Chapter 53 Section 23

After a while, Gao Lishi rushed back from outside the palace.His splendid coat had been torn in two large slits, and it was covered with dust, and his face and hands were terribly dirty. "What happened?" Seeing him like this, everyone was surprised. "It's nothing, it's nothing." Although Gao Lishi looked embarrassed, he was young and energetic after all, and there was an unconcealable excitement on his face. "Wang Shilang's people are really good. When the slaves arrived at Pingkangfang, they first found Guoyi Li Shoude, the leader of the team, and asked him to pass on the word. In less than a meal, they were all there."

When the emperor walked out of Lingyan Pavilion, he saw that the steps were crowded with people, and he couldn't see their faces clearly under the light, but he could clearly see that the panic of this group of people was comparable to that of Gao Lishi.Most of them wore only a pair of bull shorts and a coat wrapped around their weapons and tucked under their armpits.The only thing in common is that everyone is wearing a pair of soft cowhide boots that are easy to move. The emperor was a little moved.This is their personal soldier of the Li family, the team that has rescued the Li family in distress many times.

"Your Majesty, this servant brought so many people into the palace. I'm afraid it would alarm the other side and put them on guard. Therefore, this servant first brought them into the East Palace and then climbed over the wall." When Chang'an City was first built, the Crown Prince's East Palace and There is only a high wall built between the palaces, but there is no connecting door. "It was said that they were already asleep when the servant went to fight at dawn. I'm afraid this disturbance by the servant may have disturbed their good deeds. The emperor should reward them more."

The emperor said: "You are all the children of heroes of the Tang Dynasty. Your ancestors followed Taizu and Taizong to conquer the Great Tang Dynasty and made great military exploits. Look at the Lingyan Pavilion and the hero pavilion. They are all portraits of your ancestors. Now, someone is conspiring to overthrow the Tang Dynasty and rebuild the Great Zhou Dynasty. Can you agree? Today, I will personally lead you to eradicate the rebellious officials and revive the Tang Dynasty. It's up to you to defend it." "We'll just listen to the emperor alone..." "Respect the emperor's order." The emotions of the crowd were mobilized by the emperor's generous speech, and they waved their weapons, eager to make contributions to the royal family.

"Now you are divided into three teams, and each team has a temporary leader, and everyone must obey the command." As he said, the emperor pulled his favorite white horse of Dawan breed, and wanted to help Guoyi Li Shoude get on the horse with his own hands.Li Shoude was so frightened that he fell to his knees in a hurry. The emperor pulled him up, "Tonight's battle, the outcome is unpredictable, you are all good men of my Tang Dynasty, the widow will go to war tonight." After saying that, the emperor crossed his hands and gave a deep salute to everyone. All the generals fell to the ground one after another.

"Get on the horse." The emperor held the rein of the horse with one hand, supported Li Shoude's arm with the other, and sent him onto the horse. Of these three teams, the first team was led by Wei Zhigu and Xue Wang Li Longye, bypassing the main hall of Taiji Hall, and went to the Zhongshu Province to capture Princess Taiping's wings Jia Yingfu, Li You and others; the second team was led by Guo Yuanzhen and Qi Wang Li Longfan. He led them straight to the east and west chambers in Chengtianmen, captured the prime ministers Xiao Zhizhong and Cen Yi who were on duty, and controlled the guards of the prison guards in Chengtianmen; the third team was led by the emperor himself, Wang Ju, Wang Maozhong and Gao Lishi The three accompanied them, and Li Shoude rode ahead on the emperor's white horse.

The task of this team is the most dangerous. First, they have to bypass the Martial Virtue Hall in the early dynasty and go out of the Qianhua Gate to capture and kill Chang Yuankai and Li Ci.Both of these two were well-known warriors in the court, and they probably had soldiers ambushed outside the Qianhua Gate.If the operation goes well and these two people are killed, they will rush out of Miyagi and quickly control the Zuo Jinwu Guard controlled by Princess Taiping's best friend Li Qin. If Li Qin can be captured and killed, and the command of the Zuo Jinwu Guard can be mastered, the situation in the capital can be controlled with these two thousand elite soldiers.After Tianming opens the city, adjust Zuo Wanqi to enter the city, and the Tang Dynasty will take on a completely new look.

