Chapter 274 Regardless of victory or defeat, life and death are irrelevant(1/2)
Chapter 274: No matter how good or bad you are, you will never lose.
Li Yuanji rode a fast horse and rushed into the Qinglin like a gust of wind. Just as the eunuch of the Yellow Gate left, Li Yuanji entered Chen Ying's study.
Seeing Li Yuanji's arrival in panic, Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuanji with some surprise and said, "Sanhu, what happened?"
Li Yuanji said anxiously: "Concubine Zhang sent an eunuch to send news. The second brother was in front of His Majesty and falsely accused us brothers of filthing the palace."
Li Jiancheng laughed: "Although this matter is incredible, it is not very impressive. My father is wise and wise. How can such a trick be hidden from him?"
Li Yuanji looked at Chen Ying with anxiety.
Li Jiancheng smiled disapprovingly and said, "The last time was Qiao Gongshan and Erwenhuan. This time it was like this. Erlang used this method very well a few days ago in the army. It's a pity that there was no fool like Yang Wengan waiting to give him a custody. Only when the two armies faced each other, this suspicious plan could be effective. Unfortunately, after all, the court situation was different, and if this method was moved to Chang'an, it would not work!"
Li Yuanji said slowly: "Even so, I always feel that the situation is wrong."
Chen Ying glanced at Li Yuanjigao. After all, Li Jiancheng had not realized the seriousness of the problem at this time. On the surface, this was an ordinary false accusation incident, but it was actually very difficult for Li Shimin to make up the charges of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. After all, fake ones are fake ones and will never be real.
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuanji with some confusion.
Li Yuanji said angrily: "Soldiers are the devil, and strangers are the changes! You can't cheat someone and you can't be accomplices!
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuanji in surprise.
Li Yuanji continued: "This is a sentence Erlang said to me in Cijian that year. For the same enemy, the strategy that has been used once, it must not be used again. For the same enemy, using the strategy that has been used is tantamount to put your head up and let others cut it down."
Li Jiancheng lowered his head thoughtfully.
Li Yuanji said: "So logically speaking, Yang Wen did something wrong two years ago, and he should have abandoned it. How could he have been inexplicably the eve of my war on the verdict and false accusation?"
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuanji like a scrutiny and said, "If you can consider this level, it will be vain that your father and I are concerned about you. Erlang said it well, and what you are thinking makes sense, but in the final analysis, the battlefield is the battlefield, and the court is the bureau..."
Before Li Jiancheng finished speaking, Chen Ying smiled and said, "Have you ever thought that if His Highness Qin set up an ambush in the palace and assassinated the prince and the prince of Qi, then once he succeeded, he would say disrespectfully, once the prince and the prince of Qi encounter an accident, the dead will not be able to defend right and wrong!"
Li Jiancheng said with a dizzy look: "No, how dare Erlang be so bold?"
Li Yuanji said, "The third brother-in-law is right. The second brother is fascinated by the heart. There is nothing he dares not do!"
Li Jiancheng still doesn't believe it.
Chen Ying explained: "Why don't your highness think about it? If it weren't for this, if the truth was revealed tomorrow, will Your Majesty still tolerate a Qin King who destroyed the reputation of the harem as a means?"
Li Jiancheng was silent.
He had no way to explain this, because once Li Yuan discovered that it was Li Shimin who was falsely accused, he would definitely not let Li Shimin go. In other words, it would be fine if he falsely accused other crimes. This is Li Yuan’s taboo and Li Yuan’s reverse scale.
All touches are destroyed.
Li Jiancheng's face became solemn.
The problem facing Li Jiancheng is a choice, but he has no choice. He knew that there was an ambush in Xuanwu Gate, and when he went to Tai Chi Palace, he would definitely be arrested.
But if you don’t go, Li Shimin will confirm the crime of adultery between Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji and Yin Defei. This is a completely unsolvable choice. No matter what choice Li Jiancheng makes, his initiative has been lost, and advancement and retreat are a dead end.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Chen Ying paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. A maid brought the tea to Li Jiancheng and Wei Ting. Wei Ting picked up the tea and then slowly put it down.
Li Jiancheng walked to Chen Ying and smiled bitterly: "Jiancheng has made the general embarrassed!"
