Wentang

Chapter 68 Uncle Lang's Conspiracy
"You just need to do it, you don't need to know the reason." Li Shimin said domineeringly.

The fewer people who knew about Yue Shan's order, the better, especially the order he gave to Li Shimin, which even Changsun Wuji couldn't say.At least not right now.

The more people who know about this thing, the more mistakes will be made.Even if they keep their mouths tight and don't tell others, their usual words and deeds will reveal their clues unconsciously, which can easily be noticed by people with keen perception.

"This...we have discussed this issue before. Replacing the guard of the Xuanwu Gate with ours will definitely cause a reaction from the prince and King Qi, and it may be self-defeating." Changsun Wuji said:
"At that time, we planned to instigate one of the prince's generals and transfer him to Xuanwumen. You also agreed to this plan, why did you go back on your word?"

"Powerful people control power because of profit. Now that the situation has changed, the plan must also change accordingly. I don't care what method you use, you must control Xuanwumen in our hands, the sooner the better." Li Shimin said.

Changsun Wuji was startled, Li Shimin is the person who dislikes changing orders the most, and now he is so eager to change his original plan, something must have happened.

But you haven't heard of anything serious happening?Whether it's the emperor or the crown prince, King Qi, they've been quite peaceful recently.What is it that prompted the king to change the original plan?

He felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching. The more calculating people were, the more they couldn't bear unknown situations... But he didn't dare to press Li Shimin, so he could only act in a hurry.

"Recently, I found a suitable candidate, but I haven't had time to test it out yet, so I don't know if it's reliable." Changsun Wuji said after pondering for a while.

"Who?" Li Shimin asked with a boost of energy.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember Chang He?" Changsun Wuji asked back.

"But what happened to Li Mi's Shangzhu Kingdom?" Li Shimin said immediately.

"It is this person. After he descended to the Tang Dynasty, he has been following the great king in the southern and northern wars. His talents were also favored by the crown prince. Last year, he took the opportunity of the crusade against Liu Heitai to take him under his command, and let Wei Zheng, who was also from Wagang, Befriend him and buy him." Changsun Wuji introduced:

"Chang He, on the surface and the prince's hypocrisy and submissiveness, actually has a heart for the king. I just tested him a little and expressed his willingness to return to the king's command. But this matter is too important, and I think we need to do further testing."

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin said confidently: "If it is Chang He, there is no need to test it. He is loyal to me. But this person is greedy for money. In order to prevent the prince from instigating rebellion, he must promise a large profit. In this way, you use my Give him a batch of gold in name."

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Seeing that Li Shimin was so confident, Changsun Wuji let go of his worries.

He is very convinced of Li Shimin's ability to see people. Since he said there is no problem, it must be no problem.

"Tell him, don't be in a hurry to draw a line." Li Shimin added.

Changsun Wuji knew in his heart that this was making him a spy.

"In addition, speed up the acquisition of Yuan Cong's forbidden army, and you can promise high-ranking officials and rich salary."

"Yes."

When Li Yuan raised his army from Taiyuan, he recruited a large number of soldiers locally, which can be called Li Tang's ashes.It may be that the ability of this army was lacking, and Li Yuan disbanded them after the world was unified.

But 3 people were unwilling to leave, and wanted to stay and guard the capital to protect the emperor.Li Yuan was very moved, so he distributed the most fertile land outside Chang'an City to them, and asked them to station and guard the Xuanwu Gate. This army was the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army.

It can be seen how much Li Yuan trusts them.

Li Yuan thinks that he has treated these people well enough, but ignores that people's desires are never satisfied.It is also following you to fight the world. Those who joined later were either the Duke of the State or the County Marquis. Why are those of us who joined the earliest can only guard the city gate?

Once there is resentment in the heart, there is no such thing as loyalty or disloyalty.

This also gave Li Shimin the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes. In history, he bought the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army and played a role in turning things around in the Xuanwumen Incident.

If Chang He's opening of the Xuanwu Gate gave Li Shimin a chance to hold Li Yuan hostage, then Yuan Cong's forbidden army guarded the Xuanwu Gate for him with their lives, resisting the counterattack of the soldiers loyal to the prince.

And Li Shimin did not break his promise after he became emperor, and he did promote and reuse many generals who were born in Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army.

He also selected a hundred warriors to serve as his personal guards, that is, the famous Hundred Knights in history.

Of course, this is all for the future. At this time, Li Shimin's bribery of Yuan Cong's imperial army has not yet been completed.He was not in a hurry before, and was preparing to draw it slowly.But after hearing Yue Shan's fooling around, he felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and he didn't want to wait any longer.

Then the two discussed the details again.

It didn't take long before Sun Fu came to report, saying that the princess invited the king to taste new dishes.

The matter is almost discussed, and he really wants to see what new tricks this fairy boy can make with the food, so he said with a smile: "Haha... Auxiliary machine, come and taste the new harvest of Guanyin maidservant with me." the handicraft of his brother-in-law."

The eldest grandson Wuji was taken aback for a moment, my younger sister has adopted a new foster brother, why didn't I know?
But he immediately reacted and asked, "But Longshou Mountain Man is here?"

"The auxiliary machine is really resourceful and guessed it so quickly." Li Shimin praised.

"Your Majesty, you forgot that I brought Wu Deli back from him." Changsun Wuji shook his head and said modestly.

"Oh, I really forgot if you didn't tell me." Li Shimin shook his head and laughed.

So the pair of Uncle Lang went to the small garden in the inner courtyard together, and saw the eldest grandson Wugou and Yue Shan waiting here in the gazebo.

Yue Shan was chatting with his eldest grandson Wugou, when he saw the eldest grandson Wuji next to Li Shimin, he was also taken aback for a moment.However, he immediately realized that Li Shimin came to discuss countermeasures with his most trusted brother-in-law after hearing the 'order'.

Judging by the faces of the two, the result should be pretty good.His hanging heart finally relaxed a little.

"Come on, come on, one of you is the elder brother of Guanyin's maidservant and the other is her adopted brother, so you can be regarded as brothers. Meet each other and recognize each other, so that you won't meet each other in the future." Before entering the gazebo, Li Shimin shouted loudly. said with a smile.

Yue Shan looked calm on the surface and was very excited in his heart, could this be regarded as having a relationship with the eldest grandson, the old fox?He shouldn't count on me in the future, right?

Changsun Wuji was also very calm on the surface, but deep down in his heart, he once again raised Yue Shan's heavyweight by several levels.

First, the eldest grandson Wugou recognized him as his brother-in-law, and now King Qin personally helped him to recognize his relatives, which shows the importance he attaches to him.

This young man must have more methods that he doesn't know about, otherwise his brother-in-law, who looks at the world with eyes high above his head, wouldn't be so enthusiastic.

(End of this chapter)