In the middle of May of the ninth year of Tang Wude, Chang'an City was brightly lit at night, and there were thousands of lights. At this time, the world was almost peaceful, and everyone was glad that they did not die on the last arrow in the troubled times, so everyone also hoped to live a good life. At this time, everyone is celebrating, and everyone is partying hard before the curfew ends. Only those who have experienced troubled times know that peace is not easy to come by. And once the people of the world are at peace, it is not for any careerist to stir up troubled times.

However, no one expected that in this peaceful world, a tragic and bloody coup d'état was brewing. And the source of this coup d'état is in the Tiance Mansion of the Tang Dynasty, and in this Tiance General Li Shimin, the king of Qin, is beginning to hold a meeting with his henchmen.

"Everyone, today King Gu has already told his father about Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's fornication with Concubine Zhang Yin. And the father was furious, he immediately ordered the crown prince and the king of Qi to go to the Liangyi Hall tomorrow to explain, and we will intercept and kill the Xuanwu Gate at the north gate of the palace, and then immediately force the father to abolish his crown prince, and then make this king the crown prince. Li Shimin said.

When the people present heard this, their hearts were full of excitement, because everyone had been fighting for so long, wasn't it just to wait for today? After today, it's either success or failure. As long as it succeeds, everyone's prosperity and wealth are completely guaranteed. And many people on the side hope that one day, they can completely stabilize their glory and wealth, and then continue to be rich and prosperous for generations. And at this moment, everyone is also full of gambler thinking, as long as you can succeed, then everything is worth it. In short, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent.

"The King of Qin, the Crown Prince and the King of Qi are too deceitful. King Qin, in terms of talent and ability, is much better than the crown prince and the king of Qi, but why is the emperor so partial, this is unfair! Cheng Yanjin hurriedly said.

And Cheng Yanjin was supposed to go to Kangzhou in Lingnan, which is 108,000 miles away, but why is he in Chang'an now. Only God knows. And the civil and military generals next to them were originally released, but why they were able to come back at this time in a unified way, this may be a mystery in history. However, it will not affect today, because everyone knows that there will be a coup d'état, a coup d'état that will decide the fate of Datang and everyone.

"King Lone already has a crucial inside line in the prince's East Palace, that is, Wang Hui, the official in charge of timekeeping in the East Palace, and he can help us inquire about the situation in the prince's East Palace." Li Shimin said.

Li Shimin knew that a dark line deployed many years ago was finally able to exert its power. So now, of course, Li Shimin is about to dispatch these inside lines and show all the hole cards, so as to ensure the greatest probability of success. So he took the initiative to activate this long-dormant inner line, just to get the effect of killing with one hit. This inside line can be said to be the inside line that Li Shimin has the easiest access to core secrets in the East Palace, and he tries not to contact him on weekdays to avoid exposure. And now I finally got such an opportunity, and I wanted to seize it that day. Not right now, anyway. I won't need it anymore.

However, everyone heard that Li Shimin had actually installed his own people in the core positions of the East Palace. This is simply unimaginable. Because the people in such a fateful position are all people from their own side, what secrets can the prince keep to keep. No wonder Li Shimin is so confident now, it is simply a scheming!

"Also, the Lone King passed Li Junxian's relationship and won over Chang He, the guard of the Xuanwu Gate. Therefore, the guards and soldiers of the Xuanwu Gate are also used by me. Li Shimin said.

Hearing this, everyone was also hot, because if the soldiers of Xuanwumen were all their own people, then this time the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji would be considered dead. You must know that what everyone was most worried about before was the Xuanwu Gate guard Chang He, but now he can actually become his own person. That's really nine out of ten. And everyone looked at Li Shimin's appearance of holding the wisdom bead, obviously they had already prepared, and they sighed in their hearts that Li Shimin really deserved the demeanor of a generation of Ming Jun. was actually ready so quickly, and he could go and clean up Li Jiancheng. And he is simply a last resort, this is the demeanor that a real generation of Ming Jun should have! And everyone follows Li Shimin for no other reason, except for hoping to get rich and noble, and more importantly, because Li Shimin is talented and capable, and he is proficient in war and civil affairs, which is the reason why everyone follows him. If Li Shimin has no ability, then how can anyone follow him? This is obvious.

