Chapter 51: The Xuanwumen Mutiny (Part II)
The crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji are all people who have experienced battlefield battles, and most of the people who have been in battle for a long time have a strong sixth sense, "Fourth brother, it is too quiet in this Taiji Palace today, it is a bit abnormal." The crown prince said suspiciously, Qi Wang Yuanji nodded, but he couldn't say why for a while.
Suspicious, the two walked to the vicinity of the Linhu Temple. At this time, the premonition in Prince Jiancheng's heart became stronger and stronger: "It's not good! There may be an ambush!"
Qi Wang Yuanji also felt that something was wrong: "Big brother, let's go back!"
Go back, yes, go back, you can't go any further. The crown prince was built, and the king of Qi, Yuanji, turned the horse's head and wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
The two of them had just turned their horses' heads, and were about to leave, when they suddenly heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and a man rushed out and shouted loudly: "Where are the princes and the king of Qi?"
The crown prince and the king of Qi looked at it, and the person who came was none other than Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
At this time, Li Shimin was already in full uniform, with a knife and arrows, and a horse galloped!
When the crown prince and the king of Qi saw Li Shimin dressed in military uniform, they were immediately shocked, and said in their hearts: Where is this what he wears to meet his father? It is clearly the appearance of facing a great enemy, and when the enemy and me are facing each other.
"Not good!" Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, has been on the battlefield for a long time, and reacted faster than the prince Li Jiancheng, he saw that Li Shimin was dressed in military uniform, and his face also revealed a killing aura, knowing that it was time to make a real move, he pulled out the bow with a brush, and shot at Li Shimin, the king of Qin, probably because of the murderous aura of the king of Qin, he was deterred, and at the same time, due to the haste and nervousness, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, shot three arrows in a row, and one arrow did not hit Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
At the same time, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, had already set up an arrow, thinking that he would capture the thief and capture the king first, so he aimed at the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and bent the bow to shoot!
"Huh!", the arrow roared straight to the target------ Prince Li Jiancheng.
"Ahh Li Jiancheng immediately responded to the arrow, turned over and fell off his horse! But he was not yet killed, and he was still struggling on the ground.
The crown prince Li Jiancheng just now was also frightened by King Qin. Because, he had never seen that his always gentle second brother Li Shimin would fight for his life with red eyes like today, and he was stunned for a while! He watched Li Yuanji shoot Li Shimin, and then missed three arrows, and he also forgot to help Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and forgot to escape in time. Just when he saw Li Shimin bending the bow, he Li Jiancheng never thought that this arrow could shoot at him, it stands to reason that if he wants to shoot, he should also shoot at Li Yuanji, who shot Li Shimin's three arrows!
But Li Shimin doesn't think like this -- who will you shoot if you don't shoot your prince? Li Shimin now knows very well that there is no turning back when he opens his bow! There is no way back in today's affairs, and the only way to achieve victory is to kill the crown prince and the king of Qi, and then become the crown prince himself. If the crown prince Li Jiancheng is still alive, then all the efforts of himself and the people of the Qin Wangfu will be in vain! Therefore, the crown prince Li Jiancheng is the first target who must be killed.
Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, saw the crown prince Li Jiancheng next to him fall from his horse with an arrow, and he was immediately frightened. Li Yuanji knew in his heart that the second brother Li Shimin was desperate, and this time he was really a killer! Thinking of this, he slapped the horse's buttocks desperately, turned his face and ran, and he couldn't wait to step out of the Taiji Palace and escape in one step.
Li Shimin rode his horse and chased after him, getting closer and closer.
The inside of the Xuanwu Gate was very lively, and there were several changes in life and death, and outside the Xuanwu Gate, major changes had already taken place at this time.
It turned out that not long after the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, entered from the Xuanwu Gate, the prince's guards outside the Xuanwu Gate heard that the movement inside was wrong, and the prince's guards strongly requested to enter the Taiji Palace immediately to inspect the situation, but they were sternly refused by the cantonment guards guarding the Xuanwu Gate.
The guards of the prince and the king of Qi saw that the situation was not good, and when they heard that there was a lot of movement inside, they immediately understood seven or eight points, and immediately sent someone to notify the generals of the prince's mansion, Feng Li, Xue Wanche, and other generals were shocked when they heard the news, and immediately organized 2,000 soldiers from the prince's and Qi's two mansions, and went straight to Xuanwumen to rescue the prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi, Li Yuanji.
In the Xuanwu Gate, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves on the side of the Taiji Palace, and Wei Chi Gong, who had been in ambush for a long time, led nearly a hundred cavalry to chase over, and the general Wei Chi Gong held the eight snake spears in one hand, and held the thirteen purple gold steel whips in the other, urging the snow treading black horses to sit down for a while, and the cavalry of the Qin Wangfu chased while riding horses, while bending the bow and arrows, shooting from a distance, and after a while, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, who had just entered the grove next to him, was hit by an arrow, turned over and fell off his horse.
Li Shimin caught up with Li Yuanji first, entered the grove, and lowered his head to check Li Yuanji's life and death.
"Pop----crunch---- pop" A few abrupt sounds sounded, and a most unexpected sudden situation occurred: the war horse of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was actually chopped by a branch in the grove, and the huge inertia caused by the sudden stop caught Li Shimin off guard, and he fell off his horse on the spot!
It turned out that the armor in ancient times weighed dozens of pounds, and it was quite difficult to get up from a fall on the ground, not to mention a sudden fall from a horse? Li Shimin immediately fell and could not afford to struggle for a while.
Although Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was hit by an arrow in his body, he did not hit the vital point. Under the heavy pursuit, Li Yuanji knew that he would not be able to escape his life today, and a ferocious energy in his temperament was also stimulated, and at this time, Li Yuanji was also let go, thinking, I Li Yuanji will not survive today, and I will also ask you Li Shimin to accompany me to see the king of Hades! Li Yuanji saw that Li Shimin suddenly fell from his horse, and at this time, instead of running for his life, he pounced on him, stepped forward and snatched the bow from Li Shimin's bag, and took the bowstring and strangled Li Shimin's neck.
Falling off the horse, Li Shimin, who was strangled by Li Yuanji with a bow and strangled by his neck, is dying at this moment!
At this time, Li Yuanji, who was pressing on Li Shimin, was smiling, as long as he put the bow in his hand around Li Shimin's neck, and turned the bow body 360 degrees with both arms, the bowstring was twisted, and Li Shimin's life would inevitably end.
At the last moment, a sound like thunder in the sky suddenly exploded:
"Uh-!!"
This thunderous voice immediately scared Li Yuanji!
It turned out that General Wei Chigong had arrived.
Wei Chigong saw that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was at a critical juncture of life and death, but he was still at a distance from the king of Qin, and he had no time to rescue, at this moment, Wei Chigong was also in a hurry, used all his strength, straightened his neck, and howled, this voice was like thunder in the sky, which frightened Li Yuanji a lot, and quickly screamed, turned his head and ran, and ignored Li Shimin on the ground.
Just as he was running all the way to the Wude Palace, trying to hug Emperor Gaozu's father's thigh, Wei Chigong had already arrived with a horse, and he bent his bow and arrows nearby, aiming at the vital point of King Qi's body.
"Boom!boom!boom!" Several feather arrows that shot out with a whistling sound rushed straight towards the target, and the arrows did not miss, and the King of Qi in front fell to the ground in response.
Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, was shot on the spot by Yu Chigong like an elk, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, who was once invincible and murderous, died on the spot, and his soul returned to the sky, and his eyes widened when he died.