Li Shimin

Chapter 868 The Rebels Are Coming
"Fanglin Gate?"

Hearing this, Hou Junji couldn't help but shrink his eyes.

Fanglin Gate is the gateway to Yeting Palace, next to Xuanwu Gate.

Although it does not belong to the important gate of the imperial city, but it is close to the imperial city, there must be heavy guards.

Moreover, if these family members want him to open the Fanglin Gate, they must be heading for the palace!
Thinking of this, Hou Junji couldn't help reminding solemnly: "You can see that the one guarding the Xuanwu Gate is Zhang Shigui, Duke of the Guo State, although he is not well-known, he is also a fierce general who cannot be underestimated! Moreover, if you are loyal to Li Tang, even if you attack the Fanglin Gate and enter the Yeting Palace, you may not be able to enter the Taiji Palace!"

The two men from the aristocratic family smiled lightly, "I don't need to worry about this matter, Duke Chen!"

"Humph!"

Seeing that people from these aristocratic families are still hiding things from him like this, Hou Junji's face was filled with displeasure.

"I hope that your dark hand will have a stronger effect than this one, otherwise the many years of planning and hundreds of years of inheritance of your family will definitely be in vain!"

As for Chen Guogong Hou Junji, who was in charge of the military power of the Tang Dynasty, members of the two aristocratic families did not dare to offend too deeply, and quickly apologized with a smile.

After thinking for a while, he said to his confidant: "You go back to the house quickly and tell them to be careful. After the general is done with this matter, he will go back to the house!"

"This king will give you a chance. If you stand up by yourself, this king may spare your life!"

Changsun Wuji tugged at the beard under his mouth with his hands, his face full of anxiety.

"For the present plan, this is the only way to go!"

As for your Chen Guogong's mansion, this meeting should have been taken down by the prince's guards.And those aristocratic families in your house are rebellious, and none of them can escape! "

However, only two ministers, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, were present in the Xiande Hall of the Eastern Palace this time.

Li Xuan's face brightened, and he said directly: "If that's the case, we will directly capture Hou Junji, Li Jing will sit in Chang'an, and I will directly lead an army of [-], [-] artillery pieces, [-] bombs, and [-] arrow bombs. Defeat the one hundred thousand bandit army!"

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, see His Royal Highness King Jin!"

"How dare you!"

"..."

Changsun Wuji stomped his feet again and walked out.

"Gao Ming, are you going to close the net?"

Li Xuan smiled disdainfully, "It's just a mob. If it wasn't for the purpose of capturing more prisoners, this king would be enough with only [-] troops!"

I am loyal to him, Li Shimin. He was born and died on the battlefield. He was a hero and general, coveted a few boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, but was impeached by those officials for a few words, and he was imprisoned and punished?

"Uncle Wang is wise!"

"The bandit army has already arrived outside the city?"

Hou Junji's face suddenly became stiff, facing Li Xuanba so directly, even his heart couldn't help but tremble.

Hearing this, Li Xuan narrowed his eyes, "Do you know how many of those bandits are trained generals, and how many are recruited?"

"However, this king really doesn't understand why your Majesty treats you so favorably, why do you still rebel against the Tang Dynasty? Since your husband has done such dirty things, don't justify yourself, or you will be looked down upon.

In the big tent, the atmosphere suddenly became weird.

"I don't know what the old minister's bodyguard did to alarm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Jin?"

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"..."

Li Xuan sneered, and then his expression became solemn.

The confidant nodded in response, then turned and walked out.

"..."

"General, something has happened!"

"Chen Guogong, please don't get me wrong. It's not because we don't believe you, but because we don't know what's going on in our family! The secrets involving the guards in the palace are only known by a few people in our aristocratic family!"

"Since that's the case, let's grab those rotten things first!"

"Jin Wanghe, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all went to the East Palace?"

Li Chengqian stood up straight away, slightly bowed his hands to Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, "The rebellious officials in the city who have not been arrested will be handed over to Uncle and Prime Minister Fang!"

"Wang Shu Yingming, according to the intelligence report, one hundred thousand bandit soldiers came to the forest outside Chang'an early this morning, and no more bandit troops joined!" Li Chengqian nodded in response.

As for Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, two of Li Shimin's confidantes, none of them dared to underestimate them.

Even his Duke Chen's mansion was tightly surrounded by thousands of imperial guards.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, "The best defense is to attack. Instead of waiting for those bandits to attack at night, it is better to take the initiative to attack, and go out of the city with the force of thunder to defeat the hundred thousand bandits.

