People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1082 Li Jingye, grandson of Li Ji

On the steep cliff, a large crack was trapped between the boulders on both sides.

There are more than 370 steps in the middle, and the slope is extremely steep.

The width of each step is no more than one third of the sole of your foot.

Huashan has thousands of feet of buildings.

Li Xuan looked up at the long mountain road.

On the top of the mountain, countless dense black shadows were shaking.

The wooden pillars on both sides of the mountain path have been destroyed, and the iron locks connected to them have long since disappeared.

Li Jingye gave up the numerous dangers ahead and prepared to use the Thousand Feet Building as a key guard.

The depth of intention is evident.

"Actually, in Li Jingye's heart, he always thought that he was better than anyone else, but when the imperial court conquered Tuyuhun and Tubo, they did not choose him, but chose me." Li Xuan looked at Qin Ming, shook his head slightly, and said: " Therefore, he is prepared to fight with me here and decide whether we will win or lose."

"So you judge that he must be up here." Qin Ming looked at the countless black figures on the top of the mountain and nodded in confusion.

"Last night, they retreated very quickly, resolutely and decisively." Li Xuan bypassed Qin Ming and looked down the mountain and said: "We came from Luoyang too fast, and no one could make any extra moves. , if he was not on this mountain, then the guards on the mountain would never have retreated so decisively in the battle last night."

"And today, if we force our way through and it's not Li Jingye who's on the mountain, then everyone will know each other's background once we take action." Li Xuan turned her head and looked at the top of the mountain, her eyes slightly raised, and she smiled lightly: " But he made a mistake. We are not here today to compare with him, but to try our best to kill him."

"What did he make wrong?" Qin Ming asked curiously.

Li Xuan shook his head and said: "The British Duke has great prestige in the court. He thought that in the end, if he surrendered, His Majesty would definitely give him a chance to surrender for the sake of the British Duke. But he forgot that this I won’t give him the chance.”

Why did Li Jingye dare to occupy Huashan and confront Li Xuan?

Doesn't he know that Huashan has been a road since ancient times?

As long as Li Xuan blocks the way down the mountain, Li Jingye will have no choice but to be blocked on the mountain and starve to death.

It is impossible for Li Jingye not to know about the defeat of Ma Su Street Pavilion.

Therefore, Li Jingye has his own trump card.

That is the countless military exploits Li Ji has made for Datang over the years, the countless talents he has promoted, and the countless connections he has accumulated.

As long as he puts down his sword and surrenders, Li Xuan will definitely let him go, and the emperor will definitely let him go.

But unfortunately, he made a mistake. Li Xuan didn't let him go, and the emperor didn't let him go.

Only if Li Jingye dies will this matter completely cut off the relationship with the prince.

In this way, Datang will not reach the point of deposing the crown prince in the short term.

The Turks had no reason to rebel against the Tang Dynasty.

The situation is such that he must die.

……

"Let's do it." Li Xuan looked to the side.

Zhou Qian started to say: "Here!"

Zhou Qian waved slightly, and the next moment, the two shield bearers quickly climbed forward.

The two men followed closely behind, and the four shields quickly rose up.

Even though the steps have been destroyed, it's still possible to walk up, but it's just difficult.

Li Jingye had been preparing for today for who knows how long.

Then there were more than a dozen soldiers carrying bamboo baskets on their backs. They kept climbing up. After climbing dozens of meters, crossbow arrows finally fell from the top of the mountain, but they were all nailed to the shields.

It was only when they could no longer move forward that the soldiers on the mountain road stopped.

The shield bearer stared in front, while the soldiers carrying bamboo baskets behind began to quickly pour out all the contents of the bamboo baskets and spread them on the ground.

Pieces of caltrops were poured on the ground, and then someone took a hammer and quickly smashed all these caltrops into the rubble.

A gentle slope studded with iron caltrops slowly took shape in front of Li Xuan.

At this time, the four shield bearers at the top saw that it was almost done, so they laid the shield flat, sat on the shield and slid down.

It was at this time that the people above finally realized something was wrong and quickly rushed down.

But at this time, the crossbow arrows below also shot out decisively.

At this time, the following projects are already continuing.

When the slope was almost at the bottom, a gentle slope that tilted upward suddenly formed below.

The height is nearly two meters.

Under the gentle slope, dozens of extremely sharp long and short swords were inserted vertically on the ground.

Immediately, Li Xuan and others began to walk down, destroying the mountain road while laying iron caltrops.

Especially on some cliffs, he completely destroyed the iron chains on both sides, and also destroyed all the stone nests that could be climbed.

In some places, he even completely collapsed the cliff, completely burying the road below. That is to say, Huashan Mountain stands as a whole rock. Otherwise, he would have to open a natural moat in it.

The action of destroying the mountain road continued, and the relevant news quickly spread to the top of the mountain and reached Li Jingye's ears.

……

East peak of Huashan Mountain, facing the balcony.

A middle-aged man wearing a black robe and a black hat, with a very clean face and no beard, is playing chess with an old Taoist in Tsing Yi.

The faces of each other were calm, not much nervous.

A rush of footsteps came from the south peak, and a burst of nervousness could be clearly heard from the footsteps.

"My lord, report." A guard in black walked quickly to Li Jingye's side, and then knelt down directly.

Li Jingye sighed softly, glanced at the old Taoist in Qingyi across from him, and said, "I originally thought that Master Xuanxuan would play a few more games, but I didn't expect that something unexpected happened so quickly, and I offended him."

