Man Tanghong

Chapter 295
Li Yuanji said with emotion: "It really makes people...I can't help laughing."

Ling Jing gave Li Yuanji a look of "who said no?"

Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and said, "Cut off the relationship between you and this Captain Zhaowu as soon as possible, give him a clean body, and don't contact him again without my order."

Ling Jing was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness is afraid that this person will be exposed?"

Li Yuanji shook his head slowly, "He may not be exposed, but what my elder brother will do next will expose him to the sun. If you have a close relationship with him, he won't be able to withstand the sun."

Now that the private soldiers supported by Li Jiancheng have been infiltrated into a sieve, and Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan have reported Li Jiancheng again, then no matter what plans Li Shimin has, he can't wait any longer and must launch them.

Because once Li Jiancheng gets over this difficult time from Li Yuan, Li Shimin will start his plan again, and the effect will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, Li Shimin will definitely let Yang Wenqian make some noise in the name of Li Jiancheng as soon as possible, and give Li Jiancheng a fatal blow.

Ling Jing's thoughts changed sharply, "Your Highness means...Second Highness won't let this matter stop here?"

Li Jiancheng is now too busy to take care of himself, and the only one who can help Li Jiancheng do something with the help of Gyeongju's soldiers and horses is Li Shimin.

It's not hard to guess.

Li Yuanji gave Ling Jing a look of 'you know and ask', and said: "My second brother has been planning for so long, and I don't know how much effort he has put in secretly. If it just ends up hastily after being accused, wouldn't it be in vain? Are you busy?"

Ling Jing nodded suddenly.

Li Yuanji explained a few more words to Ling Jing, and ordered someone to find a place for Ling Jing to stay temporarily.

For the next two days, I stayed quietly in the Abode and waited for news.

……

Two days later, Li Shentong appeared at the door of the jingshe with a flicker, and the panic on his face was gone, replaced by a relaxed and smiling face.

"Yuanji, the secret decree from the palace has arrived."

Li Yuanji asked Li Shentong to sit down, poured a cup of tea for Li Shentong, and said with a smile: "It seems to be good news."

Li Shentong picked up the teacup, nodded and said with a smile: "The sage has relaxed the blockade on you."

Li Yuanji smiled and nodded.

In this way, his suspicion should be cleared.

Li Jiancheng's hastily prepared assassination plan was definitely not that thorough.

When Li Yuan was furious, he might be deceived, but when he sobered up, he would definitely notice some clues.

As long as Li Yuan mobilizes the state's public assets with the dignity of an emperor, Li Jiancheng's assassination plan will not stand up to investigation.

"It's still the same as before, three people are allowed to enter and exit every day."

After Li Shentong drank a cup of scented tea, he said cheerfully.

Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you say relax?"

Li Shentong nodded and said, "It's relaxed."

Li Yuanji couldn't help but said, "Then why is it still the same as before?"

Li Shentong looked at Li Yuanji strangely, "The saint just recalled the previous secret decree, and did not lift your restraint."

Li Yuanji curled his lips and said, "Is that any different from not letting go?"

Li Shentong shook his head with an inscrutable look and said, "It's still different..."

Before Li Yuanji could speak, he added seriously, "It's very different."

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shentong, so what?

Li Shentong glanced at Li Yuanji and said, "This at least proves that you have nothing to do with what happened in the palace."

Li Yuanji said angrily: "I stay at Jiulongtan Mountain. I don't leave the gate, and I don't walk through the second gate. I look like a lady from a big family. How can what happened in the palace have anything to do with me?"

Li Shentong looked at Li Yuanji and said, "This kind of thing is not up to you."

Li Yuanji opened his mouth and sighed, "That's true."

A person in the center of power, once trapped in a quagmire, whether he is innocent or not, he has the final say, and Li Yuan has the final say.

Li Shentong suddenly winked and said, "Do you want to know what happened in the palace?"

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shentong and said with a smile, "That depends on whether Uncle Wang is willing to talk."

Although Li Yuanji already had a general understanding of what happened in the palace through Ling Jing, but Ling Jing didn't know the specific details.

If Li Shentong can help complete some details, Li Yuanji can use this to analyze more things.

Even overturned some speculations made with Ling Jing before.

"Unfortunately, I don't know either."

Li Shentong has a look of teasing you.

Li Yuanji was speechless all of a sudden, how old is he, and he still plays such childish tricks.

Li Shentong smiled treacherously again: "However, I heard that Wei Ting, the left guard in your elder brother's palace, was dispatched to Yizhou by your father."

Li Yuanji pretended to be surprised and said, "Yizhou, Jimizhou?"

Sizhou is located at the junction of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo, and Mengshezhao (the predecessor of Nanzhao), and belongs to the Jimi Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty, which is a place where ethnic minorities and Han people rule together.

Although the vast majority of local officials, as well as a small number of top tycoons, are Han Chinese, the vast majority of the people are ethnic minorities.

There is also Wang Hua in the local area, but they cannot leave the city.

