In the secret room of the Prince's Mansion, in the flickering candlelight, Li Yuanji said depressedly: "I heard that Li Shimin is no longer vomiting blood. The merchants from the Western Regions didn't say that the colorless and tasteless Western Regions elixir they provided that could melt in spirits would slowly vomit blood and die after drinking, and they could not diagnose it as poisoning. We also arrested a few people for experiments, and the result was the same as those merchants in the Western Regions, they all slowly vomited blood and died, and it looked like they had drunk too much and caused injuries to their spleen and stomach. Why did it fail when it came to Li Shimin? ”

Prince Li Jiancheng frowned and became even more depressed.

The two sat silently for a long time, and Li Jiancheng finally spoke: "I don't believe that Li Shimin can't be killed, since borrowing other people is unreliable, then let's do it ourselves." ”

"Okay, big brother! I'll do it when you say it. ”

Li Jiancheng whispered a few words to Li Yuanji in his ear, and Li Yuanji nodded fiercely after hearing this.

A few days later, an urgent report came from the land of Yan Zhao, Dou Jiande's wife, Cao Xiuying, the red lady, instigated Liu Heimin, a brave general who had been disarmed and returned to the field, to gather hundreds of men and horses, raise troops against the Tang Dynasty, and in just a few days broke through the county seat of Zhangnan, and then defeated the authority of Dai Yuanshen and Weizhou Assassin History, and collected all his equipment and the remaining 2,000 people. A few days later, the Red Lady and Liu Heimin captured Liting again, and the Tunwei general Wang Xingmin was killed. Therefore, Dou Jiande killed the old officials of the Tang Dynasty one after another, in response to Qi Yi.

Yan Zhao's earth rush flew towards Chang'an like snowflakes. Tang Gaozu Li Yuan was shocked, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng took the opportunity to ask to lead the army to quell the chaos. Li Yuan considered that Li Shimin was now sick in bed and weak, so he had no choice but to agree to Li Jiancheng's request.

After the crown prince Li Jiancheng obtained the military power to lead the army, he asked Li Yuan to temporarily transfer the generals Qin Qiong, Wei Chi Jingde, and Cheng Yanjin under Li Shimin to his command, and asked that Li Shimin's 5,000 Xuanjia elite cavalry also be transferred to his own hands, saying that only in this way could he be sure to quell the rebellion in the land of Yan and Zhao as soon as possible.

Tang Gaozu Li Yuan felt that Li Jiancheng's request was also reasonable, and he also hoped to use Li Shimin's fierce generals and elite soldiers to quell the war in the land of Yan and Zhao as soon as possible. So he ordered Qin Qiong, Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, and 5,000 Xuanjia Jingqi to be temporarily transferred to the command of the crown prince Li Jiancheng.

In the secret room of the Prince's Mansion, the candlelight was flickering, and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji raised their glasses to celebrate, and obtained the holy decree of mobilizing Li Shimin's militia and horse generals, so that the plan to cut off Li Shimin's right hand first could be implemented, and then when Li Shimin became the commander of the light pole, the beheading operation was carried out.

In the next few days, Qin Qiong, Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin and others were transferred to Li Jiancheng's command, but Li Jiancheng did not let them contact the soldiers and horses outside, let alone contact the Xuanjia elite cavalry, nor did he give them the right to command and transfer troops, and sent people to strictly monitor them and not allow them to leave the camp without authorization.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others were all transferred out of Chang'an, and temporarily sent to the Central Plains, Sanjin, Qilu and other places as officials.

Send people to closely monitor the Qin Palace's mansion day and night.

After all of Li Shimin's henchmen and ministers were transferred or released one by one, he began to raise the butcher's knife.

In the following days, rumors suddenly spread in Chang'an City, that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was plotting against him and intended to rebel, and the rumors became more and more intense, reaching the ears of Li Yuan, the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan didn't believe it, but her two concubines, Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu, kept blowing the wind in his ears, saying that Li Shimin did have the intention of rebellion. He built an elite Xuanjia cavalry, gathered a large number of fierce generals and strategists, and heard that he colluded with the southern angel country, and the prince's secret agent found out that it was the people of the southern angel country who saved Li Shimin in Tuyuhun, and this was not an attempt to rebel.

"Three people become tigers, and all mouths are gravel gold", there are many people who say it, and Li Yuan finally began to be suspicious, so he ordered Li Shimin to go to the imperial palace Taiji Palace for questioning two days later.

Two days later, in the early summer morning, but the black clouds were overwhelming, which made people feel extremely depressed. Li Shimin was helped onto his horse by ten Qin Wangfu guards and dragged his weak body to Xuanwu Gate. Xuanwu Gate is the north gate of Taiji Palace, the imperial palace of Chang'an City.

