Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

July [-]th.

First, Li Daoxuan, Liu Hongji, and Li Shiji led more than a thousand light cavalry to rush to Renzhi Palace, and then Chang Da, the general manager of Qizhou, also led hundreds of cavalry to rush there.

Although Li Shan had an imperial edict to control the army in name, he only showed his face. The actual military affairs were handed over to Li Daoxuan, Liu Hongji, Liu Heier, Qu Silang and other generals, and he only cared about interrogating those targets.

After thinking for a long time, Li Shancai decided to find a breakthrough from Yang Wenqian. After all, other people are either of high status like Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, or come from aristocratic families like Wang Gui and Wei Ting, while Yu Wenbao and Yu Wenshao are both resolute. , I'm afraid it's hard to speak without being punished.

On the contrary, Yang Wengan, who raised his troops to conspire against him, would definitely be dead anyway, but it might become a breakthrough.

"I'm ordered to ask for details." Li Shan signaled his personal guards to untie the hemp rope that bound Yang Wengan's hands and feet. Sitting beside him was a servant specially invited by Li Shan, who had already polished his ink and picked up his pen.

Yang Wenqian eased his stiff hands and feet, looked at the long-known but never met King Wei Si in front of him, and suddenly asked: "I heard that His Highness is not in the Palace of Renzhi..."

"It's not here." Li Shan said sincerely, "It's just that I accidentally noticed that there was a change in Renzhi Palace, so I came here overnight."

Yang Wenqian sighed, "It is a great crime to raise troops to seek rebellion. Is there anything else you want to ask, Your Highness?"

"This statement is wrong." Li Shan said in a more sincere tone: "Your step is from Puzhou, Hedong. My parents are still alive, two brothers and three brothers, three sons and two daughters."

Seeing that Yang Wengan's body was trembling slightly, Li Shan said confidingly, "If it's the Hongnong Yang family, maybe it won't be like this, if it's someone in the clan who has made great contributions to the country, maybe it won't be like this."

This is true, Liu Wenjing ranked third in Taiyuan Yuanmou hero list, second only to Li Shimin and Pei Ji. Although he was killed together with his brother and his family property was confiscated, his two sons were only exiled.

But Yang Wenqian was different. Eighty percent of his whole family would be killed, and the descendants of the police... even forced Li Yuan to go into battle in person and even be injured. How could the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty hold back?

"However, if you are willing to tell the truth and promise to be alone, you are willing to speak to His Majesty and allow you to be exiled forever." Li Shan said solemnly: "Although we have not met each other, I should know the King alone, so I will not lie."

The servant Chen Liu glanced at the Wei Siwang, how dare he make such a promise!
Yang Wengan was silent, but he believed it in his heart... If the other party said that he could live, or that his family would not be implicated, then he must be lying. If he only left a son, he would still be exiled, this truth is slightly higher .

Li Shan looked at Yang Wenqian's expression, and continued: "I really can't figure it out, Your Majesty has not made any move, but just ordered you to come to Renzhi Palace for an audience, why raise troops to seek rebellion?"

"Although there is a letter from Crown Prince Zhongyun Wang Shujie...but such a big event as raising troops to rebel, killing the monarch and the King of Qin, you just decided to raise troops so casually?"

"Sinong Shaoqing Yu Wenying confessed, he tried his best to dissuade him, but you insisted on going your own way and tied him up..."

"Shit!" Yang Wenqian jumped up suddenly, his eyes were blood red like fire, "If it wasn't for Yu Wenying's persuasion, why did I come to this!"

Chen Liu kept writing, thinking that this Wei Siwang is really a good trick... Obviously he hasn't asked Yu Wenying yet, but Yang Wenqian is the first one.

Now that the chatterbox has been opened, there will be a steady stream of chatter behind it. Yang Wenqian didn't hate Li Huairen who arrived at the last moment, but hated Yu Wenying who wanted to get away. He told the matter of course from beginning to end, carefully and carefully. , and even roughly recounted the dialogue.

