Final Chapter: The Change of Xuanwu Gate (Part 2)(1/2)
On June 4th, the ninth year of Wude, it was sunny!
In the Tiance Mansion of Chang'an, early in the morning, all the Tiance Guards began to wear armor, match weapons, and get ready to go under the leadership of Hou Junji. Generals such as Yuchi Gong, Qin Shubao, and Cheng Zhijie naturally had to be armed to the teeth. In fact, even scholars like Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui were all wearing soft armor.
Li Shimin, who was standing in front of the gate of Tiance Mansion, also put on a soft armor. Although his face was still calm, if he stood beside Li Shimin, you can see that Li Shimin's fists were shaking slightly.[]
Perhaps today's battle is the smallest battle that Li Shimin has fought since the onslaught of Jinyang. Li Shimin only has more than one hundred people under his command, and only sixty or seventy opponents at most. But Li Shimin himself knew in his heart that the significance of this battle was even better than the vigorous battles he had before!
Just as the little monk Wukong around you said, if you win, you will have the world, and if you lose, you will have nothing!
"Don't worry..." After seeing Li Shimin looking at him, Wukong smiled mysteriously, "Your Highness, you are the future emperor, so you will naturally have the help of your spirits, so you can do it with confidence!"
As he said that, Goku stretched out his chubby little hand and clenched his fist suddenly, "We're waiting for the front, we're invincible hand!"
"Thank you for your good words in Wukong!" Li Shimin smiled hard, trying not to let the following Tiancewei see the panic in his heart, "But if Wukong comes with you, I will be much more confident."
"This is the last disaster before you ascend the throne with your highness!" Wukong smiled calmly, "I will personally take the stage to make sure things are foolproof."
"If the practice on stage is useful, what's the use of us?"
Just after Wukong finished saying this, he heard a sarcastic voice. Then he saw Hou Junji with a sarcastic look on his face appearing in front of Li Shimin in armor, "Report to His Highness the King of Qin, the Tiance Guard has been rectified and can set off at any time.
"Jun Ji, don't be rude!" Li Shimin scolded Hou Jun Ji, then turned around and said apologetically to Wukong, "Wukong, Jun Ji is like this, don't take it to your heart..."
"It's okay!" Wukong waved his hand slightly, "Your Highness, do you still remember what I said to you?"
"What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, if you encounter a critical moment of life and death!" Wukong stretched out his index finger, "Please read it loudly..."
"In the name of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin said with a smile, "I remember it!"
"I respectfully send you to Your Highness..." Wukong closed his hands slightly.
Li Shimin nodded slightly, then quickly walked forward to his horse, grabbed the saddle with his hand, turned over, and sat steadily on it.
Behind Li Shimin, people like Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Gong also came out one after another. When passing by Wukong, these people nodded heavily to Wukong.
Unlike the Xuanwu Gate Incident in history, the number of people who appeared in Tiance Mansion by accident has increased a lot compared to the original characters in history. What surprised Wukong was that Qu Tutong, the Minister of War, who has always been known as the princeling, rushed to Tiance Mansion early this morning to express his support for Li Shimin.
I'll wipe it!
His Majesty Li Shimin, how many 25 boys have you bought?
Of course, it is impossible for these people to follow them to Xuanwu Sect. For example, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui will not go, but this is normal. If they go, they may not only not be able to help, but also cause trouble!
In the end, Li Shimin chose to set off with Qin Shubao, Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, Du Junchuo, Zheng Rentai, Li Mengchang and other nine people. Compared with history, Changsun Wuji and Qin Qiong were one less.
Well! Overall, the combat effectiveness has not decreased, but has increased a lot!
After all these people got on the horse, Li Shimin pulled out his sword from his waist and pointed forward, "Send the order, set off!"
"You guys..." After Li Shimin set off, Wukong bent down slightly at the remaining people, "I'll ask you all for the Tiance Mansion. I'm the one who should do my own thing, I'm the one who should do my own thing."
"Mr. Wukong, it's okay to go!" Changsun Wuji nodded to Wukong.
"I'm leaving..." Wukong bent down again, and then a ball of smoke exploded from the ground, and then Wukong's figure disappeared in the smoke.
"This kind of power," Changsun Wuji frowned slightly as he looked at Wukong's disappearing figure. This little monk Wukong is really dangerous!
In a house near the East Palace, a man in black was turning nervously. "Hi, dear Jingjinger Tan Yue..." Just as the man in black had just turned to the sixth circle in the room, he suddenly saw Wukong appear next to the window, stretching out his hand and swaying at him, "How about it, I am not in Chang'an, do you miss me very much?"