Although Li Shimin vomited blood after taking the pills provided by the eldest grandson Wuji for many days, he no longer had abdominal pain, but after all, he vomited a lot of blood in front of him, which greatly hurt his vitality, so he has been weak and weak, and the eldest grandson Wuji said that he would have to stay in bed for at least two months to recuperate before he completely returned to normal.

But his father summoned him by decree, and he had to take his sick body with him. Moreover, he also heard the rumors that were currently circulating in Chang'an City that he was plotting to rebel, and hoped to explain and clarify to his father in person.

Half an hour later, Li Shimin and his entourage were almost at Xuanwu Gate.

Suddenly, there was a noisy sound in front of him, and a team of people rushed towards Li Shimin, and they shouted as they rushed: "Arrest the anti-thief Li Shimin, arrest the anti-thief Li Shimin!" The bounty for capturing alive is 10,000 taels, and the bounty for killing is 5,000 taels. ”

After a while, this team of people had rushed to a place less than 100 meters away from Li Shimin, and Li Shimin was surprised to find that the leader of this team of about 1,000 people was actually the eldest brother Li Jiancheng and the third brother Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.

I saw Li Jiancheng looking at Li Shimin coldly, and ordered loudly: "Li Shimin, the king of Qin, is plotting against him, intending to rebel, kill him, and release arrows!" ”

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji shot at Li Shimin first with strong bows and arrows, Li Shimin was shocked, he didn't expect his brother to shoot him so ruthlessly.

"Whoosh", "Whoosh", "Whoosh"

"Poof", "Poof", "Poof"

Li Shimin was hit by several arrows in a row, and the huge impact force made him fall to the ground on his back.

"Hurry up and protect His Royal Highness King Qin!" Li Shimin's ten guards, some took out bows and arrows to fight back, and some held long knives in front of Li Shimin.

However, the dense rain of arrows soon turned ten people into hedgehogs, and blood splattered everywhere.

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were overjoyed to see that Li Shimin and his party were all killed by arrows, and the two rode horses and galloped towards Li Shimin's corpse.

"Big brother, Li Shimin was finally killed, and he didn't succeed in the first few times with the help of others, it seems that he can only succeed by doing it himself! From now on, big brother can sit back and relax, haha! Li Yuanji said excitedly to Li Jiancheng.

Li Shimin, who fell to the ground with an arrow, finally understood everything, Tuyuhun's trap, the poisoning of spirits in the Western Regions, the transfer of all his right and right men, the surveillance of his Qin Wangfu under house arrest, and the rumors that Chang'an City created his own rebellion, and so on, all of which turned out to be done by his own eldest brother and third brother.

Li Shimin's heart is like a knife, is there really no brotherly truth in the emperor's family? Could it be that the emperor's family has been fratricidal since ancient times?

Li Shimin was glad to have obeyed the admonition of the eldest grandson Wuji. When the eldest grandson Wuji was transferred away by Li Jiancheng under the pretext of being transferred, he told Li Shimin that as long as he went out, no matter what he did, he would enter the palace, and he must wear bright armor in his robe, and he required the guards to be fully armed when they went out, and pay attention to protecting Li Shimin's safety.

And specifically explained to Li Shimin that this was his sister Xue'er's advice. The pill that saved Li Shimin this time was also quietly given to him by Xue'er when she broke up, saying that she could take it if Li Shimin vomited blood and could not be cured in the future.

"Xue'er, it's not a loss that a fairy descended to earth, you saved me again by an unpredictable prophet." Thinking of Xue'er, Li Shimin's heart warmed, Li Shimin has always been obedient and unconditionally trusting Xue'er's words, this time thanks to Xue'er's advice to wear bright armor in the robe, otherwise he would have already returned to the West.

looked at the bloodied guards around him, thinking of Tuyuhun's personal soldiers and Chi Yanju who were brutally murdered, and thinking of the fierce generals and strategists who were their right-hand men, it is estimated that they have also been poisoned by Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji; thought that he had worked hard and died to lay down thousands of miles for the Tang Dynasty, but finally ended up tragically......

Li Shimin was sad from the heart and angry from the heart, "Such a vicious brother and brother, even if I die, I will let you be buried with you!" My dead comrades-in-arms and brothers, I, Li Shimin, must avenge you! ”

Li Shimin tried his best, quietly picked up the bow and arrow dropped by the guard, suddenly got up, bent the bow and arrows, and shot at the crown prince Li Jiancheng with a "whoosh".

