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Zuotun Wei Zhonglang led Li Anyan to lead 6,000 elite soldiers into the city, the army entered the city and drove straight in, passed the Qinglong Temple, attacked Xinchang Fang, first smashed the door of Xinchang Fang, the Fang officials and Wuhou who guarded the Fang had already fled for their lives, and the guards of the city had not yet reacted, so Li Anyan's department almost did not encounter any resistance, and passed through Xinchang Fang very easily, followed by Xuanping Fang, Yongning Fang, which can be described as a flat river, unusually smooth.

Until after Yongning Fang, the soldiers under the command of Li Anyan looked more and more excited, they didn't expect it to be so simple and easy to enter Chang'an City, from entering the city to entering the hinterland of Chang'an City, seeing that it was not far from Suzaku Street, and there were no defenders along the way. Perhaps, it is as simple as that to seek a dynasty and usurp the throne.

Compared with the excitement of the soldiers under his command, Li Anyan, as the chief general, was not in such a good mood. Entering the city until now, there is no defender, it is not a good sign for the main general, the sixteen guards of Chang'an City, aside from the four guards who do not command the army, the remaining twelve guards add up to more than 100,000 people, so many people and horses guard a city, the defenders can be said to be all over the city, but Li Anyan led the army into the city but did not see a single soldier of the defenders, this is very abnormal, abnormal means uncontrollable, represents danger.

It was originally a very hasty rebellion, and the preparation and planning time was not long, and the only thing that could be relied on was a surprise raid, but after entering the city, it was such a quiet and smooth extremely strange scene, which really made Li Anyan uneasy, and a sense of foreboding became clearer and clearer.

"General, a fire broke out in the direction of Anrenfang for some reason, please show the general." A subordinate general clenched his fists.

Li Anyan's heart sank, straightened up from the horse's back, squinted and looked over, only to see that the direction of Anrenfang was really full of fire, and the red fire reflected half of the sky.

"Anrenfang...... Is it a private house? Li Anyan asked.

"Most of them are private houses, but the Sifang Pavilion is also ...... in Anrenfang"

Li Anyan's mood became heavier and heavier.

It is not his business to catch fire at any time and place on weekdays, but today is the time for big things, and the fire in the city for no reason really makes Li Anyan suspicious.

Was this fire, which happened to occur at the time of the plot, a coincidence by chance, or did it mean something? Or rather...... The prince leaked the news, and the matter has been lost?

Li Anyan hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth, from the beginning of leading the troops to leave the Zuotunwei camp, it means that he has openly rebelled against the Tang monarchs, no matter what the origin of this fire is, the so-called bow has no turning back, the army has entered the city, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and he have no way to retreat.

"Order the soldiers to march in a hurry, quickly pass through Yongning Fang, go straight to Zhuque Street, quickly seal the Zhuque Gate of Taiji Palace, Hanguang Gate and the street entrance in the city, snipe and reinforce the forbidden army of Taiji Palace, only need to fight hard for two hours, His Royal Highness the Prince can be decided!"

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East Palace, side hall.

The crown prince has taken over the defense of the East Palace at the cost of a thousand lives.

The East Palace was originally the East Palace of the Prince, and the Prince Li Chengqian was the owner of this palace, and the rest, including eunuchs, palace maids and forbidden soldiers, all existed to serve and protect the Prince.

After Chang Yingwang led the army to control the gate of the East Palace, Li Chengqian appeared on the small school field on the west side of the gate, and ordered all the eunuchs and palace maids of the East Palace and the forbidden army to gather in the school field in the name of the prince, and then Chang Yingwang led the army to surround the school field, and raised his sword to the eunuchs and forbidden soldiers who were still in a state of confusion.

The next result is very simple, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish. Chang Yingwang successfully took control of the East Palace, and none of the original forbidden troops of the East Palace could escape, or surrender or slaughter, there were only two ways to go.

After the cleanup, Chang Yingwang looked at the whole army and prepared to march towards the Taiji Palace.

Li Chengqian placed great hope on him, Chang Yingwang and thousands of soldiers under his command will play an important role in the army directly under Li Shimin during the Xuanwumen Change, while Li Anyan of Zuotunwei led the army to snipe reinforcements, leaving Chang Yingwang enough time to attack Taiji Palace and capture or kill Li Shimin alive.

