Chapter 0370 Li Yuanjis coercion and Li Yuans compromise
Man Tang Hong Chapter 0370 Li Yuanji’s coercion and Li Yuan’s compromise
"Big, big, everybody, His Highness the King of Qi has led his troops and horses into Chang'an City."
Just when Li Yuanji forced all the soldiers of Mingdemen to jump into the river and set foot on Zhuque Street.
A eunuch stumbled into Li Shimin's palace, fell to the ground, and reported to Li Yuan in horror.
For a moment, Li Yuan felt his head buzzing, and everything went blank.
Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong were shocked.
Changsun's face turned paler at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Only the simple Li Chengqian felt that finally there was a good man who was willing to listen to him and help him.
Almost at the same time.
Li Jiancheng also got the news.
"Your Highness, Prince Qi is crazy!"
Feng Li rushed into Sanshui Hall in panic and shouted in panic.
Li Jiancheng is concocting the explanation he prepared for Li Yuan, the 'real culprit' who poisoned Li Shimin.
Feng Li shouted something, and the knife in Li Jiancheng's hand tilted, leaving a slanted scar on the body of the 'real murderer'.
"Reincarnation Paradise"
Li Jiancheng was immediately annoyed, "It took a lot of effort for me to find such a suitable candidate, but you ruined it all of a sudden."
Dou Gui comforted him like a good old man: "Fortunately, we still have options, and His Highness does not need to be angry."
Li Jiancheng took two deep breaths and tried to calm down, "I lost my composure."
After poisoning Li Shimin tonight, something was wrong with him.
He simply couldn't maintain his usual benevolent appearance, and he had so many complicated emotions in his heart that he would subconsciously get angry if something didn't go his way.
He felt guilty towards Li Yuan, Queen Taimu, and Li Shimin.
There is also anger towards Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Zheng Guanyin.
There is also the pleasure of getting what you want soon.
In short, all kinds of emotions gathered in his heart, making it impossible for him to calm down.
"What happened? Why are you so panicked?"
Dou Gui knew that Li Jiancheng would not be in a calm mood tonight, so he asked Feng Li for Li Jiancheng.
Feng Li raised his hand to Li Jiancheng and said quickly: "I have just received the news that King Qi led the six unified army mansions in his mansion and broke through the Mingde Gate not long ago."
Li Jiancheng and Dou Gui were both shocked.
Dou Gui was the first to lose his composure, "What does he want to do? Rebellion?"
While Dou Gui was speaking, he had already stood up. His hair and beard were spread out, and there was not only anger but also fear on his face.
The reason why he lost his composure was that he clearly remembered that Dou and Li Yuanji had a grudge.
If Li Yuanji still thinks about his grudge against Dou at this time, he might kill Dou.
Although there are many soldiers and horses stationed in Chang'an City, the troops in each Wuxun Mansion together are a powerful force.
But the former could not abandon the Taiji Palace and go to guard the Dou Mansion. The latter could not summon them without the Holy Order, and no one dared to summon them.
So Dou appears to be more dangerous.
"Is he here for me?"
Li Jiancheng's voice became much sharper.
Feng Li lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Wei Zheng's face was ashen and he said: "Judging from what King Qi did in front of the Taiji Palace before, there is an 80% chance that he came here for His Highness. There is also a 20% chance that he came here to take advantage."
Li Jiancheng said angrily: "He still wants to take advantage, and he deserves it? Let me immediately mobilize troops to stop him and tell him to go back to Jiulongtan Mountain. If he refuses, then send him to accompany Erlang."
Li Jiancheng had already poisoned Li Shimin and started killing his brothers. He didn't mind killing another one.
But after he said his words, no one moved.
Because no one knows who to transfer.
If there were a ranking list of those who held military power in the Tang Dynasty, the number one would definitely be Li Yuan, the number two would be Li Shimin, the number three would be Li Yuanji, the number four would be Li Xiuning, and the number five would be Li Jiancheng .
Among these five men, Li Jiancheng was undoubtedly the weakest and the least vulnerable.