Li Jiancheng rode a horse and walked proudly in the front, less than fifty meters away from Li Shimin, and suddenly saw Li Shimin turn over, a strong arrow wind rushed to him, the distance was too short, caught off guard, plus Li Shimin was originally a sharpshooter, and now he tried his best to strike, Li Jiancheng wanted to dodge It was too late, and he was shot into the throat by Li Shimin's arrow, turned over and fell off the horse.

After all, Li Shimin's body was weak after a serious illness, and now he tried his best and fired an arrow angrily, his physical strength was already exhausted, his eyes were dark, his whole body was weak, and he fell to the ground suddenly again and passed out.

Between the lightning and the fire, the crown prince Li Jiancheng fell from the horse with an arrow, and the king of Qin, Li Shimin, came back to life and fell to the ground suddenly, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, who was following the prince Li Jiancheng, was stunned and did not react for a while.

He looked at Li Jiancheng, who was shot in the throat, and knew that he was nine deaths, and looked at Li Shimin, who was unconscious not far away, and his heart was full of thoughts.

The king of Qi is vicious and perverse, and ambitious. He once heard Xue Shi, the protector, whisper to himself: "The name of the king, together can become a Tang character, and the king will dominate the Tang Dynasty after all." King Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, "As long as you can get rid of King Qin, it will be easy to seize the position of the crown prince of the East Palace." "Li Yuanji and the crown prince plotted to murder Li Shimin, in fact, it was only his first plan, and after Li Shimin's death, he would implement the plan to murder Li Jiancheng, and finally seize the crown prince and the emperor.

Now that the two biggest roadblocks have been cleared, Li Yuanji is ecstatic as if he has won the jackpot. There are only 4 princes, the crown prince Li Jiancheng, the king of Qin Li Shimin, the king of Qi Li Yuanji, and one named Li Xuanba.

Li Xuanba died early, don't think about it, the only ones who hinder him from becoming the prince and the emperor are Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, now these two are dying people, so now he will become the only legal candidate for the prince, "Haha, God help me!" ”

Li Yuanji was overjoyed, looking at Li Jiancheng's arrow in the throat, his breath was dying, it is estimated that he will not live long, as long as Li Shimin, who is already unconscious, is killed, then it will be done.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanji clamped the horse's belly between his legs, rushed towards Li Shimin, and instantly rushed to Li Shimin, who fell to the ground and fell unconscious, pulled out a long knife, raised it high, and slashed at Li Shimin's neck. "As long as Li Shimin's head is cut off, he will inevitably die even if he has nine lives!" Li Yuanji smiled hideously.

"Whoosh", suddenly heard the sound of an incomparably powerful feather arrow cutting through the sky and coming straight to the door in front of him, Li Yuanji instinctively shrank his head, only to hear a snap, and his helmet was shot off the horse.

Li Yuanji was shocked into a cold sweat, looked up, and saw a big black man like a god descending from heaven, holding a long lance, and galloping towards him like lightning. "Isn't this Wei Chi Gong, Wei Chi Jingde?" Li Yuanji was shocked, "This guy wasn't under house arrest in the barracks by the crown prince Li Jiancheng, why did he come here?" ”

Li Yuanji is full of brute strength and martial arts are also very good, he basically doesn't pay attention to anyone, but the only thing he is afraid of is Wei Chi Jingde. Because the two had tried martial arts in the past, Li Yuanji was not Wei Chi Jingde's opponent at all.

Wei Chi Jingde is good at eliminating and avoiding spears, whenever a single horse rushes into the enemy formation, the enemy's spears stab at the same time, but he can never stab him, he can also grab the enemy's spear, and assassinate the enemy with his hand. He often rushed in and out of the enemy's encirclement, unhindered.

Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was also good at riding a horse and using a spear, and when he heard that Yu Chi Jingde would also do this, he was very unconvinced, and wanted to compete in person, so he asked to remove the blade at the top of the spear and use the spear shaft to assassinate the competition.

Wei Chi Jingde said: "Even if you put on the blade, it won't stab me, please don't take it off, of course mine must take off the blade." ”

Li Yuanji held a spear with a blade, and Wei Chi Jingde faced it empty-handed.

Li Yuanji drove the horse with a spear in his hand, and wanted to stab him, but after being assassinated for a long time, Li Yuanji never stabbed a single hair of Wei Chi Jingde. Instead, Yu Chi Jingde captured Li Yuanji's spear three times in a row.

Since then, Li Yuanji has been deeply afraid and jealous of Yu Chi Jingde, and when he sees Yu Chi Jingde, a black man, it is like a mouse seeing a cat.