Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 39: Li Shimin: Am I Emperor Jing of Han? [Seeking follow-up reading]

"Everyone, come and look! This flyer says 'Kill Changsun Wuji and purge the imperial court!'"

"Who is Zhangsun Wuji? Why do you want to kill him?"

"Don't you even know Zhangsun Wuji? He's the current queen's biological brother!"

"Ah? So he's a royal relative! Did he do something heinous?"

"It is said that His Majesty's reduction of the number of kings is related to him."

As they talked, the topic gradually changed.

"Do you know? It is said that Prince Li Yi of Yan County rebelled because of him!"

"What?! Isn't he the hero who suppressed Li Yi's rebellion?"

"Hey, first incite the rebellion, then put it down. Isn't that a good opportunity to reap the credit?"

"In that case, Changsun Wuji really deserves to die!"

"Shh! You are risking your life! Throw away the flyers in your hands!"

As leaflets were scattered on the streets, more and more people in Chang'an began to pay attention to this matter.

Before long, the entire city of Chang'an was in panic.

Many people are even worried that this incident will become the next Xuanwu Gate Incident.

As the mastermind behind this matter, Changsun Anye hid in the dark, quietly watching the people who were talking about it.

It was not until the imperial guards arrived that he quietly left the place and walked towards a dark alley where two people were waiting for him.

"Lord Changsun, everything has been done. What should we do next?" someone asked first.

Chang Sun Anye smiled faintly, then raised his hand and gestured, "Come closer and listen."

"This"

The two looked at each other, and without much hesitation, they leaned over and listened closely.

"Shh! Shh!"

In just a moment, Changsun Anye pulled out two daggers and stabbed them into the abdomens of the two men.

"you!"

The two never expected that Changsun Anye would suddenly attack them.

But Changsun Anye didn't waste any words on them and stabbed them several times in succession.

Only after the two men fell to the ground with their eyes wide open did Changsun Anye draw his dagger and wipe the blood off their bodies. He then walked out of the alley and said to the two men at the end of the alley, "Deal with the bodies briefly. Remember to reveal your true identity so that they will expose Prince Yi'an!"

"Yes!"

The two men responded and went straight to the alley without saying anything.

And at the same time.

Liu Deyu and Yuan Hongshan also received reminders from Changsun Anye.

Originally, their mission was to control Xuanwu Gate, all officials and all major gates of Chang'an, but Changsun Anye reminded them that Li Shimin ascended the throne through a coup, and their original mission was very risky.

In other words, once Li Shimin discovered that someone was threatening Chang'an, the first thing he would think of was the risks of Xuanwu Gate and the major city gates of Chang'an.

Therefore, in order to successfully control Xuanwu Gate, control all officials and the major city gates of Chang'an, the first thing to do is to control the people who will replace them.

Liu Deyu and Yuan Hongshan were frightened when they heard the news.

Although they couldn't understand how Changsun Anye could be so wise, they did not hesitate at all when they got the news. They immediately changed their deployment and waited for their replacements to appear.

the other side.

When Li Shimin learned that someone was distributing leaflets in Chang'an City saying "Kill Zhangsun Wuji and purge the court", he immediately ordered Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Dali Temple, to investigate the matter.

Now, nearly two hours had passed since this incident when Dai Zhou finally returned from outside the palace.

But Li Shimin asked directly: "Have you caught the person who distributed the leaflets?"

"We found them, but they were all killed!" Dai Zhou replied with a serious face.

Li Shimin frowned: "So, you haven't found out who is behind them?"

"Although they were very covert, distributing leaflets still requires them to be visible. After a thorough search and verification, I have basically confirmed their identities."

"Oh?"

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows: "Whose people are they?"

"Prince Yi'an, Li Xiaochang!"

Dai Zhou said truthfully: "They are all guards from Prince Yi'an's palace!"

"It seems that this is directed at me!"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, and then decisively ordered: "Capture Prince Yi'an for me!"

"Yes!"

Dai Zhou responded and turned away.

"What do you think about this?"

After watching Dai Zhou leave, Li Shimin turned his attention to Fang Xuanling and the other two.

But the three of them were silent at this moment.

Especially Changsun Wuji, his expression was extremely embarrassed.

He never expected that the King of Yi'an would actually target him.

However, someone has to answer Li Shimin's questions.

