Chapter 65: The World Shakes
On the seventh day of the sixth month of the ninth year of the Tang Dynasty, the whole world was shaken by two notices that appeared one after another, one of which was written by Li Chengming, the son of the prince and the king of Runan County.
On top of this document, Li Chengming, the king of Runan County, first denounced the cruelty and murder of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, for the sake of the throne, he did not hesitate to plot and rebel, and launched a palace rebellion on the fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wude, killing Li Jiancheng, the prince of the current dynasty, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, in front of the Xuanwu Gate, and sent people into the palace to control the current saint, intending to let the current saint canonize him as the prince first, and then seek to usurp the throne and ascend to the throne to become the emperor.
Li Chengming, the king of Runan County, received the secret edict of the current saint, calling on all the loyal court members and royal clansmen in the world to raise troops on the side of the Qing monarch to kill Li Shimin, the man who killed his brother and imprisoned his father, and returned the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Tang Dynasty to a bright future.
The other notice appeared in the form of a holy decree of the court, which said that the rebellion between the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was broken by Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
In addition, this holy decree also mentions that the crown prince Li Shimin has made a thousand years of contributions, Ze was the Tang Dynasty, and after he ascended to the crown prince, all the military and political affairs inside and outside the Tang Dynasty were handled by the prince, and then reported to the saint.
This holy decree, if it appears alone, naturally there will be no problems, and even the people who don't know it will praise Li Shimin for his wisdom and martial arts, and Datang has a good prince.
However, before the appearance of this holy decree, the document issued by the king of Runan had already appeared in the downtown area one step earlier, and the taste of this holy decree was wrong.
In particular, at the end of the holy decree, it was said that all military and political power in the future would be handed over to the crown prince, so what about the emperor?
What will the emperor do in the future?
As everyone knows, the emperor is the most powerful person in the world, just like the head of a family or a family, it is impossible for the emperor to give all the power to one person, even if this person is his own son, the crown prince.
However, now the holy decree says that in the future, all the military and political power in the world will be handed over to the crown prince, isn't this just the head of a family who suddenly does nothing and hands over everything to his son, is it possible?
But if it is combined with what was said in the previous text, then all this is clear.
It turned out that the current saint has been controlled by the crown prince, no, it should be said that Li Shimin has controlled him, so he has to be canonized as the crown prince and has to hand over all power.
In this way, everything is clear, the real rebels are not the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji, after all, Li Jiancheng is already the crown prince, and Li Yuan is also old, as long as it takes a few more years, Li Jiancheng, who is the crown prince, will naturally become the emperor, so why does he take such a big risk to rebel?
On the other hand, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, the whole thing was extremely beneficial to him from beginning to end, as soon as the crown prince and the king of Qi died, wouldn't he be able to ascend to the throne of the prince naturally?
Not only that, but it can also be seen from the holy decree that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, not only covets the throne of the crown prince, but he even controls the current saint and wants to plot to usurp the throne.
Therefore, the real rebel is about to come out, who is Li Shimin, the king of Qin?
Don't treat the people as fools, if the holy decree comes out first, and then the text is posted again, then naturally some people doubt the authenticity of this matter, and it will be people with ulterior motives who want to cause trouble in the world.
And now it was the text that was posted first, and the holy decree came later, and there are legends in the government that this holy decree was just issued by the saint this morning, and the king of Runan County, who can't publish the edict, can know the meaning of the saint today, right?
What's more, the king of Runan County said in the text that he had received a secret decree from the saint today, and he wanted to invite the loyal people of the court and the clan to "clear the king's side" together, and the combination of the two compartments would make the credibility of the king of Runan County even higher.
After reaching a conclusion, the whole world was in an uproar.
All the counties and counties that received the letter and the holy decree were all talking about this matter in the streets and alleys, and at the same time scolded Li Shimin for being an animal inferior to a beast.
Whether it is the current Tang Dynasty, or the previous dynasties, or later, the Chinese nation is a kind, benevolent and righteous nation, especially after the spread of Confucian culture for more than 1,000 years, Confucianism's emphasis on benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, loyalty, filial piety, piety, moderation, forgiveness, courage, and let all have penetrated into the hearts of the people, and are the spiritual code of conduct for all the people.
Li Shimin, in order to conspire to usurp the throne, killed his brother and imprisoned his father, it can be said that he is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, unjust, unwilling, and ashamed, how can such a person make the people of the world obey and submit?
Jinju Cho-gun Palace!
"Bastard, Li Shimin, this little beast, dares to be so rebellious, come here, prepare the army and horses, this king wants to go to Chang'an and behead Li Shimin's little beast!" In the Jinzhou Assassin's Mansion, a middle-aged man in a fancy costume looked at the two inscriptions and holy decrees in front of him, and with a bang, he directly slapped a table, and shouted with anger and murderous anger on his face.
This person is Ren Jinzhou Assassin Shi, Li Tang Sect, Li Yuan's nephew, and Li Shimin's cousin, Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County!
Li Xiaogong is brave and good at fighting, and his record is very brilliant, attacking Bashu, pacifying Xiao Miao, capturing Fu Gongyi, pacifying Jiangnan, and his military achievements are impressive, and he will not be inferior to Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
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In the palace of Yanjun County, Jingzhou!
"Come on, straighten out the soldiers and horses, this king wants to avenge the saint, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Qi, and kill Li Shimin's disloyal and unfilial man!" In the palace of Yanjun Wang, a middle-aged man in armor suddenly shouted.
This person is Li Yi, the king of Yanjun who commanded the Tianjie Army in Jingzhou, his original name was Luo Yi, and after he surrendered to Li Tang, he was given the surname of the country by Li Yuan, and was given the title of King of Yanjun, leading the Tianjie Army to guard Jingzhou.
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The Governor of Xizhou!
"Come on, prepare the horses, this king is going to the barracks!" A middle-aged man in a fancy costume looked at the inscription and the holy decree in front of him, stood up and shouted, and then walked outside.
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Youzhou Governor's Mansion!
"Come on, summon Wang Junkuo and Wang Lishe to come to see this king quickly!" A young man in a purple costume sat in the middle of the hall and ordered loudly.
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A day later, General Zuo Yiwei of Jingzhou and Li Yi, the king of Yanjun, announced that he would respond to Li Chengming, the king of Runan County, to raise troops on the "Qingjun side". Two days later, the assassination of Jinzhou, and Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun, also announced the "Qingjun side".
The two armies, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, set off from Jingzhou and Jinzhou respectively, rushing towards Chang'an, and the whole world suddenly shook......