Vol 2 Chapter 2489: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 2)
Chapter 2489 The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 2)
Chapter 2485: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 2)
Jiang Shang soon met Li Shimin as he wished, and as soon as Li Shimin saw Jiang Shang, he held Jiang Shang's hands with an enthusiastic attitude.
“Mr. Jiang, you are finally here. The people of the world have been waiting for you for a long time.”
Jiang Shang couldn't help but feel shaken when he saw this. After all, if Li Shimin was really determined to die, he should be completely lying down. At least he shouldn't have this attitude.
But this is fine, he took the risk to intervene in the war between Qin and Tang, even at the expense of offending the Qin Dynasty, not to save Li Tang, but to save the entire Taoism by saving Li Shimin's life.
If Li Shimin is really determined to die, it is impossible for Jiang Shang to save him. Only if the other party has a hope of survival can he be saved.
After overturning Li Shimin's idea of death, Jiang Shang began to observe Li Shimin seriously.
Li Shimin is in a very bad condition now. His face is pale, his breath is weak, his eyes are covered with dark circles and bloodshot eyes, and his whole body is filled with a sense of twilight.
Is this still the Li Shimin he knows?
Jiang Shang was shocked by this, but he also knew that the other party must have suffered a major blow, otherwise it would never be possible for him to become like this when he was in good health.
Even if one does not have a desire to die in this situation, it is obviously not far away from wanting to die.
Jiang Shang sighed slightly in his heart, but still asked: "Please tell the truth, Duke Tang, what happened in Chang'an."
"this…"
Li Shimin looked embarrassed and hesitated for a long time, but didn't say anything useful.
Seeing this, Jiang Shang pretended to be angry and said, "Tang Gong didn't even want to tell you what happened. How can I help you?"
"well…"
Li Shimin sighed deeply, and then Gao Gao told Jiang Shang from his own perspective that Haojing was defeated and Chang'an fell into riots again after a while.
In Li Shimin's account, the Haojing fiasco was caused by his carelessness, and the Chang'an tragedy had nothing to do with him. They were all instigated by Da Qin spies to shirk his responsibility in it.
Jiang Shang's expression worsened the more he heard about it. When he heard that the Yang family was being exterminated because of this, he stood up excitedly and yelled at Li Shimin.
Hongnong Yang family, the fourth generation and the third Duke, did not support his disciple Yang Guang, but instead supported Li Shimin whose surname was foreign, but in the end he ended up being exterminated by the Tang army.
Jiang Shang finally understood why Li Shimin did not dare to tell the truth. If Yang Jian of Ba Ling knew the news, how could he not object?
Facing Jiang Shang's angry scolding, Li Shimin could only shift the responsibility to Da Qin, and supported various doubts that the Yang family was destroyed.
Jiang Shang didn't know what to say about this. When did Li Shimin become so naive?
Even if someone from Great Qin was behind the massacre of the Yang family, you can't produce any evidence. Secondly, it was someone from Li Tang who did it. Thirdly, the way the incident was handled was too chilling. .
Having already done this, do you, Li Shimin, still feel that you have no responsibility and still want to retain Yang Jian?
It’s impossible.
Jiang Shang suppressed the anger in his heart. If his temper was based on his youth, he would have ignored Li Shimin and directly drew his sword and chopped him without saying anything. But now that he is old after all, he has too many worries in his heart.
For the sake of Taoism and Yuqing, he could only endure it.
Seeing that Jiang Shang's face was gloomy and he was silent for a long time, as if he was really thinking about something, Li Shimin waited for a long time and then asked: "Sir, do you have any clever ideas to help me get out of this predicament?"
Jiang Shang opened his eyes, looked at Li Shimin, and finally let out a helpless sigh.
He really wants to say that there is nothing he can do. What you are facing now is a desperate situation, so you should abandon the city and run away. This way you can still save a small life. From now on, whether you live or die, you will follow It doesn't matter to me.
But Jiang Shang did not say these words after all, because he knew that Li Shimin would never give up Chang'an.
