Life in the world is like a traveler. Life and death have always been something we have heard about. We may feel sad or regretful, but in fact it is difficult to truly understand it. Even if we see it with our own eyes, it is extremely difficult to empathize with it.
Only when you face death can you feel the horror of it.
When the blood fills the chest and the passion bursts, an ordinary man can face life and death calmly. He has a big scar on his head, but eighteen years later he is a good man again. Why should he be afraid? But when the blood cools down and the passion fades, the terror of death
It will take over my mind instantly.
Therefore, those who can calm down and face death calmly when they are in despair can be called heroes.
Without persistence of faith and noble integrity, few people can achieve it.
Li Zhi obviously can't...
Since Zhaode Palace, fully dressed and personally attending the battle, he has made up his mind to fight to the death several times in a short period of time. Either he will capture Wude Palace and become emperor, or he will be defeated in Taiji Palace and die. If he fails, he will become a benevolent person. He will never
Survive in a humble way, lingering on the last breath.
However, at this moment, the sharp tip of the spear was pressed against the neck, and the cold raindrops fell on the blade and splashed onto the skin of the neck. The heroic ambition in the chest instantly dissipated, the hot blood also quickly cooled, and the whole body shivered as if falling into an ice cellar.
Trembling, there is only one thought in my mind - no matter what, I have to live...
Facing Fang Jun's murderous eyes, Li Zhi swallowed hard and yelled at the guards on the left and right: "Put down your weapons, put down your weapons!"
He tried to keep his voice as gentle as possible, not to show that he was calm in the face of danger and not afraid of death, but because he was afraid that the louder voice would stimulate Fang Jun's emotions, causing him to mistakenly think that he was going to resist and kill him suddenly...
After hearing what Li Zhi said, the guards on the left and right looked at each other in shock, then discarded their weapons one after another, then squatted on the ground and lowered their heads.
Emperor Taizong was extremely fond of Li Zhi, even slightly less so than King Li Tai of Wei, so the guards he selected were all the best among the best, most of whom were his retinues who followed him in battles all year round.
Loyal and unparalleled in pride.
The word "surrender" has never appeared in the consciousness of these imperial guards. The heroes of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to fight to the death, how could they surrender?
At this moment, although he had to abandon his weapons and surrender due to his duty to protect Li Zhi's life, the resentment in his heart was hard to contain...
Fang Jun breathed a sigh of relief. Although he took the risk to restrain Li Zhi, he was surrounded by Jin Palace guards. If Li Zhi was ruthless and ignored the orders and fought to the death, he would be torn into pieces by these guards.
Chop into minced meat.
Now that Li Zhi has given up, his crisis will naturally be resolved...
"Come here, drive them all outside Wude Gate and keep them in separate custody. If there is any abnormal movement, kill them without mercy!"
"Here!"
The heavily armored infantry on both wings moved quickly, first separating the rebels into a team of more than a hundred people, and then drove them out from Wudemen.
The soldiers came forward and pressed Li Zhi to the ground, peeled off the armor and stomach, then took off the middle coat from the dead soldier and tore it into strips of cloth. They put several strips of cloth together and twisted them into ropes, and tied Li Zhi tightly with five-flowered buns.
He was placed tightly on the back of a war horse, and dozens of people surrounded him to guard him closely.
Fang Jun did not dare to send Li Zhi away for custody. After all, his identity was too important. If something unexpected happened and the impact would be extremely serious, he must be sent to Li Chengqian in full, and Li Chengqian would take care of him.
Can't bear the slightest risk...
Li Zhi looked ashen and showed no resistance. He allowed himself to be tied up and placed face down on the horse without saying a word, maintaining his last remaining bit of pride.
Fang Jun looked up at the gray sky. His face felt cool with the rain falling on it. His eyes fell again to the rebels in front who were still persevering in attacking Wude Palace. His heart was filled with calmness. Since Li Zhi was captured, the rebels were destroyed.
Of course, it will happen sooner or later. Yuchi Gong is trapped and still fighting, and he may not be able to hold on for long.
"Commander Qi!"
A war horse drove out from Wude Gate and galloped to stand in front of Fang Jun. The colonel on the horse shouted loudly: "Commander Qi, Xiao Yu and Cui Xin have surrendered to Liu Rengui. Tens of thousands of rebels outside Chengtian Gate began to be taken into custody.
When we arrived at the city, we were under the custody of the Sixth Commander of the East Palace. Liu Rengui has joined forces with Xue Wanche and officials from the Jingzhao Mansion to begin to clean up the order in Chang'an City!"
Li Zhi, who was lying helpless on the horse, struggled violently. The soldiers on the side rushed forward and held him down, but Li Zhi still raised his neck as much as possible, his red eyes were bloodshot, and his handsome face was distorted.
, yelled: "Mother! These two scoundrels, I trust you so much, but you betrayed me, the seller seeks glory, I will cut you into pieces with thousands of swords, and then send you to Emperor Taizong
In front of me, let’s see how shameless you are to face Emperor Taizong! Let the men of your two families be slaves for generations, and the women of your family be prostitutes for generations! Mother! I will never die in peace!”
He has been loved and cared for since he was born, and has never spoken such dirty words. However, he is filled with anger at this moment, wishing he could say all the vicious words to Xiao Yu and Cui Xin, and eat their flesh.
Drinking his blood will cause him to be abandoned by both humans and gods, and he will not die a good death.
