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Even if Li Yanqing's troops are under Chang'an City, as long as Li Yuan stands up to support Li Xuanba, it will definitely be Li Yanqing who will fail in the end.

It's a game!

Outsiders simply can't meddle in it...... Therefore, the officials in Chang'an City, big and small, did not make any moves.

Whether it is the pro-Li Yanqing party or the pro-...... In fact, there are not many people who are pro-Li Xuanba, and they are mainly loyal to Li Yuan. In terms of prestige, Li Xuanba has never been able to compare with Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng has been in charge of the country for many years, and Li Shiming also has enough experience in Shangshu Province. And what about Li Xuanba? His exploits were primarily in military affairs, not in domestic affairs.

But as long as Li Yuan is willing to support him, Li Xuanba will immediately have the upper hand.

Similarly, everyone believes that Li Yanqing must still have a back hand. Since he can capture Luoyang with lightning speed, and then capture Tongguan and Weinan all the way...... If there is no backhand, how can it be possible to send troops to fight so blatantly?

It's just that what is Li Yanqing's backhand?

No one knows!

Everyone, including the members of the Li Tang clan, also stood quietly aside, waiting for the final battle between Li Yanqing and Li Xuanba.

―――――――――――――――――――――――――― snow is getting heavier!

Liang Shitai and Xue Rengao climbed the city tower together and looked up.

"Old Xue, is Yao Yi really that powerful?"

Liang Shitai seemed to ask with concern, but more, he was still mocking. Of course, he knew Xue Rengao's thoughts, and he knew even more that Xue Rengao's brothers had always wanted to replace him...... Previously, Liang Shitai couldn't find any good opportunities, but now, he has enough excuses.

"Actually, I've seen Li Yanqing, but he's just a weak scholar.

Reciting a few poems may be his forte, but this march fights...... Ha, if he dares to come, I will let him test whether a certain sword's sword is sharp. ”

"What General Liang said is extremely true, Yao Yi is definitely not the opponent of the general."

Xue Rengao agreed, smiling.

When Liang Shitai heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

It's just that his mouth opened too wide, and a cold wind rushed into his mouth, making him can't help but cough violently.

At this moment, Xue Rengao's hand was gently placed on the handle of the horizontal knife under his ribs, and his eyes revealed even more terrifying, murderous intentions!

―――――――――――――――――― Bangbangbang, the street drum in Chang'an City, sounded five times.

It's already in the middle of nowhere, but the sky is getting darker and darker. The darkness before dawn has not yet passed. A snowstorm seems to extend this darkness endlessly.

Dou Fengjie and Ma Zhou are now both serving in Xitai in Shangshu Province.

Hearing the sound of street drums, Dou Fengjie suddenly put down the pen in his hand and looked up at the window.

Since the Suzakumon Incident, there has been no premature pilgrimage...... If it was in the past, Xitai had already begun to become lively at this time. But today, Xitai is still deserted. Dou Fengjie and Ma Zhou, as officials on duty at night, were preoccupied.

"Fengjie, you seem to have something on your mind?"

"Ah...... It's fine, but I thought of something. ”

"What's the matter?"

Ma Zhou couldn't help but ask curiously.

Dou Fengjie smiled, stood up and walked to the window, and after facing Ma Zhouliang with his back to Ma Zhou for a long time, he suddenly asked, "King Bin, can King Zheng win?" ”

The words fell, but there was endless silence behind him......―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Li Xuanba's surname was stoic and good at hiding.

In this regard, he is even better than Li Shimin. However, if it is considered to be thoughtful and strategic, it is far from being comparable to Li Shimin.

The reason why he was able to win the Suzaku Gate Incident was not so much that he was smarter than Li Shimin, but that he had hidden it well in the past few years. Li Shimin's attention was all focused on the battle with Li Jiancheng, and he didn't expect that his closest brother would stab him at such a critical time...... The experience of these two days is undoubtedly a torment for Li Xuanba.

