Chapter Eighty-Five: The Scapegoat
As soon as Li Junxian arrived at the Xuanwu Gate with his troops, he saw countless iron horsemen outside the palace gate pouring in.
At the head was a general, with a swarthy complexion, a beard, and an iron whip in his hand, mounted on a black horse.
He raised his iron whip, pointed at Li Junxian and said: "Someone secretly played the saint, saying that Li Junxian tried to rebel, so that the celestial phenomena were abnormal, as the guard of the Xuanwu Gate, when you were in a panic in the palace, you covered the palace gate, what is your intention?" ”
The general next to Li Junxian whispered: "It is estimated that Li Shimin has predicted that the general is the emperor star, so he sent Wei Chi Jingde to come." This General Wei Chi is a fierce general, and he came prepared, so we can only break through and escape from Chang'an. ”
Li Junxian nodded, clenched his fists and said to General Wei Chi: "I don't know which villain is going forward to slander on the saint." The last general covered the city gate, but for fear that the fire in the palace would spread and hurt the dragon's body, this gate was reserved for the use of the saint's move. ”
In the early Tang Dynasty, the prevalence of the Wei Wei, the rise of our Lou Guan, is also because of the Qi Hui Dao Changguan Qi, made "the purple gas from the east, the way of heaven will change, when there is an old gentleman Sun Zhishi" this weft.
Therefore, Li Tang attaches great importance to the matter of Wei Wei.
Could it be that Li Qingfeng entered the palace because he predicted that Li Junxian was the emperor star, secretly played the saint, and arrested Li Junxian?
Unexpectedly, Li Qingfeng was very self-controlled, and there were times when he made mistakes.
After listening to Li Junxian's words, Wei Chi Jingde did not relax his vigilance, but shouted: "Since General Li has no rebellious heart, why don't you put down your weapons and enter the palace with the general to face the saint and explain clearly." ”
It seems that this lieutenant Chi Jingde is coarse and detailed, and wants to disarm Li Junxian's weapon first.
Li Junxian looked at the general next to him, and knew that if he disarmed his weapon, he would inevitably let people eat him.
The two of them glanced at each other, both drew their swords, and the general shouted: "Today, my lord Jun Xian General, he will be the one who will replace Li Tang one day, everyone will break through with me and ensure that the general is thorough." ”
The defenders around him, all armed with weapons, rushed towards the palace gate, preparing to break through.
Wei Chi Jingde had already taken precautions, shouted loudly, and led the iron cavalry behind him to meet the battle.
Senior Brother Hong also made a look, we just took advantage of the chaos to find an exit and get out of the illusion as soon as possible.
Xuanwu Gate can't get out, we can only retreat to the inner palace.
The road in the palace was unfamiliar, so we ran along the main road in the middle, but not long after entering the inner court, we heard shouts and killings from inside, and then saw that countless forbidden troops also poured out of the palace, rushing towards this side.
Now that he is attacking back and forth, it seems that Emperor Taizong must have listened to Li Qingfeng's prediction and is bound to strangle Li Junxian.
We wanted to turn back again, only to see that Li Junxian and the generals and the defenders also fled from the back to the Xuanwu Gate.
Li Junxian also saw the infantry coming from the inner court, and shouted: "Go to the side hall." ”
We also drowned in the chaotic army, and ran with Li Junxian to the side hall.
The side hall is located in a corner, we retreated to there, only to see that there is a pool in the side hall, and there is a river flowing into the palace next to the pool, presumably Li Junxian tried to use the river to get out of the palace.
The river is not wide, there is an iron fence under the city wall, which has long been rusted, Li Junxian commanded the defenders to fight at the entrance of the side hall, and let a few strong men go down to the river in an attempt to break the iron fence.
I saw the strong man go down to the river, and as soon as he reached the iron fence, countless arrows came like raindrops, and several people were like hedgehogs, full of random arrows, and fell beside the iron fence.
Emperor Taizong instinctively fought well, and Li Junxian could think of a strategy, I am afraid that he had already expected that outside the river, it was estimated that it was also full of ambushes.
Li Junxian felt desperate and threw his sword on the ground.
As soon as the army's heart was lost, the defenders of the side hall were instantly disintegrated, and Wei Chi Jingde rushed in with a large army.
surrounded the rest of Li Junxian's troops, and we were also mixed in.
Li Junxian had already given up resistance and knelt on the ground, and his subordinates also knelt down one after another, and we had no choice but to follow.
At this time, Wei Chi Jingde shouted: "Traitor Li Junxian, what else do you have to say?" ”
Li Junxian raised his head and said, "I want to face the saint, I was framed." ”
Wei Chi Jingde sneered and said, "I'm afraid I won't have a chance to meet the saint." The Holy One knows that you are planning to rebel against you, and has already decreed it. ”
After saying that, he got off his horse and shouted outside, "Holy decree, please." ”
Then I saw a man on horseback with a yellow scroll in his hand.