Inside the city, the laws of the Tang Dynasty shall prevail, and outside the city, the folk customs of various ethnic groups and their own rules shall prevail.

Wei Ting, a high-ranking prince left guard, was dispatched to Yizhou to be the leader of the minority people, and he could only manage a small area in the city, which was regarded as a heavy punishment.

Li Shentong nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, in Jimi Prefecture, Wei Ting may not be able to turn himself over in his life. Whether he can make it to Yizhou alive is a question."

What Li Shentong meant was not that someone would rob and kill Wei Ting on the way, but that it was not so easy for Wei Ting to reach Yizhou safely.

Along the way, not only have to experience the difficulties of the Shu Road, but also avoid the erosion of poisonous insects and beasts. After entering the border of Yizhou, they must quickly adapt to the local miasma.

Otherwise, it is easy to die halfway.

Officials who have been assigned to Yizhou have always been able to live half of the life of the whole family after they arrived in Yizhou with their families.

This shows how dangerous this road of distribution is.

However, Li Yuanji was not in the mood to care about Wei Ting's life and death. He stared at Li Shentong: "Wei Ting belongs to my elder brother. Wei Ting's assignment means that everything that happened in the palace is related to my elder brother?"

Li Shentong hesitated for a moment, and said with difficulty: "I tell you, don't say it."

Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.

Li Shentong whispered subconsciously: "I heard that Wei Ting's left guard led 1000 sets of armor, more than [-] sets of armor, and thousands of swordsmen. They have disappeared."

Li Shen talked up to this point and didn't say anything further.

But what he meant was very clear.

That means Li Jiancheng raised private soldiers, otherwise where did those armor and sword soldiers go?
Li Yuanji looked like he didn't know anything, and complained: "My elder brother is crazy, to do such a thing?"

Li Shentong nodded in agreement and said, "Who says it's not."

As the crown prince and half-lord of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng had too many ways to get some soldiers and horses and do some private affairs.

Whether it is as the crown prince, it is very easy to attract those warriors in the army, or to win over the generals in the army as a high-ranking official.

As long as Li Jiancheng dared to throw his bones out, countless generals and schools would flock to him.

Maybe some people who are frustrated under Li Shimin's command will fall to him.

He obviously had a better way to recruit soldiers, but he chose the most stupid way.

"This matter can be big or small. What is my father's intention of taking Wei Ting for surgery?"

Li Yuanji questioned.

Wei Ting's rank is neither big nor small, he is stuck in the middle, and he can't resist this matter with all his strength.

If Li Yuan wanted to get to the bottom of it, it wasn't enough to just assign Wei Ting, and Li Jiancheng would be moved as well.

If Li Yuan wanted to make big things small and small things small, it would not be enough to just take down one Wei Ting. He also had to take down a few people with high enough status and reputation to make an example.

After all, the matter of raising private soldiers, no matter how small it is, is still a big deal, and a few important people must be taken down.

Otherwise, even if Li Yuan wanted to expose this matter easily, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would not agree, let alone the people in the Qin Palace.

"I guess your father is probably waiting."

Li Shentong said thoughtfully.

Li Yuanji gave Li Shentong a puzzled look.

Li Shentong said again: "On the day your father sealed off the Taiji Palace, he sent Yu Wenying to the west. Your elder brother's private soldiers should be in the west.

Your father sent Yu Wenying over there, probably to call one of them into the imperial court.

If the opponent gives up resistance, he will come to Chang'an City obediently.

Then your father should be given a lighter sentence.

If the other party resists the decree and does not respect it, he will refuse to enter the court.

I'm afraid your father is about to lose his temper. "

Li Yuanji looked suddenly enlightened, but there were not too many disturbances in his heart.

Because what Li Shentong said was similar to what was recorded in history, and it was also similar to his judgment.

The details Li Shentong knew were limited, so Li Yuanji and Li Shentong didn't have much to talk about.

After chatting with Li Shentong and making random guesses, he dismissed Li Shentong.

After Li Shentong left, Li Yuanji quickly sent someone to recruit Ling Jing.

"Your Highness, are you looking for a minister?"

Ling Jing entered the main room of the jingshe, bowed and asked.

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "The blockade of Jiulongtan Mountain has been relaxed. You can go out now."

Ling Jing was overjoyed, "Really?"

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "After you go out, meet Ma Sanbao and ask him to come here for a while, and then keep a close eye on the movements in the palace."

Ling Jing was stunned for a moment, "What is Your Highness looking for with Ma Sanbao?"

Li Yuanji glared at Ling Jing, "Don't ask if you shouldn't."

Ling Jing lowered his head in embarrassment.

Li Yuanji ordered again: "By the way, send Wang Xuance, Yu Wenzheng, Yang Sizhi and four others to Shixin. Shixin should be leaving for Hebei Road in the near future."

Ling Jing hurriedly bowed and said, "I understand."

Li Yuanji waved his hand.

Ling Jing quickly exited the main room of the jingshe, and went to find Wang Xuance and the others.

(End of this chapter)