Li Zhien escaped this time and left in a hurry. She took almost no treasures from the palace with her. Those who were willing to go with her were all the guards and maids who were grateful for King Jinpyeong's kindness. Only a small number, but most of them.
Like those who supported King Ge Wen, they felt that women were destined not to be kings. They recognized the 'general trend' and defected to King Ge Wen. When Li Zhien fled, they did not stop him, which was already very good.
Of these people, plus some who died in battle on the road, there were less than 200 people left when they arrived at the dock. This also included Li Zhongyi's veterans, that is to say, the people who followed Li Zhien from the Silla Palace.
There were not a hundred people in total.
These people were divided into two boats, which was very crowded. Li Chongyi happened to kill all the men in black and freed up a fishing boat. Some people were assigned to each boat, which was a little more generous.
But the crisis is still not over, because there is not enough food on the ship. All the food taken together can only be needed for five days. If they do not land and find food within five days, the people on the ship will be hungry, and people will not be able to support themselves by then.
Stable, anything can happen.
In the evening, Li Chongyi returned to the boat where Li Mu was and brought back a map. The map was found from the man in black. Judging from the marks on the map, the destination of the man in black's trip was Namba. This place name did not belong to Li Mu.
He had heard of it, but judging from the location marked on the map and comparing his memories from previous lives, Li Mu roughly judged that this place should be Osaka.
Actually going to the 'Japanese Kingdom', this was far from what Li Mu expected. He originally thought that the destination of this group of people was Baekje——
etc!
Li Mu suddenly realized a question, Japan?
If he had learned geography correctly, the Japanese Kingdom was geographically located to the east of Baekje. And Li Zhien and his party wanted to return to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was in the west, so it was impossible to come to the east. In other words, either
The man in black took the wrong route, or Li Zhien and his party took the wrong route.
Li Mu was about to ask, but he didn't say anything. He remembered that when he was in Chang'an, he heard Yixiu talk about it. When the envoys were sent to the Tang Dynasty, they had a narrow escape from death. It was very dangerous. In this era, no matter where there are routes, there are no routes.
It is drifting along the ocean current, and the general direction is correct. The rest is left to fate.
I asked the old boatman who was driving the boat and found that it was indeed the case. Now the ocean current is indeed heading east, but it doesn't matter. It only takes a few more days to drift back to the correct direction along with the ocean current. Li Mu can probably understand,
But the problem now is that there is not enough food to eat, and I'm afraid we won't be able to wait until that time.
"Where is the nearest land?"
"Namba of Japan." said the old boatman.
"Let's go there!" Li Mu made a decision, and the old boatman hurriedly said: "This noble man, the Japanese people are not easy to deal with. When we get there, they may not help us, and they may take advantage of the situation to rob us."
"Then we have to go," Li Mu said in a deep voice: "We all escaped together, how can we just watch everyone starve to death? Take one step at a time, there will be a way to the mountain. Let's land first. In the heart of the sea
Always uneasy."
The old boatman looked at Li Zhien, and Li Zhien said: "My husband will do whatever he says. Just follow his orders."
The old boatman had no choice but to agree, and after confirming the direction of the ocean current with Li Mu and planning a rough route, he stood on the bow and shouted a slogan.
Li Zhien lay next to Li Mu's ear, murmured, and ran out immediately. Li Mu blushed a little, coughed in a pretentious manner, and changed the subject: "Chongyi, brother, I want to ask you something."
"Brother,"
"I heard from Zhien that you have someone you like?" Li Mu stood up on tiptoes, patted Li Chongyi's shoulder, and said, "It's good to have someone you like. If you really like me, when you return to Datang, my eldest brother will make the decision for you.
Let’s get married.”
"Brother, you misunderstood, she is not -"
"What's not true? Why is it that a man is embarrassed to admit it?" Li Mu said with the air of someone who has come before: "You live your whole life, if you like it, don't hide it. You have reached your age, it's time to ask for a wife."
Li Chongyi pursed his lips, and for some reason without explanation, Li Mu thought he acquiesced, patted his shoulder again, and followed the location Li Zhien had just told him to find her room.
Li Chongyi stood on the deck, the sea breeze blowing on his face, like beating a statue.
Meeting that girl brought back memories that had been buried in his heart for many years. He had many things to say to Li Mu, but now was not the time.
