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At this time, Li Jiancheng had just come out of his residence, and although he was deposed, Li Yuan did not let him move out of the East Palace, so he still lived here. Next to the East Palace is the Qi Palace, and Li Yuanji also happened to go out to the court at the moment, so the two walked together.

Because Li Shimin's army took over the defense of Chang'an unknowingly, no one in the palace knew that King Qin's army had entered the city. Only Chang He, the commander-in-chief of the forbidden army at the north gate of the palace and the Xuanwu Gate, knew that Li Shimin was coming. He was originally a close confidant of Li Jiancheng, but he was secretly rebelled by him, and now he has become Li Shimin's person.

Under the leadership of Chang He, Li Shimin, Liu Jing, Zhang Baode and others came to the Xuanwu Gate, buried the soldiers, and prepared to ambush Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, accompanied by dozens of personal guards, came to the Linhu Palace. They immediately sensed that something was wrong, there were supposed to be eight guards patrolling the place, but when they walked over, they didn't meet any of them, and the silence was terrifying.

"Big brother, it seems that something is not quite right!" Li Yuanji frowned and said.

He has a special sensitivity to danger, which is why he has always escaped with his life despite repeated defeats.

Li Jiancheng also felt a little strange, because his henchman He Chang was not here.

"Yuanji, let's go back first! Maybe the situation in the uterus has changed! At this time, he turned his horse's head around and prepared to return to the East Palace and the Qi Palace.

Li Shimin, who was ambushed outside the door, suddenly became anxious when he saw this, and immediately led the army to rush out, and then shouted loudly: "Big brother, brother! ”

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were stunned when they heard Li Shimin's voice.

Li Yuanji said a little strangely: "Big brother, shouldn't the second brother be on the front line in Tongguan?" Why did you come back all of a sudden? Could it be that Tongguan was also lost, so he was defeated and retreated? ”

When he asked, Li Jiancheng reacted, frowning and said, "Something is wrong!" ”

"Brother Huang, what's wrong?" Li Yuanji asked.

"Li Shimin actually brought several soldiers into the palace! The soldier's outfit behind him was obviously a Xuanjia Heavenly Soldier, not a forbidden army in the palace! Li Jiancheng said in a deep voice.

When Li Yuanji heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "He shouldn't be here to kill us, right?" ”

"It's very likely that this matter will go back to the East Palace quickly and call someone!" Li Jiancheng then ordered the horses to gallop.

It's just that when they ran to the palace gate, they found that there were already several Tang soldiers in black clothes and black armor, armed with hard bows and crossbow arrows, glaring at them angrily.

"It's Li Shimin's Xuanjia Heavenly Soldier again! They actually blocked the palace gate! Seeing this, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's hearts suddenly sank, there were only dozens of soldiers around them, and there were only a few people on the other side who blocked the palace gate, which can be described as outnumbered.

At this time, Li Shimin had already rushed over with a large group of men and horses and surrounded them.

"Li Shimin, what do you want to do?" Li Jiancheng shouted.

"Humph! You surrendered Yuming in an attempt to betray Datang. Father asked me to bring troops to get you! Li Shimin snorted coldly.

"You talk nonsense! The father has already ordered the surrender of the Zhou Dynasty, and has already sent an envoy to contact the Zhou army about this matter, you still don't let go of the way, let us go to the court! Li Yuanji reprimanded.

"Li Yuanji, I think you are talking nonsense. He even said that his father would surrender! General Zhang, take him down for me! Li Shimin shouted loudly.

"Obey King Qin's orders!" After Zhang Baode answered, he immediately led the soldiers forward and prepared to arrest Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

"Quick! Yuanji, let's rush together! Seeing this, Li Jiancheng pulled out his long sword and ran towards the Xuanwu Gate.

At this time, Li Yuanji was holding a bow and arrows, ready to shoot at Li Shimin. His idea is actually not bad, although Li Shimin has many soldiers now, he is all based on it. As long as he can kill him with one arrow, the rest of the dragons will be scattered with a bang. When reinforcements from the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion come, they will be able to turn the situation around.

But what he didn't expect was that because he was too anxious and had not practiced the bow horse for a long time, he did not draw the bow to the full length twice in a row, and the arrow did not hit.

At the same time, Li Shimin first opened his bow and shot at Li Jiancheng, who had fled to Xuanwu Gate.

Listening to the sound of "whoosh", a fine iron long arrow flew through the sky and accurately shot at Li Jiancheng's back.

"Ahh Li Jiancheng screamed miserably, and then fell off his horse, his back dripping with blood.

The life in his eyes was fading as blood flowed out. He never expected that he would be ambushed in the morning game and die in front of the Xuanwu Gate.

At this time, in the other direction, Zhang Baode led the cavalry to chase Li Yuanji's side.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" dozens of sharp arrows volleyed into the air.

Li Yuanji pulled out his broadsword and desperately blocked, most of the arrows were blocked, but there were still arrows that hit his war horse, causing him to fall.

At this moment, Zhang Baode had already arrived quickly, and his hand raised his knife and slashed at Li Yuanji's neck.

The bloody human head rolled on the ground and rolled to Li Shimin's feet.

Li Shimin sneered and kicked his younger brother's head away, and then said to Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's men, who were trembling in fear: "Kill them all!" Not a single one to stay! ”

So, in a miserable scream, the two Tang Emperor's subordinates were all cleared, and the Xuanwu Gate was suddenly full of corpses.

