From the beginning of Li Yuan's army from Jinyang to the end of June of the second year of Wude, the number of soldiers registered in the entire Tang Dynasty was 1.855 million, excluding the private soldiers of those princes and ministers and the Tiance army, and there were also such as Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji's private soldiers who were not counted.

Recalling the conversation with Li Yuan in the imperial study that day, Chu Mofeng also deeply felt that the soldiers under the command of the Tang Dynasty were now redundant and the military discipline was chaotic, and the soldiers in the capital and the surrounding areas were easy to control, but the soldiers carried by the generals who had surrendered from all over the country were out of control.

In other words, if these local generals had a disobedient heart, the cities under their jurisdiction could fall in an instant, which made Li Yuan worry.

Looking at Chu Mofeng in front of him, Li Yuan said slowly: "Boy, I don't have any good plan to solve this matter now, but this matter is urgent, so I summoned you to think about it for me and see if there is any way to solve this matter once and for all?"

"Your Majesty, let Chen think about this matter before making a decision, after all, this is a matter of nearly 1.8 million troops, if one is not handled properly, I am afraid that some people will be resentful and cause trouble. Looking at the helpless old man in front of him, Chu Mofeng hurriedly spoke his mouth and said his thoughts.

Since the beginning of Jinyang's army, with the increase of years, Chu Mofeng has gradually figured out some of Li Yuan's temperament, such as expressing his opinions, Li Yuan is very disgusted with saying that half of the people who stay and half of them, they can say whatever they want, and it doesn't matter if they say it wrong, as a courtier, when reporting to the emperor, you must not let the emperor guess the meaning of your words.

Li Yuan listened to Chu Mofeng's words, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes, sure enough, I didn't talk at length as soon as I came in, I am very pleased, go back and think about it, and also discuss it with your subordinates and colleagues, and come up with a detailed charter." ”

Chu Mofeng arched his hand at Li Yuan when he heard this, and then Li Yuan said angrily: "I have to let you know something, shortly after you returned to Duling a year ago, Xing Guogong Li Mi defected to the old army to rebel, and after being learned by Sheng Yanshi, the deputy general of Xiongzhou, Sheng Yanshi led his troops to ambush Nanxing Gongxian in Luhun County, and annihilated them all when Li Mi led his troops to pass by. ”

Chu Mofeng smiled secretly in his heart when he heard this, and sure enough, this guy couldn't help but turn back, so he said indignantly: "This fang's wolf's ambition is in vain His Majesty's sincerity and sincerity to him back then, and the minister wants to know if the rest of the troops under this fang's command have been wiped out? If he still resists stubbornly, the minister is willing to lead the Tiance army to conquer and suppress." ”

"You kid has a heart, but depending on the situation, don't expect you to go on the expedition. Li Yuan stretched out his hand and nodded at Chu Mofeng, and said with a smile: "After Li Mi conferred the head, his head was sent to his old department by me, and then his old department returned to the Tang Dynasty under the leadership of Xu Shichang with Liyang as a dedication. ”

"Count his old acquaintances, otherwise once the army is overwhelmed, there will be no eggs under the nest. Chu Mofeng smiled and said, "This is a blessing." ”

"Well, I felt that something was wrong at the beginning, you and Li Mi had a good life, and this fang repeatedly targeted you in the court three times, until this fang rebelled, and then found a map in the study of his mansion, and I knew the reason. Li Yuan looked at Chu Mofeng and said with a smile: "No one will attack you in the court now, but you kid must remember that you must not do things that violate your conscience and violate the code of ethics, otherwise I will not protect you." ”

Chu Mofeng nodded and said, "Obey Your Majesty's will, and the ministers will do their best to live up to the trust." ”

"I'm a little tired today, so stand down. Li Yuan nodded, leaned back on the chair slowly, closed his eyes slightly and waved his hand at Chu Mofeng, Chu Mofeng hurriedly withdrew from the imperial study when he saw this, and carefully closed the door.

After walking out of the imperial study, I saw Wang De greet him and whispered to Chu Mofeng: "Grandpa Guo, does Your Majesty need someone to go in and serve?"

