Chapter 008: Blocking the Entry into the City
At this time, when the guards and chamberlains were questioned, Ding Yi and Li Yuanji learned that when Li Shimin was ambushed, the emperor passed on the edict and ordered the forbidden army and the chamberlain of the imperial city to be on duty, and the battle near the Linhu Hall of Xuanwu Gate was not allowed to participate in the bystanders, and those who violated the order were immediately decided, and everyone had to pretend not to see. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Yuanji was furious and sad, shook a few times before standing firm again, kneeling on the ground with his head in his hands, and his voice was sad: "Father, father must have been assassinated by Li Shimin, a thief, otherwise there would be no such order!" The whole person was tired, small and pitiful, and suddenly raised his head, with bloody tears in his eyes: "The Emperor and the Queen of Earth, you send a divine thunder to kill this evil seed, why did my Li family have such a thing!"
Several guards knelt in front of the door, trembling, their faces were pale, from the Xuanwu Gate shouting killing, galloping horses were endless, they knew that something big had happened in the imperial city, and then hearing Li Yuanji's cry, they felt that it was extremely dangerous, and there was a sense of no return, and the bloody battle for the royal throne was not something they could hear.
"Cheer up, blood feuds should be washed with blood, not the time to grieve!"
"Yes, the imperial city has been lost, let's go and kill all the Qin Wang's family!" Li Yuanji stood up and gritted his teeth.
Several guards and attendants trembled, and they were even more afraid, and there were several palace maids and attendants in the distance who watched quietly from afar, not daring to step forward.
Li Shimin is so young, it is useless to kill all the small families, it is useless, Ding Yi secretly regretted it, if he separated Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, the wolf's tooth lance sank a little by half a point, and now the other party would have been a corpse. He inquired about the situation in the imperial city of the guards, and then under the explanation of Li Yuanji and the gatekeeper's drawings, he learned that the imperial city was vast, and the north was the palace where the three royal relatives lived, namely Taiji Palace, Yeting Palace, and East Palace, and the south was the official office, including the Taimiao, the Jiangzuo Prison, the Honglu Temple, the Taichang Temple, Shangshu Province, etc., the emperor lives in the Taiji Palace, the west side is the Yeting Palace is where the palace maid and the chamberlain are, the east side is the east palace where the prince lives, the three palaces are connected by the courtyard gate, of course, there are many courtyards in the palace, the courtyard gate is on the north and south sides of the side slightly farther away, the prince and others come to see the emperor most of the time to walk a circle from the north gate Xuanwu Gate to enter. The current Yeting Palace is Taicang in the north and the Inner Servant Province in the south, Ding Yi asked: "How many troops are there in Taicang and the Inner Servant Province?" He wondered if he could use his strength to gather some troops while Li Shimin was busy with internal affairs.
Li Yuanji said: "The inner province is full of eunuchs, and Taicang is full of rats, these people can maintain order, but they are embarrassed and useless, and they can't win the battle." "The three Li brothers are all civil and military masters, and they have all personally served as commanders and on the battlefield, so their judgment of the quality of the army should be convincing.
Since these people were useless, Ding Yi ordered a few guards: "You wait to inform the Inner Servant Province and the yamen of the ministries, the king of Qin, Li Shimin, killed the king and seized the throne, please decide the yamen of each ministry for their own actions!" Ding Yi thought about it and understood, Li Shimin immediately obtained the jade seal, and he could clearly issue a holy decree, the emperor Li Yuan and the crown prince Li Jiancheng were both dead, and there was nowhere to borrow from the side, and the situation could not be worse, so it was good to add a fire and make the situation more complicated, at least add some variables to Li Shimin's seizure of power.
The guards and attendants kept kowtowing: "The little one is ordered to guard the door, if he leaves his post without permission, he is guilty of killing his head, and he can't leave for a while." "There was blood on their heads, they didn't want to and didn't dare to participate, they pushed it if they could, and dragged it if they could.
Li Yuanji took a step forward, pulled out a horizontal knife from the waist of a guard, and wiped it with his hand, a blood line appeared in the guard's throat, slightly oozing blood beads, Li Yuanji shouted: "Don't go quickly, dare to push it again, all of them will be hacked to death!" The guard's face turned pale, touched his neck in disbelief: "I'm not dead yet?" Then he rolled his eyes and fell to the ground and fainted.
Several people were so frightened that they jumped up and ran, Ding Yi shouted: "Come back, carry this person away!" Several people looked at the faces of the two carefully, came back and carried the fainted guard, and ran away in a smoke.
Li Yuanji smiled miserably at Ding Yi: "I can only bully a few pawns, let's go, let's go to King Qin's mansion, with the strength of the general, we will definitely be able to kill all the wives and children of King Qin." Li Yuanji never forgot that Li Shimin told him that he and Li Jiancheng's men would be killed, and the seizure of power failed, whether it was to kill people to vent his anger, he didn't want to ask about Ding Yi's origin, he thought that Ding Yi was the eldest brother Li Jiancheng's person, and now that Jiancheng is dead, this person has been fighting to the death, and there is nothing more to prove this person's loyalty.
