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Volume 2 Maitreya Pure Land Blood Lotus Platform Chapter 17 Decisive Battle at Xuanwu Gate (4)

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    Chapter 17: Decisive Battle at Xuanwu Gate (4) It is the darkest time before dawn.  The north wind howled, and snowflakes floated down, falling on the palaces of the imperial city. The ground soon turned into a vast expanse of white.  Xue Renyue hurriedly walked down the palace city and stopped outside a side hall.  He looked around and saw that there was no one around, stepped forward and knocked on the door gently.  The door opened with a creak, and a majestic figure came into Xue Renyue's eyes.  "Is the prince here?" "You haven't slept yet, you are reading a book." Xue Renyue seemed to be familiar with the man who opened the door. After the two had a brief exchange, Xue Renyue took off his white snow cloak and walked into the palace.  The area of ??the side hall is not too large. Eight thick pillars divide the whole hall into three parts.  The main hall passage in the center is illuminated by candlelight and is particularly clear.  But in the shadows on both sides, hundreds of sergeants stood dimly.  In the center, behind a long desk, sits a young man.  Covered in black armor, he was sitting there reading with great interest "Your Majesty!" The young man put down the book in his hand and raised his head.  By the light of the candlelight, a rather delicate face appeared to be none other than Li Yanqing.  He smiled slightly and said, "Ren Yue, your Majesty is awake?"  He consciously half-squinted, revealing a hint of coldness.  "Your Majesty, you still chose King Zhao, right?" Xue Renyue did not answer.  But the answer without an answer is the best answer at this time.  Li Yanqing sighed and stood up slowly.  He put his hands on the case and leaned his body half way. After staring at Xue Renyue for a long time, he suddenly asked: "Ren Yue, you still have time to regret it now!" Xue Renyue heard this, but he laughed!  "Where did the prince start talking about this? When my father died of illness, he told me and my eldest brother to go to the prince but because the eldest brother was hesitant at that time, we didn't make the trip. Although King Zhao took my brother in, he was wary of everything. Even  Even Nahou Junji is now above my brother In the sixth year of Wude, the prince sent someone to contact my brother secretly. From that time on, the eldest brother and I decided to join the prince.  The prince has always respected me. Today is the time for my brother to establish his career for the prince" A bright smile appeared on Li Yanqing's face.  "Ren Gao and I are close friends. Back then, he gave me the white dragon, and now he helps me achieve my goal. I will keep this affection in my heart. Ren Yue, go ahead and prepare. In addition, inform Tian Feng and say  His brother's family is now very good. His nephew is now a county magistrate, and his future prosperity is just a matter of his thoughts." Xue Renyue stepped in and bowed, and then left the side hall.  From behind the pillars, two strong men slowly walked out.  The two strong men were both in their forties, and they looked particularly majestic.  Li Yanqing smiled and said in a deep voice: "Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao I have done what I promised you! King Zhao will enter the palace from Xuanwu Gate in a while. I want you two to guard Yanjia Hall.  Keep an eye on the Ganlu GateI will take care of other matters. It will be settled before dawn. Then you can decide on your own what to do. " These two strong men in their forties are Qin Qiong, the general of Tiance Mansion.  and Cheng Yaojin.  Li Shimin was in danger outside Chengtian Gate, and Cheng Yaojin was the first to realize that the situation was not good.  He was a discerning man. As soon as he saw something fishy, ??he immediately rushed to the East Palace, reunited with Qin Qiong, and fled Chang'an.  According to their thoughts at the time, they were planning to go to Tongguan and meet up with Sheng Shiyan.  As for future plans, neither of them had thought it through clearly at the time.  But before they arrived at Tongguan, Yao Yi had already occupied Tongguan, and Sheng Shiyan submitted to Li Yanqing without any resistance Afterwards, Yao Yi sent troops to Weinan.  Xue Rengao led his troops to seemingly support him, but in fact he had already taken refuge with Li Yanqing.  After all, Xue Rengao and Li Yanqing have a very close relationship.  As early as when Li Yanqing still lived in Zhuyuan Jingshe, Luoyang, he and Xue Rengao became friends.  After that, Li Yanqing and Xue Rengao had many contacts When Xue Ju died of illness, he told the Xue Rengao brothers to defect to Li Yanqing.  Unexpectedly, before the two brothers left the customs, Li Yanqing was killed in Xingyang County.? news.  In that case, Xue Rengao naturally did not dare to go to Li Yanqing.  Later, when Li Gui rebelled, Li Xuanba led his troops to conquer Wuwei, so the Xue Rengao brothers concealed their names and took refuge under Li Xuanba's tent.  However, the two of them were not happy under Li Xuanba's tent.  Li Xuanba seems to value the two of them, but he is always wary of them.  Logically speaking, the military exploits made by Xue Rengao and Xue Renyue are enough to make them surpass Liang Shitai's status.  But Liang Shitai has always been the number one general in the Zhao Palace. Even Hou Junji, who joined Li Xuanba later than them, climbed to the top of his brothers.  In this depressed situation, a letter from Li Yanqing suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.  At that time, Li Yanqing was still in Lingnan, but in his letters, he made an analysis of their situation.  After all, Xue Rengao had the experience of proclaiming himself king. Even if Li Xuanba valued him, he could not fully trust his brother.  