While Chai Shao was roaring, he had already rushed into the depths of the hall, and he went to find his father.
To be precise, Chai Shao went to find his father's body.
Because, it seems that there is no living person in the entire palace.
After Chai Shao got out of the way, Li Shimin saw clearly the scene in the hall, and even he couldn't help but change his face.
Everyone who had followed Li Yuan in before was dead, lying on the ground, swaying around, and no one was standing.
The only person sitting there was his father Li Yuan. He was sitting on the high master's seat with his head drooped. At a glance, he knew that he was definitely not asleep, because he couldn't fall asleep in this position. Even if he opened his eyes, he would wake up on his own.
Come.
The people who rushed in with Chai Shao soon discovered that no one in the palace had any wounds on their bodies. Everyone seemed to be asleep. Moreover, their faces were all extremely rosy, dripping with red blood, and only their upper lips were red.
purple.
But so many people have lost the slightest sound of breathing.
Li Shimin knew that all of these people died of poisoning without having to go and investigate carefully in person.
Moreover, this kind of poison is extremely violent. At the moment of poisoning, everyone died without even a chance to struggle. Otherwise, there would be no sound in the hall.
"Father!" Li Shimin yelled, tears streaming down his face, and he was ready to follow Chai Shao and rush into the hall to find Li Yuan's body.
But his legs remained extremely still, and he held his breath for the first time.
"What a blind idiot!" At the same time, Li Shimin cursed secretly and glanced at the soldier commander next to him with the corner of his eye.
The soldier led a Ji Ling, who quickly grabbed Li Shimin and shouted loudly: "Second Young Master, there is still poison here, you must not go in!"
While the commander of the soldiers spoke, he did not forget to wink at the soldiers next to him.
Those who could serve as Li Shimin's personal soldiers were all smart people. After the same provocation, several more personal soldiers rushed forward and together they dragged Li Shimin to death out of the palace.
From this point of view, the whole scene became much more real. At least it seemed that Li Shimin was indeed forcibly pulled out of the hall instead of running out on his own.
It was just the military commanders beside Li Shimin, Dugu Changsu, the head of the Zheng family, and other civil and military officials who had not followed Li Yuan into the Taiji Palace. When they looked at Li Shimin again, they felt that they were chilling from head to toe, from the inside out.
He didn't even dare to look at Li Shimin anymore.
However, they couldn't help thinking secretly in their hearts.
"This son, Li Shimin, is so ruthless. He leads people to kill these personal guards outside, but inside he has arranged for someone to poison his own father."
"This son is extremely hypocritical. He clearly poisoned his biological father to death, yet he still pretends to be innocent and cries. This son is a beast with a human face and an animal heart."
"Hmph, I was obviously worried that there was still poisonous gas in the hall, so I didn't dare to go in, but I pretended to be forcibly pulled out by my own soldiers. This person is worse than a beast."
"Li Shimin's son has a deep city and his ruthless methods far surpass Li Yuan. But he killed his younger brother first, then his brother, and finally his father. How can such a person be the master of others and dominate the world? Think of Yang
Although Guang is a tyrant, he has never killed his father, brother, or brother like him!"
"Yang Guang also waited for his father to die of illness before leading his troops into the palace to seize the throne. At that time, he did not immediately kill the deposed prince, and Yang Liang was not even killed by Yang Guang. But now Li Shimin's cruelty has far exceeded that of Yang Guang.
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"Chai Shao was very loyal to Li Shimin and would not hesitate to rebel and force him to marry him, but he didn't know that Li Shimin also poisoned his own father to death. I wonder what Chai Shao would think..."
"Although Wang Junlin was called the Poison King and he did kill a lot of people, he killed all the people on the battlefield. He killed all Turks, Tuyuhun and other foreign thieves. Even if he carried out the torture of cutting into pieces with a thousand cuts, he was targeting
He is also a thief who kills innocent people indiscriminately. Now it seems that what Wang Junlin did was done by a son of destiny, and Li Shimin is the big devil. No wonder the battles with Wang Junlin fail again and again."
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Li Shimin was still acting there to his heart's content, but little did he know that the civil and military officials and some heads of wealthy families who had chosen to be loyal to him out of necessity had now quietly had a huge change in their perception of him.
Of course, Li Shimin should have noticed this when he looked back. He couldn't care about this matter now. He was only thinking about who poisoned him, Chai Shao and others.
He tried his best to recall all the people who had entered the temple before, and suddenly remembered a little person he had ignored.
That was the official who followed Li Jiancheng.
The official next to Li Jiancheng was indeed a small person, so Li Shimin had just glanced at him casually before and didn't take him seriously. Moreover, this person's appearance was so ordinary that it would be difficult to see him among the crowd on the street.
