Li Chengqian originally planned to treat the last moment with caution. After all, one mistake would lead to eternal hatred. As long as he did not sit in that position, he would not be considered a winner. However, although he wanted to treat it with caution, he was afraid that his father The emperor had no backup plan, but when he was about to ascend the throne, Qin Shubao suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. He had no time to react with that angry roar. He only felt psychologically frightened. Qin Shubao's force was worth his. You know, that nine-stone bow alone is enough to make the current Li Chengqian be shot to death.
Could it be that he died like this?
Li Chengqian couldn't bear to think about this problem, and then he felt a sudden chill in his heart. It was the feeling of a sharp arrow penetrating his body. Li Chengqian would never forget the unpleasant feeling.
He didn't even scream. The prince, who was so high-spirited before, was like a bird struck by an arrow, and flew back far away.
"Ahem," just when everyone thought that there was no one left alive by Qin Shubao's arrow and that Li Chengqian must have returned to the west, Li Chengqian, who had just flown out in an extremely gorgeous manner and lay on the ground, actually coughed a few times to prove that he was still alive. At this time, he He touched his chest in disbelief.
It turns out that Qin Shubao used wax arrowheads.
Li Chengqian felt a sharp pain in his heart, but was not shot. He was immediately troubled by Qin Shubao's incomprehensible behavior.
Why did he use wax arrowheads? Could it be that this was his father's order?
Li Chengqian, who had just come out of hell, immediately felt uneasy in his conscience. Now he was even close to saying that he had killed his father, but his father still gave him a chance to survive. If Qin Shubao's arrow just now was not wax Arrow, can you still stand here now?
He turned around and looked at the group of ministers who had high hopes behind him. If Li Chengqian failed today, these people, even their clans and families, would all disappear from now on.
But I can't retreat anymore.
Even though he was shocked by Qin Shubao just now, Li Chengqian still did not lose his determination to win the emperor.
"Kill me." Even though Qin Shubao had the unstoppable courage of ten thousand men, he could not withstand thousands of troops. Li Chengqian even issued an order, saying: "Whoever kills Qin Shubao, I will make him a brave general."
Now that the situation is in Li Chengqian's favor, boosting morale before the battle has indeed had a great effect.
In front of the Daming Palace, the civil servants were surrounded by the sudden coup and were so frightened that no one dared to say a word. Faced with so many forbidden troops, no one in the military attache had the courage to go out to protect them. However, Li Shimin was beside him. The prince cut off all escape routes. Without the protection of the imperial army, Li Shimin was undoubtedly a bare emperor now. However, despite this, he was still surrounded by a group of veteran ministers such as Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling who refused to leave.
Qin Shubao had already come down from the city wall to protect him not far in front of Li Shimin. Li Chengqian's previous order made him face too many imperial troops who wanted to take his life for promotion.
Li Shimin looked at his bodyguards below, who were fighting one against a hundred, and they finally began to decrease sharply in the attacks one after another. If this continued, Li Chengqian might be forced to get close to him, but he didn't do anything at all. Instead of panicking, he keenly observed everything that happened below.
"Does Li Shimin want to take this opportunity to see who is loyal to him, so as to cultivate some loyal ministers for his successor?" Meng Xinghe, who was standing not far away from Li Shimin, had been observing Li Shimin's calmness in facing the coup. It seems that it is impossible for Li Shimin to have no back-up plan. After Li Chengqian dances for a while, he will really start to finish it.
The fighting between the two sides became one-sided. After a while, the imperial army led by Li Chengqian surrounded Li Shimin and several escorting ministers in a circle less than fifty steps wide.
"Mr. Meng, you can come out now." At this time, Li Chengqian did not forget to pull Meng Xinghe, who was in the same boat with him, into the water.
Now there are only a few loyal people around Li Shimin, and taking away each one will count them all. This is the disintegration method adopted by Li Chengqian.
Master Meng's face turned pale for a moment, and he even saw Li Shimin's eyes looking at him become much more complicated.
Forget it, since this is the case, why are you still hiding?
Meng Xinghe simply felt relieved and walked towards Li Chengqian's camp in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
"Haha, Master Meng knows the current affairs and is a talented man. After Gu ascends the throne, he will definitely reward Master Meng heavily." Li Chengqian was very satisfied with Meng Xinghe's cooperation. At this time, he was able to take away the most capable young general around Li Shimin and use it for himself. , this is undoubtedly an important step in disintegrating the opponent's military morale.
"Father, even now, do you still want to stop me?" Li Chengqian made a siege movement, and in an instant countless imperial troops had surrounded the place.
Even when he saw Li Shimin keeping his expression calm when Meng Xinghe left him, now that he heard that his son was still so stubborn, he could no longer do anything to make him go back to the right path. The only thing he could do was He shook his head: "Everyone here, except the prince, will be killed without mercy."
This sentence was decided after he had just studied. He could not leave a powerful official who threatened his rule to his heir. And just now when Meng Xinghe walked towards Li Chengqian, Li Shimin felt that the tolerance given to him was to let him Continue to indulge in capital.
Li Shimin already felt that he was tolerant enough towards Meng Xinghe. Not only did he turn a deaf ear to his Jiangnan rebellion, but even Meng Xinghe, as the Holy King of the Taiping Religion, could directly threaten the rule of the Tang Dynasty, he resorted to appeasement to quell the threat. For a king to treat a minister like this, in addition to valuing his talents, it must also be related to the stability of his own country.
