From the house where the darkroom is located to the Xuanwu Gate, one has to cross the entire Western Neiwan under the rolling heat wave.
The Western Garden is an extension of the royal "Royal Garden". In addition to the eunuchs in charge, it is also guarded by soldiers from the Zuotun Guard, as well as various wolves, insects, tigers, leopards and other ferocious beasts.
When Li Yuanji led his people to the north gate of Xi Nei Wan, there were already people waiting at the door.
It was a group of soldiers in black armor. They didn't say a word and just stood guard at the door quietly.
After Li Yuanji and his people passed by, they silently closed the north gate of Xi Nei Wan.
After they closed the door, Li Yuanji and his party clearly saw dozens of corpses lying behind the door, dressed as the eunuchs in charge of the Western Neiwan and the guards.
"Your Highness, who are they and why are they helping us?"
Xue Wanche asked curiously as he hurried on.
He recalled carefully and found that Li Yuanji did not seem to have such black-armored soldiers who could move freely in the palace.
So he was very curious about the origins of these black-armored soldiers.
The reason why he pays so much attention to these black-armored soldiers is because he feels a strong aura of toughness from these black-armored soldiers.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
Xue Wanshu glared at his brother fiercely and reminded him sternly.
Xue Wanche surprisingly didn't say anything back.
Li Yuanji seemed to have not heard the conversation between the two brothers and kept busy on his way.
He didn't explain much about the origin of the black-armored soldiers.
Because he couldn't tell the origin of the black-armored soldiers, he only knew that they were one of the few achievements made by Xie Shufang during his tenure as the guard of the built-in gate.
Maybe, they used to be members of Xie Shufang's family, maybe they used to be members of the six military commanders in the family, maybe they used to be the people who guarded the left and right.
Anyway, they were people carefully selected and trained by Xie Shufang, and secretly placed in Xi Nei Wan.
Their loyalty has been verified by Xie Shufang, so there is no need to doubt it, and there is no need to delve into their past.
The reason why they wore black armor and remained silent was to hide their identities.
Their mission this time is to control the north gate of the West Neiwan. Apart from this, they have no other missions, so there is no need to reveal their identity.
Xie Shufang spent a lot of money to select them, train them, and place them, so there is no need to waste it so hastily.
Crossing Xi Nei Wan, you will arrive at Xuanwu Gate.
Flags are flying on the door wall, and there is a forest of iron armor.
The soldiers of the Zuotun Guards stood there like carved wood and clay sculptures, and their crossbows were like steel thorns, covering every crenelation.
Chang He, a tall and burly man, wearing a mountain armor, blocked a crenel, watching Li Yuanji and his entourage slowly approach with deep eyes.
"General, there are enemies!"
A cold-faced captain standing next to Chang He frowned and whispered.
Chang He nodded slowly, and the soldier under his command wiped the cold-faced captain's neck with a knife.
The cold-faced captain covered his neck with both hands and looked at Chang He in disbelief.
Chang He turned around slowly and met the cold-faced colonel's gaze. He saw two words from the cold-faced colonel's eyes.
"Did you betray His Highness?"
"Why did you betray His Highness?"
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Perhaps in order to prevent the cold-faced Colonel from dying in peace, or perhaps in order to let other people who didn't know the truth know the truth of the matter, Chang He answered the cold-faced Colonel's question in a deep tone.
"I did not betray His Highness King Qin, I just surrendered to His Highness King Qi first, and then was recruited by His Highness King Qin..."
"..."
There was one more thing Chang He didn't say.
That is, His Highness the King of Qi gave more than His Highness the King of Qin.
With Chang He's answer, the cold-faced captain fell to the ground with a thud. Others who didn't understand the truth of the matter also reacted at this moment.
One by one, they knelt on the ground.
"My subordinates are willing to follow the general's lead!"
At this moment, they all know what decision to make.
Either show your loyalty to Chang He and the King of Qi behind Chang He, or die.
If they don't want to die, they must show their loyalty.
Chang He saw everyone kneeling in front of him, nodded expressionlessly, and ordered: "Go and open the palace door and welcome His Royal Highness King Qi into the palace!"
"Here!"
The Xuanwu Gate was quickly opened.
Li Yuanji and his party appeared in Xuanwu Gate without any effort.
Chang He immediately came forward with his confidants, "I will see His Highness the King of Qi..."
Li Yuanji looked at Chang He, nodded, and said, "Where is my second brother now?"
Chang He bowed and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has entered the built-in door and is ambushing both sides of the built-in door."
Li Yuanji nodded again and asked, "Have the people my second brother left here been dealt with?"
Chang He solemnly said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has already dealt with it after he entered the built-in door."
Li Yuanji praised: "Well done, where are my father's people?"
Chang He hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The saint's people are all over Zuotunwei. It is impossible for me to deal with them all at once, so I can only find a reason to move them away and replace the top and bottom of Xuanwu Gate with my confidants."
