Tiantang

Chapter 111 Goshuhan is better than the emperor's secret decree
I caught a cold today, and I have been infused with fluids, two shifts first, and I will try to make up for it tomorrow.Please excuse me.

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Chapter 119

Thick smoke billowed in the Xingqing Palace, and the cries and shouts shook the sky.

Li Wan frowned, turned her head and glanced at Gao Xianzhi behind her.

Gao Xianzhi hurried forward and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, the palace suddenly caught fire, I don't know... why?"

Li Wan remained silent.Turning his head and continuing to stare at the layers of gorgeous cornices of the Xingqing Palace complex, it took a long time before he smiled lightly and said, "Leave it alone. If the father wants to set himself on fire and carry it to the end with the king, it will save the king a whole lot." A lot of effort."

"Over there at Daming Palace, what's going on?"

Gao Xianzhi smiled slightly, "Prince Sheng is not slow. Ninety percent of the courtiers have signed a joint agreement to support His Highness as the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty...Your Highness, I think it's better to just directly..."

Li Wan laughed, "Shuai Gao, there is no need to rush this."

"This king can be the crown prince first... As for the throne, this king thinks, my father will definitely let me share his worries in the next step." A sneer appeared on the corner of Li Wan's mouth.

Obviously, as long as Li Longji issued an edict to abolish Li Heng, Li Wan would be registered as the crown prince.Immediately afterwards, Li Wan would hit the snake with the stick, and once again threatened Li Longji to back down.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and Chang'an's military power were all under Li Wan's control, and the emperor was like a polished commander, so he couldn't help but refuse.

The reason why Li Wan did this was because he knew too well the character of his father.If Li Longji was threatened to abdicate at once, Li Longji might really carry it to the end. Although Li Wan was not afraid and could finally achieve his wish, he would still bear the notoriety of killing his father and king after all.

Li Wan would not do this unless it was absolutely necessary.

Li Wan only asked for the position of crown prince, and under force and circumstances, Li Longji would most likely agree.

As for Li Wan, as long as he ascended to the position of crown prince, he could justifiably take over the power of the Tang Dynasty, and then adopt various more intense and subtle means to force Li Longji to abdicate the throne.

"Gao Shuai, pass on this king's order to let King Sheng bring the courtiers' memorabilia, and go into the palace to have a talk with his father." Li Wan waved solemnly, got on his horse and galloped away.

Gao Xianzhi was astonished.

In Xingqing Palace.

Li Longji stood outside the door of the imperial study with a gloomy face, staring at the scene where the flames were soaring into the sky and the court ladies and eunuchs were calling to put out the fire.

"Yang Guozhong, that bastard! I'm going to cut him alive! I'm going to cut him alive!" Li Longji roared bitterly, but no matter how loud his voice was, it was suppressed by the sound of firefighting over there, "Old man, Where is the prince? Tell the prince to come and see me!"

Gao Lishi sighed softly, bowed and said, "Everyone, the crown prince has closed the door of the East Palace tightly, and no one is allowed to enter or leave - this old servant is worried..."

"What are you worried about?" Li Longji suddenly turned back and reprimanded viciously.

"This old slave is worried that His Highness the Crown Prince will commit suicide in despair." Gao Lishi let out a long breath.

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, his body also swayed for a while, and suddenly he spit out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed powerlessly on the ground.

"His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty—Send to the Imperial Physician, to the Imperial Physician!"

Gao Lishi screamed in panic.

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Lishan.

The Yazheng Hall of the Jinwuwei General's Mansion.

Ge Shuhan was dressed in armor, sitting majesticly in the front seat of the lobby, and on the side was Zhang Xuan, who was dressed in official robes and looked solemn.Xiao Shisanlang held a sword and stood behind Zhang Xuan.