After a moment's silence, Fang Xuanling took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, I believe that Prince Yi'an's move is nothing more than an attempt to stir up public opinion and express dissatisfaction with Your Majesty's new policies. As long as Prince Yi'an is arrested, the matter should be settled."

"Report——"

Before Fang Xuanling could finish his words, a voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Censor Li Jing requests an audience with an urgent matter!"

Li Shimin frowned and glanced at Fang Xuanling, then waved his hand and said, "Let him in!"

"promise."

Wushe nodded, and soon, Li Jing strode in.

"His Majesty!"

As soon as Li Jing entered the palace, he reported to Li Shimin: "Prince Changle Li Youliang has rebelled!"

Li Shimin's face darkened: "Why did he suddenly rebel?"

"I don't know the specific reason, but his slogan is to kill Zhangsun Wuji and purge the imperial court!"

"This"

Li Shimin was speechless and subconsciously looked at Changsun Wuji.

But Zhangsun Wuji stood up from his seat angrily: "Rebellion is rebellion, why involve me? Do you think I'm Chao Cuo?!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent.

Of course they knew what happened to Chao Cuo.

But is Li Shimin the Emperor Jing of Han?

No one can give the answer except Li Shimin.

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin laughed unexpectedly, then waved his sleeves and said, "Come here! Call all officials above the fifth rank and all the kings to the Taiji Hall. Anyone who dares not come will be punished according to the law!"

"Yes!"

A palace attendant retreated in response.

Li Shimin glanced at Zhangsun Wuji again, then turned to Yunduan, the commander of the imperial guards, and said, "Yunduan, you must immediately lead the palace guards and bring everyone from You Pushe's residence to the palace!"

"As ordered!"

Yunduan took the order and went out.

Li Shimin issued another order: "Grand Censor, you lead 20,000 troops to Liangzhou immediately. Suppress the rebellion of Prince Changle as quickly as possible and deter the border of Liangzhou. Do not let the Turks act rashly!"

"Yes!"

Li Jing left Ganlu Palace without saying a word.

At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Li Shimin, awaiting his new orders. After a brief pause, Li Shimin spoke again, "Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, you two, immediately change the guard duty at Chang'an's North Gate, which has been in place for nearly two weeks! All troop movements of more than ten people must be reported!"

"Yes!"

"And Chang'an, impose martial law immediately!"

"As ordered!"

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other and immediately took the order and left.

at the same time.

Li Chengqian used the fat man's palace ban card to sneak out of the palace.

At this moment, he was sitting in a carriage, heading to his destination.

Although he has not yet returned to the throne of Crown Prince, he already has some candidates in mind for officials in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.

And the place he was going to now was the residence of one of them.

This person can be said to be one of the representative figures of Jiangnan literati.

Many film and television dramas in later generations even portrayed him as a top master of political strategy.

The so-called top master of political strategy must first have talent and secondly have high emotional intelligence.

Cen Wenben is such a person.

Historically, he was a supporter of Li Tai, the Prince of Wei, and worked all his life to help Li Tai enter the Eastern Palace.

Although he was eventually defeated by Zhangsun Wuji, it cannot be said that he was not good at political strategy. It can only be said that Li Tai was too incompetent and arrogant, which caused Cen Wenben to fail.

However, putting all this aside, behind Cen Wenben is the Jiangnan Literati Group.

Getting him is equivalent to getting the support of the Jiangnan Literary Group.

Therefore, Li Chengqian left the palace this time mainly to see if he could pull Cen Wenben into his camp in advance.

"Laifu, do you know Mr. Cen's address?"

Li Chengqian asked the driver in front unexpectedly.

He was the personal palace attendant chosen by Empress Changsun for Li Chengqian, and was specifically responsible for Li Chengqian's daily life.

This time when he sneaked out of the palace, Li Chengqian took him alone.

This shows Li Chengqian's trust in him.

But Lai Fu asked doubtfully, "Mr. Cen? Is this the Cen Wenben that His Highness asked me to inquire about earlier?"

"Yes! That's him! Do you know where he is?"

"Yes, it's in Yongxingfang."

"Okay! Take me there quickly!" Li Chengqian urged excitedly.

Not long after, they arrived at Yongxingfang.

At this time, Cen Wenben was anxiously waiting for the court's appointment in his mansion.

Some time ago, he was recommended by Feng Deyi to take up a new official position in the Secretariat. However, Feng Deyi died suddenly, and Changsun Wuji became the Right Prime Minister, so this matter was shelved.

