"Zhao Guogong...Dingfang quickly rushed to help Tiance Mansion, and it is necessary to protect Erlang..."
Li Yuan impatiently urged Su Dingfang to set off immediately... There was no way. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, one of the five sons died in infancy, one was beheaded, and one rebelled and was deposed as a commoner. Now the eldest son has also rebelled. I won't say whether he will be killed or not. , but at least he was deposed as a commoner, and Li Yuan was left with only Li Shimin, an adult prince.
Only the fruit remains!
Just as Su Dingfang was about to leave, there were reports from his guards outside that Chen Shuda, the Duke of Jiang, the Duke of Song, Xiao Yu, the Duke of Zhongshu Ling, and Dou Gui, the Duke of Shefou, the right servant of Shangshu, came to see him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Xiao Yu was the first to come in. He breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw that Li Yuan was fine.
Chen Shuda and Dou Gui also breathed a sigh of relief. They have been under house arrest in the Manlu Hall since they met before noon today. They can only be sure that the prince is treason, but they do not know the situation outside. Until just now, Li Shan sent people to the Manlu Hall to rescue them. .
Li Yuan knew that these three prime ministers and assistants were not rebellious, and Li Jiancheng did not hide it.
Li Yuan only explained a sentence or two and glanced around, "The Changlin Army attacked Tiance Mansion, the Beiya Imperial Army was in civil strife in the imperial city, the right prison guard general Wang Junkuo rebelled, and Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang led his troops to quell the rebellion... Zicong Ni walked with him. One trip.”
Chen Shuda was always brave enough to do his job, so he agreed and went straight out to find Su Dingfang.
Li Shan, who was a little surprised, took the time to interject and asked: "Where is Duke Guan?"
Li Yuan's face was a little gloomy, and Dou Gui said with a face: "A certain three people have been detained in the back hall of Ganlu Hall. Pei Hongda, Pei Xuanzhen, and Yang Gongren are nowhere to be seen!"
"Already rebelled!" Li Yuan knew better, "Before dusk today, the prince sent Yang Gongren and Su Zhi to Changlepo to welcome Erlang, in order to lure him into the palace and ambush him."
Li Shan was speechless. You, Yang Gongren, were born in the Hongnong Yang family. Do you need to be rebellious?
They have already been given the title of Duke, and have reached the rank of Prime Minister and Assistant, and they have also been given the false title of General of the Twelve Guards, which cannot be promoted... Are there any more benefits to being rebellious?
Is it possible that Li Jiancheng can still give up the throne to you?
I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen such stupid people!
However, Li Shan also knew that many people were afraid of death when things were about to happen, and most of Yang Gongren was also afraid of death.
Li Yuan thought for a while and asked: "Was the flood in Yongchangfang done by Huairen?"
The three prime ministers and assistants were confused... Wasn't His Majesty under house arrest?
How do you know so much?
Li Shan also felt strange, as if Li Jiancheng had been giving immediate briefings, but immediately replied: "I had to escort you out of the palace late last night... Well, I will report this to Your Majesty later. It was already early in the morning when I left the city from Jinguang Gate. There is only one personal guard.”
"I walked around Chang'an back to Zhuangzi. I was afraid of being intercepted by the East Palace. I made a long circle and didn't arrive until tonight. The fire was set by the guard... I have asked before. The East Palace is in Baqiao and Changle. Podu was on alert, but the guards had no choice but to set fire to Yongchangfang as a warning to King Qin."
Dou Gui couldn't help but ask: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has returned to Beijing?"
Li Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to this guy. Erlang didn't return to the capital. Why did Changlin's army attack Tiance Mansion?
After seeing the bloodshot eyes in Li Shan's eyes, Li Yuan put his hand on Li Shan's shoulder and said, "Huairen has worked really hard. Without this fire, the country would not be able to survive."
Li Shan pretended to be shy, thought for a while and whispered: "Uncle, Duke Guan..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yu shouted sternly: "Yang Gongren has rebelled against you. This is a serious crime of rebellion. Even if your majesty wants to be lenient and your ministers have to remonstrate, the national law cannot tolerate it!"
Dou Gui nodded in agreement, "If the serious crime of treason can be forgiven, then what other crimes cannot be forgiven?"
"If we don't punish them severely, I'm afraid there will be many more people who come after me!"
