Chapter 14 Xuanwu Gate
Chang'an, Tiance House.
Li Shiming sat quietly by the window, looking at the familiar scenery outside the window, holding his chin with one hand, with a murderous aura in his eyes, Luoyang's information had already come, he didn't expect that it was just a short period of time, and such an accident happened, the death of Qu Tu and Yin Kaishan, the two veterans, had a great blow to Li Tang's morale, since he was ready to take over Li Tang Jiangshan and Li Tang's future, he naturally had to think about it.
Hangu Pass must be recaptured, just as Shen Luoyan analyzed, Hangu Pass will determine the initiative between Li Tang and Lu Bu, once Hangu Pass cannot be recaptured, Li Tang must spend a lot of energy on Hangu Pass, which Li Shimin absolutely does not want to see.
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness Yuanji has gone to Hangu Pass with illness, and now that Chang'an is empty, our people have a great advantage, it's time to make a move." Zhuge Wuhou came to Li Shimin's side and said in a deep voice.
"How's it going? Is there any movement on my big brother? Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Zhuge Wuhou, and at that moment, Zhuge Wuhou's breathing became suffocated.
"Prince Jiancheng doesn't seem to have much doubt about His Royal Highness's sudden return to the court, our men and horses have infiltrated the Xuanwu Gate and can act at any time." Zhuge Wuhou nodded and said.
"Your Highness, is this a little hasty, if His Royal Highness the King of Qi is angry and leads the army back, I'm afraid that the matter in Luoyang will be staged again." Li Jing said in a deep voice, his eyes were full of worry, Li Yuanji now has an army of 100,000 in his hands, this is a force that cannot be ignored, although Li Shimin's hands are not bad at all, and there are elites such as Xuanjia cavalry, but once Li Yuanji returns to King Qin, it is difficult to say the final victory.
"Yuanji?" A smile appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth and said: "Don't pay attention to him first, I have my own way, the target now is the eldest brother, and the strength in his hands is not either, we can't take it lightly." ”
Li Yuan has three sons, each of whom is a generation of outstanding people, among which the old Sanyuanji, the most outstanding martial arts, charging into battle, there is no disadvantage, and the old 2 Li Shimin, although his martial arts are not as good as Yuanji, but leading the troops to fight is a mythical figure, and he has not been defeated so far.
The boss is a little mediocre, his martial arts are stronger than Li Shimin, but not as good as Li Yuanji, and the art of war is stronger than Li Yuanji, but not as good as Shimin, and he is the best at handling logistics.
In these years, Li Shimin has been able to conquer everything, be invincible, and sweep Youzhou, and Li Jiancheng can be said to have made great contributions.
The three of them can be described as outstanding people, but this is also Li Yuan's misfortune, being in the emperor's house, there should not be too many feelings mixed in, the three sons are extraordinary, but they are all staring at the throne of the prince, between the three parties, it is inevitable.
In the past, Li Shimin was too popular, and once overpowered Li Jiancheng, making Li Jiancheng's status unsafe, but fortunately, now Li Shimin has a broken arm, and the charm award makes the smell of gunpowder between the two sides no longer so strong.
Sometimes, Li Yuan often thinks that the momentum Lu Bu cut off one of Li Shimin's arms, it is not all a bad thing, Sai Weng lost his horse, he didn't know if it was a blessing, Li Shimin, who lost his arm, would be better for him or the whole Li Tang.
"Whoa." Seeing that Li Shimin had made up his mind, Li Jing was not persuading, he knew that once Li Shimin made a decision, he would not change, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, being in the imperial palace was really tiring enough.
"Lord, Cheng Biting Jin, Qin Shubao, and the three generals who are nervous are back." A player from Tiance Mansion hurriedly came and said to Li Shimin.
"Coming back?" A flash of joy flashed in Li Simin's eyes, now he is worried that his generals are not enough, he didn't expect these three people to come back at this time, it really solved a lot of problems for him.
"What's going on?" Looking at the embarrassed appearance of the three of them, Li Shimin shook his head slightly, and asked in a deep voice, although he had heard some news about Luoyang, but he didn't know the specific situation, but he knew that Li Mi Xiang'er had suffered a lot of losses in poverty alleviation, especially Li Mi, who had just been subdued under various conditions, but he didn't know what the reason was, so he suddenly withdrew, and even Fang Xuanling didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Although he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, according to the descriptions of several people, Li Shimin could completely imagine the scene at that time, Fang Xuanling, a weak scholar, had a very low chance of surviving on the battlefield in the chaos of war.
"It's Lu Bu's dog thief," Cheng Yanjin roared with some anger, thinking that his brothers who were born and died were now cold corpses, and he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.
"Is him again?" Li Shimin was depressed in his heart, this Lu Bu seemed to be on the bar with himself, in Luoyang City, when they met for the first time, he cut off one of his arms, which made him a lot of charm, and after that, Luoyang Xiang Yu sent him to crusade against the people, killed the falling flowers and flowing water, Qu Tu was even more killed in battle, and the latter sentence pushed himself into the abyss, so that he had to make this decision.
