Chapter 12 The Eleventh Round: Zhong Shaojing Opens the Gate of the House at Dusk and Li Longji Fights the Forbidden Palace at Night

After Li Longji returned home that day, he told Liu Youqiu how Cui Riyong met him.The two discussed for a long time, and agreed that Cui Riyong's betrayal was very credible and useful. Liu Youqiu said: "Cui Riyong brought us a very important message, that is, Empress Dowager Wei and the others are ready to attack, and we can only avoid disaster by preemptive strikes." Li Longji nodded and said: "That's right. I was also taken aback when I first heard the news. We originally thought that the Empress Dowager Wei and the others didn't notice us, and we could prepare calmly. It seems like a big mistake. Brother Liu, I just now I kept thinking that we were not prepared enough!”

Liu Youqiu saw that Li Longji was hesitating at this moment, so he strengthened his confidence and said, "Your Highness, what does it mean to be fully prepared? When Emperor Taizong's Xuanwu Gate changed, the weak also defeated the strong. The reason why he was able to win was because of surprise. Emperor Taizong only had Changhe as his backing at that time, but now we can rely on more than one person? Cui Riyong took the initiative to come to seek refuge, this is God's will! I think that the current strength in hand is enough." When people encounter critical moments, they tend to worry about gains and losses, and weigh them repeatedly in their hearts.Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, decided to launch the Xuanwumen Change, and he had to do divination at home. If such a wise person is like this, let alone ordinary people?Li Longji is twenty-six years old. Compared with his great-grandfather Li Shimin, he has no opportunity to practice in the army, and his subordinates do not have strong generals and advisers like Fang Xuanling and Yuchi Jingde. One can imagine.

Liu Youqiu still insisted on his mind, and continued: "What's more, Wei Wen and the others destroyed the Great Wall by themselves, that's God's will!" Li Longji was silent for a long time, then shook his hand and said, "Brother Liu, I know this, please don't say anything more. I was thinking just now that Chen Xuanli and the others are the key to this incident. I want to see them again in these two days. You What do you think?" Liu Youqiu shook his head, and said: "Your Highness has agreed with them before, and they have expressed their loyalty. At such a critical time, it is not appropriate for Your Highness to meet with them too much. I will just go and meet them. We thought our words and deeds were secret enough before. However, Princess Taiping saw the clues, and Cui Riyong quietly guessed our thoughts. If you want others to know, you have to do nothing. Then is there anyone else who can see our intentions? I think There must be. So, we have to be more careful."

Li Longji nodded, agreeing with Liu Youqiu's opinion. Liu Youqiu continued: "His Royal Highness has asked Ma Sizong and Wang Chongye to assist Cui Riyong. The three of them will join forces to take down Wei Wen. I think they are quite sure. But we need to meet and discuss in advance to unify the pace." "We're going to set a date for the incident later, but we can call the three of them together the day before that day. Wang Chongye doesn't know yet, so letting him know a day later will reduce the danger." "The Empress Dowager Wei lives in the palace. Forgive her for being difficult to fly. Princess Anle and Wu Yanxiu live in Jinchengfang, so we must not let them go."

"I've thought about it. Zhang Wei's more than a dozen famous scholars are very skilled, so let Zhang Wei take charge, and he will deal with them at that time." "Where are Zong Chuke and Ji Chune?" "I can't take care of them anymore. The key to our incident this time is in Miyagi. As long as we have the emperor's seal, we can command the world. These two people have no soldiers, and I forgive them. them." "Do you want to inform King Huixiang and Princess Taiping of the date of our uprising?" Li Longji pondered for a while, and then said: "We talked about this topic before, have you forgotten? Brother Liu, we are the only ones who can control this matter, and no one else can help you. If you think too much about irrelevant things, you will delay big things.”

Li Longji's words told Liu Youqiu that once a matter is decided, it is not allowed to repeat it a second time.Liu Youqiu looked at this young man who was more than ten years younger than himself, and felt his domineering spirit in his heart. The dialogue between Li Longji and Liu Youqiu has roughly outlined the general appearance of the uprising.Li Longji closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and said: "Brother Liu, you should meet Chen Xuanli and the others as soon as possible in the past two days, and tell me the result of the meeting in time. You are very careful, and you must help me deduce the process of the incident." Once again, there must be no slight omissions."

"Okay, after I have seen them, I will deduce the process several times, and then I will report to His Highness." "Well, we need to have a good discussion." Li Longji nodded and said, suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile on his face, "Brother Liu, Brother Shaojing's house is pretty good." Liu Youqiu immediately understood Li Longji's meaning, nodded and said, "That's right, the courtyard is large and quiet, and it's not far from Xuanwu Gate. What does your Highness mean, do you want to use this courtyard as a base to command from the front?"

Li Longji nodded. Liu Youqiu said: "So, I will inform Zhong Shaojing and let him make preparations early." Li Longji shook his head and said, "Now is not the right time. As I said just now, one more person who knows will increase the risk. Don't tell him first." Wan'er drove Jian Cong to Princess Taiping's mansion. The two wise women sat opposite each other, but they lost the conversation of the past, and they both felt a little lonely in their hearts. Princess Taiping said: "As you said, the queen mother and Zong Chuke are gradually alienating you because of the inheritance. Alas, it seems that I have caused you to be troubled."

"Princess, don't say that. Let the king assist the government to be expected by the people of the world. If they don't listen, how will they know the blessings and misfortunes?" Princess Taiping didn't think so, and said: "Hmph, what do people in the world expect? They forcefully persecute them, so what's the use of having more people in the world?" The two were silent again. Princess Taiping racked her brains, feeling that the current situation cannot be reversed by other methods, and only the one who controls the military power has the right to speak.However, the current military power is controlled by the Wei family's children. I originally wanted to manipulate Li Longji to seek military power, but Li Longji's words flickered, and it seemed that he could not count on it.She suddenly thought of another idea, because she asked: "Wan'er, does Webster still listen to you?"

Wan'er shook her head, and said: "The Queen Mother was probably pushed by Zong Chuke, and I can't even see her face once. From this point of view, my words are probably useless." "I came up with an idea. Guo Yuanzhen has made countless contributions in the Western Regions for a long time. Now that the Western Regions have been flattened, it is time for Guo Yuanzhen to return to Beijing. If you ask Webster, I will ask Xiao Zhizhong, Wei Anshi and others to urge Guo Yuanzhen to be the leader. Minister of the Ministry of War, do you think it is possible?" Wan'er understands Princess Taiping's intentions. She knows that Guo Yuanzhen has a deep relationship with King Xiang. Relying on the princess.However, Princess Taiping's thoughts turned out to be a mirror in the mirror. With the extreme emphasis on military power in front of Empress Dowager Wei and Zong Chuke, it is impossible for them to allow an outsider to get involved in military power!Wan'er then replied: "Princess's intentions are good, it is estimated that the Queen Mother will not agree. And now there is still a panic letter, if this is true, it is too late to start replacing people now?"