"Even if you die, I won't miss you!" Liang Xing, the man in black, replied gritting his teeth.
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
You are proud, your whole family is proud!
"How is it, Liang Tanyue, I will tell you what you did, how did you do?" Wukong smiled and said to Liang Xing, "Don't tell me that you didn't answer, otherwise..."
"Think about my timed pill..." Liang Xing gritted his teeth, "By the way, let's talk first. After this matter is finished, will you give me the antidote to the timed pill completely?"
"That's right!" Wukong slapped his hands, "That's it. If you can do this, then I will completely solve the trouble of the timing pill on you!"
"You promise?"
"I have never lie in my life!"
"Okay!" Liang Xing spitted, "Then I will believe you again!"
"Don't worry, Liang Tanyue..." Wukong looked at him with a smile, "Those who believe in me will have eternal life!"
Li Jiancheng felt that his mood was really complicated. During this Turkic invasion, he finally seized the opportunity and used the things that Fu Yi said about Taibai and Qin Bian to pull Li Shimin down from the position of temporary commander and pushed King Yuanji of Qi up.
but……
Li Jiancheng rode on the horse, turned his head and glanced at Li Yuanji, who was arrogant behind him, and sighed helplessly in his heart. He could not be a tiger in front door, but a wolf in the back door!
Li Jiancheng has always been unafraid of speculating on his two shameless brothers with the greatest malicious intention. Although Shimin is not a good thing, Yuanji is not a good bird! He is all staring at the throne of the prince under his butt. Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng's eyes swept over Li Yuanji again, and then sighed helplessly. There is no way. Sometimes, in order to achieve his goals, people still need to make some sacrifices. Although he is unwilling to make Li Yuanji proud, he must not do so in order to attack Li Shimin!
The bastard is still divided into his own bastard and other people’s bastards!
"Brother!"
At this moment, Li Jiancheng saw Li Yuanji coming over with a smile, "Do you think Shimin is stupid... He actually said that we two filthy harems, this kind of thing is too easy to investigate, right?"
"The second brother has always been cunning. There must be something we can't imagine in this matter......" Li Jiancheng made a calm look and shook his head at Li Yuanji, "Yuanji, we still can't be careless!"
"Is that so? I see that the second brother is dead end and is desperate!" Li Yuanji laughed twice, "This time he actually sent such a good handle... As long as we catch this matter, we can definitely knock him down. Then I will kill all his minions. Then, your position will be as stable as Mount Tai!"
Li Jianchen smiled with Li Yuanji on his face, but he felt a little contempt!
My position is as stable as Mount Tai? If you have a younger brother like you, when will my position be as stable as Mount Tai?
At this time, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's team had already walked out of Xuande Gate in the East Palace... and passed through Xi Neiyuan... At this time, they had arrived in front of Xuanwu Gate.
Xuanwu Gate was exactly the same as usual. Even when Chang He, the general guarding the city gate, saw Li Jiancheng... he came out to ask Li Jiancheng personally, which made Li Jiancheng feel very proud! You must know that Chang He was considered Li Shimin's subordinate after all, but now his actions meant that he had completely surrendered to his subordinates.
"Chang He, your face doesn't look very good!" Li Jiancheng sat on the horse and looked at Chang He with a smile, "Why, are you in poor health recently?"
"No......No!" Chang He grinned, "Maybe it was because of the headaches of his subordinates these days, so they couldn't sleep well at night."
"Heart?" Li Jiancheng asked strangely, "I remember Chang He, your headache has been cured by that little monk?"
"Mr. Wukong said this was a heart disease, so it could only relieve it!" Chang He smiled bitterly, "It cannot be cured!"
"Well! Gu happened to have a prescription for treating headaches these days. Gu sent someone to send you to you at night." Li Jiancheng said with concern, "This prescription is said to be very effective, you can try it!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince!" Chang He lowered his head, not daring to let Li Jiancheng see his eyes, "Your Highness, Prince, is really hard to repay..."
"No need to do this, no need to do this!" Li Jiancheng didn't see anything, and even patted Chang He on the shoulder enthusiastically, then rode a horse and followed Li Yuanji through Xuanwu Gate and into Taiji Palace. However, when he was passing through Xuanwu Gate, Li Jiancheng looked inside the Taiji Palace for a moment, and seemed to feel something was wrong.
But, what's wrong?
Just as their team entered the Tai Chi Palace and was about to reach Linhu Palace, Li Jiancheng finally remembered that he thought something was wrong.
