Volume 3 Xuanwu Gate Chapter 109 Prince Li Jiancheng
How could this prince Li Jiancheng come, he has to start from the beginning.
Seeing that Li Yuanji did not listen to dissuasion at all, he insisted on assassinating Li Shimin, the king of Qin, so he stomped his feet angrily, and hurriedly left the palace of the king of Qi, galloped all the way to the prince.
The crown prince Li Jiancheng was practicing calligraphy, and after listening to him tell what had happened, he was angry and thunderous, gritting his teeth with hatred, "Good you fourth!" Good for you, Li Yuanji! Ignore my words, what does he want to do! It's really mud that can't hold up the wall! Bad plan! What a fool! Straw bag! ”
After sending out a fire, Li Jiancheng hurriedly ordered his subordinates, "Come on!" Quickly prepare the carriage and horses and go to the Qi Palace! ”
Li Jiancheng took his subordinates and galloped all the way out of the East Palace. The coachman threw the whip on the mountain, and the horse pulling the cart ran with a wheezing, but Li Jiancheng was still too slow, and kept urging "Hurry up!" Hurry up! ”
He was anxious at the moment, not that he cared about Li Shimin's death, in his heart, whether it was Li Shimin or Li Yuanji, sooner or later he would be a mortal person.
However, at the moment, Li Shimin can't die yet, if he dies unexplained now, with Li Shimin's prestige in the army and his reputation among the people, I am afraid that the army may mutini immediately.
After all, after a series of big victories, and created a rare mythical record of breaking the strong with weakness in ancient and modern times, in the hearts of the Tang soldiers, Li Shimin has long been mythologized, the Tang Dynasty God of War general figure, as if any war, as long as the King of Qin is out of the horse, he will be captured.
Compared with the Tiger Prison Pass, the first battle and the two kings, thousands of people broke 100,000! Whether it is Li Yuanji's siege of Luoyang, or Li Jiancheng's resistance to the Turks and the extermination of Liu Heimin's achievements, they are all overshadowed, and they are far from being comparable to Li Shimin.
The support of the army and the worship of the people are why Li Shimin dares to compete with him.
What's more, there are many small and medium-sized families under Li Shimin who are trying to ascend to the sky in one step, and the broken nobles are attached, although these people have little family power, but under the leadership of Li Shimin, they are twisted into a rope, and their strength should not be underestimated.
In Li Jiancheng's original plan, to deal with Li Shimin, it was necessary to follow the step-by-step process, first take back the military power, and then cut off his wings.
The people under him, the differentiation of the division, the suppression of the suppression, the co-optation of the co-optation, and finally pick a reasonable crime and behead him with national law. In this way, the stability of the people's hearts and the stability of the army's hearts can be guaranteed, and he Li Jiancheng can sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince and even the Tang Emperor.
This is also the reason why Li Jiancheng suppressed Li Shimin for eight years, but did not dare to eradicate him.
At the beginning, Li Shimin was fledgling, his statement was not obvious, and he did not pose a threat to Li Jiancheng at all.
Later, Li Shimin led the troops to take command for the second time, and he was invincible, winning a hundred battles, and his prestige was rising, and it gradually became a big trend.
During this period, Li Jiancheng had countless opportunities to eradicate Li Shimin, but as the crown prince and the future heir of the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't think so simply, he had to consider it holistically, if he was like Li Yuanji, hot-headed and only looking at the present, I was afraid that the world had just stabilized, and the Tang Dynasty, which had been peaceful for a few years, would immediately fall into the realm of falling apart, which was the last thing Li Jiancheng wanted to see.
The carriage and horse galloped all the way to the Qi Palace, Li Jiancheng had a gloomy face, and he rushed inside.
The guards of the Qi Palace's Mansion are naturally His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who knows the dignified prince, how dare they stop it.
Li Jiancheng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he was worried, what he was most afraid of was that he saw that the fourth Li Yuanji had succeeded, and Li Shimin had been beheaded, so he was afraid that the world would be in chaos immediately.
Breaking all the way to the palace of King Qi, he met Hu Xi, the head of the palace of King Qi, Li Jiancheng grabbed Hu Xi's shirt and asked angrily, "Where is the fourth child!" What happened to King Qin? ”
Li Yuanji has always been good friends with the prince, and Hu Xi has served the prince I don't know how many times.
