Although the dead soldiers arranged by Qi Laobaat'er were all trained rigorously, Baiqi was also the best among the best. In addition, he was very familiar with Chang'an, so those dead soldiers could not escape their surveillance at all.
However, Baiqi did not take action rashly, but reported it.
Li Junxian did not dare to delay and immediately reported to Li Shimin.
"Send people to kill a few and leave one to go back." Li Shimin ordered.
It's easy to guess why Qilaobaat'er sent people back. He just wanted to tell Nishu that the Tang Dynasty would not send troops for the time being, so that Nishu could take action as soon as possible.
This is what Li Shimin hoped to see. Both Western Turks and Xue Yantuo thought that the Tang Dynasty was not willing to unify the grasslands, but they did not expect that the Tang Dynasty's goal was for their two countries.
Wrong guesses will naturally lead to inaccurate information.
The reason why Li Shimin ordered some of them to be killed was because he didn't want Ni Shuo to get information too easily.
The difficulty of many things is anticipated in advance. If it is too easy, you will be suspicious.
Once Nishou becomes suspicious, it will affect his decision.
The purpose of Li Shimin's doing this was to eliminate Nishu's suspicion.
"Yes, I will go down and make arrangements right now." Li Junxian bowed and then left.
"Wait a minute." Li Shimin stopped Li Junxian and asked softly: "Hasn't anyone taken the letter from Hou De yet?"
A trace of uneasiness flashed across Li Junxian's face and he said: "Replying to Your Majesty, the letter has been taken away, but the person who took the letter has not been in contact with anyone else. We still don't know who the letter is for.
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"What is the identity of the person who went to get the letter?" Li Shimin asked.
Li Junxian's unnatural behavior just now was not hidden from him.
He believed that if the person behind the scenes was really found out, Li Junxian would not dare to hide it.
In this case, the problem lies in the identity of the person who took the letter, or the identity of the person who took the letter has already made Li Junxian guess.
Normally, even if it was just a guess, Li Junxian would report it first.
There was no report this time. It was obvious that the identity of the person he suspected made him scrupulous.
It's not appropriate to say he was worried. It should be said that the identity of that person made Li Junxian afraid to report it without conclusive evidence.
"Your Majesty, that man is just an ordinary citizen, but his brother is now a chamberlain serving King Wei." Li Junxian did not dare to hide anything, so he told what he knew.
At that time, I knew that someone had taken the letter, so I naturally needed to investigate the identity of the person who took the letter and see if I could find out anything.
It goes without saying that Baiqi's ability is great. It may be an exaggeration to say that the ancestors can be traced to the eighteenth generation, but they can still be traced within a few generations.
It didn't take long for the investigation to reveal the identity of the person who took the letter.
Li Junxian was horrified after reading it.
Although there is no clear evidence, the man has not been in contact with anyone else recently, and his brother is also a eunuch who serves Li Tai. Li Tai is highly suspicious.
What good things can happen if a prince and a general communicate in this way?
Li Junxian controls Baiqi on the surface and is responsible for protecting Li Shimin. He also knows some relatively secret things.
But these secrets are not absolute secrets, and Li Junxian is not worried about being silenced.
He had been hoping that Li Shimin would release him, because he knew very well that the more secrets he knew, it might be a reminder for him.
Didn’t you see, how many people in charge of intelligence in history had a good ending?
Those who are responsible for the intelligence must be the closest confidants. Even so, no one will end well. Without him, they just know too much.
The concealment he knew before was nothing, but now this news makes it impossible for him to reveal it.
However, he still held on to some illusions, and because of Li Tai's identity, he did not report it to Li Shimin until he had concrete evidence.
Otherwise, if he makes a mistake, can Li Shimin let him go?
Li Shimin's face was gloomy and terrifying. Although Li Junxian said that there was no conclusive evidence yet, he was almost certain that the recipient of the letter was Li Tai.
Hou Junji is so cautious, which shows that the identity of the person he contacted is extraordinary, and Li Tai's identity just fits the bill.
The coincidence of Li Tai's illness last time made Li Shimin suspicious.
But Li Tai was so ill that he almost died, which dispelled his doubts.
When the fight between him and Li Jiancheng was intensifying, Li Jiancheng once hosted a banquet for him in the East Palace. In order to deceive Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin pretended to be poisoned after returning to the palace.
At that time, in order to make people believe it, Li Shimin specially asked people to find some poison.
These poisons may be severe or mild, and if the poison is too powerful, it may lead to death if the patient is not treated in time.
Li Shimin understood that the more powerful the drug would be, the more convincing it would be, but in the end Li Shimin still chose a drug with medium potency and took some of it.
Even so, the dose Li Shimin took was very small.
The final result was that Li Yuan just sent people to investigate the matter without going into details.
Li Yuan knew very well that no matter how stupid Li Jiancheng was, he would not poison Li Shimin at the banquet in the East Palace. Once Li Shimin died, all fools would know that it was him.
In this case, why didn't Li Jiancheng directly send people to surround and kill Li Shimin after he entered the East Palace?
Another reason is that the imperial physician's diagnosis showed that Li Shimin's poison was not particularly strong, and the poisoning was not deep.
If it was really Li Jiancheng who poisoned him, he would definitely have used that top-notch poison and given a sufficient dose to kill him with one blow.
Li Yuan didn't need to think too much to know that this was a play directed and acted by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin later realized that he had not thought carefully at that time.
But he has no regrets. Who can guarantee that he will receive timely treatment after taking those powerful poisons?
If Li Jiancheng delayed the arrival of the imperial doctor, he would die, which would be the biggest joke.
Comparing his feelings, Li Shimin felt that even if Li Tai deliberately pretended to be ill, he would not risk his own life.
Li Shimin was right. The more ambitious a person is, the more he cherishes his life. If Li Tai knew that he almost lost his life by pretending to be sick, he would not do it.
All I can say is that everything is a coincidence.
Li Shimin pondered for a long time and said: "We must investigate clearly to whom the letter ended up. In addition, this matter must be kept secret. I don't want to hear any rumors outside."
In the eyes of a father, his children are the best. Even if he hears some bad remarks, he will not completely believe them.
Li Shimin also has the same mentality now. Although his reason tells him that the person Hou Junji contacted is probably Li Tai, there is still a trace of luck in his heart.
He thought again of what Li Yuan said back then, and instantly felt a little older.
Will what happened back then happen to him again?
Thinking of this, a trace of ferocity flashed across Li Shimin's face. He would never allow what happened back then to happen again to him.
"yes."
Li Junxian's face turned pale. Since Li Shimin said this, he obviously didn't want this matter to be exposed.
Although he didn't know how the matter would develop later, he understood that as long as Li Shimin wanted to save Li Tai's life, he would not allow this matter to be exposed.
And as an insider, he will definitely not end well.
But he was powerless to resist anything. What he controlled was only the Baiqi on the surface, and the Baiqi hidden in the dark. Even he only knew a little about it. Who knew how many Baiqi were watching him?