There was a scream, and the sword was like snow. Dozens of pro-soldiers swung their horizontal knives at the same time, struggling to hit the steel arrows that flew over, and at the same time lowered their bodies and rushed in the direction of the Xuanmen.

In the rain of arrows, more than a dozen people fell, but the remaining thirty or so people had already rushed to the robe that blocked the way.

These pro-soldiers are good hands selected from the tens of thousands of dragon martial forbidden troops, and all of them can dance the Mo sword on the horse, and their personal strength is not inferior to the Anxi New Army. This is the lesson that Zhang Xun learned from being ambushed by the people of the Persian Temple before, especially selected from the Longwu army to protect his own safety. The person who ambushed was an ordinary Longwu soldier, the gap between the two sides was obvious, Su Cheng rushed over with more than 30 people, and instantly cut down more than a dozen soldiers in front of him, and the Longwu soldiers who were blocking the front were immediately a little chaotic.

"Get rid of thieves for the country! Kill! Cheng Lin shouted angrily, threw the crossbow on the ground, and with a sudden swing of the horizontal knife, he slashed over the person in front of him, and rushed towards Su Cheng with a swing of the knife. The two instantly became entangled with each other, and the soldiers on both sides also screamed and slashed. There are many people on Cheng Lin's side, but Su Cheng and the others are all strong, protecting Zhang Xun to break out, and approaching the heavy Xuanmen step by step.

Cheng Lin and Su Cheng were evenly matched, and their sword skills were wide open and closed, and the others couldn't get close at all. Although Cheng Lin's subordinates were numerous, they were obviously not the opponents of Su Cheng's subordinates, and some people fell one after another, but most of them were on the ambusher's side. At this time, the ambushers on the left and right also threw their crossbows and rushed towards the heavy Xuanmen with horizontal swords.

"Zhang Xiang, there are too many people!" Su Cheng took advantage of the situation to cut down an ambushed soldier, and then swung his knife to block Cheng Lin's attack, shouting loudly.

"This is a rebellion! Kill! Kill all these traitors! Zhang Xun shouted angrily, majestic, although he was surrounded by everyone in the middle, he was extremely imposing.

"Yes! Zhang Xiang! Su Cheng drank.

The incident happened in a hurry. He didn't know what it was for, but he was Zhang Xiang's subordinate, and the entire Longwu Army was under Zhang Xiang's jurisdiction. At this time, he could only obey Zhang Xiang's orders.

There were about 200 ambushers on both sides, and they rushed up to join the warband. Su Cheng and his subordinates were surrounded, but after entering close combat, they were like tigers entering a flock. The ambushers shouted loudly one by one, desperately wielding horizontal knives, but they rarely hurt people, but they fell down one after another, but Zhang Xun and his party were getting closer and closer to Chongxuanmen.

Zhang Xun's face was gloomy, he didn't know who did it. However, there are too many things he can't let go, and this empire still needs him to work hard to support, so he can't give up.

As long as he broke out of Chongxuanmen, the army of Gyeonggi was in his hands, and even the Longwu army was also his subordinate, as long as he gathered an army, he could easily extinguish this rebellion. Whoever is there will have to pay for this rebellion.

In the narrow sandwich city between the Chongxuanmen and the Xuanwu Gate, the crowd was entangled together and the sound of killing shook the sky, and from time to time someone fell. Zhang Xun's personal soldiers occasionally fell. However, they killed and injured more ambushers, and the ambushers went forward one after another, but they couldn't stop Su Cheng's fierce attack.

A true elite of the army who can immediately wield the Mo Sword. The gap between them and the concubines of the family who joined the Longwu Army was huge, Su Zheng and they lost a number of them under the rain of arrows, but the later losses were not large, and the ambushers were numerous, but they died extremely quickly.

A warrior who can immediately wield the Mo Sword is at least ten enemies on the battlefield, and dozens of people gathered together are definitely extremely powerful forces. Soon, more than 100 ambushers fell, and they still couldn't stop the momentum of Su Cheng and the others' impact. Seeing that the soldiers were protecting Zhang Xun, they were getting closer and closer to Chongxuanmen. On the top of the Xuanwu Gate Tower, a slightly chubby man in his thirties suddenly slapped his palm on the female wall. Shouted angrily: "Rubbish! A bunch of rubbish! ”

"Your Highness, Zhang Xun has military power in his hands. If he is allowed to escape from the Heavy Xuanmen, everything will be over! Li Mi frowned tightly and said in a low voice.

