Seeing that the Xuanwu Gate behind him was suddenly closed tightly, Yang Jian also had a bad premonition in his heart.
The next moment, a large number of archers suddenly appeared around. Yang Jian couldn't help but shrink his pupils when he saw this, and the guard general shouted: "Protect the lord."
Before the ambush troops could fire their arrows, the escort quickly formed a formation and protected Yang Jian with nearly a thousand shields.
"Hahaha……"
There was a burst of wild laughter from the tower opposite. Yang Jian looked up and saw who it could be but Li Ru. The general standing next to him was none other than Hua Xiong.
"Yang Jian, you are defeated." Li Ru laughed.
Yang Jian just glanced at Li Ru, then turned to stare at Hua Xiong, his eyes seemed to be spitting out fire, and shouted angrily: "Hua Xiong, how dare you betray me."
Hua Xiong was the first Liang general to take refuge with Yang Jian, and he was one of the few generals who agreed with Yang Jian's desire to be king of the Sui Dynasty, so Yang Jian did not doubt Hua Xiong.
Hua Xiong originally had a calm face, but after hearing these words, he became furious and roared: "Yang Jian, you despicable and shameless villain, do you really think you can deceive everyone with what you have done? Today I, Hua Xiong, will definitely
Expose your hypocritical side and eliminate you as a scourge for the King of Liang and the army of Liang.
The brothers in the Liang army all heard that Yang Jian conspired to kill the King of Liang, but put the blame on Jia Fu. After usurping the throne and becoming the lord of Guanxi, he continued to suppress the generals in the army and secretly murdered many old people.
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As a veteran of the Liang Army, Hua Xiong was still very prestigious in the army, and his words immediately caused an uproar among Yang Jian's escorts.
"What? My lord actually killed Prince Liang? This is impossible."
"No way. My lord is kind-hearted and loyal. How could he do such a thing?"
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Of course, the perfect image that Yang Jian had maintained for more than 20 years would not be broken by Hua Xiong's few words, but doubts still arose in the hearts of the escort team.
"Brothers, now Yang Jian wants to completely overthrow our Liang Army. When he becomes Queen of the Sui Dynasty, will the Liang Army established by Dong Gong still be the Liang Army?
When Dong Gong was still alive, our Liang army was invincible in the world, and the thirty-six princes were helpless. But now we have been reduced to the point where we can't even defeat the Qin army.
Brothers, if you still remember the kindness of Duke Dong and think that you are soldiers of the Liang Army, then follow Li Ru's military advisor and general to kill Yang Jian to avenge Duke Dong."
After Hua Xiong shouted these words, Yang Jian finally fell silent, snorted coldly and said angrily: "Hua Xiong, this is what Li Ru told you, right? Li Ru really does everything to deal with me.
It has been so long since Dong Gong's death, and everyone in the world knows that it was Jia Fu who did it, but in order to ruin my reputation, Li Ru did not hesitate to disturb the peace of Dong Gong under the Nine Springs, and also poured dirty water on my head, Yang Jian.
You fool, you actually believe what an unfaithful and unfilial person says."
Hua Xiong saw that Yang Jian not only refused to admit what he had done, but also used Dong Zhuo's banner to protect him, the anger in his heart almost reached the sky.
"You, you... are so shameless."
Hua Xiong was so angry that he hammered the wall, while Li Ru on the side said: "General Hua Xiong, why bother following a dying man?"
Yang Jian smiled coldly and shouted: "Li Ru, do you really think you will win? Now that Yu Juluo, Zhang Xiu and others have been imprisoned by me, besides Hua Xiong, what else do you have?"
Anything else to rely on?
The whole of Chang'an is under my control. Someone will soon discover the situation here and rush to rescue you. My guards are enough to support you until the rescue arrives. By then, this palace gate will not be able to protect you."
As Yang Jian spoke, he observed Li Ru's expression, but to his disappointment, Li Ru did not show any panic on his face.
"Do they want to fight me to the death?"
At this thought, Yang Jian's heart suddenly sank, but at this moment Li Ru on the tower said: "Yang Jian, you guessed it right, I do have other things to rely on."
"Long time no see Yang Jian."
Another familiar voice came from the Xuanwu Gate Tower behind Yang Jian. Yang Jian turned around and said in shock: "Li Shimin, you are not dead. No, you are not Li Shimin. Li Shimin is dead. You are Li Ruzhao."
Counterfeit."
"Yang Jian, it seems that you really want me to die. That's right. Only if I die can you become the Lord of Guanxi."
Listening to what Li Shimin said, Yang Jian knew that he was really not dead. Such a familiar tone and demeanor could not be faked.
Seeing that Li Shimin appeared unexpectedly, everyone looked like they had seen a ghost. In their hearts, Li Shimin had been dead for a long time, but the dead person appeared again. How could they not be amazed?
Yang Jian suddenly figured out a lot, and couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said: "So, you are the one who has been secretly fighting with me, and Li Ru is just covering up for you?"
"That's right."
After hearing Li Shimin's affirmative answer, Yang Jian not only did not feel any uneasiness, but instead laughed and said: "Li Shimin, what will happen even if you come back?
I have already controlled the Lantian Camp, and the soldiers and horses from Hanzhong cannot get through. You are the only lone army in Chang'an City. Li Shimin, you are destined to be unable to defeat me."
Li Shimin couldn't help being surprised when he heard this. He knew that Yang Jian had sent troops to the Lantian camp, but he didn't know that Yang Jian had also stationed troops in Chencang. Fortunately, he did not count on the troops from Hanzhong this time.
After thinking about this, Li Shimin was determined and asked calmly: "Who said I only have this army in Chang'an?"
"What?" Yang Jian was inexplicably panicked.
And just then.
"The last general, Li Jue, came to see my lord, and Dong Daying has been successfully captured."
"The last general, Guo Si, has met with the lord, and the Western Camp has been successfully captured."
"The last general, Niu Fu, met with my lord, the Beida camp has been successfully captured."
"The last general Xu Rong has met with the lord, and the southern camp has been successfully captured."
Li Jue, Guo Si, Niu Fu, and Xu Rong, the four veterans of the Liang clan, were previously suppressed by Yang Jian and deprived of their military power, but now they appeared on the tower of Xuanwu Gate at the same time and told Yang Jian that they had recaptured their subordinates.
"This is absolutely impossible, Li Shimin, don't try to trick me with such a little trick." Yang Jian yelled crazily, but his confidence was a bit lacking.
Li Shimin looked down at Yang Jian and said calmly: "I have to thank you for this. If Yu Juluo and others had not been imprisoned, how could they have regained military power so easily."
At this moment, Yang Jian finally figured out that he had fallen into Li Shimin's beauty trap from the beginning. The news that Chang'e risked his life to convey was just something Li Shimin deliberately revealed to mislead him.
It's ridiculous that I really thought that Chang'e fell in love with me, so she would dig out information for me regardless of the danger.