Not to mention dealing with the six Tongjunfus under Li Yuanji, even if they were to deal with the reserve battalions temporarily assigned to the second Tongjunfu on the left and the second on the right, they couldn't defeat them.
"Quickly dispatch the Changlin soldiers and Youwu Houwei!"
Li Jiancheng urged again.
Dou Gui's expression changed again.
Youwu Houwei is now nominally under his control.
General Youwu Houwei is the latest false position assigned to him by Li Yuan.
But Youwuhouwei was not under his control at all, and was still under the control of General Youwuhouwei who had been transferred.
If Li Jiancheng wanted to transfer Wu Houwei to the right, he would have to lobby in person.
There is a huge relationship here.
Although Li Shimin was poisoned to death by them, Li Yuan was still alive.
Would Li Yuan allow a person with a foreign surname to mobilize his army under his nose?
"Your Highness, no one can mobilize troops in Chang'an City without the Holy Order!"
At the critical moment, Wei Zheng came out to help Dou Gui.
It wasn't that he had the intention to help Dou Gui out of the siege, but that he didn't want Li Jiancheng to stimulate Li Yuan's nerves after poisoning Li Shimin.
If Li Yuan was stimulated and went crazy, he might not kill his son.
Li Yuan is not a good person.
When Li Jiancheng heard this, he struggled ferociously for a while, and finally shouted unwillingly, "Go back to the palace!"
Only the palace is safer now.
After all, no matter how many soldiers and horses Li Yuanji has, no matter how powerful they are, they are not as many or as powerful as those in the palace.
Since Li Yuanji cannot be stopped, the only way to be safe is to go back to the palace.
After Li Jiancheng finished shouting, he left Sanshui Palace with a gloomy face and hurried to the palace.
Dou Gui chased him out tightly.
Wei Zheng shouted at Li Jiancheng's back: "What should we do with the King of Huai'an and the King of Hejian?"
Li Jiancheng did not reply.
Wei Zheng hesitated to speak, and in the end he could only leave a dozen people behind and continue to look at Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong.
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Just when Li Jiancheng was leading people to the palace, Li Yuan was leading people to rush out of the palace.
Although he cared about Li Shimin's life and death, when he learned that Li Yuanji was leading an army into Chang'an City, he had to put Li Shimin aside temporarily and rush to stop Li Yuanji.
In his opinion, Li Yuanji's treacherous son has undoubtedly gone crazy again.
There is no need to guess the reason for going crazy, it must be the same as last time.
When Li Yuan rushed to the gate of the palace, Li Yuanji had already led his troops to the city.
Arrogant, domineering, arrogant, bold and other words that describe madmen were all used on Li Yuanji by the soldiers guarding the palace.
They looked at the dark steel jungle below the city head and sweated nervously.
They were not afraid, but they were simply worried that Li Yuanji would force his way into the palace like last time.
In that case, they will definitely have to fight Li Yuanji.
It's just that the sword has no eyes.
If someone's crossbow is not controlled well and Li Yuanji is injured, everyone will be in trouble.
Don't look at Li Yuanji who led his troops to the foot of the palace city and committed countless serious crimes of beheading.
People will not die in the end.
Because after they lost Bingzhou, they were doing fine without losing a hair, let alone leading soldiers and horses in a parade at the foot of the palace city.
"Treason! What do you want to do? Rebellion?"
Li Yuan was already in a very bad mood, but when he saw Li Yuanji approaching the palace with troops, he became even more angry.
He almost yelled this sentence in the most angry tone possible.
Li Yuanji raised his neck without fear and said: "If our family insists on killing each other for that position, then this one is against me!"
Li Yuan shivered with anger.
Because this was the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty that someone had said in front of him that he wanted to rebel against him. This person was still his son. You can imagine how angry he was.
But Li Yuan opened his mouth several times, but was unable to utter a word of rebuke.
There was a voice in his heart constantly reminding him.
This treacherous son is not here to take advantage of others, nor does he have any rebellious intentions.