Snapped!
Ge Shuhan suddenly slapped the desk table, stood up slowly, his awe-inspiring eyes slowly turned from the generals of the Jinwu Guard, Chang Shi, Ji Shijun, Bing Cao, Duwei, Xiaowei and other civil servants and generals in the general's mansion under the queue hall. Zuo, said in a deep voice, "Master Zhang, please announce His Majesty's will."

"Here." Everyone didn't dare to neglect, and bowed to answer.

Zhang Xuan looked at the faces of the people who were either suspicious, shocked or anxious, and secretly called luck in his heart.

Only at this time did Zhang Xuan realize that Ge Shuhan, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, had a great prestige and reputation, which was far more useful than the emperor's secret decree.If it wasn't for Zhang Xuan's sudden whim to bring Ge Shuhan here, even if he took He Jinliang with thunder, he would not be able to recover and mobilize this army.

This army horse used to be Goshuhan's old department.The murderous aura of Goshuhan's massacre of Shibao City back then and his prestige in the army over the years are enough to deter many low-level generals in the army who are about to make a move.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly got up and said loudly, "Rong Wang Li Wan rebelled, and Jinwuwei General He Jinliang rebelled against the bandits. This official ordered him to be taken down, and the Jinwuwei General was temporarily replaced by Hexi Jiedu envoy Ge Shuhan——Brother Shuai , Your Majesty is in danger, I believe that we should immediately gather soldiers and send troops to Chang'an, King Qin will save you!"

Ge Shuhan nodded generously, and shouted loudly: "Of course. All generals obey orders! Quickly gather troops and horses, and march into Chang'an!"

The Jinwu Guard's 5000 troops joined forces with Yang Lian's 2000 troops, and under the command of Ge Shuhan, they marched towards Chang'an City, a hundred miles away, with lightning speed.Under the night, the army moved at high speed, startling countless nightingales and birds, making shrill cries.

At five o'clock, this 7000-strong army quietly went outside Chang'an City.

According to Ge Shuhan's intention, it is necessary to enter the Tonghua Gate and launch a strong attack.Enter through Tonghua Gate, approach Xuanwu Gate all the way, and rescue Xingqing Palace all the way.

However, Zhang Xuan believed that the Tonghua Gate in the east, the Xuanwu Gate in the north, and the Kaiyuan Gate in the west must be heavily defended by Li Wan. Only the Mingde, Anhua, and Qixia gates in the south were relatively weak. , can be forcibly broken.

Ge Shuhan is a veteran general in the army, an invincible commander, so his eyes can't be wrong, but Zhang Xuan has his own considerations, but he can't say it clearly.

Yang Lian frowned when he saw that Zhang Xuan was "arguing" with Ge Shuhan.Xindao: As a civil servant, even if you have some strategy and courage, how can you compare with Shu Han, a famous handsome guy in the army!

But although Zhang Xuan's rank is not high, he can hold the gold medal of the emperor's secret decree, but he is the real leader of this trip.As for Ge Shuhan, it happened that he was pushed to this position by Zhang Xuan, even if Yang Lian was dissatisfied, he couldn't say it clearly.

Ge Shuhan stared deeply at the young emperor's special envoy whom he did not dare to underestimate, heaved a sigh of relief, and said softly, "Doctor Zhang, although Tonghua Gate is heavily defended, it is still very difficult for our army to concentrate on attacking one point." There is a big chance of winning. This door is the closest to the Xingqing Palace where His Majesty is, and we can rescue Your Majesty in one go!"

"Brother Shuai, Tonghua Gate is too heavily defended. Once our army is unable to attack for a long time, King Rong will definitely take risks and endanger His Majesty's safety even more..." Zhang Xuan said softly, "How about this? Brother Shuai led 5000 people to storm Tonghua Gate , Yang Shouzhuo led a thousand troops to attack Kaiyuan Gate, while I led a thousand troops to attack Mingde Gate in the south..."

