The battle above the temple is, many times, often a microcosm of this world.

According to the merchants who often come to the grasslands to trade, the grasslands of Mobei are extremely beautiful places most of the time, with incomparably blue skies, endless fields, cattle and sheep everywhere, and countless flowers that cannot be named all over the grassland. However, when the cold winter comes, all the beauty that originally belonged to the grassland will immediately disappear and be replaced by a silent cruelty.

Every harsh winter, for the herdsmen on the grassland is a catastrophe, under the incomparably cold and heavy snow, the original grassland has been completely covered, there is no enough cold clothing, lack of food and firewood for heating, cattle, sheep and livestock can only rely on a small part of the pre-stored forage to maintain, in every winter, the grassland will starve to death and lose a large number of cattle and sheep, some originally poor tribes, Even had to abandon some of the old, weak, sick and disabled tribesmen because of the lack of resources, drive them out of the tribe, and let the lives of these people dissipate in the harsh cold wind! Only then will the remaining tribesmen be fed enough to survive the most brutal part of the year......

Fate is so cruel, so when they understand these things, it is not difficult for people to understand why the nomadic inhabitants living on the grassland have such a plundering character, not only often go south to rob the Han land, but also themselves, but also often attack each other, robbing materials and territories, because only in this way can they obtain more abundant materials, so as to avoid the occurrence of the above-mentioned tragedy as much as possible, and as for the harm caused to others. I can't take care of it, how can the residents of these grasslands take care of it.

Blame it, blame that damn fate!

With mental calculations or unintentional, Li Shimin finally succeeded in ambushing the prince and the king of Qi in Xuanwumen! Seeing that in the fierce battle, there were fewer and fewer men and horses in the encirclement, until the end. Finally, only a few people, including the crown prince and the king of Qi, were left, and Li Shimin finally gave the order to stop the attack, while he himself walked in and faced his brothers.

"Big brother, surrender! Now that you have no hope of winning, give up resistance, I will guarantee your safety! Li Shimin said to Li Jiancheng. So it goes. Li Jiancheng is still his eldest brother after all, and Li Shimin will naturally not forget that this eldest brother used to be kind to him, so if it is not necessary, Li Shimin does not want to hurt this eldest brother's life, even if he has already prepared for the worst.

"Hmph. Not necessarily! Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, glared angrily at Li Shimin: "Don't forget, because just in case." We have already transferred all the princes and the protectors of the King of Qi to the city gate, and at this time, they should have discovered the anomaly of the city gate and attacked here! As long as the prince and I can hold on for a while, at that time, it will be the end of your Li Shimin's life! Li Yuanji said arrogantly.

His words were not without the slightest basis, because they were just now. When the crown prince and the king of Qi were besieged, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, had already ordered a part of his entourage to desperately return to the gate of Xuanwu Gate to defend it, in order to wait for the arrival of reinforcements, although subsequently, because the personal guards of the king of Qin quickly cut off the connection between the prince and the king of Qi and this part of the people. And firmly besieged them, however, those who were guarding the city gate were still there fighting desperately and bloodily with the defenders of the city gate Changhe, so that they knew that now, the gate of Xuanwu Gate still could not be closed.

Outside the city gate, there was already a sound of neighing horses at this time, thinking that it was the sound made by the prince's guards approaching, it seemed that Xue Wanche, the commander of the prince's guards, had indeed noticed the abnormality at the city gate, so he had quickly gathered his forces and pounced on the Xuanwu Gate.

Xue Wanche is a brave general, and the prince guard led by his command is as many as 1,000 people, plus the Qi Wang Guard, the number of this army is about two to three times the total strength of the Xuanwu Gate soldiers at this time, once Xue Wanche's soldiers and horses arrive, and the city gate of Xuanwu Gate cannot be closed, then it is undoubtedly a huge disaster for Li Shimin and his generals in Xuanwu Gate at this time. However, before that, there must be a premise, that is, Li Shimin cannot take down the crown prince and the king of Qi.

However, at this moment, the crown prince and the king of Qi were only one guard left, what could they do to buy time, so as to wait until Xue Wanche's rescue arrived?

Looking at his younger brother who came prepared, Li Jiancheng could only smile bitterly secretly, and at this time, he naturally understood everything: "I didn't expect that you would finally take such a step, and you would be able to rebel against Chang He, a subordinate general who originally belonged to me!" He said: "Come to think of it, my father in the palace at this time has been completely accused by you, and he is really worthy of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, the Tiance general of the Tang Dynasty, if you don't make a move, you will be directed to the core, but the eldest brother is far inferior to you!" ”

I don't know whether his words were sighs or ridicule, but Li Shimin's head was secretly lowered because of this, but even so, Li Shimin still did not retreat in the slightest, because originally, he had no way out.

The shouting and killing sound in the city gate became weaker and weaker, however, the sound made by the prince's guards outside the city was getting louder and louder, such a situation indicated that Li Shimin would not give Li Jiancheng too much time! saw Li Jiancheng's eyes scan the surroundings, those Li Shimin's guards who were guarding him, those who were on the Xuanwu Gate not far away, who originally belonged to his own subordinates, but at this time, they were encircling and suppressing his own cronies who were guarding the city gate; And the guards who have been lying on the ground at this time in order to protect themselves, they are all such fresh lives, each of them has their own pursuits and beliefs, but at this moment, they have to fight to the death because of the power struggle between their brothers!

