Chapter 259: Buried
If the soldiers and horses brought by King Wu were wearing armor, each of these arrows could only hurt one or two people at most, but although there were many of them, they did not have enough iron to make armor.
After a round of shooting, King Wu's people fell to the ground in response, and Cheng Chumo then led the soldiers to open the palace gate and rushed out with the Mo family's latest shield.
King Wu saw the shield that was neatly like a city wall, and his heart suddenly felt like running away, but what he didn't expect was that there were a group of people in the rear who rushed towards him with shields at some point.
The person leading the troops in the rear was none other than Wei Chi Baolin, and the two barbed walls were moving quickly towards one piece.
Wu Wang and the others only felt very frightened, but they didn't expect that they were going to die like this.
Li Chengqian was also ruthless this time, 50,000 people were quickly killed by this wall array, and the soldiers and horses brought by King Wu did not even destroy a single shield, you can imagine how strong these shields are!
Outside the palace, blood and mud flowed through the cracks of the stones beneath his feet.
In the palace, Li Chengqian looked at Cheng Chu with an expressionless face and said, "Are they all dead?" Is King Wu also dead? ”
Cheng Chumo nodded, looked at Li Chengqian and said: "That's right, King Wu was also killed, maybe the situation was too chaotic at that time, and every one of the brothers was serious!" ”
Li Chengqian waved his hand and didn't blame it, but there was some unhappiness in his eyes.
In the blink of an eye, the night passed, and the air in Chang'an City seemed to be filled with the smell of blood.
The road outside the palace was completely stained red with blood, and even the soldiers fetched water overnight to no avail. Fortunately, the bodies of the attackers had been moved out of the city, and the soldiers who had been fighting all night were digging deep pits.
Yu Chi Baolin also said a little impatiently: "These people have burned it down, why do they have to dig a pit!" ”
Brother Liang, who was watching from the side, saw that Wei Chi Baolin was a little reluctant, so he hurriedly came over and explained: "It's not good to burn it, didn't Yang Chen say it before, it's better to dig a pit and destroy these corpses with lime and water, otherwise it will cause infectious diseases!" ”
Yu Chi Baolin just complained, looking at so many corpses, Yu Chi Baolin also sighed a little: "I don't know how many families were destroyed in this night, and our brothers were also injured a lot, although they were all smashed, but they still have to be taken care of!" ”
Brother Liang nodded, looked at Yu Chi Baolin and said, "Don't worry, everyone's welfare will not be less, don't you know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is like?" ”
At this time, every household in Chang'an City was forcibly told to clean the blood stains in front of their homes, but no one told them what happened.
If it is said that there was such a big movement last night, no one knows whether it is true, but no one dares to ask and dare to step forward is true.
Fortunately, with everyone's help, the blood stains were quickly cleaned up, and it wasn't until dinner time that someone in the teahouse began to whisper about last night's incident.
However, Li Chengqian did something to think about, and did not give everyone too much time to discuss, so he posted the imperial list and explained that someone wanted to enter the palace to assassinate the prince last night, but the prince knew in advance, and finally came to catch the turtle in the urn and killed them all.
As soon as this emperor list was posted, the people instantly felt a lot more relieved, and they dared to discuss it loudly, among which the most discussed was where these traitors were, some people said it was the King of Wei, some people said it was the King of Wu, and some people said it was the King of Chu.
At this time, Li Chengqian was at the gate of the palace, looking at an ordinary coffin.
Concubine Yang was holding tears on the side, judging by the redness of her eyes, she should have been crying for a while.
Li Chengqian watched the sky darken a little bit, and silently turned his head to look at Concubine Yang and said, "Concubine Yang, this palace thinks that today is a good day, so let's bury King Wu." ”
As soon as Li Chengqian's words came out, Concubine Yang's face changed again and again, but she still said stubbornly: "No, the emperor hasn't come back, Ke'er can't die so unclear!" ”
Li Chengqian closed his eyes, as if he thought of the situation when Li Shimin came back, but he still said strongly: "This matter is in charge of the palace, and the palace will personally send him to the imperial mausoleum in a while, and just find a vacant place to bury him, and he will return to his roots, as for what his father wants to do with him, then wait until his father comes back, but the father has not returned, and this Chang'an will be up to me!" ”
Saying that, Li Chengqian raised his hand and signaled the soldiers on the side to lift the coffin, and Concubine Yang also seemed to be crazy, threw herself on the coffin and cried: "Ke'er, you died so unjustly, I will definitely find the emperor to avenge you!" ”
Li Chengqian seemed to be angered by this sentence, and his eyes were full of anger when he looked at Concubine Yang, but he still endured it to prevent himself from getting angry, but silently approached Concubine Yang and said: "There is a king of Shu outside whose whereabouts are unknown, if you don't want the palace to kill them all, take care of your mouth, and then dare to say that King Wu is wronged, be careful that the palace sends someone to find the king of Shu!" ”
Li Chengqian's words seemed to have an effect, and Concubine Yang immediately closed her mouth, but her eyes were still full of resentment when she looked at Li Chengqian, as if she wanted to tell Li Chengqian that your good days were coming to an end.