Obviously, Meng Xinghe will not be as determined as ordinary courtiers who are favored. He is an extremely independent person, and no one can shake Meng Xinghe's decision.
Li Shimin was extremely calm. When the situation turned out to be one-sided, he still calmly observed the expressions of each of his ministers at this moment, and also wondered whether they were sincere towards their future successors.
Let's do a big cleaning.
Li Shimin suddenly felt that Li Chengqian's rebellion was like paving a bright road for the next successor. He gave the order "kill without mercy". Li Chengqian originally thought that he had controlled all the situations. It was not until he gave this order that he realized that things were not like him. It's so simple to imagine.
The Imperial Guard actually turned against them.
This is what Li Chengqian couldn't believe the most. The Imperial Guards who had been extremely obedient just now actually turned their swords on his people. He didn't even have time to make any emergency maneuvers. The previously obedient Imperial Guards were completely under Li Shimin's control. , which made Li Chengqian, who was only one step away from that position, instantly feel his heart go cold.
"No, absolutely impossible," Li Chengqian was roaring now. Sure enough, his father had been prepared for it, and he was more calm than himself.
Being caught off guard by the imperial guards who quickly rebelled, Li Chengqian and a large number of people who supported him were now surrounded. This accounted for about half of the officials in the court, and now they were like frightened lambs, waiting for the attack of the wolves outside. .
"Your Majesty, these rebellious officials and traitors should be punished,"
At this moment, a man about forty years old, who should be an official of the Ministry of Personnel based on the official uniform he wore, stood up. Just now, he was hiding among the silent civil servants to observe the situation. Now that the prince was restrained, he left immediately. He came out to make suggestions and quoted the laws of the Tang Dynasty. This is really suspected of being flattering.
At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were waiting for the Supreme Lord to make a decision. Li Shimin listened to what the official said, and a rare smile appeared on his slightly old face, and he said: "As Ai Qing said, just kill him." As soon as he said the word "kill", a guard standing in front of the official immediately killed the man with a backhand knife, and a bloody head was immediately thrown into the air, which shocked everyone.
Li Shimin is about to go on a killing spree. Seventeen years ago he was just as disobedient.
With that official's lesson learned, no one dares to say a word now, and it's all up to Li Shimin to make the decision alone.
Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, looking at his son as if he were looking at a young eagle that has not yet grown full of feathers. Yes, he will never have the chance to learn to fly again, because if he cannot fly, he is destined to fail. Abandoned.
In the current situation, it can be said that Li Chengqian has lost all his options. He originally thought that it would be logical for the imperial army to control the entire Daming Palace and then force his father to build the jade seal. However, he failed to calculate and missed it. The confidant Yu Linjun who was brought in actually cooperated with Li Shimin in a realistic rebellion scene, and then violently threw him to the ground and turned against him.
"Ah," Li Chengqian roared. He won the battle and lost the battle. He had no complaints. He looked around at the three layers of forbidden troops surrounding him and the three layers outside. Li Chengqian took off the helmet on his head and held it in his hands. There were already The sword covered in blood was trembling, and I couldn't figure out whether to thrust it out or put it down.
"I lost," Li Chengqian said feebly. He did not point his sword at the sky, nor did he curse. Instead, he calmly said to Meng Xinghe beside him: "For so many years, I have been wanting to say something, but since I became the prince, After that, my path was not the one I wanted to take. I took good care of my biological sister for me. In fact, my eldest brother has always loved her."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chengqian was like a wild beast that didn't care about the most astute hunter in front of him. He roared and led his own bodyguards who had not yet rebelled, trying to carve out a bloody path in the circle that was less than a few dozen steps away.
Unfortunately, he seemed to have overlooked the perfection of Li Shimin's layout.
Group after group of personal guards died under the swords of the Yulin Army, and pieces of blood dyed the Daming Palace red.
Because he was threatened by Li Shimin, Meng Xinghe's situation was not very good. Fortunately, because his internal strength was not weak, he suddenly learned some self-defense martial arts. Although he was not as brave as his predecessor, the Taiping Sect Saint King, he could still do it. Make it impossible for others to get close to harm him.
Meng Xinghe, who had knocked down more than ten Imperial Guards in a row and was also suffering from the whirlpool of rebellion, suddenly saw that the door of the Daming Palace was opened, and it seemed that there were troops rushing in.
"Haha," Li Chengqian suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed: "God will not destroy me, God will not destroy me," he shouted twice in succession, and his whole body seemed to be filled with inexhaustible strength. Even the thousands of imperial guards in front of him, He felt that it was no longer a threat.
"Mr. Meng, you have seen it. That is your army of ten thousand. If anyone in this capital has such a large army, it must be your general who mobilized it so quickly."
Li Chengqian was very happy now. The only difference was that he did not immediately make Meng Xinghe a Duke. He was the real hero of the founding of the country. Only in times of crisis can he show his importance.
The door of the Daming Palace has been completely opened. Two generals dressed as generals, one holding a gun and the other holding a halberd and holding a strong bow, rushed in from the door of the Daming Palace, slashing and advancing. When they saw the Meng Xinghe, who was surrounded in the middle, was now in a very dangerous situation. The two of them almost didn't stop for a moment and went straight towards Meng Xinghe.
"Brother Meng, the brothers from the Dragon Gang and the Taiping Cult are here,"