The defenders refused to open the city gate, and the king of Chu was a little anxious, before the king of Wu told himself that the garrison of Chang'an City was less than 5,000, but he could not storm the city gate if he did not open the city gate, so he would not be reasonable.

However, the king of Chu is not without a backhand, and he can only wait patiently for the news in the palace at this time.

The general guarding the city looked at the soldiers outside the city, and was also a little worried, if there were really rebels fighting in Chang'an, then it would definitely be a vicious battle, and his life might not be saved.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Fang Xuanling to come to the city wall, only to hear Fang Xuanling look at the King of Chu under the city and say, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu said that there are rebels attacking? I don't know where the rebels are? Who is the rebel army that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is talking about? ”

King Chu still looked anxious, looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "It's King Wu, he's not dead yet!" ”

Fang Xuanling was also a little surprised, he thought that the King of Chu would say Li Chengqian or something, and planted a wave of blame, but he didn't expect the King of Chu to say King Wu, so he hurriedly asked, "You said that His Royal Highness King Wu is not dead?" Then why did he rebel! Where did His Royal Highness the King of Chu know! ”

The King of Chu looked behind him from time to time, as if he was really afraid that there would be a rebel army behind him, and when he heard Fang Xuanling ask, he immediately replied: "The King of Chu went to Youzhou to find me, and he said that he was willing to help me become the emperor, so I naturally didn't have this idea, so he killed the personal eunuch sent by my father, and put me under house arrest in the mansion, but fortunately, my subordinates found out that something was wrong and rescued me!" ”

Fang Xuanling touched his beard and was a little puzzled, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is saying that King Wu said to help you be the emperor?" Why didn't he himself become emperor? ”

The king of Chu looked at the back and said anxiously: "What's the problem, let's go into the city and talk about it, if the rebels really come suddenly, then things won't be easy!" ”

Fang Xuanling looked into the distance and didn't see any figures, so he said with peace of mind: "Your Highness, don't worry, the old minister is staring into the distance, if someone really comes over then I will tell Your Highness!" ”

Only then did the King of Chu explain: "King Wu said that it was because he had the blood of the former Sui on his body, so his father had always been prejudiced against him, no matter how good he did, he couldn't be the emperor, and his father's emperor was snatched from his brother, he wanted to help me be the emperor, and then he grabbed it!" ”

Fang Xuanling listened to these seemingly logical words, and thought of the arrogant and domineering King Wu in the past, this seems to be really what King Wu can say, but it is not a matter of casual decision for so many soldiers to enter Chang'an City, and the so-called rebels are also invisible, Fang Xuanling then asked: "Then how did King Wu rebel, you must know that His Royal Highness the Prince, General Cheng, and General Hou were brought out this time with 200,000 troops, although their goal was to block the Turks, but if King Wu took advantage of the incident to rebel, They won't be merciful! ”

The king of Chu told the shocking secret, "General Cheng and Li Chengqian have died in Jingzhou City, and General Hou is also fighting hard with the Turks in Yizhou, now is not the time to quarrel about these things, let's go into the city first!" ”

As soon as this statement came out, Fang Xuanling was even more incredulous, and pointed at the King of Chu with some trembling and said: "What are you talking nonsense, we only received a secret letter from General Cheng and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a few days ago, how could they die in Jingzhou City?" ”

The king of Chu then shook the pot and said: "It's true, these are all what King Wu told me personally, he told me that this time the Turks came to attack was his handiwork, and the purpose was to transfer the soldiers of Chang'an, so that he could lead the troops to attack!" ”

Listening to the King of Chu's words, the more it looks like the real thing, Fang Xuanling can't pay attention to it, the news of the city gate before it reached the palace, Li Shimin is still doubting whether the King of Chu is not giving up, and wants to go back to Chang'an to get involved, and even Li Shimin has thought that the King of Chu wants to rebel, but this idea was quickly put aside by him, and it is simply wishful thinking for a team of less than 20,000 people to rebel.

Fang Xuanling was still entangled, there was really a large army riding horses in the distance, and Fang Xuanling heard the sound of dust and horses' hooves really well, and the King of Chu said a little anxiously: "The rebels are chasing after you, Fang Xiang quickly open the door!" ”

Fang Xuanling still didn't dare to make a decision, but a few soldiers in the city sneaked over and opened the big bolt of the city gate without hesitation, and the king of Chu immediately led his troops into Chang'an City when he saw this.

Only then did Fang Xuanling see that the soldiers coming from afar were not rebels, and the armor he was wearing was the same as that worn by the King of Chu, so he said that it was not good, but he only heard a creak, and the city gate opened like this, Fang Xuanling was shocked: "Who opened the city gate!" ”

There was no answer. The king of Chu went straight to the palace with his soldiers, and Fang Xuanling had no choice but to follow him to the palace, but he told his cronies on the way and asked him to find a way to pass the news to Li Chengqian, because it was calculated that Li Chengqian would not be able to reach Chang'an in a few days.

The palace was soon taken over by the king of Chu, and all checkpoints were guarded by his soldiers, and the king of Chu felt high-spirited at this time, although he did not have many soldiers, but as long as the palace was surrounded, the throne would be his own sooner or later.