"What panic?" "There are rumors in the palace that Zong Chuke, Princess Anle, Wu Yanxiu and others have repeatedly persuaded the Queen Mother to revolutionize. The panic letter yesterday is even more special. It is rumored that the Queen Mother has set a date for the revolution. If this letter is true , the princess should know the next big trend." Princess Taiping was not surprised when she heard the words, since the death of her brother Li Xian, Princess Taiping had already seen what Empress Dowager Wei was thinking.She wants the revolution to be a matter of sight, and it is nothing more than the difference between sooner or later.Princess Taiping sighed and said, "Where are Zhang Jianzhi and Li Duozuo?" At the beginning, Zhang Jianzhi and other five people contacted the general Li Duozuo, killed the Zhang brothers, forced Empress Zetian to step down, and embraced Li Xian as emperor.When Princess Taiping was helpless, she fantasized that this kind of person appeared out of thin air to contain the Empress Dowager Wei. Wan'er heard this and knew it was a dream.In front of the court, Zong Chuke is the center, and the Wei family's children control the military power, so it is difficult for such people to emerge. Princess Taiping suddenly felt sympathy for Wan'er, she thought that this person has always shown her closeness to her, this time because of the imitation of the inheritance system, the Empress Dowager Wei and others disliked it, and it was because of her own reason that she was alienated, and she felt sad in her heart. Uneasy about it.She said earnestly: "Wan'er, you have to take care of yourself from now on. Webster and the others are already suspicious of you, you have to be careful when dealing with it. Alas, there is nothing we can do about the situation in front of us. We only want to avoid disasters and be careful. " Seeing Princess Taiping's helpless face, Wan'er was obviously fake.I thought to myself, Princess Taiping has never been so discouraged since she was a child.Princess Taiping was favored by Empress Zetian at first, and later Li Xian took charge of the government and took good care of this little sister. Now that they are all dead, Princess Taiping has no support, of course there is no one left.Thinking about it, Wan'er herself is now alienated by Queen Mother Wei, so she can eventually keep her wealth; but Princess Taiping is very different. If Queen Mother Wei succeeds in the revolution, the outcome is really unpredictable.Thinking about this, Wan'er felt pity in her heart, and said: "Thank you princess for your concern, and please treat me kindly, princess, be careful." They talked a lot, but there was nothing they could do. Wan'er got up to say goodbye, and Princess Taiping sent her out of the door hand in hand.The two held hands to bid farewell, and suddenly there was a feeling of farewell in their hearts. There is God's will in the dark, their farewell this time is really a farewell, this is a later story. Princess Taiping turned back to the mansion, feeling so unwilling that she called Xue Chongjian. As soon as Xue Chongjian entered the hall, Princess Taiping asked: "I see that you haven't gone out these few days, and you stay in the mansion every day. Didn't Sanlang invite you?" Xue Chongjian carefully replied: "My mother, my son also entered Sanlang's mansion, and I saw that he stayed in the mansion every day except on duty. His companions never came. I heard from Liu Youqiu that these people got Sanlang's words and thought It is an extraordinary time, so they are not allowed to come." "He won't even let you go?" "San Lang didn't say that, but if my son was facing him silently, it would be really boring." "Where's Wang Shiqian? What did he say?" "Wang Dianzhi believes that it is indeed an extraordinary period, and it is better to say less and do nothing." Princess Taiping was furious in her heart, but after years of training, she cultivated a temper that shows neither emotion nor anger.She sighed softly and said, "Oh, you...you are just men in vain. Well, you go." Xue Chongjian knew that his mother was very depressed at this moment, so she agreed and withdrew cautiously. Princess Taiping sat in the seat for a long time, Li Longji's face emerged in her heart, she thought about Li Longji's recent words and deeds again, and finally came to the conclusion that this son is actually anticlimactic, and secretly cursed: "Hmph, Li Longji is not enough seek!" In the early morning of June 20th, the sun was very big and red, indicating that today will still be a hot day.Such days have been going on for several days, the sun seems to be gradually scorching the moisture in the air, and the breeze is occasionally brought in, there is no coolness in it, but it is unbearably hot.People looked up to the sky, only to see that there was no cloud in the sky. They all hoped that the sky would be covered by dark clouds, and then the nectar would rain down and cool down. However, what they saw was still the blue sky and the sun, and they were immediately disappointed, knowing that there must be nothing to do today, so they turned to find a slightly cooler mountain to escape the summer heat. Last night, Li Longji found a secluded place, summoned Cui Riyong, Wang Chongye and Ma Sizong to discuss, and clearly told them to start an incident on the evening of the 20th, and the three of them would be responsible for