Chapter 2 Chapter two

Li Yuan, who was in the Taiji Palace, hadn't seen their brothers coming to see him for a long time, when suddenly he heard the guards hastily reported that there was a disturbance in the Xuanwu Gate, and the situation is unknown. He was scared out of his wits. At this time, Huo Da, who was wearing an iron helmet and armor and with bloodstained hands, broke in and threw two bloody heads in front of the court.Li Yuan was shocked at the moment: "Who caused the disturbance? What happened?" Take a closer look at these two heads... Li Shimin knelt down before him: "The prince and the king of Qi rebelled and rebelled, and have been killed by the ministers and subordinates."

Huo Da also said respectfully and loudly: "In order not to frighten His Majesty, I am here to escort you." The ashen-faced, caught off guard old father never imagined that the situation would change in one morning.He looked at the adviser beside him, not knowing what to do. Their thoughts turned, and they said: "Jiangcheng and Yuanji did not contribute much to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Now that King Qin and the people have made great achievements in the world, and the hearts of the people are all over the world, if His Majesty appoints him as the crown prince and entrusts him with the government, nothing will happen!"

Li Yuan settled down for a while. The wise founding emperor, don't you understand, who is the winner of this extremely bold and risky action?He has also fought in the world. In the ever-changing situation, it is like a game of chess. The one who is at a disadvantage can only seize a chance to turn around and fight with all his strength.He who dared to kill his brother would not dare to kill his father? He said calmly: "Yes. This is also my wish." Li Shimin fell in front of his seat, weeping bitterly: "I did this entirely for the sake of my father, and I will never forget the great kindness of nurturing."

Knowing a son is like a father, Li Yuan sighed softly, silently.Only stroking Shimin's hair, ordered: "I have decided to pass on the throne to you." Shimin hurriedly waved his hands: "No! My son resolutely refuses!" Li Yuan pretended to blame: "No resignation—from now on, military and political affairs, big and small, will be decided by the new crown prince before they will be played." Shimin made a reluctant look, and finally had to obey: "In this case, the minister has no choice but to accept the order." Li Yuan abdicated so quickly, I believe he himself was not mentally prepared for it.

Li Shimin turned to Huo Da, his face changed immediately: "Huo Da, quickly lead the troops to the East Palace and Prince Qi's Mansion, hunt down the rebels, there is no room for loss!" Huo Da thought: There are also general talents among them, which can be reserved for later use. Or just recruit and surrender. ——Because, in this bloody mutiny at the palace gate, they did use one person. Shi Yansheng flew his horse straight into the Tai Chi Palace. Red pillars and white walls, ochre-yellow bucket arches, gray tiles, and green glazed roof, are solemn and elegant.As if nothing had happened.

The flames of anger couldn't be suppressed, his face was flushed purple, and he was as fast as a thunderbolt, and someone was chasing after him. approaching. It was a woman, wearing a red calyx in a Hu suit, short and narrow-sleeved and light, shouting: "General Shi! Don't go in!" Shi Yansheng reined in his horse, and Hong'e rushed to intercept him. He looked at her coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Please make way for the nineteenth princess, I want to meet the emperor face to face." "Are you in a hurry to die when you enter the palace?" Shi Yansheng was still angry:

"I mistrusted King Qin and made a mistake. If you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude!" Shi Yan abruptly broke into the palace. The horse's hooves are flying, and the red calyx is anxious and angry.Towards the distant figure: "You will lose this game!" He kicked his feet with hatred, and rode his horse to chase after him. Before reaching the East Palace, Shi Yansheng's mount almost trampled on an object.He stopped abruptly and his horse hooves were under control. To be honest, this was a child about three years old. His little face was purple with fright, his eyeballs did not move, and he did not close his eyes.Jin Yi's chest fainted with bright red blood, which seemed to be slightly warm.The small corpse was lying innocently outside the palace gate, and he couldn't escape—a child in his arms, only because he was a descendant of the prince, he had such a miserable end.

And that's just a prelude. The massacre has been carried out. In the East Palace and the Prince Qi's Mansion, Li Shimin's capable subordinates each have their own subordinates, and they cut grass and roots separately.Women, teenagers, and babies were all slaughtered within an hour like pigs and sheep.As for their sons who have been sealed outside, a total of more than ten people were all beheaded by the new crown prince, and their royal household registration was removed at the same time. Even the hundreds of cronies around him were not spared... Shi Yansheng was late. ——Even if he arrived, he couldn't stop everything.