The coffin went straight to the imperial mausoleum through a quiet neighborhood from the entrance of the palace, and although Li Chengqian deliberately avoided the downtown area, it was still seen by many people.
Soon, the news that Li Chengqian went to the imperial tomb with a coffin spread throughout Chang'an.
The people seemed to be talking about who was in the coffin again.
Outside the city, outside the imperial mausoleum, Cheng Chumo seemed to have gotten the news, looked at Li Chengqian and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, why didn't you wait, just wait until the curfew time to transport King Wu out, now Chang'an City is full of gossip, and now someone actually says that our coffin is filled with a satisfactory corpse, you can't help it, so you hurriedly sent his coffin to the imperial mausoleum!" ”
Li Chengqian took a deep breath, looked at Cheng Chumo and said: "I can't help it, that Concubine Yang has been stimulating me with words, and I am sitting upright, why should I be wronged because of this!" ”
Cheng Chumo pursed his lips, no longer paying attention to Li Chengqian, but instead commanded the soldier to dig a pit on a flat ground outside the imperial mausoleum.
Li Chengqian stared at the imperial tomb not far away and sighed: "If I can go back to the time when King Wu and King Wei fought with me in the court, I would rather give them the position of the crown prince, why make trouble to the current situation?" ”
No one dared to answer his words this time, and Li Chengqian's eyes seemed to have tears flashing, but soon he looked at Cheng Chu and said ruthlessly: "You must keep an eye on others in the past few days, Yang Chen sent someone to send me news, this time the matter is not only planned by King Wu himself, but also Gaochang, Turkic, Jiangnan Shi clan, and Changsun family!" These people are all accomplices! ”
Cheng Chumo nodded, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "I have already sent someone to keep an eye on the eldest grandson's family and the house to love them, once they contact the people outside, they will get the news immediately!" ”
Li Chengqian nodded, looked at Cheng Chu and said silently: "Are they honestly staying in the house today?" ”
Cheng Chumo shook his head, looked at Li Chengqian and said: "They gathered at Chenghe Restaurant today, but they all went back to their respective homes in less than half an hour, they should have given up, knowing that the operation failed, as long as we have no substantial evidence, we can't move them!" ”
Li Chengqian sighed, as if he suddenly remembered something, he looked at Cheng Chumo and said, "By the way, has the body of the heart been found?" Didn't you say the other day that his coffin was stolen? ”
Hearing Li Chengqian's question, Cheng Chumo seemed to be stunned, but he still scratched his head and said: "No, I have been busy with things in the city these days, and I haven't searched much outside the city, but Your Highness, don't worry, I will send someone to search for it in the past few days, and I will definitely find it back as soon as possible!" ”
Li Chengqian nodded, no longer paying attention to Cheng Chumo, looked at the disappearing sun, and said silently in his heart: "I'm sorry for you, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely not disappoint you, even if we are both men, I am willing to stay by your side forever." ”
Li Chengqian's words in his heart seemed to be saying to himself, and he also seemed to be confessing to himself, in short, in Li Chengqian's opinion, this matter is in the past.
When he returned to the palace, Li Chengqian learned that he had been locked up in the palace yesterday, and that the ministers, whom he had not seen for a day, were clamoring to see him.
Li Chengqian dragged his tired body to the courtyard where the ministers lived, and looked at the people who were still noisy: "The palace is here, what are you looking for in the palace!" ”
Seeing Li Chengqian coming, the leader said angrily: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you must give me an explanation today, if you don't give me an explanation, I will leave the palace!" You can't be left to do whatever you want! ”
The other people on the side also responded: "That's it, that is, if you say that we are locked up, we will be locked up, and there is no royal law here!" ”
"It's okay to shut us down, but you have to give a reason, just leave without saying a word, and you won't let us go out if you can't find anyone all day today."
"That's right, and what happened last night, why is there shouting outside, and it's so loud, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must give us an explanation!"
Li Chengqian rubbed his head, as if he was a little irritable, but he still patiently listened to the accusations of the ministers before he spoke: "Since all the adults feel bored staying in the palace, let's go out of the palace and go home!" ”
After saying this, Li Chengqian left the side hall without looking back, ignoring the shouts of the ministers behind him.
These ministers were also a little confused, this Li Chengqian trapped them in the palace for a day and a night without giving an explanation, and now he let them leave so easily.
However, these people don't have a fuel-efficient lamp, since Li Chengqian ordered them to go back, they naturally won't let go of this opportunity, and they walked out with brisk steps with their sleeves up, looking high-spirited along the way!