solving Wei Wen and controlling the left and right camps.Among the three, only Wang Chongye didn't know it beforehand, he was shocked at first when he heard the words, and then he saw that Cui Riyong was also involved, and he immediately agreed.The rest of the matter went smoothly. The three of them could gather nearly forty people to control Wei Wen's house. Ma Sizong deduced the process several times in advance, and there was no flaw after their discussion. Cui Riyong said another key move: "Your Highness, if you succeed in the palace, you can use the emperor's seal to issue an imperial edict quickly, and give me the title of Yongzhou Chief History, so that I can be in charge of the left and right camps and be responsible for guarding the gates of the city." Li Longji said: "Well, I have asked Liu Youqiu to be responsible for this matter. You have been in the Ministry of War for a long time. I originally wanted you to enter the palace with me. At that time, you will be responsible for representing the Northern Army, Wanqi and Nanya Army. It is about The big camp is really important, and you don’t have the skills to do it all at once, so let’s do this one well first.” Cui Riyong said: "Your Highness will personally preside over the matters in the palace, and with the assistance of Liu Youqiu and Ge Fushun, it will be smooth sailing. Your Highness, I wish you success." Li Longji nodded, but said nothing.The battle is imminent, and Li Longji, as the coach, can imagine the pressure in his heart. Ma Sizong said at this time: "Brother Ah Man, we agreed last time that you need to call Wang Maozhong to help us." Wang Chongye just learned about this, and he didn't know the cause, so he reprimanded: "You will add to the chaos! After Brother Ah Mo entered the palace, it was the shadow of swords and swords. How could Wang Maozhong be missing by his side? We have gathered forty people to deal with one Wei Wen is enough, why do you need to add more to the snake?" Ma Sizong smiled and said: "Brother Ah Mang discussed with me last time, how did he know that Cui Shilang was determined to turn against the water? Wang Maozhong is a good martial artist, so he is more reliable by his side. Anyway, Brother Mang, I don't want Wang Maozhong Let him follow you." Everyone felt relieved when they heard Ma Sizong say the words "rebel against the water". On the eve of the war, such humorous words dilute some tense atmosphere. Li Longji said: "Of course what I said will be fulfilled. Before noon tomorrow, I will let Wang Maozhong go to Chongye Mansion to follow you." However, on the early morning of the 20th, Wang Maozhong, who was usually inseparable from Li Yide, disappeared.Li Yide searched around inside and outside the mansion, but couldn't find it anywhere, so he had to report to Li Longji. Li Longji asked Liu Youqiu, "Didn't you tell them yesterday?" Liu Youqiu didn't answer, Li Yide hurriedly replied: "Master, last night, Master Liu called me to wait for two people, and told us to wait by Master's side from Chenshi, and we agreed at that time." Hearing this, Li Longji's face was uncertain, and he waved to Li Yide to make him quit. After Li Yide went out, Liu You begged: "This Wang Maozhong is a smart man after all, he may have sensed that we are going to make a fuss today. He left without saying goodbye, what exactly does he intend to do?" Li Longji sneered and said: "He has two choices, one is to go to Zong Chuke to inform him; the other is that the future is uncertain at the moment, he hides aside with oil on the soles of his feet, and comes out after the matter is completed, just make up a reason .” Liu Youqiu said: "It seems that he didn't inform. According to Yide, he has been gone for nearly two hours now. If he informs, Zong Chuke Wei Wen and the others must have taken action. Now it is quiet as usual, and he is probably just like His Highness." As he said, he is now hiding in a secret corner." Li Longji pondered for a while, then said: "That being said, we must prepare for the worst. If Wei Wen deploys troops, it may be easiest to choose from the Wanqi camp. Let Li Yide enter the Wanqi battalion first. Immediately report back to the government if there is any movement." After receiving the words, Liu Youqiu immediately went out to make arrangements. Li Longji thought about Wang Maozhong's disposition carefully again, and felt that he was most likely to go out to hide.However, there was going to be an incident tonight, and Wang Maozhong, as Li Longji's close person, left without saying goodbye. Li Longji was already full of apprehension, and this added a layer of strong taste. After Liu Youqiu returned to his room, he saw Li Longji's uncertain expression and knew that he was under a lot of pressure, so he comforted him and said: "Li Yide has already rushed to the Wanqi camp, and the situation is calm at the moment, so it's okay, Your Highness, please don't worry. " Li Longji gave a "huh" and then said leisurely: "Brother Liu, it seems that it is too difficult to know people. Wang Maozhong has been loyal since he followed me. After he followed me to Beijing, he felt my heart and took the initiative Getting to know Ge Fushun and others in the Wanqi camp is a great contribution. Why did he run away on his own at such a critical point? Why didn’t we realize it before?” Liu Youqiu was anxious when he heard the words, if he disturbed his