Chapter 590: Turmoil in the Eastern Capital (3)
On the first day of November in the first year of Yifeng, the first snow of this winter fell, not big, half an hour stopped, just for Luoyang City plated with a layer of light white, the wind blew, and it dissipated in a blink of an eye, but the sky was cold, but it did not affect Gaozong's interest, a grand feast of Tianmen was still held as scheduled, since the unitary time, the feast has been held until the end of the time, before the joy is dispersed, the monarch and the ministers are happy, as for whether everyone is really excited, then only the old man knows, At least Li Xian's heart is really not happy, not for anything else, but because of this so-called celebration banquet is completely to celebrate Li Xian's victory, during which it is inevitably full of bullshit articles and remarks for Li Xian's merits, in the meantime, how can Li Xian be happy, if possible, he does not want to attend, but as a prince, Li Xian not only can't be absent, but also has to follow all kinds of people and other silly pleasures, and the unhappiness in his heart is inevitable.
Unhappy is not happy, but what should be done is not to do, even if the heart is annoying, Li Xian can only be forced to have fun with everyone, a wine banquet, can be described as physically and mentally exhausted, to return to the East Palace, walking footsteps are inevitably a little vain, but, when he arrived in front of the Mingde Palace, Li Xian's mood suddenly cheered up, only because of this East Palace three thousand armor soldiers have gathered in front of the palace, the bright swords and guns in the light of the lantern candles, reflecting the cold light, inadvertently, A breath of slaughter has already risen.
"See Your Highness!"
Li Xian raised his head slightly, and walked in front of the array of three thousand armor soldiers with an expressionless face, and did not say anything to explain, but his steps were a little hasty, it was obvious that Li Xian's heart was by no means as quiet as it seemed on the surface, and when he entered the spacious Mingde Palace, he immediately saw more than a dozen people who had been waiting for him come over one after another, and each bowed down to salute.
"Well, it's all flat!"
Li Xian nodded reservedly, raised his hand in a vain, signaled that everyone didn't need to be polite, and then, regardless of everyone's reaction, he strode up to the front of the house, and sat down on the big seat with a touch of the hem of his robe.
"Your Highness!"
Li Xian can be at will, but the crowd did not dare to be careless, until Li Xian had sat down in the big seat, and everyone who had always bowed down thanked Qi Qixun and retreated to both sides - the people standing on the left were all generals with armor, and the twelve generals of the East Palace were all in the list, headed by the general Fang Quan, who was the brother of the crown princess Fang, a person from Qinghe, who had practiced martial arts since childhood, and was excellent in martial arts, and the other eleven generals under him were all talents that Li Xian had attracted when he was the prince, as for the people standing on the right, There are relatively a lot less, and there are only two people in the total, both dressed in black, with a burly and strong tower-like man named Chen Xiaotian, and the other lean man is Zhu Kaizhi, these two were originally born as high-rollers in the rivers and lakes, and they have been secretly serving Li Xian for many years, and they each have a group of strong martial arts subordinates, who are the head of the dark forces in Li Xian's hands.
"Princes, how the situation is already in your heart, there is no need for this palace to say more, and now, the arrow is already in the string, if you don't want to send it, you have to send it, if you don't want to follow the palace, it's still too late to quit at this time, and this palace will give you a chance to regret it."
Li Xian glanced at everyone with a flushed face, and some of his cheeks twitched a few times, waved his hand, put on a heroic posture, and said in a loud voice.
"We are all willing to serve Your Highness, please make it clear!"
The people present are all old people who have followed Li Xian for many years, how can they not know Li Xian's temperament, don't look at what he said boldly, but in fact, if someone really wants not to do it, it must not be able to get out of the door of the main hall - more than a month ago, when the relevant battle plan was formulated, there were really people who wanted not to do it, as for the result, it was naturally dead and there was no place to bury, and now that the matter is coming, how can there be any reason to withdraw and retreat at this time, whether you are willing or not, it is inevitable to resolutely express your position.
"Good! The princes can live up to the palace, the palace will definitely not fail the princes, after the matter is completed, the princes are the fathers of the country, the princes of Jin Feng are just idle ears, in this regard, the palace can swear to the sky, the emperor is above, the thick soil is below, if I Li Xian is a meritorious hero, I should be punished by a thousand knives! ”
Although Li Xian is a little more rigid, he is not a foolish person, and he is also a good hand at acting, but when he sees him rising, he raises his finger to draw the sky and the earth is a very generous gambling curse, and the excitement is like really wanting to take out his heart and show it to everyone.
"I am willing to go to the soup for His Highness, and I will die without regrets!"
As soon as they heard that Li Xiandu had already said this, how could everyone wait for it to be stable, and they all knelt down in unison, each showing their loyalty.
"Good! In this case, let's start, wait and come with this palace! ”
Now that the words have been explained thoroughly, Li Xian didn't want to bother any more, shook his wide sleeved robe, strode down the front wall, and led everyone out of the main hall with their heads held high, and went straight to the array composed of three thousand armor soldiers.
