Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 465: Xuanwu Gate Incident and Xue Jiabalang
On June 4, the ninth year of Wude, two groups of soldiers were fighting fiercely outside the Xuanwu Gate in Chang'an.

While the battle was raging, a sturdy man with a dark face on the wall of Xuanwu Gate raised a head and said, "The Crown Prince and the King of Qi have committed treason and have been executed. Those who kneel down and surrender will be spared!"

At this time, outside the Xuanwu Gate, the strong man who was leading one of the teams looked at the head held up above, his eyes suddenly burst into tears, and he wanted to continue attacking.

But unfortunately, the army was already in disarray, and few people responded. At this time, a young man rode up to the strong man and said, "Fourth brother, we can't fight anymore, let's retreat quickly."

"Eighth brother, if you want to go, go by yourself. I am deeply indebted to His Highness. How can I leave just like that? Eighth brother, you are still young. Go quickly and don't make a meaningless sacrifice." Xue Wanche said directly.

"Fourth brother, come with me. As long as we escape Chang'an, we still have a chance. Your Highness still has so many old subordinates. We will have a chance to take revenge." Xue Wanfeng said

"Eighth brother, go ahead if you want to leave. I won't leave. I want to stay here." Xue Wanche said firmly.
"Fourth brother, well, take care of yourself. I, your younger brother, am leaving first!" After Xue Wanfeng said this, he turned his horse's head and headed straight towards the city gate.

After Xue Wanfeng left Xuanwu Gate, he made a detour to the Prince of Qin's Mansion, only to find that there were indeed people here who were determined to kill Li Shimin's family.

Xue Wanfeng immediately rushed forward, raised the mace in his hand, and smashed it directly on the gate of the palace. Just this one hit broke the bolt of the palace.

"Brothers, follow me and charge in!" Xue Wanfeng took the lead and rode his horse directly into the palace. Thanks to his previous heroic performance, the East Palace guards who came to attack the Qin Palace were defeated.

They all listened to him subconsciously and followed him inside. Because the palace was small, Xue Wanfeng had already dismounted from his horse, waving his mace.

He fought with the guards from the Prince of Qin's Palace who came to stop him. He was no match for them and soon reached the outside of the main house of the palace.

However, Xue Wanfeng stopped here, because the person guarding the door was Xue Wanjun.

"Third brother, please move aside. I don't want to fight with you." Xue Wanfeng said in a deep voice

"Eighth brother, give up. The Crown Prince and the King of Qi are already dead. His Royal Highness the King of Qin has already won. If you let go now, I will plead with His Royal Highness the King of Qin on your behalf." Xue Wanjun said

"Third brother, please stop talking. You know my character. Third brother, I was adopted by my father when I was young. You treated me like your own brother and never treated me harshly."

"So I won't fight with you today. Since you want to protect them, I will let them go. But third brother, remember, this matter is not over yet!" After Xue Wanfeng finished speaking, he walked back directly.

The guards of the Prince of Qin's Mansion along the way gave way one after another, and no one dared to step forward. Xue Wanfeng walked to the front yard and shouted, "Brothers, my third brother is here today, and I can't fight him."

"Besides, bullying women and children is not what men do. I plan to leave Chang'an and look for your old subordinates. Are you willing to go with me?"

After hearing this, the other guards thought about it and followed. After all, those who could come here were all die-hard fans of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Xue Wanfeng's brave performance just now had already impressed them, so they were naturally willing to follow him. They mounted their horses and headed towards the city gate.

Just when they were halfway there, they ran into Cheng Yaojin who came to rescue the Prince of Qin's Mansion. Xue Wanfeng rushed forward without saying a word.

Soon the two men started fighting, and their soldiers also began to fight. Within twenty rounds, Cheng Yaojin could no longer hold on.

"Cheng Yaojin, I am just trying to tangle with you today. Get out of here. If you don't, don't blame me for being rude!" Xue Wanfeng stopped, pointed his mace at Cheng Yaojin, and said with contempt.

Cheng Yaojin was defeated by a young boy, which was naturally embarrassing, but he also knew that now was not the time to pursue these defeated soldiers.

"Xue Balang, have you been to the Prince of Qin's Palace?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
"Li Shimin should be thankful that he let my third brother stay in the palace. If it were someone else, you would probably only be collecting their bodies if you came at this time! Get out of the way! Don't block my way!" Xue Wanfeng said

After hearing this, Cheng Yaojin's face turned pale and blue. He then waved his hand and the soldiers behind him made way. Then Xue Wanfeng and his men rode away on horseback.

