Man Tanghong

Chapter 516 Xuanwu Gate ([-])
From the house where the dark room is located to the Xuanwu Gate, it is necessary to cross the entire Xi Nei Wan under the sweltering heat.

Xi Neiwan is the extension of the royal "Imperial Garden", where besides the eunuchs in charge, there are also guards from the Zuo Tunwei, as well as all kinds of ferocious animals such as wolves, tigers and leopards.

When Li Yuanji led his people to the north gate of Xi Nei Wan, there were already people waiting at the gate.

It was a group of soldiers in black armor, silently guarding the door.

After Li Yuanji led his people to pass by, they silently closed the north gate of Xi Neiwan.

After they closed the door, Li Yuanji and his party clearly saw dozens of corpses lying behind the door, apparently dressed as Xi Neiwan's eunuchs in charge and soldiers guarding them.

"Your Highness, who are they and why are they helping us?"

Xue Wanche asked curiously while hurrying.

He recalled it carefully, and found that Li Yuanji didn't seem to have such black-armored soldiers who could move freely in the palace.

So he was very curious about the origins of these black armored soldiers.

The reason why he pays so much attention to these black-armored soldiers is because he feels a strong aura of toughness from these black-armored soldiers.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"

Xue Wanshu glared at his younger brother viciously, and reminded him sharply.

Xue Wanche was surprisingly silent.

Li Yuanji kept on his way, as if he didn't hear the conversation between the two brothers.

He didn't explain much about the origin of the black armored soldiers.

Because he didn't know the origins of the black-armored soldiers, he only knew that they were one of the few achievements of Xie Shufang when he was on duty at the built-in gate.

Maybe they used to be part of Xie Shufang's mansion, maybe they used to be people from the six commanding army mansions in his mansion, maybe they used to be people from the left and right guards.

Anyway, they were carefully selected and cultivated by Xie Shufang, and they were secretly placed in Xi Neiwan.

Their loyalty has been certified by Xie Shufang, and there is no doubt that there is no need to deliberately study their past.

The reason why they wore black armor and kept silent was also to hide their identities.

Their task this time is to control the north gate of Xi Neiwan. Apart from that, they have no other tasks, so there is no need to reveal their identities.

Xie Shufang spent a lot of money to select them, train them, and place them, so there is no need to waste it so hastily.

Crossing Xi Nei Wan, you will arrive at Xuanwu Gate.

Flags and flags are flying on the gate wall, and iron armor is forming a forest.

The soldiers of Zuo Tunwei stood there like wooden sculptures and clay sculptures, and crossbow guns, like steel thorns, covered every crenel.

The tall and burly Chang He, wearing a mountain armor, blocked a crenel, watching Li Yuanji and his party slowly approaching with deep eyes.

"General, there are enemies!"

A cold-faced lieutenant standing beside Chang He frowned and whispered.

Chang He nodded his head slowly, and the soldiers under his command wiped the neck of the cold-faced captain with a knife.

The cold-faced captain covered his neck with his hands and looked at Chang He in disbelief.

Chang He turned around slowly and met the cold-faced captain's gaze, from which he saw two sentences.

"You betrayed His Highness?"

"Why did you betray His Highness?"

"..."

Maybe it was to prevent the cold-faced captain from dying, or maybe to let other people who don't know the truth of the matter, Chang He answered the cold-faced captain's question in a deep tone.

"I didn't betray His Highness Qin Wang, I just voted for His Highness Qi Wang's family first, and then was recruited by Qin Wang..."

"..."

There is another sentence that Chang He didn't say.

That is, compared to His Highness King Qin, His Highness King Qi gave more.

The cold-faced captain took Chang He's answer, and fell to the ground with a thud, and other people who didn't understand the truth of the matter also reacted at this moment.

One by one, they fell to the ground on one knee.

"The subordinates are willing to follow the lead of the general!"

At this moment, they all know what choice to make.

Either show loyalty to Chang He and King Qi behind Chang He, or die.

If they don't want to die, they must show their loyalty.

Chang He watched everyone kneel down in front of him, nodded expressionlessly, and ordered: "Go and open the palace gate, and welcome His Royal Highness King Qi into the palace!"

"Here!"

The Xuanwu Gate was quickly opened.

Li Yuanji and his party appeared in Xuanwu Gate without any effort.

Chang He greeted him immediately with his confidants, "I will see His Royal Highness King Qi..."

Li Yuanji looked at Chang He, nodded, and said, "Where is my second brother now?"

Chang He bowed and said: "His Royal Highness King Qin has already entered the built-in door, and is ambushing on both sides of the built-in door."

Li Yuanji nodded again, and asked, "Have the people left here by my second brother been dealt with?"

Chang He said solemnly: "As early as His Royal Highness King Qin entered the built-in door, it was cleaned up."

Li Yuanji praised: "Well done, what about my father's people?"

Chang He hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The saint's people are all over the Zuo Tunwei, and I can't deal with them all at once, so I can only find a reason to transfer them away, and replace the Xuanwu Gate with the minister's confidantes." .

