Xie Shufang, the commander of the East Palace, immediately learned that King Qin had staged an uprising at Xuanwu Gate to murder the prince. He immediately led two thousand East Palace guards to rush to the East Gate. Countless guards crowded in front of the palace gate and knocked on it, demanding entry. Countless palms slapped on the door, but the guard guarding the door refused Xie Shufang's request to enter and fired arrows to drive him away.
With no choice, Xie Shufang led her troops to Xuanwu Gate to join the Beiya Imperial Guards.
At the palace gate, the Beiya Imperial Guards and two thousand East Palace guards, led by Xie Shufang, stormed the Xuanwu Gate.
Although the city gates were closed and there were no siege equipment, thousands of people tried their best to climb up the city wall. Chang He stood guard at the Xuanwu Gate. General Yunhui Jingjunhong, who was in charge of the Su Wei Army, led hundreds of people to attack the city wall. Su Wei came to help and defended Xuanwu Gate.
Xie Shufang was secretly shocked when she saw that not only Chang He, but also Li Yuan's confidant Jing Junhong had rebelled against the King of Qin. Li Shimin actually instigated so many people to help him. Xie Shufang immediately said to the tower: "Brother Jing, the matter has not yet been resolved. Let's observe the changes in the situation. Why rush to join the King of Qin?"
Jing Junhong seemed not to have heard Xie Shufang's persuasion to surrender, and continued to defend the city until he died in the battle.
On the other hand, Gao Shilian, who was in charge of Yongzhou, and Hou Jun, a general from Sanshui, who was waiting for the chariot and cavalry general on the right, gathered together. Gao Shilian and his nephew Changsun Wuji led the Chang'an officials to release all the prisoners, covered themselves with armor, and rushed directly to the palace gate to strengthen Li Shimin. Momentum.
Within the palace wall, Pei Ji, Feng Deyi, Chen Shuda, Dou Dan, Yan Shigu and others all knelt in front of Li Yuan without speaking. Outside the city wall, the shouts of killing were deafening.
Li Yuan suddenly looked at Chen Shuda and shouted: "Tell me, was King Qin responsible for this?"
Chen Shuda knelt down and cried nervously: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Wei Chen doesn't know. This matter has nothing to do with Wei Chen."
Li Yuan pointed at Chen Shuda and shouted: "Trash, get out of here."
"Yes. Yes." Chen Shuda lowered his head.
Li Yuan immediately said: "Li Chongjiu's large-scale invasion is fake. Li Shentong actually joined forces with the King of Qin to deceive me. How many people did the King of Qin contact, and how many people in this palace are his confidants?"
Halfway through the words, a burst of cheers was heard outside the palace wall.
One person shouted: "The prince has been executed. This is the prince's head. Have you seen it? Please retreat quickly!"
As soon as the voice came out, there was a commotion outside, and Li Yuandun felt unsteady on his feet and almost fell to the ground. He stepped forward to help him and said: "Your Majesty. Please take care of the dragon body."
Li Yuan was helped by someone and sat on a chair. Soon a general, wearing armor and holding a blood-stained sword, led dozens of guards straight into the palace.
All the guards came forward to stop him, but when they saw the general taking off his helmet, he knelt down from a distance and said: "The last generals have assembled to pay homage to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor!"
Li Yuan saw Hou Junji and immediately said: "Who is the person who caused trouble today? Why is Aiqing here?"
Hou Jun gathered and said: "The King of Qin raised an army to kill the Crown Prince because of the rebellion between the Crown Prince and the King of Qi. The King of Qi has fled to Wude Palace. His Highness the King of Qin is worried about alarming His Majesty. Therefore, he sent his ministers as guards."
Li Yuan felt sad and happy in his heart after hearing this. He was sad that Li Jiancheng was killed, but happy that Li Yuanji was still alive.
Li Yuandao: "Tell the King of Qin. No matter how big the crime the King of Qi commits, he is his brother and sister. You cannot hurt him. You let the King of Qin come to see me."
Hou Junji said: "Yes. Your Majesty, the prince's rebel party is currently causing chaos in Chang'an. The general is also ordered by the King of Qin to ask for your majesty's instructions. What should we do next?"
Yuwen Shiji said: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the King of Qi did not participate in raising righteous soldiers to resist the Sui Dynasty, nor did they make any contribution to the world. They were jealous of the King of Qin's great achievements and high prestige, so they planned a conspiracy together. Now, the King of Qin has already By condemning and killing them, King Qin has made great contributions to the universe and brought the world to its center. If Your Majesty can decide to make him the crown prince and entrust the affairs of the country to him, there will be no more troubles."
Chen Shuda, who had just been scolded by Li Yuan, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the prince is cruel and cunning. How can such a person be the crown prince? King Qin is magnanimous and magnanimous. He was the king of Yao and Shun. I sincerely ask your majesty to make King Qin the prince."
Yan Shigu also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the prince has already lost his moral integrity in what Yang Wen did. I have never heard that the prince who committed the crime of treason will still be the emperor in the future. So the King of Qin set things right and set things straight." It is a move that conforms to the people¡¯s sentiments.¡±
Dou Dan also said: "Your Majesty, now the Zhao army is approaching, and the King of Qin has defeated Li Chongjiu twice. Li Chongjiu is afraid of the King of Qin, so he has always planned to murder the King of Qin. But the more this happens, the more we must let the King of Qin take charge of the future of the Tang Dynasty. Only then can we be saved.¡±
Li Yuan¡¯s eyes filled with tears after hearing this. These people didn¡¯t say anything just now, but now they are constantly fighting for King Qin.Among the ministers, only Pei Ji and Xiao Yu said nothing. Li Yuan looked at them, Xiao Yu avoided his gaze, while Pei Ji shook his head and said nothing.
