The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 984
In the Jiade Square of the East Palace, more than 200 guards of the East Palace lay in disorder on the sea of ​​chrysanthemums, and the blood flowing all over the ground mixed with the residual chrysanthemums, making it look coquettish and weird.The thick blood was disgusting, and even suppressed the smell of wine and meat on the flower stand.

This situation also made everyone understand that the emperor's seizure of power was under the control of Prince Li Shimin, and the reason why he could create such a great momentum was even the result of Li Shimin's connivance!

Dou Lukuan turned pale, and sat down while leaning on the table.

Before, it was thought that Li Shimin held the Double Ninth Festival so grandly in order to reconcile with Li Yuan, but now it seems that it is obviously not the case.

Because the 'Chrysanthemum Terrace' is a hollow military castle with five floors inside, and holes are exposed on nine sides, and many archers are hidden in it. Archers use bows and crossbows to shoot and kill.

Li Shimin was so fully prepared, obviously he knew that Li Yuan was going to take it today, so under the banner of holding the Double Ninth Festival, he turned Jiade Square into a trap full of killings.

The same is true.The entire city of Chengdu is under the control of Li Shimin, how can Li Yuan and Li Shentong be hidden from his eyes and ears?He didn't pay attention to Dou Lukuan, nor comforted the guests who were still in shock, but walked to the front of the stage and kicked down a pot of chrysanthemums.

In fact, he doesn't like chrysanthemums very much, what he likes are peonies that are blooming like a brocade and colorful, but Li Yuan likes them.This has also led to a wide variety of chrysanthemums. After careful cultivation by gardeners, many chrysanthemums can bloom in spring and autumn, and even in winter, chrysanthemums in full bloom can be cultivated through warm cellars.

The emperor liked chrysanthemums so much, so it naturally created a situation of "upper and lower effect", but it took Li Shimin a lot of thought to put on this magnificent scene, but no matter how difficult it is, shouldn't a son also satisfy his father's wish?

At this time, from the direction of Jiade Gate in the south, there was the sound of footsteps as dull as war drums, and occasionally there were screams and wailing piercing the silent sky.

Li Shimin knew that his father was coming.

But he didn't show the slightest fear. Instead, his blood was boiling with excitement, his heart was throbbing, and he was uncontrollably looking forward to the slaughter feast that was about to happen.But at the same time, he was also a little worried about the Beidaying, which was full of unknown variables.

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At this time, the Peking University Camp was also celebrating the Double Ninth Festival. Dozens of generals were mingling in a military tent.

This army used to be Li Shentong, King of Huai'an, and with his greedy nature, it is very normal to deduct military pay, the difference is only the amount.However, after Li Shimin's palace coup, Li Shentong, who was of poor conduct, withdrew from the army of the Tang Dynasty sadly and became the idle Zong Zhengqing.

After Li Shentong left, the main general was replaced by General Zuo Xiaowei Ma Sanbao. The first thing Ma Sanbao did after he took over the North Camp was to strictly enforce military discipline. The distribution was in place, and this move made him win the hearts of the army at once.

Ma Sanbao usually does not allow everyone to drink alcohol, let alone put on a posture to eat and drink.But today is the Double Ninth Festival, and the Sui army seems to have died down, and the festival is over, so he made an exception, but he himself refused to drink, shaking his head and refusing: "I am the leader and cannot take the lead in drinking, otherwise the prestige will not be established. Get up, you can just drink. Haha, just open the door and drink today, there is enough wine."

"Thank you, General." The generals were overjoyed.

"I'm going to inspect the barracks." Ma Sanbao stuffed a piece of dried meat into his mouth and stood up.

"The general has worked hard."

"Should be."

When Ma Sanbao walked out of the tent, he heard "Pu Tong Pu Tong" and "Hu La Hua La". Looking back, he saw all the generals fell down one by one, foaming at the mouth one by one, all fainted by the wine and Chinese medicine.

"Come on!" Ma Sanbao yelled, and dozens of elite soldiers rushed in from outside the tent, each with their upper body armor and their knives out of their sheaths.

Ma Sanbao pointed to the people inside, and ordered: "Show all these traitors to the public!"

"Ma Sanbao, what are you doing?" At this time, Li Shentong was leading a team of cavalry, and saw Ma Sanbao's personal soldiers entering the army tent. The general and school were like dead pigs, blood gushed out from the slaughter, and they asked in a mixture of shock and anger, "Do you want to rebel?"