He simply couldn't stand the idea of Jiancheng and Shimin killing each other for the sake of the crown prince's position.
He is kind and kind, but a bit of a bastard.
He is a good son, a better son than Jiancheng and Shimin, so we can't be too harsh on him.
If Li Jiancheng hadn't poisoned Li Shimin, Li Yuan might have gone crazy long ago and mobilized the left and right guards in the palace to give Li Yuanji a thunderous blow.
But it is precisely because of Li Jiancheng's poisoning of Li Shimin that Li Yuanji raised an army for the sake of his brothers and the anger in his heart, which makes it even more precious.
After all, there is one son who values family affection more than the position of prince or even the position of emperor.
This proves that Li Yuan's love for his son was not in vain.
"You traitor! Get out of here within a quarter of an hour! I can pretend that nothing happened! If you don't get out, I will take away your power, strip you of your title, and demote you to a commoner!"
"
Li Yuan yelled angrily at Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji stiffened his neck and said without hesitation: "You let me go in and find out who poisoned my second brother. Once I find out who poisoned my second brother, I will leave after I find out and kill the culprit."
Li Yuan wanted to shout that no one poisoned Li Shimin. It was Li Shimin who accidentally ate poisonous things and was poisoned.
He didn't want to express his suspicions or intensify the bloody fight between his sons.
But before he could speak, someone spoke for him.
"His Royal Highness King Qi, the thief who poisoned His Highness King Qin has been caught. Please check with His Highness King Qi."
Wei Zheng didn't know when he appeared on the edge of the battle formation formed by the soldiers of Prince Qi's Mansion and Tongjun Mansion, and he spoke calmly.
However, beside Wei Zheng, there was no trace of Li Jiancheng and others, only a thin maid who was tied up with five flowers.
Li Yuanji followed the sound and his eyes fell on Wei Zheng, showing his coldness.
"Oh?! Caught it? Bring it here and let me take a look!"
Li Yuanji said coldly.
Wei Zheng hurriedly rushed to Li Yuanji's horse with his maids.
The long knife in Li Yuanji's hand suddenly raised, Wei Zheng was startled, his whole body stiffened, and he froze on the spot, and beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
However, Li Yuanji's sword did not fall on Wei Zheng, nor on the thin maidservant.
Instead, he opened the thin maid's mouth with the silk cloth stuffed in her mouth.
"Did you poison my second brother?"
Li Yuanji asked.
The maid said with a venomous look on her face: "I was the one who poisoned you! I have devoted myself to the palace for so many years just to kill that thief Li Shimin!"
"oh?"
Li Yuanji sneered coldly: "So, you have a grudge against my second brother?"
The maid immediately admitted it.
Li Yuanji struck again with a sharp knife, killing the maid in an instant.
Blood spattered Wei Zheng's face.
Wei Zheng trembled all over and did not dare to move.
Li Yuanji turned his knife and put it on Wei Zheng's neck, "Do you, or should I say you, think I'm an idiot? Don't you know how to find someone with weight when looking for a scapegoat?
If you use Dou Gui as a scapegoat today, I will admit it.
What's the point of finding a maid?
Do you think everyone is an idiot?"
Li Yuanji's knife came a little closer to Wei Zheng, and he shouted in a stern voice, "If you have the guts to do it, but don't have the guts to admit it, and let a woman take the blame, what kind of men are you?"
Wei Zheng felt the slightest chill on his neck and gritted his teeth and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me. Is it true that this thief woman took advantage of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin's unpreparedness to poison His Highness the King of Qin?"
Li Yuanji sneered: "She could poison my second brother so easily, why would she let my eldest brother go? Could it be that the enemies of my Li family seek revenge from us, and we should still divide them?"
Or have you ever seen such a person?"
Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "There are many people with clear grudges."
Li Yuanji slapped Wei Zheng with a knife, knocked him to the ground, and yelled, "Fart!"
After scolding Wei Zheng, he stopped talking to Wei Zheng and shouted to Li Yuan on the palace wall: "Father, let Li Jiancheng come out and let me chop him!"