The officials of Chang'an, as well as the gate lords, showed a very indifferent attitude. They worked as usual to keep Chang'an City functioning normally. But Li Xuanba didn't feel comfortable, he clearly realized that he was excluded from the court.

This silent rejection made him very uncomfortable!

Even if someone stood up and openly opposed him, it would be better than now.

This shows that he did not gain the approval of the courtiers...... At least until Li Yuan stepped forward, he couldn't be recognized.

Without the approval of these people, even if you control Chang'an, what is the use?

As the saying goes: the teacher is famous.

This 'name' is not the name of fame, but the right name.

In other words, Li Xuanba's current control of Chang'an is not justified...... This is also why he was a little excited when he learned that Li Yuan was going to summon him. The forbearance skills that have been honed over the years are all gone at this moment. He knew that Li Yuan would blame him, and even reprimand him angrily, but he would still support him!

With Li Yuan's support, he is the real lord of Chang'an.

As soon as he thought that he was going to enter the Wude Palace, sit in the East Palace, and even in the near future, he could become a great treasure, Li Xuanba felt feverish. After he came out of the palace, he took more than 100 tiger guards and went straight to the Xuanwu Gate...... Li Yuan is now in the Manna Palace, entering the imperial city from the Vermilion Bird Gate, which is obviously not very convenient, and it is also very troublesome. If you enter the palace from the Xuanwu Gate, you only need to pass through the Chongxuanmen and Yanjia Hall to directly reach the Ganlu Palace, so why not?

Moreover, letting Li Xuanba go to the Vermilion Bird Gate, he was really a little uncomfortable in his heart!

After all, here, Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng, and then was killed by himself...... No matter how gloomy Li Xuanba is, he will feel a little taboo.

"Second General Xue, why are you here?"

When Li Xuanba saw Xue Renyue in Xuanwu Gate, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

Xue Renyue said with a smile: "Back to King Zhao, today is the last general on duty, and he happens to be guarding the Xuanwu Gate...... The prince is so late, do you still want to enter the palace? ”

"Yes, my father urgently summoned this king...... Hehe, General Xue has worked hard! ”

Li Xuanba nodded with a smile, and Xue Renyue immediately ordered the Xuanwu Gate to be opened and Li Xuanba and his party passed.

Yu Wenshi glanced at Xue Renyue with some doubts, feeling strange in his heart...... But he couldn't say what kind of strange method it was, so he nodded with Xue Renyue and said hello.

After the group entered the Xuanwu Gate, they went straight to the Chongxuan Gate.

From the Xuanwu Gate to the Chongxuan Gate, it is a north-south direction, with an interval of about 215 steps. The distance between east and west is about three hundred paces wide, and there is a side hall corridor on each side. Under the cloister, peach trees are planted, and the pillars of the cloister are staggered, which is quite elegant.

"Lord Wang, it seems a little strange today!"

Yu Wenshi and followed the progress and caught up with Li Xuanba.

It stands to reason that Li Xuanba can ride a horse in the imperial city.

But in order to show his respect for Li Yuan, Li Xuanba decided to abandon his horse and walk.

"What's weird?"

"I can't say it, I just think it'......"

Yu Wenshi rubbed his cheeks, a wry smile on his face.

Today's Xuanwu Gate is indeed very strange. But Yu Wenshi couldn't tell what was abnormal, but he only vaguely felt that there was a very familiar feeling.

"Boss, you're too careful!"

Li Xuanba couldn't help but laugh and said: "This imperial city is under the control of this king, what can be strange?" ”

yes, there shouldn't be any problems...... Yu Wenshi and this muttered in his heart, but his eyelids kept jumping.

Just talk all the way, all the way forward. Before I knew it, I came to the door of the Heavy Xuanmen. The majestic palace wall, in the snowflakes in the sky, reveals a bit of majestic atmosphere. The heavy gate was tightly closed, and the palace was silent, as if there was no one.

Li Xuanba ordered someone to come forward and call the door, but there was no response from the city.

Suddenly furious in his heart, Li Xuanba stepped forward and shouted: "Who is on duty today, why don't you open the door when you see this king here?" ”

At the head of the city, there was still no movement.