This Tai Chi Palace is so deserted!
Since I and Yuan Ji entered Xuanwu Gate, I have never seen a single shi or palace maid appear until now. You know, when I was walking this path, I could see at least dozens of shi and palace maids here, but none of them are now.
"No...not right here!" Li Jiancheng suddenly stopped the horse, "Yuan Ji, the situation in Tai Chi Palace is not right, why are all those inner palace maids missing!"
After being reminded by Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji also discovered this suspicious point, "Yes, where have those inner shi and palace maids gone?"
"No, there must be something wrong with this." Li Jiancheng turned his head without hesitation, "We'd better leave the palace first!"
Just as Li Jiancheng decided to leave the palace and before Li Yuanji's horse head could be turned around... they heard a familiar voice, "Dalang, third brother, please stay!"
As he spoke, Li Shimin, wearing soft armor, had already rushed out from the back of Linhu Palace on a horse. Behind Li Shimin, there were eight or nine strong and fully armed men. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji even recognized a few of them, Yuchi Gong... Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie!
"Second, you actually led your troops into Tai Chi Palace..." After seeing Li Shimin and his people rushed out, Li Yuanji was immediately excited... "You have a bad intention. If you wait, I will definitely be in front of my father..."
After hearing Li Yuanji's words, Li Jiancheng almost turned around and sweared at him. Since Li Shimin had already brought his soldiers here, would he still need to ask what he wanted to do?
There was no time to talk to this waste. Li Jiancheng didn't hesitate to squeeze the horse's belly and urged his horse to rush towards the direction of Xuanwu Gate... Of course, before running, he was still very sober and gave a final order to the Eastern Palace Guard he brought, "Stop them for me!"
At this moment, Li Jiancheng had already judged the situation clearly. Even if Li Shimin brought his troops in, there would be no possibility of many people. As long as he could escape to Xuanwu Gate alive... Then if he added the hundreds of troops under Chang He... Li Shimin would be all finished.
Before Li Yuanji finished a sentence, he found that Li Jiancheng had already urged his horse to run away... He suddenly realized that he also reacted, yes, there are only forty or fifty people on their side, and Li Shimin rushed over with eighty or ninety people over there. He could not beat him when he was two-for-one!
So Li Yuanji swallowed the words behind him, turned his horse's head, and followed Li Jiancheng to run towards Xuanwu Gate!
"Roar over..." After Li Shimin saw that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji had already run away, he also urged his mount and began to give orders to the people under his command, "Shubao, know the wise, respect the deed, follow, Gongjin, Junji, and eliminate them!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
As they spoke, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin and others led the Tiance Guards to rush forward against the dozens of Eastern Palace Guards who remained behind and cut off the rear, while Li Shimin, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others chased Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
"Let's stop, I have something to say..." Li Shimin shouted while chasing, but no matter what he shouted, Li Jiancheng seemed to be unable to hear it and ran forward desperately.
At this moment, Li Yuanji, who was running away in front, suddenly took off his bow from his horse, then took an arrow, turned his head and pointed it at Li Shimin, and shot an arrow.
I don’t know if it was because of the bumpy ride on the horse or because Li Yuanji did not pull the bow, the arrow flew high over Li Shimin’s head, and even Li Shimin’s hair was not hurt. However, Li Yuanji’s arrow reminded Li Shimin, and then he saw that Li Shimin also took it from the horse target bow.
"Dalang..." Li Shimin finally used his killer move, "The child in Li Niang's belly is mine!"
"What?" Li Jiancheng suddenly turned around immediately, "You are talking nonsense, uh......"
Just as Li Jiancheng turned his head, the full bow in Li Shimin's hand had been released. With a bang, the arrow had already penetrated Li Jiancheng's neck. Suddenly, Li Jiancheng felt that the eyes were dark and he fell off the horse with a thump.
"Second, you actually killed your elder brother!" Li Yuanji, who saw Li Jiancheng falling off his horse, exclaimed, "You're done, you're waiting, your father won't..." While saying that, Li Yuanji pulled the bow and arrow in his hand, then aimed at Li Shimin, "………Let you go!"
As he spoke, the bow and arrow in Li Yuanji's hand shot out. This time the arrow was much more accurate than the last time. Although it was still a certain distance from Li Shimin, the arrow shot was exactly the same as the horse Li Shimin was riding!
Then he heard the horse Li Shimin riding made a long neigh, then turned his head, aimed at a small wood next to him and rushed over. Before Li Shimin could react, he felt like he was hit by a stick on his head, and his whole body flipped off the horse with a pounce.
To be continued...