Because he is a pawn. But he still acted bravely and fought fiercely with these subordinates of Huo Da who were ordered to hunt down the "rebel party". A day of bloodbath. The blood in Shi Yansheng's whole body was rushing, and he felt that he was sitting in a boiler, and his head was dizzy from the heat.He followed his father to fight against the Sui Dynasty because Emperor Yangdi had no way; he led the elite to attack the Turks because they were foreigners who invaded the Central Plains.Three battles and three victories, blood-stained clothes, not once, like what I saw today, it was all killing each other!

Shi Yansheng's eyes were red, and he was eager to chop and kill.He couldn't save anyone alive, but his momentum was like a rainbow... The man who charged was recognized: "He is Shi Yansheng, the prince's remaining general, and a traitor!" The sound of people and horses was loud, and reinforcements increased. Shi Yansheng was surrounded heavily, and finally he was overwhelmed and subdued.The sword is on the neck. "OK!" Hong'e screamed coquettishly, and rushed to the horse: "By the order of King Qin, the new crown prince, tie up this traitor and hand it over to me!"

Shi Yansheng glared obstinately, unable to distinguish the purpose of coming.They are all those in power who vent their breath from the same nostrils, and they are also hypocritical.It seems that in the palace, one can survive only by drinking blood. He was tied up and thrown on horseback. Red Calyx sneered: "Hmph! You don't drink a toast, you drink a fine wine." and ordered: "Bring the broken sword and present it to the new crown prince as evidence of treason. You guard it well, and you will be rewarded for your merits later." "Yes, princess." The crowd did not dare to rebel against the nineteenth princess who was known for her willfulness and recklessness. Hong E rode his horse and escorted Shi Yansheng away. The reason why she walked so easily was because Huo Da, standing on the tower of the East Palace City and directing the overall situation, intentionally or unintentionally let Shi Yansheng escape. He sees it. But, did not come out to stop. Know heroes and value heroes?Or, as repayment for an "exploitation"? Arriving in the imperial garden, Hong'e swung the "Kua Fu Chasing the Sun" and slashed at Shi Yansheng. He raised his head unyieldingly, and regarded death as his home. a long time. The sword stays on the neck deliberately.Then, with a sudden attack, he cut off the ropes all over his body. Shi Yansheng was astonished. The sword was thrown at him, and he quickly caught it.Hong calyx is determined to save. "Thank you princess—" Impatient, she interrupted his thanks: "Come on. I'll go out of town with you." Shi Yansheng was amazed: "you and I?" "Yeah, I'm running away with you." Hong'e went all out, not taking it seriously at all, and cried out innocently: "Do you think I have somewhere else to go?" She glanced at him, seeing him stunned: "When all the crabs are going sideways, the one going straight will have no way to go." "I have no intention of—" "What's a 'subject', a 'jun'?" Hong E said angrily, "You are so old-fashioned. I have been wronged so much, do you still have time to think about it?" She emphasized: "This is an order!" Shi Yansheng was caught off guard and stood there: "no!" The voices of the pursuers approached from far away.Something must have happened. She was in a hurry and couldn't care about anything, so she pushed him hard: "Go! Someone is coming, everyone can't escape!" Reluctantly mounted. Shi Yansheng walked ahead of Hong'e, looking for a place to escape. The two rushed out of the palace gate one by one and went to the forest.Shi Yansheng is very familiar with the terrain, he cuts left and right, taking shortcuts.The mountains and forests are quiet and the shadows of the trees are whirling. In this world, who knows what thrilling event happened just now? Shi Yansheng hated that everyone in this world was confused, and he was the only sober person who knew, but he died because of it. Only Honge, who had the opportunity to follow a man she admired and jumped out of the shackles of the palace, was excited and exciting-this is "jianghu". She and him escaped the killing field and opened up another situation. God willing. Was it a war that ruined her?Finally flew out of her destiny.She is independent. Shi Yansheng suddenly slowed down: "For the safety of the princess, let's part ways." "No!" she hurriedly said, "I'm following you. This is an order!" When the order came, Shi Yansheng showed great strength and rode his horse over a clump of bushes. Once he got over the obstacle, he took a small path and descended the slope.His voice echoed