The Xiande Hall of the East Palace is where the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng handles government affairs and meets ministers. Since Li Yuan announced that he would hand over the government affairs power to the Crown Prince Jiande, the Xiande Hall has quickly begun to be arranged, mainly to increase seats and plan grade lines.

In the main hall, several officials from the hall supervisor and the Ministry of Rites were busy commanding dozens of eunuchs to arrange everything they needed to arrange the courthouse. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be here to follow the court tomorrow morning.

Outside the hall, the afterglow of the sunset shone the East Palace Pavilion, and the prince Xima Yangjun hurried into the Xiande Hall Square and walked quickly into the hall.

In the Prince's Study Room in the side hall, Prince Li Jiancheng has returned. He is standing in front of a wall with his hands behind his back, staring at the map of the Tang Dynasty's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains on the wall.

This is a map of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally marked with several colors, representing various forces, but at this time, the red color was increasing, while the white color was getting less and less. Dou Jiande's black and Li Mi's blue had disappeared, Du Fuwei's dark purple and Xiao Xian's light green also disappeared, and only a large piece of red and a small piece of white were left on the whole map.

The white color was the color of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jiancheng looked at this small piece of white helplessly, which was surrounded by the red color of the Sui Dynasty. Only Guanzhong, the southern part of the Guanxi, the five counties in Longxi and Bashu were left. Li Jiancheng sighed and picked up a red pen to dye half of Bashu red.

The intelligence of Bashu was not good. The Sui army was in both military and political terms. Not only did they defeat the Tang army in Badong County, but they also surrendered in various counties and counties, betraying the Tang Dynasty and loyal to the Sui Dynasty. Now the Tang army still controls north of Shu County and south of Shu County, which have become the territory of the Sui Dynasty.

The key to whether the Bashu area can be preserved is the battle of Chengdu, and whether Li Jiancheng can be defended is also full of worries.

At this time, the eunuch's report came from the door, "Your Highness, Yang Xima is waiting outside the hall, saying that there is something important to report to Your Highness."

"Let him in!"

Li Jiancheng put down his red pen and returned to his seat to sit down. After a moment, Yang Jun hurried into the Prince's study room and bowed to salute, "See Your Highness the Prince."

"Is there anything wrong?"

"Report to Your Highness, Yin Guiping came to me just now and I have something to report to Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng frowned, "Just say it directly, don't hesitate."

"yes!"

Yang Jun bowed and continued, "It was Concubine Yin De who asked her father to tell His Highness that today the King of Qin proposed to the emperor to replace the general of Bashu, demanding the withdrawal of King Qi."

Li Jianzhen sat upright. This was exactly what he wanted to know. The King of Qin sent him over to the end. What did he talk to his father?

Of course he knew it was not for some family matters, but he didn't expect that Concubine Yin De gave him the answer. It was indeed the army of Bashu. This was not only what Li Jiancheng expected, but also made him very angry.

When is it now? The King of Qin is still seeking military power. Li Jiancheng walked a few steps in the room with his hands behind his back, and then turned around and asked, "Did the Lord agree?"

"It seems like I agreed." Yang Jun replied in a low voice.

"Pussy Hun!" Li Jiancheng clenched his fists and couldn't help but speak out.

Li Jiancheng finally restrained the anger in his heart and waved to Yang Jun, "You go first! I want to be quiet."

"I'm going to leave."

Yang Jun bowed and retreated. Not long after he left, a eunuch reported again: "Captain Chen asked to see Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng sighed, "Please come in."

Thousands of things came to him, which made him feel very troubled. More importantly, the decline of the Tang Dynasty made him feel heavy and unable to cheer up. He even had a little doubt that the father gave him the power of government affairs at this time, which meant to shirk responsibility.

Chen Shuda quickly walked into the study and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, I just received a message that the emperor appointed Duan Zhixuan as the general manager of Yizhou Station. What does this mean?"

Li Jiancheng sneered six times, "This is what the King of Qin calls family affairs. He believes that the King of Qi cannot defend Bashu and demands the withdrawal of the King of Qi. His father agreed to his request, but he did not seek my opinion first."

Chen Shuda pondered for a moment and said, "I think this may not be a bad thing.

"Why?"

"Your Highness, the Lord is not confused at all. When he handed over the military talisman to the King of Qin, he actually removed the four tiger talismans in the capital. This shows that the Lord is also prepared for the King of Qin. Since he promised the King of Qin to replace him, he would definitely compensate His Highness. He believed that the Lord would most likely hand over the military power of the capital to His Highness."

Li Jiancheng frowned. Although Chen Shuda's analysis was very reasonable, he always felt that it was not that simple. He could not even figure out his father's mind.

Chen Shuda seemed to understand Li Jiancheng's concerns. He smiled slightly and continued to explain: "Your Highness, I think the priest's mind is actually very simple. He wants to be stable. He puts military and political power to Your Highness and the King of Qin to draw a clear line between you. This line is one inside and one outside. Your Highness is in charge of the inner city. Your Highness is in charge of the capital. The King of Qin is in charge of the outside world. The matters outside the capital are decided by the King of Qin, so he promised to change the commander of Bashu and hand over the military power of Hanzhong to the King of Qin. It is also true that the Lord stripped the military power of guarding the capital at the last moment. This is obviously to hand over the army of the capital to Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng nodded slowly. Although he did not see through his father's thoughts, Chen Shuda obviously saw through it. In fact, Xiao Yu was also tempted, so he supported his father's military and political division of power. Well! The Tang Dynasty really needs stability now, and it may not be a bad thing to exchange King Qi back.

