Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

On the east side of Ba Bridge, yellow sand could be seen in the distance. Later, there was a loud sound of horse hooves. More than ten people on the bridge breathed a sigh of relief. Some went east and some went west as planned, and dispersed.

Not long after, hundreds of cavalry came galloping and stopped on the east side of Baqiao. King Qin Li Shimin, who had a weathered look on his face, smiled and said: "Now Baqiao has become a scene. When it is passed down to future generations, I don't know whether Huairen deliberately created it." Of."

Yuchi Gong, who was beside him, lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, would you like to summon Li Huairen to join us in the city?"

Li Shimin was secretly recalled to Beijing. Although he brought 300 personal guards, he would definitely not leave Yuchi Gong alone. When he set off to the west, he sent his personal guards to Xianyang County. Yuchi Gong came with 100 personal guards. ...It's just that Xianyang County is located in the north and west of Chang'an, so the route they took was not Baqiao. The two sides met between Xinfeng County and Baqiao.

The two generals Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong who followed the King of Qin back to the capital couldn't help but glance at Yuchi Gong. When did this black charcoal get so close to King Wei Si?

The relationship between Li Shan and Li Shimin is no longer a secret among the upper echelons of Tiance Mansion. In addition to Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji, there are also several aides trusted by the King of Qin who know about it, such as Yu Zhining and Han Liang. , but the general in the army, Yu Chigong, was the first to know.

Li Shimin shook his head. There must be trouble when he was secretly recalled to Beijing this time. It was better not to expose the relationship between Li Shan and himself... In Li Shan's own words, if there is more backup, there will be more guarantees.

Also aware of the strange behavior of Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong, Li Shimin waved and whispered: "If anything happens, Princess Pingyang, Duke Huo, and King Wei Si can be trusted."

By clarifying the matter at this time, Li Shimin was also afraid that if something happened, there would be some misunderstanding between Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and Li Shan.

After taking a short rest, he also sent out scouts to investigate. Li Shimin did not lower his vigilance. After the scouts reported that there was nothing abnormal, Li Shimin led his cavalry across Baqiao and headed west.

It cannot be said that Li Shimin was too careless, or that Li Shimin's previous experiences gave him too much courage.

Of course, it is no exaggeration to say that the four generals Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin plus Li Shimin himself, leading 400 elite personal guards, were enough to defeat the 1,500-strong Changlin Army head-on.

The only ones in the hands of the East Palace that were truly organized were these five thousand and five Changlin troops. Therefore, although Li Shimin was hesitant, he was not worried. Instead, he was thinking about why his father secretly ordered him to return to Beijing quickly.

Along the way, Li Shimin thought about many possibilities. The biggest possibility was that the prince had done something that his father could not tolerate, so he had to take action in advance so that he could enter the East Palace in advance.

At this point, Li Shimin, Li Shan and Li Yuan fell into the same thinking dead end, that is, Li Shimin was in the army and the East Palace did not dare to act rashly.

It was precisely by taking advantage of this that Pei Shiju had room to display his methods. His ingenious arrangements made everyone in the situation intentionally or unintentionally ignore one point, that is, King Qin returned to the capital.

At this moment, something strange happened in Changlepo. Dozens of riders were passing through the town heading east. Zhou Xin, who was sitting by the window drinking, had a slightly changed expression. He could clearly see the majestic man who was surrounded by them. The middle-aged man is Yang Gongren, the Duke of Guanguo, the official secretary of the current dynasty.

Yang Gongren's eldest son, Yang Siyi, had a good relationship with Li Shan and was not an official now, so he often went to Dongshi. The most visited place was Dongshan Restaurant. Yang Gongren had also been there several times.

Zhou Xin has been placed in Dongshan Restaurant for a year and is responsible for many secret affairs. He was responsible for fueling the rumors about Hu Shang in the east and west cities last year. How could he not recognize Yang Gongren.