And the news of the battle in Xuanwu Gate soon spread to the East Palace not far away.

And the Zhizhai Lang general of the East Palace, Li Jiancheng's old subordinate, Feng Li, the general of the Yiwei chariot cavalry, also sighed after learning that Li Jiancheng was killed by his brother Li Shimin: "Feng was deeply favored during his lifetime, how could he escape the disaster because of his death!" ”

So, together with the deputy protector Xue Wanshuang and Qu Zhifu left car rider Xie Shufang, etc., he led 2,000 elite soldiers and horses from the East Palace and the Qi Palace, and galloped to Xuanwu Gate, preparing to avenge Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

Zhang Baode closed the door alone at this moment, blocking Feng Li and his party, making it impossible for them to enter.

And the Yunlu general Jing Junhong was in charge of the Su Guard, and he was also stationed near the Xuanwu Gate. He was ready to go into battle, but people close to him stopped him and said: "The matter with the King of Qin has not yet been clarified, so it is not too late to observe the development of the situation slowly, and wait until the troops are gathered and form an array before going to war." ”

But Jing Junhong did not listen, but immediately shouted loudly with Zhonglang General Lu Shiheng and rushed towards Li Shimin's army, and all of them were killed.

Li Shimin's soldiers who guarded the Xuanwu Gate fought hard with Xue Wanshuang and others, which lasted for a long time.

Xue Wanshuang personally beat drums and shouted, preparing to attack the Qin Palace, which made the soldiers on Li Shimin's side very frightened, for fear that their families would be killed.

However, at this time, Li Shimin showed Xue Wanshuang and others the ranks of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and the people of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion lost their fighting spirit and quickly dispersed. Xue Wanshuang and dozens of his own soldiers took advantage of the chaos to escape from Chang'an City and fled into Zhongnan Mountain.

After Feng Li killed Zhang Baode, the general under Li Shimin's account, Fang said to his subordinates: "Feng can finally repay His Highness." ”

Immediately, he was besieged by Li Shimin's troops who came from all sides, and he was killed by dozens of arrows.

Li Shimin did not stop at this time, and continued to lead the army to attack the Wude Hall of the palace, and fought with Li Yuan's direct guards.

And the forbidden army in the palace did not fight for a long time because of their pampering. The combat effectiveness is not at the same level as Li Shimin's elite troops, the Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers. In addition, now Li Shimin's army has controlled the overall situation of Chang'an City. Under the leadership of Cheng Zhijie, he continued to come to support, and soon the Wude Hall was lost.

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin, who was covered in blood and had a sinister smile on his face, and was also startled.

Astonished, he asked, "Who is the one who is causing trouble today?" What are you doing here? ”

"Father, it's too late for my son's help." Li Shimin sneered, and then continued: "King Yan and King Qi tried to kill their father and child and monopolize the power of the Tang Dynasty. After the child learned of their conspiracy, he led his army back to Chang'an to rescue him, and now he has controlled the situation in the city, and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji have been ambushed. ”

Li Yuan trembled with fright, and then asked Pei Lin and Liu Jing, who had just arrived: "I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen today, what do you think the two Aiqing should do?" ”

Liu Jing said: "Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji did not participate in the planning of raising volunteers to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, and when they conquered the world, they were repeatedly defeated. Didn't make an inch. They were jealous of King Qin's great merit and prestige, so they planned a treacherous conspiracy together in an attempt to seize the power of the Tang Dynasty. Now, the king of Qin has denounced and killed them...... King Qin's military exploits are impressive, and his fame shocks the world. If His Majesty can appoint him and entrust the affairs of the state to the King of Qin, there will be no more incidents. ”

Li Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Now that my Datang is so dying, even if the people of the world are in charge, how much effect can it have?" ”

Cheng Zhijie pulled out his saber with a "bang" at this time and said: "We are only willing to be loyal to King Qin, not others." If Your Majesty does not establish the King of Qin, I am afraid that the soldiers will not accept it! ”

Li Yuan was helpless, and under the threat of the sword, he had no choice but to say: "Okay! Then I will make the people of the world what it is! ”

At this time, the battle between the Su Guards and the soldiers and horses of the Qin Palace, as well as the generals of the East Palace and the Qi Palace, was not completely over. Therefore, Cheng Zhijie asked Li Yuan to issue a personal edict, ordering all the armies in the city that had not yet surrendered to accept the disposal of the King of Qin. Li Yuan had to accept his suggestion.

Liu Jing came out from the Dongshang Pavilion Gate to announce the edict, and the people of the East Palace and the generals of the Qi Wangfu who were still resisting surrendered. Li Yuan also asked Pei Lin to go to the East Palace to enlighten the soldiers under the command of Li Jiancheng, and the soldiers all abandoned their posts and dispersed.

Li Jiancheng's Er'an Lu King Li Chengdao, Hedong King Li Chengde, Wu'an King Li Chengxun, Runan King Li Chengming, Julu King Li Chengyi, Li Yuanji's Erliang County King Li Chengye, Yuyang King Li Chengluan, Pu'an King Li Chengxian, Jiangxia King Li Chengyu, Yiyang King Li Chengcheng and other children were brutally killed by Li Shimin, and he also deleted their names from the clan register.

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