The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 190
"...At that time, the saint led a group of generals into the palace to rescue the late emperor, leaving only Tan Guogong (Zhang Gongjin) and a few others to guard the Xuanwu Gate."

"Yiwei's chariot general Feng Li, deputy guard Xue Wanche, Qu Zhifu's left chariot rider Xie Shufang and others led the East Palace and the Qi Palace's elite to attack."

"At that time, Xuanwu Gate was only guarded by Duke Tan... Fortunately, Duke Tan had amazing arm strength and closed the gate of Xuanwu Gate with his own power, temporarily stopping the counterattack of the rebels."

Everyone was speechless, that was the gate of Xuanwu Gate.It is so heavy that it usually takes several people to push it, but he closed it by himself, which is indeed worthy of the 'amazing arm strength'.

The matter of Xuanwumen has always been taboo, and no one dares to mention it easily.Cheng Huailiang, Yuchi Xunyu, and Qin Huaidao only knew that this happened, but they didn't know the specific process.

This is the first time I heard the details, and that was an excitement.

Although Chen Jingke has read it in history books, it is completely different to listen to the people who have experienced it.

Cheng Yaojin continued: "Although the city gate is closed, the danger has not been relieved. Duke Tan and the others only have five or six people, plus the small group of imperial troops who have just surrendered, there are only three or fifty people."

"Feng Li has more than [-] people under his command. If they are allowed to attack Xuanwu Gate, they will not be able to defend the Xuanwu Gate for long. The situation can be described as extremely dangerous."

Everyone listened with their hearts hanging in the air. Although they knew that they won in the end, the process was too dangerous.

Cheng Huailiang couldn't help asking, "Where did you go?"

There seemed to be swords and swords in Cheng Yaojin's eyes, and he said: "East Palace still has an elite imperial army, which is the Three Thousand Changlin Army. If they are allowed to come to the imperial city, everything will be over."

"At that time, I led eight hundred dead men from Tiance Mansion to stop the Changlin army halfway. After a lot of fighting and killing eight hundred brothers, there were only less than a hundred left."

What he said was simple, but judging from his expression and the final result, the process must be extremely tragic.

Chen Jingke's heart moved and he thought of one thing.

There has always been controversy about whether Cheng Yaojin participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident in his previous life. Some thought he did, while others thought he did not.

Those who thought they didn’t participate were because they didn’t see him appear during the whole process.It's just that there are not many people who hold this view. After all, it is recorded in official history that he participated.

Although the official historical records are also vague, they are much more credible than guesses without evidence.

It is generally believed that his name did not appear because he did not follow Li Shimin to the palace, but went to perform other tasks.

And this task is very important, otherwise, when rewarding him for his meritorious deeds afterwards, he wouldn't have been granted [-] households as real seals.

Another thing is that according to historical records, Li Shimin has [-] elite Tiance Mansions in his hands.

But when the coup happened, these 800 people never showed up again. What did they do?
At this time, through the explanation of the client, Cheng Yaojin, the doubts in his heart were finally resolved, and it turned out that he was really going to perform other tasks.

The Changlin Army is an army that belongs exclusively to Li Jiancheng. According to historical records, he selected elite soldiers and warriors from all directions to form it. It can be described as the elite of the elite.

There are a full two thousand people stationed at Changlin Gate, which is the biggest guarantee of force in his hands.

If the Chang Lin Army were allowed to rush to the Xuanwu Gate in time, and then cooperate with the elite of the two thousand East Palace and Qi Palace, even if Li Shimin got the soldier talisman from Li Yuan, it would be useless.

Because these people are only loyal to Li Jiancheng, and they don't recognize Li Yuan's military talisman at all.

Cheng Yaojin led 800 people to stop him, and he went there with the determination to die.Sure enough, those who can be trusted by the emperor to enjoy the glory and wealth have all sacrificed their lives.

Hearing the exciting part, Yuchi Xunyu asked excitedly: "And then? How did Duke Tan and the others stop Feng Li and the others?"

Looking at the excited crowd, a trace of melancholy flashed in Cheng Yaojin's eyes.In the eyes of later generations, their life-threatening experiences were just chatter after dinner.

This made him a little less interested, and said: "Later, the commanders of Yuan Cong's forbidden army Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng came to stop them with their personal guards, buying precious time for the saint."

"It's a pity that the two generals died on the spot because they were outnumbered, and almost all their personal guards were also killed."

"After the event was completed, the sage was grateful for the loyalty of the two generals, awarded them posthumous titles, and rewarded their families generously."

"Because of this incident, the sage treated Yuan Cong's imperial army very kindly, and selected a hundred of their children as personal guards."

Things are normal up to this point, and it is normal for him to give his life to help the emperor at a critical moment.

Qin Huaidao was puzzled and said, "However, why did you select people from the official households to join the Baiqi? Letting meritorious service and untouchables join the army, this...will cause criticism?"

Cheng Huailiang and Qin Huaidao also nodded, expressing their incomprehension.

Chen Jingke had already guessed, but he was not sure if it was right, so he also looked at him with probing eyes.