In the past, every time the prince came, he was full of spring breeze and gentle, and this was the first time I saw him so angry.
Hu Xi shuddered for a moment, and whispered, "My prince is feasting on King Qin in the Chaolu Palace, as for the side... The villain doesn't know..."
"Lead the way!" Li Jiancheng loosened his clothes, and he didn't want to talk nonsense.
But he quickly calculated in his heart, if it was unviolable, the fourth child had already made a move, should he simply take this opportunity to eradicate him? Anyway, I didn't kill the person, it was the fourth child who did it in a daze, I killed the fourth child, avenged the second child, and also had an explanation for his subordinates and the people of the world.
All the way through the house and courtyard, to the Chaolu Palace, Li Jiancheng retracted his thoughts and strode towards the palace.
And Hu Xi, after all, this Li Yuanji is his master, although he didn't dare to stop the prince, but he shouted and reminded his own prince, he could still do it, so there was such a sentence, the prince has arrived!
Besides, a few people in the hall, after hearing this, their personal reactions were different.
Li Shimin's face was expressionless, his eyes were uncertain, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
But Li Yuanji was overjoyed, thinking that after the prince learned the news, he couldn't help it, and rushed to help the soldiers.
Wei Chigong clenched the weapon in his hand harder, his forehead was bruised, and he was ready to do his best.
Mingyu was also stunned, thinking in his heart. Damn, Li Jiancheng is here too! What are you here for? Prop up the scene for Li Yuanji? Grandma's, if the master simply took advantage of today to slaughter him and Li Yuanji together, the future Xuanwumen change will be bloody.
At this time, I saw a point left and right of the gate of Chaolu Palace, and then a middle-aged man with a mighty appearance walked in.
Mingyu looked carefully and saw that this person looked similar to Li Shimin, but he was much older, about thirty-five or sixteen years old. Born with a dignified appearance, a majestic appearance, a short beard under his chin, and a dragon and a tiger walking Yue Zhi Yuanyu.
Look at the dress, a bright yellow python robe, embroidered gold thread python dragon, outline silver thread auspicious clouds, waist hanging jade belt, a gilded crown of two dragons playing with pearls on the head, a huge pearl in the middle is bright, the lining of the person is more majestic and solemn, it is really a phoenix dragon posture, the air is lofty. I don't know that this person is Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of the dynasty.
Besides, when Li Jiancheng entered the hall and saw that Li Shimin was still fine, he was a little relieved, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally the fourth child had not succeeded.
Li Jiancheng has the highest status, and he is the eldest brother, even if he is unwilling in his heart, but the posture that should be done is still there, Li Shimin has done a good job on the surface, and his attitude is very low, it is completely the appearance of the eldest brother, and he can't see that the two are-for-tat, and it is already a life-and-death situation.
And Li Yuanji's attitude is much more casual, he has seen it with a big smile, and the joy on his face can no longer be hidden, in his heart, as soon as the prince comes, this matter has been decided, and Li Shimin will inevitably die today no matter what.
Li Jiancheng snorted coldly at him, the more he looked at Li Yuanji's appearance, the more angry he became, and he cursed secretly in his heart, something that is not a weapon, a fool with no brains, I will settle accounts with you later!
Li Jiancheng waved his hand, which was considered a waiver, and then said to Li Shimin, "Second child, you go back first, I still have something to say to the fourth child!" ”
Li Shimin didn't see anything wrong on his face, and gave Li Jiancheng another salute, and turned around with Yu Chigong and Mingyu to leave.
When Li Yuanji heard what the prince said, he suddenly froze, and his face froze, what is this prince doing? At this moment, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is right in front of you, so how can you let it go in vain! Wu shouted to himself, "Wait..... stop him for me!" ”
Outside the palace, there were naturally the henchmen of the Qi Palace, and when they heard their own prince's orders, they made a "bang" and a spear, blocking the way.
Mingyu was a little confused, seeing that this Li Jiancheng was completely different from what he thought, he actually came to relieve the siege. Although he knew that he was not at ease, he couldn't figure out what medicine he was selling in his gourd for a while. However, the opportunity is rare, so why not leave at this time?
Stepping behind Li Shimin, he didn't know that as soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the guards of the Qi Palace, Mingyu stood with his eyebrows, and his hand was already on the handle of the knife, as long as Li Shimin said a word, the sword was immediately unsheathed, and blood was splashed in the Qi Palace!