"Li Shentong, I have long been displeased with you. If it weren't for you bunch of cadavers who only know how to intrigue and reject dissidents, how could my Tang Dynasty be reduced to this state?" Ma Sanbao said. When the intention was exposed, he didn't hide it at all, and said with a sneer, "I'm not rebelling, but I'm working with the crown prince to set things right and kill you gang of culprits."

"You..." After hearing the last words, Li Shentong only felt his hands and feet go cold, and said angrily: "Ma Sanbao, Li Shimin is cruel, murdering his brother and imprisoning his father, how can such a person support the Great Tang Dynasty. Only Only the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Holy One, can lead us to fight our way out. If you come to your senses, I can let you live and guarantee you a bright future! Besides, the Holy One has personally led troops into the East Palace. Do you think there is still hope for Li Shimin? Even if you want to be a dog, you have to choose a good owner, right?"

Speaking of this, Li Shentong gained a little more confidence.

"You don't know when your death is imminent? It's no wonder you can't lead the Tang Dynasty well." Faced with Li Shentong's wooing, Ma Sanbao smiled disdainfully, and ordered to the soldiers who approached Li Shentong: "Except for Li Shentong, everyone will be punished." kill."

He was originally Chai Shao's family boy, and was recommended by Chai Shao to Li Yuan, and then Li Yuan asked him to assist Li Xiuning in making troubles in Guanzhong. Li Xiuning started with only a few hundred people. Afterwards, the clever and cunning Ma Sanding relied on his excellent diplomatic means to recruit Li Zhongwen, He Panren, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other ministries without bloodshed.Li Xiuxiu is proficient in the way of using soldiers. When there are more soldiers in hand, he will start rectification and strict military discipline. In the end, he won more than [-] soldiers.
Then he fought in Guanzhong, defeated the Sui soldiers in a row, and was powerful in Guanzhong for a while. Wei Xuan, Yin Shishi, Gu Yi, Qu Tutong and others all suffered losses in his hands repeatedly, thus creating a foundation for Li Yuan to enter the pass successfully.

However, Li Yuan's behavior after entering Guanzhong was really bad. Not only did he not award Li Xiuning, but he seized Li Xiuning's military power in the first place, sent her to Tongguan to guard the gate, and then dismembered her women's army into pieces. Ma Sanbao, Li Zhongwen , He Panren, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and others were also thrown out of the army.

This is Li Yuan's intention to suppress Li Xiuning, who will sooner or later become an outsider, based on the idea that female colleges are not popular, but as a group whose interests have been damaged, how can Ma Sanbao and the others be reconciled?

So they went to complain to Li Xiuning one after another, hoping that she would stand up and uphold justice, but before Li Xiuning could stand up and uphold justice for them, Li Yuan gave her away first.

Since then, Ma Sanbao, Li Zhongwen, He Panren, Xiang Shanzhi, and Qiu Shili have all been sent to various places as watchdogs.

If the political situation in the Tang Dynasty was stable, Ma Sanbao, who was full of anger, could only swallow his anger and admit it. However, the Tang Dynasty suffered repeated defeats, resulting in the loss of generals. It's too late.

The promises made by Li Yuan's General Puguo, the Duke of the State, and the King of the County after the transaction, will only make Ma Sanbao feel sick.So when Li Shimin approached him, he did not hesitate to cooperate with Li Shimin to perform until today, and took this opportunity to write down the generals and schools that Li Yuan and Li Shentong had placed in the army, and uprooted them today.

Seeing that Li Shentong, one of the chief culprits who caused the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, was still yelling non-stop, it can be said that new and old hatreds surged up together.If it wasn't for Li Shimin's special confession that Li's supernatural powers had other uses, he wished he had chopped up this bastard with his own hands.

"I am Li Shimin's uncle, Ma Sanbao, how dare you be rude to me?"

"It's only now that I know it's the prince's uncle, it's too late." Ma Sanbao waved his hand and said, "Let the arrow go."

"puff"

"puff"

"puff"

In an instant, the arrows were like flying locusts, Li Shentong's soldiers were splashed with blood, and the horrific sound resounded through the sky. They were quickly shot and killed, and Li Shentong's mount was also shot dead, leaving him alone. The corpse of the horse trembled.Several soldiers stepped forward and tied him up firmly.

Ma Sanbao stepped forward on the bloodstains, pinched his nose under Li Shentong's horrified gaze, and poured a bottle of medicinal liquid into Li Shentong's mouth where Li Shentong breathes instead of his nose.

"You, what did you eat for me?" Li Shentong, who was thrown on the ground like a dog, asked in surprise and anger.

