Tai Chi Palace, on the top of Changle Gate.
In front of you is the Imperial City Hengjie, a parallel street connecting Taiji Palace and East Palace. Qin Mubai took off his plain clothes and put on all his clothes under the service of two soldiers. At this time, he had just arranged his hair and was putting on his helmet and tying up his unicorn shirt and cloak.
Li Daozong stood beside him with his hands cut behind his back and a solemn expression. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the vast Chang'an Lifang Market and the rows of majestic and glorious palaces. He said, "It's really an eventful year."
Qin Mubai handed the Emperor's Sword to the guard Baiqi pawn on the side, hung up the Guiyi sword that Li Daozong had given him before, stepped forward and stood next to Li Daozong, and said, "Your Majesty, did you have a premeditated plan?"
Li Daozong did not answer, but said: "There are two things I want to remind you."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"First, no matter who it is, you are not allowed to kill indiscriminately." Li Daozong said, "Including Li Yuanchang."
"I know that." Qin Mubai nodded. This is not an ordinary, simple military rebellion, but an armed rebellion forced out after the political struggle reached an irreconcilable level. Such incidents must ultimately be resolved through political means. Just killing will not solve the fundamental problem. Moreover, killing too many people at this time would be of no benefit to anyone.
Especially, Qin Mubai.
If this hand is stained with the blood of the royal family, no matter whose it is, it will be a stain and a hidden danger after all. Li Yuanchang and Li Chengqian are already drowned dogs, and they will die sooner or later. Qin Mubai was also very calm. Why would he act like a hero at this time and beat up this drowned dog in front of the dog's owner
Just let it drown in the political torrent.
"Secondly, there is someone you should pay special attention to." Li Daozong said.
"who?"
"The gatekeeper who is stationed at the nine gates of Nanya Tidian is Changsun Huan." Li Daozong said in a low voice but with a very serious expression, "Originally, he should be in the same group as the prince and Li Yuanchang. However, in recent days, perhaps Changsun Wuji had noticed something and almost tied up Changsun Huan, isolated him from the prince and others, and ordered him not to get too close to the prince and others. However, Changsun Huan was still stationed at this moment. The Nine Gates of Chang'an. If he responds to Li Yuanchang's rebellion at this time and closes the Nine Gates of Chang'an, we will all be in trouble."
Qin Mubai's heart tightened, he frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Since the prince has expected this, he should have been prepared."
Li Daozong pondered for a moment and said: "Don't ask these questions. Although Changsun Huan is the son of Changsun Wuji, at this time it is a matter of life and death, and it is normal for father and son to fight. So, you must be careful. If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just Afraid of the worst. If Changsun Huan really jumps over the wall and closes the nine gates of Chang'an in response to Li Yuanchang's rebellion, it will be a disaster for the whole of Chang'an!"
After Qin Mubai listened, he nodded quietly without saying a word.
Although Li Daozong's words were scary enough, Qin Mubai was not stupid at all. As smart as Li Daozong, and holding the Emperor's Sword of Heaven in his hand as a gift, it is obvious that all these things were planned by the "sick" Li Shimin.
The reason why Li Daozong has not touched a hair of Changsun Huan until now is because it is for the sake of Changsun Wuji. In other words, Li Shimin gave special instructions for the sake of Changsun Wuji.
Of course, thinking about it the other way around, Li Shimin and Li Daozong are both experienced and stable politicians. They will not regard the safety of Chang'an and the empire less than someone's face. It is not difficult to imagine that they must have been prepared. Even if Changsun Huan seeks his own death and follows Li Yuanchang by jumping into the fire bed and committing treason, it will still be a dead end.
The loach in the gutter cannot make waves in front of the two old dragon kings, Li Shimin and Li Daozong.
Inside the Changle Gate, the soldiers and horses of the guards and imperial guards were intensively gathering and mobilizing. Presumably it won't take long for the rectification to be completed. Whether it was Li Yuanchang who came to seek death, or whether it was Qin Mubai who led his army into the East Palace to capture the thieves and capture the king, at most, it would only take an hour for everything to be settled.
At this time, three women walked up to the city gate, standing out among a group of men in golden armor and red robes.
"Is that you?" Qin Mubai glanced sideways at them, it was Su Lianqing and Tantai sisters, and said to them, "What are you doing here?"
"I have met General Qin." Many bystanders were present, but Su Lianqing did not dare to lose her etiquette. The three women saluted together and said, "The three of us are employed by the general. We have already made arrangements, so of course we can only return now." By the general's side, I'm waiting for reprimands."