Li Shimin waved his hand and stopped Mingyu, since Li Jiancheng let go, naturally there was no need to use force anymore.
Li Shimin turned his head and glanced at Li Jiancheng with a smile, which seemed to be ridiculing, the dignified prince, is it not as important as King Qi in one sentence?
Li Jiancheng is arrogant and has the most important face. was full of anger at Li Shimin's glance, and his dissatisfaction with Li Yuanji skyrocketed a few points.
"Release me!" Li Jiancheng's eyebrows furrowed, two pressing cold lights appeared in his eyes, staring at the guards at the door.
The guards of the Qi Palace, naturally, did not dare to disobey the prince, and no one dared to look at him, bowed his head, withdrew his weapons, and got out of the way.
Then Li Jiancheng said coldly: "Don't you want to go?" Are you waiting for me to send off the guests myself? ”
"Big brother!" Li Yuanji was in a hurry, and he was about to step forward to stop him.
"Smack!" Li Jiancheng gave him a resounding slap with his backhand, and said angrily, "Don't you understand what I said!" In your eyes, there is still my big brother?! ”
Li Yuanji's eyes were cold, and his face showed a perverse look, and he wanted to have a seizure, but then he was like a deflated ball.
In front of the prince, he has always had no courage to call out. He is no better than Li Shimin, he is the youngest, and since he was sensible, he has always lived in the shadow of his eldest brother.
Compared with the weak relationship with the second and third children, Li Yuanji and the prince have more contact.
When Li Yuanji was just a child, he followed Li Jiancheng's buttocks, watched him assist his father in handling government affairs, handling family affairs, contacting the Guanlong nobles to raise troops against the Sui, capture Chang'an, resist the Turks, and establish the Tang State.
One by one, no matter how troublesome or difficult things are, they have been handled by Li Jiancheng in an orderly manner, and there has never been any omission.
Later, the Tang Dynasty was established, and Li Jiancheng naturally became the crown prince, and his power was even greater, and his power multiplied, and almost all matters in the court and China were decided by him.
Li Jiancheng was like a towering mountain in his heart, always hanging over his head, weighing him out of breath.
Although Li Yuanji is ambitious and wants to replace him, once he looks at Li Jiancheng with an oppressive gaze, he is invisibly half short, and he can only be ruthless in secret.
In desperation, Li Yuanji had no choice but to shake his hand and say, "Since the eldest brother has spoken, let them go!" ”
Seeing that a few people had gone away, and there were only him and the prince in the house, as well as an unconscious Yu Wenbao, Li Yuanji had no worries, and asked, "Big brother let them go today, and there is no doubt that the tiger will return to the mountain!" Why don't you listen to me, just start today to prevent future troubles! ”
Li Jiancheng glanced at him and asked, "And then?" Will the second-hand people give up? Will the various forces that are looking forward to the second child giving them glory and wealth agree? Eight or nine out of ten of the generals and warriors in the army who are good at fighting are from the account of the second child, can they not avenge the second child? ”
Li Yuanji said fiercely: "What are you afraid of!" I'll see which one dare! It's back to them! When the time comes, I will personally lead the troops to quell the rebellion! A hundred people who disobey me will kill a hundred, ten thousand people who will not obey me will kill ten thousand people, and they will be killed one by one! I'll see which one has something to say! ”
"Humph! The thing that does not grow! Li Jiancheng snorted coldly and said, "Then, you killed someone's head, but what should we do in Datang?" Do you think the world is peaceful now? Don't forget, there are Turkic people outside the Seychelles, and if you do this, it is equivalent to cutting off your own arm, breaking up the situation that your father and emperor had created with great difficulty, and Datang will immediately fall apart. ”
"It's... No, I can't! Isn't it for the sake of my eldest brother? Li Yuanji was told by the prince, and his brain calmed down a little.
Li Jiancheng laughed angrily, "For my sake? You would say! If you really think about me, why do you act without permission and ruin my plan! ”
Li Yuanji was still upset in his heart, and shouted, "But I'm all for the sake of my eldest brother!" I want to help my eldest brother clear the obstacles as soon as possible, but in fact, what does this have to do with me! It's not me who fights with you! What a villain in vain! ”