"Your Majesty is a little tired, and is resting at this time, so let's go in later. Shaking his head at Wang De, Chu Mofeng turned around and was about to leave this place, but Wang De on the side suddenly grabbed Chu Mofeng, looked around, and said cautiously: "Please take a step to speak." ”

Chu Mofeng thought to himself that Wang De wouldn't tell him anything about the secrets of the royal family, right? Thinking about it, this Tang Dynasty had only been established for the second year, how could there be so many secrets!

I saw Wang De mysteriously said to Chu Mofeng: "Grandpa Guo, our family has something to report to you, and it is estimated that you will definitely be interested after listening to it." It's just that you must not let people know that this matter is from our family, and Grandpa Wan Wangguo will keep it a secret for our family. ”

Chu Mofeng nodded, and said to Wang De: "Prince, please rest assured, you must be tight-lipped in the next place, but what are you going to say?"

As Wang De said slowly, Chu Mofeng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and his mind kept thinking about the consequences and the corresponding countermeasures.

It turned out that a few years ago, a little eunuch under Wang De secretly went out of the palace to drink, and happened to see Li Mi meeting with a mysterious person in the tavern in the East City.

As soon as they heard that this matter was related to Li Mi, Wang De suddenly gossiped, so he instructed the little eunuch to go out of the palace from time to time to monitor Li Mi.

Because the matter involved a king of Qin and a prince, Wang De did not dare to rashly show the saint, so he revealed it to Chu Mofeng first to see if he could find out something, who knows that it is not a coincidence, Chu Mofeng has already returned to Duling at this time, and after coming back, because of some delays, and Chu Mofeng went to Bohai County, so the matter has been delayed until now.

After listening to Wang De's words, Chu Mofeng wiped the cold sweat on his head, and said to Wang De: "The high righteousness of the prince, I have thanked you here for His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and after this matter is verified, I will make up my mind to thank His Royal Highness the King of Qin again, the situation is urgent, and I will leave first."

Seeing this, Wang De smiled, pulled up the male duck's throat and whispered: "Grandpa Guo has praised it falsely, our family is just a messenger, and everything is still handled by Grandpa Guo." ”

After Chu Mofeng said goodbye to Wang De, he hurriedly went out of the Taiji Palace and returned to the house, and as soon as he entered the door, he ran to the three-span courtyard, and came to the door of the Liu Feiyan room in the three-cross courtyard, and was about to reach out and knock on the door, but who knew that the door suddenly opened, and Chu Mofeng's hand that originally stretched out to knock on the door knocked on Liu Feiyan's chest.

Suddenly, Liu Feiyan's originally porcelain-white cheeks instantly flushed with shyness, and I saw Liu Feiyan ask in a weak mosquito voice: "Brother Chu, what are you doing here?"

Knowing that he had knocked on the wrong place, Chu Mofeng scratched his head slightly apologetically and said, "Feiyan, I'm really sorry, I was about to knock on the door, who knew that the door was opened, it was a pure misunderstanding, don't be angry." ”

After listening to Chu Mofeng's explanation, Liu Feiyan was about to say something, but Gu Zhen'er's shyness came from inside the house: "Brother Feng, don't worry, my cousin won't blame you, but if you want to touch it, you have to smoke it when I'm not in the house, and then you won't be left to do whatever you want." ”

After listening to Gu Zhen'er's words, both of them looked helpless, and when Liu Feiyan saw this, he changed the topic and asked, "Brother Chu is in such a hurry to come, is something wrong?"

"Let's go, let's go into the house. Chu Mofeng took Liu Feiyan's hand and walked towards the house, as soon as he entered the house, he saw Gu Zhen'er lying on the bed in obscene clothes and pants, looking like a jade body and Chen Renjun picking a sword, and said with a smile at Chu Mofeng and Liu Feiyan: "This is all in the hands of the son openly, is that the next step is to grow old with the son like a sea vow." ”

When the two of them heard this, they realized that Fang Cai had come in with their hands, and hurriedly let go of their hands and said to Gu Zhen'er: "Go and go, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and come here, there is something that you need to do." ”

As soon as she heard that there was a task, Gu Zhen'er stood up on the bed with a carp on her head, jumped off the bed and ran over with her shoes on, and said with great interest: "What's wrong?"