mind because of such trivial matters, it would be a big taboo for the commander, so he persuaded: "People's minds are diverse, as long as they can grasp their main nature, it is not easy. Yes. Wang Maozhong was loyal and credited before, he just left this time to avoid disaster, we have the right to treat him as a serious illness, without him, major affairs can still be done. Your Highness, we don't have to think about him anymore." Li Longji understood Liu Youqiu's kindness, nodded and said: "Okay, we don't have to think about him anymore. Brother Liu, is Zhang Wei here?" "I sent someone to call him just now, and it's probably time to come." Liu Youqiu asked: "If Zhang Wei were to go and end Princess Anle, his power would be a little weak, wouldn't it?" "Princess Anle's house is just ordinary servants and maidservants. She is not even worthy of a guard. If Zhang Wei can't even take them down, he will be in vain." While talking, Zhang Wei entered the hall.Li Longji asked straight to the point: "Brother Wei, are the people under your command smooth?" Zhang Weiyuan had a large house in Luzhou, so he had chosen a group of able-bodied people to look after the home.After he entered Beijing, he bought a big mansion, and allocated half of the brave men from the Luzhou mansion to guard the capital.Li Longji had entered Zhang Wei's residence a few months ago, praised these people, and asked Zhang Wei to transfer some more from his hometown. Zhang Wei replied: "According to His Highness's instructions, thirty people have been gathered now. There is one thing I have never dared to ask. In fact, I don't need so many people as guards in my house. Your Highness asked me to transfer people again. Is it because I want to enrich myself?" Is it the guard of your house?" Li Longji shook his head and said, "I want you to bring this group of people into Princess Anle's mansion tonight, and help me capture Princess Anle and the people in the mansion." Zhang Wei opened his mouth wide in astonishment, and said, "This...this...how? Your Highness, you won't make fun of me, will you?" Li Longji asked: "Brother Wei, are you scared?" Zhang Wei scratched his head, gradually calmed down, and replied: "I don't know anything else since I have been in contact with His Highness, except that His Highness will never push me into a fire pit. Then what His Highness said is absolutely correct, what is there?" Worth being afraid of?!" Liu Youqiu heard the words and praised: "Okay, people say that Zhang Wei is the hero of Luzhou, he is the most stubborn, it seems true. Your Highness asked you just now, there are no guards in Princess Anle's mansion, you are sure to take them down ?" Zhang Wei said with a smile: "What's so difficult about a group of women and children? The group of people under me are all very good fighters. Isn't it easy to deal with them? Don't worry, I will leave this matter to me. When will we do it?" Li Longji said: "Gather all your people in the evening, follow me to Zhong Shao's mansion first, then look for an opportunity to send out." Zhang Wei narrowed his eyes and asked, "It seems that His Highness won't just take down Princess Anle, right? Alright, it's more exciting this way." Liu You begged: "I'm not allowed to ask you about things you shouldn't know. You should think more about tonight's work now. For example, you must keep secrets beforehand, and don't make mistakes due to omissions." Zhang Wei replied: "I know, we can let them disperse when they act, so that there will be little movement. Your Highness, if I take down Princess Anle and Wu Yanxiu, how should I deal with it?" Li Longji replied very simply: "You can figure it out." Zhang Wei said happily: "Grandma, if I catch them, I will immediately make a 'click' with the knife, so as to prevent future troubles forever." Li Longji and Liu Youqiu heard the words, but did not object aloud.Zhang Wei thought that they had acquiesced. The sun slowly passed across the sky, shooting fiery rays into every corner of the city.The light in the afternoon was stronger, and it made Chang'an City seem like a big steamer. Pedestrians under the sun had nowhere to hide, so they had to walk quickly, hoping to hide in the room to enjoy the coolness. In this way, the pedestrians on the street became less and less. Li Longji felt that the day passed very long, and the hours passed very slowly. When the sun finally disappeared into the mountains to the west, the coolness of twilight spread and gradually eroded the sweltering heat of the day.People began to walk out from indoors, mostly sitting in the courtyard looking up at the starry sky, enjoying the boundless coolness. Li Longji didn't enjoy this kind of pleasure, instead, his mood became hotter and hotter like the sun in daytime.Liu Youqiu has been observing Li Longji's expression today, and seeing that he has free time, he asked Li Longji to go around the courtyard, with the intention of adjusting Li Longji's mood. Li Longji and Liu Youqiu came to the courtyard, they looked up at the sky, and saw the sky full of stars, twinkling non-stop.Feeling the coolness outside, Li Longji suddenly sighed, "Why is it June again?" Liu You asked to understand the meaning of Li Longji's words. The day when Emperor Taizong launched the Xuanwumen Coup was June 4th; today's day when his great-grandson launched the Xuanwumen Coup is 16 days later than June 4th.Liu Youqiu