"Go home and protect my family." Qin Mubai said.
"The Imperial City has been closed. You can't get out at this time." Su Lianqing said.
"Okay then, stay with me for now." Qin Mubai raised his hand and said, "Give them weapons."
"The two sisters use swords, and I use weapons." Su Lianqing still smiled playfully.
Qin Mubai glared at her: "In the imperial city and in the army, be more solemn!"
"Oh, yes, yes, yes." Su Lianqing straightened her expression and followed the example of the soldiers, standing up straight. If there is a hundred knights, the soldiers can't help laughing.
At this time, a horseman came running from the side street, stopped in front of Changle Gate, raised his hands to the people upstairs and shouted: "Report to the prince, General Qin! There is something strange at Zhuque Gate!"
"What's the matter?" Qin Mubai asked, "Could it be that the rebels came to kill us?"
"No." The letter soldier replied loudly, "It's Duke Li Yaoshi of the Kingdom of Wei, and Su Dingfang, the general of the Zhonglang. The two of them sat down in front of the closed Suzaku Gate with a chessboard, drinking tea and playing chess. We didn't dare to ask more questions, Wei. The Duke didn't say much, he just sat there and played chess, attracting many people from Chang'an to watch. "
"Oh?" Qin Mubai couldn't help being a little surprised and amused, "My old mentor, what does this mean? Does he want to sit there and scare away the rebels?"
"Who says it's not the case?" Li Daozong chuckled, half joking and half serious, "If the young Changsun Huan heard that the military god Li Yaoshi was blocking the Suzaku Gate, would he still dare to rebel? That would not be asking for death. ! No matter how tightly he closed the city gate of Chang'an and how many troops he brought, when those people saw Li Yaoshi, they immediately did not recognize his eldest grandson Huan. Instead, they chopped his eldest grandson Huan into minced meat and presented it to Duke Wei. A small gift.”
"Who is it, Li Jing?" Su Lianqing said in surprise, "Is this old man so powerful?"
"You're tired of living!" Qin Mubai shouted, "How dare you disrespect my teacher?"
Su Lianqing stuck out her tongue in surprise, and the Tantai sisters hurriedly pulled her behind and whispered: "Sister Su, this kind of occasion is no different than usual. If you say less, you can live a moment longer. Think about it yourself!"
"Don't worry about Duke Wei. Open the gates of Suzaku City, evacuate the crowd and serve tea." Qin Mubai ordered the messengers downstairs, "Gong Wei and Su Dingfang play chess for a moment, and you will wait for a moment, without mistake! "
"yes!"
"Haha!" Li Daozong laughed heartily, "We in the Tang Dynasty still have a few old bones from the founding of the country that are still alive, and there are also founders and rising stars like you who can serve as pillars. How can those clowns change the world? Pity the prince, laugh at Li Yuanchang, hey..."
"Report to the prince and general, the hundred cavalry and horses have been assembled, please give the order!" Cheng Huaibi, the deputy envoy of the hundred cavalry, came forward to report.
Li Daozong still cut his hands behind his back and said to Qin Mubai: "Go! The matter must be solved. Just block Li Yuanchang in the East Palace and strike first. If you can reduce the disaster by one point, it counts. "
"Okay, Qin will go first." Qin Mubai bowed his hand to Li Daozong and told Cheng Huaibi to stay here to guard the palace gate. He took Su Lianqing and the three girls down the stairs and mounted their horses.
Guiyi's sword was unsheathed, and Qin Mubai rode on his horse, brandishing his sword and shouting: "Hundred cavalry, listen to the order! Target, East Palace! Capture Li Yuanchang alive and put down the rebels! Those who surrender will be spared death, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
"promise!"
Three hundred men and one hundred riders, mighty and majestic.
On top of the city tower, Li Daozong looked at him with a frown, and sighed: "Three hundred hundred knights, no less than thirty thousand lions! How many rebels are there in the East Palace? At most, they are two or three thousand people in the East Palace. Although it is several times Yu Qin Mubai will be vulnerable to a single blow!"
At this moment, a sound of killing was heard from the Tongxun Gate in the distance to the west, and the battle started.
"Li Yuanchang, you are really stubborn and don't know how to die. You really dare to take the lead in attacking." Li Daozong gritted his teeth and shouted to the people below the tower: "Mubai, pull out the fire from behind and attack from behind, and go straight to the East Palace!"
