"Did the assassin confess, who sent it?"

Zhang Zheng asked Li Chengqian in a low voice.

At first, Zhang Zheng thought that Li Chengqian's assassination was the handiwork of the family.

But then I thought about it, Li Shimin's enemies can be said to be all over the world.

There are even more people who want to destroy Li Ermanmen, and they may not be assassins sent by the family.

"I haven't confessed yet, and I'm always on trial."

Li Chengqian also whispered to Zhang Zheng.

is always accompanied by the eunuch who smiled before he went to the Guogong Mansion to announce the decree.

It's just that Zhang Zheng didn't expect that such a kind eunuch would interrogate prisoners.

"Why haven't Your Majesty and the Empress left?"

Zhang Zheng only felt like a pinprick at this time, and the gazes of Li Er and the eldest grandson from time to time were like a sharp sword.

It made Zhang Zheng feel very uncomfortable

"Eh, no, what does Li Chengqian's assassination have to do with him, what does his heart have to do with him?"

Zhang Zheng thought.

Then he slowly straightened his body, and his eyes revealed an unbeatable momentum in the world.

"Brother Sheng, return to the soul."

Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Zheng's appearance and couldn't help but call him.

"Ah, what's the matter?"

Zhang Zheng was a little in a hurry, I don't know why, since entering the East Palace, Zhang Zheng always felt uncomfortable.

I didn't have this symptom in the East Palace before.

Li Er and the eldest grandson themselves often see each other, and they shouldn't give themselves an uncomfortable feeling.

"The constant companion is out."

Li Chengqian said to Zhang Zheng and motioned for him to look at the main seat where Li Shimin was sitting.

Sure enough, it was the old eunuch who went to the Guogong Mansion to announce the decree.

Zhang Zheng saw the old eunuch whispering in Li Shimin's ear.

He stretched out his ears hard, trying to hear clearly what the old eunuch said to Li Shimin.

It's a pity that the eunuch's voice was too small to hear what he said to Li Er.

So far, perhaps only Li Er, the eunuch Chang Yan, and Li Gang, who is sitting on the main seat, know the cause and effect of Li Chengqian's assassination.

After Chang Yan finished speaking to Li Chengqian, he stepped aside and waited.

There is no meaning to share at all.

After Li Shimin listened to the common secret words, his face became strange.

In an instant, it was back to normal.

As if nothing had happened.

Continue to talk with Lao Li Gang.

Zhang Zheng is very much like Lu Xun's pen who can't find a melon, and he is so anxious that he scratches his ears and cheeks.

What is this called, calling yourself over and not telling yourself the cause and effect of the matter?

"Your Majesty."

Zhang Zheng spoke softly and interrupted Li Er, who was talking with Lao Li Gang.

As Zhang Zheng spoke, the eyes of everyone in the entire East Palace were focused on Zhang Zheng.

"What?"

Li Er turned his head to look at the restless Zhang Zheng and asked.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, who instructed the assassins to murder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Zhang Zheng met the inquiring eyes of everyone in the hall and said stubbornly.

"You want to know?"

Li Er looked at Zhang Zheng with a curious face, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

Looking at the smile on Li Shimin's face, Zhang Zheng sounded the alarm bell in his heart.

Secretly scolding himself for meddling in his own affairs, this thing seems to be a pit.

This thing is a pit!

"Hehe, the minister didn't mean that, just ask casually, if Your Majesty is inconvenient to say, forget it, the minister is fine. Hehehe. ”

A long line of Zhang Zheng's hehes sounded in the hall.

"It doesn't hurt to tell you, the assassin confessed, and the masterminds behind it were the Duke of Yong'an and the Duke of Wu'an."

Li Shimin just said the mastermind behind the scenes in front of everyone, and he didn't shy away from it at all.

", Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun brothers?"

Zhang Zheng was stunned, don't say it, these two people are really suspicious.

The Xue brothers were born in Jiangmen, their father was Xue Shixiong, the general of the Sui Left Imperial Guard, and the late Sui was the Taishou of Zhuo County.