Chu Mofeng roughly explained what he heard from Wang De, and then said with a solemn face: "I will write a letter later, Feiyan, you take Zhen'er and Ruolan to Changchun Palace immediately to meet His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and be sure to hand over the letter to him personally, and he will explain how you should do it after reading the letter." ”

"Brother Chu, don't worry, this matter will definitely live up to the trust, and the traitor will be found out. Liu Feiyan nodded, and glanced at Gu Zhen'er in a firm tone.

Then Chu Mofeng took advantage of Liu Feiyan and Gu Zhen'er's boudoirs, took a pen and paper and wrote a letter, sealed it with a fire paint seal, and handed it to Liu Feiyan on the side and said: "Feiyan, you go and inform Ruolan, prepare quickly, and set off for Changchun Palace as soon as noon passes. ”

Liu Feiyan nodded, turned around and walked out of the house towards Xiao Ruolan's room, and at this time, Gu Zhen'er in the room suddenly raised her head, smiled strangely at Chu Mofeng, and said in a snorting voice: "Brother Feng, since the task has been arranged, people are going to Changchun Palace as soon as noon is over, so don't you think you should do something at this time?"

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng smiled and said, "Zhen'er, go to the bed, sit and wait." Gu Zhen'er was shocked when she heard this, thinking that this thing couldn't really be enlightened, right? Thinking of this, Gu Zhen'er turned around, walked to the bed step by step, carefully left her shoes with her feet, and shrank beside the bed and looked at Chu Mofeng shyly.

I saw Chu Mofeng smile strangely, turned around and ran towards the door, and shouted in his mouth: "Zhen'er, you hurry up and get ready and go." Then there was a 'bang', and the door was slammed shut. Gu Zhen'er, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, slammed the bed board with one hand with one hand, and said angrily: "This guy is really unfunny. ”

At this time, the crown prince Li Jiancheng, who lived in the East Palace, appeared in an abandoned mansion in Huaide Fang near the West Market at this moment, only to see Li Jiancheng looking at the dilapidated house in front of him with his hands behind his back, completely ignoring the fact that there was a person kneeling behind him, and the weeds in the courtyard just gave him and the people behind him the best shelter.

After enjoying the desolate scenery in the courtyard for a while, Li Jiancheng said slowly: "At the beginning, Li conspired against you, and you made a secret report, but no one thought that you were actually a secret agent he planted in Changchun Palace, how many other people in Changchun Palace were inserted by Li Mi'an?"

The person behind him hesitated for a moment but did not speak, only to see Li Jiancheng sigh faintly and said, "It's okay if you don't want to say it, but do you think I don't know?"

I saw that the face of the person behind him changed, and he said coldly: "Since Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows everything, why do you bother to ask me again?"

"It's just that you want to test your loyalty, since you can keep your mouth shut about the old master's affairs, then this palace can rest assured. Li Jiancheng nodded with satisfaction, turned to this person and said: "Give you and him a task, keep an eye on the person in Changchun Palace for me, report it at any time if there is a situation, and after this palace succeeds to the throne, he will definitely be treated as a high-ranking official." ”

This person nodded and did not answer, but Li Jiancheng suddenly changed his words and said with a smile: "This palace is very curious, how did he become Li Mi's secret agent in Changchun Palace? ”

"If there is nothing to do, the villain will leave His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the time being, and come out for a long time, and it will be suspicious if he does not return to Changchun Palace. Farewell" The man arched his hand at Li Jiancheng, turned around and left the place in a hurry.

Looking at the figure of this person in the distance, Li Jiancheng muttered to himself: After the palace ascends the throne, I will definitely get rid of you, so as not to have endless troubles in the future.

As soon as noon passed, Liu Feiyan, Gu Zhen'er and Xiao Ruolan were ready to walk in the direction of Chunming Gate, and when they arrived at Chunming Gate, they happened to meet Zhang Jian, the captain of the pro-soldiers beside Li Shimin, the three of them did not know Zhang Jian, but Zhang Jian had seen the three of them, so they opened their mouths and greeted: "Three girls, below is Zhang Jian, the captain of the pro-soldiers under the command of King Qin, I am fortunate to meet three girls today, I don't know if Qi Guogong has always been good?"

