Ji Tang

Chapter 74 Closing
"The prince is not dead, but fell from his horse and fainted. Do you want to?" The person came and made a motion of cutting his throat.

"What? Brother is not dead? Quick, quick, take me there."

"promise!"

Just when Li Shimin wanted to go forward, he was stopped by Yuchi Gong, saying: "Your Majesty, please think twice, you can't be kind to a woman!"

Li Shimin ignored him, but threw away Yuchi Gong and walked quickly in the direction of Li Jiancheng.

"Hey!" Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, Yuchi Gong could only say angrily and followed him.

"Your Majesty, the arrow only hit his shoulder. The prince's inner armor was pierced, and it didn't penetrate deeply into his flesh. He was just knocked off his horse by the force of the arrow, and he passed out temporarily. His life is not in danger." The person said.

Li Shimin checked carefully and found that he was just unconscious as he said.

He remembered the story that Ji Song told him. He knew that as long as his sword went down, although it would reduce a lot of troubles, it would definitely cause endless troubles and bring disaster to future generations.

Looking at Li Jiancheng lying on the ground, Li Shimin raised his sword hand several times, but put it down several times.

"Sowing good causes may not always lead to good results, but sowing evil causes will definitely produce bad results. What should I do?" Li Shimin squatted on the ground holding his head in pain. It was really difficult for him to make such a choice.

"Your Majesty, you can't delay! Please make your decision early!" Yu Chigong urged.

"A choice? What choice? Kill your brother?" Li Shimin shouted loudly.

He pointed his sword at everyone and said quietly: "You, you, and you, are you all forcing me to be something worse than a beast? Ah!"

"Ding bell!" Maybe his movements were too violent and he accidentally shook out the things in his arms.

Li Shimin's attention was temporarily attracted, and when he saw what it was, he was suddenly stunned.

"This is what my master gave to the King of Qin. There are thirteen pills in it, which can make people fake death for two hours. As for how to choose, the King will make his own decision."

This was what Ji Lu said to him. He didn't take it to heart at the time, but now another thought appeared in his mind.

"Fake death, fake death, hahahaha!"

When everyone saw the king's appearance, they didn't know what was going on.

Li Shimin came to Li Jiancheng's side and poured out a pill with some hesitation.

This pill is colorless, odorless, black, and has nothing surprising about it.

Li Shimin's expression changed uncertainly, but after a moment he became determined. He put a pill into Li Jiancheng's mouth and asked him to swallow it.

"You guys stay here and don't leave even a step, Yuchi Gong!"

"I am humble!"

"Bring people into the palace immediately to get the imperial edict from your father. Remember, you must be quick!"

"No! But the prince."

"Remember, the prince is dead, do you understand?"

Li Shimin looked at the few people, and the meaning in his eyes was unclear. They didn't know what the king had just given to the prince, but the king had already said that once the prince died, then the prince was really dead. Everyone hurriedly agreed!

"Don't let anyone see the prince's body, and you can't do anything to the prince's body, you hear me."

"promise!"

"Okay, let's go. Victory or failure depends on this, Jingde, it's up to you."

"I will live up to your Majesty's expectations!"

History is like a collection of many accidental events. A small change may cause the wheel of history to deviate from its original trajectory. What kind of changes will this change bring?

Things went smoothly after that. Yuchi Gong went to Wude Palace to ask Li Yuan for an edict, while Li Shimin contacted his old ministry to prepare to stabilize the imperial city.

The most important thing now is not to let the prince's men enter the palace, otherwise everything he has done will become a dream.

"Hurry up and go to Xuanwu Gate to spread the news that King Li Yuanji of Qi launched a palace coup and wanted to kill the lonely king and the prince. The prince was shot to death by an arrow from the rebels, and I was also seriously injured. Go quickly!"

When Li Shimin saw Li Yuanji's body again, his eyes suddenly lit up and he thought of something, and said to the guards around him.

"This king" the guard was obviously hesitant!
"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Why don't you go quickly?"

"promise!"

"Wait!" Li Shimin stopped him.

"What other orders does the king have?" "Immediately send someone to tell General Yuchi and Changsun Changshi what I just said. Remember, you must be quick!"

"promise!"

Looking at the leaving guards, Li Shimin looked at Li Yuanji with a complex expression, and said in a voice that could only be heard by him: "Yuanji, don't blame the second brother, the second brother doesn't want to do it either."

After Yiwei Chariot General Feng Li learned the news of Li Jiancheng's death, he said angrily: "What nonsense, King Qi? How could it be King Qi? It must be the traitor Li Shimin who framed the blame after killing the prince and King Qi."

"General, I don't know if I should say something or not?" A scribe came to Feng Li and said.

"At this point, what else can't Zhong Mi say?" Feng Lida said.

This scribe was none other than Yu Zhining, named Zhongmi, one of the eighteen bachelors of King Qin's Tiance Mansion.

As for why he appeared next to the prince's confidant Feng Li, it can only be said that it was God's will.

Originally, he was framed by Qi King Li Yuanji and others and had to leave Qin King, but Yu Zhining declined Li Yuanji's solicitation and instead became Feng Li's marching commander.

"General, why do you deny that it was not the King of Qi? If you want to know that position, the King of Qi has not thought about it?" Yu Zhining pointed directly at his true heart. No one in this world willingly submits to others.