In the thirteenth year of the Great Cause of the former Sui Dynasty, Xue Shixiong was defeated by the Hebei Righteous Army led by Dou Jiande in the Battle of Hejian, fell ill and died soon after.

Xue Wanche and his brother Xue Wanjun lived in Youzhou with their father, and both brothers were appreciated by Luo Yi, the guard of Zhuo County, for their outstanding martial arts.

The latter two and Luo Yi joined Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, and awarded the two brothers as the Duke of Yong'an County and the Duke of Wu'an County respectively.

The two Xue brothers were originally the henchmen of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng and were die-hard supporters.

After Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, Xue Wanche, who was then the general of the right leading army, had no time to rescue.

played a game of encircling Wei to save Zhao, and led his soldiers to kill the Qin Wangfu at that time.

almost broke through the guards of the Qin Palace, and at the last moment, fortunately Hou Junji led his troops to arrive, and Li Ercai did not destroy the whole family.

After Xue Wanche heard that the crown prince Li Jiancheng had been shot by Li Shimin, he vowed to kill Li Shimin in this life to avenge Li Jiancheng.

It's a pity that the Xue brothers also knew in their hearts that the prince was gone.

He led his men and horses to flee into the depths of the Qinling Mountains.

After a few months of savage life in the deep mountains and old forests, he couldn't stand the pleading of the soldiers under his command, so he went out of the mountain and surrendered.

Li Shimin saw that the two brothers were good generals, and he thanked the two brothers for their love for the soldiers.

With the intention of loving talents in his heart, he did not blame the Xue brothers in the past and still entrusted them with important tasks.

The Xue brothers also did not live up to Li Shimin's wishes.

In the early years of Zhenguan, he followed Chai Shao to conquer Liang Shidu and made contributions in one fell swoop. The two brothers were knighted together as the prince of the county.

Last year, he broke the Turks with Li Jing.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the war has been impressive.

The Xue family has two dukes, and it was a good story in Chang'an for a while.

However, this does not change the fact that they were once the hardcore of Li Jiancheng's command.

Therefore, if you want to say that Li Chengqian was murdered, their brother is really suspicious.

Interestingly, the Xue family and the Zhang family came out of Dunhuang together, and the two families also had a lot of friendship.

"Does Your Majesty believe it?"

Zhang Zheng couldn't figure out Li Er's thoughts, so he asked rhetorically.

"Hehe, I don't believe it."

Li Er's answer was categorical.

"Is there anything else?"

"No, no."

Zhang Zheng's head shook like a rattle, and he was still regretting why he couldn't hold back his curiosity and had to ask.

However, looking at Li Shimin's indifferent expression, it didn't seem to be as bad as he imagined.

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is unharmed, Weichen remembered that there were still some small things at home that had not been dealt with, so the minister retired first."

"Okay, you can step down."

Li Er glanced at Zhang Zheng meaninglessly.

"The minister retired."

Zhang Zheng got up and saluted everyone in the hall.

Everyone didn't seem to see Zhang Zheng's movements, only Li Chengqian's eyes showed a hint of apology.

It's a pity that Zhang Zheng, who was in a hurry to go home, didn't see it.

Slowly exiting the main hall, just about to step out of the threshold of the East Palace.

Li Shimin's undoubted voice suddenly came.

"Boy Zhang, I'll let someone send you."

Zhang Zheng paused, this is not necessary.

He came to Chang'an with fifty good men who had retired from the army.

Who would provoke themselves with such an eye-open?

However, since Li Shimin's decision has been exported, there is no room for retraction.

"Don't dare to resist, forget it."

Zhang Zheng sighed.

Li Shimin instructed Chang Yan beside him: "Chang Yan, send Zhang Xiaozi home for me." ”

"The slave obeys."

"Hehe, don't come to Zhang County, let's go, let's send you back."

Chang Yan walked to Zhang Zheng's side and said to Zhang Zheng with a smile before he spoke.

"There is a regular waiter."

Zhang Zheng bowed.

"Don't dare."

Chang Yan dodged Zhang Zheng's salute.