His previous secretary, Lang, was also replaced by someone else.

Therefore, he is now in the embarrassing situation of having no official position to hold.

If no one helps him arrange a new official position, he will have to wait for a long time.

This was very tormenting for him.

Just as he was waiting in agonizing anticipation, a servant from the mansion suddenly came to report that the King of Zhongshan was coming to visit.

He was so frightened that he quickly stood up and went out with the housekeeper to greet him: "Your Highness, I am Cen Wenben, and I pay my respects to you!"

"Haha, sir, there's no need to be so polite. Cheng Qian was just passing by and came in to see you!"

Li Chengqian smiled and waved his hand, then carefully looked at the man in front of him who was in his thirties and dressed like a scholar.

I have to say that Cen Wenben has the characteristics of a Jiangnan literati and gives people a strong scholarly atmosphere.

When Cen Wenben heard Li Chengqian calling him "Sir", he couldn't help but feel flattered.

Although Li Chengqian said that he was just passing by his mansion and came in to see him, there were many famous people in Jiangnan around his mansion. Why did he choose him?
What's more, a king who is not yet an adult cannot leave the palace easily.

Could it be that Li Chengqian came out of the palace this time just for me?
Thinking of this, Cen Wenben was slightly moved and immediately bowed to greet him: "Your Highness, please come in!"

"Sir please!"

Li Chengqian raised his hand and saluted.

Soon, the two arrived at the living room of the mansion.

"The decoration of Mr.'s home is quite elegant."

Li Chengqian sat in the upper seat of the living room, looked around with interest, then asked Cen Wenben with a smile, "I wonder what hobbies you usually have?"

"Your Highness, I don't have any hobbies. I just like reading books or planting flowers and plants." Cen Wenben said truthfully.

Li Chengqian nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then asked Cen Wenben some academic questions.

Although this was Cen Wenben's first contact with Li Chengqian, he had heard a little about Li Chengqian's deeds.

So, after a conversation, he had a new judgment on Li Chengqian's knowledge, character, and even the rumors.

It must be said that the two of them had a very pleasant conversation this time.

However, Li Chengqian's purpose of coming here this time was not to chat with Cen Wenben.

He hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to change the subject, saying, "As far as I know, you should be on duty right now. Why are you sitting at home?"

"This"

Cen Wenben hesitated for a moment, and said bitterly: "To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have no official position now."

"what?"

Li Chengqian was surprised and asked, "Why is this?"

"Ugh!"

Cen Wenben sighed and told Li Chengqian his predicament without hiding anything.

After hearing this, Li Chengqian was overjoyed, but he said righteously, "Sir, I will help you with your matter as soon as possible. The Tang Dynasty will never bury a talent like you!"

"This"

Cen Wenben was stunned for a moment, then seemed to react and said, "I am very grateful for your help, Your Highness. I hope to have the opportunity to discuss academic matters with Your Highness again in the future."

"There is definitely an opportunity. It depends on whether you can seize it."

"Your Highness has taken the trouble to come here, how could I not understand the current situation?"

"Hahaha!"

Li Chengqian threw his head back and laughed.

He really likes talking to such smart people, who can really understand everything they say.

Although Cen Wenben was from a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, he did not have the "self-admiration" of other prominent family members. He understood what it meant to be a wise man who knows the current affairs.

After all, he is now just a down-and-out man with no official position. Even if he used to be a secretary, he was only a seventh-rank official and was not worthy of being recruited by a king.

Now, Li Chengqian took the initiative to recruit him. For him, it was just like Liu Bei’s three visits to Zhuge Liang’s thatched cottage. Naturally, he would not miss such an opportunity.

"Well, it's getting late. I have to go back to the palace. I hope you will serve the Tang Dynasty well in the future!"

Having said that, Li Chengqian prepared to get up and return to the palace.

Just then, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

Cen Wenben frowned and immediately called the housekeeper to ask what had happened.

The housekeeper hurriedly said, "Master, something terrible has happened. The court has issued a curfew. There are soldiers everywhere outside. We can't go out!"

"This"

Cen Wenben was startled for a moment and turned to look at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was also confused, thinking that everything was fine when he came here, so why can't he go back?
Could it be that Changsun Anye and his men have already launched a coup?
Thinking of the rebellion plan guide he had written, a smile of success quickly appeared on Li Chengqian's lips, but it disappeared in an instant.

"It seems that grandpa is still quite powerful!"

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