All subordinates, in fact, in addition to the leader choosing subordinates, why don't subordinates choose leaders? Any subordinate wants to follow a capable and promising leader, and no one will choose a fool to be the leader, because what is the future of following this kind of leader? So in fact, this is also a two-way choice, a good leader will choose some useful talents, a useless leader, will also choose some useless garbage. And the vast majority of capable subordinates follow excellent leaders, and those garbage and waste naturally follow useless bosses because of vision problems. So this is also the principle that things gather like people and divide people, and everyone is choosing in both directions.

"Okay, immediately order the guards of Tiance Mansion to prepare for an ambush in Xuanwu Gate, and we will immediately start preparing to get rid of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, so that the position of the prince of the Tang Dynasty is mine." Li Shimin said.

And the hundreds of guards of Tiance Mansion also took advantage of the night to ambush inside the Xuanwu Gate, and then until dawn. And no one knows that today will change history, enough to shake the world.

Early the next morning, Li Jiancheng brought Li Yuanji over. And Li Jiancheng was also very surprised in his heart, how could the matter between himself and Concubine Zhang Yin suddenly be stabbed to Li Yuan, this is a very bad behavior! And this prince and the concubine fornicated with each other, which was a very huge crime in ancient times. And if this matter spreads, it will definitely be possible to abolish his position as the crown prince, you must know that no man will allow his woman to have an affair with another man, even if that man is his son and he is an emperor. The son had an affair with his own woman, which was absolutely unacceptable to any emperor. Therefore, Li Yuan was also angry at that time, and immediately ordered Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to come over to explain. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji also knew that this matter was not simple, so he also hurriedly brought Li Yuanji over to explain, hoping to get Li Yuan's understanding.

Li Jiancheng walked outside the Xuanwu Gate, and then the Xuanwu Gate guard Chang He, who was Li Jiancheng's cronies. He went outside to greet him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Chang He said.

"How is the palace now?" Li Jiancheng asked.

Chang He immediately said: "Everything is fine, no accidents have happened." ”

"That's good!" Li Jiancheng said.

Li Jiancheng didn't expect that this Chang He had been bought by Li Shimin, and he was no longer his own person at all, so he still thought that he was very safe in the Xuanwu Gate, as long as he could be in the palace, it was very safe, and he didn't have to worry about any problems at all. As for the rest of the matter, it was also very easy. Now that Li Shimin's people have been released, no one can stay with Li Shimin at all, so Li Jiancheng feels that victory is in sight. Therefore, Li Jiancheng now feels in his heart that he is only one step away from the throne. Then he is still dreaming of becoming an emperor!

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please!" Chang He said.

When the crown prince Li Jiancheng walked to the Xuanwu Gate, Chang He immediately began to order: "Close the palace gate immediately, no one can open the door when they come, understand?" ”

"Yes!" The guards under him said.

Chang He looked at Li Jiancheng who was leaving, and then couldn't help but sigh in his heart, in fact, why did he want to betray Li Jiancheng! Li Jiancheng treated him very well, but after he found out that his son had been kidnapped. He also knew that he had to cooperate with Li Shimin. Because he only has such a son, if his son dies, it will be a real loss. In the presence of the lord and his son. Chang He chose to betray the lord and choose his only son. If this son is a concubine, or if he has several sons, then Chang He may choose to sacrifice his son. But he only has such a son, so he can only choose to sacrifice his lord in exchange for his son's safety.

Of course. This kind of kidnapping is actually nothing new. In the political seizure of power, in fact, no matter what, in order to seize power, it is necessary to do everything. Even if Zhang Chao knew about Li Shimin's behavior, he wouldn't have any other thoughts. Zhang Chao knows what is clean in politics? There is never anything clean in politics, but the means used in politics are dirty, which Zhang Chao has known since then. Politics is dark, so even if Zhang Chao knew that Li Shimin forced Chang He to take refuge in this way, not only would he not oppose it, but he understood it very well. Zhang Chao is a politician and an official oilman, and he naturally knows the truth of doing everything for power. And politics is like that, in order to achieve a bright end, but it is necessary to use dirty means. Using Satan's means to do God's things is the core of politicians.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

A group of soldiers suddenly appeared in front of Li Jiancheng, and then Li Jiancheng saw a man in silver armor in the distance from a distance, and Li Jiancheng was suddenly shocked.

"Second brother, what are you going to do?" Li Jiancheng shouted.

