The rebellion planned by King Li Xiaochang of Nghe An was simple and crude. It is to control the Forbidden Army to launch a coup like the Xuanwu Gate. But even when they were gathering, Li Shimin, who was in Tai Chi Palace, was already aware of their every move.
In the middle of the night the next day, thousands of troops were dispatched, alarming the people of Chang'an.
The sound of horse hooves echoed in the streets. Slogans rang out for a while on the long street.
Yu Zhining, with a serious look on his face, rode to the door of a certain mansion, casually pointed inside and shouted: "Except for the mastermind, who can be captured alive, anyone who resists will be killed!"
Immediately, Tang¡¯s soldiers, who were like wolves and tigers, broke open the door, took out their knives and charged inside.
The same scene also happened in more than a dozen houses in Chang'an. The people were trembling and did not dare to go out. They just quietly opened the window to a corner, but they saw the long street was brightly lit, and a war horse dragged a person through the street. .
The man¡¯s legs were dragged behind the horse, leaving two traces of blood on the road. The people immediately closed their windows, their teeth chattering.
That night, the city of Chang'an was drained of blood. The people outside the mansion could not sleep peacefully all night long, hearing the sound of heavy objects cutting into pieces of flesh and the sound of rolling. Li Xiaochang, eldest grandson Anye, Liu Deyu, and Yuan Hongshan were bleeding ten feet in front of the house. Thousands of heads fell to the ground overnight.
Li Xiaochang and others saw with their own eyes that Tang soldiers cut off the heads of their family members one by one and stacked them on top of each other.
They cried out in anger, but they were answered by a long stream of laughter.
The sky was bright the next day, but the terror still lingered.
The door of Duke Kui's mansion in Chang'an was closed. The servants in the mansion were frightened last night and all woke up. For a moment, they thought that the people outside were about to come in. Later I found out that they were just walking in circles at the door. Just a detour.
Seeing the new sun rising above Chang'an City again is full of joy for everyone.
And inside the house, a woman was holding a swaddled baby and crying softly. The Duke of Kui, Liu Hongji, stood with his hands behind his back. Finally, he waved his hands. The woman stopped crying, bowed to him, and then exited the room.
Liu Hongji picked up the mirror and looked at himself at this moment, but he looked up to the sky and laughed miserably.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince. Although no troops were sent to kill me last night, I, Liu Hongji, and Li Xiaogong are family friends. With his suspicious temperament, how could he not suspect me. Ridiculous, ridiculous. What is the point of resigning to save one's life? This is only a woman's opinion. If I die, my Liu family will not suffer the disaster of annihilation. Your Highness, a person who can even kill his own brothers, will you be soft-hearted towards me? "
Liu Hongji laughed loudly. He took out the sharp sword from the sword box on the wall, wiped it with his hand and said: "What a pity, what a pity, this sword is newly sharpened. I am the first to test the sword with my human head!"
"After talking about Liu Hongji, who was Li Shimin's young friend, he was hailed as a famous general of the Tang Dynasty and the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. The man who was Li Yuan's confidant touched his neck with his long sword.
Immediately, blood spurted out in long spurts. Sprinkled all over the house. Liu Hongji took a few steps back, a look of joy in his eyes. He seems to be praising this sword as "so fast".
In the early morning court at Taiji Palace, Li Tang¡¯s ministers went to court with uneasiness. It could be seen that many of them had not slept well last night and had dark circles on their faces.
Immediately, Li Shimin appeared in the main hall in high spirits.
Li Shimin announced to his ministers: "The rebellion was put down last night, so you don't have to worry."
Li Xiaochang, Changsun Anye, Liu Deyu, Yuan Hongshan and others who were immediately captured alive were dragged to the palace by Li Tang's imperial army. These people were all dressed in bloody clothes and their faces were scarred, which was shocking to see.
Li Shimin asked in front of the palace: "Gu Su has treated you well, why did you start an uprising and kill Gu?"
Li Xiaochang smiled miserably and said: "Princes and generals, Xiang Ning has a lot of talent. This world does not belong to your Li family. A person like you, who can even kill his own brothers, can also ascend to the position of prince. Why can't we?"
Li Shimin nodded, but did not get angry. Instead, he said: "Well done! Drag them all down and kill them with sticks in front of the palace!"
After saying that, Li Tang's imperial army dragged all these people out and killed them one by one with a stick in front of the main hall, surrounded by officials from the Tang Dynasty.
The officials of the Tang Dynasty were silent, but Li Shimin talked and laughed freely.
Immediately, Liu Hongji committed suicide and was reported to the palace. Li Shimin thought of the friendship between the two and just said softly: "Unfortunately, Hongji and Gu were friends since they were young. If the reason can be explained, he may not be exempted from death. But he Now that he has chosen this path, I have nothing to say. Let his wife carry his coffin back to his hometown for burial. By the way, with the etiquette of the Duke, there must be no deviation."
When the ministers in the hall saw that even Liu Hongji had committed suicide, the minister who was close to himThey all sighed. This person was a famous general of Li Tang. One person was lost, and one was missing. In addition, Li Xiaogong was dismissed from military power, and Li Tang had fewer famous generals who could fight.
It¡¯s night in Gyeongju.
Outside Qingzhou City, fires were everywhere, and countless soldiers of the Tang Dynasty held up torches and climbed onto the city to fight.
Yang Wenqian stood on the tower and commanded the soldiers to fight back desperately.
In the past, Paoze was fighting in the same place. The elites of the Tang Dynasty fought for each other's lives. Although each other's soldiers were unwilling, they had to fight each other under the orders of their respective commanders.
Boom!
With a loud noise, the gate of Gyeongju City was finally blasted through by the Tang Army's door-ramming car. The Tang Army outside the city rushed into the city gate. The Gyeongju Army behind the city gate resisted at all, and it was basically a mantis arm blocking the car.
But Yang Wenqian was still shouting from the top of the city: "Kill, kill, kill to the last person!"
After hearing Yang Wenqian's order, the dead soldiers under Yang Wenqian roared and led the soldiers on the city wall to kill them from the horse road one after another, and pounced on the influx of Tang army soldiers without hesitation.
Suddenly, the city walls around Yang Wenqian were empty for a while. He was the only one with a ferocious look on his face, raising his sword and shouting. Under his shouts, the soldiers on both sides rushed to the bottom of the city, trying their best to prevent the Tang army from entering.
But the city gate has been broken, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who entered the city are like a flood breaking its embankment, their momentum is unstoppable.
The obstruction of Yang Wenqian's soldiers was like a drowning fish. Although the last few flops were very powerful, they still died in the end.
Yang Wenqian watched as all the soldiers on his left and right died in battle under the city. He looked back at the empty city walls on his left and right, and it turned out that he was the only one left.
The Tang soldiers on the left and right came up from the horse road and shouted: "Capture this man alive and demonstrate his meritorious service to the third level!"
"No, this man must be cut into pieces with a thousand swords. How many of our soldiers have been killed in Gyeongju City."
"If it hadn't been for this man, three or four thousand of our Tang Dynasty soldiers would not have died here. It was all because of him. Kill him and avenge our dead brothers!"
Yang Wenqian laughed when he heard this and said: "Idiot, does Li Shimin think that just killing me, Yang Wenqian, is enough? The Tang Dynasty is over, the Tang Dynasty is over!"
After saying that, Yang Wenqian climbed onto the battlements, and then jumped down to the bottom of the city! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!