Master Xuanxuan of the Huashan Taoist Temple nodded calmly and said, "My lord, please help yourself."

Li Jingye nodded slightly, then turned around, picked up the secret report and read it directly. Immediately afterwards, his breathing became heavy, and at the same time he squeezed the secret report into a ball.

Immediately, Li Jingye's breathing slowed down.

He turned his head, looked at Master Xuanxuan, and said: "Originally, Jingye planned to have a good relationship with the King of Nanchang on this Huashan Mountain, but who would have thought that the King of Nanchang actually shrank, and he was fighting When we reached the Thousand-foot Building, we actually started destroying the mountain path, and then kept going down."

"He is going to completely block the prince on this seven hundred-foot Huashan Mountain." Master Xuanxuan directly revealed Li Xuan's plan in one sentence.

Li Jingye made countless arrangements in Huashan, but Li Xuan made them completely useless with just one hand.

Li Jingye seemed to have thought of something, his face changed slightly, and he asked sideways: "How many days do we have left with food?"

"My lord, I still have nine days' worth of food." The guard on the side immediately handed over his hand.

Li Jingye's face twitched slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Li Xuan."

Master Xuanxuan stood on one side and said with emotion: "This King of Nanchang is really good at it. The Supreme Sensing Heart Sutra has been drilled through."

Li Jingye looked at Master Xuanxuan with a sullen face: "Master, are you saying that Jingye deserves this reward?"

Master Xuanxuan smiled, then shook his head and said: "The Duke heard it wrong. Pindao was saying that the Duke wanted to plot against the King of Nanchang, and the King of Nanchang was also plotting against the Duke. But who could have imagined that all of this would turn out to be true. It’s all part of the Duke’s plan.”

"Oh?" Li Jingye's face calmed down instantly, and he asked calmly: "Why did the real person say that?"

"If the Duke really planned to stay in Huashan, he would not have stopped hoarding food here in the past two months." After a slight pause, Master Xuanxuan looked up at Li Jingye and said, "This shows that the Duke has From the beginning, I didn’t plan to stay in Huashan for a long time, even if I had foreseen today’s battle, I didn’t plan to stay for a long time.”

"I didn't expect to be seen through by the real person." Li Jingye sat down in front of the chessboard again, then glanced at the real person Xu Xuan, smiled gently, then took out a secret letter from his sleeve, then handed it to the guard beside him, and said : "Find someone who is agile and give it to the King of Nanchang."

"Here!" The guard immediately turned around and left.

Li Jingye turned around and saw a trace of compassion in the eyes of Master Xuanxuan as he looked at the departing bodyguard.

"Is there anything wrong?" Li Jingye looked at Xuan Xuan subconsciously.

Master Xuanxuan shook his head slightly and said: "If Pindao's guess is correct, the Duke's personal guard will never see King Nanchang at all, and this letter will not be delivered to King Nanchang."

"What the real person means is that the King of Nanchang will not accept this letter at all." Li Jingye's face turned completely gloomy.

Master Xuanxuan performed a Taoist salute with one palm, then looked up at Li Jingye, sighed and said: "The Duke of Nanchang and the King of Nanchang are both the best among men. The Duke of Nanchang can guess the thoughts of the Duke of Nanchang, and the Duke of Nanchang can also guess the thoughts of the King of Nanchang." It can be guessed, but the Duke is a little slow."

Li Jingye's face looked slightly ugly.

Master Xuanxuan continued to speak: "The Duke is blessed with talents. There are few people in the world who can be looked down upon by the Duke. Even the King of Nanchang is not among them. But unfortunately, the Duke seems to be looking down on him from beginning to end. That King of Nanchang, so today, the Duke is afraid that he will suffer this loss."

"What the real person means is that the real plan in Jingye's heart has been seen through by the King of Nanchang?" Li Jingye's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Master Xuanxuan smiled softly, and then said: "Hasn't the Duke noticed that the King of Nanchang just doesn't want to meet the Duke? He doesn't even want to hear a word or read a letter. It's because of him. I know that the Duke has other plans in his mind."

"Jingye is still the Duke of the dynasty after all. Although he has done some wrong things, he has not yet gone through the trial of the Three Laws Division. Is he really like this? He just killed me without listening to a word." Li Jingye bit. Teeth, eyes full of hatred.

"Did the Duke of Nanchang do anything to alert the King of Nanchang?" Master Xuanxuan raised his head, looked at Li Jingye calmly, and said, "It can be seen that the King of Nanchang hates the Duke of Nanchang more than usual. Therefore, his understanding of the Duke is probably far greater than the Duke’s understanding of him."

Li Jingye's brows frowned instantly. He immediately thought of the roster he kept in the secret room.

On the last page of that roster, there happened to be a clue that could lead to the King of Nanchang.

But after the roster was sent to the palace, Li Jingye never heard from it again.

I wonder if the emperor and Empress Wu showed the name list to King Nanchang, which made him hate him so much.

……

Li Jingye raised his head and looked at Master Xuanxuan gently, and said: "The master is also a sixth-grade master canonized by the imperial court. If the master is willing to accompany Jingye on a trip, the King of Nanchang will always give him some face, right?"

Master Xuanxuan shook his head slightly, looked at Li Jingye with pity in his eyes and said, "I'm afraid the King of Nanchang has already made preparations to let Heshan Wild Road bury his father in the grave."

Li Jingye glared at Master Xuanxuan for an instant, and then sneered.

(End of this chapter)