Man Tanghong

Chapter 514 Xuanwu Gate ([-])

"Very well, you go back and prepare."

Li Yuanji waved Xue Wanshu away and started to prepare.

Although he doesn't know what kind of scene he will face in two days, he knows that there will be a battle between him and Li Shimin. This battle will determine the ownership of the throne after the Tang Dynasty and the future of the Tang Dynasty, so it cannot be tolerated. There is no room for sloppy, and there is no tolerance for mistakes.

When the armor, sword and bow, and horses were being prepared, the day passed silently.

Ling Jing reappeared in Jiudao Palace and brought the latest news.

"Your Highness, I have already conveyed your order according to your instructions."

Ling Jing stood in the main hall of Jiudao Palace, bowed, and said solemnly.

Li Yuanji was sitting on the table in the back of the hall, holding the iron knife that Qu Tutong gave him in his hand, and while wiping the oil on it, he asked, "What's new with my eldest brother and second brother?"

Ling Jing said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness summoned Feng Li and Zhao Chengyong last night, and stayed them in the palace. The guards in the East Palace were also replaced with the fierce soldiers that Li Yi gave to His Royal Highness.

His Royal Highness King Qin summoned Changsun Shunde, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong, Zhang Gongjin and others in the name of discussing military plans this morning.

Currently they are still gathered in Tiance Mansion, and have no intention of leaving the palace. "

Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that whether Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin planned to do something in the palace.

This is the same as recorded in history, and there is not much difference. However, it cannot be ruled out that there will be no variables.

After all, the struggle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin was two and a half years earlier than recorded in history.

Two and a half years is enough for many things to change.

"The house I asked you to prepare half a year ago outside Xi Neiwan, how is the preparation going?"

Li Yuanji put down the iron knife in his hand, stared at Ling Jing and asked.

Ling Jing cupped his fists and said, "It's already been prepared."

"That's good……"

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "I will entrust you with everything about the Nine Dao Palace."

Ling Jing bowed deeply and said, "I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust."

Li Yuanji nodded his head, said nothing more, and told the guards at the door to put on his armor, and left the Jiudao Palace quietly.

In the evening, Li Yuanji appeared in the house that Ling Jing had prepared.

The house was built on the land of the people, to the south is the city wall of Chang'an City, and to the south is the city wall of the Imperial City, and inside the city wall is the royal Xi Nei Wan.

Compared with Xi Neiwan, which is lined with trees and complete with pavilions and pavilions, the house is inconspicuous.

There are even fewer buildings in the house.

There are only three earth houses made of rammed loess and a stone millstone.

But there is a universe under the house, and there is a huge dark room that can store thousands of people.

After Li Yuanji led the guards into the dark room, he sent people to Xue's mansion to summon the Xue brothers and the trilogy of the other mansions. He changed into a simple attire and walked around to the Jinguangmen, the west gate of Chang'an City. Qunxian Square and Xishi rushed to Hejian County Prince's Mansion.

Due to the shabby attire, he made some changes, and after arriving at Hejian County Prince's Mansion, he met Li Xiaogong after several reports.

"Why are you dressed like this?!"

Li Xiaogong greeted Li Yuanji into the mansion suspiciously, turned away from the left and right, and asked with a blank face after seeing Li Yuanji's true face.

Li Yuanji found a seat and sat down on his own, and he didn't try to trick Li Xiaogong, and said straight to the point, "Cousin, the sky is about to change..."

Li Xiaogong's complexion changed again and again, and he changed his bluffing temper in the past, and moved to Li Yuanji's side, lowering his voice and saying: "I feel this..."

Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong suspiciously.

Li Xiaogong hurriedly said: "I always feel that the atmosphere in Chang'an City is not right these two days, but I can't tell what is wrong. Now that you say it like this, I finally understand what is wrong."

Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong thoughtfully.

Li Xiaogong was able to feel that the atmosphere in Chang'an City was not right without knowing it. This should be an intuition cultivated in the army for a long time.

"Then tell me what's wrong?"

Li Yuanji asked subconsciously.

Li Xiaogong jumped on his feet and said: "My good brother, it's already at this time, and you are still playing tricks on me. If I knew something was wrong, I would still ask you to come to me. I would have gone to Jiulongtan Mountain to find you a long time ago. gone."

Li Yuanji laughed and said, "I thought you already knew what was going to happen."

Li Xiaogong rolled his eyes angrily.

Li Yuanji put away his smiling face and said, "My elder brother is going to make a move..."

Li Xiaogong was taken aback for a moment, then widened his eyes in astonishment and said, "Do you really do it or fake it?"

Li Yuanji seemed to have not heard Li Xiaogong's question, and quietly added, "My second brother is going to make a move..."

Li Xiaogong's eyes widened, and the astonishment in his eyes gradually turned into horror.

"You, your second brother is going to do it too?"

Li Yuanji nodded.

Li Xiaogong swallowed his saliva, and tremblingly said: "Then, then, what should we do?"

Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiaogong and said: "You don't need to do anything, you just need to control the people in your prison mansion after my eldest brother or my second brother do it, strictly guard the Tai Chi Palace, and let no one come in and out. .”

Li Xiaogong exclaimed in surprise: "You want my life?! There are left and right guards in the Tai Chi Palace, and people from the left and right Beishen Mansion, just the few people under my hands, how can it be possible to restrain them?
There are still eleven guards outside the Taiji Palace, and just the few people under my command are not enough for others to cook with a spoonful of! "

Li Yuanji got up slowly, patted Li Xiaogong on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry about this, my people will come to the city to help you!"

Li Xiaogong squinted his eyes and growled: "How can you help me?! You have 10,000 people, and [-] guards have [-]+ people. How do you fight?"

Li Yuanji frowned slightly, and said with some strength in his hands: "Cousin, now that things are going on, are you going to back down?"

Li Xiaogong was pinched in pain, and regained some sanity, immediately bearded and stared and said: "I don't want to back down either! But that's 10,000+ elite soldiers, not 10,000+ fish and shrimp.

As far as the people in your and my hands are concerned, they will surely die if they match up! "

Although the soldiers and horses of the six commanding mansions of King Qi's Mansion are quite powerful, capable of one against two, three, or even more, but against 10,000+ elite soldiers, there is no possibility of victory at all.

The difference in quantity is too great, and the strength is also too great.

Li Yuanji took a deep breath and shouted in a low voice: "Cousin, are you confused by fright? Without my father's transfer order, it is impossible for the eleven guards to enter the capital."

The Eleven Guards said they were guarding Chang'an City, but in fact Li Yuan was the only guard.

Without Li Yuan's transfer order, they could not leave the station without permission, let alone enter Chang'an City.

If Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are qualified to mobilize the eleventh guards, and if they are qualified to mobilize the eleventh guards to enter Chang'an City, then what kind of palace change will they make, just mobilize the eleventh guards to run over them, and crush all those who refuse to accept it, and the rest Those are the ones who obey them.

Li Xiaogong finally calmed down after hearing this, but he was still a little worried.

It's just that Li Yuanji didn't wait for him to speak, and added, "Don't worry, since my eldest brother and second brother have decided to fight in the palace, it is impossible to give my father a chance to mobilize the eleven guards."

If they can't even think of this kind of thing, and try to stop it, then Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are still playing with the palace change and playing with mud.

After all, once the Eleven Guards entered Chang'an City, everything they planned would no longer be under their control.

At that time, not to mention playing in the palace, even if playing in mud, it still depends on whether Li Yuan is right or not.

Hearing this, Li Xiaogong completely calmed down, but he didn't speak.

Li Yuanji said again: "If what I expected is correct, the only people you have to face are the people from the Youjianmen Mansion, as well as the palace guards in my elder brother's and second elder brother's palaces."

Li Xiaogong struggled in his heart and said: "Don't worry about the people in the guards on the left and right?"

It really doesn't matter.

Because Li Shimin has turned the people in the left and right guards into deaf and blind people. Without Li Yuan's explicit order, the people in the left and right guards will at most help Li Shimin block the reinforcements from the East Palace, and will not do anything else. , and will not walk through the Tai Chi Palace.

However, it is not easy for Li Yuanji to tell Li Xiaogong about these things, so he just said, "Don't worry about it!"

Li Xiaogong said with an uncertain expression: "You really don't need to worry about it?"

Li Yuanji nodded seriously.

Li Xiaogong stood on the spot and weighed it for a long time, then said: "You said this?!"

Li Yuanji nodded again and said, "I said it!"

Li Xiaogong gritted his teeth and said, "Then I agree."

Before Li Yuanji could speak, Li Xiaogong added, "If your father receives an order during this period, then I will act according to the order."

Li Yuanji thought about it, nodded and agreed to Li Xiaogong's condition.

By the time Li Yuan knew that Li Shimin had launched a coup and reacted, he should have taken control of the situation.

At that time, no matter what order Li Yuan issues or how many troops he mobilizes, it will not affect his plan.

"Then it's settled, I hope you don't hurt me."

Li Xiaogong said hesitantly, he always felt like he was on a pirate ship.

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Xiaogong, and said angrily: "If I wanted to harm you, you would have died long ago!"

It's not that he doesn't have Li Xiaogong's handle.

The fact that Li Xiaogong hid a navy in Jingzhou was enough for Li Yuan to kill him a dozen times.

If he had told Li Yuan about this, Li Xiaogong's head would have moved.

"Anyway, as long as you don't harm me, I won't let you down."

Li Xiaogong raised his neck and said.

Li Yuanji glared at Li Xiaogong and said nothing more.

Li Xiaogong was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Do you want to invite Uncle Shentong Wang to take action together?"

Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong like an idiot and said, "Uncle Shentong Wang has not been willing to be with us so far. If we tell him this kind of thing, where do you think we will be tomorrow?"

Li Xiaogong opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Where else can it be, Zongzheng Temple.

(End of this chapter)