"This" Feng Li hesitated immediately.

Seeing Feng Li's appearance, Yu Zhining pressed forward step by step and said: "The King of Qi used Xie Nian as the crown prince to blatantly recruit ministers in the court, and even ruined the prince's reputation at every turn. He is really Is it good for the prince?"

Feng Li was not a fool. In fact, he had already noticed something was wrong with King Qi. However, due to the Crown Prince's trust in King Qi, he couldn't say anything. Now that he thought about it, it was really possible that King Qi had done something.

As far as he knew, King Qin only had less than a hundred guards at this time. The possibility of him launching a palace coup was very small and impossible to succeed.

"Please teach me, sir!" Feng Li had already realized how difficult the matter was. The prince was killed, King Qi also died, and King Qin was seriously injured. Now he really didn't know what to do.

"General, you don't actually have to do anything. You can only stand still now. After dawn, news will inevitably come from the palace. The more you do now, the more mistakes you will make. Therefore, it is better to stay still than to move!" Yu Zhining road.

"Forget it! Just do what Mr. said! After daybreak, everything will wait for His Majesty's decision!" Feng Li waved his hand somewhat helplessly, signaling everyone to return to camp.

In fact, he was testing Yu Zhining just now. If she dared to say anything to lead him to King Qin, he would have already been killed.

However, Yu Zhining asked him to stand still. This was actually the most beneficial method for him at this time. This also made him a little shaken by the news coming from the palace. Could it really be King Qi?

Not to mention Feng Li's side, deputy guard Xue Wanche and Qu Zhi's left chariot rider Xie Shufang led 2000 elite soldiers and horses from the East Palace and Prince Qi's Palace to rush to Xuanwu Gate.

Zhang Gongjin, who was left by Li Shimin at the Xuanwu Gate, had extraordinary physical strength. He closed the gate alone, blocking Xie Shufang and others, and Feng Li and others could not enter.

"Zhang Gongjin, do you really want to rebel?" Xue Wanche shouted loudly.

"The King of Qi rebelled. At this time, the prince was dead. The King of Qi was also killed by random arrows from the prince's guard. The King of Qin was also seriously injured. His life and death are unknown. I give His Majesty's order to guard this gate. No one is allowed to enter without His Majesty's order. Palace, please forgive me!" Zhang Gongjin said.

"Nonsense!" Xie Shufang was furious when he heard that the other party had slandered King Qi so much. He was about to attack the city gate, but before he could reach the gate, he was shot back by bows and arrows. No matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do about the Xuanwu Gate. .

Yunhui General Jing Junhong was in charge of the Su Wei Army and was stationed at Xuanwu Gate.He stood up and prepared to go to war, but was stopped by his confidants, saying: "The matter has not yet been resolved. Let's observe the development and changes of the situation. It is not too late to wait until the troops are gathered and formed into an array before going to fight."

Jing Junhong refused to obey, so he and the general Lu Shiheng shouted loudly and ran forward. Unfortunately, they all died in the battle.

The soldiers guarding Xuanwu Gate fought hard with Xue Wanche and others, which lasted for a long time. Xue Wanche personally beat the drum, shouted to kill the enemy, and prepared to attack the Qin Palace. The soldiers were greatly frightened.

At this time, the prince was dead and their object of allegiance had been lost. Now they wanted to attack the dignified Prince Qin's palace. This was a serious crime to kill the nine tribes. No matter how Xue Wanche urged, the soldiers just refused to step forward.

At this time, Yuchi Jingde held up Li Yuanji's head, showed it to Xue Wanche and others, and said: "The King of Qi has been executed for rebelling, and His Majesty has issued an edict to the King of Jin and Qin to be the crown prince. If you don't put down your weapons, you will regret it too late." That’s it!”

The men and horses in the East Palace and Prince Qi's Mansion had no fighting spirit at this time, so they dispersed. Xue Wanche and dozens of cavalrymen fled into Zhongnan Mountain.

After Xie Shufang killed Jing Junhong, he said to his subordinates: "Being able to kill Jing Junhong can be regarded as avenging the prince and the king of Qi. It is enough to repay the prince and the king of Qi for their great kindness."

So he threw away his weapons and fled.

After Li Shimin received the edict from Yu Chigong, he began to regard himself as the prince. As for how the edict came from, Li Shimin knew clearly. He still had the awareness to do extraordinary things in extraordinary times.

With the emperor's edict and his usual prestige in the army, he quickly quelled the rebellion in the Forbidden Palace and consolidated it, placing it under the leadership of Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Hou Junji, Zhang Liang and others.

After that, he sent several people to recruit the Chang'an garrison. Many of these soldiers were his former subordinates. The recruitment process was extremely smooth except for some desperate elements.

Until dawn, the entire city of Chang'an was completely calm.

But to Li Shimin's helplessness, Li Yuan came to Tai Chi Hall and refused to leave. Li Shimin had no choice but to temporarily move to the side hall to handle government affairs.

Except for a few people who knew about last night's palace coup, most people were not very clear about it.

At this time, most of the court officials had come to Zhuque Gate to prepare for the court meeting, but they were dismissed by Li Shimin in the name of Li Yuan.

(End of this chapter)