Chapter 28 Wei Zheng's Disappearance
After Li Jiancheng's eunuch conveyed Li Jiancheng's order, Li Haochen knew that something must have happened, and did not dare to delay it. He left Yuchi Gong with a depressed look on his face and followed the eunuch to the prince's bedroom.
When he saw Li Jiancheng, he was about to salute him when he heard Li Jiancheng say: "Haochen, please forgive me! You are here!" Li Jiancheng said with an anxious look on his face.
He looked at Li Jiancheng's expression and hurriedly said, "What happened to His Royal Highness the Prince? Why are you so panicked?"
Li Jiancheng was walking back and forth in the room at this moment, sighing and said, "Haochen, Mr. Wei is gone!"
After hearing Li Jiancheng's words, he was also shocked. Wei Zheng was actually missing. You must know that Wei Zheng was Li Jiancheng's confidant, so it was no wonder that Li Jiancheng was so panicked.
He thought for a while and said to Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness, don't panic. Has Mr. Wei sent someone to ask about it?"
Li Jiancheng was already in a mess because of Wei Zheng's sudden disappearance. He hoped that Li Haochen could give him some advice. Therefore, when he heard Li Haochen's words, he hurriedly said: "I have been there and are not at home. Haochen, you don't know. Mr. Wei has always been very punctual. Today I asked Mr. Wei to wait for your good news in my palace. Who knows that half an hour has passed and Mr. Wei has not arrived. This situation rarely occurs, so I sent someone to look for Mr. Wei's home. Who knows that Mr. Wei is not at home? Haochen, do you think Mr. Wei is in any trouble? What exactly happened to him?"
Li Haochen looked at Li Jiancheng's anxious expression and didn't know how to appease Li Jiancheng. He also knew in his heart that something must be strange about this matter.
A moment later, he said to Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. Maybe it is normal for Mr. Wei to delay something. Please wait in the palace. I will go back to the left guard and lead the military camp and ask them to help find Mr. Wei. Please wait for my news!"
Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "The only way to do it now is, Haochen, you must find Mr. Wei!"
He nodded and said yes, then said goodbye to the prince and hurriedly returned to the barracks led by the Left Guard. Seeing Zhang Han training the physical fitness of these soldiers, he hurriedly asked Zhang Han to come forward and order: "Call the entire army and gather immediately!"
Although Zhang Han was a rough man, from Li Haochen's expression, he knew that something big happened, so he dared not be negligent. He quickly shouted: "Get together, the whole army gathered together, hurry up! Who is slower, military law is engaged in military law!" Hearing that Zhang Han still called himself me, Li Haochen shook his head helplessly, knowing that he was a catchphrase, and he was not on him, so he didn't care about him, but he could still see Li Haochen frowning slightly. Just this time, Zhang Han was so scared that he shivered, and a cold sweat came out on his back.
After a while, the left guard led all five thousand soldiers to combine. Li Haochen stood on the general's platform without any nonsense and showed Wei Zheng's portrait and said, "This person is the prince Xima, Wei Zheng, and Mr. Wei, who is missing in Chang'an City today. Mr. Wei is the prince's personal aide, and His Highness the Crown Prince relies very much on him. Now I order you to find Mr. Wei in Chang'an City. Whoever finds Mr. Wei, I will ask for rewards to the prince for him!" After Li Haochen gave the order, he waited for news in the central army's tent. The five thousand soldiers were scattered, and several people were in groups to start looking for Wei Zheng in Chang'an City.
Li Haochen sat quietly in the central army tent and began to analyze where Wei Zheng went. He concluded that there were only three situations:
In the first case, he had something to do and could not see the prince, but if it was really because of this, with Wei Zheng's knowledge, he should send someone to notify the prince first. How could it disappear suddenly? This idea was directly denied by Li Haochen.
The second situation is that Wei Zheng left without saying goodbye and found another wise ruler. This situation is possible, but after careful analysis, he felt that it was unlikely. Because Wei Zheng was a minister of the Eastern Palace, the prince had completely gained the upper hand in the battle between the prince and the King of Qin. It was obviously an unwise choice to leave the prince at this moment. He was sure that Wei Zheng would never do this, so this situation also made him deny it.
In the third case, Wei Zheng was taken away or killed by the King of Qin. This possibility is relatively high. Wei Zheng played an important role in Li Jiancheng's camp. If Li Shimin had the opportunity,
Li Haochen had already confirmed in his heart that Wei Zheng's disappearance was suitable for Li Shimin, but he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that Wei Zheng could be found by his soldiers. Until the evening, all the five thousand soldiers led by the Left Guard returned to the barracks to report, but they all had no news about Wei Zheng, as if Wei Zheng was like a person evaporated in Chang'an City.
Li Jiancheng really couldn't stand it in the East Palace. Just when Li Haochen was about to go to the East Palace to report to Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng hurried to the left guard and led the military camp with his eunuch. The first thing he said when he saw Li Haochen was: "Haochen, is there any news about Mr. Wei?"
Li Haochen shook his head helplessly when he heard this. Looking at Li Haochen's expression, Li Jiancheng said: "Haochen, do you think this matter will have something to do with the King of Qin! Mr. Wei cannot leave without saying goodbye, and it is even more impossible for others to evaporate!"
Li Haochen never expected Li Jiancheng to mention Li Shimin directly. Although Li Haochen had already determined that this was done by Li Shimin, he also knew that the relationship between the prince and the King of Qin was a very taboo thing. He had also come to the Tang Dynasty for some days. For his precious life, he learned to be careful in speaking and doing things, of course, the premise was not to touch his reverse scale.
If he is determined to be an enemy, Li Haochen, a handsome and honest fat man, will immediately become a man-eating beast, which is inseparable from being an orphan since he was a child. His sense of self-protection is too strong, so he did not have a friend in his previous life.
Li Haochen thought for a while, but he chose to be unreserved of Li Jiancheng. He nodded and said, "A general thinks what the Crown Prince said is possible! After all, the soldiers of a certain general have searched all over Chang'an and cannot find Mr. Wei. However, there are two places in Chang'an that the last general cannot go to. One is the palace where the emperor lives, and the other is the residence of the King of Qin."
Li Jiancheng listened to his words and nodded and said, "If Haochen really had the King of Qin arrested Mr. Wei, what would he do? Mr. Wei didn't know whether it was a voice or death at this moment!"
Li Haochen comforted him and said, "Your Highness, for the sake of the present plan, I will give you only one word to your highness, that is, wait. Your Highness, don't worry, your Highness, I am willing to guarantee one head of your head. At this moment, Mr. Wei will definitely be safe! The King of Qin's move should be just Yuchi Gong! So before Your Highness releases Yuchi Gong, Mr. Wei will definitely be safe!"
Li Jiancheng said curiously: "Wait? What are you waiting for?" Li Jiancheng didn't understand Li Haochen's statement very much.
Li Haochen showed a profound smile at Li Jiancheng. Just as he was about to speak, the soldiers entered the tent and knelt down and said, "Report to the Crown Prince, the Left Guard, the people of the King of Qin asked to see the Crown Prince!"
Chapter completed!