Chapter 28 In front of Xuanwu Gate, be there or be square
Jingshanfang, Daxingshan Temple.
Qin Lang has come here for the second time. The last time he followed Cheng Yaojin to see Li Shimin, but today he received a letter from Qin Yong to come to see Qin Qiong.
Father and son met again, Qin Lang didn't know what to say.
After a long time, it was Qin Qiong who spoke first.
"I heard that you were assassinated in Pingkangfang last night. Was it the Zheng family who did it?"
"Well, the Zheng family became angry and felt that I had insulted their family, so they offered 100,000 yuan to buy my leg. Fortunately, Ah Huang was alert and captured him. By the way, Ah Huang was not just a prisoner of war slave before. Bar?"
"As long as it's okay, the old horse head was a horse thief before." Qin Qiong didn't mention Ah Huang's past. "What are you going to do about this?"
Qin Lang smiled, "How can we deal with the matter of death without proof, with the Zheng family's reputation, status, and power, even if there are witnesses, they may not be able to sue him, let's forget it. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. I have already written it down, and sooner or later I will settle with them."
Hearing this, Qin Qiong was finally relieved, he was afraid that young people would be young and energetic and ignore them.
"Are you used to working in the yamen?"
"It's not bad, it's only been two days since I took office."
"Two days, you have already handled two major cases in two days. During the court meeting this morning, Yushitai also filed a lawsuit with the Yuqian of Yongzhou Yamen. Yushitai said that Chang'an County crossed the border to handle the case, and Yushi impeached you This Chang'an county lieutenant abused his power and acted recklessly."
Qin Lang didn't care, "Let them go, Aye, you asked me to meet today, you didn't want to talk about these things, did you?"
Qin Qiong glared at his son, "Even if you go out and start your own family, you are still my Qin Qiong's son. I can't control my son anymore? I warned you to keep a low profile, especially at this time, and you are causing trouble everywhere , I just offended the Zheng family over there, and here I went to Wannian County, do you know who is Zhang Jing, the bad commander of Wannian County? He belongs to the King of Huai'an."
"So what? Zhang Jing is such a scum, I will catch one when I meet one, and I will catch it next time."
Qin Qiong was originally very concerned about his son, but a few words made him blow his beard and stare angrily, "Nizi, this is Chang'an City, how many catties are you? Also, what about the brothel woman you brought home?" What's going on? Why are you arguing with Chai Jiaerlang for a brothel girl?"
Qin Yong came over and interrupted the quarrel between father and son.
"Father, the King of Qin is here."
Qin Qiong glared at his son, "Let's go."
Li Shimin was dressed in the soap clothes of a bad person, with a three-pronged iron ruler hanging on his waist, and hurried over.
As soon as they met, he opened his arms and gave Qin Qiong a big hug. It could be seen that Qin Qiong was a little uncomfortable, after all, he originally planned to be neutral before.
On the contrary, Li Shimin treated Qin Qiong as if an old friend who hadn't seen him for a long time reunited.
"Shubao, it's time for us to fight side by side again."
After embracing each other, Li Shimin turned to Qin Lang and said directly, "Sanlang, the development of the matter is exactly as you reminded me before, and the situation has deteriorated. The Taishi ordered Fu Yimi to play the Son of Heaven, saying that the King of Qin ruled the world, and His Majesty just let him Pei Ji forwarded the sealed note to me, with obvious intentions, and I heard that His Majesty has also mobilized Yuan Cong's imperial army, and has sealed off the Xuanwu Gate."
Qin Lang didn't have that sense of urgency, perhaps because he knew that in the end they would be victors in history.
"The king's intention?"
Li Shimin sighed, "Your Majesty has issued a letter of surrender for me, asking me to surrender without a fight."
"Is Your Majesty willing to surrender?"
Li Shimin shook his head.
"Then what is the king's plan?"