Killing many brothers, especially there is a Yang Guang in front of him as an example, if he is not careful, even if Cihang Jingzhai helps him, he will let his reputation plummet, and it seems that every time he sees Lu Bu, nothing good will happen.
It's just that he didn't expect that his army was so solved by Li Mi, who was supposed to be his own person, a son who didn't know where it came out, but climbed so quickly to a figure that even he was no longer qualified to look at directly, and the contrast made him a little unacceptable.
Can't wait any longer
Li Shimin stood up, watched the crowd gather their eyes on him in surprise, and said in a deep voice: "Immediately prepare for the army to start."
"Yes" everyone's expressions couldn't help but be stunned, and they arched their hands and said: But with the demolition of His Royal Highness, I will not give up until I die. "Those who can sit here have all gone through strict tests and belong to the elite of Tiance Mansion.
"Xinyue, the master next to the crown prince, I'll leave it to you." Li Shimin's eyes softened, looked at the crescent moon standing on the side, and said softly.
"Your Highness rest assured, the new moon is coming, and it is for His Highness to share his worries that the new moon patted his chest seriously, and there was a wave of turbulence, which made people involuntarily think about it.
"Let's go" Li Shimin nodded, and then walked out of the door, accompanied by Li Jing, Qin Shubao, Wei Chi Jingde and others, these people, wherever they are placed, are all characters who are competing with the princes of all parties, but now they are gathered under Li Shimin's account, and it can also be seen from the side that Li Shimin's personality charm, even if he breaks off an arm, he is willing to ...... with him
Li Jiancheng leisurely walked on the road to start construction, although the bad news kept coming during these days, first Qu Tu, Yin Kaishan's death, and then Luoyang's death, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Like Li Shimin, he has already regarded Li Tang as his bag, and naturally cares about Li Tang's prospects, and the importance of the location of Hangu Pass, even if he is only a rough master of the art of war, he can see it, so when Li Yuanji asked for troops, he happily allocated most of the troops in his hand to Li Yuanji, and asked him to lead the troops to recover Hangu Pass.
Chang'an City has Tongguan and Hangu Pass as barriers, so that it can be stabilized and displayed with peace of mind, back then, Li Tang relied on these two pipe cards to block the Guandong princes from the outside, so that Li Tang took advantage of the situation to stabilize Guanzhong.
In the face of Lu Bu, Li Jiancheng did not dare to be stingy at all, as a child of the family, he has received the best education since he was born, but it is easy to understand.
If Li Tang is gone, then Li Jiancheng's status as a prince will not have a chance to continue, so this time, he is unusually positive on the issue of sending troops.
Unconsciously, I have arrived at the Xuanwu Gate, which is one of the four gates of the palace and wants to start construction, and the Xuanwu Gate is the only way to go.
"Crunch"
The heavy city gate was opened from afar, Li Jiancheng frowned slightly, usually, although these people are respectful, they rarely take the initiative so much, and often wait until he arrives to open the door, what's wrong today?
Looking at the open city gate, Li Jianjin could feel that something was wrong, but he didn't know how it was bad for a while.
The gate of the city was wide open, but it was like the hideous mouth of a wild beast, wanting to devour everything.
Immediately, Li Jiancheng shook his head with a wry smile, what's wrong with him? This is the palace, does anyone dare to be rude to himself, Prince Li Tang?
Walking into the Xuanwu Gate with steady steps, the heavy city gate was closed again, and the dull voice made Li Jiancheng's heart tremble, and instinctively, he looked up at the surroundings.
In the distance, above the castle tower, in the sunlight, suddenly a little reflection shot into his eyes.
Not good, there are ambushes
Li Jiancheng's face changed greatly, he didn't expect that someone would dare to ambush him here, so he turned his head and ran towards the gate of Xuanwu Gate, but the gate was now closed, and what was more serious was that it seemed to have been sealed from the other side, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open it in the slightest.
Click, click, click
In the sound of neat footsteps, a group of soldiers in black armor rushed down from the city tower, instantly surrounding Li Jiancheng, and the cold and cold light on the blade was a little dazzling.
"Qiang"
Li Jiancheng pulled out the saber at his waist, looked at these black-armored soldiers with indifferent faces, and said coldly: "Xuanjia cavalry? Why are you here? What about Li Shimin? Let him come to me."
"Big brother, are you looking for me?" Li Shimin's voice sounded from behind, and many Xuanjia cavalry made way of a road.
"Li Shimin, what do you want to do?" Li Jiancheng glared at Li Shimin angrily.
"The eldest brother has been sitting in the position of the prince for a long time, do you consider letting the prince's seal out?" Li Shimin looked at Li Jiancheng and said.
"You dream that the prince and the father are personally sealed, even if it is given to you, what is the use?" Li Jiancheng said angrily.
"I don't have to worry about this, I will go and tell my father." Li Jiancheng shook his head and said.
"You want to force the palace?" Li Jiancheng's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Li Shimin in disbelief.
"Poof"
A snow-bright sword pierced Li Jiancheng's chest, reaching the handle, Li Shimin's friendly voice was unusually harsh at this time: "Big brother, you know, it's too much......"