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Chapter 752
At the end of August in Chang'an, the weather was very hot. When Li Yuan led the army back to Chang'an, the price of food in Guanzhong remained high due to the war, and the people of Chang'an were living in dire straits.

As a provincial servant of the Tang Dynasty, although the dignified Prime Minister Chen Shuda has no worries about food and clothing, for him, the current situation is also not very good.On this day, after he retired from the court, he returned home, rejected all visits from officials, and read the memorials by himself in the study.

Since Heyang's defeat, he could already feel that Li Yuan's attitude towards him was far less trusting than before. The distrust in this, it's absurd to say, was actually because of his niece.

Chen Shuda was the son of Emperor Chen Xuan and Chen Xu. After Chen died, he couldn't succeed for a long time.Later, because Yang Guang favored Chen Kui, the daughter of Empress Chen, he enlisted all the descendants of the Chen family.Chen Shuda, as Chen Yu's uncle, was promoted all the way through his official position. He first paid homage to Neishi Scheeren, and then became the governor of Jiangjun.

At the beginning, Chen Shuda and Li Yuan were also old friends. After serving as the general guard of Jiangjun, Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang.Chen Shuda took advantage of the situation to rebel and dedicated the entire Jiangjun County to Li Yuan.But now overnight, Chen Shuda felt that he was about to be in danger, just because Chen Yu made Li Chongjiu the county wife.

This speculation was groundless. A wise man like Li Yuan would not annoy him because of such a trivial matter, but the changes in the court in the past few months proved his judgment.

Thinking of this, Chen Shuda couldn't help sighing. He put the memorial on his desk, and picked up a half-written memorial for resignation. This is his second memorial for resignation. He presented it to Li Yuan last month. One copy, but was persuaded by Li Yuan to return it.

Chen Shuda thought that he might be overwhelmed, but a few days later, it was reported that Lu Chisong, the Duke of Fanyang County, committed suicide in prison after being convicted of corruption.

Who is Lu Chisong? When Li Yuan raised troops from Jinyang, Lu Chisong, who was the commandant of Hedong, led his troops to welcome Li Yuan's army into the pass, and was named Duke of Fanyang by Li Yuan.After Heyang's defeat this time, there were rumors that Lu Chisong secretly had correspondence with his son, Lu Chengqing, an important minister of Da Zhao, which seemed to have leaked court secrets.Therefore, Lu Chisong was interrogated by Li Yuan on charges of corruption. As a result, within a few days of interrogation, Lu Chisong committed suicide in prison.

It was Lu Chisong's death that made Chen Shuda very afraid. Lu Chisong had a deep friendship with him, and like Chen Shuda, they were Li Yuan's old friends.At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, the three of them were ministers in the same palace, and they had a very good friendship with each other.So Li Yuan raised troops, and the two of them didn't say anything. They not only rebelled against the Sui Dynasty, but also ceded land and raised troops to respond to Li Yuan. After Li Tang founded the country, the two of them were reused by Li Yuan.

But now, Li Yuan has begun to forget the old love.Xiao Yu heard that not only Lu Chisong, but also Prime Minister Xiao Yu, who had always been at odds with him, aroused Li Yuan's suspicion.

Xiao Yu was the son of Xiao Kui, Emperor Ming of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. Xiao Yu was proficient in Confucian classics when he was young, and he was good at writing, which was liked by Empress Dugu.Later, Empress Dugu married her niece to Xiao Yu. It happened that Li Yuan was the nephew of Empress Dugu, and Li Yuan and Xiao Yu's wife were cousins, so the two had always had a deep friendship.Later, Li Yuan raised troops from Jinyang, and Xiao Yu, who served as the prefect of Hechi, raised troops to welcome Li Yuan into Chang'an.Li Yuan also attached great importance to Xiao Yu. He worshiped him as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Doctor Guanglu, named Song Guogong, and later became Prime Minister.

In Li Tangchaotang, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, and Lu Chisong were all heroes of the Three Dragons. They all put their bets on Li Yuan when the situation was not yet clear, and got huge rewards afterwards.

Originally, Xiao Yu and Li Yuan shouldn't be suspicious, but the problem is that he is the younger brother of Empress Xiao.Li Yuan was even distant from Xiao Yu, much colder.Chen Shuda asked himself that his credit was not as good as Xiao Yu's at the beginning, nor did he have such a deep relationship with Li Yuan as Xiao Yu.

Li Yuan even became suspicious of Xiao Yu, let alone himself.Apart from Xiao Yu, there are still people in the court who are suspected, there are Wen Daya and Wen Daya, their contributions are not outstanding in the first place.Li Yuan was blunt, and Wen Daya was originally the secretary of the Daxingtai Industry Department of Shandong Road, and then went to Longyou to farm.Wen Dayou was also sent to Sichuan and Sichuan to serve as officials, and both of them were regarded as rising and falling secretly, but they were brothers of Wen Yanbo, Prime Minister of Great Zhao.

Chen Shuda re-read the resignation memorial in his hand. When he became an official of Li Tang, his grand plans and ambitions had gradually faded away.Now all he wanted was to get out of the way.

When Chen Shuda was alone in the study thinking about his thoughts, a voice came from outside the door saying: "Master, His Royal Highness King Qin came to visit us at the mansion!" After hearing this, Chen Shuda wondered what King Qin was doing in my mansion at this time.However, Chen Shuda and Li Shimin have always been on good terms with each other, and they often communicate in secret and support each other in court.