in the woods. "Shi is in danger, he can't protect himself, and he can't take care of the princess. Take care!" —The horse ran too fast, too.This cannot be blamed.But, he got rid of her. Knock the stirrups, it is a good horse, just gallop to the end of the world, the road ahead is boundless, leaving a trail of yellow dust in the forest. Obviously on the way to leave Chang'an City. Twilight came from outside the distant mountains.He saw cooking smoke. Cooking smoke gradually rises and rises, gradually thinner, gradually. The sun was setting. Life is impermanent.Shi Yansheng's heart suddenly moved. He was still concerned. A horse obeys its master.Stopping suddenly in a hurry, unexpectedly turned around. ——Go home. Looking at the door of the house. There was peace. It was as if I heard my mother chanting Buddha again. After the door was opened, it was still silent. Shi Yansheng calmed down first, and shouted in a low voice: "mother?" Entering the inner hall, you can see bright lights and Huo Da's subordinates around.There was no weapon, but Huo Da was sitting with the old man, gossip.A celadon tea bowl is placed on the table, which is a lotus cup, and a lotus leaf tea saucer is placed on it.Mother's money is good tea. Shi Yansheng was stunned when he saw the two talking and laughing happily.He fled home from the slaughterhouse covered in blood and sweat, but his opponent was waiting for him with nothing to do.It is also anti-customer-oriented: "Brother Shi mentioned that Lingtang has a long history of research on the way of sencha." He had to sit down and deal with it calmly. "Yansheng," said Niang, "this General Huo has been here for a long time and said he has something important to see you for." "Please." He held back his anger. "I was talking about the tea ceremony with Lingtang. The so-called 'first hand in water, second hand in tea', the tea leaves are delicate and tightly knotted, and the tea juice is not easy to seep out for a while. Think wonderfully." "Shi does not know what he is referring to." Huo Da smiled, and only said to Shi Yansheng's mother: "I am the King of Qin, no, I should be called the new prince, come to discuss the future with him." "Oh? Did Yansheng do any meritorious service?" "Great work." Huo Da looked at Shi Yansheng, "Things are going smoothly, there is only a slight accident, which is harmless, and the emperor has clearly noticed it." When the mother heard it, she asked: "I heard that there was a rebellion in the palace. Did you two help King Qin put down the rebel party?" Shi Yansheng couldn't hold back anymore, he slapped the table and burst into anger: "Which is a rebellion? It's a conspiracy! Huo Da, I only helped to reduce bloodshed, but now the result is a massacre of brothers and sisters—" Hoda smiled faintly: "Is it? To reduce bleeding, and nothing else?" He decided on Shi Yansheng. "Hahaha! It's not for the purpose of changing to Mingzhu. If you succeed in seizing the throne in the future, you will definitely be promoted? —— Isn't it a high place?" Shi Yansheng thought about it and sweated.Guilty?Got hit? Mother understood a little. "Brother Shi, you and I cherish each other and know each other well, so we are blessed to share together. Only with 'loyalty' and 'filial piety' can we have the best of both worlds." The language contains threats, but it's not hard to hear. "Yansheng," Niang asked, "Did you participate in the so-called Xuanwumen mutiny? Tea is important, as are people. To be honest!" Shi Yansheng only felt that he was not only betrayed, but there was only a more muddy and deep road ahead, all pursuers behind him, even his own mother was implicated, no matter what happened, the innocent should not be affected.He suddenly got into trouble, first grabbed his mother with one hand, stood in front of her, and confronted Huo Da: "Shi Mou swears no two sides!" Find a way to escape. How could Huo Da let it go so easily?With a flash of sword light, his body has jumped to block the road, and his subordinates are all motionless.Shi Yansheng pushed his mother aside, took the sword, and the two fought. One is confident, the other is furious.The opponent who was originally evenly matched, because Shi Yansheng was eager to vent his anger and was also distracted from protecting his mother, he looked back, he rushed in and stabbed, Shi Yansheng lost his footsteps, Huo Da's sword stopped in front of his chest. He didn't want to take his life. Because he still values ​​him, only calmly persuade him: "Right from wrong, we can't tell right now, so why bother talking?" And said: "I have no choice but to pick up the Lingtang and stay in the palace temporarily." Shi Yansheng glanced at his mother, in a