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However, this situation cannot last long, so His Highness must leave Xuanwu Gate within an hour."
As for whether to go further into the inner gate or step back to the west inner gate, it is not Chang He's decision.
He just told Li Yuanji the specific situation.
Li Yuanji pondered and nodded: "One hour is enough..."
After saying this, Li Yuanji asked again: "Should my second brother keep someone at the built-in door?"
Chang He nodded and said: "The two deputy commanders of the built-in gate have been replaced by His Highness the King of Qin, and more than a thousand soldiers inside the built-in gate have also turned to His Highness the King of Qin. Once there are a large number of soldiers and horses in the palace to disrupt His Highness the King of Qin's plan, they will
In an instant, he rushed out of the inner door to help His Highness the King of Qin."
Li Yuanji glanced at Chang He and said: "Then you must first take down the two assistants of the built-in door before you can enter the built-in door."
Chang He hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has not moved yet. If we act rashly, we will easily frighten the enemy."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yuanji nodded and said: "So we wait here for now, and then we will take action after my second brother takes action."
Chang He cupped his fists and said, "I will send someone to keep an eye on the movements of His Highness the Crown Prince."
There is no need to guess when Li Shimin will take action.
Li Shimin's target is Li Jiancheng, and as soon as Li Jiancheng shows up, he will definitely take action.
So by keeping an eye on Li Jiancheng's movements, you can clearly know when Li Shimin took action.
Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "If there is ice, help us get some ice. If there is no ice, just give us a cattail leaf fan."
Wearing a heavy armor and walking in the scorching heat, it doesn't take long for you to become sweaty.
Li Yuanji's inner clothes have been completely soaked with sweat and have completely stuck to his body. He must cool down as soon as possible, otherwise he will not be able to fight with Li Shimin's people or even Li Jiancheng's people.
The situation of Xue Wanshu and others is worse than him.
"I will go and prepare immediately..."
Chang He agreed and soon appeared in front of Li Yuanji and his party with a small basin of ice cubes and a lot of cattail fans.
The ice cubes were naturally prepared for Li Yuanji, and the cattail fans were naturally prepared for others.
Ice cubes were definitely considered a luxury item in Datang, especially in the hot summer.
With Chang He's identity, it is impossible for him to open it.
So he couldn't take out much, it could only be used by Li Yuanji to relieve the heat.
Li Yuanji did not enjoy the ice to himself, but gave everyone a small piece to hold in their mouths to relieve the heat together.
He also took a small piece of ice in his mouth, picked up the cattail fan and frantically cooled himself down.
When the ice in his mouth was halfway melted, the person Chang He sent to keep an eye on Li Jiancheng came back to report that Li Jiancheng had arrived.
Li Yuanji stood up almost instantly, led the people along the stairs on the south wall of Xuanwu Gate, and climbed up the south wall of Xuanwu Gate, which is the north wall of the built-in door.
In the urn city with the built-in gate and on the south wall of the built-in gate, the two deputy commanders of the built-in gate who were facing Li Shimin were leading more than a thousand soldiers to prepare.
Li Yuanji did not move after leading people to climb up the wall. When the shouts of death rang out from outside the south wall of the built-in door, he quickly rushed towards a deputy guard of the built-in door.
When the built-in door assistant responded, a crossbow gun had already pierced him.
"kill!"
After Li Yuanji threw three crossbows in succession, he waved the machete in his hand and killed them.
Xue Wanshu and others each held weapons and followed closely behind.
"Your Highness, there is an ambush, run away!"
When another deputy at the built-in door alerted Li Shimin that there was an ambush, Li Yuanji had already led his men to kill him and cut off his head with a knife. Blood spurted out along his neck, spraying all over Li Yuanji's face.
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But Li Yuanji didn't care at all.
After Xue Wanjun took control of everyone on the wall of the built-in gate city, and after Chang He took control of everyone in the built-in gate city with his confidants, the built-in gate officially changed hands.
When Li Yuanji stood on the top of the city wall on the south wall of the built-in gate and looked down, he happened to see Li Shimin bending his bow and setting an arrow, shouting at the back of Li Jiancheng as he fled in embarrassment.
"Brother, please leave!"
Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong were like two pioneers, rushing to the front and killing all the East Palace guards who tried to stop them.
Changsun Wuji and others followed closely behind, riding astride their horses and waving their weapons.
Li Jiancheng led a small number of people, only two hundred, who could not stop their attack, not to mention that Zhang Shigui led a group of crossbowmen who were frantically shooting at his people.
It was precisely because Zhang Shigui was leading a group of crossbowmen that he did not participate in the pursuit, so he was also the first to hear the shouts of the deputy commander of the built-in door, and the first to discover that the built-in door had changed its owner.
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After seeing that the people they arranged on the built-in door were replaced by a group of strangers, Zhang Shigui immediately pulled his neck and shouted.
"Your Highness! There is an ambush! The built-in door has changed hands!"