Crown Prince's Counterattack

When Li Shimin woke up, the intermittent pain was still coming from his mind, his mind was groggy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.The room was a bit dark, and he was still holding a blood-stained sharp blade in his hand. The closed room smelled strongly of blood, and half of the blood on the ground had dried up. There was a blood-stained person lying on the chair. Not breathing.

"Where is this? What happened?!"

Li Shimin dropped the sharp weapon in his hand in panic, he couldn't react, he was still lying in his mansion last night, why did he come to a strange place again when he woke up.

He ran in front of the dead man in three steps at a time, and when he saw his face clearly, his face suddenly became ugly.

Yang Yoo! ! !

How could it be him?

Li Shimin knew that he must have been framed, but before he could figure out a solution, the door was suddenly broken open.

"Murder!"

"Murder!"

The one who opened the door was a maid in a pink dress. Seeing the scene in the room, her face turned pale with fright. She glanced at Li Shimin in horror, and then ran away quickly, fearing that he would kill someone, shouting as she ran.

The guard who heard the sound hurried over and forced Li Shimin who wanted to leave back.

Caught in a dilemma, Li Shimin's face was very ugly.

"Master?! What's wrong with you, don't scare the servant!"

Eunuch Zhang who heard the movement also entered the door, and saw Yang You lying in a pool of blood, his eyes were full of shock and despair.

"King Qin, why are you here?! Did you kill my master!!!"

Eunuch Zhang's eyes were red, and he looked at Li Shimin with a look of hatred and asked, breathing rapidly.

"What nonsense are you eunuch talking about?!"

Li Shimin's face changed, he didn't expect that the first person to come out to testify against him was Zhang Gonggong, who he thought he had secretly subdued, but suddenly turned against him.

This father-in-law is Yang You's confidant, and he has a high prestige in the mansion. His words can mislead some people. His words are so convincing that these people who originally had only three points of trust have now become seven points, which makes his situation very serious. It's not good, originally he wanted to ask Eunuch Zhang to help him get rid of the crime.

"Don't eat anything, don't talk nonsense. Eunuch Zhang has been in the palace for so many years, so he should understand such a simple truth?"

Li Shimin stared at Eunuch Zhang closely, and there was something different in his tone.

Eunuch Zhang lowered his head, and a strange light kept flashing in his eyes. From the first call of eunuch to the final threat in his tone, he was extremely upset. If he was unhappy, he naturally couldn't make the other party happy.

He sent the message to this man just because he was ordered by someone to pretend to take refuge in him. He didn't expect that he really regarded him as his own dog.

"What nonsense? Could it be that King Qin is threatening the miscellaneous family? So many people here have seen it. You were the only one in this room at the time. Who else would there be if you killed the master? You can shut up the miscellaneous family's mouth and go to the Hefu. Up and down your mouth, but you can't block the mouth of the world."

Eunuch Zhang pointed at Li Shimin and cursed, seeing Li Shimin's livid face, he was finally happy.

"The master is already in the Zen position, why do you still refuse to let him go, you are simply too vicious, the miscellaneous family will definitely meet and ask for justice for the master"

Li Shimin really panicked when he heard that Eunuch Zhang was going to find Li Yuan.

The incident was so big that he couldn't cover it up even if he wanted to. I'm afraid there is someone behind this father-in-law. I'm afraid this matter will not pass so easily. Li Shimin only blames himself for being too careless.

Sure enough, when Li Yuan received the news that Yang You was assassinated, he urgently called Li Shimin into the palace that night.

"You rebellious son, kneel down for me!"

Li Yuan scolded, frightened Li Shimin to kneel on the ground.

"Father, I was wronged. I didn't kill Yang You at all. Someone must be trying to frame me."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin still calmly glanced at Sima Yi who was standing aside, and Sima Yi also looked back frankly.

"Since you said someone framed you, then tell me who framed you? Then Yang You's confidant father-in-law has identified you, how do you explain it?"

"This—someone must have colluded with the eunuch"

Li Shimin choked for a moment, although he had some guesses in his heart, but there was no basis for it, and if he said it, his father would be dissatisfied with him.

"Collusion? Isn't that servant yours? Didn't you learn about Yang You's secret contact with the courtiers from him? How can you explain it to me if you can't control your subordinates!"