"Yes!" Qin Mubai shouted, "Baiqi, follow me!"
The gate of Changle Palace opened, the cavalry galloped, and Qin Mubai galloped out. Behind him, three hundred horsemen followed closely. The iron hoofs trampled on the brick roads of the imperial city, making a clanging sound.
Li Daozong squinted his eyes and looked at the soldiers at the two city gates. He listened to the sounds of men shouting and horses neighing and fighting, and said with emotion: "Thanks to the last moment of his inheritance, the prince still had a trace of conscience and took the initiative to reveal that he and Li Yuanchang were conspiring to rebel against the party." Detailed steps. Now, he has saved his own life. Hey, this is the end of his life. How will he spend the rest of his life
Cheng Huaibi, who was standing next to him, said: "Your Majesty, actually I feel that the prince may not be really bad. The really bad one is Li Yuanchang! The prince did many bad things under the deception and instigation of Li Yuanchang. Previously, The prince was once a kind and capable prince, but he gradually became like this after hanging out with Li Yuanchang for a long time. "Li Yuanchang deserves to be killed!"
Li Daozong was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Then have you ever thought about why Li Yuanchang didn't harm other princes? If he is upright, he will not do what he is told; if he is not upright, he will not follow orders. Vice versa. He said, if the prince had not failed in his morality and trust, how could Li Yuanchang have dared to drag him into the water? It is said that flies do not look at seamless eggs. "
"Hey, that's right..." Cheng Huaibi also shook his head and sighed.
"However, Prince Cheng Qian is indeed not a very evil person. The reason why he has come to this day is probably because he was forced." At this point, Li Daozong quietly stopped and said no more.
Cheng Huaibi didn't dare to ask again.
Could it be that we still have to ask, who forced me to do this
He is half the emperor and half the king of Wei. Everyone knows this. The eldest son Li Chengqian, as the crown prince of the country, has a long way to go. From the moment he was born, he has shouldered the mission and burden entrusted to him by the royal family and the empire. His childhood, boyhood, and youth were all spent under such heavy pressure.
Furthermore, he has an extremely strong and outstanding father. At every turn, people couldn't help but compare him to his father.
Despite its great reputation, it is actually difficult to live up to it.
Li Chengqian, who grew up in such an environment, would only go to extremes. Either he is extremely wise and outstanding, or he will become a waste under pressure.
Li Chengqian turned the latter into a thing.
He is a tragedy. Perhaps he has been doomed to such a fate since his birth. As Cheng Huaibi said, Li Chengqian was once very good and outstanding. But as he grew older, the pressure increased day by day, and as the fourth king of Wei became stubborn, he finally couldn't bear the heavy pressure, and began to deviate from the extreme and decadent, breaking the jar and falling, and went to this extreme.
Li Yuanchang was just a "helper" in his demise. A final kick was not the decisive factor.
Many people know these things. But Li Chengqian may not have thought clearly.
So today in the court, Li Zhi, who was only half a young man, shed tears because of Li Chengqian; Changsun Wuji lamented his misfortune and was angry with him; Li Daozong's scolding also contained half of pity and sympathy.
And Li Shimin, who had been hiding in the ward, didn't want to come out and see this situation with his own eyes. How could he not be heartbroken
…
Qin Mubai raised his sword and went straight to the Chongming Gate of the East Palace.
The gate of Chongming Gate actually opened, and a group of soldiers and horses rushed out from inside.
Qin Mubai recognized the leading general. Li Anyan, the lieutenant general of Zuotunwei, also served briefly among the Hundred Cavalry. Later, he was transferred out because he was no longer worthy of his appointment and settled in Zuotunwei. This matter was handled by Qin Mubai himself. It is not difficult to imagine that Li Anyan hated Qin Mubai at that time. Nowadays, as a general of the Zuotun Guard, he rebels against Li Yuanchang. The first person he meets is his former enemy Qin Mubai, who is extremely jealous.
"Kill!—" Li Anyan is a solid battlefield general. Otherwise, he would not be transferred to Baiqi. He didn't even say hello, he roared, drew his gun and stabbed Qin Mubai in the face.
Qin Mubai narrowed his eyes, and his skills, which had been dormant for a long time, were still strong and sharp. He cut away Li Anyan's stabbing spear, and when he passed by, he stepped out and hit him in the waist.
In such an electric moment, a verdict was made!