And Li Shimin immediately said: "Prince, you led troops into the palace with the intention of rebellion, but I have already discovered it, and you are still not arrested?" ”

"Damn, that's going to happen?" Li Jiancheng was furious.

Li Jiancheng really didn't expect that he would have such a result, he never thought that Li Shimin would actually engage in a mutiny, which was simply a surprise to his wife. If he had known that Li Shimin was going to mutiny, he would definitely bring more people over, but now he was actually labeled by Li Shimin as a so-called mutiny, which is really surprising. Obviously, Li Shimin was engaged in a mutiny, but now he actually deducted a hat for himself, which is too hateful.

"Let's go!" Li Jiancheng said.

Li Jiancheng immediately turned his head and left, and then immediately shouted: "Chang He, open the door to the lonely king!" ”

"Prince, you intend to rebel, Chang He specially came to cooperate with King Qin Qin." Chang He said.

"Chang He, you betrayed me!" Li Jiancheng said angrily.

"I'm sorry, prince, you intend to rebel, I didn't betray you, I came to King Qin!" Chang He shouted.

"Kill the Lone King!" Li Shimin shouted.

"Hold me back, our reinforcements will be coming soon!" Li Jiancheng shouted to the guards.

And Li Shimin saw this scene. Immediately bend the bow and shoot it very well. And Li Shimin has been fighting for many years, and he is naturally very proficient in using bows and arrows, so he can shoot accurately. But Li Jiancheng has too little battlefield experience, so he actually stays where he is, which is also a target for others.

"Woo-" Li Jiancheng clutched his chest. Then the arrow fell to the ground.

"Alright, then, it's over!" Li Shimin said.

One minute on the stage, ten years off the stage, Li Shimin don't look at it as just the Xuanwumen Mutiny, the process is less than half an hour, but he has been preparing for today for no less than ten years, and today is over, they can enjoy wealth and wealth in peace. And Li Shimin can also realize his ideal of being the emperor and then doing something for the people of the world, and truly realize the peace of the world.

"The father, the crown prince and the king of Qi intended to rebel and have been beheaded by their sons. Ask your father to abolish the crown prince, and then immediately set up his son as the crown prince to save the country. Li Shimin said.

When Li Yuan heard this, he suddenly burst out laughing. But in the laughter, it was so helpless and so sad. Things have come to this point. In fact, as early as the founding period of the Tang Dynasty, the cause was planted, and today's fruit was founded. If Li Yuan could be more resolute and domineering back then, he would not let his two sons accumulate capital in the troubled times. At that time, Li Yuan will be the supreme emperor of the country, and neither of his two sons will be able to have their own small forces, so Li Yuan can guarantee that there will be no civil strife. But because this Tang Empire is an empire formed by father and son. So the three of them are parallel, not the traditional kind of empire, so this creates a situation of competition for the throne. Therefore, this result was planted as early as the founding of the Tang Dynasty. This is caused by Datang's congenital deficiencies.

"Why are you doing this? He's your big brother! Li Yuan said.

But Li Shimin couldn't help it, and said: "Father, you didn't force this!" Why do you like the eldest brother so much, is it because he is the eldest son? Why can't you give me a chance to compete fairly, you have repeatedly used the emperor's righteousness to suppress me, and I have been at a disadvantage repeatedly. Is it the way of the father and the way of the king that you have such a preference for one of the two sons? Where am I inferior to my eldest brother, my talent and ability are better than my eldest brother, why can't I inherit the throne, is it because of the order of birth? I'm unwilling, just because of the order of birth, then you are so partial to the eldest brother? ”

But Li Yuan sighed and said, "Now, it's too late to say anything, but I know that in the future, you will definitely agree with my idea, thinking that the inheritance of the eldest son is the best way." You have not sat in the position of the emperor, and you will never be able to understand the helplessness of the person in the position of the emperor. If I were an ordinary rich man's family, then I might choose you as my heir. But I am the emperor, and I must carry out the inheritance of the eldest son, so this is also the emperor's helplessness. If you sit in my position, then you will be able to understand it. And this, in the words of Zhang Chao, may be the butt that decides the head. However, you have made a very bad start for your son, and I think that your son will follow your old path in the future. ”

Li Yuan is worthy of being vicious, he naturally knows the truth that his father is a role model for his son, Li Shimin can do this today, and Li Shimin's sons will be like this in the future. Li Shimin's son did not end well, the crown prince Li Chengqian rebelled, Li You rebelled, and several princes fought inextricably, and they all embarked on their father's old path. It is conceivable that the role of role models in this, the father has set a bad example, and the sons are not all the same?

