Chapter 316: Becoming the Crown Prince
Hongyi Palace is outside Chang'an City, located in the north of the imperial city.
The Imperial City and Hongyi Palace are opposite to each other in the north and south, with a large road in between.
The Xuanwu Gate in the north of Chang'an City is less than two miles away from the palace gate of Hongyi Palace.
Standing on the corner tower in the southeast corner of Hongyi Palace, you can clearly see what is happening in the harem of Taiji Palace.
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After Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed, on the corner tower in the southeast corner of Hongyi Palace, the eldest grandson Zhan, who was in charge of the lookout, immediately reported to Guanyin: Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji had been killed.
Hearing the news, Guanyin, Gao Jian, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Eldest Sun Wuji and others who were waiting in the Chengqian Hall all had irrepressible excitement.
Guanyin told the eldest Sun Zhan to continue to observe, always paying attention to whether the Xuandemen of the East Palace sent troops.
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After a while, the eldest grandson Zhan asked someone to report that there were generals from the Xuande Gate of the East Palace who had gone to the Xuanwu Gate.
Guanyin asked Cheng Zhijie, "When will we send troops to rescue?"
Cheng Zhijie said, "Don't worry, wait for them to attack the Xuanwu Sect before they can confirm the rebellion of the crown prince and the king of Qi, I will wait for a while."
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After a while, Changsun Zhan asked people to report again that there were thousands of generals in the East Palace, and they had fought against the Nanya Suwei in the Xuanwu Gate.
When Cheng Zhijie heard the news, he stood up and said to Guanyin, "The time has come, the princess can order the troops."
Guanyin asked with some concern, "There are thousands of troops in the East Palace, is it sure that only 700 Xuanjia soldiers will be sent to battle?"
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Cheng Zhijie said with a smile, "Niangniang, don't worry, the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion are vulnerable in front of the Xuanjia soldiers, not to mention thousands, even tens of thousands, and they will immediately collapse when they encounter the Xuanjia soldiers."
Qin Shubao and Duan Zhixuan are both battle-hardened people, and the two of them also assured Guanyin, "Niangniang just has to give orders. Back then, Dou Jiande's 50,000-strong army was powerless to fight back in front of my 3,000 cavalry."
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Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, and Duan Zhixuan have all experienced countless battles, and they don't take the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion seriously at all.
Guanyin saw that they were winning one by one, and knew that they knew better than herself. She turned her face again and asked Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.
Fang Xuanling said, "Niangniang just sends troops."
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After consulting the opinions of several people, Guanyin sat upright and ordered Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, and Duan Zhixuan, "The three generals immediately led their troops to Xuanwu Gate to relieve the siege of Xuanwu Gate."
"The king once confessed that he hoped that there would not be too many casualties, if the East Palace and the Qi Wangfu were scattered, the three generals would not have to continue to chase and kill as long as they ensured that the Xuanwu Gate was not lost."
Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, and Duan Zhixuan commanded, "The last general understands."
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Outside the Xuanwu Gate, Xue Wanche was clamoring, leading the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion to the west to attack the Qin Palace.
At this time, a team of people and horses were killed from Hongyi Palace, and the black pressure was overwhelming, raising billowing smoke and dust, and rolling towards Xuanwu Gate.
Xie Shufang had followed Li Yuanji and Li Shimin to fight for many years, he knew the strength of the Xuanjia soldiers, and said to Feng Li and Xue Wanche, "The Xuanjia soldiers are invincible, and we can't beat them."
Feng Li and Xue Wanche looked at the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Wangfu behind them, and they were in a mess, and they didn't even have a formation.
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The Xuanjia soldiers led by Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, and Duan Zhixuan had not yet arrived at the Xuanwu Gate, and the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Wangfu began to retreat to the east.
Feng Li, Xie Shufang, and Xue Wanche saw that the situation was not good, and they also retreated east with the soldiers.
The Xuanjia soldiers of the Qin Wangfu went to the Xuanwu Gate, and Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, and Duan Zhixuan saw the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Wangfu retreating, and did not order the pursuit, but formed in front of the city gate and guarded the city gate.
Feng Li, Xie Shufang, and Xue Wanche, seeing that the Xuanjia soldiers of the Qin Wangfu did not pursue to the east, also ordered the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Wangfu to line up in the east of the Xuanwu Gate, and the two sides formed a confrontation.
