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Volume 2 Maitreya Pure Land Blood Lotus Platform Chapter 18 Decisive Battle at Xuanwu Gate (5)

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    Chapter 18 Decisive Battle of Xuanwu Gate (5) Xue Rengao's defeat actually did not cause too much panic.  Even if Li Yanqing's troops were at Chang'an, as long as Li Yuan stood up to support Li Xuanba, Li Yanqing would definitely lose in the end.  This is a game!  Outsiders could not get involved at all Therefore, there was no commotion among the officials, big and small, in Chang'an City.  ¡°Whether it¡¯s someone who is pro-Li Yanqing, or someone who is¡­actually not many people are pro-Li Xuanba, they are mainly loyal to Li Yuan.  In terms of prestige, Li Xuanba has never been able to compare with Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.  Li Jiancheng has been supervising the country for many years, and Li Shimin has enough experience in presiding over the Shangshu Province.  And what about Li Xuanba?  His achievements were mainly in military affairs, not domestic affairs.  But as long as Li Yuan is willing to support him, Li Xuanba will immediately gain the upper hand.  ¡°Similarly, everyone believes that Li Yanqing must still have some backup plans.  Since he could seize Luoyang at lightning speed, and then capture Tongguan and Weinan all the way If he had no backup, how could he send out troops so blatantly for conquest?  But, what is Li Yanqing¡¯s back-up plan?  No one knows!  Everyone, including members of the Li Tang clan, stood quietly aside, waiting for the final contest between Li Yanqing and Li Xuanba.  The snow is getting heavier!  Liang Shitai and Xue Rengao climbed onto the tower together and looked up.  "Old Xue, is Yao Yi really that powerful?" Liang Shitai asked with concern, but more importantly, he was still mocking.  Of course he knew what Xue Rengao was thinking, and he also knew that brother Xue Rengao had always wanted to replace him Before, Liang Shitai couldn't find any good opportunities, but now, he has enough excuses.  "Actually, I have met Li Yanqing, but he is just a weak scholar. Reciting a few poems may be his strength, but this march and war ha, if he dares to come, I will definitely let him test whether a certain family's sword is sharp.  "What General Liang said is absolutely true. Yao Yi is no match for General Liang," Xue Rengao agreed with a smile on his face.  Liang Shitai couldn't help laughing when he heard this.  It¡¯s just that he opened his mouth too wide, and a cold wind rushed into his mouth, making him unable to help but cough violently.  At this moment, Xue Rengao's hand was gently placed on the handle of the horizontal knife under his ribs, and his eyes revealed even more terrifying and murderous intent!  Bang bang bang, the street drum in Chang'an City beats five times.  It has entered Mao hour, but the sky is getting darker and darker.  The darkness before dawn has not passed yet.  A snowstorm seemed to extend the darkness endlessly.  Dou Fengjie and Ma Zhou are now serving in Xitai, Shangshu Province.  Hearing the sound of street drums, Dou Fengjie suddenly put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and stared out the window.  Since the Suzaku Gate Incident, there has never been a morning dynasty If it were in the past, the West Terrace would have started to become lively at this time.  But today, the west terrace is still deserted.  As officials on duty at night, Dou Fengjie and Ma Zhou had many worries.  "Fengjie, you seem to have something on your mind?" "Ahit's okay, I just thought of something." "What's the matter?" Ma Zhou couldn't help but asked curiously.  Dou Fengjie smiled, stood up and walked to the window. After turning his back to Ma Zhou for a long time, he suddenly asked: "Prince Bin, can Prince Zheng win?" After the words fell, there was endless silence behind him Li Xuanba  He has a stoic temperament and is good at hiding it.  At this point, he is even better than Li Shimin.  But in terms of meticulous thinking and strategic planning, he is far from comparable to Li Shimin.  The reason why he was able to win the Suzaku Gate Incident was not so much that he was smarter than Li Shimin, but rather that he had hidden it very well in the past few years.  Li Shimin focused all his attention on the fight with Li Jiancheng. He never thought that his closest brother would stab him at a critical moment The experience of these two days was undoubtedly a torture for Li Xuanba.  .  The officials and nobles in Chang'an showed a very indifferent attitude.  They worked as usual and kept Chang'an City operating normally.  But Li Xuanba didn't feel comfortable. He clearly realized that he was excluded from the court.  This silent rejection made him uncomfortable!  Even if someone stood up and openly opposed him, it would feel better than now.  This shows that he has not been recognized by the courtiers At least he cannot be recognized until Li Yuan stands up.  Without the approval of these people, even if you are in control?Chang'an, what's the use?  People often say: a teacher has a reputation.  This word ¡®name¡¯ is not a famous name, but a legitimate name.  In other words, it is not justifiable for Li Xuanba to control Chang'an now This is why he was so excited when he learned that Li Yuan was going to summon him.  All the forbearance skills honed over the years were gone at this moment.  He knew that Li Yuan would blame him and even scold him, but he would still support him!  With Li Yuan¡¯s support, he is the real master of Chang¡¯an.  Li Xuanba felt hot all over when he thought that he would enter the Wude Hall, sit in the East Palace, and even be honored as a Dabao in the near future.  After he came out of the palace, he led more than a hundred tiger guards and went straight to the Xuanwu Gate Li Yuan was now in the Ganlu Palace, entering the imperial city from the Suzaku Gate. It was obviously not a smooth journey, and it was also very troublesome.  If you enter the palace from Xuanwu Gate, you only need to pass through Chongxuan Gate and Yanjia Hall, and then you can directly reach Ganlu Hall. Why not?  ¡°Moreover, Li Xuanba felt a little uncomfortable in his heart when he was asked to go through the Suzaku Gate!  ¡°After all, here, Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng, and then was killed by himself No matter how gloomy Li Xuanba was, he would still feel a little taboo.  "General Xue Er, why are you here?" When Li Xuanba saw Xue Renyue at Xuanwu Gate, he couldn't help but be a little confused.  Xue Renyue smiled and said: "Back to King Zhao, today is the last night of the general, and he happens to be guarding the Xuanwu Gate Do you still want to enter the palace at such a late hour?" "Yes, my father summoned me urgently Haha, General Xue  Thank you for your hard work!" Li Xuanba nodded with a smile, and Xue Renyue immediately ordered the Xuanwu Gate to be opened and let Li Xuanba and his party pass through.  Yu Wenshiji glanced at Xue Renyue with some doubts, feeling strange in his heart But he couldn't tell what the strange method was, so he nodded to Xue Renyue and Quan Zuo said hello.  After a group of people entered Xuanwu Gate, they went straight to Chongxuan Gate.  From Xuanwu Gate to Chongxuan Gate, it runs north-south, with an interval of about 215 steps.  The distance from east to west is about three hundred steps wide, with a side hall and corridor on each side.  Under the cloister, there are peach trees planted, and the columns of the cloister are staggered and scattered, which is quite elegant.  "Your Majesty, something seems a little weird today!" Yu Wenshi quickly made progress and caught up with Li Xuanba.  Logically speaking, Li Xuanba can ride a horse in the imperial city.  But in order to show his respect for Li Yuan, Li Xuanba decided to abandon his horse and walk.  "What's weird?" "I can't tell you, I just think" Yu Wenshiji rubbed his cheeks with a wry smile on his face.  Today¡¯s Xuanwu Sect is indeed very weird.  But Yuwen Shiji couldn't tell what was abnormal. He could only vaguely feel that there was a very familiar feeling.  "Sir, you are too worried!" Li Xuanba couldn't help but laugh: "This imperial city is completely under my control, so what could be weird?" Yes, there shouldn't be any problems  ¡­ Yu Wenshiji was muttering in his heart, but his eyelids kept beating.  ??Just talking and moving forward all the way.  Unknowingly, he arrived at the door of Chongxuanmen.  The majestic palace walls exude a majestic air amidst the snowflakes in the sky.  The heavy door was tightly closed, and the palace was silent, as if there was no one there.  Li Xuanba ordered people to come forward and call the door, but there was no response from Chengtou.  