After Gao Lishi brought the message back, let’s not mention how furious Li Sanlang was.
However, Gao Lishi himself quickly asked his subordinate Xiao Huang Meng Li Yunze to send all the calligraphy and paintings given to him for appreciation back to the East Palace.
This is an obvious signal that Gao Lishi is not optimistic that the prince can succeed when the emperor is prepared.
The furious Li Sanlang had already made up his mind and announced to everyone at the Cinco de Mayo banquet that he had deposed the crown prince!
Li Sanlang, who was simmering with anger, came to Mei Fei's palace to relax.
But she was shocked to see Concubine Mei covering her face and crying.
"What's wrong with my beloved concubine?"
"Your Majesty," Jiang Caiping cried and said, "Concubine, I was beaten by Concubine Hui."
"What!?"
The anger that had just subsided suddenly started burning again.
He stepped forward and pulled Jiang Caiping's hand away, looking at the clear slap marks on her pretty face, and laughed angrily.
"Okay, that's great. You two are tired of living!"
The furious Li Sanlang immediately turned around and walked out of the palace gate, heading straight for Concubine Wu Hui.
What he didn't see was that after he left, Jiang Caiping's pretty face showed a satisfied smile.
A few days before the Cinco de Mayo festival, news suddenly came from the palace that Concubine Wu Hui had died of illness!
As soon as the news came out, anyone with a discerning eye could see that a violent storm was about to sweep across the entire city of Chang'an.
What followed was a large-scale mobilization of troops.
Many soldiers and horses were dispatched into the city and vaguely surrounded the East Palace.
As for the East Palace, the door is directly closed and no one can enter or exit.
The prince did not even go to the palace to pay homage.
In Li Sanlang's view, there were only a thousand soldiers in the East Palace, which were not worth mentioning at all.
The emperor held in his hands the sixteen guards of the South Yamen and the ten armies of the Northern Yamen, with a total strength of more than 100,000.
One person can flood the East Palace with just one pee.
Want to rebel? Just create it in a dream, there is everything in the dream.
On the day of Cinco de Mayo, the entire city of Chang'an fell into an extremely strange atmosphere.
In the evening, horse-drawn carriages brought the royal family members and distinguished ministers into the Hanyuan Hall in Chang'an City.
It is obviously a joyful festival. Everyone gathers together to eat, drink, have fun and enjoy singing, dancing and acrobatics. Moreover, if you are full and full, you can take home rewards.
This is a time when we should be having fun, joking and having fun.
But everyone in the hall looked solemn, and they spoke in whispers and did not dare to make any noise.
The singing and dancing were enchanting and the music was resonant, but no one paid much attention to it.
The only one with a smile was the loyal king Li Yu.
He was very excited, because if nothing unexpected happened, after the banquet tonight, the emperor would announce him as the new prince!
The proud Li Sanlang came to the throne and sat down.
He was in a very good mood at this time. If nothing else happened, by the time the banquet was over, he would be able to get his wish and go to Wushan to watch the clouds and rain with Yang Yuhuan.
When he thought of this, Li Sanlang felt that his body was getting hotter and hotter. He had taken too much of the elixir that could improve his combat effectiveness.
His eyes glanced at the prince's position, and as expected, it was empty.
He raised the corners of his lips with a sneer, turned around and told Gao Lishi, "Go to the East Palace and announce that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess will enter the palace for the banquet."
"only."
Bringing a large number of Forbidden Army soldiers to the East Palace, Gao Lishi let out a long sigh.
His Royal Highness is actually very capable, and his temperament and character are extremely outstanding. It can be said that he is a very rare prince.
Can.
"Alas~~~"
Gao Lishi was really helpless. Could it be that the Crown Princess Daji was reincarnated? How can it be so charming!
He entered the East Palace with complicated thoughts and asked the chamberlain to invite the prince to come out to receive the order.
However, the chamberlain responded, "His Royal Highness is in the martial arts arena. If Duke Gao wants to see you, just go."
Gao Lishi's heart suddenly trembled.