"The troops are scattered..." Ge Shuhan pondered for a moment, nodded and said with emotion, "That's fine, I lead a heavy army to attract King Rong's troops, and the two attack from the west and south respectively. Everyone, remember, no matter we Whichever route enters Chang'an first, must quickly attack Xingqing Palace to rescue His Majesty!"

"Of course." Zhang Xuan cupped his hands.But he smiled indifferently in his heart, he hoped that Li Wan would kill Li Longji, completely mess up the chess game, and then start over.It's a pity that Zhang Xuan knew very well that it was true that Li Wan forced the palace to seize power, but the possibility of patricide was too low.

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In the wilderness outside Tonghua Gate, the flames were soaring into the sky, the black army horses pressed in, the sound of horseshoes and the sound of army drums shouted and killed, the sound shook the sky.

The Habayashi guard guarding the Tonghua Gate turned pale with fright, and hurriedly sent a message to King Rong Li Wan.

Li Wan was pouring his own drink in the mansion, slowly thinking about how to ascend the throne and deal with the chaos in Chang'an after the emperor compromised tomorrow, when he suddenly heard the news that King Qin's troops had rushed outside the city, and the leader was Ge Shuhan, he couldn't help but look pale big change.

Li Wan rode his horse up to the Tonghua Gate and went up to the gate tower. Gao Xianzhi hurried over to meet him.

Gao Xianzhi's complexion was very ugly. The military horses outside the city were flying the banner of the Jinwu Guards, and Ge Shuhan was personally leading them. This obviously meant that the emperor had already made arrangements, and Li Wan's so-called Jinwu Guards were all under his control. It was still an illusion after all. .

Li Wan leaned over and stared at the Jinwu Guard army horses outside the city who were about to attack the city gate immediately, his expression distorted and twitched due to extreme surprise and anger.

"He Jinliang, you bastard, you missed my king's important business!"

"Gao Shuai, quickly mobilize other city gate troops to help Tonghua Gate...Gao Shuai, I only hope that you can hold back, as long as you give me half an hour... Do you understand what I mean?"

Li Wan's face was ferocious, and his voice was deep and cold.

Gao Xianzhi silently bowed his hands and accepted the order, knowing that Li Wan would ignore it in a critical situation, and immediately attacked Li Longji.At such a time, he would not hesitate even to kill his father.

Li Wan led more than a hundred guards to Xingqing Palace, and immediately ordered the three thousand guards who surrounded Xingqing Palace to storm Xingqing Palace.

But at this moment, the emperor Li Longji was lying in the imperial study exhausted physically and mentally, already unable to command the guards in the palace to resist the attack of the Habayashi guards.

On the contrary, the crown prince Li Heng and Yang Guozhong rushed up to the gate tower of the palace in order to protect themselves. Wall, and launched a desperate battle with the onslaught of Habayashi.

Of course, it was the movement outside Tonghua Gate that gave them great confidence.Sitting and waiting is death, and there is still a glimmer of life in desperate resistance, so it is not difficult to understand where to go.

The Xingqing Palace could not be attacked for a long time, and Li Wan was irritable and furious. If the guards hadn't repeatedly blocked him, he would have rushed forward to participate in the fight.

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Before Ge Shuhan attacked Tonghua Gate, Zhang Xuan had already led a thousand soldiers to lurk under Mingde's gate.According to the strategy agreed with Ge Shuhan, he had to wait for the movement of Tonghua Gate in this attack, but Zhang Xuan obviously did not follow the original plan.

He looked up at the solid city wall tens of meters high, and the faint banner of the Habayashi Guard on the wall, and after a moment of silence, he turned his head to look at Xiao Shisanlang and said softly, "Brother, is it possible for this city wall to go up? "

How could Xiao Shisanlang not understand Zhang Xuan's intention.He smiled lightly, "Brother, don't wait for a while, wait for my brother to sneak into the city and open the city gate, and you can take the opportunity to sneak in."

Zhang Xuan bowed deeply, "Please trouble brother!"

(End of this chapter)