By this night, Li Chengqian had finally torn off the mask of his many years of gentleness and humility, and looked directly at his father and the world's subjects with the most authentic face.

Ambition, lust for power, the most real things are often the ugliest.

After the whole outfit was completed, Chang Yingwang saluted Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian looked at him quietly, and no one could know what kind of mood he was in at this moment.

"Your Highness and sit in the East Palace, the minister will live up to his mission, at the latest two hours, two hours later, the minister invites His Highness to enter the Taiji Palace!" Chang Yingwang said in a deep voice.

Li Chengqian's face was a little pale, I don't know if he was frozen by this late autumn shower, he showed a smile when he heard this, and said: "General Chang has worked hard, if it is successful, General Chang should remember the first merit, and he can be awarded the position of the prince of the country, and he will be able to shadow the descendants of all generations." ”

Chang Yingwang was overjoyed, hurriedly saluted and thanked him, then hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Highness, if the minister leads the army into the palace and captures Your Majesty, what should I do?" ”

Li Chengqian changed color slightly, pondered for a long time, and said: "If you hold your father, you should treat each other with courtesy, and don't be humiliated." After the change of Xuanwu Gate, the father was also very respectful to the emperor, and never treated slowly, outside the palace Chen with military might, and the palace listened to the teachings, and finally ordered the emperor to hand over the throne. ”

Chang Yingwang's face was embarrassed, and said: "Your Majesty has been the emperor for many years, his temperament is as fierce as fire, he would rather bend than bend, if he refuses to give in, the minister cannot be rude to His Majesty, this is ......"

A trace of resentment flashed on Li Chengqian's face, and his expression suddenly became hideous: "Once the general trend is gone, how can you not know the current affairs?" The so-called 'Gangchang', first is the monarch and minister, followed by the father and son, I want to follow his example and still respect the emperor after taking the throne, but he ...... It is also good to follow the example of the emperor and follow the trend of the times, if he does not obey, he can be rude, can I not be rude? ”

Chang Yingwang was startled, and then immediately looked up, but saw Li Chengqian's face full of murderous intentions, Chang Yingwang hurriedly lowered his head, he understood what Li Chengqian meant, but there was a little weirdness in his heart, his son rebelled, but he said something righteous and awe-inspiring, no matter how he heard it, he felt sarcastic and funny.

"The minister understands what His Highness means, if the army invades the deep palace and takes His Majesty, the minister acts as a camera." Always greet and respectfully authentic.

Li Chengqian nodded, and was about to say a few more words, when suddenly there was a noisy and chaotic outside the court, and Chang Ying was furious, so he waited to ask, but a general in armor hurriedly ran outside the door.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, General Chang, there is a fire in the direction of Anrenfang!"

Li Chengqian was startled, hurriedly ran out of the palace gate with Chang Yingwang, and stood under the porch of the main hall to look, but saw that the direction of Anrenfang was really on fire, and the firelight illuminated half of the sky, and even this downpour could not extinguish it.

Li Chengqian and Chang Yingwang were shocked, and they looked at each other, but their mood became heavier and heavier. After all, Li Chengqian is a pampered prince, he has never suffered since he was a child, nor has he experienced strong winds and waves, seeing the fire in Anrenfang, Li Chengqian's face turned pale, staring at the red fire in the distance, and muttered distractedly: "Is it a coincidence?" I want to do something, and Anrenfang caught fire, how could it be so coincidental? ”

Chang Yingwang was obviously much more rational than him, and shook his head categorically when he heard the words: "It can't be a coincidence, there must be something strange in it, Your Highness, no matter who set this fire, no matter what the person who set the fire knows, now that this fire is burning, I'm afraid our major affairs are in danger of leaking......"

Li Chengqian was shocked, his face turned even paler, and he said anxiously: "How is it good?" Does General Chang have a way to deal with it? ”

Chang Yingwang looked calm, but sighed, and said slowly: "The safest way is naturally to postpone the move and withdraw the people immediately, whether it is the East Palace, Zuo Leader Guard or Zuo Tun Guard, they will all return to their usual appearance......"