"What if you escape? Lone is the prince, Zhang Xun still dares to kill Lone? The chubby man hated the authenticity.

"Your Highness, since Zhang Xun dares to be pretentious, he can't do anything. His Majesty's heirs are not only His Highness. Li Mi said in a deep voice, "Zhang Xun must not be allowed to escape from the palace today, otherwise everything will be over!" ”

"This group of waste can't stop people, what can Lone do? Teacher, I can't go up with a knife and fight with him to the death! Li Yu shook his head and said hatefully, "It's a pity that Zhang Xun has too many henchmen and too few people who can be trusted, so he mobilized this little bit of people, otherwise why wouldn't it be like this!" ”

"Your Highness, don't forget, you are a descendant of Taizong! This is not the time to give up! Li Mi said in a deep voice.

Seeing that Li Yu still shook his head, Li Yu stood up suddenly, leaned against the female wall and shouted: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here!" Zhang Xun traitor, don't tie your hands yet! ”

"Left Phase!" Li Yu's face changed suddenly.

"Your Highness! Rise! Li Yu shouted in a deep voice, pulled Li Yu to his feet with all his might, and then shouted loudly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here!" Zhang Xun traitor, don't be caught yet! ”

Everyone in the city was fighting viciously, and when they heard the voice behind them, Su Cheng turned around sharply with Cheng Lin's horizontal knife and saw a chubby man standing on the gate tower of Xuanwu Gate.

The soldiers also turned around one after another, and they were all a little puzzled when they saw the slightly chubby man. The besieging soldiers also stopped, and the two sides gave up fighting for a while. Su Cheng looked at Zhang Xun and said in a low voice: "Zhang Xiang, it is really His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"The prince's rebellion is rebellion! Ignore it, rush, rush out! Zhang Touring glanced at it and said with a gloomy face. The crown prince has already entered the Daming Palace, probably having seen His Majesty, the situation is very unfavorable for him, but as long as he rushes out of the Chongxuanmen, he still has a chance.

Li Yu has a gentle temperament, and has always advocated Yanwu Xiuwen, and when the expansion of the Tang Dynasty stops, it is very good to use it to defend the world, but now that the Tang Dynasty is developing, Li Yu cannot be allowed to take power at this time. This time, the matter must be calmed down, so that the matter of the Tang Dynasty can continue, and after the matter is settled, it is necessary to follow Yi Yin's story for the time being, and temporarily imprison Li Yu.

"Su Cheng! What are you doing in a daze! Come on! Kill it! Seeing Su Cheng's hesitant expression, Zhang Xun shouted in a low voice.

Su Cheng held the horizontal knife and looked at the prince on the gate tower of the Xuanwu Gate behind him, with a sad look on his face.

"Brother of the Su family, Zhang Xun deceived the monarch and acted perversely. imprisoned the Son of Heaven and deceived the world, and now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has set things right. Do you really want to be buried with this old thief? Cheng Lin, the young lieutenant opposite, raised his horizontal knife and shouted loudly.

Above the Xuanwu Gate Gatehouse. Li Mi shouted in a low voice: "Your Highness! It's time for you to speak! ”

Li Yu nodded, he was not going to show up, but he was pushed out by Li Yu, and at this time, he could only speak.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yu stood straight against the female wall and shouted: "Everyone in the Long Wu Army obeys the order!" Zhang Xun conspired against him, and his crime cannot be punished! and thou shalt be deceived by the traitors. Sin is not waiting! Quickly put down the knife and gun, and promise that you are safe! If you continue to defend Zhang Xun's evil thief, it will be a big crime to punish the nine clans! When Zhang Xun is ambushed, don't blame the lonely and don't talk about human feelings! ”

"Brother Su family, put the knife down!" Cheng Lin shouted in a deep voice.

"Su Cheng! Kill it! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coerced, I will wait for the killing, and then come to save His Royal Highness the Prince! Zhang Xun looked at Su Cheng and shouted angrily.