I won’t chop him to death, at most I’ll let him be my second brother’s companion.”
"That's nonsense. This matter really has nothing to do with your elder brother. It's purely the work of a traitor."
Li Yuan was not sure whether or when Li Shimin could escape from danger, so he still spoke out to excuse Li Jiancheng.
Li Yuanji stared and asked, "Do you believe what my father said?"
Li Yuan also stared angrily, "Why don't you believe it? What my father said is the Tianxian!"
Li Yuanji sneered: "Father, are you going to endorse Li Jiancheng?"
Li Yuan said nothing.
Because there is no way to answer.
To defend Li Jiancheng, he already felt ashamed of Li Shimin.
If he says a few more words, he will feel even more guilty.
Li Shimin's life and death are still unknown, so he is helping the murderer to escape, and it is not the work of his father.
"I don't know what my second brother will think when he hears this if he gets better."
Li Yuanji said coldly, but his heart blossomed with joy.
Li Shimin woke up and would be furious to death when he heard this.
"You rebellious son, why don't you retreat quickly! Are you really going to get to the point where it can't be ended? As a father, can you really tolerate your wanton behavior?"
Li Yuan felt even more guilty at Li Yuanji's words, and scolded Li Yuanji again.
Li Yuanji also took a step back, "I can leave here, but I must seal Quchi and Donggong and investigate this matter."
This matter was done by Li Jiancheng, and it must be firmly placed on Li Jiancheng's head.
Only in this way can the benevolence in Li Jiancheng's reputation for benevolence be destroyed.
When Li Shimin turned around and woke up, he destroyed Li Jiancheng's reputation for benevolence.
Then Li Jian's foundation was completely gone.
At that time, you will be suitable to be a qualified emperor.
"You can do whatever you want in Quchi, but not in the East Palace."
Li Yuan finally figured it out. Li Yuanji would not leave unless he bit a piece of meat tonight.
Compared with the previous time, Li Yuanji was already very restrained.
So he also took a step back.
"I must lead people to seal off the East Palace."
Li Yuanji did not retreat.
Li Yuan did not retreat, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't be too presumptuous!"
"How about sealing off the East Palace dormitory? Everything is in the palace, and there is no need to talk to outsiders."
Pei Ji, who had been playing dumb around Li Yuan, finally spoke.
It was a bad idea as soon as he opened his mouth.
He rushed to the palace not long after Li Shimin was carried back to Chengqing Hall, but he did not go to Chengqing Hall, but guarded at Taiji Hall.
When Li Yuan rushed to the palace city, he followed him.
Although Pei Ji's idea was bad, it was in line with Li Yuan and Li Yuanji's psychological expectations.
Li Yuan hesitated for a long time with a straight face, and finally said: "I can temporarily appoint Su Dingfang to lead the palace as Prince Zuonei, that's all.
If you don't agree, just do whatever you want.
But I will mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the garrison on the left and right, the guards on the left and right in the Preparation Palace, and the guards in the Prison Gate Palace on the left and right."
Li Yuan still compromised with his son, but he kept his bottom line and did not indulge his son too much.
If his son doesn't agree, he will really launch an army.
Li Yuanji didn't want to make a big deal out of it. He was forced to come out to protect his character, and he also confirmed Li Jiancheng's cruel and unkind side in poisoning Li Shimin.
So after testing Li Yuan's bottom line, he hesitated for a while and then agreed.
After Li Yuan persuaded his son, he suddenly said coldly to Pei Ji, "Tell me, my family of martial artists of all ranks in the Tang Dynasty has many capable troops. How did they allow Yuan Ji to appear under the palace in a majestic manner?
Are they expecting Yuanji to do something?
Do you think the guards on the palace city are incompetent? Even after Yuanji arrived at the city gate, they remained unmoved?
If other people come to the city with troops, will they do the same thing?"
It is one thing for Li Yuan to pamper his son, but it is another thing for his ministers to be derelict in their duties, or harbor evil intentions and ignore the king's safety.
Pei Ji felt cold sweat pouring to the top of his head for a moment.