didn't want to follow his topic to express emotion for no reason here, but brought up another topic: "Yes, I think that when Emperor Taizong was leaving, Empress Wende set up wine for everyone to make a grand trip. Later generations know the sage of Empress Wende, But I forgot such a grand and intense scene, I thought that since ancient times, there has been no woman in China who can compare with Queen Wende." This sentence touched Li Longji's heartstrings, he nodded and said: "Brother Liu said, I very much agree. Empress Wende is indeed an extraordinary woman born in the world, Emperor Taizong's martial arts and martial arts, in fact, also has her share of credit. It's a pity, Empresses of later generations just forgot what Empress Wende did, and they all wanted to go out behind the scenes and come to the stage, causing chaos in the world.” In his words, he clearly reprimanded Empress Zetian and Empress Dowager Wei. Liu Youqiu smiled and said, "Your Highness, if you ascend to the position of Great Treasure one day, your empress will naturally take Empress Wende as a model." "Of course." Li Longji blurted out, immediately felt out of composure, retracted the following words, and lightly reprimanded Liu Youqiu, "Brother Liu, how can you say such words? I decided to start a fight this time because I was for Li The children and grandchildren of the Li family can't bear to see the country that our ancestors laid down. Now that morality is degraded, "inclined officials" are rampant, and bribery is common, why don't I, as a descendant of the Li family, take the case? You can't say such things in the future, outsiders are easy to live misunderstanding." Liu Youqiu didn't think it was disobedient, and said: "Your Highness can think this way, but we people follow His Highness, it's like holding our heads. If things succeed, we will be good, and if things fail, we will move our heads, but we will not think like this." "What do you think?" "You say that our wishful thinking is fine. We risked beheading to follow His Highness, and we wanted to push His Highness to the position of great treasure, so that we could be a general and a good wife. If His Highness didn't have such Thoughts, wouldn't the hearts of the people be chilled?" Li Longji is extremely smart, doesn't he understand what his subordinates are thinking?He smiled and said: "We have succeeded this time. Everyone who participated has made great contributions, and will definitely reward them in the future. It's just that I said it when I became a great treasure, and I can't talk about it in the future. Brother Liu, you If you plan carefully, you will definitely understand the importance of this section. By the way, have you approached Zhong Shaojing yet?" "I just went there in the afternoon. I told Shao Jing that the King of Linzi had something important to discuss tonight, and told him to wait in the house no matter how soon or sooner. He has already fully agreed." "Well, that's good. Brother Liu, it's almost time for us to leave." Liu Youqiu agreed, very happy in his heart.His expression of observing Li Longji has relaxed, so his deliberate conversation has achieved its purpose. At three o'clock in Haishi, Li Longji led Liu Youqiu, Li Yide, Purun and others out of the mansion. Today Purun removed the monk's robe and changed into ordinary people's clothes. In order to deceive people, none of them rode horses today, but got into a donkey cart covered with a cloth.The car was too small, and it was a bit crowded with several people squeezed in the curtain. Li Yide was in charge of driving, which was much more comfortable than the people in the car. The car first went west along the street, turned north after passing Hanguang Gate, and then you can go directly to Zhong Shaojing's house.There were not many pedestrians on the street at this time. When they came to Hanguang Gate, the soldiers patrolling the street rather than miss it. The soldiers saw a gray donkey pulling a gray cart slipping along the side of the road. At first glance, I didn't pay attention at all.They walked on the road like this for half an hour, and they came to the south corner of the Forbidden Garden.There was a clearing in which the trees and flowers flourished, casting shadows in the moonlight.Li Yide was driving the cart, lightly waving his whip to let the donkey walk into the shadows, and Li Longji and the others jumped out of the cart. Liu Youqiu clapped his hands lightly, and saw two people approaching from the root of the tree.They met Li Longji, and through the mottled moonlight shining through the bushes, they could clearly see that the two were Ma Sizong and Zhang Wei. Li Longji asked Zhang Wei softly: "Have you brought all your people?" Zhang Wei pointed to the shadow and whispered, "They are all here." "Okay, let's go." Li Longji waved his hand, and dozens of people followed him eastward along the southern wall of the Forbidden Garden.Naturally, there was no need to bring the donkey cart. Li Yide unloaded the donkey and tied it to a small tree. The Forbidden Garden is a place for the emperor to visit. The garden is twenty-seven miles long from east to west and thirty miles wide from north to south.It reaches Bashui in the east, Chang'an City of Han Dynasty in the west, Miyagi in the south, and Weishui in the north.In the garden, there are towering trees, strange flowers and rocks everywhere, and there are twenty-four palace pavilions.Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Garden. During the day, there are hundreds of gardeners and craftsmen tending the flowers and repairing the garden. At night, the place is completely silent, with few lights, and it is very quiet. It was not far from the open space to Zhong Shaojing's residence, and this group of people quickly gathered in front of his door.Liu Youqiu saw that the door was closed tightly, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door, and Zhong Shaojing agreed inside, and asked, "Is it the king of Linzi?" Liu Youqiu lowered his voice and said, "It is the King of Linzi who is here, and I am Liu Youqiu." Everyone waited for Zhong Shaojing to open the door, and then rushed in.This is the Forbidden Garden, and to the south is the tall city wall of Miyagi, where the night watchmen pass by at regular intervals.If they found out that there was a large group of people here at midnight, they would definitely step forward and ask, or even make a fuss.Li Longji and the others calculated the interval between soldiers patrolling the street in advance, and then took the opportunity to come here. However, there seemed to be no sound behind the door. Zhong Shaojing got Liu Youqiu's words today, and after Liu Youqiu left, he muttered to his wife: "The king of Linzi is very strange today, he came here late at night, what's the matter?" Mrs. Xu said: "I saw Liu Youqiu's serious expression just now, and his words were very solemn. I guess the matter discussed is unusual." "Extraordinary?" Zhong Shaojing muttered to himself, thinking about Li Longji's recent words and deeds in his mind, but he couldn't think of anything special. Mrs. Xu said: "No matter what they have, you can only find out when they meet and discuss, and you don't have to worry about it anymore. How about this, clear out the outsiders at night, and we, husband and wife, will wait in front of the gate." , then adjust accordingly.” "Well, that's all I have to do." Now that Zhong Shaojing heard that Li Longji had arrived at the door, he hurried to the door, habitually looked outside through the crack of the door, and suddenly turned pale with shock.He quickly stepped back and said softly to his wife: "It's broken, the king of Linzi brought dozens of people, what is his intention?" Mrs. Xu also walked to the crack of the door when she heard the words, and she saw dozens of people standing outside, and when she looked carefully, it seemed that these people were all holding something in their hands. Liu Youqiu outside was obviously in a hurry, he shouted softly and hastily: "Shaojing, open the door quickly." It was still silent inside. Liu Youqiu walked up to Li Longji, and said softly: "Zhong Shaojing is clearly behind the door, what should we do? Let Yide forcefully open the door." Li Longji felt that such a moment was the most difficult, and it was unexpected that Zhong Shaojing would not open the door.He thought about it quickly, and felt that if he hit the door forcefully, there would be some noise, so he asked Liu Youqiu, "Call again!" Ma Sizong next to him scolded softly: "Grandma, people who are used to writing and writing are unreliable, and they will shrink back when the critical moment comes." Li Longji's incident today didn't go well at first, first Wang Maozhong left without saying goodbye, and now Zhong Shaojing doesn't open the door.As long as Wang Maozhong didn't go to inform, he would run away, and it would be fine; but if Zhong Shaojing didn't open the door, the big thing would be ruined. Li Longji had already planned to use his residence as the base of the incident. If something went wrong, he would lose everything . They were extremely anxious there, for fear that there would be street patrol soldiers appearing at this time. Liu Youqiu walked to the door again, knocked on the door and shouted softly: "Shaojing, open the door quickly." The husband and wife inside were discussing with their heads down, Zhong Shaojing said: "Looking at the situation outside, they obviously want to use my house as a base to act. If I Open the door, and this matter will be connected to my family. Madame, shall we leave them alone?" Mrs. Xu is a very decisive woman, she said: "If you don't open the door, can you ignore it? Hmph, you usually interact with them a lot, if they have something to do, can you escape?" "What do you think Ma'am will do now?" "It's not too late, open the door right now!" Zhong Shaojing hesitated for a moment, then walked slowly towards the gate. Seeing his slow movement, Mrs. Xu urged her again: "Hurry up." The patience of the people outside the door had obviously reached its limit. Seeing this scene, Li Longji reached out and gestured to Li Yide.Seeing the signal from the master, Li Yide led the two of them towards the base of the wall.Li Longji told him in advance that if Zhong Shaojing's gate was not opened, he had to climb over the wall and open the gate.During the day today, Li Yide went to the Wanqi camp, carefully observed the shape of the wall when he passed by, and identified a low place as a place to climb over the wall.He can use other people's shoulders to climb to the top of the wall, and then jump into it.With Li Yide's ability, if someone in Zhong's house came to stop him, he would not be his opponent, he could easily subdue him, and then open the door