Chapter 400 Earthquake Gaogang
Ke Qing's disguise skills are very clever.
In fact, disguise is also makeup. Ke Qing's makeup skills are indeed good, but for Li Chao, he had seen more mysterious disguise techniques in later generations. Many girls in later generations had excellent disguise techniques.
After putting on makeup, Li Chao transformed from a Chang'an upstart to a middle-aged yellow-faced Taoist priest. He quietly set out from the back door, Zhang Chao rode a donkey, Ke Qing, who was dressed up as a little Taoist priest, and Ke Qing, who was leading the donkey, on the street and headed towards the Qin Palace.
Along the way, no one noticed that this yellow-faced Taoist with a bit of fairy-like appearance is actually the popular upstart Li Sanlang, who is now famous and full of popularity.
Although Li Shimin has been neglected recently, no matter how much he said that he was the King of Qin. The door was not as lively as before, but there were still many people coming and going.
It seems no surprise that Zhang Chao, a Taoist priest, came. I heard that the King of Qin has liked to study elixirs recently, and many Taoist priests came to offer elixirs.
Even the people from the royal palace did not recognize Li Chao.
The Qin Palace is not far north of Xuanwu Gate. The palace was built very large and elegant. Li Yuan also spent a lot of effort to get his two sons out of the palace.
After several access controls, Li Chao saw Hou Junji and Zhang Liang.
When the two were in Longxi, they often went to Li Chao to play Qiufeng. When they left, Li Chao also asked them to make another profit, so their relationship was still OK.
"The King of Qin summoned him, and a special person came to meet him."
"Hmph, what certificate do you have when you say that the King of Qin summons you to meet?"
Li Chao took out a jade pendant, and he was able to come here easily along the way because of this jade pendant. This is not a simple jade pendant, but also given by Li Shimin when he was in Hebei. This is a dragon pendant, which Li Shimin once wore.
When Hou Junji saw this, his expression changed slightly and he looked at Zhang Chao seriously.
After watching for a long time, he still did not recognize who this Taoist priest was.
"The land is strong and the hills are beautiful forever;
Hou Junji couldn't help but continue the next sentence.
"The gate faces the sea, and the three rivers flow for thousands of years!"
"Oh, it's you!"
Hou Junji and Zhang Liang exclaimed in unison.
"Don't be surprised, it's me who took me to see the King of Qin."
That code was agreed by Zhang Chao and Li Shimin before, and no one else would know it. Therefore, the two of them realized that it was Li San, but they couldn't tell at all.
Hou Junji took Li Chao in with great admiration. When he entered a door inside, Li Er's personal bodyguards, Gongsun Wuda and Liu Shili, also looked at Li San with vigilance.
"Who is this?"
"This is Li Sanlang."
"Li Sanlang? Who is it?"
"Brother Gongsun, Brother Liu, you two ate so much fish in Hebei and drank so much wine. Did you forget me so quickly?" Li Chao said with a smile.
Gongsun Wuda and Liu Shili burst into tears as if they were ghosts, stared at Li Chao for a long time, and finally said, "Are you Zhang Chao?"
"Well, I am Zhang Chao, and I am Li Chao."
"Oh, this disguise technique is amazing."
"Go and inform the King of Qin."
When Li Shimin saw the yellow-faced Taoist Li San, he was also extremely surprised.
"Why not only does the appearance and face change, but the height and body shape are also so different?"
"Because I used height-enhancing insoles and I specially wore a thick jacket inside, so it looked a little taller and stronger."
Li Shimin was amazed and pulled Zhang Chao to the study room.
When I entered the study, there were a few people inside.
After a glance, he found that Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Gao Shilian were four civil officials, as well as two military generals, namely Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda.
Unexpectedly, Qin Qiong came too, and he planned to visit Qin Qiong tomorrow.
These four literature and four martial arts are probably the ones that Li Shimin relied the most.
Others such as Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Qu Tutong, etc. are also Li Shimin's confidants, but they may have a big goal and did not call him this time.
The eight people stared at the stranger Zhang Chao.
When Li Shimin said it was Li Chaoshi, everyone widened their eyes.
"Sanlang, I'm really a bit risky to call you here today, but it's because there are very urgent things that you need to know. We have discovered a very important information that may be able to overthrow the prince." Li Shimin said excitedly.
Zhang Chao sat next to Qin Qiong and just said hello.
I was a little surprised to hear Li Shimin say this.
Now, there is such a powerful thing?
Du Ruhui explained on behalf of Li Shimin, "We sent back an important news in the undercover agent of the East Palace. The prince sent someone to secretly send armor to the governor of Qingzhou, Yang Wengan, and asked Yang Wengan to secretly send the army captain to the East Palace to Chang'an. This is a rebellion!"
Yang Wengan and Li Chao knew each other. They were a general in the Eastern Palace and were transferred to the position of Governor of Qingzhou last year. Qingzhou is only 500 miles north of Chang'an, across the two states of Bin and Ning.
Five hundred miles away is not far, especially Qingzhou is within Guanzhong, and there is no obstacle to Guanzhong. It can move south to Chang'an very quickly.
