Chapter 52: Hong Lim Gate
Li Yuanji rode his horse and flew towards Li Shimin, followed by two personal guards of the Qi Palace.
As for Li Jiancheng's two guards, after being dumbfounded for a moment, they quickly turned back and headed towards the Xuanwu Gate.
Escape, it's too late, it's not necessary.
The crown prince is dead, whether out of loyalty or dereliction of duty.
Keeping the King of Qi and avenging the crown prince was a knee-jerk reaction in their hearts.
It is a choice to follow Li Yuanji to rush and kill, but it is not wise, King Qin can make a move here, he must have been prepared for a long time, how can a few people be opponents alone?
Therefore, the top priority is to ask for help, as long as the guards of the East Palace outside the Xuanwu Gate come in, the situation will be completely different.
Seeing the closed Xuanwu Gate and the Praetorian Guards in array, the two East Palace guards completely understood that Chang He was no longer reliable, and they couldn't get out.
Seeing that Cheng Zhijie and Dugu Yanyun had already led people to kill, the two East Palace guards shot towards the wall of Xuanwu Gate and released an arrow in the air.
At the same time, with all the strength of his life, he shouted loudly: "The prince is assassinated, the prince is assassinated." ”
Outside the Xuanwu Gate, the guards of the East Palace and the Qi Mansion heard the shouts and immediately became vigilant.
They didn't know what was going on, but it was an instinctive reaction to rush to the escort, but no matter how they shouted, the Xuanwu Gate was always closed.
Something must have happened.
In addition to continuing to call the door, the guards of the East Palace also sent people to return to the East Palace in time to report the news.
……
At this time, inside the Xuanwu Gate, Li Yuanji was rushing towards Li Shimin.
Two of his guards had been shot dead by Qin Wangfu's cronies, and Li Yuanji himself had fallen off his horse to avoid the feather arrows.
However, no one expected that Li Shimin's battle-hardened mount was also frightened, and the horse's hooves were raised high, almost throwing Li Shimin off the horse.
Although Li Shimin controlled the reins in time, he was still carried by the runaway mount and ran towards the woods on the side.
The branches of the tree hung up on his robe, and Li Shimin unfortunately fell off his horse and failed to get up for a while.
Li Yuanji, who was already desperate, was overjoyed when he saw this situation, he ran up quickly like crazy, picked up the longbow that Li Shimin had fallen from the ground, and put it on the neck of his second brother.
A bowstring can strangle a person.
As long as Li Shimin dies, he will be the oldest imperial concubine and the legitimate heir to the throne.
The bowstring was on his neck, Li Shimin was shocked, hurriedly grabbed the bowstring, and struggled desperately.
His hands were cut by the bowstrings, and the blood flowed, but he didn't strangle his neck after all.
At the critical moment, Wei Chigong Pegasus arrived.
Li Yuanji knew that there was no chance, and at this time, saving his life was the first priority.
Almost, he just ran away.
This place is not far from the Wude Palace, as long as you arrive, you can get the protection of your father and the emperor, and you can get away with it.
But how do two legs run over a horse's hooves? How could Wei Chigong give him this opportunity?
Without waiting for Li Yuanji to run far, Wei Chigong bent his bow and arrows, and the arrow hit the back of the heart, and Li Yuanji, who was full of extravagance and unwillingness, fell down in response.
Li Shimin got up from the ground and breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that the eldest brother and the fourth brother had both died.
But the moment he saw the two corpses, there was still an indescribable emotion in his eyes, after all, he was the brother of the same mother, but now he had to ......
Li Shimin sighed secretly, and as soon as his eyes closed and opened, his mood suddenly changed.
After the death of Jiancheng and Yuanji, today's thing has been more than half successful.
"Jingde, you go to meet your father on behalf of Gu and tell the prince about the rebellion between the prince and the king of Qi."
"Yes!"
Wei Chigong immediately put on his full armor and headed towards the Linhu Palace, where Emperor Li Yuan was rowing.
However, almost at the same time, there was a fierce shout of killing from the Xuanwu Gate.
Feng Li, the subordinate of the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the general of the Yiwei chariot, Xue Wanche, the deputy guard, and Xie Shufang, the left chariot of Qu Zhifu, heard the news, and they were accompanied by two thousand elites from the East Palace and the Qi Palace.
There is no way, Li Yuan loves his son, the East Palace and the Qi Palace, including the Qin Palace, are very close to the palace, and the soldiers and horses react quickly.
Feng Li, Xue Wanche and others did not know the life and death of the prince.
And regardless of life or death, escort and revenge are all responsibilities.
The police training in the palace, the Xuanwu Gate was closed, and the life and death of the prince and the king of Qi were unknown, so the soldiers were very anxious and attacked the city ruthlessly.
It's really hard for them, they actually found some equipment in a short period of time, and opened a gap in the Xuanwu Gate.