The person on the horse was none other than Li Qingfeng.
I laughed secretly in my heart: You are very self-controlled, or you miscalculated, and killed Li Junxian by mistake.
Li Junxian saw the person on the horse and roared angrily: "Li Qingfeng, it turned out that you were a despicable villain who framed me. I heard that you let me escape, and I thought you were thinking about me. ”
Li Qingfeng was expressionless, dismounted, walked in front of Li Junxian, and spread out the holy decree.
And all the people knelt down.
The edict said: Li Junxian, the general of Zuo Wuwei, was a demon star who came to the world, brought disaster to the country and the people, and plotted rebellion. I uphold the way of heaven and punish him.
After saying that, he rolled up the holy decree.
Li Junxian hurriedly grabbed the corner of Li Qingfeng's clothes and said sharply: "I'm a demon star? Didn't you predict that I would be the vicarious? ”
Li Qingfeng pushed Li Junxian's hand away and said in his ear: "I didn't say that you are the person who acts as the master, I just said that the destiny of heaven is difficult to violate." ”
After speaking, he turned around, and Wei Chi Jingde asked, "National Teacher, how to deal with these defenders?" ”
Li Qingfeng said coldly: "Chop." ”
After saying that, he stepped on his horse and left the side hall.
I was stunned.
Only then did I understand what Li Qingfeng said before.
He didn't care at all, whether the person acting as the master was Li Junxian or not, he only thought that the destiny of heaven was difficult to disobey, and the real emperor star could not be killed.
But he also said that the food of the king is the king's lu, and the king's worries are beared.
Emperor Taizong was not only concerned about the Emperor Star, but also worried about the influence of the Wei Wei and the vision on the people.
So Li Qingfeng designed: find a scapegoat, make him a demon star, and dispel the folk rumors.
So, he chose Li Junxian, who was born and held a position with martial arts, and his nickname happened to be a fifth mother.
Therefore, he chose the nearest stargazing platform in Xuanwu Gate. Perhaps before, he had calculated that there would be a meteorite landing.
He sent someone to deliver the cloak first, and when a meteorite appeared, Li Junxian of the Xuanwu Sect would inevitably send his cronies to invite him.
On the stargazing platform, he saw me who he didn't know, thought I was a cronie, lied that the meteorite that landed was a beast, and then lied that Li Junxian escaped.
Everything he did was just a hint to Li Junxian's cronies, and Li Junxian was the emperor's star.
Then he rode into the palace and said that Li Nai was a demon star and the source of the vision. After that, the siege was quickly arranged and Li Junxian was killed.
The purpose of this is to make Taizong feel relieved, and to stabilize the mood of the people.
I couldn't help but feel Li Qingfeng's cruelty.
The ancients were all foolish and loyal, and for the sake of the emperor, they were really willing to do anything, and in their eyes, it was quite glorious.
At this time, Wei Chi Jingde gave an order, which interrupted my thinking, and the forbidden army began to kill the defenders.
Chop the grass and eradicate the roots.
The defenders rose to their feet and tried to flee, and there was chaos.
Senior Brother Hong looked at me with anxiety on his face.
I knew that this illusion was coming to an end, and that it was the final key to finding the exit.
We can't get out of the side hall, and the river is not passable, and the exit of the illusion can only be in this side hall.
I looked closely, there was a river, a pool, and a well next to it, probably the Huanyi Workshop in the Imperial Palace.
The exit is related to the earth, but there are no holes around here at all.
It occurred to me that well.
I saw that there was nothing on the well. You must know that the ancients drew water in the well, and there were many hubs or ropes on it, and the well was empty.
I hurriedly ran to the mouth of the well, there was a black hole in it, and I couldn't see it clearly, and then threw a stone into it, and there was no sound of water for a long time.
Then this could be a dry well.
Could this be the passage?
At this time, I saw that there was a forbidden army next to me rushing over with a sword, and I couldn't do so much, so I turned over and threw myself into the well.
It was like an abyss, and I kept falling until I fell to the ground, but it was only a pain in my butt, and when I looked around, I was in the secret room again.
It seems that this well is really a passage.
After a while, I felt someone above again, and hurriedly flashed to the side, only to see an opening in the dome above, and Senior Brother Hong and them fell down, and then the mouth closed again and returned to its original state.
Senior Brother Hong and the others wailed and got up, and they were all glad to be back here.
In this way, the design here is the coexistence of the five elements.
The Five Elements Cycle, in this way, we only need to go through one more illusion space to return to the original point.
Now that alchemy, water and fire have been experienced, there is only one earth left, Zhenxing.
Exports must be related to gold.
Senior Brother Hong, after listening to my analysis, they were all very happy, and they were finally about to see the light of day.