Cheng Yaojin led his men and continued to head towards the Prince of Qin's Palace. When they arrived, they found that something was wrong because the gate of the Prince of Qin's Palace was suddenly opened.

It was obvious that a fight had taken place inside. Cheng Yaojin hurried to the main room. When he arrived there, he suddenly saw Xue Wanjun guarding the door. He then breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Xue Wanfeng had already escaped from Chang'an City with his men and was resting in the woods outside the city. Looking at these people in front of him, Xue Wanfeng couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Who would have thought that he, a person from later generations, would actually experience such a major event personally, and be able to easily defeat Cheng Yaojin? Even though he had been here for many years, he was still a little excited.

As Xue Shixiong's adopted son, he followed his two brothers to fight in Youzhou a few years ago, and later came to Chang'an with his two brothers. At that time, the young Xue Wanfeng followed his fourth brother into the Eastern Palace.

As for why he didn't choose Xue Wanjun? It was naturally because he came too late. When he came, the original body had already made his own choice.

Xue Wanfeng came back to his senses from his memories, and then looked at the more than 300 brothers in front of him and said, "Brothers, we are now out of Chang'an. What are your plans for the future?"

The others looked at each other, but no one spoke.

"Since you have no plans, why don't you listen to mine?" Xue Wanfeng said
After hearing this, everyone nodded. After all, the reason they followed out was because they stopped Xue Wanfeng from talking at that time, so naturally they still wanted to listen to him now.

"Brothers, we are now alone and without food supplies. We are no match for Li Shimin, so I plan to go to Jingyang to seek refuge with the King of Yan first. What do you think, brothers?"

After hearing this, the others looked at each other and then nodded, and the matter was settled.

At this time, Li Shimin also learned what happened in the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

"Xue Wanfeng, Xue Wanfeng? Wanjun, your family is really full of talented people. I only thought that your Silang was talented, but I didn't expect that even Balang has such ability."

"Wanjun, do you think it is possible to make him work for me?" Li Shimin said. Xue Wanjun looked a little embarrassed after hearing this, but he finally spoke.

"Your Highness, my eighth brother has a bad temper. Although he respects me very much, he and my fourth brother are the most compatible in temperament." Xue Wanjun bowed and said

After hearing this, how could Li Shimin not know what Xue Wanjun meant?
"Wanjun, speaking of your Wan Che, he seems to be in Zhongnan Mountain outside the city, right? Now that Chang'an City has stabilized, why don't you go and persuade him to come back?"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to him. Tell him that as long as he comes back, I will forgive him for what happened before." Li Shimin said directly

After hearing this, Xue Wanjun felt relieved and bowed to accept the order.

However, Xue Wanjun obviously overestimated the character of his fourth brother. He went there twice in a row but failed to get his brother to come down the mountain, which made him very distressed.

At the same time, Xue Wanfeng had already brought his men to Jingyang. However, the city of Jingyang at that time obviously did not welcome them very much and had no intention of letting them in.

At this time, someone in the Jingyang General's Mansion was reporting this news to Luo Yi.

"Hmm? Who are you talking about? Xue Wanfeng? Xue Balang? He actually came to this old man? Well, send someone to tell him that he can come in, but he can only enter the city alone." Luo Yi said in a deep voice
After hearing this, Luo Wu clasped his fists and bowed, then turned and left.

"What? General, you are the only one allowed in? No, you can't go in, General. We brothers are counting on you. How about we go?" Wang Li said
"Sanlang, I know what you mean, but we are short of food and grass now. If we can't get it here, we won't be able to hold on for long."

"Don't worry, the prince has watched me grow up, he won't do anything to me." Xue Wanfeng comforted

Wang Li wanted to refute after hearing this, but he couldn't say anything. Xue Wanfeng said directly, "Take good care of the brothers, I'll be back soon."

Xue Wanfeng followed Luo Wu all the way to the General Manager's Mansion, and then met Luo Yi.