Li Shimin and the others inside were suddenly startled, they had not yet controlled the overall situation, and at this time, the people from the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion came in, and the consequences were unimaginable.
It is very likely that all previous efforts will be lost, or even the head will be different.
The cronies and generals who came with him immediately led their troops towards Xuanwu Gate, and Chang He also ordered his soldiers to help resist.
Jing Junhong, the general of Yunlu stationed at Xuanwu Gate, saw that the situation was not good, and immediately stepped forward, but was stopped by the generals.
"The situation has not yet been decided, and it is not too late for the general to wait and see what happens, and wait for the forces to converge and form a battle in formation."
The rhetoric is very euphemistic, but what I actually want to express is to observe the situation and stand in line when I see the opportunity.
However, Jing Junhong disagreed, and shouted loudly with Zhonglang General Lu Shiheng, and led his troops to rush out towards the soldiers and horses of the East Palace and the Qi Palace, and forced them to retreat.
Seeing this, Zhang Gongjin hurriedly rushed forward, and with his strong strength, he closed the Xuanwu Gate again.
The people of the Qin Palace, who were behind him, would immediately lock it and fill it with the blockage, and they would no longer be able to open it in a short period of time.
Of course, Jing Junhong, Lu Shiheng and others were destined to go and never return, and soon died in front of the Xuanwu Gate, and the whole army was wiped out.
Feng Li and Xue Wanche tried to break the door again, but there was no chance.
Anxious, Xue Wanche said in a hurry: "Qin Wangfu, attack Qin Wangfu, take down the princess and the ...... of the children"
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Since last night, Chen Yu has been in the palace of King Qin.
It was Gao Shilian who personally came forward to bring him here, without restraint, and even let him have a full meal and change into clean clothes.
When he sensed the strong murderous aura in King Qin's mansion, and saw the princess Changsun with a solemn face, dressed in military uniform, and even holding a sword in his hand, Chen Yu understood.
Li Lizhen brought the words to him, and Li Shimin also understood.
The change of Xuanwu Gate happened ahead of schedule.
But what will be the result?
Chen Yu has no bottom in his heart, history is not the same, especially after the butterfly waved its wings.
The transformation of the Xuanwu Gate was born two months in advance, and it is difficult to predict whether there will be mistakes in the middle, and whether it will still be the original result.
This kind of thing is very risky and delicate, and any small variable may have a very different result.
For the sake of today's plan, we can only hope that Li Shimin will succeed, otherwise I will inevitably die.
Maybe this is the reason why Gao Shilian or Li Shimin arrested him and brought him to the Qin Palace, the two wrestlers stood beside him, and there was no chance to escape at all.
Seeing that the sky is faint, calculate the hour, it's almost over.
Did Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji enter the palace?
Will Li Shimin succeed or not?
Chen Yu couldn't help but be anxious in his heart.
Gao Shilian and the eldest grandson were exactly the same performance, one pacing back and forth in the courtyard, the other holding the hilt of the sword in one hand and pulling the children in the other.
Li Shimin's wives and concubines and children are all there, although they don't know why, they can feel the solemn atmosphere and know that this is the moment of life and death.
Especially when the shouts of killing sounded outside the palace gate, the women and children couldn't help but tremble with fear and tremble subconsciously.
"The princess, Gao Shangshu, the sixth rate of the East Palace is to kill the palace......"
"What?"
The eldest grandson and Gao Shilian both trembled, what does it mean that the East Palace came to the Qin Palace?
Could it be that the Xuanwumen Palace has failed?
In an instant, Gao Shilian's face was like ashes, and the eldest grandson's gaze was resolute.
If the husband fails, the children will have no way to live, and the wives and concubines will ...... She would kill several of her husband's concubines with her own hands and then kill herself to avoid being humiliated.
"Wait, how many people are here?"
Chen Yu saw Changsun draw his sword and hurriedly shouted.
"There aren't many people, but people keep coming......"
"Where did it come from?"
"In the direction of Hong Lim Gate."
"Princess, Gao Shangshu, Your Royal Highness is fine, it may have been done, the East Palace and Qi Mansion are a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao."
As soon as Chen Yu said this, the eldest grandson and Gao Shilian immediately reacted.
Sure enough, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear.
"However, the palace of the king of Qin is empty, if the thief enters the mansion......"
Gao Shilian immediately looked worried, if Li Shimin's wife and children were captured as hostages, the consequences would be very bad.
"Princess, I escort you out of ......"
"I'm afraid I can't go."
Chen Yu shook his head: "It's better to find a way to stop the enemy army, such as holding the Fanglin Gate." ”
"But the royal palace has been drained, and I don't ......have anyone at hand," Gao Shilian looked anxious.
Chen Yu shook his head: "Gao Shangshu, wrong, you have it!" ”