Both Wei Zhigu and Guo Yuanzhen knew that the emperor's personal conquest was too dangerous, but the emperor's reasons were very good. Li Qin's Zuojinwu Guard had been controlled by Princess Taiping's cronies for many years. Act according to Princess Taiping's will.If Wei Zhigu or Guo Yuanzhen were allowed to go, it would definitely not be the story of the Northern Army's left-handedness when Zhou Bo punished the Lu family, and if something happened, the whole situation would probably be reversed.The purpose of the emperor going there in person is to use the authority of the emperor to control this overly pampered army for his own use.

On this point, the emperor is very calm, as long as the chief culprit is captured and the group is suppressed, the soldiers will still be soldiers of the royal family, and the generals will still be generals of the royal family. The only person who worries the emperor is Lee Joong-hwan.The news brought back by Gao Lishi said that Li Chonghuan was invited by Li Qin to Yongxingfang, the residence of Zuo Jinwuwei, tonight.This person is a general. Although he was originally a member of Princess Taiping's party, he has cooperated very well with Wang Ju in recent days. If he turns against him, no one will be able to stop him.

It's been a long night! At the beginning of Yin, the sky is already faint.Gao Lishi easily waved his ponytail with his right hand and walked out of the Qianhua Gate. "There is an imperial decree. Chang Yuankai, General of Zuo Yulin, and Li Ciwude, the General of Zhiyou Yulin, will meet you." In front of the door where General Yubayashi was on duty, Gao Lishi yelled loudly on purpose, as before, as if They didn't pay attention to these generals of the imperial army at all. This night, Chang Yuankai and Li Ci hadn't closed their eyes yet.In half an hour, their cronies will gather here and rush into the Hall of Martial Virtue when the morning court begins. If the emperor has not been poisoned to death by then, the two of them will have to kill him in the court hall.All this is planned.