Zhou Xin thought about it in his mind. Fan Shiyi mentioned the situation in the DPRK a few days ago. Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda and Zhongshu Ling Xiao Yu are both on good terms with the King of Qin. The two prime ministers of the Pei family have attached themselves to the East Palace. Only Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren He has no clear stance with Sheng Dougui, the right servant of Shangshu Province.

Now that His Majesty is under house arrest, did Yang Gongren choose the crown prince? As soon as this idea appeared in Zhou Xin's mind, someone had already barged in, shouted a few times, and pushed several drinkers near the window, including Zhou Xin, back to occupy the seats near the window.

Yes, Yang Gongren chose the prince.

Zhou Xin's mouth moved, and he complained a few times with several other drinkers, then quietly stepped back and left through the back door of the wine shop.

It was no longer possible to issue a public warning. Zhou Xin remembered Fan Feng's words about not taking risks... He gritted his teeth and walked quickly out of Changlepo, heading west. After walking hundreds of steps, he started to run wildly.

At this time, on the east side of Changle Slope, Yang Gongren had already greeted Li Shimin, who was dismounting, with a smile, and beside him was Su Zhi, the palace supervisor with lowered eyebrows.

"Meet the King of Qin."

"Why did Lao Guan go out to welcome the Duke?" Li Shimin was a little confused. If he returned to Beijing with a victory, it would be normal for the Prime Minister to go out to welcome him, but where were Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu?

Logically speaking, to secretly summon him back to the capital, his father should send out his close friends and ministers to greet him.

"Your Majesty has sent ministers and the palace supervisor to greet you at Changlepo." Yang Gongren didn't feel anything strange and said with a smile, "How is the war in Hedong?"

"It's still a stalemate, but the troops from Hebei entered Taiyuan. The Turks were wary and did not attack Huoyi with all their strength." Li Shimin glanced at Su Zhi as he spoke.

Su Zhi said softly: "The Duke of Anyi County is suffering from wind and cold and is recuperating at home. Duke Jiang Guo is in charge of the sect alone. Duke Guan Guo just came to see him at the Manlu Palace."

Pei Shiju was sick at home. Maybe something happened in the East Palace, and even this old fox didn't dare to get involved... Li Shimin nodded and asked with a smile: "Is there any battle report on Lingzhou and Longyou? "

"The heir of Wei is a man of knowledge, and Zhang Zhongjian won two more games, but the Turks want to cross the Yellow River and enter the Longyou Road." Yang Gongren introduced: "The day before yesterday, His Majesty ordered Zhang Liang, the general manager of Liangzhou, to select three thousand elites to go north. Today, he issued an order again. Order Li Mengchang, the general manager of Longzhou, to lead the war in Longzhou, Qizhou, Jingzhou, and Ningzhou to prevent the Turks from breaking through Longyou."

The Turks are going to attack Longyou Road... Li Shimin sighed in his heart, and Huairen guessed it correctly again.

After chatting for a few words, Li Shimin and everyone got on their horses and prepared to enter the capital. Suddenly he turned around and asked, "Where is the King Si of Wei?"

"This afternoon, I was dispatched by His Majesty to go to Sun Moon Lake to summon King Wei Si to the palace for an audience." Su Zhi paused and added: "To this day, I am still in Ganlu Hall, chatting with Your Majesty with Duke Huo Guo."

Li Shimin no longer hesitated and drove his horse west.

At this time, Zhou Xin had already entered Chang'an City and Dongshi out of breath, but instead of returning to Dongshan Restaurant, he circled around and reached Yongchangfang.

Fan Feng lives here. Although it's just a small house, Yongchangfang is next to the East Palace. The land is very expensive. If Fan Feng hadn't been Ye Xianglang, it would have been difficult for him to settle down.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Xin opened the wooden barrel he carried, found a spoon, and sprinkled pieces of pungent-smelling kerosene on every possible place that could be lit.