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At this time, Li Shimin had already gone up to the Xuanwu Gate Tower, and he saw the confrontation between the Xuanjia soldiers of the Qin Palace, the East Palace, and the Qi Palace, and said to Wei Chi Jingde, "Jingde showed them the heads of the prince and the king of Qi, and told them that the prince and the king of Qi had been executed."
Wei Chi Jingde took the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to the battlements of the city wall, and shouted to the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Palace, "The crown prince and the King of Qi have intended to rebel, and they have been ordered to be killed by the lord, so you should return to the East Palace as soon as possible, otherwise you will be guilty of rebellion and send a large army to exterminate them."
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Feng Li, Xie Shufang, and Xue Wanche, when they saw the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji held by Wei Chi Jingde, immediately turned over and dismounted, and bowed to the city.
After bowing, Feng Li stood up and said to everyone, "We have killed Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng, and it can be regarded as a reward for the prince, if we continue to fight to the death, it will be useless to die, and it will affect the family, so it is better to stop here and go back to the East Palace to wait for the lord to deal with it."
Xie Shufang and Xue Wanche knew that there was no chance of winning if they fought hard, so they had to agree to Feng Li's proposal.
So Feng Li and Xie Shufang led the troops back to the East Palace, and Xue Wanche was afraid of being questioned, so he led more than a dozen people to flee to Zhongnan Mountain.
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Speaking of Li Yuan, accompanied by Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Deyi, Yu Wenshiji, Dou Dan, Yan Shigu and others, he was boating in the sea pool west of Wangyun Pavilion for leisure.
Suddenly, hearing the noisy voices of people in the east of Wangyun Pavilion, Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda and others couldn't help but be shocked.
Pei Lin said in a panic, "I wonder if anyone has rebelled? Lord, how should we respond?"
Li Yuan was not surprised, and said calmly, "If you want to know what happened, you have to ask someone to find out." So he ordered the ship to be docked.
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When the ship was docked on the shore, there was already a constant shout of killing outside the Xuanwu Gate, and from time to time feather arrows shot from outside the city fell on the temple tiles.
Li Yuan and the others went ashore, and Wang He, the inner attendant waiting on the shore, had already inquired about the situation, and he reported to Li Yuan, "The crown prince and the king of Qi made a rebellion, and the king of Qin led his troops to kill the two of them, and now the soldiers of the East Palace and the King of Qi are besieging the Xuanwu Gate."
Li Yuan didn't seem to be afraid of the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion attacking the palace, he took everyone to the Wangyun Pavilion and sat down, and said to Pei Lin and the others, "I don't want such a thing to happen, what do you think you should do?"
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Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Deyi, Yu Wenshiji, Dou Dan, Yan Shigu and others, heard that the crown prince and King Qi were dead, and everyone couldn't help but be shocked.
Among these people, Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Deyi, Yu Wenshi and the five prime ministers have all arrived, Dou Dan is the Taichang Qing of the three products, and the son of the country is sacrificial wine, and Yan Shigu is the Zhongshu who is responsible for drafting the edict.
None of the people who can be prime ministers are fools, and when they heard the news that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed, everyone instantly weighed the situation in their hearts.
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Li Yuan only has three adult sons, and now that the crown prince and the king of Qi are dead, the future emperor is Li Shimin.
Feng Deyi, Yu Wenshi, and Dou Dan are Li Shimin's people, and when they heard Li Yuan's question, the three of them did not speak.
Pei Lin did not express an opinion.
Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda believed that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji did not participate in the planning of Jinyang's army, and did not make great contributions to the world, but they were jealous of King Qin's high reputation and repeatedly wanted to murder Li Shimin, and now they were killed by King Qin, which was their own fault.
If Li Shimin is appointed as the crown prince and entrusts him with state affairs, no one will be unconvinced, and the country will be safe and sound.
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Li Yuan has never renamed Li Shimin as the crown prince, because he is afraid that there will be different opinions among the courtiers.
Now the five prime ministers are all present, Feng Deyi, Yu Wenshi and the former are all staff members of the Qin Palace; Although Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda have always supported Li Shimin, they dare not bring it up, for fear of offending Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji; Although Pei Lin is a veteran who followed Li Yuan and Li Shimin to raise troops in Jinyang, he has gone farther and farther away from Li Shimin in recent years.
Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda's suggestion was in Li Yuan's heart, and he immediately agreed, "It has been my long-cherished wish for many years to make the King of Qin the crown prince and entrust state affairs to him, so I will follow the proposal of the secretary and others."
Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Deyi, Yu Wenshi and the four of them had no different opinions, although Pei Lin was a little reluctant in his heart, he had no choice but to agree.
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At this moment, Wei Chi Jingde asked to see Li Yuan.
Li Yuan ordered him to go to Wangyun Pavilion to see him.
Wei Chi Jingde came to Li Yuan with armor and spear, and bowed to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan pretended to be surprised and asked, "Who is making trouble today, and what is Jingde doing here?"
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Wei Chi Jingde said to Li Yuan, "The crown prince and the king of Qi made a rebellion and were killed by the king of Qin. The king of Qin was afraid that the lord would be frightened, so he sent Wei Chen to guard him."
Li Yuan asked Wei Chi Jingde, "What is the situation outside the Xuanwu Gate now?"
Wei Chi Jingde played, "The soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion have retreated to the East Palace, and now the dragons have no leader, and the King of Qin is afraid that they will make trouble, so let the Weichen come to ask the Lord to take action, and hope that the Lord will order all the troops to obey the control of the King of Qin."
Li Yuan nodded in agreement, and ordered Yan Shigu, the scholar of the house, to draft a handwritten edict, and after it was prepared, he handed it over to Li Yuan to read and use the seal, and then ordered the Yu scribe and Li Yuan to take the edict to the East Palace.
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Yu Wenshi and Li Yuan walked out of the harem through the Ganlu Gate, passed through the inner and outer courts, went out of the East Pavilion Gate to the east, and then entered the East Palace through the Tongxun Gate.
After Yu Wenshi arrived at the East Palace, he summoned the civil and military officials of the East Palace to announce the edict:
Jiancheng, Yuanji rebellion has been punished, Jiancheng Zi'an Lu Wang Chengdao, Hedong Wang Chengde, Wu'an Wang Chengxun, Runan Wang Chengming, Julu Wang Chengyi, Yuanji Ziliang County Wang Chengye, Yuyang Wang Chengluan, Pu'an Wang Chengyu, Jiangxia Wang Chengyu, Yiyang Wang Chengdu, all sat down, still no nationality.
The edict forgives the world, and the crime of rebellion stops at Jiancheng and Yuanji, and since the rest of the party, there is nothing to ask. The affairs of the state are all punished by the King of Qin.
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The meaning of Li Yuan's edict is that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji have been killed for rebellion, and their sons should also be executed for the crime of joint sitting, and their clan registration should be removed.
In addition, he also said that the world should be amnesty, and except for Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, no one involved will be held accountable. All state affairs were handled by Li Shimin.
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Yu Wenshi read the edict in the East Palace, and the civil and military officials and thousands of soldiers in the East Palace were settled in their hearts.
Li Yuan also sent Pei Ju, the attendant of the Yellow Gate, to the East Palace to pacify.
Because Pei Ju used to be the crown prince Zhan Shi, he was familiar with the civil and military officials of the East Palace, and he was a colleague, so they believed in Pei Ju even more.
After Pei Ju's pacification, the civil and military officials and soldiers of the East Palace dispersed and returned to everyone.
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On the fifth day of the first month of June, Feng Li and Xie Shufang went to meet Li Shimin and plead guilty to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin said to Feng Li and Xie Shufang, "Those who are loyal to the people you serve are loyal and righteous people, what is the crime?" The two of them were exonerated from the crime, and the killing of the Xuanwu Gate guards Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng was no longer investigated.
Xue Wanche fled to Zhongnan Mountain in fear of sin, and Li Shimin sent people to persuade him many times before he came out. Li Shimin also exonerated him as usual.
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On the seventh day of the sixth month, Li Yuan issued an edict: Lishimin is the crown prince, and since now the military and state affairs, no matter how big or small, the prince will be executed, and then he will hear it.
It means that Li Shimin will be appointed as the crown prince, and from now on, all the affairs of the army and the state, no matter how big or small, will be handed over to Li Shimin for decision, and then reported to Li Yuan.
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