Li Shimin pursed his lips tightly, not knowing how to explain it.

"I see that you are quite prudent in handling things on weekdays, but I didn't expect you to make such a big mess for me in the blink of an eye."

There was a hint of disappointment in Li Yuan's tone, which made Li Shimin's heart ache.

Killing is not important, but it depends on who is being killed. If you really kill someone who cannot be killed, you must deal with it cleanly and leave no excuses. This is a matter of scheming, even if you are framed, At least it also reveals that there are still omissions in Shimin's handling of affairs, otherwise it would not be so easy for people to take advantage of the loopholes.Now that his status is different, he should be more careful in doing things. Li Yuan also wanted to take this opportunity to remind him.

"Father, calm down. There must be a misunderstanding. The second brother is not such a disregard for the overall situation. Besides, the most urgent task is not to blame the second brother, but to find ways to calm this matter."

Hearing Sima Yi plead for mercy, Li Shimin's face became even uglier.

When this matter was mentioned, Li Yuan's face also looked a little dignified.He had just ascended to the throne, and such a thing happened before the throne was firmly established. Others must think that his Li family wanted to kill them all. Who would dare to cooperate with them in the future? How would the history books record this period of history.

"Shimin, don't blame the emperor, this matter has already spread throughout Chang'an City, if the emperor does not deal with you, it will be difficult to appease the anger of the public, you can take care of yourself in the future."

Li Yuan sighed, looking at Li Shimin with unclear meaning.

Maybe Shimin is innocent in this matter, but he has no time to find out the truth for him, so this time he can only wrong him.

"My son and minister will learn from it in the future"

Seeing Li Yuan's unwillingness to say more, knowing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, he gritted his teeth and swallowed all the words.

On the second day, Li Yuan decreed to remove Li Shimin from the throne of King Qin.

"Fourth brother, did you arrange what happened yesterday?"

After leaving the palace gate, Sima Yi went straight to Li Yuanji's mansion.

The joy on Li Yuanji's face hadn't dissipated yet, when he heard Sima Yi's questioning, his expression changed, and he turned away from being angry.

"Yes, I did it, the second brother must be very unlucky now!"

Li Yuanji made no secret of the gloating on his face.

Because of his appearance, he was not loved by his parents since he was a child. Even the servants looked at his master's face and ignored him. Therefore, he is not even as good as the bastard in the mansion. How can there be such a gap? Let him not feel resentful.

In the entire mansion, only the elder brother treats him sincerely, so as long as the elder brother wants, he will help him get it, and whoever dares to covet the elder brother's things, he will not let it go.

"Why do this?"

"Because he's always against you, big brother!"

Sima Yi was startled, he couldn't tell what it was like, it was sour and sweet.This brotherhood is touching, but it is a pity that it belonged to Li Jiancheng in the past, but since he inherited his identity, he is willing to protect this relationship for the absent person.

"I know that you are doing it for my own good, but you did something wrong with this matter. Now that there is a lot of turmoil outside and the calm situation has been broken, it is estimated that there will be chaos for a while, which is very unfavorable for the expedition."

Sima Yi's tone softened a bit, and he tried to persuade Li Yuanji earnestly.

"Brother, don't worry, I won't be impulsive next time"

Next time his plan will be more careful, and he must not let it go.

"By the way, how did you convince Eunuch Zhang to betray you?"

"Second brother promised a high-ranking official and rich salary, so I sent someone to intercept his family members hiding in Luoyang to threaten him, whichever is more important, he naturally knows what to do."

Sima Yi was a little surprised by Li Yuanji's methods. It really was the Li family, who were ruthless and merciless in the same vein.

After leaving Li Yuanji's mansion, Sima Yi did not rush back to the palace, he drove the carriage around the market a few times, and quietly entered a long-vacant courtyard.

"Dynasty, bring me someone!"

Just as the tea was brewed, Wang Chao dragged a person in.

Seeing the familiar face sitting in the hall, Eunuch Zhang broke out in a cold sweat.

"His Royal Highness, I have done as you said, can you give me the antidote?"

Eunuch Zhang looked at Sima Yi cautiously and asked tentatively.