Li Anyan was hit by a kick and fell down while sitting unsteadily on his galloping horse. The Hundred Cavalry Cavalry who followed up shot him through the throat. The gun was quickly pulled out without staining blood. Li Anyan's eyes were as big as copper bells. He watched countless horse hooves trample over his body. His eyeballs exploded and his body was instantly bloody.
The general was killed in one move, and the rebels in the East Palace were immediately stunned. Originally, they were not elite teachers. These soldiers and horses were usually regarded as an honor guard for the prince, and few of them had ever actually been on the battlefield or killed anyone and seen blood. Facing the king of soldiers, a hundred cavalry troops, is no different than a group of lambs facing a hungry tiger descending from the mountain.
Qin Mubai led a hundred cavalry, and they were as powerful as breaking bamboo into an uninhabited land!
In the blink of an eye, the Chongming Gate was broken down, and corpses were strewn across the field along the way. Rivers of blood flowed into the ground. There were already more than a hundred corpses on the ground, and none of them belonged to Baiqi.
The rebels in the East Palace were so distraught that they no longer wanted to fight, and fled in all directions like birds and beasts.
Qin Mubai led his troops into the East Palace until they reached the Mingde Hall, the main hall of the East Palace, and never encountered any strong resistance. He left dozens of people to search the palace to capture the rebels, and then personally led the remaining troops to kill Tongxun Gate at the junction of the East Palace and Taiji Palace.
There are many soldiers and horses here.
Just now, Li Anyan led about seven to eight hundred soldiers and horses out of Ming Zhongmen, intending to attack Changle Gate and respond to Tongxun Gate. Unexpectedly, he bumped head-on into the evil star Qin Mubai, and was killed in an instant. He abandoned his armor and was completely defeated. The soldiers and horses who responded and supported along the way were defeated, and the East Palace rebels here at Tongxun Gate were attacked from both sides and became a turtle in a urn.
The leader of the Tongxunmen rebels was Li Yuanchang, King of Han Dynasty.
He is just a dandy prince, let alone killing enemies in battle, he has never even done anything where blood splattered from the blade of a knife. Li Yuanchang was horrified when he saw the troops led by Liu Donggong who attacked Mingxun Gate, but suffered many casualties under the attack of the Imperial City Guards who struggled to defend the city.
Suddenly, he heard the cry of killing coming from behind, and a large number of cavalry rushed towards him like a torrent of steel. Li Yuanchang was so frightened that he almost fell from his horse to the ground, and exclaimed loudly: "Whose soldiers and horses are those!"
"My lord, that's Baiqi! Baiqi!"
"What, Baiqi?!" Li Yuanchang's eyes suddenly nearly split open!
The might and power of Baiqi are frightening for one reason, and the other reason is precisely because... Since the emperor's personal guards Baiqi have come to participate in the battle, it means that the emperor is suppressing this rebellion!
"It's over, it's over... Li Shimin, this treacherous villain, will definitely cheat!" Li Yuanchang's face turned pale, his whole body was shaking, and his eyes were straight.
"Your Majesty! It's Qin Mubai, the Hundred Cavalry led by Qin Mubai!" The Sixth General of the East Palace next to him shouted in panic.
"Whoever he is, kill him, kill him! Go up and kill him!" Li Yuanchang was about to collapse in despair. Evil grew out of courage, but instead of fear, he actually pulled out his knife and danced like crazy, making him The generals around him rushed back to fight against Qin Mubai and Bai Qi.
Taking advantage of the large number of people, the generals of the East Palace gritted their teeth and roared as they did, charging towards them.
Qin Mubai shouted: "Capture the thief and capture the king!"
He raised the knife in his hand and dropped it. A human body flew into the sky in front of him. The horse neighed loudly and blood spurted out like a pillar!
"Leave it to me!" With a scolding voice, Su Lianqing flew up from her mount like a demonic ghost, and with the mounts and armor of Baiqi and the rebels, she headed toward Li Yuanchang. Run.
"Witch! It's really you!" Li Yuanchang shouted angrily and anxiously, and the horizontal knife in his hand flew around.
"You thief, you are not bound yet!" Su Lianqing turned over and jumped up in the air as light as nothing. With a wave of her hand, a large ball of scented powder was sprinkled on Li Yuanchang's face.
Li Yuanchang suddenly looked like an opera singer with a drugged face. Without any struggle, he turned over and dismounted and fell to the ground.
At this time, the rebels surrounding Li Yuanchang reacted and swarmed up to grab Li Yuanchang and kill Su Lianqing.
Su Lianqing shouted: "Oh no, I'm going to die!"