"Xue Renyue, where is Xue Renyue?"

Li Xuanba frowned, turned around and shouted.

But to his surprise, Xue Renyue, who was still next to the Xuanwu Gate just now, had disappeared at this time.

I can't help it, and I don't know when the Xuanwu Gate was closed. The lights on Miyagi were extinguished...... Just like the heavy Xuanmen Palace, it is lifeless and silent.

Yu Wenshi and Spirits shuddered, "Lord Wang, there is an ambush!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't wait to finish speaking, only to hear the rapid sound of gongs on the palace city of Chongxuanmen. Someone shouted sharply, "Shoot the arrows!" ”

In an instant, ten thousand arrows were fired at the head of the city.

The doors of the side halls on both sides suddenly opened, and more than 100 soldiers poured out of each.

These sergeants rushed out of the gate of the side hall and immediately fell half-kneeling on the cloister, bending their bows and arrows.

Regardless of the line of sight, with a command, he immediately shot towards the city of Chongxuanmen. On the head of the city, on both sides of the palace, arrows rained down.

The Tiger Guards were unprepared and were shot by this sudden rain of arrows.

Li Xuanba's eyes widened, and he raised his hand to grab the weapon. But his hand was halfway out, and he remembered that he was not wearing a weapon today.

In a hurry, he shouted violently, grabbed a person's neck with his backhand, waved his arms, and fired arrows flying from all directions. As for who he has in his hands? There's no time to think about it at this time...... It's just that there are still some doubts in my heart, why did the soldiers and horses in this forbidden place suddenly rebel? So what's going on with Xue Renyue? Could it be ...... A rain of arrows passed, and a gong sounded over Miyagi.

Immediately after, lantern torches and shiny pine trees were lit at the head of the castle, reflecting the bottom of the palace castle transparently.

Li Xuanba was hit by four or five arrows and was covered in blood.

Holding a dead corpse in one hand, but the corpse had been shot like a hedgehog, and it looked particularly desolate. Of the more than 100 Tiger guards, only more than 30 were still standing. Those who did not die fell in a pool of blood and wailed, and the screams echoed over the Chongxuanmen for a long time.

"Li Xuanba, do you still recognize Qin Qiong?"

With a loud shout from the Chongxuanmen Palace, Li Xuanba looked up and couldn't help but be surprised.

On the upper floor of the city, there stood two generals...... One is Qin Qiong, and the other is Cheng Yanjin, who is staring at him with angry eyes.

"You ......"

Li Xuanba shouted in surprise, but before he could finish speaking, he heard a drum sound on the tower of Xuanwu Gate.

Under the lights, Li Yanqing was dressed in black armor and stood against the palace wall.

"San Lang, don't come unharmed!"

"Li Yanqing!"

Li Yanqing at the head of Xuanwu Gate City had a solemn expression.

He dragged a roll of yellow brocade silk in his hand, and shouted: "Li Xuanba bullied the king, killed his father and killed his brother, and the crime is extremely evil.

The Lone King was ordered to rebel...... San Lang, today is your ambush! ”

Li Xuanba's eyes widened, and his head buzzed.

Kill my brother, there is!

But the father killed ......, "Li Yanqing, you don't want to spew blood......"

"The edict of the emperor is here, what else do you have to refute? Sons, don't you immediately kill this rebel chief who killed his father and brother with me! ”

With Li Yanqing's loud shout, he saw that on the upper floor of Xuanwu Gate, dozens of bed crossbows suddenly withdrew.

The crossbow arrows with the thickness of his arm were aimed at Li Xuanba and his tiger guards under the Chongxuan Gate. Li Yanqing didn't wait for Li Xuanba to speak, his arm was raised high, and he slashed down suddenly.

Creak, the bed crossbow sounded in the bowstring, and dozens of crossbow arrows flew out with Li Yanqing's word 'kill'!

Li Xuanba stood under the Chongxuan Gate, staring at the head of the Xuanwu Gate, his pupils suddenly dilated......

(To be continued)