Chen Ying smiled awkwardly.
Li Jiancheng said: "Some things are not what I wish, so I would like to ask General Chen to stay out of the matter."
Chen Ying was slightly stunned and looked at Li Jiancheng in surprise and said, "Mr. Chen... thought... the prince was going to serve His Highness.
Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "Everyone has difficulties, and no one has a good life. Please understand each other."
Chen Ying cried to Li Jiancheng with emotion: "Your Highness, since you say that, Chen Ying cannot stand by and watch!"
Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Ying strangely and said, "You..."
Li Jiancheng was also very surprised. His struggle with Li Shimin is now when the white knife comes in and the red knife comes out. In this case, Chen Ying and the other two will not help each other, but he can get the greatest benefits.
In fact, what Chen Ying didn't want to see the most was that the throne of the Tang Dynasty was passed on in this bloody way. The entire Li Tang court would continue to be bloody and entangled. Later, Li Shimin's sons still fought to the death. Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Ke all died unjustly, and the Tang Dynasty was also in greater turmoil.
Chen Ying smiled and said, "Come here, please come here!"
Not long after, Li Xiuning came over her body and suddenly saw Li Xiuning being heroic and sensible, and Li Jiancheng was shocked.
"Sanniang, you!"
Li Xiuning waved his hand and said, "Dalang, don't ask anymore, I'll explain to you if I have time in the future!"
Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly.
In fact, when Li Xiuning just started pretending to be sick, Li Xiuning simply wanted to use her illness to make Li Yuan feel pity and allow Chen Ying to escape from the war for the throne. However, he did not expect that because of Li Xiuning's illness, Li Shimin completely forgot about the existence of Li Xiuning.
Then, now Li Xiuning has become the key weight to the balance of war.
At this time, there was not only He Yue'er behind Li Xiuning, but also Li Daozhen in military uniform. Li Jiancheng looked at Li Xiuning in and slowly said, "Sanniang, you are..."
"Time is too tight, we don't have much time to waste!" Li Xiuning pointed at He Yue'er. He Yue'er understood and quickly took a huge map and spread it on the table.
He Yue'er explained to Li Jiancheng, Chen Ying, Wei Ting and others: "A very coincidental opportunity, Hong Niangzi (Yuwen Zhaoyi) located in Yuanzhou sent a "man stick" to our mansion."
A human stick is a very cruel punishment. It cuts off a person's limbs, digs out his eyes, cuts off his tongue, cuts off his limbs, deaf ears, and leaves only the body.
Li Jiancheng couldn't help frowning. He wanted to ask who was so cruel. But He Yue'er continued: "This man was not someone else, but Wang Shichong's right secretary of the fake court, Yuwen Rutong. Although Yuwen Rutong was deaf, his tongue was cut off and his eyes were dug out. However, he still had a mouth and could bite his pen and write. He brought us an amazing news. He claimed that his father's tomb was dug up, and the maps of the Daxing Palace City and Tai Chi Palace left by his father Yuwen Kai were stolen."
Li Jiancheng's eyes suddenly fell on the picture in He Yue'er's hand, and he suddenly realized that it was actually a map of Tai Chi Palace.
He Yue'er smiled and said, "The map of Tai Chi Palace Yuwen Kai has left more than one, this one is just a sketch from when it was not built back then, and it is probably almost the same as the map!"
Li Xiuning pointed to the map and said, "If Erlang wants to ambush the palace, Xuanwu Gate Square is too empty. Although he has Chang He as an insider, the palace guards are not Chang He who can control them. From ambush to launch, it is impossible not to disturb the palace!"
Chen Ying really didn't know much about the internal situation of Tai Chi Palace. After all, he was just an external minister, not as detailed as Li Xiuning and Li Jian.
Li Xiuning continued: "If Erlang wants to set up an ambush, the only place is here!"
Chen Ying looked at the direction of Li Xiuning's finger and exclaimed: "Linhu Palace?"