dilemma.He still wanted to stop it anxiously, but he didn't dare to move.Seeing that she has become a hostage, what should I do?He is restrained.Depressed. "Yansheng!" There was a loud shout, "I won't allow you to surrender! Fifteen years of learning swordsmanship and fifteen years of studying books, you can't have martial arts without virtue. No matter whether Li Shimin is a good emperor or not, he killed his brothers today to seize the throne. It's despised by others. If you take a wrong step, get out quickly, he can hold his head up and be a man, I'm sixty—" She said to Hoda: "I believe this General Huo is also a character, and now I will save my son's life with his life." The thin and compassionate old woman met Huo Da's sword with her neck at an unexpected moment, as fast as lightning, even Huo Da Also caught off guard by this death remonstrance. "Let's go! Don't...kill...go!" This is a game of death bets.There was a moment of silence. The mother's body turned limp and her head tilted, and a string of Buddhist beads fell to the ground and scattered. "Mother! Mother!" Shi Yansheng shouted. Huo Da was still in an advantage just now, but he was overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events. Huo Da regained his composure and regained his dignity.He raised his hand to signal that his subordinates made way for him.He ordered: "Prepare the horse for General Shi!" Shi Yansheng picked up his mother's corpse and walked towards the gate proudly, ignoring others.He gritted his teeth and took one step at a time, not knowing whether he had stepped out of the trap or entered a dead end. Overnight, the family was scattered and the family died.The opponent let him go. "General Shi, our victory or defeat has not yet been decided. There will be a period later." Shi Yansheng's gums were painful and stiff.All of this is nothing compared to the pain my mother took for her own life—but, her last words forbade him to kill any more!This is to save him from the chance of being killed. Step by step, he went away. The sky is very pale pink.Inlaid with a moon as blue and cold as iron, the sun is about to rise. I do not know how the day passed. tough day. The sound of the flute came, it was a soft and monotonous ancient tune. Red calyx sat on the stone, quietly playing a purple bamboo flute. She found him again at last. To Shi Yansheng's ears, any tune is also a dirge, chilly, swaying in the river and sky, gloomy and dull. The horses are tied under the old trees that embrace them. Shi Yansheng has already dug a pit for his mother to bury.She lay very peacefully.Mud covered the corpses in handfuls. After burying it, the sound of the flute stopped quietly. She jumps down.The moisture on the grass wets the shoes.Dusty and dirty socks.Red Calyx handed something to Shi Yansheng.When he saw it, it was a golden lacquered token. He has a wooden face. "It's handy when you're out of town," she said. He took it and waved his hand as a gesture. "Go—" she urged. He has no intention of going the same way: "In the four seas, they are all brothers and sisters. There will be a period later!" Looking up at the sky, the dawn has appeared. "It's dawn. The road ahead is boundless, so let's say goodbye." I saw Hongcaly standing in the morning light, stubbornly silent, motionless, and unresponsive.brothers and sisters? No one has ever contradicted her meaning.Can't believe he escaped.However, her will was broken a little. The things he was carrying were too complicated, and he had too many things on his mind. Although he couldn't bear it, he still resolutely said: "Shi Mou is on the run, thank you for your kindness!" He jumped on the horse and galloped immediately. Hongca watched her off, unwilling to be abandoned.Still silent.Seems to be waiting for him to change his mind. The distance between man and horse is getting farther and farther. Shi Yansheng, who was on horseback, was troubled by unspeakable contradictions. He rejected such a woman, not only "unjust", but also "ruthless"... Not hard-hearted, just because the more he knows, the less chance he has of surviving. The killing order was issued, and she followed her, what position is she in? But it's also a Shaoai that isn't easy to resist.If there is peace and prosperity, and the two love each other, it's not that they don't have the heart to chase. When he was far away, he turned his head and looked at her. Seeing this moment, she was secretly happy. But——finally hardened his heart, the horse still ran forward. The loss of the red calyx is doubled. She is willing to be dangerous if it is safe! Throwing it hard, the purple bamboo flute flew out of the sky, and it landed somewhere, without even an echo.