All the generals of the twelve guards saluted Li Chengqian and Li Xuan solemnly.

"May I ask His Royal Highness King Jin, who dares to betray the emperor's kindness and rebel against my Tang Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Hou Junji felt inexplicably relaxed, and subconsciously followed Li Xuan and Li Chengqian into the big tent!
And where he couldn't see, Chen Guogong's personal guards were controlled by all the prince's guards.

"Is it possible that you have not received news that hand-throwing bombs have appeared in the rebel army of the noble families in Goguryeo and Tubo? Although the power of those hand-throwing bombs is not as powerful as my Datang's hand-throwing bombs, but a Throw it down with your hand, and I, Erlang of the Twelve Guards of the Tang Dynasty, will also die or injure several people!"

Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has always had high hopes for this old man. How could this old man collude with those aristocratic families and rebel against the Tang Dynasty? "

The trained soldiers will not be at the same level as the recruited men.

The lights in Chen Guogong's mansion stayed on until midnight, and then slowly went out!
……

Li Xuan did not answer, but looked directly at the generals in the big tent.

"Furthermore, your mother, Hou Junji, is Lady Dou, a member of Queen Taimu's clan."

Li Xuan's voice was not loud, but it made all the generals in the big tent feel chilly.

In this way, you can sleep well at night.More importantly, in this way, I, Twelve Guards Erlang, could have fewer casualties. "

And the excited generals were even more taken aback, staring blankly at Li Xuan.

"Oh, Fang Xiang, this?"

All the generals and schools of the twelve guards who stayed in Chang'an City gathered in the big tent.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help looking at Li Xuan expectantly.

"Back to Uncle Wang, among these people, there are at most [-] trained soldiers!" Li Chengqian replied.

"Besides, those aristocratic families have been carefully preparing for the rebellion for so long, and you have never thought about it. If there is no one in the army colluding with the bandits outside the city, how dare they attack Chang'an City like this?"

"Thank you Chen Guogong for the reminder!"

"Please rest assured, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Jin. There are only a hundred thousand bandits in the area. Tonight, we will definitely keep them all under the city wall!"

Hearing this, a hint of despair appeared on Hou Junji's face, followed by anger.

Hearing this, all the generals also calmed down.

Such an important matter, to discuss such a hasty plan?
Ok?
Wait, the point is that the crown prince didn't ask the two of them for their opinions this time, and they didn't even say a word?

Behind him, Hou Junji panicked, and hurriedly bowed his hands in salute.

Hearing this, the expressions of the two families were also solemn.

Li Xuan continued: "Furthermore, if according to your wishes, we lay in ambush on the city wall at night, waiting for those bandits to attack? Even if you are prepared, how many people will be killed or injured under the attack of a hundred thousand bandits? Even, if a few city walls are broken and a few houses are burned down, how much is the loss?"

All the generals and schools were filled with righteous indignation.

"No big deal!"

However, it was more shocking and unbelievable.

Li Xuan sighed helplessly, and looked at Hou Junji at the side.

Li Chengqian returned the salute slightly, then sat on the main seat and remained silent.

Two days later.

If someone wants to try to get away with it, I believe this king can kill your whole family! "

On the side, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji subconsciously bowed their hands in return, and after reacting immediately, they looked at each other with their mouths open, stunned.

Li Xuan didn't have time to wait for these generals to finish showing their loyalty. His face darkened, and he couldn't help mocking: "Huh, it's still a group of generals who graduated from the martial arts hall, but they are all so brainless? In the martial arts hall, I Did all the generals of Tang Dynasty teach you like this?"

"what?"

After a few breaths, no one stood up.

"How come I don't know?"

"Okay, now that this plan has been decided, then call together the twelve guards and one general in Chang'an City, and in front of all the generals, first control Hou Junji and his cronies, and give the king a total of [-] The army, don't give those rebels in the city a chance to resist, just go straight to the outside of the city!"

Hou Junji's expression froze, and he asked directly, "What's the matter?"

Li Xuan was secretly called into the East Palace by Li Chengqian.

"You are also a Duke of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty's servant of the Dragon, don't you know how His Majesty treats you?"

"Yes, General!"

All the generals and school couldn't help but look around suspiciously.

However, in this case, he could only stand quietly aside.

Hearing this, a black bear-like lieutenant immediately burst into anger, "A mere [-] bandit army dares to attack my Great Tang Chang'an at night, I really don't know how to live or die!"