Li Chengqian said in despair: "Withdraw? How to get it back? At this moment, I am afraid that Li Anyan has led the army into the city, and the East Palace is ...... We have also killed a lot of forbidden soldiers and eunuchs, it is impossible to hide this matter from my father, the arrow has left the string, how can we get it back? ”

Looking at Li Chengqian's frightened and anxious appearance, Chang Yingwang had an ominous premonition in his mind.

In fact, whether you can succeed in doing something, sometimes you don't even have to look at the process, just look at the demeanor and bearing of the person who does it, and those who are calm and idle may not be able to succeed, but those who are panicked will definitely not succeed.

However, he had no choice, because he had already gotten on this boat, and his hands had just been stained with the blood of the forbidden army of the East Palace.

"Your Highness, every step we take now, there is a cliff behind us, and we have no way to retreat. That being the case, the minister thinks that no matter whether the matter is leaked or not, we just need to lead the army to attack the Taiji Palace and hold Your Majesty with lightning speed, it doesn't matter how many enemy troops there are, we can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the palace will not be chaotic and the world will be disrupted. ”

The foreground is depicted very charmingly, and Li Chengqian finally calmed down a little when he heard this, and said hesitantly: "If the matter has been lost, my father and the emperor are secretly ambushing the forbidden army in the palace...... General Chang, there are less than 3,000 people under your command, and if you are ambushed by your father, everything will be over. ”

Chang Yingwang shook his head: "The minister thinks that even if His Majesty knows the news of our move, I'm afraid it will be in the second half of the night tonight, otherwise, according to Your Majesty's temperament, it will only eliminate the matter before it starts, and you will never watch us use swords to hurt the lives of the soldiers and civilians in Chang'an, so we are in a hurry, but Your Majesty is also in a hurry to learn the news, there are twelve guards in Chang'an City, and there are less than three soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in a hurry, and only the Yulin Guards and the Right Guards are on duty in the Taiji Palace, adding up to only more than 20,000 people, after the minister led the army into the Taiji Palace, Send a partial division from Chengtianmen straight in, to make a feint, to attract the strength of the defenders in the palace, and then lead the main force around Yong'an Gate to go straight to the Manna Palace, so, we may have a few chances of winning, what does His Highness think? ”

Li Chengqian thought for a while, nodded and said, "According to what the general said, everything depends on the general." ”

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Chang'an East City.

Li Su sat in front of the window of Wang Zhi's residence, watching the rain beating the plantain outside the window in a daze.

I don't know why, he always felt uneasy, as if he had dropped something, and he had a faint premonition that it was not good since he entered the city tonight. This feeling is like a shadow, until this moment, it is already the second half of the night, listening to the noise outside, and the fire that illuminates half of the sky, these are all planned by Li Su himself behind the scenes.

Li Su is a very careful person, he rarely makes mistakes, especially major matters related to his family's life, and he does not allow himself to make the slightest mistake, and every little detail is perfect.

From planning this matter to entering the city today, Li Su sat in front of the window and silently re-read all the details, very carefully, even including every word he had said to Li Tai, the king of Wei, Hou Junji and others, he re-went it in his mind, thinking about it left and right, he still didn't feel that he had missed anything, everything was gradually pushing according to his own plan, not surprisingly, at this moment, the prince's rebels should have entered the city from Yanxing Gate, and the East Palace was probably also killed at this time. The fate of the Li family's royal family as if it was cursed will reappear again tonight, killing brothers and killing brothers back then, and killing father and son tonight......

The more the rain fell, and Li Su's brows wrinkled deeper and deeper.

What went wrong? Why do you feel uneasy for some reason?

Li Su rubbed his nose, now the room he is staying in is Wang Zhi's bedroom, I have to say, although Wang Zhi is his sibling, each other can give each other's lives, but Li Su really dare not agree with Wang Zhi's hygiene habits, the smell in the house is strange, I don't know where to hide the clothes that have not been washed for many days, or...... He dug a pit in the house?

Fortunately, Wang Zhi is not his own brother, otherwise Li Su might learn from Li Shimin, and also kill his brother or something, because this younger brother is too unhygienic.

After sitting for a while, Li Su couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply got up and walked out of the house, standing alone under the pillars outside the house to enjoy the rain, preferring that he was frozen like a quail outside than going back to the stinking house to suffer.

