Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 795
Almost when Li Shan was leaving for the south, in the East Palace of the Chang'an Imperial City, the three prime ministers Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, and Feng Lun who stayed behind in Chang'an were silent, but they all looked at the crown prince Li Jiancheng with complicated eyes. mood.

Pei Ji was the first to discover the abnormality. Yesterday he rushed to report to Beijing. Liang Jun rushed to Renshou Palace for a long distance. His Majesty was attacked on the way back to Chang'an. He was defeated and returned to Tiantai Mountain, where he defended.

There is no doubt that this is for Chang'an to immediately dispatch a large army to rescue the siege... Your Majesty, the King of Qin, a large number of courtiers, concubines, and princes are all trapped in Renshou Palace.

Pei Ji, who was the first to see the battle report, went to the East Palace immediately. To be honest, this minister, both in terms of talent and reputation, was mediocre. Brother Pei Shiju is completely incomparable.

In other words, even if Pei Ji wanted to do bad things, he couldn't do anything bad. The main cause of Liu Wuzhou's death was not him, but Li Yuan himself.

But Pei Ji did not find the crown prince in the East Palace. After waiting for a long time until nightfall, Li Jiancheng was found with a displeased face... This incident made Pei Ji very strange. The crown prince was not in the East Palace, and maybe not even in the Tai Chi Hall. Where did you go?

After seeing the military newspaper, Li Jiancheng was shocked and shouted that he would personally lead troops to help, but after a short period of panic, Li Jiancheng suddenly fell silent, and on the grounds that it was already night, he chose to call Zaifu and his staff on the second day Discussion... Apparently, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty was not as benevolent as Li Yuan thought.

In fact, this is also normal. Throughout the dynasties, the struggle for the throne, for the sake of the throne, the father killed the son, the son killed the father, and brothers raised their knives at each other, all of which were commonplace.

Isn't this a good opportunity given by God?
Qizhou is close to Jingzhao, Jingzhou has already been defeated, Longzhou has been attacked by the Liang army, and several other state capitals need to detour to rescue Qizhou. This is the main reason why Li Yuan pins his hope on Chang'an for reinforcements... Jingzhao Send troops, the fastest.

If Jingzhao didn't send troops quickly, and Liang Jun attacked with all his strength, there was no small hope that Renshou Palace could be broken.

For Li Jiancheng, isn't this a golden opportunity?

If King Qin died in battle, Li Jiancheng's position in the East Palace would be as stable as Mount Tai. If Li Yuan died too, Li Jiancheng would simply... once and for all, ascending the throne at least ten years in advance.

Chen Shuda caught a glimpse of the involuntary and uncontrollable joy on the prince's face, thought for a while and lowered his head. Although he was impartial and always impartial, he also remained silent at critical moments... This kind of imperial power struggle, he has no attachment Donggong, why bother getting involved?

Zhongshu ordered Feng Lun to concurrently serve as the Sima of Tiance Mansion, although he frowned but did not say a word. In the current situation, this famous former Sui courtier chooses to protect his life...just secretly anxious in his heart, you must know that Qi Wang Li Yuanji is also there What about Renshou Palace?

At this time, several of the crown prince's most confidant staff members arrived, and Wei Zheng was the first to stand up, "The Liang army broke through Lingzhou a few days ago, and His Highness has already assembled the army in Jingzhao, and he will send good generals to lead the army northward."

For a person like Wei Zheng, these few words are considered euphemistic. They did not explain the matter clearly, but gave the prince a step down... He did not send troops immediately because he did not choose a good general to lead the army .

Crown Prince Zhongyun Wanggui looked at Li Jiancheng's expression, quietly walked to Feng Lun and Chen Shuda and whispered a few words, the two looked at each other, and both left the Xiande Hall.

There were no outsiders in the hall, so Wang Gui walked up to Li Jiancheng, "Your Highness, this is inappropriate."

A struggling expression appeared on Li Jiancheng's face. He actually had other ulterior reasons for making this choice, but he couldn't say it out.

Wei Zheng lowered his voice, "King Qin's military achievements are world-renowned, but His Highness is firmly seated in the East Palace, why?"

"Dayi is in hand!"

To put it bluntly, the reason why Li Jiancheng became the prince was because he was the eldest son of Li Yuan. No matter how good the second son Li Shimin was, he conquered most of the world. As long as Li Jiancheng did not make any mistakes, Li Shimin would not be able to enter the East Palace.

Wang Gui cast admiring glances at Wei Zheng, and continued in a low voice: "Not to mention that your Majesty can still ride and shoot, what's more, you need to know that King Qin's reputation for bravery in the formation is well known throughout the world."

Wei Zheng added in a timely manner: "Outside Luoyang City, in front of Hulao Pass, beside the Luoshui River."

Li Jiancheng's face changed drastically, and he jumped up, "Not bad!"

If he chooses not to send troops to help, it is very likely that he will be done once and for all, but Li Shimin may not be able to break out of the siege with the protection of many fierce generals in Tiance Mansion.

In the battle of Luoyang, Li Shimin led dozens of horses and was besieged by Zheng Jun. His horses were shot down and died. Qiu Xinggong led his horse and held a knife, and broke out of the siege.

In the Battle of Hulaoguan, Li Shimin and Yu Chigong led three or four cavalry to provoke thousands of Xia troops, and finally retreated.

After a great victory in Luoshui, Liu Heitai attacked Li Shiji at night, and Li Shimin led dozens of cavalry to help him. He almost died in the chaotic battle, but two brave generals, Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, snatched Li Shimin out abruptly.

Can Liang Jun be stronger than Zheng Jun and Xia Jun?
This time, Li Shimin was afraid that Li Jiancheng would play tricks during the period of supervising the country, so he brought many advisers and generals of Tiance Mansion to Renshou Palace. In the sleepy Renshou Palace, the prince just sat and watched.

If that happens... Li Yuan dies, and once Li Shimin survives the siege, even if Li Jiancheng ascends to the throne immediately, he will lose his righteousness.

Without righteousness, is Li Jiancheng the opponent of Li Shimin?

On the other hand, if Li Jiancheng sends troops to help, even if Li Yuan dies and Li Shimin breaks out of the encirclement, Li Jiancheng will have righteousness in hand.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Jiancheng, accompanied by three prime ministers and many staff members, drove out of the imperial city and went straight to Princess Pingyang's mansion.

"Sichang, it's up to you!"

Li Jiancheng held Chai Shao's hands tightly sincerely and intimately, "Now that my father is trapped in Renshou Palace, the clan and courtiers are all dead, please Sichang immediately lead the army to the north to rescue the siege."

Pei Ji on the side added a few words about the battle situation, and the other two prime ministers, Chen Shuda and Feng Lun, bowed their heads... I don't know how Wang Gui and Wei Zheng advised, but the prince's attitude suddenly changed, and he even found Chai Shao.

Among the relatives of the clan who were not involved in the battle for the throne, there are not many who have made outstanding military exploits and at the same time won His Majesty's trust. Li Huairen.

Princess Pingyang, who had already shown her feelings a little, raised her voice: "It's a matter of duty."

Chai Shao didn't refuse either, and immediately asked his personal guards to lead the horses and put on armor, and was about to set off.

Li Jiancheng thought about it and felt a little uneasy, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sichang led two thousand cavalry to go first, and he led the army later."

Everyone was a little surprised, but Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Pei Ji knew well that the crown prince was going to fight in person, which was to make up for it.

(End of this chapter)