Hou Junji, who was patrolling the city defense with Li Jing, saw his confidant beckoning to him in secret. After returning to the barracks, he found an excuse to go to the dark place, and that confidant hurried over.

"Yes, Uncle Wang!"

"Exactly, with Jin Wang and Wei Guogong here, maybe Jin Wang can defeat the hundred thousand bandit army in one fell swoop!"

Also, how much credit I have made to Datang, in the end, I can only rank seventeenth on the Lingyan Pavilion meritorious list..."

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, the [-] bandit army marched at night to cover up their tracks, and rested in the woods during the day. This morning, the [-] bandit army just gathered twenty miles away from Chang'an City. in the mountains."

Hou Junji hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Jin, I joined His Majesty's Qin Palace in the early years, and followed His Majesty all the way to conquer the world. Even the battle of Xuanwumen, I should be the first.

"I see! However, I still want to remind everyone, since the crown prince, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji have begun to suspect the army, the Japanese don't dare to take any action these days.

"Those thieves dare to attack Chang'an?"

Even, I already have some doubts, the prince is very suspicious of me?

"This?"

The confidant hurriedly reported in a low voice: "Just an hour ago, the crown prince sent someone to Lijiazhuang to invite King Jin into the palace! Before that, Fang Xiang and eldest grandson Sikong have also gone to the East Palace!"

All the generals and school looked surprised.

Seeing this, Li Xuan let out a soft sigh.

"Uncle Wang's intention?"

As for Hou Junji at the side, his expression was terrified. The Crown Prince and King Jin have already controlled the movement of the army outside the city?
Li Xuan ignored these generals, but continued: "There are a total of [-] rebels, and they are gathering in the forest twenty miles outside the southern city. According to the interruption of those rebels, they should attack Chang'an tonight." Give up the attack!"

"Ugh……"

"exactly!"

"Chen Guogong, you brought them out on the road of rebellion. You can bring them out yourself. This king will kill you, but you can let your family members go. Since you are on this road, you will die. consciousness.

Li Xuan sighed helplessly, "Come on, come to the big tent and talk about it, don't let those soldiers see the joke!"

"Exactly, I'm waiting for the twelve guards, how can I be provoked by those [-] bandits?"

Li Xuandao: "You think that those aristocratic families are all brainless idiots. They dare to attack my Great Tang Chang'an City at night with only one hundred thousand troops. How can they have no dark hands?"

However, as soon as he turned around, he felt that his eyes were darkened, and his two arms had been grabbed by someone, making him unable to move.

After finishing speaking, he walked out with Li Xuan.

If you want to rely on me to capture Chang'an, do so as soon as possible! "

Hou Junji's face darkened.

"The old minister has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and has met King Jin!"

"Everyone, the reason why you are summoned here today is because the rebellious thieves from those aristocratic families have arrived outside the city." Li Xuan said.

"Li Shimin treats me preferentially? It's a joke. I helped Li Shimin ascend to the throne, and it was the first achievement. As a result, he was named General Zuowei, bestowed on thousands of households in the city, and he was restrained by those who did not do as well as me?

Li Xuan chuckled lightly, and said softly: "This king is just a little curious. Who are those people in your Chen Guogong's mansion that you just mentioned? They can command you to be a dignified Duke of the Tang Dynasty all the time." Keeping an eye on the king and the crown prince?"

Thinking about it, Li Xuan asked subconsciously: "Does Gao Ming know where the [-] bandit army is hiding? Or, have you already controlled those rebels among the twelve guards?"

But in the big tent, just as Hou Junji walked in, his expression changed again, feeling something was wrong.

at the same time.

Now, the twelve generals couldn't bear it any longer, and the black bear-like lieutenant who was the first to speak just now said again.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Li Xuan's face.

"Only forty thousand?"

"One hundred thousand?"

On the side, Li Jing's face darkened, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

A moment of hesitation flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes, "Uncle Wang, that's an army of [-] thieves, isn't Uncle Wang only leading an army of [-] a little too little?"

Everyone looked at Li Xuan.

At this moment, Hou Junji no longer had any scruples, and directly burst out the resentment that had been suppressed for many years.

He knew that no matter what backhands those families had, the rebellion of these families was doomed to fail.Because, their every move is under Li Tang's surveillance.

Before it even started, it was already defeated!
As for those cronies who were going to rebel with Hou Junji, all of them couldn't help but look terrified.

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(End of this chapter)