Li Shan glanced at Li Yuan, who had a gloomy face, and whispered: "My nephew is just... Yang Siyi, the eldest son of Duke Guan, has not yet become an official, so he must not have been involved..."
Li Yuan sighed, "Huairen, you are just soft-hearted!"
The corner of Dou Gui's mouth moved, Li Huairen softened his heart... This comment made Zaifu, who once served as Li Shan's deputy, a bit speechless.
Xiao Yu deliberately changed the subject, "King Si of Wei, where is the prince?"
"Imprisoned in Linzhao Hall." Li Yuan said sullenly: "Such a traitor, such a traitor!"
Dou Gui glanced at Xiao Yu. He didn't know the right way to change the topic. He thought for a while and said, "I don't know why Wang Junkuo rebelled..."
Li Yuan's face turned even darker. His son had told him clearly that as early as the fifth year of Wude, the East Palace had successfully won over Wang Junkuo... Li Jiancheng's words were sarcastic. Isn't this your father's acquiescence?
Li Shan sat aside obediently and said nothing. Anyway, now there is Liu Heier in Xuanwu Gate and Su Dingfang in Imperial City. Tiance Mansion... should be able to hold on, right?
If Li Shimin can't hold on, it's not my fault, right?
Dou Gui and Xiao Yu wondered why Wang Junkuo rebelled. At this moment, Wang Junkuo was standing outside Chengtian Gate, commanding his men to attack.
After the civil strife in the Beiya Forbidden Army, although Wang Junkuo could not directly control many troops, the Forbidden Army was divided and easily defeated. The only organized resistance was the Forbidden Army near Yong'an Gate.
He Lou Xingshu only had a few dozen men under his command, but after taking in other fleeing soldiers, he organized nearly a hundred people. Yong'an Gate was unsafe. He Lou Xingshu retreated to the vicinity of Anfu Gate and relied on the bridge to hold on. Under the bridge was the Qingming Canal.
Wang Junkuo stood outside Chengtian Gate, thinking in his mind that the war in Jinchengfang was already in full swing. No matter how useless Li Gaoqian was, he should be close. After all, he had more than three times the force and could kill with a heap of lives.
Wang Junkuo was still thinking about his status after this palace change. Although he had long been granted the title of Duke, his status was not high either in the court or in the Tiance Mansion... At this moment, something strange creaked. The sound came.
Wang Junkuo turned around in surprise and saw that the Chengtian Gate was suddenly opened. A group of men and horses quickly rushed out of the Chengtian Gate with knives and guns. The bright moonlight happened to be projected on the face of the majestic man in the lead.
It was actually the Duke of Zhao, Su Dingfang!
Su Dingfang also noticed Wang Junkuo, and before he had time to speak, he threw the long knife in his hand.
Wang Junkuo was in a state of confusion. He shrank his head and turned his head to avoid it. The tip of the knife flew past his neck. He was so frightened that he rolled and crawled away while covering his neck, which was still open.
"The prince conspired to rebel, and King Si of Wei and Duke Zhao were ordered to quell the rebellion!" Chen Shuda shouted loudly: "Those who abandon their weapons and kneel down will avoid death!"
"His Majesty decrees that anyone who kills Wang Junkuo will be given a knighthood!"
There was a commotion among the Beiya Imperial Guards on the street, especially the chaos on the horizontal street. Su Dingfang had already led dozens of soldiers into the formation, staring at Wang Junkuo and charging straight at him.
In fact, there are not many troops that Wang Junkuo can control, only more than 300 people. The strength of the Beiya Forbidden Army has always been maintained at about 2,000, but they need to be on duty. Under normal circumstances, there are only more than 1,000 people on duty, and Xuanwumen has It accounts for four to five hundred troops.
Moreover, among the more than 300 soldiers under Wang Junkuo's command, there were only more than 100 true direct descendants. Now seeing the Chengtian Gate open, Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang leading his troops out of the palace, and Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda also appearing, naturally he knew that the prince's rebellion would inevitably fail.
No matter how the war in Jinchengfang goes, whether King Qin is alive or dead, the prince's rebellion has failed.
Under this situation, the Imperial Guards soldiers on Chengtianmen Street stepped aside one after another, abandoned their weapons and knelt down. Su Dingfang picked up a spear and threw it violently, stabbing a soldier who was about to escape into the Beiya Imperial Guards' Office. The soldiers behind him rushed forward and blocked the door, forcing Wang Junkuo to flee to the left.