"You talk too much nonsense, it's better to be dumb." Ma Sanbao stared at Li Shentong coldly.

"Ah..." Li Shentong was about to speak, but found that his throat felt as if it had been scorched by a big fire. The hot flames burned him in unbearable pain. A pain that would make life worse than death.

Ma Sanbao glanced at Li Shentong to relieve his hatred, had someone beat the Jujiang drum, jumped on his horse, and took it to the school grounds.

The sound of "dong dong dong dong" drums soon rumbled, tearing the tranquility of the barracks.

"It's Jujianggu!"

"It's the general who's beating the soldiers."

"Hurry up, you will be punished if you are late!"

The soldiers swiftly put on their armor and brought their weapons, and ran towards the school field. In just over a quarter, the soldiers of the Tang Army in the Peking Camp had assembled.These soldiers were originally enjoying the Double Ninth Holiday today, but their chief general also learned the Sui Dynasty's military training method and would surprise them from time to time, so over time, he also formed a habit and reacted quite quickly.

Ma Sanbao sat on his horse, looking back and forth at the neat square formation in front of him. As long as the soldiers are uniform and tall and straight like javelins, an astonishing momentum will emerge spontaneously. Regardless of combat power, such discipline is strict , Quick response troops, it is difficult to find another one in the whole Datang!
To have such an army, Ma Sanbao had to thank Yang Tong for his elite soldier policy. A few years ago, all the princes from all walks of life were "Han Xin". The superiority in the field will crush the opponent, everyone is this one, once there are heavy casualties, the army will start to collapse.However, after Yang Tong used 20 Xiaoguo to break through Wagang’s [-] benefits in Xingyang, he has been implementing the route of elite soldiers and strong soldiers. Professional soldiers who specialize in training and killing in wartime. While implementing the policy of elite soldiers, Yang Tong, who has a population of tens of millions, also eliminated a large number of ten legions. Every soldier was selected level by level. Soldiers, everyone is the best of the best,
Today's elite soldiers, even in the face of nomads who are several times larger than themselves, who are half-herders and half-soldiers, still have an absolute advantage. Military discipline and fighting will are even more incomparable. This is the most terrifying part of the elite soldier policy and the professionalization of soldiers.

While Yang Tong's concept of elite soldiers strengthened himself, it also influenced other princes. In this respect, Li Shimin was the one who imitated the most thoroughly. Regardless of the combat power of the soldiers, it is only in terms of fighting will and military discipline. A few years ago, Li Shimin's tens of thousands of soldiers could definitely sweep the world now, but it's a pity that times have changed. The troops in front of him don't even need the top ten armies of the Sui Dynasty. Only the retired county soldiers can kill them. Crush into powder.

But such an army is already very satisfied for Ma Sanbao.I thought: It seems that His Highness is right. Training soldiers according to the method of the Sui army can indeed greatly improve the army's mental outlook and reaction speed. With the military discipline of the prohibition order, combat effectiveness can be trained sooner or later.

Ma Sanbao stared at the soldiers present for a while, and suddenly became terrified. He said in a murderous voice: "Huai'an Wang Li Shentong conspired to commit crimes and commit chaos. Establish him as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling the government and becoming the emperor himself.

Fortunately, God Blessing the Lord has now been rescued by the prince, making the thief's plan come to nothing.The Holy Majesty's order will take you to suppress the rebellion. "

All the soldiers were speechless and stunned, and their minds were confused. Didn't they all say that the Holy Majesty was imprisoned by the Prince?

How did he suddenly become a loyal minister and filial son?Not only that, but even the emperor is fake?

This girl is so messy and complicated.

What is going on, who is the loyal minister and who is the treacherous minister?Who are you going to fight now?

A series of questions made the soldiers present confused.

After hearing what Ma Sanbao said, Li Shentong, who was in great pain, seemed to have disappeared from the pain. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately understood that Ma Sanbao's words of blaming him were actually what Li Shimin was planning to do.

Thinking of this, he fainted from fright.

"The whole army listens to the order!" Ma Sanbao glanced at Li Shentong, a feeling of excitement combined with a sense of relief and destruction suddenly flooded his body, and he said loudly: "Now, I will go to the Taiji Palace with the general to suppress rebellious"

"Here."

The confused officers and men were in a mess, so under the leadership of Ma Sanbao, they marched towards Taiji Palace in a mighty manner.

Who cares who is loyal and who is traitor, just follow the general.

At worst, he would kill whoever he said.

(End of this chapter)