It is difficult to find or remember that such a person exists.
He turned his head sharply to look at the civil and military officials who had not entered the hall, and did not find this official among them.
In the situation just now, no one could escape, because the Taiji Hall had been surrounded by the troops brought by Chai Shao from all directions.
Therefore, since he was not outside the hall, he followed his father into the Tai Chi Hall just now.
"Go and see if the body of the person who was following the prince just now is in the main hall?" Li Shimin ordered the commander of the soldiers next to him.
Although the commander of the personal soldiers was also worried that there would be poisonous gas in the palace, he still agreed and immediately led the people into the hall in person.
His eyes had been following those of his master Li Shimin. When the latter looked at Li Jiancheng and the official behind him, he also looked over, so he also had an impression of the official of the prince dressed as Li Jing.
"Sure enough, it was him. He was the one who poisoned him. He should be Wang Junlin's man, and he was also controlling that idiot Li Jiancheng." Soon, such a personal commander came out, but the news he brought was shocking.
Li Shimin's face turned ugly.
"He is no longer in this hall, how is this possible?" Li Shimin's face was so gloomy that it could drip. He thought that this man was a dead soldier, and thought that he would also die together, but he did not expect that he had already escaped.
This shows that the other party is probably an important figure under Wang Junlin.
Then he thought of a possibility, and his expression couldn't help but change. When he looked at the men and horses brought by Chai Shao, his eyes did not change at all, but there was already some doubt in his heart.
, a cold light flashed deep in his eyes.
The Taiji Hall has side and back doors. Chai Shao's men and horses previously surrounded the entire Taiji Hall. If the poisoner wanted to leave through the back door or the side door, there must be someone among the soldiers surrounding the hall to help him, and they were by no means ordinary soldiers. At least they were all A general in charge of a certain direction.
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On the west side of Taiji Hall, there are two thousand men and horses responsible for guarding. The two thousand men are led by a captain named Zhen Ziqiang.
There was one more person among the soldiers behind him, and it was none other than Li Jing. Before, he was dressed as a civil servant beside Li Jiancheng, but now he was transformed into a fully armored cavalryman.
"I'm leaving. If you feel that you can't handle Li Shimin's methods, it's best to commit suicide directly. However, before you die, your surname and your origin can still play some role. Don't waste it." Li Jing whispered in Zhen Ziqiang's ear. As he said, only the two of them could hear this voice.
"My lord, just go ahead. The subordinates here know what to do, but please don't forget to report the merits of your subordinates to Commander Shen and the prince. Your daughter-in-law and young son live in the small courtyard at the east end of Shangye Lane in Fanyang County City. Commander Shen knows that his subordinates hope that their contribution can benefit their sons." Zhen Ziqiang said in a low voice.
After he finished speaking in a low voice, without waiting for Li Jing to reply, he pointed at the five soldiers including Li Jing and said loudly: "You guys go to the outside of the imperial city to see what is going on outside, and then come back and report to me. .”
Li Jing and four other soldiers immediately clasped their fists in agreement, rode away quickly, and soon arrived at the imperial city gate.
There was a team of men and horses left by Chai Shao to guard here. After asking the four people what they were doing out there, they didn't ask any more questions and let the four people out of the city.
It was just that when Li Jing was leaving the city, he took a deep look at the iron masked swordsman who stood there like a sculpture, holding a sword in his hand and his whole body was already stained red with blood.
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A large living person was released from the side door of Taiji Hall. This scene was seen by two thousand soldiers. Even the captain in charge of these two thousand soldiers could only hide it for a while. When Li Shimin ordered a thorough investigation, It was quickly detected.
With red eyes, Chai Shaotong personally brought Captain Zhen Ziqiang to Li Shimin.
In order to prove that the person who poisoned the Tai Chi Palace was not his, Li Shimin deliberately kept several important officials including Dugu Changsu, the head of the Zheng family, and eldest grandson Shunde.
"Zhen Ziqiang, are you the secret agent of the Far East Army?" Li Shimin asked straight to the point.
Zhen Ziqiang looked very tough, and did not cry out for injustice, nor did he kneel down to beg for mercy. He just glanced at the head of the Zheng family next to him with a complicated and extremely cryptic look, then looked at Li Shimin, snorted coldly, held his neck, and said: "Two Young Master, you just want the world to think that it was not you who killed His Highness Prince Tang, so I am who you think I am, but I am always dead, is there any difference?"
Ever since Zhen Ziqiang entered the door, Li Shimin had been staring closely at him, so although the other party glanced at the head of the Zheng family very covertly, Li Shimin still noticed it.
When he heard what Zhen Ziqiang said again, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly narrowed, because at this moment, he thought of many things.