Sure enough, the prince was not someone who could swallow his anger, so he still had to fight.
Gao Lishi, who was worried, hesitated and decided to go see the prince.
He wanted to persuade the prince to keep the green hills, so he wouldn't have to worry about running out of firewood.
As long as you can retain your usefulness, there may not be no chance of turning around in the future.
After all, the loyal king Li Yu was incomparable to the prince in terms of ability and character.
Taking the soldiers to Nuo Da's martial arts arena, what they saw was a sea of bright light.
Countless torches stood around the martial arts arena, and the night wind blew through the torches.
Thousands of soldiers gathered here, and in the middle of them was Li Yunze, who was sitting on a chair in full body armor.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Gao Lishi shook his head and sighed.
"Your Highness, stop it. There are all forbidden troops outside."
"Forbidden Army?" Li Yunze, who was sitting on the chair with Da Ma Jin Dao, was gnawing on a roast leg of lamb. Hearing this, he raised his head and asked, "How many divisions does the emperor have?"
Gao Lishi was indeed courageous. Even in the face of a group of soldiers, he dared to come up to Li Yunze and said, "Your Highness, your Majesty has mobilized ten of the sixteen guards of the South Yamen and the Beiyamen." The entire Tenth Army was mobilized. I dare not exaggerate. At this time, there are at least one hundred thousand soldiers and horses mobilized in the city!"
Li Yunze knew that he was really not lying.
According to the customization, twelve of the sixteen guards led the troops of Fanfu, staying in the center and guarding the outside, and guarding the capital.
Among the remaining four guards, the left and right prison guards are in charge of the gate guards, who are the gatekeepers.
The Qianniu Guards on the left and right command Qianniu Beishen and others as the emperor's attendants and ceremonial guards. Similar to the imperial banzhi in the Song Dynasty and the Han generals in the Ming Dynasty. To put it simply, it’s just for show.
Because the Sixteenth Guards Office is located south of the palace, it is usually called Nanyafubing.
The strength of each guard is different. For example, the Cavalry Guards are sent out as regular troops. The left and right guards each have more than 10,000 troops.
For example, the left and right Qianniu Guards were only used for ceremonial purposes, so the total number was only about 2,000.
If it were a full force, ten guards would be mobilized to pull out 70,000 to 80,000 horses. Even after deducting free wages, there should still be 60,000 people.
Coupled with the tens of thousands of yuan from the Imperial Army, which is also the Beiya Imperial Army, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an army of 100,000.
only.
Li Yunze lifted up the roasted lamb leg that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside and took a bite. "It's really a lot, but I don't know how much fighting power it still has."
In the early Tang Dynasty, whether it was the Sixteenth Guards or the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army, they had amazing combat capabilities and were invincible in the world.
What can be compared with this is the Imperial Banzhi under Zhao Kuangyin in the early Song Dynasty. When they attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, they threw their swords and danced. The Khitans were so frightened that they did not dare to fight with them.
Or maybe it was the rise of the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty, driving away the Meng Yuan who was causing trouble to the world, and the five expeditions to Mobei to restore the three major camps of the Han family at the peak of their military strength.
However, the Imperial Banzhi of the Northern Song Dynasty became the imperial guard army that existed like a joke a hundred years later.
The three major camps of the Ming Dynasty, which were famous for their martial arts, became synonymous with waste a hundred years later.
The Sixteen Guards of Nanya and the Tenth Army of Beiya of the Tang Dynasty have also lost their original prestige a hundred years later.
Whether it is Nanya or Beiya, they are filled with a large number of officials' children and wealthy young men.
The originally powerful Central Army Corps has now become a place to build reputation and gain qualifications.
It has become a common practice to deprive the army of supplies and consume the blood of soldiers.
Think about it and you will understand, if the imperial army in Chang'an City was as powerful as it was in the early Tang Dynasty, how could it be possible to be defeated directly when facing Anlu Mountain in Tongguan.
They were defeated without much fighting, which shows their combat effectiveness.