Liu Feiyan nodded, and said with a smile: "General Zhang, Grandpa Guo is in good health, and General Zhang is worried." ”

I saw Zhang Jian smile and said: "Where is the girl, what are you talking about, Grandpa Guo and His Royal Highness King Qin are like brothers, as a subordinate of His Royal Highness King Qin, this kind of greeting is due." Immediately, Zhang Jian glanced at the three people who were ready to go, and asked in surprise: "The three of you don't know where to go?

Gu Zhen'er on the side was about to answer, only to see Liu Feiyan cough lightly and said with a smile: "General Zhang, this is not necessary, Grandpa Guo arranged for the three of us to go out of the city to the eastern capital on business, I don't know where the general wants to go?"

"Oh, the old mother in the next family was seriously ill a few days ago, and had to ask His Royal Highness the King of Qin for leave to return to the capital to take care of her. Hearing that the three of them were going to Luoyang, Zhang Jian also told his itinerary.

Hearing the words 'Changchun Palace', Liu Feiyan's eyelids jumped unconsciously, and then he arched his hand to Zhang Jian and said, "Then the three of us sisters will retire first." After speaking, he turned his horse's head and led Gu Zhen'er and Xiao Ruolan out of Chunming Gate and ran towards Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Looking at the backs of the three of them, Zhang Jian smiled a little meaningfully, and then also walked out of the Chunming Gate and rode towards the Changchun Palace located in the southeast of Chang'an.

After the three of them ran out for a distance, Liu Feiyan suddenly grabbed the reins and made an emergency stop, and Gu Zhen'er and Xiao Ruolan behind them hurriedly pulled the reins and stopped at Liu Feiyan's side.

I saw Gu Zhen'er shouting with palpitations: "Cousin, you are crazy, I almost hit you." ”

Seeing this, Xiao Ruolan on the side hurriedly asked: "Feiyan, you have been unsettled since you left the Chunming Gate, what happened?"

"No, that Zhang Jian is not right. Liu Feiyan thought for a moment, and said coldly: "He is a pro-soldier captain, it is impossible for him to leave the chief officer's side at will, and if I remember correctly, Brother Chu once said that his pro-soldier captain in the Tiance Army and Zhang Jian are fellow villagers, although they both live in the suburbs of Chang'an, but Zhang Jian's parents died since he was a child, and Brother Chu's pro-soldier captain also asked Brother Chu not to talk about it, so as not to be looked down on Zhang Jian." ”

"Then should we go back and check before making a decision?" After listening to Liu Feiyan's words, Xiao Ruolan asked worriedly: "What about Brother Chu's personal captain?

"It's useless, Brother Chu's personal captain died in the battle in Wangyuan County, and the bones exist in the Valhalla, and I once went with Brother Chu to pay respects. Liu Feiyan also looked helpless when he mentioned this person, and after thinking about it, he seemed to have thought of something. Facing Gu Zhen'er and Xiao Ruolan, she said excitedly: "I know what to do, let's go back and ask Brother Chu for this person's address now, and ask when we get to his house." ”

Hearing this, Gu Zhen'er and Xiao Ruolan hurriedly turned their horses' heads and shouted at Liu Feiyan: "Without further ado, let's return to the capital quickly." The three of them raised their whips one after another, and jerked hard at the horse's buttocks, and the horses were in pain and galloped forward with the three of them.

When they came to Chunming Gate, there was no one at the door, and the three of them shouted in unison: "The other side of the flower is doing something, get out of the way quickly." As he spoke, it was like three strong winds blowing through the Chunming Gate.

When they left Chang'an City again, it was already the beginning of Shen, and the three of them came to the village near the west of Chang'an City along the Jinguang Gate, and quickly found the family of the captain of the pro-soldiers.

Liu Feiyan asked about Zhang Jian, and was told that the truth was exactly the same as the three guesses, thinking of this Liu Feiyan was horrified, it turned out that the assassin hiding in the shadows turned out to be Zhang Jian, and he was frightened and threw down some money, so he took Gu Zhen'er and Xiao Ruolan to gallop in the direction of Changchun Palace.

Although the three of them hurried all the way non-stop, because of some delays, they arrived at Changchun Palace one day later than Zhang Jian.