How can a coup d'état seize power, how can he break away from the center and go away? That is the way to die! Ding Yi said in a cold voice: "King Qi is not afraid of death, but dare to take the Xuanwu Gate with me again?" Wei Chi Jingde led a large group of men and horses to the south, and the Xuanwu Gate was on the north side, so it should be empty of troops at this time.
Li Yuanji's eyes lit up: "There are more than 2,800 Changlin troops in the East Palace, all of them are selected soldiers in the army, and they can be used greatly, if you seize the Xuanwu Gate and lead the army to fight with Li Shimin, there will be a chance!" Li Yuanji didn't know that most of the Changlin Army had dispersed, and at this time he found that there was still a chance, and he was overjoyed at the moment, Taiji Palace City, only four miles from east to west, and it was definitely too late to bring troops to attack, but Li Yuanji was a little troubled: "There are nearly 1,000 guards at Xuanwu Gate, and the two of us are single-handed, I'm afraid I can't take it down!"
"How do you know if you don't try, with your identity, my martial arts, just kill the guards, you can seize the military power and grab the door!" Ding Yi didn't know anything about the situation in Xuanwumen, but if he didn't work hard at this time, there would be no chance of victory, Li Shimin was not in Xuanwumen, Li Yuanji's identity as the king of Qi could be borrowed, and there was a great chance of success.
Li Yuanji shouted with joy: "General Ding, if you can take the Xuanwu Gate and kill Li Shimin, the lone king will be rich and noble with you, and the children and grandchildren will rest with the country!" Ding Yi smiled, noncommittal, he still has to go home, if he wants to be an official, he will do it in Dahan.
As soon as they said it, the two of them carried light skills and went straight to Xuanwu Gate.
The sound of killing in the Taiji Palace shook the sky, and it spread inside the Taiji Palace, causing fear in the palace, and the south of the Taiji Palace was still quiet and peaceful.
Early in the morning, outside the Suzaku Gate in the south of the imperial city, several ministers gave in to each other and prepared to enter the city together.
These ministers are Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Lun, Dou Dan, Yan Shigu, they have questions in their hearts, there is no court meeting today, but it is rumored that a few of them entered the Taiji Palace, saying that they have something to discuss, the language is unknown, and they are confused, you must know that Li Yuan summons very few courtiers in the inner court, even if they are summoned, there are only one or two ministers who are close to him, talking about some private matters, and today he suddenly called everyone to come together, which is a bit unusual.
These people have special identities, Pei Lin is one of the three princes Sikong, Feng Lun Feng Deyi is the prime minister of the Zhongshu Order, Chen Shuda is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Xiao Yu is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Dou Dan is Taichangqing, Yan Shigu is a living house, and a famous scholar of Confucianism. Just look at this list to know that something big is happening.
"Wait!" Two people walked on the avenue, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng had fluttering sleeves, and they were plump and dusty, like people among the gods.
The ministers stopped together and stared cautiously at the two of them to see what they had to say.
Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng bowed slightly, saluted, and said with serious expressions: "Listen to me, poor Dao night watching the sky, the purple micro star is dim, and there are guest stars who are rushing, which is not conducive to the Son of Heaven! This morning, in the palace, the blood is full of blood, and the murderous aura is rushing into the sky, and the poor Dao pinching his fingers to calculate, the Son of Heaven and the crown prince have all been harmed by the King of Qin! Listen to my words, it is really not suitable to enter the palace at this time. ”
"It's nonsense, Zi is silent, and the power is confused!" Yan Shigu didn't believe it at all, snorted, and immediately entered the Vermilion Bird Gate, striding forward, without the slightest hesitation!
Dou Dan is the son-in-law of Li Yuan, the son of heaven, these people in the Li family, all of them are his relatives, slightly groaning, Tai Changqing is in charge of heaven and earth, gods, people and ghosts, auspicious and evil, he believes in Yuan Tiangang, because of the letter, he is worried about the chaos in the inner court, and he arches his hand to everyone, and glances at Yuan Tiangang: "I'll go first!" followed Yan Shigu behind him, and also left.
Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda have always had a good impression of Li Shimin, and they have always felt that Li Shimin may have extraordinary actions, at this time, if they don't do it from the dragon, when will they do it, the two glanced at each other, and said to Yuan Tiangang: "No matter what you say is true or not, as a minister of the Tang Dynasty, we should do things that are loyal to the king, and the Lord ordered us to enter the court today, and we will appear in time and say goodbye!" The two walked into the Suzaku Gate together.
The sword soldiers in the palace rose, Pei Lin and Feng Lun Feng Deyi, these two believed that with Li Shimin's viciousness and courage, the incident in the palace would inevitably be killed, and the safety of the Son of Heaven and the prince was unspeakable, and for the twelve guards and horses of Chang'an City, he didn't know who was more credible, so they said in unison: "I'll go back and make some preparations!" turned his horse and ran home, and his entourage ran after him.
Li Chunfeng asked Yuan Tiangang in surprise: "Is this useful?"
Yuan Tiangang said with a smile: "The heads of the two civil officials do not enter the inner palace, and the people are a little unconvinced, Li Shimin's speed of mobilizing the twelve guards in Beijing is a little slower, which will be of great help to Li Yuanji, this good fate is settled, hehe!"