Cheng Yaojin said: "Being His Majesty's personal guard after being born with meritorious deeds, it will inevitably be a bit extravagant. The sage selects capable people from bad people to join, just to stimulate them."

Chen Jingke said in his heart that this is indeed the case, it is the catfish effect.You people of noble birth are being compared by a group of bad people, you are not ashamed.

Considering the development history of Baiqi later, I have to say admiration to Li Shimin.

In the next hundred years, Baiqi played an important role, and even controlled the situation of Datang at critical moments.

During Wu Zetian's period, it was expanded to Qianqi and became the most trusted army of the emperor.

During Tang Zhongzong's Jinglong coup, they stood on the side of the emperor, turned Zhongzong into victory, and were expanded into Wanqi.

Li Longji also got the support of Wanqi, so he launched a coup to eliminate the party of Queen Wei and Princess Anle, and welcomed his father as emperor.

When he ascended the throne as the emperor, he also entrusted Wanqi with a heavy responsibility, and later expanded into Longwuwei to guard the palace.

Until the Anshi Rebellion, Longwuwei's strength was greatly damaged, and it gradually became an ordinary forbidden army.

It can be seen how much trust Li Shimin gave Baiqi to him for experiments.

Cheng Yaojin said seriously: "I don't know what you and the saint want to do, I just hope you don't let down this trust, and don't miss this group of meritorious children."

Chen Jingke said seriously: "Don't worry, I want to succeed in this matter more than you do."

Cheng Yaojin nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but said: "It's good that you know what's in your mind. You definitely didn't come to me to listen to the story. If you need my help, just tell me."

Chen Jingke said: "You also said that the children of Yuan Cong's imperial army have some eyes higher than the top. I am a dubious person who suddenly passed by. I am afraid no one will listen to me, so I came to ask you for advice."

Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said, "Your worry is right, but the object of worry is wrong."

Chen Jingke was puzzled and said, "Uncle, please guide me."

Cheng Yaojin said: "What is the Yuan Cong Imperial Army? To put it bluntly, they are His Majesty's most loyal eagle dogs. Who are you? The chief appointed by His Majesty himself is also His Majesty's son-in-law."

"Even if they have dissatisfaction in their hearts, they will not show it. At most, they will underestimate a few words. As long as your performance is not too bad, it won't take long to get along with them."

Speaking of this, he half-truthfully said: "If you really have no idea, then you might as well take Princess Jinyang with you. After seeing the princess, those people will be honest."

Chen Jingke showed a thoughtful expression, and said: "This is a good idea, but I don't know if the empress will agree."

Then he found that everyone looked at him strangely.

Cheng Huailiang said in surprise, "Brother, don't you feel ashamed?"

Chen Jingke asked in confusion: "My daughter-in-law's is mine. What's the shame? If there is something to do and you don't know how to use it, then you have a brain problem."

"Slap." Cheng Yaojin stretched out his arm and slapped Cheng Huailiang on the head, cursing, "Bastard, now you know I'm out of my mind."

"Eh..." Chen Jingke was confused, why did he do it so suddenly.

Cheng Yaojin explained: "This bastard, Qinghe tried to help him several times, but he just disagreed for the sake of bullshit face. Do you think he has a brain problem?"

"Is this..." Chen Jingke really didn't know what to say, this kind of thinking is quite common nowadays.

But if you think about it carefully, it's pure nonsense.Why did you Princess Shang marry a wealthy woman?Isn't it because of the background of others?

Now he is timid and afraid of losing face. To put it bluntly, he wants to set up an archway even after being a bitch.

Of course, if that woman has done too much, she will become arrogant if she helps you.It's understandable that you don't need her help, it's a show of backbone.

But Princess Qinghe is not, she is very virtuous, and she is devoted to Cheng Huailiang.This refusal to help is really a brain problem.

But of course he couldn't say this, and he wanted to help explain: "Everyone has different ideas, and it's good that Huai Liang has such ambition."

Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "Fart's ambition, he just wants to save face and suffer."

Seeing that Cheng Huailiang's face was a little restless, Chen Jingke quickly changed the subject and said: "Uncle, let's get back to business first. Don't worry about the children of Yuan Cong's imperial army, then the ones who should be worried are not bad boys, right?"

Cheng Yaojin glared at Cheng Huailiang before saying, "Yes, it's them."

Chen Jingke said in surprise: "How is it possible, what can their backgrounds do? What dare they do?"

Cheng Yaojin warned: "A person should not be judged by his appearance. If you have such an idea, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later."

"The ones who are really difficult to get along with are those bad guys. They have lived in a mud pit since they were young, and the only thing in their hearts is to survive."

"As long as they can survive, they can give up everything, including dignity. So they are the most snobbish, and they will always bully the weak and fear the strong."

"If you act weak, they will kick your nose and face. If you act too strong, they will steal and cheat. It is the most difficult to treat."

"This is the reason why Fubing only wants good family members and not these bad ones. When you go to Baiqisi, you really have to be careful of them, and don't be deceived by them."

(End of this chapter)