"Tang Gong, please tell me more about some of the details of the Chang'an tragedy. There are many issues here that are not right." Jiang Shang said.
Li Shimin was startled and immediately asked: "What else do you want to know about, sir?"
"for example…"
The two of them chatted for two hours.
Li Shimin not only told Jiang Shang what he knew, but also handed over all recorded relevant files and information to Jiang Shang.
After Jiang Shang understood it, he found that there were many unreasonable things in it, and he also came to the conclusion that Chang'an might have been infiltrated into a sieve.
There were too many unreasonable places and coincidences in the Chang'an tragedy.
For example: Why did Zhang Shigui and Yang Xiu disappear as soon as Li Maozhen left?
Why did Li Kui's wife accidentally miscarry and die as a result of it just after his father-in-law was killed? And Li Kui became seriously ill and couldn't wake up because of this?
Why…
There are too many coincidences. If it is just one or two, it would be fine. But with so many coincidences put together, it is absolutely impossible to be a coincidence. The only possibility is that it was intentional.
But for a smart person like Li Shimin, even if the authorities are confused, he will not be so slow.
Then there is only one possibility. There must be important officials around him who are deceiving him.
As for who this person was, Jiang Shang speculated that it was among the three people, Li Kui, Li Si, and Li Chunfeng, because after Li Shimin led his army to leave Chang'an, the three of them were the ministers responsible for staying in Chang'an.
Li Kui is still in a coma and can be ruled out directly.
Then Li Chunfeng, who issued the massacre order, and Li Si, who targeted Li Kui, would only be one of them, or both of them.
Jiang Shang is worthy of being a wise man with an intelligence of 103. Li Shimin, who has an intelligence of 100, could not find the problem after thinking hard for many days. Not only did he see the essence of it at a glance, he also narrowed down the candidates to two people.
As for whether it is Li Si or Li Chunfeng, Jiang Shang is not sure yet. After all, he does not know either of them, and the information he has learned is still somewhat one-sided.
Conclusion that Chang'an has been penetrated into a sieve? It is not difficult to guess what Li Shimin did after his return. After all, even Li Shimin of the Yang family failed to uphold justice, and other Tang generals would inevitably be saddened by this.
If it can be said that the rebellion of the previous aristocratic families was due to Li Si's intentional disturbance, and it was difficult to distinguish between loyal and traitorous, then now due to Li Shimin's series of disappointing behaviors, the generals of Li and Tang Dynasties are now truly difficult to distinguish between loyal and traitorous.
Even Jiang Shang only knew that one of Li Si and Li Chunfeng might have a problem. As for the other generals, he could not tell them apart for the time being.
From an optimistic point of view, only a few generals may have rebelled, but from a pessimistic point of view, Jiang Shang felt that it was better to abandon the city and flee as soon as possible. He found that it was too difficult to save Li Shimin's life. If he was not careful, he might also be involved.
After Jiang Shang told Li Shimin his analysis, Li Shimin's first reaction was that it was impossible.
"Is there anyone among Li Si and Li Chunfeng who is a traitor? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. They are all members of the Li family and blood relatives of me. How could they betray me?"
“Qin Hai is still Ying Hao’s cousin, and Da Qin is the most powerful force in the world. Didn’t he also betray Ying Hao?”
…”
Li Shimin was speechless for a moment.
He, Li Si and Li Chunfeng are only distant relatives, and their blood relationship is very weak. They are about to be released on the fifth server.
Ying Hao and Qin Hai are close relatives, and their blood relationship is still within five degrees, but Qin Hai has not betrayed Ying Hao, and he was still the overlord of the princes during the Qin Dynasty.
Now that Li Tang is about to perish, and the trees are falling and the hozens are scattered, what is it that Li Si and Li Chunfeng cannot betray?
Li Shimin fell down on the chair with a slumped face, and his eyes were closed in pain. When he opened them again, he had no emotion at all. He said coldly: "Li Chunfeng is a great master, and he has contacted the country alone with me. If he is a traitor, , I’m already dead, so he shouldn’t be.”
Jiang Shang shook his head and said, "But what if his intention is bigger?"
