Today's Xiangyang Imperial City is becoming more and more large-scale.
After all, this was the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty, the political and economic center of the entire Tang Dynasty, so when Li Shimin was economically prosperous, he also started to build the imperial city, renovate palaces, and readjust the layout of the imperial city.
The imperial city of Xiangyang became stronger and stronger.
Li Shimin was taking a nap at the moment.
Although he is now in his prime, he takes a nap at ten minutes every day to recharge his energy.
In his sleep, Li Shimin was enjoying the shade next to a big tree. Even though the sun was in the sky, this big tree was towering and blocked all the scorching sun, allowing Li Shimin to sleep peacefully. While Li Shimin was sleeping peacefully, suddenly, there was a thunderbolt and a
Thunder and lightning struck directly and landed on the big tree behind him.
"Crack!"
Lightning struck and the tree caught fire.
The whole big tree split from the middle and burned violently.
Li Shimin was startled and immediately woke up from his sleep. He was panting heavily, and there was a trace of cold sweat on his face.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing this, the chamberlain on the side quickly stepped forward and carefully served Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's heart was very uneasy. He had such a dream for no reason, and there must be some kind of recruitment. Especially in Li Shimin's heart, he felt a little uneasy.
He ordered: "Come, summon Yuan Tiangang into the palace."
"Here!"
The attendant received the order and went to inform him immediately.
Yuan Tiangang was a minister under Li Shimin. He was good at numerology, able to count, and had profound Taoist skills. Under Li Shimin, Yuan Tiangang was also highly regarded.
Not long after, Yuan Tiangang arrived.
Yuan Tiangang is in his early forties, has an immortal spirit, fluttering clothes, and has the aura of banishing immortals.
When he entered the palace, he saw Li Shimin. After looking carefully, his face showed a look of surprise. In the past few days, he observed that Li Shimin's complexion was excellent. But today, when he looked at it, the hall was dark, obviously.
Something happened.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Tiangang, pays homage to the Emperor."
Yuan Tiangang suppressed the surprise in his heart and saluted respectfully.
Li Shimin said: "Yuan Qing, I called you here to ask you to interpret my dream. Just now, I had a dream while taking a nap. In the dream, I was resting under a big tree to enjoy the shade, but there was an explosion in the clear sky.
, actually destroyed a towering tree behind me. Then, I woke up."
When Yuan Tiangang heard this, his expression also wrinkled, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this dream is very ominous. This big tree is for enjoying the shade. In other words, it is also equivalent to the Emperor's ministers. I'm afraid something happened to the Emperor's ministers.
As soon as I entered the main hall, I saw the emperor’s hall was dim, which corresponds to the dream.”
brush!
Li Shimin's face suddenly turned cold.
There was a hint of worry in his eyes.
Yuan Tiangang is a sorcerer under his command. He has profound Taoist skills, and there is almost nothing wrong with what he predicts. Since it was Yuan Tiangang who made the judgment, the possibility of making mistakes is extremely small.
Li Shimin said: "Yuan Qing, is there any remedy?"
"No!"
Yuan Tiangang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this is just my inference. It will take some time to confirm what happened."
"Report!"
At this moment, a chamberlain came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Changsun wishes to see you."
"Xuan!"
Li Shimin gave the order directly.
The chamberlain went to summon him, and after a while, Changsun Wuji hurriedly entered. The expression on his face was also extremely solemn. When he entered the hall, he bowed and saluted Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, Changsun Wuji, pays homage to the Emperor."
Li Shimin said: "Wuji, what happened when you entered the palace in a hurry?"
Changsun Wuji said: "Reporting to the emperor, the battle in Yizhou has been defeated on all fronts. This is a letter sent by Li Ji. Please read it."
He immediately submitted the letter.
Although Li Ji withdrew his troops, he dispatched sentinels ahead of others and hurriedly sent the news back for eight hundred miles.
Changsun Wuji received the news, checked it out, and immediately entered the palace.
At this moment, Changsun Wuji was also very anxious.
Li Jing's entire army was wiped out and he surrendered to Wang Can. Of such a large army, only Cheng Yaojin escaped. This loss was too great. Fortunately, Li Ji did not fight in Bajun, otherwise Li Ji would also be defeated. The consequences would be It's even more serious.
After Li Shimin read it quickly, his face turned completely dark.
There was anger flashing in his eyes.
Defeated!
Li Jing was actually defeated like this, and according to Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing truly surrendered to Wang Can.
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and asked: "Wuji, do you think the pharmacist will surrender?"
Li Jing, courtesy name Pharmacist.
This is Li Shimin's name for Li Jing.
Judging from the title, although Li Shimin was a little surprised and angry at Li Jing's defeat, he still believed in Li Jing and believed that Li Jing could not surrender.
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, Brother Yao is a loyal man who has followed you in your expeditions east and west. According to my opinion, I am afraid that Wang Can did this deliberately to create the illusion of Yao Shi's surrender."
Li Shimin said: "But the problem is, Cheng Yaojin heard this with his own ears."
A flash of light flashed across Changsun Wuji's eyes, and he said: "Unless Wang Can deliberately released Cheng Yaojin to use Cheng Yaojin to confirm the fact that the pharmacist surrendered. Only in this way can the plan be achieved. But if Wang Can dares to implement such a plan, it is equivalent to letting Cheng Yaojin go. Is it worth it?"