The pro-soldiers were all looking at Su Cheng, and they were all a little confused for a while. The incident happened in a hurry, and everyone fought for a long time, but they didn't know what was going on. Now that I have listened to the words of both sides, my heart is even more confused.

Zhang Xiang should naturally be trusted, after all, they have been together for more than a year. Everyone still admires Zhang Xiang very much, but the one standing opposite is His Royal Highness the Prince!

At this time, none of them knew what to do, and could only look at their leader.

Su Cheng looked at Zhang Xun, then at the Xuanwu Gate behind him, sighed, let go of his hand, and said, "Dangchang". The horizontal knife lands on the ground.

"Su Zheng!" Zhang Xun shouted angrily.

"Zhang Xiang, I'm sorry." Su Cheng said abruptly. Bow your head and walk out of the crowd.

The soldiers looked at each other, and there was a chaotic sound of "dangchang" and "dangchang". The horizontal knife was thrown to the ground. The ambushers dispersed, making way for Su. The rest of the soldiers lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at Zhang Xun, and followed Su Cheng and walked out, and the ambushers did not stop them.

Zhang Xun was surrounded by a large number of Longwu soldiers in the middle, and when he looked back at the towering Xuanwu Gate Tower, he felt a chill all over.

All the efforts have come to naught. When the Tang Dynasty was opening its borders, it was about to usher in a gentle emperor.

Zhang Xun was extremely desperate in his heart, he had always liked to control everything in his hands, but at this time he felt extremely powerless. Everything is out of control, and too many plans are afraid that they will not be realized.

is ruined, he doesn't care, he knows what he does, the crime of overbearing and bullying is indispensable, this is the inevitable outcome. However, this day came too early.

On the upper floor of Xuanwu Gate, Li Yu's face showed excitement, and he suddenly slapped his palm on the female wall, and let out a sigh.

"Your Highness, let's go down!" Zuo Xiang Li Mi said softly on the side.

Li Yu nodded.

In the middle of the city, Zhang Xun's face was pale, standing silently in the cold wind, and his expression was extremely gloomy. The crowd parted, Li Yu walked up to Zhang Xun and scolded angrily: "Thief! You've done a lot of good things this year! ”

"The matter has come to this, the minister can only say one sentence, with a clear conscience." Zhang Xun looked at Li Yu and shook his head astringently, "This day is sooner or later His Highness, but this day came too early, too early......"

"Domineering and bullying the public, dare to say that you have a clear conscience! Zhang Xun! Dog thief! The way my father is now is all caused by you! The face is kind and the heart is black, and the treacherous seems to be loyal, and it is you who are talking about people! Li Yu looked excited and shouted, "Cheng Lin! Take this thief for the lonely! ”

Cheng Lin and several officers of the Longwu Army stepped forward, pressed Zhang Xun's shoulder, and pressed Zhang Xun to his knees. Zhang Xun didn't struggle, raised his head to look at Li Yu, and said astringently: "Zhang Xun knows the crime, Your Highness, Your Majesty is sick and has no possibility of recovery. The old minister knows that he will die, and his words are also good, for the Tang Dynasty, I ask His Highness to listen to me. ”

"I know that I will die, do you still want to cause trouble? Say, listen alone. Li Yu looked at Zhang Xun condescendingly and sneered.

"Your Highness, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I ask Your Highness not to turn your face with Ma Renjie after the dynasty, Ma Renjie's minister, His Royal Highness must have a new appointment to him. The four realms of the Tang Dynasty are all in the open side, and after His Royal Highness comes to the court, don't change your course easily. If so, Datang is very fortunate and the world is very lucky! Zhang Xun looked up at Li Yu and said word by word.

Li Yu sneered: "Dog thief, you and Ma Lu's villain are really in cahoots, both of you are giant beetles of the country, and after you come to the dynasty alone, you will definitely eradicate all the other forces!" Cheng Lin, kill him for Lonely! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" The young lieutenant answered, let go of Zhang Xun's shoulder, and raised his horizontal knife high.

Inspector Zhang sighed and closed his eyes silently.

The light of the knife flickered, and blood splattered. Zhang Xun's emaciated body fell forward, and his head flew out several feet and fell to the ground.

