It was in the Prince's East Palace, not long after everyone swore a blood oath.

In Taiji Palace, Tang Emperor Li Shimin summoned Li Xuan, King of Yong'an, the left servant of the Tang Dynasty Shangshu shot Fang Xuanling, and the right servant of the Tang Dynasty Shangshu shot Li Jing.

In the study, the Tang Emperor sat on the dragon chair in a dragon robe.

Li Xuan, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jing sat on either side of Li Shimin's head.

Li Shimin took out a secret fold, and the secret fold was circulated in the hands of Li Xuan, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jing.

After reading the contents of the secret fold, Li Xuan, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jing were all shocked, and their faces were gloomy.

After a short silence, Li Shimin slowly spoke: "Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji are going to rebel, you all tell me what to do, right?" ”

Fang Xuanling's face turned pale, he stabilized his mind, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent and filial, and he will definitely not be able to do such a thing. ”

Li Shimin said coldly: "Xuan Ling, you are wrong. Prince Chengqian, Hou Junji and their respective cronies are already in the prince's east palace, and they have sworn a blood oath to achieve great things together. I can guarantee that Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji are indeed opposed. ”

Fang Xuanling's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he couldn't stand steadily.

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Jing opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, since you have reached this point. Please also ask Your Majesty to order a large army to surround the Prince's East Palace and kill the rebels. ”

Li Xuan also said: "Now that the situation has reached this point, there is absolutely no room for maneuver. Please send a large army to surround the prince's east palace and capture the prince Chengqian, Hou Junji and other rebels. ”

Fang Xuanling also sighed deeply, and said helplessly: "Please order Your Majesty to quickly send a large army to surround the Prince's East Palace." ”

Li Shimin fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the chamberlain of the Prince's East Palace walked into the Taiji Palace and reported to the Tang Emperor with a little panic: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly fell seriously ill, please go and take a look." ”

After a short period of contemplation, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin said: "You go back first, and I will go to see him in a while." ”

The chamberlain bowed and left.

Soon. Li Shimin stood up and said to Wang Fugui, the chief eunuch: "Set up the East Palace, I want to persuade the prince and let him rein in the precipice!" ”

Li Xuan, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jing were all taken aback, Fang Xuanling walked a few steps tremblingly, bowed hard, and said, "Your Majesty, no!" Your Majesty, you know that Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji are in ambush in the East Palace, and you go to the Prince East Palace at this time, isn't that the trap of Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji? The minister thought that His Majesty still sent a large army to surround the prince's east palace as quickly as the general said. Kill the rebels! ”

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling, and he found that when Fang Xuanling said this, his beard was already white, his face was haggard, and his eyes were full of tears. Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji came to the step of rebellion, which was something that neither he nor Fang Xuanling and other court officials who supported the prince expected, and it was also something that no one expected.

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling with pity, and said very sadly: "Prince Chengqian, that is my first son, Hou Junji and I have been a monarch for thirty years. I will go and persuade them. Xuan Ling rest assured, Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji can't hurt me. ”

Fang Xuanling begged bitterly.

Li Xuan's eyes lit up. Li Shimin was able to learn the news of the rebellion of Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji in advance, and said that Prince Chengqian and Hou Junji could not hurt him, then there would be only one result. That is, the prince Chengqian and Hou Junji have Li Shimin, and that person should hold the military power, be able to control and restrain the army, and ensure Li Shimin's safety.

Come to think of it. Li Xuan said to Li Shimin: "The minister requests to go to the Prince's East Palace with His Majesty." ”

Fang Xuanling and Li Jing both looked at Li Xuan in surprise, and then they also figured it out. So they also bowed to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and said in unison: "If Your Majesty doesn't think that the bones of the minister are old, you can trust the minister." Let the minister accompany His Majesty to the Prince's East Palace. ”

Li Shimin said to Li Jing: "The general is bothering you to sit in the camp of the Twelve Guards army stationed in the imperial capital Chang'an, as the right servant of the Tang Shangshu, to control the army and control the situation in the imperial capital Chang'an City. The stability of the imperial capital Chang'an depends on the general. ”

Li Jing bowed to Li Shimin and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, with the presence of ministers, the other ten guards of my garrison in Chang'an City, the imperial capital, will be loyal to Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin said appreciatively to Li Jing: "With the general here, I can be completely relieved." ”

After that, Li Shimin said to Li Xuan and Fang Xuanling: "King Yong'an, Xuanling, let's go, Prince Donggong." ”

Prince East Palace. In the main hall, the dim candlelight reflected the figures of Hou Junji and others on the wall.

Hou Junji sat upright on the chair, his eyes slightly closed, his expression calm, but his heart was like a sea of mountains. During the Xuanwumen Revolution, the scene of him and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin launching a coup d'état together came to his mind over and over again. In his heart, he didn't expect that during the Xuanwumen Change, he and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, two brothers who lived and died together, would come to this point seventeen years later, to the point of hostility and confrontation.

Prince Chengqian was not so calm, he kept fidgeting and looking around.

A gust of wind blew, through the window, blowing the curtains in the main hall fluttering. Prince Chengqian was startled, and hurriedly shouted to his close attendants: "What are you doing? Why didn't you close the window? Quick, go, close the window. ”

Not long after the chamberlain closed the window, Prince Chengqian said to Hou Junji with a little uneasiness: "Duke Luguo, how are you preparing?" Will he come? ”

Hou Junji looked at the panicked prince Chengqian, and comforted: "Rest assured, the prince is already in ambush outside the East Palace, as long as the emperor arrives, we can control the emperor, and then control the entire palace, control the entire Tang Emperor's capital Chang'an City, and control the entire world." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you are waiting for the Emperor's throne to be given to you. ”

Prince Chengqian's face softened slightly, and he was no longer so afraid.

Soon, a chamberlain of the East Palace hurriedly walked into the main hall and reported to the crown prince: "His Royal Highness the prince, Your Majesty is here, and you have just passed the gate of the East Palace. ”

The crown prince Chengqian was at a loss for a while, and Hou Junji asked, "How many people did Li Shimin bring?" ”

The chamberlain replied: "Your Majesty only has Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, Fang Xuanling, and more than a dozen guards by his side. ”

Hou Junji showed a cruel smile. (To be continued.) )