Li Xiuning nodded and said, "Yes, there is a general and two generals of the army in Xuanwumen camp. Chang He can only control one-third of the troops. The only thing he can do is that at midnight, when Xuanwumen changes defense, Erlang's ambush enters Xuanwumen. However, two hours later, at the Yin hour and three hours, Chang He's troops must change defenses. Once the defense is changed, the ambush hiding in Xuanwumen must be discovered... Erlang's only place where he can hide ambush can be in Linhu Hall, the imperial road on the west side of Linhu Hall, where there is water on one side and the palace and pavilion forest platform on the other side, which is an excellent ambush place."
If Li Shimin was here, he would have been very surprised, because Li Xiuning's speculation was exactly the same as Li Shimin's arrangement.
In fact, it is very easy to calculate that Linhu Palace is located between the East Palace and the Tai Chi Palace, facing Taiye Pond. It is the palace where Li Yuan escapes the summer heat, enjoys lotus flowers and fishes in the lake. It will basically not be opened in winter, and no one will pay attention to this place.
Li Xiuning judged that Li Shimin would definitely ambush the ambush here, because although Linhu Hall is only more than 600 steps long and more than 200 steps wide, it is about 120,000 square meters, although it is not big, it is not a problem to secretly hide 800 people in Linhu Hall. (To put it bluntly, Tang Taiji Palace is really big, 2830.3 meters wide from east to west and 1492.1 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 4.22 million square meters, about 6,400 acres)
Li Xiuning said: "Tomorrow morning, the prince will return to Chang'an first, then find King Qi to join him and enter the palace along Xuanwu Gate. There should be people in the Eastern Palace with similar figures to Dalang!"
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Yes!"
"If you have the best, then let's have a fish-eye-mixed pearl!" Li Xiuning pointed to the road map and said: "Tomorrow, the fake prince and the fake prince of Qi will move forward according to the plan. Then, the prince and the prince will mix into the guards of our palace and enter the Tai Chi Palace from Chengtian Gate first!"
Li Xiuning’s plan is actually to try not to bleed, and it is best not to die.
However, this idea is very naive.
Chen Ying thought for a while and said, "There is another place that the Crown Prince didn't expect?"
"East Palace?"
Chen Ying nodded and said, "No, it's the East Palace!"
"What's the difficulty!" Li Xiuning smiled and said, "Let He Yue'er enter the palace and report to Your Majesty that the time limit of this palace is approaching. I want to see Chengdao and Chengqin's nephew for the last time, and let the princes of the King of Qi, the princes of Qin, and the sons of Dalang come to the Qinglin overnight!"
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "It's good to do that!"
Li Xiuning looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Dalang, there is one thing you must promise me!"
"What?" Li Jiancheng looked at Li Xiuning in confusion and asked.
Li Xiuning sighed and said, "The disaster is not as good as his wife and children, this is the bottom line!"
...
In the Tai Chi Palace Yu Study Room, Pei Ji walked to the door of the Yu Study Room, but heard the sound of objects being smashed inside.
The eunuchs at the door were all frightened and dared not speak.
Pei Ji walked into the imperial study room.
Li Yuan held a sword in his hand and sat on the table, gasping for breath.
The imperial study room was full of mess.
Pei Ji: "Why should your majesty be angry?
Li Yuan threw the sword towards the corner of the wall, then supported the table with both hands, lowered his head and said nothing.
After a long time, Li Yuan told Pei Ji about Li Shimin's misfortune between Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji and Yin Defei.
Pei Ji said with horror: "What the King of Qin said is too incredible, and the old minister is really unbelievable."
Li Yuan gasped and said, "Is this matter true or false? You will know when you ask. If Erlang is slandering, this son... I won't want it."
Pei Ji sighed and said, "Your Majesty, it is related to the royal face. This matter cannot be made public. Whether it is to deal with the prince or the king of Qin tomorrow, you cannot be in this name. If you ask for evidence tomorrow, you should be sent off."
Li Yuan tightened his face and focused his head.
At this moment, the Zhongchang Shi Chen Qi rolled into the imperial study room and shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, something is not good..."
Li Yuan looked at Chen Qi like Li Dian. Chen Qi was so furious that Li Yuan stared at him and said in a crying voice: "Princess Pingyang, Princess Pingyang!"
Li Yuan felt nervous and said anxiously: "What's wrong with Pingyang?"
To be continued...