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Chapter 590: Chaos in the Eastern Capital (3)

On the first day of November in the first year of Yifeng, the first snow fell this winter. It was not too big, and it stopped in half an hour. It only coated Luoyang City with a layer of light white, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye when the wind blew. I went, but the sky turned cold, but it didn't affect Gaozong's interest. A grand Zetianmen feast was still held as scheduled. From the time of You, the feast continued until the end of the time of Xu. The monarchs and ministers were all happy, as for whether everyone was really excited, only the old man would know, at least Li Xian was really unhappy in his heart, not for anything else, just because of the so-called celebration banquet It's all here to celebrate Li Xian's big victory. The period is inevitably filled with shitty articles and poems praising Li Xian. In the meantime, how can Li Xian be happy? If it is possible, he really doesn't want to To attend, but as the crown prince, not only can Li Xian not be absent, but he also has to be silly and happy with all the people, the unhappiness in his heart is unavoidable.

If you are not happy, you are not happy, but you have to do what you should do. No matter how annoying you are, Li Xian can only force himself to have fun with everyone. After a banquet, it can be said that he is exhausted physically and mentally. After returning to the East Palace, his walking steps were unavoidable, but when he reached the Mingde Palace, Li Xian's mood suddenly cheered up, just because the three thousand soldiers in the East Palace had already gathered In front of the hall, under the illumination of the lanterns and candles, the bright swords and guns reflected a cold light, and inadvertently, a sense of chilling and killing was already welling up.

"See Your Highness!"

With his head held up slightly, Li Xian walked past the formation of three thousand soldiers expressionlessly, without any words to explain, but his footsteps seemed a little hasty. It is obvious that Li Xian's heart is not what it looks like It looked so peaceful, and when I walked into the spacious Mingde Hall, I immediately saw more than a dozen people who had been waiting inside surrounded me one after another, bowing to greet each other.

"Well, let's all be flat!"

Li Xian nodded his head reservedly, raised his hand vainly, and signaled that everyone should not be too polite, and then, regardless of how everyone reacted, he strode up to the front door with big strides. The upper end sat down.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Xian was free to do whatever he wanted, but the group of people who were waiting did not dare to be careless, until Li Xian had settled down in the big seat, and all the people who had been bowing all the time thanked Qi Qixun and retreated to the two sides - standing on the left All of them are generals with armor, the six leading and deputy generals of the East Palace are all listed, the leader is Hu Ben leading the general Fang Quan, who is the younger brother of the Crown Princess Fang, a Qinghe native, who has practiced martial arts since childhood, and is skilled in martial arts When he was doing well, the other eleven generals below him were all talents recruited by Li Xian when he was the prince. As for the people standing on the right, there were relatively fewer people, there were only two people in total, all dressed in black, The burly man with a towering figure is named Chen Xiaotian, and the other thin man is Zhu Kaizhi. The two of them were originally from high-ranking gangsters, and they have been secretly working for Li Xian for many years. They each have a group of martial arts experts The subordinate is the leader of the dark forces in the hands of Li Xian.

"My lords, I already have a good idea of ​​the situation. I didn't need to say anything. Now, the arrow is on the string, and I have to do it if I don't want to. If you don't want to follow me, you can still withdraw now." Before it's too late, I will give you a chance to repent."

Li Xian glanced at the crowd with a flushed face, some nervously twitched a few times, waved his hand, put on a heroic posture, and said in a high voice.

"We are all willing to serve His Highness with our lives, Your Highness, please make it clear!"

The people present are all old people who have followed Li Xian for many years, how can they not know Li Xian's temperament, don't look at what he said in his mouth, but in fact, if someone really wants to quit, they will definitely not be able to get out The door of the main hall—more than a month ago, when the relevant battle plan was formulated, some people really wanted to quit. At this time, Li'er retreated, whether he wanted to or not, it was inevitable to make a firm statement.

"Okay! If you can live up to my palace, this palace will definitely not disappoint you. After the matter is completed, all of you will be the heroes of the country, and the title of prince in Jin Dynasty is just a matter of trivial matters. Regarding this The palace can swear to the sky, the emperor is above, and the rich soil is below, if I, Li Xian, have failed all the heroes, I shall be punished by a thousand swords!"

Although Li Xian is a bit headstrong, he is not a fool. He is also good at acting, but when he sees him rise up suddenly, he raises his finger to make an extremely generous swear. It was as if he really wanted to show his heart to everyone.

"I am willing to go through fire and water for His Highness, and die without regret!"

As soon as Li Xian had reached this point, the crowd could not stand still, they all knelt down in unison, expressing their loyalty.

"Okay! If that's the case, then let's start, you wait and come with me!"

Now that the words have been explained thoroughly, Li Xian didn't want to waste any more words. He shook his wide sleeves and strode down the front gate. Before.