Li Shan repeated the game in his mind, and couldn't help grinning, "That is to say, you don't know that His Majesty has sent a messenger to Jingzhao to summon Shangfan soldiers to escort him?"

"I don't know." Yang Wenqian also sensed something was wrong, "Yu Wenying, he..."

"On that day, Qiao Gongshan came to Renzhi Palace to sue the prince for treason, and the later prince Xima Wei Xuancheng rushed to Renzhi Palace to defend the prince, so you didn't know about it?"

"What?" Yang Wenqian's eyes widened, "Is it that day?"

"Yes, within an hour after Qiaogong Mountain arrived at Renzhi Palace." Li Shan clicked his tongue twice, thinking that the prince was very unlucky, but in fact, a letter was not enough to make Yang Wengan raise an army.

Uh, King Qi is also quite unlucky, if it weren't for Yu Wenying, he wouldn't have exposed such a big loophole.

Yang Wenqian obviously also thought of Li Yuanji, and murmured: "Yu Wenying mentioned that Sinong Shaoqing Zhao Yuankai secretly joined King Qi."

"What's the matter with the civil unrest?" Li Shan was overjoyed, and asked along the way: "When Gu Shang was in Renzhi Palace, did he hear that there was not enough food and grass?"

Seeing that Yang Wengan remained silent, Li Shan smiled and said, "The Crown Prince ordered you to raise troops in the Yijun Warehouse in Fangzhou, but you have only a thousand troops under your command. The Yijun Warehouse will not only have this amount of food, right?"

"The treasury joined the army to smuggle food, so..." Yang Wenqian reluctantly explained, this is because Li Shan did not directly put the hat of raising soldiers on his head, but on Li Jiancheng.

"The treasury joined the army Zhou Fang." Li Shan nodded.

Two quarters of an hour later, in the back hall of the Cuiwei Palace, Li Yuan watched the servant's records while listening to Li Shan's analysis.

"The prince Zhongyun Wang Shujie sent a secret letter, but Yang Wenqian was still hesitant until Yu Wenying persuaded him to raise his troops and take a risk." Li Shan said eloquently: "Yang Wenqian immediately raised his troops and went south overnight."

"Although Yu Wenying claimed that she had never joined the rebellion and was coerced by Yang Wenqian, many defenders witnessed it with their own eyes. Yu Wenying and Yang Wengan stood side by side under the flag. This statement is really not credible."

Li Yuan nodded, "I have ordered the guards to return to the capital to fetch the letter from Prince Zhongyun Wanggui."

"Your Majesty doubts that letter?"

"Hmm." Li Yuan's face sank like water, "Wei Xuancheng rushed to the Palace of Renzhi, and Yang Wengan suddenly launched an army to plot against..."

These two incidents are obviously contradictory. If Yang Wenqian was forced to rebel against the prince by Qiao Gongshan's report as described by Yu Wenying, then the authenticity of this letter is questionable.

After a pause, Li Yuan put down the record in his hand, "You want to plead for your life to leave Yang Wengan in exile?"

"Uh..." Li Shan faltered for a while, then said in a low voice, "I just made a promise."

Li Yuan snorted, couldn't help laughing and cursing: "You are a good person!"

Li Shan's meaning is obvious, I just need to open my mouth, as for your Majesty's answer or not, that's none of my business.

"Xiao Qing and Yushi Zhongcheng Sun Fujia will arrive at Renzhi Palace tomorrow, and we will ask together, but you are still the leader." Li Yuan put away his smile.

There are not many people under Li Shan who can be used, and he has to control the army, so it is impossible to interrogate them one by one, so he asked Li Yuan to consider matching him with two deputies.

In fact, Li Shan already understood the cause, effect and experience of the whole incident, and it was enough to control the general direction. Li Yuanji couldn't clean it up no matter what.

There are two things that Li Shan needs to pay attention to. One is Du Yan, who may be arriving in the next two days, and the other is Feng Lun who is still in Chang'an.