Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh: Prince Qin's Mansion
Although Wan He was reluctant to part with it, he would not fail to listen to Du Ruhui's opinion. He quickly asked Du Hao to prepare five thousand taels of gold and delivered it to Li Jiancheng's Prince's Mansion overnight.
After getting this gold, Li Jiancheng was also overjoyed, and his subordinates accelerated their activities and stepped up their training with the courtiers and generals in Chang'an City. Under the offensive of this gold, and what Li Jiancheng had done as the crown prince, Promise, soon most of the courtiers and generals in Chang'an City turned to Li Jiancheng, and even the concubines around Li Yuan were won over by Li Jiancheng.
As for Li Yuan, although he had heard about Li Jiancheng's actions, he might have deliberately favored Li Jiancheng, or he might have been busy with the matter of ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor. Anyway, he turned a blind eye to Li Jiancheng's actions. For a time, Li Jiancheng The limelight in Chang'an City also soared, and even Li Shimin's great victory in Longxi was overshadowed.
In Li Shimin's palace of Prince Qin, all Li Shimin's subordinates who stayed in Chang'an were also very anxious at the moment. They joined Li Shimin's tent, naturally so that Li Shimin could ascend the great treasure in the future, and they also followed the merit of following the dragon, but now The reputation Li Shimin had accumulated was being eroded bit by bit by Li Jiancheng, but they could only watch helplessly without any use.
A bearded general walked around the living room with an anxious look on his face. From time to time he walked to the door and looked outside. In the living room, there were a few people sitting here and there, but they were all silent. Being silent made the atmosphere in the entire living room seem particularly depressing.
"Gongsun Wuda, please stop walking around. You are making me dizzy." One of the beardless generals looked at the bearded general walking around and finally couldn't help it. Shout loudly.
The bearded general was Li Shimin's fierce general Gongsun Wuda, who was a hussar of the third army on the right side of the Qin Palace. This man had learned martial arts from an apprentice since he was a child. He joined the army in the last years of Daye. When the Tang army conquered Chang'an, he switched to the Tang army. , was highly used by Li Shimin. This time Li Shimin went to Longxi, but he was left behind, which already made him very unhappy. Now seeing Li Jiancheng being aggressive in Chang'an City, it made Gongsun Wuda jump anxiously, and his heart was filled with anxiety. The fire was rising outside. The white-faced general suddenly scolded him, which finally made him find a point to vent his anger. He immediately stopped, widened his eyes and shouted: "Dugu Yanyun, I'm bothering you by walking around here." What happened,"
The white general's surname is Dugu, but he is a direct descendant of the Dugu family. The Dugu family is also one of the few Guanlong nobles that insists on siding with Li Yuan. Dugu Yanyun has been practicing martial arts with Li Shimin since he was a child, and he has been with Li Shimin. It is also closer, so it is reasonable for him to become a supporter of Li Shimin. Of course, Dugu Yanyun’s attitude does not represent the attitude of the Dugu family. As such a large family, it will not be easy Those who expressed support for Li Shimin still supported Li Jiancheng. Although Dugu Yanyun publicly expressed his support for Li Shimin, the Dugu family immediately sent several Dugu children to stand with Li Jiancheng, which could be regarded as showing their attitude of not helping the two.
Although Dugu Yanyun and Gongsun Wuda are both staunch supporters of Li Shimin, one is from a noble Dugu family, and the other is from a humble background, and their personalities are so strong, so since they met, they have always been Fire and water are incompatible, and they will start to quarrel at the slightest sign, and sometimes even fight.
Seeing Gongsun Wuda shouting at him, Dugu Yanyun also frowned, and a dark cloud immediately appeared on his still handsome face, his eyes flashed with cold light, and his hands were placed on his waist. He held up the hilt of his sword and shouted in a deep voice: "Gongsun Wuda, if you are brave enough, just say it again."
"Damn it, I want to fight, okay, come on, who is afraid of who?" Gongsun Wuda immediately shouted angrily, and also put his hand on the sword at his waist, but Gongsun Wuda made a clanging sound , he had already pulled out the sword halfway, and his eyes glared at Dugu Yanyun fiercely, and shouted angrily: "I have long disliked your pretty face, and today I have to scratch your face twice." The sword cannot,"
"Two generals, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive." Seeing that the two men were about to use their swords, several generals nearby also hurriedly stepped forward to stop them. One of them was Zheng Rentai, the commander of the Cavalry Army of the Prince of Qin's Palace, who was also a new recruit. The general who defected to Li Shimin, although his skills were not outstanding and his strategy was not top-notch, he was evenly matched in all aspects and had a well-known personality. He just stepped forward and stood between the two of them. He gave good advice: "Two generals, now is the critical moment for King Qin. Even if the two generals don't look down on him, they still have to think about King Qin. This is not the time for us to start internal strife. We still need to work together in the same boat. Let’s find ways to deal with the difficulties before us,”
Several other generals also stepped forward to persuade them. With their persuasion, Gongsun Wuda and Dugu Yanyun gave up. However, the two of them still glared at each other fiercely. This hatred is probably getting bigger and bigger. .