…
Li Shimin was lying on the couch, with scenes from the past flashing through his mind. Fang Xuanling's guess was right, everything was arranged by Li Shimin long ago. For the emperor, personal emotions, the so-called hate or not,
In fact, it's not that important. In fact, he doesn't particularly care about the so-called Jiancheng Yizi. In recent years, he has urged Yuan Tiangang to deal with Jiancheng Yizi and killed many people. Most of them were not Jiancheng Yizi.
But when you are the descendant of the Eighteenth Route Rebel, you only do it in the name of Jiancheng's surviving son. These are all things that must be done. No matter what the name is, the result is the same. There may be differences in the eyes of outsiders, but in the eyes of outsiders,
It's all the same here with Li Shimin.
The excitement of succeeding in the plot gradually passed away in the loneliness, and an inexplicable sadness began to well up in my heart.
No one is born a schemer. If given a choice, everyone would want to live a sunny life.
Of course, the same was true for Li Shimin. He once lived a very sunny life. At that time, Li Yuan's talents were just beginning to show. When the Sui Dynasty was at its most powerful, how ambitious was he to plan big things? Li Jiancheng was young and promising, and was famous in the world. Among his father and elder brother
Under the halo, Li Shimin sat carefree as his strategic admiral. As long as he won the battle, he didn't have to worry about anything. How relieved was he?
But since he became the emperor, he found that his life had changed. It had changed a lot. He could no longer do what he liked to do. He could no longer express his heart as he originally wanted. What he hated most in the past became
What he looks like now. In order to be a "wise king" and a good emperor who is respected by everyone, he has to work hard every day between papers. He can't remember how long it has been since he galloped.
Although, this time, there is a suspicion that a bad person is adding fuel to the flames, the mastermind of this rebellion is his own son. How sad is this?
Is that throne worth destroying the family relationship between father and son?
Is this... the retribution given to me by God?
Li Shimin felt like he was hollowed out when he thought of this. He lay on the couch, unable to let go of his thoughts for a long time, tossing and turning. He had been like this for the past few days. By the time he got tired, it was already getting light.
I can't think too much and take a nap. Tomorrow I will resume the morning session. There must be no mistakes. I will appear in front of the ministers with the fullest spirit!
Li Shimin thought and forced himself to close his eyes.
However, at this moment, Eunuch Gao shouted loudly: "There are assassins!"
Li Shimin suddenly opened his eyes, turned over and sat up. He took the copper candlestick and swept the candles on the candlestick to the ground.
The candle rolled twice on the ground, the fire went out, and the candlestick was held in the hand like a sword.
With a "bang", the window lattice flew away, and a figure dashed in quickly, swinging out his fists, and walked straight to the front of the couch.
What a sharp blow.
The defense outside is like a layer of paper, which is broken as soon as it is penetrated.
In the flash of lightning, no one thought about where this person came from, why the heavy defenses on the outer layer did not warn at all, and no one noticed why this assassin knew the environment here so well.
He quickly found the only flaw in the room, and with a single blow into the room, he used the broken window lattice fragments to accurately find the location of the bed.
However, Li Shimin was the emperor immediately, and his efforts never stopped.
When the masked man rushed in, the candlestick in Li Shimin's hand had already been thrust out, straight into the masked man's throat.
In this moment, Li Shimin actually found the masked man's throat. His hand, eye and body skills were top-notch. But it was useless. Seeing that the candlestick was about to be stabbed, the man twisted his body strangely, and the candlestick fell.
He blocked it. In the blink of an eye, there were several crackles in the exchange, and Li Shimin felt that his chest was about to burn. He forced himself to take half a step back, waiting for Eunuch Gao to catch up.
Li Shimin originally thought that the masked man would be unable to escape now, but things were far from as simple as he thought. Eunuch Gao chased after him, and the assassin was so powerful that he could fight one against two, and he was able to do so with ease.
Li Shimin was really shocked. He was the emperor on horseback and his kung fu was not weak. He was also aware of Eunuch Gao's skills. There was actually someone in the world who could fight them both with ease. Who was this person?
Eunuch Gao was also frightened at this time. The assassin easily broke through their defense. This was a serious dereliction of duty on his part. If Li Shimin was in trouble because of this matter, they would never be able to redeem themselves. Eunuch Gao was really anxious.
He shouted, called the guards behind him and rushed forward together.