Fang Jun waved his hand: "Stop the mouth of His Highness Prince Jin!"
He could quite understand Li Zhi's anger at the moment. Although he had always coveted the throne in his heart, when Emperor Taizong died suddenly and Li Chengqian ascended the throne in danger, it was already an established fact. Li Zhi had already resigned himself to his fate, even though he knew that Li Chengqian had ascended the throne.
Afterwards, it was very likely that he would have to cut off his younger brother who was a threat to the throne, but there was nothing he could do.
It was Xiao Yu and others who gave King Jin the courage to risk everything, allowing him to see a ray of fire in despair, and then rush over desperately like a moth, but in the end he was shattered into pieces and turned into ashes...
Such betrayal is naturally abhorrent.
Several soldiers stepped forward and blocked Li Zhi's mouth. Li Zhi struggled like a fish off the shore, making a "wuwu" sound in his mouth. He was angry, unwilling, but powerless.
Fang Junce rode forward, stretched out his hand and patted Li Zhi on the shoulder, and said softly: "Why bother? A man can take it up and let it go. Since he is desperate to launch a mutiny, he must be prepared to bear the consequences of failure.
, think more about how to get His Majesty to spare your life, I don’t want to be angered by Chang Le, Gao Yang, Si Zi and others because I captured you with my own hands and ended up dying."
After saying this, he turned his head and ordered: "Send a group of people to shout to Yuchi Gong, 'The King of Jin is dead', to disturb the morale of the army!"
"Here!"
Upon receiving the order, a school captain immediately organized a group of soldiers who usually had a loud voice. They came forward to surround Yuchi Gong, who was rushing towards Wude Hall, and shouted at the top of his voice: "The King of Jin is dead! Please surrender immediately!"
The roars of hundreds of people gathered together to form a huge sound wave, which spread far in the wind and rain and could be heard far and near.
The rebels who were fighting bravely suddenly fell into chaos. The belief that supported them in the bloody battle was to help King Jin ascend the throne and fulfill Emperor Taizong's last wish. If King Jin died, what would be the use of them attacking Wude Hall and deposing Li Chengqian?
Yuchi Gong also trembled in his heart. In his confusion, a captain suddenly stabbed him in the thigh with the hem of his skirt that had lifted up with a spear. He screamed in pain, and swung his horse to knock down the captain who was too late to retreat.
, said loudly: "Everyone, listen up, this must be a traitor's nonsense, intended to confuse the morale of our army. Don't believe it, follow me forward, go straight to Wude Palace!"
With gritted teeth and red eyes, he waved his horse and rushed forward.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe that King Jin is dead, but he just doesn’t believe it!
It is conceivable that if the King of Jin is really killed in battle, then what a tragic fate he, Yuchi Gong, will face! With Li Zhi here, the first person to bear the blame even if the army is defeated must be Li Zhi. With Yuchi Gong’s achievements over the years,
It may not necessarily lead to an extreme end; but if the King of Jin is killed in battle, then all the responsibilities will be shouldered by Yuchi Gong alone, who will confuse the prince to conspire and support the prince's rebellion, causing the King of Jin to die in the army, confuse the entire Guanzhong, and cause disaster.
Yanhedong, Shandong, Jiangnan...
It's not a matter of whether Yuchi Gong is willing to bear it, but whether he can't bear it!
He could be beheaded by Li Chengqian, and he could even admit it by confiscating his house and exterminating his family, but the crime of "causing the death of King Jin" must never fall on him! He fought side by side with His Majesty Li Er for many years, and together they overthrew Li Chengqian and Li Yuanji's persecution.
The founding of the Zhenguan Dynasty, the kindness of the emperor and his ministers, and the friendship between comrades-in-arms can be passed down to future generations and become a good story.
If he was charged with such a crime, even if he died, how could he explain to Emperor Taizong under Jiuquan?
Even if you die, you will never be able to forgive your sin!
The crazy Yuchi Gong ignored the shouts behind him and summoned up all his strength to face the position of the prince's left guard. The prince's left guard was indeed elite, but when the victory was determined, he faced the desperate Yuchi.
Gong, of course, was beaten to the extreme, and retreated steadily.
At this time, another shout came from behind——
"Xiao Yu, Cui Xin has led the Shandong private army to surrender and is being escorted out of the city to be guarded by Duke Wei!"
"The overall situation has been decided, Yuchi Gong put down your weapons quickly, don't resist stubbornly!"
The shouts resounded in the empty square between Wudemen and Wude Hall, and the rebels were completely panicked. Even if Yuchi Gong shouted angrily, it could not deter the chaos and stabilize the morale of the army. In fact, the life and death of the King of Jin was not a matter for the guards.
So intuitively, they are all old subordinates who have followed Yuchi Gong for many years. They only have military orders in their eyes, and they only obey orders. They will do whatever Yuchi Gong tells them to do. They are not yet clear about whether King Jin will live or die, and who will take the throne, but Xiao Yu
, Cui Xin surrendered, and the consequence was that their army, which had rushed to the Wude Palace within a few feet, had become a lone army.
In addition, Li Daozong was defeated and captured. When he entered the city, the mighty army of more than 100,000 people covered the sky and the sun, and now only a few thousand of them are left...
So what if we capture the Butokuden Hall?
All the hard work is meaningless.
Yuchi respectfully raised his head to the sky and sighed, "I don't have time, what can I do..."