He was suddenly furious. Li Xuanba stepped forward and shouted sternly: "Who is on duty today? Why didn't you open the door when you saw me here?" There was still no movement on the top of the city.  "Xue Renyue, where is Xue Renyue?" Li Xuanba frowned, turned around and shouted.  But to his surprise, Xue Renyue, who had been next to Xuanwu Gate just now, had disappeared.  ??Can¡¯t help but say that Xuanwu Gate was closed at some point.  The lights on the palace city were extinguished just like the Chongxuanmen Palace City, lifeless and silent.  Yu Wenshi and Ji Lingling shuddered, "Your Majesty, there is an ambush!" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the rapid sound of gongs on the Chongxuanmen Palace.  Immediately after, someone shouted loudly: "Fire the arrows!" In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired from the top of the city.  The doors of the side halls on both sides suddenly opened, and more than a hundred soldiers poured out from each side.  These sergeants rushed out of the gate of the side hall and immediately knelt down in the corridor, bending their bows and setting arrows.  No matter what the line of sight is, with each passing momentWith the command, he immediately shot down the Chongxuanmen city.  On the top of the city and on both sides of the palace, arrows rained down like rain.  The Tiger Guards were unprepared and were hit by the sudden rain of arrows.  Li Xuan Bahu¡¯s eyes widened and he raised his hand to grab the weapon.  But halfway out his hand, he remembered that he was not wearing a weapon today.  With a panic in his heart, he shouted loudly, grabbed a person's neck with his backhand and waved his arms, and shot away the arrows flying from all directions.  As for who he caught in his hands?  There was no time to think about it at this time But I still had some doubts in my heart, why did the forbidden soldiers suddenly rebel?  So what happened to Xue Renyue?  Could it be that After a rain of arrows passed, the palace city echoed with the sound of gongs.  Immediately afterwards, lanterns, torches, and pitch pines were lit at the top of the city, illuminating the palace city.  Li Xuanba was hit by four or five arrows and was covered in blood.  He held a dead body in one hand, but the body had been turned into a hedgehog and looked particularly miserable.  Of the more than a hundred Tiger Guards, only about thirty people were left standing.  Those who were not dead fell in a pool of blood and kept wailing. The screams echoed over Chongxuanmen for a long time.  "Li Xuanba, do you still recognize Qin Qiong?" Following a sharp shout from the Chongxuanmen Palace, Li Xuanba looked up and couldn't help being surprised.  On the tower, two generals were standingone was Qin Qiong and the other was Cheng Yaojin, staring at him with angry eyes and brows.  "You" Li Xuanba shouted in shock, but before he could finish speaking, he heard a burst of drums from the tower of Xuanwu Gate.  Under the light of the lights, Li Yanqing, dressed in black armor, stood supporting the palace wall.  "Sanlang, you're fine!" "Li Yanqing!" Li Yanqing, who was standing on top of the Xuanwu Gate, had a solemn look on his face.  He dragged a roll of yellow brocade silk in his hand and shouted sternly: "Li Xuanba deceived the king and ignored his superiors. He killed his father and brother, which is a heinous crime. The lonely king was ordered to rebel Sanlang, today is the day for your execution!" Li Xuanba  His eyes were widened and his head was buzzing.  There is such a thing as killing your brother!  But patricide "Li Yanqing, don't talk nonsense" "The late emperor's edict is here, what else do you have to argue? Sons, why don't you join me immediately to kill this traitorous leader who killed his father and brother!"  " Following Li Yanqing's sharp shout, dozens of crossbows suddenly exited from the tower of Xuanwu Gate.  Crossbow arrows as thick as a child's arm were aimed at Li Xuanba and his tiger guards who were under the Chongxuan Sect.  Li Yanqing didn't wait for Li Xuanba to speak, raised his arm high, and struck down suddenly. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????? The sound of crossbows on the bow strings, dozens of crossbow arrows flying out accompanied by Li Yanqing's word "kill"!  Li Xuanba stood under the Chongxuan Gate, staring at the top of the Xuanwu Gate, his pupils suddenly dilated
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