However, this situation can't last long, so His Highness has to leave Xuanwu Gate within an hour. "

As for whether to go further into the built-in door or take a step back to Xi Nei Wan, it is not up to Chang He to decide.

He just told Li Yuanji the specific situation.

Li Yuanji nodded silently and said, "One hour is enough..."

After saying this, Li Yuanji asked again: "Should my second brother keep someone at the built-in door?"

Chang He nodded and said: "The two deputy officers of the built-in door have been replaced by His Highness King Qin, and more than 1000 soldiers in the built-in door have also fallen to His Highness King Qin. Once there are a large number of soldiers in the palace to destroy His Highness King Qin's plan, they will be the first Time to kill the built-in door to help His Highness King Qin."

Li Yuanji glanced at Chang He and said, "Then you must take down the two vice-presidents of the built-in door before you can enter the built-in door."

Chang He hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness Qin Wang has not moved yet, if we act rashly, we will easily startle the snake."

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "So let's wait here first, and then we will do it after my second brother does it."

Chang He clasped his fists and said: "The minister will send people to keep an eye on His Royal Highness's movements."

There is no need to guess when Li Shimin will make a move.

Li Shimin's goal is Li Jiancheng, as long as Li Jiancheng shows up, he will definitely do it.

So by staring at Li Jiancheng's movements, you can clearly know when Li Shimin did it.

Li Yuanji nodded in satisfaction, and ordered: "If there are ice cubes, help us get some ice cubes, if there are no ice cubes, you can get us a palm leaf fan for each of us."

Wearing heavy armor and rushing through the scorching heat, it doesn't take long to sweat profusely.

Li Yuanji's inner clothes were completely soaked with sweat, and they were completely stuck to his body. He had to cool down as soon as possible, otherwise he would not be able to fight Li Shimin's people, or even Li Jiancheng's people.

The situation of Xue Wanshu and others is worse than him.

"I'm going to prepare right now..."

Chang He agreed, and soon appeared in front of Li Yuanji and his party with a small basin of ice cubes and a large pile of cattail fans.

Naturally, the ice cubes were prepared for Li Yuanji, and the cattail fan was naturally prepared for others.

Ice cubes are definitely a luxury in Datang, especially in the hot summer.

In Chang He's capacity, it is impossible to open the use.

So he can't take out much, it can only be used by Li Yuanji to relieve the heat.

Li Yuanji didn't enjoy the ice all to himself, but gave everyone a small piece for everyone to keep in their mouths to relieve the heat together.

He also swallowed a small piece of ice, picked up the cattail fan and frantically cooled himself down.

When the ice cube in his mouth was half melted, the person Chang He sent to watch Li Jiancheng came back and reported that Li Jiancheng had arrived.

Li Yuanji stood up almost instantly, led the master along the stairs on the south wall of Xuanwu Gate, and climbed up the south wall of Xuanwu Gate, which was the north wall of the built-in gate.

In the urn with the built-in gate, and on the south wall of the built-in gate, the two built-in gate deputy officers who fell to Li Shimin are leading more than 1000 soldiers to stand in battle.

Li Yuanji didn't move after he led the people up the wall, and waited until the sound of shouting and killing sounded outside the south wall of the built-in door, and quickly rushed to a deputy of the built-in door.

By the time the deputy of the built-in door reacted, a crossbow had pierced through him.

"kill!"

After Li Yuanji threw three crossbows in succession, he swung the machete in his hand and killed them.

Xue Wanshu and the others each held their weapons and followed closely behind.

"Your Highness, there is an ambush, run!"

When another deputy at the built-in door reminded Li Shimin that there was an ambush, Li Yuanji had brought someone to kill him in front of him, chopped off his head with a knife, and blood gushed out from his neck, spraying Li Yuanji all over his face. .

But Li Yuanji didn't care at all.

After Xue Wanjun took control of everyone on the city wall of the built-in gate, and after Chang He brought his confidantes to control everyone in the urn city of the built-in gate, the built-in gate officially changed hands.

When Li Yuanji stood on the top of the south wall of the built-in gate and looked down, he happened to see Li Shimin bent his bow and set his arrows, shouting at the back of Li Jiancheng who was fleeing in embarrassment.

"Brother, let's go!"

Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong were like two pioneers, rushing to the front, slashing and killing all the guards of the Eastern Palace who tried to stop them.

Changsun Wuji and others straddled their horses, brandishing their weapons, and followed closely behind.

Li Jiancheng didn't lead many people, only 200 people, and they couldn't stop their charge at all, not to mention Zhang Shigui led a group of crossbowmen who were shooting and killing him frantically.

It is precisely because Zhang Shigui led a group of crossbowmen that he did not participate in the pursuit, so he was also the first to hear the chanting of the deputy commander of the built-in door, and also the first to discover that the built-in door had changed hands .

After seeing that the people they arranged on the built-in door were replaced by a group of strangers, Zhang Shigui immediately shouted while scratching his neck.

"Your Highness! There is an ambush! The built-in door has changed hands!"

(End of this chapter)