Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 1161 The sleepless night
Su Cheng took two steps forward and said in a low voice, "Because you're so stupid!"

In Su Cheng's opinion, Li Chengqian was indeed not a very smart son. Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were both human beings, so I don't know why Li Chengqian was born.

When Li Chengqian is smart, he is really smart, and when he is stupid, he is also really stupid. It stands to reason that Li Chengqian has a noble status and is surrounded by people of his time, so he wouldn't be caught by the door when he was young, right?
It wouldn't be the first time Empress Changsun gave birth too tight...

Ahem, it seems a bit disrespectful to Li Shimin to think so...

Su Cheng turned around and drove his horse towards Xuanwu Gate, leaving Li Chengqian standing there with his face turning purple.

He felt humiliated, and although he failed in the mutiny, he still felt that he was a hero of extraordinary intelligence and courage.

But Su Cheng said he was too stupid!
This is simply humiliating him, how can this be tolerated?

"Su Cheng! You are presumptuous! Is that fat man Li Tai smart? Look at him, he looks like a pig, can he be a prince? Can he inherit the throne?" Li Chengqian roared like crazy.

Thinking of Li Tai, Li Chengqian was very unwilling. If the mutiny failed, he would fail. He recognized the success of the king and the defeat, but when he thought that the crown prince would fall on Li Tai, he felt very unwilling.

If he had known this earlier, he should have gone to Wei Wangfu to kill Li Tai before coming to Xuanwu Gate.

The palace gate of Xuanwumen opened suddenly, Su Cheng and Chai Shao walked in, and everyone else stayed outside Xuanwumen.

The lights in the palace were as bright as day, and Li Shimin had been standing quietly in front of the Liangyi Hall. He actually knew the situation in front of the Xuanwu Gate like the palm of his hand.

In his opinion, this mutiny was like a joke. The prince's artillery blew up by itself, and the formation of musketeers was in a mess, firing their guns indiscriminately. Also a breeze.

This rebellion was put down so easily and smoothly, however, Li Shimin was not happy at all, instead he felt very heavy.

It's not good to be betrayed, let alone being betrayed by the general who has always been trusted and the most important son.

Chai Shao and Su Cheng came striding forward, and Li Shimin, standing with his hands behind his back under the moonlight and lights, looked very desolate.

"Your Majesty, the rebel army has been defeated, most of the rebels have been killed, a small number of rebels have knelt down and begged for mercy, and a few rebels have fled. I have sent cavalry to search along the road. The crown prince also has Hou Junji, Du He , Helan, Chushi and others have all been captured, and now they are in front of the Xuanwu Gate, please show me your majesty!" Chai Shao clasped his fists and said.

"Sichang, Su boy, you two have worked hard!" Li Shimin nodded slightly and said

"This is the duty of the minister!" Chai Shao and Su Cheng said quickly.

"Let's all be put in prison for now!" Li Shimin sighed: "I'm tired, and the night is getting late, you two can stay in the palace to rest for now!"

It was only two hours before the morning court, and Su Cheng and Chai Shao would not go back and forth to the house anymore.

Speaking of rest, I am afraid that no matter whether it is Li Shimin, Chai Shao or Su Cheng, they will not be able to sleep this night.

In fact, they were not the only ones who were inevitably tossed and turned this night.

The palaces of the major states are not too far away from the imperial palace, and the sound of the artillery is so loud that half of Chang'an City can hear it clearly.

Perhaps most of the people in Chang'an who were sleeping heard the rumbling sound but thought it was the sound of spring thunder.

But how could people who participated in the Eastern Expedition not be familiar with the sound of artillery?

Cheng Yaojin, who was lying on the kang and sound asleep, suddenly sat up and shouted: "Come on! Come on!"

The Duke's wife next to him was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The master is sleepy? Why are you rushing and killing, the master is still fighting?"

Cheng Yaojin jumped up from the kang and said loudly: "No, no, I just heard the sound of artillery!"

Mrs. Duke was speechless when she heard that: "Master, that's the voice of Chunlei, what kind of artillery is it? This is in Chang'an, who would set off artillery in the middle of the night, and die?"

Cheng Yaojin shook his head solemnly and said, "No, that's definitely the sound of artillery, I can't hear it wrong!"

"Come on, change my clothes and put on my armor!"

"And call all the military generals!"

The Duke's Madam was startled when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Master, you, don't scare me, what's wrong?"

The maids carried their clothes and armors and filed in. Cheng Yaojin said in a deep voice while changing his clothes, "Madam, don't worry, just stay in the room with peace of mind."

Peace of mind?How could she feel at ease now, Mrs. Guo hurriedly said: "Could it be that someone conspired against him?"

In fact, Cheng Yaojin thought of this question as soon as he woke up, because he not only heard the sound of artillery when he woke up, but also felt that the silent night was a bit noisy, and Cheng Yaojin, who had fought all his life, was very familiar with this.

Cheng Yaojin was very irritable, because he thought of a question, now everyone in Chang'an has artillery in their hands?

Su Cheng!

So, he immediately thought of a question, could it be that Su Cheng was plotting rebellion?

But he couldn't figure out why Su Cheng would rebel. It didn't make sense. Both the emperor and the empress were so kind to Su Cheng, and Su Cheng and Princess Changle were very affectionate. Su Cheng was always very lazy. The reason is treason.

But the sound of the artillery can't be faked.

Cheng Yaojin strided out of the back house in armor and holding a horse lance. In the front yard, a group of soldiers and generals in armor had already gathered together.

"My lord!"

Cheng Yaojin said in a deep voice, "Did you hear the voice just now?"

"Go back to the Lord, I heard it, it seems to be the sound of artillery!" They all participated in the Eastern Expedition with the Duke, and they are very familiar with the sound of artillery.

Cheng Yaojin nodded and said: "It does sound like the sound of artillery. The artillery of Shenjiying has not returned to Chang'an. How can there be the sound of artillery in the middle of the night? Everyone be more vigilant!"

"Yes, my lord! My lord, do you want to send someone out to check?"

Cheng Yaojin pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "It's good to send some people out to check."

Not only Cheng Yaojin in armor and Zhirui led his family and generals to stand ready, but also Li Jing, Li Ji and other state princes and generals who participated in the Eastern Expedition were also ready to fight.

Although they guessed that there was a mutiny, they did not bring the soldiers and generals out of the mansion, because they did not receive the order, so they did not dare to leave the mansion at such a sensitive time.And they have confidence in His Majesty today.

Of course, what reassured them was that the cannon only rang twice and then stopped.

They all thought silently in their hearts, this matter must not have anything to do with Su Cheng.

(End of this chapter)