"The plan can't keep up with the changes. After listening to your words, Wuji, Xuanling, and Ruhui have already drawn up a new plan, intending to act before the prince and Yuanji's Kunmingchi plan is launched, but now it seems that it is too late. If I can't handle it well today, I'm afraid I'll be a prisoner tomorrow."
"Sanlang, I want to hear your advice. I am a fan of the authorities now, and you are a bystander." Li Shimin said sincerely. He has many advisers and generals under his command, although almost all the bureaucrats of Cefu and Qinwangfu have been transferred today. , but they still have secret contacts.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, etc. have made many plans and backup plans for him these days, but none of them can keep up with the current changes.
Now we can't deal with the current hurdle first, and all plans are suspended.
"My lord, why don't you act first and start early?" Qin Lang said directly.
Li Shimin shook his head.
"Today the palace gate guards are transferred, and the guards are all His Majesty's men." At this time, Li Shimin did not hide Qin Lang and Qin Qiong's father and son, "I have people in the imperial army, but not many are truly loyal. , the only chance is to enter the palace at the Xuanwu Gate, but now the guard of the Xuanwu Gate is not mine, and the only chance is to wait until the fourth day of June."
On the fourth day of June, Chang He, Jing Junhong and other generals of the Forbidden Army will take turns guarding the Xuanwu Gate, and they are the ones Li Shimin has secretly recruited and bought.
This is the only chance, but now we can't wait until the day after tomorrow.
If the effectiveness of this large army can be obtained, then Li Shimin will have a greater chance of winning, and he can even directly dispatch troops to attack Chang'an.
"Without the order to transfer soldiers, the soldiers and horses of the Weishui camp cannot approach Chang'an City." Qin Qiong said.
Although there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the camp, there are even more soldiers and horses on duty in Chang'an City and outside the city, and the Yuan Cong Imperial Army.
Unless the battalion received an order to transfer soldiers, and in the absence of the coach Yuanji, Qin Qiong could mobilize troops and horses into Chang'an.
But now Li Shimin can't take out the commanding talisman.
"Sanlang, no matter what, we have to persist until the day after tomorrow to have a chance!"
Qin Lang thought for a while, "Since Your Majesty has not directly sent troops to surround Hongyi Palace, then there is still a chance." He thought carefully about the details of the Xuanwu Gate change in his mind.
"Your Majesty has already controlled the situation, so the chance is not great." Qin Qiong knows the emperor better, and he also knows the court better. He clearly knows that now that the emperor has expressed his attitude, the King of Qin has no chance.
"No, there is still a chance." He finally remembered some details, "Your Majesty moved out of Chengqian Hall of Taiji Palace four years ago, but King Qi Yuanji still lives in Wude Hall of Taiji Palace. According to what I heard, King Qi The Martial Virtue Hall and the Crown Prince’s East Palace both have small doors directly on the palace wall, so they can directly enter and exit the palace without going through the palace gate, and even directly reach the inner court of the harem, right?” Qin Lang asked.
"Exactly."
King Yuanji of Qi is actually only twenty-four years old this year, so although he married a wife and had children earlier, he still lives in the palace. of.
After all, the dynasty was first established and the system was not yet complete. When Li Shimin lived in the palace in the early years, he could even go in and out directly with his entourage and guards on horseback with knives and arrows, and there would be no guards to stop him.
However, in recent years, the system has gradually improved and more rules have been added, so Li Shimin moved out of the palace four years ago.
"My lord, I have a plan, I can buy you some more time."
"Tell me." Li Shimin was shocked when he heard this.
"My lord, what the emperor fears most is the threat of imperial power, but what is the man most afraid of?"
"A man can't be powerless for a day?" Li Shimin asked hesitantly.
"That's true, but not every man has the right. There are many ordinary men, but even the most ordinary men can't tolerate one thing the most, and that is the infidelity of wives and concubines."
Li Shimin didn't understand why Qin Lang suddenly mentioned here.
