Many days later, late at night, inside the palace.
A carriage rushed towards Tiance Mansion as if going crazy. In the carriage, Li Xizhong, another confidant of Li Yuan, kept urging with his high-pitched voice, "Hurry! Speed up!"
Li Xizhong's status in the palace was second only to Wei Zhongxian, because Wei Zhongxian clearly sided with Li Jiancheng. In order to overpower Wei Zhongxian in the future, Li Xizhong quietly turned to Li Shimin. Of course, what was more important was that Li Shimin spared no effort to win over him.
The carriage quickly arrived at Tiance Mansion. Li Shimin, who had been training soldiers and horses outside the city for a long time today, had already gone to bed. When he heard Li Xizhong say that he had urgent matters to see him, he immediately got up and ordered someone to invite Li Xizhong in.
Li Xizhong hurried to Li Shimin's living room, threw himself on his knees and cried, "Your Highness! Your Majesty.
. The Holy One passed away. "
Li Shimin couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, staggered back a few steps, and blurted out: "Father has always been in good health. How could it happen suddenly?"
Li Xizhong quickly replied: "It's Zhang Jieyu. She didn't know where she got the pills from. Today, Your Majesty went to bed at her place. Under her coaxing, Your Majesty took the medicine. He was originally so majestic and heroic, but who would have expected that His Majesty would become so handsome soon?" He started vomiting blood and died on the spot."
Li Shimin was startled when he heard this. He never thought that his father would die for such an unexplainable reason. Although he had been making small moves for the throne in the past, and he already had a grudge against his father. If the situation had not forced him to reconcile with his brother and bow to his father, he could not help but cry bitterly at this moment.
Li Xizhong said anxiously: "Your Highness, I am on duty today. Although I ordered people to watch Zhang Jieyu's bedroom and blocked the news for a short time, I can't keep it secret for long. By Yin time at the latest, Wei Zhongxian and the prince will Will get the news.”
Li Xizhong's words immediately awakened the sad Li Shimin, and he quickly came to his senses. Li Yuan died suddenly. Without leaving a will, Prince Li Jiancheng could naturally succeed to the throne. Once Li Jiancheng succeeds to the throne and the status of monarch and ministers is established, if Li Shimin still fights, it will not be a brotherly fight but a rebellion to seize the throne. This nature will be completely different. By then, even the courtiers who currently support him may turn against him.
For the current plan, the only way is to enter the palace first, get the jade seal and treasures representing the emperor, and forge the edict of Li Shimin's accession to the throne. Only in this way can he compete with the legitimate successor Li Jiancheng.
After waking up, Li Shimin quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, as if the king of Tian Khan had taken over his body, but within a moment he had regained his former wise and mighty character.
"Inquisitor Li, go back immediately, personally guard Zhang Jieyu's bedroom, and try your best to stop Wei Zhongxian!"
"Old slave understands!"
Li Xizhong nodded, stood up and left immediately.
After Li Xizhong left, Li Shimin immediately shouted outside the house: "Whoever comes, please immediately invite Mr. Du and the generals to come over to discuss important matters."
About a quarter of an hour later, the gate of Tiance Mansion burst open. Li Shimin was in full armor, carrying a wolf fang in his hand, and riding a precious horse Teller. He was closely followed by generals Gao Xianzhi, Yuchigong, Yingbu, etc., and counselor Du Ruhui also He went into battle in full gear, and the two or three thousand soldiers who accompanied him quietly headed towards Tai Chi Palace without lighting torches.
In less than a moment, the group arrived outside the Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin clapped his horse and stepped forward, shouting toward the city: "Where is General Shi?"
Not long after he finished speaking, the Xuanwu Gate slowly opened, and Shi Heng, who had a square face and a knee-length beard, came forward with his nephew Shi Biao with a respectful look on his face.
Like Shi Heng in history, Shi Heng, who was born in chaos, also chose the path of seeking wealth and wealth in danger. Shi Heng, a former military general, understood that if Prince Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, he would be surrounded by aristocratic families, and it would be impossible for him to be a high-ranking official with a high salary. He was destined to join Li Shimin, so he chose to join Li Shimin without hesitation. Only by following Li Shimin could he have a chance to climb high.
"Enter the palace!"
Li Shimin waved his hand, and under the command of Gao Xianzhi, Yuchi Gong and others, the troops of Tiance Mansion filed in from Xuanwu Gate.
Li Shimin got off his horse, came to Shi Heng, patted Shi Heng on the shoulder and said, "Thanks to the general today, I will definitely not forget the general when the big thing is accomplished!"
Shi Heng's face was filled with joy, and he was about to kneel down and thank you, but suddenly he froze on the spot, raised his hand and pointed to the back and said: "House.
. Your Highness. "
Li Shimin was stunned, and turned around to look, only to see a large fire not far away, like a long dragon. At a glance, there were at least three to four thousand people, rushing towards this side from a distance. Li Shimin, who has excellent hearing, even faintly heard the neighing of horses and the sound of armor and stomach hitting.
"No, the prince got the news!"
Li Shimin reacted quickly and shouted immediately: "Quick, the whole army will pass through the city gate quickly!"
The Tiance Mansion army quickly quickened their pace. It was indeed Li Jiancheng's East Palace troops coming over there. The leading general was Li Jiancheng's confidant General Liu Zhiyuan. When he saw the Xuanwu Gate, he understood instantly. With a wave of his sword, Gao He shouted: "All the troops came forward to seize the city gate. We must not let them close the palace gate."
"Come on!"
The soldiers from the East Palace shouted, and swarmed towards the Xuanwu Gate to cover up and kill them.
"Your Highness, come into the palace quickly, the last general is behind you!"
Shi Heng secretly thought that this was his chance to show off. He yelled at Li Shimin, got on his horse and charged towards the East Palace army and horses.
"Dingdong, it is detected that Shi Heng has entered a fighting state, his force is +5, his base force is 98, and his current force has increased to 103."
Shi Heng was the first to charge into the crowd with his sword, slashing left and right with his long sword. He was so brave that he killed all the enemies he encountered with one blow.
After Shi Heng charged for about a hundred or so steps, he collided with Li Jiancheng's general Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan leaped on his horse with his spear raised, and a white snake rushed towards Shi Heng with a message and stabbed him hard.
Shi Heng sneered, and swept away Gongsun Zan's silver spear with a single sweep of the sword in his hand. Gongsun Zan was shaken by the force of the counterattack, and before he could react, Shi Heng's long sword had been slashed out like lightning.
Just hearing the sound of a sharp blade sloping, Gongsun Zan's head was already separated, his headless body spurted blood, and he fell from his horse.
"Dingdong, it was detected that Shi Heng killed Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan's data has been erased from the database."
"Hahaha, such an incompetent person can also be a general of the three armies. No wonder His Highness the Crown Prince has been stationing troops in Nuxiang for several months but has not been able to advance an inch!"
Shi Heng's sword struck Gongsun Zan, becoming more and more aggressive. He laughed and continued to charge forward. The sword in his hand danced wildly, and he killed the oncoming soldiers of the East Palace in a rampant manner. In a moment, wherever his horse's hoofs passed, there was already a flow of blood. into a river.
