Li Yuanji waved Xue Wanshu away and began to make preparations.
Although he didn't know what kind of scene he would face in two days, he knew that there would be a battle between him and Li Shimin. This battle would determine the ownership of the throne of the Tang Dynasty and the future of the Tang Dynasty, so there was no room for it.
There is no room for any sloppiness or mistakes.
While the armor, swords, bows, and horses were prepared, the day passed quietly.
Ling Jing appeared in Jiudao Palace again and brought the latest news.
"Your Highness, I have passed on your order in accordance with your instructions."
Ling Jing stood in the main hall of Jiudao Palace, bowed and spoke solemnly.
Li Yuanji sat on the eucalyptus table at the back of the hall, holding the iron knife given by Qu Tutong in his hand. While wiping the clear oil on it, he asked: "What's new about my eldest brother and second brother?"
Ling Jing said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned Feng Li and Zhao Chengyong last night and kept them overnight in the palace. The guards in various places in the East Palace were also replaced by the fierce soldiers Li Yi gave to His Highness the Crown Prince.
This morning, His Highness the King of Qin summoned Changsun Shunde, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Zhang Gongjin and others in the name of discussing military aircraft.
At present, they are still gathered in Tiance Mansion and have no intention of leaving the palace."
Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that both Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin planned to take action in the palace.
This is the same as recorded in history, and there is not much difference. However, it is not ruled out that there will be no variables.
After all, the struggle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin occurred two and a half years earlier than recorded in history.
Two and a half years is enough time for many things to change.
"How is the preparation for the house outside Xi Nei Wan that I asked you to prepare half a year ago?"
Li Yuanji put down the iron sword in his hand, stared at Ling Jing and asked.
Ling Jing cupped his fists and said, "I've been ready for a long time."
"That's good……"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Everything in Jiudao Palace will be entrusted to you."
Ling Jing bowed deeply and said, "I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust."
Li Yuanji nodded, without saying anything more, he called the guard guarding the door to put on his armor, and left Jiudao Palace quietly.
In the evening, Li Yuanji appeared in the house prepared by Ling Jing.
The house was built on civilian land. To the south is the city wall of Chang'an City. To the south is the city wall of the imperial city. Within the city wall is the imperial west garden.
Compared with Xi Nei Wan, which is lined with green trees and complete with pavilions and pavilions, the house is inconspicuous.
There are even fewer buildings in the house.
There are only three mud houses made of rammed loess and a stone millstone.
But there is a universe underneath the house, a huge dark room that can store thousands of people.
After Li Yuanji led the guards into the darkroom, he sent people to the Xue Mansion to summon the Xue brothers and the tribes of each mansion. He changed into simple clothes and went around to the Jinguang Gate of the west gate of Chang'an City, along the
Qunxianfang and Xishi rushed to the Hejian County Prince's Mansion.
Because the attire was relatively shabby, I had to dress up a bit. After arriving at the Hejian County Prince's Mansion, I met Li Xiaogong after several rounds of communication.
"Why are you dressed like this?!"
Li Xiaogong welcomed Li Yuanji into the house with suspicion, and stepped back. After seeing Li Yuanji's true appearance, he asked with a blank look on his face.
Li Yuanji found a seat and sat down on his own. He did not show off to Li Xiaogong and said straight to the point, "Cousin, things are going to change..."
Li Xiaogong's expression changed again and again. He changed his usual blustering temperament and moved closer to Li Yuanji. He lowered his voice and said, "I feel this..."
Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong suspiciously.
Li Xiaogong hurriedly said: "I always feel that something is wrong in the atmosphere in Chang'an City these two days, but I can't say what is wrong. Now that you say this, I finally understand what is wrong."
Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong thoughtfully.
Li Xiaogong could feel that something was wrong with the atmosphere in Chang'an City without knowing it. This should be an intuition developed by his long-term military service.
"Then tell me what's wrong?"
Li Yuanji asked subconsciously.
Li Xiaogong jumped on his feet and said: "My good brother, it's already this time and you are still trying to hide yourself from me. If I knew something was wrong and you came to find me, I would have gone to Jiulongtan Mountain to find you.
Already."
Li Yuanji chuckled and said, "I thought you had noticed what would happen."
Li Xiaogong rolled his eyes angrily.
Li Yuanji put away his smile and said: "My eldest brother is going to take action..."
Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment, then widened his eyes in shock and said, "Really do it or do you pretend to do it?"
Li Yuanji seemed not to have heard Li Xiaogong's question, and added quietly, "My second brother is also going to take action..."
Li Xiaogong's eyes widened even more, and the shock in his eyes gradually turned into horror.
"You, your second brother are going to take action too?"
Li Yuanji nodded.
Li Xiaogong swallowed his saliva and said with trembling lips: "Then, then, what should we do?"
Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiaogong and said: "You don't need to do anything. You just need to control the people in your prison house after my eldest brother or my second brother takes action, strictly guard the Tai Chi Palace, and don't let anyone in or out."
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Li Xiaogong exclaimed: "You want my life?! There are still guards on the left and right in the Taiji Palace, and people from the Preparatory Palace on the left and right. With the few people under my command, how can I possibly restrain them?"
There are eleven people outside the Taiji Palace, and the few people I have are not enough to feed them!"
Li Yuanji stood up slowly, patted Li Xiaogong on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my people will come to the city to help you!"
Li Xiaogong stared wide-eyed and growled: "How can you help me?! You have 18,000 people, and the 11th Guards have more than 100,000 people. How can we fight this?"
Li Yuanji frowned slightly, used some strength on his hands and said, "Cousin, do you want to back down now that things have come to this?"
Li Xiaogong was pinched in pain and regained some sense. He immediately puffed his beard and said with a glare: "I don't want to back down! But those are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals, not hundreds of thousands of fish and shrimps.
With the few people you and I have in our hands, we will definitely die if we fight against them!"
Although the soldiers and horses of the six unified military mansions of Prince Qi are quite powerful and can defeat one against two, three against three, or even more, against hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals, there is no possibility of victory.
The difference in numbers is too great, and so is the disparity in strength.
Li Yuanji took a deep breath and shouted in a low voice: "Cousin, are you scared? Without my father's order, it would be impossible for the Eleventh Guard to enter the capital."
The Eleven Guards said they were guarding Chang'an City, but in fact the only one guarding them was Li Yuan.
Without Li Yuan's order, they could not leave the station without permission, let alone enter Chang'an City.
If Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are qualified to mobilize the Eleven Guards and enter Chang'an City, then what else can they do to make a palace coup? They can just mobilize the Eleven Guards to run them over, crushing all those who refuse to accept, leaving the rest
They are the ones who obey them.
After Li Xiaogong heard this, he finally calmed down, but he was still a little worried.
But Li Yuanji didn't wait for him to speak, and added, "Don't worry, since my eldest brother and second brother have decided to take action in the palace, they cannot give my father a chance to mobilize the eleventh guard."
If they couldn't even think of such a thing and tried to prevent it, then Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin could just play in the mud.
After all, once the Eleven Guards enter Chang'an City, everything they plan will be out of their control.
Don't say that Wan Gong has changed by then, even if it's playing with mud, it still depends on Li Yuan's accuracy.
When Li Xiaogong heard this, he calmed down completely, but did not speak.
Li Yuanji added: "If my prediction is correct, the only people you need to face are the people from the Youjianmen Mansion and the palace guards from my eldest brother and second brother's palace."
Li Xiaogong struggled in his heart and said, "Don't worry about the people on the left and right of the garrison?"
You really don't need to worry about it.
Because Li Shimin has turned the people on the left and right of the garrison into deaf and blind people. Without Li Yuan's explicit order, the people on the left and right of the garrison can only help Li Shimin block the reinforcements from the East Palace, but they can't do anything else.
, let alone walking through the Tai Chi Palace.
However, it was difficult for Li Yuanji to tell Li Xiaogong these things, so he just said, "Don't worry about it!"
Li Xiaogong said with a gloomy expression, "You really don't need to worry about it?"
Li Yuanji nodded seriously.
Li Xiaogong stood there and weighed it for a long time, then said, "Is this what you said?!"
Li Yuanji nodded again: "I said so!"
Li Xiaogong gritted his teeth and said, "Then I agree."
Before Li Yuanji could speak, Li Xiaogong added, "If your father receives an order during this period, I will act in accordance with the order."
Li Yuanji thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed to Li Xiaogong's conditions.
By the time Li Yuan knew that Li Shimin had launched a coup and responded, he should have taken control of the situation.
When the time comes, no matter what orders Li Yuan issues or how many troops he mobilizes, it will not affect his plan.
"Then it's settled. I hope you won't hurt me."
Li Xiaogong said hesitantly that he always felt like he was on a pirate ship.
Li Yuanji glanced at Li Xiaogong and said angrily: "If I wanted to harm you, you would have died long ago!"
It's not like he doesn't have a handle on Li Xiaogong.
Just the fact that Li Xiaogong hid a naval force in Jingzhou was enough for Li Yuan to kill him a dozen times.
If he had told Li Yuan about this, Li Xiaogong's head would have been moved.
"Anyway, as long as you don't harm me, I won't let you down."
Li Xiaogong raised his neck and said.
Li Yuanji glared at Li Xiaogong and said nothing more.
Li Xiaogong was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Would you like to ask Uncle Divine Power to take action together?"
Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong as if he were an idiot and said: "Uncle Shen Tong Wang is still unwilling to agree with us. If we tell him this kind of thing, where do you think we will be tomorrow?"