It wasn't long before hurried footsteps were heard outside.

Li Su smiled, he knew that Wang Zhi was back, and if it was not unexpected, it should be good news, and he knew that everything was in his expectation when he heard the movement of Chang'an City.

The person who came back was really Wang Zhi, Li Su looked at him who was soaked in the rain, and beckoned with a smile: "Go back to the house first and change into dry clothes, and then be careful of the wind and cold when it rains." ”

Wang Zhi's face was a little wrong, and he shook his head when he heard this: "Don't be busy changing your clothes first, Li Su, I have to tell you about the outside first." ”

Li Su said with a smile: "The rebels have entered the city and are marching towards the Taiji Palace, I originally thought that the gods were rebelling unknowingly, but you burned that fire, I am afraid that their whereabouts will be exposed, and the twelve guards guarding the city may have begun to reinforce the Taiji Palace, right?" ”

Wang Zhi nodded, and shook his head again: "It was originally planned by you, and as you said, after setting that fire, the rebels were in a hurry, and they were hurrying towards the Suzaku Gate...... Let's not talk about these first, Li Su, what I want to say is a private matter, very urgent. ”

Seeing Wang Zhi's solemn expression, Li Su unconsciously hung his heart: "What private matter?" ”

Wang Zhi stared at him and said, "When you leave home and enter the city, can you settle Uncle Li and your mother-in-law properly?" ”

Li Su was taken aback and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean?" Make it clear. ”

Wang Zhi sighed and said: "Just now I took my brothers to set fire, after the fire, I heard that the rebels entered the city, my brothers and I hurriedly ran towards Yanxingmen, to see if we could touch some fish in troubled waters, and make some trouble for the rebels, who knew that when I arrived at Yanxingmen, I happened to meet the third elder of the Yang family in our village, that is, the Yang family who lived on the slope in the north of the village, and he specially entered the city to find you......"

Li Su frowned: "How did the third child of the Yang family enter the city?" ”

"Mixed in, Li Anyan's Zuotunwei elite seized the Yanxing Gate, after the rebels entered the city, the people were frightened, and they all ran out of the city, the purpose of the rebels was very clear, they went to the Taiji Palace, but they didn't offend the people much, so the rebels opened the city gate for a while after entering the city, and let the people go out of the city to avoid trouble, and the third child of the Yang family took advantage of the most chaotic time of the city gate to sneak in......"

Li Sudao: "What did he deliberately go to the city to find me?" ”

Wang Zhi sighed: "You settled your family beforehand, at that time, my brother and I thought you were too worried, but I didn't expect that there were thieves who killed Taiping Village, and went straight to your house, fortunately, Uncle Li and your mother-in-law hid out, otherwise I don't know what the end would be, but ...... What we didn't expect was that the thieves would chase and kill in the direction where your family was hiding......"

Li Su was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed greatly, and his handsome face instantly turned pale.

Li Su never dared to look too highly at human nature, so although there was a rule of "disaster is not as good as the family" in this era, he still transferred his father and Xu Mingzhu to another safe place, to prevent the ugliest side of human nature, but Li Su still thinks highly of human nature after all, human nature has no bottom line, in order to achieve the goal, he can do anything, sometimes he doesn't even use any reason, he only kills people based on his own joy and anger, Li Chengqian is this kind of person.

"How long has the thief been chasing him out?" Li Su suddenly grabbed Wang Zhi's arm and asked loudly.

"It's been almost two hours, Yang Laosan borrowed a fast horse from the village and rushed to the city, just to inform about it, the thief arrested a villager after your house was empty, and the villagers couldn't survive the punishment, so they had to recruit ......"

Without waiting for Wang Zhi to finish speaking, Li Su turned his head and left, saying as he walked: "Tell all my family members to assemble!" Fast! ”

Wang Zhi hurriedly followed: "You have arranged everything that should be arranged in the city, the prince is not suitable to come forward if he rebels against you, I have nothing to do in the city, I will go with you, and then call my subordinate brothers......"

Li Su trotted towards the gate without looking back, Wang Zhi nagged him without listening to a word, there was only endless remorse and self-blame in his mind, a little negligence of his own, he actually put his father and Xu Mingzhu to death, if there are three long and two short, the consequences will be so sad. (To be continued.) )