After waiting for another moment, there was a sound of footsteps from outside. Everyone immediately looked out the door and saw a burly general walking in quickly from the outside. This person also They all recognized him as Shi Wanbao, the former Chang'an hero who was now serving as the commander-in-chief of the remaining garrison in Chang'an.
Strictly speaking, Shi Wanbao should be from the lineage of Huai'an King Li Shentong, and Li Shentong was one of the few generals who was only loyal to Li Yuan and did not participate in the battle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. However, Li Shentong is not in Chang'an now. Shi Wanbao and Li Xiaogong, who was also from Li Shentong's faction, were both close to Li Shimin, so Shi Wanbao could be considered a member of Li Shimin's side.
It was precisely for this reason that when Shi Wanbao came in, everyone stood up to greet him and saluted Shi Wanbao with clasped fists. Shi Wanbao seemed to have something important to say, so he just saluted everyone in a hurry. After glancing at the crowd for a few times, he said anxiously: "Why, Master Tang hasn't come yet?"
Hearing Shi Wanbao's words, the generals all smiled bitterly. Zheng Rentai said: "Not only Master Tang, but also Master Yu. They were all involved in government affairs this morning and were left by the King of Tang. However, they sent The people who came sent word that they should be here soon, but no, we are all waiting here,"
Just as Zheng Rentai finished speaking, the impatient Gongsun Wuda immediately asked: "General Shi, how are you doing? How long will it take for the prince to return to Chang'an?"
Shi Wanbao also looked eager when he heard Zheng Rentai's answer. The Tang Masters and Yu Masters in Zheng Rentai's mouth were Tang Jian and Yu Shinan, the few civil servants in the DPRK who supported Li Shimin. Now that Li Shimin is gone, most of his confidants who stayed in Chang'an They are all generals. If these generals are allowed to go into battle to kill the enemy, of course there will be no problem. But when it comes to making plans to solve the problems before them, they have no idea at all, so they can only count on Tang Jian and Yu Shinan. .
Tang Jian had a close relationship with Li Yuan and his son. Even when he was in Taiyuan, Tang Jian interacted with Li Yuan and his son as a commoner. In the process of getting along with Li Shimin, Tang Jian was also impressed by Li Shimin's talent and strategy, and was willing to Advised Li Shimin, not to mention Yu Shinan. During the Jiangdu Incident, Yu Shinan's brother Yu Shiji was arrested by Yu Wenhuaji, but Yu Shinan took advantage of the chaos and escaped from Jiangdu because he had an affair with Wan He. , he himself disdained Wanhe's merchant background, so he did not return to Luoyang, but went directly to Chang'an. After arriving in Chang'an, Li Yuan also gave Yu Shinan a medium-sized official position. However, Li Shimin valued Yu Shinan very much. Yu Shinan also believed that Li Shimin was the real master, so he was willing to serve Li Shimin.
Hearing that Tang Jian and Yu Shinan would have to wait for a while before arriving, Shi Wanbao also looked anxious. When Gongsun Wuda asked, Shi Wanbao also frowned and said, "I just got the news. King Qin was going to He returned directly from Longxi Banshi, but Li Gui made some rude demands. King Qin had to stay in Longxi temporarily to deal with these matters before rushing back to Chang'an. It is estimated that this will be delayed for a while. ,"
"Ah,,," Shi Wanbao said this, and all the generals exclaimed with disappointment. Gongsun Wuda even rubbed his hands anxiously and said: "What should we do? What should we do? Li Jiancheng They have been pressing forward step by step, and now the direction of the wind has completely turned around. If the prince comes back later, it will be too late to do anything."
Gongsun Wuda's words spoke everyone's thoughts. Even Dugu Yanyun, who had always liked to be against Gongsun Wuda, made an exception this time and did not refute. Shi Wanbao also had a sad face, spread his hands helplessly and said: "It's useless to talk about it now. If King Qin comes back without finishing the matter in Longxi, the prince will definitely seize this loophole and complain to King Tang."
The generals also knew that Shi Wanbao was right. No one expected that things would suddenly turn like this. After all, people both inside and outside the court were praising Li Shimin's victory over the Western Qin Dynasty and his great achievements in pacifying Longxi. But who could have imagined that this would happen. In just a few days, the wind direction in the court changed, and it suddenly turned towards Li Jiancheng. Even many generals in the army who had originally intended to lean towards Li Shimin, in the blink of an eye, He went directly to the Prince's Mansion and became a supporter of Li Jiancheng. This sudden change also caught everyone off guard and they didn't know how to deal with it. Now Shi Wanbao has brought such bad news again, and even more The mood of the generals became heavier and heavier,