to let everyone in. Before Li Yide reached the foot of the wall, he heard the door creak open. Zhong Shaojing walked out and said softly, "Is the king of Linzi? Please come in quickly." Li Longji and Liu Youqiu were overjoyed when they saw this, Li Longji waved his hand, before greeting Zhong Shaojing, he led the crowd to the entrance.Li Yide entered last, he closed the door and the bolt, Li Longji said to him: "Just lead the two of you and stay here forever." Ma Sizong over there is complaining about Zhong Shaojing: "Brother Zhong, you didn't ask you to grind ink and write just now, but you opened the door in a single stroke. Why is it so slow? We are almost dying of anxiety." Zhong Shaojing hesitated, and couldn't think of any reason to explain his behavior just now. Liu Youqiu smoothed things over and said, "Sizong, we'll just come in. Why do you have so many words? The courtyard is dark and lighted, and Shao Jingshen walked over with one foot and one foot. It must take some time." Ma Sizong thought that when he heard Zhong Shaojing behind the door, Liu Youqiu's statement was obviously a cover for Zhong Shaojing, and he opened his mouth to speak, but Liu Youqiu covered his mouth with his hand, and reprimanded: "Stop talking." Zhong Shaojing watched this scene in the dark, and remembered his actions just now, and couldn't help feeling a little hot on his face.He walked up to Li Longji and said courteously, "King Linzi, please speak in the hall." Li Longji agreed, then turned to Zhang Wei and said, "Brother Wei, let your people stay in the courtyard first, and tell them not to make noise. Let's talk in the hall." After Zhong Shaojing entered the hall, he enshrined Li Longji in the main seat.Li Longji stood up again, held his hand and said: "Brother Shao Jing, I brought so many people into the house tonight, you must blame me for being abrupt?" Zhong Shaojing replied: "Brother Liu came to tell His Highness to come during the day, and I have been waiting, how can you be so abrupt? It's just that I didn't expect so many people to come, so I have doubts in my heart. Please forgive me, Your Highness." "Well, it's not your fault, it's because I didn't know about meeting you in advance. Brother Shao Jing, because of this important matter, except for Brother Liu, most people only found out about it today. The reason why I did this was because I wanted to keep this matter a secret. " "What does Your Highness want to do?" "Well, let's sit down and talk. Brother Liu, tell Brother Shao Jing about the matter in detail." Liu Youqiu said: "The Empress Dowager Wei went against the grain. She poisoned the emperor to death. Not only that, she dismissed the prime minister as an assistant to the government. Recently, she plotted a revolution and changed the world's surname to Wei. What's more, Zong Chuke discussed with Wei Wen. The King Xiang and Princess Taiping must be eliminated, so that the King of Linzi will not be able to escape the disaster." Zhong Shaojing was greatly surprised: "Is this true?" Liu Youqiu said: "This story is not fabricated. Cui Riyong participated in their conspiracy, and Cui Riyong told the King of Linzi to know this. Shaojing, Cui Riyong has decided to follow the King of Linzi, and will also participate in the action tonight. " Li Longji nodded and said: "Brother Liu is right, I can't sit still, I will preemptively strike tonight. Brother Shaojing, the reason why we are here tonight is to use this as a base to attack." Zhong Shaojing now fully understands that Li Longji came here tonight because he was determined to make trouble.Now that they have entered their own house, Madam is right, regardless of the success or failure of this matter, she is determined not to get rid of it.Instead, the first choice is to participate in it with one heart and one mind, and there is no other way out.He thought about this, got up and said: "Well, Your Highness should have done this a long time ago. I cleared the idlers out of the courtyard early tonight, Your Highness can use this courtyard with confidence. In addition, if there is an incident, manpower will be needed. There are countless people in the Forbidden Garden." Hundreds of gardeners and artisans can use it, but they still obey me." Li Longji nodded and said, "Okay, you can call them after the incident, but you don't need to disturb them now." Ma Sizong said from the side: "Shao Jing's move is quite plausible." Li Longji ignored Ma Sizong, turned to Liu You and asked, "Should they arrive?" "Soon, they should be on their way." The "they" mentioned here are Chen Xuanli, Ge Fushun and Li Xianfu. Ma Sizong suddenly interjected again at this time: "Brother Ah Man, why didn't Wang Maozhong come?" 刘幽求见李隆基的脸色一寒，知道这句话触到了其心中的敏感处，遂瞪了麻嗣宗一眼，斥道：“大战在即，你怎么净会说些没来由的话。因另有要务，王毛仲被殿下派走，你就不要想他了。你与崔日用和王崇晔带领四十人，不过对付一个韦温，其力量绰绰有余，为何一直盯着王毛仲？” 麻嗣宗突然遭到抢白，心想李隆基原来答应王毛仲前来呀，怎么又突然变了卦？实在摸不着头脑，只好不再吭声。 说话间，李宜德走入堂内，向李隆基禀报道：“主人，他们来了。”就见其身后有三人跟随，自是葛福顺、陈玄礼和李仙凫。 李隆基示意他们三人坐下，然后问道：“都安排好了？” 三人一齐点头，葛福顺说道：“高嵩那小子已然沉入梦乡，其营帐巡守人员正是我的部属。仙凫那面，也如这样安排。殿下，现在万事俱备，那四个家伙烂醉如泥，现在如死猪一样，唯听你下令了。” 今夜举事，这三人最为关键。李隆基听了此话，心中又结实了不少，他沉吟片刻，说道：“现在刚过一更，再等等，现在举事还有些太早。” 葛福顺显然沉不住气，说道：“殿下，此事宜早不宜迟，若到了后半夜虽然安静，不过容易弄出动静。” 陈玄礼还是比较持重，说道：“福顺，我们听殿下的号令就是，此事关系重大，须全盘考虑，你不可性急。” 刘幽求观察李隆基的木然神色，知道他现在的心情并不平静。且今日迭逢王毛仲失踪和钟绍京拒开门两件事儿，事情虽然不大，肯定会在其心中留下阴影。他向普润使了个眼色，然后向门外走去，普润也随之走了出来。 两人走到庭院之中，就见月光如水，映亮了整个庭院；满天的繁星，间或眨动着其深邃的眼睛。刘幽求悄声问普润道：“禅师，临淄王现在的心情有些动荡，你以为如何？” 