Li Yuan said helplessly: "My lords, you said well. Passing the throne to King Qin is exactly what I have always wanted!"
Yu Wenshi and others were overjoyed when they heard Li Yuan's verbal agreement. Hou Junji said loudly: "I implore your majesty to issue an edict to declare the prince and the King of Qi's party to be rebellious, and the King of Qin will take charge of all matters."
Li Yuan nodded and said, "Yuwen Aiqing, please draft an edict for me!"
After a while, Yuwen Shiji came out of the pavilion to announce the order and appease the guards of Prince Qi in the East Palace. After the guards of Prince Qi's palace in the East Palace learned that they would not pursue the case, they immediately dispersed.
At the same time, at the south gate of Tai Chi Palace, Li Yuanji and several cronies escaped from Tai Chi Palace on horseback.
He looked at the palace behind him with tears in his eyes. His eyes flashed past the scene just now. Li Shimin himself rode on horseback and drew arrows to chase him and Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, was shot by his second brother Li Shimin and fell under his horse.
Li Yuanji watched his brother fall in the dust, spitting blood from his mouth, and looked at himself from a distance with his five fingers stretched out, while Li Shimin rode his horse from behind and nailed his brother to the ground with a horse spear.
Later, Li Shimin wanted to kill himself, but Li Yuanji forced him into the woods, and Li Shimin missed several arrows. Li Yuanji relied on his familiarity with Wude Hall to bypass it and was rescued by the guards of Prince Qi's palace. Li Shimin then stopped chasing and escaped with his own life.
Li Yuanji knew that once Li Jiancheng died, he would be in trouble. At this moment, he seemed like a bereaved dog, but a guard reminded: "Your Highness, since the Emperor of Zhao sent someone to deliver a letter to Your Highness, it shows that he is close to Your Highness, so why not He changed his attachment to Zhao and fled to Zhao."
Li Yuanji said to the guard: "Gu and Li Chongjiu are not on good terms, how can Li Chongjiu tolerate Gu?"
The guard said: "His Royal Highness King Qi, must he have forgotten that King Qi's sister is Princess Li Chongjiu? As a brother-in-law, how could he not tolerate His Highness? I am the person Li Chongjiu sent to be with His Highness King Qi. Anyway, His Highness King Qi has nowhere to go. , our people can make arrangements to ensure that King Qi leaves Chang'an safely."
Li Yuanji no longer hesitated after hearing this. In fact, as the other party said, he had nowhere to go now, but he didn't know when this guard became Li Chongjiu's internal agent.
Li Yuanji smiled miserably and said: "This is the only way. Now even my father and emperor can't save my life, only the Emperor of Zhao can do it."
At that moment, Li Yuanji changed his clothes and rode out of Tai Chi Palace, but saw that the people in Chang'an City were panicked. After learning that Li Jiancheng was killed, many guards from the East Palace retreated from the front, and the guards from Prince Qi's Palace plundered shops in Chang'an from all directions.
Chang'an was in chaos.
Li Yuanji could only hide his face and leave for fear of being recognized. Li Yuanji finally came to a remote warehouse, and Cao Wen saw Li Yuanji. After comforting him, he asked Li Yuanji to hide in a rice boat and left Chang'an without anyone noticing, and committed suicide along the way. Someone escorted him to Youjing.
In the Beihai Pool, Li Yuanku was sitting in the main hall. Except for Pei Ji and Xiao Yu, the other ministers had already scattered aside. They talked to each other, and there was faint laughter.
At this moment, Li Yuan was immersed in grief alone, and these two courtiers could only stay by Li Yuan's side silently. The setting sun shone away, making the three of them look extremely desolate.
At this time, there was a sound of armor outside, and the peripheral ministers and generals all stood up and said enthusiastically: "See the King of Qin!"
Hearing the voice, Li Yuan immediately suppressed his sadness and regained his majesty as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
But when Li Shimin strode in, his armor and cloak was neat, but it could be seen that it had been wiped, and there was still a lingering smell of blood on it. The blood stained body belonged to his brother Li Jiancheng.
When Li Shimin saw Li Yuan, he prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Father, so are my sons"
"Needless to say," Li Yuan stood up and helped Li Shimin up and said gently, "In the past few days, I have almost had the temptation to cast doubt on my closest relatives. You are my good son, and you will be my best son in the future. There will be no mistake in entrusting Datang to you."
Li Shimin was stunned, but saw Li Yuan speaking to him in a gentle tone that he had not seen in several years. This scene seemed to go back to when he was ten years old, when Li Yuan personally taught him to ride a horse. Li Yuan also explained to Li Shimin sentence by sentence so patiently.
"This Tang Dynasty was created by me. I have conquered the world and entered the sixth year. Although most of the heroes in the world have surrendered, Li Chongjiu is still stubborn and evil. My father can do nothing to him. Guanzhong is barren and the national strength is getting stronger day by day. The decline of the country, the previous military campaigns, exhausting the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, but still did not shake the Zhao Kingdom at all, all of this??My fault was that I couldn't use people and didn't trust people. In the end, even my closest relatives abandoned me. "
"Father!" Listening to Li Yuan's words, the guilt in Li Shimin's heart suddenly welled up, and tears fell, "If the prince hadn't forced his son to do it, he wouldn't have"
Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "It is useless to continue to argue about the rights and wrongs of the prince and you. Even if the prince is right, he is dead now, so what is right is also wrong. And if you are alive now, then in the future It's up to you to shoulder the burden. Don't mention the past anymore. I will fully support you, because only through unity can I, Li Tang, not be defeated by Li Chongjiu. Bury the prince well and give an explanation to the officials and the world. Right now you are my god in the Tang Dynasty!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better novels and faster updates!