But after searching for so long, no clues were found.
He had a bad feeling in his heart.
The other party must have used dead soldiers and dealt with everything from beginning to end, so even if he continues to pursue it, he will probably find nothing.
This made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Because he is not afraid of opponents standing in the open, only afraid of opponents hiding in the dark.
Even if the opponent is in the open, no matter how many methods he has, there are traces to follow, and he can deal with them calmly.
But there is no trace of the opponent hiding in the dark. No one knows when the opponent will attack you or how he will attack you.
In this case, there is nothing you can do except increase your vigilance.
He doesn't like this kind of fighting method that can only defend but not attack.
"Compared to this opponent hiding in the dark, the little moves my elder brother made are nothing worth mentioning."
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said to Jingwai, "Call Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin and others to come over."
Li Shimin must dig out this person hiding in the dark.
About an hour passed.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others appeared in the quiet room one after another.
The Quiet Room was the place where Li Shimin lived alone in the Xiuwen Hall. Li Shimin often dealt with some military and state affairs here, so both the inside and outside of the Quiet Room were forbidden areas.
No one can enter easily unless Li Shimin calls him.
Li Shimin can safely discuss important matters with his confidants here.
"See Your Highness..."
Changsun Wuji and others saluted Li Shimin.
Li Shimin nodded and asked them to take their seats.
After they sat down, they said in a deep tone, "I've been checking for a long time, but I still can't find out who is spreading the rumors behind the scenes. Do you have any clues?"
The moment the rumor spread, Changsun Wuji and others had already discussed it with Li Shimin, so they knew that Li Shimin was pursuing the matter.
They also released their eyes and ears to investigate the matter.
But no clues were found.
Changsun Wuji frowned and said: "The people in the minister's house found out that the person who said that His Highness should be the emperor was a lunatic, and after saying that His Highness should be the emperor, he drowned.
The people who were watching at that time said that he had revealed the secret and was punished by God to death.
I led people to investigate carefully and found that the lunatic indeed slipped and fell into the water and drowned, and there were no traces of man-made damage."
"What the people in the minister's office found are pretty much the same."
"The same is true in the minister's house."
"..."
After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Fang Xuanling and others spoke one after another, all of them frowning.
They all know that this matter is man-made.
But they found nothing.
They don't know what the other party's purpose is, and they have no way of investigating it.
They are not afraid that the other party has a purpose, but they are afraid that the other party has no purpose.
Because there is no purpose, it means there is no trace to be found.
"What do you think the person behind this wants to do?"
Li Shimin looked around Changsun Wuji and others and asked.
Changsun Wuji and others looked at each other and shook their heads.
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Don't you have any clues at all?"
Du Ruhui hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not that there are no clues."
Li Shimin glanced at Du Ruhui and knew what Du Ruhui was going to say, "Are you trying to say that there is only one clue if there is no clue?"
To be able to do something so beautifully without leaving any trace behind, the power controlled by the person behind it must be quite large.
After all, from hiding turtle shells, to spreading rumors, to killing people and silencing them, a series of operations require the use of some manpower.
And these people must all be good people.
Otherwise, flaws will easily leak out.
Du Ruhui nodded without hesitation.
Li Shimin said solemnly: "The problem is that there are too many people who can handle this matter without leaving any trace. It is impossible for us to investigate them one by one.
So having a clue means not having a clue."
This matter is not too difficult, there are many people in Chang'an City who can do it.
It is impossible for Li Shimin to investigate every family, as that would easily offend many people.
No high-ranking official would like a person who secretly investigates them to be the prince.
No dignitary would like a person who secretly investigates them to be the emperor.
Therefore, if Li Shimin really checked them one by one, many neutral people would turn to Li Jiancheng.
In that case, you are causing trouble for yourself.
"We have absolutely no idea why the person behind it did this, so it's difficult to find out who the person behind it is."
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
Fang Xuanling frowned and said.
Cheng Yaojin glanced at Fang Xuanling and shouted: "Whoever benefits the most, that's who."
Fang Xuanling looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked, "Then tell me, who benefits the most from this matter?"
Cheng Yaojin stared at his big eyes and shouted: "How do I know? I'm just a rough guy and I don't know how to use my brain. Aren't you civil servants the best at this kind of thing?"
Fang Xuanling glared at Cheng Yaojin angrily.
Cheng Yaojin's words are as good as unsaid.
Because so far, they have not discovered who has benefited the most from this matter.
Yuchi Gong said coldly: "So... who benefits the most?"
Fang Xuanling glanced at Yuchi Gong and didn't want to speak anymore.
Talking to this group of people who pretend to be ignorant is a waste of words.