"Of course, Dynasty, give him"

Wang Chao threw a gray vial into Eunuch Zhang's hand, a relaxed smile finally appeared on his face.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Sima Yi's mouth. For people like Eunuch Zhang, gold, silver, jewelry, wealth, power, and family members are not as important as him. It is conceivable that he can betray his character and raise and accompany his master for many years, so The simplest method works best.

"I took the things, you should know what to do next?"

"Understand, understand, rest assured, Your Highness"

Eunuch Zhang nodded again and again, with a look of sincerity and fear.

"Now that you understand, I'm relieved, the dynasty sent Eunuch Zhang out"

Eunuch Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, wiped off the coldness on his face, and followed Wang Chao out of the courtyard.

When no one could be seen, Sima Yi waved and ordered someone to come forward.

"Fix him!"

There is inexplicable cruelty in the calm tone, only the dead can keep secrets.

In the second year of Wude, Zhu Shanhai, a thief from Sizhu, rebelled and claimed to be the Lord of the Township. Li Jiancheng led Sang Xianhe to put it down.In April, An Xinggui from Liangzhou killed Li Gui and led the rest of his troops to surrender, and Li Jiancheng went to Yuanzhou to support him.

In the third year of Wude, Liu Wuzhou was defeated and fled to Turks. In July, Li Yuan ordered Li Shimin to conquer Wang Shichong, and ordered Li Jiancheng to guard Puzhou to guard against Turks.

In the fourth year of Wude, Liu Yucheng, chief of Jihu, led tens of thousands of people to rebel in the frontier, and Li Jiancheng led his army to conquer.Li Jiancheng led his army to meet Liu Yucheng's army in Fuzhou. Li Jiancheng joined forces with Liu Yucheng to fight, defeated Liu Yucheng, beheaded more than 1000 ranks, and captured more than [-] people.

In the fifth year of Wude, Liu Heita fled to Turkic after being defeated by Li Shimin.In June, Liu Heikai led the Turkic army to riot in Shandong.Li Yuan sent Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to lead the army. In December, Li Jiancheng won a complete victory in Weizhou, captured and beheaded Liu Heita, and pacified Shandong.

In the sixth year of Wude, in July, Turkic Jieli invaded Shuozhou, and Li Yuan sent Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to garrison and defend Shuozhou.In September, the Turks withdrew, and Li Jiancheng returned to the court.

In the eighth year of Wude, the Turks invaded Dingzhou in April. Li Yuan ordered Li Jiancheng to garrison in Youzhou, and Li Shimin to garrison in Bingzhou for defense.

Bing province

"Your Highness, we will leave for Chang'an tomorrow."

Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin walked in the grass, a hundred meters away from the camp.

"Yeah, I didn't expect it had been out for so long."

There was a bit of nostalgia in Li Shimin's tone.

"I think back then, in the case of Yang You's assassination, I was framed by others, and I had to lead the army to pay for my crimes. Even the status of the prince was taken back, and I left Chang'an in poverty. I have been born and died on the battlefield these years, just for One day I will be able to return to that place in a glorious way.”

"Your Highness's wish has been fulfilled. You have made a lot of military exploits over the years, and His Majesty will not treat you badly."

"hope so"

Hearing Changsun Wuji's consolation, he didn't feel much joy in his heart. This is what he deserved. Compared with his father's respect, he will never be the eldest brother.

"I have been sending people to investigate the events of those years, and finally found some clues. The events of those years were planned by the fourth brother, but I don't know if the elder brother participated in it."

When Li Shimin knew about it, he was also shocked. He always thought that this matter was set up by Li Jian, but he didn't expect it to be his silent fourth brother. He is a brother from the same mother, but why is his attitude towards them so different? This huge gap made Li Shimin turn his resentful gaze towards Sima Yi. Without him, if he were not the eldest brother, all of this would not have happened. .

"Then how will His Highness deal with this matter?"

"Eunuch Zhang is dead, all the traces have been wiped clean, and after so many years, it doesn't make any sense to mention this matter again, but one day, all the things that are owed to me will be returned."

Li Shimin warned himself like this, reminding himself every moment.

Hearing that Li Shimin's mind has been decided, Changsun Wuji didn't say any more. He has been by Li Shimin's side all these years, fighting the world. He is no longer a companion, so he must be cautious in his words and deeds in the future.