"Okay! Thank you for your solution to the doubts. I also hope that my father will hand over the military power of the capital to me as soon as possible. If you don't have military power, you will always feel uneasy."

Li Jiancheng sighed, in today's turbulent situation, military power seems to be so important.

...

When Yang Jun reported the situation to the prince, it was already dusk and the court had already left the court. Yang Jun's prince Xima was originally a free job, so he had nothing to do, so he left the Eastern Palace.

Yang Jun rode out of the Zhuque Gate and walked slowly along the Zhuque Avenue. He is thirty-eight years old this year and has been an official for more than 20 years, but he has only become a fifth-rank official who is a prince who washes his horse.

Back then, he was the eldest grandson of the Yang family. His grandfather Yang Su had great hope for him. He still remembered that he would inherit the title of Duke Chu in the future and become the prime minister in the court. Yuan Qing followed the military and commanded troops on the frontier. He could protect the prosperity of the Yang family for thirty years.

But my grandfather did not expect that things in the world were so impermanent. He did not inherit the title of Duke Chu, nor did he worship the minister. On the contrary, Yang Yuanqing wanted to unify the world and become the king of the world. I am afraid that my grandfather would never dream of it.

The day before yesterday, he received a letter from his mother from Taiyuan, asking him to apologize to Yang Yuanqing and plead guilty to his father for three years. After all, he is a brother. Even if he can't get a high-ranking official position, at least there is no problem with high titles and high salaries. Yang Jun then realized that his mother had secretly gone to Taiyuan and Yang Yuanqing had named her first-rate wife.

This incident made Yang Jun extremely angry. He asked him to bow his head to Yang Yuanqing and confess his guilt. He couldn't do it. His brother Yang Rong was a corrupt, and perhaps Yang Rong would bow his head to confess his guilt.

But he doesn't know how to do it. He would rather be a plain-headed villain and spend the rest of his life quietly than lose his dignity. He would not apologize to Yang Yuanqing since he was a child, and he would not do it now.

Yang Jun's mansion is in Yanpingfang next to Liren City. It is a middle house covering an area of ​​six acres. His family is very good. Before his grandfather passed away, he gave him a lot of property. In addition to the silk shop and rich money in Liren City, he also had a manor covering an area of ​​ten hectares in Chencang County, which was also given to him by his grandfather.

Yang Jun returned to the mansion. As soon as he entered the door, his wife came up, "Mr., someone is waiting in the guest room."

Yang Jun frowned, "Who is it?"

"It's the Mr. Zhang who came last time."

Yang Jun was shocked and hurriedly said to his wife: "Close the door. If any guest comes to visit, I will say that I am not feeling well and it is not convenient to see the guests. No matter who it is."

Seeing that her husband looked nervous, Yang Jun's wife nodded quickly and closed the door. Yang Jun walked quickly to the living room with concern and walked into the hall. She saw a man with his hands behind his back, admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. He heard the steps and turned around and smiled, "But is Yang Jun back?"

Yang Jun slowly walked into the living room and bowed to the ceremony, "Let General Zhang wait for a long time."

This person's name is Zhang Gongjin. He was also a general of the Wagang Army at the beginning. He was a subordinate of Zhai Rang. After Li Mi and Zhai Rang merged, they purged Zhai Rang's old subordinates. Zhang Gongjin and Yuchi Gong had an old friendship, so they left the Wagang Army to find Yuchi Gong, and were recommended to Li Shimin by Yuchi Gong.

Zhang Gongjin was not only skilled in martial arts, but also resourceful, and was trusted by Li Shimin. He was named General of Cavalry and became an aide to the King of Qin.

Not long ago, Changsun Yuanji was ordered to guard Dasan Pass, so Zhang Gongjin took over Tang Feng and became Li Shimin's intelligence leader. Today, Zhang Gongjin came to see Yang Jun on the order of Li Shimin.

The two of them took a seat with the guest and Zhang Gongjin smiled and said, "I heard that Yang Enjun's mother went to Taiyuan. Why didn't Yang Enjun want to go to Taiyuan to find a future?"

As expected of being the leader of Tang Feng, the news was indeed keen. He actually knew that his mother had secretly gone to find Yang Yuanqing. Yang Jun sneered, "A gentleman has something to do, but he doesn't do anything!"

Zhang Gongjin nodded, "I think so, if Yang Envoy was a person who was inclined to the flames and power, he would have gone to Taiyuan long ago. Yang Envoy was the brother of the King of Chu! Not to mention being named Prince or Duke of the Kingdom, at least there is no problem with being named County Duke, I also heard that Yang Xuanzhao and Yang Wei were both named Duke of the Kingdom...

"Enough!"

Yang Jun interrupted Zhang Gongjin with great dissatisfaction and said with a gloomy face: "This is my private matter, it has nothing to do with General Zhang, nor has it to do with His Highness Qin. Please don't mention this matter again."

Zhang Gongjin was not angry at all, but still smiled and said, "Why is this the private matter of Yang Envoy? Yang Envoy is a fifth-rank official in the Eastern Palace of the Tang Dynasty, but your mother is the first-rank lady of the enemy dynasty. If this is heard by the emperor, will Yang Envoy think that the emperor will think it is a private matter?"

"snort!"

Yang Jun snorted heavily, "The Lord of the Lord has known these situations for a long time. You can tell the Lord of the Lord, I don't care."

"So, do Yang Envoy think the emperor doesn't care about Concubine Yin De and Yin Guiping's affairs?" Zhang Gongjin's eyes were filled with sneer.

Yang Jun seemed to be hit by the vital point, and suddenly softened. After a while, he sighed and said, "What the hell are you going to do?"
Chapter completed!