I saw Li Shimin smiling and opening the letter and scanning it roughly, then nodded and said with a smile: "Since your grandfather has an order, then the three of you will be temporarily transferred to the command of this king, and the specific matters will be explained to you later." ”

At this time, Liu Feiyan stepped forward and whispered to Li Shimin: "His Royal Highness King Qin, the little woman has something important to report, and the matter is very important, please retreat." ”

Seeing this, Li Shimin instantly understood that Liu Feiyan must have something important, and then waved his hand to the rest of the people in the room, signaling them to leave, and after everyone left, Liu Feiyan glanced at Xiao Ruolan and Gu Zhen'er.

The two of them quickly walked out of the house, one stood at the door with a spear in hand, while the other was a swallow who climbed onto the roof, and then drew the long knife behind his back and watched condescendingly.

Hearing the sound from outside the house and from the roof, Liu Feiyan told Li Shimin about Zhang Jian, and after Li Shimin listened, he sighed deeply and said: "In this case, Miss Liu, what are you going to do? If there is no conclusive evidence, this king cannot fully believe you." ”

Liu Feiyan knew that Li Shimin would say this, so he smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness King Qin, please rest assured, the little woman will definitely come up with strong evidence to present to you." ”

Li Shimin nodded, and said coldly: "In this case, this king is here to wait for good news, if this is the case, this king will definitely not bend the law for personal gain, but if not, then this king will also punish you, even if your grandfather speaks, this king will not sell his face." ”

Although Li Shimin said viciously, he was also worried in his heart, he knew that the group of girls under that guy were treated as treasures by him in plain life, and each of them could take charge of themselves, if he really punished them, it was estimated that the person would tear himself apart.

On the second day, the news of three women in the barracks spread throughout the Changchun Palace, as the saying goes, three years as a soldier, the sow race sable cicada, as soon as I heard that there was a woman in the Changchun Palace, a group of soldiers looked forward to it, and after learning that it was the group of killing stars from the other side of the flower, the original high enthusiasm was instantly extinguished by a basin of cold water, and everyone thought to themselves, although the group of killing stars were all handsome women, but this blessing was not something that everyone could bear.

However, there are two people who have always been concerned about the arrival of Liu Feiyan and the three of them, one of whom was particularly concerned about the arrival of Liu Feiyan and Li Shimin when he met with them that day, and the other person was Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian thought to himself, didn't these three people go to Luoyang, the eastern capital? Why did they appear in Changchun Palace, but he didn't know where he was, lest his undercover identity be exposed, so he came up with a plan.

At noon, Zhang Jian cooked a meal for Li Shimin and brought it in, only to see that Li Shimin was still sitting at the desk reading the battle report, Zhang Jian saw this and walked over with the meal, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qin, you can eat first and then watch it, so as not to get cold for a while." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile when he heard this: "Cheng, I'll come here." As soon as the words fell, I saw Liu Feiyan walk in, and said to Li Shimin: "His Royal Highness King Qin, the matter that Grandpa Guo entrusted us to come to Changchun Palace to investigate has been found out, and we are about to return to Chang'an tomorrow, and we are here to bid you farewell today." ”

I saw Li Shimin wave his hand, and said with a solemn face: "Please bring a message to your grandfather after Miss Liu returns to Beijing, just say that what Li said is the royal family and that person's position is higher than you and me, and your Majesty's feelings need to be taken into account when handling this matter." ”

Liu Feiyan nodded, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Royal Highness King Qin, please rest assured, your words will be brought to you in the next place, and you will leave." After speaking, he turned around and left Li Shimin's residence.

Zhang Jian, who was on the side, listened to the conversation between the two word for word, thinking to himself that the prince had some handle in the hands of the two of them? No, I must report this matter quickly to avoid problems. Thinking of this, Zhang Jian put down the food in his hand, and said to Li Shimin with a little apology: "His Royal Highness King Qin, his subordinates feel a little uncomfortable in their abdomen, and they want to be respectful." After saying that, he hurriedly ran out of the house.

As everyone knows, Li Shimin looked at Zhang Jian's distant back, but the smile on his face looked a little helpless and regretful......

As the saying goes, betrayal is an unforgivable crime, and look at Li Shimin's tears in Changchun Palace, Chu Mofeng Chang'an City laughing and talking about the military reform, I want to know what will happen next, and listen to the next decomposition......