Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 377 Forcing the Palace
"Please issue an order from the sage to hand over the military power to His Royal Highness King Qin!"

After Yu Chigong finished speaking, the soldiers behind him immediately followed suit.

The momentum was very loud, as if Li Yuan disagreed, they would really do it right away.

Concubine Yin De's bedchamber was a little dignified with anger, Li Yuan could only have no choice, Li Shimin forced the palace, and Li Jiancheng had already been killed, what else could he do?
Helpless, Li Yuan could only call out the tiger talisman of military power, and issued another edict.

After getting the tiger talisman and the edict, Yu Chigong immediately sent someone to Xuanwu Gate. At the same time, hundreds of guards in the palace also immediately gathered and marched towards Xuanwu Gate with confidence.

At the Xuanwu Gate, the snow had picked up again at some point, and the sky over Chang'an was gloomy.

Zhang Gongjin's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he was almost unable to support the entire Xuanwu Gate.

The Donggong cronies outside were still pounding desperately.

"My lord, I'm afraid we're about to be overwhelmed, why don't we order someone to escort the lord to retreat inside?" Changsun Wuji knew very well that the Xuanwu Gate was broken, and they alone couldn't resist the cronies of the Eastern Palace.

So what we have to do now is to ensure Li Shimin's safety. As long as Li Shimin is safe, they will be invincible first.

However, standing in the wind and snow, Li Shimin shook his head: "This king cannot retreat."

The morale of the soldiers is still there now, but if he retreats, the morale will definitely collapse. At that time, the cronies of the Eastern Palace can easily rush in.

In this way, even if he escaped with his life, it is hard to say whether the remaining people can still live.

These are all people who have made great contributions to the dragon, and he must keep them, because after he ascends the throne, it will depend on these people to consolidate the regime.

Otherwise, even if he can ascend the throne, but the entire court has no one available, what should we do?
Li Shimin did not retreat.

Although Changsun Wuji was in a hurry, he had no choice but to follow Li Shimin to the top of the tower with a weapon in hand, to fight with those cronies of the Eastern Palace.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the Xuanwu Gate finally couldn't hold it anymore.

But at this time, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and then Pan Hu of the Dragon and Tiger Army rushed over with soldiers and horses.

However, although he saw the Dragon and Tiger Army, Li Shimin did not relax because he was not sure who the Dragon and Tiger Army was helping.

Song Gongqing had also seen Pan Hu at this time. After seeing Pan Hu, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he still decided to fight.

When Pan Hu rushed over, Song Gongqing immediately ran and shouted: "Li Shimin forced the palace, and the guards of the East Palace came to rescue him. General Pan quickly helped to break into the palace, otherwise it will be bad for Li Shimin to kill the Holy Majesty."

He didn't dare to say that the crown prince had been killed, because as soon as the news came out, Pan Hu wanted to help them, and he probably didn't dare to help them anymore, because without the crown prince, if he went against Li Shimin again, would he still want to live?
After Song Gongqing finished speaking, Pan Hu frowned slightly, wondering if it wasn't Li Jiancheng who forced the palace, why did he become Li Shimin again?
Li Shimin on the tower was by no means an ordinary person. He quickly saw Song Gongqing's intentions, so he shouted loudly: "General Pan, the crown prince forced the palace and was killed by this king. Now these are Donggong rebellions. Help me take it down."

Hearing that the crown prince had been killed, Pan Hu's expression moved slightly, and he responded immediately: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, the last general was entrusted by Qin Tian to come to serve the king."

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard that Pan Hu had listened to Qin Tian's words, and thought to himself that although Qin Tian didn't come to Xuanwu Gate with him, he was doing a great job.

Just as he was speaking, the people sent by Yuchi Gong had already rushed over with the tiger charm and edict.

"There is an order from the Holy One that all the military power in the capital shall be dispatched by His Royal Highness King Qin, and shall not be disobeyed. The guards of the Eastern Palace surrender quickly, and the Holy Majesty will not blame the past."

When the Dragon and Tiger Army came, Li Yuan also compromised, and the military power in the capital was in Li Shimin's hands. At this time, Li Shimin had already taken control of the overall situation.

He stood on the tower of Xuanwu Gate, letting the wind and snow blow.

"Song Gongqing, are you still not surrendering?"

With a shout from Li Shimin, some of the guards in the Eastern Palace put down their weapons.

The prince Li Jiancheng is dead, and now they can't avenge themselves, and what they continue to do, no matter who it is, life is the most important thing.

"Surrender, surrender..."

The guards on the Xuanwu Gate and the soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Army yelled loudly, and the sound of weapons in their hands was loud, and the besieged Eastern Palace servants felt chills in their hearts. Immediately afterwards, some people put down their weapons.

When more people surrender than average, more people will surrender.

In the end, only a dozen people were still willing to follow Song Gongqing and refused to surrender.

The wind and snow were whistling, and Song Gongqing's hair and clothes were already white. He stood surrounded by everyone, but he was not afraid at all.

"His Royal Highness, this subordinate is incompetent. He can neither protect your crown prince nor avenge you. The only thing this subordinate can do is die to repay His Highness the Crown Prince."

After all, Song Gongqing looked at Li Shimin and laughed and said: "Li Shimin, you really hate it enough. You won this battle for the crown prince, but don't forget that Xue Wanche has already led the army to the Qin Palace, you will regret it .”

Hearing this, Li Shimin's cheeks turned pale immediately, and his whole body trembled a little. If something happened to Princess Changsun and his child, it would be a bad thing. He was afraid that he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

Could it be that all success must be exchanged for some sacrifices?
But when Li Shimin tried his best to restrain himself, Pan Hu suddenly shouted: "Qin Tian has already led his troops to the Qin Palace early, it is hard to say whether Xue Wanche will be able to attack the Qin Palace."

When these words came out, Li Shimin, who was suffocating, suddenly laughed: "Okay, what a Qin Tian, ​​he is really my king's lucky star..."

Li Shimin's laughter was very loud, and all the anxiety was swept away at this moment, and all this was because of Qin Tian. Although he did not follow him in ambush in the palace, he was the only one who saved the Qin Palace. Gong should also belong to him.

Li Shimin was a little proud, Song Gongqing bit his lips, and suddenly sighed softly: "That's all, that's all, Your Royal Highness, I will go with you..."

After all, Song Gongqing immediately cut himself in front of Xuanwu Gate.

The snow that was already dyed red has been covered again, but now there is more.

After Song Gongqing committed suicide, the remaining dozen guards did not hesitate, and immediately committed suicide and fell into a pool of blood.

Li Shimin looked at the corpses under the city tower, and suddenly couldn't help but sighed.

"They are all loyal people. Bury them with honor."

Li Shimin was really moved by the loyalty of these people. Everyone was afraid of death, but under such circumstances, there were still some people who were willing to give their lives, so these people were very valuable.

Of course, now that Li Shimin has taken control of everything, after the killing, it is time for him to practice benevolence and justice to stabilize the court.

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(End of this chapter)