Almost when Li Shan set off south, in the East Palace of Chang'an Imperial City, the three prime ministers who stayed in Chang'an, Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, and Feng Lun, were silent, but they all looked at the prince Li Jiancheng who was sitting at the head with complex expressions.
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Pei Ji was the first to discover the strangeness. Yesterday, he rushed to Beijing and Liang Jun rushed to Renshou Palace for a long distance. His Majesty was attacked on the way back to Chang'an and was defeated. He returned to Tiantai Mountain and defended the mountain.
There is no doubt that this is to ask Chang'an to immediately send a large army to relieve the siege... Your Majesty, King Qin, a large number of courtiers, concubines, and princes are all trapped in Renshou Palace.
Pei Ji, who was the first to see the battle report, immediately went to the East Palace. To be honest, the Prime Minister's talent and reputation were mediocre. It was only because of his relationship with Li Yuan that he was able to hold a high position and share the same relationship with Tang Dynasty.
Brother Pei Shiju is completely incomparable.
In other words, even if Pei Ji wanted to do bad things, he couldn't do any harm. The main reason for killing Liu Wuzhou was not him, but Li Yuan himself.
But Pei Ji didn't find the prince in the East Palace. After waiting for a long time, it was already dark, and Li Jiancheng was found with an unhappy look on his face... This incident made Pei Ji very strange. The prince was not in the East Palace, and maybe not even in the Taiji Hall. After all,
Where did it go?
After seeing the military report, Li Jiancheng was frightened at first and shouted that he would personally lead his troops to rescue. However, after a brief panic, Li Jiancheng suddenly fell silent and chose to summon the prime minister and staff the next day on the grounds that it was already dark.
Discussed together... Obviously, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty was not as kind as Li Yuan thought.
In fact, this is normal. In the past dynasties, there have been battles for the right to the throne. For the sake of the throne, fathers killed their sons, sons killed their fathers, and brothers raised their swords against each other. It was a common occurrence.
Isn't this a good opportunity given by God?
Qizhou is close to Jingzhao, Jingzhou has been defeated, Longzhou has been attacked by Liang's army, and several other state capitals need to take a detour to rescue Qizhou. This is the main reason why Li Yuan pinned his hopes on Chang'an reinforcements... Jingzhao
Sending troops is the fastest way.
If Jingzhao does not send troops quickly and Liang Jun attacks with all his strength, there is no small hope that Renshou Palace can be breached.
Isn’t this a golden opportunity for Li Jiancheng?
If King Qin dies in battle, Li Jiancheng's position in the East Palace will be as secure as Mount Tai. If Li Yuan also dies, Li Jiancheng will be... once and for all, he will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor at least ten years in advance.
Chen Shuda caught a glimpse of the involuntary and uncontrollable joy on the prince's face. He thought for a moment and lowered his head. Although he was impartial and impartial, he also remained silent at critical moments... He had no attachment to this kind of imperial power struggle.
Donggong, why bother getting involved?
Zhongshu Ling Feng Lun, who is also the Sima of the Tiance Mansion, frowned but did not say a word. Under the current situation, this famous former courtier of the Sui Dynasty chose Mingzhe to protect himself... but he was secretly anxious in his heart, knowing that Qi King Li Yuanji was also there.
What about Renshou Palace?
At this time, several of the crown prince's most trusted aides had arrived, and Wei Zheng was the first to step forward, "Liang Jun defeated Lingzhou a few days ago. Your Highness has summoned an army in Jingzhao, and will send good generals to lead the army north."
For a person like Wei Zheng, these words are considered euphemistic. He did not explain the matter clearly, but gave the prince a step down... The reason why he did not send troops immediately was because he did not choose a good general to lead the troops.
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Prince Zhongyun and Wang Gui looked at Li Jiancheng's expression and quietly walked to Feng Lun and Chen Shuda and whispered a few words. The two looked at each other and exited the Xiande Hall.
When there were no outsiders in the palace, Wang Gui walked to Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Highness, this is inappropriate."