"Your Majesty, just imagine, if His Majesty suddenly heard that the Crown Prince and King Qi were messing around in the harem, and had an affair with the concubines in the harem, what do you think His Majesty would do?"
"Although it is convenient for Jiancheng and Yuanji to go in and out of the inner court, it is absolutely impossible to do such things." Li Shimin shook his head and said, how could such a thing be possible.
"Of course I know this is impossible, but there is no such thing as filth and disorder in the harem. If ordinary people say it, your majesty may not believe it, but if your majesty personally testifies that the crown prince and King Qi are filthy in the harem, I believe your majesty will still have some Doubtful, I heard that Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu had a close relationship with Prince Qi?"
"The second concubine Yin and Zhang are indeed closely related to the prince and King Qi, but the second concubine just thinks that the prince will become the son of heaven in the future."
"I know, I know, but some things can happen out of nothing. If you report to His Majesty that the Crown Prince and King Qi and Concubine Yin and Zhang are having an adultery in the harem, His Majesty will have to doubt it. If His Majesty still doubts, you will He said that he has ironclad evidence and can confront them in court. His Majesty is also a man, even if he is old, he will not allow his woman to be unfaithful, especially with his son. Even if it is for the reputation of the prince, His Majesty will definitely Let you confront each other in court."
"This kind of thing made out of nothing, wouldn't it all be self-defeating after a confrontation?" Qin Qiong said on the side, he thought his son's idea was very bad.
"Aye, this is just a tactic to delay the attack. What we need now is time, and we only need to delay it for another day."
Li Shimin nodded. He really only needs to delay for another day. Fang Du and the others have already planned it. When Chang He and the others are guarding the Xuanwu Gate, it will be the day to initiate the palace change.
"My lord, don't be in a hurry to play. Today is the second day of June, and Chang He will be on duty at the Xuanwu Gate on the fourth day of June, so you have to try your best to delay the time. You don't do anything today, wait for a day, wait for tomorrow, you If you expose Prince Qi's mess in the harem again, His Majesty, who will be furious, will definitely ask for a confrontation, and it is impossible for the three divisions to interrogate such a matter, so the confrontation is only possible in the palace."
The fifth day of June, this was the day when the crown prince and King Qi planned the Kunming Pond Change, and they had to make a time difference to rush to launch the palace change surprise attack on the fourth day of June.
"On the morning of the fourth day of the lunar new year, as long as your majesty enters the Xuanwu gate to ambush, kill the prince and King Qi, and then control your majesty, great things will happen. At that time, your majesty will ask your majesty to issue an imperial edict to take over Chang'an. Chang'an, Suwei palace ban, the king of guards."
Qin Lang's plan is not so perfect. For example, can the emperor confront the emperor as planned? Can the confrontation be set on the fourth day of the lunar new year?
There is still a lot of room for manipulation, but Qin Lang believes that with the abilities of Li Shimin and those in the Qin Palace, these are not problems.
They have already made countless plans, and now there is only a two-day difference in time.
"Shubao, if I send a command to dispatch soldiers, can you lead the troops here?" Li Shimin asked Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong looked at Li Shimin and then at his son Qin Lang. Finally, he clenched his right fist and slammed it heavily on his left chest, making a loud bang.
"Even if the command of the soldier talisman fails to arrive, as long as the beacon is lit in Chang'an on the fourth day of the lunar new year, I will definitely find a way to lead my troops to come!"
Beacon smoke means that Chang'an is in chaos, so Qin Qiong has a reason to transfer troops into Chang'an.
"Brother, I'm waiting for you!" Li Shimin laughed and hugged Qin Qiong again.
Qin Lang said with a smile, "On the fourth day of the lunar new year, I will lead Chang'an County Prison prisoners, Chang'an bad guys, Chang'an rangers, etc. to Xuanwumen to help, and we will see you then!"
"Okay, here's the agreement, see you there!" Li Shimin was determined, his face full of excitement.
(end of this chapter)