Li Shimin said: "Do you think it's worth it?"
"worth!"
Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly.
There is no comparison between Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin.
Li Shimin's mind was spinning. After thinking for a while, he immediately ordered: "Come here!"
In an instant, a servant entered.
Li Shimin ordered: "Send an order to the bad guy to investigate the situation at Li Jing's home."
Bad people are just officials in charge of investigation and arrest in the Tang Dynasty. They are officially called "bad people" or "bad people". These people are either lurking in the market, or have free status, and have a wide range of channels.
Li Shimin mobilized bad guys to find out the news in the shortest possible time.
After the chamberlain left, Li Shimin looked at Yuan Tiangang and said: "Yuan Qing, it seems that my dream did have a foreboding. And the towering tree in the dream is the pharmacist."
Yuan Tiangang said: "My emperor is wise!"
Changsun Wuji was a little puzzled and asked: "What dream did the emperor have?"
Li Shimin explained and said: "Although Cheng Yaojin is certain that the pharmacist surrendered, I still don't believe it. Because the news of the pharmacist's surrender will be beneficial to Wang Can but not harmful to us. It will set off huge waves. This situation is extremely beneficial to Wang Can."
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming!"
The three of them chatted and talked about government affairs.
Suddenly, Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, there is another matter recently."
Li Shimin asked: "What's the matter?"
Changsun Wuji replied: "I received news that someone broke into the craftsman's workshop without permission, intending to spy on the secrets of the cannon. In addition, there were also people who secretly followed Dai Zi and wanted to kidnap Dai Zi. Thanks to our people, we secretly protected Dai Zi. , to ensure Dai Zi’s safety. Otherwise, Dai Zi would have been taken away.”
Li Shimin said seriously: "Dai Zi is related to the future of the Tang Dynasty. The weapons he made have greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty. Wuji, mobilize more people to secretly protect Dai Zi."
Changsun Wuji said: "I obey your orders!"
Li Shimin said: "Which force do you think is trying to kidnap Dai Zi?"
Changsun Wuji replied: "Your Majesty, I think it is Wang Can's person. Because the mighty general cannon made by Dai Zi was used in Yizhou, and only Wang Can knew about it. The other countries did not know about the mighty general cannon.
The power. Wang Can obviously knew about it, so he wanted to take Dai Zi away."
Li Shimin said: "It is possible."
After a pause, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "In the past, when we were all reborn, the Shu Kingdom was in trouble and was being pressed by all countries. Now that Wang Can has returned, it has not been long before it has begun to expand. Wang Can is here
People are difficult to deal with."
Even though Li Shimin had rich experience in fighting in the south and north, facing Wang Can now, he also felt a headache.
Because Shu is really difficult to deal with.
Li Shimin, Yuan Tiangang, and Changsun Wuji were chatting. About half an hour later, Bad Shuai, the person in charge of the bad guys, came in. He knelt down on one knee, saluted Li Shimin, and reported: "Your Majesty, I have investigated clearly.
, Mr. Li Jing, Mr. Li's direct family members have all disappeared and no trace can be found. According to the people in the house, they disappeared suddenly and they don't know what happened. Now, Li Jing's house is also in chaos. "
brush!
Li Shimin's expression changed drastically again.
Li Jing's family members were taken away, which was a big deal.
It's most likely Wang Can's doing.
Only Wang Can could have such a motive.
In particular, Wang Can's people are already preparing to take away Dai Zi. Since there are people from Shu in Xiangyang City, it is not difficult to take away Li Jing's family members.
Li Shimin waved his hand to make the bad commander retreat, and said: "Send the order to summon Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling to see him."
The chamberlain went to summon him, and not long after, the two men hurried in.
Li Shimin glanced at his two confidants, and then directly told Li Jing about the results of the war in Chengdu, and also said that Li Ji, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin were on their way back to Xiangyang.
Finally, I talked about the results of the bad guy's investigation.
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he looked at Fang Xuanling and asked, "Xuanling, do you think it is true that the pharmacist surrendered?"
Fang Xuanling has always been resourceful.
After hearing Li Shimin's question, he thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think the probability of the pharmacist surrendering is low. Of course, it is also possible that the pharmacist has surrendered, but based on my inference, if the pharmacist has surrendered
, if Cheng Yaojin wants to escape alone, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"Cheng Yaojin's escape was a mistake."
"Wang Can deliberately let Cheng Yaojin escape, and then deliberately told Li Jing to surrender after Cheng Yaojin dived, just to confirm the fact that Li Jing surrendered."
"Not only that, Wang Can took away Li Jing's family members, which was also his confirmation of Li Jing's surrender."
Fang Xuanling said: "I concluded that Li Jing most likely did not surrender, but Wang Can was not willing to kill the pharmacist, so he set up a strategy to confirm the pharmacist's surrender. As long as the emperor disposes of the pharmacist, the news will spread to Shu
, naturally makes the pharmacist feel chilled, and when the time comes, Wang Can will have the opportunity to recruit the pharmacist."
When Li Shimin heard this, he also fell into deep thought.
Is this possible?
In his heart, he was also leaning toward this possibility because he believed in Li Jing and his old comrade who had followed him for decades. (To be continued)