Li Shimin didn't say anything, but continued: "Please ask my father to issue an edict to abolish the eldest brother's position as the crown prince, and then make his son the crown prince." And, leave all the state affairs to the sons. ”

Soon, Li Shimin got the information about canonizing him as the crown prince and announcing the original crown prince Li Jiancheng, as for the reason, it was because Li Jiancheng rebelled. Although this is very inverted, everyone has chosen to acquiesce. Because history is written by the winners, the victors can put countless hats on the losers, and the winners are all great and upright, and the losers are all extremely evil, so this is not surprising, and it is also the case in Chinese history.

However, Liu Chun, who was the commentator of Dali Temple at the time, saw this incident and immediately asked Kuaima to speed up the delivery of the news to Jingzhou City. After fifteen days, Zhang Chao of Jingzhou City received the news.

"The Xuanwu Gate change still happened, and it was actually more than ten days in advance?" Zhang Chao thought.

When Qian Feng saw the news, he immediately exclaimed: "These things actually happened in Chang'an? The crown prince King Qi rebelled and was killed by the King of Qin, and then the emperor made the King of Qin the crown prince? ”

"I think in a few days, the emperor will abdicate." Zhang Chao said.

"So what do we do?" Qian Feng asked.

Zhang Chao replied; "It's very simple, the things in Chang'an City have nothing to do with us, our grade is only six or seven, and we must have a lot of places for us to choose from. So we don't have to be afraid of a prince and a courtier, so we can clean up Luo Yi with peace of mind. As long as Luo Yi's problem is solved, then I am afraid that we will be heroes no matter what. ”

"So what do we do? We just received the news, and Luo Yi should have just received the news, so we should be able to deal with him before he contacts the Turks. Qian Feng said.

But Zhang Chao said with a wry smile: "It's too late, now I'm afraid that the Turkic army has begun to start, and it won't take a few days to enter our Jingzhou vicinity, and then drive all the way to Chang'an." ”

"How can this be, we have just received the news, how can the Turks be ready so quickly?" Qian Feng asked.

Zhang Chao immediately said: "You forgot, there is such a thing as carrier pigeons." Luo Yi should probably have someone in Chang'an who was responsible for preparing carrier pigeons, and once the mutiny occurred, they would immediately send a letter to Luo Yi. At that time, Luo Yi probably knew the news of the mutiny eleven or twelve days ago, but he deliberately didn't disclose it, so we didn't know either. And we don't have carrier pigeons, and we rely on fast horses to deliver news, which takes half a month, so our men are more than ten days behind them. And they sent the news to the Turks, but the Turks had eagles to carry the message, and the eagles flew faster than carrier pigeons. ”

"The army of the Turks is actually ready for a long time, and it can set off as long as the khan gives the order. They got the news more than ten days before we did, so maybe they had already completed the assembly of troops, and then they came to the border very much. I'm afraid that in less than three days, we will be able to start invading our Datang border, and then kill all the way to Chang'an. So, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop the Turkic invasion. Zhang Chao said.

"Damn it!" Qian Feng scolded angrily.

Zhang Chao realized the consequences of backward means of communication, if the news could arrive a few days earlier, the effect would be completely different, and maybe a Turkic invasion could be prevented. However, this news came too late, more than 10 days later than others, and this more than 10 days is enough to determine the outcome of a battle, a battle can change the direction of a war, and a war is enough to change the fate of a country and a nation, so the means of communication are completely a very huge thing. Now their means of communication are too backward, and they don't even have carrier pigeons, so they will definitely suffer a big loss. Therefore, Zhang Chao was very helpless in his heart, he was completely unable to prevent the outbreak of this war.

"However, we must seize the power of the Tianjie Army as soon as possible, otherwise we may be very dangerous. At that time, without the support of the Tianjie Army, then our capital Chang'an will be in danger. If Chang'an is dangerous, it means that the whole country is in danger, and once Chang'an falls, the Tang Dynasty is in danger of disintegration. Therefore, we must grasp the military power of the Tianjie Army as soon as possible, and then let the Tianjie Army support Chang'an, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Zhang Chao said. (To be continued......)