Li Yu looked at Zhang Xun's corpse on the ground, and a happy sneer appeared on his slightly chubby face. Li Yu sighed secretly in his heart, and said softly: "Your Highness, Zhang Xun's words of death-"

"Teacher, when the emperor was in power, he promised that the position of the right minister was vacant for Ma Renjie," Li Yu raised his head slightly, looked at the gloomy sky and sneered, "Now that Zhang Xun is dead, the position of the right minister of the Tang Dynasty is vacant, Ma Renjie has worked hard, and he will send a will to him after he is alone, so that he can enter the court to take over the position of the right minister, which is also the fulfillment of the promise of the emperor." I want to see if Ma Shaobao's son dares to come! ”

……

At the beginning of March of the third year of the Tang Dynasty, the right minister Zhang Xun became ill from hard work and fell on the way to the court. The Son of Heaven felt his hardships, and he was loyal to Wenzhong, and gave him the captain, and he deserved to enjoy the temple, and he was extremely glorified.

On March 15 of the third year of Zhide, the emperor of Zhide issued an edict to abdicate, and passed on to the crown prince Li Heng, who proclaimed himself emperor. The crown prince Li Yu ascended the throne, changed the ingots, and granted amnesty to the world.

At the beginning of Li Yu's accession to the throne, Zhang Xun passed away, and there was no important minister in the court who could rely on it, so he issued an edict to Ma Lan and the title of Ping Zhangshi under the Zhongshu Sect, and changed his position to the right minister.

The situation of the Tang Empire has inadvertently changed again, and everything seems to be calm. The market is still prosperous, the good news is still coming, and the stories of the border soldiers are circulating in the wine shop Qinglou, and everything has not been affected in any way.

The decree summoning General Ma to the court was posted on Suzaku Street, but it did not cause any discussion. General Ma Da entered the court to worship the prime minister, and he is really a very popular minister, and he deserves his name. Some of the border troops are strong generals, and it is enough to continue to develop with a large army.

At the same time that the messenger of the decree rushed out of Anyuan Gate, in a corner of Chang'an City, Haidongqing rose to the sky and went straight to the clouds.

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At the beginning of April of the third year of Germany, the mouth of the Indus River.

In the twilight, the waves are sparkling, and the sunset is reflected in the water, shaking pieces of broken gold. A great city stands on the banks of a great river, and beyond it is a newly built port.

The dense tents outside the city were extremely neat, and occasionally the sound of the neighing of war horses was heard, and the battle flags of the Anxi army fluttered high. In the twilight, a fleet sailed down the estuary, getting closer and closer to the port.

On the Fufeng, Ma Ling stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the Xiangxiong cavalry and Anxi athletes on the shore, with a smile on his face.

"Du Huan, this kid is really good!"

Several months have passed since Baghdad boarded the Fufu. Even the young lady is also adapted to the bumps in the sea, standing on the undulating sea boat without moving.

Things went extremely smoothly in the southern expedition to Tianzhu, and Du Huan had been at the mouth of the river for three months, and by the way, he had built a city here. From Lahore to the mouth of the river, the entire Indus Valley has fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

Wang Rare has already occupied the Ganges River Valley, and this winter is still expanding southward, and within this year, the entire Tianzhu will be included in the Tang Dynasty. Today, the territory of Datang, from Tianzhu to the distant Mediterranean, is the territory of Datang.

Within this year, except for Sicily and Spain, Hu Da's forces will be completely eradicated, and the pace of the Tang Dynasty's westward expedition will not stop. After the conquest of Spain, the next step was Constantinople and all of Europe.

Getting closer and closer to the port, you can already see Du Huan standing on the pier waving. Ma Lan smiled and heard an eagle chirping overhead. Moments later, an Anthy agent walked to the bow of the ship, handed the director with the intelligence to Ma Lu, and bowed down.

Ma Lu smiled and took out the information, took a look at it after unfolding it, let out a long breath, and held the information in his hand hard.

"Husband, what's wrong......" Yang Youniang saw Ma Luan's brows furrowed, grabbed his big hand and asked in a low voice.

“…… It's nothing. Ma Lu looked to the northwest, holding Yang Youniang's little hand, and her voice was extremely gentle, "That's it...... It's changed again......"

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(End of book) (To be continued.) )