“Bigger?”
Li Shimin was startled when he heard this, and then took a breath of cold air.
What could be more important than his life in Guanzhong?
Of course, they killed all the Chang'an family and cleared a pure land for the rule of Qin.
Until this moment, Li Shimin finally understood why Ying Hao didn't take advantage of the situation to capture the entire Guanzhong during the first war, because what he wanted was never just Guanzhong, but a Guanzhong where no aristocratic family was conducive to ruling.
You must know that the Guanxi Family is even more excessive than the Hebei Family in terms of land annexation and control of other social resources, and is second only to the Liaodong Family.
The Qin Dynasty has been officially established. Facing the problems of the aristocratic families, Ying Hao naturally can no longer kill as much as before, because he is the emperor now and can no longer carry the banner of the Han Dynasty in front.
So, in the first Guanzhong War, if Great Qin occupied Guanzhong, then the Aristocratic Family would be the biggest problem that Great Qin would face.
Fortunately, Li Shimin thought that Ying Hao decided to sign the armistice agreement for the sake of Xiu Ning and his two nephews. It turned out that there was a deeper purpose in it.
Now not only has Li Tang solved the big trouble of the Guanxi family, but he has also poured all the dirty water and infamy on him, Li Shimin, making him despised by the world and infamy for thousands of years.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's face was full of bitterness, and he said to himself miserably: "Ying Hao, you are really cruel. You want to take this as revenge for me using my child to blackmail you, right? You did it, you Did it again.”
Looking at Li Shimin who looked defeated and kept talking to himself, Jiang Shang hesitated and said: "Tang Gong, there is definitely more than one traitor in Chang'an City, and I am afraid that a large number of people have been attracted by the Qin Dynasty.
Now before the other party attacks, it is better to give up the desperate land of Chang'an, escape back to Hanzhong, and find another way out. "
“Escape? You let me escape?”
When Li Shimin heard this, he lost his defense for no reason. He stood up like an angry lion and said angrily: "Ying Hao just wants to see me betray my family and lose my reputation. If I run away now, won't I let him succeed?
I was originally planning to leave, but now not only will I not leave, but I will stay in Chang'an to kill all the traitors who are cheating on me and let him know the consequences of betraying me. "
"this…"
Jiang Shang looked at Li Shimin in disbelief. He had already said this. He thought that Li Shimin would retreat in the face of difficulties, but he did not expect that he would instead make up his mind to stay in Chang'an and fight with Daqin to the end. .
This is too much stimulation!
Is it possible?
Jiang Shang suddenly thought of a possibility, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
His original intention of coming to Chang'an was to save Li Shimin's life, but he didn't expect that because of his intervention, Li Shimin, who was about to leave, stopped leaving.
Is this a destiny that cannot be violated?
Or was he also a part of Li Shimin's death?
Whether it is the former or the latter, the outcome is already decided. No matter what he does next, Li Shimin will probably die.
At this thought, a hint of bitterness flashed deep in Jiang Shang's eyes.
He just wants to save Taoism, why is it so difficult, as if the whole world is trying to stop him!
“Comer.”
“The subordinate is here.”
“Call Li Yuanba over immediately.”
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"When Yuanba arrives, I will summon Li Chunfeng and Li Si to see me."
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"After the two of them arrived, they immediately sent an order to the commanders of each camp. They were not allowed to step out of the military camp without my order."
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While Jiang Shang was deep in thought, Li Shimin issued three orders in a row, and each one contained profound meaning.
Calling Li Yuanba here was because he realized that his current situation was not safe.
Summoning Li Chunfeng and Li Si was naturally to strike first.
If Li Chunfeng is a traitor, Li Yuanba, who is powerful in the world, will not be afraid of Li Chunfeng, a great master.
As for not allowing soldiers from each battalion to leave the camp, it was to distinguish who fell to the Qin Dynasty, and those who were restless or stepped out of the military camp must be traitors.
At this moment, Li Shimin seemed to have returned to the past and transformed back into the wise and powerful Tang King. Unfortunately, it was too late after all.
(End of this chapter)