"General Xue Wanfeng greets His Majesty." Xue Wanfeng hurriedly bowed and said

"Okay, you little brat, you are too brave. Do you know that the King of Qin's instructions have arrived before you even got here? How dare you rush into the King of Qin's mansion?" Luo Yi said directly.
"Your Highness, I had no choice at that time. I just thought that the prince had always been good to me, so I, so I just..." Xue Wanfeng said
"Hmph, then why are you looking for me now? Do you want me to help you clean up the mess?" Luo Yi said
"Hehe, nothing can be hidden from you, Your Majesty. That's what I think." Xue Wanfeng said

"You, you can't stay here. This place is too close to Chang'an. Li Shimin may send people over at any time. I may not be able to protect you then."

"How about this, I'll give you some food and supplies, and then some soldiers, and you can take them back to Youzhou. What do you think? Do you dare to go back?" Luo Yi said
"Haha, don't worry, Your Majesty. I grew up in the Youzhou Army. Isn't that my home? Isn't that Li Yuan and Wang Junkuo?"

"If someone else goes, it may be more difficult to deal with them, but if I go, they are nothing." Xue Wanfeng said confidently.
"Well, not bad, not bad. You are very confident. In that case, you can rest here for three days. I will give you a thousand cavalrymen and you can set off." Luo Yi said with a smile.

After hearing this, Xue Wanfeng naturally nodded quickly and then left the room. After he left, the smile on Luo Yi's face disappeared.

In fact, the reason why he met Xue Wanfeng today was that he had no choice. After all, he had accompanied Li Jiancheng in the war and finally surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

It can be said that he has been Li Jiancheng's man from the very beginning. Now that Li Jiancheng is dead, he has to consider his future path. In case Li Shimin wants to take action, he must be prepared.

This was a critical moment, so he naturally couldn't go in person. He could only let Xue Wanfeng go for him. If he succeeded, that would be the best. If not, he wouldn't lose anything.

As for Xue Wanfeng, he actually knew all of this, but it was useless to know. He still had to do it. After all, this was his only chance.

When he successfully walked out of Jingyang City, everyone outside the city breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they all followed him because of Xue Wanfeng's words.

If Xue Wanfeng had died, they would probably have died too. Fortunately, the worst did not happen.

Three days passed like this, and Xue Wanfeng set out with more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. The reason for this number was naturally because of the baggage troops.

At this time, something unexpected happened in the imperial city. Princess Yongning Li Changge stole the prince's seal and disappeared.

The entire Chang'an City was in chaos. Du Ruhui's adopted son led his men to search the whole city, but unfortunately, Li Changge had already escaped from Chang'an City and headed towards Youzhou.

It was at this time that news about Xue Wanfeng was mentioned again.

"Sir, what did you say? Xue Wanfeng took more than 3,000 soldiers to Youzhou? Where did he get so many troops?" Li Shimin asked in surprise

"Your Highness, after Xue Wanfeng escaped from Chang'an, he went directly to Jingyang. His current troops, food, and supplies were all given to him by Yan Wang Luo Yi, the governor of Jingyang." Fang Xuanling said

"Luo Yi? Luo Yi? Sir, what do you mean by asking Xue Wanfeng to take people to Youzhou at this time? Is it something he wants?" Li Shimin asked
"Your Highness, your guess is very likely true, but the key point at the moment is that according to intelligence, Lujiang Prince Li Yuan and Wang Junkuo have also made some moves." Fang Xuanling said

"Your Highness, I think we should send a capable person to Youzhou to persuade Li Yuan. Otherwise, if they cooperate, the consequences will be disastrous." Du Ruhui said

"Well, Keming is right, but who should we send?" Li Shimin said

"Your Highness, if an ordinary person goes, it will probably be useless. Only if someone from the East Palace goes, will it be possible to succeed." Fang Xuanling said
"Hmm? Someone from the Eastern Palace? Xuanling, do you mean Wei Xuancheng?" Li Shimin asked

"Your Highness is wise. He is the most suitable person. However, he has a strange temper. I am afraid that Your Highness needs to go there in person." Fang Xuanling said

"Haha, it's okay. I am also aware of Wei Xuancheng's talent. With such a talent, it is natural for me to invite him in person." Li Shimin agreed with a smile.

At this time in Youzhou, Li Yuan and Wang Junkuo also knew about Xue Wanfeng's affairs.

"Your Highness, why did the Prince of Yan suddenly send Xue Wanfeng here for no reason? Could it be that he really has other intentions?" Wang Junkuo said
(End of this chapter)