Chapter 104: The Sorrowful Li Er
As soon as Li Chengqian returned to the Eastern Palace, he immediately wrote a report to Li Er, who was far away in Luoyang, telling him that Li Daliang had passed away, and sent it to Luoyang together with the box left by Li Daliang.
Li Chengqian's messenger flew out of Chang'an City and rode towards Luoyang at full speed.
Within three days, the news of Li Daliang's death reached Luoyang.
In the Luoyang Palace, Li Er, who had nothing to do, was playing Go with Li Zhi. At this time, a eunuch brought Li Chengqian's report and Li Daliang's last will and testament sent from Chang'an.
Seeing this, Wang Yuan hurried to meet him in order not to disturb Li Er and his son playing Go, and intercepted him halfway.
"Didn't you see that everyone was playing chess with the King of Jin? Why are you messing around at this time? What are you holding in your hand?" Wang Yuan said.
"Reporting to the eunuch supervisor, the prince sent an urgent document from Chang'an. I dare not neglect it, so I hurried over here." The eunuch said.
If it was an ordinary letter, Wang Yuan would have kept it for the time being and presented it to Li Er after Li Er finished playing chess.
But this is an urgent document from the prince, Wang Yuan dare not keep it, and must hand it to Li Er as soon as possible.
"Okay! Just give these to me!" Wang Yuan reached out to take the documents and box from the eunuch's hand and said.
"Yes!" After the eunuch handed the things to Wang Yuan, he retreated.
"Everyone! The prince sent you an urgent letter and a box, saying that it is a special petition from Li Daliang, the Duke of Wuyang County." Wang Yuan came back and said to Li Er.
Li Er put down his son, then raised his head and said: "Bring it here for me to see, to see what important matter Chengqian has that needs to be sent to Luoyang urgently."
Wang Yuan hurriedly handed the item to Li Er, and Li Er put Li Daliang's box aside, and first tore open Li Chengqian's report.
After reading Li Chengqian's report, Li Er suddenly burst into tears.
This scared Li Zhi and Wang Yuan. Why did they cry just by reading a report?
Could it be that something happened to the prince? Such a thought suddenly popped up in Wang Yuan's mind.
As soon as this thought came up, it was strangled by Wang Yuan. This report was sent by the prince, so how could it be possible that something happened.
"Father, what did my elder brother say in the letter? It actually made father so sad!" Li Zhi asked in confusion.
This is what Wang Yuan wanted to ask, but he didn't have time to ask it.
"Li Daliang, the Duke of Wuyang County, has passed away. My Tang Dynasty has lost another loyal and brave general. I have lost a good minister. How can I not be sad?" Li Er said while crying.
Li Daliang's death was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Li Er.
Seeing Li Er so sad, Li Zhi and Wang Yuan wanted to comfort him, but they didn't know how to start. They could only watch and let Li Er express his sorrow.
After crying for a while, Li Er stopped crying, picked up the box next to him, opened it, and put a piece of silk with words written on it. Li Er
took out the silk from it and spread it out. It turned out to be a storytelling in which Li Daliang persuaded him not to go on an expedition to Goguryeo.
Li Daliang's view on the expedition to Goguryeo was mentioned above, and he pointed out that the expedition to Goguryeo was a labor-intensive and costly act, and there was no need to mobilize so many troops for a small country in a remote place.
He also pointed out that Emperor Yang of Sui was stubborn and insisted on the expedition to Goguryeo, which eventually aroused the wrath of heaven and people, led to the peasant uprising, aggravated the social contradictions of the Sui Dynasty, and finally led to its demise. He
also said that Li Er's expedition to Goguryeo was just following Yang Guang's old path, and if things went wrong, the Tang Dynasty might be the second Sui Dynasty.
Li Daliang hoped that Li Er would stop the expedition to Goguryeo.
After reading it, Li Er sighed, and without thinking, he rejected Li Daliang's advice to give up the attack on Goguryeo.
"Pass on my imperial edict, posthumously conferring the title of Minister of War and Governor of Qinzhou on Li Daliang, and giving him the posthumous title of Yi, and burying him in Zhaoling Mausoleum." Li Er said.
"Yes!" Wang Yuan accepted the order and withdrew.
"Chinu, I want to be alone for a while, you go back first!" Li Er was no longer in the mood to play chess with Li Zhi.
"It's father." Li Zhi originally wanted to stay with Li Er and comfort him, but since Li Er said so, he had to say goodbye and leave.
"Everyone, Wu Cairen wants to see you!" A eunuch came over and saluted.
"What's the matter?" Li Er asked.
"She said that her mother came to Luoyang, and she wanted to visit Madam Yang." The eunuch said.
"Let her come!" Li Er said.
"Yes!" The eunuch withdrew and led Wu Cairen to Li Er.
"Your Majesty!" Wu Cairen saluted.
"Why did you suddenly think of visiting your mother instead of letting her come to the palace to see you?" Li Er's voice was a little hoarse, perhaps because he had just cried too hard.
Wu Cairen looked up and saw that Li Er's eyes were red and tears were still flashing in his eyes. It was obvious that he had just cried.
"Your Majesty! My mother is old and her behavior has changed a lot. I have been in the palace for several years, and my mother has only come to visit me a few times since I entered the palace." "
Now is not the time to meet. My mother is old and I am afraid she will not live for a few days. I just want to take this opportunity to fulfill my filial duty." Wu Cairen finished speaking and burst into tears.
"Allowed! I allow you to leave the palace to visit your mother." Li Er said.
Since she was so filial, how could he not fulfill her filial piety?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Cairen knelt down hurriedly, her forehead pressed against the ground, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes.
Li Er didn't know that Wu Cairen left the palace not to visit her mother, Madam Yang, but to kill Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun brothers to prevent them from revealing their true colors and implicating her.
Wu Cairen already knew that Wu Weiliang and his men had failed in the assassination, and recently someone came to Luoyang to investigate. In order to avoid more trouble, she had to personally deal with Wu Weiliang and his gang who were not good at doing things but were more likely to cause trouble. Wu Cairen
got up and left, leaving the palace and heading towards a mansion.
As soon as Wu Cairen left the palace, someone followed her quietly.
Li Chengqian had long thought that if Wu Zetian really sent someone to assassinate him, she would definitely take action after the mission failed.
Given her vicious character, she would definitely kill to silence the person. In this world, only the dead would not speak out secrets.
Therefore, Li Chengqian had arranged for people to wait outside and wait for Wu Zetian to leave the palace, and then catch them all in one fell swoop.
As for how to know when Wu Zetian left the palace and from which palace gate, there were clues provided by the spies in the palace.
As a time traveler, how could he not know the importance of intelligence.
During this period of time after rebirth, Li Chengqian was not idle. He had already recruited many eunuchs and palace maids in the palace to become his spies and provide useful intelligence.
As soon as Wu Zetian left the palace, the people squatting outside the palace received the news, so they could follow Wu Zetian accurately.