Li Xuan replied: "Now there is only one way to go, take some risks, launch a big event, and quickly solve the battle, and kill the crown prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi Yuanji." ”

Gao Shilian, eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Chi Jingde, Zhang Gongjin, and Tang Jian advised Li Shimin, the king of Qin, in unison: "Please ask His Royal Highness the King of Qin to decide the major matter as soon as possible, and kill the crown prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi Yuanji." ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, looked up to the sky and sighed, and said coldly: "It seems that it can only be like this now." Success or failure is all about it. I immediately entered the palace and reported to my father: the crown prince was completed, the king of Qi Yuanji and Concubine Yin De had an affair, and my father issued an edict to summon the prince to be completed and the king of Qi Yuanji to enter the palace. ”

Late at night, Li Shimin, who was on the way to Taiji Palace, was very worried, he knew that he was going to build a sword to his father, his elder brother the crown prince, and his younger brother Qi Wang Yuanji. He had always been reluctant to show his sword to them, because once he raised the glittering sword, he needed not only wisdom, courage, and strength, but also one thing, something of vital importance—cruelty, a cruelty to get rid of the shackles of morality, the cruelty of killing kings and fathers, killing brothers and brothers. Now he has no choice, it's not that he wants to kill people, but that the crown prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji want to kill him, and there is no way to retreat, so he has a fight here.

In Taiji Palace, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, reported to Li Yuanyu, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty: "Father, son-in-law has secrets to report to his father." ”

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and asked, "What a secret?" ”

Li Shimin said: "Father, do you know why the crown prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi Yuanji asked Taishi Ling Fu Yi to frame his sons and transfer them from the three guards army in the imperial capital Chang'an?" Do you know why the crown prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi Yuanji can't wait to cut off the wings of the sons and arrest the sons and daughters' cronies Zhang Liang? ”

Li Yuan suddenly woke up to the fact that Fu Yi was the one who was built by the prince, how could I forget this? So he asked, "Why?" ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, replied: "Because the sons and daughters have seized the handle of the crown prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi, Yuanji, they are afraid that the sons and daughters will tell their father. The father was furious and punished them severely. ”

"What's the handle?" Li Yuan asked coldly.

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, said with embarrassment: "When the prince, the king of Qi and our three brothers lived in the palace, the prince was built, and the king of Qi Yuanji ** harem, had an affair with Concubine Yin De, at this time, it was the sons and daughters who saw it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears. Erchen didn't want to publicize it everywhere, but the prince and King Qi wanted to exterminate Erchen. The son was forced to report to his father and the emperor. ”

Li Yuan's blood suddenly rushed upward, his head almost exploded, his chest rose and fell violently, and his mouth kept panting, obviously he was not lightly angry.

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, did not pause, but continued: "Father, the sons are not sorry for the prince and the king of Qi, but now they want to kill the sons, they are simply avenging the thieves Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande." Now that Erchen is about to die unjustly, he will leave his father forever, and the soul of Erchen will return to Huangquan, if he sees Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande thieves, Erchen did not die at the hands of thieves, but died at the hands of his own brother, Erchen will definitely feel ashamed. ”

After listening to the speech of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, stood up violently, picked up the inkstone on the imperial case, and slammed it on the ground and smashed it. The concubine had an affair with the prince, this is not an ordinary scandal! Li Yuan, who was furious, ordered: "Come on, send Concubine Yin, a cheap woman, to the cold palace for me and imprison me for life." Wang De, go to Prince Xuan and Yuanji, the two brutes, I want to ask them what they have done? ”

Wang De, the chief eunuch, said: "Your Majesty, it's late at night. Early tomorrow morning, how about letting the crown prince and King Qi be summoned into the palace? ”

Hearing Wang De say this, Tang Emperor Li Yuan suddenly woke up, the prince has always been benevolent and filial, how could he do such a beastly act? He looked suspiciously at Li Shimin, the king of Qin, who had sworn an oath, and said, "Early tomorrow morning, you will also come early and confront the crown prince and the king of Qi." ”

"Yes." After bowing, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, left the Taiji Palace.

The study of Li Shimin, King of Qin. After glancing at every confidant present, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, said: "My father has summoned the crown prince to build it, and King Yuanji of Qi will enter the palace early tomorrow morning, so let's start our big things." ”

Two men in black cloaks stepped out from behind the bookshelves in the study. Taking off the cloak, one was the general of the left and right Qianniuwei and the commander of the Flying Tiger Army-Hou Junji, and the other showed his identity, but everyone present was surprised.

"Shubao (Qin Qiong's words)? Isn't Shubao supposed to be the head of Jincheng? How did you get back to Chang'an? When did you return to Chang'an? ”

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, explained: "I heard that King Yuanji of Qi destroyed Shubao's full gate, and Shubao absconded overnight and fled to my mansion in the imperial capital Chang'an, asking me to avenge him. The time has not been ripe, but now that the time is ripe, Shubao and Junji will go, take back our army, control the Tang Emperor, and kill the rebel prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji. ”

"Yes". Qin Qiong, Hou Jun turned around and left after agreeing to the promise.

On the fourth Gengshen day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Wude of the Tang Dynasty (July 2, 626 AD), the fourth watch, according to the convention, it was the day when the twelve guards stationed in the imperial capital Chang'an beat the drum and gathered the generals and were on duty.

Left and right, Qianniuwei camp. The left and right Qianniuwei generals had just finished ordering, and they found that all the generals had arrived, and they were extremely annoyed that the left and right Qianniuwei generals and Hou Junji, the commander of the Flying Tiger Army, had not arrived. The left and right Qianniuwei are loyal to His Majesty the Tang Emperor, only Hou Junji and the 5,000 Flying Tiger Army led by him were inserted by Li Shimin, the king of Qin. They wished that Hou Junji would make some mistakes and get rid of him, in order to get rid of the troubles, they knew that His Majesty the Tang Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted them to do this, Hou Junji was cunning, and he had been swallowing his anger and did not leave any handle for them.

They and the generals of Qianniuwei were waiting for Hou Junji's arrival, and everyone gloated, feeling that Hou Junji should be unlucky.

Outside the camp tent, a small colonel reported to Hou Junji: "All the generals of the left and right Qianniuwei are all in the camp tent, and the big camp has been surrounded by our 5,000 Flying Tiger Army, please show the general." ”

Hou Junji said murderously: "Follow me into the camp, and the generals who are willing to be loyal to His Royal Highness King Qin will stay." The generals who were unwilling to be loyal to His Royal Highness the King of Qin were all killed. ”

"Yes". After the junior colonel made the promise, he and the Flying Tiger Army followed closely behind Hou Junji and poured into the Qianniuwei camp on the left and right.