"Smack!"
As soon as I saw Li Xian and the others walking out of the main hall, although there was no big movement in the three thousand armor soldiers, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Xian's body, and most of the eyes were confused and confused, just because at this time, the vast majority of the soldiers did not know what Li Xianshen's intention was to gather the whole army in the middle of the night. Straightly placed the box in front of the array, and then, lifted the lid to reveal the contents inside.
"Hiss......"
"Hmm......"
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The three thousand armor soldiers have been in the East Palace for a long time, and they are all used to seeing luxurious people, but at first glance, when they saw more than a dozen boxes full of jewels and gold bricks, they all couldn't help but gasp, and their eyes were full of intoxication.
"Xuan!"
Li Xian was obviously satisfied with the reaction of the armorers, but he didn't say much, just spit out a word quietly.
"The Holy Son of Heaven has an edict saying: It is not a day since the rebellion against the government, I have suffered a lot, the rooster Si Chen, the way of heaven is not tolerated, I want to stir up chaos, but the palace is all traitors, I have to give in, fortunately the prince is virtuous, but he can be a big responsibility, and the prince is specially edicted to enter the palace to quell the chaos, and to be right, Qin this!"
As soon as Li Xian's words fell, he saw that Zhang Che had flashed out from the side, his hand shook, and he had already taken a yellow silk masked holy decree hidden in his sleeve in his hand, slowly spread it out, and preached loudly melodiously.
"Buzz ......"
As soon as Zhang Che's holy decree was announced, the three thousand armor soldiers were all in an uproar, although no one dared to make a loud noise, but the buzzing sound was resounded.
"Ahem!"
The reaction of the soldiers was quite strong, but Li Xian didn't care, just because all this was expected, so he just stood quietly and didn't move, letting the armies discuss privately, until the buzzing subsided slightly, then he coughed twice, and stopped the turmoil of the armies with a press of his hand.
"You have been following the palace for many years, you should know the character of the palace, and the palace doesn't want to say more, now the father is in trouble, the palace should go to it, although a hundred deaths, there is no resignation, but the palace is alone, even if you have a heart, you can't do it, whether you can bring down the rebellion and a group of traitors, it depends on your efforts, the palace is not a stingy person, but whoever acts with the palace, the reward is a hundred dollars, those who have great merit, can be crowned marquis, for the country's heroes, if you are willing to do, you don't have to speak, please leave your left arm!"
Li Xian looked around at the group of uneasy armor soldiers, and slowly opened his mouth, but the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and at the end, he suddenly ripped off the left sleeve of his shirt, stretched out one of his bare left arms, and pointed high into the night sky.
"Huh!"
As soon as Li Xian's voice fell, all the generals standing behind him all followed suit, more than ten left arms were all raised high, and the soldiers saw this, either resolutely or hesitantly raised their exposed left arms, and for a while, thousands of hands pointed straight to the night sky like a forest, and the scene was also spectacular.
"Okay, good, this palace is not wrong, there are such loyal and courageous warriors like you, I am hopeful, my father is saved, the world is saved, this palace is here to thank you!"
Seeing that all the three thousand armor soldiers had expressed their attitudes, Li Xian was so excited that he couldn't help himself, his eyes were red, tears couldn't stop flowing, and he said in a choked voice, at the end of the day, even he was moved by acting.
"Boom ......"
Not to mention, under Li Xian's affectionate expression, most of the three thousand soldiers were so moved that they didn't know who took the lead, and all the three thousand soldiers knelt on the ground.
"Princes, please get up, the time has come, attack!"
Excitement is excited, but Li Xian will not forget the business because of it, seeing that the army's heart has been decided, he does not dare to delay more, his face suddenly turned solemn, and he issued the order to send troops in a cold voice.
Li Xian gave this order, and the twelve generals who had been on call for a long time did not dare to slack off, and after each of them agreed to their promises, they returned to their own teams and nervously began the final preparations before the battle......
Tongxun gate, a city gate connecting the East Palace and the Imperial Palace, build a city, but not often open, whether the prince is on the court or retreat from the court, are not allowed to enter and exit the palace through this gate, only when the emperor urgently summons, this door will be open to the prince, in addition, this door is often not open, almost idle, of course, the garrison is not much, only two battalions of the Yulin Army are on duty here, to rotate for ten years, although the number of troops is not much, but because the city is not big, the defense is very strict, even if it is late at night, There are also two teams of patrol guards at the head of the city who are constantly patrolling back and forth, and counting the sentry posts, there are more than 300 Yulin officers and soldiers on duty at night, and the shelves are not small, but it is difficult to say how serious the vigilance is, no, dozens of black-clothed people have jumped close to the city wall, and so many defenders in the city have not even reacted at all, and they don't know that a catastrophe is close at hand......