The city gate was also closed as the soldiers of the king of Chu entered, and the soldiers who opened the door saw that the plan had been completed, and stood on the city wall and gestured an unknown flag into the distance.

The king of Chu was still restrained at this time, he did not occupy all the city gates, he knew that he did not have many people, so he could only occupy the palace, and through Li Shimin to control the soldiers in the city, then he could defend the city and successfully defeat Li Chengqian, who was about to return.

Li Shimin naturally heard about the palace being taken over by the King of Chu, and was a little surprised that Fang Xuanling did things, but after a hundred battles, he still sat calmly on the dragon chair, waiting for the arrival of the King of Chu.

Fang Xuanling and King Chu pushed the door in together, and King Chu knelt down on one knee and said a little excitedly: "See my father, my son's rescue is late, I hope my father will forgive me!" ”

Li Shimin put down the fold in his hand and said with some puzzlement: "Rescue? What a statement! ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu said that King Wu was reversed!" ”

Li Shimin's pupils shook, but he didn't say anything, but he heard what the King of Chu said to Fang Xuanling on the city wall, and said it to Li Shimin again.

Li Shimin naturally didn't believe it, at this time he already knew what the king of Chu meant, and looked at the king of Chu with a playful face and said: "Since the emperor is here to rescue and quell the rebellion, why only surround my palace, why don't you intercept these rebels outside!" ”

The king of Chu didn't want to turn his face like this, he hoped that Li Shimin could hand over the throne by himself, so he said patiently: "Qi Father, the sons know that they are weak, and they want to borrow their father's talismans, so that the sons can call the soldiers around who have not participated in the war, so as to help Chang'an survive this catastrophe!" ”

Li Shimin was not in the mood to play this game with the King of Chu, and said impatiently: "Get out of here, if you leave Chang'an with the soldiers now, I will treat it as if it didn't happen at this time, if you are still obsessed, don't blame me for being welcome!" ”

The king of Chu was frightened by Li Shimin's momentum, and said tremblingly: "Where did my father say this, son······ Erchen is here to save the driver! ”

Li Shimin took out the sword on the side and pointed it at the head of the King of Chu, and said viciously: "The King of Wu is dead, you still come up with such a lame reason to rebel, do you really think that if you fight a Turk, you will let me send the defenders of Chang'an?" ”

Saying that, Li Shimin slapped the table and shouted: "What about Li Junxian? Bring someone in! ”

The king of Chu was still unconvinced, and said a little nervously: "Father, King Wu is really not dead, he really asked his sons to discuss the rebellion, but his sons did not agree!" ”

Before the words fell, Li Junxian pushed the door in, and the people of the King of Chu who were originally guarding outside fell silently, only to see Li Junxian holding a package in his hand, walked to Li Shimin's side and opened it and said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers of the King of Chu outside have all been controlled, and the jade seal and dragon robe have been found on one of them!" ”

Li Shimin looked at the contents of the package, picked up the inferior jade seal and threw it at the feet of the king of Chu, the jade seal was shattered in response, and the king of Chu was also full of disbelief, he didn't believe that this thing would appear in the hands of his own people, he didn't believe that his soldiers were solved in just an hour when he saw Li Shimin.

Li Shimin scolded angrily: "Son, is there anything wrong with exempting you from paying taxes in Youzhou and letting you be a carefree prince?" It's not your stuff, why should you covet it? ”

The king of Chu also said stubbornly: "Father, the son is wronged, the son is here to escort, these things are all planted and blamed!" ”

Li Shimin saw that he was complaining, without a trace of repentance, he took the sword in his hand and slashed it angrily, the king of Chu fell backwards in horror, the tip of the sword still pierced his thigh, and the feeling of pain spread throughout the body of the king of Chu, how could he endure this suffering when he was pampered since he was a child.

Seeing that Li Shimin was going to do it again, the King of Chu hurriedly begged for mercy: "Father, father, spare your life!" ”

Seeing him begging for mercy, Li Shimin's face softened before he asked, "Tell me quickly, what are you going to do!" ”

The king of Chu didn't dare to lie, and then said: "Erchen is telling the truth, it was really King Wu who tricked Erchen into coming to Chang'an, and King Wu really didn't die!" ”

Li Shimin took a deep breath and didn't look at him, but looked at Fang Xuanling on the side and said, "How could Fang Xiang let the troops enter the city?" ”

Fang Xuanling hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, it was not ordered by the old minister, it was the soldiers who guarded the city who opened the gate themselves, and it may have been bought by the King of Chu!" ”

The king of Chu said on the side: "Father, the son has lived in Youzhou for a long time, and he didn't stay too long last time he came to Chang'an, where did he have the ability to buy the soldiers who defend the city, this is all done by King Wu, he wants to blame the son of the minister!" ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and motioned for Li Junxian to take the king of Chu down, and the king of Chu went out only to find that he had made a wrong decision, he should not guard the doors of the palace, he should directly lead the soldiers to Li Shimin, and divide the troops himself, so that Li Junxian, who was ambushed in the depths of the palace, had a chance.

Looking at the soldiers who were pouring blood, the king of Chu looked at the sky with some remorse, perhaps the king of Wu had long known that his rebellion would fail, so he let himself carry out this seemingly seamless plan.