Chapter 479: The Decisive Battle of Xuanwu Gate (12)
Li Jiancheng was placed under house arrest by Li Yuan in the cemetery of Princess Zhao in Pingyang, and when he was guarding the princess's spirit, the prince's East Palace sent people to send clothes and food to the prince Li Jiancheng. The guards Tang Jun who guarded the mausoleum of Princess Zhao in Pingyang www.biquge.info were all Li Jiancheng's old subordinates, so naturally they would not stop them. Li Jiancheng was preparing to go to bed, and suddenly heard that someone from the East Palace was coming, so he immediately got up to meet him.
"Yo! It's Jing Zongqing! "The person who came was Xu Jingzong. Xu Jingzong looked around, and Li Jiancheng ordered the people around him to go out.
"Your Royal Highness, the crown princess heard that His Majesty had grounded you, and you were the princess's guardian, so she specially ordered the ministers to bring clothes and food to His Royal Highness the crown prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited to take a look. Xu Jingzong said as he called a servant who had followed him here to come in and show Li Jiancheng what he had brought over.
"Your Royal Highness, this is the bean jujube cake made by the crown prince and concubine Zheng Niangniang, this is the hawthorn cake made by Concubine Yang Fangniang, and the quilt made by Cao Niangniang for you. I'm afraid you catch a cold at night...... "After Xu Jingzong left, a father-in-law came to the palace.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here?"
"Ahh Father-in-law, is there anything wrong? ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty has something important to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into the palace."
"Now! It's late at night! ”
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty asked you to go to the Taiji Palace quickly and meet Your Majesty. His Royal Highness King Qi was already waiting outside the palace gate. ”
"Why this palace and His Royal Highness King Qi? What about His Royal Highness King Qin and His Royal Highness King Zhao? ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince, this time the emperor is a secret edict to summon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Qi, and no one else has been summoned." Li Jiancheng nodded and followed the father-in-law to the Taiji Palace. The night was thick, and Chang'an City was shrouded in darkness.
On the streets between the markets, there will be a crisp sound of horses' hooves and neat footsteps from time to time...... Since the early years of Wude, the night ban has never been lifted. In the early years, although there was a night ban, for various reasons, the eastern and western cities did not strictly enforce it. However, after Princess Pingyang Zhao died of illness, the night ban was strengthened. Before the end of the day, the east and west cities closed their doors and ceased to operate. And the rest of the people's squares are even more closed, and even those powerful people don't dare to break the ban easily at this time. Li Jiancheng and the father-in-law walked side by side all the way.
"Father-in-law. I've never seen you in this palace, so I don't know what your position is in the palace!? ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave surnamed Tian, was originally in charge of building the temple in the palace, and was only recently sent to the palace as an errand."
"Oh! Is that so? When Li Jiancheng and that father-in-law came to the Xuanwu Gate of Taiji Palace. I saw that Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was also staying at the palace gate.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, please stay, let's go in and report to Your Majesty, and then wait for Your Majesty to summon you!" After Li Jiancheng thanked the father-in-law, Li Yuanji immediately greeted Li Jiancheng.
"Ahh Big brother, you're here. ”
"Oh! Yuanji, do you know when my father moved back to Taiji Palace from Renshou Palace? ”
"Hah! Little brother doesn't know! And usually we hand the sign directly into the palace, what's wrong today? Why do you have to wait for your father's summons? ”
"Big brother, maybe your good thing is near."
"Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense!" Just when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were chatting together, suddenly, a gong and drum sounded. A large number of torches were lit around the Taiji Palace and on the palace walls:
"Fourth brother, what's going on? What's going on here? Li Yuanji was also confused.
"Big brother, little brother doesn't know!" At this time, the two heavy palace gates slowly opened, and when the doors opened, a loud roar came from behind the palace gates:
"Wuji child, take your life!" A fast horse rushed out from behind the Suzaku Gate, and on the back of the horse sat a general, a cold and shining spear in his hand. Li Yuanji was startled, and his head was confused......
This happened too suddenly, too weird, Li Yuanji didn't even have time to react, and the general arrived. The spear stabbed out at once, and a sharp wind struck. Li Yuanji's eyes widened, and his mind went blank! Li Yuanji was scared silly! This is the imperial capital of Chang'an! This is the Xuanwu Gate...... Someone is trying to kill me? I am the King of Qi, the fourth prince of His Majesty. Could it be that there was a mutiny, and there was a rebellion. Only to hear a snort, the spear fiercely sank into Li Yuanji's chest. And Li Yuanji didn't even make a dodge move, just watched the spear stab him. At the same time, Li Yuanji also saw clearly that the general on the horse was the general of Tiance Mansion, Wei Chi Jingde. Second brother, do you want to rebel? This was also the last thought that came to Li Yuanji's mind, Wei Chi Jingde had a hideous smile on his face, and with a strong hand, he twisted the spear and threw Li Yuanji's body out of the horse.
"Li Jiancheng, you colluded with Li Yuanji, jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and brutalized your siblings, what face do you have to occupy the position of the crown prince?" With Wei Chi Jingde's loud shout, two teams of people suddenly appeared on both sides of the Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin was dressed in gold armor, with a slight length in his palm, like a fierce god, and he bowed towards Li Jiancheng.