Li Yunze, who was sitting on the chair, stretched out his hand to signal to the many soldiers behind him, "Can you compare with the warriors under Gu's command?"
At this time, the Central Army of the Tang Dynasty was indeed in bad shape, but the border army was still strong, defeating all surrounding opponents. The one who could defeat the Tang Dynasty border army was definitely not the Forbidden Army of Chang'an City, but the same Datang border army. .
"The people who belong to the East Palace are all warriors."
Gao Lishi naturally knew that the fighting power of the border army was stronger than that of the imperial army, but he also knew the numerical gap between the two sides. "But the warriors of the East Palace only number a thousand, how can they be the opponent of a hundred thousand army?"
"Who told you that I only have a thousand people?"
Picking up the jug and taking a sip of wine, Li Yunze simply stood up and shouted to the soldiers behind him, "The emperor has no way, and all living beings are in ruins! I want to rectify the law! Make justice! Make the world clear! All gentlemen, are you willing to follow me to save the world!? "
Li Siye took the lead and raised the bright sword in his hand and shouted angrily, "Protect and help the prince! Righteous justice! Justice! Clear the world! Save the common people!"
More than a thousand soldiers stood up and shouted, "Protect and support the prince! Righteous justice! Clear justice! Clear the world! Save the people!"
The sound is like thunder and the momentum is like rainbow.
The roars of more than a thousand soldiers made the imperial soldiers who followed Gao Lishi tremble in fright and involuntarily retreated.
The frightened Gao Lishi was about to say something else, but he heard a similar call coming from outside the East Palace.
Those shouts of 'Protect and help the prince! Righteous law! Be fair and just! Clear the world! Save the common people! 'It struck Gao Lishi's heart like thunder.
"impossible."
Gao Lishi shook his head repeatedly, "Where did so many people come from in the East Palace?"
"The emperor just wants to control the military." Li Yunze threw away the leg of mutton, stepped forward holding the sword on his waist, stared at Gao Lishi condescendingly and said, "I am different, I am people-oriented, the millions of people in Chang'an City An army whose surnames are all lonely!”
Listening to the tsunami-like call of "protect the prince" outside the East Palace, Gao Lishi felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.
"Your Highness!"
Gao Lishi shouted angrily, "Do you know what you are doing? How can the unarmed people fight against the soldiers of the Forbidden Army? Do you want to kill the people of Chang'an City?"
"You're the one."
Li Yunze smiled, "If you don't talk about it, you don't even have any knowledge. Who told you that the common people can only be defenseless?"
He took another step forward, stared at Gao Lishi with his eyes like a torch, and said word by word, "Who told you that the soldiers of the Forbidden Army must obey the emperor? What have you been doing these days when you are alone?"
He waved his hand, and a group of soldiers came to the Forbidden Army carrying dozens of large boxes.
Opening the box, it was filled with brand new copper coins in yellow and orange colors!
The officers of the Forbidden Army are naturally monopolized by the sons of officials and wealthy men, but ordinary sergeants are still from ordinary people.
He was drank from soldiers, bullied, robbed of military honors, with no chance of promotion, and was driven and humiliated like a slave.
The sergeants were neither stupid nor blind, they saw everything.
During these days, Wang Gui and others contacted each other everywhere in Chang'an City, and many soldiers' families were also persuaded to win over them.
I believed many of the promises made by Li Yunze and received the property and materials given by Li Yunze.
At this time, as the box filled with copper coins was opened, someone among the imperial troops behind Gao Lishi immediately raised their arms and shouted, "Save the prince! Save the common people!"
Someone started, and soon more and more hesitant sergeants gradually agreed.
The voice is getting louder and more powerful.
Listening to the shouts of the Forbidden Army sergeants, Gao Lishi collapsed to the ground, horrified!
Li Yunze took a deep breath, pulled out the horizontal knife and pointed it forward, and the sound of the turbid breath out of his mouth was as loud as thunder!
"Commanders, send out troops with me! The target is Xuanwu Gate!"
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