Li Shentong grabbed Li Xiaochang's collar and asked through gritted teeth: "What benefits has Jiancheng given you? Is it worth doing this?"
When Li Xiaochang heard this, he stopped screaming and started laughing strangely.
Seeing this, Li Shentong said indignantly: "You are already the king of the county. You have already obtained an identity and status that others will never get in their lifetime. What else do you want?"
Li Xiaochang chuckled and said, "Isn't there someone above the county prince?"
Li Shentong's pupils shrank and he exclaimed: "This is impossible. Even if Jiancheng is crazy, he will not agree to such a thing. And even if Jiancheng agrees, his cousin will not agree.
Don’t forget how my cousin treated my uncle and us, in order to regain the power of the Duke of Tang Dynasty."
Li Xiaochang still smiled, looked back, and hissed: "Please keep your voice down, don't forget, we are still at the gate of Tai Chi Hall."
Li Shentong gritted his teeth, glared at Li Xiaochang and said, "I advise you to stop dreaming. Even if Jiancheng agrees to your conditions, he can still regret it after it is accomplished."
Li Xiaochang said nonchalantly: "We have our own countermeasures, so don't worry about it, cousin. I'd better think about how to send me to Anli Gate to meet Jiancheng first."
Li Shentong said angrily: "If you like to seek death, just seek death. Why do you want to drag me into the water?!"
Li Xiaochang looked back and said, "Because you are the most trusted by Yuanji now, you are the only one who can send me to Anlimen without anyone noticing."
Li Shentong opened his mouth, trying to find an excuse to evade.
But he didn't expect that Li Xiaochang saw his thoughts and said with a smile: "Cousin, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the people in the house."
Li Shentong pinched Li Xiaochang's arm, causing Li Xiaochang pain, but Li Xiaochang did not yell, but smiled proudly.
They are all brothers who grew up together, and they know each other very well.
Li Xiaochang knew very well that the more cruel Li Shentong was to him, the more helpless he felt.
He was holding on to Li Shentong's pigtails, and Li Shentong couldn't help him.
"I will take you to Zongzheng Temple, and then I will find you a Qianniuwei outfit to change into, and then send you to Anlimen. As for how you get in and meet Jiancheng, that is your business.
I will only wait for you to come down under Anlimen, and I will only wait for two quarters of an hour.
If it exceeds two quarters of an hour, I will leave, and whether you live or die by then has nothing to do with me."
Li Shentong glared at Li Xiaochang fiercely, and said angrily while carrying Li Xiaochang to Zongzheng Temple.
Li Xiao finally relaxed when he saw Li Shentong, the smile on his face became even brighter, and he forgot about the pain in his arms and legs.
"Hahaha... then thank you very much, cousin."
"..."
Half an hour later, Li Shentong took Li Xiaochang to Zongzheng Temple. After dismissing the people in the main hall of Zongzheng Temple, Li Shentong quickly found Li Xiaochang a Qianniu Guard armor and asked Li Xiaochang to put it on, and then brought Li Xiaochang there.
Anli Gate.
The Qianniu Imperial City Guards on Anli Gate were reorganized from the soldiers and horses of the previous four palaces, and some of them were Li Shentong's old troops. So when Li Shentong showed up, he said, "King Yong has something to bring to His Highness the Crown Prince." The guards
Those who were under the Anli Gate were let go.
Li Xiaochang played the role of the leader and easily went to Anli Gate.
As soon as Li Xiaochang left, Li Shentong quickly summoned the eunuch who was cleaning weeds not far from Anli Gate. He whispered a few words in the eunuch's ear, and the eunuch hurried towards the Taiji Hall.
More than half an hour later, Li Yuanji received the news from the eunuch. At the same time, Liu Jun's people also sent back the news.
"Your Highness..."
When Liu Jun received the news and walked into the palace, the eunuch who helped Li Shentong just finished reporting the news.
Li Yuanji waved his hand and said, "You go down first."
The eunuch bowed and walked backwards out of Tai Chi Hall.
Liu Jun watched the eunuch disappear at the entrance of Taiji Palace, then bowed and reported: "Your Highness, the people under my command are too far away from King Huai'an and King Yi'an, so I didn't hear what they said clearly.
But after King Huai'an brought King Ngai An to Zongzheng Temple, he helped King Ngai An find a suit of Qian Niu Guard armor, and asked King Ngai An to dress up as Qian Niu Guard and go to Anlimen.
I guess that King Yi'an must have a motive for this move, and it is likely to be related to the two people on the Anli Gate."
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, just let people watch the movements on Anli Gate, don't make any noise, let alone make any moves."
Liu Jun hesitated for a moment and said: "Don't you want to investigate more deeply? The King of Huai'an is obviously involved..."
If it was just Li Xiaochang who wanted to cause trouble, there would be nothing to worry about.