On the other side, an iron axe general slaughtered the prince's guard of honor like a tiger into a flock of sheep. The iron axe flew over, only killing the Donggong guards without the power to fight back.
Li Jiancheng saw very clearly on the horse that the iron axe general was the fierce general under the command of the second brother Li Shimin - Cheng Biting Jin. Li Shimin held a spear in his hand and pounced on Li Jiancheng with great momentum. Li Jiancheng finally came to his senses: Li Shicheng is going to kill himself! "Stop this palace quickly! Stop, help! Li Jiancheng hissed and roared, scrambling to get the weapon. But Li Jiancheng forgot about it...... Li Jiancheng was guarding the spirit of Princess Pingyang Zhao and was ordered to meet Li Yuan, but he did not carry any other weapons except a sword. Although the Donggong guards were powerful, this happened so suddenly that before they could react, the team had already been dispersed. The soldiers and horses arranged by Li Shimin here at this time are all the elite of Tiance Mansion. They are all brave warriors who have experienced a hundred battles, and they are obviously much more clever than the guards of the East Palace. Most of the elites of Tiance Mansion are veterans who followed Li Shimin to fight in Luoyang, all of them are tall, strong and powerful, and what is even more terrifying is the unique bravery and outlaw temperament of the veterans, which is by no means comparable to the pampered guards of the East Palace. In an instant, the guards of the East Palace broke up and fled.
"Prince, go quickly!" Several guards desperately stopped Li Shimin and shouted loudly. Li Jiancheng finally reacted - yes, what am I entangled with Erlang here? I saw Li Jiancheng hissing and roaring:
"Stop the thief for me!" After speaking, Li Jiancheng dialed the horse. Li Shimin shouted loudly in the back:
"The prince conspired to rebel, this king was ordered to rebel, only the first evil, the East Palace guards surrendered immediately, otherwise they will be killed!" As a contender for the crown prince's position, Li Shimin knows very well that once Li Jiancheng ascends the throne, he will inevitably settle accounts with him. Even if Li Jiancheng has a generous temperament, it is impossible to tolerate a brother who is vying for the throne to be happy. Li Shimin didn't know that Li Yuan had already thought of a way back for himself...... Even if you think about it, what can you do? Li Jiancheng became the emperor, and it was easy to kill himself. What's more, the supporters behind Li Shimin will not allow him to stop there. Li Jiancheng may let Li Shimin go, but will he let go of those strategists and family masters who once supported Li Shimin against Li Jiancheng? The answer is obvious...... Li Shimin can only take a risk. Li Shimin shouted loudly, which made the guards of the East Palace hesitate - after all, this is Chang'an, and this is the imperial capital...... As a prince, how could Li Shimin rebel? The only possibility is that King Qin really got the emperor's edict and came to kill Li Jiancheng. It's an inertial thought. No one could have imagined that Li Shimin would seriously rebel. Li Jiancheng also red-eyed:
"All the guards, don't listen to the anti-thief gossip to confuse the people, and the king of Qin rebels." Li Shimin didn't give Li Jiancheng a chance to shout, and shouted to the palace wall:
"Auxiliary! Hurry up and release the arrows! Dozens of arrows shot at Li Jiancheng, hitting Li Jiancheng's mount, and an arrow also hit Li Jiancheng's shoulder, and Li Jiancheng lay on the ground in pain. Li Shimin had already followed, and Pegasus came to Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng staggered up from the ground, and before Li Jiancheng could stand firm, the spear in Li Shimin's hand had already arrived.
"Second brother, ...... you" The spear sank into his chest, Li Jiancheng's eyes widened, and there was still a look of disbelief in his eyes. And Li Shimin blushed his face, twisted the spear in his hand, and threw Li Jiancheng's body to the ground. It's just that in this moment, he doesn't have much joy...... In my mind, I unconsciously think of all kinds of ...... when I was a child On the vast grassland, Li Jiancheng hugged himself, rode a horse, and galloped indulgently...... Brother, don't blame me! It's only to blame you and I for being born in the emperor's family! For that throne, little brother, I can only sit on that position if I kill you, tears flashed in the tiger's eyes, and Li Shimin slowly put away his spear. The eldest grandson Wuji ran over, saw Li Shimin, did not speak, and Cheng Yanjin also rode over.
"In addition, Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, you immediately take Qin Shubao, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin and others to attack the East Palace and the Qi Palace, and deal with the sons of the traitor Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to this king, remember, the king is ruthless, and no one is left. Auxiliary, Chai Shao, the two of you follow me to Renshou Palace to rescue the driver! After a brief period of sadness, Li Shimin quickly perked up. He turned his head and gently wiped the tears from his face, and the bird's nest was held high and shouted loudly. The death of the guards of the East Palace, the surrender of the surrender, have stopped resisting. After Li Shimin cut off the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, he took two bloody heads and walked to the official road to Renshou Palace.
"Lord, congratulations to the prince, now that the traitor Li Jiancheng is dead, you will be the new prince, and then you will be the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, congratulations." Li Shimin smiled and said to the eldest grandson Wuji and Chai Shao:
"It's all your assistance, rest assured, you wait for the heroes, after the palace ascends the throne, it will definitely reward all the heroes." Li Shimin was in a happy mood, fantasizing about his dream of becoming the new crown prince of Li Tang and ascending the throne to become the second emperor of Li Tang, but Li Shimin did not know that a new crisis was coming to Li Shimin.