The emperor was full of disdain, "Rebellion and rebellion are not punishable." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" he announced coldly, "What Luo Yi has done is even more unbearable, at this time, I want to exchange other people's heads for my own lives, and I want to deceive me to gain fame and wealth, don't think!" ”

Li Ji read the letter sent by Luo Yi, the king of Yanjun begged the emperor, saying that he was willing to take down Li Xiaogong, Dou Dan and other traitors for the emperor and open Luoyang City.

"Your Majesty, it's better to agree to his request for the time being, and after he opens the city, it's not too late to settle the score." Li Ji felt that there was no need to entangle under Luoyang City, "There are still many rebels in Luoyang City, if it is consumed, Luoyang will definitely become a dead city, and the soldiers will also suffer a lot of casualties." Take Luoyang first, and return to Beijing as soon as possible to quell the chaos. ”

Qin Qiong thought that the emperor didn't need to go back on his word like this, "Luo Yi is begging to surrender at this time, then the people in Luoyang City must already be panicked, they all know that the rebellion will be defeated." The minister thought that as long as His Majesty sent a letter of persuasion, Li Xiaogong and others in Luoyang City would definitely surrender. ”

Luo Yi wants to live, don't Li Xiaogong, Dou Dan and others want to live.

"I'm going to put all those thieves to death, and I won't leave any of them behind." The emperor said, "No one can think of betraying me, and they can still live freely." ”

"Your Majesty, if you do this, the rebels will have no way to retreat, I am afraid that the net will be broken, and then Luoyang will be in ruins, and the first rebel will be punished, but the accomplice can be punished lightly."

Li Shimin raised his head and glared at several generals with wide eyes, "No, I won't be soft-hearted anymore, haven't you seen what crimes they have committed?" Don't you see what they did? They killed my two princes, they almost killed the queen, and they almost destroyed my Zhenguan New Deal. If it weren't for their rebellion, I would have pacified the Western Regions! ”

"A rebellion, Zhenguan's three years of hard work to accumulate the little family funds, tossed away. How many people died, and how much vitality was consumed? ”

"Your Majesty, don't overdo it!"

"Luo Yi must die! He wounded my queen. ”

Qin Qiong thought to herself, accepting surrender would indeed be able to take Luoyang as soon as possible and reduce unnecessary casualties. But if Luoyang is taken and then Luo Yi and others are killed, this will inevitably be suspected of booby trapping and killing prisoners, which is against the actions of Ming Jun.

"It's better to give this letter to Li Xiaogong and Dou Dan." Li Ji put forward another plan.

If Li Xiaogong got Luo Yi's letter and knew that Luo Yi was going to take their heads to surrender and invite merit, he would definitely kill Luo Yi and them as soon as possible. And in this way, after Li Xiaogong killed Luo Yi, he would definitely not be able to defend Luoyang anymore, and there would be only one way to surrender.

"We just need to give this letter to Li Xiaogong, and we don't need to promise anything. When Luoyang City is opened and Li Xiaogong leads his troops to surrender, it doesn't matter if His Majesty wants to kill or stay, and there is no concern about breaking his promise. ”

"Okay." Li Shimin said, "Give this letter to Li Xiaogong, we will wait to see the internal strife, and then take over Luoyang City." ”

The matter was thus settled.

Li Shimin did not dissolve the meeting, but said, "Luoyang, then Hanjing is a lonely city, restore the chaotic party trapped in the isolated city, we can take Hanjing at any time, but now the queen, the prince and my concubines and children are still in the hands of the emperor." The Emperor Taishang and Jiancheng have already killed my two princes, and I am worried that if they jump over the wall in a hurry, the queen and them will be very dangerous. You say, what are we going to do next? ”

Several generals also did not know how to solve this thorny problem.

The Emperor Taishang has exhausted all the mountains and rivers, and no one can guarantee that he will not be burned in the end.

Several generals thought about it, and they could only send people to negotiate with the Emperor Taishang and make some promises, such as ensuring their safety.

But Li Shimin was not satisfied with these.

When the meeting was dismissed, he called an attendant. Wang Chengen was not around, and this person temporarily contacted the six doors.

"I have given you a mission to prepare the Six Gates, and at all costs, assassinate the Emperor and the deposed Prince. Do whatever it takes! ”

"I will make some convenience for them, and later I will send someone to Xiangyang to deliver a decree, so that Li Chao can march into Hanjing, and then Li Chao will besiege Hanjing, and Liumen will take the opportunity to assassinate the Emperor Taishang and the abolished prince."

The chamberlain was shocked, but he didn't expect the emperor to give such a task.

Kill the emperor and abolish the crown prince.

"If you have a chance, find a way to rescue the queen and the crown prince."

After thinking about it, Li Shimin added, "Rescue Wei Wangtai and Princess Changle as well." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Remember, the assassination must be kept secret."

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Luoyang.

This big city in the Central Plains has recovered rapidly in recent years, and a few years ago it was in ruins due to the Great War in the Central Plains. However, because it is located in the heart of the Central Plains, the water and land are important, and the industry and commerce are developing rapidly, and there are already 100,000 people here before the rebellion.

But now, this prosperous city has become a dead city.

Besieged by an army of more than 100,000, there are still more than 100,000 rebels in the city.

Everyone is in danger, and they can't live in fear. A large number of rebels, stealing, robbing, plundering, and plundering, are innumerable, and military discipline cannot be maintained at all.

The price of grain in the city rises every day, and now it is 3,000 buckets of rice.

Even if you have money, you can't buy food, so you can directly exchange gold and jewelry for food.

Now in Luoyang City, Li Xiaogong, Luo Yi, and Dou Dan are all unified with the army, and the three of them each occupy an urban area. It is said to be a shard defense, but in fact, it also means to be wary of each other.

I have read the letter in my hand many times.

Li Xiaogong let out a long sigh.

"King of the county, Li Shimin is deliberately trying to sow discord." A general said.

"It's not necessarily all discord, Luo Yi, don't you know what it is? I am not surprised that he wants to trade our heads for his riches. ”

Why did Li Shimin transfer Luo Yi's letter to him, the intention was obvious, that is, to ask them to commit suicide. But now, does he have any other choice?

"Go and invite the Dou Horse to come, remember to be secretive."

The three forces in the city, if they want to kill Luo Yi, it is naturally best to contact Dou Dan together, which can not only increase their strength, but also prevent Dou Dan and Luo Yi from joining forces.

"What about after killing Luo Yi?" The generals asked.

Afterwards?

"Kaesong surrendered." Li Xiaogong spat out four words.

At night, Dou Dan and Li Xiaogong had a secret meeting, and the secret discussion between the two lasted more than an hour.

Soon after, Luo Yi received a letter from Dou Dan.

"Dou Dan is going to hold a Luoyang defense meeting tomorrow, let me go to the meeting." After reading the letter, Luo Yi sneered and said, "It's just right, Li Xiaogong will also go tomorrow, and we can catch them all." ”

The three teams of people in Luoyang, nominally Dou Dan is still the master, Li Xiaogong and Luo Yi are guests.

"You go and arrange it immediately, early tomorrow morning, I will take someone to discuss the matter, and then take the opportunity to take Li Xiaogong and Dou Dan, and take advantage of the leaderless dragons on both sides of them, and we will seize Luoyang!"