"Clap!"

As soon as they saw Li Xian and others walking out of the main hall, although the three thousand armored soldiers did not make much movement, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Xian, most of them were confused and perplexed. Because at this time, most of the soldiers still don't know what Li Xian's intention is to call the whole army here in the middle of the night. In the middle of their anxiety, they saw Li Xian raised his hand and tapped his palm twice. Zhang Che directed a group of young eunuchs to bring over a dozen large boxes, and without asking for instructions, he directly placed the boxes in front of the array, and then lifted the lid of the boxes to reveal the contents inside.

"hiss……"

"Well……"

The three thousand armored soldiers have been in the East Palace for a long time, and they are used to seeing luxurious people, but when they suddenly saw more than a dozen boxes filled with jewels, jade, gold bricks, etc., they all couldn't help but gasped. Qi, eyes full of intoxication.

"Xuan!"

Li Xian was obviously very satisfied with the reaction of the soldiers, but he didn't say much, just spit out a word calmly.

"The Holy Son of Heaven has an edict saying: It is not a day since the rebellion and chaos. I have suffered a lot from it. The rooster sits in the morning. The law of heaven does not tolerate it. Every time I want to set things right, there are treacherous and sycophants in the palace. The crown prince is virtuous and worthy of great responsibility, and I specially ordered the crown prince to enter the palace to put an end to the chaos, so as to rectify the universe, this is my honor!"

As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, he saw Zhang Che flashing out from the side. With a shake of his hand, he took a yellow silk masked imperial decree hidden in his sleeve, and spread it out slowly, melodiously and frustratingly. Proclaimed loudly.

"Om..."

As soon as Zhang Che's imperial edict was proclaimed, all the three thousand soldiers were in commotion. Although no one dared to make a loud noise, the buzzing and humming sounded together.

"Cough cough!"

The reaction of the soldiers was quite strong, but Li Xian didn't care about it, because all this was in his expectation, so he just stood still and let the soldiers discuss privately. It wasn't until the buzzing sound subsided a little that he faked coughing twice, and stopped the turmoil of the troops with one hand.

"Everyone has been with me for many years. You should know my temperament. I don't want to say too much about it. Now that my father and emperor are in trouble, I will go there generously. Even if I die a hundred times, I won't say no. However, I am alone, even if I want to, I am powerless. Whether I can bring down Wu Ni and all the treacherous parties depends on your efforts. Those who have made great achievements can even be named marquises and be the heroes of the country. If you are willing to do it, you don’t need to say anything, please bare your left arm!"

Li Xian looked around at the restless soldiers, and slowly opened his mouth, but the more he spoke, the more passionate he became. arm, pointing high up at the night sky.

"Shh!"

As soon as Li Xian's voice fell, all the generals standing behind him followed suit. More than a dozen left arms were all raised high. Seeing this, the soldiers either resolutely, or They all raised their bare left arms hesitantly, and for a moment, thousands of hands pointed directly at the night sky like a forest, and the scene was quite spectacular.

"Okay, okay, I'm not mistaken. With such loyal and courageous warriors as you, there is hope for my Tang Dynasty, my father and the people of the world will be saved. I would like to thank you all!"

Seeing that the three thousand soldiers all expressed their attitudes, Li Xian was so excited that he couldn't hold it back, his eyes were red, tears flowed down uncontrollably, his words choked up, and in the end, he acted so much that even he himself touched.

"boom……"

Not to mention, most of the [-] soldiers were deeply moved by Li Xian's expression of affection, and it was unknown who led them, so the [-] soldiers all knelt on the ground.

"Please rise, gentlemen, the time has come, attack!"

Excitement turned into excitement, but Li Xian would not forget his business because of it. Seeing that the army's morale had been set, he didn't dare to delay any longer, his face suddenly became serious, and he gave the order to send troops in a cold voice.

With Li Xian's order, the twelve generals who had already been on standby for a long time did not dare to neglect. After each of them agreed with a loud bang, they returned to their own teams and nervously started the final preparations before the battle. It became a group... Tongxun Gate, a city gate connecting the East Palace and the Imperial Palace, built a related city, but it was not always opened, and the prince was not allowed to enter or leave the Imperial Palace through this gate, whether he was going to court or retreating. This gate will only be opened to the prince when the emperor calls for it urgently. Besides, the gate is often locked and is almost idle. Of course, there are not many garrisons, only the two battalions of Yulin The army is on duty here, and the rotation is carried out every ten days. Although there are not many troops, because the Guancheng is not big, the defense is very strict. Even in the middle of the night, there are two teams of patrols on the top of the city. Patrolling back and forth, counting the sentries, there are more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Army on duty at night. All the men in black leaped and approached the city wall, but so many defenders at the top of the city didn't even respond at all, completely unaware that a catastrophe was approaching.

(End of this chapter)