Chapter 41: The Great Battle of Xuanwu Gate
The crown prince and the king of Qi received a message from the palace almost at the same time, and they both had some doubts, and their father summoned them early in the morning, I don't know what happened to them!
The two of them hurriedly dressed up and rushed in the direction of the Taiji Palace, they didn't suspect anything else, they simply brought a few followers.
It was supposed to be unimpeded all the way, but when they arrived at the Xuanwu Gate, the two of them were stopped by Chang He, the guard of the Xuanwu Gate.
The prince's East Palace is closer to the Taiji Palace, and he was the first to rush here: "Changhe, why did you stop this prince!" Li Jiancheng was very puzzled, this person can be regarded as a person under his hands, but he dared to stop himself here today, he was really impatient!
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty has an order to let the Crown Prince and the King of Qi wait here, and please ask Your Highness Haihan!" Chang He said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Fart, there has never been such a precedent for my father to summon me and the prince, let it go quickly, if we delay our visit to my father, you can't afford to have ten heads!" Not far away, King Qi walked over and cursed Chang He very arrogantly.
Chang He was about to explain, so as to delay time, suddenly, a lot of soldiers and horses appeared on the opposite side of him, and Chang He pretended to be shocked and shouted: "Close the palace gate quickly, the prince and the king of Qi have rebelled!" After shouting three times in a row, he opened his bow and shot an arrow at the prince under the palace gate!
The prince and the king of Qi heard Chang He's shout under the palace gate, and they were still wondering, but they were almost shot by a bow and arrow, and they hurriedly retreated in surprise and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, the king of Yan had arrived with soldiers and horses, and asked the two of them to hold on!
Looking at King Yan's armor, the prince asked in wonder, "Why is King Yan dressed like this?" And brought so many men! ”
King Yan also looked at the prince with a bewildered expression: "Your Highness, weren't you and King Qi ambushed by Li Shimin?" Didn't I come to the rescue with my men and horses? ”
"Not good! Hit the trick! King Qi slapped his thigh and said, "What a sinister Li Shimin!" This is to accuse us of rebellion! ”
After listening to King Qi's words, the prince and King Yan also understood, and King Yan Luo Yi pulled a handful of gray hair and said, "It's all my fault, I actually mistrusted the villain's words, it's really damned!" ”
"King Yan doesn't have to blame himself, now is not the time to say this, let's think about what to do next!" The prince said anxiously on the side.
"Don't worry, prince." Li Yuanji appeased the prince and said, "Since Li Shimin has already made a move, let's follow!" It's just that he is meticulous, I'm afraid there are still a lot of backhands waiting for us, but we don't have to be afraid, I really don't believe that he dares to kill his brother! Don't say anything else, he can't explain it to his father! ”
"Yes, yes, my father will definitely protect us! , just, just how this should be right now! "The prince is already a little incoherent.
King Yan saw everything in his eyes, and when he saw the prince's panicked appearance, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but they had already become grasshoppers on a rope, and now it is useless to regret it: "Prince, the only way to do this is to make a dangerous move, since Li Shimin wants to frame us for rebellion, we can also say that he kidnapped the emperor, and we are here to King Qin, so that we can enter the Taiji Hall and let the emperor make decisions for us!" ”
"Okay, okay, just listen to King Yan, hurry up!" After hearing this, the prince felt that the plan was good, so he decisively agreed.
On the side of the Taiji Palace, Li Yuan and Li Shimin were waiting for the prince and the king of Qi to come, but they hadn't been able to see anyone for a long time.
"Report, Your Majesty, the crown prince King Qi and King Yan rebelled, and brought more than a thousand people to attack Xuanwu Gate!"
Looking at the blood-stained soldiers, Li Yuan said in disbelief: "This, how is this possible? I have not treated them badly! Why is that? For the throne? But he is already the crown prince, and the throne will not be hiss in the future? Wouldn't he even want to wait a few more years? ”
Li Shimin knelt on the ground, and when he heard the soldier's words, he was overjoyed in his heart, because he knew that the first step had already become: "Father, son, go and persuade the eldest brother and the third brother to let them rein in the precipice!" After speaking, he said to a man like a black tower who had been following him: "You can stay here to protect Your Majesty!" ”
Li Yuan didn't doubt him, nodded and agreed, the moment Li Shimin turned around, the sad look on his face had disappeared, and he turned to a ruthless look!
On the side of the Xuanwu Gate, King Yan stood beside the prince covered in blood and said: "Prince, I'm afraid this Xuanwu Gate can't be attacked, it seems that they are very well prepared!" Now we can only wait for Your Majesty to come and rescue us! ”
The offensive and defensive battle in front of the palace gate is still going on, and the blood has gathered into a stream, and the father they are waiting for has not arrived, but they are waiting for Li Shimin!
Li Shimin stood on top of the high city gate and shouted: "Big brother, third brother, I advise you to quickly rein in the precipice!" Don't go all the way to the dark! ”
"Phew, you Li Shimin, today I will ask my father to pick your skin!" When the prince saw Li Shimin appear above the palace gate, he jumped to his feet and scolded.
Li Shimin didn't talk nonsense with him, turned to Chang He and ordered: "General Chang, you can send a signal!" Chang He nodded, and hung a red flag on the city wall with his own hands, the prince was looking at the red flag opposite in wonder, and suddenly there was a burst of shouting and killing behind him!
Li Shimin, who was standing on the city tower, saw Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda and other members of the fierce generals coming with their own soldiers and family members, and also shouted: "All the soldiers, the prince and others rebelled and refused to admit their guilt, are you willing to follow me to quell the rebellion?" ”
After listening to Li Shimin's words, they all echoed and expressed their willingness, and when Li Shimin saw this, he also approved the armor and personally led these soldiers out to kill them.
Li Yuan sat in the rear, and felt more and more that this incident was strange, but he couldn't think of anything wrong, so he decided to go to Xuanwu Gate to see what was going on!
"Your Majesty, it's dangerous outside, you are still waiting here for the good news of King Qin's victory!" The black tower-like man said to Li Yuan.
Listening to the voice was a little familiar, Li Yuan took a closer look and realized that this was not Wei Chi Jingde: "Aren't you Wei Chi Jingde?" Why do you dress up like this? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, this is all King Qin's idea, so that I can better protect you!"
"Fart, what kind of protection is this, this is clearly surveillance, come on, take him down for me" Although Li Yuan was a little unclear about the true face of this incident, he also felt that something was wrong, so he was ready to take action himself!