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Chapter 87 Weighing
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This day.

Wu Wen went to the East Palace as usual.

However, they unexpectedly discovered that a team of about two hundred people entered the East Palace unhindered and headed straight for the North Garden.

Wu Wen turned his head to carefully look at this group of unfamiliar troops. They were well-equipped and looked very imposing. They were obviously elite cavalry who had experienced many battles.

Especially the leading general, holding a weapon weighing fifty or sixty kilograms, with a strong back and broad shoulders, a calm face, and vigilance and ferocity flashing in his eyes. At first glance, he is a brave and warlike general.

"Sir, who are these people?" Yang Ergou beside him asked softly.

"You will naturally know what you should know, and don't ask about what you shouldn't know." Wu Wen said lightly, and then went to Changlin Army with him to take up duty.

As soon as he arrived, an Eastern Palace guard appeared in front of Wu Wen.

"Commander Wu, His Highness summons you!"

"Yes." Wu Wen nodded and followed the guards to where the prince was.

As soon as he entered the palace where Li Jiancheng was, Wu Wen saw the general leading the elite cavalry whom he had seen on the road before.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" Wu Wen bowed.

"Commander Wu is here. Let me introduce you to General Xue Wanche, whom I transferred from the Youzhou General Manager's Office."

Li Jiancheng introduced with a smile: "From now on, he will serve as the commander of the Eastern Palace Guards and will guard the Eastern Palace with you."

Hearing this, Wu Wen turned and looked at Xue Wanche.

This man was a general under Luo Yi, the governor of Youzhou, but he appeared in the East Palace at this moment. This meant that Luo Yi had already defected to Li Jiancheng, and the elite cavalry seen before were undoubtedly Luo Yi's men.

"Are you Wu Wen?"

Xue Wanche looked at Wu Wen with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Liu Heita died in your hands?"

"It was just luck." Wu Wen said calmly.

"How can there be luck on the battlefield?"

Xue Wanche took a step forward and placed his hand on Wu Wen's shoulder.

"From now on, we will all work under your Highness. How about we have a chance to spar with each other?"

Wu Wen gently raised his palm and placed it on Xue Wanche's hand on his shoulder. With a smile on his face, his movements were relaxed and natural, as if he was just picking up an insignificant object, and he gently took his hand away.

In response to this, Xue Wanche's eyes instantly became solemn.

He didn't expect Wu Wen's strength to be so great. He almost used up all his strength, but it seemed insignificant in front of the opponent's absolute strength.

"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will retire from my duty." Wu Wen bowed to Li Jiancheng.

"Well, you can leave." Li Jiancheng waved his hand.

Wu Wen turned and left, and Xue Wanche also bowed and took his leave.

Outside the palace, Xue Wanche caught up with Wu Wen.

"Commander Wu!" Xue Wanche shouted.

"What's the matter?" Wu Wen stopped.

Xue Wanche smiled and said, "Commander Wu is indeed extraordinary. I would like to see his other abilities. When can we have time to exchange ideas?"

"Let's talk about it later." Wu Wen said with a smile, and then continued to move forward.

Behind him, Xue Wanche looked at his departing back with serious eyes.

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the other side.

Just as Xue Wanche led his troops into the Eastern Palace.

Inside the Taiji Palace, Emperor Li Yuan, who was surrounded by a group of beauties and enjoying their graceful singing and dancing, received a secret letter handed to him by a eunuch.

Li Yuan put down the wine glass in his hand, slowly opened the secret letter and read it carefully.

After reading it, he sighed softly and said, "Neither of my two sons makes me worry less."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Prime Minister Pei Ji beside him and handed the secret letter to him.

Pei Ji took the secret letter, read it carefully, put it down expressionlessly, and said:
"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went on the expedition, his power has grown day by day, and his fangs have gradually been exposed. It is time to strike him down."

Hearing this, Li Yuan sat up slightly and looked up at Pei Ji.

Only Pei Ji dared to say such words to him. As Li Yuan's absolute confidant, Pei Ji not only had outstanding personal abilities, but also could figure out Li Yuan's thoughts, which was why he was favored.

Everyone in the world knew that Li Yuan was the emperor, with a highly respected status above everyone else.

But who can understand his troubles?
My son is really outstanding.

So good that he has to be on guard.

If the son is not like the father, the father will despise him; if the son is like the father, the father will be afraid of him.

This was the case with Li Shimin, who was the General of Tiance, Grand Marshal, Shangshu Ling, Shangshu Ling of the Grand Secretariat of Shaanxi East Road, Shangshu Ling of the Executive Office of Yizhou Road, Mu of Yongzhou, Governor of Puzhou, General of the Twelve Guards, Zhongshu Ling, and King of Qin.

His excellence frightened Li Yuan.

The lessons of the past are still fresh in our minds. There are many precedents of sons killing their fathers and ascending the throne to become emperor themselves.

Therefore, Li Yuan favored Crown Prince Li Jiancheng in every way, just to make him a check and balance on Qin Wang Li Shimin.

However, the prince is now becoming increasingly powerful, which is undoubtedly a very dangerous signal.

For Li Shimin, he was just the King of Qin. As long as the crown prince was still alive, he would never be able to covet the throne.

But for Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, as soon as the emperor died, he could ascend the throne.

The prince has already gained the support of many forces in Shandong, Hebei and other places, and now he has the support of Luo Yi from Youzhou.

In addition to the Ten Commanders of the Eastern Palace, he also set up two thousand Changlin Army. Today, he recruited a general from Luo Yi's account and brought two hundred elite soldiers into the palace.

The East Palace and the Taiji Palace were separated by only a wall, and this situation made it difficult for Li Yuan to sleep at night.

"It is enough for the Crown Prince to have the support of me, the emperor. There is no need to expand himself in this way." Li Yuan picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then spoke softly as if talking to himself.

Pei Ji nodded in agreement when he heard this.

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Just when Emperor Li Yuan and Prime Minister Pei Ji were talking.

In the Prince of Qin's Palace, Li Shimin also received the same news.

He quickly summoned his advisers Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji and others to discuss the matter in secret.

After some discussion, they came to the same conclusion as Emperor Li Yuan: Crown Prince Li Jiancheng was now too powerful and his wings must be curtailed.

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at this time.

Wu Wen was still unaware that a storm against the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace was quietly brewing.

In the evening, he came off duty on time as usual.

When he reached the palace gate, he found a familiar figure standing not far outside the gate.

"Zhu Goudan? Sir, look!" Yang Ergou pointed at the man and asked in confusion, "Why is he here?"

Wu Wen frowned slightly, wondering in his heart, could something have happened to Master Jiu?

Walk over quickly

"Brother Awen!"

When he saw Wu Wen, Goudan showed a happy smile on his face.

Wu Wen asked anxiously, "Why are you here? Did something happen at home?"

Goudan's expression suddenly became solemn, and he nodded and said, "Master Jiu is sick, but he didn't let me tell you. But his illness is getting worse, so he secretly came to find you."

"What? Master Jiu is sick?" Yang Ergou asked in surprise.

Wu Wen's brows became even more serious.

Jiu Ye is a martial artist with a strong body. In addition, he has practiced his improved version of the Crane Dance, so he should not get sick easily.

"What disease did Master Jiu have?"

Goudan replied with lingering fear: "It seems to be... a plague."

"What!" Upon hearing this, Yang Ergou exclaimed again.

Wu Wen said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what's going on?"

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(End of this chapter)