After waking up from the nightmare, Li Shiming was no longer sleepy.
He went straight to Taiji Palace and began to deal with the mountain of government affairs.
However, after holding the red brush and hovering on the memorial for a long time, he could not put down his pen.
"Humph!"
Li Shi Min was so upset that he threw the red pen on the ground, leaving a dazzling mark on the clean gold brick.
However, Li Shi Min didn't care at all. He turned to the eunuch holding the brush and ordered,"Go and call the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division over!”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The pen-wielding eunuch replied respectfully and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute-"
Li Shimin called out to the eunuch again. After a moment of hesitation, he said,"Go and summon the Duke of Qi again. Tell him that I have something to discuss with him.”
"Yes-"
The pen-wielding eunuch left.
Li Shi Min stayed in the hall alone, looking at the empty Taiji Palace with a dark expression.
Recently, he had been feeling more and more upset, and the number of nightmares had become more frequent, and each time it was the same scene.
Countless armies pressed on the border, Chang 'an fell, and he was stabbed to death in Taiji Palace.
"Is this a warning from the heavens? That bastard from the Crown Prince's bloodline!"
Li Shi Min muttered to himself with a complicated expression.
He had never believed in ghosts, gods, and Buddhas, but he felt a trace of fear in this matter that he did not want to admit.
Ten years ago, during the mutiny at Xuanwu Gate, he killed the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji, successfully seizing power.
However, there was a variable in this situation.
Li Chengdao, the son of Li Jiancheng, suddenly became a god. He led the remaining soldiers of the Eastern Palace and killed all the soldiers who had surrounded the Eastern Palace.
Then, he broke through the Xuanwu Gate and escaped from Chang 'an!
After the mutiny, he had immediately summoned an army to hunt down Li Chengdao. However, Li Chengdao had escaped as if he was being helped by a god. He had even received the help of many old officials of the Eastern Palace.
Luo Yi of Youzhou led the tens of thousands of Heavenly Festival Troops guarding Youzhou to surrender and kill a large number of pursuing Black Armor Troops.
However, if it was just this, it was actually nothing.
At that time, the entire military power of the Great Tang was in his hands, and the remnants of the Eastern Palace could be destroyed with a flip of his hand!
However, when the Turks suddenly launched an attack and the army pressed down on Chang 'an, he was unable to pursue them.
Li Chengdao took the opportunity to lead the remnants of the army west, leaving the Great Tang.
After that, no matter how hard he searched, he could not find any traces.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Just as Li Shi Min was lost in his thoughts and reminiscing about the past, a series of shouts pulled him back to reality.
Looking closely, it turned out that the pen-wielding eunuch had returned, followed by an armored general.
It was the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division!
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
The pen-wielding eunuch asked carefully.
He had just seen Li Shi Min's expression change from ferocious to angry and cold. It took him a lot of effort to muster the courage to shout.
Li Shi Min collected his thoughts and said lightly,"I'm fine. You can leave first."
The pen-wielding eunuch bowed and retreated as if he had been pardoned.
After he left, Li Shi Min looked at the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division.
"Zhen has always asked you to investigate the news of that Eastern Palace survivor. How is it now?”
The Hundred Cavalry Division was a special department that he used to supervise officials and strengthen his control over various regions.
It belonged to the Heavenly Strategy General's Residence, which was directly under his jurisdiction.
However, very few people knew the other reason why he founded the Hundred Cavalry Division.
That was to track down the whereabouts of the Eastern Palace survivors!
"I've been sending people to the Western Regions to monitor and search, but I still haven't received any relevant news." The commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division shook his head.”
"No news?"
Li Shi Min was both happy and gloomy at the same time. In the end, he said irritably,""If we can't find any information, what's the use of the Hundred Cavalry Bureau?!”
"This humble servant is incompetent. Your Majesty, please punish me!”
The commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division immediately knelt down and took the initiative to apologize.
"A bunch of trash!"
Li Shi Min cursed, but he didn't really want to punish the Hundred Cavalry Division.
The result had been the same for the past ten years. There had been no news at all.
The commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division heaved a sigh of relief. However, he suddenly remembered something and said,
"Your Majesty, although I have not found any news about the Eastern Palace, I have found some unusual movements in the countries of the Western Regions.”
"Two months ago, the kingdoms of the Western Regions and even the Western Turks suddenly sent people to the Far West to celebrate the ascension of the new emperor.”
Li Shi Min's eyes narrowed.
"The new emperor of the Far West has ascended the throne? That should be from the Persian Empire."
However, he immediately shook his head and rejected this idea.
"No, a mere Persian Empire isn't enough to cause such a ruckus. It's not worthy for the kingdoms of the Western Regions or even the Western Turks to go and congratulate it.”
"Could it be that the structure of the Western Regions has changed again and a new powerful country has appeared?”
Li Shi Min frowned as he pondered.
Although the changes in the Western Regions did not affect the Central Plains, they had to pay attention to it.
If a new powerful country was born, it would change the structure of the entire Western Regions.
Thinking of this, Li Shi Min said to the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division,""Send someone to inquire more about this information. If there is any situation, report it to me immediately.”
He didn't associate the possible appearance of Xin with the remnants of the Eastern Palace.
Because it was impossible.
To build a country that could make all the countries in the Western Regions worship and respect it within ten years?
It was simply a fantasy!
"Your Majesty, a group of Persian caravans has arrived in Chang 'an recently. Perhaps we can get some information from them.”
The commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division said.
The Silk Road had already been opened, and the Great Tang had many trade exchanges with the West. There were many Persian merchants.
"Then bring them here tomorrow and I will ask them myself.”
Li Shi Min said after a moment of silence.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division nodded in agreement, then bowed and retreated.
When the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division left Taiji Palace, a Confucian scholar in green robes walked into the hall.
The two of them happened to bump into each other, and the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division almost bumped into them. He hurriedly took a step back and bowed. Greetings, Sikong One!"
This scholar was none other than the Duke of Qi, Sikong One, Zhangsun Wuji!
Zhangsun Wuji was a Duke, a relative of the country, and a confidant of the Emperor, one of the three dukes!
All these could be said to be the pinnacle of a minister, with unlimited honor.
Not to mention him, the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, even the other three dukes would have to take the initiative to bow when they saw him!
"It's fine." Zhangsun Wuji smiled faintly.”
After saying that, he walked past the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division and entered Taiji Palace.
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