Everyone pretends to be stupid and thick-headed, but secretly one is smarter than the other.
Especially Cheng Yaojin.
That is the reincarnation of the human spirit.
Qin Qiong said with a strange look: "If you have to say who has benefited the most, then..."
Qin Qiong said this but did not continue.
But everyone in the quiet room already understood the meaning of his words, and everyone opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.
If you have to say who has benefited the most from this, then it is only Li Yuan.
Because Li Yuan recalled Li Xiaogong through this matter, the next step would definitely be to seize Li Xiaogong's military power and solve the hidden danger that Li Xiaogong might separatist power or divide the river to rule.
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It doesn't matter whether Li Xiaogong is loyal to Li Yuan, whether he will separate the country, and whether he will divide the river to rule.
Because Li Yuan recalled Li Xiaogong not because of these.
It's because the power held by Li Xiaogong has affected Li Yuan's rule.
So Li Yuan must deal with him.
"You mean, this was done by a saint?"
Cheng Yaojin shouted with eyes wide open.
Everyone in the quiet room all rolled their eyes at Cheng Yaojin.
Is Li Yuan crazy?
Doing something that might shake his rule?
If Li Yuan wants to recall Li Xiaogong, there are too many ways.
For example, find an official under Li Xiaogong's rule and accuse Li Xiaogong of treason.
Or he could find a general under Li Xiaogong and instigate him to rebel.
Another example is to stuff Li Xiaogong's residence with all the things that can only be used by the emperor.
There are many other methods like this.
There is no need to do all these weird things.
"Since he is not a saint, then who do you think he is?"
Cheng Yaojin looked around at everyone and asked loudly.
Fang Xuanling and others ignored him.
Fang Xuanling handed over to Li Shimin and said: "Since we can't guess the purpose of the person behind it, and we can't find any clues, we can only investigate slowly, or wait for the person behind it to take action again."
Li Shimin glanced at Fang Xuanling and said in a deep voice: "I also know that if you can't find out the clues, you can only check slowly, or wait for the other party to take action again.
The problem is that being watched secretly and having a ray of light on your back is really unpleasant."
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and did not speak again.
He could understand Li Shimin's mood.
Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.
That feeling of being haunted and suspicious is really uncomfortable.
Seeing that everyone under his command had nothing to do, let alone give any good suggestions, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Since you have nothing to do, you can only wait."
Fang Xuanling and others sighed and nodded.
Li Shimin added: "I just got the news that my elder brother sent people to Qingzhou..."
Fang Xuanling and others suddenly woke up, their eyes widened.
Li Jiancheng is Li Shimin's biggest opponent and Li Shimin's only opponent.
Therefore, every move of Li Jiancheng deserves attention.
"Why did His Highness the Crown Prince send people to Gyeongju?"
Changsun Wuji couldn't wait to ask.
Li Shimin snorted and said: "What else can I do? Find his henchman Yang Wenqian to recruit troops and prepare to get my head."
Changsun Wuji's eyes suddenly widened.
Fang Xuanling and others had similar expressions.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is being forced to act harshly."
"Your Highness should have made preparations early."
"Why prepare early? Why not just take advantage of the situation?"
Fang Xuanling looked around the crowd and said with burning eyes.
Fang Xuanling felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to legitimately get the crown prince position from Li Jiancheng.
They were worrying about how to legitimately get the crown prince position from Li Jiancheng, but Li Jiancheng took the initiative to present it to them.
"Everyone, His Highness the Crown Prince has recruited troops to deal with His Highness and do other things."
Fang Xuanling reminded loudly.
Changsun Wuji and others' eyes lit up.
Li Jiancheng recruited troops, not only to deal with Li Shimin, but also to launch a coup and usurp Li Yuan's throne.
After all, if Li Jiancheng takes another step forward, he will be the emperor.
He does not necessarily have to compete with Li Shimin for the crown prince position.
He could also take the risk a step further and become emperor directly.
Although Li Jiancheng defeated Li Yuan and became emperor, he might not be able to sit securely under Li Shimin's purge.
But that's not what they should consider.
They only needed to convince Li Yuan that Li Jiancheng wanted to rebel against him and usurp his throne.
No matter how generous Li Yuan is and how much he loves his son, he can't let a son who wants to kill him continue to sit in the position of crown prince, right?
Once Li Jiancheng is deposed, Li Shimin, as the legitimate second son, can naturally ascend to the position of prince.
Then, either challenge Li Yuan or face the challenges of other brothers.
Anyway, the position of the prince is a position of three evils, but whoever sits on the position of the prince will not fail to face challenges.