However, the emperor's order was hard to disobey, and the emperor issued an order to summon them, so how could they be allowed to shirk.But this is also an opportunity. Before they do anything, they can go in and observe the situation.Maybe, the chess is done, the emperor is dead, it's because the emperor ordered the two of them to send troops to defend the palace in order to prevent civil strife, so he kept his funeral secret. When Chang Yuankai and Li Ci came to the Qianhua Gate full of complicated emotions, they were beheaded by the soldiers ambushing there. At the same time, Qi Wang Li Longfan and Wei Zhigu led their troops through the square in front of the Taiji Hall, the main hall of Miyagi, entered the Youyanming Gate, and arrived at the Sherenyuan of Zhongshu Province.There are more than a dozen officials on duty in Zhongshu Province every day, and their targets are Li You, a member of Zhongshushe, and Jia Yingfu, a regular servant of Sanqi. Soon, a group of civil servants who were sleeping were dragged horizontally into the courtyard by soldiers like wolves and tigers.King Qi was also a capable person, after everyone had identified Li You and Jia Yingfu, he ordered someone to behead him immediately without saying a word to them. Qi Wang Li Longfan and Wei Zhigu successfully grasped the cardinal power of Zhongshu Province. When Xue Wang Li Longye held the sword and kicked open the gate of the court room, he saw Xiao Zhizhong and Cen Yi, two respected prime ministers, were already fully dressed.Cen Yi sat on the bed and meditated, while Xiao Zhizhong was holding a volume of "Hanshu", pacing and reciting "Biography of the Great Ancestor". Guo Yuanzhen and Xiao Zhizhong who came in afterward were both veterans of the three dynasties, if not for their respective masters, these two should be a pair of good friends.Guo Yuanzhen said to Xiao Zhizhong: "Through the matter today, who will Xiao Jun think of himself?" Guo Yuanzhen's mood at this time was also very complicated. If the emperor hadn't taken the initiative earlier, Xiao Zhizhong might have asked him which ancient man he compared himself to. "It's up to man to plan, and God to make things happen. Throughout the ages, which one is not like this!" Xiao Zhizhong raised his gray beard and spoke loudly. "This old man has been a prime minister for three dynasties in his life. He has written books, made political achievements, and is charged with treason. I'm afraid that his name will go down in history. What else can we not let go of?" Xiao Zhizhong and Cen Yi were also immediately beheaded. Because what the emperor was going to face was the Zuo Jinwu Guard with strong troops, so the emperor's team had the largest number of soldiers, with more than 200 soldiers.The capture and killing of Chang Yuankai and Li Ci was done very neatly without causing commotion in the palace, which also strengthened the confidence of the crowd. They planned to go out of the palace and go straight to the headquarters of the Zuo Jinwu Guard in Yongxingfang, and capture and kill the leader of the Jinwu General Li Qin and others first.However, when they just rushed out of the Changle Gate, they found that Li Qin's troops had already formed a battle formation on the wide sky street in front of the palace city. More than 2,000 soldiers had drawn their swords out of their sheaths, shining coldly in the morning light.Li Qin and Li Chonghuan jumped in front of the horse formation. When this small, disheveled army led by the emperor appeared at Changle Gate, the disparity in power between the two sides could be seen at a glance.The emperor's chances of winning are very slim. "Fun Lord, you are not dead yet." A warrior has no literature, and Li Qin's scolding is just borrowing the verbal words of every criminal below through the ages. "Soldiers, go! Hold the faint king, the princes of all generations." "Wait." Li Chonghuan said loudly to Li Qin. "Leave this work to me, and ask the soldiers to cheer for me." Li Chonghuan is worthy of being extremely intelligent and sinister. When the emperor leaped out of the Changle Gate, he had already clearly felt that Princess Taiping's event was over.If the emperor had died in the palace this morning, Princess Taiping's plan would have been flawless. Now that the emperor rode out of the Changle Gate and came to the front of the two armies, the situation would be quite different.In this era when the world is peaceful, if you want to command the royal army to blatantly chase and kill the emperor, only a lunatic would do so. Li Ci is just such a hopeless lunatic. When Li Ci turned his head to greet the sergeant to cheer for him, Li Chonghuan took advantage of the unpreparedness and stabbed Li Ci's rib with his gun.This is the time to show your loyalty to the emperor, and it is also the time to suppress the chaos and stand up for yourself.Li Chonghuan's spear was accurate and ruthless. The tip of the spear pierced into Li Ci's weak spot through the joint of Li Ci's chest armor, and then he lifted Li Ci's body with force with both arms.The warm blood flowed down the barrel of the gun, which made Li Chonghuan feel a little slippery. He had no choice but to put the barrel of the gun on the stirrup, and shouted to the soldiers of Zuo Jinwuwei: "Li Ci is plotting to assassinate the emperor. Who will follow him?" If you are reckless, you will be killed by the nine clans." Both sides were very nervous at this time, especially the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard, they didn't know what to do.The death of the coach was a very heavy blow to them. However, what worried them even more was the charge of collaborating in the murder of the emperor. Li Chonghuan also understood the psychological changes of the soldiers at this time.He knew that when the soldiers hesitated, the most important thing was to clear them of their guilt, otherwise, because they were afraid of being killed by the emperor, they might really go all out and fight. "Your Majesty has a decree for a long time, and the leader will be severely punished, and you will never ask about threats. Now that Li Ci is dead, you are still the emperor's forbidden army. You must obey the emperor's command." Li Chonghuan's words hit the point. In the battle formation of the Jinwu Guard, many people Sheathed the long knife already. At this moment, a person sprang out from behind Li Chonghuan, wielding two copper hammers, and hit Li Chonghuan on the back of the head.Such a cunning and unpredictable person was killed by Dou Huaizhen's retainers when he was about to achieve great success and his wealth was assured. The soldiers of the Jinwu Guard were in a commotion.These clever warriors finally found an opportunity to reconcile with the emperor.Dozens of long knives were brandished, and the cold light flickered, dismembering the loyal retainer who had thrown himself into the wrong master. Afterwards, thousands of soldiers prostrated themselves to the ground together, shouting long live. The young emperor Li Longji finally put down the rebellion.Princess Taiping, who was disarmed, was just swimming like a fish in a pot at this time, and there was nothing to worry about.Looking at the soldiers with bright armor and shouting long live, he finally truly felt the joy of being the master.