Run away and jump around!
Qin Mubai was fighting in the formation. He saw Su Lianqing being chased crazily by a group of soldiers from a distance. He was angry and funny. He shouted and rushed forward, cutting a bloody path through the enemy troops and yelling: : "Sister Tantai, save her!"
"Yes!" The two sisters listened to the order and stood up from their horses. The two swords caused a cold light all over the body, and with the tacit cooperation of the twins, they quickly fought their way through the chaos and rescued Su Lianqing from the siege.
Li Yuanchang was drugged all over his face, and the generals and colonels slapped his face until it was swollen, but they couldn't wake anyone up, and they all complained.
At this time, the door of the Tongxun Gate suddenly opened, and a group of soldiers and horses came out fiercely. The leader was another Baiqi deputy envoy, Yuchi Baoyun. He rides a big black horse and wields the same iron whip as his father. His tall and majestic body is extremely eye-catching. One rider took the lead and charged into the enemy group, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
Following him was a group of hundreds of cavalry and nearly a thousand Jinwu Guards.
The momentum of the front and rear attacks was exhausted, Li Yuanchang's defeated army was defeated like a mountain, and there was no suspense in the battle.
An hour later, the shouts of killing that shocked Chang'an fell silent.
A strong smell of blood wafted through the East Palace, and corpses could be seen everywhere. Many East Palace officials, maids, eunuchs and others were all circled together and guarded by Baiqi. They were all silent, and occasionally some people cried in panic.
Qin Mubai rode his horse and walked slowly between the hundreds of soldiers and the corpses of the prisoners. The Tantai sisters walked over together and bowed their swords in unison: "General, our sisters have captured Li Yuanchang. He is unconscious, but there is not a single scratch on his body. Although we sisters hate this thief, we have not yet I got the general's order and didn't touch his hair."
"Very good, thank you for your hard work." Qin Mubai blinked, looked around, and asked, "Where's Su Lianqing?"
The two sisters couldn't help laughing, and whispered: "Sister Su fought for a while and cried out that it was hot, so she hid on the roof of Mingde Hall to enjoy the cool air."
"This is unreasonable." Qin Mubai was so angry that he couldn't even laugh or cry. He shouted in a low voice, "Tell her to come down, or behead her!"
The sisters left in a hurry. Yuchi Baoyun clapped his horse and came over, bowed his hands and said: "General Qin, everything is over. The last general is sending people to take inventory of the battlefield. The thief chief Li Yuanchang has been captured alive, and it is at the mercy of General Qin."
"Okay. Brother Lao Yuchi will take care of things here. Li Yuanchang, leave it to me to take him back." Qin Mubai said.
Yuchi Baoyun gave him a fist and raised his hand, and the pawn led a horse over. The unconscious Li Yuanchang was tied tightly and pressed on the saddle like a sack.
Qin Mubai glanced at him and called several of his confidants Baiqi to accompany him to escort Li Yuanchang into the Tai Chi Palace through the Tongxun Gate. At this time, Su Lianqing and the other three women also followed. The group of people avoided the numerous soldiers' eyes and ears and turned into a secluded palace alley.
"Su Lianqing, how to wake him up?" Qin Mubai asked.
Su Lianqing smiled and said: "It's simple. Pour him with a large bucket of water and make him drink a lot of water. He will wake up in less than an hour."
"Is there anything faster?"
"Give him some urine." Su Lianqing crossed her arms and hugged her chest, smiling evilly.
Everyone chuckled, but Qin Mubai did not laugh. Instead, he said with a straight face: "From now on, we will only talk about good solutions, and mention bad solutions that waste time - you guys, what are you waiting for?"
The hundreds of cavalry soldiers looked dumbfounded and muttered: "General, we have been fighting for a while, but we are sweating and peeing, really not."
"You have to have something if you don't have it. Stop talking nonsense." Qin Mubai shouted, "Drag him to a quiet place and wake him up. Otherwise, it won't be fun at all."
"Yes..." The pawns had no choice but to agree, lifted Li Yuanchang to a quiet place, and began to argue in whispers.
"Just do it, haven't you been angry recently?"
"Bah! Yours is still child's urine! Come on!"
"I do not have it!"
"Didn't the general say it? You have to have it if you don't have it! You can't urinate without a woman, so what's the use of that thing? You can't do such a small thing, so just castrate it!"
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[More than six thousand in this chapter, nearly six thousand in the previous chapter. It’s almost 12,000 today. Let’s smash the red tickets! ]