The assassin saw that more and more people were gathering together, and that he would definitely lose if he continued to fight. He began to think about retreating, and said: "You must do what you promised. If you can't do it, I will take your life!" After saying a few words
As he rose and fell, the person had disappeared without a trace. His body movements were so fast that no one could compare to him.
Eunuch Gao did not pursue him, and neither did the guards. The emperor was indoors, but who of these guards dared to stay outside, waiting to ambush the assassin's retreat?
They all rushed in. When the guard jumped out of the window, it was a smooth road.
At that moment, a guard commander shouted loudly, leaving four people to still protect the emperor, while the others swarmed after him.
"Who could it be?" Li Shimin looked at Eunuch Gao. Eunuch Gao shook his head and said he didn't know. A person popped up in his mind, but he didn't dare to think about it. Known as the hero among heroes, Jianghu
The giant beard in the novel will be the concubine of a gentleman like this.
Eunuch Gao shook his head and expressed that he didn't know. Li Shimin didn't ask further questions. He gritted his teeth and said, "Look for it. Dig three feet into the ground and find it for me!"
Eunuch Gao turned around and went out. Immediately, the four gates of the imperial city were closed. Zhonglang General Chang He led six thousand forbidden troops and surrounded Li Shimin's Taiji Palace. After doing this, Wu Zi felt uneasy and sent ten more crossbowmen.
Hands, what they held in their hands were repeating crossbows invented by Li Mu. If ten people fired a volley, no one in the world could catch it.
It wasn't until dawn that Eunuch Gao came back. He didn't say anything and just knelt on the ground to apologize.
"Your Majesty, we have searched all over the palace and found no trace. It seems that the assassin has escaped."
"I'm not surprised." Li Shimin paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back. At this time, he had a sword hanging on his waist. The scabbard swayed gently with his steps, and the hilt was always held in his hand.
In his hand: "If my guess is correct, the person coming is the bearded guest."
"The bearded man?" Eunuch Gao said in shock: "How could the bearded man do such a despicable thing!"
"Other than the bearded man, who else has such great ability?" Suddenly, Li Shimin stopped and said, "There are sixty-four guards in Taiji Palace?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Take out all the repeating crossbows and equip each one with one. Allocate twenty people to the Lizheng Palace and let the Queen dispatch them! Don't be careless!"
"No." Eunuch Gao responded, but he still didn't believe in his heart that the bearded guest would do such a thing. The shadow of a famous tree, the bearded guest is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, there is no way it could be him!
…
In the early morning, Li Shimin disclosed the coup that took place last night in front of the civil and military officials of the court. After hearing this, the officials' doubts and eyes immediately turned into shock.
Although the process Li Shimin described was an understatement, it was not sinister. But he explained the matter publicly, not just talking about it casually. There was a person in the court whose expression changed.
This person is none other than Li Jing! Everyone in the world knows about the relationship between Qiu Bearded Guest and Qiu Bearded Guest. It can be said that if Li Jing is asked to choose between Li Shimin and Qiu Bearded Guest, Li Jing will choose Qiu Bearded Guest, not
Choose Li Shimin.
Li Shimin knew very well that if he told what happened last night, he would inevitably arouse criticism. But Li Shimin couldn't care less about this. He knew that there was too much noise last night and the four doors of the palace were closed tightly, so he couldn't hide it.
Rather than letting people speculate wildly, it is better for the official to announce it himself, so as to prevent the rumors from spreading more and more outrageous. As for how to deal with the follow-up matter, it depends on what Li Jing says. Although it is an assassination, it is treason. But if Li Jing comes forward to protect Li Shimin,
I will definitely give Li Jing this face.
At present, Li Jing has become a spiritual symbol of the Tang army. The original aura of General Tiance is no longer as effective as Li Jing. If the Goguryeo expedition starts next spring, Li Jing will be an indispensable part. For such an important figure,
As long as Li Jing does not rebel, Li Shimin will definitely find a way to satisfy any request.
And selfishly speaking, Li Shimin did not want to kill Qiu Beard Guest. When Qiu Beard Guest became famous, Li Shimin was also a young boy. His admiration for Qiu Bearded Guest was no less than that of Eunuch Gao and the others, but he was the emperor now.
, it’s just not convenient to say this or express it.
If he could communicate well with the bearded guest and let him "abandon the darkness and turn to the light" and use it for his own purposes, Li Shimin wouldn't care at all about what happened last night.