Chen Shuda immediately said: "Let King Qin wait in the lobby, I will meet you after I change clothes."

Not long after, Chen Shuda walked to the lobby in his ordinary clothes, but he saw Li Shimin and his confidant eldest grandson Wuji were there.Chen Shuda immediately saluted and said: "His Royal Highness Qin is here for official business or private business?"

Li Shimin took a step forward and said eagerly: "Han Dong Gong, I came here alone for a request. Now there is a sign of danger, and the signs of it have been seen. What do you do?"

Chen Shuda's face changed slightly when he saw Li Shimin say this, but he was relieved when he saw that there was no outsider in the hall, and then he frowned slightly and reproached him: "His Royal Highness, you are a person who does great things, no matter what you do, don't mess up your position. You talk to me slowly."

Li Shimin wept and said: "Shimin's life is only for a moment, so why care about so much, I beg the county magistrate to help you now!"

When did Chen Shuda see Li Shimin like this, and he also knew why Li Shimin was distressed. Now there are rumors in the market, saying that after the Tang army was defeated in Heyang, Li Shimin privately said that the Tang army had no generals to fight except me, Li Shimin, and the defeat was also reasonable. middle.This rumor spread more and more widely, and it was spread in Chang'an city, even Chen Shuda heard it from three different courtiers.

Chen Shuda comforted Li Shimin and said: "I see, the king of Qin is just some rumors in the market, don't worry, the emperor is not a fool, he knows that this is fake news deliberately spread by Zhao people. You can't mess up now, you mess up Zhao people The treachery has succeeded."

Li Shimin said: "Han Donggong, you also know the truth that three people become tigers. The last time my father took back my military power, I had a suspicion of Gu in my heart. This time, the Zhao people spread Gu in Youjing again, saying that my father withdrew from Heyang. Later, a certain general of the Tiance Mansion had a big banquet in the mansion, and said that he was just taking pleasure in other people's misfortune..."

Li Shimin was choked up and unable to speak, while Changsun Wuji helped Li Shimin and said: "Han Donggong, you are not ignorant of His Majesty's suspicious character. Now that you are here, you have to help His Highness no matter what."

Seeing this, Chen Shuda sighed and said: "His Royal Highness, I know you are in a difficult situation, but I am afraid that I am also suspicious of His Majesty at the moment, so what can I do for you?"

Li Shimin wondered: "Father, when he raised his army, was so tired of Han Dong Gong's help. Father should have the most trust in you. Why does he even suspect you?"

Chen Shuda let out a long sigh, and explained why Li Yuan suspected him.Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji were speechless, Li Shimin sighed: "I thought I could ask Han Donggong for help, but I didn't expect..."

Chen Shuda and Li Shimin were sitting silently at each other, at this time Changsun Wuji suddenly said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, Duke Han Dong, your Majesty has already had a quarrel with you, once a disaster occurs, it is not a big mistake, it is a real disaster. Worry. If His Majesty does the work of Duke Zhou, it will be good for the country!"

As soon as this remark came out, Chen Shuda was shocked, and thought to himself that what Changsun Wuji said was completely rebellious.

Before Chen Shuda could think about it, at this time Li Shimin suddenly got up, pulled out the sword from his waist and said, "Bastard, what are you talking about, do you think I, Li Shimin, are such a traitor without a father or a king? Slave, show your loyalty to your father!"

After speaking, Li Shimin slashed at Changsun Wuji with a sword, but Changsun Wuji also drew his sword to parry.

Chen Shuda thought about it a few times, he is a discerning person, how could he not guess that Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji were acting in front of him.But Chen Shuda remained calm, he was thinking about the risk of the next decision.

The King of Qin is the Lord of Yingrui, who can trust and employ others, and he has always been very close to him. It is not like His Majesty, except for the Li family in Longxi, who refuses to trust people with other surnames. Now that he has fallen out of favor, one day he may even If he ended up like Lu Chisong, why not make plans for himself at this time.

At that moment Chen Shuda stood up, not avoiding Jianfeng coming and going, said: "Stop, both of you, listen to me."

Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji all stopped, Chen Shuda said: "Your Highness, I have thought about this for a long time, but I dare not say it. What the eldest grandson said today fits my heart. "

Chen Shuda knelt down and said: "Your Highness, I beg you to make a plan early, now is the time of life and death."

Seeing this scene, Changsun Wuji also dropped his sword, knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness, please think twice, if not for yourself, you should also think about it for the loyal servants of our Tiance Mansion."

"You, you, you. Aren't you forcing me?" Li Shimin pointed at the two of them, his face turned blue for a while, and then turned pale again.

After a while, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji walked out of Chen Shuda's Handong County Mansion, and the guards of Tiance Mansion had already prepared chariots and horses for Li Shimin.Changsun Wuji turned his head to the side of the street, sneered, and then stepped forward to Li Shimin and said: "Your Highness, the prince is indeed the prince, and the eyes and ears of His Royal Highness King Qi are nearby, but your highness, we came to look for Chen Shuda so blatantly. We are not afraid of the prince and the prince." King Qi knows about our relationship with Chen Shuda?"

Li Shimin said indifferently: "Why should you be afraid? Gu came to pay a visit in a dignified manner. I became suspicious when I met in private. I will visit Xiao Yu, Yuwen Shiji, Dou Wei, and Feng Deyi's mansion later. The prince Qi Wang can't figure out Gu plan."

(End of this chapter)