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Chapter 585: Death of Feng Deyi

When they reached the Suzaku Gate at the end of Tianjie, Ankang separated from Li Yan, saying that she had something to do, and went to the inner city in her princess procession. Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that Ankang was probably going to find Mu Yikuan to learn piano.

The two met by chance on the street on the night Fan Xing died.

After seeing Fan Xing's death, Mu Yikuan was moved with sympathy and said a few fair words, which angered the crowd and he was beaten by the people on the street. Ankang happened to pass by here and was sad about Fan Xing's departure. He had a good impression of this young man who spoke fair words, so he asked the guards around him to save Mu Yikuan, and the two met.

Ankang had just grown up and was at a lively and active age, but he felt bored by the life behind the high walls of the imperial city.

Under the pretext of learning the piano, he would go to Dou's house every now and then. As time went by, their relationship became better and better. They were at the age when they were just beginning to fall in love, and Mu Yikuan was both handsome and suave, so many things happened naturally.

Li Yan knew that their relationship would take some time to develop, so he didn't bother them. He let nature take its course and returned to the Prince's Palace alone.

Thinking about meeting Sun Da during the Qingming Festival two days later, and the incident of the Zuotunwei mutiny, in which Sun Da and Chang Sheng intensified internal conflicts one while attracting the support of the Turkic army from outside, which almost caused a huge change, Li Yan felt that they were playing too big a game.

Therefore, he decided to get rid of Sun Da first, so that there would be fewer people colluding with the Turks, and then he could control Chang Sheng at the critical moment.

There were only some hidden dangers among the Zuotunwei Army, which would not cause much trouble. Thinking of this, he called Henglian and gave him some instructions. Henglian nodded and went down to prepare.

Qingming Festival!
Before dawn, Changsun Wuji brought a convoy prepared by the Taichang Temple, loaded with all kinds of wine, incense, candles, paper threads and other supplies, and met Li Yan and his party who went directly out of the city from the north gate of the Prince's Palace, Xuande Gate, at the temporary bridge in the north of the city.

After a brief greeting, Changsun Wuji waved his hand and a handsome young man came from behind. He was wearing a Shu brocade suit and had a long sword on his waist.

He looks vigorous and radiant.

The young man stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Chang Sun Chong greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh, here comes cousin!"

Li Yan stepped forward and patted Chang Sun Chong's shoulder affectionately, nodded with a smile on his face, and said, "No one is an outsider here today, we are all relatives. Cousin, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Gaoming."

"clever."

Chang Sun Chong is only fifteen or sixteen years old this year, and has just reached adulthood. He is a pure-hearted boy, not as treacherous as Chang Sun Wuji. He smiled shyly and followed suit.

Zhang Sun Wuji, who was standing by, smiled when he saw how good the relationship between the two cousins ​​was. He pretended to blame them and said, "This child is so honest. The Crown Prince said so, but you really took advantage of it to climb up. The etiquette between the monarch and his subjects should never be abolished."

After chatting for a while, they mounted their horses and headed for their destination in the hazy morning glow and early spring dew.

The deceased royal family members of the Tang Dynasty were buried in the Royal Forbidden Garden in Sanyuan County, northeast of Chang'an City. The Xianling Mausoleum of Li Yuan, who is still serving as the emperor in the harem, was built here. When Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji died, Li Yuan insisted that Li Shimin bury his two deceased sons near his mausoleum, so that he could be reunited with his two sons after his death.

Li Shimin had no intention of disobeying Li Yuan on these minor matters, so he agreed to bury the two brothers here.

Sanyuan County is a hundred miles north and slightly east of Chang'an. The huge procession of carriages carrying all kinds of gifts and food moved slowly.

We set out early in the morning and have to wait until the sun sets to make the round trip.

Li Yan and Changsun Wuji rode their horses and chatted along the way. Changsun Wuji looked at the two hundred soldiers led by the Six Guards of the Eastern Palace behind Li Yan and said jokingly, "Cheng Qian, we are going to offer sacrifices, not to fight. Are you afraid of encountering strong men near Chang'an City?"

"You brought so many people, wearing helmets and armor, fully armed. Look, Henglian and the others are carrying bows and arrows. I thought you were going hunting."

Li Yan smiled slightly. Aren’t we going hunting?
Maybe he could meet Sun Da, a fierce general from Hedong who could fight a tiger with his bare hands. In the original drama, Li Chengqian and Zhangsun Wuji escaped from Sun Da because they were careless and brought few people with them. How could Li Yan make the same mistake?

Besides, he is no longer an ordinary person. He is the crown prince, and there are many people who secretly want to kill him.

Although he has a lot of martial arts skills and can cheat at any time to quickly compete with those people asymmetrically, Li Yan has high requirements for himself and relies on his brain to make a living. He will never use the convenience given to him by the system unless it is absolutely necessary.

Those are all trump cards. Hide as many as you can and hide as deep as you can. Every time a trump card is exposed, it is actually equivalent to losing a life.

Once used, it can reverse the situation, but Li Yan has actually already lost.