This is a very important position.
And giving out armor is indeed extraordinary.
The laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulated that armor, spears, crossbows, and these are very important military materials. The soldiers of the government cannot carry or store them privately. They must be strictly stored in the arsenal.
Even if you reach the level of the general school, you can at most collect one or two pairs of armor. If you hide it more, it is the crime of rebellion.
Even if the prince wants to reward his subordinates, it must be under the open situation. For example, in the last battle in Hebei, before the war, Li Shimin rewarded each of the nobles who joined the army with a set of armor. In fact, it was not Li Shimin's own armor. He used the armor drawn from the arsenal as a marshal of the army and then distributed it to the nobles who went to war. These were all through legal channels.
"Could the prince gave Yang Wen a lot of armor, and he had not passed through the court?" Li Chao asked.
If the prince just gave Yang Wen a set of armor, then this matter would not be a big deal. It would be a serious crime for ordinary people, but it would not be a big deal for the prince. But if there were more than one set, then the nature of the matter would be different. Another thing would be even more different if it was not made public.
Li Shimin smiled. He wouldn't be so excited if he had a set of armor.
"Guess how many sets of armor are?"
Li Shimin was still interested in making Li Chao guess.
"I guess it's at least one hundred sets!"
"More than that, there are three thousand pairs of armor! Three thousand pairs!" Li Shimin's tone was extremely excited, and he almost yelled out. A pair of armor can be secretly hidden, and it can be exaggerated. Three thousand pairs of armor are the serious crime that can kill the prince directly.
"Where did the prince get so much armor?"
Li Chao was also shocked by this number. No wonder Li Shimin was so excited. If it were him, he would be so excited. This is more than just a handle, it is simply a nuclear bomb suitcase.
Du Ruhui smiled and said, "Last time the prince commanded the entire Tang Dynasty elite to resist the Turks, and the troops he personally ruled exceeded 100,000. He also fought several tough battles with the Turks. When reporting the loss of military capital, he deliberately reported more and then swallowed a large number of them. This time he probably was anxious and sent people to send 3,000 sets of armor to Yang Wengan of Qingzhou, and asked Yang Wengan to send some elite officers to Chang'an to train and command his Changlin soldiers. He was preparing to jump over the wall!"
Li Jiancheng's reaction was really urgent.
I was given three thousand pairs of armor at once, even if it was three thousand sets of leather armor, it would be amazing.
"Your Highness, is this reliable? Could it be the smoke released by the East Palace?"
"No, don't worry, this matter is the news that Du Yan personally has. He is going to the contact now, and the news is definitely reliable."
It turned out to be Du Yan.
Du Yan was one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace, and was also Du Ruhui's uncle and a personal disciple of the great scholar Wang Tong.
The Du family is a famous family in the capital, and is known as Wei Du together with Wei family.
In his early years, Du Yan's father was the prefect of the Sui Dynasty. When he was young, Du Yan was very smart and even became a disciple of the great Religion of Hedong. However, this man was a little too smart and liked to walk in a crooked way.
He once told his friend Wei Sifu that the emperor likes to use hermits, so let’s go to Zhongnan Mountain to be a hermit. Later, Emperor Wen of Sui learned about this and was very angry. He exiled these two guys who had made a slander to Jiangnan.
Later, based on his family background, he returned to Chang'an and gradually achieved the important position of the Sui Dynasty Censor Zhongcheng.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Du Yan became the official of Wang Shichong in Luoyang, and was highly valued and became the Minister of Personnel. Due to some disputes within the family, Du Yan had a bad relationship with his nephew Du Ruhui brothers. So he said bad things about Du Ruhui's two brothers in front of Wang Shichong, which led to one being killed and the other being detained and almost starved to death.
Later, Wang Shichong surrendered and Du Yan returned to Tang. Originally, Du Ruhui wanted to kill this uncle, but his brother Du Chuke pleaded for him with kindness.
After Du Yan arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he was preparing to join the Prince's East Palace at first. As a result, after Du Ruhui heard about it, he suggested to Li Shimin that Du Yan be invited to Tiance Mansion and grant him an official position.
The reason is that Du Yan is a man with a bad heart and is best at conspiracy. If he is asked to go to the Eastern Palace, it will definitely be a problem. It would be better to leave him in the Tince Mansion.
Li Shimin adopted this suggestion and took the lead in pulling Du Yan into his mansion. Du Yan deserves his reputation. He does dirty work in the Qin Palace, and he is responsible for undercover spies and assassins.
He is responsible for any bribery, assassination, etc.
Now Du Yan is a military officer of the Tiance Prefecture, a bachelor of the Literature Museum, or a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
The information Du Yan got back is probably true.
It seems that Yang Wengan's rebellion did happen in history, but he remembered that although this incident was very big in the end, the prince was not deposed because of it, and Li Shimin did not take office because of it. This shows that this matter is not that simple. No matter what the process is, the result will not be as optimistic as Li Shimin and others expected.
"Your Highness, I don't think there is too much expectation in this matter. It's better to focus on our own plans!"
Li Shimin was surprised and shook his head.
Chapter completed!