Chapter 400
Lu Xiangxian's retreat and the betrayal of his son Xue Chongjian were not enough to shake Princess Taiping. In order to prevent Lu Xiang from telling the whistle first, she decided to act in advance and ordered Chang Yuankai to attack Dongguan at the third watch, and she would lead her own domestic slaves to support her, so as to succeed in one fell swoop.
Princess Taiping arranged everything, she thought it was foolproof, but she didn't know that all these arrangements for chaos were in Li Tao's hands.
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"Uncle, what do you say?" Li Tao looked at Li Dan.
Li Dan was silent for a while, and sighed deeply: "Tao'er, is the news accurate?" β
Xue Chongjian was locked up by Princess Taiping for persuading Princess Taiping, but he sent a nurse to deliver a letter. Princess Taiping also sent someone to contact me, and in order to stabilize them, I told them that I would not help each other. It is now clear that they will do so early tomorrow morning. Uncle, if you don't make up your mind, I'm afraid the third uncle will ...... tomorrow."
Li Dan got up and said, "I knew that this day would come, but I tried my best to postpone it, but now it is finally here. Tao'er, you must promise me one thing! β
"Uncle, say it!"
"Leave Taiping's life, and after I hand over all the power to San Lang, let her retire with me!"
Li Tao nodded: "I know, uncle." β
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On the night of July 3 of the second year of Xiantian, and the night before Princess Taiping's premeditated coup d'Γ©tat, Xue Ne and Xie Wan led 800 cavalry to the Wude Palace, where they usually worked, entered the Qianhua Gate, where the forbidden army was stationed, and summoned Chang Yuankai, who followed Princess Taiping, in the name of the emperor. Chang Yuankai didn't know that there was a change, so he immediately saw him. But. As soon as he came to Xue Ne, he saw a flash of cold light, and Chang Yuankai's head rolled to the ground. Solved Chang Yuankai. The two immediately led their men to the court. As Jian Feng pointed out, Dou Huaizhen, Xiao Zhizhong and several other prime ministers were also killed on the spot. In this way, the government is also controlled. The whole coup d'Γ©tat was taken by surprise and unprepared, and it was completed cleanly, and the henchmen installed by Princess Taiping in the military and political system were quickly eradicated.
Princess Taiping got the news and hurriedly retreated from her villa. took Cui Xiang and Hui Fan to hide in Nanshan Temple with some soft and soft.
Xue Ne led his troops to Nanshan Temple, and searched inside and out but did not find Princess Taiping and Cui Xiang. In a fit of rage, he set fire to the temple.
Princess Taiping, Cui Xiang, and Hui Fan escaped from Nanshan Temple through the underground passage. They supported each other for a day and a night, and at dusk the next day, they saw a Taoist temple on the mountain in front of them, and the three of them walked up with a limp and a madness.
Take a closer look. It turned out to be a dilapidated Taoist temple.
When Princess Taiping looked up and saw the three big characters on the forehead of the Taoist temple. Immediately fainted.
Cui Xianghui and Fan looked up while supporting her, and it was obviously the words "Taiping View" on it.
After a while, Princess Taiping woke up. She exchanged helpless glances with Cui Xiang, and walked in.
When he entered the gate, he saw a white-haired and silver-bearded old Taoist and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with the three distinguished guests?" β
Cui Xiang made up a lie, and Lao Dao didn't ask in detail after listening to it, so he introduced the three of them into the living room. The three of them were exhausted. Only let him in.
"You two haven't eaten yet, have you? Poor Dao has prepared tea and rice, if the three of you don't dislike it, please eat here. β
Let's talk about it. Lao Dao asked someone to bring out a large bowl from the backyard, and inside was steaming millet porridge. The three of them are also informal, scooping and eating. Then, Lao Dao brought wotou and sauerkraut, which were coarse foods that Princess Taiping had never eaten. But in hunger, that millet porridge can be compared to her favorite Spring and Autumn Warring States court snack "Gui Pi Quail Soup", and that nest is better than the "Queen Mother Cake" that Empress Dowager Bo, the mother of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, loves to eat.
After eating and drinking, Hui Fan asked, "Chief Jin Dao, is there a market town around here?" β
"There is a market town five or seven miles to the south."
"I want to go to the market to sell some clothes and food, the two of them are here, please take care of them." Hui Fan said goodbye to Princess Taiping Yiyi, of course, he didn't forget to give Cui Xiang a look, and strode down the mountain.
Less than an hour after Hui Fan left, she only heard the neighing of horses under the mountain, and the soldiers all over the mountain surrounded her, and the leader was Hui Fan, whom she absolutely trusted.
Princess Taiping and Cui Xiang were captured. She sneered and looked at Hui Fan, who turned her head away from her gaze.
Princess Taiping was escorted back to Chang'an and locked up in a secluded courtyard of the palace. She asked to see the imperial brother, and she knew that only Li Dan could save him.
Li Longji knew this better, he couldn't let his father know, he only said that Princess Taiping had escaped without a trace and had not yet been found. He could have killed her, but he felt it was too cheap to kill her just like that. She was so hateful that she teased me many times in front of the court, insulted me, poisoned me, assassinated me, and used all kinds of means. Be sure to let her meet her before she dies, and let this tough woman taste the pain of a loser.
"Auntie is above, please bow to my little nephew." Li Longji came to the courtyard where Princess Taiping was being detained and asked her for peace.
"It's rare that you have this piece of filial piety, so you don't have to." Princess Taiping said calmly.
"My aunt was frightened, and my little nephew came to ask for guilt."
"When soldiers fight, the defeated should be humiliated, what is the crime?"
"There are a lot of aunts, but not as many nephews."
"Actually, you're not as good as that."
"Auntie, please."
"Perhaps, your writing is beyond my reach, but in addition, when it comes to strategy, strategy, and change, you are not my aunt's opponent. I think that when the Queen of Heaven was in power, I was the only one among the ten brothers and sisters who came over smoothly. They died and degraded, but I was able to live like a fish in water in the cracks. What about you? If it weren't for Tao'er to help you, how would you be able to be complacent and proud of your victory today, and get carried away and put on a majestic ...... in front of your aunt."
"Auntie, you ......"
"Also, that operation to exterminate Webster, if it wasn't for Tao'er, how could you be today?"
"Auntie, I'm grateful to Tao'er ......"
"This is where you slip your head, and you have won Tao'er's support, if Tao'er is willing to help me, it won't be you standing here today. On the surface, you pretend to push this and give that one, and behind your back, you make a stumbling block, and in the end it is none other than you. The crown prince became the emperor, the emperor also became the emperor, and the reputation of humility was also ......"
"But what are you compared to my aunt?" Princess Taiping said disdainfully.
"My aunt's ability is admired by my nephew."
"Then you let this, let that, why didn't you think of letting me ......" Princess Taiping suddenly asked.
"Auntie, because you're a woman."
"Hahaha, you're right. But I ask you, why can't women? β
"This has been the case since ancient times, and it is justified." Li Longji is serious. (To be continued......)