Li Yanqing said in the letter that he asked them to be patient for the time being.  Within three years, something would happen in Guanzhong, and he hoped that Brother Xue Rengao would be on his side.  Sure enough, in the seventh year of Wude, the Yang Wenqian Rebellion broke out Brother Xue Rengao originally thought that the cause mentioned by Li Yanqing was referring to the Yang Wenqian Rebellion.  But when his brother arrived in Chang'an with Li Xuanba, they found that the situation was not as simple as they imagined Xue Rengao had admired Li Yanqing since he was a child.  But before, he admired Li Yanqing's ruthlessness and bravery, but now, he admires Li Yanqing's meticulous strategy.  In fact, Yao Yi's attack on Weinan was just a pretense.  The real purpose is to get Xue Rengao out and then try to lead Li Yanqing into Chang'an.  The appearance of Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin was, to be honest, just an accident.  The reason why Li Yanqing took the two of them together was because he hoped to use their hands to gain support from the remaining forces of Tiance Mansion.  After all, although Li Shimin died, the power of Tiance Mansion still existed.  Li Xuanba did not dare to kill easily, so after the Suzaku Gate incident, he only killed Wang Tong and other advisers.  Li Xuanba, a member of Princess Qin's Wen family, did not sacrifice the butcher's knife.  After all, the Wen family was the founding fathers of the Tang Dynasty and a wealthy family in Shanxi and the three Wen brothers enjoyed a good reputation among the scholars, which made Li Xuanba avoid them.  From this point of view, Li Xuanba is much gentler than Li Shimin in history.  “At least he didn’t seize Li Yuanji’s wife, nor did he force the Crown Princess to disassociate herself from Li Jiancheng… Of course, this may be a show because Li Xuanba has not yet gained the reputation of being orthodox.  But no matter what, Li Xuanba still maintains some restraint when it comes to female sex.  Instead of being like Li Shimin, after killing Li Yuanji, he impatiently included his sister-in-law into his harem.  However, both Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin’s family members were imprisoned by Li Xuanba —————————————————————————— Li Xuanba’s  Not in a good mood.  Xue Rengao rushed to help Weinan, but unexpectedly encountered Yao Yi's ambush on the banks of the Weishui River. Almost all his five thousand elite soldiers were lost, and he had to flee back to Chang'an with some of his defeated soldiers.  But Li Xuanba could not blame Xue Rengao Xue Rengao was just a general, not a wise general.  In fact, among the four generals under his command, except for Hou Junji, including Liang Shitai, they are all good at charging and fighting, but they don't know how to strategize.  Unfortunately, Hou Junji is now stationed at Feng Yi to ensure that the flanks of Chang'an City are not disturbed by any attacks.  And Yao Yi is a resourceful master!  As early as the last years of Daye, he followed Li Yanqing and established great military exploits.  Just because he is Li Yanqing's son, he has been suppressed since returning to Tang Dynasty.  At that time, Li Shimin was in charge of the Shangshu Province, and Qu Tutong, the Daxingtai of Duji Province, belonged to Li Shimin.  After Li Yanqing went to Lingnan, Li Shimin failed to win over him, so he severely suppressed Yao Yi.  Four years have passed, and Yao Yi has remained in the position of General Manager of Xiongzhou without any changes.  And now, Yao Yi finally found a chance to vent Li Xuanba might not be afraid of Yao Yi.  But behind Yao Yi, there was Li Yanqing, and Li Xuanba couldn't help but feel worried.  After the Suzaku Gate Incident, the world was in turmoil.  Li Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, was ready to make a move, Xu Shiji, the general manager of Youzhou, and Du Ruhui, the comfort envoy of Liaodong, responded almost immediately.  What worried Li Xuanba the most was Li Daoxuan, the general manager of Jiangnan West Road, who publicly expressed his support for Li Yanqing's crusade against Chang'an.  In this way, Li Yanqing no longer has any worries.  Then President Shuzhou??Su Dingfang, Quzhou Governor Xie Yingdeng, Hongzhou Governor Fang Xuanling, and Jingzhou Governor Dou Gui all seemed to express their support for Li Yanqing. How could Li Xuanba not panic?  The biggest card in his hand is Li Yuan.  But if Li Yuan did not spit, Li Xuanba would not be able to calm down the chaos justifiably After Xue Rengao was defeated and returned to Chang'an, Li Xuanba immediately ordered Xue Rengao and Liang Shitai to strengthen the defense of Chang'an City.  At the same time, Li Xuanba was also impatiently waiting for Li Yuan’s response!  In Li Xuanba’s view, Li Yuan will definitely support him in the end But when will he spit out his words?  Could it be that Li Yuan really had to wait until Li Yanqing's troops came to the city before Li Yuan would nod?  With this anxious mood, Li Xuanba didn't have a good rest in the past two days.  After finally lying down, news suddenly came from the palace: Your Majesty has woken up and ordered King Zhao to enter the palace immediately to meet the emperor.  Yu Wenshiji has been staying by Li Xuanba's side. After receiving the news, he immediately woke up Li Xuanba from his sleep who had just fallen asleep.  "Congratulations to Chitose, congratulations to Chitose!" Yu Wenshiji said excitedly: "Your Majesty took the initiative to summon Chitose. It seems that he has made a decision. Chitose can rest easy!" Li Xuanba's head was a little groggy at this time.  A lot more awake!  "Yes, if the father summons him at this time, doesn't it mean that he has decided to support himself?"  Thinking of this, Li Xuanba suddenly became excited.  "Come here, prepare your horses and enter the palace in isolation!"
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