For people who lived 1,500 years ago, with so much experience and familiarity with the development of historical plots, it would be an unfair victory for them to use the power of the system!
In this society, the most advanced weapon is the bow and arrow, which can be regarded as a long-range small-scale lethal weapon. It has local air superiority and can control the situation in the first place. With these weapons, no matter where you go, you can go unhindered. "What my uncle said is true. It's just that today is Qingming Festival. Although Prince Yin and others are dead, they are still alive. It is inevitable that there will be some old subordinates who escaped the pursuit of the emperor. If you run into them, you are not afraid that they will tear your old bones apart."

Li Yan said jokingly, "You are the first hero of the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Many of the people in Prince Yin's faction died, some fled, and many of them lost their families. They went from being heroes to prisoners, all thanks to you. Apart from my father, the person they hate the most is you."

"If you fall into their hands, they will skin you alive, tear your tendons apart, grind your bones and scatter your ashes. Are you really not afraid?"

Well.
Changsun Wuji was stunned and the smile on his face froze instantly!

After thinking about it, I suddenly felt a chill all over my body and shivered uncontrollably.

The prince's consideration was not without reason. He had lived in peace for too long and had become a little careless. There was a chance that he would run into someone he knew when he went to worship Li Jiancheng today. He only brought some officials from the Taichang Temple with him. If he really encountered an accident, it would be useless.

Changsun Wuji smiled awkwardly, turned his head to look at Henglian behind the two of them, and the 200 guards they led who were armed to the teeth. He suddenly felt a sense of security and felt a lot more at ease. He nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, you are really thoughtful. With Henglian and the others here, it won't be a big deal as long as we don't encounter a large group of enemies."

Li Yan suddenly thought of something, and looking forward, he said leisurely: "Besides, I am the crown prince now, and there are many people who want to kill me. Just like in the ninth year of Wude, when Fan Xing and Chang Sheng escorted me back to Beijing from Zhongshan County, we were blocked on the side road by a group of inexplicable 'Turks' right after we passed Tongguan, right?"

"At that time, someone shot a black arrow at me from the dark. All the twenty-odd guards I brought back that day were killed in the battle. If it weren't for Fan Xing and Chang Sheng who risked their lives to protect me, and if I hadn't taken the opposite route and taken a detour back to Beijing from the north, I might have died on the road that time."

愕.
When Changsun Wuji heard Li Yan mention the old incident, his face became heavy. He thought for a moment and said, "Afterwards, the emperor sent people to the scene to check. Apart from the bodies of the guards you brought, there were no bodies left by the Turks, and no Turkic cavalry that attacked you was found nearby."

"Humph"

Li Yan said indignantly: "Of course not. In my opinion, those people are not Turks at all, but were sent from Chang'an."

Changsun Wuji also nodded silently. Apart from looting after attacking the city, the Turks generally would not go out at night, let alone in the wilderness near Tongguan. Moreover, if two gangs fought, there would be casualties on both sides.

The Turks had no need to take their own bodies away, and usually buried them on the spot. However, no signs of burial were found at the scene.

Changsun Wuji waved his hand, and Henglian, Changsun Chong and the servants and guards they brought pulled the reins of their horses and moved slightly back a few steps to give the two men room to talk.

Zhang Sun Wuji said in a low voice: "In fact, your father and I share the same view as you. We all had such doubts, but at that time the Turkic army was approaching, and your father was afraid of exacerbating internal conflicts and causing complications, so he just checked it hastily and gave up."

"You also know that under the circumstances at that time, Chang'an City was in danger. The emperor had to put the overall situation first. If we really investigate, it is not impossible that they would be desperate and collude with the Turks to betray the Tang Dynasty."

"I can only say that they have a keen eye and chose the right time. Are they being too cautious?"

"I think this was most likely done by that old man Feng Deyi. He is a senior official of the Liangli Dynasty and an important official during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui. His scheming, vision, cunning and courage are all outstanding. This seems to be his work."

"When his plan failed, he took the opportunity to send you to Luo Yi's camp as a hostage. He also wanted to kill you and help Shu Wang Li Ke gain the opportunity to become the crown prince."

"But he should have done this on his own. Li Ke was still young at the time and was also on his way from Changsha to Chang'an under the imperial edict. Moreover, Feng Deyi would not discuss these matters with a child like him, so Li Ke should not have known about it."

"Later, your father made you the crown prince and named Li Ke the King of Chu because he was angry at Feng Deyi for repeatedly harming you."

"Otherwise, why was he replaced by Cen Wenben, and Feng Deyi died in the early years of the Zhenguan period? To tell you the truth, there was also the factor of the emperor making the decision for you. Otherwise, with Feng Deyi's health, he could have held on for another two or three years and lived to this day without any problem."

Chang Sun Wuji lowered his voice and said sinisterly, "He thinks that he is the only one who can play those secret conspiracies and tricks, and others can only deal with them with open means."

"Humph, since he doesn't follow the rules, there's no need for us to tie our own hands. If it comes to playing wicked tricks, Feng Deyi is really not one of them."

Li Yan was stunned. There was such a thing. He turned to look at Changsun Wuji in confusion. Seeing that the other party had a look of deep understanding on his face, he nodded.

Li Yan then slowly let out a breath: "Forget it, since my father has already dealt with it, let's forget about it."

(End of this chapter)