After all, Li Xiaochang's headquarters is in Lizhou. He doesn't have much power in the capital, and he doesn't have many manpower at his disposal, so the commotion he can cause won't be too big.
Li Shentong is different. Li Shentong is now very red and purple. He not only controls all the royal family members, but also controls the soldiers and horses of the Twelve Guards.
It would be bad if he got involved with Li Xiaochang.
Li Yuanji glanced at Liu Jun and said calmly: "Just do whatever I ask you to do. Don't ask or interfere with the rest."
When Liu Jun heard this, he quickly lowered his head and said, "I made a mistake. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Li Yuanji continued to say calmly: "Punishment is waived. I heard that Duke Yuan has been idle for almost a year. I will write a letter and you can bring it to him for me."
The title of Yuan Guogong is very unfamiliar to many people in later generations, and to many people in the Tang Dynasty, it does not have much sense of existence.
But when it comes to the name of the former Duke, many people know it.
The original Duke was the famous Shi Wanbao.
His brother Shi Wansui served in several dynasties and was a famous general with many dazzling achievements. After he was murdered and died in vain, the family declined and he himself became a hero in Chang'an.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Later, when Li Xiuning was ruling the roost in Guanzhong, he assisted Li Xiuning and Li Shentong to greet the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty from Taiyuan.
Later, he attacked Luoyang with Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, killed Li Mi, fought against Wang Shichong, defeated Xu Yuanlang, and was granted the title of Duke of Yuan due to his meritorious service.
Then he stayed idle at home.
Historically, when Li Shimin conquered Liu Heitai, he also went out with Li Daoxuan. However, because Li Daoxuan was young and greedy for power, he was ambushed by the enemy and was eaten by the enemy, causing him to follow suit.
He was defeated and had to flee back to Chang'an.
It was that defeat that completely ruined his military career.
After all, a county prince died under his care, and an army of 30,000 was destroyed. With Li Yuan's protective temperament, it was already good that he didn't settle the score with him, let alone let him lead the army again.
Besides, he was also older, older than Qu Tutong. When Li Jing and other young generals showed their prominence, he had no chance to go to war.
Unless they are forced to do so, or there is no one available, no one is willing to send a veteran who is in his seventies or almost eighty years old to fight on the battlefield.
Not to mention whether he would need a knife or not, even the exhaustion of the boat and carriage along the way was enough for him to drink a pot.
"Here!"
Liu Jun bowed and agreed.
Li Yuanji started to write a letter. After he finished writing the letter, he asked Liu Jun to send it out quickly.
When Liu Jun received the news and came to the palace to report the situation, the people temporarily sent by Li Shentong had already explained everything clearly.
Li Xiaochang thought he had Li Shentong's family under control, so he took control of Li Shentong.
But he didn't know that after Li Shentong learned of his overall plan, he made a decisive choice.
In Li Shentong's view, neither his wife nor his children were as important as the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty.
If your wife is gone, you can remarry, if your children are gone, you can still remarry, but if there is turmoil in the country of the Tang Dynasty, it is very likely to be devastating.
So when he had to choose between his wife and children and the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shentong chose the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty without hesitation.
Li Shentong reported Li Xiaochang's overall plan word for word.
After Li Yuanji learned of Li Xiaochang's overall plan, he immediately began to think about countermeasures. He thought about it over and over again, and finally decided to lure the snake out of the hole, lure Li Xiaochang and everyone behind Li Xiaochang out, and then catch them all.
In order to avoid being noticed by Li Xiaochang or those behind Li Xiaochang.
Li Yuanji did not hesitate to use Shi Wanbao, a veteran who was about to disappear from everyone's eyes.
This veteran is related to Li Xiuning, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin, but he is not related to any of them.
This veteran is low-key and inconspicuous enough.
If he does something behind his back, no one will watch or even care.
Therefore, it is absolutely right to leave the matter of dealing with Li Xiaochang and those behind Li Xiaochang to him.
If Yu Wenbao, Su Dingfang, Xie Shufang and others were allowed to do it, Li Xiaochang might notice it as soon as they move their buttocks.
When the time comes, if Li Xiaochang throws caution to the wind and cancels the plan, it will be another trouble.
When Li Yuan was still alive and still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanji could not directly attack Li Yuan's cousin without any evidence.
In the imperial court, especially in the center of power, no matter what you do, you must have a good reputation.
This is especially important when dealing with dignitaries.
For example, killing someone if they don't agree with you, or attacking someone if they don't like it, all of them have certain consequences.
It's not that you are the leader of the Tang Dynasty and you can kill whoever you want. If that were the case, the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty would have rebelled long ago, and the country of the Tang Dynasty would have been in chaos.
Killing whoever you want is only for officials who have no status or background.
Officials with status and background, especially those above fifth rank or earl, can only be demoted but not killed as long as they do not commit serious crimes of rebellion.
If you have to kill, you can only toss yourself to death in the process of being demoted, rather than directly killing.