A look of struggle appeared on Li Jiancheng's face. He actually had other ulterior reasons for making this choice, but he couldn't say it out loud.
Wei Zheng lowered his voice and said, "The King of Qin has great military achievements, but His Highness sits firmly in the East Palace. Why?"
"Righteousness is at hand!"
To put it bluntly, the reason why Li Jiancheng became the crown prince was because he was Li Yuan's eldest son. No matter how great his second son Li Shimin was, and conquered most of the world, Li Shimin would not be able to take over the East Palace as long as Li Jiancheng made no mistakes.
Wang Gui cast an appreciative look at Wei Zheng and continued in a low voice: "Not to mention that your Majesty is capable of riding and shooting, but more importantly, the reputation of King Qin's bravery in the formation is well known throughout the world."
Wei Zheng added in a timely manner: "Outside Luoyang City, in front of Hulao Pass, by the Luoshui River."
Li Jiancheng's expression changed drastically and he shouted, "Not bad!"
If he chooses not to send troops to help, he may be defeated once and for all, but with the protection of many fierce generals in Tiance Mansion, Li Shimin may not be able to break out of the siege.
During the Battle of Luoyang, Li Shimin and his dozens of cavalry were besieged by Zheng's army. His mount was hit by an arrow and fell to death. Qiu Xinggong led his horse and wielded a sword to break out of the encirclement.
In the battle of Hulao Pass, Li Shimin and Yu Chigong led three or four cavalry to challenge thousands of Xia troops, and finally retreated unscathed.
During the great victory at Luoshui, Liu Heitai attacked Li Shiji at night. Li Shimin led dozens of cavalry to come to the rescue. He almost died in the chaotic battle, but two brave generals, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, snatched Li Shimin out.
Can Liang Jun be stronger than Zheng Jun and Xia Jun?
This time, Li Shimin was afraid that Li Jiancheng would be a mastermind when he was supervising the country, so he took many advisers and generals from the Tiance Mansion to Renshou Palace, just in case they broke out of the siege... By then, the matter would spread, and everyone in the court would know, and His Majesty would be arrested.
Trapped in Renshou Palace, the prince sat and ignored him.
If that situation occurs... Li Yuan dies, and once Li Shimin breaks out of the siege and survives, even if Li Jiancheng immediately ascends to the throne of God, he will lose his righteousness.
Without his righteousness, is Li Jiancheng Li Shimin’s opponent?
On the other hand, if Li Jiancheng sends troops to help, even if Li Yuan dies and Li Shimin breaks out of the siege, Li Jiancheng will still have righteousness at hand.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Li Jiancheng, accompanied by three prime ministers and assistants and many staff, drove his horse out of the imperial city and went straight to Princess Pingyang's mansion.
"Sichang, you have to do it!"
Li Jiancheng held Chai Shao's hands sincerely and intimately, "Now that my father is trapped in Renshou Palace, and the clan and court officials are all dead, please ask Sichang to lead his army north to rescue the siege immediately."
Pei Ji on the side added a few words about the battle situation, and the other two prime ministers Chen Shuda and Feng Lun lowered their heads... I don't know how Wang Gui and Wei Zheng tried to persuade him, but the prince's attitude suddenly changed, and he also found Chai Shao.
There were not many relatives of the clan who were not involved in the battle for the right to inherit the heir. There were not many who had outstanding military exploits and were trusted by His Majesty. The top two were Chai Shao, the Prince Consort, and the other from Longzhou.
Li Huairen.
Princess Pingyang, who was already a little pregnant, said loudly: "It's a matter of duty."
Chai Shao did not refuse, and immediately asked his guards to lead the horses and put on armor and set off.
Li Jiancheng thought about it and felt a little uneasy. He gritted his teeth and said: "Sichang will lead two thousand cavalry first, and I will lead the army for my brother and hold back."
Everyone was a little surprised, but Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Pei Ji knew very well that the prince went into battle in person, which was to make up for the situation.