, before Your Majesty has no action, we should not do anything, and you, I don't know what to say about you, the prince did such a foolish thing, not only did you not dissuade it, but you blindly instigated it, fortunately, this matter was revealed halfway."

"If His Highness's letter is really delivered to Yang Wengan, when Yang Wengan's soldiers and horses come to Yuhua Mountain, and His Highness sends troops to make peace with him...... That's really bad. Zhang Xuansu glanced at the few people in front of him and said with an unhappy expression.

"If it weren't for Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshanzhao, the two despicable villains, who defected halfway...... Now the capital is up to our Highness. Xu Shimo was a little dissatisfied and retorted in a low voice.

"Ridiculous! Don't you know who the King of Qin is? When he was in Wujiao Pass, he broke Dou Jiande's 100,000 army with thousands of soldiers and horses, and you forgot about it so quickly? ”

"Your Majesty went to Renzhi Palace to escape the summer, and there were three thousand Yu Lin Wei by your side, how can you be sure that with one Yang Wengan and the twenty thousand troops in his hands, you can capture Yuhua Mountain?" Zhang Xuansu reprimanded angrily.

"Okay, the matter has come to this, it's useless to say more, everything is according to what the Taifu said, before Your Majesty makes a move, we don't want to do anything, but on the side of King Qi, you can send someone to walk around." Wei Zheng looked at this, then at that, and opened his mouth to play a round.

Don't talk about the affairs of the East Palace, but when the ministers who really didn't know what the prince had done came out of the Taiji Palace, someone who was really uneasy came to Feng Deyi, who went to Yuhua Mountain with Gaozu: "Lord Feng? What happened to Yuhua Mountain? And where did the prince go, do you know? ”

"I don't know anything, and I suggest you don't ask less if you shouldn't." Feng Deyi said lightly.

The crown prince Li Jiancheng approached the emperor to go to Renzhi Palace to escape the summer, trying to collude with Yang Wen to force the palace to rebel, which is a big crime.

But although Gao Zu's face is not good now, he is silent about it, and with Feng Deyi's cautious temperament, he will not say much.

Don't talk about the ministers' thoughts, but after Gaozu Li Yuan returned to the palace, the anger in his heart was not extinguished, but he was a little hesitant to let him just announce the prince's crimes to the public.

Li Jiancheng, as his eldest son, is generous and calm, and his actions are quite orderly, and he has indeed helped him share countless troubles over the years.

The Li Tang Dynasty was able to establish it so quickly, and Li Yuan still had a deep affection for him.

But if he doesn't deal with it, he can't pass this hurdle in his heart, if the prince commits such a big sin, he can let it go gently, and his sons will not compete to follow suit in the future?

The disposal is too heavy, he can't be ruthless, he can't deal with it, he can't get out of this breath in his heart, Tang Gaozu can't find a suitable solution for a while, and for this reason, his mood is becoming more and more depressed.

At this time, he urgently needed an interpreter flower to talk to him and comfort him.

It stands to reason that he wanted to say that he should go to Wanchun Palace to find Wan Guifei, Wan Guifei has been with him for decades, and she is smart and knowledgeable, so it is most appropriate to talk to her about this kind of thing.

But for some reason, Tang Gaozu did not go to Wanqin Palace, but went to Concubine Yin De's Anren Palace.

At this moment, Concubine Yin De, who was also anxious, heard that Gao Zu was coming, and her heart was excited.

She didn't know what Gao Zu was talking about when she came to Anren Hall at this time, but she was uneasy in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face, so she straightened her clothes and appearance, and hurriedly greeted her.

"The concubine has seen Your Majesty." As soon as he walked to the palace gate, he saw the emperor coming in and bowed down to Concubine Yin De.

"Get up, it's all said, there is no need to perform this great gift in your palace, I am just upset and want to come to sit with you." Tang Gaozu stretched out his hand to help her up and spoke.

Concubine Yin Defei looked at him like he didn't look like he was here to ask for a crime, and half of the heart she was carrying unconsciously fell.

She took Gaozu's hand, welcomed him into the inner hall, first ordered someone to make tea, and waited for Gaozu to sit down, before she smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine sees that you are not in good spirits, how about I help you press it?" ”

"It's fine." Gao Zu nodded, Concubine Yin De pressed it well, which is one of the reasons why Gao Zu likes to run to her when he has nothing to do.

Concubine Yin Defei stood up, walked behind him, and slowly pressed her hands from her shoulders all the way to her head, Gao Zu was pressed to sleep, and a pair of eyes were lightly sparkled unconsciously.

Just when Concubine Yin De thought he was going to sleep, Gao Zu suddenly said, "Concubine Ai, what do you think of the prince?" ”

Concubine Yin Defei was taken aback, the force in her hand was almost uncontrollable, but fortunately, she was alerted in time, so that the emperor did not notice the abnormality.

She remembered what Pei Lin had said to her, took a slight breath, and then spoke: "Your Majesty, the concubine is a person from the harem, and she doesn't have much contact with the prince, so it's not easy to evaluate." ”

"I met in the palace by chance, and the prince was very polite to the concubines and His Majesty's concubines, and the sisters in the palace would praise the prince when they talked about it, being courteous and courteous, benevolent and generous."

"What about King Qin." Gao Zu asked again.

"King Qin is brave and good at fighting, and his temperament is heroic and heroic, and when his concubines hear about it, people inside and outside the palace are full of praise for him." Concubine Yin replied.