Chapter 48: The Battle of Xuanwu
With such a major incident, how could Zuo Rui be tight-lipped? And in what position is he tight-lipped about it? Li Zhenghang had long been eyeing Zuo Rui, and sure enough, when he was about to report to Li Jiancheng, Li Zhenghang sent someone to solve him secretly.
Zuo Rui's death is a big loss to the interests of the Zuo family, and Zuo Linghong has the hatred in his heart. But he still can't do anything with Li Zhenghang, because Li Zhenghang's momentum is flourishing at the moment, and his role in front of Li Shimin is particularly important. What's more, this is not the time for infighting, otherwise, if it is discovered by King Qin, the next person to die is Zuo Linghong.
When Gao Junming knew that Li Zhenghang dealt with Zuo Rui so quickly and decisively, he couldn't help but admire: "Brother Li is really resolute!" That's it. ”
"If you show a little rumor, the plan will fail, not to mention that Zuo Rui went to report to the prince."
When Gao Junming heard this, he lowered his head, he understood who he had changed, and in this case, Zuo Rui was certain to die, so he didn't speak again. He was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth again: "If Brother Li doesn't think I've robbed you of your first credit, I'll take someone to beat you in the East Palace." ”
"Where is the virtuous brother, what is the first merit or not, as long as it is to serve the King of Qin, how can he be turned away? What's more, the King of Qin only ordered me to deploy troops, and the generals must be decided by the King of Qin. ”
The subordinates took a look, and Li Shimin strictly inspected all places to ensure that nothing went wrong. Everything is ready, it's time to act. But whenever something great happens, there will always be something strange in the heavens. For the third day in a row, the star appeared strangely in the sky.
Li Yuan received a secret recital from Li Shimin: "Build a harem of fornication with Yuanji." It is not my wish to kill my brother and kill my brother, but I died only because of the revenge of the past, although it is difficult to see it when I die. ”
Li Shimin first denounced, and then explained that the crown prince and the king of Qi killed me to avenge the revenge of the past, and I can only kill back, otherwise I will not die. The two things that were reported were major events, even ugly things, and if they were spread out, the prestige of the court would be ruined, and they would become a laughing stock for future generations. Therefore, Li Yuan asked Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to enter the palace to ask what was going on.
In the early morning of the fourth day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Wude, the Tai Bai Star was still uncomfortably high in the sky.
Li Shimin couldn't count on the inner palace, which was all towards the crown prince and the king of Qi. Occupying the Xuanwu Gate, the only way to the emperor's bedroom, cut off the palace's connection with the outside world, and a large number of troops had been deployed there, so it was necessary to take the crown prince and the king of Qi. chose to do it outside the Xuanwu Gate, and also avoided the two of them going to the palace for help at a critical moment.
Li Shimin, who was lying in ambush outside the Xuanwu Gate, and all the soldiers had been waiting for a long time. This early morning seems to be extraordinarily quiet, and Li Shimin, who has many years of combat experience, is very sensitive to the sound of horses' hooves in the distance. The sound of dada came down the ground, it was clearly audible, Li Shimin could tell that it was two war horses, getting closer and closer, and his heart was also pinched.
A bright light appeared on the horizon, but darkness was still shrouded in the distance. In the distance, there were indeed two people riding horses, from far to near, it was Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. The two passed by the ambush but didn't notice it, and when they walked to the Linhu Palace, Li Yuanji felt surprisingly quiet: "Big brother, the situation is not right, we should immediately turn the horse's head." ”
"But my father is waiting for us to see him."
Li Shimin, who was hiding in the shadows, appeared on horseback, and the ambush soldiers also poured out. Seeing this, Li Yuanji hurriedly shot an arrow at Li Shimin several times, but he didn't miss. Facing the two princes, none of his soldiers dared to start, and at this time, Li Shimin stretched out his bow, took arrows, and hit Li Jiancheng directly. Li Jiancheng never imagined that at the last moment of his life, the image in his pupils turned out to be a long arrow shot by his own brother whistling towards him.
Kill with one arrow.
It was as if all grievances were ending at this moment.
Li Jiancheng was dead, and the soldiers dared to aim the arrow at Li Yuanji, and the king of Qi fell from the arrow. Li Shimin's horse was also like a demon, carrying him into the woods, and the panicked Li Shimin also fell off the horse, and when he was fighting with Li Yuanji, Li Zhenghang and others led a large team of people to arrive one after another. Li Yuanji knew that he was not an opponent, and wanted to run away to ask his father for help, but was killed by Li Shimin's generals with an arrow.
A large number of soldiers and horses rushed into the East Palace and the Qi Palace, and a battle was immense, and it was necessary to take it. Everything was going according to plan, but Li Shimin didn't calculate that the killer group of external forces led by Black Eagle would appear, and it would directly attack the Qin Palace. After fighting with the enemy for a while, most of the army's troops had already been lost, and the remaining remnants were not enough to fight against the powerful killer group. After Gao Junming took the East Palace, he mobilized personnel to support the Qin Palace.
Black Eagle found out that the enemy general was Gao Junming: "Lord Gao, I really didn't expect you to betray the prince." ”
"The situation between the DPRK and China is complicated, how can you understand it as a person in the rivers and lakes?" Gao Junming held the long sword in his hand, "Your master is dead, you don't need to struggle anymore!" ”
"I don't believe it!" Black Eagle jumped and went to the East Palace. The East Palace was already bloody, the prince's family died, and a group of people were detained. If Black Eagle saves them on his own, he really has more than enough heart but not enough power.
With the Black Eagle gone, the soldiers and horses led by Gao Junming were able to resist the forces of the killer group.
Fighting was still going on everywhere, Li Zhenghang had a plan in his mind, and said to Li Shimin: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the crown prince and the king of Qi are dead, but their soldiers don't know that they are dead. As long as this news is released, the dragons will be leaderless, and the army's morale will be in chaos, and it will be easy to kill them. ”
"Well said, let's do it."
After getting Li Shimin's permission, Li Zhenghang took the order to go, and he hung the head of Jiancheng and Yuanji on the city wall. Sure enough, the soldiers of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's Mansion lost their fighting spirit when they saw it, and quickly dispersed and fled for their lives. The killer group also saw that the general situation was gone, and the remnants fled.
On his way to Xuanwu Gate, Black Eagle determined that the crown prince was dead. He decided to assassinate Li Shimin directly, but failed. Because Li Shimin's subordinates have all returned to Li Shimin.
In addition to Black Eagle, there are still a few forces that resist stubbornly, intending to avenge the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi, Li Yuanji. The chaos has not yet subsided.
Gao Junming entered the palace and told Li Yuan the news that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were dead. The loss of two beloved sons in one day, the great misfortune of his later years, Li Yuan was very sad.
"Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is to calm down the chaos. If the King of Qin is ordered to deal with today's affairs, it will soon be calmed down. ”
In desperation, Li Yuan ordered all the troops in Chang'an City to be temporarily managed by Li Shimin, and the rebels were killed. At this point, all the soldiers and horses dispatched have become the orthodox people who suppressed the rebellion, and they are famous. Li Zhenghang's capital crime of privately mobilizing troops and horses also disappeared.