普润道：“不错，是有些不稳。” “此为战前大忌呀！禅师，你需要想个办法。” 普润笑道：“你有些杞人忧天了。事情已到了这种地步，所谓箭在弦上，不得不发。以临淄王的睿智和心性，那是不妨的。幽求，你不可思虑太过。” “不管怎么说，禅师须想个法儿坚其心智。” "Ok, I know." 两人谈话间，忽然天幕上一颗流星闪过，其尾巴拖着长长的光焰向地面冲来。其背后，又有两颗小流星划过。普润见状，疾步跨入堂内，低声喝道：“殿下，快出来。” 普润的喊话短促而着急，李隆基意识到有大事发生。他从座上弹跳而起，其迅捷的身影在堂中一闪而过。 李隆基出门后急声问道：“什么事儿？” 普润抬手向天，说道：“殿下快看！” 那一大二小的流星已然坠下，星河间仅留下三道光影，既而倏忽不见。说也奇怪，今夜的流星似乎抱成团儿集中爆发。这一大二小的流星刚消失，天幕边忽然又现出一团光亮，然后越来越近，光团的光芒越来越亮，竟然将大地照得雪亮。光团到了近地面时四散飞去，原来这是一团流星雨。 李隆基默然观察，待流星雨散尽，向普润问道：“禅师，此象何解？” 普润道：“天象异常，则示地上应有大事发生。殿下如今万事俱备，此天象示意可以行之。” 李隆基目视刘幽求道：“刘兄，是时候了，我们进去吧。”他说罢转身入堂，是时，众人一同出外观星，他们也随之入堂。 李隆基立在堂中，沉声说道：“众位兄弟，为图我大唐祚业延续，我们今日放手一搏。”他示意葛福顺等三人道，“你们去吧，就按我们事先商议好的去办！我在这里静候佳音，你们得手后马上过来禀报。” 三人得令后躬身行礼后转身出门。 三人走后，堂内又复静寂，空气中似乎弥漫着极端压抑的气氛。 这种等待最为熬人。 北军与万骑的军营设在一起，他们按例到玄武门等宫城要地轮值。因为玄武门位置重要，自从太子重俊事变之后，万骑将办事衙门设在玄武门。高嵩与韦温等人一般白日在玄武门，晚上就回大营休息，玄武门等处一般由一名果毅都尉带班轮值。李隆基早与葛福顺他们密谋许久，因为他们知道今晚要起事，李仙凫今晚设法谋到了在玄武门值守的差使。 三人出门后向东行走，很快就到了玄武门前面。葛福顺轻声说道：“仙凫，你今晚的任务就是控制好玄武门，现在守门者皆是你的手下人吧？” 李仙凫道：“都是我们事先商议好的，岂能有错？你放心，只要你们在营中得手，我立刻就开始料理这里的北军卫士。他们若听话还成，若不听话，就他们那几个人毛，非常容易收拾。” 陈玄礼道：“福顺，你就在营中放手干吧。我带人严守营门，不许人进出，你得手后，我立刻就派人通知仙凫动手。” 葛福顺道：“好吧，就这样说，我们走吧。” 李仙凫走向玄武门，葛福顺与陈玄礼悄悄向营中走去。 另一边，正在等待的李隆基打破难耐的寂静，问钟绍京道：“绍京兄，你若唤齐那帮园丁工匠之人，需用时多少？” “他们就在北苑南门之侧集中居住，可以很轻易唤醒他们。” “嗯，待会儿若葛福顺他们得手，你速去叫齐他们，然后集于玄武门前待命。” “我知道了，请殿下放心。” 钟绍京说完话，室内又陷入寂静之中。惯好说闹的麻嗣宗也呆坐在那里，许是被压抑的气氛所束缚，没有了说话的欲望。 李隆基与刘幽求的眼神间或碰撞一下，然后滑向一边。他们都明白彼此的心思：葛福顺他们进展顺利吗？ 高嵩与韦播奉韦太后严令，这些天必须住在营中不许回家，以掌控军中。他们这十余日待在营中，采取了一系列他们自己认为可行的立威手段，感觉效果不错。这日晚间，住处相距不远的韦捷与韦濯走了过来，这两人掌握北军，也是自我感觉良好。他们聚在一起先聊了一阵军中情况，其感觉相同，认为没有辜负了韦太后的期望，已然很牢固地掌控好了军权。大家的兴致很高，高嵩与韦播要尽地主之谊，遂要来酒菜，开始频频举酒。到了最后，四个人都喝多了，韦捷与韦濯也无法再回自己的营帐，他们很快沉沉睡去。 葛福顺与陈玄礼掌握着他们的动态，所以葛福顺对李隆基说这四人已烂醉如泥。陈玄礼当时得知他们的状况，不禁摇摇头道：“天佑临淄王啊！福顺，有句话叫做'成事在天'。他们怎么不早不晚，现在却聚在一起，还要饮得烂醉？看来临淄王果然有福气啊。” 葛福顺冷笑一声道：“哼，如此一来，倒是免了我一番手脚。玄礼兄，他们不是上赶着来送死吗？” 陈玄礼点头赞同，心里对这次起事有了顺利之感。他感到顺利，却没有想到那边的李隆基却接连遇到两件不顺利的事儿，可谓天壤之别。 葛福顺与陈玄礼悄回营中，此时灯火稀少，万籁俱寂，他们轻步走向屯营的右边一座大营帐中，那里有数十人在黑暗中等待他们。 这些人皆为他们辖下的队正，这些队正每人手下辖五十名兵士，分为五火，每火十人，每火设有火长。 葛福顺和陈玄礼事先暗中联络，又从外拉来队正十余人，如此一来，他们二人可掌握的兵士近两千人，已有相当的力量。他们进门后商议了几句，葛福顺道：“就按我们事先商议好的办，你先带走十人，先去控制各门。那些事先准备好的火把要带足，届时我在中军点燃火把之后，你也要点火把响应。” 陈玄礼说了声：“知道了。”然后低声唤出事先定的那十名队正。他们出帐后各赴自己的营帐拉出自己的兵士，再到事先制定好的位置集合。 陈玄礼走后，葛福顺唤出一名自己的心腹队正，问道：“中军帐值守的人还是自己人吗？” “没错，还是他们。” “另外二百人在中军帐侧埋伏好了吗？” “已然埋伏好了。” 葛福顺听完，起步向帐中的这帮人靠近一些，然后沉声说道：“你们现在速回各自营帐准备，将火把备妥。待会儿你们若看到中军帐有火把燃起，你们立刻出帐，燃起火把向中军帐靠拢。嗯，现在速速散去。” 众人依令悄然出帐。 葛福顺在千骑时即为果毅都尉，其性格粗豪，又为人正直，在军中有相当的威信。李隆基此次倚用他们起事，葛福顺其实担当了主角。众人出帐后，葛福顺问了一声：“我的刀呢？” 从人将刀交给他。这是他惯用的一柄大砍刀，用精钢制成，刀刃锋利，刀头浑圆，刀柄约长二尺，是葛福顺最为趁手的兵器。 葛福顺接过刀来并未拔出刀鞘，那是他怕在营中行走时引来反光，他提刀而行，身后有五人跟随。 他们很快到了中军帐前，一名值守的卫士喊了一声：“谁？” 葛福顺沉声答应了一声：“是我。”他边答应边继续前行。卫兵看清是葛福顺一行，就不再做声，而是轻步走到葛福顺面前，沉声说道：“葛都尉，自子时以后，中军帐无人出入。” 葛福顺在黑暗中点点头，然后转头对从人说道：“让我们的人出来，先把中军帐围了。再让那二十人过来，让他们跟着我。”身后从人闻令，各自到附近唤人。 一阵急促的脚步声如微风一般刮过来，就见一条条黑影从四面将中军帐包围了起来。葛福顺那名心腹队正带领二十条黑影，也迅即来到葛福顺身边。 葛福顺一把褪去刀鞘，将刀鞘扔在地上，就见刀锋在月光下面泛出冷光，他低吼了一声：“亮家伙吧！” 那二十人手里皆执大刀为兵器，闻令后也齐齐拔出刀来。 葛福顺道：“我们进去后只管砍人，记住，我要那四个人的脑袋。来，大家张起火把。” 火把燃起后，葛福顺一挥大刀，带头冲进帐内。 帐内仅有高嵩等四人在那里鼾声如雷。四人中韦播还算灵动，睡梦中被脚步声惊醒，睁眼一看就见火把向自己奔过来，尚未弄清原因就见一道寒光向自己袭来，顿时了账；另外三人根本就没有醒，睡梦之中就成为刀下之鬼。 葛福顺直奔高嵩而去，其大砍刀当空一挥，高嵩的身首顿时分家，葛福顺至此算是顺了自己心中郁闷已久的鸟气。他伸手拨散高嵩首级上的发髻，捋长头发将之系于自己手中，就见高嵩的脖项断绝处犹在滴血，其模样十分可怖。 葛福顺喊了声：“都结果了吗？把他们的首级都交与我。” 很快，另外三人滴着血的首级也交付于葛福顺手中。葛福顺挥刀向外一指，然后自己首先提着四个脑袋，在众人簇拥下杀气腾腾走出帐外。 葛福顺立定后大声吼了一声：“张火把。” 很快，中军帐周围约有二百余个火把燃起，本来漆黑的大营中顿时腾起一团耀眼的光亮。 中军帐火起后，就听营中出现了一些喊叫声，很快，四周的营帐皆有火把张起，过了一会儿，屯营的四门处也张起一片火把。 这是葛福顺与陈玄礼事先定好的计策，即中军帐得手后举火为号，然后四下里燃火把响应，以营造其势。下一步，须参与起事队正们向中军帐靠拢，并在沿途将未知晓此事的将士也裹挟进来，人数越多越好。 众人打着火把向中军帐汇集，渐渐已有近三千人。葛福顺眼望此势，令人从帐中搬出数条几案，然后堆成一高台，自己站立其上。 火光熊熊中，葛福顺一手执大砍刀，一手拎着四个尚在滴血的脑袋，脸现狰狞之色，挥手将四个首级扬起，大声喝道：“兄弟们，知道这是谁的首级吗？” 台下之人顿时屏息听言，场面一时非常寂静。 “这是为祸我们兄弟之人的脑袋。高嵩、韦播，还有韦捷与韦濯。” 台下先是停顿一下，忽然有群声喊道：“杀得好。” 此声一带头，马上有数千火把耸动，雷鸣似的声音此起彼伏：“杀得好！杀得好！” 葛福顺待台下声音少歇，然后又大声喝道：“韦太后毒杀先帝，现在又准备倾覆社稷，要将天下改姓为韦。我们作为大唐的将士，能答应这个狠毒女人胡作非为吗？” 台下又有人领喊：“我们不答应。” 人群中有人说道：“葛都尉，你就带领大家去杀了这些韦姓之人吧。” 葛福顺又扬了扬手中的脑袋，大声喊道：“对呀，这四个人已死，我们就一不做，二不休，今晚要将韦家马鞭高以上的人全部斩尽。我们要迎立相王为皇帝，今晚大家要人人立功，届时请相王赏赐。” 人群中又爆发出震天动地的喊声：“好哇，就是这话。” 葛福顺又语调一转，说出了狠话：“若有人在这里阳奉阴违，暗中向韦氏之党通风报信，或者帮助逆党者，一经发现，要罪及三族。” 人群中有人喊道：“请葛都尉放心，若有这样的人儿，不用葛都尉动手，我们先生吃了他。” 葛福顺道：“好，就是这话。此后请大家跟随好自己的队正，听从指挥，奋勇立功。” 人群中又爆发出震天似的答应声。 葛福顺走下高台，看到陈玄礼正在身侧，遂将那四个首级交给陈玄礼，说道：“你将这几个首级交给临淄王，我带领大家赶赴玄武门。你告诉临淄王，就说我在玄武门等他。” 陈玄礼接过首级，带领一帮人速奔而去。 葛福顺甩了甩已显酸软的手腕骂了声：“奶奶的，这几个小子的脑袋真沉。”然后令兵士们列队，依序向营外走去。 李隆基他们显然注意到了营中的火光，他们此时皆走出门外，向屯营方向眺望。刘幽求观此阵势，轻声说了句：“他们应该得手了。” 李隆基此时叫过钟绍京，吩咐道：“绍京兄，你速去唤醒他们。” 钟绍京答应后立即离去。 麻嗣宗这时来到李隆基面前说道：“阿瞒兄，我也出发吧。” 李隆基咬紧下嘴唇，沉吟片刻，说道：“嗯，再等等。” 李仙凫回到玄武门后，即登上门楼的最高处。从这里向军营眺望，可将军营的动静尽收眼底。 军营里腾起火把，其从中军帐处开始燃起，渐渐蔓延全营，最后连辕门处都燃起了火把。李仙凫知道，这表示葛福顺他们已然得手了。 一名队正从楼下跑上来，禀报道：“李都尉，北军那帮人看到营中火起，顿时惊慌喧闹起来，我已令人把他们看管起来。” 李仙凫点点头，起身向楼下走，边走边说道：“你办得很好。这几个人毛掀不起什么大浪，走吧，我对他们说几句话。” 上次玄武门事变之后，李显觉得还是万骑这帮人最后救了自己，因此对他们相当倚重。玄武门的守卫力量原来主要由北军负责，李显此后也要求万骑进驻玄武门，北军守卫反成了配角。今晚这里由李仙凫值守，又暗暗增派人手，北军驻守人员更显劣势。 北军的数十名人员此时被赶到二层的一个平台上，四周由万骑兵士持刀看管。李仙凫走到平台上，向下面环视了一周，然后说道：“北军的兄弟们，你们都看到营中火起，知道为何吗？” 北军兵士不敢吭声。 李仙凫接着说道：“我们万骑将士今晚要办一件大事。韦太后毒杀先帝，又阴谋篡唐，我们今晚要杀掉韦氏一门，拥立相王为君。我告诉你们，掌管北军的韦捷与韦濯，现在已然掉下脑袋。我问你们，愿意和我们万骑一起干吗？” 北军兵士先是沉默，然后一人说道：“我等愿随万骑干事。” 李仙凫道：“好呀，你们还算识相。若你们敢说出一个'不'字，你们马上就可追随那掉了脑袋的韦捷而去。你们。每五人一组插入我的小队之中，然后各就各位。” 马蹄声音自远而近，李隆基他们就见数条黑影迅疾而至。陈玄礼到了门前滚鞍下马，气喘吁吁地向李隆基禀报道：“殿下，事儿成了。此为那四人的首级，请殿下验看。” 四颗脑袋被陈玄礼掼在地上，竟然还在那里转动。李隆基喊道：“掌灯来。嗣宗，你与他们相熟，可以验看。” 麻嗣宗接过风灯，逐个验看几个首级，然后起身禀道：“不错，就是他们。别看他们的脑壳血肉模糊，那是一点都不会错的。” 李隆基闻言说道：“嗣宗，你速速去吧，记住，下手要快，不可拖泥带水。暐兄，你也带着你的人走吧。” 麻嗣宗与张暐答应了一声，皆骑上马绝尘而去。二十余匹马儿在寂静的夜里迈开蹄儿，踏地的声响很大。不过事情到了这个份儿上，隐蔽行踪已降为次要，争取时间为首要目的。 陈玄礼向李隆基禀道：“殿下，万骑将士现在已然万众一心，唯奉殿下马鞭所指。福顺现在已带领众人向玄武门靠拢，仙凫正在巩固玄武门，等待殿下的下步号令。” 李隆基一直绷紧的神色顿时现出一丝轻松，他长吁了一口气，赞道：“你们很好，事儿办得很麻利，没有任何拖泥带水。刘兄，禅师，我们走吧。” 众人簇拥着李隆基向玄武门走去，刘幽求毕竟细心，令钟宅下人将四颗首级收拾起来，并妥善保管。 天上的流星雨已然散尽，夜空又恢复了往日的平静。星月按照其自行的轨迹固守着自己的位置，一轮明