"Lord Wang, good news, good news!" Eldest Sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling hurriedly stepped into the door to report.

In the palace of King Qin, Li Shimin was dressed in military uniform and heroic.

"What's the good news? Tell me quickly!" Seeing the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who had not seen each other for two days, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, asked eagerly.

"Congratulations to the prince, I have been secretly lobbying the camp guards Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng in the past two days, and the two generals of Jing and Lu are very respectful and admire the prince, saying that the prince you plan the Taiyuan uprising, break Xue Ju, defeat Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, destroy Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, suppress Liu Heimin, fight in the south and the north, and make great achievements for my Tang Dynasty, the greatest merit among the kings, and there is no Tang Dynasty without the king of Qin! ”

"Great!" Qin King Li Shimin's excitement was overflowing, he slapped the arm of the chair with his big palm, and suddenly stood up.

"With the assistance of these two people, our chances of killing the crown prince and the king of Qi have greatly increased!" Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was very excited, and kept rubbing his hands.

"Fang Xuanling, you go and tell the two generals Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng again, just say that after the matter is completed, I, Li Shimin, will live up to the two generals and ask for merit and rewards for the two in front of the emperor!"

The resplendent Jinluan Palace

"Your Majesty, Li Shimin, King of Qin, asks to see you. A eunuch in the palace bowed down to report.

"Oh, it's Erlang, announce him in. "Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, who was dressed in a Ming and yellow dragon robe, was sitting upright on the dragon chair.

"Erchen to see his father, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" "Li Shimin, the king of Qin, bowed three times and bowed nine times to pay homage to his father Li Yuan.

"Alright, Jiro get up. Li Yuan gently looked at Erlang Shimin who was kneeling on the ground.

"Thank you, Emperor!" Li Shimin stood up.

"Erlang came to my father's place today, is there anything wrong?" asked Gaozu Li Yuan.

"Father, the son has something to report. ”

"Erlang, you can say it. Gaozu Li Yuan said casually.

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, looked at the people in the main hall and stopped talking.

Gaozu immediately understood that Erlang Shimin had a confidential matter to report.

So, Gao Zu waved his hand and said, "You all stand down." ”

King Qin saw that the idle people in the hall had retreated, so he took a step forward and reported: "Father, the son has something to report, but the son of the minister. I don't know if I should say it?"

"Erlang, there's something to do, but it's okay to say it. Gao Zu waved his hand.

"Father, recently, the son heard rumors in the court, but I don't know if it's true or not?"

"Oh?" Gao Zu stroked his beard, his face full of questions.

"Father, it is rumored in the palace that the prince and the king of Qi often go to the palace, but in the name of visiting the queen mother, they often secretly interact with the concubines in the palace. Ahem, fornication, unbearable. "King Qin finally poked out the scandal in the palace, and the listener was still the emperor's father, who had been kept in the dark.

"What?" Gaozu Li Yuan's eyes widened suddenly, his palm slapped the dragon chair, and he suddenly stood up with a shocked expression on his face.

"The crown prince and the king of Qi are secretly in contact with which concubines?" "You are the king of a country, but you are cuckolded, and you are also your own son!

"Qiqi's father is Concubine Xigong and Zhang Jieyu. King Qin replied unhurriedly.

Suddenly, a monstrous anger rushed straight into the head of Gaozu Li Yuan!

It is really unbearable that the two rebels are so bold and dare to do such a rebellious thing under the nose of their father!

Just as he was about to send out that thunderous rage, "Hiss------" Emperor Gaozu thought about it, and became a little puzzled, and said in his heart: The three of his brothers have never been very harmonious with each other, and I can't listen to one side of the word.

So, he sat back on the dragon chair and said to his second son Li Shimin: "Erlang, this matter is not trivial, so let's do it, you and your eldest brother and fourth brother will come early tomorrow morning, and I will personally inquire about this matter." ”

"Also, let Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Lun, Yu Wenshi, Dou Dan, and Yan Shigu also come here tomorrow, and I will question the crown prince and the king of Qi in front of me, and these seven people will serve as my jury and witness. ”

"Erchen obeys!" At that moment, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, replied respectfully.

At the same time, the crown prince and the king of Qi are not idle, and they are also stepping up their planning.

Inside the main hall of the East Palace

Silk and bamboo, a sheng song

The crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji were drinking wine, watching singing and dancing, and chatting and laughing.

At this time, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, smiled at the crown prince Li Jiancheng and said, "Big brother! ”

"Big brother, this time, in the name of fighting the Turks, I will take the imperial court's order to transfer troops, and once again urge the soldiers of the Qin Wangfu to be transferred. Tomorrow night, Kunming Chi will hold a banquet to invite the important ministers of the DPRK and Li Shimin, and the right to bid farewell to the northern expedition. At that time, there were 500 elite soldiers in ambush under the tent, and they saw an opportunity to kill Li Shimin on the spot, and then announced to the public that he died of a violent illness, and then found an opportunity to kill the generals of the Qin Mansion on the way out. King Qi said triumphantly.

"Well, the fourth brother's arrangement is very thorough. Prince Li Jiancheng nodded frequently and smiled.

While he was talking, a voice that was neither yin nor yang sounded suddenly!

"There is a decree in the sly! Prince Xuan was completed, and King Yuanji of Qi will meet the emperor in Taiji Palace tomorrow. ”

"Obey!" the crown prince was built, and the king of Qi Yuanji replied.

After the eunuch in the palace left, the crown prince and the king of Qi looked at each other, and they didn't know why their father summoned them for a while?

Xuanwu Gate

The main gate of the north of Chang'an Taiji Palace is the only way to enter the palace to meet Emperor Gaozu.

Early in the morning of June 4, the ninth year of Tang Wude

Before dawn, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, led the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Chigong, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, Hou Junji, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, Qu Tutong, Zhang Shigui and others to reach Xuanwu Gate. On the palace wall, Zhang Gongjin of the Qin Palace's palace has also led the troops in place.

Everything is ready, just wait for the prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji to come.

"Da, da, da. The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and was particularly clear in the early morning.

"Look, it's coming, it's coming!" a soldier from the Qin Palace's Mansion who was lying in ambush pointed to the distance and shouted in a low voice.

Two people in brocade clothes rode high-headed horses in front, one of them was wearing a bright yellow python robe, it was Li Jiancheng, the prince of the East Palace, and the other was ugly and rough, it was Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.

At this time, the crown prince was built, and the king of Qi, Yuanji, was riding his horse and marching side by side, and the guards of the East Palace and the Qi Palace's palace followed closely behind the two.

Walking to the familiar Xuanwu Gate, Jing Junhong, the general of the camp, stretched out his hand to stop the prince and the guards of the king of Qi as usual, and the guards of the two remained outside the palace as usual.

At this time, the crown prince and the king of Qi did not doubt him, and knew that this was the duty of the camp guards, so they didn't care about it at the moment. So, the prince and the king of Qi entered the Xuanwu Gate unguarded.

As soon as he walked into the Xuanwu Gate, the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji were a little strange, the strange thing is that today's Taiji Palace seems to be different from the past, the palace is quiet, not even a person walking around, the entire Taiji Palace seems to be only the prince and the king of Qi.