"You shouldn't be letting too many people die!" Li Jiancheng sighed secretly in his heart, and then he looked at Li Shimin: "I can give you the position of my father, but you can't do anything to hurt King Qi!" ”

The eldest brother is like a father, and Li Jiancheng knows that as long as he surrenders. Li Shimin shouldn't do anything to himself, however, it is difficult for King Qi to say, because the hatred between their brothers has reached a point close to life and death, once they surrender. He can be carefree, but the third brother will inevitably have to bear Li Shimin's grievances for many years, so before giving in, he must do his best to try to save this younger brother's life.

However, when Li Shimin heard this, there was a look of resentment in his eyes: "Big brother, you don't have to worry about this brute!" Li Shimin said: "You just need to come over, and the rest will be done." It's a feud between me and it! ”

Li Jiancheng took a step back and protected Li Yuanji behind him: "No matter what, he is your younger brother after all, and blood is thicker than water, so no matter what kind of grievances you have in the past, can't you write them off?" It's a big deal, it's okay if we don't see each other again in the future! Why do you want to fight to the death! ”

"Why? Why do you still have to protect him until now, even if you can't protect yourself! Li Shimin said with hatred when he heard the words. At this time, the time left for him was extremely short, and he no longer had time to continue to negotiate with the prince. So he didn't respond to the words of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin waved his hand and gave his own order to his subordinates: "Tie up the prince, don't hurt his life, as for the king of Qi, there is no forgiveness for killing!" ”

The remaining guards, who were loyal to the prince, rushed forward. However, he was immediately cut down to the ground by the large number of Qin King guards, but Li Jiancheng pulled out his sword and blocked it in front of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, "Third brother, your martial arts are good." Get out of the way yourself! I'm here to stall for you for the last bit of time! Li Jiancheng shouted to Li Yuanji, until this time, he still had to maintain his younger brother, after all, this younger brother has been extremely withdrawn since he was a child, and even his biological brothers and sisters, he does not contact them much, and Li Jiancheng, as the elder brother of everyone, will naturally take more care of this younger brother when he sees this scene, and in the long run, he will unconsciously become a habit.

In fact, Li Jiancheng naturally has much deeper feelings for this younger brother than others, otherwise, he would not have lost even the children of Emperor Yuwen when he fled from Hedong, but he did not give up the current King of Qi Li Yuanji. However, now, he can only do his last bit of meager ability to get a chance for this younger brother again.

Li Jiancheng had already made up his mind, however, what he didn't expect was that when he was paying full attention to the Qin Wang's guards on the opposite side and rushed up, a sharp short knife suddenly pierced his chest from his back, and then, it was Li Yuanji's cold voice that sounded in his ears: "Big brother, what do you mean by this, do you want to abandon my younger brother and escape alone...... ”

Everyone was stunned by this change, and Li Jiancheng just looked at Li Yuanji blankly: "Why? He asked in a hoarse voice.

Yes, why, you know, just now, he really wanted to fight for his life and protect his younger brother, however, why did this younger brother sneak attack him in a blink of an eye? Li Jiancheng couldn't figure it out.

"Because once you are caught, then the attack outside the city will stop, and even if I can finally escape with my life, it will only be incognito or living in captivity, in that case, it is better to fight now!" Li Yuanji's voice was extremely cold at the moment: "So, for my future, big brother, you go and die!" Unlike Li Jiancheng's dedication to defending his younger brother, Li Yuanji will not hesitate to sacrifice his brother for himself. Then, he let go of the short knife in his hand, and let Li Jiancheng's body, which could only rely on the short knife to support his body at this time, collapse to the ground.

I saw that Li Shimin on the side had already roared loudly: "Brute, I'll kill you!" The knife pounced, but Li Yuanji just smiled coldly, he suddenly opened his mouth and let out an earth-shattering roar: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been killed by Li Shimin, the King of Qin, all the subordinates loyal to the Prince, avenge the Prince!" The sound contained true qi, far away to the outside of the Xuanwu Gate, and then saw that the sound of fighting at the city gate immediately became extremely fierce, originally reached the outside of the city, but because of the scruples of the prince's guards, immediately became extremely crazy, under the leadership of a generation of fierce generals Xue Wanche, regardless of the rush to the city gate, in such a situation, Li Shimin's troops previously arranged at the city gate immediately fell into a predicament, and were beaten back by the enemy who was in absolute advantage.

"Li Shimin, now, did you kill me?" Li Yuanji said triumphantly. Immediately, he turned around and fled behind him, and several Qin Wang guards who were originally blocking him blocked the way, but they were killed by him at a very fast speed, and then they were surrounded by him - Li Yuanji's martial arts skills were indeed very high, at least, it was effortless to kill those guards who Li Shimin came to block him.

"King Qin, the city gate is in danger!" A soldier sprang over and shouted. And Li Shimin shouted loudly without thinking: "Resist it at any cost!" Li Shimin said: "Except for Duan Zhixuan, Qin Shubao and Wei Chigong, all the people go to the city gate and take the city gate back for me!" He looked at Duan Zhixuan and the other three again: "And you, the most powerful general in martial arts under my command, now I want to take you to hunt down and kill Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and I must kill this rebellious scum!" As he spoke, he no longer cared about the fierce battle at the city gate, but chased after Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, with the three people he named, and several other Qin king's personal guards were not at ease and followed without authorization, while the rest of the people rushed to the Xuanwu Gate according to Li Shimin's orders, intending to drive the enemy out of the city gate, and then close the city gate...... (To be continued......)

PS: Xue Wanche: Brothers

Li Shimin: Resist, resist me