Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2271 Killing the Prince
While Prince Li Chengqian was preparing for his ascension to the throne, Changsun Wuji was also preparing for his own affairs.

"The Holy Majesty has passed away, and the prince will definitely want to ascend the throne as soon as possible. Maybe this afternoon, he will enter the palace, and tomorrow morning, he will ascend the throne. Today, all civil and military officials will also enter the palace. This is our last chance."

In front of Changsun Wuji, stood two men with stern expressions, quietly listening to Changsun Wuji's orders.

"Both of you, one of you should inform Chang Gui, the guard of the Xuanwu Gate, and let him attack the prince suddenly when he enters the palace, and intercept and kill the prince."

The voice fell, and one of them quickly took orders.

"This Changgui is my man, and has always been. But very early on, I let him pretend to join the prince Li Chengqian, and it is precisely because of this that Li Chengqian let him guard the Xuanwu Gate. You have some distrust, in order to prevent him from defecting temporarily, you go and control all his family members, if he does not attack and kill Prince Li Chengqian, you will destroy all his family members."

"Here!"

After the two of them took orders like this, they hurriedly retreated.

There was a sneer at the corner of Changsun Wuji's mouth, this scene seemed familiar, the change of Xuanwumen back then was similar to the present one.

He made the right bet last time, and this time he felt that he would be right as well. As long as Prince Li Chengqian was killed, King Li Zhi of Jin would be enthroned as emperor. At that time, he wanted Qin Tian to die without a place to bury him.

It's not that he doesn't want to assist Li Chengqian, it's that the hatred between him and Qin Tian is so deep that he can ignore everything else.

He knew that his plan would definitely be successful, and the Xuanwumen Incident would come again.

The sunshine in Chang'an City is very good, and the weather in late spring is not too hot, but the whole Chang'an City is undercurrent.

A bloody storm may erupt at any time.

Jinyi Weisuo.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Jinyi Guardhouse was a little dignified and depressing.

They are the people Li Shimin trusts the most. When Li Shimin is around, they can investigate the officials without any fear.

It can be said that Li Shimin is their gospel.

But now that Li Shimin has passed away, their backer is gone. They have offended so many officials before. If these officials target them and the new emperor does not trust them like Li Shimin, their situation may be very bad.

Anxiety spread in Jinyi Wei.

Relatively speaking, Yuan Lou was relatively calm. Under such circumstances, he had to be calm.

And at this moment, a Jin Yiwei hurried over: "Master Commander, there is new news."

"speak!"

"There was a person who had some contact with Chang Gui, the guard of the Xuanwu Gate, and they wanted Chang Gui to intercept and kill the prince."

After the news came out, Yuan Lou's eyes froze immediately, and the faces of several deputy envoys beside him also froze.

"Master Commander, what should we do, shall we take action?"

They knew the news, if they took action, they would definitely be able to save the prince, and if they saved the prince, even if Li Chengqian would not trust them like Li Shimin did, he would not do anything to them, after all, he would be able to save him.

However, if they do not act and allow Prince Li Chengqian to be killed by Chang Gui, then the situation in Chang'an City will inevitably become more complicated. They have more than 1 Jinyiwei, which is not a small force. Under such circumstances, They are totally up for grabs.

It's just that how to choose depends on the intention of Jin Yiwei Commander Yuan Lou.

Yuan Lou was silent.
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Before dusk, Chang'an City was immersed in grief everywhere.

Shops and homes all over Chang'an City were also hung with white cloths to express their condolences to Li Shimin.

Now, Li Chengqian's people have controlled the imperial palace and Chang'an City, and even some military power, Li Chengqian is also in his hands.

As long as he can ascend the throne, his position will become very secure. Even if other feudal lords want to rebel, he has enough power and strength to put them down.

Therefore, he needs to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

Everything is under the control of Prince Li Chengqian, so at this time, Li Chengqian is preparing to enter the palace under the protection of a group of guards.

After entering the palace, he will be enthroned as emperor tomorrow morning.

A group of people protected the prince and entered the palace through the Xuanwu Gate.

In late spring at dusk, the beauty is like an illusion.

When Li Chengqian and the others came to Xuanwu Gate, Chang Gui was already waiting on the tower. At this time, Chang Gui's face was ashen, with almost no expression.

"His Royal Highness is here, open the door quickly."

The people below shouted loudly, Chang Gui on the tower did not hesitate, and immediately ordered someone to open the city gate. After the Xuanwu Gate was opened, a group of people escorted Prince Li Chengqian to enter the palace.

But just after they entered the Xuanwu Gate, the Xuanwu Gate was suddenly closed, and all the soldiers on the tower suddenly drew their knives.

"Chang Gui, what are you going to do?"

Seeing this scene, a general guarding Prince Li Chengqian into the palace asked angrily, Chang Gui chuckled, "Of course Prince Li Chengqian will be killed."

"Bold, do you want to rebel?"

They all suddenly remembered the change of Xuanwumen. Is the scene from that year going to appear again?

Is it going to be bloody again?

"Rebellion, I just want to rebel, you, Li Chengqian, can't be the emperor."

After finishing speaking, Chang Gui gave an order, and his soldiers came to kill him with swords in hand.

When the guards saw this situation, their faces changed drastically. They didn't expect that this Chang Gui really wanted to rebel.

"Protect His Royal Highness, protect His Royal Highness."

Someone shouted loudly, and someone immediately drew his sword and guarded Prince Li Chengqian.

However, in the face of Chang Gui's soldiers and horses, their numbers obviously did not have an advantage, and they never thought that Chang Gui, who had always been loyal to Li Chengqian, had ulterior motives.

Their so-called control of the palace brought such a trace of moisture, but such a trace of moisture may make them irreparable.

The fight started, and soon someone was killed, blood was sprayed, and Chang Gui's soldiers and horses closed on Prince Li Chengqian step by step, and they had already surrounded Li Chengqian.

As for Li Chengqian's other guards in the palace, I'm afraid they won't be able to catch up with the time of two incense sticks, right?

The time for two sticks of incense is not very long, but if they can't hold on for such a long time, Chang Gui's soldiers may kill Prince Li Chengqian.

"Kill, kill me, kill Li Chengqian, there will be a lot of rewards." Chang Gui shouted loudly, and after hearing this, the soldiers under him became more crazy and more courageous in killing.

Li Chengqian's face turned pale, but his whole expression was still calm, because his teacher Qin Tian once said that the more dangerous the situation, the more calm he should be.

(End of this chapter)