First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 414 Si Nongqing Yu Wenying
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Fangzhou, Yuhua Mountain, Renzhi Palace.

Li Yuan spends his summer vacation in the mountains, hunting, drinking and feasting every day, happy like a fairy, accompanied by Li Shimin who is restless, he only hopes that Li Yuan will get bored soon and return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Li Shimin has not been in Chang'an for a long time, and he is very worried about Li Jiancheng, who supervises the country.

On this day, Li Yuan was beside the stream in the mountain, drinking the water with great interest, while Li Shimin respectfully served him.

He remembered Gao Chong's advice, even though he was not in Chang'an and gave Li Jiancheng the opportunity to cultivate his confidants, but by Li Yuan's side, he could also take the opportunity to be filial and win Li Yuan's favor.

Li Yuan lay crookedly on the soft bed, next to the gurgling stream, took the iced sour plum juice offered by Li Shimin, and drank it all in one gulp, feeling cool and happy.

Seeing Li Shimin's majestic and majestic appearance, Li Yuan was very satisfied, and sighed: "Erlang, you have been fighting here and there all these years, and you are away all the time. We rarely spend time alone like this."

Li Shimin's eyes immediately turned red when he heard the words, "My son is not filial. He has not been filial to his knees for many years. From now on, he will always serve Aye."

"Chi'er, you are the chief strategist of my Tang Dynasty. Wouldn't it be overkill to ask you to serve me?"

Li Yuan was even more satisfied with Li Shimin's filial piety. He patted Li Shimin's head like he was treating a child and laughed.

At this moment, Li Shimin was really moved. Li Yuan had a gentle personality and was recognized as a "good old man". He was selected by Queping to marry the Dou family.

Even Li Yuanji, the fourth son who cannot be supported by the mud, has been entrusted with important tasks by Li Yuan many times, not to mention the two brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin who are dragons and phoenixes.

Just when the father and son were touched by each other, General Qian Jiulong of Zuo Wuwei, who was in charge of the security of Yuhua Mountain, and Li Junxian, the general of Zuofu Zhonglang of Prince Qin's Mansion, came hand in hand.

These two people have another identity, they are the personal guard commanders of Li Yuan and Li Shimin respectively.

Qian Jiulong stepped forward with a serious face, "Your Majesty, there is someone from the mountain asking for an audience, claiming to be the messenger of Qiao Gongshan, the school captain led by Zuo Siyu of the Eastern Palace."

"The messenger of Captain Donggong? What are you doing here?" Li Yuan was a little puzzled when he heard the words, then waved his hand and said, "Let him come here."

Li Shimin was also puzzled, "Yongye, obey the etiquette, remember to confirm your identity and search your body to ensure safety."

Qian Jiulong's style name is Yongye. During the Daye period, he was not a slave because of his crimes, and he has served Li Yuan ever since.

Li Junxian, with the word Zunli, was originally a general of Wagang. After Li Mi's defeat, he defected to Wang Shichong. Later, because he hated Wang Shichong, he followed Cheng Zhijie and others to join the Tang Dynasty. .

The two agreed, and after a while, a scribe in a round collar robe was brought up.

"Du Fengju of Chenning Prefecture, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, I have seen His Highness the King of Qin." This well-mannered man was named Du Fengju, and he was a close friend of Qiao Gongshan, and when they met, they bowed and saluted.

It is worth mentioning that ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty also called themselves "ministers" when they saw the emperor, not "grassmen" or "slaves".

Li Yuan nodded slightly, "You are white? Why are you here?"

Du Feng raised his hands and presented a letter.

"I haven't entered an official position yet, but I'm currently teaching in a private school in Binzhou. Yesterday, my friend Qiao Gongshan, the captain of Zuo Siyu of the East Palace, sought me out and asked me to send a letter." He told the story one by one, and everyone was shocked.

"What?" Li Yuan sat upright, with a look of horror on his face, "But, but it's true? Do you know the consequences of talking nonsense!" Li Yuan said through gritted teeth.

Hearing this news, Li Yuan didn't believe it. After opening the letter, seeing Qiao Gongshan fully narrating the whole story in the letter without any concealment, Li Yuan's hands trembled angrily.

"How courageous", Li Yuan roared angrily: "He is so courageous".

Du Fengju bowed his head and remained silent.

"Aye, is there a misunderstanding?" Li Shimin was secretly happy, with a look of horror on his face.

Li Yuan caressed his chest, furious, and said through gritted teeth: "Come here, come here, go and investigate, we must thoroughly investigate to the end, let that Nizi come to see me quickly."

Li Shimin was busy comforting him, and after ordering someone to take Du Fengju down to settle down, he carried Li Yuan back to the dormitory himself.

In the evening, when the sky was getting dark, two fast horses came to report in succession.

One belonged to Er Zhu Huan, General of the Eastern Palace, and the other belonged to Gao Chong, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. After meeting Li Yuan, the courier sent a letter and reported the same thing.

At this point, Li Yuan no longer doubted, and immediately wrote the imperial edict in his own hand, urging Li Jiancheng to come to Renzhi Palace as soon as possible.

"Erlang, what do you think your eldest brother wants to do? How dare he do that?" Li Yuan couldn't hold back his anger, and yelled again, "I entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and entrusted the state affairs. What is he thinking?"

Li Shimin bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows, he didn't dare to respond, so he could only fill a cup of tea and offer it respectfully.

"Aye calm down, take care of the dragon body, there must be a misunderstanding in this, I believe Yousi will be able to find out", while speaking, he tenderly rubbed Li Yuan's shoulders and neck.

"Yes, I ordered Gao Youzhi to take care of the batch of ordnance, so that nothing can be lost." Li Yuan reacted, and said directly: "In addition, Yang Wengan's side also needs to be investigated."

Li Shimin's heart suddenly burst, and he said tentatively: "Yang Wenqian is a great official in the frontier after all, and the matter is not clear now. If Dali Temple intervenes, it may cause misunderstanding."

Li Yuan was extremely angry with Li Jiancheng at this time, but he attached great importance to Li Shimin's suggestion, and nodded slightly when he heard this, "What Erlang said is right, don't push it too hastily."

After pondering for a while, he said: "Yu Wenying and Yang Wengan are old acquaintances, so let him use the excuse of rewarding the army to find out the truth of Yang Wengan."

Li Shimin's heart moved when he heard the words, Yu Wenying, that is the Qi Wang Li Yuanji's man, but Li Shimin didn't say much, just obediently agreed.

Yu Wenying was the son of Yu Wenshan, Duke Xu of the former Sui Dynasty.

When Yang Guang visited Jiangdu, Yu Wenying was in Jiangdu. When Li Mi attacked Jiangdu, Yu Wenying surrendered timidly. After Li Mi's defeat, Yu Wenying surrendered to Tang Dynasty.

Yu Wenying is a proper dude, with a greedy personality, no talent and no virtue, if not for a good background, he would have died in troubled times long ago.

After descending to the Tang Dynasty, he and Li Yuanji soon became like-minded, and the two worked hand in hand with each other.

After receiving Li Yuan's order, Yu Wenying was stunned, and went to Qi Wang Li Yuanji to discuss it immediately.

Li Yuanji was also shocked when he heard the news. He didn't expect Yang Wen to be implicated so soon.

"Your Majesty, what should I do?" Yu Wenying looked bitter, "This task is not easy to handle. To investigate Yang Wengan's falsehood, how to investigate this, after all, he belongs to the Crown Prince."

(End of this chapter)